The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-01
could cultivate, 'sbut first give atten-
ton to other crops" he added.

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ton to other crops" he added.
Mrs. J. E. Rogers spent few days Of
last week in Plain Dealing with rela-
tives.
A pretty sudden drop in the temper
allure. Warm yesterday; freezing cold
to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Wyche spent
Sunday in Plain Dealing with Mrs.
Wyche's home folks.
Mr.. r. Harwell Lee left Friday of last
week for Keatchie to visit with his
mother for day or so.
Mrs. E. w. Doran and her mother,
Mrs. Bennett, left last Saturday for
Ruston, where they joined Mr.. Doran.
Mrs. Cleve Chandler, of Shreveport,
who came in one, day last week, is a
guest at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Larkin.
Rev. James Evans requests the Ban
ner to state that he will preach at Ivan
Sunday at eleven in the morning and,
7:3O O'Clock in the evening. All are
invited to attend the services,
Miss Lucille Henderson, one of the
teachers in Benton High School, spent
the latter part of last week in Moor
ingsport with her parents. She was
called home because of the illness of her
father.
Born one day last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Scarborough of Shreveport,
a boy. Mrs. Scarborough will be remem-
bered by the Banners readers as Miss
Belle Whited, a former resident of Alden
Bridge.
The Banner shows a rather "healthy"
looking list of subscriptions for the past
month when the great number who paid
up during December so as to have adj
vantage of the old rate is taken into
consideration.
The Banners present continued story,
"Overland Red" will now soon come to
a close. Soon after its conclusion our
readers may expect to see appear the
opening installment of another good Sc
rial, yet to be selected.
The reporter learned Tuesday from a
friend residing in this place that Mr..
Ev R. Cornell recently sold his mer-
camille business at Koran to Mr.. w. B.
Hickman and he and Mrs. Cornell have
removed to Haughton so that their chill
dren may have better school advantages.
We are pleased to report that Mr.. L.
Swords, whose ailment has several times
been mentioned in the Banner, is now
much improved, and resumed his duties
as local railroad section foreman this
morning. He is, however, still taking q
treatment in Shreveport and will have te
undergo at least one more operation on
his jaw. He had something like can
cerous growth on one of his cheeks.
From Mr.. j. c. Palmer, South Bos-
sier resident who was caller Tuesday
we learned that he, Mr.. T. D. David o.
Helm and Mr.. B. Bloom of Minden
together with nine others from Ruston
recently enjoyed camp hunt over il
the Tensas River bottom. They lef
Christmas Day and remained in CAM
some seven or eight days. Three dee
and much small game was bagged and {
number of fine catfish for camp use wer,
taken. They did not get a bear, bu
other nearby campers killed two. Thu
Tensas River water, Mr.. Palmer says, il
clean and good enough for camp use
and the country teeming with game.
An election was to have been held a
Koran Gin the Nineteenth School Dis
| trict) on the 18th to submit the propo
sition to levy an additional specia
.5-mill tax, the same to raise fund TO
. building school house at that place
but the ordinance authorizing the cleo
ton has been ordered dropped from tn
columns of the Banner for the present
AS there are now no registered voters a
Koran and as those participating woul'
, have to register thirty days prior to tn
date Of the election it cannot, of course
be held on the 18th. With the comm,
J of the new year an out and out new reg
istration was made compulsory, so ther
are at this time but few registered voter
, in the parish-less than 200.