The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26
Review of the Week
"A. Local Items of Interest About
II Our Readers and Their Friends

Mr.. y. w. SenteIl Of Collinsburg
was among the visitors in Benton last
Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Wallace left Saturday
of last week for MOOrihgspOrt to spend
Il week with her sister. Mrs. J. ID.
Sccgsins.
-One day this week some one who
called left his hat ut this office. Come
around and get it. We will save it
for you until You do call.
Mr. and Mrs Glenn Robertson and
children of Reader. Ark. left yesterday
after spending some days at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. X. Il. Hill. The two
ladies are sisters.
What the Banner wants is the
news-;,ll the time. That is. all Of it
that is fit to print. We are sure you
are good judge of what would make
Il readable paragraph, so give it in.
Benton went down in defeat in a
ball game played Oh the local diamond
this afternoon The visitors We're from
Rocky Mount, and their victory is said
to have been to the tune Of II to q.
We have had our own trials in OPP
Grating the Banner new linotype ma
chine this week. but we seem to be
coming through" al right. However.
dent think for a moment We are bras-
ging. We are still knocking on wood.
and even as we write this.
Raise bountiful supply of field
peas. Get in your second crop now.
They are the meat of the vegeta-
bles served on your table. and make an
excellent food. To prevent destruction
from weevils store in the pod in bar
rels and boxes and make liberal use
of sulphur.
MIR. T.. Il. Mading of Shreveport Is
here temporarily looking into land mat
ters and oil leases for the Dallas Oil
Company. his duties being in the
Clerks office. Formerly Mr.. Mading
was Assessor for BOssier Parish, and
for many years resided in Plain Deal.
ing He can still boast wide circle
of acquaintance and friends through
cut the parish.
"A visitor in Benton one day last
week was Mr.. Beverly Kelly, son of
Mrs. Edocia Kelly. and now men,
Ter of Company l.. Louisiana National
Guards. Other Bossier Parish menu
hers of that company who We're at
home on short furlough were: Mr..
&. w. Riggs. of Bellevue; Messrs. Bob
Toinlinson. Elston Allen and Frank
Tucker. Of Haughton; Lewis Young
and Hoffman Fuller, of Booster City,
mud Robert Young, Of Adner.
From s. to 1928 per acre for oil
leases Is said to be the prevailing
price in North Bossier at present
This wide range in price Is accounted
for by the greater or less distance from
the one producing well. The leasers
have already paid out vast sum. and
the emo is not yet. Many residents of
that section Of the parish are said to
have more money at present than ever
before in their lives. particularly is
this true as to u number of colOred
residents.
Mr.. NJ. w: Adams. of Natcllitoches,
teacher of four years experience, has
accepted the principalsllip Of Benton
High Schcol. 1t may he said to his
credit that, since accepting the place.
he has been offered another elsewhere
that pays more. but declined it. This
the reporter learned from Mr.. FOrtsOil.
Superintendent OF Schools. Mrs. &. s.
Wyclle and Miss Madeline Smith will
continue to teach in the school, but
Mrs. a. NJ. Wyche has resigned. The
board Of trustees for the school will
meet Saturday to consider applications
fer the position as Latin teacher in the
schcal and one for the fourth. fifth and
sixth grades.
An agreeable caller ut this office
last Saturday was Mr.. Claude Fair
cloth, an old friend who resides in the
Bodcau Bridge community. He said
that the latter part of last week, rain
having come and nearly all cultivated
fields being clean Of grass, he and the
majority of his neighbors Laid by
their crops. he thinks the rains I'll
last week greatly benefited all crops
even including old corn. and In this
statement he is no doubt correct
There are more squirrels In the woods
out his way than he has ever before
seen,nearly all of them being red fox
squirrels. about half grown and las fat
as they can roll
-Callers at the Banner office last
Saturday were Mr.. Il. :. Doles and his
sea J.hn and Mr.. Doles' guest. Mr.
j.. Il. Bush. whose home is ut Rich
mond, Little River County. Arkansas.
MIR. Bush is well remembered by many
of the Banners readers. His Grand
father. his father and himself were all
residents of RosSier Parish for many
years. In fact, Mr.. Bush was horn on
the Bush old place. several miles south
of i'lain Dealing. ana as he grew up he
says he turned many burrows of its
soil. lie long since disposed Of his
realty holdings in this parish. havin;
removed to his present location during
1881. hut retained t.le mineral rights,