The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-04-07
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,,;.o Carrie Brown is a visitor in Benton.
Nv p. White is having new roof put on his
residence.
NJ, ]. NJ. Kennebrew of Belcher was business
visitor yesterday.
as- The Police Jury will convene here in regular
:.ssion on Tuesday OF next week.
a.. Willie Cochran of Plain Dealing and a
..n,oar brother were visitors this morning.
mo entertainment to be given at the school
,..se tn. morrow evening will begin at $50.
:. NJ. Belcher of Mineral Wells, Texas, left
r.o.aav after spending several days in Benton on
business
Tho barber shop has been moved, and is now in
.. ofsce building across the street from DR.. C. H.
IRONS Office.
Mr. s. T. Taylor is preparing to put down con-
....o walk on his premises-from the front steps
out to the gate.
EAnother meeting of the local board of trus-
.,.s and patrons of Benton High School has been
called for the 18th.
Mr. r. A. Pockrus, who lives on route two ont of
p.n dealing, while here Monday came in and
. o,aared the Banner mailed to his address.
II Won buv ticket for next weeks entertain
mont from one of the little girls Of our town you
will be helping them on the price of their own.
Denuty Sheriff j. A. Edwards left yesterday for
piueyle, having in custody Mr.. John Stubbs, in
traeed at the last term of Bossier District Court.
We are told that Mr. Henry Graham and his
mother of Los Angeles, CAL, are expected soon in
Alden Bridge, where they will spend some time
with relatives and friends.
MFR. S. R. Doyle, for the past four years Prin-
q c;nal of the Alden Bridge School, was here Tues
day and came in to see u.s. The public term of his
school was closed last Friday, but beginning next
Monday subscription school will be taught for a
MONTH
As our neighbors of Alden Bridge postponed
their school entertainment night after learning
that it would. conflict with the date of the enter
tainment here, those of our town who can con-
yeniently do so should return the courtesy by at
tending their performance Saturday night.
Mr. Henry j. Cole of the Cotton Valley neigh
borhooa was here Monday to make final proof OF
his homestead entry before Clerk of Court B. A,
Kelly. He was accompanied by Messrs. John S.
Mr.. Booker while here paid us an appreciated call
and renewed his subscription.
Messrs. W. Covington, j. J. Robertson, ]. A
Hudson, F. M. johnson, G.. T. Mays and perhaps
others of the Carterville and Red Land community
are here to-day to appear before the School Board
It seems there is an existing disagreement as
regards the location of the new central school,
building which the patrons Of the school want the
School Board to settle.
On Saturday evening of this week an entertain
nent will be given at Alden Bridge by the pupils
and teachers of the school and for the benefit of the
school. The price Of admission will be % cents
The curtain will rise at $50 and the entertainment
will last for two hours or more. The program viii
consist OF a three-act temperance play-"Adrift'
requiring six male and four female characters, ane
several speciaties.
The passenger train is now due here at 9:55 il
me morning and in the afternoon (northbound) a
oui. The local freight train is now operated on
Of Lewisvile instead of Shreveport, as heretofore
and is due in the morning at 1:Q and in the after
noon at 2:4O Another freight train, leaving
Shreveport about $40 am. and reaching this plac
At 1;ls, carries passengers on its northbound trip
pennoned to change back to the old schedule in s.
! ara the local freight is concerned.
On Friday Of last week school girls of Alder
nnoge, accompanied by others, went to Camden
AK, where they played two games of basket bal
WIN girls OF that place-one Friday and anothe
Sa'dfoay. In recent match game between thes
'a0 teams, played at Alden Bridge, the girls ther
''a me game, but it was anything else but walk
oser Ior them. On this occasion some of the bes
ualauen players were not with the team, and it wa
uought that they would outmatch the Aide
D'0ge girls on their home grounds; but such di
wv prove to be the case. They lost both games
NC score Friday being Is to and on Saturda
y, We are told that the visitors were hos
f'aoly and generously entertained, and that the
sssellng expenses were paid. The members of tn
.slen bfdge team to make the trip were Mari
Journey May Thompson, Maggie Dunn, Gertrud
si' Willie Seabaugh, Addie Mckinney Matt
thompson, Maggie strayhan and Hassie Wis
sa's we're accompanied by Mrs. J. F. Wise, actin
~ Z enaperone, Mrs. S. R. Doyle, manager, an
Mue Madeline Smith,