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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-02

further commented upon the plans
now being devised by the commission
Of ways and means to spend the
large surplus collected By it from
the people, in The construction Of
aquariuns and fish hatcheries, and
the purchase and maintenance of
game preserves IN different portions
Of the State, while nobody connected
with the Commission, oh having any
control over il, has suggested q re-
duction of the license extracted from
the people.
THE MARKS EDUCATIONAL BILL.
Mr.. Lewis next takes 10 the
Marks Educational Bill, which he
contends takes the management Of
the public schools out Of the hands
of the Parish School Board elected
by the people, and places the ma
ahinery of the public schools through
out the State under executive con-
troll. While the parishes are still
allowed to elect the members Of their
school board, those bodies no longer
have the right To select school teach
ers, which is done by nomination Of
the Parish Superintendent. Under
the terms Of the law, the parish
school boards can only appoint parish
superintendent who hold certificates
from the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education having
authority to withdraw said certhi-
Gates and thereby instantly Vacating
and canceling the parish superin-
tendents commission. These provis-
ions, MI. Lewis contends, have radi-
cally changed The law regulating the
public schools. taking their manage
mant out 81 the hands OF the phople
and turning 1t over to the Governor.
While the State Board Of Education
.nominaHy exercises the control, that
board gre ~appointees of the Governor,
and, it may ba assumed, are thor
oughly il accord with him IN the ey-
ercise of the great power thus trans
ferred TO the executive department
over The public school.
THE APPOINTMENT or REGISTRARS or
VOTERS.
NH. Lewis next comments upon the
act Of the last Legislature which
t00k away from the people the right
to elect the Registrars OF Voters.
Under the Blanchard administration,
the Assessors who performed the dn-
ties of ri were made elective,
but the last Legislature made The
Office Of Registrar Independent OF
that of Assessor, and appoinsiYe bY 3
board consisting OF the Governor,
the Secretary of State and Attorney
General. Mr.. Lewis asserts, however,
that che Governor himself dictated
the appointment Of Registrars
throughout the State, IS he had
done ID The appointment % game
Wardans. H was contendaa inst this,
as well az many other acts passed BIZ
the last Legislature, constituted 3
reversal of tha policy Only recently
adopted of stripping the executive 0f
patronage and giving back the power
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sassa -: nsm.s sa'4 p, 80 $500 81
;asas e s .eL:ak sns p.ss sa. $3.50 aaats
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FL STATE PksmARf Law
ar. LEWIS he1s discussed ghe nrl-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-02


did not institute 4 comparison be-
tween the expenditures Of that body
and those Of tie administrations I'M
mediately preceding the present one
II Is said, however, II answer I'd me,
that the present. administration was
merely following ID the footsteps Of
those that had preceded it, admins
trations which, It was said, ], myself,
had helped to elect. This neeesai-
tates q comparison Of the expendi-
lures Of tha public monies by the
present administration of the first
two years Of its existence. and for
the ordinary expenditures Of the
State government, with the expendi
lures for the same length Of time of
some Of the administrations imme-
diately preceding the present one. ]
should also make good the charge of
extravaganza and waste Of the public
money which I publicly made against
the State legislature. The total ape
preparations of the session Of 1908,
for the years ending June 30, 1909,
and June 30, 1910, was tie sum Of
ST, 765, o. After deducting $780,
600, the amount appropriated for the
support Of the public schools ID ex-
cess of the amount appropriated for
that purpose for the last two years
Of the preceding administration, and
after deducting s203,040.21, cost Of
construction, repair and equipment of
public buildings; and the further
sum Of S69,172.06 30 meet defcien-
Ieies On appropriations previously
made, not included in the item last
mentioned, we obtain the sum of
ST, ODE, 902.7 Is, for the ordinary ex
penses Of the State government, Of,
b round numbers, $96I6,0W per
annum The total appropriations for
the last two years Of The preceding
Gr 7Hs1
~ at ~ 60 40 s. e 80
2oo.gs' :. Ha.SA 9s.s.s -
pair Of public buildings leaving for
- II asqa / 1o ~ az ssss 49, -.
years, OF, IN round numbers, S,248
~ 1aa s..AI.., 49, sas.- 49, 80
8 S si.s9l ~ 'li M. !; saa saaa III
lsesls 800 - -
! 1870 ls.ee H. a -
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ORDINARY expenses q sas ssase soY-
slhNsns, o1 qoooyVo0 ~ .llass1A asss
man 2 cess oA MaiAsalAiAe z
p1sss1s aaIaEissEatloas
ne OLA APPROXIMATIONS 9 z
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Iasloa we're P4soz2, slo.0a e Wniea
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-02
Police Jury Room,
St Landry ParIah, L.

st. Iamary Par1shY Laz
September, It'll, 1903.
Pursuant 70 authority In me vested
bY an ordinance adopted BIZ the Police
Jury 81 this parish on June Tth, 1893,
andof the law IN such cases made and
provided, 4 DO hereby announce and
publicly proclaim that ST d special cleo
lion held liz that portion which lies
within the bounds BIZ the Parish Ut ST.
Landry og the Bayou Boenf School Dis
tFict Nnmper ThIrty-one f3K1. composed
ct territory taken from the Parishes Of
st. Landay and AYeyailes, and further
described ~ follows. Io~wfks Begin nit
81. W corner Of a. E. II 81 Section Fl, r..
rs RsZE.i ia the Parish oF AYoYeIiss;
thence running due s0nkh ~ miles 10
the 8 VI. former 81 81. II. L OF Section
II. - - f. g IL til tbs Parish Of Sit.
Landry thence due East ~ miles to- s.
&. corner Of s.. E-L Of Section 10, IT,
81 3. s e. ID said Parish of aE. Landry
thence due North AZ miles III the II. E,
corner Or Section az, CT. 81 81. 3 Elm the
Parish aY Avoyelless thence due West
along section line % the point ef Begin
MISS 3He territory embraced within
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-02

PARTICULARLY LEGISLATURE.

Ar. Thos. FL. Lewis, ST., has fur
nished Dis with an advance copy Of
The address which be was booked to
make at Denham Springs, Livingston.
Parish, Louisiana, on September Both.
III Tie address il too lengthy for pub
Egation Ill full in our columns. we
can only give an abstract of the
main points:
Tm CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
oil PUBLIC ROADS AND BRIDGES,
Hell. Lewis contends that the plan
ef constructing public roads through
oAs she Parish proposed by the Gov.
snor, IS impracticable, on account
If lie cost, which be says according
ID tbs estimate Of the State Engi-
nsaE will be 100000 per mile. The
plaa adopted by the Parish Of ST.
Landry, which has over Ave hundred
mites af public roads, and which is
based upon the provisions of Article
@l d the Constitution, be urges has
been proven to be- successful ia this
Parish, and he instances the contract
et toll The maintenance of thirty
tVo miles of public roads east of the
town of 0pelousas, at $500 per
aiie, ID proof Of The excellence BIZ
sAs sYatam. He asserts Che Parishes
adopting the Governors plans viii
Aave To- borrow money. on which they
Esl haye TO pay interest Of not less
tasn fve per cent per annuin, and
which win involve an annual tax Of
let lessthan $780, 90 per mile, where
sha most expensive public roads
Y this gieh cost only $500 an
QualY pei mile. He thinks that the
expensive system OF public roads pro-
posed ought not to be- seriously
s0aght of At this time, when the
ssa agricultural industry has been
medically destroyed By the boil wee
xnd when the entire State has
en swept BY one of the most de-
8aetlYe storms ever known. He
that il will BE- time enough
aiQat saCh an expensive project
IA fne State grows rich and popu-
asas enough TO be able 30 bear the
erpease.
THE CANE COMMISSION ACT.
af Lewis takes up che discussion
4 ths Act entitled: An Act TO pra-
asse she game, game birds and fish
sas State The title, according
lewis, being 4 nisnorner, Is It
aaaala Ne styled, An Act is confer
W. ths Governor, authority to 40
~ numerous officials throughout
AZ and thereby to indefinitely
seseasa the executive patronage.
urges against the measure, the
$50 objections that be made il bis
s1ef address, and which were puh-
u TILL in tbs Clarion and Cou-
~ aadlng that the manifest paliti-
ssfpose ef the measure crops cot
galg m giving the salary of
per aunum to all tile War
ssa @ the State, without regard To-
mount Of the service sheY may
49,, asd IN the authority given to
salfnlsslen 60 appoint as many
ELS g they may see ft to an
aQt also ii the power of the
to remove instantly and
.49at cause the wardens appointed.
winch Mr.. Lewis contends
a%aecles sword purposeiy sus-
ssa EVE the heads Of the war
q compel them I'd pull straight
Political harness. This lie saws
sas act 8 blot upon The
Ns aaok. and that the repeal of
people should demand. IA
~
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17
For Constipation.

Mr.. L. H. Farnham, a prominent
druggist of Spirit Lake, Iowa, says:
"Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing
on the market for constipation" Give
these tablets a trial. You are certain
to find them agreeable and pleasant in
effect. Price, % cents. Samples free.
For sale by II. H. Watkins.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17
A Good Friend in Time of Need.

No one can have a better friend
when troubled with collie or diarrhoea
than Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t always cures.
For Sale by H. II. Watkins.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17
Dissolution Of Copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween A. p. Jacob and Robert
Wright, in the town of Kingman I'M
der the firm name and style of Jacob &
Wright is this day dissolved, A. P.
Jacob retiring. The business will
hereafter be conducted by Robert
Wright, who will collect all bills of
the firm and pay all debts.
A. Z. JACOB.
ROBERT WRIGHT.
hlngman, Arizona, April |, 1909.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17

w. +. GrOunQS ana VIE came j.
from Clay Springs Wednesday.
Mrs. John F. Withers took las
Monday mornings flyer for Los An
! geles.
A marriage license has been issuet
by Judge L. NJ. Teale to c. L. Hoff
man and Mrs. Bettina J. Quinn, boil
of Chloride. The ceremony is to b,
performed in Kingman, at the Com
mercial Hotel, this evening.
Eugene Tourtellotte, who one tim,
mined in the Cerbat section of thi.
county, has been pardoned from Yum;
pen, where he has been serving sever
years sentence for manslaughter com
mitted at Yuma a few years ago.
Material has been received by tn,
Tracy Engineering Co. for a fou
wire telephone line to Gold Road an,
Oatman, and other points they will
operate to in that section. Lovin \
Withers will have the use of private
wire.
Judge Sloan informed H. H. Wat.
kins, while in Flagstaff this week,
that he would not try the Blue Ridge.
Tom Reed case here next Monday
1t is presumed that Judge Kent will
be the presiding judge.
Easter services were held in the
Methodist church last Sunday and the
attendance filled the building. The
decorations were very pretty, consid.
ering the scarcity of flowers, it being
too early for the roses, and the music
was all that could be desired.
Elias Pearson, who was committed
to the insane asylum from this county
in 1898, died at that institution on the
9th of March last. When committed
he was the owner of band of cattle
on the Colorado river, near Scanlon':
Ferry.
Pedro Sorcable brought in five thou,
sand sheep this week and has beer
shearing them at the pens east Of
town. These sheep were held in the
eastern part of the county for the past
year. They are all wethers. The
deeces average eleven pounds, which
is the record for all that have been
sheared here this year.
Kingman Lodge No. I. I. o. o. F.,
will give a grand ball on April Goth,
celebrating the Goth anniversary Of
that order. A general invitation is
extended to the public. The Odd Eel.
lows have increased their membership
in Kingman at an amazing rate during
the past few years, and now have a
very large lodge. They never do any
thing by halves and this ball will be
one of the big events of the season.
Edgar T. Smith, the largest indivi
dual owner of sheep in this territory
died in Los Angeles last Saturday
He possessed at the time of his death
more than 10000 head, many of which
were brought to Kingman to be shear
ed each season. His speciality wa:
raising high grade merino bucks
His Arizona home was at Seligmar
but eight years ago he built home il
Los Angeles where he has since spent
most of his time. He was % years o
age and leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
Preparatory to putting on heavier
engines than those now in use on the
road, the Santa Fe is reinforcing
bridges and making general repair.
along its line. Even the larger bridge:
will have to have their carrying ca
pacity increased. The big cantilevel
bridge across the Colorado at Meier
will have two piers added. When the
last big engines were put on it seemed
that the limit for size had beer
reached, but the new ones will rele
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17
Murdered by Indians.

TOT some tune Ine duIuOIlblcS nave
been 10 possession of a story let out
by the Indians to the effect that some
four years ago white man was killed
in the Wallapai Mountains by an In
dian named Willatopsy. who has since
died. The killing was said TO have
been in retaliation for the death of an
Indian called Johnny Ship, who it
was claimed at the time was beaten to
death by a white man.
Last Sunday J. z. Gideon and A. F.
| Harris, from the sheriff's office, ac-
companied by an Indian guide, went
out to a spot in the Wallapais, about
ten miles from town, where 1t was
claimed the murder occurred. As told
to the officers, WillatOpsy had lured
an old prospector, who had claims in
the mountains, to this place, and then
shot him with load from a shot gun
The body was covered with stones,
| but about a year ago two other In
! dams, relatives of the murderer, went
" IuC pliNC anu puiiihS ONb "ea7
left of the body, burnt it.
The pile of stones was easily found,
and when a pick and shovel taken
along was used, the bones of a mans
hands were dug. up, evidently over
looked by the Indians who were de
stroying evidence. No other articles
/ -; mana fnnpl
According to the story told by the
Indians, the victim to the red mans
thirst for revenge was J. J. Watt.
| While the killing was not done for
the purpose of robbery, nevertheless
they took from the body about sos in
money and a number of checks. The
latter were destroyed. Watt had been
] in town about this time and told the
story of the discovery of very rich
mine. Also, it was known that he had
received money from parties in the
east who were going to interest them
selves in the find. He disappeared
after this trip to town and the suppO-
sition has always been that after Oh
tanning this money he had departed
for other fields.
Nothing has been done towards find
ing other evidence, although from the
evidence now in, this story has been
common property with the Indians,
who now SHIFT it TO one of their num-
Der who has since died. A few ar
rests and little sweating would pos
sibly bring out the fact that others
were implicated in the murder.
H. L. Thompson, a representative of
the American Mining Congress, who
is establishing branches throughout
the country thereby gaining a large
membership for the Congress, was
here this week and gave a talk at the
Court House Wednesday evening in
which he set forth the objects of the
organization.
Stuart Yer Mehr, Melvin George
and George Bowman have scheme to
experiment in the Wallapai mountains
with fruit trees and TO this end have
planted twenty five apple, and other
trees along the streams, protecting
them with wire from cattle. with a
view of seeing how they thrive without
irrigation.
Henry Lang and G. w. Hendron are
delegates to the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, to be held this year at Tue
son, Mr.. Lang leaving for the old
Pueblo last night.
] The following letters remain I'M
called for in the Kingman postoffice:
! Geo. J. Hunter, Oliver G. Hesselgren,
AL. r. Davis, VIM. Arnold, Arizona &
Utah r. R., d. Wright Brook, Ria
! mos.
I
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17

week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lovin are in
Los Angeles.
II. E. Pendergast visited Winslow
this week.
Lee Kayser, of blackberry, was in
Kingman yesterday.
Geo. Taylor came in from the Red
Top this week.
Judge VIM. Welsh came in from
Goldroad Friday.
H. w. Vogt, of Oatman, was a
Kingman visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Dimmick
of Cerbat, were here this week.
John Lehman, the Peach Springs
dairyman, visited Kingman this week.
Miss Bessie Kissinger came down
from Peach Springs to attend the Elks
ball.
John Lynch and wife passed through
Kingman last Wednesday on their
way to Los Angeles.
Fred w. Morrison, of Los Angeles,
was here the first of the week on legal
business.
Walter Casteel made trip to Dat
man this week in the interests of the
ice plant.
Jas. Carter. a prominent mining
man from Vivian, came in to attend
the Elks' smoker.
The children who attend public
school in Miss Alta Hubs room are
on a picnic today.
W. J. Martin, foreman at the Enter
prise mine, returned from a trip to
Pheuix Thursday.
Harry Clark, foreman at the Tom
Reed mine, attended the proceedings
of the Elks lodge this week.
J. NJ. Miller and wife, who will have
charge of the county INDECENT, have
moved into the new buildings.
Id. Hilty was out to Chloride this
week, experimenting the moving of
lot of dredge machinery to the river.
Chas. w. Lynch came up from the
Alvorado mine near Congress Junction,
Thursday. Mrs. Lynch accompanied
him.
The horse rodeo is now in progress.
Many horses are said to be affected
with loco from eating the weed of that
name.
D. G. Wood, bookkeeper at Gold
road mines, passed through Kingman
on his way home from a visit to the
coast.
IfBarbara Frietchie happened around
this way we think she would get out
her needle and thread and try and see
what she could do with the school
house flag.
The weather prophet says this is
going TO be a dry season and takes his
representation from the fact that the
quail are not mating, but still go in
coveys.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cohenour has plated and
filed in the Recorders Office an addi-
tion from her land north of town. 1t
is called Pleasant View addition to the
town of Kingman.
Miss Marie Miller has rented the
lodging house just built by A. F. Har-
ris, on Beale street, and will open it
for roomers. 1t has been named the
Shamrock.
G. w. Cummings, contractor on the
mail line between here and Sandy
points, made visit to Kingman the
first of the week, the first time in
nearly three years.
A gasoline motor car, using its own
power, to he used on suburban lines
around Los Angeles, passed through
here last Sunday and attracted much
attention. 1t ran on schedule time
following No. over the entire line.
You are cordially invited to attend
the preaching services at the NJ. f
church Sunday evening, April 18th
at 7:45. Subject, The Walk to Em
maus. T. r. RAGSDALE,
Pastor.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17

Perrin, Pollock & Co. are holding
%, 600 sheep in the Sacramento Valley,
with headquarters at Little Meadows.
They will be moved east next week.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-04-17

S. W. Tobey came in from Chloride
Thursday.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-12-04
and documents therein referred to.

and documents therein referred to.
The undersigned. Special Masters.
invite bids upon all the property to |
be sold in one parcel and as an en-
tirety, and will Professionally accept
the bid of the highest bidder upon the |
said entire property and report the
bid so Professionally accepted to the
court.
No bid will be received from any
I Special Masters the sum of $500, 900 in
cash or by certified check on some na-
tional bank or trust company in the
city of New York. made or endorsed
payable to the order of said Special
Masters, or $5OO,000 par value Of the
bonds secured by the First and Re.
funding Mortgage of the Norfolk &
Southern Railway Company, to quail
fy such bidder to bid upon the prop
erty sold.
For a more complete statement OF
the property to be sold and the terms
and conditions of said decree, the mat
T ters reserved thereby, the liens upon
: said property and the rights of the
purchaser at said sale, reference is
: made to the original decree of fore
closure and sale filed in the Office O
u the Clerk of the Circuit Court of thu
u United States for the Eastern Distric
I of Virginia, at Norfolk, Virginia, ant
) the decree ancillary thereto filed IL
e the Office of the Clerk of the Circui
} Court of the United States for th
J. Eastern District of North Carolina
: and reference is made to said decre
and the record upon which the sam
l. are entered and to the reports of tn
Special Master, Percy S. Stephenson
& ESQ, and the inventories and map
y filed by the Receivers, to the same ex
oS tent as il the same were herein Sc
y ou: at length.
le Further information may be obtain
y ed by application to the undersigned
1e Srecia1 Masters.
l. HARRY K. WOLCOTT,
+ EDWARD r. BAIRD, JR.,
st THOMAS ]. JARVIS,
es FREDERICK HOFF,
r Special Masters.
'e, N;essrs. Stephenson & Taylor, Al
Il bots Morris & Co., of Norfolk, Vs
ad Auctioneers.