The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-11-28
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Personal
=. News of a Week a. Told
az by the Banner Reporters

Come on. Four years for $j-if you
are il resident Of the parish.
Mrs. Crit Petty. Of Missionary. has
been appointed to the principalship of
the Lakeport School.
1t must have been some hill farmer.
located on sandy soil. who ordered all
this rain. But, let it come; it is GER
tainly needed.
Mr.. ID. l.. Gibson. of Vivian. wants
the welcome old Banner" kept COM
ing. Thank you. friend; we are going
to mail it to you as long as your re-
mittance extends your date.
\ card that has come to the Banner
from Rev. G. G. Woodbridge. of Plain
Dealing. reads: Please announce In
this weeks Banner that expect to
preach in Benton next Sunday Ode
cember 1st) and at Cottage Grove the
Sunday following
Mr. w. J. Bounds. of the Cotton VAL
ley community. while in Benton on
business Monday called at this Office
and renewed his subscription to BOs-
sier's great agricultural weekly. He
don't fail us - about this time every
year he comes around and chips in.
We dropped the names of twenty
subscribers from the Banners mailing
list yesterday. Cash in advance with
us means all the way around, irrespec-
tive of who the subscriber may happen
to be- It's the only business-like way
to run the subscription department of
Il newspaper.
Private II. \. PeytOn. Il North BOs-
Sier boy. has written to say that he has
been transferred to Company +, S4th
Infantry. He is still at Camp Beaure-
gard. and ends his note by saying
There are three of the Bossier Parish
boys in my company. and when the
Banner comes we all crowd around and
one reads to the others"
The reporter regretted to learn the
latter part of last week Of the serious
aud continued illness Of Mr.. w. H.
Smith, at his home some miles east of
Benton. He is said to have some heart
trouble. Just nurse the winter fires
closely. Dad. and we hope by the COM
ing Of warm weather again you will be
all right and yourself physically.
Your 1918 cotton was made while
war was in progress and it was de-
manded that you pay war prices for
the supplies You had to have-and you
are doing that yet, as for that matter.
So why does it follow that the farmer
af Ypinn far. hi kfs>,,
The crop is short and the staple is
greatly in demand. The farmer should
he paid price for his cotton In keep
ing with the market prices Of all other
things. The little cotton that YOU have
left YOU should hold for 81 cents per
pOund-that price. ut least. and it Is
likely that more will be paid for much
Of the 1918 crop.
Many old friends among the Banners
readers will he grieved to learn Of the
death Of Mrs. Matte l.. MObley. which
occurred Friday Of last week while she
was in Mt. Lebanon on visit with a
brother and sister. Mr.. Daniel and Miss;
LA Hardy. Mrs Mobley was for many
years Il resident of Bellevue. hut she
and her husband, DR. w. ]. Mobley
who preceded her to the grave. about
thirty years ago removed to Gibsland
and later to Shreveport, where she re
sided perhaps twenty-five years, Of
longer. She is remembered as Il Iowa
BILE Christian character IA good an(
charitable woman on all occasions. Sh.
is survived by seven sisters, two broth
ers, and one adopted son = DIR. J. w
Mobley. of Vivian. The interment tool
place sunday afternoon in Greenwood
Cemetery. Shreveport. Rev. j. nj. Hick