The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-11
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and is well known and well liked. His
many friends trust that he may soon
again he up and out.
The new Linton school building
has been completed and the school was
opened Tuesday. The building COM
pleted, including it's painting, cost APP
proximately $1,000.
There was good frost Monday
night, the first of the season, and the
following morning thin ice was to be
seen. Did you ever before see ice that
early in this section!
Ali school teachers of the parish
are reminded that the first teachers
institute Of the season will be held Sat
urday Of this week at the Travis Street
School building, Shreveport.
Friends will regret to learn that
Mr.. w. A. Martin is now ii patient at
Il Shreveport sanitarium. He was OF
Grated on Monday for appendicitis.
He has just been heard from and is
said to he doing WELL
Mr.. w. \. FortSon, Superintendent
of Public Schools for this parish. has
informed the reporter that new school
buildings are under way of cOnstruc-
ton at beth Adner and Koran, and will
soon lie completed and ready for oc-
occupancy.
So far as the reporter. has been
able to learn, there have been no new
or recent cases of Charlton among the
stock of this section of the parish.
However. black leg is said to be preva-
lent among the cattle of this commu-
nifty, and it would seem wise that all
known precautions he taken.
About all the public schools of the
parish are now being taught, SO Mr..
Fortson. the Superintendent. has in
formed us. The Tyler School, one of
the last to he supplied with teacher.
will be opened Monday of next week.
and vii he taught by Miss Ruby Mont
gcmery Of the Linton community.
Mrs. Etiie Gleason, so long resi-,
dent of the Reeky Mount community
but now living with two of her sons ut
Belcher, i'll renewing her subscription
writes the office: = l look for the Ban
her as one looking for a letter from
their old home Thank You, Mrs. Glea-
son, and we trust you always find
something in it worth the reading after
it reaches YOU.
I'VE are informed by the Superin.
tendent that the Parish Fair. to he
held this year at Bossier City, prom
Uses to he unusually good. He claims
that many exhibitors who have not
before taken an interest in the. fair
will have exhibits. and good ones. ut
that. Mr.. Will Fullilove. South Bos.
Sier farmer. will show twenty-odd, per-
hapS as many as thirty. entries. The
fair has heretofore been Il little too far
renewed from many who will now con
tribute largely toward its success.
We have been requested to state
that on Monday night of next week. ut
80 o'clock, the Chairman of the Par
ish Council of Defense and others who
are at present interesting themselves
locally in the nations war problems
will appear at Bossier City for organ
| izatiOn purposes. The movement to
further the registration of all women
and its relating kindred subjects will
| also be freely discussed, and the pres.
| ence of the ladies is desired. Also, an
other meeting is to be held at Atkins
but the reporter has not been inform
ed Of the date.
-Early Thursday morning of last
week Il shooting affair took place he
| tween $. II. Hamilton. white man
and Il negro by the name of Ton
Black, both residing OH this side OF
Bodcau. north of Bellevue and about
2h miles east of the Many old place
| The white man was twice shot, will
bucksllot and squirrel shot, and is now
Il patient at a Shreveport sanitariunl
His condition is said to be critical
The negro was shot several times, and
is himself pretty well used UP. He i.
now being held In the Parish Jail. A.
to what lead up to to tn eshooting il
not well established 1t seems that
| the white man went to the negroes
hCMe because of some report that had
been circulated about himself and with
| Il view Of forcing it's retraction. The
quarrel is then thought to have follow
ed, and then the shooting. Both claim
that the other fired first.