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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
REVISED PLANS ISSUED
Contractors Again Figuring on
Chemistry Building for Blu
reau of Standards.

Revised plans for the chemistry
building to be erected at the bureau Of
standards from plans by Dom q DEM
ing have been made public and con-
tractors are now figuring on the work.
When bids were solicited several
weeks ago the lowest figure was some-
what in excess Of the appropriation
available for the building. Wells Bros.
Of New York were the lowest bidders
at $211.ooo. The appropriation avail
able IL only 100000.
Tho revised plans call for q building
which will cost In the neighborhood Of
$4,000, It 10 estimated. This will
leave about $4,000 available for any
changes ana additions that might be
made AFTER the weyk u started
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the street there was located William
Spignul, a dealer in the market, and
later grocer at the corner of h street:
Mrs. Barker, a fashionable miiliner OF
that day: John Shreve, market man,
and a half dozen private residences.
Store Popular Gathering Place.
On the west side between L and NJ
streets Jacob Barber was located As
shoemaker and dealer in shoes, and two
of the Shreve family, Caleb and Sam
uel. dealers in the market. Samuel
Hoover. butcher and Henry Walker.
painter. also had their homes there. Be
sides Mr.. Sauter, confectioner. and the
was also the grocery of r. J. Falconer.
with food supplies, on the east side.
Farther out there were d. Embrod.
grocer; Mr.. Belt and a few others, in
GLIDING Joseph Fugitt and William
Johnson.
Between G and I streets there had
been some settlement before this time.
and in the early 40s the west side OF
the street contained a number of busi-
ness places and there were several pub
ic-Spirited residents.
At the northwest corner of G street
Valentine Harbaugh had established
drug store. Mr.. Harbaugh was promi-
nent In pubic school interests and very
popular as a citizen. His store Cor
many years was the gathering place
for those interested in local affairs.
At the north end of the square. at H
street, Hiram Richey was engaged in
the stove and timing business. and he.
too, was popular and was long promi
nent in military affairs.
Did Congressional Printing.
John T. Towers, who did much of the
congressional printing In those days
and also served in turn in the city
councils and as mayor of Washington
in the sos. was also a resident of this
square.
On the east side Of the street there
were three groceries. those Of Mrs.
Moran, John Lowry and Mrs. Randolph.
Nearly facing Sam Magee's bakery was
that of H. Nicholas. and nearby DIR.
Johnson Elliot had his residence and
office.
On the square above the Ailer & Ty-
Mrs. Alters fancy store adjoining.
Nearby was Yves Adams grocery. and
the tevern at the corner Of | street,
known once as the Clinton House, was
then known as the Lyons House. II
was large frame structure, which
later gave way to =. w. Dorsey's
brick hotel. On the opposite side of
the street was NJ. Hunters blacksmith
and wheelwright shop and A. S. Mar
tins carpenter shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
FIFTEEN PER CENT DECREASE
IN BUILDING OPERATIONS
Permits Issued During July in II Cities
Totaled $59,164,001, Compared With
$70,368, 500 During Same Month in 1914.

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UPPER SEVENTH STREET.
BY JAMES CROGGON.

market there had been an increase
In business. and numerous establish
ments downtown had found new
quarters on 7th street northward An
impetus was given especially to the
dry goods trade, which before was
confined to the stores of Charles
Deveney and some small shops, and a
local building boom soon followed.
George w. Utermehle erected on the
X streets several three-story brick
rooms. Messrs. Brown & Hyatt and
r. B. Hall were located there in the
drygoods business for some years. A
grocery had been located at the north
west corner of 18th and ! streets, con-
Quoted by A. Holmead and later by
A H. Young. and above it, in 1886.
were the groceries of B. F. Morsell and
e. F. Queen & Bro. ]. G. Weaver,
confectioner. was located nearby, and
later Jacob RUSSELL of local Ice cream
fame commenced his successful bust
ness career here.
Colored Man a Mexican War Hero.
Nearer the market was tho metal and
tin establishment of Thomas Connor
of the first ward. who was Familiarity
known as Tin Connor," because there
was another Conner by the same name
known as Hack Connor," from his
business of hack driving. Mr.. Utter
mehle, a tailor. two or three butter
merchants and carpenters lived on the
square, at the north corner of which
William H. Jones kept grocery.
On the east side of the street lived D.
s. Mitchell, a physician, and a local
minister of the Methodist Church; An
drew Rothwell. a well known printer,
who was long collector Of taxes; Sam
uel Wise. carpenter; James Shreve, Mrs.
T. P. Jones. and later W. J. C.
Du Hamel, who was as well known in
military circles as in the medical fra
ternity
A colored man, a slave, belonging to
Mrs. Shreve, and a porter at Queens
grocery, was as we'll known as any one
on the square. He went later to Mex
leo as q servant Of an officer. and in
one Of the battles, becoming separated
from his master and getting possession
of musket, he fought heroically and
won the commentator of officers and
men. For the balance of his life, after
his return, he was regarded as a hero
in that neighborhood.
On the square north Of the market, on
the east side of the street, there was
James Straub's pottery, which was in
operation a number of years, and three
private residences. On the west side Of
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McKendree Church Is Started.

A division of the Sons Of Temperance
met here some years. and meetings
called for religious purposes Sunday
afternoons, were the nucleus for the
organization of McKendree NJ. e.
Church later. The hall having been
closed to the worshipers one afternoon,
Jonothan T. Walker to occupy his car
penter shop, on 8th street north Of X
street, which was accepted. They met
there and a Sunday school was organ
lied, followed by the organization of
the church.
The neighborhood from now on grew
up so rapidly that numbeI of mar
ket people. the Hoover and shreve
families being included. projected a
permanent market place from the ex-
listing improvised one.
In March, 1916. an appropriation of
$4,000 was made by the corporation,
and President Polk gave his assent for
the location of the market house on
the east side Of what is known as
Mount Vernon Square. A simple
brick structure at about half the dis
ing X street, was erected at a total
cost of about $1,000. In the following
July the stalls were rented. those of
the butchers being fxed at $40 annu-
ally, but subsequently the rental was
reduced to SIS. The market was q
success from the beginning. severtl adj
ditions being constructed, and before It
was demolished by order Of the board
Of public works in the los the stall
holders were valuinE their holdings at
$1,000 and upward per stall.
Impetus to Dry Goods Trade.
paSor> tha a.Aas,liah,,snu% El.nfs 4hia
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HOUSES BRING $14,M.
Henry P. Amos Becomes Owner of
lib and 1920 25th Street N, W.

Henry p Amos has bought from
George W. Barnes two residences at
1880 25th street northwest, facing
the Columbia Hospital grounds. A deed
transferring ownership was placed on
record during the past week. The con-
sideration was about $14,50O.
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Apartment for Nichols Avenue.

A two-story brick apartment costing
$4,000 is to be built at 3109 Nichols
avenue southeast by Harry w. Bladen,
contractor, for s. G. Loeff1er. jr. H.
Wesley Thayer Is the architect. per-
NIT for the work has recently been
issued.
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. EvENTH street north Of G street
was, after the year 1910, the rec

~ ognized main thoroughfare OF
~ that locality, known as the
Northern Liberties, whose boundaries
north. east and west could only be de-
scribed as indefinite. With some II
took in all the space south OF Boundary
street, now Florida avenue. between
18th street on the west and Engllsh
Hill on the east, and this latter Mill
was, like the Liberties. difficult to de-
scribe AS before stated, the name came
came from a saloon on 18th street just
below G street, conducted by former
resident of the Northern Liberties OF
PHILADELPHIA There was some settle
ment on 7th street previous to the 40s,
and there is yet living at No. iii NJ
]. Sauter. whose parents settled there
in 1889, starting the confectionery bust
ness. Mr. Sauter is a genuine oldest
inhabitant," being an octogenarian.
There is also living in the neighbor-
hood Joseph Plowman. now eighty
five years old, who was born on Massa-
chusetts avenue near 7th street. These
gentlemen take great pleasure In re-
lating incidents Of the early days in
the neighborhood.
Truck Farm on Two Blocks.
It is learned that early in the 4os
lived Francis Ward, blacksmith, and
Mrs Ward kept grocery at the cor
ner of M street, and on the opposite
side of the street lived Thomas j. Belt.
a blacksmith and horse doctor, and he
had about all the ground between L
and N streets to 9th street under culti-
walton. At that time the duties of
blacksmith and horse doctor did not
interfere very much with farming.
Henry Horskamp kept a tavern north
Of Mr.. Sauter's, and Mrs. Christina Hill
lard a shop, the latter selling groceries,
notions, etc, at the southwest corner
of 7th and L streets, which a few years
later became a dry goods store.
The organization and location OF the
Northern Liberty Fire Company at the
intersection of sth street and Mount
up the neighborhood. and the or
dred or two membership. The
company was under the leadership of
John Y. Bryant some years, and many
of it's members later formed the
Walker Sharpshooters. a crack COM.
pany named for Maj. S. H. Walker.
who. after serving in the first months
of the Mexican war as a Texan Ranger,
raised a company of mounted rifles
here and returned south and was
killed in battle. AS the neighborhood
was settled up the house not only
became the gathering place Of various
associations, but also the meeting
place for the company and rallying
point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

There are eight orders of knighthood
IN the British empire. OF which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

July 20, 1SlUs carroll SOLO the prop
erty to Tench Ringold and Nathaniel
H. Heath. There is record of a trans
fer of Heath's interest to Ringold
February S. 1914. Heath and Ringold
were land spectators. and it is not be-
lieved they improved the property.
July l, 1917. Ringold sold the prop
erty to Thomas Monroe. BY the terms
of Monroe's will, dated January -,
1916, the property went to his daugh-
that the house was built on the prop
erty soon after it was acquired by
Monroe. August 20, 1853, title to the
property was transferred to Robert H.
Donaldson, at one time one of the most
prominent dentists of Washington, who
lived in the house for many years.
Title Is Questioned.
The property became the basis of a
chancery suit in 1872. It was finally
allotted to Emily NJ. Randall. who
transferred 1t to Daniel r. Hagner.
who in turn transferred 1t to her hus-
band, Henry X. Randall. DR.. Donald
son retained possession Of the property
all this time. and October ~. 1881, a
deed of confirmation was recorded
which vested title in him without
question.
February Z. 1889, DR.. Donaldson sold
the property to Susan Fitzgerald, who
later became a Mrs. Poulton. After
her death Otto c. Rupert obtained
title to the property. This was Febru-
airy 10, 1908. January %. 1915. Mr..
Rupert sold it to Mr.. Wimsatt.
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Sold by Daniel Carroll.

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Lot
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Before the estsblishmsnt ,,se4 this
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Demonstration Work

Owing to the low price of cotton last
year, our farmers began diversifying
more than ever. They are paying more
attention to hogs and cattle and some
thing to feedto them; also, fine gardens
for their own use. think, after fol-
lowing this year or two they will find
themselves so far away from the one
crop system - cotton = that they will
never go back to it.
On my last trip over the parish | saw
some of the best herds of cattle and
hogs l have seen for years. Farmers
are taking great interest in better
blooded stock, and this is the kind it
pays to feed.
Four large silos have been erected
this fall and filled with fine silage. This
is nearly half the total number OF silos
in our parish. This is the best and
cheapest possible way to furnish feed
for cattle for the winter months. Also,
four fine, large barns have been built
lately for corn, one with a capacity OF
5000 bushels. 1t looks like our farmers
intend to raise corn, from the size OF
these barns-and this is the road to
prosperity. Yours respectfully,
E. S. BURT,
Demonstration Agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Red Land.

Tuesday, Sept. 4.-Miss Minnie Rob-
inson, formerly a teacher here, was a
guest of Mrs. r. Butler to-day.
Mr.. L. G.. Keoun spent Saturday and
Sunday in Shreveport on business (?).
Miss Francis Webb, teacher of music
here last winter, left last Friday for her
home in Winfield.
Miss Ibbie Jane Walker, after spend
ing several weeks in Hosston, returned
home last Thursday.
Miss Viola Allen and Estelle Dodson
left Saturday for their schools, going to
Logansport and Adner, respectively.
Mr.. T. L. Davis had the misfortune to
fall out of his wagon last Thursday and
was painfully though not seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Keoun were visitors
in Spring Hill Friday and Saturday,
having gone that far with Miss Vashti,
who proceeded to Hortman to begin her
school work.
The Red Land Domestic Science Club
met with Mrs. ]. J. Robertson Saturday,
the 18th. The attendance was small on
account OF a great deal of sickness
Mrs. G. G.. Allen was elected Secretary
in place of Miss Viola Allen. Mrs
Robertson was assisted in entertaining
by her daughter, Mrs. S. H. Hoss, Of
Hosston. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. J. B. Keoun and the Misses
Keoun, Saturday, October 9th. SEN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16

ing. Here's to your good health, Mr..
Heifner; "may you all live long and
prosper
Mrs. Ralph Burton returned home last
Friday from Lewisville, Ark, where she
spent several months.
Rev, James Evans united in marriage
here Tuesday Miss Willie Camp and Mr..
Don r. Russell. We are not advised as
to where the contracting parties are
from.
Mrs. Matte Applewhite returned
home last Friday from Corsicana, Texas,
where she spent several weeks at the
home OF her son, Mr.. Lawrence Apple
white.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rogers and their
two children are expected in Benton
Sunday. They will stop at the home of
Mr.. Rogers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Rogers.
Mr.. r. w. Hanks of Red Water, Tex,
has just RENTED dollar on subscrip-
ton and we note from the stationery he
makes use of he is cashier at the Citi-
zens Bank of that place. He is son of
Mrs. M. H. Hanks OF this place.
Mr.. Robert Adger says he expects to
get about thirty five bales of cotton this
season. His last years crop amounted
to fifty-on bales. He says that at
present his cotton isn't putting on any,
thing, due to the ravages of boil weevils.
He farms hill soil.
Mrs. w. E. Gulledge, formerly a resi-
dent of this place, died recently at her
home in Amarillo, Texas. She is sur
vived by several children, among them
being DR.. R. H. Gulledge of Mornings
port. The deceased had a number of
friends in Benton and the announcement
of her death was received with general
regret.
Mr.. Frank L. Neeson, who for several
years had employment at Noble (until
the big mill there exhausted its supply
OF TIMBER has accepted a responsible
position in Shreveport with the Allen
Manufacturing Company. He assumed
his duties seversl weeks ago, but was
only recently joined there by his wife,
who prolonged her visit at the home OF
her father, Mr.. S. R. Strayhan, of the
Hugnes' SDur community.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Fifty Years Ago.

From the Banner of Sept. IS, 1s65-Bellevue.l
The marriage of Miss Carrie Presnall
to Mr.. c. B. Afford was reported.
"We are under many obligations to
DR.. J. S. Sandidge for file Of late New
York papers,"
Police Jury proceedings, making over
two columns in print, appeared. The
jury named election commissioners, and
appointed forty-odd residents as road
overseers and designated the roads and
mileage under their supervision.
A final Grand Jury report appeared in
print. AS to finances the jury reported:
"We examined the parish treasury and
found in the same bonds of the Confed-
crate Government for the deposit of
S144A, and that there had been no money
paid into the treasury since January,
1852" The parish was then without a
Jail and the jury urged that one be built,
closing its report thus: "We would
suggest a substantial log Jail, because it
is cheaper, can be built sooner, and we
regard it equally as safe.' The report
was signed, CIV. H. Rascoe, foreman =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Thirty Years AGO.

From the Banner Of Sept. II, 1Ss5-Bellevue.I
SWIM. Vance, Esq, has returned from
summer sojourn in North Carolina"
Mention was made of the death of
Miss Emma N. Doyle, daughter Of Capt
Downs B. Doyle, of Doyline, Webster
Parish.
"The legal width of public roads in
this parish is twenty feet, clear of all
distractions; causeways and bridges
twelve feet wide; and bitches, by roads,
should be twelve feet apart" In so far
as we are informed, the same still holds
good to-day.
"Mai. R. E. Wyche returned home
Sunday from an extended trip in Wards
Three and Four. He reports that an
abundance of corn has been made, but
that a fourth or third of the cotton
crop has been cut off. He found but
little sickness in the localities visited"
ELSEWHERE we publish a letter from
Mr.. c. A. Leffingwell on the condition
of the Bossier Parish Court House. Mr..
Leffingwell is a competent and expert
enced architect and trustworthy gen.
tleman. He is the contractor for Gov
eminent public buildings in Shreveport,
and enjoys the full confidence of those
who know him as a skillful and reliable
architect and builder. Read his letter."
Mr.. Lefingwell thus concluded his re-
port: "With these repairs, which would
not cost over s125, l. would pronounce
the building absolutely safe and tenable
| for ten or fifteen years to come. The re-
pairs were not made, but the old build
ing stood on and on and-was finally
torn down.
"Mr. J. L. Biggs celebrated his list
birthday anniversary last Saturday. He
was born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn, September u, 1871, re-
moving first to Ripley, Tippah County,
Miss, and thence, during February, 1852,
to Bellevue, where ne has ever since re-
sided. The many friends of our vener-
able citizen will be glad to know that he
is in good health and flourishing.".
Mr.. Biggs' death occurred at his home
near Bellevue on Sunday, December 5,
1897. He reached the advanced age OF
So years, 2 months and % days. He was
well known and liked throughout the
entire parish and was by all looked upon
as an exemplary citizen. To quote from
the memorial penned by one of his
brother Masons, he was ga good man, a
worthy and useful citizen, and jealous
and true Mason" And from his obit-
uary: "Of strictest integrity, of large
experience and sound Judgment, he was
a valuable citizen and made others hap
pier and better by his life work. for nc
good cause lacked his prompt and gen.
erous support. He was a friend to the
poor, jealous Mason, devoted Meth
odist, loving husband, and kline
father.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
The Humason Carburetor.

Last Friday while in Shreveport the
writer had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
G. A, Humason, of Humason rail joint
fame. He now has patent pending on
another device, which bids fair to fairly
leap into popular favor. 1t is an i'm
proved carburetor for automobiles, de-
signed with view of giving simplicity
and safety and to reduce gasoline con-
sumption fully so per cent. These
claims Mr.. Humason makes ror his car
carburetor. 1t has not yet been fully
perfected, but the one he has made by
hand has been successfully tried out. A
winning feature in the construction of
this carburetor is its inner partition of
extra heavy cotton woven goods and fine
wire gauze, thus insuring that not only
the gas vapor that enters the engine,
but the air as we'll, is strained" pre-
Guiding the possibility of fine sand and
other foreign substances from entering.
This within itself will represent great
SAVING III tLiC "Cdi VI olC udp
coal oil can be used as fuel after the
engine is heated up will count as a saw
ing in operating other than those points
above mentioned.
Mr.. Humason has been assured that
he will experience no difficulty or delay
in securing the necessary financial back
ing in Shreveport to go ahead with the
manufacturing of his carburetor, ana
this he intends to do. This will mean
one more factory for Shreveport-one
more pay roland is matter over
which that city should congratulate
itself.
We are not at all familiar with the
various types of carburetor Mr.. Huma-
sons will have to compete with, but, to
say the least, it possesses good points
we have never before seen brought out,
and we believe it should easily take the
lead for some years to come and earn
far it's hackers snug fortune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, Sept. 14.-Trade conditions
considerably improved during the past
week. The gins Eve now have two) are
keeping up with the ginning, and with
the price of cotton nearing the 10-cent
mark farmers are more hopeful.
DR.. G. G. Lyon and family of Bolin-
ger after removing here are to occupy
Mr.. R. E. Carstarphen's residence.
A revival meeting was begun at the
Presbyterian Church last night. Rev.
w. F. O'Kelly of Shreveport will aid in
the services this week.
An Arkansas oil company has the
site cleared and all preparations made
for the erection of a derrick to begin
drilling on Phelps Lake.
Misses Carrie Boggs, Blanco Garrett,
Bessie Carstarphen, Matte Gardner and
Moatie McClenaghan left yesterday for
Natchitoches to resume their studies at
the State Normal School. Miss Ruth