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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
P~roelamation OF Election.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of StIandr.
OneIansas. 80. inc aIh fqna

I2RA &NAAAA1 . y ~
0peleusas, La, June9th. 1909.
By virtue Of authority vested III us by
law, INC in accordance with an 0rdf-
nance Of the Police Jury Of the Parish
Of st. Landry, La, adopted Id regular
session on June 6th, 1909, an election is
hereby ordered to be held On
Monday, July 18th, 1903,
ID School District No. 8 of the Seventh
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish Of St
Landry, La, by the tax-payers qualified.
to vote IN said election, at the New Gem
traI School House within the bounds of
said School District, there being no
regularly established polling place
therein said School Districts bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at d point on the Louisiana
Meridian at She one half mile point be-
tween section "a, Tps 4South Range one
West, and Sec. 81 Up. 8. r. /. 1T, and
running West one Section thence.
North on Sec. line four Sections to the
one half mile post between Sections
one and two Up. 4. s. r.. I. w, thence
East along one half Section line Five
Sectious, thence South on a line parallel
TO b four miles east of the La. Meri-
dian to the Southeast corner Of Sec 30
TIP. 4. s. II. I. d thence West afU1e sec
ton line four Sections TO the SouTn-
west corner Of Sec. 50 Tp.4.S IS. r. 1, 70. ON
the Meridian thence North along Meri-
dian line one half Section TO the point
of beginning, this to contain tWenty-two
miles, at which said election shall be
submitted 10 the property tax nayers
of said school district entitled 30 vote
under the Constitution and laws OF this
State, the following questions, to-wit:
list. The proposition of leyying a spec
cial tax of Three Isl mills on the dollar
per annum for the period of Ten fI0l
years on all the taxable property in
said district, said tax levy to.be for the
purpose, il necessary, of acquiring
school grounds. of constructing school
buildings, and of doing any and all
other things necessary In school deyeI-
opment, the title to all property for
which said tax may be expended to be
vested in the public; and
I'd. The question of issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds Of the taxes
which may be collected in this school
district, by virtue of this special cleo
ton for the purposes before enumer-
ated; all in pursuance to law in such
cases made and provided.
And we do hereby appoint the follow
ing commissioners and clerk TO hold |
said election: Commissioners: N. Gull
Tory, JK., Gus. Miller, r.. B. Wldrine.
e. NJ Miller.
Said Commissioners are instructed
TO open the polls at s o'clock 4.
ms. and close the same at O'clock
p. m. on same day of the election
and to make returns OF said election in
pursuance of the general election laws
of this State, and ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish Of ST. Ian
dry, La.
FL LOEB,
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
J.sJ. stage,
Board of Supervisors OF Election for
st. Landry.
June 70 OF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
CITY TAX SALES
Of M0yAbLE AND IMMopas
PRoPERTY AND N0TIeFsA
MORTGAGE gREDTTdRx
The City Of Opelousas ri Mn.
Tax Dabt0rs.

~
By virtue of the antboFi.
Iie oy me constitution ind iaWs Y
Ssaee oI louisiana, 1 Will seIl
IangIpal door Oh the Eonsfhosa s
IN Wnlen q civil District goagt
parish o. %; Landry il held Wlshls W.
loufs IorJudIctal gales. fs
Saturday, July 24 4sAa
movable ana imnlovabIe ggrars~tS
which taxes are NOW dna IA tEs T y
Opeiousas, La, to enforce eoilss9s e
taxes assessed in the year IaaR y
with interest thereof lion an sssasf
Of January, 1909, at tie raIe 81
p9k nlonlii Until paid and aiI e6ss
ers, the amount Of taxes dga hv 80
ehe assessment of said year, and lEs
movable and 1Dmorabie pf0paTls
sessed toseach 90 be offered ior sals (
follows, toewit:
~ Mrs. Phil. E. Aahar
l lot improved bounded north
combe, south South ssress4se n ssE,
street, west VeazIe, assessed slsga.
poration tax 1898 $f0.H0.
357 Mrs. Isabella Green
lot improved, bounded noYs1
South street, south Lstoiiais. sass
chere, west David, assessed sg. esssT
ration tax for 1868 s2.sl.
5II Mrs. K. nj. Littell
lot improved, bounded north ssg
street, south Littell, east Court
Market street, assessed s2519. eotnes
ton tax for 1905 $3.50.
5l2 DIR. r. N. Idttell
2 lots improved. bounded 94ss
Littell, south A~ndrep0nts eaaa fa
street, west Market street. sssessea SIT
corporation tax for 1908 Ss.lg.
on said day I viii sell such poriS5A 81
said property as each debtor Rtil alA
out, and la case the debtor wfif fS
point out sufficient property WA
once and without further dslaY, sef
least quantity 81 said pfegsTtY afaaY
debtor, which any bidder EiiE Au5 M
the amount Of tie faces, Interest M
costs due BY said debtor Ths saia Ha
be without appraisemeak fir aa b
legal tender m0hey af the Enfse8
and the proRerty aytu snali ba FeaaaA
able any time for TIRE spaee gf.0Ae5 Ra
by paying The price given ts0a
per cent aud costs and penalsy 8
The mortgage creditors aFe he
notified that If the property y
Is not redeemed the SAFE there's
recorded in the conyeyaueeo 81 aa
Office shall operate aa 8 aeaealslI4aa
all eonventlenaland Jadleial mes
thereon. 81 AhAf
junel9-6t CITY Iaz Collected
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
the FOLLOWING questions. to-wit.

the following questions, to-wit:
LIST. The proposition of lcyying g sDe-
ciaI tax Of Five I5] mills on the dollar
per annum for the period Of Ten fl01
years on all the taxable property In said
district lying within the bounds of the
parish Of ST. Landry, said tax to be
for the purpose 81 acquiring school
grounds in said school district, and also
for the purpose of constructing and
equipping thereon . central high school
building, and also for the purpose Of
providing and doing such other things
IS may be necessary in school develop
ment in said district; and
I'd. The question Of issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected IN this school district,
by virtue OF this special election, for
the purposes afore enumerated; all in
pursuance to law in such cases made
and provided.
And 1t is further ordered that said
election shall take place at the regular
polling place established by law for the
9th precinct for the 9Th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish uf st. Landry, at
Milburn's store at Barbreck, ST. Landry
Parish, La.
And we do hereby appoint the follow
ing commissioners and clerk of election
to hold said election: Commissioners
W. A.. O'Qnin, "A. 9. Evans, w. H.
Lewis; Clerk: WA. Biles.
Said Commissioners are instructed to
open said poll at 8 o'clock a. m. and
close same at o'clock p. mon same
day of said election and make returns
of said election In accordance with the
general election laws of the state and
in accordance with the ordinance of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of st. Landry,
La. %. i. LOEB,
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
if. J.STAGG,
Board of Supervisors of Election, Par
ish of st. Landry. La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

Ordering a special election at which
shall be submitted TO the property
tax payers qualified under the Con-
stitution and laws OF this State, of
the Mamou School District.
further designated as School Dis
trict No. One (I) Of the Seventh Po-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

U~peI6usas, Las dune 9th. I909.
By virtue of authority vested III as BY
law, and in accordance with an Ordf-
nance Of the Police Jury Of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, adopted Id regular
session on June 8th, 1909, an election is
heraby 0rderad III ha haId ~
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
P~roeIamafIon 81 lection.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. !

PARISH OF 10. LANDRY.
~0pelousas, La, June 9Th, 1909.
By virtue of authority vested in us
by Law, and in accordance with an or
dinance of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of sit. Landry, La. adopted in regu-
lar session on June Sth, 1908, an election
is hereby ordered to be held on
Monday, July 10, 1909,
in Mamou school District No. One Of
the seventh Police Jury Ward, Of the
Parish Of st. Landry, by the tax payers
district is bounded and described as fol-
lows, te-wit:
From a point on the Louisiana Meri-
dian between sections "a and %. tp S ! i
/ ~ and 10 and 80, tp S s + / e, and rum
ming due west on section lines 10 The
corner between sections 81, %, u and %,
tip S S ri ", distance being three milesI;
and u half sections Give and one half
miles,, to the one-fourth section corner
between sections % and 80, tip 4s r1W:
thence on half section Iinedue east to-
the Meridian line, at a point being one
fourth section corner between section
n, tp A. + ", and section SO, To S rle:
thence south along Meridian line one
half section to a point, being orner TO
sections n and 40, TIP IS / W and sec
HkkO01D % Gilt OH III 21I 3&I1GAEG ZE4Sb
along section lines to the northeast
corner, section IS, tip 4 s r e; thence
south five sections; thence west two
sections to- the point of beginning; said
election TO be held at the regular poIl-
ing place established by law for the
Fourth Precinct Of the seventh Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry Parish at Rob-
ert Tate's in said district, known as the
Point Grand Louis poll; at which said
election shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers of said school district
entitled to vote under the Constitution
and laws of this state, the following
questions, to-Wit:
LIST. The proposition Of levying i spe-
eial tax Of Three f3l mills on the dollar
per annum for the period Of Ten fl0l
years on all the taxable property in said
district, said tax levy to be for the pur-
pose Of acquiring school grounds, OF
building and eduipping q school house.
and of doing uchother things as may
be necessary for the establishment Of
8 good public school alt Mamou, a wis
.lage ia the Parish Of ST. Landry, La.
the title Of said school property to be
vested in the public and,
I'd The question of issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds Of the taxes
which may be collected in this school
district, BY virtue of this special elec-
bt9u, I0f the purposes enumerated
all n pursuance to law In such cases
made and provided.
And we do hereby appoint the follow
ing commissioners and clerk of cleo
ton TO hold said election: Commission
ers: "A. q. Bacon, N. %. Creswell, w.
H. Rlalock; Clerk: ia. McCauley.
And the said Commissioners are in-
stfucSed to open said poll at 8 o'clock
"a. W. and close same at Z O'clock
#0U GamaHNnH nF M8SnFH n1onfiaF
md make return of said election in ae-
cordance with the general election laws
OF this State and in accordance with the
ordinances OF the Police Jury of Parish
of st. Landry, La.
d. Il. LOEB,
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
J.J. stage,
Board of Supervisors of Elections, Par
ish of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

O~pelousas, La june 9Th, 1909.
By virtue of authority vested in us
by Law, and in accordance with an or
dinanee of the Police Jury of the Par
lar session on june Sth, 1908, an election
is hereby ordered to be held on
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
SHELTER WILL SOON
 BE READY FOR WORK
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daily.)
 That it is the intention of the management of the Consolidated Ari- zona Smelling company to go on the market at the earliest practicable date to purchase ores and to reduce the same, was evident with the arriv- al a few days ago of General Mana ger Bennetts, of Tacoma, who is to supervise the reconstruction of the smelling plant at Humboldt. Another significant move was noted yesterday when six skilled mechanics passed through Prescott, from the smelter at Tacoma, and were placed at work in the departments they were selected for. This is the beginning of the work and it also assures the resump- tion of the plant. The men who reach ed Humboldt yesterday are practical smelling men and when the plant is blown in others will come from the big shelter up north.
 Thus equipped the Humboldt smelt- CT starts off on its new career under most favorable circumstances. Mining should receive such a stimulus in this and adjacent fields as to pro- mote increased effort to supply the smelter with an abundant product.
 No definite date has been set by Mir. Bennetts as to when it will enter the field to purchase ore, its entry, evidently being contingent on the completion of the work now going on and the consummation of plans to read fly and economically handle any vol ume entrusted to it. That the smelt- CT is now generally regarded as an absolute certainty, is conceded by all.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
NEW RAILROADS
 MEAN GOOD TIMES

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. II. - The most gratifying feature of the pro gress of Arizona at the present time is the numerous additional lines of railroads which have been announced for the near future. Some of these roads have been long projected, while others are entirely new enterprises. Coehise county is coming in for it's full share of this new railroad con neetion. The Southern Pacific com pany is said to be starting the pre- liminary work for the construction of the long promised extension of the Arizona 6 Colorado from Pearee to Douglas. There is nothing sureE than that this line will eventually be built, and when it is it will give Douglas the advantage of direct con neetion with two important railroad systems. A line was surveyed several years ago into Bisbee from Pearee, and the future importance of Bisbee will no doubt cause the building of this line also. -a
 The building of the proposed rail road from Douglas direct to Cananea on Mexican soil will mean a great boost for the Shelter City and also COehise county. Work was started on this road, but was suspended ten- pOrarily, pending negotiations with contractors who desire to take over the entire contract for completing the grade. It is expected that this road will be completed early next year.
 The extension of the Twin Buttes road south and to a point on the Southern Pacific is now being rushed and its completion means all freight to and from the coast will go via Tucson instead of Benson.
 The extension from San Carlos to Winkleman is now being pushed and that means the opening of a through line to Phoenix and the coast. Then it is said on good authority that the s. P. will build from Rice station in Graham county, to Durango, Colo. This extension will mean much for the entire Territory.
 There seems to be a growing fee: ing that some one will build a line from Mammoth down the San Pedro to Benson; or perhaps from Wrinkle man to Benson. Such an extension wuold be of great interest to Coehise county as it would cut off several miles and some hours on the trip to the capital city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
ANOTHER RAID IS MADE
 BY THE SHERIFF
(From Wednesdays Daily.)


 Another violator of the antr- gambling law was before Judge Me Lane yesterday, and he paid the pen alty of his offense by contributing fine of $1OO to the county.
 The victim was a Chinaman, and the game he was accused of dealing was fan tan, the national sporting game of the Celestial.
 The place raided by Sheriff Smith was in the Chinese quarter on Gran ite street, and the game was con ducted in the back room and had been running steadily for several months. Sheriff Smith said that he had known that fan tan was being played and that he had endeavored to reach the room where it was be- ing dealt at several times both dur ing the day and night, but was un- successful. The Chink was always vigilant The sheriff went to the place when it was raining torrents, thinking that they would not be on the outlook, but in this he was mis- taken. He then selected the middle of Monday afternoon, when the sun was shining brightly, and while sev- eral Chinamen were lettering around entered the room quietly and caught the bunch playing and confscated the tools and the money on the layout. The owner of the game however, dropped instantly out of sight, and could not be secured for some hours afterward.
 A player was arrested in his place, taken to the county jail, and ques- tioned. He refused to "sabe" the English language, but later gave in, and the owner was soon in custody. Judge MeLane made quick work of the offender and fined him the hun dred which he produced.
 Consternation reigns in Chinatown since their leader has been found | guilty, and every white man is watched who goes to that quarter the belief being general among them that crusade is on against all ori entals, and particularly those who are known to be professional gamblers at either American or Chinese games
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
cALUMET-soNoRA NOW
 POSSESS CANANEA

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 11.-Word comes from Cananea of the eulmina- ton of an important mining deal which has been pending for several weeks past in the sale of the South Cananea property to the Calumet & Sonora company. Robert Mitchell has been known to be working on this deal for about a month past, and the continuation will bring satisfae- tion, as it is said that the new com pany will push work on the property as it has not been pushed for a long time.
 The South Cananea, next to the Greene Cananea properties, is one of the largest properties in Sonora, con sisting of four groups of mines and owning nearly 600 hectares of min eralized ground on which much work was done before the depression and shutdown of the property two years ago. The properties consist of the Gladys, Last Chance, Collins and Homestake groups, and is only about two miles south of Cananea. The property was owned by the Mitehells, and has always been considered a most promising and important hold ing.
 The new holding company has capitalization of $3,OOO,OOO, and J. E. Cooley of Duluth is its president.
 The consideration for the transfer has not yet been announced.
 The deal is the one on which Rob ert Mitchell and Attorney Joseph E. Morrison went to Cananea a few days ago. and they have not yet returned from the camp.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
SEEKS SHARE OF MOTHERS ESTATE
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

l (tr0m NedneSday'S Dally.)
 Behind the formal petition of Al Smith for letters of administration upon the estate of his mother, Mrs H. c. Vincent, deceased. lies an in teresting story, the legal proceeding constituting the first move in what promises to be a bitter contest by the petitioner for his late mothers one half interest in the community prop erty of husband and wife.
 This community property is alleged to consist of 171a shares in Miller Valley, the furniture and household goods in the Congress Hotel, and un known number of shares of stock of the London-Arizona Copper company It is claimed that all of said prop, erty was acquired by deeedent and her husband, by their joint efforts after their marriage and is there, fore community property.
 An interesting legal question is waived in presenting this petition. There is a law which provides that upon the death of a husband or wife, one-half of the community property must go to the next of kin of de- ceased. As far as known this law has never been taken advantage of in this county. It is very customary for the surviving husband or wife, as the case may be, to take full possession of the property without ae- quiring legal title through the probate court. Henry F. Ashurst and Col. J. F. Wilson, the attorneys for Smith, are relying upon this statute to ob- tain a share of the estate for their client.
 That there is friction between Al. Smith and his stepfather, is evidenc- ed by the fact that a few days ago, he brought a suit against H. c. Vim cent in the district court demanding judgment for $2,O0O. In his com plaint he alleges that for three years and three days he worked for de- fendant on his ranch and in and about the hotel, and that during that period he received only $166 in cash. Els timating these services to be worth at least $6O month, he figures their value to be $2,166, and deducting the cash received, he sues for the alleged balance of $2,OOO. Ashurst and Wilson are also his attorneys in the case which bids fair to be notable one after it is aired in the courts.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
TAX RATE SHOWS
 AN UPWARD TONE
(From Wednesdays Dailv.1

(From Wednesdays Daily.)
 Telephone adviees reached the board of supervisors yesterday that the Territorial board of equalization had made a levy of the tax rate for the current year.
 The rate fixed shows that for gen. eral purposes the sum of so cents is to be the figure.
 For interest on the funded debt of Yavapai 19 cents will be due, and the special road tax for the north and south highway is put at 9 cents ou each $100 valuation.
 These figures show an increase over last year of five cents for general Territorial purposes, and an increase of one cent for interest on the fund ed debt, due to the shrinkage 1T county valuation from the previou; year.
 This rate is practically one-half ot what the county will fix for the maintenance of county institutions this year. It is the heaviest ta' made in many years for general Ter ritorial purposes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
COPPER NUGGETS ARE
 FOUND IN ALASKA

In some of the copper regions of Alaska copper occurs iH bedrock or igneOus origin widelys distributed in the form of sulphide, ehaleoeite, bornite and ehaleopyrite. Native cop per found is an oxidation product of these sulphides. The copper occurs associated with earboniferous basaltie amygdaloids, also in limestone at con tact with diOrite intrusions. Native copper occurs as nuggets in the gravels of streams. This stream cop per was a source from which the In dians obtained their supply when it was the object of barter among them Metallic copper occurs also in tk surface eroppings of sulphide deposits and in the amygdules of steam-hOle cavities in volcanic rock, where it is an oxidation product of the sulphides that appear in depth. Slabs of na- tive copper averaging s feet by feet by inches thick, weighing about six thousand pounds, have been uncovered in the slide rock. A number of other sheets of copper up to several hundred pounds in weight have also been found in the vicinity The stripping of the bedrock near the great nugget exposed a face of green basaltie amygdaloid 20 feet high by 15 feet wide. The rock IS traversed by numerous seams of na- tive copper along fractures and slick ensides with stringers of ehaleOeite towards the bottom. Native copper is a superficial oxidation product of sulphide; it's downward extension will change into ehaleopyrite.
 The occurrence of native copper in basaltie amygdules tallies with that in various parts of the world, such as in the Farce islands, the Trans Baikal region, Brazil, Queensland and Lake Superior. Yet only those from Lake Superior region have yielded bodies of commercial value. Another occurrence of copper in this region is in limestone adjoining diOrite in trusions The ore is associated with garnet, ealeite, epidote, speeurar hem atite and flakes of molybdenite and crystals of magnetic. The garnets, by their shape, weight and color, have often been mistaken for tin ore The deposits are in zones of ener- getie metamorphism. The Oxidized zone gives rise to large iron-stained outerops, which contrast strongly with the surrounding white limestone Bulletin 37s, |. s. Geological Sur vey.