The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-07-17
Local and
Personal

And the heart of the teacher rejoiceth.
n-sy~ The regular edition of the Banner
will appear Thursday, as usual. Send
in your copy.
Mrs. J. A. Rogers left Saturday for an
extended visit to her son, Mr.. Gordon b.
Smith, Of Gillian.
Miss Lucille Carter and Miss Sanders,
of New Orleans, are visitors at the home
of Sheriff Edwards.
When preparing copy for the printer
please write on only one side OF the
sheet. Don't roll it, but fold it!
Miss Mabel Seanland returned this
morning from several days visit to
Miss Bessie Wheless, Of Alden Bridge.
Misses Sallie Tidwell and Luda and
Emma Lou Brownlee attended the dance
given at Plain Dealing last Friday night.
The Sunday Morning Messenger, OF
Shreveport, says: "The auto-delivery
wagon has at last arrived 1t belongs
to the Mistrot Dry Goods Co."
Miss Sadie TAFT, of Denison, Texas,
who has been a visitor at the home OF
her cousin, Mrs. C. o. Gayle, for several
weeks past, left to-day for her home.
Minden Democrat, 14th: Mr.. z. P.
Green and wife, formely Of this place
but now located at Emma, in Bossier
Parish, were visitors here several days
this week. Mr.. Green paid this office
call and ordered the Democrat sent to
his address.
The Banner is pleased to announce
that Mrs. A. Silliman, who was reported
to be seriously i'll at her old home
Cabool, Mo-, some time since, is nov
much improved in health. Mr.. and Mrs
Silliman are expected home at an early
date, probably this week.
Shreveport Journal, 14th: Mr.. N. w
Sentell has delivered to the Progressive
League several large Elberta peaches tt
be used in exhibiting North Louisian'
products in the exhibit train to be rul
through the northwest. The peache
were grown in Mr.. Sentell's orchard a
Collinsburg.
AS an appendix to q business lette
addressed to this Office Capt. ]. W
Onley, of Believer, has the following t
say: cat last the water in Bodcau ha
bugun to recede, and it is hoped that
will soon reach its normal stage. O.
account Of frequent rains, roads i
all directions are almost impossible
Crop prospects were never poorer in thi
section. Baseball continues to be ia
with our boys.
At the meeting Of Cypress Lodge hel
at Alden Bridge last Thursday night Nj
H. H. Wheless was raised to the sub
lime degree of Master Mason and Nj
R. B. Nash, Jr., of Belcher, passed
the Pellowcraft degree. About / o'clocl
after the Lodge had finished it's labor
all present we're invited to the dow
stair. hall, where the Alden Bride
brethren had prepared an appetizin
and substantial lunch. Everybody Ell
joyed this. Several visitors were pres
ent, including nine from Shrevepor
The next regular meeting will be held
October.
The local editor of the Banner spe
yesterday at "Linwood, the home
his cousin, Mr.. w. E. Ivey. He is o.
OF the men among those whom we kne
who knows how to make a person fe
wholly at home, and his dear wife al
the Others OF the household are his clio
seconds. 1t goes without saying that
had a good time. We reached his hor
early in the morning-in time for brea
fast-and the first thing to attract
attention was single nailed to lar
post oak tree direct in front OF the q
with the letters "V. H. T." painted
it in black. OF course, We had heard
the overflow, and thought the lett
stood for Every hard tines" and W
on the eve OF turning back toward hon
where we were at least sure OF me
when the gate was thrown open by
envoy (from Africa) who babe us ent
After reaching the house our misgivil
were soon thing Of the past. Thel
plenty there and the list includes wat
melons, ice water, fresh atmosphere
such other summer delicacies as
scribe is not used to. The letters on
single are only bluff, hoax, my
a deception and q big joke. We
found that out, and We are going to
him again and take as many Of the II
lily along as can stand for the walk.