The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-02-23
Bossier City
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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MIR. John Young, Of Ivan, spent
the past weekend here with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ N. Adair.
Miss Olga and Mr.. Edgar Gleason
attended the entertainment given last
Friday night by Miss Audrey Mont
g0mery, OF Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Bleds0e, Of
Sligo, were weekend guests OF their
brother, Mr.. NJ. G. Bledsoe, and the
members Of his family.
Mrs. w. e. Clement and children,
xof the Midway community, spent the
past weekend here with Mrs. Glenn
ent's sister, Mrs. A. NJ. league.
MIR. ]. II. Mcdowell, who has been
employed since January LIST in paying
of the pink boil worm claims, has an
nounced the payments completed
MIR. and Mrs. C. w. Hansey and
little son are now pleasantly ,domi-
ciled with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sapp.
Mr.. Hansey is a member OF the Caddo
Health Unit.
Mr.. dnd Mrs. ]. ID. Gleason and
family moved last week from Benton
to the Shaw plantation, three miles
/. north OF town. The Gleason children
! are now attending Bossier City High
School s
The ladies of the Methodist Mis-
sionary Society are preparing to give
a little play ut the School House to-
morrow. The proceeds are to be APP
piled as a payment on the Parsonage.
It is hoped large crowd will attend.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ G. Bletlsoe had
| as guests Sunday their son and family
MIR. and Mrs M. G.. Bledsoe, jr., and
baby-and Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Horn, OF
Shreveport. Mrs. Bledsoe and Mrs.
+ Horn are sisters.
Mrs G. B. Smith will leave Mon
/ day of next week for New Orleans to
visit her sister, Miss Mae Bailey. and
will, Of course, attend the Mardi Gras
festivities while III the city. She will
be absent about a week, and upon her
return home will be accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Bailey, who has spent
the past few months In New Orleans.
Miss Georgia Robinson and Mr..
Willie Wilkinson surprised their many
friends by being quietly married last
| week. The marriage was not known
OF until Sunday evening. Many good
wishes and congratulations are being
showered upon this popular couple.
For the present Mr.. and Mrs. Willsin-
son are at home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilkinson, of Edwards Street.
Mr.. w. I. Colquitt has sold his
plantation, Colquitt BEND, to Mr.. G. T.
Shaw, and has purchased portion Of
the Nicholson plantation, and will move
his dairy to the newly acquired place.
MIR. COlquitt is having pretty cottage
erected for the convenience OF his fam
lily and thinks they viii find much
pleasure in dividing their time between
their country home and their Bossier
City home.
Thursday OF last week Mr.. I.om-
bard, of tie State Athletics. visited
Bossier City High Schnol and gave the
athletic instruction for the State Rally
to be held IN Baton Rouge. Mr.. I.om-
bard found some splendid work already
begun In the school and some OF the
pupils made high score. The school
Is now training and will no doubt make
good showing when the roundup
takes place As vet representatives to
the rally have not been chosen.
AT the election held here last Sat
urday, for voting bond issue to real
ize funds for the erection OF brick
school building, the election was almost
unanimously carried. Out Of prop
erty valuation OF between $4,000 ana
100000 voted there was only one dis
senting vote. This Is good indica-
tion OF the high esteem in which our
community holds the cause Of e,luca-
ton. Nothing that stands fer better
schools and education is ever passed
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