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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21
Ten Years Ago.

The Banner Of october l3, 1910 Benton.l
!. Hon. E. :. Dortcl, Registrar OF
Voters, informs us that there are ut
present S33 registered voters In the
parish, all white, and SD Democrats. :
:. Mr.. G. A. Heifner and family, who
for some months have resided In Abb
lene, Texas, have removed to this place.
They were formerly residents Of the
parish for years and are gladly vel
coined back. Mr.. Heifner is a brother
OF Mrs. j. f. Rodgers, wife of our hotel
proprietor
Yesterday morning about 1880
o'clock there was a head-on collision
between two Cotton Belt gravel trains
at point between Alden Bridge and
Hughes Spur. The two stations are
only mile apart. No deaths resulted,
as the crews Of both -tr.ins jumped, but
one firenan suffered d broken arm and
ugly bruises"
From the Haughton correspondence
!. Work on the Methodist parsonage Is
progressing nicely. The stork Wis
| tied the home Of Mr.. ,lnd Mrs Eugene
Brown this morning and left ten
pound boy. The famous COW case II
our Justice Court was settled Friday
The COW Is worth x15; the costs amount
| to $4f;.1:i The lawyer will milk teI
dollars worth and the witnesses se
what's left.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

stocks of surplus cotton, and the pres-
ent low price Of cotton. this Is a very
opportuile time to adopt this most ef-
fective remedy.
!" Incidentally, 1t Is presumed, that
the cotton now on hand would bring u
better price. and would be adequate to
meet all demands until the next crop
can be harvested during the fall of
1922.
= 1t IL also presumed that the Incl
dental advance In the price OF cotton
would very materially relieve the pres
ent acute financial condition, and In
stead Of being hardship 1t would be
a positive benefit to all concerned.
.'.All methods heretofore tried to pre-
vent or eradicate these pests have
proved costly and ineffective. Now we
can eradicate them without hardship
to any one. and without expense.
: 70 repeat. all things carefully con-
sidered. this Is very Opportune time
to adopt the only known measure OF
eradicating the cotton boll weevil and
the pink boll wornl.'
This view, 80 said 0ur caller. he
thinks Is shared by a large number OF
Bossier and Caddo farmers and ner-
Chants. And why not? II the price Of
cotton can he forced hack to 81 or 10
cents per pound wouldn't that he better
than selling the 1920 crop at the pres
ent price and another crop year later
at (ISerhaIs) a much lower price! II
would seem a good time to strike 4
death blow ut both the weevil nnd tht
more rapacious worm and ut the Same
time we Of the South will be provided
an excellent opportunity to cripple
another curse the credit system
| Let's rest our soils for one seas0l
by planting grain crops. hay crops. etc.
raising stock. building better roads AM
levees, and thus show the Wall stree
bears there Is a way to strike hack
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21
An Arkansas Business
Man Operates q Still

The following story, Of news value
tional revelations in that direction. II
clipped from last weeks isssale Of the
Rnston Leader. 1t again illustrates to
what ends some people will resort for
personal gain, and that repeated efforts
are made to unlawfully manufacture
wlsiskey clearly emphasizes that the
desire for strong drink and the market
therefor still fingers. The Leader ssys !:
One of the largest I" illoonsiline =
plants ever captured In Northern Lou
isiana has been unearthed by federal
prohibition agents in Claiborne Parrish.
Just two miles from the Arkansas line,
and Albert Hester, cotton buyer. farm
er, prominent man OF Junction City, is
under bond, charged with violation Of
the prohibition amendment.
Officers captured Hester after q
spirited chase in which several shots
were fired at the alleged business man
nloonslliner'' For some time officers
have been aware OF the operation OF
the still; however. until Wednesday
noon they were unable to find the
manufacturer OF the white-lightning
III full blast.
A constant watchout was maintained
to learn when the most ol,portune time
| was to seize the plant, and catch the
still in operation.
1t was learned the pllnt probably
| would sbe lit !" Wednesday neon. For
several hours officers lay In wait for
their quarry. Finally d small circle of
smoke was seen rising over the densely
/ wooded rendezvous, and the odor Of
i pure corn was detected.
Federal officers. assisted by Sheriff
John Coleman, Of Claiborne Parish, q
personal friend Of Hester's. together
with chief Deputy Sheriff Willie 4
Stone, raided the plant. Hester and hi
partner. Bud Clifton, who escaped
made dash for liberty.
/ Repeated demands Of = Halt failed
to stop the men nj their fight. I'll,
officers then unlimbered their guns AMI
fired several shots In the direction o
the fleeing men. Hester lodged behini
tree and held up hfs hand 50 the Offi
GERS might see the token Of surrender
while his body was protected by the tree
4 While in flight Hester fell into ,
clunp Of bamboo briars and w:ts badl.
scratched about the face. hut otherWis
he was uninjured. Clifton. however
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

The Eanner of Oct. II. 1s60-Bcllevue.l
" BY reference to another column 1t
will be seen that there will be Breck-
inridge and Lane barbecue ut Rocky
Mount on Tuesday, the 3Oth inst
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21
Thirty Years AGO.

The Banner of Oct 16. 1S00-Bcllcvuc.l
..Haughton has shipped during the
week ending October 18th. III bales Of
cotton, and Slipped since September
list. $50 bales
:. The footsteps of our venerable old
friend. Mr.. j. L. Biggs, who for the
past several months has been guest OF
DR.. w. NJ. Ahney, near collinsburg, was
again heard upon our streets for few
days this week. God bless the old man.
The eye may grow dim and the step
grow feeble. but the heart of the true
Christian gentleman still beats in his
BOSOM
Mr.. Biggs was among the early set
tiers of the parish, coming to the state
I've think from Mississippi. He was
known illl over the parish and by all
was esteemed as u good man and a
jealous Christian gentleman. The
writer remembers him as such. A son
and a daughter-Mr. L. c. Biggs and
Hiss Ann Riggs-still reside in Belle
vue. All the others are dead. The
three living grandchildren are Mrs.
sam Marlborough and Mr.. c. w. Riggs,
of Shreveport, and +. +. Biggs, of
Bellevue.
Below Is shown list Of names OF
fifty residents Of the parish who We're
drawn to serve as grand and petit
Jurors during the first week of the
| January, 1891, term of Bossier District
Court, and the names OF thirty Others
drawn to serve as. petit jurors during
the second week Of the term of court,
&C. A. Wasson. A. J. Moss, J. n. Sut-
ton. Il. ]. Burks, s. y. Arnold, +. L,
Giddens, ]. +. Afford. Henry Bass, J. r
Love, q. w. Rarringtone Augustus Nor
gan. A. Iudeke. ]. +. Tally. ]. NJ. Sci.
lington. w. Il. Pickett. III. Il. Wheeler
w. H Rogers, II. H. Montgomery. j. NJ
Yates, w. H. Colquitt. b. +. Beavers
b. M. Doyle. Tom Weeks, X. \. Graves
r. A. Gardner, +. B. Haynes Ed
Burton. ]. $. Herring. 4. J. DOty. J. G
johnson, H. Bundy. p. w. Milling
w. b. Hickman, ]. H. Harrington, s. =
Boggs. Wiley r. Harris. Wash Gleason
John Gleason. w. HI. Clark, w. G
Hughes, A. S. Hall, H. C. Spruill
Charles Smith, VIM. Hogan, NJ. C. Mer
ritt. y. w. Sentell and ]. i. Oliver.
ID. T.. Bass, n. T. McDade, G. w
Mckinney. w. II. McC Clenaghan, J. n
Demoss. james Walker, /. +. Peyroux
i ID. b. Stinson, S. Fl. Wallace, J. i
Keith. +. f. Bates, ]. A. Campbell, Ton
Walker, w. Z. Burks, II. M. Uuder
wood, w. j. McMatll. j. T. Keeth, G. G
Allen. J. T. Ford, w. ]. FullilOye, Bol
Palmer, /. r. Lay. d. g. Milling, w. ]
Johnston, H. G. Wyche, 4. J. Moss
w. B. Thomas. T. NJ. Arliold, G. W
Edwards and A. J. Hail.
Il Less than half those above named ar
known to be living today and a nun
ber of those do not reside in the parish
Time does not always deal gently.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

w. I. GAYLE
Druxklst Beaton. u.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

continued his fight, despite the vOlley
of shots fired In his direction.
Hester was released ON shis own re-
cognizance. Early Friday morning He's
ter and his co-operator. Clifton, filed
into the United States Marshal's Office.
Clifton came because Of Hexter's prom
ise to federal authorities that he would
bring his partner with him. clifton
has been in Hester's employ for about
twenty-five years.
Officers say the still was one Of the
most completely equipped outfits Of Its
kind ever captured In Northern Louis-
iann: Its capacity ~ said to he ten
gallons. The kettle was copper lined.
Over 400 gallons Of mash was ready
to he run at the time Of the raid. Fire
was lighted under the fifty-gallon caul-
dron and the run had only begun when
the officers broke up the meOlsliine :
party. Only about 2h gallons had been
run. The nlasn was destroyed and the
complete outfit was confscated.
In addition to 300 gallons OF mash
ready for flistillerv, the officers found q
large quantity Of sugar and hops ready
to he set for fermentation after the run
had been made.
Hester ii prominent In business and
political circles OF Junction City. He
was one of the jury commissioners OF
Claiborne Parish, and Is engaged In
farming and merchandising.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21
Keep Filth with OR Desd.


The following extrnct, which IL from
d speech delivered at Rochester, n. u.
by Capt. Thomas G. Chamberlain, for
merly Of the American Expediti0nary
Forces, makes good campaign matter
ut this time:
I. / promise you formal and effective
peace just as soon a. q Republican
Congress can pass It's declaration for 4
Republican President to sign.'
This is simply u bid for the disloyal
pro German anti American vote that
favors 4 separate peace. This vote
Senator Harding win get, but he de-
serves to lose the vote OF every red
bloOded loyal American citizen.
One OF the men who has 4 wooden
cross In Flanders for Il monument sent
this challenge to You and to me just
before lie went down to his death:
| . To you from falling hands We throw
The Torch be yours to hold II high:
! Ii We break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep. though poppies grow
\ In Flanders fields.
4 Are you. az an individual. going to
break the faith? On the I'd day Of
November. In the secrecy Of the voting
booth and In the presence Of God and
/ your own conscience, y0u will answer
that question. Your part In the sOl-
emn referendum will then l,e played.
In the name Of 81 .OOD Americans who
gave their lives for better world,
may your voice be added to the call
Of humanity, juxtice and peace.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

Col. Pearce, of Bienyille. is now
doing valiant service in the ranks of
the Breckenridge party. in Winn Par
ish. He will visit Bossier near the
end OF this month";
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21
-FstlIi|tl,y.. | I.

!. Nothing il made In vain,' said the
ready-Inade philosopher.
!. Maybe answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. !. But i wouldn't advise any
hody around here to start cOrkscrew
factory Washington Star
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
Send in Hunting Reports

Game Warden Paul Goodell, of
Herman, wishes all hunters in this
vicinity to send in their hunting re-
ports. He writes:-
There are only a few days left
before the time expires for the hunt
ers to send in their license cards,
stating how many ducks they killed
during the season of 1919. The law
requires that these cards be sent in
even if the owner of said license did
not kill a duck.
''The purpose of this law is to
collect information and statistics and
we hope every hunter will attend to
sending in his card as we do not wish
to penalize anyone.
eff you know of any one that has
lost his license kindly inform him to
send to me, and I will gladly furn-
ish his number to report to the Game
and Fish Commissioner on"
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30

The program for the conference at
Willmar will be of the most interest
ing description modelled in somewhat
more compact form on the recent
successful conference in Minneapolis
which was addressed by Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, Miss Julia Lathrop
and others. The program will be
divided into three sessions on Child
Welfare, American Citizenship and
Laws Concerning Women and Chill
dren, and the browning session will
take the form of banquet at which
a stirring address on the responsible
ties of citizenship will be the chief
feature. The full program will be
announced later by Mrs. Serrin. In
the meantime every woman in the
District is asked to consider this con-
ference as her own special business
and arrange to attend if possible.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
WOMEN VOTERS WILL
MEET AT WILLMAR
Mrs. John Serrin, District Chairman
Announces Meeting for February
2 and 8

The 9Th Congressional District
women will organize a District
League of Women Voters in Will
mar, February and 3, under the
leadership of Mrs. John Serrin of
Glenwood, Chairman of the District
under the State League and Vice
President of the Minnesota League
of Women Voters.
Mrs Serrin is having the 18th Dis
trict Conference held at Wi1lmar be-
cause it seems more near the center
of the District than Glenwood and
somewhat more accessible. Miss
Edith Nelson of Willmar will be in
charge of all local arrangements and
will be assisted by Mrs. Russell
Spicer, Mrs. Philip Haley, Miss Hazel
Nelson, Miss Winnifred Sherwood
and others. The Third Congressional
District has just completed organiza-
ton under the leadership of Mrs. c.
M. Stockton of Faribault and Mrs.
Serrin hopes that the women of her
District will not be less enthusiastic
in matters pertaining to citizenship
than other groups of state women.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
ESTATE OF MARY McNAL1Y, DE-
CEDENT

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF STEVENS, IN PROBATE COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
McNally, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, to Mrs. Mary
Mentally and all persons interested in
the granting of administration of the
estate of said decedent; The petition
Of Mrs. Mary McNally having been filed
in this Court, representing that Mary
Mentally, then a resident of the County
of Big Stone, State of Minnesota, died
1ntestate on the 10Th day of November,
1918, and praying that letters of admin
tration of her estate be granted to her
the said Mrs. Mary McNally, and the
Court having fixed the time and place
of hearing the petition:
Therefore, you and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause
if any you have, before this court at
the Probate Court Rooms, in the Court
House, in the City of Morris, in the
County of Stevens, State of Minnesota
on the 9th day of February, 1920, at
2 o'clock P. M. why said petition should
not be garnted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court, and
| the Seal of said Court, this 14th day
of January 1920.
| COURT SEAL) A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate
| J. F. FAHEY,
GraceVille, Mimi,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
Real Estate Transfers

James DeCamp to Lizzie Kussatz,
lots 80, 81, 81, 33, block 8, Univers-
ity Place, Addition to Morris,
$4,000.
Stephen Deutch to Walter Hoard,
part lot 6, Garden lots add, Morris,
$35OO.OO.
W. L. Duncan to August He'll, part
neA nwA 3, Moore, $1,000.
W. L. Duncan to Edward C. King
err; part neA nwA 3, Moore, ST.
10000.
liver Gunderson to Toilet Hagen,
und. II int. in swA 25, Stevens
$38O0.OO.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
FOR HEARING ON p
ACCOUNT ON FOR D1sTRB
TON

State of Minnesota, County of Stevens
IS.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Emilio
Isenring Huber, also known as Emile
Huber 1Senring, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota, to Edward
Miller and Amelia Huber, and all per-
sons interested in the final account and
distribution of the estate of said de-
cedent: The representative of the above
named decedent, having filed in this
court his final account of the admin
istration of the estate of said decedent,
together with his petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of the
residue of said estate to the person
thereunto entitled. Therefore, YOU.
AND EACH OF YOU, are hereby cited
and required to show cause, if any you
have. before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in the
City of Morris, in the County of Stevens,
State of Minnesota, on the 9th day Of
February, 1920, at 10 o'clock A. M, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court, and
the Seal Of said Court, this 18th day of
January, 1920.
(SEAL) A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate.
GEO. w. BEISE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
Dates for Tax Collector

The Farm Bureau has just received
a notice that arrangements have been
made to have a deputy collector of
internal revenue VISIT the following
towns in Stevens county on the dates
Indicated: Hancock, February rs
and 26, Morris, February 27 to
March inclusive and Chokio,
March 4 and 5. This deputy will be
sent for the purpose of assisting tax
payers in preparing income tax re-
turns for the year 1919
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TIoN TO SELL, MORTGAGE OR
LEASE LAND

Estate of Clarence Zobrist, Ward.
State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
In Probate Court:
In the matter of the estate of Clar-
ence Zobrist, Ward
The State of Minnesota, to Mary 70
brist, Anna Nohl, Matilda Smith, Will
liam Zobrist, John r. Zobrist, Joseph
Zobrist, Emmo Zobrist, Eli Zobrist, ia
cob Zobrist, Noah Zobrist, Clarence 70
brist and all persons interested in the
sale of certain lands belonging to said
ward. The petition of Jacob Nohl as
representative of the above named
Ward, being duly filed in this court, re-
presenting that it is necessary and for
the best interest of said estate and of
all interested therein that certain lands
, of said Ward described therein be sold
and praying that a license be to him
granted to sell the same.
Now, Therefore, You and each of you
are hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
court, at the Probate Court Rooms, in
! the Court House in the City of Morris
County of Stevens, State of Minnesota
on the 23rd day of February, 1920, al
| 10 o'clock A. M, why the prayer of said
! petition should not be granted.
| Witness, The Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, this 9th day OF
| January, 1920.
A. L. STENGER,
! COURT SEAL)
GEO. w. BEISE,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TIoN FOB PROBATE OF WILL

TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL
Estate of Augusta Kopitzke.
State of Minnesota, County Of Stevens,
In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Augusta
KopitZlxe, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to John
KopitZke, William Kopitzke, Rose
CARNEY, Ernestina Degendorfer, Alice
Longford, Clinton Foss, Lawrence Foss,
and Minnie Kane, and all persons in
terested in the allowance and probate of
will of said decedent: The petition Of
John J. CARNEY being duly filed in this
court, representing that Augusta Kop-
itzke, then a resident of the County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota, died on the
10Th day of June, 1917, leaving a last
will and testament which is presented
to this court with said petition, and
praying that said instrument be al
lowed as the last will and testament of
said decedent and that letters
testamentary be issued thereon to
John J. CARNEY. Now there
fore, you, and each of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, if any
you have, before this court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court House,
in the City of Morris, County of Stevens,
State of Minnesota, on the 9Th day of
the prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE, A. L.
Stenger, Judge of said court, and the
seal of said court, this 10th day of jan
uary, 1920.
| COURT SEAL) A. L. STENGER,
Judge.
GEO. w. BEISE.
| Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
FARMERS ELEVATORS
HANDLE MOST GRAIN
Outstrip the Line Elevators and
Their Business Steadily
Growing

Farmers elevators rapidly are
growing in number and Importance in
Minnesota, according to J. T. Probst-
field, Supervisor of Local Warehouses,
in his annual report to the Mime
sofa Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission. His figures for the crop
year ended August 81, 1919, show
that the line elevators decreased in
one year from 613 to 537, while the
number of farmers elevators in
creased from 356 to $50. The latter
handled 389 per cent of the entire
grain crop of Minnesota, whereas the
line houses handled but 24.S per cent.
His report further shows that where
as the average line house during the
last crop year received only 1872
bushels of grain, the average farmers
elevator handled 140,179 bushels On
account of the great demand for
flour the mills bought more heavily
than usual and their elevators han
died 11O,890 bushels of grain on the
average.
Mr. Probstfield is authority for the
statement that the number of farm
ers' elevators increase substantially
every year and at the present rate
of growth the farmer elevator COM
panies soon will handle the bulk of
the grain harvested in Minnesota.
Following is summary of the
business of the primary elevators or
so-called local grain warehouses in
Minnesota for the crop year ended
August 81, 1919:
Glass Number Blu. Grain Per cent
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30

Eye-sight restored by DR.. Brokaw,
eye specialist at Krueger's drug store,
Morris, the 9Th and 7th Of every
month. Painful head and eyes made
painless. Price always lowest. adv.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30

leading crop, with a total of 70,O89,-
29O bushels. The other crops were
as follows: Oats, 51,840,325 bushels,
barley, 23,925,775 bushels, rye, g.
395,547 bushels, fax 3,259,584 bu-
shells, corn, 9,157,356 bushels.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-30
1908 166.667.877 100

1905 166,667,877 100
The total amount Of grain shipped
by the primary elevators during the
year indicated was 6,667,877 bu-
shells as compared with 112,860,7O0
bushels for the corresponding year
preceding. Wheat, as usual, was the