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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24
BOSSier Point.

Ninock, Tuesday, March 22.-The early
planting of corn is coming up and cotton
planting is now in order. The acreage
planted to cotton this year will be little
in excess of that planted last year.
Mr.. S. Mitchell visited Ringgold Satur-
day.
Miss Minnie Burt Aldman of Minden is
visiting relatives at Ninock.
Mr. John Houston is selling fresh pork
at cents per pound from the pole.
Mr.. John Crowson attended to business
in Shreveport the latter part of last week.
On the 10Th good rain feel here, which
was very acceptable to farming operations.
Mr.. Mack Upton has been very sick for
the past few days, but is improving some
now.
Mr.. Glover, an experienced rice planter
from South Louisiana is now general super
visor of the Bear Island rice farm.
The many friends of Mr.. T. M. Gatlin
deeply sympathize with him over the death
of his father, Mr.. T. H. Gatlin of Keachi.
Mr.. Bickham, the standing matrimonial
candidate, made his regular weekly visit
to the Rocky Mount neighborhood the past
Sabbath.
Uncle Hardie and aunt Sallie Tooke Of
Armstead passed this way the past week
en- route to Bayou LaChute to spend few
days with relatives.
Mrs. G.. Garrett visited her brother, Mr.
C. w. Yearwood, at Loggy Bayou Sunday
and reports having enjoyed a good dinner
it being the forty eighth anniversary O
Mrs. Yearwood's nativity.
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Correspondence
Haughton.

Work at the oil we'll is progressing
slowly.
Miss Dola Sloan has returned home
from Bonita.
Miss Ludie Plat was on the sick list two
days last week.
Mr.. J. E. Wyche made a short visit to
huston Sunday.
Mr.. L. C. Biggs of Bellevue is BUSH
ness visitor here today.
Mrs. 6. R. Wafer has been seriously
sick, but is now improving.
Mr.. Peyton Taylor of Alexandria spent
Saturday here on business.
Mr.. L. H. Wiggans has moved into his
new residence, south of town.
DR.. J. B. Hall returned home from Mem
phis, Tenn, one day last week.
Mr.. Jack Sanders is now running the
Willis & Brown saw mill, in Haughton.
Mr.. r. L. McAnn was quite sick two
days last week. He is now able to be up.
Mr.. R. c. James of Shreveport was a
business visitor in Haughton last Friday.
If the weather continues favorable, much
cotton will be planted on the river next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Atkinson of Texar-
kama, Ark, were pleasant visitors here
Saturday.
Mr.. R. F. Estes, representing the
Shreveport Journal, spent Thursday and
Friday here.
Mr.. P. P. Cook, who has been working
in Shreveport several months, is again
home to stay.
Mr.. Roy Hays, who is teaching school
in Bienville Parish, is spending day OF
two here with his parents.
A new building for store is being
erected at Princeton. 1t will be opened
soon by Mr.. Burge of Minden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murvill Hays of Glenwood
Mo-, are pleasant visitors in our town
guests of their brother, Mr.. J. w. Hays.
Mrs. Mary Perkins of Yellow Pine spen
last Tuesday here with Mrs. C. M. Tucker
Attendant meeting of the local chapter O
the Order of Eastern Star.
Mr.. W. E. McDade of Bluffs has beer
quite sick for several days with roseola
So far this is the only case out of many tt
give the patient any trouble.
Owing to the heavy rain of last Friday
making the grounds muddy, the Gibslane
basket ball team did not come over Satur,
day. They promise to come at an early
date and play against our local team.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24
Estrayed or Stolen

nNE Sorrel Mare PONY, about Az
~ hands high, white face with snip
on nose, foretop cut, small bump on
back from saddle, small mule-shaped
foot.
One Bay PONY, IA hands high, name
falls to left side Of neck, left eyelid
notched by barb wire, black name and
tail, Texas brand on left hip.
Any one taking up said stock and no
tifying me will be freely rewarded.
G. T. MAYS,
r. I'D. No. 2, Plain Dealing, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24
PROGRAM FOR
Sunday, March 27th,
AT ii O'CLOCK AN. AT
The Methodist Church

Hymn No. ITO.
Opening exercises by the Pastor.
Hymn No. 655.
2 ssLayman's Missionary Movement Launch
ed''-by Mr.. w. A. Fortson.
ssThe Story of Silent Partner"-by Mr..
John Hanks.
"a New Testament for the Layman's Move
ment''-by Mr.. John NJ. Brown.
Hymn No. $685.
ais It Worth While?"-by Mr.. Abney
Scanland.
"The Visit of the Japanese Commercial
Commission to this Country''-by Mr.
]. H. Belcher.
aWhy Missionary Committee Mr..
|. H. Martin.
1 Hymn No 634.
sPresident Taft on Missions in the Philip
pines'-by Mr.. Jos. E. Johnston.
"What Women Are Doing in the Methodist
Church, South, for Missions''-by Mrs.
]. A. Parker.
Results of their work in the Presbyterian,
Baptist and other churches will be re-
ported, if the facts can be obtained.)
Hymn No. 635.
Benediction.
y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24

Are you frequently hoarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you at
night, and do you raise mucus in the
morning? Do you want relief? If SO, take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you
will be pleased. Sold by all dealers.
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Notice to Teachers.

Owing to the State Teachers Associa-
ton converting in Baton Rouge in April,
the Parish Teachers Association will not
meet in April, as previously planned.
w. P. MAURY, President.
w. A. FORTSON, Sup't.
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'Ioerlaln's Stomach and Liver Tab
|ss anVarlably bring relief to women suf-
$3.50 from chronic constipation, head
olnousness, dizziness, salloWness of
4no dyspepsia. Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24

M Farm for rent for improvements on
place. For particulars address W. W.
Scarborough, Stamps, Ark. ia-2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24
Alden Bridge.

On last Sunday evening the usual ex-
ercises were SO varied from the regular
order as to introduce program of more
than ordinary interest to the people here.
The pastor opened the exercises with
devotional service, after which Mr.. Jos. E.
Johnston of Benton read that marvellous
poem, 'Enoch Arden.'' The audience
was unusually large and the attention pro-
found, the reading superb and the delight
of all found abundant expression.
The exercises were interspersed with
song services of appropriate character,
among which was Kipling's Recessional,
the first four lines of each verse being
sung by the splendid choir, led by Mr..
]. F. Wise, with Miss Hassie Wise at the
organ. After singing the first four lines,
the leader of the exercises would repeat
the fifth line, the last half of which was re-
peated by the audience, as also the last
half of the sixth line. The effect of this
rendering could be appreciated only by
hearing it.
The religious element was by no means
neglected by this program, but the intel
lectual and sympathetic faculties were
aroused and strengthened. P.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24

Medicines that aid nature are always
most succussful. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens the
cough, relieves the lungs, opens the secre-
tons and aids nature in restoring the
system to healthy condition. Sold by all
dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24

In addition to the above a fine gold
watch is offered by Governor Sanders and
purse of $50 by State Superintendent Of
Education T. H. Harris, about which we
expect to have more to say later.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-03-24

Rev. B. C. Conant of Gibsland, who
preached here Sunday, has been called by
the Baptist congregation to preach regu-
larly on each third Sunday.
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CarterviIle.

Tuesday, March 22.-Our school will
come to a close Friday, the 25th, when the
little fellows will again be free after seven
months in the school room. This, of
course, suits them.
The weather is still fine.
Mr.. Eber johnson has had the measles,
but is again up.
Mrs. j. j. Robertson spent Sunday as a
guest of Mrs. M. B. Stampley.
Mrs. Bridger will fill her regular APP
pointment at Union Grove next Sunday.
Miss Vallie May is spending the week
with her grandmother, Mrs. N. ]. Coving
ton of Red Land.
Rev. Becker held services Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the school build
ing, where he has appointments for every
third Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Robertson spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. J. d. Rodgers, who has
been on the sick list for the last week. II
is pleasure to report that she is fast i'm
proving.
Farming is under way everywhere in
people can't get their seeds in the ground
fast enough. Every man is racing with
his neighbor.
| Miss Addie Brown left yesterday fol
Arkansas, where she will spend the re-
naming weeks of spring with relatives and
friends. She says she will return with the
coming Of summer.
Ha, ha! Easter Sunday is almost here
Who will come and hunt eggs with me?
VIOLET.
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For Sale

~ ACRES of land four miles east OF
~ Benton; one lot in Bossier City,
close in; one lot in Queensborough An
mex, Shreveport. All for $500, worth
$500. Or will sell singly.
o. r. DENTON, Leila, Texes.
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rington was a guest Of the Misses Nc
Cranie at the home of Mrs. Burgess.
Miss Pearl Collins of Antrim spent Sat-
urday and Sunday very pleasantly as 3
guest of Miss Swords.
The Embroidery Club will be entertained
Saturday afternoon by Mrs. N. W. Sentell
at her home, in Collinsburg.
Hon. w. B. Boggs expects to leave to-
morrow for Paducah, Texas, where he will
visit his daughter, Mrs. G. E. Jones.
Andrew Bixler, who has been in Ell Paso,
Texas for some time, came in last evening
and says he is going to try staying at
home while.
Miss Tommie McCranie, who teaches
near Hughes Spur, came up Friday even
ing to visit her aunt and sister, returning
Sunday morning.
Johnnie Walker and Clifford Wright, now
attending Tyler (Texas) Commercial COL
lege, write that they will return home
Friday night for visit of few days.
The high school entertainment that was
to have been given at the Opera House
last Friday night was postponed on &C
count of inclement weather until Saturday
night. An unusually large audience was
present and all enjoyed the entertainment
no little. All participants in the enter
tainment handled their parts well, es-
pecially the little folks. s'The School al
Burberry Corner" proved roaring farce
to the end. After all expenses were de-
Quoted about $50 remained, which will be
used in making needed additions to the
already growing school library.
| THURSDAY,
Miss Lula Willis Alison, one of our
teachers, was sick yesterday.
A baseball game is scheduled to take
place here Saturday afternoon between
the Ivan team and the local nine.
Mr.. D. c. Bolton, who will operate ar
axe handle factory here in connection with
a general wood working shop, is unload.
ing some of his machinery this morning.
Mr.. J. E. Rogers, Benton's jovial hote
keeper, came in last evening. Your many
friends here are always glad to see you
Mr.. Rogers. JACK.
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Plain Dealing.

Wednesday, March pa serious acct
dent was barely averted at the railroad
crossing here last Friday, when frac-
tious horse backed buggy into the local
freight train while it was moving. One
wheel of the buggy was smashed, when
Mr.. Carroll, who was driving, jumped out
No further damage was done, however.
Mr.. S. J. Zeigler of Shreveport is SPEND
ing the day here.
Messrs. Drew Cochran and Willie Banks
visited the oil well Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. S. R. Doyle of Alden Bridge came
up Saturday evening for a short visit.
Mr.. W. H. Stroud is improving steadily,
but is not yet able to go back to work.
Misses Ethel Harrington, John Herndon
and Emmie and Albert Dickson of Walnut
Hill, Ark, came down Saturday evening
to attend the school entertainment. Miss
| Herndon spent the night and following day
! with Miss Stella Boggs, while Miss Far
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
Houehton Department
TELEPHONE SOUTH 10

grim, Dodgeville and Superior schools
respectively. In each OF these schools
teacher viii act in the capacity OF
attendant or a sort OF assistant H.
brarian. Issuing cards to each OF the
borrowers and keeping account Of the
number of books loaned and all other
Information such a. is kept at the
main library IN the village. all OF whicn
viii be included in the annual report OF
the librarian on the amount of bust
ness transacted by the library.
AZ the stamp Min school. Miss Rose
Dillon win have charge OF the library
and at the Pilgrim school. Miss Flora
Moore will Doe the attendant. while at
Superior Miss Agnes Beaudette viii
look after the business and at Dodge
vile the work will be shared by Misses
Emma Richards and Irene Kennedy.
The following list OF books is contained
in the Portage Township Travelling liz
brary, No ., which was left at Pill
grim, and ia gives very good idea OF
the makeup and score of the travel
ing libraries.
A Portage Travelling Library.
Alcott-Little Men.
Barbour-Weatherb Innings.
Bacheiler-Darrel of the Blessed
Isles.
ady-Recollections of a Mission
any i'm the Great West.
Brown-Stories OF Moods and Fields.
Burroughs-Wake-r robin.
Clark, ed-Handbook of Best Read
ings.
Custer-Boy General.
DuChaillu-World of the Great For
est.
Earl-School Team in Camp.
Francis-Book of Cheerful Cats.
Garnett-Turkish Life in Town and
Country.
Goodwin-Head of a Hundred.
Haiey-Dornheld Summer.
Hall-Boys OF Scrooby.
Johnston-Little Colonies Knight
Comes Riding.
Kirk-Dorothy Deane.
Lang. ed.-Rcd Fairy Book.
Loughead-Man who Was Guilty.
decentralization in Italy.
Montgomery-Billy Whiskers' Grand
children.
Montgomery-Anne OF Green Gables.
Munroe-Flamingo Feather.
Page-Red Rock.
Parler-Seats Of the Mighty.
Peary-Children OF the Arctic.
Putnam-Children's Life of Abraham
Lincoln.
Ray-Janet at odds.
Repplcr-Book Of Famous Verse
Williams-Romance of Modern In
vention.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
ACOTTI GETS OFF EASY IN
TRIAL FOR MURDER ATTEMPT
Verdict Finds Him Guilty Of a
Lesser Crime Than That
First Charged.
ANTILLA CHANGES HIS PLEA

1t took the jury in the case of Joseph
Acotti Of Calumet, charged with as
sault upon his wife with intent TO
murder her, just about an hour 10
| find the man guilty, but not of the
charge upon which he was tried. les
ser offense being substituted by the
jury upon the Instructions of the Judge
The judge instructed the jury that
they might find the defendant guilty
of the crime as charged in the states
information OF assault with intent TO
guilty of either the lesser crimes of
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm or simple assault or, of course,
not guilty
IL is evident from the verdict that
the jury was unwilling 20 believe that
Acotti deliberately shot his wife.
Immediately after the Acotti case
had gone to the jury, the attention of
the court was directed TO another case
of attempted murder. This is the case
OF Peter Antilla, also of Calumet, who
was arrested in March charged with
attacking one Lena Ola at Calumet
last Thanksgiving day The state
charges that the defendant choked the
woman and tore one of her eye-balls
from its socket. A jury was soon Sc
cured and the trial was started. the
state opening the case with the COM
planning witness on the stand.
Lena's oia's Story.
FglI 14nA oh a
went TO the home of Mrs. Annie Pc
terson on the day of the alleged assault
in response to a message from the de-
PENDANT, the Peterson home being
place where they had often met by
agreement. She testified that she went
to the house and. after partaking of
some beer i'm the kitchen, with the rest
of the party, she felt i'll and asked the
hostess To allow her to lie down on
bed in an adjoining room. She testi-
fed that she had been i'm the room
but a short time when Antilla entered
and, after picking a quarrel with her
grasped her by the throat with one
hand and gOuged her eye out with the
thumb of the other after which he
choked her and dragged her from the
bed to the floor. The witness was Civ
en- a cross examination by Attorney
Galbraith, who represents Antilla, but
little was added TO the story she told |
on direct examination.
The complaining witness was fol-
lowed to the stand by Mrs. Peterson, |
whose testimony was along the same |
lires as that of the first witness. AZ /
ter this witness came Mrs. Rita oii'la /
a neighbor OF the Petersons who was
in the house at the time of the occur 1
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26

envy In Washington, ID. G.
Albert Sikanen and Florence Iohn
OF Calumet and William Kran ona
franceska Plese of Atlantic We're Voc
terday licensed to wed.
George ii. Banks returned today from
Saginaw where he attended the Soc
sion OF the Masonic grand lodge as tho
delegate of the local lodge OF the order
Harry l.. Dutton of Chicago is IN
iioughton on business. Mr.. Dutton
formerly was with the Worcester LINN
Der company I'm Chasser
The girls of the cooking class Of the
eighth grade I'm the East Houghton
school yesterday afternoon fed their
mothers upon the viands which thew
had prepared i'm the food laboratory ar
the Central school. No fatalities had
been reported up to noon today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
HoUoHToN BREvITlEs.

White City's formal opening viii
not occur next Sunday, as was the in
tention of the management of the new
amusement enterprise. The announce
ment was made yesterday afternoon
by Manager w. IL. Labb, who. said the
reasons for the delay in the opening
are that the weather is still pretty
chilly and that the park is not as yet
i'm such a condition as he would like It
to be for the opening. The steamer
Ployboy is expected here from Duluth
today to take her place in the White
city fleet OF boats.
Mrs. Frank j Voith went TO Chicago
yesterday To meet her daughter, Miss
Beatrice Voith, who is returning TO
Houghton after attending an art acad-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26

renee. Her testimony was very similar
To that. of Mrs. Peterson. With TINS
testimony In Prosecuting Attorney
Macdonald announced that the people
would rest their case and Attorney
Galbraith made his opening address TO
the Jury. lie asked that the jury ma
for his client a verdict OF guilty of SIM
pie assault, as they would have a right
To do under the information of the
state and the instructions to be gwen
them by the court.
Antilla Changes His Plea
The testimony of Antilla when ne
was placed upon the stand 10y his at
torney was very different than that OF
the woman. He denied that he had m
jured her I'm any way and said that
he left the house shortly after leaving.
the room i'm which the woman was.
When court convened this morning,
ATTORNEY Galbraith again called the.
man TO the stand hut before hearing
any testimony he and Prosecutor Mac
Donald had a conference. After this
conference the prosecutor told the.
court the state would like To change
the charge against the man to one OF
assault with intent 10 do great bodily
harm. The permission of the court
being given. the attorney for the pris-
oner stated that his client plead guilty
to the lesser charge. The jury was exs
cused and the prisoners plea formally
entered. after which he was remand
ed 70 Jail to await sentence.
When the session Of circuit court
adjourned at noon, tho jury i'm the
case had been struck and the
of Francis Jerome, the
witness i'm the case was still
This case will probably
occupy the attention Of the court for
he remainder of the day.
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hall sould not be used for justice
shop after Casper Brand vacated, so
Mr.. Little has been looking for suit
able roms for his two offices.
This makes three justice shops on
Sheldon street. Croze having had his
place over the st. Paul ticket office for
some months and Casper Brand hav-
Ing recently established his court in
the Hartman block. AIR. Little has been
justice for several years but has al
ways held court I'm Hurontown until
his election 10 the office of township
clerk made II advisable for him TO be
IN Houghton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
WIRELESS READY SOON.

II is probable that the wireless tele-
graph station at the Douglas house
will be in readiness to receive and
transmit messages by the last of this
week, according to the statement of j.
is installing the apparatus for the RAJ
dio Telephone company. For several
days the operators, who are now on
hand, have been able To hear the mes
sages sent by some Of the vessels out
the United company but the sending
part of the apparatus has not yet been
installed.
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TRAVELLING LIBRARIES FOR
HOUGHTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Fine Assortment of Books Will be
Placed Within Easy Reach
Of Everyone.
FOUR WERE PLACED TODAY

Superintendent Doele of the public
schools of Portage township today in
spected four of the schools in the
township outside of the village of
Houghton and at the same time placed
in these four schools the travelling IL
braries arranged by Miss Grace WHARF,
the librarian. for these schools There
are in the township nine schools out
side of the village ana the librarian
has arranged a library for each school
IL being the plan To give the people i'm
the vicinity of these various schools an
opportunity TO read as many of the
books in the library as possible.
The Libraries for an the schools are
now in readiness 20 be placed and ii is
probable that they viii all reach their
respective destinations within the next
two weeks. as fast as superintendent
Doelle can arrange 20 make his visits
TO the different parts Of the township.
Miss WHARF has selected the thirty
books which compose each library with
view to giving the people TO whom
they go as much a variety as possible
in the way of reading. There are
books for the little tots in the kinder
garten department and on up through
the grades and some in the list that
viii be enjoyed by the older people.
Not for Schools Alone.
1t is not the idea Of the library
board to make these travelling libraries
for the use OF the school children. only.
but for all the residents of Portage
township in the vicinity of any of these
repositories. There are books of fc-
ton and books OF fact books Of ro-
nance and books OF travel in the lists.
Each library will be left in the branch
where il is first placed for about six
months, at the end of which time il
will be taken to another school and all
the Libraries shifted, library number
one taking the place of library number
two and so forth around the circle. I'm
this manner il is figured that il viii
take about four years for n library TO
make the circuit and by that time It is
thought that there will be a sufficient
number Of brand new books in the IL
brary proper TO permit the selection of
nine more lists of books for the next
trip around the circuit
The four libraries. which Superinten-
dent Doele delivered today were plac-
ed in the Isle Royalc (Stamp Mid, Pill
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
EXCLUDED FROM THE COURT.
Judge Streeter Decides Testimony is
Not Proper for Children.

A party of eighth grade students of
the Houghton Central school. who went
to the circuit court room this morning
for the purpose of studying first hand
the actual operation of this branch OF
the judicial government were not al
lowed TO remain i'm court. Judge A. II.
Streeter and Sheriff Byers decided that
the testimony likely to be brought out
i'm the case on trial was not suitable
for the children to hear. Some dis
appointment was manifested, but II is
likely that arrangements will be made
so that the children, who have just
finished the study OF court matters
may attend some other trial during the
present session of court.