The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-03-14
Local Happenings
A Continued Story Of Current Events
Held fight the mail order houses!

Held fight the mail order houses!
Mrs. R. E. Wyche is visiting her daugh-
ties, Mrs. j. E. Burt, of Belcher.
Miss Oma billiard, of Plain Dealing, Wis
tied Misses Mary and Rosa Smith last
week.
Mr.. Gordon Larkin, of Pine Bluff, Ark.
spent Sunday with his sister, Miss Grace
Larkin.
Miss Trueheart Yarbrough, of Bossier
City, spent several days of last week with
her cousin, Miss Hattie Lassiter.
Mr.. W. Boney and family are now living
at VAUDEVILLE, where Mr.. Boney has pur-
chased property and engaged in planting.
Every reader of the Banner who has a
spark of home pride should read 'sPer-
sonal Recollections of Dollar" to be
found elsewhere on this page.
After spending several weeks with rela-
tves and friends in this community, Mrs.
J. A. W. Lowry left the latter part of last
week for Baton Rouge, where she will
visit Mrs. N. C. Blanchard.
The Board of Pardons has refused to
commute the sentence of Robert Steven
son, convicted of murder at recent term
Of Bossier District Court, and he will be
hanged at the parish jail in this place
tomorrow.
Mr.. J. P. Creswell left Monday for Nara
Vista, N. NJ, where he will spend two
weeks with his brother, Mr.. Frank Cries.
we'll. We are told that the prospects are
good for a new town to be located on prop
erty recently entered by Mr.. Frank.
Mr.. I. H. Martin and family left last
Friday for Mineral Wells, Texas, which
place they will make their future home.
Mr.. Martins parting injunction to us was,
'Send your old paper on regularly and be
sure you fill it up with local news" Wen
do our best, sir.
Mr.. E. M. Laughlin, of Alden Bridge,
has given notice to the Board of Directors
of the Bossier Parish Fair Association that
he will offer as prize to be awarded at
the next Parish Fair a thoroughbred
Berkshire pig to the boy under Is years of
age who will make the best display of ag-
ricultural products.
b1A supper and entertainment will be
given by the members of the R. j. Han
cock Chapter, U. D. c., of Alden Bridge
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Laugh
lin Thursday evening, March 81, from to
10 o'clock. The proceeds of the supper
will be given to the Confederate Monument
Fund. A general invitation is extended
the public. A pleasant ewing is promised.
Bossier District Court, Judge R. c.
Drew presiding, convened here Monday
morning. There are at present more than
dozen prisoners in Jail awaiting trial and
next week promises to be busy season.
The personnel of the Grand Jury is as fol-
lows: w. J. Fullilove, foreman; Walter
Hudson, R. H. Raines, F. B. Ogden, J. B.
Hall, B. S. Shockley, John Allen, Dave
Johnston, C. G. Edens, T. R. Crawford,
D. A. Horton and r. A. Smith.
1t will be remembered by readers of the
Banner and all others who attended the
Parish Fair held in Plain Dealing last
September that B. F. Avery & Sons offered
$3.50 combination corn and cotton
planter for the best bushel of corn, which
was awarded to Mr.. j. S. Hilborn, OF
Rocky Mount, We are told by one of the
directors that it is believed the same firm
will make much more liberal offer for
the coming Fair, and that the offer will
probably be one of their fine cultivators
This of itself should awaken great interest
among the farmers.