The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-05
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:. News of a Week as Told
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The backbone of summer seems to
be broken-at least. for the present.
Don't delay in planning and arrang-
ing the exhibits you expect to make at
the Parish Fair. Its opening date is
fast approaching.
An official notice appearing else
where on this page calls a meeting of
the Parish Council of Defense to be
held in this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Dowell and their
daughter. Miss Monola May. of Shreve-
pert. were recent visitors at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson.
If residents of this community have
failed to get their turniDS in during
the past two weeks they have missed
some good opportunities to do so.
Have you carefully listed all the eX-
hibitS YOU expect to make at the Par
iSh Fair? Have you already gotten a
portion of them ready to he shipped to
the grounds:
There is now complaint that there is
danger of the little cotton that was
made i'll this section rotting in the boil
before it can be picked if the local
rains don't soon let UP.
Mr.. w. w. Mcdonald, who has re-
turned after an absence of some time,
and resumed the practice of law in
Shreveport and Plain Dealing paid us
an appreciated visit while here yes
terday
The date for the next regular meet
ing of the Police Jury is the 10th
Tuesday of next week-but as the
congressional election has been fixed to
he held on that date the meeting Of the
Police Jury will be postponed until
Friday, the 18th.
Mr.. c. ID. Sandidge.. day collector of
tolls (for BosSier IariSh) at the east
end of the Shreveport bridge. reports
that the collections by himself for the
past month amounted to $1937:0 The
night collections during August were
SS15-Mr. William Hutton serving.
Will Dickson, colored. killed Caleb
Joiner, colored. last Saturday, on a
plantation a few miles south of BOs-
Sier City. Dickson surrendered to
Marshal Sorrell. who brought him to
Benton Monday, and he was placed in
Jail to await a preliminary examina-
ton.
There have again been repeated
showers since the last issue of the Ban
ner. and Though a rainbow was to he
seen yesterday. the weather is threat
ening, with lowering clouds, this even
ing. As result Of the rains there is
now Il fine growth of grass everywhere
Oh the range
Don't he Il Stacker or a Slicker. Just
walk right up and register. And re-
member that it is quite likely that you
Will never get to see service abroad
for the reason that the other boys are
likely to get Germany whipped before
you can get trained and transported to
the scene of hattie. But bear in mind
the date for registering, which is the
12th-Tbursday Of next week
Again this season there is every
promise of higil-casS entertainment
for the residents of plain Dealing and
that community in the visit of the Rad
clitfe entertainers. Their chautauuua
Is to lie held next week-on the 9th,
10th and 18th. In looking over the
program it is easy to see that there is
an intellectual treat in store for all
who will lie able t. attend. The pro-
gram and additional announcement of
the l'lain Dealing Chautauuua appear
in this issue of the Banner.
Mr.. Clarence johnson. on his way to
Berlin. stopped over and spent last
night with us. He is one of the ro-
bust and genial SONS of Mr.. and Mrs
+. NJ. Johnson long residents of Red
Land and among the representative
citizens of that community. Their son
Milton has been in the service for
about Il year. and is now an officer, but
Is still stationed ut Camp Pike, Ark.
Also. it is likely that Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson viii soon have one other son
serving under the flag. perhaps two.
Old friends will be pleased to learn
of the continued success Of Mr.. Abney
lvey. for some years !; resident of Ben
ten and this community. After leaving
Benton he returned to Denton. Texas.
his old home. and has for some years
held deputyship in the office Of the
County Clerk for Denton County. Re
Gently he himself ran for the office and
won 1t by Il majority of 6S4 votes over
his opponent in the second urinary