The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-08

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river such road Is mnch needed and
would be very profitable. But as the
raft. il not cleaned cut will rot out In
!, few Years. 50 that water communica
ton can he had, wouhl the road then
,ny? We think so. There Is no better |
than that on the Hudson. !
yet one or two profitable railroads
skirt its whole length.
Mr.. John H. I.oftol. wei remembered
as an old-time Bellevue postmaster and
grocer, announced as eandidate for
sheriff. M
Thirty Years Ago.
Yhe Hammer of July 10. 1s.o Bellevue.l
~Mr. II. L. Carstarpheai has heen al,-
pointed postmaster ut yanceyille.
..The work of repairing Bodcau
bridge is progressing rlTddly. and we
are reliably Informed that all neces-
sary repairs to the structure viii he
completed this week, and that the
bridge can be safely crossed by next
Monday. the 14tli.
An extract from the School Board
proceedings t.Iuly 5. 1syO, nleeting)
reads:
Your superintendent respectfully
reports: That fifty schools for four
months have leeen contracted for. for
the year 1880 thirty white and twenty
colored Involving an expenditure OF
about $51O0, which is slightly in exq(s
Of money now on hand. but sufficient
money will be realized for the payment
of all the teachers before the closing
Of all the schools.
Members Of the School lizard present
mt the meeting referred to were J. r.
Thompson. President; w. }. Johnston,
j. y. Bryan. J. +. .Adser and J. H
Keyser.
Ten Years Ago.
The Banner of July !, laio- Benton.l
A friend reported the marriage q
/ Miss Annie X. Ringgold. OF Shreveport
to Mr.. William H. North, of Dixie
which last named place y still tlieil
home. According to the published re
i port, they spent their holeynnoon i
Colorado.
i 4 clipping from the Shreveport faa
nsian of July ), 1910, descrihed a
length the ceremony that united i
marriage Miss Rea Willer. of this plac
ana MIR. sidney Braullig, Of fShrevepor,
Their bridal trip was to Colorado
after which they proceeded to tlei
home In Amarillo, Texas, where the
still reside.
I.nder the heailians !. Ressier's Cor
feder,te Monument " the Banner salt
+ In part:
{ ..The erection of the Confederat
E Monument In this place was begun an
i completed last week. Last Frlda
i mornin. Il few Of the members of I'll
{ r. ]. Hancock Chapter, O.. d. G., an
others friendly to the movement, gatl
cred to see the cornerstone laid ~
i to hold some service lifting to Il
OCCASION. y. The following mofiil
4 call meeting Of the chapter was he
> In the Police Jury room Mt the COu
r House. when the report OF the col
e mittee appointed to inspect and p;l
e ulon the work Of erection wits receive
l. The committee reported favorahly III
the contract price of the monuine
4 was then paid in full.
d The monument Is indeed pretty a
Is is a pleasant surprise to visitors to
ID town. hut few of whom expected to ii
IN 1t 80 elaborate. It is MORE than ~ II
IN I'm height and is built of selected Ge'
id gia marble. The stature Of the you
st Of 81, with musket at rest and ste'i
he gaze ahead. as If awaiting call
r. arms, is handsome and pleasing pit
n to crown a shaft so dear to the hea
ne Of our people.
"A Next followed a list Of the seye
er articles. including newspaper clirpin
of placed in the crypt of the mon'ime
IS. also including Il list of the SIX Boss
ed companies that joined the confeder
at Army and that OF the Caddo Rifles,
er which appeared the names OF six =
to sier volunteers. The article also sta
NV that the monument was erected Al
cost of S125O