The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-27

visitor the latter part Of last week.
Miss Luda Brownlee spent last Saturday
and Sunday in Shreveport with friends.
The young ladies of this community will
give leap year dance here tomorrow
night.
Miss Jessie Wyche returned home Sun
day after spending several weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. G. W. Smith, of Haughton.
Mrs. R. B. Hill and little daughter,
Jeanette, spent several days of last week
in Hosston with Mrs. Courtney Fenett
The many friends of Rev. j. M. Brown
among our readers will regret to learn that
he is sick a-bed with an attack of fever.
Mrs. Addie Neeson returned home Mon
day after spending few weeks with her
neice, Mrs. J. H. McMath, of Haughton.
All members of the R. J. Hancock Chap
ter, U. D. c., are requested to forward
their dues to the Treasurer on or before
the 18th of March.-Mrs. w. H. Scanland,
President.
AS result of the second primary cleo
ton, held Tuesday, Mr.. +. r. Garrett, Of
Plain Dealing, was nominated for Police
Juror from ward three, and MrsG. T. Mays,
of Red Land, was nominated to succeed
himself as member of that body from
ward four.
Mr.. E. D. Taylor, who was taken to the
Shreveport Sanitarium on Jan. "a to be
treated for appendicitis, returned home
yesterday afternoon, in good spirits and
apparently restored to his wonted health.
| His case was rather serious one, and it
gives his friends much pleasure to note
his recovery.
! An important social event of next week
will be the marriage of Miss Emmett lid
we'll to Mr.. T. W. W. Stinson, which will
be solemnized on Wednesday afternoon,
March 4, at 5 O'Clock, at the Methodist
Church in this place. No formal invita-
tons have been issued, but the friends of
both parties are invited to be present.
At meeting of Cypress Lodge, F. and
A. NJ, held here last Thursday night Mr..
; Julius Gam, of Belcher, a son-in-law OF
Mr.. S. Willer, Of this place, was raised to
the Masters degree. Another meeting OF
the lodge will be held tonight: when two
candidates will be passed to the Fellow
, craft degree. The membership of the
lodge continues to grow.
. That the efforts of the publishers of the
country against the mail order evil are
bearing fruit is attested to by the fact thai
r one of Chicago's largest mail order houses
has at present several hundred less EN-.
t pfoyes than six months ago. We are
, pleased to state that we joined in the figh
! against the mail order houses nearly ;
year ago, and we intend to keep it up.
Many of our readers are under the i'm
: preston that Rev. w. A. Zeigler, of Rock.
t Mount, will preach here Sunday. We hav'
q been requested by Mr.. j. H. Belcher, o
f this place, to state that he will not preacl
q here on that day. He will be at home 70
only few days and it is nothing but fai
;, that he be allowed to spend this time wit
> his family. We are told that he has bee1
! 3
r If our Parish Fair is to be held on tn
J. four days ending with Oct. 30 and tn
:. State Fair is to open Nov. 2 how will W
manage to get the Bossier exhibit
q Shreveport and in place on time? Th
!, lapse between the two dates is only tw
:, days and only one Of these is a workin
y dow We are told that all the exhibits
- the State Fair must be in place by
:, O'Clock of the opening day. Our attentio
.. :. was called to this matter by friend an
reader of this place. He suggested tn;
some change should be made in the da'
=, of holding our Parish Fair.
A wedding that was celebrated in Long
: view. Texas, on Wednesday of last wee
y: will interest number of our readers, al
especially those living in Plain Dealing
: The bride (nee Miss Annie Bramlette)
a favorite up there, where she former
taught in the Plain Dealing High Schoe
/: The groom, Mr.. c.. K. McClelland, now
: the Kansas State Experiment Station,
!: Fort Hays, Kan, has number of frlen
: in our State, where he formerly visited
: behalf of the Department of Agricultur
The happy young couple will spend the
!: honeymoon in Arkansas with the groom
relatives before proceeding to their hon
1--WE extend congratulations and be
wishes.