The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-11-15
Red River is exceptionally low at

Red River is exceptionally low at
this time.
Mr.. ]. II. James left yesterday to
visit the soldier boys at Camp Pike. |
Ark. He is expected home tomorrow.
Mr.. j. =. Alison expects to leave to-
morrow for birmingham, Ala, to visit
his eldest sister, now almost ninety
years of age and quite feeble.
a business visitor at the Banner of
fee Tuesday was Mr.. [. W. Hutchings,
of Hos.ier City, who was accompanied
by Attorney Barnett. of Shreveport.
Misses Lucille Edwards and lrnM
Stinson returned home last Saturday
from Bellevue where they spent a
pleasant week as guests Of Miss Ann
Biggs.
Mrs. w II. Smith, whose country
home is several miles out from Benton.
left this morning for Many to visit her
niece Mrs Martin. who is very i'll with
an attack of pneumonia.
4 regular meeting OF the Police Jury
WAS held here Tuesday. All members
were present We expect to give the
minutes Of this meeting in full i'll next
weeks issue of the Banner.
Bear in mind that the Parish Sun
day School Association will hold con-
ventions at Plain Dealing Saturday, at
Benton Sunday. and at Haughton Mon
day. \ large attendance is desired.
Mr.. s. Wilier recently purchased Il
residence in Shreveport. He and his
estinalle family have long been resi-
dents of Benton, and we trust they do
net intend at this late day to leave U.S.
Mr.. viii Martin, who has been away
for some weeks, and for Il time Il pa
tient at enc Of the Shreveport SANTA
RUINS. j. again here. He thinks he has
alnos% fully recovered from the effects
Of his operation.
We have heen requested to state that
Il meeting. of The local chapter Of the
Order OF Eastern Star will be held at
the Masonic Hall in this place Thurs
day afternoon Of next week, the hour
for gathering being three O'Clock.
The Misses Heurman. Of Shreveport,
who have l,een nursing Mrs. Ed Logan
through her Illness of the past several
weeks, returned home Tuesday. Mrs
Sidney Niger, her sister-in-law, will he
with Mis-. Logan during her period OF
ccnvalesceEce.
Mr.. u. Il. aIading, now of Shreveport
but formerly Bosssier's Assessor and
fo;. many wears IL resident of the par
ish. was IL caller at the Banner office
Tuesday morning. He is now connect
cd with TIE Dallas Oil Company, Op
Grating III the Plain Dealing field.
Mrs. amanda North and daughter
Miss Sadie. of Dixie. Mrs. Marger!
Clarke and Mrs. Il. Il. Wyche, jr., o.
Plain Dealing, sisters and nieces O
Mrs. ]. II. Eeicher, and who have beef
spending several days of this weel
with her, will return to their homes to
nicfrow.
It may get happen that your son o
your iro:l.er will he often befriende'
hy the Y. NJ G. A. In that event surel
it would he self-satisfying to you to b
=
literally TO the fund during the driv
CT this week. And. on the other hand
Imagine how you would feel if YOU re
fuse to give ANYTHING at this time.
Ysu are again reminded that this
the week Or tue big drive to raise tn
$:,3GG5,oG0 fund for the Y. NJ. G. \
Your contribution. even If it Shout
happen that it will have to be small
Is needed You may apply to some u
the local workers in the cause, to tn
War Headquarters of the organizatiO
recently established i'll Shreveport, Q
ven may make direct remittance to tn
State Secretary for the Y. NJ. {. A., VIII
il; i.on. q. i. Steele. Oh Baton Rouge.
An appreciated caller at the Ranne
office this forenoon was Congressma
]. L. Watkins. still referred to by abo'
everyl ody here iii Bessier Parish 4
Judge Watkins. He reported that L
bad already had Il short visit with h
Plain Dealing friends and regrette
that he must necessarily hurry back
Washington His family is stih in til;
SltSs anu its> roou wiz hnS hoN -
so.lc time Eeen an invalid. Upon lea
ing here The Judge said he would :
to Red River Parish.
Many readers of the Banner will l
doubt be surprised to learn that Il
Standard Oil Company has made Il
cation fer a test well near Belleyu
Saturday of last week the writer WI
in Bellevue and Mr., l.. c. Biggs. stan
ing on his store porch, pointed III
northwest direction and said "Ov
there on tho other side of that big pin
about = half mile distant. is the 81
selected for the well. \ road leadil
to it was cut out to-day. and the CO
tract has Eeen let for the weed to
used as fuel. 1t is expected the I
will lie delivered during December al
will lie hauled in by rail as far as t
Judge Turner old place by the Weave
Hearne Lumber Company, Of COuc
wood" SO it may happen that Bel
vue will again get on the map.