The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-30
Topics of a Week
A Continued Story of Current Events
A Continued

Christmas comes on Sunday next year.
Mr.. A. Hoffpauir of Rocky Mount called
TO see us Monday.
Paw r NJ. Brown was visitor in Ben
ton one day last week.
Messrs. J. F. Adair and Johnnie Young
~ Ivan were visitors in Benton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Snider, until recently
residents of Shreveport, are now making
their home in Bellevue.
This morning when we inquired at the
Sberiff's office we were told that 1923
hunters licenses had been issued.
Hen. W. J. Johnston of Emma, one of
Rossier's popular Representatives, paid US
an appreciated call Tuesday night.
Since our last issue Miss Linnie Terry
of Shreveport has spent several days here
with her grandmother, Mrs. Sallie White.
Mr.. c.. A. Dutherage, formerly resi-
dent of this place and well known to many
Of our readers, was in Benton Tuesday.
He is now travelling salesman.
The next term of Bossier District Court
will convene in Benton on the fourth
Monday in January. We presume the jury
will be drawn next week, or soon.
DR.. S. E. Prince of Noble and Mr.. L. R.
Prince (whose present location we do not
know spent Christmas day at Princeton
with their mother, Mrs. j. w. Prince.
Miss Blanche Phelps of Natchitoches
and Miss Clara Wetzel of Monroe, both
teachers in Benton High School, are
spending the holidays at their homes.
Mr.. j. M. Arnold, who for several years
past has made his home in Glasscock
County, Texas, near Gasden City, is back
in Bossier Parish on visit with his many
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Dallas Jones left Tuesday for her
home in Shreveport after spending several
DAYS with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Scan
land, and the other members of the family
Mr.. Jones was also here Christmas day.
The Misses Caldwell, Miss Kirtley and
Miss Mozelle Boggs of Plain Dealing and
Miss Madge Sentell of Collinsburg, now
students in the State Normal at Natchi-
toches, spent the holidays at their homes.
Miss Bessie Binfort of Plain Dealing has
been employed to teach in Benton High
/. School for the remaining portion of the
term. She will take Miss Wetzel's work,
while Miss Wetzel will take the place of
Miss Brown, who recently resigned.
The school entertainment was not held
Oh Thursday night of last week, as disa-
greeable weather prevented, but will be
given on Friday night of next week, the
It'll The charge for admission will be:
Adults, so cents; children, % cents.
We regret to mention the serious illness
OF Mrs. David Wallace of Texarkana, Ark.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mont
gomery of this place, left one day recently
to be with her. Mr.. Montgomery has since
returned, but we have not seen him to ask
his daughters condition at present.
We had thought that the coach recently
added to the local freight train was for the
accommodation of the holiday travel, but
We are told that it will be kept on indefi-
nitely as part of the train. This addition
to the. Cotton Belts service has long been
needed and will be welcomely received.
Sunday while passing through Bellevue
Mr.. L. c. Biggs gave the writer warrant
which was issued during 1847 (when ou1
parish was only four years old) and which
he recently found in the old Court House
We lost it on the way home, before having
the pleasure of examining it closely, ano