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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03
Bids Wanted.

Dds are hereby invited for the pur-
- chase of the old Court House, To-
Gated at Bellevue. The same will be
opened by the Police Jury at its April
meeting, and that body reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
J. w. ELSTON,
President Police Jury Of Bossier Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03
THE STATE PRESS.

Lake Charles AmericanPress: What
Louisiana needs, more than anything else
Just now, is crusade against foolish and
legislation
Claiborne Guardian Journal: The ap-
legislature should be careful TO
see that the shoots be restored to the peo-
ple and no more autocratic laws passed.
Referring to the school book outrage the
Louisiana Democrat says: Overthrow the
scholastic vampire which is sucking the
life's blood from the poor people OF this
State.
Louisiana Democrat: The patience OF
the people is about exhausted with the au-
tocratic capers of Miller, Ponder & Com
pany. They must be made to "walk the
plank" and the preservation of the game
and fish of the State must be committed to
the discretion of the various police juries,
who are on the spot, and know better what
their constituents want.
East Carroll Banner Democrat: 1t is
announced in some of the leading papers
that Hon. W. ]. Bryan will be candidate
for the Presidency in 1912. We do not
believe the Democratic party is going to be
so foolish as to again throw away its
chances on Mr.. Bryan. He has been tried
enough-once too often-and if again put
up the Democratic party might as we'll wind
up it's little ball of yarn.
| The New Orleans Times Democrat is OF
the opinion that if the committee called to
investigate the school book outrage "will
expose and put an end to methods OF au-
tocracy and favoritism that have prevailed
and have caused extravaganza and de-
moralization and have interfered with the
work of education, it will meet the wishes
of the people and put our schools on
sound and satisfactory basis
! New Orleans Times Democrat: The
people of Louisiana have for the last half
dozen years been struggling strenuously to
secure control of their affairs, and they
have accomplished wonders in that drec-
ton. Recent developments, however, in
dictate that they are not in as free control
and charge of their public schools as they
would like to be and intend to be; and the
Legislature should be asked, as the Banner
suggests, for a ''genuine democratic school
law"
) Shreveport Journal: This sort Of favor
itism, however, is not the worst feature Of
the school book situation, and it is probable
that it will require action upon the part OF
the State Legislature to correct some OF
the other defects in the present arrange
ment. In the first place, there is entirely
too much politics being injected into the
school work, State and parochial, and toe
much interference from outside in loca
: school matters. The next Legislature
should so amend the school laws and the
r rules governing the State Board of Educa
o ton as to take school affairs entirely out 0
+ politics and so as to make these quadren
NAL upheavas Impossible in the future. II
the meantime, however, and until the Leg
islature can take the necessary steps tt
remedy the defects in the State law, let thu
+ investigation of the charges of favoritisn
and improper influences be vigorousl.
i prosecuted and the guilty parties be brough
to punishment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03
Preaching and Practice.

Ted hear he's giving lecture on
How to Live on Is Cents a Day" Is
he doing well with It? Ned-Fine.
met him In restaurant after the lee
ture, and he was eating a two dollar
dinner-Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting ifeA
In This Place Last Week.

In This Place Last Week.
The Police Jury for the Parish d
Bossier met in extra session in Bentoa
this day, January %, 1910, pursuant y
call of President ]. w. Elston, he com
plying with the written request ol
twenty-five resident taxpayers, Of data
January 10, 1910, for the purpose Of con
sidering ways and means Of building Il
traffic bridge across Red River at ~
city Of Shreveport, with the following
named members present at roll call:
J. T. McDade, ward one.
J. G. Logan, ward two.
F. r. Garrett, ward three.
G. 7. Mays, ward four.
A. Hoffpauir, ward five.
J. w. Elston, ward six.
Mayor S. A. Dickson, Attorney Lean
R. Smith and the Bridge Committee y
the City Council Of the City of ShreFt
port, represented by J. Homer Jordan.
its Chairman, and ]. A. Bell, membeI|
and also Engineer George W. WilsoA
appeared before the Police Jury ands]
after a general discussion by appears
and members of the Police Jury, th|
body adjourned until $50 O'Clock pm.
Afternoon Session.
Business was again resumed at l:a|
O'Clock pm, with all members present
BY Mr.. McDade.l
Be it ordained by the Police Jury q
Bossier Parish, That the ordinane
adopted July 10, 1907, be amended aut
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to contract to be entered into
between the City of Shreveport az
Parish of Bossier, providing for Y
building of a traffic bridge acfop
Red River.
Be it ordained by the Police jury
Bossier Parish, in legal and regular " ]
sion convened, That the said pan5 /
enter into a contract with the Civ
Shreveport, said contract to embrace v
following provisions:
The City Of Shreveport and the Par
OF Bossier agree jointly to erect IT,
bridge across Red River, said bridge III
be an overhead bridge, not to cost nes
than $500, 1000, and to be paid 80 M
follows:
All the money which the GIL
Shreveport now has on hand g M
credit Of the bridge fund shall Be "
as part payment on the said new g. =.
bridge; all the tolls over and aboye III
share of bridge expenses which tne
city shall collect on the present w.
burg, Shreveport and Pacific kaa
Company bridge shall be used y
payment on the new traffic brides
all the tolls which the said city
collect over and above her snals Il
bridge operating expenses on &c M z
traffic bridge after it is erected So
used as part payment on the sai0 10
traffic bridge until it is paid for;
That Bossier Parish shall use 81
her share of the tolls OF the D.
Vicksburg, Shreveport and PACING 49,
way Company bridge, less her ST.
expenses, until the completion 3
new bridge. ~.
All the tolls which shall be col1s I
from the Bossier Parish end OF saie
traffic bridge over and above net f.
bridge operating expenses shall =
as part payment on said bridge 49,
is paid for. i
It is further agreed, That an
new traffic bridge is paid Tor, III.
thereafter forever be simply ma.
tenance bridge; that is to say, MI
much in tolls shall be COLLEGES
/ Continued on Page Three
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03

Until the ''schoolmen's trust' is driven
from its autocratib power in this State let
us hear no more about the ward bosses IN
New Orleans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03

man responsible for this deplorable condi-
ton Of affairs will not be " smoked out.
He is scheming for promotion, and has no
fear of punishment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03

Hamerton: Unless a man works he
cannot find out what be is able to do.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03

"A lise VI staple and patenf I
u medicines and druggist's SIM
dries which you will find in ii,
stock at all times:
Royaline Chill Tonic
Royaline Cough Syrup
Royaline Antiseptic
Royaline letter Ointment
Lou-T- Ark for diarrhna
Tichenor's Antiseptic
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
Oxidine, tasteless and bitter
Porter's Antiseptic Healing oh
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Chamberlain's Ointment
Chamberlain's Liver Tablets
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Wine of Cardui
Black Draught
Sea Salt, for bathing
Odorless Glycerine
Ramon's Liver Pills
Pure Bay Rum
Quinine, III, ~, 80 and so cents
Ice Bags and Water Bottles
Dalmation Insect Powder
Camphor Gum
AsafRtida
Chapoline, for hands and com
plexion
Nosina, for catarrh
Santonine Worm Syrup
Powdered Borax
Sulphur
Paragoric
Sperm Machine Oil
Three-in One Oil
Charcoal Lorenzes, for indiges-
ton
Bromo Quinine
Calomel
Magic Toothache Drops
Iodine
Carbolic Acid
Tincture of Iron
Vaseline
Coperas
Lump Alum
Saltpeter
Salts
Gnat Oil
Castor Oil and Turpentine
Call on me when in need Of any
of the above.
Yours for bushes,
C. 0. GAYLE
Benton, La.
The Busy Man at the Busy Stand.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
THEIR CRIMINAL HELPLESsNESs

There is some reason in fact for the
excuse made by Mormon apostles that
they are now no longer able to control
polygamy in the membership of the
church.
We say this on account Of an instance
that is publicly available. il is given
in the case of Professor Guy G.. Wilson.
who is president of the Juarez (Mexi-
COY academy, an institution maintained
by the Mormon church, and out of
which have graduated several polyga-
nists of both sexes, Guy originally
lived in Fairview. Utah. After having
obtained some education in Mormon
church institutions he went to Provo,
where he became "A rather prominent
teacher in the Brigham Young univer-
sity. AS a result Of his training in the
Mormon church educational institutions
the call of the polygamous wild in Mex
leo took hold upon him. He gallivanted
down to Juarez, leaving his wife behind
him at Provo, having received a call TO
perform mission in Mexico as presi.
dent of the Jaurez academy. Among
the young ladies who attended his
school was Miss Melissa Stevens. He
took her unlawfully to his coniugal
bosom. Encouraged in this successful
and unchided looseness, Guy G.. Wilson
proceeded further. His immoral plut.
tony found victim in another student.
Her name was Anna WINS.
IL
The father of Miss WINS, who is an
apostle in the Mormon church with
particular charge Of the Mexican field.
was said to be opposed to new polyg.
amy. But Guy knew trick that was
worth two Of apostolic opposition He
rendered both the girl and her father
helpless, and then compelled the apostle
10 perform the ceremony.
This. is merely one example of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
THEIR SNEAK METHODS.

The Saints Herald is the official
publication Of the Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints.
and is printed at Lamont, Iowa In
its issue of May 11th, the Herald calls
attention to tract that is being indus
triously circulated by Mormon mission
aries, saying: "Whereas, their former
tracts all bore the address of the North
ern States Mission. this one Gin a pitt
full attempt to evade responsibility was
sent out absolutely without an address
to show who its publishers arc
And how pitifully and bypocritically
like the action Of Joseph f. Smith with
respect to the Doctrine and Covenantsl
In the year 1904 Joseph T. testified be.
fore the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, in the Smoot in
vestigation. He was then asked why
it was. if the Utah Mormon church had
abandoned the teaching of polygamy,
the alleged revelation commanding its
practice was still carried in the Doctrine
and Covenants. AS one entirely without
guile, Joseph F, Smith said that he had
not given that particular matter a
thought, and that the retention Of the
polygamous commandment in the Utah
Mormon law book was purely the result
OF oversight. Instead Of expunging
that bogus revelation. however. from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
ESTIMATES OF POPULATION.

There is, of course, none but the
scantiest material from which to esti
mate the present population of the
country, The returns received Mt the
census office in Washington arc so mea'
ger and fragmeutary that they are of
small value in making definite figures,
And yet, expert statisticians can from
scanty material, make at times aston,
ishingly close guesses,
Accordingly, the experts of the Cen.
sus Bureau, having as yet bat little
else to do, have busted themselves in
computations Of the population, both in
the aggregate and in detail. The esti-
mate in total is a gain of 1921 .036,
which would give a present population
of 9l,424,423, The gain in ten years,
on this basis. has been a small frac,
ton under twenty per cent. In detail,
the estimated present population and
the gain in ten years are stated as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED MAY 10.

lS57-The fftieth quorum OF seventy was
partly organized at Spanish Fork
with Dennie Dorrity as one OF the
presidents.
1ss3-The stage from California was at
tackled by Indians in Deep Creek can
and the driver, w. r. Simpson. was
killed. Major Howard Egan. who
was one OF the passengers, caught
the reins and drove away at full
speed.
1S7SEDapiel r. Sellers and Mary A. Kirt-
land. with their respective families
arrived at place near Los Cerritos,
Conjos county, Colorado. as the first
Saints from the southern states TO
settle in San Louis valley which had
been selected by the authorities OF
the church as a gathering place for
the Saints from the southern states.
Other families soon followed
lS83-James w. Cummings. a prominent
elder. died In Salt Lake City.
lSs5-Lucy Devereau was again sent TO
the penitentary for refusing 10 an
swer certain questions before the
grand jury in the Third district court
Joseph NJ Phelps OF Montpelier. Ida.
was arrested In Salt Lake City on q
charge OF unlawful cohabitation.
lSS6-Annie l.. Decker. shot the day be-
fore by her son-iD- law, died. In the
First district court at Ogden. w, c.
Saunders, Helon II. Tracy and Amos
Maycock. who were serving one term
of imprsonment were sentenced 10
six months imprisonment each on ad-
ditlonal indictments for unlawful CO.
habitation. and taken back TO the
penitentiary. The Saints who had set
tied northwest Of Parker ward. Snake
River valley. Idaho. We're organized
as Brighton ward: Reuben Hiatt.
bishop.
1SSS-Bishop Ezekiel Holman of Sandy
was arrested on charge Of unlaw-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
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full cohabitation. Hans Funk OF New
ton was discharged from the peni-
tentiary The steamship Wyoming
sailed from Liverpool with 1877 Saints,
In charge Of William Wood. The COM
pany arrived at New York, May so.
and at Salt Lake City. June 6.
lS9O-Aftcr trial on a charge of unlawful
cohabitation. I'm the Third district
court. Salt Lake City. Joseph Il. Tay-
lor was acquitted The United
states supreme court rendered a de-
cislon declaring those sections of tho
Edmunds- Tucker bill escheating
Mormon church property valid and
constitutional, The Cullon bill pro-
viding for the disfrauchlsement OF
all Mormons was agreed 10 in the
United States senate committee on
territories, where Delegate John T
Caine and Frank j. Cannon opposed
the bill
1so1--John T. Mower was discharged
from the pen
1s92-The first number of the Spanish
Fork Sun. a newspaper. was Issued
at Spanish Fork. Utah,
iS93-E!der John 5, Lewis died in Salt
Lake City
1S9i-John H Rumel an old pioneer Of
Utah, died at Farmers ward, Salt
Lake county.
1S99-Alma Hague pardoned from the
penltentiary. John A. Groesbeck
falls for 5000, 900.
1eOo-Samuel Moser. murderer of wife
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19

The population ten years ago is ar.
rived at by suhtracting the increase
from the estimated present population.
New York as heretofore, leads all
the States; then come Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Ohio, and Texas. in the order
named. We believe that the estimate
for Utah is too low by at least 10000.
No estimate is made for Nevada; but ii
is practically safe 10 say that her popu-
lation of 1885 in 1900 has more than
doubled in the meantime.
The estimates on the population of
the leading cities arc also Of interest.
Greater New York is put at 4,503. sos !;
Chicago. 2,2s2, ,o26; Philadelphia, $40.
420; New Orleans, 332,132; st. Louis.
69s,716; Baltimore. jS3,374: Washing
ton, 350.l45; Cleveland, 520,03s; Gin
cInnati, 354,012; Buffalo. 40l. .535: Den
yer, 1926; Pittsburg, including Ale
ghany, 596,923; Indianapolis. 250,O36;
ST. Paul. 229. .s69; Kansas City, Mo,
l94,7ss; Detroit, 395,S71. Milwaukee.
337 .337; Newark, 315,634: Jersey City,
25S,964; Toledo, 1850; Columbus,
15s,64S; Minneapolis, 32l ,229; Provi-
dence, Il. L.. 22l .672; Rochester, n. Y,
200,59l; Syracuse, n. Y, l27 7,267;
Omaha, Neb., 1858; Richmond, Va,
112,l73; Scranton, Pa, 129,302; Dayton,
o., 1l2.066; Louisville, 240,238; New
Haven, Conn, I30027; Worcester,
Mass, 1896; Memphis, l40,145; Al.
bany. n. Y, l01,l46; Wilmington, Del,
90.365; Camden. n. j., 90,790; Trenton,
n. j., 95,052; Troy, n. Y, 77,4s3.
There are no Census Bureau guesses
on Salt Lake City, but we believe that
its population will range pretty close
along with that of Albany, placed at
l01 lac
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
THE KING LIES IN STATE.

Great Britain is in mourning over the
dead king. The body is lying in state
in such stately fashion as is seldom seen
IN this world. There is no doubt about
the genuineness Of the mourning of
the Britons for their dead monarch. He
was a man cminently useful To the ma.
ton, great power for the peace of the
world, and a political adviser in home
affairs Of rare discretion and judgment
He never seemed to exercise or to at
tempt TO exercise any political influence
within the kingdom, or even to make
any suggestions as to what Parliament
should do or what action the Ministry
might take; yet both the Parliament
and Ministry relied upon him in
emergencies to do the most important
services with respect to domestic diffi.
culties and to smoothing over interna-
tional troubles. AS an international
peacemaker he was without a peer in
Europe. It was due alone to his per.
sonal influence that the cordial rela-
tions which exist between Great Britain
and France were established He is
the one who isolated Germany when the
impulsive Kaiser began TO threaten
dangers. especially in Morocco. In
that complication the Kaiser was left
without any support in his mischievous
meddling, which, save for King Ed
ward, might have resulted in the most
serious trouble. In other emergencies,
also. especially in coming to the relief
OF Russia Just after the japanese war,
when trouble in the Balkans with
Austria and Germany was threatening,
King Edward s voice was potent for
peace and the maintenance OF estab.
lishcd relations; save only that he could
not entirely repress the greed of
Austria, which led her to seize the
Turkish provinces of Bosnia and Herze.
govina, seizure which threatened to
set all Europe by the ears. These are
conspicuous examples among many,
where King Edward averted the most
serious trouble, and more than possible
war
His personal qualities were mag.
Detic, his intercourse with mankind was
sympathetic, cordial, and hearty. Per
haps the best estimate of him as man
and monarch is rendered by Victor Ros-
seau, contained in the issue of Harper g
Weekly for May IA, as follows:
His loss Is the worst calamity OF such
a kind that could have befallen his coua-
try He was undoubtedly the most popu-
lar sovereign that ever sat upon the
English throne, as well as one OF the
most able. Edward was idolZed for his
success in peace. his kingcraft and his
character His faults were worshiped
by his subjects much his virtues.
He was the Ordinary English Gentleman
writ large. and the hedge of his divinity
was not too high for his admiring SUBJ
1ectS to over.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19

the church law book, the very next edi-
tion that was issued out Of the Dcscret
News press retained the immoral teach
ing, but the book was printed without
edition date. The plates were precisely
the same as OF yore, but the edition
year had been chisclod off by tho fore
man Of tho composing room in the
printing office. This could be proved if
1t were possible to get the title page
plato that was afterwards destroyed
upon exposure Of tho trick by The
Tribune. Even now, and notwithstand-
ing the destruction of that plate, this
point could he proved if the foreman
of the composing room could speak tho
truth without danger of being perse-
cuted and perhaps ruined by the devil
ish deceivcrs and bypocritcs 10 whom no
low-down trick is too degraded to be
adopted for the purpose of ''fooling the
Gentiles' and continuing in vogue
their favorite pastime of running the
homes of their ''brethrcn in the gos
pei"
Continuing its reference to the tract
referred to, the Saints Herald asks,
"Why do the elders of the Northern
States Mission put it up TO V. S. Pcet,
a non-Mormon, to tell Of the joys of
celestial marriage - The answer is
easy. There is no more effective tool
in the hands of the lawbrcaking polyg-
amous cult of Utah than is the jack
Mormon, as jack Apostle George Suth.
erland will be able to testify
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
THE ORIGIN IN ANGUISH.

It may not be amiss, at this particu.
lar time, 10 present Sweet remind
er of the introduction of polygamy in
| Utah. Some of the older women, in.
cluding Eliza Roxey Snow Smith, Susa
Young Jacobs Gates and others who
declare that they rather enjoy it. But
that is not the thought of Utah women
generally, nor in the mighty majority
Whoever of female kind will make dec
laration TO the world that polygamous
marriage is the goal of womanly happi.
ness in Utah is "wrong In the head -
Perhaps the most strenuous time that
the promoters Of the Mormon polyga-
nous doctrine ever experienced (aside
from that when Emma Smith used the
broomstick on the Partridge girls at
Nauvoo) was after Orson Pratt was
set up in the old tabernacle pulpit, Au-
gust ~. 1852. to give publicity To that
particular lawessness of Mormonism
that had heretofore been hid by the
scheming and adulterous leaders of the
cult. Now that tho subject is up for
consideration, let us listen to President
Jedediah NJ. Grant, father of the pres
ent Apostle Heber j. Grant. He
preached sermon in the Salt Lake tab.
ernacle on September / 1886 (you can
find it in the Journal Of Discourses, vol.
ume 4, page 50), and he minced no
words, nor did he lie about the actual
situation. He said;
THE CABLE OF THE CHURCH OF
CHRIST, THERE Is SCARCELY a
MOTHER in ISRAEL BUT WOULD DO
1T THIS DAY. AND THEY TALK 1T
DAUGHTERS. TO THEIR NEIGHBoRs,
AND SAY THEY HAVE NOT SEEN
WEEKS HAPPINESS SINCE THEY BE-
CAME ACQUAINTED WITH THAT
LAW, OR SINCE THEIR HUSBANDS
TOOK a SECOND WIFE.
II appears that the cry of the moth
ers and the daughters of Israel had gone
up, but the heavens were as Of brass.
There was no response. Helpless wo-
manhood stood alone, and virtue In Utah
was an undefended, neglected and
downtrodden thing, The women had
been constantly given the thought that
the priesthood Of the Melchisedek or
der was to be oboyed-" come day or
go day.
In order to clinch the Melchisedek
polygamous nail that President Jede.
diah M. Grant had driven in the old
Salt Lake tabernacle on September 81,
1886, President Heber G. Kimhall de.
liyered himself in the same building two
weeks later (of date November 9,
1856, and recorded in the journal of
Discourses, volume 4, page S2) in the
following words.
II is the duty OF a woman TO be obedI-
ent TO her husband, and unless she is.
would not give a damn for all her queen
ly right and authority: nor for her, either
II she will quarrel and lie about the work
OF God and the principle of plurality.
Great God! Is the heart-rendiug cry
of the woman of Utah to be always un-
needed by her stalwart sons7