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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-08-26

stitutional Convention, the substance of
which is not known to the writer, will be
solicited.
Miss Annie Ray Martin of Shreve-
port is pleasant visitor here with rela-
tives and old friends.
The new addition to the Haughton
school building has been completed and
the entire building painted inside and
outside.
Mrs. John Oats, sister of Mr.. J. A.
Larkin, is guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. G.. Smith. Her home is in
Texarkana, Ark.
Mr.. F. 1. Hanks of Dixie and his little
daughter, Ollie, were visitors in Benton
during the week. Mrs. M. H. Hanks
is Mr.. Hanks mother.
Mr.. C. L. Reimund, who farms four
miles east of Benton, was an agreeable
caller last Saturday afternoon. He came
in to renew his subscription to the
Banner.
A movement in on foot in Bossier City
to levy a 5-mill tax for ten years, the
revenue to be derived therefrom to be
used in establishing and maintaining a
free ferry across Red River at that point.
The proposition is to be submitted to a
popular vote of the town on the 9th Of
the coming month.
The Bossier City correspondent of the
Shreveport Times says in Sundays
issue of that paper: "Miss Nora Pat
terson, one of our most popular young
ladies, stole march on US last Saturday
evening by going to the home of Rev.
J. M. Hickson, where she was united in
marriage to Mr.. H. E. Rainey of Shreve-
port. Mr.. and Mrs. Rainey are located
at 1545 Pierre Avenue"
Jean Robinson, who some time ago
shot Glenn Johnson, was brought in
Monday by Sheriff Edwards and Deputy
Sheriff ]. A. Edwards and lodged in Jail.
AS he made an effort to escape when
arrested by Deputy Sheriff D. E. Sor-
rell of Bossier City, he was shot in the
leg and had for two weeks or more been
a patient at the Shreveport Charity
Hospital. The shooting took place in
the lower part Of this ward, and both
concerned are negroes. The charge
lodged against the accused is shooting
to kill.
Last Friday afternoon, Mr.. John R.
Sibley, jr., a resident of the southern
portion of this parish, shot and killed
w. C. Stephens, aged about twenty-nine
years and said to be from Montgomery
Ala. The weapon used was double.
barrel shotgun, both charges being fired
Stephens died at Shreveport santa.
rum Saturday morning, and the same
morning Mr.. Sibley surrendered Il
Sheriff Edwards and was released on !;
$500 bond. It is said that the two younl
men were rivals for the hand of young
lady, now Mr.. Sibley's wife, abou
whom Stephens made sighting remark
after the failure of his suit. When th'
two men met on the banks of Swan LAX
both began shooting.
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Emma Dots.

Monday, August 23.-We are having
some cool weather and lots of rain.
Some of the farmers say their cotton
crops are ruined.
Most of the residents of this commu-
nifty have planted turnips.
Bodcau is rising fast. There won't be
any perch fishing for some time.
There is considerable sickness in this
community. Miss Ethel Vernon is still
AIDED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Giles, accom-
panied by Mrs. John Collie, made a
business trip to Sarepta Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black of Antrim spent a
few days of last week here with rela-
tiyes. HlGsBIDDLE.
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Subscriptions Paid.

The management of the Banner here
by acknowledges receipt Of the follow
ing subscriptions paid during the past
months July, 1915:
Tom Adger, to Jan. /, 1916, SOC.
H. M. Alison, to Jan. 1, 1916, SOC.
John R. Brandon, July /, 1915, So.
H. L. Boggs, to Sept. II, 1916, 81.
j. A. Boggs, to Feb. 10, 1916, 81.
]. G. Barnett, to Jan. 1, 1916, ST.
Mrs. E. D. Burgess, June 10, 1916, 81.
w. T. Burt, to August l, 1916, 81.
w. D. Bankhead, to July /, 1916, 81.
A. P. Butler, to May %, 1916, 81.
o. C. Cason, to August /, 1916 81.
H. N. Cornell, to balance account
and to August 1, 1916, 50.
S. L. Demoss, to April /, 1916, 81.
G. w. Dalrymple, to July /, 1916, ST..
Frank Dickey, to balance account
and to August /, 1916, So.
A. F. Dodson, to balance account
and to August 1, 1916, 81.
A. H. Evans, to June II, 1916, 81.
John Ellis, to balance account and to
August /, 1916, 81.
Mrs. T. Olive Foster, July |, 1916, 81.
J.T. Ford, to Sept. /, 1916, 81.
John w. Griggs, to Jan. /, 1916, Soc.
r. J. T. Heron, to August |, 1916, 81.
James l.. Holman, to Jan. |, 1915, 81.
Mrs. J. F. Hughes, August |, 1916, 81.
VIC. Horton, to balance account and
to August 1, 1916, 81.
w. H. & C. B. Hodges, to July Is,
1916, 81.
]. E. Jones, to April 1, 1916, 81.
J.L. Jones, to balance account, 81.
F. E. johnson, to August /, 1915, 81.
w. "A. Lowe, to May /, 1916, 81.
W.. v. Lay, to Sept. i, 1916, $1.1O.
Sam w. Lee, to March Is, 1916, 81.
J. B. Lynn, to balance account and
to August /, 1916, So.
DR.. w. McDade, to Feb. 10, 1916, 81.
| Us. Mckinney, to June q, 1916, 81.
J. w. Oneal, to Sept. /, 1915, 81.
E. M. Oglesby, to Jan. |, 1916, DOC.
w. M. Peyton, to Jan. 1, 1916, $f.5O.
r. C. Purcell, to to Jan. %, 1916, 81.
Mrs. Fannie Purcell, to balance &C.
count, 25c.
JIG. Rickerson, to August |, 1917, 81
CIV. Robertson, to August |, 1915, ST
L. Swords, to June 80, 1916, 81.
NV. Sentell, to June IA, 1916, 81.
J. F. Strayhan, to August /, 1916, 81
Leon Sanders, to Sept. |, 1916, 81.
| P. c. Taylor, to Feb. 20, 1916, 81.
]. Taylor, to August |, 1916, 81.
T. "A. Tidwell, to balance account ant
to July i, 1916, So.
H. C. Wyche, to May l, 1916, 81.
Emmett Wyche, to balance account, 81
Judge r. D. Webb, March |, 1917, s.
| Billy Washington, to Jan. |, 1916, 5Oc
/ In the event you discover an error i
your date (if shown above) please max
prompt complaint.
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RETROSPECTIVE
Ten Years Ago.


From the Banner Of August "a, 1861
"The Yellow Fever Situation" was
given prominence.
Webster Parish's new Court House
was about completed.
"Mr. Tavner Taylor has been ap-
pointed postmaster for this place."
"Work was begun one day last week
on the foundation for the new Masonic
Hail."
The birth of boy at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. N. w. Stewart of near Red
Land was mentioned.
The Koran correspondent reported the
death Of Mr.. Ike Miller near that place.
The interment was in Minden.
"Mr. r. H. Davis, an old resident Of
Bossier Parish, died Tuesday at his
home at Roberta, aged about sixty-five
years."
The death of Miss Rebecca Beasley
was mentioned. She died suddenly
from heart failure while visiting in
Atlanta, Ga.
"a corps of surveyors is locating the
line of a railroad from Minden tt
Shreveport. Grading will be begun or
the Minden end next week"
"What Bossier Parish needs at pres,
ent is good roads and more people
Secure one and the other will follow.
That is still true to-day. But we art
beginning to secure the roads, and tn
people of the parish are perhaps making
more earnest endeavor in that direc
ton now than ever before.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Parish Fair Notes.

The recent rains should insure late
crops and our vegetable and grain dis
play should be good.
Are you saving some of the best of
everything for the fair? Please do this.
If you do not lay something aside for
the fair, or prepare for it as you go
along you will not have anything for US
when the time comes. We should have
the biggest agricultural exhibit this fall
in the history of the fair.
Get your poultry ready. See how
complete the premium list is on poultry.
Schools will soon open and then the
educational part of our exhibit will be
gotten ready. We hope each teacher in
the parish will have something for us.
Will you try?
How many Boys Corn Clubs are at
workP Report to Mr.. w. A. Fortson, OF
Benton, Parish Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools. He will assist you.
Balloon ascension, acrobatic perform
ances, merry-go-round and other inter-
esting and instructive attractions have
been contracted for.
We are going to have free attractions
this year that will pay any one to take q
day off to see. ny
Arrange your business so as to be
able to attend the fair. 1t will pay YOU
If you did not get your catalogue
| write to the Secretary, Mr.. ]. E. Walker
of Plain Dealing. He has one for you.
| Yours truly,
| M. S. BoLINGER,
| President Parish Fair Assn.
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An announcement card addressed to
the writer reads as follows: "Mr. and
Mrs. Bailey Thomas Phelps announce
the marriage of their daughter, Martha
Blanche, to Mr.. Greed Brown johnson,
Sunday, August %, 1915, Natchitoches,
La. At home, Hammond, La" The
bride was formerly teacher in Benton
High School, and has the well wishes OF
many lasting friends made while resi-
dent of our town.
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/ News Notes
I of the Week

Miss Alice Dismules OF Bradley, Ark,
is guest of Mrs. Mamie Logan.
Mr.. R. C. Bradford of Alsatia, East
Carroll Parish, was social visitor in
Benton on two occasions this week.
Miss Matte Adair returned to-day to
her home in Shreveport after a short
visit here with relatives and friends.
We learn that Rev. B. C. Conant, a
Baptist minister residing in Gibsland,
has resigned his monthly appointment
at Haughton.
After an absence of some days, Mrs.
James Evans reached home Monday.
She visited relatives residing in Mt.
Lebanon and Wyatt.
A pleasant visitor at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Hill several days this
week was Miss Sallie Tidwell, who re-
side several miles south of Benton.
Jack Sanders, a former well known
and highly respected resident of Haugh-
ton, died recently in Natchitoches. He
is survived by widow and two children.
Mr.. w. F. Kelly, who for about two
weeks has been here on a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Edocia Kelly, left to-day
for Birmingham, Ala, to resume his
position.
Mrs. w. A. Fortson went to Shreve-
port the latter part of last week to un-
dergo an operation at one of that city's
sanitariums. When last heard from she
was said to be doing we'll.
Mr.. A. N. Winget has ordered the
Banner mailed to himself and furnishes
his address as 1909 North Church Street
Charlotte, NC. He is son of the late
G. P. Winget, for years well known
resident Of the Red Land community.
Luther Horton, son OF Mr.. D. A. Hor.
ton, Of Fillmore, and who until recently
had employment at Creighton, died at :
Shreveport sanitarium on the 9th. HI
is said to have been young man OF ex'
cellent character and standing and hi
death is greatly deplored.
Misses Ruby Scott and Margery Og
den have been quite ill from fever TO
several days, but both are now said to b.
much better. They were among thos'
who recently camped on Bodcau ant
their illness and that of several others i
thought to be directly due to mosquit
bites while on the lake.
Mr.. S. E. Young, of the Linton com
munity, who was a caller yesterday, re
ported the death of the four years oil
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Young, VIII
reside near Ivan. The little fellow
{ death occurred on the goth, and was du
to some bowel complaint. The intermen
took place the following day in Rock
Mount Cemetery.
Miss Jean Gordan and Miss Lily Rich
ards, State workers in the cause of equs
suffrage, and others were here on tina
mission yesterday, coming in from Plai
Dealing during the afternoon. At th
appointed hour yesterday evening rep
resentatiye crowd gathered at the publ
nall and were addressed by the tw
ladies' named. Their talks were we'll re
celyed, and we are told that the senti
ment OF their hearers was to some sligt
degree changed. Mrs. C. o. Gayle an
Mrs. E. w. Doran were named Presider
and Secretary, respectively, of an Oh
ganlzation to further the movement
TINS community. Signatures to a pet
tion to be presented to the coming Cor
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows:
Ordinary, Ga cents.
Good ordinary, 6I cents.
Low middling, 7ss cents.
Middling, 8ss cents.
Good middling, 87s cents.
Receipts for the day, 80 bale.
Total receipts, 1853 bales.
Shipments to date, $500 bales.
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Gard of Thanks.

We take this method of thanking our
friends for their many kindnesses and
untiring help during the illness of our
baby, and especially do we thank DR..
j. R. Snider, who was SO good as to stay
with US and give such close attention
during the four long weeks that we
despaired of the little ones recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. MERRITT.
Linton, La, August %, 1915.
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Sherif,s Sale.

William C. Holmes VS.. E. A. Woody. No. $50.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, Sept. 4, 1915,
the following described property, to-wit:
The southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section "a and northeast
quarter of northwest quarter and north
west quarter of northeast quarter of sec
ton Is, township 20, north of range IL,
west, situated in Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, and containing 100 acres, more or
less; all timber on said land being ex-
pressly excepted and reserved.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $3.50, with 8 per cent per an
mum interest thereon from July 1, 1914,
until paid, and ali costs of suit, includ-
ing 10 per cent on said sum and interest
as attorneys fees. IF. EpwARps.
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, July 90, 1915. sept2
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The Little Boy and His Dream.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

The little boy smiled in his sleep that night
AS he wandered to Twilight Town;
And his face lit up with heavenly light
Through the shadows that drifted down.
But he woke the next morning with stained eye
In the light Of the gray dawn's CLEAN,
And out of the stiffness we heard him cry,
"I've lost my dream-my dream"
And he told us then, in his childish way,
OF the wonderful dream he'd known;
He had wandered away from the land OF play
To the distant Land of the Grown;
He had won his share of the fame and fight
In the struggle and toll OF men,
And he sobbed and sighed in the breaking light,
81 want my dream again"
As the years passed by the Little Boy grew
Till he came to the Land OF the Grown:
And the dream Of his early youth came true,
The dream that he thought had flown:
Yet once again he smiled in his sleep
When those nearby might have heard him weep,
ST want my dream-my dream"
For he dreamed Of the Yesterdays of Youth,
And the smile of mothers face;
hearth of old-time faith and truth
In the light of an old-home place;
He had won his share of fame and fight
In the struggle and toll of men
Yet he sobbed and sighed in the breaking light,
81 want my dream again!"
Memphis Commercial appeal.
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Rates and Rules.

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Homestead Entry No. Oh, 1913.

Department OF the Interior,)
U. s. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
August "a, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that Riley
IN Darby, Of Koran, La, who, on
December 1, 1908, made Second Home
stead Act of April %, 1904 Entry, No.
03, 1913, for the fractional northwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section SO,
township i6 north, range II west, Lou
isiana meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make i've year proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described,
before the Clerk of Court, at Benton,
La, on the 1st day of October, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
W. Houston, of McDade, La, and Elisha
Make, Seaborn Lott and Charles Airey,
of Atkins, La.
E. D. CHAMELEON, Register.
August 26, 1915. sept 80
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-08-26
Thirty Years AGO.

From the Banner Of August q, 1SS5-Bellevue.l
cit is about time for the first bale of
cotton to arrive in Bellevue"
AS proposition to remove the parish
seat to Bossier City was to be submitted
to the voters of the parish the following
Saturday, the Banner presented num-
Der OF paragraphs urging that all vote
against removal.
A jury term of Bossier District Court,
Judge R. G. Drew presiding, had just
been brought to close. One negro,
Dennis Boyd, was sentenced to be hang
ed. Many readers of the Banner will
remember him as the negro who shot and
killed Mr.. David Haas, brother of Mr..
Leon Haas-the two brothers then mer-
chandising at "Gold Point" about four
miles south of this place. The negro
was granted new trial, but was finally
hanged. In concluding its report of the
findings of the Court, the Banner said:
ain consequence of the illness of Judge
Drew, no court was held Monday and
Tuesday of this week. His Honor OPEN
ed court Wednesday morning and passed
sentence upon those convicted and adj
journed court until the next court in
course. >. The criminal docket of this
term of court was SO large that a good
number of cases had to be carried over
to next term, after exhausting the two
weeks Jury"
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Fifty Years Ago.

From the Banner Of August %, 1885 -Bellevue.l
Mention was made of the death of
John Earls Tin his fifth year) son Of Mr..
Jerome B. and Mrs. Sarah A. Mading,
residents of the parish.
Mr.. ]. j. Swindle, Red Land mer-
chant and Justice of the Peace, on the
10th united in marriage Mr.. William H.
Jones and Miss Mary Harris, both resi-
dents of the parish, which was reported.
The ceremony was at the home of Mr..
Elijah NJ. Cason.
A paragraph made mention Of the
death of Mr.. E. G. Atkins and Rev.
David Lawrence, who were referred to
as "two of our most useful and highly
esteemed citizens" The first named re-
sided near the present town Of Atkins,
and the other near the present town OF
Haughton.
"'To the victor belongs the spoils!'
Read the order of Col. Foley, in another
column, and govern yourself according
ly-s and save COST" That local reader
had reference to General Order No. 3,
which was issued from the Minden head
quarters and signed by "Lieut. Col. John
Foley, commanding Post" and IF. E
Nevins, A. A. Ait. Gen'," and read az
follows: Cali persons having in theil
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DR.. A. M. EICHELBERGER
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

ofnee and Hospital Spring and Milan Streets
ieiephones: Office, 1853; residence, 1859
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BENTON, LA. :. :. :. AUGUST 26, 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
NATIONAL HOME

Miss Ethel Wardwell of Portland,
passed the week lend with her brother,
Carl Wardwll, stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Varnum.
Two games are booked for this
week. Tuesday with the Rockport Y.
NJ c. A., and Saturday with team
from Buckfield. Both games will be
called at 3J5 p NJ. sharp.
Chas. S. Leavitt of Chelsea, late Co.
A, S, n. H. Inf; Henry A. Smith, Itch
field, late Co. D, 10 and Co. K 80 Me
Inf; and Thomas H. Macken New
York City, late Co. I, 8 N. Y. Cav;
were Saturday admitted to the Home
Col William P. Hurley, governor
left Camp Saturday to visit relatives in
Rockland.
The returns from furloughs Satur.
day were: James A. Olney from Paw
tucket, Alvin N. Hodge from Saco, and
Lewis Z. Barton from Gardiner.
George S. Quinn. late Co. G. 2. r. I
Inf, has been granted an honorable
discharge from the Home.
Jacob D. Propst of Chicago. late Co
c, /. Fla. Inf, James Wade St. Louis
late Co. A. IS. Mass. Inf, and Joseph
E. Hurd. Lynn, late navy, have been
admitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
Saeadahoc County.

| George c. Nichols VS.. John Sonia
Rescript. Bird, J.
Exceptions to an order of non suit
in an action of trespass quare
clausum.
The plaintiff entered without force
about half past ten in the evening. the
place of business of defendant, a
dentist, upon some business in which
both parties were interested and while
there INDUCED in improper language
and declined to withdraw when Or
dered so to do by plaintiff.
Held-That defendant was not a
trespasser alb initio; that although the
distinction between trespass and
trespass on the case has been abol-
ished. the declaration cannot be re-
garded as one in case and plaintiff
allowed to recover under it for dam
ages for acts committed by defendant
after his entry. the allegation of
breaking and entering being of sub
stance, and not Of form merely.
Exceptions overruled.
Received Aug 81, 1915.