The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-25

which the company holds an option.
work ut the new site will soon he
under way.
Key. H. NJ. McI.ain. of Shreveport.
Presbyterian evangelist. will preach
here the first Sunday in April, the 18th.
business visitors in Benton this
forenoon were MeSsrS. J. y. Birtlwell
and L. W. HutchingS. both of Bossier
City.
There was very hard rain in this
place last night. All day to-day the
wind has been blowing regular gale
from the south.
Sheriff Luther Rogers. of 1aafay-
cite County. Arkansas. spent Sunday
night in Benton as Il guest at the home
Of his mother. Mrs. Cynthia Rogers.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. Swords are again
ut home. They are somewhat better
and doing very well. but not fully
restored to health. 80 the reporter was
told yesterday.
Born one day last week. to Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Peyton. of Shreveport.
u boy, This is their first child and
the first grandchild Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hughes. also residents of the city.
A Benton friend who called by the
other day reported that he had just
broken up his water melon patch. hut
we particularly noted that lie didn't
mention its location on his premises.
We have been wondering If anybody
trusts even Il neighhor when 1t comes
to water melon and sugar cane patches.
According to Il statement made on
the streets Monday by Mr.. II. w.
EgyleStOn. principal of Benton High
School. the prevalence of influenza in
the community is still interfering with
attendance ut the school. Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of last week the
high school delmrtemnt was not taught.
| Among the visitors i'll Benton
Tuesday were Mr.. L. q. Hooker. of the
BOdcau Bridge community. and Mr..
Will Scarborough. residing near Linton.
Mr.. Hooker said that during the past
season there were more ducks on Lake
ROdcau than he had ever seen there
before. and that they were rolling fat.
The spring flight north has since taken
place.
There have been no new develop
mentS mt the ROisSeau we'll this week.
80 far as the reporter has been able to
learn. \ piece Of liner is broken off
in the we'll and the working crew Is
still trying to fish" it out. Many
people look upon the BOisseau we'll as
il discovery well and believe it will he
fairly good producer if it can finally
be successfully brought in.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Bucklew took
their little son to Shreveport SAM
tarfum one day last week. He was
said to have pneumonia and w;ls quite
i'll mt the time but has not been heard
from during the past several days. Mrs.
Bucklew. who has not until recently
resided in her home community Dixie
Cross ROajS) for some time past. Will
he remembered as Miss Pearl Peace.
MIR. J. II. Montgomery brought
Mrs. Montgomery and their two young
err children home from Shreveport
sanitarium Tuesday. They are con-
vulescing from attacks Of influenza and
continue to do we'll. so the reporter was
told Yesterday. The little hoy. aged
some six or seven years. is still in
Shreveport. iii ut the home of his
GRANDPARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Montgomery.
o.,llnr erI,,,r..1lax Of IoSt wooE
was Mr.. lack Gardner. Of HOsStOn
who had been ont Oh Il tour of inSlec'
ton ut the Gardner saw mill at Gum
Springs. and chiefly to watch the try
out Of Il small traction engine III load
ing logs in the woods and then furnish
ing the power to haul them in the
mill. He said it proved success III
this way and was mucl more active
than 1t looked to he.
MIR. J. III. Scarborough, of the
Linton community, who was a caller
some days ago. said that fishing
ought to he good Oh Bodcau tlli:
season. Sure. it ought to be good
any time worthy old sportsman goes
out Oh the lake. but it don't often worl
out that way. But what he meant Il
that high water for 80 many months
should have brought in fish from othe1
streams in great numbers. and we hop'
he il right. Who is it that doesn't lik'
to catch fine string of Bodcau white
percl. once i'll Il while!
The editor had Il short note SOM
days ago form Mr.. J. +. Adair. Of plail
Dealing: written ut Joplin. Mo-. unde
date of the 10Th. He is in the Missouri
town looking after mining interest
and wrote to order the Banner n,;,ile'
to him during the five weeks he will h
there. Among other things. he says
1T is pretty cold up here to-day
freezing and below. Am dewaterin;
the mine and will he ready to eperat
within four or five days. Labor i
plentiful but pretty high in price. Cal
get plenty of coal ut 81 per ton. Every