The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-08-05
Fifty Years Age.

Ine Banncf OF .AusuSt v, lStU-lNIIeNuc.I
A card in the issue of the Ba4ner
here quoted announced that DIR. w. G.
Rodgers had located at Cotton Valley
for the practice Of his profession. ''ant
respectfully tenders his services to the
citizens of the vicinity.
DIR. Rodgers will he remembered by
some readers of the Banner as Il for
nler student Of the old Fillmore Acid-
emy, and Confederate veteran. His
death occurred many sears ago and we
do not know Of descendants residing in
the Cotton Valley section or IN Bossier
| Parish.
Several paragraphs clipped from the
| Shreveport South ITesfer. Of date Au-
gust 3. 1870. will be read with interest.
| They follow:
| The river rose from Wednesday last
to Saturday night 14 inches. when it
began to fall gradually, and has since
| fallen 21a inches leaving it ? inches
above the highest mark of the season.
The Fra No. 3 reports plenty of
water in the lakes and bayou for all
Il UUIDUSeS lWiltlulils. W Hds sls-utOus Stil
though the lake is falling slowly.
AT last accounts from above the raft
the river was FILLING and was, at the
cut-eff. ~ or IA feet lsw the highest
loint Of the last rise.
i The Mississippi is quite low. and
Red River running out like nill-tnil.
IL was rising-at Louisville on the eth,
with - inches in tile chute and I feet
Oh Portland bar"
Also, under the heading /" The Raft, :
the So nth ITesttin said:
In view of the fact that st. Louis
!, and other Western cities are becomin.
deeply interested in the Red River
trade, would it not be the part Of wis
dom for them to lend their influence
, in removing the raft? 1t is probable
that hill asking an appropriation fOl
tllis irirsss will be introduced ut thu
next meeting Of Congress, in whfcl
: event Western members might great.
!, aid in its passage. and thus open III
a country of UNSURPASSED fertility an,
peculiarly adapted to the culture o
cotton. and which wonid prove profit
4 able customer to the West =
!, .i'lie sixth annual session Of FiliMor
!. Academy and Normal School begin
Monday, September 9TH.
Mr.. Griswold was an exeeptt9aatt
!. successful and well known educate
!. of his day. excelling as a teacher Q
mathematics. 4 story often told ahOu
him is that he would take raw doug
from his home to be used III the clls
room IN the Touching of fractions. Ill
dough l,eing Plastic could be ref9rmpe
:. into Il common MANS III efteH ils et
! into fractional Tits. Mr.. tiriswDid ais
enjoyed the reputation Of being COG
!, iisciplinarian. and lie was such OF ne
:. essity. for it seems that all the / Hiigo
:, :. ernable . pupils from other schools al
over-grown boys of uncomfortable i
= climtion for practical jokes We're SCI
= lis way. He usually tanned the
- - down. using the rod unsparingly. III
=. death Of this splendid old educator Q
" Cured in Texas some years ago.
Ia the advertisement rHn in Z
issue OF the Banner qpote4 Miss Fa4ll am
Pickens is referred to AZ ..pfiAcin
l,e Of the music department The signe
&c were: Z. 4. w. Bletlsoe. President Boa
he of Trustees and w. +. HaMiite
IN Secretary. Both the last nnmed TO
ct. since dead are well remembered
sn many who will read this as form
N prominent residents of the pari,
ur Judge Bledsoe was the father Of
rd w. H. Rledsoe. Of Hauglton. ulld Ii
lte number of descendants residing IN t
nd parish. Mr.. Hamilton for many We;
on conducted large mercantile establi.
lat ment ut Fillmore. Two OF his livi
IN. daughters are Mrs. John 4. Skann
At Of Shreveport, and Mrs. Il. ]. Bryi
in perhaps still Il resident of Alabama
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