The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24
Attorney w. w. Mcdonald of Plain
)ealiD. was Il business visitor in Ben

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Dealing was ii business visitor in Ben
ton yesterday.
After spending several days pleas
antly in Shreveport as Il guest of Miss
Monola May Dowell. Miss Pauline
Dawson returned home Sunday.
-Messrs. l.. r. Merritt and J. +.
Bundy. of the Linton community, on
their way to Shreveport Tuesday, call
ed hy to visit the Banner force.
Mr.. II. \. Cornell of the Atkins
community called by to-day to author
ize us to advertise his place against
trespassing. Many farms and planta-
lions of the parish are now posted.
-Messrs. l.. G. Biggs and Frank
Vickers of Bellevue We're among the
visitors in Benton Monday. They re-
ported the roads leading into the old
town as exceptionally good for this
season of the year.
All unnaturaliZed Germans will he
required to register as alien enemies
between the dates of February 18th and
9th. both dates inclusive. Postmaster
r. ]. Taylor has been named as the
registrar for Benton.
-Rev. and Mrs. James Evans. for
several years past residents of Benton,
are moving this week to Shreveport.
which place they will perhaps make
their permanent home. Their .:Gany
friends here regret to see them move
away.
Mr. \. G. Brownlee of Alden
Bridge was among the callers to-day.
Asked, he stated that he could not say
that there would he noticeable III
crease i'll food and feed crops up his
way this season. He expected to plant
some wheat. but could not secure the
seed in time to do so.
Mr.. 4. NJ. Wyche has informed the
reporter that some days ago cOlored
farmer who resides out near Linton ap-
piled at his fathers store and offered
S13o, cash. for ten barrels of flour. The
offer was TUNED down. and rightly so.
Mr.. Wyche thinking well not to ell
courage the boarding spirit.
A friend informs us that Mr.. w
b. Cupepper. who for ten or twelve
wears WAS Il resident of Belcher. ens;.-
ed in merchandising and later in farm
ing. has removed to Il large tract OF
land over OH the TensaS River, in East
Louisiana, which he has leased and
will farm He is located about twenty
u, r.,11 p1n1,
Printed matter being circulated OF,
the streets Of Benton announces that
Rev. G. NJ Hammond. Of Tennessee
Field Secretary for the Antis'lloO'
League of America. will deliver iect
ure at the Methodist Church iii thi'
place Oh Sunday. February 18th, he
ginning ut Z 30 O'Clock pm. His sub
ject will he The Final Drive In tn,
War for Prohibition.
Again Monday morning of thi
week there was sleet followed by ;
light SNOW. and it has continued ~
cold ever since that some trace Of I
is to he seen this afternoon on the roof
of residences that front north. How
ever. several fine. clear days have com
and each succeeding one seems to b
warmer In fact. Louisiana white
weather seems to have come again.
Last week we announced that
good serial story would be begun in til
Banner either this week or i'll the issu
to follow. We hoped to run the frs
installment of the story to-day. bu
the plates, ordered from Little ROcl
Ark more than Il week ago, have nC
vet reached US We trust they wi
to be begun next week-so watch for !
in making Il subscription rAhi
lance, Mr. Abney lvey, for some y.:,l
Il resident of Benton and commnnit.
writes the reporter Il friendly lette
from Denton. Texas. his old home. an
where he is again residing. He has fu
some time keen Deputy County Cler
under his uncle. Mr.. Roy Mays. il
closes his letter with this postscript
Il spent the months of May and Jun
in the Army. hut was let out becaus
of physical mtitness for such life
We have previously announced |
this department that Mr.. George Smit
had purchased and moved to IA trat
of the Allen place The property
what is known to many of the Banner
readers as Il portion of the billiard oil
place and is located on the old She
Road site and about Il mile east of til
Shed Road Store About the LIST Il
and his family removed to the newl
acquired property from the kingstO
plantation. where Mr.. Smith farne
for several seasons.
Mr. X. l.. Nance. who for SON
years has farmed in the Belcher con
mulity. accompanied by his famil,
has just removed to Madison I'arisl
where he will engage in his chose
calling. The reporter Is informed til;
he. Messrs. viii North and J. 5. Dou:
las. of Dixie. and Mr.. J. II. Jordan, {
Shreveport. haze purchased four ,
tive-thousand acre tract of NIisSissil
bCtton land over in Madison, and tn;
Mr.. Nance will reside on it and repr,
sent his associates as well as hinlSe
i'll its cultivation.
In this column is not the place fl
comment, but it is Il good place
catch the eye of the average Bessie
parish reader. SO we want to say thi
to You: That the man who does lie
farm this year with the intention q
as near as possible feeding every Twin
tli,,r an hix. ,,iaco fran, .,r.os1,,co .yrs,y.
on the place is Shortsighted; and tina