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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16

port, who, together with the entire Louisi-
ana delegation resigned their seats in Con-
gress February 4, 1861, because of the
Secession of Louisiana.
Omitting the one sided black and tan
conventions of 1854 and ,1868-in which
the Democrats of the State had no part
seven Constitutional Conventions have
been held in Louisiana since its organiza-
ton as State, as follows: 1912, 1916, 1852,
1861, 1879, 1898 and 1918. Of the dele
gates who have represented Bossier from
the Convention of 1852 to the Convention OF
1918, Hon. w. H. Hodges, Jr., delegate to
the Convention of 1913, is the only sur
vivor Mr.. Hodges is a member of a family
prominent in business and public affairs in
is indeed a worthy scion of splendid
family.
1t is, perhaps, something of coinci-
cidence, that Hodges was one OF the first
delegates to represent the parish in Con-
stitutional Convention, and that Hodges
Ca granddaughter of Maj. Robert Hodges)
was the delegate to the last Convention,
and is the sole surviving Convention Dele
gate from Bossier Parish.
The editor of the Banner (who was Sec
rotary of the Finance Committee of the
State Senate at the time) was present in
the hall of the House of Representatives
at Baton Rouge when the Ordinance OF
Secession was passed, January rs, 1861,
and he ventures the assertion that there
are less than dozen surviving spectators
who were in the hall and witnessed the
stirring scenes on that fateful Saturday
afternoon when Louisiana hoisted the Pei
lean Flag, to supercede the Stars and
Stripes, which the Abolitionists, through
their great apostle (Horace Greeley had
for years denounced as Ga Haunting lie.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Linton.

Tuesday, April five are having
some fair weather again.
Miss Ludie Mai Pilkinton spent one
day of last week with Miss Leila Bundy.
Mr.. Ed Logan, one of the candidates
for Clerk of Court, was visitor in this
community Saturday.
Mr.. Wilbur Adair of Ivan spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Keith.
Mr.. Lewis Bundy spent Saturday and
Sunday in Ivan with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Jockey.
Miss Lucille Keith, who is now teach
ing the Valley School, spent Saturday
and Sunday with the home folks.
The farmers are getting along very
well with their crops. Some have both
cotton and corn planted, but others have
only their corn planted.
Mrs. Cally Keel gave turkey dinner
and Easter egg hunt Sunday in honor
OF little BERTHE Keel, the day marking
her thirteenth birthday anniversary
Quite a crowd was present and much fur
was had hunting the eggs. During the
afternoon the young people went to the
lake and had a jolly good time boat
riding. x
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Confederate Deaths.

Abe Shiny, eighty years old and Con-
federate veteran, died Friday at GUN, Ala.
Capt. W. T. Watkins, aged eighty five
years, and Confederate veteran, died at
Maben, Miss, March 31st.
Wilburn Moore, aged eighty-one years,
a native of Georgia and Confederate vet
eran, died Sunday at Camden, Ark.
Judge William Richardson, Congress-
man from the Eigth Alabama District, died
in Atlantic City, N. j., March 31st. He
was Confederate veteran, and was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of Chicka-
manga.
Charles We'll, aged seventy three years,
ex- Confederate, banker and business man,
died Friday at Pine Bluff, Ark. During
the war he was the only baker in Southeast
Arkansas and supplied the Confederates
with all their bread.
C. NJ. Haynie died at his home in Olive
Branch, Miss, Sunday morning. He was
born in Memphis, November 2, 1871. He
was a member of Company c., Fourth
Tennessee Regiment, Straubel's Brigade,
Cheatham, Division.
Quintin D. Vaughan, aged seventy three
years and native of GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
died recently at Louisville, Ky. He en-
tered the Confederate Army under General
Forrest at the beginning of the war and
served until the close of the war.
W. II. Carrigan, the last survivor of a
Montgomery, Ala, company, which fought
under Gen. Winfield Scott in the Mexican
War, died in Montgomery on the 1st, in his
eigty seventh year. Deceased also fought
throughout the Civil War as Confederate
soldier. Hewas native of Somerset, KY.
John ]. Long died at Gloster, DeSoto
Parish, April Sd. Mr.. Long and Mr.. j. T.
Fisher, now of Keachie, were the two first
volunteers from DeSoto Parish, and they
both served in Dreux's First Battalion, the
first troops that left Louisiana for the seal
of war. When the command in which be
enlisted was disbanded at the end of their
twelve months term, young Long enlisted
in Company A, Second Louisiana Regi-
ment, serving in the Army of Northern
Virginia until the close of the war.
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Cores pondence
Cochran-Demoss.

Last evening at $3.50 o'clock, at the
Baptist Church in this place, the marriage
of Miss Willie Cochran, daughter of Mrs.
Ida Cochran, to Mr.. George Demoss was
becomingly celebrated, Rev. T. j. Embree
saying the ceremony.
The church was very prettily decorated
in bamboo vines and potted plants, the
arch being of cedar, sprayed with white
lilies, under which hung large wedding
bell.
Miss Ruth Nuckolls, accompanied by
Miss Blanco Garrett, sang "Annie Lau-
rie'' and 81 Love You Truly" which was
followed by the sweet strains of Lohen-
grin's Wedding March, played by Miss
Mabel Jordan, and to the strains of which
the bridal party entered. The procession
was led by Rev. Embree and the little ring
bearer, Frances Eggleston, who looked
quite pretty gowned in pink messaline
and draped over with white shadow lace.
The two little flower girls, both wearing
white lace over blue messaline dresses,
and carrying baskets of flowers, were also
pictures of loneliness. They were Marga-
ret Meares and Marcia Henderson.
The maids looked charming in their
pretty gowns of pink crepe de chine, and
blue crepe de chine. They were Misses
Aline Sibley and Matte Tyler.
The bride and maid of honor, the brides
sister, Miss Beatrice Cochran, entered by
way of the left aisle and met the groom
and best man, Mr.. Percy Haynes, who
came down the right aisle, in front of the
altar-and the bride and groom stood under
the bell as they said their troth.
Mr.. J. H. Allen acted as usher, filling
his post gracefully.
Following the church ceremony the bril-
dal party retired to the groom's home,
where they partook of refreshments, and
cut the large wedding cake-made from
the White House recipe.
Miss Mabel Jordan was the fortunate
one to whom the ring fell, eliciting the
delight of her many friends and admirers
The evening passed most agreeably, the
occasion furnishing pleasure to all, and il
was late hour that saw the departing oil
the last guests.
The young couple, who will make their
home in our midst, have the well wishes
of a large circle of friends. WIN.
Plain Dealing, La, April is, 1914.
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An Ordinance

Ordering an election to be held in what
IS now known as School District No.
10 OF Bossier Parish, Louisiana. to
take the sense of the qualified voters
and taxpayers OF said school district
on the question of annullinp the nres-
ent tax Of 21s mills for five years. and.
I'd, for voting special tax of 10 mills
on the dollar for the purpose of en-
larging and maintaining the Red Land
Graded School.
Whereas, petition of more than one.
third OF the property taxpayers OF what
is now known as School Distric. No. f8.
has been presented to this BODY. asking
for an election in said district, to take
the sense OF the qualified voters and tax-.
payers OF said district on the question Il
annulling the present special tax of 2K
mills on the dollar, and, ID, to lew Z
special tax of 10 mills on the dollar for
term OF six years, beginning with tho
year 1914 and ending with the wear 1914.
said tax to be used for charging and
maintaining the Red Land Graded
School, therefore,
Be it ordained, That there be. and ii
IS hereby ordered, that a special election
0e held in what is now known as School
District No. f6, for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the sense OF the property tar
payers OF said district on the Question oi
annulling the tax Of 81 mills on tne
dollar for i've years, and, Cd, for voting
special tax of 10 mills on the dollar fof
six years for the purpose of enlargiuo
and maintaining the Red Land School.
Said tax to be first collected in the wear
1914 and end with the year 1919.
Z. That said election be held at Mot
on Saturday, May 8, 1914.
3. That said election be held under
the general election laws of the State 81
louisiana, except as hereinafter speci.
fed.
4. That the ballots used may be either
printed or written, and shall read: ain
favor OF annulling tax of 2Ls Mills or
against annulling tax OF 25 Mills
The second ticket to read, "For 10 mill
tax for six years, !" or "Against 10 mill
tax for ten years."
5. That all legal voters who are prop-
erty owners shall be entitled to vote,
and that women who are taxpayers ID
their own right may vote, either in per-
son or by proxy.
o. mat the returns OF said election
shall be made to the Parish Board of
School Directors within three days after
said election.
4. The following commissioners and
| clerk are hereby appointed to hold said
election: M. A. Anderson, A. H. Cason
and }. F. Kilgore, commissioners; CT.
Floyd, clerk.
This done and signed officially on this,
the I'd day of April, 1914.
| N. w. SENTELL,
| President Parish School Board
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The Police Jury.

A regular meeting of the Police Jury was
held here Tuesday. All members were
present. Among the matters of interest to
the general public disposed of were:
A donation of $500 to the Parish Fair
Association fund was asked for and grant
ed.
The American National Bank of Shreve-
port was designated as the fiscal agent fol
the parish.
The body ratified the action of its com
mittee in selling the bonds of Road District
No. 1.-The proceeds to be used in the con
struction of hard surface roads.
The gate on the public road at the It'd.
well place, in Ward Two, was ordered re.
moved.
AS is the custom with our Police Jury
the body was again liberal in deal with the
Confederate veterans of the parish. They
will be allowed round "Trip transportation t
the next reunion, to be held at jackson
vile, Fla, May 9th, 7th and 9Th. Appli.
cation for transportation should be made
by the veterans to the Police Jurors of thei1
respective wards, who will give orders OF
the Parish Treasurer.
Two bids for the construction of thu
Bellevue bridge (across Bodcau) were re,
ceived, but both were rejected. Bids viii
again be asked for.
The Treasurer's report showed the over.
draft of the general parish fund to be S14,
208.75. There is on hand to the credit O
the bridge fund balance of 1886. 81
and to the credit of Road District No. /
S9847.75
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The Masters Touch.

In the still air the music lies unheard:
In the rough marble beauty lies UNI
seen;
To make the music and the beauty needs
The masters touch, the sculptor's
chisel keen.
Great Master touch US with thy skilful
hand;
Let not the music that is in us die.
Great Sculptor, hew and polish US, mol
let
Hidden and lost thy form within us lie.
Spare not the stroke; do with us as thou
wilt,
Let there be naught unfinished, broken,
marred;
Complete thy purpose, that we may
become
Thy perfect image, thou our God and
-HoRATIUs BoNAR.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
~
ANNOUNCER ENTS
For Clerk of Court.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. ED LOGAN,
a resident of Benton, as candidate to fill the I'M
expired term of the late Clerk of Court of Bossier
Parish, subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. JAS NJ HENDERSON of Plain Dealing au-
thorizes the Banner to announce that he is a can
didate to fill the unexpired term of Clerk of Court,
subject to nomination at the forthcoming Dem
ocratic primary election.
Mr. A. JOHNSON of Ward Four authorizes the
announcement of his candidacy to fill the unex-
pred term as Clerk for Bosser Parish of the Sec
ond Judicial District Court, subject to the action
OF the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Haught0n.

Wednesday, April 15.-The farmers are
busy planting cotton.
Miss Dora Hickman is here on visit
with relatives.
Mrs. J. G. McDade is able to be up again
after several days. illness.
Aregular meeting of the Order of Eastern
Star was held yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. John Edwards has been quite sick
for several weeks, but is somewhat better
at present.
The teachers will all attend the State
meeting to be held in Shreveport Thursday
and Friday.
Gardens are very backward in this To-
cality. A great many people have not
planted at all.
Miss Hazel Tucker has returned home
after spending several weeks with relatives
residing in Arkansas.
Ladies of the Baptist congregation are
using every opportunity to raise funds to-
ward the new church, which they expect to
build soon.
Mrs. Dunlap, who has during the pas,
three weeks been guest of her sister, Mrs
Tomlinson, will leave Friday for her home
in North Carolina, accompanied by hel
mother, Mrs. Lea.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Washington is complaining of high tax
icab rates.
France has expended $3.50, 600, 900 on its
waterways.
Dallas, Texas, April ,8.-Snow flurries
fell in Dallas late to-day.
A vote on the Panama Canal tolls repeal
in the Senate is not expected before June
1st.
Within the last two years agricultural
wages in Scotland have risen at least $50
year.
Springfield, Mo-, has for the second
time within a year defeated commission
government proposition.
The average monthly salary of Mis-
souri, teacher, excluding superintendent
and principals of high schools, is S37.81 a
month.
Walter Greer Campbell, who three years
| ago had fortune worth more than 81 ,OOO,-
600, was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on
| pretenses.
Since the Spaniards first began the
search for gold and silver in the Missouri
Ozarks that region has yielded values in
lead, zinc and iron aggregating over five
hundred millions of dollars.
Dalhart, Texas, April 8.-Winter came
back to the Texas Panhandle to day, when
a temperature of ten degrees above zero
was registered. All the fruit in this Sec
ton, it is believed, has been killed. An
inch of snow fell. The snow is of great
benefit to the cattle ranges, which have
been suffering from lack of moisture.
Meridian, Miss, April 12.-Never in the
history of Lauderdale County have the
farmers shown such great disposition to
stock their fans with fine cattle. Several
large lots of cattle have been sold here re-
Gently, and farmers are sending off for
fine stock, though large number have
been purchased from owners in the county.
The favorite breeds seem to be the Here
ford.
Two hundred graves in the cemetery in
Merton Township, Pennsylvania, were dec
GRATED recently with roast pig, chicken pie,
rice and wine, in accordance with the an
Gent Chinese rite for the dead. Incense
was burned at the head of each grave,
while at the foot prayers, written on small
] paper squares, were consumed in bonfires.
Warned by their experience of last year,
when the victuals were stolen from the
graves after the mourners had gone, the
Chinese on this occasion prevented desc
Grafton by taking away the food after it
had remained on the graves for three
quarters of an hour.
Il The old court house at Warrensburg, Mo-,
built in 1886, was sold recently for $3.50.
From the old portico, in 1851, Thomas Hart
Benton, then United States Senator from
the State of Missouri, pointed back through
the open door to the West, and uttered his
famous prophecy: 'The road to the East
is by Way of the West" From a small
Jail which stood just north of this old build
ing in 1857, three young men who had been
soldiers in the Union army, were taken by
}, a mob and swung to the same limb on a
tree for participating in riot at Demo
/ cratic meeting in Warrensburg at with the
late Frank P. Blair of st. Louis, then a
|. candidate forVice President, was speaking
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Succession Notice.

Succession Of r. 0. Johnson, deceased.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that II. H.
IN Montgomery has been appointca
administrator Of said succession. All
persons having accounts against the
same viii file them against the admins
traitor within the time prescribed by law.
Witness the Hon. j. N. Sandlin, judge
OF said Court, this, the 18th day OF April,
1911. S. E. Nice Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
For Sale

A complete second hand saw mill outfit,
including 15-inch flooring machine.
All in good condition. Also, a first
class Frost Engine. Address the UNDER
signed at Plain Dealing, La.
lott NJ. G.. WRIGHT.
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Mr.. E. NJ. Laughlin of Alden Bridge,
now a travelling representative for a
concern that manufactures silos, has
ordered his paper forwarded to Shreve-
port for the present.
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= - = - = -e9s- .
Cat Straw

In carload lots, fob. Benton, 81 per
ton. Less than carload lots at same
price delivered only at the plantation.
lott T. w. w. STINsoN, Benton, La.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
NEW YORK HAS
BEEN TIED UP
Local Rslan ssys That He Was I'm
able able % Get Our of the
Great Metropolis.

b. 81. Gosssett. wall ,knewny In. Ander-
son, returned from New York city last
night after having been in the north
far tho past week. Mr.. 6sossett said
that he vas unable to get out OF New
sYortk because of the fact that all traf-
fie between New York and PsiIadeI-
phia was held up, this being due to the
unparalleled cold weather which
visited that section of the country last
Sunday
Trains on the main line. OF some of
the trunk railways were originally
marked up ~ and IA hours late ON
Monday and than later annuIled en-
trely. Traffic between Washington
and Southern points was soon
.Htraightened up but ne through trains
from New York city came In mill lntn
Wednesday night.
Ms, GeSs5tt saiG tint .tefegrap:iic
over the railroad wiras
was cut off Sunday night and that no
running orders could be transmitted
from Philadelphia TO New York, until
Monday night and Tuesday. That sac-
tioE of the country had never expsr-
fenced such weather as that OF the
early part.of the week and; doubtless
what appeared to he Aha ,leniGeet nnpi
|pt winter TO Anderson folk would have
sisembled Spring weather In the. nor
thern sections.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
HEM OFFICERS FOR
LOCAL ENTERPRISE
DR.. J. B. Townsend Was Selected
pEesA:.9sss es 1e y. G ToSrs
Esn4 Lumber RIiE.

AT reorganization meeting of the
II. e. Townsend cotton mill held yes
terday afternoon, DIR. j. d. Townsend
was elected as president OF the insti-
tuition. and j., M Evans was selected
as the vice president. Clarence Pre-
tyost becomes secretary. treasurer and
superintendent, and all three of these
gentlemen were> placed on the board
OF. directors.
Following. the meeting the directors
OF the company said that the affairs of
the company, as, shown by the audit
of the books bf @. Bryan Walton, are
in, splendid shape. and the business
conditions were never better. They
were well ,pieased.
Many plans were made for the fu-
tnfe conduct OF the business. and Il Is
planned to carry. the affairs of the
company on along the same progress
slye lines Rs had been mapped out by
the late II. G. Townsend, ~
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
Fl Q(lR HlREGKFTl IN
STORE YESTERDAY
Too Much Flour on Floor of Nc.
Falls Grocery Caused Cave.
In yesterday Morning.

That Peter Mcdowell, colored, was
not instantly Killed yesterday morning
is hardly less than ,miraculSus While
working at McFall l,s grocery on wnoie-
sale row yesterday marhing, the ne.
gro was sudd9hiy hurled to the cell
lar below, With apppro Inately 200
barrels Of floRr An ton otS He was
hsaly5 bruised bp ths. fglitsa{ his left
ieg was cfhsA tsdf I ga ow-
lever, he was hot q tifffi lied. Efitl
Flour was being piled Ill one corner
of the store room and about 200 BAR
rels had bean piaeed there, When With
out warning the floor gave way,
throwing hundreds bf saeks OF flour to
tho cellar. @t..'
When asked SestetHay morning the
cause of the giye-away, those connect
ed with the MsFall grocery said that
tho only possible explanation is that
the work of placing tha beams for the
flooring and the metal supporters had
aoen Incorrectly done aud that the
%=aight Of ths flour on tbs directive
Sortion was sufficient TO cause it 10
/ give away Several of the other en-
ployes, OF the store had shortly before
been assisting thecnegro and had they
hean. caught when the floor fell it is
hardly possible that they would have
escaped without serious injury and II
Is easily nossihle that they might have
hem killed outright
This concern is located. !. In the G.
IS. 8. A. freight station. which rs a right
new building, having been compelled
Hast August
The injured negro was rushed to
! the Anderson county hospital as soon
as possible aud medical attention Civ
en- there. the bone heing set. He re-
, mRined In the hospital throug the
5 day but was able to return to his home
/ last night and Is said 10 be gatt)hs
inlong well. 1t was his first day with
1.-THE MsFall grocery and It is doubtful
IL he VIII care to enter their employ
again whan he recoNeTa.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
INSURANCE PEOPLE
MAY SUE COMPANY
Thought That Suit May Be Insti.
tuted Against Southern Public
Utilities Company.

The fact that the Hartford Fira In
surancc Company has secured subro-
cation from Mrs. Eva Edwards is TAX
Ell by many to Indicate that this COM
pany VIII file suit against the South
nrn Public Utilities Company, doing
business In Anderson, for the sum
CT the fire loss on the home OF Mrs.
Eve Edwards.
II Will be. remembered that Mrs.
Edwards home on Franklin street
was destroyed by fire oDsFGbruary -,
together with all its contents, and Il mt
at the time the matter OF T!ere being
no water pressure called forth many
comments. The. action OF the iuSur-
ance company, following the payment
of the S5,100 claim tC Mrs. Edwards,
would seem to indicate that is is their
intention to make some effort toward
placing the blame for the affair on
a third party.
There is a precedent in this county
for such action in this county, the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail-
way having been forced to repay o.
fire loss on the Peoples OIL and Fertili-
ger Company, when that plant was
damaged by fire. II was alleged by
the insurance company that the rail-
road was responsible for the fir, since
1t originated from an engine spark,
and this contention was held up by the
jury
Local Representatives of the fire in
surance compaEz said last night that
they had received no advice from the
home office as to what action might
be taken In the matter and that they
had no intimation of an approaching
legal action but nevertheless those
Anderson peppge who are in possession
OF the facts believe that in all probabi-
lity the inslrancn company will at
least make an affcrt to force the To-
cal water and light people to bear the
loss,