The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-02
| Local Happenings
II -. sgeys of d Week in Paragraphs

business visitor IN benton to-uay.
u,. W. R. Sibley of Plain Dealing
uas business visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. Wash Wilson and his son Alex of
-. Ivan community are visitors in Ben
ton to-day.
Msssrs. T. L. Page & Sons of South
poss;er are new subscribers beginning
With this week.
Miss Jessie Wyche spent the greater
nsrt OF last week in Shreveport with
relatives and friends.
Mr. ". H. Holman's paper has been
ordered forwarded to Plain Dealing in
stead of to Clay, this State.
After short visit at home Mr.. w. E.
Jvey left Monday for Mansfield, where
he has a dirt moving contract.
Mrs. J. NJ. Stacey of Curtis is visitor
IN BENTON this week. She will have a
monument part in tomorrow nights
entertainment.
Mr.T.P. Garrett of the Mot commu-
nity was here Tuesday mixing with old
friends and soliciting orders for fruit
and ornamental trees.
~ All who are delinquent with their
taxes should pay same prior to Monday
Of naxt week, on which date the delin-
ouent list will be given in at this Office
bv the Sheriff for publication.
Mr.. S. E. McCorquodale, until re-
Gently a resident of this place and who
had employment here, has secured the
position Of stenographer for the United
States District Court and will be located
in Shreveport.
Ruston Industrial Institute closed for
the term one day last week. Bossier
pupils we have seen since that time are
Mr. Clinton Gale of this place, Mr.. Will
sentell of Collinsburg and Mr.. Morris
Adger OF near this place.
We are reliably informed that Mr..
7. A. Tidwell has at his plantation
home, near this place, 600 young chick
ems, 40 turkey eggs under hens and
twenty turkey hens have ''stolen" nests
y in the woods. That's one way to fight
the boil weevil, sir.
Mrs. R. M. Burton of Mansfield and
Miss Curtis Sibley are visitors in Benton
to-day. Mrs. Burton returned several
days ago from Lewisville, Ark, where
she visited Mr.. Burton's relatives, and
isnow visiting her mother, Mrs. Matte
Adger of near this place.
Messrs. N. M. Belcher and w. A
Martin are still buying cattle, in part
nership, but find them very scarce or
the market at present. Mr.. Martir
spent several days of this week in the
Linton community, but only succeeded
in purchasing twelve head.
This mornings weather report says ;
further rise of several feet will occur il
Red River at Fulton during the mex
three days, and moderate rise will oc
eur at Shreveport during the next 81
days. A low stage is indicated in Sui
phur River at Finley for an indefinit
period.
Mrs. L. C. Parker and children lei
Monday for Mansfield, where they vii
make q short visit with relatives befor
proceeding to Orange, Texas, to joi
Mr.. Parker. He has secured the posi-
ton OF circulation manager OF tn
Leader, daily newspaper published i
that place.
Mr.. w. H. Hill, aged about sevent
years, died last Thursday at Wills Point
Texas, at the home of one of his daugh
tiers. Many of the readers of the Banne
will remember Mr.. Hill as forme
resident of Bellevue, and one OF tn
substantial citizens of the parish. H
nsuryived by several children, anon
whom are Mr.. John Hill of Shreveport
District Attorney Thomas w. Rot
ertson OF Minden is here on profession;
duties, as nonjury term of Bessie
District Court will be convened Monda.
lie expects to leave this afternoon Il
piain Dealing. He called this forenoo
and authorized US to state in our loo;
columns that he is candidate for re
md
would appear in next weeks issue I
the Banner.
Mr.. NJ. r. Merritt of Midway was g,
nibiting on the streets of Benton la
thursday an eagle which measured ov
~ feet from tip to tip. He captured
after shooting it at his home, but as
happened the big bird was only injurt
u the very tip of one wing. Eagles a
an uncommon sight here, but they ha'
nested on Bodcau Cat the alligator hol
nr years. This is said to be fiji
specimen and is for sale.
We are told that an entertainment W
g given at Linton tomorrow evenil
9 celebrate the close of SUGGEST
WlM OF the school there. The teache
s sne school during the term about
slose were Misses Bama Byram a
a91le Bumgardner. A very nice pr
slam will be carried out, but no admi
sa0 lees will be charged. The title
s@ play to be produced is Gan Avn
and we presume there will a
specialties.
You can get the Banner one yo
s1nus cost by securing US three n
ln-advance subscribers.