The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Attention is called to the profes

MIR. Alex Adger of Gillian spent
Monday and Monday night in Benton
with relatives and old friends.
Mr.. Gillum Wyche has rented the
Ro.ard cottage and he and Mrs.
Wyche will move into it to keep house
at an early date.
Mrs. Matte Adger returned home
Monday from Roseboro Springs. Texas.
her dauglter-in-law. Mrs. J. +. Adger,
of BeIcller. also returning to her home.
After spending some days ut the
home of her aunt. Mrs. Belle Wise, |
and Il week as Il guest of Mrs. r. ii.
Belcher. Mrs. Jacob Wise left Sunday |
for her home in Coushatta.
Mrs. Mary Edwards, her daughter,
Miss Matte. and Miss Rosa McDade,
all of Haughton. are guests this week
at the home Of Sheriff Edwards. Mrs.
Edwards is Mr. J. A. Edwards mother.
Miss Matte Gray Lcgan, after an
absence of some days, returned home
Yesterday She spent this time with
Miss Alice Dismukes, Of Bradley. Ark,
and her aunt, Mrs. Ralph Burton. ct
Arkana.
Miss Emma Lou Brownlee and
Jeanette Hill returned home one day
last week frGm Reader, Ark, where
they spent two weeks as guests cf
Mrs. Glenn Robertson. Miss Emma
Lcu's sister.
Don't forget the Parish Fair. Keep
it ever in your minds eye. Resolve to
exhibit all the worthy products you can
and at least few things of little
better quality than those that can he
shown by any one else.
MIR. ]. :. Alison, Adjutant, has re-
quested the reporter to inform the
members of London Butler Camp.
". that they are called to meet
in Benton ON Saturday, September LIST,
to elect delegates to the State Reunion.
to be held In Alexandria October 4th
and 9TH next.
The report reached this Office the
latter part cf last week that Mr.. WV.
Carter, who resides on and cultivates
the Lassiter plantation, had stuck Il
rusty nail into his foot and for time
was in rather serious condition. He
is new said tc be getting along as
well as could be expected.
MIR. Sam Young, who gave up a
position here in Benton to accept work
out ut the Dostre & johnson saw mill,
after an absence of several months,
has returned. He is still I'm the elll-
llcy cf the saw mill firm, but his
duties will be herein experimenting
the leading. of lumber OH cars for
shipment.
Miss Flcrrie Martin, cf Shreve-
port. who was visitor here with cid
friends the first cf the week, will re-
turn t. teach music class during tue
term cf Benton High SchOol to open
next week. We are told that during
the scholastic year she will have pupils
IN both Shreveport and Benton, and
will be here only two days Of eacl
week.
Live stock may not now be ship
ped cut of Bossier Parish into Caddt
Parish. A quarantine quickly follow
stock Of this community, and no doul,
ether parishes will follow the lead o
Cadsa, in this matter. charbon Is ,
disease much to be dreaded, often be
coming permanently fixed in u distric
and its active outbreaks recurrin,
means that is necessary for It's stamp
ing cut will be resorted to here In thf
section.
An appreciated caller at this ofiic
Tuesday was Mr.. Ed Cody, u prosper
olls North Bossier farmer. Mr.. Cody
business here on this occasion was t
make final prccf in the matter Of hi
homestead entry He has homesteade
desidable tract Of good BOssier sol
and has ;abcut twenty acres OF 1t i
corn and the remaining acreage in
pasture and meadow. both Of whic
are productive Mt this time. Mr.. Cci
Is Il good man and hard worker, an
we are pleased indeed to chronicle Iii
success. Luck to ycu. sir.
Prem the weekly morbidity repol
for the state fer the week ending &
the 9TH we note that there wer
seven cases of typhoid reported Il
neai by as CaddO Parish. This di
case is much to be dreaded, its toll 1
death being great. The hcuse-fiy
the accredited carrier Of the germ. !
let all fight the fly In every possib
way. and screen your houses &c as
keep out those that are not killed. w
trust this warning will he taken yer
ously. At least, it should be from til
time until killing frost comes.
I'm the day of your prosperity bea
in mind clle thing that the Banner h,
been urging all these weeks al
months and wears that have passed
bag Bossier Parish realty no,r sO tn,
yOH map o,rn Noar 0wn home Til
is good advice to any one, hut parti
ulally tc the young man who is ju
getting start. The price Of land
Bossier Parish is moderate, and as
rule easy terms Of payment can
arranged. Don't wait until the pari,
has filled mp with honie-seekers fro
ether sections and all the choice trac
are gone. but buy to-day while You y
may. Just clip this out. young ma
and paste it in your hat SO YOU won
forget.
Wednesday of last week MIR. Lul
Swords went to Shreveport and aga
underwent an operation on his fac
He has several times returned to Il
city tc have the wound dressed. an
ccltinues to &c well. For time
was thought that this ugly sore q