The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-21

lsge o. thanking Clerk OF Court JAS.
~. Henderson for an appreciated
favor.
Ar. Alvin Kent, Of Minden, son of
Editor J. P. Kent, who recently re-
moved to some place in Texas, was a
2uest the first of the week at the
home Of his cousin, Mr.. r. B. Hill.
4 meeting of the Benton Chapter
OF the Red Cross Society will be held
tomorrow afternoon at the home of
it's Chairman, Mrs. Belle Wise. The
hour for gathering is three O'Clock.
Postmaster T. J. Taylor, after re-
cuperating in Mineral Wells, Texas,
for q couple Of weeks, returned home
the middle Of last week. He states
that he was much benefited by the
trip.
We are now mailing Capt. Thos.
Lyles' Banner to Rockton, S. c. which
town Is located two miles south OF
Winnshoro, that state. He writes
that he has permanently located
there. Wherever you should go,
friends here in Bossier Parish would
follow you.
The reporter is reliably informed
that Mr.. c. E. Hooper has resigned
the principalship of Benton High
School, to which he was reelected be-
fore the past term closed, and has ac-
cepted position elsewhere that pays
$500 for each scholastic year. This
makes two vacancies in the faculty of
Benton High School, that of principal
and science teacher.
Once again we wish to call atten-
ton to the condition of Benton's side
walks. They are tricky-trsache
---and unfit for one to walk on even
BIZ daylight or at night. Now thai
there is again a saw mill near by
isn't It an opportune time to rebulle
the1d? Or, better still, why don't oul
merchants put in concrete sidewalks
in the downtown district?
Mr.. w. E. Ivey, a nearby farmer
reports that his oat crop showed {
fine yield. He had in fifty-thret
acres and thinks the average wa
about twenty-five bushels per acre
fer the entire tract. He has jus
finished cutting and threshlng M.
crop, and says some OF his oats ar!
exceptionally fine, from which he will
save seed for planting his next crop
E:r rvey is another one OF tn
farmers CT this community who ex
poets to give some attention to tn
cultivation CT wheat in the future
II the oninio.l of the writer, it is
movement that should be encouraged
Mr. Fl. P. Moore, of Ward One
1F4. 8. Fl. Cochran, of Plain Dealing
Mr.. ]. A. Lowe, of Ward Three, an
MIR. W. S. Dalrymple, Of Midway
members Of the Parish Jury Commits
sion. met in Benton Tuesday wit
Clerl, Of Court Jas. M. Henderson
ex-offieio member of the commission
ard drew the names Of members Q
TIE two lures who will serve at tn
inlv term Of Bossier District Cour
che corrt will be convened on tn
second Monday in July, and the pet
Jurors will be summoned to appear o
the third Monday, the 10th. tn
absent member of the Jury Commi
sion was Mr.. Loye McDade, {
Haughton.
A visitor at this Office Saturday {
last week was Mr.. ]. A. Bumgardne
OF the Linton community, who e,
hitited several fine stalks of bearde
wheat. He stated that he plante
in his garden, four varieties, but tn
this variety was the only one tn
seemed to do well and head on
Also, he planted two varieties
barley. That that was bearded d
we'll, but the birds cleaned out II
other. Mr.. Bumgardner thinks tn
section should get back to the pra
tico Of growing wheat, as was pra
ticed during the war. Aireatt
Messrs. w. H. Smith & Sons, wi
operate a saw mill, cotton gin al
esist mill out on the Benton al
Bellevue public road, have said tn
will do the milling if the farmers
the community will furnish t
wheat.
Here and there cotton blossol
are beginning to show up and Tn
crop may be said to look prom'slr
thoueh the plant is not as large as
should be at this season of the ye'
The continued cool weather, and p'
tieularlv the chilly nights, served
retard the growth of cotton while
vas Young. The same agency no
ever, has been the salvation OF co
beth Young and old. In the abser
of rains, which have not fallen w
regularity, it would have besn abe
parehed bv this time, except for t
.sarae cool weather. The ent
country is very dry. due in gr
measure to persistent winds, as
as fhe absence Of rainfall, and
sorable rains would be welcol
Cation and corn seem to have S