The Bossier banner., 1919-03-27
LOC al and
Persona al
News Of Week as Told
* by the Banner Reporters

Judge \. J. Murff and Hon. f. b.
Herndon. both of Shreveport, attended
court in Benton Monday.
Miss Mladge Wyche. of Plain Deal
ing. came to Benton this afternoon on
the motor to Ee Il guest of Miss Matte
Gray Logan.
Keep the old Banner coming" is
what Mr.. !. T.. Iilkinton. of Atkins.
has to say in making Il subscription re-
mittance to this office.
Mrs w. l.. Keith had as guests Sat
ur,liy night her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam BrunSon. of Goodwill. Webster
Parish. who were accompanied by
their little daughter.
Mr.. Grady Neeson. for some months
in the service. being stationed down on
the Mexican border. has just received
bis honorable discharge. and reached
Benton Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Robert l.. Wyche and her two
y.llnyer children spent Il part of last
week and some days of this week i'll
Slreyeport with the family of Mr.
X. +. Wyche. her father-in-aw.
Mrs. w. +. Kelly. of Meridian. Miss.
who has for several weeks been visit
in. her mother-in-law. Mrs. Eudocia
Kelly. of Shreveport. came. to Benton
last Saturday to visit Mrs. Il. r. Hill
Mrs. Love Culpepper. of Hetlin. who
was for several days Il guest of hel
niece. Mrs. W. l.. Keith. left TueSda!
afternoon for Plain Dealing for visit
with her brother. Mr.. w. +. MoZelle
She expects to again visit Benton be
fore returning home
More gravel is being placed on thu
streets of Benton. but the old planl
sidewalks still offend the eyes ant
threaten the lives of our citizens. =
small voluntary contribution by eacl
citizen to Il street improvement funt
is the thing that is most needed.
District Attorney II. {. Drew. o
Minden, who attended court in Bentol
the first of this week. received mes
sage from his brother. Mr.. Caldwell
Drew. who landed in New York Sun
day morning from overseas. Anothe
brother. Mr.. Waddie Drew, landed II
New York Il week earlier.
Mr.. Il. l.. STROBE was again checked
in as Cotton Belt station agent ut Ben
ton Tuesday. after serving in Il like CT,
Imcity at KingSland. Ark. during til
past few weeks. Mrs. STROBE is Il
present visiting relatives at Reun;
Vista, Ark, hut will join Mr.. Strod
here in Il couple of weeks. Mr.. Nun
nally. who has been agent at BentO
for il few weeks. will return to hi
former place in the Cotton Belt offic
in Lewisville Ark.
The following paragraph is from til
Shreveport Times of Tuesday: "A fin
Stil mas arrived To Slaulell TIE Hedi
of Mrs. Virginia McHade Martin. wifi
of the late George Martin. This fin
~ pound hoy will he the nameSake q
his maternal grandfather J. TinSle
Mcnade. He is with his mother ut til
Schumpert Sanitarium. where both i'll
doing well. The Young father of thi
little 10y was one Of the victims of II
tuenza last October. and the frient
of the family rejoice ut this heautlf'
consolation arriving in the life Of IL
Young mother"
Mr. j. =. Alison. whose plantatit
home is some miles south of Bento
and his son, nr J. $. Alison. we
agreeable visitors at the Banner ofh'
Saturday of last week. Their bu>ine
in Benton was partly for the purpo
of furthering their efforts to Secu
the discharge from the Army of Corr
Hugh NJ. Alison. and this for the re
= son that he is said to have develOpt
Il lung trouble in its first stages. /
reached The United States some weel
ago aud is now ut Il cantonment
Maryland. 1t is said to he rather hal
to secure the release of one from Il
service unless in good physical cond
ton or the best of medical attention