The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
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Mat COLL for cotton Dickers,

First call for cotton pickers.
The season of the golden rod is here.
Mr.. J. G. McDade of Bluffs was Wis
;t,r in Benton Tuesday.
Messrs. w. w. Lay and L. r. Bum
gardner of Linton were visitors in Ben
ton Tuesday.
Mr.. J. G. Barnett, the South Bossier
road builder has ordered his paper for
warded to Curtis for the present.
After an absence of five weeks, spent
in Baton Rouge with relatives, Mr.. j. G..
Ogden returned home last Friday.
Superintendent Fortson says he is ex-
neriencing trouble in getting teachers to
stick to their contracts. designations
are numerous.
Mr.. J. M. Montgomery and family
moved Monday to Shreveport, which
place they will make their permanent
home. Their new residence is No. $50
King my H""y'
Mrs. w. H. Smith of near this place,
who has been visiting relatives in Hen
derson, Texas, for some weeks, returned
home Monday. Mr.. Smith went as far
as Shreveport to meet her.
Ameeting of the Bossier Levee Board
was held in Shreveport last Thursday,
but as the proceedings of the meeting
did not reach us until to-day CATER the
columns of the paper were about full)
they cannot appear until next week.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. Parks
Elston, second son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Elston Of Haughton, was operated on at
the Southport Memorial Sanitarium for
appendicitis. All reports to reach this
Office have been favorable to his speedy
recovery.
Send in your contribution for the
Banners Wilson Fund. No personal
appeal will be made to you, so dispose OF
the matter now by mail while you think
Of it. The fund at present only amounts
to $3.50. You'll want to see Bossier
make good showing, SO act promptly.
This issue of the Banner is printed in
two sections, as will be the nine issues
to follow. In the second section will be
found printed in full the Constitutional
amendments to be submitted to the
voters of the State at the coming Con-
gressional election. Become familiar
with them before November 9th so you
can vote on them intelligently.
Mrs. Fannie Stayton, widow of Rev,
w. D. Stayton, formerly of the Louis
lana Methodist Conference, suffered a
stroke of paralysis July 29ty and died in
Red River Parish on the 4th inst. Mrs
Stayton was born in Washington Coun-
ty, KY, November 3, 1928, and was
united in marriage to Rev. Mr.. Stayton
at the age of nineteen years. Some Of
ike Banners older readers will remem-
Der him as a resident minister in Belle
vue during the early 7O's.
The local editor has received a neatly
printed card of invitation reading as fol-
lows: "Mr. and Mrs. William Charles
Banks request the honor of your pres.
ence at the marriage of their daughter
Minnie Fitzhugh, to Maurice H. Hoss
Wednesday evening, September 4, 1912
at Sis o'clock, Vivian. At home aftel
September 18th at Hosston." The pretty
bride-elect is a daughter of former resi-.
dents of Plain Dealing and is vel
known and liked throughout NORTH
Bossier. Mr.. Hoss also has number o.
friends and acquaintance on this side o.
the river. In advance of their happy
union the writer extends best wishes anG
hopes they may each live to ripe ole
age, honored and beloved, and eve1
courted by the pleasures of life.
Rev. w. A. Zeigler of Bunkie last
night closed a series of sermons deliver
ed at the Presbyterian Church and this
morning left for his home. The services
were all we'll attended and his sermons
full OF spiritual guidance, convincing
logic and kindly feeling for all, were
well received and highly appreciated
Mr.. Zeigler is we'll liked and much adj
mired in our parish (and particularly dc
we speak for this community and his
zeal and candor as Christian and the
very sincerity of the man lends additional
weight and conviction to his sermons
The two of Sunday evening and las,
evening drew the largest crowds ano
were particularly good. His subjects
were "What 1t Costs Not to Be a Chris
tian" and "The Return of the Hebrews
TO Palestine" If space and time per-
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