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The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
MANY INVENTIONS.

1t is little less than amazing to take
look backward and note the lack of in
ventiveness of the people of all nations in
old times. We look back to the sculptures,
paintings and buildings of the ancient
Greeks and are filed with wonder at the
talent and skill displayed by them in ac-
complishing tasks that are even now the
wonder and admiration of the world. We
go to ancient Carthage, Thebes, Palmyra,
and to the ruins of cities which have been
buried for many centuries and feel almost
humbled when we wecontemplate the grandeur
and beauty of their labors.
And yet, for all that we can discover to
the contrary, the men who accomplished
these wonders may be compared to ants in
the methods of work. They knew almost
nothing of machinery of any kind. The
Indians who were found by the white man
on this continent had almost as much
knowledge of labor-saving machinery as
did the Greeks and other ancients who left
behind them some of the noblest and most
beautiful works the world has ever seen.
And the wonder of it is that this lack of
inventiveness held sway during all the
advance of civilization up to very few
centuries ago. The riders and characters
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
Haughton Happenings.

Messrs. w. B. and Tom Hickman of
Bluffs we're business visitors here to-day.
Mr.. Emory Majors of Oklahoma is here
on visit Of several weeks with his mother.
Prof j. H. Bailey, Principal Of Haugh-
ton High School, has resigned to take
effect at once.
A case of smallpox developed Saturday
in the family of darkey living in the out
skirts Of town.
The protracted meeting at the Baptist
Church is still in progress. Considerable
interest is shown.
Joe Carter, darkey raised near Belle
vue, was shot and killed in negro row on
the Arkansas Southern Railroad last FRI
day.
Miss Ludie Platt returned yesterday from
Shreveport, where she has been attending
her mother.
Mr.. George H. Russell Of Shreveport,
who is now connected with the State Board
of Health, as Inspector, spent Saturday
here.
Mr.. Ralph Prince has been appointed to
position in the Railway Mail Service,
enter upon his duties.
MIS-. y. Vi. Barnett was taken TO the
Shreveport Sanitarium one day last week
for treatment. The latest reports from her
day indicate very serious condition.
Mr.. Tom Howell of Frierson was here
one day last week prospecting, and thinks
he will move here soon. His wife (nee
Miss Celia Doyle) is native of Haughton.
Mrs. L. R. Sapp and G. K. McClanahan
of Koran left one day last week for their
annual hunt in the Tensas swamps of
Madison Parish. They expect to be gone
two weeks or more.
Rev. j. G. Sloane preached his last SER
mon here for the year yesterday. He will
leave tomorrow for the Annual Confer
ence. It is generally thought he will be
returned here next year.
Mrs. E. E. Walker and children Of CAL
weston, Texas, are here on visit with Mrs.
| Walkers father, DR., Paul Lawrence. Mr.
Walker is expected within few days and
he may decide to move back to Haughton.
Tuesday, December 6, 1909.
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CONFEDERATE DEAD.
BURIED IN BELLEVUE CEMETERY.

BURIED IN BELLEVUE CEMETERY.
William Giroud Burt, lieutenant colonel
of the twenty second regiment of South
Carolina infantry in the Army of Northern
Virginia, and appointed adjutant general
of Louisiana Militia in 1888. Died at
Bellevue on August 20, 1889.
Richard Welcome Turner, first captain
of Company A (Vance Guards) and colonel
of Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry at the
surrender. Died at Bellevue, January IT,,
1883.
Robert Emmett Wyche, first captain Of
Bossier Guards and major of battalion
of Louisiana cavalry. Died in Shreveport,
September 26, 1889.
Benjamin Franklin Fort, private in
Company B marks Guards) and promoted
captain of company from Winn Parish,
in the Twenty eighth Louisiana Infantry.
Died in Bellevue, September "a, 1881. :.
Austin Miller, third sergeant, Company
B, Twenty eight Louisiana Regiment.
Died in Bellevue, July, 1853.
DR.. William Macon Swami, surgeon in
Army of Northern Virginia. Died in
Bellevue, February 5, 1878.
Robert J. B. Lowry, Bossier Guards,
Wyche's Battalion, Louisiana Cavalry.
Died in Bellevue, February 4, 1878.
Holland Williamson Clarke, Company A
(Vance Guards) Nineteenth Louisiana
Regiment. Died at Bellevue in 1872.
Edwin Campbell, Fourth Louisiana In
fantry. Died in Bellevue, Feb. 4, 1872.
Joseph Lawson Biggs, Bossier Guards,
Wyche's Battalion of Louisiana Cavalry.
Died in Bellevue, December 5, 1897.
W.. M. Vickers; Company B (Robins
Greys). Died at Bellevue in 1908.
Charles H. Vaughn, command unknown,
Nathaniel Thompson, 9
J. w. Mcbride, 8
Leonidas Campbell Rasberry, Company
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09

Of Pharaoh could convey his orders from
army to army, or from one portion OF his
kingdom to another more rapidly than
Washington could have it done. The
movements of armies and army stores
could be accomplished in Hannibaps day
with as much celebrity as could be done oy
Andrew Jackson. Caesar could send
message from Gaul to Rome as quickly as
our Old Hickory could send one from New
Orleans to Washington. The ships of Paul
Jones were not swifter or stronger than
we're the vessels of ancient Rome.
And so it was through all the ages OF the
past. Doubtless the workmen who shaped
the timbers and planks for Noah's ark
made as swift progress at their work as did
the pioneers who built their homes IN
America. Homer could have his works
copied and multiplied as quick as Chaucer
could his. Christopher Columbus could
no more carry the time in his pocket than
Moses or Aaron could. There are men
and women living in the United States who
were nearly grown when the first trains
were run and when the first telegraphic
message was sent. Children who saw the
first electric cars have hardly passed their
school days.
And so we might go on and speak of the
powerful and accurate machinery which
fills our shops; of the mills of all sorts
which take the place of human hands in
doing the worlds work, and of the almost
|innumerable inventions and improvements
which have come to humanity in the few
centuries just past. The inventive genius
of man was long in starting, but it is maxi
ing up for it now.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09

D. (Bossier Volunteers) Ninth Louisiana
Regiment. Died in Benton, June Is, 1899.
Robert M. Edwards, Missouri Regiment.
William Riley Head, fifth sergeant, Com
pany A (Vance Guards) Nineteenth Lou
isiana Regiment. Died in Benton.
John H. Braden, Company D (Bossier
Volunteers) Ninth Louisiana Regiment.
Francis Marion Braden, Company A,
Vance Guards) Nineteenth Louisiana.
Milton Braden, Bossier Cavalry, Sixth
Louisiana Battalion.
Francis Smith, Bossier Cavalry, Sixth
Louisiana Battalion.
E. J. Campbell, Maryland command.
Killed in Bellevue, May 13, 1866.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD.

Elsewhere, on this page, will be found
lists of the Confederate dead buried at
Bellevue and Fillmore. While the lists are
perhaps not complete, they are as near SO
as we have been able to make them. We
are indebted to our friend, Mr.. W. H.
Bedsoe, for the Fillmore list. Mr.. Bled-
soc was a member of the Robins Grays,
and he and his brothers were all good true
fighters, from the oldest to the youngest.
Gen. T. w. Castleman is preparing a
history of the Louisiana soldiers in the
Confederate War, and we desire to render
him whatever assistance we can by pub
fishing the names of the gallant soldiers
from this parish-their deeds of daring,
what they did during the war, where they
served, where they sleep their last sleep,
and where the survivors are living.
We call upon the friends, generally, OF
our glorious dead to help US by furnishing
this information from all localities in the
parish.
Early in January we shall commence a
history of the Ninth Louisiana in the Army
of Northern Virginia, which will appear
in several issues, and we will be glad tc
have our friends furnish us any informa-
ton concerning casualties in battle and
incidents in camp life.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
BOssler Point Paragraphs.

James Garrett is attending school at
Atkins.
Mr.. G. S. Yearwood Of Ringgold was a
recent visitor here.
Mrs. G. Garrett, Master Leon and little
Miss Make spent the past week at Bayou
La Chute with relatives.
Mr.. G. ". Smith of Haughton is fre-
quent visitor since deciding to plant his
Bear Island plantation in rice.
Mr.. A. w. McClanahan killed a nice lot
of hogs during the past week and shipped
them to the Shreveport market.
Mr.. Merce Britton, the popular con-
ductor on the T., R. and N, spent day
or two on Ninock recently shooting ducks.
Mr.. W. M. Morrow, who is always hailed
with pleasure, especially by the ladies and
children, was mixing with friends in the
Point the first of last week.
Mr.. Ben Palmer of East Point is looking
after things on Ninock plantation this
week, while Mr.. Aldman is visiting rela-
tives and friends living in Minden.
Ninock, December Z, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
BURIED IN FILLMORE CEMETERY.

Edward E. Robins, first lieutenant of
Company B (Robins Grays) Nineteenth
Louisiana. Died at Corinth, Miss, of
pneumonia, March 8, 1862.
A. M. Afford, third lieutenant Of Bossier
Cavalry and appointed quarter master of
Sixth Battalion Louisiana Cavalry.
E. R. Moore, Bossier Cavalry, Sixth
Louisiana Battalion.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09
Around Antrim.

Mrs. E. M. Crawford spent Wednesday
in Shreveport.
Mrs. N. w. Sentell of Collinsburg was
guest Of Mrs. P. G. Fontaine one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Martin are going
to move from here to farm near Red
Land.
DR.. Garrison and Mr.. Castle spent Satur-
day completing the work around the school
house.
Mrs. C. H. Mauross and daughter of
Nashville, Ark, are guests Of Mrs. E. M.
Crawford
The children are rehearsing their recita-
tons and getting ready for glorious time
Christmas.
Mrs. Bridger spent Saturday night and
Sunday in Mot, where she filled her regu-
lar appointment in the Mot Church.
-Four new pupils entered our school this
week. The town can now boast of having
the best school it has had for years. L.
The Bossier banner., 1909-12-09

Il have large lot of odds and ends in my shoe
stock, ranging in sizes from ~ to 8, which have
decided to offer at great reduction. l have
sliced the price until it now stands
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
rs DIsIIKED FOR INFORMA-
TON FURNISHED AGAINST
RECREANT HOMESTEADERs.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
RIVERSIDE, July ia re-
port comes from Synarep, in the
Tunk valley, fifteen miles east
of here, that c. w. Rice, a resi-
dent of that section, has been
threatened with death If he does
not leave the country by July 20.
The letter informing him of his
impending fate was signed by a
committee of twenty, and the rea-
son given is that he Is accused OF
having given Information to spe-
ciai agents of the United States
land office concerning the actions
.of homesteaders both before and
after they made final five-year or
communication proof on their home
steads.
The Tunk valley is settled by
people In the main who acquired
their land by homesteading. In
recent months special agents have
been much in evidence in the val
ley, inspecting both the lands and
the circumstances surrounding the
proving up on the lands. A num-
Der of settlers who are in posses
sion of patents granted by the gov
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
EDITORS IN SESSION

ception of the poet laureate and
the flag custodian, arrived last
night and two past presidents in
addition are here, including the
founder of the association, Faith
err" b. B. Herbert, editor of the
National Printer-Journalist, and
Albert Tozier of Salem, Ore.
Already there is evidence of
activity of a political nature, af-
fecting the office of president of
the association. The two con-
tenders for presidential honors are
A. Nevin Pomeroy of Chambers
burg, Pa, and J.. p. Baumgartner
of the Register, Santa Anna, Cal.
The latter was a candidate at the
jamestown convention two years
ago and lost by but two votes.
Friends of the two are actively
campaigning.
To-day the delegates, after they
were formally welcomed, saw the
city from automobiles and will at
tend the theater tonight as the
guests of the Seattle Press club.
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letter threatens
DEATH OF RANCHER

eminent since last spring have
been compelled to appear before
the United States commissioners
in various sections of this county
and defend a contest instituted by
the government, and it is conced-
ed that several Will, under the
recent rulings of the department
of the interior, lose the lands ON
which they proved up.
The principal grounds for these
contests are that the settlers made
comm utation proof and then held
the land for speculative purposes
instead of making their bona fide
home on the same. At the present
time at least six settlers of the
'Tunk valley are in danger of los
ing their ranches under these cir
cumstances.
Much bitter feeling has been
|emgendered and Mr.. Rice is given
the blame for most of the trou-
bles besetting the men and women
who are in danger of losing their
property. Mr.. Rice yesterday
toured the valley on horseback.
armed with rifle, seeking the au-
thor of the threatening letter
which ordered him to quit the
country on pain of death by hang
ing. He has given out that he
will be found on his ranch on
July 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
PLAN ON FOOT TO DISPOSE OF
GARBAGE-HAwIlEY WANTS
AN INCINERATOR.

Councilman Hawley, who has a
great deal of trouble trying to get
garbage removed by the scaven-
gers from South Tacoma, Ii now
determined to have garbage An
Generator built BY the city. He
win take the matter up this week
in the council.
There has been considerable talk
of a garbage moderator. but as
yet the council Ia not decided
about the matter. It has been
suggested that It Is waste OF
good material to destroy the gar
|bage. and that it could be made
profitable BY feeding Il to hogs.
Some cities have established msi-
|nicIpa1 hog farms. Tacoma now
has & large farm at gpanaHay.
and there has been some Talk Of
stocking It with porkera and
'edine them the garbage from ne
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
V|ADUCT PLANS
|. TO Be FINISHED

The viaduct committee of nine
appointed to frame a policy for
getting a viaduct over Eleventh
and possibly other tideland streets,
expects to finish its work this aft
ternoon.
The job would have been ended
long ago but for the fact that
ihany-of the members of the COM
mittee have large property inter
ests on the tidelands and they
have been trying to engineer a
deal some way to make somebody
else pay for the Improvement in
stead of paying for 1t themselves.
The absolute certainty that the
Improvement will never be made
II left for the city at large to pay,
has about convinced the commit
tee that the only way to proceed ie
along the lines of the bill drawn
by City Attorney Stiles and 1t Is
probable the bill will be favorably
considered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
JIM HILL BOOSTS
MT. TACOMA

For the first time In the history
of Jim Hills connection with rail-
reading in this state, Mt. Tacoma
is recognized in a new Great
Northern folder by its original
Indian name. rather than by the
title given 1t by an English navi-
gator in honor of a British naval
officer, who never saw the beauti-
full peak and whose only distinc-
|tion in reference to this nation
was that he fought against the
colonies on the British side in the
war of the revolution.
I'm new folder issued TO boost
the Great Northern. Tacoma is
given a good boost, and among
other things the paper declares:
|aMt. Tacoma Rainier National
park and Paradise Valley are
Quickly and easily reached by rail
or auto ride from Tacoma"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSO-
CATION OPENS LIVELY
MEETING IN SEATTLE.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, July 19.-Several
delegations of newspapermen ar
rived In Seattle today to attend
the twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the National Editorial as
ISOLATION, which meets here all of
this week. A special train ON the
Northern Pacific last night
brought 1874 officers, delegates
and visitors from Chicago. 1t is
expected that $50 members of the
Editorial. association will have ar
rived by tonight.
An elaborate program has been
prepared for the entertainment of
the newspapermen here, which
win be followed with twenty
days trip through Southeastern
Alaska.
All Of the officers, with the ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
HEWITT BELIEVES
IN DRY DOCK
PROJECT

Henry Hewitt has become SC
firmly convinced of the practica.
bility of the Chambers creek dry.
dock scheme of A. P. Gillies that
he has agreed to build 1t himself
when the other projects out there,
including the steel plant, get un-
der way.
A determined effort is being
made to land the contract for the
building of the first battleship OF
the Dreadnaught type on the Pa.
cific coast here, and petitionf
were today sent out to all the
postm asters in Alaska. and t.
many in this state, and they will
be placed at the Pierce county
booth at the A. Y. P, asking the
delegation from this
state to work with that end in
view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
AIRSHIP FALLS INTO WATER;
DRIVER CALMLY SMOKES AS
HE is RESCUED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
I CALAIS, France, July 10
Perched upon the frame work of
his wrecked monoplane, Hubert
Latham was calmly smoking a
cigaret when boats came to his
rescue after he had plunged into
the waters of the English channel,
eight miles from the shore, today.
Latham was uninjured by the ac-
cident to his machine and the
monoplane was but slightly dam
aged.
Latham was attempting to cross
the channel when the accident oc-
CURED. He had travelled eight
miles, when the monoplane's mo-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
RICH MEMS SONS ARE
JAILED FOR H0lDUP

but were released on bonds. 1t
Is charged that the three young
men pulled Charles Reyn, a
Swede, into an alley last night and
robbed him of $17.05. The po-
lice say Reyn seized Nevlin and
yelled loudly for help. A crowd
soon gathered and the arrest of
Thompson and Peyton followed.
The bond fixed i'm Nevlin's case
is unusually heavy because of the
charge made by the arresting Of
ficers that a purse resembling the
one lost by Reyn during the scuf-
file was found in the prisoners
pocket. Nevlin says he canno,
explain how it came there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
LAUNCH RUNS T0|
THE POINT

To accommodate the tourists
who wish TO see the Tacoma wa
terfront. the launch Lillian d.
Foss, with q capacity OF 135 per-
sons, this morning started on 4
run from the Foss boathouse TO
Point Defiance park This trip
Will be made every two hours dur
Ing the week. with hour service
on Sunday. Fare Hill be . cents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
THREE YOUNG MEN ARREST.
ED ON CHARGE OF HIGH.
WAY ROBBERY.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, July
IA young man who says his
name is Marshal Nevhn and that
his home is in Los Angeles, is be-
ing held in jail here today under
$4,000 bonds on a charge of
highway robbery.
Horace Peyton, said to be the
son OF a Spokane millionaire, and
Percy Thompson, reported to be a
member of prominent Spokane
family, were arrested with Nevlin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
BODY OF LITTLE GIRL
HELD 10 DAYS AWAITING
DEATH OF Her FATHER

SEATTLE, July 19.-The bod
ies of e. B. West and his 12-year-
old daughter were buried side by
side today in Mount Pleasant
cemetery. The death of the little
girl occurred July II at the home
of the Vests at Coal Creek, and
the body was brought to Seattle.
OF the undertakers, Mrs. West,
mother of the dead girl, made an
Slnusual request. She asked that
f..ne body be held until the death
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19

of the father, then in the last
stages of tuberculosis, in order
that they might have a double
funeral.
But the husband and father
fought his malady and was able
to stay the hand of death until
Saturday, when he succumbed.
Yesterday the body was brought to
Seattle and today the double fun
eral took place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
MAY ESTABLISH
CITY HOG FARM

Most eastern cities feed the
garbage to hogs. Tight garbage
cans are provided, and citizens are
not allowed to put anything but
edible matter in the cans.
When HawIey brings up the in
cinerator question. the hog farm
win also be presented.
probably.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19
Ar THE GRAND.

The principal feature Of this
weeks bill at the Grand is the lit
tie sketch by Eddie Girard and
Jessie Gardner entitled "Dooiey
and the Diamond. !" The other acts
are good and include the Damman
aorobatic family.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19

Str. Flyer will make special ex-
position trips DAILY, leaving Sc
attic $50 p. m, leaving Tacoma
11:15 p. m. +++
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19

Str. Flyer VIII make special ex-
position trips DAILY. leaving Sc
aIIle $3.50 b. % IeafIpe Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19

Rummage sale to be held at
Esorth 30th and Starr told TOWN.
'k5uly 10th and goth. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-19

the of the big mills building and
October The STEAMSHIP CHIPPEWA will leave
N Wharf M Thursday lRONDALE
p NJ leaving IRONDA p NJ and reaching Tacoma at 1890
p
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-05-27
LINCOLN.
Nasty Jr.
May 26.

Abel Hicks is having thing done on
his place.
!, Alya Reynolds visited relatives in
Lacey recently. .... ..a..
Frank Montgomery is painting the
Alva Reynolds residence. a, l..,.y,-. h..
Fred Butler and family visited Sun
day at the Joe Butler home.
Lorella Macy attended the Sunday
school picnic Friday afternoon.
c. w. Greene and family visited at
the Milton Macy home Sunday.
Will Crozier and family visited at
the parental Earring home recently.
, Fred Butler and family called at the
Alva Reynolds home Thursday even
ms.
Ed Butler and family moved to their
new home on High avenue east Wed
nesday OF last week.
Mrs. Gilbert Farr arrived home with
her mother Wednesday morning and
Mrs. Briggs spent the day with them
ChiOh SShooi VIII
picnic and the following program:
Song-Happy Greeting To All -
School.
Song-Flowers Of Spring-School
Meadow Concert-Lucile Reynolds.
Song-What the Robin Said School.
A Homesick Boy-Ralph Crozier
Half Past Eight-Iva Macy.
Song-Lovely Spring Has Come
School.
Calling the Roll-Chas. Macy.
The Prodigars Return Elmer
Hicks.
The Little Observation-Disclosures Macy.
What Betty Thinks of Bobby-Es-
Their Macy
Song-Each Little Flower That
Opens-School.
Trio-Love Makes the Home-Es
Their Hicks. Lorella Macy, Lucille Rey-
nolds.
A Fellows Mother-Chas. Macy.
Song-Lullaby-Beulah Macy.
Quotations ny Pupils.
Song-Home. Sweet Home-School.