The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-12-16

ever since the ndoption Of the present
Constitution. Our people should hestir
themselves a little to get these officers
appointed for every ward.
Some of the old .Confeds were
mighty slow to assume the oath of al
legiance-;,lld some never did do SO.
They just simply didn't take kindly to
the thing. But finally general amnesty
was granted. and everybody became
full-fiedged citizens again.
. Married, at the residence of the
brides father, Thomas H. Pitts ttof
shreveport. on Wednesday,, November
Both. by Rev. W. I. Dalzell. Mr.. Ed
ward Austin to Miss Sallie Pitts
Mr.. Austin is long since dead Mrs.
Austin still resides in Shreveport Rev.
Dalzell. who was an Episcopal mini
lister in that city. died there perhaps
twenty years ago.
Married. Mt Shreveport, on the 18th
instant. Mr.. Thos. j. Moore. of BELLE
yue. to Miss Emma Ely. of Shreveport.
Thomas ]. Moore was a son OF the
old-tinle resident Ed. r. Moore. the
two later comprising the mercantile
firm of +. r. Moore Il Son. who did IL
big hisiness in the old town for years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore for many years
resided in Bellevue. They are now
both dead. and SO are their two SONS.
4 suryiyin. daughter Is Mrs. j. w.
Motley. of Vivian.
We have it from. rHInor that the
contract for the finishin. of the vicks-
burg and Texas Railroad has been let
I to Il company capable of putting it
through in Il very short time And
from what we can gather. we believe
there is truth in the report"
The Nicksbnrg. Shreveport and Pa
citic was the first railroad to build into
Rossier Parish. Somcthin. more than
| tlsirty-six years ago-tluring July. 1854
lit was completed into Shreveport,
! the bridge across Red River opposite
that city (its firsh being completed
/ about the same time.
"A company has been formed i'm
| NewsN'erk. with Il capital of 81 .tkH,.tD0.
to make Il canal across the Florida
peninsula. from Jacksonville to Key
| West. i; distance OF twenty miles"
| Florida is now full of canals and
other improvements that have cost
vast fortunes. hut FIagcr's Folly.
| tl,e railroad constructed by Henry NJ.
FIager FROM Key West out into the
ocean. from island to island. up to Il
point within six Hours ride to cnba
/ by water no doubt eclinsel them ali
4 in cost The state is becoming some
thing of Il playground for residents ot
states further north that boast less
inviting climates
4 '.The new iron bridge across tho
Mississippi at st. Louis is to I've 22sC
i feet in length and it's estimated cos,
will he about four and Il half millions
of dollars. 1t is to be supported by teul
s piers that are to carry three arches, tlt
central one having Il slHtn aky'ta5 feet.
We are told that there arr nov
4 seven hridges across the Mississippi
4 Two of these are north of st. Louis
i two at st. Louis. one mt Cairo. Ills.
and two mt Memphis. The Matched
Miss. and New Orleans l,ritlgeS Ion:
desired and sought. have as vet never
lmen constructed. 1t takes long tim,
and costs !, Young fortune to hrids,
:. the father of waters"
/ 4 fs---2 i K
We believe it is held by our stat,
authorities that no election for polio
jurors took place during November. III,
old members should therefore conn
together again mt the regular nleetin;
oh )tlie; first Monday in January, a
there is much pressing business. Ap
plications for appointments to all TIL
vacancies; should be made immediately
Wards Seven. Eight and .Sine hay
never keen represented ut all.
! And well het there are today no
dozen residents of the parish VIII
J can define the bounds of Wards Sever
eight and Nine Ward line illforma
ton was recently in demand over a
the Court House-by Assessor Taylor
hut we could furnish him no infornEl
ton as to establishing the true locsltiO
! of the several properties III Doubt.
!" That article of the cpnStitutiO
: which forces the sale of all lands nntle
! orders of courts to be in small parcels
{ has bad the effect IN all cases to lessee
: the price. This has become y, notoriou