The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-16
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subscribers, paid us an appreciated call
last Friday.
Mrs. Glenn Robertson of Cotton Valley
is guest at the home of her mother,
J Mrs. l.. a. Brownlee.
On Thursday afternoon of next week
Benton High School will be dismissed
for the holidays until January Sd.
Capt. Thomas Lyles of Midway passed
through Benton this morning en- route to
Shreveport. We acknowledge pleas
ant call.
The Secretary of the Bossier Parish
. Farmers Union has requested us to
state that meeting of that body will be
held at Rocky Mount next Tuesday, the
Dist. All local unions are requested to
send a full delegation.
Since our last issue Mr.. T. w. w.
Stinson has shipped from this place
three car loads of cattle, Mr.. j. M.
Montgomery one car load and Mr.. Rip
Holmes one car load. Poor Mr.. Boil
Weeyil! He can't hold US down.
Mrs. Amos Abrams, who has been one
OF our valued subscribers for several
years, has ordered her paper forwarded
to Shreveport. Until recently her adj
dress was Spencer, Mass, but, as is her
custom, she will spend the winter in
Shreveport.
Mr.. F. J. Love, one of our Alden
Bridge subscribers, has ordered his
paper forwarded to Los Angeles, Cal,
for the next few weeks. We hope you
have pleasant visit, Mr.. Love, and are
glad to know you 'cannot do without
the dear old Banner
invoice of printing paper that will cost
the publisher, freight charges included,
S62.5 Also, we find it necessary to put
in more type, which will cost about that
much more. Excuse these tears.) Now
is the time to subscribe.
On Friday OF last week Mr.. E. NJ
Laughlin of Alden Bridge shipped from
this place to FIT. Worth, Texas, pack
cry 104 hogs averaging in weight over
1863 pounds, and many Of which weighed
over 200 pounds. He says a freight
wreck delayed him on the road a day
and night, but that he and his porkers
didn't figure in the spill.
The r. J. Hancock Chapter, U. D. c..
whose membership is scattered through
out cur parish, at it's last meeting, hello
in this place, awarded to the McNee
Marble Company of Marietta, Ga, the
contract to erect Confederate monu-
ment in the Court House square, the
same to be completed within six months
. from date and not to cost over $3.50.
One day last week a friend living II
this place showed us letter from Mr.
J. f. Wyche of Haughton in which hi
said he would be united in marriage tt
Miss Lille May Nelson of Ruston on the
t9th-Sunday. He also said: "Tell thu
boys and invite all my friends to b.
present." We extend our congratula
tons in advance and hope this young
couple will live to enjoy long life O
uninterrupted pleasure.
Mr.. w. ]. Malone of the Plain Deal
ing community was united in marriag'
. to Miss Ola Lester of Arkana on the 9th
We are not informed as to other partic
ulars. The writer extends his ,bes
wishes and takes this method of inform
ing Mr.. Malone that his message ha
. been received and that we will fin
pleasure in mailing him the Banne
complimentary for year. The offer
still open to any young man or youn'
lady who is a resident OF Bossier Parish
Rev. J. A. Parker and Rev. j. G
Sloane will again be the resident min
listers at this place and Haughton during
the coming year. The resident Metho
. dist minister at Plain Dealing will b
Rev. j. L. Lay and at Cotton Vale
Rev. r. H. hamburg. Rev. R. "
Tucker was again named as the Presid
ing Elder for the district. Rev. j. N
Brown has been transferred to the Bato
Rouge district and will preach at Chin
ton, East Feliciana Parish. The nel
Conference will be held at Homer.
From Mr.. 7. P. Garrett, who was i
the Banner office one day last week, W
learned that last season he sold ninetee
hogs weighing 1850 pounds for 6 cent
per pounds. These were woods hogs an
were but little expense to him. 1t wa
only necessary to catch and mark thel
and later go out and kill and dress thel
after they had gotten fat on mast. HI
| brother law, Mr.. j. D. Mcclellan
Mot, this season sold in Shreveport fiv
q hogs Weighing $50 pounds (net) for So
It's easy to see that there's money
raising hogs for the market.
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The Confederate Monument Fun'
Since our issue of the I'd, in which v