The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-21
The Atkins news letter is


found on page one.
Still more subscribers to the Ban
ner who reside over in the Cotton Val
ley commu,it. have just been added to
our mailing list.
Mr.. w. NJ Covington. Il represent
tative North Bossier citizen. called last
Friday and had his name added to the
Banners subscription list.
An appreciated caller ut this office
one day the latter part of last week
was Mr. +. C. Allen. from UP the way.
He left the price of years subScrip-
ton with us.
Banner from Shreveport to say that
he expects TO preach Sunday at the
Baptist Church in this place. Two ser
mons. morning and evening. and ut the
usual hours.
Mr. w. +. Ivey. perhaps more OBJ
servant than the average farmer. re,
ports that the lack of moisture in the
soil is quite noticeable at this time.
The water supply in wells is also still
quite low. he said.
A proclamation by Governor Pleas
ant, published on this page Of the Ban
ner. deSisn&teS Thursday, March Sth.
as Insurance day. To become more
familiar with what is meant by this.
read the proclamation.
"A friend and reader has contrib
uted the following paragraph: Mrs.
M. b. Pilkinton. of Cravens. is visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. r. Al. Miller,
of Dixie. and will also visit her daugl-
ter, Mrs. Il. l.. Brown. Of Shreveport =
-Dr. $. Olson. at present inspector
of dipping yatS. etc, for ROSSier Par
ish. reports that last week Il good vat
was constructed at Linton and that an
other has just been completed near old
Fillmore-;,bout mile and half east
The reporter has been requested
to announce that Oh Monday of next
week, at eleven O'Clock am, Governor
Rufiin G. Pleasant and Secretary OF
Agriculture Harry ID. Wilson will he
in Benton to make public addresses III
the interest Of the new Liberty Bond
loan and other war measures. They
will also speak i'll Plain Dealing that
evening at eight O'Clock.
MIR. Nj. W. Finuf. a resident Of the
Adner community, was Il caller ut the
Banner office one day last week. III
his section the growing Of Irish pot;l-
toes on big scale was tried out sew.
eral years ago, so we asked him what
size crop would be planted this year
He replied that many would again
plant potatoes, and that it was planned
to ship early in carload lots.
DIR. ID. J, McAnn Of Atkins was
again Il caller at this office Monday OF
this week. He was accompanied by
DIR. W. \. higgins, who recently locat-
ed at Rnssier City for the practice OF
!. hfs professions and whose card is to lie
found in to-tiay'S issue Of the Banner
DR.. Huggins was one of the visiting
physicians at the Shreveport Charity
Hospital last year. but was for ten
years located ut East Point.
News of the marriage of Miss rs
ther Thomas. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
r. +. Thomas. residents Of this place
came in the first of the week. She wa.
united in marriage last Saturday Il
Mr.. w. L. Stone. the ceremony bein.
performed in Dallas, Texas. where thu
young lady has for some time had EN-
ploynent. They will make their HON,
in Oklahoma City. Okla. The writer
wishes TO extend his congratulations
and best wishes.
The home folks" have just heart
from Mr.. Jim lvey, now with the color
and in France. His letter was writer
January 10Th and he stated that Ii,
had Just gotten hack to his command
having Teen in the hospital ever sine,
the 18th of December from an attacl
of humps. He acknowledged the re
ceipt of five packages from home ant
one other from relative residing il
Shreveport. These he found awaitin:
him upon his return from the hospita
to his company headquarters.
NH. j. L. Clifford. for Il number o
years IA resident of this place. die,
Sunday night ut the Shreveport Char
ity Hospital We are not informed a.
to his age, hut lie was well advanced
in years. In his dotage. in failin;
health for months PAST, and al,Solutel,
alone ever since the death of his wifi,
several years ago. his case was rather
pathetic one. There are near rela
tives i'll Il neiiglhorins state. but the!
lived apart from him. The remain.
were hurled Tuesday in the COttag,
Grove Cemetery
AS announced i'm several issues o.
the Banner. Rev. &. NJ. Hammond, o.
Tennessee, IA public speaker travelin:
in the interest of the prohibition
forces. made an address at the Meth
odis; Church Sunday evening. ii,
was greeted by an unusually iarg,
crowd, and The address was quite eyi
IDENTIFY keenly appreciated. Mr.. Ham
mond Is Il ready and appealing speaker
and apparently has ut command al
almost ineShaustible supply of fact,
and statistics that may well he applied
in talks Of this nature.
The reporter has been officially in
formed that the number of men exam
med here this week did not furnish
the quota required of this draft anj
that al IN Class l CA to ID will bt
summoned to appear here for phySica
examination next week. All those
who We're summoned to aprear thi,
week did not do SO In fact. the list
of ahsentees is surprisingly long. II
would appear in this issue of the Ban