The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-04-08
Local and
Personal

Fires were necessary this morning.
The next regular session of the Police
Jurv will be held in this place on Tues
day, the 18th.
Mr.. Jerry Silliman left last Saturday
for Forest City, Ark, where he has ac-
cepted position in spoke factory.
Misses Blanche Phelps and Camille
Kelly returned Sunday from Alexandria,
where they attended the State Teachers
Convention.
Walter Wright, charged with throw
ing rocks at Valley train, was brought
here one day this week from ward one
and jailed. This makes four in Jail now,
all colored.
Mr.. A. H. Matlock and his son and
son-in-law, Messrs. C. T. Matlock and
Frank Conway, all of North Bossier,
paid us an appreciated call while here
on business Monday.
Many forest fires were to be seen in
our parish last week. While such fires
do good in the way of killing ticks, their
eggs, other insects, ETC., much damage
is done to timber and fences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Yarbrough returned
Sunday to their home in Bossier City
from Bellevue, where Mrs. Yarbrough
spent several days very pleasantly with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Biggs.
Mr.. j. E. Rogers has written us to
direct his paper to Plain Dealing, Route
2. in future. He says in his note that he
is proud of the new route, and "I don't
see how could do without your paper"
Mr.. Will Mercer of Gillian has written
us to again advertise his hawk calls.
The advertisement is to be found in the
first column of our fourth page. He adds
as postscript to his letter: "Banner
ads pay.'
Capt. S. M. Thomas has ordered his
paper forwarded to Camden, Ark. We
have been told that he left Benton for
that place last Saturday afternoon, but
do not know whether he has gone there
to locate or to visit.
We have been requested by the Presi-
dent of the North Bossier Levee Board
to state that meeting of that body will
be held at the Plain Dealing Bank, Plain
Dealing, at four O'Clock In thesafternoon
on the 10th instant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hamiter of Lew
isville, Ark, spent yesterday here as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Wyche,
their relatives. Their little daughter,
Margaret, accompanied them and will
remain over for several days.
Barry Henderson, who shot Robert
Sharp near Poole Sunday, was. brought
here Monday and jailed. Sharp died at
the Shreveport Charity Hospital that
day. The ill feeling between the two
grew out of jealousy over woman.
Miss Leona McDade of near Fillmore
returned home last Thursday from Bon
ham, Texas, where she was called on
account of the serious illness of hel
sister, Mrs. w. T. Gass. Mrs. Gass had
an attack of pneumonia, but at the time
her sister left her home her condition
was much improved. On her way home
Miss McDade visited relatives living ir
Denison, Texas, Texarkana, Ark, Dub
berly and Sibley.
Mondays Shreveport Times credits
Mr.. A. j. Mercer, general agent for thu
Busch-Everet Oil and Gas Company
with the following statements: "Mr
Mercer said yesterday that the compan!
will begin operations in Bossier Parish
for gas and oil within two weeks. HI
expects to go over the company's Bos
sier holdings one day this week ant
select locations for the wells" TIL
company has leases in our parish aggre
eating about 50,0O0 acres, much o
which lies between this place and Aldel
Bridge.