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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE III.

The objects and purposes of this cor
carrying on of a general mining bust
ness, to-wit: The acquisition of lands
and leases and other property, whether
in Louisiana or elsewhere, for the pur
pose of drilling, mining, boring or ex
ploring thereon for oil, gas and other
minerals And to this end, this corpora
ton shall have and enjoy the rights to
acquire, purchase, lease, suitcase, sell
and otherwise acquire and ALLEVIATE,
property, real, personal and mixed, and
to mortgage, pledge, pawn and other
wise hypothecate said property for the
purpose of borrowing money or for such
other purpose as in the discretion of the
board of directors may be proper.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby declared to be fifty thousand
($5o,ooo.oo) dollars, to be divided into
FIVE hundred shares of one hundred dol
lars each This stock may be issued
either for cash or for property, labor or
services purchased by or advanced to
said company, and the judgment of the
board of directors as to the value of the
property, labor or services so taken,
shall be conclusive, provided that no
stock shall be issued at less than par
This corporation is authorized to com
mence business whenever fifty shares of
its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for in full Each share
of stock shall be entitled to one vote at
all meetings, to be cast in person or by
nroxy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

u. i. BOMAR.-
S. B. CANTEY,
by D. T. Bomar, Attorney-in-fact
w. C. FORBES,
by D. T. Bomar, Attorney-in-fact
WILLIAM CAPPS,
by D. T. Bomar, Attorney INTACT
]. D. BEARDSLEY,
by D. T Bomar, Attorney-in-fact
N. C. BLANCHARD.
LEON R. SMITH.
Witness:
C. H. BLANCHARD.
SYDNEY SMITH.
L. c. BLANCHARD,
Notary Public in and for Caddo Par.
ish, Louisiana.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Having examined the above and fore
going charter and act of incorporation
and finding nothing therein contrary tc
law, I approve same This 18th day Of
May A. D. 1910
J. W. FO0 En-
District Attorney
Endorsed: Filed and recorded May
28, 1910. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my Office. Giver
under my hand and seal of Office thi'
18th day of May 1910.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder. 5-2o
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

be dissolved by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by COM
missioner to be selected by the stock
holders at the meeting at which the
resolution for the dissolution of the cor
poration shall have been adopted. In
the event of the death of such liuui-
dator, his successor shall be appointed
by the court of proper jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for any greater
amount than the unpaid balance on his
capital stock, and no informalities shall
have the effect of rendering this char
ter null or of exposing any stakeholder
to any loss beyond the amount of his =
capital stock.
This done and passed in my Office in
said Parish and State, in the presence
of W. w. Mason and 7. S. White, COM
petent witnesses, on this the goth day of
May 1910.
a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

share being entitled to one % vote, in
person or by proxy. Said commission
ers shall remain in Office until the af-
fsxs of said corporation shall have been
fully settled and liquiRted; and in case
of death of one or more of said com
missioners, the vacancy shall be filled
by the election of the surviving COM
r1iseioners
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE V.

The corporate powers of this cor
poration are hereby declared, except as
may be hereafter stipulated, to be vested
in and exercised by board of directors
composed of three stockholders, which
said board shall be elected annually by
the said stockholders on the first Mon
day of May of each year hereafter. The
first board of directors, who shall serve
until their successors are elected and
qualified, are hereby declared to be L.
Hansen, Eugene Hansen and Sam w.
Mason. In case of the death or resig
nation of any of the directors, his sue
cessor shall be chosen by the remain
ing directors. Two directors shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction of
business.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VII.

This act of incorporation may be
modified, changed or altered, or said
corporation may be dissolved, with the
assent of two-thirds (2-3) of the CAPT
tai stock represented at any general
meeting of the stockholders convened
for such purpose, after thirty (3o) days
previous notice shall have been given in
two or more newspapers and shall have
been published both in the City of
Shreveport, Louisiana, and in the City
of Fort Worth, Texas. Any changes
which may be proposed or made in ref
erence to the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be made in accordance
with the laws of the State of Louisiana
on the subject of the manner of alter
ing the amount of the capital stock of
cornorationS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VII.

This charter may be amended or the
corporation dissolved by consent of
three-fourths of the stock thereof at
any meeting called for such purpose,
after ten days notice in writing to each
of the stockholders thereof, or duly
waived. Whenever this corporation shall
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VI.

The officers of this corporation shall
consist of president, vice president
and secretary The president shall, in
addition to the duties usually pertain
ing to that office, also exercise the du-
ties of the treasurer, and in addition
thereto shall have full power and au-
thirty to enter into and execute all
contracts of any nature which he may
see fit and to make such purchases,
sales, leases, sub-leases as in his judg-
ment may be proper, without authority
from the board of directors, the power
being hereby conferred on the president
by the incorporators of this company to
perform all such duties and with full
discretion in the premises until such
power shall have been revoked by the
board of directors. The officers of the
corporation shall be elected by the board
of directors, and the first officers, who
shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified, are hereby de
clared to be L. Hansen, president; Flu
gene Hansen, vice president, and San
| W. Mason, secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE v.

All of the corporate powers of said
corporation shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by board of directors. to be
composed of FIVE (51 stockholders, TO be
elected annually, on the first Monday in
July of each year, unless such first Mon
day shall be the first day of July, in
which event said election shall take
place on the Tuesday following said
FIRST Monday, majority of which said
board shall constitute a quorum at all
meetings. All such elections shall take
place by ballot, at which each stock
hoder shall be entitled to cast one I'd
vote for each share of stock held by
hkirn, and which stockholder shall act
either in person or by proxy in writ
ing, and at which majority of the
holders of the stock shall constitute 2
quorum. Any vacancy occurring in the
board of directors is to be filed by the
remaining directors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VI.

Whenever this corporation may be
dissolved, either by limitation or any
other cause, the same shall be liquidated
BY three cd stockholders. TO be ap-
pointed at a general meeting Of the
stockholders TO be convened for such
purpose after thirty (3o) days previous
notice shall have been given by adver-
Using in two or more newspapers, and
shall be published in the City of Shreve-
port. Louisiana, an dthe City of Fort
Worth, Texas, and majority in
amount Of the capital stock of said cor
lboration shall Be required to elect, each
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VII.

No stockholder shall be held liable for.
the contracts or faults of this company
in any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due the company on the shares
owned BY him. nor shall any informally
in organization have the effect Of rem
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE V.

This charter may be modified or
amended, except as to increase or de
crease of its capital stock, or this cor
poration may be dissolved with the as
sent of majority of the stock at a gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders con-
vened for such purpose after thirty days
police published in any one of the news
papers published in the City of Shreye-
mort / .nrisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE VI.

Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, either by limitation of its charter
or any other causes, its affairs shall be
liquidated by two commissioners elected
by the stockholders at meeting con-
vened for such purpose after thirty days
published notice in any of the news
papers..published in the City of Shreve-
port In case of the death of either of
such liquidators, the other commission
er shall continue to liquidate the affairs
until same have been finally closed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
CHAR
OF MCCAIN & HARPER DRILLING
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known, that, before me, E. B
Herndon Jr, notary public in and for
the Parish of Caddo and State of Louis
lana, personally came and appeared J.
B. McCaE1l, w. H. Harper and Edwin
F. Stewart, all residents of Caddo Par
ish, who declared to me that they do
hereby icrm, for themselves and such
others as may hereafter become associ-
ated with them, a corporation under the
laws OF the State of Louisiana for the
purposes and objects and under the stip-
ulations and agreements as follows, to-
wit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
corporations
ARTICLE VIII.

lner sum tnan the unpaid balance Que
on the shares of stock owned by him );
nor shall any mere informally in or
ganization have the effect of rendering
this charter null, or of exposing a
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
amount due on his stock.
ARTICLE *.
S. B. Cantey, w. C. Forbes and Da-
vid T. Bomar, of Fort Worth, Texas,
and n c. Blanchard and Leon R.
Smith, of Shreveport, Louisiana, with
saidsS. B. Cantey as president, said N.
&C. Blanchard as vice president, and w
c. Forbess as secretary, have been
chosen and selected as the first board of
directors of said corporation, to serve
as such until the First Monday in July
A. D. 1911, or until their successors
shall have been elected.
ARTICLE x.
The board of directors shall have
power to establish stock transfer agen-
cies in the cities of Shreveport, Louis
lana, New York City, New York, Chi
cage, Illinois, ST. Louis, Missouri, and
Fort Worth, Texas, under reasonable
rules and regulations.
Thus done and passed in my office in
said City of Shreveport, Louisiana, in
the presence of c. H. Blanchard and
Sydney Smith, competent witnesses of
lawful age, both of this city, who here
unto sign their names with said appear
.ers and me, notary, on the day and date
aforesaid.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21

Caucasian, June Z, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-21
ARTICLE II.

The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Parish of
.Caddo, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be
served on the president, or in his abb
sence on the vice president, or in his abb
sence as the law directs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-06
FOUNDED IN HONOUR. 8

No doubt YOU have seen in the
papers such announcements a.
this concerning some medicine or
other: : If, on trial, YOU write
that this medicine has done YOU
no good we will refund your
money! Now, We have never
had reason to speak il that way
concerning the remedy named in
this article. In a trade extern
ding throughout the world, no.
body has ever complained that
our medicine has failed, or asked
for the return of his money. Taa
puhIic never grumbles at hon
astlv and shillfuIlv made bread,
or ut medicine which really
and actually does what it was
made TO DO. The foundations If
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
are laid in sincerity and honour,
the knowledge Of which OH the
part If the people explains its
popularity and success. There Is
nothing To disguise or conceal.
It was not dreamed out, or dis
covered by accident; id was stu
died ont, on the solid principles
Of applied medical science. 1t IS
palarable a. honey and contains
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-20
GOING DOWN TO KILAUEA
Robert J. Burdette in Los Angeles Times.

fort. His very face Is rarc.di>peIIer.
his voice a reservoir Of assurance. and
his laugh JOY to be treasured Tn.
traveller may forget the volcano, bu-
SO long as he lives he viii gratefully
remember Drmosthenes Lvcurgus. and
kind Of hope to get the next lot to
him in glory.
y good horse or a better muIe-a
mule on a trail Of any kind is a de
sceudant Of Balaam : ass. which knew
a heap sight more than the man who
rode him, carries YOU over the three.
mile trail, after a descent Of 600 feet
into the great crater. across the lava
bed, a black sea that cooled off I'M the
midst Of a storm to the active pit.
This great crater has circumference
Of about eight miles. Near the center
Of this bitlowy lake Of lava-pahoehoe
make the = hoes rhyme with
" boy and YOU talk like i Hawaiian
which means ''satin like appear
auce, satin finish # You vii. you
come to the pit Of KIauea. 1t is sey-
er9I hundred feet below the rim where
YOU stand, at the rest house. to an
other crater, to which YOU may descend
with perfect safety, and almost no
trouble at all, if Won don't mind
scrambHng a little. Then. in the cen
ter OF that, the pit Of kiIauca. red
hot and thousand feet in diameter.
three acres Of fire And YOU NAV an
preach the rim Of that as close as your
nerve viii carry YOU. If YOU wish YOU
may sit on the black rim and let your
feet hang over.
, It S forbidden fo fall in
Occasionally = nortion of 4hn rim
breaks off and fails info the MI This
fact de+ers any one, save the most
hardened liars from .f4+inq an tho adra
and 32uol;n,, thair Ioas over tho nit
And they alvey. oo ,f7na F,-er lar.
do moi hmm in conn1as whom tba, saaL
adventures
Van c,n .oo all +boro l. -, I,a ,,,r
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noor on9 To+ +bo 5o,,1frb+ r- .;[. fro,,
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od n ,'- s;1 "s -+ +hnt aI5os ro, nos
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-20

Some people say going up to Kl.a-
uea, because YOU 20 up against the
wind from Honolulu to Hno. But the
''big island, Hawai-, Of which Ever
Growing HiIo : the capital, is south
of Honolulu, and everybody every
where on all this earth knows that
South is always down. At least they
taught it "down" in Peoria. where I
was brought up, so it must be correct.
For we lived on the Illinois River.
which always ran down. Except in the
spring freshets, when it simply spread
over, from old Capt Huns springs
clean over to Col. Balances elk park.
and steamboat wandering up from
St. Louis, was just as liable to 20 up
Spoon River or Kickapoo Creek As it
was to come on to the Ieyee where Mex
Bergen ; drays waited for the cargo,
and Rock Champion. the mate of all
mates, came ashore to stand the town
on edge and push it over into the lake
c1-,.. 10 VII was men the NlL0'y
feelings of his rugged nature swayed
his actions Those were the days
'''''I >'o"Se WAS Town Marsha .
[[T1.,o ','..7 was l ''e NC anu nv.
~ anu -,eP'uNe ~
fought at the fires until a large clear
90 was 'uil'e'' 0|'r anu mace III
Iol '"e erection OIL nice new ouHHlh9''
NJ '"HS "ien DooSe oi'E, "hlch dla
l'' ''''' 'N's'' cora sunday
9e"oo' convention sociaust plcnie
lear me- we learned heap OF tAlngS
III oI' IeoHa' IN those imperial days
IhaI the faculty not only dldn t teach
Dot dldh even know, IN college. AnC
! "hIcn were easier to learn than they
| We're 10 forget Winch IS not lmpos
sipIe, although 1t IS absurd.
Must be the volcano that set me t,
| thinking about old Peoria in the oil,
days, all of which were divided int,
three conditions-when she was heat
ing up; when she was red hot and il
active eruption, and when she wa
cooling off. There are other towns no
so much unlike it, as similar.
An excellent steamship of the Inter
Island Navigation Company s fleet cal
RES you safely and pleasantly down
| II a. l.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
Tie Expected neppeaed.

The old saying 10 that it is the un.
expected that'al&ays happens, but
this was not true of the inayoralty
fight and the candidacy of W. r.
Eaton, which was made known a,
shortly after the eleventh hour .ou
Monday night, Mr.. Eaton being
escorted to the city hall by Joseph
Backus, who had earlier in the day
relinquished his claim upon the
favor of the dear people and with
drew from the contest.
The Enterprise is not in politics
considering that the voters of Vir
ginia are we'll enough acquainted
with Mr.. Eaton and our opinion oi
him az a man and as a public Of
fetal through the columns of oul
paper some two or three years ago
We will state, however, that ou1
opinion remained the same through
out the Intervening monthe, and we
believe the opinion of Virginia
voters as expressed at the polls two
years Al 60 will be expressed in q
repetition of thu: defeat accorded
Mr.. Eaton at that time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28

The January term of district court
convened on Tuesday, Judge
Hughes presiding, and following
the formal opening the grand jury
was convened and charged, VIM. B,
Patten being named as foreman
and ". E. Haunaford as clerk. This
body has since been in active ses.
sion, returning numerous indict.
ments against parties both in Gust
ody and not otyetapprehended, which
will tend to make of the present
term of court long and tedious
one.
The petit jury has not been doing
a great amount OF work, certain
records and documents in the first
case 10 be called occasioniug a de.
lay. In the meantime number of
court cases have been heard and
disposed of.
Court is being held in the munic.
ipal court room in the remodeled
city hall building, giving the court
much better quarters. In behalf of
the city, Clerk Bickford presented
Judge Hughes with bouquet u pom
the opening of court in the new
building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
Appointment Not Aooeoved.

AT an adjourned meeting OF the
board of education of the Indepen.
dent School District of Virginia
held at the office of the superinten
dent on Friday evening last, the ap.
pointment of Capt. Theodore II.
James. of Gary, Ind, as purchasing
agent for the district wac not an.
proved. This action is in accord.
ance with the opinion of the attor.
ney general, who cites the fact that
none aside from the superintendent
or some member of the board can
be appointed in such capacity.
The matter of again placing the
issue before the voters of bonding
for sufficient sum to complete the
new Technical High School wac in.
formally discussed, and it vas de
cided to take this matter up at q
meeting to be called later IN the
month by the president.
The members in attendance al
the meeting were President Holmer
Clerk Fleming, Mrs. Coffman, Can't
Jos. Roskilly and Il. n. Moore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
Ca9s M;1e to Reopea.

It is understood the Cass mine, in
the Biwabik district, which has been
closed since 1907, il shortly to be
unwatered and reopened for the
coming season. :.
The Cass Lies just east of the Bi.
wabik mine, and was first placed on
the shipping list in 1903, in which
year a total of 50,155 tons: was for.
warded from the property. 1t was
worked continuously. on a small
scale for five seasons, the largest
season shipment being 65961 tons
while the total shipments to the
credit of the property is 241 ,343 tons
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
The Political liae.Up.

Monday was the last day for filing
for the coming municipal election
on February 9Th, and the list fails
to show a dearth of candidates fot
any of the plums-:honorary or 9th.
erwise.
One or two surprises werespruna
at the last moment, but one or two
Withdrawals have assisted in keep.
ing an even balance, the list OF
those who will appear on the ballo,
being aa-t6llows: y: y: : >'
For Mayor-A. Hawkinson and w
II. Eaton. ~ ~: - :
For Treasurer-Conrad Mattson
w. B. Pratt, r. &. " hitting aud F. J.
Hux hes.
For Municipal Judge-Ias. p. Carey
and LOUIS n. Osborn.
For Special Municipal Judge-R'
C.PickerinR.
For Aldermen at Large-A. c. o.:
born, E. D. Mcneil, Edward c. A
Johnson, Fl. O. Johnson, B. Milavetz
and Thomas Coughlin.
For Alderman Let Ward-Michael
Boylan, Fra nix Carlson, J. Rooney
For Alderman 2nd Ward Alfred
staff, VIM. Kestila.
For Alderman 3rd dWard-Fredrick
NOLAN, D. w. EImquist.
For Alderman 4th Ward-J. L.
kimbal', NJ. Smith, john 8. s.Cherne.
For Alderman 5th Ward-A. D.
Heritage, VIM. Tritch1er, ]. r. Krog-
dahl, 8. A. Nelson. E.'.>-~ % = 49,
For Alderman 9Th Ward-Frank
Weber, Emil johnson.
The battle is on, aud already CON-
mences to wax warm. An evidence
of this is the fact that the Enterprise
has printed cards for twenty-five
out of the thirty candidates named,
and expects to land orders for each
of the others prior to election day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
Died of Heart Jrouble.,

Kali Jereissati, father of Mrs. B.
and Mrs. 8. Jereissati. died on We'd
nesday morning at $50 O'Clock of
heart disease, after an illness ex-
tending over several mouths.
The deceased was, ,65 years of age,
being born in Syria, and removing
to this country some ten years ago,
making his home in this city since
that time.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Catholic Church at 9:3C
o'clock this morning, interment be
ing made in Calvary Cemetery. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-28
KILLED IN RAINY LAKE YARDS
George Marquis, a. Enploye Of th<
Vrgiaia ( Raiay Lake Co., Ruo

George Marquis, AT, employee of
the Virginia & Rainy Lake Company
at the dry kiln, was struck by a
switch engine in the mill yardsat
an early hour Monday morniugs be-
Ing instantly killed, the: body being
dragged some two hundred feet mud
nearly every bone in hiss body
broken.
The deceased was a single man
about IS years of agesandshad:been
in the company's employ torseversl
months. So far az known he had
no relatives, although the body il
being held at the MesberEs norGue
while sea rch il made for frieu<ao,
The manner of the accident4is@ un.
known, none witnessing the came,
and the body of the unfortunate
man not being found until some
time after. =.