The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-23

and thus do our share toward seeing
that all subscribers receive their paper
promptly.
Mrs. Lou Merrell. of COuShatta, is
at present Il guest Of her sister, Mrs.
w. H. Scanland. She came i'll Sunday.
Mrs. w. l. Gayle who recently went
to Dallas. Texas. to visit at the home
Of her sister. Mrs. l.. Il. Mcfarland.
returned home Sunday.
Mr. A. Nj. Wyche went to Shreveport
Yesterday on account Of the illness OF
his mother, Mrs. r. +. Wyche. ST.. now
patient at one of the sanitariums in
that city.
More lowering clouds. more rain. still
more standing water on the ground
and muddy streets and roads every
where SO the long. long drouth is ut
least ended for the present.
Mrs. Hart. Of New Orleans, came to
Benton Monday afternoon to he with
her husband. who is employed on the
reconstruction work at the Court
House.
Il. +. Harper returned home Tues
day from saline Mrs. Harper remain
ed there with her daughter. Mrs. Rog-
erS. who is i'll from bronchial pneunio-
mia following an attack Of Influenza.
If there is stray stock on your place
within your Observation-Disclosures
that it should be first posted and then
legally eStrayed To do this apply to
Il justice of the peace residing i'll your
ward.
Mrs. w. +. Kelly and little daughter.
Gloria. of Birmingham, Ala, who are
guests lat the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Il. Hill, expect to leave Saturday for
Shreveport. where they will spend sew
eral weeks with Mr.. Kelly's mother,
Mrs. Eudocia Kelly.
G. Nj. johnson. of the Doster 4 John
son saw mill. returned Monday from
KingSland. Ark, where he has been re-
cuperating from an attack Of Influenza
for some time His friends are pleased
TO note that he got the better Of the
common enemy in good shape.
Judge ]. \. Sandtn. of NIinden. has
this week written Clerk of Court Hen
dcrson to state that the February term
of HoSSier District Court will not be
convened until such time when the re-
pair work on the Court Hourt has been
finished or near enough completed to
admit of the use Of the building for
such purpose 1t is thought that. with
favorable weather. the contractors can
not complete the job prior to about
March LIST.
Mr.. II. w. Young. of the Linton COM
munity. who called Tuesday to renew
his subscription. stated that he first
became subscriber to the Banner
soon following the war and that he has
been reading it regularly with one III
Permission. when he removed to Arkan-
S;ls for IL time) ever since. Like many
others, he spoke of the exceptionally
bad condition of the roads, saying that
they were the worse he had seen in the
parish for twenty years.
Cross Montgomery. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs A. H. Montgomery. of near Lin
ton. was thrown from Il horse and Sc
riouSly hurt on the StinsOn place. near
Benton. Sunday afternoon. He was
attending school in Benton and board
ing with Mrs. Alice Heifner. He is
| Icing taken care of at Mrs. Heifner'S
home The horse threw him and then
kicked him in the breats. He was for
several days in critical condition
though somewhat improved lately.
Superintendent w. A. Fortson has
| received communication from the
| Louisiana State Council of Defense
asking that he take steps to the END
| that the people of Benton and BoSSiel
Parish pay Il tribute of respect on Feb
ruary. 9th to the memory Of the late
| Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. FOrtson vii
confer with representative residents
with the view of their joining in thu
| honors that the nation will pay to thu
great ex-PreSident of the United State:
upon the day named.
Sonny" Clark was discharged las
week by the District Court at Shreve
port. where he had been charged will
peddling whiSkey. His arrest wa
made on the RoSSier Parish side Of TIN
river and the court. it seems, had III
jurisdiction in his case. Some 3ti
pints of whiskey We're found in :" Son
ny's" automobile. He was re-arreste'
and put under bond to await the nc
ton of the BoSSier Parish Grand Jur.
in his case. He is said to have accu
INFLATED Il small fortune in peddlin
whiSkey.
Letters lately received have brOugh
the news to AIinden and Benton Of til
detention ut base hospital in Franc
of Caldwell Drew. He was said to b
suffering from Il bad case Of muStar
gaSSing. But the Banner repOrte
seemed to gather that at the time o
the writing the patient was out o
danger. W. L. Drew was also repOrte
in hospital with an injured leg. Si
Caldwell. jr.. of Plain Dealing. it i
learned. is still in France. The Drew