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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-13

dinner together. The youngest was
6S and the oldest So.
Fire Department Guaranteed.
ABERDEEN. Washington. Jan. 1s-
A fireman is down with chicken-poS
and all Of the fire houses In the city
are quarantined. 1t is now up to tine
laymen to put out all blazes.
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Bolineer.
Don't Wait Until the Fall.

We are of the opinion that if you are
expecting to attend our school you can
not give a reasonable excuse for post
poning entering until fall. We can pre-
sent sufficient proof to convince you that
the earlier you start in to obtain prac-
teal education, the better it will be for
you. We have now almost as large an
attendance in the summer as in the
winter. We offer every inducement in
simmer that we offer in the winter. Our
past records show that students attend
ing school in June, July and August
make as good progress as those attend
ing any other three months in the year.
This is due to the fact that our school
rooms are cool and pleasant, and that
our teachers put forth the same energy
in the summer months as in the winter.
He who enters now will finish in time
for a good position during the busy fall
season. We will get the position for
you. We will start you into 1914 with
more money, and a practical education
besides. 1t has been our life work solv-
ing just such problems as yours, and
qualifying young men and women to
earn three dollars where they could not
have earned one.
Write us by return mail; tell us con-
fidentially what is hindering you from
entering before fall. We have now over
$50 in daily attendance.--Tyler Com
mercial College, Tyler, Texas. [adu.
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State Tax Sales
Continued From Paec Two.
w. B. Letson-Lot 1913, Heilperrin AID

w. B. Letson-Lot 1913, Heilperrin Ad-
dition to Bossier City. Taxes, IS
cents; interest and cost to be added.
D. T. Manning Lots Z, 8 and Of sec
% and the nwL4 Of sw,4 of sec %, tp
%, rng II, containing 2O6 acres, more or
less. Taxes, s7.64; interest and cost to
be added.
Mrs. L. B. Montgomery The WIZ of
nwL of swla of sec Sc and e1s of ne111
of SEA and e1a of wiz of ne11 of sell Of
sec IS, tp 20, rng 1870 acres. Taxes,
So .05; interest and cost to be added.
Beatrice McEwen-Lot 1872 of Heilperin
Addition to Bossier City. Taxes, IS
cents; interest and cost to be added.
Diff Mccormick Brick Co.'S acres in
the nw14 of sec 20, tp Is, rng Is, Bos-
sier City, being 10 acres formerly owned
by Diff Mccormick Company and Is
acres formerly owned by Bossier City
Brick Company. Taxes, S175.80; in
terest and cost to be added.
A. B. Pickett and C. T. Heisig-The e y
of sec Is, tp %, rng IA (east of Red
River)-244 acres. Taxes, S7.42; inter-
est and cost to be added.
James L. Reed-The nw14, WI, OF ne a
and n1s of swL4 of sec "a and sea OF
neil of sec 33, tp 10, rng 1850 acres.
Taxes, S1t.05; interest and cost to be
added.
Robert Releford- The nwl. Of sec Is, tp
Is, rng 1O-16O acres. Taxes, S26.18;
interest and cost to be added.
j. E. Reynolds-25 acres lying between
the road and Red River and south OF
bridge, and nine cabins, Bossier City.
Taxes, S26.93; interest and cost to be
added.
Ike Smith-The n = of nwlA of sw1a and
swl4 of nw'4 of sec 4, tp 20, rng 12-
60 acres. Taxes, S1.84; interest and
cost to be added.
S. N. Stevens-Lots IL, IA and Is of sec
7, tp Is, rng 1910 acres. Taxes
$500; interest and cost to be added.
J. E. Swor-Lot of block W, Cumber-
land Subdivision, Bossier City. Taxes
S1.68; interest and cost to be added.
w. G.. Wadley-The nel4 Of sec 20, tE
10, rng 11-t60 acres. Taxes, S4.91;
interest and cost to be added.
T. B. Washburn-Lots 204 and POS of the
Heilperin Addition to Bossier City
Taxes, Y cents; interest and cost to bt
added.
West India Planting Co.-5O7 acres il
what is known as the Pandora Cutof
plantation. Taxes, S51.95; interest an(
cost to be added.
On said day Of sale ! will sell sucl
portions of said property as each debto
will point out, and in case the debto
will not point out sufficient property
will at once, and without further delay
sell the least quantity of said propert,
of any debtor which any bidder will bu,
for the amount of taxes, interest ant
cost due by said debtor. The sale will.b
without appraisement, for cash, in lega
tender money of the United States, ant
the property sold shall be redeemable a
any time for the space Of one year b,
paying the price given, including cost
and 20 per cent thereon.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector
Benton, La, April %, 1918. 17-e
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,,;or,av advertising rates 121s cents per inch
raat The exceptions to this rate are: All
p. ;rsartion advertisements, all small transient
ments all that call for position, all that
s,oar onlv every second, third or fourth week,
X rsaders and all legal advertisements. The
liar = advertiser is permitted to make monthly
e.ares without charge. The papers subscrip-
- hook is open to all advertisers and pros
pectiye advertisers.
-, conv for display advertisements should
oh this office not later than Tuesday after-
Na ans When it comes in later its insertion in
-. lis issue for that week is not guaranteed.
po,;tical readers, 10 cents per line. Political
,,snlay advertising, % cents per inch
,,o EDITOR of the Banner respectfully requests
~, obituary poetry not be submitted for publ
sa.;on Such verse when good is usually not
.ssrinal. and when original is usually not good.
hort obituary notice Immediately following a
a.s,h ;s solicited when the deceased is known to
a.araner's readers. Let the length Of the notice
s - conged by the prominence Of the deceased in
NJ community where the family resides.
Tho nroprietor of the Banner and its manage
Int hereby disclaim all responsibility for views
s~nrassed bv contributors to it's columns, or for
oa,ad or open attacks made on others by any one
at regularly employed on its staff and in the
osnacity Of paid employee in the office.
.ronvmous communications will not be pub
,shed There is no objection to the use of pen
asme but the editor demands 10 know who you
- bafore YOUR contribution will be published.
M not address communications intended for
,abicaton to individuals.
Make all remittances in the name Of the pro-
,,,ator or The Bossier Banner.
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Local Notes
As Told by The Office Reporter

The material for Benton's new walks
Is being delivered.
Mr.. Abney Cavett of Cavett (Caddo
parish) was social visitor here during
the week.
Messrs. l. W., R. D. and V. V. Whit
tington of Ivan passed through Benton
Tuesday en- route to Shreveport.
The rains of this week fell slowly and
soaked into the ground. They will prove
Of great benefit to all farming interests.
We are told that Mr.. w. H. Pancoast
has bargained to sell his plantation,
located in the alluvial section several
miles south of Benton.
Two games of baseball will be played
on the local diamond tomorrow after
noon-both between the Bradley, Ark,
team and the home nine.
No criminal cases were disposed of at
the term of District Court held here this
week. Jugde Sandlin and District At
toney Robertson left Tuesday afternoon
for their homes in Minden.
After spending some days here with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. B. A. Kelly,
Mrs. S. E. McCorquodale left Monday
for her home in Shreveport. Mr.. Nc
Corquodale was also recent visitor.
Mr.. John T. Hall has sold to Mr.. H. H.
Pardue the Sunny Point plantation,
located near Curtis and containing S75
acres, the consideration being s14,128.
Possession is to be given January 1, 1914.
"The Root of Evil" the serial story
1 now running in the Banner, will soon
come to close. Following it we will
give our readers two pages of "Swat the
Fly" and then soon begin the publica-
ton of ellis Rise to Power" a new
serial story that will not fail to enter
tain all.
At meeting of the Board of Trustees
Of Benton High School, held this after
noon the entire faculty was reelected
for the 1914 term of the school. This
action is more commendable to the teach.
ers as body than anything we could say
imprint. Surely they must have giver
satisfaction to the patrons of the school
We are reliably informed that at the
next Parish Fair exhibits of live stocl
and agricultural products, and, in fact
in all departments, will be received from
any point in the State. The races vii
be open to any one-in or out of the par.
lsh. However, the State Fair exhib
will be confined strictly to Bossier Parish
products.
We learn that Plain Dealing is tt
have new all steel stand severity
saw gin outfit, with capacity of fort!
bales per day. The building will be ont
story, up-to-date in every respect, will
hydraulic press and all late improve
ments. 1t is to be put in by MIR. N. w
Sentell of Collinsburg, and the work ha
just been undertaken.
MIR. E. K. Smith of Shreveport was
BUSINESS visitor here last Saturday. A
ne Is now Joint owner of the Whited 4
"neiess lands, on which the recent,
aoandoned test we'll for oil is located
residents Of our town are inclined t,
aAach Importance to his visit. 1t j
umored on the streets that another ties
well is to be put down, and Mr.. Smith
cleoited with the statement that he an
JUS associates will thoroughly try GU
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the territory to see what can be de-
veloped.
The road drag has more and more adj
vocates with each succeeding day.
Mr.. J. c. Holman of Ward Four was
an appreciated visitor at this office Mon
day.
Mrs.J. A. Stocker returned home Sun
day from Shreveport, where she spent
two days with her sister.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Adger of
belcher last Friday, a fine boy. We
are told he has been named for his Uncle
John-Mr. J. B. Adger.
At the meeting of Cypress Lodge
(Masonic) to be held in this place next
Thursday night it is expected there will
be work in the third degree. The attend
ance will no doubt be good.
Mr.. J. M. Collie, one of the Banners
Cotton Valley subscribers, was visitor
Tuesday. He stated that most of the
farmers of his community had fairly
good stands of corn and cotton, which
the rains of this week would materially
benefit.
Miss Amelia Cabeen expects to leave
Saturday for Shreveport to spend a day
or so with her aunt, Mrs. Dallas Jones,
before proceeding to Athens, Ala, to
join her mother and sister. They will
again spend the summer months in Mont
Eagle, Tenn. At the beginning of the
coming scholastic year Mrs. Cabeen ex-
poets to resume her duties as matron at
Athens College.
The following announcement has been
received at this Office: "The Sisters of
Charity of the Incarnate Word cordially
invite you to be present at the gradual
ing exercises of the T. E. Schumpert
Memorial Training School for Nurses,
Thursday evening, May Is, 1918, at eight
o'clock, Travis Street School Auditori-
um, corner Marshall and Travis Streets,
Shreveport, La"
A wedding invitation addressed to the
editor of the Banner reads: "Mr. and
Mrs. William Charles Banks request the
honor of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Alma Lee, to Mr..
Benjamin A. Terrell, on Wednesday ev-
ening, May IA, 1918, at 1880 o'clock, at
home, Vivian, La" We extend to this
popular young lady and the young gen.
tleman of her choice our congratulations
and hope Fortune may ever smile upon
them.
We are informed by the postmaster in
this place that rural mail route No.
will be discontinued in less than thirty
days, unless certain demands of the de-
partment are complied with. More than
month since patrons of the route were
notified that patent gate, easily oper-
ated from a vehicle, must be placed al
Tidwell's. In view of the convenience
of the service and the cost and incon-
venience of securing mail without it, il
occurs to the writer that any four or five
patrons of the route would gladly incu1
the expense of installing the gate. We
do not wish to lose the route-surely not
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Mr.. J. G.. Barnett, the parish good
roads supervisor, was here yesterday
dragging public roads. He was making
use Of three drags and three teams and
during the day covered the stretch of
road from VAUDEVILLE to this place and
west, again out to the Arkansas road.
The day before he dragged from Bossier
City and return. There's nothing like
it, sir. Dragging is the proper way to
cheaply maintain dirt roads, and none
remain good without it.
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Notices.!

THE listing of property for the as
i sessment of Bossier Parish for 1913
has been completed and the same will be
exposed in the Assessors office, at the
Court House, for inspection and correc-
ton for period Of twenty days, begin
ming May 10, 1918.
L. G. SMITH, Assessor.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Wednesday, May Fair this morn
ing, but somewhat cooler.
Mr.. G. E. Gilmer of Shreveport was a
visitor few days since.
Mrs. w. c. Meares entertained the
young folks with party Friday night.
Miss Matte Kelly is in Mira with her
brother, Mr.. J. G. Kelly, who is very
sick.
Miss Beatrice Cochran left this morn
ing after short visit here with her
mother.
The teachers in our school all attended
the institute held in Shreveport last
Saturday.
Miss Lillian Bell of Shreveport spent
Saturday night here with her sister,
Charlie Mae.
Mrs. Pearl Coyle has moved into the
cottage just across the street from the
Christian Church.
Mr.. A. o. Evans has removed to the
Swindle old place, recently vacated by
Mr.. w. P. Allen and famild.
Miss Ethel Many has returned home
from Lisbon, where she taught during
the scholastic year just ended.
Miss Lyllian Wellman of Shreveport
is spending few days here very pleas
antly with Miss Marie Marshall.
Mr.. Glen H. Curry of Mooringsport
came in Saturday for a few days. visit
with his mother, Mrs. ]. S. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Boggs came in
from Shreveport Friday, remaining over
until Sunday, when they returned to the
city.
Miss Eureka Cochran of near Bradley
Ark, spent few days of last week here
as guest of her sister, Mrs. w. H
Stroud.
Mrs. Berta Wyche and Miss Aileer
Sibley left this morning for Shreveport
Miss Sibley will perhaps be absent sew.
eral days.
Mr. P. Keeth returned from Shreve.
port one day last week with new Velie
touring car. There are now, all told
seven cars in our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Box Kimball of Paris
Texas, came in last Thursday for a stay
of several days with Mrs. Kimball's
! father, Mr.. S. J. Caldwell.
Messrs. Frank, John and Ansel ant
Misses Blanche and Bessie Stroud O.
Dixie and Mr.. Harry Wyche and Mis-
Matte Hood of Belcher spent Sunday il
our town.
Misses Carrie Wyche and Evalyr
Terry of Shreveport left Monday morn.
ing for that place after short visit herr
with Miss Wyche's parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. H. c. Wyche.
Rev. D. B. Boddie, who was here
while two years ago, but who for tn
past few months has been located a
some point in Texas, arrived yesterda.
for two days. stay.
Mrs. w. B. Butler of Shreveport cam
in yesterday for few days. visit witt
her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Montgomery. Sh
will be remembered by the Banner
readers as Miss Emma Gray Haynes.
Several prospectors from Kansas wer
here last week looking over North Bos
sier lands. Your correspondent is toll
that some of them negotiated for part Q
the tract near here known as the Bolin
ger hay farm.
, The directors Of the Bossier Paris
Fair Association met Saturday an
elected Mr.. E. NJ. Laughlin Secretar
to succeed Mr.. J. M. Henderson, re
signed. The last four days of Octobe
were the dates fixed upon for holdin
the 1918 fair. JACK.
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Notice.

4 LII persons are hereby warned not to
II hunt, peddle OF in any wise tres
pass on the plantations of the under
signed, located in Ward |, Bossier Par
ish La. Mrs. A. CURTIS.
A. CURTIS.
oct,7-em JOHN T. HALL.
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Notice to Mortgage Creditors.
Office Of State Tax Collector,
Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
April %. 1913

Office Of State Tax Collector,
Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
April %, 1913. }
CONFORMING with Section 63 of
" Act IS of Acts of 1883, notice is
hereby given that all parties holding
mortgages on real estate located in the
Parish Of Bossier, State of Louisiana,
on which taxes for the year 1912 have
not been paid, l will begin the sale OF
same at the Court House door on
Saturday, June 7, 1913
and that number of pieces of property
so delinquent are now being advertised
in the Bossier Banner, in conformity
with the law, preparatory to such sales.
The attention of mortgage creditors is
especially called to these advertisements
of tax sales, and they are warned to take
such steps prior to the sales as may be
necessary to protect their rights.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector
Benton, La, April %, 1918.
Sheriff's Sale.
A. ,H9offpauir vs.: Farmers, ce-operative. Union
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, May II, 1918,
the following described property, to-wit:
Lots z, s, 8 and 10 Of block Is of the
town Of Plain Dealing, situated in Bos-
sier Parish, La, together with all i'm
provements thereon, and pair of scales.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum Of S681.73, with 8 per cent
per annum interest thereon from Octo-
Der 1, 1908, and all costs Of suit.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, April 10, 1918. mayl5
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Graveyard to Be Cleaned Off.

On the 22d of May there will be a
meeting of citizens to clean off the old
Caney Graveyard. All interested will
please take notice and make an effort to
be present. The recent storm played
havoc with the grounds, uprooting shade
trees, etc. We want good turn out
Contributions in money will be accepted
from those interested who cannot be
present.
Picnic on the grounds. Everybody in
vited. T. P. LARK1N,
j. NJ. DALRYMPLE, Com
Monday, April 26, 1918.
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Cotton Seed for Sale

ct still have left about Is bushels OF
Il my pure KING COTTON SEED for sale
at my home at Ivan. Price, SO cents
per bushel. These seed were grown from
seed bought last year in Virginia. Come
while they last. r. D. WELLINGTON.
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Stray Sale.

Stray Sale.
FSTRAYED before r. A. Gardner,
IL Justice of the Peace, Ward 6, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by John Afford, and
will be sold at Bellevue, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, June
IA, 1918, BAY MARE Pony, about I
years old, right front foot and both hind
feet white, small white spot in forehead,
branded on left hip AA; very small,
probably 49,. hands high.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
F. F. VICKERs, Constable.
May 8, 1918. june IL
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Burgess.

Wednesday, May Miss Lyde High
tower attended the teachers meeting
held in Shreveport Saturday.
Mr.. Lester Gordon of Bolinger was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. James harrison of Plain Dealing
was guest last week of her aunt, Mrs.
Neal.
Misses Gertrude and Dessa Wise at
tended the singing convention held in
Red Land Sunday.
Miss Zula Neal returned home yester-
day from Plain Dealing, where she spent
several days with relatives.
Rev. Joe Valdez filled his regular ap-
pointments here Saturday and Sunday.
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Owing to unfavorable weather his con-
gregations were not large.
Mr.. Lee Ward spent Saturday and
Sunday in Plain Dealing
Mr.. Arthur Wise was a business Wis
itor to Plain Dealing last Saturday.
Miss Ova Ward spent Sunday in Plain
Dealing as guest of Miss Addie De-
moss.
Mr.. John Smith was visitor here
Sunday. BILIKEN.
Bolineer.
Thursday, May 8.-Crops appear to
be doing very we'll now. More warm
weather is needed.
A meeting of the directors of the
Parish Fair association was held in Plain
Dealing Saturday. Mr.. E. M. Laughlin
was elected Secretary. The fair will be
held October 28th to 31st, inclusive.
Quite a heavy rain visited this neigh
bordood Monday. A cyclone was seen
passing to the southeast of Bolinger
We have not heard of it's striking the
ground anywhere. MS.
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Retrospective.

Lying spread On the Banners press
board before us is an old newspaper,
now yellow with age. 1t has no doubt
been many a day since it was last on a
press board, and perhaps such has never
before been its lot, for the presses of its
time were the old fashion Washington
hand press-no board, no pulleys, no
power, except man power-and often
referred to by the old timers as "man-
killers" Most of our readers have seen
the one in this Office on which the first
issue of the Banner was printed on July
/, 1859.
That was long time ago, reader, but
the old newspaper we now look upon
even ante dates the Banner. 1t is the
Palmetto Standard, published at Ches-
ter, S. c., by Messrs. G. D. and S. W..
Melton, the first being the owner. This
copy is dated Thursday, September l.,
1853, and as it is volume 4, number s.,
the first copy must have been issued
Thursday, January 6, 1s49-more than
ten years before the Banner was estab-
lished.
This old newspaper was sent to the
writer by Mr.. N. w. Sentell of Collins
burg. AS to how he came by it we are
not advised. On its margin, written in
ink, is "Col. w. Walker" but because
appearing in ink and not on the upper
right margin (Which is torn off it is no
doubt not the original address written in
the Office Of publication. We wish to
thank Mr.. Sentell for the paper, and
assure him he has parted with what we
look upon as relic of much interest.
In its news columns mention is made
of epidemics of yellow fever at Natchez,
Miss, and New Orleans, of the destruc-
ton of Shiraz, Persia, by five-day
earthquake, in which II, 600 persons per-
ished, of battle on the Western plains
between Indian tribes, of subscriptions
to the Washington Monument, of Mexi-
cans stealing cattle from immigrants
while near the border, etc., but perhaps
the oldest appearing lines to the gener-
alton of to-day are to be found in the
following notice:
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Notice.

MO hunting, fishing or trespassing
~ allowed on our plantation, known
as Scotland plantation, and consisting
of the Naples, Mcmillan and Whitworth
plantations, all located in Bossier Parish,
La. All trespassers will be prosecuted.
dec12-smo SCoTT & CARLTON.
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Cotton Valley, La, May 5, 1918.

Before the above notice reached this
Office another friend and subscriber had
asked that we make the announcement,
fixing the date for the Oath. However,
we presume the 18th has since been
agreed upon. If our friends want the
date announced in print as the Oath they
will please notify us promptly.-L. Ed.
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Ere long there will be the home-com
ing of the "sweet girl graduates"
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Committed to the Jail

nF Chester District, on the 9Th inst,
~ two Negro Boys, JACK and NERO,
who say they belong to Hampden Low
den of Sumpter District. Said boys are
about % years of age, dark color, feet,
s or 10 inches high. The owner is re-
quested to come forward, prove property,
pay charges and take them away.
w. B. LILLEY, s. c. D.