The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-29
Local Happenings
Continued Story of Current Events

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The visiting baseball team from Shreve-
mort cleaned up the home boys last Thurs
dav the score being II to 1.
Miss Lillian Bell, student in Shreve-
nort business college, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. r. E. Pilkington, of Midway.
shreveport Caucasian: Mr.. Ben Holz- /
man has returned from business trip to
New York and his many friends are pleased
h welcome him home.
E We will be pleased to furnish JUS
bees Of peace, constables and others who
have correspondence with us occasionally
With addressed envelopes. Call for them
when you next visit US.
The Louisiana Gas Company, of Shreve-
mort. on Monday morning finished laying
mains across Red River and it is expected
that everything will be in readiness to fur
nish gas to Bossier City by the 1st.
During the thunder storm of last Satur-
day afternoon the cupola of the Court
House was struck by lightning, but only
slight damage was done. A number of
brick were partly torn from the outer wall.
Rev. W. A. Zeigler, of Rocky Mount, is
still away on his vacation trip and will not
return in time to fill his regular appoint
4 ment here next Sunday. We have been
asked to state that Rev. Mr.. Mcqueen will
preach in his stead.
M-H you want to buy a good home
cheap, drop in and We'll tell you where
you can find it and make you price. 1t
is located in healthy, fast growing and
fayorably located town in this parish.
See our Dime-a-Line Column.
Dr.. W. J. Baird, of Plain Dealing, paid
US an appreciated call yesterday morning.
He says this is the first time he has been
IN the Banner office since it was moved
from Bellevue. Along time, Doctor; don't
make your calls too long between in the
future.
The frequent rains we have had recently
may have interfered with some crops, but
no doubt the thrifty farmer is now enjoy
ing turnip greens, roasting ears and field
peas, as a result of these same rains, and
there's no reason why his garden shouldn't
afford something for the table.
In last weeks issue we stated that Mr..
and Mrs. Jake H. Bodenheimer, of Shreve-
port, were the happy parents of a little girl
baby, born On the 18th, but we failed to
state that Jake is son of our old friend
Henry Bodenheimer (for a long time a
resident of Bossier) and that this makes
him a grandfather.
Admission fees will be charged at the
next Parish Fair as follows: Adults, %
cents; children between twelve and fifteen
years of age, Is cents; children under ten
years of age, free; horse and rider, So
cents; one horse vehicle and driver, so
cents; two-horse vehicle and driver, 80
cents; season ticket for public hack, So.
sg- Postmasters throughout the parish
are earnestly requested to help US keep
our mailing list correct. If subscriber
removes from your neighborhood and his
paper remains dead in the office, please
notify US. The Post Office Department
furnishes postal cards for this purpose, and
postmasters are expected to do the rest.
The deer hunters returned home the
latter part of last week, looking well fed
and buoyant in spirits. Five deer were
nlled during the week, which no doubt
vas enough to keep the camp in venison,
mus making the hunt success. The deer
we're brought in by Messrs. j. H. Stinson.
Luther Burks, Sidney Adger, Jess Camp
bell aud Eber Martin.
me superintendent of the different de-
partments at the Parish Fair this year vii
g: ". H. Demoss, agricultural; G. T
nays, horses; J. c. Logan, racing; j. A
Lowe, cattle: J. A. Lowe, swine; J. H
Z SIMMONS, poultry; L. C. Buckley, agri-
suNural implements and machinery; Hon
s 8 =. Boggs, public school work; Mrs
:. Bell, Women's Department.
MT. Sam Bumgardner was killed at hi:
aonle IN Doddridge, Miller County, Ark.
g me 2oth by being struck by lightning
81 was member of large family, ant
| sas born in Talladega, Ala, in 1862, bu
sew g manhood in this parish. He wa
oFotner OF Mr. J. A. Bumgardner, of thi
1'ace Mr.. L. R. Bumgardner, of Linton
~ ar. ". R. Bumgardner, of Ida. Also
VIE and three children survive him. H
: thrifty, honorable and neighbour,
sn and had many friends in this naris]