The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-09-13
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w, and Those you Know In the Local News of Week
Sunday is the regular day for ser

Sunday is the regular day for ser
vices at the Methodist Church.
All sportsmen of the parish are re-
minded that hunting licenses are now
Oh sale at the Sheriff's office.
MIR. W. G. Burt is driving around
in a handsome new roadster. And 1t
isn't tin Henry this time, either.)
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Belcher left to-
day for Mineral Wells, Texas. where
they will spend three weeks in recu-
peratins.
MFR. J. G. Mclade. of Haushton.
while here Tuesday to attend the meet
ing of the Police Jury. stopped by to
renew his subscription to the Banner.
Misses Katie and Minnie Wyche.
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. X. +.
Wyshe. EXPECT to leave Monday for
Nashville. Tenn. to re-enter the Ward
Belmont College.
Mrs. Arthur Gayle and Mrs. Clyde
Gayle. residents Of South CaddO, are
guests at the home of their uncle and
aunt. Mr. and Mrs. {. o. Gayle. Also
they are accompanied by Mrs. Arthur
Gayle's little girl, Ileta.
MIR. Vance Logan. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. &. Logan. of Vanceville, Is
again at home. In furthering his
course in agriculture, he spent the
summer on Il farm near Richmond, ILL.,,
the same being highly improved and
Ecasting many modern improvements.
The new three-roorn school build
Ing at Linton will be completed this
week, ut least SO reports IL friend, and
he also said that it is going to be a
rather handsome little home for the
children out that way. The contractor
il Mr.. j. Il. Booker, of the Ivan COM
munity.
Rocky Mount and member of the
Police Jury from Ward Five. was Il
caller at the r,anner Office Tuesday.
He stated that the public gin at Rocky
Mount had started UP few days be-
fore. turning out four bales of the
staple before shutting down.
We regret to report the accident
that hefell Master Delmer Hubble Of
the Rocky Mount community one d;l!
this week. 1t seems that Wine play
ing along in front of grass mower
he fell. was caught before the team:
could be stopped. and the sharp blades
just about wholly clipped off one OF
his ears.
Mr.. f. ID. Taylor of this place
spent several days of last week down
in Acadia Parish In attendance ut the
annual fox hunt of the Louisiana Fox
Hunters Association. From another
source we learn that there were sixty
five fine hounds in the races and that
several foxes were freed. The hunt il
reported as a big success.
so all that makes him doubly welcome
Misses Ruby Scott and Margery
Ogden. Mary blanche Douglas ant
AlaEel Stinson. all of Dixie. left Mon
day to enter scheol. 1t is the impress
sion here in this office that the first
and last named, and perhaps Miss
douglas, will go to Clinton to enter
.SillinHln Institute. Miss Margery Og
den Went to Baton Rouge to re-entel
the state University.
The raise i'll subscription price o
the Banner does not seem to have SCI
its readers back a little bit-not at ali
In fact. We are adding the names o.
new subscribers to our mailing lis
nearly every day. We note that Il mum
her Of country weeklies have raiset
their price Of subscription to 81 an,
report little or no Shrinkage in thei
lists. All this would seem to argu
that the little country weekly is becon
ing to he more appreciated than here
tofore.
Old friends residing in Bessie
Parish will regret to learn that Sun
day of this week Mrs. Pinckney Hole
way was brought from her presell
home, at Mcntrose, to the Schumper
Sanitarium. Shreveport, and it still ,
patient at that institution. She vii
he remembered as Miss Sallie Thomll
sen. daughter Of the late j. Il
Thompson. We are told that she ma,
find it necessary to remain ut the SAM
tariunl for some time, hut, If true, sll
will be up most Of the time and ma,
see company.
Mr.. \. &. SeabMugh, 0verseer o.
the Carolina Bluffs plantation, an
who was Il caller Mt this office the frs
Of the week, stated that the cotto
crops up his way had been cut shor
about one-half by recent rains. Tia
Is, only about half as much cotton vii
he made as there was promise IF earl
in August. Many ROLLS have rotted o
the stalk and the big plant resultil
from SO much rainfall is now furnish
Ing Il fine shade and good breeding col
tlitions for the boil weevils. One ta
recently he said he stopped In his fiel
and examined tive stalks of cotton. 0