The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
able to report that am improvin,
some in health

MIR. Nj. ;. BOllnSer. OF SHTeNelUIt. |
was among the business visitors in
Benton the first of the week.
Always let it come on. writes
Mfr. I'ax<on Zeiyler. of Rocky Mount
neanin. the Banner. of course.
Miss Truelleart Cannon has re-
turned to Benton from New Orleans
and has accepted Il position III the
office of Clerk of Court Henderson.
MIR. Tom Moore. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Moore. residing just south of
Rossier City. called by yesterday to re-
new his fathers subscription to the
Banner.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Hill and Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Wyche went to Shreve-
port Tuesday and attended the FL
Karubah Minstrel performance gwen
in that city that night. 1t was ii good
show. by all accounts.
The official figures. just given out.
show that up to September 10Th there
were 376 bales of cotton ginned III
Hossier Parish from the crop of 1?1?
as compared with $3.50 bales ginned to
September 18th Of last year.
MIR. and Mrs. X. NJ. Miller, Of Elm
Grove. left Thursday Of last week for
Huntsville. Ala. to visit relatives ana
friends. They expect to he gone
month. and will return home by way
of New Orleans to visit Mr.. MillerS
brothers.
Mr.. J. w. Miller. of Bradley. Ark.
tie inspector for Burton Brothers. and
| Mr.. Robert Molsbee. Il government tie
INSPECTOR. now located ut Plain Deal
ing, spent several days of last week in
Benton checking up crossties.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. NJ Wyche went to
Shreveport Friday afternoon of last
week to meet Mrs Wyches brother.
Corpl. :. J. Caldwell. who is just home
from overseas. The young man pro-
| cceded that afternoon to his home. III
Plain Dealing.
| The first day Of the Parish Fair
at BoSsier City-yesterday-wa Sched-
uled as School Day but School
Day" was postponed until tomorrow
(Friday) on account of bad weather.
The Benton school children will, there
fore, attend the fair tomorrow.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Sentell. jr.. re-
siding on the Willow Bend farm. were
callers Friday afternoon Of last week.
Mr.. Sentell had his name added to our
mailin. list, and said that his recent
advertisement in the Banner has been
instrumental in selling much alfalfa
for him.
MIR. \. w. Sentell. of collinsburg,
who was Il business visitor III Benton
to-day. stated that the present condi-
ton of the roads had made 1T neceS-
sary to hitch four instead of two
horses to the wagon used in transport
ing the children of his community tO
the Plain Dealing School.
MIR. +. J. Love. now Of Los An
yeleS.. Calf. has sent us Il dollar t.
have his subscription date moved III
; to April !, 1920. and writes We can't
yet along without the dear old Banner
so keep it coming" For the informa
ton Of those friends who might wisl
| to write him. his city address Is IL
. West 31st Street.
MIR. and Mrs. Beverly Kelly came
in last Saturday afternoon and spen
I. until Sunday afternoon with relatives
, and friends residing in Benton. IL
) last weeks issue Of the Banners Min
den exchange. the Signal. we find th'
D following mention made of this pop
1 | ular young couple: Mr.. and Mrs
: Il. \. Kelly. formerly of Benton. ar
now residents of Alinden and Yer,
pleasantly established ut the residenc
n of Dr. and Mrs. +. II. Harrington. o
!, Union Street. Mr.. Kelly Is comle
!. tent worker in the abstract Office.
v We have always looked upon MI
It J. NJ. Arnold as IL good farmer ana
, close observer. so while he was vi:
l kl,s. do ,nNh
= inquiry of him about the cotton Gro
It Of Red River bottoms in this parish
r Ie thinks that about Il third of Il GRO
e vas leen made and about third .
It that has been lost up to this time ht
r cause of continued rains. His son. MI
'e Hrownlee Arnold. has cotton that II
Il thinks will make IL half bale to til
acre. and Mr.. Con Gray has quite il
acreage that may yield full bale I
the acre Both these farmers resid
some miles south of Benton Whe
!. asked Mr.. Arnold said that he though
:. the average crop of the bottoms woul
;. Weld only about Il bale to every fot
or five acres.
A caller Monday afternoon W;
Mr.. Y. NJ Hilburn. who resides
Ward -Four. Oh the Nose Mays ol
place. near Red Land. He purchase
that place ESQ acreS) several years Il.
. and is now entering as an adJOlml
!, homestead il 4O-acre vacant tract til;
:, runs right up to his premises Son
=, years ago Mr.. Hilburn was still Il res
~ :" dent of Claiborne Parish. his natl,
home. and we were interested in VIII;
he said about realty values i'll th'
parish about that time and the preSel
day. About the time he left the paris
ii widow woman tried to sell to hi
600 acres for 5000. with Il small Gil:
,,e payment and the balance on e;'
~ terms The GOO acres is now In Il
a famous Homer oil field and Is.
u course, quite valuable. Also, he WI
offered Il smaller acreage of the Sh;l
tract for $:, per acre. That place nO
boasts a number of unesIualled I
yushers. with more developments ca