The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-26

attack of influenza, which was followed
by pneumonia.
~ There only remain few more
days in which to pay poll taxes.
| An opportunity-not request or a
solicitation-the Red Cross Christmas
Roll Call.
Elston, Prince \ McDade, Of Shreve-
port. advertise in the Banner that they
are now selling good farm wagons.
Mr.. Leon Jones. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Jones, of the Linton community,
is reported to be quite i'll from an at
tack Of influenza.
Mr.. Grady Neeson, who Is still seeing
service down on the Mexican border. is
at home Oh a tifteen-day furlOugh. He
came in Sunday morning.
MIR. Garland Bonner, still in the SER
vice motorcycle corps. Camp Pike,
Ark is now in Benton OH a visit with
his mother and other members of that
family.
N Unless you hold Il 1913 poll tax
receipt You cannot vote i'll the 1920 pri-
mary elections Had you thought of
that. Get busy. if you have not as yet
attended to this duty.
Mrs. ]. H. Stinson. of Dixie. accom-
panied by several Of her children and
her sister. Mrs. n. 4. Arnold, of Patty,
spent yesterday at the home Of her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Theresa Ogilvie.
Miss Ruby Bonner, who has been
teaching at GoldOnna. came in Sunday,
and her younger sister, Miss Cecil. who
has been attending school in Haynes
vile. came in Friday evening of last
week.
Mr.. Dewey StinsOn, who has been
busy for some months giving a life-like
impersonation of the ways Of Uncle
Sans boys came in Thursday night
Of last week. He was mustered out OF
service at Camp Beauregard.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. q. Dowell and their
son passed through Benton this after
noon, returning tn their home in Mans
field They had Christmas dinner with
Mrs. Dowell's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Il. Campbell, who reside near Dixie
Cross Roads.
Mrs. r. T. StinsOn. whose illness and
operation at Shreveport sanitarium
were mentioned in last weeks issue OF
the Banner. was brought home Monday.
Her condition continues to improve.
and she is now thought to be out Of all
danger as Il result Of the operation and
disease (goiter).
Two callers late this afternoon were
Mr.. Ross +. McDade. of Ward One. and
his brother-in-law. Mr.. William Elston.
of Shreveport. The younger man. who
| is a son Of Hon. and Mrs. J. w. Elston
land reared at Haughton), was still In
soldier clothes.' having just been mus
tered out of service at Camp Pike, Ark.
! 4 young hopeful of the Linton COM
nunity who, is now at home OH fur
Tough is Mr. r. f. Young, jr., son of
MIR. and Mrs. s. III. Young. Mr.. and
Mrs. Young have two other children,
10th boys-Malccmb III. and Wallace {.
and both are now in France. They
may well lie proud of the record their
sons are making.
| Messrs. Lucas and Heap. the two
soldier boys" who have for some time
been in Benton helping in the work OF
tile Parish Draft Board, have had or.
ders to report tomorrow at Camp
Beauregard. and left to-day for that
place. We presume that means that the
work Of the board has been completed
| and tllat the Office IL now closed.
81 Among the pretty seasonable card,
that hare come to the editor of the
Banner is one from Alexandria, bear
| ing the address and we'll wishes of Mr.
and Mrs. W.. Henry Smith, who we had
alsOut; lost track of. We were pleased
to again hear from You. friends, alld
assure you Of a sense Of appreciation
for the sentiment borne by your card
Come around to see us when you arr
next up this way.
AS reported i'm last weeks issue Of
the Banner, the number of bales OF
cotton ginned i'm BOssier Parish from
the 1918 crop prior to the LIST was
1882. From the full report for the
state, which has just reached the Office
we learn that Rossier Is thus far led by
only five other parishes, AZ here shown
Caddc. 1a.7OO bales: Avoyelles, 1852
Natclitoches, 25,569; Saint Landry
25,123, and RapideS. 2O.342 bales.
Mr.. w. :. Atkins. Of Shreveport, wei
known to many Of the Banners readers
and long prominent resident of tn,
CaddO city. died last Saturday at q
s;inftarium in that place. MFR. Atkins
was born In Neeshoba County, Missis
sippi. March IS, 1858, and came &c
: Shreveport with his parents when d
boy. He is survived by widow and
two daughters. Mrs. Julia Cupples, OF
) Robson. and Miss Eleanor Atkins: alst
three brothers, Messrs ]. B., J. w. and