The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-10-26
GENERAL STATE NEWS
Billy Sunday to Preach In Shreve-
port, Beginning March Isf.
C. e. PerOnceI Dead.
East Carroll Bars All Nonresident
Hunters-Sam Life Married.
Veterans Of 6O's Dead.


Veterans of 6o's Dead.
Frank Prudhomme, prominent resi-
dent of DeSoto Parish, died during the
past week.
Billy Sunday. the noted evangelist,
will conduct six-weeks revival service
in Shreveport, beginning March 1st,
1923.
A football game between Mansfield
and Leesyille teams, Thursday, October
18th, resulted in a victory for Mans
field by score of 8 to 0.
Mrs. Randall Hunt, of Shreveport,
was awarded first prize at the State
Fair on oil paintings Of both land
scape and marine subjects.
Miss Ruth Caldwell, of Athens, and
Mr.. Samuel Life, Of Minden, were mar
ried in the latter city October 18th, by
Rev. 5. II. Harrell, of the First Bap-
tist church.
Fire originating in one of the dry
kilns of the McCanImond Lumber Com
pany, ut Mansfield, destroyed the kiln
and a quantity Of lumber, causing a
loss estimated at $1,000.
The third annual fair of the Red
River Parish Boys and Girls Club was
held in the court house square at COu-
shatta the past week. A number OF
interesting exhibits are reported.
The preliminary report of the De-
partment Of Commerce on cotton
ginned by parishes, shows st. Landry
first, with 16,61S bales; Caddo second
with 1889; Franklin third with H.
769, and DeSOto fourth with $3.50.
The Shreveport Board of Health
filed charges against a number of
prominent citizens of that city Tues
day, for violation Of sanitary ordinance
by failing to screen cisterns. Other ar
rests ON similar charge are expected
to follow. .
Evangelist c. r. Rony, of Shreveport,
who is holding revival meeting In
Selma, was presented with $50 and a
letter commencing his work by a dele
Cation of eighteen members of the Ku
klux Klan, who attended the services
in body Sunday night. !.
Sixteen members of the Ku Klux
klan in regalia visited the Baptist
church at Barham, where meeting
was being held Sunday night and pre-
sented the pastor, Rev. I'D. Fondrin,
with letter setting forth the objects
| of the order and enclosing $25 In cash.
| Tom Martin, negro, and J.. 81
Bowden, white, plead guilty to making
| liquor when brought before the United
States Court III Shreveport the past
week. The former was sentenced tG
four months In jail and fined $1OO
while the latter was given six months
in jail.
/ A large delegation Of Ku Klux Klar
visited the Presbyterian church II
Homer last Sunday and, presented thu
pastor, Rev. s. r. Collins, with sub
stantial donation, left a letter statins
the underlying principals of. the ordel
and referring to the LIST chapter o.
Romans.
Work on the Monroe Glass Com
pany's plant, at Monroe, was begun
the first Of this week. The contractor
states that the building will be com
pleted before January 1st, and th,
| operation by the company, which wil
manufacture glass climneys, will a
once begin,
The Glenlnora Ku Klux Khan held ,
public Initiation on one night the pas
week. when It il said that about fift
candidates were taken into the order
With ut least 500 members officiating II
the ceremonies, which it Is said wer
witnessed by crowd OF several thou
sand spectators.
81 Margery O'keily, daughter of Re,
and Mrs. w. Il. O'Kelly. of Minder
was awarded the Loving cup for tli
!. sweepstakes prize In the Better Babe
! Contest ut the State Fair "Wednesday
and Is, therefore the champion bah
!, OF the state for this year, her score b
ing O9.5 per cent.
81 In the district court at Minden las
week, Jddge Roberts fined Willial
!. Wilson, negro, $4OO and sentenced hil
to sixty days in Jail with an additions
sixty days iii Jail lii default OF the fiji,
on the charge of manufacturing liquo
His still had been found In the corpo
ate limits Of Minden.
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