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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-19
WIFE OF SENATOR CULL0M
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Shell
by NJ. Cullom, wife of the Illinois SEN
ator, died today. She had suffered from
heart trouble for a long time.
Mrs. Cullom became i'll last spring
and went to Atlantic City, but expe-
rienced no marked Improvement. She
returned here Saturday.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-06
FORTY YEARS AGO
From our files OF 1869.
L. w. Baker was Parish Judge.

L. w. Baker was Parish Judge.
April 18th: "Monday night there was
a heavy FROST"
The Banner was published on Satur-
days. The subscription price was s.
per year.
April Oath: "Red River is falling at
the rate of about four inches in twenty
four hours. Thursday last the river was
twenty feet above the lowest water mark
of the season.
The following Shreveport cotton quo
tations were given in the issue of April
oath: Ordinary, 23l. to 2334 cents;
good ordinary, 24l4 to 241a cents; low
middling, 24A to Is cents.
April 18th: "Married, at the resi-
dence Of the brides mother on the 3Oth
of March, by Rev. A. R. Banks, Mr..
John j. Mears to Miss Mamie Caldwell,
eldest daughter Of the late Col. Thos. J.
Caldwell. All of Bossier.''
The Bellevue Academy read in part:
"The first session of this institute, under
supervision of its new Principal, Mr..
]. E. McCarty, opened for the reception
of pupils of both sexes on Monday, jan
uary Is, 1862" The rates are given as
$3.45 to $3.50 per month. The card is
signed by "W. S. Edwards, President -
of the Board of Trustees, and ct. M.
Fort, Secretary"
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CORRESPONDENCE
Haufhton.

Il0U&0lOUs
DR.. and Mrs. ]. X. Sheppard of Sligo
were visitors here yesterday.
Prof. c. R. Tolbert of Logansport was
here Saturday as candidate for posi-
ton in our high school.
There was considerable frost here yes
terday morning. 1t did no damage that
your correspondent knows of.
Miss Ethel Elston, who has been
teaching the Midway School, completed
her term and has returned home.
DR.. Wilkins McDade returned home
yesterday from Memphis, Tenn, where
he recently graduated in medicine.
The Methodist pastor announced yes
terday that he would begin protracted
meeting here on the first Sunday in
June.
Mr.. S. G. Cawthon of Canton, Miss,
spent several days of last week here
looking over some lands with view to
a purchase.
DR.. Killen M. Hodges returned to
Haughton Saturday from Atlanta, Ca,
where he graduated in dentistry April
3Oth. He has not yet decided where he
will locate.
Mr.. George Elliott, son of Mr.. Rodney
Elliott, an old Bossierite, was killed by
lightning near Winnsborough. The
remains were shipped here last Wednes-
day and buried in the old Hobby grave
yard.
Several of our townspeople attended
the barbecue-picnic given at Bodcau
bridge Saturday. They report having
had pleasant day and bountiful feast,
for which they give much praise to the
good people of Midway.
Mrs. ]. j. Stewart of Webster Parish
died last week and was buried in Mt.
Zion graveyard near here. She leaves
two brothers Mr.. r. H. Coombs of
Webster Parish and Mr.. C. H. Coombs
of Calcasieu Parish. They are rem
nant of a once prominent Bossier family.
Monday, May 1909.
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THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
By John Clark Ridpath
Author Of Ridpath's History Of the World

CAT half past FOUR everything portended disaster to
the allies and victory to the French. To Wellington it
appeared that the hour of fate had struck %, that
night or Butcher would come!' said he, he his
lines stagger and his squares culver under the renewed
assaults of the French The uncertain factor in the
conflict was Butcher and his forty thousand Prussians
If he should without Grouchy upon his rear then
Napoleon would be dcfeated but ii Groachy should
hold him back beat him to the field, then not only
was the allied lost in this bloody work at Water
loo buthe old Bourbonsm of Europe would be forever
exploded and blown away in smoke. By i've
O'Clock there were of Blucher's coming. Soon
afterward bugles heard far to the French right
and the noise of the approaching army became omnibus
in the distance. Was is Butcher or Grouchy?"
cit was Butcher The Prussian banners shot up in
the horizon. With Napoleon it or never. The
hour Of his destiny had His sun Of Austeritz
hung low in the western sky. Could he break that
British center? Should he not, he was hoPelessly,
irretrevable ruined None knew it better than he The
fate of Imperial France, which he had bulded with his
genius and defended with his sword hung trembling in
the balance He called out four battaions OF his vet
times in the last fifteen years had that Gaurd been
thrown upon the enemy and never yet repused. It
deemed itself invincble Would this hour add another
its long list OF victorious charges? At little after
o'clock in the evening, just the June sun was
setting in the horizon of fated France, the bugle
sounded and the finest body of horsemen that ever
careered over the field of battle started to meet its doom
on the bristing squares of Wellington. Those grim
and fearless horsemen went to their fate like heroes
The charge rolled like avalanche 1t broke upon
the squares. They reeled under the shock then re-
formed and stood fast Round and round those immov
able lines the fierce soldiers of the Empire beat with
unavaing courage. Then arose from the lips OF those
who witnessed the desperate struggle the fatal cry,
La Garde reculee, La Gdrde reculee!''
cit was indeed true. The Old Guard was repulsed,
broken, ruined Vainly did Marshal Ney, glorious in
his impetuous despair attempt to stay the tide OF de-
struction Five horses had been shot under him. He
was foot with the common soldiers. His nat was
gone. He was covered with dust and blood; but his
grim face set against the enemy ana with SWORD u
hand he attempted to rally his shattered lines The
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Red Land.

Mrs. M. N. Wingett of Plain Dealing
is spending few days with her mother,
Mrs. G. G. Allen.
Mr.. Marvin Beasley of Waldo, Ark,
was guest at the home of Mr.. G. J.
Goodwin Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Stewart were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Boggs
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. G.. G.. Allen was in Plain Dealing
Sunday to meet his brother, Mr.. J. r.
Allen of Frostville, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Mckinney of
Rocky Mount were guests Saturday of
Mrs. McKinney's sister, Mrs. w. f.
Mizell.
In spite of the fact that many attended
the convention Sunday, Rev. Joe Waller
filled his regular appointment at Salem
Church.
The annual May list meeting at Salem
graveyard for the purpose of cleaning
off the grounds and decorating graves
was largely attended Saturday.
Mr.. Dolphus Johnson's team ran away
Sunday throwing him and his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Henry johnson out of the
wagon, seriously injuring both of them.
Two wheels ran over Mr.. johnson and
one over Mrs. Johnson, injuring her in
ternally, but breaking no bones in either
case.
Work has been suspended for some
days on the test we'll being sunk for oil
near here because of the four-inch drill
stem becoming fastened from some
cause. So far it has not been moved,
in spite of the fact that it has been
pulled in. two. There is some talk of
going on the outside with larger pipe
and try to loosen it in that way, but as
yet nothing definite has been learned.
JACK.
Monday, May 3, 1909.
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Subscriptions Paid.

We acknowledge receipt and return
hanks for the following subscriptions
,aid us during the past month:
c. G. Howse, to April /, 1910, 81.
G. c. Smith, to April /, 1910, ST.
L. G. Smith, to Dec. 5, 1909, ST..
T. Alexander, to July %, 1910, 81.
C. T. Matlock, to March IL, 1910, 81.
A. Curtis, to- April /, 1910, 81.
Mrs. R. E. Lee, to March 10, 1910, ST.
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George M. Hearne, to June is, 1910, 81.
A. H. Hamiter, to April Is, 1910, ST.
G. C. Barnett, to Jan. q, 1910, ST.
F. R. Garrett, to Jan. 1, 1910, ST.
Mrs. Sallie White, to Jan. "a, 1910, ST.
Thatcher & Welsh, balance due, ST.
Charles Phillips, to April /, 1910, 81.
Robert Phillips, to March 80, 1910, ST.
Mrs. J. A. Eddy, to April Is, 1910, 81.
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J. w. Oneal, balance due, ST.
J. w. Oneal, to April Is, 1910, 81.
G. B. Smith, to March 8, 1910, ST.
DR.. l. M. Galloway, balance due, ST.
w. F. King, to Oct %, 1909, Coo.
L. K. Hodges, to April IL, 1910, ST.
I. H. Martin, to April 8, 1910, ST.
J. H. Wheeler, to Jan. Is, 1910, ST.
John H. Allen, to March 81, 1910, ST.
G. Garrett, to April /, 1910, So.
S. S. Rounsavall, balance due, 81.
w. r. Ivey, to April I, 1910, 81.
w. M. Oglesby, to April 80, 1910, ST.
c. G. Edens, to March 81, 1910, ST.
Shreveport Progressive League, to
April %, 1910, 81.
ODE Hamiter, to Oct. %, 1909, Soc.
A. Carr, to Jan. /, 1910, ST.
T. D. Cornell, to July Is, 1909, ST:
w. c. Rascoe, to Feb. %, 1910, ST.
R. A. Grounds, to April IL, 1909, ST.
j. Robertson, to May /, 1910, ST.
J. E. Levesseur, to Jan. Is, 1910, 81.
E. G. Stephens, balance due, s1.65.
In the event that you discover an error
in your date (if shown above) please
make prompt complaint.
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Monday, May 3, 1909.
Bossier Point.

Sunday Miss Euna Jones entertained
the Misses Giddens, Crownover and
jackson.
An entertainment will be given at the
Peas school house next Friday night.
Everybody is invited.
DIR. l. Blume of Minden made one of
his semimonthly visits to our commu-
nifty the first of the week.
Mr.. Jules Jones, who has a position
with Mr.. J. T. McDade on Red River,
spent the Sabbath in the Point.
A little frost was noticeable here on the
morning of the I'd, but no damage to
young vegetation has been reported.
Master James Garrett spent a couple
of days of last week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Yearwood
of Ringgold.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. McClanahan spent
Sunday with relatives living in Koran.
On their return home they we're accom-
panied by Miss Sallie May Britt, a
charming young lady of Haughton, who
will spend few days on Plat River as
guest of Mrs. McClanahan.
A telephone message was received
here yesterday morning reporting the
death of Mr.. Uriah Pape, most highly
esteemed resident of Ripggold. Judge
Page, as he was Familiarity known, wal
one of the most beloved men of Bienville
Parish, and had many friends in Bossier
Webster and Red River Parishes. He
was a member of the Baptist Church
and Christian in the broadcast sense
His life was one of usefulness, having
served his people in many Offices o.
public trust.
Ninock, La, May 4, 1909.
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students of their age and keep excellent
time when playing together.
| A regular meeting of Cypress Lodge
will be held in this place tonight.
! Mrs. Hall Nattin and Miss Mamie
Adger of Belcher are guests of Mrs.
J. E. Burt at her country home, near
Benton.
| Mrs. Callie Edwards and her neice.
Miss Matte Edwards, both of Haugh-
ton, are guests at the home of Sheriff
Edwards.
School boys of Benton and Alden
Bridge played game of baseball in that
place yesterday afternoon. The score
was to 3 in favor of the Alden Bridge
team.
Mr.. C. H. Hanks, who for some time
past has had position in Texarkana,
Ark, spent Sunday here with Mrs.
M. H. Hanks, his mother, and other
members of the family.
Mr.. Tom Ivey of Forney, Kaufman
County, Texas, is here on a visit to his
brother, Mr.. w. E. Ivey. We are told
that this is only the second time they
have seen each other in more than forty
years.
II you haven't made many cross
country trips this spring you would be
surprised to learn of the immense acre.
age devoted to the culture of Irish po-
tatoes in our parish. And everywhere
they are to be seen the stands are good
and the plants look we'll.
Mr.. T. H. Britton, General Manager;
Mr.. J. w. Maxwell, General Superin-
tendent, and Mr.. E. A. Peck, Division
Superintendent, now making tour of
inspection of the Cotton Belt, will pass
through Benton on northbound special
this evening about seven o'clock.
After an illness of about seven weeks,
Sheriff Edwards is again able to be up
and out, though he is still rather weak
from the effects of his spell. He and
Mrs. Edwards expect to leave Monday
of next week for Cooper's Wells, Miss,
where they will remain some time.
Yesterday we received from Mr.. J..E.
Slack of Emma ST to renew his subscrip-
ton. He writes that he has now been
getting the Banner for year and that
he likes it all right. That's all we'll
enough, sir, as far as it goes, but we
want to get you to the place where you
can't do arithout 1t.
A move is on foot by lovers of out-of-
doors sports of this community to erect
| large and commodious club house on
Lake Bodcau, near the Bellevue bridge.
1t is the intention to make the camp so
inviting generally that one will not hes
itate at any time to take his family along
and also invite their lady friends.
EN- Elsewhere in this issue of the
Banner appears record of subscrip-
tons paid us during the past month. If
your name should be in this list, look
for it. If it is not there, write us, stating
the amount paid, and we will be pleased
TO make corrections on our books, when
found necessary. Please be prompt to
write. The best time to correct an error
is when it is first discovered.
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Notice..

A meeting of the patrons and Board
of Trustees of the Benton High School
will be held at the Court House Monday,
May 18th, for the purpose of electing a
the matter of employing a faculty for
the next term of school. All are re-
quested to attend. B. A. KELLY,
President Board of Trustees.
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English, inspired by the hope of almost certain
victory threw forward their lines, and the Prussan
army rushed in from the right. Napoleon threw
single regiment of the Guard into square, and strove
to rally the fugvves around this nucleus of resistance
The allies bore down upon it, and numberless
batteries opened this last heroic band of the
defenders of the glory of France There they Stood
Surrender, brave Frenchmen cried English officer,
dashing up with flag and struck with admiration at
the dauntess lines which had planted themselves before
the victorious allies for other purpose than to reach
glorious death. THE Old Guard dies, but never
renders was the defiant answers
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Plain Dealing.

Mr.. James Dubose of Lewisville, Ark,
was visitor Monday.
A nine-pound baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Binford Monday.
Mr.. Sam Baird, who is now in Okla
homa City, Okla, has been very i'll for
several days, but late message from
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North Bossier Levee Board Meets.
On this day Saturday, April 10, 1907
the Board of Commissioners of the North
Bossier Levee District met at the Plain
Dealing Bank. Present.: Messrs. SEN
tell, Nattin, Caldwell, Burgess. Absent:
Mr.. Stinson.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. Sentell reported that on the 9Th of
April he accompanied Maj. F. M. Kerr,
Chief State Engineer, and Mr.. Gervais
Lombard, Assistant State Engineer, on
tour of inspection of the Long Prairie
Levee. Mr.. Sentell made full informal
report, and expressed himself as agree
ably surprised on the trip in finding the
situation so much better than he had
expected to find it. He presented the
full report of the Board of Engineers,
which is hereto appended:
Hon. N. w. Sentell, President Board of Commits
sioners North Bossier Levee District, Collins
burg, La.
Dear SIR: In compliance Win your
request, for the information of your
board, for report covering the tour OF
inspection made on. the 9th instant
by yourself, Assistant State Engineer
Lombard and myself of the line of levee
along the river front of the Long Prairie
Levee District, extending down Red
River from Buncomb Springs to the
| Arkansas Louisiana line, the following
is respectfully submitted:
The length of this line of levee, as
stated to us by the President of the dis
trict, is about 26 miles, of which some Y
miles was constructed previous to, and
about 4 miles since, the high water OF
1903.
| During the high water of 1903 the line
constructed previous to it was preached
in some twenty three places, the width
of the crevasses ranging from about 50
feet to $500 feet. The breaches resulted
mainly from the water running over the
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that place states that he is now inn
proving.
Miss Alma Banks spent last week
with friends living in Cotton Valley.
A new tin roof has been put on the
Dudney store, now occupied by White &
Company.
A large crowd attended the reception
given by Mrs. l. L. Safferstone last
Friday night.
Mr.. S. S. eagle is building a black
smith shop on the lot fronting the Louis
Hall building.
Mr.. Byrd, one of the oldest citizens of
Bradley, Ark, spent last Thursday in
Plain Dealing.
Mr.. James Allen of Frostville, Ark,
spent Sunday here with his mother,
Mrs. ]. G. Allen.
Mr.. Robert Doles, who for some days
was sick at his home in Collinsburg, was
in Plain Dealing Monday.
Mrs. w. F. Bell left Monday for New
Orleans to attend the convention of the
State Division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. Mrs. Bell goes as
one of the delegates from the r. J. Han
cock Chapter of Benton, OF which she is
a member.
On Friday night of next week recital
will be given at the Opera House in this
place by Miss Belle Johnston Of Benton.
AS dance will also be given on that
night many visitors are expected in our
town. Miss Johnston's entertainment
will begin promptly at $50 o'clock and
last about one hour and thirty minutes.
The prices of admission will be Is and Is
cents. Your correspondent has not as
yet had the pleasure of being present at
one of her recitals, but to judge from the
notices that have appeared in the col
umns of the Banner and the very fiatter-
ing reports that have come from other
sources, she must indeed be a public
entertainer of rare ability. Our entire
town anticipates her engagement here
with much pleasure.
Safferstone Brothers, who recently sold
their interests in Plain Dealing, have
bought the Little Rock branch of the
Tilson Carriage Company, and will take
possession of the business tomorrow,
the 9th.
Israel and Jacob Safferstone have sold
goods in this place for the past eight OF
ten years, and their fair and courteous
treatment to every one made business
dealings with them a pleasure. There is
no doubt but that they will meet with
success in their new undertaking.
They take with them the we'll wishes
of Plain Dealing and the entire com.
munity. w.P.A.
Wednesday, May 5, 1909.
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Da On account of the Confederate
reunion, to be held in Memphis on June
7th, 9Th, 9th and 10th, the Cotton Belt
Company will grant round trip rate Of
S7.25 from this place. Rates will be
proportionately cheap elsewhere.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Good ordinary, 81 cents.
Low middlipg, 91s cents.
Middling, 8 1916 cents.
Good middling, 10 3-t6 cents.
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Or. e. G. Allen, Of Shreveport,

Kill the hawks! and save the little
songsters and all useful birds.
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1T HELPS.-In answering advertisements in the


1T HELPS.-In answering advertisements in the
Banner please say: 81 saw your ad. in the
Bossier Banner"
WANTED TO BUY-Small Planning Mill outfit.
Am prepared to take down and transport same.
Write, giving best terms.-W. E. McDade, Bluffs.
EXPERIENCED TAILOR wanted to take charge
Of shop. Must be up-to-date worker. Write,
state salary expected and give reference.-W. w.
Scarborough, box 321, Stamps, Ark
Zone dime line" under this head means for
the first insertion; each subsequent insertion
without change) cents per line. When the
| same matter is run continuously without change
for ten or more weeks the rate, after the first
insertion in 81 cents per line.
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.
Kill the hawks! and save the little
songsters and all useful birds.
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The Banner covers Bossier Parish like
a blanket covers bed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-29

tho Church I'm Stuttgart. the capital
of Wurtenhorp. while ON his last mis-
sion. His wife. son and three daugh-
tcra survive him He was known for
his integrity and uprighicous, and
respected by an who knew him. Fun
prai services viii De held from tho
First ward mcetinghousc. Friday at
y. M.
Montague. Floyd--At the Groves T..
~ Is hospital Don Sllt Lake City FLOYD
Montague. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Montague of paNsOn. died un sunday.
April 25. OF an aggravated case OF
appendicitis The operation was too
late Co save his life lie was S years
old and held ln hleh esteem hv his
associates. Funeral was held We'd
nesdaV. April 2N in the paysou Sec
ond ward mectiughousc.
Krau. Karl I1mnc-u NJ Pleasant
April 30. Carl Emile krall an old
resident off the city. died Funeral
services were held Wednesday.
Ncy. Charlc--At Nt. Pleasant
April c6. Charles NoN of this city,
died at h's home. he had been herd
.ng sheep during Che spring and came
home with la grippe. which turned
to pncumania. causing his death. Mr
Nev recently came home from the
mines after having a. severe attack
of diphtheria. shortly aftcrWard his
little girl died Hc was 300 for 90 long
time after. Recently his wife had o.
serious Illness and hor lie was much
feared. Now the father. has been
taken. leaving "a widow and two
children. lie was 90 years old and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs y. ~ $. No}.