The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-04
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MIR. X. Il. Kilgore. Il successful
North Bossier farmer. while here Mon
day came in and subscribed for the
Banner.
-Middling cotton WAS quoted at ~
cents per pound in Shreveport yester-
day. The receipts in the city for the
day were reported to he 1tss bales.
Rev. &. &. Woodbridge has re-
queSted us to announce that he expects
to preach in Benton next Sunday and
ut Cottage Grove on Sunday. the nth.
Miss Pauline Dawson. who has for
some time been working in the Asses
>or'S office. has accepted the position
as bookkeeper for X. +. Wyche \ Sons.
Mr. Moses :. Mcdonald, residing
near Spring Hill. in making IL remit
lance to this office says: 1t Is to keep
the dear old Banner coming" Right.
sir. It's Oh the way.
-" Let the Banner come Oh another
year.. writes Mr.. w. ii. Re;Imes. of the
Rocky Mount community. and has sent
along dollar and half to lie applied
to our Scent per pound paper bills.
Official figures just given out show
that prior to November 14th there We're
1897 bales of cotton ginned in BoSSier
Parish from the crop of 1919. as COM
pared with 17.7:,:1 bales for the cores
ponding date of 1918.
Mrs. Sam Sentell. of Dixie. daugh-
ter of Rev. &. &. Woodbridge. of this
place. was reported last week to he
very i'll at her home. but early this
week came the good news that she Is
very much improved in health.
Mr. w. +. Dennig. of the Linton
community. passed this way yesterday
on his way to Shreveport with two
bales of 4O-cent cotton-(lucky mani.
He paused at the Banner Office long
enough to renew his subscription.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Belcher and
children. who lave been living on the
Curtis plantation Ward One) during
this year. moved back to Benton Tues
day and are making their home with
their mother. Mrs. Matte {. Adger.
p. Nj. Clayworth. twenty-six years
of age. and said to he veteran Of
many battles in the World War. was
injured in an accident ut Curtis one
day last week and died ut a Shreve-
port Sanitarium last Saturday. He
was Il native of Kansas.
- don't want to miss Il single
copy" says Mr.. J. 4. Merritt. of the
Midway community. and as evidence
of his good faith in the matter has
sent in $50 to he applied to his sub
Scription. You are still on tile big list
Doc. and we want to Keep you there.
Miss Sadie North. Of Dixie. Il niece
of Mrs. J. II. Belcher. was reported
last Friday to he seriously Ill from
pneumonia. Her friends will he glad
to learn that later news is to the effect
that her pneumonia was Of mild
nature and that she is steadily improv
ing in health.
Two North Bossier friends and sub
scriberS who were callers Monday Were
Messrs. Luther +. RoggS and George {,
Barnett. Both renewed their subscril'
lions for two years In Misunderstanding
advantage of the present rate. $1.I
per year. and avoiding the raise to he
come effective on the LIST.
Mrs C. Z. Robertson tand chill
drenl of Texarkana. Ark. who was ;
guest during several days Of last weel
of her sister. Mrs. r. II. Hill. was join
ed Sunday by her husband. and also b!
her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. {. Brad
ford. of Shreveport. The occasion WA.
fifty celebrated that day with hi:
turkey dinner ut the home Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. X. Il. Hill.
MIR. j. f. Glasgow. of the Sprin:
Hill community. in making Il remit
t;nce on subscription refers to thi
great agricultural weekly as the Oh
Banner" and also says: - had for
gotten my expiration date. though
hope | don't miss one issue. for it's
member of my family. and we can
get along without it, We are glad til
Banner has Il home with you. friend.
Most of the correspondence tina
appears in this issue Of the Banne
came in yeSterday-one report came Il
to-day That's rather late in the week
friends. We have used everything yO
sent in. but in doing SO about two full
columns of news nul.S that had bee
put in type before your reports cam
in is crowded out. Please have you
copy reach this office Oh Tuesdays.
would he big help toward the Banne
coming out on time ever week.
Mr.. J. :. Watt. of the Rocky Noun
community. while here Tuesday to pa
his taxes and attend to other blSines
ut the Court House. called by to rene'
his subscription to the Banner. II
said that the health Of his section WI
good and that the roads leading int
Ecllton from out his way he found |
. improved condition. but Il little roug
where new work was under way til
day before near Mr.. Sid Adger'S hom'
NJ. Watt is in the habit of making u
IL fine lot of ribbon cane syrup eac
season. but this year his cane was