The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-25

The weather is again warm and
threatening.
You'll laugh heartily when you see
Ferguson OF Troy"
Mr.. E. 7. Bridger of Antrim called
yesterday afternoon and had his name
added to our subscription list.
Mr.. J. C. Albums, one OF our former
Alden Bridge subscribers, has ordered
his paper forwarded to Nacogdoches,
Texas.
Rev. B. C. Conant of Gibbsland filled
his regular appointments at the Baptist
Church Sunday. Large congregations
greeted him.
Attend the benefit entertainment to
be given at the high school auditorium
next Friday evening MAY 3d) and thus
help insure better walks for our town.
The delinquent tax list will appear in
the Banner of an early date. Those who
have not as yet paid their 1911 taxes
SlOulu uO 81 DIV pllCS " dVOlu duuloloAdI
cost.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission,
in session in Baton Rouge Tuesday, Or
dered that the ", S. and P. Railroad
Company build standard freight and
passenger depot at Bossier City, to be
completed by August tst.
Mr.. Webb Martin of near Rocky
Mount was in Shreveport Monday to
buy mule. He paid S10O for fine one
that had been shipped in from the
flooded section of East Louisiana and
says he got bargain. Mules are scarce
in the market at present.
Mr.. J. H. Scarborough of the Linton
community some days ago informed us
that Bodcau had risen to within about
eighteen inches of the floor of the Belle
vue bridge. He thinks that the water
remaining high so long will result in
good fishing for all later on. Hope So
Jim.
Mr.. T. o. Giles, one of our Cotton
| Valley subscribers, who was visitor al
the Banner Office some days ago, sale
that Bodcau was remaining high longer
than he had ever before known it. II
one place he said its back water flooded
swamp road for distance of two
miles. ....
Messrs. Carstarphen & Carstarphen
the contractors having in charge thu
improvements at the Court House, have
found the sleepers under the grount
floors badly rotted and have beer
authorized to replace them, as we'll as
portion of the floor. The work is nov
under way.
E Send the Banner to your son o
daughter now away from home in school
They will appreciate it, and you won
have to write them so often. Don't sem
in dollar. If the paper is wanted eigh
months, remit so cents; if nine months
remit 80 cents. The subscription pric
by the month is 10 cents.
The local baseball team went to Aldel
Bridge for game last Friday afternoo
and had it "put all over them" How
ever, Alden Bridge team is to come her
for a game tomorrow, and our boys sa
there will be different story to repo1
to the Banner. Whirl in, fellows! A
least try to make it interesting for then
Messrs. r. E. Wyche, J. E. Burt an
A. NJ. Wyche expect to leave to-morro'
for trip West. They will go direct t
San Antonio, Texas, and also visit othe
points. Mr.. r. E. Wyche and Mr.. Bu1
expect to return home in about ten day!
but the younger man will perhaps re
main permanently at some point in tn
West.
Mr.. J. N. Shealy of Lake Charles
Superintendent of the State Bapti:
Orphanagc located in that place, was
visitor in Benton Sunday. Sunda
morning at the Baptist Church he mao
short talk in the interest of that inst
tuition and liberal sum was subscribe
toward its support. Mr.. Shealy went
Plain Dealing from this place and was
passenger on Mondays southboun
train.
On Sunday morning of last week
r collection of $3.50 was made at tt
Y Methodist Sunday School for the Rustic
r Orpanage. This sum merely represen
g the annual contribution from the Sur
S day school, and not from the churc
Y which contribution will go forward late
i as we understand it. 1t may surpri
e some of our readers to learn that Il
+ Benton Methodist Sunday School h
+ for some years past contributed more
f the Ruston Orphanage than any 9th
e Sunday school OF the State of a lii
: membership. At the orphanage it
:, referred to as the banner Sunday schot