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She Got Her Mule.

On the 18th colored man stole a mule
from Lizzie Fisher, who lives near Ivan.
and on the 21st sold it to Mr.. George
Huckabay at Bossier City for $50. The
following day Mr.. Huckabay traded the
mule for horse and got Sis boot. The
drover who traded for the mule was
reached over the telephone Monday
night about eleven o'clock while camped
between Waskam, Texas, and Green
wood, and Lizzie got her mule back the
next day. Mr.. Huckabay is loser $50
and the darkey who stole the mule has
not yet been located.
He is an interesting darkey as far as
his record is known in our parish. APP
pearing from nowhere in particular a
few days before the event of the appro-
prlatlon OF the mule he disappeared into
the same mysterious obscurity after the
21st instant. Giving the name of Arthur
Newton to his employer, Lige Flowers,
OF Cash Point plantation, he travelled
seventeen miles from the scene of his
duties, got Lizzie's mule, reported to
Lige and borrowed his halter and sad
die, rode to Bossier City, where he said
his mother was awaiting an interview
with him, sold the mule under the name
OF Tommy Woods, and passed from the
knowledge of his recent acquaintance.
What his name is now is to deponent
unknown, but it is a safe bet that he
bought diamond watch and chain with
a small part of the $50 and that some
body is rolling the bones over another
part of Mr.. Huckabay's $50.
Lizzie Fisher was mighty glad to get
her mule back and the Banner is glad
she has her mule. She left an adver-
tisement at this Office Monday which she
hoped would lead to the recovery of her
property and then swore out warrant
for the darkey of versatile nomencla-
ture. But she got her pillow animal back
within few hours and her so cents for
the advertisement was returned to her.
Lizzie's course is recommended to all
people who lose mules and other prop
erty. First put an advertisement in the
Banner and then swear out warrant.
Your money will be returned to you if
you find the mule before we put the
advertisement in type.
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Parish Assessment Figures.

Assessor l.. G. Smith has finished the
abstract OF the 1916 assessment for Bos-
sier Parish, a copy of which will be
furnished the State Board of Equaliza-
ton. That body may make minor
changes in the assessments, but as the
changes seldom more than slightly
effect the totals the abstract may be
accepted as about correct.
The abstract shows the total assess
ment of the parish to be 81, 121, 1855, an
increase of sA23, 1922 over that of last
year.
Residents of the six wards of the par
ish own property assessed as follows:
In Ward One, 1927 ,l01; in Ward Two,
S294, 100; in Ward Three, $685., 645; in
Ward Four, s11t,35O; in Ward Five,
sl24, $50; in Ward Six, S275, 010. Nom
residents own property in the parish
assessed at S2,6S0,090.
The list shows that there are in the
parish 23l5 horses, 40t3 mules, 1858
head of cattle, 1890 sheep, 1887 hogs,
2206 carriages and wagons, 105 auto
mobiles, and 10 dogs are also assessed.
The average values of these properties
are: Horses, s3S; mules, $50; cattle,
So; sheep, ST; hogs, $3.50; carriages
and wagons, SIS; automobiles, 1908;
dogs, S34.
There are AZ cotton gin plants in the
parish assessed at $4,000; two cotton
oil mills assessed at 500, 600; and t8 saw
mill plants assessed at $1,000.
The average value of denuded pine
lands is given as $3.50 per acre, and that
of denuded cypress lands at S.. The
average values of cotton lands is given
as $40 and $3.50 for alluvial and hill,
respectively. The average value of
river land not protected by levees is
shown to be 1888 per acre, and of pas
ture lands, S4.25. Suburban river realty
is assessed at an average of $50 per acre,
there being 1887 acres listed, and sub
urban hill lands at S. per acre, with
4046 acres shown on the list.
The total number of acres of land on
the assessment roll is 526, 1893, which
does not include 26S0 unimproved town
lots assessed at SIS, 040 and 500 improved
town lots assessed at SIPS, $50.
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really no test. The third trial is said
to be the luckiest of all. -,
Miss Katie Wyche, whose operation
for appendicitis was mentioned in last
weeks issue Of the Banner, continues tc
do we'll and it is expected she can be
brought home Tomorrow.
Mr.. II. c. Deputy of the Adner CON-
munlty was business visitor in Benton
Monday and while here called at the
Banner office and had his name added
to our mailing list. Thanks, sir.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney, whose home is in
this place, but who has been in Shreve
port for some months, is critically ill at
one OF the sanitariums of that city. She
Is said to have rested very we'll last
night.
Mrs. David Wallace, accompanied by
her little girl, who has been here fol-
several days On visit with her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, expects to leave
this afternoon for her home in Dallas.
Texas.
DR.. S. Y. Alexander of Shreveport,
Mr.. w. NJ. Mccall and Mr.. Wyche
went out this morning for wolf hunt.
out did not bring in the game. How
ever, the dogs struck several times and
the wolves are thought to still be in this
section.
Dr. E. E. Simpson, of Hunter, Gin
South Bossier) who is at a Shreveport
sanitarium suffering from pistol shot
wounds, inflicted in a duel, which was
reported in last weeks issue of the Ban
ner, is said to be doing we'll. 1t is now
thought that he will recover.
A. fishing party composed of Messrs.
A. M. Wyche, T. w. w. Stinson, E. S.
Burt, George Reed, and the three Messrs.
Baird, of the Baird Dry Goods Company
Of Shreveport, left Benton for Bodcau
Monday with the intention of fishing
until to-day. Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. Wyche, and Mrs. A. M. Wyche
were due to pay the fishermen a visit
and spend the day.
The proposition to vote a special tax
OF 4 mills for the upkeep of the dirt
roads of Road District No. 2, submitted
at an election held last Saturday, was
carried by vote of IS to 4. Two of the
opposing votes were cast at Haughton
and two at Koran. The proposition to
renew the special school tax for School
District No. is also said to have been
carried by an overwhelming majority.
Miss Harriet Currie, of Zwolle, who
was for two terms a teacher in Benton
High School, spent several days here
with old friends and is now guest of
Mrs. Mary Vance at her plantation
home. She and a friend residing in
Shreveport expect to leave to-day or
tomorrow for Colorado, where they
will remain for some weeks and where
Miss Currie will attend summer school.
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Gatiin-SWindie.

One OF the prettiest little home we'd
dlngs OF the season was that OF Miss
Fannie Swindle, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Swindle, and Mr.. T. M. Cat
lin OF Ninock.
The parlor was decorated with ferns
and flowers, and promptly at eight
O'Clock the bride and groom marched in,
to the strains Of the wedding march,
played by Miss Elizabeth Wyche, and
DR.. G. G. Woodbridge, in his usual i'm
pressive manner, said the beautiful cere-
mony that made them husband and wife.
Fannie was dressed in dark blue silk
dress and Georgette crepe sleeves and
bodice, with hat, gloves and shoes to
match, and carried boquet of beauti-
ful white carnations and ferns, with
white streamers of ribbon-and looked
very sweet and pretty. The groom was
attired in the conventional black-and
lsoked very proud and happy over the
winning of this beautiful young girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Swinde of Shreve-
port and DR.. F. C. Gatlin of Keatchie,
the groom's brother, were the out-of-
town guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gatlin will leave for
New Orleans and go to Biloxi, Miss,
where they will spend several weeks,
and will be at home at Ninock later on.
They received the congratulations of
their friends and loved ones and our
good wishes will follow them home, and
all through life-and may their fondest
anticipations be realized is the wish of
A FRIEND.
Plain Dealing, La, June %, 1916.
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An Americans Home,

Threef ourths of the peoples of the
world are tearing at each others throat
because there is no room for some of
| them upon the earth and not as easy a
condition of life as others wish for.
The people of Bossier Parish are
supremely blessed with homes or oppor-
tunity for getting them. We appreciate
things according to the difficulties that
attend their acquisition. Land enough
to make living upon has always been
comparatively easy to get in Bossier
Parish and therefore it has been cheap
in proportion But with the increase in
population and the gradual dawning
upon the American mind of the fact that
more land would soon be sorely needed
to feed and clothe the multiplying mil
lions of humanity crowding to our
shores the prices have been steadily
advancing.
But so slowly has the land enhanced
in value in this part of Louisiana that
it has been hardly perceptable to the
average man. Only the shrewd business
man has sensed the sure trend and
profited by it.
Those people who own homes would
do we'll to keep them; those who own
no homes would do well to acquire them
while the buying of land is possible.
We Americans know little of what land
even poor land-is capable of produce
ing. We have never been compelled to
learn. But those who come after will
be taught by bitter want what half
acre can be made to produce under
intensive cultivation. This, however,
may be far in the future. The difficulty
of acquiring land, though, at present
prices is something that will loom large
upon the realization of the present gen.
Grafton; for with the end of the great
war many people will come to America
to seek new homes, and they will be
hard competitors.
At the present time cut-over hill land
in Bossier Parish that is unimproved,
a good way off the main roads, can be
had in some instances for as little as So
per acre. The average price of hill land
per acre is about $40. With improve
ments the hill lands sell as high as $40
per acre. Land of like location, fertil-
ity and accessibility to markets has
long since advanced beyond these prices
in other parts of the South and West.
We are on an island, so to say, that is
entirely surrounded by higher prices.
Already our river land is valued on an
average at S75 per acre, and none of it
offered for sale.
The Banner would like to see the chill
dren of the present inhabitants of Bos-
sier Parish land owners and home maxi
ers. There is plenty of uncultivated
land now and a home is within the reach
Of every young man in the parish. The
further that young man travels from
Bossier Parish north, south, east or
west the higher he will find the price of
land to be. The advice to young men is
no longer to go west. The West is a
more developed and crowded country
than this-and naturally, it is not near
so good country.
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CORRESPONDENCE
HauehtOn.

Monday, June 26.-Mrs. P. M. Elston
entertained few of her friends Satur-
day afternoon, the 18th, with an alumni
mum shower for Miss Wilhelmina Nc
Dade, who is to be married to Mr..
Joseph Walker Elston, jr., on the 18th.
Tables for rock were arranged on the
porch. Hand-painted score cards were
passed and progressiverook was enjoyed,
the winners cards being marked with
tiny hearts.
A 'kitchen article" contest, written
on heart-shaped paper, was very enter
tanning.
The guests were then called into the
parlor and the guest of honor, Miss Nc
Dade, was blindfolded and seated, while
little Milton Smith and James Wyche,
as "The Gold Dust Twins" brought in
a gaily decorated basket, piled to the
brim with pretty and useful articles of
aluminium. Miss McDade then guessed
the name of each piece by feeling it,
still in the wrapping. Then the cover
was taken from her eyes and she was
given pledge to read and keep, and in
which she pledged herself to war against
dust and germs and to keep an even
temper in all the trials of cooking.
Delicious refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served to the following:
Misses Nelson, Smith, Annie T. and Ida
Harris, Tucker, Wilhelmina McDade
and Gretchen McDade, and Mesdames
Smith, McDade, Hickman, Prince, Ed
wards, Nicholson, Wyche, Lawrence,
and Miss Joe Wyche. T.
Mr.. Frank Edwards has purchased the
old hotel building and is having it
repaired.
Miss Hazel Tucker gave a silk hose
shower last Wednesday afternoon for
Miss Wilhelmina McDade, the BRIDE
elect.
Mr.. Lynn Tucker, who was recently
operated on at Shreveport Sanitarium,
has returned home. He is rapidly recov-
ering.
A few evenings since a heart party
was given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Tomlinson. Mrs. G.. w. Smith
assisted Mrs. Tomlinson in entertaining
her guests. Miss Marjorie Tucker was
the guest of honor. Miss Sunshine Nc
Math was presented with bottle of per-
fume as the winner of tbs prize at
hearts. A luncheon of chicken salad,
sandwiches, olives, crackers and ice tea
was served. The following guests were
present: Misses Hazel and Marjorie
Tucker, Annie T. and Ida Harris, Flor
ence Johnson, Sunshine McMath, Anna
Hays, Lena May Hickman, Fannie San
didge, Nettie Smith, Leslie Wilson,
Gretchen McDade; Messrs. G. w. Smith,
Clint Nelson, Telle Beauchamp, Dick
Sandidge, James Sandidge, Floyd
Prince, J. S. McDade, Robert Tomlin-
son, Herbert Johnson and Lawrence
Hitler.
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Bankrupt Sale.

In the Matter of Oliver Oil Company, Inc, in
Bankruptcy. No. 1858 United States Dis
trict Court, Western District of Louisiana.
pY virtue of an order of r. A. Grain,
- Referee in Bankruptcy of the
United States District Court for the
Western District of Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled bankruptcy
proceeding, will sell, at public auc-
ton, for cash, to the last and highest
bidder, between the legal hours of sale,
at the principal front door of the Court
House in the town of Coushatta, Red
River Parish, Louisiana, on Satu rday,
July 20, 1916:
A mineral lease on certain tract or
parcel of land situated in section %,
township 13 north, of range IL west,
being more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing near the center of said
section % and extending in a south
easterly direction to the public road on
the south, and comprising the bed of
Old River, and containing 1923 acres,
more or less, being bounded on the east
by Kennedy, south and west by Sto-
hecker and Wilson and on the north of
lease of Roster Oil Company, being the
same property subleased by the Oliver
Oil Company from the Operators Oil
Company.
Also, 3 oil wells situated upon the
said lease, together with complete oil
well pumping rigs, SO joints of 2-inch
piping, 80 joints of 1-inch piping, one
500 barrel tank, one $50 barrel tank, /
warehouse, l store building, 80 joints OF
6-inch piping in possession of Oscar
Shanks of Hosston, La, l mud pump,
2 water tanks, and all piping, tools and
other equipment belonging to or perth
nent to the property more particularly
described above.
Also, l 25-horsepower Joseph Reid
Company gas engine, No. 9252, situated
upon the above described lease, together
with all oil in the tanks upon the said
property on the day of sale.
Also, a mineral lease situated in Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana, upon land de-
scribed as follows:
All of section 7, township II north,
range II west, except the west half of
southwest quarter, being $50 acres, more
or less.
Also, one set of Office furniture stu
ated in the American National Bank
building of Shreveport, La, in possess
sion of the Busbey Land Company, Inc,
consisting of 6 chairs, table, desk.
Terms-Sale to be made for cash, and
subject to the approval of the court.
H. G. ROGERS, Receiver.
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Tax Land Notice.

To C. W. Lindsey.
We hereby notify you that we bought 10
acres off the north side of the northeast
quarter of southeast quarter of section
80, township Is, range ii, Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana assessed to you) at a
public tax sale held Saturday, June 10,
1916, for taxes due the State of Louis
lana and the Parish of Bossier on the
roll of 1915, .and the amount necessary
to redeem same, including penalty and
the approximate cost of recording deed,
will be as follows:
Taxes, interest and cost...............S6 03
~ per cent penalty .................... l 20
Quit claim deed and recording (est.).. 90
Iotal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 y
Recorded June IA, 1916, on Convey
ances, volume SO, page 1856.
If not redeemed within one year our
title becomes perfect under the law.
MCDADE & AFFORD.
Haughton, La, June 81, 1916. 1868
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Baptist Association Meets.


The district meeting of the North
Louisiana Association met with the
Plain Dealing Church Saturday, April
%, 1916.
The service was opened with prayer
and songs, and Brother S. P. Harrison
read the First Psalm.
Roll call showed the following mes
sengers to be present.:
Benton, Brother James Evans; Pill
grim's Home, W. c. Young; Pine
Grove, Homer Dalrymple and S. P.
Harrison; Plain Dealing, w. B. Boggs.
First Discussion-The Object of the
Home Department in the Sunday School
by Mrs. M. S. Bolinger.
Second Dissatisfaction Should the
Young Baptist People Be Utilized?-
by Brothers James Evans, o. M. Corley,
and S. P. Harrison.
A motion was made and carried that
we adjourn until two o'clock pm.
Prayer of dismissal-by Brother James
Evans.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The service was opened by song and
the reading of the Eighth Chapter of
Romans by Brother S. P. Harrison, and
the same bother led in prayer.
A motion was made and carried that
Brothers S. P. Harrison, w. B. Boggs
and j. Perry be appointed as the COM
mittee on religious exercises.
Third Discussion The Benefit of the
Cradle Roll-by Brother James Evans.
After a song, the following report of
the committee was read and adopted:
Brother James Evans to preach Sat-
urday night at eight o'clock, Brother O.
M. Corley Sunday at eleven o'clock am.
Fourth Discussion-What Is the Re-
lation of Fifth Sunday Meeting to the
Church and What Is the Object?-by
Brothers S. P. Harrison, o. M. Corley
and James Evans.
After a song, there was lecture upon
the benefits derived from the w. M. A.
by Mrs. c.. G.. Edens and Brother S. P.
Harrison.
The following committee was selected
to draw up the program for the next
meeting: W. C. Young, w. B. Boggs
and James Evans.
A resolution was adopted that the
clerk be instructed to write letter to
all the churches urging them to send
full delegation to the next meeting.
The meeting then adjourned until
eight O'Clock p. m.
The reading of the Twenty third Psalm
by Brother S. P. Harrison opened the
evening session, and there was a prayer
by Brother DAVIS.
After a sermon by Brother James
Evans, the meeting adjourned until
Sunday morning at ten o'clock.
Following is the program for the Fifth
Sunday Meeting of July, 1915:
Introductory Sermon for Friday night
by Pastor.
Devotional Exercises, $3.50 a.m.-by
Deacons.
list Discussion-Benefito of an Organized
Adult Glass in the Sunday School.
Preaching at eleven o'clock am.
Adjournment until two o'clock pm.
I'd Discussion-The Duties We Owe
to the UNCONVENTIONAL School-by
DR.. Godbolt.
Sd Discussion-The Necessity of Main
tanning Pure Literature in the Sun
day School.
18th Discussion-The Pulpit AS Seen
From the Pew.
9th Diseussion-The Pew AS Seen From
the Pulpit.
We wish to extend our thanks to the
people of Plain Dealing for their kind
and generous hospitality shown US dur
the last meeting.
S. P HARRISON, Moderator.
W. C. YOUNG, Clerk.
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EStrayed or Stolen

From my place, at Bradley, Ark, about
three weeks ago, dark iron-gray Filly,
with white tail, home raised, no brands;
three years old. Information leading to
her recovery will be suitably rewarded.
Address the undersigned at Bradley,
Ark. w. B. VAUGHAN.
June 20, 1916. 25-s
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Cottage Grove Church.

A protracted meeting will begin at
Cottage Grove Church Tuesday, July
18th, at Sis o'clock pm. Rev. S. H. Me-
Bride of Rayville will preach at both
morning and evening services. W.
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Club Meeting Called.

Members of the Red Land Domestic
Science Club are notified that the club
will meet Saturday afternoon, July 18th,
with Mrs. R. Butler. All members are
requested to attend this meeting.
Mrs. r. BUTLER, Pres.
Mrs. G.. G. ALLEN, Sec'y.
Red Land, La, June q, 1916.
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Rates and Rules.

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Office.

THE regular annual meeting of the
L stockholders of Hodges Oil Com
pany, Inc, will be held in the Office of
the company at Elm Grove, La, Thurs
day, July 6, 1916.
W. H. HODGES, jr., Pres.
R. 0. Roy, Secretary.
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THF BOsSIER BANNER
. l,,J;sssd on Thursday Of Each Week

--r-r,ID as second class matter at the post
b aface at Benton, La under act of Congress
!, MARCH 3, 1879.
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=. M. ElCHELBERGER
ufaduate Veterinarian
La.

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's: Office, 1853; residence, 1852