The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-19

OF the farmers we have met seem In
clined to venture guess as to what the
yield per acre is likely to be.
Miss FRANCES Furniss, of Midway.
is here for some days as u guest Of Miss
Ruth Smith. She came In Tuesday.
The reporter was told Tuesday
forenoon that the condition of Mrs.
Mary Edwards. OF HaughtOn, was but
slightly improved, it ut all.
MIR. Walter Scarborough, of the
Linton community. has employment in
the Montgomery store during the alb
sence of Mr.. Montgomery on a big deer
| hunt.
A friend reports that Rev. G. G.
Walker, of Alinden, will preach at the
Linton (Red River) Church next Sun
day. Both morning and evening ser
vices will be held.
An advertisement In this issue of
| the Banner asks for bids for the re-
| noval Of 1000 cubic yards of dirt and
the grabbing of ~ acres OF land within
| the corporate limits of Plain Dealing.
An article of interest, contributed
! under the heading . Historical Sketch
| of Banks Chapel was put in type for
| this Issue of the Banner, but has been
crowded out. 1t will appear next week.
Miss Grace Smith, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Smith, residing
some miles out from Benton. expects to
| leave to-day to visit Mrs. u. r. Sirman
whose home i $ near Many, Sabine
Parish.
/ MIR. David Simmons, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. j. H. Simmons, residing some miles
out from Benton. left to-day for some
point in Southern Texas, where he has
secured temporary employment OH Il
big rice field.
-Messrs. Asbury and Ernest and
i Miss Leona McIade have as Il guest
ut their country home. near Princeton,
j their sister, Mrs. w. 4. Gass, of Bon
ham, Texas, who came in one day last
week to spend some time with them.
The reporter has been requested
to announce that Rev. Lee r. Sparks,
Sunday school evangelist for the Red
River Presbytery, will on the fifth Sun
day 1.-THE 18th begin a protracted meet
ing ut the Presbyterian Church III this
place, to be continued until the first
Sunday in September.
i Mr. w A. Scarborough. residing
some miles out ION the Rocky Mount
road, was among the business visitors
III Benton yesterday. He has for many
years been one of our valued sulscrib.
ers. and says that the oldest Banner
on file at his home was printed during
May. 1872. We wonder if there is al
older Banner anywhere IN the parish
outside of this office.
i Mrs. ]. NJ. Sentell. of Cairo plan
tation, has sent Il souvenir post card tt
the. owner Of the Banner from Manitou
Colo. where she is sojOurning with hel
daughter. Margaret She says: The
days are us cool now as the October
days ut home Margaret is having the
time of her young life. There are many
friends here from Shreveport and we
never have time to be lonesome" Hel
address is BOX ,46. Manitou. Colo''
Friend Morrow drove by this morn
ing with Il olie-horse wagon load OF
cuslaws and pumpkins. freshly pulled
4 from his big melon patch about mils
out from Benton. He left with us three
fine specimens. and stated that he would
give away the entire load by way 81
advertising his produce. \ little latel
i, Oh he will have on sale ut the Adail
store building enough cushaws ant
pumpkins to last the whole town fol
some time.
superintendent of Schools FortsOl
, reports that the faculties for the Ben
, ton and Haugllton schools remain full
Int that one teacher is now needed t.
/ fill the Plain Dealing High School fac
ulty and two for that of B0Ssier Cit,
High School. The vacancy in the fac
! ulty of the Plain Dealing School la
been occaSioned by the resignation o
| Miss Henrie Sentell, the fifth grad
| teacher. The two teachers who hav
: resigned from the faculty of the Bessie
E City School are Miss Mabel Blakemore
4 the former teacher of home economics
: and Miss Bessie King. of Onla, Miss
t recently elected to teach Latin an
e mathematics
a caller Tuesday afternoon wa
: Mr.. Tom Miller, Of Bossier City. II
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