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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-12-02
RETROSPECTIVE
Ten Years Ago.
From the Banner of Nov. 80. 1905. I

From the Banner of Nov. so, 1905.
"Rev. w. A. Zeigler, of Rocky Mount,
assisted by Rev. G. G. Woodbridge, OF
Minden, IS conducting protracted
meeting in this place."
Mention was made of the death OF
Mrs. George Pollard, who died in this
place. The interment was in the City
Cemetery at Okolona, Miss, her former
home.
"Just before going to press (Wednes-
day afternoon) we learned that the
negro who murdered DR.. r. B. Martin
has been captured and lodged in the
Caddo Parish Jail" Elsewhere an ac-
count of the shooting of DR.. Martin by
the negro (Andrew Patterson by name)
was given. The tragedy occurred near
Belcher, Caddo Parish, and the pub
+lished report states that DR.. Martin, &C.
companied by one of his sons, Mr.. E. w
Martin, called on the negro to demand
his reasons for persuading laborer tc
leeav his CDR. Martin's) place. The
negro, watching his chance, and catch
ing the two men separated, shot the
Doctor twice in the bach with a shotgun
Death followed almost instantly.
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Death Claims a Good Man.

News reached Benton this morning of
the death of Mr.. Will Reimund, which
occurred at four o'clock yesterday after
noon at Oxford, an oil field town located
in DeSoto Parish. The remains will be
brought out from Shreveport on the
evening train and from this place taken
to the Reimund home, four miles east,
where the interment will take place.
One day recently Mr.. Reimund was seen
by Benton friend in Shreveport, where
he went to consult physician. How
ever, he was not then i'll, but not in the
best physical condition, so he thought
His death was sudden and is said to have
followed hemorrhage from the lungs
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motion, duly seconded and carried, the
same was unanimously accepted, to-wit:

To A. Curtis, Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Dear Sir: This is to inform you and
the committee that I herewith withdraw
from the race for nomination as Police
Juror for the Second Ward of Bossier
Parish, Louisiana. A. N. Cox.
The foregoing withdrawal leaving Mr..
J. c. Logan unopposed as a candidate
for Police Juror for Ward Two, on
motion and second, duly carried, he was
declared the nominee for that Office.
The death of Mr.. F. B. Ogden, candi-
date for Assessor, was suggested, thus
leaving Mr.. L. G. Smith unopposed for
that office, and, on motion and second,
he was declared the nominee of the
party.
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, for the Parish of
Bossier, That the following named quail
flied electors, being the sole and unop-
posed candidates for nomination by the
Democratic party of the said parish for
the Offices set opposite their respective
names, be and they are hereby declared
to be the nominees of the party for the
offices designated, and the Secretary OF
State is hereby authorized and directed
to cause the names of the said candi-
dates to be printed on the official bollo,
to be used at the general election, to be
held on the Tuesday next following the
third Monday in April, 1916:
For Assessor--L. G.. Smith.
For Police Juror for Ward Two. c.
Logan.
On motion and second, duly carried
the Secretary was instructed to return
to all candidates unopposed and declared
nominees the deposits put up by sale
candidates.
Whereupon the Democratic Executive
Committee adjourned to meet Januar!
ii, 1916. TIP. GARRETT,
Chairman pro tenn.
r. B. HILL, Secretary.
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Thirty Years Ago.

From the Banner of Dec 3, 1SS5-Bellevue.l
The obituary of Mrs. Carrie Elizabeth
Hobby, wife of Lawrence Hobby, ap-
peared.
The first paragraph of an obituary
notice read: "Died at his home on Red
River, this parish, on the night of the
25th of November, in the fifteenth year
of his age, Allen Washington Vance,
eldest son of Capt. w. C. Vance,"
Specimens of iron ore picked up near
Red Land were said in print to be "the
finest yet found in the State and in
quantity practically inexhaustible. :"
This report was given out by Prof. Law
renee C. Johnson, United States Geol-
ogist. Rich specimens of iron ore were
also found near Bellevue and elsewhere
in the parish.
A clipping from the Denton (Texas)
Chronicle made mention Of the marriage
of Miss Sue Ivey to Mr.. Henry E. May.
The ceremony was performed in the
Texas town, at the home Of the brides
brother, Mr.. B. c. Ivey. The Banner
added in its paragraph of congratula-
tons, etc.: "The bride is a native OF
Bossier point, and daughter of Curtis
D. and Martha Abney Ivey, both de-
ceased, and sister of Mr.. w. E. Ivey OF
this parish"
"FIRE IN BENToN.-The store house
and dwelling of Mr.. M. Bluestein Of
Benton were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night, the 23d ult. The store was
we'll stocked with goods. The fire spread
with such rapidity that Mr.. Bluesteir
was unable to save any of his stock OF
household effects. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The buildings and the
stock of merchandise were valued a
from $4,000 to s12,70O and were insured
in the amount of $4,000. Mr.. H. Benia,
min sustained damages to stock by re.
moval."
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To Keep Sweet Potatoes.
peal Editor Banner, Benton, La.

Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: In the issue of the Banner
of the 25th you ask for information rela-
tive to plan or method of keeping
sweet potatoes. The plan you probably
have in mind is that of the R. L. Coch-
ran Company of Longview, Texas. This
method is patented by the above named
company, and can be installed in any
properly built potato house. They will
furnish and install this method in any
potato house of 1000 bushels or more for
10 cents per bushel the first year, after
which there is no further charge, unles
the capacity of the house is enlarged.
The curing process under this method
will require from eighteen to twenty
days, after which the potatoes can be
stored in any place where they will not
freeze, and they will keep practically
indefinitely, without rot or deterioration.
This method has been in use for num-
| Der of years by Mr.. Cochran, but up to
the present year he has refused to place
it on the market, probably hoping to
have a monopoly of the sweet potato
business, but has found the proposition
too large for him to handle.
Farmers Bulletin No. 548, issued by
the Department of Agriculture, Wash
| ington, DC, which can be had upon
application, probably furnishes the next
best method of caring for sweet potatoes
This bulletin furnishes plans and spec.
ifications for potato houses and much
other valuable information about the
gathering and storing of sweet potatoes
and should be in the hands of ever!
farmer who raises potatoes.
The sweet potato is one OF the mos
valuable crops that can be grown in thi
section, provided some method is uset
that will insure against rot. When thi
is done the potato becomes as staple a
cotton or corn, for with a proper dis
tribution, as will then be possible, tn
price will be remunerative to the mos
satisfactory degree.
The Cochran Company during 1911
processed $4,000 bushels, and sold Their
| all in the State of Texas at S1.65 pc
bushel. They have increased their ca
, pacity the present year to $4,000 bushels
and expect to get an equally good price
The writer is very anxious to see thes
houses installed at every shipping poir
, in Bossier and adjoining parishes durin
; the coming year, and he is going to sug
, cest that committees of farmers frol
, various localities go to Longview, Texas
+ as soon as possible and make person;
+ investigation of this method with a vie
; of preparing for the coming years pc
tato crop.
, The writer understands that the Ban
+ of Longview advanced the money
! build the house there, and further, th;
, they make liberal advances toward tt
purchase of the potatoes to fill tt
: house, knowing that money invested
II sweet potatoes that will keep indie
| initely is money safely and well il
| vested. Let the farmers and busine
| men of Bossier get busy and do likewis
II Truly yours,
II G. E. GILMER.
Shreveport, La, Nov. 20, 1915.
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Fifty Years Ago.

From the Banner of Dec. 2, 1s65-Bellevue.l
CDR. Catlett, the Health Officer at
Shreveport, officially reports, up to
twelve o'clock Tuesday, twenty cases of
small pox in that CITY,"
"'Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it
in the streets of Ascalon'-but the fact
is pre-eminent beyond doubt, that
Bellevue is once more free of negro
soldiers. Congratulate US, We of the UNI
fortunate. In our poverty, we are
blessed. Let us be thankful: God
save the Honorable Court.'''
"The District Court for this parish
convenes in this place on Monday, the
4th. AS the last session of our court
was unceremoniously suspended through
the brutal edict of Parson Callahan, the
Usurper, it is to be hoped at this term
His Honor Judge Weems) will be
allowed to pursue the 'even tenor of his
way unmolested by domestic bayonets
until the docket is cleared
"The South Western of Wednesday
reports the Right Rev. Parson Thomas
Callahan (of Callahan notoriety) as &C
tually gone off-gone glimmering, to be
mustered out of service. Had he have
had his just dues he would have long
since been mustered and peppered out OF
service, dishonorably, at that. The edi-
tor of the South Western justly observes,
that no man that has been among US has
excited so much universal contempt as
this same counterfeit upon humanity
Thomas Callahan
"Attention is directed to the military
notice by Col. ]. J. Hodges, which ap'
pears elsewhere. AS IAN ounce of pre-.
vention is better than pound Of cure,
it is necessary that our citizens should
Immediately respond to the call of Col
Hodges, thereby enabling him to hav'
the militia ION a war footing ere tn
ides of the Christmas holidays are upol
us;-the time of so much anticipated
danger :. AS the citizens of our Stat
have asked Governor Wells authorit
| with which they might protect them
selves and the country at large agains
all insurrectionary movements, ETC., it
but proper that one and all shout
promptly respond to the demands of tn
hour"
| "We learn from Col. John J. Hodge
that he intends writing history of til
ups and downs of his old command
Company D. of the 9th Louisiana Reg
iment. Upon its completion the Colon
has promised US the same for publici
ton. Nothing would please us mo
| than an authentic history OF this con
| pany-a part of old Stonewall's r
| nowned corps that shared a portion
the hardships OF the veteran army OF Il
venerable Lee. It is a subject that cal
| not fail to interest our citizens. AS t
Colonel YIELDS ready and fluent p
Gas we'll as the sword we shall 10
/ forward with no small degree of intere
j for the forthcoming history"
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! News Notes
I of the Week

Born this morning, to DR.. and Mrs.
J.Z. Wise of Crichton, fine boy.
Mr.. A. NJ. league and family moved
Tuesday from this place back to their
home, located some miles out on the
Bellevue road.
Mr., J. F. Adair of Ivan sold here
Tuesday to Mr.. John Taylor OF Minden
fifty-two head of cattle. They are to be
delivered in Shreveport after being dip
ped in Bossier City and remaining sew
eral days in pen.
Mr.. H. w. Patterson of Bossier City
was here yesterday in the interest OF his
candidacy to succeed ]. N. Brumlow,
deceased, as Constable for the lower end
of Ward Two. He was soliciting sigma
lures to a petition, which will be pre-
sented to Governor Hall.
Mr.. B. G. Haygood moved this week
to the Soda Fount plantation, in Caddo
Parish. For several years past Mr..
Haygood has been farming the North
Riverside plantation. He is a good
farmer and a good citizen and his many
friends regret to see him and his family
remove from the community.
Miss Beth Gayle left last Saturday for
Atlanta, Ga. She will spend the Christ
mas holidays there and elsewhere in that
State with her former schoolmastes and
will later be joined by her sister, Miss
Mercer Virginia, who is student in the
Florida State College for Women, locat'
ed at Tallahassee. Before returning
home Miss Beth will also visit with hel
sister in the Florida city.
Messrs. William Nett and C. G. Bran.
denburg, of the Linton and Ivan com
munities, were callers at this Office Mon.
day. When asked, Mr.. Brandenbure
replied that he had plenty of meat hog
this season, as he took the precaution tt
take them off the range when acorn
began to fall. Last season his coloret
neighbors relieved him of six out o
nine of his porkers just as he was abou
ready to pen them. As for Mr.. Nett, b.
said he had not bought a pound of lar
or meat since he began farming. h
has hogs for sale and home-raise'
mules, too, we should think.
A letter received one day last wee
from Lieut.. F. w. Scanland, addresse
to his mother, Mrs. w. H. Scanland, Q
this place, announced that he is now do
ing submarine duty in the U. S. Nav
and has been for eighteen months past
Since April 9th he has been in comman
of the F3. 1t was the impression wit
his parents that he was connected wit
the submarine service, but that his dutie
were on the "mother" ship for the
group. That he was actually in servic
on one of the submarines is matter thu
he has successfully kept hidden, no dout
for reasons that he feared his paren,
would have misgivings as to his safety
He writes that he likes the service an
feels as safe as if he were on the bigges
battleship afioat. He recently crosse
over the "big pond" from Honolulu
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San Francisco, in the F3, and his pres
ent address is "U. S. S. F3, care post
master, San Francisco, CAL"
The Deans Point plantation residence
was destroyed by fire last Saturday ev-
ening about eight o'clock. 1t was oc-
cupied by negro family.
MIR. B. F. Gleason has Just RENTED
dollar on subscription and instructs US
to forward his paper to Rector, Ark,
instead of to Gillett, that State, He is
another Bossier boy who is making good.
MIR. W. G. Burt sold yesterday to Mr..
Frank Hudson of Belcher twenty head
OF cattle and forty three hogs. There
seems to be little more than the usual
activity in the exchange of live stock
this fall.
Mr.. A P. Butler of Belcher was WIS.,
itor in Benton the latter part of last
week. He is still full of talk, and trad
ing-some. His chief stock in trade is
"shoestring" ponies and razorback hogs,
but this he would deny.
Mrs. S. C. Adger, of near Alden
Bridge, who has been quite ill for some
days, was taken to Shreveport SANTA
rum Tuesday and yesterday underwent
an operation. 1t will be a source of
qualification for her many friends to
learn that she is reported to be doing
we'll.
Mr.. j. H. Simmons, of near Hughes
Spur, who is in the employ of the Fed
eral Department of Commerce, furnished
the Banner the following information
"There were 1929 bales or cotton from
the 1915 crop ginned in Bossier Parish
prior to November 18th, as compared
with 1887 bales ginned prior to No
vember IA, 1914. Round bales are
counted as half bales.'
We have been requested to announce
that the bazaar to be held here under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society will
not be opened until seven o'clock to.
morrow (Friday) evening. Many pretty
articles, hand-work by themselves and
their friends, will be offered for sale
Also, there will be sources of amuse.
ment for the children, including " fish
pond" etc. Refreshments will be served
Mr.. ]. N. Brumlow, formerly a resi-
dent of Bossier City, but who recentl!
removed to Lenzburg, Red River Parish
died in that place Sunday. Last Frida.
he engaged in a friendly tussle to SCI
which of two was the better wrestler. Il
the fall Mr.. Brumlow, who slipped on al
apple peeling, was thrown with SOM
force against door facing. Nothing
was thought of his injuries at the time
but later hemorrhages followed and hi
death resulted.
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Lost

ONE promisory note given by Glib
~ Jackson, favor L. c. Biggs, for
SIS, bearing interest at s per cent per
annum, dated about February /, 1913,
and due about December |, 1913. Said
note was paid by me. All persons are
warned not to trade for this note.
w. G. HORTON.
Elm Grove, La, Nov. Is, 1915. 47-2
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Warming to Trespassers.

A LII persons are hereby warned not
n to trespass on my home place.
located near Plain Dealing, in Ward
Three, and other properties ! own thai
are located elsewhere in the parish. This
is particularly meant to include hunters
All trespassers will be prosecuted.
4s-a S. J. CALDWELL.
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Wind and Rain.

The wind blows in circle around
storm, and when it blows from the
north the heaviest rain Is east of you;
from the south. the heaviest rain Is
west; from the east. the heaviest rain
is south: from the west. the heaviest
rain is north Of you.
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Mortified.

"Oh. let me tell you the scandal
about the first secretary's wife. Mrs.
Leichtingerr
1--WE already been told of 1t by the
comptroller's wife. Mrs. Zanglein.'
What. You associate with that old
gossipr'-Munich Fliegende Blaetter.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Monday, Nov. ga movement is on
foot among the different Sunday schools
to have joint Christmas tree here.
Mrs. M. S. Bolinger entertained her
Sunday school class at her home last
Friday evening.
Mr.. r. c. Purcell will erect a brick
store house next the F. r. Garrett store.
Work will be begun at once.
One of the heaviest rains that has
fallen in the same length of time in
some years fell here last Thursday after
noon. The downtown section was flood
ed for some time.
Mr.. D. G. Bolton has about completed
a plant here for the manufacture of
spokes, axe handles and articles of a
like nature. He will perhaps have it in
running order by the latter part of the
week.
The Secretary for the Bossier Parish
Fair Association, Mr.. J. E. Walker, has
mailed out checks to all prize winners at
the recent fair, and all those who fail to
receive theirs should make prompt COM
plant.
Demoss &: Oglesby have purchased the
G. E. Jones residence, next to DR.. w. F.
Bells Office, and will remove it next to
the Plain Dealing Telephone Company's
exchange. They viii! erect store build
ing where the residence now stands.
WEDNESDAY.
A large number of turkeys have been
shipped from Plain Dealing for the hol-
iday trade.
Mr.. S. P. Johnston has returned from
Shreveport, where he underwent an OPP
Grafton, and is very much improved.
Considerable cotton was sold here yes
terday. The fine price paid has at
tracted cotton to this market from long
distance, and therefore brings lot o.
trade not heretofore coming here.
For the past two days two men have
been working this section with rather
smooth scheme to separate the coin from
the unsophisticated. They represen
themselves as agents for some Colum.
bus, Ohio, clubbing agency, for period
icals. In one instance, where SO cents
was contributed, the numbered receip
bore no name of the publication to b.
sent. When they were warned the!
would not be allowed to further work tn
town without guarantee of good faitl
coming from some known reliable sourc'
they promised to at once obtain same
but left on the first northbound train.
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For the Farmers Benefit.

Mr.. G. E. Gilmer, of Shreveport, Sec
rotary for the Northwest Louisians Far
mers' and Planters Cooperative Asso-
citation, under date of November Goth,
writes us as follows from that place:
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: Please announce that
three days Short Course Agricultural
Institute will be held at the City Hall,
in Shreveport, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, December 7th, 9Th and
9th.
| This institute will be held for the ben
eft of all farmers and business men who
will be unable to attend the short course,
to be held in Baton Rouge during jan
uary, and will cover as many phases of
practical and scientific farming and
stock raising as the limited time will
permit. The institute will be under the
direction of DR.. w. R. Dodson, and
lectures will be given both morning and
evening during the three days course.
All farmers and business men OF
Northwest Louisiana are urged to at
tend these meetings, and it is hoped
that they will arrange their business in
advance so as to enable them to do so.
/ These meetings are intended to help
better the farmers condition, which
cannot be done unless he attends them
and listens to the lectures. knowledge
is power" and to nothing is this more
applicable than to the science of farm
ing. Farming is the foundation or
which all other industries are built. W.
all should be seekers of knowledge
. none of US know much. Therefore, make
it your business to attend these meet
ings. 1t pays in dollars and cents t.
do so,
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Fishing de Luxe.

"Come on and go fishing with me-.
Jaw. fishing is too rough sport
There's mud and briers and rocks and
damp boats" ......
II see Your idea of fishing Is to SIT
In a hotel lobby and angle for goldfish
in a fountain. "-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
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Appreciated.

Tubb-Old boy. ! want to congratu-
late you on your speech at the BAN
auet last night. O'Sudds latter wait
ing a moment)-I know You do. pard.
and you're awfully sorry you can't DO
IT truthfully. I appreciate the effort.
Just the same. Nasty weather. isn't
it?-Chicago Tribune.
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For Sale

A good combination horse, gentle, and
will work anywhere. Dun in color, with
black name and tail-marks horse trad
ers look for-about IA or Is hands high,
weight about 1000 pounds; old enough
to know his own business. (Soon be-
comes attached to the man who carries
the crib key.) For price and pedigree
apply at this office.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows:
Ordinary, 95s cents.
Good ordinary, 10l4 cents.
Low middling, 1914 cents.
Middling, 1t34 cents.
Good middling, 1914 cents.
Receipts for the day, 1922 bales.
Total receipts, 81, 1866 bales.
Shipments to date, &c, 434 bales.
Get the Banner free one year by Sc.
curing US three new paid subscriptions