The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-05-29

right thing for Il poor man who has
few acres around him. as well as the
hogs and cows.
A severe electrical storm, accom-
panied by just little rain, passed
ever this place Monday night. Others
of less intensity have come since.
Another invitation to he present
at the graduating exercises of Plain
Dealing High School has been received.
| The cards Of Misses Annie Lou Sentell
and Madye Wyche were enclosed.
Our good friend Mr.. w. +. Hall
| writes the office: Please mail my
| Banner to 442 Egan Street, Shreveport.
instead of to No. 81. that street. We
hate to miss Il copy of the Banner.
| All right. Will; you shall have 1t.
| We report, with regret, the serious
illness Of DIR. George A. Wise, at a
Shreveport sanitarium. DIR. Wise. who
has friends by the score among the
Banners readers. was for years locat-
ed at VAUDEVILLE. but recently removed
to Forbing. CaddO Parish.
| Mrs. Gilmer Mcconnell. Of Shreve-
port, spent last week in Benton with
her husband. construction foreman OF
| the work now under way at the Court
| House. As some of the Banners read
ers may know. Mrs. Mcconnell Is Il
sister of DIR. Marvin Boring. Of Zwolle.
Postmaster r. J. Taylor, who has
been i'll for ten days or more, Tuesday
afternoon was taken to a Shreveport
sanitarium for treatment. and still had
fever at the time of his departure
His brother. Mr.. f. ID. Taylor, is act
ing as postmaster in his stead for the
time being.
Miss Matte Gray Logan and Mr.
Isaac l.. Thomas. the two members OF
the 1919 class of Benton High School
have favored us with an invitation t.
be present at the graduating exercises
of the school Ito he held tO-OmrrON
night which is gratefully acknOWledg
ed. and with best wishes for theil
future success.
Mr.. :. L. Taylor returned hOm'
Sunday from visit of several day
at Homer. near which place he for
merly resided and where he still ha
number of relatives and old friends
He remarked on the streets yesterda.
that land in Claiborne Parish he
: one time owned is now leased (fOr OF
! prospecting) for $50 per acre.
! Mrs. ]. $. Alison, Recording Sex
retary for r. ]. Hancock Chapter, [
DC. and who has during the pas
six years been Historian for tn
State Division of that organization
!. was elected Honorary State Historic
t ut the convention held in Lake Charles
/ Her many friends will lie pleased
G learn of the honor that has been col
d ferred upon her.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Mamie L.
: gan entertained at her home with a u
!. lightful party number of young PEI
pie. in honor of her daughter. Mi'
Matte Gray Logan, and Mr.. 1sai
> Thomas. the two graduates Of BentC
High School. The game Of bunco ";
e played. and sweet music rendered
the appreciative guests. Ice cream IL
cake were served as refreshments.
Miss Robbie I.ale Stewart. a mel
10 Ter of the 1919 class Of efghty-four
O. graduate from the State Norm
IL School. at Natchitoches, has favors
III us with an invitation to be present
is the graduating exercises of that inst
tuition. held Monday. Miss Stewart
IA daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. \.
Stewart, who have long been repr
sentative residents of North Bessie
She has many friends among the Ba
=. ner's readers in that section who vi
% be pleased to learn Of the success
a. which she has attained.
e. The Banners good friend and o
! subscriber. Mr.. Nj. f. Hyde. who farl
out near Lake Bodcau. in Ward Fl,
in a note to the Office in which he Ii
made remittance on subscript1o
IS says that SO many rains have come
st his section that they have interior
ut with farming and that crops are We
d. grassy. He has just this week SO
his cotton in Minden, getting 32 cen
per pound for it. That should furtll
encourage the big war on grass out
way. Also. we wish to say that we Il
y. obliged to you for the good words y,
* have passed to the Banner. Mr.. Hyt
Ill In two recent issues of the Ia
IL ner call for funds for the upkeep
We the old Bellevue Cemetery was mat
1t was asked that. as usual, the &C
tributions to the fund he forwarded
this office. None came in from an o.
,r. side source but this week two re
on dents of Benton have contributed !
rd to that use. That's a pretty good sta
Se now let's see who will he next. .
X. contributions will be acknowledged
print. and. as heretofore, the work
the old burial place will he under
supervision Of Mr.. l.. {. Biggs, still
resident Of Bellevue. Also, all are
-, minded that these calls for funds 1
o: -
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