The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-25
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News of a Week as Told
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After an illness of some days. Mr.
+. f.. Younghlood again has his black
smith shop open and is on duty.
Mr. J. X. Smith and family, who
have for some time been residing sew
eral miles east. will move to Benton
According to report on the streets. Mr..
Smith has rented and will occupy the
Gayle residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Kelly left
some days ago for Minden. where they
will perhaps locate. Mr.. Kelly has Sc
cured employment in IN abstract Office,
but we did not learn for certain where
located-either in Minden or Homer.
We have been requested to an
notlnce that the ladies of the Metho-
dist congregation of BoSSier City will
give an oyster supper in that place to-
morrow evening for the benefit OF their
church. The public is invited and
urged to he present
Visitors Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Cynthia Rogers We're Mrs. L. }.
Wheeler. of Trees. and Mrs. J. W.
Walker. of Plain Dealing (bOth sis
ters). Mrs. May Barker. of Shreveport
teldest daughter). and her son. MIR.
Here with us the Salvation Army
drive for needed funds will last from
the 10Th to October 9th. An effort is
to he made to raise 5000 in BosSier
Parish. Don't let the campaign close
without having given i'll your contrl-
button to this worthy cause.
The many Bossier Parish friends
of Mrs. Matte Fort, of Mipden, will
regret to learn of her recent painful
accident While moving about her
home she fell and broke her hip. Mrs.
Fort. who is now about eighty-One
years of age. many years ago was Il
resident of Bellevue.
Mr.. J. NJ Henderson returned the
first of the week from Joplin, Mo.
where he was looking after zinc min
ing interests for himself and associ
;ltes. He stated that Oh the trip to the
Missouri city he was accompanied b!
Messrs. r. Il. Wyche w. G. Burt ant
J. Nj. Sentell. They found conditions
ut their mine much improved.
Tuesday the Banners Pain Deal
ing representative wrote the office
Discontinue Ben Keeth's for sale nd
He has sold the car. Also cut out TIL
for sale ad. being run by .Adair Broth
ers \ buyer for their truck has bee
found" And the next day he wrote
Drop NJ r. BolinSer's ad.-about til
land. He has sold it." All of whic
goes to illustrate that 1T pays to a(
vertise." He will serve YOU at tina
end of the line; I'VE" are still on dut
here. Get your copy ready!
We learned this week of til
marriage in Thomasville, Ga. on til
afternoon of August 18th, of Mi.
Alice NJ. Patterson. of that city. to NJ
w. w. Scarborough. son Of Mr.. w. .
thorough. OF the Caney School con
munity The Times Enterprise. pu
lisl,ed ut Thomasville. gives an e.
tended notice of the wedding. one II,
agr;,ph reading: Immediately aft
the ceremony they left on the Goa
Line for Savannah. Washington Ill
New York for short visit. They wi
sail from New York for Panama wit
in Il few days. Mr. scarborough bell
in charge of Il very important part
the government Y. NJ. c. \. in Il
Canal Zone.
MIR. Joe w. Salter. who for
month past has been doing mechanic
work in the Banners composing roo
expects to leave tomorrow for Il
home in Opelika. Ala. where he "
visit for day or so before returnil
to New Orleans to resume his Studio
Mr.. Salter was recently in the Servi
of his country. and spent upward
eleven months in France. experience
considerable fighting as Il member
the Rainbow Division. AS Il result
Shrapnel woundS-in the shoulder Il
hip-he was for six months in hos
tails IN France and here in the init
States. Being wounded gives him
benefit of vocational training. +
seven weeks he WAS in the Mergenth
er Linotype Scoool. i'll New Orlea
where he learned much about the er
ton and upkeep of linotype nacliil
and came to Benton to have the benz
of a months practice on tile keyboa