The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
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Kisses Eloise and Mary Lizzie Wise
! alden Bridge are guests at the home
Il Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Smith.
1seazrs. w. A. Fortson and John T.
r..oks attended the Baptist association
seia in Sarepta the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Mary Edwards and her daughter,
nss Matte, both of Haughton, are Wis
:4ars at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Edwards.
Mr. W. W. Lay of Linton while here
Yesterday reported that the first bale OF
.otton for the season for his commu-
nity would be ginned at his gin that
afternoon.
After spending several days pleasantly
n BENTON as a guest of relatives, Mrs.
4. Simpson, accompanied by her son,
Fncene. left Monday for her home in
South Bossier.
MFR. F. B. Ogden and family moved
tho first CT the week into Mrs. Kate
Wyche's cottage. For some months
thew have been occupying Mr.. P. c..
TIyior's cottage.
Renairs are now being made on the
Red River bridge at Shreveport and the
same is closed to traffic from 8 am. to
Y noon aud from 1 pm. to 4 pm. The
work will not be completed before some
day Of week after next.
mr. J., 3. Booker of ward five was a
visitor in Benton to-day. He reported
that Mir. j. T. Many, the North Bossier
Road Superintendent, was at present
working the Rocky Mount and Cotton
Valley road and was camped near Mr..
P.W. Young's home.
Mr.. II. Demoss and family, who re-
side a few miles east of Plain Dealing,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Heif-
ner. Mrs. Demoss' parents. Mr.. Demoss
reports good crops and but few boil
Eeeyils in his section. Even cotton
planted during June will make a good
yield, he said.
TIE State Conservation Commission
which succeeds the Commission for tbs
Protection OF Birds, Game and Fish
has fixed the open season for hunting
deer from September 10th to Februar!
18th. Observe the law so that our dec
may be conserved and so that all wht
hunt may fare alike.
Mr.. r. F. Sanders of the northern
portion of ward six was visitor in Ben
ton to-day. He suggested that we cal
attention to the condition of the flooring
of Bodcau bridge, which he says is badl,
in need of repairs. He thinks some Sc
rious accident may result if it is no
soon given attention.
Mr.. J. C. Logan of VAUDEVILLE, Presi
dent OF the Police Jury, has appointe
Messrs. N. W. Sentell of Collinsbure
j. T. McDade of McDade and L. {
Biggs OF Bellevue as delegates to repre-
sent Bossier Parish at the Fourth Ma
tional Conservation Congress, to be bel
in indianapolis, Ind, at an early date.
Assessor Smith thinks that within tW
or three weeks he will have the 1912 ia
roll for the parish completed. The wor
has been at dead standstill for SON
time, waiting to see what the Sta
Board of Equalization was going to do,
how they would fix values, etc. II
articles taxed have been booked Il
some time, and now that the schedule
OF taxation have been fixed the valu;
tons and taxes can be extended.
The full vote of the parish cast
Tuesdays primary election is give
elsewhere on this page. We have b
meagre returns from Webster Paris
but it is known that Mr.. Robertson b
been nominated by large majority
succeed himself as District Attorne
Judge Drew, a candidate to succe'
himself as Judge of the Circuit Court
Appeals from this district, was, we
greet to say, defeated by his opponer
Judge Ben P. Edwards.
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