The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-01
Local Happenings
4 continued Story of Current Events

,frs A. w, Gleason is VISITING relatives living in
cnrnodeld, Ark, her former home.
s;sses Della and Matte Brown have returned
.,om a short visit to the Mississippi coast.
Mr. I. NJ. Mccall, of Ivan, paid the Banner an
.nnreciated call while in our town last Thursday.
Miss Jessie Wyche is in Belcher a visit to her
,;ster Mrs. J. E. Burt. Mrs. Wyche returned home
Monday.
Mrs F. J. Larkin, of Pine Bluff, Ark, is here on
visit to her sister and daughter, Mrs. B. Wise
y and Miss Grace Larkin.
clark of Court B. A. Kelly returned home last
Friday from sojourn of several weeks in Mineral
Wells. Texas He reports that he feels much better
~ account of the rest and the water. Mrs. Kelly
arrived home about two weews ago.
49, One dollar circulated in community is
uorth more to it that $50 circulated in some other
Mace. district is made wealthy only by keeping
n il the dollars that earned within it, which
NAV be brought to it through commerce.
Rev. W. A. Zeigler, of Rocky Mount, expects to
leave this afternoon for points in Central Missouri
and will later visit in Mississippi. He will be away
about month. While he calls this his vacation,
no eYpects to assist in several meetings during his
absence.
MILF. Silliman returned Monday from Cabool,
Mo- where he was called some days ago on account
Of the illness of his sister, Mrs. Miller. We are
pleased to state that he found his sister improving
and later was strong and we'll enough to accompany
him home.
Merchants are shortsighted when they order po-
tatoes or other vegetables from another town when
right in their neighborhood farmers have such
produce for sale that is just good as can be had
ANYWHERE and perhaps at a lower price. There's
no use in paying the commission merchant per-
centage in case like this.
ae1r Elsewhere in this issue of the Banner ap-
pears record of subscriptions paid us during the
past month. If your name should be in this list,
look for it. If it is not there write us, stating the
amount paid, and we will be pleased to make cor
rections on our books when found necessary.
Please be prompt to write. The best time to cor
rect an error is when it is first discovered
Hon. J. T. Many, our Plain Dealing cores
pondent is authorized to solicit subscriptions and
advertising for the Banner and collect and receipt
for same. Our friends generally, and especially
those of North Bossier, will please bear this in
mind. He is paid a commission and would APP
Also, the editors of the Banner and Mr.. Many like
to know the news. Tell it to him when you visit
Plain Dealing, and when you are here drop around
and make your reports to us.
Twelve white applicants for certificates to teach
in this parish stood the examination which closed
here yesterday. They were Miss Mintie Matlock
Of Carterville; Miss Minnie Robson, of Simsboro
Miss Ludie Plat, of Haughton; Miss Terrie Lowe
of Rocky Mount; Misses Leila White and Aline
Sibley, of Benton; Misses Nettie V. McCranie an6
Efie Johnston, of Plain Dealing; Miss Alice Cason
& Of Mot; Mr.. E. D. Burgess, of Plain Dealing; Mr.
WI Davis, of Hornbeck, and Mr.. William r
Hatcher, of Ben Franklin, Tex. The examination
was conducted by Prof. JOS E. Johnston, Mr. J. H
Belcher and Rev. w. A. Zeigler-the authorized
Board OF Examiners
From the Times we learn that a party OF mer
chants, planters and business men left Shrvepor
Tuesday for Sherman, Texas, where they go t.
obtain information relative to feeding hogs o.
alfalfa. Included in the party we're the following
named gentlemen from this parish: H. P. Moore
H. N. Carlton, J. w. Prince, w. E. McDade, Ros
E. McDade, James G. McDade, A. F. McDade
j. S. Allison, A. Curtis and w. G. Burt. TIL
Times says: "The object of the visit is to deter
nine the practicability OF raising hogs by feeding
on alfalfa. If the information obtained is practca
BILE, it is very likely that alfalfa will be raised b
many planters and hogs fed upon it's
Recognizing the necessity of having an adver
Using rate that readily be understood by a
we have decided to substitute flat rate for on
present scale, which is graduated. Beginning wit
Sept 12la cents per inch will be charged for a
standing display advertising. By this we mea
large display advertisements that appear more tina
once and all the small ones that run two month
OF longer An additional charge of 5 cents pc
inch for composition will be made on large adve1
usements that appear only once. Those measurin
less than six inches and run less than two month
vail De charged for at the safe of 20 cents per incl
Inc legal rate will be charged for all legal advel
usements. Our charge for running local readers
Shown elsewhere on this page.