The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-02
GENERAL STATE NEWS
Olaf Halle, Boy Farmer, Wins the
Grand Championship Over All
Corn Growers in the State.
Lincoln Parish Constable Forced to
Kill Unruly Negro in Self
= Defense.

Mr.. Robert Jones Martin. aged "a. a
Confederate Veteran. died ut the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Turley, in Pom
c.Iatoula, October 18th.
A fire ut Homer Wednesday of last
week, partially destroyed two garages
aud a barn, badly damaged fine auto
mobile and killed a valuable COW.
Miss Hilda Champagne and Mr.. Ber-
nsrd Drake, a well-known young couple
of Homer, We're married in that city
October 22nd. by Kev. H. z. Whorton.
Construction has been begun on
new Illinois Central passenger station
| at Ponchatoula. The structure will be
strictly modern and will cost approxi-
nlately $4,000.
At a special election held In Homer
last week to vote on a bond issue Of
$120,0OO to construct a sewerage sys-
tenn. the result was in favor of the
bonds by most overwhelming ma
jority.
Robert Stafford. 16-year-old youth,
| was accidently shot by companion
| while out hunting near Ponchatoula,
Saturday of last week, sustaining in
| juries from which he died shortly after
the accident
Police Juries aud Northeast Louisi-
| ana business interests have petitioned
Commissioner of Agriculture Wilson to
use his influence to bring about the
establishment of state experimental
station In Madison Parish.
The gasoline extraction plant Of the
Atlas Oil Company, at Monroe, was.
wrecked Tuesday by an explosion of
gas, gasoline and oil. causing the death
/ Of three men and entailing a property
loss estimated at nearly 100000.
Mr.. Edward Randall, son of a former
chisf of police OF Hammond, was shot
and killed near his home in that city
Sunday night. Summer Robertson,
also of Hammond has been arrested
/ and put in JAIL charged with his muir
der
/ Mayor Ford, OF Shreveport, has been
| authorized by the Commission Council
to purchase sites for three city parks
1t is announced that 100000 of the
$$250.0O recently voted for park pur-
i poses will be spent in park improve
i ments.
The Public School Teachers Associa-
tion Of DeSoto Parish met in the Mans
field High School building Saturday Of
last week. A large attendance enjoyed
an interesting program, including
music by the Mansfield High School
orchestra.
i The report OF the Superintendent Of
the Louisiana Hospital for the Insane,
at Pineyille, shows there are now 1858
patients in the institution. There were
80 admitted during the past three
months, IS discharged and Il deaths
during the same period
Mr.. James ]. Bice, a prominent citi-
zen of DeSoto Parish, died suddenly
from heart failure at his home near Ok
ford, that parish. He was in his 73rd
year aud had lived in DeSoto practi-
eally all his life. He is survived by
his widow and six sons.
A football game between the Haynes
vile and Lisbon high school teams last
week, resulted in victory for Haynes
vile by a score of rs to O, making
|. three straight games won by that team
| and placing them in the race for the
state high school championship.
i Registrar Ramsey, Of Claiborne Par.
ish, reports that his books show 1910
Democrats registered for the lovem.
Der election, of whom 276 we're white
women, 13 republicans and 5 independ
ents. There was not one negro woman
to pay her poll tax and register.
!. Members Of the L. s. e. football
tenn have signed an agreement not te
; shave until the team has won game
The varsity squad has been mp against
a losing streak for some time aud tho
. VOW was undertaken I'm the hopes OF
overcoming their continued had luck.
a new parsonage for the Methodist
church at Polchatoula Is under con
struction, and the work progressing
! rapidly. The old parsonage having
been torn down. the pastor, Rev. 4. b
: Hill, and family are staying ut hote
!, pending the completion OF the new
building
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fish, Of Mans
field were seriously injured Thursda,
J Of last week when the car in whicl
: they were driving was ditched som,
j miles out Of Mansfield. Mrs. Fish,
left leg was broken, while Mr.. Fisl
E was caught benelth the Steering whee
! and sustained severe bruises and othe
J injuries.
r DIR. a. G. Wagsoner, OF MorgantowT
. West Virginia. head Of the department
of physics in tile University Of Wes
: Virginia, who had been In Shrevepor
on leave of absence for some days, fel
!. or was thrown from a horse Tuesda
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