The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-02-09
lin and Out of Town
Al the Local News Told in Parafraphs

An the Local News Told in Paragraphs
Miss Curtis Sibley has been quite ill for
about ten days
Mr. J. A. Abney of Oil City spent Mon
dav night here with his family.
Mrs. E. E. Simpson of Hunter is here on
. short visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Newman Larkin, who has position
!, New Orleans, is here on visit with the
home folks. !.
The lumber has been delivered for new
valk to be put down from the bank to a
noint near the Court House.
Rodcau white perch were said to be
atriking we'll last week-but no one knows
What they are doing by this time.
aThe Preachers Sons are still adver-
hsinp groceries this week, but watch for a
new ad from them in our next issue.
Mr.. Tom Stinson left one day last week
hr Ouachita Parish, where he has ac-
rented a plantation position under MIR.
S.W. Vance.
The continued spell of warm, clear days
vas broken yesterday by rain. To-day
i IS still cloudy, damp and cool and fires
lthe first for more than two weeks) are
necessary for comfort.
Messrs. w. P. White and John Hanks,
carriers on the two rural mail routes out of
This place, will each have their salaries
raised 500 per year beginning with July
1st. SO Mr.. Hanks has informed US.
Mrs. J. A.W. Lowry was passenger on
Monday afternoons passenger train. She
was on her way to Plain Dealing, where
she was called On account of the illness of
her grendnephew, Blanchard Carstarphen.
Brown Parker is the style of the new
firm in our town. 1t is composed of Mr..
Law Parker and Mr.. John Brown, who
] have many friends and we'll wishers among
our readers. They will be regular adver-
Users in the Banner.
The Shreveport Caucasian of the 7th
lays: ga tract of 1000 acres of land in
8 Bossier has been sold to Bay View, Wis,
capitalists by the Louisiana Farm Lands
Congress, of which W. A. Jones is Secre-
I ay. The land is to be subdivided into
small farms.''
During January the names of twenty
two subscribers were added to our regular
d ubscribers, while the other five were old
\ subscribers who have come back to US.
Apparently the Banner continues to grow
Z ID popular favor.
Mr. John Brown has bought a joint in
s terest in the new store and the firm name
!. IS now Brown & Parker, instead of Neville
Parker. Mr.. Neville retired from the
&frm on account of his advanced age and
! 3por health He left one day last week for
d Shreveport sanitarium.
Mrs. Leila Stratton, National Lecturer
for the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, has written that she will be in
Benton on Wednesday of next week, and
will make public address at the Metho-
dist Church that evening at 1880 O'Clock.
& She will be asked to make talk before
d TIE school that afternoon.
Mr.. Will Basch, native of Shreveport
& died suddenly Monday night in Colorado
I springs, COL, where he went about year
aeofor the benefit of his health. The in
tafment will take place in Shreveport to-
morrow. He was about twenty-five years
d age and unmarried. Both his parents
and other relatives reside in Shreveport
he was a nephew of Mr.. w. F. Denig Of
his place.
Resident ministers and those living else.
where who have appointments in this par
nh, the secretaries and other officers O
lodges and societies and our readers ane
trends generally will please send in the
Dl1 corrections for our church and lodge
olrectory. The directory is now in type
Just as it was printed last year and, O
course, corrections should be made in i
before it again appears in print. Send il
your appointments and lists of new lodge
ulcers.
= 1t is perhaps not out of place for thu
writer (who is only an employe) to brag'
90 the Banner little now and then. 1t
facilities for serving you are being reg
E uafly improved as the years go by, ant
@ .ne TACT that this is appreciated is evi
eenced by the growth of our subscription
vs. and advertising patronage from season
E J, season. We have just put in more thar
saso worth of new type. borders, paper
press rollers and other material. We ar
'sa0y to serve you and await your orders