The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-24
and continued high water for months
during the winter and spring.

and continued high water for months
during the winter and spring.
MIR. L. w. Hutchings. of Bossier
City, was here for short time yester-
day on matters of business.
Mr. +. +. Yourgblood has returned
to Benton and opened blacksmith shop
at his old stand. He came in Monday.
Who would have thought these
June nights would be cool enough to
bring the rheumatism back on MS old
folks?
Miss Rachel Burt is expected home
Saturday from a visit of several days
with her sister. Mrs. +. NJ. Lafitte, of
Curtis. :.
-Wilbro0ke and James Carey Will
bourne returned home Monday from a
stay of two weeks in Monroe with rel
atives. and We're accompanied by their
cousin. Master Foster Jones.
Miss Inez Young. daughter of Rev.
w. s. Young. of Ivan, has ordered the
Banner mailed to herself at Natchi-
toches. where she is student in the
State Normal School for the summer
term.
Miss Berta Gulledge. former
resident of Benton. after spending a
day or SO here with old friends, left
yesterday. She Is still living with her
brother. DIR. II. II. tiulledge. who we
are told is moving this week from
Hosston to a saw mill town near Was
kom. Texas.
Accompanied by Mrs. Egbert En-
ders, his Youngest daughter, and her
husband. Mr.. r. f. Wyche, of Shreye-
port. left some days ago for Portland,
| Ore, to attend the national Shriners'
Convention. The party will remain in
the West sightseeing some five or six
| weeks and will return home by way
| Of Canada.
Hon. A Curtis. of Ward One. was
| here yesterday in the interest Of the
American Cotton Association. The OBJ
| ject of his visit was to solicit charter
members in the organization, and later
a membership canvass of the entire
| parish will be made. SO the reporter
| was informed by Cashier Smith. of the
| Bank of Benton. Mr.. Curtis was ac-
companied by one of the state organ
| izers for the big association.
| A Mr.. White. from Eldorado. Ark.
is temporarily serving as section fore
man for the Cotton Belt at this point,
/ the position having been made vacant
by the death of Mr.. Luke Swords. The
reporter was told Yesterday that MIR.
White has applied for the place. but
| 1t may 20 to some employee who has
been longer with the company. Until
quite recently Mr.. White was Rock
Island section foreman, stationed ut
1 Monroe
"A business visitor In Benton yester-
day was Mr.. Will u. Mercer. now a
resident of Shreveport. hut still having
considerable interests in ROssier Par
isll. He was here to secure information
about the plans for the completion OF
the Bossier City-Ninock graveled road
to the line of Red River Parisll--a dis
lance of only three miles. He stated
that lie would leave that afternoon fol
Baton Rouge in the interest of securin.
state aid in the completion Of the sal
III the road.
MIR. Percy NJ. Smith. cashier at til,
First State Band OF Quamw. Okla.
/ who has been here on visit with hi
brother, Mr.. w. u. Smith, cashier Il
!, the local hank. left a day or so ag
5 accompanied by his Younger brother
2 Master Sam y. Smith) for Natches
/ Miss, where he will visit his sisters
l Mrs. lamar Carkeet and Mrs. NIilto
4 Harkey. Upon his return to his pos
| ton In Oklahoma Mr. Smith will ayai
i stop over in Benton. and it may wei
i be added here that he thinks we hav
8 a fine section of country: And he i