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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06
CHARTER
OF THE DIXON OIL AND PIPE
LINE COMPANY.
Dec. IS, 1906.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered that on this the 18TH
day of December 1906 before me, Frank
A. Blanchard, Notary Public in and
for said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared S. S. Hunter, J. W. Dixon, w.
B. Mccormick and J. d. Wilkinson, res
idents of said Parish and State, and w.
H. Hunter, resident of the Parish of
Arcadia, said State, who stated and de-
clared to me, notary, that availing them
selves of the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation OF corporations, they have
formed and constituted themselves and
do hereby form and constitute them
selves as we'll as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body cor
porate and have adopted as their char
ter and act of incorporation the follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the DIXON OIL AND
PIPE LINE COMPANY" with its
domicile at the City of Shreveport, in
the Parish of Caddo, and under its cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy Sue
cesSlon for a period of ninety-nine years,
unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
set forth.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are here
by declared TO be to purchase, own and
lease real estate in the Parish of Caddo
and elsewhere for the purpose of boring
and exploring for oil, gas or other min
erals and to own, lease and operate pipe
lines, tank cars or other means of trans
porting oil, gas or other minerals n the
State of Louisiana or elsewhere, and
such oil, gas or other minerals to sell,
transfer and dispose of to such persons
rs may desire to purchase the same.
ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served on
this corporation by service on its presi-
dent, or in his absence on the vice pres
ident, or in the absence of both on the
secretary and treasurer at the Office of
the c0nnaDy in said nariSh
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of three hun-
bred thousand dollars, divided into three
thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each, and shall commence business
whenever one thousand shares are Sub
scribed and paid for, Such stock may be
issued for cash, or for property or serv-
ices rendered this corporation, and all
stock issued shall be fully paid and nom
assessable from and after the issuance
thereof. In all stockholders meetings
each share of stock shall be entitled to
one vote, either by its holder in person
or by written proxy, and the stock of
said corporation shall only be transfer
able on the books of the company by the
surrender of the outstanding certificate
of stock and its cancellation.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board OF directors con-
sisting of FIVE stockholders to be elected
by the stockholders at meeting held
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

A good deed is never lost; he who
sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he
who plants kindness gathers love; pleas
ure bestowed upon a CAREFUL mind was
never sterile, but generally gratitude be-
gets reward.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

for that purpose on the first Monday ir
February of each year The first boarl
of directors shall be S. S. Hunter, who
| shall be president; J. w Dixon, who
shall be vice president; w. B. McCor-
mick, who shall be secretary and treas
| urer, a. d w II. Hunter and J. d, VIII
kinsons and they shall hold their Offices
until tie first Monday in February 1905
or unit their successors are elected and
installed, Any vacancies occurring in the
said board of directors by death, resig-
nation or otherwise, shall be filled by the
remaining directors, who shall elect a
stakeholder to fill such vacancy Said
board of directors shall have power and
authority to make any an dali contracts
in the purchase, lease or sale or mort
gage of the property of the corporation
and shall empty and discharge at pleas
ure such agents. managers, or other en-
ployes as may be necessary in the man
agement of its affairs.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or
changed or this corporation may be dis
solved by a vote Of two-thrds of the
stock at meeting OF the stockholders
called for that purpose, after thirty days
advertisement in one Of the newspapers
published in the City of Shreveport, and
by personal notice mailed to each stock
holder through the mails to his postoffice
address, provided that nothing herein
shall present any such stakeholder by
unanimous consent waving such notice
in writing, except when otherwise spe-
cially provided by law. Whenever this
corporation is dissolved. either at the
vote of the stockholders, or by limitation
or otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidat-
ed and settled by liquidator elected by
the stockholders at the time of the dis
solution thereof, who shall perform such
duties and give such bond and security
as majority of the stockholders shall
determine and prescribe
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder of this corporation
Shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts or faults of this cor
poraton in any further sum than the I'M
paid balance due to the company on the
shares owned by him, nor shall any mere
informally have the effect of rendering
this charter null. or of exposing any
stakeholder to any greater liability than
the amount of his stock
In testimony whereof said parties have
hereunto signed their names on this 18th
day of December 1906, in the presence
of the undersigned competent witnesses.
S. S. HUNTER.
]. w. DIXON.
w. H. HUNTER,
per S. S. Hunter.
w. B. MCCORMICK.
J. d. WILKINSON
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are de-
clared to be the purchasing and selling of
plumbing, natural gas, electrical and
steam fitting supplies and all things Incl
dental thereto, as yell as to conduct a
general plumbing, heating, gas fitting
and electrical business in the Parish of
Caddo and elsewhere. on such conditions
as may be prescribed by the board of
directors
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the ma
ture OF its business are declared to be
operating Of public gin for the ginning
Of cotton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at six thousand 100000
dollars, to be divided into sixty shares.
of the par value of one hundred dollars
each, which shall be paid in cash at the
time OF subscription. or stock may be
issued, at not less than par, in payment
or exchange for property rights actually
received or purchased by said corpora
ton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-06
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM vARI
Gus PARTS OF THE STATE.
Fire at Fargo Causes Property Loss OF
About One Hundred Thousand
DoIIars-Independent EIeva-
tor Interests Unite.

A fire which did an estimated dam
age of $1,000 broke out in the base
ment Of the wholesale saddlery and
harness establishment of Bristol &
Sweet, at III Broadway, Fargo. The
cause of the fire seems not to be def
nitely settled, but it is stated that it
started by an electrician who was
working in the basement in the vicin-
ity of an immense pile of sweat pads.
The electrician stated that the blaze,
when once started darted with light
ming rapidity along a pile Of pads to
the elevator, and it was with difficulty
that he escaped. The fire spread so
rapidly that the workmen in the sec
ond story were obliged to Jump for
their lives. From Bristol & Sweets
store the fire worked its way into the
Fargo Harness Company's store to
the north, both of these buildings be-
ing completely Quilted. Considerable
damage was also done to the store of
d. l. Ames. furniture dealer . 1t is
stated that the loss of $1,000 is
about covered by insurance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Men Unite,

The indenendent elevator interests
sessions at Fargo. the result of which
was the amalgamation of all the indie
pendent grain buying interests of the
sto+e into one organization. Ultimate
ly it '"r-Ns a terminal ELEVATOR at the
Head of the Lakes. rohahly at Super
Tor. We n~"a.rol|.d by the indie
~rendrats. The North Dakota indepen-
dent elevator mon and the independent
buyers, who have not been co-operat-
ing. are now together. The new Of
ficers are: President, A. j. Killdahl,
Max; vice president. O. G. Major.
Hope: secretary and treasurer, E. f.
Beitah, Brinsmaid. There We're a num-
Der of addresses, n being by H. B.
Sherman, national organizer of the
American Society of Eq ,ity. H. A.
Johnson of Superior. a member of the
Wisconsin board Of trade, in which
North Daota has membership, was
another speaker, and described the
work done so far. Several North Da-
kotans spoke. The gist of the re-
marks was an appeal to get all the
farmers elevators and independent
buyers in the state together to insure
enough wheat to operate a terminal
elevator, then the North Dakota Bank
ing association would finance the plan
and a terminal house, probably the
Great Northern elevator at Superior,
will be secured. Committees were ap
pointed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
SYNOPSIS.


Chapter lin AN impenetrable London fog
John Chilcote, a prominent and rapidly rising
member of the opposition in parliament, uneX-
pectedly encounters John Lodor, a poor
writer, who is his exact double. At the mo-
ment the aggression of Russia in Persia is the
all engrossing topic. II-Russia is reported to
be supporting the rebels in their fight, against
the authority of the shah of Persia, thus dis
tinctly menacing England's influence in the
cast. III-Chilcote who is a slave to morphia
hears of a novel III which two men exchange
identities. ~ and v Chilcote visits Loder in
the ~latter's humble quarters and proposes thai
Loder shall impersonate him when Chl!cote Is
overcome by the craving for morphia and
wishes to get out of the world for the time
being. NI-Loder accepts. VII -Loderls com
PEELED to wear rings on one of his fingers IN or
der to conceal a scar made in Italy by pet dog
belonging to an Enelishwoman whom he had
met there and had become very friendly with.
VIII. Loder, representing Chilcote, goes TO the
%latter's home. Chilcote.s wife does not detect
the deception. Loder is greatly impressed by
Mrs. Chilcote's beauty and manner. Loder
lunches with Fraide. the great leader of the OPP
position in parliment. He seems to win the
astute statesman completely: Fraide, by the
way, is the godfather of Mrs. Chilcote. \
Loder has tea with Mrs. Chilcote. He receives
a telegram from Chilcote snmmonins him to re-
turn so that they may resume their proper
stations in life. Nj and N1l-Chilcotes crav.
ing sooon overcomes him. and he returns to Lo'
ders quarters and once more Loder becomes
Chilcote.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Burned Out And Frozen.

While John Benton, wife and child
were asleep in their home near Minot
fire broke and they were compelled to
flee from the burning building clad
only in their night clothing. So mar
row was their escape that Bonton's
hair was burned from his head. They
spent the night in the barn, suffering
terribly from the cold, the Their
mometer registering So degrees below
zero. Next morning. Mrs. Benton tied
her husband to a horse and headed it
toward his fathers house. a mile away.
On his way Benton met his father en-
route to his house and all three We're
taken to the home of the father. Thay
are in a precarious condition havi7"
been badly frozen and suffering great
ly from exposure.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14

ever become intimately close. He had
used the place for years, but he had
used it as he might use a hotel, and
whatever of his household gods had
come With him remained, like himself,
on suferance. His entrance into Chill
cote's surroundings had been altogeth-
er different. Unknown to himself, he
had been in the position of a young
artist who, having roughly modelled in
clay, is brought into the studio of a
sculptor. To his outward vision ev-
erything is new, but his inner sight
leaps to instant understanding. Amid
all the strangeness he recognizes the
n essential-the workshop, the atmos-
phere, the home.
On this first night of return Loder
comprehended something Of his posi-
ton, and, comprehending, he faced the
problem and fought with it.
He had made his bargain and must
pay his share. Weighing this, he had
looked about his room with a quiet
gaze. Then at last, as if finding the
object really sought for, his eyes had
come round to the mantelpiece and
rested on the pipe rack. The pipes
stood precisely as he had left them.
He had looked at them for a long time.
then an ironic expression that was al
most a smile had touched his lips, and.
crossing the room, he had taken the
Oldest and blacklist from it's place and
slowly filed it with tobacco.
With the first indrawn breath Of
smoke his attitude had unbent. With
opt conscious determination he had
chosen the u factor CAPABLE of cas-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14

- the first time. Before their
curious compact had been entered upon
he had been, if not content, at least
%apathetic; but with action the apathy
had been dispersed, never again to re-
gain Its old position.
He realized with bitter certainty
that his was no real home coming. On
entering Chilcote's house he had eN-
perienced none Of the unfamiliarity,
pone of the unsettled awkwardness,
that assailed him now. There he had
almost seemed the exile returning aft
er many hardships; here. in the atmos-
phere made common by years, he felt
an alien. 1t was Illustrative of the
mans character that sentimentalities
found no place in his nature. Senti-
ments We're not lacking, though they
lay out Of sight, but sentimentalities
he altogether denied.
Left alone in the sitting room after
Chilcote's departure, his first sensation
was one Of physical discomfort and
unfamiliarity. His own clothes, with
their worn l%ooseness, brought no SENSE
of friendliness such as some men find
in an old garment. Longing and the
clothes that suggested lounglng had no
appeal for him. In his eyes the garb
that implies responsibility was sym
bolic and ever inspiring.
And as with clothes so With his
actual surroundings. Each detail of
his room was familiar, hut not one had
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Worst Is President.

The Trl-state Grain and Stock Grow
ers' association convention at F"r"n
closed after one of the most nccass
full meetings in its history. ]. ".
Worst was reelected president of the
association and John d. Benton was
chosen secretary. The members of
the executive committee appointed bv
Dennison, Mimi; l.. A. Iceland, Edge
ley, N. D., and M. F. Greedy, Gary,
S. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14

interest. AT the slgnt a strange sensa-
ton seized him, his grip on the banis-
ter %loosened, and, pushing past Chill
cote, he hurriedly mounted thesStairs.
Outside his own door the other over
took MIN.
"Loder!!" he said. "Loder! l meant
nc harm. A man must have a laugh
sometimes"
But Loder was facing the door and
did not turn round.
A sudden fear shook Chilcote. "Lo-
DER" he exclaimed again. You would
not desert me? 1 can't go back to-
night. l can't go. back"
Still Loder remained immovable.
Alarmed by his silence, Chilcote step
ped closer to him.
"Loder! Loder, you won't desert
me-" He caught hastily at his arm.
With a quick repulsion Loder shook
him off, then almost as quickly he
turned round.
"What fools we all are!" he said
abruptly. I'VE only differ in degree.
Come in and let us change our
Clothes"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Poultry Association Officers.

The State Poultry association,
which held it's annual exhibition in
Fargo, has elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year: President.
S. F. Crabbe, Fargo; vice president.
Professor ID. e. Willard of the North
Dakota Agricultural college; secre.
tary and treasurer, l.. D. Saniff, Fargo:
superintendent, Frank Peterson, Har-
wood; assistant superintendent, Will
lam Houseman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Fight Fire With Snow.

With the fire department apparatus
useless and the weather below zero,
tn" citizens of Bowbells fought like
Troians to a v their town from des-
truction. Fire broke out in the depart
ment store of Moses Levy and spread
to the adjoining buildings, causing a
loss estimated at $4,000. Hundreds
OF men seized shovels, rushed to the
fire and hurled snow against the blaz
ing walls.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Bad Fire at veIva.

Fire broke out in the blacksmith
shop of William Foy at Velva. and be-
fore it could be checked buildings
valued at 100000 were totally destroy
ed. There was little loss covered by
insurance. No knows how the fire
started.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Pump Repairer Asphyxiated.

A. J. Hart, a pump repairer, was
found dead in the pump house at
Grandin, and it is believed that he
died from asphyxiat,on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Friday.

The latest advices say chat Count
Tolstoi is steadily improving.
General William Shakespeare, sol
dier, editor, lawyer and banker, is
dead at Kalamazoo, Mich, from
wounds received in the Civil war.
President Roosevelt will deliver an
Grafton at the dedication of the Nc
Kinley memorial monument at Can
ton, o., the last week in September.
1t is estimated that the total ex-
penditure for all forms Of education
in this country, public and private, in
the year 1905, reached the sum OF
1876, 99G, 472.
President Roosevelt is having made
a full length portrait which is to be
placed in the peace palace of The
Hague. The gift will be from a group
of peace friends in Europe.
Leonard w. Bullock, undoubtedly
the oldest locomotive engineer in
point of service on the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway, died
suddenly at Racine, Wis. Mr.. Bullock
has been in continuous service since
1859.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
[To BE

The average yield of oats for 1905 was
about forty bushels to the acre. The
estimated yield was 43,56s,OOO bushels.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Thursday, T..

Chaplain Dudley Chase, D. g. A., re-
tired, is dead at Philadelphia, aged
ninety-one years.
A powder explosion occurred at
Johnston City, ILL.,, Wednesday,. Four
persons were killed.
Martial law has been declared in
Valencia, Spain, following the food tax
riots and a strike Of workmen. Seri-
Gus trouble is feared.
Mrs. Nancy White, a negress, LOG
years of age, the Oldest woman in
Western Pennsylvania, is dead at her
home in New Haven, Pa.
Sir Michael Foster, Unionist mem
Der of parliament from London uni
versity since 1900, is dead. He had
been in i'll health for some time.
The directors of the Metropolitan
Opera company have decided not 10
repeat the presentation of the opera
"Salome' in New York city. 1t may
be produced elsewhere in this coun-
try, however.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Saturday,

Governor S%wettenham VI Jamaica
has notified the British colonial Office
that slight shocks of earthquake con-
tinue to be felt in Kingston.
The senate has Iassed a bill in
creasing the pension of survivors of
the Indian wars from SIS to $40 a
month. The committee report saws
there are now 5000 survivors of these
wars.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, ad-
dressed the members of the Indiana
senate Friday. He spoke on the labor
question, especially emphasizing the
evils of child labor.
In the will of George R. Mutt, who
died iii Pittsburg recently, a beuuest
is MADE that his entire estate, esti-
mated at $4,000, is to be spent for
toys and gifts for the poor children of
Allegheny county at the death of his
wife.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday

The state department has received
a cablegram from the American vice
consul at Newchwang, China, stating
that the plague has broken out in
that province.
Mrs. Hattie E. Decatur, whose hus-
band was a lineal descendant of Com
modore Stephen Decatur, is dead at
Chicago of consumption. The latter
days of her life were spent in penury
and hardship.
Charles w. Schultz, aged sixty
three, a capitalist and banker of Mem
phis, Tenn, committed suicide at a
Battle Creek (Mich.) sa~nitarium,
where he was being treated for ner-
vous trouble.
Otis Eddy, aged 102 years, is dead
at Rockford, Ill. He was believed to
be the oldest Mason in this country
in years of membership, having been
initiated into the order at Chopachet,
r. l., May 20, 1926.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
CHAPTER XII.

the night of Chilcote's re-
turn to his own Loder tasted
the lees Of life %poignantly for
~ the first time. Before their
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Monday.

Christian Rupert, chez m a New
York restaurant, is dead from t%etanus
as the result of being pinched by a
lobster.
One person was killed and six in.
jured near Linton, Ind, as a result of
the explosion of a ton of powder end
1000 pounds of dynamite.
Arthur P. McKellop, a compiler of
Creek laws and one of the signers of
many important Indian treaties with
the federal government, is dead at
Muskogee, 1. T.
A scratch from an embalmer's nee.
die while preparing a corpse for bur-
ial a fortnight ago caused the death
of II. 10. Simkins, an undertaken of
Marshalltown, la.
German exports to the United
States show a remarkable growth.
The total value in 1906 was 100000
600, against $25, 0O0, 900 in the proceed.
ing year, an increase of 20 per cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
Tuesday

The epidemic OF scarlet fever at
Chicago is declared by the health de-
partment to be under control and ran.
idly diminishing.
Vice President and General Man.
ager Mohler of the Union Pacific is i'll
with pneumonia at the Auditorium
Annex, Chicago.
The coolest weather experienced in
a generation is prevailing in Spain.
Railroad communication is every
where interrupted.
A negro national fair will be held
in Mobile, Ala, in November, 1907. A
feature will be the exhibit of inyen.
lions and craftsmanship of negroes.
General Mark D. Flower, postmaster
OF St. Paul, is dead. He was stricken
with an acute complaint of the stom.
ach four days ago and sank gradually
despite the efforts OF several physi.
clans.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-14
NIL.

@1HE best moments of a mans life
are the moments when, strong
in himself, he feels that the
~ world lies before him. Gratified