The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-12-21
Local and Personal

Righteousness oooooooooooooooooooo
xrs Several communications that are unavoidably
omitted this week will appear in our next issue.
Pay your poll tax!
Paw your poll tax today!
paw YOUR poll tax before Jan. 1, 1905!
Unless you pay your poll tax you cannot vote!
Mr.. H. L. Skannal, of Sligo, was visitor in
Benton this week.
Mr.. J. NJ Belcher now a Bossier City merchant,
Maid the Banner appreciated call Tuesday.
Another fine boy has arrived to make glad the
hearts of Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Abney, of Dixie.
Jndee Austin Pollard returned home Sunday
from visit of several weeks to his son, Mr.. A. L.
Pollard, of st. Louis.
Minden Democrat: Mrs. M. E. Caldwell, of Plain
Dealing, who has been the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. R. C. Drew, returned home on last Friday.
District Attorney Jno. NJ Sandlin is here work.
ing on the report of criminal tried during the
mast two years. to be later submitted to the Attor
ney General.
Through letter from Mr.. T. T. Land, ordering
the Banner addressed to him at Washington, D. c.,
we learn that he is now in that city taking six
months post graduate course in law at the George
Washington University
Mr.. R. L. Huddleston, of Alden Bridge, and Miss
Jennie White, of this community, were united in
marriage at Smiths Mill yesterday afternoon, Rev.
J. NJ Brown officiating. The couple will make their
future home in Alden Bridge.
A concert will be given at Plain Dealing, in the
High School building, tomorrow night for the ben
eft of the Orphans Home at Lake Charles A cor
dial invitation is extended the public to help in this
noble work. A pleasant evening is promised all
who attend.
Announcement has been made of the marriage of
Miss Annie Jeter, of Shreveport, to Mr.. W Eason,
of Greenwood, Miss, on the 9th inst. Miss Annie
formerly lived in our town and has many friends
here who will join the Banner in its expression of
well wishes.
Messrs. H. P. Moore of ward one, r. S. Doles,
of Collinsburg, H. l.. Boggs, of Red Land, j. A..
Bumgardner, of Linton, and Loye McDade, of
Haughton, Jury Commissioners were here Monday
for the purpose of drawing jury for the January
term of Court. The venre will be published in our
next issue.
The Shreveport Times of Wednesday says: It
was reported that the residence of Captain w. j.
Hughes, prominent resident of Rocky Mount was
entered several days ago and in addition to other
things between $50 and $40 was stolen. The thief
or thieves said to have visited the house during
the absence of the occupants
The Banner was in error last week in extending
general invitation to the reception to be given at
this place on the 9th by Cypress Lodge. Only
Masons, their families and those who may be in
vited by them are expected to be present How
ever, in justice to the reporter it should be stated
that the paragraph read as dictated by members OF
the Lodge.
One day last week we had the pleasure of seeing
check for ST. 900, which was issued in the name Of
Mrs. Katie May Wilson, of the Ivan neighborhood
widow Of the late Ira S. Wilson. This comes to Mrs
Wilson from the New York Life Insurance Com.
pany, which is represented locally by Mr.. J. E
Johnston Jr., of Belcher. The sum is, of course
very acceptable to who is thus suddenly thrown
upon her own resources. and it seems pity nov
that her husband was not insured in a greater
amount He had only held this policy for a shor
time and had paid one premium, amounting to S43
We are told that out of six seven deaths in thi
community during several months past Mr.. Wilson
is one Of few to leave his family thus provided for