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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05

The total wealth of the nations of the
world, while not exactly known, has been
estimated at 100000, 900, 900. This is
amount of money and property in civilized
and semicivilized lands. OF this total, the
greater part is owned by Americans and
Europeans. The latest estimates of the five
wealthiest nations of the world are: Unit
ed States, $3.50, 0O0,O0 600; Great Britain
and Ireland, S80,000,O0O,000; France,
$50, 0OO, 0Oo, 900; Germany, O,OO0, 900, 0Oo
and Russia $40, 900, 900, 900. The popula-
lations of these countries are: United
States, 95,410,503; Great Britain and Ire
land, 40, 360,979; France, $685. 45; Ger
many, 4,9O3, 423; Russia, 123,850, 700.
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than $50, 600 acres in that section, which
he thinks should be purchased. The area
is almost completely covered with forest,
80 per cent of it never having been cleared.
Many of the American residents at Mex
leo City, on learning of President Wilson,
decision to raise the embargo on the ex
portation of arms from the United States
to Mexico, made preparations to leave the
Capitol for the coast.
Hard times in most of the Pennsylvania
Railroad shops at Altoona ended there last
Friday, when work began on 1000 new
box cars, fifty passenger coaches and
thirty-four big locomotives. This will
keep the shops busy for nearly year, and
other orders for New York are to come
shortly.
Burlington, VT, Feb. Mrs. James A.
Clarey, a restaurant waitress, whose hus-
band disappeared twenty years ago, re-
ceived word to-day that he died in New
York recently leaving to her an estate of
$50, 900. Mrs. Clarey had not heard from
him since he left her and four small chill
dren and started for the Chicago Worlds
Fair.
New York, Feb. 1.-Motion picture cir
cles were interested in the announcement
that new machine, called the vanoscope,
will eliminate the flicker from pictures pro-
jected upon the normal screen, give added
stereoscopic value to the picture, and abol-
ish the fire hazard. 1t was asserted by the
sponsors that the new machine is not as
tiresome to the eyes as the other types, and
has value for scientific and educational
purposes which has not been attained here.
tofore.
Washington, Feb. 3.-President Wilson
by an executive order dated to-day ano
made public at the White House tonight
removed all restrictions against the expor.
tation of munitions of war into Mexico
from the United States, placing the con.
tending Mexican elements on basis OIL
equality with respect to the purchase OIL
arms and supplies in this country. The
executive order emphasized that it was the
desire of the United States to be in the
same position of neutrality toward the con-
tending factions in Mexico as were the
other powers.
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Core spondence
Haufhton.

Tuesday, Feb. 3.-The farmers are
taking advantage of the mild spring-like
weather and are rapidly preparing the
soil to be ready for planting time.
Little Ruth Wilson has been quite i'll for
several days, but is somewhat better.
Rev. J. M. Brown was business visitor
to Ruston the greater part of last week.
DR.. Deputy and family were guests for
dinner Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Tom
linson.
Among the out of town visitors Sunday
were Mr.. Tom Hickman of Foster and Mr..
, Life Of Minden.
The Baptist congregation of this place
is contemplating the erection Of new
church in the near future.
Mrs. Mary Brown of Memphis, Tenn,
made hasty visit at the home of DR..
Paul and Miss Mary Lawrence.
! The Needle Craft Club will meet with
Mrs. Loye McDade and Mrs. Marshall on
the 9th at the home of the former.
The merchants and citizens have been
interested in bank for Haughton, but no
plans have been made known to the public.
The many friends of Miss Mary Law
renee will regret to learn that she has been
confined to her room for some time with
la grippe, and hope thatth spring weather
may help her to speedy recovery.
The teachers of Haughton High School
are busy making preparation and rehears-
ing play which will be given for the
benefit of the school library. The date OF
the entertainment has not as yet been
announced.
The Woman's Missionary Society met in
regular session Tuesday afternoon. The
society, though small in membership, is
active, and call for more workers is
urgent. The regular meetings are held on
Tuesday after the first Sunday in each
month at the M. E. Church.
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Around the Court House.

The February term of Bossier District
Court was convened here Monday morning
and adjourned this forenoon until Monday
of next week. Judge John N. Sandlin and
District Attorney Thomas W. Robertson,
both of Minden, were present.
The Grand Jury as drawn and empaneled
consists of the following named residents
L. G. Biggs, foreman; J. E. Walker, clerk,
and J. S. Dodson, R. L. Burks, ST., A. B.
Winham, R. E. Young, W. E. Ivey, Webb
Smith, W. W. Smith, O. C. Cason, R. B.
Wise, and A. N. Cox.
The Grand Jury considered forty eight
cases, found twenty EIGHT true bills, four
Among the charges in which no true bill
was found was that resting against Mrs
Kate Carlisle, for accessory before the fact
in the murder charge resting against Boss
Chappell. The murdered man was her
husband. A parish farm was recon-
mended by the body.
Among the criminal cases disposed Of
all entering pleas of guilty, were:
State VS.. Holmes Rendall-burglary ano
larceny; five years in the Penitentiary.
j. B. Oneal-assault and battery; S1s
and costs, or sixty days in Jail.
Dave Johnson-burglarg and larceny
five years in the Penitentiary.
Buddy Red retailing liquor without
| license; six months.
Santer Jackson-larceny; thirty days.
Robert Shelby hog stealing; not ye
sentenced.
Levy Stewart receiving stolen prop.
erty; not yet sentenced.
| The criminal cases fixed for trial mex
Monday are:
State VS.. Boss Chappell-murder.
Eugene Shepherd
For Tuesday
Willie Wilson-placing obstruction or
railroad track.
Sam Luke and Robert Moss-the same
Charley Horton-murder. =
For Wednesday,
st. Clair Pickens placing obstruction
on railroad track.
Annie Stewart receiving stolen prop
erty.
Lewis Hall-assault by willfully shoot
ing at.
Walter and Leonard Martin shooting
to kill.
For Thursday
Fred Anderson - assault by willfull,
shooting at.
For Friday
Charles Burton-retailing liquor with
out license.
John Dixon retailing liquor withou
license-five charges.
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Stray Sale.

FSTRAYED before L. M. Burks.
- Justice Of the Peace, Ward Five,
Bossier Parish, La, by T. S. Young,
and will be sold at Rocky Mount, La,
within the legal hours of sale, on Satur-
day, February 81, 1914, a Gray Horse
MULE, about IA hands high and about Is
years old. Appraised at s25.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
N. L. MCKINNEY, Constable.
January Is, 1914. feb1o
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TreSpaSs Notice.

THE general public is hereby notified
i that hunting and other trespassing
is forbidden on my property, located in
Ward -Four, and descrlbee as follows:
The n1a OF neL4 of see 81, sW14 OF swl4
and part Of the se14 of sw114 of sec 20, Al
acres being the sw14 of nw1l4 and acre
in the nwL4 of sw1 and acre in the
ne14 of nw14 of sec "a, all in tip %, rng
IL, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
"A G.. v. WINDSOR.
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Department of the Interior,
U. s. Land Once at Baton Rouge, La,

Department of the INTERIOR
U. s. Land ONCE at Baton Rouge, La,
January 20, 1914.)
NOTICE is hereby given that George
IN c. Barnett, of Plain Dealing, La,
Rural Route No. 2, who, on December
10, 1908, made Adjoining Farm Home
stead Entry No. 03,505, for the south
east quarter of southwest quarter and
southwest quarter of southeast quarter
of section II, township % north, range
IL west, Louisiana meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make five year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Clerk of
Court, at Benton, La, on the 18th day Of
February, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: Willie
Cox, ]. B. Johnston, l.. F. Boggs and
L. A. Pockrus, all of Plain Dealing, La,
Rural Route No. 2.
JOHN F. NUTTALL, Register.
January %, 1914. feb 2e
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Stray Sale.

FSTRAYED before j. D. Rogers,
u Justice Of the Peace, Ward Four,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, by A. D.
Lynn, and will he sold at his place, near
Mot, La, within the legal hours of sale,
on Saturday, March IA, 1914, white
brindle heifer, about two years old, and
unmarked.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC..
or the same will be sold according to law
LUTHER E.. COLE, Constable.
February 5, 1914. mar12
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FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

There were 10000 hogs in Louisiana on
January l, 1914, than on January /, 1918.
John H. Majors, aged eighty-six years,
and a Confederate veteran, died at Mans
field last Friday.
Six burglaries were reported to police
headquarters as having occurred in Baton
Rouge Sunday night. 5N
In a collision of motor cars Saturday
near Loranger a prominent employee of a
lumber company was killed.
Mrs. Marie Bauman, eighty EIGHT years
of age, was run over by wagon Saturday
in New Orleans and died later in the Char
ity Hospital.
Mansfield Enterprise: Louisiana ranks
fifth in the production of oil, among the
States of the Union. The list is as follows
California, Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas and
Louisiana.
W. A. Hiekson, aged seventy years, a
member of Company D, Fifteenth Louisi-
ana Regiment, died Sunday at the Soldiers
Home in New Orleans, where he had been
for fifteen years.
The New Orleans School Board Monday
authorized the Whitney, Central Bank OF
that city to negotiate loan of $500, 900 or
$500, 900, as needed, with Klienwart Sons
& Company of London.
Thomas j. Mtthews, aged eighty years,
died near Mansfield last Saturday. He
served through the war in the Third Lou
isiana Infantry, and once represented
Natchitoches Parish in the Legislature.
Keachie, January 31.-One of the heav.
lest SHOWS in the history of this place fell
yesterday. The ground is very wet and
the snow melts very rapidly, which helps
to relieve the suffering of all live stock.
Abbeville, January 31.-The cold wave
struck here last night, sending the mer.
curry down to tweuty-eight degrees. There
was ice and a heavy frost This is thu
coolest weather we have experienced this
winter.
Monroe News Star: The Caldwell State
Bank of Columbia earned 35 per cent on it.
capital stock last year. A dividend of q
per cent was distributed among the stock
holders and Is per cent was added to tn,
surplus fund.
Beginning April 1st the maximum rat,
for gas in New Orleans, says the Times
Democrat, will be ST per thousand for or
binary meters and will range downward a.
low as Is cents. This reduction will b,
made on the suggestion of Mayor Behrmal
that the company should reduce the prize
of gas.
The West Carroll Gazette of last Frida,
says that Mr.. w. M. Harris, member o
a party of bear hunters camping on Joes
Bayou. in that parish, killed bear on tn
Goth ultimo that measured seven feet an.
eight inches and weighed $40 pounds. 1
few days later Phil Thompson, negro
killed another bear, which dressed 81
pounds.
A sack containing SIS, 760, all but a frac
ton of the money stolen from the Stat
Bank of Logansport Friday noon by W. G
Cole and J. N. Johnson, who have con
fessed, was found Sunday at the top of al
old pine tree about four miles west o
Logansport. The discovery was mad,
through chart furnished by Cole after hi
Incarceration Saturday.
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Trespass Notice.

HUNTERS and others are hereby
IL warned not to trespass on my
property, located south of Benton and
known as the McCauley place. Those
disregarding the intent of this notice
and trespassing on the plantation will
be prosecuted. 4-3 j. E. BURT.
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Notice.

A LII persons are warned not to trade
n for a certificate of deposit mo.
1881 issued to Parmelia Kendrick June
IL, 1918, for 500.
PLAIN DEALING BANK.
January s, 1914. 80
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Cotton Seed

100 BUSHELS of Triumph Cotton
lUO Seed for sale. From cotton
picked during August, before the con-
tinued rains of the fall set in. Fifty
cents per bushel at my farm. Address
e-7-p G. G. BRANDENBuRG, Ivan, La.
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DANK ACCOUNT
Cotton Seed

/ have for sale 100 bushels of Bank Ac-
count Cotton seed, picked before any
rain feell on it. Price, 81 per bushel in
small lots, or 70 cents per bushel if all is
taken. Address me at Linton.
e-4-p J. E. BUNDY.
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Homestead Entry No. Oh, 800.

January 20, 1914. 5-et
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Visiting 1 70 Keep I
Up His Courage


The Daily Public Opinion, publish
ed at Watertown but repofted 10 u sS
owned by Pete Norheck of Haufield
tries to make out nat when marley
IBurke's picture III flashed aa the
screen at the local play hcuses III
doesn't create any enthusiasm VIC.
suppose II 1t was Cra ford i pictare
which was shown on the screen iiif
lie stitzeI would Give " lof ef little
boys d free pass % the shoS saf they
wsd3ufd Sss3iff 80 into the so ana BE Al
noise when Crawforass profile was eS
shibited.
We remember co,lple s0fs u ears q Sc
when there was d may orally tight isss
this city that when the Public opin-
IONS candidate was shown on the
screen at the Idle Hour tremendous
applause was heard However, il
proved to be boughten applause as..
after the votes were counted 4 BE Pub
lie Opinions candidate for ma yor Was
showed under so bad that il look n
rotary snow ploW To locate htn,.
Watch the indicator next Tuesday i
stitzel, and you viii see another snoss
storm.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
30 / + n ! I I
Piercy and Bride
ii RaiIr oad Eek

Piercy of Iatert own and
merly connected with tbs tertown
Printissg and Binding company Fas
married at Mani ato, INN. last sa
nrday morning at 90 o 'cIocl al,d
his bride ana himself had tnken the
train III the afternoon for q short
trip IN the east on the Omaha rail-
road when they met with . railroasa
accident at Mend ota Mimi sho1s
distance from afankafo ID about 75::sso ila
the evening
The train crashed through bridge
and went over q lsigh eIab knlell
One car turned over tasi Ice ana
were suspended Id The air he
sengers III the day coach wese Inn
together in d heap among bro + Ell til-
bers.
One person is dead and iitty iiSJursts
as result of fhe preck
A portion of the rsnni naa On
the fourth section of The train Ii BE-
lieved 10 ha W. dropped to tlas ollasl
causing the wreck
Mr. and Mrs, KEN tss
st. Luke hospital 4 | st II
not known A this ing 5ust how
seriouns their INJURIES are sI'heiIs
many friends ia ertnWil hone that
their injuries ~ moi prove Aericas.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Jury Awards Noodle
$500 Da images


The jury in the case of the John
Noodle Dry Goods Company vs.. Az g.
Gilruth returned a verdict Wednesday
afternoon allowing the plaintiff the
sum Of $500 damages.
The case grew out of the falling Of
the roof OF the Giiruths building in
April 1912. The plaintiff claimed
$4,000 damages to his stock Of mer-
chandise on account Of the roof Civ
ing away from the accumulation Of
water and the stoppage Of q drain
pipe
The defendant contended that he
was not responsible for the accident
as it was caused through the care,
Iessness Of the plaintiff who had full
charge Of the roof at the time Of the
accident.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Henry w oman Dies III
Watertown Hospital

Mrs. August: Jahn. aged "a years,
who resided on farm near Henry,
died at the Bartron hospital iii this
city last Sunday evening after under
going an operation.
She was IN q critical condition when
she was brought to the hospital and
the attending surgeons did not hold
out much hope for her retovers She
underwent an operation last Monday
but slowly sank until the end. She
died while conversing with her family
who had gathered at her bedside.
She leaves husband and nine chill,
dren to mourn her death. The chill
lren have all reached their majority.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Geo. Hips 5 Mother
Dies at Castlewood

Mrs. Mary Hipp, mother Of George
Hipp, Of Watertown, died at Castle
wood Saturday morning at the age Of
73 years after an illness extending
over a period Of many months due to
coming with old age,
The deceased has resided near Cas-
tlewood for thirty-three years, being
one OF the earliest settlers there and
is widely known In that vicinity.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Tractor Company
Elects New Directors

AT meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Farmers OH Tractor company.
held at their Office yesterday, board
of directors was elected and plans set
on foot looking to the speedy finish
Ing Of the plant and other arrange
merts made that will make the Farm
iers Oil Tractor company an assured
success.
The company has, IN the past six
weeks. disposed OF enough stock to
make sufficient funds available for
the finishing Of the building, The In
terest taken In the Farmers OIL Trac-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Jim Skinner S Barn
Catches on Fire

A fire broke out in James SINNERS
barn near the marble works Monday
morning and destroyed several tons
of hay in the loft. 1t was a very hard
fire for the department to combat
on account Of not being able to gel
at it. The fire was finally subdued
and Mr.. Skinner is loser the hay
and straw The origin Of the fire il
unknown.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Local U. G. I. Boys
Add to Membership

The local y. g. r. boys got busy
last Saturday and secured twenty-five
applications for membership in their
order. The y. G. r now has local
membership Of over $50 in this city.
Watertown Is a great city for tray
cling men and we are glad to see the
membership OF the local lodge In
creased.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19

Dakota, explained that the progress
sive party controls politics in his state
but that the legal machinery prevents
tire state organization from going
over to the progressive party in a
body until the year 1916. The meas
ure must be first passed by the leg
|islature, and then submitted to refer
endum
Thomas Sterling, who was elected
United States senator as a republ blican
1 this week, is as good a Bull Mooser5
as any man in this conference, said
Nh. Sutherland, but south Dakota
laws makes it impossible to assume
| the progressive name at once. Per
l.sonally ] believe that nearly all the
men who sail as progressive repuh7
llicans in South Dakota will be found
within the thirty party ranks. "
\ The foregoing shows that in a pub
llic interview John Sutherland, one Of
4 the heads of the state machine dur
ling the primary campaign quoted Mr..
tSterling as being as good a bull moos-
Ter as any man in the bull moose con-
ference in st. Paul during the month
of January, 1913.
/ 1t also appears from the following
telegram that one Wilbur S. Glass,
who has now espoused the cause OF
4 such men as Byrne, Crawford and
lothers was OF the opinion that Ster-
4 Ting should mot be elected to the
I United States senate, because he had
not come right out fat-footed and
been a republican but had waVered
4 around, first being for Ttaft then
claiming to be for LaF Toilette and later
on being for Roosevelt and the third
4 party movement in this state. Under
all of these circumstances it was only
i3proper that DIR. Finnerud and the Cod
ington county delegation and those
who were real republicans should not
astay by Sterling. Mr. Glass state
+ !. ~ T. =
ment follows:
Sioux City, Iowa,
Jan. 1g, 1918.
Hon. Fl. M. Finnerald
7 Pierre, S. Oak,
The Codington county Delegation
as republicans, cannot afford to east a
vote for Sterling for the .. S. sen
ate. The legislature cannot afford to
leleet man to the q. S. senate who
had to be smoked out every week.
wilbur s. Glass- !"
(sent by Western Union night let
lter.)
After the first vote in the senate
and house had been taken Mr. Ster.
ling finally came out With a signed
statement which he delivered to one
VIM. Hoese. and Mr. Hoese presented
the same to DR.. Finnerud for inspec-
ton. after Dr.. Finnerud found that
Mr.. Sterling had finally agreed to re-
main republican and be a replb-
llican. the godington county delega-
tion voted on the second vote for
sterling This was simply matter
|pf making man stand mp and be
Icounted as republican and agree TO
remain republican if he was to be
elected to the senate Of the United
states By republican votes.
We feel that the Eodington county
delegation and Or. Finnerud are to-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Didn't Mention the
|Homestake at Deadwood

Pierre, s. D., March is, 1sa4-Its
Is regarded as very significant that
Senator Crawford did not even men
tion the Homestake Company IL his
two hours, speech ut Deadwood two.
nights ago. Throughout the easterai
portion Of the state he is hurting ans
thenias at the Honestake Company
but when invading the Hills district
he Goes not criticise the company
even by implication.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19

of your Office openly recognize and
remain part of the national repub-
lican party and the state republican
organization?
Second. If elected, will you re-
nounce any and all affiliations with
the national progressive party recent
ly formed and discourage the organ
ization of any other third party dur-
ling your term of office?
Please answer the above questions
by yes or no as early as possible.
Sincerely yours,
L H. NJ. Finnerud.'. Z
Instead of giving a fair and definite
answer to the foregoing communities
ton by DR., Finne1ud. Sterling replied
as follows.
Pierre, South Dakota,
1-14-13,
DR.. H. Al. Finnelmd,
| State Senate,
| Pierre, S, D.
Dear Senator:
/, In reply to your letter dated Jam
uary 18th, 1913, making certain in
quiries in regard to my republi licanism
and which letter you handed to me
this evening, hand you the enclosed
The statement itself explains the cir
lcumstances under which it was given
out. A copy of this statement was
mailed to You in common with the
other republican members of the leg,
| islatare. have no further answer ito
make to your letter than such as lis
contained in the statement. feel
quite satisfied that it will quite satis.
fy both your friends anu mine IN
Codington county and thinking You
can have no doubt as to my repubh.
canism it should be satisfactory to
Iyou.
| .s Yours very truly,
Thomas Sterling
| The statement was as follows.
During my absence from the city IT
had been reported that a statement
was presented to me with a list of
questions touching my republicanism
land that refused to answer the same.
ISuch report is false. I never saw or
had presented to me such statement.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding an the ndinds OF any i
here make the same statement that
1 have made to every republican that
saw ut to come to me with this aues-
ton;
have always been a republican.
am now a republican / made my
campaign as a republican. i received
my nomination as a republican at the
legal primary. 4 feel morally and
legally bound to the republican party.
expect to remain republican. 7
do not now and never have in the
past favored a third party. intend
to cooperate with such progressive
republicans as Cummins, Bristow,
Clap and Nelson. Of Minnesota, and
LaFollette, Of Wisconsin. Borah, Of
Idaho, and others Of like progressive
principles:
And Immediately after Sterling's
election the following appeared in the
Pioneer Press Of ST. Paul:
Legal Barriers in South Dakota.
John Sutherland. Of Pierre. South