The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-12-07
Local and Personal

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
say- Our State and general news paragraphs are
to be found on page 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Adger, of Alden Bridge,
spent Sunday in Benton.
We are sorry you didn't a-fishing 20 when they
were biting SO we'll. Times up now, you know
Miss Carrie Brown, who is teaching the Pleasant
Hill School, visited her home in Benton last week.
Mrs Louise Jeter, of Shreveport, was the guest
of Mrs. Louda A. Brownlee Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. A. G. Wrenn, of Shreveport, was the guest
Of her father, Rev. J. M. Brown, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. W. D. Lasster and Miss Sue Steele at
tended the Louisiana Baptist Convention at Shreve-
port this week
Mrs. Sue T. Abney left this morning on three
days. visit in Shreveport, where she will be the
guest of Mrs. J. G.. Beasley.
Mr. P W. Young, of the Ivan neighborhood, an
ex-Confederate soldier and old land mark, well
thought of and highly respected, dropped in to chat
the editor last Saturday His call appreciated.
Once in while we hear of query among our
at home. It is Every one of its four pages is
printed right here in Benton. Such has been the
case for nearly two years now
After the time comes when all our public roads
are good desirable immigration will pour in. With
their coming can hope for more churches, better
schools and enhanced property values. Isn't this
enough for one cause to insure?
Mr.. G. W Arnold, native of Bossier, but now
resident of Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas
is in the neighborhood on visit to relatives and
old friends after absence of three years. He
will probably remain until after the holidays.
AS an illustration of how troublesome guarantees
sometimes prove to be, it is said that after leaving
this place for Nashville, Tenn, last Summer Rev.
W. A. Role was thirteen days on the road and in
detention camps before reaching his destination.
When the people of Bossier Parish become
thoroughly aroused over the good roads question
and better understand their construction then we
will have public thoroughfares that will be credit
and prosperous and happier community
will follow.
Mr.. j. P. Clifford, deep we'll contractor of our
town, is at present working in DeSoto Parish. He
has ordered the Banner to follow him, and states
incidentally that "I'm very lonesome without it,
We appreciate your expression of approval, Mr..
Clifford, and will mail the Banner to you promptly
every week.
The new bridge at Graham's Crossing on Lake
Bodcau was completed by Contractor G. A. WATSON
on the 1st. The bridge is located on the road lead
ing by Mr. P. w. Young's place into Webster Par
ish, and is the first to be built the stream at
this point The cost of construction is to be shared
jointly by Bossier and Webster Parishes. The
bridge is 1862 feet long and is said to be built en-
tirely of heart lumber.
Mr.. Heidi Kendall, previously resident of Ben
ton, but whose home is now in Shreveport, has
spent little of his time recently in Bossier Parish
We are pleased to note his success in his favorite
calling-insurance He has just perfected the or
ganzation of the Louisiana Mutual Relief Associa-
ton, with headquarters in Shreveport He is now
busy soliciting, and meeting with small degree
Of success, so he reports. The present scheme of
insurance is cheap, safe and desirable. The Asso-
citation is composed of number of circles, and each
circle must come in with 1000 members, which num-
Der must be maintained. All circles are ndepend-
ent of others, but one can insure in as many as he
desires.
young man not living great distance from
Benton while on his way into town last Saturday
afternoon met in the public road two men and a
woman with baby all seated in wagon to which
two lean ponies were hitched and which was stuck
last in the mud. No one was making effort to
remedy the condition-barring occasional clucking
TO the team and the use of whp-so the young
philanthropist had one of his colored drivers un-
hook span of mules from his wagon and yank the
unfortunates out After the strangers reached high
and dry soil they proceeded to drive and haven't
as yet looked back to say "thank YOU" We don't
know who they were nor where they were from, but
they were driving north up the old Arkansas road.
Two things aptly illustrated by this incident:
That people by nature have little or no polite
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