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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-19
Transfers of Real Estate.

Following is a partial list of transfers
of real estate in Bossier Parish as filed
for record at the Office of the Clerk of
Court during the month of March:
J.P. Keeth to Joe Hill-The northeast
quarter of southeast quarter of section
81, township %, range 1910 acres;
$500.
NJ. S. Bolinger to G. T. Mays-The
west half of northwest quarter Of section
IS, township % north, range IA west
80 acres; $1,000.
Caroline Jones to Lizzie Blake-Her
undivided half interest in and to all that
portion Of the southeast quarter of sec
ton IA, township Il, north of range Il
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is only eight years of age she stands per-
feet in her classes in her school work.
Wedding bells can be family heard on
more than one side. In fact, in three or
more places, and one real soon is the
latest rumor.
The Misses Kendrick rendered tacky
party to- their fair visitor, Miss Mary
Wheat of Shreveport, last Friday night.
Jimmie Wyche and Miss Vey Kendrick
won the prize-a huge package of Trilby
twist candy.
Mr.. Clarence Mckinney of Rocky
Mount, took to Shreveport last Wednes-
day eighty bushels Of sweet potatoes,
for which he received S1.10 per bushel,
and engaged 100 bushels at the same
price, to be delivered at a later date.
Several persons in this section still have
plenty of potatoes for sale, and at this
price there is big money in this crop.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. G.. H. Demoss visited Shreveport
Tuesday.
Mr.. Adolphus Kelly, jr., is farming
on the river this year.
Mrs. Book Kimbell left yesterday for
her home in Paris, Texas.
Mr.. George Tyler of Tyler was bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. Flossie Kelly and children OF
Mira, former residents, left yesterday
for their home after pleasant visit here
with friends and relatives.
Joseph Gaynor, aged sixty-seven, and
resident of Bossier Parish for some
twenty years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Holman, near
Carterville, on the 9th ult. Mr.. Gay
nor was the father of four children, who
survive him. They are Mrs. Josephine
Flaherty of Cotton Valley, Mrs. Lizzie
Matlock and Mrs. Mary Lou Holman Of
Carterville and Mr.. Robert H. Gaynor oil
Cotton Valley. The deceased had beer
a member of the Missionary Baptist
Church for number of years. The re-
mains were buried at Shiloh Cemetery
March 1st, Mr.. J. R. league officiating
Mention was made in last weeks issue
of the Banner of the fact of the flint
showing for oil in the abandoned wei
drilled at Miller's Bluff some two year.
ago. Since then the land owners ant
oil prospectors have got together on ;
scheme that promises to accomplish
something to further develop the land
in this section of Bossier. A Mr.. Rose
dale, representing an oil and gas com
pany met with the owners of 5000 acre
of land at Collinsburg yesterday an
organized the Nattin Oil and Gas Com
pany. Assurances have been made tina
drilling will begin within sixty days
and backed by ample capital.
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Road Improvement Discussed.

Eoltor Bossler Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: AS no one NOWADAYS
questions the need of good roads, offer
the following suggestion as method of
improving our dirt roads, and, by the
way, we have at present no other type
OF roads in the parish:
First, let the parish authorities have
filled the worst holes in the roads, and
remove the stumps where it has not
already been done, and provide each
community that will agree to drag eight
or ten miles of road with road-drag for
that purpose. Then let the citizens of
each local community select some one to
drag their section of the road, contract
ing with him to do the work in speci-
fed manner. In this way we can arrange
to have the roads dragged after every
rain, and at nominal expense.
That the road-drag is very effective,
and comparatively speaking, a very
cheap way of keeping the roads in a
fair state of usefulness cannot be gain
said. However, if there should be any
doubling Thomases they have only to
travel the river bottom roads which are
dragged in order to become thoroughly
convinced of its utility.
| also favor having all work done on
the roads by the parish contracted for
l believe that we could get as good, and
l think, better value for the money ex-
pended by specifying what was to be
done to any given piece Of road and Their
awarding the contract to the lowest res
ponsible bidder. At the same time this
would give the farmer an opportunity te
contract for local work that needed to be
done. The greater portion of our road
work is done during the summer months
so that the farmer might also CONTRACT
for as much work as he wishes, hi
usually having at that season more o.
less leisure time. j. E. BUNDY.
Linton, La, March II, 1914.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Linton.

Tuesday, March 1.-THE spring-like
weather of the past few days is causing
smiles among the farmers.
Mr.. w. NJ. Jones has very sick child
at present.
Superintendent w. A. Fortson of
Benton visited our school last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Jockey and family
visited relatives in this community last
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Merritt of Midway
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Bundy last Sunday.
Miss Lucille Keith, who is teaching
near Rocky Mount, visited her parents
last Saturday night and Sunday.
The boys are beginning to talk base
ball. That's right, boys; get together.
Nothing like the good old game.
Miss Hattie Bumgardner, who has
been teaching near Myrtis during the
past several months, returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Carr's little son, Allen, is
having trouble with his eyes, and
according to report, is entirely blind in
one of them.
The remains of Mrs. Linda Lay of
Gillian were laid to rest in the local
cemetery yesterday (Monday) afternoon.
The deceased leaves a host of friends
and relatives to mourn her departure.
Rev.. j. M. Hickson conducted the
funeral services. Death resulted from
pneumonia after very brief illness.
With the advent of the sunshiny
weather our roads have improved con-
siderably, but are very rough at present
If they were dragged, now that the rainy
season seems to be over, in measure,
it would undoubtedly prove great
benefit. Why cannot the local citizens
devise some means to have the roads
dragged after the spring rains? Who
will be the first to suggest plan?
| The Bossier Parish Singing Conven-
ton will meet with the Linton class or
the fifth Sunday (the 29th) and the
Saturday night before. An invitation
is extended to every one to be with III
on the above date, and we especial!
wish to urge all singers to be present
Come one and all and let's make thi
the best convention ever held in ole
Bossier. Conveyance from Benton viii
be provided for all singers who viii
come. The same will meet both morn
ing and evening trains. Make you
preparations to be with US. A baske
dinner will be provided by the goo'
ladies of the community for the Sunda,
gathering.
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The r. j. Hancock Chapter Meets

1 HC n. o. tlduCOCk SHdpSCE "CcSSs
The meeting of the U. D. C.'s was
called to order by the President on
March 18th, at her home, and open with
the Lords prayer.
The Secretary being absent, Mrs.
Sentell was asked to take the minutes.
Roll call only showed the following
present: Mrs. Scanland, Mrs. J. c..
Logan, Mrs. Mary Vance, Mrs. R. E..
Wyche, Mrs. l, H. Martin and Mrs. John
Sentell. While few in number they
were just as enthusiastic and devoted to
the cause.
The President has a number of Year
Books and any one desiring to look over
one may call at any time.
A number of interesting communica-
tons were read. One in particular,
asking for contribution to a memorial
scholarship, in honor of Mrs. James OF
Alabama. Mrs. James has received
national reputation for the great work
she has done for the Confederate cause,
not only in her own State, but through
out the Southland. This matter was
laid over for further discussion.
Our State President, Mrs. Youree
sent to our chapter many copies of two
addresses made by Miss Rutherford
Historian General for the U. D. C.'s
These addresses were delivered in New
Orleans and Washington. The frs
being "The South in the Building o.
the Nation;" the second, "Thirteer
Periods of United States History
Copies of these pamphlets will be sen
to all schools in the parish.
Our President, Mrs. Scanland, offer
a prize OF S. to any boy or girl in Bos
sier Parish standing the best written ex
animation on the above subjects. Ques
lions will be sent to each school; exam
nations to close by the middle of May
and the papers forwarded to Mrs. Scan
land that she may pass on them and b
ready to report and present the prize o.
the Sd of June, this being the date o
our annual outdoor celebration, whicl
we desire to make as interesting and de
I lightful as we have heretofore.
! No further business, we adjuorned t
meet Friday, April 10th.
Mrs. JOHN SENTELL, Sec'y pro ten
Benton, La, March Is, 1914.
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Princeton.

Monday, March t6.-Peach blossoms
and heavy frost was common sight
every morning of last week.
Mrs. John Burrage and little family
visited Princeton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. VanArsdel were
shopping in Shreveport recently.
Messrs. w. A. McDade and j. N.
Watson visited Shreveport last week.
Messrs. Burke and Bonden Of near the
Abney plantation were visitors Friday.
Mr.. Charley Edwards, the extra gang
foreman, is doing some track work near
this place.
Miss Allie VanArsdel went to Spreve-
port Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.
A. E. Renfro.
Mr.. E. S. Burt, the Farm Demonstra-
ton Agent for Bossier Parish, visited
this section last week.
Mr.. ]. Mangham of San Francisco
spent few hours between trains with
friends here last Thursday.
The "Song of the Plowman" is heard
in the land, which tells us that "spring,
gentle spring. will soon be with US.
Miss Clifford Cornell, charming
young lady from Haughton, stopped
here Friday while on her way to Minden
Everybody is busy preparing for the
coming crop. Let us have diversity o.
crops and make this banner year fol
Princeton. Our motto shall be,
"Do your best, your very best,
! And do it every day. ].
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and southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section
Ia, township % north, range II west
A8 acres; $50.
w. B. Boggs to Albin Tompkins- The
north half of northeast quarter OF sec
ton 81, township % north, range II
west-80 acres; $1,000.
]. d. Gleason to j. Perry The north
half of southwest quarter and northwest
quarter of southeast quarter of section
10 and southwest quarter Of northwest
quarter of section 20, township %, range
t2-t60 acres; $1405.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-19

DR.. v. Irwin Miller, Dentist,
Has moved his Office to rooms 405-6-7,
Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, La.
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Dixie.

Tuesday, March 17.--Mrs. Frank B.
Ogden and little son of Benton are here
on a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Dickson has been spending few
days in Shreveport.
Mrs. John Birdwell has returned from
visit to Shreveport.
Mr.. R. L. Nance, after several days
illness, is out among his friends.
Misses Thompson, Bergman and Bes-
sic Stroud spent Saturday in Shreve-
port.
Mrs. Charles Adair's friends will be
glad to know she is improving from her
recent illness.
Many friends from Gillian, Belcher
and Dixie attended the funeral of Mrs.
Ike Lay Monday at the Linton grave
yard.
BURGESS.
Tuesday, March 17.-Mrs. Calvin
Seward is again at home.
Mr.. r. Prince, after spending severa
weeks here, returned to-day to Shreve-
port.
Messrs. Ellis Collins, Blanchard Vor
and Howard King attended prayer ser.
vices here Sunday evening.
Mrs. r. B. Wise and Mr.. Arthur Wis
spent Saturday and Sunday with friends
residing at Chalybeate Springs.
Mr.. T. X. McCranie returned Satur
day to his home near Brownlee, afte
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON HEPBURN

Through the courtesy of Congressman Addison T.
omith The Tribune is in receipt of copy of the Memor-
al Addresses the Life and Character of Weldon Brn
ton Hepburn delivered in the senate and house of rem
resentatives In addition the entire congressional
delegation from Idaho addresses were made bv
senators and representatives from other states To read
these addresses it to gain clearer insight into the
character OF Senator Hepburn They also show the ad
miraon and respect in which he is held by his colleagues
IN congress irrespective of party Senator Hevbrrn was
bigger man in every respect than he was ever given
credit Tor being while alive, but that the fate of most
men IN public life and not few in private station Pre-
JUDGE and MISREPRESENTATION frequently warp the iude
ment OF the average Most of theoretically admire
the man with whom disagree Practically we neither
admire nor respect him until he ceases to be- This was
the case with Senator Hepburn He was a man of strong
convictions and absolute courage expression He could
see through the fobies of the day had no patience
with that class OF men who ready to ride into
power and position by pandering to mistaken notions
during the past five many of the class who will
not stoop to take advantage OF every passing whm have
passed from the stage of public life Some have died
some have voluntary retired and some have been forced
out They were who did respond to every change
of the wind.
The prevailing characteristic lof Senator Heyburn
was his courage 1t is be noted that in every address
made in Congress attention called to this characteristic
we wish there was more OF that quality some of those
who made the addresses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
MARSHALL TALKING THROUGH HIS HAT AGAIN

Vice President Marshall is noted for certain indis
crehon in speech. He Aips off about every subec,
under the sun and in apt to be
than right In addressing the students at the commence
ment exercises of the University OF Maine Mr. Marshall
where respect for religion and reverence for law and ordr
and sincere attachment the constitution were strong
sad In 1851 had republic where labor was satisfied
In that year the proportion OF the annual wealth
IN the country by the joint efforts of labor and capal
was one-tourth to labor and to capital
years later the proportion had changed to less than
NTH to labor and more than four-6fths to capital"
Mr. Marshall trying to show the reason for tbe
present unrest We wonder if he kept in mind that in
1851 hall OF this country slave territory and in the
southern states practically all labor was performed nv
slaves whose share of the wealth created was bare
stance Even in the north wages low; comforts few
and Injuries exstant far the laborer was con-
ceTned Today labor is employed at better wage tina
IN 1851 Unfair conditions are in mauv re-
spects at no time in the history the world would
labor buy of the comforts and necessities of life
than they have since the Civil war; The distribution OF
wealth produced is Unfair today but the proportion given
to labor is greater than it ever was
Mr. Marshall is probably the only specimen extant
VINO would prefer to return the days and conditions oil
slavery than advance along present lines Mr. Mar
shall as on past occasion, simply talking through his
hat.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
THE PRICE OF WOOL AND ITS REASON

we were almost convinced that the Democratic part,
was the hSt and friend the sheepman ever had
hese Democrats busy for years trying to raise the
price OF wool and and at times abused
Tor their position. They simply keeping their real
thoughts to themselves that this day they might
Goals OF hre the heads of wool industry for its in
gratitude
Wool today is high in spite of low tariff Hence il
must follow that the tariff had nothing to do with the
price OF wool The tariff lower the price of
things but not WOOL The Democratic party leaders and
especially those in Idaho knew this all the time but with
cunning worthy of John Nugent himself they didn't
say word about until just recently We are very glad
Tor the sake of the sheepmen that they are getting the
prices they for their wool We wouldn't advise them
to become low tariff adocates as steady thing II
seems that there is Tor the high price of wool
and the reason is really beyond and above the tariff
Reed Smoot is from Utah Mr. Smoot has
acquired the habit OF looking closely all things to the
frequent dscomposure and dsconcerton of Democratic
statesmen Senator Smoot discovered that there was n
the world wool shortage of 2400o00O0 pounds and a
shortage in the United States alone 100000 pounds
There is small wonder that wool selling at good
price We inclined believe that no wool grower
has been deceived by the of the Democratic
to the for the present abnormal price of
wool If they have they should call to mind the world
vide shortage.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
MONEY SAVING ADS.

The man or woman who makes weekly practice o
reading the advertisements The Tribune is the one Uc
knows where to shop economically where the best o.
Va"es are offered tor the least expenditure of money
Our merchants are not spending their money for ad
vertlsing space in this paper without having something
enticing to offer you
They are not spending this money with the expecta
ton OF making few sales large profits They could
not survive under such conditions
lhey nave marked their goods down to the lowest
possible margin of profits and depending upon their
to bring their offerings to the attention
the great mass of the people 1t is the most effective
method of publicity they employ
lhey are depending entirely upon the up-to-date mer-
Camille policy OF many quick sales at small profits
1t will than pay you to read the advert;ser,er.
carefully every week
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
ARMY NO LONGER FACES
SPECTRE OF TYPHOID
Uack London, in Collier'sl

i Oack London, in Collier's.)
The United States was the first
country to innoculate its soldiers and
sailors against typhoid, and it is safe
to assume, no matter in what other
ways its soldiers may lose their lives
In Mexico, that none will die from
typhoid fever. This innoculation is
series of three injections, the inter
walls between injections being ten
days.
In way, the injectee becomes a
sort of Peripatetic graveyard. The
hrst injection puts into his blood the
nicely dead carcasses of some 500
OOO,OOO micro-organisms along with
all their virtues of deafness. which
bring about change in the constitu-
ton OF the blood that makes it re-
sistant to future invasions of full
powered, malignant typhoid micro
organisms. With this first injection.
theoretically, the man has had re.
duced the 100 per cent of his nonim-
munity to typhoid to 81 per cent.
The second injection, 10 DAYS later.
consists of thousand I";llion ni.elv
dead caracasses of the disease. Also It
reduces his nonimmunity to 8 per
cent. The third injection introduces
another million of the same ably eff
hcIent carcasses and reduces his non
immunity to zero. In short, when his
body has become the living cemetery
OF half a billion more dead bodie.
than there are live humans in all the
world. nc has become so noxious to
the particularly noxious and infective
TYPHOID that he may classed posi-.
tive immune.
1 is very easy, the a::ual process
o. lnnoculation. have nad the tlcas-
ure of reducing my l7l.mmuuity ofI
IV' per cent to zero per cent The
h'st lnno ;u'ation was ?--pctratcd in
transport lospital, tie second If.
cer:rred academy tura"1 into an
army hospital The stab of the hypo-
dermic syringe, different from the
manner of administering morphine
Just under the skin, goes straight
down into the meat Of the arm for
halt an inch, but the pang of the stab
is not severe. The hurt of the stab is
over the instant the skin is punctured. |
1t is only the nerves of the skin that
protest in either case.
After an innoculation there is no in
disposition. The arm is a trifle sore
for several days, and that is all. Some |
inoculateeS aver that they awaken |
from the first nights sleep with a
dark brown taste in their mouths. In
rare cases mild increase of tempera-
ture is noted, reaching its height some
six hours after the innocuation and
aiding away quickly. l have talked
with a daring one who took the total
quantity at one time, and who stated
that the impact was equivalent to a
mans fist between the eyes and that
ne was not quite himself again for
all of twenty-four hours.
But the big thing about the whole
affair is the statistics. individuals
10 not count. What counts is the re- II
suits achieved by the innoculation of II
thousands of men. What counts is
he reduction to nothing to typhoid ii
Eases in the army hospitals. What
counts is the reduction to nothing of II
he army funerals due to typhoid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH PRODUCED AN EFFECT
The Philadelphia Record saws:

Amos Pinchot says that when the Colorado
Progressive headquarters telegraphed to George w
Perkins couple of years ago for some literature He
sent them several of pamphlet which described
the highly emotional scene when Albert J. Beveridge
tried his keynote speech Theodore Roosevelt and
Perkins himself: = '
The reading proceeded in tense silence
BeveTidge was evidently laboring under emotion
ana Colonel Roosevelt was himself visibly moved
But on George Perkins cheeks tears were cours-
ing-and when Beveridge came to those passages
IN which he outlined the course of justice for the
men VINO make the nation Perkins. with sob he
could not stihe hastily left the room and paced the
corridors to regain his self-control'"
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Governor Goodings audience was not as large as !,
should have been The people very busy these days
and much as they would have liked have done so could
NOT eaVe their farms without loss Governor Goodng de-
hVered splendid address. Not who heard him but
concluded that he Of senatorial size He made MANY
friends here and he already had many
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
STORIES OF THE DAY.
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Certainly Reprehensible

Gentlemen" said a congressman,
"a member of this house has taken
advantage of my absence to tweak
my nose behind my back. l hope
that the next time he abuses me be-
hind my back like a coward he will
do it to my face like a man, and not
go skulking into the thicket to assail
a gentleman who isn't present to de-
fend himself. "-Sacred Heart Re-
view.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-06-26
Might be Ali Right.

Two farmers met in a Western
town a day of two after cyclone had
visited that particular neighborhood.
"She shook things up pretty bad
out at my place." said one, stroking
his whiskers meditatively. by the
way, H." he added, that new barn
O yourn hurt any"
wall" drawled the other, 81
dunno; l haint found it yet."-Na-
tional Food Magazine.
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Too Much Faith.

Well. what's the hurry, O'Leary?"
Sure, it's the eight-twenty express
I'm after, father"
The priest pulled out his gold
watch. well. there are seven MIMI
ties yet; let US walk together, and
both catch it."
They arrived at the station just in
time to see the train steaming out.
DO you know, l had the greatest
faith in that watch. O'Leary"
We'll, father, what is faith without
good works%
What are your views with refer