The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-15
BENTON, La, FEBRUARY Is, 1912.
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Tic News of a Week in Paragraphs
Many visitors this week.

Many SlSllOTS tnlS Week.
1t is noticeable how short the terms of
court are these recent years. Crime is
not so general as it was some twenty
years ago.
Mrs. n. A. Arnold of Bossier City
spent several days of last week here as
a guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
H. Martin.
MIR. and Mrs. w. G. Faircloth of the
Bellevue community are the happy
parents of boy, born on the 9th. This
is the first child to gladden. their hearts
and home.
A bouncing boy, weight not known,
was born in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Faircloth on the 22d ult. Their
home is On the public road between this
place and Bellevue.
AS often stated before, we will not
publish anonymous communications.
Please quit sending them in. The atten-
ton of all contributors is called to a
standing paragraph near the head of
this column.
Messrs. J. G. Ogden, r. E. Wyche, j..
II. Stnson and f. D. Taylor comprised
party of duck hunters who left Mon
day for the group of lakes in the north
west corner of the parish. They were
joined Tuesday by Mr.. T. J. Taylor, also
of this place. They are expected home
tomorrow.
I4g Send the Banner to your son or
daughter now away from home in school.
They will appreciate it, and you won't
have to write them so often. Don't send
in dollar. If the paper is wanted eight
months, remit 50 cents; if nine months,
s remit 80 cents. The subscription price
by the month is 10 cents.
1t can now be definitely stated that
Miss Louise Alison of this community
was the winner of the grand prize in the
8 Shreveport Journals recent subscription
contest. We have the information first
hand, as it were. The prize referred to
is a handsome new residence in popular
annex to Shreveport. Miss Alison is to
be congratulated.
We are reliably informed that DR.. J
z. Wise and Mr.. E. H. Belcher will
form acopartnership and open drug
store in this place. They also expect te
sell notions, cold drinks, ice, etc. The
need OF drug store has been felt here
for some time, and there is no reason
why one, properly conducted, should no
build up large trade.
From the Dodson Times, published il
Vim Parish, we notice that Mr.. w. T
Norman has been nominated as one O.
the Representatives from that parish
Mr.. Norman is native of Bossiel
Parish and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Garter
Norman of Fillmore. His wife's nader
name was Matte Allen. She is {
daughter of Mrs. E. L. Allen of Plair
Dealing Many of the Banners readers
will remember both Mr.. and Mrs. Nor.
man.
Mr.. AL. Hayes is another of Bossier'
successful dairymen to call on US. Hi
dairy is located at old Pineville, nea
Haughton. He has large pastures AMI
fields and twelve springs on his place
thus having the benefit of good grazing
the year round. He ships his butter tt
Shreveport and finds ready sale for ever!
pound he can spare. That the produc
OF his dairy is good is born out by thu
demand for same. From another scurc'
We learn that everything on his place i
operated with system and thorough
knowledge of the tasks to be done, ant
that he has an active and competen
silent partner in Mrs. Hayes.