The Bossier banner., 1909-10-07
Local and Personal *
A Continued Story of Current Events
Rurn YOUR cotton stalks!

Burn your cotton stalks!
"The sound of dropping nuts is heard.''
The Police Jury will convene in regular session
in this place on Tuesday of next week.
Dr. R. H. Gulledge of Mooringsport spent two
days of last week here with the home folks
Miss Belle Whited of, Shreveport is guest this
week of Mrs. W. B. Smith of Alden Bridge.
Middling cotton sold in Shreveport yesterday for
1926 cents and good midding for 127s cents.
Any friend who is we'll up on classifying ores will
please ask to see a specimen now in our keeping
when he next calls at the Banner Office
Capt. S. NJ. Thomas, who for some time past has
been making his home in Camden, Ark has re-
turned to his plantation near this place.
Miss Bessie Wheless of Shreveport returned home
last Friday after spending ten days very pleasantly
with Mrs. W. B. Smith of Alden Bridge.
After spending some weeks here with Mrs. Addie
Neeson Mrs. ROLES mother, Mr.. and Mrs w. A.
Role (and the baby) left last Friday for Homer,
their location
Rev. George r. Stuart of Plain Dealing assisted
bv Rev. T. A. Boycan of Ashdown, Ark, is con-
Quoting protracted meeting at the Presbyterian
Church in this place this week. The sermons are
good and the services are we'll attended.
Invititions out announcing the approaching
marriage of Miss Mabel Scanland, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Scanland of this place, to Mr..
Dallas Jones Of Shreveport, which will be celebrated
at the Benton Methodist Church on the Goth.
We have been requested to give space in this
column to the following notice: 'The first session
of the Teachers Institute will convene in Benton
next Saturday, the 9th. All teachers and friends
of education invited to be present.-W. A.
Fortson.'
Mr. James McC. Hughes, aged about sixty nine
years died at his home in Belcher last Friday and
was buried in Cottage Grove Cemetery (this parish)
the following day. He good citizen, promi-
nenty connected, well liked and had clean record
as Confederate soldier.
Capt. and Mrs. W. J. Hughes and their daughter,
Mrs. Annie Henderson, moved this week from
Rocky Mount to Shreveport. Capt. Hughes was
a resident of Rocky Mount for more than forty
years, and long since endeared himself to the
people of that community and the parish. He and
his estimable family will be very much missed by
their many friends.
You should not fail to be presen at the fair
grounds in Plain Dealing at eleven O'Clock next
Monday morning, when public addresses will be
made on the subjects of Drainage, Rice Culture
and Animal Industry by those fully competent to
employ of the Government and accompa-
nying Congressman j. T. Watkins on a tour of in
strucon through the Fourth Congressional District.
Mr. WI. Dawson, secretary for the local fair as
sociaon, recently visited the Dixie Fair (Bienville
Parsh) and reports that the agricultural display
was very credtable. However, he thinks we can
again beat them this year. Mr. Dawson returned
yesterday evening from Plain Dealing, where he
attended meeting OF the directors We found him,
usual, very enthusiastic when approach upon the
subject of the Parish Fair. He said that SO far as
the management was concerned everything was
ready. The grounds have been put in excellent
condition, the wells cleaned out and the ticket
agent gate keeper, police, etc., named. He has
heard of number of full exhibits, and expects by
far to the best fair yet held in the parish
Messrs w. E. Iey, W. G. Burt, Hall Nattin and
others returned one day last week from New Or
leans, where they went to be present when the
Board of State Engineers held meeting for the
purpose of opening bids made on levee construction
Mr.. Burt secured two contracts in this parish-the
Stnson evee, o. 900 cubic yards at H. 70 cents per
cubic yard, and the Gold Dust levee, $4,000 cubic
yards, at 1890 cents per cubic yard. Mr. Nattn
secured two contracts in Caddo Parish-the Cres-
cent levee, 10000 cubic yards, at 1913 cents pei
cubic yard, and the Glycerine Bayou levee, 10000
cubic yards, at 1926 cents per cubic yard The
Buckhorn levee, in this parish, contents 16,OOt
cubic yards, was awarded to Mr.. Charles l. Martin
who bid 93 cents per cubic yard. The Missionary
evee in Caddo Parish, contents As, 900 cubic yards
was awarded to Mr.. W. M. Hunt, who bid II Il
cents per cubic ward,