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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Legislators of Arkansas Want to Dis

Legislators of Arkansas Want to Dis
cuss Negro Disfranchisement.
Little Rock.-Among the import
ant measures to come before the next
assembly, and one which seems al
most sure of passing is one calling
constitutional convention to be
held in Little Rock some time next
summer. Prominent members of the
next legislature have offered to take
this matter up and frame the bill
calling the convention. Republicans,
as well as democrats, are anxious to
see the convention held, though it is
practically certain one of the proyis-
ions to be discussed will be the prac'
tical disfranchisement of the negro
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Anti-GambIing Ordinance Upheld.

The Breaux Bridge Council held q
strenuous meeting and again voted
to uphold the anti-gambling ordi-
nance which several months age
was framed by John r. O'Donohoe
and unanimously passed CASTOR Pa
tin, who died recently, was staunch
supporter of the ordinance. and as
soon as his successor. ]. K. Melanson,
was appointed an attempt was made
to knock out the law.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
NO TEAAS FOR HIM.

Cincinnati, O.-Judge Taft said
that there was hardly the slightest
possibility of his going to Texas to
hunt any time this winter. He add
ed that no arrangements of any kind
had been made looking to such trip
and that none were contemplated.
Judge Taft said he would appreciate
very much if the erroneous impress
sion could be corrected that he OWE
ed any land in Texas.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
central Sugar Refineries.

To encourage building of central
sugar factories an ordinance was
passed in New Iberia exempting all
new sugar factories from taxes foI
ten years, also exempting those which
would double their capacity, also
exempting for ten years all narrow
gauge railroads which carry cane
without charge to the producer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Survevine Party Progressing

A. X. Lcwnes. engineer in charge
of the surveying party on the new
line to Farmersville, says that the
work is progressing well and that
the surveying party is now at work
on the north side of Darbonne. The
camp is now located on the Hicks
place, six miles from Farmersville.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
New Parish of La Sale

There are now sixty parishes in
Louisiana. Lieutenant and Acting
Governor Lambremont issued his
proclamation creating the Parish of
La Sale, which was carved out of the
Parish of Catahoula at the October
primary. During the session of the
last Legislature, after considerable
discussion and committee hearings,
bill was passed submitting to the
people of Catahoula Parish the ques-
tion of creating new parish out of
the territory which has comprised the
Parish of La Sale.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Thieves Loot Railroad Depot

A special to the Times-Demoerat
from Iowa, La. says: The deoot al
this place was burglarized anf as a
result Emil Kramer, who claims Kan
sas City as his home. AMI KenDeth
Hallet. negro, are in Jail charge
with the crime Both mel deny any
connection with the burglary.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Saloons viii Be Tied Up.

The Shattuck bill is probably going
to bring Breaux Bridge nearer pro-
hibition than anything except ma
jority vote, as practically all build
ings adapted for saloon purposes are
within the prohibitire 300 feet of
either public or private schools.
The six saloons and two schools
are situated SO that the saloons are
tied up after December 81 and will
be compelled to secure other quar-
ters.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Escaped Convict Captured.

Tom Watson, colored, an escaped
convict, was captured by Sheriff Reid
near the Frazier pumping plant NORTH
of Crowley. Watson was sent up
from West Baton Rouge Parish
year ago on a charge of manslaugh-
ter. His term was eighteen years. He
was sent to Hope Plantation and sue
ceeded in escaping couple of months
a on
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Caught in Act of Stealing.

Fred Falgout. a brakeman on an
east-bound Southern Pacific freight
was shot in the leg at Midland by a
regro who had been trying to steal
a box of shoes. Falgout attempted tc
arrest the negro. The wounded man
was sent to the hospital at Frank
lin
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
In Charge of Railroad Hospital

DR.. L. c.. George is appointed di-
vision surgeon in charge of the emer-
geDcy hospital IN Monroe and DIR.
William Schulze will be made local
surgeon as SOON as his application
is received. The appointments are the
result of the recent visit to Monroe
of Dr. H. F. Vasterling. assistant
chief surgeon of the Iron Mountain
Missouri Pacific system, who has
HEADQUARTERS in st. Louis.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
ire now in Santiago on a Presiden-

are now in Santiago on Presiden-
tial campaign and attended the bu-
rial of the man whom they made an
outcast and drove prematurely to his
grave with a broken heart. There is
already talk of the government. pen
sioning Palma's family. ihe whole
people mourns the loss of a veners-
BILE patriot.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Give Schools $4,000 Annually

tIIve SC1IOOlS %fA,OUU .hnHtsstEI9
The complete Calcasieu vote on
the proposition to levy a special
school tax of 10 mills for ten years
was as follows: For. AS and S7O9,-
6o3: against, 81 and 151,45S. The
tax will give the schools an average of
$4,000 annually for ten years and
is believed to be the largest special
school tax ever levied in Louisiana.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Forty-Eight Hours Free Storage.

Despite the fact that the Iron
Mountain, Texas and Pacific and
Kansas City Southern railroads have
filed suit against the railroad com
mission in the matter of its enforce
-ment of the order allowing forty
eight hours free storage on bag
and any charges made in violations
of this order leave the road collect
ing it open to prosecution by the
railroad commission. How the order
will be observed by the roads not
taking legal steps to protest remains
to be seen.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
superintendents ssxamination Open.

The Department of Education has
SO far not received the examination
papers from those who stood the ex-
animation in the country parishes for
the certificates of eligibility which
it is necessary to have in order to be
elected a parish superintendent of
education. Only three papers have
been received, and these came from
the three candidates who stood the
examination in Baton Rouge. 1t is
now doubted that as many as doz-
en- candidates stood the examination
in the country parishes.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
ADLER WILL SURRENDER.
Former Bank President Returns to
New Orleans.

Puerto CorteZ, Honduras.-Wll-
liam Adler, of New Orleans, accom-
panied by the members of his family.
left here for New Orleans on board
the steamer Ellis. Mr.. Adler was at
one time president of the State Ma
tionaI Bank in New Orleans. He suf-
fered financial reverses year ago.
which eliminated when he was
shipwrecked on Glover's Reef, about
fifty miles from Puerto Cortez last
December. He was then conveying
cargo of groceries to Central Ameri-
ca on the steamer Alps in an endeav-
or to recoup his fortunes.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Taken Back to Monroe.

Deputy Sheriff T. L. Morris, of
Monroe. left Alexandria. having in
charge Prof. Richard Robert Cham
pion. white, who was wanted in Mon
roe ON a charge of passing bogus
checks to the amount of s125.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
RAILROADS CALLED DOWN.
Commission Will Give Chance to
Square Themselves

Square Themselves
Little Rock-The Arkansas Rail-
road Commission called a conference
for Wednesday, at which time the
trunk lines of Arkansas which re-
Gently put into effect increased
freight tariffs in the face of an or
der prohibiting the tariffs issued by
the commission, will be asked to
show cause why the commission
should not prosecute them for failure
to comply with their order.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
circus Nav Winter There

The Baton Rouge Board of Trade
is making an effort to get Robinson S
Big Circus to winter in Baton Rouge.
While nothing definite has been done
in this direction. negotiations are un-
der way and the officials of the Board
hope to be able to land the circus. A
suitable location below the city has
been secured. Prices on hay, grain
products, ETC., have been secured. A
great many tons of hay and an inn
mense amount of grain would be re-
duired daily for the feed Of the ami
mails. Baton Rouge has been selected
as the wintering place for several
large shows. Last year street fair,
employing 200 people. wintered here
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14

New York,-All grades of refined
sugar were reduced 20 cents hund-
red pounds.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
NAT GOODWIN wEDs
Married to Edna Goodrich, His Lead
ing Lady.

New York.-Nat C. Goodwin mar
ried Edna Goodrich in New Ro-
ehelle This is the end of months OF
gossip and rumor during which Mr..
Goodwin obtained an uncontested dl-
vorce from bis former. wife. Maxine
Elliott. Miss Goodrich returned from
Europe last Saturday with her moth
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
State Printer Brings Sait.

J.E. Edmonds. former State Prin-
ter. filed suit in the Twenty-second
Judicial District Court against Paul
Capdeville. Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, for s12,46S.30. which Mr..
Edmonds claims is due him as pub
lie printer for work done for the
State during the term of his con-
tract. An alternative writ of manda-
mus was issued by Judge Brunot
against the Auditor to make the pay
ment, or show cause by Nov. IA why
the payment was not made. The case
will therefore come up for hearing
on Nov. IA.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-14
Cotton Planters Demoralized.

The State Board of Agriculture and
immigration, in submitting its re-
port for October, regrets to state
that decentralization is prevalent in
almost the entire Cotton Belt. owing
to the appearance of the boil weevil;
there are, however, some notable ex-
ceptions among those who have long
since found out the absolute necess1-
ty of raising the essentials for farm
home-these parties are hopeful, and
some even go so far as to say that
the weevil will prove blessing in
disguise" though the great majority
are very blue over the outlook.
, 1908-04-27
Dixon Bank

Baggs, Wyo., April Thames Law
renee, a confirmed swindler, uncere-
moniously entered the Stockgrowers'
bank of Dixon Saturday and signed a
draft for $500 on the Hilltop Saving
and Trust company of Pittsburg, Pa,
and deposited it subject to check and
forthwith drew 500 with which to eel
citrate his graduation from the pen at
Rawlins but a few days ago. He had
served a term in hat institution for
forging a check in another section of
Wyoming. Cashier Nelson wired to
Pittsburg and found to his dismay that
the man had no deposits in said bank.
An information was at once secured,
but the gentleman in question had
taken a leave of absence. He was ap-
pretended by a deputy sheriff at Sla-
ter, Colo, and brought to Baggs. He
was held until Monday, when the boys
in Baggs made up a purse to replace
the stolen money and accrued costs,
about $40, and the man was discharged
without prosecution.
, 1908-04-27
Basis of Representation.

Lander, Wyo., April 27.-The repub-
lican state convention, which will meet
here on May Z to nominate candidates
for presidential elector, congress and
judges of the district courts, and to
select delegates and alternates to the
republican national convention, will
consist of 1874 delegates, apportioned
among the several counties upon a
basis of one delegate for each 1875
votes cast for Hon. Frank w. Mondell
for congress in 1906, as follows: AL,
bany county, IL delegates; Big Horn
county, Is delegates; Carbon county, 10
delegates; Converse county, s dele
gates; Crook county. 6 delegates; Ere.
mont county, s delegates; Johnson
county, 6 delegates; Laramie county,
20 delegates; Natrona county, 8 dele
gates; Sheridan county, - delegates;
Sweetwater county, s delegates; Uinta
county, II delegates; Weston county,
6 delegates. The counties represent
ing the Second judicial district will
have representation as follows: AL
bauy county, IL delegates; Fremont
county, 8 delegates; Natrona county,
5 delegates; total, "a delegates.
, 1908-04-27

Hugh Ross is in the city.
c. A. Boyd of Fort Steele is at the
Kuster.
o. Granlund of Keystone is at the
Johnson.
A. G. Durand Of Red Buttes was here
yesterday.
S. T. sisson of Medicine Bow is at
the Kuster.
F. ]. Lordier of Encampment is at
the Kuster.
f. Paul Kendall came in from Rock
River today.
D. c. Titus was in from the ranch
this morning.
Storrs sutphin visited friends at
Cheyenne Sunday.
Miss Jennie Lynch returned from
Cheyenne last night.
II. e. Tanner Of Grover, Colo, is reg
istered at the Kuster.
Joe White and daughter are in the
city from Rock River.
Judge G. Il. Carpenter went to Chey'
enne today on our business.
Miss Maggie Coughlin wen to Chey-
enne today to visit Mrs. Ingersoll.
w. j. Tuttle of Leslie was a visitor
to the city yesterday. a guest at the
Johnson.
d. W. Longacre and w. A. Longacre
of Boise, Idaho, were guests at the
Johnson last night.
Miss Laura Dean, who has been at
tending the university, left for her
home at Douglas Saturday night to
teach school.
Prof. H. T. NOVEL;, who mas been in
the northern part of the state on far
mers' institute work for the agricul
tural college, returned Saturday night
, 1908-04-27
PLAYING FOR
THE LIBRARY
AUTHOR OF PRETTY MUSICAL
EXTRAVAGANZA HERE TO
STAGE IT FOR FUND.
Cast Will Include Hundred Children
With Exquisite Costumes and
Elaborate Mechanical and Eiectri.
cal Efects-chiIdren Invited to
Appear Today.

On the 18th of May, at the Opera
House, will be given a high class spec
tacular production in which five hun
dred Of our school children will take
part. Miss Louetta Hetzel, author and
director of this musical extravaganza.
is here from the east and has been
secured by the board of trustees to
put on the same as a benefit for the
public library.
Contralto to Assist,
Her assistant, Miss Georgia B. True,
Is the famous contralto who caused
such a stir among the musical lovers
in Boston during their fall festival and
who will also appear on the program
during the entertainment. The COM
pany carries a full line IF exquisite
costumes and furnishes them free to
the children.
Flowers for The Stage
Five thousand roses will ne used for
stage establishment. An ELECTRICAL
arc color chaser of 5000 candle power
superior to calcium will ne employed
This entertainment comes highly
recommended from Denver, Greeley,
Fort Collins and other towns, where it
a been given with great success, as
the most elaborate and strictly high
class production on the road.
Children Are Wanted.
All children desiring to take part,
between the ages of 5 and Is years,
are requested 10 meet this afternoon,
directly after school, at the Opera
House. Any mothers or those desir-
ing further information as to the ma
ture of the entertainment are invited
to come also.
The board of trustees will greatly
appreciate the support of the people
for contributing toward the success of
this entertainment by allowing their
children to participate, and in advance
will thank them for same.
, 1908-04-27
Enqland's Navy the Best.

England not only possesses the big
gest and most powerful warships, but
also has afloat the fastest feet of de-
stroyers in the world. They also
make the claim that they are more
nearly ready for war than any other
nation. The claim that Hostetter's
stomach Bitters is a wonderful rem
edy for ailments of the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels is clearly
proven by its record of cures made
during the past "a years, but 1t will be
more clearly proven to you, individ-
ually, if you will only try one bottle as
soon as you notice any symptoms of
sick headache, loss of appetite, dys-
pepsia, indigestion, ~contiveness, bill
~iousness, kidney troubles, sleepless-
ness, female ills, general weakness or
malaria, fever and ague Insist on
having Hostetter's, and don't accept
any substitute. All druggists.
, 1908-04-27
LOOK HERE! THIS WAYl

the other members of the party COM
ing twenty-four hours later.
Mrs. Baker, the trained nurse, will
leave tonight for LaPorte, Ind, where
she will probably make her home in
the future with her niece.
Mrs. Ed. Linsley of ogden, was here
for the University Mandolin club en-
tertainment on Tuesday, having a
a member of the club.-Evanston
Press.
William Dubois, the Cheyenne archi-
tect, is in the city and visited the uni
versity, he being the architect for the
Woman's building in course of cree
ton on the campus.
Richard Barry Sullivan, the cousin
of Miss Helen Ryan of the Gem City
Grocery company, left last night for
Denver, where he will undergo treat.
ment for an affection of the throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lee arrived ON
Sunday from their home at Salt Lake
and will spend a week or so as the
guests of the family of their father,
Prof. F. w. Lee, superintendent of the
city schools.
Hon. Otto Gramm returned Sunday
from Rawlins, where he had been to
act as master Of ceremonies at the
reception to the university girls upon
their visit to the ~penitentiary. The
party arrived in Rawlins early in the
afternoon Saturday and played for the
prisoners at 4 o'clock, each receiving
a souvenir of the visit.
, 1908-04-27
DENVER MAN ARRESTED.
Charged With Embezzlement in Buy
ing Coal Mine Shares.

Salt Lake, Utah, April 27.-George
Lynch, a Denver travelling man
was arrested Saturday on a charge OF
.embezzling $4,000 belonging to the Elk
Coal company. Lynch, it is alleged,
was given $3.50 to buy 5000 shares III
the company from stockholders near
Kemmerer, Wyo. The stock, it is
charged, cost s1,750. OF the differ
ence he is accused of taking $4,000
Lynch says the difference simply
was his profit on the stock transac'
ton. He gave bail and will have a
hearing May IL.
, 1908-04-27
OF VICTIM OF
MEDICINE BOW ACCIDENT.

Wednesday night JOS Harquett,
about whom very little is known, was
instantly killed in front of the depot
at Medicine Bow while attempting to
alight from a nat car on which he, in
company with a man named Leppin,
had been beating a ride from Hanna,
says the Rawlins Republican. Both
men were intoxicated and no reliable
information regarding their identity
could be obtained. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Harquett has one sister in
Chicago and two in Quebec. but their
address could not be learned. Coro-
ner Bennett of Rawlins was called to
the scene but no inquest was held ow-
ing to the lack of information at hand.
, 1908-04-27
PREPARING NORTH PARK
EXPERIMENT STATlOJ

The work of preparing the North
park experiment farm for seeding is
progressing as rapidly as can be ex-
pected. The %sagebrush was all cleared
this week and the ground is ready
TO pillow. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the men who have taken
this experiment in hand will not only
furnish the public an excellent OBJ.
ject lesson in the resources Of North
park, but will also realize a profit to
themselves. They are arranging for
expert advice from the United States
experiment station at Fort Collins and
for a farmers institute from the ag-
ri%cultural college to hold meetings in
the park in June.
, 1908-04-27
Died on the Train,

Rock Springs, Wyo., April 27.-W.
H. Burns of Altoona, Pa, died on an
Evanston and Granger while on his
way home, n the body was brought
here to be prepared for shipment. He
was accompanied by two friends and
they notified the Odd Fellows and
Elks' lodges, the deceased having been
a member of those orders. Burns had
been spending the winter in California
for the benefit Of his health.
, 1908-04-27
Notice.,

All parties who are indebted to the
county of Albany for taxes upon per
sonal property, real estate or poll
taxes, are hereby notified that a full
and complete list OF such delinquents,
together with the respective indebted
ness of each individual. will be pub
lished in the daily and weekly papers
beginning with the first week in May
and the cost Of such advertising vii
be added to said taxes. Parties owing
taxes are further notified that said
taxes will be collected by stress or
g~arnishment unless attended to.
H. MAYNARD,
david County Treasurer.
, 1908-04-27
SUPREME COURT REvERSES
RICHTER SHEEP CASE.

The state supreme court has re-
versed the case of the state against
Paul Richter, appealed from Big Horn
back for a new trial. Richter, a veal
thy sheep owner Of Cody, was arrested
charged with violating a quarantine
placed by inspectors of the state. His
sheep were quarantined as exposed.
He Immediately broke quarantine,
was found guilty and fined $50 ana
costs. The supreme court finds an err
ror in the instructions of the trial
judge to the jury.
, 1908-04-27
WORK BEGUN ON THE
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.

e. L.. Stewart came down the first
of the week and began work on his
contract of setting the poles for the
government telephone line from this
place to Gold Hill, says the Saratoga
Sun. Supervisor ]. w. Nelson is in
hopes to have the line completed and
in operation by the first of July and If
he is able to push things as he now
plans, the line will be completed within
a month. The wire and other mate
rial is here and if the weather will
permit the work will be done quite
rapidly.
Daily Republican. 10 cents \ mont
, 1908-04-27
Heavy Criminal Docket.

Rock Springs, Wyo., April 27.-The
spring term of the district court for
Sweetwater county will convene at
Green River, May A. This will be the
most important term of court in this
county for several years. There are
now twenty-one men in the Green
River Jail awaiting trial, besides sew
eral out on bond, the criminal docket
being exceedingly heavy.
, 1908-04-27
Great Interest In Politics.

Dubois, Wyo., April 27.-The great
est number of people ever known to
turn out to a primary election were
present at the republican meeting
here, when w. X. Carson, DR.. F. w.
Welty and George Y. Hays were elect
ed to the Fremont county republican
convention.
, 1908-04-27
To O on Bonds.

Lander, Wyo., April Pat the an
nual school meeting to be held here
next Monday, in district No. /, the
electors i'll vote upon a proposition to
issue $4,000 in bonds for the purpose
of procuring water, heating and sewer
for the school building and to elect
three trustees for the terms Of one,
two and three years.
, 1908-04-27
PLEASURE TO HAVE
IHE GIRI 6 PRESENT

The glee and mandolin club from the
state university favored the high
school with some of its best selections
last Monday afternoon, says the high
school reporter for the Rock Springs
Rocket. 1t was a pleasure to have
these representatives from the uni
versity. Then they had a good house
on Monday evening.
, 1908-04-27
Odd Fellows Officers.

Shoshoni, Wyo., April 27.-The fol
lowing officers of Shoshoni lodge, Odd
Fellows, instituted by Grand Master
Matt Borland and Grand Marshal Far.
thing, were installed: G. e. Hosick,
noble grand; q. R. Moses, vice grand
A. o. Meyer, secretary; l.. E. Black
well, treasurer.
, 1908-04-27
Saloon Petitioned For.

Glendo, Wyo., April zi.-Miskim-
Bros. have petitioned the Laramie
county board Of commissioners for a
license to run a saloon here, and the
petition vent owe until the May meet
ing of the board. Glendo is thirty-hve
miles north of Wheatland, on the Colo
RADIO and Southern railroad.
, 1908-04-27
Rirdseye Gets Gully Washer.

Birdseye, Wyo., April PA splen-
did rain, lasting for twenty-four hours,
has broken the drouth here and will
greatly benefit the range, which was
beginning to show the need of rain.
Grass is growing and live stock are
doing nicely now.