The Bossier banner., 1909-11-18
Topics of a Week
"a Continued Story Of Current Events

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Surely fish should bite now.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Carter
Tuesday, fine boy.
81 Mr.. G. S. Ford of Plain Dealing was a
business visitor in Benton Monday.
s. The heaviest frost of the season was to
Z BE seen this morning. There was also thin
ice here and there.
We have been requested to announce
that Rev. A. ]. Wharton of Haynesvile
will preach at the Baptist Church Sunday,
both morning and evening.
After spending several weeks here with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Parker,
Mrs Hopkins, accompanied by her chill
sdren. left one day last week for her home
in Lafayette.
DR.. c. NJ. Tucker of Haughton in maxi
ING remittance to be applied to his wife's
subscription, writes about the Banner:
sWe can't get along without its weekly
visits" Thanks, Doctor.
We are told that the Busch Everett
Company has Abandoned the test we'll put
down between this place and Alden Bridge
for gas and oil, and that they will at an
early date select new site for we'll and
UeSlii u POI eieioiS'
The Sarepta correspondent of the Min
den Democrat says in last weeks issue of
that paper: ''We have returned home
after several weeks spent in Bossier Par
ish That parish is in the lead as to nice
churches, roads and school houses
Ii you have made more syrup than you
need for home consumption, advertise
YOUR surplus for sale in the Banner. Once
in while we hear man inquire, "Where
can get some good, homemade syrup?''
There is demand for it, if it is good.
Messrs. J. NJ. Montgomery of this place
and J. F. Adair of Ivan shipped two cars
Of cattle to East St. Louis Tuesday. Mr.
R. E. Wallace was one of the young men
who went along to have charge of the
cattle while en- route and to assistin. look
ing after their disposal.
Mrs. W. E. Ivey returned yesterday from
Shreveport, where she was called on ac'
count of the illness of her brother, DR.
Williams, an interne at the Charity Hos.
pital. The young man was operated or
Monday for appendicitis, and is doing az
Well as could be expected.
The members present at the meeting o
the R. j. Hancock Chapter, U. D. c., helt
in this place last Friday afternoon were
Mesdames ]. F. Wise and D. M. Clowne,
Of Alden Bridge, Mesdames J. c. Logal
and Homer Colquitt of Vanceville ant
Mesdames J. S. Alison, S. T. Abney, R. E
Wyche, l. H. Martin and w. H. Scanland
Dr. w. M. Baker of Arcadia, Gram
Masonic Lecturer for the State, has visite'
Cypress Lodge since our last issue. ii
gave lecture before the lodge last Frida,
night and again on Monday night of thi
week. He visited Plain Dealing Lodg
last Saturday and the members of Re-
# Land Lodge were invited to be present t
hear his lecture.
Monday night the store of Lawrence
Son of Haughton was entered by some on
presumably a negro) who intended t
burglarize it. However, before he coul
put into operation his plans he was dis
covered by Mr.. G. R. Wafer, who fired o
him twice with a shotgun loaded with Dir
shot. 1t is thought that he was hit.
his hurry to get away he left his pistol an
jumper and a cotton sack.
The J. H. Boyer Company, a troup com
posed of thirty people, carrying an excel
lent twelve-piece band, and travelling
their own magnificent car, will preser
"Jesse James, under large tent in tn
place on Saturday of next week, the 27tl
Ten big specialties and troup of traine
Russian dogs are included in the program
Free exhibition on the show grounds
seven o'clock pm. Don't miss it.
ng~O Our correspondents will please ser
in their communications as heretofor
Our columns are no longer crowded, an
aside from this, we expect in the future
give four full columns of reading matt
on this page ere,y veek. When the Poll'
Jury proceedings and such come IN
expect to run them on our first and four
pages-where the short stories and NIL
celIaneous mattur usually appear.
Messrs. j. A. Edwards of this place al
Dick Boisseau had rather SUGGEST
@ duck hunt on Swami Lake Monday.
Edwards bagged thirteen, while Mr.. Boz
seau got twenty three and could easi
have killed the limit, so he says. Messl
f. E. Wyche and G. O. Gayle, joined
3 others en- route, left Tuesday afternoon
@ The lake. The report has reached us tn
they had fairly good shooting. The &C