The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-11-07

G. w. Arnold's condition have reached
Benton since the last issue of the Ban
ner. He is still critically i'll at Garden
City, Texas.
The resident Methodist minister of
Greenwood, a Mr.. Roberts, will fill Rev.
H. w. Cudd's appointments here Sun
day, and Mr.. Cudd will preach in that
town in his stead.
Mr.. D. H. Cole of the Cotton Valley
community was caller yesterday after
noon. He was returning home from
Shreveport, where he attended the State
Fair, which he says he very much en-
joyed.
Mrs. c. F. Duchein, who spent some
time at Dixie with her sister, Mrs. J. C.
Dixon, and who was also visitor here
at the home of her brother, Mr.. F. B.
Ogden, has returned to her home in
Baton Rouge.
Mr.. ]. G. Barnett, foreman of one Of
the parish road construction crews, has
ordered his paper mailed in this place.
We learn that he is camped on the
premises of Mr.. G.. w. Holmes, near
VAUDEVILLE, and is working this way.
Mr.. T. B. Whitfield of Houston, Texas,
who formerly did considerable abstract
work here and who last left the town a
year ago, is again here and is at work at
the Court House. He says he is waiting
for oil to be drought in.''
eSg@ We have on hand extra files of
the Banner for 1908, 1909 and 1910 that
will soon be destroyed to make room for
other files. We would be pleased to
make clippings from these or our 1911
files for our readers. II there is clip
ping you want make your request known
at once.
The Sarepta Lodge, w. o. W., will
publicly unveil the monument at the
grave of their deceased brother, Sover-
eign o. c. Bigby, Sunday at two o'clock
pm. The Rocky Mount, Cotton Valley,
| Spring Hill and Shongaloo Camps, and
others who may desire, are invited to
take part.
Messrs. L. R. Bumgardner and R. E
Young of Linton, who were in the Ban
ner Office yesterday, report that small
insect is making serious depredations or
the turnip greens of that community
In fact, the insects are so prevalent tina
the greens are rendered unfit for table
, use. Who can suggest a way to be rit
, of them?
After spending some weeks here a
> guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Taylor (Mr. Taylor's parents) Mr.. an
Mrs. R. w. Taylor left Monday for thei
home in Asherton, Texas. Mr.. Taylo
come here considerably run down il
health but left greatly recuperated, hav
= ing gained twelve pounds in weight dur
ing his short stay.
Il Many friends will join the writer i
extending congratulations to Mr.. Fran
Neeson and Miss Anna Strayhan, VIII
y were united in marriage in West Shreve
port yesterday at the home of the bride
sister, Mrs. Ely. They left early durin
the afternoon on the southbound (Kar
sas City Southern) train for Noble, the
70 future place of residence.
For some time there has been nothin
- of an encouraging nature to report
/ regards Deputy Sheriff j. A. Edward
condition. However, Monday while
pt Shreveport the writer was told by one
~ his friends residing there that the phi.
D. stefan in charge had written that the
60 was slight change for the better n
'" ticeable. He claims to have dismiss
as restored to their normal conditi'
patients who were brought to him
9 equally as critical condition.
er A passenger on Monday afternoon
ut train was Mr.. Thomas j. Baten OF Bea
a mont, Texas, who was returning to t
to parish on the sad mission of burryi
Mt his mother, whose remains were broug
Wy in on the same train. The inferno
ne took place the following day in the c.
n. tage Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Baten v
a relict of the late w. X. Baten, formt
NC ly well known and highly respect
n. Il. citizen OF this parish, and President
the Farmers Union of Bossier duri
:" 1912.
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