The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-12

second sample Of white mule " that
has recently been brought in.
Miss Goldye Willer is spending sew
eral days in shreveport nth relatives
and old friends.
Mrs. j. Il. Rodgers and daughter,
Miss Ruby. spent last Friday. Saturday
and Sunday in Shreveport with rela-
tives.
Miss Doc HightOwer, of Ardm0re,
Okla. remembered by many old Bossier
Parish friends. is a guest at present ut
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. v. V. Whit
tington.
Mr.. Harry Wilson, of the Ivan
community. was among the visitors III
Benton to-day. He reports fairly good
cotton prospects and as good corn
crop as he has ever grown.
Mr.. l.. Shackelford, of Midway, was
among the visitors in Benton yesterday.
He said that out his way all crops
were clean and laid by. The corn crops,
he said. are good and perhaps three
fourths of Il full cotton crop will he
made.
An appreciated caller Saturday of
last week was Mr.. NJ. b. Stampley, an
old friend residing IN North BOssier.
He reported things prosperous up his
way, but with poor prospects for a good
mast crop.
Under date of the 9th. Rev. I. J.
Holiday. Of Plain Dealing. has written
from Monroe to ask that we announce
that he will not he here Sunday to fill
his appointment. but that Rev. j. Nj.
Brown. of Belcher. will preach in his
stead.
Friend Morrow was saying yester-
day that he pulled from his patch that
morning fifty waternlelolls. and fifty
Monday morning, and that all together
he had brought in and placed Oh sale
six wagon loads. He's getting to be
| something of watermelon king it
| seems. We thank him for another fine
cantalOupe
A friend reports that Il visitor in
| Benton Yesterday was Mr.. Eugene Mar
| tin. Il former BosSier resident, but for
some years past residing in Texas. He
| visited ut the plantation home of Mr..
Leon Wilmington, by whom he was met
here, and later proceeded to Mr.. j. b.
| Whittington's (near BrOwnlee) to visit
4 his aunts-NIrs. Wilmington and Mrs.
Eugenia Kiefer.
| MIR. j. G. Miller. of Bossier City.
called by yesterday afternoon to say
that he had recovered his mare and colt
| advertised as estrayed in last weeks
issue Of the Banner. They had been
| taken up as strays by Mr.. Jim Merritt
| of the Linton community. who had seer
! the advertisement IN the Banner. Mr.
| Miller reported that there is also Il one
year-old stray mule colt-light bay
with stripes on his legs-at Mr.. Mer
ritt's home.
4 The derrick ut the prospect site
three miles east Of Benton is due to be
completed this afternoon, according t.
report A car containing new RIG
for the well was set in here Mon
day night, and Mr.. A. II. Montgomery
contractor. has had number Of teams
husy several days this Week in hauling
the rig and some piping out to the new
site. Az reported in last weeks issue
this ''wild-catting" is being undertaken
by the Transcontinental Oil and Ga.
Company.
MIR. and Mrs. volney Wilmington
4 spent Sunday i'll Homer with Mrs
WhittingtoIi's brothers, MesSrS. JOIN
Gill Wafer and Dawson Harris. stop
Ling over IN Haughton long enough t,
pick UP Mrs. Whittingtons parents, MI
! and Mrs O. l.. Harris, who ;,cconipl
MED them on the trip. The two youn
. men above named have recently strucl
! 1t rather lucky in Homer. Some month
/ ago they acquired the royalty intereS
) on IL 4O-acre tract located about a mil
E from the producing field and there ar
Il now on it three wells producing frol
i 100 to 1900 barrels each. one of Il pre-
:. duction between 5000 and 1000 barrels
/. still another due to come in the first Z
+ the week. and four more locations mad