The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19
Topics of a Week
. Continued Story of Current Events
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The Benton High School entertainment
will be given on next Thursday night.
Well the stars didn't ''fall'' last night,
that we noticed Guess it was too cloudy.
Mr.. F. Wise Of Alden Bridge and his
aanobter, Miss Hassie, spent Sunday here
with friends.
Mr.. Amer Wyche, during the past term
. student in Centenary College (Shreve-
port) is again at home.
Biggs Hanks have added cigars, to-
baccos and bananas to their stock. Other
fruits. etc., will be added later.
The rains of yesterday and to-day were
much needed. The last previous rainfall |
in this place was on the 10Th of April.
Mrs. R. E. Wyche has as a guest Mrs.
Lucy Cornett of San Antonio, Texas-her
cousin. She will spend some time here.
We are little late this week because of
having to put the delinquent tax list in
Miss Mary Caldwell of Plain Dealing
has been elected as one of the teachers in
Benton High School for the coming term.
This now makes full faculty.
We found our saw at the Methodist
Church and also another one belonging to
some one else. The owner will please call
at the Banner office and claim it.
In a game of baseball played on the
local diamond yesterday the Linton boys
we're defeated by score of % to II. This
would seem to indicate that our visitors
need team practice.
Messrs. T. J. and E. D. Taylor of this
place and W. M. Mccall of Bossier City
tried for fox chase in the Plain Dealing
community Tuesday night, but did not
succeed in starting the game.
Mr.. ]. E. Slack, valued subscriber,
writes us as follows from Emma: "You
will find enclosed check, for which mail
me the Banner for another year. I could
not well get along without it,
Mr.. W. C. Vance and his little baby girl
are both said to be quite sick. They are
at the North Louisiana Sanitarium, in
Shreveport. Mrs. Vance, who is with
them, has the sympathy of many friends.
Three communications of minor i'm
portance are left out this week, not on ac-
count of lack of space, but because we
haven't had the time to put them in type.
It is our intention to use them next week.
On Thursday night of next week, in the
Benton High School chapel, play en-
titled 'sThe Magic Bell" will be presented
by the pupils of the first four grades. The
doors will open at eight O'Clock and the
performance begin at $3.50. Admission,
Is and Is cents.
We hear that colored fisherman caught
anice string of white perch out of Bodcau
Monday He was fishing up about Inabi-
net Bluff Our old friend Mr.. R. E. Wyche
and other local sportsmen are getting rest
less, but the rains since Monday have no
doubt changed conditions over on the lake.
Our readers living in Benton and COM
nunity will be pleased to learn that the
protracted meeting to be begun at the
Methodist Church Sunday will be led by
Rev. j. B. Williams, formerly a resident
and deservedly popular with all denomi-
nations and all classes. He is expected to
reach Benton Saturday afternoon.
The members of r. J. Hancock Chapter,
.. D. c., who are now delinquent with
their dues will please make prompt re-
mittance. The Confederate monument is
soon to be erected, and on this account
and for other reasons there is urgent need
Of funds. (This notice is inserted by re-
quest of the President of the chapter.)
Mr. J. P. Creswell left one day recently
for Shreveport, where he has bought out
the Lawrence Hotel, located at the corner
Of Milan and Louisiana Streets and over
oaenger Brothers drug store. He will
thofoughly renervate and partially refur-
nlsh the rooms and at once reopen the
establishment as a rooming house, under
lhe name of the Creswell House. Keep
ms location in mind and stop with him
When you visit Shreveport. Watch for his
advertisement in our next issue.
Mr.. G. E. Mann of Forest, Miss, is look
ing for his brother, DR.. j. c.. Mann. His
brother was last heard from during De-
eemoer. He was then in poor health and
Y Is feared that he is now bed-ridden and
among strangers, or that even worse fate
las hefallen him. Mr.. Mann has adj
dressed circular letters to the assessors of
puf State. one of which has been received
" assessor E. r. Mading. Any one
moving of the present postoffice of DR..
mann, or who has heard of him recently,
saon ~. promptly notify the brother living
y Mississippi.
ut. W. M. Wilson of the Ivan commu-
my, q valued subscriber, while in Benton
lse friday paid US an appreciated call.
NJ, says that by using one of the hawk
sa's advertised in the Banner some
a'atns ago he and his sons have about
Spssel rld of the hawks about his farm.
me- NY Killed fourteen in two weeks, Mr..
aason himself killing eleven with ten
.s. That's good record indeed. He
o.hers want calls. They can be had
M, Mail by addressing Mr.. Will Mercer oil
ssss sn. The price at the time they were
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