The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-07


Mr. ). B. Wilmington of Ivan was
business visitor Tuesday.
we were told this morning that fOOQ
hunters licenses had been sold in this
parish.
MISS Mabel Long of Fit. Worth. Texas.
is guest Of Miss Belle Whited of Alden
Bridge.
Mr. j. A. Bumgardner of the Linton
community was mixing with friends here
Tuesday.
Inc hrst regular meeting of the Police
Jury for 1909 will be held in this place
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Morris Wilson of the Ivan com
munity was here Monday looking around
for pillow stock.
II you don't want to work all your
land, lease a portion of it, Advirtise it
in the Banner!
Miss Nina Whited of Alden Bridge
has returned to Washington, D. c.. to
fe-enter school.
Mr.. Homer Coiquitt, who lives on the
river front, some miles out from Benton,
says he has engaged in the hog raising
business on big scale.
Mr.. J. M. Scanland, the editors only
brother, after visit of few days left
for Center, Texas, where he expects to
engage in newspaper work. He spent
some weeks in both Hot Springs and
Little Rock, Ark, since leaving Benton
the latter part of October.
Mr.. j. NJ. Montgomery has leased his
river plantation for five years and has
returned to Benton to Join his family.
who preceded him several weeks. For
the present Mr.. Montgomery expects to
engage in levee construction and other
public work of such nature.
Mr.. Will Robertson of Sibley, brother
of Mrs. Stanford Scriber of this place.
returned to his home Sunday, after
spending some days here very pleasantly
as guert of his sister and her husband.
Mr.. Scriber returned with him to drive
home fine COW he recently purchased
in Sibley.
Yesterday while up the street we heard
river planter inquiring of others where
he could buy some ribbon sugar cane
for planting purposes. Perhaps you
have some for sale. Why not advertise
it in these columns? The best way to
start a trade is through the use little
printers ink.
Mr.. Robert Lay, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Lay of Linton, left this place
Tuesday night for Shreveport. He left
that place to-day for ST. Louis, where
he is to stand competitive examination
to enter the U. S. Military Academy,
West Point, NY. He is not the regular
appointee, but the first alternate.
RaF" The old year has passed. If
there is an '08 printed on your paper
opposite your name, or on its wrapper,
you owe us dollar. Please bear in
mind that subscriptions are due in ad-
vance. A dollar is but little to demand
for newspaper for a whole year, and
surely any one can afford to pay that
amount in advance.
! Mr.. w. E. Ivey, President of the
North Louisiana Construction Company,
left Monday for Spirit Lake (between
Lewisville and Texarkana, Ark where
the company has secured a contract to
construct levees. Mr.. A. G. Slagill,
Superintendent for the company, pre-
ceded him by several days, taking part
of the outfit overland.
In our last issue we stated that a meet
ing OF Cypress Lodge would be held in
this place tonight, for the disposal OF
any business that might come up, which
notice was made by request of Of one OF
the officers of the lodge. We were mis-
informed, and have been asked to make
correction. The meeting will be held
nert Thursday night, the 18th.
] The School Board is in session to-day
The old and new members present are
Messrs. J.. E. Rodgers, j. H. Belcher,
N. w. Sentell, A. j. Demoss, L. c.
] Bggs and w. A. Bounds. The new
board will perhaps get organized and
settle down to work this afternoon. Il
will be composed of the five gentlemen
4 whose names are last mentioned above
and Mr.. w. E. Council OF ward one.
An order was received last night from
Judge r. C. Drew of Minden, authoriz-
ing the proper authorities TO summon
the Jury Commissioners to convene here
and draw jury for the next term O.
Bossier District Court. The venire vii
perhaps appear in our next issue. There