The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-08-29
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Personal
:. News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Get the habit-booSt for the FAIR.
Well eighteen to forty-fiye includes
many of us fellows. Are you about
ready for the call!
Lesher Bernleim. alias VentrisS. col
ored, was brought to Benton and jailed
Tuesday. on the charge of petit lar
ceny. in stealing kodak from l.. Y.
Claire. at Plain Dealing Mr.. Claire
swcre out the warrant.
Mrs Ralph Burton, after spending
two weeks in Benton with her mother.
Mrs. J. +. Adger, ST., expects to leave
Saturday for her home in Arkana.
Her children. especially the little twin
girls. have attracted much attention
during her stay in Benton.
On the 10Th Little Miss Louise Gould.
of the Caney Creek community. left for
Little Rock, Ark, where she will at
tend high school. She was accOmpa-
MED by her aunt. Mrs Virginia Peck
ham, and while in the Arkansas city
will he with another aunt, Mrs. Boyd.
Though local rains have come. the
ground is not wet to considerable
depth. and will soon again dry out. In
some sections there is said to be need
of rains Oh turnip patches, and the
lack of it is more noticeable because
of the continued drouth of the summer.
The Local Draft Beard has received
an order for all colored registrants of
class / 1917 and 1879 to report for
entertainment to Camp Grant. Ills. on
Sunday. September LIST. They will de-
part on Il special train at ten O'Clock
am. There are siXty-siX In these
classes in Bossier Parish.
Among the callers at this Office yes
a.. terday were Mr.. +. ID. Foster. of the
Antrim community, long a subscriber
to the Banner. and who on this Occs-
sion renewed his subscription, and Mr..
Will Shaver, who resides near Rocky
Mount. They and other members OF
their party had business ut the Court
House.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs
Elliott Hoffpauir. Of near Rocky Mount
has recently heard from her husband
who is now in France with Uncle
SANS fighting forces. The letter re
fleets that he is quite satisfied will
bis surroundings. and also reports that
he has met some of the members OF
his old company while in training al
Camp Beauregard. This" he says
was almost like visit from home"
\ prettiy printed wedding announce
nlent has just come to hand. 1t state.
that Miss Mittie May, the talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A
Grounds. whose pretty country HON,
is sCme miles south Of Benton. wa
united in marriage in Shreveport yes
terday to Mr.. Charles Walter Young
They will make their home in La
grange, Gar The writer wishes to eX
tend his congratulations. and hope
the future has in store for them onl
uninterrupted happiness.
Sergt. Clifford II. Irion. jr., son 0
DR.. and Mrs. G. II. Irion, has arrives
safely overseas. So says one Of til
regulation cards that reached BentO
some days ago Sergt. Iron vOluI
teered for service at the outbreak q
hss:ilities on the Mexican border. an
served under Gen. perslling until til
troecs were recalled frGm the hortle
Wien war was declared against Gel
many he again volunteered for servic,
and is now a member of Company
l4Gth infantry. with the rank Of Sc
geant. He is not quite twenty-ol
Years Of age.