The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-06


to keep the schools running.
Mrs. Alabel Ogden and children left
Monday for Dixie, where they will make
their home.
Miss Mary Kent, of Minden, daughter
OF Editor and Mrs. J. p Kent, is now a
guest of Miss Winnie Brownlee.
A mild January thus far. Six days of
it and not until to-day have fires really
been necessary for comfort. Sunday it
was warm enough for mosquitoes to be
out and leading an active life-and they
did it.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.. Adair of Ivan
passed through Benton last Friday on
their way home. They were just from
the home of Mr.. j. B. Wilmington, who
resides near VAUDEVILLE. Mrs. Adair in
formed the writer that Mrs. Whiting
ton, who has been in feeble health for
some time, was now in a critical con-
dition.
Hon. w. J. Johnston of Plain Dealing
called last Friday to renew his subscrip-
ton and that of his eldest brother, Mr..
T. L. Johnston, of Winnsboro, S. C.
Mr.. Johnston has been continuously a
subscriber to the Banner ever since 1878
bordering on forty years. and there are
to-day few subscribers on the mailing
list who ante date him. He stated that
he had just returned from an extended
trip into Webster Parish.
Dating from Sunday and for two or
more days Mr.. J. E. Burt suffered severe
pain from what was pronounced to be
neuralgia of the back and other COM
plications. Tuesday afternoon he was
taken to Shreveport sanitarium for
treatment, and it was reported from
there that he perhaps had stones in his
kidneys. However, an X-ray view made
to-day showed that there was no foun-
dation for that fear, and it is now
thought that within a day or so he will
have fully recovered.
Under date of December 31st Mr.. ]. E,
Bundy of Linton writes the Banner:
ED Coleman, colored, of the Midway
community killed hog this week tina,
weighed 400 pounds. It was of the Tam
worth breed, and had been kept in the
lot all the year. This illustrates what a
little feed throughout the year will do. u
Some hog, all right, but the following
report, furnished by Mrs. E. D. Windsor
of the Red Land community tells OF one
thattops him in weight: "Messrs. E. D
and c. V. Windsor recently killed two
and-a-half year old hog that weighed
when dressed 463 pounds. 1t rendered
ITO pounds of lard" ..,
Mr.. John r. Arnold, of the Phelps
Lake community, accompanied by Mr.
j. H. Johnson, passed through Bentor
Monday evening. Mr.. Arnold was jus,
from the lower portion of the parish
where he has had teams at work fol-
some time on the Ninock gravel road
on that stretch lying between Atkins
and Poole. He thought that he hat
finished up, but has been informed BY
the inspector that more must be done
before his work will be received. The
| Ninock road has been graveled for 3
contiaaeas stretch efabout twenty three
mfles-from Bossier City to a point
below Poole--leaving only about two
miles to be graveled. When these two
miles are finally finish up residents o.
Road District No. can boast of abou,
fifty miles of improved highways.
Mr.. j. Claiborne Foster, a prominent
and popular resident of Shreveport, en-.
gagged in the mercantile business an6
having other interests, was seriously in.
jured last Thursday night in an accident
on the Belcher road. He was returning
to the city after visit to plantation
owned by his firm, and was on a motor
cycle, travelling at pretty fast clip. A.
he rounded curve he suddenly dashed
into an automobile, not being able tt
stop or divert his course in time to pre-.
vent the collision. One arm and one lef
were badly fractured and he also sui
fered ugly cuts and bruises about hi
head and body, as well as internal in
juries. At first it was thought he coult
not possibly recover, but every hope j
now held out that he will do so. 1t j
said the driver of the automobile ha'
brought it almost to stand before tn
collision occurred and for that reason j
not held to be at fault.