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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

New students nave Oeen Coul
ing in to enter the Institute
every day since the opening.
Many more from a distance have
entered this term than ever
before.
The furniture made by the
students in the workshop last
session is being put into shape
for. exhibition and preparations
are being made for a grand sale
of it at auction in few weeks.
Mirrors have been ordered for
the dressers and chiffOniers,
and all shrunken places are be-
ing taken up-now that the wood
is thoroughly seasoned. Many
applications for this furniture
have been coming in, and it is
expected to be quickly taken.
There are also several pieces of
ornamental iron work, such as
tables, umbrella racks, ETC.. made
by the boys in the forge shop.
The revenues from the sale of
these pieces will be invested in
hard wood and new raw mat
erials.
There is talk among the girls
of the Domestic Science Depart
ment to have a fair just before
Christmas, when an exhibition
will be made of the sewing done
by the Department.; and com
pleted articles will be placed on
sale. The cooking school has
begun it's work, two classes be-
ing organized, which meet twice
a week, on Tuesdays and Thurs
days.
The Athletic Association met
during the week, and all the
various Athletic clubs have
started into training for their
seasons work. The prizes ir
athletics offered by DR.. F. F.
Girard are doing much to stimu
late athletics among the boys
while the girls are taking theil
gymnasium work and also ex
ercise in basketball and tennis
The football team has receivet
a challenge from the team of tn
Lake Charles High School.
DR.. Stephens has organized
a camera club among the stu
dens and teachers. Some dOze1
or more members have come in
Materials and outfits have bee1
ordered, and good and enthu
siastic group of amateurs is ex
pected by before very long.
Prof. Sontag being now tn
( whole departmental music at tn
Institute all his pupils includin!
the Lafayette band, are quasi
members of the Institute. TIL
concerts of the band will B.
given at the Institute during tn
winter; and it is also expected
that an orchestra will be organ
lied among the regular students
uniting with the Juvenile Or
chestra already begun.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

The place to buy suits and
gentlemen furnishings for the
fall is Prejean & LeBlanc'S.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.

Increased Attendance During
Second Week-E1reparati lions
for Auction Of Furniture
made i'm the Workshop
Athletic Organizations mt
WOrk-Camera Club Organ
ICED.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Ladies' and Misses trimmed
and outing hats of latest Paris
styles. A. l.. Dyer, Youngsville
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

The Gazette thankfully ac-
knowledges the receipt of II COM
plimentary ticket to the Rapides
Fair and Racing Association
Meet to be held at Alexandria
on September 30 to October 4.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Corn so cts per bushel. Corn
chops $1.2O per 100 at Planters
Mills. Phone 1872.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Feed Feed Feed
All kinds at the Magnolia Mills.
Phone IS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Bran Bran Bran
just received, a Car of rich new
wheat bran at Magnolia Mills.
Phone IS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Oats, corn. hay, bran and all
kinds of feed stuff at Magnolia
Mills. Ltd. Phone IS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

The new pOst-Office building is
rapidly nearing completion and
promises to be quite handsome
structure.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03

Call on F.. F. Carter for good
crayOn and pastel work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
WATcHMAKERs ON STRIKE.

A strike has been on for several days
at the International Watch Company, in
Ocean avenue, Greenxille, on account Of
a cut in the wages of the men. About
twenty men went out. Half dozen re-
manned. One of these men received the
following unsigned letter, belieyd to have
been written by an anarchist:
Esteemed Sir--I beg you with fervor
in the name of what it is holy to you
to stand by us. If you do not all our
plans will go aniss. A man with a
warning is half sayed) l warn you that
if you show this letter to the foreman it
will go bad. In the name of all, be-
warer'
The letter Cor rather note) is written
upon one leaf of an ordinary sheet of
writing paper. 1t was handed to Po-
lice Captain Nugent and the police are
investigating.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
BIKE RACING AT BELLEvILLE

Nearly every professional and amateur
rider of prominence in this section will
compete at the Sunday cycle race meet
at the Belleville, On. j. Bicycle Track,
Newark which takes place July 18th.
Over 5000 in prizes will be distributed in
the FIVE races scheduled. The star fear
ture being the Hillside Handicap, ten
mile affair for professionals Champion
Frank Kramer, Floyd MacFarland, w.
S. Fem and Iver Lawson will start from
scratch and concede distances ranging
from 100 to 500 yards to the rest of the
sturdy pedal pushers. Saxon Williams,
who won runaway race over hard
clay track last Sunday, will receive a
300-yard allowance and may duplicate
his sensational performance. Among the
crack amateurs are Hurley. Ellington,
Entries will be received by w. E. Thai
Glasson, Schle, Dorlon and Goerke.
Ter, BelleviIle. N. J., until Thursday
night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
SUMMER VACATIONS.

Where to spend the summer vacation
may be easily solved by consulting a
Lackawanna ticket agent. Among the
cheap excursions are the following
Chautauqua and return July 3 and "a,
for $11; Niagara Falls and return, July
5, for SO; Denver, Coli. and return, July
6, Z and s, for $42: Detroit. Mich, and
return July IA and Is, for $3.50; San
Francisco and return, July 81 to August
Is, for $67 Besides the above there
are cheap summer tours to Salt Lake
City, Ogden, Yellowstone Park Niagara
Falls, Toronto, thousand Islands, Mon
treal, Quebec, and all the principal sum
mer resorts. For full information call
on local ticket agent or address, Guy
Adams, D. P. A., No. 749 Broad street,
Newark, N. ].
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09

CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION OF THE
Capltal Stock by reducing the par value OF
THE TURCK COMPANY
The location of the principal office In thi.
state is at No 24S Washington Street in TN
CITY OF Jersey City, County of Hudson
The name Of the agent therein and in charge
tnereol, upon whom process against this cor
poration may be served. is Charles N King
RESOLUTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Turck Com.
pany, q corporation of New Jersey on thi.
seventh day OF January. A. D. 1908 do hereby
resolve and declare that it is advisable thai
me capital stock of this company be reduces
IRON from one hundred and twenty-five thousand
uoiiars consisting of $500 shares Of preferred
ana V0JO shares of common stock, both classes
being of the par value of 5000 per share
70 70 WE'VE thousand five hundred dollars econ,
slstlng OF $500 shares Of preferred ana I0.eag
snares OF common stock), both classes to bs
Oh the par value OF Sl.00 per share. SAID
rediuesion rsai to be effected by changing the pai
value OF each share from $1,000 to $l00 pei
share; and do hereby call a meeting Of 1he
sttoeckholders, to be held at the company !
onice. m the City of Jersey City, on Monday
u ine .we1th day Of January 1908. at O'clock
=. M, to take action upon the above rsse.
luton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Education Thursday, July 23 a9o9
at 4.S0 p. M, for all labor and material nee
essary for the erection of Public School, No.
IL, Bergen Square, Jersey City, N. j.. In ac-
cordance with plans and specifications on file
in the office of the Supervising Architect. Mr.
John T. Rowland. Jr.. No. So Montgomery
stra-..
Blank form of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Supervising Architect.
The bidding will be divided into six sections
follows:-
First. All work and materials comprised in
masons specifications.
Second. All work and materials comprised
in carpenters specifications
Third. All work and materials comprised in
painters specifications
Fourth. All work and materials comprised
in plumbers specifications.
Fifth. All work and materials comprised in
heating and ventilating specifications.
Sixth. For the entire work.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes endorsed Proposals for Qtem specified}
Public School No H." directed to Mr. John
H. Coyle Chairman School No. II, and hands
ed to the Secretary in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating 10
$ Proposals and bids
All proposals must be accompanied with the
written consent of a surety company only.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. If by SO doing the best interests OF
the city may be conserved.
By order OF the Board of Education
JAMES J. WISEMAN.
Secretary.
JOHN H. COYLE
EDWARD w. GILMORE.
CHARLES d. RIDGWAY,
Committee New School No II
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09

WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, COMPOSING
the Board of Directors of the United BotI
tling Works. do hereby certify that al a need
ing of the said Board. called for that purpos1
and held on the Twenty-seeond day Of JunX
A. D. nineteen hundred and three, said Board
by majority of the whole Board, did ado#
the following resolution
Resolved That in the Judgment OF ain
Board, it is advisable and most for the beneX
of the United Bottling Works that the san*
should be forthwith dissolved and to that Ell
it is ordered that meeting of the stockholde4
be held on the Twenty y-eighth day of July ne-U
at the office OF the Company. No. $50 Palisad3
avenue. in the City of Jersey City New Jer,
sey. at two o'clock in the afternoon OF said
day to take action upon this resolution; and
further. that the secretary forthwith give no.
tice of said meeting and OF the adoption oi
this resolution, within ten days from this
date, by publishing the said resolution, with 4
notice OF its adoption, in ssThe Jersey City
News" newspaper published in the City OF
Jersey City, for at least four weeks once a
week, successfully, and by mailing a written
printed copy OF the same to each and eyery
stockholder of this company in the Units&
States.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereut{H
set our hands and affixed the corporate sealA
said Company, this Twenty-second day <f
June. A. d. nineteen hundred and three.
WILLIAM SHAFFER
(SeaLl GEORGE H. SHAFFER,
HENRY SHAFFER,
Attest Witnes.
HENRY sHAFFER. Secretary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
HuDsoNs COUNTY ORPHANS COURT.

HUDSON's COUNTY ORPHANS COURT
In the matter OF Sthe application OF Thomas
j. Maloney, for an. order or decree. directing
Conrad Decker and Robert Carey, executors
under the last will and testament of Nichoaus
Hammer deceased. to fulfill a contract made
between the said Ncholaus Hammer and
Thomas j. Maloney. for the sale of the prem
ises known as No. 719 Grand street, Jersey
City, which said contract bears date February
q. A. ID. 1893.
Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Hudson County Orphans
Court on Friday, August seventh, A. D. Nine
teen hundred and three, at the Court House.
Jersey City, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
or as soon thereafter as the application can be
heard. for an order directing Conrad Decker
and Robert Carey, executors under the last viii
and testament of Nicholaus Hammer. deceised.
TO convey to Thomas J. Maioney. OF Jersey
City:
All that certain piece or tract Of land and
premises with the brick building thereon erect
ed. situate and known No. 7l9 Grand street.
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; and
further designated as Lot D. block 4l9, locat-
ed o. the south side of Grand street Jersey
City. free and clear of membranes. for the
sum of two thousand dollars $4,000. in ac-
cordance with the terms and provisions of
written contract for the sale thereof. made
and executed by the said Nicholaus Hammer
and the said Thomas J. Maloney, bearing date
February 2i. 1908. which said contract Is re-
corded in the office of the Register of the
County of Hudson
Dated Jersey City, n j., June 2, 1903
THOMAS j. MAIONEY. s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
STATE OF NEW MISUNDERSTANDING
ETATIc

STATE OF NEW JERsEY-DEPARTMEN
OF STATE.
CERTIFICATE OF FILING OF CONSENT
BY STOCKHOLDERS TO DISSOLUTION
70 all to whom these presents may come
Greeting:-
Whereas, 1t appears to my satisfaction, by
duly authenticated record of the proceedings
for the voluntary dissolution thereof deposited
in my office, that the Sun Fruit Jar Com
pany, corporation of this State, whose prin-
cipal office is situated at No. SO Montgomery
street, in the City of Jersey City, County Of
Hudson, State Of New Jersey, (New JERSEY
Title Guarantee Trust Co., being the agent
therein and in charge thefeof, upon whom pro-
cess may be served, has complied with the re-
quirements of "An Act concerning corpora
tions Revision Of 1885," preliminary to the
issuing of this certificate that such consent has
been filed.
Now. therefore. I. S. D. Dickinson, Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby
certify that the said corporation did, on the
thirty-f1rst day of January, 1903, file in my
office duly executed and attested consent in
writing to the dissolution of said corporation.
executed by more than two-thirds In nterrs.
of the stockholders thereof. which said cer-
tificate and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are. now on file in my said office as
provided by law
In testimony whereof have hereto
set my hand and affixed by official
(Seal.) seal. at Trenton, this thirty-first day
hundred and three.
s. d. DICKINSON
Secretary Of State
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners On y,
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hail. Tor
the .v...,-r,
from Van Cleef street TO Ocean avenue
Said improvement to be made conformapiy
to the provisions Of Chapter 2l7 of the Laws
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms Of bid and agreement q Shtef shfef
ss must Be tS eDtanad aa ses es eSe etS
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About 54S cubic yards OF earth excava- -
tion, per cubic yard -.--r , .Sv
About ) cubic yards Of sand filling, per a.
Su0ic yara d sonar Yards Of asphalt paw
Aboui ;nsl ,,sS lsSOy so,,are ward s..... LIS
About 20 lineal feet of curbstone set on
concrete, per Iineal foot ...-;....-.... 80
About 10 square yards Of repaving' per oa
square yard ......... ..-@.sr ........-..-.- 80
About ,i5o lineai feet of reset curbstone %
in concrete, per lineal foot -.-.:.-.-...; ~
dressed bridgestone per square root. .Vo
About p lineal feet Of eribbing @ stone SCI a5
About manhole heads to be reset, eaeh wv
About noiseless manhole covers, eacn-.-. 90 90
About water gate box to be reset. at.-.: z.oV
Time allowed for the completion OF the
work, 80 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor VIII De SUP SUD
ject TO the remonstranee of the owners OF the
property liable To more than one -half tne as as
sessment therefor on the basis or preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envei-
opes endorsed, Proposals for Improvement OF
Armstrong Avenue" directed TO Mr.. Jas )
Nolan Chairman of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for in the
order of business relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posais land possible subsequent contracl are
those of some surety company authorized 10
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above
quoted for which they will furnish all ma
terials and do all the work comprehended in
specifications and if final award of contract
be made the per cent 50 stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
all items.
The Board may under the provisions of the
act above cited. exercise the right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter 1874 of the Laws Of
1891 under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city, or become eifec-
tive or operative until the bonds offered BIZ the
contractor have been approved as to suificiency
by 4his Board, and to form by the Corr
poration Counsel. the President of this Board
having the power to examine the proposed
'G.ySt, By order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City, July s, 1908.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE.


The TuRCK COMPANY, A CORPORATION
OF New Jersey. doth hereby certify that IL
mas reduced its capital stock from one hundred
= ana a twenty-five thousand dollars consisting OF
z,oov shares of preferred and l0.0O0 shares OF
common stock, both classes being Of the paf
s..a salue OF $1,000 per share) to twelve thousand
hee hundred dollars Consisting of $500 shares
OF preferred and 10000 shares Of common
stockl both classes to be OF the par, value 81
$lVO per share. Said reduction was erected
yn Dy changing the par value of each share from
slV.Vo 70 SlUU per share. SAID fed:lctfon OF Inc
capltaI stock having been declared BY resolu-
tion ,l Or the Board of Directors of said cor
Poraeion eaDove recited to be advisable and
having Deen duly and regularly assented 10
by the vote of two-thirds in interest OF each
class OF stockholders having voting powers
az meeting duly called by the Board 81
directors Tor that purpose; and the written
assent OF said stockholders is hereto appended
In witness whereof. said Corporation "a :
caused this certificate to be signed BY lis presi-
dent and secretary, and its corporate ssal 10
be hereto a xed the 18th day Of January.
A. d. 1903. -
MARIUS TURCK
JOHN L. SMITH,
(Seal.) Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09

Town Of West New York, fourteen q4
per centage of the amount of such real
estate ratables so returned from said tax
ing district of the Town of West New
York, to wit: the additional sum Of
$322, ,57o.5o.
Town of Union, seven e7) per cent of
the amount of such real estate ratables
so returned from said taxing district of
Town of Union, to wit:-The additional
sum of $29S, ,29I0o.
Weehawken, sixteen (16) per cent. Of
the amount of such real estate ratables
so returned from said township of Vice.
hawken, to wit.-The additional sum of
$5es. 10000.
North Bergen, eight 81 per cent, to
wit:-From the sum of So, ,23S, ,515.0O to
the sum of So. .497, ,596. 20
West New York, fourteen Ga per cent,
to wit:-From the sum of s., ,sO4, ,O75. 90
to the sum of $2,626 e25.0o.
All the mebers of the Board were pres
ent but Commissioner Low. The asses
sors of the various taxing districts pres
ent were Messrs. Dollard. Leonard, Pos
sehl, McDermott, Hannan, Nurge, Reid
and Bower. The following resolution
was presented by Commissioner Hamil-
ION
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
NORTH HUDSON'S
FIGURES Low.
Those Of It's Assessors Are
Increased by County
Board for the Equal
ization Of Taxes.
MUST BEAR FULL
SHARE OF TAXATION
Figures Of the Other Assess
ors Are Regarded AS
Fair and Equitable.

The County Board of Equalization Of
Taxes met at the Court House yesterday
afternoon and passed resolutions adjust
ing the due proportion and quota of the
taxing district of North Bergen, Town Of
Union. Town of West New York and
Weehawken, Gall of whose assessors turn
ed in valuation of real estate as relatively
less than the valuex of other property in
the county, by adding to the duplicates
of fratables returned to the following per
centages:
North Bergen, eight per cent, to wit,
the additional sum of $259,0S1.20.
The duplicates returned by the As
SCISSORS of the several taxing districts of
the County of Hudson show the ratables
of the respective cities, towns and town
ships therein as follows
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09

TO JOHN JOHNSON. JULIA JOHNSON. HIS
wife; Annie Shultz, John Shultz, her ans-
band; Maud Deegan. Charles Deegan. her
husband: husband Mary Benise. infant. Frank Benz
ice. her husband; Walter johnson. infant;
Herbert johnson infant f. ReIssSa M;ssa Dwight
under the will of Jeremiah w. Dwight, de-
ceased; d. and John Dorm Peter Weisers VIII
You are hereby notified that public sale
made by the City Collector Of Jersey City, ON
dermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum
OF five hundred and seventy dollars and eighty
IN in Jersey city. in the the County of Hudson and
State Of New Jersey, fronting on Dwight
lots II to q. in block number 1921, upon an as.
sessment map annexed to report number y
appointed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court of the County Of Hudson. certified
copy Of which report ana map was ied I'm n the a,
the 18th day Of December. 1898, said report and
map and said sale beng made y to the
Jersey. passed March soth. 1886. entitled
"An Act concerning the settlement and collec-
tion of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess-
ments and water rates or water-rents in
cities Of this State. and imposing and levy.
ing tax. assessment and lien In lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
ae q ands to %
and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest In said land and
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed. as provided L IN aid said
and after the service hereof. deed for the
same. win be given conveying to the Mayor
and Aldermen Of Jeysey City. the fee simple OF
said land and real estate according to the pro
rn Ratss ss5asy a S5 q Iii R JERSEY ass
-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09
HENRY KAUFMAN A SUICIDE.

At $50 A. NJ. today the dead body of
Henry Kaufman, thirty-fve years old, Of
s,513 Boulevard was found in bed by his
wife. An empty bottle that had contain
ed cyanide of potash was found lying
nearby and it was soon made evident
that he had committed suicide sometime
during the night Dependency due to
illness it is believed caused Mr.. Kauf-
man to take his life
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-09

CERTIFICATE OF pECEAsE OF CAPITAL
STOCK
of the
AMERICAN CUSHION ELBOW COMPANY.
The location of the principal office in this
State Is at No. Montgomery street, in the
City Of Jersey City, County OF Hudson.
The name OF the agent therein and in charge
thereof upon whom process against this cor-
poration may be served is GEORGE w.
FLAACKE, Jr.
Certificate Of Change.
The American Cushion Elbow Company, q
corporation Of New Jersey. doth hereby certify
that It has reduced its capital stock from the
sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSANl9 DOL
LARS to the sum of TEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS, and has reduced the par value OF each
schare from the of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS To the of TEN DOLIA RS
leaving the number of shares as heretofore
said reduction having been declared by resou-
fion of the Board of Directors Of said Corpora
tion to be advisable and having been dulN and
Regularly assented to by the vote OF two-thrds
in Interest of all of the stockholders, at q
meeting duly called by the Board of Directors
for that purpose. and the written assent Of
said stockholders ls hereto appended.
y IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation
has caused this certificate to be signed by its
President and Secretary and its corporate ssal
to be hereto affixed the twenty-third day Of
1'--s'' ERNEST G. sTEDMAN.
(Seal) President
GEORGE p BENJAMIN