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THE BOSSIER BANNER B B Hill 1 OCt 21 Established by W. H. Scanland. A Local Newspaper, Published Weekly tor All the People of Bossier Parish. First Issued July i, 1859 , 60th Year. BENTON, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1921. Number 31. Why build up the other man's community before building up 4^ your own ■•■••a ® It takes capital to build up a community, to carry on its various industries. The more money the larger the industries and the bigger you can build. A good way to better your community is to patronize home industries. Keep your money at home, and it will work for the betterment of the people there. We respectfully solicit your account. Four per cent paid on time deposits. -A Bank to Bank On -The Bank to Bank With Bank of Benton W. D. SMITH. Cashier ♦*« $15 Reward Will he paid 'for the return to me at Princeton, or information leading to the recovery of a brown mare MULE, new «strayed some months. Weight, about 1000 pounds ; think she has small white spot on hip. Address—Haugh ton, La., Boute 1. F. E. Burbage. Wholesome Food in Queen Fruit Jars Fruit, vegetables, etc., prepared in the way you relish them, .can ned in a safe, convenient way and easily stored within limited space—that's what the housewife who uses the Queen Fruit Jar enjoys. The U. S. Government specifies this jar* for Home Demon stration Agents' use. .It is a square-shaped glass jat with a large, accessible mouth, a flat glass top (facilitating storage—jars easily stacked) and an improved top-clasp, which is simple, self-adjust ing and sanitary. These prices are the lowest : Ha If-Pint Queen Fruit Jars_______________ $1.75 per dozen Piut*Qneen Fruit Jars_________________ ...$2.00 per dozen Quart Queen Fruit Jars___________________ $2.25 per dozen Gross lots shipped prepaid to any point within 200 miles of Shreveport. HEARNE DRY GOODS CO., Shreveport Elston, Prince & McDade, Inc. Wholesale Grocers and Cotton Factors Both * phones, 857—Shreveport Fob the convenience of ottr customers iu Plain Dealing and vicinity, we have established a warehouse at that point, where we will keep a full Hue of mir staple goods. This will save to our customers the losses, de lays and auuoyances of local shipments. Mr. "Doug"' McKellar is iu charge, and will he glad to serve you. ...Centralize Your Banking The following Tarions departments of this Bank are at your service : Checking Accounts, Savings Accunta, Bond Dépannent, Trust Department, Safe Depoait Vaults Commercial National 9ank of Shreveport eee a bank of service and safety Every Day in the Year Begins With Coffee The postman will bring It to yonr door if you'll enroll as a Mail Order customer in our ranks of satisfied " regulars." It isn't the sort of coffee that has stood on the grocer's shelf. Try our— Monogram Brand at 35c Peaberry at 35c or Java Blend at 45c Add postage—S cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional pound. ABEL & ASHER COMPANY, "Roasters" 326 Texas Street 'Phone, 54 Shreveport, La. iV Automobile Ownprq Our rates will satisfy yo\i. Ouraer- -, . . * ^ V/WnCrS vice in the handling and payment of r*™® beyond the criticism of honest competition. We refer you to the *oo°rd of twenty-five years of satisfactory service to our patrons. Milam St. H. BODENHE1MER A SON Shreveport, ta. DREW STEWART .„.dealer In Granite and Marble Memorial» ► Phone, 176 Texas A venae e«4 Jordan »treat Shreveport, La. " •* Correspondence œ Oak Hill. Dated : Tuesday, August 2d. Messrs. Obe Hamiter and W. Shipp are Plain Dealing visitors to-day. Mr. T. F. Impson and family spent Sunday very jyJ^sasantly at the home of Mr. J. O. Impson. Mr. Marshall Davis and family, of Plain Dealing, visited at the home of Mr. W. Shipp from Saturday until Sunday. Miss Myrtle, of Arkana, is a visitor at the home of Mr. Ed Hamiter this week. ' Mr. L. Q. Shipp, of Hosston, is a vis itor in our community this week. Mrs. Lucy Shipp is spending a few days very pleasantly at the home of her niece, Mrs. T. F. Impson. Mrs. Bob Hamiter visited Mrs. J. O. Impsofi yesterday. Little Miss Lillian Seward is quite sick at this writing. — blue eyes. Around Brushy. Dated: Monday,-August ^st Mrs. L. 11. Turnley, who lias been visiting friends and relatives in Plain Dealing, Is again at home—with her sister, Mrs. J. A, Love. The revival meeting was brought to a close last night Every one seemed to enjoy it Miss Audrey Strayhan united with the church during the series of meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rodgers visited relatives in this community yesterday. Miss Madge New, of Plain Dealing, is visiting her cousin, Miss Mattie Love, this week. • Mr. Dewey Moore, who has had em ployment in El Dorado, Ark., is back home visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dunn, of this community, spent yesterday very pleas antly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sellers. — mag noua. Collinsburg. Dated: Tuesday, August 2d. Mr. and Mrs. Garret Hataway re turned to their home in Shreveport yes terday. after a week pleasantly spent with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McLeish. Messrs. R. C. and J. C. Doles. J. T. Rodgers, Allie Taylor and Abb Cavett are enjoying a camp fish on Lake Bodcau. Mrs. €. O. Wimbish and little son, ('ha ries, Mrs. C. R. Markland and Miss Mary Pickett motored up from Shreve port this morning, spending the day at the home of their uncle, Mr. R. S. Doles. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hedge and little girls. Mary and Dorothy, joined Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Lyon and faintly and Mr. and Mrs. Milfoil Kidd and Milton, jr., in Plain Dealing Saturday after noon, motoring out east about two miles, where % a delicious picnic supper was spread. All very much enjoyiug the little outing. Mr. N. W. Sentell and family attend ed church at Rocky Mount Sunday. Mr. R. W. McLeisli is having his res idence remodeled. Mrs. M. M. Ward and Mattie and Eugenia Sentell were shopping in I'laiu Dealing one day last week. Mr. W. ii Hedge is suffering with a sprained finger, as a result, of taking part in the ball game yesterday be tween Plain Dealing and Bossier City. Tlie local team won the game, the score being S to 2. The home hoys can lioast the best team they have bad in some time, having won fourteen games out of eighteen played this season. Miss Mary Pickett returned home this morning, after lui ring a delightful visit with her sisters. Mesdames Wim bish and Markland, of Shreveport Phillips Hill. Dated : Tuesday, August 2d. Mrs. Lottie Burks spent several days of hist week at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Pies Johnston, of Emma. Miss Leeta Booker spent the past week with Miss Bessie Johnson, the " hello girl " at Rocky Mount. Mr. T. S. Young and family visited at Aide» Bridge Sunday afternoon—at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bighy. Charlie Burks and family spent Sat urday night apd Stfhday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pies Johnston. Ruby Johnson, who resides at T, C. Bnrks' home, has ben spending a week with friends residing in Cotton Valley. Lucinda Northcott spent Sunday in Cotton Talley as a guest of Miss Ethel Coyle. <Wr. McClure and family vyere guests last Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bounds. When they returned to Cot ton Talley they were accompanied by Mrs. Catherine Bounds, who iS much improved in health since last week. Mr. I.eslie Bounds has gone to John son's mill to haul lumber. The writer notices that the Pleasant Hill correspondent is lioosting the com patch. That is what we like to hear. We know our stock can't eat cotton. If nothing happens to the corn between now and gathering time I will have close to 300 bushels of corn of my own- We will gather between 600 and 700 husli,els on the place. We have in aliont three acres of peas, from which we are now picking ripe peas; later we will cut the vines for hay. We have anotheW patch of peas and sor ghum which, will come on in about four or five weks. and still another very late patch. I have velvet beans and peas in most all of my corn. Also, a big patch of sorglutm just lieginning to head. I have my orchard planted in peas, sorghum, goobers, corn and sweet potatoes, for a hog pasture. We have a farge patch of sweet potatoes ; and almnt a three-acre patch of gpo hers, which we will pull for feed. T have no cotton, but there is about 25 acres planted on the place—10 acres of it Big Boll Ronden, which has a weed as fflgh as a man's head, but will do well to get seed back. When will the farmers learn to quit planting cptton? Let's ship com out instead of having it shipped in. — freckles. Around Arkana. Dated : Wednesday, August 3d. We need rain on the late gardens. The young plants are jierishing. Mrs. R. M. Burton and the twins re turned home Sunday night from « week-end visit with Mrs. Burton's mother, Mrs. J. E. Adger, sr., of Benton. . Mr. C. C. Burton spent last Saturday and Sunday in Shreveport visiting his wife and son, C. C. f Jr. Mrs. R. M. Burton spent several days of last week at,J,ewisville, Ark., with bis mother. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wheeler are now at home In the house just west of the postofflee. Mi*. Will Barver, of Canfield. Ark. Is here building a new reservoir for the Burton Lumber Company. Mr. C. C. Bnrtoti lias gone to I^ewis ville, Ark., to-day on business. ~ Mrs. Fannie Lester left this morning Tor a visit with relatives and friends residing in Lewisville, Ark. 1 Mr. George Lee Is recovering slowly from the affects of a severe carbuncle. Mr. and Mrs. Mading and Mrs. 'Davis, of Shreveport were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Lee Sunday. Mr. Williams, of the Alabama settle ment, was a business visitor here Tuesday. Mr. Ha Malone was laid to rest in Chalybeate Springs Cemetery Sunday. Condolence is extended the bereaved members of the family. — la.-ark. ;i Around Kingswood. Itedhvpd toö lato for last wook's issu«.] Dated: Monday, July 25th. Mr. and Mrs. Canun are rejoicing over the arrival of a pretty little girl at their home. Mr. R. O. Busbey and son. Serell, Mrs. E. F. Davis and Mr. B. A. Dement •were Shreveport visitors Saturday. Mr. McOnry has been quite sick, it being necessary to call in a physician to see him. Mrs. G. F. Pease has been real sick with mumps;'also, two of the children. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Dement and Master Janies spent Saturday night and yesterday with Mr. and Mrg. R. O. Bqsbey. Also, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Davis and family, of Adner, were vis itors at the Busbey home yesterday. Mr. and Mi's. O. M. Shelby and Mr. Rounsavall were visitors yesterday at •the home of Mr. and Mi's. Mcfary. • Miss Garnet Shelby lias been spend ing Awhile with her sister, Mrs. Virge Heuly. The writer surely did enjoy reading The Voice of the Pack," and will be delighted when the other story we have the promise of begins iu the Banner. There was quite a bit of excitement in our community this afternoon, when Mr. Caumi's house caught fire. The members of the family were all busy— some in the ttfeld and others around the house, though no one had discovered the fire. Mr. Shelby, iu driving by going home from town, first saw. the fire and gave the alarm. They soon subdued the flames, and with bnt little damage to the building, though the ex jierience was a great excitement for Mrs. Camrn and little Miss Voie. Bad " colds are making the rounds in tills community. Almost every .one you see is sneezing. Guess it's this pleasant change from sultry to cooler weather. We all enjoy the weather, tbongh not the colds. — bitsy. - Rocky Mount. Dated : Wednesday. August 3d. Dry and dusty—but fine on cotton. Miss Lillian Wells, of Longstreet. is here on a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. B. HalL ** Miss Bell flirkerson was a guest of Miss Edith Zelgler part of last week. Out meeting was quite a success. Every one seemed to enjoy every ser mon. and espeeiallly was the church crowded at night. There were eight conversions during the meeting. Mr. Robert Kirêlin spent last week with his uncies. Will and Chighia Bounds. Miss Yashti Bounds was a guest of Mrs. J. M. Bounds the i«ist week-end. Mrs. M. C. Hortnmn, of Webster Par ish. siient Monday and yesterday here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bounds and fam ily. of Mini, are spending the week with Mr. and Mi's. Ritter, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bounds. Miss Alberta Wilcox spent Monday and yesterday with her sister, Mrs. Albert Bounds. Mr. Fred Gregory was a business vis itor to Shreveport Monday. » Mr. Francis Horton, of Shreveport, siient the week-end with his aunt, Mrs. W. A. Zelgler. Frost Carterville. Dated : Tuesday. August 2d. Miss Estelle Dodson had as guests Sunday Miss Lydia Coyle and her brother, Reuben, of Shiloh. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Martin and baby, of Spring Hill, spent the week end very pleasantly with Mrs. Martin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Y. M. Hillsim. Mr. and Mi's. Sam May and baby spent Syrfiday with Mrs. May's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean, of Helfner. Mr. Panl Roberson returned home last Tuesday after a pleasant visit with Ids sistpr, Mrs. Sam Hoss, of Hosston. Those 'enjoying a fish-fry on Martin's Creek Wednesday of last week were: J. J. Roberson and family, M. A. Far ringtou and family, W. L. Holland and family and R. E. Matlock and family. We had plenty of fish and chicken and ham. and all very much enjoyed the outing. Miss Maudie Farington is in Hoss ton visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Ola Holland and children siient the week-end very pleasantly with Mrs. Hickson Coyle, of near Spring Hill. Miss Clifford Covington had as guests Sunday Misses Delphin and Blanche Teague, of Sldloh. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Matlock and fam ily spent Saturday very pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Farington. Mrs. J. J. Rotierson is on the sick list. Her friends hope she will soon he up and out again. - —snooks. Pleasant Hill. Dated : Monday, August 1st Hot and sultry ! Keeps one busy try ing to keep cool, Mr. Aille DeMoss, of Plain Dealing, spent Saturday night and yesterday with his father, Mr. A. J. DeMoss. Mrs. B. F. Gleason was a pleasant guest of Mrs. John Gleason, jr., last Friday. Mr. I. A. Gleason transacted business in Shreveport Wednesday of last week. Little Miss Marguerite Burks had the misfortune of scalding her foot last week. Mrs. J. D. Gleason and Miss Mattie DeMoss were pleasant guests of Mes dames Enunette DeMoss and A. E. Mc Kenzie Saturday. Mrs. O. F. Boyd, jr., left Wednesday of last week for Bossier City, where she is visiting her brothers, Messrs. Robert and Albert Gleason. - Messrs. Jack Gleason and Andrew Cochran nttended services at Rocky Mount yesterday. Messrs. E. R. Hardcastle and Cliff Lowe, who have employment in the Haynesville oil field, spent Saturday and yesterday with home folks. Mrs. A. E. McKenzie and little grand daughter, Katherine DeMoss, accom panied Mr. Enunette DeMoss to Sa repta last Thursday and siient the day with Mrs. Bryan Martin. — alt. Around Linton. Dated: Monday. August 1st. The health of our comnuity seems to be rather poor at the time of this writing. Mrs. J. E. Bundy spent yesterday evening with Mrs. Lay. Mr. and Mi's. L. T. Merritt. Mr. Bud Merritt and Mrs. J. F. Merritt and chil dren siient yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Byrd. Mr. Louijie Buqdy si>e»t the past week-end with relatives residing at tocky Mount. Misses Willie Mne and Ruby Jones spent yesterday with Miss Aline Merritt. Mr. Wilburn Dairymple was a caller at the Imme of Mr. L. R. Bumgardner yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. .Tim Bandy and daugh ter and Mr. Jim Earle Bundy, all of Troy, Ala., left last Thursday, after a two weeks' visit with relatives of this place. Mr. Earle Phillips is visiting rel atives residing at Ivan. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. PÎlkingtou and children and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Curry and' children siient the past week-end here. Mr. and Mrs. Malconih Young spent the past week-end with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Young, of this place. Mr. and Mrs. .T. M. Lewis are now in Bossier City at the bedside of Mr. Lewis' mother, Mrs. S. 1*. Harrison. Mrs. J. T. Merritt siient yesterday evening with "Grandma" Bundy. Don't forget the protracted meeting that will begin here the third Sunday in August. I ait's all. attend and make It a success. in ill is is Oak Qrove. Dated : Monday, August 1st This warm, fair weather is very favorable for drying fruits. Mr. and Mrs. John' Farmer have as visitors this week some of their rel atives from West Texas. Messrs. Jacob Cozby and Isaac Colic attended the Apostolic meeting near Clifford Saturday night. Mrs. Emma Coile siient yesterday evening with Mrs. Lee Giles. Master Otto Poulston was on the sick list hist week. v Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Veriion spent the latter part, of last week with Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hord sjient yes terday evening with Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Giles. Don't forget to attend preaching at the Arhor next Saturday night and Sunday. — good eye. Our Watermeloa Friend. Once each season Friend Morrow (uh-liuh, " Mister Munch") drives around and presents us with a fine watermelon. He grows delicious ones, not going in so much for size as for quality. Monday he guided faithful old Star this way aud stopped by long enough to hand ns one of his 36-pound products, wearing a deep green jacket with darker green stripes along its sides. The next day. following a long stand in cold water, we jabbed a case knife into it and it fairly popped open. It was a floe melon, Mr, and you have our thanks. It may be said that Mr. Morrow is no norice at growing fine watermelons and cantaloupes, and right now has coming on young vines of both, looking as flourishing as - you please. This season lie planted May 9th, June 9th aud July 7th, so he will have melons for sale throughout the summer. Next season he says he expects to make his first planting during April and will also perhaps plant the following three months. We rather suspect if he was but twenty-one years old and had his present knowledge of melon culture he might grow rich out of them, If so dis posed, before he was forty-five. Wanted—One . Mrs. Roland Bumgardner, from Un ton, is visiting Mrs. W. I. Ratliff. Miss Texas Stunner visited relatives in Shreveport yesterday and to-day. Mr. W. J. Owsley is remodeling and enlarging his home, on Alexander Stret Mrs. T. A. Wilkinson, who has been ill for some time, is still confined to her bed. Mrs. Keeson. of Menqihis. Tenn., is gnest of her sister, Mrs. J. X, Birdwell. Mrs. Stanley Wilson.- from Meridian, Miss., is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Raymond Jones. The new Methodist Church building is nearing completion. The iminting is being done this week. Mrs. Odom was over from Haughton yesterday to visit her little grandson, Louis I'adgett, who is ill. Splendid work is being doue on the «streets of Bossier City by the big tractor and road machine.' . Mrs. Thompson (and children) of Shreveport, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ü G. Howse, Sunday. Miss Drusilia Ryan, who has been "visiting friends in Chunky, Miss., is expected home one day this week. Tile many friends of Mrs. Walter Colquitt will be pleased to learn of her improvement in health since being in Mineral Weils, Texas, for several weeks. Mrs. Pope is éujoying a visit of her sisters, Misses Enlalia ami Bessie Joyce. The young ladies are en route to their home at Coushatta, from Den ton, Texas, where they took a summer eourse at a Normal school. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Eat man are en joying the delightful climate at Col orado Springs, Col., where they are sojourning for Mrs. Eatman's health. Mrs. Batman has many friends here who are hoping that she will soon be restored to health, and able to return home to her three dear little, boys. Eatman is expected home the part of this week. Bossier City *eturn \ s. Mr/ latter Pleasant Hill Wins First Place. It was early last March that we re solved to keep something of a closer tab on the Banner's correspondents— by filing all envelop* as tliey came back to the office. To he exact, we saved the envelopes tliat brought in the reports for the issue of March 10th, and have saved all that have since Come in. That's twenty-one weeks, aud we find that during that time-(not including the many news letters that have come to ns from Plain Dealing and Bossier City) we have liandled a total of 330 reports from country corespondents. That Isn't a iioor showing. The Banner has a number of excep tionally faithful correspondents, and man}' good ones: We will not atteuqit to say who is liest, or who is most faithful. During the twenty-one weeks our Pleasant Hill correspondent has sent in 21 report^, thus scoring a 100 lier cent record. The Brushy corres pondent takes second place, having sent In 20 reiwirts. and the Phillips Hill and Oak Grove corespondent tie, with 19 letters to the. credit of eaclL The Rockj' Mount and Cotton Valley. Route One, correspondents are each in the is dass: Arkana. 17; Kingswood, 1«; Oak Hill ami Red Land. 15 each; Mot. 14; Plain Dealing. Route One, 13; Alden Bridge, 12. and Collinsburg. Miller's Bluff and Shiloh, 11 each. Those not mentioned sent in from nine letters qp down to one. Some of tlte Banner's corespondents who are right along making perfect scores at present have not yet repre sented the ptiper so long as twenty-one weeks—those at Alden Bridge. Collins bnrg and Concord, for instance. We fancy that by the dose of the year, when we again intend to count enrei oj**s, they will lie heard from.. None of the Banner's correspondent* knew this count of their envelopes was to follow, so it is ns fair to one as tlic other, and they all now have an even break, for wc have already made men tion of the count to follow at the dose of the year. We certaiuly thank onr Pleasant Hill correspondent, and nil the other high-markers, and all the others for what they are doing for us. There nr eu other good weekly newspai>ers with "» good liss of corresiiondent*, hut- we'll gladly back the Banner's list against anybody due's anywhere. . Very Strange. An absent-minded man went into a store to buy a Jar. He aaw one that was turned upside down ami cried: "Bow absurd! The jar has uo tnouth." Turning it over, he was once more astonished. " Why, the bottom's gone, too !" lie exclaimed .—The Youth'* Com Ponton. _______ If you have something on your form you would like to convert lato money fa the Bannen . 'T i- . • „.iU".