The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-05-23
Local Happenings
Summer struck US Monday.

Summer struck us Monday.
Mr.. w. }. Johnston, of Emma, was
h,siness visitor in Benton Monday.
Miss Sallie Brown, who has been teach
inp school in Martin, Tenn, is expected
home this afternoon.
A crowd of young people from this place
attended the concert given at the close of
the Linton School last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Wise and children, of
Alden Bridge, spent Sunday here as
quests at the home of Mr.. R. E. Wyche.
Robin Smith, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
v. B. Smith, of Alden Bridge, is very i'll.
We are told that the little fellow is threat
ened with typhoid fever.
Mrs Mary Edwards and her daughter,
Miss Matte, left yesterday for their home
in Haughton, after spending several weeks
here as guests of Mrs. j. F. Edwards.
Ben Brown, arrested near Elm Grove.
was brought in yesterday morning by
Deputy Sheriff L. G. Smith and lodged in
the parish Jail. He is charged with enter
inp the store of w. H. & C. B. Hodges
and robbing the cash drawer.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Whited, of Alden
Bridge, left Monday for Washington,
D. c., to be present at the commencement
exercises of college in which their two
daughters are students. Later the party
will visit Annapolis, Md, and other cities
before returning home.
Mr.. w. F. Kelly, oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Kelly, of this place, was united
in marriage to Miss Winifred Craig in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, on the 18th inst. This comes
asa genuine surprise to your friends here,
William. We wish you and your bride
many years Of uninterrupted happiness.
Misses Helen and Vivian Hanks return
Cd home the latter part of last week from
caddo Parish, where they spent about six
& weeks at the home of their brother, Mr..
9 r. |. Hanks. We are told that Mrs. Hanks
franks wife) has been in Bolton, Miss,
for some time on account of the serious
illness Of her father.
A little more than two weeks ago little
Matte Montgomery, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs j. M. Montgomery, was taken to
Shreveport to be operated on for appen-
dicitis, mention of which was made in
4 these columns. We are pleased to state
that she is now doing well and has been
permitted to leave the Sanitarium for the
home Of her uncle, Mr.. w. R. Montgomery
i resident of that city. It is thought thai
she will be strong enough to return home
within few days.
Mr.. E. R. Stewart, of Minden, was here
Monday for the purpose of looking after
titles of property to be intersected by the
Shreveport Northeastern Railroad (the
Cingman Road). We are told that tina
portion of the road between Minden ane
B Homer has been completed, and that eigh
B miles Of the road has been constructed
3 vest of Minden, over which log trains ar
now being, operated. The new line viii
cross the public road leading from Belle
vue to Haughton at point about one mill
south Of the McDade residence. 1t
thought that the road will be completes
this year as far as Shreveport.
In last weeks issue we stated that Mr.
Q. P. Ogilvie, of Shreveport, visited Ben
ton on Wednesday. After the Banner ha
gone to press we learned that Mr.. Ogilvie'
business in our parish was to sell adver
1sing space in the Bossier Parish Fair AS
ISOLATION catalogue. We hope he met wit
tar success. In this catalogue is goo
place for Bossier man, or any one else
g place an ad. The catalogue will con
tain the list of premiums to be awarded q
me next Parish Fair and other things c
interest to those of the parish, and matte
q vital Importance to those seeking gooo
cheap homes. Five thousand copies wi
pe printed-3O00 for home distribution an