The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-09
RENTON, La, NOVEMBER 9, 1911.
Local and
Personal
Another ideal day.

Another ideal day.
The spelling bee-to-morrow.
Dr.J. S. Gardner of Sarepta is new
subscriber.
Why take chances? You'll want to
vote, SO pay your poll tax now.
Miss Ethel Willer is again at home
after spending some months in Amarillo,
Texas. with her sister, Mrs. Sidney
Braunig.
MIR. T. E. Doty Of Bolinger was guest
Of his mother, Mrs. N. A. West, at the
Benton Hotel from Friday morning un-
til Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. J. S. Perkins of Rocky Mount
passed through Benton the latter part
of last week. He stated that he was on
his way to Texas for short visit.
Mr.. T. E. Buarrge of Princetown and
Mr., W. A. McDade of that community
were business visitors in Benton Tues
day. paying the Banner an appreciated
call while here.
Mrs. 7. S. Peace of old Dixie, &C
companied by her little girl, Pearl,
spent Sunday afternoon with her son,
Elmer, at that time suffering from an
ugly cut across the scalp.
Mr.. Robert Malone of Shreveport and
Miss Carrie Mcclellan of Cotton Valley
were united in marriage on Sunday
night of last week at the Court House
in Shreveport, Rev. Claud L. Jones per-
forming the ceremony.
The next meeting of the Bossier Par
ish Teachers Association will be helo
at the Travis Street School building, II
Shreveport, on Saturday, the 18th. This
announcement is made by authority O.
the local Superintendent of Schools.
Mr.. John Vance, distinguished resi-
dent of Webster Parish, left Monda!
for his home in Minden after shor
visit in Benton. He made an appre
ciated call at the EDITORS home, in com
pany with his old friend and admire1
Mr.. John M. Arnold.
MissWimmie Brownlee, Beverly Kelly
Gillian Wyche and Morris Adger 9th
first three residents) now students l
the Louisiana Industrial Institute,
Ruston, were visitors in Benton the lat
ter part of last week. They all attende
the State Fair Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Scanland OF War
Springs Mont, accompanied by the
two little girls, Douglas Downs an
Ellen Adele, reached Benton yeste
day afternoon. They expect to sper
three weeks or more at the home OF u
Scanland's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. '
H. Scanland.
During the State Fair, held in Shrev
port last week and Sunday of this wee
there we're 2O4 visitors to that city ov
the Cotton Belt Route to purchase tic
cts in this place. Tuesday, the I'll
day, the ticket sales were twenty
number; Wednesday, thirty-one; THU
day, thirty-four; Friday, sevent
three; Saturday, twenty-nine, and Su
day, seventeen.
Messrs. E. w. Lubbock and T.
Whitfield are the names OF two you
gentlemen who spent the summer n
doing abstract work, and made NUM-
of new friends in our midst. Mr.. VIII
field left us last week and Mr.. Lubbe
some weeks ago. Mr.. Whitfield is
in the Office of the City Assessor
Houston, Texas. Mr.. Lubbock has
cured a position with the Southern
cifc. His address is 248 Flood builds
San Francisco, Cal.
Owing to the inclemency of the wea
er the general meeting OF the X.
Hancock Chapter, U. D. c., has b
postponed until a date to be mar
later. On October 25th the follow
members were appointed by the Pr
dent to attend the convention OF
general order, which is being held
Richmond, Va, this week: Mrs. J
Logan and Mrs. w. B. Smith, d
gates; Mrs. j. NJ. Sentell and Mrs
NJ. Clowney, alternates.
We hold that the reader and the 6
eral public should readily see the
dom and the justice of publisher
fusing to publish all contributions
come from a source not known to
Office. Ii the practice of publish
everything submitted-anonymous c
munications and all-was establis
then the publisher would place hin
d IN position where he could not re
to publish anything whatsoever
had the slightest semblance of news
yelled attack might be made upon
character or standing of some one
perhaps-and if the publisher coule
cite the author then you would fee
Inclination to hold him respons
Other good reasons might be menti