The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-05
CORRESPONDENCE
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Tuesday, Oct. 3.-The Haughton High
School enrolment has passed the 100
mark.
Miss Carrie Abney has returned to her
home in Dixie.
Mr.. L. E. McDade of Shreveport is
business visitor here to-day.
Rev. J. G. Sloane filled his regular
appointment here yesterday.
Miss Vada Atkins spent Saturday in
Arcadia with the home folks.
Mrs. A. H. Ratcliff spent last week in
Foster with her son, Mr.. Will Ratcliff.
Miss Julia Elston spent part of the
past week in Dubberly visiting relatives.
The farmers of this vicinity expect to
finish picking cotton during this month.
Mr.. ]. w. Elston, jr., of Shreveport,
spent Sunday here with the home folks.
Mr.. Tom Baton has the contract to
transport the Fillmore school children.
Mr.. w. G. Rushing is making prepa-
ration to move his saw mill to some
point in Bienville Parish.
Mrs. Gryder of Seattle, WASH, is
spending several weeks here with her
sisters, Mesdames James Odom and w.
A. Browning.
Mrs. J. F. Edwards and daughter,
Miss Lucille, and Miss Kate Carter, all
Of Benton, were visitors here last Friday
and Saturday.
Messrs. T. w. Bledsoe and H. L.
Skannal of Sligo and Webb Smith and
Brack Bledsoe of Taylortown were visit
ors here Sunday.
Mr.. James Sandidge left to-day for
New Orleans, where he will enter Tulane
University and take course preparatory
to the study Of medicine.
Mr.. A. c. Hancock, who is now sta
ton agent for the Cotton Belt at some
point in Arkansas, is spending this week
in Haughton visiting his mother.
Prof. Leo M. Favrot, State High
School Inspector, visited Haughton High
School last Thursday. He expressed
himself as pleased with conditions as he
found them.
Mr.. Dawson Harris, who has had a
position with one of the Express COM
panies in Shreveport for some months,
spent last week here with his parents.
He left Saturday for Homer where he
has a position in drug store.
! Mr.. John T. Afford of Lake Charles
spent several days here with relatives.
He is native of Bossier Parish and his
friends are legion. However, his mis-
sion here was sad-accompanying the
remains of his sister, Mrs. Callie Ed
wards, which were inferred in Fillmore
Cemetery Friday.
Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Oct. 3.-The Singing Con-
vention met here Sunday, and while
quite fair size crowd was present, not
much interest was shown. None of the
officers were present at roll call and no
new ones were elected. Your cores
pondent did not learn where the next
convention will be held during May.
; Mr.. F. M. Cline made a business trip
to Shreveport Saturday.
J Miss Katie Hall of Shreveport spent
Sunday night here as a guest of rela-
J tives.
Mr.. B. A. Kelly, after several days
} spent near here, returned to Benton
Saturday.
Miss Minnie Kendrick left last Satur-
day for near Logansport, where she will
teach this year.
Mrs. M. J. Smith of Shreveport spent
Sunday here as guest of her sister
Mrs. G. w. Davis.
Mr.. Luther Manship, ex-Lieutenant
Governor OF Mississippi will lecture al
the Opera House Friday night.
!, Mr.. Howard Doles of Collinsburg left
here last Thursday morning for New
| Orleans to resume his studies in the
| Medical Department of Tulane Univer-
, sity.
!, Cecil Mading, son of Mr.. and Mrs
, E. R. Mading, former residents of oul
r town, arrived here the latter part of last
week and is visiting this week with rela.
s tives.
Mrs. w. J. Baird and daughters
9 Itonia and little Lena, spent Saturda!
and Sunday in Alden Bridge at the bed
0 side of sick brother and uncle, Mr.. Jo'
T Graham.
Miss Minnie Robinson of Simmsboro
; who spent short while as guest o
Mrs. Rupert Butler of Red Land, lef
here Saturday to return home to begil
teaching Monday (yesterday.)
Mr.. Luther Gleason, while working a
! constructing the new saw mill for MI
: M. c.. Wright Monday, cut his left ankl
;, with an ADJ. He has been about all tn
: time since, but will not be not be able t
work for few days yet.
o THURSDAY.
Mr. John @. Adams of Hosston is il
n town to-day.
Q Messrs. w. H. Stroud and w. C. Nc
Carley made business trip to Shreve
: port Tuesday.