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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Mails Cut of Again.

Capt. T. M. Wells, postmaster at
Colfax, came around Thursday morn
ing and informed us that the mails
which have been going 10y way OF
Boyce since the Valley trains were
cut off by the high water, in order to
reach the T. 4 p. railroad at that
point are now cut off at Boyce, and
we are entirely without mail commu-
nication. The breaking of levees had
caused the 7. & p. railroad to take
off their trains. He telegraphed at
once to headquarters for authority
to carry the mails by skiff TO the
hills east of Colfax, to be carried by
hack conveyance from the point
where the Darro bridge touches the
hills to Dry Prong, in order to reach
the La. 4 Ark. railroad. Weare glad
to learn he received prompt response
70 90 ahead and make this arrange
ment. and that the mails of yester
day we're made up for transporta
ton by that route.
Postmaster Wells deserves great
credit for his energy and interest IL
trying to keep up mail service in TIN
face of oil the delays and Interrupt
tjons that have occurred. This D
the third or fourth arrangement tina
has had to be made in our mail ser
; vice since the high water set in, AM
it is hoped that the route to DIR.
Prong will prove more permanen
and satisfactory than the Others. l
may take few daysfor postmaster
to get on to the new arrangement
but every means is being used to in
struct them as to necessity for rou'
! ing all mail for Colfax by way OF DR.
/ Prong, on the La. & Ark. railroad.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Mr.. W. E. KEGS, who has been teach
ing singing school in Colfax for if
teen days, finished his term on Thurs
day night. A large audience which
had gathered listened with great
pleasure to quartets, group songs by
the little folks and the larger mem
bers of the class. number of splen
did praise anthems, and a couple o.
most appropria te farewell songs. be
has given splendid satisfaction.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Letter From representative
Payne.
Baton Rouge, June IL, 'Os,

Baton Rouge, June IL, 'OS.
Editor CoIEax Chronicle:
Please allow me to say through
your paper to the citizens of Grant
parish, aud particularly to those OF
Colfax and verda, that | regret very
much that. their requests to intro
duce bills to prohibit gambling near
their schools have reached me too
late. These are local bills, and the
Constitution requires all local bills
to be published in local paper foi
ut least 30 days before they can be
enacted into laws. There are only
30 more days remaining of the pres
ent session of the Legislature. Nc
one regrets the fact more than l dc
that these schoolscannot be protect
ed by Legislative act at this sitting
OF the General Assembly.
Yours respectfully, c. W. PAYNE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
We were pleased to receive a ca

We were pleased to receive "a call
on last Wednesday from Nine. Me-
lanie de Baroncelli, of New Orleans,
and John Billes, of France. The first
named is cousin and the latter a
brother of Joseph Billes, of ward sew
en-. Grant parish, whose tragic death
of himself and wife. little more than
year ago, created such profound
sensation in this community. These
parties are here looking into tn,
Billes affairs. The mystery of thu
tragedy seems to remain still an un
solved secret.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Rev. j. X. Miller called on the
Chronicle on Wednesday, OF this week
and requested that We correct our
abatement relative to the burning OF
his two houses at Aloha ON June Sth.
We stated that we understood the
buildings and contents to he worth
$500 or $500. and that MIR. Miller had
about $500 Insurance. He says that
his buildings and their contents were
worth fully s2.400, on which he had
5000 insurance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Rations for Flood Sufferers.

.hdtlOlS BOE tVs"A C"saOsCsSs
On last Saturday, June both, the
U. s. government stea mbOat Howell
put off 10000 rations for the food
sufferers of Grant parish. This is
provision for 1000persons for about
ten days. These provisions were pur-
chased by Major Stephen NJ. Foote,
of the q. 5. Artillery Corps, out OF an
appropriation by congress, and con
sisted of $500 pounds of dry salt
meat, 240 sacks of meal. 3 barrels
of sugar, Z sacks of green coffee, and
several hundred sacks OF table salt,
which were placed in Mr.. j. ID. Nc
Neely's warehouse for distribution.
Mr.. j. W. Duncan. police juror for
ward one, has been put IN charge oi
the relief work, aud deserves great
praise for his interest and activity III
the matter. With one or two enl-
gloyes from his store, assisted by
several citizens, he has devoted Il
good portion OF the week dlstrlbut-
ing supplies to the sufferers, and look
iny utter other measurers of relief ell
trusted to him.
On Wednesday the Z. ). steamboat
JOS. T.. Kansdell put off an addition
nj lot of supplies, intended principal
ly for ward ten of Natchitoches parish
and ward seven of Grant parish.
In relation to these supplies, We
would mention the kind and liberal
offer Of Messrs. 3. K. Soncrant and
son. who rendered the use Of Their
gasoline launch to transport them
to their destination. only requesting
that the authorities furnish the crew
to man the boat.
The provisions thus lar received
only partially relieve the wants d
the most necessitious, and there Ia
no telling when there will be any
more, il any at all.
The Colfax Board of Trade as dis
tributor of these provisions have hat
to cut off great many applicants
without supplies in order to make
the provisions go around among
those regarded AZ most necessitous
Aschairman OF the board, the duties
of Mr.. j. W. Duncan, and MIR. }. z
Long, secretary, have been most ar
duous, and We can assure one and al
that they have done their utmost t.
distribute the rations in a just man
ner, after full consultat ton with cit
liens knowing to the conditions
We make this statement because w
hear great deal OF complaint, ant
feel that it is altogether unwarranted
MS if any mistakes have been mad
or Injustice done it was not avoidable
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
No Need of Suffering From Rheu
matiSm.

1t is a mistake to allow anyone to SUI
fer from rheumatism, as the pain can
always be relieved, and in most cases
a cure effected by applying Chamber
lain's Linimeut. The relief from pain
which it affords is alone worth many
times its cost. 1t makes sleep and rest
possible. Even 10 cases of long stand
ing this linimeot should be used on &C
count of the relief which it affords. d.
not be discouraged until you have giver
it a trial. For sale by Valley drug store
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Ancient Rome

is now merely a memory of the past.
Billiards. Snow Liniment is the family
liniment of the twentieth century A
positive cure for rheumatism, burus.
cuts sprains neuralgia, etc.. Mr. {. II.
Runyon, Standberry. Mo. writes: Il
have used Snow Liniment for rhuema-
tism and all pain. can't say enough
in its praise" Sold by Crescent drug
store
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Mr.. J. n. Fletcher. of Aloha, called
in our Office on Thursday. He re-
ports the wafer foot deep in his
store at Aloha. and says it is also up
in the floor of the hotel. He has lost
terribly by the overflow, and says
there are many peoplein that section
in a destitute condition.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
BASE Ball Piaveas and Foot

Louis j. Kruger. ex-champion long
distance foot racer OF Germany aud Hpl.
land. writes: .Dnring my training OF
eight weeks foot races Mt Salt Lake
CITY. in April last, used Ballard's Snow
Liniment to nv greatest Satisfaction
Therefore. l highly recommend SNOW
Linimeut to all who are troubled w.tn
sprains, hruisee or rheumatism. 2oc
SOC and sl00. Sold by Crescent drug
store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Tho ee.. pits Ever Sold.

"After doctoriug Is pears for chronic
Indigestion, and spending over two hun
drec dollars. nothing has done me as
much good af Dr. Kings New Life Pills:
consider them the best pills ever sold:
writes n. +. AI,scoe, Of luglesite, N. u.
Sold under guarantee at all drug stores,
- cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Owing To the critical aud disturbed
conditions caused by the high water.
Rev. &. V. Breithaupt has called In
the protracted meeting that was to
have begun I'm the Collar Methodist
church June 24th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Echoes from the Hills.


lam always more or less hurt when
my illusions offend any one, and
when such offensa arises it is geuer-
ally the result of wrong conception
of nv meaning. In my last "erup-
ton" to the Chronicle | discussed at
length the subject set forth by two
communicat ions in the New Orleans
Christian Advocate by two preachers.
i'm which it was stated that the saw
mill people were hard to reach effec-
lively in regard to their spiritun.
welfare; and that they were careless
and Indifferent and cared little or
nothing about the message warning
them to flee the wrath to come. |
merely stated that the FAULT is not
wholly with the saw mill people. In
the majority of eases if the minister
will mingle with thesepeople until he
wins their confidence and friendship
he will find an interesting people who
are ready to be shown the more eX
cellent life. This way of preaching
only in houses is all right when the
weather is bad, but there is much
that preachers can do on the outside,
and if thecrowds are not large enough
at the regular services, go among the
people during the week till they get
interested and then they will attend
services.
Pollock and Selma played a game
of ball last Sunday, which resulted in
n draw, neither side gathering any
runs at all, and as the Selma boys
had TO skedaddle when the nine in
nings were out to catch the train, ths
game was declared a draw and will
be played over on the 10Th. The
Pollock boys are putting up nice
brand of ball playing these days, ami
if they get Drew Bandy from Rochelle
to pitch for them il will take smuggling
that is pure to beat them. 4 trade
is on now to secure Bandy's services.
permanently.
DR.. j. Luther Kelly, of Rochelle.
has received black hand letter stat
| ing that unless he consents to he {,
candidate for mutrimony he will bs
demolished and east into the lone
some hereafter. Laying all jokes
aside, DR.. Kelly is Il jolly son of old
Grant, and has just completed his ed
ucation and taken up his profession
here. He is genial, whole souled
good-natured, and as innocent as any
doctor could be. No Que like DR.
Kelly in these parts, and his skill at
d physician is unsurpassed. Any
thing from corn to carbuncle re
moved with perfect impunity.
The new saw mill of the Iron Noun
tain Lumber Co., at Pollock, started
off fine, but was closed down the frs
of this week on account of no logs
but as soon as sufficient logging carr
are received, Mr.. Lewis, woods sup
erintendent, says he can furnish log
with ease.
July the 4th is the day when tn
thing comes OFF, according to larg
posters scattered over the countr,
by the people Of Alexandria.
I Well, as William Jennings Bryal
is to be our next president, | Wi
close. IKE FEwCLoTHEs.
Il nn, Is. hrnnfrttf fha III ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Buckien's ArnIca salve Wins.

tom Moore, Of Rural Route l, Coch-
ran. Ha.. writes: IL had u bad sore on
the instep of my footand could lind moth
ing that would heal it until applied
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Less than half
OF % cent box won the day for me by
affecting perfect cnre." Sold under
guarantee ut all drug stores.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
NOTICE.

The assess,meut for Grant parish
for the year 1905 viii lie completed
aud exposed in l he assessors office In
the court house for a period Oh ~
days commencing Monday, june 8,
1905. and closing tuesday, June 30.
This May u. 1908.
j. A. HARVEY. Assessor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

DR.. ID. w. Kelly was rowed down
from Aloha on Thursday, and return.
ed that evening. He informed US
that he has moved from Selma to
Winfield, and will locate and prac.
tjce there.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

The Chronicle is under many obi
cations tn Editor Mccormick, of the
Alexandria Town Talk. for several
telephone messages this week, of great
interest and Importance relative to
the food and other matters.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Location OF Party Wanted.

The undersigned wants to know
the Whereabouts of Miss Julia Gilds.
who used to make her headquarters
in Boyce AS n milliner. about three
years ago. Any person answering
this inquiry on behalf of this lady
may find it to her interest to COM
municate with me.
l.. BARNHARDT.
joins Colfax. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

MIR. Emory Preuett, who brought
load of watermelons from the bills
through the overflow To Colfax OH
Wednesday, informed us that the
crops in the hills are needing rain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Messrs. Arthur, Phil and Roy Will
hanson, who had been over at Jena
on base hall tour, returned home
last Monday via Aloha, over the reg
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

On last Monday, Mr.. j. w. Duncan
took some timbers up to the bridge
at BOgyy bayou and spiked it down
by two trees near bv, to prevent 1t
from floating of. the bridge being
about to be washed away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
For Rent.

Fourroosns over the Crescent Drug
store. arranged for photograph stu
dio. Would make good rooms Tor
dodgers. being conveniently situated
near "A restaurant. Apply t. X. ". 4.
Duncan. Colfax. la all-u
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

DR.. and Mrs. E. ii. Blackwood en-
tertnined several couples of their
young friends Wednesday night.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
Gbe Golfa. Gbronitle
SATURDAY, JUNE 81, 1908.

5 or q doses $500 will cure any
Case of Chills and Fever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Mr.. NJ. X. Banks brought the first
watermelOns of the season into Col
fax on Wednesday. June 18th, having
to bring them In from the hills by
means of a boat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27

Butter, cheese, eggs, ham, etc, al
ways oh ice Mt Tumminello Bros.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-27
WREN you WANT :: =; =: t rs s 4;

kinA we 10, ana At the hight pTfees. e1ve TIE
Nome printer the came chance yea would ash fof
a. home nsrchant-tsA1a ~ Aone.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
Sl.5O PER ANNuM

Ii isn't just Pa at Joe Otto's
this time 1t is PAPA.
r. y. Ellis and wife went down
to BcsIear auction sale.
Frank phiIbrick went east ON
the stage this morning.
MIR. Grimm was i'm town ON his
way east from Whitehorse.
Theophllus Travcrsic from
Whltchorsc was in town Sunday.
jeff Sage was over to Gcttys-
burg serving on the grand jury.
Ice aud snow are visible at this
writing hcreabouts, after day of
sprlngtlmc.
I,orn-To MIR. and Mrs. Jos.
III. Otto March %, 1908, a daugh-
ter and a son.
Jim .Joslin has returned from
Minnesota, and the girls arc all
| clad to sec him back.
Mrs. Ammo Mcdonald and son,
Alex. arrived last night, to visit
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Brehl.
We want your order for first
class upto date No. > Oliver Type
writer. \ duplicate can be seen
ut The Press Office.
! Continued on last pogc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
OFF TO WASHINGTON.

\ delegation composed Of
Indian Agent c. w. Hastal.
Councilnen Alien Fielder, Paul
Clowea@lc, Fred l.allanl. Ed.
puprcc, and Char@ingiir,t and
Percy Phillips and I'lackboJv
left today for Washington to inter
view the Indian Commissioner in
regard TO opening the kcscrva-
ton.
The Business Council has GOT
a reply TO the telegram they sent
to Washington asking for u special
agent to be sent here. to the
effect that the athorities thot none
was needed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
REPORT 10 THE HONORABLE COURT.
Grand ja-y Wants New County
Court House.
DIiad piggers get a Black Eye.

The Grand Jury of the county
OF Potter. in pursuance OF lrsl
duties have examined the Court
House and Jail of said county.
and bee leave TO submit the fol
lowing reports:
I'he County Court Hou is to
say tie least not a credit to amy
connty. Having outlived it's use
fullncss and being entirely in
adequate and unsuitable for the
purpose. Forcing some of ,hc
county officers to have offices in
various parts OF the town.
as states Attorney, County
sapt.. County Judge and
Sheriff, all of whose records are
entirely unprotected from fire.
The Court House itself is small
and inconvcnient for the purpose.
All officers beng in small
a Ii d i'll arranged room S,
in very cold weather the
inmates cannot keep up heat
enough to be able to work. 1t is
a firetrap and is unsanltary. The
socalled tireproof vaults are entire
Iy 10 small to held the valuable
records OF the County and in case
OF fire we very much doubt if any
of the contents would be saved.
The vaults arc Of masonry and
are cracked in bad shape letting in
both snow and rain.
The records in the Offices OF the
Clerk OF Courts and Auditor and
County Treasurer. which for lack
OF room cannot be put in the
vaults are placed in cases OH the
side walls and are unprotected in
anv way, shape or form, from
fire or theft. The present build
ing is without anyway of escape
, from court room in case of fire
except down crooked pair OF
stairs. The Court room itself is
very small for the purpose. Tho
Jury room is one small crampe(
room about eight by twelve feet
compelling the present grand jury
4 to hold its session in small room
: which better be left undcscribed
o The court house is in Il very i'm
convienent place being over
half mile from the business par
of the town.
The out houses are i'm a yer,
disgraceful conditions, the build
ings have a run down appearanc
not creditablc to the County au
certainly not for the purpose 10
which they are used.
W w If the people should have tn
misfortune to loose the buildin
by fire in it's present conditio
they would lose records whic
could not lie replaced for the COS
ir of more than one court house b,
sides causing untold private los
. and litigation.
: The so called Jail Of this count
IL is disgrace to the communit
n being entirely inadequate for it
en- purpose and iretrap of I'll
yn ss worst order; any good man wit
heavy boots on could kick his W;
ont ii left alone a short time.
NC is unsanitary in every way al
the County is forced at gre
!, cost to board it's prisoners
of other Counties. 1t is not locat,
he in a sanitary place, neither is
s, convenient to the Court House,
y any way being in another part
the town, nearly three quartz
of mile from the court house.
n. We would earnestly rccommel
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02

that STEPS bc at once taken to
remedy the defects, preferably
by new Court House, coantv
buildings i'm convenient position
in regard TO the public and to each
other, which would in some way
be credit to the county.
Appended hereto are the state
mcnts of Auditor. Treasurer and
Register. in all OF which we
heartily concur.
Respectfully submitted,
Jcf Sage,
c. +. Taft
Frank Millarl.
Isaac McGcc.
Joseph HI. Simon.
Francis &. Miller.
Phillip Stroh.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02

For Sale at Bargain An nndi-
vided onehalf interest in the |. ! OF
the S. w. ! and the w OF uhc
S. T.. of Sec. 21, twp. lis,
range IS adjoining Forest City,
S. Oak.
GIG Phoenix Bldg.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
JUDGE BoucuERs REMARKS.

ulilIIJ CtlOIl.
JUDGE BoUCMERs REMARKS.
AS far as am concerned. person
ally, it does not matter much to
me what kind of room l hold I
court in.
] can see from this report and
from the attached statements of |
the county officers and from
what | have observed about the
court house here that this is a
matter which is of vital impor-
tance to the property owners of
this County, particularly the con
dition of the records. l do not
presume that there is one man in
ten who ever keeps in his home.
in u strong box, the title papers
that go TO make up his title. In
this modern day of the world
those titles are always matter OF
record. A man gets Il deed and he
has it recorded and it is there in
the court house and the original
papers become lost in that way
because they are not important
and l can see that it would be
fearful disaster to the property
owners of this county if they
should loose these records. 1t
would involve all kinds of people
in law suits and it would result in
people loosing evidence of their
titles which would bother them
and their children afterwards for
many years to come, and want to
say this much, that so far as a
new vault is concerncd-a vault
that will make it absolutely safe
for the records and the tax book
and tax stubs and evidences of
tax payments, it isan extremely
dangerous thing to allow them to
remain in that condition and for
matter of few thousand dol
lars more or less it would be, il
seems to me almost clildishlv fool
ish not to have Il good safe ample
vault, at least to protect voul
counts records, and property taxes
OF course the matter of The
court house is more matter o
pride. The court house ought t.
be in a healthy condition.
4 Matt. lIcrbach of Lebanon wa
) fined $50 for keeping blind pic
S John Heron was examined fo
larceny and branding and boun,
over to next term of court, unde
Y two indictments.
,Jno Batson of Tolstoi wa
e found guilty under four indict
II ments OF keeping blind PIG an
y fined S252. %.
:, Three indictments were foun
:. against Druggist Gardner +,
" . Lebanon for selling lique
~ without license and he was fine
"a S1oO.
in DR.. Lavery of TT. Pierre can
If up Monday to prescribe for Mr.
rs McGraw of the Agency. L
- was brot up by Mr.. l.. G. Bang
in the automobile belonging to Il
I'd Gas Belt L. & Alb. Co.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
MINOR MENTION.

The robins are singing,
And the green grass is spring
inc.
j. Whitlock went up to Evarts
yesterday.
Ed. Shanbarkcr of Gettysburg
was here Monday and Tuesday to
fix the engine in Sayes launch.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02
LEASE or SCHOOL AND
t.NIpOVVMENT LANDS

Notice is hereby given that on March
DIST LOS. all the nnloased school and en-
dow ment lands in Potter county. VIII ho
offered for lease n public auction. S"iw"cn
the hours Of 10 o cloel. y. m ana . o CLOCK
u M. at the front door OF the court house
in said county.
patcd at Pierre. Jan. 5. laos
O. c. DOkKiN,
Commissioner Of School and Pubic
Lands.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02

DR.. Lavery of Ft. Pierre came
up Monday to prescribe for Mrs.
McGraw of the Agency. He
was brot up by Mr.. l.. g. Bangs,
in the automobile belonging to the
Gas Belt L. & Alb. Co.