The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Mr.. ]. NJ. Scanland, until recently
connected with the Banner, has just
been heard from. He is in Los An
geles, Cal.
Mr.. r. NJ. Railey. Of Midway, on his
way home to-day from Shreveport.
came by and renewed his subscription
to this great agricultural weekly.
Mrs. Bonners son. Mr.. JudsOn Bon
ner. who has position in Belcher, ar
rived in Benton yesterday and will re-
main some days on visit with the
family.
Among the holiday visitors at their
home Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Campbell, of
the Dixie Cross Roads community, ex-
pect their daughter, Mrs. Guy DOwell,
of Mansfield.
To date 925 bales of cotton have
been ginned at the public gin in this
place, so Mr. A. NJ. Wyche reported this
evening. After run Of one more day
the gin will be shut down for the
season.
Since the Banner last made wolf .
report the boys have enjoyed two
good races behind large packs of fine
hounds, the last being Monday night Of
this week. Why don't you catch him,
| fellows?
An old friend (Since the days back
in Bellevue) who was an appreciated
caller at this office Monday was MIR;
| w. 4. Thompson. of HOsston. He Is
good company, and we are always glad
to see him.
Born on the 18th. to Mr.. and Mrs
| Il. l.. Brown, of Shreveport. nine
pound girl. who has been given the
name " Lillian Virginia" Mrs. Brown
! will be remembered in Bossier Parish
as Miss Charlie Mai Bell.
Mr.. J. +. Seward. from the north
west portion of the parish. and whose
big lakes up that way, came in while
here to-day to subscribe for the Ban
ner. He reported that as yet he had
not heard of many ducks coming in Oh
the lakes.
Miss Juanita Braeme, of Lewisyille
Ark, came in Friday of last week and
is guest of Mrs. ]. NJ. Henderson
She has been teaching at Rocky Mount
but the latter part Of last week the
school there was closed because of the
prevalence Of influenza in the sur
rounding section.
Mr.. J. III. Simmons, Cotton Census
Enumeration for Bossier Parish, tele
phoned the office this morning to re
| port that prior to the LIST of this month
there were 1892 bales of cotton gin
ned in the parish from the 1918 crop
AS compared with 26SS4 bales for the
corresponding date of 1917.
| Mrs. Robert HI. Lee. now visiting hel
husbands relatives who reside neal
Keatchie, is expected in Benton by Sat
urday, and will be Il guest for some
time at the home Of her mother, Mrs
Teresa Ogilvie. Her husband, Capt
Lee, has just been transferred to Cam
Pike. Ark, according to runOr.
Some days ago Frank Anderson. jr.
Il negro of this community had his les
broken when he jumped from a Wagon
after his team had run away. He i.
now at the Shreveport Charity Hospi
tai for treatment. His relatives her.
at home are passing around petition
in an effort to raise fund for the pur
chase Of an artificial limb for him.
Mr.. r. d. Wilmington, Of Ivan. wa.
among those who passed this way Mon
day. Jpon being asked. he stated tina
the cotton crop of his section had no
only been picked and ginned, but tina
about all of it had been marketed. A
least. it is no longer there, but h,
added that perhaps more of it thar
one would think for had been storet
in warehouses in the market centers
Perhaps so, and we certainly hope so.
Mention. was made in the Banne
some time ago of the accident to MI
John +. Young, of the Ivan community
In cranking a car his right arm wa
broken above the wrist. 1t continue,
to give him trouble. and one day las
week it was found necessary to ampu
tate his lower arm. The operation wa
performed in Shreveport. We regre
his misfortune and trust he will hav,
no further trouble from infection, etc
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery wen
to Shreveport Tuesday to take thei
baby girl, Lena May. aged about eigh
teen months, SO that an X-ray picture
might be made of her shoulder Will,
playing with other members of til,
family one evening recently she fel
over her brother and to the floor. Til,
picture showed that the shoulder hat
been dislocated and the shoulder blad.
fractured. She was at once given sucl
treatment as was necessary.
| A friend has just reported the dealt
of Mr.. g. f. Giles. which occurred thi.
afternoon, and was due to pneumonia
following an attack of influenza. HI
Is survived by a widow and four chill
dren, and about all of them are re
ported to have the disease. Mr.. Giles
had for some time made his home
about four miles east of Benton. bu,
was moving to the Heath place, neal
Rocky Mount. when he became i'll. HI
was an industrious and we'll liked man