The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-30
BENTON, LA, NOVEMBER 80, 1911
Local and
Persona

Mr.. lack Gardner of Plain Dealing
was here on business Tuesday.
Mr.. John Brown has accepted posi-
ton in Mr.. c. o. Gayle's store.
Mr.. L. NJ. Burks of Rocky Mount was
n,aasant caller at the Banner Office
yesterday.
AS it happened we did not publish the
Banner until this Thursday morning,
instead of yesterday, as was intended.
The mercury dropped down to some
mint below the twenty matk this morn
inc. SO said, but we were not up early
enough to catch it there.
sSeYou cannot vote in next January's
Democratic primary election unless
YOUR 1910 and 1911 poll taxes have been
paid. Take tip from US: Get Busy!
Mr.. Robert Lyles Wyche is having
the Hail cottage remodeled, and we pre-
sme he will make it his home. Hepur-
chased the property some two weeks ago.
Mr.. Will Bell was passenger on
Tuesday afternoons train. He was des-
tined for some point in Arkansas, to re-
turn by tomorrow, and will perhaps
stop off here.
We regret to state that Mrs. Maggie
Sibley of this place is still seriously ill.
Both her brother and sister, Mr.. w. G.
Meares and Mrs. Berta Wyche Of Plain
Dealing, are here with her.
Misses Marguerite Caldwell and Mar
garet Colbert, two of the Plain Dealing
teachers, spent Sunday here with Mis-;
Mary Caldwell, as guests at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Logan.
a-The local editor of the Banner has
lost valuable pointer dog and will pay
liberal reward for his recovery. Hi
name is Tom and he is white with red O.
lemon colored spots. Is now about tel
months old. Return to this Office.
DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Scanland of Warn
Springs, Mont, and their two littl
girls, Douglas Downs and Ellen Adele
who have been here for three weeks OF
avisit with DR.. Scanland's mother, Mrs
W H. Scanland, and the other mem
befs Of the family, will leave to-morroN
for their home. They have all freel
enthused over their visit in sunny Lou
isiana and John has been literally over
pyed over meeting and mingling wit
may friends of his youth.
Our good friend Mr.. w. c. (Will
MeClenaghan has stolen march on
ofus. He went to Shreveport this fore
noon and, just before going to press, "
learn that during the day he will {
united in marriage at the Baptist Churc
IN that city to Miss Smith. Well, vii
that's something over which to fe
thankful, and we hereby proffer our COZ
gTatulations and best wishes, but pleas
bear in mind how near we came to mil
sing this choice bit of news and govel
yourself accordingly in the future.
There was passenger train wreck
the L. and A. Monday at Liberia,
station near the Foster Williams plal
tation, resulting in the death OF Of
man, Mr.. J. r. Prince, the firema
The passengers on the train were
Ferely shaken up" but none were
pfed to the extent of broken bones,
feported. The wreck was caused by t
vain running into an open switch a
thought to have been the work
Tan wreckers. The engine was grea,
eamaged as a result of telescoping Sc
etal box cars. Mr.. Prince was standi
eetween the tender and engine a
Rnped when he saw the impendi
asaster. He is spoken of as havi
ven exceptionally popular with
VASES, and especially SO with "a
matters. He was chairman OF the &c
eRl committee of Locomotive Firem
&c formerly lived in this place and
seu known to and liked by many OF
SINNERS readers. He leaves fat