The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-08-03
Local and Personal

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Mrs j. H. Cabeen and children have returned
home.
residence.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. David Wallace, of this
place, Sunday, girl
report of the citizens meeting held at this place
Monday night is to be found on page 1.
Mrs. A. J. Murff, and children, of Shreveport,
are visitors at the home of Mr.. c. o. Gayle.
Miss Lila Belcher returned home Monday after
noon, after an extended visit to Minden friends.
Miss Louie Ogden returned home last week from
Baton Rouge where she spent the greater part of
the summer with relatives
Mrs. j. M. Belcher and children, of Shreveport,
are visitors at the home of their aunt, Mrs. j. H.
Belcher, of "Willow Bend.
Mrs. Donna Tmberlake, and her son, Mr.. Howard,
of Shreveport, arrived in Benton yesterday after
noon and will spend some time with friends.
Minden Democrat, July %: Miss Matte Fort
has returned home, after spending couple of weeks
very pleasantly with friends at Pittsburg, Texas
Mnden Democrat, July %: Judge R. C. Drew
returned Wednesday from Homer, where he had been
to hold the regular session of the Circuit Court
Little Eula Lee Murff age three years, oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murff, died at the
home of her parents in Haughton on the 26th ult
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnston, of Shreveport,
spent several days in Benton this week with Mr..
Johnston's parents Prof. and Mrs. Jos. E. Johnston.
Mrs. Thos. Hickman, of Bluffs, is visiting her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Hickson. Mr. Hick-
o1 hnr
Sunday.
Yesterdays passenger train consisted of eleven
coaches and two baggage cars. 1t went south
almost empty, but returned in the afternoon with
all but two or three coahes full.
Miss Mabel Scanland return Tuesday afternoon
from several days. visit to Shreveport friends
She also spent part of her time at the home of her
cousin Mrs. H. P. Moore, of ward 1.
Mrs W. P. White, of Dixie, is here on a visit to
her MOTHER Mrs. Kate Wyche and other relatives.
Mrs. White has been quite sick for days past,
but is now reported to be much better
Miss Jessie Wyche returned last week from two
weeks visit to her cousin Miss Annie Mae Bggs,
of Bellevue. Miss Annie Mae returned with Miss
Jessie and spent several days here as visitor
- Dr. C. H. Irion, of this place, has been appointed
temporary Health Officer for the parish, vice DR..
H. H. Smith. DR.. Smiths practice at Alden Bridge
would not permit of his losing the time incident to
the position.
So anxious are the citizens of Shreveport to get
that town cleaned up that they worked all day Sum
day hauling dirt and trash and scattering disinfec
tants Guess its all right to do it when the "caf is
in the cellar"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Sewall Jr., and children,
of Shreveport, left Monday for Hendersonville,
N c., where Mrs. Sewall and the children will re-
main until cool weather visiting relatives. Mr.
Sewall will return home at once.
Mr. w. P. Oneal, of the firm of Cage, Drew Co.
of New Orleans, is here on visit to the home
ssfolks'' He is just back from an extended tour O
Mexico, made in the interest of the firm of which
he is member. He will probably remain in Bentor
until the yellow fever scare has passed in the city.
- We have been requested to state that Benton
High School will open Sept. instead of Sept. II
as advertised in the catalogue. The Parish Schoo
Board has passed resolution making it compulsor.
that all schools be opened on the first Monday il
September, which action was taken since the mat
ter for the catalogue was complied.
Many of our citizens intended to attend the bar
becue given at Plain Dealing yesterday. The
were disappointed, as no train went north in tn
forenoon. The only train operated on the "branch
during the day was the passenger. The local fregh
went north this morning and will be run to the Stat
line An effort is to be made to resume train ser
vice, as no town that we know of on the "branch
in the State has quarantined against Shreveport.
Two young men from Memphis, who could NJ
purchase tickets at that place for Shreveport arrive
here Sunday. AS they had recently been in Ne
Orleans they were not permitted to stop here. The
left the day by private conveyance for Shreve
port, and it is said that they at that city
detention camp. This is indeed hard on the youn