The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-15
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A heavy shower yesterday afternoon.
Next Wednesday will be the longest
day of the year.
Mr.. Jos. E. Johnston, Jr., of Belcher,
was business visitor to-day.
The reporter has heard that there will
be wedding in the community next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney returned Monday
from a three weeks visit to Mineral
Wells, Texas.
Misses Nita Whited and Hessie Wise.
of Alden Bridge, were recent guests of
Miss Lena Dawson.
Miss Gertrude Belcher is in Plain
Dealing on visit to her mother, Mrs.
Mamie c. Belcher.
Mr.. Frank Edwards, of Haughton, is
a visitor at the home of his cousin,
Sheriff J. F. Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Adger, of Alden
Bridge, spent Sunday in Benton as
guests at the Benton Hotel.
Mrs. H. V. Miers and Miss Toinette
Wyche have both been sick abed since
our last issue, but are up and out again.
A stated communication of Cypress
Lodge No. 50, F. and A. NJ, will be held
at Alden Bridge tonight. Work in the
first and second degrees.
Miss Leila White left Monday for
Shreveport, where she expects to remain
month or more to attend the Summer
Normal to be taught there.
After an extended visit to friends and
relatives, in Plain Dealing and Collins
burg, Mrs. M. E. Cade returned to her
home at "Cairo'' last week.
A few weeks ago we were complaining
OF too much rain, and now we are wish
ing it would rain again. 1t is indeed
difficult to be always satisfied.
Mr.. r. E. Wallace expects to leave
Saturday afternoon for Texarkana, Ark,
where he has accepted position with
the Little Rock Cooperage Company.
Messrs. Guy and Robert Stinson re-
turned home last Friday from Arkadel-
plia, Ark, at which place they were
students during the past scholastic year.
Mrs. Malindy May, wife Of Mr.. Geo.
w. May, died at Carterville on May @,
aged 80 years, months and 10 days.
Deceased was the daughter of Mr.. M.
Covington, of Bossier City.
Mrs. J. w. Jeter, of Shreveport, who
is spending the summer months with her
daughser, Mrs. ]. N. Birdwell, of opal
metto," was a guest of Mrs. L. A.
Brownlee several days this week.
Miss Bessie Thomas, of Dixie Cross
Roads, was visitor at the home of
Prof. JOS. E. Johnston Tuesday. Miss
Bessie taught school in that neigh
borhood during the past few months.
pW If you find that your property is
advertised in the delinquent tax list,
which appears in this issue of the Ban
ner, you should come forward and pay
up and thus stop the interest and cost.
Rev. w. A. Role, who made Benton
his home for short time last summer,
returned Tuesday. Mr.. Role is just
from GAINESVILLE, Tenn, where he has
been student at the Southern Presby-
terrain University.
Quarterly Conferences, Rev. J. r.
Moore, Presiding Elder, will be held in
this parish as follows: South Bossier,
at Bossier Point, July 25; North Bos-
sier, at Walkers Chapel, August 10 and
20; Benton, August q.
Miss Sallie Shaver principal of Alden
Bridge school; Miss Oracle Stroud, as
sistant teacher in Plain Dealing High
School, and Miss Donnie Hathaway,
teacher of McDade school, are attending
the Summer Normal School at Ruston.
The Police Jury of Webster Parish
at its last regular session appointed
game wardens for that parish. They
are empowered to enforce the State
game laws and are to be compensated
for their services by receiving one-half
the fines imposed on those found guilty
of violating these laws and all the fine