The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-01
Topics Of a Week
A Continued Story Of Current Events

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A sudden change in the weather Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. w. Stinson
last Saturday, boy.
MIR. j. H. Wheeler of Plain Dealing now
has a position on the Shreveport police
force.
Two dry kilns were destroyed by fire
Monday night at the saw mill east of this
place.
Bossier' share of the apportionment just
made to the schools by the State was
S791.76.
There was a slight fire on the roof of
Mr.. j. A. Larkin's residence Tuesday
morning, but neighbors quickly assembled
and put it out.
Mrs. R. w. Hanks and her little daugh-
ter, Portia, left one day last week for Red
Water, Texas, Mrs. Hanks former home,
where they are visiting relatives.
The barn of Mr. Charlie German, to-
pether with its contents, including new
buggy, were destroyed by fire one day last
week. His home is near Collinsburg.
Burn the grass off your pastures during
this month. In this way you will destroy
many injurious insects and tick eggs. The
same can be said about your fence rows.
Mr.. R. E. Wyche left yesterday for San
Antonio and other points in West Texas.
He will be gone week or more and expects
to bring back mixed car of horses and
mules.
Mr.. Luther Rogers, planter living in
the Spirit Lake district-between Lewis
Vile and Texarkana, Ark.-spent Monday
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Rogers.
MIR. Homer Colquitt and family will move
this week to some plantation south of
Shreveport. For several years past Mr..
Colquitt has had charge of plantations
near this place.
Red River can now be forded in many
places. and such has been the case for
months past. Transfers often cross with
loaded wagons near VAUDEVILLE and at
other points, so we are told.
Mr.. Arthur Wise, who for some time past
E has made his headquarters in Butte, Mont,
and was a travelling salesman in that terri
tory, has returned to his fathers home near
VAUDEVILLE. We are told the young man
did not enjoy good health in the North
west.
Mr. Buck Hood, planter living in
Becher, died on Wednesday night of last
week and was buried in Cottage Grove
Cemetery Friday. He was perhaps about
fifty years of age and is survived by his
wife, two children, two brothers and one
sister.
An unusual sight on our streets was to
be seen Tuesday morning, when three
heavy wagons, each drawn by four mules
came in from the saw mill east of Benton,
loaded with only thirty pieces of timber
They were 12x12-14, and appeared to be
all heart.
''Uncle'' Buck Lacy, who for years has
been travelling salesman in this territory
for st. Louis firm, was killed Monday a
Timpson, Texas, by being struck by
train. He had many friends and acquaint
ances in our town and parish who viii
regret to learn of his death.
nag The first installment of "Hom
Course in Health Culture is to be foun
on the fourth page of to-day's issue. Yo
will profit by reading the entire series
There are eighteen articles, which will b
run uninterrupted, unless something un
foreseen happenstoprevent Readthem all
A meeting of the Farmers Union {
Bossier Parish will be held at Rocky MouT
on Thursday and Friday, the 10Th and 16t
Of December. The State President an
State Organizer will be present. Th
public is invited to be present on the 15tl
as that date will be public days.
Johnston, Secretary.
Misses Clara Wetzel and Margaret Co
bert, two of the teachers in Benton Hig
School, visited their homes in Monroe an
Gibsland the latter part of last weel
Messrs. Tom Stinson and Almer Wycf
took them to Shreveport by private cor
yeyance last Wednesday afternoon. tt
& young ladies returned to Benton Sunds
4 evening.
. Our friend, Mr.. A. L. Beaumont, still :
] advertiser in the Banner, writes US as TO
lows in making a remittance from Konaw
& Okla, where he ia now located: "ArouI
konawa over 5000 bales of cotton al
T plenty of corn have been harvested. Bus
ness is booming" We are glad to kne
4, Mr.. Beaumont. Hope you are pleas
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your share of the business.
Mr.. W. j. Dawson of this place, t
Parish Fair Secretary, last week mail
ent the checks and other premiums to t
Minners at the fair of last month. 1t
friday, while returning from Shrevepo
e Informed us that already two preminl
Ave been offered for next years ia
they are parasol by the Hearne D
oods Company and bride by \
leonard Workman, the saddle, buggy a
afness man. Both are Shreveport firm
you are suffering from biliousness, CO
patton, indigestion, chronic headacl
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