The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-11
Local and
PerSOn6 al
News of a Week as Told
az by the Banner Reporters
Did you drain that radiator:

Did you drain that radlAtor:
-Rey. G.. 6. Woodbridge filled his
regular appointment here Sunday. We
beard one good woman say his sermon
WAS excellent.
tame Warden +. l.. Johnson.
North BoSsier friend. was an appreci-
ated caller at the Banner office Satur-
day afternoon of last week.
Hon. \. Hofflauir. of the Rocky
Mount community. waS among those
who called Saturday of last week to
renew bis subscription. He and men,
lcrs of his family We're visitors to the
city that day.
Mr. c. ID. Sanddge, day collector
of tolls for BoSSier Parish, ut the east
end Of the Bo>Sier City traffic bridge,
has reported that during November his
collection totaled 5000. Those made
hy Mr. William Hutton. the night man,
totaled S:H4
A visitor in Benton Tuesday was
Mr.. G.. w. Dalrymple. now Il resident
of Shreveport. who had for several
days been out in the Midway section
on il social and business visit. He was
accompanied by his grandson. Mr.. Will
bur Dalrymple.
There were heavy rains here the
first of the week and the streets of our
town and roads everywhere soon be-
came quite muddy. We noted that Il
number of people who are accustomed
to travel in automobiles made use Of
other means of conveyance
A letter has come to this office this
- s,,ll, IN.
we learn is now located ut Jackson
this state. where he is principal Of the
W. r. Kowen High School Residents
of this section will remember him as {;
former principal of Benton Higl
School for two terms.
The Banners Phillips Hill cores
pendent reports in Il note to the Office
that one of the l.. and \. north ant
south trains has been discontinued To-
the present. We presume 1t Is TIL
scarcity of coal taS everywhere else
that has resulted in the curtailment .
train service with the l.. and \.
We would give six bits to lear
the name Of the low-hrowed hyena VIII
ordered that sudden change of we;lthe
that bit us Tuesday night and frOze u
Slop-nachine. press. kit of ink. GU
chewing tobacco. jug Of grape juice
and everything else. He ought to b
suppreSSed-or asphyXecuted outright
Mr. Ray Smith, now Il resident q
Benton for il month or so past. ll'
purchased from the Bank of BentO
the cottage Just across the street frol
Mr.. l.. q. Smiths premises and TIL
week began extensive improvements q
it. We noted in passing that he WI;
being assisted by his father-in law. Nj
J. W. Faircloth Of the Rodcau Bird.
community.
A caller Tuesday was Mr.. II.
Strong. who lives near Collinsburg. III
who came in to renew his snhScriptlo
MIR. Strong is at present employed
4; member of the crew Of workmen pl
tin. down the prospect oil well for Il
Wild RoX Company. He said that o
erationS ut the site of the well h;
been suspended for several days to ii
the ~ inch casing time to set
MIR. J. +. Jones' of the Linton col
munity. who called by last Saturd;
afternoon to renew his subscriptio
remarked that range cattle had fall
off very much since the heavy fro>
had killed much of the grass. He Ii
much to do with cattle and we SlOu
think he is well informed Oh the 81,
ject. Even now it is gettin. lit
late to market range cattle. Ierl;t
You had better hurry.
"A subscriber writes: Would Ii
to make the suggestion that YOU pri
the oil leases that are recorded e;l
week" We made IN effort some til
ago to secure this copy but could
very well do so. Truth is that both
Banners entire staff and all employ
in the Clerks Office are kept too III
to assume added duties. Also. ut c
tain seasons during the past f
months the leases have been so grt