The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-20
Local and
Personal

First call for plums.
Going to the Reunion?
Several heavy rains have fallen here
since our last issue.
The delinquent tax list will appear in
our issue of June I'd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heidi Kendall of Shreve-
mort are visitors in Benton.
Mr.. T. T. Land, now of Homer, is
mixing with his many old friends here.
Prof. w. A. Fortson and family have
;,st moved into the Lassiter cottage,
which he purchased some days ago.
Miss Jessie Wyche is in Collinsburg,
where she is a guest OF Miss Madge
sentell, a daughter of Mr.. N. w. Sentell.
Miss Eugene Jackson, who during the
term lust closed taught the Bossier Point
School. has returned to her home near
Walter Hill, Tenn.
Master John Sibley, Oldest son of Mrs.
Maggie Sibley of this place, now has
position with Mr.. l. F. Elder, one of the
Alden Bridge merchants.
Mrs. Kate Wyche and daughter, Miss
Joe, left Tuesday for a visit of some
weeks with Mrs. G.. w. Smith of Haugh-
ton, Mrs. Wyche's daughter.
Miss Carrie Mcclellan has returned to
her home in Emma after spending a
month very pleasantly in Shreveport
with her sister, Mrs. 2. P. Green.
Mr.. ]. T. Peas of the Koran commu-
nifty was in Benton on business last Sat-
urday. While here he came in and
ordered the Banner sent to his address.
Messrs. John Hanks and Ned Burt
of this place were in Shreveport last
Friday to take Civil Service examina-
ton. They are both applicants for po-
sitions as railway postmasters.
One year ago last Thursday (the 18th
the town of Gillian was swept away by
acyclone, which also did great damage
at Bolinger and other points in this
parish. Several lives were lost.
Benton High School will close on
Tuesday, June list. An entertainment
will be given at the school house that
night, to which all patrons of the school
and the general public are invited.
The expense of maintaining little
vice beats many man out of chance
OF retiring when he is too old to work.
Start to saving to-day by opening an
account in the Savings Department OF
the Bank of Benton.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Bank of Benton will be held at the bank
building in this place on Monday, June
It'll. The object Of the meeting is to
elect officers for the ensuing year. The
authorized notice is to be found on ou1
fourth page.
Representatives of the Busch Everett
Company in this territory have located
the site for test we'll for oil in the
northeast corner of section 8, township
~, range IL. This is on Black Bayou
about 300 yards east of the Cotton Bel
Railroad, about half way between thiI
place and Alden Bridge, and on propert!
owned by Mr.. Louis C. Buckley. W.
are told that dam has been thrown
ocross the bayou to afford water sup
ply, the derrick erected, and that othe
work is going forward.
AT a meeting of the trustees of tn
Benton High School held here yesterda,
Prof. W. P. Maurie, a native of Tennes
see, and who is now teaching in Colum
ola, Caldwell Parish, was elected Prin
cipal for the ensuing term, and Mrs
Maurie, Miss Camille Kelly and Mis-
Annie Ray Martin elected as assistan
teachers. Miss Kelly is at present
teacher in the school. We are told tina
as yet none of the other three youn
ladies' now teaching have applied fc
places for the coming term. The trus
tees will meet again on Monday of ne,
week to elect one other assistant teache
Messrs. w. E. Ivey and A. B. McIve
were added as members of the Board {
trustees and Mr., Ed Logan was electe