The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-11
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The Louisiana supreme court amrineu
the decision of. the lower court In Inc
case of James J. Bailey against inc
Democratic State central comm''seo'
Mr.. Bailey, who was candidate ior
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the recent Dem
ocratic primary, charged that frauds
had been perpetrated and appealed 70
the committee, which declined 70 60
behind the returns declaring r. M.
Lambremont the nominee. Mr.. Baliey
then fled q petition in the civil dis-
trict court Of New Orleans, praying ZOE
= review of the returns, but the court
decided it had no jurisdiction IN sns
matter.
Chief Clerk Bauer of the State Lana
ONCE is still pursuing his investigation
into the matter of the States titles 10
the grounds upon which the quarantine
station 1t the mouth OF the river -
erected. These have caused the iail-
ure of the national government TO set
! tie with the State for the station, which
was authorized sold to the governments
by the State legislature and the gov
ernor authorized to receive the pur-
chase price, 100000.
The Segura Sugar Refinery. near
! New Iberia, one Of the largest in the
State. has been leased to Messrs. Joe
> Berg and w. h. Sutcliffe for period
of three years. Under terms OF the
!. lease the lessees are to loan the COM
pany $4,000 for three years at . per
!. cent and to pay an annual rental OF
!, SIP. 900, and to turn over to the COM
= pany Is per cent of the net earnings re-
{ sulting from the operation OF the re-
: finery.
Secretary Knoepher Of the State Inn
= migration Bureau, who attended the
= recent meeting of the various immigra-
]. ton leagues of the country in New
York. discussed immigration conditions
=, in Louisiana and the South generally.
70 He refuted the charge that peonage
y existed in Louisiana and the true con-
u ditions prevailing in this State were
u made plain to the representatives there
is assembled.
- There is considerable demand In the
rural districts Of Louisiana for persons
experienced In farming, to work crops
q of cotton, corn, etc., on shares, nal
and half, the landowner supplying
house, land, mules and implements, ant
will advance necessary provisions !
requested, all advances so made to o.
charged to the shareworkers' accoun
and settled when crops are gathered.
In the district court at Baton Roug
Judge Brunot fined Geo. Degitz $40
,. for obstructing the public road. Thl
80 ia but one of the many sentences I'm
~ posed on Degitz for. the same offense
and although strenuous means hsv
been employed in large number {
-, instances it appears impossibleto caus
az him to desist from his persistent vioh
rs, lions Of the law.
a. Parish Superintendent Favrot
ths West Baton Rouge parish has sent OF
Of potatoes to thirty-one students OF tn
emit schools of the parish for the purpo'
of starting one of the clubs authorize
en- by the school authorities and the d
ma, partment of agriculture and immigr
oil ton.
Of The Zigler Oil Company has be-
SEQ organized at Jennings, with capital
s25, 900. The company is authorized
,o,. drill for, mine and market oil and 9th
Who mineral products and to do all thin
,ors necessary or incidental to the carryir
az ON of q general business in oil.
an FourLweek summer schools, offeri
eV. all the work required for first, seco
, ,,s and third grade certificates. will op
for June at the following places: Far
tate eryille, Gibbslaud, WINFIELD, ALEXIS
dria, Marthaville, Lake Charles, BIZ
non, kie and Franklinton.
as C. o. Ferguson. president Of the T
w. a. mer National Bank, received . "bla
,sr;. hand" letter demanding that TIL
nor. thousand dollars be deposited unit
ilec- the southwest corner OF Lebar
.otal church. some distance in the country
not
Pr There was large confagration
Mar Paincourtville, which destroyed fft'
unds homes and alarge hall. The resid
tial portion Of the town was saved
ETC., heroic work on the part of the citizt
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} for The sawmill OF Walker q f1scf
nired near Lake Providence, together
n Of I ooo oOo feet of cypress lumber.
laws s - Az c.,e;ng a loss
N to oos'.uyo~ ~ o'
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The funds of the Louisiana s.