The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-06
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noadence to be found on page four.
Mr. O. Z. Giddens of Atkins was a
business visitor in Benton last Friday.
Miss Leila White, who has been
teaching in Cameron Parish, returned
home last Saturday.
Mrs. Williams of Mansfield is a guest
i The plantation home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Alison.
MIR. W. H. Crouch, who resides some
miles west of Plain Dealing, while here
on business Tuesday came in and had
bis name added to our subscription list.
Miss Nettie Smith of Haughton, eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Smith and recent graduate in Haugh-
ton High School, is a guest OF her
cousin, Miss Kate Wyche.
Mrs. Mary Vance and family moved
last Thursday into the cottage recently
vacated by Mr.. R. A. Smith and family.
For some months they have been occu-
pying Mrs. Kate Wyche's cottage.
A Jury term of District Court will not
commence here for more than a month
vet. The new court calendar fixes the
converting date Of the summer term OF
court on the second Monday in July.
The local chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy has contributed $40
iowa. ds the relief of the flood sufferers
Of East Louisiana, thus making the
total sum to date contributed to that
cause through this Office $751;
Miss lola Keoun of Plain Dealing,
eldest daughter of DR.. and Mrs. T. N.
Keoun, and recent graduate at the
Natchitoches State Normal School, is
an applicant for one of the vacancies in
the faculty OF Benton High School.
A hard wind, or "twister," which
struck Bossier City last Saturday after
noon injured three negroes, demolished
two cabins and tore third from its
foundation. There were ten negroes in
the two houses that were wrecked.
Other slight damages were done.
Mr.. r. E. Thomas was here last week
on short visit with his family. We
are told that he is at present working
for Mr.. G. w. Burt, who has the con-
tract for moving the dirt necessary in
the cutoff in the channel of Red River,
which is being attempted on the Caddo
Parish side, near Robson.
At the Masonic lodge meeting held
here last Thursday night two candidates
we're passed to the Fellowcraft degree
The attendance at the meeting was
good. The only visitor present was DR.
A. B. Bugg of Belcher. At the next
regular meeting, to be held on the 9th
it is expected that the two candidates
will be raised to the Masters degree.
Sundays Shreveport Caucasian con-
tanned the following paragraph: "Miss
Octavia Hunter will arrive tomorrow
from Brenau College, Ca, where sht
graduated with distinction in literature
Miss Hunter is very accomplished as ;
student of bellesletres, and has VOL
other honors during her two years a
Brenau, one of the best women's col
leges in the South
Already since the new year came il
the names of sixty-five new subscriber
have been added to the Banners list
This does not include number of shor
subscriptions, old subscribers VIII
have paid their delinquencies and again
had their names placed on our books, o
any complimentaries. 1t means sixty
I'VE bona fide new subscribers. TIL
Banners subscription list is not growing
/. fast, but year in and year out tits enjoy
ing healthy, steady growth. Tn
merits of the paper win its subscribers
not premiums and clubbing rates. Thi
is as We would like to see it.
Mr.. j. M. Sentell of Cairo plantation
has just purchased a 25-horse powe
traction engine and a small portabl
engine, which were unloaded at thi
place last Saturday. The traction en-
CINE will be used on the Willow Ben
plantation ION this side of the river
and chiefly in the breaking OF soil an
road construction. The smaller engin
viii be used for baling hay, etc., and W
presume on both of his plantations. L
the introduction of this traction engin
on his plantations Mr.. Sentell has at
tempted an innovation in farming tina
Should have obtained on our unequalle
river soil years ago. We hope to Sc