The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-25

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metal tank, Of our 20O-gallon capacity
md approved type, at a sufficient depth
under the side walk to insure safety and
eliminate the possibility of evaporation.
He will handle the best grade of gasoline,
and solicits your patronage.
Two weeks ago we began printing
from new shipment of paper (fifty
reams in alb the sheet now before you
being from one of the packages. In this
office it is always unwrapped and laid
flat to work the wrinkles and kinks out.
Laid sheet on sheet it makes stack
much higher than your head, unless you
are a regular "moon fixer." Did you
ever see that much blank news paper in
little country office?
EGlF5" In the issue of the Banner of the
nth an eight-inch space in the upper
right corner of this page was advertised
for sale. 1t was sold to Mr.. L. r. Boat
man, proprietor of the Plain Dealing
Garage. Last week we shifted the adj
vertisement to the lower right corner,
and that space has been sold. See
Belcher & Wise's advertisement. The
"This Space" advertisement again ap-
pears to-day. Read it closely and see il
you don't want space in our next issue.
Mrs. Matte Adger, who for years
prior to and since her husbands death
has resided some miles east OF Alden
Bridge, has purchased the Abrams cot
tage in this place, and will move into il
as soon as needed Improvements can be
| made on the premises. The majority Of
Mrs. Adger's children have married and
left the maternal roof, and being neces-
sarily so much alone is one Of the CHIEF
reasons that will prompt the move. She
and har family will be warmly welcomed
in our town, where so well known anc
liked.
John Young (colored) was arrested
last Thursday in Shreveport by Deput!
Sheriff ]. A. Edwards and brought here
that evening and jailed. The charge
resting against him is setting fire tt
seed cotton stored in a small house OF
the plantation of Mr.. Floyd Prince, Wit
resides near Princeton. 1t was though
that the negro had made his escape int
Texas, and Mr.. Prince, upon meeting
| Mr.. Edwards in Shreveport, was telling
him of the crime, when he was seel
across the street. He was at once ar
rested.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pilkinton of the Lin
ton community, in her ninety-first year
is said to lead an active life and oftel
visits with her neighbors. She not onl
has living children and grandchildren
but the children of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N
Montgomery of Shreveport are he
Observation-Disclosures and the children Q
the two married daughters her great
great grandchildren. This makes livin
representatives of five generations, a
formerly residing in this parish. w
challenge our brother editors to publis
truthful story that will rival this one.
Mr.. E. NJ. Laughlin of Alden Bridge
Secretary for the Parish Fair Associa
ton, is distributing several hundred pa
! per sanitary drinking cups" among tn
school children of the parish. He hs
mailed one to this Office. Neatly printe
on each cup appears: "Hello, Bill
Meet me at the Bossier Parish Fair,
Plain Dealing, October 2Sth to 31st. TT
!, shows and that merry-go-round will
:. there. You will miss it if you miss it
This is novel but perhaps fairly effe'
tive way to advertise. At any rate, '
hope the school children will all after
n the fair.
i Monday Eugene Shepherd shot al
n killed Flemming Ford, both colored al
= residents of the Linton communit
y Shepherd at once came in and ga
: himself up, claiming he shot Ford
L. self-defense as he was approaching HI
III with drawn ak. He was told by Sher
IL Edwards to return to his home, to aw;
81 investigation of the case. Deputy Sher
l.. J. A. Edwards later visited the comm
nifty, and learning that there were no
witnesses to the act, and that loca
sentiment was not wholly in harmo
:. with Shepherds story, brought h
~ ~ back to this place and placed him in
>" Parish Jail. The warrant for arrest v
~ sworn out by white man residing nj
Linton.
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