The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-16

nature IN the gas field, hut the burns
have now nearly fully healed.
Don't be cheap; don't read your
neighbors paper. Subscribe yourself.
Mr.. Carter F. Mckinney has or
dered his Banner forwarded to Plain
Dealing for the present.
-Neighbor Wilmington called by
last evening to say that the Banner
had found his milk COW for him.
Middling cotton was quoted at 1915
cents pound in Shreveport yesterday.
However. we are not advised as to
what one could get for it.
MIR. J. c. Miller. of Bossier City,
while here Monday came in to authorize
an estray advertisement He has again
lost that bay mare and sorrel colt.
Prior to December LIST there We're
III, 4O6 bales of cotton ginned in Bos-
sier Parish, as compared with the total
Of 1892 bales for the corresponding
date of 1919.
Miss Jeanette Hill. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B. Hill, who is at
present student in Sophie Newcomb
College. New Orleans, is expected home
Saturday to spent the Christmas holt
days.
nome days ago Miss Ann Biggs, of
Bellevue, was reported critically ill.
and so remained for time. A report
that has reached the Office to-day is
that her condition Is onw much Inn
proved. which We are pleased to chro-
nicle.
The reporter was told one day this
week that practically two-thirds Of the
seed from the cotton ginned at the
Benton gin this season has been re-
served by the owners. We expect the
farmers are also Withholding from the
market about that much of their cotton
Six-inch casing was set Monday
night In the well being drilled 2A
miles northeast of Benton. which. we
presume. means that operations will
not again be under way for some days.
We did not learn the present depth of
the well. The night crew has been
laid off.
Messrs. J. A. and G. III. Lowe. re-
siding some miles east of Plain Deal
ing. called hy early Tuesday morning to
contribute two :. iron men . each for a
years subscription to this unsurpassed
agricultural weekly. Them Loves just
will have the Banner-the whole -
family wants it.
A regular meeting of cypress Lodge
will be held in this place. ut the lodges
| hall, Thursday night of next week.
The hour for gathering is announced
as T.:O that evening. 1t is expected
there will be work in the Entered 4Ap-
| prentice degree: also. election Of OIL
GERS for. the coming year.
! Mr.. Andrew HolmaIh- son Of Mr..
james Holman. residing. near Red
Land. and who enlisted for three yours
of service IN the Army following the
World War. is Mt home on furl0ugll
| of two months. He returned horne
something over month ago and Tues.
! day passed through BENTON on his way
| to visit sister residing ut some point
south OF Shreveport.
IL Christmas tree for the children
of Benton will be given ut the school
house Wednesday night OF next week
The date has been thus set up because
the school will close for the holidays
j that day and some of the teachers will
] leave the following day to visit their
homes. We are requested to say that
all are invited to gather at the school
house and see the Christmas tree.
The reporter learned this after.
neon that Mr.. and Mrs. $. n. Nor.
rison. of the Ivan community, expect
to leave Saturday for El Paso, Texas
and will have as a travelling compan
ion Mr.. Tom Caldwell. of Plain Deal
ing. who is to temporarily return Il
tat city to lie with Mrs. Caldwell
now under treatment at one Of It's san
itariunls. Months ago Mrs. Morrison
contracted pulmonary disease and Il
being taken West for treatment. Hel
baby. now several months old is still
i'll the keeping Of Mr.. and Mrs Lex
Rurks. of near Red Land. The foul
i other children are tO he left with thoi