The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-02-27

from Dallas until Monday or Tuesday
of next week.
Middling cotton was quoted ut %
cents per pound in Shreveport yester-
day.
Mr.. w. c. Hughes. Of Hughes Spur,
WAS among the visitors in Benton yes
terday.
Miss Matte Gray Logan spent Fri
day of last week in Plain Dealing with |
friends, returning home Saturday.
Mr.. ]. b. Crawford, manager at the
Willow Bend plantation, returned last
Friday from business trip to Shreve-
port.
Miss Ruth DAVIS; of Plain Dealing,
spent the past weekend in Benton as
u guest at the home of Mrs. Cynthia
Rogers.
Mr.. |, III. Martin. Of Shreveport,
came in yesterday afternoon to attend
| to some business matters and will re-
| turn home to-day.
Mrs. +. II. Belcher of Curtis. with
her three little children. came in Sun
day to spend the week with her mother.
/ Mrs 7. +. Adger Sr.
Mrs. A. W. Heifner. of Plain Deal
Ing, came in this morning for short
visit at the home Of her sister-ln-law'
Mrs. Cynthia Rogers.
Mr.. G. w. Dalrylnple. of Shreveport.
| passed through Benton Monday on his
way to Midway. where he was aiming
to spend couple of days.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Mccall and chill
dren. from Brownlee, spent Sunday in
Benton with Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson
and her daughter, Miss Pauline.
Tuesday morning while walking
across damp floor at her home Mrs.
CYNTHIA Rogers fell and sprained her
hip which has since proved quite pain
full to her.
Mr. W. \. FOrtson went to Shreve
port yesterday morning to spend da!
with his brother, Mr.. I. +. Fortson. o.
! Denver. Col. who is for the present II
, Homer on visit with other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs Norris. Of Shreveport
who have been with the family OF MI
J. Shinpock during the prevalence o.
measles. returned home last Saturday
all the patients being recovered or con
: valescing.
Mrs. J. A. Byrd, accompanied by he
daughter, Alma, returned Sunday iron
: New Orleans. Their trip to the cit
!. was for the purpose Of an operation
upon the young lady. which she under
Il went, and is said to be greatly imprOv
II cd physically and continues to do wei
Mrs. Virginia Peckhan, who was ~
some days guest ut the home OF he
{: mother. Mrs. V. L. Gould. left Tuesda
e for Syracuse, n Y. She is to he unite
l. marriage in that city to Mr.. Jane
u Lowrey, who we are told Is 4 proIe'
I. sional man "a dentist). and they al
t. TO leave soon for Brazil. which countr
Re they will make their home. The WEI
n. ding ceremony is to be performed b
d Rev. Roy Lowrey, brother of the groOil
ie elect
Mr.. ]. w. Gentry. from the L.
Df Hooker place. fourteen miles east
Id Benton. was trading here yesterda
III He made remarks which cast refie
rs tons upon every mile of the road D
at tween Benton and his place OF res
r. tlence. except few short stretches
ed yond Big Cypress. As to the roads D
r. tween this place and Big Cypress.
rs Christian man should risk hlnlSe
'el either in travelling them or describil
al them.
he Lieut.. HI. c. Wyche. jr.. Of Fla
III Dealing, who returned home Monu'
of last week Oh furlough from Ne
mort News. Va, was visiting his re-
Of tiyes and friends i'll Benton last r
Wo day. Lieut.. Wyche received his co
IN mission last September 18th. VIII
nd war was declared, during April, L?
In. he Immediately joined the Regul
is Army. His business training sto
M him in good stead. and hard work
rs. the rest. His training was i'll
M Coast Artillery and Quartermaste
led Department and he is still in the lat
al branch of the service. Lieut.. Wye
a has fifteen days ut home. He 50
nd, there is some chance for his battal1
les, to he sent overseas to take the place
Ter. troops in the Army of Occupation
me have seen hard service and are ne