The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-31
Local and
Personal

Farewell, 1908.
Good morning, 1909.
Third and last call for turkey.
Have YOU finished taking stock, Mr..
Merchant.
MIR. F. C. Allen of Mot was here on
business Monday.
Hon. E. S. Dorcth of Taylortown has
I haen appointed Registrar of Voters for
this parish.
Nine negroes spent Christmas day in
the parish jail, and one has since been
added to the list.
Mr.. Nolan L. Mckinney of Rocky
Mount, Constable for ward five, was here
On business to-day.
nara regular meeting of the School
Board will be held in this place on
Thursday of next week.
Mr., Newman Larkin left Tuesday for
New Orleans, where he has gone to ac-
eept railroad position.
This morning while in the Sheriff s
alice we were told that $50 hunters
licenses had been issued.
Mr.. P. Creswell returned home yes
terday, after spending several days in
Nooringsport and Oil City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Boggs of Plain
Dealing came in this morning and will
spend few days with Mrs. Boggs'
mother, Mrs. Maggie Sibley.
Mr.. q. Gardner of Plain Dealing paid
is an appreciated call this afternoon just
before going to press and left two big,
slick simoleons with the Cap'n.
Misses Pola Zeigler and Linnie Terry
Of Shreveport returned home yesterday
morning after spending some days here
as guests of Miss Terry's grandmother,
Mrs. Sallie White.
Messrs. r. 0. Johnson and Robert
Gleason of Rocky Mount were mixing
with friends here yesterday. Mr.. John
son came in and had his name added te
our subscription list.
Mrs. j. M. Agurs of Greenwood and
Mrs. G.. P. Barr of Shreveport left fol
their homes yesterday morning, aftel
spending few days here with thei
sister, Mrs. E. S. Burt.
The man who sells groceries, or nails
Or some other commodity, or sells hi
legal or medical service to residents o
Bossier Parish and buys his clothing il
some Northern city, his furniture il
Chicago and his wife's hat from SOM
big mail order house is committing
commercial crime both against hi
neighbor and himself.
Messrs. R. E. Wyche, Gray Stinson
c. @. Gayle, J. H. Stinson, w. G. Bur
and W. C. Vance of this place and Judg
Al. Murff of Shreveport are campin.
on upper Bodcau, in ward five, an
near Ivan. We are told that they wen
well prepared for hunting, taking bot
bird dogs and hounds, and also expect t
shoot ducks and fish some, if weathe
permits. They left the first of the wee
and are expected home tomorrow.
Since the opening of this season tn
hunters to horse and hound have cap
tared and killed seven foxes. This in
cludes the one caught Tuesday night b
the crowd now camping near Ivan
Several weeks ago Messrs. w. E. an
a. B. Ivey camped some nights nea
Plain Dealing and were joined by hunt
ers with Dogs from Claiborne Parish
They had a large pack of hounds an
had number of lively races, but did nc
capture fox. Anyway, seven is
pretty cool showing.
A friend who was in the Banner offic
Yesterday reported an exciting wild CO
chase that took place in Rocky Mour
Christmas day. Some weeks ago M
Jasper Kirklin caught two wild cats
grown one and kitten-in steel trap
me kitten was sent to friend living
shreveport and the mother used in tt
chase. She was released and given SON
minutes start, after which the pack
mounds, about twenty-four in numbe
were put in. A lively chase, in whie
nearly the entire neighborhood joine
followed. The dogs once lost the trai
out after an hour or more again pickle