The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
The year is about half gone.

~ho you IcduiilS our serial STORY!
The longest day of the year (the 21st)
has passed.
Talk tornado insurance with Henry
Bodenheimer & Sons of Shreveport.
Red River continues to fall. Yester-
days report gave the stage at Shreve-
port as 1915 feet, fall of 81 feet since
that day last week.
Mr.. j. S. (Stockwell) Belcher of
Shreveport is now in our community.
He has been employed to ride over the
levees and report the weak places, etc.
Mr.. T. w. w. Stinson, whose planta-
ton home is located just below Benton,
this week found it necessary to move his
barn on account of caving from the river.
About 10000 feet of lumber was this
week hauled through Benton to Mr.. J.
M. Sentell's plantation, just across the
river, which was used in strengthening
the levee there.
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son, who brought their families here
when the high water conditions became
to threatening, moved Monday back to
their homes in the bottoms
Mr.. Isaac Gardner and Miss Birdie
Wilson were united in marriage yester-
day at the home of the brides father,
Mr.. G. B. Wilson, near Rocky Mount,
Rev. T. H. Carter officiating.
Mr.. J. M. Montgomery left for his
upper river plantation after spending
several days here with his family. They
have been here ever since the stage of
the river became SO threatening.
Deputy Sheriff j. A. Edwards return
ed last Friday afternoon from Pineville,
where he went to place two negroes in
the asylum. They were George Dortch
of ward six and Rena Edwards of ward
two.
Miss Luda Brownlee returned Monday
from Shreveport, where she spent several
days with Mrs. H. H. Smith miss
Roberta MARTINI who is now in that city
helping nurse her husband during his
illness.
Monday Mrs. Addie Neeson was called
to the bedside of her neice, Mrs. J. H.
McMath of Haughton, who has since
died. She will also visit her daughter,
Mrs. w. A. Role of Mansfield, before
returning home.
Mrs. jamie A. Hall and her daughter
Mrs. ]. w. Dixon, who was accompanied
by her three children, left last Saturday
afternoon for their home in Belcher, after
spending several days here as guests OF
Mrs. Mary Hanks.
Mr.. Lake Connell of Atkins was a
passenger on Friday afternoons train
on his way to Bradley, Ark, to visit his
sister, Mrs. Eugene Hamiter. He says
that he reached Shreveport by way Of
Haughton and that he reached the hills
from Atkins by use of a skiff.
! HH Elsewhere in this issue of the
Banner appears a record of subscrip-
tons paid US during the past month. L
your name should be in this list, lool
/ for it. If it is not there. write us STATING
the amount paid, and we will be pleased
to make corrections on our books, wher
found necessary. Please be prompt tt
write. The best time to correct an 'erro
is when it is first discovered.
Mr.. Wilkins McDade and his friend
Mr.. Collins, both medical students ant
at present located at the Shreveport
Charity Hospital, spent Monday here
Mr.. McDade's home is near Haughton
He is the youngest son of the lat
N. F. McDade, pioneer citizen, highl
respected and much beloved during hi
long residence in our parish. After on
more term (perhaps at Tulane Univer
sity) the young man will complete hi
, medical course, after which time W
hope to see him return to Bossier t
locate.