The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-10-03
Local and
Personal
News of a Week as Told
az by the Banner Reporters

Mr. Ernest +. Cock. young man whose
home is mt Sarepta. and who is known to
many of the Banners readers. has been re-
ported wounded in action in France
Mr. j. F. Strayhan, residing some miles
out from Alden Bridge. has just sold to Mr.
C. +. Rogers sixty acres of land located
near the Lake Home plantation, the con-
sideration being $1,000.
Mr.. Morgan Cornish residing near Plain
Dealing has just purchased from the J. L.
Kecth Estate the Jim Mitchell property To-
Gated in that town. 1t consists of resi-
dencc and four acres of land and the con-
sideration was $500.
Born last Friday to Mr.. and Mrs Ray
Smith. who reside several miles east of
Benton. Il fine boy. This is there second
child but the other is girl. Also, 1t Is
the first male grandchild of the name of
our good friend Mr.. W. II. Smith. Con-
CALCULATIONS. Dad-and to all OF you.
Years ago during cpidemics of yellow
fever so we are told. it was the practice OF
many to sprinkle sulphur in their shoes by
way of warding off that disease. Ii 1T pre-
vented one from taking the fever why
wouldn't ii be just as good safeguard
against the contracting of other diseases!
Put Il dash so in your shoes and maybe
YOU won't have the Spanish influenza If II
comes our way Already the disease Is as
near to us as Marshall, Texas, and Is still
spreading.
A funeral notice received by relative re-
siding in this place announces the death OF
Walter Sidney Lister. which occurred Sep
TENDER 26th, at his home in Livingston,
Texas The deceased was Il son or sidney
H. and Susan l.Abneyb Lister. was born IN
R0ssicr Parish, and was at the time OF MS
death in his sixty-ninth year The family
removed to Texas during the period OF the
war. but no doubt some of the Listers are
well remembered by some of the Banner $
older readers.
Readers of the Banner. and especially all
of the Methodist denomination, are remind
ed that Saturday of next week. the 18th,
is Work Day" for the Ruston Orphanagc
The following day Sunday. the 18th. will
be 2" Harvest Day. Bear In mind that the
Orphanage is now sheltering $50 children
and is IN institution worthy of the support
of all. Also. Mr.. Robert W. Vaughan. the
Superintendent has stated that the drouff
of the past summer has cut short their veg
rtabe and forage crops. and the coming
winter promises to be unusually trying fol
them.
Mr. g. W. (Billyl Bryant. of the Midwa!
community. passed through Benton Tues
day. on his way to DeSoto Parish, where h
was called account of the serious illness
of his father. Mr. Bryant is now more thai
eighty years of age. and Billy stated tina
he hardly expected to find him alive. HI
and his family have resided ut several diff
fcrent points in this parish, and he is wei
known to and liked by many of the Ban
ner's readers. Until recently he was livini
with Billy but some months ago went dow
to DcSoto Parish to spend IL season witt
another neutrality-suspicious. home is nea
Longstreet. We have heard no further re
port us to his condition. but trust he ha
had change for the better.
The Potter Palmer plantation. bette
known the Pat Cash place, and locate
about twelve miles south of Benton, Is
again change hands. Mr.. Il. \. Grounds hi
contracted to sell the place to Mr.. l..
Graham. from GraysOn. Texas. The cor
tract was filed yesterday and cash pa!
mcnt of $4,000 made. There are 21O
acres in the place. all under fence and sui
jet to cultivation. together with excelleI
improvements. The consideration mentione
Is So31 $50 Mr.. Grounds owns anotht
river place. located southeast Of Bessie
City. and for some years past has had
caddo Parish place leased, which, couple