The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-07

The Banners old friend Mr.. H. L.
Borgs furnishes his present address
as Shreveport, box 301..
Mr.. ]. J. Bogard, former resident
OF Benton, but who is now living in
TNinden, has been here for several
days on business.
Miss Loree Shull of Belmont is now
in Benton, coming to be with her
grandmother, Mrs. L. M. Shull, be-
cause Of her temporary lameness.
Who has lost a pretty and intelli-
GENT appearing white pointer bitch.
MARRIED with black spots, and licked?
For further information cell at the
local barber shop.
A caller at this office last Satur-
day was Mr.. w. H. Reames, of Rocky
Mount, who about two years ago re-
moved to that place from Arkansas
He came in to have his name added to
our subscription list.
Miss Julia Elston of Shreveport was
g pleasant weekend guest Of Miss
Eur1tfE EDWARDS. She came to Ben
ton partly for the purpose of witness
ing the jefferson Davis program at
the school house last Friday.
A short stretch of the street lead
ine from the Court House to the
gravel road has just been graded anG
surfaced with rock. This improve
rnent is at the end where the street
ioirs the road, and at point that
formerly was long stretch OF niue
during ell rainy seasons.
Friends will regret to learn thai
MauGe Smith, youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs R. A. Smith, former res
idents of Benton, but now of New
iberia. was operated on at a Shreve-
port sanitarium Thursday of las:
week. However, when last hearf'
from she was doing we'll and it is
thought she will soon be well enough
to return home.
Acc 7rding to report current here
VIII Roach and John Brooks, accom-.
panied By Mr.. Cleve Sheppard, all OF
the Ivan Community, left their homes
Sunday NIGHT to walk into Shreveport
and volunteer for service IN some
branch Of the Army. Mr.. Sheppard Is
said to have been rejected for reason
Of some physical shortcoming, but the
two younger men were accepted.
Miss Fannie May Heifner left ono
day last week for Natchitoches, where
she will attend summer school, pre-
raratorv to teaching, which calling
She eynects to begin next fall. She
was Joined in Shreveport by Miss
Ruby Montgomery, just from Humble
Texas, where she has been in schoo
since leaving this place. She vii
also enter the Natchitoches school.
Miss Elsie Smith. whose home i:
now In New Iberia, is guest OF thu
vounp ladies at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. L. G. Smith. She came in Sat
ur6ay CT last week and her first tW'
OF three DAYS were spent with he
erand<ather, Mr. W. II. Smith. wn'
resides several miles out on the Belle
-xuo road. She will spend the sum
mer in Shreveport, where she will at
tend a commercial college.
Not large crowd gathered at tn
school house Friday afternoon of las
week to take part in and witness tn
program in honor Of the 109th birth
day anniversary of President Jeffer
son Davis, but what was lacking il
numbers was made up for in enthu
siasm and the program was truly
delight. This was published in tn
Banner two weeks ago, and its ever
number, as IS usually the case on thes
OCCASIONS, is said to have won tn
APPLAUSE of all. In the absence Q
Or. Dcdd, of Shreveport, who was in
vitea as the speaker of the occasion
FIR. Z. Harwell Lee made fitting ao
dress, which was well received.
Ore dav last week Mr.. and Mrs. A
S. Brown, accompanied by Mr.
Browns mother, Mrs. Alice Heifne,
Mrs. j. T.. Rogers and several OF the
children went into the Alabama Sc
item mt. At Plain Dealing they we1
Joined by Mrs. j. w. Walker ar,
members of her family and Mrs.
w. Heifner and members of ne
family, including her mother, Mr.
King. All are kin or related by ma
riaee. For time they fished in IL
creek that flows from Chalybea,
Servings, caught enough fish for Il
dav, and had a pleasant time Will
about it. Later in the day the