The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-01

Mansfield in about three hours.
Mr.. Pinckney Belcher returned home
Tuesday after short visit with relatives
and friends residing in Dixie and Moor
ingsport.
Mr.. Percy Larkin of Shreveport was
a weekend visitor here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Larkin, and other
relatives.
Miss Annie Ray Martin returned home
last Thursday from Mineral Wells, Texas,
where she spent two weeks pleasantly as
a guest of Miss Bessie Savage.
Mr.. w. w. Carter writes us from Gal
lion, Ala, that there is no use to attempt
to keep house without the Banner. He
has just renewed his subscription.
Mr.. Tom Stinson left Monday for
Mooringsport, where he will be employ
ed for month as a substitute for the
towns bank cashier, who is taking his
vacation.
To-day is the forty-fifth anniversary
of the union in marriage Of the editor OF
the Banner and his dear wife-the
writer's mother. May they live to see
many more.
The weather was exceptionally hot and
sultry Sunday and has been for some
days, though yesterday mornings show
er has made it more bearable. By twelve
o'clock Sunday the Banners thermome-
ter Con the front porch) registered SO in
the shade.
Mr.. P. P. Cook, former resident of
Haughton, is one of the lessees of the
new Harris Hotel of Shreveport, adver-
tised in this issue of the Banner. The
hotel is centrally located and visitors to
the city should find it convenient stop
ping place.
l[Mr. B. F. Gleason, Bossier boy, is
now agent for the Cotton Belt at Keo,
Ark, station in Lonoke County, TWEEN
ty-three miles southeast of Little Rock.
He has been located there four months.
and writes: 81 can't get along without
the Banner"
We have been requested to state thai
a big dance-once that will perhaps
eclipse any such social event OF the sea-
son will be given in this place mex
Wednesday night, the 7th. The music
for the occasion will be furnished by the
Caddo Band OF Shreveport.
: ~Mr. w. w. Mcdonald, young Min
den attorney who has entered the rac'
for the District Attorneyship, was Wis
, itor in Benton the latter part OF las
, week. Announcement of dates on whicl
he will make public addresses in thi
, parish is to be found elsewhere on thi
) page.
!, Those interested are hereby notifie
that the annual meeting at the old Re
, River Grave Yard Qocated several mile
. southeast of this place. for the purpos
+ of cleaning off the grounds will, as usua
be held on the second Tuesday in Angus
This announcement was authorized b
Mr.. T. A. Tidwell.
Mrs. w. H. Scanland and heryounges
daughter, Miss Matte Belle, left Mon
g day for Warm Springs, Mont, whel
they will spend some weeks as guests
DR., and Mrs. J. NJ. Scanland. DR.. Scar
! land is the editors eldest son, and tn
. visit, which will beyond question be er
" joyed to the fullest 10y all of them, W;
g made possible because of his generosit,
: Correspondence addressed to Mrs. j.
: Alison, Recording Secretary for the K.
: Hancock Chapter, U. D. c., and lat
i. forwarded to this Office, states that rece
/ legislation provides for the entrance in
the old Soldiers Home at New Orleans
I wives and widows of Confederate vete
! ans. The communication now on o.
! desk is from Mrs. Edward Gottschalk
New Orleans, President of the State d
| vision of the order, who urges that Il
/ local chapter send in some applicable
I The theatrical given in this place la
/ Friday night by young people from AID
F! Bridge was poorly attended, no dou
] chiefly because the date was not w
| advertised and because of the disagree
= able weather. The performance was
no manner disappointing, except tn
the members of the cast did not alwa
n speak loud enough and that they a
be parently rehearsed some OF the seen
a. rather sparingly. The play was full
s, action and enjoyed. Their specialtl
were good and were repeatedly applau
ed.
The Shreveport Times of to-day say
"Mrs. J. S. Swami was in the city
az az complete final preparations for trip
o. Ashville, when she will be accompanl
by her daughter, Mrs. Azile Homes
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