The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-31

November 18th.
An enjoyable social affair was an
oyster supper given in this place last
Thursday evening by the local Masonic
lodge. DR.. w. M. Baker of Arcadia.
State lecturer, visited the lodge on that
and the previous night.
While you are visitor at the State
Fair you will want to find convenient
place to eat where lunches are served.
Hunt up the Chrysanthumum Cafe,
opened to the public by the Young
Ladies' Circle of the First Methodist
Church of Shreveport.
The TAX AMENDMENT DEBATE. The
debate at the High School Auditorium
yesterday evening attracted a good
audience. The subject was the proposed
tax amendment to the State Constitu-
ton. Mr.. I. H. Martin presided. The
speakers were Attorney Edwin w. Doran
and DIR. c. H. Irion for the affirmative,
and Messrs. Lee N. Bush and w. A.
Fortson for the negative. Each speaker
was allowed twenty minutes, and the
subject was vigorously discussed for the
full time. No judges were appointed,
but the audience was asked to vote on
the proposal. Only about one-fourth
OF those present gave any expression of
opinion; but majority of the audience
seemed opposed to the amendment.
The theatrical given in this place last
Friday evening by the Belcher Dramatic
Club was well attended and very much
enjoyed by all present. The troupe gave
reproduction of the three-act comedy,
GA Family Affair."" the performance
being equally as good as that given in
their home town on the evening of the
4th. AS a criticism of some length was
given in the issue of the Banner of the
10th, a second would hardly be fitting on
this occasion. We wish to repeat, how
ever, that the talent taking part was all
good and we'll adapted to the play.
There was no disappointing feature
about the performance to the audience,
and all wished it had been much longer.
The door receipts amounted to $49.75.
On Tuesday afternoon Of. last week al
a joint meeting of the Police Jury Of
this parish and the Shreveport City
Council, held in that city, bids for the
erection of the superstructure of the new
traffic bridge to span Red River al
Shreveport were opened. The lowest
bid for the work was sf68 $3.50, abou,
$1,000 less than the estimated cost made
by the consulting engineers. The sub
structure was recently completed at 8
cost of $4,000, and it is estimated thai
the total cost of the bridge, including ar
outlay of about $4,000 expended fol
land at the two terminals, will be nearly
S3OO,00 The chef materials entering
into the construction of the bridge viii
be steel and REINFORCED concrete. L
will be the property of this parish ane
the City of Shreveport.
In the current issue of the Texas anl
Pacific Quarterly, published at Dallas
Texas, by the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company, there appears a good half
tone picture of two young mules raised
in Caddo Parish by Mr.. John Wemple
mention of which is made in the article
by Mr.. E. M. Adger, reproduced on thi'
page. They are pictured hitched to ;
load of hay and have the appearance o
being we'll broke and good pullers
Another picture illustrating the article
referred to is of registered two-yea
old Red Poll bull from the herd o
Knight Brothers of Caspiana. Othe
good illustrations showing farm ant
ranch scenes resulting from photograph
made by Mr.. Adger appeared in Sun
days Shreveport Times. He is to b
congratulated over the good work he
doing toward advertising our section 0
the State.
The Chrysanthemum Cafe at the Stat
Fair grounds (Shreveport) will be con
Quoted by young ladies of the FRS
Methodist Church congregation of tina
city. Hot meals will not be served, bu
excellent cold sandwiches of your choic
will be offered at popular prices. Pat
ronize the young ladies and thus con
tribute to the fund for the erection 9
Shreveport's new Methodist Church.
If you have young children you hav
perhaps noticed that disorders of th
stomach are their most common ailmen