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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-01-10

Dave Thomas and wife In Justice Stinson's
vs. Court, Ward 2, BOs-
Sam Grumpy Ssier Parish, La.
nv virtue of q writ of teri taeias and to me
D directed by the Hon. r. C. Stinson, J. p,
l have seized and will proceed to sell to the
last and highest bidder, for cash, in Bossler
City, ON saturday, the 18th day Of January,
1886, the following described property, tO-wit:
One COW and calf.
Said property seized in the above entitled
suit, and will be sold to pay and satisfy said
writ, together with interest and costs
w. E. NORRIS, Constable.
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Succession OF Jennie In District Court,
4. Sibley, deceased. I Bossier Parish, La.
Notice is hereby given that Robert + Sibley
~ has this day fled in my Office his sprlica-
cession of Jennie z. Sibiey, deceased. Now,
this is to admonish all persons concerned,
that if opposition be not made thereto within
the time prescribed by law, the said applicant
will Be appreciated administraser Of said sue
oessisD - prayed for.
Wienoss my hand and official seal, this 9th
day Of January, 1895.
B.A KELLY, Clerk.
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Entry No. 1865.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, !
no>~n,A>~-s IN 1904

Land UMce at NatchltOCh0S, Ia,
December 20, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has fled notice Of his inten-
ton to make final procfin support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of District Court at Benton, La, on Feb
ruary 8, 1895, viz: Homestead Entry No.
4268-Asa Presley-fOr the west half of south
east quarter and northeast quarter of south
west quarter of section 9, township q North.
range IL West. He names the following wit
nesses to proverbs continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, Wis: j. N Bryan,
J. E. Bryan. of Arkana P. O., La; George
Paysinger, of Roberta p. O., La, and A. r.
Thompson, of Benton p. O., La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
December q, 1884, feb7
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Net amount ON hand ..........$2H IS
Tho Chairman Of the Board Of Elk
aminers Of Teachers reported its ac-
ton under the resolution passed at
the hst session. On motion, that
part Of said report stating that said
Board had granted certificates Of Bird
grade, without denomination, to
tsachsrs holding higher grade, was
disapproved, and all such certificates,
If already issued, were revoked, and .
re-examination Of said teachers or
dersd bsfore they ane contracted with
% teachers.
The motion requiring graduates Of
the State Normal and Peabody
schools TO b. examined before being
contracted with a teachers. was re-
jeoted BY the following votes Yeas,
Martin, Plat and Thompson. Nays,
Arnold, Sentell, Rogers and Prince
On motion. tho school ct Peas IVES
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Consolidated Notice.
Land Oflice at Nstchitochos, Louisiana

December 6, 1894.
Netise Is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice Of his
intention 70 make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable Clerk Of the District Court at
Benton, Louisiana, on January Is, 1895, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 4l90-Georgs Washing
ton Denig-for the north half Of southeast
quarter. and west half Of northeast quarter
section IS, township q North, range Is West.
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continued residence upon and cultivation Of
Of said land. vis= B. &. Nash. Rocky Mount
2. Or IA, jaime. scarborough, Midway r. O.,
La, T. 2. Larkin and Charles Peterson Of
Hughes Spur p o., La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4306-Jamss
Madison Montgomery-for the lot 6, north
half OF southeast qn2rter and southeast quar-
ter Of northeast quarter OF section 10. township
~ North, range II West. He names the follow
ing witnesses TO prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of. said land, viz: J.. A.
Bumgardner, Midway p. o.. La, 8. r. Bum.
gardner, Ivan p. Or La. w. w. Belcher and
Z. 8. Burt, Midway p. o., La,
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
Dsoembsr y. 1S0%. jan II
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StfNN Sale.

Esstrayea before ]. L. C. Graham, j. p, ward
II 3, by Henry Easter. and will be sold at
Collinsburg, La, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday, February 9Th, 1895, enc
Dark Brown Cow, with white and brown spot
ted calf. Cow has no mark or brand; her two
hind feet white; about7 years cid.
Appraised at $Iz.
The owner is requested to come forward,
psove prosperity, pay charges, &c.
]. l. TALLY, Constable
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Estrayed before ]. L. C. Graham. J. p, ward
II ), by H. Godfrey, and will be sold at
Collinsburg. La, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday, February ., 1895, One Dark
high, Spanish brand on left hip.
Appraised at $l5.
The owner il requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
j. L. TALLY, Constable.
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Boss1ER CRY, La, !
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1896.

BossrER CRY, La, !
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1895.
The Board of G Commissioners Of the
Bossier Levee District met in regular
session. Present: w. II. Hodges,
President; Messrs. P. B. Cash, W. T.
Colquitt, 81. ]. Lenoir, A. j. Moss,
J. T. McDade, T. w. w. Stinson,
and E. Fl. Randolph, Esq, attorney.
The Board of State Engineers was
represented by Capt. F. NJ. Kerr.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of MIR. Moss, the Pres
ident and Secretary were authorized
to issue warrants on the State Audi.
tor in favor of r. X. Colquitt, con-
tractor, for Waterloo to Navigator
Point Levee, as per contract on the
certificate of the Engineers, said GER
tifcate to bear 6 per cent. interest
from date, the contractor agreeing to
deduct the difference in interest on
final settlement of work.
On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, the Pres
ident and Secretary were authorized
to sign order for bonds on State Aud
itor in favor of j. T. McDade for the
payment of the Scopeni Enlargement
Levee.
Mr.. ]. 81. VanHoose appeared be-
fore the Board and asked for assist
ance to refill the washUut in the Levee
between the Whitehouse and Atkins
place, on which, after discussion, no
action was taken.
Mr.. Lenoir moved that the line of
levee from Lovely Point to upper end
of Buckhorn, be built by the Board.
On q call of the roll the following
was the result: Yeas-Messrs. Leno,r
and Moss, 2; nays-Messrs. Cash,
Colquitt, McDade and Stinson, 4; and
the motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, Messrs.
Leonard & Randolph were retained
as attorneys for the Board, under
same contract as made with Messrs.
Bell 4 Randolph, the firm of Bell &
Randolph having dissolved.
The following accounts were al
lowed for expenses in attending
meetings of the Board, to date: II.
j. Lenoir, $41; A. j. Moss, $50; T. w.
w. Stinson, SIG, ]. T. McDade, $50;
W. H. Hodges, $75; j. II. Cabeen, on
salary ~ Secretary, 500.
Mr.. Stinson moved that the sum
of $4,000 90 be appropriated from
the revenues of the District, bearing
8 per cent interest payable seminar
nually, towards the construction of
the Lovely Point Levee, provided the
State Board would undertake the
work.
Mr.. Stinson withdrew his motion
On motion, duly seconded, the
President and Secretary were author
lied to draw the following Warrants
on the Auditor:
No. 57-H j. Lenoir. .S41 90
58-A. J. Moss. ....... 60 90
69-T. w. W. Stinson. ;. 16 90
6O1J. T. McDade. 49,. 80 90
61-WH. Hodges. 49,. Is 90
62-L ia Cabeen. 100 90
On motion of Mr.. McDade, the
Board adjourned to meet on the first
Thursday, the 4th day Of April, 1896.
j.. II. CABEEH, Secretary.
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$1l,OOs 4s
CT.

CT.
Oct by amt down. ove.drawn- $40 73 IS
Dec. U.-By Warrants hereto at
tnchcd, from Nos. SS2 to 800, both
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$oO2 50
Report Of Treasurer for fourth
quarter of year 1894 was presented
and considered. J. N. Plat, r. B.
Martin and ]. B. Thompson, were
appointed q committee to examine
the same. After recess, said commit
tee reported that they had examined
the books and vouchers of the Treas
urer, and had found his report cor
rect The report of the committee
was received, considered, adopted,
and the vochers burned in open ses-
sion; and the report Of the Treasurer
ordered published, a. follows:
W. H. Scanland, Treasurer,
In account with
Bossier School Fund.
1894. Current Fund.
0ct- 6.-To amount from ]. A. W..
Lowry, from institute Fund. IA 90
Oct. "a 10 amount from State Su-
perintendent, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
quarters, 1924. S28 10
Dec. 3l.-Te smouut from Collector
on poll taxes for 1893, 492, less his
com. Of per eent............... 81 40
Dec 3l.-To amount from Collector
ON poll taxes, 1894, $40, les Sper
cent Ou0 w
Dec. 3l-To amount from Collector
On anes fer 1894. ................ lz Is
dnavn........... 1923 So
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Harry ID. Watsos,
Notary Public and Abstr sesor Of Land Title.
States lands promptly attended 10. Fnls
Abstracts OF all lands in Bossier Parish and ali
lots in Benton.
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A ttorney at Law, Benton, Louisiana w;n
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-04

AGAINST THE AETNA.
Leal wortl. KAN June s.-The United
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1t Means Millions.

Philadelphia, June "a special from
Bradford, Pa, says:
Forest fires are again raging in Nc
Kean and Elk counties, and it is esti-
mated that the loss will reach into the
millions. The extreme warm weather
has made the forests very dry and a
spark from locomotive set fire to the
woods.
AT Hunters Run, seven miles west of
Kane. 200 men were engaged all Sat
urday night fighting the flames. Much
property is in danger.
The Midland Oil company lost five
rigs, two tanks, two boiler houses and
considerable timber; ]. K. Campbell,
5000 feet of hemlock, and Robert
Brown a large number of logs.
At Westline, a few miles from Kusz-
qua and the terminus of the Mouth
Jewett, Kizea & Ritterville railroad, a
fire broke out Saturday afternoon. A
force of men fought it all night, but a
brisk wind gave energy to the flames
The course of the destructive confiag-
ration was in the direction of the Tally
Ho. A large house owned and occupied
by Sidney Hathaway. together with
considerable of the contents, was con-
sumed.
Elisha K. Kane lost several thousand
feet Of logs. A Buffalo firm is also
said to be a heavy loser. AT a late
hour tonight the fire was reported
under control.
At Summer Run, Hammond and An
drews several hundred feet of logs
were lost. At Ormsby the forests are
on fire. At Dent and at McAmblay's
the woods are burning. At the latter
place scarcely anything is left to be
deyoured except a few houses. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-04
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.


Important Official News Regnrdin e
the acknowledgements Dispute.
New York. June 3.-Important official
news regarding the controversy between
England and Venezuela has just reached
this city, and is made public through the
Venezuelan yellow book. This volume
is the~report of the munster of foreign
affairs TO the national government and
corresponds with the annual report of cur
state department. 1t contains full details
of VenezuelaS attitude toward EnglandS
movements in the GuanoS
it first calls attention to the fact that
the Congress of the United States has
done its utmost to bring the question TO
arbitration; in fact, has even gone so
far as to request England TO settle the
dispute in this way. 1t also states that
the press of Venezuela and all English
corporations doing business there have
also endeavored to bring about the same
end. Even the pope has interested him
self in the controversy and offered his
friendly services.
Other important steps taken by the
Venezuelan government were its efforts
to prevent the circulation of incorrect
Washington government that the internal
Offices should make such changes in the
maps published by England as would do
Justice to the rights of Venezuela. The
report closes with these significant words:
after having explained all the meas
ures taken by the present government in
this important matter from the day of its
Inauguration, the English have not adj
Vanced one step into the territory of the
republic and it is impossible for them TO
do so without having a collision with the
Venezuelan authorities"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-04
STANDING LUMBER BURNED
Several Settlements Wiped Out
By the Flames.
rything Being Burned Between
Iron Run and Russell City-Kane
Is Now Threatened with Destruc-
ton Which Can Hardly Be Avoid
ed-FIames Now in the Oil Fields,
and Spreading.

Bradford, Pa, June 3.--The woods
above Orsby are en- ire ana a hum
Der Of oil rigs have teen destroyed.
All communication has been cut off.
Fires are also reported along the
New York, Lake Erie & Western
railroad as far as Allegeny, n. Y.
On the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burg road at Dent, the property Of the
Emery Oil company is threatened. Oil
rigs all through that section have
been burned as well as millions of fest
Of standing timber The most fear is
felt at Routherford Run, where 1000
pounds of nitro-glycerine is stored.
Coon Run, small settlement ten
miles south of here, has been wiped
out by the flames. People had to flee
for their lives and great excitement
prevailed. The fire came so suddenly
that many women and children were
panic-stricken and became unable to
move and had to be carried to places
of safety.
Passengers who arrived here tonight
over the Pittsburg & Western road
say the woods for ten miles in the oil
field is a. roaring mass of flames. Con-
ductor Tanks says the people on the
oil leases are fleeing for safety, but
the fire spreads SO quickly that he
cannot see how all of them could have
been saved. So far as reported only
seven oil bumpers are missing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-04
THE CURTIS BREAK.
Wall of Water Three Feet High Car
ries All Before 1t.

ries All Before 1t.
Omaha, June "a special to the Bee
from Curtis, Neb, says: Curtis lake
burst from it's banks late yesterday
afternoon and the volume of water re-
leased carried destruction through
Medicine valley. The lake covered
a hundred acres and was constructed
as an irrigation reservoir and lnciden-
tally to furnish power to the Curtis
Roller mills. An enormous dam was
built across the mouth of the Wilde
canyon where it intercepts Medicine
river at this point, and all the water
drained from the territory to the
north some thirty square miles,
was confined in this artificial basin.
The enormous flood that has passed
into the lake the past five days was too
hard for the dam. The first intimation
that Curtis citizens had that the To-
cality was threatened with disaster
was when the banks of the lake burst
with a roar that could be heard sew
eral miles and a wall of water three
feet high rushed down the valley.
carrying everything in its path.
Houses, freight cars, stock and noun
tain debris was caught up and dashed
about like feathers. The fine roller
mills which occupied the east side of
the great ravine received the first
shock of the torrent and the building
was almost ruined. The damage in
this direction alone is estimated at
$40, 900.
a few hundred yards below the mills
Medicine river passes under the rail-
road tracks of the Burlington. When
the flood struck this narrow defile its
progress was impeded, but only for an
instant, then the heavy embankments
gave way and the wall of water rushed
through, cutting a path a hundred
yards wide. A number of freight cars
standing on the tracks close to the
point undermined, were preciDitated
into the river, being carried down the
stream like straws. The railroad COM
pany's loss is about $4,000. AS the
wall of water passed beyond the city
it rapidly spread out over an immense
territory and its powers of destruction
were correspondingly decreased. The
damage, however, was merely shifted.
as the extensive alfalfa meadows for
many miles to the south were flooded
by several feet of water and fears are
entertained that the crop will be per-
manently destroyed. All the details
from the south where the torrent
passed indicate very extensive damage.
Farm products of every description
were engulfed and in many instances
where the homes of farmers were in
the immediate vicinity of the valley,
the disaster was almost ruinous. Some
buildings were swept away or under
mined in such a manner as to be rem
dered worthless, and in some sections
the water rose so rapidly as to seri-
ously menace the lives of families No
loss of life thus far has been reported
Twenty miles to the SOUTH where Medi-
cine valley is confined to a small space,
it is believed the damage will be
heaviest
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Springfield, ILL.,, June 3.-F'rom present
indications, the Democratic state conven-
ton, to be held here on June 3, to take
action on the silver question, will be one
Of the largest political gatherings ever
held in the state capital All hotels have
advance orders for rooms to fill them TO
overlooking and by Wednesday morning
even cot rooms in the corridor will be
Scarce.
Secretary of State Henrichsen, secre-
tary of the State Democratic commits
tee, has a force of wOrkmen arranging
Representative hall for the convention.
An immense platform is being erected
along the south side of the hail for
speakers and distinguished statesmen.
The programme for the convention has
been completed. The delegates of each
congressional district will meet in caucus
at their respective headquarters at 10 a.
m. June 5, for the purpose of selecting
two delegates each to a national money
convention, the date of which has not
yet been fixed. CaucuseS will at the same
time name one member each as the
committee on credentials, rules and reso-
lutions and permanent organization.
The convention will be called to order
at noon June 8. Mr.. Henrichsen will do
this and make an address of welcome
stating the object of the convention.
Temporary officers will then be selected
and following them permanent officers.
1t is thought by some that the conyen-
ton will last two days.
According to Chairman Henrichsen Of
the Democratic state central committee
more than nine-tenths of the delegates
TO the convention will be for silver on
basis of 16 to 1. He bases his opinion
on reports he has received from county
committeeman all over the state.
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TRAIN HELD UP.
Clever Capture by a Detective Dis
guised as a Tramp.

Clever Capture by IL Detective Dis
guised a Tramp.
South Bend, Ind June 3.-Freight train
No. IL on the Lake Shore railroad was
held up last night between here and
Mishawaka. The train was a through
merchandise train. When about half way
between here and the suburb, the engineer
was compelled at the point OF a revolver
TO stop. Two persons watched him and
the fireman until the rest of the gang ran
through the valuable merchandise cars.
Several cars were broken into and the
stolen goods loaded into wagons. In the
meantime the train officers in the cabooSe
started to ascertain the cause of delay,
ordered to surrender The gang succeeded
in removing several hundred dollars
worth of goods. The train was then al
lowed to depart.
At an early hour this morning Detec-
tive Frank Rrobst brought five local
characters to the city securely band
cUlfed together. Brobst says he was in
the guise Of tramp working on some
caSe) when the train was held up. He
was an eye witness to nearly all of the
proceedings. He followed the wagons for
about six miles when they finally drove
into a dense swamp. He followed them
and in a short time the party arrived at
their rendezvous. He captured them
without any trouble, and using one of
their teams, brought them TO town.
Brobst says he thinks there are about
twenty in the gang and that they are all
home people
The goods were brought in today. Some
new captures are expected tonight.
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A Town in Danger.

Bradford, Pa, June "a telephone
message at 9:45 o'clock via clean, N.
Y, from Knappe Creek, says the
leases of Messrs. Burns, Russell and
Curtis have been fire swept and fifty
rigs destroyed. Several dwelling
houses have been burned and should a
wind arise during the night it would
likely carry the flames to Knapps
Creek and destroy the town. knapp's
Creek is located on the mountain be-
tween Bradford and clean, on the
western New York & Pennsylvania
railroad and has a population of 1000.
Telephone messages state that the
fire is raging in the oil fields near here
and great damage has been done. At
the state line, on the Western New
York and Pennsylvania railroad, sew
eral dwellings, and a large amount of
lumber have been burned. \ lumber
camp of seven dwellings at Oilville
Junction was destroyed, together with
thousands of dollars worth Of lumber
The fire may now be said to extend
over the entire northern oil field of
Pennsylvania. 1t is impossible as YET
to give any computation of the dam
age or the number of deaths On ac-
count of the great scope of country
which the fire covers.