The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-02-13
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News of a Week as Told
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Mr.. +. III. Belcher. now farming near
Curtis, was here Monday mixing with
his many old friends.
Supt. w. \. Fortson spent Tuesday
in Plain Dealing and yesterday at Red
Land attending to school business.
\ business visitor in Benton Monday
was Mr.. Bernie Smisson. IL successful
farmer who resides some miles south.
Miss Fannie Mae Heifner spent the
weekend in Benton with her mother,
Mrs. Alice Heifner. She is now teach
ing IA school in Caddo Parish.
Among the visitors in Benton Mon
day was Mr.. John X. Arnold, sue
cessful farmer from the lake region in
the northwest corner of the parish.
Mrs. Van Gillespie. Of Texas. and
Mrs. Virginia Peckham. of Little Rock.
Ark. are in Benton on Il visit with
their mother and sister, Mrs. Y. l..
Gould and Mrs. Eliot Hoffpauir.
We have been requested to announce
that Rev. King. of Rossier City. will
prach ut the Benton Baptist Church on
the fourth Sunday 1.-THE 23d) the ser
vices to begin at three o'clock pm.
Mr.. Leon Jones. of the Linton COM
munity. whose recent critical illness
has been mentioned in past issues Of
the Banner. is again up and about.
though as yet he looks rather pale and
weak. He was among those who We're
visitors in Benton Monday.
Mrs. Cynthia Rogers was called to
Plain Dealing Tuesday on account of
the recent accident and following i'll
ness of her father. Mr.. John Heifner
During her absence her daughter, Mrs.
Company, Shreveport, is at her home
to assist with the housekeeping. etc.
After an absence Of some months,
Mr.. w. 4. Martin has returned to
Benton, and will join with Mr.. ]. w.
Ilosier in farming a portion Of the
Adger Lake plantation this season. He
has until recently been employed in
Shreveport. but resigned his place upon
learning that the former employee is
soon to return to the States from over
seas, where he was in the service
Mr.. \. NJ. league, who has erected
roomy store building OH his place
five miles east of Benton. on the Belle
vue road, gave the yuong people a
dance in the new building last Friday
night. and quite a few from Benton
were in attendance, chaperoned by
/ Mrs. w. l.. Keith. They all had good
J time. but the wagon begged down {;
half mile from town and they Were
compelled to walk home
\ friend residing in the northeast
corner of the parish who has long been
Il reader of the Banner has written us
to say: You are putting out better
paper now than ever, it seems to he.
We are obliged to you for saying that
neighEor: and we trust we will bOtl
live long to see the Banner grow better
with the passing of each slcceedin:
year. That's what we are going to IT,,
for, and you may lay to that.
\ friend informed us the first Of til,
week that Lieut. Y. V. Wilmington
reached BosSier City some days ago
having recently received his discllarg,
from the service at Camp Meade. Md
We made inquiry to learn in what call
ing he is going to engage since reach
ing home. so arrived at the conclusion
that he's going to get married. lik
many of the other soldier boys hav,
done and are still doing. And we chal
lenge him to prove that this deduction
is not correct.
Mrs. Etfie H. Gleason. one of til
Banners old friends and readers. la
written from Belcher to say: VIVA
in the world is the matter with til
Banner? We didn't get last weeks an,
here it is almost time for this weeks
can't miss a Banner This Is theNec
ond friendly complaint that has com
to us from that postotfice during tn
Fast two months. Why the Belche
package of Banners doesn't reach it
destination regularly each week we ar
unable to explain. hut we are going t.
give still closer attention to the matte
In the future. We. of course. want al
subscribers to receive their paper res;