The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

going to be more and more of pOpu-
lar crop in BosSier Parish.
MIR. J. NJ. Montgomery. of Shreve-
port. spent the greater part Of Monday
here attending to business matters.
MIR. l.. Il. Bumgardner. of the
Linton community, was among those
who were visitors in Benton Tuesday.
MIR. Jim ShackelfOrd. now located
at some point in Oklahoma. came in
several days ago for visit with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Shackelford.
of Midway.
MIR. W. w. Rhodes. Of Ivan. passed
this way Tuesday Oh his way to
According to report on the streets. he
had some fifteen or more fat dressed
ShOatS.
There has been hut little fair
weather thus far this week. Tuesday
night an exceptionally hard rain fell
and the whole country is again water
soaked - with branches and ayous
bank full.
Miss Matte Gray Logan. who has
been here and in the community for
her mother became seriously ill-left
Sunday for Natchitoches to re-enter
the State Normal School.
The first car of Lumber from the
new Gardner saw mill was loaded here
Saturday of last week. As Peace
Brothers are still doing considerable
shipping from this point, this makes
two saw mills that now ship from
Benton.
Key. Henry. of Ruston. Presiding
Elder for the huston District of the
NJ. +. Church. South. is expected here
Saturday to hold quarterly conference.
AS reported to the Banner. he will
preach here ut eleven o'clock that day
if sufficient crowd gatherS) and ut
eleven O'Clock the following day
Sunday.
Mrs. and Mrs. John f. Mckinney.
Of Gillian. spent Saturday night Of
last week in Benton as guests ut the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Gleason.
Mrs. Gleason being their daughter.
Sunday morning they proceeded to the
Hughes Spur community to visit their
daughter. Mrs. Hugh Strayhan. and to
see their new grandson ut that home.
old friends will regret to learn
that one day the latter part of last
Grove. suffered Il slight stroke of par
alySiS. When heard from the first of
this week. however, her condition had
greatly improved. and she was said to
have about recovered from the stroke.
Later or contradictory reports have not
reached this office.
A caller Saturday of last week
was Mr.. l. II. Hanks. now of Wichita
Falls. Texas. but remembered by many
readers of the Banner as a resident ut
different points in Ward Five of this
parish. Mr.. Hanks is stopping at
Plain Dealing for the present. and said
he was here on business, but it looks
to the writer something like bridal
trip. he having been united in marriage
Sunday week ago to handsome
young woman of his present home
town. He is receiving the congratula-
tons of old friends.
MIR. Walter Il. Russell was here
yesterday to make final proof i'll the
matter Of his homestead entry. 40
acre tract lying some six or seven
miles north Of Plain Dealing. The two
witnesses who came along with him
were NIesSrs. Ed Hamiter and Il. \.
l'eytOn. Mr.. Russell came to BOssier
Parish from Texas about two years
ago. That he is well satisfied with the
parish as Il home is reflected in his
soon taking steps to homestead small
acreage of land-abOut the largest
plot subject to entry lie could find. we
expect.
ALI members of the Police Jury
were present ut Il meetin. of that body
held here Tuesday. At this meeting.
so the reporter was informed by the
clerk. Mr.. Il. Il. Hill, little aside from
routine business was disposed of.
Nearly the whole time of the morning
session was taken up in IL discussion
of the matter of dipping cattle to ex-
terminate ticks. Also. before final
devoted to like discussion Mt the after
noon session. The first vote taken
resulted in Il tie. Later Il second vote
was asked for and in it four of
the members expressed themselves us
favOring Il continuance of dipping for
the season of 1870. SO it is now in
order for all residents of the parish to
get their watts in good shape and other
wise prepare for another season Of
cattle dipping.
In last weeks issue of the Banner
brief mention was made of the death
Of Mr.. J. Gordon Ogden ut his home in
Baton Rouge. This week a Benton
reader and friend has sent in Il clippin.
from Il Baton Rouge newspaper. the
same giving information not then ut
hand. Deceased was born near Baton
Rouge January - 1886. and was Il son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Ogden. who sur
vive him. Also. he is survived by Il
widow. whose maiden name WAS
Colleen Cole. and two children-a son
and daughter. One brother. Mr.. J. y.
Ogden. jr.. and two sisters. Misses
Grace and Ida Blanche Ogden. are also
among the surviving relatives. All the
above named reside in Baton Rouge
and are related to the OgdenS of this
section Of the state. The members of
the Baton Rouge branch of the family
have many friends among the Banners
readers who will regret tn le;lrn IF file