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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16
No. 1913. JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 1913. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 10.
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to the trial of re-
cused cases in district courts, and in
terchange of judges.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring That Article one
hundred and twelve of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 112. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the interchaDye
of district judges and for the trial Of re-
cused cases in the district courts, by the
selection of licensed attorneys at law, by
an interchange of judges or otherwise.
When any district judge is prevented by
any disability, or any other cause, what
ever, from holding any stated or appoint
ed term of his court. and that fact is
made to appear by the certificate of the
clerk, under the seal Of the court, to the
Supreme Court, OF any Associate Justice
thereof, If in the Judgment of the court,
or any Associate Justice, the public In
terests so requires, he shall designate and
appoint any district judge of any other
district to hold said court and to dis
charge all the judicial duties of the Judge
so disabled during said disability. Such
appointment shall be filed in the clerks
office and entered on the minutes of said
district court and certified copy thereof,
under the seal of the court, shall be trans
mitted by the clerk of the district court
to the district judge SO designated and
appointed.
G. W. BOLTON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
II. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
A true copy:
7. S. ADAMS, Secretary of State.
No. 100. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 67 of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana:
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring, That the following
| amendments to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, be submitted to the
electors Of the State, at the next election
for Representatives in 1896.
Article g. The Governor shall receive
a salary of Five Thousand dollars per
annum, payable monthly on his own war.
| rant.
G. ". BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
II. r. LOTT
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
a true copy:
T. S. ADAMS, Secretary Of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

The members of the Pharr tickes
blatantly tell the people that they
are in favor of honest elections
The oft repeated assertion has nos
yet been confirmed by Warwick
Warmoth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

The entire Pharr ticket will be-
"out of politics" after Tuesday. Al
ter that date the "layout" will not
be heard from ''beyond the smoke
of their own chimneys." ObsoIute
ObscGrity awaits them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

The j. II. Woods Lumber Co,
give special attention to country Or
ders. The farmers and planters cau
buy their lumber from them at very
lowest price. Do not forget this
when you are ready to buy. They
save you money.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State authorizing cities
and towns and parishes to levy, assess
and collect special taxes for the DUR
pose Of constructing public roads,
streets and parks, under certain con-
ditions. .
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of
all the members elected to each house
concurring therein, That there shall be
submitted to the electors Of the State for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election for representatives, in
accordance with article 256 of the Com
stitution. the following additional article
to the Constitution of the State: THE
General Assembly may authorize and
empower parishes and incorporated towns
and cities of this State, to contract debts
and issue evidences thereof, from time to
time, for the purpose of constructing pub
lie parks, streets, roads and bridges, and
for that purpose may issue evidences of
Indebtedness, to be used in constructing
such public parks, streets. roads and
bridges. And for such purpose may au-
thorize and empower the proper authori-
ties, to levy and assess special taxes upon
the property subject to taxation, in the
parish or corporation. and to collect the
same, and apply the proceeds, provided,
hat saeh tax so levied, assessed, and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

-Four kills of about 100000 feet
of clear dry lumber were accidently
destroyed by fire on Tuesday o fast
week, at the Lone Star Lumber Mill,
about one mile north of Benton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

Died, at the Lone Star Lumber
Mill, near Benton, on the 4th inst,
Dora, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Henry; aged about 3 years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

No. 200. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to Article 1S5 of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to suffrage.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all members Of each House
concurring, that an amendment to Article
One Hundred and Eighty-fve 0S5) of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
be submitted to the electors of the State
at the next election for Representatives
in 1896, to read as follows:
Article 1856. Every male citizen of the
United States, by birth or naturalization,
who is twenty-one years old, or upwards,
possessing the following qualifications.
shall be an elector to vote at any election
by the people, except as herein provided
First. He shall be an actual resident
of the State one year next preceding the
election at which he offers to vote.
Second He shall be an actual resident
of the parish in which he offers to vote at
least six months next preceding the cleo
ton.
Third. He shall be an actual resident
of the ward or precinct in which he offers
TO vote at least thirty days next proceed
ing the election.
Fourth. He shall be registered voter
Fifth. He shall be able to read the
Constitution of the State in his mother
tongue or shall be a bona tide owner of
property, real or personal, located in the
State and assessed to him at a cash val
uation of not less than two hundred dol
lars.
Sixth. The General Assembly at its
regular session in 1896 shall have power,
by vote of two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House, and approved
by the Governor, to modify, change or
amend this article Of the Constitution,
and such notifications, changes or
amendments when so adopted and ap-
proved shall become a part of the Con
stitution without the publication and
submission to the popular vote required
in Article 256 of the Constitution.
G. W. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
II. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
T. S. ADAMS. Secretary of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

III cases. Pensions granted to widows
shah cease upon their remarriage.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
H. r. LOTT,
- president PRO Tempore of the Senate,
A true copy: ~S ~.
A q. S. Adams. Secretary of State ~ !
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

The j. Ii. Woods Go. want your
trade. whether small or large. All
orders will meet same prompt atten-
ton. See j. Ii. Woods & Co.'S ad.
in this paper. Benton firm.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16

"No case. Abuse the plaintiff,
is the maxim Judge Gunby has
adopted with regard to Gov. Foster,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31

What will Nimocks be in the estima-
ton of the people of Barton county
when all the facts of his recount" are
brought out? A cipher. Yes, a cipher
with the rim rubbed out; wandering
bunghole of an uncreated barrel; a gust
of wind recognized only by the olfacl
tory sense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
In Behalf of Cuba.

Pursuant to call meeting of citizen:
of Great Bend was held at the court
house Saturday evening December 10th
to discuss the Cuban question. D. A.
Banta was chosen chairman of the
meeting and w. r. Bunting secretary.
Patriotic speeches were made by a
number of citizens in behalf of the
Cubans who are. making their heroic
struggle for liberty. A committee on
resolutions was appointed and reported
the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted, viz:
RESOLUTIONS.
We the citizens of Great Bend, Kas., in mass meet
ing assembled. do hereby declare, that we believe
the time has arrived when the government of the
United States should recognize the human rights of
the socalled revoutioniss of the Island of Cuba in
their heroic struggle for Freedom and Liberty, and
we demand cessation of the inhuman butcheries
now being perpetrated upon unresisting non-com-
battants and women and children. and resort to
the rules governing civilized warfare; and we be-
lieve the government of the United States ought
recognize the Independence of the eo-called in
surgent government of the Cubans, and actively
aid them in firmly establishing an independent
government in the island.
REsoLvKD-That we respectfully request the pres
ent delegation from Kansas. now in congress, to
use every honorable effort within their power to
bring about such recognition, and Barton county
ever stands ready to enforce any stand taken by
this government by furnishing her full quota o
men for military duty.
J. T. LEWIS, chairman of com.
D. A. BANTA, Sc '' meeting.
W. r. BUNTING, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
7 First Published in the DEMOCRAT Dec 81, 1895.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

w w Anderson and Cora B. Anderson viii
take notice that the Mercantile Mutual Building
and Loan Associa ton as plaintiff did, on the Goth
day of November 1896 file its petition IN the dis
trict court, of Barton county, state OF Kansas.
against Thomas j. Flint, Lucretia E Flint, ". W.
Anderson, Cora B. Anderson, D. p. Meacham and
Ida Meacham defendants. setting forth that
Thomas J. Flint and Lucretia E Flint gave q
mortgage to the said plaintiff on the following de-
scrbed real estate situated in the county of Barton
and state of Kansas, viz:
Lot No six Co. Block No. One Hundred and Ten (l10)
CITY of Great Bend. to secufethe payment of GER
tain notes referred to III said mortgage, and pray
ing Judgment against said Thomas j. Flint and
LUcretia E. Flint for the of S43l As now claim
ed to be due and unpaid, with interest at 6 per
cent per annum from November LIST. 1896: and
that said premises may be sold to pay the same
Now said defendants W. W Anderson and Cora
B. Anderson are hereby notified that they must
appear and answer said petition on or before the
1ith day of February, 1897 said petition will be
taken as true against them and each of them, and
decree forever barring them of any right, title or
interest in and to said lands after the sale thereof
will be rendered against them, and ordering said
lands to be sold satisfy any sum found TO be due
the plaintiff upon said notes and mortgage.
PoRTERFIELD s. PENCE,
WIN. OSAoND.
41-4s Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
JUST TELL THEM THAT YOU SAW
1T, PLEASE.

The Hutchinson News says the at
tempt of a pickpocket recently to rob
a lawyer knocked out the adage OF
"honor among thieves"
If that pickpocket had been Great
Bender be would have demanded q
recount of the contents of the law
yer's pocket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
BEATEN AT HIS OWN GAME.
Diffenbacher Given an Increased Major
ity by the SO-called Recount.

The recount of votes in the MIN
Diffenb acher contest closed on
the 30th. According to the rules
adopted by the judges (Jennison dis
senting), and which, ON THE START
were satisfactory to Nimocks, the re-
count shows the townships as giving
the foil loving maiorities:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31

We have seen people sit in church
trying to look angelic while they sang
s'shall we know each other there'
when they wouldn't speak to each
other when they met. They may know
each other there, but the question is,
wherep
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
Eff Buess the Olmitz teacher.

E. r. Buses, the Olmitz teacher, is
utilizing his spare time making appara
tus for a series of experimental lee
lures to be given at OlmitZ or other
favorable places, beginning shortly
after New Years. Geography, philos-
ephy, chemistry and other subjects will
be treated on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
Olmftz School Report.

Those neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the whole term were: Mary Brack
absent nor tardy Ist month: Susie
Hahn. Charlie Brand and Racy Menzer.
Those neither absent nor tardy end
month: Susie and Josie Hahn. Those
neither absent nor tardy grid month;
Amel and Rudie Hlavaty.
E. F. Buses, Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31

HE country at large has no
sympathy for the stockholders of
the busted Bank of Illinois, at Chica.
go, who loose millions of dollars by
the crooked actions of the bank man
ayers. The men who managed the
affairs of the Chicago banks are the
same men who, by their contributions
of money and their every influence,
aided in fastening the gold-stadard
upon our country for another four
years and therefore aiding the holders
or managers of large amounts of
money to continue to rob the common
people. And there are others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
FOR DIFFENBACHER
FOR NIMOCKS.
I55


Majority for Diffenb acher At.
Thus it will be seen that Nimocks
is beaten at his own game, Difen-
bacher's majority, as counted by a
court of their own selection, under
rules approved of by themselves, is
now At. Independent township in
which the official count gave Nimocks
majority of 20, was re>counted. "a
ballots were counted-12 for Difen-
bacher and IL for Nimocks-and the
balance thrown out. In Albion the
official count showed tie, but as the
package containing the ballots was
decided not properly sealed, thejudges
have not yet decided to open them.
Same condition in case of the ballots
for Eureka township, which in the
official count gave Difenbacher
26 majority. IF neither Albion or
Eureka are re-counted, the official
count will have to be taken as correct,
in which event Diffenbachers majority
would be incr eased 26 votes-or to 70.
It is not known what move will be
made next by the old chronic Office
hunter. His bondsman, G. l.. Chap
man of the First National Bank, says
the case will go no further.
N1Mocks, in his complaint filed in
his contest against Mr.. Diffenbacher.
accuses several of our best citizens of
the crime of illegal voting. Yet he,
as county attorney, has made no at
tempt to prosecute even one Of them.
Thus his accuse tons bear the imprint
of falsehood upon their face, or else he
is neglecting his sworn duty as county
attorney. In either case the author of
the charges is branded with infamy
and dishonor.
WILL Governor Leedy write his
own message? Asked the Topeka
Journal Ofcorse be will. He is able
to do it, and he is not the man to let
anybody else say what the policy of
the government shall be during his
administration. The last governors
message-Morrill's- was written by
the late Geo. T. Anthony, because
Gov. Morrill, did not feel that he was
able to outline state policy without
the aid of the politicians. With Gov.
ernor Leedy it will be different.
AN unidentified exchange catches
them going and coming as follows:
'All persons knowing themselves
indebted to this Office are requested
to call and settle All those indebted
to this Office and not knowing it are
requested to call and, find it out. All
those knowing themselves to be in
debted and not wishing to call are
requested to stay in one place long
enough for us to catch them. All
those that are not indebted are re-
auested to call and become indebted. +"
What will Nimocks be in the estima-
ton of the people of Barton county
when all the facts of his recount" are
brought out? A cipher. Yes, cipher
with the rim rubbed out; wandering
bunghole of an uncreated barrel; gust
of wind recognized only by the olfacl
tory sense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31

ness hours, and part of Sunday.
*
A Great Bend young man who has
been given the mitten times too nue.
merous to mention the past year, now
proposes to organize an unterrified
bachelors club the first of the year,
and has sent to Larned for volunteers
in his scheme.-Larned Optic.
He has sent to the wrong place. If
an old maids club was to be organized
Larned would be a dandy town in
which to enlist recruits.
Hoisington will never have much
in the amusement line as long as citi-
zens patronize the Jim crow "attrac-
tions" at Great Bend. Our home tab
ent can get up better show than the
average thing that strikes that town.
-Hoisington Dispatch.
All ri ght, Charlie. We will sug-
gest to the manager of the opera
house that he supply you with season
passes hereafter. Sorry he has over
looked it heretofore.
*
A meteor shot across Topeka the
other night. 1t was unannounced, or
the town would have run excursion
trains to get the people to see itAand
incidentally swell the receipts of the
boarding houses Clmarron Jack
sonian.
And if the Daily Capital had known
it was coming that paper would have
advertised it as new populist flying
machine, coming to carry off the state
house bodily.
W. 6. Merritt, of Great Bend, was
in town Monday. He reports that
they receive about 1900 lbs Of cream
at the creamery every other day, and
he thinks that in short time it will
go to 250Ofbs. His intentions are to
churn here in short time, but at pres.
emit the cream goes to Great Bend and
is churned there.-Mc Cracker Enter.
prise.
That's proper. McCracken can keep
the skinned milk; Great Bend will
be satisfied with nothing less than the
cream of all that's going.
It is rather late to bring the charge,
but it is said that the Barton county
fusionists used beer and money in the
election. -Cimarron Jacksonian.
That's what the defeated epublicans
"charge," and to prove that at least
two,thirds of the voters of the county
were SO "infuenced" their republican
"court" is throwing out every ballot
the squares on which are not marked
in true geometric lines at an angle of
forty-fve degrees, running catty- cor
nered, west-by-north-west, and no
tobace armarks.
Xxx X
Come to think of it, what do we
want with state normal school any
how? Let Ft. Scott or Wichita or
some other little town that is now
working for it so hard have it-Great
Bend has no time or money to throw
away trying to secure little institu-
tuition like that. It's too much trou-
ble.-BARToN COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
There's nothing like the marble heart
when you have to face the music
Larned Optic.
Great Bend has SO many good things
not enjoyed by her neighbors that
she can afford to cultivate "the mar
bic heart" Now watch how complete
ly our great Baldwin Lake will over
shadow Larned's little salt water
bathing pond.
1t is reported that boy at Dodge
City recently eoughed up a ten penny
nail that had been imbedded in his
lungs for months. That's nothing. A
Humboldt boy recently coughed up a
gimlet and claw hammer, and there
still remains in his viscera two rail-
road spikes.-Iola Sentinel.
The Dodge City and Humboldt boys
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31

are not in it with the Great Bend
youth who was recently made to
"cough up" his m ,pth>s salary to pay
for Christmas present for his girl.
His condition is much more preca'
rious than that of either of the other
boys mentioned, from the fact that
his girl has since given him the marble
heart, and he is in eminent danger of
coughing up his heart and other uns
important organs.
Evening star., 1896-01-27
PetftfOnfng for Prohibition,

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the District of Columbia has pre-
pared a unique petition, which will be pre-
sented to Congress tomorrow The text Of
the petition is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the.Dis-
trict of Columbia, feeling and deeply de-
ploring the curse Of the liquor traffic re-
spectfully petition your honorable bodies
to enact a law prohibiting the manufac-
tUre and sale of all alcoholic beverages in
the District of Columbia"
The petition is signed by pastors ana
officers Of churches only, yet the roll is a
large one, as the activity of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has secured
the signatures of the pastors and officers
of all of the Methodist, Baptist, Congre-
gational, Friends, United Brethren and
Christian churches in the capital city.
For instance, the page devoted 10 the Call
vary Baptist Church covers less than one
foot of space, but represents a mernbershitS
of ], 300. There are also petitions from the
pastors of the Unitarian, the Universalist.
the Episcopal ami Lutheran churches and
petitions from sixteen Presbyterian
churches, both pastors and officers This
petition is accompanied by another from
the women themselves and represents the
entire rank and file Of the w G r. L.
The presentation Will take place i'm the
Senate at IL o'clock sharp.
Evening star., 1896-01-27
A CLAIM OF BRICkLAYERs
A Labor Trouble Due to the Dis.

LABOR trouble Due to the Disan-
pearance of a SubcOntractor.
There Is considerable anxiety on the part
OF a number Of bricKlayers who were en-
ployed on row of houses on E street near
Providence Hospital as to whether or not
they are to be paid for two weeks work
done on them, and for which it is said thew
have not received any money.
The houses in question were being erect
ed by Mr.. Charles H. Ruth, a well-known
contractor, who had as subcontractor a
Mr.. Hanback,, who employed the brick
layers. Hanback,, as stated in The Star 4
the time of Its occurrence, disappea red
several weeks ago, leaving, it is said. a
large force of bricklayers unpaid The iat-
ter called in body on the bondsman for
Hanback,, prominent business man, and
demanded that he make the amount good.
While he admitted the men ought to be
paid their wages, he said he could do moth
ing until the proper proceedings in court
were had, 30 that he would be legally pro-
tected.
The men were satisfied with this for the
time being, but work was not resumed on
the buildings and the owners asked Mr.
Ruth to complete them. This the latter de-
cided to do, and took up the contract where
1t had been abandoned by Hanback,
The matter was In due course reported
at its last meeting decided that the men
employed by Hanback, must be paid before
work on the buildings could be further car
ried on, and ordered a boycott on the struc-
lures until the men get their wages for
that work. It Is stated that Mr. Ruth has
always employed union men, and efforts
are being made to adjust the difficulty.