The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-06-26

saw active service for some months IN
France with the American EXpedi- |
tionary Forces.
There were showers. light rains,
heavy rains and near cloudhursts down
this way this week-and we are iii
the SWIM"
Mrs. Frank Il. Haynes left Tues
day for her home in Shreveport. after
a short stay in Benton with her sister.
Mrs Nj. H. Hanks.
Mrs Mary Barker, Of Shreveport.
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Matlock.
also of the city. spent Sunday in Ben
ton with her mother. Mrs. Cynthia
Rogers.
Misses Ruth and Ruby Bonner and
Montrose Southern left Monday for
Boulder, Col. where they will take
summer course in the University of
Colorado.
Misses Mamie 4. Burt and Mary
Sue Logan returned Monday, from
Belcher. where they visited at the
homes of their uncleS. Messrs. Joe and
John Adger.
| Mrs Baldwin, of Oklahoma City.
Okla, who was formerly Miss Thee
| HAYNES, left for her home last Thurs
day. after having visited for some
days at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
NJ ii. Hanks.
| -MeSSrS. Ben Keith and Emmett
Wycle. Mrs. NJ. :. Keeth and Miss
Helen Friend. all Of Plain Dealing,
motored to Benton Monday on COM
lined business and pleasure trip. They
returned to Plain Dealing that evening.
Mrs. Alice Heifner and her three
Younger daughters. Misses Fannie Mae
Alma and IneZ. who spent week Wis
itiny Mrs, Tom DemOSs. who resides
near Plain Dealing. returned home last
Saturday Mrs. DemO>S is Mrs. Heif
ner'S eldest daughter.
Mr.. Adnah Storey. Of Rome. Ga.
arrived in Benton Sunday to visit hi'
sisters. MeSdames l.. Swords and w.
Gayle. He took them by surprise, a.
they had no idea that he was contem
plating the trip over here He will re
main for some time. and will thel
probably go to Dallas. Texas. to visi
I i sister who lives there.
MIR. w. r. Pilkinton. who has bee
p receiving the Banner ut Plain Dealing
has written us as follows: AS | al
: | moving to Minden, will ask you to b
4 ,.ind enough to change my address.
r missed getting the Banner last wee
and don't want that to ever happe
again. Getting it is like getting lette
from old friends back in BosSier.
n -Mr.C. H. Hanks has received wor
a from his brother. Mr.. John L. Hanks
IS who has been overseas with the Amer
can Expeditionary Forces. that hi
:, unit was embarking for the Unite
!. States. and that he would he dischar'
!. ed soon after reaching America. HI
:, brother is looking for him to arrive
: Benton within the next few weeks.
Is A meeting of the stockholders I
the Success Zinc Company has bee
: called by the president Of the compan
:. Mr.. ]. +. Adair. of Plain Dealing.
- lie held in Shreveport on the Both
i next Monday. This company Is col
~, posed almost entirely of Rossier al
! Caddo Parish people. The compal
= has interests in Il mine at Joplin, NJ
Mr.. w. \. Johnson. u resident
>, the Emma community. was IL busine
,o visitor in Benton yesterday. He l
!, marked that on his way out to PA
y. Dealing. and especially between til
=. place and Mot. he noted that Gro
- were much in need of work. nearly !;
.o being grassy from continued rains, al
considerable cotton had not yet be
49, chopped out.
MIR. and Mrs. Il. r. Hill and fiji
al lily were in McDade last Friday to
-, tend big barbecue given at til
i, .lace. Mr.. Hill said that there was
+. large crowd of people present. but. d
!. pite the fact that they all did just
to the big dinner that was serve
there were over BOD pounds of bari
~ cued meats left. Rain prevented
~ baseball game and other anlusemel
-" Which had been planned.
Prom reports that have reach
=, us from Il number Of sources we la
- gained the impression that the colt
crop of the parish is thus far We
'ackward and does not give promise
" much of yield. A late season Il
-, continued rains have operated agail
49, the cultivation and growth Of
~ plant. If it happens that you have
hand some 1918 cotton yet unSold Ia
we hope you have il dozen or so ba
lying around) it may happen that y
~ can get b cents Il pound. or even mo
for it Il little later on. These Jr
To- rains are said to have been general
re. many sections of the South. and Il
les is going to have il tendency to bu
ad the price of the staple. not to mentl
rs. the official coming of peace.
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