The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-01-25
BENTON, La, JANUARY 25, 1912
Local Happenings
The Yews of a Week in Paragraphs

Found on the streets of Benton a
watch foo and charm. Call at this Office,
describe them and take them.
Mr.. F. l. Hanks has requested that we
forward his paper to Clarksdale, Ark,
instead of to Askew, that State.
Mr.. J. E. Johnston's paper is now for
warded to him at Mira. He was until
recently a resident of Plain Dealing.
MIR. John Brown, now of Belcher, and
Mr.. Alex Adger, located at Noble, were
among the visitors in Benton Tuesday.
Miss Pauline Dawson left last Sstur-
day for Shreveport, where she expects
to spend two weeks as guest of Mrs.
S. H. Dowell.
Mr.. J. D. Rogers of the Carterville
community, while here on business last
Saturday paid the Banners force an
appreciated call.
After weeks illness the little girl OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Kilgore of the Mot
community, aged about five years, died
on Thursday of last week. The inter-
ment took place in the Walker Cemetery
the following day.
Mr.. A. r. Thompson of the Collins
burg community, one of the Banners
friends OF long standing was caller last
Saturday afternoon. Sorry we were not
in, Marse Alex. Come again.
An appreciated caller at this Office last
Friday was Mr.. J. C. Holman of the
Carterville community. He usually
comes around and when he does SO
] always has pleasant word for the tired
typo at the case. Call often, sir.
Mr.. J. T. Hagens of Shreveport, a
former resident of this place, died on the
18th in Albuquerque, N. Mex. Mr..
Hagens had number of friends among
our readers who will regret to learn of
his death. The interment took place in
Shreveport.
The many friends of Congressman
John 7. Watkins, now in Washington,
D. c., attending the second session OF
the sixty-secondC Congress, will regret to
learn that he had narrow escape one
day last week while trying to board a
car. He was run over and considerably
bruised by an automobile. He suffi-
GENTLY recovered within a few days to
be able to attend to his duties.
Our neighbors over in Caddo will hold
an election throughout that parish on
Tuesday, February 9th, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers on the
proposition of levying a 5 mill tax fol
five years on all taxable property ''fo1
the building, constructing and main
tanning of hard surfaced roads and
bridges, in accordance with article POI
of the Constitution. The demand fol
good roads is growing.
Friends will regret to learn that Mrs
5 Sue T Abney left yesterday morning fol
Shreveport, accompanied by her brother.
Mr.. Joseph Marks, who will enter one Of
the sanitariums in that city for treat
ment. Mr.. Marks is advanced in years
and has been in feeble health for some
time. AS matter of local history il
might be mentioned that they are the
only living representatives of once
large and influential family in this par
ish. There were fourteen children-ter
boys and four girls. Eight of the boys
including the only survivor, were ole
enough and volunteered and served in
the Confederate army. Only one was
killed. Mr.. Marks, as we understand it
has made more than one effort to gair
admission to the old Soldiers Home ir
New Orleans, but has each time beer
refused on account of some former
irregularity. 1t would seem the service
given by the family in the South's hour
OF need would have long since insured
Tor the only ex-Confederate survivor O
the family an easy berth il the Soldiers
Home. We do not see the fairness O