The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-12
Local and
Person al
- News Of Week n Told
a. by the Banner Reporters
The roses are blooming again.


The roses are blooming again.
The several high schools Of the
parish are to be opened the first Mon
day in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dennis. Of
Rocky Mount, passed this way yester-
day on their way to Shreveport.
MIR. and Mrs. LATTE. of Curtis. were
among those here yesterday, visiting
the young ladies ut the home of MIR.
+. S. Burt.
Mrs. Harry Wilson and two chill
dren, irons near Ivan, have been Wis
itors for some days past ut the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Wilson.
MFR. n. A. Goodwin, whose Banner
has for some time past been forwarded
ut Gillette, Ark, is at present located
in Shreveport. and furnishes his new
address as $50 Stoner Avenue.
If you are not qualified as Il voter
and wish to participate in the coming
primary election you must register
prior to six o'clock Saturday evening.
Apply at the office of Clerk Of Court
Henderson.
Upon returning home Sunday from
Vivian, where they visited relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Wyche were accom-
panied by their little niece. Myrtle
ellison. who is still guest of the little
folks ut their home.
"A special session Of the Parish
School Board will he convened here
Friday Of next week at twelve o'clock.
The meeting will he for the purpose Of
receiving bids to purchase the Plain
Dealing school bonds.
A visitor in Benton this morning
was Mr.. Frank Strayhan. of near
Hughes Spur who was accompanied
by his y0alngest SON. Mr.. Strayhan said
that IFS corn crop is good. hut that his
cotton is now. shedding rather freely
-Bob I.yles. a colored man well liked
by those white people who knew him.
died Tuesday night at his home in the
Midway community. A month or so
ago he fell out Of a wagon and was run
over by it and never fully recovered
from his injuries.
Miss Jennie Mae, Montgomery, who
has been in NatchitOches attending
school at tile State Normal. returned
home Tuesday night. accompanied by
her friend, Miss Eugenia McHenry.
from .Ahherville. who will spend this
week Mt the Montgomery home.
AT u meeting of Cypress Lodge
held at the lodges hall in this place
Friday evening Of last week Mr.. h. A.
Kelly, jr., was raised to the degree of
il Master Mason Following the lalOrs
Of the lodge Il rather tempting spread
was served. About thirty-tive visiting
brother MasonS We're preesent-fronl
Shreveport. Atkins. Plain Dealing, Red
Land and one from Clarendon, Ark.
-Messrs Gillum Wyche and Arnold
Stinson returned home yesterday after
noon from Lake B0dcau. where they
camped and fished for several days
They found fish striking well prior tt
the rain which came Tuesday morning
after which time they had no luck. The
lake was still rising when they left it
and those who should know think II
will he about week before the percI
and hass again begin to strike.
The reporter learned. with regret
the first of this week of the seriou
illness Of Mrs. David Wallace, ut he
home IN Fort Worth. Texas. Her Hines,
dates from one day last week and sll
is thought to have typhoid fever. Whe
heard from yesterday afternoon her col
dition was not improved. Her mothel
Mrs. j. M. Montgomery, Of Shreveport
Is among those ut her bedside He
father also visited her some days az
Mrs. Jerry Bryant. whose illne.
was mentioned in last weeks iss,,
died one day last week at the hon
OF her son-in-law, Mr.. John l'irtle, r.
siding near Linton aged eighty-f for
Years. Mrs. Bryant is spoken Of d
a good neighbor and Il woman we
thought Of ly all who knew her. 81
and for many years been residei
OF Bossier Parish. She is survived Il
n widower and several children an
grandchildren.
As Deputy Sheriff job Wilson r.
orted for duty Mt the Court Hou.
this morning we noted that he lore
tact hand |, quart bottle of white cor
Enthusiastically homemade stuff an
thought to he a Bossier Parish protluc
Mr.. Wilson WAS at the time unwillin
to give out further information. III
stated that he believed there was plent
more like it here in the parish. and W
expect some arrests are soon to follow
though - didn't say So This Is til
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