The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-03
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Monday, Sept. 3O.-A meeting of the
Bossier Parish Fair was held here Sat-
urday. Mr.. M. C. Wright was elected a
director to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. w. j. Dawson, and Mr.
J. M. Henderson was elected secretary
to fill the unexpired term, with Miss
Pauline Dawson as assistant secretary
Mr.. E. M. Laughlin was appointed to
assist with and look after the parish OK
hibit at the State Fair. A committee
was named to draft resolutions of respect
in memory of the deceased director
secretary.
Mr.. Amid Mckenzie of Shreveport
was visitor here from Saturday until
this morning.
Miss Pearl Collins of Antrim spent
last Thursday here as a guest of Miss
Margaret Caldwell.
Miss Mary Caldwell, teacher in Ben
ton High School, came up Friday for
few days. stay at home.
Miss Ethel Gray Adger of near Ben
ton came up last Wednesday for few
days stay with relatives.
Miss Sue Hightower, after several
days. stay in town, returned TO her home
at Burgess one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Hoss of Hosston
passed through Friday on their way to
Carterville. They returned yesterday.
Mrs. J. L. Cook of WINFIELD spent
several days of last week here as guest
of Mesdames John Dexter and T. J.
Evans.
Miss Lee Sibley, who has been teach
ing near Shreveport came home last
Friday, but returned to her school again
Sunday.
Mr.. A. Dudney was down town Satur-
day, for the first time in some weeks.
All his friends are glad to see him able
to be out again.
Mrs. Lille George and her sister, Miss
Theo Haynes, of Shreveport, came up
Friday night for short stay with their
aunt, Mrs. H. H. Montgomery.
Those reported on the sick list at the
time of this writing are Mr.. Leon San
ders and two of his children, Mr.. J. S..
Gray and Mr.. Emmett Wyche.
Mrs. S. H. Cochran and her son, Drew,
left Friday for Shreveport, where they
will spend few days with Mrs. J. E.
Murray, Mrs. Cochran's daughter.
Mrs. S. H. Cochran returned home
yesterday.
Miss Matte Kelly is spending this
week in Mira with her brother and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kelly.
Mr.. L. E. Thomas of Shreveport will
be here Wednesday, the 18th, (the Sec
ond day of the Fair) to explain to the
people the Tax Segregation Bill, to be
voted on in the November elestion.
Miss Margaret Caldwell, the charming
elder daughter of Mr.. S. ]. Caldwell, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Box Kimball
of Paris, Texas, at nine o'clock this
morning. The wedding was very quiet
affair. The happy couple boarded this
mornings south bound train amid q
crowd of merry young friends, all with
words of congratulation and well wishes
for continued happiness, andrice in such
quantities that there was veritable
. shower.
Mr.. J. E. Slack was suriously hur
Monday in a near-runaway. He was
driving down the hill commonly known
as "Saw-Pit HILL" about two miles
north of town, with bale of seed cotton
on his wagon when his team got beyond
his control and swerved off to one side il
a ditch and against an embankment. HI
I jumped out on the embankment but wa
! jerked off by the lines, falling between
= the wagon and the higher roadside wher
he was doubled up and rolled along unit
u the wagon passed. He was carried t.
y the home of Hon. w. J. Johnston an
> given what relief was possible until yes
terday morning, when he was taken to
Shreveport sanitarlum, where an exam
: ination showed anear-dislocation OF tw
sections of the spinal column, togethe
with number of bruises. Partial paral
II ysis of the lower limbs may result.
JACK.
q A Boost for the Fair,
e To the Citizens of Bossier Parish:
The time for our Parish Fair to ope
is close at hand. The Parish Fair Asso
IS citation has been unfortunate in the los
II of its valued Secretary, Mr.. W. ]. Daw
j. son. Such misfortunes are likely
overtake us at any time.
We are going to have fair'anywa,
= It is going to take the best effort of a
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