The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-02-28
Local Happenings
A Continued Story of Current Events

to Mansfield this week.
Judge W. U. Richardson, of Arcadia.
visited Benton the latter part of last week.
Mr. C. M. Taylor, of Shreveport, is a
visitor at the home of Mr.. S. T. Taylor, a
relative.
Misses Carrie Lee Riggs and Hassie
Wise, of Alden Bridge, spent Sunday with
Misses Belle and Martha Johnston.
Misses Lila Belcher and Camille Kelly
] are now taking music lessons in Shreve-
port, and visit the city once week.
Prof. Wrenn, of Monroe, a member of
the faculty of one of the high schools of
that town, visited friends here Saturday.
DR.. c. M. Tucker and family have re-
moved from Ivan to Haughton, where the
Doctor will engage in the practice of his
profession.
You want the best chickens around you,
Of course. Do not send away from home
for the eggs. See Mrs. c.. D. Sandidge's
advertisement in our dime-a-line column.
The local passenger train is now due
here at 9:28 in the morning and 5:48
o'clock in the afternoon. The local freight
is due at 9:O5 in the morning and 6:35 in
the afternoon.
The gin at this place was shut down last
Saturday. The seasons run amounted to
2O45 bales ginned. During the 1866
season only 755 bales were ginned, and
about 400 during the season of 19O4-5.
An examination of applicants for the
position of carrier on the free rural deliv-
cry route just established out of this place
will be held here Saturday. At the time
We last made inquiry there were only two
applicants.
i. We are told that Parish Surveyor Ed
Logan has been employed by Hunter &
Mccormick to plat 200 acre tract of land
in Bossier City, near the east end of the
new Cotton Belt bridge. This is the plan
tation formerly owned by Capt. Dick
Unison.
Miss Pearl Dortch, of Taylortown, Wis
tied friends here this week. Miss Pearl
was here for the purpose of proving up the
deed to the site of the new Taylortown
Church. We are told that the building is
about completed and that services have
been held in it several times.
Messrs. Frank and J. w. Maraceli and
: Jules Peyrot, of Campti, left for home last
Saturday after spending two weeks here
with Mr.. J. E. Levasseur. They spent
most Of the time in hunting ducks, quail
and snipe and usually returned from the
hunt with well filled game bags.
ps" Mr.. F. F. McNeeny, of Pine Bluff,
Ark, Travelling Passenger Agent for the
Cotton Belt, will meet with the members of
Loudon Butler Camp, U. c. ", at the
meeting to be held in this place on Satur-
day, March 8. He would be pleased to
learn at that time how many Of the veter-
ans and others from our community ex-
pect to attend the Richmond Reunion.
Mrs. w. W. Scarborough (nee Miss Nora
Thompson) died Tuesday in Texarkana,
Ark She was daughter of Mr.. J. B.
Thompson, a we'll known and highly res
pected resident of the Cottage Grove COM
munity. She was yong woman of sweet
est disposition-kind, loving and charita-
ble-and leaves host of lifelong friends
in our midst. This young couple had been
married scarcely more than year. Our
deepest sympathy is felt for the aged
father, the husband and other relatives.
Frank Jenkins (colored) son of Sam
and Harriet Jenkins, who live near Belle
vue, was drowned Sunday while making
an effort to baptize himself. He had just
recovered from an attack of pneumonia
andduring his long illness became mentally
deranged He had asked several Others
to baptize him, including one minister, but
they all refused telling him he was still toe
weak He was drowned in shallow water
and it is thought that the cold and his
weakness prevented his rising after once
lying down. He was we'll known and 8
negro to be trusted, and had at different
times worked with both the parish roae
crews.
McHenery Rivers and Arthur Carper
Ooth coored, were broughr here Sunday
ana lodged in the parish Jail. The frs
named had previously been in trouble ane
:ss. ". j. M. Henderson was his bondsman
ue and his pal have since been robbine
Mr. Henderson's store regularly. Las
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