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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
WINFIELD Oil Well.

We have been asked repeatedly
what had become of the Winfield
Oil Well? How deep? and when
would they strike oil? The only
answer that we could give was
that the contractors, Messrs.
Brown Brothers, have been drill
ing nearly year in this well; that
until about week ago they were
only running one watch, now they
have q double crew drilling day
and night. They have encountered
many very serious difficulties in
the way of very thick and hard
rock. The flow of black sulphur
water coming out of the we'll and
the gas pressure is getting strong
er. Mr.. Brown informed US that
he had in operation a number of
Riggs drilling oil and water wells
in different parts of the country
and had been in the business a
number of years but had never
encountered anything like this
well in his entire experience. But
he intended to complete this we'll
at any cost.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
TYPICAL COLORED
BAPTISMAL SCENE
Sunday Realistic Picture Linn
ned on Bayou Bank In
Natchitoches Parish.

Only in the South is the religi-
Gus fervor of the negroes witness
ed in something of the old-time
originality of this race. Last
Sunday, on the banks of Fausse
river in Natchitoches parish,
twelve colored converts of the
Baptist church were immersed in
a deep pool.
On the bank where the cere-
mony was performed were gath
cred the church members, a grove
of waving and dropping willows
forming a green background to
the dusky group of the faithful.
Opposite on the steep plateau
banks, beneath tall sycamores,
hundreds gathered in the protect
ing shade. Decked in Sunday
ATTIRE flaming with colors of
every hue and gay with ribbons,
the vast assembly made a striking
contrast to the verdant banks and
the shimmering foliage of the
cotton wood giant trees.
The minister, in an eloquent
exhortation defending the Baptist
faith, soon wrought up the feel
ings of his listeners to a deep
religious fervor. As he conclud-
ed, the crowd broke into such q
religious melody, in wild waves
of song, as only Southern negroes
can furnish. 1t was punctured
with loud "Amens" of approval
and amid the ecstactic cries of
some believer overcome with reli-
gious zeal.
Amid the ringing religious music
intermingled with cries and shouts
each convert was immersed and
went out of the pool jumping and
shouting and glorifying. The
intermingled sounds, the evil
dences of religious frenzy and the
picture of the gaily dressed spec
tators standing under the shadows
of the trees, all combined to form
a typical Southern baptism among
the negroes, which cannot be
duplicated any where else in this
broad land.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
An Enjoyable Evening.

The young people of our town
spent most enjoyable evening al
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. P.
X. Abel last Friday, Aug. 10th.
On arriving each guest was served
with ice lemonade. Then passing
into the beautiful parlor, which
was decorated with ferns and cut
flowers, where they were enter
tanned with instrumental and
vocal music. One amusing feature
of the evenings entertainment
was that each one was required to
talk five minutes without stopping
and then STOP talking for five
minutes and those who failed to
do as required had to pay for
felt and after all were collected
they we're sold over young lady's
head. Then each guest Was given
card and pencil to write their
name and age and they were col
lected and the ones that were
the nearest the same age went into
the elegantly decorated dining
room where they were served with
sherbet, cake and fudge.
Those who participated were
Misses Pauline, Pearl Williams,
Lottie and Callie Long, Rhodes
Randle, Ruby Wilmington, Lula
Burkett, Minnie Pruitt, Clara.
Nettie and May McGinty, Bulah
Gwin, Grace Hyde, Annie and
Lou Pace, Glen Henry, Lula Dur
ham, Laurie Gibbs, Mary Hollo-
way. and Monnie Watts; Messrs.
Branch, Heard. Hoffpauir, Jones,
Rogers, Speigle, Hawkins, Nose
ley, Watts, Grizard, Jones, Smith,
Hodge, Nixon, johnson.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
Critically Ill.

MIR. S. Curry, q veteran of the
18th Infantry Louisiana Volun-
teers, and q we'll known citizen
of Winn and Grant parishes
about IS years of age, is critical
ly ill with slow fever. He has
with him all of his daughters,
Mesdames Ford and Jones, of
LeesviIIe, aud Mrs. Olin Curry,
of Texas, came in yesterday,
Mesdames Fittz and TeddIie of
this city. Mr.. Curry has led an
active and useful life and has
been y benefactor. His extreme
age causes grave apprehensions
of the result. His nephew, DIR.
IS. Clyde Fittz, and DR.. ]. e.
Siess are attending him.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
AN ENERGETIC
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
New City Hall q Monument Of
Mayor c. n. Bevill's Un-
tiring Administration.

present mayor of our progressive
city, is native of WINFIELD;
has spent bis whole life in our
midst; has held several important
positions, this being his second
term as mayor of the town. The
first time Winfield was only a
village. Since his induction into
Office this term, he has shown
himself to be a progressive man,
having studied the question of
municipal government and with
the limited means at his COM
mand has made a wonderful
showing in the improvements of
the town.
The City Hall and Market
House, the most conspicuous.
which is the most complete build
ing in the country. The lower
floor contains a meat, fruit and
vegetable market, lunch stand
and restaurant. room for fire
department, marshal's Office and
police Jail.
The second story contains the
council chamber, mayors office
and an auditorium which will
seat between SIX and seven
hundred people, with orchestra
pit, stage and two dressing rooms.
The exterior of the building is of
pressed brick with stone and
terra Gotta trimmings, large
windows and plate glass front.
He has secured the property
for the power house of the water
works plant, has obtained the
right of way through the Eallott
property to extend front street
to the southern part of town.
There has been more street work
done than ever before in the
history of the town. Side walks
ere being paved on all of the
principal streets of the town, and
/, Il the course of the next three
months there will be q complete
system of saterworks, which
would- have been in operation
now had he been able to secure
the money on the bond issue.
We republish the recommends
Tons made BY his honor on
October 2, 1905, to the board of
aldermen:
TO the Hon. Board of Aldermen,
town pf WINFIELD, La:
Gentlemen: Filing of the as
6esment roll of the town today,
places the figures before US, and
I've can shape our course With
certainty, knowing the amount of
revenue we will have to spend in
tie way of necessary improve
monts to the town.
As the executive head of the
town Of Winfield, beg to make
on1no recommendation in regard
to these improvements:
A system of waterworks is
ooo of the most important inn
orogeuents that can be brought
8 POUR notice, from . standpoint
@ Gre protection, health and
6nnitation. / am aware that the
nrooent revenue will not be suf-|
<cient TO accomplish that end. 4
dem it advisAble for your honor
nble hoard to take some steps in
1hnf direction. Your board can
- 10 present time purchase the
noceos6ry grounds for the location
q the wells, power house. pumps,
lloorvoirs and stand pipes, secnr-
~ Is before the price gets too
&1(k. A suitable location can be
SSured now at I much less price
nn e can later.
The necessity for Z town
~: and police Jail is imperative.
~ sums We pay in rent for
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
Sunday Fire.

/ Last Sunday the home of Mr..
III. &. Bazaar, who lives about two
and a half miles east of Whitford
was discovered to be on fire. At
the time Mr.. Bazaar was absent at
church. The fire was caused by
the kitchen fiue. When discov-
cred the flames had gained too
much Roadway to be checked
Nearly all the furniture was
destroyed. The loss was about
$500 without any insurance. Mr..
Bazaar was left penniless.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
Roberts-McCaln.

Mr.. Charles Roberts of the st.
Maurice Lumber Co., and Miss
Cora Mccain, daughter of Mr.. j.
l. Mccain, we're married at the
latter's residence in Montgomery
last Wednesday. They came to
Winfield and dined at the resid-
ence of Mr.. NJ. M. Fisher, presid-
ent of the Vim Parish Bank.
The happy couple then left for
Jena the same day 70 spend their
honeymoon with the bridegroom's
father, Mr.. M. j.. Roberts. The
Sentinel extends congratulations
to the couple ON their newly found
happiness.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23
new CITY HOTEL
A THING OF BEAUTY
One Of Finest, Best Equipped
Hostelries In Louisiana Is
Nearing Completion.

City Hotel which has been under
construction for several weeks
is progressing splendidly. The
masons started on the third story
last Monday and expect to COM
plete that portion of the building
next week, when a full force of
carpenters, plasterers and paint
ers will be employed to put on
the interior finishing touches and
adornment of this eleg mt
structure as speedily as possible.
Mr.. j. A. Colvin, the owner
and proprietor, recently made q
trip to prominent cities aud pur-
chased full complement: of
modern up to date fixtures and
furniture that could be found
in the market.
When fully completed and
furnished, which will be within
the next sixty days, Winfield
can boast of being the location of
one of the most elegant hotels in
the State of Louisiana, the best
of any inland town, equipped
with every modern Improvement
and convenience.
The architecture is beautiful
and imposing and the rooms
large and well ventilated. The
arrangement of the Office, dining
room, bath room and parlors is
perfect for comfort and easy
access. A number of the rooms
will be equipped with individual
bath and toilet facilities.
Mr.. Colvin has visited New
Orleans, s. Louis and other trade
centers to select the furnishings
for this hotel and is sparing no
expense or labor in equipping
the interior of this public edifce
with all the surroundings likely
to conduce to the comfort and
enjoyment of the guests. The
most fastidious will be accom-
modated and satisfied when the
new hostelry is opened to the
public. Some conception may be
formed of its elegance and COM
pleteness when it is stated that it
will contain fifty rooms for
occupancy. :,
Growing Steadily.
The public utilities and con-
veniences that conduce to the
healthfulness and pleasure of the
citizens of Winfield are attract
ing extended interest and favora-
able comments all over the State.
Yet these adjuncts to the march
of progress are in crysalis form.
The energy, liberality and push
of its manhood population are
developing in wonderful degree
the growth and importance of
Winfield as future beautiful,
prosperous and thriving city of
North Louisiana.
U. C.
The regular meeting of the VIM.
Walker Chapter, United Daugh-
ters of the Coufederacy took place
Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. NJ. f. Machen.
Mrs. A. B. Nelson presided with
twelve members present.
|. Mrs. Homer Moore, secretary.
being i'll, the minute book was not
brought and no routine business
was transacted.
Mrs. Nelson read the splendid
Grafton of r. E. Lee. Jr., on "The
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-08-23

the ordinance book. You can
readily see that it is impossible
for the officers whose duty it is TO
carry out the provisions of the
ordinances to do their duty when
they have no way of ascertaining
what the provisions of the ordi-
nances are, some of which were
adopted several years ago.
/ therefore recommend that
some steps be taken to have these
ordinances properly recorded and
all of them properly indexed.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. BEvILL,
Mayor.
The board of aldermen then
consisted of Messrs. S. M. Abel,
w. +. Cooper, r. H. Fletcher, j.
M. Leeper and j. r. Watts. The
members of the board of alder
men have shown themselves to be
progressive men and have given
Mr.. Bevill their nnstinted sup
port. The board now has two
members who take the places of
Messrs. J. NJ. Leeper, moved
from the town, and r. HI.
Fletcher, resigned, They are
Messrs. H. 7. Pye and G. H..
Elliott.
Guests HonoFed.
A thoroughly enjoyable sociable
was given Monday night at the
hospitable homo of Mrs. r. G.
Freemen complimentary TO Misses
Roberta and Margaret Hales OF
Shreveport. visiting guests Of
Mrs. T. J. Wood. A number of
young people attended. Miss
Mabel was the charming hostess
Of the evening. NAn evening was
spent in social amenities, mingled
with the MAKES Of the dance.
Refreshments we're ses we'd during
tho eveuine. Each and all ex-
pressed themselves delighted for
tho epjoyn1ent Of Z most charm
snw oonmine nn6 wanf IN eha:r
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
MUD KEEPS FROGS ALIVE.
Survive in Drouth Of 118 Days by Bur-
rowing Deep.

rowing Deep.
A naturalist Of the government de-
scribes the effects Of a drouth of lis
days duration which prevailed in the
Delaware valley some years ago with
reference to the manner in which frogs
and mud minnows managed to survive.
While the mummified remains of or
binary ninnows and aquatic insects
were scattered in the parched mud OF.
dried-up pools, the mud minnows and
the frogs buried themselves where the
ground was still moist, Qalthough the
surface above them was crusted hard,
and apparently went to sleep. When
taken out and placed in water they
gradually revived and seemed none
the worse for their experience.
On the sudden termination of the
drouth at. the end of October within a
single day the mud nlinnows reap-
peared in their usual numbers and the
FROGS were seen doing on the banks
of the half-filled brooks and leaping
into the. streams as unconcernedly as
if nothing unusual had occurred. @
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
Why the Lecture Ended.

A certain professor was giving his
pupils a lecture on Scotland and the
Scots These hardy men, he said,
'sthink nothing of swimming across the
Tay three times every morning before
breakfast"
Suddenly a loud burst of laughter
came from the center of the hall, and
the professor, amazed at the idea OF
anyone daring to interrupt him in the
middle Of lis lecture, angrily asked
the offender what he meant by such
conduct.
."I was just thinking, sir" replied
the lad, "that the poor Scotch chaps
would find themselves on the wrong
side for their clothes when they land
ed
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
!. MEN AND wb:aEN.

Most Of the Nations Have an Excess
of Male Population.
The Statistisches Jahrbuch, pub
lished by the German government,
contains every year about fifty pages
of comparative statistics of the world
This is:-a source to which writer's on
the comparative statistics of nations
very often go for information.
In the Jahrbuch for this year the
statistics OF population as to sex are
.collated. Some countries, as France
and China, give only the total popula-
ton without distinguishing the sexes,
and they have to be Left out of the cal
Sculation.
In Europe the only countries in
which the number of males is given as
exceeding that of the females are
Servia, Roumania, Bulgaria and
Greece, all Of which are Balkan states.
The Teutonic, Latin and Slav nations
have a slight excess of females, which
is often only a few thousand and rare
ly as much as 100000
In every other continent, most of
= = - 4 .. : -
the nations have an excess of male
population; thus in the Western world,
Jamaica, Mexico, and Venezuela alone
have an~5excess Of females: The Uni
ted States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina,
Uruguay and other countries have an
excess of males.
So far as accurate statistics have
l. 11,4. & A CT y, -
French possessions and the Gold
Coast colony, have an excess of fe-
males, while in Egypt, the French pos
sessions, the Transvaal, Orange River
colony and Cape colony, males are
the more numerous.
In none Of the Asiatic countries are
females in excess Of males, according
to the statistics. In the Philippines
the males are in excess of the females.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
THE BEST AUTHORITY.

He Had 1t From the Mares Own
Mouth. @
The cleverest of lawyers occasional
ly find their match when engaged In
their favorite occupation of breaking
down an opponents witness; and this
frequently occurs in the case OF
"horsy" individuals.
The following wordy contest be-
tween a hostler and a counsel is one
of the most amusing specimens of the
kind:
''Now,I ask you, sir, under what au-
thority you are prepared to swear to
the. mares age?'
Under. what authority" said the
hostler, sinterrogatively.
Il .assYo u are to reply and not repeat the
questionSput.to YOU"
ct don't consider a mans bound to
answer. az question afore he's time to
turn it in his mind"
Nothing can be more simple, sir,
than the question put, and repeat it.
Under what authority do you swear to
the animals age?'' y
s'The best authority" said the wit
ness, grufiy..
"Then why such an evasion? Why
not state at once?"
..'Well, then, if you must have it
'sMust! I will have it," Numbered
the counsel, interrupting the witness.
'sWell if you must and will have it, >
reioined the hostler, with imperturba-
BILE gravity, "why, then, | had it myself
from the mares own mouth
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
THE JOLLY GRASS WIDOWS.
The Next Attraction at the Star
Theatre. b.

The Next Attraction at the Star
Theatre.
Managers Hogan and Fulton's Jol-
ly Grass Widows Company which
comes to the Star Theatre for a
weeks enga cement, commencing Sun
day, Jan. 9th, is this season present
ing an entirely new organization, and
the opinion is wherever this company
has been that it is the best and the
cleverest, that managers Hogan and
Fulton have ever placed before the
theatre-going public. This is a pref
ty strong statement when it is consid-
cred how many years this manage
ment has been putting shows Before
the public. When the names are an
nounced Of the performers engaged
the assertion will be verified. Among
those appearing are the ZafroW Trio
in their original comedy bicycle act,
entitled GA Night on the Board Walk"
Gruet and Gruet, the eccentric come
dams in their own creation "Sam's
Substitute" Miss Ruth Everett, the
Mechanical Doll" Gardner & Somers
Americas prize musical act.
Friday will be ladies' day. A beau
tiful souvenir will be given to each
lady attending. Amateur night,
Thursday, as usual.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
Glory ENOUGH for One Day.

Lawyer f. l.. McGhee was in very
happy frame of mind Wednesday, as
on that day he won the civil rights
suit of Robert G.. Clark who brought
suit against Moy Hee, the Chinese pro-
prietor of a chop suey restaurant on
Wabasha street, to recover damages
for alleged refusal of the latter to serve
him with that Oriental delicacy, who
was awarded the sum of 81 as a rem
edy for his injured feelings. Of course
this was not enough damages but the
principle was maintained that distinc-
tions on account of color will not go
in st. Paul. He also received notice
of an acknowledgement of error on the
part of the attorney general of Vir-
ginia, the eect Of which he regards as
multiplying the slim Crow law of that
state.
Mr.. McGhee last fall, represented a
woman in a series of trials on the
charge of violating the law requiring
Afro-Americans to ride in separate
cars. This woman, Miss Barbara E..
Pope, was on a train passing from the
District of Columbia into Virginia
The conductor requested her to go in
to the colored car, and she refused.
She was placed under arrest at Falls
Church, where she was tried before
the local justice and fined SO.
The case was appealed to the
circuit court of the state and then to
the Virginia supreme court, on the
technical ground that while the law
made it a misdemeanor for Afro
Americans to ride in the white peo-
pies car, it prescribed no penalty
Mr.. McGhee regards the action Of
the attorney general as virtual ac-
quittal and notification of the law
requiring Afro-Americans to ride on
separate cars.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26

Cotton, Treas. The Entertainment
Committee is as follows: L. d. Law
renee, G. III. Harris, HIS Brown. The
tickets are 25 cents.
MI. Howard Williams, one of the
old residents of st. Paul. died at the
N, F. Hospital at Brainerd on Wednes-
day of pneumonia, aged SO years. His
remains will be brought to the city
today and the funeral will take place
from Lyles e Elliott's undertaking
rooms, 1922 Wabasha street at o'clock
this; afternoon. He leaves "a young
wife and two children by a former
wife to mourn his loss.
The Mecca club has issued the in
vitatiops to its swell ball which is to
be given at Bowlby Hall on Wednes-i
day evening January 3Oth:, and the
members endeavored to send them
to all their friends. It seems, how.
ever, that some have Inadvertently
been overlooked and if such friends
will kindly send their names and adj
fsdresses to the secretary, Mr.. Owen
Howell, 1856 g. 9Th street Invitations
will be sent. z4ssgf III
The Lincoln Club is making great
preparations for it's annual banquet,
which will be held at the Ryan hotel.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 18TH Hon. e.
L.. .Millar of Duluth, will be the prin.
cipal speaker. The tickets are $500
and may be obtained from George r.
Dix, clerk of the municipal court or
from w. T.. Francis, H. b. Howard, D..
E. Beasley, R. C. Minor, j. II. Dilling-
ham, T. H. Lyles, j. q. Adams, who
are members of the various committees
that have the banquet in charge.
Mr.. G. .Beckwith, our contractor and
builder, is getting along nicely in his
line of business. He has just finished
building brick dwelling at cost Of
S1,50O and also a job of plastering for
100000 to say nothing of number OF
smaller contracts: He is fully prapar-s
ed to do anything in the line OF build
ing, repairing, plasteIing and general
jobbing. Mr.. BeckWith is entitled to
the distinction of being the largest,
Afro-AneFican contractor in the states
OF Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Call to see him No, Al w. Exchanga So
THE VAI.ETSS1TFAILORlNG CO..o
154-156 e. Sixth street, Owen Howell,
proprietor. The most up-to- date place
of it's kind 1lFthe city Clothing made
to order, renoVated aired, spongea
pressed etc. They have an elegant
rev delivery wagon and will call for
and deliver goods. 1ll1ey will keep
your clothes in order for s10O per.
month. Gents furnishings of LATEST
style always on hand. They have4also
established laundry and are prepared
to do anything in that line, best service.
at lowest rates There is an elegant
smokers parlor attached and all the
best brands of cigars and tobacco and
smokers articles always on hand. Tel,
3560-L 2. MS q
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
Elks' Theatre party.

!. Mr.. Mitchell, the leader of the
Three Dancing Mitchells" now per-
forming at the Orpheum theatre, is a
member of Iron City Lodge No. II. J..
b. Q. b. W., Pittsburg, Pa He
visited the meeting Of Gopher Lodge,
EIks, Thursday night. and received a
royal welcome. He made neat lit
tie speech which was roundly ap-
plauded. He wound up by inviting
the members to the Orpheum to see
his act, and so a stag theatre party
vas made up and attended the theatre
Yesterday afternoon The party CON
sisted of the following gentlemen.
most. IL not all Of whom. are Elks:
VI NJ Smith, I. Parrish. NJ. "a. John
sers, G. b. Charleston, S M Lewis.
w. a. Yeiser, 4. Welborne, "A. Graham,
J. ". Bridges, Thos. Yates. Sam. Per