The Bossier banner., 1921-06-16

Bossier City.
\ MIR. Ernest johnson, of Rocky
Mount, was business visitor in Benton
Monday.
MIR. Allen Hamiter, Of Lewisville
Ark, was a bushes visitor here
yesterday.
MIR. r. E. Wallace has been told
that he has appendicitis and must
undergo an operation.
Mrs. Elliot Hoffpauir. of the
Hughes Spur community, was among
the visitors here yesterday.
Miss Pauline Dawson returned
home from Shreveport Tuesday night,
| after visit of several days with
friends.
Miss Oracle Burt has returned
home from Shreveport, where she has
been in school She will spend the
summer here.
Did you pay your 1920 income tax
in full during March? If not the
second installment Of same is now past
due. To-day is the 10Th.
"A friend reports that Mr.. Murff
Merritt. who has been doing oil field
work at Colquitt, Claiborne Parish. is
at present at Midway on visit with
home folks.
Miss Ivey May Taylor, eldest
daughter of Mr.. p. c. Taylor, of Alex
andria, is expected here this afternoon
to spend some days at the home of her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. T..
Taylor
Airs. r. w. Eggleston had as guests
the first of this week Miss Matte Tyler.
of Shreveport. and Miss Jim Crawford.
of Beaumont. Texas, both of whom are
well known to many Of the Banners
Bossier Parish readers.
Mrs. L. o. Brock, of Shreveport, in
writing to renew her subscription to
the Banner, says: IL this is q little
late, please mail this weeks issue, any
way, as do not wish to miss an Install
nent Of your new serial story.
Rather large crowd was present
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last Saturday afternoon. the contest
ants being Bossier City and Linton.
Linton won the game by score of II
to Z. The two teams will again play
here Saturday afternoon 1.-THE 1sth.l
Mrs. Belle Wise and Mrs. w. H.
Scanland are ut present patients at
Shreveport sanitarium. Mrs. Wise has
recently suffered malarial attacks and
Mrs. Scanland is having some local
trouble with her eyes. 1t Is expected
that they both may return home within
a day or SO.
Mrs. J. NJ. Nelson left last Friday
for her home at Stonewall, after
delightful visit here with her daughter,
Mrs. r. w. Eggleston. Mrs. Nelson on
her return trip was accompanied by her
little granddaughter, Juliette Eggles-
ton, who will spend severaDweeks with
her and other relatives
As forecasted in the Banner. the
Baptist revival meeting is under way
this week and will likely last until the
middle of next week. The preaching
Is being done by Rev. Grover Busby, of
Hughes Springs, Texas. who came in
last Saturday morning. accompanied by
Mrs. Busby and his brother. Mr.. Tom
Busby. His brother is assisting in the
meeting by leading in singing.
Mr.. A. C. Gray and family, of
Vanceville. Mr.. ]. Il. Burt and family,
Mr.. ]. H. Montgomery, Mr. Il. +. Dow
dell, Misses Matte ID. Hall, Jeanette
Hill, Mayme T. Burt. Mary Pope Ogil-
vie. Ruby and Jennie Mai Montgomery,
and Francis Abney. Eugene Wyche and
Mastin Henderson comprised party
that picniced on Bodcau Cat the Belle
vue Bridge yesterday. According to
the report brought hack, they had a
fine dinner, and plenty of fish to 60 |
with it.
Callers at the Banner Office this |
forenoon We're Mr.. and Mrs. ST. NJ. |
Matlock. of near Carterville, who were
accompanied by five Of their children.
They We're interested for time in |
the Banners Linotype ma
chine In operation. Mr.. Matlock spoke /
Of rains up his way last week. saying
that they have been very beneficial to
all crops. Another good rain within a
few days will assure a corn crop. he
Boil weevils, he said. are more
plentiful than ever before known.
Mr.. r. A. McClenaghan and Mr..
c. L. West, both at present Of Shreve-
port, have recently been in Benton sew
eral times on business. They are, to-
gether with Mr.. Foster, promoting a
well for oil, to be put down in
section 15-20-13, on acreage owned by
Messrs. Thigpen & Herold, Of Shreve-
port. The reporter was told Tuesday
that they had at that time about fully
secured the desired block Of acreage,
md that it is now likely that oprations
will soon be under way. The site OF the
we'll will be near the Transcontinental
well, abandoned u month or
70 ago..
A Moonlight Picnic.
An enjoyable moonlight picnic was
.iven Tuesday evening by Mrs. Il. w.