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BELLEVUE. LA ,
«iibMAY. SEPTEMBER 30 , 1886
0 Cooler.
0 - Jack Frost creeping on.
0 Last day of September.
j^Old Sol has crossed tbe liuo.
All over town Monday—mud.
'Possum and 'taters will soon
»-noe. m r -
gy Winding up of tbe beated
ter»- -, T —
jy Tbe air felt decidedly fallisb
yrtiter day. m _ ^
jy Bagging and ties are in de
maud sow.
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0 Bring along tbe small silver
erttific ates. __
jy We must all back up our
K^ool with one accord.
0 The days of tbe sere and yel
low leaf are approaching.
ßpNow is tbe time for a fall
boom. Turn out and start it.
jy Tbe cool weather will soon
bring tbe ducks and geese South.
jy It is timejto sow small grain.
A large grain crop is tbe farmer's
friend. i m ___
0 Tax Collector Wycbe will soon
begin bis rounds. Prepare for bis
comin g. __
jy Tbe chronic prophet of a hard
winter bas uot yet put in au appear
ance. How about it?
jy Tbe fourth quarterly meeting
for North Bossier Circuit will be
beld at Collinsburg on October 23d
and 24 th. __
0 Last Thursday was tbe first
day of autumn. Summer cuded
tbe night before at teu o'clock. At
that hour tbe sun entered the sign
Libra._ ___ _
0" Don't forget that Messrs.
Henry Drey fuss & Son, Shreveport,
will not be uudersold, aud offer you
tbe largest stock to select from.—
Call aud see them.
0 A. great many persous are
taking advautage of tbe low' prices
offered by Mr. Julius A. Jacobs,
agent, Shreveport, as his popular
store is crowded with goods.
0 Hon. N. C. Blanchard, Demo
cratic nominee for Cougress, and
other speakers, will address their
fellow-citizens of this parish, at Red
Land, on Friday, Oct. 8, at 1L A. m.
iy Heavy raius tell here Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and
light showers Tuesday. Wednesday
was a bright, pleasaut day, but this
morning the weather is cloudy, with
indications of more rain.
lyBcv. Dr. W. C. Dunlap,
for nearly twenty years pastor of
tbe Presbyterian Church of Shreve
port, died on the morning of the 28tb
instant, aged 69 years. In every
respect be wasa good man and true.
In life he was honored. In djatli
bo will be revered.
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Meeting of Citizens of North Bos
sier and Caddo Parishes.
Cottage, Grove, La., »
September 18,1886. j
A meeting of the citizens of North
and Caddo parishes was held at this
place for the purpose of breaking up
the evils of miscegenation. Chair
man W. M. Abney called the meet
ing to order. Prayer was offered up
for its success by Rev. E. B. Foust.
The chair theu stated that owing to
tbe unavoidable absence of secretary
W. M. Bell that he would propose
the name of B. R. Nash to act as
secretary for the meet iug. Carried.
The minutes of the preceding
meeting were read and approved.—
Reports of committees to wait on
parties guilty of miscegenation were
received, who reported that they
had waited on the guilty parties,
and that in a majority of cases they
had promised to abandon their evil
mode of life. Some came iu persou
before the meeting aud pledged
themselves to reform, which were
accepted.
Committee to draft circular letter
to Louisiana State press reported
through their chairman, Mr. John
Pickett, that they had formulated a
circular letter but had not seen two
members of the committee, and they
would like further time to consult
with them.
On motion, the committee was
empowered to obtaiu the name of
the full committee, and to make such
ebauges iu circular letter as they
deem proper, and to request publi
catiou in Shreveport Times aud
Bossier Banner.
On motion, the following resolu
tion was adopted :
Resolved, That we urge upon our
Senators and Representatives the
urgent necessity of passing au act
raisog tbe age of cousent iu females,
without the sauction of marriage,
to 18 years of age.
The meeting theu adjourned to
meet Wednesday, January 5, 1886.
W. M. Abney, Chairman.
B. R. Nash, Acting Secretary.
Red Land, La., Sept. 21,1886.—
Editor Bossier Banner : Our es
teemed friend, Mr. S. H. Cochran
has been made happy. It is a teu
pouud girl baby.
This section of the country re
ports a half crop cotton. Corn above
an average.
Health good.
Yours truly,
Tiios. Z. Barnett.
New Orleans States : " Tbe Star
Route service during the last fiscal
year was $5,414804, a decrease of
$62,623 as compared with the fiscal
year preceding. Tbe staamboat
service was also reduced iu cost 20
per ceut during the year. Tbe mail
service having been quite as efficient
as formerly, this is a creditable
showing."
Sunday last the day aud night
was of equal leugtb—each twelve
hours—tbe suu rising at 5:52 iu the
morning aud setting at 5:52 iu the
eveuiug.
New York Star: "Skilled laborers
have found profitable employment
iu this country under a great variety
of tariffs, and under do system of
taxation were tbe complaints of la
bor so bitter as they are to-day atter
twenty fiv*e years of war tariff."
There is uothiug so sweet as duty
and all the best pleasures of life
come in tbe wake of duties done.
Mclareu says the little sins get iu
at the window and open the front
door for tbe big house-breakers.
Troubles are bard to take, though
they strengthen tbe soul. Tonics
are always bitter.
Tbe juice of a lemon iu a cup ot
strong coffee, without sugar, is said
to be a good headache cure.
Earnestness in a good cauuot stop
short of fame.
Ignorance too ofteu mistakes cou
ceit for digDity.
Inquisitiveness is tbe creation of
indolence. _ _
Fools seek notoriety by ,their od
dities.
■a « *—■ ■■ .. •
Method is tbe right band of busi
ness.
Qhccsi anti Iroscent Route
Round Trip Rates.
The Queeu and Crescent Route
have issued a card giving Summer
Excursion Rates to all the principal
watering places and Summer Re
sorts, continuing iu effect until Sept.
30. Tickets good to return until
Oct. 31st, 1886 : We notice among
a number of others the followiu:
Ashville, N. C.,........ 38 35
Blue Ridge,........... 44 50
Charlottesville,......... 46 70
Chattauooga,.......... 27 10
Chicago,.............. 38 45
Cincinnati,............ 36 70
Mont Eagle, Teuu...... 29 35
Morristown,........... 34 60
Niagara Falls,......... 48 70
Staunton, Va., ......... 46 70
Warm Springs, N. C.,... 36 15
Grceubrier WhiteSulpher 46 70
Under the new schedule, which
took effect on July 11, 1S86, close
connection is made at Vicksburg,
with Maun Boudoir cars, running
through to Cinciuuati without
change. Those who contemplate a
trip are advised to communicate
with Mr. I. Hardy, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Vicksburg.
Texas and Pacific Excursion Rates.
The Texas and Pacific are now
selling excursion tickets, good till
October 31, to the following places :
Ashland, Wis.............$56 95
Ashville, N. C............. 38 35
Blue Ridge, Va ............ 44 50
Bristol, Teuu.............. 36 50
Brownsville, Mo............ 36 10
Charlottsville, Va .......... 46 70
Chattauooga, Tenn ......... 32 50
Chicago, 111............... 38 45
Cincinnati, Ohio........... 30 70
Cleveland, Ohio............ 48 30
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 57 65
via Kansas City........65 GO
Deer Park, Maryland....... 43 00
Detroit, Michigau.......... 49 45
Denver, Colorado.......... 57 65
via Kansas City........ 65 60
Eureka Springs, Ark....... 34 65
Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs,Virginia....... 53 70
Grand Haven, Michigau_______
Green Bay, Michigau....... 49 35
Green Lake, Mich.......... 47 25
Harper's Ferry, West Va ____ 53 00
Hendersonville, N. C....... 38 35
Hot Springs, Arkansas..... 16 90
Lake Chautauqua, N. Y ..... 46 70
Los Vegas, New Mexico.'___ 58 30
via Kansas City........ 67 60
Lake Miuuetonka, Minu____51 75
Louisville, Kentucky....... 33 95
Lnray, Virginia............ 47 15
Madison, Wisconsin........ 45 35
Marqnetta, Michigan.......61 45
Milwaukee, Wisconsin...... 42 95
Mont Eagle, Tenu .......... 29 85
Morristown, Teuu.......... 34 60
Moutreal, Canada.......... 74 45
Niagara Falls, New York... 48 70
Nortolk, Virginia........... 52 80
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin---- 44 45
Pueblo, Colorado........... 57 65
via Kansas City...... 65 60
Pittsburg, Pa.............. 48 70
Quebec, Canada............ 85 45
Roauoake, Virginia........ 44 35
Sewanee, Tennessee........ 30 75
Spirit Lake, Iowa........., 47 90
St. Paul, Minnesota........51 00
(Boat from St. Louis go
iug and returniug via
Chicago rail).......... 57 00
Staunton, Virginia......... 46 70
Tullaboma, Tennessee...... 30 60
Warm Springs, N. C.......36 15
Waukesha, Wisconsin......43 50
Greeubrier White Sulphur
Spiings, West Virgiuia. 46 70
Wytheville, Virginia....... 40 35
R. T. HAZARD, Agent
T. & P. Railroad, Shreveport.
Practice only can burnish the
virtues into their glorious lustre.
Public Sale.
In Tutorship o£ Minors of A- P- Dickson.
I will offer for sale, for the purpose of paying
debts due by succession, at the late resi
dence of A. P. Dickson, on Tuesday, 12th day
of October, 1886, within the legal hours of ssdfe,
by virtue of a commission to me directed from
the Honorable the 2ud Judicial District Court,
iu and for the Parish of Bossier, the following
described property, to-wit :
One sorrel horse, oue black mare, two cows
and calves, oue old 2-horse wagon, three head
of cattle on range, one hog, 17 j acres of cotton
in field, 12 acres ef corn in field, household
and kitchen furniture, one lot farming imple
ments, one saddle aud bridle, oue side saddle.
Terms of Sale—Cash, if appraised value
or two-thirds thereof be bid; else the property
will be immediately re-offered for what it
will bring on a credit of twelve months—pur
chasers required to execute 12 months bond
with approved persoual security aud bearing
8 per ceutnui interest from day of sale.
LOUISA L. DICKSON,
Tutrix aud ex officio Administratrix.
Motive.
Registration. Registration.
I will, in person, or by duly appointed Clerk,
Mr. Thomas Z. Barnett, open the Registra
tion Books at the following named places for
revising Registration :
Dickson'sX Roads, Thursday, September 23.
Bossier City, Thursday, Septem ber28tb.
N icholson'sstore, Wednesday, September 29.
Ash Point. Thursday, September 30lh.
Knox Point, Friday, October 1st.
• Deer wood, Saturday, October 2»l.
Haughtou, Monday, October 4th.
Bellevue, October 25th to November 1st.
B. R. NASH, Registrar, Bossier Par.
Railroad Lands.
A ll parties occupying lands of the Vicks
bnrg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad
Company, in Rossier parish, are hereby noti
fied that I am now prepared to sell and lease
the same.
A. R THOMPSON,
Agent for V., S. & P. R. R- Lauds in
Bossier Parish, La.
I* roc la m u t i on,
B1 Wîl. TIHBËKL1KË,
Returning Officer for Bossier Parish.
I n pursuance and iu obedience to a Proclama
tion by bis Excellency, S D AicEnery,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, ordering
and requiring the proper officers of this State
to hold an election on Tuesday, the 2d day of
November, a d 1886, for tbe purpose of electing
one Representative for each Congressional
District of the State of Louisiana in the Con
gress ot the United States, for the Fiftieth
Congress, to serve for the term of two years
from the 1th day of March, 1887;
Now, therefore, I, William Timberlakp, Re
turning Officer for Bossier Parish, Lousiana,
do hereby order that an election be held iu the
Parish of Bossier, on Tuesday, the 2d day ot
November, a d 1886 (it being tbe first Tuesday
next following the tirst Monday in said month)
from 7 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'clock iu
the afternoon, to elect one Representative for
the -tth Congressional District of this State,
and I bereif appoint the following Commis
sioners to hold said election, viz •
Ward One—Knox Point— J VV Atkins, TB
Moss and VV H Hodges.
Ward 2—Benton— T J Martin, G B Terry
and T W VV Stinson.
Ward 3—Collinsburg—James R Cavett, J II
NattinandJ P Keith.
Ward Four—Red Land— W B Boggs, T Z
Barnett, and John G Allen.
Ward 5—Rocky Mount— W J Hughes, PC
Broom and VV E Hall.
Ward 6, Precinct I—Bellevue—B A Kelly.
E M Carstarpbcn and G VV Lilly.
W ard 6, Precinct 2—Fillmore—,
E M Platt and J S Herring
Said Commissioners, aided aud assisted by
the Clerks of Election (to be appointed b.v tbe
Police Jury of Bossier Parish) will repair to
the respective places named, ami hold said
election in accordance with law, aud make due
return to me at Bellevue, La.
Witness my hand, officially, at Bellevue,
La., this the 9th dav of September 1886.
WILLIAM TIMBERLAKE,
Returning Officer for Bossier Parish, I.a.
-J W Raius,
Partition Sale.
Susan T. Marks, et al, V No. 3137. District
vs. > Court, Bossier Par
Mary L. Marks, et als. ) ish. La
B y virtue of an order and commission for
sale issued in above entitled case, and to
me directed, authorizing and requiring me to
sell, for purpose of portion lietweeu plaintiffs
and defendants, the hereinafter described
lauds owned in indivision by them, I will, on
Tuesday, the 12th day of October, a-d., 1886,
at tbe Court House door, iu tbe town ot Belle
vue, La-, within the legal hours prescribed by
law, proceed to sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, the following describ
ed lands, known as the "Forest Home." ro-wit:
The southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section thirty two; the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter and the
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter,
and the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter and the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter, aud ihe southwest quartet
of the southwest quarter, all iu section thirty
two (32), of township 22, and range 13. Also,
the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter, aud the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter iu section 33, same township
aud range- Also, the northwest quarter of the
.northwest quarter of section four (4), aud the
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of
section five (5), of township twenty-one, and
range thirteen, containing iu all, -1ÜÙ acres, aud
situate iu Bossier parish, La
Teruis of Sale—Two hundred dollars cash on
day of sale, and the remainder of bid payable,
respectively,in 12and24 mouths from dated
saie, with eight per cent interest on each
installment from day of sale and solvent
personal security and special mortgage and
vendor's privilege on lands sold- Sale also to
be subject to appraisement
R. É. WYCHE, Sheriffaud
ex-officio Auctioneer, Bossier parish, La
Bellevue, La-, September 9,1886
JYotice to Tax Payers.
tXlax Pavers are hereby notified that I will be
A at the herein named places at the tim» s
mentioned, for the purpose of collecting their
State aud Parish Taxes, viz:
Haughtou, October 25th and 26th.
Deei wood, October 27th.
Atkins Landing, October 28th and29th
Dortch & Pickett's, October 30
D. E- Nicholson's, November 1st
Bossier City, November 2u»l aud 3rd
Shady Grove, November 4th
Willow Chute, November 5th
Beutou, November 6th
Pickett, November 8.
Dixie, November 9th
Collinsburg; November IPth aud lltlr
Red Land, November 12tli anil 13th
Rocky Mount, November 15th aud 16th
Midway, November 17th
Foster's Store, November 19th and 20th
Meet mu promptly ami save time and money.
R. E. WYCHE, Sheriff
and Tax Collector, Bossier|Parisb, La.
Tax JYotice.
Tax Collector's Office, Bossier(Parisli. La., >
September 9,1886. J
T he State, Parish and Poll Taxes for the
year 1886, in the Parish of Bossier aud
State ot Louisiana, as set forth in the'Asscss
meut Rolls on file iu the offices of the Clerk
and ex-officio Recorder of Mortgages, aud the
Tax Collector in aud for said parish aud State,
became due September 1,1886. and will become
delinquent on movable property October 1st,
aud on immovable property Decetulier 31st,
aud incur a penalty of I per cent per mouth
from said dates until collections can be en
forced according to law
It. E. WY'CIIE, Sheriff' and
ex officio Tax Collector, Bossier Parish, La.
Constable's Sale.
J. B. Oueal
Y In Justice's Court, 5
/ Precinct, Ward 6, Boss
y. ) Parish, La.
2nd
Bossie:
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vs.
C. W. McKinney
y virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
from above Court, in the above entitled
suit,aud to me directed, I have seized as the
property of the defendant, C. W. McKinney,
and will proceed to sell-to the last aud highest
bidder, within the iawiul hours of sale, at the
townof Haughtou, Louisiana, on Wednesday,
6th day of October, 1886, the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
North half of the northwest quarter, section
26, township 16, rauge 11 west, containing
73 65 100 acres more or less. Also, about 1,00U
lent lumber, oue bay horse, one brown horse,
two cows, lour cows and calves.
Terms of bale—Cash, with benefit of ap
praisement
E. M. PLATT, Constable.
Ilaughton, Louisiana, September 2D, 1886.
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DEALER IN
Groceries, Liquors,
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BELLEVUE, LA.
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Watchmaker and Jeweler,
T akes this method of announcing to
his old friends and patrons and
the public n geueral, that he will he_
found on Market Street, in Bogel's new build
ing, Shreveport, La , where he is prepared to
repair Watches, Jewelry, &c , promptly anil
at moderate prices, lie also has on hand
Watches. Jewelry, die., for sale cheap for cash.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Homestead Entry No. 1874.
Laud Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana.
August 23rd, 1886.
N otice is hereby jjiven that tlie following
named settler lias tiled notice of his in
toution to make filial proof iu support of his
claim, and that said proof will bo wade before
the Honorable District Judge, or in bis
absence, the Clerk of the District Court at
Bellevue, La., on the 2nd day of October, 1886,
viz : Homestead Entry No. 1874—John Gay —
fur lots 10. 12,13 aud 14, of section 3,townsui
20 North, Rauge li West Louisiana Meridiai
He names tlie following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, aud cultivation
of, said land viz: Johu Chatman, William
Roach, L. B. Kelly and J. L. Poole, of Bellevue
Louisiana.
VV. E. RUSSELL, Register.
August 26,1886. sept 30
Bellevue Academy.
T he Session of 1886-87 will open the first
Monday in September, 1886. Rates jot
tuition from'$2 50 to $1 00 per month. Music
extra. Board is private families at very cheap
rates.
A. J. MURFF, Principal.
Miss F ANNIE MURFF, Assistant.
Miss LEILA WYCHE, Music Teacher.
Eost or Stolen,
O ne Black Mare Mule, 15 or 16 hands high
branded J W on shoulder; brand is dim
When last seen, had on a small bell, and there
was a small cream colored colt about 1J years
old, with her. 1 will pay any one who will
deliver her to me at kuox Point, Louisiana
the suui of f 15.
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Staunton, Virginia.
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MILAM STREET,
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