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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
A. +. Hadnot Acquitted.

The secund trial Of A. L. Hadnof
in the Rapides district court. charged
with the killing of j. +. Craig ON
Sept. TO- 1908. was held on Friday al
last week. the trial lasting over two
days. until nearly midnight. June
18th. and resulted In the acquittal oi
the accused. who was tried under
the charge OF nanslanghter.
Tle fist trial of this case was for
murder. and resulted in a mistrial.
seven of the jurors l,eing for acquit-
tai and five for manslaughter. Ow-
lug to Il technicaiity the first indict-
meat WAS quashed and another
grand Ifry which was drawn found
u bill fsr the lesser charge of man
slaughter.
District Attorney Jno. r. Hunter
was assisted by Mr.. John Overton
in the prosecution, While Judge f. q.
Hunter OF Alexandria. and Mr.. Amos
l.. Ponder. al Many. conducted the
defense. The arguments i'm the case
were finished about 1890 u. IN. Sat
arday night. and the cstse went to
the jury, who returned a verdict of
mot guilty" in less than twenty
minutes.
The accused was horn and raised
in Grant parish. and comes OF fami-
~ greaily respected. and having
many friends who eau most WARMLY
cnngra tnhite this ydung man that
his plea of self defense has been justi-
lied 10y the unaiiifuoits verdict OF
weive OF his countryinen.
immediately after the verdict OF
not guilty the accused went to thu.
-ierk \ office and procured ii license
t" wed Mrs, Emma Wiley. a sister of
'raig. aud over whom the Killing
'ccurrcd. The couple left Sunday
or Ti"sa. where the. tnnrrisge took
place.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26


Mrs. W. K. Rutland. willow of Judge
Rutland. accompanied by her two
daughters, Miss Lucille aud and Miss
Alice Martin, arrived last Tuesday,
and have been the guests of Mrs. j i.
A. Williams this week. They will
cave Saturday morning to-day for
their home in Covington, La. Judge
Rutlnnd aud family We're among the
two or three white fsnilies that were
caught aud hemmed in this town by
the 'rgroes during the memorable
Colfax Riot. on Sunday, April ID,
1873, and they have most vivid aud
Interesting memories OF the bloody
and exciting scenes enacted ON that
occasion. This is the first time Mrs.
Rutland has visited Colfax for more
than thirty years. A numberof their
old time friends have visited them
during the week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
SHERIFF SALE.

Thirteenth judicial District Court
Parish Of Grant. State
of LOuisiana-
No. 2353.
Mrs. Amanda Gray vs.. U. f. Dewitt
By virtue Of a writ of fieri facIas
issued out Of the Honorable Tbir.
teenth judicial District Court and Ia
me directed In the above numbered.
and entitled suit. have seized and
will offer for sale between the hours
prescribed by law for judicial sales.
at the principal front door of the
court house iu Colfax. La.. on
SATURDAY.. July 3. 1909,
The following described property
seized as the property of the defend
ant In the above numbered and EN-
titled suit. o-wit:
Lot No. 3 In Block No. n, and
clock No. In the K. +. Mcknight
survey III the town OF Eerda. Grant
parish. Louisiana. being in section 3.
township y north. range west.
Lots 10. IL and II, in Block IL, IN
fhe Railroad survey of said town of
Verda, being In section 10, township
North. range west. La. Mer.
Terms III snle-Cash. subject to ap-
t'raisenent, the property to tring
not l''ss Than two-thirtls of the ap-
praisement.
This .>,n day of May. 1909.
A.. b. PERKINS.
Sheriff of Grant Parish. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Ladies' Memorial Association.

The ladies interested in the Colfax
cemetery met at the home of Mrs.
q. H. Mcknight Tuesday, June 22d,
and organized Ladies' Memorial
Association, with the object clearing
for and improving the cemetery.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. q. II. Mcknight. prest.; Mrs.
j. W. Duncan. vice-prest.; Mrs. Vim.
LaCroix, cor. secretary; Mrs. W. j..
Roberts. rec. secretary; Mrs. j. e..
Mcknight, treasurer.
As n means of raising funds neces-
sary for carrying on the work the
organization requests owners of lots
and persons having members of their
families buried in this cemetery to
pay $1.0O, beginning with June %,
1909.
1t was agreed that statement of
the receipts and expenditures shall
be published annually. Membership
dues were fixed,at 20 cents per year.
Meetings will not lie held regularly,
but shall be called when considered
by the executive commit
tee. All ladies are invited to become
members of the association Ill nd those
who are personally Interested nre
specially requested to send their
names in to any one of the officers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Father John Holtereve. y Catholi,

Father John Holtgreve, a Catholic
priest OF Pinqurn'ine, Iberville par
ish. was found guilty of criminal IL
bel by Judge Claiborne and sen fenced
To either pny n fine OF $50, or be i'm
pri~nned IN the parish jail Tor ninety
days IL default of payment. His AT
tofue,s took an appeal To the Su-
prtme Court. The charge grew out
Oh statements published in "a paper
operated aud published aud owned
by Father Holta who assumed
the responsibility for the pu ,lie,,tion.
ana exhonernted Mr.. Delacroix. it's
rrpiir'I editor, against whom YER
diet ct not guilty was entered. The
clinrge WAS made by MIR. Charles Z.
Serving, of the Ibprville South.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Sheriff Sale.

Thirteenth Judicial District Court Parish o,
Grant. state of Louisiana,
william t. Hardie 4 Co.. vs.. b. e. Woods ct ais
No. 1861.
BY virtue Of writ Of seizure and sale issued
ont of tue honorable Thirteenth Judicial District
Court and to me directed In the above numbered
and entitled suit. / have seized and will of1er
for sale between the hours prescribed by Law for
lneiciai sales at the principal front door Of the
court house in Colfax. La. on
SATURDAY. JUNE 20, 1909,
the following described property seized IA tn,
property OF the defendantin the above nuE,berro
The south half OF lot number sixteen and the
west half OF south half of lot number nteen. al
In block humber three Of the town Of Machesl
Louisiana. A so nine acres OF land described A,
folIowss< Bounded west by Felix wardlow east
by w. =. woodAs north by Colfax aud Moutgom-
cry public road, being two acres wide along said
road, ana running south to line aud being In
the northwest quarter VI northwest quarter OF
section twenty one, township eight north range
5 west. all In Grant parish. Luuisiatia
Also the following described property In Grant
parish Louisiana: Ten acres OF land bounded
west by r. A. Woods. west by public road, Mont
gomery to Colfax, east by lands OF B. 4. Woods
south BY section line lying on south side Of pub
nc ed f9ad Mnntsomery to colfax, two acres wide
OF section twenty one. townihip eight north.
range i've west.
Also thirty acres OF land in Montgomery, Grant
parish, Louisiana to-wit: All of the northeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section twenty
one. township eight north. range Eve west iyina
south OF the old Colfax and Montgomery ROAD:
also a tract Of land embracing part Of section
thirty Two, township eight north range five wesf
as follows: That portion Of section thirty two
bounded north by J. d. Williams. and west by
Bayou or Dean. lying east of said bayou Ia east
half of southeast quarter of said section All Of
section thirty three. except theeast half Of south
east quarter and northeast quarter of northeast
Quarter aud small corner west of bayou and
containing In the last two mentioned tracts
about i've hundred and twenty acres OF land. to-
gether with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
Terms of sale-Cash. subject to appraisement.
the property to bring not less than two-thirds of
the apprarement.
This 2lst day of May 1903.
A. r. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish. La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

= The CoIfax base bali team had
regular running game" on hast Sun
day, in which they scored Is runs to
Camptis goose egg. The Campti
team is considered a good team, but
our boys got ON to their pitchers
halls. and they batted them all over
creation. This makes twenty games
for the season, and Colfax has won
seventeen of the twenty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
The Southern Scribe.

Among the mail matter on our
desk this week is a little circular en-
titled "Foreword," which announces
the prospective appearance on July
81 OF THE Southern Scribe" which
- TO he edited by Margery Dare, an ,
will be "deyotel 10 society news and
items OF interest i'll all Louisiana and
Mississippi" The announcement is
made that correspondents have al
ready been established in ten or n
dozen OF the principal cities of the
two states named aud it is expected
to make the publication spicy and
but the paper is to be
kept clean 10 the line of moral health
and right living. We shall be pleased
To have The Southern Scribe, as a
regular visitor to this office, and
comply with the request to
place 1t ON our exchange list.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Cnpt. {. II. Teal went to Natchi-
toclps Gu last Saturday to attend a
meeting IN the interest of the Natchi-
t"rhes East and West railroad.
P'ans have been perfected to secure
lax bonuses fJr this road, and its
buisiihg may nov be regarded as
assured. Capt. Teal says bonds for
it, bnIl,ling will be UNDERWATER b,
one 81 the strongest syndicates in
New York. aud there is no question
about getting all the money necps-
s'ry for bniiding it, The road is to
run east aud west from Al point in
1rxas To Nntchitoches, mud from
ti.rre will run southpnstrrIy down
Cane river to a point near CoIfux.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
The Fourth at Dry Prong.

The Fourth Of July il to be OBJ
served by n celebration by our friends
at Dry Prong on Saturday, July Sd.
Hons. X. ". Ogfesby, c. W. Payne,
h. s. Mnrrell. A. B. Hundley and
other prominent speakers ARE TO he
present. and a picnic and barbecue
dinner is to he provided to refresh
the inner man. Everybody is cordi-
ally invited to attend and enjoy
themselves.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
For a sprained Ankle.

As usually Treated. a spraiDed ankle
will disable the injured person for a
month or morr, but by applying CGau-
herlaiD's LiliTneat aura observing dht
with each-hottic faithfully a
cure may be etfcctsd'iD many cases ia
less than Que weeks time. This fini.
ment is u most remarkable preparation.
Try il for sprnin or bruiss, or when
laid up with chrenic or muscular rheu-
mausiu. and you are certain TO be de-
lighted with the prompt rellef which il
affords. For sale by Valley drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Don't forget to use thigh life" to
kill the weevils in your corn when
ever you house it. Also it should be-
used to kill all weevils in corn that
may be shipped, because it will give
you bad reputation Among pur-
chasers to find your corn weevil eat
en-. The technical maine for this odif.
erons drug tx bi-snIphide of carbon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Most Common cause Of sunerine.

Rheumatism causes more pain and
suffering than any other disease, for the
reason that it is the most common of all
ills, and it is certainly gratifying to suf-
ferers to know that Chamberlain Lni-
mcut will afford relief, and make rest
akd sfeep possible. In many cases the
rsIief from pain, which is at first tenn
lbrar. has become permanent. while in
old people subject To chronic rheuma-
tisru. Often brought un by dampness or
changes in the weather, permanent
cure cannot be expected; the relief from
pain which Ibis Iinipeni affords is alone
worth many times its cost. - and 30
ceut sizes Tor sale by Valley drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Judge Biackman to be Here
Next MOndaY.

Alexandria. La. June -. 1909.
Sheriff OF Grant Parish. Colfax. La.
Dear Sir:-I will be busy here until
the ,6th Of June. | will be in Grant
parish on Monday. the 18th inst. to
open court and do what the lawyers
wish TO he done. unless some jury Is
held over in n murder case.
You can please notify the lawyers
To q his effect.
Yours truly. W. f.. BLAcKMAN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Advertisement for BIDS.

Colfax. La. June Is. 1909.
Az the law directs. on July s. 1909.
at the meeting of the police Jury,
sealed bills will he received by tina,
body FOX the public printing of Grant
parish. Tor the current year and AZ
long as may be required by law, the
SAID police jury reserving the right
to reject any and all bids.
j. w. DUNCAN,
PRIEST. Police Jury.
j. b. ROBERTS. Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Hay cutting has been the order of
the day in this region during the
pnst week or ten days of fine sun
shine, and many hundreds of tons of
fine alfalfa, bermuda, and other kinds
of hay have been put up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
HE. Hotel Bentley wmsk, Shop

NV itpstt hD'utNf w ntSkt sSiioD
v hen the big fine Hotel Bentley il
IN city of Alexan,iIiH was first bnilt
it, heanty and magniticehce wa,
iieratdrd to the world lar and wide
anu that city proudly boastei o
having the finest hostelrie 10 all til.
Southland. Its Itaianmarble halls
t'p1nthinn columns. elegant Brussels.
ciifpets. aud expensive Tnrnisi ings in
Mi he conveniences aud romIurts Gi
liz. are truly a marvel oi the pr0di-
en..t.y and Handsome style OF the
bunri%r.
OF late, however Hotel Bentley
has taken an declIrdly bacclin-
~, iGn hue, aud the natives of Louis
i'ran arr given To understand that il
l. ~ home oi all nf the first grades
o. ahlskies. to say nothing of unlin.-
it'd supplies Of second grades in
Inf2e or small quantities. Great
fia:ning advertisements are being
spread broadcast through the land
to let the old soakers aud wine biz
brs know where they can get any
ami nil kinds OF liquors. One of the
saniple. advertisements of Hotel Bent
IT,, Is To be- found on the last page OF
this paper. Now, while this ,,dver
it's nrent appears in the Chronicle,
the editor wants tosny here AMI now
M he has said n hundred times before.
hr has nothing t,nt condemnation
Tor the whisky traffic and MI who
engage in il.
The Iact that Mr.. Bentley is abb.
To i'ui!i - million dollar hotel ana
fnr,islI Il according tn his own ideas
ol n'agnificencr. gives him no immu-
u ~ hpm the common oiium that
ait',ches tosthe whisky seller in tn.
ordinary corner doggery and beer
sa'otlis OF our cities. 1t ugcruvates
his "ffrnse and renders his business
nj he more hurtful to the eommunj-
ty which he is supposed To favor by 1
the lavish expenditure and display Of
his Immense wealth. He is wealthy
enough to get along without engag-
Iiig in any such business. and h.
should br above it,
III the ethical discussion ofthe evils
Df intrmprrance there is no question
IL IN the fact that the common
in the gutter has no allure ,
i'rhts to attract theyouths of thrlaud I
% follow in his footsteps. 1t is the /
'cpuied gentleman, who can sip his :
from costly cut glass, and !
i',Hd upright and discuss politirs Nv
md clvlcs with the solemn wisdom i
Ian owl, this catches his idea of \
'sHst'lity. The ordinary sap-hraded Il
'ontb inagines that sort of thing is r
rspectable, and he il apt To pattern d
tier It. just so, as the dirty, sloppy /
'''oon may not attract, with the {
Ice OF intempernnce concealed in the il
hitter of cut glass and tinsel of gold h
Hotel Bentley, the danger OF it's n
lfiunce along this line is increased {,
u hundred fold AS hotel run on r,
orrtct principles the Bentley is un- cl
oubt-dly an honor to any city. To p
ara It into n giided whisky shop tx
reproach To its owners, and dan
rr and menace TO tie common \
-alth. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Congress has decided to impose a
tax of $500 ton on newspaper
wood pulp, while they will tax lum-
Der 81 80 per thousand feet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting uf the stock
holders Of the Louisiana Kaslwa,
COMPANY will be held In Its office ~
selma, Louisiana, Tuesday, July Is
1900. fur the election III Board Of Iii.
rectors. j. NJ. BERNARDEN,
K. +. FITZGERALD. President.
ju54t Secty. Treas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
Sheriff's Settlement With the
Auditor.

The following is copy of the bal
ance sheet Of Sheriff A. b. Perkins In
his settlement with the State Audi
tor for taxes collected for the year
1908:
DEBTS.
Rolls 1908 filed by Assessor $21O46 80
" Z" added by Tax Col 157 q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Mr.. j. H. McNeely, president Of the
parish school board, informs us that
owing to the Fourth of Jnly celebra-
ton To be held on Saturday, July Sd,
the school board will not meet on
that day. but their meeting has been
postponed to Monday, July 5th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
couid Not ha aatt.r

No one has ever made saIve, out
ment. lotion or balm to compare with
Bncklen's Arnica Sslve. Its the one
perfect healer of cuts, corDs, bnrrs.
bruises. sores, scalds. boils. ulcers. cole
sores. chapped hands its supreme. In
fallible for piles. Only 25c at druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

The announcement il made that
the running of a regular line of steam-
boats in Red river during the fall and
winter season in an assured fact.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

Attorney Joel NJ. Durham visited
his parents IN Winfield ON last Sat
uriuy aud Sunday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26
-. E. Dewitt,

Verda, Ia,
Real Estate ani Fire Insurance Agpn,
aud Notary Public.
Quick sales and best prices for Ar
ricuitural and Timber lands. All sue
sions carefully investigated. Mos.
reliable fire Insurance companies II
tile world represented. Quest. ont
answered promptly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-26

n. II. EhN ms,
Sheriff Of Grnnt Parrish. La.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24

used in part payment Of any piano in store.
addresses several winners will be pub
lhed III all of the San Francisco newspapers Monday
Sth 1909 We not too strongly your
solution right that person who sends in
the bearing the earliest posta awarded
the Player Piano. and if obtains the then
the first prize will be awarded the nearest perfect
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
RECTAL PLANNED
BY NOTED C[LLISI
Albert Rosenthal to Be First Of
Artists Presented Here by
Earnest HOrstmann

The first of the artists to be pre-
scented by Ernest Horstmann, who has
entered the local field as impressario,
will be Albert Rosenthal, cellist.
Rosenthal is San Francisco musi-
clan. He has been in Europe for nine
years studying with Becker and Pop
per. Reports from Berlin credit him
with success at his recitals there. This
will be his first appearance before a
home audience since he returned to San
Francisco about three weeks ago to
visit his parents. His father is Marcus
Rosenthal, local attorney.
The date for his recital is fixed for
Wednesday evening, November 5, at
Lyric hall Soon afterward he goes to
New York, where he is under the con-
cert management Of Haensel & Jones
Albert Elkus will assist at the piano.
Following is the program for his forth
coming recital:
Sonata (seventeenth century,. L..
Valentini; air, Bach; andante. Schu-
mann; rondo, Boceherini; second move
ment from Dvorak's violoncello CON
certo; fantasie, Linda de ChamouniX" !;
Chant Triste,% Tschaikowsky AT the
Fountain Davidoff; Hungarian Rhap-
sody." Pepper.
In connection with his plans for the
season Doctor Horstmann says that he
proposes to give special attention to
concerts by local artists, who, he
thinks. have not been sufficiently en-
couraged by home consumers of music
Horstmann has already taken under his
managerial wing Hermann Genss. Giulio
Minetti.. Arthur Weiss, Hans Koenig
George Kruger and other excellent
musicians. Besides he expects to i'm
port artists from abroad from time to
time during the concert season.
Zech's excellent orchestra Of amateurs
will present its second coucert of this
season Tuesday evening, October 26, at
the Novelty theater There are 60. in
strumentalists in the organization and
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
FORESTRY AGENT WILL
LEAVE FOR HONOLULU

The local forestry bureau has decided
to send Louis Margolin. examiner of
forests, to the Hawaiian islands De-
cember ] to study the territory for the
planting or trees of different type most
to the advantage of the islands
The fact that none of the native
trees in Hawaii furnish construction
timber is an important reason that
there be introduced into the territory
trees of economic value.
Practically all the construction tim
Der used in the islands is imported
from Puget sound and northern Cali
fornia, mainly redwood and Douglas
pine
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
CHUTES HAS MANY
NEW ATTRACTIONS
Yerxa From the Hippodrome Is
One of Entertainers

With the passing of the Portola
period the New Chutes again becomes
the center OF open air fun and outdoor
carnival While immense crowds trod
their JOY Jaunts during the last week
the visitors were, for the most part,
strangers. Young and old San Fran
cisco was busy elsewhere. When the
regular patrons turn TO the big play
ground again this week they will find
many new features TO entertain them.
Amopa the new arrivals will be Ern-
est Yerxa Of the noted family of pos
turerg and contortfonists. which opened
the New York hippodrome this season.
Yerxa viii give exhibitions from the
bar and swinging trapeze. Another
newcomers will be .Silvers" Oakes.
the slack wire comedian of the Bar
mum shows. Dressed in clown cos
tune cakes performs numerous com
edy feats
The. Ilidair skirt and fire dancing of
the French sisters will be continued
this week At night the act will be
made additionally spectacular by ex-
tinguis4(ng al lights on the grounds
excepting the colored spot lamps which
viii play upon the performers. Prince
Albert. the educated horse, viii be
presented today as a free attraction
from the bandstand and Frank Hall
viii give his final exhibitions in lion
tanning with Wallace as his subject
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24

of the cIeverest p1aylets seen here for
long time. it is said Lew Williams
assumes a Hebrew character in which
he is said to be especially clever.
An act which will be new to San
Francisco will be given by Captain
Nat Ressler and company, military
stars. They will introduce some won
derful feats of craftsmanship. it is
promised.
Sutton and Sutton have a clever
comedy acrobatic act; Frank O'Brien.
formerly with The Ham Tree COM
pany. comes with a culver full of new
stories and songs; Roberts and Downey,
in dancing act; Arthur Reese, sing
er. and new motion pictures will finish
the bill.