The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-01-19

The execution will take place in the
parish Jail on Friday, February 18th.
It is the general opinion here that the
Masons will rebuild on the site of their
old hall.
Report has it that Messrs. N. A. and
]. B. Arnold have leased plantation
down the river, on the Caddo side.
There are no new developments to re-
port in connection with the two fires in
this community last week, and there will
no doubt never be any.
The anniversary of Gen. R. E. Lees
birthday will be observed to-day by the
R. J. Hancock Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy.
Orders taken for all kinds of hair
goods at my barber shop. Write, or
come to see us when you are in the
city.-Herman Strube, the Milan street
barber, Shreveport.
A letter has been received by Sheriff
J. F. Edwards announcing that the ma
terial for the repairs to the parish Jail
is all ready and will be shipped at once.
The contractors are expected in Benton
by the first of next week.
Mr.. J. E. Adger has been appointed
special agent for the United States gov
eminent for demonstrative work under
DR.. S. A. Knapp, and has been assigned
to duty in Southwestern Louisiana, with
headquarters at Lake Charles.
The material for the steel bridge across
Cypress bayou is now here, and w. H.
Smith 6 Son have the contract for
transferring the same to the site of the
bridge. Active work on the bridge will
begin as soon as weather will permit.
Little Claiborne Stinson, the 4-year
old son of Mr.. r. C. Stinson, suffered
painful burn last Monday from fall
ing into tub of hot water. Fortunately
only one of his lower limbs was plunged
into the water, and it is reported that he
now getting along all right.
Crowley Signal, Jan. IA: The report
is sent out from Lake Charles of the
first big deal in real estate at Sulphur
since the discovery OF oil at that place.
S. S. Hunter, of Shreveport, one of the
firm of Hunter Bros, who own the Hun
ter canal in Vermilion parish and the
Hunter Rice Mill in this city, has closed
deal transferring $50 acres of land near
the oil field, the consideration being
$4,000.
It is pleasure to announce that as
soon as weather permits DR.. G. H. Irion
viii begin the erection of a handsome
drug store on his property next to the
Bank of Benton, the butcher shop hav-
ing been moved. The building will be a
frame, 24x60 in dimensions, two stories,
and with a neat front. The Doctor hopes
that the work can be completed within
about thirty working days, when he will
at once move in. For the present he has
rented rooms from Mrs. Sallie White, and
his Office is to be found just opposite her
hotel.
E9A After being solicited to do so,
Assessor J. M. Mading has agreed to
represent the Banner when making his
tour of the parish, which he expects to
begin at an early date. Mr.. Mading
will not be an actual agent as the term
goes, for he will not solicit, but will re-
ceive and receipt for subscriptions paid
through him. He has with him printed
duplicate of our subscription list and
knows just how each subscriber stands.
We hope this arrangement will be of
mutual benefit Ito subscribers and pro-
prietor) and expect to see many delin-
quents "get right +" with the Banner.
Mr.. Frank Neeson and Mr.. Allen Lee,
who were a-visiting in the country last
Sunday, tell laughable story about a
colored mans effort to s'ford" Cypress
bayou. It seems that when about mid
way the stream the wagon became I'M
coupled. The driver stuck to his mules
and the two front wheels and was carried
to shore safely, but well soaked. Several
of his children in the wagon bed were
tossed about like life-saving boat on a
rough sea, the wagon bed finally brush
ing up against timber, when the little
ones "cooned" it to the bank. His wife,
still to be heard from-fat and portly-
is said to have literally doated to safety.
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