The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-10
be pleased to learn of his continued
success in his chosen profession.

1iie past term was tne principal OF tne
Atkins School, has ordered his Banner
forwarded to Baton Rouge, care of the
State University.
After an absence of two or three
weeks, Miss Beth Gayle returned home
yesterday. She has been visiting rela-
tives and friends residing in Shreveport,
Gahagan and Gayle.
Mrs. Mary Edwards, mother of Mr..
J. A. Edwards, after spending some time
as a guest at the home of Sheriff ]. F.
Edwards, returned Saturday to her
home in Haughton. Her daughter,
Miss Matte, is still here with her rela-
tives.
Mrs. Matte C. Adger and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. H. Belcher, left last Friday
for Belcher. They expect to spend two
weeks there and elsewhere as guests of
Mr.: J. E. Adger and other of Mrs.
Adger's sons. We learn that they have
since returned home because of the ILL
ness of Mr.. Ed Logan, Mrs. Adger's
son-in-laW.
The day opened clear and warm. 1t
seems the warmest day since the coming
OF June. Tuesday there were light
showers here, but no rains worthy Of
note have fallen in several weeks. All
vegetation is feeling the need of it, and
unless a good, slow rain does fall within
a day or SO the prospects for good corn
crop will be gone.
Mr.. H. J. Alison, who resides near
Benton, was operated on last Friday at
Shreveport sanitarium and has since
been very i'll, his life being all but des-
paired of at one time. However, he
soon rallied and when last heard from
was doing well. He is son of Mr.. J. S.
Alison, planter who owns and resides
on the Sewall plantation.
The regular June meeting of the Po-
lice Jury, to review the assessment roll,
was held here Monday. All members
were present. The roll of Assessor
L. G. Smith was accepted without
change. Few other matters of interest
were disposed of. The body agreed that
at it's July meeting $500 would be appro-
priated toward the construction of
bridge across Bodcau at Crows ferry
Con the Bossier and Webster Parish
line) and that an appropriation would
be made to the Parish Fair fund. The
returns of the elections held in the two
road districts of the parish on the 1st
were canvassed and tabulated.
The crew at work on the hard-surface
road leading from Bossier City to this
place last week finished laying gravel in
the gap just this side of VAUDEVILLE and
moved to Willow Chute station to begin
work on the only remaining gap, about
81 miles in length. There remains a
sufficient fund on hand to keep them at
work for some time and by the time it is
exhausted it is thought funds will be
Forthcoming from another source, as at
the election held on the 1st special tax
Of 5 mills for period of ten years was
authorized. It is our impression that
the graveling of the Red Chute road
has been completed, and on the Ninock
road is still under way.
In last weeks issue of the Banner we
failed to announce the close of the re-
vival meeting held at the Presbyterian
Church in this place. The meeting was
opened by Rev. G. G. Woodbridge of
Plain Dealing, the pastor in charge,
who was ably assisted by Rev. w. F.
O'Kelly of Shreveport. The one Access
sion to the church during the meeting
was our little girl friend, Mary Pope
Ogilvie. Mr.. O'Kelly's sermons were
we'll received in our town and as the
days passed his audiences grew larger
and larger. He is Intellectually gifted,
has forceful and pleasing delivery and
does not haggle his words. The revival
should prove of lasting benefit to this
community. ....
Postmaster T. J. Taylor has informed
the reporter that beginning July 1st
service will be established over rural
mail route No. 3 out of this place, re-
Gently authorized. The course of the
route is: East via the Benton and
Bellevue roam ia miles, south IL miles
to the Wilson corner, east 1.3 miles te
the Wallace corner, northeast 81 miles
to the Ford corner, north "a miles te
the Bellevue and Benton road, south.
west "a miles via Midway postofice te
the league corner, northwest "a miles
to the Player corner, north 2 of mile
lover the course of rural route No. /,
to the Adger corner, and southwest 81
miles by way of the Walling place tt
Benton. The total length of the route
is 27.S miles.
Red River was falling steadily every.
where up to the latter part of last weei
and is still falling at Shreveport, the
stage there yesterday being 14.6. How.
ever, a rise began in the upper reaches
of the river before the coming of thi.
week. The rise at Arthur City Monda,