The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-24
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Mr.. S. ]. Caldwell of Plain Dealing
was a guest Sunday at the home of his
SON. law, Mr.. Aylmer Wyche.
Mrs. J. A. w. Lowery of Shreveport
reached Benton yesterday evening and is
guest at the home of Mrs. Belle Wise.
Miss Jessie Preston Evans, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. James Evans, after an
absence of several weeks returned home
last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Head of Bossier City is a
visitor at the home of her nephew, Mr..
r. B. Hill, and a guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ann Hill.
Miss Susie Faircloth of the Bodcau
Bridge community and her cousin, Miss
McCaa, of Shreveport, were visitors in
Benton last Saturday.
Little Charlse Gayle, whose serious
illness we neglected to mention last
week, has about regained health and
strength and is again out.
Mr.. w. P. Belcher, now working in
Mooringsport, spent Sunday in Benton
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Belcher, and his many friends.
Mrs. E. H. Belcher left this morning
for Crichton, where she will visit for a
day or so. Her husband is engaged in
the drug business in that place.
We have just received shipment of
sixty reams of printing paper and begin
using from it this week. 1t cost, deliv-
cred at the Office, STAB. "a word to
the wise is sufficient"
Mrs. H. C. Showers and Miss Lynette
Lee left yesterday for their homes in
Lewisville, Ark, after spending several
days in Benton. They were guests at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. Swords.
Mr.. Cullen Keith, of Linton, one of
the applicants for the position of carrier
out of this place, was here Monday look
ing after his interests in that direction.
Clerk of Court Henderson has inform
ed the writer that he has had an order
from Judge Sandlin to summon the Jury
Commissioners to convene next Monday
to draw venire for the July term OF
Bossier District Court.
Mr.. P. C. Fontaine, writing from Mer
Rouge, has just RENTED a dollar on
subscription. In his note he reminds us
that he and Mrs. Fontaine are not
natives of Bossier Parish, but that they
lived here just long enough to want the
Banner regularly.
Yesterday Miss Dubois Elder accom-
panied her sister, Miss Virginia Elder,
to Shreveport, where she met friends
from Lake Charles who joined her in
her trip to Colorado, where they will
enter the University of Colorado, al
Boulder, for summer work. The Misses
Elder reside in Alden Bridge.
In response to a message notifying
her of the illness of her mother, Mrs
Ell. Larkin, at her home in Pine Bluff
Ark, Miss Grace Larkin left Tuesday
afternoon for that place. She was &C.
companied by her aunt, Mrs. Belle
Wise. Mrs. Larkin's illness dates from
Sunday night. Though quite i'll for q
time, when last heard from her condition
was much improved.
In this issue of the Banner appers the
announcement of Mr.. w. H. Hodger, jr.
representative Ward One citizen, re-
siding at Elm Grove, who has been urged
TO become candidate as one of the rep.
resentatives from Bossier Parish in the
proposed State Constitutional Conven-
ton. MIR. Hodges has been lifelong
Democrat, and that he is progressive and
public spirited is we'll known. He was a
delegate from this parish to the 1915
constitutional Convention, and has othel
qualities that viii equip him for the po-
sition to which he aspires, among which
might be mentioned that he is we'll read
as TO current events and politics and car
BOAST liberal education. His fitness is
recognized by all and we bespeak fol-
MIN a liberal support at the hands of the
voters of the parish.
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