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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Red Land.

We are having spring weather at
present.
Miss jamie Belle Goodwin was a guest
of Miss Vashti Keoun Saturday night.
Mrs. Bridges of Antrim was guest OF
Mrs. w. E. Mizell Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler of Mars, Ark,
are guests of their son, DR.. Rupert
Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Hatcher are the
happy parents of fine. boy. born on
Saturday, the 18th.
Quite large crowd attended the sing
ing given at the home Of Mrs. Lottie
Norris Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Crawford of
Plain Dealing spent few days of last
week in this vicinity with relatives.
The party given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Keoun last Friday night
was we'll attended and enjoyed by all.
Miss Birdie Hudson, who spent the
past two weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Hudson, returned to
Shreveport Friday.
Tuesday, January 26, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Barred Plymouth Rocks. About

Barred Plymouth Rocks. 80 About
Is young cockerels for sale. Price, 81
each.--Mrs. M. F. Cade, Dixie, La.
For Sale.-One two-horse WAGON,
almost as good as new, and two small
mules, in fairly good condition.-W. H.
Scanland, Benton, La.
For Rent-A good hill place con-
tanning 100 acres Goo acres in cultiva-
tom located one mile from Rocky
Mount. A good 8-room house, barn,
ETC., two tenant houses, good we'll OF
water and fine spring, good orchard OF
apples and peaches. Possession given
at once, and terms very low.-B. +.
Hassell, 622 Texas Street, Shreveport.
Zone dime line" under this head
means for the first insertion; each sub
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 GA cents per line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Monday, January Is, 1909.
Haufhton.

Haufhton.
Mr.. w. H. Quinn will move into the
Odom cottage this week.
Mrs. ]. E. Burch is visiting her chill
dren in Ruston and Randolph.
Mr.. Claude Prothro of Shreveport was
a visitor in Haughton yesterday.
Hon. E. S. Dortch, Registrar, spent
Friday and Saturday here officially.
Mr.. Ed Logan, Parish Surveyor, was
here Saturday running some land lines.
Mrs. Sallie Stevenson returned home
Friday from two weeks visit with rel
atives on the river.
MISS Carrie Heard, the Art and Music
teacher in the High School, is in Minden
this week on the sick list.
Mr.. S. B. Alsop, Special Agent of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, with headquarters at Minden, spent
one day here last week with view to
4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
In MemOriam.

On Wednesday morning, December
%, 1908, the spirit Of Katie G. Drew was
made perfect in holiness and passed into
glory.
She was a charming young woman,
full of love and sweet charity, with many
endearing qualities of mind and heart.
The idol of a large family, she was
naturally most petted, but was not spoil
ed by the affection bestowed upon her.
Always cheerful and happy in DISPOSE
ton, it was not surprising she made true
and fast friends. Her sunny counte-
nance will be missed in this community
as in her home, and to those who loved
her most goes out the sincerest sympa-
thy in their great bereavement.
Life is narrow vale between the cold
and barren peaks of two eternities. We
strive in vain to look beyond the height.
We cry aloud, but the only answer is the
echo of our wailing cry. But Gin the
night of death Hope sees a star, and
listening, Love can hear the rustic Of a
wing"
"Your feet have passed over,
While we stand on the desolate sand;
| You are walking the streets Of gold
That lead through the beautiful land.
| The loving Savior has taken you away,
| But He will not leave us alone,-
/ He will give you back to our bosoms again
When we stand on the sea by the throne"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing,

Mr.. J. G. Kelly is on the sick list
this week.
DR.. w. F. Bell returned home last
Thursday after several weeks stay in
st. Louis.
Much improvement is going on in our
town in the way of new sidewalks, street
cleaning, etc.
DR.. w. F. Bell was called to Cedar
Bluff yesterday to attend Col. J. s.
Swami, who is quite i'll.
Mr.. w. L. Raney left to-day for points
below Shreveport. He will send for his
family as soon as he finds satisfactory
location.
One hundred head of hogs were ship
ped from this place yesterday. Several
car loads had been previously shipped,
some to New Orleans and others to
st. Louis.
Mr.. Kinlock Swan, who is now pitcher
for the Kansas City baseball team, which
is in the American League, was a guest
of DR.. R. Logan Arnold last Thursday
and Friday. -.--.. ..-.
Benton Boggs, jr., who is now en-
ployed in the Cotton Belt machine shops
in Pine Bluff, Ark, spent last week with
the hsme folks, leaving Sunday night
for his work. =.
Mr.. D. F. Hays died at his home in
Bolinger Sunday night. He was about
fifty years old, and a member of Ivy
Camp No. IS, w. O. w. The interment
took place in Plain Dealing Cemetery
Monday afternoon at three o'clock.
The Plain Dealing amateurs presented
two Ethiopian farces at the Opera House
last Friday night. All did extremely
we'll for their first attempt, especially
Mr.. E. R. Mading in the role of Sally
Grindstone and Mr.. Lester Mckenzie as
Johnnie Overalls, her bashful sutton.
Miss Snow King, elocutionist, will en-
terrain at the Opera House Friday night
Following is her program:
can Innocent Drummer" o.
IA Comedy Monologue."
"Mr. and Mrs. Popperman.
"The Tramp
"Buying 'Feller.'
"An Old Maids Warning"
GA Lesson in Kissing"
"Teriscope in Flat Creek Quarters.
Wednesday, January 20, 1909.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Local and
Personal

Come on, fellowe; let's "bring in" an
oil we'll.
4 friend writes us that twins-a boy
and girl were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nv. Dixon of Belcher on the 9th ult.
At the last meeting of Cypress Lodge,
held in this place on the 18th, Mr.. J. M.
centell of Cairo plantation was raised to
the degree of Master Mason.
Miss Jessie Wyche returned one day
last week from Haughton, where she
enent about three weeks very pleasantly
With her aunt, Mrs. G. w. Smith.
We are told that Mr.. P. C. Taylor, who
laft Benton some months ago to locate
in Gibsland, will remove to Alexandria,
where he will engage in the granite,
marble and iron fence business.
Mr.. r. T. Land, one of our locol at
torneys, is now occupying the Office va
Gated by DIR. w. D. Lassiter some
months ago and located near the Bank
If Benton. His Office has heretofore
been in the Court House.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Wilkinson
Tuesday night, pretty little girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson's home last
year was in Riverton, Caldwell Parish.
They are at present guests of Mrs.
NJ. II. Hanks, Mrs. Wilkinson's mother,
and will perhaps make some point in our
parish their permanent home.
The Banners old friend, Mr.. w. H
Bledsoe of Haughton, writes the editor
as follows: "My Dear Sir: The old
reliable has been coming to my house
about forty years, and if live that long
(but WON'T forty years more. ! do moi
wish to cut its usefulness to me, so
6eHQ oil dHu W1oH VIC DouAoi oueoCoo'
We thank you for this dollar, Mr.. Bled.
soc, and for the many you have paid Vi
on subscription during past years. W.
wish we had thousand subscribers lik'
you, but we haven't. We appreciate
your well wishes-and as to your age
Why, good subscriber like you is en-
titled to second lease on life.
Tuesday mornings mail brought to u
two nice, ripe strawberries enclosed in
small carton. There was nothing abou
the package to indicate the name of tn
sender, nor can we say positively tina
the berries were grown in our parish
but we'll bet they were. Now, Januar
IS early for strawberries, as you know
and this is no doubt one reason VIII
they were sent in. Also, the sende
perhaps wanted us to pass on thei
merits. That where we are at home
but t.co! Well, hardly. If our I'm
known friend wants y full and intelli
gent report as to the general merits G
his January crop of strawberries to ap
pear in these columns, he'll have to sen
around few quarts. When we feed W
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Final Report Of Grand Jury.


To the Hon. R. C. Drew, Judge of the Second
Judicial District Court, holding sessions In and
for the Parish Of Bossier, State of Louisiana:
We, the Grand Jury, empaneled for
this term of your honorable Court, beg
leave to report as follows:
That we entered upon the discharge of
the duties imposed upon US with full
knowledge of our responsibility and
have discharged same with care and
diligence.
We have inquired into all the infrac-
tions of the criminal law brought to our
knowledge and, after examination of all
cases presented, we have returned
twenty two true bills, ignored fifteen
charges, and four cases remain as un-
finished business, wherein the District
Attorney will file bills of information, if
the law provides that he may.
We have examined the Offices of the
Sheriff and the Clerk, also the Jail, and
find them in an apparently good condi-
ton and well kept.
| We extend thanks to Your Honor and
other officers for courtesies shown us
during our labors.
Wherefore, we ask that this, our final
report, be received and that we be dis
charged from further duties at this term
of Court. Respectfully submitted,
C. D. SANDIDGE, Foreman.
A true copy:
r. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk
Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

/. A. TldWell, &. y. Gayle, II. +. Wyche
and J. P. Creswell.
Little Clarence Benjamin Cook, the
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Cook,
living near Plain Dealing, died on the
18th.
There were so many of our friends in
town this week that it is out of the
question for US to think of making per-
sonal mention of them all.
The little baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. w. Arnold died on the 10Th, aged
four months and seventeen days. Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold reside near Bolinger.
Miss Susie Watson of Shreveport, a
daughter of Mrs. Harry Watson, spent
Saturday and Sunday here as guest of
Mrs. T. T. Land. The young lady is
Mr.. Lands cousin.
Mrs. NJ. B. Sparkman left one day last
week for her home in Longview, Texas,
after spending some days here as a
guest of Mrs. T. T. Land. Many of our
readers will remember Mrs. Sparkman
as Miss Matte Brooks. When a young
lady she often visited in Bellevue. Her
daughter, Miss Norma, is still Mrs.
Lands guest and will perhaps remain in
Benton some weeks yet.
The friends of prohibition in this
parish are not at all alarmed at the talk
about any one taking advantage of some
legal technicality and establishing .
whisky saloon anywhere in ward two
More than nine-tenths of the voters Of
Bossier are opposed to the sale of whisky
anywhere in the parish, and they an
ready and willing at any time to make
good their wishes in no unmistakablt
manner.
Bossier District Court convened herr
Monday morning and adjourned yester
day afternoon until Monday morning
when the jury term begins. Judge Drew
and District Attorney Sandlin left TO
their homes in Minden. The Court di'
not have a full docket before it. Blu
few misdemeanors were disposed of thi
: week. Will Taylor, Sol Stokes and Jo
Stewart Gall colored) pleaded guilty, tn
first two to horse stealing and the othe
to burglary and larceny. They hav
not as yet been sentenced. The onl
murder case. before the Court, that o
5 Drew Tatum, has been fixed for tris
: Monday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
The Teachers Next Program.

The next regular meeting Of the Bos-
sier Parish Teachers Association will
convene in Bossier City on Saturday,
February Goth. This is central point,
and only one days meeting, therefore
every teacher in the parish is earnestly
requested to be present. The program
follows:
/. Opening exercises.
2. Roll call; quotations from some
Southern poet. -
8. Dynamic Factors, Chapters u, IL
and 14-Mr. T. A. Binford.
4. Teacher at Work, page 192, Dis
cipline Miss Swords.
5. School Hygiene and Sanitation
Bossier City Doctor.
6. Superintendent critique.
I. Country School Extension Work
Mr.. Jos. f. Johnston.
Noon.
8. Music.
9. School Ethics-Mr. Godfrey.
10. Geographic Influences in Amerl-
can History, Chapter 1i-Miss jackson.
Ii. Adjournment.
S. r. DOYLE, President.
GussIE GARDNER, Secretary.
ANY oil indications on your land?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Midway.

Mrs. Tom Merritt visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Dalrymple, Sunday.
Mrs. Matte Bumgardner, sister OF Mr.
r. A. Fox, was visitor at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Dalrymple last week.
Mrs. Hattie Dalrymple returned home
Saturday after a ten days. visit to
Shreveport, spending the time with her
daughters, Mrs. Kate Sorrell and Mrs.
Hardy Reed.
Mrs. AL. Byram of Ida, Caddo Par
ish, was welcome visitor at the home
of her brother, Mr.. G. w. Dalrymple,
last week. She was accompanied by her
little daughter, Cleo. Mrs. Byram and
Mr.. Dalrymple visited their brother, Mr..
J. M. Dalrymple of near Rocky Mount
Sunday. This is the first time they had
all taken dinner together in about nine
teen years.
Moodo1, Torporr OK 1910
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Good ordinary, 7ss cents.
Low middling, 81 cents.
Middling, 81 cents.
Good middling, 81 cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

pH The old year has passed. II
there is an '08 printed on your paper
opposite your name, or en- its wrapper,
YOU owe us dollar. Please bear in
mind that subscriptions are due in ad-
vance. A dollar is but little to demand
for newspaper for whole year, and
surely any one can afford to pay that
amount in advance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

Mr.. w. M. Mccall and family have
removed from this place to near Bossier
City. Mr.. Mccall will cultivate the
billiard place this year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Farmers Meeting.

A meeting of North Bossier farmers
and all others interested, will be held in
Plain Dealing, on February I'd next, to
discuss and arouse interest in matters OF
planting peanuts and general crop di-
versifcation.
w. j. JOHNSTON, Chairman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

Do you fellows over in ward six want
hog-proof fences, or notP You'll soon
have the privilege Of again voting on
the question.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

HsE If you have choice seed corn or
cotton for sale advertise it in the Ban
ner, as others are doing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28
Dr.. E. G. Allen, OF Shreveport,

Dr.. E. G. Allen, 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, 1909-01-28
School Board PROCEEDINGS.

School Board Proceedings.
January 7, 1903.
The following is the petition of the
citizens of Alden Bridge, ward three,
presented to Mr.. Sentell and by him
laid on the table. [Note.-It was mad
vertently omitted from the minutes. pub
lished January IA, 1907
To the Hon. N. W. Sentell:
We, the undersigned, respectfully ask
you to support Prof. j. E. Johnston for
Parish Superintendent in the coming
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

Miss Jessie Wyche returned one day
last week from Haughton, where she
enent about three weeks very pleasantly
With her aunt, Mrs. G. w. Smith.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

We are told that Mr.. P. c. Taylor, who
left Benton some months ago to locate
in Gibsland, will remove to Alexandria,
where he will engage in the granite,
marble and iron fence business.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

Any oil indications on your land?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

IN. w. OENTELL, TTeSIUcII
Jos. E. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-01-28

At the last meeting of Cypress Lodge,
held in this place on the 18th, Mr.. J. M.
sentell of Cairo plantation was raised to
.ba degree of a Master Mason.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

The United States circuit court
has again found that the Standard
OH Co. is trust or corporation do
ing illegal business IN this country
and has ordered said corporation
dissolved These indings Of Uncle
Sans higher courts are intended
really 10 furnish more than meat for
the joke column. but dothey7 Nov
and then U. S. judge zc-umnlatrs
nerve enough to tell the people
what most of them already know.
however) that the Standard is
trust, operating Ia restraint Of trade.
ETC., etc. And then another Judge
bobs up and calls the aforesaid Judge
a liar and other things. and in the
mean time the dear ''peepu5'' 90
nerriIy along paying for theil little
gold brick on. the installment plan.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

M w. OF A.-NEZPERCE CAMP
W.. No. 749S, meets the first
and third Monday nights of each
month in the Opera House. Visit
ing neighbors cordially invited.
J. 81. LEWIS, VIC
WALTER HoEPPNER, Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

Many Of the newspapers through
out the state at this time are cx-
pressing their views on The political
question and also about the men Who
are prospective candidates for an
Office and we have no reason to doubt
that they are expressing their true
sentiment. But watch and see how
many of them have change Of
heart before the next election. after
some of the Willy politi 'ians get a
good confidential talk With them.
The influence of the press Is Weekend
more by such changes than from any
other cause. When paper comes
out and comdens certain acts and
men and then changes and supports
these certain acts and men which II
was but short time before condemn
ing, how can you expect the public
to have confidence In what Il says.
Yet it must be said that this way of
conducting a newspaper has mater
tally changed during the past few
years, as they are showing their in
dependence more and more each
year by great number joining the
independent ranks. A paper that
sticks to its party through thick and
thin, upholds the acts of the officials |
Of its own party whether they be
right or wrong. can see nothing good |
in politics unless II is done by It's
own party, can not hope to have
much weight With its readers. But |
these sort Of papers are losing their |
influence more and more each year
and tf1eir number is rapidly decreas-
Ing and it win not be long until a
greater number Of papers viii take a
'tand for what they believe Is right
md not be changed on account Of
politics.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25
EXECUTORS NOTICE OF SALE
OF RIAL ESTATE.

Notice Ia hereby given that By virtue If an
order Of the Probate Court. made tbs 18th day
Of October, 1900. In the ma ffer Of ths estate oI
John Peter 0ileertx. 4 will In obedieu1e 70 I'd
order, on Iuesdsy, the 7th Gay OF Decemb r.
1902 sell a. ysiTste sale the real estate boforx
Tag 70 said estate which Il described a. follow
The southwest qusrfer Of section fosrtef q
0D, township thirty-thrse fss). north Of range
one uj, east OF Bo<H1 Msrfdlxn.
Hrittsn bids for The purchase Of said prop
srty VIII Be received By The undersigned a.
his pIscs Of residences al Eezpsrce, idaho. or
may be left with the Judge Of the Probate
Court Of hsz Psrce county, Addressed 70 The
Of Dscenn bsr. 1902. Bids 70 be ope9et Dsc.7th.
1902. Tsrms Of sale: Ten per cent OF smount
Of bid 70 accompany offer 70 purchase b4lkucs
In casa on date Of confirmation OF sale.
MICHEL FUCHS.
kxseutor Of Estate OF John Peter Giibertss De-
ceased.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

The discovery that many Of the
800 miners. supposed to have been
dead in the Inflated Cherry, Illinois.
coal mine. we're yet alive, will not
only bring Thanksgiving to their
kindred and friends. but will add a
greater feeling Of thanksgiving to
the whole nation.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

The fellow who thinks he can
make a living by kicking about ev-
erybody else and the country where
be lives. viii soon End he has a very
scant living. One kicker ip a town
or community is worse than a dozen
who live on the outside and the
sooner he is exported the better off
the country will be.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

BUM MAIL SERVICE FOR
NEZPERcE.

The fellow who has charge of ar.
ranging the mail schedule Ia this
section Of the country has been busy
again and as usual has made the
schedule about as bad as II could be
and little worse than ever before as
has been his custom in the past. II
ii is through ignarance. the people
, here should send some school boy
to give him little bit of information,
if he is capable or learning. and If
not. then they should appeal to the
proper authorities and have him dis
charged at once. The people here
have been annoyed with these uncall-
ed for bum mail schedules about as
long as they are going to be if there
is any way that they can help them
selves. The wishes of the people
are in no way taken into considera-
ton neither are they consulted, and
if he was trying to give US the poor
est service possible he could not
have done better job. It costs not
one cent more and is not one bit
more trouble to give US a better
service and the reason for the pres
ent schedule demands an explanation
and that pretty quick. II any one
can figure out the advantage of hav-
ing the mail, which comes 10 this
part Of the prairie, lay over in voll-
mer from one afternoon until the
next afternoon before It leaves that
place. they certainly are entitled to
the prize On the other hand, the mail |
leaves here IN the morning and lays |
over at Vollmsr all the rest of the |
day and until nine O'Clock the next
lay before it leaves for the outside
points.
Under the present schedule a I
etter mailed at Nezperce at nine
o'clock in the morning of one day
Eould not get to Lewiston until noon
he third day or over City hours. and
( it wat mailed at Lewiston for Nez-
'erce in the afternoon of one day
would not get her until late in the
Ifternoon Of the third day and
'ossibly not in time to be distributed
III the fourth day. Under the pres
Mt schedule a letter written by q
arty in Nezperce to some one in
.ewiston could not get a reply J
nder FIVE days II no time was lost Ia
eplying, and the total distance the
:tter would have to travel In both
Ding and coming would be less than
20 miles.
The people have stood this sort of
lail service just about as long az
hey are going to and they are de- 9
ianding to know who is responsible /
'r this service, and whoever the 8
nilty party is should be sent out on Q
rural route in this country or way v
ack in the mountains for year or 8
70 that be might learn something Il
bout this country and what a poor
all service is.
If he is getting pay for the mis- ,
kss and poor service that he is .
wing Us he certainly should have g
c highest salary that is going. he o
s no defense and there is no ex- =
Sc for the present service unless it 3
througb-ignorance, and II that is ~
81
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-25

w OF w.-NEZPERCE CAMP
W No. AS. Meets every Second
and Fourth Wednesday Evenings
Of each month in Odd Fellows
Hall. c. w. Booth, c. c.
H G. ANDERSON, Clerk