The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-27
Local and
Personal

awbat's the weather going to do?"
Every freak in town has already asked
,s Ills il hot enuff fer yer?"
Mr.. J. A. Abney, until recently in
business in Oil City, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with his family.
Miss Paunee Butler of Shreveport is a
r,est Of Mrs. w. G. Burt, and expects
70 spend some weeks in our town.
After spending some days in Benton
at the home of her brother, Prof. w. A.
Fortsop, Miss Georgia Fortson left
Miss Leila White expects to leave
saturday for Natchitoches, where she
vii, attend a summer term OF the State
Normal, soon to open.
Miss Jennie Reed of Blanchard, who
for the mast two weeks has been here on
visit with her sister, Mrs. r. A. Smith,
left Monday for her home.
Mr.. w. E. Ivey left Monday for Mar
shall. Texas, where he has secured a
contract en- the rightofway of new
railroad He is excected home to-day.
You can open a savings account with
the Plain Dealing Bank, of Plain Deal
ing, merely by depositing 81. Then put
in little from time to time and watch it
grow. Interest paid on time deposits.
See their ad. elsewhere on this page.
aarWe have been requested to an
nounce that a meeting of the Benton
Civic League will be held at the Court
House at four o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Business of Importance will be
discussed and a full attendance is urged.
On Sunday, the 30th, Mr.. Robert O.
Johnson of Rocky Mount will be united
in marriage to Miss Clara Elizabeth
Miller at the home of the young lady'E
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller Of
Cotton Valley. The writer extends his
congratulations and best wishes.
Mr.. w. R. Hatcher, who last yea
taught the Line School, has just return
ed from visit to his old home in Delt;
County, Texas, and was visitor il
Benton yesterday. He left this morning
for Natchitoches, where he will enter thu
State Normal to take three months
teachers course.
Mr.. M. Mckenzie spent several day
OF this week here with his daughter, Mrs
S. T. Taylor. Mr.. McKenzie's home
in Claiborne Parish, but he spends abou
half of his time with another daughter
Mrs. J. A. Lowe, who lives near Plat
Dealing. He is eighty-four years 9
age, but is still remarkably active. T
our certain knowledge he enjoys sho1
horseback rides, is an enthusiast
fisher and perhaps engages in other out
of-doors pastimes.
AS is customary in Benton, the loo;
chapter of the United Daughters of til
Confederacy will on June Sd give bi
dinner to the the Confederate veteran
and literary program to commemora1
Memorial Day, which in this State fall
on the birthday anniversary of Jefferso
Davis. All living in the community al
invited to come and bring baskets ar
help the worthy ladies who are membe
Of the chapter furnish the veterans
dinner long to be remembered. TT
general public is also invited to
present at the school house in the for
noon to witness the rendition of Il
program that has been prepared for tn
occasion, and later join the crowd arou1
the long table down stairs.
MIR. Ed Logan, Parish Surveyor, h
Just presented us with a large bluepri
OF Bossier Parish, for which he has Q
thanks. 1t is the largest and most col
prehensive map of the parish we ha
yet seen. 1t is made on a scale of Q
inch to the section, SO the map proper
about Qx54 inches at it's widest a
longest points. All the railroads opt
atlng in the parish, most of the pub
roads and all towns, postoffices, strear
etc., are shown. Mr.. Logan will hav
number of maps (not blueprints) of t
SIZE made on good cloth-back pap
which he will place on sale at S. ca
they are we'll worth the price to q
resident of the parish. He expects
hfst installment (about two dozen)