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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
DEATH OF BISHOP GALLOWAY.

Bishop Charles Belts Galloway, Bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church OF Mis-
sissippi, died at his home in jackson, Miss,
at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning, after an
illness Of several days with mild form OF
pneumonia, complicated with heart trouble.
Bishop Galloway was born at Kosciusko,
Miss, in 1849, and was in his sixtieth year.
He entered the ministry in 1888, becoming
a member of the Mississippi Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was
editor of the New Orleans Christian Adj
yocate from 1882 to 1896, when he was
ordained Bishop, serving continuously in
that capacity until the day of his death.
His writings covered wider range, per-
haps, than those of any other person con-
nected with the Church, and he travelled
extensively. He was the author OF 1.-The
Life of Bishop Linneus Parker" Meth
odism, a Child of Providence" "a Circuit
of the Globe,'' Modern Christians, Their
Evident Value,'' christianity and the
Main Commonwealth
upon LQfoo ulllcfcuC OCCdolOAo DAotioP
Galloway officially visited missions in
China, Korea and Japan and attended the
Brazil Mission Conference twice.
Bishop Gallawey attended the District
Conference of the Methodist Church which
was held in Benton from June 81 to July
/, 1900, and on Friday night, June 10th,
delivered an able and exceedingly inter-
esting lecture on the Twentieth Century
Thanks Offering Movement, "to raise
million and half dollars from million
and half Methodist" At the conclusion
of his lecture, the sum of 1925 was sub
scribed by the audience.
While here in the Banner office he wrote
one of his characteristic letters to the New
Orleans Christian Advocate, which he had
ably edited for several years, congratulate
ing that paper on celebrating the anniver'
sary of another journalistic year.
In the death of Bishop Galloway the
Methodist Church, South, has lost ar
earnest worker, forceful writer and g
most eloquent speaker. The church hao
no servant more Jealous and faithful anc
the country no citizen more true to hi
ideals of citizenship. He devoted the bes
he had to give to his life work-honesty
ability and courage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
Election Proclamation.

TN obedience to an ordinance of the
i PoliceJury of Bossier Parish, La,
duly adopted in open session convened,
notice is hereby given and we hereby
proclaim that an election will be held
throughout School District No. Is, as
now established, on Saturday May 20,
1909, for the purpose of ascertaining the
sense of the property taxpayers of said
district on the question of amending the
ordinance adopted by this body July 10,
1907, levying special tax of 1 IS mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property of said school district ''for
the purpose of supplementing the sala-
ries of teachers and building and re-
pairing school houses in said district
so as to devote the remainder of such
special taxes, beginning with the year
1909 and ending with the year 1916, to
the purpose of building school houses in
said district, the title to which shall vest
in the School Board of Bossier Parish.
Said election to be held without expense
to the Parish of Bossier.
That the ballots TO be used at said
election be of the following form: "For
the amendment of ordinance of date july
10, 1907, SO as to devote the remainder Of
special taxes in said district to the pur-
pose OF building school houses" or
against the amendment of ordinance
of date July 10, 1907"
That said election be held under the
general election laws of the State of
Louisiana, and at the regular polling
place-Bossier City.
The following Commissioners and
Clerk are hereby appointed to hold said
election and make due returns, as the
law directs: w. E. Coleman, w. T,
Colquitt and T. M. Yarbrough, Com
missioners; U. w. Hutchings, Clerk.
Done and signed officially this, May
IL, 1909. E. S. DORTCH,
S. w. VANCE,
r. B. HILL,
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13

which have reached us, we do not hesitate
to say it is an honest and manly vindica-
ton of Confederate officer who was out
rageously traduced and unjustly murdered,
and should be read by every lover of JUS
tice and the truth of history, for there are
many, even in the South, who do not know
the facts.
Mr.. Page was prisoner in five places
in the South from September 81, 1853, to
November 81, 1864, seven months of which
time he spent in Andersonville, where he
knew Major Wirz intimately. He has told
the story of these seven months in fear
less fashion. He has written to prove that
Major Wirz was unjustly held responsible
for the hardships and mortality of Ander-
sonville, and that "Secretary Stanton,
rather than Major Wirz, should have been
held responsible for the $4,000 graves at
Andersonville. 1t is rare happiness to
be the medium of justice, and happiness
that comes only to honest, fearless men.
Mr.. Irving A. Buck, writing in the
Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch, recently
said: ''In the South this work should be
used as text book in the schools, that the
rising generation may know that the crime
of Andersonville was In the horrible judi
cial murder of an innocent mana victim
offered to appease the wrath of a section
driven to fanatical revenge by the press,
the pulpit and inflamed public opinion.
Witnesses for the prosecution only were
allowed to testify; those for the defense
were excluded, rendering the tribunal
before which Wirz was convicted travesty
upon justice and flaw in civilization
matched only by the atrocities of the Duke
of Alva and Jeffreys' Bloody Assizes.
:'This "true story" that is true story
is of transcendent merit, written in admir-.
able tone, and told in such simple and
straightforward style ao to bear upon its
face the impress of truth. The South owes
Lieutenant Page debt of gratitude fol
his manly, brave and noble defense of he1
people which it will be hard to repay"
The Neale Publishing Company, Flatiror
Building, New York, are the publishers O.
this book. Price, So; postage, IA cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13

The following indictment Of the Repub-
lican party of the State of Pennsylvania is
by Republican paper-the Philadelphia
Press:
"The coterie of contract and specializing
politicians that are straining to keep Phil
delphia by the throat have some brains,
little wit and no character. They try every
method but the one persued by the honest
man. He keeps faith with his obligations;
they don't know what it means.''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
Daughters of the Confederacy.
New Orleans States, May 5th. ]

New Orleans States, May 5th.l
At the present time the Daughters of
the Confederacy from all over the State
are holding their annual convention in this
city under the most pleasing auspices. AS
we recede in point of time from the period
in which the great war for Southern inde-
pendence was fought the participants in
that mighty struggle are growing smaller
in numbers with every passing day.
1t has been but few years since the
men who had fought in thewar were active
and dominant in all of the activities in the
life of this metropolis. To-day, they are
far less numerous, and the time is not a
long distance ahead when the Confederate
soldier will be but a memory-a sacred and
living memory, it is true,a but a memory
nevertheless. This fact explains why Or
CARNATIONS of Sons and Daughters of the
Confederacy have been formed. Our
fathers left to US a glorious heritage of
service and sacrifice, of valorous devotion
to principle when the path of duty led
through fire and blood and on down to
death. They cheerfully dedicated to the
defense of principle everything that in
life one holds dear, and staked their for
tunes, their lives and their sacred honor
upon the issue.
They lost all but honor and the principle
for which they fought, which shines with
added lustre by reason Of the baptism of
blood it underwent and of the chivalry and
valor with which it was upheld. Therefore
the Daughters. They are organized to
perpetuate the memory of these things; to
keep alive the fires of patriotic ardor; to
give tongue and voice to the living truth
and to guard the shrines that were sacred
by the noble heroism and sacrifice of the
men and women who lived and wrought in
those momentous days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

A Chinaman suicided by hanging at
Franklin.
Monroe will at once begin the erection
of 100000 city hall.
Vast crowds have visited the battleship
Mississippi at New Orleans.
Frank N. Jones of Plaquemine was killed
in railroad wreck wreck near Cypress.
Louisiana leads all other States in the
production of cypress timber and lumber.
Emile A. Hoffman was found dead in
front of the family tomb at the Metairie,
New Orleans.
President Taft says he will attend the
Deep Waterways Convention at New Or
leans next fall.
Duties paid on cargoes of sugar arriving
at the port of New Orleans Wednesday of
last week totaled S257 ,266.81.
Covington dairymen have proposition
to increase their output 1900 gallons daily
for consumption in New Orleans.
The first crop report of 1909 shows re-
duction of ~ per in cotton acreage; con-
dition 81 per cent, and an increase of "a
per cent in corn acreage.
Four hundred thousand square feet OF
cement sidewalks will be constructed a,
Crowley at cost of 100000, property
owners bearing the expense. !.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
ShcriH'S Sale.

Wise & Stephens versus G. r. Washington. No.
1854. In the City Court of the City OF Shreve-
port, State of Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo
PY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, | 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, June 10, 1909,
the following described property, wit:
The west half of southeast quarter and
southeast quarter of southeast quarter
OF section "a, township II north, range
IL west, situated in Bossier Parish, La.
Terms OF Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum Of $50, with per cent per
annum interest thereon from Nov. Z,
1908, until paid, and all costs of suit.
]. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, May 10, 1909. junH
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13
A MONUMENT TO WIRZ.

There will be unveiled tomorrow at
Andersonville, Ca, monument to Capt.
Henry Wirz, who was executed by order of
the Federal Government. He was the
victim of the passions of war and sectional
hatred. but while he was hanged he was
glorifed in an Immortality of patriotism.
During the war between the States Capt.
Wirz was in command of the Confederate
prison at Andersonville, Ca, where the
mortality was great, but no greater than
at Camp Chase and other prisons where
Confederate soldiers were held and were
rationed to bare subsistence, in the midst
of plenty.
There was no excuse for such treatment
of brave men exceptin the spirit of retalia-
ton of Andersonville, which was unavoid-
able. Indeed, the prisoners confined at
Andersonville Jared as we'll and better than
the Confederates who were in active serv-
ice. While the South was limited in pro-
visions and medicines, with its ports block
AIDED and dependent on its scanty supplies,
the North was provided with unlimited
resources, with the whole world from which
to draw its needs for war.
At the end of the war Capt. Wirz was
charged with murder in the cruel treatment
of the prisoners in his care. His trial was
brief and he was condemned to death.
About that time jefferson Davis was
prisoner. When death held Wirz almost in
its embrace he was approached by an officer
with the assurance of immunity if he would
connect Mr.. Davis with the assassination
of the prisoners who died from the want of
medicines, for which the Federal Govern
ment is responsible. Not only did he de-
nounce vigorously this damnable bride for
his life, but having recovered from his
outburst of indignation, he became calm
and refused to utter another word. He
remained unmoved to the end and was
loyal unto death.
Such man was Henry Wirz. He was
gentle of temper, always kind and con-
siderate, but he was fearless.
Had not this hellish plot miscarried, Mr..
Davis could not have escaped the fate of
Wirz, an innocent man, whose best de-
fender is Union soldier whose name we
can not now recall, but who has written
narrative of his experience in the Ander-
sonvllle prison.
In this tribute to one of the martyrs of a
great Cause, the noble women of the South
the Daughters of the Confederacy-have
contributed and completed another link in
historical records of heroic self-sacrifice to
truth and loyalty to duty and to principle.
This much is said of Henry Wirz that
others may acknowledgement Caucasian,
Nay I'm.
Doubtless the Union soldier referred to
by the Caucasian is James Madison Page,
Second Lieutenant of Company A, Sixth
Michigan Cavalry, who, in collaboration
with M. J. Haley, wrote "The True Story
of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of
Major Henry Wirz." We have never read
the book, but from the reviews of the work
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13

French: Who knows most says least.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

notices sent ont covering the recen.
ruling follows: The New York curb
market, having regard for all con-
cerned, desires to inform you that
hereafter periodic and complete
financial statements as to the condi-
ton OF all mining properties quoted
on the New York curb market lists,
signed by an officer of your COM
pany. These statements must be
made at least once a quarter. In
case you do not send the agency a
full and detailed statement of your
company within a reasonable period
from date. and thereafter at least
quarterly. the stock or bonds of your
company will be removed from the
New York curb market lists with
out notice"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18
MINING MEN HERE.

Thomas and John M. Haley and
VIM. Huggard arrived from Goldfiled
in an automobile yesterday afternoon
coming by way of Typo. Thomas
Haley is a brother of Mrs. w. b..
Graham and several years ago was
identified with Mr.. Graham in the
mercantile business in this district.
Leaving here he went to- the gold
camps in the southern part of the
state and became interested in var
ious leases at Goldfield, when that
camp was the objective point for the
gold seekers of the world. John M.
HALEY. who is here with his father,
was for a number of years connected
with some of the big properties OF
Tonopah. having been superintendent
of the California Tonopah mine dur
ing the boom days. Mr.. Huggard is
a prominent attorney of Goldfield.
The party is interested in several
mining properties between here and
Goldfeld and have spent several days
examining their holdings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

The official crop report shows that
the corr area now is seven and a
quarter million acres greater than
the area harvested last fall, and the
condition July 1 was 1913 per cent,
as against 1913 per cent, a year
ago. The crop last year was Of
fcally reported to be 2.66S, oo0, 900
bushels an amount exceeding only in
1905 and 1906. AS the present crop
covers more than Z per cent. more
ground than the last crop, and the
condition is decidedly higher, there
is promise of a crop 10 to 10 per
cent. larger than the crop of last
year An increase of 10 per cent.
would carry the crop above the re-
cord harvest of 1906. The condition
of wheat, both winter and spring,
on July l was decidedly better than
a year ago, and the probability that
the record wheat crop will be APP
preached and may be exceeded is
strengthened. Oats, rye and barley
are in better condition than a year
ago, and private estimates indicate
that the crop of oats will be very
much larger than ever before
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

The Democratic papers never
had an easier time or less to do in
politics than at the present. Every
Republican paper in the country is
taking a rap at the tariff question
and the Republican leaders in Con-
gress. There is really nothing left
for the Democrats to do but to stand
back and say sic EN-"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

An Englishman may now marry
his deceased wife's sister without
violation of law, but the established
church has just declared such mar
riages immoral. England, it appears,
has not vest associated enough with
American coaching parties to learn
that whatever is not illegal can not
be immoral.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

1t is to hoped that the recent rul-
ing by the New Yeok curb market in
demanding periodic and complete
financial statements from companies
listed on the exchange, will accom-
plish the good so greatly desired
the elimination of all financially
operated" mining companies. The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Three thousand marriages in Chi
a are now threatened with annul-
ment because of defective or illegal
ceremony. The action of the divorce
courts in Chicago has always been
rapid, but, it seems possible to find
yet faster ways for getting out of
bad scrapes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

A town called Bristol on the divid-
ing line between Tennessee and Vir-
ginia maintains saloons on the Vir-
GINA side and defies Tennessee SOW
ereignity. The movement of popula-
ton in Bristol will be worth watch
ing.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

The many friends of DR.. and Mrs
Pollock will be grieved to hear tina,
the Doctor and his little daughter
have both been very i'll, in fact sc
seriously i'll as to necessitate 6
hurried move to Colorado from
Oklahoma in which latter place they
recently located.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Mr.. s. w. Bedford was the genial
host at a stag party given to some of
his friends on last Monday evening
at his attractive home in East Ely;
Mrs. John Weber entertained the
Bridge club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Lockhardt was awarded the prize, a
beautiful hand painted plate. De-
licious refreshments were served.
The many friends of DIR. and Mrs.
Pollock will be grieved to hear that
the Doctor and his little daughter
have both been very i'll, in fact so
seriously i'll as to necessitate a
hurried move to Colorado from
Oklahoma in which latter place they
recently located.
Christian Science services will be
held Sunday at ii a.. M. in Christian
Science hall on hurry street. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Reading room same address open
Tuesdays and Fridays from 1890 to
1870 p. m.
At the monthly business meeting
of the Ely Epworth League on Tues
day evening the following officers
were selected for the ensuing six
months: President. Mrs. M. e. De
Vleming; 1st Vice-President, M. G.
Shallenbarger; End ce-President,
Miss Lennie Bower; 3rd Vice-Pres-
ident, Geo. Trimbath, ST.; 4th Vice.
procidapt VIZ no1u,oro. Coorotorx
Mrs. F. IF. Sanford; Treasurer Chas.
H. Bower. Mrs. J. w. Delmore was
appointed Superintendent of the
JUNIOR Epworth League. The officers
will be installed Sunday at s p. m.
followed by an address by the pastor
in church hall.
An unusually pretty wedding took
place last evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Stett, of McGill, when j..
G. Mckay, of McGill and Miss Grace
Griggs, of Saginaw, Michigan, were
united in the holy bonds of wedlock
by Rev. C. w. Barr, who performed
the ring ceremony of the Methodist
church. Besides a brother of the
bride, who accompanied his sister
IIOhi 41ACiiiSdh, hSlO WIN a 1
of the groom's friends present. Fol
lowing the ceremony, a delightful
wedding supper was served, after
which those present were treated to
some exceptionally good music by a
male trio.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Chandler threw open the
doors of the hospitable home to a
large assembly of friends who were
entertained with a very enjoyable
musical which had been arranged by
Mrs. G. F. Pitnam, VINO has just re-
turned from nearly a year spent in
Berlin, Germany. The following
were those who favored the audience
with musical numbers: Mrs. Put
nam played a number of piano
solos very artistically and with great
expression, Mrs. e. L. r. Wallace,
Mrs. J.. E. Stevens, Mrs. A. p.
Slichter and Mr.. ]. A. Malta rendered
vocal selections in their usual charm
ing name Dainty ices and cake
were served after the musical pro-
gram.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

In contradiction to the policy of
not counting your chickens until
they are Matched the farmres in
Kansas and Oklahoma are selling
their wheat before it is harvested.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18
(From Copper Ore

Miss Burnett of Walden & Burnett
returned last week from a months
vacation. She visited San francisco,
Portland and the fair at Seattle. She
reports a good time and appears to
be much improved in health.
Timothy Merely of the reverbera-
tory force and Miss Augusta Sneider
of Ely, we're married Wednesday the
7th in Ely. They r now residing
in the lower townsite of McGill. Their
many friends wish them all the
happiness In the world.
Last Monday Miss Jennie Carr,
the townsite milliner. gave her Sun
day school class a picnic at McGill
grove Those present we're: Hazel
Cartwright Pearl Levelle, Meredith
Mitchell, Jane Mcconnell, Ann Nc
| Cornell, Louise Gordon, Anna Carr,
Bertha Carr. Fredie Mitchell, Hazel
| Mcpherson, and Nettie Carson. All
| kinds of games were INDUCED in and
| good things to eat. All had a delight
| full time.
A most delightful Fish supper
was served Tuesday evening July 9Th
by Mrs. Fred West and Mrs. C. w.
Newcomb. Covers. were laid for G.
L. Ball, s.. w. Clays, S. B. Moore,
| Bert McClaws, c. w. Woods, Miss
| Jennie C%orothers, Mr.. and Mrs. New
| comb and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred West, Master Freddie West and
Miss Julia Dean West. Many more
| of the friends of the hostess might
| have enjoyed this delightful supper
but on account of limited room. A
most enjoyable evening was spent.
A birthday party was given by
Meredith Mitchell at her home last
Friday afternoon, celebrating her
9Th birthday. The pleasures lasted
from 2 to 5 o'clock. The program
was novel.
First a hunting party; first prize
was won by Louise Gordon. First
boys prize was won by Archie Car
son. Numerous games were enjoyed
and dainty refreshments were
served. Those present were:
Louise Gordon, Pearl Levelle, Nettie
Carson, Ann Carr, Cora Carr. Ann
Mcconnell, Thomas Levelle, Lewis
Levelle, Freddie Harder, Herald Janis
and Freddie Mitchell. Numerous
nice presents were received by the
hostess and all had a good time
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Mr.. s. w. Bedford was the genial
host at a stag party given to some OF
his friends on last Monday evening
at his attractive home in East Ely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Does anybody doubt that a cor
poration take would be much easier
to dodge than a straight income tax?
@Pittsburg Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Mrs. John Weber entertained the
Bridge club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Lockhardt was awarded the prize, a
beautiful hand painted plate. De-
1icious refreshments were served.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Miss Burnett of Walden & Burnett
returned last week from a months
vacation. She visited San francisco.
Portland and the fair at Seattle. She
reports a good time and appears te
be much improved in health.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-18

Christian Science services will be
held Sunday at ii a. M. in Christian
Science hall on hurry street. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
Reading room same address open
Tuesdays and Fridays from 1880 te
1880 p. m.