The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-22
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You and Your Neiehbors in Print
Next week-the fair.

Next Woek-CQe IdlT.
The Blue Ribbon Fair-next week, sir.
Born. on the 18th to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C.. Lee of Bolinger girl.
Some of the tools, ETC., to be used in
the construction of the new Parish Jail
have been received here.
Miss Leila White spent Saturday and
Sunday in Plain Dealing as guest of
her cousin, Mrs. Emmett Wyche.
We regret to announce that Mrs.
Mary Vance has been quite i'll for sew
eral days past at her plantation home.
Messrs. |. H. and w. A. Martin of
Shreveport, father and son, were recent
visitors here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Dallas Jones (and two little ones)
of Shreveport is spending the week in
Benton IS a guest of her mother, Mrs.
W. H. Scanland.
Don't forget that during the Parish
Fair. to be held in Plain Dealing on the
9th, 18th, Goth and 30th, reduced rail-
road fares will be in effect.
The teachers meeting held in this
Mace last Saturday was we'll attended,
hut we have been unable to secure list
of those who were present.
After short visit at the home of her
brother, Mr.. J. H. Montgomery, Miss
Matte Montgomery left last Saturday
for her home in Shreveport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph NJ. Burton OF
Lewisyille, Ark, and their pretty little
Girl are visitors at the home of Mrs.
Burton's mother, Mrs. Matte c. Adger
The editor of the Banner left Sunday
for Lafayette to attend joint meetina
of the State divisions of the United Con-
federate Veterans and United Daughters
Of the Confederacy.
Mr.. w. Brownlee of Reagan County
Texas, came in Sunday evening for an
extended visit with relatives. He is q
brother of Mrs. R. B. Hill and the
/ Misses Brownlee, all Of this place.
From far-away town-Downey, Cal
comes neatly printed little card an.
nouncing the arrival of little Miss Grace
Dale Renfro, born on the 9th to Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Renfro, former resident:
Of Shreveport.
Twenty members Of Mrs. Mat.
tie C. Adger's family were present a
one time at her home last Sunday after
noon. This count includes children AMI
grandchildren and three sons-in-lav
and three daughters-in-law. Their
we're only two absent.
Mrs. Kate S. Cabeen, now residing il
Fayetteville, Ark, has written to Ben
ton relatives stating that it will be nee
essary for her eldest daughter, Mis-
Amelia, to undergo an operation for ap
pendicitis. At the time she wrote sh
was undecided whether the young lad
would be taken to Fort Smith, tina
State, or to Shreveport.
At present there are three negroes i
the Parish Jail. They are: Ben Muir
ray, from South Bossier, charged wit
shooting another negro; Tom Smith,
boot-legger, arrested on plantation
just south of this place, and Frank Ma
this, charged with the murder OF an 1tal
1 ian near Bossier City. The last name
has been in Jail for some time. Tn
other two were only recently brought il
The two long illustroted articles show
on the second page of to-day's issue c
the Banner are not as timely by far a
& they would have been if run when frs
received, now some months ago. How
ever, at that time we did not have spac
for them, and, aside from that, the
should be interesting at any time an
are instructive. For those reasons "
see fit to present them to the Banner
readers to-day, even if something late.
In the issue of the Banner of the Il
mention was made of new feature "
expect to make every effort to inaugural
Letters From Former Residents.
Anumber of marked copies Of that issu
we're mailed to erstwhile residents, bl
as yet none of them have furnished cor
tributions. That some will respond "
have no doubt, but many do not like
s write for publication, others are inc,
perienced in that line, and still othe
perhaps do not feel the degree of intere
We might wish. Your old friends sti
here in the parish and those who a
scattered would be pleased to hear fro
You and you are again urged to wri
something for publication. Who wi