The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-09

keeps it up. She was eighty years OF
age last August Dist"
Next week is Parish Fair Week
the 10Th to the 18th, inclusive.
Miss Honora Palmer. Of Shreve-
port, was among the visitors in Benton
Saturday Of last week.
Mrs. y. \. Hill returned home yes
terday from Rossier City, where she
spent the past week with her sister.
Mrs. Mary Head.
Mr.. W. f. Ivey returned home last
Friday from Il visit to the Homer oil
field. He and his elder son. Mr. W. L.
Ivey. have teams at work in the big
oil field.
A caller Tuesday and again yes
tertlay was Mr.. Ben keetl. Of Plain
Dealing. He is still talking about the
good results he gets from his adver-
Using in the Banner.
Mrs. Clifford Smith returned yes
terday morning from Memphis. Tenn.
where she spent the past two months
visiting friends and relatives. She
was accompanied by her two little
children.
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her old home. in Rome. ia. She will
also visit friends and relatives resid-
ing in Atlanta. Gore and other points
in that state before returning home
about the last of the month.
MIR. :. ID. Wise has announced as
ii candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Constable in Ward Four.
Mr.. Wise is Il young man. fully equip
ned for the work Of the office of Con-
stable. He has been for several years
ii resident of Ward Four and has many
friends who believe he will make an
exceptionally good officer.
MIR. T.. +. Jackson. Of Shreveport.
and Mrs. Annie II. Lambs, Of Texas,
came to Benton in Il car yesterday af-
ternoon. secured license ut the Court
House. and proceed at once to the high
school building. where Rev. Il. q.
Woodbridge united them in marriage.
Three school children and three Of the
teachers witnessed the ceremony.
A stated communication of cypress
Lodge will he held ut the lodges hall
in this place tonight. And tlis re-
minds us to make mention of the re-
cent raising Of three candidates to the
degree of i, Master Mason. They were
MeSSrS. Tom and Dewey StinSon and
B;tdy johnson. the last named resi-
dent Of the Vanceville community.
MIR. G. +. Rodgers is announced in
the Banner this week as Il candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Police Juror for Ward Four Mr..
Rodgers was born and reared in BOS-
sier Parish and has always lived in
Ward -Four. He is Il farmer. and Il
good one. He served as Constable for
| his ward from 1904 to 1912 and made
a good record as such. according to his
neiylhOrS. many of whom also believe
he will make il good record as Police
| Juror. if he is elected to the place.
An appreciated caller this after
| noon was Capt. John +. Johnston. who
! drove up from Shreveport expressly to
! spend an hour or SO with old friends.
| He has now been in the United States
for some time. hut is still in the ser
vice Mrs. Johnson Eyes. his wife, did
not accompany him. but remained i'll
Shreveport. They will return to Mon
roe tomorrow. and Capt. Johnson will
proceed to Camp Pike. Ark, where he
expected to receive his discharge Sat
urjlay. They then expect to return to
Shreveport to locate permanently and
the young man will engage in the prac-
| tice of law.
| Clerk of Court JAS. NJ. Henderson
received an order to-day to have jury
drawn for the second week Of the DC
tol,er term of BoSSier District Court
The members of the Jury Commission
will be called to convene here OH the
"Wednesday of next week-tO
draw the jurors. and they will he sum,
moned to appear in Benton on Monday
the Sd day of November. which day
will mark the beginning Of the second
week Of the term Of court. The Grim
inil cases were not tried at the past
February term Of court because of the
uncOmpleted repair work on the Court
House ut that time. 1t is thought well
to dispose of some of the cases ut as
early Il date as possible so as to pre-
vent the docket from becoming con
geSted.