The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-02
Loo al and
Personal
- News of a Week as Told
s~ by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. ID. II. StinsOn. who has lately
been i'll. is able to he about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Edwards spent
last Friday and Friday night in Haugll-
ton with Mr.. Edwards mother. Mrs.
NJ. a. Edwards
Mr.. J. L. Ford. of Rocky Mount.
in making subscription remittance.
writes: The enclosure is for the good
old Banner. Let her keep coming"
A caller Tuesday was Mr.. J. d..
Fenet. who farms near Gilmer landing.
but indications seemed to point that
just now he is busy taking oil leases.
Mr.. X. Il. HILL Secretary. has just
informed us that meeting of the Par
ish democratic Executive Committee
will he held in this place Oh Tuesday,
the 18th.
Miss Trueheart Cannon, Of New
Orleans. returned Sunday from Belch-
er. where she visited relatives. and is
again Il guest of her cousin. Miss
Mayme T. Burt.
Mrs. Betty Lowry. SO well remem-
bered and liked in Benton. where she
long resided. but now of Shreveport,
is expected to come in Saturday for Il
visit with old friends
MIR. Bernie Smisson, who farms
several miles south of Benton, is re-
ported to he confined to bed at Il SAM
tarium in Shreveport. where he is
being treated for rheumatism.
Mr.. NJ. $. Bolinger. of Shreveport.
accompanied by his brother-iIllaw. Mr..
Parsons. passed this way this morning.
Oh their way to Plain Dealing. We
acknowledge an appreciated call.
Married Sunday night by Justice
of Peace J. II. Montgomery. at his
home in this place. Mr.. Roy Bell and
Miss Iell Oneal. both Of Shreveport.
They motored to Benton from Shreve-
port and returned to the city after the
ceremony.
The time in which one may make
political announcements is fast draw
ing to Il close Only about three weeks
remain. Ii you want to run for Office
you will have to hurry. If you expect
to announce through the Banner. its
columns are open to YOU.
A contributed paragraph reads !:
The Rossier City Methodist Ladies'
Aid will give an oyster supper Friday
night. the Sd, at the home Of Mrs.
Ryan. for the benefit Of the new
church. Everybody cordially invited.
Come and bring your friends
Mrs. l.. +. Hoffmuir, residing in
the Caney Creek School community.
left Thursday of last week for Lufkin.
Texas. to visit her sister. Mrs. J. V.
Gillespie. She met her mother, Mrs.
V. l.. Gould (juSt from Little Rock.
Ark in Shreveport. and they will
make their visit together.
Mrs. Dallas Jones. of Shreveport.
who left during August for Montana.
to rest and recuperate while visiting
relatives residing in Anaconda and
Warm Springs. returned home to-day.
She will come to Benton tomorrow to
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
w. III. Scanland.
MIR. J. \. Bumgardner. ST.. of the
Linton community. was among the Wis
itors ut this office Tuesday. We learn.
ed that Il guest at his home ut present
Is his younger daughter. Mrs. J. e.
Wartield. Of Jonesboro. Ark. Before
returning home Mrs. Warfield will 20
to Shreveport to visit her sister, Mrs
Lonnie Houston.
MIR. w. +. Allen and his son. Mr.
Gordon Allen, of Sarepta. were appre.
ciated callers at the Banner office Mon.
day Mr.. Allen. ST.. is IL merchant. cot.
ton buyer and general promoter of his
section. and left with us copy for All
advertisement that sets forth that he
is at present paying upward of the
market quotation for cotton. His ad
is to he found on page one.
A post card of interest has come
to Mrs. Scanland from her youngest
son. Lieut.. -Com. f. w. Scanland He
writes: Am now in Montreal. Can
Left Detroit on the L. :. :. Eagle 81
on the 18th. Expect to reach Cape
May. Nj. by the Both. Will write or
wire YOU when | find out definitely
about my leave. This has been Il most
beautiful trip through the Great Lakes
and the st Lawrence River" In speak.
speaking of his leave he has in mind
his proposed visit to Benton. on which