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59th Year. BENTON, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1920. Number 41.

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ARTHUR J. NEWMANBoaslcr people always welcome.

— Monuments andIlls fifty-third year in Ills twenty-sixth year in this business.

Office an<l plnnt, 1011 Texas Avenue.

Iron Fences.Shreveport, and

...C en tra lize Your BankingThe following various departments of this Bank are a t your service :

Checking Accounts. Savings Accounts, Bond Department,Trust Department, Safe Deposit Vaults

Phillips Hill.Tuesday. Oct. 5.—Mrs. Joe Bounds

is slowly improving. She was quite sick the past week.

Mrs. Murry Westbrook is a visitor at tile home of her mother. Mrs. Lottie Burks.

Quite a number of cars passed by Monday, headed toward Shreveport. The big circus was the attraction.

Frank, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Burks, who has been quite sick the past week, is a little better now.

Mrs. Molly Burks, son and daughter attended services, a t Ivan Sunday. They say Mr. Walker preached a good ser­mon.

Lucian Burks is having ties made from the timber he purchased from John Jones. Mr. Met Mure is making the ties.

Mrs. Xlckum, of Rocky Mount, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Lottie Burks and atteuded sendees at the school house.

Mrs. Bayne spent the past week at the home of her daughter Mrs. T. C. Burks. She returned to her home, in Gihsland, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. DeMond and Percy Xorthcott siieut Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Xorthcott.

The services at the school house are being well attended. There have been seven additions to the church so far. They will be baptized this afternoon at two o’clock.

Alvin Xorthcott, of Hortman, Web­ster Parish, si»ent Saturday night and Sunday with his home folks, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ij. Xorthcott. He rei»orts his wife and l>aby well.

The meetings at the school house will be continued until Friday. A new preacher will be here to couduct the services Saturday night aud Sunday. Sunday school every Suuday afternoon at three o’clock.

Mr. McClure, son-in-law o f Mrs. Catherine Bouuds, lias moved his fam­ily from some point in Arkansas to the John Morrison house, iu order to l>e near his work. He is a tie maker by trade. ' ~ ' —freckles.

Lakeport Locals.Monday. Oct. 4.—Fine weather for

cottou picking.Miss Hattie Markham spent the

week-end at home.Mr. Cobb has been very ill, but is

said to be improving.Miss Lucy Perdue returned to her

home, near Ida. Saturday.Mr. Garrett Brown made a business

trip to I’tain Dealing Saturday.Mr. Garrett Brown left to-day for

Ida. wtiere he will attend school this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Pittman and Miss Sylvia Cobb were guests of Mrs. Mark­ham Sunday.

Mr. qnd Mrs. G. G. Brown were pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of Ida, Saturday and Suuday.

A pound supper was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fate Perdue last Friday night. A large crowd attended and all report a nice time. —patty.

Pleasant Hill.Monday, Oct. 4.—Hello, Jack Frost !

You almost peeped around the corner, didn’t you?

Mrs.' Beulah Denuis visited her daughter, Mrs. I. A. Gleason, Saturday.

Mr. Allie DeMoss spent Saturday night with his father, Mr. A. J. DeMoss.

Mr. ’ aud Mrs. Clay DeMoss were shopping In Plain Dealing Thursday of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. DeMoss visited their daughter. Mrs. Caleb McKinney. Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. 15. I’. Gleason were pleasant guests Sunday of Mr. A. J. DeMoss and Miss Mattie DeMoss.

Sir. A. J. DeMoss is having a hand­some new dwelling erected. His son, Mr. J. H. DeMoss, has the contract.

Mr. J. T. DeMoss aud family were fishing on Iindcati Saturday. Fish were not biting so well, hut they caught plenty for dinner. —alt.

Commercial National Bank of Shreveport

9 a bank of service and safety

From Arkana.Wednesday, Oct. <>.—Some frost last

week, hut no damage to vegetation.Mr. Blackburn will move his family

to ShreveiKjrt this week.Masters Frank and Curtis lmpeon

entered school here Monday!Born. September 27th, to Mr. ami

Mrs. Tom Anderson, a twelve-pound hoy.

Born. September 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Impson, a six-pouud girl.

Mrs. Fannie I .ester has been sick for several days, but was some letter yes­terday.

Mrs. King, of Plain Dealing, was a guest of her^laughter. Mrs. C. C. Bur­ton. last Sunday.

-Our farmers have almost finished picking cotton. Most of them say the c ro p is short. —la .-ark!.

Home Schools and Teachers.There fire in Bossier Parish at pres­

ent four fiigh schools, all of which have been unifier successful operation for some wtfcks. All told, there are iu the parish thirty-three white schools and the twenty-nine of this number usually refefred to as “ country schools” oitened Monday—or practically all of them, so Superintendent of Schools Fortson was saying to the rei>orter a day or so ago. Of this last named number twenty are one-room schools, eight are two-rswn schools, and one. the Red Land School, is a four-room school. Also, there are about sixty colored schools In the parish. They will he o|tened November 1st.

A list of the present white schools of the pftrish and their teachers I fur­nished the Banner by Mr. Fortson) reads :

Judge Roberts Corrects Misstatements As j To Vote For Judge at His Voting Precinct

Atkins—Misses Carrie Hamiter and Alma Garland.

Taylortown — Miss M a m i a Grey Meares.

Bosslef City—Mr. W. E. Simpson. Misses Anna Hays. Deva Pettit. Mil­dred Ifitchford, Mu vga rite Stewart. Pearl Harris, Adele Maliery and Bes­sie Joyce, and Mesdames W. E. Simp- sou and' C. 11. Wallace.

llentotf— Mr. R. W. Eggleston*, Misses Amy Davidson. Leola Greer, Bessie Crawford aud Ruby Montgomery.

Ahlen Bridge—Miss Athleue Cornish.Walker—Miss Vivian Xorris.Miller's Bluff—Miss Ella Lee New.Club House—Miss Myra Wliisenhunt.Lukeiwrt—Misses Loua Whtseuhunt

aud Hattie Markham.Oak Hill—Miss Mattie Hodge.Brushy—Miss Jennie Mae Whortou.I’lain Dealing — Mr. I**e X. Bush,

Mesdames C. L. Allen, W. F. Bell aud Faye Tiller, Misses Zola Keouu. Jessie Nimonton. Ilia Bee Barnett, Zuma Bar­nett, Bessie Carsturphen and Lilliun Smith.

Red Lfiad—Mr. Milton R. Johnson, Mrs. A. ». Gamble and Miss Estelle Dodson, f

»Heifnejf—Miss Bertice Cliamlee and Miss Vent King.

Tyler—Miss Lizzie Bounds and Miss Myrtle Rodgers.

Mot—Mr. W. F. Mothershead and Mrs. T. E. Cason.

Pleasant Hill—-Miss Ada Keouu aud Xanna Mae Xew.

Rockjt ''Mount — Mrs. J. M. Bounds' and Miss Bell Parkerson.

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To the Voters of Bossier Parish.My attention has just been called to a misstatement of fact

contained in Mr. McDonald’s card of thanks published iu the Bossier Banuer of September 23d.

Mr. McDonald says: "From the ashes of defeat I gather great consolation from the fact-that 1 carried the town of Minden, where my opponent and I both live, aud the fact that I carried his own precinct by thirty-three votes majority is a recommendation from those who know us best of which I shall ever feel proud.”

While I have no desire to deprive Mr. McDonald of any con­solation he may he able to extract from the results of the recent Democratic primary, at the smne time I shall insist that the record be kept straight

When Mr. McDonald states that he carried my precinct by thirty-three votes majority he makes a false statement

My precinct is the High School at Minden. The High School is also Mr. McDonald’s precinct. The High School is, in fact the precinct of a large majority of the voters of the town of Minden.

The vote for Judge at the Mindeu High School precinct was as follows: McDonald, 112; Roberts. 143. Roberts’ Majority, 31.

Kesiiectfull.v yours,Roukbt Roberts, Jr.

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Ivan—Mrs. R. D. Whittington and Miss Juanita Brame.

Covington—Miss Brunie Rodgers. Cook—Mrs. G. E. Demoss, jr.Pine Grove—Miss Sadie Demoss. Linton—Misses Eva Matthews and

Lillie Vye Beauchamp.Adner—Miss Lucille Jones.Pease—Miss Ililler.Prineetou—Mrs. A. L. Johnson. Leslie—Mrs. M. C. Horton.Haughton—Mr. R. V. Kerr, Mrs. R. V.

Kerr, Misses Hattie Chance, Marjorie Tucker. Lena Mae Hickman. Hattie Ruth Vaughan and Elmira Wilson.

Koran—Ethel Dnlrymple.Bossier Point—Miss Emma Reynolds.

For the Ruston Orphanage.Mr. John H. Alleu, of Plain Dealing,

at present acting secretary for the Methodist Sunday School congregation of that place, has sent iu for publi­cation a clipping from the Louisiana Orphanage Visitor (published at the Ruston Orphanage) which is self-ex­planatory. It reads :

“ Xo day in the year is of more im­portance to the Orphanage than our auuual Work Dap. We depend on the iuconie from this day to keep us going through the winter mouths. Each year, with our ever increasing expenses, it becomes more aud more imperative that this should l*e oliserved by all our friends. The plan Is simple. Ou Satur­day, October 9th, whatever is earned by man, woman, boy or girl, they -are asked to bring with them on Sunday, along with stich other contribution as they may desire to make to our cause, and give it iu at Sunday school or church, for the Orphanage, if our friends would all observe tills day and faith­fully do their part there would he no lack of fnuds and we would have no difficulty in carrying forward our work through the winter season. So we are asking that every church, every Sun­day school, in our Confereuce, make a special effort this year and secure ample funds for our maintenance. Re­member the date. Work Dap is Satur­day. October 9th—Harvest Hap, Sun­day, the 10th.

Grateful for Support.To the Voters of Bossier Parish.

1 take this means of expressing my appreciation of the splendid support given me lu my recent nice for Dis­trict Attorney, and wish to thank all who assisted in placing me in office.

To do by duty according to the tenor of my oath of office, without partiality or discrimination, will he my constant endeavor, to the ead that the confi­dence you have re|M>sed iu me may not have Ih-cii misplaced. Sincerely.

R. H. Lee.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

—Middling cotton was selling at 20% per iKHiml in Shreve] s»rt yesterday. Receipts for the day were reported as 11(52 hales. Receipts to date, 10,519 lia les. as against Nf-OS bales for the corresiionding date of last season.

—Mr. Haywood Montgomery spent Thursday of last week up on Stillhouse Bayou hnnting deer with several of the lia iu Dealing “ hoys.” He reports that several deer were junqied aud run by the hounds, hut that noue were killed by those ou the stands.

—Messrs. J. M. Henderson, J. M. Wilson. J. E. Burt. W. 15. Wilbonrn and Gillum Wyclie, who were joined liy Mr. Harry Wilson, of Ivan, fished and had a big fry over on liodcau yes­terday. They caught many fine fish, so Mr. Henderson reports—perhui>s 300, or even more. They did tlieir fishing in thé upi»er laks. near the Dunlin old ferry. ,

W eevils a re doing much damage tocorn iu the fields, so we learned this week. There is at least one six-acre cut of good corn near lientou that won't he gathered because the weevils got there first. It would seem a poor practice to leave corn in the fields so late in the season. We cull to mind that a good faimer once told us that he gathered his corn during the latter part of August and broke off many sassafras bushes to.haul in with each load and to later lie freely mixed with the corn as it was thrown in his crib. He gathered early and inade use of the sassafnis to beat the weevils—and Ms corn was never Imthered by them.

Church Announcements.Fditoi Bossier Banner, Benton, La.

Dear Sir: Please grant siiace for the following church notices:

The missionary, Rev. J. E. Burrell, is conducting a good meeting at the Phillips Hill School House. To date there are eight for baptism and several have united with the church by letter.

This new church stands for all our denominational work and will lie en­listed in our great 75-million campaign.

Rev. Burrell is also to conduct a meeting at Rocky Mount, to lie begun (so he now thinks) Saturday night be­fore the third Suuday. Sister Burrell will also organize a good, wide-awake W. M. I’. Society in the community.

On Saturday before the second Sun­day Rev. J. C. McCann, from I’tneville, will preach at the Phillips Hill School House. Come out aud hear him.

All members of the uew Ivan Baptist Church, now located at the I'hil111» Iiill School House, are urgently requested to be present the second Sunday in October. D. E. Coyle.

in Marberry County, South Carolina. There was planted in the county last season 95,000 acres to cottou and the yield from the ucreage was 28,000 hules. The farmers plant principally staple cotton. On Tuesday. - Septemlier 2Nth. I saw some of this cotton sell in Flor­ence. S. C., for 47% cents |»er pound.

"Also, I saw a large cottou farm that sold this year for $700 per acre. And there will lie made on that farm this season cotton in such value as will average $700 per acre. They do it by the use of selected seed, and about 1200 pounds of high-grade fertilizer lier acre. Their corn crops are excellent.

“Am satisfied we cun more than double our yields by the proper use of fertilizer aud better seed. I was very much impressed with the way these farmers proved and took care of their seed.”

Card of Thanks.To the Voter* of Bossier Parish.

1 desire to express my «daeeee-thaak» to the voters of Bossier Parish for the generous supiiort given me in the re­cent Démocratie primary. I t will lie my earnest endeavor to merit the con­fidence which you have reposed in me by your votes. Very truly yours,

R obert Roberts, J r .

” Work Day,” Saturday, the 9th — ” Harvest Day,” .Sunday, the 10th. Don’t forget. (See the reader pub­lished elsewhere).

jgjgr* I.earn to say, “ I saw your ad­vertisement iu the Bossies Banner.”

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B lacksm ith ingHorseshoeing a Specialty

Grist Mill in Shop

We wish to aunouuce to the public that we have

purchased th e Burt Black­smith Shop, located here in Benton, and will continue to operate it as heretofore, giv­ing best service at all times. Your blacksmith work, wood­work, horseshoeing, etc., are solicited. Corn ground any day in the week!

Cotton Valley, lai., Oct. 4, 1920.

We shall make earnest endeavor at all times, us

heretofore, to tnrn out ail jolis iu à skillful and workmau-like manner, aud shall add new machinery and labor-saving devices as the patronage of the shop demands.

A. H. Montgomery,E . E . Youngblood.

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Times Change.Little Frank—“ Pa, how much money

did Croesus have?”Father—” Oh. I don’t know. Aliout

euuogh to live iu what is at present middle class style. I expect.”—-London

Wanted—Ope more good subscriber. ! Ansirers.

Sure, two bales to tfie acre, aud even more—sometimes three.

Hold on, now; don't be too quick to grin down this story aud* shut us up before we get it written. If we can swallow it. yon can. and we give as authority Mr. E. S. Burt, farm demon­stration agent for Bossier Parish.

Mr. Burt returned home Tuesday night after an absence of about ten (lays, and states that he visited in Ixith Georgia and South Carolina, es|ieelally in those sections where the big cotton crops are pordneed., While in the Ban­ner office yesterday he stated that he saw in South Carolina upland soil that was bringing a rental of $50 per acre from cotton growers and that an addi­tional $50 per acre, was sjient ou the land for fertilizer. In a contribution lie has brought in be says :

" We have all heard a lot of talk about that cottou in some of the older states east that produces two aud three bales to the acre. This is true. I saw one eight-acre field from which was flicked twenty-two 50S-pound hales of cotton last year. I saw one farm of 2000 acres from which 2050 bales were picked last year, and this farmer says

1 In- lias a better crop this year. This is

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Lots for sale In this handsome new cemetery. Terms to suit. P lat can be seen a t tbe Banner office. For further information caU A. W. L in s , salesman, 'phone 4028. Shreveport.

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