The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-26
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Hear the "Dixie Quartet" at the high
school auditorium tomorrow evening.
Miss Nina McGaughey of Plain Deal
mo is a guest this week of Miss Daisy
Story.
The next regular meeting of the Police
Jury will not be held until the second
Tuesday in April, the 18th.
Much ground between this place and
Bossier City has been broken and made
ready for planting, as can be noticed
from the train windows.
Mr.. L. Shackleford has reported to a
Benton friend that recently two wild cats
visited his premises, the younger and
smaller of the two which he shot and
killed. Who wants race?
Mr.. w. H. Wemple, formerly resi-
dent of Dixie, but now an attachee in the
Navy, writes a Benton friend from VAL
leio, Cal. He is aboard the U. S. S..
Annapolis, now at Mares Island.
Mr.. r. E. Wyche returned home to-
day at noon from Willow Chute bottoms,
where he has been hunting turkeys since
Monday. He brought in a twenty-four
hound gobbler, the fourth he has bagged
since the season opened.
Drilling was resumed the first of the
week at the oil we'll site near this place.
Recently salt water was struck, but this
action, Of course, indicates that the
operators will case it off and drill
deeper. The we'll is now thought to be
about $500 feet in depth.
Police Juror M. G! Wright reached
this place Monday afternoon with the
traction engine to be used in road work
in Ward Three, but left it here until it
can be called for by his son Guilford.
The young man has been in Shreveport
for some weeks serving as petit juror
in the U. S. District Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Martin expect to
remove next week to Bossier City to re-
side for several months. During their
absence Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin w. Doran
will occupy their cottage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin are moving to Bossier City SO
that their daughter, Miss Florence, will
be more conveniently located to continue
the study of music in Shreveport, and
where she can also teach class.
A subdivision of Bossier City to be
known as East Shreveport. and which is
the property of Miss Wilhamini B. Nc
Cernlick, is soon to be placed on the
market. A plat of the parcel of land,
which embraces 57.26 acres, and is
situated in the south half of section 20,
township Is, range Is Cat the east
approach of the new traffic bridge has
been filed for record at the Office of the
Clerk OF Court. There are about thirty
blocks of sundry sizes, with lots IS and
{ 40x 1875 feet.
The Baptist Church was the scene yes
terday of an exceptionally pretty we'd
ding, the ceremony being said by Rev
G.G. Woodbridge of Plain Dealing
The popular principals were Miss Lula
Willis Alison and Mr.. S. G. Adger, both
well known to many of the readers of the
Banner. Many relatives and friends
from neighboring towns were present al
this happy social function, which viii
! be reported in detail by one of the brides
intimate young lady friends in mex
weeks issue of the Banner.
A treat in store for residents of oul
town tomorrow evening, provided
weather permits, will be musicale by
four of Benton's neighbors from across
the river-Miss Flora Bergman, Mrs
]. @. Dickson, Mrs. J. S. Douglass ant
Mrs. DR.. Baker, who style themselves
the "Dixie Quartet" We are no
familiar with the repertoire, but thu
features will be both instrumental ant
vocal. The ladies mentioned above en-
JOY locally enviable regulations as enter
tainers and will no doubt attract larg'
crowd. The prices of admission will b.