The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-06
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!, REGULAR meeting of the Police Jury
rill he held here next Tuesday.
5 Mr. G. B. Smith has ordered his Ban
/, ,sr forwarded to Allendale (this parish)
instead of to Homer.
Mr.. A. Hoffpauir, a representative
ward Five citizen, was among the Wis
ors in Benton last Friday.
e= Our patrons are reminded that so
,suts pays for the Banner for only five
.noDths, Those who wish to subscribe
tr six months should remit so cents.
meeting of the Parish Democratic
r,scutive committee will be held here
,syt Tuesday, at which time commits
.;,ners and clerks to conduct the pri-
nary election to be held on the 25th will
be named.
An election will be held in Ward Five
rsbruarv Sth to elect a member of the
cchool Board to succeed Mr.. A. Hoff
,,nir. resigned. The new member will
i nominated on the 25th, the date OF
he general primary election.
Misses Katie and Minnie Wyche, who
nent the Christmas holidays at home,
lift last Saturday for Nashville, Tenn,
b re-enter Ward Belmont College as
students. A Mrs. Howse, who travels in
he interest of the college, visited them
while here and accompanied them on
heir return trip.
The Shreveport Times OF the Sd, in its
soeial column, makes mention of the
marriage of Miss Evelyn Fuililove Terry
10 Mr.. Percy Ray Johnson, which was
celebrated in that city on the list, Rev
W.T.. O'Kelly officiating. The bride
was formerly resident of both Benton
and Plain Dealing and has many friends
and we'll wishers in the two towns. Mr.
/ and Mrs. johnson will make their home
ii Shreveport.
Not until last Friday did the reporter
learn that Capt. w. ]. Hughes home a
Rocky Mount, one of the most handsome
md commodious residences in the par.
lib, was destroyed by fire about month
no. Unfortunately, the insurance or
NE building had just been allowed t.
bpse. The Captain and his family have
,hrseveral years past resided in Shreve
port, but his residence at Rocky Noun
MS occupied by family from that city
Miss Edna Spruill and Mr.. H. s.. Pull
hs, both of the Hughes Spur comnTn.
lily, were united in marriage on the 24tt
I'M, at the residence of Justice of thu
Pace ]. C. Childers, who performed the
ceremony. The bride is daughter O.
Il VI. and Mrs. H. G. Spruill, who have
mided near Hughes Spur for some
yars. The groom was formerly in the
snploy of S. H. Bolinger 8; Company
/ The couple will make their home neal
X Spring Hill, Webster Parish.
One Of the Banners McDade readers
nports the death of Mrs. Mary Id;
Houston, wife of Mr.. j. w. Houston, o
iear that place, which occurred on thu
30 ult., following two-weeks illness
rom pneumonia. Mrs. Houston was bu
hirty-fve years of age and her death il
4 made even more untimely because of TIT
bet that she was the mother of sever
y children. Aside from her widower ant
he children, the deceased is survived b,
T. Der mother, Mrs. Emily Tate, and othe
nlatives and many lifelong friends
Z The Banners correspondent thus con
Guides his short report: elm the dealt
q Mrs. Houston Bossier Parish has los
u agood woman, true friend, a faithful
slfe and loving and indulgent parent.
Residents of the parish who own auto
Z mobiles are reminded that they mus
egster with the Secretary of State an
ecufe their numbers and license prio
FEBRUARY ist. Those who do not reg
Rer before that time will be subject t
= Anne Of from S. to S25, or Imprisonment
both, at the discression of the court
E iae license fee for automobiles is 2
eass Tor each horse power, provide
mat the minimum whole license is S;
iaefe are graduated fees for othe
a0'er-dliven vehicles. The Secretar
State urges that all remit at tn
y a'liest possible moment, as this add
u sonai duty, the annual reports of in
arance companies and various othe
N Mporation reports, together with tt
6 aufns OF the coming primary election
- ~ result in that Office being overbul
81 asoed with work the first two months (
D. 1s year. Act promptly and save fine
afeguiarmeeting of the Parish Scho'
. Fl D0dra Is being held here to-day. A
u asmoers are present. Atnoon Mr.. NV
seaseil, President of the board, informe
- = Writer that a matter of Importance
! discussed was the raising of addition
s. aaas ior the schools. The Police Jul
q y oe asked to order an election at whie
: proposition to vote mill as an ext
- -ssSsment for schools will be submittt
aie qualified electors of the paris
:. oehtell explained that as there W
q uecfease in the number of educab
i .'u'en reported in the parish last yea
s ss reducing the fund coming from Il
b. sass lor school purposes, and as Il
MN sass jury in its July budget allow
~ ~ mllls, instead of 3 X mills as her
wv lot the schools, this extra asses