The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15

Ruby Scott and Marjory and Master
Frank-spent Saturday night and Sun
day in Benton with relatives and old
friends.
The Banner has been ordered mailed
to Mr.. G. w. Sentell, jr., son of Mr.. N.
W. Sentell, of Collinsburg. The young
man is now in Jersey City, N. j., where
he is serving four-year special appren-
ticeship with the Erie Railroad Com
pany.
The Benton and Plain Dealing base
ball teams played the second game of a
series at Plain Dealing yesterday after
noon. The game was another victory
for the Benton team. The score was 4
to 2 in favor of Benton. 1t was a fast
game. Batteries: Benton, Briley and
Wyche; Plain Dealing, johnson and
Lowe.
This week and for about two weeks
past the river farmers have been busy
cutting alfalfa the second time. The
yield, as was the first, is good, and the
reporter has not learned of any pest as
yet troubling the plant. The first two
cuttings, as was the case this season,
usually yield about one ton of hay per
acre each.
Clerk of Court James M. Henderson
has been ordered by Judge J. N. Sand
lin Of Minden to cause the Parish Jury
Commission to convene here Monday of
next week to draw jury for the July
term of Bossier District Court. Mr.. w.
S. Dalrymple Of Midway has been
named by Judge Sandlin as member Of
the commission, vice Mr.. L. r. Bum
gardner, resigned. Mr.. Bumgardner is
now a member of the Parish School
Board.
Mr.. J. H. Montgomery, Mr.. ]. T..
Hanks and Mr.. r. T. Stinson went to
Bodcau Monday on a fishing trip. They
expect to remain there until tomorrow.
The reports were very encouraging at
the time, and this doubtless had some
thing to do with their going. Mr.. Biggs
of Bellevue, for instance, said that it
had been reported to him that the fish
in Bodcau were biting so eagerly that
fishermen found it best to get behind a
tree to bait their hooks. So we are
expecting great things from this fishing
party.
At a meeting of the local Board of
School Trustees held on the 10th, Miss
Wyatt Allen of Bunkie was selected as
teacher of the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades in Benton High School for the
coming term, and Miss Eulalie Craw-
ford of Winnsboro selected as primary
teacher. These two young ladies, who
are each teachers of several years. ex-
perience, together with the three teach
ers mentioned in the Banner two weeks
ago, and a second high school assistant
yet to be employed, will comprise the
faculty of the school during its 1861
term.
Cash in advance for subscriptions is a
ruling that has now been in effect in this
Office for more than five months, and the
change in policy was freely advertised
for twelve months before it became
effective. Despite this, even yet sub
scription orders occasionally come in
unaccompanied by remittances. We wish
to impress on our friends that, having
put our subscription list on a cash basis
we cannot now mail them the Banner or
credit. We cannot afford to have one
rule for some and another rule for 9TH
ers. In all instances cash in advance
for subscriptions is now demanded.
Mr.. Turner McDade, after spending
several days in Benton with relatives
and old friends, left yesterday. Mr.
McDade's home at present is in Lake
| Charles, but he is remembered as ;
native of Bosser Parish and for years ;
resident of Haughton. He is son o
the lamented N. Francis McDade. Mr.
McDade left Lake Charles April 22t
and has been visiting about with hi
many relatives recruiting his health
During the past winter he suffered
protracted illness from an organi
trouble and the resulting operation wa
both painful and tax on his patience
His many old Bossier friends wer
pleased to see him looking so we'll am
to learn of his restoration to health.
The working crew that has for a mont
or so been operating for the Fidelity Oh
and Gas Company on Mr.. T. w. W
Stinson's property, mile west of Ben
ton, received orders Tuesday to pull tn
casing from the hole and tear down th
rig. Some drilling was done that day
and the final depth reached was 287
feet. According to current gossip O
the streets, no salt water was struck
but salt water sand was encountered tn
last day. Oil sands Of unusual dept
were several times penetrated, and
trace Of oil was struck. The reporte
could not learn even as late as to-da
TINT the RIG has been ordered shipped