The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-01
.,,ne and From Over the Parish
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Ss e.. sue T. Abney, who now spends
~ "a her time in Shreveport, is
w., oscted home tomorrow.
eA MORE will be base ball game here
day between the Boy Scouts OF
o oa and the Belcher boys.
W. G. W. Smith Of Haughton was in
.D.or Tuesday. He came in his car
- was accompanied by his son,
emmett.
Mr. Sid Adger, a prosperous farmer
!, The Caney School community, sent in
.oodav about nine-inch stalk of cot
:, that showed three squares.
NJ G.. Robertson of New Orleans,
.a,ected with the State Board OF
usaltb was here Tuesday for the pur-
..s Of getting samples OF drinking
,ster from public places, the same to be
later analysed.
Mr. Armand W. Roos, of Shreveport,
.ao for several years has been one Of
i Banners valued subscribers, while
here on business yesterday called to
,.uev his subscription. On his trip to
peuton be was accompanied by MIR. N.
: NcGowen, of the city, connected
With the Atlas Oil Company.
Mr.. Thomas J. Baten of Beaumont,
Teyas writes the Banner in part as fol-
laws. "For some reason | missed my
n.ner last week. Please mail me another
sony," 1t is not unusual for reader
who misses copy of the Banner to
write to the Office for copy Of the issue
missed, This would seem to indicate
that the paper is closely read, and when
ais missed it is missed in fact.
Mr.. C. E. Hooper, now of McComb,
Miss, a teacher of experience, will be
the principal of Benton High School for
tbe 1857 term. Mrs. E. w. Doran, OF
this place, will be his fist assistant, and
Miss Stella Eaton, of Star City, Ark,
has been selected to teach the fourth,
fifth and sixth grades. The primary
teacher and second assistant teacher fol
the school are yet to be supplied.
Residents of Bossier Parish who wish
to see Hon. William Jennings Bryan or
4 he stage and hear one of his lecture:
will have that opportunity tomorrow
evening, when he will appear in Shreve'
port. He will lecture at the Grand Oper;
House, beginning at eight o'clock, tax
ing for his subject "The European Wa
and Its Lessons for U.s." The genera
pnce of admission will be IS cents.
Mr.L. Swords, section foreman her
ior the Cotton Belt Company, and hi
sster-in law, Miss Daisy Story, lef
Monday for Texarkana, Ark, where MI
Swords will enter the railroad hospita
ier treatment and slight operation
The glands under his jaws have enlarge
and have for months been giving hir
more or less trouble. 1t is thought b
Twill be able to return home within
week or so.
MI. J. E. Burt has recently had sew
eral head of cattle to die in his pasture
and as the pasture is fairly overrun wit
white clover he attributes their death t
eating Of it too freely. 1t is said tina
during the spring white clover ofte
Kills cattle, at this season of the veal
SEEMING to cause type OF collie. Som
lew cattle are reported to have died else
where, especially in the river bottor
pastures where this clover abounds.
The readers attention is again Gale
bthe date of the dinner and celebratio
Dbe held in Benton, which will be Sat
gday Of this week, the Sd, Presider
jefferson Davis natal day. All Con
iederate veterans are reminded that
special invitation is extended them to b
present. and enjoy themselves, and tn
invitation to the general public is re
newed. The literary program, to begi
At 2:30 pm, promises to be highl
entertaining. AS usual, the spread Wi
o on the Benton High School campu
The meats are to be barbecued by M
l. S. Burt.
~ There are at present about tV
dozen subscribers on the Banners mai
ing list who have their subscription
pad up only to to-day, the list. STATE
nsnts have been mailed them, and the
se reminded that unless they remit
once their names will be dropped fro
ae list. This should have been dol
yesterday, but the Office force has be-
20 busy to get to it. For more thu
my years credit was granted on SUI
S'lptlon by the proprietor of the Ba
ast' The practice never paid and it h
aoS been permanently abandoned. v
Flnse to mail the Banner to any pers
anywhere on credit.
Ar. M. N. Adair spent Sunday in t
Dale community attending birthd
parry IN honor of the twentieth anr
,sisary OF Mr.. Roy Adair, his nephe
'.e dinner was given at the home of t
s0dag mans father, Mr.. G. A. Ada
MS J. NJ. Adair of Shreveport and h
ssughter, Miss Matte Adair, were a.
! attendance. The dinner was quite
peasant affair. But this story is al
ssous crops in the Dixie neighborhot
= wi Informant says his brother, \
! = Acair has fifty acres of as Fl
w as is to be seen in that part of
sS''sn. He says Mr.. J. NJ. Senten a
- some good corn. Mr.. Adair stepI