The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-15
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A Continued Story Of Current Events
Pay your poll tax!

Only ten more days to Christmas.
Only sixteen more days in which to pay
your poll tax.
Stated meeting of Cypress Lodge to-
night. Election of officers.
Mr.. R. A. Holmes will ship two carloads
Of beef cattle to Fort Worth, Texas, next
Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve an
oyster supper in the room on the ground
floor of the Masonic Hall building tonight.
The pupils Of Benton High School will
present Christmas cantata on Friday
evening, December Sd, for the benefit of
the school.
Mr.. S. C. Adger, who resides about five
miles east of Alden Bridge, is running
telephone line from his residence to Alden
Bridge to connect with the Cumberland
Company's service.
Rev. J. M. Brown, formerly pastor of
Benton Circuit for eight years, and who
has been pastor of the Clinton and Jackson
Methodist Churches for the past year, is
q welcome visitor in our town for q few
days.
Mr.. A. M. league, who, with force of
about dozen men, has been cutting timber
on 160-acre tract west of our town for
the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company's
mill at Alden Bridge, has completed the
work.
The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
announces special holiday rate of one
and one-third fare for the round trip over
its line on December %, "a, Is, 26 and 81,
1910, and January /, 1911, good for return
to and including January 9Th, 1911.
There will be Christmas tree in the
Baptist Church at Linton on Saturday
night, December oath. Everybody invited
to send their gifts and be present. The
Decorating Committee will be ready to re-
ceive gifts for the tree by ten O'Clock
Saturday morning.
It's poor consolation, but Bossier is not
the only parish in Louisiana that shows a
population loss. She is one of only nine
that are given that unfortunate distinction.
! The decrease in population of this parish
Is due to the migration of colored families
i TO other States on account of the ravages
Of the boil weevil.
Mr.. E. j. Barker returned last week
from business trip to Tunica, Miss, and
Little Rock, Ark, and after few days
visit with his wife and child, who are
stopping with Mrs. Barker's parents, Mr..
B and Mrs. j. E. Rogers, left for Oklahoma
City, Okla, where his wife expects to join
him after the holidays.
Mr. E. R. Welsh, who recently succeeded
Mr.. R. W. Hanks as local station agent of
the Cotton Belt, is in turn to be succeeded
By Mr.. H. Bragg, who arrived in town
yesterday morning. Mr.. Welsh has been
recalled to do telegraph operating work at
some large Office. He will report to Pine
Bluff, Ark, for assignment as soon as he
y checked out.
The Homer Guardian Journal comments
as follows in an article on the Methodist
conference held there last week: "We
ere glad to see the venerable DR.. j. A..
Parker, who was pastor in charge of this
mock when the old church gave way for
the brick dedicated thirty years ago.
His forceful, logical sermons were source
q Inspiration to our young manhood in the
lays OF long ago. Ripe in experience,
With much knowledge of the ways of his
eaurch, commanding in appearance, he is
familiar figure in the big conference.
e learn he has been superannuated.'
The Directors of the Bossier Parish Fair
association met last Wednesday and re-
eeaved the final report of the Secretary.
ne receipts for the four days of the Fair
Nere STAB. The cash premiums paid out
sere 1894, besides large number of
eclal premiums. All expenses have
2sen paid and there is balance of 1854 in
80 treasury. This was also the date for
le annual meeting of stockholders to elect
directors. AS there was not a quorum
esent there was no election. President
ays has called another meeting for
keauary Sd, 1911, and it is absolutely
cessarv to hold an election in order to
we fair in 1911.
you are suffering from biliousness, con-