The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-05-27
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years Ago.

Sixty Years Ago.
The Banner of May 1925, -Bellevue.l
An advertisement inserted over the
signature Of L. III. Fisher offered a
liberal reward" for the return to
him of "a fine gold watch and chain
lost somewhere ON the road between
Bellevue and the plantation Of the late
Drury Malone"
DIR. Fisher came to Bellevue about
1858 or 1S59-perhaps from Ohio. Some
six or eight years later he removed to
Shreveport, where he was married a
second time-to Miss Lizzie Her. Three
married daughters, as result of this
union, reside in Shreveport.
The Hon. w. b. Egan, of Claiborne
Parish, was recently united in the holy
bonds Of wedlock to Miss Mary Hodges.
daughter of Maj. Robert Hodges. Of
this parish. We wish the couple I'M
limited success as they glide through
life. and may their hearts ever be as
free from guile as on the happy day
that made them one.'
Mr.. Egan. following the close Of the
Confederate War, removed to Shreve-
port and became Il member Of the law
firm of Egan.. Williams 4 Wise. and
later became District Judge. Miss Mary
Hodges was a daughter Of Maj. Robert
Hodges and a niece of Gen. Hodges.
both residing in BOssier Point, and all
were relatives Of the Hodges family
now living at Elm Grove.
In another column appears the gen
eral agency card Of Col. H. J. G. Battle.
of Shreveport. We have intimately
known Col. Battle for several years.
and know that we state nothing hut
what is correct when we say that he
! is a thorough business man, attentive
and faithful to his duties.
Well might Col. Rattle receive COM
mendatiOn at the hands Of the late
editor and proprietor Of the Banner
April Q. 1854. as an orphan boy without
MEANS he entered the office of the
/, Caddo Gazette (Shrevelort) as an ap.
prentice. The Gazette ut that time was
edited and owned by Col. Battle and
many times We remember to have heard
our late chief speak of him as kindly
man Of exemplary conduct. His death
occurred many years ago.
At a stated meeting of Cypress Lodge
No. 50. f. and A. NJ. held ut Collins
burg Saturday, May ). 1860. William
NJ. Sentell. 6. Fl. Walker and W. /.
Doles were appointed committee tt
draft resolutions in memory of theil
deceased brother. Charles II. King. ani
the same We're published in the issue Of
the Banner now before us.
The domicile of, Cypress Lodge /.
now Benton. The Lodge was estab
lished at Collinsburg during 1850. 1t.
present charter is of date February II
1890. The three committeeman abov,
/ mentioned are long since dead. W. NJ
Sentell was the father Of Mr.. n. w
/ Sentell, still residing at Collinsburg
and Mr.. ]. NJ. Sentell. OF Cairo planta
ton. We have no information at hant
as regards the other two members o
the committee. Charles r. King wa
related to the Cavett family. OF Collins
burg. and also was an uncle Of Messrs
]. +. and s. r. Strayhan.
An advertisement over the signatur
of J. X. Duncan, then Chief State Engi
neer, read in part as follows:
4 Sealed proposals will he receive,
at the engineers Office Board of Publ
Works, Baton Rouge, Ia. up to til
18th day of June next. for cutting til
canal through Scopeni's Point. Bessie
Parish, and for making a levee on on
side of same. The canal will be abou
80 feet wide and 10 feet deep. and vii
amount to about $4,000 cubic yards q
earth to be thrown out. There will b
nearly 1000 cubic yards Of levee to b
made--at the distance of 100 feet frOl
the canal.
The Scopeni Point was cut to shorte
the river route for the steamboats,. Th
paragraph quoted here goes to indicat
that the problems of Red River sixt
. scdAS d-o Ncic duOuC Tie ShHIc ds lAO'
OF to-day. (See the news paragrap
about the Gold Point spur elsewhere 0
this page). 1t seems the rule that wher
river flows through alluyial soil II
, course is constantly changing. and
cutoff made at one place always +,
suits In both caving banks and I'll
forming Of sandbars elsewhere.