The Progress., 1893-08-26
MADAM RUM0R SAYS /.

That the public wou'd lIketo know
from whom the ierryman. over Cross
lake at Shreveport. gets his authority
GO ply his boat A. ferry. ami how
much he pay, ior tie privilege and
20 whom.
That the Board Of Heal,L has or
dered the weeds cut from the court
house square some time ag". Int that
the work has not been performed yet
That men in high places should
lead a consistent. moral life.
That it is prodigate extravaganza
for the taxpayers of Shreveport to
continue to pay their mayor $1,000
per annum.
That a negro charged with larceny
was arrested by the police, arraigued
before the mayor for being a suspi-
cious character and sentenced to thirty
days work on the street She says
that our constitutional c,mm,-~ior
need not bother itself about the dis
position OF pe,ty State Offenders III
Shreveport, as bong a. our present
mayor and police force are in power
with their wonderful skill at trans
forming the nature of a crime.
That if She accuses our police force
and mayor Of malfeasance they get
angry and insulted; but they persist
emily and repeatedly take up offend
ers who are amenable to the State
authorities alone, change the otfense
to fit city charge and handle the
same when they know they have no
authority.
That our police jury surely mas suf-
ficient means to have sidewalks placed
to our courthouse square and walks
laid to the Texas street entrance at
any rate.
That the resolutions adopted by
Shreveport's Board of Trade do not
reflect the sentiments of that body.
but were adopted by only small
number. and written by the bankers
association on Wall street
That the Christian fathers and
mothers of Caddo parish. rs well as
those who favor the upbuilding of
fallen humanity, should have their
names enrolled on the membership of
the Keeley Help Club and assist in
carrying on the good work.
That the names of those who have
been permanently cured by the kee-
ley remedy are legion. and every one
who takes an interest in curing the
| inebriate or releasing the morphine,
opium and cocaine victim from their
fendish masters, should join the
Kelley Help Club and add the weight
of their moral and financial influence
/ to the cause.
That the official who doesn't want
her to tell of bis misdeeds, had better
not knowingly commit them, and
then he will generally escape her crit
icisms.
That in her opinion and in that Of
a majority of Shreveport's citizens,
policeman is not much greater thar
the president of our Nation, and the
airs put on by the latter officials ar'
neither imposing nor very frighten
Fl ing.
That the congregation of negroe
at places along Texas avenue on Sun
davs should be abolished by Tia
T. police on that beat, as an insufferabl
2 nuisance to ladies who must pass tha
way.
That She would like to know VIII
Pc ordered Commissioner keeney {
cease work on Jordan street, an
what authority that parsonage had
= enforce his mandate.
J. That some of the motorneers Q
. the Belt Line have unlimited priv
n leges which no one has Alright to Gu
it tail, except policeman.
d That considerable merriment WI
created in the office of one of OF
c most prominent business men wi
ir had lust returned from the Colur
5: bian Exposition this week, by his i
IS effectual attempt to make his 4 yea
t. old believe that the big fair was