The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-07-01

hate .. CaDeen ana ther daughterS)
Misses Amelia and Catherine Cabeen.
The meeting of Cypress Lodge, F. and
A. M, held last Thursday night will be
the last regular meeting to be held this
summer. The work of the lodge, as is
customary, has been suspended until
the regular night for a meeting during
the month of September.
1t is reported here that cattle driven
some distance during the heat of the
day, reaching the Hughes Spur vat,
while hot and thirsty, were at once dip
ped and some of them, drinking while
in the water, soon died. The dips con-
tain arsenic, and it would be wise to see
that cattle are not thirsty before they
are driven in.
At the election held in Road District
No. l June list special tax of mills for
road and bridge construction was voted
for period of ten years. 1t has since
been discovered that this step is not in
conformity with the law-that such adj
ditional tax cannot be voted for longer
period than five years-and the Police
Jury met here Monday to order another
election and in that way remedy the
error. ......- +.
The "boys" have been out after the
wolves again. Monday morning Mr..
Will Mccall and others enjoyed fine
race, which lasted for several hours.
The wolf "a big one) though shot sew
eral times with squirrel shot by Mr..
John Stinson and others, managed to
get away. However, he only escaped
because all horses were about run down
and because the dogs ran him entirely
out of the drive. In a short hunt yes
terday morning, participated in by only
two or three residents of this place, the
dogs trailed while but did not manage
to jump the game. A big hunt has
been announced for next Monday morn
ing. 1t is expected that Mr.. E. D.
Taylor of Crichton and Others with
trained hounds will be present to take
part. The game seems to be plentiful.
In last weeks issue of the Banner
mention was made of the illness of Mrs.
E. J. Larkin at her home in Pine Bluff,
Ark. Her death occurred at a late hour
Monday night and was due to pleurisy
and intercostal rheumatism. Mrs. Lar
kin was a native of Bossier Parish, but
for many years had resided elsewhere.
She was born Hamilton and was the
mother of Miss Grace Larkin, sister of
Mrs. Belle Wise and aunt of Mrs. L. G.
Smith, all of this place, and first cousin
of Mr.. ]. W. Wallace and his sisters and
brothers. Aside from these, she leaves
several children and other relatives re-
siding elsewhere. Mrs. Larkin was we'll
known in Benton, where she ofton Wis
tied and had many friends. The sorrow
ing relatives, and especially the devoted
daughter residing here, have the heart
felt coincidence of all. ..
Mr.. J. F. Adair, one of the "Class Al
farmers of this parish, and long prom
inent resident of Ward Five, has entered
the political arena and bids us announce
him in this issue as an aspirant for the
Sheriff's office. Mr.. Adair is too well
known in the parish to need an intro
duction at our hands, but we find pleas
ure in again calling attention to the fact
that he is a self-made man. He has
achieved success in his own modest way
and after the fashion of the best resi-
dents of our parish, and of this he
should feel justly proud, for it has come
about through his own efforts. Mr.
Adair is good Democrat, Christian
gentleman and a thrifty, honorable ant
highly respected citizen. Should hi
secure the place he seeks, to say thu
least, we believe he would be untiring
impartial and fearless in the discharge
of the duties of the office.
Mrs. T. Olive Foster of Shreveport
was business visitor in Benton Tues
day morning and before departing
favored this Office with call. While |
resident of Shreveport, Mrs. Foste
owns and cultivates large acreage o
river soil in this parish, and quite oftel
spends the entire day in inspecting he
crops, etc. She is daughter of the lat
Capt. j. M. Foster, formerly Bossier'
most extensive planter, and is the onl,
one of his children who has retained he
interest in his home plantation. Mrs
Foster can not only claim this, bu
more-that she knows something abou
farming, does farm, and apparentl
takes an active and keen interest in th
operations on her plantation. She talk
fluently and as if well advised abou
growing crops, their yields and valu
and has her own views as to what crop
are staple. Alfalfa, she thinks, is not
safe marketable crop, but should b
grown for home feed stuff. Cotton an
corn she would make the big crops, wit
cats a-plenty and peas occasionally fo
the benefit of the soil. She thinks it
well to rotate crops, but does not go j
for Investigation. With such larg
acreage to farm, we believe she has th
right view and hope she can successful
put it into practice.