The Bossier banner., 1919-07-31
Local and
Persona al
News of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Mr.. V NJ. Hilburn, of Plain Deal
ing, was Il visitor in Benton yesterday.
Miss Anne Hayes. of Haughton.
has been elected to the position of
fourth grade teacher in BoSsier City
High School.
the week for her home in Camden.
Ark. after having visited Mrs. r. l..
STROBE for ii couple of weeks.
Master Wilhrook Wilhourn an
little brother. James Carry. have re-
turned home from Meridian. Miss.
where they visited for several weeks.
Miss Louise Mccall and Master
Yourec Mccall, of Brownlee. came i'll
Yesterday for visit of several days
at tbe home of Mrs Elizabeth Dawson.
Miss Matte Gray Logan returned
home Sunday night from New Orleans.
She had been taking Il summer course
at Tulane University for several weeks
Mrs IL. g. Bum and daughter,
Miss Dorothy. have returned to Their
home in Little Rock. Ark. after having
been guests for some time OF MIS-
Bunn'S sister. Miss Grace Larkin.
A visitor Monday was Mr.. ZacE
Gardner. who Is. now engaged Ill buSl
ncs; in IioSSton. He came III to renew
his sui,scriution to the Banner, which
he has heen reading for many years.
Mr. Ross +. McDade. Il Ward one
I.
tuu. same as Il shadow. came by ant
renewed lis subscription to this 2rea
agricultural weekly while here Oh ;
business trip last Friday.
-ne,utv SheriffS Jim Edwards AM
Jim Brownee went to Baton KouS
Sunday with the prisoners who Wer
given penitentiary sentences at the las
term of court. There We're ten OF I'll
prisoners-two white men ana elSh
negroes. This leaves six prisoners stl
in the parish Jail.
The five army trucks which hav
been assigned to HosSier Parish reaci
ed Bossier City last week. The trucf
will he used for road work i'll the pa
ish. \ truck each will he assigned
Ward.; One. Two. Three and Six, an
tbe other one will be used by bot
Wards Four and Five.
-Middling cotton was selling on Il
Shreveport market to-day at 3i2A cen
n round The market had weaken'
somewhat early in the week, but "
telGay Il show of the Old-tlme Stfen2
WAS made. and it looks as though
will 30 higher before the end of t
week. Receipts Yesterday We're q
bales: shipments. 716 bales.
Superintendent Of Schools Forts
stated to-day that he had received i
ters from several applicants for
Teachers examinations to he held
the school house in this place 1t
week. He believes that there viii
large number of candidates prest
to take the examinations. The first
an.inations will begin ut nine oclt
Monday morning.
Efforts are still being made to
cure Mrs. &. &. Woodbridge. of I'll
healing, as Latin and English teac'
for Benton Hl2n Scnooi. II WIN
remsm cred that early during the 81
mer Mrs. Woodbridge was elected
this position, but had to resign III
tht. advice of her physician. 1t Is Il
bored. however. that she may sec
his permission to accept the poSltl
and will do so.
a new school house Is to he %
at tine Alison place about slS~li
south of Benton. in time for the OF
ing of the schools next session.
lumber has already been ordered
rs soon as it arrives Work VIII
begun About five years ago there
Il school at that place for one year.
there has been none since then. III
ever. there are about thirty pupils
in that community and it is thou