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Mississippi delta area shows drainage, sugar crop, parishes, major cities and towns, canals, and railroads with lines named and distances on the main line. This railroad was opened for first 50 miles on March 6, 1854. It was purchased in 1878 by the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad. [From published bibliography]
Established July 1 1859 A Map cf Busy Life Its Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns Subscription 1 a Year in Advance VOLUME 32 BENTON LA MARCH 30 1893 a o s JA ttonicy at Law i iti v Louisiam Snifter Bellevue Bossier jtar A Joan n es Sm i fh ttoruey at Law lieaton Bossier parish A J Ai u rtf Will J pruetiee in the Courts ol Bossier amt adjoitiiut parishes A If Lowry A ttoruev at Law Benton La Will prae tioeintho Courts of Bossier Bienville and Webster parishes Dr AY r AI Abney Physician and Surgeon BENTON LA Office at Drug Store of Benton Drug Co CITY HOTEL MILAM STREET SBBE VEPOll T LO UISIA NA A J REYNOLDS Proprietor Omnibusses Connect with all Trains G W SENTELL W B MCLEAN L K BARBER G W SENTELL JK Gr W Sentell Co Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants No 190 Gravier St New Orleans T M COMEGYS DEJYTIST Offiee on second floor in Zoiliaips Building Adjoining the Opera House Shreveport La O ffice hours from 9 a m to 5 p in ami trom 2 I m to 5 p in Telephone con nection Dr C Ratzburg OFAtlST
r aYIu ABBEVILLE LOUISIANA SATURDAY JANUABY 1o 1880 NO 80 H J EDWARDS X D TOUNG EDWARDS Physicians Surgeons BBEVILLB LA opposite ýadeleine Square 1 T C Youngs Drug Store at N C Youngs mug Store given prompt attention M SALOON 1M Proptietol ABBEVILLE LA lbrte resort of pleasfrs and will be found one of the most in the town to while hours in rocreation Good K ES LN4j D CIGARS oad and also a Pool and lil Kind and polite attention eivery one Oct 3n51y IBEAUXIS ABBEVILLE LA geonst4aatly on hand a fresh and spply of Family Groceries of all f ned and J erred Gends of a full and Couutly Produce of every and the very best brands of yeWiucs and Cigars Unaidies aikes tsh retails Liquor by the drink bargnis and fresh goods I claim srpjeed by any other merchant placeOct3d51y AL PRODUCE AND CoxwIssION MEPCHANT DRALutR IN AR MOL4SSES COTTON AND ALL KINDS OF RY AND WESTERN IROD U C E 61 Poydrats Street NEW ORLEANS L V Boi 3215 promptly attended to W W EDWARDS LAW Y E3R Ah ville La WIllatteed to all bnsines in the line of gouduulo in Vermiliou or the adjoin
PERSONAL BUT POLITE E S Quinn is here this week Mrs George H Wilcox has been quite ill this week with grippe Miss Edwina Raynham leaves to night for the State Normal W P Craddock was here Sunday for the day Miss Lily Mims of New Orleans is a isitor at the Rectory Miss Irene Wadsworth spent the weekend4 in Jackson Miss Jessie Ball was the weekend guest of Misses Mary and Lily Too raen Miss Helen Johnson spent the weekend with Miss Lenora Mahoney at Forest Cadet Edward Newsham and guest Cadet Roberts left Monday for L S U Miss Belle Lawrason is a guest at Judge Lawrasons to remain till after Christmas Miss Amelia Barrow returned Thurs day from a visit to relatives in New Orleans Mr and Mrs J P Newsham have returned from a stay of several days in New Orleans Mr and Mrs F B Dennett had as their guest Mr Diebokl of the U S ship Kansas last week Dr Cusachs of New Orleans is the guest of Mr and Mrs E G Westmorland Mrs M C Forrester returned Thursday from Clinton where she has been visiting relatives for sever al months Ruffln Barrow
The True Democrat ELRIE ROtINSON MR8 MAY E ROBINSON Editors Official Journal of the Parish of West Fellciana the Towns of Bayou Sara and St Franclsville and of the School Board We also own and publish the Felici ana Record a weekly newspaper for the town of Jackson La Advertisers will do well to get joint rates for both papers Entered at the Post Office at 8t Francleville La as secondclass mail Subscription 150 a Year in Advance Saturday October 30 1915 A THOUSAND YOUNG DEMOCRATS A movement is on foot to call a mass meeting of a thousand young Demo crats five hundred from the city and the same number from the country to declare their support of Mr John M Parker and a business administration The term young Democrats is one to conjure with as for example in the triumphs of the Young Mens Demo cratic Association in New Orleans years ago and it is this recollection which has probably inspired the pres ent call But any young Democrats who may respond should consider carefully sev eral vital points Briefly these are that by Mr Parkers own request the moment they do respond they cease to be Democrats
The steamship El Sol on her last trip from New York to New Orleans made the run between the bars on the ocean and gulf course in four days and twentyone hours the quickest on record She ran from Eads Jetties to New Orleans wharf in sevenl hours making six teen miles an hour against the cur rent a speed equal to that of the great R E Lee when she made her famous run from New Orleans to Cairo and St Louis in July 1870 now nearly twentyone years ago It costs one of the swiftest ocean racers 85000 to make a round trip voyage from Europe to America and return and the coal expense is from 15000 to 18000 A Womder Worker Mr Frank Huffmao a young man of Burlingtdn Ohio states that he had been under the care of two prominent physicians and used their treatment until he was not able to get around They pronounced his case to be Consumption and in curable He was persuaded to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Con sumption Coughs and Colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting He found before he
AbbetriIt Waritional PIBLISHIIED EVERY SATURDAY E I ADDISON Publisher Saturday Jan 18 1896 lemocratic State Ticket Fbr Governor OMUJRPHY J POSTER a Of 3t Mary Fr Iieutenant Governor 9EWRT H SNYDKR JR Of Tenase For Secretary of State JOHN T MICEIL Of Orleans For Auditor W W HEARD Of Union For A ttorney General M J OUNNINGBAM 01 Natchitoohee For Treasurer A V FOURINET Of StMartin For Sept ot Public E4oe tibn JOHN V OALHOUN Of Orleans PLATWO3II t w nei Mrsp f in aj l to g emeehonored pr tpls flgbtsnd peqple under a democratie whI3 mof oernat 5 w t with pride to rth Fesent ome I ied mule by thelesºemtr styp by honeat faitbiful and nusiness sa etof every State inte dM su hthe io rveved condition at fie hbsc to s above r its debt siggradually retired itspublic institu tlmammilred and improveand run upon a eash ibatss s constantly growing and mprved public school system a com lt leveetem its expeness kept be wits evenues and its obligations paid in cash and universal con Iac tablisbed and maintained that the aua tt of the affairs of calr par jab madar Demogratic rule furnish eael souroe If
ALEXANDRIA PEOPLES NEW ORLEANS and Grand Ecore Packet Compy Weekly Tiesday Packet TIIE FINE AND FAST PASSENGER STEAMJER BRADISH JOHN SON JOHN IIIENN Mastel ED BURKClerk WILL MAKE REGULAR TRIPS tkingfreight for Fomt DeRussy Barbins Nornlt s Pineville Alean dria Grand Ecore and all interntediate landings For freight or passage hay ing supexior accommodations APPLY ON BOARD ECLIPSE STABLE NELS TAYLOR Proprietor CORNER OF THIRD and DESOTO STREETS AIESANDRIA LA S BUGGIES and IIORSES TO LET hORSES iEPT by the DllY WEEK MOINTI The STABLE is the LARGEST and MOST COMFORrABLE in the STATE trParticular tattention paid to HORSES loeft on KEEP or for SALE To Drovers SPLEJNDID ULE PENS Will rent STALLS by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES H1OIRSES CARRIAGES BUGGIES nud HARNESS L A T1 on I P iO SALE MILLINERY STORE IISi 1 SillY t AOMlPI HAVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C Sullivan situated on SECOND corner ofJOiNSTON St respectfully inform the public and pa trons of the establishment that they will continue to carry it on in the same stylo and line of business They have already replenished the stock of goods and materials and continne to keep LADLES FASHIONABLE DRESS
ALEXANDRIA PEOPLES INEW ORLEANS and Grand Ecore Packet Oompy Weekly Tuesday Packet TiE FIKE AND FAST PASSENGER STEAMER B ISII JOHBNSON JOHA HIF at aster ED BURK1 Clerk T ILLN11fAKII REGULAR TRIPS taking freight for Fort DeRussy Barbins Normans Pineville Alexan dria Grand Ecoreand all intermediate landings For fraght ot passage hav ing superior accommodations APPLY ON BOARD ECLIPSE STABLE AGES TAILOR Proprietor fSRKER OF THIRD and DESOTO STREETS ALVXANDRIA 1A c t s A BUGGIES and a HORSES TO LET HOlSES IEPT by the DY WEEK MONTH The STABLE Is the LARGEST and MOST COMFORTABLE in the STATE ltPPttcular attention paid to HORSES left on KEEP or for SALE To Drovers SPLENDID MUZE PEJS Will rent STALLS by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES HORSES CARRIAGES BUGGIES and HARNESS AL 7Y r8 on JHAV9 P022 AZE MILLINERY STORE Ila i MAlI t OMAIT JJAVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C Sullivan situated on SECOND corner of JOHNSTON St respectfully inform the public and pa trons of the establishment that they will continue to carry it on in the same style and line of business They have already replenished the stock of goods Id materials and continue
ALEXANDRIA PIOPLES ZWv ORLEANS and Grand Ecare Packet Compy Weekly Tuesday Packet TIE FINE AND FAST PASSENGER STEAMER BRADISH JOHNSON JOHN HIENNMaster ED BURKClerk UTILL MAKE REGULAR TRIPS TV taking freight for Fort DeRassy 3arbins Nprnmns Pineville Alexan drln Grand Ecore and all intermediate landings For freightor passage hav ing superior accommodations APPLY ON BOARD ECLIPSE STABLE NELS TAYLOR Proprietor CORNER OF THlIRD and DESOTO STREETS ALEXANDRI LA tARRIAG an V GBUGZGI S and HORSES TO LET IORSES KEPT by the DAY WEEK MONTH The STABLE is the LARGEST and MOST COMFORTABLE in the STATE SParticular attention paid to HORSES left on KEEP or for SALE To Drovers SPLENDID MULE PEVNS Will rent STALLS by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES HORSES CARRIAGES BUGGIES And HARNESS trt r7r8 on H JY 2 FO l S4ZLB MILLINERY STORE Sll STIIly COlIAIY HAVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C Sullivan situated on SECOND corner of JOHNSTON St respectfully inform the public and pa trons of the establishment that they will continue to carry it on in the same style and line of business They have already replenished the stock of goods and materials and continue to keep LADIES FASHIONABLE