The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-11

Don't forget the cause and the
date! Registration Day-neXt Wednes-
day, the 18th.
Rev. G. q. Woodbridge. of Plain
Dealing, always doubly welcome in
Benton. was here Sunday to fill his ap-
pointments.
Mr.. NJ. Foote. State Rural School
Inspector. is here this week for the
purpose of accompanying Superintend-
ent Fortson while visiting schools of
the parish.
Yesterdays cotton quotations in
Shreveport and those of to-day We're
reported as the same. The receipts in
that city to-day were 2139 bales, and
the market reported quiet.
Mrs. w. II. Scanland. after an alb
sence from home of four months spent
in the West with three of her sons and
daughters and the members Of their
families, reached home Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Belcher re-
turned home last Saturday from Min
eraI Wells. Texas, where they spent
three weeks pleasantly with Mr.. and
Mrs J. N. Ielcher. Mr.. J. NJ. Belcher
was fer many years Il resident of Ben
ton and his old friends will be pleased
to hear from him.
Mr.. J. II. Simmons. who resides in
the Caney Creek School community
and who is cotton enumeration for this
parish. has furnished the information
that up to September 18th there were
:'iJ1 bales of cotton ginned in Bossier
Parish. as against 11,142 for the cor
responding date Of last year.
Mrs r. @. Silliman left Sunday
for Shreveport for Il short visit ut the
home of Mr.. T. ]. Davidson a brother
in-law who resides in that place. She
was; accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
II. w. Alsman. Of st. Louis, who will
not fer the present return here, but
will proceed to TT. Worth. Texas, to
visit relatives and leave that place for
her home.
Registration Day for the women
is Wednesday of next week. 1t re-
mains as Il patriotic duty for all Oh
that day to present themselves at the
IollS. give their names. ageN and Oc-
equations, aud state what they are will
ling to do for the G0vernnle, t. either
voluntarily or for remuneration. How
ever it is not compulsory that one offer
to do anything. But your Government
does want to know who you are, where
You are and what YOU can do.
Visitors in Benton Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Johnston, jr.. of
Shreveport, who were accompanied by
Mr.. Johnston's sister. Mrs.. Fred Flu
Gicker, of Monroe. and her little boy,
who We're then their guests. Readers
OF the Banner will remember Mrs. Flu
decker as Bessie Johnson, only few
years age Il winSome little miss of this
old town, and her old friends were sur
I.riSed to learn that she had 10y now
nearly two years Of age.
We We're told yesterday that Mr..
Ernest Johnson had just begun the re-
moval of the Rocky Mount telephone
exchange from it's former site to the
residence Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
J. $. Johnson. AS Benton cannot call
Plain Dealing except by way of Rocky
Mount, this move will for few days
limit the service at this end of the line
as well as to disconmode the subscribe
ers of the Rocky Mount countryside.
However. it won't be for many days.
the Parish Fair urges that all exhibi-
tors have their produce and other
things intended for the fair at BOssier
City on the I'D or early during the
morning Of the 23d; or they may lie
brought to Benton for shipment as late
as the I'D. Address everything to him,
and he sure to afiiX your name and
address tt all packages. crates. etc.
Also, exhibitors should bear in mind
that Tie dates above mentioned are the
last possible on which exhibits may lie
entered.
Friends will regret to learn of the
serious accident to Mr.. ]. g. Barnett,
day tell collector for Bossier Parish ut
the new Rossier City traffic bridge.
One day the latter part of last week
passing truck. from which there was
II projecting timber, struck him, knock
ing him down and resulting in break
ing Il hone in his thigh. Mr.. Barnett
had just collected tolls from other
drivers of passing vehicles and STEP
rcd lack with the intention of enter
ing the toll keepers room when the
irotruding timber, of which. of course,
be had no knowledge. struck him. He
is said not TO have been in the way of
the truck. He remains at Shreye-
pert s;lnitarium under treatment, and
1t is feared his hurt may give him con
timed trouble. Mr.. Barnett was for a
number of years engaged in public
road construction work in this parish.