The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-04

Is. a resident of Bossier City. He was
not injured.
"A regular meeting Of the Police
Jury will be held in this place Tuesday
Of next week.
Gold, clear and windy-that'S the
weather for the day. but what would
one expect at this season Of the year:
Mrs. Glenn Robertson. of Texarka-
M. Ark. spent one day Of last week in
Benton as Il guest Of her sister. Mrs.
X. Il. Hill.
Peach blossoms and other blooms
Of the season that lend a fragrance to
spring breezes are now to he seen any
where and everywhere.
An advertisement appearing else
where in this issue Of the Banner asks
for bids on additional concrete side
walks to he built in Bossier City.
Mrs \. NJ. Wyche is expected home
from a Shreveport Sanitarium within Il
few days. She and her handsome little
boy. now three weeks old, continue to
do we'll. so Il relative reports.
MIR. w. u. Smith. whose country
home Is some miles east. was among
the appreciated callers at the Banner
office yesterday. He is advertising two
Ford ears for sale in this issue.
Mr.. q. y. Goodwin. of the Red
Land community. while here OH buSi-
hess Tuesday called by to renew his
subscription to the Banner. He is one
among many who have reported farm
labor as scarce this season.
Mrs. Ewing Montgomery. of Ana
cOnj;. Mont. accompanied by her two
little children. arrived in Benton last
Friday. They will remain for Il pro-
tracted visit Mt the home of Mrs. w. H.
Sc;lnland- Montgomery's mother.
Mrs. BETTE Lowry. of Shreveport
has just written Benton friend. Civ
ing her address for the time being as
1927 Eutaw Place. Baltimore. Md. She
went to that city with her cousin. Mrs.
Ethel Smith. Of Shreveport. who at
present is under the care of ii specialist
ut a Sanitarium in the Maryland city.
When the dOgwood blooms in -Bos-
Sier Parish it Is time to 90 a-tishing.
And when the earthworms begin show
ing signs. as they now are. the dOgwoOd
| Is about to bloom. There ought to he
| good fishing in ROdcau this spring.
considering the way the old string Of
lakes rose and fell " during the win
ter rains.
Mr.. l.. Il. Bumgar,lner. of Ward
Five. returned this morning from
Shreveport. where he had been to visit
Mrs. Rumgartlner. who has been for
two weeks ut Il sanitarium in the city.
He reports Mrs. Bumyardner as rap
idly recovering and expecting to he
able to leave the sunitarium within IL
few days.
Mr.. +. T.. Younsblood. now of Bos-
Sier City. but a former resident of this
place. Was among the visitors here to-
day. He remarked that the workmell
are finishing up the work OH the hard
surface road leading east through BOs-
Sier City. \ brick building is being
moved back and other instructions
cleared out Of the way to widen the
road through the town.
| We. learned one day this week in
conversation with Mrs. Elizabeth Iaw-
son. Of this place. that she now has Oh
her premises about eighty young chick.
ems and more hens still setting. Also,
there have been frying-Size chickens ut
her home all winter. Some people. no
deNbt. would refer to this as good
luck" with chickens-but there is an
other name for it. 1t only reflects
good management. thrift and the will
| to succeed.