The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
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Next Tuesday is the date fixed for the
second primary election.
Miss Jessie Wyche left Monday for
Haughton for short visit with relatives
and old friends.
Miss Hilda Ogletree of Shreveport
spent last Saturday and Sunday in Ben
ton as guest of Miss Harriet Curry.
Public roads everywhere are excep-
tionally good for this season of the year,
but they won't be after the spring rains
set in. ,.. 49,.
Get ready to bed out your sweet po-
tatoes early during March SO you will
have plenty Of slips for planting later on.
| A warm, loose soil in a sunny and we'll
drained spot should always be selected
| Tor the bed.
An entertainment commemorative to
George Washington and other notables
born during the month of February will
be held at the school house tonight.
The program will last about one and a
half hours, and will consist of plays,
drills and music. 1t will be strictly by
school talent, and will be free to all.
Rev. James Evans called Tuesday to
inform the reporter that he expetcs to
preach Sunday at the Baptist Church in
this place. Services will be held at the
usual hours beginning at eleven am.
and 7:30 pm. and the text for the
morning sermon will be ga Victorious
Church." Mr.. Evans preached Sunday
asAntioch, which church is located on
the L. and A. Railroad, about four miles
vest Of Minden.
i Now is the season when you should be
Advertising your fancy seed corn and
cotton for sale in the Banner. 1t doesn't
cost much to do so. For instance, a
one-inch advertisement can be run one
week for % cents, two weeks for IS cents,
three weeks for so cents, four weeks for
6acents, six weeks for 80 cents, eight
weeksfor s1.i0. If you wish to run two
inch card the changes for one, two, three,
four, six and eight weeks would be: so
cents, IS cents, 81, s1.25, S1.75 and 1925.
Small, transient advertisements Of other
saes are proportionately cheap, and it
costs even less per inch to advertise in
we Banner when the space is taken by
Voc month. Let US have your copy.
RIVER STILL FALLING.-Red River has
continued to fall at Shreveport and yes
elday registered only 81 feet at that
point. During the recent high stage of
'ae flver eaving of the east bank at Bos-
aer City with the site of the v, S. and
&. ondge about central point) totaled
wy ieet or more. At a point perhaps
= TWO niles above Bossier City the course
We river suddenly swings to the
shs, causing considerable current on
u0 oaaoo side just above Shreveport.
az mat point caving banks have almost
.v''aed new outlet for Cross Bayou.
4 4lefe remains only very narrow strip,
suHa, OF course, will soon disappear
su0aia no means be resorted to to pre-
.sus iufther caying. The current sweep
Y against the bank at that point, next
"'aes out, strikes the raft formed
sasnss the center pier of the railroad
Ase and Is detected against the Bos-
oaak. Thus is the steady erosion
4ias point explained. The raft re-
eu 70 is going to be difficult to re-
a. ana the forming of a long sand
y ers. a.ss below it will, no doubt, to some
r. t,ss tee compiicate the work. The new
maj Az ondge at Bossier City has three
= OF central, piers that have deep