The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Local and
Personal

The Police Jury will meet in regular
session in this place next Tuesday.
Mr.. N. W. Sentell, of Collinsburg,
visited Benton the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. J. B. Winham, of Rocky Mount,
paid the Office force an appreciated call
Monday.
Dr.. C. H. Irion, President of the State
Board of Health, is visiting old friends
in our midst.
E1g@ Several communications and local
news paragraphs are unavoidably omit
ted this week.
Messrs. F. NJ, johnson and G. T. Mays,
of Red Land, dropped in to swap words
with US last Saturday.
Mr.. R. L. Adger, who last year lived
of the Sewall place, has leased the Will
low Bend plantation for 1907.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Gleason returned
Tuesday from Texarkana, Ark, where
they visited Mrs. Gleason's parents.
Mr.. J. M. Belcher, now resident of
WINFIELD, visited relatives and old
friends here the latter part of last week.
Mr.. A. R. Thompson, of Hosston, was
visitor during the week. We ac-
knowledge an appreciated call yester-
day.
Mrs. Emily Allen, of Plain Dealing,
and Mrs. Matte Edens, of Red Land,
were guests of Mrs. r. E. Lee last
Thursday.
Mr.. H. D. Bundy, who lives several
miles east of Alden Bridge, recently
killed a two-year old hog weighing 48O
pounds. Who can beat this?
Mr.. J. A. Coyle was united in mar
riage to Miss Pearl Johnson at Rocky
Mount on the 25th day of December last,
Rev. w. A. Zeigler officiating.
Misses Matte and jamie and Master
Harry Montgomery returned home Sum
day, after spending the holidays with
their sister, Mrs. David Wallace, of Tex
arkana, Texas.
We have been requested to state that
meeting of Loudon Butler Camp,
u. c. ", will be held at this place on
the 18th to commemorate the birthday
anniversary of Gen. Lee.
Mr.. c. NJ. Matlock, formerly of Mot,
writes US that he has sold out there and
moved to Ida, where he has purchased
and will conduct hotel. We wish him
all success in his new venture.
E@E The attention of all delinquent
subscribers is called to the advertise
ment that appears at the bottom of the
last column on our second page. The
new year has come and its the eleventh
hour for striking balance with the
proprietor.
The Masonic dinner given here last
Thursday was we'll attended and was the
occasion of much pleasure. So many
visitors were present that space forbids
our giving list of their names here.
AS is always the case, there was more
than enough to feed the crowd.
Died, at Belcher on Saturday, the
10Th day of December, 1906, Mrs. Berta
(Haynes) McAlister, aged q years. She
was sick only a few days and the an
nouncement of her death was great
shock to her friends. She was laid to
rest in the Plain Dealing Cemetery
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Fitzhugh Banks preached the funeral.
Gas Elsewhere in this issue of the
Banner appears record of subscrip-
tions 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 corrections on our books when
found necessary. Please be prompt to
write. There is only one time to COR
rect an error, and that is Immediately
upon its discovery.
In a previous issue we made mention
OF the illness Of Mr.. Dick Taylor, who
was at that time at the Shreveport San
itarium being treated for typhoid fever.
He regained his health and strength and
returned to his fathers home in this
place; but has since suffered a relapse
and it is said that his condition is criti-
cal. We hope that the fears of his
friends are unfounded and that he will
soon be up and out again.
An invitation has been received an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Ethel
Willer, of this place, to Mr.. Ben b.
Eltis, of Fort Worth, Texas, to take
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Goldman, Of Shreveport, on the 18th.
Miss Ethel is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Willer, of Benton, who are
well known to a number of our readers.
We wish this young couple many happy
returns from long and well-spent we'd
ded life.
4 friend living in Ida writes us as fol-
lows; Mr.. Mark L. High, late of Bos-
ser Parish, died here last Friday night
g swamp fever, and was buried at Cot
tage Grove Sunday. Mr.. High was a
gooa citizen, loving husband, kind
iaener, and viii be much missed. Rev.
e. . Johns ofhciated at the services at
# sne house here before the remains were
saken away. He leaves wife, an aged
mother, and four little GIRLS. He was =