The Bossier banner., 1921-07-21

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must be true (praise to the saintsl that
we are getting away from the credit system.
-" Pay as you enter is mighty good
slogan, even If it was started by the street
car people. 4gs
Mr.. John Parker and his father, Of the
Ivan community, were in Benton on bust
i ness Tuesday. 81
Something more than two inches OF
rain fell here last night, and this morning
| the clouds still Mnger.
| -Messrs. T. W. w. Stinson and A. NJ.
Wyche left yesterday for Lake Bodcau to
camp and fish for three days.
Miss Eva Hofpauir, of the Rocky
Mount community, was guest OF Miss
Pattie Ogilvie the first Of this week.
Miss Beaulah Weaver and Mr.. Fred
Martin were quietly married here by Justice
Of Peace J. II. Montgomery last Saturday
| afternoon.
Plain Dealing defeated the local team
in game Of baseball played here Tuesday
afternoon, the score being 4 to I. Only
seven innings were played
Mrs. Percy Thompson, in Natchitoches
| for some weeks. has written to say that her
Banner should again be forwarded to st.
Landry, Evangeline Parish-her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Beichsp left Sun
day afternoon for their home in Belcher,
after weeks visit at the home Of Mrs.
]. E. .Adger, ST., Mrs. Belchers mother.
Mrs. George E. Demoss, OF Plain Deal
ing, is here to-day TO appear before the
| School Board in her own behalf and that
of the other married lady teachers Of the
parish.
/ --rhe Benton "Juniors" defeated the
"Juniors" from Plain Dealing in a hotly
contested baseball game played here last
| Saturday afternoon. The fnal score was
| 20 to 0.
Mrs. c. D. Paul and Mrs. w. L. David.
son, Of Gillian, spent Monday here visit
ing relatives Mrs. Davidson returned to
her home that afternoon but Mrs. Paul
remained over several days longer.
As forecasted in last weeks issue ei
the Banenr, Misses Grace Larkin and Ruby
and Jennie Mae Montgomery left Tuesday
to join party Of tourist who will visit
cities and points Of interest In the East and
North.
Mr.. w. D. Smith, cashier at the Bank
of Benton, returned home Monday evening
from a visit Of several weeks in various
parts of Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas and
also, his home town, In conc0rdia Parish,
this state.
--croxyln Montgomery was arrested In
Benton Sunday. for speeding and that eve-
ming happened to an ACCIDENT on the Shreve-
port Mansfield road in whirh another car
injuries to his head 6
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Caplis ana their
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Reno,
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among those here yesterday to register.
They were appreciated callers at the Banner
Office, witnessing our linotype machine in
operation, seeing a demonstration Of the
new folding machine, etc.
S Mrs. w. H. Scanland has Just had a
| letter from her youngest son, lieut. .Con.
+. w. Scan1and, who writes that on the 1st
he was detached from the battleship Utah
and ordered to proceed to the Canal Zone
to assume command of n division OF sub
marines. His present address Is: Sub
marine Base, Coco Solo. Canal Zone.
MIR. Claude Faircloth, Of the Bellevue
Bridge community, was an appreciated
caller Monday. He reported the finest kind
Of corn and the poorest kind of cotton out
his way. And such have been the reports
to come in from most communities. 1t would
seem that cotton was planted this season
just to keep the boil wceyti alive. Anyway,
he's going to be the biggest benefactor
from that crop.
The Banner has new neighbor-a
brand new one. II you please. She Is a
pretty little brown-eyed. black k-haired GIRL
horn Monday afternoon at Lis o'clock, and
has already won her way into the good
graces of everybody over Mt the home Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. v. v. Wilmington. She has
been given the name Anna Rebecca Whit
g. 49,.
J. h. Wilmington, of Brownlcc. and Mrs.
@. P. Harris, of Haughton. We extend
congratulations and best wishes all the
way round.
The Banners serial story, The Voice
Of the Pack" having been brought TO close
with last weeks issue, we are this week
publishing four-page paper, and will
continue to do so some weeks, that the Of
tice force may have the benefit Of a needed
rest, and SO that we may catch up with
bookkeeping, collecting. etc. We have In
the Office plates for another good serial
story, but at the time we are not sure when
its publication will be begun. 1t has proved
source of satisfaction to hear 50 many Of
the Banners patrons say they enjoyed read
ing the story just brought to a close.
The many Benton old friends of Rev.
]. NJ. Brown, OF Belcher, were pleased to
have him as guest the better part Of two
days and nights. He was here Sunday to
preach at the Methodist Church for Rev.
T. J. Holiday, Of Plain Dealing, who at
the time was conducting meeting else
where. At the Sunday morning services
conducted by Mr.. Brown Master Jlmps
Burt, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Burt, ana
Imogene Montgomery. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Montgomery, united with the
church. They were converted during the
revival meeting recently held at the Baptist
Church.
An agreeable and appreciated caller
at the Banner Office Thursday OF last week
was Mr.. John r. Young, a successful farmer
of the Ivan community. Mr.. Young believes
in variety OF crops and plants compara-
lively, but little cotton. Also, he has fer i
some years now been a velvet bean convert
We enjoyed hearing him. relate his ex-
periments and successes with the velvet
bean, and OF particular interest was his i
reference to how the crop builds up soil
Having planted them some Years, he should
know. and we here again, on the strength
of this and many other favorable reports,
venture the assertion that the velvet bean
is going to come into wide popularity in.
Bossier Parish-and to stay. Dir. Young,
by the way, reported some cxfrd 1ne corn
Of his place. He has counted the hills In
a row and the rows to an acre, and esti-
mates TINT the yield will easily bee Is /
bushels per acre. or more. S And between |
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