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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-04
CORRESPONDENCE
Bolinfer.

Monday, July PLENTY of rain, and
the crops of this vicinity are looking
fair. Most of them have been we'll
worked.
Mr.. lack Gardner was a business Wis
itor Saturday.
Mr.. Tom Gardner lost good cow and
calf by lightning Saturday evening.
Saturday evening about six o'clock
this vicinity was visited by severe
electrical storm and very hard wind.
Clarence Bolinger left one day last
week for Tyler, Texas, where he will
enter a commercial college to study
telegraphy.
Quite number of automobile agents
have been in town lately. Some of our
people have the fever but as yet none of
them have purchased.
B. H. Bolinger and Harry Bolcome of
Shreveport were visitors in our little
town last week. They made the trip in
Mr.. Bolinger's new roadster
The parish road gang for the north
half of the parish worked roads in this
vicinity last week. Big Improvements
in the highways are noticeable.
Nat Stewart says the lightning had
him jumping around Saturday evening,
when it struck stump few feet from
him while he was out in his field.
Miss Fannie Purcell, Mrs. E. L. Ram
sey and Mrs. Charley Flowers, daugh-
tiers of Mrs. J. S. Purcell, are all here
at present. 1t looks as if something was
going to happen soon.
Preparations are being made by S. H
Bolinger & Company for big stock re-
ducing sale of staple merchandise. The
sale will be opened next Monday, the
9Th and last for two weeks.
Mr.. Conner and family came in Sat
urday evening from Winsboro, Texas
Mrs. Conner (and children) will spent
some time here with her mother, Mrs
j. S. Purcell. Mr.. Conner left for HON,
Sunday evening.
The Bolinger Sunday School has beef
growing so nicely of late that your cor
respondent feels that the fact should b
mentioned. Every child in town eligi
BILE to enter the primary class is attend
ing. Can as much be said of ever
neighborhood in the parish? Mrs. M. S
Bolinger is the teacher. MS.
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Tho editor OF the Banner respectfully requests
49, culinary poetry not be submitted for publ
S-.son such verse when good is usually not
~'r,poI and when original is usually not good.
esort obituary notice Immediately following
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- aa,lccd by the prominence OF the deceased in
~. =. e community where the family resides.
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Haufhton.

Wednesday, July "a much needed
rain fell Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. A. H. Ratcliff, after weeks alb
sence, is again at home.
Mrs. E. S. Majors and little son are
pleasant visitors in our town.
Mr.. T. w. Bledsoe was Sunday Wis
itor with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Rosa McDade and children are
visiting relatives here this week.
Messrs. J. G. and w. E. McDade OF
Bluffs, together with their families, were
visitors in Haughton Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Tooke and children, who
have been visiting relatives and friends
in Yellow Pine, have returned home.
Mrs. J. w. Elston and two of hel
children, Emily and Harry, are in Hot
Springs, Ark, for stay of severa
| weeks.
Miss Mary Lawrence has returned
home after spending week in Bossiel
and Caddo towns with relatives ant
| friends.
Miss Dora Hickman has returned
home from the Bluffs plantation, wher
she spent several weeks with he
brothers.
A revival meeting is in progress at tn
Methodist Church. 1t was begun las
Saturday and will be continued for
number of days.
Mrs. ]. w. Prince and her sons, Elsto
and Joseph Allen, are again at home
having had a pleasant visit with rela
tives residing in Marshall, Texas.
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Subscriptions Paid.

The management of the Banner here
by acknowledges receipt of the follow
ing subscriptions paid during the past
month-June, 1912:
DR.. H. E. Atkins, to Oct. IL, 1912, 81.
Alex Adger, to August /, 1912, SOC.
S. Arbuthnot, to July i, 1918, 81.
B. Billingsly, balance due, 81.
S. H. Bolinger, balance due, 81.
J. A. Byrd, to Oct. 81, 1912, 81.
w. N. Bryan, to July |, 1913, 81.
jill. & r. w. Boisseau, balance due
and to July 1, 1918, 50.
w. D. Bankhead, to July 1, 1913, 81.
Ell. Cochran, to Dec. 81, 1912, 81.
J.P. Creswell, to Sept. IA, 1912, 81.
Mack Coleman, to June 10, 1912, 81.
CT. Demoss, to Oct. 4, 1912, 81.
IT. Ford, to Nov s, 1918, 81.
CO. Gayle, to Jan. /, 1918, 81.
G. Garrett, to Oct. l, 1912, 81.
I'D. Gleason, to Oct. 5, 1912, 81.
o. E. Giddens, to Nov. IL, 1912, 81.
N. A. Goodwin, to Sept. 20, 1912, 3Oc.
c.. Howse, balance due, 81.
Jos. K. Herold, balance due and to
July 1, 1918, So.
H. L. Heilperin, balance due, 81.
S. Hetherwick, balance due, ST..
J.R. Honeycutt, to July l, 1913, 81.
Ben Keeth, balance due, 81.
S. N. Kerley, balance due, 81.
w. H. Kelly, to March 4, 1913, ST..
Kirsch Bros. G Co., balance due, 81.
T. P. Larkin, to April q, 1913, 81.
IT. McDade, to Feb. A, 1918, 81.
il. Mcclellan, balance due and t.
June /, 1913, 50.
MI. Mckinney, to Feb. II, 1913, 81
J.E. Murray, balance due and to Jul.
/, 1918, 50.
w. B. Mccormick, to July l, 1912, 81
w. C. McCarley, to June 1, 1913, 81.
Monroe Sanitarium, balance due, ST..
Pete Marshall, to August 10, 1912, 81
C. M. Matlock, to July /, 1918, 81.
]. S. Milling, to May /, 1918, 81.
]. S. Overcast, to Jan. 1, 1914, 50.
/ WV. Oglesby, to July 2, 1913, 81.
E. M. Oglesby, balance due and
Jan. 1, 1918, $3.50.
Charles Phillips, balance due, ST..
Robert Phillips, balance due and
July /, 1913, 50.
Miss c. L. Riggs, to Nov. "a, 1872, s
Rev. w. F. Rogers, balance due an
to July 1, 1913, 81.
Rettig's Barber Shop, to Sept. z
1912, 81.
D. M. Stevenson, to July /, 1912, ST..
H. l.. Skannal, to June rs, 1912, 81.
j. H. Simmons, balance due and
July, 1918, 50.
D. E. Sorrell, to Dec. 5, 1912, 81.
P. C. Taylor, to Feb. 20, 1913, 81.
t S. T. Taylor, to Jan. /, 1913, 81.
Mrs. C. NJ. Tucker, to Oct. 80, 1912, S
/ Thatcher & Welsh, balance due, ST..
i S.W. Vance, to Nov, "a, 1912, ST..
< J.E. White, to June /, 1913, 81.
r Gillian Wyche, balance due, 4Oc.
J.E. Wyche, to Dec. %, 1912, 81.
e Joe Woodson, balance due, ST..
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Arkana.

Monday, July 1.-The most severe rain
and wind storm of the season visited this
community Saturday evening, doing
much damage to crops and gardens.
Mr.. J. B. Burton spent the day here
Friday.
Mr.. John Norris returned home Sun
day morning from short visit in Brad
ley, Ark.
Mr.. Arthur Wise and Mr.. George and
Miner Wheeler of the Oak Hill commu-
nifty spent yesterday morning here.
Mr.. Thomas Bennett spent Saturday
and yesterday in Glasco, Ark, returning
home this morning. It seems there is
some attraction over there for Tom.
Miss Minnie Hamiter, after spending
several months with her aunt, Mrs.
M. E. Casey of 424 Pine Bluff Street,
Paris, Texas, returned home Saturday
morning.
Mr.. Virgil, Miss Bessie and Miss Lyde
| N1CSIdulO, N1lOo 0uolC Lib AeOWCA oAN
Miss Wise of the Oak Hill community
spent yesterday pleasantly at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lester.
Mrs. Fred L. Houston of this commu-
nifty, after spending ten days at a
shreveport sanitarium as patient, died
last Tuesday from cancer of the stomach
Her remains were laid to rest the fol-
lowing day in Greenwood Cemetery
that city.
Mrs. Houston was prominent resi-
; dent of this community, and loved by al
who knew her. She leaves husband
and two small children and host o
friends to mourn her death.
Her spotless spirit passed beyond il
the evening time-her beautiful life ha
been blended with His, now up il
Heaven crown she wears. By tn
smile she wore here on earth we shal
+. know her up there.
Husband and children, do not weer
for you shall see her again.
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Neg1 Elsewhere in this issue Of the
Banner appears a record of subscrip-
tons paid us during the past month. If
your name should be in this list, look
for it. If 1T is not there, write Us, stating
the amount paid, and we will be pleased
TO make corrections on our books, when
found necessary. Please be prompt to
write. The best time to correct an error
is when it is first discovered.
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Local Happenings
The News of Week In Paragraphs

Mr.. K. G.. Dowell's paper has been or
dered to Stamps, Ark, instead OF to
Alden Bridge.
Mrs. she T. Abney left yesterday for
Shreveport to enter the Schumpert Me-
mortal Sanitarium to be treated for
rheumatism.
The contract for painting the interior
of the Masonic Lodge hall in this place
has been let to Messrs. Carstarphen &;
Carstarphen.
Mr.. Bert Butler, young man student
Tor the Presbyterian clergy, located at
Plain Dealing for the summer, will
preach here Sunday.
Mr.. Robert D. Wilmington of Ivan,
the newly elected member of the Police
Jury to represent ward five, was here
Monday to qualify to that position.
Mr.. Hughes Martin, who has for some
DAYS past been a visitor here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |. H. Martin, and
other relatives, left this morning for his
home in Kansas City.
Messls. N. w. Sentell of Collinsburg
and R. E. Wyche of this place have the
thanks of the editor and family for
liberal helping of big, juicy Elberta
peaches. They were fine.
Mr.. C. o. Gayle and family are now
riding around in a handsome fve-pas-
senger Oakland automobile, purchased
last week from Mr.. Leo Cunning, the
Shreveport representative of that car.
Mr.. Alex T. Adger, one of the Ban
ner,.s good friends, who now has dirt
moving contract near Shreveport, was a
caller one day the latter part OF last week.
The latch string is on the outside, friends.
Mr.. Newt Ogden, jr., of Baton Rouge,
is here on visit with relatives and
friends, and his wife, who has for several
weeks past been guest at the home OF
her brother, Mr.. J. E. Burt. Mr.. Og-
den, so we are told, has position with
the Standard Oil Company.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge Ma
sonic) held in this place last Thursday
night Mr.. w. H. Dunn of Alden Bridge
was raised to the degree of Master
Mason. The lodge is still doing gooe
work and its membership continues t.
grow. Meetings will be held this yea
throughout the summer. At the mex
regular meeting it is expected that there
will be work in both the first and thirt
degrees.
Many residents of this place went tt
Alden Bridge to-day to attend the biz
4th of July barbecue and celebration
A number of vehicles from the planta
tions south of Benton and automobile
from Shreveport, all apparently full o
pleasure seekers, have also passes
throuh our town. One of our friend
who returned home about noon estimate
that there are between 1900 and 100
people on the grounds.
Our friends express surprise that Hon
J. T. Many of Plain Dealing is n
longer an employee in this office. Som
weeks since he was notified that becaus
OF the proprietor's restored health an
strength, and with a view Of reducing
expenses, some change would be made
The proprietor of the Banner is again
work at the case and we can now man
age very well with the assistance of
boy apprentice, who has already bee
employed and is expected to go to wor
next week. Mr.. Many is a stickler IL
work and hustler for new bushes
We regret that the income of the offie
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-04

For soreness of the muscles, whether
induced by violent exercise or injury,
there is nothing better than Chamber
lain's Liniment. This liniment relieves
rheumatic pains. Sold by all dealers.
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cuE ROSSIER BANNER
r,,fs Page Edited by A.. d. SCANLAND

ENTERED as second-class matter at the Post
IL Office at Benton, La, under ACT OF congress
NJ March 3, 1879.
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Cartervllie.

Dear Editor: AS have not seen any
thing in the Banner from this commu-
nifty for week or so, shall drop you
few lines.
Saturday this section was visited by a
heavy rain, which did much damage to
rolling land and all other that had been
recently plowed, but we are all right yet.
Crops are good-both corn and cot
ton-and fairly clean. have worked
my crops better and with less expense
than for several years past. have been
convinced all along that we would make
a crop, despite the many rains and back
sets of the spring.
Our oat crops were fairly good and
now we are preparing to plant peas as
follow-up crop, SO you see we can make
two crops within six or seven months
and then during the fall again plant thu
same soil to oats for a winter pasture
the third crop within year. Any far
mer can 'sget there" with such soil ant
under such conditions, ii he will try.
We have as good farming countr,
and as sure for crops as that to be foun
. anywhere. All we need is more goo
farmers who will put their shoulders t
, the wheel. We have good land that ca
$ be bought cheaply and free range for a
. kinds of stock the whole year. Any on
!. looking for farming prospect whel
E success comes easily should come tn
r way. l don't mean come this way an
:, do like many others-put in half OF the
Q time. | mean that success awaits thos
who will put in all the farming part
il the year at work. We always have he
b and hominy without going North ait
Q it. There are number Of small farn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-04

Application for Administration.
n District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs:
IN Addie Hodges has this day filed
her application to be appointed admin
istratrix of the succession OF Mrs. Lila
Roach. deceased. Now, this is to adj
monish all persons concerned, that il
opposition be not made thereto within
the time prescribed by law, the said ap-
plicant will be appointed administrator
of said succession as prayed for.
Given under my official signature ane
seal of Office, at Benton, La, on this
the Sd day Of June, 1917.
B. A. KELLY,
Clerk District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-04

If YOU have something on your farm
you would like to convert into money
advertise it in the Banner.
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The Reason

If you could walk around the acres OF
lumber piles which form large part OF
the raw material that has been air dry
ing for years then go through the pro-
cess of manufacture, you would under
stand why The Balm has earned the
name of "The Best Wagon on Earth. =
You would know why theirs is the one
wagon to stand up in all climates, no
matter how arid. THE Balm wagon is
made from the highest grade of mate
rails, by the best skilled mechanics
This has been the policy of The Balm
/ Wagon Company for over sixty years.
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Farm Wagon
Insurance 80. ere

The manufacturers Of THE Balm wagon
have built up form Of insurance which,
in effect, is better than fire insurance.
1t insures the lasting quality Of material
and workmanship that goes into every
Balm wagon-it gives you the guarantee
that protects your investment they
have to-because theirs is not cheap
wagon, it is wagon built upon the
honor of the name-The Balm, behind
which some of the largest wagon plants
in America. This is one of the things
that makes THE Balm make good.
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BURGESS.

Tuesday, July 2.-This community
was visited last Saturday afternoon by
heavy rainfall, which did much damage
to our newly worked roads.
The farmers of our community are
progressing nicely with their work. ="
Miss Minnie Hamiter returned Satur-
day from an extended visit in Paris,
Texas.
Quite a number of our young people
enjoyed pleasant day at Chalybeate
| Springs Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Wilmington of
Ivan were guests for several days of last
week of Mrs. Whittington's mother,
Mrs. T. K. McCranie.
Misses Fannie Swindle of Plain Deal
ing and Gladys Mading of Houston,
Texas, were guests several days Of last
week of their cousin, Mrs. George Lee.
Mrs. Mary Hightower and Miss Thorn
asina McCranie left Monday afternoon
for Bromide, Okla, where they will be
guests for the month of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. Burgess. PETE.
Red Land.
| Tuesday, July 2.-The crops OF this
community have been greatly damaged
by the excessive rainfall. Another
heavy rain fell here Saturday.
Rev. J. B. Keith will fill his regular
appointment at this place Sunday.
Mr.. Seymour Garrett spent Sunday il
i, Arkana with his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Lester
Mrs. Peyton and children are spend
ing this week with relatives residing
Y near Sarepta.
Robert Johnson and Calvin Hudson
e were guests of Garrett and Bill Nc
d Kellar Sunday.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Butler of Morris Hill
e Ark, spent last Friday and Saturda
with their son, DR.. Rupert Butler.
A protracted meeting will be begu
at Walkers Chapel on the Friday nigh
= before the third Sunday of this month
The services will be conducted by Re,
T. J. Embree of Plain Dealing.
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Construction

Not only are the best skilled me-
chanics employed but in every possible
| Way old-time methods Of manufacture
have been eliminated and the most i'm
proved labor-saving machines are used
to perform the operations that we're for
merly done by hand. This insures the
uniformity and accuracy that in former
days was impossible, besides it has
reduced the cost of manufacture to a
minimum.
Balm Wheels
| The wheel is the most vital part of your
wagon. The dodge method Of construction has
been adopted in the setting Of the spoKes into
the hubs. giving wider base of resistance and
enabling the wagon to carry heavier load than
is possible under the old and prevailing style
Balm wheels are imme rsed in boiling linseed oil
The oil works its way into every pore and grain
of the wood and forms preservative against al
future changes in climatic conditions.
Balm Axles
Balm axles are made Of the best selected air
dried hickory, constructed and braced so TN
fulcrum is transferred in all cases to the point
the greatest strain.
. Balm SkeinS
: Balm skeins are made from special patterns
designed to admit as large an amount of the axl
as possible into them. The steel skein is Pro
yided with a long sleeve that reaches under an
fits closely to the axle, while the cast sken Is re
y inforced by truss rod.
d e
q THE Balm Wagon is not the loves
o l priced wagon but it is an acknowl
u edged fact that it is the best and IS tn
IL standard by which all other wagons al
e compared and for service and ut'ii'
e will, in the end, prove your best wage
% buy.
ID For sale by
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Selection of Materials

The Balm method Of selecting mate
rails is particularly unique. The timber
is bought years in advance Of the time
when it is ready to enter the manufact-
uring department. This carefully Sc
lected raw material is air-dried where
the frost of winters and the sunshine Of
summers season the timber to just the
right degree of bone hardness and steel
toughness.
Balm method then insists that all this
raw material go through the most criti-
cal test and when it gees to the manu-
featuring department, it is rejected il
found defective in the minutest par
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Evening journal., 1912-06-18
WILMINGTON MAN
GIVES ACCOUNT
OF EXPERIENCE
John Mason, the Well Known
Letter Carrier, Comes Out
With Hearty Endorsement
Of New Tonic
MANY ARE BEING HELPED
Specialists Are Here Explaining Ma
ture of Malady.

The people of Wilmington are rapid
ly awakening to a full appreciation
Of "Tona Vita" the new tonic now
being introduced here. Statements by
Wilmington people who have tested
the preparation are Of an extremely
favorable character and the demand
Is growing steadily larger.
Mr.. John Mason. residing at 1900
Wilson street, a we'll known mail car
rier. in discussing the value Of the
new medicine, recently, said: Il have
been sick for some time. The doctors
could not help me. / tried all kinds
OF medicines. without relief. suf-
fered principally with indigestion and
nervousness
Il slept poorly and my sleep did me
very little good | felt very tired most
of the time and never was we'll a
moment. but was always nervous and
despondent | seldom had a good
appetite and whenever l did eat I
would taste the food for hours.
Il got some 'Tona Vita and have
taken It regularly since. From the
very beginning I felt the beneficial
effects of this new medicine. and I
now feel for the first time for sew
eral weeks like a well man. now
seem to get nourishment from my
food and no longer have stomach trou-
bic or feel tired and depressed. 'Tona
Vita has done me lots of good"
Mr.. Mason's was a pronounced ease
Of nervous debility. which Is likely
TO be found existing in any Whining
ton family" said one of the special
lists who are here introducing "Tona
Vita" Half of the people in the
larger cities find life a burden as a
result Of this modern plague" con-
tinued he.
Such people have uncertain appe-
tltes. poor digestion, uneasy sleep.
little ambition, and they feel too tired
to do Justice to their work most OF
the time. They suffer from timidity,
have no initiative, are droopy, and
haven't enough good rich blood in
their veins to make them capable and
self-reliant. Their nerves are In such
state that they imagine themselves
AFFLICTED with various diseases at DIFF
ferent times. The real trouble with
them is debility, produced by the
strain Of the modern city life they
are forced to lead.
'Tona Vita will remove this
miserable condition. The medicine
must do the work or we don't want
money for Il.
I'VE will he at the Miller Drug Com
pany. 4o4 Market Street, from 9 A.
NJ TO 8 p NJ. to meet the public and
explain the nature OF the tonic. The
sale Of the prenaration IN Wilmington
is entirely sat at'sfactory 10 us and Is
growing larger very fast"