The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
Local and Personal X
4 Continued Story of Current Events
foot her at the Blue Ribbon Fair.

Meet her at the Blue Ribbon Fair.
Watch for change in Gayle's ad next week.
Mr. W. Boney of Vanceville was a visitor in
Benton yesterday.
our new name for the Bossier Parish Fair the
Rlue Ribbon Fair
Mics Alien Sibley of this place is now teaching in
Gilbert Franklin Parish.
..Old Timer will please let us hear from him as
of6en as he can spare the time to write
The rain of Monday night will be a big help to
alfalfa, cane, sweet potatoes and turnips.
Miss Mira Taylor left last Saturday for Homer,
where she will spend some days with relatives.
Mr.. J. H. Adger and family, formerly of Alden
Rridge. have removed to Noble, Sabine Parish.
Two OF the leading cothers Of Shreveport have
booun advertising in the Banner with this issue.
We are told that Mrs Jake Curry and two other
,osdents of the Linton community have swamp
fever
Mr.. Ernest Belcher has been employed as a
salesman in Mr.. R. f. Wyche's store for few
weeks.
Mrs. sallie Stephenson and Miss Matte Edwards
Edwards
Mrs. E. T. Page and Miss Annie Page of Red
Water, Texas, are guests of their daughter and
sister, Mrs. R. W. Hanks.
Miss Bessie Many of Plain Dealing passed
through Benton early during the week en- route to
Linton where she IS now teaching.
Miss Mary CoIquitt, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. T. Colquitt of Bossier City, has entered the
Kid-Key College of Sherman, Texas.
Miss Martha Johnston, youngest daughter of
Prof and Mrs. Jos. E. Johnston, left last Saturday
afternoon for Ivan, where she is now teaching
school.
B@The advertisement run at the bottom of this
column is not paid. What we have had to say in a
local way about the Parish Fair was prompted by a
pride in the cause.
Mrs. Callie Edwards of Haughton, who for some
weeks past has been a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Edwards, is much better after an
illness of several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Martin and family have re-
turned from Mineral Wells, Texas, where they spent
the summer, and are occupying the cottage re-
Gently vacated by Prof. w. A. Fortson and family.
Messrs. j. H. Belcher and Ed Logan returned
Tuesday evening from Lake Bodcau, where they
spent two days fishing. They report that they had
no luck at all. However, report from the lake this
morning is that white perch are beginning to bite
Mr.. ]. B. Booker, one of our Cotton Valley SUBJ
scrbers, has written us that he read with interest
Mr. G. T. Mays communication in our issue of the
I'd and wishes US to notify Mr.. Mays and other
friends that he will be on hand at the Parish Fair
to compete for that pillow to be given by the Avery
Company He says in his letter: ''Mr. Mays will
have to have some good corn if he gets that pillow.
Come on, boys, let's make it interesting
The date for the tour of inspection of Boosters
roads by representative citizens of Shreveport and
Governor Sanders has not yet been fixed upon.
AS the weather is now pleasant and the dust has
been settled by the two rains of the week, this
would be an opportune time. We are told that the
dinner at Avalon Farm will be public affair, SO
every one will be afforded an opportunity to mingle
with the crowd. Barbecued meats have already
been promised, but you are expected to bring a
basket full O good things. Many of the residents
Of our town expect to join in the spread. No doubt
the crowd will be large and the occasion most
peasurable one.
Mr.. J. A. Byrd of the Linton community tells an
interesting story of fight between two big rattle
snakes that he had the pleasure of Witnessing some
days ago. While walking around his field he dis
covered the reptiles engaged in deadly combat
he sent negro back to his home for a gun and
upon his return killed them both with shot
one measured five feet and had ten rattles, while
the other measured five feet and two inches anc
NAG eleven rattles Mr.. Byrd says that he watched
The lerce fight for about half hour and regrets
now that he did not wait to its finish. He says
.ie snakes fight by first entwining their tails ano
'nen raising their heads high and striking.