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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
Sherif's Sale.

DR.. A. B. Bugg versus w. L. Adger. No. 6OSl
In Second District Court, Parish Of Bossier
Louisiana.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, | 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, October "a
1914, the following described property,
o-Wit:
An undivided seven sixteenths inter-
est in and to the northwest quarter Of
section 81, township 81, range Is, and
east half of northeast quarter of section
Sc, township 81, range ID, situated in
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, the interest
being 1O5 acres, more or less, together
with like intesest in all improvements
thereon.
Terms of Sale = Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
fly the sum of S550.50, with 8 per cent
per annum interest thereon from No
vember I, 1911, until paid, and all costs
of suit, including 10 per cent on said
sum and interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept. II, 1914. oct22
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material furnished for, and labor per-
formed on said improvements as per
plans and specifications therefor, during
the proceeding month will be paid and,
upon final completion and acceptance of
the said improvements, the balance then
remaining unpaid hereon will be paid,
the said payments to be evidenced by
twenty legally issued Bossier Parish
principle certificates Of payment, four
teen for $500 each and six for $3.50 each;
all of said principle certificates are to be
dated October l, 1914, and two of said
certificates shall mature and be payable
on the 1st day of March of each year
from 1915 to 1925, both inclusive; the
said principle certificates shall be num-
bered from 1 to 20, both inclusive, and
shall mature as follows, to-wit:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
SherifT'S Sale.

A. W. Roos VS.. Robert Minis. No. 607i. In Sec
ond District Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
DY virtue of a writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, / 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, October "a,
1914, the following described property,
to-Wit:
An undivided one-half interest in and
to the south half of northwest quarter
of section 8, township II, range II, sit
uated in Bossier Parish, Louisian, said
interest being 10 acres, more or less.
Trims of Sale Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of 500, with 8 per cent per
annum interest thereon from the 18th
day of April, 1918, and on terms of credit
to pay like sum and interest from the
18th day of April, 1918, due December /,
1914, and all costs Of suit, including 1C
per cent on said sums and interest as
attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept. II, 1917. oct %
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Resolved further, That principle GER
tificates of payments, with interest cou-
pons attached, shall be assured by this
Police Jury to said contractors for the
said installments of said contract price
as the work PR crosses, and as stipulated
in the written contract entered into be-
tween said Southern Structural Steel
Company and the said parish, on the
list day of September, 1914, the said
principle certificates of payment to be
dated October /, 1914, and to bear in
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum
from date until paid, said interest to be
payable annually on the 1st day of March
of each year while any of said principle
remains unpaid; both said principle and
interest to be payable either at the Office
of the Bossier Parish Treasurer, in Ben
ton, Louisiana, or at the Hanover Ma
tional Bank in New York, at the option
of the holder. The said principle GER
tificates of payment and interest coupons
thereto attached shall be payable out OF
the excess of the annual revenues of said
parish for said years over and above the
annual statutory necessary and usual
charges and expenses and other prior
time contracts of said parish and out of
the revenues derived from the special
tax levied therefor within the t0-mill
limit of parish taxation, allowed by law.
The said certificates shall be itho-
graphed at the expense Of the con-
tractor and the form of same shall be
satisfactory to said contractor.
Resolved further, That there be and
is hereby levied tax of three-fourth of
a mill on the dollar of the assessed value
of all taxable property in said parish for
the years 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,
1920, 1921, 1929, 1923, 1924 and 1925, for
the payment of said contract price for
building said Jail and for the payment Of
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G. w. Smith versus Lythie jackson. In Justices
Court, Ward Six, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
pY virtue of writ of fieri facias,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, within the
legal hours of sale, at the residence Of
the defendant, Lyttie Jackson, on Sat
urday, October 10, 1914, the following
described property, to-Eit:
1900 pounds Of seed cotton, more Oh
less.
Terms of Sale--Cash, subject to the
benefit OF appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum OF S25, with interest and all
costs Of suit. j. w. ONEAL,
Constable, Ward Six.
September "a, 1914. oct
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The said principle certificates of pay
ment shall bear interest at the rate of 5
per cent per annum from date until paid,
said interest to become due and payable
annually, on the tst day of March of each
year from 1916 to 1925, both inclusive, on
all unpaid principle certificates of pay
ment until all of them shall have been
fully paid.
The said interest shall be represented
by interest coupons attached to the afore-
said principle certificates of payment,
and said coupons shall be numbered from
to 20, both inclusive, and shall be of
installments and maturities as follows,
tO-Wit:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
Taking on Trust.

1T is far better that we trust and be
deceived occasionally than not to trust
at all. Not only must we trust one an.
other. but there are many things in life
that we must take on trust things
that We do not understand and are
mysteries to us. Even loye is mys-
tery.-W. ]. Bryan.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
Very Red Tape.

A burglar entering ii house by lad
der in Il small Prussian town fell and
broke his leg when making off with his
booty An inquiry into the accident
revealed that. contrary to the bylaws
Of the town. the house owners ladder
was not provided with strong iron
spikes at its base. The house owner
was therefore ordered to paw all the
hospital costs and further to give the
burglar substantial sum.-London
Standard
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
For Sale
Or Trade for Land

T | own the noted stallion Cecil Lee
that has been stood at Plain Dealing.
and is the sire of as fine colts as were
ever foaled in this section.
Will sell him for $500 and make liberal
terms for bankable paper, or will trade
him for land at a reasonable price.
He is of the Morgan stock, and in fine
condition. Weight, 1150 pounds.s
Address me at Plain Dealing.
ass III. III. MONTGOMERY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
Consistent.

"rhe people who say that women
are inconstant and Inconsistent" de-
clares the philosopher of folly. -are
dead wrong. A few years ago girl
told me she was Just twenty-five and
she sticks to the same figures today
Cleveland Leader.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
When Real knowledoe Comes.

WHeH h0dI NH0WIeu9e OomeS.
Mamma" asked Il little girl. "how
long did you know papa before you
married him?''
MY DEAR" replied the mother. Il
was acquainted with your father for
several years. but ] really didn't know
him until after we were married"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
A Mans Income.

AT what period In life should q
mans income be largest?"
ut is usually reported to be largest
at the period of his life in which his
wife tries to show the court how much
alimony he could pay."-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
For Sale

A complete secondhand saw mill outfit,
including a 15-inch flooring machine.
ALI in good condition. Also, first
class Frost Engine. Address the under
signed at Plain Dealing, La.
loft M. G. WRIGHT.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24

There is nothing useless to man OF
sense; clever people turn everything to
account.-I.a Fontaine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24
COnStable'S Sale.

Benton, La, Sept. II, 1917. oct %
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Rules For Students Camps.

Washington, April 14.-At the waE
department it was announced that the
army camps for college men this sum.
mer will be held at burlington, VT;
Asheville, \. c.; Ludington, Mich, and
Monterey. Cal.
There is Il possibility of a fifth camp
at Spokane, Wash. All the camps will
be held for five weeks. from July & to
Aug. I. with the exception of the Mon
terey camp. which will be from June
oG to July 81.
Students of recognized colleges and
universities and graduates of high
schools and colleges between the ages
of eighteen and thirty years are eligi-
bic to attend the camps. All must at
tend the full period and pay their own
transportation to and from camps, the
cost of their army fare, $3.50 for the
five weeks, and the hire of the regular
army uniform equipment that they will
wear. amounting to about 81. 1t is cx-
pected that more than 1000 young men
will attend.
a special bulletin has beer issued ut
the al department to inform college
students of the conditions. .
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Prizes For Gifted Women.

Chicago, April ia movement
which is receiving considerable sup
port and %arousing much enthusiasm
Woman's Association Of Commerce,
whereby American recognition is to be
accorded the notable achievements Of
women by the bestowal Of Il series Of
prizes similar to the Nobel prizes. 1t
is tentatively suggested that the prizes
range from $4,000 to $4,000.
The plan will be presented next
June to a body of ome consisting Of
the great ONE writer's, artists, mu-
sicians, tinanciers, scientists and think
ers Of the age. Calls are being sent
all over the world to summon these
women to a meeting in Chicago to be
held between the 18th and Goth of
June. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will be
among those invited.
The biennial convention of the Cen
eral Federation of WOmen's, Clubs.
which will meet in Chicago at that
time, will call thousands of women
from all over the world to the city.
A congress of women's achievements
to be held by the Woman's Associa-
ton of Commerce at that time will
provide an appropriate setting for the
meeting.
Chicago women interested in the pro-
posed congress are Ella Flagg Young,
Jane Adams, Harriette Taylor Tread
we'll and Florence King, president OF
the Chicago Woman's Association of
Commerce.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
A Strong Story Of Character
Building, With ScenesLai In
the West Virginia Mountains
Among a Picturesque People
PROLOGUE.

Anderson Cree, a West Virginia
mountaineer, elects his boarder. Kip
Reyerson. Anderson while hunting is
shot from behind. He exacts Il prom
Use from his young son, David, to kill
Reyerson. whom he suspects. After
David goes for aid Anderson relents
and prays to live long enough to re-
lieve his son from the promise. Only
Martha Lam1re. a character of the
mountains. hidden behind the bushes,
hears his appeal. Reyerson is arrested,
tried, but acquitted. Asforest fire is
ravaging the mountains. The moun-
taineers, accused by David Of coward
ice, band together and order Reyerson
out Of town.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Conference on Spitzberaen.

Christiania, April II. The confer.
ence on Spitzbergen will take place in
Christiania on June 16. Great Britain,
France, Holland, Germany, Denmark,
Sweden, Russia and Norway will be
represented, and it is expected that the
United States also will take part.
Nearly five years have elapsed since
the Norwegian government suggested
that a conference Of the powers con
cerned should meet to discuss the ques-
ton of Spitzbergen. The political sta.
tus of this group of arctic islands may
now finally be decided.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
State Starts Safety Campaign.

Olympia. Wash. April II. Safety
committees of Workmcn are being or
Sanizcd in all the mills, and factories
by the industrial insurance commission
and the state labor commissioner.
Each safety committee, as planned,
is to consist of three wOrkmen. To
them will be reported any defects in
machinery vi other dangerous condi-
tons. to be taken up with the en-
ployer.
Less than 3 per cent OF all accidents,
the statistics Of the industrial insur-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17

"ATOW, Reyerson, reckon yer see
who's ter say so," Hedrick
continued. AN reckon YER
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Railroad Instructing Boys.

st. Louis, April 14.-The st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad has estab-
lished a school which,, by home study
and class instruction, will train the
boys, who in time will become master
mechanics and officials of the road.
The school is operated in conjunc-
ton with the new shops at Springfield,
Mo-, and gives the boy an opportunity
to select the branch of the work to
which he is adapted. The work is look
ed upon as an investment by the com
pany in that it produces skilled me-
chanics.
The recruit is taught dra wing. de-
sign and the power of observation. If
any talent is observed on IL particular
subject the student is encouraged
along this line.
Eighty-siX boys are enrolled.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
AGlance at Current

ance commission show, are attributed
to faulty machinery or absence Of me-
chanical safeguards.
Large placards that will attract the
eye of the workman and call his atten-
ton to the constant need for watchful.
ness also have been devised by the two
state departments. Another plan that
is being used is the issuance of q book.
let containing safety hints, suggestions
for the first aid treatment of com.
mon injuries.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
To Make Huntinq Safer.

New York, April II. - Legislation
which will make hunting less hazard
Gus is outlined in a proposal that is
being sent out by the Campfire club.
1t is suggested that no license be grant
ed unless the applicant shall take an
oath that he will not point any gun
or other firearm, loaded or unloaded,
in the direction of any person, and,
further, that he will not shoot at any
object without first ascertaining that
said object is not a human being" \
hunter who injuries any one shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
For Wireless Heroes.

New York, April IA granite foun.
tain with seats will o be erected
in Battery park here as a memorial
who persisted IN the wreck of the
Titanic, and six other wireless OPP
orators who died heroically at their
posts. The fountain will be sur
rounded by evergreens.
Monuments have been erected to the
memory of the many victims of the
Titanic disaster, but among them all
this one is especially interesting be.
cause the majority Of the contribu.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Memorial to Wireless Operators Whc
Went Down With Their Ships.

tons for it have been subscribed by
wireless operators inspired by their
admiration for Phillips and the in.
domitable courage that he displayed
and for the six other heroes who went
down with their ships us follows:
George {. EcclrS. steamship ohio,
foundcrcd Aug. -. 1909, off Pacific
coast: S. +. S~czelmnck, steamship pere
Marquette. sank in Lake Michigan
Sept. y. 1910; Lawrence Frldhunt.
steamship ~ltoscnc"nn>. sank off Pa
cific coast Jan. :, 1913: Donald Camp
bell Perkins. steamship State of Cali
forllia. sank off Pacific coast Aug. IS,
1913: Ferdinand J. Kuchn. steamship
Monroe. sank off Atlantic coast jan.
so, 1914. nc Is!
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Sixty Thousand Ton Liner Next.

the contest for supremacy between
Germany and Great Britain for the
biggest Atlantic liner is reported from
Belfast.
4 steamship which will eclipse in
size and onnage either the \aterland
or her sister ship, now building for
Germany. will be constructed. The
new vessel will be 10000 tons.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
6ecker's New FIGHT.

New York. April 14.-After he had
been in the death house sixteen months
the verdict convicting former Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker of the MUIR
der Of Herman Rosenthal was revers
cd by the court Of appeals and Il lev
trial granted him. He was taken to
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17

the TomDS, where he is now held while
engaged in his new fight for life. He
has expressed hope of acquittal.
Realizing that his every O. is be
ing closely watched by friends of Beck
or, District Attorney Whitman has car
ried out his plans for the new tria!
with absolute secrecy.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-11
HOW TO KEEP FLIES AWAY

clara p. Bush. in the southern
Farm Journal. tells how to rid the
premises Of flies She states;
Last year. everybody who came TO
my house would say Why, how do
YOU keep the flies out?" And / would
repy. "Oh. We don't GROW them here.
And that's that all there " 10 t.
Just remove the cause and keen
Il removed. and the rest ISN'T much
trouble. no not allow hlth Of any
kind 10 accumulate around the house
barn or any other building Il a low
wagon Tor sled Of some sort IL kept
AZ the barn. and the manure piled
upon II each time i is taken from
the stalls and a sDrinkling Of lime
added from a barrel kept nearby for
that purpose the most cotlmon, pulled
our 20 some field and scattered where
Il will do the most good don put
lime on the manure, you can't anord
g. even 10 xiii hles Edl
No slop OF any Kind that would
draw flies is ever thrown out near
the house. The house is well screen
ed ard al food carefully projected
Every morning. ] moisten a cloth
with coal Ola and rub IL over the
outside OF the screen doors Files
win nor 20 near them as Iona as
the odcr last
Ano-ier remedy is formaidehyde.
Take three parts wafer one Of for
maldehyde and a few drops ow lilac
toilet water (the bitter b. not neces-
sary. but pleasant addition and
sprinkle the mixture over the aoors.
D. leaves no spots on furniture or
anything. and flies will not stay in
room where II is used.
I'm not very enthusiastic ahvo-
cate of having VIOLENT fly poison 10
stand around In saucers. They look
80 unsightly and are also dangerous
where there are childrel Person
ally. ! kill the few flies that get into
the house with wire swatter, and
enjoy It,
SloIi OF garbage cans should have
tight.ntting covers and should BE-
scalded out thoroughly every day
and the liberal use OF lime wood
ashes will do wherever necessary
should be insisted upon.
II there are fruit trees near the
house the fallen fruit should be pick
ed up and disposed u. II ieft on
the ground II will draw flies by the
thousands.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-11

the people OF the state The soon
er she puts bacon in the smokehous-
es. OF other state. instead OF import
ing the supply for her own, the bet
ter It will be for her pocketbook.
The hog is not a good subject for
poetry, and does not arouse the emo
lions so much as great poliucal
speech, but the humble porker VIII
put more money in Texas In one year
than can be legisated into the treas
ury in forty centuries. The baked
spareribs at the winter meal will give
much satisfaction TO a man, and ne
can ship enough TO Fort Worth TO
buy all his Christmas goods and win
ter millinery.
As a matter OF fact, the importing
OF hogs Is waste, and II is so foolish
and so evident that II should not be
difficult to arouse people to the i'm
portance OF putting a stop TO the leak
in their economic ship. II every man
would raise the hogs that he can
with convenience. IL would be only
a few years until the railroads would
be carrying our pork to the tables
OF the North. and there would be
more foreign money coming TO Texas.
Texas has many opportunities that
she should improve without delay.
She should do everything possible to
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-11
INTRODUCED IRRIGATION slLL

congressman ". n. Smith has in-
troduced bill in congress. asking
the appropriat Of t250.oo9 20 Dc
spent In investigating the feasibility
81 irrigation Ia Texas by the iahe
and reservoir system. A similar Dill
had been introduced by MIR sheppard.
Il viii be remembered that several
months ago The Reporter discussed
the advantages Of irrigation In Tits
part Of the state at some length and
secured an endorsement from the Al
nene chamber Of Commerce. asking
that Texas should be included In
list with other states In a similar bill
which Senator Bristow. Of Kansas.
had introduced.
vi. are glad to see that there -
some hope that our national govern
men, Is to recognize the most impera'
tive needs OF this vast section
Of the United States Without irri-
cation. the country will average up
with other places. but with u no part
of California will excel this country.
In the past. the idea has been to
let the people out here msnare along
az oest they could. make whatever
progress tina, a system OF anything
10 get by would give, and let IL 20
az that But that sort Of thing Is
wrong. The magnificent climate and
the rich lands q our beautiful val
legs were made for other purposes
California without irrigation would
never be heard Of. but with H. the
LANDS Of that state are worth s2jo 10
$500 per acre. There are hundreds
Of thousands Of acres In this country
that could be put under the ditch.
that would be worth as much as the
lands q California.
Our national pulley 10 one a help