The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-03-23

Rev. J. M. Hickson left Monday on
business trip to Arcadia.
Hon. T. T. Land left last Thursday
for New Orleans On legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV. Sellers, Of Hughes
Spur, were visitors in Benton Tuesday.
Mr.. Otto R. Gregory, representing the
Shreveport Times, was in Benton Tues
day.
Mr.. J. o. Nuckolls, of Plain Dealing,
was visitor in Benton on business yes
terday.
Mr.. J. D. Lee, now of Bradley, Ark,
spent Sunday in Benton with the home
"folks.''
Rev. J. M. Brown is attending the
Sunday School Convention in session at
Shreveport.
Mr.. ]. A. Bumgardner, of Linton,
was in Benton Tuesday, en- route to
Shreveport.
The Board of Commissioners for the
Bossier Levee District will meet Thurs
day, April 9th.
The Farmers Cooperative Parish
Union will hold a session at Rocky
Mount tomorrow.
Mr.. J. E. Adger, one of the conduct
ors of the Farmers State Institutes, was
in Renton SATURDAY.
Deputy Sheriff Jim Edwards, for some
months past stationed at the Shreveport
bridge to collect the special tax on cot
ton produced in the alluvial district, is
now back at home.
The recent continued rainfall has left
the parish roads in poor condition. Re-
ports have reached this Office that in
certain localities it is almost impossible
to haul light loads.
Miss Hattie Lassiter, student Of
Keachie Female College, visited he1
parents, grandparents and Benton
friends the latter part Of last week, re.
turning to Keachie Monday.
Subscribe for the Banner through
Assessor E. r. Mading. He has du'
plicate of our mailing list with him, ant
is always glad to accept money from de-
linquent subscribers. It will not be ami
for some of our readers to remember this
Crpt. w. J. Hughes, of Rocky Mount
left Sunday for Admission, Ala, wher'
he was called on account of the death o
his son-in-law, Mr.. o. z. Henderson
We are grieved to note this, and exten'
our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Hen
derson and other members of the family
Volume 1, Number 1, Of the "Plail
Dealer" Mr.. J. P. Kent. of Minden, an
Hon. ]. T. Many, editors and proprie
tors, has been received. Mr.. Many is
member of the House OF Representative
from this parish, popular and well known
a practical printer of many years expe
rience, and will no doubt publish a goo
paper.
DR.. Alfonso Wilkinson, of Belchel
) accompanied by his wife and Miss Hele
Hanks, passed through Benton Monday
5 They were on their way to the home G
, Mr.. J. w. Wallace, who lives severs
, miles southeast of Benton. They wi
a spend about week, and the Doctor ex
: poets to have a good time with rod an
! gun. Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss Hank
! are both sisters of Mrs. Wallace.
One of the Banners old time sub
: scribers, and a good friend, Mr.. S.
Rounsavall, of Bodcau, was in Bento
on business Tuesday. He was accom-
! panied by Mr.. Ed. Davis, also of tn
same community. Mr.. Rounsavall ha
s a reputation far and near for being
;, successful hunter, but he says GOO
s shooting has about played out. How
ever, he has recently "by squeez
: bagged two fine turkey gobblers."
Some of our friends and readers WI
: are anxious to see all the local nev
s printed in these columns help us alon
;. in the right way, while others do no
d If you know of a genuine news iten
: why not tell the editor of it? Do not
s slow to give in the news even if it do'
r happen on your premises or within Il
e circle of your intimate friends or XII
/. Some people think that this is the ne1
that others should report to the edito
, but not so. 1t is plain duty, as we ST
:, it, for you to bring it in, for you kno
. most about it; and, too, if you fail
this, the item may never find its way in
l. print-and then you lambast the editc
: Moral: Report the news!
"a Tired of the Noise of the City.
u Pm tired of the noise of the city,