The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-09
CORRESPONDENCE
Linton.


Jagers moved to Mr.. A. H. Montgom-
ery's place yesterday.
A court is being laid out for volley
ball, which is going to be the new game.
Mr.. Ernest Keel has had the mis-
fortune of losing his horse. His death
resulted from blind staggers.
Mr.. j. E. Bundy has lost about thirty
head of hogs. People say it is the effect
of eating $58-a-ton cotton seed.
Mr.. J. E. Jones has sold all but about
two head of his horses and mules, Most
of them were purchased by residents Of
this community.
The pupins of our school are very
much interested in the new basket ball
which came yesterday. Other teams
may now get ready to play US match
games.
Quite a number Of the residents of
this community attended the State Fair
last week. AS our school did not have
a holiday, the teachers and pupils at
tended Saturday.
A number of visitors were at school
last Friday to attend the meeting of the
literary society. At the next meeting
there win be debate by the pupils con-
corning stock law in our ward. :.
Rev. James Evans will preach at Red
River Church next Saturday night and
Sunday. New song books have been
provided and We trust every one will
come out to help in the song service.
The farmers have about finished gath
ering and ginning their cotton. There
were ginned at Mr.. J. E. Bundy's gin
316 bales, with only four more in sight.
Last year there were 222 bales ginned at
his gin. .....
| Around Adner.
Tuesday, Nov. 7.-Mr. Henry Pat
terson was among the visitors to the
State Fair Sunday.
| Mr.. Il. .. Busbey was visitor to
Shreveport last Saturday. .
|. Mrs. A. E. Berry and sister, Mrs. E
L.Davis, attended the State Fair Sunday
Miss Fleecey CASTOR of Coushatta il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Nellie Vascocu
Mr.. R. A. Gardner and Mr.. Bill John.
son were visitors to Bellevue last Wednes.
fday. -. .,,,<' ..-,......
Mr.. Gordon Vascocu and Mr.. Major
I Bayne were visitors at the fair Saturday
night and Sunday. "
| Mr.. C. L. Vascocu spent Saturda.
and Sunday at the fair, remaining Sat
urday night in Shreveport. ,
Mr.. S. S. Rounsavall went to Shreye
port Thursday morning to attend tn
fair, returning home Sunday night. HI
took in pretty nearly all the sights ant
had fine time, he said.
Mrs. A. E. Berry and. Miss Jewel
Busbey attended the fair last Thursda,
and Friday, spending Thursday nigh
in Shreveport. They had nice tim
and report the fair to be the best eve
held in Shreveport. PET.
Benton High School Notes. "
Quite a number of the pupils and a
of the teachers visited the State Fai
. last Friday and Saturday.
! The Halloween party, given under tn
9 auspices of the Self-Culture Club at th
High Schaol Auditorium, was a finan
cial and social success. At the las
y meeting of the club rising vote {
thanks was given the teachers and pupi
for their cooperation in making til
), event success.
). The recital which was to have bee
given by Miss Mary Wemple at tn
>. High School Auditorium Thursday nigl
of this week has been indefinitely pos
poned. Miss Wemple hopes to be alb
to fill the engagement in the ne;
. future. -
:. The pupils Of the sixth grade are n
- ioicing because one of their numbe
', Captain Kouns Burt, won first prize
= the boys corn growing contest of Il
state at the Louisiana State Fair. Cal
d" tain Kouns' speciality was to show tt
% farmers of the state how to grow yelle
corn.
The High School Literary Society W
render the following program Frid'
! afternoon:
:" Roll call-Quotations.
Song, "In the Cleaning"
Recitation-Ruth Smith.
Or Oral Composition--Fannie Mae Heifn'
" Jokes - Ben James, Ike Thomas a.
"a Cheatum Spataro.
~ Debate, Resolved, "That Two Pup
y Should Study Together" Affirm
g tive Calvin Vance and Eula NJ
al Dennig; negative--Mastin Henders
- and Eva Hoffpauir.
Recitation-Jessie Evans.
Song-Ruth Smith, Clotile Rogers, P;
tie Ogilvie and Caro- Gayle.
Essay-Jeannette Hill.
urnal-Editor-in-Chief. COR
- Benton, La, Nov. Z, 1916.
Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Nov. 7.-Bossier has ag;
won the blue ribbon at the State Fair