The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-10-20

February 18th, except that turkey
gobblers may be hunted until the close
Of March.
DIR. J. B. Hall, of Rocky Mount,
passed through Benton to-day en- route
to Shreveport.
Miss Mary Pope Ogilvie spent the
past weekend in Dixie as a guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. HaygOOd.
Mr.. 7. J. Taylor now at a Shreye-
port sanitarium for the third time
recently, is reported to be quite i'll.
| --airs. w. T. Keith, of the Linton
community, spent Tuesday here with
| her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Burton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Keith spent
last Saturday night and Sunday at
Goodwill. Webster Parish. as guests OF
Mrs Keith's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Brunson.
| -Nlessrs. ]. T. Keith, of Homer and
his brother, c. r.. who has lately been
in the government hospital near Alex
andria, returned Tuesday to their
home near Linton.
| Mrs. T. w. W. Stinson. accom-
panied by her little son. William En-
nett, visited the latter part of last
week in Bossier City with her sister,
Mrs. r. C. Bradford
-Middling cotton was quoted at II
cents pound in Shreveport yesterday.
The receipts for the day We're III
bales, with receipts up to that date
given as piss bales.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Burt, of Benton.
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Connell, OF
Belcher. left Monday for Dallas, Texas.
where they attended the Texas State
Fair They are expected home to-day.
--Messrs. Staples and Watkins
assistants to Mr.. L. e. Thomas. State
Commissioner of Banks, of Shreveport
paid an impromptu visit Tuesday to
the local bank and found its books to
! be in first-class condition.
FAVORABLE weather has resulted in
! good progress being made on the Cat
: Island new levee, located just to the
: south of Benton. The contractor Ii
Mr.. Hall Nattin, Of Taylortown
: Messrs. Bernie Means and Ed Noel
r both of Ida, are subcontractors OF
/ the job.
e Mrs. Leonard Burton and TIVE
3 little children, recently In an s'oil field
: camp near Princeton, have moved t
: Benton to reside. and Mr. Burton il
now at work in the Homer Oil field
f Mrs. Burton is a daughter of Mr.. an,
: Mrs. w. T. Keith, of the Linto1
t community.
v AT the prospect well three miles t
y the east of Benton-southeast quartz
g of southwest quarter of section 15-20-1
# work is progressing smoothly. Accord
# ing to report, the bit was down 100
feet Yesterday, and about % feet
Y being made each day and night rul
It The promoters (before prospectin
e near the present location) are expect
n ing to get oil at depth between 200
It and 300 feet.
$. The location of the new Chandle
r prospect well is in the south half G
{. the southwest quarter of sectio
r 2S-2O-11. If you want it told the Othe
g way, then Wen say about mile mort
- of Bellevue, on the John Harris Of
place. now owned by DIR. J. ". Noble
Of Vivian. Drilling is perhaps undo
10 way by this time. This will be NJ
n Chandeliers third test in the Bellevr
rs country, and the second on his oW
&c account.
l: Mrs. II. V. Kerr came home ii
nj latter part of last week for a bril-
m visit, but Monday returned to Shrev
in port to again be with her mother. Mr.
G.. w. Smith, of Haughton. She al
lis her mother returned to Shrevepo
e. from New Orleans about a week az
and we are pleased to report MI
e. Smiths condition much improved.
is said it will only be question