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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-15

Thlrty-Six Recruits Accepted.
Thirty-six applicants were accepted
and forwarded to Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri, during the month of August
by Capt w. N. Hughes, ST.. U. s. A.,
recruiting officer at Nashville. These
were divided among the various reg.
ular army stations as follows: Nash
vile 16, Decatur s, Cookeville 8,
GAINESVILLE 2, Tullahoma s, Bowling
Green 1.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-15
Future Charities Meetings.

Future OHdTItIeu WScpiHHo'
c. C. Member, secretary Of State
Board of Charities, announces meet
ing of the board for October 16, q
meeting of the directors of the Ten
nessee Society for Mental Hygiene,
October IT. and a conference Of the
leading social workers of the state,
October IS. All these meetings will
be held in Nashville and are expected
to determine upon legislative policy
dealing with many Tennessee prob
lens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-15
STATE NORMAL TO
REOPEN SEPT. IS
LARGEST REGISTRATION IN THE
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION
IS REPORTED.
FACULTY IS STRENGTHENED
Few Changes In the Personnel OF tho
Facuity-New Manual Training
Equipment Has Been
Installed.
Nashville.

Nashville.
Preparations are being completed
rapidly for the opening of the 1916
1917 term of the West Tennessee Nor
NAL School, Sept. 10, and prospects
for a successful term were never
brighter. According to Prof. Fraser
Hood, member of the faculty, the
advance registration is greater than
ever before.
The winter session for 1915-1916
opened last September with total Of
900 students enrolled. The registra-
ton this year already exceeds that
number. A majority of the students
are from Tennessee, but many are
from Mississippi, Arkansas and other
states.
One Of the noticeable improvements
at the Normal is in the manual train
ing department. New and valuable
paraphernalia was installed, which
affords greater opportunities for the
students.
There will be few changes this
year in the faculty, which will be the
strongest In the history of the Nor
NAL. Prof J. w. Brister, president,
has been busy arranging all the de-
tails for the winter term and now is
making trip to ST. Louis on a steam
er for rest before the opening day.
The changes in the personnel Of the
faculty are: In the depart ment of his
tory Prof. E. Caleb Patterson, who
held this chair two years ago, returns
after having spent year at Harvard
University. Prof. J. F. Zimmerman.
who filled the chair during the alb
sence of Prof. Patterson, has accept
ed the SUPPLEMENTARY of the public
schools at Paris. ~
The sixth year at the East Tennes-
see State Normal School will open
Tuesday, September 10, with prospects
for very large registration. Nearly
every place in the woman's dormitory
has been reserved and many students
have arranged to live in private
homes. The correspondence indicates
that larger number of school gradu-
ates will enter the normal school this
year than ever ebfore
All the members of the faculty of
last year will return except Prof s. P.
Barnes, who resigned to become SUI
perintendent of the Johnson City pub
lie schools.
Prof. d. R. Haworth, who is TAX
ing special course in rural educa-
ton and supervision in Columbia Uni
versity, will resume his connection
with the school on January 1.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
Late News Paragraphs.

Twelve thousand persons die
of measles in the United States
annually, and 10000 of whooping
cough.
Twenty five persons were killed
last Friday when a passenger train
plunged through bridge at
Packard, Iowa.
Washington, June 5.-Louis D..
Brandeis, of Boston, to- day took
his seat as Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court, the sixty-second
citizen and the first Jew to rise to
that distinction.
Washington, June 1.-Condition
of growing cotton was 77.5 per
cent of a normal May 25th, the
Department of Agriculture an
nounced to-day. A statement
issued by the department said :
Conditions are reported best in
the alluvial lands of the Missis-
sippi River and its tributaries and
in the southern portions Of the
Gulf States east of the Mississippi
Washington, June 1.-OffciaI
figures published by the British
Embassy show that up to the
end of April neutral nations hao
lost 121 ships sunk by submarines
In the list appears the name o.
only one American ship-the Lee
lanaw, sunk July 25th last year
Norway was by far the heavies
sufferer with 81 ships lost. Den
mark lost %, Sweden 20, Holland
7, Greece 5 and Spain 4 ships.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
Results Are Convincing.

The editor Of the Seattle Times
declares that the good results fol-
lowing the punishment of the sa-
looms from Seattle cause him to
change from "wet' to dry" in
sentiment. Some of these results
are: Seattle, during the wet"
period, with 260 saloons, averaged
1900 arrests month. In Janu-
airy, during the "dry'' regime,
only 400 arrests were made, and
sixty of these were hangovers
from the old year. In the first three
weeks Of January during the dry
period savings deposits in the
banks increased fifteen per cent.
In the same month of January
every grocery store and every dry
goods store showed a wonderful
increase in business. The increase
of the sales of dry goods stores
was in wearing apparel for women
and children and in the grocery
stores chiefly in fruits and fancy
groceries, proving that the women
and children, who suffer most from
the liquor business, receive the
greater benefit from prohibition.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
War News.

The British cruiser Hampshire
was sunk by a German mine or
topedo off the West Orkneys last
Monday evening, and with it Earl
Kitchener, British Secretary of
War, and his staff.
The British losses in the North
Sea battle on May 31st and June
1st are estimated to be about 5000
men and those of the Germans
about $500. The British losses in
officers were extremely heavy, the
list including Rear Admiral Hood
who went down with his flagship,
the Invincible. Fourteen British
ships are known to be lost and
thirteen German ships. Value OF
British ships lost, $50, 1902, OS0
tonnage, 114,400. German ships,
value, S26,O70,0 600; tonnage, SO, :
8O2.
Petrograd, June Tn their
new offensive movement the Rus
slams have captured more than
10000 men, it was announced Of
6cially to-day. The sudden blow
struck by the Russians along the
entire Ga!ician front Of 275 miles
from the Pripet to Roumania is ir
the unanimous opinion OF the mil
itary critics here brilliant begin
ming of the long awaited Russian
offensive. The movement derives
significance from the fact that i
is not an isolated attack agains
any one portion of the Austrian
lines, but carefully cordinatee
movement embracing the whole
front.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08

co acres. Taxes, $3.50; interest and
cost to be added.
Charles Stoer-One- interest in the
se14 of sec 26, tp 20, rng IL (less Is
acres off the south side of seA of se14)
So acres. Taxes, $2.76; interest and
cost to be added.
j. M. Tomlin-Lots 81, 90 and 81 of the
Heilperin Addition to Bossier City.
Taxes, S1.88; interest and cost to be
added.
Guissippa Trombetta-Lots /, 2, Is and
rs, blk 6 of the Hunter Subdivision,
Bossier City. Taxes, 1852; interest
and cost to be added.
Margaret Bell-The neil of swh Qess
10 acres off the south side) sec %, tip
%, rng IL; also, less Is acres off the
north side. Taxes, 40 cents; interest
and cost to be added.
Malissa Darling-Frl nw1 (less SEA of
nw4) of sec 1, tp %, rng 1870 acres.
Taxes, 1881; interest and cost to be
added.
Abbie E. McStea-The VIZ of ne1 Qess
Is acres off the east side of sw4 OF
ne14) of sec 10, tip 90, rng 10, leaving g.
acres; also, less acres off the east side
of nw14 of ne14-60 acres. Taxes, 1927;
interest and cost to be added.
On said day of sale l will sell such
portion of said property as each debtor
will point out, and in case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property,
will at once and without further delay
sell the least quantity of said property Of
any debtor which any bidder will buy
for the amount of taxes, interest and
cost due by said debtor. The sale will
be without appraisement, for cash, in
legal tender money of the United States
and the property sold shall be redeem.
able at any time for the space of one
year by paying the price given, includ.
ing costs, and 20 per cent thereon.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff
and xofficio Tax Collector, Bossier Parish
Benton, La, May /, 1916. iuns
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
An Ordinance

Ordering an election in Road District
No. 2 of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as
created by the Police Jury of said
parish April 10, 1915, to take the sense
of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict on the question of levying a
special 4-mill tax for perion of five
years, beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1920, inclu-
sive, for the purpose of building, con-
structing and repairing bridges and
building, repairing and maintaining
public roads in said road district, ex-
cept the gravel roads, constructed or
to be constructed in said district.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal and
special session convened, That under
the authority of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, and pur-
suant thereto, special election is here
by ordered to be held in Road District
No. 2 of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as
now created, on Saturday, the oath day
of June, 1915, to take the sense of the
property taxpayers qualified to vote al
such election, as provided by law, on the
question OF levying annually a specia
road tax of mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all assessable prop
erty in Road District No. 2 for the pc
Rod of five years, beginning with the
year 1916 and ending with and including
the/year 1920, and according to law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the purpose for which this said tai
is to be voted and levied and the use TO
which said proceeds are to be used arr
declared to be: For the purpose o
building, constructing and repairing
bridges and building, repairing ant
maintaining public roads in Road DIS
trict No. 2 of Bossier Parish, Louisiana
except the gravel roads, constructed 0
to be constructed in said road district.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
From Over Our Great State.

Mark Kirwin was shot and kill
ed when found robbing stable IN
New Orleans.
During 1914 and 1915 Al, TOO
buildings in New Orleans were
made rat proof.
In the General Assembly yes
terday the House defeated the
woman's suffrage amendment by
a vote Of SO to 80.
A large consignment of black
bass of the small mouthed variety
from the Government fish hatch
cries was recently released III the
upper Calcasieu River.
The Standard Oil Company's
assessment in Caddo Parish is be-
tween S1,3O0,OO0 and 81, 100000
The assessment in Ward -Four, in
which Shreveport is located, is
S24,O19,970.
Three men, one customer, and
the other two with pistols, held up
a drug store at 1885 Canal Street,
New Orleans, Wednesday night of
last week, and got away with Slo6,
escaping in an automobile.
Shreveport Journal: An in
crease of S1,84O,705 is shown in
the Caddo Parish assessment for
1917 as compared with the past
year. The total assessed property
Valuations for 1916 is S34, 023,625
Last year it totaled S32, 1o2,92O.
Mayor S. A. Dickson Of Shreve-
port died suddenly at St. Louis
last Friday of acute indigestion.
while en- route to New York. He
was native Of Bossier Parish.
and a son Of Michael A. Dickson
and grandson of Michael Dickson
pioneer citizens and Red River
planters.
A tornado struck Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish, at midnigh
last Saturday, destroying proper
ty to the amount of SIS, 900. Hal
almost the size of hen eggs Gov
cred the ground to the depth 0
about two inches. The Masonic
Hall, Methodist Church and ;
residence were destroyed.
The total taxes collected in tn
Parish of Caddo for 1915 includ
ing license fees amounts to ap
proximately SG69, 900, or 99la pc
cent of the total on an assessment
of S33, 100000 Next to the Paris
of Orleans, Caddo ranks secon
in the State in the amount Of take
paid into the State Treasury.
Louisiana Planter, June 3: TIL
} cane crop is developing splendid
ly and the active prosecution c
] field work has been eyerywher
possible. Throughout the Who'll
I Louisiana sugar district the las
cultivation will be given to tn
( crop earlier and under more pro
S pititious circumstance than ha
r been the case for a number {
!. wears.
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Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, Ut
That said election be held at Belsyr
Haughton, Koran and Adner, the nj
ular polling places in said district
now established by law, on SaturdsI
June "a, 1916.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, st
That said election be held under
general election laws of the Stais
Louisiana, except as hereinafter M
flied.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, 1t
That the ballots to be used in said es
ton may be printed or written, y
shall read: "For a 4-mill special To-
tax for period of five years.
against 4-mill special road tax ~
period of five years."
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ~
That all legal voters vino are prOpsf
taxpayers in said district shall be Fl
titled to vote, provided women who y
property taxpayers in their own riga
shall be entitled to vote, either in pa
son or by proxy.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, ~ 1
That notice of election herein cali
shall be given by proclamation of y
President of the Police Jury, and puAi
lished for thirty clear days in The oiha1I
journal of Bossier Parish, as required
law, and that said proclamation shall
forth that this Police Jury will meet
open session ON the 18th day Of WI
1916, at the Court House, in the tow
Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
will then and there proceed to open !
ballot boxes, examine and count the D
lots, in number and amount, exams
and canvass the returns, and declare =
result of the election, and such meeHs
of the Police Jury for said purpos
hereby called.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, q
That the returns of said election %
be made to the Police Jury OF Boss
Parish, at its meeting to be heldJaEl
1916, on which date the canvass Of Y
returns will be had, as aforesaid.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained y
That the following named commisscas
and clerks shall conduct said election,
Precinct Il Bellevue: L. G. Hssi
w. M. McVea and H. G. Deputy COZ
missioners; J. R. Snider, clerk.
Precinct 2-Haughton: A. g. Me-
G. N. Jones and A. E. Nelson, CONN
sioners; T. H. Lawrence, clerk.
Precince 3-Koran: j. A. GAVIN
Phillip Brown and J. C. Palmer, VI
missioners; E. R. Connell, clerk.
Precinct 4-Adner: S. S. Rounsals]
Alex Shaw and r. 0. Busoy, cOnn'|
sioners; M. w. Finuf, clerk. Il
| Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, 8
That returns of said election are I
made as hereinabove set forth, sha
Secretary OF the Police Jury ls ~.
instructed to have prepared fol y
said election all necessary baiio's,
sheets, ETC., and other officers az
quested to furnish lists, as requlisa
law; and that to carry said prop0ss
must receive 4 majority in nunee, +
amount of the assessments Oh
voting.
Done and signed officially on ths
18th day of April, A. D. 1916; ;d,s
J.C. LOGAN, Preslass
1876 Police Jury of Bossier Parish, DVs-S
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08

There are approximately $3.50
deaths annually in the United
States due to accidents, and in
connection with the carrying on
Of dangerous industries there are
$4,000 deaths and 100000 injuries
involving a disability of longer
than four weeks.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
What the Papers Are Saying.

Philadelphia Telegraph: The
world may be getting wiser, but
some Of US still have whole lot
to learn.
The Shreveport Caucasian on
UBIQUITOUS politics: 1t is not de-
niable that Louisiana as a State
has been suffering from an mi
quitous system of politics which
is accountable for the many un-
necessary boards and committees
through which the revenues of the
State are absorbed without any
equivalent operating for the gen.
eral good OF the State.
The St. Helena Echo sees dan
ger ahead for the Democratic
party and tells how to avoid it:
Suppose we try redeeming every
pledge made in the platform on
which Col. Pleasant was elected,
for just as certain as the sun
shines the Democratic party in
Louisiana is going to be Cd trial
these next four years, and unless
something is done the people will
spew it out of their mouths. They
have been fooled already until it
took heroic efforts to hold suf-
fcient number of them in line to
make up respectable majority
and if the promises made are not
kept that majority will be turned
intoa minority at the next election
Shreveport Caucasian: What
is called the lobby is said to be
in greater numbers than ever be-
fore gathered at Baton Rouge
during the sitting Of the Legisla'
ture. How to get rid of this lobby
o-called, is one of the problem;
political which concerns not only
the duly accredited representa-
tives ofthe people but the officials
of the State as we'll. 1t woulc
seem that the General Assembly
could provide rules that would ex'
clude the political leeches ane
cormorants from invading thu
precincts of the Legislature. Thu
, rules now in operation are mop
erative for the reason that lobby
lists are permitted to enjoy priv
leges which should be denied
The aim of the professional lobby
> ist is to defeat legislation that ma.
= be inimical to the interests of which
= he is the agent. Every represen
, tative in the General Assembl,
: should consider the peoples wei
, fare first and always.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before L. u. D "A
u Justice Of the Peace for WAurI 4
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, o ii
Moore of near Midway, La, anu ~
sold at Rocky Mount, La, WILL nv I'll
legal hours of sale on Satufosh h h
"a, 1916, a MOUSE COLoRED MULE a'ssf
Is years old, Is hands high, efs1 sr.,l
left thigh P and with Spanish S.
appraised at S25. 80 Il
The owner is requested TO cs d.
ward, prove property, pay cnais . IN
or the said animal will be sou :
advertised, and according to law ..s,s.
n. MCKINNEY, Con''es
May 25, 1916. Jun %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08

Of sec 2S, tp IL, rng 11-1O acres.
Taxes, s1.55; interest and cost to be
added.
F. M. Brown-The eIs of sw1, of sec %
and Ell of SEA of sec %, tp Is, rng ii
(less acres)-155 acres. Taxes, SS.6l;
interest and cost to be added.
V. Dondarewicz The s.. of % of sela
and 20 acres off the north side of So
of SEA of sec %, tp IS, rng 1870 acres.
Taxes, Si.69; interest and cost to be
added.
Est. Henry Bubose The sw4 of neL
of sec So, tp 10, rng II Oess 10 acres
off the south side)-30 acres. Taxes,
S1.3S; interest and cost to be added.
O. E. Giddens-The So of nwL of sec
Is, tp Is, rng 1870 acres. Taxes,
S15.55; interest and cost to be added.
Heirs John Gladney-One-half interest
in the SCI, of sw14 and swI of se14 OF
sec 13, tp 20, rng 11-40 acres. Taxes,
S2.51; interest and cost to be added.
Alexander Graczek 60 acres off the
south side Of s1s of se14 of sec @ and
20 acres off the north side of ne14 of sec
81, tip tS, rng 1870 acres. Taxes, S8.78;
interest and cost to be added.
Est. William Hughes-The SEA OF swl1,
of sec 8, tp Is, rng $40 acres. Taxes
S2.16; interest and cost to be added.
Mrs. E. J. Ivey-Two lots and improve
ments in the town of Haughton, in sec
81, tip Is, rng IL. Taxes, 1882; Interest
and cost to be added.
Joe Jablonski-A strip of land $50 fee
wide beginning $50 feet from the nortl
boundary line, extending to within 33l
feet of the south boundary line and run
ming east and west through the n1a o
ne114 of sec q, tip Is, rng IL. Taxes
1852; interest and cost to be added.
Tony Mizwa-20 acres off the south sid
of n1s of ne14 and go acres off tn,
north side of s1h of neh of sec q, tip Is
rng 1870 acres. Taxes, S8.O8; inter
est and cost to be added.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08

Galveston, the last seaport held
by Confederate troops, surrender
ed June 5. 1865-fifty-one years
ago last Monday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08

Gen. E. M. Law, soldier, edu-
Gator and editor, has retired from
the editorship of the Barlow ella. }
Courier-Informant, which position
he has held for many years. With
the rank OF major general, he is
the highest ranking officer of the
Confederate Army living to-day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-08
Storm Sweeps Severl Statea.

Three persons were killed and
many injured Saturday night by
a storm in Southwestern Ohio.
Much property was damaged
and live stock killed in Western
Pennsylvania early last Saturday
morning. Property loss is nearly
5000, 900.
More than 100 persons were
killed and and nearly 200 injured
by a tornado that passed over
Arkansas and Northern Missis-
sippi early Tuesday, causing a
property loss of 100000 in the
vicinity Of Jackson, Miss. Two
white persons and ten negroes
we're killed at Jackson and two
whites were killed at Vicksburg.
All State farm mules were killed
at Lexington.
Little Rock, Ark, June g.
Fifty nine persons have been re-
ported dead and more than 100
injured in tornado that swept
Arkansas this afternoon. The
dead are thus far reported as fol-
lows: At Judsonia, Is known
dead and SO injured. At Heber
Springs, Is dead. At Delark, 4
dead. At Cabot, 5 dead. At Hot
Springs, 4 dead. At Morrillton,
l dead. At Greenland, 2 dead.
At Fordyce, 5 killed, and at New
port 2. At Forest City, 4 dead :;
35 injured. Russellville, l dead.
Trueman, two negroes killed; Is
others injured. Popular Bluff,
IA dead. Dexter, Mo-, 3 negroes
killed. Stoddard, Mo-, 7 killed.
About 80 were lost when steamer
capsized 20 miles above Memphis.
North Arkansas appears to have
suffered most severely, although
the storm was general throughout
the State. At Judsonia one third
Of the town was swept away. The
tornado swept clean an area four
blocks wide and twelve blocks
lonr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
NEWS OF STEELTON
BOTH STEELTON
LOANS APPROVED
Taxpayers Vote $4,000 For
Motor Apparatus and
$4,000 For Paving

Steelton voters yesterday heartily
endorsed two loan measures author
izing the floating of SIS, 900 worth of
bonds for municipal improvements.
The $4,000 item for the purchase
of motor fire apparatus and garbage
trucks received the larger majority.
being given a total of 1888 votes in
favor and only 291 against, passing
by 492 votes
Favorable action was also taken on
the item authorizing the expenditure
of $4,000 for additional street paw
ing. Just 631 citizens cast their bal
lots in favor of this item and 474 cast
registered their disapproval, permit
ting the loan to pass with a majority
of 153 votes.
Council will now proceed as rapid
ly as possible to float the bonds and
proceed with the purchase of motor
apparatus and to reorganize the pres
ent garbage collecting system, re-
placing horses with motor trucks.
Preliminary work on the paving
plans has already been carried for
ward quite distance and council is
now in a position to hasten matters
along to permit paving operations be-
ing started during the coming sum-
mer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

publican honors by big majorities.
Bechtold polling 2104 and Ulsh 1886.
w, John Bailor, Stee1ton, polled 4S5
votes and James A. Hoffman, $50.
Joseph B. Martin. of NIiddletown. a,
Bull Moose member in 1913, who
sought to run as a Democrat received
$50. Martin is the sole Washington
nominee. that party not putting UP a
second candidate. He was also un-
successful in running as a Democratic
candidate. The Democrats nominated
John 7. Buser, Enhaut, and John J..
Mates. Williamstown
Revised figures on later returns ap-
pear on Page s, together with tabular
results.