The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10
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News of Week as Told
* by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. Il. l.. STROBE Joined her nus
land here Monday.
Miss Ruth Bonner went to Floflhe
last Thursday TO visit friends. She re-
turned home Sunday.
Mr.. james Galloway. of Vivian. was
here Tuesday and Yesterday on Il VISIT
with his brother-li-aw and sister Mr..
and Mrs. W. \. FortSon.
Mrs. w. II. Scanland left Tuesday
for Minden. where she attended the
State Sunday School Convention. She
is expected home tomorrow.
Mrs. l.. A. Sims and little son. OF
Cheneyville. and AIRS. J. f. Johnston.
of Shreveport We're guests last FRIDAY
and Saturday of Mrs. !. NJ. Henderson.
Mr.. J. T. Many. of Plain Dealing.
WAS here Monday To turn in the Ward
Three tax assessment roll. which he
has been working on for the past sew
eral weeks
Mrs. William Fort Kelly and little
daughter. of birmingham. Ala. who
have Eeen visiting ut the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. X. T. HILL left Monday for
Shreveport.
-. Ia,
las Just made Il remittance on sub
scriytion. furnishes his new address as
Navy Yard. Norfolk. Va" He is re-
Gently frcm overseas.
Mrs. Beverly Kelly. of Shreveport
and Miss Lucille Edwards left Monday
for Bellevue. where they expect t.
S,lend several days with Miss Anne
RiggS and return home to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs j. \. Abney have heel
packing UP their household effects thi:
week and expect to leave tomorrow o.
Saturday for South Louisiana. where
Mr.. .Ahney is engaged in rice farmin.
near Jennings.
Mr. w. +. Kelly, of birmingham
Ala. son of Mrs. Eudocia +. Kelly. u
Shreveport. came in the first of til
week and spent one day as il guest o
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Il. Hill. His famil
has Eeen visiting here and in Shrevt
rort for several weeks.
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the latter part Of last week was Mis-
Maude Smith. youngest daughter Z
Mr.. and Mrs. X. \. Smith. Of Shrey
port. hut long residents of this plac
she WAS on her way out to the Smit
and league community (eaSt) to Wis
her many relatives of that section.
Among the visitors in Benton S;l
urtay of last week was Mr.. Bern
Snlisson, whose plantation home
some miles south. He stated that
would have finished planting his slap
crops last week had it not been +
the rain of the latter part of the wee
He has in IL large acreage to corn
n lbbSSieI NltH IcduSl SSlie
the following paragraphs: MIR. al
Mrs. i. NJ Simmons. of this place, Il
the happy parents Of Il nine-pou
hoy. who made his arrival ut thu
home on the 1St. Mr.. Simmons Is
successful farmer. who OWNS and ,
crates a farm out east of Nancevill
rfI. Il, al, nn tI.I
to-day Thursday as the memh'
failed to get together in sufficient nu
hers last Thursday for uuoru
The State Superintendent of Edu
ton. Hon T. II. Harris, of Bat
Rouge. is scheduled to lie present Il
address the Board on important III
terS pertaining to-SchoolS.
The sad news reached Benton i
week of the serious illness of NJ
Amanda North. of Dixie. While il
dentists office in Shreveport she
stricken with paralysis. Mrs. NORTH
IL sister of Mrs. NJ. J. Clark. of Pl
Dealing. Mrs. J. II. Belcher. Of IL
Benton, and Mrs. W. \. Stroud.
Dixie. Her friends sincerely trust
hear better news of her condition 81
Mr. w. ID. Smith. who resides sc
miles cast. called last Saturday to q
again renew bis subscription to
Banner. He has now been Il Sul'Scrl
for il number Of years. We lear
frcm him that the condition of
father, Mr.. w. Ii. Smith. was
somewhat improved. and he has he;
to visit around just little. Howe
he is to be taken to Shreveport
week for treatment. Aside from
heart trouble. he is said to have can