The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-18

MIR. Tom Crawford, Of Plain Deal
ing, was among the business visitors In
Benton yesterday.
Mr.. Hall Nattin. of TaylortOwn,
was looking up data pertaining to farm
and oil interests at the Court House
yesterday.
Mr.. J. Il. Campbell, of the Dixie
Cross Roads community. came in Mon
day to renew his subscription and to
roast his slliIs by IL bed of cherry
red Goals. He is always welcome.
Miss Eva Smith went to Shreve-
port last Friday afternoon and visited
with her friend. Miss Allabelle Dennig,
until Monday afternoon of this week.
-Nlidlliny cotton was quoted at -
cents per pound in Shreveport yester-
day. The receipts for the day were
given as 434 bales, and the total re-
ceipts for the season as 5000 bales.
MIR. y. l.. Mckinney. residing near
Rocky Mount. while in Benton to-day
Oh business called ut the Banner office
to make sundry settlements. He said
he found the roads leading out his way
quite bad.
DIR. {. II. Irion received Il letter
this morning from his daughter. Mrs.
L. w. O'Bannon. to the effect that she
and her husband, Capt. O'BannOn, ex-
lect to arrive in Benton ON the 10th to
spend the Christmas holidays.
MIR. \. {. LEROY. Of Bradley. Ark.
was here to-day looking around for two
mules belonging to Mr.. q. Il. Wise. Of
that place. that have estrayed. The
mules are being advertised In the
Banner. the notice first appearing in
last weeks issue.
Miss Bessie Alison. who had been
attending Benton High School. was
taken to Shreveport sanitarium one
day last week for Il second operation
on account of appendicitis. She was
operated upon last Saturday night and
has since been reported as doing very
| well.
MIR. ThOnllSOI. of Vivian. one Of
! the members of the ThOnaSon-IRwi<
Lumber Company. who are putting IN
IL saw mill ut Princeton. was a caller
ut the Banner office Tuesday. He said
the construction of his logging road to
bodies of standing pine timber several
miles north would soon he under way.
| Rev. w. 4. Zeigler. formerly pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church in this
place. was here to-day and will spend
the holidays at Rocky Mount with his
family. Mrs. Zeigler has been i'll, he
says. but Is now better. MIR. Zeigler now
has charge of mission work in Okla
llOna. with headquarters at Hugo, that
state.
"A caller Tuesday was Mr.. A. $
Brown. claimed by Benton as resi-
dent for some portion of each year
He is here to spend the holidays with
the members of his family (now mum
herring four. all told Mrs. Brown beins
Il guest ut the home of her mother
Mrs. Alice Heifner. Mr.. Brown Is al
oil field worker. driller by profession
and stated that ut present he Is EN-
ployed In putting down two wells neal
Longview. Texas. the promoters bein:
California capitalists.
! Among the callers at this Ofiic,
Tuesday was Mr.. q. r. Smith. Of tn,
. Rrownlee community. As before re
. ported in these columns. Mr.. Smith re
Gently sold his farm and now has nU
. where to 20 on the LIST. unless he move
to his Shreveport reSidence-and it i
occupied at present. He had expecte,
to buy out Mr.. :. Willer. of this place
+ but Mr.. Willer has decided not to sci
ut present. Mr.. Smith said all wer
well. including the little twin girl.
now little more than Il year old.
The household goods of Mr.. 4. I
a Harper We're loaded ut this point We.
4 terday for shipment to Crichtol. wher
: Mr.. Harper will make his headquarters
!. in managing the Otis Edgesten plants
). ton. in Red River Parish. Mr.. HarlH
first left for Crichton several week
% ago. and the members of his family ar
i leaving to-day. He bought the Mon
Is gomery old place. in tile south part ,
I our town. some ten months ago an
# still OWNS it. 1t will he worked durin
Is the coming year by Mr.. II. II. Finkle
"a, on halves.
= MIR. J. \. Love. whose home Is he:
Hughes Spur. while here on busine.
to-day called and renewed his suhscri
ton to the Banner-;,nd says he an
his folks can't do without it. In Ii
4, rounds ahead of the hounds the Be
;" ton wolf used to have the habit Of pas
a ing Mr.. Loves way. but when askt
N lie said he hadn't heard the dogs RI
It him by In about two months. So v
II are more than ever inclined to belle,
II that the wolf trapped and shot by NJ
le \. NJ. Odom. Of the Antrim comnlunit
about three weeks ago was that san
sly old Benton wolf.
MIR. W. H. Reames. of the Rocl
Mount community. made himself twi
welcome while caller ut this Off
It Tuesday by leaving remembrance Fl
4 the inner man sweet potatoes III
l. persimmons. There were only six
n the lWtatOeS. four yanlS and two Of Il
other variety. but they well filled
large zinc water bucket. Az for Il
persimmOns. they were large and fine
of the Japanese variety--alnd We
n from trees planted by Capt. w.
d Hughes numbered years ago. viii
d still living ut his Rocky Mount HON
o They were us PUPPY as over-rile ban
3. mas and were truly good. We are obi,
to YOU. Mr.. Ke;,naeS