The Bossier banner., 1916-06-22

spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. J.}H.
Belcher.
Joe Maker, Ward One negro, was
jailed here several days since. He is
charged with burning a cabin on the
Trilby plantation.
Mr.. T. J. Taylor left last Saturday for
Mineral Wells, Texas, where he will
spend two weeks in recuperating. He
has for month or so past been in poor
health.
Miss Wyatte Allen, of Bunkie, who
was employed as fourth, fifth and sixth
grade teacher for the coming term of
Benton High School, has now written to
decline the place.
After about a months absence, Miss
Matte Gray Logan returned home Sun
day. She has been visiting at the homes
OF several of her uncles residing on the
Caddo side of the river.
DR.. S. E. Princes Banner has been
ordered forwarded to Curtis instead OF
to Monroe. Your many old Bessie
friends hope you have moved back to
remain with US, DR.. Shea.
Mr.. S. w. Vance, one of the state
agricultural agents now located at
Tallulah, was recent visitor at his
former home, near Vanceville, and
was seen on the streets of Benton
Sunday.
Prof. J. M. Massey, a travelling pian-
list, cornetist and violinist, who is totally
blind, has recently given several public
entertainments in Benton. A portion
of the door receipts were given to the
Benton High School fund.
Deputy United States Marshal Grim
NETT of Shreveport was here Tuesday
afternoon to claim the negro youth who
a little more than two weeks ago was
continually tapping the cash register ir
the Plain Dealing postofice.
Mr.. and Mrs: A. M. Wyche enter,
tanned a party at dinner at their home
Sunday. The invited diners were Misses
Jessie, Katye and Minnie Wyche anc
Mr.. R. Harwell Lee, all of Benton, ant
Mr.. Will Bell and a Mr.. Crane O
/ Shreveport.
Mr. w. G. McClenaghan of Gillian
in a business letter to the manager o
the Banner, says in part: Goats are al
cut in this section and threshing is unde
way. The yield is very light. Crop
are looking good generally. Corn need
more rain. Many cotton blossoms ar
to be seem"
Messrs. H. 2. Moore, j. D. McKellar
S. H. Cochran, w. S. Dalrymple ant
Loye McDade, together with Clerk o
: Court Jas. M. Henderson, who compris
/ the Jury Commission for Bossier Parish
L were here Monday to draw a jury for tn
July term of Bossier District Court
+ which will open the second Monday il
, July. The two lists are to be found OF
page two.
Residents of Road District No. 2 ar
reminded that an election will be hell
in that district Saturday, at which tim
the proposition to vote special tax o
mills for a period of five years, for tn
upkeep of dirt roads, will be submitted
The voting precincts will be Haughton
Koran, Bellevue and Adner. Also, a
Haughton and Adner, embraced il
School District No. I, the proposition
to renew the special school tax of 7mills
for period of ten years, will b
voted on.
One day last week Mr.. R. E. Wych
of this place brought in a trout Qarge
=, mouth black bass that weighed 81
pounds dressed. The fish was capture
by DR.. w. F. Bell of Plain Dealing
while trolling on Posten Bayou. 1t wa
taken the day before, and fresh from tn
water it would have perhaps weighe
fully 51 pounds. Trout weighing a
much as So pounds are often taken b
fishermen who resort to that stream, bu
this is. the largest yet reported. He wa
some for large and looked as if he coul
: have easily swallowed the average ssiz
I fresh water table fish.
= Mr.. H. c. Denigre, of the Dalla
(Texas) Potato Chip Company, ha
spent several days of this week visitin
old friends in and around Benton. H
: came in Sunday, in his automobile, an
S is making an overland trip, accompanie
t by, Mrs. Denigre. They expect to tax
0 in Shreveport, New Orleans, Birming
ham, Memphis and Little Rock befor
e returning to Dallas and beside the out
;. ing, Mr.. Denigre is doing some advel
e tising for his potato chips. They sper
some time while here with Mrs. E.
J. Tidwell, who resides some five or 81
S miles from Benton and is an old tim
e neighbor and friend. Since leavin
7 this parish some two years ago M
d Denigre has made good business prog
b ress in Dallas and has made a success
e the company of which he is the head.
ardson-Thomas.