davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

Section s. Be II further ordained etc.. That
the Asses<or Of the parish Of Grant shall furnIsh
to the Commissioners of Election a. hereinbefors
authorized. q complete list Of the Taxpayers.
with the amount Of their assessments. within the
corporate ilits Of the said parish duly certified.
and that the Registrar OF Voters Of the parish Of
Grant shall furnish to the said Commissioners =
duly certified list Of electors Of the sad parish
entitled to vote at the said election
Section g. Be II further ordained, ETC.. That
this ordinance be publisbed in The Pollock News.
the odhcial journal Of the parish Of Grant, for
thirty days prior to said election. and that this
ordinance shall take effect from and after its
pasaags.
Section Z. Be Il further ordained. etc. That
the president Of the police jury Of this parish Il
hsreby authorized and Instructed TO give due
notice Of said election for thirty days bsfors said
saeetos In the od1cisi journal Of this parish said
notiee shall state the purpose for which said
special election Is bid. in accordance with this
ordinance.
Sertion g. Be It further ordained. etc, Thai
al funds derived from the Ievyins and assessing
u said speciai tax shall Be used exciussvr,y for
and expended only on scisntiac systsm Of roads
and bridges for the parrish Of Grant, after saId
public roads have been surveyed, mapped and
pronIed by the Louisiana state Board Of I'm.
gIneers. or competent authority recommended
by such State Board. and shall be expended nm.
under the supervision Of a United states Govern
ment expert road builder. or competent author,-
~ recommended By the United mates GOOD
Road Bnr-au. and provided further that no Dor
ton Of the sp~ial public road and bridge tar.
herein provided for. shall be apent and no var.
anti uffspA In q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

tanned for the Introduction and passage of this
ordinance on this date.
And whereas. in the opinion Of the police jury
1t Is necessary that special road tax be lcvisd
for the building and maintaining the public roads
and bridges Of the parish OF Graut.
Section 1. Be II ordained BY the police Jury o.
the parish Of Grant in regular adjourned sesri.sn
convened. That special election Is hers;,y or
dered to be held throughout the parish ofGrant
on
TUESDAY. NAY 10. 1910, 4
In accordance with the laws Of the State of Lou
isiana, providing for and regulating such exec
lions. at which election shall be submitfed e.
the taxpayers Of said parish entitled TO vote
therrat. under the Constitution and laws Of .thls
state. the question Of Ievying special tax q
hve mills on the dollar of the valuation of sll
the taxable property In the parish OF Grant.
subject to taxation during the whole or any part
of the said period OF i've years. annually for .
period OF nve years. beginning with the year 1919
and ending with the year 1914. both inclusive.
for the purpose Of constructing and maintaining
a srisntinc system Ut roads and bridges for the
parish Of Grant. Louisiana
Section ,. BE IL further ordained etc. That
the said election shall be held under the general
election laws OF the State of Louisiana, and at
the polling places established in the said parish
and the ballots to be uaed ut saId election shall
be printed or written according to law In the
following form. VIE:
FOR special tax Of ave mills for ave years
1919 70 1914 both inclusive. for the purpose o.
Of constructing and maintainii. e scientine sys-
tom OF public roads and bridges in the Parish Of
Grant,"
AGAINST the special tax Of five mills for ave
years. 1910 to 1914 both inclsslve for the purpose
Of constructing and maintaining y scIentinc sys-
tenn OF public roads and bridges In the Parish Of
Grant"
Section 5. Be 1t further ordained. &C.. That
the Commissioners Of E,ertion shan receive the
ballot Of an the property taxpayers in tbfs par
ish entitled TO vote under the laws of this state
and before depositinx same in the basiot box.
they shall esdorse thereon. In the preeens u ~
voter. the name of the voter and the spsount II
the assessnent OF HIS property; and that the said
Commissioners shah make returns OF the number
of votes andsthe amount OF the assessed value
Of property voted for and against the
Ievyibg and ascending Of the tax herein provided
for. to the proper officers as provided BY Law.
the Board of Supervisors Of Election of the par
ish Of Grant. state Of Lousiasa. are hensby au-
thorised and instructed to appoint ComnlfssIon-
err Of Election and Clerks thereof to serve 1T the
several polling PLACES thrusghout the parish Of
Grant, to give due notice Of their appointment
~ such and the TINA and places Of hoidiug
ss1d election. Ratd nOtice TO epntinue for thirty
days pr1or TO holding said electAoa-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

the past few weeks on account q
people stopping the children to do
farm work. while i'm other schools
similarly located the attendance ant
interest on the part of the people nr'
better than have ever seen at THU
season than in previous years.
During the quarter we have held
nine meetings Of the Parish Teacher,
Association, mt which meetings most
all of the teachers ha We a TENDED that
could attend, in fact, during the en-
tire year the most of the teachers
have been very active in the work o
the association.
Some contention has arisen IN three
or four school communities during
the quarter, but at this time every
thing is quiet, aud with the close OF
this school season, taking the parish
as whole, We feel that we have had
the best schools, taught by some of
the most efficient teachers we have
had any previous year since have
been connected with your board.
All pupils completing the required
work in the elementary grades or
completing the elementary course Of
study and passing an examination
on the elementary branches will he
awarded certificates for said work
which certificates will he issued from
the State superintendent's office,
which will admit the pupils to the
high schools.
Examinations will he made uniform
throughout the parish for all of the
grades in the elementary school be-
ginning with the fourth grade, the
questions for which
will be issued at Baton Rouge.
There will be about a half dozen
pupils to complete the prescribed
high school course of study and will
be graduated in May from the high
Since your last meeting we have
received from the State superinten-
dent SCOOPS, Grants pro rata of
the high schoolapportionment. which
sum has been placed to the credit of
the two high school districts, Colfax
and verda, 1901 IA for each district.
Thanking you and the people of
the parish for your cooperation and
extended tn me i'm the dir
charge of my official duties, am,
Very truly, in. WARNER,
Supt. of Grant Parish Schools.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
ORDINANCE AND PROCLAMA-
TlON OF ELECTION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant.


Parish of Grant.
Colfax, La, March 1, 1910.
The following ordinance and reso
linton of the Mayor and Board O
Aldermen of the town of Colfax
Grant parish, Louisiana, was Offered
10y Alderman TuininibelIo. and see
onde.l by Alderman Roberts, and oi
being put all members present vote,
in favor thereof. and the same wa,
declared unanimously carried by sec
tions and as a whole, to-wit:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town 81
COlfax. Grant parish, State of Lou.
isiana, in regular session convened:
Section /. That by virtue of the
authority vested i'm us by the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of Lou
isiana and especially of Act No. 136
of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1898, we do hereby order an election
by the qualified voters resident of
and entitled to vote in the municipal
election of the town of Colfax for the
following officers, to-wit:
Mayor, Five Members of the Board
Of Aldermen and One Marshal.
And We do order that in accord-
ance with the said act and the mu-
nicipal adoption thereof and of Ar
ticle 2O6 of the Constitution of tine
State of Louisiana adopted in the
year 1898, that the said election
shall he held on
Tuesday, April 10, 1910,
the same being the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the third Monday i'm the
month of April, 1910.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc, That the said election shall be
conducted and held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisi-
ana and that the following. s. NJ. La
LaCroix, = X. X. Jeter and NJ f. Swat
ford be and they are hereby appoint
ed Commissioners of Election and
j. G. Mcknight he and he is hereby
appointed Clerk of Election mt the
said municipal election and that
there he and is hereby conferred on
them all the authority granted by
law in the discharge of their duties
us such.
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That this ordinance. resolution
and proclamation of election, which
this ordinance is hereby declared to
be shall be published IN The Colfax
Chronicle, the official journal of the
town OF Colfax, for u period of thirty
Iull days.
Section 4. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That all ordinadces or parts OF
in conflict with or con-
trary tn any of the provisions of this
be and the same is hereby
repealed.
c. N. CARNAHAN,
G. H. MCKNIGHT, Mayor.
Secty. Pro Ten.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

Prompt relief 10 alIs CAGES of throat
and lupg tt6ub.e II Jon uss Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to
take. 20 thing aud healing in effect.
Sold by ali dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
Colfax, La, April 2. 1910.

Colfax, La, April 2, 1910.
The parish board of school direct
ors Tor Grant met in adjourned SEES
sion on the above date with all mem
beers present except A. W. Stewart
of ward two, and w. n. Creed, o
ward three.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The superintendent had no field
report to read as the serious illness
of his futher had prevented him from
having it prepared.
On motion of Il. j. Chelette, duly
seconded by NJ. f. jackson. aud car
ried, the bids from the banks tO be
esected fiscal agents for handling
school funds for the two years 1910
1911, beginning April ! 1910, at 2
Per cent per annum interest on daily
balances was rejected, for the reason
that the rate of interest was too low,
and the president was instructed to
re-advertise for bids.
Messrs. Roberts, Dunn and Foster
representing their respective banks
appeared before the board and a
compromise was affected.
On motion of T. NJ. Bradford, Sec
onded by NJ. +. Jackson. and Carried,
the former action of the board i'm re-
jrcting the bids of the banks was re-
scinded.
On motion of T. NJ. Bradford, duly
seconded by R. j. Chelette, and ear
rie'l, the compromise az offered by
the four banks to handle the school
funds for ~ per cent per annum in
terest on duly balances was accept
ed, and the Bank of Colfax, Bank of
Montgomery, Verda State Bank and
Bank of Pollock were named by the
parish hoard of school directors as
the fiscal agents of the said board
for the two years 1910 and 1911. be-
ginning with the LIST of April, 1910.
and closing LIST of April, 1912.
During the deliberation of the
board on the bids above mentioned,
the president of the board, Mr.. Nc
Nicely, being president of the Bank of
Colfux, retired from the room leaving
Mr.. NJ. G. Nugent in the chair.
Claims of board of supervisors,
commissioners and clerk for holding
special school election in school dis
trict 81 were allowed.
Bill for printing or publishing for
school election in said school district
WIS allowed when rendered to con-
form to contractas made by the Pol
lock News, the parish organ, and the
police jury.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, seconded
by MIR. Jackson, and carried, all
teachers attending State Teachers
meeting in Baton Rouge April IA, Is
and 16, 1910, be allowed the train
fare Zone rate plus 25 cents) and the
two school days, Thursday and Fri
day, while attending the meeting
they presenting to the superinten-
dent on their return certificate of
membership to the State Teachers
AssOcia ton.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson, duly
by MIR. Nugent, and carried,
the request made by some Of the citi-
gems at Bills station for the establish
n,ent of a school there was tabled.
No further business before the
board it adjourned to meet July 2,
1910. j. II. McNEELY,
j. N. WARNER, President.
Secretary. Ia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

Foulard Silks, Plaid Silks, Summer Silks.
Black Silks, Crepe de Chine Plaid Silks, Black
Woolens new weaves, White WooIens in a yarie-
ty, Colored Novelty Woolens Sheer White
Goods. Linens in white aud .colors, Novelty
Dress Materials, Figured Madras, Neat Lawns,
Eamie Linen, Linen Sheeting, Handkerchief
Linen, aud in fact every new weave is here with
SUITABLE TRIMMINGS TO MATCH
Samples Sent Upon Request
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
GLORIOUS FESTIVAL
FOR ALL CHRISTIANS

Once Easter SUNDAY a world growing
stany Ogden other Christian of
earth the hoiest will be greeted
with rejoicing for the glorious promise of which
the the end
period pentence through which the
Sunday
and in its deepest significance oyouy celebrated for the promise
that Lord has those earth humble after
transition through all the mortal
JOY other lives which there will be happiness
and happiness onlywith absolute freedom from
the year tho spiritual feeling
during period preceding awakening hill
countryside pumage hroas
filled with melodous Of song everywhere there awaken
ing lungs of breathe the sweet scent
world and vibrant life while the heart within
the worldly earborn beings touched by the cnchan
ALL the deeper spiritual wei
that promise life which has endured
throughout all blessed Nazarcnc that might
be known bathcd the with his holy blood,
1t celebration of this promise that all Christians will
ioice day bells will peal forth their glorious It'd
ing mankind solemn of the will be
formed stately of glorious inspired of
thanksgiving will be delivered and tic happiness filing the hearts
of the faithful Will disuse rays warmth and gnss the
lowly Of those about
Warmed by this spectacle manfcence prse-string that
doubt will be
stream of gold and silver will fill the consccrad savs that the
material church continue grand work of spreading the
bime word to others less fortunate than those who
W To Christians Easter Sunday the day Of days
gaze upon wonderful spectacle of rejoicing
that with coming after year century
after century the hearts soencd the world grows
better.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
COMFORTABLE COLLARS.

Bones for the high collars can be
bought by the card. each bono In its
own sheath. bent al each end. TO
make 1t easy to slip the celiuloid from
the sheath, which can then he laun-
dered with the collar After launder,
lrS, return the supports to place. \
loose collar, made by this method,
holds its shape.
Simple walking dresses arc now be-
ing made with lace ruffles three in
chcs wide around the neck Others
nave lace yokcs. cut square at the
neck. Women really love collarless
dresses because they arc comfortable.
but rigid laws OF dress etiquette usu-
ally decree no-collar dress a very
insignificant afIelT. unless it is genu'
inc decollete Decolettc is worn TO
best advantage by a plump miss or
matron, and the dcmure. little, narrow
shouldered woman looks lost in her
low-necked gown. | sat near q young
couple at the theater recently and
could not fail to notice the scrawny
neck and shoulders of pretty little
girl near me Around her neck was
magnificent chain with pendant
OF diamonds almost as large as my
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
FOR THE HOME BUILDER.

This morning The Examiner directs your attention de-
which appears this and will be made permanent
feature of the Sunday The containing the
of those who deal for the builder Of homes
and the department will be entirely for the homebuder From
time designs for prepared by experts this
line will be In this all
the of reading the real department In these
Will be found for the
and this paper vouch for their legitimacy This weekly feature
chronicles from week TO week the rapid advancement of
den industries the remarkable
districts presents we'll faithful building
activity No reader who interested Ogdcn present and future
afford single article hc real department
those who contemplating the of home either
in the future will find their profit perusc
Page.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
(By William f. Kirk }

Mr.. jenkins and his wife just here
for short stay. hail from Georgia.
We met them in Mocom three years
ago. and last evening they dined with
us
Steena was plainly put out She had
not planned on company, and, as 1t
was Sunday night, she thought the
regular cold supper WAS going to be
the order OF the evening.
But Steena," exclaimed my wife.
"the Jenkins folks are very good
friends OF ours. and they were very
good to us when we We're down South
three wears ago"
"Ar don't care vat yu ban doing
tree years ago" declared Sienna. AZ
ban in Sweden tree years ago, and Ay
Wish Az ban in Sweden now Ay ban
guide and sick OF getting lunches for
Missus Youes and Missus johnson.
and now Ay got 10 go and getting
dinner for %easter and Mlssus Yen
lins. Yu max me guido and tired, Ay
skoltal WI"
Cut out that talk. Sienna" ! said.
as severely as ! dared. am paying
you 10 be good servant and to do
what my wife tells you to do. ] don't
want any moro impudencc now
want YOU TO. get right out into that
kitchen. and ] want that dinner ready
at o'clock sharp. DO you get that
sienna is put OUT my wife eX'
planned because she had planned on
AN evening out. and | know now that
she Is bitterly disappointed. hope
] she will not be disappointed enough
though. to make our dinner failure
| You know. she is very moody
Ny wife's worst fears were realized
at the dinner
sienna. she complained when the
soup came. this soup is not hot You
must take il right back and bring il
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
OUR SWEDE SERVANT

in as ii should be brought in And
You must hurry. too
"Yu bet yure life Ay skull hurry"
said Sienna IAy hope yu don't tenk
Ay skol stick around hnr all night.
Az ban sick OF yob var Ay have to
work so hard all
Sienna" was The sharp Interrupt
ton. that will do Get that soup
ready to serve as it should be served"
Mercy. what a peculiar servant"
said Mrs. Jenkins You all ought ia
see the way ! would treat one of my
colored girls down In Macon II she
dared to talk back 10 me never
heard OF such insolence"
"Ay ant ban a colored girl. Missus
Yenkins," said Sienna. and Ay don
live in Macon. Yorgia. Ay ban a gudo
Svedc lady, yust so guide lady as
yu Ef yu ant care for my talk. SO
back to Yeorela."
"Oh please, please, Stenna'' i'm
plored my wife, nearly in tears
, please remember your place aud
servo dinner"
"Ay skol do anytenc for yu,' said
Sienna, because yu ban guido to me
but Az ant taking anyteng from feor
gia people Ay ban taking wcry much
from anybody
You all arc an impudent wench.'
said Mrs Jenkins, evidently forget
ting that she was not In Macon AND
then, as the poet one wrote, the bean:
were spilled
"Yu can all getting yure own din
ncr.' Sienna explained. Ay ban go
ing out for all evening, and Ay an
caring ef YOU getting yurc own din
ner OF marching back t'ru Ycorgi;
and getting it dar Gudeby," Ant
out she swept
We all tried TO laugh it off, ant
l took our guests to 4 cafe, where WI
dined. but somehow the evening hac
hecn spoilcd-for everybody bu
l Sienna.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
ABOUT THE HAIR.

Are American women going 10 keep
on demanding more and more hair to
pile on their heads until they look
like the women OF Borpeo2 1t Is not
uncomfortable In cool weather to
wear twice or three times as much
hair as nature gave, but what about
the hot days? here are many dainty
ways of arranging the hair. but wom-
en- fear to adopt them, even for COM
forts sake, for fear it VIII appear out
of style and that their hair VIII look
queer II seems natural that wom-
an with scanty locks should wish to
add to her slender stock. but tho or
namental colfiuTes on such tremen'
dous proportions do not represent
good taste and the discomfort is real
iZcd by oil
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
GOOD NEWS FOR WEBER COUNTY.

both sides have made sacrifices to end the
controversy the question Weber county Will come
Concessions have been made by
Company the have bctterd their
although they failed accomplish all that they set out TO do
and both sides apparently satisfied.
Strife always unpleasant and unsatsac-
general public that which threatened
greatest industries and the time work hardship
county has settled peace
The congatuas the members of the
who abored hard the interests oil those who
selected them
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
NECK ORNAMENTS IN DEMAND.

Tho return OF collarless dresses
calls into use the charming neck orna-
ments. cW again see tho Quaint ser
pentlike ornament that oncIrclcs the
throat of woman who would be hor-
riflcd at the sight of anything half 30
grewsome In reality. Yet less notice
able. and far more feminine. are RIB
bons. bands, tiny chains and orna-
meuts OF one kind and another that
closely enclrcle the throat and from
which a tiny pendant drops low on
the throat. Velvet ribbons. orna-
Inentcd with jcwelcd Louis XIV, bow
knots, arc used with girllsh frocks.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
JOBS FOR MANY.

Jobshundreds of awaiting laborers
Of the Southern Pacific railroad The
rush of construction and building opened full
intenounain
exceeds the supply of Ogden region
must be done however
will here Many them will be OF floating variety
will spend the
intelligent class Will Ogden advantages