The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-28


The planer at the Doster & John
son saw mill was started up one day
last week.
Mr. jim Scarborough, who was a
caller Tuesday, reported the Linton
country not, dry and in need OF rain.
Rev. James Evans has requested us
to announce that he expects to
preach Sunday at Rocky Mount at
eleven o'clock am. and $50 pm
''Hot and dry" said a friend on
the streets Tuesday, and Mr.. w. A.
Johnson, carrier on rural mali route
No.. 1, added: "And the sand beds
are desp."
A baseball game between the sec
ond teams from Linton and Belcher
played on the Benton diamond Fri
day CT last week resulted IN score Of
IA to in favor Of the Beicher boys
Mr.. and Mrs. James Broach are
sow residents Of Benton, having q
room at the hotel. Mr.. Breach is
shipping clerk for tire Dcster &
johnson saw mill and only recently
moved IN from the site Of the mill.
Our old friend Mr.. Warner YOUNG
iron, out Linton-wsy, stopped by fei
few minutes chat Tuesday. H
says Bodcau fish are not striking g;
present-at least not for him. His
last string was five gars and only
one perch.
DR.. G.. FL. Irion reports the com
munity "distressingly" free from
sickness. He says Benton is a health
full tcwn, and it is. One agency &C
eauntable for this condition is good
wholesome cistern water, which GU
citizens insist on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. e. Wyche an.
their youngest son, Master Eugene
returned home one day last wee}
from Washington, where they at
tended the Confederate Reunion
Also, while away they visited Raiti
more, New York and other cities o.
interest.
Miss Lyde McCranie of neal
BrownIee, Miss Nettie Smith ane
Misses Ida and Annie 7. Harris o
Hanshton left on the 18th for Knox
Vile, Tenn, to enter suTnmel
school. During the term Just close
Miss McCranie taught at Haughton
Hiss Ida Harris at Ivan. and Mis-
annie T. Harris at Bossier City.
The Banners Linotype machine i
being delivered to-day by Mr.. ]. "
Hos:er, Benton's fre;ghtsr. He vii
find it necessary to make two trip
TO handle the three big crates. A
soon as the machine is installed, AM
the writer learns how to operate AM
take care of it you may expect t.
see in the Banner at least some i'm
movement. We will be wsll equippe'
to run r,ore local news and hope 500
to entirely suspend the practice o
running plate matter.
Cattle are fat and doing well, as
rule, but losses from tick fever an
black leg are beginning to be re
ported. Messrs. j. NJ. Sentell & Son
whose stock farm is near Benton
have during the past few days los
from tick fever several head OF fin
Red Pol,ed cattle that were brough
in from other states. 1t is said thei
losses in blooded stock will total con
siderably upwards of $1,000. As 70
the black leg disease, it Is said t
exist at several points in the parish
A card Of announcement to reac
the editors desk reads: Mr.. and Mr.
John C.. Scheffler announce the mai
riage of their daughter, Mildre
Ellen, to Mr.. Robert Houston Curry
on Thursday, June 81, 1917, in tn
City of Los Angeles. The groom
son of Mrs. j. S. Gray, Of Plat
Dealing, was reared in Bossier Pa1
ish and is well remembered through
out the whole of North Bessier b
MANY old friends. They will
pleased to learn of his good forum
and will join in expressions of we
wishes. Mr.. and Mrs. Curry wi
make their home at Wilcox, Arlz
where the young man has for som
time past held lucrative position.
A friend and reader called Tuesda
to ask us to announce that bi
barbecue is to be given at Linton 9
the 9Th Of July. Among the featurs
Of amusement will be two or tire
baseball games, teams from Bessie
City and Rocky Mount, and psrhaI
other points, being expected.
dancing platform will be erected, an
a Shreveport band will furnish mus
for the occasion. About tweni
dressed carcassss for the pit have q
ready been promised and 1t is e:
pected there will be an ample supp
of tempting foods to satisfy the app
ties of ali who attend. The laylt
ton is general and everything will !,
free, only these who attend will