The Bossier banner., 1921-12-15

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atives I felt, at first, like stranger
in a strange land, but not for long. for
/ was warmly welcomed and invited In,
remaining over for dinner. Take It
from me, you GROWERS, that II yOu
would only resort to the industry and |
enterprise that one can readily see has
been q part OF the game" Of these
good farmers you. would soon see the
cities disentegrating and every one |
wanting to be on the farm. It was q |
pleasure to walk over their well-tilled
acres OF fertile soil, continuing through |
their fields and well into the Cade old
place, where had lived for twenty
seven years, going there in 1876. One
would have to have been more than q
stole to have passed over these scenes
and witnessed the changes that have
taken place during these speeding"
years without a spirit Of sadness
taking possession Of his feelings. But,
with feeling Of thankfllness that SO
nraliy blessings had been vouchsafed
to inc and mine, not unmixed with re-
verses, i continued my jaunt to the
Charley Tidwell old place, later known
as the T. Il. Adair place, now owned
and occupied by Mr.. w. w. Rhodes,
former Texan. And right here is
another farm that would be hard to
surpass In any country. This is q
home in which one feels welcome as
soon as he passes within Its portals.
OF course spent the night there, and,
after taking look at his fine, regis
tered big-boned Poland Chinas, / want
to spend more nights there. MIR. and
Mrs. Rhodes have every convenience
needed en- farm and the whole place
reflects the pride they take In their
home.
The next stop was at Mr.. Jim Fair
cloths residence-for dinner. He Is
| the man who was kind enough, nearly
thirty years ago, to have me stOop
down, at a place on Phelps Lake,
where he was digging out an immense
alligator, and tell him IL he. was dig
ging in the right spot. He had already
placed (beforehand) stick in the
gators hole, which was not over three
feet from the entrance, and when 1t
roared-well got away, and lost my
lpresence of mind for a considerable
| time This was on the occasion OF a
big hunt on these lakes, participated in
by many OF the residents OF Midway
and BENTON. Your :. Uncle Eddie" will
readily recall it, for It was. ON this
hunt that Brownlee Arnold and Mr..
Burt's nephew, Giroud Burt, stole his
famous catfish stew, right before his
eyes, even while he was engaged in the
making Of it. OF course the offense
called for vigorous prosecution, and
that was where came into the lime
light / was selected as the prosecutor,
ard, after taking all the evidence
before the Judge then it was Mr..
!. Geru" went back on me. He didn't
want to be tried before that court
He wanted to appeal his case to
another court, and offered his Uncle
Eddie, the very person from whom
they had swiped the stew, as his bonds
man, claiming. when ! protested, that
his uncle had oxen and would be safe
| for the bond
| Well, after a hearty meal with my
friend here. ] started for Bodcau
| Bridge, near Bellevue, to visit q
cousin, Mr.. r. 4. Gardner. spent the
night at his home. and on Friday
morning Mr.. Gardner Tin his fivver)
took me on to Bellevue, where the twt
Of us had first visited forty-six years
ago. Arriving In the old town w
| found only one Of the '.old guard" still
there Mr. L. C. Biggs but he is 1
host and a good one.
II We soon left for the famous Roy oi
well. Famous is the word, as all viii
lsee when they view the well and It
4 surroundings. Mr. Roy was away and
4 finding no one about, we could inspec
to our hearts content. The well wa
flowing into a large tank, and It's out
!, put was apparently every whit as goO'
as its published yield--and the pro
duct seems to be as good as any lubri
cant you can purchase.
After viewing the discovery well "
proceeded to the Scanland prospect
!. only a quarter mile to the south. tn
operators had just finished pourin
: cement around the casing as "
reached the scene There is no al
, parent reason why this well should nc
!, be as good as the one above referre
! to. Here's hoping that it will, for
) 1t does there will be q reunion for th
: Banners corresponds with re
lemonade. etc, on the side. (WhGty
We returned by way OF Bellevu'
! meeting q party Of engineers, who wer
! there for the purpose Of selecting {
location for the Keene = Woolf @
y Company. "A continuance Of our rid
! soon took us through old Midwa.
!, where many changes were In evidenc
: and on to Benton, and my final dest
nation. ]. T. NANCY.
si Easy Sliding For Sambo. I.
!. Mr.. Corbin. resident OF Plain Den