The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-24
Topics of a Week
Continued Story of Current Events

II weather permits, tomorrow will be a
hin day in our school. You should make
an effort to be present.
Miss Lila Belcher of Shreveport and her
e;ster. Mrs. Amber of Greenvile, S. c..
are guests of Mrs. J. H. Belcher.
Rev. B. C. Conant of Gibsland has been
invited to preach at the Baptist Church in
this place on the third Sunday in March,
Since our last issue Mrs. R. P. Newton
of Doyline has spent several days here
with friends and her sister, Miss Matte
Brown.
Miss Martha Johnston, now teaching the
Palmetto School, in South Bossier, left
Tuesday after spending several days here
with the home folks.
Miss Leila White Of this place is now
teaching ia Lakeside, Cameron Parish
Until recently she was teaching in Chau-
vim, Terre Bonnie Parish.
Mr.. A. L. Byram, now of Ida, has just
made remittance on subscription and
writes us: 81 can't do without the old
Banner, even if | have left Bossier.''
Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows: Good ordinary, 1914
cents; low middling, 10 g cents; midding,
AZ cents; good middling, IA 9-16 cents.
With the passing of this month the sea-
son for shooting ducks, geese, brant, quail
and doves closes. Blue winged teal ducks
and turkey cocks may be shot until April
18TH and snipes until May 10Th.
Mrs. N. A. Arnold left Sunday for her
home in Bossier City, after spending sew
eral days very pleasantly here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Martin, and
other relatives. She was accompanied by
her little girl, Annie Lou.
DR.. R. H. Gulledge Of Oil City spent
Tuesday here with his mother and mem
bers OF her family. The Doctor is now in
sterested in drug stores in both Mornings
port and Oil City, while most of his prac-
tee is in the latter town and vicinity.
The negro who killed another laborer on
the Sligo plantation Monday night was
brought here Tuesday evening and jailed.
There are at present four in jail, including
two white men charged with the theft of an
overcoat and laprobe, and negro by the
name of Jesse James.
Mr.. Tom Stinson left Tuesday with about
twenty laborers and fifteen teams for the
Sample rice farm, about forty miles south
OF Shreveport and on the Natchitoches
branch of the T. and P, where his father,
MIR. I. W. W. Stinson, has secured con-
tract to cut several canals.
Messrs. R. E. Wyehe, C. o. Gayle, J. H.
Stinson, W. G. Burt, Gray Stinson and
jim Edwards left Tuesday for Phelps Lake
70 hunt ducks. They are expected home
tomorrow. AS the weather has been all
that one could ask and as the game is re-
ported to be plentiful, they must be having
some sport.
Miss Ella W. Kerr of Eastville, Va, who
has been regular subscriber for some
years, has just made 50 remittance and
writes the editor in part as quoted: 81 like
the Banner so much that do not want to
miss single number. Wishing you a
happy New Year and that it will bring you
many blessings
Our readers will notice on this page a
1ocal church and lodge directory, which is
as yet by far not full. Ministers, lodge
secretaries and our friends generally are
urged to send in the necessary information
% make this full and correct Such d.
fectory will not only be convenience to
residents. but as duty to visitors it
should appear in print.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Connell, who reside
several miles south of Benton, had as
guests Sunday Miss Tommie McCranie and
MRS. Connell's sister, Miss Lucy Roberts.
MISS McCranie returned that afternoon to
nef school, near Hughes Spur, while Miss
noeefts returned Monday morning to her
nome IN Shreveport after spending the
A'gnt with Alden Bridge friends.
subscriber writing from Noble to make
remittance mentions incidentally that
eIe OF our former Alden Bridge readers
MISS Hattie Campbelle awarded a
aanusome rainbow cake at an entertain
.n1hs and box supper given at the high
ss,ooi as being the most popular young
.auy 10 Noble. A Mr.. Riddle, being the
tured cake,
Last year the Banner gave a num-
s. u subscriptions as premiums at the
D.. o'isil ralr, but it is the intention of the
; a.nagement of the paper to again take up
- IS turner practice and offer something for
a'p young man Ca resident of this parish)
sauee eighteen years of age who makes
q. sae best agricultural display To secure
s1e premium he must keep in line with the
@. ] OF the Parish Fair Association, and
= Stipulated that everything exhibited
sass oe grown by the young man making
w exnlolt. Get ready, boys; there may
S. second and even third premium in
~ ~ contest, offered by Others. The Ban
premium may again be rifle or a
'eun, or it may be cash purse.
Mnlle 1t is often impossible to prevent ar
ss.uent. 1T it never impossible to be pre-
soa III is not beyond any ones purse