The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-03-21
BENTON, LA, MARCH 81, 1912
Local Happenings
The F!eYs Of Week In Paragraphs

MIR. and Mrs. A. P. Butler of Belcher
spent Saturday night and Sunday here
with relatives.
Mrs. S. NJ. Yarbrough Of Bossier City
is spending the week in Bellevue with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Biggs.
Mrs. E. E. Simpson of Hunter (near
Tavlortown) returned home one day last
week from an extended pleasure trip to
the Pacific Coast States.
Mrs. w. B. Smith of Alden Bridge
went to Shreveport last Saturday, re-
turning home Tuesday. She spent the
intervening time in that city as guest
OF Mrs. II. H. Wheeless.
Mrs. Ellen McEvoy, relict OF Joseph
McEvoy, died at Stamps, Ark, on the
10Th instant, aged seventy-one years.
Mrs. McEvoy some thirty or thirty-five
wears ago resided in Shreveport with
her husband, who at that time conducted
the leading iewelry store in that city.
He was a popular business man and an
estimable gentlemman.
Some three weeks since Miss Louise
Alison. one of the teachers in Benton
High School, happened to an accident
while playing on the school campus,
painfully hurting her left arm. An
x-ray photograph has revealed that one
of the smaller bones of the arm is
broken and she will tomorrow go to
Shreveport for surgical treatment.
Mrs. Matte (Hickman) McDade,
relict of the late M. F. McDade, died at
her home in Haughton Monday night.
She was most excellent woman, OF
Christian character, kindly and charita-
BILE always, and will be greatly mourned
in that community and elsewhere in the
parish. She is survived by four chill
dren-Messrs. Loye and Joseph McDade
OF Haughton; DR.. Wilkins McDade OF
Sibley, and Mrs. Robinson of Oklahoma
and one sister-Mrs. Mary Edwards
OF Haughton.
News has reached us this morning OF
the death last night at his home in
Alden Bridge of Mr.. J. L. H. Graham,
a sen of the late Capt. j. L. G. Graham,
a former prominent resident of the Cot
tage Grove Community. Mr.. Graham
has for some years been an invalid ano
once went to California hoping to benefit
HE health. He returned to the parish
some two years ago. He is, we think
survived by his wife and several chill
dren. Mrs. Lena Baird of Plain Deal
ing, Mrs. j. j. Swindle and Mrs. M. H
Crawford are also sisters. The remains
will be inferred in Cottage Grove Gene
terry.
Mr.. H. Mangel, brakeman on thu
local freight train, was seriously hur
here Monday morning, having his hi
and left ankle broken. While switching
was being done he stood on the end ca
(from the engine) and when it stopped
dliu t1iS Slack UctWCCA Vic C&AAo was eeShASA
out they were jerked suddenly forward
the last, of course, making the longes
move and hardest jerk. Having bu
slight experience, he was thrown to tn
ground, striking the gravel and a rail
Ii is possible that he suffered interna
injuries aside from those mentioned
He was taken to Shreveport for surgica
treatment on the southbound passenge
train.
On Friday evening of last week young
people Of Alden Bridge gave presen
tation of ssHazel Adams" three-ac
drama, of which we have heard favora
bic comment. The s'troupe" has ex
pressed Il desire to come here and repro
daee the performance and arrangement
have been made for them to do so. TIL
play will be presented at the high schoe
auditorium on Friday evening of mex
week, the curtain to rise about ST.
O'Clock. Admittance fees will b
charged, and 40 per cent of the proceed
OF the performance will be given to til