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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-09

Mr.. Sibley's wife, but it is said that
i'll feeling had previously existed be-
tween the two.
R15" Don't forget the date of the next
Parish Fair-at Plain Dealing, October
10Th to 21st.
Miss Winnie Brownlee is in Good
Pine on a short visit with her sister,
Mrs. Glenn Robertson.
Mr.. John T. Hanks has returned home
from Red Water, Texas, where he spent
week with his brother, Mr.. R., w.
Hanks.
Miss Mable Edenton of Jackson, Tenn,
former teacher in North Bossier, has
ordered her Banner forwarded to Elton.
this State.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Role and child
rem, who have been visitors in Benton
for more than week, expect to leave
Tomorrow morning for their home in
Commerce, Texas.
The present prevailing price of cotton
seed is s25 per ton. That looks pretty
good, but the wise ones predict middling
cotton will go higher than e1s cents,
the price quoted yesterday.
Miss Mary Helen Key and sister of
Gibsland were recent visitors in Benton.
Readers Of the Banner will remember
Miss Key as former teacher in Bos-
sier Parish for several terms.
Mr.. j. H. Montgomery, now resident
Justice of the Peace, recently united in
marriage Miss Katie Bonds of East
Texas and Mr.. G. A. Farthing of Alden
Bridge. They are making their home
in that place. .. -a
A school has been established in the
Alison community, several miles south
OF Benton, and will be opened next
Monday. Miss Lennie Miller of the
Midway community has been selected as
teacher for the school.
Mr.. ]. M. Arnold, who farms near
Benton, was caller this morning. He
reported that he had not seen a cotton
blossom in three weeks or more. This
must mean that boil weeyils can be
found in great numbers.
Mr.. W. A. Fortson, Parish Superin-
tendent of Public Schools, informs the
reporter that since the close of the past
school term four-r room annexes have
been added to both the Haughton and
Bossier City school buildings, that a
new school building has been erected at
Millers' Bluff, and that another is under
way of construction at Caney, in Ward
Five.
Mr.. T. F. Ward, an aged resident of
Shreveport, in the employ of the Singer
Sewing Machine Agency of that city,
was fatally injured last Thursday night
on the Belcher road while returning to
the city. His death occurred at the
Shreveport Hospital and resulted from
injuries received when his buggy was
run into by an automobile driven by Mr..
J. R. Wemple of Dixie. There were no
lights on the automobile and none on
the rear of the buggy. Mr.. Ward was
a married man of family and by trade a
carpenter.
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glance. Hon. A. A. Abney was chosen
as Chairman, and he named Col. J. A.
Snider, Chairman; Col. j. M. Sandidge,
Col. R. w. Turner, Capt. B. F. Fort and
Mr.. P. r. Gilmer as committe to draft
resolutions expressive to the sense of
the meeting.
elm this issue we announce Mr.. P. R..
Gilmer, for Clerk; Mr.. A. Benz. Brough-
ton, for Recorder, and Messrs j. M.
Sledge and J. NJ. Russell, for Assessor.
They are all clever gentlemen.
Justice of Peace VIM. A. Kelly united
in marriage Mrs. Nancy Teutsch and
Rev. D. J. Henderson On the 7th, which
was reported. Also, on August 31st
Justice of Peace J. J. Swindle perform
ed a like service for Miss Thetis F..
Willard and Mr.. VIM. S. C. Gardner.
"District Court in and for the Parish
of Bossier convened in this place on the
4th, the Hon. James I. Weems presid-
ing" The foregoing appeared as a
local reader. However, it is to be seen
from lengthy article and resolutions
signed by members of the bar that Judge
Weems was on the Sth, when just about
to reopen court, arrested, as was the
Sheriff, this action being authorized by
Capt. Charles Berry, Provost Marshall
of the Freedman's Bureau for the Par
ish of Bossier. The offense offered by
the court was in finding a free negro by
the name of John guilty of horse steal
ing and sentencing him to the State
Penitentiary at hard labor for one year.
-. At the meeting of the members of
the bar referred to above, Capt. L. M.
Mutt was called to the chair, and Hon.
H. A. Drew and Robt. J. Looney re-
quested to act as secretaries. A COM
mittee of five was appointed "to embody
in writing statement of facts and pre-
sent such resolutions as they in their
discretion may deem proper and neces-
sary." The five named by the Chairman
were Col. George Williamson, Hon. T. T.
Land, Col. R. w. Turner, Capt. L. B.
Watkins and Mr.. T. M. Fort. The reso-
buttons are much too lengthy to be
shown here. However, they ably voiced
the indignation of the meeting.
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| News Notes
| Of the Week

The Alden Bridge School, which has
been closed for term or so, is to be re-
opened.
Fire one day last week damaged the
roof of the residence of Mr.. ]. P. Cliff
ford, an aged resident of our town, who
lives alone.
Mr.. J. B. Kirklin OF Rocky Mount
called last Friday and again Tuesday to
renew subscriptions of his neighbors.
Thank you, sir.
The public gin in this place made its
first run of the season last Saturday,
when three bales of cotton were ginned
for Mr.. S. C. Adger.
A business visitor in Benton one day
last week was Mr.. D. w. Hudson, of the
Red Land community, who while here
came in and renewed his subscription.
Misses Katie and Minnie Wyche,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Wyche,
expect to leave soon for Nashville,
Tenn, to enter Ward Belmont Semi
nary as students.
DR.. ]. z. Wise, now practicing his
profession at Crichton, was welcome
visitor here with old friends several days
this week. However, his visit was oc-
casioned by business interests.
Mr.. w. P. Belcher left some days ago
for Mineral Wells, Texas, for short
visit with his cousin, Mr.. John Belcher,
If. He expects to return here before
resuming his position in Mooringsport.
Crawling was begun yesterday morn
ing on the gap in the hard-surface road
leading from this place to the Bossier
City traffic bridge. Eleven cars of gravel
have been delivered at Willow Chute,
and Mr.. William Cook, in charge of the
work, says he can close the gap within
five weeks if there is no interruption in
the delivery of the gravel.
Benton High School was opened Mon
day, with flattering prospects for a
successful term. The faculty is as fol-
lows: Mr.. H. Shelley Roller, of Fort
Defiance, Va, principal; Mrs. E. w
Doran and Miss Madeline Smith, both
OF this place, and Miss Lille Maye
Williams, of Monroe, first, second and
third assistants, and Miss Harriet
Currie, of zwolle, primary work.
1t will be remembered by readers o.
the Banner that in the issue of Angus
18th mention was made of the killing 0.
W. c. Stephens by Mr.. John R. Sibley
jr., which occurred in the southern por.
ton OF this parish. Mr.. Sibley asked
for a preliminary hearing, which wal
granted by Judge j. N. Sandlin ant
held Tuesday in Haughton. Distric
Attorney Thos. w. Robertson was pres.
ent and was assisted in the prosecution
by other attorneys, employed by thu
father of the deceased man. The de.
tense was represented by Judge A. J
Mursf of Shreveport. About eighteen
witnesses were examined. 1t was proved
oy an eye witness that Stephens upor
meeting Sibley reached his hand under
his coat as if to draw a weapon. HI
carried pistol, but it was found to b.
unioaded. Upon Stephens making thi
demonstration he was at once fired upol
and killed by Sibley, who used a double
barrel shotgun. The decision rendered
Was that Of justifiable homicide, ant
e oioiey was ordered released and hi
pond cancelled. Stephens had not long
been resident of the parish and cam
mere from Alabama. The shooting re
suited because of remarks made abou
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Thirty Years Ago.

Thirty Years Ago.
From the Banner of Sept. 10, 1ss5-Bellevue.l
"Fall has put in its appearance"
"a tournament will take place at
Dixie next Tuesday"
"Rev. R. M. Blocker will begin a
protracted meeting in this place next
Monday night, the 18th. It will be con-
tinued during the week, and perhaps
longer"
GA call has been issued for conven-
ton of citizens interested in Red River
property and navigation to meet in
Shreveport Saturday, the 18th. Among
the signers to the call are Messrs. E. S,
Dortch, Elias Skannal and J. D. Atkins
of this parish"
Mr.. Ed Enderle, a mining expert, had
just finished prospecting throughout the
parish for iron ore deposits and made
a written report of some length, which
was published in the Banner. A por-
ton of the last paragraph of this report
reads as follows: "The best ore bodies
exist principally in the northwest por-
ton of the parish, very far removed
from any railroad communication. Rec
River might be used at certain seasons
of the year, but that is very uncertain
means where transportation is constantly
required. With the development of tht
iron industry have no doubt the OBJ
stacle will be easily overcome" Else.
where the writer said of the ore on thu
Gilmer place, near Plain Dealing
"There l found an extraordinary form
of ore, and in large bodies" Ant
"Pieces of ore are found in these gullie
weighing from 100 to 1900 pounds o
pure iron ore, with no foreign matte
attached, except such as is held in com
bination,o
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Protracted Meeting.

A protracted meeting will be held at
the Plain Dealing Presbyterian Church,
beginning Monday evening, the 18th.
Rev. w. F. O'Kelly of Shreveport is
expected to be psesent and preach at
every service during this meeting. W.
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RETROSPECTIVE
Ten Years AGO.

From the Banner of Sept. Z, 1905.
"Toll collections for the month of
August at the Shreveport bridge were
as follows: East end, s547.90; West
end, S615; night, $685."
"The date as fixed by the School
Board for the opening of all white public
schools in the parish is Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th. The postponement was
made on account of the quarantine"
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Ordinary, cents.
Good ordinary, 75s cents.
Low middling, 8ls cents.
Middling, 911s cents.
Good middling, 95s cents.
Receipts for the day, 256 bale.
Total receipts, 1925 bales.
Shipments to date, 1O,636 bales.
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COnstable's Sale.

. OOlSGdDle > SAFE
S. j. Caldwell versus Emma Owen. In Justices
Court, Ward Three, Bosser Parish, Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given, that by
IN virtue of writ of fieri facias,
issued by R. H. Allen, Justice of the
Peace for Ward Three, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, in favor Of S. j. Caldwell,
and against Emma Owen, and to me d.
rected, will, at 10 o'clock am, on the
2tst day of September, 1915, at the Office
of the said Justice of the Peace, in the
town of Plain Dealing, La, offer for
sale at public auction the following
property, towit:
Two bedsteads, 8 mattresses, l trunk,
2 chairs, cook stove, / wash pot, pair
of springs, tub.
Seized as the property of Emma Owen
under said writ.
T. B. BIxLER, Constable.
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Warming to Trespassers.

Warning to Trespassers.
THE Liberia plantation, consisting of
i 400 acres, located in Ward Two,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, has been
posted and this publication is made to
fully comply with the law prohibiting
trespassing. In future all hunters, trap
pers and others who willfully trespass
and those found guilty of taking timber
from the woodlands on the plantation
will be prosecuted. Also. all stock
roaming at large, and thus a menage to
crops, will be taken up.
T. OLIVE FOSTER.
September 8, 1915. oct IA
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Devotional.

Services will be held at different
churches in this parish Sunday as re-
ported below by those authorized to care
for the several charges:
September 2, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday, the 18th, at the Cottage Grove
Church. Services will be held at II :15 am. and
1880 pm. Communion service in the morning
G. G. WOODBRIDGE.
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Rates and Rules.

THE BANNERS rate for Display Advertise
l. ments is 121s cents per inch per week, /:
cents per inch for the first insertion. CThe 81
cents per inch added for the first insertion being
to nav for compositon) Other exceptions to the
12i cent rate are: That 25 cents per inch will be
charged for the first insertion Of all advertise
mants measuring less than six inches, and q
cents per inch for the first insertion of all meas
uring less than twelve inches. Every-other-
week advertisements rs per cent of weekly rate
For position adjoining reading matter, add Il
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of column and adjoining reading matter, or first
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nosition top or bottom Of column and showing
reading matter on three sides, add so per cent
Island position, double price.
Reading notices, cents per line per week;
yearly contracts, 21a cents per line. Add cent
ner line for composition.
Political display advertisements, Is cents per
inch for first insertion and 121s cents per inch
for subsequent insertions Political readers, 1C
cents per line for first insertion and cents pei
line for subsequent insertions.
Professional cards, $40 per year.
The legal rate will be charged for all legal ad-
yertisements.
An COPY for display advertisements should
reach this Office not later than Tuesday after
mon When it comes in later its insertion in the
issue for that week is not guaranteed.
The editors of the Banner respectfully request
that obituary poetry not be submitted for publ
cation. Such verse when good is usually not
original. and when original is usually not good
short obituary notice Immediately following a
aeath is solicited when the deceased is known to
the papers readers. Let the length of the notice
be gagged by the prominence of the deceased in
the community where the family resides.
The proprietor Of the Banner and its manage
mept hereby discaim all responsibility for views
expressed by contributors to its columns, or for
yelled or open attacks made on others by any one
not regularly employed on its staff and in the
capacity of paid employee in the office.
ANONYMOUS communications will not be pub
nsbed. There is no objection to the use of pen
name. but the editors demand to know who you
are before your contribution will be published.
Do not address communications intended for
publication to individuals.
Make all remittances in the name of the pro-
prietor or THE BossIER BANNER.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year.. .o1 W
Nine months SU
Six months. .................... ou
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PLAIN DEALING, LA, Sept. 6, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at Walkers Chapel. Morning
services will be held at eleven o'clock. At eight
o'clock pm. will conduct services at the Plain
Dealing Methodist Church. T. j. EMBREE.
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be given, by written notice, directed to
the last known place of residence of
each of the stockholders, provided such
notice may be waived by the consent of
the stockholders.
ARTICLE v.
The Board of Directors shall have full
power to fill vacancies in their number,
caused by death, resignation or other
company; they shall have full control of
the property of the company, and shall
so conduct, manage and use same as
they deem best and as is consistent to
the objects and purposes of this corpo-
ration; they are authorized and en-
powered to frame and adopt such bylaws
and regulations as the affairs and bust
ness of the company may require, and
employ all officers, agents, employees,
servants and clerks as they may deem
necessary, and fix the salaries of such
employees, as well as the salaries of the
officers provided for by the stipulations
of this charter.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or abol-
ished, or the capital stock thereof in
creased or diminished, by vote of two
| thirds of the stockholders, cast at a
meeting called for that purpose. Each
share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote, to be cast by the owner in person,
or by proxy. No meeting shall be called
! for this purpose without written notice
to each stakeholder. When this corpo-
ration is dissolved, it's affairs shall be
| liquidated by two iquidators to be
selected by the stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.
The original stockholders, and the
number of shares of stock subscribed
for by each, are as follows, to-wit:
w. E. Connell, 20 shares; T. D. Con-
nell, 10 shares; DR.. D. J. McAnn, 1C
shares; P. M. McClanahan, 10 shares;
Sim Weis (herein represented by the
said w. E. Connolly 10 shares; O. E.
Giddens, 5 shares; total, 65 shares.
| ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall be liable for any of the obligations
of this corporation any further than the
unpaid balance due the corporation on
/ the shares of stock subscribed for and
owned by him.
Thus done and passed, in the Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana, in the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses, on this the 1st day of Sep
TENDER, AID. 1915.
w. E. CoNNELL.
T. D. CoNNELL.
D. J. MCANN.
/ Pm. McCLANAHAN.
SIM WEIs,
| per w. E. Connolly
Witnesses: y :. oiDDf.N''
| P. C. BUTLER.
l.. p. BUTLER.
/ LEVEL G. BUTLER,
/ Notary Public in and for the Parish
| of Caddo, State of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, +,
Parish of Bossier,
Clerks Office, Benton, La.
! I, Jas. M. Henderson, Clerk Distric
Court and ex-officio Recorder, Bossiel
Parish, Louisiana, do hereby certify
THAT the above contained is a true ane
exact copy of the original charter of the
Atkins Gin Company, Incorporated, ant
that the original thereof is on file and O.
record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal, in the
town of Benton, La, on this the 7th day
of September, A. D. 1915.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk District Court and ex-officit
1875 Recorder, Bossier Parish, La.
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HAUGHToN, LA, Sept. Z, 1915

HAUGHToN, LA, Sept. Z, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Benton Methodist
Church. Two services will be held-at eleven
am. and eight O'Clock pm. J. M. BROWN.
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Registration.

Twill be at the following named places
on the dates shown for the purpose of
registering all legal voters of the parish
who wish to register at this time. All
persons already registered and desiring
to be transferred to the Adner precinct
will please appear at Adner on Monday,
October nth. The several places and
dates are as follows:
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DIR. A. Nj. EICHELBERGEP
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

oihse and Hospital Spring and Milan Streets
teleahones: Office, 1855; residence, 1852
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be given, by written notice, directed to
the last known place of residence of
each of the stockholders, provided such
notice may be waived by the consent of
the stockholders.
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TALK OF THE TOWN

You can buy Pippins for Csc at Cum
mings & Lewis.
Public dance in Rowland hall Saturday
evening CAROLS six apiece orchestra. A
good time for all.
AT Gould's you have always been able
to buy a reliable piano for Sl75 on the
easy payment plan-Advt.
Beginning May II, the price of chair
wood will be $3.50 per load of So cubic
feet. Arthur s. Martin. Phone 53-W.
Mrs. Charles Bengle of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her brother. Charles
Plouf, whom she had not seen for %
years.
d. +. Davis of Barre, at one time a
member of the state board of pharmacy.
has secured employment in w. r. Warner
& Co.'s drug store, filing the place of
Thomas II. Bsntey. who recently gave up
his oyment.--Vergennes Enterprise.
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s.en a. 1assss E.- g. ~ Cur-
rirEs 4 Tsrs-
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TALK OF THE TOWN

A special meeting OF the l.. A., A. O. II.
In r. of c. hall Sunday at $3.50.
At Gould's you pay the same price for
a piano every day in the year. What Is
right to-day will be right tomorrow
Advt.
Miss Eva Mcdonald OF Addison place
has gone to Nilliamstown, where she
ia employed as a stenographer in the
office OF Passera Bros, granite manp'
factureTs.
Special for the New England Fruit Co.
for sturday---Reception creams in as
sorted favors, l5c per ib. See window
display. Fresh strawberry and vanilla
1 ice cream and orange ice.
! Miss Marion Upper OF South Main
street, a teacher in the graded schools
OF South Troy, is recovering from an op.
Grafton for appendicitis, to which she
submitted at the hospital in Montpelier
Thursday.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians and
ladies' auxiliary OF Washington county
are making extensive preparations for
entertaining the national president OF the
A. O. H., James Mclaughlin of Philadel.
phia. who is making a tour OF the New
England states. The committee in charge
viii serve banquet TO the members in
Washington county, followed by an en-
tertainment and dance, which is to be
private.
On a charge Of non-support preferred
against him by States Attorney r. T..
Gleason, David Bruce Of East Barre was
arraigned before Acting Judge A. A.
Sargent in city court Friday afternoon.
The respondent entered a plea Of gull.
ty and asked the court 20 use as much
leniency as seemed compatible with the
circumstances. Overseer Thomas Roark
OF the Barre Town poor department was
asked concerning Mr. Bruee's attitude
toward his family The overseer stated
that the respondent had been competent
enough 20 provide for his wife and chill
dren whenever he would work. Witness I
also testified to Buce's ability to de-
mand good wages. A sentence. which 1
the Judge ssid might mean either five
or six months in the house of correc- /
ton was suspended. pending good be-
havior. and Bruce was instructed 20 /
sign over his pay 20 the overseer each
week. The arrest was made by Deputy 4
sheriff Dennis Donahue Of Graniteyillc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
chndren's Matinee To-day 81 Barre
Orera House.

Special elildren's matinee ~ 2.3o p. m
to-3aw AZ tie Barre Opera house. a fnf
uruvrsm of comedy feature rierurts ~
- presented. consisting oil 90 reels 1T
special feature. Eath ehiid sfll recrs.e
hog 81 sisoiet candy. Prices fer chi.
dren are fre oeuts for ire best seats
To-nirfts proafnm includes The Con
rief's son.~ n crest northern feature in
three sets. powerful play ~ W-hnse
Haraf~ Fr.hF special rn three afts. the
Death Knfu. Itsla feature in three aets
ard 81 sranss. u - e Toseiu tragedy b.
llFr ana tate Turirtts uregrsm err
sists 81 IH re5fs ~ fne rirtaFfa Agtt
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Ladies' Tailored Suits

We are offering for the
next few days a lot of odd
Suits, mostly in Blues and
Black, at prices that will in
terest anyone who wants a
good Suit. These are the sea-
sons best Suit values, and at
the prices offered they will 60
very quickly.
At $3.50 are a number of good
Suit values that are made in a
good plain tailored style from an
all-wool Serge. The Coats are
made in good plain tailored style,
in number of good new designs.
Skirts are the seasons new medi-
UNI fullness.
At $500 are number Of Suit
values in Serge and Mems Wor-
steds; are Sample Suits, only one
or two of kind; are regular
$500 and $1,000 Suit, at only
$500 to close.
In the better grades we have a
few Suits and Sample Suits that
we are selling at much less than
the regular price. If you want a
good Suit, this is a good oppor-
tunity.