The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-02-18
State News.

The citizens of Marksville organic
ed bank at that place on the 10th
instant.
Prof. Calhoun says he is highly
grati6ed at the rapid growth of the
schools throughout the State dnring
the past year.
A survey has been completed in
the interest OF the Kansas City, Wat
kins and Gulf railroad for an extern
sion from Alexandria to Natchez,
Miss.
A sanitarium and hotel to cost
$4,000 will be built in Hammond
The town will take stock to the
amount of $4,000, and the citizens
will subscribe $4,000.
AS result of the recent term of
Caddo District Court Judge A. D.
Land sentenced nineteen prisoners
to the penitentiary for crimes vary
ing from arson to larceny.
The growth of Lake Providence is
manifested from the fact that, though
over fifty houses have been built in
that town in the last four years, there
is not in it house for rent to-day.
The Providence Lumber Company,
Lake Providence, recently sold bill
of 100000 feet of gum lumber to go
to New York. The shipments will
be made by the way of New Orleans
by sea.
On the land of the Banner Lumber
Company, Kentwood, stands one of
the largest yellow pine trees in the
South. It measures so inches in d.
ameter, and 40 foot log will be cut
from it and shipped to the Nashville
Exposition.
The Grand Lodge of Louisiana
Masons and the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons were in session
in New Orleans last week. Both
bodies appropriated $500 each for
the relief of distressed masons in the
drouth district.
State Superintendent j. V. Cal
houn visited the schools of Lafayette
parish last week. A special to the
New Orleans Picayune says he exlib-
its much interest in educational work,
and expressed himself as much pleas
ed with the state of their schools.
The State of Louisiana is in q good
financial condition. 1t now receives
$50, 900 as a bonus from four banks
for the privilege of being fiscal agent.
In other days no bunus was paid and
frequently the State paid a bonus to
the bank to pay its warrants. Inter-
est was also stopped on $685. 600 by
the redemption of that amount of the
State debt out of the interest sur
plus.-Shreveport Judge.
A new sulphur we'll has been dis
covered at the sulphur mines twelve
miles west of Lake Charles. 1t flowed
seventy-fve tons of the mineral prod
uct the first three hours. 1t is said
to be the best one on record, and
excels the fine one opened there
years ago, which produced 10 car
loads. The flow has been shut off
awaiting cars. One hundred and fifty
cars have been ordered from the
Southern Pacific, the first shipment
having been made last Thursday
Sulphur Station is in Calcasieu parish
on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and
with the finding of this new fountain
of sulphur the little place has resum
ed its old time activity.
The committee of citizens recently
appointed by the Shreveport Board
OF Trade to make q canvass of that
city in behalf of the drouth sufferers
are meeting with splendid success.
The charitable hearted people have
subscribed literally to the relief
fund, and the committee report that
they have already secured in dona-
tons over $500 in cash, besides a
large amount of clothing and mer-
chandise. The committee will con-
tiuue their work throughout the
week, by which time they expect to
have several thousand dollars on
hand. Later-We learn from the
Times that the donations hava reach