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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-18
CORRESPONDENCE
Around Red Land.

NAVNnu N~O
Tuesday, Sept. 16.-Planting turnip
seed is the order of the day.
The five year old son of Mr.. Jim Hol-
man died last Saturday.
Mrs. Martin Denmon has been visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Born, on the 10th instant, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Malone, a fine boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Garrett visited in
Cotton Valley from Tuesday until Fri
day.
Misses lila Bee and Yuma Barnett are
attending school in Plain Dealing this
session.
Mr.. Calvin Swindle of Shreveport was
guest of Mr.. R. R. Cheshire one day
last week.
Mrs. J. B. !leoun spent several days
in Shreveport as guest of her son, MIR.
R. C. Keoun.
Mr.. ]. M. Holloway of Howe, Texas,
came in last Friday for an extended visit
with relatives.
Messrs. T. S. Goodwin and M. R.
johnson were business visitors to Shreve-
port Wednesday.
Rev. Killen of Natchitoches filled the
regular appointment of Brother Keeth
on the first SUNDAY,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith are the
happy parents of pretty little girl, born
on the 18th instant.
Mr.. R. C. Stampley left last Friday for
Genoa, Ark, where he will teach a ten
days. singing school.
Mr.. L. F. Orr of Texarkana, Ark,
came in this week for a few days stay
with friends and relatives.
Miss Jennie Brock of Arkana left last
Friday for Curtis, where she will teach
during the scholastic year.
Miss Leila Daniels, after an extended
visit with relatives, has returned to he1
nome IN WeatherfOrd, IexaS.
Mr.. C. C. Cheshire of Shreveport was
recent guest of Mesdames Mays ant
Peyton, and Mr.. r. r. Cheshire.
Mr.. Charlie Matlock of Shreveport
spent several days with Mrs. Matlock':
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Rogers.
Dr Punort Rutlor xuoo oollod to o1,
isville, Ark, one day last week to attent
the funeral of his aged uncle, Thomas ]
Featherstone.
Mr.. w. w. Hudson and family o
Shreveport have been guests of hi
parents for the past two weeks. The.
returned home last Tuesday.
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Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, Sept. 16.-Born last Thurs
day, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Fluitt, boy.
Miss Nina Banks left yesterday to re-
turn to her home in Vivian.
Drew Cochran is again up and out
after severe attack of fever.
Mr.. Glen H. Curry, late of Mornings
port, is here this week-a guest of his
mother, Mrs. J. S. Gray.
Mr.. w. E. Percy, who until recently
has had position at Kinder, is here for
a visit with the home folks.
Miss Hattie Kirtley left yesterday
for Natchitoches, where she will re-
enter the State Normal School.
Miss Sudie Prudhomme of Shreveport
came in yesterday to spend day OF two
with the Misses Pickett of near Collins
burg.
Mrs. w. A. Gamble (better known to
a number of your readers as Miss Audrey
Foster) left this morning for her home
in Sibley. She spent several days here
with friends.
Mr.. Calvin C. Swindle of Melissa,
Texas, spent several days of last week
here with his cousins, Mr.. w. E. Swim
die and Mrs. w. P. Allen. He left yes
terday to return home.
Senator w. B. Boggs and Represen-
tative w. ]. Johnston returned Satur-
day from Baton Rouge, the special ses-
sion of the State Legislature having
come to close the day before.
Miss Mary Gilmer of Shreveport has
been elected to teach in our school. She
will fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of Mrs. w. F. Bell, occa-
stoned because of her continued illness.
Alvin McClenaghan left one day the
latter part of last week and Tom Cald-
we'll and John Doles left yesterday, all
to go to Baton Rouge to enter the State
University. 1t is the first trip for the
last named youth.
THURSDAY.
Mr.. A. M. Wyche of Benton was a
visitor Tuesday night.
Mrs. J. A. w. Lowry is a guest this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Carstarphen.
Miss Maggie Neighbors who has been
improving slowly is, your correspondent
regrets to state, again confined to her
room.
Miss Alma Keoun returned few days
since from Greenwood, where she was a
pleasant guest for ten days of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Carstarphen.
Dallas G. Allen left this morning or
the early freight train for Shreveport
where he has accepted position in the
Cotton Belt freight Office.
Rev. T. J. Embree, pastor of the Meth.
odist Church, has asked that the follow.
ing announcement be made: That the
Fourth Quarterly Conference of the M
) E. Church South, this district, will con-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-18

~ The Louisiana State Fair cata-
logue is now ready for distribution, and
any one desiring to exhibit live stock,
agricultural products, poultry, fancy
work, etc., can secure a copy of same
free of charge by mailing request to
Louis N. Brueggerhoff, Secretary, box
100, Shreveport, La.
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After a short visit here with relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Scanland, jr., left
Monday morning for Dallas, Texas,
where Mr.. Scanland will perhaps accept
employment. In the event he locates at
present in Dallas or some nearby Texas
city his position will be with the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, with which concern he has been
associated for some time, residing in
Huntington, w. Va. His chief object
in making this move is to be nearer his
parents, who reside in this place.
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The sun set clear yesterday, forcasting
a break in the gloomy, rainy spell of the
past ten days. The day has been flooded
with sunshine, the clouds are passing
and the spell is perhaps broken.
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Mrs. w. D. Mercer, ST., under date Of
the 10th, writes US from Headrick, Okla,
to again forward her paper to Taylor
town, her home. For some time past
she has been visiting relatives in that
State, but left last Saturday for Fort
Worth, Texas, on her way home.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Low middling, IL cents.
Middling, 1875 cents.
Good middling, 1875 cents.
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Iron Ore Deposits Receive Notice.

iron Ore deposits Receive Notice.
At meeting of the Shreveport Cham
Der of Commerce held Tuesday there
was present Mr.. D. M. Barringer, a
mining expert of Philadelphia, associ-
ated with large interests in the East,
who sought the cooperation of the
Shreveport business interests in the de-
velopment of the East Texas field of iron
ore. According to the Shreveport Times
of yesterday, Capt. Peter Youree, Judge
N. c. Blanchard and others present
"favored an early investigation into the
possibilities of the Bossier Parish fields,
believing that if ore was found there its
development would be more profitable to
Shreveport and this section than would
the development of the Texas fields"
A paragraph elsewhere in the article
shown in yesterdays issue of the Times
reads: "Secretary Babb also reported
that he had visited Bossier Parish in
company with Geo. E. Gilmer and E. E.
Vaughan, the latter gentleman being
the general manager of the East Texas
Iron Association, and looked into the
ore possibilitiestof that section. The in
spection, he said, was rather hasty and
imperfect, and could not, therefore, be
convincing, but the surface indications
in the Bossier territory were equally as
good as those in the Cass County, Texas,
fields, and, according to geologic sur
vey made by Lawrence johnson of the
United States Geological Survey during
1888, Bossier Parish was reported to
have the most promising ore section OF
any county or parish in Texas or Louis
iana.'
"Mr. Babb also reported that the
Chamber of Commerce had, through the
aid of Congressman Watkins and Sena-
tor Ransdell, been able to secure the
promise of the United States Geological
Survey to have DR.. F. E. Burchard, one
of the best posted men in the service
make survey for iron ore during 1914
in North Louisiana and East Texas"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-18

GET ''WIDE-TIRED WHEELS" IN YOUR HEAD.
have just read your articles on the
split-log drag and heartily agree that it
is the short cut to good roads.
A good second to the drag, if not
equal to it, and a point you have ev-
identity overlooked, is the wide-tired
wagon. Without this the drag will
never accomplish the desired end, and is
a point which strikes more directly at
the farmer and is under his absolute
control - nobody but himself to blame
it on.
So far as know, there are only two
wagons in this county with tires three
inches or over, and the only objection I
have heard offered is that the ruts made
by the narrow tires are too narrow for
the wide tires. But if you will notice
the ruts of the narrow tires you will see
that they are from four to six inches
wide, so there is ample room for the
wide tire, and then when the drag is
used there will be no more ruts to run in
and good road-bed will be maintained.
The wide tire and good roads have
gone hand in hand in other sections Of
the country and we hope good roads will
not be delayed here by the lack of them.
There is not trip the farmer makes
that the wide tires would not pay big in
terest on their additional cost. Your
paper reaches hundreds of farmers in
sections where the wide tire is as scarce
as here, and if you could devote little
space from time to time to putting
"wide- tired wheels in their head" you
would be nothing short of a public ben
efactor. w. M. FURLOW.
GAINESVILLE, Ga.
TEST OF WIDE AND NARROW TIRES.
You must know l am the only man in
my section who has low-wheeled, wide
tired wagon. That is the reason would
like to have had some of the old doubt
ers to witness the tests I made March
18th and 18th. After an all-day rain on
March nth, started my man to hauling
rails on the evening of the 18th. He had
to cross a branch bottom which, OF
course, was very soft, so my wide tire
had good test. My man hauled all the
evening without any trouble, carrying
as high as forty-five green rails. Next
morning thought would start another
team, so borrowed an old-style wagon
the same driver taking it. The second
load he mired down with only thirty
rails, the wide-tire never failing TO go.
! So you see what a wonderful advan-
tage 1 had with my broad base for car
rying load.
The nature of our soil is such that il
we had a different wheel we would have
but little trouble with the road.
1, ,r: VIM. MCATEE.
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Dr.. v. Irwin Miller, Dentist,
Has moved his Office to rooms 1885, Z,
Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, La.
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Rogers & league will buy your cotton
seed. Best market prices paid.
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Not So "Damp" Then.

From the Banners files we learn that
residents of our parish were not both
cred with a superfluity of moisture thirty
years ago. There was a very different
tale to tell-a veritable dearth of rain.
In the issue of the Banner for Sep
TENDER 10, 1888, appeared the following:
From a personal letter writton by our
friend Mr.. J. J. Swindle of Red Land, on
the 9th, We quote the following: The
drouth still continues here. Have not
had season in three months. The
average cotton crop in this neighbor-
food will not be over bale to six or
light acres No peas, turnips, cabbage,
beans, melons-in fact, everything is
dried up. The drouth here fully equals
that of 1860. Notwithstanding such a
long drouth, | think there will be corn
made-enough to do the neighborhood,
if oats are sown this fall. Corn that was
planted quite early, and worked well,
will yield about twenty bushels per
acre'''
The following week the Barrer said:
"Last week Believer was sitting in the
dust, and every gust of wind that whirl-
ed adown her streets filled the air with
it, which filled the eyes and was inhaled
with every breath, and was exceedingly
unpleasant. The rain Of last Saturday
has made considerable change. But
there has not been enough to last long,
and unless more follows it will soon be
dry and hot again.
This paragraph appeared in Mondays
issue of the Shreveport Times, in the
Thirty Years-Ago-To-d day department:
"Dried Up.-We learn that there is not
running stream between Red River
and the Dorcheat that has not dried up.
Cross Bayou, in the Red Chute bottom,
is as dry as a bone for the first time in
the memory of man,
The psotracted rainy spell is perhaps
unprecedented for this section, and has
resulted in great financial losses to the
planting interests Cotton beat out of the
boil last week now actually sprouting on
the ground) but the hardships and losses
of that season must have been inesti-
mably more. So let US all be thankful
for the blessings of the day.
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Subscription
Statements

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STATEMENT

OF the condition of the Bank of Benton, Benton
La, at the close of business September 10, 1918.
RESOURCES,
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RENTON, LA. =. SEPTEMBER IL, 1913
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Advocating Wide Tires.

Mr.. Leon Sanders, one of the Ban
ner's valued Plain Dealing subscribers,
in making remittance on subscription,
takes advantage of the opportunity to
offer something on the subject Of wide
tires for wagons. His letter written
under date of the 18th, together with the
two clippings he refers to, follow:
The Bosser Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Mr.. Scanland: I enclose clip
pings, from the Progressive Farmer, on
the advantage of wide tired wagons over
those having. narrow tires. This has
been my idea for some time, and have
spoken to several about it. AS we are
trying to have better roads, I think we
should use broad tires so heavy loads
will pack the roads instead of cutting
them into ruts. They should be from
four to six inches, according to the size
of wagon. l think the Police Jury
could regulate that and encourage the
use of broad tires by exempting them
from vehicle tax for few years. If we
are to have good roads we will have to
improve them every year-not just fill
up narrow-tire ruts. Very truly,
LEON SANDERS.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
Benefited Many Who
 Had Lung Trouble

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 Gentlemen: For four years I was troubled with cough, which gradually became worse. I had night sweats and pains in my chest. I was losing my appetite and had become so thin and weak I could not attend to my household duties. A physician pro- nounced my case Consumption. Not being satisfied, I was examined by the physicians of the Polyclinic Hospital. They also pronounced the disease Con- sumption, which was proven later by an examination of sputum, as Tubercu- | losis Bacili were found. was ordered l to a Consumptive Hospital. My nephew | would not allow me to go until I had | tried Eckman'S Alterative. Before I | had taken the medicine three weeks, l had marked relief, night sweats ceased, | pain in the breast relieved, cough be- came loose and easy, fever left me and
 I commenced getting well. My health | became normal am in excellent health
 now and have been completely cured for I ten years. I strongly recommend it." (MRS) MARY WASSON.
 Care Ed. Green, 1722 $. 17th St, Phila., l Pa.
 Eckman's Alterative is effective in
 Bronchitis, Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat
 and Lung Troubles and in upbuilding
 the system. Does not contain poisons,
 opiates or habit-forming drugs. For
 sale by Boehmer's Drug store. Ask
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Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
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Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
ASKS
 BOYS ID SHOW
Republican Newsie, With Nickname Like That of Play, Will Act as Host at Theater Party Tues day Evening

A neWsboy wouldn't be natural if he didn't rouse up more or less upon the announcement that "Freckles' is coming. The selling force of a news paper wouldn't be complete unless there was at least one "Freckles"
 identified with it's personnel And that just where The Republican man aged to place itself in line to co-op- crate with Manager A. H. Reeves of
 the Elks theatre and Manager w R.
 Stoermer of the "Freckles" company appearing at the Elks theater. next Tuesday evening, in giving the news boys a real treat in the way of free admission to the charming dramatiZ- ation of the Gene Stratton- Porter story of the same name.
 When Manager Stoermer was in | Phoenix a day or two ago he mani 1 fested more than passing interest in | the force of carriers and "neWsies," :" l but it was not until Wiley Wooton 1 appeared that the idea occurred to l do anything in their behalf. Now, 1 Wiley is nothing if not freckled His 1 best friends forget his christian name l and refer to him as "F'reckles" Like 1 F'reckleS in the story and like Julius | Nelie, who plays the part, there isn't
 much about selling and delivering | papers that Wiley, or "Freckles' Il Wooton doesn't know
 Tell you what I'll do," said Man.
 ager Stoermer, I'll just let The Re
 publican Freckles give his neWsbOy
 friends genuine Freckles party or
 next Tuesday evening" All that vii be required will be that none but
 bona fide neWsies of The Republican are numbered among those The Re publican Freckles invites They car have the entire gallery of the Elk. all to themselves and they can jus have the time of their lives and en. joy the play, which abounds in thos, things which interest the younger al well as the older people"
 Who that has read the pretty stOr, of the ''LimberlOst' country but vii | agree that a most effective pla, should result from a dramatiZation O
 the book. And it is a play that vii | please the neWsies It is not oftel
 that high-class play of the order O i "Freckles" is thrown open to the boy ! who probably wouldn't be able to ge | in through any other means It is t | the credit of the big hearted Manage
 Stoermer that The Republican is abl | to back up Freckles Wooton in mak
 ing of him the host of a party Whic | will live long in the memories of tn | neWsboys of this paper
Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
HAYDEN

HAYDEN. Feb. 15.-The passenger traffic from Hayden to Phoenix has been sWelled considerably during the last few days through a number of our citizens going down to attend the Aztec Sun Fete.
 State Mine Inspector G. H. Bolin of Bisbee visited the mines at Ray this week and came over to Hayden Thursday morning with Manager Gates in NJ. Gates new auto.
 w. w. Ducan formerly manager of the San Pedro store of the Hayden Supply company. was recently called to Globe to serve as a juror in the superior court and while there re- cetved an appointment to the posi-
 tion of deputy assessor to assist w.
 G. Duncan, his father. Mir Duncan
 has therefore resigned his position with the Supply comany and has been succeeded by Bert Harmon. Manager l.. J. Kuentzel of the Wsetern Union here has arranged to be transferred to some other post but has not yet been advised just where he will be located Mir Kuent- l ZePs successor is none other than
 James K. Polk and has already ar
 rived to take over the affairs of the | telegraph company.
 ! Ed. McQuaid, a sufferer from the white plague, formerly a resident of 1 Hayden was found dead in his room
 in Winkleman a few night ago hay
 ing passed to the great beyond while l he slept.
 Messrs John Orr and C. A. Hahn
 have organized a dancing club here and will give occasional dances at I the Hayden hotel This should add | greatly to the life of the camp as | there is nothing more enlivening Il than an occasional function of this
 nature.
 Mrs. Truman Phillips gave a linen
 and kitchen shower this week in
 honor of Mrs. M. R. Lesher It will be remembered that the Leshers lost all their household effects a few
 days ago when their residence was
 destroyed by fire. The shower
 was a lively affair and many usefu and ornamental articles were pre- sented to the honor guest.
 Gus. IT Hirshfeld of the Standard
 Mercantile company is in Phoenix fol few days.
 Fred Weaver of Colton, California I is visiting his brother Walter Weave agent for the railroad here He is | constable in the city of Cotton. | Chester McGee and Joe Kerricl | deputies from Ray were in Haydel I and vicinity this week endeavoring t | locate a Mexican named Escalant | who is wanted on the charges o killing one of his fellow countryme in the mining. town a few days agC A petition is being passed anon | the voters of this district looking t an arrangement by which this pal \ of Gila county will be ceded over { \ Pinal. If this deal is cOnsumated \ will add greatly to the convenienC of the citizens of this locality M reaching their county seat.
 M A few days ago an unusual cas of shop lifting was recorded in tt N San Pedro store of the Hayden SuI II ply company. While Manager Hal VI mon was busy with a customer
Arizona republican., 1913-02-16

Mexican entered and believing him. self unobserVed began to fill his pockets with various small articles of food such as would go toward the making of a square meal After he had taken three eggs, three sweet potatoes and a few other small things he walked out but Mir. Harmon was on the alert and, pistol in hand, ap- prehended the liter as he was go- ing around the corner of the building and by way of punishment forced him to eat the three eggs raw from the shell, notwithstanding the fact that one of them was bad. This done MT. Harmon thought his man suf- ficiently punished and released him without calling an officer of the law as was his first intention.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
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