The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-08-05
| News Notes
| Of the Week
min vn1r cattle. brother.

Dip your cattle, brother.
There will soon be demand for cot
ton pickers.
We thank Miss Rosa Smith for bas-
ket Of nice grapes.
Mr.. Harmon C. Drew OF Minden was
visitor in Benton the first of the week.
The barbecue given at Linton last
Friday drew quite a crowd from this
place.
Mr.. Robert Thomas, who has rail-
roaa position at Metropolis, Ills, is here
on a visit with the home folks.
Rev. and Mrs. James Evans have as a
ouest at present one of their sons, Mr..
Roy Evans, of Houston, Texas.
Mfr. and Mrs. Harry johnson OF Bun
kie are visitors at the home of Mrs.
Iohnson's father, DR.. c. H. Irion.
Mr.. r. E. Thomas has gone to Bossier
CITY. where he has accepted position
with the Louisiana Cotton Oil Company.
Mr.. w. A. Martin of Shreveport is for
the present again resident OF Benton
and is holding his former position in
Gayle's store.
Mrs. E. w. Doran and Miss Margaret
Mccullough, who have been in Nash
vile, Tenn, for some weeks past giving
attention to special courses of study,
have returned home.
A report from the State Board Of
Health is to the effect that the water
from the new deep well in the Court
House yard is good, and its use for any
and all purposes is advised.
We are told that Miss Willie Greene
Day, of Franklin, N. c., who during the
1881 term was one of the teachers in
Benton High School, will during the
coming term teach in Caddo Parish.
Mrs. r. B. Hill and her little daugh-
ter, Jeanette, are expected home Sat-
urday from Good Pine, where they are
spending the week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Robertson. Mrs. Hill
and Mrs. Robertson are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Jones of Shreve-
port and their two little boys spent Sun
day in Benton as guests at the home OF
Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Scaaland, the date being their forty
eighth wedding-day anniversary.
We learned yesterday from Mr.. j. H.
Scarborough, who called to renew his
subscription to the Banner, that the con-
dition Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Merritt's
little boy is much improved. All are
residents OF the Linton community.
Mr.. j. H. Montgomery, recently APP
pointed Justice of Peace to succeed Mr..
j. II. Belcher, resigned, has since had
the pleasure and excitement of uniting a
couple in marriage. The young lady OF
the match was Miss Bod:e of Midway.
Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, of Plain
Dealing, who visited here for several
4 days, left yesterday for Minden, where
she will be guest at the home of hol
son-in-law, Judge R. C. Drew. She
was accompanied by her granddaughter
Mrs. Aylmer Wyche.
Remembering that the Cotton Belts
motor car was ordered to be operated al
least year, which would afford ample
time to learn if it would pay, we have
been wondering if it is soon to be dis.
continued. 1t made its first schedule
run the last Sunday in July of last year
Five crazy negroes are now confined
in the Parish Jail in this place, ther'
not being room for them in the asylum
at Pineville. They are Arthur Jackson
Sheppard Thomas, Polly Marshal, Jean
ME Walker and Zeke Cooper. The las
named has been i'll for some time and hi
death may occur soon.
Mr.. d. B. Switzerland, we'll know
resident OF Bossier City died at his HON
IN that place Sunday. He was twenty
nine years of age and is survived by hi
widow and other relatives. 1t was a
first thought that the death of Mr.. South
erland was directly due to watermelo
feast on Thursday of last week and tina
he had been poisoned. However, a pos
mortem examination made by Shrevepol
physicians.
An announcement to reach the re
porter's desk reads: "Mr. Simeon T
Doyle, Miss Beatrice Brown, married
Wednesday, July %, 1915, Ozan, Arl
Az home after August 18th, 316 Eas
Jackson Street, Hugo, Okla" Man
readers of the Banner will remembe
Mr.. Doyle as former teacher for sey
eral years in this parish-a young ger
teman of excellent standing, of III
questioned success in his calling, an
we'll liked by all. We extend very be-
wishes to you both, Mr.. Doyle.
u is expected that twelve or more de
egates from this place will be in attend
a1ce at the Parish Sunday School Cor
sention. to be held at Red Land ne,
Monday and Tuesday. 1t is said tn;
". and Mrs. George Sexton, DR.. ]. l
81 scales and Mr.. w. A. Anderson, all
shreveport, and perhaps others, a
State workers in this cause who will |
present. Those who attend the CONVEX
non should quit the train at Plain Dea
lng, where conveyances will be provid,
lar transferring them to Red Land.