The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-08-12

Get your gins in shape.
Cotton is opening slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Stinson are now
occupying Mr.. l.. G. Smiths cottage.
We regret to learn Of the illness of
Mrs, A. w. league, who lives several
miles east of Benton.
The colored people are holding big
association here this week. There are
many visitors present.
A report on the streets yesterday at
ternoon was to the effect that DR.. G. H.
Irion was sick a-bed with fever.
Mrs. S. H. Dowell, now of Shreveport,
spent Monday and Monday night here
as a guest of Mrs. J. Dawson.
The total parish assessment this year
is s3.4O6,505 as against So, 76O, Gal for
1905, showing decrease of $780,, 1856.
Tuesday morning, when we last made
inquiry, only twenty hunters licenses
had been issued at the Sheriff's Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Boggs of Plain
Dealing are here on a visit with Mrs.
Boggs' mother, Mrs. Maggie Sibley,
and family.
On account of lack of space and time
we did not run in our last issue the list
of subscriptions paid during July. 1t
is to be found elsewhere on this page.
Miss Camille Kelly returned Tuesday
morning from Nashville, Tenn, where
she has been for several weeks attending
summer term OF the Peabody Normal.
Miss Bessie Binford, who recently
completed the course of study in the
Ruston Summer School, is here for a
several weeks visit with her brother,
Prof. w. P. Maury, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Smith and their
three little girls left Tuesday for Alden
Bridge, where Mr.. Smith accepted po-
sition some months ago and where they
will make their home. Their removal is
the occasion of much regret here.
Last week we mailed out number of
copies of the Banner to postmasters and
others, some for the Parish Fair Associ-
alton and others on our own account.
Those who received these extras will
please see that they are placed in the
hands of those interested in the Parish
Fair and preferably those who have not
, before seen the premium list in print.
BE- Elsewhere in this issue of the
Banner appears record of subscrip-
tons paid us during the past month. If
your name should be in this list, look
for it. If 1t is not there, write US, stating
the amount paid, and we will be pleased
10 make corrections on our books, when
found necessary. Please be prompt to
write. The best time to correct an error
is when it is first discovered.
Mr.. A. c. Lay of Linton, one OF the
Banners valued friends and readers,
has been seriously sick for some weeks
with typhoid fever, mention of which we
neglected to make in our last issue.
Tuesday, when we last heard from him,
he was not doing so we'll. We hope ere
this, Mr.. Lay, that you have had a
change for the better and that you will
soon be restored to your wonted health.
Mr.. E. M. Laughlin of Alden Bridge,
President Of the Bossier Parish Fair
Association, under date of the 9th, wrote
us as follows: Sam much pleased with
the neat manner in which you got up the
premium list. Please mail me half
dozen extra copies of the Banner to 1927
Forest Avenue, Dallas, Texas, care Mrs.
Sallie Jones'" Mr.. Laughlin left on the
date mentioned for Dallas and Abiline,
Texas, where he will spend two weeks
with his sisters.
we hear much talk on the streets OF
the big deer hunt soon to take place.
number of hunters will leave this
place early next Monday morning and
Will pitch camp east of Bellevue, near
the prairies and near the site of the
y camp of the Haughton hunters. We are
told that two big bucks were seen on
one OF the prairies Tuesday. The hunt
ers OF this community have abandoned
Iof the season their former territory neaI
rocky Mount because loggers have run
the deer out.
Arcadia Argus, 9Th: "The many ole
friends OF Judge R. c. Drew were glad
70 grasp his friendly hand last week
whle he was here presiding in one Of
the cases in which Judge Edwards had
Reused himself. Several years ago
wheh Bossier, Webster and Bienvills
constituted one of the judicial districts
Judge Drew was on the bench, and al
'aat time endeared himself to the nov
oiuer heads of Bienville and there still
eAists a warm place in their hearts fo
snelr former judge and they are Away!
siau 20 greet him when he comes int