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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-08
SYNOPSIS of Police Jury Meeting.

StnopSfS VI 1oHct Jury WcCpnS'
The police jury held session OF
two days this week withalI the mem
bers present. Their principal action,
outside of routine work and allowing
of claims, was as follows:
The president of the Board oI
Health. in addition to his salary
of 500 per annum, was allowed To
make reasonable charge for actual
work performed.
The Iron Mountain Lumber Co.
was allowed to maintain its mill dam
across Big Greek, on condition ol
leaving free passage for fish. b. F.
Lewis was here to represent the in.
terests of the company, and W. r
Guynes on behalf Of the citizens IN.
terpsted in the fish passage.
The police jury made the following
appropriations:
800 for n bridge across Mill Greek
800 for bridge across branch ON
Rochelle aud Georgetown.
5000 to- repair the Darro bridge
and !. ". Duncan, g. H. Mcknight
and j. W. O'Quinn, committee, au
thorized to build fiatand maintain
Il ferry at the public expense until the
work is completed.
$3.50 to fill in outlet to bayou il
front of III. &. kelsoe's.
$175 to repair bridges over Bayous
La Fried and Contine.
1926 for jail repairs to be made 10y
+. b. Hull CONSTRUCTION Co.
The salaries OF j. ID. Johns and u
f. Dewitt, j. P's, and W. A. S. M
gent, constable, raised to $25 pei
quarter.
The assessment on overflow farm
lands was rednced 20 per cent.
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. Wy tTUIt /.
JOHN X. HUNTER.

Nlessrs. A. w. Stewart and II. E.
Byrd were in Colfax last Tuesday,
and left by train that evening to at
tend to some business north of here.
They reported thnt Bryley Thomp-
sod, an employee of the Iron Noun
tain Lumber CO., WAS badly hurt
near Frnzier's ramp. He fell from a
Tar aud had his loot mashed off, he
sides being badly bruised about the
body. At last advices the injured
man was doing we'll. and was not
Thought to be fatally hurt.
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Constable Sale.

state Of. Louisiana, Parish of Grant.
First Justice Court.
ru:lminello Bros. VS.. H. Edglngton.
BY virtue of writ OF seizure and
sale issued out OF the first Justice
court. ward one. Grant parish. La.
and to me directed In the above en-
titled suit, have seized and will Of
fer for sale at the old store OF II. b.
Faraldo In the town OF Colfax, La,
between the hours prescribed by law.
un
SATURDAY. AUGUST Is, 1905,
the folio wing described property OF
the defendant. to-wit:
2 dressers.
2 beadsteads and bedding.
] sofa. book case.
center table.
] dining table.
l Kitchen safe.
sewing machine.
5 rocking chairs.
. straight back chairs.
stove and utensils.
3 zinc pans. tin pan.
I washstand and glass.
] howl aud pitcher.
slop tubs.
lot Of crockery ware.
milk bowls.
lamps.
roll of mating.
picture frame.
l shot gun.
stew boilers.
coffee pot.
candy jar. freezer.
3 smoothing irons.
coffee mill. sitter.
ice cream dishes.
pitchers. 1churn.
cups aud saucers.
sugar bowl.
desert plates. dishes.
gInss dishes. fglasses.
] water bucket.
2-gaIlpu jar.
baby dining rI,air.
Terms ~ rdis--t 'asii. subject tO APP
J.Y. CARNAHAN.
Constable Ward l. Grant Phi, La.
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Hunter for Dis,ric, Attorney

The Democratic Committee of tn,
18th judicial District has notified
Mr. John X. Hunter that he is the
unanimous nominee of the Democrat
ie purity as District Attorney for this
district. The notification and Mr..
Hunters acceptance of the nomiDa-
ton will be found in column.
Thus recognition of the zeal aud emf
neOt iituess of Mr.. Hunter for this re
sponsilIlsposition will doubtless meet
with the hearty approval of the peo-
pie of this district. As a prosecuting
ufficer he has shown great fidelity
and earnestness in behalf of the com
moBwealtb. and the satisfactory dis
charge of his duty has won him great
popularity. In accepting the nomi-
nation. he renews his promise OF hon
estly upholding the laws and cons.i-
tuition of the State, and bis fidelity
in the past is splendid guarantee Of
th. prompt aud impartial discharge
oil his duty in the future.
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District Attorney Hunters Mott
fic;,tiou and Acceptance
of Nomination.

tlc;ttIDtl ana Aceeptaucc
of Nomination..
The following letters are self-ex-
planitory:
Alexandria, La, July 81. 1908.
Hon. John X. Hunter,
Alexandria, La.
Dear Sir:-According to the resolu-
ton of the Judicial Democratic Elk
ecniive Committee of the Thirteenth
Judicial District of Louisiana, com
posed of the parishes OF Rapides and
Grant, it gives me great pleasure to
notify you that on this morning you
were declared by the Democratic
Party OF this District through its reg
uur organization, its UNANIMOUS
NOMINEE for District Attorney.
Being nominated and elected, as
You were fOur years ago, when just
admitted TO the bar, without oppu-
Sitiuu, Mis- indeed a great honor to
be bestowed upon a young lawyer,
and to now be declared by "A united
aud unanimous Democracy as it's
standard bearer in the present cam-
paign Tor the office to which you as
pire, without opposition, is II recog-
uiti0H by all of the people OF this
District of your a ,ility aud the fidrl-
ny with which you have discharged
the duties of your office.
The political history of Louisiana
dates To NO time when Que has been
twice nominated without opposition
fur the office ~ District Attorney of
this District by the Democratic Party
and you should considerit as "a most
tiattering compliment To your abiii-
/ ty, zeal aud honesty and worth as u
cit zen aud MS a man. You have
been painstaking in the discharge al
your duty, earnestin advocating the
causes Oi the COMMUNICATIVE, anu
fair IN your treatment OF the accused
at the bar.
Your past retord is fitting guar
antee to every one, that Tor the next
four years the duties Of the District
Attorneys office will be iischarge.i
with ability, honesty and impartial
ity.
hope you will accept this tender
uf the nomination on behalf OF the
Democratic purity.
Respectfully,
VI. b. TURNER,
Temporary Chairman.
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To Members of school Board

The members of the Grant parish
school board are hereby notified that
a meeting of the board is called for
Friday, August IA. 1908. All menu
hers OF the board are requested to he
present, rs business OF Importance is
to BIZ transacted.
Colfax, La, August Z, 1908.
j. II. MCNEELY,
Prest. Parish School Board.
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Prest. Parish School Board.

The Chronicle expects to resume
publication of its regular eight pages
next week. The 4-page form had to
be used during the high water owing
to the difficulty in getting shipments
through. Now that railroad service
has been rehabilitnted We hope to
have no further interruptions.
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wny James Lee Cot weII.

Evrrybod. in GAINESVILLE, o.. knows
Ms. Mary Lee. of rural route 8. Sh.
writes: My husband, james Lee. lirmh
believes he owes his life To the use oil
Dr. Kings New Discovery. His lungs
were so severely affected that consump
ton seemed inevitable, wien a frieDo
recommended New DISCOVERY. We tried
it, and it's use has restored him TO per
feet health" DE-. Kings New Discover.
is the King Of throat and lung remedies
For coughs and colds it has no equal
rhe first dose gives relief. Try It! sol.
under guarantee at all druggists. Soc
aud S1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Notice tn Teachers.

Your attention is called to the fol-
lowing letter from State Superiuten-
dent AsweII:
Baton Rouge, La, July 30, 0S.
Dear superintendent: - Plense an
nounce at once that an extra exami-
nation will be given in each parish Of
the State Oh August ~ aud Is. 1908,
Tor first, second and third grade
teachers' certificates.
Announce also that the examina-
ton for certificates of eligibility to
appointment az parish superinten-
dent will he held inpsch parish OF the
State, aud at the office of the State
Superintendent in Baton Rouge on
August 10Th.
You are requested to take charge
of both examinations in the usual
way. Sincerely,
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Gov. Sanders has appointed T. II.
Harris, OF Baton Rouge, to succeed
J. b. Aswrll rs State Superintendent
of Public Education. MIR. Harris il
a man of ability, and has entered at
once upon the duties of his Office.
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The continuous rains are reported
to have greatly injured all the crops
in the State of Louisiana, corn. cot
ton, cane. rice, and all kinds Of truck
being damaged.
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To the Voters Of the First School
District of Grant Parish, La:
respectfully announce my candi-
Gac! for reelection Ms ppmler Board
of school Directors for the LIST dis
irict OF Grant parish. subject To the
action of the Democratic primary.
j. II. McNEELY.
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j. b. AswELL,
State Superintendent

La compliance with the above re-
quest | hereby notify all who wish
to teach in the public schools of Grant
parish and who do not hold valid
certificates, TO meet the examining
committee at O'Clock a. m. on Aug
~. 1908, at the high school building
in Colfax. La aud take the exami-
nation. Those applying for certifi-
rates OF eligibility as parish superin-
tendent will meet the committee at
the high school building in Colfax on
August 20, 1908, mt 9 O'Clock a. IN.
j. N. WARNER,
Superintendent of Grant.
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TO me Voters Of the Seventh Congress


siUHaI District Of Louisiana:
! respectfully announce my candi.
dary for reelection as the represent
ativr of this District i'm the Congress
al the United States. subject TO the
action of the Democratic primary.
aud solicit yonr support
4. L. PUJO.
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Mr.. A. d. Merlin, with A. N. KEEL
logg Newspaper Co., Of Little Rock,
was in Colfax last Saturday.
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We are authorized TO announce
j. A. HYDE

OF CnIfax. M a candidate for member
of school board from ward one. sub
ject ~ the Democratic primary.
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We are authorized to announce
A. ". STEWARr

subject To the Democratic primary.
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We are authorized To announce
NJ. L. JACK son.

Of Hargis, as a candidate for mem
Der Of school board from ward seven.
subject tn the Democratic primary.
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Ne are authorized to announce
JOHN &. CALHOUN

member of school board from ward T.,
subject to the Democratic primary.
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FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announre
WN. POLK

of lsapides parish. ~ a candidate Tor
meihi,er of Congress from the Sew
enfh District of Louisiana, subject to
TIT. lction of the Democratic party.
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We are authorized to announce

of lntt. az candidat t. for member
oi school board from ward four. sub
jet To the Democratic primary.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
'on ASSOCIATE SUPREME COURT
.IIf>IlGE

TOH HSoOCT6 II wi N'-7HH WIN
JUSTICE.
We ar. authorized To announce
PHANOR BkEAZEALE
of NatcIitoclles parish. AS a candi-
date ipr Assuciate Justice OF the ST.
preibe court o. Louisiana. subject Ia
the action OF the Democratic primary
.r,Ii,y, To iIe held sept. /. 1898.
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S or g doses $685. will cure any
case OF Chills and Fever. Price 2oc.
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Tumminello Bros, fancy grocers,
keep all perishables on ice.
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The following letters are self-ex
planitory:
Alexandria, La, July 81. 1908.
Hon. John X. Hunter,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
SANTA MONICA
Cor. Oregon ave. and Third street.
Home phone 1178
OCEAN PARK
144 Pier ave. Home 4016; Sunset 1891.
ARCADIA MAY BE OPENED
AGAIN AS TOURIST HOTEL
Leading Citizens Secure Thirty Day
Option on Famous Property Now
Occupied by California Mill
tary Academy
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 4,-There are
good prospects that the Arcadia hotel,
situated between Ocean avenue and the
beach, will be opened in the near future
as a first class tourist house. A. ID.
Sheppard, representing the Pacific I'M
provement company, owners of the
property, held a consultation today
with a number of prominent business
men and members of the board of trade,
which resulted in the citizens securing
an option on the property for thirty
days.
The old hosiery has sheltered many
famous persons in former days, being
the only typical beach hotel on this
end of the bay. A little over a year ago
the management of the California Mill
tray academy secured a lease on the
property and converted it into school
building.
The property can be put in first class
condition by an expenditure of about
$50, 900 The members of the conference
today believe that, in view of the fact
that this is the best site available for
a beach hotel, they cannot do better
than take advantage of the Pacific I'M
provement company's offer and thus
secure for the city the accommodation
it so badly needs
If the deal goes through the Mil
itary academy will have no difficulty
in finding suitable quarters elsewhere
in this vicinity
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
SUICIDE ENDS NEGRESS'
CAREER AS WHITE GIRL
Beautiful Young Woman, Tilted by
Her Lover, to Whom She Cons
fesses Her Secret, Kills
Herself

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Lillian q. Wat
lins. a beautiful negress who for years
passed herself off as white, killed her
self when the man to whom she con-
fessed her secret married another and
later ended his life.
Thomas F. Kennedy, the motive for
whose suicide in Washington park on
January z last had been mystery un-
til now, was the man who fell in love
with the Inflated girl. She returned
his love and told her mother that they
were engaged and that she intended to
Keep her race a secret, but she worried
so over possible discovery that one
night she sobbed out the truth. Ken
nedy left her and a month afterward
married Gwendolyn Reese. Four
weeks after his marriage Kennedy was
found dead a few blocks from his
home.
Lillian Watkins, the last year, had
been living at the home of Samuel c.
Phinney. Mr.. and Mrs. Phinney never
suspected that the girl was a negress
Miss watkins was employed as q stem
ographer in the First Trust and Saw
ings bank.
Mrs. Ida Watkins, the girls mother,
told the story of her daughters strug-
gle to obtain recognition as white.
Until my little girl was 16 years old
she always passed as colored girl.
linen d SCnOOlIIldle put 1t iIllO IlSE HSaei
that she could pass as a white girl,
and she came home and told me that,
while she loved me, she wanted to be
known as a white girl, and asked me
not to recognize her as my daughter.
l thought my heart would break, and
both cried for hours.
''Then Lillian became converted to
the Catholic religion and entered
convent in Buffalo, N. Y. She wanted
to take the veil, but became i'll and
confessed to the priest that she was
negress. 1 was living in Hamilton,
Ohio, at that time, and Lillian came
home. A few months afterward she
came to Chicago and then sent for me.
She explained that she was known as
a white girl and would have to visit me
secretly. She gave me $50 month for
my expenses and came to see me three
times a month. When we passed on
the street we did not recognize each
other.
"Then came my daughters great I'M
happiness. She passionately loved
Thomas Kennedy. She told him her
secret and they parted. He gave LII
liam $4,000 She has left me all of this
woman n, her will 4"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
NEWS OF POMONA AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF

POMONA, Sept. 4-The new school
building on San Antonio avenue Is
nearing completion. The desks, chairs
and other supplies are arriving and will
be in order very shortly. The chairs for
the kindergarten at the new school have
arrived from San Francisco, which
seemed to be the only available place
where the proper kindergarten chairs
could be procured
The mission table for the kindergar-
ten is a pretty piece of work, having
been made by one of the boys in the
soyd department of one of the local
schools.
The farewell reception given Miss
Mamie Mock at Mrs. M. A. Matthews
last evening was a most delightful ar
fair, there being about forty present.
The following program was given: Pi-
ano solo, Grace Miller; vocal solo, Ha-
eel Roe; recitation, Amanda Wing;
piano solo, Marie Church; vocal duet,
Miss Apperson and Hazel Roe. Rev.
NJ. D. Club spoke in beholf of the diff
ferent societies of the church, wishing
Miss Mock much success in her new
field of labor. Refreshments were
served.
The San Dimas Citrus union stock
holders at their annual meeting Friday
elected the following board of directors:
d. G. Tague, e. w. Hart, w A. John
stone, L. II. BiXby and w. G. Shepherd.
The case against w. c. Houghton,
arrested for refusing to pay SIS per day
license for selling the bankrupt stock
of Mrs. Kate Fleming e. Co., was dis
missed this morning in Recorder John
H. Lees court. as he had purchased
the stock and had made it known that
he intended to be permanent resident.
-
hoIf 81
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
PACKING ORANGES LEADS
TO WEARING BLOSSOMS
Sacramento Boxmaker Wins East
Highland Bride After Courtship
That Started with Unique
Correspondence
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. A
wedding occurred last Sunday in Sac
ramento that had romance behind
it. The parties were Miss Gertrude
Humphreys of East Highland and
James McNally of Sacramento.
The bride was employed as an orange
packer in an East Highland house
when she discovered one of the boxes
had the name of McNally written on
it, with the request that the lady who
packed the box write to him. Other
workers in the house dared Miss Hum
phreys to answer the note, and she did.
The two finally exchanged photos and
fell in love, and the wedding has grown
out of it.
The bride is most estimable young
woman, and the groom is said to be
an Industrious fellow from a good fam
lily. He had been working in the mill
where the box material was made.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
PASADENA BRIEF NOTES

Special to Tho Herald
P -.SADENA, Sept. AIT meeting
of property holders this morning it
was decided to open up Los Robes
avenue clear through to Oak Knoll and
have it curbed, graded and oiled at
once by private contract This will
give an admirable boulevard through
the southeastern part of the city.
Postal receipts for August show an
increase of 10 per cent over the fig
ures for the corresponding month a
sixty Modern Woodmen, including
the crack drill team of eighteen mem
bers, left this city for San Diego
shortly after midnight this morning. .
Forty real estate dealers Inspected
the water plants today
The Pasadena Plumbing company
has been incorporated with $4,000 cap
ital, ]. ]. Hicks being the leading
stakeholder. -,
CITY Commissioner Schiffman will
take all the inmates of the children,s
home in South Pasadena on days
outing to Long Beach next Tuesday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
REACH FINAL AGREEMENT
AS TO TOURNAMENT PARK
City May Dispose of Property at Any
Time If Majority of Electors
Shall So Declare
Itself
Special to The Herald.


PASADENA, Sept. 4.-By an agree
ment that If the city assumes control
of Tournament park it may sell it at
any time upon a majority vote of all
the electors, the last difference of opin-
ion between the council and association
directors at length has been removed.
City Attorney Wood is now drafting
a deed Incorporating this agreement.
1t is further provided that the associ-
alton shall have full control of the park
upon the first day of January, every
year, and access to it for a limited
time before and after.
If the Tournament of Roses is not
given for three successive years the
lease will become void and the land
the unqualified possession of the city
All concerned express themselves as
well satisfied with this agreement Di-
rectors of the tournament would have
preferred a clause forbidding the city
ever to part with the park, but they
heartily acquiesce in the present ar
rangement.
1t is stated by City Attorney Wood
that under it's present charter the city
probably could not dispose of any park
property. 1t is likely that the charter
revision committee will suggest an
amendment, permitting the sale of
Tournament park if the majority of
the voters declare, at specil election,
in favor of such step,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
PASADENA
J. ii. Broadway, ACT.
Homo phone 1855, Sunset s74O.
ENDORSES PURCHASES
OF WATER SYSTEMS
BOARD OF TRADE ANNOUNCES
ITS FINAL DECISION
Will Lead Campaign for Bonds and
Combat Organized Opposition
Under Direction of For-
mer Mayor
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA. Sept. 4.-Having made
tour of inspection of the water plants
this morning, directors of the board OF
trade issued a statement announcing
their intention of supporting the project
of purchase by the city.
This means that the campaign will be
led by that body, as was the case -FOUR
wears ago when bonds for the purchase
were voted and the election afterwards
held illegal.
1t is stated that the project of munich
palizing the water service was preached
first at a board of trade banquet in
January, 1904.
1.-THE necessity for the acquisition OF
these water plants seems to us a matter
of great and growing Importance,
reads the statement in part, land no
other satisfactory solution of this ques-
ton can be expected than by their &C
quisition by the city and consolidation
of them in to one perfect and complete
system"
Former Mayor William Waterhouse
has announced that he will lead an or
ganized opposition to the project. He
bases his opposition largely on the
same ground as that urged before the
council when the resolution ordering
the election was passed, namely, that
the companies have no legal means of
transferring their water rights, but can
only sell their real estate and improve
mentS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-05
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. 4.-Coun-
ty Probation officer w. II. Baldwin,
who is also humane officer, says he
will resign, the resignation to be eff
fective October 1. He complains that
the salary is inadequate for the work
he is compelled to do, and also alleges
that he cannot get the proper backing
from the prosecuting officers of the
county.
A large delegation of the Knights of
Columbus from Pomona last evening
attended the meeting of the local coun-
ell and conducted the initiatory work
in the first and second degrees for a
class of fourteen candidates.
To stimulate voting in the good
roads campaign the committee has Of
fered two silk flags as prizes. One is
to go to the precinct casting the larg-
est vote for the bonds, while the other
will go to the precinct that casts the
largest percentage of vote. The cam
paign is proceeding satisfactorily and
it is believed the bonds will carry by
a handsome majority.