The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
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News of a Week as Told
S by the Banner Reporters

Your attention is called to the new
advertisements that appear in to-day's
issue of the Banner.
-Rev. James Evans. of Shreveport.
has announced that he will preach ut
Hominy Church Saturday and Sunday.
Services ut the uSIal hours.
-Capt Aron. referred to elsewhere
i'm this issue of the Banner. arrived
from New Orleans yesterday and has
assumed his duties in this office.
An army of bugs and moths in
vaded this section the last few nights
and made it rather disagreeable for
the People. nut after the heavy wind
and copiouS rain of last night we hope
they shall have been destroyed.
-Gorpl. Fry. of Shreveport, recruit
ing for the L. $. Army. is here to-day
and will remain until Saturday. Any
one desiring to enter the service can
find him at the poStOffice daily from
eight O'Clock am. until five pm. He
will find pleasure in giving applicants
all details necessary for enliSting.
Another good rain came Friday Of
last week, thus adding to the moisture
arIeady in the ground from the previ-
Gus rain. Also, last night there was
an electrical storm, accompanied by
some rain-enouSh to do good. South
of Benton the rainfall was said to he
lighter. but enough to be of benefit.
An agreeable caller at this office
yesterday afternoon was Judge j. +.
Reynolds, OF Arcadia. candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court of Louis
lama. He stated that he had visited
all sections of the north end of the
parish his limited time would permit
and that he was on his way to South
BOSSier.
Yesterday III reyistrants. nearly
all colored were given physical eXalni
nation hy the Local Exemption Board.
assisted by practiculg physicians Of
the parish. This about finishes up all
Class / regiStrants who are residents
of BoSSier Parish. In next weeks
issue of the Banner we expect to give
the names OF both those who failed to
pass Ill the StNeldi eAttlIlllldllOllS UIlu
those who were accepted for service.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that All eX
animation is to he held in Shreveport
on May 9Th next for the position of
postmaster at Benton. All applicants
must have reached their Dist Eut not
their Goth birthday anniversary Oh the
date of the examination. Applications
must he filed with the commission at
Washington. ID. c., in time to arrange
for the examination of the applicants
The last letter received from Mr..
J. Il. Ivey. youngest son of Mr.. w. +.
Ivey. who resides near Benton, and
who is now in France with Uncle
Sams fighting forces is not as encOur
aging as it might he. About the 10Th
of Fclruaty he underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis and was still ut Il
hospital when he wrote. hut was able
to sit UP. We judge 10y this time he is
fully restored to health and strength
and has again joined his command. as
was forecasted in his letter.
day from this place to Shreveport.
which place she will make her perma-
nent home. Born and reared in Bos-
Sier Parish and for many years Il resi-
dent Of bellevue and Benton. there are
many old friends left behind who re-
gret that she has removed from the
parish. She was prompted to make
the move because in Shreveport she
will be located where her married son
ard daughter can more often visit her
Her youngest son beverly, still single.
joined the Army some months ago.
At the front door of the Banner
Office there are now three small flags
that have attracted considerable atten-
ton. and especially have they been
given the notice of the colored regis
trantS who have come to Benton. This
is perhaps largely due to the fact that
many of them no doubt never before
have seen flags of two of the nations
represented. Over the door, in tue
center. is th2 Stars and Stripes. TO the
right are the bars Of black. yellow and
red, REPRESENTING that glorious nation
that Lore the shock of the first days of
the struggle III the world war; TO the
left the bars of blue. white and red
represent France. now so often re-
ferred to as the hero nation Six Of
the tanners young lady friends helped
us mai! un these pretty emblenlS. the
saHr serving to make them douhly at
tracti-s il The eyes of the writer.
A telegram taat came from Mrs
Scah!and Tuesday announced that her
brother. Mr.. +. w. Ahney. Of Charles
ton. ". Va. died ut an early hour that
morning, She had for more than a
week been ut his bedside. Mr.. Abney
MAS Il EatiYc of BoSSier Parish. but
hau fn. ,ilany years resided elsewhere
lie bad lon; teen resident of Charles
t"n ;'i,d reared his family there he
coming identified With the interests of
the state and its people. He was Il
man of unquestioned integrity. and
enjoyed a wiue circle of friends. OF
untiring energy and adaptability for
commercial life. he acquired Il fortune
Ill the Wholesale mercantile business
retiring from its active pursuit some
years ago, hut taking over other large
investments. He is survived by IL
widow Ia second wife, three (augh-
tiers. several grand children and other
relatives aside from the sister above
mentioned
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