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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
The School Bond Issue.

Lake Charles American: AS the matter now
stands, we advocate the best available solution OF
the difficulty. No good results have ever been
achieved by iconoclastic methods.
Monroe News: When you vote for the 81 OOO,OOO
bond issue you vote in the interest OF your Children
grandchildren and great grandchildren. You vote
to advance your State educationally and morally.
St. Helena Echo: The issuance of these bonds
will not and cannot, under the Constitution, raise
your taxes single mill in order to pay this debt
Your State taxes will remain at six mills on the
dollar.
Alexandria Town Talk: This million dollars,
which the State proposes to give to help along the
public schools provided the people carry the amend
ment to the Constitution, is the only chance that
the country schools have ever had to be benefited
by State gift.
Correspondent of Alexandria Town Talk: We
say vote for it! and place Louisiana among some
of the greatest States which labor for the educational
betterment of her rising and daughters in the
most substantial way. Vote for it and the time will
come when you will feel like shouting yourself
hoarse.
ST. Mary Banner: The 100000 school bond
amendment is wise measure and the people will
make serious mistake if they fail to raify it. The
favorable action or the people means all auueu I'LL
pulse to the movement for better education it means
the attraction of immigration of the best class OF
people.
Covington News: This being the only measure
Of relief to consider it behooves to- lay aside the
fears that assa us and see what there is in 1t is
undoubtedly move in the right direction. That
we need money for public school is SO evident that
it dosen't admit of argument. We believe that nc
one with any knowledge of the condition of oul
country schools hesitate moment to give his
voice and vote any for relief that is not
dishonest.
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LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

There is an epidemic of smallpox in Chicago.
heavy snow fell nine miles from Kansas City
on the 10Th inst.
Enelands demand on Thibet for an indemnity
means prolonged occupation.
Postal receipts for the last fiscal year were
S143, 582, 1924, showing large deficit.
Senator German says there some big sur
prses coming in the election this year.
Two children lost their lives in a fire that de-
stroyed juvenile home at Shelbyville, Illinois.
The total number of casualties on railroads last
year was 80, 100. The money loss was S9,383,O77.
In a fight between desperadoes and soldiers near
Mexico City three men were killed and 15wounded.
The Fish Commission at Washington has sent two
car loads of fish to stock Louisiana and Mississippi
waters.
]. P. L. Curley, of McKeesport, Pa, sacrificed
his life in order to his sweetheart from death
beneath a locomotive.
Six lives were lost and much damage done to
shipping in 75mile hurricane that swept the south
Florida coast on the 10th inst.
At recent protracted meeting held in the Meth
odist church at Columbia, Caldwell parish, there
were twenty seven accessions to the church.
Rev. C. B. Hollis will begin a meeting at the
Methodist church in Columbia, La, on October 20.
One of the objects of the meeting is to organize
Baptist church and provide ways and means for
building suitable house of worship. Referring to
their worthy aims the Caldwell Waterman says:
Let us all attend these meetings and lend help
ing hand to the extent of ability, for the more
Christian churches community can boast OF, the
better is for the moral and spiritual welfare of its
citizenship
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NOTICE !!

NOTICE is hereby given to the tax
IN payers of Bossier parish that l will
be at the following named places on the
dates herein mentioned for the purpose
of collecting all taxes due the State and
Parish, and especially the per capita
road tax:
Mot, October 81 and November /.
Carterville, November 2 and 3.
Plain Dealing, November 4 and 5.
Alden Bridge, November I.
Rocky Mount, November and 9.
Linton, November 10 and ii.
Bellevue, November IL.
Haughton, November Is, Is and 10.
Koran, November II and Is.
Sligo, November %.
Bodcau, November % and "a.
Bossier City, November Is and 26.
VAUDEVILLE, November % and g.
Poole, December and 6.
Atkins, December Z.
McDade, December 8.
Elm Grove, December 8 and 10.
Taylortown, December IL and 10.
Curtis, December IA and Is.
J. H. Fullilove's, December Is.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and eX-OfficiO Tax Collector
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On account of the Worlds Fair, at st.
Louis, Mo-, the Cotton Belt route will
sell round trip tickets to st. Louis and
return at the following rates, which will
apply from Benton only:
Dates of sale, April 18th to November
18th inclusive; return limit, December
18th; rate, $26.
Dates of sale, April 25th to November
Goth inclusive; return limit, sixty days
from date of sale, but not later than
December 18th; rate S21.70.
Dates of sale, April 9th to November
3Oth; return limit, fifteen days from date
of sale, but not later than December 9th
rate, $18.25.
RINGING BROTHERS SHOWS, SHREVEPORT,
OCTOBER 18th.
For the above occasion the following
round trip rates are authorized to Shreve-
port:
Garfield, S2.15.
Frostville, 50.
Bradley, $3.50.
Bolinger, S1.45.
Plain Dealing, St.35.
Antrim, SIPS.
Hughes Spur, 81.
Alden Bridge, 70 cents.
Benton, Is cents.
Willow Chute, 20 cents.
VAUDEVILLE, S. cents.
Date OF sale, October 90; return limit
October 81.
WORLDS FAIR COACH EXCURSIONS.
Tickets will be sold from all Louisiana
| points on each Tuesday and Saturday
during the months of October and No
vember, with limit of seven days from
date of sale, except that no tickets vii
be limited beyond December 5, 1904: L
should be understood that tickets will bt
honored leaving ST. Louis on any day
up to and including the date Of fina
limit, as endorsed in contract by selling
agent. Round trip, S1t.4O.
| w. P. POLLARD, Agent.
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Homestead Entry No. 9749.
Department Of the Interior, !

Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
October @, 1904. J
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has filed no.
tice of his Intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver, at Natchitoches, La, on
December 5, 1904, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 9749-John Pc
terson, of Plain Dealing, La.-for the
northwest quarter of section 10, town
ship % north, range II west, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Joe Day and 2. Gardner, of Plain
Dealing, La, R. A. KING, OF Emma, La.
and A. ]. Sumerall, Of Collingsburg, La
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
October q, 1904. dec1
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For Sale or Rent.

ON best terms, my plantation, known
~ as the Huckabay place, described
as follows: VIZ Of nw4, sec. 8, Ell OF
sec. 8, VIZ Of VIZ, sec. 10, ne14 and ny
OF nw14, sec. Is, sw4 Of nwl4, sec. ID,
tp. 16, range II, containing $40 acres;
situated miles from Koran and miles
from Taylortown; OF good houses on
the same. Possession given January !,
1903, when the present lease expires, or
will rent to responsible parties on that
date. Address
MARX BLUEsTEIN, Shreveport, La.
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Our Grandmother.

Mrs. E. (Hoaway) Matlock born in Madison county,
Ala November 1925 and left this world for eterity Sep
TENDER 49, 1904 being 80 years. 10 months and 10 days Old
She united in marriage to Charles M. Matlock Feb
ruary 49, 18 whom she devoted wife until the
of his deathOctober 15 1876 Eight years after their
rae they to this state and settled in the northern
of Bossier parish Being among the first settlers in this part
of the state she could tell (of younger generaton many
interesting stories of life in spersely settled community
they made their home until called beyond unite with
kindred spirits who have gone before.
Yes she has gone husband and only sister,
brother two and two daughters She leaves
her death many friends, brother who has grown
feeble and is fes end four five daughters fifty
eight grandchildren and fortyfve greatgrandchildren
She was known far and "Grandma" Matlock.
She fofessed religion and joined the Methodist church
when quite young and lived member of
same.
She charitable and kind. Her home shelter for
the weary and benghed traveller and stopping place
Gods ministers of the gospe-she loved Gods people
loved their company.
We who left behind let not weep and mourn as
though have hope but rather rejoice that have
other jewel in heaven, and of grace
to draw to God and in the future strive be
loyal to Him who gveth and who taketh away.
W.T.. ROGERS
Plain Dealing La, October II, 1904.
Our town boast of two livery stables. Mr. j. M.
MONTGOMERY haai usto nened at his old stand
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
In regard to the ST ,OO0, 900 School Bond Amend

In regard to the S., ZOO, 900 School Bond Amend
ment. the Covineton News voices our sentiments
when it saws it regrets that /" some other means
were not devised for raising the necessary funds
but remembering the need, the crying need" OF
our country schools for better buildings and fixtures,
and as this is the 90 fororn- hope''-the only meas
ure of relief offered or likely to be offered for years,
we favor the adoption Of the proposed Amendment.
A special school tax, as proposed by Senator Nc
nhenery would have been more acceptable to US,
but the proposition presented is far better than no
relief at all, and successfully deny that
under present conditions more funds are absolutely
necessary for the better maintenance of our schools.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
NOTICE!

ESTRAYED from Bradley, Ark, on
IL September Goth, one Black Horse
Mule, Z years old, pade-shaped brand
on shoulder and small "s'' on jaw, about
Is hands high, smooth mule. We will
pay liberal reward for information
leading to the recovery of said animal.
BROCK & SMITH.
Bradley, Ark, October 10, 1904. St
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To the Pub1ict

\ LII persons are warned to stay out
"A Of what is known as the Scopeni
pasture. Call at my gate and will ac-
company you through said pasture, if on
business. All trespassers viii positively
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law. J. S. OVERCAST.
Taylortown, La, May 9, 1904.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Dodson Tinies ''Of all the people in the world,
the habitual fault-fn has our compassion most.
Many of them are good people, very benevolent,
very conscientious, very pious, but withal very an
noying to themselves and others who situated
as to be forced to continually hear their se-satis-
flying tales of woe and misery. And since they
cannot be made to see the fallacy of their ways
there is no remedy for them, and they must con-
tnue to exc out miserable existence till death
shall call them off this stage of action"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

N. O. Picayune: One constitutional amendment
which should command universal support is the
sixth, known as Act No. 112, which increases the
State pensions to INDECENT Confederate soldiers to
the amount of S150,000. It is worthy of all consid-
Grafton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Lake Charles Press Our Hdgety and meddle-
some minister to Turkey, Mr.. Leishman, has been
at last permitted to stick his legs under the Sultan
illustrous mahogany and eat dinner off one of his
gold plates. This pottering official is now appeased
The Commander of the Faithful may have to sup
plement the dinner with supper or breakfast, but
there will probably be no more buckram massacres
in Armenia soon, and no more tomfool parading of
batteships because fre-cracker explodes on a
Turkish holiday
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

When your home printer cannot do
the work. we recommend the G. G.
WILLIAMS PRINTING CO. Ltd,
Printers, Binders and Blank Book
Manufacturers, Shreveport La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
To Hunters.

4 LII persons are hereby notified that
IA we will prosecute to the fullest
extent of the law any one killing quail
on our Knox Point plantation.
TAYLOR & MCDADE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Every good citizen is interested in honest gov
eminent, andlthe only way to secure it is through
the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Crowley Signal: "Before the Exposition in
Chicago in 1893 Ceylon tea was unknown in this
country. The Ceylon tea men got together and
raised a fund to advertise their product in this
country and to-day there is not grocery store in
the country that does not sell Ceylon tea. Adver-
Using did it,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Republicans favor and foster the rich' oppose
and Cypress the poor. Democrats contend for equal
rights special privileges to none.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

writer truthfuily says: "The men who have
many suggestions about the of those in other
callings usually take no time to study the errors
they make in their own"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

Lake Charles American: ''However they may
differ upon other amendments, there is one that the
voters of the State of Louisiana should unite upon
and that is the proposition to increase the possible
appropriation for Confederate pensioners. 1t is
but poor pttance at best that the State give
to these MANNED and disabled heroes, and it should
be freely given with unanimity and hearty good
will.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
Vote Against the Circuit Court Amendment.

Alexandria Town Talk.
Most of the proposed amendments to the Const-
tuition to be voted on Tuesday, Nov. 9th, are good
ones, and should have the support of the qualified
voters. There is one, especially, however, that
should be voted down. and that is Act No. 1872 rea-
tive to Courts of Appeal. If this amendment is
adopted saddles the people of Louisiana another
annual salary list of $4,000, to pay the Circuit
Judges, and there is no reason for this extra ex-
pense, except to give fat places to attorneys at law
The present law is, that the work of the Circuit
Courts be done by the District Judges, whose ex-
penses will be paid for travelling from their homes
to the places outside of their judicial districts where
Circuit Court is to be held. Most of the District
Judges have very little to do, and they can better
earn their salaries by having this Circuit Court
business to look after, and at the same time save
the State great many thousand dollars annually.
Louisiana already pays more for Judiciary expenses,
according to population, than any other State Of the
Union, and the people should curtoil further ad-
vance BY voting do,cn proposed amendment No. 232.
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vi IlC4dL
Extract From the Police Jury Proceed
ings Of October II, 1904.
The following petition was presented
to this body:
To the Honorable Police Jury of Bossier
Parish:
We, the undersigned voters and tax
payers of School District No. 5, in said
parish, desire to levy special tax Of five
mills on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty situated in siad school district for a
term of ten years, beginning with the
year 1905, for the purpose of supple
menting salaries of teachers in the pub
lie schools of said district and for the
further purpose of creating fund for
the building and repair of school houses
in said district. To this end we respect
fully petition your honorable body to
adopt an ordinance ordering special
election in said district to take the sense
of the voting taxpayers within said dis
trict and to do all things legally neces-
sary to be done in the premises, pursuan mt
to the provisions Of Act No. PA of 1902
The boundaries of said school district
are as follows: Bounded on the west by
Red river, on the north by township line
running between townships 20 and 81,
on the east by Cypress bayou, on the
south by township line running between
townships 18 and 10.
The above petition was granted and
the following resolution passed:
Be it resolved, That an election be
ordered held to take the sense of the
property taxpayers who are legal voters
for or against levying a special five mil
school tax for a period of ten years in
aid of School District No. 8. Said cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday the 29th day
of November, 1904, and returns made tc
this body at its next regular meeting.
| The following named commissioners
and clerks were appointed to cunduc
said election: G. o. Gayle, David Wal.
! lace and R. E. Wyche, commissioners
/ N. M. Belcher, clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27

According to the leading English crop authorities
the current wheat crop of the world is about three
billion bushels It is short of last years crop about
a hundred million bushels.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-27
Election Proclamation.

Tn accordance with the election laws of
i the State of Louisiana, we hereby
give notice and proclaim that general
election will be held at the various pre-
cincts, as now established by law, in the
Parish of Bossier, on Tuesday, the 9Th
day of November, A. D., 1904, for the
election of nine Presidential Electors;
one Congressman for the Fourth Con-
gressional District of Louisiana; one
District Judge and one District Attorney
for the Second Judicial District Of Lou
isiana, and fifteen Constitutional Amend
ments, to the Constitution of Louisiana
shall be voted on. Said election to be
held under the general election laws OF
the State, and the following named COM
missioners and clerks are hereby ap-
pointed to conduct the same:
WARD /.
Atkins-C. w. v. Childs, A. J. Moss
and r. H. Raines, commissioners; D. c..
McClanahan, clerk.
Taylortown-A. ]. Hall, A. F. McDade
and W. H. johnson, commissioners; J..
H. Mercer, clerk.
Curtis-W. J. Fullilove, L. M. Pruitt
and J. w. Prince, commissioners; T. N.
Braden, Jr., clerk.
WARD 2.
Benton-J. G.. Ogden, Gray Stinson
| and r. 0. Silliman, commissioners; G.
0. Gayle, clerk.
WARD 8.
Alden BRIDGE. j. Swindle, j. P.
Seabaugh and H. F. Miller, commits
sioners; F. T. Whited, clerk.
Plain Dealing-J. R. Honeycutt, G. S.
Ford and ST.. Caldwell, commissioners;
T. z. Barnett, clerk.
WARD 4.
Mot. B. Lynn, Willis Allen and r.
L. Lowe, commissioners; j. j. Albums,
clerk.
Carterville L. Boggs, G. B. Gar
rett and E. w. Wallace, commissioners
]. S. Dodson, clerk.
WARD 5.
Midway. r. Bumgardner, J. A.
Bumgardner and L. T. Merritt, commits
sioners; r. E. Pilkington, clerk.
| Rocky Mount-G. B. Wilson, James
Demoss and w. r. Bounds, commission
ers; Luther Burks, clerk.
WARD 4.
Haughton-J. M. Hollingsworth, Loye
McDade and w. M. Duty, commission
ers; ]. w. Elston, clerk.
Bellevue-L. G. Biggs, c. w. Berry
and Walter White, commissioners; B. T
Snider, clerk.
Done and signed officially this, thu
It'll day of October, A. D. 1904.
H.H. MONTGOMERY,
w. J. JOHNSTON,
r. B. HILL,
Parish Board of Supervisors
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Our town boast of two livery stables. Mr. ]. M.
Montgomery has just opened up at his old stand.
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s. r. Tance ct al Us. Mrs. Mamie Al
bright ct al. No. ALA. In Second
District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-05-14
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. A. Bonebrake, or his assigns:
You are hereby notified that we, the
undersigned, have expended the sum of
one hundred ($10c> dollars in labor and
improvements f6f 1903 upon the Yale
quartz mining claim, situated in the
Robbins mining district, Idaho county,
Idaho, and. work being done in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of
Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the
United States, being the. amount re-
uuired to hold said claim for the year
ending December 81, 1903
And you are hereby notified that if
within ninety days from the service of
this notice upon you, or it's publication,
thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of said expenditure as
co-owner, that is, the sum of sixteen
and two-thirds dollars ($16 2-3), to-
gether with interest and costs. of this
publication, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed under said Section 1924.
JOHN MATHISON,
JOHN M. SHISSLER.
First publication March 10, 1904.
Last publication June 10, 1904.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-05-14
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To A. w. Sifton, John A. Wood, |
Hugh O'Kane and the heirs at law of
Thomas McAvoy, late of the County of
Idaho, in the State of Idaho, deceased:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fled that the undersigned has expended
the sum of One Hundred Dollars in
labor and improvements on each of the
following named mining claims situated
in Robbins Mining District, in Idaho
County, Idaho, during the year 1902;
and the same amount on each of said
claims during the year 1908, in order to
hold said. claims under the provisions of
Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the
United States, namely: American
Eagle, Spion Kop, Jupiter and Jupiter
Fraction.
The proportion of said expenditure
due from each of you on account of your
interests in said claims is as follows,
to-wit:
A. w. Sifton, on Jupiter Frac-
ton SIP. so
John A. Wood, on Jupiter 5000
Hugh O'Kane, on American
Eagle 1861
Heirs at law of Thomas McAvoy
on Spion Kop, Jupiter and
Jupiter Fraction $3.50
If within three months after the pub
LEGATION of this notice you fail or refuse
to contribute your portions of said ex
penditure as above set forth, your in
terests in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned.
PAT CUsICK,
]. II. WHOM,
L. -. Cook.
First publication April TO- 1904.
Last publication June l. tl.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-05-14

ing center of Central Idaho, and where anything
pertaining to the mining business be purchased.
Between Elk City and Dixie are two well appoint
ed stations and at Dixie is hotel store and postof
ce The wagon roads ends at this point and the pack
trail begins 1t is well marked and absolutely free
from snowsldes and all danger to life incident to
winter travel.
This route has been neglected in the past but since
the probable abandonment of what is known the
southern route from Placeryle, and the reali-
cation of the utter impracticability
of the other route, so-caled, by the postal
authorities, the people of northern Idaho
are aiding the government by placing the trail in
such condition that any kind of freight, mail ma
chnery can be carried over it from Dixie.
This route has the three following points of
tage any other alleged route yet discovered It
has 1900 feet less attude following the ridges it
does, it is from it's Typographical nature free from
slides; and, finally, it bring the railroad about
35 miles nearer Thunder mountain than any other
To the foregoing statements we defy successful
contradiction.