The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-06-05


Mrs. Clifford Smith returned home
yesterday after spending about week
at the plantation home Of Mr. and Mrs.
G. Il. Smith, who reside at Brownlee.
Misses Maurice Baucum. Marguer-
ite Garland and Cecile Bonner. all of
Haynesville. are spending the week in
Benton as guests at the home Of Miss
Bonner's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Robertson. Of
Texarkana. Ark. We're guests Sunday
ut the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il.
Hill. their relatives. They left that
afternoon for their home. but left their
two little boys. BrOwnlee and Hugh.
for Il visit Of week or so.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Lee of
Minden. came in last Friday for Il short
visit with relatives and old friends.
Capt Lee was called home the follow
ing morning. but Mrs. Lee remained
until Tuesday as a guest at the home
of her mother. Mrs Theresa Ogilvie.
Among those who were in Benton
the latter part Of last week to witness
the graduating exercises of our school
was Mrs. Charles Richardson. youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Thorn
as Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson are now
living in the South BosSier oil field.
where Mr.. Richardson has employment,
and we are pleased to report that they
are continuing to do well.
A local farmer and merchant was
saying yesterday that crops hereaboutS
were backward. hut that corn is look
ing pretty good" SO many rains have
fallen that it has interfered with keep
ing the crops clean and getting them
started off He said there was a good
stand of corn. but that of cotton was
only fair and that the plant was small
for this time Of the season.
Mention of the illness of Mr.. L. J.
| Taylor was made in last weeks issue
| of the Banner He continued to I'M
prove at a Shreveport Sanitarium and
was brought home last Thursday even
ing. but suffered something of IL re-
larSe. or another attack. and was
again taken to the city for treatment
Sunday. His attack is said to be ma
larial, accompanied by RENTING fever.
MIR. w. u. Smith remembered Ivy
ZONE of the residents of Benton as the
last clerk for the Local Draft Board,
here some months ago to wind up the
affairs Of that board. has written from
Quapaw. Okla. to say that he will lie
here one day this week to consider &C
cepting the position of Cashier in the
Bank Of Benton. Our impression Is
that his home Is not in the Oklahoma
town.
We learned the first OF the week
Of the serious illness Of Mrs. l. H
Martin. long Il resident of Benton and
other points in BOSSier Parish. hut
who has for the past several years
made her home in Shreveport One OF
her relatives here reported that she
has for more than two weeks been q
patient at IL sanitarium III the city
but her condition yesterday could not
he learned.
Mrs. Y. l.. Gould. for some month.
past Il resident of Benton. will sell hel
household effects and 90 to Lufkin
Texas. to live with one of her daugh
terS. Mrs. J. v Gillespie. she will per
hals leave Benton Saturday. Her son
kin with her. hut expects soon to re
port in New Orleans to take some 70
cational training. open to him because
Of being hurt while in the Army.
DR. J. Il. Hall. Messrs. Nolan ant
Martin Mckinney. all of Rocky Mount
passed this way Monday morning OF
their way to Shreveport, where MI
Nalan Mckinney was going to enter ;
p \. uitarium to I've treated for ulcer o
the stomach. Also they were accom-
panied by little Clara Tucker. daugl
+ ter of DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Tucker. Q
, Haughton. who had for two week
I been in Rocky Mount as a guest of he
+ little friend Jessie May Hall, daughte
i, of DR. Hall.
: There was turkey dinner an
something of family reunion Sunda
over at the home of the Banner
neishEor Mrs. Cynthia Rogers. All o
her children. except Mrs. J. II. Mont
, gonlery. were present. including Mrs
2 Mae Barker. of Shreveport, and MI
Luther Rogers. of LewiSville. Ark
also. one brother and one sister = MI
\. w. Heifner and Mrs. J. w. Walker
both of Plain Dealing. Mrs. Roger
has not fully recovered from her lame
: ness. resulting from Il fall some month
ago. hut states that she thinks she i
now all right and can get about t
help with household duties She PAL
ticularly urged that we thank he
friends for many kindnesSes durin
the weeks when she was able to wal
: upon herself but sparingly. She chez
. iSheS these deeds in thought and hope