The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05

at Tallulah.
Mr.. Robert w. Thomas has ordered
his Banner forwarded to Keyesport, ILL.,,
instead of to Metropolis, that State.
Snow and sleet fell here last Friday,
the storm lasting nearly all day. There
was considerable rainfall yesterday.
Mr.. John B. Adger writes the Banner
from Gillian to discontinue his adver-
tisement of corn for sale, as he has sold
out.
Miss Pauline Dawson left Tuesday for
Shreveport to spend several days as
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Dowen.
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge of Plain Deal
ing preached two sermons OF interest
and value at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday.
Miss Aline Woodbridge, daughter of
Rev. G.. G.. Woodbridge of Plain Deal
ing, left for her home Monday after
spending several days in Benton as
guest of Miss Ethel Gray Adger.
Members of the Ladies' Aid of this
place sold sandwiches and other refresh
ments at the Court House Tuesday, net
ting little more than $25, which will
go to the two churches represented.
They expect to sell again next Tuesday.
On Monday of last week little girl
was born at their home to make glad
the hearts of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Byers
of Alden Bridge. Mr.. Byers is the
driller with the night crew at the new
test oil well being put down mile west
of this place by the Producers Oil
Company.
It is now violation of the law to hunt
or shoot any migratory wild ducks or
geese. Migratory game birds are under
the protection of the Government, and
the open season for shooting ducks and
geese is from November 1st to February
1st. This information we CLEAN from a
bulletin furnished this Office by the State
Conservation Commission.
A caller Monday was Mr.. J. c. Burks,
one of the Banners Cotton Valley sub
scribers When asked what acreage he
would plant to cotton this year he re-
piled "ten," but from this he expects to
harvest ten or more bales. Season be-
fore last he had one cut of three acres to
produce four bales. He claims to have
an exceptionally prolific cotton that gins
out much lint.
Mr.. Harry Ogden, connected with a
concern now engaged in building hard
surface roads in Caddo Parish, was a
visitor in Benton last Saturday. He
had just finished inspecting the proposed
routes of the three hard surface roads to
be constructed in our parish Gin Road
District No. u which work is prelimi-
nary to a bid to be offered by his COM
pany.
News reached Benton last Friday of
the serious illness of DR.. ]. NJ. Scan
land, eldest son of the proprietor of the
Banner. His trouble is an enlargement
of the heart and liver. More than a
week since, in company with another
physician, he left his home at Warm
Springs, Mont, going to Chicago for
treatment by specialist. The last re-
port to reach the family read, "Patient
very much improved and in good condi-
tion." A lower altitude than that OF
Montana and absolute rest and quiet
have been specifically prescribed in his
case.
Our neighbors across the river will
establish at Belcher the First State
Bank of Belcher, with an authorized
capital stock of $40, 1000, divided into 2O(
shares, and will begin business at ar
early date, as the designated $751; in
stock has been subscribed. The officers
of the bank will be J. S. Douglas, Presi-
dent; R. T. Glassell, Vicepresident, an6
A. R. Curry, Cashier, and the following
named will constitute the first Board o.
Directors: J. S. Douglas, w. H
North, P. G. Worley, D. P. Hollis, J
w. Dixon, r. T. Glassell and Julius
Gamm. We bespeak for the new insti
tuition liberal patronage from its I'm.
disputed territory, and it will no doub
be secured.
Mr.. Beverly Kent, though still at ;
Shreveport sanitarium, is now able tt
get around somewhat on crutches. Tn,
young man was in the employ Of th,
Roberts Brown Hardware Company o
Alexandria, and when taking the line
from colored driver in an effort to con
troll one of the company's teams whicl
had become ungovernable, was injure'
when the mules ran. The wagon be,
fell on him, breaking one of his lowe
limbs, and it was later found necessar
to remove splintered bone from the in
iured member. He is son of Mr.. an
Mrs. J. P. Kent of Minden, and Mrs
Kent is best remembered by the Banner
! readers as Miss Johanna Head G
Bellevue.
II Ask for the shade tree, shrub, ros
!; and flower catalogue of Grifing Broth
, ers, Port Arthur, Texas. It's free. lad