The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05

W. l. Gayle's ice contract for this
season. See his announcement il
another column.
Mrs. j. Perry and her daughter,
Mrs. John Carstarphen land baby
ooy), all Of Plain Dealing, spent Fri
lay of last week in Benton as guests
IF Mrs. ]. w. Hosisr.
a friend has sent in card an
nouncing the arrival of William
Orval, second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
3. F. Vickers, born Thursday of last
week at their home near Bellevue.
Mr.. W. NJ. Jones of the Linton COM
nunity called by last Thursday to
renew his subscription to the Banner.
AS We have before remarked in these
columns, the Banner has a full list
Of mighty" faithful subscribers out
that way.
A regular meeting of the Parish
School Board was held here to-day
all members being present. Among
other matters disposed of, public
schools throughout the parish for the
coming scholastic year were named.
We expect to run the proceedings in
next weeks issue of the Banner.
The Benton Chapter of the Red
Cross Society is still actively fur
thering the work of that laudable and
charitable organization. The men,
bership here now numbers upward OF
forty, and the ladies are still ordering
new materials and making them up
into garments most needed by Uncle
Sans soldier and sailor boys.
We have been instructed to mail
Mr.. G. w. Sentell's paper to Plain
Dealing, instead of to Jersey City,
N. j. That young man, a son Of
Mr.. N. W. Sentell, of Collinsburg,
has joined the naval reserves. or sub
marine chasers, and doubtless viii!
now frequently change his post
office. Luck to you, Will, wherever
fate may chance to guide you.
Mr.. Will McClenaghan, of Gillian
last week motoring around in North
east Texas, mailed the editor a SOU
venir card from Sherman. He says
HAD fine rain, crops good; fine
country; good town." The picture
shown on ths reverse side Of the care
indicates that Grayson Country Ger
tainly has a handsome court house
and Confederate monument.
Dr.. A. R. Bush, of Bossier City
Sheriff j. F. Edwards and Clerk o.
Court Jas. M. Henderson, comprising
the Beard Of Exemption for Bessie,
Parish, met in Benton Monday foi
the purpose of numbering the card
of those who registered on June 5tl
as subject to army duty. It is ex
pectsd that their next meeting vii
be for the purpose of considering thu
claims of those who may be draftei
but who urge that they should b.
exempted.
A short letter from Mr.. Jane
Shackelford has come to hand, bu
is not shown in print because we ar
pressed for time in getting tc press
However, the readers of the Banne
have more than once before hear
from him through these columns. H
is row a member of Company NJ, 58tl
Infantry. and is stationed at tn
training post in. the National Park il
Gettysburg, Pa. He has just bee
transferred to the machine gun corps
In one place he writes: s'Am still
enjoying army life and think | Wi
continue to like it"
Fer several weeks past, and partie
ularly this week, the editor of tn
/ ID Nfh AffIa
duties that not as much time as usus
| could be given to getting up cop!
We dislike to "throw Off on tn
Banner, and regret that we have nc
found time to get up the usus
column of war news paragraphs an
more local news, Just as soon as tn
Banners new machine is put to wor
land it is now in the office) we b.
lieve all these matters will adju:
| themselves, and when we acqul1
speed on the machine we will surel
be able to give you much more pr
sentable paper than that presents
to-day.
i We note from last weeks mo
| biditv report for this state, whle
has lust ccme to hand from the off (
of the State Beard Of Health, thu
one case of typhoid fever was r
4 ported from Bossier Parish. This
rather early in the season for an on
cropping of that disease and it wou
be we'll to further all measures {
projection in preventing its sprca
. AS the house fly Is the general
accredited carrier of the typho
germ from home to home, it would
!, well to at once inspect your scre'
wire doors and windows to see tn
he is excluded. We also note tn
two cases of pellagra were report
from Caddo Parish.
i Judge A. j. Murff, of Shrevepol
who was a visitor in Benton Sunda
: smoke Of what would seem prac
/. cable and judicious plan suggest
I and now being carried out by one
!: the negro tenants on his Bossl
I Parish farm. His old corn bel
I much in need of rain, and not givi
promise Of making anything unl'
rain comes within a few days, he /
]: run q furrow between each row a
planted Mexican June corn. Shot
!; rain come later, say within t
/ weeks. his June corn will come up a
: may do well. Should rain come
:. once. thus insuring good crop fr'
his old corn and making the Ju
81 corn Of no value, the labor and sc
tIlcst will amount to but little.
Il Through a letter that has come
hand from Mr.. Dock Eimere. kno