The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-31
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great grandchildren. The mpuntaineer,
who claims excellent eyesiglt, steady
nerves and general good health, attrib-
utes his long life to outdoor living and
temperate habits.
The searching of 1900 Of the 1900
prisoners in the strike mt the disciple
nary barracks ut Fort Leavenworth,
Kans. took place last Saturday. Sol
dierS with repeating rifles We're sta
toned around the big new cell house
and machine guns were placed to rake
the enclosure when the prisoners were
given the command to line Up.
Less than one-half of 1 rer cent of
the American soldiers who died on the
battletields of France were buried un-
identified. according to COl,s Joseph $.
Heron. commander of the $1,000
troops who inferred the fallen Ameri-
cans. and who arrived i'll America Mon
day. The largest graveyard is at Ro-
mango, where lie 22.OOO Americans who
died in the Argomne and Meuse Sec
tors
Jack Wilson. said to I've the fattest
man in the world who weighed $50
pounds. died in New York Monday Of
paralysis. When Wilson. who had for
years been exhibited in sideshow at
coney Island. was taken to the hos.
pital. it was found an ambulance was
too small to hold him and he was
transferred to motor truck. His
body will be taken to Chicago for
burial.
Governor Hobby. Of Texas, signed
the resolution adopted last Friday by
the legislature to authorize the attor-
ney general to institute suit in the
United States Supreme Court to pro-
tect Texas rights OH the boundary and
to settle disputes with Oklahoma. The
resolution sets out that Oklahoma is
having surveyed and is disposing of
valuable lands along the border which
have been for years considered as a
part of Texas.
Louisiana.
The reclaiming of 1890 acres Of
wet lands beginning four miles south
of Lake Charles and the dredging of
he RayoniSch coulee. COntraband
Bayou and Black Bayou Is proposed.
Work will be begun on the reclamat ton
work within the next few weeks.
Completion of another large oil well
in the Bull Bayou field was reported by
the Texas Company last Friday. The
new gusller. one of the laxsssest i'm the
Red River Parish oil district. blew in
ut a rate of $500 barrels IA day. The
well is located on the Young lease, in
section 13-12-11. and is known as
Young No. 1.
Governor Pleasant and Mayor Ford
of Shreveport. waded the Mississippi
River last Thursday. They did not
the father of waters and found it to he
only knee deep in the deepest place
They waded the river where it is the
outlet Of Lake Itasca and is only about
twenty feet wide. The stunt was pan.
OPTED with d good deal of ceremony.
ment that he will not run for Govern
or. one OF the most interesting sports
among state political gossipers is find
ing other offices for him. One of the
yarns gaining circulation is that a
Parker for NicepreSident boom will
lie launched in Louisiana before the
states delegation departs next June
for the National Democratic COnven
tion.
At an enthusiastic meeting in New
Orleans last Saturday of the commit
tee appointed by Mayor Behrman. look
:. ing to the erection of an exposition
building for New Orleans on thu
grounds of the Louisiana State Fail
Association. located in Shreveport
|. +. \. ChriSty. city architect, submitted
1 plans and specifications which wer,
! adopted. 1t is said the building vii
$ cost $4,000.