The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
| Local Pickups
!, uor,e and From Over the Parish
.,ctber cool snap and more rain.

.nrIov of.an oil company now operat-
- at McDade, spent Sunday and Mon
10 in Benton visiting friends.
work at the test oil we'll near this
.l.ce was resumed Tuesday and, barring
s.cidsnts, will be steadily but slowly
a,shed until the well is finished.
ssy-The Banner free one year to any
a,ssier boy or girl who gets married and
!. ,.gius housekeeping. Permit friend
I send in your name and address.
Mr.. W. Wart Of Haughton and Mr..
md Mrs. J. S. Alison of near this place
rera among those who left Monday to
.stand the Confederate veterans'reunion.
Mr.. Dallas Jones, of Shreveport, just
4on, Baton Rouge, where he attended
lie inaugural, reached Benton Tuesday
,iternoon. He will spend several days
bsre With rclatHes and friends.
Rev. James Evans asks the Banner to
announce that be will preach at Anti
eh, near Minden, Saturday morning at
eefen o'clock and at the same hour
Sunday. Every one is invited to be
present.
The editor and proprietor of the Ban
rsr left Monday for Birmingham, Ala,
| d attend the twenty sixth annual Con-
tolerate veterans reunion. The desti-
nes of the paper are being presided over
ibis week by others.
Mrs. P. T. Sanderson, of Zwolle, ac-
eompauied by her pretty little daughter,
will leave this afternoon for Plain Deal
Inc to visit old friends. She spentnearly
/ week in Benton as guest at the home
| Il Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson.
Mrs. w. II. Scanland, after spending
iearly a full week in Shreveport, is
gain at home. Upon her return she
as accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
tellas Jones, and her two little grand
sns- Mrs. Jones' children.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Blocker, from
gme point in Texas, were guests Mon
By night OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Wyche.
II. Blocker at once returned to Shreve-
EaTt, but Mrs. Blocker land the baby
Exceeded to Plain Dealing to visit other
Eatises.
Jaage and Mrs. A. J. Murff and their
aughter, Miss Margaret, and Judge
arfi's sister and niece Mrs. Browning
aa her daughter) comprised party
Eho motored to Benton from Shreve-
5t yesterday afternoon. After spend
u some hours here with friends they
burned to the city.
car Of alfalfa and a car of Bermuda
pass have been shipped from the Stin-
Da plantation this week. This is from
bis years cutting, and Mr.. Tom Stin-
10. in answer to inquiry made by the
fporter, stated that his stand of alfalfa
rs good. 1t has grown to be quite a
anmon practice to ship hay in carload
Es from this plantation.
ID one mornings fishing one day last
Eak Messrs. W. B. Wilbourn, w. G.
Burt, R. A. Smith and R. E. Wyche, all
this place and community, caught iO7
mite perch in Posten Bayou. OF this
lumber Mr.. Wyche and Mr.. Smith re-
pot they took sixty seven. This was
adeed fine string of fish, the majority
them about uniform in size and just
aoat night for table use.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Dexter of the
aBe class of Plain Dealing High School
rs favored the reporter with an an
leaneement of the graduating exercises
that school, which reads as follows:
|fain Dealing High School, Glass 1915,
announcement exercises Friday, May
H'a, eight o'clock, school auditorium"
Fne faH roll of the class is published
aVhere. Its very appropriate motto
"Out of school life, into life's
eaoa.''
D. Henry Irion, of New Orleans,
aese protracted illness and removal to
y Place to reside with his brother, DR..
u. Iron, was mentionedin last weeks
sls Of tue Banner, is now in a preca-
4sas condition. His ailment is harden
Sa the arteries, and it seems ne grew
4ehly worse last Thursday, suffering
ssssea commissions and continued
e OF consciousness. His other
sasae.
s'ss Lucy Smith, to receive a diploma
aSlso| evening as a graduate from
a''sa High School, has mailed the
..'ss1 one OF the class invitations, which
e Is follows: "The Senior Glass of
J neaton High School requests your
s4slce at the commencement exer-
s friday, May 10Th, at eight o'clock,
WI auditorium" Residents of Ben
aaa The general community will be
- sssa 70 learn that Judge A. J. Murff
safsVeport is to deliver the address
= graduating class.
Is = Mothers Day program at the
4aalssChurch Sunday was witnessed
Sc gathering. All the numbers
ssoa and particularly did the audi
os'a % enjoy and feel a pride in
presented by the little tots. 1t is
'on here in Benton (and prop
= 2 have the children while yet
&. ssuef age take part in such exer-
hev. ]. III. Brown of Haughton