The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-22
Here at Home
You and Your Nelghbors In Print
Court week will soon be here.

Court week will soon be here.
Our town is unusually active in the
way of building, ETC., just now.
DR.. and Mrs. R. H. Gulledee of Moor
;ngsport came in last night for short
.isit with friends.
Alice Anderson, colored resident of
this community, had the misfortune to
lose her home by fire Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. w. R. Bumgardner of Ida, one of
the Banners valued subscribers, was
mixing with his friends here Monday.
Come around some time, sir.
Capt. j. H. Nattin of Collinsburg and
Mr.. E. M. Laughlin of Alden Bridge
were here yesterday to attend meeting
Of Camp Loudon Butler, U. G. V.
Mr.. w. A. Fortson is this week visit
ing number of the public schools of
the parish, one of his sundry duties as
local Superintendent of Education.
The cottage in the downtown district
belonging to Josh Norwood (colored) is
now being given the attention OF car
penters. The owner expects to rent it
to one of the oil field operators.
Capt. Thomas Lyles, formerly a pop
ular resident of our parish, in remitting
for two subscriptions, writes US from
Strother, S. c.: "The Banner is always
looked upon as letter from home, and
is read with the greatest interest"
Mrs. w. w. Carter and her four chill
dren, who spent some weeks here with
relatives, left one day recently for their
home in Vandorn, Ala. Mrs. Carter's
brother, Mr.. w. G.. Stinson, accompa-
MED them, but has since returned, and
is now in Shreveport.
tsThe Melting of Molly" is described
as ga charming romance OF American
life that tells of the adventures OF a
beautiful young Southern Widow" If
YOU are a reader of the Banner you will
have an opportunity to Judge the story
! for yourself. The first chapter will
appear in the issue of the 18th. Watch
for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Hollingsworth
4 (the elder couple) are now occupying
Mr.. A. NJ. leagues residence, some
miles out on the Benton and Bellevue
public road. We regret to state that
Mr.. Holhngsworth is rather feeble at
present and not in the best of health.
/ Mr.. w. D. Smith has rented the league
place for this year.
One of the Banners friends unknown,
as no signature is shown has furnished
news report from Collinsburg. TX
comply with an Office rule of long stand
ing, it is omitted from print. AL con-
tributions, and even all regular cores
pondents, will please give their true
names as we'll as pen names. We viii
not publish anonymous communications
Mr.. w. G. Burt of this place and Mr.
Will North of near Dixie, both planters
returned Sunday from visit to South
Louisiana. Mr.. Burt reports that they
secured for tenants twelve good negro
families, and that plenty more are to b.
had in the section he visited. Thi'
condition results from a number O.
sugar producing plantations not nov
being cultivated.
Mr.. w. E. Ivey began Monday t.
unload the rig for the new test oil wei
to be put in by the Producers Compan!
about mile west of our town. He ha
now finished transporting to the seem
of operations everything but the piping
and has teams hauling it. The driller
Mr.. a. S. Brown, and several member
of his crew are already here, and it i
. expected that operations win be unde
way within week or ten days from thi
date.
Messrs. J. H. Stinson and S. G. Adge
Of this place and E. D. Taylor of Moor
ingsport, who were joined by Mr.. J. F
Adair of Ivan, spent several days OF las
week hunting deer. They camped a
the Burnt Hill spring, near the Nash oil
place, in Ward Five. They had pac
of good fast dogs and number of dee
were started. Mr.. Taylor killed tw
and the colored cook one. Unfortu
nately some of the meat spoiled befor