The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-30
| News Notes
| of the Week
Indian summer DAYS.

Indian summer days.
The next regular date for meeting of
the Police Jury is October 18th.
Miss Lucille Edwards spent the latter
part OF last week in Shreveport as a
guest of Miss Julia Elston.
Miss Virgil Jeter of Mooringsport is
pleasant guest of Misses Irma Stinson
and Marion Arnold. She came in Sun
day and will spend the entire week.
A personal paragraph from last weeks
issue of the Bunkie Record reads as fol-
lows: "Miss Leila White and little
niece of Benton are guests of Mrs.
Zeigler."
Mr.. G. w. Durdin, of Rocky Mount,
while here on business Tuesday, came
in and paid So on subscription, which
extends his date to January IL, 1917.
That's the way to do. Much oblige, sir.
We have been requested by repre-
sentative Haughton citizen to state that
the ladies of the Methodist congrega-
ton of that place will give a benefit
oyster supper Saturday night. The pro-
ceeds from the supper will be given to
the church and to the orphanage located
at Ruston.
Assessor Smiths abstract showed the
total assessment of the property of Bos-
sier Parish to be 50, 657, POP. This when
submitted to the State Board of Equali-
cation was raised $38,522, making the
present total assessed value of the prop
erty $685., 724. The total raise by the
board on the property of the entire
State wos $6,09S, 643.
~ Beginning with January /, 1916,
cash in advance will be demanded for all
subscriptions to the Banner. This an
nouncement was made in the first issue
of the Banner to appear this year and
has been repeatedly announced, which
was to give publicity to the change in
policy in advance, and with a desire, as
always, to be fair by our subscribers.
When the new year comes the change
will be enforced, and all subscribers will
be treated alike.
There are now some eight or ten ne
groes in the Parish Jail, about all of
whom are charged with crimes necessi-
tating jury trials. However, this num-
Der includes one crazy woman. Consta-
BILE F. w. Childers of Ward One brought
in the last one, William Hampton, who
is charged with COW stealing and boot
Logging. Huey Love, charged with muir
der, asked for preliminary hearing,
which was held at Bossier City last week.
He could not give the bond demanded by
the court Gin the sum of $500 and was
remanded to Jail.
Mrs. James L. Newcomb of New Or
leans and her two daughters, Misses
Adelaide and Mildred, and her mother
Mrs. M. ]. Head, we're guests two days
of last week at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
R. B. Hill. They also visited relatives
residing elsewhere before proceeding te
New Orleans. Mrs. Head continues te
make her home with her three daugh.
ters-Mrs. Newcomb, Mrs. W.T.. Young
Of Bossier City, and Mrs. j. P. Kent, o.
Minden. Mrs. Kent, who for month";
past has suffered from some nerve dis
ease, is still a patient at New Orleans
sanitarium.
n8~ If you do not see the Banner reg
ularly why not have your subscription
begin with next weeks issue? In tina
issue the first installment of "Lahoma,
our new serial, will appear. This is
story of rugged characters of the West
some with big hearts, some as mean a
sin, and one Indian. And we must no
forget Lahoma, the heroine, who "grow
up" under the tutelage of that big an
nder-hearted parsonage, Brick Viii
lock, and finally develops into beauti
full young woman of refinement. Fol
lowing the completion of this seria
"Smoke Bellew" will be run. 1t is on
of the best stories Jack London eve
wrote. 1t is about the iron-muscle
giants of the far north gold fields
about real men who face danger an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES