The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-11-09
Local and Personal

A severe WlnQ ana rain STORM To-Day.
Capt B. R. Nash, of Belcher, was visitor dur
ing the week.
R. J. Hancock Chapter, U. D. c., will meet next
Tuesday, the 18th inst.
Miss Maude Mosby, of Plain Dealing, was Wis
tor in Benton Sunday.
Mrs. j. C. Egan, of Shreveport is here on visit
to her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Irion.
Miss sina Dinkins, of Greenwood, is here on a
visit to her sister, Miss Anna Dinkins.
Mrs. Newt Ogden, of st. Landry Parish, is here
on visit to her aunt, Mrs. Sallie White.
Our office tomahawk now has good edge on it,
thanks to the kindness of Mr.. Jim Silliman.
Prof. W. A. Bynum, who teaches the Haughton
High School, spent Tuesday and yesterday in Ben
ton.
Quarterly Conferences will be held in this parish
as follows: At Alden Bridge, Dec. and 8, and at
Concord Church, Dec. 3 and 4.
Shreveport Journal, Friday: Miss Ethel Eston,
of Haughton, passed through going to the Mans
field College to resume her studies.
Miss Lila Becher and her sister, Mrs. Heidi Ken
dali, who is now visitor, spent two days of last
week in Shreveport with relatives.
Prof. and Mrs. v. o. Humphrey, of Plain Deal
guests of Prof. and Mrs. A. S. Humphrey.
We have been reliably informed that benefit
concert will be given by the teachers and pupils of
Pioneer High School, of Plain Dealing, or about
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Johnston, Jr., of Belcher,
in Benton two days Of this week visitors at
the home of Mr.. Johnston's parents, Prof and Mrs.
Jos. E. Johnston.
Miss Annie Mae Biggs, of Bellevue, returned on
yesterday afternoons train from visit to Shreve-
port and stopped over in Benton to make a short
stay with relatives.
Mr.. J. F. Hughes and family have removed from
Hughes Spur to Lewisville, Ark. John and his
wife are both natives of Bossier, and we venture
the assertion that they won't be gonelong.
The friends of Mr.. R. D. Webb in this place and
throughout the parish will be pleased to learn that
he has been appointed City Judge for the city of
Shreveport, vice Judge C. D. HIGHS, resigned.
The Parish Treasurer has just received from
State Superintendent J. B. Aswell the State Treas
urers check for S1030o6. which amount represents
the apportonmen of school funds to this parish for
the quarter ending Nov. 80.
Governor Blanchard has appointed Dr.. C. H.
ion of this place, Assistant Quarantine Doctor for
the State, to be stationed at point ninety miles
below New Orleans. The Doctor, with his family,
will remove to that point about Jan. 1. We are in
deed pleased to learn of the his good fortune, but
sorry to lose him from our midst.
AS is our custom each fall we are just now
mailing statements to delinquent subscribers. If
you are among those who receive one, we hope to
have prompt remittance from you. And bear in
mind, please, that the management of the Banner
at all times makes earnest effort to publish such
paper as will please the greatest number Of our
readers
Rev. j. M. Hickson, who has been the Baptist
minister at this place for several years past, left
yesterday with his family for Haughton, which
place they will make their future home. During
their stay here they have enlisted the entire popu
ulation of our town as their friends and many ex-
pressions of sorrow are to be heard on account of
their removal.
saw mill is being located on the Cotton Belt
about two miles north of this place and one mile
north of the site of the old McGill mill. When
completed the plant will have a capacity of from
10000 to 49, 900 feet per day, together with plan
ing mill equipped with several machines. Mr.. R.
c. James, formerly in the saw mill business at
Simsboro, and Mr.. L. c. Buckley, of this parish,
are largely interested in the enterprise.
Shreveport Caucasian Mr.. Thomas T. Land, OF
Benton, who has been visiting relatives in Shreve-
port, returned to Benton Friday to make final prepa-
rations for his departure to Pawhuska, o. T., where
he expects to reside. Mr.. Land is young lawyer
OF ability and energy, and having come to his pro-
ession with the inherited legal talent of the Lands
it is reasonable to predict for him successful legal
career in his new home, to which may be added all
OF the qualities of good citizenship. Mr.. Land
crrries with him the earnest wishes of his host oil
friends
Since the last issue of the Banner the local editor
mas spent four days at the levee camp of Mr. w
r. lvey in Lafayette County, Atx. "Cousin Wal.
ter is an admirable host and it goes without say.
ing that we had most enjoyable time 1t was also
q pleasure to make new friends among the contrac.
tors and OYerseers Small namo uaa r,lont;f,,l anc