The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-05-22
Local end
Personal
News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Miss Itoria Baird has ordered her
paper mailed to Shreveport instead OF
to Haynesville
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ii. Montgomery are
rejoicing over the arrival of another
little son. born Sunday.
Miss Lucille Edwards returned home
Sunday afternoon from weekend
visit with her friend Mrs. Il. A. Kelly.
jr.. of Shreveport.
Miss Lillian Dennig. of the Linton
community. is ii guest of Mrs. w. H.
Keith. Miss Dennig will take part in
the play to be given ut the close of
Benton High School.
Mrs X. c. Bradford, of Mornings
port. who is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Emma Tidwell. at her plantat ton home.
near Benton. was II guest Monday and
Tuesday of her cousin, Mrs. X. Il. Hill.
Mr. J. c. Albums has instructed that
bis Banner be forwarded to Saline i'll
stead of to MontroSe, and concludes
his note by saying: We can't do
without it," Well. we hope you won't
try. friend.
Mrs. Belle Wise. Miss Lucille Ed
wards. Miss Pauline Dawson and Miss
I'inky Harper. appointed on the Ben
ton team as solicitors for the Metho-
dist Missionary Centenary Fund, are
reported to he making good Roadway
in that work.
Mr.. w. \. FortS0n returned home
Monday from his visit Of some days to
Eaughton and Homer. Homer. he
said he found exceptionally active. III
the new oil field near that place there
are nine producing wells and five DIR!
holes" according to his report.
Mrs Harry Johnson. of Rmkie. VIII,
arrived in Shreveport Sunday to attenf
the funeral of her SiSter-in-law. Mrs
4. Il. Irion, held the following day
came on to Benton fer Il short visit ii
the home of her father. DR.. c. H
Irion. She left Tuesday for her home
Mr. l.. Swords left Modnay for Tex
arkana. Ark. where he will enter thu
railroad hospital for further treatmen
Of the aEScess on his jaw. with which
A portion of the jawbone under tn
sore will lie removed. so he said. Hi
many friends here trust a permanent
cure will result.
Mrs. Y. l.. Gould, after an illness 0
few days. went to Shreveport Tues
day for medical attention. She WI,
told that she was afflicted with hig
blood pressure. and to return home an
rest quietly in bed for two or tire
weeks. Her granddaughter. Miss OIL
Foster. of Lewisville, Ark. and he
son, Mr.. Iillard Gould. just out of til
Army. are now with her.
\ paragraph in last weeks issue Z
the CouShatta Cifi.en read: I'll
lights Oh the derrick at the $. q. Ho
lingsworth place can be easily see
frcm Coushatta, which looks good
us. for the reason that we are in hOpt
that they are swinging over one Of I'll
finest oil fields in the state and tia
we will soon hear that our friend, Nj
:. O.. is a multimillionaire."
Mention was made of the death
Mr.. Joseph j. Holmes in last week
issue of our Minden exchange the We
Ster Signal. Mr.. Holmes was born
Houston County. Georgia, October ,
1913, and came with his father to Mi
den during 1863. His death fOllOwe
protracted illness and occurred Z
the 10th, and the internent was
the City Cemetery ut Minden the fl
lowing day. Mr.. Holmes was for mo
than fifty years Il resident of Mindt
and during that time he became know
to many of the residents of Bossi