The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
Here at Home
Won and Your Neiehbors in Print
The year is half gone.

s#$ The year is Hall SoiiC.
How will you spend the 4th?
As we go to press there is every in
dication of rain to fall soon.
Everybody is going fishing, but the
weather is not inviting for any sport.
trne first issue of the Banner was
nrinted at Bellevue fifty-five years ago
yesterday.
Mrs. N. A. Arnold of Bossier City
ard her daughter, Annie Lou, are here
on a visit with relatives.
Mr.. J. L. Northcott, resident OF the
Rocky Mount community, came in Tues
dav and had his name added to our sub
seription list.
Mr.. f. D. Taylor, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ST. Taylor, spent Sunday in Benton.
He is now located at Naborton, DeSoto
Parish, where he is engaged in the mer-
camille business.
Mr.. Ned Burt, still employed in the
4
nort. was visitor here last week with
aid friends, and joined one of the crowds
IN an excursion to Bodcau. He is son
Of Mr.. E. S. Burt.
At a special election held in the Min
dan ward of Webster Parish June Goth
to take the sense of the qualified electors
A to voting "a special tax as a bonus to
the proposed interurban road, the prop
osition was defeated by about twenty
FIVE votes in number, though carried in
amount of property voted.
Don't complain too much about the
hot, dry weather, neighbor. 1t is true
that without rain within a day or so the
corn crop will be cut quite short, but
cotton is dry weather plant and perhaps
that crop will be surprisingly good.
Anyway, this kind of weather will re-
suit il the death of millions of boil Wee
wis. Keep digging-and hope for the
best.
Mr.. A. P. Raley and family and Mr..
John W. LeGuin left Monday for Du-
bach, Lincoln Parish, where they will
again locate. Mr.. Raley and Mr.. Le-
GUN came here from that place and
we're employed at James saw mill until il
was destroyed by fire June 18th. They
will resume work for the James Company
III Dubach. Mr.. LeGuin said he ex-
pected to return to Benton to reside.
You, Mr.. Farmer, Mr.. Merchant al
Of us-can't do too much toward build.
ing up our Parish Fair. 1t is the kline
OF institution that pays big dividends
mot wholly in dollars) and therefore
should be freely encouraged. Think o
its social benefits, think of the goot
that results from its every friendly com
petition, and think of the better products
live stock, etc., to be found on our farm
to-day because of this competition ant
the attendance at fairs by our bette
class Of farmers. The fair is the thing
and it should meet with our liberal pat
ronage.
Its necessary in complying with pres
ent postal regulations for the publisher
Of weekly newspapers to closely revis
their subscription lists once each mont
and drop the names of all found to b
Twelve months in arrears. On the Is
We dropped the names of eleven sub
scribers from the Banners list, which
larger number than usual and is &C
counted for by this being the dull season
During the month perhaps the names c
that many, or more, new subscriber
we're added to the list, but still we re
gret to lose the old ones. "Old friend
are the BEST" you know. The create
part OF these will "come back" but
this Office it is matter Of regret to los
them for only short time. Let's q
IN line again, friends. You'll miss til
Banner.
Following a lingering illness M
q. B. George Dormon died at Shreve
port sanitarium Saturday morning, tt
lnterElent following Sunday afternoon
Arcadia, his former home. The youn
man had made Shreveport his home Il
several years and began the study of la
y that city. He was not only We
thought of and gaining prominence
his chosen profession, but was high
esteemed as a man. Also, he was
Mason and member of the Elks Lodg
He IS survived by two sisters and ty
brothers, Misses Virginia and Carolil
pefmon and Messrs. Benjamin al
danes Dormon. The two young ladi
aaa MT. Benjamin are well known in 0
1eWn, the first mentioned having taug