The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-01
Local and
Personal

IL 1LLlPersonal
The editor of the Banner IS expected
home Saturday.
Miss Belle Johnston is visiting friends
in Rocky Mount.
Mr.. R. D. Webb, Of Shreveport, was
here on legal business Tuesday.
We acknowledge pleasant call from
Mr.. G. w. Smith, Of Haughton, Tues
day.
Mrs. Kate White, of Dixie neighbor-
hood, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Kate
Wyche.
And now a drowth is predicted. to
get good foothod this month. What
next, pray?
Miss Minnette Drew, of Lewisville,
. Ark, is visiting Misses Jessie and Toi-
nette Wyche.
Mrs. H. C. Wyche and her daughter,
Miss Pearl, are visitors at the home of
Mrs. Kate Wyche.
From the bottom Of our heart we
thank DR.. c. H. Irion for handsome
plug Of "Stingy Green"
Mr.. ]. N. Brumlow has been appoint
ed Constable of this ward to succeed
Mr.. Charles Smith, resigned.
Mr.. P. P. Conger, who has just closed
school in this community, left to-day
for New Orleans, where he will spend
some time.
Mrs. w. D. Lassiter expects to leave
tomorrow for Keatchie to be present at
the commencement exercises OF Keatchie
Female College.
Misses Mamie Edwards and Kate
Carter, who have been attending the
Sophie Newcomb College, in New Or
leans, have returned home.
Mr.. w. M. Rushing, who is now maxi
ing his home in Bayou Current, St.
Landry Parish, was mixing with his
many friends here Monday.
On or about the 9th Mr.. L. L. Lark
ford, OF this place, expects to close his
blacksmith and wood working shop per-
manently to accept a position in Mr..
Dave Wallace's store.
Wholesale robberies were reported
from North Caddo last week. Five
stores and the Kansas City Southern
Office at Rodessa and four stores at
Vivian were burglarized.
p6s- II 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 at once, and thus stop the interest
and cost.
Last Fridays New Orleans Picayune
showed handsome half-tone of the
1906 Louisiana Industrial Institute class
Among the names OF the nineteen grad
nates is to be found that Of Miss Roberta
Martin, of Rocky Mount.
Miss Annie Mai Biggs, Of Bellevue
was a visitor at the home of her uncle
Mr.. ]. F. Edwards, Monday. The young
lady was on her way to South Bcssier
where she expects to spend some time
with Miss Mary Helen Cornell.
Messrs. H. p. Moore, r. S. Doles
Il. Z. Boggs and J. A. Bumgzrdner
Jury Commissioners, were here Tuesda,
for the purpose OF drawing jury fol
the coming term of Court. The list ap.
pears elsewhere in to-day's Banner.
Mr.. T. T. Land, who has for about two
months past been visiting in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, return to Bentoi
Tuesday. Mr.. Land expects to visit herr
for month, but will make his perma
nent home some where in the Territory
probably at Pawhuska.
Miss Lee Nice lintock, who during tn
past scholastic term taught school a
Brentwood, Texas, but who previousl.
taught the Linton school, in this parish
visited at the home Of Mr.. ]. A. Bum
gardner in that neighborhood severa
days last week. Miss McClintock passes
through Benton last Friday en- route t
her home in Tennessee.
Ananias High, colored, was tried b,
jury in Caddo Parish last week an
found guilty as charged. The crime TO
which he is held is shooting at with in
tent to murder (the victim being SaI
Walker, his brother-in-law) and whic
was committed on the Wemple planta
ton, near Belcher, during April TIL
penalty assessed by the jury is death.
A concert celebrating the close 9
Benton High School win be given at tn
Court house tomorrow night. Bot
teachers and pupils have spared nopain
in arranging the program and a pleasan
evening is promised all who attend.
charge Of Is and IS cents win be mad
for admissions, the fund arising to b
set aside for the benefit of the school.
Wes Wilson, colored, was hanged i
the parish Jail at this place last FRIDAY