The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-12
CORRESPONDENCE
Princeton.

Princeton.
Monday, Feb. 9.-With the coming Of
the new year and favorable weather
operations are again actively
under way.
Mr.. Rudolph Prince, still engaged in
railroad work, with headquarters at
Dallas, Texas, was visitor here Friday
and Saturday.
Hardly week passes but that pros
pectors and real estate men visit this
community. The price Of lands is higher
than heretofore.
1t will perhaps surprise the average !
reader of the Banner to learn that from
$40 to $100 worth of railroad tickets are /
sold here each month.
A Mr.. Bowden and family, from near
Dallas, Texas, have just moved to this
community. Mr.. Bowden will farm
tract of land located west of the Abney
old place.
Our school, mention of which was
made in last weeks Banner, opened on
the I'd. 1t is expected that the attend
ance will be much better in the near
future than at present.
Mr.. Ernest McDade, born and raised
in this community, and representative
citizen, is in Benton this week serving
as a petit juror at the February term OF
Bossier District Court.
Mr.. F. E. Burrage, our merchant, will
again engage in farming this year, and
is still interested in the cross tie indus
try. He has as side line the raising OF
fancy stock, chickens, etc.
Mr.. McVea, who last year cultivated
the w. A. Abney place at Fillmore, has
purchased the Braden old place, located
on the Haughton and Bellevue public
road, near the last named place.
Mrs. johnson, Mrs. F. E. Burrage's
mother, has had four room cottage
erected and moved here from her former
home in South Louisiana. Her mother:
who is an invalid, will reside with her.
Mr.. E. E. Vanarsdel's saw mill, with
a capacity of about 20, 900 feet of lumber
daily, has now been operated here for
some time. The several remaining tracts
of timber of the community are being
fast worked up.
i Mr.. John Watson and family from
Raleigh, N. c., moved during December
to the Prince old place, the greater part
of which Mr.. Watson has purchased
from the Prince heirs, and will cultivate.
He is delighted with our country and
climate. He will be remembered by
some of your readers as the gentleman
who married Miss Ella Cooper, daugh-
ter of the late Mrs. J. w. Prince, ST
, They have four children, all about
grown.
Mr.. John Burrage, brother of the
other Burrages of this community, al
being from Mississippi, has settled
: about a mile and half north of th'
McDade place. His wife and four chill
, dren have been in Haughton for som'
' time, so the children might have thu
: benefit OF Haughton High School, bu
they will return home at once and tn
: children be entered in our home school
: The youngest son has been seriously il
e with pneumonia, but is again able t
: sit up.
It Mr.. Webb Burrage has erected cot
It tage about half mile northeast 9
e Princeton, on property belonging to hi
5, brother, Mr.. F. E. Burrage, and he an
: single brother, Mr.. Al Burrage, wi
: engage in farming. Though new cali
! ing with them, they, as we'll as the
brother, Mr.. John Burrage (whose nam
'e is mentioned elsewhere) made a success
i of it last season. Mrs. Burrage is ;
present in Beaumont, Texas, at the bee
'e side of her mother, who is suffering fro
Or a chronic illness.
"a Some of the Banners readers perhal
as yet scarcely know where Princett
Is is, and for their benefit will state that
70 is at the Prince old place, on the Lo'
Ia isiana and Arkansas Railroad, about
/ half mile west of where that railro'
III intersects the Haughton and Bellev,
es public road. It and its community a
but sparseIy populated, but by desir
IS BILE class of citizens (Irish blood pr
u dominating) its surrounding terrific
ne is fertile and productive, and you m
no safely expect to see its name on the m
in capital letters by and by. CASEY
DTS -
lily Hauthton.
az Wednesday, Feb. i1.-Mr. J. N. Pl
is on the sick list.
Rev. Connant filled the pulpit of
. Baptist Church Sunday.
7 Major E. c. Moncure was in to
Wednesday looking after railroad
) terest.
Mules are the interesting topic on
streets. One, judging from the num-
being sold each week throughout
; country, would grasp the idea that
merchants were dealing in live stock
} clusively.
\ Mrs. Harrell, who has been with
brother, Mr.. r. M. Sandidge, since
) June, left Sunday for her home in
Angelo, Texas. She was accompar