The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-11-28
Local Happenings
A Continued Story of Current Events
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Nine prisoners in the parish Jail.
Mr.. J. S. Watt, of Rocky Mount, was
here on business Tuesday.
Assessor +. R. Mading, of Plain Deal
ing, was visitor last Friday. /
And still our school continues to grow.
five new pupils last week and one this week.
Mrs. J. w. Warren, of Lewisville, Ark,
visited her father, Capt. S. M. Thomas, the
latter part of last week.
Mr.. w T. Colquitt, of Bossier City, was
here last Friday to appear before the
School Board in the interest of the Bossier
City School.
We are told that Mr.. j. N. Birdwell and
family, who for several years past have
been living on Palmetto Plantation, will
move to Dixie.
Mr. w. S. Frazee, of New Orleans, a
candidate for State Auditor, was visitor
in Benton last Thursday. We acknowl-
edge pleasant call.
The Board of Directors of the Parish
Fair Association will hold their annual
meeting for the purpose of electing officers
at Plain Dealing next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Yarbrough have just
moved to Kingston plantation, south of
1 Benton, and we learn that Mr.. Yarbrough
will have charge of the place next year.
Mr.. j. f. Burt and family, now of
y Belcher, will within week or so move to
Palmetto plantation, three miles south of
Benton, which place Mr.. Burt has leased.
Mr.. W. P. White and family, who have
been making their home at Pickett station
for some time past, have moved back to
Benton. They are occupying the Baptist
parsonage.
Mr.. H. P. Moore, who lives near Bossier
City, is suffering from an ugly wound in
his leg, inflicted by an axe, and which is
the result of an accident. We were unable
to learn other particulars.
To the regret of their many friends here,
DIR. W. D. Lassiter and family will leave
this week for Shreveport, which place they
will make their future home and where the
/ Doctor will engage in the practice of his
profession.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge held
here last Friday night Mr.. j.. B. Durbin, of
& Alden Bridge, was raised to the Masters
degree. DR.. w. M. Baker, of Arcadia,
Grand Lecturer, also visited the lodge the
following day and that night.
We regret to announce that it has been
found necessary to remove Miss Mary
she has been suffering for some weeks.
The operation was performed at the
Shreveport Sanitarium yesterday, and she
is now doing well. We hope that this will
entirely correct the trouble with her sight,
and that she will be able to return home
at once.
Mr.. w. H. Bledsoe, of Haughton, has
just sent us a dollar on subscription, which
moves his date up to Jan. l, 1909. He has
been one of our regular readers about forty
years, always paying in advance and
never complaining, all of which we ap
preciate very much. He writes: ''Long
live the Banner. 1t is like one of my own
family in its weekly visits and is always
welcome
An invitation has been received an
nouneion the approaching marriage of Mr..
\ 7. 7. Land, of this place, to Mrs. Eliza
beth Langford Limerick, of Homer, which
will take place at the First Baptist Church
in that place on Dec. II. Mr.. Land is
prominent and popular young attorney
here and is too we'll known in Bossier to
need introduction at our hands. Scores of
friends throughout the parish will join us in
congratulating him upon his good fortune.
John Jackson and Arthur Rogers, charg
ed with violating lalor contracts, and Gar
field Elliott, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons, have confessed their guilt
and last week began serving their time on
the roads, in advance of their sentences,
which the Court permits. Charlie King,
who broke into trunk and stole money
and other valuables at Haughton some
tnree or four years ago, was arrested in
VIM Parish few days ago and brought
here and placed in jail. All are colored.
Mr.. A. j. Demoss, member of the School
. Board from ward four, has been taking an
active interest in the proposed new free
ruru delivery route out of Plain Dealing.
q The latter part of last week he showed US
d copy of letter which Congressman J. T.