The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-12-28
BENTON, La, DECEMBER %, 1911.
Local and
Personal
Judge Hall-Saturday is the day.


Plenty of ice yesterday and this morn
ings.
The report of the firecracker is heard
throughout the land.
Mr.. G. w. Smith of Haughton is
among the visitors in Benton.
You have just two more days left in
which to pay your poll tax, if you
haven't yet done SO.
Mrs. E. E. Simpson of Hunter is here
on q visit of some days with her sister,
Mrs. L. G. Smith, and other relatives.
Gillian Wyche and Clinton Gayle,
students in Louisiana Industrial Insti-
tute, Ruston, are at home for the holi-
days.
Mr.. Wilbur Adair, one of the students
in the Ruston Industrial Institute, is
spending the holidays at his fathers
home near Ivan.
Among the recent graduates from
Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston,
was Miss WINNIE Brownlee of this
place, who is at home for the holidays.
Miss Grace Larkin left last Saturday
for Pine Bluff, Ark, to spend the holi-
days with her mother, Mrs. j. E. Larkin,
and other members of the family. She
is expected home to-day.
Mrs. Kate Campbell has ordered her
paper forwarded to Ivan, instead of to
Alden Bridge. She has purchased the
A. Carr farm near that place and will
have the same cultivated.
Mrs. S. P. Dubois is in Gillian on a
visit with her father, Mr.. J. B. Thomp-
son, and other members of the family
Rev. and Mrs. Dubois are now located
at some point in Mississippi, where Mr.
Dubois has church.
Ii you have something of value around
your place that you wish to dispose Of
don't be satisfied to take sacrifice price
) Tor it. Advertise it in the Banner ane
find buyer who will give you in cast
what it's actual value demands.
Mr.. Fl. C. Demoss, one of North Bos
sier's progressive young farmers, pail
the Banners force an appreciated cal
Tuesday. He reported that his commu
nifty was quiet, but that every one Wa
apparently enjoying the holidays.
Messrs. Howard, Newman and Perc
Larlzin, all sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Iarkin Of this place, and all holding
positions in Shreveport, left Tuesda
morning for that place after spendin
several days here pleasantly with oil
friends.
Messrs. Hall, Gueydan and Pujo, thre
prominent figures on the State ticke
will make public addresses in Haughtol
Plain Dealing and Benton to-morro
and Saturday. Owing to the popularit
OF the Good Government League cand
dates in our parish it is thought til
attendance will be large. See MOI
amplified notice elsewhere.
Last Friday morning while out in tt
woods feeding his hogs, Mr.. L. R. Bun
gardner Of the Linton community W;
surprised by a large and gaunt wo
walking up behind him. He gave cha
with his dog, but later called him {
fearing the wolf would kill him. T
made an effort to secure the help OF tho
Of the community and their hounds
run the wolf to bay, but did not succee
The track had grown too cold by Il
time two hounds were secured by Other
So far as we are informed, this is the fiji
wolf seen in the parish for some TWEEN
years or more and is no doubt the sar
one seen by son of Mr.. John Gleas
OF the Pleasant H II community on t
18Th when out in the woods feedil
hogs. Hogs seem to be his prey. n
BuRgardner reported that he saw o
! much lacerated about the shoulders a
that a whole litter Of pigs was missin