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

tachment at this place, and a colored
soldier was stationed as sentinel in
charge of the Office. But the order
was soon countermanded, and The
BANNER appeared on it's usual pub
LEGATION day, and has SO continued
to appear ever since-thanks to
good fortune and an appreciative
public.
On the 9th of September, 1875,
The BANNER began using the ready
printed sheets, or "patent outsides,"
and still uses them.
From the 18th of November, 1875,
to the 18th of March, 1876, THE
BANNER, containing five columns to
the page, was issued twice a week.
Of the original material of the De
Soto Columbian and Times offices,
there only remains in this Office the
old Washington hand. press, "fonto
of defaced job-type, aud few stray
advertising "cuts,D some of which
were used to advertise runaway
slaves, representing darkey with
bundle on the end of a stick extern
ded over his shoulder and making
for the swamp.
In October, 1873, about half of
HE BANNER material was taken
over to Minden, to be used in the
publication Of The Webster Tribune.
The type on which the Tribune is
now printed is comparatively new;
for, in few weeks the old type was
sold to a foundry, and the paper APP
peared enlarged. The press and
marble imposing stone are new,
being purchased by the editor of the
BANNER in Oct. 1878, of the st. Lous
Type Foundry. In few months,
new chases, column rules, news
dashes, and other material, was
added by the then publisher, so that
now the Tribune material is really
new. And of the old De Soto Go.
lansbian and Bossier Times only a
few remnants remain, including the
"old hand-press" on which The BAN.
NER is still printed.
In order to correct a false impress.
sion which prevailed in Minden to
the effect that certain gentlemen of
that place owned the Tribune, we
will state: The entire establishment
was owned by the editor of this
paper. twas afterward sold to the
then editor, who, after a reign of
about 10 long months, sold it to its
present editor and proprietor, s. NJ.
McCranie, Esq.
There is a dark period in the
history of the Old World, styled
The Middle Ages, and there is also
a dark period in the history of Bos-
sier Journalism. The latter began
in November, 1876. B. G. White,
of Shreveport, official printer of
Caddo, was also appointed official
printer for this parish, under the
infamous Radical government. B.
G. White sub.let to DR.. J. B. Wal
thall the printing for Bossier, and he
the Bossier Sentsnel. The
legality of the sub appointment was
questioned, and the matter came up
before the Parish Court, Hon. B. +.
Fort, presiding. His Honor deci-
den that White could not sub let or
transfer any portion of his contract,
and, consequently, there was then
no official journal in Bossier. This
bursted the Sentinel, for a while,
and The BANNER received the pub.
lie printing until the following April,
1876, when the Sentinel started up
again, DR.. Walthall having received
the printing contract in his own
name. On the LIST of January, 1877,
The statute repeating tho odious
Printing Lawn took effect. The
Sentinel fingered until about Deem
Der, 1873, when it died a natural |
and an easy death.