The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-05
Loo al and
Personal
!. News Of Week as Told
a. by the Banner Reporters

a.
MIR. w q. Burt and family returned
home Saturday of last week from Rose
borough Springs. Texas
Mrs. 7. II. Belcher left Monday for
Dixie to visit her sisters. Mesdames
North and Stroud
Miss Edwena Stacey, of Curtis, is
here on visit with the young ladies
at the home Of Mr. Z. S. Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Gleason and
children, of Belcher. spent Sunday in
Benton as guests ut the home of Mrs.
Belle Wise.
Miss Eloise Cannon, after spending
two weeks in Benton with relatives and
old friends, left Saturday for her home
in Baton Rouge.
Miss Clotile Rogers and Miss Patti
ogilyie, now students in Shreveport
business college. spent three days OF
this week at home.
Mrs. j. f. Adger. accompanied by
her son and grandson. Nh. 5. c. Adger
and Muster Dan Logan, has returned
home from Stafford Springs, Miss.
Mrs. ]. y. Ogden. jr., now spending
some weeks in Benton, and her niece.
Miss Trreheart Cannon, are in Belci,er
OH a visit with Mrs. w. Il. McDade.
their relative
The Rogard cottage now presents
Il more attractive appearance. its re-
modelling having been about completed.
except that the iminting and paperins
are now under way.
The retrospective feature that APP
pears Oh page two was prepared for
last weeks issue hut was crowded out.
which explains why we have two such
departments III this issue.
MIR. j G. Miller. of Bossier City.
called by Tuesday afternoon to author
ize Il small advertisement Offering
reward for a mare and colt that es-
trayed frem his home Sunday.
beginning next Sunday the motor
ear viii again be operated on its for
mer sclledule-of about two weeks ago.
Ncrthl9ound it will reach Benton ut SD,
o'clock an. and suuthlound at LOG pm.
We regret to learn of the continued
Illness of our friend Mr.. Fred O. Byrd.
at the nome of his sister. Mrs. j. Nj.
Lewis, residing some miles east In a
note to the Office, written Tuesday. he
says he is now steadily improving.
Stave timber from out on Hndcan
is being delivered az the railroad siding
i'm this place. The hauling contractors
are said to he getting I cents u stick
for the long hail-ahout fourteen miles
each way. The contractor so we are
told is from Taylor. Ark.
Mrs. r. W. ". Stinson, accompanied
iy Misses Mary and Rosa Smith, Wis
tied Shreveport Monday. The tril, was
made partly with the view that Miss
Rosa might consult an ocrlist about hel
eyes. She was told that their infiamed
condition was only temporary and thai
her sight WAS all right.
We note from last weeks issue o.
the Ruston Leader that Hon. Edwin w
Doran formerly IL resident of Benton
hut who removed to Rust0n sever;i
years ago, has announced as Il can
Fourtl, judicial District. comprised 0
the parishes of Lincoln and Union.
MIR. and Mrs. 4. +. hIcIlade. 0
Tayloftown: Mrs. Battle Miss JUL
isIstoni. of Shreveport. and Miss Sadi
McI3ade, IF Belcher, who We're accom-
panied by Master Tinsley and little JON
Lee Martini of Shreveport, left las
Saturday for Colorado Springs, Col, t
spend the remainder Of the summer.
Our fellowtowIsnlall Mr.. L. !
Younghloed, while caller at this offie
Tuesday. stated that some days prit
he had hargained to purchase the Bul
blacksmith shop, under bis managenlel
FOR some time Fast, and which he wi
now conduct under his own nanle Til
shop is well equipped for the natul
of work that comes in at present, br
Mr.. Youngblood stated that by nes
spring lie expects to add Il trip hamnle