The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
Topics Of a Week
Continued Story of Current Events

Mr.. W. S. Bradberry of Plain Dealing
was here on business last Friday.
Mr.. C. B. Prothro of Shreveport spent
Tuesday here on professional business.
Mr. S. Watts, one of our Rocky Mount
Subscribers, was selling home made syrup
here yesterday. He usually comes around
about this time every year, and he brings
good syrup, too.
Mr.. A. r. Thompson of the Collinsburg
community paid US an appreciated call
last Friday afternoon. He was looking
well and we found him as talkative and
full of humor as ever.
call meeting of Cypress Lodge, F. and
A. NJ, will be held in this place to- night.
The Grand Lecturer, DR.. W. NJ. Baker OF
Arcadia, is expected to visit the lodge to-
morrow and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Rabb OF Elizabeth
were passengers on Tuesday evenings
train. They were on their way to Plain
Dealing, where they will spend some days
with Mrs. E. A. Rabb, Mr.. Rabb's mother.
Mr.H.V. Miers and family, formerly of
this place, but until recently residents of
Rolling Fork, Miss, are now living in Tex
arkana, where Mr.. Miers has secured an
excellent position with the Russ-Daniel
Grocer Company.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney returned home last
Saturday after an absence OF nearly five
months. She spent several weeks in Rose
borough Springs, Texas for the benefit of
her health and the remaining portion of
the time in Dallas, Bonham and Marshall,
that State, with relatives.
Rev. George R. Stuart of Plain Dealing
filled his regular appointment in this place
: Sunday, preaching two excellent sermons.
He announced that he would perhaps
again preach here on the first Sunday in
December. If not, his sermon Of Sunday
night is his last in this place.
Well, Bossier did not get the blue ribbon
it by only few points. Claiborne took the
blue ribbon, Bossier was second, Bienville
third and Lincoln fourth. Anyway, We
expect to keep on trying, and three blue
ribbons out of possible four is a record
over which we can still rejoice.
Mr.. R. A. Smith informs us that the soda
dip at his new mill is proving a success.
There is large tank under his mill shed
filled with water and soda is put in to the
proportion of ten quarts to fifty gallons of
water. The cost of dipping is only about
1875 cents per thousand feet. This does
away with the necessity of kiln drying and
also no "blue" lumber results.
Judge R. C. Drew and District Attorney
John N. Sandlin of Minden spent Monday
and Tuesday here, holding term of Bos-
sier District Court. But few criminal cases
were disposed of. Wheeler Fort was fined
S100, or to work on the public roads for 100
days, for carrying concealed weapons.
Ed Thomas, found guilty of cow stealing,
was sent to the roads for three months.
Both are colored.
young lady friend of this place has
called attention to the fact that the Banner
had nothing to say about she and her es-
cort being awarded blue ribbon at the
dance given in Plain Dealing on Wednes-
day night of Parish Fair week. Now, Miss
Kate, you know that was an oversight.
You and Mister Tom are handsome pair.
and certainly you are deserving of special
mention. Our only regret at this moment
is that we were not there to see you trip
the light fantastic.
On Friday of last week little Ed, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Mading of Plain Deal
ing, while out persimmon hunting with
a
him and suffered painful and serious cuts
about his head and body. His skull was
fractured and his back badly hurt. Or
Saturday he was taken to Shreveport
sanitarlum, where an operation was per-
formed. The last report to reach US was
that he had never fully regained con-
sciousness since the accident and was still
IN critical condition.
Messrs. r. E. Wyche, T. W. w. Stinson
j. H. Belcher and E. S. Burt left Tuesda,
afternoon for Lake Bodcau with the in
tentlon of spending two days and tw,
nights at Indian Mound Camp. Mr.. Wych
returned yesterday afternoon bringing in
string of twenty eight game fish, caugh
Dy himself and Mr.. Belcher, and some Q
them were the finest white perch we hav
ever seen. They caught thirty-two durin,
Ihe day, most of them being white perch
Inc other fishermen were reported to b
having fairly good luck. They are ex
pected to return this afternoon
Sunday morning at VAUDEVILLE Mr.. J.
Stothart, overseer on the Bee Bend plan
latlon, shot and seriously wounded Olive
Taylor, colored. The negro had becom
SO trifling and insolent that he was ordere
70 leave the place. This he said he woul
not do unless told to do SO by the owner {
the place, and stood and made threats,
the mean time holding one hand on h
pistol. Mr.. Stothart was not armed A
TINS took place on the plantation. Late
when at the Vanceville store the oversee
saw him coming and stepped inside an
armed himself with Winchester rife. 4
.ne Two again faced each other both oper