The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-08
Local and
Personal

The gin in this place has started on its
annual run.
The high schools of our parish will be
opened Monday.
Mr.. W. A. Martin has accepted po-
s;tion in Wyche's store.
We are told that white perch struck
ue,l over on Bodcau last week.
our Office was flooded with election
commissioners yesterday morning.
The Dixie and Benton baseball teams
are at it again this afternoon over on the
local diamond.
Clint Willis, son of DR.. J. c. Willis
oi Shreveport, is here on visit with
Amer Wyche.
Mr.. J. A. Abney ended his vacation
the latter part of last week by returning
to Oil City to resume work.
Miss Camille Kelly, still in Shreveport
nnder treatment for rheumatism, writes
MS that she hopes to return home soon.
Miss Annie Raye Martin expects to
leave to Tuesday of next week for Crow
lev. where she will again teach in one
Of the public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Wyche left Tues
day for their home in Haughton after
spending several days very pleasantly
here with relatives and friends.
Collections at the Shreveport bridge
for the past month were as follows:
East end-day, $3.50; night, $3.50. West
end-day, 5000; night, s153.55.
Miss Julia Falls of Hope Villa, who
will be one of the teachers in our school
during the coming term, reached Benton
one day this week. We are told that
she is stopping at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Kelly.
Siliman Brothers of this place have
been grinding new corn for two weeks.
They report that the corn is good and
makes excellent meal, but that most Of
il lis not yet fully matured. They grind
any day of the week.
Cheshire Peyton of the Red Land
community is spending the day here
with old friends. He is just from Mans
field, where he has been for some time
He informed us that he would be ;
student this term in Plain Dealing High
School.
Mrs. H. H. Lunsford and Mrs. Georg'
Grosjean of Shreveport were visitors il
Benton last week-guests at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Smith, who are rel
atiyes. We are told that Mr. Lunsfor'
and his family will move soon to Okla
homa City, Okla.
Miss Matte Brown is here on visi
with her many friends, but will not re
sumo her work in Wyche's store, as wa
announced in last weeks issue of tn
Banner. We are told that she will retur
10 Clinton to keep house for her father
Rev. J. M. Brown.
Mr.. Lee N. Bush, the newly electe
principal of Benton High School, hi
asked us to state that the friends ar
patrons of the school and the gener
public are invited to be present to wi
ness the opening exercises on Monda
morning Of next week.
Morris Adger, youngest son of Mr.
Matte C. Adges of this community, h;
entered the Louisiana Industrial Inst
tute at Ruston. His brother John h;
ordered the Banner mailed to his al
dress. All the Adger boys read Il
Banner and always have.
The Bossier Parish Farmers Unit
will meet in Emma on Tuesday the got
Ut 10 o'clock am. All locals are r
quested to send full delegation. II
meeting in the forenoon will be publ
This notice was authorized by one OF Il
ofhcers of the organization.
Mrs. w. H. Scanland and her younl
est daughter left Tuesday for Talladeg
Ala., where the young lady will ent
Alabama Synodical College. Mrs. Sea
land will remain there about two wee
With her elder daughter, Mrs. Kate
Cabeen, and then proceed to Charlesto
WA, for visit with Mr.. F.
Abney, now her only living brother.
Ar. S. R. Doyle of Magnolia, Ar
xAlle here on business last Saturds
pad US an appreciated call. He "
pst from Plain Dealing and left tt
evening for his home. His many frier
Y our parish will perhaps be surpris
= learn that he spent nearly the ent
sammer assisting in the erection o.
Nv mill and the other necessary bui
s, owned jointly by himself, brotl
snd third partner, and which is loca
8 the L. and A., near the Louisiana a
Aikansas State line. He expects sc
z inter college for one years cou
g e Arkadelphia Ark.
80 ". E. G. Allen, of Shreveport
nAounces that he has opened an of
s1e Cooper Building. DR.. Allen
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