The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-08
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R1V from Oui huNOlbloOio'
rwo weeks more and then FAIR WEEK.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Burt,
Monday morning, girl.
Miss Jessie Wyche is again out after
an illness of several days.
Mrs. John M. Sandlin of Minden is a
ooest of Mrs. C. O. Gayle this week.
The local lodge of the Eastern Star
mill meet at the Masonic Hall this after
noon.
Dr. w. D. Lassiter, now of Shreve-
mort. was visitor in Benton the latter
mart Of last week.
Aregular meeting of the RI. Hancock
Chapter, U. D. c., will be held in this
Mace tomorrow afternoon.
The date for the opening of our Parish
Fair is near. Have you been looking
after your exhibits as you should?
To date we have learned of only two
candidates for Parish Game Warden
Mr.. S. Adger and Mr.. ]. M. Bum
gardner.
MIR. G. Garrett, prosperous planter
in Ward 1, is a guest of Mr.. j. f. Lee
yassen during his attendance at Court
this week.
Mr.. Jacob Wise, son of DR.. G. A.
Wise, of VAUDEVILLE, left recently for
Nashville, Tenn, to resume the study
Of medicine. This is his third course.
Mr.. WIN Oglesby, of Rocky Mount,
visited the Banner yesterday. He is in
his 84th year, and is believed to be the
Oldest Confederate veteran in the parish.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Martin and their
daughter, Miss Annie Ray, have return
ed from Mineral Wells, Texas, and will
for the present make their home in our
community.
We are told that Mr.. Arthur Wise,
formerly of VAUDEVILLE, is now in St.
Louis where he has a position with the
Hamilton, Brown Shoe Co. Next year
he expects to travel for the firm.
Mr.. L. S. McGaughey and family re-
turned last week from short visit to
Portland, Tenn. We are informed that
Mr.. McGaughey will remain here as
agent for the Cotton Belt Company.
Mr.. J. T. Many, in charge Of the
North Bossier good roads outfit, is now
eamped near Hughes Spur, and is at
work on the roads leading to that place
and to Alden Bridge from Cottage
Grove.
Mrs. J. S. Swami, after spending
several weeks with her niece Miss Mamie
Johnson, at Beaumont College, Har-
rodsburg, KY, and visiting friends at
Walnut Lawn, near Lexington, will re-
turn home next week.
Mr.. Frank Neeson, eldest son of Mrs.
Addie Neeson of this place, was here
one day this week. For several weeks
past he has been at work at Colfax, but
has returned to resume work for Whited
& Wheless Of Alden Bridge.
After an absence of several weeks
Miss Camille Kelly, eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Kelly, returned
home Monday afternoon. She left du-
ring August and spent most of this time
with friends living in Denver, Colorado
Mr.. Robert Lay, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W. Lay, of Linton, has received
from Congressman ]. T. Watkins Of
Minden the appointment as first alter
nate to cadetship in the U. S. Military
Academy, West Point, N. Y. The reg
uar appointee is a Mansfield boy.
We have been requested to state thai
the gold watch to be given by Mr.. A. l.
Beaumont to the Directors of the Parish
Fair Association, and by them to the
most popular young lady in our parish
Is now on exhibition at Mr.. Beaumont
place of business in Plain Dealing
Gall and see it.
A friend has informed us that Mr.
sam. Ziegler, formerly resident o
VAUDEVILLE, was successful in his exam
nations, and has entered the u.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md
Mention of his appointment was mad
IN these columns several weeks ago
we extend our congratulations, Sam
and Wish you much success.
Every man who feels a pride in hi
nome, his parish, his State, and it
great resources; who would try to bull
up our community and invite desirabl
immigrants; who belives in educatio
In the rural districts, and better condi
Tons, generally; who would like to Sc
all scrub stock" supplanted by some
ening better; who believes in create
bossies and its greatest possible devel
opment, should not only attend our Pal
ism Fair, but should take an active in
eerest IN it. What have you prepare
as an exhibit? How much have yo
contributed toward the success of tt
ar! Are you one among the few WI
are working to see that the exhibit fro
our Parish Fair again wins first prize
'ne State Fair? &c tbusy! That's 0,
slogan just now.
Cotton Quotations.
yesterdays Shreveport cotton quot;