The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
LOCAL AND Personal.

BENTON, LOUISIANA, JULY 70, 1904.
LOCAL AND Personal.
Plenty of rain here yesterday.
Roller window shades, SOC each, at
Gayle's.
Repairs are being made on the court |
house fence.
The Young people of our town have |
the kodak craze.
A big stock of fruit jars and jelly
glasses at the brick store.
Who'll be the next to improve the
valks in front of his home?
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Gayle left on Sun
day afternoons train for st. Louis.
Call at the corner for your fancy and
staple groceries. Smith has variety.
Miss Myra Taylor returned Saturday
from a visit to friends and relatives in
Homer.
Misses Kate and Joe Wyche visited
friends and relatives in Plain Dealing
last week.
DR.. w. D. Lassiter has purchased of
Mr.. w. G. Burt the residence in which
be is now living.
Please call for your ice on Sunday be-
tween the hours of 10 and ii am. and 5
and p.m.-Silliman.
Mrs. N. A. Hill is again up and out,
after siege OF fever which, fortunately,
lasted only few days.
A car of Furniture OF all descriptions
lust received. See us about your bed
room sets.-Benton Mercantile Co.
Miss Belle Johnston, after an extend
8 ed visit to the home of her sister, Mrs.
A. D. Calhoun, of Cross Keys, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. T. w. Woodruff, of Shreveport,
was visitor at the home of her sister
in-law, Mrs. T. w. w. Stinson, several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Vance, who live
several miles below Benton, are the
happy parents of bouncing baby boy,
born last Thursday.
As an advertising scheme, Harris
Business College, Jackson, Miss, is Of
& iering a few scholarships at big bar
gain. Write them.
DR.. R. H. Blackman, OF Plain Dealing
has been appointed Coroner by Gov
Blanchard to succeed DR.. II. Neeson, Of
this place, resigned.
Ladies' Muslin Underskirts, summer
weights, si.25 10 SITS, at Gayle's. A
shipment of shoes, telescopes, ribbons
laces and novelties also just received.
Mrs. /. F. Elder and her two oldes
daughters, Misses Jennie and Dubois
returned to their home in Alden Bridg,
last Thursday, after a pleasant visit Il
the Worlds Fair.
There are but few Bossierites VIII
visit Shreveport whom Strube does no
know. And they all get their shaves
shines and such like at his new Milan
street shop. Do you?
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Rogers, who hav
for some weeks past been guests at tn
home of Mrs. Rogers son, Mr.. L. G
Smith, are now visiting at the home Q
Mr.. G. B. Smith in Gillian.
Mr.. Abney Ivey, who was some week
s ago called to his home in Denton, Tex
on account of the serious illness OF hi
father, has returned home, his fathe
being much improved in health.
Needed repairs are to be made o
Bodcau bridge. Attention is called t
the notice of Messrs. Martin and San
didge, committee from the Police Jur!
which appears elsewhere on this page.
Miss Della Brown, after pleasar
visit of several weeks to Benton friend
returned to her home in Coushatt
Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Mann
Neeson, who will spend several day
there as the guest of friends.
The citizens in the vicinity OF the Of
Red River cemetery-every one who hi
Or feels an interest in this old buri
place-are asked to gather there {
Thursday, August 9th, for the purpo'
OF cleaning off the same. This notice
given by request.
Our correspondents are little slo
just now, but we hope for better thing
IN the future. We know the weather
hot and that news is scarce, but we
excuse briefness and SO will our reader
% we ask our regular contributors
remember us with the news oftener.
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