The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-26
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Coming-the Cotton Belts Demon
stration Train.
Mrs. w. NJ. Mccall of near Brownlee
spent one day of last week in Benton as
guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson.
DR.. w. NJ. Baker of Arcadia, Grand
lecturer for the Masonic order in this
State, visited the local lodge Monday
and Tuesday.
Six inch casing was set at the oil we'll
site yesterday. According to street Cos
sip, the we'll has been sunk to depth of
about 1000 feet.
Miss Pauline Dawson left yesterday
for Shreveport, where she will spend
several days as guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Dowell.
Mr.. w. H. Holman authorizes that
his Banner be addressed "Sarepta,
Route H. instead of being included in
the Plain Dealing Route 2 package.
We have been requested to forward
Mrs. Susan Onley's paper to Herford,
Texas, where she is spending some time
with a niece. Her former address was
Haughton.
Hard freezes have occurred every
night this week except Sunday night,
but the genial warmth of midday yes
terday and to-day indicate that the cold
snap is passing.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Fontaine request
for the present their paper be addressed
to Brandenburg, KY, but Mrs. Fontaine
writes, "We will return to the South in
very short while"
Mrs. r. NJ. Burton of Mansfield,
daughter of Mrs. Matte G.. Adger, and
sister Of Mesdames Edward Logan, w. G.
Burt aed E. H. Belcher, all of this place,
is here on visit of some days.
Their many friends will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. w. Stin-
son and family have removed from their
nearby plantation home to this place.
They are occupying Mr.. R. L. Wyche's
cottage.
Messrs. w. G. Burt and S. C. Adger
returned Saturday evening from Plaque
mine, where they went to secure colored
labor for their farms. They brought
back eight families and several wages
hands, and Mr.. Adger says that they
we're found in plenty, begging for work
Mr. Wilmer Adair, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Adair of Ivan, and who since
the beginning of the present school term
has been student at an Arkadelphia
Ark, college, was operated on last Sat
urday at Shreveport sanitarium fol
appendicitis. When last heard from he
was said to be doing we'll.
Mr.. G. w. Durdin of Rocky Mount
in making remittance on subscription
adds in his note: "The Banner is tn,
first newspaper, l ever read, some fit!
years ago, and have been reading it Of
and on ever since. Now tell me hov
could one who has been so long reade
DO without it?" We hope you'll neve
have to, sir.
Mr.. w. F. Hollingsworth in making
50 remittance on subscription from
Corrigan, Texas, writes in part as fol
lows: $50 please just let the Banne
come ahead, for we haven't abandoned
the idea of again making old Bessie
our home, and it always reminds us o
3 the good folks there, and is very mucl
appreciated"
Mr.. E. D. Taylor, who until recentl
has held position at Mooringsport, ha
been guest for some days at the HON
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Tay
lor. We are told that he and Mr.. Die
Lindsey of Moorsingsport will form
copartnership and open a general store
Neighborton, the town in the new o
field in DeSoto Parish.
Mr.. KIRBY TO WED.-An invitation t
reach this office reads: "Mr. and Mr..
Cyrus Samuel Steere request the homo
OF your presence at the marriage OF thel
daughter Johnette to Mr.. Leroy Kirb!
on Thursday evening, the 18th of Marcel
49,, at eight o'clock, First Presbyteria
Church, Shreveport, La" For sewers
years we have known Mr.. Kirby an
have always esteemed him as frien'
He is a young man whose habits al
worthy to be emulated-is HONORABLE
thrifty, progressive, and, in fact, ]
every sense worthy of the excellel
young woman whose heart he has wol
We gladly extend our hand in heart
congratulations and best wishes, M
Kirby. May Heaven ever smile on W
and yours.
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Tao unnx,,n NJ,