The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-09

show, by Haskell, who styled himself the
s'Fakir of Siva," one of whose feats was
putting a woman in a trance, and sus-
pending her in the air. Strangely, met
Haskell in San Francisco, twenty years
later. We were both writing for the same
newspaper, and reminded him of this, and
asked him how he did the "trick."
The larger circuses exhibited on the lot
on which now stands the Catholic Church.
witnessed the beginning of the construc-
ton of this church building. and attended
the first mass, which was said by its first
priest, Father Pierre.
The other church buildings of those
days we're:
The Methodist, on the northwest corner
of Market and Fannin Streets, built about
1919; Rev. H. P. Morse, pastor; H. A.
Goodwin, Superintendent of the Sunday
School.
The Baptist Church, corner Of Market
and Travis Streets, on the site now occu-
pied by M. L. Bath & Company. This was
the first church building erected in Shreve-
port.
The Presbyterian Church was situated
on the south side of Market Street, between
Milan and Crockett, where, or near where,
DR.. R. A. Gray's office is now situated.
On the wall, back of the pulpit were in
scribed the words, Thou God seest me, -
from Genesis, xvi, 10. Rev. j. Franklin
Ford. an able divine and educator, was the
first pastor.
At that time Shreveport had haunted
house," and it was situated in my path
from the office to the place called home.
1t was on the northwest corner Of Travis
and Edwards Streets, where the First
Presbyterian Church now stands. 1t was
a two-room log building, with passage
way between, and was formerly the
residence of Mr.. William Gilbert, a law
yer. The house had been vacant several
years. and was finally occupied by wag-
goner, who was murdered one night. In
returning from the office at night, l always
took the opposite side of the street.
Sixty years ago, the sessions ofthe District
Court were held in two story frame build
ing On Crockett Street, between Market
and Spring Streets; Judge T. G. Ford,
presiding. George Williamson was District
Attorney; w. G. Kerley, Clerk of Court !;
Matthew Watson, Sheriff. Mr.. Watson
was kind and genial. gentleman and al
ways had pleasant word when "attend-
and this is why so clearly remember him.
The attorneys practicing at the bar were
Land & Winans, Hodge & Terrell, G. A.
Leon y. Marks, James S. FiouRnoy, R. G.
Harper, Drew & Fitzpatrick, d. c. Brady,
Roland Jones, A. B. Levisee, r. P. Gates.
Richard Tunstall Buckner. Samuel Wells,
Atticus Slaughter, John w. Jones, Watt O.
Grain.
Among the practicing physicians re-
call DR.. R. G. Leslie, DR.. W. H. Williams,
| DR.. Thomas P. Hotchkiss, DR.. Robert A.
Gray, DR.. w. W. George, DR.. Lawrence.
! DR.: Thomas J. Allen and DR.. Ambrose F.
Clarke. DR.. Clark settled at Shreveport
| in 1870 1S41, and resided on the west side
of Spring Street, between Travis and Fan
min Streets. He was Mexican War vet
| eran.
Beginning at the head of Texas Street,
the eastern limit of Mugginsville, | recall
the following names of those who were the
business men of Shreveport sixty years
ago: Ed Eberstadt, W. W. Smith, Joseph
B. Smith, Samuel VanBibber, T. c.. Lewis,
Kneeland & Brother, Goodwin & Paxton,
John Walters, William Thatcher, M. Baer,
Leopold Baer, Charles H. Burnside, A. A.
Enos, Miller & Morris, E. & B. Jacobs,
William Enders, A. Winter, A. Weinstock,
Jacob Horn, Callahan McCarty, = Coates,
N. L. Drury, William C. Beck, John p
Haley, jerome B. Gilmore, B. M. johnson,
J. H. Jordan, E. C. Hart, r. P. Trabue,
A. j. Hitchcock, g. M. Levy & Company
William Quincy, W. Marks, Byrne & Ken
dali, P. F. L. Frank, c. L. Sweet, A. Sour
Dan Dotez, Oglesby e. Griswold, B. Barker
P. H. Gallagher, B. Courtrade, Lama
Spor, DIR. William Ball, R. E. Rankin and
John Caldwell.
l.. E. Carter was postmaster, and his
brother, William Carter, was his deputy
The postoffice was in building on Marke,
Street, about six doors south of Texas
Street, near the alley.
i The Office of the Clerk of District Court
was the little brick building on the corner
of this alley.
Those in Mugginsvile were J. G.. Me-
! Williams, sash, door and blind factory
c.. j. Jordan, One Mile House, Two Mile
House.
At that time the town was "dry'' with
the exception OF a few blind tigers, which
every one could see. One of these was
novelty. Locked boxes were ranged on the
wall, each box holding gallon of chain
lightning whisky. That was the limit oil
ahe law. The box was rented by the month
like box at a postoffice. The renter would
invite his friends to stand in, unlock his
box, and they drank their fill.
| Later, an election was held, and by the
aid of the deckhands on the steamboats, a,
the wharf, the town went "wet." There
| was no rapistration in those dave ond