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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
The Marks Bill.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

Representatives Roberts of Web
ster denounces the Marks school bill as
undemocratic, placing in the hands of am
bilious State officials temptation to use
the public school system for political pur-
poses. This measure has been roundly
denounced from all quarters, and Mr..
Roberts joins in the denunciation. We do
not think, however, that he fully appre-
ciates the amount of evil measure of this
kind can do. 1t is bad. as he says, because
it is undemocratic; bad, as he says, be-
cause it may lead to Capitalization; bad,
because it is likely to force the public
schools into politics. All these are serious
evils, but they are not the worst results
likely to flow from this law It's first power
for evil lies in the possibility that it may
seriously embarrass or hinder the growth
of our public school system. In no de-
partment has Louisiana made greater
progress, and in no respect has this prog
ress been welcomed with greater popular
enthusiasm. Ourpublic school system has
been success because the people have
been directly interested in it. But if it's
control be taken from them or the men
chosen by them and become an issue in
factional politics, as part of the political
plumber to be divided among the politicians
of the victorious faction, its future is I'M
certain-or, rather, it is certain-for a
political school system, operated by poll
ticians for their personal advantage and
ggrandizement and to keep men in office,
is always scandal, failure and a dis
grace.
Again, the rebuff and blow to public sem
timent contained in the Marks bill is to be
considered. For more than five years past
the people have been trying to restore true
democracy, to secure control Of the offices
and to put an end to the undemocratic and
centralized system established in Louisiana
during the bleak days of reconstruction.
They have made great progress in that
work. In the State campaign of 1904 it
was the chief issue, and the public senti-
ment in favor of this reform was made SO
clear that all the candidates declared for
it, for the abolition of Capitalization and
the reduction of the Governors patronage
Since then steady progress has been made
in this reform. In the light Of
the good work accomplished, the passage
of the Marks bill has been received with
indignation, not only because of the meas
ure itself, but because it is a step back
ward, because it is reactionary, because it
IS an attempt to undo, not one, but nearly
all the reforms of the last five years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

Having no opponent, Hon. John I. Wat
kins was declared the Democratic nominee
for Congress at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Fourth Congressional
District. held in Shreveport Tuesday,
Messrs. J. F. Edwards and E. S. Dortch,
having no opposition, were declared mem
bers of the Congressional Executive Com
mittee from Bossier Parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

members of society; but their ambition
should be for things OF which they may
make good use, not only for themselves
but for other people-such as learning,
skill, strength. wealth, power and place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

Verda Tribune: Anna Gould has sue
ceeded in getting herself married to another
one of the degenerates of French royalty,
and it is hoped the papers will let up on
the disgusting details.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
aNIDsJNC M ENTS !
70. Congress-.

We are authorized to announce Hon. J. T. WATKINS OF
Webster Parish rs candidate reelection to Congress
from Congressional District subject to the ac'on
of The DEM
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
Fer District Judge.

We are to announce Judge r. c. DREW can
ddae for reelection Judge for this, the Second JUDICIAL
District composed Parishes OF Bosser and Webster
subject to the action OF the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
For District Attorney.

We are authorized to announce Hon. JOHN N. SANDL1N
as reelection District Attorney for this the
Second Judicial District composed of the Parishes OF bosser
and subject the action of the Democratic party
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
For Member School Board.

We are authorized announce Mr. j. H. BELCHER as a
candidate for member School Board from ward two,
subject to the action of the Democratic party
We are authorized to announce Mr.. J. M. HENDERSON
as candidate member the School Board from ward
FIVE subject TO the action Of the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

The alleged department of Educa-
tom is misnamed, 1t should be called
the department of Political Leger~de-
main -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

Under President Diaz the railroads of
Mexico have reached $4,000 miles, and the
government revenues have grown from
S15, 900, 900 to S115, 100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

PATHS OF THE FATHERS.-Wordso of warn
ing from the Petersburg Index Appeal:
"Indeed, we are departing from the old
methods and practices in too many respects
already. We are yielding too much to the
presidential office and to Congress. We
are turning to Washington whenever we
are in doubt or in need. We are forgetting
Richmond and Nashville and Raleigh and
Columbia and the other State capitals"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30
Too Much Legislation.
| New Orleans States. !

One of the chief troubles of the present
day is that we have too many laws already.
One-hal of the laws enacted at each ses-
sion Of the Legislature might be indefinitely
postponed without any disadvantage re-
sulting to the State, but, on the contrary,
in many cases it would be positively bene-
fetal The General Assembly that ad
jrurned few days ago was considerably
above the average and yet We believe that
with the exception of perhaps a score Of
the laws it passed, the balance of them
might be wiped out completely and the loss
would produce absolutely no perceptible
result upon the general welfare.
The crude and hurtful legislation that so
often encumbers our statute books is not
the result of hasty legislation. 1t is far
more often the result of bargaining and
trading among members, and the longer
the time given for consideration the greater
is the opportunity for such Legislative trad
ing. One great trouble is that no member
wants to go back to his constituents with
out having done something in the way of
bills introduced and passed. Therefore he
racks his brains for measures to put for
ward and having introduced, he must pass
them in order to shaw his constituents that
he has influence among his fellow legisla-
tors.
The vast mass of bills that are ordinarily
enacted into law require no time for their
consideration other than that consumed in
reading their provisions. The State would
be better off if the greater portion of them
were chloroformed as soon as it is possible
to reach them, and then there would be
abundant opportunity to give all the time
and thought necessary to those bills that
are worthy. There was time when the
Constitution required the Legislature to
meet annually, but the experience was
unsatisfactory and biennial sessions were
provided for. We are not quite sure that
they are necessary even so often as that.
A session of sixty or ninety days occurring
about the middle of the quadrennial period,
and at time after the administration has
testsd itself and had opportunity to note
what new laws are needed and what old
ones ought to be modified or Topped off,
would probably be better than biennial
sessions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-30

Latin: Force can never destroy right.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
BROOKS VS.. BENNETT

A contest case involving the NV or
Of A-l3s-65, a valuable quarter Sec
tion of land in LaMoure county, sew
en- miles east of Jud has been decided
in favor of Mr.. Brooks.
The contest was waged on the
grounds of abandonment and failure
to establish or maintain, in good
faith, residence upon the land.
The defense contended that, in as
much as Mr.. Bennett being post
master was not required, under the
homestead laws to establish or main
tain residence upon his homestead.
The case was tried some two years
ago, the testimony taken at Edgeley.
The Hon. Register and Receiver
holding in favor of the contest, it
was appealed by Mr.. Bennett and the
case was affirmed; whereupon it was
appealed to the secretary Of the in
terror, who also affirms the decision
of the Hon. Register and Receiver of
the Fargo United States Land office,
holding that a public official must
first actually establish a good faith
residence on homestead to get cred
it for constructive residence thereon
while holding a public Office and liv-
ing away from the land. Mr.. Nels
Larson of Kuhn, Mr.! Gunthrop of
|4Edgeley and Samuel Herrick Of
sWashingt ton, D. G. ], represented Mr..
Bennett and John Knauf of James
town, represented Mr.. Brooks the
successful contestant.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
s3f3I n
RAISED rs, ,O00 FOR saa.S E. cHuRcHS

Sunday was red letter day IN
the history sof Method dism3s In " alley
City. The sl5, ,0ooS Epworth Metho-
dist Episc copal. church was dedicated
free from debt nearly Is, 500 having
3beenraised at the morning service.
DR.. James s. Montg gomery Of the
Fowler M. church pf N Minneapolis
preached two powerful sermons to
packed congregatio Az the morn--
ing seryice, fol wing the sermon,
sDr.s u gomery made his appeal 70
the people and sat the end sEof 20 hour
5he had secured the g, go necessary
to lift the deb. The sermon III the
morning gswssSa poNerfu one and Dr.
Mont gomery kept his cong ation
goodsnatnfed, whil Tho debt Is.
sing lifted. Danfo So, snpertr,.
:tendedt of tie srgoS dists sdct - .
Spls nd and alltsts Az sttlle Drlk ol
IN the Iinael
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
FUNERAL OF MRS. JACOB sAlrlMe

The funeral services for Mrs. ia
cob Sailing were held Tuesday at
the Congregational church here, at
which Rev. Phillips officiated. There
were many floral tributes from
friends in the city. The Woodmen
sent a elegant pillow, the N. B. A. a
beautiful wreath. The burial oc-
CURED at Buchanan, the services at
the cemetery being conducted by
Rev. Phillips, and Rev. r. G. Douh-
terry Of Buchanan, also attended and
offered prayer at the grave. a mum
ber Of friends from Jamestown at
tended the last rites at the cemetery,
and were met by many others at Blu.
chanan on arrival there. Mr.. Sailing
expects to return to Jamestown from
the farm this winter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
TESTING ENGINES

The N. P. is continuing the work
of testing a number of their passen-
ger engines and an expert for that
purpose may be seen riding on the
front end of the engines in pro-
tected enclosure. The test is being
made for several purposes and the
engines tested have device known
as the super-heater and experiments
are being made to determine wheth-
er 1t will prove profitable to the COM
pany to equip other engines with
this super-heater or not. Tests for
speed, coal consumption, :.and other
information are being made at the
same time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
WILL cHRIsrEn THE NORTH DAKOTA

WILL cHRIsTEN THE NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo Forum: Miss Mary Benton,
of Fargo, daughter of Col. John D.
Benton, was Mon. named by Govern
or Burke to be the sponsor of the
greatest American battleship afloat,
the North Dakota, which will be
launched off the coast of Massachu-
setts Nov 10 and at that time will
be christened with all the ceremony
usually attendant upon such an occa-
sion. Mrs. Alice Page Nelson of
Grand Forks. society editress of the
Grand Forks Herald, was also named
to be Miss Benton's chaperone.
Governor John Burke and his staff,
Miss Benton, Mrs. Page and a party
of North Dakotans will leave the
state in a special car to attend the
launching, which will also be wit
messed by President Roosevelt, Sec
retary of the Navy Metcalf, Admiral
Boyles and great crowd of govern
ment officials and other visitors.
At the time of her launching the
North Dakota will be 60 per cent
completed. 1t is expected to have her
totally completed by June, 1910.
The North Dakota will be the
largest navy ship ever launched in
American waters. She is $40 feet~in
length, has beam Of nearly 80 feet,
a displacement of 10000 tons and is
to have a speed of twenty knots:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15

Attendants.
Scene, Rome and its neighborhood.
ACTI
The Home of Fabius and Fabiola,
Fabius Receives his Guests.
ACT IL. ...
Scene l. A Road near the Imperial
Palace.
Scene 2. An Apartment in the Lady
Agnes House.
Scene 3. Same as l. The Conspiracy
Tableau. The Vision.
ACT III.
A Garden of Fabiola's Villa. A
Suitor Rejected.
ACT Nv.
Scene l. A Dungeon in the Tullian
Prison.
Scene 2. Martyrdom of St. Agnes.
ACT V.
Scene l. Room in Fabiola's House.
A CHASTITY Deed.
Scene 2. The Same. A Dearly Ran
somed Soul.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15

Among the newreside dences that are
under contract for construction Is .
small dwelling house for William
sSchouer, which vills sbe built west OF
i Sthe;r1yer near the Anton. Klaus park.
Mrs. Anna Camph 10 building 8
ssmall dwelling house IN the city to
he occupied as . esiflence by her
mother.
Eerds Koehns viii build IN addition
to his Ice house With g. apacitys .of
800 tons 15s
l(ax RuSch is hui illllnlas now eieht
room lsrm resid dence q lace.
ssouth ofs tho city ,sss
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
HELD FOR TRIAL
Three Men With Bank Robbing
Implements Have an Exam
ination. Held in Custody.

U. S. Marshall Shea, accompanied
by Poston1ce Inspector Neal, and
Deputy Marshall Mckay came in
from Valley City Wed. with three
men charged with being implicated
in a postoffice and store robbery at
Delamere not long ago.
The names Of the men are Charles
Akers, John Hart and Albert J.
Lewis. They were arraigned before
II. S. Commissioner Kneeland. Hart
and Akers waived examination and
Lewis demanded a hearing, claiming
to know nothing of the crime
charged against him and q hearing
was set for his case for the 23rd of
this month at Fargo.
All three are under 81. 900 bond and
will be detained In custody until
their cases are disposed of by the
government, and should insufficient
evidence be found to connect them
with the postoffice robbery at Della.
mere, they Will be turned over to the
Barnes county sheriff.
/ All three are now under the charge
of the government officials. Hart
win be confined in the Stutsman
county Jail, Akers in Cass county and
Lewis in Valley City These men
were caught, it will be remembered,
by the railroad detectives near En-
derlin on the 500. They had three
rifles, three revolvers, wrenches, fuse,
knives, caps, oil and soap, almost a
complete outfit for safe blowing. De
putty Sheriff McIlvan was present at
a hearing yesterday in Valley City,
and testified that two years ago he
had arrested Akers at Enderlin fol
!; bootlegging, that.he was known as
'sSlim Jim" and had broken jail. 1t
is said that possession Of burglar
tools becomes crime only at night,
and these men were caught neal
Lucca between and 10 O'Clock in
the morning, but 1t was maintained
bY. "A ttofneys Combs and Zugers that
they must have remained where they
were found, all night. The men are
tough looking citizens.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
4 PIANO RECITAL

Miss Violet Guliford OF the gradu-
ating class at the st. Johns Academy
gave a recital in the parlors of the
main building of the Academy Tues.
evening, attended by many music
lovers. She was assisted by Mrs. Me
meyer and Miss MacNamara who
sang, and the Misses: Hussey, Morris,
and Murphy class of '0s, who gave
Rotations.
Miss Guilford's IS recital was one of
the really artistic events Of the mus
ical world of Jamestown. The prom
ising young pianiste, who had MEM
orized her entire program showed
the artists gifts not only in her
technical abilities but also in her
musicianly Interpretation of the
various numbers. n,
PROGRAMME.
A Reading
The Relief Of Lucknow Lowell
Groupe Classique
(a) Rondo Haydn
(b) Andante Mozart
(c) Scherzo Beethoven
Soprano Solo
@ Samson and Delilall St. Saens
a Reading ...,-
~ sDaughtsr Losaise Green
sGroupe Moderne 55s.
(a) In Memoriam Schumann
(b) Valse Chopin
Reading
Tiger Lily's Race Eiske
Vocal Duett-
Barcarolle Root
Groupe Populaire
ia) Promenade sChatelard Bendel
(b) Papillons Roses Thome
(c) Serenata MoszkOWski
(d) Scherzo earlier
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
Correspondent 4.
FARMERS INSTITUTES FOR 1eO8-e

The management of the North aDa-
kota Farmers Institute is planning
a series of meetings for the winter
season. The circuit will commence
about December 1st.
Towns wishing to have meeting
this winter should send in their ap-
plications at an early date. Com
smercial .oraF Farmers. Clubs, private
individuals or organizations may ap-
oily for meetings. All the expense to
the town locally will be to furnish
comfortable hall.
T. A. Hoverstad, Supt.
Farmers Institute.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
MONEY NO Joan,

Cash In hand to loan on real es-
state. Get rates from me before max
Ing yonr loan. n .,sssis
1EstI a1 IN.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
TURKEY SHOOT OCT. IS

TURNKEY SHOOT OCv. 10
There will be grand turkey shoot,
also shoot for geese, and ducks at my
place, Sec. l2-l41-84. Everyone In
.vited. Shoot begins ct ! o'clock.
Plenty Of birds onl1and. ss
| Peter Albright
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
SYMPATHY RACKET
Democrats Tore Down Their
Banner to Arouse Sympathy
But Were Disappointed.

Courtenay, N. d., Oct. l3.-lt is
strange what some of the so-called re-
formers will resort to in an effort to
further their own cause. A couple
of weeks ago the Bryan-Burke club
hoisted a large banner across the
main street of the village bearing the
words, "The Peoples Choice, Bryan
and Kern," using as streamers two
large paintings of the candidates for
the presidency and vice presidency on
the democratic ticket. That same
night the banner disappeared and
the democrats raised terrible howl
about the republicans having torn 1t
down, and denounced the man who
did it as a contemplate cur, an UNI
desirable citizen and epithets to that
effect.
But there is an old saying that
crime will out, and this appears to
have been too good trick for the
democrats to keep to themselves, and
a few days ago one Of their number
who formerly resided at Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, during the time that
Lincoln ran for the presidency, told
of an accident that happened in that
town that fully illustrates the posi-
tion of the democrats here and their
object in having the banner disap-
pear. Oshkosh at that time was
strongly democratic. but some of the
more enterprising republicans hoist
ed Lincoln banner in the street and
some of the democrats promptly tore
it down and trampled it under foot.
This act aroused the indignation OF
a large number of democrats and
they Immediately turned republicans,
and the town has been republican
ever since.
The democrats of Courtenay thot
to repeat some ancient history in
their effort to win votes for their
waning cause, and in the darkness Of
the night when they thought no eye
observed them, they tore down their
own banner with the idea that they
would arouse the sympathy OF
the republicans and they. would
vote the democra tic ticket.
But their trick was too apparent and
it has had the opposite effect here
from what it had in the Wisconsin
town at the time of the Lincoln in
cident, and many of those who had
intended to vote for Bryan declare
that they will not now do SO on ac-
count of this contemplate trick of
some of the leaders of the party here.
Attorney Cotfey is campaigning the
county in the interest of his candi-
dacy for state senator from Stutsman
county on the democratic ticket and
has taken along phoDograph with a
lot of Bryan and Taft records. When
he finds his own oratory to be in
effective he let's loose some canned
oratory but reports from points
where he has been indicate that none
of them are meeting with favor from
the voters.
Correspondent G.
The National tribune., 1908-02-27
SCRAPPLE AGAIN

We only wish that all the goods which
the Grocery World represents were as
fresh as the editor is. He reproduces
our editorial on scrapple and says:
The National Tribune, of Washing
ton, ID. G., whose crafty cupidity in at
tempting TO induce some PENNSYLVANIA
20 send its editor a pound of Pennsyl-
yania scrapple for nothing, the Grocery
World had recent occasion to expose
and rebuke, is not dismayed In its
last issue it reiterates its complete ig-
norance of this delectable Pennsylvania
dish. Possibly II may not have been
in wartimes-the writer wasn't born
then and doesn't know. But the war
times are over, dearly beloved brother
Can't you possibly bring yourself for
ward to the present? Why, this is a
veritable age of scrapple,"
The editor of the Grocery World has
the illogicalness IF a woman or very
young man. II his scrappIe habit has
been as extensive and pervading liz he
represents II must have been formed at
least as far back as wartimes. and there
would have been some manifestation OF
it then. =! it vas as delicious as he