The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-12
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(BY IKE FEwCLoTHKs)

With the advent of Spring Verda has taken on
quite proud air and is beginning to set up and
notice things and il there is not bad luck OF some
kind we may look for a town twice this size
before the close of the present century.
shop just opened up in the O'Quinn building.
with Jas. Straughn as the artist; and cold drink
stands till you can't rest comfortably.
1.-THE Ozone Lbr. Co., Verda's beat enterprise, is
enlarging their plant TO cut so 600 feet of lumber
daily, and general building boom is on iu real
The Verda college closed with very creditable
programme which lasted several days the past
week.
From a well known cause the verda college
Is not ss good IS i has been: and il something
some ''old college buildings Ito let" The rem
edy and opportunity 10 at hand and If We do not
take advantage of them. the result stands out
plainly. Let the people vote the tax at the cleo
tion to be held on the I'D of this month and car
~ out the movement begun at the same time the
tax question came mp, and which 10 well under;
have a good school, otherwise We may look for a
fading away of the much-advertised Verda col
iege, which wac at one time converted into what
was thought to be lucrative enterprise but
fell short.
The Diartigo cav mill, near the depot, which
has been in litigation for several months past.
and which was purchased at receivers sale BY
Messrs. Drewett and Fletcher, will. 20 it 10 ru-
mored. be started up at the same place within
the next Few days.
Among Verda's distinguished visitors, the past
week, was the Rev. Silas ID. Morris, OF Winfield.
who was attending matters relative to his pO. J.
ton ss president of the almost defunct Verda
college.
The gentleman at Pollock Who writes for pub
location under the title of Pollock Notes." is
hereby informed that his cousin Ike Seldom-clad
now resides in the village nf Verda. / would
also like for the said party to accept my thanks
for fattering remarks in my behalf.
Some time ago asked for recipe for keep
ing my wife from wanting new Easter hat, and
teaching my youngest son how to walk. made
the deal all right about the hat. but the boy still
refuses to propel himself. uprghtly, he should,
but can move around rapidly in most any other
shape. However, i am advised by one who
writes from Ada to feed him wholesome food.
Will say that did not value this advice n worth
nything, since l did not ask anything about
what brand of food to feed him. In return
would advise the ,da scribbler to use every pos
sible means to obtain a package of grape nuts
ard them in doses of two teaspoonfuls day
and SO cultivate the fungus growth under his
hat that it will enlarge to the extent OF being
useful to hin, (.'r hsr) as thing to think with
and answer the purpose of real brains, which /
Our sister saw mill town of "Pulltight," Zach
arias Smith owner and chief operator, to say
nothing Of being King of everything in sight, is
doing good business now, 90 the report goes.
making rs many as four days, some weeks.
There has been too much rain for the farmer
in this section, however, they are wei advanced
with their crops. and bid fair to go somewhat
after the record breaker this season