The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-29
BENTON, La, FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
Local .Happenin&s


Mr.. Roger Smith, now of Westdale,
was recent visitor in this community
with relatives and friends.
Next Monday is the day set for the
trial Of the Bossier- Bienville boundary
line suit before the Supreme Court.
The professional card of Mr.. Edwin
w. Doran, the new attorney in this
Mace, is to be found in this issue of the
Banner.
There are number of new Bossier
advertisements in this issue of the Ban
ner. They offer diversity of produce,
etc., for sale. Find them and read them.
Mr.. J. S. Alison, adjutant for Loudon
Butler Camp, U. c. ", requests that a
meeting of the camp will be held in this
place on March 9th, at which time i'm
portant business will be transacted. A
full attendance is urged.
Miss Annie Ray Martin, one of the
teachers in the Mooringsport school,
returned home Monday, the school
having been temporarily closed on ac-
count of the meningitis scare. How
ever, we are told there is only one case
in the town.
In this issue of the Banner will be
found an installment of the series Of
articles entitled ''Making Money on the
Farm" We are running the last article
Of the series first, believing it to be
more seasonable at this time than the
others. The remaining subjects will
perhaps not appear in their numerical
order.
We are told that beginning with the
ist a slight change will become effective
in the operation of the local passenger
train. 1t will be run so as to reach
Shreveport between the hours of clever
and twelve. 1t is also rumored tina,
another local passenger train will be pu
on, to be operated out of Shreveport
during the forenoon and in again during
the afternoon.
The members of all Sunday school!
throughout the parish and all others il
sympathy with the work are hereby
notified that the next convention of thu
Parish Sunday School Association vii
be held in Haughton on March 18th AM
18th. The presence of all delegates
workers in the schools and others i
earnestly urged.-A. Hoffpauir, Presi
dent Parish Association.
The editor of the Banner and famil,
have been invited to attend the marriag
of Miss Mat Thompson to Mr.. Loui
S. Oneal, which will be celebrated a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R
Keeth at Hosston at four o'clock pm. o.
Sunday, March Sd. Mr.. Oneal was
former resident of Benton and is know
to many of the Banners readers. w
extend our congratulations and wei
wishes.
Mr.. V. V. Wilmington of Ivan, unit
recently student in the Louisiana In
dustrial Institute of Ruston, has bee
appointed by Congressman j. T. Wat
kins as one of the midshipmen from thi
congressional district to the Annapoli
Naval Academy. He is now in tina
place in a preparatory school, gettin'
ready for the June examination. w
congratulate you, Volney, and hope yo
will successfully pass both your menta
and physical examinations.
The question of removal of the paris
seat from this place is again being agi
tated, as will be seen from an advertise
ment appearing elsewhere on this page
Mr.. W. E. Coleman of Bossier Cit
while here Monday morning stated tina
bis town would make a hard fight fo
the parish seat and that funds would b
provided with which to erect there
court house and Jail equally as good a
those now in use in this place. We d
not know from what source this fund
70 arise, and, in fact, we did not see MI
coleman. This information was fur