The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-08-14

the two men ran and have not as yet
been apprehended.
Mr.. Edward Chance. of Blanchard,
was IA social visitor in Benton Sunday
night
We have been asked to announce
that call meeting of the Parish
School Board will be held in this place
| next Thursday. the 21st.
Mrs. A. $. Brown. now of Long
| view, Texas (and her little girl, Mary
Alice. eighteen months old is here on
a visit with her mother, Mrs. Alice
| leifner.
Mrs. Eudocia +. Kelly who some
| months ago removed to Shreveport, is
| to-day movin. back to her residence in
| this place Many old friends gladly
welcome her.
Misses Ruby and Jennie Mae and
Mr.. Cross Montgomery returned one
| day las week to their home near Lin
ton-juSt from NatcIitocheS. where
they attended the summer term of the
| State Normal School
AT Il special communication of
| Cypress Lodge. held last night at the
| lodges hall in this place. Mr.. w. |.
| Gayle was raised to the degree of Il
| Master Mason. Also. the lodge has
other candidates "on the road
| Miss Ruth Bonner came in Sun
day morning from Boulder, Col. and
| is spending Il few days here with her
many friends before proceeding to her
home at IayneSville. She will per
haIs teach next term in PlaGuemine
| Parish.
| -NIiddling cotton was quoted at 30
cents FER pound in Shreveport Mon
day. half cent higher Tuesday. but
yesterday it was again back to 81
cents. The only receipts during the
three days were reported Tuesday-
100 bales.
Mrs Matte Swami and her niece
Miss Matte Graves. who have Eeel
spending several days at Swannhaven
Mrs. Swann's country home, returned
10 Shreveport Tuesday. Mrs. SWAIN
will leave very soon for Southern Cali
formal, where she will spend the re
nlainGer of the summer and fall.
Nit. and Mrs. ~ Hoffp;iuir ant
their daughter. Miss Eva. and Mr.. ;ant
Mrs. NJ. Smith and five children all o
the Caney School community. left yes
.erday morning in their ears for Soutl
Louisiana. where they will spend sew
cral weeks visiting relatives. Mr
Smith and those members of his famil,
with him will continue their trip t
Beaumont Texas where they will re
amin until September 10TH with Mrs
Smiths parents.
A local merchant said the Othe
day that just now the ltoll weevil wa
in his glory and that prospects for,
cotton crop have not heen worse sine
1907 We don't know any too mucl
al out all that. but it should to som
degree comfort the Woodworking fol
lowers of Old Beck to learn that MI
Hester, one of the sharks in thin. gen
, orally pertaining to cotton and cotto
, prices. says the 1919 crop may sell 70
40 cents per pound.
We note from the nlorliaity re
| port for the state for the week endin
: last Saturday. which came to han
yesterday from the office of the Stat
Board Of Health. that during the wee
. one case of typhoid fever was reporte
+ from RoSsier Parish. 1T is Il diSeas
f that in a large percentage of case
| proves fatal. is easily spread by file.
4 and whenever it occurs steps should d
I once he taken to prevent its spreat
Swat the houSehy aud screen YOU
. home,
;, Mrs. Dallas Jones, of Shreveport
:, has written from Anaconda, Mont.
, say that she is having delight,
visit with relatives and that alread
: she can note that she is beginning t
, improve III health. OF late she ha
:, Icen much run down physically. an
:, two weeks ago left for Anaconda for
protracted visit with her younger 81
;, ter. Mrs. Ewing Montgomery. Ais
; she Will visit at the home of DR.. ].
Scanland. of Warm Springs. that sta.
cher hrother) before returning HON
Mr.. $. G. .Adger. who farms SON
miles ont from Benton, brought in on
q. day this week and exhibited ut til
+: Wyche store an extra zine looking stall
of cotton for the hills-well fruite,
Il and so on. Our guess was that an acl
!: Of such stalks would produce Il Eal
: Tut those better informed said not
: that it would take fully four sue
), acres to show for Il bale. There WEI
squares. blooms and hollis on the stall
and Il close view showed that aEo,
everything but the blooms had Lee
: pumcturcd by boil weeyis.
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