The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-07-25
Loo al and
Personal
News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

pointed principal of Haughton High
School He is from Winslow. Ark.
Mr.. W. &. Burt left Yesterday for
Joplin Mo-, where he will spend several
days on business. He is expected home
Monday Of next week.
Mr.. Morris Adger has written home
that he likes camp life fine. His pres
ent duties tat Camp Pike. Ark are
in the receiving station.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Butler. of Belch-
er. were here Monday to see Mr.. J. +.
Gladney. Mrs. Buffers uncle, whose ILL
ness is reported elsewhere.
Callers from the Sarepta community
at the Banner Office Monday were
Messrs. j. l.. McCann. w. \. Johnson
and Charlie and Jim Giles
The local editor of the Banner wish
es to thank Miss Mamie 4. Burt. that
bright little Miss down at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 6. Burt. for appre-
ciated favors.
Mrs. J. +. Adger returned home yes
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several days with her daughter. Mrs.
r. NJ Burton. Little Martha, Mrs.
Burton's eldest child, accompanied her
upon her return home.
Mrs. Arthur Pockrus. Of Dallas.
Texas. who spent some days here as Il
guest of Mrs. w. |. Gayle. an old
friend. left Monday for Pensacola. Fla.
to join her husband who is in the
Aviation Corps of the Government.
Mrs. s. {. Adger. whose country
home is some miles out from Benton.
is reported to have been on the sick
list this week. She expects to leave
next week for some health resort in Il
nearby state to recuperate for several
weeks.
Mrs. J. \. Ogden. jr.. of Baton Rouge.
who was here on Il visit with her sis
ter-in-law. Mrs. J. E. Burt. and other
relatives. accompanied by Mrs. Burt.
left last Saturday for SLOAN Springs.
Ark. They expect to spend about three
at that resort in recuperating.
Born, Oh Tuesday. the 10th. to Mr..
and Mrs. 5. J. Braunig. of Amarillo.
Texas. hoy. weight Sh pounds. and
who has been named Jean H." in
honor of his paternal grandparents.
Mrs. Braunis will he remembered in
Benton as Miss Rachel Willer
Mr.. and Mrs J. b. Adger. of Gillian.
are now in Colorado Springs, Col. for
Il needed and deserved rest. and to re-
cuperate Mrs. Adger has written to
relatives residing here to say that they
are having all enjoyable visit and that
the weather is delightfully."- pleasant.
Campers out on Bodcau this week
are Messrs. L. w. w. Stinson, L. &.
and q. b. Smith. r. L. Stinson and
J. H. Montgomery. Their camp was
visited yesterday bs Messrs. +. H.
Belcher, Dewey Stinson and Walter G.
lvey. who brought hack the report that
they are not catching any fish that is,
but very few
MIR. Il. q. Sillinlan has requested the
reporter to express his appreciation for
the many kindnesSes extended by old
friends during his last affliction-his
devoted wife Icing claimed by death
He assures them all that the memory
of these kindly deeds and spoken
words of coincidence have Il lasting
abiding place in his heart and mem
DRY. Many will he interested in learn
ing tbat Mrs. H. w. Alsnlan, mother OF
Mrs. Sillimn, will rear the little moth
erleSs girl baby. and will take her with
her upon her return to st Louis this
fall or winter
y mature ear OF corn and an opell
boil of cotton are to he seen on exhibit
ut Gayless Drog store. in this place
However. they are not likely specimens
As Mr.. Gayle remarked the ear of
corn would have perhaps fully filled
out with one more good rain. The boil
OF cotton looks to be immature and
has the appearance of being from a
stalk that has died or is dying. Mr..
J. w. Hosier. of this place. who has 1,
crop on the Adger Lake plantation.
brought in the ear Of corn. and the
holl Of cotton was handed in by Mr.
{. Il. Johnson, who farms the Bee Bend
plantation, near Nanceville.
Mr.. Tom Stinson reports that alfalf;,
is not doing well ut present. as would
of course. be expected on account of
the protracted dry spell. He has cut
his alfalfa three times and is now be-
ginning to cut for the fourth time,
though not much hay is expected from
this cutting. On the river lands of this
section alfalfa is usually cut four or
five times each season. and sometimes
as many as seven good cuttings are to
he had. Last week and this week
taken together Mr.. Stinson will ship
seven cars of mixed hay tRermuda and
Johnson grass) and one car of alfalfa.
Much hay is shipped from the Stinso,l
farm each season.