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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
Bank Stockholders Meeting.

The stockholders OF the Bank OF
Montgomery held their annual meet
ing at their bank building in Mont
gomery on Feb. 1st, 1906, for the
purpose OF electing directors for the
ensuing year, and the following d.
rectors were elected: ]. NJ. Wardlow.
j. II. Williams, l.. ID. Wardlow, ID. b.
Wardlow, r. NJ. Dunn, VIM. Adder,
Charles L. Purvis, j. W. Ethridge
and T. j. Harrison.
The board of directors met and
electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, j. NJ. Wardlow; Vice President,
J. III. Williams; Cashier, l.. d. Ward
low; Assistant Cashier, d. b. Ward
low; Attorney, j. A. Williams.
The amount of $4,000 was passed
to the surplus fund, making $500
now in the surplus fund, and this in
addition to the undivided profit fund.
The salary of l.. D. Wardlow was
raised to the amount of 800 per
month.
The condition OF the bank affairs
were gone into and everything found
perfectly satisfactory and in good
condition.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
The Reason for Free" Supple
ments.


IRRIGATION GRAFT.
Certain parties in New York and
Washington are spending thousands
OF dollars per month in distributing
four-page supplements to newspapers
generally throughout the country.
These supplements are delivered, ex-
pressage paid, in the offices OF the
publications, without any charge
whatsoever. They are absolutely free
to any publisher.
Tons OF paper are being printed
every week, and large amounts are
being paid the express companies for
carrying and delivering these supple
ments, even as far as Texas and Utah.
Publishers have wondered from
month to month what was the cause
ofsuch unprecedented liberality, moth
ing OF the kind ever having been ex-
perienced before except during politi-
cal campaigns, when the National
Committees supplied and delivered
supplements without money and with
out price.
"The darkey in the wood pile" is
now making his appearance in the
matter inserted in these supplements.
-
1t turns out that irrigation of some
arid lands in the Far West, for the
benefit OF few individuals, the cost
OF irrigating which to be paid for by
the United States Government, is the
object of the supplements.
Publishers to whom they are given
are expected to issue them with their
regular publication in order that
public sentiment may be worked up
in favor of obtaining from the Gov
neutrality-suspicious. of millions upon
millions of dbllars. so that these al
most worthlet s lands may be increas-
ed in value, and, sold at enormous
profit for those interested.
The newspapers are to be made the
catspaw for this purpose. The pro-
motors OF the scheme can well afford
to spend several hundred thousands
of dollars, largely contributed by a
few railroad companies and interested
individuals, for, by so doing, the
United States Treasury may be tap
ped for millions, and the people of
the East, South and Middle West
taxed in order that the owners of this
larid land may be benefited.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24


The Commission on Illiteracy in
Louisiana has issued . report, based
on figures from the twelfth census and
the records of the Auditors office.
The figures show a. population OF
1881, 675, and of this number there
ale 126,737 native white literate men
over 81 years OF age, and a total of
25,S01 illiterate native white men
over p years old. The per cent OF
illiteracy in the State is 1863.
The State is divided into groups OF
parishes, as follows: North Louisi-
ana, GO per cent illiterate East Lou
isiana, Ill per cent illiterate. Gen.
trail Louisiana, 1873 per cent Hitter
ate. Southern Louisiana, 22.5 per
cent illiterate. Southwest Louisiana,
40.8 per cent. illiterate.
In the Central Louisiana parishes,
Grant is reported as having 1874 per
cent illiternte, WinD'pnrish 15-1 per
cent, Natchitoches 1872 per cent,
while Rapides parish has 80 per cent
illiterate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

notify the Secretary of the State in
writing, not less than sixty days pri-
or TO the primary election at which
he desires to be candidate. Such
notification shall be accompanied by
his affidavit that he Is a duly quail
fed voter OF the ward and parish
wherein he resides This is good
provision and we can see no objection
to requiring a man to go before the
people on definite and fixed issue in
ample time to give the people a
chance to know and discuss Ills mer-
its. 1t puts stopper on the clark
horse" business, and We approve it
on this score if for nothing else.
There are thirty sections OF the
proposed law, but the balance mainly
relate to the details OF carrying out
the Australian ballot system and the
providing of penalties for violating
its provisions. At any rate, this ar
ticle is long enough, and we shall
defer other criticism, if any is thought
desirable, to another time.
Since penning the above We notice
that in section 20 of the law there is
a provision requiring the nominee OF
party to receive majority OF all
the votes cast in a primary election,
and this in measured though not to-
tally rectifies the objections we urg-
ed to section /. The provision of
section 20is asfollows: Gin the event
no candidate receives in the first pri-
mary majority of all the votes cast
for the office for which he is candi-
date, then a second primary shall be
held within twenty days from and
after the date of the official declara-
ton of the vote in the first primary,
and which official declaration shall be
made within twenty days from and
after the date of the said first pri-
mary, under all the regulations gov
erning the first primary, wherein the
two candidats who may have received
the highest number of votes cast in
the first primary shall alone be con-
testants for the nomination.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
The Red River Valley.

The work of the La. Railway and
Navigation Company progresses
steadily toward New Orleans, and the
time of the promised completion of
the Red River Valley railroad in that
city draws near. The announcement
is made that the company expects to
place passenger trains on their road
between Baton Rouge and Angola.
about March LIST, and they expect to
run these trains on schedule time be-
tween these points. No trains are
now being run over the road south of
Baton Rouge except the work trains.
The track, however. is being rapidly
put in good condition, and the en-
gineers of the road in New Orleans
confidently expect to be able to come
through from thatcity to Shreveport
by the first of July.
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G.. FL. MCCAIN,
RttOrneu-at-L
MONTGOMERY, LA.
Will attend all courts at Colfax.
sHERIFF SALE.

18th Judicial Dist. Court. Parish OF
Grant, State of Louisiana.
Mrs. Rosa Nj. Dunn VS.. j. e. Dunn.
BY virtue of a writ of f. ia.
issued ont of the above court in
the above entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for~sale ut the front
door OF the court house i'm Colfax.
La, between the hours prescribed by
law for judicial sales on
SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1906.
the following described property,
seized as the property of the defend
ant, viz.
An undivided la in terest in and to
a certain plantation in Grant parish.
Louisiana, described as beginning at
a point on the southern boundry of
section eight. township eight north.
range six west, known as the Snlli-
van tract, 1856 chains west from the
southeast corner oil said tract, thence
south on the section line, being a
part of the western boundry OF sec
ton 70. 7265 chains. thence west
to Red river to a point known as the
Break, thence up said river to the
SOUTHWEST corner OF section eight,
township eight north. range six west,
to the point Of beginning, containing
500 acres more or less.
Also an undivided LA interest In
and to mules and one wagon.
Also all the defendants right, title.
interest, claims and demands in the
estate OF the late G. &. Dunn, tIeceas-
ed, as heir, and by the will.
TEIsMS-Cash. subject to appraise-
ment M. f. SWAFFORD.
Sheriff of Grant Parish. La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
Screen Your Cisterns.

Pollock, La, Feb. Is, 1906.
Editor Colfax Chronicle:
Whereas the State Board of Health
has inaugurated an active campaign
against the yellow fever mosquito;
and
Whereas it is the purpose of the
Grant Parish Board of Health to do
all in its power to assist them in this
campaign, We therefore advise every
one to- screen their houses and also
their cisterns, water barrels and 9th
er water recepticles with IS mesh
iron screen, and to have same done
not later than April LIST. 1906. Also
to drain all cess pools and stagnant
water where possible, and where not
possible to oil such places once a
week, or oftener in case of rain.
A. HI. BUTLER,
Pres. Grant Phi BID of Health.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
Healing Gospel.

The Rev. j. c. Warren, pastor OF Sha-
ron Baptist church, Belair, Ga, says of
Electric Bitters: "It's Godsend to man.
kind 1t cured me of lame back, stiff
joints, and complete physical collapse.
I was so weak it took me hall an honr to
walk a mile. Two bottles of Electric
Bittars have made me so strong have
iusl walkod three miles in 80 minutes
and feel like walking three more. 1t
made new man of me-" Greatest rem
edy for weakness and all stomach liver
and kidney complaints. Sold under
guarantee at Crescent drug store. Price
80 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
Controlling Nature.

Among the interesting steps in
modern progress has been the con-
troll and development of plant life.
People now living can remember
when the number of edible fruits and
vegetables was far less than at pres
ent, and even those that could be
grown were vastly inferior to what
we now have. For example, our pa
rents knew nothing of the tomato
except as a curious ornament in the
garden. Sweet corn was hardly bet
ter than the commonest field sorts.
In the flower bed the magnificent
pansy has replaced the insignificant
hearts ease from which it was devel-
oped, and the sweet pea traces its
origin to the common garden vegeta-
BILE. The practical results are accom-
plished by men operating largely for
love OF the work, like Luther Burbank
in California and Eckford in England,
as well as the great seed merchants,
ID. NJ. Ferry & Company, of Detroit,
Michigan, who are not only eternalIy
vigilant TO hold what ground has
been gained, but haveacorps OF train
ed specialists backed by ample means
to conduct new experiments. The
results OF their experience can be
found in their 1906 Seed Annual
which they will send free to al appli-
cants-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

Land Office at New Orleans. La.
February -, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support Of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk
of Court at Colfax, La, on March 80,
1906, viz:
THOMAS j. SMITH,
H. f. 1889 for the hf of NV or, Sec
%, tip 6 n. r W La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land,
viz:
j. G.. Lowell. G.. H. Smith. r. l..
Casey, j. II. Turner, all Of Ada. La.
WALTER l.. COHEN,
Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

Boarding College for Young Men.
st. Francis Xavier's Commercial
College, OF Alexandria, La, conducted
10y Brothers of the Sacred Heart, will
receive boarders on and after Janu-
airy 2. 1906. This college guarantees
togive its pupils IL practical CONNER
cial education. Special care is derot-
ed to reading, writing, english. math-
ematics. shorthand, typewriting, and
bookkeeping. Parents who wish to
enter their sons as boarders in this
institution should address Bre. l..
Emile, Alexandria. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

WANTED-Two men in each county
to represent and advertise hardware
department, put out samples of our
goods, etc. Travelling position or
Office manager. Salary $50 per
month, cash weekly, with all expenses
paid in advance. We furnish every
thing. The COLUMBIA HOUSE.
Chicago, Illinois.
Dept. 610, 234 9Th Ave.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

WANTED-Distr1ct managers to
post signs, advertise and distribute
samples Salary $500 weekly, So. 90
per day for expenses. State age and
present employment. Ideal Shear Co.
30 Randolph ST., Chicago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24
Apportionment of school Enntls.

The following Is the first of the APP
portionments made to the public
schools OF the State by the Bureau OF
Education. These appointments are
made in February, June and Novem-
Der of each year. 1t will be noticed
that this apportionment Is In excess
of all three appointments of 1895
combined. Total for 1905 was $579,-
OK. SO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

EANTED-Men i'm each State to
travel, post signs. advertise and leave
samples of our goods. Salary $75
per month. s. per day for expenses.
Huffman Co., Dept. s, Atlas Block.
Chicago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-02-24

COlfax. La, Feb. 3, 1906.
/ am now prepared to issue Town
Licenses for the year 1906. All deal
ers and Others subject to pay n license
are hereby notified to come forward
at once and settle the same.
X. NJ. G. DUNCAN,
Marshal OF Town of CoIfax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
Sheffield News.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, Aug. 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Suffer left yesterday for their
new home at Union.
l.. b. Carhart and family are enjoy
ing their annual outing at Clear Lake.
They expect to be gone several weeks.
Mrs. Butler Throssel and daughter
Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Boughten and
Mrs Hudson, are spending the week
at Clear Lake.
A cradle roll has been organized
here in connection with the Methodist
Sunday school and a party was given
yesterday for the babies at the home
of Mrs. E. E. Sullivan. A member
ship of forty has been secured, only
children under years of age being
eligible
Mrs. f. f. Sullivan and daughters,
Halle and Olive, expect TO leave for
Nebraska soon. The latter expect to
attend school at Lincoln the coming
year.
The remodeling and charging of the
Methodist church has been commence
ed. 1t is expected to have it COM
pleted by the end of the conference
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
WANT PACKING HOUSE
National Butchers Protective
Association May Establish
One in This State
COUNCIL BLUFFS TALKED OF
Not Unlikely That One Will Be Erect
ed and Operated in That City -
Would Be in the Nature of an Alb.
batoir Where Local and Nearby
Dealers Could Have Meat Dressed.
necial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 2.-When the
National Butchers Protective Associa-
ton holds it's annual convention in
Milwaukee on August 81 it will be
urged to establish a packing house in
Council Bluffs. Former Alderman
Charles H. Huber was elected delegate
to the Milwaukee meeting at the meet
ing of the local association Of retail
butchers held last night in the rooms
of the commercial club.
The local association will be backed
up in it's efforts to secure the estab-
lishment of packing plant here by the
commercial club which has promised
to send two or more representatives to
the meeting in Milwaukee.
The National Butchers Association,
it is said, had established several of
these cooperative packing plants In
ton for two more. The plants sell
solely to the local retail dealers and 1t
is said, that only the actual eXpense
of conducting the plant is added to the
cost Of the cattle on hoof
From the discussion last night, 1t
would appear that IAN abbattoir," or
slaughter house" would more correct
~ designate the kind of plant the Ma
tional Butchers association has estab-
CHI in MI in the ST
The understanding of the butchers
present at last nights meeting is that
any butcher belonging to the local UNI
ion can have his own cattle killed and
prepared in the establishment, provid-
ed he contributes his share towards the
operati ting expenses of such an institu-
ton. This kind of a packing plant 1t
is asserted would not require large
capital to establish.
Since the movement to secure one OF
the National Butchers association
plants in this city was started, 1t has
been suggested that the old Green
packing plant could be made available
again for such purpose at compare
lively small expense.
The local association also last night
discussed the matter of the newly APP
pointed food and meat inspector. Those
present generally expressed themselves
as favorable to such inspection, alth3
one or two were of the opinion that
veterinary surgeon was necessarily the
best adapted man for such position.
AS one of the butchers present said
I'VE don't sell horse meat. On the
whole, however, the members present
did not raise any particular objection
to the appointment of Veterinary Sur
geon Muller, or his methods of inspect
ing the meat markets.
1t is nearly ten years since the local
butchers union held what it called its
annual picnic, but those present last
night favored having one at the Union
Driving park as in the years gone by
1t is likely that arrangements for the
picnic will be made at the adjourned
meeting to be held next Tuesday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
News Of Baxter.

Special to Times Republican.
Baxter Aug. 2-The Hawkeye and
Round Grove teams played a game
of ball east of Baxter last Sunday
and the latter proved to be an easy
mark. the score being 10 to in favor
of the Hawkeyes. Batteres-Scheidt
and Wintermeier for the Hawkeyes
and Goodman and Richards for the
Round Grove team.
Charles Burdck assumed the duties
of cashier in the State Savings bank
of this place today, taking the place
vacated by r. L. Arnold, who goes into
the First National bank at Newton
September 1st.
Mr.. Burdick has been assistant cash
Ter in the same bank for the past five
years and has proven himself thor
oughly competent and worthy of the
position of cashier, which position he
assumed today. Mr.. Burdick will bt
assisted by Attorney j. E. Holmes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
DEMOCRATS MEET.
Kossuth Convention Held at AIeona,
Mcmahon Nominated for Represen-

CatIvSs
Special to Times-Republican
Algona, Aug. 2.-The democrats of
big Kossuth met in convention and
nominated their ticket to be voted this
fall for representative of this district.
They nominated S. e. Mcmahon, one
of the brightest attorneys in north
western Iowa and member of the firm
of Sullivan & Mcmahon. They also
nominated full ticket for county Of
ficers as follows: Treasurer. James
Dunn, of Irvington; auditor, Wesley A.
Dutton, Algona; county, attorney, Jess
i. Bonar, Algona; recorder, j. w. Man.
gun, Bancroft, and coroner, DR.. Pa
laske, Bancroft.
They left the office of clerk Of courts
to be filled by republican.
For supervisor of this district, Q. p.
Heise, Of Algona, was nominated; J.
S. Cullen, of the Second district, from
whittemore, and w. T. Hall, of IT,
tonka, Third district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02


didates for office to be filled at the
general election and an expression oil
party preference in the selection ot
United States senators.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to the
domination of corporate influences IN
public affairs. We favor the enact
ment of stringent statutes, to purge the
politics of our state and nation from
the corrupting influences of corporate
power. And we pledge ourselves to the
enactment of such laws as will render
it Improbable and unpopular for cor
porations to engage in politics or in
any way contribute to political cam
paigns.
.sThe, abolishm emit of the free pass on
railways is a most important step in
curbing the influence of corporations
in political affairs, and we commend
the republican legislature which has
enacted a law to this end.
I'VE are uncompromisingly in favor
of the American system of protection.
Duties on foreign imports should not
be levied for revenue only, but should
be so adjusted as to promote our do
nestle interests, enlarge our foreign
markets, secure relnunerat1Ve prices
for the products of our factories and
farms and maintain superior scale Of
wages and standard of living for Ann
erican labor. Wise and unself1sh tariff
laws maintained in the interest of the
general welfare, equally opposed to
foreign control and domestic monopoly,
are essential to our commercial and In
dustrial prosperity. We believe that
all Inequalities in the tariff schedules
which inevitably arise from changing
industrial and commercial conditions.
should be adjusted from time to time;
and condemning without reserve all as
saults upon the protective system, we
favor such reasonable and timely
changes as will keep the tariff in har-
mony with our industrial and CONNER
cial progress. We favor the reciprocity
inaugurated by Blaine. advocated by
Mckinley and Roosevelt and recog-
nized in republican platforms and leg
islation.
The republican party of Iowa APP
peals with confidence to the people of
this state for approval of the wisdom
of it's policies and worth Of its leaders
1t is and always has been the party of
patriotic craftsmanship.
.,Since our last meeting the death of
81 most distinguished Iowan, the late
David B. Henderson, has occurred.
Rejecting with pride upon his work,
we affectionately inscribe his name in
the GALAXY of our departed heroes and
statesmen.
.sThis convention sends cordial greet
;,o 4, Jou,a'c haInya5 senior senator
the Hon. William B. Allison. deeply
regretting the circumstances that de-
prive us of his genial and helpful coun-
sells The chairman of this conNen-
ton is directed TO transmit by wire the
spirit of this resolution to Senator AL
lison, at his home in Dubuque"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, Aug. Rural lette;
carriers appointed,
Fairport-Carrier, Elmer FoWler,
substitute, Frank Fowler.
Grimes-Carrier, Otto G. Ultich, sub
stitute, o. Ultich.
Lawler-Carrier, Orvall j. woodruff.
substitute, Matthias e. Woodruff.
Complete rural delivery service has
been ordered in Webster county, eff
fective Aug. is. The total number OF
routes in the county Is twenty-three,
of which six are rearranged. NO new
routes ordered established. The routes
in the county are as follows: Fort
Dodge, routes Nos. /, 2. 3, A. and 81;
Duncombe, routes 1, 2, 3; Calender,
routes / and 2; Harcourt, route II;
Badger, route L; Dayton, routes l ana
Q; Clare, routes 1 and 2; GoWrie,
routes 1, 2, 3, and 4; Burnside, route
1: Industry, route l.; Morland, route
Application to organize a national
bank approved:
The First National bank of North
wood, capital $4,000; G. N. Haugen,
L. o. Brown, F. w. Johnson, G. l..
Cleophas and H. o. Haugen.
T. H. Hooper of Charlton, w. b
Hanford of Clarinda, H. d. Horsley OF
Webster City, C. C. Henderson of Car
rol. Leroy H. Long of Coggon, c. IL.
Thomson of Pella, A. G. Briggs of lie
Mars, and C. S. Clark of Algona have
been appointed railway mail clerks.
The following Iowans have been pro-
NOTED in the treasury department.:
Geo. A. Tyler, 1920 to $1,000; Helen B.
Jamison, $1,000 to $1,000; Hugh A.
Thuft, $1,000 to s1,sOO; F. K. Balti-
more s1.4OO to ST 800