The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-09-27

Mr. and Mrs. Gillum Wyche NOV
ed the latter Fart of last week into the
Bogard cottage.
Hon. ID. baltimore King OF Lewis
vile. Ark. was transacting business
in Benton one day this week.
Miss Catherine Cabeen writes that
she is comfortably quartered in Mena.
Ark, where she will teach this term.
Mr. l.. ID. Taylor left one day re-
Gently for Oil City, where he has ac-
cepted Il position in the store Of Mr..
w. T. Hall.
The Bank of Benton building IS
being partially rebuilt this week. The
work * being done by the Scott Boys
of Plain Dealing.
Mr.. X. +. Wyche returned home
Monday from Il business trip to SO'hs-
west Texas. He reports that section
to be unusually dry.
The Banner has been ordered for
warded to Mr.. &. q. Mcclellan, Of
Hartford. Ark If we mistake rot. he
is a Bossier boy-a native of the Red
Land community.
We are told that Messrs Hall Nat
tin and Jim Byrd. who were awarded
the contract t. Put in the Willow
!. Chute Ievee. have let the same to other
contractors. who will use machinery
in its construction.
The Banner now has one subs
IL g. LIT
the mission in which he is voluntarily
engaged We have reference to Mr..
Clark II. Strayhan. Ward Three boy
who is new in the regular army.
DIR S. f. Prince, of Curtis, who
was caller yesterday, and who was
again here on this occasion to assist
Ia the physical examination of thcSe
in the draft ordered to appear ut this
time. stated that about twO-thirsd Of
these examined were found fit for
service.
-Messrs. j. NJ Sentell father and
SOM who are engaged in farming and
stock raising on both the Bossier and
Caddc sides of Red River, near Ben
ton left one day this week for Mem
phis, Tenn. to attend the Tristate
Fair Red I'olied cattle from the Sen
tell stock farm are among the exhibits
at this Zig fair.
Mr. Ed Norris, who has for some
fcur or five years past been resident
Of the south portion Of this ward. and
was engaged in farming, has purchas
cd 200 acres Of the Claibe Foster ole
place. Two other buyers of acreage
ca that old plantation are Mr.. Clyd,
Nelson and his brother, who only last
season removed to BosSier Parish frtil
some point in the state further south
We have been requested to STATE
that Capt. J. II. Nattin, of collinsbura
Commander of Loudon Butler Camp
&c. V. has named as delegates to tn,
State Confederate Veterans Reunion
Messrs J.. s. Alison and Daniel Smith
and as alternates Messrs. ]. 4. Bum
gardner and j. s. Overcast. The re
union will lie held In Alexandria Oh
the 18th and 9TH of the coming month
Have you seen two stray Dir,
doysl If sc, You will please motif
this Office. They are Dick and Sport
marked, respectively, white and blac
ard white and liver color. and telon
to Mr.. ]. G. Logan IF VAUDEVILLE am
the editor eff the Banner. They wer
tc.,ether when last seen and are nG
likely C. separate unless one shOul
fall into the hands of some person VIII
>wouid chain him.
As SO many writer's in the ayr
cultural weekiies have during the pas
few years urged the early picking Z
cotton and the burning Of the stalk
SO as to kill as many boil weevils a
possible the same must be worth
procedure. and this appears here
again call Your attention to the pra
tice. Make war on the boil weevil TIL
fall so that they will appear In reduce
numbers ca your farm next season.
The triangle block in ShrevelW
Rounded ly Texas, Common and CrOc
EFT Streets is to be ornamented with
$130.Gcu iuilding. to he erected by NJ
L. 7. Whited, long resident of til
parish. and one of his business ass;
GATES of the Frost-J Johnson Lumb
Company, Mr. T.. \. Frost. The bull
ing will have four floors and siXty-fO1
rooms. \ portion Of it Is to be us'
by several business firms and the I
lmaintlcr as apartments.
Friends will regret to learn of t
death of the little three year old ~
cf Mr.. and Mrs. y. Z. BrOwnlee of t
Alden Bridge community. Tuesday
this week he was taken to aShrevelO
sanitarium for an operation and t
following day, while on the operati
table, was claimed by death. The
mains were laid to rest in the old II
River graveyard to-day. In their hO
of grief Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlee ha
the coincidence of many friends In
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