The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-08-12


viii be held in Haughton.
First call for sweet potatoes.
Mr.. A. C. Skannal of Sligo was a
business visitor in Benton Monday.
No cards announcing their appoint
ments have been received this week
from those who will preach in the parish
Sunday.
MIR. j. w. Houston, a prosperous
planter and representative citizen of
Ward One, was a business visitor in
Benton to-day.
Mr.. j. A. Abney, who for some time
past has been located in one of the Red
River Parish oil fields, is at home on a
visit with his family.
Zeke Cooper, an insane negro died in
the Parish Jail Saturday night. Rela-
tives appeared here the following day
and took charge of the remains.
Miss Pauline Dawson, who spent sew
eral days of last week in Shreveport as
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. H. Dowell, returned home Saturday.
Misses Matte and jamie Montgomery,
OF Shreveport, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Montgomery, are guests at
the home of their brother, Mr.. ]. H.
Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hill and their
daughter, Jeanette, and Miss Lucille
Edwards left at an early hour yesterday
morning for Stafford Springs, Miss,
where they will recuperate for two or
three weeks.
Mr.. P. 0. Hooker was among the Wis
itors in Benton Tuesday. His home is
out near" Bodcau, and he reported that
stream to be at fine stage for fishing
and mosquitoes not near so bad as a
week or SO ago.
A good rain fell here Tuesday, re-
freshing vegetation and cooling the
atmosphere. South of Benton the rain
fall was lighter, but north, as far as
Collinsburg and Plain Dealing it is said
to have been much heavier.
l
Mr.. j. M. Arnold, perhaps one of the
most observant river farmers in this
entire community, says that Tuesdays
rain, while not furnishing as much
moisture as is needed for young peas
and June corn, will greatly benefit those
crops. There is large acreage in June
corn on the river that because of the
protracted dry spell is still small and
backward. Boisseau Brothers, he said
| have about 200 acres, still quite small.
| Mr.. John Brandon and little son were
passengers on last Friday afternoon's
| train. They were on their way to Mr.
Brandon's old home, near Atlanta, Ga.
their route being by way Of Memphis
Tenn. His sister, Mrs. A. G. Skannal
and his brother, Mr.. Charlie Brandon
Gall three of the Sligo neighborhood,
preceded him to the old home and they
will be joined there by their other sister;
and brothers in a family reunion, as il
/ their custom every few years.
An invitation addressed to the editor
of the Banner reads: "Mr. and Mrs
Robert Ratliff Nicholson invite you tt
be present at the marriage Of theil
daughter, Lucy Ratcliff, to Mr.. Parks
Moore Elston, on Wednesday evening
August Is, 1915, at 1880 o'clock, FRS
Methodist Church, Stonewall, La" TIT
groom elect is son of Hon. and Mrs
J. w. Elston, of Shreveport, former res
idents of Haughton. He is young mai
giving promise of prominence in thu
business world, well known and vel
liked in Bossier Parish. We extend bes
| wishes to both.
i A meeting of the Police Jury wa
held here Tuesday to canvass the re
turns of the election held in Road Dis
trict No. last Saturday. The specia
5-mill tax carried by a majority of 6
votes, representing an assessment ma
jority of S158, 225. 1t is authoritative,
stated that arrangements will at ono
be made with Mr.. S. A. Gano, the con
tractor who built the Bossier City-to
Benton road to finish out the gap i
that road and to complete as great
!, stretch in the Bossier City to- Ninoc
road as the fund authorized will permit
During the afternoon the jury held
, joint session in Shreveport with tina
city's council. This meeting was rela
tive to the affairs and welfare of tn
new traffic bridge at Bossier City, an
! one action of moment was the revokin
Of all passes good for passage across tn
! bridge. Also, the tolls from auto truck
: will in future be Is cents instead of ]
cents, the charge made for all ighte
vehicles and driver. And, to furthe
reduce the operating expenses and ir
crease the income from the bridge or
u - tha ,,;rht oo1Iontnrc will hn dicroi ccpl