The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-12-22

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1922.
School viii be closed here to-day
for the Christmas holidays and will be
reopened Monday, January ID
Master Billy Jones, Of Shreveport,
spent Tuesday night in Benton as
guest Of his grandmother, Mrs. w. II.
Scanland
REV. T. ]. Holiday, of Plain
Dealing, was here Sunday to preach
two sermons at the Methodist Church.
The services were well attended.
Ii you wish to participate In 1922
elections you must, on or before the
31st Of this month, provide yourself
with two poll tax receipts for 1920
and 1921.
Mrs. J. NJ. Montgomery, In COM
pany with two Of her daughters, Mrs.
Eugene Walters and Mrs. T. w.
Hughes, all Of Shreveport, spent Sun
day In Benton as guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. n. Montgomery.
Mrs. Warren Ripley Davis, Of
Crosbytop, Texas, was recently In
Shreveport on visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. n. Wagner. Mrs. Davis
is remembered by many Of the Banners
readers as Mrs. Matte g. Swami.
Captain Kouns Burt, son Of Mr..
e. s. Burt, in a letter to the home folks
says he Is now stationed at Santiago,
In the tropical zone He is very en-
thusiastic in telling Of the wonderful
country by which he is surrounded
AT regular meeting Of Cypress
Logde held at the lodges hall In Ben
TON Thursday evening Of last week Mr..
y. w. Brownlee, of Shreveport, and
Mr.. Lewis Bundy, OF Linton. were
raised 70 the degree OF Master Mason.
The river farmers to the south of
Benton seem much behind with their
fall blowing. The reporter was told
yesterday that labor Is restless and de-
moralized, which in large measure, no
doubt, accounts for the lack OF plows
running
MIR. and Mrs. ]. A. Edwards and
little son, who for some time past have
been occupying the Willow Chute
plantation residence, will remove soon
to Haughton. During the past crop
ping season Mr.. Edwards was the joint
lessee Of the plantation with Mr.. w. c.
Ivey.
Miss Ruth Smith, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs, L. G.. Smith, and Miss Alma
BYRD, daughter Of MI. and Mrs. ]. A.
Byrd, residing three miles to the east
OF Benton. are expected home to-day
for the holidays. They are both
students In the State Normal School,
Natchit0ches.
MIR. w. ]. Bounds, long valued
subscriber Of the Phillips Hill School
settlement, called by last Friday to
renew his own subscription and to
subscribe for a relative. He was also
accompanied by Mr.. Sam Young, who
renewed his. mothers subscription.
Thanks, friends.
The sheds, buildings and other
housings for the Benton Lumber COM
pany are being constructed as rapidly
as possible, 50 We were told Tuesday
afternoon. AS big banks Of logs have
already been placed on the site, It IL
though the mill will be under oper-
alton In the near future.
Mr.. =. E. Burt (residing in the old
town. has leased for 1922 the Willow
Chute plantation, which joins his own
plantation to the south. Mr.. Burt is
pot only good farmer, but has the
reputation Of being q good firm
manager, and we do not doubt that the
two plantations will grow good crops
under his management.
Show the children a good time
during the Christmas holidays and lei
them have fireworks, IL you think their
use Is seasonable, hut be sure such
safeguards are extended that will
protect them from harm. Also, give
extra thought and care to the matter
Of fire prevention. Some one has said
It - better TO play safe than be sorry
and he r right, too.
Deputy sheriff Y. Y. Wilmington
said to the reporter Tuesday forenoon
that tax money was coming In fairly
good. At that time 1921 taxes paid In
totaled about $40 600, which sum, he
said was In excess of collections up te
this date last year. Also, Mr.. Whit
tington said that about 500 hunting
licenses had been sold this season
nearly twice the number sold up te
this date last season.
Among the callers at the Banner
Office Monday forenoon was Mr.. John
3. Hammett, Of the Linton community
who came In to renew his subscription
In the course Of q conversation with
Mr.. Hammett he remarked that he had
recently seen O. bear track In Willow
Chute hOttoms-th second time lle
has seen the tracks during the past two
years. He said they were about seven
inches IN length and that the bea1
seemed to be headed from Bodcau
swamps
deputy Sheriff Job Wilson LEFT
Monday afternoon for Baton Rouge
having In custody w. A.. Humphreys
and three negroes Pat Booker, Foster
Thomas and Leon Tisdom sentenced
to the Penitentiary before court was
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