The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-08-25
Correspondence
Haufhton.

Haufhton.
Tuesday, August 23.-It is reliably re-
ported here that CHAMBERS exists in the
Hillman settlement, five miles east of this
place. So far only one horse has died
from the disease.
Miss Della Bush of Homer is guest of
the Misses McMath.
Mr.. D. M. Houston left Friday for Texas
points-prospecting.
Miss Grace Malone of Homer is pleas
ant visitor in our town.
Gillian Wyche of Benton spent last
week here with relatives.
Mrs. F. M. Britt left last Friday to visit
her sister living in Hortman.
Miss Lena Ledbetter has been on the
sick list. She is now recovering.
Mr.. J. M. McClanahan spent last week
with relatives living in Cotton Valley.
Capt. N. B. Murff is cutting his winter
supply of hay on the lake below Koran.
Several of our townspeople attended the
funeral of Mr.. B. F. Oneal in Bellevue last
Friday.
Miss Julia Elston and brother Will are
spending the week with relatives in Caddo
Parish.
Misses Mamie and Dora Hickman spent
last week with their brothers at Cutoff
plantation.
Miss Ezella Hitler returned home yes
has been visiting.
During the past week or ten days the
local ice dealer has had no cause for COM
plant at the weather.
Robert annd Byron Sloan left yesterday
for points in South Louisiana, where they
have secured position.
Mr.. E. S. Farr, blind lecturer, ad-
dressed fair sized crowd in the Christian
Church Saturday night.
A merry party of our young people,
chaperoned by Mrs. S. R. Lippincott, were
out last night hay riding.
| Little Miss Julia McDade of Palmetto
and Master Pick McDade of Bluffs are
spending several days in Haughton.
Mr.. R. L. McAnn is overhauling his gin
plant, preparing for the fall work, which
he expects to be some better than last year.
Rev. j. G. Sloane is conducting pro-
tracted meeting at Doyline. He is being
assisted by Rev. H. J. Boltz of Shreveport
Mrs. w. E. McDade of Bluffs is enter
tanning her cousin, Mrs. Newt Ogden Of
Baton Rouge and Miss Lila Belcher Of
Shreveport.
Mrs. Lee Robinson and little daughter Of
Houston, Texas, are spending severa
eeks here with Mrs. Robinson's mother
Mrs. Matte McDade.
Mr.. Ev R. Cornell and family of Koran
II r So
a fishing party spending this week at thu
: salt works on Lake Bisteneau.
CartervilIe.
Monday, August 22.-On account of tn
: heavy rains, there will be no successful
fishing for few days. The bayou is nov
bank full.
Crops are fine in this part of the com
, munity this year, so far. Corn was prac
tically made before the dry weather begal
, and cotton is very good.
S. H. Bolinger & Company of Bolinge
! lost a pair of fine mules last week. On
| died from becoming overheated, while tn
! cause of the others death is not known.
8 Mrs. G.. T. Mays is away on visit thi
week. The writer has not been informe
where, but does understand that Mr.. May
has to keep bach this week. All right
G.. T., can you eat your own cooking?
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Rogers, jr., left las
Thursday evening for their home in Ga
Grove, West Carroll Parish, after 81
weeks stay with Mr.. Rogers parents, Nj
and Mrs. j. D. Rogers, ST., who reside nea
this place. Mr.. Rogers and his wife {
bride of six months) seemed to enjoy the
stay very much, as the young lady ha
never before seen any of her new relative
7. Mr.. Rogers is an ambitious young man I
7, twenty -four summers Ca cotton patch boy
e and now has a position as assistant cashi'
1t and bookkeeper in the bank at Oak Grow
Hurrah for Boosters self-made boys! v
,r are proud of them. The bride is one
q Oak Groves most popular young ladie
from one of the finest families in the tow
TO and bankers daughter. Mrs. c. T. Ma
Of lock and Miss Audrey Thomas accomp'
ii MED them as far as Thornton, Ark, whe
Q, thew will visit Mrs. Matlock's brother, Re
a w. F.. Rogers. They will perhaps rema
A there three or four weeks before returnil
or home. NC.
m Plain Dealing.
4 Tuesday, August pa meeting of t
directors of the Parish Fair Association
ID being held were to-day.
r Mr.. R. C. Drew, jr., of Minden is he
81 =, this week.
- Senator Boggs returned from Bat
~ ~ Rouge last Friday.
r. Miss Lucy Perry returned home FRI
ke Natchitoches last Friday.