The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Local and Personal X
Continued Story of Current Events
Ned Burt is again at home.

Mr.. Ned Burt is again at home.
ponton High School now has nearly 100 pupils
enrolled.
M D. F. Afford of Haughton was visitor in
Benton again this week.
Tho first frost of the season, rather light one,
,as to be seen Tuesday morning.
Tho nrice of cotton was higher last Thursday than
= anv time since the war at this season.
Mr. Avlmer Wyche now a student in Centenary
rollepe lShreveport) spent Saturday at home
rcal at the local ticket office for a copy of the
tler Seeing St. LOUIS It's free for the asking
One day last week cotton seed sold on the streets
g BENTON for S26 per ton, due to the rivalry of
local buyers
Two Of the Banners old friends, Messrs. J. M.
McClanahan of HaughtOn and }. j. Robertson of
rarterville, were callers Tuesday.
Mr. John Boggs of Plain Dealing, who has been
bore some days on visit, left this morning for
Alberta, where he will teach school.
We are told that Mr.. W. B. Butler is now buying
cotton seed for the Union Oil Company of Shreve-
mort We presume he is on the road.
Mr.. Hudson Bolinger, formerly of Bolinger ac-
companied by DR.. Fred Ratzburg and Mr.. Sam
Mason. Shreveport friends, returned some days ago
from an automobile tour to Colorado.
COPY of the report for the year ending June 80,
1909. Of SURVEYED and unappropriated lands in the
Natchitoches Land District shows that there still
remain under that classification 6,849 acres in this
parish
Avery enjoyable party given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. O. Gayle last Friday night, when
voluntary contributions were made to the fund to be
used in building the fence around the school prem
ses. Very satisfying refreshments were furnished
by the young ladies of our town. An unusually
large crowd was present
Mr.. W. F. Denig of the Linton community has
moved his family here so his children can have
the benefit of our school, They are occupying Mr..
ohop
don his farm (the Denig old place) but will still
cultivate it, spending part of his time there and
part of it at his home here
Mr. M. L. Ford of the Plain Dealing community
spent some time in the Banner office Monday chat
ting with the editor about the stirring times OF
earlier days. Mr.. Ford has promised him interest
ing relics of the period of the war, which will be
greatly appreciated and more extended notice
made when they are received.
Rgs The Cotton Belt Company will to-day serve
in their cafe rice dessert complimentary to
all patrons. A notation their menu cards will
call attention to this fact, and it will be styled
"Arkansas Rice Day." In the event you take a
meal on board Of their trains to-day don't neg
leet to ask for the rice dessert.
nonjury term of Bossier District Court was
held here this week, adjourning Tuesday afternoon
when Judge Drew and District Attorney Sandlir
left for their homes in Minden. Several crlmlna
cases were disposed of. The sentences were as
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the public roads; John Milton, 100 days; Alice
Simmons, sixty days; Job Washington, S25 or sixty
days; Scott jackson, 500 and costs.
Tuesday Mr.. W. F. Denig showed us well-pro'
portioned pear measuring thirteen inches in cir
conference, which was pulled from tree twenty
odd years old growing on the Denig old place, neal
Linton. He says that this season the old tree has
only about two and half bushels of fruit on it, or
account of unfavorabe weather conditions, but tina
be has known it to bear from eighteen to twenty
bushels. This is but another illustration of thu
versatility of our hill soil.
On Friday afternoon of last week Jerry Morgan
Charged with larceny and burglary and WEBB
Coleman shooting into dweng) made an attemp
to escape from the Parish Jail when Deputy Sherif
]. A. Edwards was there for the purpose of giving
out supper and locking the cells for the night.
they made their dash for liberty they threw waite
bucket at Mr. Edwards, thinking perhaps that the,
would Illustrate him. But not so. He at once CAV
chase and reached the open yard just as the pris
oners had about reached the back fence. The las
named gave up and fell to the ground when he sa,
that he was covered with pistol. Mr.. Edward
then fired twice the other one just as he wa
clearing the fence, breaking one of his legs.