The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-02
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second contingent will not have to re-
port for training until 1913.
Mrs. Newman Adair has as guest
this week her sister. Miss Young, from
near Ivan.
The tanners correspondents will
please "whii, up" il bit. They are not
sending in as much copy as we would
like to see coming in.
MIR. K. Harwell Lee. now located
been a visitor in Benton. In fact. he
continues to sravitate between the two
places.
Mrs. Il. T.. Green. of Brownsville.
Texas, and Mrs. Lewis Hodges, Of
Sweetwater, that state are guests at
the home of Sheriff Edwards. They
came in Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. w. Cross has ordered her
Banner forwarded to Tchula, Miss,
instead Of to Bay City, Texas. She is
a sister of Mr.. +. +. Vickers, of the
Bellevue community.
Misses Katie and Minnie Wyche
srent one day of this week in Shreve-
port as guests of Miss Julia Kerley.
The three were until recently school
mates at Tennessee college.
MIR. &. w. Smith of Haughton re-
Gently went to Mineral Wells, Texas,
to take one of his boys for treatment
and to rec,lrerate generally. He is
| said to have had intermitting fever
| for some time.
Miss Bessie Crawford, of Liberty
Hill (Bienville Parish) in returning
llcme from visit with friends resid-
| ing in Lewisville, Ark. stopped over III
Benton to spend one day with her sis
ter. Mrs. Gillum Wyche.
| A game of baseball played this af-
ternoon on the Plain Dealing diamond
between the team of that place and the
Benton team is said to have resulted
| in Il score Ct II to in favor of the
| Benton boys This is not Officially
These who repeatedly drive in
hOrse-drawn vehicles at night are re-
minded that they should always have
ut least one light Those on the public
reads ut night have grown accustomed
| to watching for lights and when the
| same are to ne seen it is q signal to
| slow down. and no doubt .lany acct
dents are thus avoided. Get light!
| 1t is matter worthy of note that
IL very small per cent of the negro
residents of this parish who were sui,-
ject to draft for service in the big new
army made any claims of exemption.
| However. they do not wish to go to
war, for in answer to that query FER
hal,s considerably upward of so Per
cent give the same answer-that they
would prefer to remain at home.
A term of District Court has. just
been held in Benton, but the Parish
Jail is far from being empty. There
are at present five held on sundry
charges, as follows: J. g. Warner. Il
young man (wllite) from Bossier City
john Smith, charged with larceny
Joe Williams, charged with burglar!
and larceny; and Baby Brown and
Braz jackson. who have been tried
and convicted and are serving out
their sentences.
/ MIR. and Mrs. L. G. Smith. accom-
panied by two of their daughters. Mis-:
Lucy and Ruth. left Monday for Batol
Rouge. and will he absent about !;
week. They are making the trip il
their car. and before starting on til,
hcmeward journey VIII visit New Or
leans. At Baton Rouge they will hav,
the pleasure of visiting Mr.. and Mrs
!. Smiths eldest daughter, Miss Made
line, now In Il summer school in tina
place. Mr.. Smith while there will ut
tend to duties in connection with hi
work as Assessor.
Mrs. I. B. Wethersby, of Houston
Texas. accompanied by two of he
daughters and one son, Misses Lynn
and Marie and Master T. B.. jr., wa
visitor the first of the week at TIL,
home of Mrs. Belle Wise. Years ag'
/ Mrs. Wethersby and Mrs. Wise wer
school mates ut Mount Lebanon. Also
| Mrs. Wethersby is a sister Of Mr.. J. II
, Simmons. residing some miles on
from Benton, and spent day or 81
at his hcme. The party was return
ing hcme from Lewisville. Ark
where they spent some time with rel
+ atives. making the round trip in thei
automobile.
We are more thoroughly conyinc
5 ed than ever that the Nancy Hal
. sweet Potato is the poor mans friend
| Tuesday our good friend Mr. r. w
brought us in three or four Of thes
| tubers, and they We're good baked
good enough fer anybody. Why can
, all who reside in the country and hav
ample soil for cultivation give atten
, ton to these early variety potatoes
, Surely it would be good way t,
! keep down expenses Mr. Young ha
, before thus favored us early i'm til
season. and we trust he will continu
t. cultivate the habit.
-Neighhor. there is one thing o
: which we are quite sure and to whicl
we wish to call your attention: /
yoa do not toost Your own schools
churches, public roads and Parish Fai
1t Is hardly likely any one else is goin:
to do 1t for you. Had you ever stop
red tp think that If there is pco
Public enterprise of any nature any
where it Is not the fault of the insti
!. tuition or Its cause. but rather that o
these who make 1t. In ether words
1t isn't the town or the school or til,
churcll--Lut nm But let us hasten t.