The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-27

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ters' and sic 'em on.
Mr.. w. N. Bryan has ordered the
Banner forwarded to him at Benford,
Texas.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney left last Friday
for Blanchard for visit of few days
with Mrs. J. A. Abney. Mr.. Abney is
her nephew.
Mrs. F. B. Ogden and children are
spending this week in Dixie, where they
are guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G. Dickson.
Miss Emma Lou Brownlee returned
home last Saturday after an extended
visit with her sister, Mrs. Glenn Rob-
ertson Of Cotton Valley.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge
(Masonicj to be held in this place to-
night it is expected that two candidates
will be present to be raised.
The longest day of the year has
passed. From this time until the 22d
of December there will be little less
daylight with each succeeding day.
Rev. S. J. Davies of Shreveport filled
Rev. H. w. Cudd's regular appointment
at the Methodist Church Sunday. Mr..
Cudd is at present on the coast, engaged
in Bible study.
Mrs. Glenn Robertson of Cotton VAL
ley reached Benton Tuesday and is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. R. B. Hill.
She is just from Arkansas, where she
had a short visit with her husbands
relatives.
Messrs. w. r. Barnes of the Cotton
Valley neighborhood and Mr.. E. B.
Jockey of Ivan were visitors in Benton
this morning. From Mr.. Barnes we
learned that big fish fry would be given
at Calcote crossing, on Bodcau, on the
4th.
Last Saturdays Shreveport Times
says: "Mr. and Mrs. John Skanna.
leave to-day for Rochester, MINI. Mr.
Skannal feels much improved by his
stay in New Orleans, and looks forward
to his journey with pleasant anticipa'
TONS"
There is again too much fresh waite
in Bodcau for fishing. The stream il
up to stage to cover the flats from ent
to end of the bridge, or nearly so, SO w
are told. Perhaps by the middle of Jul,
it will be low enough for game fish t.
, strike.
After spending two weeks in Bentol
with her cousin, Mrs. ]. F. Edwards
: Miss Erie Edwards left Monday for he
$ home in Haughton. She was accompa
Il MED by Mrs. r. T. Stinson and her bah
= boy, Robert, who will spend the wee
n with Haughton relatives and friends.
We are told that when the comm
ginning season opens the East St. LOU
IS Cotton Oil Company will have first
: class ginning plants located at Bradle!
D. Ark, Plain Dealing, VAUDEVILLE an
le this place. They already have a gi
II here, but the same will at once be RI
Al paired and remodeled Throughout
81 Workmen are now here for that pul
II pose. Their plants at Bradley ar
,e Plain Dealing will also be put in got
shape. At Vanceville new gin, vii
oi three eighty-saw stands, will be put j
" Mr.. S. E. Bryan of Hughes Spur w
visitor in Benton this morning.
CT the course of a conversation with him
= reporter for the Banner learned tn
III since April /, 1911, he has killed l
III hawks, getting seventeen the first d
le he hunted them. He uses call al
81 must be an adept in its use. He stat
&c that several others in his communl
ie have killed as many as forty and I'll
y, each. It is quite the right thing to k
ho the hawks, as they are birds OF pre-
ca but there are several species that Shot
e? be warreed on, while others should I
be harmed. The two species that shol
ed be killed are the sharp-shinned a
of cooper hawks, life-like illustrations
of which we would be pleased to exhibit
ice any one who will call at this office. I
a big marsh hawk with the white patch
we his rump, the sparrow hawk and
,.s smaller owls should be spared. TT
- are the farmers friends. We hope tn
-, who wage war on the hawk fam
sly always keep this in mind, and exp
'es they do.
cir 49,
The Ia The proprietor of the Banner
81 for sale scholarship in one of the b
nd business colleges in the Union. 1t
div titles one to a complete unlimited cou
lso of bookkeeping, shorthand or tel
;elf ranhy. 1t would cost $50 at the cole