The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-08-04
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=. plain Dealing gin and other ma
y. are advertised for sale on our
second page.
~ Newt Ogden of Baton Rouge is in
A,Donmunity on a visit with her many
~ .;sads and relatives.
$ geep your eye on that choice cut of corn
I'm Which you expect to take your ex-
Unit M, for the Parish Fair.
Mo M. G. Swami of Swannhaven has
= hanks of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Scan
y. .sa for for q basket of fine grapes.
4, G. C. Brandenburg is again resi-
~ Il Alden Bridge, having recently
asas hack to that place from Noble.
4, + E. Burt left the latter part of last
eek for Hot Springs, Ark, where he will
Ind three weeks for the benefit of his
health
Miss Lila Belcher of Shreveport left for
.,me last Friday after spending several
laws pleasantly with the campers out on
Bodcau.
Cation is still king, but Mr.. Razor Back
"A the big family of his better bred
cousins are receiving a lot OF attention
just now.
NJ. and Mrs. R. E. Wyche left Tuesday
h. Haughton, and with the intention of
.uending the big barbecue held at Doy-
line yesterday.
Collections at the Shreveport bridge for
h. mast month were as follows: East
ena-day, $685.; night, S17O. West end
day. s534; night, $3.50.
M. R. o. Silliman of this place says
that the disease prevalent among stock is
fercey and not Charlton. What that is we
don't know, but the name sounds fierce
enough, all right.
Mr.. M. A. Conatser of Rocky Mount
aIed to see US yesterday while here on
business He renewed his subscription,
nd says he would find it hard to get along
Without the Banner.
The Confederate Monument Fund con-
tnues to grow. Since our last issue 81
bas been subscribed by Mrs. George Win
ham Of Alden Bridge, making the total
nn raised by individual subscriptions
E&i3.
Last week and again this week Indian
Hound Camp and Burt and Ivey's Camp,
ut on Lake Bodcau, have been full OF
psasure seekers. Fish have not been
hing well, but the majority of the camp
u report that they always had enough
ktable use.
We have received at announcement card
nsding as follows: ''Mr. and Mrs. j. H.
lafshall announce the marriage of their
hughter, Sue Irion, to Mr.. Jack D. Watt
ionday morning, July 25th, 1910, Shreve-
~, La. At home after September LIST
M7 Magnolia Street,
Nj. C. /. Crouch of the Linton commu-
Ply was pleasant caller this morning
" reported that the protracted meeting
kgun at Red River Church Sunday by
Rsvs. Hinson of Minden and Hawkins O
asgnesville was still under way, but woule
ahaps come to close tonight.
@If you have not registered since
aauary l, 1909, you will have to registe
ktReen this date and August Goth, if 20,
lsh to take part in the primary election
hbe held on September 9Th. The primar!
csion law requires that the list be closet
p days prior to the date of the election
sure you attend to this important dut.
Dnptly, if you have not already done SO
Adner is the name of new postoffice OIL
" mailing list. 1t is on the l.. and A.
hfal miles out from Shreveport. Som
enths ago an effort was made to have
S0hice established at Princeton, also O.
hL. and A., but if the efforts of the pro
esers were successful we have neve
Aned of it. Some want postoffic
Aae, while others want rural free de
very route established out of Haughtor
dWe presume this is the hitch.
20 Monday of last week Mr.. J. A. Byr
me Linton community was in the Ban
Rof6ce on business and remained fe'
nutes to chat about weather and Gro
aditions. He reported that his corn ha
adew we'll and that cotton, cane, sorghum
aauts, peas and pototoes all promised
fod yield and that boil weevils were nc
@ 30 plentiful as last season and fo
sseseral previous years. Similar report
4 previously reached us from severe
afces, and the outlook was then prom
ag and still is, for that matter; bu
g that time ten days of EXCEPTIONAL
and dry weather have followed, an
son has thrown off" considerably an
81 crops have suffered. A good rain
needed and would be worth thou
OF dollars to out parish. This morn
q still cloudy and the indication
0at We will soon get it.
8ss couutrv nrders