The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-10-13
LOCAL AND Personal.


MFR. and Mrs. w. /. Gleason, OF
Dixie, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. J. Smith.
Mrs. w. NJ. Wilcox, Of Eros, spent
a few days Of last week with Mrs.
w. f. Harper.
Mrs. w. Gilmore enjoyed having
Mrs. Modecitt, of Haynesyille, for a
visit last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gardner, of
Shreveport, were weekend guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Thompson.
The correspondent regrets to learn
that Mrs. w. T. Colquitt is again on
the sick list and hopes to soon have a
better report.
Bryant O'Neal and Clarence Hug
gins entered st. Johns College Monday
and report themselves as delighted
with the school.
The correspondent regrets to learn
that $ Uucle" Bob Miller is not we'll
these days. For the past week he has
been confined to his room.
MFR. and Mrs. r. w. Smith and
children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Smiths parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Dalrymple, of Shreveport.
A message from Mr.. Sidney
Barber, who is. attending the law de-
partment Of Tulane University, in New
Orleans, tells of his pleasure in his
work.
Mr.. w. W. Rhodes, of Ivan, spent
Wednesday night of last week with
his son, Grady, who is boarding with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Smith and attend
ing high school.
Mrs. f. A. Wilkinson is still con-
fined to her home and is unable to walk
ON her rheumatic foot. She has been
for drive few times, but had to be
| assisted to the car each time.
MFR. w. w. Curtis, who for the past
two years has been with Mr.. T. A.
| Wilkinson on the Lucky Strike planta-
ton, left Monday for San Antonio,
Texas, to enter the dairy business for
himself. Friends here regret to lose
Mr. Curtis, and wish him well in his
| new home.
| DIR. and Mrs. S. Fowler. of. Oil
City, Drs. May and Williams, of
Shreveport, and Miss Octayia Colquitt
formed pleasant party that motored
to Arcadia last week to join a house
party given at the home of DIR. and
Mrs. Shehee. A most delightful time
is reported. szs.ss 55z
| The many friends of Mr.. Ellison
/ Pilkinton will regret to learn that he
was taken to a Shreveport sanatarium
| last Friday. However, the correspond
| ent is pleased to report he is now inn
proving and will be able to return
home in few days. Mr.. Pilkinton
| will perhaps later make a trip to Ell
Paso, Texas, for the benefit Of his
health.
AT present there are six residences
under course of construction in BOsser
City and the correspondent is told that
the contracts have been let for the
erection Of nine others, and that plans
are being made for still others.
Bossier City proves You can't keep
good town down." Building may lull
for few weeks, but that, is to let the
contractors catch their breath. Most
Of the building in the town is done, by
home folks.
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Packing House Movement Grows.
| At meeting held at the Parish Fair
Grounds last Friday a goodly number
of the best citizens Of the parish and
our town gathered to discuss the adj
Instability of a packing house for
Bossier City. Mr.. F. NJ. LaFitte, OF
Curtis, was chosen Chairman and Mrs
Jennie Y. Smith, Secretary.
Mr.. LaFitte had gathered consider
able data as to the cost and require
ments of the installing of such a plant
as is sought. DIR. ]. D. Townsend, who
has had considerable experience in the
packing house business, also gave some
valuable Information.
That Bossier City and the surround.
/ ing country must get away from the
idea Of raising only cotton, was made
clear by the different talks given, and
our possibilities as a stock raising
country needed no argument There
are at present several of our citizens
who have already begun the raising OF
cattle and hogs, and it is paying
proposition in every detail. and that
with no immediate market. There is