The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-15
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4 TT Our Readers and Their Friends

Mr.. C. K. McClanahan, one of the
Banners Haughton subscribers, has
for the present ordered his Banner
mailed to Monroe, box 558.
After a short visit here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Larkin,
Miss Jessie Larkin returned Sunday
to Caddo Parish. She is teaching a
school located near Vivian.
Mrs. Fl. Lunsford of Shreveport
3 was recent visitor in Benton, as a
guest Of Mrs L. G. Smith, and before
6 leaving for her home also went out
to visit at the country home of her
father, Mr.. w. H. Smith.
A special communication of Cy-
PRESS Lodrc will be held in this place
Monday night of next week, at which
time there viii be work in the Mas
ter's degree. AS number of visitors
are expected to be present, light re-
freshments will be provided.
Syr. J. P. Kent, who for some years
rast has been enegaged in the news
paper business in Minden, and who is
re'atsd bv marriage to residents OF
this town, has gone to Dallas, Texas.
to locate. He is said to have pur-
chased an interest in a newspaper OF
magazine published in that city.
Superintendent Fortson left Tues
sday to visit several of the schools OF
North Rossier. HIS trip at this time
is chiefly to inspect new school build.
hrs and four have been built since
the July meeting of the School Board
While absent he will also visit tht
Frnma, Tyler and Cook schools. HI
Ms expected home tomorrow.
Mr.. Walter C. Ivev has for two
weeks or more been i'll from fever
and by Sunday. his condition no
: having improved, DR.. C. H. Irion wa
called in to see him. AS his condi
ton at present demands that som'
one be at his bedside practically al
the time. Mrs. Ivey is being assiste;
in nursing him bv her friend Mis-
Ida Bloxom, of Shreveport, both o
whom are trained nurses.
A caller at the Banner office Tues
dav was our old friend Mr.. R. M. J
Wise. 2 North Bossier farmer. W
couldn't "prizs" a good news para
graph out of him, but did learn tina
the dav before he was sixty-six year
old. He and his good wife did mo
think of this annual occurrence i
time to celebrate it, so he put in tn
day about as usual-burning brus
ard chunks in his new ground fielC
and had his dinner from a bucket.
Mr.. Con Gray Of VAUDEVILLE lei
Tuesday for TT. Worth. Texas. on
business and pleasure trip, and is nc
expected home until the latter part c
the week, He has leased about 81
acre pasture on the North Riversid
plantation. and while in the Texs
city expects to purchase one or MOI
car loads of cattle. which will
prazed and fattened on this pastur
n addition to the pasturage he HI
inst leased he has a small pasture G
his own place and expects to pu
chase additional stock for it.
Mr.. ". A. Fortson, Parish Supe
ntendent of Public Schools, h;
authorized the Banner to state TIL
the bic school rally. to be held in Bo
sier City next month, will be held {
the eta and 7th, instead of the s.
end 9th. as was the intention. II
date has hean set up because of
faeetinc Of the Parish School Boar
t. be he'd in this place April st
Also, he said that he had receiv,
SIX vau'tine poles and four 12-poul
Fhet IS, which have been scatter,