The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-07-01
CORRESPONDENCE
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Haughton.
Mr.. Martin Mechanism of Atkins
was visitor here last week.
DR.. A. J. Pennington of Gibsland was
a pleasant visitor here Saturday.
Miss Clifford Cornell has finished her
school at Bluffs and returned home.
The local Masonic Lodge held a meet
ing on the oath in observance of St.
Johns Day.
Miss Sudie Lawrence has gone to
Galveston, Texas, where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. E. E. Walker.
Mr.. w. H. Bledsoe, who recently suf-
fered sprained foot, is improving and
hopes soon to be able to get around
without the use of crutch.
Mrs. Kate Wyche and Miss Joe Wyche,
her daughter, having spent month here
with relatives, left yesterday for Belle
vue and will go thence to their home in
Benton.
On Sunday, the Goth, Justice H.
Barnacastle, while visiting in Koran,
was called on to unite in marriage Mr..
J. H. Wilson and Miss Ida Pipkin, res
idents of Bossier Point.
The crop outlook in this vicinity is
decidedly gloomy. Corn is suffering for
rain and the boil weevils are destroying
at least 80 per cent of the squares as
they appear on the cotton.
Charity Chapman, colored woman,
fell dead in the road near her home five
miles south of Haughton last Friday.
She was subject to spells of appoplexy
and it is thought this was the cause of
her death.
Evangelist Rev. w. E. Neill and Prof.
Thomas, vocal music teacher, are as
sisting in the meeting being held at the
Baptist Church this week. The evan
gelist is an able preacher, and the song
service is good.
Drilling at the Oakland oil we'll has
reached depth of 700 feet. Mr.. C. T.
Rucker, the driller, who has had much
experience in various Oil fields, says the
indications are decidedly favorable and
that he expects something tangible to
develop within week or ten days.
Prof. J. H. Bailey of Memphis, Tenn,
the newly elected Principal of Haughton
High School, reached here last Wednes-
day. He will spend the summer here
looking after the interests of the school
Misses Ludie Platt and Julia Elston are
the only members of the old faculty
reelected.
One day last week Mrs. J. H. Shep-
pard of Sligo and her little son narrowly
escaped serious injury in runaway
They accompanied DR.. Sheppard on &
professional visit, and while he wen
into the house to see the patient Mrs
Sheppard and the child remained in thu
buggy. One Of the horses in shaking
his head while fighting flies threw of
his bride, and made dash for home
The team ran only short distance, ant
in making an abrupt turn in the road
fell, and before they could regain thei
feet the Doctor reached the scene ant
secured them.
Mr.. Abel C. Skannal of near Sligo
had an exciting and remarkable expe
rience recently. He was lying on hi
front porch sick with fever. While hi
little children were playing in front o
the home on the chute bank, one of then
fell into the water, which was ten o
more feet deep. The other children CAV
the alarm, and Mr.. Skannal sprang from
his cot and plunged into the water, res
cuing the child as it was sinking for tn
third time. The little fellow was sool
resuscitated, and Mr.. Skannal's feve
left him at once and he has been wei
ever since-about week.
Ye correspondent takes advantage o
this opportunity to congratulate tn
Banner on attaining its fiftieth ami
versary, and especially its veteran ed
itor, who must feel pardonable prid
in his attainment. He has drained tn
dregs and slipped the nectar of the varie
experiences OF Bossier's people durin
this half century. When the clouds G
war appalled, us he barred his breast an
stood in the front ranks, accepting tn
fates of battle. Through it all he ha
been true to the highest ideals of righ
Fifty years ago as beardless boy b
began the publication of the Banner
doubtless on brown paper. To-day
comes to US white, clean, dignified an
it's weekly visits symbolic the stated
steppings of Time itself.
Monday, June q, 1909.
Plain Dealing.
John @. Adams of Hosston was hel
, yesterday.