The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-05
Topics of a Week
Continued Story of Current Events

psv Ben West of Plain Dealing was a
visitor Tuesday.
Rattle the willows, boys! The season is
now here for far.
Miss Dubois Elder of Alden Bridge
snent Tuesday here with friends.
See the announcement made in the
.nner left corner of our fourth page.
Mr.. Emmett Taylor is again out in the
IRAN community checking cross ties.
Mrs. L. G. Smith of Alden Bridge is
here on visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. J. Scott of Shreveport has been
.bere since last Saturday as guest of Mrs.
Kate Wyche and Mrs. Braxton Wise.
Collections at the Shreveport bridge for
the past month were as follows: East
end-day, S649; night, $3.50. West end
day, s6O1 50; night, S1O9.95.
We are told that Mr.. Cox of Bolinger
suffered a light stroke of paralysis Tues
dav. We have reference to the father of
Mr.. Fred Cox, whose initials we do not
know, but think they are S. 7.
Mr.. W. A. Martin, who was at home
Sunday, informed US that he has located
in Bossier City, where he and his brother
in.law, Mr.. N. A. Arnold are buying and
dressing cattle for the Shreveport market.
Mrs. j. S. Alison left last Saturday to
attend the State Convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, for which
she is the Historian. The convention con-
yention Tuesday in Donaldsonville and
will adjourn this afternoon. Mrs. Alison
is expected home tomorrow.
Cal Giliard, trust worthy and we'll
liked colored man, was drowned in Cypress
Bayou last Friday while helping other
laborers float logs down to single mill.
AS the water was shallow and as he was
exceptionally active, it is thought that he
was in some way injured in falling.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. Will
Bell, who about ten days ago was operated
on at the Shreveport Sanitarium, Shreve-
port, is said to be doing well. At present
Mr.. Bells home is in Shreveport, but he
formerly lived near VAUDEVILLE, and has
many friends among our readers who will
feel an interest in this paragraph.
The long continued spell without rain
has afforded an excellent season for cut
ting and curing alfalfa and many planters
have taken advantage of it. Alfalfa is a
good and profitable crop that is easily
grown, and many dollar it has brought
into Bossier that we perhaps never would
have seen if we hadn't have had it for sale.
! A meeting of the trustees of Benton
High School was held here Monday. A
faculty for the coming term of the school
was not elected, but a meeting will be held
next Monday for that porpose. We are
told that there are eight or ten applicants
for the principalship and a number of APP
plieants for the other places, but as yet
none of the present teachers have applied
for positions.
The cold of last week played FRANKS that
we're freakish. For instance, cotton, corn,
Irish potatoes and perhaps other crops
we're killed or injured only in spots. Mr..
] I. A. Tidwell, who lives south of Benton,
has informed US that some of his cotton
was killed while here and there, in the
same cut it escaped almost uninjured. Mr..
". E. Ivey and others say the rule holds
good with their several crops. This is
perhaps explained by the ground being
more moist in some places than others.
Mr. William Tuck of this community
died last Friday at the Charity Hospital in
Shreveport, where he was taken about two
weeks ago, suffering from stroke of par
alysis. He had been resident of Bossier
Parish some twelve or fourteen years and
came here from Ohio. He was perhaps
sixty or sixty-five years old. His family
IS scattered. If We are correctly informed,
ne has two sons in the Army, now in the
philippines. Other relatives survive him,
some of them living in this community.
Inc interment took place in Shreveport.
We are told that the meeting of Plain
Dealing Lodge, F. and A. NJ, held in Plain
Deallng Tuesday night proved of much
| more than usual interest. Mr.. R. E.Wyche
o. tins place, one of the visitors, informed
Us tnat everybody had a ''big' time. Two
candidates Messrs. Will Antrim and Fred
Oox-were raised and two others were ex
ahmed and are now ready to be raised
roiiowlng their labors, ice cream, straw
oerf1es and cake were served in the lodge
rom in great abundance. Other visitors
20 the northbound train Tuesday evening
pesldes Mr.. Wyche were Messrs. E. M
.oanghlin, S. R. Doyle, J. M. Sentell, j. P
esaoaugh, U. S. Meadows and J. c.