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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
REFORM SCHOOL PROVIDED FOR.
But the Work of Erection Progresses
Rather Tardily.

The following article from the Hon.
j. w. RobPer, published 10 recent
issue of the Lake Charles American
Press, relative to the reform school
that this state has not, but stands in
woeful need of, will answer in meas
are, at least, the frequent inquiries
that are being made upon this subject.
1t is evident that provisions have been
made for the establishment of such a
school, but through the negligence of
somebody. it has never been estab-
lished, and as a result, great in
Justice is being done to large mum.
! Der of boys throughout the state, all
of which will be assessed against the
state in the shape of an ever increas
ing number Of criminals among the
young men of the state.
Lake Charles Feb. S. 1910.
Editor Americana ress:-In recent
issue of paper published in this par
ish, notice an editorial under the
head of Estate Reform School," in
which it is urged that the State OF
Louisiana should have such an insti-
tuition.
In this connection l will say that
Act 173 of 1901, introduced and pre-
sented to passage by the writer, pro-
yides for 'the erection, maintenance
and government of state reform
school for male prisoners, eighteen
years of age or less," etc. The gen.
eral appropriation bill of 1905, (see
Acts of 1906, page 20S) carries appro,
priations for this institution. amount
ing to 100000, to be paid out of the
revenues of the years 1906, 1907 and
1908. The legislature of 1908 apprO.
priated IS, 600 out of the revenues Of
1908 and like amount for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1910.
Act No. 293 Of 1908, changed The
name from Reform School" to 1.-THE
Louisiana Training Institute. ="
1t is now nearly four years since The
first appropriation was available, blu
it seems that the institute is not read,
, for occupancy. A site was given tt
the board having charge of the work
by the city, or the people of Monroe
, and some Of the buildings have beer
erected. IS
5 1t seems that it would be we'll 70
: some OF the state authorities to tax
: the matter up and have the institut
made ready for the reception of pris
f oners, or rather for the pupils VIII
It should be in it.
a Respectfully,
John w. RhOrer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
KANSAS DEALER PLEASED WITH QUALITY.
Says that Broom Corn Raised in the
South Has Very Fine Fibre.

| According to the following from the
/ Beaumont Enterprise, the northern
dealers are looking to the south for
their supply of broom corn for the
future. This is pretty good reason
for Louisiana farmers to get busy and
raise few acres of broom corn in
stead of devoting all their attention to
rice:
1.-The season is approaching when
broom corn should be sowed, and
there are plumber in this section who
have expressed an intention OF trying
this crop. The Chamber of Commerce
has arranged for a half ton OF broom
! corn seed and wishes all who wish TO
put in a test acreage this year, to ad-
wise the secretary. telling him how
much they desire to plant. and do
this at once, so that arrangements
NAV be made for the distribution OF
the seed and the handling of the crop.
S. H. Fleming, manager of the Gal
weston branch of the American Ware
house company, of Wichita, Kansas,
was in Beaumont yesterday looking
after the prospects of the broom corp
cr1p. He said that there was consid-
cradle broom corn raised In South
Texas last year and the farmers who
planted it were increasing their acre
age this year. His company has been
attracted by the excellence OF the fibre
of the coast.raised corn and is doing
everything possible to encourage the
industry in this section. Mr.. Fleming
pronounced the specimens of corn OF
exhibition at the rooms Of the Chambe'
of Commerce as of superior qualit'
and predicts the founding of a grea
industry in corn raising here, espec
! ially as two crons can be grown her
! in a season and on the same land
while but one crop can be grown in
season in the sections further Dorth
? The company issues little booklet Of
} broom corn cultivation and curing
} which it is distributing free, and the
/ can be obtained either. by applicatio
to the company at Galveston or to tn
Chamberlof Commerce
"Mr Fleming says that the hroor
corn market is very short and th
prices are now somewhat abnormal
but that there is a better profit in thi
crop than in most, under average cor
ditions, while at present prices, moth
ing requiring the same amount of ia
? Dor can equal it. The early crop
} this section will come on the mark'
! from two to three months before tt
! supplies from other sections, and as
Z ! result, will command tie top prit
y that all early products command.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
Staggers Skeptics

That a clean, nice, fragrant com
pound like Bucklen's Arnica Salve
will instantly relieve bad burn, cut,
scald, wound or piles, staggers
skeptics. But great cures prove its a
wonderful healer of the worst sores
ulcers, boils, felons, eczema, Skin
eruption, as also chapped hands
sprains and corns. Try it. 25c a.
all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
To Plant Fifty Acres of Broom Corr

Fifty acres of broom ornowill be
planted in Prairie Hayes. John W.
Mendling, formerly owner of a broom
plant in New Orleans, has tested the
product of this section and it is
thought that the yield can be made te
pay S75 per acre. Estherwood offers
free actory.-Cameron Courier.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
January, the Mid-Winter Seast
Clearance Sales.

At this store there's an ironclad policy relative to
carrying goods Of one season past their needed (
period. The strict demands of this policy necessi-
tate an cary start OF h aeS IN order that
stocks before the arrival of goods for the next
season.
During January the series Of clearance sales will
offer extraordinary opportunities to you. Through
out the whole store alluring bargains offer their
temptation to the late shopper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
ltN(l! --LATEST NEW YORK FABRICS VIZ
JUST IN!
sxxssssSSsss zsSs zSss.s*s
JUST I'M!

Our shelves are now grooming with the weight of
the mammoth stock of Dry Goods, which has
just arrived from Americas greatest fashion
center---New York City.
Our assortment of Silks Voiles, Pongees, Mohairs
CheViots, ETC.. is the most complete that it has
ever been. We do not claim to have these fab
RIGS in stock and when you come and ask for
them, tell you that we have just sold the last
piece and then try to sell you something you do
not want, but we have each of these fabrics by
the thousands of yards and we want you to SEE
them. We are always glad to show them to
you whether you wish to buy or not.
Our line Of Spring Wash Goods is also complete and
In patterns so numerous that space will not per-
NIT us to give detailed description of them,
but we have them and we want you to see them.
Our prices are as low as the lowest, and the quail
ties we offer you are unsurpassed.
J Best values always at
I'M 4 K y ! N 8
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Death of w. II. McCaskiU

Rocky Ford, Nov. lS.-W. II. Nc.
CaSkill. pioneer Of Otcru county
and at present Olcro County's repre-
sentative in the state legislature, died
very suddenly last night of apoplcXy.
While not feeling in his usual good
health, there was nothing alarming
about bis condition., and he retired at
he usual time, after returning from
Rocky Ford where he had done some
trading during the day. About ll:3O
his wife was awakened by his strug-
cling. After she wakcnrd it was not
more than ten minutes until he was
dead.
Mr.. McCaSkill was born at Prairie
His, in lSIS. and came t" the Arkau
sls valley when 2l years uf age He
began life here as Il cowboy, and in
this way got his start in the stock
business. He and Joe Eilncr We're
partners for Il number Of years and
have accumulated ii large tract Of
valuable land about five miles west of
Rocky Ford. on which they lived to-
gcthcr until a few years ago. In 1900
Mr.. McCaskill married Mr.. EtIncr'>
sister.
Mr.. McCaskill has been identified
with the development Of the Arkan-
sas valley in almost every step Of its
progress. He has been connected
with the High Line and Catlin canals,
and director on each. and while in
the legislature was considered one of
the best protectors of irrigation in
he house.
Mr.. McCa-kill has always been a
staunch Democrat and his counsel
has always been sought and his energy
enlisted in every campaign.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
No Billiards Here

a local real estate dealer this week
souri,. which contained, among other
things. the following:
IL have read much about the
Arkansas valley, ard Of the won.
made up my mind to go out there to
live and was going to start next week.
but ! met "A man who had just come
through there. He says you people
have storms aud bliZzarls and every.
body has dugouts to get into when
the blizzards come. Is this true : We
wouldn't want to live in dug0ut.
Please answer"
Storms and bliZZards and dugCuts
Molly loses What's the man talk
ing about? Storms-yes, indeed On
July End, this year we had our last
sturm-a gentle driZZle that lasted
almost an hour. Then that good old
Colorado sunshine broke forth again
and has been working overtime ever
since. l!iZZard>-yca verify. Last
Tuesday evening we came near having
a snow storm: enough Of the bcautI
full fell to spccklc the sidewalks with
moisture. WindstormS and dugOuts
Why. friend, we know not of what
you speak. So still and we'll behaved
are the gentle z"phyr> that the smoke
from trains. factories and chimncy>
aSccndS straight upward. ever upward
until it is lost to view as it minglcs
with the blue azure of heaven. The
only dugoutS we have heard about
were Dunn and IIarmisOn, two sue.
ccssful Republican candidates for
constable who were dug out Of the
debris of the recent Democratic
landslide, and about the only success
ful ones, too, we have heard Of
Come on out, Mr.. MiS>Ourian. you'll
find many others here from the same
place. Fowler Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Demonstration Train

The Demonstration train over the
Santa Fe leaves La Junta next Mon
day morning, November %, for a five
days trip through the Valley of Con
tent. 1t will stop at practically every
station along the Santa fc in the
valley and at each stop lectures will
be made by instructors from the
State Agricultural College.
There will be special talks made to
the school children at the train. An
Invitation has been extended to the
schools along the line and replies
from the nstructnrs stale that the
boys and girls will be allowed to &" TO
the station to see the exhibit which
the train will carry and t" gat
many interesting facts concerning the
soil and farm products of Colorado.
Representatives from the Pueblo
and Denver newspapers and from the
Santa Fe Railway company will ac-
company the lecturers on the trip and
all of these gentlemen will be greatly
interested in the progress now being
made in our valley.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Colorado viii Exhibit

III yuu want to know Colorado,
come out and see the state. but if you
cannot come go to any OF the land
shows where Colorado Is represented
and you will get an honest idea Of the
resources Of the state from an agri-
cultural standpoint"
This is the answer to inquiries
about the state OF Colorado. The
best way to dud out about any state is
to visit IL, but IL you cannot the next
best II course is to get an honest ex.
preston from others. This state
never suffers from comparison either
when visited or when its products are
shown at the various land and agri-
cultural exhibits.
Just now the state is preparing to
show a model irrigated farm with all
its products at the Western Land
Products Exhibit to be gwen in Oma-
ha January Is to %.
Nrbraskans will not let the national
corn exposition idea die out. The
states participating in the corn show
know the benefit realized from the
great mid winter educational show Of
western agricultural products.
The coming exhibit will be Of even
NOR interest and OF greater pulling
power for the western states. No cX-
hibIt> will be shown from the states
east If the Missouri river. The OBJ
ject II the exhibit is TO show the pos
slbIities of the intcr-muuntain region
and - interest prospective settlers tu
COM to this country-to show those
of Nebraska and Kansas that if they
must move, they'll he better off togo
we>, IN a straight line and find IL home
in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming or ldah"
than to go to either the much praised
south or to Canada and be sorry.
C"prado has taken Il big space in
the omaha Auditorium which has
49, square feet and this state will
do it., share to anchor the settler in
the New West.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
In Tho Morning

When you leave your downy couch
with II big, three cOrnered Crouch,
and begin your mornings labors with
the manners OF a bear: then your
friends will wish you'd slide to the
forest wild and wide. and, like any
other bruin, do your growing In your
lair. have figured In this way: II
l want to spoil my day, II l want to
fuss and clamor Till my Jaws are
ilecked with foam, should seek a
place remote, there to shed my shoes
and coat, and kick up a holy rumpus
till the cows are coming home. For
haven't got right to go swapping.
day and night. making life a weary
burden to the people that meet;
and although my natures dour, and
my temper's hard and sour, l have
made some folks Imagine that it's
reasonably sweet. Life Is more or
iessa bluff, and pretentiou Is the
stuff: just pretend that you are gen.
tie, though you are savage as bear;
just pretend that you are kind and
the people are so blind, that they'll
say you are daisy and they'll praise
you everywhere WALT Mason In Den
yer News. -
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
"Exhikit z"

What is said to be the largest ex.
hloit by all odds ever to be introduced
into court in a suit in Pueblo county,
is exhibit !" that is playing an i'm
portant part in the hearing OF the
case Of Fred Bass and others against
the Twin Lakes Land & Water com.
pany.
Exhibit is map and it is easily
the largest drawing that has ever
been seen in this section OF the state.
1t is sixty feet in length and on the
great strip OF tracing cloth has been
correctly depicted every feature OF
the great canal Of the Twin Lakes
Land 4 Water company, which Is de-
fcndant in the present suit that has
been brought by the Farmers Pro.
tective association. Every spillway,
hcadgate, AMI turn in the canal,
which is forty-six miles long, is vivid
ly depicted. The bottom OF the canal
for the entire distance is shown, as is
every bridge that crosses the ditch,
and every fence that is in the vicinity
of its banks. There has not been one
detail left out and the drawing is con.
sidercd marvel of detail and accur
acy.
On account of the vast quantity uf
expert testimony that is being heard
in the suit, evidence now being taken
by Allen j. Beaumont, referee, 1t is
essential that the principals haye such
IA map to which they can refer contin-
ually. Throughout the hearing from
this time on those interested can fol
low every detail minutely and most
Of the witnesses for the plaintiffs,
who are men living under the ditch
and owning water rights, are repre-
scnted on the map. Their bitches,
diverting from the main canal, have
| been pictured with all their cutOtfs
land waterways throughout their
| farms and they are able in this way
| to illustrate their contentions to eX-
cellent advantage. 1t is also consid.
cred that the drawing, after being
approved by both parties, will pre-
vent vague assertions regarding sub.
bitches being entered in the test
mnny.
The big drawing was prepared at a
large cost but it is considered that 1t
will prove its worth many times over
in this suit.
The taking of evidence by the ref
cree Is proceeding slowly and it Is not
| l,nf In init fnr M
plaintiffs will be through for two
weeks yet. The suit was brought by
farmers living under the ditch OF the
Land & Water company, who declare
that the owners sold rights for more
water than they control or possibly
can provide. The litigation probably
involves more money than any case
that has been heard in Pueblo coun.
ty. Pueblo Chieftain.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Town Board Proceedings

The regular meeting was held on
Nov. 7th, 1910. with the mayor aud
all members OF the board present eX.
cept Trustee IIcnsler. Minutes OF
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved. The following bills were
allowed:
Ordway Electric 1t. Power Co..
lEhtS. ............... ..9't oo
Ordway New Era. publishing
ordinances Nos. so and ST.. IS 90
Olmstcad & Evans. meals for
PRISONERS. .....''.... ca
T. Z. Jnhnson, Oct. salary as
clerk and water commissioner 30 co
L. =. johnson. One-third phone
rent, Sept. II to Nov. 30. ..... . 53
VIM. Worker, October salary rs
marshall ........... .......... 40 w
4. \. Brooks, October salary as
treasurer . VI
On motion frontage tax OF two
dollars per lot was levied for 1911 on
each and every twenty-five foot lot,
and two cents per frontage foot on all
acreage property within the corporate
limits OF the town nf Ordway and
fronting on Il water main.
On motion tax OF twenty mills was
levied on each and every dollar Of the
assessed valuation OF all taxable prop
crty within the corporate limits OF the
town OF Ordway.
The Office OF fire chief was declared
vacant and VIM. Worker was appoint
ed chief.
The question OF the rate OF water
tax for the ID. Z. Roberts property ad-
joining the town was referred To the
water committee. The water com
mittcc reported having Investigated
| the town reservoir and recommended
the connecting OF the old reservoir
with the new system. and the build
ing Of Il settling basin just west OF the
big reservoir. The report was accept
ed and placed on file.
On motion it. was ordered that the
old reservoir he connected with the
new water system, and that the water
committee be instructed to buy the
necessary pipe and To arrange To make
the connection. The water commit
tee was also instructed to ascertain
the approximate cost OF building
settling reservoir in accordance with
the plan outlined by them, and to re-
port at the next meeting.
The street. alley and park commit
tee reported having ordered cement
sidewalks built on the east side OF
| Denver boulevard in front Of that part
| Of lots No. 5. &, and 8, on which
cement walks have not already been
| built.
| Adjourned at II o'clock p III.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
SCHOOL NEWS

NJ : Ailene Gallavan was Il high
ScLu visitor Wednesday.
Sruuol was dismissed "Wednesday
for wo days vacation which will lie
en- ID by all.
Ms Gilbert left for Gnlatra, Miss
Cor N for Eads, Miss Batrman for
Col, Ido Springs, and Miss Corey for
Puc ., to spend their Thanksgiving
vac lion.
NJ ry visitors were present WcdncS-
day witness the Thanksgiving pro-
vralu~ given in Miss Rice and Miss
AdINS rooms.
NJ Van IlooSc and Miss Rice'S
pup gave the play, "Thc Pilgrims" :"
whi,l gave evidence of much time
spcr in preparation.
T.o pupils of Miss Gilbert and Miss
AdHals' rooms gave a well rendered
prog am Wedne sday.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Died of Pneumonia

Rocky Ford, Nov. 2O.-Louis Lacy.
the l5-year-old son OF J. B. Lacy, pub.
Usher OF the Rocky Ford Gazette,
died last night after an illness OF
thirty.sIx hours from pneum.onia.
Young Lacy was a very popular high
school student and his sudden death
IL a great shock to his schoolmatcs.
He was in attendance ut school Thurs
day, although not feeling So very
well. Friday he was taken sick. and
became unconscious Saturday morn
ing. He became worse during the
day and died last night.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Making Important Test

Almost 1000 tons Of sugar bcets are
at present scattered in several huge
piles along the Santa Fe. IL Is the
purpose OF the American Sugar Beet
company to make thorough test Of
preserving the bects in large piles.
Al present the company pays the
beet growers so cents PER ton Tor slO.
ing. and II the loss by piiing the bccts
in one big pile at TIL: dump is not
greater than this sum, the growers
will be given the privilege OF hauling
them to the dump and placing them
In pile rather than SLIDING. There
Is Il large pile at Avondule containing
1000 tons. Another at ManzanOla Of
like amount. one at WcitZcr, Rocky
Ford. Las Animas and Lamar. a man
Is on the job all the time who sees to
1t that no frozen bcctS are placed in
the pile. The experiment will be
made for three years In succession,
and thorough test made. II is
thought there is little danger Of
freeze, as the heat in a pile OF bccts
will prevent anything OF that nature,
even In the most severe weather. On
the contrary. the greater danger lies
in the bects getting too hot In the
center OF the pile. II they will keep
for six weeks or SO, the experiment
will be highly successful-FOwlcr
Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25

The newspaper man is blamed for Il
whole lot of things he can't help.
such as using partiality in mention
ing visitors, giving news about some
folks and leaving Others out, etc. He
simply prints all the news he can find.
Some people inform him about such
things and others do not. An editor
should not be expected to know the
names and residences of all your
uncles, aunts and cousins, even il he
should see them get of the train
Tell US about it: it's news that makes
the newspaper and every man, won
an and child can be associate editor
II they only will. Never apologize to
an editor, for If there lives one 50
dead that he has lost his appreciation
of such favors he is dead. indeed, to
every virtue that imparts value to ii
paper.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25

1t may be that the initiative and
referendum will not prevail after all
as there is II possibility OF its being
knocked out by the state supreme
court. The election laws expressly
provide that all institutional amend
ments shall be printed 10 the session
laws before being submitted to the
people. The initiative and rcferen-
dunn was passed at the extra session
and had not been printed In the ses-
sion laws previous to the election. -
La Junta Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
7eochers' Institute

The following program will be given
by the North Otero Teachers ass0cla.
tion Saturday, December 3 at Ord.
way.
MORNING SESSION 1890
Roll call-QuOtations from Burns.
"Civics and Health" to Chapter 10
Miss Gilbert.
six Centuries Of English Poetry"
to Chapter 0-Miss Candor.
Vocal s0lo-Miss Jones.
AFTERNOON SESSION ! 80
Addrcss-Dr. W. A. Whittle.
Vocal solo-Mrs. T. Ed. DOwney.
"Classroom Management to Chap
ter o Miss McClearv.
DeclamatiOn-Miss Martha Whittle.
Current Events Paper-Miss Doug.
lass.
Address-Co. Supt. S. S. Phillips.
Everyone Is cordially invited TO at
tend. VIVA SYPHER.
Secretary.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-25
Adjourned at II o'clock p III.

The board of trustees met in rcgu-
lar session on November 81. 1910 with
Mayor. Pro TEN Cook IN the chair.
Roll call showed Mayor Ward and
Trustee Riley absent, with all other
members of the board present. Min
utcS of previous meeting read and
approved. Bill of DR. j. f. JeiTcry for
$40 was referred to the finance COM
mittec with instructions to report at
the next meeting. Bill of the Il. H.
Foley Lumber company for 81. 10 was
also referred to the finance committee.
islll of ID. S Bartlett for rebate on
water rent, S2.2O, was allowed.
On motion it was ordered that here
after all bills against the town must
be presented to the finance committee
on the first Of the month or three
days prior To the regular meeting
night of the board Of trustees. to be
examined and passed upon by said
committee.
Report Of the town treasurer was
read and accepted.
Ihe following resolution was READ
and adopted unanimously:
Whereas, A request for pnul hall H.
cense has been made by OlmStead u
Evans and a bond submitted by them
for approval, now therefore,
BE it Resolved, that we. the Board
of Trustees Of the town of Ordwar,
protest against the issuing of said H.
crnsc and request the mayor and clerk
and recorder not to issue the same.
Adjourned at ll:25 p. IN.
f. L. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Recorder.