The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-17
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

Oberlin, June 9.-An active market for
wool developed here Tuesday when herders
offered $4,000 pounds for sale. The wool
was disposed of at public auction, bring
ing 20. 40 cents pound. The days bust
ness totaled S62, 480.
Finos and Ben Hill, aged 10 and IA, re-
spectively, were killed by lightning Mon
day afternoon, near Jonesboro. l. z. Will
liams was knocked unconscious by the bolt
that killed the Hill brothers. Williams and
the two boys were at work in field when
the storm broke. They took refuge in
barn. Williams and Ben Hill were inside
the building and Finos Hill standing just
outside of it when the lightning struck.
Baton Rouge, June 1.-THE Board of
Pensioners concluded its quarterly session
Friday at noon. Four hundred and seven
ty-two applications were received, out Of
which 253 were placed on the roll and 219
rejected Thirty-two of the 253 placed on
the roll were widows of veterans who had
died. One hundred and thirty-s six names
we're dropped from the roll, due to deaths
in the last quarter. Sixty three of those
who died were widows. This brings the
total number of pensioners by the State to
COLT.
New Orleans, June 11.-All records of
! imports and exports through New Orleans
during the month of May were broken last
month according to statistics made public
by Murphy j. Foster, Collector of the Port.
The value of imports was So, 900, I'll while
exports totalled S18,84O,168 the months
business amounting to S27, $3.50, $3.50. Of the
exports, cotton totalled with value OF
So, 1874, 282, while wheat was second with
$685. 300. Sugar led in commodities en-
tered, the ia, 494 ,844 pounds handled hav-
ing been valued at Sc, 044, 453. Coffee was
second with a value of S2,353, 671.
Gov. Hall Monday made the following
appointments, which were confirmed by the
Senate before its adjournment: Robert
Roberts, Jr., of Webster, to be Judge oil
the Court of Appeals Of the Second District
Second Circuit, vacated by the death Of
Judge Benjamin P. Edwards. Senator
George Wesley Smith of Richland to be.
come Secretary to the Governor, vice Judge
Roberts. James A. Dayries, member Of
the Conservation Commission, to become &
member of the Board of Control of the
State Penitentiary, vice G.. A. Wilgore
term expired. William s. Holmes of Mad.
ison, to become member of the Conserva.
ton Commission, to succeed Dayries.
The Constitutional Convention bill al
finally passed by the General Assembly
provides briefly as follows: One hundred
and eighteen delegate selected from House
of Representative districts. This gives Or.
leans twenty four members. No delegates
at large. Party primaries for delegates
July 9th. Declaration of candidates by
July Goth. Second primary for run-off il
cases where no candidate raceivea ma
jority on August 10th. Election Angus
31st, for delegates and to vote upon TIT
question of holding the convention. Con
vention to assemble in New Orleans Sep
TENDER oath. Convention unlimited excep
as to liquor legislation, bonded debt ant
repudiated debt. New Constitution to b.
submitted to the people for ratification a
an election to be called by the Convention