The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-15
From Over Our Great State

II from OVCT OuF OTCdl oloOC II
Arcadia has levied 81, 900 license on
near bear dealers.
The corn crop in Avoyelles Parish is
looking splendid.
Noah Falcourt was accidently killed by
discharged shotgun at Raceland.
Henry Dampier, florist, suicided in New
Orleans, Saturday, by taking carbolic acid.
A party of prospectors, looking for homes
in the South, visited East Falibiana Parish
last week.
Gayden White, who lives near Norwood,
has cotton stalk containing fifty-two ma
tured bolls.
A negro boy and steamship steward
were drowned in the Mississippi River at
New Orleans Friday.
De Ridder, Beauregard Parish, will erect
a $50, 900 school building, which will &C
commodate $50 children.
The Texas and Pacific will build new
passenger station in New Orleans to cost
between $3.50, 1000 and S3OO,OO0.
wv. Allison, capitalist of Ennis, Tex,
has ..urhasdd 1860 acres of land in Clai
borne Parish, for which he paid SIS, 25O.OO.
October 18th, 10Th and 18th have been
set for the holding of the annual reunion
of the Louisiana Confederate Veterans in
Baton Rouge.
IT. Crawford, merchant at Ola, Cat
ahoula Parish, committed suicide Friday
by blowing his head off. Two of his brothers
killed themselves during the last ten years.
Of the Al, O57 pupils who were enrolled
in the public schools of New Orleans dur
ing the past year "a 1855 were born in that
city, which is SO yer cent of the entire en-
rollment.
The Louisiana Planter says the sugar
district reports improving crop prospects,
sunshine, shower and heat combining to
force the can ahead, and it is in sad need
of every possible stimulant.
Fire of inexplicable origin near New
Iberia Sunday evening almost completely
destroyed large sugar refinery, causing
a loss close to S50O,OOO, of which only a
part will be recovered in insurance.
The return of the cotton crop in iberia
is earnestly desired by many, especially
those who cannot deliver cane to factories.
That parish, at one time, produced as much
as 10000 bales of cotton, the handling of
which gave much prosperity.
Alexandria Town Talk, 10th: The boil
weevils are beginning to make themselves
felt in the cotton crop in Rapides Parish and
Central Louisiana. In some sections of the
river lands cotton has almost ceased to bloom
on account Of the attack of the weevils.
Jesse Bradley, colored, died at Campti
Friday from hydrophobia, after suffering
most horrible agony. His sister, six years
old, died from the same cause. A strange
dog made its appearance at their home a
few days ago and bit several members of
the family.
E. P. Waggener, of Atchison, Kansas,
spends $1,000 annually in providing pic
mic for $4,000 children, who are also ac-
companied by their parents. One of the
features of the day is the distribution of
$500 in prize money for the children max :
ing the best showing as savings bank de-
positors.
Playing with matches in the kitchen,
Edgar Raglan, one year and nine months
old, of Ponahatoula, ignited his clothing
and was burned SO severely that he died a
few hours later. His mother lay with her
two-day-old baby in an adjoining room,
hearing his screams, but unable to 60 to
his assistance.
Nearly all reports of the cotton crop in
this State are good. Even on the over
flowed lands cotton is improving. The
plant where not overlooked is we'll fruited
and looks we'll. There was great i'm
provement during the last half of July;
but few weevils have appeared and the
harvest may be bettor than last year.
All crops have been laid by, the fields
are in excellent shape and the general sit.
uation is very satisfactory in Lafayette
Parish. Cotton picking has commenced
in earnest, and it estimated that that there
are from fifteen to twenty thousand acres
in cultivation and the approximate yield is
placed at from five to six thousand bales
Current Literature.
Current Literature for August is unique
op tho ~, ro1ipoc fov ,o,,o1 voo@o ~