The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-08-14
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Personal
- News of q Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Tomorrow is the date of the big
barbecue at Linton.
Mr., Mel McCutchen, of Shreveport.
was among the business visitors in
Benton to-day.
= Mr.. Dallas Jones. of Shreveport.
was among the visitors in Benton to-
day-Ecre to see his two little boys.
Mrs. r. T.. Lee, of Little Rock,
Ark. now in Plain Dealing OH Il visit
with relatives and old friends, was
among the visitors in Benton Monday
-McSsrS GiIlum Wyche. Arnold and
Dewey StinSon comprised Il party of
three jolly fishermen who left Tuesday
for Eolcau to camp and fish for sew
eral days.
Mr. n w SentelI. of CoIinsburg
on his way home from Baton Rouge,
stopped over in Benton Monday morn
ing. Later in the day Mr.. Il. l.. Wyche
took him home in his car
Mr. Carl Fullilove. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. JEFF tulilove. of BoSs;ier City. re-
turned home yesterday. just from over
seas. He was with the Fourth Divis
ion and saw action on all four fronts
during the Zig war.
Mrs f. \. Crawford. of Natclli-
tochcS. accompanied hy her daughter
Miss Bessie. also of that place, arrived
in Benton some days ago for Il visit of
Il week or so at the home of her other
Il.
Miss Fannie Mai Heifner returned
home Sunday after Il pleasant visit of
some days with the young ladies at the
home Of Mr.. and MIS-. \. II. Montgom-
cry. residing near Linton. We learned
that she expects to teach the comm"
term at Lewis. taddo Parish.
A friend stated the first of the
week that there was an enjoyable fish
fry at the bellevue Bridge. on Rodcau,
last Friday, but we rather suspect they
are held with such frequency just now
there is not much news in connection
with such announcement.
We learned the first of the week
that Miss Matte Montgomery, now Of
Shreveport. is in Sulphur on visit of
several weeks with her sister. Mrs.
l.. l.. Landlord. also former resident
of Benton. Also, their younger sister.
Mrs. r. w Hughes Miss Janiel living
of Shreveport, is in st. Louis on ii visit
at the home of her husbands mother
Mr. l.. Swords returned home the
first of the week. but has not as yet
been dismissed from the railroad hos
pital ut TeXarkaHa. Ark. 1t will fol
time be necessary for him to visit
the hospital at short intervals. How
ever. his friends will he pleased t,
learn that this time the surgeon il
charge has assured him that Il perma
nent cure in his case will result.
Mr. james Garrett. son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. &. Garrett, of Ninock. who ha'
been overseas since last September
reached home on the 18th. This an
nouncement will he Of interest to
number of TIE readers of the Banner
of this community as we'll as those o.
South RoSsier. rs the young man vii
be remembered as Il former student il
Benton High School We are glad yo,
are ut home. safe and sound, James.
Nit. r. q. Si,iiman reports tina
Monday night he came very near loSin:
his horse through the activities of tw'
thieves. 1t seems that Harris Ford,
negro living Oh the outskirts of Ben
ton returned home unexpectedly aEou
n3n o'clock that night and found tw
men, thought to be negroes hitchin
the Siliiman horse to his buggy. ais
making use of his harness. Upon SET
inv that they had been discovered i
the act of carrying out this bold theft