The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fenet. Of near

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fenet. OF near
Collinsburg, are the happy parents OF
a pretty little girl, born on the Sd.
MIR. and Mrs. +. H. Belcher left
Sunday for Belcher and Gillian.
where they will spend the week with
Mrs Belcher's relatives.
Miss Irma Baird of New Orleans
spent last Saturday and Sunday In
Benton as a guest Of Misses Beth and
Mercer Gayle.
Miss Pauline Dawson spent sew
eral days the latter part Of last week
with Mrs. w. NJ. Mccall who resides
near Brownlee.
Get your wants represented In
the Banners advertising columns. We
would he pleased to advertise anything
for you at any time.
MIR. w. A. Martin, who has long
had position in Mr.. c. o. Gayle's
store. left Sunday for Shreveport. He
is taking d vacation of week or ten
days.
An appreciated caller at the Ban
ner office one day the latter part of
last week was Mr.. J. :. Rodgers,
representative resident Of the Plain
Dealing community.
A caller yesterday was Mr.. +. Z.
Vickers, who resides near Bellevue.
He was not looking at all well, and
said he was just beginning to get out
again following an attack of fever.
Rev. James Evans has mailed Il
card to the office, asking us to an
nounce that he expects to preach Sun
day at the Linton Church. at eleven
O'Clock am. and eight O'Clock pan.
Mrs. Virginia Peckham, mt pres
cnt in charge Of the telephone ex-
change in this place, is new sui :
scriher. She realized that that was
the best way to get acquainted with
our people.
Among the callers at this Office
Rocky Mount community. He stated
that he expected to again send his
daughter Miss Eva. to Benton Higi.
Scllool next term.
Miss Ether Thomas, left last Sat
nrday for Dallas, Texas. to resumr
her position with the Southwestern
Life Insurance Company. after having
spent vacation of week here with
her PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. 1.
Thomas.
Friends will he pleased to learn
that Mrs. w. G. Burt, who has been
suffering from some type Of nervous
complaint, has returned home from /.
Shreveport sanitarium. Her condition
is reported much improved. She came
in last Friday. accompanied by hel
mother, Mrs. Matte Adger.
A caller yesterday afternoon was
Mr.. Joe Adger, of Belcher. His bust
ness over this way at this time was to
look into the matter of giving an oil
lease on the .Adger old place, compris-
ing aheut 100 acres. He said the deal
had Eeen about closed and at figure
that would seem interesting.
Appreciated callers at this Office
yesterday were Drs. $. f. Prince OF
Curtis and III. L. Crow of Elm Grove
DR.. Crow ordered his name placed Oh
our mailing list. being something of q
new ccner in the parish. But as fol
DIR. Prince. he has been u regular
reader Of the Banner ever since til,
days when he wore knee pants.
Two local paragraphs in las
weeks issue of the COushatta Citizel
read: Judge and Mrs. ]. n. Sandlil
CT Minden are guests Of MIR. and Mrs
L. NJ. Britain Miss Agnes Wise
after pleasant visit here. left Frida!
Of last week for her home in Shreve
pert, accompanied by her sister-ill-law
Mrs. J. u. Wise, who will spend sew
eral days in the city
lon the LIST the Banners littl,
friend Mamie +. Burt. daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Burt. celebrate,
her 18th birthday anniversary by Civ
ing a party fer II number Of her ne:t
friends and associates. The afternoo.
Is said t. have passed pleasantly, ii
such affairs for school children alway
do tunless it rains. or something else
and much enjoyed feature of enter
tainment was cake and ice cream.
MIR. +. s. Reed. who resides at oil,
Fillmore was among the visitors il
Ecnton yesterday. and called at thi
office to renew his subscription. IL
stated that he had ut present excellell
crop prospects. And when he mad
this remark he had chiefly In mind hi
cane. corn, ,i,eas and potatoes. none
which will he for sale after being har
vested. He has hut Il small acreay
In cotton. Tut. will make that hi
money crop. That's the way. sir.
MIR. I. Il. Whitfield. who has sew
cral times before done clerical work a
the Court House. reached Benton ON
day last week, coming direct frou
Houston. Texas. He is working TO
Mr.. X. Il. Hill. owner of the Bessie
Abstract and Title Company. and hi
MANY friends here trust lie will re
main with us for some time. Anothe
new man in Mr.. Hills employ is MI
J. w. NatiGn. who came in Monda,
frem Spring Hin, his home. He i
said to have had some experience il
such work at the Webster Parish yea,