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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

The Louisiana Press Association will
hold its next session in Baton Rouge on
May 1st, I'd and Sd. g..
Stock yards will be erected at Baton
Rouge to take care of the growing cattle
industry of the surrounding country.
Approximately 10000 persons, mostly
negroes, in the flooded districts of North
ern Louisiana, are in need of assistance.
a cattle company at Monroe last Thurs
day shipped a special train of thirty cars
of cattle representing an investment of
$4,000, to Texas. The company has 5000
head of cattle on the west side of the Qua
chita River awaiting shipment.
A petition signed by 900 citizens of OAK
Grove, West Carroll Parish, forwarded to
Gov. Hall last Tuesday night, asked for
Immediate relief for flood refugees in that
section who were entirely destitute. Oak
Ridge is about twenty miles below the
Arkansas line.
The head waters running through the
120O-foot crevasse in the Buck Ridge levee
gradually is covering large areas of cult
waited lands in the parishes of Tensas,
Concordia, Catahoula and Franklin. Last
Tuesday the crevasse water reached the
hills Of Bayou Mason, submerging thous-
ands of acres of land that it was believed
would escape the flood.
Natchez, Miss, Feb. 16.-The several
hundred thousands acres of land being
inundated by the breaking of the Missis-
sippi and Arkansas river levees and the
backwater from the Red River compose
some of the finest soil in Louisiana. The
land is in high state of cultivation and
the farmers will suffer large losses because
OF their oat and wheat crops being ruined
by the inundation. A large quantity Of
corn and cotton is raised in this section but
owing to the ravages of the boil weevil a
majority of the farmers have planted oats
and wheat instead. Prospects were for
an unusal harvest. Senator F. L. Guthrie,
whose big plantation in Tensas Parish is
but three miles from the break in the Mis-
sissippi River levee, is reported to have
lost heard of 300 thoroughbred cattle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Succession Sale.

Succession of j. B. O'Neal, dcceal1
In District Court, Bossier Parish, a
iSidnd.
DY virtue of an order of sale, 70 |
ID directed from the honorable y
trict Court in and for the Parish 81 b
sier, / will, on Saturday, March q, "
at j. B. O'Neals store, at the cast I
of the Red River bridge, in the toNl
Bossier City, La, within the legal ha3
of sale, proceed to sell at public auca5
to the last and highest bidder, The
lowing described property, as perm
tory now on file in the Office of the Gs
of Bossier District Court, to-wit:
Fractional lots 8, 10 and II OF M
Is of the Mccormick Annex, and al {
provements thereon, and lots 26,
and 269 of the East ShrevepoEt ST.
vision, and all improvements then1
all located in the town of Bossier Q
Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Also, -
of merchandise, / wagon, buggl }
of household goods and kitchen -
ture, fixtures in store, and five shaHI
stock in the Haughton Gin Compshl
Terms Of Sale--For cash, accufd,
to law. j. F. .EDwARD6
Sheriff and -officio AuctioneH
Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
Benton, La, Feb. II, 1916. MARI |
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

The remarkable ease which some men in
public life find excuses for the extravaganza
use of public funds is being again illustrat-
ed by the disclosures in New York State,
The expenses incurred by committee in
hearing two contests in the Legislature was
reported at $4,000. An analysis of this
report showed that one members daily
expense at the Biltmore Hotel for room
board, etc., was SIS. If he had paid bis
own bill what would he have expended:
Other like expenditures for similar junkets
show that the case of this member was not
''peculiar.' 1t is symptom of a wide
spread lack in common honesty when pub.
lie money is involved.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

we are sometimes called upon to 60 out of
our way to put in practice the art of being
kind, but if We do so from worthy motive
we need have no fear of offending the con-
ventionalities. 1t is the artificial standards
ofliving that make US untrue to our better
selves and stunt our moral growth. Once
we disabuse ourselves of the idea that to be
happy and successful in life We must follow
in the beaten tracks of others the quicker
shall we achieve real happiness and real
success. Life is strewn with opportunities
of being kind to others and even if we have
passed many of them by, it is not too late
to take to our hearts those that are yet to
come
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
The Last of the Ruffs.

In 17G2 the rage for ruffs, such as
are seen on many monumental ef1gies,
began to decline. A writer in the Lon
don Chronicle of that year says Of gen.
tlcmen's dress. ''Their cuffs entirely
cover their wrists, and only the edges
Of their ruffies are to be SEEN" 1t is
said that distaste for rufus was first
created So far back as 1913, when q
woman named Turner wore them on
her trial for the murder by poison of
Sir Thomas Oyerbury. Tho French rev.
olution Of 1850 much Influenced British
fashion. and the picturesque cooked
hat and ruf1ies then gave way general
~ to round hats and small cuffs. The
period of their final disuse cannot be
easily determined, as men of old fash
Toned or eccentric habits have worn
ruffied shirt fronts within quite recent
memory
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Succession Sale.

Succession of Aler Harrison, deca..
In District Court, Booster ~
Louisiana.
DY virtue OF an order OF sale, "
- directed from the honorable Y
trict Court in and for the PARISH q 4 4
sier, | will, on Saturday, March !, Y
at the Court House, in the town q :
ton, La, within the legal hours q Z
proceed to sell at public auction, y
last and highest bidder, the follon
described property, to-wit:
The southeast quarter OF scaaa
quarter of section a, township y, 4.
II, situated in Bossier Parish, LOUD
ma, and containing 40 acres, apPIg:
at s240; also, / old horse, apprslsasn'
SIS; | mule, appraised at sou; f. X
of cattle C. cows, appraised Ct W I
yearlings and calves, appraised
| old wagon, appraised at $40, anaI'
buggy, appraised at s1O-maSinS
total appraisement S435. y
Terms of Sale-Cash, il the app
ment or two thirds thereof be o'o,
on credit of twelve months, accolY
to law. MARY L. HARRISON
Administrative of said Saccsss'7
Benton, La, Feb. a, 1916. mari
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
February 10, 1916. mar IS
Homestead Entry No. o., Os4.

Department of the Interior,
U. 5. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
February 10, 19io
Proof under law under which entry was made.l
NOTICE is hereby given that Lille
N Taylor, widow of Judge Taylor, of
Bellevue, La, who, on February 20,
1911, made Homestead Entry No. G ,O64,
for lots s, 9 and Is and southwest quar-
ter OF southeast quarter of section 90,
township 10, north, range IL, west, Lou
isiana meridian, has filed notice of in
sention to make five year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before the Clerk of Court, at Benton
La, on the 1st day of April, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: P.L.
Davis, Lewis Carter, J. w. Jackson and
Frank Vickers, all of Bellevue, La.
E. D. GIANELLoNI, Register.
February "a, 1916. marso
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

New Orleans States: It is obvious that
what safety Americans enjoy when travel
ing the high seas they have the British
Navy to thank for it.
st. Francisville Democrat: 1t would not
be frank to deny that the Democratic party
in Louisiana is heavily loaded down with
undesirables, mercenaries and spoilsmen.
But this is true of any organization, and if
our party seems particularly weighted at
this time, it is a handicap-and no more.
The Democratic party is Notwithstanding
the only hope of Louisiana. 1t gave white
supremacy to the State, and it is the only
party, commanding national recognition,
that can consistently preserve this condi-
ton.
Lafayette Advertiser: In the platform
adopted by the Democratic State Central
Committee number of excellent things
were included, among them declaration
against fees. But one especially good
thing was turned down, viz: civil service.
The great body of the people are interested
in having good and efficient government
administered by officers who are paid we'll
for their services, but not more than the
service is worth. Such being the case, it
is of no benefit whatever to them to have
four years. Rather it is loss, for dis
placing an efficient man to give some as
pirant job is deliberately imposing poor
service for good.
Lake Charles American Press: The
crooked vote in New Orleans, as we view
it, is STUN bling block to all of the Demo
cratic aspirants for State office. There is
not one OF them but would like to see it
eliminated; not one who would not prefer
fair vote Of the individual Democrats.
But the reform must come from New Or
leans itself. When New Orleans, accord =
ing to its own statement, tamely submits,
campaign after campaign, to oppression
and fraud in elections without ar effort to
reform conditions beyond feeble sauaw
when the election is over, we cannot resist
the conclusion that New Orleans does not
want to reform its elections or that the re-
ports of crookedness are greatly exapeer-
ated.
We heartily endorse every word of the fol
lowing from the Colfax Chronicle: Mem
bership in political party is the voluntary
act of an individcal He is bound by nc
oath to the obligation that rests upon him,
but all honorable men rightly regard him
as renegade when he proves false to the
obligation that rests lightly on him. We
do not want the kind of politics in Louisi-
ana that our latter day Progressive Re-
publicans are teaching. Nobody denies
the right of any man to be Republican il
he wants to. but we we do deny his right to
pretend he is Democrat, take part in the
party's councils, and then prove a traitor
to its nominees. No man should be allowed
to vote in Democratic primary unless he
will pledge himself to vote for the nominees
of the party. We opposed Mr.. Pleasant as
matter of principle, but since he has the
nomination we shall support him just as
strongly as if he was the man of our choice.
He is the peer of Mr.. Parker in all that
goes to make man, and every Democra,
that voted in the primary is by that act in
honor bound to vote for him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

India's cotton crop is estimated at a.
100000 bales of 43O pounds each.
Chinese exports of fire crackers to the
United States are yearly diminishing.
Under normal conditions one-half of the
population of France is engaged in farm
ing.
Five persons were killed and six injured
last Sunday in railroad collision near
Spokane, Wash.
You could put all the United States ex-
cept Alaska in Brazil and have 10000
square miles left.
Two Japanese cruisers have brought
S51 10000 in gold to Victoria, B. c., to
pay for Russian war supplies.
Four persons were killed and dozen
injured last Friday in an explosion at an
acid making plant near Syracuse, NY.
According to statement by the State
Forester, 1875, 900 trees have been distrib-
uted to Maryland farmers in the last two
years.
The Baltimore Sun of the 10Th says
"whales were reported to have been seen
in the Chesapeake Bay, near the Capes, by
pilots.'
California's development of water power
y
State ranks second only to New York in
that respect
Republican leaders in the New York
Legislature are backing an Income Tax
bill which, they say, would yield S38, 000,-
600 annually.
The Kiel Canal of Germany, which is just
over sixty-one miles in length, is the Sec
ond longest canal in the world. The long,
est is the Suez.
A great system of windmills is being
experimental with in Kansas, to pump the
underground water to the surface for the
purpose of irrigation.
One of the largest English railways is
building a fireproofing plant in which to
treat all the lumber used in cars which will
be constructed in the future.
There are twenty-six fruit packing
schools in British Columbia, which are
rendering valuable service to fruit growers
in teaching the best methods of packing.
Disregard of cautionary signal was
responsible for rear-end railroad collis-
sion near Milford, Conn.,, last Tuesday, in
which nine persons were killed and fully
fifty injured.
The Department of Agriculture issues
| dUOut OUO pefullS duuuaily IOr the lmpOr-
tation Of birds; the number Of birds i'm
ported amounts to about 10000, and as
many as Il, 900 birds arrive in a single day.
David r. Francis, Secretary of the In
terror in Cleveland's second Cabinet and
former Governor of Missouri, has accepted
the appointment Of Ambassor to Russia to
succeed George 7. Marye, who has resign
ed.
The entire crew of abouttwenty two men
of the Zepperlin airship which was recently
shot down by the French near Brabant-
Le-Roi, persisted in the flames which en-
veloped the aircraft, as itfell from height
of 5000 feet.
San Francisco, Feb. LEI The Standard
Oil Company Of San Francisco made net
profits of S9,529,945 during 1916 and dis
trbuted 81 1865, 665 in dividends to its stock
holders. During the year the company
added to its producing properties 1850 acres.
Petrograd, Feb. 22.-Both on the center
in the Erzerum district and on the widely
extended northern and southern flanks the
Russians are everywhere continuing with
energy pursuit of the routed Turkish
armies, the casualties ofewhich are est
mated at 10000. ISL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Of Interest to Every Woman.

The Times-Picayune's Moving Picture Opportunity.
Interest in the motion picture world this
week centers about the New Orleans Times
P!cayune announcement that it is in search
of fifteen Southern girls and women for a
big film production. The Crescent City
newspaper is going to promote a big feature
picture in order to give girls and women
an opportunity to launch out on motion
picture career.
The Times Picayune picture is to be
made in New Orleans and the fifteen women
selected will assemble there and get their
initialtraining under the direction of highly
paid experts. A pretentious production
will be staged and the film will be sent all
over the country.
Picture producers say the Times-Pic
yune has hit upon the only way to get ma
terial to-day for motion picture stars. New
faces are constantly demanded by the pub
lie and even the most successful film stars
must retire frequently for short periods.
Southern girls and women are very much
sought after by the motion picture men.
The drawback has been that the producers
have not been able to bring to some central
point for try out enough prospective &C
tresses. They have been going at it in a
haphazard way.
Now the Picayune comes along
with the only practical way of reaching a
wide territory and bringing forward the
available material. Every girl or woman
in this vicinity who dreams of future in
the motion picture field has an opportunity
now of demonstrating her ability and the
assurance is added that she will be in
friendly hands, anxious to start her right
along the road to fame on the screen.
Girls and women interested in the Times
Picayune's offer should communicate with
the New Orleans office of the paper. The
enterprise is about to get under way and
early applicants will have big advan-
tage. Tadv.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
NOt1ces

\ Ii hunting and trespassing is for
n hidden, under the penalty of the
law, on any land belonging to me in
Bossier Parish, the same being occupied
by jeff Reiston, M. L. Porter, Henry
Lyles, Henry Lewis and others, and, in
fact, all land owned by me in BossieI
Parish, which has been regularly posted
according to law. E. B. HERNDoN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

1t is really pathetic to see certain para
graphers have their stuff copyrighted when
it is SO mediocre that nobody would ever
dream of using it much less stealing it,
NeW Orleans States.
1t is the reader and not the writer who is
entitled to protection. hence whole lot of
the senseless stuff should be 'tquarantin-
ed" not copyrighted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
ANNOUNCING NTS
For Police Juror.

Hon. J. T. MANRY of Plain Dealing has author
lied US to announce his candidacy to become a
member OF the Police Jury to represent Ward
Three, subject to nomination at the Democratic
primary election to be held January 18th next.
Mr. M. c. WRIGHT of Plain Dealing has author
lied US to announce him as candidate to succeed
himself as member OF the Police Jury to renre-
sent Ward Three, subject to nomination at the
Democratic primary election to be held January
25th next.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

When the sturdy, old reliable Democratic
voters in Louisiana finish their work next
April by Loyalty stamping the rooster, Mr..
Parker, unlike a certain Georgia Con-
gresham, will know exactly "where he is
at" and that a majority of Louisiana
voters do not want his so-called "business
administration.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

The following from the Edgefeld Adver-
tiser is as applicable to Louisiana as it is to
South Carolina:
''All lobbying should be stopped, whether
it be done by paid representative of a
corporation or by the president of State
college who, perchance, wants new dor
mitory or an increased appropriation for
running expenses"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
For Constable.

i Mr.. Fl. w. PATTERSON of Bossier City has au-
thorized US to announce his candidacy to become
one of the Constables for Ward Two of Bossier
Parish, subject to nomination at the Democratic
primary election to be held January 18th next.
Mr.. L. E. SCHOOLS of Bossier City has author
lied us to his candidacy to become one OF
the Constables for Ward Two, subject to nomina-
ton at the Democratic primary election to be held
January 18th next.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
For Justice of Peace,

Mr.. U. w. HUTcHINGs OF Bossier City has author
lied us to announce his candidacy to become one
OF the Justices OF the Peace for Ward Two, subject
to nomination at the Democratic primary election
to be held January 25th next.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Homestead Entry No. CIV

SoAAsSsSNSst31 lShtI y INVITE
Department OF tne Ii -
u. S. Land ONCE at Bston Rot d n
Proof under law under which entry = = z,
NOTICE is hereby given re, 4
~ Raines, of Bellevue, La, WI
December 8, 1910, made HomesssssI n \
try No. Oh 1895, for lots 8, II, Y ~
section 80, township 20, north, I s.ss
west, Louisiana meridian, has nls y
tice of intention to make five yeal
to establish claim to the land 49, ss
scribed, before the Clerk OF oaysis n
Benton, La, on the fst day o 3
1916. Il
Claimant names as Witnesses ~,
Jackson, John Carter, George + i.
and L. C. Biggs, all of Bellevue ,,;s,s|
E. d. CHAMELEON, keSS'
February "a, 1916. marso
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Homestead Entry No. $3.50.
Department of the Interior, )
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
February s, 1916

~
U. S. Land ONCE at Baton Rouge, La,
February 5, 1916.
[Proof under Act of June G, 1922
NOTICE is hereby given that Van
~ Brazile, of Linton, La, who, on
January %, 1918, made Homestead
Entry No. $3.50, for lots s, 8, IL and IL
and the southeast quarter OF southwest
quarter of section 2, township 10, north,
range II, west, Louisiana meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make three
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Clerk OF
Court, at Benton, La, on the 18th day
OF March, 1916.
Claimant names az witnesses: L.R.
Bumgardner, w. G. Faircloth, Dave
Brooks and Jim Ford, all of Benton,
La, r. F. D. No. 3.
E. D. GIANELLoNI, Register.
February 10, 1916. mar ,s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

In Japan private individuals own only
the surface of the land and its products,
all mineral deposits beneath the surface
being the property of the government.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

Baltimore Sun: Common sense is some.
times better than technical tense.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24
Democratic Nominees.

DCEhOAl oI1N lNOllIlH~SSs
For Governor,
RUFFIN G. PLEASANT.
For Lieutenant Governor,
FERNAND MOUTON.
For Secretary of State,
JAMES J. BAILEY.
For State Auditor,
PAUL CAPDEVIELLE.
For State Treasurer,
HENRY HUNSICKER.
For Attorney General,
A.V. COCO.
For Register Land Office,
FRED J. GRACE.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
HARRY D. WILSON.
For State Senator,
w. J. JOHNSTON.
For Representatives,
A. HOFFPAUIR.
w. C. HUGHES.
For Sheriff,
J.F. EDWARDS.
For Clerk of Court,
JAS. M. HENDERSON.
For Assessor,
L. G. SMITH.
For Coroner,
DR.. A. R. BUSH.
For Members Police Jury,
Ward il. T. McDADE.
Ward 2-J. C. LOGAN.
Ward IN. W. STEWART.
Ward 81. M. BURKS.
Ward 6-J. G.. MCDADE.
For Member School Board,
Ward 81. R. BUMGARDNER.
For Justices of Peace,
Ward 1-E. S. DORTCH.
Ward p. H. MONTGOMERY.
Ward 3-R. H. ALLEN.
Ward 81. C. CHILDERS.
Ward Al. D. ROGERS.
Ward 5-M. SMITH.
For Constables,
Ward q. A. EDWARDS.
Ward IL. E. COLE.
Ward 5-N. L. MCKINNEY.
Ward 6-F. F. VICKERS.
Ward GA. E. NELSON.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24

no YOU properly appreciate the value
- and the bulk Of the reading matter
appearing in the Banner from week to
week? Have you ever stopped to con-
slider the papers worth from a literary
viewpoint alone? Did you know that all
it's series of articles are selected by the
management of the paper only after their
adaptability and fitness are carefully con-
sidered? Did you know that every serial
story is closel read by one of the editors
and it's merits considered before it is pur-
chased and published in the columns Of
the Banner? Do you not remember that
prior to the time when the good roads
movement found firm footing in this
parish hundreds of columns of useful
reading matter on the subject were run
in the Banner? that we have run series
of articles on Live Stock Farming? on
Horticulture and kindred subjects? on
topics of Health? and another devoted to
Dairying? as we'll as others. Can't you
call to mind the following as titles of ten
of the serial stories run in the Banner:
"The Man of the Hour
"The Danger Trail''
1.-THE Root of EviI''
"His Rise to Power
"The Melting of Molly
"Peg O. My Heart
''November Joe''
"The Forester's Daughter
"Lahoma''
"SmOke BelleW''
All that, reader, and more, and all we ask
you for the Banner is one dollar-but it
must be in cash. Any one of the series
of articles mentioned above would no
doubt cost you that much. AS for the
serial stories, if purchased in book form,
the popular prices range from 81 to $1.50
and sometimes more. A serial story is
usually completed in the Banner in about
ten weeks, and another good one is soon
begun. These are some of the things
you are getting, reader, but we must not
fail to call attention to the Banners ed
itorial page-ts wholesome opinions, its
timely clippings, and it's state, general
and foreign news. Its local page is care
fully edited and an effort is made to pass
nothing by that is worthy place in print.
After all this is mentioned, there comes
the official proceedings of all public
bodies of Bossier Parish, jury lists, legal
sales, etc., etc. You'll want to see it all,
and if you are not now one of the Ban
ner's subscribers why not? Get in line!