The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-22
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MaStin Henderson is reported on
the sick list.
Little Gordon EgglestOn. who has
been i'll. is reported as better.
Mrs. J. NJ. Henderson has been ill
for several days and is still confined
to her bed.
Miss Pauline Dawson spent yeSter
day in Shreveport as IL guest Of Mrs.
:. II. Dowell.
Mr.. Beverly Kelly was over from
Minden Tuesday to cast his vote in the
primary election.
In the mechanical department Of
this office we are very much in need Of
IL cake of beeswaX. Who can supply IL:
A visitor in Benton this morning
was Mr.. Armand w. KOOse, who came
by the Banner office to renew his sub
Scription.
We have experienced this week
something more than IL touch Of what
the old timers used to refer to as gen
uine pneumonia weather.
Mr.. X. +. Matlock. of Carterville
came to Benton yesterday morning with
Election Commissioner Nj. II. Stampley
who brought the carterville official
election returns. They reported Il quiet
election and Il heavy vote.
MIR. \. l.. Pearson. of L;kelWrt.
was Il visitor in Benton yesterday. He
brought the official returns of the cleo
ton ut his box. and said that out Of Il
possible nineteen votes in the IakelUrt
community seventeen We're cast.
MIR. Walter Clyde Iyey came over
from Minden early in the week for the
purpose of visiting his home folks and
casting his vote in Tuesdays primary
election. He is ut present engaged in
oil field work. having number Of
teams ut work on Il hauling contract.
The first defeated candidate to call
on the Banner was Mr.. 4. II. Mont
somery. who didn't look ut all down.
cast He was candidate to represent
Ward Five as its Police Juror and
came in to authorize us to thank the
electorate of that ward for the big vote
PEELED for him.
MIR. J. q. Jones. Of the Linton COM
nlunity. WAS among the callers ut the
Banner office Friday Of last week. and
seemed much interested in seeing our
machinery in operation, all being new
to him. Before leaving Mr.. Jones re-
newed his subscription and we noted
that he still clin%s to his old practice
of paying for two years all at one and
the same sitting.
-MeSSrS. :. ii. Cochran. ]. 4. Lowe
and w. :. Dalrymple. members of the
Jury Commission. acting Jointly with
Clerk of Court JAS. NJ. Henderson. or
oDicio member Of the commission. met
in Benton Friday Of last week and
drew venire for the February term
of RosSier District Court The term of
court will he convened here on Monday.
the second day Of that month. and
those drawn to serve as petit jurors
will he summoned to appear week
later-on the 9th. The list of the jurors
is t" he found elsewhere in this issue
of the Banner.
In to-tlay'S issue Of the Banner Is
Il contributed article that tells of the
splendid dinners furnished the old sol
dicrS of the Lost Cause who are i'll
mates of the Soldiers Home In New
Orleans. This contribution has come
to us by mail. and along with it was Il
list Of the chapters Of the Daughters
Of tla ('nnfnlnracv If tl., s.t.,to v.l,.,..,
contributions made the big dinners pos
Sible and also are mentioned the names
of several friends of the veterans who
contributed substantially. We were
pleased to note that the II. J. Hancock
Chapter. of this place. was among the
number named-but. as matter Of
fact, we think the good ladies' Of this