The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-10
Topics of a Week
1 Continued Story Of Current Events

Mrs W. C. Vance is spending the week
s New Orleans as guest of Mrs. A. D.
Battle.
Mrs Berta Potts of Shreveport is a
.aaot at the home of her brother, Mr.. J. M. /
Montgomery.
Mr.. J. J. Mckinney is again advertising
our fourth page.
We are told that Mr.. S. G.. Adger now
has charge of all the Whited & Wheless
lands located in this parish.
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Edwards and Mr..
4 Edwards returned this morning from
; Measure trip to New Orleans.
Mr.. A. P. Butler of Belcher was mixing
with the "boys" here Sunday. We listened
- his warns for little while. He is still
one of the champions.
Mrs. Sterling Palmer, Mrs. Bashie En-
ol;sh and Mrs. Dallas Jones, all of Shreve-
nort. spent last Saturday in Benton as
pnests of Mrs. w. H. Scanland.
Mr.. s. W. Vance of VAUDEVILLE and Mr..
Harris McVea, formerly of that commu-
niIv but now resident of East Baton
Rouge Parish, were visitors in Benton
Sunday.
We will soon lay aside our old subscrip-
tion book and begin writing another. 1t
Won are in arrears with your subscription,
nav up now and get your name on our
new book.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. McDade of McDade,
Mrs. E. E. Simpson of Hunter and Miss
Maud Mercer of Taylortown were among
& the visitors in New Orleans this week from
our parish.
AS we go to press this afternoon heavy
snow fall is noticeable out the office win
dow. However, as we are not experiencing
freezing weather it is melting as fast as it
I falls to earth.
Rev. J. H. Strother of Haynesville, who
preached here several Sundays ago and
who was called to preach regularly at the
Baptist Church, has accepted other work,
so we are told.
Mr.. W. W. Carter and family, residents
of this place, are making preparations to
remove elsewhere. Mr.. Carter thinks they
will perhaps go to Alabama and locate at
his former home.
NF Nine new subscribers have been
added to the Banners subscription list
since the month came in and several of our
former subscribers have paid up and or
dered the paper again mailed to them. We
are still growing, sir.
Mrs. Matte Adger, who resides some
miles out from Benton, has as guests her
mother, Mrs. S. J. Caldwell of Plain Deal
ing, and Mrs. J. w. Rabb. They are ex-
pected in Benton to- morrow and will spend
some days with relatives and friends.
Mr.. w. D. Smith, friend and sub
scriber living near Midway, has asked us
to announce that "Rev. West of Plain
Dealing, Christian minister, will preach
at Pine Grove school house on the fourth
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night
OF this month";
hD- We expect soon to get up loca
lodge and church directory. We wish this
to embrace all the lodges and churches o.
this parish and those of Caddo Parish
where the Banner circulates. Ministers
and lodge secretaries will please furnish
US with the necessary information.
On the 22d the pupils of the Alder
Bridge School will join the pupils of Ben
ton High School in debate in this place
Following this game of basket ball will
be played on the school grounds. Thl
information was not given by one OF tn
teachers, but by pupil. We presume W
are correctly informed.
Delegates from other places in the paris
who were here the latter part of last wee
70 attend the convention of the Paris
Sunday School Association were: Mrs
y. W. Smith and Miss Clifford Cornell G
Haughton, Mrs. j. T. Dudney, Miss Stell
Boggs, Rev. G. R. Stewart and Mr.. E. M
Carstarphen of Plain Dealing.
Mr.. Bernie Smisson's barn, together wit
it's contents, including about 900 bushel
OF corn, was destroyed by fire last Thurs
day night His stock escaped injury, eS
cept that one mule was little burned
Ihere was no insurance on the propert.
Mr.. Smisson's residence is some seven
eight miles south of Benton.
The Banner has many friends in Bossl'
Parish. If you don't believe it glance
the list of January subscription receipt
ehown elsewhere on this page. And, OF
readers don't seem to care how far in ae
vance they pay for the paper. If you W
notice closely you will find that two hal
paid up to some date of 1912.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Rhodes, who we
recently in our parish on visit with the
uncle, Mr.. John Heifner of the Alaban
settlement, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Walker
Plain Dealing and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
rogers of this place, have returned to the
nome in Alabama. Mr.. Rhodes is age
ior the Southern Railway at Iron City.
Elsewhere on this page is to be fou
tne advertisement of S. H. Bolinger & Ct
Which is new to-day. We invite you
read it, as there is something in it OF !
lerest to you. Also, we wish to say tt