The Bossier banner., 1909-04-01
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.
Hiram Choate was drowned in Vermilion
Bay.
Salmon McCarstle was run over and
killed by train near Ethel.
The Louisiana Board Of Liquidation will
meet April 18th at Baton Rouge.
Fire destroyed the postofice and store
at Anchor, Point Coupee Parish.
Felix Campbell, a farmer near Esther,
was accidently killed while hunting.
The body of John Worner, a retired mer-
ceant, was found in the lake at City Park,
New Orleans.
| A living demonstration of the "missing
link theory, exhibited in Chicago, proved
to be Louisiana negro. ...
James S. Stanley, Confederate veteran
and for ten years Mayor of Wilson, died
Saturday, at the age of sixty-six years.
The seasons strawberry crop at Inde-
pendence, Tangipahoa Parish, is estimated
at 400 cars, worth $500,0o0 to the growers.
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The Etna Powder Company of Chicago
has obtained ten acres of land near Alex
andria, and will build brick powder mag
azine.
Northern capitalists propose to establish
truck and dairy colony on 10000 acres
in DeSoto Parish, each home to consist of
twenty acres.
In report to Gov. Sanders a shortage
OF oyer $1,000 in the Office of L. V. Gull
lotte, of the Conveyance Office of Orleans
Parish, was shown.
Gov. Sanders received protest from
citizens of Caddo Parish against violations
of the Gambling Law and operation of
blind tigers at Oil City.
Next Monday the ladies of the Anti.
tuberculosis League in New Orleans are
going to canvass that city for donations to
the fund they are raising to fight the
"white plague"
| Eleven former saloonists, near-beer
dealers and social and literary club mem
bers were arrested last Saturday charged
with violating the prohibition law by SELL
ing whisky in Shreveport.
A special to the New Orleans Picayune
from Mansfield says: Gov. Sanders has
accepted the invitation extended by Kate
Beard Chapter, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, to deliver an address at this place
April 9Th, the forty fifth anniversary of the
Battle Of Mansfield, where Gen. Dick
Taylor, native of Louisiana, in command
of II 900 Confederates, defeated Gen.
Banks, who was in command of over 80 900
Federal troops, and saved the Trans Mis-
sissippi Department from falling into the
hands of the Federals one year before it
did. This was the largest battle fought
west of the Mississippi River, and was one
of the important battles of the war.
Baton Rouge special to New Orleans
Picayune: The State Board of Pension
Commissioners met this morning and or
ganized by the election of General j. A.
Chalaron, of New Orleans, as President,
and Col. E. F. Brian, of Baton Rouge, as
Secretary. Both are PREDICTIONS. Col.
R. H. Lindsay, of Shreveport, was the
new member of the Commission present.
The other member was Gen. John McGrath,
oi Baton Rouge. Auditor Capdevielle and
State Adjutant General Stafford were not
in attendance. No additional names were
placed on the pension roll, as the Board
has no funds, the entire appropriation now
being taken up by the names on the rolls.
A remarkable thing about the Veterans
who are on the Commission is that Col.
Lindsay, Gen. Chalaron and Gen. McGrath
were members of the same command, re-
ceived their baptismal of fire at the Battle
of Shiloh, and surrendered at the same
time.
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