The Bossier banner., 1922-11-23
GENERAL STATE news
Shreveport Fifth i'm October Build
ing administration Cook, of
Monroe, Wants State Office.
Congressman Sandlin Now in WASH
ington-Monroe After $75o,ooo
Terminal in Ouachita River.


budgeted an appropriation to continue
cattle dipping.
The City Engineer Of Monroe says
that city will complete its 100000 sew
er system by March 1st next.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will build Il skyscraper to house
its New Orleans Offices in that city.
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed
the Noble Mercantile Company store,
at Noble, Saturday morning of last
week.
Mrs. Mary J. East, aged eighty EIGHT
years. died at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. O. q. Elliott. in Monroe, Sat
urday Of last week.
The Tensas Drainage District has
sold its issue of $25O,OOO 5-per cent
bonds. Contracts have been awarded
for the dredging work.
The West Carroll Medical Society
has been organized by the physicians of
that parish. with DR.. J. A. Graham, of
Forest. presiding officer.
Plans for the construction of Il large
number Of buildings on the grounds Of
the Greater Agricultural College. at
Baton Rouge, are nearing completion.
Charles Joyner, a young farmer livr
ing near Hammond, shot his wife to
death and then killed himself Friday
night of last week. Domestic discord
is believed to have led to the tradesy.
Joseph NJ. Supple. of the Bayou
Goula section. near New Orleans, WAS
shot and killed Sunday night by a
negro who mistook him for an intruder
while in one Of his plantation ware
houses.
Sheriff Thigpen, of Lincoln Parish,
some days ago found hacksaw in the
bedding of Will Trammell. Il negro re-
Gently senreHced to serve from nine to
ten years in the State Penitentiary for
larceny.
The 1922 Louisiana lespedeZa seed
crop will probably be so per cent short
of the 1921 production. according to
Il. g. Logan, secretarymanager of the
Farm Bureau Lespedeza Seed Growers
| Association.
NIinden is a scene of building activity
| at present The old frame shacks on
South Main Street. west of the Jail
have been torn down and modern brick
structures will be erected on these lots
Immediately.
Monday night of last week burglars
entered the store belonging to the MooI
Estate. ut LosanspOrt, and escaped
with about $500 worth Of merchandise
The tieves were caught and all of th'
stolen loot was recovered.
/ Monroe's business men will attend ;
meeting called by the Monroe Traffi
Bureau, to be held December 9TH, TO
the purpose of considering plans for tn
construction of Il S25O.OOO Ouachit;
River terminal at that place.
There has been an approximate gai
of 5000 members in Louisiana Metht
dist churches during the past year. az
cording to reports made by the seve
, presiding elders before the annual col
ference of the church, now in session |
Shreveport.
A fire of undetermined origin d
Haynesville one day last week d
stroyed six buildings and their COZ
{ tents. The loss is estimated at $1,000
! None of the buildings were insured e.
cept the City Hotel. which was owne
by Mrs. White.
. | <,f t1,n HS
: first candidate for Governor of Louis
! ana is in the ring. His anllouncemel
came unexpectedly to-day. K. Lee iii,
land, District Attorney for st. Landl
= and Evangeline parishes for TWEEN
ii wears, has SO announced himself.
II \ news item from New Orleans sa
that Nat Cooke. member of the Sta
Legislature and for some time seci
| tary for the Board of Assessors. o
day last week was unanimously elect
attorney for the Board of Assessor
to succeed l. D. Moore, who recent
resigned.
Business in Natchitoches was S,
pended Wednesday afternoon of J;
eral of its mayor. L. e. Polemann. w
died from gun shot wounds inflicted
+. $. Cropper. Cropper is said to la
committed this crime because of
grievance against the city authoriti
claiming the well on his premises h
heen damaged by workmen while dol
street work.
\ news item of the week. from Bat
Rouge reads: "Old Confederate V
Grams and their widows now on the p
sion rolls will be sent checks for $50
the last quarter Of 1922. 1t will
Christmas money. The board of liq
dation ut meeting to-day found 81
cient money in the pension fund
authorize the payment of $40 instead
S:}O ller month. Members of the bo;
present were Governor Parker. X.
Walker, Speaker of the House; a.
Coco, Attorney General; James ].