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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Primary Election in Ward 5.

BENTON, La, JAN. 81, 1901.
By virtue of the authority vest
ed in us, we, the undersigned,
members of the Bossier Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
in and for the 9Th ward of said
parish, hereby order a primary
election to be held throughout said
ward on Friday, February 18th,
A. D., 1901, between the hours of
s a. m. and 4 p. M, for the pur-
pose of nominating some one to
be recommended to be appointed
as Police Juror for said ward, vice
J. T. Many, resigned.
All registered white Democratic
voters, qualified under the State
election law, have the right to
participate in said election.
The following commissioners
and clerks shall serve AZ following
polling places:
Rocky Mount. A. Ford, G.
B. Wilson, W. T. Norman, COM
| missioners; E. W. Martin, clerk.
Ivan-J. M. Mccall, J. F. Adair,
John Bundy, commissioners;
Leon Wilmington, clerk.
Midway-L. T. Merritt, A. c..
Lay, W. E. Farley, commission
e.s; r. E. Pilkington, clerk.
Said commissioners and clerk
of said election shall make out one
! tally sheet and list OF voters, which
shall be5forwarded to r. B. Hill,
Secretary OF Bos5ier Democratic
Executive Committee at Benton,
La, on before Tuesday, Feb. IS,
1901, who, together with either
one or both of the members Of the
Democratic Executive Committee
from said ward, will compile the
returns and declare the result OF
saiG election.
The Secretary Of Bossier DEM
ocratic Executive Committee will
issue certificate as to result Of said
election and forward same to the
Governor Of Louisiana.
Done and signed, officially, this
January 81, 1901.
w. W. LAY,
r. B. MARTIN,
| Members Executive Committee
r. 8. HILL, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Personal Paragraphs.

Mr.. w. P. Oneal, of New Or
leans, spent Sunday in Benton.
Mrs. Scales, Of Alden Bridge,
vas the guest of Misses Matte
and Della Brown, Sunday.
Mrs. w. R. White, of Shreve-
port, was the guest of her sisters,
the Misses Smith, last week.
Deputy Sheriff J. F. Edwards
returned Monday from Baton
Rouge, where he went to take
four prisoners, sentenced to State
penitentiary by Judge Watkins
last Thursday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Ladies Union Missionary Society

BENTON, La, FEB. s, 1901.
The Ladies Union Missionary
Society met this afternoon at the
residence OF Mrs. W. II. Scanland,
with following members present:
Mrs. H. E. Dibble, Mrs. L. E. DID
bic, Mrs. W. H. Scaniand, Miss
Emma Hall, Miss Sue G. Steele.
The meeting was opened, as
usual, with scriptural reading and
prayer, after which minutes OF
two previous meetings were read
and approved.
Subjectof China was then taken
up reading, stories and discus
stems making the meeting
quite Interesting, while the work
went on.
Next meeting will be a literary
one-a continuation of the Gus.
touls, habits and suffering in
China, and Of the good work be.
ing done there.
Meeting again next Friday af'
ternoon at Bpm. We urge al
members to be present, as there
VIII be something of great inter
SIN store for each and every one
MISS SUE G. STEELE, Rec. Sec'y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Real Estate Agent.

Turing my twelve years experience in
~ the real estate business | have
made great many sales. My facilities
for selling property at this time are bet
ter than they have ever been. l have
correspondents in the North and West
who come in contact with parties wish
ing to make purchases. prefer to ham
die large tracts OF timbered lands, but
can also give attention to good farm
lands. Should you need my services
address me w. C. PERRIN.
liz Texas Street, Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Notice /!

Those who subscribed to the Bossier
i Fair will confer great favor upon
the Secretary if they will send in the
amount of their subscriptions. AS soon
as the subscriptions are collected the
premiums will be paid. AS there will
not be money enough to pay the premi-
ums in full, it is impossible to pay any,
thing until the subscriptions are all col
lected. c.. H. IRON, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14

The "Vivianite," is the name
If 8 new paper published at
Vivian, Caddo parish, by Messrs.
r. Evans e. Co., and edited by
Mr.. D. P. Cloyd. The ''Vivian-
ite'' is a bright, newsy paper, and
We cordially extend to its editor
and proprietors the right hand of
fellowship.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Stray Sale.

ENstrayed before me, the undersigned
IL authority, on February 18th, 1901,
one red cow, with white on belly; no
marks or brands; right horn sawed off
about two inches from head; looks to be
10 years old. Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay charges.
or the same viii be sold at Vanceyilie,
La, on Saturday, March rs, 1901.
r. G. STINSON, J. P.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
AUNT MARY.

MARDI GRAS-NEW ORLEANS
AND MOBILE, FEB. Il TO 10, 1901
For above occasion the Cotton
Belt Route will sell round trip
tickets at rate of one fare for the
round trip. Date of sale, Feb. II
to Is. Return limit, March 7.
0. r. DENTON, Agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
BOARD at Mrs. Sallie Whites
.t reasonable rates.

The Shreveport Progress has
.oc,,red the services of that vete-
IAN editor, Maj. Will H. Tunnard.
he is a smooth, graceful and able
xrr;ter and knows how to conduct
. newspaper. Here's success to
brother Tunnard and the Progress.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Stray Sale,

Estrayed by Sip Morris, on February
Ia II, 1901, before the undersigned
authority, one gray mare mule, about Is
years old, with split in right ear; long
name and tail. Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay charges,
or the same will be sold at Bossier City,
La, on Saturday, March %, 1901.
r. G.. STINSON, J. P.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Stray Sale.

Estrayed before me by Sam Wood,
u on January %, one bay mare, about
is years old, i41a hands high, star in the
face and q few white spots on her back.
Appraised at Sic.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay charges,
ON Saturday, March 8, 1901.
J. n. BRYAN, j. p.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14

HERE WE AKE.--Ruy your trunks from
Freeman's Trunk Factory, Shreveport.
Anything traveller needs, from SOC up.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14

PHOTOGRAPH the best go to
Dandy, the only high price photogra-
pher in Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Dentistry.

DR.. T. N. Comegys, Office in the new
Cooper Brothers building, second floor,
Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-02-14
Savings Deposits.

222 Texas street, Shreveport, La
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

The greatest expenses of some wars
are not always paid during their pro-
gress. Their greatest cost is the pensions
to the wounded and their dependents. AS
result of the civil war the following
tremendous sums have been paid out
under successive administrations:
President Grants first term, $116.136.-
275, average per year. $29, 034.06S.
President Grants second term. $11A,-
1875, 1857; average per year. $2S. 5ss. 1872.
President Hayes's administration, $145,-
1926, 4SS; average per year. $3S. 330, 662.
President Garield's administration.
$237 ,s35, O7O; average per year, $59, 45s. 267.
President Clevelands first term, $685.
6s6, 662: average per year, SIC. 40s, 165.
President Harrison's administration.
$519, 707. 725; average per year. $129. 926. 931.
President Clevelands second term.
$557. $50. 4o7; average per year. $3.50. 4s7. COL.
President McKinley's first term. $500.
o0o.547; average per year. $140. 00o.1ss.
Total disbursements for pensions since
1890 have been as follows: From July l.
1890. to June 80. 1866, ss.445.4 ~: from
July 1. 1856. to June 80. 1901. $2.sss. so4. $50
Total. 81. 7ss. s5o.osa. -.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

When the Hon. Peter Breen- was
miner he knew hundreds of his fellow
workmen, who, having families to sup
port nevertheless were frequently in
weighed by cappers into places whence
they usually emerged penniless. and
where a months pay check would last
about fifteen minutes. When Mr.. Breen
was nominated for county attorney as
a mark of confidence in his courage and
sense of duty he resolved that he would
spend> some time in protecting the men
who We're too weak to protect themselves
from the wiles Of the professional cap
pers. Now that he is elected he is
carrying out his pledge and doing his
duty under his oath. He meets with
many discouragements. In some cases
the very men who should cooperate
with him are working the other way.
Others sworn to uphold the law are par
ties to, and beneficiaries of, dts infrac-
ton. But County Attorney Breen goes
marching on. He still believes the peo-
pie who elected him wanted the laws
enforced. During the rest of his term
he proposes to enforce them and it may
happen that one good term deserves an
other.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24
Cannot Find Nipper ONCE.

A search warrant for the Office of the
Nipper Mining company or one of its OFF,
GERS was issued today in the shape OF
a summons on the company, by publica-i
ton, as neither the Office nor any of the
companys officers could be found with
In the boundaries of Montana. t2st
The document Is based upon the am
davit of C. F. Kelley. one of the attor-.
neys for the Anaconda company. which
company has instituted suit against the
Nipper company. the Heinze brothers
and three or four other persons to en-
force the recognition Of the plaintiff's
right to enjoy the knowledge that It
owns an interest in the l.. E. r. mine.
The defendants, it is claimed. have TAX
en- possession of the property and are
gouging the ore from 1t via the dark re-
cesses of another claim close by 1t.
In the afiidavit Mr.. Kelley states that
the Nipper is a foreign corporation ex-
listing under the laws Of New Jersey.
and has no managing or business agent.
cashier. secretary or other officer with-
In the lines of this state on whom per-
sonal service can be made. He says
he has been unable to ascertain where
the Office or principal place of business
Of the corporation Is located.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

that nothing but extreme want had In
duced her to violate the ordinance. She
was fined IS and costs.
A few night ago in open defiance of a
city ordinance six well-trained young
athletes met and smashed away at one
another in the presence of a delighted
crowd of 5000 people. One was knocked
down by a blow from which he did not
recover consciousness for several min
utes. Many of our best citizens-some
of them wealthy and influential-Were
present to enjoy the exercise. The con-
testants were we'll aware of the city or
dinance against such exhibitions and SO
were the members of the audience who
witnessed the exhibition and gave up
several thousand dollars at the gate. No
arrests.
1t makes a difference who breaks the
law.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

In the Inter Mountains mining depart
ment today appears the annual state
ment of the Boston & Montana COM
pany, submitted by General Manager
Frank Klepetko. 1t is truly wondrous
showing, rejecting great credit on the
gentlemen in charge and Illustrating the
prodigality of Dame Nature in a most
gratifying way. Most marvellous of all
are the plans for future work, as speci-
fed by Mr.. Klepetko, and rendered
necessary by the growing demands of
the mines. On the Mountain View there
will be placed an engine capable of hoist
ing from depth of $500 feet. The con-
centrating and smelter capacity has OF
late been doubled, it being the intention
to work 1000 tons day in the futurc.
Last year the total receipts Of the conn
pany were $13,242, 1864 and the total ex-
penses $5,049, 724.46. The net income was
$S,161, 3S3.99, which went to pay divi-
dends and interest on outstanding bonds.
The actual amount applicable to divi-,
dends was $7,019, 1927. The dividends
paid during the year amounted to $780,
900, or $43 per share, which was s. per
share greater than during the previous
year. The bonded Indebtedness is now
$500. 900.
Altogether the Boston & Montana is
one Of the best managed and most profit
able mining enterprises in the world.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

There were printed and distributed
from this Office yesterday 14,5OO copies
of the Inter Mountain-2,5OO of the extra
edition in the morning and 10000 in. the
evening. Within the past two years the
Inter Mountains circulation has in
creased so rapidly that today it has more
readers than any other paper in the
state, and more paying subscribers than
any other, with possibly a single excep-
tiOn, which may or may not make a
slightly better showing in remote coun-
ties. The Inter Mountain not only
reaches the people of Butte with all the
days news every evening, but it is sent
to southern, eastern and northern Mon
tana with news "a hours ahead of all
rivals. That tells the story in a few
words.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

There is nothing political in the origin
or management of the great strike in
the iron and steel industry. Newspapers
which are seeking to make political cap
ital out of the sufferings and trials of
organized labor in this instance are pur-
suing a policy of low demagogism and
are plainly not concerned about the
workers or their wages as much as their
votes in the next presidential campaign.
Shaffer himself is republican, having
sense enough to understand that with
out the republican tariff, which has built
up the iron and steel industry in this
country, there would be neither work nor
wages nor unionism for most of his men
to dispute about. No political party can
legisate the greed out Of human nature
or make a philanthropist out of the av.
erage iron magnate. AS to trusts. it Is
admitted that those which are monopo-
lies, operated in restraint of trade, and
to prevent competition OR to reduce
wages should be suppressed or regulated.
but how can it be accomplished? That
is the question which defies the states
| manship of the day, and which neither
| the republican party nor the democratic
party, nor Bryan himself, with all his
| bowling journalistic dervishes, can sug-
gest remedy for. Under these circum-
stances no honest man will seek to drag
politics into a discussion Of the strike
situation.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

The Independent, organ of the Munich
pal Reform League of this city, and
chief advocate of the public ownership
of public utilities, seems also disposed to
take hand in the Harvey episode &C.
cording to the following paragraphs in
Its last issue:
The game of poker has been the ruin
alton of countless men. Many in time
have taken a hand at it, but in the
course of human events the last deal
gave to them the hand which was far
inferior to the one held by public
opinion.
For those who are intent upon bribing
officials-to such that go so far as to
reach the judiciary-there is a way not
common to the average criminal. In
terest the man in judicial robes in a
little poker game and let him make all
the winnings. That's the new, i'm
proved way of committing bribery.
There are more ways than one OF
skinning cat, and there are also more
ways than one to get at a judge. Poke,
is nice pastime. 1t is a game that car
be played so that the winner called is
sure to win. In the long run this kline
Of pastime, however, will he found to b.
Q losing game.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24
SOME STORIES ABOUT MONEY.
(Amer.can Boy.)


Charles ]. Allen, a farmer living near
Ogden, Iowa, one day while doing some
work removed his coat and vest and
placed them on fence. They fell from
their resting place to the ground, and
goat happening along nosed six hve-dollar
bills out of the vest pocket. When Mr..
Allen replaced the vest he found the mon
ey had disappeared. Someone suggested
that the goat had eaten them, SO the goat
was killed. Sure enough the blils were
found In little lump In ..le stomach.
The lump was forwarded to the treasury
department at Washington, and when the
experts took it in hand they found it re-
sembled anything but money. Inc
Drowned mass was soaked until the minute
particles separated. Then sktllful myers
took the pieces and made out of them. In
the course Of several hours six fve-dollar
bills and these were sent to the proper
official Of the department for REDEMPTION
A Michigan tax collector stored $Soo IN
tin can and placed the can under MS
house. The family goat was seen tile next
morning coming from under the house
chewing the remnants of SO BILL Of
course the goat was killed and the pieces
of money collected from the stomach.
These being sent to Washington, within
ten days were replaced by new, crisp bills.
The regulations of the department re-
aufre that at least three-fifths of a bill
shall be recovered before the government
will pay for mutilated bill.
A farmer In st. Clan county, MO.s
dropped his purse into pig pen, with the
result that his pigs had to be killed and
a part of the contents of their stomacnS
sent to Washington.
Burned money is the hardest for the ex-
perts to work on. BY the way, the cx-
perts arc all women. Recently cigar
box full of charred money was receis ca
at the department in such condition that
the experts almost despa.red of doing
anything with it. as there was hardly q
piece left big enough to cover more than
the head Of a pin. Three women. by tne
aid of magnifying glasses. soon broush,
| out four $50 bills and recommended thai
| they be redeemed.
| Recently an elderly German woman
! came to the department with tine chacred
remnants of what she said were savings
| of forty years. She thought there was al
| least 500 In the original roll. On the even
| ing before. as she knelt at her prayers
a lamp toppled over and set fire to hel
dress skirt in which the money was ecu
| cealed. She brought the money to tn de
partment, and In a room near where tn
experts were at work she rocked to AM
| fro and cried and sig ned until. after thret
| hours, $50 of the amount were given bacl
into her hands in briSax. new money.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

If there ever was a man who struck
an effective blow at trusts, 1t was Mon
the state Of Ohio and a republican. Yet
three weeks ago, when, as democrat, he
was before the Ohio state democratic
convention for nomination as attorney
general on an antitrust platform, he
was turned down, receiving not single
vote. Even Bryan and the Kansas City
platform received only six votes out of
upwards of 900 in the convention.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24
GOMPERs on STEEL STRIKE.

The current number of the official organ
of the American Federation Of Labor con-
tains statement from President Samuel
Gompers regarding the steel workers
strike. in which he says. among other
tnlnss:
'''fhe iron and steel workers of America
are face to face with the giant trast Of our
time. Many have been the inquiries fcon
the outside public as to whether our ofi1l!-
ated organization. the Amalgamated Assc-
citation Of Iron and Steel and Tin Workers,
could not have avoided this conflict
We answer withou. hesitation that the
present contest could have been avoided
with but one result. and that the dissolu-
ton of the organization Of the workers.
and with 1t the destruction Of the scale
of the scale prices would be inevitable UNI
til the lowest possible point had been
reached. -
The facts are that the dit rcnt branches
of the iron and steel trade formerly had
agreements with their individual ei1ploy-
ers providing for q sliding scale Of vageA.
Subsequently minimum to that sliding
scale was established. BY reason Of new
elements and new transitions in the trade
a few non-union plants were In operation.
but at the time Of the establishment OF the
employers combination in the trade pre-
ceding the trust the larger number OF
establishments were union. operated un-
der a union scale and union rules. agreed
upon In joint conference between the rep.
resentatives of the organized men and the
employers. The next phase was the for
nation of the trust, controlling union and
non- union establishments The Amalga-
mated Association decided that ncgotia-
tions could not be fairly and satisfactorily
conducted while overt, aggressive actions
were being resorted to by one side. The
point upon which negotiations finally
broke OFF was that the trust tried to mako
it a condition of employment that the
men in the non-union mills should refrain
from joining any union"
He goes on to say tlat the ultimate Oh
ject Of the employers was the weakening
and probable destruction of the steel work.
ers' organization, and concludes by saying
that the Ama1gama,ed Association will re-
ceive the sympathy and support OF all
nni0nS *
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24
WISE LAWS NEEDED.

Since the beginning the chief work Of
man has been to accumulate property.
The chief business Of states has been 10
increase their landed area. and to reinforce
their war chests with money. AS with
states. SO with men. While from the first
moralists have been telling the world that
the requirement Of wealth Is not the CHER
end of man. man has been doing his best
all the time to acquire wealth. From the
first the powers of the earth have been
estimated by their ability to hire and pay
soldiers. or when nations have obtained
population enough to fit out their own SOL
dfers, they have been rated by their ability
to organize armies and keep them in the
field. A thousand wars have been made
to ACQUIRE lands and treasures. More than
one religious war has been started In the
name of religion. but with no object except
plunder. Our own nation was framed on
different idea. We had land enough. The
thought was to see created free people,
nd to watch the advancement which In
tellieent men would make when. unre-
stricted by oppressive laws. and where the
highest places In the land were always 70
he open to attainment by the humbest ctti-
zen. II he came to the world blessed with
the brain and the heart to prove himself
worthy of the place. But the thirst Tor
wealth has gone on just the same. and as
this nation has been blessed by ample har-
vests. by such achievements OF original
money as was never poured into the zap
of a nation before. as the general wealth
has nightly increased. SO new 0epart-
ure has been made. and those posscesang
the most wealth. filled with the old greed
of conquest which Is inherent In the hu
man race. have seized upon the industries
of the country for the purpose OF making
an Industrial exhibit more imperial in tts
proportions than the world had ever sees
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-24

The pension rolls still contain the
names Of one survivor and 1,527 widows
on account of the war of 1912, 1855 sur
vivors and 3.479 widows ON account of
Indian wars, and 1868 survivors and
S.109 widows on account of the war with
Mexico.
Before the Spanish war broke out 1t
was apparent that the pension list must
eventually show an early decrease and
a very rapid one. but the sinking
of the Maine precipitated the conflict
which, just and necessary as it was, has
added thousands of names to the pension
roll. Fortunately. large as the amount
is, the taxpayers do not seem to feel the
burden, 20