The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-08-18
Topics Of a Week
4 Continued Story Of Current Events
Full moon Saturday.

Full moon Saturday.
Mr.. W. G. Burt was up and out Monday
+ after a weeks illness.
don't forget that the Cotton Belts hog
demonstration cars will reach this place
Saturday.
BENTON has new merchants Mr..
Nov;ll who moved here this week from
Shreveport.
We are told that big barbecue and
General celebration will be held at Belcher
next Tuesday.
We regret to announce that Mrs. N. A.
Arnold Of Bossier City will be operated on
to-day for appendicitis at one of the
Shreveport sanitariums.
Miss Margaret Murff left last Saturday
for her home in Shreveport after spending
some days on Lake Bodcau as guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Gayle, who spent the
greater part of the week at Indian Mound
camp.
Miss Julia Elston of Haughton was the
winner in the Shreveport Times "Page of
Presidents contest and has been mailed
an order for a gold watch, so that paper
announces. There were nearly 5000 re-
sponses to the advertisement.
The President of the Parish Fair Asso-
citation has asked us to make the following
announcement: "The directors of the
Rossier Parish Fair Association will meet
At the Secretary's office at two O'Clock
nm, on the 23d. All members are urged
to be present.
wAn addition measuring 1Ox 100 feet
is to be added to the Agricultural Hall at
the Bossier Parish Fair grounds. All
persons wishing to bid on this work should
be present at the said hall at three O'Clock
nm. on Tuesday, the 23d, when the con-
tract will be let.
Hon. E. S. Dortch of Taylortown, Parish
Registrar of Voters, has informed us by
letter that there are at present 1927 regis
tered voters in the parish, 812 of whom are
Democrats, ten Socialists, one Prohibit
ZIONIST and four Republicans. The regis
ration books are now closed.
Mrs. Berta Wyche and Miss Katie Hall
accompanied by Mr.. Clyde Biggs, spen
several days of last week in Bellevue as
guests of Mrs. L. C. Biggs. Mrs. Wyche
is still here but expects to leave this after.
noon for her home in Plain Dealing. Mis-:
Katie, we think, is now guest of Mrs
Mary Vance.
In last weeks issue Typographical
error caused us to give the total amount o
! the Confederate Monument Fund raised by
Individual subscriptions as S230.13, wher
it should have read S73O.13. However, WI
presume our readers really knew the cor
rect total, as we gave it in our issue of thu
4th as S728.13, correct at that time.
Public meetings have been held her
this week with view of agitatating tn
incorporation of our town and leading t.
the acceptance of the proposition to pip
natural gas here from Dixie. A bonus o
$500 is demanded by the promoters. 1
Petition to get the sense of the resident
% the proposition to again incorporate tn
town is being circulated and is is though
something material will result.
The Banner has received prettil
printed announcement reading as follows
The members of the first class Of 1911
announce their graduation on Saturday
August Goth, 1910, Louisiana State Norma
auditorium, Natchitoches, La" Their
are fifty mine in the class, among whor
We notice the names of two young ladie
nom this parish: Miss Madge Sentell c
Collinsburg and Miss Nettie Mae PURGE
Of Bolinger.
In last weeks issue of the Banner W
published a very pretty poem-'The Oh
Canoe'-which was clipped from Wester
Field, sportsman's magazine publishe
st San Francisco. We gave credit as
iound it in the magazine, to r. Wesle
Asbury. The editor of the Banner has in
hrmed US that the author of the poem
ne late Gen. Albert Pike and that it is
g found in his book of poems. We regrt
me- error and gladly make this correction
News has reached Benton Of the deaf
q Mr.. B. F. Oneal, ST., which occurre
nls morning in New Orleans at tn
nome of his eldest son, Mr.. W. P. Onea
~ Oneal was native of this parish, an
vas born October %, 1916. During til
saf be was a member of Capt. R. /
xyche's calalry company the Bossit
wards. He was Sheriff for six years
nom 1870 to 1876-and later served {
United States Marshal. He is survive
q nve sons and other relatives. The ir
ment will take place tomorrow
sslevue Cemetery.