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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29
Letter from Hon. ". /. Foster

- VIII
To the Voters OF the Thru RaHroa.
/ Commission District:
Some time since, an ''open let
ter" to me, from which the follow
ing extract is taken, was published
in the Monroe News. My FRS
knowledge Of the letter came from
seeing it published in another pa
per in different part of the Dis.
trict, the editor informing me thai
1t had been pablishcd By request
and paid for at advertising rates
This "open letter" was sent to the
papers over the District, aceompa-
MED by the following private let
ter, signed by Mr.. Meredith's cam
paign manager:
JOHN p. PARKER,
Monroe, La.
Monroe. La, August %, 1906.
Dear Sirs: Inclosed You will
find letter published in the Mon
roe Evening News of yesterday. IT
it reaches you in time for this
weeks issue, I would be glad if
you would reproduce same in q
conspicuous place in your paper,
and it there are any charges, send
your bill to eand i will pay same.
Yours truly, (Signed)
P. S.-Tbis is by special request
of Mr.. Meredith.
Riverton, La, Aug. 26, 1906.
Hon. W. L. Foster, Shreveport, La.
Dear Sir-I received your favor
of the 18th inst, during my alb
sence from home, hence my delay
in answering . / will
state. shat it did come within my
province" to know that you made.
a supposed" inspection of the
Iron Mountain Railway last win
ter, for | was at Riverton to meet
you as You passed through 60 that
l might call your attention to some
matters around that place, but to
my surprise when your train pull
ed into that station no one Of the
inspecting party made their APP
and after making some
inquiries was told by q railroad
man that was in a position to know
that some of the party were SO
happy" they could not hit the |
aoor with their hats. 1 immedi-
stely walked TO the rear end of the |
inspection car and you was not to |
be seen, SO I very readily came to
he conclusion that you was closet
ID in some part Of the tram trying
o hit the floor with your hat
Yours very truly,
Signed) j. E. McCLANAHAN.
Immediately upon reading this
pen letter. 1 answered through |,
he press Of the District as follows:
10 the Voters Of the Third Railroad
CbmmissSon District:
1 am told that in . recent issue
t . Monroe paper there appeared
n open letter to me from one j.
8 McC lsnahan. / know that this
otter has been sent to other papers
q the District and printed and
aid for at advertising matter rates.
n this letter the writer practically
makes the charge that on an In
pection of the Iron Mountain
Road the officials in charge Of the
and l we're engaging in
carousal. I,
II. seems superfuous to even
Office such a communication in
~ District, where everyone whoI
nows me will at once mentally
rand it ~ absolutely false, rs 1 |;
o now brand it. When I state :
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VOL. xxx.
Letter from Hon. j. J. M6Pldlth

OVVO1 II VIII ~
TO the Voters of the Third Ra7roa
Commission District OfLa.:
On entering the second primar
Tor nomination to the high and re
sponsible position of Railroad Com
missioner, / cannot find words ade
quate to express the deep sense O
gratitude and appreciation that TAX
possession of my being as 1 reat
from the Secretary of State tina
verdict of the people, that carries
with it the most flattering evidence
of confidence and esteem.
When we consider tile vote, ant
that l entered the race only thirt,
days prior to the primary election
without money and without corpor
ate influences behind me, ant
against a man of eight years ex.
perience in Office ana acquaintance
with the voters of the district, there
is no escape from the conviction
that the present incumbent's ad.
ministration has not been satisfac.
tory, and that he is NOT the choice
of the people.
L cannot see how a candidate
with eight years experience in Of
fice, and a campaign predicated on
his official record, could have the
temerity to appeal the result of this
primary to that same tribunal, only
to hear the verdict affirmed in lam
guage more emphatic and unmis-
taxable.
The present incumbent has sub
mitted his claims for reelection on
his peculiar fitness for the position
and official record, the result of ex-
perience and training, then it is
right and proper that you should
predicate your vote on that consid-
GRAFTON, and no other. Has it been
satisfactory? Let your answer be
based on the freight rates existing
i'll your town and section, >the con-
dition of the road beds, depots, pas
senger accommodations, telephone
and telegraph facilities you have
had for the last eight years. Have
they been just and equitable?
Have they been safe to human
life? Have your messages gone
forward with dispatch? Have the
charges of common carriers been
fair and just and satisfactory?
Let the "wee smau" voice of con-
science answer, and let the answer
be based on the official record of
the candidate alone, without the
power of friendly influences.
The present incumbent has said
in his letters that mo novice can
perform the duties of a Railroad
Commissioner" In some respects,
he is right The term novice" l
suppose, would mean a man un-
trained and without experience in
the duties of the Office. To this
charge / am willing to plead guilty. |
/ have never served rs Railroad
Commissioner, and again, if it is |
the custom of trained and expert,
enced Railroad Commissioners to
give notice of their tours of inspec-
ton, and then pass over the lines
in special train, with the head
Officials, l want to p cad
guilty again to being a NOVICE"
for l would very likely, without
previous notice, stalk" up to the
ticket Office and buy a ticket as
any other private citizen would do
and 60 on the even tenor of my
way. These and other considera-
lions have made me not desir-
able candidate for a certain ele- !
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~ Os Vs UAVA wi VII
ment, and l am not receiving mucl
support from that direction. VIII.
was it thought necessary for Ger
tain parties to go over Shreveport
and solicit subscriptions from th,
Wholesale and Retail merchant
of that city? and say to them tina
twas to the interest of Shreveport
to have the Commissioner elected
from that city? 1 am not an.
tagonistic to Shreveport, nor bias.
ed in the interest of any particular
section or people. If elected,
shall discharge my duty both to
the Common Carriers, and the
whole people, as l see it in the
light of the law and my oath OF
office.
In the first primary, it was told
that l was "Blanchard's candidate
and a stool of the Administration; p
this l want to denounce rs a ma
licious lie, circulated for political
effect, and intended to influence BY
prejudice, those that their reason
ing had failed to move. / am not
the candidate of Governor Blanch-
ard, the city of Shreveport, nor
any other city or section; neither
am l the candidate of the corpora
tons, but entered the race of nv
own free will and volition, exercis.
ing the common right of an Ameri-
can citizen. / am personally re-
for my own candidacy,
and for my own words and acts.
The vote of Caddo parish has
failed to impress the public mind,
that / had the Governors support
in that parish, or that any keen
was felt for my candi-
lacy there by sny one. Governor
Blanchard, PERSONALLY, may have
voted for me. His administration
did not support me, his brother-in-
law, Senator Barrett, of Shreve-
port, voted for Mr.. Hunsicker, and
it's folly to tell the public that the
Blanchard Barrett influence of
Caddo, which carried that parish
N 1904 against the combined ln-
1uence of the Foster faction, by
i've hundred majority, could deliv-
'r to me, the measly sum of one
and thirteen votes, that
proved SO dificnlt to count, aud
ull returns of which, only reached
he Secretary of State on the 18th |
lay of September, seven days after |
he election was held.
l do not charge irregularity, be- |
'ause | cannot substantiate it, but |
lie eye of suspicion will rest on
he City of Shreveport, with fixed |
nd unfinching gaze, until the
wisdom of future generations"
hall reveal the secret of that COM
lex and difficult count, and tardy
eturns.
The race for Railroad Commits
Toner has now simmered down to
fr. Foster and myself. Mr.. Hun
ECKER has gone down in honorable
efeat, and l hope the campaign
I'LL be continued on an honorable
lane, and true and correct returns
romptly made.
l have nothing but my integ-
lty and reputation at stake in this
lection, and I would not exchange
for any Office within the gift Of
he American people.
l still maintain that the law FIX
the domicil of the Rsi;load
commission at Baton Rouge, and
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NUMBER AZ.

Mr.. Baker, Is n total abstainer, an
that l do not remember there b
ling anything of an intoxicatin
nature offered or pnrtaken Of d
the entire trip, the viciousness d
such charge is all the more a.
parent. 1t will be noted, howeveI
that the writer of the open lettd
hides behind the statement thd
somebody" told him.
1t must he clear to the voters d
the District that the supporters d
my opponent are hard pressed i'll
deed, when they will not only re
sort to having such slanderou|
falsehoods written, but pay to hav'
them published in the papers d
the District. (Signed)
w. L. FOSTER.
Below follow letters which an
self-explanatory:
H. BAKER,
General Superintendent.
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 10, 1906
Hon. W. Z. Foster, IShrYeport. Ls.
Dear Sir-I have advice that 4
letter was written recently and
Published in the newspapers by 4
man named Mechanism to The
effect that last winter when Won
made inspection of the Valley Di1
vision of the Iron Mountain Road
including the NJ. H. 4 E. in Lou
isiana. and also the N. o. 4 N. w!
Road, that you we're under the in
fluence of liquor and not in coudi1
ton to properly inspect the track
and l feel that it is due you to say
that there was absolutely no foun-
dation for such q statement The
special train was run for the pur-
pose OF enabling yon to make q
thorough inspection of the track,
regarding which complaints had
been made, and there was not auy
done by anyone on the
train, aud you maintained position
in the observation end of the car
or on the rear platform, made q
careful inspection of the track snff
structures, and the train was stop
ped at number of places at YOUR
request to enable you to get on
and make closer inspections.
Yours truly,
(Signed)- H. BAKER.
FRED G.. HUDSON,
General Attorney.
Monroe, La, Sept, IL, 1906.
Hon. w. L. Foster, &hnveport. La:
Dear Sir-Your. esteemed favor
9Th inst, duly to hand and noted.
Absence in the west for the past
NO weeks has prevented earlier
'eply.
| distinctly remember the in
'pectiou trip you made over the
ines of the st. l. l. ~. is. Ry.
md N. O. 4 N. w. r. r. on spe-
nal train lest winter. There was
70 one on the car except Mr.. II.
Baker, Superintendent, and his
tenographer, yourself and myself,
nd the charge that you were in
oxicated is absolutely untrue. We
vere several days on the trip, and
luring the entire time, I did not
ee you or Mr.. Baker take q, drink
( intoxicating liquor Of any kind
{ any time, and / took none my
elf II there was any liquor on
be car, / don't know il, and never
Rw IL.
/ was absent from the State
hen Nj. McC lanahan's letter was
ublished hence did not see il. and
ave not seen or read il since, but
he charge that you were intoxi-
ated on this trip is wholly I'M
IN fact.
You can make such use of this
tier as you ere lit.
Truly yours, ETC.,
(Signed) F. G. HUDSON.
1 leave to the voters of this Dis
let as to whether they will en-
Drse such undetermined, contempt
lie and slsnderous methods Of
smpsigning. Yours truly,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29

Ladies, read this catalogue of charms
BFigh eyes. glowing cheeks. red lips,
smooth skin without = bIemish, in
short, perfect health. For sale with
every package HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 80 cents.
Crescent Drug Store. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29

Me MIN.
Miniater (mildly) - I've been
wanting to see you, Mr.. Kurd, IN
regard to the quality Of the milk
with which you are serving me.
Ailknan (uneasily) Yes, sir.
Minister livery mildlyeI only
wanted to Say. Mr.. Kurd, that ] nss
the milk for dietary purposes ex-
clusivsly and not for christening.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29

Furniture for the parlor, bed
room or dining room, at Colfax
Mercantile Co. A car load just re-
ceived.
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e BUSINESS
r w. WAGNER & co.
New Verda, Louisiana

Then The gentleman, in high glee,
hailed his companion and, showing
his purchase, informed him that he
was not the only man who possessed
. coin Of Hierapolis.
Iet Us compare" said the other,
emptying the pocket where hls
bronze was jingiing.
He sorted the lot and felt in
every pocket. No coin of Hierspolia
was there. To this day three ques-
tions remain unanswered:
How did the boy retain the coin
in the first instance IN order 10 sell
It over again!
How, in that remote region, far
from the haunts of travellers, did he
know the value of his find?
And to which purchaser. did the
coin really belong?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-29

what brought you here, my
fSiend? asked the philanthropic
visitor at the penitentiary.
Unsuccessful suthorship, ma'an, "
answered the man in cell 444.
How could there be anything
criminal in thati Please explain. "
II was busily engaged on . little
work on the national currency, vhGn
The secret service men swooped
down ON me and caught me With the
tools m my hand. "-Philsdelphia
Record.
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03
WEST FORK.

July 30.-Mrs. J. NJ. karnes leaves today to visit her father at Greenland.
 Several of the West Fork peo- pie went to Fair View to attend the singing convention last Sun day.
 The long talked of Christian Church is under feadway. Sew eral are at work today. Mir. Lew is has the contract.
 Uncle Sam'l Jones of Hazel Valley visited his daughter Mrs. A. Began, few days since.
 Mrs. Fife Little returned to her home at Boignington, l. T., after a months stay with rela- lives.
 The Ladies Aid Society will serve ice cream at George Curtis park every Saturday night. A good patronage is expected which we have always had.
 Dr. Gabbert is in a serious con- dition from the hurt he received in the wreck at Greenland.
 School will open next Monday. Quite an improvement has been made at the Methodist Church in the way of choir, chairs, rostum and railing. Quite an improve ment on the seats also.
 Dr. Cannon was appointed class leader Sunday in the absence of ". B. Fraker, who leaves Mon- day to take up school.
 Mrs. Ella Luther and Grace Bloyd, young teachers of this place who are teaching at other points, were visiting home folks Sunday.
 The work on the evaporator ls nearing completion and they will begin drying in | few days.
 Regardless of the difficulties the Ladies Aid Society has to encounter they are coming out triumphant. Inside of one year they have cleared about S2oo.00.
 The Methodist people are work ing to carpet the church inside ot two weeks.
 I. (. FUN.
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03
SOUTH SPRINGDALE.

July 30. Well, as I guess The News will be full of Chautau- qua matter this week, We will cut our letter short.
 ]. A. Farley boarded the can non ball Saturday morning for Kansas City, Mo, returning home Sunday.
 Eugene Murphy attended the Presbyterian Sunday School pic nic at Monte Ne, from Springdale, Friday of last week, also MT. and Mrs. F. NJ Bratton, Charlie Sweeney and others
 Mrs. J. A. Farley and two daughters, Bessie and Ruth, left Saturday morning for Westville for weeks visit with friends and relatives.
 Mrs. ]. E. Main has been on the sick list for over d week.
 Let us figure little on apples. Last week l picked from three trees 51 bushels of apples which were falling so bad that they had to be taken of before fully ma tured. My orchard has aeapaci- ty of 400 trees. Now suppose the
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03
GOSHEN.

July 9. Rev. Sherman and wife of Bentonville, who have been visiting at NIT. and Mrs. |. NJ. Gannons for the past week, returned to their home last Wednesday. Rev. Sherman has been holding d meeting at this place for the past week.
 Lona Slaughter has returned from Eureka where he has been for the past week attending the Republican confentloa.
 Mrs. Ada Slaughter has been on the sick list this week,
 Tom Clark went to Springdale last Sunday.
 The many friends of Miss Ed na Swift will be glad to know she k improving.
 Curtis Neill and Bob Davis are in from Oklahoma on a visit to their parents.
 Dalt Dutton made a business trip to Springdale Wednesday.
 Miss Sallie Taylor of this place and Elmer Vaughan of White her were married last Wednesday,. Henry Cannon, of Mayfield, visited our school last Friday.
 Otto Slaughter, of Springdale, was here Friday.
 Tom Waves made business trip 10 Fayetteville last week.
 Mrs. BooSe Hayes is on the sick list this week.
 The protracted meeting closed Tuesday night. No conversions. Willie Hayes went to Spring dale Saturday 10 attend Ghan- tau4ua.
 ]. II. Mayes made business trip to SpringdaIe last week.
 BIT.F BEL
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03

Whereas uu Hue l3th I4#5 E. fteid unmarried by certain m5Tt- gage made and executed by | E. Field on the Iath day 0T !uHe I405, and fled for record on the sth day qi August 4. D, l9o5. in book ll3. page u ot the record ot Washington County. ArkanSas, was justly indebted to R. E. Chewning 10 the sum of six hundred dollars s600l and on sad day 10 secure the pay ment of said sum of money. made and executed, acknowledged, deliver. ed to the said R E. Chewning his mortgage on the following real estate in Washington County, Arkansas, t0 Wit. The south half of the southeast quarter Of the northwest quarter Of the southeast quarter, and all that part 0f the east half of the south west quarter, lying on the top bench ol the mountain, all Of the above land being Tn section four Il in township seventeen ltl North, range twenty. nine H29 west. A ls0 the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter 0f section nine 2 In township seventeen Al'i north Of range t@entY-nlne 2s west And whereas, by the term of sdlo mortgage and the notes secured lherepy said indebtedness was due anG payable June lHth, lgo6, from date thereof, together with the interest at ten ti9l percent per annum. Said ln' aeoleaness IS past due and with the accumulated interestis unpaid and whereas said mortgage among other things contained q provision that II said indebtedness was not paid when que the mortgagee was authorized anu empowered, after thirty days no. c5e tlce m some newspaper published ID Adid county t0 sell the said real estate db the front door of the court house HI the city 9f Fayetteville Afkan- sds No" therefore l, R. E. Chew. hi mortgagee af0re said. by virtue ol the power and authority in ne fee9ed oY the terms and provisions oi saiq nor gage wlil nn the 8lst day oi aiy, t4'6, and within lawful hours sen to the highest and best bidder for saali al the front door of the court ii9uSe IT. ln the city If Fayetteyille - dSfiiileteh County. Arkansas, sl t9e st, Aaia feal estate above described. " ltheSS my hand thts 9th day ot
 R E. CHEWING. Mortgagee.
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03

4oa trees were all Ben Davis, and as full ol apples a> those l picked from I would get four barrels to each tree, 1600 barrels to the 400 trees. Could I get S2 per barrel I would have o3200 for the apples of of 400 trees. about $ acres ot land. The apples gathered were of the August Red variety. The above figures are not extravagant. and show that there k mouey ii apples when We have q tuli crop.
 If agreeable to ali concerned Don't Worry would like to see all the correspondents proper names printed with their pen names, or nom de piumcs. with the names of the places they report from, also each one.- age. single or married, and what state born ia and also how long have been a resident of Arkansas.
 There is the best prospect for a good crop of pumpkins We have had for several years, so getready for pumpkin pies and
 DON'T WORRY,
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03
Warning Order.

In Washington ChanceFg Gaart, August term, I90b Wm Fochf plaintiff.
 W
 Marie E. BuFgbdaff. \. KargHaaF. Elizabeth l. EvinS. ]. l. Feiker. John Engdahi and Anna Engd8hl, defendants.
 The defendants. Marie F. BaFgh. daff, \ Hafghaaf. John Eakaoh. and Anna Engdoha are hereby warned ta appear ID this court within thirty days and answer tbe complaint aE the ptalatiH. William Facht.
 Given under my hand and the seal af the sad court this lstb a8f af June. f9af
 GE0. J. RODGERS, C!eYk
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03

AIarianna. a town doWn in Lee County. in the Southeastern part of the state. last week let the COIL tract for seWargC system costing S2Lo06. For some time they have had electric lights and waterworks. tile latter owned by tile town. and if we mistake not, the former also. AIarianna k no larger than Springdale.# and the resources of the country are not So varied as they are here, but the Marianna people evldentiy believe i'll doing things How long will ii be before Sprlngdale finds her stride and begins to walk in the front of the process sion?
The Springdale news., 1906-08-03
LOWELL.

July 30-Jahn Nai. and John Kin drick chartered i car and loaded 1t with their household and kitchen furniture and left last Thursday to make their home out ln Beaver C0un- tY. Oklahoma Good luck to yeu
 Elders Smith of sDriugdale, and Martin of Oklahoma are holding d series of meetings at Ifdr Baptist church west 6f Lowell. Quite q number of the uasaved seem to be interested iH the services.
 Another raid was made on Pink. St0n k MayeS store Wednesday night of last week The thief entered the house through front window and was discovered while in the house by Sam King. who was firing at an eYap- orator, and gave the alarm, and Pink ston and Sam Mcclure got near enough to almost see the party leave the house There was nothing taken of much value He went his way re- joieing and has not been heard from since.
 E. J. Pinkston gathered some very fine peaches one day last week of of some young trees. He has one weigh lIk 5s UQuCcS. uef "eiG Ol Ouc early Crawford variety.
 Saturday was noted as rainyI day from early morn till afternoon. ..-A
 Glad to note Abe Philips able to be out and attend Sunday School Sun- day morning.
 J. E. Phillips is trying to arraa ge his business that he may get off to New Mexico soon as the time arrives that he should go.
 The apple market appears to be dragging at present, especially ship ping stock.
 Tom Harvey, who is controlling the Monte Ne Railroad now, received hand ear from St Louis one day last week which will be propelled by gas. ollne.
 We failed to mention last week that D. l. Wheat and w. F. Green are full fledged millers now, having bought the little mill of sam Me- Cure that stood on the corner.
 We received letter few days ago from our friend, Geo. Hartman, of Pueblo. Colorado, stating he woul q leave there soon to accept better position at Salt Lake City at SI5. % per month. This will be news to other friends of his.