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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
NUMBER o.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST
Senator T. c. Barret and Hon. ]. M.
Foster Named as Candidates.

New Orleans States July IL: Though
the election is a year and q half off
there is already talk of several con-
gressional contests in 1910. North
Louisiana people who have been in New
Orleans recently have said that both
Congressman Watkins in the Fourth
and Congressman Ransdell in the Fifth
may have to face opposition, as a re-
suit of their votes on tariff schedules.
Both have been considerably criticised
in their districts, and Judge Watkins
has for several weeks been engaged in
writing letters defending his position.
As possible candidates against him two
names are mentioned, Senator 7. c.
Barret and District Attorney James M.
Foster, bath of Caddo, but neither has
given any lntimation of an intention to
seek congressional honors.
Mr.. Ransdell is in a somewhat pecu-
liar situation. His district is part ailu-
vial and part hill He lives on the
river Before the disfranchisement of
the negro and the substitution of the
primary for the convention system the
river parishes, because of their very
large negro population, held domi-
mating position Now their vote is COM
paratively small and if the lines were
drawn as between hill and river the hill
vote would be Overwhelmingly greater.
Mr.. Ransdell has very strong hold on
the river interests not only in his own
but other districts, but the hill parishes
of the Fifth District are rabidly anti
protection, and hill candidate who
happened to be strong man would
start out with no mean advantage.
Advices from Baton Rouge say that
the recent action of the Farmers Union
in criticising Congressman Wickliffe for
his tariff vote means that Mr.. Wickliffe
will have opposition next year. In that
connection it is mentioned that Mr..
Henry Fuqua, leading hardware man
of Baton Rouge, has congressional as
pirations. Mr. Wickliffe's district is
one of conflicting interests, only por-
ton of it being devoted to the cultiva-
ton of sugar. Mr.. Wickliffe's friends
say that his votes at Washington were
Feast in the interests of his constituency
and that he is making so good record
that he will not have much difficulty in
being returned.
Colonel Polk, at last accounts, still
had in view third race for Congress
in the Seventh District, Mr. Pujo's bail
iwick In four districts, therefore, there
are at least the chances of contests in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
THE COTTON CROP
Weather Conditions Are Unsatisfactory
Heat and Drouth Excessive.

The New Orleans Picayune says: The
past week has developed rather unsat-
isfactory weather conditions. While
rain has fallen to some extent in the
central belt and more abundantly on the
Atlantic coast, the weather has been
practically dry in the western portion
of the belt, particularly in Texas. The
temperature has been above the normal
practically all over the belt, and in
Texas the thermometer has reached IoC
degrees and over at number of sta
tions on many successive days, which,
taken in connection with the absence of
rain, has, according to all accounts,
caused deterioration.
While the hot weather in Texas has
been a distinctly unfavorable feature,
the developments of the past week in
the belt as whole has been variable.
From some districts distinctly good re-
ports are heard Owing to the import
ance of the Texas yield an dthe large
proportion it usually bears to the total
cotton crop the situation in that State
has caused anxiety While prompt re-
lief from the heat and drouth in Texas
and favorable weather elsewhere would
undoubtedly improvep respects, the i'm
preston is gaining ground that the cot
ton crop of thep resent season has not
only made a-poor start, but is making
as yet unfavorable progress.
While the same conditions of heat
and absence of rain which have caused
anxiety as to the cotton have also af-
fected corn, the reports from the corr
crop are fairly satisfactory, and with
reasonable weather from now on gooc
crop may be looked for. As so otter
stated in these columns, good corr
crop is more than commonly desired
this year owing to the high price of al
grain.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
MARSHAI,S SALE
No. 2I53-In the City Court of Shrev,
port, Louisiana Frank Peters v

No. 2I53-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, Louisiana Frank Peters VS..
Minnie Anderson.
BY virtue of writ of 6eri facias, is
sued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, by the Honorable S. c. Full
lilove, judge of the City Court, Shreve-
port, Louisiana, and to me directed,
have seized and will sell at public auc-
ton, at the Texas street front door OF
the court house of Caddo Parish, La.
between the legal hours for sales, or
SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1900,
One lot of household goods. The above
property seized as belonging to said de
fendant and to be sold to satisfy the
debt specified in said writ say in tht
sum of $50 and all costs.
Terms of sale cash with benefit of ap
praisement. G. F. GERALD,
July IA. City Marshal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
DAIRY INDUSTRY
The Stonewall Section of DeSoto
Parish.

In a special from Mansfield to the
Picayune It'll stated that Prof. Dodson
of the State Experiment Station at
Baton Rouge, recently visited the
Stonewa1l section of DeSoto papish
with the view of inspecting the dairy
interests of that vicinity. 1t is scarcely
known that DeSoto parish has a con-
siderable section devoted almost exclu-
sively to the dairy industry, but it is a
fact, and the section is about Stonewall
station, and what is more to the point,
it is one of the most prosperous sec
tions of the State, and the dairy pro-
ducts shipped from that station are as
speaking, that part of the parish was
one Of the most distressed portions of
the State, but new era has dawned
upon them, and now it is the most in
dependent and prosperous section OF
Louisiana. Dr. Dodson stated tnat the
dairymen had the finest lot of dairy
cattle that he had ever seen anywhere.
These dairymen are up-to-date in every
respect, and have been importing the
very finest dairy stock that they could
| buy for the past ten years. While many
of the dairymen ship their products in
the shape of butter, the tendency now is
to ship cream direct to the various cit
les, and they find it profitable business,
and it is still rapidly-groking indus
try. While several progressive Northern
dairyInen have settled in that vicinity,
and have done much to build up the
Industry, yet the credit for breaking
away from the old time all-cotton, all
credit and all-debt system of farming
in that vicinity belongs to John J. Mar
shall, an old time Southern cotton plant
Ter, and it was he that blazed the way
that has not only made them prosper
Gus, but has been the saving of many OF
; his neighbors from life of prohtless
drudgery. The people of that vicinity
are branching out in other lines be-
sides cattle, and the numbers of mt
; hogs raised exclusively on SKINNED
= milk for the Shreveport market is as
tonishing Then there are more stand
: ard-bred horses of the very highes
breeding in few miles of that towr
: than in all the rest of the parish, and If
few years Stonewall's horses will b'
. as famous as are its COWS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
HORSE GOES MAD
Was Rushing to It's Death at Great
Speed

1t is reported from Crowley, La, that
a horse belonging to E. B. Shanks went
mad Sunday and was still at large, be-
ing last heard from in the neighborhood
of Egan, about ten miles distant At
about noon the horse commenced to cut
antics, running, biting and kicking
around the lot 1t finally broke out and
went on a rampage in northeasterly
direction. Mr.. Shanks followed the ami
NAL about eight miles. People along the
road stated that the horse had passed
them covered with foam and lather and
running at fast rate of speed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Record of Realty Transactions IL the
City and srish.

Furnished by the Caddo Abstract
Company. Sam w. Mason, president; /;
F. A. Leonard, vice president; D. P.
Eubank, secretary-treasurer Office sI7
Marshall skTeet.
North Louisiana Sanitarium to Oscar
Dowling, Louis Abramson, Julian H :,
Saenger and S. L. Herold, lots II, II
and 10 block z; $25,ooo.
A. H. Leonard to Louisiana Real Es-
tate and Development Co., acre lots 2
8 9 10 II IL Io 20 FL ~ As 81 2I8 zoo
278 27o $50 2o8 2oo 800 3I6 3I7 900 in
south half OF north half and south half
section 4, 20, IS; $4o25.
w. r. Kent to NJ. T. Rosenblath, the
northwest quarter of southeast quarter
section 81, 10, ID: $3.50.
A. S. Toombs to G. w. Robinson, lots
I 2 8 IL I3 IA IS part lot block E,
Thornill subdivision; $1,000.
Isaac Hockwald ct al to Jacob Michel,
part of lots 9, 10 and II block So; $3.50.
]. D. Eubank to L. M. Morehead, 10
acre lot S in northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter sec. 8, 10, 10; $500.
A. J. Hoss to Bennett Hoss, southeast
quarter of southwest quarter and south
west qiarter of southeast quarter sec
tion ~, 20, IS; $500.
Harr Colvin to Carl Svarva, lot &
of the b. B. Smith subdivision; $7o4.2o
Carl Svarva to Harry Colvin, lot 8 oi
the B. b. Smith subdivision; $88I.2o.
Louis Abramson ct al to the North
Louisiana Sanitarium, lots II, IL anc
13 block 2; $26,6oo. a.
| V. Grosjean ct al to A. S. Dale, theiI
interest in lot I3 and part of lot ID Of
block 28, Queensborough addition, $Ioo
J. |. Schumpert to State Fair o.
Louisiana, least of tract of land to b.
known as "Schumpert Fair Park Add
ton for IS years, beginning July II
1000: no money consideration.
| B. B. Smith to R. L. Martin, lot 4
of the Horan Springs tract; $1,000.
/ Be nHolzman to Joshua Bell, south
west quarter section "a, I6, IA; $500.
R. L. Martin to B. B. Smith, lots 2
and I'd block Allendale Heights $ooc
Caddo Realty Co. to ]. G. Hester, lot
182, I84, 1856 Pinehurst; $II25.
Joshua Bell to J. D. Woolworth, tn
southwest quarter sec, "a, 10, IA; $500
Caddo Realty Co. to J. G. Hester, lot
I6r to 1863, lots I77 to I8I, lots I83 Is
100 81 o2 90 % "a IS 36 "a IS &c 142 IA
I44 Pinehurst; $Io,I25.
A. Flanagan to H. c. Flanagan, mort
east quarter of northeast quarter an
east half of east half of northwe'
quarter of northeast quarter section 2
, 10, IS; $5o2.
. John James to J. G. Hester, lot 3 {
Sewall subdivision; $500.
]. G. Hester to John James, lot
Patzman subdivision, lots and IL
! block Q of the Talbot & Perrin subd
vision; $I25o.
louisiana Real Estate and Develo
ment Co. to ]. L. Baker, acre lot III
northeast quarter section 10, 20, IS,
s6 of west half of sec. IL, 20, IS; $27
J. E. Groom to c. S. Steere, lot IS
y the Smith, Pires, Buckner & Fuller su
+ division; $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
A HOMICIDE
c. V. Maxwell Shot and Killed by His
Step-son.
secretary

On Saturday morning at about 8
o'clock c. V. Maxwell was shot and
killed by Henry Richardson, aged Is
year, his step-son. The homicide oc-
Cured at the home at breakfast time.
They lived near Hodge, La. 1t is re-
ported that Maxwell was about to as
sault his wife, Richardson's mother
with a hatchet when he interfered
Then followed scuffle, during which
Richardson grabbed shotgun near by
which he fired and almost blew off the
head of his step-father. Richardson SAr
rendered and is in jail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
THE SCHUMPERT PARK.

The State Fair has leased from DR..
J. /. SchuInpert about nine acres ad-
joining the StateoFair property. This
lease is for twenty Five years. This tract
is to be improved and embellished into
a beautiful park which is to be known
aid dedicated to the memory of Dr. I
E Schumpert With this addition there
will be increased the advantages fol
recreation in shady hooks during tht
progress of the Fair
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
A WARNING
To Farmers by Agent B. L. Moss OF
the United States Service.

Jackson, Miss, July II. - Special
Abent B. l. Moss of the United States
Department of Agriculture, bureau of
plant industry, in charge of the co-ope-
rative and demonstration farm work in
this district, has issued the following
warning to farmers relative to the boil
Weevil:
There is danger that farmers not
familiar with the boil weevil may be
deceived by the apparent dying out of
the weevil at this time, and not per
sist in their efforts against it. The
weevils that passed through the winter
are now practically all dead, but they
have left behind them large crop of
punctured squares which, if not de-
stroyed, will soon produce a large crop
of weevils than ever.
"It is of the greatest Importance that
fields be gone over at once and all the
pnuctured squares picked up from the
ground and from the stacks. If this is
done carefully and promptly, and re.
peated at weekly intervals, it will go far
Itowards insuring profitable cotton
crop. The punctured squares should not
be plowed under. If they can not be
picked up, cultivation should be with q
harrow, SO as to pull them Que in tht
center of the row and leave them lying
on the surface When cultivating th'
cotton stalk should be brushed OF
shaken, as many of the puncturet
squares can be removed in this way
To be effective this work must be don
at once. Its object is to destroy tn
first crop of weevils
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
RIVER AND WEATHER.
morning opened fair

MS morning UptISu IdII
River: Denison 10, fall of OF; Ar
thur City 20, a fall of OF; Lewis Ferry
o3; White Cliffs I'll, fall of OF; Full
ton 90, a fall of OF; Spring Bank SO,
a fall of %; Shreveport 3.5, fal of OF.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; slight change in tempera-
sure.
Red river forecast: The fall will con
tinue at Fulton and Shreveport during
the next 48 hours
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
NOTICE.

A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Shreveport Northeastern Railway Com
pany is hereby called for Thursday,
August S, 1000, in room 26, City Hail.
II the City of Shreveport, La, at 2
o'clock pm, for the purpose Of increas-
ing the capital stock of said company
from 100000 to $Ia,ooo,ooo, and to
amend the charter in accordance there
with, and in such other ways as may DC
considered necessary and proper, and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting
lsirnedl S. C. FULLILoVE,
Secretary.
Shreveport, La, June 20, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
FIRE MARSHAL CALLAHAN.

John T. Callahan of New Orleans,
Assistant Fire Marshal, is registered at
the Inn Hotel. His mission in Shreve-
port is not known, but may be surmised.
One of the duties of Mr. Callahan is to
investigate fires, their cause or origin.
Mr. Callahan is an expert of consider
able experience.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

Morgan City, La, July I2.-Francois
Bergeron, aged II. of Thibodaux, was
drowned last night in pit near Ber-
wick, while bathing The body was re-
covered and sent to Thibodaux this
morning. Bergeron was in the employ
Of the Southern Pacific
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13

When you are looking for the good
kind Of stationery, remember that We
are still at sI7 Edwards street and Will
print that kind for you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
A COURSE IN BASE BALL

Most of the young men who have
returned home from college show that
they have received thorough course
in base ball, if nothing else--Florida
Parishes.
Why not course in base ball, if
nothing else2
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
A MAN MAD
Was Bitten by a Dog Suffering from
Rabies.

1t is reported from Estherwood, La,
that Charlie Dartess is mad He was
living in the Mason oil field and was
bitten by a mad dog last week. He ran
to the woods and had to be overpowered
and his face protected to keep him
from biting himself, and his hands Sc
cured to keep him from doing bodily
harm. He was taken to New Orleans
for treatment. Rabid dogs are being
killed daily in the field, and some peo-
pie are leaving the field for the present
on account of the scare Estherwood
had one mad dog, which was killed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
POLICE COMMITTEE

The police committee has declined to
consider the reinstatement of Officer
Ward on the police force This decis-
ion was reached last night.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
HEAVY RAINFALLs.

Reported by the Weather Bureau
July I3: Heavy rainfalls occurred al
Thomasville, Ala, I68 inches Madi-
son, Fla, $50; Tallapoosa, Ga. 2,3o.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13

If you need some stationery Of the
better kind, telephone 1908.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
COTTON MARKET

Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, July IS, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed steady.
Receipts none.
Sales to factors none.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-18

was member of the party entertain
ed In the interests of exhibiting the
conditions of the Mobile river and its
harbor Here they visited old Fort
Morgan and we're greeted by dis
play of artillery. One of the cap
tains of the three companies station
ed here is Captain H. b. Chamber
lain, quartermaster, and son-in-law
of Acknowledgement w. H. Gilmore,
of Fairlee, VT. Captain Chamberlain
is employing $50 workmeB in build
ing roads, barracks, etc.
The trip from Mobile to New York
was made by special sleeper and
Congressman Plumley remained in
New York for few days, returning
this week to Mortified. He plans to
go to Washington the week after
Thanksgiving. Congressman Foster
returned from the convention to
Washington, where his eldest daught-
er is teaching in the public schools.
The youngest daughter also attends
Washington schools and the family
returned to Washington earlier than
usual for that reason. Governor G..
H. Prouty, Vermont, was a member
of the delegation and was on the
boat which encountered a sandbar
from which 1t extricated itself with
some difficulty. Q
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-18
Jurors interviewed.

Paris, Nov. 14.-Members of the
jury which acquitted Nine. Steinheil
have been interviewed. M. Sporck
successful music composer, who dis
tinguished himself by the care with
which he took notes throughout the
trial, says he began the case without
the slightest previous conviction
about it. He was impressed by Nine
Steinheil's sincerity as he is we'll ac-
quainted in the theatrical world and
he became convinced that she was
not acting
Five jurymen were firm partisans
for acquittal throughout. Sporck's
notes show he was especially Impress
ed by Detective Pounce's declaration
that he was absolutely sure of Nine.
Steinheil's innocence. He explained
the length of the jury's deliberations,
by the obscurity of the questions they
were to answer.
The first question, 'Is Nine. Stein
he'll guilty of the voluntary homicide
of her mother?" was negative by 8 to
3, one Juror not voting. The second
question, SIS Nine Steinheil guilty of
voluntary homi eide OF her husband ?"
was negative by 10 to 2. The third
question. Were these homicides pre-
meditated?" required an appeal to the
Judge. 1t was then negatived 8 to 3.
Nine. Steinheil left Paris this morn
ing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-18
MRS. BRIDGET DWYER.
Passed Away Last Night at the Home
Of Her Daughter.
State Council Secretary.

Mrs. Bridget Dryer, with the ex-
ception OF few years a lifelong
resident of this city, died last evening
at $3.50 at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Mary G. Avery, at 3S Main street
Mrs. Dwyer, whose maiden name
was Bridget KERN, was a native of
County Clare, Ireland, but came to
this country when IA years of age,
Settling Immediately in Montpelier.
After spending her girlhood here she
went to Middlesex, where she became
the wife of William Dwyer and lived
on farm for nearly eight years.
where a number of her children were
born.
Finally Mr.. and Mrs. Dryer came
10 this city, where the latter worked
at the granite business until his
death in 1856. Mrs. Dryer never re-
married, living since that time with
her daughtre. Ten children were
born to the couple, eight of whom
survive. They are: Mrs. Hawkins.
OF Los Angeles; Mrs. Don De Col
LANES, of this city; Mrs. M. C. Avery.
Mrs. John Rafter, of Boston; Miss
Nellie Dwyer, of Chicago, and Mich
aei' ofthis city. Mrs. Dwyer had
been III since last September with
Brlght's disease. The funeral will
be held Tuesday morning from St.
Augustine's church, with interment in
the Catholic cemetery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-18
BIG DAM FINISHED.
Woodstock Electric Company Com
pletes Concrete Work.


Woodstock, Nov. 1.-THE new dam
of the Woodstock Electric Company
at Taftsville was finished on We'd
nesday. Construction was begun on
September 6. Since that time 81 IL
working days have been required to
complete the dam. From 80 to 40
men have been employed on the Job
besides the drivers of teams; and ex-
elusive of engineers, fremen and
mechanics, the total days of labor
on the work was for one man 2,100
days of 10 hours each, or $1,000 hours
work for one man.
The cost of doing the work was ap-
proximately $4,000.
The dam is solid concrete roll.
Its total length is 200 feet, and it
stands on solid ledge it's full length.
This ledge or bed rock comes to the
surface the entire width of the Os-
tauquechee river at this point; but at
one spot near the east side a hole
and seams extended down to a depth
of II feet and this had to he exca-
waited. The base of the concrete
rests in channel cut about IS inches
deep in the bed rock, and the height
above the foundation is 16 IL feet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-18
WAS NATIVE OF MONTPELIER.
Mrs. T. M. Howard, of st. Johnsbury,
Was a Cousin Of Thomas w. Wood,
the Artist.


Mrs. T. M. Howard, wife of Theron
M. Howard, once president of Pas
sumpsic Savings Bank, of st. Johns
bury, died Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Howard was born in Mont
pelier, November Bird, 1928, the daugh-
ter of Zenas Wood, an early business
man who engaged in the tin ware and
stove business now carried on by Bar
rows and Peck. Her father was for
many years director in the old bank
of Montpelier and in the big fire here
all his real estate was destroyed,
whereupon he went to St. Johnsbury
to make his home with his daughters.
Olive Wood was a cousin Of the late
Thomas w. Wood, the artist, and
married Mr.. Howard in 1856. Mrs.
Howard was at one time treasurer of
the Vermont Board of Foreign Mis-
sions Society of the Congregational
church of st. Johnsbury, having held
the position for twenty years. She
was also honorary president of the
Woman's Association of the North
Church and had taught Sunday
school class in that church for so
years. She was director of the Sun
set home and once its president.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at o'clock in st. Johns
bury.