The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-31
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Mr. A. c. Skannal of Sligo spent last Saturday
in Benton.
urI.. C. Biggs of Bellevue was here on business
last Saturday.
regular meeting of the School Board will be
hold in this place on Thursday of next week.
Mr.. Frank Edwards of Haughton was business
,isitor in Benton the latter part of last week.
THO scbool at Linton will be closed Tomorrow
and public school picnic given there on the fol-
lowing day.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge held in this
Mace last Thursday night there was work in the
entered apprentice degree.
Mrs. Maria Butler OF Bluffs came in on Tuesday
evenings train and is guest at the home of her
eon-in-law, Mr.. j. P. Creswell.
Several of our neighbors spent last Friday fishing
IN Clear Lake. We are told that Mrs. Robert
snson took the best string of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Binford (and the baby of
Plain Dealing spent Sunday here with their brother
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Maury.
Miss Bessie Many of Plain Dealing passed
through Benton Tuesday on her way to Linton,
where she will visit her sister, Miss Ethel.
If YOU buy ticket for next weeks entertain
ment from one of the little girls of our town you
will be helping them on the price of their own.
Miss Annie Johnston, now teacher in one of
the Shreveport Schools has been i'll for ten days OF
more and is at her home in this place, recuperating
aAunt'' Abigail Smith, a trustworthy and we'll
liked old negress living in this community, and the
widow Of Sam Smith, dropped dead at her home
Tuesday
NIL. C. Parker Of Gulfport, Miss, spent Sun
day and Monday here with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Parker Mr. Parker is in the telephone
business and is the manager of big district on
the coast
Most of the turkey hunters we have seen come in
have returned empty handed. The report has
reached us that the limited territory is overcrowded
with hunters on every favorable morning. Partic-
uarly is this true in the hills.
Attend the entertainment to be given at the
school house in this place on Friday night Of next
week. Help good cause along-the fund derived
is to be given to Bentons Civic League, uncon
dtionaly Buy ticket from one of the little girls.
The public school few miles east of Hughes
Spur was closed last Friday after successful term,
again taught by Miss Tomme McCranie. The
usual picnic was given under the large sycamore
tree near the school, in keeping with the annual
custom Of the community.
Young Robertson (colored) accused of burglary
and horse stealing and who, together with several
others, escaped from the parish Jail during 1901,
was on Saturday of last week captured in Shreve-
port by Caddo Parish deputy sheriff and brought
here Sunday by Sheriff J. F.. Edwards and again
lodged in Jail.
The service at the Methodist Church Sunday
morning was we'll conducted and attended by
large crowd. AS the program was published in two
previous issues, further comment is unnecessary.
DR.. Parker's sermon that evening was excellent
one of the best we have ever heard-and twice since
We have heard it favoraby commented on.
We learn from the Shreveport Times that, begin
ming next Sunday, the st. Louis and Southwestern
kalroad will greatly improve its freight and pas
senger service between Shreveport and Lewisville.
Two fast freight trains, each carrying passengers,
Will leave Shreveport daily-the first at a.m and
the other at pm. Returning, the freights will
feach shreveport at 6 am. and at noon.
Mr. Charles H. Hanks, who now has position
IN Texarkana, Ark, and Mr.. Clyde w. Biggs of
Bellevue expect to open place of business in our
town at an early date. They will sell cold drinks,
etc, and perhaps put in line of fancy groceries.
snce the foregoing lines put in type Mr.
hanks has arrived in Benton. Mr.. Biggs was
already here. They have informed us that they
expect to open their place one day next week.
sas@ We wish to call the attention of our readers
% two new features" Daddy's Bedtime Stories
and ''The Sunday School''-the first instaments
Of which were run on this and our fourth pages
last week. You will find them on these two pages,
anu occupying the same positions, in this issue.
Inc stories you should read to the little ones while
soa Will perhaps find the other feature helpful in
preparing your Sunday school lessons. In the
went they can be secured, and become popular
S'en our readers, we expect to make the two feat
'es, particularly the last mentioned, permanent.
Nnile many of the turkey hunters return home
s.shout even securing shot while a-field, our
l'e''u Mr. Il. E. Wyche goes quietly on baggging
s'n regularly. He came in Monday morning with
W hhest gobbler we have ever seen, which
se'ehea "A pounds. His plumage was full and had
saas bronze tinge we'll known and he must in
s0a nave looked pretty when strutting under the
.'ss oI the morning sun. He is thought to be the
soooief which local hunters have heretofore claim
= was 70 cunning to ever be bagged. But he at
'as1 came to grief. His spurs were long and keen
ala ms beard measured II inches. We gladly ac-
spseu an invitation to be present at a dining at
81 W. Nyche's home Tuesday. That turkey was fine,
=. uther guests were Misses Matte Brown and
saee Larkin, Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Burt, Mr.. JOS. E
s0anston and Mr.. L. Swords.
nedlclnes that aid nature are always
'ose succussful. Chamberlain Cough
.ssnedy acts on this plan. 1t loosens the
f;Asn' relleves the lungs, opens the secre-