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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
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mortality. -,
Be it resolved by Cypress Lodge No.
50, That as token of our respect, that
the members of our Lodge wear the
usual badge of mourning for thirty days
and that our Altar be draped in mourn
ing.
2. That these resolutions be spread
upon our minutes and draped in dark
lines, a copy be sent to the family of the
deceased and a copy be furnished the
Bossier Banner for publication.
An alarm has again been made at our
outer door by the Messenger of Death
and another one of our members, Brother
Thomas J. Tidwell, has been called to
his home beyond the grave ''from whose
bourne no traveller returns"
Brother Tidwell's death was not sur
prise, as he had lived to,a ripe old age
and had been in feebles health a long
while, but his vacant chair will long
make sad the home of wife and children,
whom he loved so well. He nobly filled
his sphere in life, and esha1i miss him.
Be it resolved by Cypress Ledge No.
50, That as a token of our respect the
members of our Lodge wear. the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days and
that our Altar be draped in mourning.
2. That these resolutions be spread
upon a page Of our minute book, draped
in dark lines; a copy be sent to the fam
lily of the deceased, and copy be fur
nished the Bossier Banner for publica-
ton. E. M. LAuGHLIN,
J. M. Brown,
L. G. SMITH, Committee.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
Resolutions Of Respect.

1t has pleased the Great Architect of
the universe to remove from our Lodge
here to the Grand Lodge beyond the
tomb our brother, Joseph E. Adger, a
lifelong member of Cypress Lodge. In
his death this Lodge has lost true and
faithful member, his wife and children a
devoted husband and father, and the
church and community, in which he has
lived from early boyhood, will miss his
counsel and his genial greeting.
Brethren, let us cherish the memory
of our departed brother, ever remember
ing that we, too, shall sooner OF later be
laid in the tomb, there to await, with
our departed brother, the resurrection
morn. And, may we all SO live that our
bodies will be raised by that "strong
grip of the Lions paw, of the Lion OF
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
The u. D. c.'s Meet.

The regular meeting of the r. J.
Hancock Chapter, U. D. c., was held at
the hospitable home of the President,
Mrs. w. H. Scanland, in Benton, De-
cember ii, 1908.
After the repeating Of the Lords
Prayer, and the roll call, quorum being
present, the minutes of the last meeting
were read by the Recording Secretary
and approved.
The President announced that the GER
tificates of Mrs. N. w. Sentell and
Misses Nattin and McCranie had been
approved and signed by the State Reg
istrar, Mrs. Ada Johnston, and were
now in the keeping of the, R. ]. Hancock
Chapter. The papers of Mrs. J. H.
Nattin were then read, approved and
signed.
The President read a letter received
from the Abbeville Chapter, U. D. c.,
Abbeville, Ca, asking aid. The matter
was placed before the Chapter and it
was decided that as soon as our monu-
ment was on the road to completion we
could see more clearly our way to extend
help to others.
It was also stated by the President that
the money (S11.25) due for the "Year
Book" of the State Convention had been
forwarded to Mrs. Graham Surghnor of
Monroe, and that the monument fund
had been increased to $581.68.
The election of officers was next in
order, the date having been changed at
the State Convention held last May.
The officers of the Chapter are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. w. H. Scanland, President.
| Mrs. H. H. Wheless, First Vice-Pres-
| ident.
Mrs. F. T. Whited, Second Vice-Pres-
ident.
! Miss Mabel Scanland, Treasurer.
Mrs. R. E. Wyche, Corresponding
Secretary.
| Mrs. j. S. Alison, Recording Secre-
tary.
| Mrs. w. F. Bell, Historian.
Mrs. r. E. Wyche then extended an
invitation to the Chapter to meet at her
home Friday, January 9th, at 2:3O pm.
There being no further business, the
Chapter then adjourned.
Mrs. J. S. ALISON, Rec. Sec'y.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
Plain Dealing.

Ram Oc0l10g.
Mr.. Clarence Walker of Lewisville,
Ark, was in town Tuesday.
The Presbyterian Church in this place
has just received an inside coat of paint,
which adds great deal to its appear
ance.
Mr.. E. j. Cochran, our worthy post
master, is up again. after several days.
illness. He expects to visit Mineral
Wells, Texas, in a few days for the bene-
| fit of his health.
Jim Ward, son of Mr.. Tom Ward, died
at the residence of his uncle, Mr.. Levi
Lovelady, near Phelps Lake last week.
He was buried in Plain Dealing Gene
terry. Jim was about sixteen years old
and was a former pupil of Plain Dealing
High School.
The Plain Dealing amateurs are re-
hearsing play" The Honor of a Cow
boy (which they will present to the
public on Tuesday night, December 22d
The eleventh grade of the Plain Deal
ing High School will present Our Aw-
full Aunt" on Friday night at the Opera
House. The proceeds of this play will
go to the Orphans Home at Ruston.
This is an effort by our boys and girls to
help out noble cause and the writer
feels sure that they may expect crowded
house. The price of admission will be
/ Is and Is cents.
Wednesday, Dec. Is, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

For SaIe.-One two-horse WAGON,
almost as good as new, and two small
mules, in fairly good condition.-W. H.
Scanland, Benton, La.
"My setter has puppies that are males,
well marked, from Don Gladstone. She
is from Victoria. She, is beyond doubt
the greatest dog ever for singles and
covies." Rev. H. E. Tucker of Platte
City, Mo-, in a letter to the local editor
of the Banner. If you want fine pup
from field proved stock, write him.
Zone dime a line'' under this head
means for the first insertion; each SUBJ
sequent insertion without change) 8
cents per line. When the same matter
is run continuously for ten or more
weeks the rate, after. the first insertion,
is 311s cents per line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
DIR. E. G. Alien, of Shreveport,

Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is a
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
Local and
Personal
Poor turkeys!

Poor turkeys!
Summer weather to-day.
First call for holly and mistletoe.
Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Sheppard of Sligo
are the happy parents Of fine baby boy,
born one day last week.
DR.. ]. Ross Snider and his brother,
Mr.. B. T. Snider, both of Bellevue, were
here on business Friday of last week.
Mr. w. G.. Banks, one of the leading
merchants Of Plain Dealing, while here
Tuesday paid US as appreciated call.
Miss Helen Hanks returned Tuesday
from Shreveport, where she spent some
weeks with her brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. F. /. Hanks.
We hear some talk on the streets of a
Christmas tree for next week. And why
not? 1t would afford much pleasure to
the little ones dear to your heart. All
together for the Christmas tree!
Mr.. J. E. Levasseur has been a visitor
in Benton since our last issue. Tuesday
he and his family moved to one of the
plantations of J. NJ. & G. w. Robinson,
in South Caddo, their future home.
Mr.. A. Hoffpauir of Rocky Mount was
here Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Parish Sun
day School Workers. Their next Con-
vention will be held in Plain Dealing.
Fifteen white teachers and twelve COL
ored teachers were examined at the ex-
animation held here on the Sd, 4th and
9Th. We are told that all the colored
applicants were granted third grade
certificates.
The Farmers Union of Bossier Parish
will hold sessions at Emma on Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week, the 22d
and 23d. All local unions are requested
to have full delegations in attendance
A. Hoffpauir, Secretary.
Mr.. T. F. Black of Mound Madison
Parish) a som in law of Mr.. E. S. Burt,
was in Benton Tuesday on business. He
expects next year to be engaged in
planting in Mississippi, where he says
the planters are still growing full crops
One day this week we were shown a
lemon that weighed nearly 8 pounds and
measured 171s inches in circumference
It's buster! At the time it was pulled
two dozen others were pulled from the
same bush, but this was the largest one,
1t was raised by Miss Ann Biggs OF
Bellevue. We always did believe the
soil over there would grow almost any
thing, and it will, too.
POSTING NECESSARY.-Several of oul
readers have asked us if it is necessary
to both advertise and post property as q
warning to hunters and other trespass-
ers. 1t is; and this is the only way te
fulfil the intent of the law. We quote
from Section 10 of the recently enacted
Ventress Bill, which appeared in full in
our issues of October list and 9Th:
Nothing in this act shall be construed
to give the holder of a hunting license
permission to hunt on the land of any
other person without written consent Of
said owner, provided the latter shall
have posted conspicuously warning Oh
warnings against hunting on said prem
lses, and shall have given notice of such
feet in three consequetive issues of the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

Patron7se our advertisers and say:
81 saw your ad. in the Banner"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Good ordinary, Ga cents.
Low middling, ~ cents.
Middling, 814 cents.
Good middling, 9-16 cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE
Haughton.

The postoffice at Allentown will be
closed on and after January list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Taylor of GIBBS
/ land were visitors here last week.
Arthur Hines (colored) was arrested
and sent to Jail Friday for hog stealing.
The Senior boys of our school have
organized a football team and are busy
each evening practicing.
Mr.. c. D. Murff and family of Minden
have moved to Oakland plantation, four
miles south of Haughton.
Rev. c. E. Reed for some time resi-
dent of Haughton will tomorrow move,
with his family, to Clarendon, Texas.
The annual Methodist Conference at
Leesville assigned Rev. J. G. Salone as
pastor of the Haughton charge for the
ensuing year.
The Baptist Sunday School is prepair-
ing for Christmas tree. While under
the auspices of the Baptists, it is open
to all who Will participate.
Mr.. L. H. Wiggans of the Fillmore
neighborhood will move to Haughton
this week. He will occupy the Duty
cottage, which will be vacated by Rev.
Reed.
About 400 head of cattle were driven
from here during the past week. They
were sold by local farmers to Texas and
Oklahoma ranchmen. The prices paid
range from to 211s cents per pound.
At the meeting of Bellevue Lodge No.
IS, F. and A. NJ, held Friday, officers
were elected as follows:
w. G. Scales, Worshipful Master.
DR.. C. M. Tucker, Senior Warden.
j. G. Willis, Junior Warden.
H. Barnacastle, Treasurer.
w. H. Bledsoe, Secretary.
w. C. Chandler, Tiler.
J. B. Hall, Senior Deacon.
Tom Hickman, Junior Deacon.
Evergreen Chapter No %, O. E. S.,
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
Mrs. Emily Elston, Worthy Matron.
Mrs. Lena Hickman, Associate Matron.
Mrs. Sallie Stevenson, Conductress.
Mrs. Rosa Allen, Associate Conduc-
tress.
Mrs. Virginia Barnett, Adah.
Mrs. Anna L. Burch, Ruth.
Miss Mollie Lawrence, Esther.
Mrs. Rhoda Chandler, Martha.
Mrs. Clara Tucker, Electa.
! Miss Julia Elston, Secretary.
w. B. Hickman, Warden.
]. E. Burch, Sentinel.
Monday, December IA, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

Mr.. w. C. Banks, one of the leading
merchants Of Plain Dealing, while here
Tuesday paid US as appreciated call.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

Miss Helen Hanks returned Tuesday
from Shreveport, where she spent some
weeks with her brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. F. /. Hanks.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

DR.. ]. Ross Snider and his brother,
Mr. B. T. Snider, both of Bellevue, were
here on business Friday of last week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-17

We hear some talk on the streets of a
Christmas tree for next week. And why
not? 1t would afford much pleasure to
the little ones dear to your heart. All
together for the Christmas tree!
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Politicians at Denver.

Politicians are all alike. The
Republican politicians at Chica-
GO shifted more or less at Our
Hero" and the War Chief and
at Denver politicians are snort
ing more or less in private about
the Peerless One"
Roosevelt and Bryan have put
the politician out Of business in
the national conventions, so the
politician does not like Roosevelt
and Bryan. The politician has
his side to the controversy He
has spent at least 800 of his
good money coming to the con-
vention. Probably the average
would be nearer 5000. He has to
take a week or ten days from his
business, and to get the election
as delegate he has to make a fight
in the district or state conven-
ton, which costs him more time
and more money, and when he
gets to the national convention
he finds the presidential candi-
date named, the platform written
at Chicago and left to Bryan at
Denver, and all the politician has
to do with the convention is to
fuss with the delegates from his
state over who shall be national
committeeman and explain when
he gets home why he did not
vote for some one else for vice
president.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
PICKPOCKETS FLOCK
TO DENVER.
Visitors to Convention Angered
by the Loss of Valuables.

According to some angry visi-
tors there are as many pickpock-
cts in Denver as there are dele
gates. Losses of pocketbooks
have been numerous in the last
few days.
In several instances consider
able sums OF money have been
lifted" by the gentry with light
fingers, while the loss of pocket
books also has resulted in the
loss OF valuable papers, which
canot be replaced. The author
tiles are awaking to the situation
and special detectives are being
assigned to watch the convention
crowds. Detectives from outside
places also are going there.
Detective Rim of San Francis
co. Detective Lotus of Chicago
and Detective Lally of Detroit
are among those now there.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
COMPLETE TAX
VALUATION.
Laporte Officials Make Report
Following Reviewers Work

Auditor Miller and Assessor
Grover of LaPorte Thursday
completed the assessed valuation
OF taxable property in LaPorte
County. following the compile
ton Of the work of the Board oil
Review. The report shows the
following figures for 1908: Total
number of acres taxed, 364, 1895 !;
total value of land in the county.
$S,615, 290; total value OF inn
provements in lands, $1.415,9 800 !;
total value of lands and improve
ments. S10,031 .2S0: total value of
lots, $2,69I,120; total value Of
Improvements on lots $4,291 ,065 !;
total value of lots and improve
6,9S7 1855; total value of person
al property, $4,674,515.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Divine Swaps Horses; Congre-
cation Rebels.

Can preacher successfully
preach the word OF God and at
the same time swap horses? This
question is seriously bothering
the devout members of five
churches located in villages near
St. Joseph, Mich, in New Buff
falo, Galien, Lakeside, Three
Oaks and Derby. The pastor to
whom these David Harum traits
are attributed is Charles f. Ehle
a Baptist minister. Rev. Ehle
presides over all five churches.
He is a very busy dominic.
A week ago the reverend
gentleman quite innocently trad
ed pair of bronchos for horse
with one of his parishioners.
Hearing of the swap, certain
members of his various congre-
cations openly rebelled from his
teachings. So serious has the
situation become, it is reported,
that a commission has been ap-
pointed to try Rev. Ehle for vio>
lating the tenents of his church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Forty-Six Stars.

On and after July 4 every flag
of the United States will have
46 stars, and the event will be
celebrated in Philadelphia and
Guthrie with special exercises. A
delegation of Oklahoma citizens
will be in the Quaker city to join
in the program, and at II O'Clock
the flag will be hauled down
from independence hall to be
taken to Oklahoma, while a flag
made in Oklahoma will be raised
in its place. The Oklahomans in
Philadelphia will sing "The Star
Spangled Banner" and at virtu-
ally the same instant the Oklaho-
mans in their own state will joia
IN the chorus of the national an
them.-Goshen ews-Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
DIR. Pierce'S
Golden Medical
Discovery
The Great Restorative
NOn.HIcOhOHc Tonic
of the day, made entirely Of native
medicinal roots and without drop
Of alcohol in it's composition
There are no secrets---au it's ingre-
dents being printed on the bottle
wrappers.

The Golden Medical Discovery"
not only builds up the strength of
the feeble, debilitated, languid,
nervous and easily fatigued, wheth-
er ypung or aged, but it enriches
and purifes the blood, thus making
the Improvement lasting.
1t corrects and overcomes indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, tor
pid liver, chronic diarrhea and
kindred arrangements of the stom-
ach, liver and bowels.
Bronchial, throat and laryngeal
affections, attended with hoarseness,
persistent cough, and all manner OF
catarrhal affections are cured by the
uGolden Medical Discovery"
In Chronic Nasal Catarrh, it is
well to cleanse the nasal passages
out freely with DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy fluid while taking the
rGolden Medical Discovery" as a
constitutional treatment. Old OBJ
sti1ate cases of catarrh yield to this
thorough course of treatment.
Throu b enriching and purifying
the blood, the uDiscovery' cures
scrofulous affections, also blotches,
pimples, eruptions. and other ugly
affections of the skin. Old, open,
running sores, or ulcers. are healed
by taking the rGolden Medical Dis
covery" internally and applying
DR.. Pierce's All-Healing Salve as
a local dressing. The Salve car
be had OF druggists. or viii be sent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
DEFACED POST
AGE STAMPS.
New Department Ruling is Now
in Full Effect. =

BY the terms OF the new order
a defaced postage stamp is here
after worthless. Should a corner
be torn off, no matter how small,
or the stamp be mutilated in any
way, it can not longer be used.
All letters bearing such stamps
will be held at the postoffice for
two weeks for recovery, and at
the end OF such period, if not
claimed, will be sent to the dead
letter Office. Another phase of
the order is also interesting. Per-
mission is now given individuals
TO perforate the stamp they use
with a reasonably small instru-
ment for identification purposes.
Such step is intended to pre-
vent the sending of anonymous
letters or the theft or mutilation
of private mail of any nature.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09

by return mail on receipt of SO
cents in stamps. Address Doctor
Pierce as below for il.
In short rGolden Medical Dis
covery" regulates, purifes and iu-
vigorates the whoie system and thus
cuxes a very large range of diseases.
The reason Why it cures such a
varied list of diseases is made clear
in a little booklet of extracts from
the leading medical authorities,
compiled by DR.. R. v. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N Y, and which he will
be pleased to send postpaid and
entirely free to any who send him
their names and addresses.
You CAM afford to accept a sub.
stitute of Hnknoan composition
for this non-secret MEDICINE on
KNOWN COMPOSITION.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. Constipation is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
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Little Liver Pills first put mp by old
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tiny sugar coated granules = easy 10
take as candy.
Or. Pierce's Medical Adviser 1000
pages) is sent free on receipt of Fl one
cent stamps Ito cover cost of msding)
for paper-cc vered, or 81 stamps for
cloth-bound copy. Address Dr.. Pierce
&C above.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
NOTICE OF DECLAR-
ATORY RESOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that on
the 22nd day of June 1908 the
Common Council of the City of
Plymouth, Indiana, adopted a
resolution declaring that it was
necessary to construct sewer in
said city ten inches in diameter
along the following route, to-
wit: Commencing at the south
side of the alley where it inter-
sects Pearl street in said city, be-
tween d. L. Dickenson's resi-
dence and Mrs. E. Tascher's resi-
dence in said City of Plymouth,
Indiana, running thence north on
and along Pearl street to Dickson
street and there terminating and
emptying ihto Dickson street
sewer. Said sewer to be con-
structed of vitrified sewer pipe
ten inches in diameter. The
property to be affected abuts on
said Pearl street from said alley
to Dickson street.
That said Common Council
fixed Monday evening, the 18th
day of July, 1908 at 7:3O o'clock
p. m. at the council chamber of
said city where all persons may
be heard or may demonstrate or
otherwise object to said improves
ment.
2w2 John M. Olds,
Clerk of City of Plymouth, Ind.
VIM. B. Hess, City Atty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrl Cure
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business trai sactions ard finan-
clally able to carr out any obliga-
tons made by his frr:.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toleoo o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nall ., acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c, per
bottle Sold by al, Druggists.
Take Halls Family oii;s fo- const:-
patton.