The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04

'o-udy. All members are present.
None OF the Benton sportsmen have as
yet bagged gobbler this season-not
that we know of.
Mrs. R. NJ. Rudy of Shreveport spent
several days Of last week in Benton as
guest of her cousin. Mrs. Robert Lyles
Wyche.
Mrs. W. r. Ivey returned home last
Friday from Shreveport, where she
spent several days with her cousin, Mrs.
Belamy.
The Alden Bridge baseball team is
expected here tomorrow afternoon to
play game with the Benton High
School nine.
The Banners old friend, Mr.. J. NJ.
Mechanism of Haughton, now one of
the toll collectors at the east end of the
Shreveport bridge, was caller Tuesday
morning.
After spending two weeks at the home
of her father, Mr.. E. S. Burt, who re-
sides near Benton, Mrs. Black of Ten
nessee left yesterday for Curtis, where
she will remain several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. J. M. Stacey.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. McCorquodale re-
turned home Sunday. Mrs. McCorquo-
dale spent week in Orange, Texas,
with her husbands relatives, while he
has been absent for some weeks, doing
abstract work in Shreveport and Ope-
lousas.
Red River continues to rise at Shreve-
port. ga stage of about fS feet is indi-
Gated there by the end Of the week, and
stage OF 80 feet is indicated at Fulton,
Ark, within three days." says yester-
days forecast. The flood stage at
Shreveport is % feet, and at Fulton q
feet. A rather full river is expected
here next week.
Mr.. E. M. Laughln of Alden Bridge
was visitor Tuesday. He thinks that
fully Is per cent of the cattle of the
parish have died as result of the past
hard winter. He says there is no dis
ease among them, but that they have
persisted because of a lack of food. This
is an unusual situation with us, but he
is cattle man and should know wha,
he is talking about.
DR.. Milton Sandidge Fleming died
one day this week in Biloxi, Miss, aged
forty-two years. He was grandson Of
Col. John M. Sandidge, for many years
before and several years after the Con-
federate War a prominent citizen Of
Bossier Parish, and a member of Con-
gress from this district during the fifties
His mothers maiden name was Fannie
Sandidge, who was "a native of this
parish.
Mr.. r. A. Gardner of Bellevue was
taken to the Schumpert Memorial SAM
tarium (ShreveporO Sunday and was
yesterday operated on for appendicitis
and gall stone. 1t gives US pleasure tt
state that he is reported to be doing vel
to-day and that his chances for recovery
are favorable. His sister, Mrs. Annie
Gordon of Union, Miss, was wired to.
day and is expected to reach his bedsid,
tomorrow.
A hard wind and rain storm is said Il
have crossed the southern portion of thu
parish Sunday afternoon. The resi-
dence and store of DR.. E. E. Simpson
who resides at Hunter, flag station OF
the Louisiana Railway, was in the patl
of the hardest wind, it seems. Severa
panes of glass were blown out at hi
residence and the furniture and fixture
in the rooms blown about. His stor
was partly turned around, but not blow
; off its foundation.
Readers of the Banner will regret t.
learn of the death of Mr.. Allie Carr
, who died at the Shreveport Hospital las
Tuesday as q result of an operation TO
J gastritis. Mr.. Carr was native O
Alabama, but was resident of the Iva
community (this parish) for more tina
thirty years. He was an excellent far
mer and a good neighbor. He remove
from the parish about four months ag
, to Floyd, West Carroll Parish. He
survived by his wife and several children
Nothing unforeseen happening to pre-
vent members of the Benton Dramati
, Club, assisted by outside talent, will o
the evening Of the 26th give anothe
entertainment The play selected fo
this occasion is Ferguson of Troy"
. three-act farce-comedy, chock full {
ludicrous situations. Ferguson is
/ doctor and red hot sport. One CUES
/ and you have it. Yes, the part has bee
assigned to Mr.. Ernest Belcher, who hs
ginger in his voice and rubber in h
heels-when on the stage. Other men
bers of the cast are good and have befol
met with success after local fashion
There will be specialties between tt
acts and good music before the rise {
, the curtain. This will be show yo
7 will not want to miss.