The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-12
\ Review of the Week
Il ioca. Items of Interest About
H ~ 9ur Readers and Their Friends


neaiing and her little son, Garland,
srent yesterday in Benton with
friends.
A big rain is said to have fallen Mon
day morning in that section of country
immediately southeast of Benton, but
we failed to get ours.
In this issue of the Banner bids are
invited for the erection of a three-room
school house at Linton. The advertise
nent appears on page four.
Rev. James Evans called during
The week to request the reporter to
announce that he expects to preach
Sunday at Ivan, at eleven o'clock
an. and $50 pm.
Misses Ruby Scott and Margery Ogden
and Alabel Stinson of Dixie and Annie
Lou Arnold of Shreveport came in Sun
day and are spending the week in Ben
ton as guests of Mrs. E. H. Belcher.
Several friends who have called
fs;s week report that many covies Of
wong bob whites, now about hall
/ grown and fully feathered out, arc
f. s,e seen. A dry season always
seems to favor their increase.
Mr.. John Hanks, carrier on rura!
rail route No. 2 out of Benton, il
now taking one week Of the two
weeks vacation ALLOWED him each
wear. He left Monday for Dixie, to
snend the greater part of the weeI;
with his brother, Mr.. F. |. Hanks.
Miss Mary Gilmore, who for some time
pass has been making her home with a
married sister residing at Patmos, Ark,
was a passenger on Tuesday mornings
train and is again with her brothers
Messrs. Luther and Will Elmore, whose
home for the present is near Vanceville
The reporter was told the first o.
the week that Mr.. and Mrs. Davie
Wallace and their daughter, Min
aetta. we're guests at the home of Nj
ygailaee.s brother, Mr.. J. w. Wallace
who resides near Brownlee. Mr.. an
Mrs. Wallace, now of Dallas, Texas
ere mattress of Bossier Parish and TO
q number of years lived in Bentor
where they still have many friend:
Callers at the Banner office Tues
day forenoon were Messrs. Luthe
and Will Elrnore, now farming som
miles south of Benton and near tn
Red Chute plantation. They state
that their own cotton and that c
thsir neigfbors was much better tina
that out on the front, which is e.
blamed by the land being lower an
J. more moist. Their cotton is abou
wsist high everywhere, large enougl
they said, to hold big crop.
A caller at this Office Tuesday was M
Nj. A. McDade, a relative who reside
and farms near Curtis. From him "
learned that his corn Yield this seaso
promises to be only one-third that (
last season, but then he made the be
corn crop Of his many years experiene
in growing that staple. On one 1O-acl
cut the average yield was IS bushel p
acre and the average OF his entire Gre
was IS bushels per acre. He plants n
corn in water burrows and breaks o.
the original drill as deep as possibl
He is known as good farmer, and &c
tainly his exceptional yield OF corn Ia
season would seem to indicate that ne
Messrs. E. O. Brock and N. y
Stewart, successful North bossl
farnaers, are two advocates OF plan
ing corn in water burrows with VINO
the reporter talked this week. In'
are agreed in the use of the turnl1
plow only for breaking land. al
deer breaking at that, but stated tn
il Is not fit implement with whi'
to cultivate corn. And no corn
the top Of high rows is the way tn.
successfully grow that crop. Y
have noted that recently the plantil
Of ecrn in water burrows IS mo
freely advocated than ever befol
which should incline our farmers
thai method. It must be the rig
way to begin.
4 regular meeting of the Poll
Jury was held in this place Tuesds
all members being present. !.
many matters of importance ash
from the regular routine work OF t
Jury We're disposed of, though sol
such came up for discussion.
parish budget was not fixed upt
the jury deciding it would be well
first learn from the State Board
Affairs what valuation is to
niaeea upon railroad mileage beft
that matter is finally consider
Correspondence with the State Hi'
way Department authorities, with
view Of leading to the early constr
ton Of bridge across Red Chute,
the point where the Haughton hi
way crosses that stream, was auth
lied. The salaries of Boosters