The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-05

Incl. and that he knew of number
Of other residents OF that ward who
wished to dip their cattle.
MIR. j. j. Robertson. of the Carter
vile community. had business at the
Court House to-day. He reported good
crops up his way, 50 Clerk OF Court
Henderson said.
Mr.. Raybun Webb. an abstracter
employed in Mr.. Il. b. Hills office. re-
turned to Benton Tuesday from Mon
roe. where lie spent several days with
relatives and old friends.
We learned the first OF this week
of the critical illness of Mrs. Jerry
Bryant at the home of her son-in-law,
Mr.. John Pirtle.. residing near Linton
Mrs. Bryant is eighty-four years OF age,
and her illness dates back about two
weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. j. 4. Edwards are
in Haushton at the bedside of Mr.. Ed
wards mother, Mrs. Mary Edwards
who when last heard from was re-
ported in a critical condition. She is
of advanced age and her condition is
the result Of failing faculties rather
than illness. so the reporter has been
informed.
Clerk of Court JAS. NJ. Henderson
spent i; portion of Monday at Ivan and
| Rocky Mount, looking around for new
voters to register, and stated that after
noon that he had seen during the day.
| many good crops of corn and sweet po-
tatoes. and that the cotton crops looked
| promising. He found the roads we'll
dried out but still rough.
MIR. j. II. Belcller, Confederate vet
| eran and all-round good citizen, now
residing on the Palmetto plantation,
was eighty years old Saturday of last
week. His good wife celebrated the
occasion by baking him Il cake for the
/ Iii. dinner OF the following day. ut
which all the children We're present.
Here's hoping you'll ike to see many
| birthday anniversaries come and go,
| Uncle Johnnie.
-AIuriel Smith. fourth daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Smith. of the caney
School Community. sent to the owner
of the Banner several days ago Il fine
watermelon weighing 421a pounds -
grown by herself We are instructed
to thank the young lady for this appre
ciated gift. and wish to add that i,
would seem she is exceptionally sue
cessful in the cultivation of melons fol
| one of her age.
MIR. II. w. Eggleston, principal 81
Benton High School. stopped by one
day this week to report that the fac
i ulty of the school is now complete
Miss Amy Davidson. of AIer Rouge
Morellouse Parish. having accepted thu
place made vacant by the resignation
of Il young lady recently employed
Miss Davidson is said to he graduate
of the State University, and laugh
last term in the Sulpher High School
calcasieu Parish.
! The first open hollis of cotton w
have seen this season We're brought II
, Monday by Mr.. W. ID. Smith, who farm
some miles east of Benton. The cottol
WAS stllu ol. SOOu StttluC. oIiu "
!, hope the fine red soil of his little plac
will yield many bales of the same. Also
! we wish to thank Mr.. Smith for
bucket of nice Nancy Hall sweet pot;
toes. brought in at the same time. The
eat good ut any season. of the year an
J. we are still championing them us til
poor mans friend.
Paul Smith. son of Mr.. and Mr..
M. Smith. of the Caney School con
: munity; Bobby Byrd. son of Mr.. an
Mrs. j. \. Byrd, residing near Bentoi
Martin Bell Burks. son Of Mr.. and MIR
! Lee Burks. of Ward Four, and Shel
! burlle Sentell. son Of Mr.. y. w. Sentel
of Collillshurg left Sunday for Bato
Rouge to join IL nurty of Loulsian
= Youths who will be taken Oh il tot
through some OF the Middle West State
that they may observe and study I'll
methods of farming. trucking. dairyin
I etc. pricticed in that section. They al
y to lie gone about twelve days. and r
turn by Way of New Orleans.