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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-15

are eager to do other things that will in
yite and insure good attendance.
Mr.. N. w. Stewart came down last
week and worked the roads in this Sec
ton.
Messrs. d. H. Cole and j. C. Thomas
leave to-day for Benton to appear be-
fore the meeting of the Police Jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Collie and family
were welcome guests Of Mrs. M. E.
johnson Saturday night and Sunday.
Cotton picking is still the order of
the day. Though there are some who
have good deal of cotton yet in the
fields, the crop will soon be gathered.
Your correspondent does not know of
any cotton being sold to date. The
farmers seem to have struck for higher
prices, and nobody blames them bit.
Mrs. ]. S. Giles and family spent Fri
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. T. O.
Giles. GOOD EYE.
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Parish Fair Notes.

Will you be at the fair?
If present indications count, big
crowd will be there the first day-Tues-
day, the 9th.
We hope every school will be repre-
sented and have an exhibit.
The trains run now so all can reach
Plain Dealing by rail, if they like.
Admission will be free to all school
children the opening day.
Every one who has live stock should
bring some of it to the fair. State
judges will be there. We want some
thing for them to do.
Get your poultry ready. We can have
big display if we will just try. The
premiums viii Justify the effort. Don't
wait and depend On the other fellow to
bring something. You bring yours and
we will be sure te have something then.
Will you have a horse for the races?
You better enter Tor something. The
premiums are good and you may need
the money. You won't get it if you
don't try.
Mrs. John Dudney viii Iced us at the
fair, so we are sure of being well fed.
Would you like to run the stands? If
so, bid quick. Several want the privi-
lege, but you have time yet to put in
your bid.
A good band has been engaged, so
music of the better class is assured.
Don't stay at home because you can It
get 10 cents per pound FOR your cotton.
Come out and meet your friends. Enjoy
yourself. You will go home feeling
better.
Let's all meet at the fair.
Yours for a big fair,
M. S. BoLNGER,
President Parish Fair Assn.
Bolinger, La, Oct. Is, 1914.
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A Correction.

Dear Editor: In last weeks issue of
the Banner, in the Carterville dots, APP
peared a paragraph stating that the
friends of Lester Dodson and Miss Ruth
Lowe would be pleased to learn they
were to be united in marriage.
In justice to the young lady and her
family, and to ourselves, we wish to say
we are in no way responsible for the
report, and we trust cred Head" will
in the future refrain from sending in
false reports concerning US and our
family.
Perhaps the matter was intended as a
joke, but we fail to see it in that light.
Thanking you for space to correct this
report. Yours respectfully,
J. s, DoDSON,
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After Big Louisiana Exhibit.

Mr.. M. S. Bolinger of Bolinger, Presi-
dent Of the Bossier Parish Fair Associa-
ton, has received the following COM
munication from the Louisiana Pacific
Exposition Commission, created by re-
cent act of the General Assembly, and
with headquarters at room 602 Hibernia
Bank building, New Orleans:
Mr.. M. S. Bolinger,
President Bossier Parish Fair,
Plain Dealing, La.
Dear Mr.. Bolinger: The Louisiana
Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission
wants your help in getting up the best
Louisiana exhibit for San Francisco
that has ever been shown from the State.
It is up to the progressive citizens Of
the State to make this exhibit a success
and ! know you are going to help us.
We want first-claSs exhibit from
your parish. This is our one great OPP
portunity to advertise Louisiana and we
are going to take advantage OF it.
Will you help us?
Wishing you most successful year
with your fair, am, Very truly yours,
GLEN FLEMING, Secretary.
Every citizen in the State should feel
an interest in the Louisiana exhibit to
be made at the big exposition. Itshould
be full and creditably reflect our wealth
of soil and natural resources, that OF
our industries, etc.
1t is your duty, individually, to do all
you reasonably can to further the cause
of the exhibit and see that it is complete.
Every time you think Of an article lit
tie out Of the ordinary that you can fur
nish that would perhaps be received
make note of it. At the time you
think your list is about complete being
unable to think OF other articles of merit
correspond with some of the author
tiles and offer them.
That's the way the big exhibits OF
other states are made up, and that's the
way for the residents of Louisiana who
have proper sense Of State pride
should proceed. II the management Of
this Office can in any wise help you, that
help will be cheerfully extended.
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Here at Home
asx%Nssesrnsa.&NH
You and Your Neiehbors in Print
First call for fires.

First call for fires.
Chinquapins are in season.
The Assessors roll has been fled with
the Sheriff and Collector and taxes aro
again due.
Well, we know you will be pleased to
learn, reader, that the three grayeled
roads OF our parish are to be completed.
Mr.. P. G. Fontain has ordered his
Banner forwarded to Mer Rouge, More
house Parish, instead of to Reeves, il
the new Parish of Allen.
Mr.. H. H. Montgomery of Pain Deal
ing writes US: "Please discontinue ad-
vertising Cecil Lee,' as have sold hin.
Send bill and I'll remit" AS a post
script to his note he adds: "Ads do
good, don't they"
Rev. j. M. Brown of Haughton, as
sisted by Rev. I. j. Embree of Plain
Dealing is this week conducting series
of meetings at the Methodist Church.
The morning services begin at ten
o'clock and the evening services at 1880.
We have been requested by Mr.. W. A.
Fortson, Parish Superintendent of Pub
lie Education, to state that the next
meeting of the teachers of the parish
will be held at the school building in
this place Saturday. The general pub
lie is invited to be present.
Figures furnished by the Department
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
] Washington, D. G., show that prior to
September 25th 5i33 bales of cotton OF
the 1914 crop had been ginned in Bos-
sier Parish. The number for the cor
responding date last year was 4e37.
Mr.. J. S. Alison, Confederate vet
eran and planter of this community,
was a visitor Tuesday. We learned
from him that he expects to attend the
joint meeting of the State divisions OF
the United Confederate Veterans and
and United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, to be held at Lafayette on the
10Th, 2tst and 22d.
Mention is made in our correspon-
dence columns of the death of Mr.. D. A.
! Wright, manager of the Palmer planta-
ton. His death followed an operation
for gall stone and came Unexpectedly
He is spoken of as a good managing
farmer, useful citizen and a kindly
1 man within his home circle. His I'M
timely death is regretted by many resi-
] dents of this community.
Ia Mr.. z. S. Burt of this place
Vicepresident of the Parish Fair associa.
ton, and at all times keenly interested
in our Parish hairs, wishes to announce
TO prospective exhibitors at the coming
fair that exhibits forwarded to this place
OF Plain Dealing on the 26th will receive
his personal attention. He will see tina
they reach the fair grounds and are
properly entered. This applies more
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The Police jury.

: regular meeting OF the Police Jury
as held here Tuesday. All members
were present.
The matter of devising some way in
which to raise sufficient fund to COM
plete the three hard surface roads in
Road District No. las taken up. 1t
was decided to hold al election in the
district. the proposition to be submitted
to increase for a time the special ta.: for
road construction. It is generally con-
ceded that the proposition will carry,
and after such time the State authori-
ties will be memorialiEed for a further
contribution to the fund. It is also
thought that this further sum can be Sc
cured for the purpose merely for the
ASKING.
A petition signed by numerous resi-
dents of Ward Three, asking for an
election to vote on the proposition to
compel owners to keep hogs under fence,
etc., was presented and it's re- uest
granted. The date for this election will
be fixed later.
It was agreed to appropriate $3.50 out
OF Ward -Four general fund for fat5 to-
ward the construction of public bridge
at Crows ferry, on Bodcau. This is at
point where Bodcau forms a boundary
line between Bossier and Webster Par
ishes.
The firm that has contracted to erect
new Parish Jail in this place notified the
Police Jury that work on the steels for
that building was under way.
Mr.. j. G. Barnett was elected as col
lector of tolls at the east end of the
Shreveport bridge for the year 1915.
Other applicants for that position
were: Messrs. M. R. Merritt, S. H.
Vickers, M. B. Smith, Dick Odom,
w. J. Johnston, ]. NJ. Cleaver, w. H.
Smith and H. c. Spruill.
The Treasures report showed the
overdraw of the general fund to be in
the amount of S34, 387.48.. At this sea-
son every year, just prior to the time
when taxes are due, the overdraw is
usually greater than at any other time.
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Found His Horses.

Here's another illustration of how ad-
vertising pays and how quickly results
sometimes follow. DR.. Meningitis ad-
vertisement only appeared in one issue
Of the Banner Chat of the 8th) and be-
fore the week closed he had heard from
his horses, taken up near this place by
one of the Banners readers. Here is
what DR.. Mcknight writes us:
BRADLEY, ARK, Oct. Is, 1914.
The Bossier Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sirs: found the horses through
the advertisement III the Banner last
week. You need not run the ad any
longer.
Please send me statement of amount
due you and will send check for the
same.
Many thanks for your prompt atten-
ton to the matter. Yours truly,
J. F. MCKNIGHT.
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Mr.. Eggleston Again.

We find pleasure in giving space to
the following communication from Mr..
R. w. Eggleston of Plain Dealing, who
again urges full exhibit at the coming
fair from public schools of this parish:
PLAIN DEALING, La, Oct. IA, 1914.
To School Principals of Bossier Parish
Dear Principals: l hope you are
making an earnest effort to prepare a
good exhibit for the Parish Fair. II
you intend to have an exhibit, you will
please write me what size it will be, or
just about how much space you will
need for the display Of same, and I will
see to it that such space is reserved for
you.
Hoping to have the pleasure of meet
ing you during the fair, and with best
wishes, am, Very truly yours,
r. w. EGGLEsToN,
Superintendent Educational Dept.
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TUp to the time the above reached this
Office we were in ignorance of the fact
that misstatement had been made in
the correspondence columns of the Ban
ner, and space is cheerfully given for
the correction. 1t is our desire that the
Banners correspondents at all times
deal in facts, and unless convinced that
the correspondent in this case was
honestly in error (misinformed) we will
know enough in future to omit from
publication all contributions coming
from that source.-Local Editor.
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Pin Dealing.

Tuesday, Oct. e13.-Mr. N. w. Sentell
of Collinsburg left to-day for Rayville
to attend meeting of the Red River
Presbytery to be held in that place.
Messrs. Clarke ana Allen Gleason have
about finished gathering their crops and
have gone to Gillett, Ark. Gin the rice
section) for employment.
Miss Juanita B,aem of Walnut Hill,
Ark, has been selected as teacher of the
Miller's Bluff School for the ensuing
session, and will open the school next
Monday.
The protracted meeting at the Baptist
Church is still going on and will perhaps
be continued for some days. It has been
a very successful meeting, and thus far
about twenty-five have united with that
church.
Mr.. Willie Sibley of Plain Dealing,
son of Mrs. Emma Sibley, returned this
morning from Florida, where he has
been for some months. He is vastly
improved in health, and delighted with
Florida.
Ringling's Regulator" the new train
GU the Cotton Belt, will add much to the
convenience of our Benton, Linton and
Alden Bridge friends, and all residents
on the line south of here in reaching the
Bossier Parish Fair, which opens on the
9th.
But for the timely discovery by two
of Plain Dealings young men of the
flame, the plant of the Plain Dealing Gin
Company would have been destroyed by
fire Sunday afternoon. The fire origi-
mated by the timoers which reinforce the
brick wall encasiag inc boiler becoming
overheated ana catching. The young
men acted promptly, breaking lock
from one ri the doors, and soon subdued
the flames.
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IN the Interest of Cotton Growers


AS is known to many of the Banners
readers, the Southern Cotton Associa-
ton and other organizations are now
making an effort to perfect plans through
which the present cotton crop can be
protected and relief generally result for
those who have produced it. The Presi-
dent Of the Louisiana division of that
organization urges that parish organi-
gations at once Re formed. We find
pleasure in publishing his call, which
is as follows:
To tn Poop O. louisiana:
You are hereby requested to call mass
meetings in all the parishes in Louisia-
ma at once and perfect your parish Or
CARNATIONS and elect delegates to attend
the State meeting to be held in the city
hall at eleven O'Clock am. in the city of
Alexandria, on Monday, October 26,
1911. This meeting is called for the
purpose of adopting general plans for
the protection of our cotton crop, in
harmony with the plans of the other cot
ton growing states for the same purpose.
While a large delegation is desired at
our State meetings to make them inter-
esting, no parish will be entitled to cast
more than one vote on all questions.
Yours very truly,
PAUL NJ. PoTTz,
President Louisiana Division South
ern Cotton Association.
Since the above notice reached this
oet-co Mr.. j. S. Rodgers of Plain Deal
ing has called, bearing like copy, a-d
stated that Mr.. N. W. Sentell of Col
insburg and : IT. 6. T. Mays of Red
Land, chosen as leaders for their respec-
tvs communities, ask that we publish
notice Of a call for a meeting to be held
as lain Dealing Saturday. This meet.
ing sill be held to elicit the views 0.
those present, to suggest ways ane
means for lettering present conditions
End for Organize 1t will, in as fa
as Is possible, be in strict harmony will
tn action already taken in other sec.
lions of the cotton growing states. A
I'LL attendance is urged. You are in
vited.
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Emma Dots.

Tuesday, Oct. 13.-The weather con-
tinues dry, though there have been in
dications of rain for several days.
The school here opened yesterday. A
poor attendance is reported. Work is
to be done on the school building to
make it comfortable, and the trustees
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gg During the State Fair, to be held
in Shreveport November 4th to 18th, in
elusive, the round-trip railroad fare
from this place will be only 60 cents.
Rates proportionately low will be in
effect from other points.
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Bollnger.

Thursday, Oct. t5.-Fine fall weather
at present.
Most all cotton in this vicinity has
been picked.
The teacher training class is meeting
at $3.50 pm. each Sunday. About twenty
are in the class.
Mr.. e. A. Wood is back from Abilene,
Texas. He reports times there about
like they are here-(no better.)
Quite a number Of the residents of
Bolinger have been attending the Bap-
list protracted meeting at Plain Dealing.
Some of the farmers of the Carterville
neighborhood have been able to secure
work for their teams at the log camps of
S. H. Bolinger & Company, who are
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Rates and Rules.

THE BANNERS rate for Display ADVERTISE
ments is 12ls cents per inch per week. Is
cents per inch for the first insertion. (The az
5 cants per inch added for the first insertion being
To nav for composition.) Other exceptions to the
l2I cent rate are: That 25 cents per inch will be
charged for the first insertion CT all advertise
meats measuring less than six inches, and 20
cents per inch for the first insertion of all meas
urng less than twelve inches. Every-other-
week advertisements IS per cent of weekly rate.
For position adjoining reading matter, add 10
ner cent to run-of-paper rate. For position top
Of column and adjoining reading matter, or first
following and along side, add 20 per cent. For
nositjon top or bottom Of column and showing
reading matter on three sides, add 80 per cent.
Island position, double price. \
Reading notices, 8 cents per line per week;
yearly contracts, pa cents per line. Add cent
per line for composition.
Political display advertisements, Is cents per
iuch for first insertion and 12is Genus per inch
for subsequent Insertions. Political readers, 10
cents ger line for first insertion and cents per
line for subsequent insertions.
Professional cards, sl0 per year.
The legal rate will be charged for all legal ed
vertisements.
All copy for display advertisements sho Id
reach this office not later than Tuesday after
noon When it comes in later its insertion in the
issue for that week is not guaranteed.
The editors of the Banner respectfully request
that obituary poetry not be submitted for p bl
cation Such verse when good is usually not
original, and when original is usually not good
short obituary notice Immediately following
death is solicited when the deceased is known to
the papers readers. Let the length of the MOTTO
be gagged by the prominence of the deceased iE.
the community where the family resides.
The proprietor of the Banner and its manage
ment hereby disclaim all responsibility for views
expressed by contributors to its columns, or for
yelled or open attacks made on others by any one
not regularly employed on its staff and in the
capacity of paid emplcye in the office.
Anonymous communications will not be p b
lished. There is no objection TO the use OF pen
name but the editors demand to know who yol
are before your contribution will be published.
Do not address communications intended 70
publication to individuals.
Make all remittances in the name of the pro
prietor, or THE BossIER BANNER.
SUBSCRIPTI N RATES:
(Strictly in advance)
& One year. .3I W
Six months. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. bo
Three months. 80
BENTON, La. :. :. :. OcToBER Il, 1914.
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Hau snion.


Monday, Oct. 12.-Mr. A. w. Prince
and family of McDade were guests of
DR.. Paul Lawrence Sunday.
Messrs. Henry Skannall, B. B. Bled-
soc and T. w. Bledsoe were Sunday
visitors.
Miss Miller of Bienville stopped here a
few hours one day last week. She was
on her way to Red Land, at which place
she will teach.
The Sunday School and Women's
Home Mission have united in raising
funds for Work Day for the Ruston
Orphanage. An old fashioned supper
will be given Friday night. A partial
menu: Baked chicken, with dressing;
steamed rice, with gravy; all kinds OF
salads, sandwiches, hot coffee, cake, hot
chocolate and home made candy. A
liberal patronage is invited,
WEDNESDAY.
Miss Matte Edwards is spending a
few days on the river.
Mrs. G. w. Smith will be hostess to
the Current Literature Wednesday af-
ternoon.
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Dr.. ". Irwin Miller, Dentist,

Has moved his Office to rooms 405-6-7,
Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, La.
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Measurements.

Measurements.
She used to hug me
Round the neck
And give me kisses
By the "peck."
Florida Times Union.
Before / got my
Last discard
She gave me taffy
BY the yard.
Memphis Commercial appeal.
And when / called
On just that one
She gave "hot air :"
By the ton.
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5 or doses 666 will break any case OF
Fever or Chills. Price, % cents. ao-1s
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Rocky Mount.

Wednesday, Oct. 14.-Quite cool this
morning, perhaps indicating frost soon.
Mrs. w. w. Oglesby has been quite
i'll the past week.
Russell Bass spent the past week in
Ivan with his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Brandenburg are
pleased over the arrival Of an eight
pound boy at their home.
Mrs. j. S. johnson had the pleasure
of having Miss Maggie Rabb and Miss
Madge Bass as guests Sunday.
Died, near Rocky Mount, little Cecil,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Rogers, aged
about two years and eight months.
School opened at Rocky Mount Mon
day. 1t will be taught this term by Miss
Marie Sanders. A FRIEND.
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Box % and Main, San Diego, Cal.

This parish has not been visited by
an earthquake since 1877, nor at any
time prior to that date that we are aware
of. The chain of lakes referred to, or
at least the greater number of them,
were formed by the raft in Red River.
The history Of this raft and the location
of these lakes should, by reason of diff
ference in ages, be much better known
to Mr.. Marks than to the writer. We
still hold that there is chain of lakes,
and they are located both northwest of
Plain Dealing and northwest of Collins
burg. That is, some of them are north
west OF each place. Township maps on
file at the Clerks Office show that there
are in township %, range "a, nine lakes,
and in township %, range "A, four, and
there are still others, counting large
and small. The names of the lakes are
not given on the maps shown US, and we
only call to mind Phelps, Poster, Half
Moon and Rotten. We have hunted
and fished on some of these lakes, but
sparingly, and do not claim to be famil-
lar with the country. We regret that
we have no facilities for giving in print
reproduction of the maps. Local Ed. ]