The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-25
Local and
Personal
Some wind this week.

last call for quail for breakfast.
Mr.. Ernest Belcher is again at home.
oar Dime-a-Line Column is attract
ing attention.
With this issue the Banner enters its
forty eighth year.
Mr.. W. A. Abney of Dixie was here
Sunday on social visit.
There are now eight prisoners in jail
seven males and one female. All are
negroes.
The king of game birds will soon be
;strutting and gobbling now. We expect
TO get one.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parker of Delhi
are here on visit to their parents, Rev.
and Mrs. J. A. Parker.
See the advertisement OF the progress
siye Plain Dealing Bank elsewhere on
this page. 1t is new to-day.
Mrs. A. L. Doles of Alden Bridge and
her nephew, Mr.. Jacob Walton of Texas,
are visiting relatives and friends living
in Caddo Parish.
Miss Lila Belcher of Shreveport came
up on yesterday afternoons train and
will spend some weeks in Benton as a
guest of Mrs. C. o. Gayle.
Do YOU remember that the month OF
February has ever before furnished such
. variety of weather as we have ex-
perienced during the past three weeks.
Misses Norma Sparkman, Kate Carter
and Pauline Dawson returned Sunday
from Bellevue, where they spent two
days with Mrs. L. G. Biggs, Miss Car
ter's aunt.
DR.. R. H. Gulledge, now of Mornings
port, is here to-day on a visit with his
mother and other members of the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Land are expected
home about the list. Mrs. Land is in
.where ahe il. visiting with rela-
and Mr.. Land u il Het Strings,
l1fk., for the benefit Of his health.
The editor of the Banner has just had
e letter from Mr.. George Mackey, now
at the Soldiers Home in New Orleans.
He writes that he is improving in health
and expects to return to Benton about
the list Of April.
Mrs. S. Y.Mylone of Dallas, Texas,
and Mr.. Hoyt Taylor OF. Homer left
Tuesday morning for their homes after
spending several days here with Mr.,
ST. Taylor and the members Of his
family, their relatives.
BENEFIT SUPPER. have been re-
quested to announce that the Ladies
Aid Society of Banks Chapel will give
an experience" supper at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Love Saturday, the
9th. Every one invited.
After spending some days here with
his sister, Mrs. w. H. Scanland, and
other members of the editors family
Mr.. F. w. Abney left Tuesday for hi
home in Charleston, w. Va. He wa
just from West Texas, where he spent ;
week or more on his ranch.
Mr.. G. w. Howell left Tuesday morn
ing for Oran, Texes. The young mai
has been in Benton for some months ant
has been helping his step-brother, MI
{. S. McGaughey, our local railroa'
agent. He will have such a position
with a brother in his new home.
Plain Dealing friend has requisite
US to make the following notice: TIL
Parish Sunday School Association Wi
convene in Plain Dealing Saturday 9
this week for a two days. session. A
Sunday schools in the parish are urge
to have representatives present.
We aEp now clubbing the Banner wit
the Semiweekly Atlanta Constitution
and are making most liberal offer, in
Guiding a premium. The offer is ope
only to new cash subscribers. AS
about it the next time you call, or writ,
A big display ad. will be run on OF
fourth page next week explaining tt
offer.
Mr.. c. o. Gayle, one Of the leadin
merchants of our town, has purchase
from Mr.. j. F. Adair of Ivan the O.
Star Hotel in this place and the lot G
which it stands. He will convert it in
modern store building and will lat,
occupy it. Work on the building is no
under way. Mr.. Gayle's principal rease
ior making this change is to have b
business where q better insurance IA
can be secured.
On Wednesday afternoon of last we,
the southbound local freight train W
oisched near Cress City, Ark. T.
entire train was derailed, but only thr
cars were wrecked. No lives were To-
nor dld any one aboard receive injurit
Inc wreck was caused by running oy