The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-08-15
This Great State.

Frederick Cook, of New Orleans, has
received two patents on a bagasse
furnace.
The West Carroll Farmers Union
recommend that the Circuit Courts
be abolished"
The Advance says the school pros
poets of Arcadia were never brighter
than at present.
The grand jury rejoices that Sa-
bine parish SIS continually on the
advance, morally, socially and fnan-
cially."
N. O. City Item: eff the August
crop conditions should hold out as
favorable as now, Louisiana farmers
will make more money than they
have for many years.
Bienville New Era: "You will
have all you can do to keep your own
hands clean, if you will ouly turn
your attention to them instead of
GuOse VI your nelSnDOf.
New Orleans City Item: "There
seems to be an unusual amount of
changing of residence going on for
this time of year. There are numer-
Gus places marked for rent
East Feliciana Watchman: "The
cotton crop throughout the parish is
clean, of good size; and growing
rapidly, The yield of corn promises
to be something startling"
Gretna Sun: "Annie Smith,
washerwoman of the city, drew S15,-
900 in the Louisiana State Lottery
eight months ago, and has already
squandered over $4,000 of the amount
in drink"
Marksville Bulletin: "Avoyelles
is full of resources and strangers are
astonished at the fertility of our soil.
Such parish cannot remain long
without attracting the attention Of
immigrant and capitalist"
Andrew Price, son-in law of the
late Congressman Ed j. Gay, was
nominated by reclamation at the
Democratic convention for the Third
Congressional District, held at Lake
Charles on last Monday, 18th inf.
Louisiana Journal, (Claiborne):
p" The crop prospect still remains
very favorable. IF no disaster over
takes cotton in the next few weeks,
there will be as much of the feecy
staple made in this parish as the
people can harvest"
l.. E. Tisdale, farmer who lives
about four miles from Rayville, is
sanguine in his expectations of gath
ering 100 bales off 100 acres, and Mr..
Elijah Scott, one of the Oldest inhab
itants, says Richland has the finest
crop he has seen since 1853, both of
cotton and corn.
Shreveport special to New Orleans
Picayune: GA banking association
is about to be organized under the
laws OF Louisiana to do a general
banking business in Shreveport with
a savings bank feature attached, with
an authorized capital of half million
dollars. The bank will begin bust
ness when 100000 of the stock has
been paid in. The necessary amount
desired from Shreveport was sub
scribed in few hours. The officers
OF the bank, except the Vice President,
will be Shreveport men. The bank
will open about Sept IS"
Louisiana Planter: New Iberia
is manufacturing centre. Forty
five million sawed shingles go out
and 100000 hand shingles are
freighted away yearly to all parts of
the country and Mexico; 100000 |
feet of cypress lumber is manufactur
ed yearly aud 10000, 900 best quality
Of brick are sold per annum. The |
point here is the largest |
between New Orleans and Houston.
Two million dollars are invested in
manufactures of all kinds. Railroad
ABILITIES and water navigation are
1eld to any point. The postoffice
Ices the large business of $4,000
per year, while the National Bank
luadruples that amount in business.
The list of commercial stores, both
wholesale and rotaiI ,,,,r,lo,. 49,, rzr, ),