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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-19
Land Office at New Orleans. La. I
November &, 1906.

November &, 1906.
Notice il hereby given that
JOHN w. CLINTON,
of Pollock. La. has fled notice Of his intention
to make final proof In support Of his claim. viz:
H. E. No 2359S made Oct. :. 1901, for the NV u of
ne VI and ne u OF NV u See ~ T.6N.- X. f.. La.
Mer.. and that said proof will be made before Y.
s. Commissioner W. W. Wilmington Jr., at Al
exandria La. on January %, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation OF the
land. viz: r. NJ Nugent +. T.. Nngent and X.
o. Nugent of Pineville La, and John Clinton Of
Pollock, La WALTER l.. COHEN,
Register.
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Parish School Board.
Colfax, La, Jan. 5. 1907.
The board Of school directors for
the parish OF Grant met with all
members present, except ID. +. Fetch
er. OF ward six.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The superintendent not having his
quarterly report completed he was
excused from reading the same.
The following resolution was offer
ed and carried unanimously:
Realizing that the educational In
terest of the parish 10 better than ev-
err before in the history OF Grant.
more schools being taught, more
teachers employed and better sala rier
maid them. and more children In the
schools than any previous year: ana
further realizing that much oI tnis
educational awakening IL due mann!
to the untiring efforts OF the parish
superintendent, In the faithful ois'
charge Of his official duties ana the
expert supervision given the Schools
therefore I've It
Resolved. That we. the Grant par
ish school board in regular session
convened. tender the superintendent
a vote of thanks for his loyalty To
duty and for the interest he has man.
ifesfed in the cause Of education dur
Ing the year 1906.
Moved by Mr.. Lang that the salary
OF Superintendent Warner he incr-as-
ed to $500 90 per annum. Carried
unanimously.
I'm motion Of j. NJ. Wardlow. the
superiutendent was permitted I"
hold a two days session OF the Parish
Teachers Association instead of one
mn heretofore, and that he beinstruct-
ed to pay the teachers for attending
the meetings on Fridays AS though
they were teaching.
On motion OF MIR. Wardlow. teach.
ers who do not teach on holidays are
REQUIRED to make them up before re-
ceiving pay for month.pf twenty days
for the sessions work.
Petition from trustees OF Flagon
school rejected.
Petition from citizens OF Sand Spur
rejected.
Petition from citizens OF Antonio
rejected.
Petition from citizens OF Clear Greek
referred to Messrs. Gates and Warner
A motion by MIR. Lang to rescind
the acts of the parish hoard relative
to the power delegated IT, the trus-
tees of the verda high school on
April Z, 1876. prevailed and was car
ried.
Tn motion OF Mr.. Brannon the sec
rotary Of the board WAS authorized
to draft the power or authority
which the said board of trustee'
should have In conformity to tn
public school law Of the state. ant
that this authority together with
deed to the property at verda. Will
all other certificates to be signed b,
the president and secretary Of thu
school board, be forwarded to TN
state Board of Education with TN
request that said school be recogniz
ed az a high school.
On motion Of MIR. Nugent the pres
ident and secretary were authorized
to have the necessary repairs mad'
on the COlfax high school building.
The chair appointed Messrs. Bran
non, StallIngs and Wardlow as y
nance committee, who examined. ant
approved the following claims:
c. o. Groves sundries for Pol
lock school. ................-... 10
f.. C.. Gates sash for Gates
Stationery and stamps for
secretary for 1906. 20 .
J. N. warnerfreight on school
supplies. ....-......................
Il. Newton heater and pipe
Fairfield school.
nn.,e On vlouo for Vpr(ln
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In conclusion / wish to thank you.
gentlemen. for the assistance render :
ed me during the year just endesi, and
for the many courtesies and favors
that have beer shown me by the
people all over the parish. and for
the interest manifested by the fathers
and mothers Of the many brightboy
and girls OF the parish of Grant in
sending the children to school, and.
asking for continuation OF these
favors W lille am permitted to serve
you in my present official capacits,
/ am
Yours very truly.
j. N. WARNER,
Superintendent Of Grant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-19

approved the IOstOWHS Ci"""o'
G. O. Groves sundries for Pol
lock RchOOl................-.. Vo ~
T.. C.. Gates sash for Gates
school ......--.s...............-. 20
Stationery and stamps for
secretary for 1906. 20 @
j. Warner freight on school
supplies. ......."...."............. 20
X. Newton heater and pipe
Fairfield school,. ID
PAYMENT on piano for Verda
school oC W
&c. Miller fiue for Clear Creek
Sc0OOi ............................' ~
Material and labor building
school house at Packton.... IA ~
i. C.. Miller heaters. stove
.........................-.. ~ ~
Labor and material for Mill
Greek school. %
Pollock Mercantile Company
heater and pipe. 30
Pollock Nero. Co. 8 chairs 49,. W
W. C. Hudson supplies Verda - =,
school ...........a.... ............ ~ %
American Seating Co. Pollock
school) globe and set maps II 81
The secretary was authorized to
pay for a car load Of furniture re-
ceIved In October from the American
Seating Co..
Messrs. Lang. Gates and Nugent
were appointed by the chair to ex-
anime the vouchers Issued by the Sec
rotary. and the treasurer's books.
The committee reported same cor
rect and asked that quietus- he CIV
en- the treasurer.
On motion the request was granted
and committee discharged.
There being no further business ON
hand the board adjourned to meet
first Saturday In April, 1907.
]. HI. MCNEELY,
J. N. WARNER, President.
Secretary.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
CATTLE RAISING IN MEXICO.
1t Has Become a Leading Industry in
Last Few Years.

San Antonio. Tex.-MeXicO is buy
ing more well-bred breeding cattle
than any six states in the union. This
is the claim made by breeders of good
beef stock
From the most miserable specimens
of range cattle 10 the finest grades on
the continent is the record of the Diaz
republic in the last ten years.
The cattle-raising industry in the
republic is now one of the principal
sources of prosperity there. The large
ranch of Don Louis Terrazas and his
son-in-law. Enrique C. Creel. the new
ambassador to the United States,
which covers many thousands of acres
in Chihuahua. is one of the best
stocked cattle ranges in the world.
This ranch has more than a thou
sand Hereford bulls that are of the
blood royal. But there are many other
ranches in various parts Of the repub-
lie where cattle of the best quality
have replaced the scrubs of a few
years ago.
The dairy-cattle industry is also be
ing pushed to the front in the repub-
lie, and all along the line the breed Of
live stock is being bettered. This is
due in chief to the great number of
progressive American cattlemen who
have removed to the republic to en-
gage in cattle raising. Their lead has
proven profitable to the Mexican
ranch owners.
At the recent San Antonio interna-
tional fair a Mexican ranch owner
made an order for 500 miles of wire
fence for his sheep pasture
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
MAINE LUMBER QUEEN
MISS sTIMsoN HAS FAIRLY WON
THE TITLE.
Success in New Field Achieved in
Face of Keenest Competition
Given No Advantage on Ac-
count of Sex.

Boston.-Clara Stimson, who has
earned the title of the Lumber Queen
of Maine" closed her mills at Smyrna
Mills, Limerick and Ashland, recently,
after a busy and successful season.
Miss Stimson is one of the ablest
and most enterprising women Of New
England, and has for many years con-
Quoted a large timber and lumber man
ufacturing business in the face of keen
competition. She has had many inter
esting encounters with leading lumber
barons of ArOostock, but so compre
hensive is her knowledge of Names
lumber resources and so accurate is
her estimate of men that she seldom
comes OFF second best in her deals.
She viii start up her mills again in
the spring and expects to manufacture
as much, if not more, lumber than in
1906
Miss SumsOn's mills at Smyrna
Mills and Limerick saw long lumber,
laths and shingles. She has a compe-
tent crew of men at each place, but
drives from her home here in Houlton
almost every day personally to over
see operations Some of the logs
which are converted into lumber at
these mills are cut on her own tim
Der land in New Limerick township.
A few years ago Miss Stimson built
a big mill on the Ashland branch of
the Bangor & ArOOstOOk, but found it
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
FARM LAWS ATTRACT
INVESTORS PARTIAL TO AGRI-
CULTURAL PROPERTY
Life Insurance Companies and Banks
Favorable to This Glass of Sc
curities-Few Mortgages
Foreclosed.

Chicago. - The atrractiveneSs OF
farm leans in the middle west is hav-
ing a decided effect on Chicago CAPT
tai, according to bankers and brokers.
Considerable activity is manifesting
itself in this direction, and many Of
the leading life insurance companies
are acquiring first mortgages on farms
in Illinois, Iowa. Missouri. Kansas,
Oklahoma. Nebraska, Colorado, Min
nesota, the Dakotas and the country
adjacent.
The present holdings of the insur-
ance companies considerably exceed
5000 ,000, 900 in these securities. Farm
mortgages in the country mentioned
net five. five and One-half and six per
cent. They are limited, as rule, TO
productive farms. and are made on
basis of 40 per cent. of the land value,
closely appraised, and not including
the value of improvements. Bankers
poinl to the remarkably few fore
closures of farm mortgages in this sec
ton. The number scarcely exceeds
one-tenth of one per cent.
As compared with other invest
ments based on lands in cities, the
bankers of the middle west favor the
well-placed farm loans, which, they
declare, contain every element of at
tractiveless. 4 farm loan is regard
ed as a quick asset, whereas the con-
trary was true not much more than
a decade ago.
Many trust companies now include a
separate department for the purchase
and sale of farm loans. Chicago has a
number of firms dealing in them, and
it is estimated that close to 5000, 900
in such securities is held by Chicago
investors. A large increase in this
class of investment is predicted.
Statistics show that the value of
Missouri real estate, for example, is
81 900 OOO, 900, while Kansas has real
property worth $1,000, 100000. Okla.
hOma real estate is estimated at $685.
O0O, 1000.
Missouri has $204 10000 invested
in live stock, $32 1000, 900 in farm i'm
plementS, $4,000, 600 IN manufacturing
machinery and S31O,OOO.OOO in rail
roads.
Oklahoma is a land OF homes. Out
of 81 900 families in 1900, more than
$4,000 owned their homes. The peo-
pie are engaged chiefly in agriculture.
The cash value of the farms is esti-
mated at s233. 900 900. The 1906 corn
crop amounted to 125, 900, 900 bushels,
representing $37, 100000. The cotton
crop has a value Of $4,000, 600. More
than 27,000.000 bushels of wheat was
harvested in 1906. and $4,000 tons of
broom corn cut. Fruit of all kinds is
raised in abundance.
Farm lands in Oklahoma range from
S1S to $65 an acre, or an average of
ahOut $50
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02

hard work to personally oversee so
many plants. 50 she sold it.
In the great fire which swept over
Houlton two years ago Miss Stimson,
with most of her neighbors, lost her
dwelling house and many of her be-
Iongings. She has recently built a new
house on one of the principal residen-
tial streets of the town, the house be-
ing one of the finest in HOulton
In the course of an interview, Miss
StimsOn said:
Il was obliged to go into the lumber
business first because of the death of
my father, who was extensively inter
ested in sawmills and timber lands.
soon became interested in it for its
own sake, and have accomplished all
could. l have never been used dis
courteously in any of my business
dealings, but I have never been given
any advantage and have had to look
out for myself.
"The lumber business is becoming
more complicated every year, but |
have tried to keep pace with it.
Stumpage has gone up to a very EdEh
figure and lumber has been at a high
price for two years.
''In my opinion, spruce lumber is too
high. 1t is selling for more than 1t is
really worth, and tbs market will
slump some time, perhaps when least
expected.
I'VE have been bothered a good deal
this year by the shortage of cars, al
though we didn't make as much talk
| about it as the potato raisers. I
. shipped a good many carloads to Bos-
ton, but the greater part of the output
of my mills has been used right in the
state. In fact, | consider my home
market the best"
From Miss Stimsons Smyrna plant
95 carloads of lumber have been
shipped. The capacity of the mill is
a little over 10000 feet of long lumber
per day.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
ODD GIFT TO BRIDE
FATHER GIVES WEIGHT IN SOAP
AS DOWRY.
Chocolate. Coal and Silver Also Figure
in Wedding Presents Made
by the Parents In
teTested.

London-A valuable wife in the
present state Of the soap trade must
be the woman NJ. lie Blanc, a Partisan
has just married The bride, who was
the daughter OF a hairdresser in a
large way of business, not only re-
ceiyed from her father a handsome dot
in money, but her own weight in the
best toilet soap. As she weighed close
to 140 pounds. the couple viii possess
sufficient soap to last them for some
years to come.
When asked by his prospective ia
ther-in-law, a fourishing West end to-
baccOnist, to name the gift he would
like to receive on his wedding day
the young man suggested a few boxes
of cigars as being of more use than
the usual presents presented on such
occasions. Very we'll; You shall have
my daughters weight in cigars" said
the other He was as good as his
words The bride weighed 12S pounds.
Mile. Marie Brie, the niece
of a Marseilles cOnfectioner, re-
celVed from her uncle on her
marriage three years ago an
eccentric gift in the form of her own
weight in chocolate. Perhaps the
worthy patissier had in mind when
making the present the custom which
prevails in Peru. There, on the mar
riage morn, the bride is actually
weighed. and after the ceremony the
bridegroom is presented by his wife's
relatives with her weight in sugar.
A Yorkshire coal merchants pres
ent to his daughter on her marriage
was to be regulated by her weight,
for every pound of which she is to be
the recipient of a ton of the best coal.
His intention, which he communicated
to her on the day she became engaged,
stirred her, as she was a young wOm-
an of frugal mind, to emulate the fat
women of the fairs, so that during the
six months her engagement lasted her
value went up ten tons. Doubtless
she would have made further inrOads
into her fathers store had not that
worthy merchant hurriedly married
her off at a loss of only 172 tons.
The father of a girl living in the
town of Koniggratz offered to present
anyone who should become her hus-
band with her weight in silver cur
Tency. AS she was well favored and
of a build which, although not eXcep-
tiOnally stout. promised an amount
ample to make a good start in busi-
ness, more than one claimant ap-
peared. The most eligible was at
length selected and the wedding duly
solemnized. Then came the most i'm
pOrtant function, the weighing of the
bride, who, to her husbands delight,
was found to weigh 155 pounds, or 49,
500 kronen, an equivalent to $2,S12.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
MI NJ IN

in dress and mode of life. is not bal
looking. even judged by American
standards of beauty. indeed. she has
a strain OF Russian blood in her yeiBs
which has modified her appearance
Her kindly face is broad and lIgbt
brown, and the eyes and the bsi,
dark; the nose is not too prominent
and the fun lips are clearly marked
Her short, stout figure is USUALLY. clad
in skirt and long coat of refndasr
skin, while about her head falls a hood
trimmed with pretty white fur.
Mary Anderwgk is now past the
prime Of l.fe and, having no children
OF her own. has adopted several o-
phans, reared them carefully and
placed them in a school established Jr
Sheldon Jackson for the Eskimo Of
Alaska.
She came by her big herd Of rein
deer honestly Her first husband. who
bore a very long Eskimo name. served
an apprenticeship as reindeer herder
for the United States government and
for his services received several deer
When he died his wife inherited the
herd, which grew in number from
year to year. She married again, and
both she and her husband are nov
members of the Swedish Lutheran
church at Unalakleet. Knowing seg-
eral Eskimo dialects and having
picked up a knowledge of English by
contact with traders and missionaries
she has often been employed as inter
prefer by United States government
officials. This semi official service has
clothed her with a certain dignity il
the eyes of the primitive folk OF be,
native land
Mary Anderwuk is to-day the best
known and the best loved woman "a
Alaska, and her fame Is spreadinl
from the mining camps of Alaska tc
the drawing rooms of the Paeft
coast.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
Never Late in Forty Years.

Chester, Pa.-Samuel A. Grocer, the
Upland millionaire philanthropist,
known as the Grand Old Man of Up
land" has reached the fortieth year
Of his career as superintendent Of the
Upland Baptist Sunday school. A
marked feature of the many years
the wealthy manufacturer has been at
the head of the school has been Mr..
Crozer's punctuality in beginning the
session. He has never failed to begin
the session just as the hour hand on
his watch pointed to nine o'clock. The
hours for study are regular, and the
time for study is as much so. the re.
suit being that the young folks who at
tend the school are drilled to be dill
gent, punctual and methOdical
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02

ord for coolness and bravery almost
uneQualed.
Ten years ago Capt. Mcdonald had
a pistol duel with Sheriff Joe Mat
thews, of Childress county, Texas,
and two deputies at Quanah. He killed
Sheriff Matthews and was himself
wounded almost to death. The two
men had had trouble over which of
them should have custody of a pris-
oner.
Seven years ago John and George
Humphreys, white farmers, were
lynched. Alone and unaided Capt. Nc.
Donald arrested II of the lynchers,
all desperate men, and they were SEN
fenced to long terms of Imprisonment
1t was through the efforts of Capt.
Mcdonald that the notorious Reese
Townsend feud, which caused many
killings in Colorado and Bastrop coun-
ties, Texas. was broken up. On one
occasion when the members Of these
opposing factions, numbering 100 men,
were drawn up in fighting array at Co
lumbus, Capt. Mcdonald walked up to
them and took all their guns and
knives away from them.
He left Quanah one day on the trail
of a notorious criminal. He followed
the outlaw 400 miles and finally over
took him in camp with four other
men. He dismounted and arrested
the fellow, although he expected every
minute to be shot. He forced his pris-
oner to mount a horse and ride away
with him.
Three years ago Capt. Mcdonald
had a fight with cattle thieves in the
Pan Handle. Three of them escaped,
and he followed them alone for 800
miles, finally rounding them up near
Norman, Okla, where ne arrested
them single-handed.
In 1896 when the Fitzsimons- -Maher
tight was scheduled for FL Paso Nc
Donald was at the head of the con-
tabulary commissioned by the state
o see that the mill did not take place
n American soil. Mcdonald camped
With the fighters, and the mill was
ought in Mexican inglorious en-
eounter of one round.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
BOY SEEMS UNDER BAN.
Blind, Deaf and Dumb, No institution
"opens Its Doors to Him.

BellefOntaine. O.-The disposition
that is to be made with Wilbur Rey-
nolds, age seven years, who cannot
see, hear, or speak, now rests with
Gov. Harris.
Neither the Logan county infrmary
nor the children's home has accom-
modations for the almost helpless
child. He was sent to the blind asy-
lum by Probate Judge Plum OF Lo-
gan county some time ago, but the
superintendent there said he could
not keep the child because he was
also deaf and dumb. Then he was
transferred to the deaf and dumb asy-
lum, but now the superintendent
there says he has notified the Logan
county officers that the child cannot
remain there because they have fail
ed to make any progress with him,
and he thinks the boy is not mentally
competent.
When application was made for the
admission of the unfortunate boy to
the imbecile asylum the superintend-
ent of that institution said he would
not take him because his institution
was crowded. He refused to accept
the charge from the Logan county Of
ficials.
Now the matter has been laid be-
fore the governor to see in what in
stitutiOn he thinks the boy belongs.
In the meantime the child is at the
deaf and dumb asylum, but the SUI
perintendent insists that he will have
to be removed from there.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
BRAVE TEXAS RANGER
CAPT. MCDONALD HAS HAD MANY
THRILLING ENCOUNTERS.
For Years He Has Been the Most
Famous Peace Officer in the
Southwest-Has Been Wound
ed Many Times.

Washington.-Capt William ]. Nc
Donald, who has become famous
through Mai. Blocksom's report on
the Brownsville affair, in which he
was characterized as so brave that
he would not hesitate to charge hell
with one bucketful of water" Is the
most noted peace officer in the south
west. He has been commander of a
company of Texas rangers for nearly
20 years and has had many thrilling
encounters with desperate men.
Only few weeks ago he and three
members of his company were riding
along d road near Rio Grande City,
when they were fired upon by Mexi-
cans in ambush Capt. Mcdonald and
his men returned the fire in the dark
ness. being guided in their aim by
the flashes of the guns of the attack
ing party They killed four Mexicans
and wounded others.
Capt Mcdonald has killed a number
of men while IN the performance of
his duty as an officer of the law He
is literally shot to pieces but he
is still as iithe and active as a boy.
He is never unaTmed. Day and night
he wears a big As and one Of the
latest improved automatic pistols. He
sleeps with both these pistols by his
slde, whether in a hotel in town or in
camp in some remote and dangerous
locality of the border region.
Practically all of Capt. McDonald's
life has been spent on the frontier.
He trailed Indians and hunted buffalo
in Texas 40 years ago. He has a rec
The Washington bee., 1907-02-02
WHIST SINFUL, SAYS CHAMPION.
Woman Stops Sermon TO Renounce
Game in Which She EXcels.

Des MOines, Ia.-BefOre a cOngrega-
ton of nearly thousand persons, and
while the preacher was in the midst
of his sermon, Mrs. A. B. Sims, so
ciety woman and holder of the nation
al woman's whist championship, arose
in the University Church of Christ
and denounced card playing as a sin
Mrs. Simms is one of the most
prominent women of the city. For
many years she has been an active
member of women's clubs which af-
feet whist and other card games. Two
years ago Mrs Sims won the first
prize for women in the whist tourna-
ment held at Cleveland. Last year at
st. Louis she won the national wom-
ans championship.
It is said that recent evangelical
meetings held in the city are RESPONSE
bye for the change in Mrs. Simms'
ideas. She attended all of these meet
ings, which lasted for three weeks,
and since that time has come to the
conclusion that all card games are
wrong.
During the service Mrs. Simms i'm
pulsively stood up and renOunced card
games forever.
Her friends in the congregation,
who knew of her pride in her whist
triumphs, gasped in amazement. She
had told no one of her intentions.