The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-01
STATE NE VS..

Rapides planters have "ploushed
under" their AGENT cotton.
There is not much litigation in
East Carroll, says the Banner-Dem-
ocrat, and there are very few cases
being filed In civil matters.
Lake Providence will soon vote
on the proposition of incurring a
debt of SIT, 900 for a system of cleo
trio lights and water works.
The city council of Monroe has
passed curfew ordinance; also, an
ordinance preventing the running
at large Of all kinds OF live stock.
! Larkin Brantley, white, shot and
killed Henry Davis, colored, near
Homer On the 10Th inst. Brantley
was refused bail and rcmanded to
Jail.
Twenty deaf mutes passed
through Alexandria, on the Texas
and Pacific train, last Thursday, en-
route to the deaf aud dumb institute
at Baton Rouge.
The new town of Haynesville,
Claiborne parish, is about two miles
from where the old town stood. 1t
is one of the most prosperous of the
| small town Of north Louisiana.
Banrer-Democrat: We learn that
the levce work is far from being
satisfactory down near Holly Brook.
If Col. Maxwell had pat men on
this piece of work Immediately after
receiving the contract, instead Of
waiting 80 days or more, this piece
Of leyee enlargement would be far
advanced. After contracts are let
the authorities are entirely too len.
lent with the contractors.
All former registration of voters,
except the few registered under Sec
ton Five Of the new Constitution,
is now out of date, and for the next
general election there must be a
new registration. Those who reg.
istered under Section Five will be
kept on the permanent records of
the State and it will never be nee
essary for them to register so long
as the present system holds good.
The Monroe News is making a
strong fight for primaries instead
Of nominating conventions. The
change may prove to be jump from
the frying pan into the fire. There
is no necessity for any nominations
lor district aud parish officers, un-
| less an exception can be made for
congressman, and not then if future
primaries shall be conducted as was
the last one in this District
| Mansfield journal.
Banner-Democrat: To-day East
Carroll is in a worse condition than
for many years, and the extremely
low price now being received for
cotton, the bad crop, and the fail
ure Of a good season to gather that
which is made, will throw our sec
ton behind. But there is no conn
try that can recover from a disaster
as quickly as the cotton country.
and with one good crop at fair
price for the staple, it will never
know that we passed through bad
year.
The war investigating committee
is still at work, Tut the blame has
not yet been fixed upon any partic-
ular individuals. The truth of the
matteris that the soldiers, especially
the volunteers, expected to have a
picnic in the service and had no
conception of what war really is
until they encountered a few hard
ships. The veterans of Lee and
Johnston would not have thought
the Santiago campaign out of the
ordinary programme and would
have laughed rather than growled
at their treatment.-TM Mansfield
Journal.
Monroe Bulletin: Geo. W. Boil
tod, of louisville, is a well-to-do
farmer who has planted no cotton