The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-16


q, 466sbales OF cotton ginned in Bossier
Parish, as compared with "a, 1913 for the
date of 1915.
: Mrs. Newt Ogden, il. of Baton Rouge,
after seeing the sights at the State Fair,
came on to Benton for visit of day or
so with relatives and old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Haygood, who re-
side on and farm a plantation located
just across the river, spent Sunday in
Benton as guests of Mr.. and Mrs..
H. Stinson. - <..>
Mrs. Mary Vance, who now resides on
her plantation home near Benton, has
been driving around in a new fiye-pas-
senger car ever since the latter part of
last week. They are: getting plentiful,
sure. ~ =.
Mr.. T. r. Hughes, Sheriff for Caddo
Parish, accompanied by Mr.. L. c.
Blanchard, District Attorney elect, both
of Shreveport, passed this way Monday
afternoon on their way to .Poston Lake
to hunt ducks.
A cold snap. followed by a little sleet
and snow, came Monday night. Butbe-
fore evening Tuesday the heavens we're
again clear and the genial warmth of
the sun to be felt. It remains cleas but
quite cool to-day. sy..,..s y
Mrs. Eloise Cannon, who has for some
time past resided at the home OF her
uncle, Mr.. w. G.: Burt, is now located
in: Baton Rouge. She has secured the
position of stenographer for one ofthe
professors at the State University. =.
Mrs. Sue S. Hunter, Of Waxahachie,
Texas, who has for several weeks past
been visiting relatives residing in Shreve-
port and Hossten, was here the first of
the, week on a. visit with old friends.
She was for some years resident OF
Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. McClenaghan
and little girl of Gillian passed this
way last Thursday on their way to Plain
Dealing in their newcar. VIII said he
was hardly more than Mbeginnersas a
driver, but he seemed to handled the
wheel rathers v kss.agsssssssgs ".
Mr.. j. NJ. Scanland left yesterday fol
Port Gibson, Miss, which place is now
his home and where he conducts the
Claiborne Journal. He came here SC
that he might go over TO BensvueG Gene.
Ltary Monday with other members Of the
familyto see the naanumenf erected Al
1.-The grave Of his deceased brother, TIT
Hate editor and proprietor q the Banner
Rejecting the general present pros.
I perity Of the country we1havs recent!
heard several Bossier Parish farmers re
mark over the big sums due their tenants
lin making final sesaienbeass: zone da,
last week Mr. j. soF' sAdatr said that b,
Ishad paid to one Of his tenants;' sfters d
: store accounts were settled, upwards Q
$500, and that to several he had pal
:: sums;in excess. OF $780,, Mr.. Adair is
good farmer and q good manager and
seems that the .'ssHats'' around Ivan ar
! being made to yelled abundantly unde
a his direction Go on, neighbor, an
81 good luck to you. ~ = =, ,'s.2a ~. :, +.
D Wilbur Adair Of Ivan and Roy Ada
of Dixie, Caddo Parish, left the latte
part of last week or the first of this wee
i for Tyler, Texas, where they will TAX
commercial courses in the college Their
e The Banner is sure that these youn
n men will make good records in the
L studies at Tyler. The, same qualities
: them that viii prompt them to mai
!. good in school win go. far toward the
e success in business and we, and mar
j, others of their friends, are expectin
much of them in the matter OF busine
n success. The wish is the father to til
q expectation, but faith is the source =
ir the wish also. 49,
d Yesterday evening at six o'clock,
s the Methodist Church in Mooringspol
n Miss Virgil Jeter. of that place w
J. united in marriage to Mr.. w. E. Ha
! Of Oil City, a native of Bossier Paris
d who is we'll known and has many rel
tives among the Banners readers. Sor
. of his relatives and friends from til
Is place and Plain Dealing were present
= witness the ceremony. The young lad
d. who is both pretty and accomplishe
% has on several occasions visited
n Benton, and shares the popularity OF t
as young man Of her choice. The writ
If wishes to join their circle OF, friends
"a congratulations and we'll wishes.
,e Rev. J. M, Brown OF Haughte
IN preached his last sermon for the calend
n, year in this place Sunday, and perha
de the last he will ever preach to a Bent
L. audience. He has now been a reside
as of Haughton four years and when
Il. goes to conference will, OF course,
= given new appointment. He was a
-: for eight year 1.-TWO four-year perio'
Benton's resident Methodist minist
thus making twelve years, all told,
has preached here. During his repea
pastorates he has made many frien
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