The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12
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Spring is here.

Spring is here.
Overcoat weather Monday.
Miss Lila Belcher, of Shreveport, is a
guest of Mrs. c. O. Gayle.
Mr.. A. C. Lay, of Linton, was here on
business Friday of last week.
The Parish Teachers Association will
convene in Haughton Saturday.
Mr.. z. Gardner, of Plain Dealing, paid
US an appreciated call Monday.
Mr.. Glenn Robertson, of Cotton Valley,
spent Sunday and Sunday night here with
friends
Big weevil crop, small cotton crop;
small weevil crop, big cotton crop. Fight
'em with fire. 4
Mr.. John Busher, of Bolinger, is a new
subscriber He was here on business
Monday, and paid us call.
Mr.. R. F. Estes, travelling solicitor for
the Shreveport Times, was here yesterday
in the interest of that paper.
Mr.. J. N. Pharr, the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor of our State, will speak
here on the night of the 26th.
Mr. w. E. Ivey, who has been recuper-
ating in Mineral Wells, Texas, for two
weeks, is expected home to-day.
There are three candidates to be raised
to the Masters degree at to- nights meet
ing of Cypress Lodge, of this place.
The aged mother of Mr.. R. S. Doles died
at his home, near Collinsburg, Sunday.
We are unable to give other particulars.
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wall in conspicuous place, Mr.. Hunter.
Prof. w. A. Fortson's mother left Mon
day for her home in Homer, after spending
several weeks here as guest at her SON. 8
home.
Mr.. W. P. White has been appointed
carrier on rural route No. 1, out of this
place, to succeed Mr.. Palmer Dickson,
deceased.
Miss Mabel Scanland returned Monday
from Shreveport, where she spent several
days very pleasantly as a guest of Miss
Mabel Coty.
Mr.. A. C. Covington and his nephew,
Mr.. Marcus Covington, both of Carterville,
dropped in Monday while here to pay us a
friendly call.
Justice j. D. Rogers, of the Carterville
community, called to see the Banners
staff while here on business Monday.
Come often, sir.
Mrs. E. E. Simpson, of Hunter, who has
been in New Orleans on visit for more
than week past, is expected home the
latter part of this week.
Mr.. R. E. Wyche and Mr.. Jim Burt, ST.,
returned this morning from successful
turkey hunt. Mr.. Wyche bagged another
fine twenty pound gobbler.
Judge R. C. Drew and District Attorney
J. N. Sandlin left for their homes in Min
den Tuesday afternoon after holding a
two days. term of Court here.
Mr.. Julien Wilmington is now in Vicks.
burg, Miss, where he is at work. He die
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mention of which was made in this column
some weeks ago.
Mr.. w. F. Kelly spent several days O
last week here with his parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. B. A. Kelly. He in now travelling fo
big novelty printing concern of Cincin'
natl, this State comprising his territory.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. H. G
Wyche, of Plain Dealing, was taken to tn
North Louisiana Sanitarium, of Shreve
port, to be operated on for fistula. We ar
pleased to state that the operation wa
successful and he is now doing we'll.
Assessor E. R. Mading has started OF
his tour of the parish to make up the as
sessment roll and was in Benton las
night. He informed US that recently si
member of his family were a-bed at tn
same time with measles and la grippe
including himself and the baby.
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