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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Midway.

Monday, March 20.-Farmers are at
work in the fields, but it is dry, deadly
dry.
Gardens are backward on account of
dry weather, but everybody is garden
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews of Rocky Mount
preached at Pine Grove School house
yesterday.
H. H. Dalrymple is preparing to plant
five acres in peanuts, one acre in sweet
potatoes and little less cotton than last
year.
There is to be no increase in the cot
ton acreage in the Midway country this
planting, as the Body place will Gle
out" and some few farmers will plant
less of the white staple.
M. r. Merritt of Bossier City, W. S.
Dalrymple, w. J. Merritt and S. P. Har
rison of Midway took the day off Mon
day and went fishing on Bodcau Lake.
AS everybody from Shreveport to Min
den-goes fishing to Bodeau Lake some
time during the season, the local folks
thought we'll of getting there first in the
first bloom of the dogwood trees. The
luck was reasonably good as the fish
just have to bite when the dogwood is in
bloom. T.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Notice to Oil Oneratnrs.

SEALED proposals are hereby invited
- by the Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District for the leas-
ing of its lands in Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, for the purpose of developing same
for oil and gas. All proposals must be
in the Office of the Board, 52711a Spring
Street, Shreveport, La, on or before
Friday, March 81, 1916, at IL o'clock
noon, at which time the board will con-
slider said proposals, and lease the lands;
reserving the right to reject any and all
bids.
The lands are situated in sections 8,
IA and Is, township is, range u, Red
Chute Lake, containing STOP acres, more
or less, and in sections 8, 9, 10, II, IL,
10, Il, 10 and q, township is, range t2.
Half Moon Lake, containing ISL so acres,
more or less.
The secretary Of the board will furn-
ish detailed description Of the lands on
application of interested parties.
E. B. HERNDoN, jr., Secretary.
March 90, 1916. 1872
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Accused of Many Crimes.

Constable w. O. Odom came down
from Plain Dealing yesterday afternoon
with Lawrence Leone and wife, as, pris-
oners, charged with larceny. Leone and
his wife escaped Wednesday night of
last week from the lookup in Plain
Dealing, where the husband had been
jailed for the alleged burglary of Walker
Brothers Drug Store. They were re-
captured at Bradley, Ark, and goods
consisting OF rifle, shoes, hat, and
other things taken from the Bolinger
store, were found in their possession.
The Bolinger store Cat Bolinger) was
robbed and burned Saturday night. Mr..
M. S. Bolinger came down on the same
train yesterday with the officer and the
prisoners. Leone halls from Zwolle, a
town south of Shreveport, and is known
by some OF our Benton people. He is of
Mexican blood in part, but his wife ap-
pears to be Caucasian. The pair ar
rived in Plain Dealing a short time since
from Hosston, and just before their de-
parture from Hosston stores and resi-
dences had been burglarized in that
place.
They took up their residence in the
woods near Plain Dealing in arude shell
ter which they had built. The officers
found the shack we'll stored with plumber
of various kinds, some Of which was
identified as belonging to store in Plain
Dealing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leone are now at home
to their friends in the Parish Jail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
viii Seek Oil Near Benton.

The Fidelity Oh and Gas Company,
domiciled in Shreveport, will put down
test we'll in this community. The site
selected for drilling is on NIT. w. w.
Stinson's property and quarter mile
west Of the old test we'll. Mr.. Bob AL
lison, experienced in several local fields
as driller, will have charge of the OPP
erations. AS the lease on this property
would expire within about two weeks in
the event no operotions were begun,
work is to be rushed. Timbers for the
derrick are now being gotten out at the
local saw mill. st
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Los /

CTOCK certificate No. Is of the stock
~ of the Hodges Oil Company, Inc,
for twenty (20) shares of stock. All
persons are warned not to trade or ne
gotlate for same as duplicate certificate
has been applied for by purchaser, j. c.
Palmer. HODGES OH Co., Inc.
Elm Grove, La, March 7, 1916. 1914
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23

On motion and second, duly carried,
Mr.. J. T. Many was declared the NOM
inee.
Mr.. R. A. Smith, having withdrawn
from the race as candidate to become
one of the Justices of the PeNe for
Ward Two, Mr.. U. w. Hutchings was
declared the nominee for that office.
Mr.. L. E. Schools, having withdrawn
from the race as candidate to become
one of the Constables for Ward Two, Mr..
H. w. Patterson was declared the NOM
inee.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the chairman and secretary of this body
were requested and instructed to certify
the nominees of the several elections
and forward the same to the Secretary
of State.
Whereupon the Executive Committee
adjourned sine die.
A. CURTIS, Chairman.
R. B. HILL, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Annual Feeding Costs
Reduced Over Sc Per Cent

How can [ reduce costs of summer and winter
feeding when pastures are bare and still keep my
stock in excellent condition? is question that
undoubtedly has worried you many times.
But it has been answered. and avoaby that
sands Of farmers rushing the The
the SLO With silo feeding worries. You guaan
eed resh succulen food for cattle all You
eliminate the cotonseed meal hu
etc. You condition your stock in the finest You
maximum results from them day. has been that
of in the slo will far three in the
field That reduction of Sc per feeding
THINK OF TT
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Lumber for Sale

T I have purchased all the remaining
buildings, trans, sheds and foundations
at Bolinger, as we'll as enough of the
new lumber to take care of the local
trade. Any one wanting lumber will
ind stock on hand there, at low prices.
Will handle Windows, Doors, Lime,
Brick, Cement and Shingles. expect
to handle all kinds of building material.
7 Come and see me. Yours truly,
45-tf r. C.. PURCELL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23

The local team was winner in the bas-
ket ball game played here last Saturday
afternoon. The visiting team was from
the Bossier City High School.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23

I ~ 81 On February 18th,
AOS q black HOUND PUPPY,
white ring around neck, white breast,
white feet and white on tip of tail; about
six months old. A reward of S. is offered
for information leading to his recovery.
Telephone number, 1920, 8 rings; or adj
dress w. M. Mccall, Benton, La. 12-2-p
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Advertise your seed cotton now.
STATEMENT

OF the condition Of the Bank of Benton, Benton,
La as furnished the State Examiner of State
Banks at the close Of business March 6, 1916.
RESOURCES.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows: e.
Ordinary, 90 cents.
Good ordinary, 1923 cents.
Low middling, 1913 cents.
.Middling, 111s cents.
Good middling, 1925 cents.
Receipts for the day, 276 bales.
Total receipts, ia, t08 bales.
Shipments to date, 112, 164 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Declared Democratic Nominees.

The Democratic Executive Committee
for the Parish of Bossier met this day,
Saturday, March 4, 1915, in the town of
Benton, with quorum present, in per-
son or by proxy.
The tabulated and compiled statement
OF the vote had at the primary election
held on Tuesday, February 29th, to NOM
mate Police Juror for Ward Three, was
presented, checked and found to be cor
rect as follows:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-23
Dr.. A. M. ETCHELBERGER
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

Once and Hospital Spring and Milan Streets
Telephones: Office, 1853; residence, 1852
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

10Th, 1898, when but 20 We rs of
age, he embarked ia business as
the junior member Of the firm
which has shared his name for all
the years since.
For business integrity Mr.. Ian
dry stands As a peer among The fore
most men of the parish. Ills friends
and admirers are not confined to
this city, nor to this parish. Tn
til the present campaign he was
not disposed to take any promi
nent part in the politics of the
parish other than what might hp
expected of a business man and
property taxpayer. lie has been
devoting careful attention TO
the voters in their home
wards. His reception all along
the line has been such as to war
r ant our beralding him as abe
ria's next Sheriff.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

Democratic Nominee for the office
Of Clerk of Court, Ex-Officio Recorder
Of COnyeyanCes and Mortgages, for the
Parish of Iberia.
TO THE VOTERS OF
IBERIA PARISH:
| seek reelection to the
above important office
feeling that | have per-
formed my duties in an
honest, able and efficient
manner. My record as
Clerk of Court speaks for
itself and is known to all
who have had business re.
latiOns with the office.
| feel that owing to my
long experience in the
management of this office,
] can again serve the peO-
pie of the Parish in that
capacity and if elected, as.
sure you that will to the
best of my ability, do JUS
tice to one and all, always
bearing in mind that | am
the servant of the whole
people of this Parish, and
will be assisted by an eff
fiCient and trained corps
of Deputies.
}. q. LEBLANC.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01
BIG SCHOOL BENEFIT.

Arrangements have been made BY
the schools OF this city, with Mrs. j.
B. Hull, to give benefit entertain
ment on April 2S, the first Friday
after Easter.
The entertainment will take place
at the Elks Theatre, and will consist
of three parts.
The first part, will be ia the nature
OF an old time "Husking Bee" such as
Is well known in all corn growing
countries. In this pretty girls and
stalwart young men will vie with
each other to see who can husk the
most corn. One of the pleasures of
these "HussiDg Bees" is in the fact
that the lncky finder of red ear Of
corn is entitled to kiss the prettiest
girl in the lot We venture to say
that all the young men IN the cast
will come with their pockets filled
with red ears. and will try to put one
over on the girls. but the girls have
their eyes on them. This rart of the
entertainment will be filled with
songs appropriate to the OCCASION, and
will be rendered in character.
The second part will consist Of
vaudeville, and Will be something
beautiful.
Part Three. will be a little pIaylet
in which some of our best local talent
will appear.
Inasmuch as the teachers and pu-
pills are all working hard, and as the
cause IS worthy one, we predict a
great success from every standpoint.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

5 or 6 doses 668 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colde
q LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
eripe or sicken. Price Csc.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01
.IBERIA'S NEXT SHERIFF.

AS far as the Iberian has beer
able to Judge of the status of the
present race for the Sheriff's of
fee in this parish, but one conclu.
sion can be arrived at, and that Is
that ebony" Landry, by long
odds, Is leading the field. In this
parish, for a while. the Democrats
were disposed to make their claim
of sweeping aside all opposition
to their ticket, by the majority
will of the voters as will be ex,
pressed at the ballot box in the
general election. But recent
events in this greatest of recent
state campaigns have swept over
this state with the force of a
great tidal wave, leaving naught
but confusion and a sense of i'm
pending disaster In tho minds of
those who have been destined to
face the on rush of the mercyless
torn.
"Machine made politics" and
"boss rule' are for once again
destined to meet Water loo.
The people Of this state have
been aroused, from the waters Of
the Cuff TO the borders Of Arkan.
sas, and from the state line of
Mississippi to that OF the "lone
star" state, to "a realization OF the
Snort comIngs OF those who have
TO the leadership OF the
grand old party Of our fathers.
Democracy is not altogether
wrong. 1t has been possible,
to correct the party
ills within the party-and many
honest Democrats have sincerely
advised and hoped for such Q
course in the present campaign;
but the Bosses have insiduously |
secured such hold upon the par
y organization. and have been
'orced to show their hands and
Inscriptions methods, by the
;orce of unforeseen eveDtualitles,
o such an extent that nothing
)ut a political cataclasm can or
Will shake them off The climax
vas reached this week when sour
Bob" who was the hOnOred Rep
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

resentatlve Of thie, the 3rd Dis
!trlct for many successive terms,
then promoted to seat IN the q.
s. Senate. found 1t necessary ia
expose how far the grasping
hand of the Bosses would 90 for
their own selfish purposes in per.
verting the memories and state
ments Of erstwhile h0nored sons
of Louisiana.
Iberia, with the other parishe s
of the Third District, had found
1t necessary to protest vigorously
against the acts of the dominant
party, when that party undertook
course which meant the com
plete destruction Of our chief in
dustry, wrecking many milllons
Of investment and forcing many
thousands of our people to con
template the wiping out of the
fruits Of their llfe's labor. and to
share the horrors Of old age and
poverty. Democracy was dear to
the hearts of this people. 1t had
done much for them. 1t had saw
ed them from bankruptcy and the
misrule of ignorance. Notwith
standing all that Democracy had
meant and stood for, the people
of this parlsh felt that the most
forceful emphasis could be given
their protest only by their repu
diatioD Of the party Of their ia.
Tiers Therefore q Progressive
was sent to Washington to repre-.
sent this district which had been
so long and 80 faithfully repre-.
sented by the Hon. r. F. Brous
sard, now the junior Senator from
this state To further fortify
this emphasis, IN the course Of
human events, it became Deces.
sary TO show the world that this
protest was sincere and vital,
hat the Democrats must stand
aside, no matter how long or how
nerltor'ously they had served in
public Office, for q new set of hon.
,st sons of Louisiana who we're
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

On Wednesday the campaign
ers held forth at Michel Del
cam ores hall, IN the 7th Ward.
The hall was crowded and then
packed, while many were unable
10 gam Abundance. The venera
Ole Numa Migutz, ex city conn
Gilman Of this city, aud now q
candidate for the pol CT jury from
MS ward, was chosen as the
chairman of the meeting. Among
those who addressed the meetlpy
were L. A. Moresi, of Jeaneretre.
candidate for the legislature;
Gordon A. Sandoz; DR.. Z. S. Ful
ton. candidate for the office of
coroner; Judge l.. y. Hacker and
Mr.. Vic M. Aubry.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

Sold By ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01
sharing In this great protest of
the Progressive party.

P. Anthony Landry, the candi
date of the Progressive party in
this parish for Sheriff, is the son
of one Of the Oldest and best Gre.
ole families of this state. He
was born March 3Oth, 1873, which
allowed him to celebrate his thir
ty eighth birthday OH Thursday
OF this week. He first saw the
light OF day at the old family
home on the western shore of
Spanish Lake, in the 9th Ward of
this parish. He is the only llv-
ing son of a worthy father, the
late lamented Alphonse Landry.
His earliest schooling was en-
trusted to Mrs. Adolpbe Segnra.
How we'll she taught is evidenced
by the life Of the man her pupil
has developed into. The venera-
BILE professor, Ed. de Grandva|,
who has taught many of the fore
most men Of this section in their
early youth, was the next to
teach the lad how to string Miner
vm's bow Prof. Emanuel De
Blanc was the next to contribute
his share to preparing the lad for
his future. At st Peters Acade-
my, IN this city, he was given his
course for college.
At Spring Hill College, Mobile,
Ala, he finished his schooling in
a manner sho wing that his mental
attachments rendered him com !
petent to meet and solve
the problems of life. On July
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

Fremin's School House, in the
9th Ward, presented an animated
scene on Tuesday night of this
week, when the Progressive
speakers addressed the voters Of
that ward on campaign issues.
Mr.. r. j. Romero was called upon
to preside The speakers of the
evening were J 2. Robin, of
Jeanerette; }. T. D0mingeaux.
candidate for seat IN the State
Senate; g. A. Sandoz, l.. o. Hac
ker, and Chas. e Smedes of Cade
station The speech of the last
named gentleman was delivered in
French and was decidedly laconic
1t brought the house Just the
same. The meeting place was
denseiY packed-tbe audience was
estimated as containing abont.
250 voters.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

Senator Broussard today Mcb
20 was named to fill the vacancy
on the library committee of the
Senate made by the death of Sen
ator Shiyely N. o Times Plea
yune.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

The order of Eastern Star held
an interesting meeting on Monday
LIST. Three applicants we're mi.
tiated into the mysteries of the
ofoef' Delicious refreshments
were served after the conclusion
OF The ceremonies.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01
BULL MOOSE MEETINGS
A Busy Week for the Cam
paigners. Many Enthusi-
astic Meetings.

The Progressive campatgner'
Of this parish have maintained
steady gait through The past fort
night, cary ing the Progressive
view of public affairs to every
ward of The parish. The voters,
especially those who are farmers
aud tax payers, and those who
are so vita ~ interested IN the
prosperity Of every agricultural
interest, swelled the ward
meetings 10 an extent tax
ing the capacity of the halls IN
which the meetings were held.
The earuestness Of the attention
I,giver the speakers everywhere ls
convincing proof that we are
passing through history making
epoch.
Ga last Saturday evening, ID
accordance with the plans of the
campljgn committee, a Progress
ajvr Rally was held in this, the
8 h Ward Of This parish, at the
Court House. The out pouring of
the people was an eloquent cx
preston Of the interest being
taken in the development of the
campaign The balls, aIsles, ba
couy, stairways-all we've crowd
ed with men, anxious to see and
hear the speakers. And still
there were about as many more
who were unable to gain admit
lance 10 the building. In the
face of these facts the cores
pOudent OF the Times Picayune
bad the temerlty 10 write that
"the court room was comfortably
flIed.'
With our respects to that re
porter, the meeting was generally |
as a big Progressive
success, and as big a Democratic
disappointment. There were two
bands Of music in attendance. one
from this city aud the other from
Loreauville The n. |. & North
EN- h. II. ran a special train over
their hne, III this parish, for the
bsntti III of those who wished 10 at
feDd the New Iberia meeting
he trolley liDe put on double
service of cars for the convenience
and comfort of It's patrons on
that evening. And yet "the
court room was comfortably
filed
M Fritz DietIein called the
meeting TO order and invited Mr..
Gordon a. SaEd0z to receive the
gavel ard preside over the meet
ng, which he did in a mastery
Judge w. E. Howell
and Hon Edwin s. Broussard
were he principal speakers of the
,ve1ing.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

III you eat something which dis
agrees with you, don't let it work
its own way through. It's a slow
process and makes you feel Lad.
Get rid of it quickly by taking a
dose of HERBINE. 1t drives out
inn urities in the stomach and bow
els and you feel better Immediately.
Price Soc.
Sold By ESTORGE DRUG co
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

Mr.. August Rogers, one o. our
gardeners, eports light frost on
Tuesday morning,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-01

On Thursday evening of last
week Progressive meeting was
held in The 4th Ward of this par
lsh, at the place of Anatole Ju
dice. The attendance numbered
approximately 200 voters. The
speakers were Judge l.. o. Hac
kcr; Dr.. i. s Fulton, candida te
for Coroner; Z. A. Landry, can
didate for Sheriff; j. A. GoDsou
lin, caDd idate for Clerk OF Court;
and Mr.. VIC. M. Aubry. Mr.. De
comine Dauterive presided over
the meeting and directed it's
course. In due course of time
90 Jumbo was announced and
served to ali present Mr.. Berard
enlivened the feast with a few
choice vocal selections.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12
MOOSE WATCH CHARM
 TO A. LAMPHERE
His Prize For Top Score in Card
 Tournament.

A. Lamphere. with a score of 1041, took first place in the card tourna- ment which was completed on Thurs day evening at the Moose Home and was presented the prize, a Moos1 watch charm, by Dictator Joseph A George in behalf of the house com mittee, at the lodge meeting on Fri day evening. The first five men with their scores follow:
 A. Lamphere, 1041; H. H. Jarvis, 1049; George H. MoIes. 1851; Arthur Andrews. 1855: P. Busch, I265.
 The lodge meeting was called to order by the dictator and several matters of importance were trans acted. Samuel Taylor was appoint ed treasurer to succeed Walter H. Simpson, resigned. Plans were made for a smoker and entertainment to be held for the members next Thurs day evening at the home.
 It has been decided to ask for a dispensation and it is planned to hold an initiation early in March to ac- commodate the candidates who were unable to attend the class initiation held recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-12

The organization committee for the next Dollar Day in Norwich which is to be next Wednesday, February 16, had a list of "A Norwich merchants who are subscribers to the plan con templeted on Friday andw may have more yet to go on the list before Wed nesday arrives. To all the Norwich merchants who are subscribers to the plan for this day of special value giv- ing for dollar, the special banners will be issued for display so that both local and out of town customers will be guided by the banners to the places to look for the special Dollar Day bar gains.
 The list is extensive enough to in clude stores dealing in all classes of merchandise that the retail trade will want and it is the expectation of those working to carry out the Dollad Day idea that the Norwich stores will be able to say that they have had record day when they have come to look over their experiences after the close of business next Wednesday.
 The following isthe list that was completed up to Friday night:
 J. c. Macpherson, H. M. Lerou, She tucket Harness Co.,. Disco Bros, Brooklyn Outftters. National Shoe & Clothing Co.,, Grand Sale Remnant Store, Ladies' Specialties Co.,, Mohican Co., George P. Madden, John Fergu- son, Branche Brothers, Peter Sellas,