The Bossier banner., 1920-04-15

A friend reported Monday that Mr..
Charlie Reimlnd had then been a-bed
about two weeks from an attack of
Influenza.
Mr.. Curtis ScOvell. now Of Dallas,
Texas. big bear among the original oil
field wild-catters local product), was
among the business visitors in Benton
yesterday.
MIR. Paul Heifner. who now has
employment ut the J. Il. DenoSS saw
mill. located in the Pleasant Hill COM
munity. spent Sunday here with the
home folks.
Misses Mary and Rosa Smith. Mr..
JoanneS Smith and Mr.. &. w. Arnold
were guests ut dinner Sunday ut the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Logan. of
the Nanceville community.
Miss Grace I.arkin resumed her
clerical work in Clerk Of Court Hender-
sons Office Monday morning. after Il
stay ut home of nearly three weeks.
occaSioned because of an attack Of
Influenza.
For Il week or more middling
cotton has been quoted ut 4O1a cents
per pound in Shreveport. The receipts
in the city yesterday were given as is
bales. Receipts for the season to date.
81 .:.22 bales: shipments to date. >G.:26
bales.
Fire originating in il dry kiln
destroyed the kiln and about 1000 or
1000 feet of lumber that WaS being
dried therein ut the Gardner saw mill.
some miles out from Benton. Tuesday
afternoon. The kiln is said to have
been worth about 500 and the lumber
about $3.50. All. of course was Il total
loss.
Mr.. J. J. Bogard. i; former resident
of Benton. came in Sunday night and
will have employment here for two
months or more. His work is in Clerk
of Court HenderSon'S office. where he
is engaged in Strengthening up old
records. etc. the recent purchase of
new filling cabinets and SO Oh afford
in. il place for these valuable papers.
-TealnSterS from the StinSOn plan
tatiOn We're busy yerterday morning
loading alfalfa int" cars OH the railroad
siding in this place. The reporter
learned from MIR. Tom StinSon that it
that was being disposed of-three cars
having been sold ut good price-but
the cutting Of the crop for this season
would soon he under way.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. NJ. league. who
reside some miles east of Benton. spent
yesterday in Shreveport and drove by
the Banner office on Il business mission
as they passed on their way home. Mr..
| league remarked that there was he
tween this place and the city much
green stuff in the way of crops showing
up in the cultivated fields.
Mrs. DOlahue. of Louisville. KY.
| who came to Benton some days ago
because of the illness of her mother.
| Mrs. J. ID. Gleason. Is still here and
| will remain until some time during
May. This is her first visit with her
| parents since soon following her mar
riage. now more than Il year ago. Mrs.
Gle;lsOn. we are pleased to report. w;tS
| this week
Mrs. T.. f. Montgomery. who, to-
yetller with her two little children. has
| been guest for about seven weeks
na,st at the home of her mother. Mrs.
W. II. Scanland. expects to leave
Saturday for Dallas, Texas. to spend
two weeks at the home Of her brother.
Mr.. w. H. Sc;lnl;,nd. jr.. before pro-
ceeding to Los Angeles. Calf. where
she will perhaps remain until about
June LIST with her mother-in-law. Mrs.
w. NJ. Montgomery. She will then join
her husband at his new location. in
Havre. Mont.
Mr.. H. +. Wyche. of Shreveport.
we learned Tuesday from his Sons. of
| this place. was in the wreck that oc-
| Cured Oh the w.. :. and L. Railroad
that afternoon. ut Il point about Il mile
east Of Doyline. The wreck is said to
have been caused by the tender of the
train jumping the track No one was
hurt. according to report. but the track
WAS lady torn up for Il distance of
about 1:D yards. Travel over the road
waS delayed for some hours. Mr.
Wyche was returning home from Il
business trip to Monroe.
The levee work on the Gold Point
| plantation was completed by Burt 4
| StinSOn. the contractors. one da" last
week. 1t is il Spur-meaning Il prOtec-
| tive levee-;,nd runs from the main
levee out toward the river for dis
tance Of about Il half mile. within lis
| lend. The olject of it's construction is
to prevent further clvins of the rivers
hank ut the lower side Of the bend
should rise cause its flood water to
flow across the plantation. Work on
this spur levee was suspended about Il
month ago in order that the contractors
might do emergency work in Caddo
Parish.
About 4.:D O'Clock Tuesday after
noon the roof of Mr. r. l.. Wycle'S
residence was discovered to he Oh fire.
The town>peOple and others who hap
pened to he passing in cars promptly
responded to the alarm and the blaze
waS $ubtlued before much more than
slight damage was done to the roof.
Fortunately. 10 wind was blowing.
which perhaps more than anything,
else accounts for the saving of the
residence The fire originated from
sparks falling on the roof. and was
| first seen by Master RoIert l.. Wycie.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wyche. who ut