The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-11
State Items.

CADDO.
River, % feet 10 inches above low
voter mark. Falling, slowly.
DE SOTO.
Corn crop good; heavy storm last
Monday.
RED RIVER.
Grand Bayou and the "Slough,"
near COushatta, will be bridged, at
parish expense. G. W. Russell is
the contractor.
Splend corn crop will be made.
CLAIBORNE.
The Guardian reports cotton OPEN
ing on several farms. The mild
winter and spring enabled farmers
to plant quite early. Fine crops.
DR.. Meadors has sent his son,
James, to the Washington-Lee Uni
versity, at Lexington, Virginia.
Judge Nelson j. Scott, present
incumbent, and John A. Richardson,
are candidates for Parish Judge.
j. F. Peterson, FL. w. Kirkpat-
rick present incumbent), and j. II.
Jordan, are candidates for Sheriff.
Mr.. Bryan is taking the census of
Homer. Population, about 500.
The Grand Council of the United
Friends of Temperance will meet at
Homer, Wednesday, July II. Fol
lowing is the Reception Committee:
FL. w. kirkpatrick, Chairman, Miss
Della Tankersley, Miss Annie z.
Saunders, Miss Addie Y. Mitchell,
Robt. 7. Vaughn, ESQ.,, and Mr.. A.
III. Davidson.
WEBSTER.
The Minden Democrat reports that
Captain j. Y. Webb and Mr.. Thos.
Carter have returned from the Ar
kansas Hot Springs, much improved
in health.
w. r. Jones surprised Tompkins,
of the Democrat, with a beet weigh
ing 81 pounds.
Webster has two candidates for
Sheriff: w. n. Collins, (present
sheriff. and John A. Colbert, ESQ.
No Parish Court until 4th Monday
in August. June term postponed.
AVOYELLES.
The Bulletin states that hogs are
dying up around Marksville in con
sequence of too much rain.
ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas Courier Crops of all
kinds looking remarkably we'll.
CALDWELL.
The Herald reports the Jail at
Columbia as insecure. Prisoners
are only kept by feeding them well.
LINCOLN.
The Vienna Sentinel predicts that
corn will be worth only 80 cents a
bushel by gathering time.
Hard times are disappearing, and
the people are prospecting.
And now the editor of the Senti-
mel comes to the front with beet
weighing fifteen pounds.
| MOREHOUSE.
The editor of the Clarion has been
given tomato weighing one pound
and 6 ounces.
GRANT.
Colfax Chronicle: Crops continue
to look fine, but some fears are held
that the wet weather will produce
worms. Rain, wind, etc.
The traffic in beeves has assumed
such proportions that pen is being
built opposite Colfax.
Two of the negroes who burned
the Court House, and escaped Jail,
have been captured. The other one
is at large.
CALCASIEU.
The Lake Charles Echo reports
that the Assessor of Calcasieu, in
his recent travels through the cas-.
tern and northeastern portions OF
that parish, did not see a single sick
person. This parish has always
been noted as one of the healthiest
portions of the State, but pesti.
lence is feared at Lake Charles on
account of the filthy condition OF
the town.
The same paper also states that
the crops of Calcasieu, Cameron,
Vermilion and Lafayette never
looked more promising.
The Calcasieu 'slog war" is over.
TERREBoNNE.
The Progress reports crops on the
Bayou Black region % per cent. bet
ter than in any previous year.
| CATAHOULA.
The Columbia Herald says farm.
ers give a glowing account of the