The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-12-07


ton Saturday.
Miss Sadie North, of Dixie, was the guest of Miss
Leila White Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs W. P. White are rejoicing over the
arrival of a little girl.
Father Bertel, of Shreveport, was a visitor in
Benton during the week.
Report has it that Dr. r. H. Gulledge, of Gillian,
will move here to take DR.. C. H. Iron's practice.
Mrs. Mary A. Horton, of the VAUDEVILLE neigh
borhood, was in Benton on legal business Tuesday.
Mr.. W. E. Ivey has moved his levee camp from
Arkansas back home, and will probably begin soon
on the construction of private levees.
We are pleased to announce that ex- Sheriff A. r.
Thompson, of Hosston, is reported to be up and
improving after little more than two weeks abed.
Mr.. E. M. Carstarphen, of Plain Dealing, spent
Monday in Benton on business. Mr. Carstarphen
is just up from rather serious attack of fever.
We hope he will continue to improve.
The frosts these mornings are white enough to
have settled any quarantine of the past fall 1t
seems a pity that we didn't have one or two of
them when they were most prayed for.
We regret to report that Capt. J. H. Nattin is
seriously sick at his home near Collinsburg, and
has been AIDED week or more. We hope soon to
hear of your complete restoration to health,
Captain.
Mr.. j. F. Adair, of Ivan, and Mr.. j. A. Bum
gardner, of Linton, together with their families,
will probably become residents of Benton after the
1st Come right ahead, gentlemen. We need
town full of good people, anyway.
Perhaps you don't want the quail on your planta-
ton killed They great insect destroyers and
should be protected to some extent. For $500 you
can run ''notce to hunters in the Banner for
one year. If you only want to run it six months
the charge would be 1925.
Friends of DR.. C. H. Iron living in this place and
elsewhere in the parish will be pleased to learn that
he has been appointed President of the State Board
of Health to succeed DR.. Souchon, resigned. We
are inded glad to know of the Doctors good for
tune, but regret that we will lose him as citizen
of Benton.
The concert given at Plain Dealing last Thurs
day night by teachers and pupils of Pioneer High
School we'll attended and much appreciated.
"Those Dreadful Twins proved source of much
annoy to those on the stage and of unbounded
pleasure to those in the audience. Little Miss
Susie Bailey, one of the twins, is deserving of
especial mention. A right handsome sum was re-
allied which will be applied to the purchase price
of piano for the school,
Mr.. w. J. Dawson, of this place, who, through
the State authorities, made an exhibit of comb and
strained honey at the Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition, has received handsome diploma from
the authorities which states that his product was
awarded honorable mention When it is taken into
that he had to enter into competition
with the whole Union, and especially the Coast
States, we think he has won prize to be proud Of
and we congratulate him.
It is said that in France the wagon tires are four
inches wide and that the wagons are constructed
so that they will not 'track." It will at once be
seen that when wagon passes a roadway
sixteen inches is well rolled. Wagons heavily
loaded Chose that carry tonnage of more than
1000 pounds) must have tires five inches in width,
and when one of them is drawn over roadway
twenty inches gets rolled Not bad idea, is it :?
Wonder if broad-tired wagons wouldn't be the
right thing for our roads?
After lingering illness which lasted for several
months, Mr.. W. H. Horton died at his home near
VAUDEVILLE on the Oath ut.; aged about 35 years.
Mr.. Horton was born at Newport, Ark, but had
made this parish his home for eight or ten years
past. He was for several years engaged in the
mercantile business at VAUDEVILLE and later in the
same business at Brownlee. At the time of his
death he was express agent at VAUDEVILLE. He
leaves wife (nee Miss Mary Wilcox) and one
child. They have the heartfelt sympathy, of the
writer in their sad hours of grief. The remains of
the deceased were laid to rest in the Rocky Mount
Cemetery.
sar In another place on this page will be found
our " dime - column. In it is where you
should advertise the products of your farm for SALE
It is our want exchange and barter column. The
rate is easily within your reach and grows less
the weeks pass, until given number of insertions
have been made Another good feature about the
rate is that you as familiar with it as are.
Refer to the last paragraph under the head and find
what we mean. Count six words to the line
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