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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
Good Roads Reduce Living Cost.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
Good roads are an important factor in
the reduction of the cost of living. At
least that is the theme of the latest
farmers bulletin of the Department of
Agriculture, which shows that the ben
eft from improved highways does not
accrue only to automobiles, but also to
the farmer and the shipper Of produce Of
all kinds. For instance, there are parts
of the South, according to the bulletin,
in which the time required for hauling
goods to market has been reduced from
twelve to two days by the improvement
of the highways and saving of So a
day in drivers pay alone has thus been
effected. Really good roads would save
the cotton states of the South approx
mately 100000 annually in hauling
charges, according to the department.,
which gives these figures to prove its
contention:
"In the cotton states of the South the
average haul of cotton from the farm to
the shipping point is 11.8 miles. The
average load is about 100 pounds-a
little more than three bales-and the
average cost is 80 cents per bale. The
cost of marketing the 1911 crop of
is, 25O,276 bales was $4,000, 22O, if COM
puted on the above basis. To each bale
of cotton there is about half ton of
cotton seed, which was hauled from the
farm to the gin, and then again to the
shipping point. The average cost of
hauling cotton seed in the United States
is 50 ton. The 1911 crop, therefore,
cost s24 ,375, 414 to haul.
"The total cost of hauling the cotton
crop in 1911, including the seed, was,
therefore, s37,375,634. Any system of
road improvement throughout this zone
which would reduce the annual hauling
charge per cent would effect saving
of 81, 1868, 781 year. From these figures
it would appear that it would be good
business to incur an expense for road
improvement, even if such investment
entailed an annual interest and main
, tenance charge of 81, 100000 to the COM
} munity of cotton states"
t "There are certain direct economic or
! money advantages which follow the i'm
, provement of public roads in every CON-
munity," says Acting Director Sargent
Of the department, in the bulletin
"These advantages are probably most
, apparent in the reduced cost of hauling
"Certain dependent or reflex economic
advantages also arise in a community
where roads have been improved. The
increase in the value of farm lands is al
example of the indirect economic advan'
tages of improved road conditions. 1
should not be considered, however, that
in presenting the advantages of i'm
= proved roads the direct decrease in tn
cost of hauling and the increase in farm
q values are entirely separate and indie
;. pendent. The farm increases in valu
partly because the cost of hauling is de
}. creased"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
Sunday School Workers Busy.

The officers of the Parish Sunday
School Association are preparing to
hold conventions in all the wards OF the
parish which have Sunday schools for
the purpose of organizing the wards. A
convention will be held at the Methodist
Church in Benton at three O'Clock next
Sunday afternoon for the purpose OF or
ganizing ward two; at Caney, Sunday,
April 9th, to organize ward five, and in
Plain Dealing April goth to organize
ward three. All the Sunday school
workers in each ward are invited to CO.
operate in this work, and all the schools
are urged to send as many representa-
tiyes as possible. D.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
Plain Dealing.

Wednesday, April 2.-Some residents
of our town report having already had
fresh vegetables from their gardens.
Mr.. Edward Lester of Lewisville, Ark,
spent Sunday in our town.
Mis- Matte Kelly returned home Sun
day from Bossier, where she spent some
ten days.
Mr.. Emmett Wyche made the first trip
over rural mail route No. in his auto
mobile Saturday.
Ruth Higgs of Lewisville, Ark, came
in Sunday for few days stay with the
Misses Neighbours.
After spending few days here with
her mother, Mrs. j. S. Purcell, Miss
Fannie Purcell returned to Shreveport
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
CORRESPONDENCE
A Good Roads Mass Meeting.

At the good roads mass meeting called
by Mr.. G. T. Mays and held in Plain
Dealing Saturday, March 10Th, Mr..
E. M. Laughlin was chosen Chairman
and N. w. Sentell Secretary.
In few we'll chosen remarks Mr.
Mays then explained the object of the
meeting.
Mr.. J. E. Johnston of Shreveport, Mr.
J. B. Wise of Plain Dealing, Mr.. R. D.
Wilmington of ward five and Mr.. E. M
Laughlin of ward three addressed the
meeting in the interest of good roads.
Mr.. Mays offered a resolution author.
izing a 10-mill special tax for goo6
roads, which was lost.
Mr.. w. ]. Johnston offered a resolu.
ton embodying 5-mill special tax
amended by Mr.. Mays to read 6 mills
The amendment was lost and the 5-mil
resolution carried.
The Chairman then appointed the fol
lowing named committee to meet tn
Police Jury on the 9th to represent thi
mass meeting:
Ward Three Messrs. j. T. Many
w. ]. Johnston and N. w. Sentell.
Ward Four-Messrs. G. 7. Mays, ]. A
Lowe and J. D. Waggoner.
Ward Five Messrs. w. A. Bounds
Webb Martin and A. Hoffpauir.
The meeting then came to an en-
thusiastic close, all freely discussin,
fostered plans for better roads through
out our parish, the sense of those pres
ent being that they would soon follow
N. w. SENTELL, Secretary.
Plain Dealing, La, April 1, 1918.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
Local Notes
As Told by The Office Reporter

"A dance will be given at the old school
building in this place tomorrow night.
Come to Benton next Wednesday and
help to plan for better roads for our
great parish.
A severe electrical storm, accompa-
MED by hard rain, visited this place
this afternoon.
Capt. 7. Alexander, one of Shreve-
PORTS leading attorneys, was in Benton
on professional business last Saturday.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney returned home
Tuesday from Shreveport, where she
spent several weeks as guest of Mrs.
Nina Vance.
Next Wednesday is the day for you to
meet in Benton with the crowd and ex-
press your views on elbow best to obtain
permanent roads in our parish"
Mrs. J. A. Abney and children expect
to leave the latter part of the week, per-
haps tomorrow, to join Mr.. Abney, who
has a logging contract at Benford, Tex.
The game of baseball to have been
PLAYED in this place tomorrow evening
between the local nine and the second
team of Centenary College, Shreveport,
has boen called off.
Messrs. A. Hoffpauir and ]. S. Watt
of Rocky Mount, while here Tuesday to
attend the conference held at the Meth
odist Church, paid the Banners force
8 an appreciated call.
Il Mr.. E. D. Taylor, now residing in
Mooringsport, has ordered the Banner
mailed to him at that place. He was in
Benton Sunday on visit with relatives
and mixing with old friends.
Rev. Briscoe Carter of Ruston, Pre-
siding Elder of the Methodist Church
for the Ruston District, and others were
here Tuesday to hold the second quar-
terly conference of the year.
Operations at the oil well site three
miles north of Benton have been sus-
pended for some days. The crew has
been busy receiving car of small pipe
preparatory to drilling deeper.
Hon. E. S. Dortch of Taylortown ha'
as guests his two daughters, Mrs. Philip
Colbert of Wilmington, Del, and Mrs
West OF near Dallas, Texas. They art
accompanied by their children Mrs
Colbert's little girl and Mrs. Vests ;
little boy.
Mr.. P. E. Holloway, now store man
ager for the Frost-Johnson Lumbe
Company at Montrose, this State, ha
written US to forward his paper to tina
place instead of to Huttig, Ark. H
also finds the Banner "much like lette
from home"
Mr.. Guy Stinson of Shreveport reach
ed Benton Tuesday for visit of som
days with his father, Mr.. T.W.W. Stin
son and other relatives. Until recently
to be accurate, until the close of tn
busy season-he has had employment i
the Caddo Parish Sheriff s office.
DR.. and Mrs. r. H. Gulledge hav
been here on short visit with relatives
Mrs. Gulledge left Monday for her HON
IN Mooringspoort, but the Doctor re
NAMED over until Tuesday to assist
making preparations to move his mothe
and family to that place. They expet
% leave Benton one day next week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03

Mr., Webb Martin of near Rocky
Mount, en- route home from Shreveport
Monday, called at the Banner office on
business. He stated that many OF the
residents of his home community were
in faver Of building permanent roads
and were freely advocating same.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
For Sale or EXCHANGE

4 Two secondhand Mowers, in
good repair-$10 and SIS.
4 Two 12-horse Boilers, at your own
price.
4 18O-saw Eagle Gin, with Feeder
and Condenser, and one Outlet self
tramping Press, cheap for cash, or
exchange.
4 Two 60-saw Lumus Gins, with
necessary cleaning Feeders, revolv-
ing double box Press and Elevator
Fan, all complete with Betting,
Shafting and Pulleys, at less than
half price for quick sale. Can be
seen at Plain Dealing, La.
T Also, the Lake Point Plantation,
consisting of 620 acres Of Red River
land, 100 acres in cultivation, 500 in
Bermuda grass pasture, under wire
fence; five cabins, dwelling, cribs,
barn and deep we'll. SIS per acre.
I 200 acres of hill land-6O acres
cleared-two cabins and gin house.
Located three miles northwest of
Bolinger, La. $3.50 per acre.
4 3-pound cans OF home canned
peaches, $3.50 per case Of two dozen.
T Address
14-tf Nv SENTELL, Collinsbur
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-04-03
Is 1t You?

There's some cuss who's allus knockin
Is it you?
Every scheme of life he's knockin'-
Is it you?
Some ones allus, allus mopin',
An in darkened ways a-gropin',
STEAD o. hangin' on an hopin'-
Is it you?
Los angeles Express.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Corn Club Boys.

The valley boys are Hubert
Lusk, Clyde Lusk and Spencer
Thomas; the mountain boys are
Lee Tate, Harvey ! Nussbaum,
Henry Leitsinger, Jasper Bargis,
Jacob Berner and Willie Berner.
l have not seen all the boys
corn, but what have seen is ex.
ira good. l believe some of the
mountain boys will make at least
one hundred bushels to the acre.
They have kept IN mind three
things: First, they have pur-
sued good agricultural methods;
second, they have produced good
corn; third, they have used good
business judgment.
By agricultural methods I
mean blowing, cultivation, ap-
plication of manure and fertil-
izers, etc. BY producing good
corn | mean they have selected
seed that produces well in their
soil and climate. BY good busi-
ness judgment | mean they have
not pursued an expensive method
or produced good corn at loss.
We want to give about six
prizes: LIST, best yield per acre
2nd, second best yield per acre;
3rd, best written report of their
crops; 4th, second best written
report of their crops; 9Th, best
ten ears of corn; 9th, second best
ten ears of corn. Some Of these
prizes may be in money and
some in farming tools.
In order to encourage the boys
along the line of, scientific farm
ing, we, the enterprlsing citizens
of Grundy county, should give
the boys some handsome prizes.
Turn your money over to your
county superintendent, and he
will see that 1T is properly used.
Your county superintendent is
managing the Boys Corn Club
without any pay in dollars apd
cents.
One man has promised SIS in
money, another without being
solicited has offered $5 in gold,
still others 81 each.
The decision in the yield, ears
OF corn, and written reports will
be rendered by three or five of
the best farmers of the county.
JNo. T. WHITE, Supt.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Course of Sermons Now Be
ing Preached.

The Rev. j. Clinton Allard.
Paulist,i preaching at the Catho-
lie Church here q one weeks
course of sermons which began
Sunday, Sept. IA.
Following are the subjects for
balance Of week: Thursday,
"The Safest Way" Friday, "The
Mercy of God;" Saturday, "What
Shall We Do Men and Brethren?"
Sunday, 10a.m., Perseverance"
"A question box is placed at the
door of the church; questions
put therein, on Catholic doctrine.
will be answered before the SER
mons. Evening services begin at
s o'clock. All are invited.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Mcdowell Goes to Annapolis.

Ralph S. Mcdowell, the 16-
year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
FL. Mcdowell, of Eusley, Ala,
has received official notice of his
appointment as midshipman in
the United States navy and has
been ordered to report for ex-
animation at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis on Feb. 10, 1914.
His name was sent in several
days ago by Congressman Oscar
Underwood and was Immediately
taken up and acted upon.
Mr.. Mcdowell was born in
Tracy City 16 years ago, but
when but an infant his parents
moved to Ensley. where he has
been reared. Attending the pub.
lie schools of Ensley he proved
an apt pupil aud would have
graduated at the high school next
spring had he stayed in the city.
He is a youth of much promise,
of splendid habits and strength
of character, and very popular
with his chums and associates.
Like his brother, Holt, who
starred on the Alabama gridiron
and diamond, he has strong ath-
letic tendencies and took part in
all school events. He has won.
derful physique for a youth of
his years, standing 5 feet 8 inches
and weighing 154 pounds,
The future 'admiral" has en-
tered the Marian Military Insti-
tute where he will prepare him.
self for the examination at An
napolis under Professor Murfee,
an instructor of national reputa-
tion.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
A Like RetOrt.

A dapper young shoe clerk
fitted a number nine over farm
er's yarn sock. "W hen you get
these on" he smillngly remark
ed, "you can sing How Firm a
Foundation" )" The farmer ans
wered not a wyrd until the num-
ber mines were on his feet, and
his old shoes in neatly wrapped
package under his arm. AS he
reached the door, he smilingIy
said, And You can sing "A
Charge to Keep | Have"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Don't Let Baby Suffer With Ec-
zema and Skin Eruptions.

Babies need a perfect skin-cov-
ering. Skin eruptions cause
them not only intense suffering,
but hinder their growth. DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment can
be relied on for relief and per-
manent cure of suffering babies
whose skin eruptlons have made
their life miserable. "Our baby
was afflicted with bres king out
of the skin all over the face and
scalp. Doctors and skin special
lists failed to help. We tried DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment and
were overjoyed to see baby COM
pletely cured before one box was
used," writes Mrs. Strubler Du-
buque, Iowa, Ali druggists or
by mail, SOC. Pfeiffer Chemical
Company, st. Louis, Mo-; PhiIa-
delphia, Pa.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Interesting Meeting.

Kirby Smith Camp SS4 held q
very interesting session last Sat-
urday and did some splendid
work. The veterans elected Mrs.
Bessie Cheek as chief matron of
the camp, giving her full power
to inaugurate any plan or meth
cd that will be beneficial and
helpful to the cause the veterans
represent.
Miss Eta Stepp, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of
Jas. Stepp, was elected sponsor
with power to select and appoint
her maids of honor IN the differ
ent sections of Grundy county.
DIR. Charlie Hembree was elect
ed and appointed president and
given power to organize the sons.
A resolution was offered to in
vite the daughters to meet the
old soldiers Oct. IL at 1:30
O'Clock and entertain them with
song and story. Comrade Scruggs
wanted the old-time songs sang
at that meeting.S | am thinking
if the daughters increase their
numbers aud the sons obey the
call and accept the invitation we
had better secure some church
house where the public can be in
vited and provided for. We ex-
pect something rich, rare and
racy - something worth while.
All friends are invited to attend
this meeting of the camp, and
probably at that time the daugh-
ters will be able to announce the
time and place for the reunion of
the veterans of Grundy county.
We would like to hear from
the D. U. @. V. of Sewanee and
Monteagle. Our daughters here
are,very much alive, which makes
US feel very much like Sutton
Lovingood said he felt when his
dad was acting horse; but we
hope we'll not come in contact
with a hornets nest as his dad
did. Everybody wants reunion
here at Tracy City and what
they want real bad they can
have. Now get busy, sons and
daughters, ard let's have q good
old fashioned reunion.
T. F. OARRIoK, Adj.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
NO. AZ
REVIVAL SERVICES
Started at Christian Church
Last Sunday.

The revival services conducted
by Elder j, d. Northcut at the
Christina Church are we'll attend
ed aud progressing nicely. Mr..
W. W. Bates, of Nashville, is
with him to assist in the singing.
Up to the present time there
has been one addition.
The meeting will continue in
definitely. Everybody cordially
invited to attend,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Do You Fear Consumption9

No matter how chronic your
cough or how severe your throat
or lung ailment Is, DR.. Kings
New Discovery will surely help
you; it may save your life. Still
man Green, of Malichite, Col.
writes: "Two doctors said | had
consumption and could not live
two years. | used DR.. Kings
New Discovery and am alive and
we'll" Your money refunded if
it fails to benefits to benefit you.
The best home remedy for coughs,
colds, throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC and 81 90. Guaranteed
by City Drug Stores.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18

More women might be able to
save money if the dry goods
stores would cease having bar
gain sales.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Interesting Happenings Over
Tennessee.

The monster motar, the last of
the old motar battery at historic
Fort Sumter, will be taken to
Nashville and installed in Cen
tennial Park.
A mouse and rat crawled into
switch of the Memphis Consoli-
dated Gas & Electric Company
created u short circuit and shut
off all electric power for more
than forty-five minutes.
Eddie Baxter, a telephone
llneman of Memphis, separated
from his wife, early Monday
morning went to the home of her
parentf, aud using a pump shot
gun killed his wife's father, her
mother and her brother. His
wife escaped to a neighbours.
Moses Craotree was killed on
the public square at Winchester
Saturday night by H. Ii. Rogers,
policeman, who, it is oaid, had
just placed him under arrest.
Crabtree slashed Rogers across
the abdomen, inhicting a serious
wound. 1t is thought that Rogers
will recover.
A petritied hog was washed
from the mouth of cave on
farm near Bristol last week. The
flesh of the hog had been entire
ly replaced by deposit of lime,
and the petrification seemed
complete except that it was not
sufficiently hardened and fell to
pieces when exposed to the sun.
Government Office Boat No.
10, stationed on the river about
fifteen miles from Savannah, was
totally destroyed by fire Monday
night about Ii O'Clock, entalling
a loss of something like 5000, 900.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Several men sleeping in the
cabin barely escaped with their
lives.
Mrs. Ida Saylor, of DAYTON,
O., aged Is years, who came to
Chattanooga to attend the G. A.
h. encampment and disappeared
from the Union Station Monday,
is still missing although the police
directed by her brother, S. Rowe,
who accompanied her, has search
ed the entire city. The aged
woman, being left in the station
by her brother, was seen to enter
cab a few minutes later and
drive away. No trace of her has
been discovered since.
The Woodmen of the World
held big rally, picnic and log
rolling at the Tullahoma Fair
Grounds Saturday. Everybody
Was invited to come and bring
well-flled baskets of good things
to eat. 1t was conservatively es-
timated that 1000 persons were
on the grounds. There we're del
egations from camps of all the
towns in the jurisdiction.
The Monteagle Assembly Board
of Trustees met Saturday morn
IN the office of the General Man
aeer, F. E. Haller. The Woman's
Association met in the Library
Building. Twenty-Five la dies
were present and new officers
were installed. The carpenters
are beginning the work on cot
tages. Mr.. Haller is having an
addition made at Rest-a- Bit.
Mrs. Film of Memphis is having a
pretty cottage built next to the
Missionary Home. Mrs. Cares
beautiful bungalow is about fin
ished.
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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Resolutions.

Whereas, 1t having been the
will of the God of the Universe
who knoweth and doeth all
things for the betterment of the
human family, to remove from
the citizenship of Grundy county
our brother, +. II. Nussbaum, a
member of the Chiefs Degree of
the Improved Order of Red Men,
a kind and aifectionate husband
and father, faithful and eff
clent county official who was
ever watchful of his duties, one
who always had a smile and kind
word for all with whom he came
in contact, and
Whereas, In the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of Mr.. Nussbaum
1T became necessary for the Hon.
Ewin l.. Davis, Judge of the Cir
cult Court Of Grundy county, to
appoint his successor, and
Whereas, From the many ap-
plicants received, the Hon.
Ewin L. Davis, Judge, selected
as such appointee our Worthy
Sachem of Wampunola Tribe No.
80, Improved Order of Red Men,
Mr.. ] b. Brown, who, during q
short duration of mem bership
has attained the highest honors
within the gift of his lodge, in
commanding the gavel it has
been sounded from the Stump of
which he occupies with honor to
himself and credit to his lodge,
and
Whereas, We believe that the
record of j, b. Brown as an ap-
pointee will prove an honor to
himself and to his superiors in
court.
Therefore, Be it resolved by
Wampunola Tribe No. 80, In
proved Order of Red Men, that
in the appointment of j. B.
Brown, our Chief, to the respon-
sible position of Circuit Court
Clerk of GrunIy county, that we
heartily endorse the selection
and wisdom of the Hon. Ewin L.
Davis, Judge, and with the in
tegrity and esteem with which
we hold Mr.. Brown we are forced
to believe that Judge Davis made
no mistake in his selection.
Resolved, That Wampunola
Tribe rejoices with our Chief,
Bro. j. b. Brown, Sachem of our
Tribe, that a part of his am mbition
has been attained, and that the
honors thus bestowed are de-
serving and that your fellow
brothers certainly appreciate
your rise and hope that in the
future we may elevate you to
higher honors, to which we shall
one and all feel grateful.
Your achievements which await
you in the future shall be looked
to with the keenest anxiety, and
that we will stand ready in the
hour of necessity to rally to the
aid of brother.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be sent to Judge
Ewin L. Davis, a copy spread
upon the minutes, and a copy
furnished the local papers for
publication.
j. W. MARLER, Acting Sachem.
j. @. SUMMERS, @. of r.
Unanimously adopted Sept Il,
1918.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Items of Interest.

How easily we converse with
a good listener!
Argentina is calling for sup
plies mules.
Dantzic's most important in
dustry is grain shipping.
Most of the entries in the hu-
man race are also rams.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18

There would be more popular
eongs if some people wouIdu t
try to sing them.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18

A girl who fishes for compli
ments never makes good catch
unless she uses landing net.