The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-10


daughter returned home yesterday from
Hot Springs, Ark, where they spent
several weeks for the benefit of the baths.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Wyche left yes
terday evening for Plain Dealing, where
they will spend two days as guests at the
home of Mr.. S. J. Caldwell, Mrs. Wyche's
father.
Mr.. J. T. Hanks, at present Master
Of Cypress Lodge, F. and A. NJ, is in
New Orleans this week in attendance at
the Grand Lodge. He is expected home
tomorrow.
The present agent here for the Cotton
Belt Railway Company is Mr.. Kyle
Bright. He is relief agent and does
not know how long he will be kept here
by the company.
Mr.. S. S. Hunter of Shreveport has
purchased the Red Chute plantation
from the Boisseau brothers. 1t has been
leased for 1916 by Mr.. w. G.. Burt of
this place. 1t is all river soil, and con-
tains about 1900 acres, 1000 of which are
cleared.
Friends will regret to learn that Mrs.
Dallas Jones of Shreveport entered a
sanitarium in that city yesterday after
noon and will undergo an operation to-
day. 1t is thought that she can safely
be dismissed within ten days or two
weeks. Mrs. Jones is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Scanland of this place.
The stage of Red River at Shreveport
yesterday, as officially given out from
the Weather Bureau, was 25.2 feet, in
dicating rise of 6 of a foot since the
report of the day previous. The river is
now falling at all points above Shreve-
port, but its tributaries remain danger
ously near the flood stage. The report
says: "With favorable weather crest
stage Of about 25.4 to 25.7 feet will fol-
low within one or two days."
Mr.. J. B. Booker of the Cotton Valley
community was caller yesterday. He
reported that the Phillips Hill School
had been temporarily suspended because
of the illness of the teacher, Mr.. Wilmer
Young. The young man was taken to
Shreveport last Wednesday to undergo
an operation for appendicitis. Tuesday
he was reported to be doing we'll and it is
expected that he will be dismissed from
the sanitarium perhaps by the latter part
of this week.
Following a lingering illness, Mr.
c. w. Berry, aged fifty-six years, dice
last night at his home in Adner. The
, interment took place this afternoon il
Fillmore Cemetery. Mr.. Berry was vel
known to many of the Banners readers
and highly respected by all who knew
him. Unobtrusive, honorable in al
} things, and ever industrious, he was {
desirable citizen and will be sadly miss.
ed in the community in which he re-
sided. He is survived by his widow
: who has the coincidence of wide circle
7 of friends.
After a weeks illness from swamp
fever, DR.. J. E. Henderson, aged thirty
l seven years, died last Saturday evening
! at his home in Belcher: He is survived
, by his widow and two children, his father
, Rev. w. F. Henderson, of Mooringsport
three brothers and two sisters. The in
, terment took place Sunday morning il
: Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport. Dr.
:. Henderson was formerly located at Al
o den Bridge, and was we'll known and en-
q loved a wide circle of friends in this par
ish. His death is untimely and is par
, ticularly regrettable, as he was still il
- his primes, a man of exceptional qualifi
. cations-honorable, of unquestioned in
tegrity, congenial and we'll meaning i
;, all things-and, last but not least, be
cause of his worth from professions
viewpoint.
A friend who called yesterday CAV
y some information about the two gas well
= in South Bossier, located on Mr.. j. "
Elston's plantation, in section 20, town
: ship Is, rauge IL, and about three mile
southeast of Taylortown. AS readers
the Banner will remember, the drillin
in of the first we'll was mentioned tw
weeks ago. That since drilled in is sal
: to have been even bigger gas produce
Vt at first, but both are now about the SAM
IL showing pressure of go pounds. The
g present depth is about 800 feet, but tt
u gasser drilled in this week TUESDAY
- will be sunk deeper with view OF fine
Il ing oil. Gas from the first we'll is bein
10 used for fuel in operating in the secon'
IL Present indications are that Bossi'
e Parish is soon to have an oil field. A
;. ready there is renewed interest anon
20 those who solicit leases.
>, Mr.. Will Mercer, now residing
- -, Shreveport, but soliciting oil leases
~ this parish, was an appreciated caller
" this office yesterday. From him v
-, learned of the recent serious losses
~ front planters at several poin
49, south of Bossier City. The Andre
"a Moss place, owned by Mr.. T. D. Come
~ has nearly all caved in, and so has Il
~ Andrew Moss old place, owned by M
- w. H. Bishop. These two properti
no are adjoining and are located near Pool