The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-10-19
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The Allen Parish Fair is in progress |
at Oakdale this week.
Baton Rouge Ku Klux Khan initiated
class OF over 100 new members last |
week.
The Ku Klux Klan Of Hammond in
itiated large cidss Of new members
the past week.
A new feature Of the Parish Fair at
Hammond this year will be dog show,
in which much interest is manifested
The Lincoln Parish Singing con-
ventiOn Is holding a three-day session
at Greenwood church, that parish,
this week.
The Improvement League Of Natal
bay gave public reception in the high
school building there, which was
largely attended
Miss Vida Lurry was appointed by
Mayor Br0wnlee to he the representa-
tive Of Colfax in the historical pageant
at the State Fair.
Reports from Mansfield say that the
dengue epidemic In that town has prac-
tically ended, there now being only
few isolated cases.
Miss Mildred Lyon and Mr. NJ F.
Smith were married at the home of the
brides parents in Homer at high noon
Monday, October 9th.
Mr. A. A. Greer, who was for years
a resident of RustOn, was seriously
burned while fighting fire at an oil
plant in Mobile. Alabama.
Arthur Gospel died in a Monroe
-sanitariun as the result of injuries
sustained from an explosion Of gas in
a carbon plant at Fairbanks.
In the district court at Homer last
week, Phelan Frost plead guilty to
manslaughter and was sentenced to
from two to Ave years In the peniten-
tiary,
Mayor Haight and Sheriff Bowden,
raided place near Ponchatoula last
Sunday and destroyed several barrels
of corn mash and other booze aking
material
Bosie Sims and Robert Sewell, ne
groes, were hanged In Mansfield Fri
day. October 18TH, for assault and
robbery Of a man and woman In De-
Soto Parish last August.
Deputy sheriffs in Lincoln Parish
captured still which was destroyed
with nineteen gallons OF corn mash
and one gallon Of white whiskey. Two
negroes In charge of the outfit were
captured and Jailed.
The DeSoto Cotton OH Company at
Mansfield has been recognized with
Mr.. Joe r. Brown, president and Mr..
I NJ. G. Storkbridge as. general manager.
The plant has been greatly improved
and the capacity enlarged.
| The committee appointed by the
Ponchatouia Chamber of Commerce to
arrange plans for establishing mod
ern canning plant In that city is ready
TO report and 1t is hoped to have the
plant in operation next season.
Judge Williams is making Grant
Parish an undesirable stopping place
for vagrants Henry Dixon, young
negro s'vag,s was given four months on
the parish roads as an example Of
what others of his kind might expect.
j. E. Horne, charged with man
slaughter at Rustoll was found not
guilty by jury In court there last
week. This was the defendants Sec
cnd trial, new. trial having been
granted him some months ago follow
ing conviction.
i A delegation from the Ku Klux Khan
visited the Methodist church in Homer
Sunday evening, October sth. and
presented the pastor, Rev. n. w
Tucker with substantial offering and
left letter setting forth the tenets Of
the organization.
A Naturalization Club has beer
formed by the Italians of Hammond
for the purpose Of interesting thu
Italians OF that town In becoming citi
zens Of the United States. The clul
started with membership OF 125
many of whom are already naturalized
I Robert C. Harmon, oil magnate ant
former league ball player. has beugh
775-acre plantation seven mile
north Of AenrOe, at price said t
have been $4,000. It is reported tina
| be will erect a handsome residence an,
i other improvements to the amount o
over 100000.
Il The Supreme Court has sustaine,
the verdict in the 18th district court
giving the widow Of Lindsay Box
compensation of $4O59. under the en-
, | ployers' liability statute. Box wa
killed by being struck BY hghtnin
while engaged IN saving down a tire
for = lumber company In Grant Parish
In the district court at Colfax jaime
Vercher was fined $50 and given tw
months In jail for carrying conceale
| weapons; also he was fined $500 an
two months In Jail tor having intox
! eating liquor In his possession IN tw
! cases. Roy Lacour alse drew fine {
| 500 and tive months in Jail for carr.
! ing q concealed weapon.
4 Ex-Governor r. G. Pleasant has file
/ suit In the Caddo district court again
Ben 4. Stroud, supervisor OF the mi
eral division of the state delMrtMel
of conservation, seeking to GUST Il
latter fsOm the Office OH the grounl
that he is not q citizen of the stat
! and therefore not qualified to hold Il
position under the provision of Il
! xfafo constitution -