The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-24
Topics Of a Week
4 Continued Story Of Current Events

Nearly everybody SeIS holIudy to'udy'
Watch for the Red Goose in Benton next
Monday.
Capt. Thomas Lyles of Midway passed
through Benton Tuesday en- route to
Shreveport.
A meeting of the stockholders in the
Bossier Parish Fair Association will be
held in Plain Dealing December 7th.
This is the open season for nearly every
thing. If the fish won't bite just shoulder
your gun and whistle to ''Ring" or your
bird dog.
We were informed this forenoon by
Deputy Sheriff R. B. Hill that to date 43O
hunters licenses had been issued at the
Sheriff office.
On account of the death of Prof. Jos. E.
Johnston, and as mark of respect to the
family, Benton High School was dismissed
for the day Monday.
Mr.. w. ]. Dawson, Secretary of the
Parish Fair Association, is busy this week
mailing out checks to the premium winners
1t the past Parish Fair.
The "Home Course in Health Culture"
will begin in our issue of next week. Don't
miss single installment of the series of
articles. There are eighteen.
Mrs. Matte McDade and Mrs. Mary Ed
wards of Haughton are guests of Mrs. J. F.
Edwards. Mrs. Mary Edwards is Deputy
Sheriff j. A. Edwards mother.
On account of the death of her husband
and because all of her children are away
from home, Mrs. Jos. E. Johnston will re-
move to Monroe to live with her brothers.
! Her home is advertised for sale in this is
sue of the Banner.
There are at present only two prisoners
in the parish Jail. One of these is Claude
Thomas, sentenced to be hanged for MUIR
der, who is applying for communication of
sentence. The other is Alex Blankenship,
slso charged with murder. Both are
cclored.
DR.. j. A. Parker left Monday for Mans
field to attend meeting of the Educational
Board of the North Louisiana Conference
Of the M. E. Church, South. He was ac-
eompanied by Mrs. Parker. A pleasure in
bore for them before they return home is
] thanksgiving dinner to-day with their
oon living in that place.
The Cotton Belt Company still has big
news at work on its road bed putting down
Rravel and raising the track. We are
Tondering if this is merely an improve
hent for the sake of the thing, or if they
Z Upect to make dicker with the Louisiana
Railway and put on fast train between
m Louis and New Orleans. Anyway, i
iooks as if they are getting ready for fas
rains.
q In our last issue mention was made o.
lie Illness of Mr.. G.. w. Arnold of Reagan
county, Texas, and we stated it was re.
ported that it would be necessary to taxi
him to one Of the larger cities in the Eas
% an operation. He is now in Dallas
Texas, and we are pleased to announce
3 Nat the latest reports state that he is doing
sell and will perhaps recover without al
VIBRATION.
Particular attention is called to tn
1ange in the advertisement of our pro
Ressive merchant friend, Mr.. c. O. Gayle
81 zhe Red Goose shoe man is making tenn
orary headquarters at his store and ha
81 ranged to give $40 in prizes to schoe
hldren of this place through Mr.. Gayle
ead the advertisement closely and hav
our children call at Mr.. Gayle's store fc
copy of the rules governing the contes
We thank three of our friends for invita-
peg to join in the camp hunt this wee
of Bellevue. We could not get ava
9m the Office this week, but will take
alton beginning with the 1st or I'd I
seember. In fact, Mr.. Dallas Jones
eveport and the writer expect to put
siy the whole month hunting sma
3 "a and fishing. We would have bee
80 have joined in the deer hunt, ar
hope the campers are meeting wi
" John Hanks returned home
fsday of last week and on Monday
week will again take charge of rur
cry route No. 2 out of this plac
S. time ago he received his appointme
Failway postal clerk and for sever
was on duty between Memphis al
point west of Little Rock. The
81 gut little more in it than in his positi'
&# and aside from this he thinks the