The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-25
Local and
Personal

Cool and clear.
Mrs. Kate Wyche is suffering from an
attack of la grippe.
Mr.. Almer Wyche, now student in
Centenary College (Shreveport) is at
home on few days visit.
lfsgnThe Banner free one year to any
Bossier girl or boy who gets married
and begins housekeeping.
Mr.. Haywood Montgomery, now levee-
ing for his father on the Caddo side OF
the river, is at home on visit.
Mr.. R. E. Wyche left on the south
bound evening train for Minden. He
expects to return home tomorrow.
Five negroes spent the day in the
Parish Jail. Can you figure out over
what they should feel most thankful?
This morning when we made inquiry
at the Sheriff s Office we were told that
s36 hunters licenses had been issued.
No devotional services were held here
to-day. Rev. J. A. Parker, the Metho-
dist minister, and at present our only
resident minister, is ill.
Mr.. A. r. Thompson passed through
Benton Monday evening en- route from
Shreveport to Mr.. w. E. Ivey's and
then on home the following day.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cade of Cairo plantation
left on the northbound evening train for
Plain Dealing, where she expects to
spend two weeks with her niece, Mrs.
E. M. Carstarphen.
Mr.. J. E. Wyche of Haughton, ac-
companied by one of his little nephews,
came over by private conveyance on
Saturday of last week and spent Sunday
with the home folks.
Misses leila Bess and Mary Thornton
Of Shreveport left Monday for their
homes after spending several days very
pleasantly in Benton as guests OF Miss
Emma Lou BroWnlee.
! We have been requested to announce
that repair force will begin work on
Bodcau bridge, near Bellevue, on Mon
day OF next week, the 10Th, and that
while it is hoped the bridge can be kept
open to traffic, there may be delays of
several hours, except to footmen.
DR.. J. D. Williams of Shreveport is
spending several days with his sister,
Mrs. w. E. Ivey, at her plantation home
--Linwood. Less than two weeks ago
the young man was operated on for ap-
pendicitis, and we are indeed pleased to
know that he is so soon able to be out.
Recently Mr.. John H. Allen, now of
Plain Dealing, gave us a very pretty
souvenir post card showing the Agri-
cultural Hall at the Parish Fair grounds.
1t is a Photographic print and shows
that the young man is we'll up on that
art. We have seen some exceptionally
good work as result of his exposures.
Mr.. w. E. Ivey informs us that on the
18th of August he planted nineteen rows
OF Irish potatoes, each seventy Eight
yards in length. He dug them on the
18th, getting 1165 pounds of fairly vel
developed potatoes. This is what We
call bumper yield for this season of the
year. Ii you don't believe it, figure il
out for yourself.
We are pleased to state that little EG
Mading, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r
Mading of Plain Dealing, and whose ac'
cldent was mentioned in our issue of thu
18th, was on Sunday taken home from
Shreveport. He has been up and GU
Tor some days and is thought to be en-
hrely out of danger. A rather delicat'
operation was performed on his skull.
On the October 21st pretty, bright
eyed little miss was born at the home O
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Burt of Palmetto
plantation, which was not mentioned il
this column sooner because we did no
learn the good news until to-day. w
beg the young lady's pardon for bein,
SO slow. Mrs. Burt and the childre
were here to-day to have turkey Dime
with the home folks.
Mr.. +. M. Laughlin of Alden Bridg
spent Tuesday here on business. Frol
HIM we learned that the big saw mill &
that place is now running only fou
DAYS and four nights out of each weel
ms partial shutdown is not due to tn
scarcity OF timber, but to the fact tn;
the market is glutted with lumber. H
also said the school there continued
1909 NOVEMBER 1909