The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-11-01
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Blue skies and clear. crisp days.

Blue skies and clear. crisp Gays.
How's your persimmon crop this
season!
Mr.. /. Z. Lay of Belcher is visitor
in Benton to-day.
Squirrels, are said to be plentiful
nearly everywhere.
Plenty of ice was to be seen Monday
and Tuesday mornings.
Mrs. Belle Wise and Miss Grace Lar
kin have as guests Miss Cebe Hamll-
ton. of TexarEana Ark. who Is Miss |
L;rkin's cousin.
Everybody who has not already been
to the Zig State Fair is talking about |
going. If you don't 90 you'll be lone
some at home by yourself.
We regret to learn that Mrs. ]. :.
Alison met with painful accident
Sunday morning in falling from door
step. Her country hcme is some miles
south OF Benton.
Wild ducks are beginning to pass
over. the leaves are falling, some days
it is necessary to keep fires going all
day and there are also other evidences
of the comm. of the winter season.
In a letter received to-day from DIR.
J. NJ. Scanland. of Warm Springs.
of a blizzard that has now been raging
for two days. \ cold wind from the
north and much snow
MIR. and MrstIsaac HOffpauir, Of the
Hughes Spur community, had as week
end visitors Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nee
son and their little daughter, Mamie
Ruth, of Shreveport. Upon their re-
turn to the city they were accOmpa-
MED by Mrs. Nelson's sister. Miss Jes-
sic Strayhan, who will enter one of
s Shrevenorts high schools as pupil.
Friends will regret to learn that for
some days Mrs. Ed Logan has been
critically ill., her condition to-day being
reported as slightly improved. She Is
said to have pneumonia and cOmplicat-
ing ailments. She is being constantly
attended by two trained nurses, and
the cut -of-t0wn physicians called to
her bedside are DIR. TOoke. of Belcher,
and DIR. Bell, of Plain Dealing.
The reporter is reliably informed
that the members of Company II Of the
State National Guards subscribed to
the Liberty Bends Of the second issue
In the amount of $4,000. 4 member
Ct that cc.nIany from B0ssier Parish
who purchased three bonds out of his
accumulated salary as Il soldier Is MIR.
Hugh Alison, son of Mr.. and Mrs J. 5.
Alison. who reside near Benton. This
patriotic movement Oh the part Of the
Company H boys is certainly commen-
iable. and more than worthy of this
short notice.
Judge John y. Sandlin of Mfndel
was here Monday and Tuesday Of last
week and again on those days of the
week this week to hold civil tern
OF RosSier District Court. All the worl
of the term not having been disposed
of. the court will he reopened Tuesda!
of next week Wilson Cooper and Ton
Mitchell are two negroes who appeared
before the court and plead guilty t.
charges Of retailing Intoxicating liz
first nnlN6,6
was given thirty days in Jail and finet
500 and costs, and five months addi
tional in Jail in default of paying til,
fine The other was given Il sentence
of three months in Jail and to pay III
costs.
Mr. T. \. Grounds of the Dixie com
munity (Caddo Parish) has made
cash payment and contracted to rul
chase the Palmer place. formerl
known as the Cash place. and locate
about two miles north of BOSsier city
The price agreed upon is $40, III, an
the transfer is to be made January Isl
The plantation comprises 21OO acres Q
fertile river soil, has excellent improve
nients, and with it goes all the implt
ments and common live stock now 0
the place The registered stock wa
retained. The reporter has been il
formed that it is Mr.. Grounds inter
ton to move to and cultivate the Pa
mer place. and leave the mana gemel
Of his Caddo Parish plantation to h
son The Banner wishes him all SUI
cess in his new venture.
Some days ago when Mr.. ]. 4. Bun
gardner, of the Linton community. cal
ed at the Banner office he left with I
Il bali dozen pecans that are about ;
fine as any one would wish to We
They are not as large as many til;
are grown and no doubt their shel
are some thicker than the genuine n
per shell variety. but they are none Il
less of good size and flavor and can
easily cracked. The point which y
wish to emphasize is that these pecal
were grown Oh Mr.. Bumgardner's pla'
and that he himself planted the tree
He now has in good state Of grOw'
a number of trees on his place and
constantly planting more from time
time. Some of his trees are eighties
years old and have been bearing eigl
or ten years He thinks the man WI
refuses to plant pecan trees because
takes so long for them to begin to fru
is making mistake. One does II
have to wait so long as Is the gener
impression. and the growth goes on al
on and the yield is more and more vii
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