The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-14
| Review Of the Week
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4 Our Readers and Their Friends

Among the visitors in Benton Sun.
Of Be,cher, who stopped at the home
Ct bir. and Mrs. j. H. Belcher.
One of the Banners subscribers
residing ct Bromide, Okla. writes
that Rev. w. A. Zeigler of Rocky
Mount is now conducting an inter.
esting meeting in his town.
Rev. James Evans has requested
the reporter to state that Sunday vii
be his regular day to preach at the
Ivan Church. There will be two
satvices-beginning at eleven O'Clock
an. and eight o'clock pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Logan, their
youngest daughter, Miss Lilline, al
Of VAUDEVILLE, and Miss Matte Gray
logan OF this place motored to Dixie
Sunday to spend the afternoon as
guests at the home of MIR. and Mrs
j. II. Stinson.
Mrs. Clyde Williams and children
Of Mansfield and Miss Lurline Alison
ef shreveport are spending the week
IS guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
37---'A deer, who reside several miles
cut from Benton. All of them are
Idrs. Aager's relatives.
MRS. j. NJ. Henderson and children,
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Viii O'Bannon,
left Friday Of last week for Bunkie
where they will spend ten days OF
perhaps two weeks with relatives and
friends. Mrs. FL. A. johnson, who
resides near that place, is Mrs.
O'Bannon's sister, they being daugh-
ters Of Dr.. C. H. Irion, of this place.
Several of the Banners old readerS
whose subscriptions expired on the
lst2 not waiting for statements from
this office, have already made remit
lance. Their interest in this direc-
ton and continued patronage is APP
preciated. Just now we are some
what behind with the Banners state
ments, but expect to make a cleanup
of them before the week closes.
Miss Margaret Thompson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. A. Thompson, of near
Hosston (who is and old friend) has
written the owner of the Banner to
say: II am now in Blue Ridge, N
c., and am having a wonderful trip
Everything is SO picturesque and> in
yitine to the sightseer of limited
travel. I consider myself lucky to
have had the opportunity to make
such trip"
Mr. w. n. Smith, one of the veter-
ans from this community who at
tended the Washington Reunion, was
seen on the streets of Benton Tues
day morning, having returned home
Saturday Ct last week. He says he
did not have to sleep around in 1'just
any old place" while in Washington,
but was provided with good bed.
However, he added that many of the
veterans were not so fortunate.
It seams the Boy Scouts of Benton
ere not to be outdone. Learning that
the ladies of the town gave a
'fshower" for Mrs. Hanks and her
daughter. Miss Eula Hanks, follow
inc The destruction of their home by
fire, they got busy and gave a shower
fer Mr.. Charlie Hanks, who is local
Scout Master. That's good of you.
boys. and reflects commendable
spirit and your kindness of heart.
II making remittance on subscrip-
ton TO the Banner, Mrs. D. A. Bur-
CESS takes occasion to say in her let
ter: Thanking Providence, and duly
crediting this wonderful! bromide
water, | am in better health than for
ten years" Mrs. Burgess, who is a
sister Of the Messrs. Wise, of North
Bossier, was for many years resi-
dent CT this parish and is well re-
raombered by scores Of old friends.
They viii be pleased to learn that she
is now enjoying better health.
Mr.. z. S. Burt, Farm Demonstra-
ton Agent for Bossier Parish, wants
the BHnrer to URGE the farmers Of the
paTish to save all the seed oats they
possibly can. He saws he has been in
formed Nv the Agricultural Depart
meat Of the Federal Government that
il IS even now foresesn that oats for
seeding purposes will be very scarce
in the market during the coming ia |
and spring. Oats make a good sum-
Trer season feed and the planting of
that eron is urged, but the farmers
arr varied that they must save their
own seed. Also. it is stated that oats
wiz demand an exceptionally good
rrica, but the farmer should not let
that tempt him to too nearly dispose
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