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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
RAILWAY ACCIDENT STATIS-
TICS.

Times-Democrat: The Chicago Tri-
bune has compiled remarkable com
parative table of railway accident sta
tistics in the United States, which shows
that the year 1907, up to and including
February 10, had recorded twenty-nine
serious accidents, as against twenty
seven for the entire twelve months OF
1906 One hundred and forty three per
sons met death in the wrecks during the
first forty-seven days of the present
year, while the total number of killed
during 1906, according to the Tribune
table, was 35S.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
SUCCESSION SALE
No. S,oo4-In First District Court, Cad
do Parish, La. Succession Of Sarah
Jan. 81.

No. S.oo4-In First District Court, Cad
do Parish, La : Succession of Sarah
Jones. deceased.
By virtue of a commission to sell, to
me issued i'll the above numbered and
entitled succession by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Louis
lana. i'll and for Caddo Parish, | will
proceed to sell at public auction for cash.
according to law, at the principal front
door of the court house in Shreveport.
La, during the legal hours for sale on
SATURDAY,, MARCH %, 1907,
the following described property belong
ing to said succession, to-wit: Lot No
ten (Io} of block one CD of ten-aere
lot No. ten of the City of Shreveport,
La, together with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon. Said sale to be
made for cash and according to law to
pay debts of said succession.
A. T. KAHN,
Feb. 10 Administrator
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
CHARTER
OF BALLARD ISLAND OIL AND
GAS COMPANY.
Jan. 20.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered that on this the 10th
lay of January 1907, before me, Frank
]. Looney, a Notary Public in and for
he said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared J. S. Douglas, w. A. Ogilvie,
5. J. Harmon, w A. Martin, c. W.
Jack, w P Hall, L. n Manahan, B.
Kobler, R. Latzko, J. c. Pugh, F. G..
Thatcher, J. c. Foster, ]. a. 1higpen
md E. t. Brown, all residents of said
Parish and State, and T. w. w. Stin-
son, resident of Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, who stated and declared to me, no.
tary, that availing themselves of the
Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves and do hereby form
and constitute themselves as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, into corporation
and body corporate, and have adopted
is their charter and act of incorporation
the following, towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be BALLARD ISLAND OIL
AND GAS COMPANY, with its dom
icile at the City of Shreveport, in the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, and
under its corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for period of
niretynine years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of the
business TO be carried OH by it are here
by declared to be to purchase and SELL
and to own and lease real estate in the
Parish of Caddo and elsewhere; to bore
and explore for oil, gas and other min
erals, to lease and operate pipe lines Or
other means of transporting oil i'll the
State of Louisiana or elsewhere, and to
sell and dispose of oil, gas and other
minerals.
ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served on
this corporation by service on its presi-
dent, or in is absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in the absence of both on the
secretary and treasurer at the Office of
the company in said parish
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
SHERIFFS SALE.
No. Io,oo6--In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana :
Felix Weller VS.. James Bryant,

NO. io00b--ln First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Felix Weller VS.. James Bryant,
Jr., ct al.
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish.
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, for cash.
without the benefit of appraisement, at
the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, dur
iag the legal hours for sale, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1907,
Lots seven, eight, nine and ten and north
half OF lots fifteen and sixteen in section
twenty one (2D, township sixteen (I6),
range fifteen (I5), in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, together with all buildings
and improvements thereon. Said prop
eriy seized as belonging to the defend
ants and to be sold to satisfy the debts
specified in said writ in the sum OF
$12z so, with s per cent per annum in
terest from October 20, 1908, together
with all costs of suit, including s per
cent on said sum and interest as attor
ney's fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, Feb 10. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
RIVER AND WEATHER.

his morning opened fair.
River: Denison IA Arthur City rs,
a fall of OIL; Fulton e.2, fall of OF
Shreveport A., fall of o.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Increasing cloudness and prob
ably rain tonight: occasional rain and
colder Friday.
Red river forecast: A slight change
Or slow fall will occur at Fulton and
Shreveport during the next 4S hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

pioyes as may be deemed necessary for
the purposes and business of this cor
poration. The board of directors may
make all such rules and regulations for
the management of the business as they
may deem necessary; shall have power
to collect debts, borrow money, issue
bills Of exchange, notes, execute mort
cages and generally to do all things in
cident to the objects and purposes of
the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified, changed
or amended and said corporation may
be dissolved with the consent of three
fourtlfs i'll amount of the capital stock
represented at any general meeting of
stockholders convened for the purpose
after five days previous notice of said
meeting shall have been published in one
of the daily newspapers of the City of
Shreveport, meetings of stockholders for
other purposes than change of the char
er Or dissolution shall be called by no.
tice i'll Shreveport paper as aforesaid.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
nv limitation or otherwise, its affairs
shall be liquidated by two commission
ers elected by the stockholders, who
shall have full power to wind up its af
fairs, settle its liabilities and distribute
the proceeds among creditors and stock
holders.
ARTICLE VII.
No'stockholder shall ever be liable for
the contracts Or faults of this corpora
tion in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due to the company On shares of
stock subscribd for. All sales or trans
fers of stock must first be made on the
BOOKS of the company to be valid
Done and passed in my Office in the
presence of Jules Dreyfuss and Philip
Lleber, competent witnesses, this 10th
day of January 1907.
H. L. HEILPERIN.
G. G. NESBITT.
IKE MUSLOW,
per H. l.. Heilperin
Witnesses:
JULES DREYFUSS.
PHILIP LIEBER.
DAVID T. LAND,
Notary Public
! hereby certify that have examined
he foregoing charter and find nothing
herein contrary to law, and therefor
approve the same this 10Th day of Jan
J.. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
Try 10, 1907.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
putty Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal of of
ice this 10Th day of January 1907.
S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
Jan. 60
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
FOR SALE
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs
Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes and Leghorns.

We are headquarters for the above
breeds, We have choice lot of young
cockerels and can please the most fas-
tidious. Eggs for Matching S2oo per IS,
$1,000 per hundred Address Caddo
Downs Poultry and Stock Co. Ltd. S.
>. Holhngsworth, Manager, Shreve-
port, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire insurance.
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and. loan
stock, see w. C. Agurs, in the Cooper
building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

The advertiser who would reach
the greatest number of people. and
secure the best results from his ad-
refreshments. will find The Can.
cxsian q most profitable and desir.
able medium.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
DIR. E. G. ALLEN.

The Caucasian has been requested t,
announce that Dr.. E. G. Allen has re-
sumed the practice of his profession
Office in the Cooper building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

We are now located l.. the Rosen-
blath building, No. 5I7 Edwards street,
and are ready to serve our customers in
the line of first class stationery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
A SUCCESSFUL TRIP

Captain B. w Marston's Experience i'll
Claiborne. Webster and Bienville.
No-Fence Law in Claiborne and It's
Advantages.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
Quickly Whipped.

Sydney, Feb. 21-"Jack" johnson,
the American pugilist. defeated Peter
Felix. the negro champion heavy,
weight. of Australia, i'm two minutes,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

Louisiana and especially under Section
ga of the Revised Statutes of said
State.
In testimony whereof said parties
have hereunto signed their names in
presence of the undersigned attesting
competent witnesses and me, notary, al
ter due reading on the day and date first
in the beginning written.
T. A. FROST.
+. T. WHITED.
G.. S. PRESTRIDGE.
H. H. WIRELESS.
r d. COLLINS.
G.. 4. KELLY,
by K. d. Collins.
W. J. TOWNSEND.
by r. d. Collins
Attest:
F. l. WISDOM
L. II. PAULK.
JOHN d. WILKINSON,
Notary Public Caddo Parish, La.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
After examining the above and forego-
ing act of incorporation and finding
nothing therein contrary to law, ! here
by approve the same.
Done and signed officially on the Goth
day of January 1907.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
ary 20, 1907.
+. A. LEONARD,
" Clerk and ex-Officio Recorder
State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy OF the
original act, as the same now appears OH
file and Of record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
fee this Goth day of January 1907.
F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and eX-Officio Recorder
Ian. RI.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS
For paints, wall paper and glass; for
painting. paper-hanging anad signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21
COTTON MARKET.
Office of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, Feb. 81. 1907.

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed firm.
Receipts Cor bales.
Sales to factors $50 bales.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

Attest:
T. F. BELL, JR.
T. E. STEPHENSON.
FRANK J. LOONEY,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Having examined the above and forego-
ing act of incorporation, and finding
nothing therein contrary to the law, |
hereby approve same, this the 18th day
of January 1907.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
OF Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
airy 70, 1907.
J. Fl. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and exOhicio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
gong is 4 true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and OF record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of of
fee this 10Th day of January 1907.
]. HI. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Offieio Deputy Re-
corder
Jam 20.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
Bridge Testing in Egypt.

After being for three years under con-
struction, the largest bridge across the
Nile has been completed. 1t connects
Cairo with the island of Rodah, where,
according to tradition, Pharaoh's daugh-
ter found Moses in his cot among the
rushes. The Rodah bridge, or, as it is
sometimes named, the Ghizeh bridge
taking the name from the district it
will serve on the west bank, has u
length of 1740 feet and a width of 60
feet. There are fourteen spans and
a swing span of 200 feet, which is
turned by an electric motor. When open
this swing gives clear of 10 feet on
either side of its pivot for the passage of
vessels. The official testing of the bridge
took place on October 8, the whole of
the bridge, span by span, being subject
ed to a weight equal to 400 pounds to
the square yard. To make the test the
footpaths ON either side were piled up
with sand. and over them a couple of
locomotives and score of wagons ran
on an improvised railway. The roadway
was occupied by twenty tramcars, each
loaded with large bags of cement; TWEEN
ty-four water carts, twenty dust carts
filled with sand. and eight steam rollers.
These We're on the bridge for the whole
of the day, and were left stationary over
each span, while the records of detiec-
ton were made by Egyptian government
officials. The test was concluded by a
sort of ''gallop past by the whole mass
of tramcars, water carts. sand carts and
steam rollers, moving as one body at the
full speed of and led by the steam roll
ers. 1t is anticipated that the bridge
will be opened by the Khedive some
time during November. This is the
third bridge to be constructed over the
Nile at Cairo-Dundee Advertiser.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
Pepper and Salt.

Many a man thinks himself far-seeing,
when in reality he is only far-sighted.
The secret of success-aim high and
use a shotgun.
Promoter--a modern alchemist who
can transmute hot air into gold.
A sure way of rendering the straight
and narrow path more popular-make it
wide enough for automobiles.
The original Big Stick the rolling
pin.
Money may make some people mad
but it's the lack OF it that makes most
of us wax warm in the neck-cloth.
A checkered career frequently ends in
stripes.
An agnostic is fellow who says he
knows nothing and thinks he knows
everything.
In Shakespeare's time the play was
the thing. Now it's the box receipts.
The dark ages-anywhere between
twenty-eight and forty.
Matrimony--th fighting chance Boz
hemian.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
One of Bismarck's Discoveries.

One day Lord Russell, while chatting
with Bismarck. asked him how he got
rid of those importunate visitors, whom
il is impossible not to receive and who,
when they have been received, never
think it is time to take themselves off.
The chancellor replied smilingly:
..0h, | have an easy and sure means.
Ny wife at once understands when a
person belongs to that terrible class, and
when she is sure that such a person has
me in his clutches, and sees that he is
staying too long, she finds some way of
coming to call me and of getting me
away on some plausible pretext.n
Bismarck had nearly finished giving
this explanation to Lord Russell when
his wife appeared in the doorway of the
adjoining room.
..My dear" said she. will you come
and take your medicine? 1t is more than
an hour past the time r'-Translate for
Transatlantic Tales from II Motto per
Ridere
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
jim JONES.

Jim Jones gets up at half-past four in rain
or shine or cold
And leaves the papers at the DOORS He's
only twelve years old
But my he's big, and makes me wish
had some work like his
lie says to me, Poor kid; Of course you'd
like my job. Gee Whit
AZ you could hear the things / hear. and
see the things / see
When 1 get up at half-past four, you d
wish that you was met
lie squlnts his eyes why, Chub,r he SAYS
own the whole blame street;
And II you knew the things | know YOU a
say they're hard to beat"
On Jim, | say, please tell me now
what all these things can be.
Not yet, says Jim; you're lots too young
Wait till you're big like me-.
But, Jim, ii must be awful cold III win
ter when it's dark
On sure, he says, $50 fine and cold it's
just perfect lark.
VI course ! never dare to laugh for fear
my face will crack;
Nor | cant frown, for Ii might freeze and
turn an awful black.
SO just wear halfway grin, and il my
face should freeze
d be all right to look at with a cheerful
smile TO please.
nou poor young kid" he says real sad,
m sorry as can be
You pa won't let you go to work and see
the things see
/ cross my heart they're true" he says
each time / talk with him.
On, near! why can't | get up, too, at half
past four, like Jim?
Louise Ayres Garrett in woman's Home
Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
FASHION NOTES

FASHIONS are not meant to stay with
us any great length of time. Dressmak
ers and D1illiners create such beautiful
gowns and hats all ON one color scheme,
and when nearly every woman is salts
ned with this fashion there comes an
abrupt change. 1t has recently been an
nounced from Paris, that costumes and
hats are no longer to match in color.
And another thing is that the large hat
has had its day. Street hats of the very
latest style are very small indeed. How
ever. it is not probable that women in
general will adopt this fashion for many
months, perhaps not until summer. On
the most stylish hats, the under brims
are of another color, and then the trim
mings are still of other colors or shades.
The black satin hats that are so pretty
have become so common that not many
will wear them, at least in the large
cities, it is true. They are jaunty things,
light in weight and can be trimmed TO
match or harmonic with the gown.
New wrist bags and evening bags are
seen among the latest goods in the large
stores. One evening bag was made of
watered silk, embroidered in spangles
and pale shades, lined with silk and
finished with row of lace. Palmer
ones are made of handsome materials
and trimmed with bold cord. A bag of
black velvet was shown with a duh gold
frame and handle. Its shape was oval
and was embroidered in dull gold SPAN
giles and flowers in gold thread. A pref
ty wristbeg was of shiny black leather,
having a gold frame set at intervals
with red stones.
1t looks as though fur coats would be
worn quite commonly this winter. They
are made in all styles and of a great
many kinds of furs. Braiding and vel
vet are used as trimmings, and some
coats show touches of lace on them.
The muffs are immense this season, and
are deliberately trimmed with lace,
which is wired to keep it in shape. A
few days ago, / saw q beautiful white
ermine muff which was trimmed with
lace ends, and through the lace could
be seen a touch of silver colored chif-
Ton. 1t was such a dainty affair that
it had to be carried rather carefully.
The choosing of wells is quite as inn
portant as the choosing of hats. They
are worn by nearly every well-dressed
woman, but we often see a veil that is
decidedly unbecoming to the wearer's
face. If spots are chosen they should be
small and inconspicuous. The neatest
way of wearing fine wells is close to the
face, tied to the back of the hat with
the ends tucked away and pinned in
place, and then caught in with a barette
just above the collar. Bright colored
wells are the poorest choice one could
make. They not only spoil the complex
ion for those who can see it. but they
arc really too conspicuous. Black is a
safe color for nearly everyone. A new
veil which is novel and pretty is of black
filet net, with back chenille pin dots ar.
ranged over the mesh in quarter inch
squares. The border, which was about
two and half inches wide, was a Greek
key design outlined in chenille pin dots.
FLORENCE FAIRB ANKS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14

at you, sweet he responded. LET me
look at you again, now. No: not that
way; turn your face so that the light
falls on it. That's it. Now look at me
straight, Yes; just what l expected.
just what | knew would colne.n He let
go her hands and sank back in the bed
What was it you expectedg" she in
quired.
Beauty ne said softly, ct has come
| knew it would come. | shall paint you
as Mary Queen of Scots now
For the girl who had been 'sonly pref
ty'' had turned that mysterious corner
which leads to womanhood and beauty
Ward Muir in the London Telegraph
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
Thin ceitis."


sThe skating season is coming on"
said park guard, '.and soon our winter
troubles will begin with the skating
maniacs, or victims of thin-iceitis, if you
must have the diseases Latin name
He smiled sourly and resumed;
There's a class of skaters that is r.
resistibly attracted to thin ice. 1t is no
fun to these fools, in a safe place, to 90
the grape vine or the Dutch roll. No,
they must be darling over the spots
marked dangerous, grinning insanely
as the ice waves and cracks with
thunderons noise beneath them. Ut
course, every little while, they break
through. Then we guards catch our
death rescuing them.
Sometimes, shouting Tickly, tickly,
overheard they skim back and forth on
a sheet of ice so thin that it rocks under
their weight. Sometimes a half-dozen.
hand-in-hand in long line, get their
only amusement out of sampling all the
danger spots. Sometimes young grl
leaps right across 6-foot hole.
''They all have thin-iceitis. They all
are irresistibly drawn to the thin ice, as
the dipsomaniac is drawn to the whisky
bottle. They all get overheard in the
end, and we are obliged-at S1.62 day
to plunge after them into the black anu
horribly cold water.
Hang them! they ought TO be ie'
DROWN
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14

Stafford, Conn, is soon to come into
possession of fund of about 100000,
which is to be used for park purposes.
BY the will Of l. Perkins Hyde, who
died in 1897, the fund was to go to the
town of Stafford upon the death of his
wife, Eliza +. Hyde. for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining park to
be known as Hyde park. Mrs. Hyde
died in Southbridge, October 10 and the
fund will therefore soon become avail
able to carry out the intention of the
testator There will be $4,000 to add to
the fund upon the death of Mrs. Harriet
A. Marble of Southbridge, who is sis
ter of Mr. Hyde.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
No Ceremony.

when ! first met the Prince OF
Wales" said Washington d;piomat-
one of those odd, thin, tere,en gentle
men with upturned moustaches, mon.
ocle, u frock coat and white gaiters--"l
called him You Royal Highness' TO
my surprise he frowned and said:
Address me as sir il you please.
1t saves time, and l prefer it !"
Meeting the King, | was profuse with
Your Majesty. But the King held up
his hand and smiled urbanely.
Only SIR said he.
OF course you know that the Queen
is simply called 'ma'am.''
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
OFF THE BEATEN PATTI
The Cook Shop Man.

Il IS in poor neighborhoods. amonn..
rather shlttiess people, that the cook s5.se
man hourishes- For a nickel ~ - si',p
will roast you a turkey or stew cl,i ~ ne
and thus if you are lazy, you are sar IN
lot of disgusting work. yea
The ignorance of some neonIo
amazin'." said a cook shop man man :
Young bride sent me q rabbit to fry yaS
terday, and she hadn't skun if-sbe -,
only singed the hair off. Add
4 kid brought in chicken last ,ro.,-
It lay in dish, surrounded with T nota
toes, apparently all ready for tie d pota,
but it had queer look; by ling !,
hadn't been cleaned. 9' IL
Il often find things in stuflin'. co,,.
across hairs, weddin' rings. buttons ill.,
money and gloves. Once, in n lao .;
lamb, | found meerschaum pine. Soroo
cooks is untidy, not TO say careless AIM,
they? an
"A woman sent in turkey yestqrdar
Guess how she had plucked ii? Sic bsi
smeared whiskey over it and then hn ,,ut
off the feathers" 1t