The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-04-29

from sweeping away the company's
bridge at that point.
Miss Goldye Cohen. Of Fort Worth,
Texas now in Shreveport visiting rela-
tiveS and friends. is expected in Benton
next week to visit ut the home of Mr..
and Mrs. :. Willer. She is Mrs. WilIer's
| niece.
Several nights of this week. e$-
pecially during the hours follOwin: |
shutdown. fires have been necessary for
comfort. Since this date of last week
several hard rains have fallen here.
those of last Saturday night and Sun
day night being the heaviest. and the
last was accompanied Ivy some hail.
Miss Gladys Thompson. vino on the
18th was taken to il Shreveport Silnita-
rum. was operated Oh for goiter Mon
day morning. She continues to do well
and yesterday was permitted to sit up
in bed for Il little while. 1t is expected
that she will have sufficiently recovered
within few days to permit of her
return home.
| All HSIeeitDic uSSuiS N'tS
Mr.. Harry cozby. of the Emma COM
munity, ut present having Il position
in shreveport. Mr.. COZby was i'll Ben
ton Oh business. but mad as il COM
pauion OH his ride from and to the city
il Young lany friend-a Miss Evans.
who some months ago came to Shreve-
port from Mississippi.
Miss Grace Smith. teacher Of the
Caney School. has asked that the
Banner announce that the close of that
school Friday of next week will he
marked by Il picnic to he given ut the
school the following day-Saturday.
the Sth. All those In any wise identified
others are invited to attend and take
baskets and join in the general spread.
MIR. w. &. Burt returned home
Sunday from Joplin. Mo-. where lie
spent the greater part of last week on
business He brought home the report
that work was well under way ut the
zinc mine in which number of the
residents of this section are interested
and that the prospects look brighter
/ than ever before for it to begin to earn
money for its promoters The location
; of the mine is about four miles out
from Joplin.
1 We learned yesterday of the long
< spell Of illness of Mr.. Nj. \. McIade. Il
! successful Ward One farmer residing
a near Curtis. He is just. recovering from
. an attack of influenza that lasted for
| Il number of weeks. having been a-hed
most Of the time since early in Feb
! ruary. He Is now able to walk about
his premises slmrin=ly, but is still quite
= weak. Hope You will soon again he able
to resume the management OF your
q plantation. old friend.
/ Mr.. W. G. Burt. farming on an
). extensive scale in this section. WAS
t saying Tuesday that the recent numer-
GUS rains and unreasonable weather
+ have to considerable extent interfered
J, with farming. operations. The rains
y have left the soil of the river hOttOnl
r tight and waXy and it does not break
well. THE stand of cotton Is poor. the
l. farmers are already behind with theil
: work. and there is hut little seed cotton
+ for replantiny in the country" added
r. Mr.. Burt.
Sometimes it happens that wei
u, wishes for the Banner come in greater
, number than ut other seasons. Thi:
-, week we have received something more
u than the usual quota and have made
j, mention in this department of most OF
~. them. Here is still another-from Mr.
:. :. NJ Matlock. Il long time North BoS
~ Sier reader. who says: Enclosed yo'
=. will find 81 for subscription to tin
Banner. Send it on. | can't make NJ
my mind to let her 60" Hnchn grHcins
- sir Sure we are.
y. The official returns show that IL
~ the general primary election held OF
10 the 10Th there were two votes cast il
~, the parish for the Republican nominee
20 for Governor and observation-disclosures
w. The list of regular Democratic non
=, ineeS for the parish offices are. O
-, course. known to the Banners reader.
One thing we note in looking over tn
- returns is that in Wards One. Five an
n Six there was no vote cast for the Otiic
of justice of peace. and the party ais
seems to have had no nominees fl
constable in Wards One and Six. ThOS
Justices of peace who have heen req
larry nominated are: MeSSr$. I. "
IlutchingS. J. II. Montgomery. :.
. Johnston and Il. Il. KilyOre. The COZ
. stables regularly nom mated are
! MesSrs. J. \. Edwards. ID. f. Sorrel
y
Mckinney. Where there WAS no vol
for either justice of peace or collStab
the old officers will hold over-,ml