The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-08-21
Local and
PERSON.
News Of a Week as Told
SS by the Banner Reporters

A hard rain fell in this place yes
tcrday afternoon. To-day there has
been continued rainfall for hours.
-MeSSrS Norris Adger and David
cummins. Of Gillian. spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Benton as visit
ors at the home of Mr.. Adger's mother,
Mrs Matte {. Adger.
MIR. and Mrs. K. h. Hill and Il
number of their friends and relatives
left the first of the week for Lake
Eodclu. where they are spending some
days in camping and fishing.
William Ransom, well known in
this entire section. and well liked by a
rather large circle of friends among
the white people. dropped dead while
leading in prayer at the Linwood
Church Monday night.
1t is not Il moment too soon to
give thought to the things you are
going to exhibit at the coming Parish
Fair Make list of them so you will
be sure not to leave out something
good that should be shown.
-Middling cotton was worth 2S12
cents per pound in Shreveport Monday.
half cent more Tuesday. but by yes
terday it WAS hack to Mondays mark.
The number of bales received in the
city Monday was III: Tuesday, I, and
none ut all reported Yesterday.
Mr. Adger Logan. after Il visit
here of several days at the home OF
his mother. Mrs. Ed Logan. left yes
terday for North Mississippi to resume
his position with the Southern Engf.
neering Company. He has just re-
Gently attained his majority and came
home to register.
- Mr. A. II. Montgomery and family
tail the children excepting Mr.. Cross
were due to leave there country home
Yesterday for an extended automobile
trip into Texas. to he gone ten days OF
two weeks Mr. Montgomery said the!
would visit old friend residing in bOtt
Grimes and Harris counties.
Mr.. Walter Scarborough. Twin:
out near Linton. while in the Banner
office one day this week asked that WI
announce Il dance to he given at TIL
platform on the barbecue grounds Il
Linton on the night of Friday. tin
18th. The invitation to the young PEG
pie is general \ Shreveport band viii
he secured for the occasion.
Cpl. James Il. Ivey. just recent.
from overseas. reached home, Oh ;
furlougl the first of this week. HI
was expected around at the Banne
office Yesterday afternoon to give us
line on his experiences hut it was pei
hapS the rain which kept him ava!
He is the second son of Mr.. w. /
Ivey. residing some miles out frOl
Benton.
MIR. r. F.. Holloway has write
us from Kiamichi. Okla. to instruc
that we forward his paper to tina
place instead of to Plain Dealing. II
also says in his note: | have Onl
been here about twenty days. 1t
dry and hot. All corn crops i'll thi
section are good. but cotton crops ar
very short The largest thing | hav
seen mere IL tile NldllliCHI NOuAldIlI~.
An appreciated called yesterda
was our good friend. Mr.. \. Curtis
the well known Ward One plante
who was accompanied by Mr.. :. ]
Stratton. ir.. connected with the Fec
eral Treasury Department., and ira,
cling over the country in the effort
arouse further interest in the purchas
by the people OF thrift and war Sa,
insS stamps. \ campaign for the sal
of these stamps will he undertaken |
BosSier Parish just little later ol
Other members of the party wer