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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18
20 PER CENT OF FOREIGN
BORN OF TEXAS ALIENS

Washington, Nov. Seventy per
cent Of the foreign born population
If Texas are still aliens, according
10 figures released tonight by the
Bureau Of the Census The foreign
born population in Texas numbers
1858, s32. The number naturalized is
1855 or 2f.3 per cent Of the total,
while 1924 or 2.s per cent have
taken their first papers, and 22,3e3
or per cent did not report their
citizenship. There are 40,432 FOR
eign born in Oklahoma, Of whom 49.S
per cent are naturalized and 81 per
cent still aliens Five per cent have
taken out their first papers.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18
A RAT THAT DIDN'T
SMELL AFTER BEING
DEAD MONTHS

II swear il was dead at least 3
MONTHS" said James Sykes, Butcher,
Westfield, N. j. I'VE saw this rat
every day. Put cake Of RAT-SNAP
behind a barrel. Months later my
wife asked about the rat. Remem-
bered the barrel, looked behind IT,
There was the rat-dead, not the
slightest odor." Three sizes, S5c. Csc,
S1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Cole
Myriok Hardware & Imp. Co., City
Drug Store.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18
UNITED STATES CORN
CROP LESS THAN LAST

Washington, Nov. i0-The corn
crop declined slightly during Octo-
Der, today's preliminary estimates q
the production made by the Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture being 1865
coo bushels less than was forecast a
month ago
The total crop this year will be
the largest ever produced.
Preliminary estimates Of other
crops were announced as follows.
Buckwheat l4,s94; potatoes $685.
076, ZOO; sweet potatoes l05, Sal 600;
tobacco tpoundsl l,020,s74, 900;
flaNseed $500, 900; pears $3.50, 900;
apples lO2, 100000; sugar beets
CtonO 1850, 600; kafirs 1926, 724, 200;
peanuts 33,664,OOO.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18
LUBBOCK FIRM SHIPS
$50 FINE TURKEYS

The Plains Poultry and Hide Com
pany shipped two hundred and fifty
fine turkeys to market Monday which
were bought from our farmers. The
plains farmers are going to make It
pay TO stay on the farms here, and
few turkeys to market at twenty
five cents a pound helps things along
a bit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18
Thin, FLAT HAIR
GROWS LONG, THICK
AND ABUNDANT

"Danderine" costs
only 35 cents a bottle
One application ends
all dandruff, stops Itch
ing and falling hair,
and, in a few moments,
you have doubled the
beauty Of your hair. II
will appear a mass, 50
soft, lustrous, and easy
10 do up. But what will
please you most will be
after a few weeks use,
when you see new hair
fine and downy az
first yes-but really
new hair growing an
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

+. E. Letson, associated with the
Schultz Land Company at Abernathy,
was a business visitor in Lubbock
Tuesday. Mr.. Lctson reports every
thing coming along in good shape
around Alternately.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

over the scalp. "Danderine' is 70 the
hair what fresh showers Of rain and
sunshine are 20 vegetation. IL goes
right 60 the roots, inyigorates and
strengthens them This delightful,
stimulating tonic helps thin, lifeless,
faded hair 70 grow long, thick, heavy
and luxuriant. 1920
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

The South Plains is enjoying prob
ably an era OF the greatest develop
ment in the history Of the state. The
Lamesa Reporter in its last issue
contained the following information
about the town Of Lamesa, which will
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilson and lit
tie daughter left this morning for Su-
dan, stopping at Lubbock for a short
visit. Mrs. Wilson has spent the past
six weeks here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Johnson, on Locust
street.-Sweetwater Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

Carl Goodman. one Of the leading
citizens Of Alternately was a busi-
ness visitor in this city Tuesday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

Mrs John W Young and children
left Saturday for San Antonio, after
visiting with relatives.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-18

Scratch pads for sale at this office.
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IL IfH De- Wants HrsIf.ar CONNER
Nat FL private famng t.sf ~ references
EUNHt ttl.
ANt AN Wishes pH ..teu Us Da4
tHa.f.. uf t.u fttpcr rffte,uct tNprri
tur Appi4 e1f N.-f tna -.ttt
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A FEW SPECIALS


Boulevard home, ~ rooms. up tO-daw
s23 900
Pennsylvania avenue. 10 rooms, su3tabls
for physician. xI4 900.
Near Ninth and Washington. 10 rooms.
Az 600.
Boulevard 10 rooms. modern- $1,000.
Market street. II rooms 5000
bargain
Wawaset PARK. rooms. practically new.
81 900.
Near TWeut third and BOuleFard. .
rooms. 81 900.
West Side, . rooms. not water heat. 1900
Park Place, Z rooms hot water heat. 0,SF0.
Near Tenth and Monroe. = rooms, a5.Sft)-
Washington Heights section . room 3.
81 900 4 nice home
Washington Heights Section aquare plan,
q rooms. 81 ,2O0-
Near Eighth and Jefferson. rooms. II .zSO-
Giipiu avenue and Rodney street, .
rooms 81 IO0.
Maryland avenue rooms. good locatsSn.
81 900
We have many other city homes for sale
also several nice suburban homes and
farms II you want 70 buy or aeil see ua
and we will ondeavOr 70 pieAae yuu
NJ. w. VAUGHN
/ Phone 94a gt1 Orange stToat
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SPECIAL NOTICE
TO OWNERS or DOCS.

Dover Delaware.
April Is 1921
I'll persons in Brandywine hundred. Chris
t:ana hundred Mil Creek hundred and
White Clay Creek hundred. Of New Castle
county state Of Delaware. are hereby mott
fed tha, al dogs owned ~ them must he
securely confined or provided with muzzIe
that viii effectively prevent biting. and any
dog or dogs not being 50 confined or muzzled.
as aforesaid may Dc shot or otherwise de-
gtroyed by any officer OF the law or by any
other person without liability therefog
Any person who fails 70 securely confns
his dog or uuzzic IL as aforesaid shall oe
liable to a penalty OF twenty-five dollars.
This order shall remain IN force until july
T. 1921.
DELAWARE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH
Attest L. 8 Conwell NJ D
Secretary.
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BUSINESS SERVICE

Millinery. nressmaking ~
Inen ANp IpNG distance hauling Quiu
uros rs EAst Fourteenth strcct. Promo
fNan D.
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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
Real Estate
A 81 ASH In PRICE

presents 20 you the opportunity Of scctIring
an end house at Wawaset PARK cheap
There are rooms. tiled hath. z porches,
hot water heat gas and eiectric hight pan
try. hardwood floors laundry tube.
screens and awnings, and many extras.
Must be sold Quickly.
r. E. GALLAGHER
Phone aI2s J Gil shipiey Street.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Farms and Land for sale

A BARGAIN acres good soil. all
fenced 4-room house. barn. wagon shed
corn crib hen house. meat house. plenty
Of fruit. trees, plo&S, harrow. lot of tools
all for 81 100 for quick sale. good reas IN
for selling For further information al
clay Md
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
Legal Notices

PROPOSALS Sealed proposals will be
received by the state Board Trustees nf
the Delaware state Hospital at Farm
hurst for furnishing and erecting water
tube boilers in new boiisr plant 70 De
erected at Farnhurst, Delaware.
Hiddcrs may obtain specifications from
Robert T. schocnijahn Consulting Eng
neer. OF Room 40s Industrial Trust Build
ing, Wilmington. Delaware.
Proposals must he addressed 10 bns
Board Of Trustees. care OF the Engineer
at the above address Bids will be re
ceived until ~ m. Friday. April ~ /,
1921 Hy order of the state Board OF
Trustfes Charles 6. karth, President.
PROPOSALS. sealed proposals will be re-
caivee by the Trustees of the New Castle
County Workhouse for the furnishing 81
approIimateIy one thousand tons Of bi-
luminous coal for the year beginning April
20. 1921 to be delivered as needed on the
u 4 q a. Il siding of ne New Castle
County W0rkbouse at tireenbank. Dela-
ware All proposals must be submitted 70
the warden OF the Sew Castle County
Workhouse Wilmington Delaware not
later than May q i9lf The right 70 re-
Jet any or ali proposals Is reserved, ~
order ~ the Hoard ~ Trustees. N. ~
Piummer. warden
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

Trucks and trsiiers. MOVING
1T all kinda Heavy hauling speciality
Net'urmick Rros., Eleventh anu Umon
str,ets lhunO 6oa- W
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

NloKlN1 ANp HAULING all Kinds.
,.,,i ~ inna distance stalls for rent.
M a Iaek SON al3 French street
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FOR SALE

Pine street near Tenth. . rooms bath.
gaa, 81. 400.
1903 Pine street rooms bath porch.
heat electric, 81 25O.
3O4 Fast Twen y fourth street. rooms.
bath. porch heat reducsei
seventh street near Jack SOD. 2 rooms. bath.
gas
1922 Hutton street rooms hath and sot
Neat 70 Burdan q. 81 600
r. E. GALLAGHER
Phone 6i2E j 9II -hipleY -treet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

ESTATE OF Adalina n Me- artney. de-
erased Notice is hereby given that left
ters testamenNrY upon the estate o.
Alkaline NJ Mc(artney late ~ Whining
ton Hundred deceascd were duly granted
unto Matthew -. Murphy. on tne first day
~ April A b 1921. and all persons IN
fiehted 70 the said deceased are requested
to make payment ~ the executor without
delay ard all persons having demands
against tie deceased are required 70 ~.
hibif and present me sarne duty prnhated
70 the said executor on or before the tFSt
day Of April A - l922. or abide nv the
laa in this behaig Matthew y. Murphy.
executor CharIsa r. Curley. attorney a
Law. Ford Building Wilmington. DeiaWaff
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Boats and Accessories
Rnllding Materials

HARRIS ENGINE New T]+-horsepowe or
FauIkner Furniture store. Now Castl,
avenue and a street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
sronE AND DWKLTJso,

-Four and nve-room spsrts~ot. 81 m
Drovemonts. lO1B WaEhingysn stfe@t FDa
sesufuu June 70
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A,c, ARrNEY : Moving and
haulins rhono S2u.'.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Apartments and Flats "a
APART>IL .T Furnished q bright cheer
tal apartment, consisting OF fouE rooms
and BATH completely furnished IN every
detail. including bed and table hnrn. hi-
NCrwarC. electric lights. shower bath, gas
for cooking. hot water heat Your own
private phone, etc. An abundance oi hol
water "A hours every day. we pay Tor
Everything except your f9od. oNerioohs .','i.,
1873 West Eighth street
APARTAiENT-Th rooms Infurnished.
bath gas electric and use Of phone. Pos
session AT once. Phone 943sJ.
APARTMENT Three rooms. use Of bath.
electric and heat. Twenty-iifth and Tat
nall streets. Phone S259 W.
APARTMENTS Monroe street. hot
water heat Inquire sol West Ninth street
APARTMENT Modern. 5 rooms and
bath centrally located. all conVeniences.
keady May J. Apply Liyinyston's 600
APAkTS tNT-Five rooms and bath.
second floor. sos. oO1 North BToome
street Phone 1894
APARTMENT-2I5 west Eighth street.
second hoor. Phone 4SS3 "
APARTMENT unfurniShed rooms
bath. second door. electric. gas. 1Ol LON
APAKTMENT-T'wo nicely furnished rooms
tor light housekeeping IN private family
west side. Phone 1898 J.
APARTMENT AT Twenty ninth and Mar
ket stretts all cOnYenieuCes Schwartz In
Ncstment Co. III Ford Building
BACHELOR APAkTMENT-k tie.
completely furnished. best location. Ad
dress Every Evening Ofce-
FRENCH ST. second floor APARTMENT
four rooms and bath. all conveniences. Ap-
ply 6O4 French street. Phone 1866
CONCORD AVEN UIG. 229 Furnished apart
meut rooms and bath. 50 per week
keference required.
FURNISHED APARTAiENT-Fo rent
four very bright. cheerful rooms. uss of
bath, hot and cold water IN bedroom. all
convenlences in Kitchen good location.
Phone 4lUI J.
FOURTH AND MONROE sTs-Apart-
meut ) rooms. with bath. for rent.
Inquire grocery store.
FURNISHED APARTAIENT-Two rooms
and bath Tor light housekeeping. Phone
'49J
FURNISHED APARTMENT-Fi rooms.
excellent location. June until October.
Phone l546 J.
FOURTH ST. f.. Apartment OF three
rooms. furnished ali cOnVeniences. first
floor
JEFFERSON ST. 6l6 Furnished apart
ment rooms ali conveniences. including
hot water and telephone Immediate pos
session
kINtI ST. 2O614-A par tlsent for rent.
three rooms and baJn. rent reasonable
Possession ApHI rs
MADISON ST. loi7 apartment three
large rooms and bath all modern con
yeniences. Apply second door
ORANGE ST. 923-Three rooms and bath
for rent.
MARkET sT.. 25o3-A Apartment for rent.
nicely furnished
5. 4. COR. TENTH AND MADISON
Bachelor apartment. 3 rooms and bath
thoroughly modern. possession Immediate
~ May be seen from TO 4
/ APARTMENT Five rooms, bath and nan
try. hot water heat and ianitor gervire
immediate possession. Apply iI5 West
Ninth street.
4 APARTMENT Five rooms, bath pantry
7 = porches. East Twelfth street An
/ pig to b. kleitz. sixth and Market streets
| APARTMENT Third floor four rooms
and bath Immediate possession. IOIl
I Washington street
1 APARTMENT Five rooms and bath mod
I ern COnVcuicuCeS. possession ADril 25
! 100 West Sixth street
WISE ADVERTISERS ALWAYS PUT
THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN
THEIR CLASSIFIED ADS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

1902 WEST FIFTH STREET
n, veranda hot neat. cszneut css>-
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Wauted--HeAI Ksta r.

HOUSE WANTED
To buy II or Broom bous on
west side: preferably between Van
Buren, and Union and Ninth street
and Brandywine with modern con
venlences Would like garage or
room to build. Address. giving de
scription of property. location. price.
etc. Box Q 10. Every Evening offioe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
An A That Advertising Expensive?
ROOMS AND BOARD

ROOMS AND BOARD
Rooms with Board 81
DELAWARE AVENUE. 0i3--Attractivoly
furnished rooms with table board: all con
veuiences. rates reasonable: congcnai peo-
pie and good table. Delightful location.
Mrs. Edgar CLARK Phone 2o7o X.
ROOM AND, BOARD-For refined gentle
man; all convenienceH, also table board
500 Adams street. Phone 6f70 w.
TWENTY FIFTH ST. W lo5-Room and
board. private home. convoniences.
Rooms without Board IS
ADAMS ST, lO7-Third- story front room
furnished. Phone 6S65.
FOURTH ST. W. 5Os-Nicely furnished
room for gentleman only: ali conveniences.
Apply SOS West Fourth street.
FOURTEENTH ST. w. 2I5-Largo Soc
Ond-story front room. suitable for two
gentlemen or man and wife.
JEFFERSON ST. sI2-DesIrabio room,
all cOnveniences; private family central
NIARkET ST, I227-Nicely furnished
ROOM second hoor front. with all con
venienccs. suitable for couple or one
gentleman
ORANGE ST. I3U9-Koom for rent for
a gentleman.
ROOM Large, Weli-Iurn1Snef, afCOnn-et0Fy
room on Delaware avenue. Phone 30Tl.
WASHINGTON ST. Nicely furnished
front room for rent. All conveniences-
MARKET ST. 1926 6-Sccond-story front
room for rent. adjoining bath
NEAR DELAWARE AVE. AND MADi-
son 81. Furnished room for gentleman
only Phone os24 W
ROOM Nicely furnished with uso of
balance of apartment, in very desirable
arsr "a An
ply at the Vogue Shop. 3Ol Delaware
avenue.
ROOMS For rent. two communicating
rooms for light housekeeping. second floor
front. for man aud wife. unturnished. S25
including heat. light, gas. partly furnished
! II wanted good location. Address =
EVcTy Evening once
( ROOM ono large furnished room electric
/ hght. hot water. next 10 bath. porch.
Phone 43I9 NJ,
/ TATNALL ST. lOIB-Apartment No. 2.
furnished room. with private family.
WEST ST. 9I6 Desirable sceond-story
front room. all convenience. Phone 2i72.
I WEST ST. l4o5 second-story front room
for gentleman. Phone 53ol j.
I WEST M. 1918 Desirable rooms for rent
Ncwly furnished Phone 5o54
WEST STREET. oo0-Kooms for rent.
an CouycnlcnCFS
WEST ST. 1910 Pleasant room for gentle
man private home, s. 30 week Phone
31U3 ~
Rooms For Housekeeping 80
EAST FIFTH ST 207 Three rooms. fur
nishrd bath and gas $50 per month, also
rooms for light housekeeping or lodging
Robert III. lowers
FRENCH ST. 7OS-Two furnished rooms
Tor light hOusckoeping-
NINTH 81. " oI5 Third noor three
rooms for housrkcep nE All cnnseniCnccs.
suitable for three adults II desired
POPLAR STREET So Furnished rooms
for light housekeeping or lodging, all
ConvcnlCnCcS.
ROOMS Nicely located. unfurnished rooms
with electric and ga. reasonable. Phone
1874 )
ROOMS Furnished. light housekeeping
Conyenicnces. Use Of phone, Reasonable,
3ule4 " est stroct
WASHINGTON ST. 500 one large room
furnished for light Housekeeping Phone
i437 W
WASHINGTON ST. sI2 Two communica'
ing rooms on third floor for hight hous'-
keeping
WEST FOURTH ST. I32I-Two furnished
rooms light housekeeping no children
Wanted-Rooms or Board Is
ROOM Gentleman wishes room and early
tryakfaSt state particulars. Address
Every Evening 0filco
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tREKAHpua your ad
tf EaH nat nutr Hacc rIt
al aiaut
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EQR RENT

ms west r Tgcnty-nirth street and 27os
Van Burcn street. rooms ncw. modem
sriuarr plan houses
iO0f Clayton es~He' z rooms and bath
heater corner Urruer. electric and Ias.
or would sell On
sO5 Gilpin Atef u@
a. B. 81 til 10.
phone 45aa 5niey 7tre~<
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

z444 WEST KpBBTEgHIH sTHGrT
Nine rooms al irnprcVcm.uts ps~~sssini
May i6
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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
Real g.tAa>
10 LEASE

Two B-rOonn apartments. all ifnpr-sv.sa~uta a
Eve minutes walk from the ia f>>Dt BALL
ing Dro-war price insnisdiats p~-aesu~sgr
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rop PIT

lO07 Waaf ngtor street us1r~
and BATH
4 Easf sevanEr Sfr-ef 8eraTr Nrn nrs1s
Kfryrrtf and TatraW afrapfa
Ia sernert.
qI2 Fast seven ~ Et~~~t ~ errurrH
Rort - Orange EtFrFf Varf wftr rHf--.a
ridinR
EnG West sF~eaa- Ar.art rra~fa
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TEtlFD@AIt@ For Eurnlsh1nR ulaVfFF9'T
The board Of Director Of the street and
sewer Department. wiil receive sealrd pro
posals a. the once ~ tho dcpar tfn.ft
room ESQ. city Hall Tenth and hinR
.tragte wfT,7,fn,tou T,sIa ,varp until 10
o,rlork - Tuesdaw Nav q 1921 for
furnishing tho following materials nat
may be required BY the Street and Sewer
fBcnar4nent from date of award ~ Fehr1i-
ary fg72 Materials Portland cement
terra GOTTA pipes. castings. sewer bricks
st4eEaIk paving bricks har sand, riVcr
paving sand snd gravel asphalt sand
pebbles. crushed stone and crushed STAG
Copies of instructions srszrificatious Aud
proposal blanks may bc obtained AZ NJ
Office of the street and sewer Depar tnent-
Tho right - reject any or all bids pr ?
accrpt any portion Of a bid is reserved.
Attest Frank " Plerson. secretary
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
AUCTIONS-LECALS
Auction Sales

PUBLIC SALE-5i1 Lombard street Thurs
day. April II. at D. no. Contents of an
s-room house, consisting or kltchea. an
ing. living and bedroom furniture, stoves.
carpets etc ] " Hamilton. aucttoneer
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-04
Former Residents Of Bossier.

The following four paragraphs,
clipped from Sundays issue OF the
Shreveport Caucasian Mrs. Matte III.
Williams Department. speak, for the
better part. about former residents OF
Bossier Parish
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman Whited and
sons, Bowman, jr., and Jack, and their
sister. Miss Virginia Dupuy, left Fri
day for Chicago. They will spend the
remainder of the summer at the lake
resorts
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Whited and
their granddaughter, Miss Carrie
Adger, will leave Monday for Chicago
and the lake resorts
Mrs. Frank 7. Whited. jr., and
John Willis and daughter. Mary Vir
ginia. and Mrs. Mary Chappelle, have
gone to Long Beach. Calf, for the re
mainder of the summer"
Mrs. Thomas I. Land and daugh
ter. Miss Mary Land, who have heen q
Hot Springs have returned to theil
home on Sheridan Avenue. Mrs. Drew
Ferguson, who was with her sister
Mrs. Land, was called to Homer o.
business
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-04
Henry Raines Passes Away.

Robert II. Raines, known to his
many friends as Henry Raines, died at
a Shreveport sanitarium last Satur-
day afternoon at 1910 o'clock, follow
ing an operation for appendicitis. His
plantation home was near McDade,
Ward One, Bossier Parish.
Decedent is survived by his aged
mother, Mrs. Lou {GonnelD Raines, a
widow and their five children Carrie,
Martha. Sam, George and William
Raines-and one brother and three
sisters. who are Mr.. w. G. Raines. OF
McDade; Mrs. NJ. G. Bledsoe, Of Bos-
sier City; Mrs. w. B. Hickman, OF
Haughton, and Mrs. Il. G. Horn, OF
| Shreveport.
Mr.. Raines' life calling was that OF
a planter, and he and his brother had,
through industry and good manage
ment. acquired an extensive acreage OF
fine river land in Ward One. He was
a member Of d family long prominent
in Bossier Parish. and was born at
Fillmore fifty three years ago. He was
man well thought Of by all. Devoted
to his family, steadfast toward his
/ friends and assiduous in the discharge
Of his duties. he will be very much
/ missed and his untimely death marks
/ loss to- the entire community.
The funeral service took place al
four o'clock Sunday afternoon ane
. burial was in Fillmore Cemetery DR.
W. w. Drake, pastor of Noel Memoria
Church, Shreveport, officiating. 4
large gathering of sorrowing friends
and relatives was present and the ex
ceptional number Of floral offering
was to bOEOted.
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-04
THE BoSsIER BANNER

ers in good causes is sufficient to Insure
success in such undertakings.
Mr.. Ardis Smith, of Haughton, is
here on visit of several days with his
sister, Mrs. r. v. Kerr.
The subscriptions you good people
paid in during June and July are ac-
knowledged in print on page three.
Several cases Of small pox were
reported in Benton the first Of the
week. but there has thus far been no
spread of the disease.
Miss Jeanette Hill. returned home
today from Texarkana Ark, where
she spent a week or more as guest
of her aunt. Mrs. Glenn G. Robertson.
Misses Mayme T. Burt and Mary
Sue Logan left yesterday for Taylor
| town to attend dance, and to remain
there some days as guests OF Mrs. Hall
Nattin.
| why don't somebody start some
| new holes in the ground somewhere in
Bossier Parish? We have here in
Bossier plenty of gas. oil and gold
under the ground-let's dig it out.
/ Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Dennis re-
turned home Monday morning from
Simshoro. where they were called to
4 the bedside of Rev. Dennis mother.
Mrs. Dennis condition is greatly I'M
proved and a speedy recovery is ex-
pecte6.
II regular meeting Of the Police
Jury is to be held here Tuesday Of next
4 week. the 9th Also. it is called to
4 mind that the members of the School
Board and two levee boards of the
parish are invited to meet with the
Police Jury on this date. The object
of the joint meeting Is to discuss the
proposal to install the unit system Of
equalization and appraisals for the
parish.
Note the article published on page
three under the caption The Southern
Soldier It should make good reading
for all Confederate veterans and, IL
fact. for all the Banners readers. Also
we would like to see every pupil OF th'
public schools of the parish clip thi'
article and paste it in their histories
If you'll bring your histories on aroun'
!, to the Banner Office we'll help you do II
We have in the Office plenty OF extr'
i sheets from which to make tn
clippings.
e Contract for the reconstruction
e the steel-frame bridge across Cypres
Bayou at Hughes Spur was let las
Saturday by Police Jurors @. =. May
! and r. D. Wilmington. The reporte
was told Monday that there We're pres
j ent four bidders three of them maxim
: bids. The successful bidder was NJ
! s. e. Mays. Of Ward Four, who is
! do the work for $1d25. About all tn
! metal required for the job is on th
scene of work, but the contractor vi
have to straighten out some of I
!, furnish some few steel rods, furnis
]. the board flooring. clean out the lo
= drift so feet above and 80 feet helo
:, the site of the bridge and undertaE
- other work before the job is finishes