The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-09-28
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From Neighboring Parishes OF
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OuT Nc6OGTSs
The residence of Capt. T. NJ. Wells,
in Colfax, was partially DESTROYED by
fire from defective kitchen fiue.
Mr.. Fritz L. Spencer. Of Evergreen,
has been elected teacher in the Minden
High School. succeeding Mr.. r. d.
Woodland, resigned.
Roy Ethridge, charged with the MUIR
der of A. Crawford in Mansfield in
Marsh, 1920, was acquitted at his trial
in Mansfield last week.
Miss Alma Perry and Mr.. U. H.
Hankin, well-known couple of Red
River Parish were married in Shreve-
port on September 10th.
In the Webster Parish district court
William Nugent, white, plead guilty to
operating a still and was fined 500 and
sentenced to one year in Jail.
Miss Belle Singleton, of Mansfield,
has been selected to represent that city
in the historical pageant to be held at
the State Fair in Shreveport, October
10Th.
A well in section S-15-20 Caddo Par
ish producing flow of oil at a depth
of 223O feet On being sunk ten feet
lower developed into 100000 cubic
foot gasser.
Mansfield College opened its sixty
eighth session Wednesday of last week
with an enrolment of 100 boarding
students and seventy-five. local, with
fortytwo in the senior class.
Mr. William P. Guyms, for a number
of years well-known resident of
Grant Parish, died at the Soldiers
Home, Hampton Roads, Va, on
September 18th, at the age of 81.
r. v. Richards, manager of the
Saenger Amusement Company's circuit
of theatres in the South, has bought
a tract Of eight acres of land in Cad2o
Parish, five miles north of Shreveport
at $1s5 per acre.
Miss Francis Teddhe, of Coushatta,
and Mr.. Pollard Harrison, of Mont
gomery, We're married in Alexandria,
Saturday, September 10th. The bride
has been domestic science teacher in
the Coushatta High School.
A live school paper will be published
every month by the senior class Of the
Minden High School the purpose be
ing to help the school spirit, cultivate
good English, promote clean athletics
and bring out hidden talent among the
student body.
| The Shreveport Rotary Club has
adopted set of resolutions protesting
against acts of violence in connection
with the railroad strike, and rendering
to the Sheriff the services Of it's mem
bers individually or collectively for the
maintainance of law and order.
Miss Jacqueline Taylor, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Taylor, Of
Minden, has been selected by tn.
Mayor to represent that city in thu
historical pageant, The Flight of thu
Telican,' to be staged on the OPENING
day Of the State Fair In Shreveport
October 10th.
Officers found large still and at
tachments, a quantity of corn mash
etc, near the home of Baxter Crow ii
Claiborne Parish. Grow who, 1t i.
thought, owned and operated the still
at night, was at the time working OF
the road. serving second term for ,
similar offense He was placed in Jail
Leland DeFord, a white man, wa,
arrested i'll Mansfield on suspicion o.
having stolen an automobile in TYLER
Texas. On the way back with til,
Texas Sheriff the car was found hid
den in the woods and DeFord con
fessed. Warrants are also out for De
Ford for passing worthless checks Ii
Mansfield.
Robert Seward and Rosa Sims, twt
negroes, of DeSoto Parish, charged
with assault and infiicting a wouni
with a dangerous weapon while per
/ petrating a robbery, were convicted
and sentenced to he hanged in thu
Mansfield Jail Friday, October 18th
] which will be just 81 days from the
] date of their crime
Arrangements have been made fol
the opening Of the Louisiana poistsci
In Rusten, to-day. A laboratory build
ing of eight rooms and sufficient to ne
commodate 300 students has been con-,
pleted and thoroughly equipped at 4
cost of 100000 for building and fixt
Hres There is also under construction
a teachers training building of II
| rooms.
The Red River, Atchafalya and
Bayou Levee Board have sold $4OO OO(
worth OF bonds recently issued for that
district. The bonds brought par and
| accrued interest, bonus Of S225O and
per cent interest on daily balance
payable monthly. One hundred thou
sand dollars Of the sum will be used to
construct levees on the island between
Alexandria and Boyce and the re-
mainder for levee work In other see
lions of the district.
| The first issue of the Gibsland Times