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which said tolls or charges shall never
be less than herein above mentioned and
shall not be decreased by the Parish OF
Bossier or the City of Shreveport while
any of the said certificates of indebted
ness or coupons are outstanding and
not paid, and if at any time the revenue
derived from the said tolls or charges
are insufficient to maintain the SAID
bridge and to pay said certificates OF IN
debtedness, with the interest coupons as
they mature, then the Police Jury OF the
Parish of Bossier, in conjunction with
the said City of Shreveport shall in
crease the rate of tolls or charges to
such sum as will amply provide therefor
and in default of doing so the holders OF
said certificates of Indebtedness may
apply to any court of competent juris-
diction in the Parish of Caddo OF the
Parish of Bossier, and said court, after
due hearing. shall fix said tolls, or
charges, at such sums as will fully pro-
vide revenue to maintain said bridge
and pay said certificates of indebtedness,
with the interest coupons as they
mature.
Be it further ordained, etc., That IN
order to further secure the said certlh-
Gates of indebtedness, with the Interest
coupons thereon, that the said Parish O
Bossier, acting through the president
and secretary Of its Police Jury, or othel
officers exercising similar functions, II
conjunction with the said City O
Shreveport, acting through its mayo
and superintendent OF accounts ant
finance. or other officers exercising sim
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That each of said certificates shall be
payable to bearer and signed by the
president and secretary. of the Police
Jury of the Parish OF Bossier and by the
mayor and superintendent OF accounts
and finance of the City OF Shreveport,
and issued for and on behalf of said City
of Shreveport and Parish of Bossier
jointly and for their joint use in con ,o
structing said bridge, as aforesaid. The
coupons shall bear the Autograph sigma
tureof the mayor of the City OF Shreve-
port and the president of the Police Jury
of the Parish of Bossier.
Be it further ordained, etc., That IN
order to secure the payment OF said Ger
tificates of Indebtedness, together with
the interest thereon, represented by said
interest coupons, that the Parish OF
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debtedness, with all interest coupons
attached thereto, and the said tolls and
charges, as hereinbefore provided, shall
to the payment of said certificates of in
dehtedness and interest coupons and
shall not be changed or diverted to any
other purpose whatsoever until each and
all OF said certificates of Indebtedness
and interest coupons have been fully
paid and discharged.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That if at
any time it becomes necessary to resort
to legal proceedings to enforce any Of
the rights or privileges of the holder, or
holders, of said certificates of indebted
ness that the Parish of Bossier and the
City of Shreveport shall pay to such
holder, or holders, of such certificates OF
indebtedness a reasonable attorneys
fee, to be fixed by the court in the judg-
ment rendered in the cause, the payment
of which shall likewise be secured by the
tolls and charges of said bridge to the
same extent and in the same manner as
the said certificates of Indebtedness.
The following claims for per diem,
mileage, etc., were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for same:
No. 169-J. c. Logan
Committee work. 80. .Sl2 60
Per diem and mileage. 20-S16 50
TON. C. Wright
Committee work. 80. q 90
Per diem and mileage. 90 q 90
171-N. w. Stewart
Committee work q 80
Per diem and mileage. 10 81 20
172-R. D. Wilmington
Committee work $50. q 90
Per diem and mileage. o. % GO
Whereupon the Police Jury adjourned
sine die. J. G.. LOGAN, President.
R. B. HILL, Clerk.
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Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
in special session this day, Monday,
November 18, 1912, with the following
named members present at roll call:
J. C. Logan, ward two.
M. C. Wright, ward three.
NV. Stewart, ward four.
R. D. Wilmington, ward five.
A quorum being present, Mr.. Logan
(the president) explained the reason for
the call of a special session, when the
following business was disposed Of,
to-wit:
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Stewart and seconded by Mr..
Wright, was carried:
Be it resolved, by the Police Jury of
Bossier Parish, That the bid OF the
Modern Steel Structural Company for
the construction of the proposed Red
River bridge be and the same is hereby
accepted, with this increased change in
the amount of the bid, to-wit:
That, whereas, the itemized bid shows
the wood block pavement estimated at
S1.35 per square yard, when the cost OF
such paving, it is claimed, will be $50
per square yard, the said estimate Of
S1.35 per square yard was made in error
| by the bidder, making total difference
in the amount of the bid of $500; and,
Whereas, at joint conference OF the
members of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of Bossier and the Council OF the
CITY of Shreveport such mistake was ex-
planned by the representative OF the said
| Modern Steel Structural Company aud
verified by Hedrick & Cochrane, engi-
neers; and,
Whereas, it was the sense of said joint
conference and satisfactory to the said
Modern Steel Structural Company that il
would be fair to split the difference
allowing them an increase over thell
lump b;d:of s225O, therefore, ~
Be it resolved, That said sum of S225(
be added to the lump sum bid O.
S168, $3.50, making total lump sum bic
of sill, fSO.
Be it further resolved, That the pres
ident of the Police Jury of the Parish O
Bossier, in conjunction with the mayor
of the City of Shreveport, be authorized
to execute contract with the said Modern
Steel Structural Company for the con
struction of said bridge in accordanc,
with plans and specifications adopte.
, and on the terms of their itemized bid
on said company giving bond as pro
vided in the specifications.
Be if further resolved, however, Tha
! said contract shall not be executed unit
Y the City of Shreveport and the Parish
Bossier shall have sold their certificate
. of Indebtedness to raise the funds fo
the payment of the cost of the construc
S ton of said bridge; and the base pric
8 of steel at Pittsburg at this date bein
S1.35 per hundred pounds, should sue
> base price of steel at Pittsburg rise {
|, fall between now and the date OF til
s signing of the contract, then the prie
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Bossier for and on behalf of itself, in
conjunction with the City of Shreveport,
hereby pledges, sets aside and dedicates
the tolls derived or income received from
said bridge for period Of fifteen years
from the date of the completion and ac-
ceptance of the same, or as much longer
as may be necessary to collect sufficient
tolls from said traffic bridge to fully and
completely pay the said certificates of
Indebtedness, together with the interest
coupons thereto attached, as well as any
and all interest, or charges of whatever
kind may be incurred in the collection
thereof, and that until otherwise pro-.
vided by ordinance of the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Bossier, in conjunction
with the City Of Shreveport, the said
tolls to be collected on said bridge shall
be as follows, to-wit:
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Shreveport, Louisiana

Of the steel to be put in the bridge shall
be increased or decreased, as the case
may be, by the amount of the said rise
or fall, if any, in the base price of steel
at Pittsburg, said increase or decrease
in said price, if any, to be figured by
Messrs. Hedrick & Cochrane, engineers.
The following ordinance was unani-
mously adopted, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuing of $500, 900 of
certificates of Indebtedness, with in
terest coupons attached, in order to
provide funds for the construction OF
a traffic bridge across Red River, in
conjunction with the City of Shreve-
port.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Bossier, in legal session
convened, That the Parish OF Bossier,
in conjunction with the City of Shreve-
port, acting under and by virtue of Act
No 81 of the General Assumbly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1912 and
such other acts or statutes of the State
relating to the subject matter as may
now or hereafter exist, do issue $500, 900
of certificates of indebtedness, repre-
sented by 400 certificates, each for the
sum of $500, dated December /, 1912,
conditioned to bear per cent per annum
interest from date until paid, such in
terest payable semiannually- the list
DAYS of June and December OF each
year-and as representing such interest
that coupons be attached to said certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness STIMULATING the
payment cf such interest on the face OF
such certificate, semiannually, and that
the president and secretary of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Bossier, in con-
junction with the mayor and superin-
tendent Of finance and accounts of the
City of Shreveport, be directed and en-
powered to cause the same to be issued
and sold in order to provide funds and
revenue necessary in the construction OF
a traffic bridge across Red River from
the Parish of Bossier to the City OF
Shreveport, the piers and substructures
of which have already been completed
and the said funds arising from the sale
OF such certificates of Indebtedness are
hereby pledged and set apart for the
construction of said traffic bridge across
Red River at said point and shall not bt
used for any other purpose whatever
| and for the payment of which the sait
Parish of Bossier, in conjunction witt
) the said City of Shreveport, does hereb!
| set aside and dedicate the funds and rev
enues to be derived by it and the sail
,, city from the tolls and charges from sail
traffic bridge, after deducting the rea
t sonable cost of maintaining said bridg
| in good condition, which tolls AM
f charges shall at all times be maintaine
S and collected in sufficient amount for th
r payment of said certificates of indebted
: ness, with the interest thereon, as the
e mature, as hereinafter set forth.
2 Be it further ordained, etc., That sal
b certificates of Indebtedness shall be G
T the following numbers, tenor, amounts
e and maturities, with interest coupon
e attached as follows:
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Hon. William A. Stroud.
GRANITE MONUMENTS,

Hon. William A. Stroud died at Dixie,
Caddo Parish, last Friday, in the seventy
sixth year Of his age. Mr.. Stroud was
citizen of Bossier Parish for about.
fifty years, but went to Dixie about six
years ago, where he made his home until
his death.
Deceased was born in Mississippi and
moved to Louisiana with the family
when youth of fifteen years, locating
in North Bossier on Bodcau. Early IN
the SOS he went to Rocky Mount, where
ne held the position OF CLERK IN the
mercantile establishment of Stewman &
Hughes until the beginning OF the war
in 1861, when he enlisted in the Bossier
Volunteers-Co Company D, Ninth Regi-
ment, which was first commanded by
Col. Richard Taylor, and immorta'ized
itself under that peerless commander,
Stonewall Jackson. He was wounded at
the Battle of Port Republic, and served
with his company until the close OF the
| war. His patriotism and love for hui
| manity spoke from prodigal hand and
an open purse in the direful days OF
Reconstruction when avarice stalked the
land, Disaster bound, him with no
chords, nor weakened the resolution OF
his strong heart. With sublime faith
| in the South, neither the smoke OF bat
tie nor the ashes of wanton war dimmed
his determination.
In early life Mr.. Stroud married Miss
Linnie Martin, youngest daughter OF
j. w. and Mary l.. Martin of Rocky
Mount. Her life was rare blessing to
him. and in the realm of home she
brought to him happiness, hope and
encouragement, to arrive at the ambl-
tons of his heart, or inspiration to beal
the ills of long and eventful life.
Mr.. Stroud was elected to the State
Senate from this Senatorial District II
April, 1892, for term OF four years
His record was not noisy and snowy, bu
steajfast and as true to principle as thu
needle to the pole. He was a menbe
II of the Presbyterian Church and al
H earnest and true Christian.
j Deceased is survived by his wife an
III four children-Mrs. Webb Brane, Mis-
Blanche Stroud, Ansel Stroud and Mis-
Bssie Stroud-to whom we tender dee
and sincere sympathy.
The funeral services were conducte
by Rev. Mr.. McLain, and the remains
deceased were tenderly laid to rest
Rocky Mount Cemetery the day follow
ing his death.
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instrumental in arranging the details of
the sale.
The red-blooded residents of our town
are again frequenting Indian Mound
Camp, on Bodcau.
A big dance will be given in this place
on the night of the 9th, that preceding
Thanksgiving. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by piece band
from Shreveport.
One would hardly expect to find ap-
pies grown IN the State of Oregon on
sale in Benton, but such is the case, and
they are extra nice, too. You will find
them at Wyche's.
Our good friend Mr.. J. J. Stockwell is
now located in San Diego, Cal, where
he has engaged in the mercantile bust
ness, so we are informed by his sister,
| Mrs. Alice Belcher.
Mrs. J. A. Rogers is convalescing after
an illness Of two weeks or more. While
she is up and about her home, she will
not be permitted to eat solid foods fol-
some time yet to come.
An announcement that will prove oil
interest to all readers of the Banner re-
siding in Benton is that of the contests
to take place in our school and on the
school campus next Thursday between
pupils in Benton High School and Plair
Dealing High School. The two literar.
contests, one of which will be held dur.
ing the forenoon, will be in arithmetic
for eighth grade pupils only, and spell
ling, in which all high school grades will
take part. Two basket ball games Con
for each SEX will be played during tn
afternoon, which feature will no doub
draw large crowd. No admitiance fee
will be charged.
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Is your husband cross? An irritable,
fault finding disposition is often due to
a disordered stomach. A man with good
digestion is nearly always good natured.
A great many have been permanently
cured of stomach trouble by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by all
dealers
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For each vehicle and driver OF 6 animals
For each vehicle and driver OF animals
For each vehicle and driver OF 4 animals.
For each vehicle and driver of 3 animals.
For each vehicle and driver of 2 animals,
For each vehicle and driver OF | animal
For each animal and rider
For each head of loose cattle
For each head of loose horses and mules
For each head of other loose stock ,-.-
For each footman observation-disclosures
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Linton.

Tuesday, Nov. 19.-The people OF this
community have about finished gather
ing their crops.
Mr.. Willis Bundy and family have
moved from Ivan to Linton.
Miss Grace Lay is spending few
weeks in Fillmore with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Norman.
Died, at the home of Mr.. w. T. Keith,
near this place, the baby of Willis Lee
Keith, aged six weeks.
The young people of this community
had pleasant time at the pound supper
given at Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Bundy's on
Friday night of last week.
On Thanksgiving Day there will be
dinner on the ground at the Baptist
Church; preaching in the morning, ano
speaking in the afternoon by Miss
Georgia Barnnette. Everybody invited
Come and bring basket.
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Gard OF Thanks.

wish to express my thanks to the
people of Bolinger and the Woodmen OF
the World of that place for their kino
attention to my husband, Arts Coyle,
during his short and fatal illness some
weeks ago. And thank the people OF
the Chalybeate Springs community for
their kindness shown me during my
sickness. And will say that the atten-
tons Of Drs. Keoun, Lyon and Butler
are deeply appreciated.
Mrs. PEARL COYLE.
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This amount was pledged in the name
of the chapter at the convention held in
Baton Rouge October 18th, 10Th and
18th. The pledges were approved by
the chapter.
The president then put the question,
whether the chapter should continue to
send the usual contribution of money
$50 cents per capita) or if box should
be sent as Christmas offering to the
old soldiers at Camp Nichols.
1t was moved and seconded that the
money be sent, and the custodian, Miss
Allan, could use it as she saw best.
Bossier now has only one veteran in
the home Mr.. Merritt = Mr.. Mackey
having passed away during October.
The custodian reports Mr.. Merritt to be
in very poor health. The chapter also
decided to make Mr.. Merritt some per-
sonal Christmas present.
The corresponding secretary read a
letter from Mrs. w. J. Behrn, regent for
the Louisiana Museum Memorial Hall,
Richmond, Va, asking financial aid, so
as to be enabled to put the room on a
par with those of other states. She
would be glad to receive contributions
from each and all Sister U. D. C.'s,
cannot all of US come to the front with
small amounts? just think, if every
u. D. G.. in the order would pledge II
cents what an amount that would raise!
Do you realize we are more than 60, OO(
strong?
The chapter then adjourned to NEE
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Scanland OF
Saturday, December 7, 1912, at 1O:3
O'Clock am. All members of the chap
ter are cordially invited to be present
There will be an election of officers
paying of yearly dues, subscriptions TO
the old veterans Christmas fund and al
entertaining program-enough to fill tn
day, and the inner self, too, and max
us glad we were able to be there.
) Mrs ]. S. ALISON, Rec. Sec'y.
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pg If you intend to enter your son
or daughter in business college save
SIS by buying the scholarship the pro-
prietor Of the Banner has for sale.
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eft is pleasure to tell you that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
best cough medicine l have ever used, ;"
writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell of Lavonia,
Ga. "I have used it with all my chill
dren and the results have been highly
satisfactory" For sale by all dealers.
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Local .HappeninSs
rbe News of a Week In Paragraphs

That Thanksgiving gobbler should be
good and fat by this time.
Railing automobiles is new fad that
has lust struck this section.
Mr.. W. E. lvey is recovering from a
!. rather severe attack of pleurisy.
Little Ruth Smith, youngest dauohter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Smith, has been
sick a-bed with fever for several days.
10 get $3.50 for three turkeys is
doing pretty we'll. That's the price Mr.
S. C. Adger was paid for three big COB
blers one day recently.
"Joannes Smith, from Thomas Lyles
jei2," is the inscription on a pretty
silver cup that came to that popular gen
tleman's address yesterday, all the wa.
from South Carolina. Such tokens Q
regard keek the heart ever warm.
Rev. B. C. Conant of Gibsland, TO
some time past the Baptist preacher TO
this place, while here Sunday to fl
regular appointments offered his resig
nation. He Will fill his next regula
appointment here, which he annouce
will be his last.
Mr.. William Nett OF the Linton com
munitv, while here to-day on business
came in and renewed his subscription
He reports that all his crops turned on
well. On seven and a half acres h
mide 500 pounds of seed cotton, whic
should gin out five good bales. VIII
can beat that in the hills? Those tw
6ne mule colts are still following hi
wagon team this fall.
DR.. ]. NJ. Scanland of Warm Spring:
Mont. the editors eldest son, has tele
graphed him as follows: "Returns jus
complete. We carry proposition. Plac
sold to State,'' This means that on tn
9th the qualified electors OF the State
Montana voted favorably on the propo
sition to issue bonds to be sold to raise
fund for the purchase of the War
Springs estate, the property OF tt
Mithell G Mussigbrod heirs, and whel
the insane OF the State have always bee
cared for. For several years past D
Seanland has had charge of this instltl
ton and the surrounding ranch, and W;
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The boys appetite is often the source
of amazement. If you would have such
an appetite, take Chamberlain's Tablets.
They not only create healthy appetite,
but strengthen the stomach and enable
it to do it's work naturally. For sale by
all dealers.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Low middling, IL lie cents.
Middling, ii 1916 cents.
Good middling, II 1-16 cents.
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Meeting of the u, D. C..

The r. j. Hancock Chapter, U. D. G..
No. 280, met in session at the home of
the president, in Benton, La, Novem-
Der 13, 1912.
The meeting was opened with the
Lords prayer.
After roll call the minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
In tho absence of the treasurer, the
following report of disbursements was
made by the PRESIDENT:
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Get the Banner free one year oy Sc
curing us three new cash subscribers.
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Watch the date on your paper!
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Alfalfa Hay for Sale

In wagon or carload lots. Apply at
Willow Chute plantation, write or
phone. Telephone, No. 847, one ring.
a-u GREY STINsoN, Benton, La.
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gENTON, La, NOVEMBER q, 1917
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Little Ruth Smith, youngest dauohter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. g. Smith, mas oeen
sick a-bed with fever for several days.
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Mr.. W. E. lvey is recovering from
rather severe attack of pleurisy.
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That Thanksgiving gobbler should be
GOOD and fat by this time.
Railing automobiles is new fad that
has Just struck this section.
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To get $3.50 for three turkeys is
doing pretty we'll. That's the price Mr.
S. C. Adger was paid for three big COB
blers one day recently.