The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-23
History Of BossIer Journalism

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ago. The Bossier Times, WIN. G.
Mitchell q Ed. A. Lowry, editors
and proprietors, appeared on Satur.
Gay, September II, 1857. 1t was q
iour-page paper, with six columns
on page; the columns being a frac.
ton narrower than these, the paper
was smaller than the present BAN.
NER. The press and material on
which the Times was printed was
brought over from Mansfield in a
wagon, being formerly used by the
lie Soto Columbian. The type was
old and much worn, but the Times
made a neat appearance. It was
issued in the Police Jury room of
the present Court house.
On April "a, 1858, w. q. Mitchell
disposed of his interest to Robt. ].
Looney, Esq, and the paper was
issued by Looney Il Lowry, until
the following August 9th, when Mr..
Looney disposed of his interest to
Mr.. Lowry. In the next month.
September 8, 1853, Lowry disposed
of the Times to his original partner,
w. G. Mitchell.
In a few weeks the first addition
OF material was made by the impor-
tation from Shreveport of some
s'long primer" type, which had been
used in the publication of the di.
minntive Caddo Gazette, Jr., by the
two "devils" in the CaddO Gazette
Office, w. a. and J. NJ. Scanland.
On June IL, 1859, the Times sus.
pended. On Friday, July l, 1859,
from the Times material, the first
number of THE BossIER BANNER
was issued, by its present editor,
who, then in his s'teens," had been
a type-setter in the Times Office
since August 1867. j. A. W.
Lowry, the present Prosecuting At
torney for this District, at that time
filed the highly important and nee
essary position Of "deyil."
In transfer sale, Messrs. A. A.
Abney, 7. NJ. & B. F. Fort, became
owners of the Times material. The
present editor Of THE BANNER then
not being well up in the worlds fin.
nances, leased the material, paying
for its use half of the net proceeds
of The Boss1ER BANNER, which
succeeded the Times. In q few
months the editor raised the where
with and purchased the establish.
ment, and has been the sole proprie-
tor ever since.
In the first issue Of TEE BANNER
the editor acknowledged the receipt
of bottle OF blackberry cordialfrom
a fair lady friend, and announced
the arrival Of the village Church
bell, which still swings in the belfry
of that "good old Church. building
and calls US to the house of God.
A "free fish fry" was announced for
the then "ga-lorious' 4th of July,
to take place at Inabinett's bluff.
The following named gentlemen
were announced as candidates: For
Sherif-John G. Allen, Chas. G.
NOVEL;, Philo Alden, Russell Jones,
and D. B. Doyle; for Clerk-John
N. West and A. A. Abney; for
ASSESSOR. M. Morris, John /. B.
Busby, j. A. Inabinett, N. r. Black
we'll, j. Marion Doyle, Benz. s. Ed.
wards and w. 8. Stroud. The sue.
cessful candidates were, Messrs.
Alden, Abney and Doyle. It also
a numerously signed card
requesting &. w. Sentell, Esq, to
become a candidate for Representa-
i've in the Legislature; but he de-
clined.
On April 2, 1862, 7. NJ. Fort, Esq,
vas announced as editor, the former
sditor having departed for the
front" for "Yankees" were abroad
n the land in those days.
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