The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-07-06
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u tuesday with light attack of fever.
,rss Matte Montgomery of Shreve-
:. is visitor at the home of her
s r Mr.. j. H. Montgomery.
r. r. E. Simpson, who was shot
-, two weeks ago in d personal diff
enItv. is reported to he doing we'll at a
osrsrsport sanitarium and his recovery
=. now considered very probable.
nsssrs. ]. H. Montgomery, Roy Nc
c.e and George Baird, the last two gen.
tIenen from Shreveport, went to Bod
~ to fish on the glorious 4th, but they
lad Door luck. Bodcau was rising on
account of recent rains.
Mr. G. A. WATSON, OF Minden, who
,ost or mislaid his last weeks copy of
- Ranner has written for another, say
- 81 am at complete loss without
|" That's the way we like to hear our
IA friends talk. Many of them just
mast see the Banner every week.
Last Thursday night during local
.t,rm the Presbyterian Church in this
Mace was struck by lightning. How
ever. the damage done was slight. One
II the front door castings was about
rrpeked and the stceple and wall near
he wrecked door casing show marks of
ihe force OF the volt.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Burt, Mrs. w. E.
Iyey and Mrs. W. H. Scanland went to
Shreveport Tuesday to visit Mrs. Sue T.
abnev, who has been for some time at a
sanitarium in that city. Upon return
ing home they reported her condition
much improved, and it is now thought
her recovery will soon follow.
A good farmer of this community said
TO the reporter yesterday that the rains
Of the past week will no doubt greatly
favor the coming boil weevil crop, which
Ne thinks will be Matched out within
week or ten days and will then proceed
s. give all cotton -. Well, anyway,
be thinks they will do enough to it.
More'S the pity.
MFR. and Mrs. S. H. Dowel and Mr..
Rayniond Webb were visitors Sunday
IRON Shreveport at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Dawson. When they returned
home they we're accompanied by Miss
MPauline Dawson and Mr.. and Mrs. Dow
els daughter, Miss Monola May, who
spent about a week as a guest at Mrs.
Dawson's home.
An enjoyable family barbecue was
given Tuesday at the home of Mr.. w.
Il Smith, who resides several miles east
ii Benton. Not all of his numerous chill
lnn and grandchildren were present,
but about all now in Bossier Parish
pined around the bountiful spread to
sslebrate after the fashion long GUS
hm here in the South.
Mr.. W. V. Graves, long a resident of
Bossier Parish, but who moved away
aaous twenty years ago, or more, died
nddenH last Saturday night at his
home in Houston, Texas. He was a son
d R. Y. Graves, we'll remembered by
many Of the older readers of the Banner,
Ind was at the time of his death about
|, Mty-tWo years of age. He is survived
j y his widow and several children. He
1 ms a brother of Mrs. J. F. Edwards, of
I ais place, who left Sunday morning for
: Houston to be present at the interment.
as is expected home to-day.
q There was barbecue and general cell
aFaton Of the 18th of July at Gillian,
awhieh many Benton people were pres
as. Among those who went to Gillian
we're: Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Wyche, Mr..
nd Mrs. A. M. Wyche, Mr.. and Mrs.
{ Y. 3. Wilbourn, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
burt and children, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.
with and their little daughter, Ruth,
I Misses Minnie Wyche, Marion Arnold,
& lucy Smith, Eloise Burt, Matte Gray
!! Logan, DR.. C. H. Irion, Messrs. J. H.
slnson, R. Harwell Lee, M. N. Adair,
/. l, NJ. and E. H. Belcher, R. T. Stinson,
! s3ey stinson, Gillum Wyche, Lazarus
aller and B. A. Kelley, jr.
Y AF. ]. W. Houston, a we'll known
! aasa One farmer who resides near Nc
/. uaae was struck with a pillow handle
= @saday BY an obstreperous field hand
Ie 10y mas ever since that time been a
Z raent al a Shreveport sanitarium.
'aaasa bis nose was horribly fractured
y we cut across his forehead was seri-
Il y ne is said to be doing we'll and it is
esed no complications will follow to
2 sH MS recovery. The negro who
'seA MI. Houston made his escape at
= VIC It Is said he was doing rather
al "a Joe Of blowing when he was repri-
he s4aaea oy Mr.. Houston. At this he
ssaae angered and struck his employer.
= ~ q. [. Strobe, local agent for the
4, 'ssa Belt Company, and Miss Ida
q 'Asf' q Buna Vista, Ark, were united
i 4alflase in Shreveport Sunday night,
4 = eaud Jones performing the cere-
~ This happy young couple has
e1a eaehother now for about three
~ aF. Strobe formerly represented
sos'on Belt Chmpany in the Arkan-
soHh and it was there he met and
g 'sae infatuated with his bride of
s ~ Only recently she visited Ben
Nv Af. Strode's friends noted that
81 al. ssaai understanding and unrevealed