The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-01


subject, telling of his experience. in
handling two cars of seed-one of them
when the roads were good and the other
when they were bad. The difference in
the cost of the hauls was S4f3-enough,
he said, to have paid his road tax for
more than four years. DR.. w. F. Bell,
Mr.. J. P. Keeth and Mr.. Jim Odom all
advocated good roads. In fact, there
was not dissenting voice as to the
wish for good roads, although there were
several in the audience who expressed
themselves as opposed to bond issue
and to the location of the proposed hard
surface road. The discussion took a
wide range. Every one who spoke advo-
Gated better roads, but there was diff
ference expressed as to the direction of
the road that would best serve the trade
of the town. Every speaker advocated
the retention of the 6-mill special tax.
The best of feeling prevailed at the
meeting, which served as get-together
for all who were friendly to the special
bond issue.
WEDNESDAY.
There were but few votes against the
| 10-mill special tax for the Ninth School
District in the election held here
yesterday.
The result of the election held here
yesterday to submit the proposition of a
$50, 900 bond issue for Road District No.
3, comprising this ward, was as follows:
For the bond issue, SO votes, represent
ing S48,273; against, % votes, repre-
senting S27, 64O-an overwhelming ma
jority being cast in its favor, both in
point of numbers and in property. The
6-mill special road tax was retained by
a still larger majority. AS result OF
this election there is no valid reason
why Ward Three should not have as
good roads as any ward in the state in
the near future. Now what is wanted
is for all to bury their differences and
get together and make this section oil
Bossier Parish the garden spot of the
state. We already have as good high
school as there is in the state, and this
can be quickly converted into one of the
most desirable sections to be found any.
where in the South.
THURSDAY.
Mrs. Startling of Walnut Hill, Ark.
is guest of her daughter, Mrs. JohI
H. Allen.
Mr.. Dave Arnold still remains quit
i'll. His brother, Mr.. Hugh Arnold
now residing in Texas, is at his bedside
Mr.. H. H. Montgomery, one of Plail
Dealings former residents, is visito
here to-day. His home is now il
Shreveport.
DR.. G.. C. Lyon was called to the bed
side of his mother the first of the week
: She resides at Fort Scott, Kans. Sh
is now reported better and the Doctor
e expected home on the 9Th.
Y Messrs. Frank and Milton johnson G
- TISu LdHu dllu MI. htuLluS,lou 7
e Shreveport are assisting with the must
at the protracted meeting now bein
S conducted at the Methodist Church..
n Mr.. R. G. Purcell will complete tn
work of enlargement of the w. P. ALE
: building for DR.. G. c. Lyon within
e short time. This will make a handsom
e drug store, well within the standard {
IF a live and progressive town.
y Mrs. J. P. Slack, aged about fifty-fi
years, long time resident of this pal
u ish, and whose home was four miles ca
le of Plain Dealing, died yesterday. ST
1t leaves husband and five grown chi
u dren to mourn her death. The remail
j. will be buried this afternoon at Pleasal
ID Hill.
er Plain Dealing merchants all say tn
less groceries and feed stuffs are beir
ID sold here the present season than f
ID several years past. The farmers a
l. nearly all raising their own supple
Is This means large volume of busine
next fall if anything like fair crops a
10 made.