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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-04-28
Jewelry Stores.

HARRY MORRISON The leading
M exclusive jewe1er. Watches,
diamonds, jewelry, rich cut glass
and hand painted China, Sterling
and plated silverware.
L. B. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES best
jeweler. A full line cut glass, hand
painted China, diamonds. ETC.
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Furniture Stores.

DILLEY FURNITURE CO. The
SWEETEST line of furniture in Ros-
we'll. High quaI1ules and low prices.
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Record Want Aos. Get Results.
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Drug Stores.

Oldest drug store in Roswell. All
things up-to-date.
DANIEL DRUG CO.-HeadQuarters
for drugs, wall paper. paints, var
nish.
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Lumber Yards.
.PECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.
Lumber, shingles. doors, lime, ce'
ment, paints, varnish and glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. Oldest
lumber yard in Roswell. e us for
all kinds Of building materials aad
paint.
KEMP LUMBER CO.-Cau on us fog
Lumber, Shingles, etc. We trea
you right East 4th st.
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Russell does norse-snoelng.
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Butcher Shops.

U. S. MEAT MARKET.-Keeps moth
ing but the best. Quality our
motto.
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Department Stores.

Department Stores.
IAFFA, Prayer & CODY goods.
clothing, groceries aad ranch sup
plies.
jOYCE-PRUIT CO. Dry Goods,
Clothing, Groceries, etc. The larg-
est supply house in the Southwest.
Wholesale and Retail.
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Trade
Abstracts.
CIAvES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO..
f. p. Gayle, manager. Reliable and
prompt. 4t26s
ROSWELL TITLE & TRUST CO.
ABSTRACTS, real estate and loans.
Architects.
]. NJ. NELSON & CO., Architects.
Oklahoma Blk. Roswell, N. M.
Attorneys;
D. w. ELLIOTT Attorney and
&C unselor in all courts. Ten years
experience in land and Irrigation
matters. Rooms As. Garst Bdg.
Butcher Shops.
RI 9 .sr.n prU u,,, 18TH
ing but the best. Quality Dur
motto.
Biliiard.POOI Halls.
BOWLING. BILLIARDS. POOL
Brunswick Bake Coll. Co. equip
ment. Geo. B. Jewett, Prop.
Department Stores.
IAFFA, Prayer & CODY goods,
clothing, groceries aad ranch sup
plies.
jOYCE-PRUIT CO. Dry Goods,
Clothing, Groceries, ETC.. The larg-
est supply house in the Southwest.
Wholesale and Retail.
Drug Stores.
ROSWELL DRUG & JEWELRY co.,
Oldest drug store in Roswell. All
things up-to-date.
DANIEL DRUG CO.-HeadQuartersI
for drugs, wall paper. paints, var
nish.
Dye Works.
K. C. DYE WORKS.-Alterations and|
repairs. Cleaning and pressing. j.
H.. Angel. phone 517. 123 w. I'd.
Furniture Stores.
DILLEY FURNITURE co. The
SWEETEST line of furniture in Ros-
we'll. High quantles and low prices:
Grocery Stores.
WESTERN GROCERY CO.-TheI
leading grocery store. nothing but
the best.
WATSON-FINLEY GROCERY CO.
See as for the most complete, line
of staple and fancy groceries and
fresh fruits and vegetables N the
city.
Grain, Fuel & Hide Dealers.
ROSWELL WOOL & HIDE CO.-LetI
us furnish you with your Grain, Coail
and wood, we buy hides. phone 30.l
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WATSON-FINLEY GROCERY CO.
See us for the most complete, n
of staple and fancy groceries and
fresh fruits and vegetables N the
city.
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Ready-tO-wear Apparel.

THE MORRISON BROS. STORE
Outftters in ready to wear apparel
for men, women and children. Mil.
linery a specially.
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Grocery Stores.

WESTERN GROCERY CO.-The
leading grocery store. nothing but
the best.
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Stenographers & Typewriters
Tail0rs.

P. WOOD Tailor made suits
Cleaning and pressing, 118h NORTH
Main st. Phone 400.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
RESIGNATION OF SUPERINTEN-
DENT ASWELL

The resignation of Supt. AS
well announced Wednesday and
his acceptance of the presidency
of the State Normal School came
as a surprise to the people of the
State. The cause of his resig-
nation has not been given, but
whatever it may be. his with
drawal from the head of the
schools will be learned with
great disappointment by a large
number of the people of the State,
who feel that he is peculiarly
fitted for the office of State
Superintendent. And while it is
recognized that as president of
the State Normal he will be a
powerful factor in the educational
work of the State. yet the regret
will remain that he gave up the
work which he has so excellently
well performed and in which he
would have been further most
useful and successful.
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is only 1852 or s1.89 a month. The
attendance for next session cannot bt
less, and there Is every probability
that the enrolment will reach 1850 tC
1900. And on the sum asked for it is
proposed to educate the children OF
this city for a session of nine months,
The law imposes upon school boards
the duty of employing teachers under
written contracts STIMULATING the
salary to be paid and the number OF
months in the session. The better
class of teachers are not willing tc
to enter into contracts ensuring then
less than nine months work, and to
make sure of getting their services il
is necessary to engage teachers no,
later than July 18th for the next
session.
To meet the above requirements in.
diligently the School Board should
know definitely the amount of funds
the City Council will set aside for the
session of 19O8-O9: and under present
arrangements the Board is made to
depend upon the City Council for a
proper proportion of the cost of the
maintenance of the city schools.
We trust that your honorable body
fully realizes the responsibility resting
upon you in the all important matter
of providing adequate school facili-
ties for the children of Lafayette in
cooperation with the School Board;
and, that recognizing the absolute de-
pendence of the School Board upon
the Council in making satisfactory ar
rangements for the coming school SEES
sion, your honorable body will take
the prompt and efficient action called
for by the EFFICIENCY of the case.
Respectfully,
THE PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL
DIRECTORS.
Not having received any reply to
the foregoing communication, and be-
cause the time is pressing on the
School Board to make necessary ar
rangements for the coming session, it
is incumbent upon me to bring the
matter TO your attention anew, to the
end that we may know without further
delay what action your honorable
body proposes to take in the premises.
It may be well to add that the result
of any election which may be held for
q special school tax, eyen though the
result should be favorable, will be
known too late for use in making ar
engagements for the next session.
Believing that you understand and
appreciate the difficulties confronting
the School Board in safeguarding the
school interests of the city of Lafa-
yette. l do not doubt your desire and
purpose to do your part toward as
surfing the children of Lafayette the
full school term to which they are
justly entitled.
Awaiting the courtesy of an early
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
The New Game Law.

Crowley Signal.
Among the provisions of the
new game law, which was favored
by the Audubon Society and pro-
posed by Senator V%entress, are
the following:
Every hunter must take out a
license. for which he will pay
81 per season.
No hunting between sunset
and sunrise is allowed, and the
the bag is limited to twenty-five.
Doves may be killed from Sept.
/ to March L; geese, ducks, rails,
coots and plover, from Ocs. / to
March l; wild Turkey cocks.
from Nov. l to April /; snipes,
chorooks and papabotte, from
Sept. / to May IS; ue-winged
teal ducks. from Oct. / to April
Is.
The most important feature of
the bill is the prohibition of the
sale of all game between March /
and the opening dates Of the fall
season of any year.
Through the efforts of Senator
Henri L. Gueydan the robin was
taken off the list of game birds
and given the protection asked
by citizens of Southwest Louis.
lana.
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False Arguments Against Pro-
hibitiOr.

Alexandria Louisiana Democrat.
Reasoning from the same false
premises. we naturally arrive at
the illogical and sophistical con
clusiOn that, because a man con
tinues to Stay his fellowman and
the thief continues to steal, the
statutes penalizing murder and
larceny should never have been
enacted or should be repealed.
With the same propriety. and
consistency, we might advocate
the abolition of all laws, and re-
vert to primeval conditions,
where the right of might pre-
vailed because no law ever has
had or ever will have immunity
or exemption from violation by
the evil disposed. who are al
ways with US. The government
of the United States has never
repealed the prohibitory statute
against illicit distilling because
an occasional "moonshiner" hap
pens to ply his unlawful vocation
without punishment. Because
some witnesses will not testify
against and some juries will not
convict the illegal dispenser of
liquor is no reason why the jury
systematic great palladium of
civil liberty-should be decried,
nor why the law-abiding people
of the State or of a community
should hesitate to enact a prohi-
bition law any more than that all
penal statutes should be repealed
because of repeated violations
thereof and abortive efforts at
enforcement.
The only question for consid-
Grafton is; Shall we continue in
definitely to legalize an unholy
traffic, which is debauching the
youth of the land. consigning
them either to felons' cells or
premature graves in the p~otters'
fields, wrecking happy homes,
making widows and orphans and
filing the jails and asylums with
criminals and insane, whose
reason has been dethroned by
the excessive use of alcoholic
beverages? We answer no, a
thousand times no.
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Died.

a
Died at his residence in this
city Tuesday, July 8. at Gas a.
M, Shirley F. Lacour. aged 81
years and 10 months, after an
illness of Is days of typhoid
fever.
Mr.. LacOur was a native of
Avoyelles parish and moved to
this city about 18 months ago
when he engaged in the mercan-
tile business at the Couvillon
stand. He was a man of many
fine traits of character and dur.
ing his residence here he made a
large number of friends who
highly esteemed him. About
eight months ago be married
Miss Anna Dubernard, of Scott,
who survives him. He was a
brother Of Mr.. L. e. Lacour, of
this city and also DR.. B. j. La
cour who formerly lived here.
The funeral, which was largely
attended, took place Wednesday
at 8 9. M. at st. Johns Catholic
church.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31
THE T SCHOOLS.

The School Board, at a special
meeting Wednesday called par
ticularly for che purpose of con.
sidering the question of opening
the Lafayette city schools, after
thorough discussion, were great
" to their regret, unable to set
any date for the opening. In
the School Board proceedings
appearing elsewhere in this is.
sue. a detailed statement in re-
gard to the matter will be found.
but briefly the Board has funds
in sight for only Al or 5 months
school. At this season of the
year teachers will not contract
for less than 8 months, so that
being unable to get teachers, it
becomes a physical impossibllity
to open. Only one thing re-
NAMED to do, which they did,
and that was to instruct the
Superintendent to open the
schools as soon as teachers
could be secured as the teachers
now available will no doubt be
able to obtain 8or 9 months con-
tracts elsewhere. AS the demand
for teachers exceeds the supply,
the probabilities are that the
opening of the town schools can
not take place until in January,
when mid-term graduates from
the Normal be open for en-.
ga9ement
This delay in opening the
schools is regretted by no one
more than by the members of
the Board. But the matter is
one entirely out OF their power
to remedy. They have just so
much money, derived from the
from the parish for tuition
and from the City Council, and
they can simply use it the best
thew know how.
But it is very unfortunate that
the schools can not be run for
the full 8 months.
A little over $4,000 more is
needed for an 8 months session.
more can be expected
from the State or from tuition
from the parish, SO that if the
deficiency is to be made up, it
must either be given by the City
Council or supplied by private
subscription.
The Council state their inabil-
ity to give more than they have
already given.
There remains then either Il keep
the schools closed unit! probably
in January or for the citizens to
the amount.
MN -s TN~
The schools ought to be opened
and run at least 8 months and it
i 70 be hoped that not alone will
he people respond literally, but
hat the Council will also use it's
best endeavors to economic in
Bome way and help to raise the
needed $1,000.
Everything in Summer wear
6 REDUCED COST at Schmulen's,
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upon which the School Board
may be able to base definite action, I
am, Yours truly,

reply, upon which the School Board
may be able to base definite action, I
am, Yours truly,
w. j.. AVERY,
Superintendent.
On the oath instant the Council met
in adjourned session and decided to
appropriate two mills for the schools.
as required by law; but from these
two mills, which will amount to about
81. 5000 the Council gave notice OF
their intention to deduct 81, 500. 90, ap-
propriated last March for the purpose
of extending the school session OF
19O7-O8 seven weeks. leaving a net sum
Of about 81, 600 90 available for the
session of 10000.
1t is proper to explain here that the
School Board submitted a budget to
the City Council last year showing the
pro rata of the city of Lafayette to be
$4,000 for operating the local
schools, session 19O7-OS. OF this
amount the City Council had appro-
priated and paid over to the School
Board only IS, OO0. 20 up to last March,
and then made an appropriation Of
81, 5000 to extend the session from
six and one. half months to eight and
one-fourth months This last appro-
priation was made on the condition
that it should be deducted from the
regular appropriation the Council
would make for the session of 19OS-OA.
The total funds for maintaining the
schools of Lafayette city for the next
session now stands as follows:
From the State approx
imately) .......... $5,G4.O0
From the Parish for
tuition (approximate-
ly.... ...... $3.50. 100000
From the City of Lafay-
cite approximately. 100000
Total. .........-.. s9,O54.OO
The total amount necessary to run
the schools eight months is SIS, ITO. 90.
leaving a deficit of IS, O56. 90.
The 39,O54.O available will be. suff1-
cient to run the schools only about
four and One-half or five months.
1t is impossible TO employ teachers
at this time of the year for a session
is shown by many letters in my pos
cause the supply of teachers is much
smaller than the demand, and practi-
cally every teacher worthy of the
name has already been engaged for
the next session, or else is consider
ing which of several positions Of
eight OF nine months duration to ac-
cept.
Later in the year when Normal
schools and other schools throughout
@N n NH
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Good Roads and Public Owner
Ship,

Good Roads and Public Owner
Ship,
Times Democrat.
George Gould's return from
Europe serves to emphasize the
question as to the future of the
great properties which fell under
his sway upon the death of his
father. The immediate problem
relates to the Wheeling and Lake
Erie, whose notes for about eight
millions will mature within a few
days; but, alas, a similar cloud
Overhangs most of the other com
panieS with which the Gould
name is associated. Missouri
Pacific. Wabash. Western Mary
land, Denver and Rio. Grande,
Texas and Pacific, Western Pa
citic, Iron Mountain and Wes-
tern Union are all alike in the
shadow. The quoted prices for
these stocks show clearly that
the Gould management is out of
favor with the investing public.
The reason is not difficult to dis
Germ, for dividends are uncertain
and the physical state Of the lines
is known to be poor. The case is
quite otherwise with the Harri-
man properties. Whatever one
may think of the financial meth,
DDS of that magnate. the upkeep
of his roads is, by common con-
sent, beyond criticism. There
have been persistent rumors to
the effect that Mr.. Gould and Mr..
Hartman are about to become
allies, but the rumors may have
been set afoat for stock-jobbing
purposes. Be that as it may.
there remains the fact that the
roads, though they traverse
some of the finest territory on
the continent, are afflicted with
Falstaff's disease" consump-
ton of the purse.
This state of affairs would be
serious enough, even if the
pockets of shareholders and
bondholders only were touched:
but this is, by no means, the
whole story. Millions of people,
who live along the lines, do not get
the service they want. Shippers
can not understand why they
should have to submit to costly
delays. merely because they de.
pend upon Missouri Pacific in
stead of Pennsylvania; nor can
travellers understand why their
lives should be less safe on that
account, There is, in conse-
quence, a discomfort which may,
at the unexpected moment, burst
into fame. A railroad is private
property, in one sense; but. in
another and larger sense, it is as
much a part of the nations
equipment as the postofice and
the fleet. The average man is
beginning to insist that the vast
inequalities, as between different
sections be reduced to the mini.
mum. instead of being kept at
the maximum, and this demand
is not to be stilled by pompous
repetition of truisms.
The issue OF government own.
ership is thus, slowly but surely,
forced into the limelight. What
ever else may be doubtful, it is
at least certain that no such in
equalities of service would ex.
list. if the government owned all
the roads. Senators and Repre-
sentatives would be sure to see
that their constituents got a
square deal and there would be
no difficulty in securing the
funds, since there is practically
no limit to the governments bor-
rowing power. Nor is this all;
recent experience with the Pana.
ma Canal has shown that the
poorly paid officers of the En-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-31

Everything in Summer wear
IS REDUCED COST at Schmulen's,
which means BARGAINS for you.
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Continued on Page Three.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18
AN ORDINANCE:

Be it ordained by the POLICE Jury
of Grant Parish, Louisiana, in reg
ular session convened:
Section /. That the ward line he
tween wards Z and q be and is here
by changed, beginning whereof CROSS
~ the Calhoun public road near Shell
Point 80 us thence to follow SAID pub
lie road to where it crosses the Mont
gomery and Colfax hill road. thence
ON "a direct line To the D'Lartigo aud
X. j. Cheletre place, and then follow
said stream and the Iatt lake to
where the present line crosses that
stream.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
J.IB. RoBERTs, President.
Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18
Election Proclamation.

By virtue Of the authority vested
In us. the Mayor and Board Of AL
siermen Of the town Of COlfax In Gran (
parish, State Of Louisiana. under the
laws of the State Of Louisiana and
especially of Section 80 Of Act No. 13G
Of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1883 we
hereby order and call an election for
Mayor and five members Of the Board
Of Aldermen and one Marshal of the
town Of tblfax.
said election to he held on the
Tuesday Il lowing the third Monday
I'm April. A. ID. 1908, the time being
TUESDAY, April, y, 1yOS
and to be conducted In all ways pro-
yids.si by ordinance passed March q.
1906. and by and under the general
election laws of the State Of LOtIisi-
ana except an otherwi se provided Ia
said ordinance and We hereby appoint
aud nominate the following COM
missiOners of election: Richard X.
Jeter. j. l.. Morintine aud NJ. f..
Swafford. with Alfred NJ. Goodwyn
rs clerk of election.
Given under our hands and official
signal ures ut Coifax, Louisiana, on
this the 4th day of February, A. ID.
1903. X. $. GA AiERON, Mayor.
g. N. GAKNAHAN,
}. A. WILLIAMS.
Il. X. CKNIGHT,
J. w. O'QUINN.
A. NJ. LESAGE,
Aldermen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18

the boil weevil, as seen under a
magnifying glass is covered with
thousands of minute hairs, which
give general grayish or brownish
color to the boil weevil, while the
cowpea-pod weevirs body, on the
other hand, is devoid of hairs, is a
smooth shining jet-black color and
when magni6ed is seen to he COW
cred with minute indentations or
pits.
The femur, or first joint of the
foreleg Of the boil weeyil, has on
its inner aspect, two minute black
spines, while the femur of,the fore
leg of the cowpea-pod- weevil has
but one small spine in this situa-
ton. WILMON NEWELL,
Entomologist, State Crop Pest
Commission.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18
Program of Teachers COnvem-

Program al Teachers COnveil-
ton.
Convention of Grant parish teach
ers. to he held at OakTtirove school
Saturday. April %. 1908.
PROGRAM.
i. Opening. $50 IA. m. by the man.
ager.
2. Promoting Pupils" by Misses
May and Ethel Washburn.
3. Civic Value Of Birds" by Miss
Amanda Gates.
4. Testing Pupils ana Thorough
ness" by Prof. J. +. Welch.
RECESS FOR DINNER.
/. Opening, by pupils Of the Oak
Grove school.
2. consolidation of Schools" by
Miss Lizzie Latroix and Messrs.
Claude Adams and Eloi Fontenot.
8. Sum-up Of years work, Ivy
Supt. J. N. Warner.
4 Miscellaneous business. and ad-
journment.
A general discussion will I've allow
ed on each subject In this program,
and all teachers and patrons will he
invited to express their views.
This will he our last. and. we hope,
the best meeting of the year. The
people of Oak Grovepromise a warm
reception, and picnic. All teachers
and all school officials Of the parish
are cordially invited To attend.
Y. l.. FONTENOT. Mgr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18
pon't Put or

for tomorrow what you can do today. II
you pnt off buying bottle OF Billiards.
Snow Liuiment, when that pain comes
yon won't have any, buy bottle today.
A positive cure for rheumatism, burns,
cuts. sprains, contracted muscles, etc.
L. ). Graham. Prairie Grove. Ark. writes
Il wish 10 thank You for the good re-
suits l received from Stow Imminent.
1t positively cured me of rheumatism
after others had failed. Sold by Ores.
cent drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-18

A new hodge In Colfax. with five
rooms ana comnlodiOus galleries. all
nicely ceiled. painted and finished,
situated ON five lots. giving yard
room 125x255 feet. barn. woodsbed
and all necessary outhouses. two
tanks and underground cistern. sit
uated In In desirable portion of the
town, will be sold at the low price Of
$27OO. For particulars inquire Of H.
q. GOODWIN.