The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-12-07
FROM OVER THE STATE.

The liquor license at Jonesville was increased to
ST 900.
Light frost was unoffcially reported in New
Orleans last Thursday.
Two supernumerary policemen we're arrested in
New Orleans for being drunk.
The New York Subtreasury transferred S2OO,OOO
in currency to New Orleans Nov.27.
Allie Sprole, switchman killed in an acct
dent in the railroad yards at Lafayette.
Charles Landry, white, and Tim Cook, colored,
were drowned in bayou at Thibodaux.
A modern ice and cold storage plant will be
erected at New Roads, in Ponte Coupee Parish.
Thanksgiving Day was generally observed in New
Orleans with religious services and charitable deeds
Mississippi capital will build ice plant and
steam laundry at Amite City, in Tang pahoa Parish
The total reported sales in the real estate market
of New Orleans the past week appropriated $780,
600.
Mrs. Jacob Loeb, at Alexander, took arsenic by
mistake for phosphate of soda, the poison proving
fatal.
Dr. Souchon and State Board of Health resigned
in body Saturday, with the exception of DR..
Stephens.
Last Monday, 4th instant, the first frost and the
lowest temperature Of the season were recorded in
New Orleans.
Mrs. Mary Webrook, st. Charles Hotel domes-
tic fell down elevator shaft seven stories to her
death on last Saturday.
Hon. Jerome L. Gaudet, Judge of the Twenty
eighth Judicial District died in New Orleans Satur-
day after long illness.
balance of ST, 105. 100 SO to the credit of the
State was shown on the books of the Louisiana
Treasurer at Baton Rouge on Dec. 1.
Reports throughout Mississippi and Louisiana
Monday showed freezing weather generally to
point some distance south of Baton Rouge
Planters Steamship Company organized in Iowa,
says ii will have ships running to New Orleans by
January, and will build extensive fruit trade.
l Sheriff George Henderson began reform cru
SADIE in iberia Parish Saturday. and announced
' that the Sunday Law will be rigidly enforced.
The estimated yield of the cotton crop of 1905 by
the correspondents of the New Orleans Times
!. Democrat place the actual growth at 10, 155, 900
bales. The estimate for Louisiana is 900 bales.
1 The official returns of the election held in Wards
and of the Parish of Catahoula as to the issu-
ance of whisky license in those wards for the
f ing years show the following results: Ward EFor
license, %; against license, II. Ward 9-For Ii
= cense, 49, against license, 80.
It Governor Blanchard announces that he will not
call an extra session of the Legislature to pass ad-
q dtional health laws. The Governor calls for a
q grand jury investigation of the yellow fever out
break in New Orleans, and states that State
Board of Health will be installed by the first of the
!. year.
The Police Jury of West Carroll Parish has in
creased the whisky license in the Fifth Ward Of the
nAn mn no TrL~
in the other wards of the parish is rated the
as the State license, $1,000 Liquor dealers in thu
% Fifth Ward, after the beginning of the new year
y will each have to turn in So 500 to the State ant
Parish.
60 Mr. Clarence Elerbee and Miss Cecilia Leonar
- were married at st. Marks Episcopal Church, ii
Shreveport, on Nov. 20. The groom is assistant t
rs the President of the Louisiana Railway and Navi
w cation Company, a deservedly popular young man
and the bride is the only daughter of Hon. A. H
ne Leonard President of the Merchants and Farmers
DIS Bank and Trust Company, Of Shreveport, who's
elf a host of friends.
I'D General Joseph Leigh Brent, for many years on
of the most distinguished citizens of State, b,
in since 1889 citizen of Maryland, died at his HON
,ot in Baltimore on Nov. q, aged 70 years. Gener
Brent was known emery 1Or MS ulSClngulSneu sci
en- vices during the civil war. AS young soldier
ch secured rapid promotion He came to Louisian
under orders to report to Major General Richal
20. Taylor. He became actively engaged and VIZ
es made Brgadier General of Cavalry. After the WI
General Brent became citizen Of Louisiana. +
married daughter of ex-Congressman Duncan
80 Kenner; engaged in sugar planting in Ascensie
Parish; was elected the first President of the Lo'
NO. isana State Agricultural Society in 1885, and VI
elected member of the House of Representiv
ies from Ascension Parish.
nal
In his Thanksgiving Sermon Dr. Hunter sa
&c New Orleans is growing more than any city in Il
sus United States, and believe simply on t
'ea threshold of most wonderful progress. New 0