The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-21


Pref. r. V. Evans, PrinciI al of Eu
rama High School, will spend the holi-
days in Benton with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. James Evans.
Postmaster T. J. Taylor has informed
a Banner reporter that Benton Postoffice
VIII be raised, after January tst, from
1ourt class to third class office.
Misses Katye and Minnie Wyche,
students in Ward Belmont College,
Nashville, Tenn, returned home last
Saturday to spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Wvchc.
The Government report shows that
there were ginned in Bossier Parish,
prior to December 1st, 25,24t bales of
cotton of the 1916 crop, as compared
with 1915 bales ginned to December
1, 1915.
The Benton public gin was shut down
for the season Tuesday, when the last
run was. made on about twenty bales OF
seed cotton which had accumulated.
Including Tuesdays run a total of about
$50 bales was ginned in Benton this
season.
Judge ]. N. Sandlin reconvened the
nonjury term of Bossier District Court
in Benton last Friday, following the ad-
lournment of Tuesday of last week. A
few small civil cases were disposed Of
and others were continued to the Jury
February.
Mr.. r. E. Wallace, of this place, who
has had charge of the Vanceville gin for
the season just closed, was caller Tues
day afternoon at the Banner office. Mr..
Wallace informed us that he closed
down the gin at VAUDEVILLE last Satur-
day. The number of bales ginned for
the season was 769.
The Methodist Sunday School will
hold a special Christmas service during
the Sunday school hour on Christmas
Eve morning. A short program will be
given. Every one is invited to be pre-
sent, especially the parents of the child
rem and all the bachelors, widows, and
orphans of the community.
Mr.. Ernest Johnson of Rocky Mount
was here Monday looking after the de-
livery of posts for his Benton telephone
system and receiving other material. A
part Of the material and fixtures for the
exchange, however, has not yet arrived.
Mr.. Johnson expects to have his tele-
phone exchange here in operation some
time during January.
The vault of the safe belonging to the
r. E. Wyche store was found Monday
morning in the woods about 200 yards
west of the store. 1t had been burst
open and sos in cash taken, as reported
in the Banner two weeks ago. The
vault also contained some so or $50 in
checks. These checks the robber left
on the ground near the safe and they
were recovered Monday when the vault
was found.
Mr.. Sam Sentell, son of Mr.. N. w.
Sentell, of Collinsburg, while crossing
Red River at Sentell's ferry last Satur-
day afternoon was the victim of a pain
full accident. He was resting the muzzle
OF his shotgun ON his foot when the gun
was accidentally discharged, inflicting a
rather bad wound. While the accident
will cause him several days indoors, his
friends will be glad to know that the in
jury does not involve the entire loss of
his foot.
Mr.. J. H. Montgomery, who has made
great sport among the ducks this sea-
son, was after more of them Friday OF
| last week at the sandbar on Mr.. W. G
Burt's plantation. He killed two ducks
and one goose with two shots. He either
killed duck and goose at one sho;
and one duck with the next shot, or two
ducks at one shot and a goose with the
next, or two ducks and goose at ono
shot and missed the next time. But be
had the birds to show.
RS2g~ Who remembers W. G.. Cor w. B.
! Morrow who was a member of the "Min-
den Blues" and who served the Confed,
eracy from June, 1861, until May, 1865
when he was parolcd at Gainesville, Ala.i
Efforts are being made to secure pen
sion for his widow, now residing ir
Albany, Ga. Any seryiving member O.
his company who can furnish affidavit @
his service, or any one who can furnish
the present addresses OF surviving mem.
bers Of the company should addres.
Maj B. f. Brimberry, Sill Pine Street
Albany, Ga.
Parish Demonstration Agent E. S
Burt has lately returned from Ward
Oao and Six. Mr.. Burt says that every
farmer he met on the trip Throughout
those wards declared his intention t.
plant plenty OF corn and other feed crop
and, in spite of 20-cent cotton, grea
many have planted oats, which are VI
and looking we'll. He has seen Is mucl