The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-04

Mr.. W. Il. Holman, in making
remittance Oh subscription, has order
ed his paper forwarded to Choudrant,
instead of TO Spring Hill.
A meeting of the Parish School
Board was held here to-day. All menl-
hers were present. We expect to give
the proceedings in full in next weeks
issue of the Banner.
The Banner now has three sub
scrhers in France. We trust you will
enjoy you: home paper all the more
while in Il foreign land, boys, and that
all Of you may live to later read it ut
closer range.
An agreeable caller at this office
Monday WAS Mr.. Il. Il. Dickson, now
Of Plain Dealing. For some years past
Mr.. Dickson has been practicing law
in Southern Arkansas, being located at
Louisville. where he also has newspa-
Fer interests He and his associates
have only recently opened branch
law office in rlain Dealing.
The reporter learned the first of
the week that Mr.. J.. w. Young. of the
Cotton Valley community. had just re-
turned home from TeXarkana, Ark.
where he visited one Of his married
sons. Mr. Young. now advanced in
years, has long been Il resident of Bos-
sier Parish and is esteemed by many
as one of its representative citizens
He is Il brother of Mr.. X. w. Young.
who resides some miles east of Benton.
and who is well known throughout this
entire section.
A letter has been received this
week from Mrs. w. III. Scanland, who
is still Il visitor at the home OF her
eldest son, Or. J. Nj. Scanland, of
Warm Springs Mont. She stated that
she had intended to leave for home on
the LIST, hut has been detained for IA
day or SO on account of the illness Of
Dr. .>canand. While out on Il duck
hunt he contracted pneumonia. but
Wien last heard from was fast recov-
ering Mrs. Scanland is now expected
home BY Tuesday or Wednesday Of
next week.
The Parish Fair catalogues are off
the press and are being distributed
The Eookiet throughout shows cred
liable display and its printing Is wei.
done 1t is product of the Castle
Printing Company of Shreveport. AS
usual. the premium list is full. As the
reader is aware the fair this year will
lao hold h, Dav..ior f,;ty and IN fllo ord
9th and 18th Of this month. Prom sew
orai sources we learn that the exhibits
promise to be fuller than usual and, IL
!, new site has I;een decided upon, thus
liiaging tho fair near to many whC
have not in the future attended it.
large crowds are expected every day
Mr. u. s. Burt, Superintendent OF
the Agricultural Department Of the
Parish Fair, says Mr.. w. r. Hirsch
Secretary for the State Fair Associa
ton has written him that this ye;,l
there will lie twcnty-ei.ht parish ex
hihits at the State Fair, including thai
to come from Hossier, and that thu
other twenty seven are watching Bur-
and Eossier." IN spite of all this com
petition that is promised, Mr.. Bur-
says he is going to again win the blu,
ribbon for Bo.ssier. Plenty Of til,
finest Sind OF produce is to be taken t,
the Parish Fair. and Mr.. Burt says III
is going tc display it so well at tin
State Fair chat the judges can't d,
anything else but again give the ribbol
to Bcssiar.
MIR. NJ. $. Bolinger and one Of hi
scIs, Mr.. Rupert, OF Plain Dealing
were visitors ut this Office Monday
While here Mr.. Bolinger ordered ia
serted in the Banner Il large advertise
n,cllt, the same to make full announce
lle,it CT the Plain Dealing Chautauqu
and show PICTURES of all those who vii
take part in the program. The reade
will find in this issue an advertisement
cf the Chautauqna, hut we regret t
state that up TO the last minute hefor
going to lros; the plates have not com
ill., The printed matter being circu
lated ~ the promoters Of this enter
tainment is ercditable. rejecting thu,
platform 1T Plain Dealing. and II
dealt an intellectual treat is in stor
f.. tho residents of that end of tn
lalish.
The Chairman Ct the Parish Coui
Gil Of Defense mas requested us to Ill
neuncc that meetings for the purros
Of organizing Ward Councils of ID,
Tense will he held in HaughtOn o
Tuesday night of next week and /
psntt-a ca Thursday night. At tlles
meetings there viii be no organizatio
OF the wonlen for furthering the pl;li
ef their registration, hut they will /
asked and expected to name two men
beers from their numbers to serve o
tie Ward Councils Of Defense-twO
each ward. All the other wards hay
feen visited t'y tue parish organizel