The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26

tercSt was the occasion of his visit.
A recent guest Of Misses Beth and
Mercer Gayle was Miss Grace Terry. of
Shreveport.
We regret to report the slight ill
ness Of Mrs W. q. Bur: 1t is thought
she will he up and out within a day
or SO.
Appreciated callers at the Banner
office yesterday were Messrs. T.. A. Will
kerSon. L. w. Hutchings and u. +.
Sorrell. all of Bossier City.
AS several more big rains have
fallen since the last issue of the Ban
ner. it would seem to lie in order to
quit praying for rain for the time
being.
MIR. and Mrs. f. A. Rabbi and their
three younger children. of Belcher.
spent the day in Benton as guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Belcher
MIR. J. s. Mckinney has ordered
his Banner mailed to SinlsbOrO for the
he doesn't want to miss single copy.
Thank you, sir.
Hon. L. L. Lana. of Homer. a for
mer resident. and known to nearly
everybody in Bossier Parish, has order
ed his Banner mailed to Hot Springs,
Ark. for the present.
An appreciated caller yesterday
was Mrs. Ray Bailey of Plain Dealing,
whom the reporter has known for
many years. She says she can't get
along without the Banner.
Mr.. J. NJ Mading. Il former sub
Scriber. and for years resident of
EOssier Parish. has written for SAM
pie copy of the Banner. He gives his
address as Dripping Springs, Texas.
DR.. Rupert Butler has ordered his
Banner forwarded to Spring HILL
where he has recently located. For Il
number of years he practiced his pro-
feSsion in the Red Land community.
"A visitor in Benton one day this
week was Mr.. Clifford lrion. son of
our fellow townsnlans DIR. c. H. Jrion
and now one of Uncle SAINTS sG.licr
Toys. He is a member of an Oklahnnn,
company.
MIR. Jesse Jockey, Of Midway. who
was one of the visitors in Benton last
Saturday, reported that the night be-
fore and that day Bodcau hau risen
some three or foul. feet and was still
rising. This Zig rise was from the
rains of the latter part of last week.
the stream already being little swol-
len from the rain of the 10th, all of
which seem to have been general.
The official list Of those residents
Of Bossier Parish who have been nam
ed in the first call to make up Boosters
quota in the big new army has not as
yet been received by the Parish Board
Of Exemption. The reader is urged to
not he guided in full by the long list OF
figures as published in the daily news
lapers. Many errors have crept in
in transmitting these. Aside from that,
the entire ten million names were
drawn. lut all, of course will not now
he called to the colorS. They will lie
called as needed. and in the order
drawn. At least, that is the way we
understand the matter. We hope to he
| able to give the BOSsier Parish first
call list in the next issue of the
Banner.
| With court in session for more
than two weeks and the unusual stir
occasioned In things official one may
easily guess how busy the Court House
crowd has heen for more than three
| weeks Fast. Clerk of Court Henderson
again has Miss Eloise Burt mt work in
bis office, making his full force number
four experienced and efficient people
Miss Cora l'egues and Mr.. L. $. White,
10th of Mansfield, are again at work in
Mr.. K. Il. Hills abstract office. and the
Bcssier Abstract Company. of Shreve-
port MI. Sam Mason) has IA man or Sc
here nearly every day looking after
transfers, etc. And the newest man on
the job is Mr.. w. r. vinson. acting as
Secretary for the Beard of Exemption
fer Bossier Parish.
/ MIR. w. \. FOrtSon. Superintendent
of Public Schools for the parish, has in.
formed the reporter that all two-roonl
schools have been supplied with teach
ers for the coming scholastic year, and
that about all one-teacher schools have
been supplied. There Is vacancy in
the faculty of Haughton High School
accustomed by the marriage of Miss
Florence Johnson, and two additional
teachers are wanted for Benton High
School. Mr.. Fortson added that ii
was a source IF qualification to himself
and many others to know that Miss
Mabel Jordan. of New Orleans. will
again teach in Plain Dealing High
School. She did not teach In that
school last session. hut for several
terms was Il member of its faculty.
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