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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
An Ordinance.

Whereas, in pursuance to an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury of the Parish
OF Bossier, La, ordering an election
held in School District No. Is, as ere
ated by the School Board of Bossier
Parish, La, July 2, 1909, for the purpose
of ascertaining the sense Of the property
taxpayers of said school district on the
question of levying a special tax of 5
mills on the dollar of the assessed valu-
alton of the property in said district for
period Of ten years, beginning with
the year 1910, 21s mills of which is for
building purposes and 90 mills for the
equipment of schools and to supplement
teachers salaries, and that the School
Board be authorized to fund the building
portion of 21la mills into bonds, at which
election the said property taxpayers Of
property S19,590 for special 5 mill tax
for period Of ten years, beginning with
the year 1910, as above stated, and q
votes and $500 against mill tax for
the period OF ten years, therefore
Be it ordained by the Police Jury, in
special session convened, That special
tax of mills on the dollar Of the as
sessed value of said property in School
District No. Is, as established by law
July 2, 1909, as follows: Beginning on
the Arkansas line at the center of the
Cotton Belt railway, thence southerly
along the center of said railway to the
northern boundary of Plain Dealing
District, which is half mile south Of
the northern boundary of section g.;
thence to the northeast corner of Plain
Dealing District, which is the middle of
the west side of section 30; thence in a
southcrly direction y miles to the
southwest corner of township % north,
range IL west, thence mile east, south
a half mile, east mile, south quarter
mile, to the southwest corner of section
J, township % north, range IL west;
thence pa miles east, north half mile,
west three-quarters of g mile to the cen
ter of section 2, same township and
range; thence north a quarter, east
the northwest corner Of the northeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 36, township % north, range IL
west; thence east to Bodcau; thence in
a northerly direction to the point where
| Bodcau crosses the southern boundary
of section II, township % north, range
| II west; thence west to the northwest
corner of section 20, township 90 north,
range II west; thence to the state line,
thence west along the state line to the
| starting point, is hereby levied for a
period OF ten years, beginning with and
including the year 1910, and ending with
the year 1918.
| J.W. ELSTON,
| President Police Jury Of Bosser Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
An Ordinance.

Whereas, in pursuance to an ordl-
nance of the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish, La, ordering an election held in
School District No. 12, as created by the
School Board of Bossier Parish, La,
July 2, 1909, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the sense of the taxpayers Of
School District No. IL on the question
of levying a special tax of 21s mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property in said district for period
of five years, beginning with the year
1910, for the purpose of supplementing
salaries of teachers in the public schools
of said district and for the purpose Of
creating fund for building and repair
ing school houses in said district and
supplying said schools with furniture, at
which election the said property tax
40 for said special tax of 21a mills for
five years, beginning with the year 1910,
and none against, therefore
Be it ordained by the Police Jury, in
special session convened, That special
tax Of % mills On the dollar of the as
sessed value of said property in School
District No. IL, as established by law
July 2, 1909, as follows: Beginning at
a point on Red River at the southwest
corner of fractional section 2, township
q north, range IL west, thence east on
section line to the northeast corner Of
section IL, township q, range 10; thence
south five miles to the southeast corner
of section So, township q, range ID;
thence west on township line between
townships 20 and 81 to Red River;
thence up the east bank OF Red River to
the point of beginning, is hereby levied
for period of five years, beginning with
and inducing the year 1910, and ending
with the year 1914.
J. w. ELSTON,
] President Police Jury of Bosser Parish
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RihIe Rrilliants.

For the customs of the people are
K, 3.
But the thunder of his power who can
UNDERSTANDABLE XVI, IA.
But they are altogether british and
foolish: the stock is doctrine Of vani-
X, 8.
Hereby know we that we dwell in him,
and he in us, because he hath given US
Of his SPIRIT. John Nv, IL.
Wherein they think it strange that ye
run not with them to the same excess of
riot, speaking evil of you'll. Peter iv,
4.
For We were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto the Shepherd
and Bishop of your souls.-I. Peter H.,
%.
| will also give thee for light to the
Gentiles, that thou mayest be my saliva
ton unto the end of the earth.-Isaiah
Xix, 6.
And Pharoah said unto his servant,
Can we find such one as this is, man
in whom the Spirit of God is?-Genesis
xii, 50.
Shew me token for good; that they
which hate me may see it, and be
ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast
holpen me, and comforted me.-Psalm
lxxxvi, II.
And the judges shall make diligent
inquisition: and, behold if the witness
be false witness, and hath testified
falsely against his brother; Then shall
We do unto him, as he had thought to
have done unto his brother: so shalt
thou put the evil away from among you
Deuteronomy xix, Is, 10.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
GOOD SAND FOR ROADS.
Value Of Waste Product From Cali
fornia Oil Wells.

fornia Oil Wells.
Two hundred tons of rich black oil
sand from the Sunset wells at visalia.
Cal, will be used on some Of the roads
of Tulare county, in California, this
summer. Superintendent Twaddle.
chairman Of the county governing
board, has been experimenting and
found it satisfactory. The sand comes
from the wells mixed with the oil.
When this flows into the stump hole
the sand sinks to the bottom and sep
arates itself, the oil running off. Grad
ually the sand piles up around the
derricks and at the mouth of the pipe
and fills large part Of the sump.
There are piles forty feet deep on the
Adeline, Marieopa road, Oil and Gate
City properties, which have accumu-
lated in the course of four or five
years. The sand coming with this
heavy oil Is different from that found
with the light oils. even that with the
Kern river product.
Those who have tried it say it is SUI
rerior for roads to any common sand
that may be mixed with Oil. 1t has a
binding quality that is lacking in arti
fetal products. Before its adoption in
Tulare county it was used quite a lit.
tie on highways in the immediate Vi
tinity of the oil fields, it being given
to whoever would load and hau
1t away. A wide use of this byprod
nct by roadmakers will be boom to
The heavy Oil producers Of Sunset by
Kidding them of nuisance and trans
forming it into a source Of revenue.
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supervisor came along, who put in
few hundred feet Of tile and crowned
the road surface, and there has been
no mudhole there since.
The form which should be given to
an earth roadbed and the methods Of
drainage to be used depend in each in
stance upon the local conditions sur
rounding the road. The ability of earth
to sustain a load depends in a large
measure upon the amount Of water
contained by it. Most earth forms a
good foundation SO long as it is kept
dry. but when wet it loses its sustain
Ing power, becoming wet and incoher-
emf. When softened by water soil is
easily displaced by the settling of the
road or forced upward into any space
that may exist in it. In order. there
fore, that the loads may be uniformly
sustained and the surface Of the road
kept firm and even it is of first impor-
lance that the roadbed be kept dry.
The improvement and maintenance of
a road are therefore largely questions
Of drainage, the objects being to pre-
vent water from reaching the road and
to provide means for Immediately re-
moving such as does reach 1t before
the soil becomes saturated and sof-
tened.
Surface drainage is always necessary
II the body Of the road is to be kept
In dry condition and is accomplished
by having the surface Of such form
that water falling upon it will quickly
run into the cutters. Underdrains will
not drain water from the surface Of a
road. and unless the crown is at all
times maintained and the surface kept
smooth water Is likely to stand upon
the surface and penetrate into the road
And this is just as true of a gravel or
stone road as Of the earth surface.
At the side of the road longitudinal
bitches must be provided for the pur
pose of carrying the water drained
from the surface of the road to some
point where it may be turned into a
natural drainage channel. In many in
stances these side bitches also carry
drainage from land adjacent to the
road. The size and form Of the gut
ters VIII naturally depend upon the
quantity Of water to be carried and
the slope Of the cutters. Where the
quantity of water to be carried is
small the extension Of the slope of the
road surface may he sufficient without
any special gutter being provided
In forming a roadbed upon which to
place gravel or macadam surface the
earth roadbed should be made as firm
and smooth as possible before the
placing of the surfacing material
Wherever possible the earth after be-
Ing brought to grade and given the
proper form for receiving the surface
should be rolled with a heavy roller
until it is firmly packed and able to
yield efficient support to the surface
In any case the surface should not be
placed until the roadbed is thoroughly
settled and packed in place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
Live Stock Insured
Against death from any cause. Reliable
company. Rates on application.
HI. BOdenheimer & Sons
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Stray Sale.

FSTRAYED before E. S. Dortch,
IL Justice of Peace, Ward 1, Bossier
Parish, La, by A. G.. Skannal, and will
be sold at his residence, on Red Chute
Bayou, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, October Is, 1909, the follow
ing described live stock:
One heifer, light deer color, 11s years
old, short crop off ends of both ears;
appraised at So.
One heifer, red and white spotted,
mingled, head and neck darker than
body, sloping underbit in both ears, left
ear cut off quite short, dim brand, ~
years old; appraised at 81.
One swall heifer yearling, dark body,
brown ridge, little white on belly, short
crop and two Sits in each ear; appraised
at S..
One heifer yearling, deer color Cor
Light, right ear off, left ear slit and
badly torn; appraised at 81.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
J. L. CLANTON, Constable.
September 8, 1909. octu
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
GRAVEL MADE ROADS
Highway Engineer Shows Why
Thay Are Easily Built.
R0ADBED MUST Be KEPT DRY.
Surface Should Be So Shaped That
Water Will Run OF and Not Pene-
trate-value Of Underdrains, Side
bitches and Rolling.

At a meeting Of the Missouri High
way Engineers association. held at
Jefferson City, f. P. Spalding Of Co
lurnbia. Mo-. read a paper ON gravel
roads and said in part:
Gravel or broken stone when used
for a road Is intended to form a hard
surface, which will resist the wear
Of the traffic and which will shed the
water without softening in rainy
weather or when snow is melting.
The gravel, or macadam, is not in
Itself rigid structure, but depends
upon the firmness Of the earth below
to carry the loads which come upon
1t. The object Of the gravel is to make
me surface harder and more resistant
10 wear and the action Of water than
the earth surface that it replaces, and
It can only be effective when the road
below 1t is properly shaped and drain
ed and when the surface has such
form as to cause the water which
falls upon it to quickly run off with
out penetrating the road.
Filling mudholes with gravel is not
making a gravel road. This is only
wasting good material. l can recall Il
mudhole into which gravel was regu-
larly dumped every spring for years,
and each time when the ground thaw-
ed out In the following spring the mud
was again on top and ready to swal-
>l III
there Is enough gravel In that hole,
200 or 300 feet long, to make a mile
Of good gravel road. Finally road
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-23
stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before me, r. A. Gard
u ner, Justice of the Peace, Ward 6,
Bossier Parish, La, by John Ellis, and
will be sold at Bellevue, La, within the
legal hours of sale on Saturday, October
%, 1909, one 3-year-old black and white
spotted heifer YEARLING, crop and split
in left ear, underbit and split in right
ear. Appraised at So.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law
r. A. GARDNER.
September is. 1909. oc. .,
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Succeion Of w. NJ. Holt, deceased. In
District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
WHEREAS, T. w. Smith has this
w day applied to be appointed ad-
ministrator OF the succession of w. M.
Holt, under the terms of Act No. 70 Of
1906, and has filed a description and
valuation of the property Of said sue
cession, all parties interested herein are
hereby cited to show cause, if any they
have, why the said application should
not be granted and the description and
valuation Of said estate be not approved
and homologated; ard notice is hereby
given that if no opposition be made
within seven days, the same will be
granted, approved and homologated as
prayer for.
Witness the Hon. r. C. Drew, Judge
Of the said Court, this, the 10Th day OF
September, 1909. B. A. KELLY,
3o-2 Clerk District Court.
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Value of Good Roads to Farms.

1t has been said that good roads
lead from good farms to good towns"
and it seems direct way Of stating
the fact. Wherever there are good
roads leading into a town that town is
invariably an active and up to date
business community Whenever good
roads run through a farming region
the farms are found we'll kept. the
houses bright and in good repair. aud
the outbuildings show an air Of snug
comfort and prosperity.
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SheTif'S Sale.

S. l.. Williams versus L. A. Griner. No. 5153. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, October %,
1909, the following described property,
to-wit:
Lots 8 and 10 of block FF and lots Is
and IA of block 90 of Cumberland Sub
division of Bossier City, Bossier Parish,
La, with all buildings and improve
ments thereon.
Terms OF Sale = Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum of S359.33, with 5 per cent
per annum interest thereon from May %,
1908, and all costs of suit, including 1C
per cent on said sum and interest as at
torney's fees.
J.F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept. t6, 1909. oct 2l
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Homestead Entry No. 10, 42O.

Department OF the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Natcnitoches, La.
August -, 1907
NOTICE is hereby given that William
IN II. McCaleb of Linton, La, who,
on June 6, 1904, made Homestead Entry
No. 10,42O (053S) for lots 2, and 6 and
the southwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section Z, township 10 north, range
II west, Louisiana Meridian, has filed
notice OF intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before B. A. Kelly,
Clerk of Court, at Benton, La, on the
30th day OF September, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: j. G..
Jones, j. L. Jones, J. A. Bumgardner
and L. r. Bumgardner, all OF Linton,
La. j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
August 10, 1909. sep2a
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EStrayed

From Plain Dealing on July 18th, one small black
or brown, MARE PONY, blaze in face, all collar
marks, foretop cut back, about or 10 years old
A liberal reward will be paid for information
leading to her recovery or for her delivery to NE
W. s. BRADBERRY, Plain Dealing.
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Ajohway MAINTAINING Scheme,

Many German highways are lined
with cherry trees. When the fruit
Is ripe 1t Is gathered and sold. and the
proceeds go to the fund for maintain
Ing the highways.
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September is, 1909. &C. q
Final Account.

Succession Of Robert Williams, deceased.
IN District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that Frances Will
~ lanls, administrator of the succession of
Robert Williams, deceased, has this day filed in
my Office his final account in said succession
and If opposition be not made thereto within the
time prescribed by law, the same will be homol-
ogated and made the Judgment of the Court.
Given under my official signature and seal OF
Office, at Benton, La, on this, the 10Th day OF
September. 1909. B. A. KELLY,
u0-2s Clerk District Court
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For Sale
Two Sections of Land

In Terrell County Texas, on the
Ric t.tande River. Each section
lies rne half mile on the river and
runs back two miles. The distance
from 0ne tract to the other is one
and 1re-half miles.
| will sell either section for
StoJD or both sections for $3.50,
one nalf cash and balance in one
and TWO years, with 8 per cent in
terest. There is nothing against
the land now.
I have a sectional map of Ter
rell County, Texas, showing loca-
ton of this land. This is good
bargain, and I would not sell it if
| did not need the money. If you
want to make some money, see me
at once.
j. E. JOHNSTON, ir.
Shreveport, La.
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Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before E. S. Dortch,
IL Justice of the Peace, Ward |, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by Robert Poole, and
will be sold at Poole, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, Octo-
Der 2, 1909, one red and white spotted
Cow, marked crop and overbit in each
ear, brand very dim; about 4 years old !;
appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
27-s J. L. CLANTON, Constable.
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Succession Notice.

September 8, 1909. octl4
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Succeion Of w. NJ. Holt, deceased. In
District Court, BOssier Parish. La,
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
LEOPOLD WEAKER
AFTERSINKINGSPELL
Faints Several Times, and
Rallies So Poorly That
End Is Now Near.

BRUSSELS, Dec. liking Leopold
tainted several times during last night,
and is today growing steadily weaker.
His occasional rallies are Of constantly
shortening duration, being followed by
increasing depression.
The report that Leopold is a victim OF
progressive paralysis" was confirmed
today.
Cardinal Mercier, who is almost con-
stantly with the King, is bringing pres
sure 10 bear on him to relent toward his
two estranged daughters, Princess
grant them a final audience. So far,
Leopoid has been adamant to all en-
treaties. His treatment of his daugh-
tiers has caused a wave OF resentment,
and the public is rapidly changing from
a state of Indifference toward the King
TO one OF open hostility.
Princess Stephanie has called 1t The
Palms several times 10 see her father,
but the attendants are under orders not
70 admit her. Dispatches from Buda-
pest today say that Princess Louise has
suffered a nervous collapse, due to her
una answered appeals to be allowed to
come to Brussels
OF the three daughters OF LEOPOLD.
Clementine, the youngest. is the only
one who is with him during his illness.
Her two sisters have been estranged
from him. Louise of SaXe-Coburg, 0e-
came estranged through her demands on
him to pay her debts. Stephanie, who
Is the Countess Lonyay, left Brussels
many years ago
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
FOURTEEN-INCH GUN
IS READY FOR TEST

The first fourteen-inch gun ever
manufactured by the naval gun factory
at the Washington Navy Yard is at
Indian Head, Md. today for testing.
The new gun has not been built with
a view to placing IL on a warship, but
viii be kept at the naval proving
grounds as a type gun and its be-
haviOr closely watched.
Should the gun prove satisfactory il
is the intention to fit the new Dread
noughts with batteries Of these four
teen-inch engines OF war.
IL has required the naval gun factory
a little less than a year to complete
the gun and get it ready for testing.
The casting of which the gun was made
IS not a regular casting, bat is what Is
known as a steel gun forging. II was
made by the Bethlehem Steel Company
and shipped TO Washington All the
boring and all the machine work was
done here, together with the manufact-
ure Of the gun mountings.
To accommodate the gun casting in
the factory il was necessary TO raise the
roof Of the main factory building, and TO
handle the gun, new cranes of increased
capacity were secured.
There have been manufactured for use
in the coast defense. guns OF fourteen
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
A NOVEL INTRODUCTION

The DR.. Howard Company have en-
tered into an arrangement with O'Don-
nell's Drug store, 900 + street northwest.
by which a special Introductory offer
will be made OF % cents on the 50 cent
size Of their celebrated specific for the
cure Of constipation and dyspepsia.
SO remarkably successful has DR.. How
ards specific been in curing constipa-
ton. dyspepsia. and all forms of liver
trouble, that O'Donnell will return the
price paid in every case where it does
not give relief
O'Donnen has been able to secure only
a limited supply, so everyone who wishes
to be cured Of dyspepsia or constipa-
ton should call upon them at once or
send them 25 cents by mail, and get 50
doses Of the best medicine ever made.
on this half price Introductory oner. with
their personal guarantee TO refund the
money II the specific does not cure.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
FOURrEEN-1NcH GUN FROM WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

and even sixteen-inch diameter. but this
is me first gun above twelve inches that
has been turned out in the naval gun
factory here.
The new battleships now building for
the navy. the Arkansas and the Wyom-
ing. will be fitted with batteries Of
twelve-inch guns. and the results Of the
experiments with this new death and
destruction dealing machine will deter
mine as to whether or not the larger
size will be used on ships Of the
American navy.
The gun Just completed viii shoot a
projectile weighing 1,400 pounds with a
velocity Of 5000 foot-seconds. represent
ing a muZzle energy of $500 fJot-tons.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
woMAN.S SKULL CRUSHED.

ST. LOUIS Dec. 16.-The police have
sent circula 5 throughout the country
containing a description Of the negro
believed to have murdered Mrs Lille
Osborn in the cellar Of her house in this
city. Mrs Osborn employed a man to
look after the fGrnace Of her house and
was struck down with a heavy wooden
maliet when she went to inspect HIS
work. Her skull was crushed in and
sic died few hours after she had been
found.