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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-03
ALI,srARs TO PLAY.

The Dryers All-Star team will
play with Bremerton nine at
that place Sunday and fast game
Is expected. The local boys will
leave ON the excursion steamer
and will be accompanied by a
crowd of rooters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-03
SHOWER FOR MRS. MURANE.

The ladies OF the First Chris
tian church will give a shower
at the church parlors, corner Sixth
avenue and X street, tomorrow
afternoon for Mrs. J. d. Murane,
who leaves for Alaska next week
to foin her husband Mr.. Mu-
Irane has gone to Alaska to act as
prosecuting attorney under Judge
sCushman and was passenger
on the Ohio wfsn II went down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-03

* 10000 rolls of wall paper at
half price. Jos. Meyer, GIT G st.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Round Trip Meals,

II never think Of the dreadful ocean
without being reminded of the re-
mark that small child of mine made
to me on the way out last summer"
said cheerful young matron who had
Just returned from abroad. Il was suf-
fering from one Of the most awful
spells OF seasickness. My little daugh-
ter for three days had seen me lying
In my berth, while the stewar,less
from time to time tempted my reluc-
tant appetite, l making dutiful efforts
to swallow and retain something-any-
thing to sustain life till could get off
that agitated monster called floating
palace
Mamma queried this daughter of
mine after she had just witnessed a
particularly narrowing scene. do you
think you'll ever go back home if you
once get on shore again?'
"'Oh. yes. l groaned in reply. i
don't believe l would, though, if l
didn't have these round trip tickets.
Having them, I've simply got to re-
turn
Round trip tickets" the child re,
peated musingly: then, after mo-
ment: Mamma. l believe that's what
must be the matter with your meals
They all seem to have round trip tick.
cts too"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
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 leyying 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, 211s mills of which is for
building purposes and 211s mills for the
equipment of schools and to supplement
teachers salaries, and that the School
Board be authorized to fund the building
portion of 211s mills into bonds, at which
election the said property taxpayers Of
said district voted in number SO and in
property SIG, $50 for special 5 mill tax
the year 1910, as above stated, and q
votes and $3.50 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 5 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 26;
thence to the northeast corner of Plain
Dealing District, which is the middle OF
the west side of section 80; thence in a
southerly direction q miles to the
southwest corner of township % north,
range Il west, thence mile east, south
a half mile, east mile, south a quarter
| mile, to the southwest corner of section
3, township % north, range IL west;
thence pa miles east, north half mile,
west three-quarters of mile to the CEN
ter of section 2, same township and
range; thence north quarter, east
three-quarters, thence north Ia miles to
the northwest corner of the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton SO, township % north, range Il
west; thence east to Bodcau; thence in
northerly direction to the point where
Bodcau crosses the southern boundary
of section II, township % north, range
| II west; thence west to the northwes,
corner of section 20, township % north,
range IL 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
tne year 1915 J.W. ELSTON,
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
An Ordinance

Requesting the City Council of the City
count of Ira G. Hedrick for the sum of
$1,000 against the Parish of Bossier
on account of the construction of
traffic bridge across Red River at said
city.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of Bossier, in legal session
convened, That the bill or account Of
Ira G.. Hedrick for the sum of $1,000
against the parish, on account of work
done in pursuance of a contract made
with him by the parish and the City OF
Shreveport, to furnish plans and speci-
fications of a traffic bridge over Red
River at the City of Shreveport, be and
the same is hereby approved as payable
out of the bridge fund for said bridge,
and, that inasmuch as the City Of
Shreveport contracted and agreed with
the Parish of Bossier to pay such pre-
liminary expenses out of the funds now
on hand and in the possession of said
city for the account of this parish and
charge same to said bridge account, that
the said City of Shreveport be and is
hereby requested to pay said account of
said Ira G. Hedrick in pursuance of said
contract made between said parish and
said city and subject to the terms there
of, taking his receipt in full for such
account, and upon it doing SO the Parish
of Bossier will recognize the same as a
legitimate expenditure by the said city
under the said contract between the said
city and the Parish of Bossier with ref
erence to the construction of said traffic
bridge across Red River at said place.
J.W. ELSTON,
President Police Jury of Bosser Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
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 created by
the School Board of Bossier Parish, La,
July 2, 1909, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the sense Of the property tax
payers of said school district On the
question of levying special tax of 21a
mills on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in said district for a
period of ten years, beginning with the
year 1910, for the purpose of furnishing
supplies for the comfort of the children,
at which election the said property tax
erty ST 400 for special 211s mill tax for
a period OF ten years, beginning with
the year 1910, therefore
Be it ordained by the Police Jury, in
special session convened, That a special
tax of 2 y 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: Commence on
the north line of section SO, township %,
range II, one-quarter of a mile due east
of the northwest corner of said section,
and run due south through said section
and one-quarter of mile into section l.,
township %, range ~; thence due west
ouc-qaarter of mile to the line between
sections l and 2, thence due south on
section line "a miles to the southwest
corner of section 10, thence due east 2
miles to the southwest corner of section
II, township %, range IL; thence due
north mile between sections II and 18
to the northwest corner of section II,
thence due east mile to the northeast
corner of said section II, thence due
north 1 mile on the line between Sec
tons s and 9 to the northwest corner OF
section 9, thence on north line of Sec
tons and 10 to Bodcau; thence up said
bayou in northwesterly direction, with
the meanderings of said bayou, to its in
tersection with the north line of section
80, township %, range ii; thence due
west on the north line of sections 80 and
81, township %, range IL, to the point Of
beginning, is hereby levied for period
of ten years, beginning with and in
Guiding the year 1910, and ending with
the year 1919. wv TT croN
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
The Smallest She Had,

A street car conductor one Saturday
afternoon had such good run of bust
ness that he had difficulty in keeping
himself supplied with small change.
Many persons who patronized his car
handed him dollars and bills of large
denominations in payment Of their
fares.
The conductor managed to get along
fairly well until woman carrying a
tiny infant boarded his car. When he
approached the woman for her fare
she handed him a five dollar bill.
lis that the smallest you have, mad
amT' queried the conductor, fearing
another stringency in change.
The woman looked at the conductor
and then at the baby and made this
surprising reply:
"Yes. have been married only
twelve months"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
GOING THE LIMIT.
The Souvenir She Carried Off From
Week End Party.

The Souvenir She Carried Off From .
Week End Party.
Among the habits which have grown
apace among Americans of recent
years has been that of souvenir hunt
ing. Souvenir spoons, knives forks,
plates, photographs, postal cards and
what not have been Il perfect passion
with the multitude. The thing seemed
to have been carried little too far
when somebody at reception to the
Chinese ambassador some years age
tried to snip off piece of that emil
nent humorist's pigtail with pair OF
pocket scissors, but even that was sur.
passed by certain Chicago woman OF
great personal attractiveness who
seems to have reached the ultimate.
A stranger, speaking of her to an
other woman and not being familiar
with certain facts in the family his
tory of the lady to whom she was
talking, observed that she had hear(
that the Chicago woman was con
firmed souvenir hunter. Not really q
kleptomaniac, you know" she said.
ooh, no; not at ALL was the reply
"She is just the ultra Of Solvent
hunting l happen to know too. YOU
see, some years ago she paid Il weea
end visit at our country place. ant
when it was over
You missed your silverware?'
"No, indeed" was the answer; I'm!
husband.-John kendrick Bangs il
Lippincott's.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
An Ordinance.

Whereas, in pursuance to an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish, La, ordering an election held in
School District No. IL, 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 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
payers of said district voted in number
40 for said special tax of 21s 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 a special
tax of 211s 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
81 north, range IL west, thence east on
section line to the northeast corner of
section IL, township 81, range 10; thence
south five miles to the southeast corner
of section Sc, township 81, range 10;
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
"ioi' 0ne So'' A' J.W. ELSTON,
President Police Jury Of Bossier Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
His Specially.

A distinguished college president,
we'll known for his ability to get do
nations for his institution, while on a
visit to New York recently dined at
the home Of former student After
dinner visitors dropped in, and a gen.
eral conversation was In progress,
when the small daughter Of the host,
spoiled and precocious young miss,
walked in and calmly made herself at
home In the presidents lap. She began
to relate to him how her baby brother
q few days before had swallowed a
quarter.
And the doctor was norful long
time coming" continued the maiden.
''It's pity you weren't here"
why" Queried the distinguished
man In amusement.
Because said the young miss,
while everybody listened, Il heard
papa say you could get money ont of
anybody"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before E. S. Dortch,
IL Justice of Peace, Ward /, 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, IL 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 IS.
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. ocsA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before me, c. G. Howse,
~ Justice of the Peace, Ward 2, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by D. E. Sorrel, on
September q, 1909, and will be sold at
Bossier City, La, within the legal hours
Of sale, on Saturday, November 6, 1909,
the following described live stock:
One dark bay mare pony, white spot
In face, white hind feet; about 9 years
old. Appraised at S35.
One mouse colored mare mule colt,
about Is months old. Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
C. G. HOWSE.
September 80, 1863. nov4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
MISSING the SOVEREIGN.

You know" said the man, chow in
nccently your wife will look at you
across the breakfast table when you
have searched your pockets and dis.
covered Il sovereign missing.
"You may have your suspicious. but
you must keep them to yourself
stood it for two or three years before
a bright thought came along. Then I
got hold of a counterfeit sovereign. !,
hopelessly bad one, placed it in my
purse. and when l got up one morning
and missed it I felt happy.
1.-TWO hours after breakfast my wife
went cut. and at noon was sent foI
to identify her at the police station
She had handed that bad sovereign cut
in payment for an umbrella aud heal
caught, and she had been prisoner
for two hours when get there
"And what did you say| he was
asked
'Not word"
"And what did she say"
'She laid it on the mikman, o.
ourse."-LondOn Tit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
A Heroic ACCOMPLISHMENT,

A prominent politician was appoint
ed to the position of naval officer at an
eastern city during the Cleveland adj
ministration. While in the city he
made a host Of friends, and all of his
waking hours when he was not en-
gagged in official duties We're spent with
these gentlemen attending various in
teresting and costly entertainments
At the expiration of his term of office
he returned home. and his good moth
er, who was an old fashioned German
woman, said to him curiously:
'John, what did you save during the
four years you were in Officer
Mother" he said, with smile light
ing up his countenance, Il accomplish,
ed wonders-I saved my life"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Too Much For the Frenchman.

A story is told Of a Frenchman who
was very anxious to see an American
business man at his home The first
morning when he called at the house
the maid replied to his query:
THE master Is not down yet" mean
ing downstairs.
The following morning he called
again and was met with:
The master is not up yet" mean
ing that he had not yet arisen from
his bed
The Frenchman, looking at her with
doubtful eye, paused for few sec
0nds.
"Eet Is YER deefcult, but eef &c
mademoiselle will tell me when re
master will be neither up nor down
but In re middle, zen l will call at Zat
time."-Joe Mitchell Chapple in Ma
tional Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Sandy's Sausaqes.

At Scotch banquet in New York
one of the guests told the following
story:
"Theer was a poor young mon who
lived in Glasgie, an his landlady liked
to mither him, and livery norm and
livery night she wad gil him freit eggs
He got tired Of eggs, and so he asst a
fren' wheer he warked what else he
might ha' to eat. 4 alays eat sau-
sages,' said the frien'. When the poor
young mon passed a meat shop on his
way home tllot night he bought him a
pooh Of sausages an gied them to his
landlady. Cook them for me in the
m0rrn,' said he. AN how wull l cook
the things? asked the landlady. Like
We wad feesh,' said he But the next
MORN theer was his frict eggs anst
more. 'Wheer are ma sausages? said
he to his landlady 'Weel.' said she,
we tauld me to cook 'em like | wad
feesh, an when l had finsht cleanin'
the things theer was naught left"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Not the DOCS Fault

A minister in Scotland who was In
the habit Of speaking very loudly
shouting. In fact, when he got warmed
up to his subject-was much annoyed
by a dog in his church one Sunday.
The dog had remained very quiet dur
Ing the first part of the sermon. but as
the minister warmed up the dog began
to whine, and when the minister was
shouting at the top of his voice the an
imal set up dreadful bowling. The
minister stopped his sermon and or
dered the beadle to put out the dog.
"Aye. aye, sir" he replied; ''but. in
deed, it was yerseP began it,"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Bible Brilliants.

If SO be We have tasted that the Lord
is gracious. Peter ii, 3.
For they will not receive thy testimony
concerning me.-Acts xii, Is.
Then l returned, and saw vanity un-
der the sun.-Ecclesiastes iv, Z.
And they did eat throughout the feast
seven days, offering peace offerings,
and making confession to the Lord God
Of their fathers.-II. Chronicles XXX, q,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
With Rare Tact.

Mrs. A. was calling on Mrs. B., whose
husband had recently committed sui
eide by hanging himself in the attic.
Remembering her daughters parting
injunction to avoid the unpleasant sub
ject, she steered the conversation into
household channels.
Are you doing your own washing
now?" she inquired.
No replied Mrs. B., mot now. Ii
is such cold work getting it on the
line"
Eyes. it is" said Mrs A.. 'but you
have such nice large attic to hang
things in"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Stray Sale.

TSTRAYED before E. S. Dortch,
u Justice OF the Peace, Ward 1, 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 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-e J. l.. CLANTON, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
- The -
Scrap Book
All Had Drawn Blanks.

Mrs. Sharp was woman with
tongue that did not belle her name.
This did not improve her husband. He
was going fishing one day, and, looking
over his outfit, he exclaimed bitterly:
my fishing trousers haven't single
button on them"
How fortunatev' said his wife.
Nov, II you're drowned 1t will be so
easy to identify your body, won't it.
doarr'
NO" the husband roared, "for all
the other chaps in the crowd are mar
rieSl toOv'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Benton, La, Sept. Is, 1863. oct
Succession Sale.
Succeion Of W. N. Holt, deceased. Il
District Court, Bossier Parish, La.

Succeion of W. N. Holt, deceased. In
District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of an order of sale to me
ID directed from the Honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish of
Bossier, | will on Wednesday, Septem-
Der Is, 1909, at the front door of the
Court House, in the town of Benton, La,
within the legal hours for sales, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section 10 and half of the
southeast quarter Of southwest quarter
of section 18, township IS, range ii,
containing in all 60 acres, more or less,
and situated in Bossier Parish, La.
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraise-
ment or two-thirds thereof be bid. else
on a credit of twelve months, according
to law. T. w. SMITH,
8-3 Administrator.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Stray Sale.

TSTRAYED before me, r. A. Gard
~ 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
q, 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. oct2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
A Civil Word.

A French king once said, 'If civil
word or two will make man happy
he must be a churl indeed who would
not give them to him." If this feeling
were acted on, how much happier the
world would be! We may say of this
kindly temper that it is like lighting
another mans candle by ones own
which loses none of it's light by what
the other gains.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Forgiveness,

Ny heart was heavy. for its trust had
been
Abused its kindness answered with foul
wrong.
30, turning gloomily from my fellow
men,
Ono summer Sabbath day I strolled
among
The green mounds of the village burial
place.
Where. bordering how all human love
and hate
Find one sad level and how, soon or late,
Wronged and wrongdoer, each with
meekened face
And cold hands folded over a still heart,
Pass tho green threshold Of our common
grave,
Whittier all footsteps tend, whence none
depart
Awed for myself and plying my race,
Our common sorrow, like a mighty wave,
Swept all my pride away, and tremblingly
forgave.
Whittier
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
A Day at a Time.

An element Of weakness in much of
our resolving Is that we try to grasp
too much Of life at a time. We think
Of 1t as whole instead Of taking the
days one by one Life is Il mosaic. and
each tiny piece must be cut and set
with skill.-AnOn.