The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-03-23


- Mr.. Cape Mccoy, a well.to-
do Bienville farmer informs a cor
respondent of the Gibsland Gazette
"that he can spare five hundred
bushels of corn.n Several farmers
near the town of Bienville have
plenty Of corn TO sell. May their
tribe increase, and then Louisiana.
will prosper as it should.
AT 4 o'clock last Friday
morning fire broke out in Mr.. Lew
ms fluit and confectionery store,
No. 5l3 Market street, Shreveport.
The flames spread to the second
floor which was occupied by Mr.. H.
Douglass, a tailor. The fire depart
ment succeeded in checking the
flames. Mr.. Ben VOLTS confection--
AIRY was also slightly damaged. The
total loss is said to be $4,000.
The Shreveport Times fur
nishes this encouraging paragraph =
"The farmers of Acadia parish,
says the Signal, are buying little
merchandise and keeping out of
debt. A large number of them will
raise their own vegetables, corn
and meat, and depend on the rice
crop as a money crop only. IF cot
ton planters would adopt the same
plan, there would be more prosperi-
ty and independence among them.T
- The New Orleans States ise
correct: "There should be no more
prize fights permitted in New Or
leans, because sooner or later this
city will be regarded with contempt
by the whole country, and the fact
will be advertised the world over
that the instincts of it's people are
barbarous and brutal. The fights
which have taken place here witbiH
the past two years have inspired in
the breast of thousands of our bows
an ambition to be bruisers and
thugs, and the time has come to
call a halt.n
A special to the New Or
leans Picayune from Lake Provi-
d nee dated March 10th saws:
Providence is pushing to the front
with vigor. Last night the electric
lights were all ablaze for the first
time along the lake to the extreme
limits of the corporation. To-nighh
there will be meeting of the board
of aldermen of our town in response
to petition largely signed for the
purpose of getting the board to order
an election to vote on l mill tax
for ten years, for a narrow gnage
road from Providence TO the BAYOU
Macon, a distance of nearly ten
miles. The election will be ordered.
and the tax voted when the time
comes. There are other ventures
confdentially spoken of, such as a
bank, oil mill and minor enterprises
The Daily Iberian joins Wig
orously in the demand for reform i'm
the States judicial system that will
facilitate business and lessen the
cost to the people. 1t suggests the
following sweeping changes: Abol-
ish all present Circuit and District
Courts and Justices of Peace. Gre
ate in lieu of them Parish Courts
and ten Circuit Courts, with one
judge to each. The jurisdiction of
the parish courts to cover all crimes
and offences not necessarily punish
able with death or hard labor, and
all civil cases involving values of
$1,000, appeal to the Circuit Court
in cases of over 500 to be allowed.
The Circuit Court 10 have jurisdic-
ton in all cases involving over $1,000
and to try all cases necessarily pun
ishable with hard labor or death.
District Attorneys 10 be replaced by
parish attorneys who will represent
both State and parish in all civil
and criminal causes. The Iberian's
plans would save money.-N. O.