The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-17
rnnics of a Week
c..tinued Story of Current Events

/ ~ oonrse YOU won't want your name
- ~ If our new subscription book.
= n;str;ct Attorney John N. Sandlin of
u;Ddsn spent Tuesday night in Benton.
~ There are several new ADVERTISE
nsnts on this page. Find them and read
1 them.
]. t.ode for live stock. See his advertise
uent elsewhere.
Mr. R. F. Estes of Shreveport, now So
r.;t;ra for the Shreveport Journal, paid
ne editor an appreciated call Tuesday.
Nice Fife Johnson, North Bossier
..aeher. was guest at the home of Sheriff
r Edwards one day last week. We
harmed that she was looking for a school.
Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tons. we're as follows: Good ordinary, 49,
ala cents; low middling, IA lie cents
n;ddline IA 1915 cents; good middling,
Is cents.
We will soon lay aside our old subscrip-
t;on book and begin writing another. III
YOU are in arrears with your subscription,
nav up now and get your name on our
new book.
n YOU have few turkey hens for sale
here IS your chance. Mr.. T. W. W. Stinson,
who lives near this place wants to buy 100,
and will paw from 81 to S1.25, according to
age size and weight.
The girls of the Alden Bridge basket ball
team defeated both the Camken, Ark,
pirs and the Plain Dealing High School
boys in the two games played in Alden
Bridge last Saturday.
On account of the Land Congress, which
convenes in Shreveport this afternoon, the
Cotton Belt will grant a rate of one and
oae-third fares for the round trip; tickets
on sale to-day and tomorrow.
Mr.. W. A. Fortson, Parish Superintend-
ent OF Public Schools, has requested us to
give space to the following: ''The Bossier
Parish Teachers Association will convene
in Shreveport March 9TH next. All teach
ers Of the parish are expected to be
present.
Mrs. George Grosjean of Shreveport is
guest this week of her aunt, Mrs. R. A.
Smith. Mrs. Grosjean returned some days
ago from visit in New Orleans and has
come here for her two little children, who
during her absence in the city were with
their aunt.
s There has been slight change in the
schedule of the local passenger train,
which went into effect yesterday. 1t now
leaves Shreveport at 5:15 in the afternoon
and is due to arrive here at 6:O2; the old
time was 6:14. Southboung the train is
due here at 9:20 am.
Messrs. W. W. Carter and N. M. and
+ H. Belcher left yesterday for Alabama.
We are told they will make Selma their
headquarters and will engage in selling
patent rights for gate and crude oil
burner. Mr.. Carter will not move his
family to Alamama until some later date.
On account of her protracted illness,
Miss Camille Kelly has resigned her po-
sition as one of the teachers in Benton
High School. Miss Jessie Wyche is still
teaching in her place, but is not an appli-
cant for the vacancy. Two gentlemen Eve
oelleve) who are applicants have been
heard from.
In addition to the So, 9O7.3O received from
!ne general school fund this month for the
nrst quarter, Bossier will receive about
5,lOO from the township fund Interest
PAD by the State on the sale Of sixteenth
section school lands. These two sums
really represent the final apportionment
IRON the State for 1909
a newspaper clipping reached Benton
one day this week announcing that Mr.
Ned Burt, son of Mr.. E. S. Burt, was mar.
rec. However, it proved to be mistake
me young man has recently been on {
WISH to New Orleans, but he did not ge
married while away, as the clipping stated
iie was IN Benton during the week ant
some of his friends, still under a wrong
IMPRESSION, were busy congratulating him
from Monday morning up to yesterda,
aitefnoon the weather was pleasant-fire
we're not even necessary. This pleasan
speil was broken yesterday afternoon by
Scoid wind and rain, followed by sleet ant
snoW during the night and a continues
iai IN the temperature. The snow fal
L Oontlnued for several hours this mornin!
eau the ground is now covered to dept
W ABOUT three inches. 1t is not snowin
~ the time this paragraph is put in typ
o'clock) but the clouds still loo
snreatenlng and a chilling wind is whist
ing around the corners.
saturday was the day fixed upon by tn
members of the local chapter of tn
Daee hters of the Confederacy for bi
to commemorate the birthda
s. ennle ersary of Gen. Robert E. Lee (Jan
oary l9th) but the present cold snap wi
81 pernaps interfere with arrangement.
ssS~as the intention of the members living
LUIS community to give a dining at tn
OF the President of the chapter
members present from elsewher'
80 at the school building program {
szslerss st was to have been rendered
n, moon, to which the public was invite'
g presume the date of this meeting wi
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