The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-06-13
Local Happenings
A Continued Story Of Current Events

Miss Jessie Wyche is in Belcher on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. J. E. Burt.
Master Grady Neeson has accepted
position in Mr.. J. P. Creswell's store.
The venire for the June term of Bossier
District Court is to be found on this page.
Miss Belle Johnston is visiting in Rocky
Mount, where she is guest of Mrs. J. M.
Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Gleason, Of Dixie,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Benton as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Gleason.
The new school walks now being put
down will add much to the appearance of
our streets and the general comfort of
pedestrians.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Butler, of Bluffs,
after pleasant visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs J. H. Belcher and other relatives and
friends, left for home yesterday.
In our last issue we neglected to publish
the list of receipts on subscriptions paid
MS during May. 1t is to be found in to-
days issue-in the column next this one.
Master Jim Wyche, jr., the handsome
little son of Mrs. Berta Wyche, of Plain
Dealing, is here on visit to his grand
mother, Mrs. Kate Wyche, and his uncles
and aunts.
Mr.. W. I. Gayle, of Shreveport, was
here on business Monday. He reports that
the Citizens Life continues to grow in
favor and that he is writing insurance
every day.
Mrs. Louise Jeter, of Shreveport, re-
turned home last Friday after spending a
week very pleasantly with her daughter,
Mrs. j. N. Birdwell, at her plantation
home near this place.
We regret to announce that Master Wash
Sentell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sem
tell, of Cairo plantation, broke two of the
fingers on his right hand Tuesday while
playing with machinery.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge held in
this place last Thursday night, Mr. Will
Martin, jr., was raised to the degree OF
Master Mason. You have our congratu-
lations, Will. One can't join such good
order a day too soon.
A Plain Dealing friend contributes the
following: Married, at Pleasant Hill, on
the 9th, Justice J. P. Gleason officiating.
Mr. Spears, of Homer, to Miss Kate Glea-
son, of Pleasant Hill. The groom is in
the mercantile business in Homer. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. John Gleason
and very popular young lady,"
Since the last issue of the Banner sew.
eralof the planters OF this community have
found it necessary to rebuild destroyed
& portions of their private levees on account
Of the threatening stage of Red River
We are pleased to announce that the river
is now reported to be on stand, and it is
thought it will begin to fall at once.
Sunday morning Robert Booker, col.
ored tenant on the Sligo plantation sho
his wife with pistol, inflicting an ugly
and serious wound. She is now unde
treatment at the Shreveport Charity Hos.
I pital, but little hope is entertained that sh'
will recover. Booker was brought il
Tuesday afternoon by Sheriff Edwards ant
lodged in the parish Jail.
Mr.. W. H. Smith, senior member of tn
ilrm of Smith & Son, who operate say
mill some miles east of Benton, assures u
that the traction engine they have jus
bought is proving a success every day
He added that there seemed to be no limi
70 its power-"I 1t will pull anything"
Z is novel sight here to see the little engin
coming up the public road pulling strinI
Of four OK wagons, all heavily loaded. N
doubt the engine will prove great savin
70 the firm. The oxen that were formerl
employed in hauling lumber to Benton t
pc shipped can now be kept busy in tn
woods bringing in saw stock. The mi
Will thus be supplied with logs at all time
SO and can be operated to it's full capacity.
Va Elsewhere in this issue of the Banner ar
pears record of subscriptions paid us during ii
past month. If your name should be in this lis
ook for it. If it is not there write u.s. stating tf
amount paid, and we will be pleased to make col
uEtions ON our books when found necessar,
Please be prompt to write The best time to COZ
4 asce an error is when it is first discovered.