The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-04-27
Local Pickups
4. Home and From Over the Parish

Another cool snap.
Mr.. J. A. Silliman of Belcher was a
u;.;tor with his brother, Mr.. R. o. Sill
man, yesterday and to-day.
Mr., Percy Irion, after short visit
,ora with his brother, DR.. c. H. Irion,
left Sunday for his home near Boyce.
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge Of Plain Deal
mo writes to state that he expects to
nreach Sunday at the Rocky Mount
Church, both morning and evening.
Messrs. w. B. Wilbourn, w. G. Burt,
C. O. Gayle and R. E. Wyche left yes
terdav for Poston Lake, in the north
western part of the parish. They will
spend few days at the lake fishing and
recreating.
Mr.. Ben Tunley, lately of Plain Deal
inc. has accepted a position with Clerk
Of Court James M. Henderson as deputy
clerk and will be found at the Court
House by his friends in future during
husioess hours. Mr.. Tunley has been
vith Walker Brothers at Plain Dealing.
Friends will regret to learn that Mrs.
". H. Scanland has had another fall
and again suffered injury, this time to
her left arm. The hurt is at the wrist,
one bone being fractured, and the other
was dislocated. She had surgical atten-
ton Saturday evening, soon after the
accident, at Shreveport sanitarium and
has ever since been doing we'll. She has
been home ever since Monday evening.
The injury on this occasion is not near
80 serious as that of some months ago
when her right arm was hurt.
The Bossier Parish School Board held
! call meeting to-day for the purpose of
calling elections in the Seventh (Haugh-
tom District and the Ninth (Plain Deal
| ng) District to vote special taxes for the
purpose of carrying on their schools.
The tax levies voted for term of years
have expired and new taxes will have to
be voted to cover the collections for
1915 and succeeding years. The Sew
enth District is to vote upon the propo-
stion to levy 7-mill tax and the Ninth
District will vote upon 10-mill tax.
Mr.. W.. A. Fortson was called to
Vivian Friday afternoon by the death
Of his niece, Miss jamie Kimberley, who
was drowned in the runway between the
Myrtis mill pond and the bayou. Three
young lady students of the Vivian High
School were bathing in the runway,
One Of the girls stepped backward into
ahole beyond her depth and as the three
we're holding to each other all sank into
the deep water where two, Miss VIM
berley and Miss Helen Long, we're
drowned. Miss Gibbons was rescued.
Mr.. Fortson remained in Vivian to be
present at the funeral, which took place
at three o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. W. M. Bryant Of the Midway
community was a caller last Saturday.
Readers of the Banner will remember
that some weeks ago his home was de-
droyed by fire, and his visit on this occa-
aon was partly for the purpose to
request the reporter to thank those who
nkindly gave clothing, etc., to meet the
Immediate needs of himself and family.
He trusts this will meet the eye of all
sho helped him in his hour of trial, and
assures them that no one could feel more
Eateful for such attentions than he and
Ae members of his family. Mr.. Bryant
Ksti IN need of furniture for his little
home 1.-THE new one since erected) and
specially couple of beds. Have the
Hsldents of this community any old fur
itare they would like to give away?
In this issue of the Banner the Buck
eev brothers (of the Buckelew Hard
! nre Company of Shreveport advertise
|, e fireless Cooker. These gentlemen
M enthusiastic over the many uses to
inch this new cooker can be adapted,
{ Y heretofore unprecedented pliability
sals direction-and all of next week
apect to have actual demonstrations of
r o9klng on the Fireless Cooker at their
Z wore. The hours will be from ten o'clock
en. until noon and from two to five
ssioek pm. Their customers among
/ y laoies of Bossier-in fact, all who
= una the opportunity to do so-are
! 'sed to visit their store and witness
voc demonstrations, to be made under
supervision of an expert in the use
!. ae Fireless Cooker. All will be
s'as welcome. (Mr. Andrew Buckle
says anything from rice to an old