The Progress., 1892-12-10
MADAM RUMOR SAYS !:

casiOnal word In their sermons
Ist the Sunday-law violators,
at An excuse is in order from the
3waterworks company for furnish
= 1nch muddy water.
lat the eyes of the taxpayers will
Mpt on the city council to see if
III raise the present license on the
Mo0 liquor business, so as to make
;oqnal to that paid by country deal
hat the city taxpayers are anxious
now what the finance committee
- decided to do about reducing sal
- and curtailing forces.
bal if the city intends to make
hin lines of business preferred
a. reduce the license on them, let
1cn be of reputable natures, like
rceries, dry goods or other neces-
ios, and not, as is now the case,
hoee of disesteem, such as the drink
~ Saloons.
That the new-old cars of the City
Roilway Company need neither gong
40 whistle to give notice of their ap-
zach, because their rattle while IN
mDtion csn be heard several blocks.
That public Office is a public
nst" seems to be an unknown sentl-
mt among some of the officials OF
(&ddo parish and the city of Shreve-
"a.
That it would be hard to make
me of Shreveport's policemen be-
we the town would not 60 to ruin
they laid aside their badges for a
pgle day.
81 That some Of Shreveport's police
Zen believe that they bluffed off the
Ste comet, and kept it from destroy
Dg the earth.
That the question of reducing the
mayors salary will assail the minds
II the taxpayers during these dull
lines.
That DIR. j. d. Graybill has a
|splendid preparation for preserving
The color of pressed brick.
That those A,000per aunum which
|Shreveport's saloon men don't pay
would build neat iron fence around
|our cemetery, put an electric light
wherever needed, and lay additional
water and sewerage mains wherever
needed.
That our four overseers, with their
two carts and four negroes, are push
ing forward the work assigned them
as long as the work holds cut.
That the last seen of the man who
suggested that these dead trees in
the court house square should be re-
moved, he was dasbing wildly through
the swamps of Wallace's lake, and
crying out at the top of his voice in
his madness, Il didn't say it."
That some of Shreveport's monied
men would much rather an enterprise e
in which they are not interested
should fail, than another shonld make
money and share the glory of being
one of the ''big bugs" of the town.
That there are two or three men in
this town whom one of her officials
would like t. get one more grip on.
She says he would play the bull dog
and enjoy his hold hugely. But will
he? is the query.
That shotguns aid six-shooters
were said to have been in demand.
with no late report from hesdquar-
ters. ns
That the biggest man in the coun-
try to-day is Shreveport pot-house
politician.
That Mr.. II. Harris should be ex-
amined by medical experts to see
whether or not he is of sound mind.
That visiting minister cut both of
Shrevepor's justices of the peace out
of a marriage fee from a runaway
couple some two weeks ago.
That with the negroes out Of the
way and white men in their places
there will be no necessity for presti-
digitate work with the magic trick.
ballot box. She says it will be better
for the country for the former race
to 60.
That for magic work and lightning
like changes, some of Caddo parish's
election commissioners would make
an East India juggler commit suicide
from pure envy.
That the pure motives of some oi
Shreveport's boss politicians would
pot fill q gnat's eye.
That Shreveport contains some o.
the best people in the world, anc
again others that the old scratch
wouldn't have.
That the good intentions of tht
average Caddo parish politician
wouldn't cause the vibration of al
aspen leaf.
That the $1,000 for opening Mar
ket street has been lost sight of. Sh
would like to know what has beel
done in this matter.
That the new cemetery question i
still an unsolved question. She
anxitnls to know what is tho ;ntan