The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-09
Only four in Jail.

Only four in Jail.
lay Your poll tax before the LIST.
Now Ii the season for pruning and
spraying fruit trees.
There are regularly u lot Of new
advertisements In the Banner. Hunt
them mp and read them.
MIR. w. +. Hall. of Shreveport. was
among the business visitors In Benton
Tuesday aud while here was an appre-
ciated caller ut this Office.
Miss Lucille Edwards. Of Shreve-
port. clme In Tuesday and will remain
until tomorrow as guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Robert Stinson. aud her
cousin. Mrs. J. A. Edwards.
Miss Adelaide Newconlb. Of New
Orleans. spent last Saturday and sun
day ut the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II.
Hill. She Is Mr.. Hills cousin and her
mother will I've remembered Us Miss
.tildie Head. of Bellevue.
mister Robert Stinson. eldest son
Of Mrs. Il. 7. Stinson. spent the past
weekend In Shreveport at the home of
his grandfather. Mr.. J. +. Edwards.
lie was accompanied hy his cousin.
Master Edwin Lynn Carter. son of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Carter.
The Roy well. located 21a miles
southwest of Bellevue. has now been
on the beam a week and il said to I've
making from IL to 30 barrels Of good
oil daily. 1t IL expected that when COLI
tinuous runs can I've had its flow will
prove to he about :..a barrels ler day.
# We can afford pleasure ears and
other luxuries and have good homes IN
which to live can't We also afford good.
wt.ll-kept churches IN which to wor-
ship! When is Benton .oin. to have u
new Methodist church. anyway? Maybe
not soon: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. we
good reason to be ashamed Of our
present church: aud wouldn't you con-
tribute literally toward the erection
of new one!
The crazy cOlored woman who was
taken from the Parish Jail in this
place to the Shreveport Hospital about
three weeks ago died Tuesday. This
woman had no known relatives in the
parish and. so far Us il known, was u
total strslnger-nO one even Knowing
her name. She was in the jail here for
some months. She was picked up near
.AIleiltlale mnd 1T H. thought she was
brought into the parish from some
other section and there liberated.
From the time the leaves fall from,
Your fruit trees on up to ulWut the MIDI
tile Of February IL the time to prune
and spray them. according to Farm
Demonstration Agent T.. $. Burt. Mr..
lsurt. while caller at the Banner Of
lice Tuesday afternoon. stated that he
would principally engage in this work
for some weeks and would lie pleased
to hear from tll0se residents Of the
Parish who would like to have his nd
vice and assistance In caring for their
fruit trees. He visits many sections Of
the parish and may he passing your
way sOotl. 10 1t would he well for YOU
to be prompt In mailing him a card.
Sheriff .Atlair stated Yesterday that
nj, r. that time not more than :t,0
r..sitlents Of tile parish had paid their
I'll tax. II You wish to vote mt any
election that may lie held In the parish
t'.,ring the next two years this ii Il
E'atter you should attend to hetweel,
{ Is date aud the last day IT the year.
IN fact. YOU should Iny your poll tax
/: nd all other taxes mt tile earliest pos
sibir date to mike sure that You get
item la,id prior to January 1st. AZ
tie tux roll was filed with the Sheriff
o,ily il week ago. all taxes must he paid
within ONE Month. II Is going tn Ike
II physical inlp0ssilllity for I'M office
force OF only three or four people to
Issue all tax receipts the lust few days