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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-12
RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years Ago.

The Banner of Aug. 10. 1S60-Bellcvuc.l
" Instead of wishing to dissolve the
Union, we wish to lengthen it and to
strengthen it-J0hn e. Breckniiidgc."
There Is hut one man now before
the people who can defeat Lincoln. and
he is John G. breckenridge. Let all
true patriots vote for him.
Died. at Cottage Grove. in this par
isli, on the ith uitimo. after !, short
Illness, Thomas G. Hancock. infant son
of Thos. B. and J. A. Hancock, aged
eleven days."
We have before us the first number
of the Southern Banner, edited and
published at Sparta, by w. f. Paxton,
ESP The Hammer presents IA neat and
able appearance-suppor Breckin-
ridge and Lane for the presidency and
vicerresidency. May You prosper. friend
Paxton. in your laudalsle and patriotic
enterprise, is our earnest wish.s
Monday we attended the Breckin-
ridge and Lame ratification meeting at
Shreveport The meeting wis largely
attended, and i, more enthusiastic as
semhlage we have not seen in many a
day. The meeting was addressed by
Messrs. Williamson. Fitzpatrick Marks,
Looney. Parllam and HEATH. The speak
ing was able and was received with
ila.nense applause. We will give the
full proceeding next week
Stragglers of late. of suspicious
character are daily seen travelling
around about through this parish. 1t il
time these suspicious individuals were
closely watched and made to render III
account Of themselves, ere much mis-
chief is the consequence. The work o.
incendiaries burning whole villages ant
towns in Texas should serve to max.
us keep Il close lookout. There SHOULD
be formed Il strict patrol Throughout
the entire country. and any man, whit,
or black. found skulking about and no
giving proper account of himself shoult
be severely dealt with
Attention is directed to the adver
tisement of the Cottage Grove Malesan.
Female Seminary. A new session Legal
I'm Monday. the titl, inst"
Many OF ts remember the fine oil.
school building that once stood at Cot
tage Grove. It's location was across TIL
road from the present Milling home
1t Is now gone, as have passed man,
other public buildings OF the parisl
that were once its pride.
Referring TO the advertisement w
note that the principal OF the Cottag
Grove sc..opl sixty years ago w.i
Tl,on;,s Il Hancock. lis assist:lll
teacher was his sister, Miss Emma
Hancock; and the music teacher wa
Miss Moliie Ford TIE three brother
of Mr.. Haneack were Richard. Willial
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BOSSier City
Little Rock getting acquainted with his
granddaughter.

Little Rock getting acquainted with his
granddaughter.
Miss Grace Wem1le, Of Mansfield,
is a guest of the Misses Birdwell.
Mrs G. b. Hollis, who has been i'll
for several days. is able to he up, to
the delight of her many friends.
MIR. and Mrs. David Gibson are ell
joying visit from Mr.. ,iihsons par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson. of Haynes
vile.
Miss Mary Lynn Tilman Of Shreve-
port. aud Miss Claudia Bumgardner. of
Linton, We're weekend guests of Miss
ssiseonm Ratcliff.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Gleason. who
spent the past three or four months in
Homer. have returned home and are
again occupying their cottage.
Miss Lottie Mae Hanks left Sunday
for her home i'll Dixie, after spending !,
| week here as Il guest of her uncle and
| aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. T. \. Wilkinson.
Miss Marie Boggs, of Plain Deal
ing. has heen guest at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs A. c. Wilmington for d
few days-on her way home from the
Normal.
Misses Inez Young. of Ivan. ant
Florence McCranie, of Brownlee. re
t turned home Tuesday evening from
Natchitoches. where they have beer
attending school. They are spendin:
ii few days here with Mesdames \. c
| Wilmington and G. Il Wallace
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry's handsome new
two-story building, on Cain Avenue, il
about completed. Mr.. Terry has in
formed the reporter he will have twely
nice rooms upstairs. With cafeteria OF
the first floor. Bossier City has needle,
something of the kind for some time
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LOCAL AND Personal.

MIR. ]. b. O'Neal has returned home
from Colorado.
MIR. and Mrs. c. H. Wallace had as
guest at dinner Sunday Mrs Fuller,
of Shreveport.
DIR. and Mrs. Fowler, Of Oil City,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Colquitt Mrs. Fowler's parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Levin Bradford and
their daughter. Mary, OF Mooringsport,
are guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs:
Dick Bradford.
MIR. +. +. vickers. of the Bellevue
community, came in Monday afternoon
to attend the lodge meeting (Masonic)
held here that evening.
| Rev j. Nj. Boykin and family have
returned home from Powhatan, Natchl-
| toches Parish. where Mr.. Boykin con-
| Quoted Il successful ten-day meeting.
| MIR. and Mrs. \. A. Arnold are en-.
joying the pleasure of IA new car. Checi.
up. Mr.. Newt you will learn to drive
it. even if it doesn't run just like the
Ford.
Mrs. ID. $. Cook. after short stay
here as guest of her cousins. Mrs.
| \. G. Wilmington and Mrs. {. II. Wal
lace, left Sunday for her nome i'll Tex
arkana, Ark.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Gipson and daugil-
tiers, virgie and Verna, and Miss Louise
kendrick, of Haynesville, have been
. | cn1. 6.,y.. If NTr nd NyS
d. f. Gipson.
| MIR. Joe Mcdowell and Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Hickman and daughter. Jessie
i returned home Tuesday morning from
Galveston. Texas. They report very
interesting trip.
All of Mrs. Anna Martins BosSiel
friends will rejoice to know she has
returned from Colorado much improved
i'll health. She is now at home will
her daughter, Mrs. y. \. Arnold
Tie associational meeting of thu
w. NJ. [. was well attended by the con
gregationS from the Haushton, IliliI
!. Dealing. Benton and Red River church
. es and III feel they received an inspir;l
ton to go forward in the work.
Mrs T. r. Miller was called to Id:
one day last week Oh account of TIL
illness of her niece. Mrs. Jackson l
is a pleasure to report she is now mucl
{ imEroved-;lnd Mrs. Miller is again a
; home. Mr.. Il. RS smile reflects it.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gleason re
, turned to Bossier city Monday morn
ing. after an absence of about tire
months. spent in Southwest Texa.
: While away Mr.. Gleason has had ell
e ployment with the Standard Oil Con
e Eany.
G a stated communication OF Bessie
e City Lodge, +. and 4. NJ. was held her
Monday evening. and the reporter wa
told there was to he work in the f. !
degree. Meetings of the lodge are re:
ularly held every other week. and il
). membership continues to grow.
: Mrs. 4. G. Whittington spent Wee
neSGay of hast week with Mrs. l..
Bulkler and Miss Grace Buckley
their new home. on rutherford Avenu
Shreveport This visit was made e
y Eecially to hear tile latest news fro
Dorothy Louise Eglin, daughter of NJ
p and Mrs. Ralph Eglil. of Little Roc
Mrs. Fylill will he remembered as Mi
g Louise Bnlkley. Mr.. Buckley is now
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From Oak Grove.

Monday. August g. Considerable
sickness is reported III this community,
due. probably. to the frequent changes
in the weather.
Mr.. Henry Logan now has employ
lnent at Johnson's mill.
Mr.. Charley Cramley made trip to
Miller's Bluff Saturday.
Mr.. W. i. Allen made business trip
to Minden last Monday.
I, Mr.. w. Il. Giles. Of Emma. is visiting
in this community this week.
Rev. c;lntley is conducting pro-
procted meeting ut the Arbor this week.
Mr. John Thomas is now very busy
preparing to build an addition to his
residence.
Miss Rubie Arnold has returned
home, after spending several weeks
here with relatives.
Rev. Tidwell filled his appointment
at the Emma Church Saturday night
A good size congregation is reported.
Mr.. Tinsley Boyett is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Boyett
of Sarepta, this week He has been at
tending college ut Ruston.
Quite a number of our people gather
ed ut the old fishing ground near Mr.
NJ V. Boyd's Thursday of last weel
and enjoyed a splendid barbecue. !,
good time and plenty to eat is reporte.
by all who were present
Mr.. G. II. Giles mysteriously disap
peared from this community last Mon
day. and has not Eeen heard from since
His continued absence is causing som.
uneasiness among his friends here, TO
he is not in the habit of remainin.
away SO long. GOOD EYE.
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His Preference.

$ Do YOU ever feel that you would
like to 20 hack to Africa?''
:. No, sab: not ne, sab, replied old
Brother Rasgy. Il druther stay yuh
in de Newnited States, whuh a cullud
man ain got no standin' an Gey cusses
yo' an kicks yo' round an calls yo'
niger. an den slips yo' Il 'casional
haffer dollah to saturate yo' feelin's,
dan to go over dar to Africa, whuh
everybody is free all. ekil an deg cuts
off yo' head wild a kyahvin' knife. -
kdHsas CitU Star
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-12

The Banner of Aug. IL, 1SIO-Bellcvue.l
A committee OF the Bodcan Bridge
Company has examined two sites for
the bridge which appear feasible. \
survey has been prevented by the late
overflow of the bottom and sickness OF
the surveyor employd.
I'VE are informed that the lists Of
taxable property taken Ey the Collector
have been turned over to the Board of
Assessors. who will. during this month,
place the valuation Oh all the taxable
property. Taxpayers would do well to
come forward and see that their prop
erty Is correctly valued, as i'll many
instances the Board is compelled to
assess from very little information
Under the heading, !" Bodcau," the
editor of the Banner said:
!" In some old deeds and maps our
lake and bayou is styled Bayou Beattie.
which word is, we think, the French for
blessed. Very likely the Indian name
Bodcau has the same meaning, and the
French was simply a translation.
Since civilization has arrived upon
| it it has proved anything but blessing.
To the savage the great quantities Of
| fish and waterfowl of its waters and
| the deer that roamed its woods, made
| it a river of Paradise. To us its rises
and falls. and consequent bad ferries,
make it anything else It's fine summer
/ pastures tempt us to raise cattle. its
4 overfiowing sc;itters them and drives
1 them within reach of the Shreveport
market. and thereby many are lost
/ It's splendid acorn crops, on which Jt
Knight lost $4,000, tempts the raising
of hogs, that are almost certain to die
from eating its sprOuting cockleburs
4 or its polypusses. 1t is always going tt
he navigated and going to he hridged
hut don't quite get to where it is going
Some people will get drunk. and TIL.
stream and lake lies just III the rish
place for them to drown in. Thes,
I three people, mentioned in another arti
Gle, and Il Norwegian by the name o.
! Oleson. were drowned from drink ant
Bodcau water. A drunken mail rider
8 il year or two ago. rode into it and los
his horse. mail and everything valuable
but saved his worthless life by hangin:
to a cypress limb until the ferrymal
! returned from the other side. just afte
the war a wagon load of drunken Fed
, erals. bringing c0nlnliSsary stores, wer
: plunged right into the deepest part. bu
by luck, whether good or had we shan
: pretend to say. they saved their lives.
!" But if this civilization that ha
arrived upon the Bodcau shall ever il
crease to enlightenment, the lake an
stream will again Income, Il Elessin!
First, let it lie bridged: secondly. opel
Z ed to higll-water navigation: thirdl,
cut off from Red River water, ant
: fourthly, converted into canal for low
I water navigation. Then its reclaime
lands will produce thousands of bales
e cotton. its forests Of cypress, gum al
oak will furnish supply of lumber fl
{ ages, and its navigation furnish an ed
g carriage for all our produce to market
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A New Drug Store.

Mr.. w h. SAPP. manager, has just
announced the opening OF the City
Drug Store. Your trade Is invited,
with the assurance of courteous
treatment, prompt service and 4
clean stock. In addition to the
usual line of drugs. proprietary
medicines, sundries, and so On,
there will he constantly Carried IN
stock d choice line Of Cigars and
Tobaccos. At the Soda Fountain
may be had those tempting and re-
freshing drinks OF the season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-12
Thirty Years Ago.

The Banner of Aug. IA, 1S9O--Bellcvue.l
Hughes Belcher. son of Mr.. J. II.
and Mrs. L. A. Belcher. of Benton. aged
a.out three years. died last Saturday.
ut the residence Of Mr.. w. w. Belcher,
six miles west of this place. in Ward
Five
Hon. y. e. blanchard and Judge
w. +. Hall addressed the citizens OF
this Parish ut Plain Dealing last Sat
urday. at Rocky Mount Monday morn
ing, and ut Midway Monday evening.
The meetings We're well attended,
:, The Masonic burial Of Capt Downs
h. Doyle will take place at Doyline,
Webster Parish, on Sunday. the 24tli.
The town Of noyline il said to lie
named for Capt. Downs +. Doyle. He
was a cousin Of Marion and Simeon
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sHERIFTs SALE.

No. SIP. IN the Second JHditiaf Disffet
Court " Louisiana. Continental Bank aHe
Trust Company rs. G. o.. e X. K. SMtla.
BY virtue of writ Of feri tdcias, 70 ne
directed from the Honorable Second Judiciai
District Court OF Bossicr Parish. L0nislailas
in the above numbered and entitled cause.
have seized and will sell at public auction,
for cnsh, according to law. ut the prinei.ai
'front.' door OF the Court House Of Bossef
Parish Louisiana. during the legal hcurs
of sale, on Saturday, September 4, too
/. An oil, gas and mineral lease gssrn
by Mrs. s. NJ Smisson to II. e. Hoisseau
covering the north half Of northwest quar
ter of northwest quarter Of section q, town
| ship ID range Ii, and by X. &. BOissrau
assigned to G. D. Smith. on March 2, la-u
/ recorded March A. 1920, Volume -. page ~,
/ Conveyance Records, Iiossicr Parish, LOUIE
| lana.
2 An oil, gas and mineral lease given
[ by ]. II. Fullilove, jr.. to X 6. BoisseHA
covering the north half OF northwest quaI'
ter Of northwest quarter of section ~, teNh'
/ ship 10. range II. and by n. Z. Bolxseau
/ assigned to sam NJ. Richardson 4 Company.
/ and by sam NJ Richardson & Company AZ
/ signed to Calvin o. Smith. ON March Z, W.. =.
i recorded March 4. 1920. Volume -. page ~
/ Conveyance Records Bossier Parish, LOUIE
lana.
$. An oil. gas and mineral lease sisrn
by j. y. Allison to II. &. Boisscau, cvvel. .s'
the east half Of southwest quarter 2! sou. "
east quarter Of section IL. TOWNSHIP - ).
range IL. and by T. e.. Iseisscau asslsnea ~ s
G. o. Smith. March :, 1870 rtcorde'' 49, 80
4. 1870. Volume ~. page ~. SunY'sapss
Records, Eossicr Parish. Louisiana
f. An OIL gas and mineral lease sis ~, =
Dukes bend Land Company to =. ~ sp''s.f
covering the north half VI southWcrs ln4 .
fer Of southwest quarter Of section - w ~. s
ship 10 range Is. March ,, 1929 rsM s.ss
March 4. 1920. Volume -. page ~; 80. 81.
ycyan,e Records I,Ussier Parish. LOU s,a'' !.
Also. the following shares Vi siceA s
Tex-La- Homa Oil Refining Company -.
; 1. 500 shares preferred stock, be'ns, e
. | tifcate No 14sS. H..
y $40 shares common stock. pcin~
tiiieatc No A-21T6. ,.... 3
Said property to be- sold as bcionsihs 81, =
, above defendants. to pay and satisi La, ~,
debt specified In said writ, together No.
interest and costs. H. y. ane '.....r
: Sheriff and es-e1icio Aneii'nts.s'
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
THE Board Of State Affairs viii rcvisv ~, s
. assessments of Bessier Parish on ino u,.s' 81
August 10, 1870, ut its ofite IN lhs ~ ..,,a
Baton Rouge. ANY taxpayer hissihS VIC &
Z plant to make or J; suggestion " a,.d y
invited to be present on the date ss..sssG
to write to the Board with reference e r. q
before the date fixed. 5 IA e
: AL this time the Hoard " STATE @sSfsSisSS
viii review The values fixed by thr ~ 2*
! and the Police Jury. and will ilx q 81
j assessment purposes.
EMMETT III TAYI0R. ~ $3.50 "a
!, 4a 81
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Jl'e 8ussier 8anner
Mrs. W. H. scANLAND. O,oner.
Published on Thursday of Each Week

ENTERED as second-class matter at the post
office at Benton, La, under act OF Con-
gress Of date March 5, 1879.
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A Home Product Experiment.

n HOmc- FT0uuCC EXPERIMENT..
9 Who was the first man, Bobby?'
asked the teacher.
. George Washington
Why, Bobby. YOU ought to know
better than that. 1t was ADAM
..Aw, | wasn't countin' foreigners. -
1mericaH Legion Weekly.
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The Banner of August II, 1910-Rcnton.l
:. Mr.. +. d. Taylor is again ut work
in Mr.. R. Il. Wyche's store
The Banners Plain Dealing cores
pendent said: About 173 feet of s-inch
casing was unloaded here Monday and
hauled out to the prospect oil well be-
tween Collilsi,urg and the river
THE deer hunters are very much dis
appointed with the new game law. which
will become effective next Sunday. the
18th" said the Haughton correspondent.
They will now turn their annual out
| ing for August 18th into ii camp fish. v
Friday ana Saturday of last weei;
the iron fence was placed around the
Confederate monument i'll this place
1t now only remains to further beautify
the site of the monument and unveil it
The unwilling ceremony will take place
on the Both. at which time there vii!
| be big dinner and other features OF
interest
/ From tahulated statement show
ing the assessed value Of property il
the several parishes of the state. just
issued by the Board Of Equalization. W.
/ learn that Bossier's assessment this
year is 81, 462. 104. as against $500, 56:
I for 1gO9-showiug an increase in prop
erty values of x214.l39."
4 Bossier's present assessment is per
haps nearly five times either of til,
totals here named. But. aside from til,
natural increase in values, full-yalu
assessments are now made; but TIN
rate Of taxation has been lessened.
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ON September II. 1918. iii conformity
with the returns reported to the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee of the
Fourth Congressional District of Lou
isiana ity the Secretary of State it was
declared that the vote at the primary
election held on September 10th was
as follows:
]. II. Watkins ---------4sO 1904
j. n. Sandlin ---------42 1S
the majority of j. T. Watkins being ,5>t;.
Having been declared the nominee
and afterwards. duly elected, entered
uron the discharge of my duties as Il
member of the Sixty-sixth Congress
with that same determination which !
had heretofore formed. to bend every
energy to faithfully represent the PEG
pie, of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict. who had SO signally honored me
Many monleAtous questions growing
out of the. war We're presented for con
sideration. and all of them We're mos
carefully considered and action takel
after due delineration.
Billions of dollars had to be raised
To meet the indebtedness growing out o.
the war. Having assisted In prOcurin;
enactment of the Income Tax law
which assessed these wealthy person.
who rad amused fortunes nut of Wal
contracts, | favored the continuation
Ut the collection of this Income Tax ii.
one If the sources of producing revenue
and it WAS largely through this instru
mentality that tie United States Gov
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

APPLICATION FOR PARposs Z.
NWvnE is hereby given that am az
for Il pardon. I:s-;;l WESLEY s1s q ss
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OFFICIAL. JtpIfRN.AI..

Having been elected Parish Printer for the
ensuing two years 1T meeting 81 the
rolicc Jury held Tuesday. July III, 1870,
hereby designate the Bossier Banner the
Official journal of l,ossier Parish during
my term Of office.
::5l AZ u. SeANLASp. Parish Printer.
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Z
The parish rate of taxation is hereby
fixed and levied at 5 mills on the dollar
Of the assessed valuation Of all asessable
property in Bossier Parish, and which 8
mills is hereby apportioned as follows:
Public schools. " mills roads and bridges,
l mill general and miscellaneous, 2 a mills.
We further levy special tax of " mills
throughout this parish for the benefit Of
public schools. in pursuance Of Act 2lS Of
1918 Of the General Assembly Of the State
OF Louisiana.
We also levy special tax In Road Dis
tricts No. 1. No. 2 and No. 5 to take up
the bonds and interest due and payable by
those districts as follows Road District
No. 1, mills +: Road District No. 2. mills !:
Road District No. 3, 81 mills.
]. g. McDADE. Chairman,
w. II. WILEOURN,
r. ID. WHITTINGToN.
1920 Budget Committee, Bossier Parish
Police Jury.
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Fifty Years Ago.

The Banner of Aug. Is, 1S10-Bcllcvue.l
A committee OF the Bodcan Bridge
Company has examined two sites for
the bridge which appear feasible. \
survey has been prevented by the late
overflow of the bottom and sickness OF
the surveyor employd
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PARTITION SALE.

~
r. W. Egglesfon rersRs LeHis =. Abneg,
ct al NJ. $500 In second District Court,
Rooster Parish, LoHisianG
BY virtue of an order and commission for
sale. issued in the above entitled Sase, and
to me directed. authorizing and requiring
me to sell for purposes Of partition between
plaintiff and defendants the herein de-
scriled land. owned In indiyison by them,
WILL on Saturday, September IL. 1920.
at the front door of the Court House, in
the town Of Benton, La. within the legal
hours prescribed by law, proceed to sell
ut public auction. to the last and highest
bidd II. the following described land, with
Ill improvements thereon. to-wit:
Lot :, of block +, with the residence there
on. lots l. ?, :, and . Of the northwest quar-
ter cf southeast quarter Of section 30. town
shin ~ range Is. as shown by map recorded
on page 2O5, Volume IS. cOnvcyances. Bos-
sitr Parish. Louisiana. also strip. or parcel
Of land GO feet wide OF the north side Of
| lots !: and = OF the Ann Burns Subdivision
| loc;,tcd in the northwest quarter OF south
| east quarter OF section 10, township -
| range IL. being il strip Of land 80 feet Wide
| north and south and 40 yards long cis,
/ and vest as per map of Ann BURNS Sub
| division, recorded paige 20J, Volume IL
/ Cnny,, y:tnees RcsSicr Parish. Louisiana. hrss
4 ~. acres sold to .Albcrta Bnck. Jim Martin
and Horace Ford. and situated In the tow
Of BENTON ,sossier Parish, Louisiana.
1 Said land to BE- sold for the purpose Q
/ rffcstina partition between the co-owncr
thereof. II. ". Eg@leston and Lewis Il. Abne.
| and Mary league .thaey. minors.
Terms of Sale--For cash. subject to tn
i benefit Of appraisemcnt
i i. r. ApAiR.
Sheriff and eT-0bifio .Auctionccr for Bos
i sier Parish. Louisiana.
August i. 1920 [scpt 81
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The Banner of Aug. 10. 1s60--Belicyue.
instead of wishing to dissolve the
Union, we wish to lengthen it and to
strengthen it-yOhn e. Breckniridgc.'
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Ten Years AGO.

The Banner of August II. 1910-Bcnton.l
Mr.. +. d. Taylor is again at work
| in Mr.. r. t. Wyche's store
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-23
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