The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-11-04

| them long time and that for more
than two months past we have been
| spending the first Saturday In EACH
week over on the old stream. Raking
| them? Sure. everybody has caught u
plenty this season. and 1920 will go
down in local history as Il sure enough
| fish year everywhere. Including Billy
Faircloth's buffalo fish. we expect there
| have heen some two or three car loads
| taken out of BOdcau this season.
Since our last issue went to press
the news has reached us that Metz
has surrendered to the lrussians with
| its garrison of 1lO.OOO French. Cause.
| want of provisions. This is undoubtedly
| the greatest number of coml,ltants
| that ever surrendered together IAN
| there he any hopes for the French now,
outside of foreign Interference? We
think not. What terms Prussia will
agree to is hard to say. Very likely
Alsace and Lorraine will he annexed to
Germany. There is but /; hare posi-
biiity that France will be allowed to
continue republican"
| The Red Chute ferry was leased
on the LIST instant to Il. X. Russ. for
one year. for the sum Of $73O, 5000 of
which lie paid Iii cash. ClDss Bayou
4 bridge Is now free. and THE tolls at
| Red Chute are reduced. We hope to
see Il free bridge at the ferry by the
time the lease expires. If the parish
authoritis will not build 1t. I'VE think
our citizens interested and the citizens
Of shreveport will. The ferry mt this
point has brought enough income to
the parish within the last fifteen years
to have hridsed the chute half Il dozen
times
Mr. Russ is remembered as one of
Bossier's Radical sheriffs appointed
by Governor Warmoth. Some five or
six years ago he was still living-in
New Orleans.
We occasionally hear complaints
from strangers of the scarcity Of Iodg-
ing houses in this parish This was
not so before emancipation. hut now
that all household duties are generally
performed Ivy ones family. it is not
often that he likes tn be troubled by
take pay for lodging causes many to
turn off strangers. This should not he
SO. Every one entertaining lotlger
Is entitled to due compensation. and
should feel no conjunction i'm exact
ing 1t. For our part. We have often
been fretted by the refusal Of pay
rendered by us for lodging. for it
seemed to us as If we were imposing
upon clever hospitality.
At convenient distances on all
public roads there should. be lodging
houses. and tile neighbors should mn
derstand it. so that wlyfaiprs might lie
directed to them. At these places due
preparation for the feeding of horses
should be made. and the lulyer'S horse
should he given over entirely to his
| care. Let it he understood that the
owner of the premises has nothing to-
do with it. for only when one cures for
his own horse is lie entirely satisfied.
Above all. let the lodger for night
have early breakfast. under the old
maxim. speed tile parting guest
Lastly. let the charges lie reasons
able: enough, to pay for the provisions
and the labor and c;,re--say $1..O for
man and horse for the night Before
the war the usual country price was
/ one dollar. and takins into consilera-
ton the present high prices. the price
| above would he reasonable enough
The Above was written something
more than five years foiiowing the close
of thu Confederate War. which. like
other wars. resulted In very much OF il
disturbance of fixed prices and customs
That was still during the stage-cmch
days in many sections of the state. and
doubtless one travelling the main thor
oughfsreS conld find accommodations
ut the road houses made necessary ly
such means of travel. The complaints
referred to must have come from seme
who had trlverSed more remote sec
lions. Rossier has always been noted
| for its hospitality. hut 1t must lie borne
| In niild that Il half century ago there
We're many people IN the parish IN
greatly reduced circumstances as a
| result of the war. to say nothing about
| exOri liant taxes and persecution in
other directions
The great dix;lffectiOn prevailing
among the Radicals In Southern Lou
isiana New Orleans especially and
the waning influence of Henry Clay
Warmoth in that portion Of the state.
10th presiging ruin and disaster IN,
November, to the Radical party. was the
| controlling motive, no doubt, that sent
the wrongful Executive Of the State
upon his recent stamping tour through
North Louisiana. He wis made to be-
eve-and readily. we imagine-tl,at
bis appearance on the hlstings witt,
Sheridan to support him, would infuse
fresh life into his deplctetl and rag
ged n,yrmidons ii North Louisiana.
and might possibly be the means Of
securing here and there IL few fresh
recruits from the stragslers of the
Democracy. 1t was expected. perhaps,
that the Governor of the state would
create sensation in the rural dis
tricts. and pretlisl.ose the people in