The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-17
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Mr. ard Mrs. w. l. Gayle and Mr..
and Mrs. M. N. Adair will for the
present keep house in the cottage OPP
pos.te Mrs. Matte C. Adger's home.
Mr. S. ". Vance of Tallulah was
visitor in Benton Sunday. He has
been visiting his VAUDEVILLE relatives,
but the impression here is that he
has since returned to his post of duty.
Friends will be pleased to learn
that Mrs. T. J. Smith was dismissed
from the Shreveport Sanitarium last
Friday. Her illness and operation
were mentioned in last weeks issue
Of the Banner.
Miss Bessie Crawford, during the
past term teacher in Gibbsland
High School, was a weekend visitor
here with her sister, Miss Eulalia
Crawford, one of the Benton High
School teachers.
Mrs. T. W. O'Bannon of Gibsland
is now at the home of her father,
III. C. H. Irion, and perhaps for a
prolonged stay, as her husband left
Friday Of last week to take the
officers training at Fort Logan II.
Roots. He is a L. S. U. man.
The Dixie x Roads well, which was
put down by the Richardson Com
PAW in the hope Of finding gas to be
used as fuel in further developments
for ell, has been abandoned and all
pipin- pulled. 1t is said no gas
pockets of commercial value were
penetrated.
MIR. L. G. Evans, second son of
Rev. and Mrs. James Evans of Ben
ton, has lust sent his trunk home
and informed his parents that he has
Joined the Navy. Until recently he
had q position in Houston, Texas,
but is now in training at some point
near Chicago.
The population of Haughton has
s at least recently been increased by
two. On the 9Th a little boy was
born to DR.. and Mrs. j. X. Sheppard.
On the 7th Mr.. and Mrs. p NJ Elston
became the parents of their first
child, girl. They have given her
the name Elinor.
A nero by the name of Albert
Lewis, @aid to be about thirty years
old, wan drowned Monday afternoon
while bathing in swimming hole or
the public road leading from Bentor
to Bossier City and at a point about
where the road enters the corporate
limits Of the last named town.
Mrs. S. E. McCorquodale and he
little girl are guests at the home o
Mrs. 3. A. Kelly, Mrs. McCorquo
dale's mother. Mr.. McCorqu odale
who was also visitor here for
dav or SO, fer some months had
position ct Many, but the reporter
not informed as to where he is nov
located.
M. S. C. Adger, near-b
farmer, who was visitor in Bentol
Sunday, informed the reporter tina
Rev. Tenney, Presbyterian ministe
! located at Mansfield, beginning wit
the current month will preach eac
fourth Sunday at Rocky Noun
Church. All residents of the entir
countryside are invited to be presen
to hear his first sermon at tina
church.
Mrs. r. e. Wyche of this place an
Miss Conway Logan, of near Vanc;
vile, but who for some time past hs
had a position in Shreveport, are tw
who will attend the Confederate r.
union to be held in Washington Jun
9Th, 9Th and 7th. There are perhaI
others from Bossier Parish who Wi
attend the big reunion but, if tEu'
their names have not as yet bee
given in.
Mr.. Elmer Walker, of Plain Dea
:. ing, who was visitor in Benton MOI
day, reported that the night befo1
the barn of Mr.. j. M. Lester {
ArBana was destroyed by fire. H
feed stuff and other properties abo'
the barn were also lost. One Of h
horses persisted in the flames and Il
ether was so badly burned that
may be rendered useless as dra
animal. The origin of the fire
unknown.
An appreciated caller Tuesday W
Mr.. a. Curtis, one of the Banner
Weird One friends. He called
down good and plenty for suspendi1
his paper, but, in speaking serious
about the matter, agreed that %
rule for ali was the only busine:
like way to conduct newspape
subscription department. As e
denee Of his faith in the Banner. q
to save himself the trouble of havi
to again soon make a remittance
onhcnv;,,+ior no left with us thr