The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-26
Topics of a Week
. cootinued Story of Current Events

limo ;s lust on the threshold. How fast
the year is passing!
particular attention is called to the Bank
..penton's ad. 1t has just been changed.
Mr. David Wallace of Texarkana, Ark,
i visitor in Benton for the first time in
twoyears.
NJ and Mrs. Dallas Jones of Shreveport
20 heen visitors in Benton since our
last issue.
Miss Martha Johnston, who has been
..aoh;no a school in South Bossier. is
again at home.
The rains of the past week have saved
nsnv stands of corn and cotton and have
been been the making Of oats.
Mr. r. A. Grounds, successful planter
t.om the Caddo side of the river, paid us
an appreciated call Monday.
Mics Matte Edwards of Haughton, Dep
ntu Sheriff J. A. Edwards sister, is Wis
;tnr this week at the home of Sheriff j. F..
Edwards.
benefit school entertainment will be
held in the auditorium of our high school
huildine tonight The curtain will rise at
$50 o'clock. The prices OF admission will
be Is and Is cents.
Mr.. W.D. Smith of the Midway COM
mun;tv writes us as follows: "Please an
nounce in the Banner that there will be
nreacbing at Pine Grove Friday night,
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night. There will be dinner on the ground
Sunday"
The regular monthly meeting of Cypress
Lodge was not held in this place last
Thursday night as inclement weather pre-
vented At deferred meeting held Mon
day night Mr.. John Hanks, fellow
townsman, was raised to the degree of q
Master Mason.
Mr.. ]. C. Mcqueen, a divinity student ir
the Southwestern Presbyterian University
Of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, will have charge O.
the Bossier group of Presbyterian churche;
for the summer. He will begin his worl
by the middle of June, and will make hi:
headquarters in this place.
1 This morning Deputy Sheriff J. A. Ed
wards informed us that Sheriff Edward
/ condition continues to improve. He ha
had hard fight to pull through, and onc'
/ soon following his operation, which was OF
the 9th, hope of his recovery was all bu
abandoned. However, he is now consid
cred out of all danger and will perhaps b.
able to return home within week.
Everything is moving along smoothly a
the new brick yard. Visitors are surprises
at the large output of the one little ma
chine and the pretty appearance and hig
class of the brick being turned out. Thu
lar four orders have been secured. MI
/ We. Ivey gave the first order for pave
ment blocks and Mr. R. A. Smith the frs
/ for brick. The editor of the Banner ais
wants about a hundred pavement blocks
and an order has come from Arkansas fo
building blocks If the weather continue
fair the plant will be operated Tomorrow
1 Messrs. Dan Logan, Ernest Belcher an
I Haywood Montgomery spent the latte
part of last week over at Indian Noun
Camp, on Bodcau. Fish were biting non
too we'll, so Mr.. Belcher reports, but the
secured greatest plenty for table u.s.
Messrs. J. II. Burt, w. G. Burt and J. T
Stnson went over to the camp Monda
morning, but a hard rain that afternoo
and another the following morning dro1
them back home. The water is now te
high and muddy for successful fishing
but it is thought conditions will be ju
night in about ten days, if the weath'
continues favorable.
The Louisiana Democrat, published
Alexandria, says in its issue of the Els
THE Rev. Mr.. Zeigler, Presbyteria
minister, who formerly resided at Rock
Mount, Bossier Parish, but who for tt
past six years has been stationed at Lev
sburg, Tenn, was a visitor to the city Sc,
eral days ago and gave the Democrat
pleasant call. Mr.. Zeigler has recent
accepted a call to the Presbyterls
churches at Bunkie, Marksville and Il
Atchafalaya River, and will reside me-
Bankie. He is consecrated Christie
gentleman and an energetic, earne'
worker in the cause of Christ, and the
churches will, no doubt, take on new Ii
under his pastorate. Presbyterians
These communities are to be congratulate
upon securing him as their pastor.