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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-24
Sunday School Convention.


Contributed by a resident of this place.
The Ward Two Sunday School Asso-
citation convened at the Ards Memorial
Church, Bossier City, Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd of enthusiastic workers
were present, each Sunday school in
the ward being well represented.
An interesting program, consisting
of talks on various subjects of vital i'm
portance, good music and the election of
officers for the year 1915-16, was rem
dered.
The following officers were elected:
Mr.. R. 0. Eatman, President; Mr.. ]. T.
Tillman, Vicepresident; Miss D. w.
Brownlee, Secretary and Treasurer.
Department Superintendent - Miss
Ruby Scott Ogden, Elementary; Mr..
c. S. Remington, Advanced; Miss Mena
woodward, Adult; Mr.. E. w. Doran,
Teacher-Training; Mr.. H. R. McCul-
Tough, Temperance; Mrs. A. C. Whit
tington, Home; Mrs. R. O. Eatman,
Home Visitation; Miss Eula Hanks,
Missionary.
Executive Communicable. r. O. Eat
man, Mr.. J. T. Tillman, Mrs. Thomas
Hickman, Mrs. w. l. Ratcliff and Miss
d. w. Brownlee. .
A pledge of S. was made by the Ward
Association to the Parish Association.
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Local Statistics.

From Assessor L. G. Smiths 1915 as
sessment roll, recently completed, we
CLEAN the following:
There are 1880 horses listed on the
roll and their total value is given as
5000, $3.50 mules valued at S193, 200,
Il 100 head of cattle valued at $61, O5O,
1900 sheep valued at $1,000, 1850 hogs
valued at $500, IL dogs valued at $3.50,
2140 carriages and wagons valued at
$50, TAO, and So automobiles valued at
St4,552.
The stocks of merchants of the parish
are given value OF s4s, 40; agricultural
tools, machinery and implements, s15,-
500; cotton oil mills, S95, ZOO; saw mill
plants, SIT, 1870; lumber on yards, $751;
00O, and all other personal property,
$t11,170.
The 335,99t acres of denuded pine
lands of the parish are assessed at
S67t 1882; denuded cypress lands
1865 acres, at s15t, 1886; river lands
near towns = 1875 acres, at $51, 642;
cotton lands (river)-53,872 acres, at
S457 ,9t2; cotton lands Chilly = 81, PIG
acres, at sS1,324; hill lands near towns
1923 acres, at S14,515; river lands not
protected. by levees-14 ,059 acres, at
9,206; railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone lines and express companies,
81 ,217, 1853.
The unimproved and improved lots in
towns are assessed at S219, $40.
The total assessed value of all prop
erty of the parish is given as So, 657, 242.
These figures are taken from an alb
stract to be furnished the State Board
of Equalization and, of course, minor
changes will probably be made in ii
before it is returned to Assessor Smith.
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Princeton.

Monday, June 2i.-Mr. Abel Bliss OF
Shreveport spent two days of last week
in Princeton.
Mr.. E. E. VanArsdel spent last Thurs
day in Minden.
Mr.. Archie Watson, now of Stamps,
Ark, is here on visit with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Rushing spent
Saturday and yesterday in Shreveport.
Miss Allie VanArsdel has gone to
Arkadelphia, Ark, on a visit to he1
grandfather.
Mrs. J. N. Watson attended the meet
ing of the Ladies' Missionary Society
held in Haughton Saturday.
Our same teacher of last year has
been given the position for next ses-
sion, her work having been entirely
satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Burrage spent
part of yesterday at Patty, visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas gladden. and family OF
New Orleans.
The 10Th passed very quietely here a
big crowd enjoying the barbecue and
lectures given near the school house in
West Princeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Trichel, with Mr..
and Mrs. A. Carson and their mother,
all of Shreveport, spent last Sunday
here with relatives and friends, making
the trip in their new car.
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Weds In Texas Town.

We are indebted to friend and reader
now residing in Nacogdoches, Texas,
for reporting news item that will prove
of interest to the Banners readers.
He writes of the marriage of Mr..
Andrew. Mckinney, formerly Of Rocky
Mount, recently of Noble, but now
located near Nacogdoches, Texas, where
he has succeeded to the position of book
keeper at the Frost-Johnson logging
camp, which position was recently re-
signed by Mr.. F. A. Hensley because OF
promotion. On the morning of the 10th
Miss Mary Dodd of Port Arthur, Texas,
was united in marriage to Mr.. McKin-
ney, and our informant speaks of the
bride as an estimable young woman OF
sweet and winning disposition.
We wish to take advantage of this
opportunity to congratulate Mr.. Nc
Kinney over his good fortune, and many
old friends residing in this parish will
join us in we'll wishes for himself and
his fair bride.
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Emma Dots.

Monday, June 21.-Mr. lobe Giles
and family spent Saturday night and
yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Rodgers spent
yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Giles.
Mrs. Cozby and family and Mr.. Walter
Giles and family spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Bird Giles.
Little Belfra aud Mary Johnston OF
Plain Dealing have been spending a few
days with their grandfather, Mr.. jim
Collie.
Mrs. John Cole and Mrs. John C,
Thomas spent Saturday and yesterday
at Antrim with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Black. HIGSBIDDLE.
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Plain DEALING.

Tuesday, June g. The last three
days have been very hot and gardens
are in need of cooling rains.
Spring chickens begin to show slight
redness around the gills, denoting the
fact that they are fast ripening.
On Thursday evening next, July list
an ice cream supper will be given by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain Church.
Children's Day exercises, by children
of the different Sunday schools, will be
held at the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday. A large attendance is expected
and desired. The officers of the Parish
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A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN.

On Thursday, June 10th, the grim
reaper, Death, entered the home of Mr..
A. Wright, and gathered from among
their midst the beloved wife and mother,
Mrs. Matte Wright. The deceased is
incurred by a broken hearted and aged
mother, her widower and eleven child
rem, besides host of friends.
Mrs. Wright had been in bad health
for number of years, SO her death was
not unexpected. She was sixty five
years of age, and was born in Mississippi.
After removing to this State she resided
in Webster and Claiborne Parishes until
recently. She was devoted Christian,
having been a member of the Baptist
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Church for about forty years. Her most
priceless treasure was her Bible and
she never failed to study it.
On Friday afternoon her remains were
followed by host of sorrowing relatives
and friends to their last resting place,
in the Timothea Cemetery. The funeral
rites were conducted by Rev. Strickland,
the pastor of Timothea Baptist Church.
The writer wishes to say to the grief
stricken relatives, "Let not your hearts
be troubled, for God knoweth best, and
doeth all things we'll" May He in His
infinite wisdom comfort those left to
mourn their loss. ED.
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Linton.

Tuesday, June 22.-Quite a number OF
young people from this place and Mid
way went to Bellevue Saturday to wit
ness the ball game between the Linton
and Goodwill teams. The game was
won by the Linton boys, the final score
being s to 7. The line up for Linton
was: Dock Merritt, pitch; Charles
Jones, catch; Ed Lewis, first base; Allie
Merritt, second base; George Green,
third base; Wilborn Dalrymple, right
field; Jesse Green, left field; Murf
Merritt, center field; Bob Bumgardner,
short stop; J. E. Bundy, score keeper.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tons were as follows:
Ordinary, 6I cents. ....
Good ordinary, rs cents.
Low middling, 75a cents.
Middling, s5s cents.
Good middling, 9tss cents.
Total receipts, 15s,56i bales.
Shipments to date, i3O,929 bales.
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Lost or Stolen

A dove-colored HORSE MULE, about t6
hands high, short coupled, collar scar on
left side OF neck, black on each shoul-
der; SLIGHTLY hump backed. Last seen
May 18th. Address, Shreveport, La,
Route 3, box 4. 2s-8-p PETER SMITH.
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H. BODENHEIMER & SONS
Fire, Casualty, Tornado,
Insurance
Surety Bonds--Best Companies
Shreveport, La.
For Sale

A small but we'll bred band of SHEEP,
50 grown and Is lambs. A fine buck
with the bunch. Address me at Benton.
24-tf r. L. ADGER.
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Dr.. A. NJ. ElCHELBERGER
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

| Office and Hospital Spring and Milan Streets
Telephones: ONCE, 1853; residence, 1852
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Recorded September II, 1914, on Con-
veyances, volume 50, page 1893.
If not redeemed within one year my
title becomes perfect under the law.
25-3 E. S. REED, Haughton, La.
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Recorded June 10, 1915, on Conveyan-
ces, volume IS, page 6t5.
II not redeemed within one year nv
title becomes perfect under the law.
G. O. GAYLE.
Benton, La, June II, 1915. july1
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Notice.
To J. E. Edmonds, Nonresident.


To J. E. Ednonds, Nonresident.
! hereby notify you that l bought lot
Ii OF the Heilperin Addition to Bossier
City, situated in Bossier Parish, Louis
lana assessed to you) at public tax
sale held in Bossier City on Saturday,
July Is, 1914, for taxes due the State Of
Louisiana and the Village Of Bossier
City on the roll Of 1918, and the amount
to redeem same will be as follows:
Taxes, interest and cost $333
20 per cent penalty ............... 81
Quit claim deed, recording, etc. (est.) 200
Publlsner's cost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300
1otal'....... ..'.........-....-..-.S 10
Recorded September II, 1914, on Con-
veyances, volume 35, page 1877.
II not redeemed within one year my
title becomes perfect under the law.
25-3 E. S. REED, Haughton, La.
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Notice.


To Stephen B. Hayes, Nonresident.
l hereby notify you that l bought the
south half OF southwest quarter of Sec
ton 2, township II, range IL Oess 8
acres off the south side of southwest
quarter of southwest quarter) contain
ing II acres, situated in Bossier Parish,
Louisiana assessed to YOU at a public
tax sale held Saturday, June 5, 1915, for
,axes due the State Of Louisiana and the
Parish of Bossier on the roll of 1914, and
3he amount to redeem same will be az
follows:
Taxes, interest and cost...............SS 90
20 per cent penalty. .....-............. 90
Quit claim deed, recording etc. (est) 200
Publishers cost ....................... 500
lotal.. .......... ....-.... .SE 80
Recorded June 10, 1915, on Conveyan-
ces, volume IS, pape GIG.
1t not redeemed within one year my
title becomes perfect under the law.
C. o. GAYLE.
Benton, La, June II, 1915. july1
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BENTON, LA. :. :. :. :. JUNE "a, 1915.
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Notice.
To C. E. Reed, Nonresident.

To G. e. Reed, Nonresident.
l hereby notify you that bought lot
80 of the Heilperin Addition to Bossier
City, situated in Bossier Parish, Louis
lana assessed to you) at public tax
sale held in Bossier City on Saturday,
July Is, 1914, for taxes due the State Of
Louisiana and the Village of Bossier
City on the roll of 1918, and the amount
to redeem same will be as follows:
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Notice.

To William j. Harris, Nonresident.
/ hereby notify you that l bought the
west half Of southwest quarter OF section
1, township Is, range II (less 8 acres of
The south side) containing u acres, sit
lated in Bossier Parish, Louisiana CAS-
sessed to you) at public tax sale held
Saturday, June 5, 1915, for taxes due the
State of Louisiana and the Parish OF
Bossier on the roll of 1914, and the
amount to redeem same will be as
follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
H. NJ Dryer Contends Chief
Road Should be to UmatiLLa

Umatilla Ore. June 2s. 1918.
Editor East Oregonian.
One Of the most potent arguments
for the connection of Pendleton and
the east end Of the county with the
Columbia river through a system OF
highways can be seen from the inter
esting situation which has arisen
with the renewed operation OF tho
steamers on the river from tidewater
TO Lewiston. This situation Is not
confined by any means TO Umatllla
county but applies alike out OF The
Dalles. Kennewisk, Pasco and Lewis
ton, the natural ports Of the river
above Portland and their tributary
territory inland from each Of them.
We continually see in the pess items
nor so generally appearing through
cut the state felicitaung the north
west upon the advantages which have
come to the Columbia basin through
the completion OF the Cello locks.
the suggestion that now what Is need
ed Is low river rates and sufficient
steamers. While this Is very nat
ural conclusion to the layman. it Is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
City Charter Prohibits Members of
Council From Being Interested in
Any Contract.
WARRANTS TO ALL BUT ONE
On Jobs Exceeding $1,000 Councilmen
Claim They Have Never Bid-Get
Portion OF Small Business Only.
Say-MOntg0mery Alone Has Not
Received Business.

In view of the recent comment
aroused over the sale of supplies to
the school district by directors en-
gagged in business, public attention
has also been directed to the city
council and street charges have been
circulating to the effect that members
of the council have been violating the
law by selling supplies or doing work
for the city. To give the public a
fair understanding of the matter, the
East Oregonian herewith publishes
the facts as ascertained
Section of article 1S of the char
ter of the city of Pendleton provides
that mo member of the common
council shall during his term Of Of
flee be interested in any contract, the
expense of which are to be paid out
Of the city treasury" This is the
only section of the charter relating
to this matter and City Attorney Car
ter states that he knows Of no state
law that goes further.
The warrant book of the city shows
that, since January /, 1914, seven
members of the council or firms in
which they are interested, have drawn
warrants aggregating 3241S.s5, How
ever according to Acting Mayor Dyer
Recorder Fitz Gerald and City Attor'
ney Carter none of the members ol
the council have ever entered into any
contract with the city or have bid
upon any job or contract. The sans
section of the charter above referred
to, provides further that any job oil
contract the cost of which shall ex-
ceed 500, shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder.
The city officials contend that such
supplies furnished the city by coun-
ell members or such work done by
them for the city did not exceed in
cost 500 and that, hence, no con-
tract was made. Under the city char
ter the only way in which the council
men could have been guilty of violat-
ing the law would be TO place broad
construction of the word contract.
The council as it is now constituted,
has been acting since January /, 1914,
and since then every member, with
the exception of Councilman J. z.
Montgomery. has performed some
service or furnished some supplies to
the city for which he received pay
ment. The warrant book shows only
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23

ELCENTRo. Cal. June 23.-Earth-
quake shocks which rocked the I'm.
perial valley early today and last
night damaged the district possibly
a quarter of a million dollars and
partially destroyed many brick
structures and slightly injured a
score of people. No lives were lost
in the Imperial valley. The earth
quake did not cause any deaths at
Mexicali, according TO persons who
crossed the Mexican border today.
but number Of looters were report
ed shot there by troops.
The greatest damage at EIcentro
was done to buildings occupied by
the Baldridge drugstore and Imperial
Valley Press. Falling walls carried
down roofs and the wreckage presents
a picture of utter ruin. The drug
store was crowded when the wall OF
the Security Savings Bank building
toppled over on it. Ensuing shocks
completed the destruction. No seTi-
GUS injuries were reported. A large
number of buildings were partially
wrecked
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
s%~~AA~ANN~N~~NS
WILL CONTESTANTS CLAIM
STURTEVAHT INCOMPETENT
FRIENDS or DECEASED CALLED
AS WITNESSES AT TRIAL
OF CASE.

In an effort to prove that A. j.
Sturtevant was incompetent to make
a will in November, 1918, the contest
ants of the probated will are now in
PRODUCING friends and business ac-
qaintances Of the deceased founder Of
Pilot Rock in the case on trial before
County Judge Marsh.
The defendants, Mark Sturtevant,
his wife and daughter Fay, rested
their case yesterday afternoon with
the testimony of DR. R. E. Ringo. one
Of the witnesses to the will He testi-
fled that he made an extended exami-
nation Of the old man at the time and
found that he was mentally compe-
tent to dispose Of his property.
George Done. F. B. Casteel. Douglas
Belts. George Tonkin and Ben oglei
all Of whom knew the aged man inti-
mately. testified that, in their belief
he was not competent to transact any
business for several years prior to his
death w. L. Thompson, president OF
the American National Bank. made
like testimony this afternoon and j, NJ
Bentley was another called TO make
sim lar statements. DR.. J. L. Temple
testified that he treated Mr. Sturte-
want up until September, 1913 and
found him SUFFERING from senile de-
mentia of a progressive nature Judge
Phelps testified to having assisted ii
the drawing of a will in 1909 or 1910
for the deceased man and of having
refused to draw a later will because
he thought the old man was not com.
petent at the time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
HARRY TAAW CALLED TO THE
STAND IN HIS OWN BEHALF
WITNESS SEEMS NERVOUS AT
FIRST BUT SOON GAINS COM
POSURE.

NEW YORK, June 23.--A complete
surprise was sprung by John Tanch-
field. counsel for Harry Thaw, when
Thaw himself was called as the first
witness in the sanity trial before a
jury in Justice Hendricks court.
Thaw was on the stand 20 minutes.
He was plainly nervous and seemed to
sink into the witness chair His first
answers were scarcely audible but he
regained his composure within a short
time and replied to all questions
clearly and distinctly. Thaw describ-
ed his sensational flight from Mattea-
wan and told how the New Hampshire
commission had adjudged him sane.
Thaw was not cross s-eXamined but
dismissed from the stand subject to
being recalled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
tstaff correspondenee.l J


HERMISTON, Ore, June "a
Members of the national legislative
committee from Washington, on a
tour of the reclamation projects un-
der the supervision OF the govern
ment arrived in Hermlston on sched-
ule time this morning and finished
their trip over the project here.
With the exception Of Charles r,
Davis of Minnesota, who was indls-
posed and could not venture out, all
the members Of the committee made
tour Of the project this morning, be-
ing taken over the route in 10 auto
mobiles which were furnished by Her
mston residents
From Hermiston, the party went
to the diversion dam west of here,
visited the third unit and stopped at
the place Of =. w. Botklns. The party
then went on to the Cold Springs res
ervoir. stopping at the william Leath-
ers place, where a drop of 55 feet
would furnish power for pumping wa
ter to irrigate a sixth unit Of the pro-
ject one OF the improvements being
urged upon the legislators. A stop
was also made at the Henry Sommer-
er place and the party then went
over to the south end and visited the
place Of J. S. MeNaught. The ranch
owned by Bert Nation was next visit
cd. followed by stop at the Prindle
ranch. These last two ranches are
on the land OF the Western Land and
Irrigation company's project on which
area a reservoir Is being advocated
and Il is hoped that this matter will
be given favorable attention by tho
visitors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-23
PROJECT SETTLERS PRESENT
ARGUMENTS FOR BETTERMENT
To NATIONAL LEGISLATORS

The party then returned to Her
miston and at 1890 o'clock luncheon
was served at the Newport residence
and meeting followed at which E.
P. Dodd presided and presented the
arguments to the legislators
There were three principal argu-
ments the settlers through their
spokesman presented to the commit
tee members. All look toward the
improvement Of the project and the
betterment Of those who are making
their homes there. First presented
was the question of an adequate tele-
phone system on the project. The
present arrangement was declared to
be highly inefficient despite the fact
the cost is high and more or less of
a burden to the settlers for the rule
Of having to pay in advance the an
nual charges at the rate Of 50 a
month--a total OF $24 for the year.
The new telephone system as advo-
Gated is wanted TO extend so as to in
olude Irrigon.
The second proposition of the set
tiers Is the question OF irrigating
what is known as the sixth unit of
the project, comprising 5000 acres ly-
Ing between the feed canal and the
A-line. This large area can be water
ed through the season from the canal
by pumping, the power to be gotten
from a IS foot drop at the william
Leathers place. It would also be
necessary to enlarge the feed canal
but the settlers maintain that the ca
nal needs to be enlarged anyway
A third proposition which was sub