The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-04-29
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Personal

Rain? Yes, we have had ours.
The Caney School picnic will be held
tomorrow.
Mr.. ODE Hamiter of Arkana was here
on business last Thursday.
Mrs. E. E. Simpson is here on a
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. L. G.
Smith.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. Henry
Smith of Alden Bridge on the 22d, a
fine boy.
Mr.. A. R. Thompson was mixing with
his many friends here yesterday and this
forenoon.
We are told that a school picnic will
be given at Linton on Saturday of next
week, the 9Th.
A Children's Day service will be held
at the Methodist Church in this place on
the second Sunday in May.
REG There is an advertisement in this
issue of the Banner the reading of which
may save you several dollars.
Miss Ethel Elston, who teaches the
school near Midway, spent last Friday
and Saturday here as guest at Sheriff
Edwards home.
The school children of our town en-
enjoyed very exclusive picnic last
Saturday. No grown-ups were admitted
on the grounds, SO said.
Miss Ola Lee Dortch of Taylortown
returned home yesterday from Dallas,
Texas, where she spent several weeks
with relatives and friends.
Messrs. J. G.. Logan of VAUDEVILLE,
H. H. Montgomery of Plain Dealing
and j. J. Robertson of Carterville were
among the visitors in Benton Monday.
A picnic will be given at Bodcau
bridge Saturday to commemorate the
close of successful term of the Pine
Grove School (near Midway Every
body is invited.
DR.. A. r. Bush, formerly OF Sligo, and
about three years ago sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the State Penitentiary
for murder committed in Shreveport,
has been pardoned.
EF On account of the Confederate
reunion, to be held in Memphis on June
It'll, 9Th, 9th and 10th, the Cotton Belt
Company will grant round trip rate Of
$3.50 from this place. Rates will be
proportionately cheap elsewhere.
The Shreveport Journal of the 23d
says the Busch Everett Company of st.
Louis will sink fifty test wells for oil and
gas in Caddo and Bossier Parishes. The
sight for one we'll has been selected
seven miles east of Alden Bridge.
Mr.. Paul Allen, our Plain Dealing
correspondent is spending the afternoon
with US. He reports that on his recent
fishing trip he caught fourteen white
perch weing eleven pounds. He is a
good fisher as we'll as fluent writer.
Master Pinkney Belcher is again SUI
fering with the arm he has been carry
ing in sling for some time. Before it
was only fractured, but this time it was
broken. The accident happened while
he was engaged in the usual school boy
sports.
Mr.. E. j. Barker, formerly resident
OF this place, has secured position in
Little Rock, Ark, where he will make
his home. Mrs. Barker will leave Ben
ton this week, and after visiting rela-
tives living elsewhere in the parish, will
join her husband
The Secretary of the Bossier Levee
Board has requested us to insert the
following notice: "On April list the
Bossier Levee Board directed the pay
ment OF Is per cent of the emergency in
debtedness incurred on account of the
overflow of last year. Those who hold
certificates of Indebtedness should pre-
sent them to the Secretary"
Judge r. C.. Drew and District Attor-
ney John N. Sandlin of Minden were
here Monday for the purpose of holding
a term Of Bossier District Court. Among
the criminal cases disposed of were those
OF Nose Harpoon and Walter Wright,
sentenced to twelve months and 100 days
on the public roads, respectively. The
nrst named, we are told has since made
his escape from the road camp. There
are at present two negroes in Jail. They
are Barry Henderson, charged with
murder and Albert Paysinger, said to be
crazy, brought in this morning from
Plain Dealing.