The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-18

day from TT. Worth, Texas. where he
went some days ago to purchase car
load of young mules.
Messrs T.. 4. Council, of this COM
munity and Mr. \. L. Butler. of Bel
cher. are in Dallas this week in at
tendance at the Texas State Fair.
If YOU wish to learn what the war
session" of Congress accomplished. re-
fer to the article published Oh the first
page of this issue of the Banner.
Mr.. w. w. Carter. again experience
ing trouble with the foot that had Il
nail stuck into it some weeks ago, has
returned to Shreveport for further
treatment.
Mr. Adger Logan left Monday for
some point just across the river, in
caddo Parish. where lie has secured
employment under Mr.. Gervais Lom-
bard ut leyee construction camp.
Mrs f. f. Youngblood had the mis-
fortune to have one of her ankles in
iicted by the inciSion Of Il small
splinter. which is reported to have
caused Il slight attack of blood poison.
An appreciated caller to-day was Mr..
Will Mercer, Of Shreveport who was
accompanied by his son, Master John
Mercer Mr.. Mercer is now up this
way every Thursday soliciting orders
for groceries.
The report has reached this Office
that Mr.. s. L. Harrison. who resides
five miles east of Benton, was slightly
hurt one day this week when an auto
mobile ran into il wagon in which he
was riding. He was taen to Sllreve-
port for treatment.
The day has remained cloudy and
a stiff wind. with indications of IL
cool snap to come. For the sake of
the success of the Parish Fair. We
trust the Gather will he fair and in
viting the whole of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.. Adger and chill
dren of Belcher and Mrs. Ralph Bur-
ton of .Arkana and children Gncluding
her pretty little girl twins, now about
two months cldl We're recent visitors
at the home Of Mrs. Matte G. Adger,
their mother and grandmother.
\ Bossier girl now in Little Rock.
Ark. has just subscribed for the Ban
ner and wants the subscription to date
from the issue of September 31th, and
we judge that means that she has been
away from homie about that long We
have repeatedly noticed that when our
old readers miss seeing copy or SO of
the Banner they feel keen interest
in the missing numbers.
Mr.. Blanchard Carstarphen. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nj. Carstarphell, Of
Plain Dealing, has mailed the Banner
Il souvenir post card, on which he
says: = am somewhere in France
doing my lit for the good old L. $. A.
He is one Of the young men now on
the other side of the Atlantic who is
ncw receiving the Banner. We are
pleased to hear from you, Blanchard.
but we want yoa to write more next
time if not against the rules of army
life rs you find it.
And now the date of the Parish Fair
is nearly ut hand-Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday Of next week, and
Friday has been added as one Of the
days on which it will be open to the
public. this for the benefit Of the col
cred people. Residents of Bossier City
have raised purse of upwards of
S1G0, the same to lie given as prizes to
these colored people who make ex-
hibits. So the fair should prove Of in
terest TO all, and four days of it is a
little longer season than it has enjoy
ed for some years past. Let us alt Mt
tend and join the big crowd in having
Il good time
Capt Thos. Lyles. long resident Of
is Roekton. s. c.. has written us to
SAY: Two numbers of the Banner
have failed to reach me. prize them
toe highly to miss the pleasure of read
ing them. Please mail me duplicate
copies of the issues of September 9th
and October 4th. am doing fine.
Regards IT, old friends We are OBJ
lige tn you, Captain. for what you have
had to say about the Banner A week
or so ago enr "devil'' pied (spilled. as
sonic would say one of our mailing
Salleys. TIN this galley was your
name aud address Not calling to mind
your present address we made use Of
your old address. Strother, hoping the
Banner wcuid reach you, hut If it did
not believing that we would soon hear
from You.
The Banner wishes to call especial
attention to ii public meeting to he
held ut the Court House Monday of
next week. and which is announced
elsewhere in this issue. The purpose
of this meeting is to arouse further in
teresf in the Second Liberty Bond loan
aud, we presume, to secure Sul,Scf'ip-
lions thereto. Also. committees will lie
named to solicit subscriptions in the
several wards and even smaller sulpdi-
visions of the parish. 1t is hoped that
the attendance at this meeting will lie
full and representative. If the right
kind of spirit exists among our people
certainly it will be. AS Mr.. Hodges re-
marked while in this Office. this Sec
ond Liberty Bond issue must be Il sue
cess. He is right. And what makes
the statement true is that this nation