The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-11-13
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Mrs. \. Nj. Wyche spent some days
of this week in Shreveport.
DIR. H. H. BL,ckman, of Shreve-
port. was Il professional visitor in
Benton Sunday.
Mrs. &. $. Wyche spent the past
weekend in Shreveport with Mr.. X. r..
Wyche and family.
Mrs. NJ +. Caldwell. of Plain Deal
ing. came in Tuesday evening to spend
il few days with her daughter. Mrs.
Matte {. Adger.
MIR. and Mrs Beverly Kelly. now
of Minden. were guests last Saturday
and Sunday of Mr.. Kelly'> mother.
Mrs. Eudocia Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs. :. f. Sentell and son,
of Dixie. spent Sunday afternoon III
Benton as guests ut the home OF Mrs.
SentelI'S father. Rev. G. &. Woodbridge.
-AIiddliny cotton waS quoted at :3SEa
cents per pound in Shreveport yester-
day. Receipts there for the day were
ST., bales The total receipts for the
season were given as 29,SO7 bales.
Mrs Matte {. .Adger. who has stlf-
fered IL protracted illness. being con-
fined to her bed for several weeks past,
is slowly improving. For some days
past IL trained nurse from Shreveport
has been ut her bedside.
The first. meeting of the BOSSier
Parish Teachers Institute for the pres
ent scholastic year will be held Satur.
day at the Travis street School Build
hl1 nf
parish are expected to attend.
There was good white frost
Tuesday morniny-the first of the win.
ter-;,nd others were to he seen each
morning since. This morning there was
ice. also. and old Winter may he said
to have handed his card to the resi-
dents of these parts.
The United States flag ut the Ben
ton High School building was flying
gaily in the clear frosty air several,
mornings this week. the first time that
it could he riSked out Of doors for I;
number nf weeks. so continuous ha.
been the foul weather.
Mrs. Ralph Burton. of Arkana. ant
Mrs. +. II. Becher. of Curtis. came IL
the first of the week to he with theil
mother. Mrs. Matte {. Adger. durin:
her illness Her dauyllter-in-law. Mrs
:. {. Adyer. from the Adger old place
has also been ut her bedside for som'
days this week.
Lieut. Com. and Mrs. r. w. Scan
land and their two little boys. after ;
stay of two weeks in Benton with rel
atives. left Sunday for Cape May. y. J.
where the youn" man is now stationed
still being in the submarine service q
the nation. They proceeded to Tallu
lab hy rail and from that point ar
now making the trip overland In Mr.,
Sc;lnlandS automobile.
Mr. w. H. Bishop. Of Atkins. i
making remittance on subscription
refers to the good old Banner" W
are pleased to know. Mr.. Bishop. tina
YOU still continue to hold our littl
weekly in high esteem. We are tryin
to give our friends what they want i
the way of local weekly newSpape
and when we get to the place whei
we no longer have ambition i'll this d
rection we will he ready to quit.
clerk of Court Henderson Is !;
present making crOSS-cOuntry tril
to all parts of the parish registeril
those eligible TO offer to vote. III
first three days of this week he Sl,el
in Ward One, and last night repOrte
that those who should do so at tin
time were not coming forward I'LL
Offering to he regiStered-that Is, II,
in such numbers as might reaSollab
lie expected. This is Il duty that Sllou
not he neglected. and if the privile:
of registering ut this time was IL
offered i, mighty howl would he raise
To-day Mr.. Henderson is in HauglltO
To learn when he will reach your pr