The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-21

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How long! Ho, how long, Jack Frost!
'sTaxes are now due,'' says the Collector. Don't
time fly!
Persimmons are ripe, but there hasn't been
frost on them.
The Banner is pleased to announce that Mrs L. A.
Brownlee is up and out again after remaining AIDED
a week more
Contractor E. NJ. Carstarphen, of Plain Dealing,
is busy making repairs around the Court House
and Jail premises.
Mr. Lester Mckenzie, of Plain Dealing, has ac-
cepted position with Mr.. C. 0. Gayle, one of our
leading merchants.
The nonjury term Of District Court, to have con-
vened at this place Monday has been postponed
until the second Monday in October.
Rev. j. M. Hickson left to-day for 'Lovely
Point,'' where he expects to preach Sunday. He
also expects to fill appointment at Haughton
that night.
Deputy Sheriff Jim Edwards left Monday for
Bossier City where he will remain during the cotton
season to collect the special tax levied on cotton
produced on river soil.
A game of baseball played at Midway last Friday
between young men of that community and nine
from Benton resulted in score of to 5 in favor
of the team from this place.
Early yesterday morning, at the Clerks Office
in this place, Justice w. j. Dawson had the pleas
ure of uniting in marriage Mr.. Albert G. Precht
and Miss Leona Cook, both of Shreveport.
Mr.. E. A. Tharpe, former resident of this place,
died Sunday of swamp fever at Annanias (Caddo
Parish.) The interment took place in Cottage
Grove Cemetery. He leaves a wife and four
children.
Reference to the assessment rolls now on file in
the Tax Collectors Office, shows that the total val
uation of property in the parish this year is
s3,424, $4,000 and the total tax S76,844.00. Last
year the total valuation S2,971 ,011.00 and the
total tax $50, 372.09.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heidi Kendall return to Benton
some days ago from an extended visit to relatives
in Atlanta, Ga. After spending short while here
with Mrs. Alice Belcher, Mrs. Kendall's mother,
they proceeded to Shreveport, which place they
expect to make their home for the present.
It was due to an oversight that the Banner failed
last week to make mention on the ice cream festival
given on the 18th in aid of the fund to be used in
erecting monument in memory OF our Confederate
dead. The net proceeds amounted to Sill which
was augmented by contributions amounting to 49,
On last Thursday night Sheriff Edwards, accom-
panied by ceveral Deputies captured Ira Mason al
his home in the Collinsburg neighborhood He is
from Arkansas and is wanted in that State rive
or more charges, one Of which was made agains
him for holding up a farmer in the neighborhooe
of Stamps for $40.
Benton High School was not opened Monday
morning as was intended, owing to the fact tina
there are still vacancies in the faculty-two assist
ant teachers being needed. Mr.. B. A. Kelly, Pres
dent of the Board of Trustees, is now making al
effort to secure these, and the school will be opene
when such arrangements are perfected. Watch TO
the announcement in these columns later.
Homer Guardian journal: The Shreveport AM
Memphis railroad project is making satisfactory pro
gress. The survey is going forward and the wor
of clearing the right-of-way and getting out eros
ties has commenced. Scrapes for the grading hav
been ordered and are expected to arrive in shor
time when the grading will commence at this point
Grading at Minden has been in progress some time
party of school teachers who left the Stat
Normal, at Natchitoches, by private conveyanc
last Saturday morning reached Shreveport earl
monday morning and have ever since that time bee
detained in the detention camp at that place. The
will be required to remain for period of six days
Among the crowd are five young ladies known
our readers. They are Misses Annie Johnston, {
this place; Ida Ogden, of Baton Rouge; Lottie
Dixon and Susie Marshall, of Belcher; and Ami
Martin, of Dixie. They have our sympathy
A FISH SToRY.-Mr. R. E. Wyche of this place
has informed the Banners reporter that as resu
of about three hours fishing on Black Bayou q
Caddo Parish) he and three others caught abo'