The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-02
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News of q Week as Told
S by the Banner Reporters

The stage of Red River ut Shreve-
port to-day was 13.1 feet. representing
a fall of 3, feet since Wednesday of
last Week.
Miss Matte Gray Logan spent the
latter part of last week in Vivian with
her cousin. Miss Liline Logan. who Is
now teaching in that place.
Mrs Dallas Jones' of Shreveport.
and her two little boys. after pleas
ant STAY Of three weeks in Benton with
relatives, returned home Saturday of
last week.
Mr.. J. ". Gore of Missionary.
WAS among the business visitors in
Benton Saturday of last week. He
called for Il chat with the Banners
office force.
We learn from yesterdays Times
picnyunr that Mr.. W. H. Hodges. jr..
of Elm Grove. is among those now i'll
New Orleans attending the convention
of cotton seed men.
COLLECTIONS ut the east end of the
month of April were as here shown :
Day. by {. y. Sandidge. $1735; night.
by MI. Hutton, SGOl.
-Scr@t. Y. V Wilmington, in writ
ing to make !; subscription remittance,
furnishes his present address as
Headquarters Company 3GO, Infant
ry. Camp Travis. Texas"
Miss Jessie Iarkin, who now has
IA position in Dallas. Texas. came in
Sunday for Il visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. I.arkin. She expects
to leave tomorrow to resume her work.
Tho gin at the Palmer place, on
the Benton and BoSsier City road, de
Stroyed by fire some months ago. Is
being rebuilt The Palmer plantation
is now owned by Mr.. Il. \ Grounds,
formerly resident of the Dixie COM
munity.
The work of tick eradication in
RosSier Parish is proceeding in Il very
satisfactory manner. Every lippinn.
day sees the number of cattle dipped
augmented The farmers are assisting
the authorities in every way possible
in the work OF Kidding this section of
the fever tick.
The Police Jury Tor perhaps 1t
was the Bridge Committee OF that
body has invested $4,000 Of the BoS-
Sier city traffic Eridge funds in third
Liberty Lean Bonds This was made
possible because of an existing surplus
with no lonls or interest coupons fol
immediate retirement.
Mrs. ". II. Scanland. who now
more than five weeks ago was called
to Charleston. W. Va. because Of the
illness Of her brother. Mr.. f. w. Ahney
returned home last Saturday. She re-
turned hy way of Cowan. Tenn, where
she silent some days with her grand
daughter Mrs. Glenn Hines. who nc
cOmr;nied her as far as Shreveport
and is nov there with her mother. Mrs
Kate S. caIcen.
Yesterday afternoon six Selectmel
from EoSsieG Parish We're sent to thu
military training camp at Waco. Tex
They met III this place to leave to enter
Uncle Sans service. The party wa.
comprised of Arthur +. Wise. of Ilail
Dealing: George W. Underwood. o.
Iatmos. Ark; Archie l.. Watson. o.
Princeton: Levi ID. Hudson. Of Ilail
Dealing; Casper w. Kist. of l'lail
Dealing. and Israel cade. of Tlail
Dealin..
A REGULAR meeting of the Polio
14th = the second Tuesday. At thi
meeting the work Of reviewing the rs
SeSsneEts of the parish will he take
up. Heretofore this duty has alway
heen disposed of at Il special meeting
held for that purpose tue first Monda
in June. The earlier date should re
suit in Il saving of time and prove 0
benefit to the Assessor. us well i,
MANY others.
We have had the pleasure of see
ing today il short letter from Mr.. j. /
lvey. now in France the same bein
dated April list he says. in part -
told You in my last letter that l wa
operated OIL for appendicitis. Am wei
now and doing fine and never felt bet
ter in my life" " In the last mail re
ceived foHr copies Of the Bossicy Ba,
ncr. Don't send me any more t.
bacco. Jim's many friends here !,
home will he pleased to learn that ii
response to his written requeSts) the