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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25
Succession Sale.

Succession of Rosa In District Court,
English, deceased. Bossier Parish, La.
DIV virtue of an order of sale to me directed
ID from the Honorable District Court in and
for the Parish of BOsser, La, will, on Tues
day, April q, 1897, at the Court House, in
the town of Benton, La, within the legal
hours of sale, proceed to sell, at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
The northwest quarter of southwest quarter,
the east half of southwest quarter of the north
west quarter. commencing at the southwest
corner running line diagOnally to the north
east corner of same; also, west half of south
west quarter of southwest quarter, commence
ing in the southwest corner of said 40 acres and
run a line diagonally to the northeast corner
of same; all above situated in section g; also,
east half of northeast quarter of southeast
quarter of section g, commencing at the south.
west corner of said 40 acres of land running a
line diagonally to the northeast corner of the
same, all i'll township 90, range r. containing
in all 100 acres, more or less with all improve
ments thereon.
Also, Is bushels of corn, more or less 100
bundles or fodder, % bushels of cotton seed, |
lot of pillow gear and tools, l lot of household
goods.
Terms of Sale-Cash if the appraisement or
two thirds thereof be bid, else on a credit of
II months, according to law.
A. Il. THOMPSON. Sheriff and
eX-othcio Auctioueer, Bossier Parish, La
March -, 1871, apr29
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Death of DR.. w. J. Mobley.

DR.. William Jefferson Mobley died
at his residence in Shreveport at 4.05
o'clock on last Saturday, Goth instant,
after lingering illness of several
weeks, aged 50 years, 6 months and
Is days.
DR.. Mobley was born in Bienville
parish in 1913; joined the Confederate
Army in 1862; graduated from a New
Orleans medical college in 1869, and
removed from Sparta to Bellevue in
1870, where he successfully practiced
his profession until 1892, when he
moved to Gibsland. In 1894 he NOV
ed from Gibsland to Shreveport.
DR.. Mobley was q true citizen,
devoted Christian, a gallant soldier,
an able physician, and a Jealous Ma
SOD, and his whole walk in life was
God-fearing, faultless and graced
with honor. His death is a public
loss, and it is with great regret that
we chronicle the death of this genial,
cultivated Southern gentleman, for
he was our personal friend. His
kindly words have often cheered us
on the way, and to know that we will
meet him no more in the congenial
walks of life brings regret.
There was no task too heavy for
DR.. Mobley's undertaking when duty
required bis services, and when con-
tending for the right his zeal and
industry were unrenmitting. As a
citizen, he was exemplary in the
highest sense of the term; rigid in
his ideas of honor and scrupulously
upright in every dealing with his fell
bowman. His success as physician
was the fruit of life of devotion to
the profession, coupled with an apt
ness for it's pursuit, and an energy
that seemingly recognized no limita-
ton. A brave soldier in times of war,
a loyal, honorable man in times of
peace, and citizen faithful in regard
for every obligation, his death is one
to be sincerely mourned.
One more leaf from the old South
blown to the earth.
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woman Fay $3.50 in cash in full pay
ment for plot of ground in the new
addition of our town. This colored
woman cleared over $500 last year
from her cotton crop.
Mansfield journal: Alexandria has
fair prospect of becoming railroad
center at no very distant day. Another
great North and Sonth Trunk Line is
projected to that place. The new road
is to run from st. Paul, Minnesota,
to Vermilion Bay on the Gulf of Mex
leo. Arrangements have been made
to secure the necessary capital to
build the road, and it is thought that
work on the line will be commenced
inside OF three months.
Chairman Millsaps recently gave
out the following settlement: We
have purchased and distributed to
date 675,000 bushels Of corn; that
there are still sufficient funds on hand
to purchase 10000 bushels more;
that it will require at least 100000
bushels additional to supply the
needs of the sufferers" Mr.. Millsaps
is of the opinion that it will require
$4,000 more in order to supply
drouth farmers with "cheap corn
The farmers of this section are
further advanced with their work
than they have been at this season
for years. Enquiry among some of
them by the Journal has elected the
information that more attention has
been paid to the methods of corn
planting, and more pains have been
taken TO insure a satisfactory yield
in the crop, than usual. An enlarged
area devoted to the cereal is also re-
ported FROM several sections. So far
the farmers are encouraged with the
outlook for good corn crop and the
hope OF all is that they will not be
disappointed. Mansfield Journal.
"Work time" has come again to
the plantation darkey. His pleasant
dreams INDUCED in on sunny sides
! of buildings while sitting around
town on bacon boxes, and at his own
Preside are ended. "Old Beck from
now on vii claim his attention. The
darkey halls this time with delight,
his account at ode sto" is again
open; meat, meal, tobacco, clothing
and bottle of snuff "for de ole
'omcn - are furnished him regularly
And Sambo is satisfied, be has moth.
ing to fret or worry him save that
long loafs are over till next winter
but this obstacle is more than over
come by his "credick at de sto.'-
Mer Rouge Democrat.
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Sherif's Sale.
S. G. Dreyfuss g. cor No sono

5. G. Dreyfuss & Co. No. 1920. In n,
B.F. q opeal. 1r,ef Court I Bossisr
Ry virtue OF writ OF seizure and sale iss,a,
~ IN tne ABOVE named suit, and to me i;
rected have seized and will proceed To ~ ~
at public auction, to the last and highest I III,
der. at the front door of the Court Hnnsa' .l-
the town OF Benton. La, within tn. !, ~
hours of sale, on Saturday, April 9th ISas
the following described property, to- wit. A'''
Lots Band A. section l3, township Is r.n
IL 3b acres northwest quarter of section Hs
southwest quarter and south half of porthrs-,
quarter of section ID, township Is, ranas i,
400 acres; east half OF northeast Quarter so A.
west quarter of northeast quarter, west Iai.
of southeast quarter, and au undivided ha,s
of east halt of southeast quarter of section
northeast quarter of northeast quarter Of o..
ton 9, township 20. range II $50 acres: nor,I
west quarter of northwest quarter of seci,o,,
II ,township2l, range II 40 acres.
Also, an undivided oue-tenth interest !
lands owned Jointly with w. A. Martin. IN u;ti :.
Southwest quarter of southwest uuarter 81
ton 35, township y, range | southwest on.s
ter and east half of section 3; northeast ana.
ter OF northwest quartsr and northeast onarta,
OF southwest quarter and the east half of So
ton 3; south half of northeast Quarter ana
northwest quarter of southeast Quarter sao
ton 9: northwest quarter of southeast ona.
ter and north half of section 10; soutbwss,
quarter of northwest quarter and the east halr
of section II, township 81, range II, l76 acres
containing in all 9:'2 acres, more or less situ'
ated in Bossier parish, La.
The above described property seized Al III.
property of the defendant b. +. Oneal.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benest ~
appraisement to pay and satisfy the sum of
$4,000 with Sper cent per annum interest there.
on from Oct. 81, 1895 and all cost of snit in.
Guiding per cent on said sum and interest ~
attorneys fees and according to law,
A. Z. THOMPSON, Sheriff
Benton, La, Mar. IS, 1897. aprI
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This Great State.

Abbeville is to have an Ice Factory
and Cotton Gin.
A new Ice Factory at Jennings has
about been completed.
The new ice factory in Lafayette
will begin operation on April LIST.
Lafayette Gazette: Poultry raisers
are gathering eggs by the barrels.
The Signal is the name of a bright,
well-edited new daily in progressive
Monroe.
That great pest, the buffalo gnats,
have made their appearance in the
vicinity of Monroe.
One hundred and fifty tons of sui
phur day is the output of the Cal
casieu sulphur mines.
The total length of the river front
or actual ha: Dor at New Orleans is
seven miles on each bank.
Jeannerette Democrat: The work
on the bridge which is to span the
Teche has been commenced.
The rainfall in Union parish from
Sunday to Tuesday morning of last
week was 800 inches. Tuesday the
D'Arbonne rose ct the rate of foot
per hour.
Lake Charles Commercial: The
Port Arthur people began dredging
their channel last Tuesday. -Four
dredge boats will soon be put in ser.
vice there.
A Lake Charles special of last Fri
day says: The Union Sulphur Com
pany are preparing to make ship
ment of fourteen cars of sulphur to 6
single firm in New York.
Lake Charles Commercials Several
hundred hands, with three or fou,
cars of implements, arrived over the
Watkins road during the week to be
gin work on this end of the new rail
road.
Shreveport Journal: Shreveport il
destined to become a great manufac
turing center. 1t offers greater ad
vantages and inducements to manu-
facturers than any other city in the
South.
A new Methodist church is to b.
erected in Algiers. 1t will cost ter
thousand dollars, and will be a yer,
handsome building. Three-fourth.
of the funds necessary have beer
raised.
By the recent decision of the Su
preme Court of this State in the cas-,
of the Tensas Levee Board vs.. Hoyt
nearly 100000 acres of yellow pine
cypress aud hardwood timber lands
have been placed on the market.
Farmerville Gazette: Mr. G. T
Simmons, of Marion ward, inform.
US that gnats are killing numbers o
stock in his section. Seven or eigh
head of horses and mules have dice
in the past few days from the efec
of the gnat bites.
Lake Providence Banner Democrat
. On Saturday last we saw colorec
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Neighbor, you say you are hard up
and don't know the cause! Go stand
before the looking glass and you will
see the party at fault, if you do not
form an exception to the rule. Just
think for minute and see if you
can't recall enough money foolishly
spent to have made you comparative
ly easy. just reflect and see if you
haven't lost weeks and months in
the past few years trying to save
your government when you could
have been putting in your time more
proftably saving yourself and family
Honest Injun, now, isn't that true?-
Ne,cton County Miss. } Progress.
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Homestead Entries,
Land Office at NatchitOches, L:

Lana O1lce at NatGhltOches, La,
February q, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court, at Benton. La. on
April 9, 1897, viz: Homestead Entry No.
5203-Felix Irvin-for the west half of north.
west quarter, section 49, township 20 North,
range l3 West Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land. viz: John Young, Byron Rawls,
John Hall, NJ. Mosely of Benton, La.
Homestead Entry No. 537-Augustus
Davis-for the southeast quarter of section 26,
township 20 North, range II West, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land. viz: Jack Powell, Henry He'll,
Simon Ford, George Ford OF Midway, La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 25, 1897. apr
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SheriT'S Sale.
w. j. Hughes } No. 1881. In Di.

WI. Hughes } No. 1881. In Dis.
vs.: trict Court, Bossier
Lloyd Payne. Parish, La.
Ry virtue of a writ of tieri facias issued in thu
- above named suit and to me directed. I
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction. to the last and highest bidder at the
front door of the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La. within the legal hours of sale on
Saturday the oath day of April, 1897, the
following described property, to-wit:
The west half of northeast quarter of sec
ton g. township co. range u. containing 50
acres, more or less; with all buildings and inn
provements thereon, situated in Bossier par
ish. La.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendant, Lloyd Payne.
Term. of Sale-Cash, without the benefit
of appraisement to pay and satisfy the sum Of
$50 with Sper cent per annum interest thereon
from Jan. LIST 1894. and $40 20 cost, together
with the cost of executing this suit ami accor-
ding to law.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Mar. IL, 1917. apr2
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Homestead Entry No. 6O6t.

Land Office at NatchitOches, La, !
February 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
teution to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District COnrt, at Benton. La,
on March 26, 1897, viz Homestead Entry
No. 6O6l-George w. Durdin-for lots 10, II,
l6and II in fractional southeast quarter, Sec
ton 20, township 20 North range u West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
of, said land, viz: X. A. Fox, w. X. Bumgar-
diner, J. w. Faircloth and A. l.. Byram of
Midway, La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February IL, 1897. mares
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The old Mckinley rates on woods
have been adopted in the new tariff
bill at the request, it is said, of Pres
ident Mckinley himself and next
winter the people of this country
will be paying about 80 per cent.
more for their clothing and blankets
than they pay now, without any very
great benefit to the government SO
far as revenue is concerned for the
next two years if at all. In this way
heavy burden will be imposed on
the toiling masses of the country in
order to maintain the Republican fal,
lacy of protection.-N. 0. States.
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Sherif'S Sale.

Hicks Company, Ltd. } No. 500 In Dis
VS.. trlct Court, CadGO
John L. Hodges. }Parish, La.
Dy virtue of a writ of sale, issued in the
ID above entitled suit, and to me directed.
l have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder at the
store of the defendant in Bossier City, La,
within the legal hours prescribed by law, ON
Saturday, April 10, 1897, the following describ-
ed property, to-wit:
One stock of merchandise, consisting of
groceries, hardware, corn, ETC., etc.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
OF appraiscment
A. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff
Benton, La, March %, 1897. APPS
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StrNy Sale.

Estrayed before II. Barnacastle, Justice of
II the Peace, Ward 6, by Harry Wright,
and will be sold at lIaughton, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, March q,
1897, one Dark Bay Mare Mule Colt about 9
years DID, IL hands high.
Appraised at SIS.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &C., or the same
will be sold according to law.
J. W. ONEAL, Constable
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TINhs citizens within the corporate limits of
l. the town OF Benton are hereby notified
that will at once commence making tho as.
sessment of all parties owning property inside
of said town limits and all persons interested
will please come forward and assist me in
listing their property correctly. The Town
Council will meet at the Court House as a
Board of Reviewers on the 29th day of March
1897. l eau he found at the Clerk office.
T. N. BRADEN, Secretary and
ex otfieio Assessor of Town Council
March, Is. 1897.
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BENTON, LOUISIANA,
Thursday, March rs, 1897.

We regret that the Republican
party could do nothing which would
so much commend it to the people
as to make an earnest effort to-: live
within the present income. We are
fresh from a campaign in which the
fundamental principles not only OF
our government, but sof the social
order, we're subjected to a searching
investigation, and in which the
charge was Openly made that. the
American government had become
simply the agent for the distribution
of favors to the rich and powerful.
Mr.. Mckinley could have no better
guide than that good old Democratic
maxim: Equal rights to all; exclu-
sive privileges to nome
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that will on Tues
~ day, the Both day of March, A. d. 1897,
proceed to collect the taxes and licenses due
by the tax payers of the Town of Benton, to
the Town of Benton, La, for the year 1897
Please come forward and settle.
"A. HUBBARD, Marshal and Tax
Collector of the Town of Ranton
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To the Public.

T learn from Mr.. E. Eabb that some survey or
J. obtained loan of the records of Roswell
Elmer, former Parish Surveyor, from his
father, the late Col J. w Rabb. Also. that
alter the death of Col. Rabb some one got his
records of surveys in Bossier parish. The
records belong to the Parish of Bosser. Who
ever has them owes Il duty to the parish to
return them to my Office in Benton, La.
GEO. ID. ALEXANDER,
Parish Surveyor.
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Land Notice.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days from
~ this date, will make application to the
Register of the State Land Office at Baton
Rouge, La, to enter under the provisians of
Act No. 81 of 1883, of the State of Louisiana,
the south half of northwest quarter and sonth-
west quarter of northeast quarter of section
is, township % North of ran ge II West, North
west Louisiana Land District; containing
1868 acres, more or less.
EXODUS w. PITTMAN.
February l8, 1897. mares
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Estraye.i before J. C. Bell, Justice Of The
~ Peace, ward |, by J. K. Bryant and WI,
be sold at Magenta, La, within the iegai
hours of sale ON Thursday, the 18th day o.
Mare about l44 hands high and branded 60;
the other Bay Horse about IA hands hgn
and branded on the left shoulder with me
letter II -. They are both about 9years oio.
Appraised at $40 each
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, ETC., or the Same
will be sold according to law.
! r MORRIS Constable.
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The Florists Exchange of March 6
devotes a good deal Of space to pro-
tests against the free distribution OF
seeds by the government. These
protests come from prominent seed
firms, and are very emphatic. These
firms will use all possible effort to
have the practice discontinued, al
though more than one of them will
bid for the governments patronage
while the custom lasts. 1t seems
tolerahly clear that the practice
might be done away with without
rank injustice to any one.
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1t is high time that public opinion
assert itself most vigorously against
the brutal and demo,alizing practice
of prize fighting. It is a shame that
in any part of the Union there can
be found room for such brutal
contests.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

People who are disposed to be
glad that the Democratic President
has retired from office, will please
notice what large slice of cabinet
pie has fallen to the South from Mr..
McKinley's table. The only South
ern man in the cabinet is Maryland
or, and he was born in New Eng
land!-IN0bile Reqister.
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The number of unmarried women
in England and Wales exceeds the
number of unmarried men by nearly
100000.
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If all the men spent as much time
in forging ahead in the race of life
as many of them do in trying to hold
some other man back, what O great
set of fellows we would be.
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It is the general belief that the
government must have enough reve
nue. to meet the expense account, but
would it not be better to cut the
expense account to fit the revenue !?
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The largest pontoon bridge in the
world spans the Arkansas river at
Dardauelle, Ark. It was put down
in 1889 at cost of 100000.
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One phase of reporters life is to
run away from men who want to be
interviewed, and run after those who
do not want to be interviewed.
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It was estimated that the income
tax, which was part of the Wilson
tariff act, until the Supreme Court
declared it void, would have yielded
revenue to the amount of $50, 100000
year.
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Adams (Mass.) Freeman: The
man who talks to the point should
know enough to keep quiet after he
has made it.
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The essence of Democracy is ex-
pressed in the motto, "The greatest
good to the greatest number The
principle contained in the maxim is
eternal and immutable, but the means
of giving it effect may be subject to
innumerable changes. Individualism
in its extreme was the best means
toward that end when Jefferson laid
down the great underlying principle
of bis party, for in his day there
were litarally equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
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When Spain comes in a few days
to figure up tie cost of the Cuban
war she will be constrained to believe
that the war she is making is not
worth the effort and expense. She
is confronted with an enormous de-
fcit which is increasing each day.
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Notice TO Creditors.

4 II persons holding claims against the sue,
n cessiOn Of Reubin Means, Jr., deceased
are hereby notified to present the same to my
attorneys, Murff & Webb, Benton, La.
LEILA MEANS, Administrative
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Louisiana is not ripe yet for
"game preserves" fenced-in lakes
and club houses that the native citi-
zen cannot approach within a mile of
without trespassing.
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It's a funny proposition when q
newspaper tells some one else how
to run his business.
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Notice.

i and make house to house canvass for the
purpose of assessing property. Voters desir-
ing to register will be registered.
Ii. H. MONTGOMERY,
Assessor and Registrar
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Notice.

A pplication for pardon will be made il
"A favor OF Silas Mcfarland.
A. FRIEND.
March D. 1887. 5ts"
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Notice to T1'eSDHsSerS.

Mo trespassng will be allowed on Shady
~ Grove Plantation. This is warning that
all who do trespass will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. X. G. STINSON.
Feb 25 1897
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4 ttorney at Law, Benton, La. VIII PraHs .
IA tce in the Courts of Bossier, BienVii'a
and Webster parishes.