The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-03-14

The law requires that all property
owners give in their assessments prior
to April LIST. Have you as yet attended
to that duty:
And still the rains have not come.
Everything is well dried out (includ-
ing many ciiSternSD and dust storms
are of frequent occurrence.
Mr.. ThurSton s. Goodwin has writ
ten to state that he is again stationed
ut Camp Nichols. New Orleans. He Is
Il member of the LIST Company. {. \. {.
Mr.. Beverly Kelly. one of Benton's
soldier boys. was here the latter part
of last week on Il sllart visit with his
mother. Mrs. Edocia Kelly. and his
many old friends
Mrs. l.. f. HoffMuir. Of the Caney
Creek School community. returned
home Monday after Il short visit with
her husband who is now in training
at Camp Beauregard.
Mrs. c. G.. Hathaway. of Campti.
is at present guest at the home of
her parents. MI. and Mrs. Il. +. Shaver.
who reside near Hughes Spur. Mrs.
Shaver has been quite Ill for some
weeks past.
The reporter has been requested to
announce that Il district Sunday school
rally will lie held at the Calley Creek
School House Sunday afternoon. The
hour announced for the gathering is
$50 o'clock.
In making IL subscription remit
lance. Mr.. J. +. Young. of the Ivan
community. takes OCCASION to thus
cheer us along life's rugged path :" We
cannot afford to miss the Banner-nOt
even Il single copy" Thank you, sir.
Mr. n a. Shaw. who farms down
near Adner. writes: Am enclosing Il
check for S1.:O Please keep the old
Banner coming. | would hate to miss
even enc copy" You write just right.
friend. Well try to see that you get
your paper, too.
Two hundred Class l regiStrants.
embracing all divisions have been sum-
moned to appear in Benton Thursday
of next week for physical examination.
Their order numbers are from 49, to
1887. Four hundred residents of the
parish in this class have been previ-
OuSly examined.
-Messrs. Il. Il. Wyche. J. +. Adair.
w. &. Burt. J. NJ. Sentell. J. NJ. Hen
dersOn and \. w. Sentell, most Of
whom are residents of Benton and this
community. left Monday for some point
near Joplin. Mo- Their purpose in
making this trip is to investigate the
merits OLA zinc mine proposition. with
view of investing
Again yesterday Mr.. w. \. Fort
called and gave in fiattering report
as to the present War-Savings Stamp
campaign in Bossier Parish. He said
that the school children of the parish
are making IL bigger drive than when
the last campaign was on. He nen-
toned figures ect.. but though well for
the Banner not to give out such infor-
nation at this time.
Mrs. w. III. Scanland learned Mon
day of the critical illness Of her only
living brother, Mr.. +. w. Abney., of
Charleston. w. Va. and left the follow
ing morning for his bedside. The mes
sage stated that he had for some time
been allied and that it was not likely
lie would survive the attack. During
the absence of Mrs. Scinand Mrs.
iii IL fri
ing in Cedar Grove. Is very kindly
keeping house for her.
Mr.. $. w. Vance. now stationed ut
Tallulah. and still connected with the
cooperative extension work Of the de-
lartment of Agriculture. has just writ
ten the publisher as follows: Find
enclosed Il check to cover the amount
due on the Banner. | want it each
Week as ii is like Il letter from home.
and you know we all like to hear from
BoSsier." Just so, sir. And all YOU fell
lows who are SO keen for the Banner
are going to get it-just as long as the
renewal ruling of the Office will permit.
Prank hudson was shot and killed
who lives across Black Bayou from
Benton. and presumably by John Hen
ry. the two having just left the Wilson
cabin. tEon hearing Il shot the ne
/. groeS went out in that direction and
found hudson in tue trail. dead He
waS killed with Il pistol of large cali
hre. one shot being fired into the back
of his neck, breaking it and causing
death ut once. Henry was not on the
scene when the dead man was found.
nor has his arrest as yet been reported
All Implicated are negroes.
SHOP TALK.-Not until the It'll, IF
this month were tue Banners Fel,rua-
ry and March subscription statements
mailed out. which means that we have
been much behind with our work. But
we are catching up right along. The
February subscribers who failed to
remit tonly nine of them in ALL have.
of course already been dropped from
the Banners mailing list. and the
March subscribers who fail to renew
will he dropped the first of next week.
The April statements will he mailed
out Saturday or Monday. The Banner
will continue to live up to It's ruling
as regards suhscriptions-ca in ad-
vance from all.
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