The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-11-29
Mrs. w. /. Gayle is reported to be

MIS-. W. j. Tdvlc is IeLOTteO 10 DE
quite i'll to-day.
4 friend reports that Haughton's
subscription to the Y. M. c. A. fund
totaled SCH.
Mrs. j y. Ahney is again on the sick
list. She is said to have been a-bed for
several days.
Mr.. y. c. Brownlee of Alden Bridge
was here last Saturday mixing with
his relatives and old friends.
Among the visitors in Benton Mon
day WAS Mr. J. +. Straylan. a prosper
GUS farmer of the Hughes Spur COM
munity.
Visitors in Benton Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. A. Z. Butler of Belcher.
They stopped at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Belcher.
Mr. J. l.. Gayle, Of Gayle. and meIn-
bers OF his family spent Sunday in
Benton as guests ut the home Of Mr..
and Mrs c. O. Gayle.
Mr.. j. G. Logan, of Vanceville, has
Just purchased a new eight-cylinder
seven-iiassenger car. 1t is "A pretty one
and takes the road at Il lively clip.
Mr.. W. f. Iyey. successful farmer
who lives several miles out from Ben
ton, has Hargained to purchase the Jim
Taylor place. located about three miles
north of his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mading. of Shreve-
port, on their way to Plain Dealing to
have Thanksgiving dinner with rela-
tives. were callers at the Banner office
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. j. s. Belcller. who for some time
past has been residing in Shreveport,
is here now every day or two. We are
told he is making Preparations to farm
next season on the Belcher old place,
located near Midway.
The Worthy Matron of the local
chapter, O. T. s., has requested us to
state that a meeting of the chapter will
he held at the Masonic Hall in this
place on Thursday evening Of next
week at seven O'Clock.
ISlCilGI pIOlutlS nave puISHsaSCu a
light automobile. with body well
suited to the carrying Of freight. 1t
will lie used in transferring produce
and freight to aud from Palmetto plan
ton. which will be Jointly cultivated
next season 10y Mr.. w. Il. WilbOurn and
themselves.
In last weeks issue we failed to
make mention of the visit of Miss
Susan Juden. of New Orleans, one OF
the state Sunday school workers. She
was present ut the district meetings
held at rlin Dealing, Haughton and
Benton. and took the leading part III
the reorganization work. Miss Judell
is an earnest worker and her visits are
always helpful to the cause she sc
i. faithfully represents.
Mr. Burgess Shaver, aged thirty-five
years, and resident Of the Midway
Community, died Sunday night at the
home Of his sister. Mrs. George Ham
nett. death being due at Dialects. HI
was a son of MI. and Mrs Wade Sha
vel, both deceased. The interment fol
lowed Monday in the Linton Cemetery
His illness dates back for some time
and for about Il year past he has beei
unable TO do heavy physical labor.
Monday afternoon. while gambling
two local negroes by the name of We'
Freeman and John RATHER became in
vol5.ed in dispute over the ownership
of a small sum of money and a figh
followed. In the alteration Yves, wlt
is cripple, having but one leg. faret
worse The other negro is said to have
seized his cfutcn and struck him thret
times over the head, resulting perlial.
in fracture CT the skull. He wa.
taken to the Charity Hospital the fol
lowing. morning for treatment, and tn,
whereabouts of the other negro is no
known. Perhaps he is running vet.
Mrs. T. s. Burt, who was taken to ;
Shreveport s;initarium Sunday OF las
week, and whose critical illness ant
operation were mentioned in las
weeks issue, died Tuesday. Tit
funeral services were held at the HON,
of Mr. j. w. Agurs. of Shreveport, a
$50 I'm. yesterday. and the intermen
was in The Catholic Cemetery Of tina
city. Aside from her husband, Sh,
is survived by six children. only on
of whom is Il boy. They have beel
temporarily left with Mrs. John NJ
Stacey. of Curtis, one of Mr.. Burt
daughters by his first wife. Mrs Burt
two living sisters are Mrs. ]. w. Agur
and Mrs. Barr. both of Shreveport.
Miss Jessie Wyche. accompanied b.
her youngest brother. Eugene. while OF
her way to Haughton Sunday to visi
relatives. figured in an automobile &C
cident. 1t was Il collision, hut did no
result very seriously. though both car
were to some extent damaged. The
were driving on the right side of th
road and at slow speed when they wer
. run into by another car driven by
negro named Marshall Caplis and II
siding on the Harmon plantation. I'll
negro comedies that he was wholly Il
fault and has a:.feed to bear all eN
Eanse of repairs. His car was said t
he damaged in the amount of Onl
about $50, lut the Wyche car in
greater extent. losing one wheel all
section of one fender. The c0llisio
was near the negro church ut the eros