The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-06-23
Topics of a Week
! Continued Story of Current Events
The river is again rising.

The river is again rising.
First call for roasting ears.
Court will begin next week. Now will
YOU be good?
Mr.. G. W. Bryant of Midway called to
see US yesterday
Miss Martha Johnston is visiting in
gelcher this week.
4 shower Sunday afternoon and another
Yesterday morning.
Peaches are now being sold. on our
streets from wagons.
Notice the change in Morton's adver-
t;sement 1t is to be found on page l.
sheriff Edwards is again out, but heI
coes to and from his office in buggy.
Miss Pauline Dawson returned home last
Saturday from Alden Bridge, where she
snent several days with friends.
Somebody will please send US bunch
If 6recrackers and a stick OF punk before
the 4th. We want to celebrate, too.
Attention is called to changes in the ad-
vartisements of the Hanszen- Mason Com
nany and the Bossier Abstract Company.
Wonder if our neighborly little town up
the road is going to give 4th of July bar
hpeue again this year. If net Bolinger,
who then!
The cable at Sentell's ferry was cut one
nieht this week. We were not told so, but
nresume it was cut by the crew of some
passing boat.
Mrs. L. G. Smith of Alden Bridge and
Mrs. f. E. Simpson of Hunter spent two
DAYS of this week here with their aunt,
Mrs Braxton Wise.
These are long dull days for one who is
irving to gather news. You will greatly
oblige us by sending in paragraph or so
]. every once and while.
A car load of crates for peaches, con-
signed to DR.. M. P. Cullinan, who owns a
plantation some miles south of Benton,
were unoaded here this week.
Miss Annie Rae Martin left Monday for
Fort Worth, Texas, where she joined a
party of pleasure seekers from this State.
They were en- route to points in Colorado,
where they will spend month.
A protracted meeting is being conducted
at the Baptist Church in this place by
Rev. B. c.. Conant of Gibsland, who was
some months ago called to preach here.
Thus far there have been three accessions
to the church Mrs. ]. A. Larkin, Ethel
Patterson and Elsie Smith.
Mr.. JOS E. Johnston has been seriously
i'll since our last issue, but is now much
better. In fact, the report has it that he
has been steadily improving for several
days past. Mr.. J. E. Johnston and Master
Bennett Johnston, his eldest and youngest
sons, both Of Shreveport, have been here
to see him during the week.
The Confederate Monument Fund, with
interest up to June 1st added, amounted to
j S6S1.13. Several sums, aggregating S2l,
have since been added, making the total
S7O2.13. Recent contributions are: From
I Mr.. j. M. Sentell, SO; Mrs. J. M. Sentell.
So; Mrs. M. E. Cade, So; Mrs. N. W
Sentell, So; Mrs. w. H. Scanland, So;
Matte Belle Scanland, 81.
Hy When you send us a dollar on sub
8 seription by some one else, Or come here
and fail to see one of the editors and leave
the money with some one else, the amount
will be acknowledged by receipt from this
office. In other words, whenever thire
person figures in the transaction, receip
will be mailed during the month. II yot
do not receive a receipt you will know the
money was not paid over to US.
Mr.. L. c.. Parker of Mississippi came il
few. days since to join his family, who
are spending the summer with his parents
DR.. and Mrs j. A. Parker. His little boy
is still at a New Orleans sanatOrlum, bu
is doing well. It was not found necessary
to amputate his foot. It is thought that al
! the diseased bones have been removed
and still nearly the entire foot is left. /
he continues to do we'll and other opera.
tons are not found necessary, he will il
after life walk with perhaps just Sigh
limp. We feel that the family should b.
Congratulated over the little fellows i'm
proving condition.
This mornings mail brought US a news
report from a North Bossier postoffice
which was intended for our correspond
cree column. However, as the writer doe
not make herself known, it does not ap
pear. We do not want anonymous com
limitations, nor will we publish them
There is no objection whatever to the u.s.
OF pen name, but note enclosed, Or !;
footnote added, should show the real NAM
~ q the writer. Only the pen name, whe1
gwen, will appear in print. This has Otter
oeen explained in print in these column
our readers and contributors and w
nope that they will finally quit asking u
Z q break an old and we'll established rule
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