The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-08-14
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years,A

Sixty Years,A9o.
The Banner of Aug. Il, 1S59--Bellevue.l
A succession sale appearing was
signed. Louisa Davis. EXecutriX, and
the property offered was: "A likely
negro man, John, aged about twenty
four years. belonging to the succession
of John j. Davis, deceased"
Our new type is now on hand. The
Banner will appear in its new dress
next week.
That announcement appeared when
the Banner was only seven weeks old.
SO it is to be seen that sixty years ago,
as well as to-day, the management of
the paper insisted on good material
and plenty of it.
Albert Henschel, late of New Or
leans" in an advertisement run sixty
years ago invited the residents Of the
Bellevue countryside to come to his
tent and have their pictures (ambro-
types) made. In closing his adver-
tisement he said: Childrens amhro-
types will he taken with great felicity,
without extra charge"
AT the ward election held in Ward
No. ) on Monday, the LIST day of .Au-
gust, the following named gentlemen
were elected as delegates to attend the
Parish Convention at this place on the
first Monday in September: w. Il.
Edens, Vincent Walker. A. Il. Hughes.
\. M. Rodgers. DR.. +. NJ. Abney. G. w.
Sentell Hon. j NJ Sandidge and Z. Nj.
Marks
The following named gentlemen
are delegates from Ward No ): s. II.
Lister. f. Hudson, T.. f. Cornell and
James Ford
\ number of sheriff sales appearing.
were signed: L. T. Steele. Sheriff
and Auctioneer. His deputy was c. c.
Novel;. Hon \. y. Abney was Clerk
of Court
Mr.. Steele was Sheriff for some eight
! or ten years. Ills death occurred at
| the Hudson place. some miles east of
| Bellevue. after he had retired from
! office. The interment was in the GEM
etery at Bellevue. He was the father
of several children. but there is to-day
only one living that we know of-Mrs
Sue $. Hunter. now living in Waxa-
hachie, Texas, we think.
Over the signature of \. H. Holdings
worth and under the heading, "Lum
her. Lumber." there appeared the
| following advertisement: Il have now
on hand for sale at my mill large
quantity of building lumber of every
description, amounting to about
100000 feet
The site of the HollingSwOrth mil
and little east of south. If not the
only sawmill in Bossier Parish at tina,
time land perhaps it was not) it i.
safe to say there were few competitors
Also. 100000 feet of lumber was III
doubt big stock sixty years ago. ant
would seem to.indicate that Mr.. Hol
lin.sWorth was rather an energetic Il.
well as public spirited man.
The $4,000 stock of merchandise O
the firm of Looney & Arick. of Benton
was offered for sale under the heatiil.
Succession Sale" the same being sign
ed. Robert ]. Looney, administrator
of +. +. Looney'S succession and b,
William Arick.
With such j stock the firm mus
surely have enjoyed a large trade ever
for those days. b. 4. Looney met
tragic death. While riding in a car
riage being driven down Buffers Hill
some miles east of this place, the team
became frightened and ran, overturn
ing the vehicle and throwing Mr.. Loo
ney into the ditch at one side. Hi
death was almost instantaneous: Judy
Robert J. Looney. his brother TO
many years practiced law at Bellevue
and Shreveport. His death occurre,
in California fully ten years ago. vii
liam Arick has been dead for man,
years. He tor perhaps it was hi
brother TomD was at one time Sheriff
for BosSier Parish. As was true 0
many of the early settlers of the par
ish, the Aricks came from Edgefiel,
District. South Carolina
An advertisement dated Monroe
La, August 4. 1853 and appearing
over the signature 20. ID. Stillmal
Secretary" read:
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the NickShurg, Srhevepor
and Texas Railroad Company will b.
held ut the Office of the company OF
Monday. the 10Th day of Septembe
next, for examination Of the company
accounts. and on Monday. the Sd da,
of October. 1859, for the election Of
Board of Directors etc.
The Vickshurg. Shreveport and TeXa
Railroad later became known as til
Nickshurg. Shreveport and Pacific, AM
is to-day Il division Of the Queen an,
Crescent Route. Sixty years ago TIL
". s. and L. is said to have had
short mileage out of Shreveport west
which was later. purchased by til
Texas and Pacific Company. Also
that link IF tha ro,l from, IioESb,,r