The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-31

drafts, on the same plan, however.
as the first.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Brown are
guests at the home of Mrs. Browns
mother, Mrs. Heifner. They came in
some days ago.
Rev. James Evans has requested
the reporter to announce that he ex-
poets to preach Sunday at eleven
O'Clock at the Ivan Church. He
filled his regular appointments at the
Benton Baptist Church Sunday of
this week.
Miss Harriet Currie, formerly a
teacher in Benton High School, and
who during the past scholastic year
taught in Minden, was a guest the
first of the week of Misses Madeline
and Lucy Smith. Miss Madeline
some days ago returned home from
| Minden, where she had a short visit
| with Miss Currie.
Mrs. Box Kimball of Paris, Texas,
spent Monday in Benton with her
sister, Mrs. A. M. Wyche, and when
she left proceeded to Ludington, this
state, for a short visit with her sister
in-law, Mrs. King. For some time
past Mrs. Kimball has been with her
father, Mr.. S. j. Caldwell, of Plain
| Dealing, and will return there follow
ing her visit with her Ludington re!a-
tive.
Special elections have recently
been held in three of the school dis
tricts of Bossier Parish, all resulting
in favor of the proposals offered. In
the Linton District with only one
opposing vote) the special school tax
OF 5 mills was extended for five
years. In the Bossier City District
The special tax for schools was re-
newed for ten years by unanimous
vote. In the Koran District there was
only one vote in opposition to the
special tax, which will now be effec.
tive for five years.
| If you do not wish to be drafted
into Uncle Sans regular army, young
man, there are yet open to you other
branches of the service in which you
may volunteer and serve your coun
try well. You may enter the Ma
tional Guards, though all its severa
units are likely to be drafted into the
Irregular army. If you wish to figh1
on the sea, you may join the Navy OF
the marines. The marines are thu
soldiers Of the sea, are the first land
ed when there is invasion, and wher
they get touch of battle it is nearly
always a bloody one. If none of thes,
branches of national defense appea
to you, why not apply for service il
the U. S. Naval Coast Defense Re
serve? Even married men are eligi
BILE in this branch OF the service, AM
| it's is expected that its duties will b.
ess hazardous than those of eithe
the Army or Navy.
The many friends of the famil,
scattered throughout the parish will
regret to learn that Mrs. M. II
Hanks residence. in this place wa
destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon
The fire originated through some de
feet in the kitchen stove and was dis
covered and extinguished, or rather
all that was seen and known of, bu
about an hour later broke out il
volume in the attic in the front of tn
house. 1t was not known that any o
the sparks had reached that PORTO
Of the house, and an examination Q
1 the attic had been made with vie,
Of locating scattered sparks. An ea
ceptionally hard wind was BLOWN
! and the building burned so fast tha
few of the household effects wer
saved. There was no insurance 0
either the residence or its contents.
) An agreeable caller at the Banne
office to-day was Mr.. N. S. Hubbl
Of Rocky Mount. MIR. Hubble and h
family removed to Rocky Mount frol
Shreveport some time ago.