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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
. CHARTER AMENDMENT

Shreveport, La, April 2o, Ioo7.-At
meeting of the stockholders of Robson,
Stewart & McGuirt Company, Limited,
held today at the office of the company
in Shreveport, Louisiana, there were
present the following stockholders, with
the following number of shares OF the
capital stock of said company, to-wit ::
w ". Robson, 10 shares; Mrs. Willie
E. Jenkins. 10 shares; John jenkins, 80
shares; A Stewart, ~ ~ shares; being
all of the stockholders and all of the
capital stock of said company. A. Stew
,nr was elected chairman and John Jen-
kins secretary.
Ii was moved that Article ] of the
charter be se-anIended as to change the
present name Of the campany to Robson,
Stewart & jenkins Company, Limited,
which motion was unanimously carried
There being 70 further business, the
meeting adjourned (Signed)
A. STEWART, Chairman.
JOHN JENKINS, Secretary.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me. the undersigned authority,
personally appeared John jenkins, who
being sworn says that the above and
foregoing is true and correct extract
from the minutes of meeting Of the
stockholders of the above company, held
on April 20 1907.
JOHN JENKINS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on
this the goth day Of April 1907.
A. THIGPEN,
Notary Public.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Having examined the above and fore
going amendment of the charter Of the
Robson, Stewart & McGuirt Company,
Limited, changing the name OF said
company to Robson, Stewart & Jenkins
Company, Limited, and finding nothing
therein contrary to law, hereby APP
prove the same
This lst day OF May 1907.
NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
Of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded May 5
1907.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo;
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of thu
original act, as the same now appears OF
Gle and Of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
Ace this 3rd day Of May 1907
S. o. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-oficio Deputy Re
cordeT.
May S, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
New Multiple Favored.

New Orleans, June ga movement
to have cotton handled in multiples
of seventy-five instead of fifty-bale
lots has been inaugurated here by the
Rock Island railway II is declared
railroads can now load seventy-five
bales to the car, and that seventy five
should be made the unit for the sake
of economy in handling.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
PROCLAMATION ISSUED.

subsequently President Marray, Act
ing Upon Advice, Recalled It
South McAlester, June 6.-Disre-
garding the restraining order of Dis
trict Junge Pancoast, w. II. Murray,
president of the constitutional conven-
ton. Tuesday issued a proclamation
calling an election aug, for the rat
ification of the constitution framed
by the convention for the proposed
state OF Oklahoma.
Subsequently President Murray, on
advice of the members Of the legal
advisory committee. who informed him
that the supreme court hearing on the
Injunction cases had been set for June
Il, recalled the proclamation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

SUCCESSION NOTICE.
No. Ioo7o-First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana ::
Succession of Lucy Jane Hawkins,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that w. w.
Waring, administrator, has this day filed
his final account in said succession, and
unless opposition be made thereto with
in the time specified by law. the same
will be duly homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F: Bell,
judge of said. court, this the 18th day Of
May 1907.
w. NJ. LEVY,
May S. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
HOT METAL OVERTURNED.

TWO Men Were Fatally Burned, and
Another Dangerously So.
Birmingham. June 6.-An electric
car crashed into train loaded with
fifteen tons of molten metal at North
Birmingham at / 80 Wednesday. over
turning the hot pots on the car. which
was entirely consumed, fatally burning
two men and dangerously injuring an
other The two men who were IA
tally burned are Motorman B. Caldwell
and Deputy Sheriff A. G. Guhley. c.
C. Stiles, another deputy, was seriously
injured by the force of the collision
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
May S.
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. oSo4-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue
cession of Mary c. Jones.
Notice is hereby given that DR. z. E.
Vaughn, administrator, has this day filed
final account and tabieau of debts in said
succession, and unless opposition be
made thereto within the time specified
by law, the, same will be duly homolo-
gated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable I. F. Bell
Judge of said court, this the 27th day
of May 1907.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
May 28. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
Declared OFF.

Birmingham, Ala. June 6.-Follow.
ing mass meeting of the trade unions
OF the Birmingham district, President
]. e. Jacobs of the Trades Council IS
sued an order declaring off the general
strike in sympathy with the locked
out street railway employees, called by
an order promulgated Saturday,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
BIDs INVITED.

Bids are hereby invited for building
i pile-driven bridge on Clear Lake on
west side OF Pine Island, abour rs TO
100 feet long, on road from Belcher TO
Vivian
Bids to be opened at next meeting OF
the Jury on June rs, 1907, the jury re-
serving the right to reject any and all
bids.
JULES DREyFUss.
President Pro TEN.
4 DIJRINCER. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
AN ORDINANCE

For the levy and collection of spe-
cial tax on the properly in School
District Number Six TO- of the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana, for the purpose of erecting and
constructing a brick school build
ing, and other public school houses
in said school district, the title to
which shall be in the public, and for
special election for that purpose,
by the property taxpayers of said
school district, under the provisions
of -.Ayt No. I3I of the Acts of the
General Assembly for the year
1893 and Article 232 of the Consttu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Be it ordained f'y the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Caido, in legal session
convened, that one-ffth OF the property
taxpayers of School District No. Six
of said parish having petitioned there
fora special tax of FIVE 50 mills per
annum for the years beginning with the
present year 1907 and ending with the
year 1916 inclusive, be and the same
is hereby assessed and levied against all
the property III said school district sub
ject to taxation. for the purpose OF
erecting and constructing a brick school
house and other public school houses
in the said school district, the title to
which shall be in the public.
Provided, that when the amount Of
twelve thousand dollars ($I2ooo) shall
have been collected from said special tax
the said tax shall cease, even though
the ten years shall not have expired.
Be it further ordained, That special
election be held under the general cleo
ton laws Of the State Of Louisiana, al
the polling places at which the last pre-
|ceding general election was held, in tht
said School District Number Six (o)
|of the said Parish of Caddo, after due
and legal publication, for the purpose
of obtaining the wishes of the property
taxpayers of said school district in re
gard to said assessment and levy.
The form of ballot shall be in the fol
lowing form, to-wit:
For the special tax Of FIVE mills (5)
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
|of the property in Public School Dis
Itrict Number Six 90 for the period o.
ten years for the purposes expressed il
the petition of the property taxpayers,
Or
Against the special tax of FIVE (59
mills on the dollar Of the assessed valua
| ton of the property in Public Schoo
District Number Six I6) for the periot
lof ten years for the purposes expressed
in the petition of the property taxpay
Iers. !"
And the name of the voter with tn
value of his assessed property be writ
ten on his ballot.
That said election shall be held o.
nth day Of June 1907, with the follow
ling commissioners and clerk for sal
School District Number Six:
Jewella-J A. Monkhouse, G. A
Fory, Joe Mulhaspt; E, D. Bland, elerl
JULES DREYFUSS,
President Pro Ten
A. L DIIRIEGER, Clerk.
&
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
COLEMAN KILLS LINDSAY.
Both Young Men Members OF Promi
nent Old Dominion Families.

nent Old Dominion Families.
Danyille, Va, June 6.sGeorge Lind
say of Lynchburg. Va, shot and in.
stantly killed Joseph P. Coleman, a
young man and member of one of the
most prominent families of the state.
He was arrested near this city while
attempting to make his escape on foot.
The fight occurred when young Cole
man interfered in a quarrel between
Lindsay and a woman. Coleman is a
grand nephey of General w. L. Cabell
OF Dallas, Tex. who Is commander OF
the Transmississippi department OF
the United Confederate Veterans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
VENIRE

OF First District Court, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, for Trial of Civil jury
Cases for the Three Weeks Com
mencing June II, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06

APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
We are applying for a pardon.
GEORGE WILLIAMSON.
ELISHA WILLIS.
May 80, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
schmitz jury Completed.

San Francisco. June 1.-THE jury In
the Schmitz case was completed Tues.
day afternoon
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06
Denied BY GuatenaaIa.

Guatemala City, June 6The report
that Foreigners are being mutilated 4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06

For week commencing June II. 1907.
I Means, B. H. Mccain, ]. P.
4 Lee, Ben. 4 Lewey, E.
d Ledbetter, R. L. q Davis, E. |.
d Ferguson, ]. D. Foster, D. c.
2 Lee, w. A. Kahn, ]. S.
d Enders. w. H. Moore, E. J.
d Mcclure, N. w. Bonnegent, E.
d Friedman, H. G. Robinson, w. A.
a Marks, Nathan. 4 Ridge, F. M.
4 Lowenthal, M. L. a Whitbeck, Z. J.
d Monkhouse w. E. 4 lawson, w. E.
1 Hortman, J. NJ Lieber, Philip.
2 Waters, D. D. / Robertson, A. J.
? Reisor, F. J. 8 Musser, R. E.
3 Williams, J. R. 4 Cooley, A.
For Week Commencing June "a, 1907.
E Johnson, ]. c. 4 Booth, R. L.
Lehman, Louis Cox, w. E.
? Davis, Thos. 5 Edwards, Harry.
4 Atkins, T. S. a Mourning, w. H.
d Morris, J. E. Langston, S. NJ.
4RMeRady, T. G. McDanold, R. B.
d Martineau, P. 4 Scofeld, H. B.
5 Bryson, A. E. 1 Rabb, James.
7 Colauitt, w. R. Lummus, David
d Davis, Chas. Lenoir, J. w.
d Bath, NJ. L. Cook, w. A.
q Marks, Aleck. 4 Kronenberg, J.
q Castle, S. ]. 4 Levy, Leopold.
Hefin, J. M 4 Cox, G. A.
2 Lilies, ]. w. Keene, E. L.
For Week Commencing July l, 1907.
E Williams, E. D. 4 Pickett ]. z.
Lunsford, H. H. 4 Caldwell, H. c.
Dinkins, w. L. 4 Lane, c. w.
Edwards, K. NJ 4 Kinney, Paul.
d McCutchen, H. E. 4 Merrett, o. c.
4 Doll, H. F. Jr. Dunn, J. Nj.
d Kuhn, Andrew. 1 Evans, A. D.
2 Blanchard, P. c. / Carroll, ]. L.
d Kirkland, A. D. 2 Cox, R. Fl.
4 Dowden, A. c. Peniek, N. I.
4 Levy, Harry. I Clowney, 5. b.
4 Jeter, ]. T. 4 Barnes, H. E.
2 Roe, w. T. 4 Price, S. K.
4 Kennedy, c. w. Brown, P. B.
4 Parnell, A. ]. Keith, H. T.
C. MONCURE,
F. H. GOSMAN,
LEVI COOPER,
]. D. LEE,
Jury Commissioners
F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Oficio Jury Commissioner
A true copy.
F. A. LEONARD,
Nav 40. 1907. Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-06

May 28.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
-
 MADISON

Rer. J.. (. Boatright has an nounced as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer.
 Miss Nora Routll, formely of Huntsville, ~as married at Broken Arrow, I. T., recently, the groom being Carl E. Page.
 S..W. Hawkins and son Oscar left Monday for New Mexico with the view of finding location. Should they not like the location IF that state they will see the Oklahoma country before return- ing home. Huntsville Democrat.
 Joe Clark and family, who moved from Kingston to Okemah. Okla, few months ago. have returned to the good old county ot Madison and will locate within her borders again, probably near Huntsville. Huntsville Demo- crat.
 The Huntsville Dry Goods Company announces that Miss Nlola Waves ot Lowell, will have charge of the millinery depart ment in that establishment next season, and that she will spend the winter in St. Louis preparing for the spring opening.
 Married Sunday. 24th. ult.. at the home of Ed. J. (. McOuerry the officiating minister, Tom Simpson to Miss Lille Mays. The groom is son of G. W. Simpson and the bride. IS the daughter of Mrs. W. K. Nevins.
 Huntsville Democrat.
 NJ. F.. Jeter has sold the Glen dale Hotel at St. Paul to Jesse Gilstrap. which will continue under che management of N. C. Gilstrap. who has d lease on the
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

machinery and team of horses, but 1t could not be ascertained at the time whether the horses per ished or not. Mr. Wilson refus- ed shelter for two tramps the night before and supposition Is that they burned the barn and probably took the horses. .-Grav- ett correspondence in Beutonville Sun.
 Morgan MeMichael and Hailes Peel. and W. T. Despair and Will Peel. went out en their an- nual match quail hunt yesterday. They returned home late in the evening and after counting the birds, the score stood: Me Mich ael and Haines Peel, s birds: Despair and Will Peel, - birds. -Bentonville Democrat.
 The doctors last week amputa ted the left leg of !. $. Spence. who has been suffering for some time with eangrene. which start d in his toe. They had expect d to amputate only the foot but an examination showed that 1t too was affected and tile leg w9> ampntated just below the knee. ItiS thought that the trouble can HOW be checked. Rogers Demo trat..
 There was nothing doing yesterday on tile foundation el the new warehouse for contract or Fred Taylor had full fledged strike on his hands. It seems that the men working on the
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

oue four or five years old and ths two younseSt. twins alone. She lad ju>t gotten bucket os water and started back when she heard the children and saw them r.if1oat on the. porch. the two trying te elo something for the other 9'iE Yiio 4a, wrapped =i0 flames. Before AIrs. Morrison could feael the Aoa~s the=5hid'~ clothing @hish @aS principally of eaIitoand outing flannel lad been almost completely burned of. x the mother rushed te her baby the little one whose name was Laura sad: Mamma. I am burned to death. The a. eident happened about lo o'clock q. n., and the child died at o'clock that evening Interment was made in the Alabani cemetery yesterday, ket. ]. E. Presley conducting the services. Hunts vile Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
Interesting Items cuiied
 From Our Exchanges
In N6drbu Counties

recent attack. He tips the scales HOW at los pounds. which k quite a drop from his weight of several years ago. Rogers Dem oerat.
 In the list of marriage licenses issued by the county clerk and printed in the Bentonyille Sun We notice one to 0. (. Claybrook, aged 5o. and Nora r. Ford, B. both of Springdale.
 Mrs. Petross and daughter, Miss Gallie, were up from Spring. dale last week and spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. ]. A. (. Blackburn. Rogers Demo- erat.
 Mrs. Cadv. wife of W. K. Cady, who was formerly postmaster of Rogers, who has been ill with rheumatism for some time. was able to attend church Sunday before last, for the first time in many months.
 $. $. Michael, representing the Rogers Canning Co.,, has con- tracted for over one hundred acres of tomatoes and beans for next season and is still looking for more who want to try their hand at the business. Rogers Democrat.
 Mrs. Edward kaselack left re- cently to join her husband in Russia. Mr. kaselaek has charge of entire Russia for the Chatta- nooga, Tenn. Flow and Imple- ment Manufacturing Co.,, and has good thing of 1t. They will probably semain over there two or three years. .-Gravett News.
 Mayor Ja7 Dalton and wife left last week for Springfield. III. where Mr. Dalton goes for medi- cal treatment. He has Been troubled for some time with q sore on his gums and t ha> been pronounced cancer. It wa> supposed at first to have resulted from the extraction af= tooth RogerS. Democrat.
 \ report from nsar Msys4ille this morning Monday tells Of the burning ot d large barn of P. K, Wilson. the Stoekman The barn contained n tons of pea hay, other feed and grain, some
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
BENTON

Pierce Gambill and Miss Bessie Poindexter of Osage were married recently.
 The annual ball of the Rogers fire department will be held on the 70 Il, inst.
 Miss Minerva Taylor. daugh- ter of Rev. Wm. Taylor, aud c. eil Ellis were married recently at Garfield.
 The public school it Gravett has been placed on the accredited list of schools by the University of Arkansas
 ]. Packard has traded his farm near Gravett for city property in La Harp, Kansas, and will move to that place.
 Misses Maud and Iuez Blake of Springale. visited Katherine Carr of this place, the latter part of last week@Rogers Republican.
 Dr. (. II. Gorden of Springfield Mo-, and Miss Cora Case, daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Jsmes Case, of Gravett, were married recently.
 Mrs. E. E. Riddle, aged n years, died recently at her home two and d half miles east of Ben tonville. She was the mother of nine children.
 A pony belonging to Jim Jones on Beatty prairie is 50 trained that she takes the buggy to the school house to get the children every night. Bentonyiile Sun.
 Born, to AIr. and Mrs. Albert Ogden, of Alton, Okla. | son. Mrs. Ogden was formerly Miss Dora Curry, daughter of Dr. Curry. Rogers Republican
 Willard Jackson of Frankfort, Ind. and Miss Nellie Cole Of Rogers were married Wednesday of last week. They will make  Infer future home iu Indiana.
 The osage. correspondent ol Bentonville Sun reports that B. :. Beach k moving wind mill and other property from that place to his farm near Spriugdaie.
 Senator Nance k again able to De down town and K receiving the congratulations of his friends upon his quick recovery from lis
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

masonry were all union men dnd quit when a non-union man was put on the job. Taylor refused to discharge the new mau, hold ing that he would hire whoever he pleased. and 50 the matter stands. both sides refusing to give in.-Rogers Democrat.
 Zelmon Clark and Mooeh Mills, of Key, last week found mail pouch which was lost more than six months ago bY ]. T. Terrell, star mail carrier from Rogers to War Eagle. while attempting to cross White River during high water The pouch was taken to the Rogers postoftice for ln>pec- ton. Much of the contents were wornout. but some of tile letters, checks. ete. could be read. The contents of tile pouch we're sent to N arlington and all readable mai wiil be forwarded to the owncrs Beutonville Democrat.
 Alex. sisnan. of Lowell. aged = years. and Mr>. Jennie Ogden ot Rogers, aged IL wears. were married Ifi the County Clerks of tiiceon Monday. December 2nd, by Squire H.. Smith. IT,. Af- terthe marriage ceremony the bride ard groom Were thr guests of I. T. Blake proprietor of the Hotel Southern, where they were served aa elegant fepa>t. The groom iS onc of the best known meu in the east end of tie toun- Y and lia> been quite | factor in politics in his township for q number of years. Ir k one Of the oldest settlers of Benton county. and has resided on hls present place. near Grecch, since coming b this county. Benton- vile Democrat.
 The News joins with other numerous Springdale friends Of Uncle Alex. in wishing him and his bride happiness in abundance.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
Certainly Fair.

or all troubles humanity IS subject to none perhaps causes more acute distress and more fran tic efforts for relief than many forms of itching skin troubles. We will tell you remedy that rarely ever fails-Hunts Cure. One box Is absolutely guaranteed to cure any one case of itching trouble no matter what the name. II 1t fails, your money IS cheerfully refunded.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

property. AIr. and Mrs. Jeter will probably make their home at It. Smith after the first q the theyear =Sothe former =5ia be more centrally located fos As work X lumber and tzHlse5 in= sPeetof.
 C. Y. Cannon. Vh5 =h4> been combating genera nler5han- dise store on Cobb =5feek, south west oi Huntsville. las ,old his busint>> and moved this week To Broken Arrow. Okla. near which town l. wiil engage in farming.
 Huntsville Democrat
 Mrs. r. N. (. Mar>hall,> resi- drneein tie west part U town eame Yer9 near being destroyed by fire carly this morning. The root caught fire from q spark from the kitch flue and II re- quired a most heroic effort to ex- tinguist the blaze. Huntsville Democrat.
 F.. NJ. Ward, Marion Langston and EStus Ward, who have been in Oregon the last two years. ar rived here last week for a few months visit The boys are all looking we'll and the Democrat is glad to know that they have been doing well. Huntsville Democrat.
 Alvin Bunch, J. H Maxwell add J. N. Grigg of Kingston passed through this city today enroutt home from q trip to Western Texas. They each pur- chased land there but when asked If they intend to move to that country replied that they have not decided Huntsville Demo- crat.
 The State Railroad Comnlls- sion recently issued an order re- curing the Frisco railroad to put on q regular passenger train on the St. Paul branch within thirty days. Ii the company does not comply with the order within the required time 1t will be subject to a fine of SS0oo per day for every day 1t fails after the expiration of the thirty days. H. J. Smith and w F. Bayless. residents of St. Paul, appeared before the commission in behalf of the people living along the line, and carried with them a pe- tition fifty fve feet long asking for the train.
 A little girl two years old. daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morrison of near Alabam. was burned to death Tuesday, her clothing having caught fire while playing in an open fireplace. Mrs. Morrison had gone to tue spring and left her three children.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
Passed Examination Success
 fully.

James Donahue. New Britain. Conn.,, writes. Il tried several kidney remedies, and was treated by our best physicians for diabe- tes, but did not improve until took Foley,s Kidney Cure. After the second bottle l showed im- prosenent. and five bottles cured me completely. l have since passed rigid examination fo1 life insurance. FoIcy's kidne1 Cure cures back-aefe and all forms of kidney and bladdff trouble.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

W hen buying Christmas pres ents worries you II is d signsthat neither You nor the recipient are going to get much good out of the presents you send.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13
Might have been

When Sheakespeare Said:" Aye, there's tie rub" We do not know for certain he was thinking of the itch, but there is one thing We do know and know 1t twenty years, worth-iunts Cure will will absolutely. infallibly and immediately cure any itching trouble that ever happend to the human cutlele. It's guaranteed.
 If II k lying to tell the children about Santa Claus We are going to be liar just as long as there are children who will listen and believe.
The Springdale news., 1907-12-13

Ref.J. (. Boatright has an nouneed as candidate for the Democratic nomination for county