The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-05-22

Parish Old friends among the Ban
ner's readers will regret to learn OF
his passing away.
We have been directed to mail Mr..
Will Halls Banner to Shreveport, III
stead of to Oil City.
Mrs. Fannie Walker, of Plain Deal
ing, was a guest last Thursday of her
sister, Mrs. Cynthia Rogers
We are short handed for help this
week, but another good man Is eX-
pected in almost any day now.
We note that the early peaches over
in our neighhor's back yard are be-
ginning to turn mighty" tempting
color.
Goodness. not full dark until after
nine O'Clock. Who ever heard OF the
like here in Bossier Parish before the
war and the new time came!
NY7 Note the advertisement of the
Shreveport Potato Curing Company on
page three. They will want to pur-
chase all the good potatoes they can
secure next fall
Mr.. \. J. Hodges. one of the Cotton
Valley merchants. was business Wis
itor in Benton Tuesday. He came
around and ordered the great family
weekly mailed to him for the next
twelve months.
Mr.. Alfred lrion came to Benton
Yesterday, accompanied by his aunt,
Mrs Hardy Marshall. of Shreveport
and his little son and daughter. They
will lie visitors for Il day or so at tile
home of Dr. {. H. IriOn. Mr.. lrion's
father.
: Rev. T. ]. Holiday. Of Plain Deal
ing, preached forceful and approprl
ate sermon Sunday at the Benton Meth
odist Church. Of which he is pastor
The sermon was Introductory to the
2 opening Of the campaign of the Metho
, dist missionary drive for funds.
Appreciated callers at the Banner
! office Monday We're Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Z
Uurlin. of Gillian. who were accom-
paniel by their youngest son. Fol
many years they were residents of TIL
0 Alden Bridge community. and there
d are MANY old friends left in this Ell
: tire section to make them welcome
:. when they return to visit.
Middling cotton was quoted ut 2SH
l. cents per pound in Shreveport Monday
:. Tuesdays quotation was given as 29H
< cents: the same yesterday. but by to
e day the price had advanced to G,a
It cents per pound. No cotton was re
h ceived in the city Tuesday. but Mon
D. day. Yesterday and to-day the receipt
e were 1:S, 70 and 146 bales respectivel!
Is Another soldier hoy in town is MI
u \. Dayton Rogers, who came III yestel
day afternoon from Camp Shelb!
# Miss, where he was mustered out q
s. the service. He was for some month
Is in France with the American EXped
II tionary Forces. His sister, Mrs Ma
I'd Barker. who joined him in Shreveport
,e will remain over for several days wit
Ia her mother, Mrs. Cynthia Rogers.
II Mr.. T.. T.. Youngblood returned HON
It Sunday from New Orleans, where h
spent week at the bedside Of his wifi
Of Mrs. Youngblcod is in the city fl
ne special medical treatment and will III
d. dergo an operation to-day. When Nj
I'll Youmgblood left her she was said
to lie somewhat improved, but her cond
es ton ut this time Is of course, III
he known. Her many friends here tru'
at she will soon return home fully re
lr. tored to health and vigOr.
Mr.. w. A. FortsOn. who has for I'll
OF uast nine years been Parish Superb
IS tendent of Schools. said yesterday til;
ID there were at present fewer apple
in tons coming in frcm teachers wantil
-, schools than at any time during h
n tenure of office. There are still two
ell cancies in the faculty Of the schO
Oh here, one high school teacher is need'
III in the HaughtOn school. and the III
OIL Land school is iii need Of princip
re and four grade teachers. And this on
Ell take note of three Of the larger scllOo
VII of the parish.
Three weeks age mention was mat
in this department Of the serious l
ness from pneumonia of MIR. Elm
Peace, of the Dixie Cross Roads col
ae munity. who about that time was TAX
ia to a Shreveport sanitarium for tres
Ia ment As stated then, little hope W
&c. entertained that he would recover
/. hut, we are pleased to say. he was al
to- return home Oh the 10th, and Is S;l
. to lie about as well as ever and fast
gaining his strength. MIR. Peace loo
upon his recovery as little short OF
Us. miracle. and he and members of til
~ family feel quite grateful to his
ID tending physician, DIR. Henderson.
Belcher. who is said to have been I
firing in his efforts to save his IL
. Had it not been for his skill and p;
experience with such cases no dOu
the young man would not have 81
= vived the attack, which fact he wish
-. 80 the Banner to acknowledge.