The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-23
Local and
Personal
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Pay your poll tax to-day!

Pay your poll tax to-day!
An entertainment will be given at the
school house tonight.
Mr.. Almer Wycee is spending the
Christmas holidays at home.
The usual Christmas party will be held
at Caney School on Christmas eve.
Capt. B. r. Nash OF Belcher was
onsiness visitor in Benton last Saturday.
Mr.. T. L. Demoss, one of Plain Deal
ing's substantial citizens, paid us an ap-
preciated call last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Amman and the
Misses Amman will spend the holidays at
Avalon Farm. Mr.. Amman is an archi-
tect and expects to locate in Shreveport.
~ There will be several important
elections during the next two years.
Unless you pay your poll tax before
December 81, 1909, you cannot vote at
any election held during 1910 or 1911.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. league left yes
terday morning for New Market, Ala,
Mr.. leagues former home, and where
they expect to spend a month with his
parents. The Banner has been ordered
to follow them.
Messrs. Sebe Mays and Ike Dwyer of
Shreveport spent several days of last
week at the home of Mr.. G.. T. Mays of
Red Land, Mr.. Mays brother. They
spent most of their time quail hunting
and bagged about 100, SO we are told.
Mr.. D. M. Morrison and his daughter,
Miss Linda, have returned from Abiline,
Texas. The young lady spent some
months there for the benefit of her
health with her uncle, Mr.. S. N. Nor
rison, while her father made only a
short visit.
Mr.. ]. C. Holman of the Carterville
neighborhood was business visitor in
Benton yesterday. He has been one OF
!, our valued subscribers for more than
thirteen years and while here came in
and had his date moved up twelve
months. Thanks, sir.
Messrs. E. D. Taylor and w. M. Nc
Cali returned yesterday morning from
Plain Dealing, where, together with Mr..
Tom Crawford, they hunted foxes the
night before. The had big pack OF
dogs, IN fine form, and captured a big
fox after a good, clean race of about
four hours. He freed four times.
On Wednesday Of last week DR.. H. E.
Atkins of Atkins was operated on at the
Shreveport Sanitarium for appendicitis.
One day this week we learned from Mr..
r. E. Wyche, who had telephoned to the
Doctors brother, that he was doing well
and had been sitting up some, which we
are more than pleased to announce. :,
Miss Martha Johnston, now teaching
school in the southern part of the parish,
arrived home Monday. She and her
mother, Mrs. Jos. E. Johnston, left this
morning for Monroe, where they will be
joined by Miss Bessie Johnston, another
daughter now teaching at Chaneyville.
They will spend the Christmas holidays
in Monroe with relatives.
Mrs. Louis C. Buckley of Avalon Farm
writes US as follows: "Please put in a
notice next week that the neighborhood
Thread and Needle Club will meet on
New Years's Day At Avalon. One of the
members is abolt to move away, so il
will be fareweilto her and welcome
to my mother, Mrs. A. c. Kemper, who
has been absent more than year. We
hope the weather will allow all the
friends to come"
Our old friend DR.. S. E. Prince, q
native of this parish, but now practicine
his profession at Noble, Sabine Parish
recently wrote us and made dollar re-
mittance on subscription. From the
stationery he used we learned that he il
now President of the Noble State Bank
We are pleased to learn, Doctor, tha
you have attained to such a distinctive
position in the commercial world. You
many old friends here in Bossier Parish
wish you well.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Wyche, Mise!
Kate Carter and Lucille Edwards anl
Mr.. w. P. White of this place went t.
Shreveport Sunday to be present at thu
marriage of Mr.. j. E. Wyche to Mis-
Lille May Nelson OF Ruston, mention O
which was made in last weeks issue O
the Banner. The ceremony was per
formed at the home of DR.. Willis, tn,
young lady's uncle. One of the guests
reported that they were an EXCEPTIONAL!
happy looking couple, and Well just be
they still look the part. They will maxi
Haughton their home.