The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
BENTON, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 5, 1914.
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You and Your Neiehbors In Print

Mr.. S. E. McCorquodale, son-in-law
of Mr.. B. A. Kelly, Clerk of Court, is
now acting as deputy in that Office.
Road drags were being kept busy in
this community Monday and Tuesday.
The resulting benefits are noticeable.
Misses Sadie North and Blanche
Stroud OF Dixie (cousins) spent several
DAYS of last week here with relatives.
Messrs. C. E. Wilson and P. G..
Ingram, the contractors in charge, are
this week raising the frame of the new
K. of P. building.
Miss Matte Montgomery has returned
to her home in Shreveport after spend
ing several days here pleasantly with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. E. R. Mading and family have
removed from Houston, Texas, to
Shreveport, and Mr.. Mading has re-
ouested us to address his Banner to 2917
West College Street, that city.
Mr.. c. C. Hathaway, now store mana
ger for the Frost-Johnston Lumber
Company at Campti, has authorized us
to forward his paper to that place. He
has lust removed from Noble and for
merly resided at Alden Bridge.
Ensign S. J. Zeigler has just ordered
the Banner forwarded to himself at the
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Zeigler
of Shreveport and first cousin of our
fellow townsman, DR.. ]. z. Wise.
Miss Jessie Wyche returned home last
Saturday from Shreveport, where she
spent ten days or two weeks. The
greater part of the time she was with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. L. Wyche,
temporarily patient at sanitarium in
that city.
A friend and reader who resides near
Princeton informed us Monday that that
community would have school, to be
opened that day and taught for the
present by Mrs. F. E. Burrage. It is
thought that fully eighteen or more
pupils will be enrolled before the week
closes.
Through Monroe friend we learn
that Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fudicker OF
that place are still in New York City on
their honeymoon. Their marriage was
mentioned in the Banner of January
18th. Many friends and admirers oil
this community remember Mrs. Fudickel
as Miss Bessie Johnston.
In last weeks issue mention was made
of the arrival of a little girl at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stocker of this
place, but all facts were not correctly
given. The little one was born on Mon
day, the 26th, instead of Sunday. Hel
proud father reports that she is doing
well, spending the greater part of he
time in sleeping.
Miss Leila Thomas of Pittsburg
Texas, cousin of Mr.. Luke Swords o
this place, and who has often visited
here, was accidentally shot with a 81
calibre automatic pistol in one of he
lower limbs one day last week by ;
young lady companion. The wount
penetrated the flesh only, but is o
course painful. 1t has resulted in higl
fever, but barring the possible develop
ment of blood poison later, it is not ex
pected to prove even serious.
One day last week Mr.. Harvey Bigb,
of Cotton Valley, son-in-law of Mr.. ant
Mrs. J. J. Swindle of Alden Bridge
happened to an accident which necessi
tated the removal of the pupil from on
Of his eyes, the operation being per
formed at a Shreveport sanitarium
While putting new seat in chair
tack which he was attempting to driv
struck him in the eye, resulting in tn
accident mentioned. He is now said t
be up and about and expects to retur
home one day this week.
Mr.. J. B. Booker of the Cotton Vale
community makes suggestion as t
the regulating of taking of nongame ifs
that we believe to be worthy of adoption
He thinks all residents should be per
mitted to operate at will nets wit
meshes not smaller than three inches
but not be allowed to sell fish. If la,
granting this privilege was passe
several neighbors could then chip i
and purchase net and when convenier
operate same, thus securing for tabl
use all the fish they wished. In additio
to the benefit to those operating the net
for this purpose, other good result
would follow, as the removal of th