The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-16
Local Happenings
A Continued Story of Current Events

A Continued Story of Current Events
Capt. W. J. Hughes, of Rocky Mount,
visited our town last Thursday.
Mr.. R. C. Stinson and family for years
residents of Benton and community, have
removed to Shreveport
CITY Marshal O. P. Ogilvie, of Shreve-
mort. while here yesterday paid the Banner
an appreciated call.
Miss Virginia Elder, of Alden Bridge,
who has been attending the State Normal,
at Natchitoches, is expected home to-
morrow.
In our issue of the I'd we reported that
friend had found boil weevils in abundance
in yellow top weeds. We are now told that
the bug is not a boil weevil, but that the
two resemble very much.
AT the meeting of Cypress Lodge held
here last Thursday night one candidate
was initiated and another passed to the
Fellowcraft degree. The attendance at all
meetings is usually good, and the Lodges
membership continues to grow.
Mrs. j. S. Allison returned the latter
part of last week from Baton Rouge, where
she attended the State Convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy. We
are told that Mrs. Allison read an excel
lent paper on historical evening.
Mr.. Worth Whited was visitor in Ben
ton and other towns in this part of the
parish the latter part of last week. Mr..
Whited is not now living in Alden Bridge,
but is manager of new mill Whited &
Wheless have located near Alexandria.
The report reaches us that an extra large
wild cat was killed about seven miles
northeast OF Bellevue one day last week.
We do not know who killed it, nor can we
give its measurements, but it is said that
it is the largest ever killed in the commu-
nifty.
Assessor E. R. Mading is now here with
the tax roll for the purpose of giving all
who desire it a privilege to review their
assessments, and is also working up the
land transfers of the past year. He has as
an assistant Miss Bessie Many, daugh-
ter Of Hon. and Mrs. ]. T. Many, of Plain
Dealing.
Miss Madge Lindsey, who during the
term Of Plain Dealing High School just
closed was one of its teachers, spent last
Saturday in Benton as a guest Of Miss
Mabel Scanland. She left the following
day for Longstreet, where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. D. B. Pullen, before pro-
ceeding to her home in Roberline.
Children's Day services were held at the
Methodist Church in this place Sunday,
under the auspices of the Methodist Sab
bath School, DR.. Braxton Wise, Superin-
tendent, presiding. The services, con-
sisted of songs and recitations by the
children, which were we'll rendered ano
) most impressive. No greater compliment
could be paid the children than the words
Of their pastor, Rev. J. NJ. Brown, in his
closing invocation" Benton cannot boas
Of her children in quantity, but she car
boast of them in quality" The beautiful
songs by the choir were most enjoyable
feature, under the leadership of Mrs. E. w
Blythe as organist.
In this issue of the Banner will be fount
Act No. 70, which we take from the "Act
OF the General Assembly of 1907 Thi
Act is intended to protect fur bearing an
imals of our State and also fixes penaltie
for its violations. It would be we'll for gu
readers to familiarize themselves with it
a little later on, perhaps beginning will
our next issue, we expect to publish Act
III, 1913 and 1919, all of which were create,
Tor the protection of game, fish and gam
and nongame birds. All of these acts, in
Guiding the one we publish to-day, shoul
De clipped and preserved for future refer
ence. Know the law! Ignorance of tn
law does not excuse, and we are publishing
these acts for your benefit for that reason