The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-11-02
Local and Personal

All together for good roads, please.
Miss Leila White is on the sick list this week.
Mrs. Sue Abney is spending few days in Shreve-
port.
Passenger traffic continues to be heavy on the
branch.
Mr.. jim Dismukes, of Walnut Hill, Ark. was .
visitor Sunday.
Mr.. Dan Logan, of Shreveport, spent Sunday in
Benton with his brother, Mr.. Ed Logan.
Mr.. Alfred Irion left yesterday for Baton Rouge,
where he will re-enter the State University. :.
Mrs. J. NJ. Montgomery is spending the week with
her husband on his Caddo Parish plantation.
The Parish Board of School Directors will meet
in call session at this place next Tuesday, the 7th.
Mr.. j. E. Johnston, Jr., and his sister, Miss Annie,
of Belcher, spent Sunday in Benton with their
parents
Miss Jessie Wyche returned home yesterday after
an extended visit to her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Smith, OF
Haughton.
The ''drummers'' are in and out now, and from
commercial standpoint things are back to nor
NAL stage.
Miss Mamie Neeson left last Saturday for shreve-
port where she will spend two weeks as guest of
Mrs. A. j. Murff.
Mrs. Kate Cabeen and little daughters spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. H. P.
Moore, near Bossier City.
Miss Dora Williams and Miss Dollie Cabeen are
visiting in the Hosston neighborhood, where they
are guests of Mrs. w. A. Thompson
The fox hunters of this community enjoyed an
other successful chase yesterday morning. This
makes the fourth catch of the season.
Mr. ond Mro ,no1;d wol1ooo o.o ooond;nr, TIA
week with Mr.. Wallace's mother at her country
home, several miles east of this place.
Miss Toinette Wyche left yesterday for shreve-
port where she will spend the remaining part of tho
week as guest of Miss Margaret Murff.
Mr.. Ike Saferstone, of the firm of Safferstone
Bros, of Plain Dealings leading mercantile
firms, a visitor in Benton last Thursday.
Mr.. w. G. Burt returned last week from short
visit in Lafayette County, Ark. He reports that
the outlook for levee construction is not encouraging
Dr.. J. c. Egan, of Shreveport, came up Saturday
afternoon and returned home Monday morning.
He spent this time on visit to his daughter, Mrs.
C. H. Iron.
Miss Mabel Scanland expects to leave tomorrow
for Lecompte Rapides Parish) where she has ac-
cepted position to teach music in the high school
of that place.
DR.. T. c. Hines, Grand Lecturer of the Masonic
Order of the State of Louisiana, will visit Cypress
Lodge, at Alden Bridge, Friday and Saturday, Nov.
3 and 4, at 8 O'Clock am.
Mr.. c. E. Byrd, who lives near this place, left
Tuesday for Shreveport with his son Fred, who
joined party of students there, their way to the
Deaf and Dumb Institute, at Baton Rouge.
We are pleased to announce that Attorney R. D..
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pointed Police Judge for the city of Shreveport by
Governor Blanchard to succeed Judge Cal D. Hicks,
resigned.
On Saturday night last Mr.. ]. A. Silliman's
grocery store at this place was burglarized, but
fortunately for Mr.. Sliman the loss was not great.
Tobacco, cigars and canned goods were among the
stolen articles. The intruders entered from 8 rear
window.
In the Banner of last week we published an ex-
cellent article, headed 1.-THE Confederate Weavers,
and accdently failed to give the proper credit.
The article was written by Gen. Loen Jastremski,
and should have been credited to his paper, 1.-THE
People, of Baton Rouge.
The fund being raised to erect monument to the
memory Of the Confederate dead of this parish has
passed the $500 mark. recent contribution
of $40 comes from hearted Shreveport citizen
throughout the parsh-Col. C. H. Ards. Another
dollar was contributed to the fund at the same time
but yet the name of the donor has not been fur
ishd-the Banner.
Sheriff W. H. Baker, of Lafayette County, Ark,
together with deputy and others to identify his
prisoner, was here last Friday for tho purpose Of
conveying Ira Mason back to his home county. II
will be remembered that Mason was captured by
Sheriff Edwards near Collinsburg several weeks
ago. He is said to be rather tough character and
IS wanted in Lafayette County on several charges,
one of which was perferred against him for robbing
an old farmer, near Stamps of the proceeds of his
cotton sales.
On last Thursday night Mr.. Jake Overcast, Jr.,
OF Curtis, while crossing Red River bridge at
shreveport was run down by ", S. and P. freight
tram and no doubt narrowly escaped death. The
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