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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22
SheriH'S Sale,

S. w. Lee VS.. Succession of Henderson Davis,
]. M. Henderson, Administrator No. 714l. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, I have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, March 10,
1917, the following described property,
to-wit:
The northwest quarter of southwest
quarter and north half OF southwest
quarter of southwest quarter of section
S., township 10, range II, Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, containing 60 acres,
more or less.
Terms Of Sale-Cssh, without the BEN
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $50, with per cent per an
mum interest thereon from November Is,
1911, until paid, less credit of Sf2, paid
December 6, 1912, and all costs of suit,
including 5 per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Feb. 1, 1917. mars
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Sherif'S Sale.

The Hicks Company, Limited, versus Lee Hicks
No. 7l3G. In Second District Court, BossieI
Parish, Louisiana.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, February24,
1917, the following described property,
wit:
All of the defendants undivided in
terest, about 27k acres, in and to the
southeast quarter of southwest quarter
Of section |, township Is, north, range
Is, west, situated in Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, together with all buildings
and improvements thereon.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $1,000, with per cent per an
mum interest on $500 thereof from March
2, 1915, and like interest on $500 thereof
from March so, 1915, until paid, and all
costs of suit, including 10 per cent on
said sum and interest as attorneys fees.
J. F.. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Jan. 10, 1917. feb q
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Tax Notice.
ImmOvabEe Property.

ONCE of Tax Collector.
Bossier, Parish, Louisiana
Benton, louisiana, January 50, 1917. ]
To Tax Payers-Nonresident Unknown Owners
Whose Postoffice Addresses Are Not Known:
TN compliance with Act No. 10 81
i 1898, and all subsequent laws there
to, you are hereby notified by pub
lished notice that your state, parish and
all special taxes on immovable properly
for the year 1916 are past due and de- !
linquent, and if not paid within twenty
days after the publishing of this notes
l will advertise and sell according to Law
said property to satisfy the judgments
against you, as shown by the assessment
roll on file in the Recorders Office u
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
The names of the said delinquent tar
payers, the amount of the taxes, interest
and cost due by each, as per the assess
ment of said year, and the immovables!
property assessed to each is as follows,
to-wit:
J. E. Colland-Lot of section 4, town
ship %, range 10; 20 acres-S2 80.
F. F. Green-One-half interest in the
southeast quarter of southeast quarter
Of section 10, township %, range i4;4
90 acres-S2.85.
G. w. Lindsey-The northeast quarter
OF southeast quarter OF section 80,
township 10, range II; 40 acres-S4B.
Mrs. E. M. Martin The east half Of
southwest quarter and northwest quar-
ter Of southeast quarter of section Is,
township q, range IL; 1870 acres
S6.H.
Mrs. j. w. Matthews-One-t third inter-
est in the northeast quarter of north
west quarter of section 25, township
%, range 10; Is acres-S2.30.
w. L. Parish-Lot / of section 6 and
lot of section 5, township %, range
10; 100 acres-S15.O.
Margaret Bell-The northeast quarter OF
southwest quarter Qess 10 acres off tho
south. side and Is acres off the north
.side) Of section %, township %, range
II; Is acres-Si.T.
Malissa Darling-Fractional northwest
quarter (less the southeast quarter of.
northwest quarter and less acres) Of
section J., township %, range IA; 81
acres-S30.75.
William ]. Harris The west half of
southwest quarter of section 4, town
ship Is, range II; 80 acres-s8.05.
Abbie E. McStea - The west half Of
northeast quarter (less Is acres off the
east side Of southwest quarter of
northeast quarter and less acres off
the east side of northwest quarter of
northeast quarter) OF section 10, town
ship %, range 10; 60 acres-S6.55.
Done and signed officially at my Office
on this, January 80, 1917.
]. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff
and -officio Tax Collector for Bos-
ST. sier Parish, Louisiana.
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Grand Jury's Final Report.

To the Hon. John n Sandlin, Judge of the Sec
ond Judicial District of Louisiana.
We, the Grand Jury, beg leave to
submit this, our final report, and as
we have completed all the work that
has come before US, respectfully ask
to be relieved from further duty at
this time.
We began our work Monday after
noon, and have been in session daily
until Thursday evening and returned
to work on the 14th day of February.
We have investigated fifty-one cases.
and have found twenty-three true
bills and twenty-four no bills, and
have continued for further investi-
cation four cases with instructions
for the District Attorney to file bills
of information, if necessary.
We have examined the jail and the
different offices of the Court House.
and found same in good condition.
We especially recommend and
urge that the different Justices of
the Peace over the parish report all
criminal warrants made before them
to the proper official and file same
at the Court House as soon as posi-
BILE after the warrants are made.
We wish to thank all the officials
for the assistance rendered US during
the time we were in session.
Very respectfully,
T. D. CoNsELL, Foreman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22
WILSON'S SECOND TRIP.

Woodrow Wilson will be reinaugu-
rated as President of the United
States on March 5th instead OF
March 4th, as the latter date falls on
Sunday. He is the tenth to become
a second-time president. For the
first tine in the history of the cere-
mony Of Inauguration the Presidents
wife will ride with him to the Capitol
Vicepresident Marshall will also be
accompanied by his wife in another
carriage.
Fir. wilson is the second Democrat
to hold the presidential office since
1860 and the first Democrat to sue
coed himself in office since Andrew
Jackson. Because of the great war
and the practical certainty that the
United States will soon be involved in
it, greater responsibility and care will
weigh upon President Wilson during
his second term than has fallen to the
lot of any Of our presidents, save
George Washington.
More reforms have been brought
about during Mr. Wilson's first term
than has occurred under the admins
trat;on Of any president. It will
stand out in history as marking an
epoch in the financial history of the
nation, for during the past four years
has eliminated the currency discus
SONS of fully an hundred years of our
history and all men of parts now
neree that we have finally gotten a
flexible and safe system.
Much history will also date from
the second term of President Wilson's
administration of the Government,
should he live during the next four
years. It will certainly see the
events of the greatest war in history
and probably the most eventful and
important years Of our own national
life since the foundation Of this COM
monwealth of commonwealth.
Mr.. Wilson has much upon his
mind upon the eve Of his reinaugura-
ton; and, as John Silver would say,
"You can Law to that" The bands
will pay and the people may shout
and cheer and thousands of gay folk
will make holiday, but the man who
is to shoulder the responsibility of
guiding the destines of the nation
during the next four perilous years
vii! be fortunate il he can only feel
cheerful
For the responsibility of a nations
guidance in these war times is ter.
yiblc thing for which a ruler must
hnswcr to history and to God. He
.auTt say why great ships were sunk
in the sea and why the millions Of
ten have gone down to battle ane
to death.
But ncst likely the committee Of
Congress which has the Inauguration
in hand will make it severely sim
bic ceremony; and the same would b,
in very good taste.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22

time in the history of the human
race and ours is the youngest nation
Of the world and one of the least pre-
pared by experience and training to
enter the titanic struggle now going
forward to determine the principles
that shall guide the world for the
centuries to come. But the American
people have consciousness that the
spirit of the great founder of the
republic is present at the council
board of their statesmen and that his
wisdom will be their guide.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY.

Today, February 22d, is the an
riversary Of tbs BIRTH of he who is
sometime caFcd the father of his
country. George Washington left us
nlarv :~uides for our public and pri-
vate conduct, most of which we honor
c1en while we fail to observe them.
Wash ;ngton foresaw the dangers
that 'ay in the way of the young re-
public which he had done SO much to
make nation and pointed out these
dangers 90 forcibly that his warnings
still ring in the ears of the fifth gen
cation.
Precedents set by this, cur first
president. have more than the force
of law. He refused to accept third
term in office and so greatly is his
c~amn,e esteemed that the American
people have come to look upon one
who aspires to third term in the
presidency rs dangerous to the lib
critics of the republic. He warned
arise from party bitterness, and, while
We have not refraincd from partisan
strife, his precept has done much to
temper its indulgence and heal the
wounds that have resulted from par
tisan intemperance.
He taught our statesmen to steer
the ship of state clear of entangling
alliances with other nations and no
such alliances have been made by our
government during nearly an hun
trcd years of its history. He said
that it was wise to prepare in tiIae
of peace for the war that might, come
unexpectedly upon US. We have uni
formly disregarded this advice and
have suffered much evil as a conse-
Guence; notably, one terrible civil
war and great humiliation from the
capture of our seat of government
by a handful of enemy troops in a
second war with England, to say
nothing of the shameful waste that
followed our unframed attempts to
organize an army hastily during the
Spanish-American War.
Washington's influence in shaping
the policy of this country's govern
ment is rather strengthened than di-
minishcd by time. AS the years are
added to the second century of Amer
lean independence his figure looms
larger upon the background Of his.
tory and more and more are the
words ef wisdom which he willed to
his country held to be the standard
Of true craftsmanship. Even now,
with the nation upon the brink of
plunge into the greatest war the
world has ever known, one sentence
quoted from his traditional utter
ances commands more respect than
the advice of our most trusted living
statesman.
It is well that America shall cele-
brate the anniversary of the birth to-
day Of one whose wisdom is held in
such high esteem, for this is critical
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22

Saturday, March 10th, has been
named as California Orange Day,
and will be celebrated throughout
the country by hotels, restaurants,
middemen, grocery stores, refresh
ment parlors and railroad dining
cars and dining stations. Everybody
is supposed to eat California orange.
Why people so near to Florida want
to eat California orange, or why
people who have Louisiana oranges
in reach wish for Florida oranges is
not explained save by the enterprise
of the California boosters.
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January 18, 1917. feb p
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before P. M. Elston,
~ Justice Of the Peace, Ward Six,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, by E. w.
Hartman, a two year old heifer that
came to his place about three months
ago, and which is further described as
light red in color, and marked crop off
left ear and split in right ear.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay costs, or
said animal will be sold according to
law, in Haughton, La, at II O'Clock
am, on Saturday, March 81, 1917.
j. w. ONEAL,
Constable, Ward Six.
February %, 1917. mar %
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Teachers Examination.

The next examination for the bene-
fit of those who wish to apply for
certificates to teach in Bossier Parish
will be held in Benton on March 26th
to 31st, both dates inclusive. The
first three days will be devoted to
examining white applicants and the
last three to colored applicants.
w. A. FoRTsON.
Parish Superintendent OF Schools.
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Fine Antitubercuiosis League,

Do you know there is a fine Anti
tuberculosis League in New Orleans?
The members are trying to enlist con-
tributions and members to help Grad
icate consumption and to assist those
who have contracted the disease to
be cured. Another object is to pre-
vent the spread of infection among
well people. Do you want to help
along the movement? You can get
and contribution-slips at
AIT Camp Street, New Orleans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22

Brigadier- General w. B. Freeman,
commanding the Virginia Division,
United Confederate Veterans, has offered
the services of himself and his command
to the National Government in case of
war with Germany. While, it is pointed
out, these old men are incapable of
active campaigning, they are thoroughly
acquainted with the ground in Virginia
over which they fought for several years
and might prove of service as scouts and
ruidec
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-22

At a recent meeting of the Demo-
critic State Central Committee, held
in New Orleans, a resolution was
adopted authorizing parish Demo
cratic central committees to act for
towns and villages, which have no
party organizations, in calling mu-
nicipal elections.
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Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisian.
Benton, La, Jan. Is, 1917. feb %
Application to Administer.

application to tAdminister.
In District Court, Booster Parish, Lou
isidnc.
NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs.
IN w. L. Mckinney has this day lied
her application to be appointed admins
istratrix of the succession OF Wheeler u,
Mckinney, deceased. Now, this is %
admonish all persons concerned, that II
opposition be not made thereto within
the time prescribed by law, the said ap<
piicant will be appointed administrators
OF said succession as prayed for.
Given under my official signature apd
seal OF Office, at Benton, La, on this,
the 10Th day OF February, 1917.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk Bossier District Court.
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Department Of the Interior,
U. s. Land Office at Baton Rouge. La
January II, 1917
Proof under law under which entry was made.l
NOTICE is hereby given that Millus
~ Watson, of Sligo, La, who, on
February is, 1912, made Homestead
Entry, No. O4 ,494, for the north half Of
southwest quarter of section IA, town
ship II, north, range IL, west, Louisiana
meridian, has filed notice of intention to
make five year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before the
Clerk OF Court, at Benton, La, on the
Gath day OF February, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: Aaron
Z. Jeter. Ben Miller, John Sumner and
Cornelius Kelly, all Of Sligo, La.
E. D.'GIANELLoNI, Register.
January ~ 1917 .,ao
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Trespass Notice

The general public is hereby warned
that trespassing in any way on the re;;
atty holdings Of the undersigned, loeateo
in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, will no
be permitted. Those disregarding thl
intent Of this notice and willfuliy tres
passing on our lands will &c prosecatad
7,3 j. A., M. L. and G. S. FORD.
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SIicrif's Sale,

Edward Rose & Company VS.. W. a. stephens.
No. 1884. In First District Court, Caddoa
Parish, Louisiana.
PY virtue of writ of fieri facias,
~ issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, ! have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to-
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town ii
Benton, La, on Saturday, February "a,
1917, the following described property,
to-wit:
Lots 8 and 10 of the Cumberland SUBJ
division OF Bossier City, in the Parish Of
Bossier, Louisiana.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum Of 1854, with per cent per.
annum interest thereon from April go,
1910, until paid, and all costs Of suit
including 10 per cent on said sum and
interest as attorneys fees.
j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Benton, La, Jan. f8. 1917. fah99
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Homestead Entry No. o., DAB.
Department of the Interior, +,
U. s. Land Once at Baton Rouge, La.
Jannarv ID 10i7
0auu0Iy ~ WI. ,
Proof under law under which entry wss made

Proof under law under which entry was made.]
NOTICE is hereby given that Susan
~ Jennings, widow, of Hughes Spur,
La, who, on January 4, 1911, made
Homestead Entry (Natchitoches OF ,454)
No. N ,N3, for the northeast quarter Of
northwest quarter, section 5, township
~, north, range IL, west, Louisiana me-
make five year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before the
CLERK OF District Court, at Benton, La,
on the 18th day OF March, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: Louis
Moore, Neezer Moore and Boss Steph-
ems, of Benton, La, r. F. D. No. 3, and
Dick Mccullough, OF Hughes Spur, La.
E. D. GIANELLoNI, Register.
February 1, 1917. mar is
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Three cars of Louisiana quaran-
tine cattle, avering TAT pounds to the
head, sold in St. Louis one day re-
Gently at $40 per hundredweight
the highest price on record. Louis
lana might turn some of her cotton
plantations into stock farms on this
basis, even though cotton continued
at 20 cents per pound.
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PROGRESS Of Tick Eradication.


dipping of cattle in the tick-infested
areas will begin earlier than usual
this year, it is announced. There are
now 14,247 watts in commission and
it will be possible with these to dip
over a million cattle each month.
1t is planned to begin the work as
soon as possible after March 1st in
order to catch the first generation of
ticks Matched in the spring before
they have had time to lay eggs. In
this way, it is hoped to release much
territory early in the fall.
There is indeed reason to believe
that 1917 will see more territory
freed from the pest than any year
since systematic tick eradication was
begun. Each county released from
quarantine is an object lesson to it's
neighbors, and in recent years popu-
lar interest in the movement has been
growing.
One evidence of this is the action
of the people in Mississippi in max
ing eradication state instead of a
county matter. Under this law sys-
tematic dipping will be conducted
this season in each of the thirty
counties in the state still under Fed
eral quarantine. In this area there
are approximately 100000 cattle and
2,700 watts will be operated. In ad-
dition, dipping will be carried on in
those counties which have been freed
as whole but in which some herds
have not been cleaned and are still
under local quarantine.
The work in Mississippi, it is
pointed out, will drive a wedge of
tick-free area right down to the Gulf
The army of ticks will be cut in half
to be destroyed piecemeal here
after-and highroad for cattle from
the freed areas will be opened to the
markets of the North.
In the other states east of the Mis-
sissippi the campaign of eradication
is to be pushed vigorously by
counties. In South Carolina only
ten counties remain infested and in
all of these it is planned to COM
mence systematic dipping on March
LIST. Five hundred watts will be in OPP
Grafton and approximately one hum
dred thousand cattle will be dipped
regularly. About five hundred
square miles should be freed at the
end Of the season.
In Georgia it is planned to add
5,134 square miles to the 1868
already released. Fifty-six counties
are now free, and work will be car
ried on this season in thirty-three
others. It is expected that lat, 500
cattle will be dipped in 1920 watts.
In Alabama systematic work in
fifteen counties should set free 3O0,-
600 cattle and about 1900 square
miles of territory. Twenty-eight
counties already have been released
from quarantine and about 500 pure
bred bulls have been imported into
them. The grade of cattle, it is said,
is being distinctly improved.
North Carolina still has twenty
five counties under quarantine. Eight
OF these it is hoped to be cleaned up
by active work this season. In the
others watts will be built and prepar-
ations made for active work in 1918.
The situation in Florida is some
what different from that in the other
infested states because as yet there
Is no provision for extending state
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Recorded June ID, 1916, on Convey
ances, volume SO, page 34t.
This realty was formerly assessed to
you, but if not redeemed within one wear
from date of purchase my title becomes
perfect under the law.
80 J. S. BELCHER, Shreveport, La.
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Well, anyway, we have enough gas
in Bossier Parish with which to do the
cooking and enough oil wells to de-
mand the final in spelling the num-
Der of them.
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Tax Land Notice.
70 GlOrer e. LeUine Company.

I hereby notify you that bought lots
l, 2, 3, 4, 5 and of block Q and lots Z
and Cess the north half of lot y of
block x, at public sale held Saturday,
June 10, 1916, for taxes due the State Of
Louisiana and the Parish of Bossier on
the roll of 1915, and the amount to re-
deem same will be as follows:
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EXPLANATIONS


SP0KES
carr 0 FROM the
RECOMMENDATION,
ion
Ths Sanitary
No
The above w. professor
Sanitary
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Homestead Entry No. "a, 4D4.

Department of the Interior, /,
U. $. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La.
January IL, 1917,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-07-12
Critical Period With the Potato.

The critical period in the life of the
potato plant, says A. w. Aamodt, po-
tato specialist, University Farm, st.
Paul, is when it is beginning to bios
som and set tubers. Injury to plant
or root system at this time reduces
the yield materially. In Minnesota
this critical period comes at time
when climatic conditions are usually
unfavorable. The effects of heat and
drouth in late July and early August
are very noticeable. 1t is very neces-
sary, therefore, that the care given
potatoes preceding this time must be
of the best.
Late civilizations should be shallow
to avoid injuring the roods and to
form a mulch that will prevent the
evaporation Of moisture. The cult
vator teeth should be narrowed as the
potato vines grow and spread. Guilt.
walton should cease when the plants
have fairly covered the soil and the
weeds have been killed.