The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
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ton en- tie subject.

Banner n ti.ed TO himself at Abbott, |
Colo.
a spzc al sessivn of the Parish School
Beard will be held in this place next
Thursday.
\ regular meeting of the Police Jury
will be held in this place on the second |
Tuesday in January.
Mrs. John Brandon and son left to day
fortheir home in Shreveport after spend |
ing severa! daysin Benton with relatives.
Il you wish to have advantage OF the
Banners present subscription rate you
should make remittance before the year
closes.
The front half of The Bank of Benton
building is to be torn down and rebuilt.
The Scott "Boys" Of Plain Dealing
have secured the contract.
A G5g dance, enjoyed by between forty
and fifty couples, was given at the K OF
P. Hall in this place last night. Most
of the visiting couples were from Dixie
and Shreveport.
Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Edwards
brought in from the Bossier City COM
munity negro by the name of Emanuel
Cooper, charged with shooting another
negro. As no charges have been pre-
ferred against him, he has since been
! released.
The writer will be joined by many
friends CT the family in extending best
wishes to Miss Lille Mae Sentell, who
on the 3tst, at $50 o'clock pm, at the
home Of her father, Mr.. N. W. Sentell
OF CollinsOurg, is to be united in
marriage to DR.. P. M. Davis of Ruston.
It is to be quiet home wedding with
only relatives and few intimate friends
Of the family present.
Printed matter being circulated on the
streets Of Benton states that Mai. Dan
Morgan Smith of Chicago will deliver a
/ prohibition lecture at the Methodist
Church Wednesday evening, January
oath, at 1850 o'clock. AS Maj. Smith is
en- attorney of repute and was formerly
general counsel for the National Model
License League, one of the largest
liquor associations in the United States,
his address should be Of more than pas
sing interest.
In reply to q query made by the re-
porter, Mr.. w. C. Burt Of this place
) said yesterday that there was perhaps
not more than i've or six bales Of IN
picked cotton in Red River bottoms be-
tween Benton and Shreveport, and that
} the planters across the river also had
clean cotton fields. AS Mr.. Burt is him
! self in the game and is observant, he
1t would seem that 20-cent prices would
get about everything down to the last
. lock or so.
I A meeting OF Cypress Lodge of more
t than usual interest and exceptionally
t. well attended was held in Benton last
Wednesday night, when Mr.. J. F. Adam
of Ivan was raised to the degree of 6
Master Mason. There were number
= OF visiting brethren present from Shreve-
port, Haughton and Rocky Mount. The
: work Of the lodge on this occasion was
of exceptional interest. Following the
lahors of the lodge all present repaired
to the Benton Hotel building to EMO!
- a fine oyster supper. They were wei
> cooked and better served-and never die
,. give out.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Binion of Lufkin
Tex, Mr.. A. L. Lantz of Texarkana, Ark.
Mr.. Abney B. Iyey of Denton, Texas
" Mrs. J. H. S5inson of this place, a young
L lady residing up the way and still other
have favored the writer with cards tina
> tell OF Christmas cheer and vouch goo'
wishes for the coming year. Thank you
d friends; thanks to all of you. When W
d forget to show gratitude for such token
y it will be when we are so paralyzed W
J, can neither talk or make signs. Ma
u time deal with you gently, may the ia
W assessor spare you in as for as he can
l. and may good fortune more brcadl
r. smile upon you with each succeedin
). year.
n The Banners old friend Mr.. W. "
: lay, Of Linton, who called Tuesday
g when renewing his subscription offere
at to pay $50, saying, that as it was to pa
as for his PAPER during 1917, We were Ell
IN titled to it, and that when the increase
ut price Of paper is taken into considera
I ton that sum is not penny too mucl
IN He is correct, though we handed hi
1g back so cents Of his money. TheI
never was any profit to speak of in Go
~ lar subscriptions and there never will b
ut The Banners new subscription rate wi
wv become effective Monday morning
i'll next week, and all subscribers will
r treated just alike. We do not pl;
tn favorites.
n Mir. Will Campbell shot and killed
nd large timber wolf this morning while {
rs, a stand out in the flats northwest
5e. Benton. The wolf was not runnil
ir. ahead Of tie hounds but was trying
ct slip out Of the drive. Mr.. W. NJ. MEGA
- of Brownlee, joined by others OF tt
-: place, has been running this pack
wolves with his hounds for three da
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