The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-16
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LOCAL AND Personal.

LOCAL AND Personal.
Tuesday. August 14.-Ribbon cane
is said to be good this season.
thus far Mr.. Ben Keith is in the
lead in showing the finest sweet po-
tatoes. There may be others who have
them larger and finer, but up to this
time they have not been shown.
There is not vacant building of
any description in town. and inqui-
RES are being made every day for the
same 1t looks as though some one
would be building residences for rent
in the near future.
The building of brick stores and
offices goes merrily on. The work of
putting in the foundation for the
Wyclle building, to be used as a res
taurant, is progressing favOrably, and
some progress has already been made
en- its wallis The postoffice building
has been rolled into the street to make
room for a twO-st0ry building, the
lower floor, Of which will he used as
a lOstcffice.
Good rains fell here Friday and
Saturday, proving Il good season
leaving enough moisture in the soil
to last two weeks. By that time the
nights are usually cool enough to
carry vegetation through any consid-
cradle SPELL Of dry weather. Cotton
is still doing well and good crop of
the fieecy staple is expected to be
made, except where the drouth had
kept the plant from growing.
The sowing ct fall turnips. very
important crop just now, is well
under way. The price Of seed is more
than double what 1t has been for
some years, but it is crop that will
make more food per acre for man or
beast than almost any other, and 1t
should be grown more largely than
ever. 1t is a fine ammunition with
which to fight the Germans, there
fore load your guns to the muzzle and
let them have the contents.
That was happy thought of Con-
gresham Watkins In urging the Fed
eral authorities to put on the soldiers
lill of fare the sweet potato. His
argument for it's use seems to have
made hit, and lightfully so. How
a Southern soldier could do without
the juicy yam is beyond the compre-
hension Of most of us. If the seasons
continue fine crops of the tubers will
be harvested In this section, and ii
a market is furnished for them quite
a snug sum will be realized from their
culture.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. w. H. Martin has as her guests
Misses Mary Bell, Margery and Mar
tina Hughes, of Shreveport, who spend
a few days with her every summer.
Mrs NJ. S. Rolinger and children
have just returned home from a three
| weeks stay in Northern Michigan
where they attended family reunion
Their outing was a most pleasant one
Mr.. F.. r. Chandler celebrated his
10Th birthday anniversary yesterday
He recOunts that there was a terrible
cyclone on the day Of his birth where
his parents resided, in Claiborne Par
| ish then, now in Webster, and neal
Dorcheat. The old settlers will long
remember that event.
Mr.. Van Carter, of the State Sun
day School Association, will be here
| Ncv,1oy ~ ,,ov< xrooly tho .llfh For a
Sunday school rally. It is planned tt
hold two sessions that day-morn
ing and evening-at the Methodist
Church. All workers in this gOoi
cause and others interested are urged
to bear the date In mind.
| THURSDAY.
Mr.. Dickson Thompson, of Judso
niaa, Ark, is here visiting his sister
Miss Maud Thompson.
Mrs. H. Z. Love visited Blanchard
her former home, Monday, returnin.
to Plain Dealing yesterday. Mr.. Love,
sister, Miss Marion, came with her fol
a visit.
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