The Colfax chronicle., 1903-06-27
Items from Verda.
Verda, La, June 10, 1903


Editor Colfax Chronicle:
AsI havenOt seen anything inyour
paper lately from Verda, l will en-
deavor to give you a few dots to let
your patronage know that~we are
all 0. X. We have had fine rains re-
Gently. Crops are exceedingly good,
and farmers and merchants are all
cheerful. The health OF our communi-
ty is second to none. Peace and pros
perity generally prevails among us,
and we are looking forward Tor a
bright future. Thenew railroad with
its depot anticipated among us will
assist greatly in developing our town,
school and community. People are
continually coming in, looking out
for buying and improving homes
among us, with the view OF establish
ing and conducting the business OF
saw milling, merchandising, carpen-
ters work, etc.
The whistles of saw mills, and the
ring of carpenters hammers. and the
sign of painters brushes, that are
heard and seen here daily proclaim
future success and development
among us, in spite of every mistake
and failure made in the past.
We are endeavoring to make room
for and offer inducements to any and
all good people who are desirous of
good healthy homes, surrounded by
q good moral influence, and backed
up with n good school and farming
community, that is second to none in
| the State. WebOast of a good school,
not because we have made some mis-
| takes and failures in the past, but be-
cause we intend to follow the great
command to go forward and with
the experience of the past, and with
the present advantages OF both ma
terial and teachers we feel sure OF fu-
ture success. We have for our next
session as principal Prof. w. L. Stagg,
whose past record Is clear, and whom
we take pleasure in recommending to
the public as an honorable, compe-
tent christian gentleman. He will be
the chief manager OF our school, and
we are disposed to guarantee that
with his management, together with
our local board, that all parents and
pupils will have the proper care and
attention necessary given them in the
next session of our school.
We cannot, nor do not boast o
having turned out any graduates In
the past, but hope to be more success
, full on this line in the future. But
there is one thing we do boast of, an(
that is turning out more weddings
: than any one school OF our size. W.
would recommend that IL there be any
old widOwers, bachelors or old maids
or any young people, who think theil
, chances slim and want to marry, tha
they come to Verda, for in the las
session there were four weddingi
among the faculty and pupils. the ex
president, q widOwer with ten chill
dren, to the assistant teacher in tn,
primary department.. and the princi
: pal music teacher, an old bachelor, tt
the assistant music teacher, also TIVE
couples of young people who were pu
pills in the school. Thus we see tha
the chances here have been good TO
both young and old.
: Now, we do not want to be misun
: derstood and have the public to thinl
that we mean to run a sparkling de
q partment in connection with Ou
/ school in the future. But there viii
I be special arrangements made for al
: those who come here to spark an
+ marry, SO that none shall go AVA
y disappointed. We would not hav
q the public to understand that we d
!. not have quite a lot of young peopl
still among us, but they seem to exel
else their Judgment in a way tina
u causes them to stand alOOf from MAJ
r rying. But we are out OF old widow
J. ers, bachelors, and maids.
Hoping this may find space In you
, next issue for publication. we stan
l. as one of your humble subscribers,
e LITTLE JIM.