The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-09
name was familiar in Bossier Parish
even before the war. { e (:

Sidney Braunig.
Everybody looks prosperous in Bos-
sier this season and the jingle of coin is
to be heard on all sides. We have even
heard of one colored resident buying an
automobile.
Mr.. M. c. Durbin, met by the Ban
ner's solicitor at the State Fair, paid in
a dollar and again got his name on our
subscription book. He is at present
overlooking the Havana plantation,
located near Gillian.
A Rocky Mount friend contributes the
following paragraph: "Please announce
in this weeks Banner that box supper
will be given in Rocky Mount on Friday
night, the 18th, for the benefit of the
school. Everybody come and bring
box"
Rev. James Evans of this place has
furnished the Banner the following
paragraphs: CAT the close of the fifth
Sunday meeting, at Plain Dealing a
revival meeting was begun. 1t lasted
for week, and resulted in giving much
strength to the church and added eight
MEMBERS" -
In revising the Banners subscription
list Monday for the current month it was
only found necessary to drop the names
of eight subscribers, and four of those
were transients. That's good show
ing, sure. The residents of Bossier like
the Banner and they eheerfully pay for
it in advance. ... -....
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Sirman of Candy,
Sabine Parish, were weekend visitors
at the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Simmons, who reside several
miles out from Alden Bridge. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sirmon were but recently united
in marriage and are both teaching in
their home school. 49,. 70
The colored blacksmith of this place
was killed one nightlast week in Shreve-
port by another negro. He is said to
have been gambling, and during the
game slapped the face of one of the
players. The man went away but shortly
returned with shotgun and fired with
fatal result on his assailant. The negro
| was transient, but was said to be a
good blacksmith. ..~. 49,
When one gets $92.04. for a light load
of cotton, that when ginned gave bale
Weighing only 408 pounds and 800 pounds
of seed (Half and Half) the country
should be prosperous. Mr.. j. G. Hol-
man, North Bossier farmer, who was
a visitor Saturday, reports such figures
He sold the. bale of cotton in Plain Deal
ing, receiving 1915 cents per pound fol
it. The high price being paid for cottor
and seed this season would incline one
to the belief that the 1917 cotton acreage
will be unusually large. =
Mr.. j. w. McCallie, who for two sea.
sons has been the overlooker on th'
Pandora plantation, located near Vance
vile, called one day, this week, to ordeI
his Banner mailed to Caspiana. He ha
accepted employment on the plantation
of Knight Brothers. Mr.. McCallie is
Kentuckian and is an experience
handler of horses and other stock. Tw'
seasons in Louisiana has served to con
vince him that we have fine state, an
J he thinks as fine stock can be raise
J here as anywhere in the Union.
AS has before been reported in tn
Banner, Mr.. J. H. Collie, a resident Q
the Stroud's Bridge community, had hi
home and other buildings on his prem
, Uses destroyed by fire on the Afternoon
of October 18th. Two of his neighbor
} who called at the Banner Office yesterda
; reported that he was in needy 'circum
r stances and that contributions of house
) hold necessities, or money, would b
, appreciated. These may be forwarde
to Hon. w. j. Johnston of Plain Deal
3 ing or Mr.. w. I. Mcclellan of Cotto
3 Valley. MIR. Cole is the father of fiv
e little children by his second wife, an
1 has recently suffered other misfortune
D aside from the loss of his home by fire
r A current copy of the Weekly Mark
t Bulletin from the Office of the Sta
Commissioner of Agriculture and In
, migration reached this Office yesterda,
|, 1t offers for sale anything from we
8 bred stock on down to duck eggs, an
its "wants" cover about as wide a rang
e Farmers and others from many section
h of the state are making use of the
e weekly bulletins in giving publicity
their wants and the things they have +
sale, but not once does the writer RI
, member seeing the name and address
a resident of Bossier Parish in the lis
- Why don't you fellows get in ON this
y It is good thing and is free to all res
= dents of the state. If you haven't SCI
copy of the Market Bulletin ask to 8
. one when you next call at this Office.
Turkey Dinner and Bazaar.
!, The secretary of the Haughton Wor
~ ems Home Mission Society has writ
| &ho o1;for , fol1orrc.