The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-08-17
Local and Personal
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Logan Tuesday night

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Logan Tuesday night,
girl.
Mrs. Wolff of Greenwood, is visitor at the home
of her brother, DR.. B. Wise.
Mrs. j. E. Adger is here visitor at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Logan.
Miss Bessie Johnston is in Belcher, where she is
visiting her sisters and brothers.
If wood is both scarce and steep in price now,
what are we to expedt next winter!
Misses Camille and Lizzie Kelly are visiting
friends in the Sligo neighborhood this week.
Miss Dora Williams, whose home is Homer,
is visitor at 'Linwood the home of w. E. Ivey
Mrs. J. C. Logan, of VAUDEVILLE, and Miss Mary
Gilmer, of Shreveport visited Mrs. Sallie White
yesterday.
Mr.. R. G.. Best, of Leesville, is visitor at the
home of his nephew, Mr.. T. M. Yarbrough, of
'Kingston.''
Miss Trueheart Yarbrough of kingston spent
several days in Benton this week with her cousin,
Miss Hattie Lassiter.
Mrs. Alice McCreary, Of Shreveport, is visiting
at {" Hurricane Bluff, the home of her brotherin-
law, Mr.. R. C. Stnson.
A small crowd from Benton and VAUDEVILLE and
neighborhood enjoyed picnic near old Red River
church last Thursday.
Several industrious young men have been busy
this week cutting weeds off the sidewalks in the
residence part of our town. Keep it up, boys.
Arthur and Jake wise of VAUDEVILLE, and Newt
Brownlee and Wimberk Boney, Jr., of this place
left yesterday for Black Bayou, in Caddo Parish,
where they will spend days with the nny tribe.
It is said that cartridges destroy many harmful
insects plantations Why not protect them as
Ue On iroh
''notice to hunters in the Banner for one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Abney, of Dixie (Caddo Par
ish) spent Sunday in Benton with their aunt, Mrs.
Sue T. Abney. Mrs. Abney and little Miss Matte
Belle Scanland returned home with Mr. and Mrs.
Abney.
Especial attention is called to the article Farming
in the Pecos Valley" which appears on our second
page. This comes to us from Artesia, New Mex,
and is contributed by Mrs. Nettie Walker (nee
Pruitt) who last year taught the Concord School
You will find it interesting.
We have been asked from time to time why date
is printed on each Banner by the subscribers name
when it is mailed to him. 1t is record of the time
the subscription is paid to, and thought every one
understood it. This date by q name (31 dec O5)
would indicate that the subscribers paper was paio
for up to and including the last day of 1905.
The Banner acknowledges pleasant call Monday
from Mr.. Louis c. Buckley of the Alden Bridge
neighborhood. Mr.. Buckley is an enthusiast ane
authority on the sugject of good roads and roae
making and talks Interestingly about such. In thu
column next this is to be found contribution owe
his signature, which you are invited to read. Gu
readers may also expect to see something furthe
from him on this subject in the future.
News has reached Benton of the death OF Mis-
Mary Land, which occurred at Dallas, Tex, Monda.
morning. Her remains were brought to Shreveport
by special train and inferred there Tuesday
Miss Land was sister of Mr.. T. T. Land, former,
of this place, Mrs. G. G. Nesbitt, of Shreveport
and Mrs. T. S. serpell, of Arcadia She often mad
extended visits to her brother and friends here an
there are many in the community who will b
deeply grieved to learn of her death. The Banne
extends coincidence to the brother, sisters and ote
relatives who are left to mourn her death.
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