The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-04-22

family f1reSlde.
Mr.. and Mrs J. f. Young. of the
Ivan country. were among the shoppers
in Benton Monday.
Mrs. W. \. Crawford, of Natchi-
tocheS. accompanied by her two chill
dren. left Sunday after spending two
days pleasantly in benton as guest OF
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Gillum Wycl'c.
AS previously announced in the
Banner. Rev. T.. J. Holiday. of Plain
Dealing. began il protracted meeting
ut the Methodist Church in this place
Sunday. Services are being held daily.
MIR. Haywood Montgomery reports
that he drove over to BOdc;.u Sunday
lust to see how the old stream looked.
He found it ut quite high Stage-its
waters reaching from hill to hill. so
he said.
Prom the Louisiana State Board
of Health's weekly morbidity report
that came to hand the first Of this week
we note that three cases of cereLro-
spinal meningitis have recently heen
reported from Bossier Parish.
Miss Juanit;l Brame. of I.ewisville
Ark. ut present Il visitor in Benton. is
teaching III the local school during the
absence of Mrs. q. :. Wyche. who has
been confined to her room for some
days from an attack of influenza.
Lets all chip in something for the
fund to he used in crcctin. the Soldiers
hat -
site on the campus Of the State Uni
verSity. Baton Rouge. Why not thus
| help in doing honor to Louisiana :
soldier dead!
"A baseball game was played on the
| local diamond Saturday afternoon OF
last week. The visitors We're young
men from Plain Dealing. who Oh this
occasion played Il losing game. The
final score is said to have been Il to
: in Renton's favor.
| A pretty little card has come to
the editor to announce the birth Of
Martha Jane Hill. born Oh the 18th
to Mr.. and Mrs. Grover T.. Hill. OF
Monroe, who are soon to make their
home in Shreveport. Mrs. Hill will be
remembered as Miss Martha Johnston.
former resident of Benton for a
number Of years.
Mrs. &. &. Woodbridge, after Il
two days visit here with old friends
left Tuesday for New Orleans. where
she will spend the summer with her
brothers. Since re$igninS her position
in Benton High School some weeks ago
she has been visiting ut the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sentell. residing
hear Dixie. and WAS lately i'll Plain
Dealing for Il short visit with OLD
friends.
The prohibition lecture ut the
Methodist Church Sunday attracted I;
rather large and representative gather
ing. Hon. II. Il. I.au=hlntunl. an Okla
: lonnl lawyer. who is also diStin
.uiShed orator. was the speaker ol
this occasion. He is Il ready talke1
: and presented many facts and St;lt1S
tics in an interesting manner. lie wal
given close attention throughout hi
address, which lasted for about Ill
hour. Following the close of his tall
Mr. Iaughl;,un,. in we'll chosen speech
! presented to Benton High School |
large American flag. pupils of til
school having c;,nv;lsSed the town to
+ ward the end of securing il crowd t
!. attend the lecture The collection mad
0 will he devoted toward financing til
movement for world prohibition b.
e 1890. as announced by the speaker.
!, MIR. +. ID. Taylor returned HON
u Monday afternoon from some point l
Grant Parish. where he accomlnlnie
l. his friend. DR.. :. y. Alexander. q
Shreveport. who made the trip to II
II cover Il stolen fox hound. They got til
-. dog. all right. hut were put to conSide
- able trouble and loss Of time. not
x mention the expense of the trip-;,hO,
X $40. He is described to the reportt
as Il Kentucky bred Walker fox houn'
y and his original cost to the doctor
;" said to have been about S12O. III
= Doctor. Mr.. Taylor and their coliStal
X hunting companion. Mr.. W. NJ. Meta
Of BoSSier CITY. have lost Il number I
N valuable hOllntlS-frem being stolen. ;
WAS this One-;,nd are planning to tai
some steps to break up the practic
Their most valuable hounds are alw;l.
carried on the assessment rolls of Il
two parishes. and one is. of courS
subject to prosecution when they Il
- stolen.
- MIR. j. ii. Scarborough. residing
the Linton country. waS among Il
visitors in Benton Monday. He stat
that the rain of the nth was exec
tionally lard out mis- way. badly waS
ing the roads and newly plowed fielt
Others have reported that the rain
last Thursday was Il regular gull
washer in some portions of North E'
Sicr. lcavin. the roads badly washe
In returning to Hcnton from Pl;,
Dealing Sunday O,y way of the Roc
Mount road Mr.. \. NJ. Wyche repol
that he found the roads about as had
washed as he has ever seen them.
!; Miss Hazel Smith. daughter of
and Mrs. Nj. Smith. of the Can
School community. returned h ION
Sunday from llanShirc. Texas. VIII,
1 she spent some months ut the home
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
DunShie. attending the public sch,
i'm that place. Her brother. Mr.. T.;
Smith. Il student in Centenary Cole.
Shreveport. was also Il visitor ut ho
Sunday.
From Oak Grove.
Monday. April 19.-The farmers ;
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