The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-09-15

weekend In LeW1syille, Ark, as guest OF
Miss Bessie Maryman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toe Adger and three of
their children, of Belcher, were here Sum
| day on visit with relatives.
Mr.. Ike Thomas expects to leave next
Sunday for Baton Rouge to re-enter the
State University as student.
Mr.. Will Many, our associate in the
publication of the Banner, has again been
| sick a-bed this week from a malarial attack.
Miss Carrie Abney, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Abney, of Shreveport, came
in Monday for visit with relatives and old
friends.
Miss Pauline Dawson returned home
Monday morning from Shreveport after a
brief visit in that city with several Of her
old friends.
Mr.. ]. E. Burt, we note. is now driving
around in a new automobile = since the
wreck on the Bossier City traffic bridge
some days ago.
Mr.. Dallas G. Allen, in writing from
Peason to renew his subscription to the
Banner, says: !" Send it on" Thanks, Dial !;
we are going to try to get the old rag to
you regularly.
These "turnip patch" rains must have
helped some. We note some of the Banners
correspondents are already boasting about
the good old turnip greens they expect to
have little later on.
Begin to get ready for the next big fair
to be held in Bossier City. It's for all of
us; let's take an active interest in it. Yet
again, boost 1t when you are away from
home and mixing with strangers.
Mrs. Kate 8. Cabeen, after visit of
two weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs.
w. Fl. Scanland. left last Saturday morn
ing for Rock Hill, s. c., where she is to be
assistant nurse in Columbia College.
Mrs. Dallas Jones. of Shreveport, ac-
companied by her two little boys, william
and Dallas. left Sunday for home, after
spending several days pleasantly at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. w. Fl. Scanland.
Mr.. Francis Abney expects to leave
one day this week for Cedar Grove to visit
at the home of his parents for a day or so
before proceeding to New Orleans to resume
the study of medicine in Tulane University
Don't forget the date of the Parish
Fair-October 10th. Goth. 21st and 22d-
at Bossier City. People are saying it is
going to be a good fair, and we expect it is
Have you as yet made out your full list of
exhibits?
Miss Hazel Smith. third daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Smith, of the Caney School
community, left one day recently for Beau
mont, Texas, where she has entered high
school. She is pleasantly located, being
with her aunt, Mrs. George Ludgate.
Miss Eva Hoffpauir. daughter Of Hon.
and Mrs. A. Hofpauir. of the Rocky Mount
community, and Miss Ruth Smith, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Smith, of
Benton, left Sunday for Natchitoches to
enter the State Normal School as students.
Mrs. T. w. W. Stinson, who for some
time was patient at Shreveport santa
rum, returned home Sunday, about recov-
cred from her recent attack. Mr.. Stinson is
still patient at the sanitarium from his
heart attack, but hopes to be able to return
home Saturday.
When we visited the plantation home
OF Mr.. w. E. Ivey Monday we found him
still a-bed as result Of severe bruises sus-
tanned in an automobile accident of some
days ago, but he stated that he hoped to
be up and about by to-day. He expects to
leave within few days for his levee camp
in South Bossier.
MIR. John Mercer Sentell and Mr.. Paul
Smith, now employed with Mr. Sentell in
the raising Of blooded stock on Willow Bend
Farm, expect to leave one day next week
for Oklahoma City to attend the Oklahoma
State Fair. We are told Mr. Sentell has
purchased more Red Pollcd cattle to be de-
livered to him while In attendance at the
big fair.
The revival meeting conducted at the
Presbyterian Church for eight days was
brought to successful close with the SER
vices held Sunday evening. During the
course OF the meeting there were six Access
sions to the church-Messrs w, p. Relcher
w. G. Ivey. Mastin Henderson and Cross
Montgomery; Martha Burton and Marcia
Gray Henderson.
1t now seems reasonably certain that
Benton<s new saw mill is to be located lust
to the south of the town-about a half mile
south of the downtown district. Stakes to
indicate the course of the railroad sidings
to be put In for the use Of the mill owners
were driven Tuesday. The promoters of
the enterprise have secured lease on the
2O-acre tract Of land belonging to Miss
Allen.
Everybody seems more hopeful lust
now-since the price of cotton has expert
enced considerable bounce. SATURDAY. Of
last week Il. Il. Wyche & Sons sold in
Shreveport $50 bales OF the staple crop for
70 cents per pound, happening to hit the
top market. Other residents Of this section
sold the latter part of last week for prices
right around 20 cents pound but such
good luck Is not the rule, by far. The price
huctuates very much, but the market seems
strong at the time this is written.
Miss Leola Greer, of Ruston, for three
years teacher In Benton High School, has
been here for some days on visit with old
friends. Miss Greer is to teach this term
In the Pelican High School DeSoto Parish)
but says she now wishes she was back in
Benton as a teacher. Her sister next in
age. Miss Earl. is to teach in the Belcher
High School again this term, which school
will open next Monday. The sister next in |
age, Miss BERTHE Mae, began teaching in |
Beauregard Parish Monday Of last week.
The reporter was told Tuesday that the |
location of the new Thigpen & Herold test |
well Is to be about 1000 feet a little south /
OF west OF the old hole. As the reader |
knows the Thigpen & Herold acreage here |
referred to is about three miles to the east |
Of Benton. One Of the present promoters,
MIR. West, was a drilled at the former test,
and thinks he knows what he is about in |
putting his time and money into this pros
pect hole. He is hopeful of bringing in |
good well-believes the Oil is there, and
says SO. 1t is now expected that drilling
VIII be under way at the new site within a
few days.
Farm For Sale