The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

quent the lake will be surprised to learn
that they shot two five-foot aligators at the
bridge, one of which they killed.
Mr.. S. r. Doyle, writing from Alden
Bridge, requests that we mail his paper to
Magnolia, Ark, instead of to Arkadeiphia.
Mr.. L. L. Landlord and family, now of
Arkansas, are here on visit with Mrs.
Landlords parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Montgomery.
Miss Martha Johnston, who has been at
tending Nashville, Tenn, college, has
returned to the home of her brother, Mr..
). +. Johnston of Shreveport.
The drouth continues and crops are suf-
fering for rain. 1t must come within few
days it we are to make any corn. Water
for stock is also getting scarce.
Miss Hassie Wise of Alden Bridge was
a pleasant visitor in Benton Friday and
Saturday of last week. She spent these
two days as a guest of Miss Matte Belle
Scanland.
Young men of Rocky Mount will come
here to- morrow to play game of baseball
with the local team. A game with mem
bers OF the Shreveport Athletic Associa-
ton may be arranged for next week.
Rev. D. B. Price, native of Arkansas,
but now located in Helena, Mont, writes
the editor as follows: ''Ths is to let you
know that | am receiving the Bossier
Banner regularly, and that it is much ap-
preciated.'
The Bossier Parish Farmers Union will
hold its third quarterly meeting at Emma
on June Goth, at ten O'Clock am. All
locals are requested to send full delega-
ton. There will be important business to
attend to.-W. A. Bounds, Secretary.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge, F. and
A. NJ, held in this place on Thursday
night of last week, Mr.. w. A. Fortson was
raised to the degree of Master Mason. The
next meeting of the lodge will not be held
until the fixed time during September.
pleasant social gathering was held in
the grove of oaks in front of Mrs. Kate
Wyche's home on Friday evening of last
week. The ladies sold ice cream, realizing
satisfactory purse, while the unmarried
set (of all ages) engaged in old-time out
door games.
Mr.. H. C. DeNigre and family of New
Orleans have recently moved to this COM
munity. Mr.. DeNigre is an experienced
poultryman and has assumed charge of
the poultry farm located near Mr.. j. S.
Alison's and in which his son, Dr.. j. S.
Alison, is largely interested. They have
nearly thirty varieties of chickens, extern
sive yards, many pens and other breeding
facilities, and the venture will no doubt be
a success under Mr.. peNiger's man
agement.
Friends will regret to learn of the death
of Mrs. Eunice (Fullilove) Kirby, wife of
Mr.. L. r. Kirby, which occurred at the
home of her parents in Shreveport on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. She
was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Fullilove, ST., and is survived by them and
her husband, and two brothers and one
sister,. H. Fullilove, jr., W. C. Fullilove
and Mrs. Clingman. She is spoken of as
a young woman of sweet and loving dis
position, kindly, forgiving and charitable
in all things, and her death is deeply de-
plored by the many friends of the family
living in this parish.
/ Peace's saw mill, located at old Dixie
and owned by Mr.. ]. H. Peace, was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday. He was having
the premises cleaned up and all slabs and
trash burned some distance from the mill,
as precaution against fire on account of
the dryness of the season, when a whirl-
wind struck and scattered the fire in all
directions. It was impossible for the few
present to control the fire and both the mill
and most of the lumber on the yard were
destroyed. His loss is $500 or 5000, or
more. No insurance was carried. Mr..
Peace's first mill on this site was de-
stroyed by fire the latter part of last year.