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

clean. consequently the labor was put
in the drills, and the middles left
grassy. The worms first attacked the
grass. and after eating it destroyed, In
a great measure. the cotton. But this
worm-eaten cotton is expected to put
out again and make, perhaps, a third
of crop"
"Died. on the I'D instant, In this
place. Mrs. Mollie E. Holly. consort of
Henry Holly: aged twenty-five years,
nine months and twenty eight days.
THE excessive wet weather of June
has made summer sickness more prev
alent in our community than for sew
eral years past. We advise all to use
caution, and quinine and the prescrip-
tons of old physicians. In short time
the miasm will likely abate in great
degree and our constitutions be enabled
to overcome it."
A new announcement was that of
j. f. McCarty. candidate for member
of the House of Representatives from
Bossier Parish.
From what we can learn to-day, 1t
| seems that the McCarty here referred
to was the only member of his family
| who moved to Bellevue. Miss Mary
Biggs, brother of Mr.. Il. G. Biggs. OF
Bellevue. became his wife, and died
about two years thereafter. The little
son left, being reared by his grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Biggs, was
later claimed by the father, who took
him to Texas 1t is said he grew to
i manhood. but suffered a tragic death
years ago.
1t seems there used to be July as
we'll as June rises in Red River. Ac-
i cording to the Banner. the Shreveport
South Western of July 2S, 1870, said;
i "Old Reu is still OH the rise, having
come up 6 inches during the twenty
/ four hours ending ut five pm. yester.
day, and is now within 3 inches of the
highest point of the season.
Since writing the paragraph thai
Erecedes the above clipping we have
learned that during August, 1910, there
was Il disastrous overflow in Red Rivel
! lotions. There was great loss Of prop
erty {crors, live stock, etc.) and ever
to this day it Is referred to by old-til,l
ers as the big overflow" 1t Is salt
that the red water from the river coplt
be seen hacked far into the streams tina
flowed from the hills to the bottoms.
: According to the Banner, there IVA
in Tennessee fifty Years ago one news
Paper, and only one. edited and Dnl
) lislled by a colored man." 1t wasl tn
Maysville Rcriew. and the follo,win
clipping In the R;lnner. having fefel
ence to the Radicals, Is credited TO it
/. They are men who want office
are malicious and want revenge pei
3 pie who want to increase the cqlore
Il mans enemies and make Il break I'm til
t friendship now existing betweel th
: negro man and his late owners. The
: are the denagogues-nnprinc an
) corrupt politicians men who want a
army of soldiers, to saddle more e.
!. rense upon our state, in order to d
: their dirty work under bayoneH prote
9 tion--in Il word, extreme radicals. W
entreat the men of our race not to |
7. ilinded and fooled he free. And III
e the slaves Of miserable guides. Mithol
!. judgement, conscience or honestf
II A list Of jurors drawn fo9 the ter
/, of Isossier District Court 10 CONVEX
!, September ). 1870. SHOWED the
: names: G. w. Arnold. H. j. Shave
: G. =. Norman. Lewis STEPHENS: Isa,
= jackson. Ned Wood. ]. 81 Hewitt,
:. :. Met 'lanahan. c. G. Newell, fJacob Cha
: man, s. NJ. Thomas. q. Il. Mccall
s Charles Briant, r. Y. }iraves. !.
! Hortman, Elijah Stephens. Tom Ma
= tin, Joe Kennedy, Ben cochran, Lnt
league, Wm NJ Tidwetl, ]. L. Adgt
jr.. w. $. Whitaker, james Hand
Martin Winright, ADAM Adger, NJ. Go
ington. A.. d. WaldYop. H. Canno
,p Albert Hodges. jesse Williams. Mo
III Whitenan, Wash Alien. T. +. 70.
at Pompey Stephens, G. Curry. I.
vi Martin, A. G. Bogks. Joe McGinl
ed w. Y. Logan, Shep T5sdel, w. r. JON
NJ Austin Blackshire, Jhcob Miller. Pet
~ johnson. ]. B. Sorrfls. L. j. Mart