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E. w. JACKSON
MERCHANT TAILOR.

Cults from $40 up; pants from So. 11h|
NJ Cleaning and dyeing done; all
guaranteed. Anything made to of0ass
522 Market street, Shreveport.
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Slleriff'S Sale.

Sner1H > SAFE.
T. E. Schumpert) \ No. 1903. Second
vs.. District Court, Bos-
R. L. McAnn. SER parish, La.
Dy virtue of writ of fieri facias issued
ID in the above entitled suit, and to me
directed, have seized and will proceed
to sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House, in the town of Benton, La, on
Saturday, May 16, 1903, the following
described property, to-wit:
All of south half of section %, town.
ship IS, range ii, Except that heretofore
sold to H. Barnacastle, H. H. Barnacas-
tie, NJ. Odom, Laura S. Ratcliff and
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Rail
road) containing us acres, more or less:
Twelve Lots in Block Q, town OF
Haughton, La, and one steam gin outfit
complete.
The above described property seized
as the property of the Defendant, r. L.
McAnn.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisemeat.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, April 8, 1903.
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S2297O 50

1903.
April 13.-By balance down
oYerdrawn .S663S9S "
The above was accepted as a settle
ment to date and all vouchers burned in
open session.
On motion and second, Resolved, that
upon the request of citizens of wards 3
and 4, this body will put all three of the
road outfits at work on the public roads.
The following quarter salaries, for the
quarter ending March 31st, 1908, were
loved:
A. p. Thompson, Sheriff, ssi2.D.
w. H. Scanland, Treasurer, SIS.
w. H. Scanland, Printer, $3.50.
3. R. Nash, Clerk P. j., $50.
B. R. Nash, Secretary B. of H., $40.
T. T. Land, Parish Attorney, $25.
RATE Watson, Janitor, 81 SO.
Minutes read and approved.
Ga motion, Police Jury adjourned to
meet at o'clock A. M. tomorrow.
To TIDWELL, President.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.
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Homestead Entries.
Department OF the Interior,

Department OF the Interior, !
Land Office at Natchitoshes,
March %, 1903.
Motto is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof win be
made before Clerk of District Court at
Benton, La, on May Is, 1903, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 1919 - Henry
Tyler, of Emma-for the south half of
southwest quarter and northwest quarter
of southwest quarter of section 3, town.
ship q North, range ii West, Louisiana
Meridian. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
Jesse Dixon, Hamp Bryant and Bossier
Bankhead, of Emma, La; James North
colt, of Antrim, La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 1865
Alfred Harris, of Ivan for the southeast
quarter of southwest quarter of section
5, and north half of northwest quarter
of section 8, township Il North, range
II West, Louisiana Meridian. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: General G.. Carter, Jesse
Dixon, George Minton, Frank Woodland,
, all of Ivan, La.
]. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
| April 2, 1908. may IA
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Homestead Entry No. 1896.
Department of the Interlo

Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
April s, 1858. J
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk OF District
Court, at Benton, La, on May %, 1908,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1856
Spencer Cook, tutor for the minor heirs
of Sarah Mcconnell, deceased-for the
west half of southwest quarter and
southeas. quarter of southwest:quarter OF
sections, ard northwest quarter of north
west quarter of section s. township %
North, range II West, Louisiana heri-
dian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Jenkins
Gay, E. j. Bryant, Sam johnson, David
Woodland, all OF Ivan, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
April 1G, 1908. may q
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Tax Ordinances for 1908.

Tax Ordinances for 1903.
An Ordinance Levying Ten Mill Tax
on all the property in Bossier Levee
District subjest to taxation for Leyee
purposes for the year 1903.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Leyee District
in regular session convened, That a
District Levee Tax of ten (10) mills on
the dollar of its assessed valuation be
and is hereby levied on all property
situated in the Bossier Levee District,
subject to taxation for leyee purposes,
for the year 1908.
An Ordinace Levying Local Assess
ment of Five Cents per Acre on every
acre of alluvial land within the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1908.
BE it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of five cents per acre on each
and every alluyial acre of land within
the Bossier Levee District for the year
1908 be, and is hereby levied.
An Ordinance Levying Local Assess
ment of $50 per mile on Railroads
within the Bossier Levee District for
the year 1903.
Be it Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of sixty dollars per mile be,
and is hereby levied, for the year 1903,
on every mile of railroad situated within
the Bossier Levee District.
An Ordinance Levying a Special Assess
ment of Fifty Cents per Bale on each
Bale of Cotton raised within the Bos-
sier Levee District for the year 1903.
Whereas, the funds to raise from the
Ten Mill District Levee Tax, Five Cents
Acreage Tax and Sixty Dollars a Mile
Railroad Tax, are not sufficient to locate,
construct and repair levees, so IA to pre-
vent DISASTROUS floods, Be it Resolved
| and Ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District ir
regular session convened, That a specia
| assessment Of Fifty Cents per Bale be
| and is hereby levied on every bale o,
| cotton produced in the Bossier Leyee
District on land subject to taxation ir
| said District during the year 1903.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, Secretary, Curtis, La
April 16, 1903. may II
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Savings Deposits.
Merchants and Farmers Bank. COM.
Spring and Texas streets, Shrevsra.s1at

Merchants and Farmers Bank co,,..
Spring and Texas streets, Shreyeno,sl
The savings deposits of this ban. Z
one OF its deservedly popular featurss
Interest at the rate of three per cent ~ ~
annum is allowed on all sums OF one d XII
lar and upwards remaining on depos;.
three or more calendar months. s'''
When made during the first three da,.
of any month, interest is allowcd =
these deposits as if made on the first d ,1
in the month. Interest on all sums -.
drawn will be payable on the first aavs
of February and August, and intesss.
not then withdrawn is added to the prins
ciple, thereby giving depositors com.
pound interest.
Deposits may be made by marr;.a
women or minors in their own names.
Facilities are given depositors to dra,,
money.
Deposits made for longer period than
six months draw a higher rate than ~.
binary savings deposits.
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WE are members of the Shreveport
w Board of Trade and have access
to all the latest cotton news.
Our facilities for storing, insuring and
selling cotton are equal to those of any
house in the city.
We will make liberal cash advances on
consignments OF cotton.
We sell every description of Real
Estate, and always have on hand an
attractive list to offer.
We rent houses and farms, collect
rents, make prompt remittances, look
over assessments and pay taxes for nom
residents.
We want patronage and expect to merit
same by strict attention to business.
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Police Jury Proceedings.
BENTON, La, APRIL IA, 1903.

BENTON, LA, APRIL IA, 1903.
Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion. Roll call showed the fol-
lowing members present: T. j.
Tidwell, President; T. w. Holmes,
j. C. Logan, J. A. Ford, M. W.
Cason, c. D. Sandidge, L. c.
Biggs. Absent: j. F. Adair.
On motion, Police Jury adjourn
ed to meet at 1 80 P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Police Jury met after dinner
Roll caIl showed the following
members present: T. j. Tidwell,
President; T. w. Holmes, j. C.
Logan, J. A. Ford, M. W. Cason,
C. D. Sandidge, l.. G. Biggs.-
Absent: j. F. Adair.
On motion and second, Polling
precint was established in ward l,
at Taylortown, to be known as
Precint No. 8.
On motion and second, The
Shreveport Company's petition to
erect telephone posts and string
wires on the same, on the public
roads, was granted under the fol-
lowing conditions, i. e., That all
telephone posts to be placed out
side of the road bitches so as not
to interfere with the public travel,
and in~the event that the public
road has to be changed, the nec-
essary removal of all telephone
posts shall be made at the ex-
pense of the Company.
Claims allowed: c. E. Jacobs
S18 Is, ]. G. Allen 81 Is, T. M.
Love 81, j. T. Many So, S. r.
Strayhan Sc, B. F. Avery & Sons
S54 95, A. Queries S87 %, B. A.
Kelly SIG 88, W. D. Byram $40,
Cooper Bros. SIT, Mitchell, Veter-
marian Surgeon, SIS.
On motion and second, the
claims for work on Miller's Bluff
road was not allowed.
On motion and second, The
committee to repair bridge ovel
Posten Bayou is hereby authoriz
ed to have bridge over slough a
Miller's Bluff repaired.
On motion and second, Polic'
Jury adjourned to meet to-mor'
row at 8 o'clock A. M.
T. J. TIDwELL, President.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.
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The Collector submitted the following

Total $i875O Ia
On motion and second, That, whereas,
Tho elections held in Wards 1, 2 and 3,
for or against hogs running at large has
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BENTON, LA, APRIL Is, 1903.

BENTON, La, APRIL Is, 1908.
Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion. Roll call showed the follow
ing members present: T. J. lid
we'll, President; T. w. Holmes,
j. A. Ford, M. w. Cason, j. F.
Adair, G.. D. Sandidge, L. c.
Biggs.
Minutes of preceding meeting
read and adopted.
Claims allowed: E. S. Dortch
SIT 40, J. M. Montgomery $3.50,
Peasants Hardware Co. $40 30,
8. Calm Sc 85, E. T. Fuller S14
IS, Chas. Smith S28, Lang Lewis,
to A. j. Moss, 81 so; Mary Wash
ington, to A. Curtis, SIS; Matt
Caperton, to w. E. Ivey, S.; Mrs.
Brown, to l. F. Elder, $40; Mrs.
Blanton, to John Delaney, $40;
Richmond Howard, to j. A. Ford,
IS; c. G.. Gore 81 50 and Anna
Watson $40, to M. w. Cason, ST.
80; Mary Boyd, to ]. M. Hender-
son, IS; Nick, to Captain Thos.
Player, 81 80; Mccullough and
wife S. and Patsy Clark SIS, to DR..
e. L. Houston, $40; Mat Simp-
kins and mother, to j. w. Elston,
$40; Solomon Stone, to j. A. Sni-
der, 81 80: James Alfred Thomas,
to L. C.. Biggs, SIS: M. A. Conat-
ser 81 so, Lawrence & Son &.15,
j. g. Barnett 500 70, j. w. Oneal
50, H. Barnacastle SIS, j. C.. Bell
So, R. NJ. Miller 50 50; Benton
Mercantile Co. S572 ~, j. M.
Montgomery SIS Is, R.C. Stinson
Sc 80, B. A. Kelly 81 so, T. T.
Land, District Attorney, S155 90;
DR.. p. A. Lawrence SIS, Morris 4
Dickson S16 Is, F. M. Crow S.,
DR.. G. A. Wise S72 20, w. C.
Hughes S26 so. j. p. Gleason SIS.
T. W. Heath $40, F. r. Garrett
&c., j. ]. Albums S6, Geo. Wash
ington &C.,, j. "A. Bupgardnel
S68 10, w. H. Scanland SIT 40,
A. r. Thompson 500 OF, G. W.
Dalrymple s., John Lewis $40,
Genevieve Orphanage (donation)
$50, P. M. McClanahan So 40,
John Ford So.
On motion and second, this body
hereby employs as attorneys te
defend the suit of ShreyenOr,
against the Parish of Bossier fol
possession OF the Shreveport,
bridge tolls: Messrs. j. A. Snider,
Murff & Webb and Alexander 4
Wilkerson.
The Collector submitted the following
report:
On 2L mills, Schools ...$2660 4
On % mills, Roads. $1,000. 1852 OF
On 5 mills, Current ...............4 1856 &C
On Dog Tax.................. IS OF
On Per Capita, Road TAX. 1045 0(
On Vehicles. 90 % ga AZ
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Taken Up
Dy Cal Gilliard, near the old C. W..
- Arnold place, and posted on Feb.
II, 1869, and estrayed before me, r. C..
S.inson, Justice Peace, one small black
mare and colt. Mare looks to be about
5 or years old, has small white spot in
ftee. Also has small bell Oh. No
other marks or brands. Colt looks to be
about years old; has one white foot.
Both wild. Can be seen in T. w. w.
Stinson's pasture, near Benton.
The above property will be sold at
Benton, La, on Saturday, April II, 1903,
if not claimed and charges paid by that
date, according to law.
r. C. STINSON, ]. P,
Ward 2, Bossier parish, La.
". C. PERRIN. j. @. HESTER.
RORERT R. EMERY.
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BENTON, La, APRIL is, 1903.

BENTON, La, APRIL is, 1903.
Police Jury met in regular Sc sion. Roll
call show d tn, TO wing members pres
ent: T. j. Tidwell, President; T. w.
H Dimes, J. C.. Logan, J. A. Ford, NJ. w.
Cason, ]. F. Adair, C. D. Sandidge, L.
G. Biggs.
On motion and second, That the Con-
stables in each ward or precinct, or other
person as may be selected by this body,
be employed to assess the Per Capita
Road Tax, a, now levied for road pur-
poses, at the same price as now paid by
law for other assessment purposes, and
under the discretion of this body th.y
may be the collectors of said tax upt n
giving good and sufficient bond. Sc d
Constables, or other persons as may tie
selected for said services and duties, a.
| to assess in an alphabetical manner each
| and every able-bodied male inhabitant
b, tween the ages OF Is and IS years, and
| put their postoffice address, and return
| the said lists for revision to this body at
their July meeting for review; the Police
/ Jury to furnish books for said purposes.
Should, under the discretion OF this
body, the said above who act as assessors
be selected as collectors of the above
tax, it shall be their duty to diligently
collect from each and every person 80
assessed, and should they fail to collect
said tax it shall be their duty to present
those delinquent to the Grand Jury at
their first session after the first day of
January the names of each person who
has failed to pay said tax. Said tax shall
be due on the first September and de-
linquent on the first day of November in
each and every year.
| Resolved, That this body appoint an
assessor from each ward, at this meeting,
to assess the Per Capita Road Tax, and
in the case the appointees fail or refuse
to serve, that the member or members of
said wards are hereby empowered to ap-
point one that will serve. The following
are hereby appointed:
Ward f-Chas. E. Jacobs.
| Ward 2-W. H. Horton.
! Ward 81. T. Many.
| Ward IN. w. Cason.
| Ward 5-B. r. Nash.
II Ward 81. w. Oneal.
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W. C. PERRIN. j. @. HESTER.
ROBERT r. EMERY.
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Notice

rs hereby given that Charles Tazby
i will apply to the Board of Pardons
for Communication of death sentence to
that of hard labor for life in the peni-
tertiary.
April %, 1883. may7
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To TreSpaSSerS.


Mo hunting or other trespassing will
IN be allowed on our place, under
penalty of the law.
J. A. FORD.
NJ. L. FORD.
G. S. FORD.
April %, 1903.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
A Pleasant Birthday Party.

A pleasant party was had at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A..
Ledeboer last Friday in honor of
the tenth birthday Of their daugh-
ter Minnie.
The afternoon was spent in help
ing the children for happy day,
and in the evening the parents and
also other invited guests joined in
a dance until twelve when a deli
cious luncheon was served. The
cry makers continued their
work until 2 O'Clock A. NJ. when
all returned home from delight
full and pleasant gathering.
We wish Miss Minnie many
happy returns of the day, and 1t
will be but few more years when
she too will join the ranks of those
who believe that childhood days
are the happiest days in our lives.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
LUMBER BARONS ARE SORE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. o.
Local lumbermen have expressed
much dissatisfaction at the dicision
Of Land Commissioner Richards,
whereby it is ordered that the pine
must be cut from the Cass Lake
reservation within five years, and
it is thought possible that they
may take another attack in the op'
position to the enforcement of the
terms Of the Morris law. They
assert that tie time given in which
to make the cut of 1900, 900, O0(
feet of pine in the district is much
too short and they will bend every
effort to secure an extension.
The plan which was preached
today and which secured much
consideration from the timber
barons, was that they should unite
in refraining from making offers
for the 200, 100000 feet OF pine
which is to be sold in December.
They believe that in this way they
will be able to prevent the sale,
through the lack of bidders and
that the government will then be
compelled to come to terms.
The possibility of outside bid
ders coming in, however, causes
them to fear that any effort of this
nature would come to naught.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
Death Claims Frank BrIsbois.

Frank Brisbois, upon " h m
doctors McKinnon and Smith per-
formed an operation for appendi-
citis last week at Fosston, died on
Thursday last, and was buried
here on Saturday.
Young Brisbois has had several
attacks of appendicitis, and as the
disease was SO far advanced the
operation was decided upon only
as a last resort, hence his death
was not surprise to many.
Frank was twenty one years OF
age, and a young man of excellent
qualities. He was the son of MIR.
and Mrs. Louis Brisbois of the
Headquarters Hotel, and they have
the heartfelt sympathy of the COM
munity in there bsreavsmept,
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
Our Boarding School.

Parents are invited to visit and in
spect the White Earth School since
the buildings have ali been repaired
and put In order for the coming year.
We are sure that there are a number
of people living within the sound of
our school bell who have very imper-
feet ideas of the facilities provided
here for the instruction and care OF
their children. Come and see. We
will be pleased to show you through
the buildings and departments OF the
school at any time.-The Chippewa
Herald,
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
!, AN INDIAN EDITOR.

There has been launched at
Eufaula, /, r., the first issue of
the first daily paper ever printed
or published by an Indian.
The editor of the paper, the
Indian Journal, is Alex Posey,
known as the ''Creek Bard" a
member of the Creek tribe of
Indians, who already has achieved
distinction in the newspaper field
as editor. poet, and humorist.
He is one of the prominent men of
the Creek nation, and took an
active part in the convention, held
1T Eufaula recently, called for the
purpose of formulating an Indian
plan for statehood.
Z Although known as the Greek
Bard," Posey is only half Creek,
as his father was a Scotch trader,
an early settler in the Indian
country. He was born August
S23, 1873. and was educated at
Bacon University. Muscogee, |.
T., graduating therefrom seven
years ago. After leaving school
he engaged in educational work,
and was SUCCESSFULLY superin-
tendent of public instruction for
the Greek nation and superinten-
dent of the Eufaula Creek high
school. -(Advance.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
T0MAHAWK STANDS
ENDORSED.

Since the last issue of the ToMA-
HAWK, we have had many callers
among the reservation people who
have congratulated us for t b e
stand we took in regard to the
methods now being used in tile
sale of inherited Indian lands. and
which we publised last week under
the head of ''Our Suspicious. .
Without exception, every one
who has mentioned the matter to
us have criticised the appraisals of
the lands, and especially those who
have listed lands which were not
sold. These people who, in a
majority of instances, are as cap
able, if not more so,of judging the
value of lands as those who have
made the apppraisals, see no motive
in the prohibitiye prices; they can
not see why the land should be
kept out of the market by fixing
their values so high that no reason
able bid will reach 1t.
Can it be true that q company
which, it has been said, had just
completed an organization through
a certain promoter who will fix
things has had any influence in
the matter! If such is the case it
will stand the other persons in
Band who wish to carry on fair
competition, to watch matters a
little more closely than they have
been doing of late.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
TO Be LOGGING
SUPER|NT ENDENT.

Hon. VIM, O'Neil of Wisconsin,
will be appointed superintendent
Of logging under the Morris Act,
according to a Washington SPECIAL
to the Pioneer-Press. Ed. l..
Warren, superintendent of estima.
tors, was an applicant for the
position but his application was
not considered. Ed. would have
made a better superintendent OF
logging than a superintendent OF
estimators, for he has had con-
siderable experience as a dead
and down timber lumberman but
knowns absolutely nothing about
a compass, running lines and
estimating timber.
Mr.. O'Neils appointment will
undoubtedly give satisfaction to
the Indians on this reservation
who know him fayorably.
The Tomahawk., 1903-08-27
HIDE and SEEK.

Several times during the past
two or three weeks, game warden
Fullerton and some of his deputies
and the Indian police, it is said,
have been playing hide and seek.
The game wardens were looking
violators Of game laws on this res
ervation, and the Indian police
were looking after the former.
We would have liked to see the
fun if Mr.. Fullerton and his depu-
ties had been caught by the police
and brought before Agent Niche
let. The latter would not have
done a thing to them but place
them in the Agency calaboose, and
the chances are that they would
have remained there until the
courts had released them.
But as the warden is somewhat
of a fighter, he would no doubt,
have fought it out to finish in
the courts.
There is, evidently, war between
the wardens and Agent Michelet,
for p. o. Stevens, deputy game
warden, arrived at the Agency
last Monday and interviewed the
agent, before the interview ended
they came very near having set
to. The agent finally sent for an
Indian policeman to arrest the
warden but the latter very dis
creetly withdrew. But before
leaving the reservation MIR. Stevens
offered a reward Of twenty-five
dollars for sufficient evidence
against Major Michelet to enable
the wardens to proceed against
him for the violations of game
laws.