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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-04-27

Merchants and Farmers Bank,
Corner Spring and Texas Streets,
SHREVEPORT. Ia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-04-27
CHAS. C. FULTON 4 CO.
FELIX AGNUS, Manager and Publisher,
AMERICAN OFFICE,
Baltimore, Nd.
THE MAGAZINE
EDUCATION.

Records the carefully prepared
atterances Of many Of the ablest
Educators.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
ROCKY FORD
REFINED SUGAR!
Will Be on the Market for Christmas Feasts
Nineteen Hundred.
After Long and Hard Pull the Million Dollar Factory is Almost
Assured

The grand rally the beet made at
Rocky Ford yesterday afternoon. Rockers opera crowded
with interested and deep
Senator Swink in the chair and G. NJ Hall, secretary.
Mr. Hall reported that 20 different people had signed
for i70 the country tributary Rocky Ford
resident landowners had wired of from %
Col Lokhard added 20 his subscription
c. B. Schmidt of Pueblo of the Suburban Land
restmen Co.. who had signed for OO his
short talk He said that Pueblo had been figuring
had abandoned the idea and trying help Rocky Ford
The five contract be decided advantage
the land having sale for valuable product To supply
United with all the used would require the building
factories of size.
Vice Hamilton close ND the
business except that he macn
time the plant for business next fall His
opposition the They
it. The Rocky Ford factory will only but
also refine ready for the market Our help make
of beet growing The with intelligent
absolutely required in order furnish annually
for plant of $50 tons daily capacity This
ID tons
j. G. Kain said he grown n small patch which had Is
cent and that they produced the of 81 per
acre.
This brought down the away Mr. Hamiltons
blackboard illustration advantages deep plowipp
careful thinning and uniform stand of beets. re
Sec Hall announced that the business had
guaranteed 5S5 Applause Ts been raised to
700 ~ W
Industrial Commissioner spoke the interest Of the Santa
Fe in the movement and the intention of the road adj
vantage if did lose them the patronage of sugar trust
Call made for additional contracts and large number of
farmers responded -
In the evening adjourned meeting at the Business
Mems Club rooms when shown that the valley
aggregated about $500 On this showing Hamilton said E
thought the project about out of the woods said that v
rusug until 500 acres would ha
and lie could then that the factory n certainty ~
Active work for additional acreage progress
the valley and the building of the factory practically
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The Rocky Ford Enterprise claims
to be silver republican paper, yet we
nre Informed that it's editor refused to
publish letter from,.hat grand old man,
Henry NJ. Teller, although lie was offer
ed regular advertising rates to do SO
The Enterprise is supporting the gold
bug ticket. -Manzanula News.
The first statement in the above is
correct. We did decline to publish Seu-
ator Tellers letter because it udvised
Silver Republicans not to support the
ticket at the head of op- columns. Two
years ago the Silver and Administration
Republicans joined in fusion ticket.
The Enterprise supported that ticket.
1t was elected and the officers proved to
be worthy Of the honor bestowed on
them. This year the same men were
Nominated, by the same combination,
and again had the support of the Enter
prise. Nothing inconsistent about that.
The Teller letter was designed to contri.
butte to the defeat of this estimable ticket
and we could not consistently take Dem.
ocratic money to furnish ammunition to
defeat the ticket the paper was support
ing.
AS to the Enterprise supporting the
gold bug ticket: The ticket is no more
gold bug ticket than it was two years
ago.
The course OF the Enterprise in this
campaign is ire.proof against any rea.
sonable criticism.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

Since our last report tho following
now and old subscribers have made pay.
ment: G. A. Besrbohm. Lew Walter.
S. I. HiRR,ns. J. II. Morgan. II. Jnmi.
. IN. Chns. Wilson. Mark D-nson. l.. Il.
Horton, I. w. Larmorr. David Hamm.
II. Woods, II. A. Graft. Mrs. ChAs. Rcy.
nolis.
Manager Sprinkler has had one cor.
ner Of Dawley's store neatly fitted up
for an Office. Speaking Of Mr.. Dnvlcy
reminds us that his present extensive
floor space il not sufficient for his large
and gruwing business. and much Of his
furniture 10 now stored in the old Swink
warehouse recently used by Mr.. wetzel.
j. J. Gholson was unable 10 give
bonds for his assault on Agent Rice, and
is now in Jail al La Junta.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The reelection of Sheriff Barr by the
largest majority Of any candidate in the
field is particularly gratifying. Sheriff
Barr's sobriety and the impartial and
fearless maneer in which he discharged
the duties Of his Office brought on him
the active opposition OF the saloons
aud the gamblers of all parties. The
electioneering OF this element brought
many friends of law and order to his
support. regardless of party, and the re.
suit calls for this special paragraph of
cOngratulation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The Tsansvasl situation may 10
briefly and correctly stated ss follows;
For hundreds Of years tho blacks we're
the ownsss of tho territory nov occupied
by the Bosss. II sas thsirs In trust Tor
the benefit Of the world The lsosrs b.
ing higher civilization. and capable OF
making the lanl more useful to human
ity. drove out tho blacks and tho lions.
and now claim tho country. The Cit-
lsndsrs vent in by invitation of The
Bosss ard. by their intelligence aud skiii.
converted tho land from QUO Of tho poor
est 10 ono Of the richest. They own
more than half the taxable wealth OF tho
Transvael but have no voice IN lis gov
eminent. All residents not hasfs are
subject TO all sorts Of unreasonable aud
tyran!cL restraints and impositions.
The Bosr government has never intended
to give tho promissd franchise fsforns.
knowing that II tho U,ilandsrs had tho
ballot they woaid. by reason 1t numsr-
irai strength ooatroi tho government
Tho Rpssssat var il not TO secure any
franchise OF other reforms but 10 wipe
ont tho i,osr Tepubiie (so callsd) and
make tho power OF Great Britain su.
pssms. Ths unrest in tho Transvasl
and its nsarness to British colonies gives
England tho same right 10 interfere
which tho United States ciaimvl In tho
case Of Cubs Notwithstanding their
initial SUCCESSES tho Bosrs Will bs do.
ssassi aud tho civilization Of Africa
hass~nesi thereby. England and tho
United States ars today tho two great.
-.l forces by which tho world 10 bviu.
advanced. That prxrvss is beinI nc.
eompaniei by war u IN bs regretted but
such has ever bcsn tho case. A. soon ~
tho smoke Of the cannon has blown
away better days viii begin 10 dawn on
tho blon,l.delusvSl lands both In tbs
Transvasl and tho Philippines. l-Ths
American flag will fiost ~hersv~e u u
now planted until such time ~ thses v
no doubt that fres and orderly govern
mcnt can bs essablisnsi aud exercised
by ti,~ss people"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

As will be seen by = notice In m.
other column. tho National Beet Sugar
Company want men and tcauas Ia begin
ths uork Of hs~skin9 mp ground. This
looks like busiosss, and 10 sars ipdiea.
tied thst the Orlvsy country 10 TO have
a 3 agar bcet factory vhsshsr OF not 30
do st Rocky Ford. The first building
on tbs site of Sugar City wns started
last Saturday. and NO shall soon expect
|, to be the secue OF great building act.
ivity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

In another column will be found n
new time card which vent into effect last
Sunday. The new schedule furnishes
two new trains, which will be a very
great accommodation to this portion OF
the valley. We trust tint increased
traffic will result and that the present
most desirable arrangement may be per-
munent,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
THURSDAY, NOV. 9. 1899.

As will beseen by the unofficial re-
turns in anottsE column the fusion Re-
publican ticket was elected with two ex-
ceptions-C -Coupissione weilsnd and
VIM. Green for corouer. When
Democrats md Populis,s remember the
efficiency and economy OF the officials
who have been seslec.ed they will doubt
less take the defeat Of their candidates
with no very large measure OF regret.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

LOn Saturday the Enterprise office
distributed throughout the town the new
time card OF the Santa Fe giving nd
Vanced information of the schedule
which went into effect Sunday. Tie
business men expressed much gratifica.
tion ut the increased accommodations
provided i'll the new time card.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
Bu.,ne.. Asens Bee, Sugar Ms-sIns

Bu.,ne~s 1irn's Beet Sugar Mrrtins.
A meeting Of tho business men OF
Rocky Ford vas held At tho club rooms
Saturday ssonin. TO take soms steps To
add to the acreage coairart-I Tor tho
best sugar enterprise. Senator S~ink
~as 10 tho chair and q. ~. Hall acted
as secretary.
Mr.. Hall stated tho object of tho meet
Ing. and said that l73 contracts had b-Va
signed. s4xr-sstin. 1919 acre.. aud that
tho list Of subscriber Who hal MI signed
contracts ran up III. total In sight 10
ish. acre. srares1y half of what Hocky
Ford uas expected TO sabsrribs.
atss S~iuk. u. ~. Hall. Cal. Lorkhsrt.
III, /. Mss.sii. j. II. Pnc-. ". II. Goblin.
4. J. Smith. Chas. Rocker. ". q. Steele.
u. v. Burrrll. /. ID. Hale. J. q. Lsrk~!.
L W. Ks,l. A. l. k-lloI. and Others.
In tho midst Of th. discussion th"
mestiu. ~ns sarpriscl and pleased to
have Vice Ps-ssd~at Hamilton aud In
dustrial Commtsssoacr Davis dfop IN.
Mr.. Hamiitoa 10 = very plain spoken.
frank man. aud dolxysl no points IN hts
talk. lie advised bsss,nc.s men against
undertaking to grow l-,css by hirin. help
1T was not In their line. aud would not
be success. They ni.ht. however. give
practical help by epntfactinI foe lin.
ited acreage and then snb.l-tting. 80 that
tho work would be IN III. hands Of prac-
ticnl farmers. lie exps~ss.sl much dis.
appointment that tho Rocky Ford coun.
Try had not come up with tho uccssesSy
400 acres. The cnmpauy wanted to
ortler the machinery u once. ~ ten
months would b> required to build aud
and equip tho plant. Aftee ono year OF
success people will rush In and another
factory can bc built in the valley. He
would advise the local committee not TO
urge farmers 10 take larger acreage thnn
they can manage with success. We want
tho farmers to have actual success. not
disappointment. We will give them tho
benefits OF the instructions Of men
skilled In growing bec,s by irrigation.
and there il no reason why all mny not
succeed in sugar bret cnltur~.
Mr.. Davis said that other localities
Ind exceeded Rocky Ford in acreage in
proportion to their size. The Santa Fs
would help the movement by low rates
aud in every other way possible.
Mcssrs. J. H. Price, II. I. Maxwell.
Chas. Rocker. Morris Meyer and DR..
Kearby were aided TO former commit
tee OF fifteen. After the adjournment
Of the meeting nj midnight the commit.
tees planned for nose vigorous work on
Monday. The entire tributary country
was districted and men assigned to each
district. During Monday. Tuesday aud
Wednesday the work WIS unrcmitting
and many additional acres secured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
The Weak Spot.


we thought he was all right: He must
have had weak spot somewhere"
The fact is, almost everybody has a
weak spot somewhere. Death and dis
ease arc always looking for weak spots.
II your stomach or your liver won't do
its proper work, If your body fails to
get its full nourishment from the food
YOU eat, and your brain loses part of the
sleep 1t ought to have, no matter how big
your frame and muscular your limbs NAV
be, You will give out; disease will find the
weak spot, and nature will give way.
wish to say to the world thnt DR., Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery has proved a great
blessing to me as firmly believe should be In
avery bad state now if had not taken II" writes
Mrs Ellen u. Bacon. of Shutcsbury, Franklin
70 Mass; n courteous communication to
September 1897, had doctorcd for my stomach
trouble ior several years. going through a course
OF treatment without any real benefit In Sep.
,Ser oass loS ,sS -. hnd G VERY sick spells and
september 1897, to take DIR. Piercc's medicine
and In short time could eat and work /
have gained twenty pounds In two months.''
This glorious " Discovery" gives the
stomach and liver power to do their nat.
ural work regularly and completely. 1t
makes healthy blood and steady nerves
1t builds up the weak spots sound and
strong. It is the only medicine that
can be relied upon to accomplish this
promptly and thoroughly.
Constipation y nine times In ten the begin
ming and one Of the first symptoms OF dangerou,
diseases. When this tendency is present. DR..
Pierccs Pleasant Pellets should be used in con.
Junction with the Discovery"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The Enterprise publishes the news
This is what the people want and which
explains it's popularity and wide circula-
ton. II you have anything to sell or
wish to buy anything, there is no med
ium for reaching the people of the Rocky
Ford country that begins to equal the
Enterprise. Fact.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

In %! the majorities of the success
inl nominees (now re.electeD were as
iollows: Winchell 293, Beerbohm 1854.
Barr 20, Adsmond 225, f. Il. Lewis
ai9. Dr.. Sigman's majority was 273.
Mrs; Anderson, Populist, had majority
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The enterprise of the business men
OF Rocky Ford in guaranteeing 700 acres
of beets is worthy of great praise. The
existence of such public spirit assures
that Rocky Ford has great future AS /,
business center.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09
Rocky Ford business Men 10 the
Rescue.

A meeting Of the business men Of
Rocky Ford was held in the Club rooms
Wednesday morning. II. I. Maxwell
was chosen chairman and G.. NJ. Hall
secretary.
Chairman Maxwell stated the object Of
the meeting to be To- devise plans for pro.
viding for any deficiency in sugar beet
contracts which might be developed Mt
the afternoon meeting. After consid.
erable discussion quite number OF busi-
ness men agreed to sign contracts for
from to 25 acres. 1t was not the
thought OF the signers to cultivate the
land by proxy but to lease land and find
tenants who would take the contracts of
their hands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The almost positive esrtas,.
sugar refinery has stimulated =,
trs.ling. To-day Steele 4 Beal'
south Main slrsst lots berore !,
had several sales on tho str. "a
afternoon. Among the parels,,
DR.. yanBuskirk ubN secured i,
oos block south Of tlss ~. James
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The defeat OF Commissioner wsiisnd
is to bs regretted as hs has made a sPien-
did reeorl Ms a business manager for the
county. However. there Is every Ieason
to believe that tho Office will be woFsii'y
6ils.l by Commissioner elect Mcciain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

The American psopls allow an else.
tiou TO generate too much feeling. That
. deep interest is taken in political ahairs
is as il should be. but When ths conduct
o. campaign causes unpleasant friction
between friends and neighi'oss sisesion-
ssriug 10 carried to an extreme. Bat tho
history OF our great elections shows that
soou after tho winning party has had It's
jub,lstioa all feeling subsidies and tho
old time friendly relations arc resumed.
-Ths utility Of the Business Mems
Club rooms has been proven during tho
pas, tow weeks. proSidip. = eoavsuisat
and suitable place Tor tho disen-sioa of
affairs psstainin. to tho material prus-
pesiiy of tho town.
The times., 1899-10-08
DOCTRINES OF BAPTIST FAITH.
Change in the Constitution Of a
County Association.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Oct. THE Mon
roe County Baptist Association, at a recent
meeting adopted a resolution to change an
article in the constitution of the associa-
ton The new doctrines as presented in
the report are as follows: The being, unity,
and personality of God; the eternal and CO.
equal existence of father, son, and holy
spirit in the godhead; the divine inspira~
ton of the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments as the complete and infallible
rule of faith and practice; the Universally
of human sin, through the fall of our first
parents. and Gods just condemnation OF
this sin; eternal and personal election TO
salvation consistent with the freedom of the
human will and the responsibility of every
man 10 God; deity of our Lord Jesus Christ
as well as his true humanity; the holiness
of God, his love for all men, and his de-
sire for their salvation; the all sufficiency
of the atonement; regeneration through the
holy spirit; justification of the believer by
grace; perseverance of the saints; loss or
the soul only through the rejection OF light,
belief in baptism by immersion only; the
Lords Supper church ordinance for bap,
tiZed believers; the resurrection of the body
and the final judgment of all men, the hap
piness of the righteous and the sufferings
of the wicked alike eternal; the obligation
of every intelligent creature to love Goo
supremely, to believe what God says and
to practice what God commands. and the
religious observance-of the first day of the
week
These are regarded as more radical than
the rules formerly in force. The report
recommends that only churches that en-
brace in substance the doctrines contained
in that creed shall be eligible to member
ship in the association. The convention
also adopted resolutions against prize fight
ing, poligamy. Sunday baseball and Sun
day newspapers.
The times., 1899-10-08
ORANGES MURDER MYSTERY.
Impressions That the Mnn Under Ar
rest Is Entirely Innocent.

ORANGE, N. j., Oct. Although Mar
Gus L. Hennion, the young West Caldwell
farmer, is in Jail on charge of numbering
his father in-law, Nicholas Dobbins, whose
blackened skeleton was found under heap
OF stones Monday afternoon within 200 yards
of the farmhouse from which he mysteri-
ously disappeared on March l. 1898, there
is growing sentiment among some resi-
dents of the locality who knew the facts
in the case that Hennion is innocent and
that his arrest is part of a conspiracy which
had also to do with the murder of Dobbins.
'Hennion is as innocent of the crime as
l am" said Judge John L. Johnson, VINO
has been employed to defend the young man.
If there is any conspiracy in this business
1 am convinced that Hennion is as much
victim as was Dobbins have known Mar
Gus since he was a boy and he is not the
kind of man who commits murder. He
would run away anytime rather than get
into a fight"
Mrs. Dobbins, the widow of the murdered
man. who was his second wife, aud her
daughter, Hennion's wife, are under con-
stant surveillance. and the farmhouse at
West Caldwell is being watched day and
night No more arrests have been made.
and County Prosecutor Kicker said this
morning that none was expected to be
made at once. Although the specified
charge made by Walter J. Doboins ac-
cusing Hennion of his fathers murder de-
clares that Dobbins met his death as the
result of q felonious assault, in which
Hennion gave him several mortal wounds,
there is no evidence SO far to indicate
how Dobbins was killed. The bones and
clothing of the dead man are too far de-
composed to show wounds or blood stains
and the detectives are undecided whether
The theory of Walter ]. Dobbins who made
the charge against Hennion is that Dob
bins, who drank heavily, quarreled with
| bis wife, as he had frequently done, and
| that Hennion interfered and then killed
! the old man.
| The strongest evidence yet secured
| against Hennion is the statement of the
murdered mans daughter, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Hawkins, of Astoria, who says that her
! father, who visited her a month before his
| disappearance, showed her back marks
| on his throat which he said had been made
| by Hennion choking him. He also told
| her that Hennion had threatened TO kill
him. Mrs. Branning. the younger daugh-
| ter, says that her stepmother admitted to
! her after Dobbins disappeared that Hen
nion had attacked the old man because he
| called her names, and had threatened to
! Kill him if he did it again. Mrs. Branning
| says her stepmother also admitted to her
| that she and Dobbins had quarreled on the
day of his disappearance.
The times., 1899-10-08
SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
A Railway Towerman Mistaken for
a Highway Robher.

FISHKILL LANDING, Oct 7.-Harry
H Owen. OF Matteawan, is in the general
hospital suffering from pistol shot in
the head that missed his brain by a hairs
breadth. Owen has been employed as a
towerlnan on the New York Central but a
short time, and as yet is not permanently
stationed. Thursday be worked at Tower
No. II. near Hastings. During the after
noon he was paid a call by two special
policemen, who told him of a man who
was held up and beaten at Hastings by
highwaymen. They were in that vicinity
they thought, and with several others
they had been appointed special officers to
search for the robbers. They asked Owen
TO keep a watch for them.
Owen finished his duties about 9 o'clock
Thursday night and started for Hastings
TO take a train for home. He went down
the track at a brisk walk, but after going
a short distance started to run to catch
his train. He had trotted along a few
steps when he heard a voice behind COM
manding him to throw up his hands
There being no order TO halt and no notice
that the voice came from an officer OF the
law, Owen thought that the highwaymen
were after him. He glanced around. saw
wv ALNaA AANft4 AAIAis anu 4du lOi 1tdI HE.
Then a pistol shot sounded, and Owen felt
a singing sensation near the ear He
halted. and the men were upon him. Then
he recognized them as the officers who had
called upon him. When they saw whom
they had shot they were greatly agitated.
They told Owen they thought he was one
of the highwaymen. He was taken to
Hastings. where a physician dressed the
wounds. Owens face is badly infamed
and painful. He was taken to the gen.
eral hospital, where the wound was probed
The physicians say that had the ball struck
a sixteenth of an inch nearer the ear
Owen would have been killed.
The times., 1899-10-08
CANNOT ExTRAp1rE HIM.
An Alleged Absconding Cashier Set
Free in Canada

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Oct. 7.-CharIes s.
Hinckley, alias Charles S. Morris. the all
legged embezzler of $4,000 from the West
Side Bank. of New York, is a free man.
He was released at Dressland yesterday
afternoon on an order by Mr.. Justice Fo-
rim, who held that extradition proceedings
in his case were void The proceedings
were instituted under the Ashburton
treaty, which. Judge Form says. did not
apply on account of it's having been passe
since 1854, the year in which Hinckley is
alleged to have absconded with the money
The case made local sensation and the
decision of the court was entirely unex-
peeted.
NEW YORK. Oct. There were many
experienced lawyers in this city, who, or
reading the story of Hinckley's arrest, de-
clared that he could not be held under the
extraditon law. Hinckley was paying
teller in the West Side Bank when he abi
seconded with the banks money. Heamada
his way into British Columbia, amassedya
big fortune, founded and built up, a town
ship, and was the leader of the commu-
nifty when, after fifteen years, he was run
down and captured
The times., 1899-10-08
cranb.rriessto Re Scarce.

VINELAND, N. j.. oet.s7.-The cranber-
ry crop in South Jersey this season will be
less than half as large las that of las,
year. The failure is ascribed to the recent
heavy rains and the unusually early frost
On bogs from which it was impossible to
drain off the stagnant water, resulting from
the frequent heavy showers several weeks
ago. the berries were badly damaged by
rot. The cranberry bogs at Brotmansyille.
near Willow Grove and east of Vineland.
which are considered the largest in this sec
tion of the country, will yield only 40 pei
cent of the usual crop. AS the same per-
centage in loss Is reported from different
parts of South Jersey it is safe to say that
cranberry sauce with turkey will be cost
ly luxury at Christmas and on Thanksgiy-
ing DAY.