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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02
First published May 10. 1911.
Notice to Building Contractors.
County, JaIl. Liberal. Kansas.

OOulJy JUL, LlDerhl, hauShS,
The Board of County Commissioners OF Sc
ward County, Kansas, will receive tenders
from contractors for the erection and compile
tlon Of two story brick Jail and keepers res
idence TO be erected at Liberal, Kansas, In
accordance with the plans and specifications
furnished by p. H. Weathers, Architect, Kan
sas City, Mo-, under the direction and super
vision Of said Architect. Entire structure, In
Guiding prison work complete, not TO exceed
cost Of Ten Thousand Dollars
Certified check OF Eve per cent Of proposal,
nayable TO j. L. Fuest, Chairman must ac-
company each bid, same will be returned to
unsuccessful bidder or bidders after having
entered into and properly executed a contract
drawn by the Architect and also acceptable
bond In amount OF proposal signed by Two or
more sureties or reliable surety company.
Failing TO enter into valid and satisfactory
contract and furnish good and acceptable bond
within fifteen days after receiving notice OF
award, said check shall become forfeited TO
the County OF Seward, State of Kansas. to
fully indemnity II against loss or damage
caused by such default on the part OF said
contractor or bidder
The Board OF County Commissioners hereby
reserves the right to make a second choice OF
proposal TO which bidder the contract may be
awarded in case the bidder of first choice fails
TO execute contract and bond as herein prov
ided; and said second choice shall have thirty
days In which to execute acceptable contract
and bond.
All tenders should be made out on uniform
blanks, q copy Of which together with copy OF
plans and Specifications will be ON file after
May 22nd 1911; and may be seen at the office OF
the County Clerk, Liberal, Kansas, or at the
offices OF said Architect (Hall Bldg, Kansas
City, Mo-. and 1i2 Oklahoma Ave, Guthrie,
0lSla) Bids should be marked Proposal for
County Jall' and shall be fled by the County
Clerk on or before twelve o'clock noon the
twenty second day Of June 1911.
The Board Of County Commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
Published by the order Of said Board this
18th day Of May, 1911.
(Seal) Z. d. COOPER,
County Clerk, Seward County,
Liberal, Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02
First published May 10, 1911.
Notice to Building Contractors.
Christian Church, Liberal, Kansas

Christian Church, Liberal, Kansas.
The Building Committee Of the Christian
Church OF Liberal, Kansas will receive tenders
from contractors for the erection and COM
pletion OF 0 one story brick church building,
to be erected at Liberal, Seward County, Kan
sas In accordance with plans and specifications
furnished by Geo W. Kramer OF New york,
N, Y, under direction and supervision Of said
architect.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by q
certified check In the sum OF one hundred dol
lars tSlOO), and shall be payable to @. e. Woods
Treasurer of the Building Committee. and
shall be held until the bidder to whom the
work Is awarded shall enter into and execute
a contract drawn by the Building Committee
and also until the bidder shall have fled with
the building committee a bond In the sum
equaling one hundred per cent of the amount
OF contract price after which said certified
check shall be returned TO the contractor
Failing to enter Into valid and satisfactory
contract and furnishing good and acceptable
bond within fifteen days after the date OF re-
celving notice OF the award. this check shall
become forfeited TO the Chrlstion Church
through the building committee and the whole
or such part thereof found necessary by the
said committee, shall be appropriated TO the
said Christian Church to fully indemnify IL
against loss caused by such default on the part
OF said contractor.
Checks submitted with proposal of unsuc-
cesSful bidders, shall be at once returned TO
the respective makers upon awarding OF this
work.
All tenders shall be made out in writing.
Copy Of the plans and Specifications are on file
and may be seen in the office of E. J. Thayer
In Liberal, Kansas. Such proposals shall be
sealed. and marked Proposal for Christian
Church" and shall be fled with + j. Thayer,
Secretary Of the Building Committee OF the
Christian Church on or before twelve (l2)
o'clock noon, on the 2lst day OF June 1911.
Building Committee Of the Christian Church
hereby reserve the right TO reject any and all
bids
Published by order OF the said building COM
mlttee the 10th day OF May, 1911.
T.. j. THAYER,
Secretary Of Committee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02
ReautifY the Homo.

One of the best ways to make
the home more cheerful is by ap.
pealing to the aesthetic sence of its
occupants. We have just received
a large assortment of wall paper,
and it can be seen at Feathers
furniture store.
D. A. HARRIS, paperhanger,
and inside decorator.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02

Moore and Falls will insure
growing crops against Hail and
your property against Lightning,
Windstorms and fire in the old reli-
able, St Paul Insurance Company.
City insurance in standard COM
panies.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02

Miss Gladys Allphin, who has
just graduated from the Seward
County High School, will leave
for her home at Pratt about June
9Th. She will be accompanied by
Miss Elsa Anderson who will visit
in her home for some time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02

Misses Pearl and Mamie War
tenbee of the Liberal High School
returned to their home at Tyrone
Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-02

Don't neglect yoar fire insur-
ance. You may lose all in a few
hours. Without tornado insurance
you may lose all in an instant.
Fire rates three years 80 cents per
500. Tornado insurance so cents
per 500. for three years. Phone
5. LAND-THAYER LAND Co.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Continued next week.


No, never. It's foolish to fear
a fancied evil, when there are
real and deadly perils to guard
against in swamps and marshes,
bayous and lowlands. These are
the malaria germs that cause
ague, chills and fever, weakness.
aches in the bones and muscles
and may induce deadly typhoid.
But Electric Bitters destroys and
casts out these vicious germs
from tide blood. Three bottles
drove all the malaria from INV
system, /" wrote VIM, FretwelI.
OF Lucama, N. G., and I've had
fine health ever since" Use
this safe, sure remedy only. Soc
at all druggists,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Proclamation.

W IeSOtuIIVu ny tnc IdT"
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, at its
regular meeting held on the 3rd day of
April, 1911, I, G. IT. McSween,
president of said board, hereby
give notice that, in compliance with
said resolution, a special election will
be held in School Districts Nos. l, 2, d,
s, 8, 3 and 10 Of said parish Of Caldwell,
La, on
Tuesday, 16 day of May, 1911,
for the purpose of submitting to the
property Taxpayers, qualified under the
Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, to vote at said election, the
following propositions, to-wit:
l.. To levy special tax of five mills
on the dollar on all property in School
District Nos. /, 2, 4, s, 8, 9 and 10 of
the parish of Caldwell, La, subject
to State taxation, annually, for a period
of five years, for the purpose of giving
additional aid to public schools.
For the purposes of said special cleo
tions, the polling place will be:
For District No. l-Filhiol School
House, Riverton.
For District No. 2-St. Peters Church
For District No. 4-Court.r0Om, Co.
lumbia, and Warner Bros. Store, Gray.
son.
For District No. 6-Sardis.
For District No. g. Browns Saw Mill.
For District No. 9-Union Church.
For District No. 10 Shiloh Church.
house. And the following commission
ers and clerks of election have been ap-
pointed, viz:
For District No. l-Commissioners,
F. L. Cottingham. j.. E. McClanahan,
w. 3. Reitzell; clerk. ]. NJ. Bennett.
For District No &C Commissioners,
J B Fluitt, Warren Martin, G T Me-
Sween; clerk, B E Erskins.
District No. 1, Columbia precinct
Commissioners, w E Godfrey, j d Var
borough, E H Turner; clerk, ] E Jemi-
son.
For District No. 4, Grayson precinct
Commissioners, ] A Warner, w K
Broadway D Meredith; clerk, DR. o A
Biggs.
For District No. 6-Commissioners,
R P Childress, I A Henerix, w H
Gaugh; clerk, 7 Dunn.
For District No 8-Commissioners,
H o Hebert, Emile Girod, Felix Girod;
clerk, Terry Brown.
For District No 9-Commissioners,
W L Estess, r L Meredith, E L West;
clerk, ] c Hines.
For District No l0-Commissioners,
B A HUMPHREYS, j w Price, Clement
HUMPHREYS, clerk, w L White.
All Of whom will serve without
compensation. At the said election,
the polls will open at Z o'cloch a. H.,
and close at 5 p. M, and the election
will be conducted in accordance with
the laws of Louisiana, applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at II o clock
.. m, on Saturday, the 70 day Of May,
1911, the said Parish Board Of School Di.
rectors Of the parish Of Caldwell, Louis
i.na, will meet ut at Columbia, La,
and in open session proceed to open the
ballot box, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare the
results of said special election.
This 10th day Of April, 1911.
6. 7. McSWEEN. Prest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
4 bsfylal,s Avid Died

may not paralyze a home so COM
p'etely as a mothers long illness.
But DIR. Kings New Life Pills
are a splendid remedy for women.
They gave me wonderful bene.
tit in constipation and female
trouble wrote Mrs. NJ. C.. Dun
lap, OF Leadill, Tenn. If ailing,
try them. Csc, at all druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

The commission named to in
vestigate proposed increases in
second class postage rate, of
which the three members are
Supreme Court Justice Hughes,
President Lowell of Harvard,
and Maxwell of Cincinnati, held
its first session Monday at the
White House.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
h Matters Net.

No matter the name; no mat
ter the place; if you are afflicted
with that intolerable, often ex.
cruciating itching sensation, you
want a cure and want it quick.
Hunts Cure is an infallible,
never failing remedy. It cures.
Only SOC per box and strictly
guaranteed.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Council Proceedings.
Columbia. La. March 90 1871

Columbia, La. March 20, 1911.
The Council met in regular session
with all members present, and adopted
the following budget of probable ex.
penses for the year 1911:
Mayors salary --.-.-$ so 90
Secretary and Treasurer --.-- ~ 90
Marshal 1870 90
Streets, sidewalks, etc 500 90
Incidentals- rs 90
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
Section l. To provide for the keep
ing of hogs, goats. ducks and geese
from running at large within the in
corporate limits of the Town of Colum-
bia, Louisiana, and to provide a penalty
therefor.
Be it ordained by the Town Council,
of the Town Of Columbia, La, That all
hogs, goats, ducks and geese shall not
be allowed to run at large within the
incorporate limits of said town.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
whenever any hog, goat, duck or geese
is found running at large within the
said corporate limits of said town, that
it shall be the duty of the marshal Of
said town to take them up and place
them in the pound, prepared for such
purpose.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
If the owner comes and claims same, he
shall pay fee Of Twenty-Five cents per
head for all of the, hogs, goats, ducks
and geese that may have been taken up
and pounded by said marshal.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
if within twenty-four hours after the
pounding of any of the above property
the owner does not make claim of same,
then it shall be the duty of the marshal
to advertise the same by lacking up
three notices at public places, within
the incorporate limits Of said town. and
after three days public notice as above
provided for, the marshal proceed to
sell them at public auction to the last
and highest bidder. This ordinance ia
take effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 20, 1911.
J. R. BROWN, Mayor.
w. G. FERRAND. Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
To prohibit the shooting of any and
all kinds of fire works within the incor-
porate limits of the Town of Columbia,
Louisiana, and providing penalty
therefor.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Town Csuncil Of the Town of Columbia,
La, That no one shall be allowed to
shoot any kind of fire works within the
incorporate limits of said town.
Sec. 2. That any one who shall be
guilty of the violation of this ordinance
shall be fined not less than $3.50 nor
NOR more than $500. This ordinance
to take effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 20, 1911.
J. r. BROWN, Mayor.
w. G. FERRAND. Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. %.
To prohibit the riding o.. driving on
the side walks of the Town of Column
bia. La. and providing q penalty
therefor. g,
Section l. Be It ordained by the
Town Conncil Of the Town Of Columbia,
La, That it shall be unlawful for any
one to ride or drive on the side walks
Of the Town of Columbia, La.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That
any one found guilty of riding or driv-
ing on said side walks, shall be fined
not less than Eve mr. more more than
Ten Dollars. This ordinance to take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 20, 1911.
J. R. BROWN, Mayor.
w. G. FERRAND, Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Sheriff. Sale.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita,
Sixth judicial District Court.
Bank Of Monroe, Alias, w. No. 1885,
=. c. Drew Investment Co., EtAl.
BY virtue Of a writ of seizure and sale
issued by the Honorable Sixth District
Court in and for the Parish of Ouachita,
La, and to me directed, in the above
entitled and numbered cause. l have
sel5ed and taken into my possession
and will offer for sale at the court house
N tne town OF Columbia, Parish Of
Caldwell, State Of louisiana, between
the legal hours Of sale, on
Saturday, May 6, 1911,
the following described property, towit:
East half Of southeast quarter and
southwest quarter Of southeast quarter
ana northeast quarter of southwest
quarter OF section thirteen. and north
east quarter Of northeast quarter of
sect,on twenty-four, in township twelve
nuln. range four east; Containing two
hundred acres Of Land.
Lots eleven and twelve section eigh-
teen, ana southwest quarter of section
twenty.nine, in township twelve north,
range five east; containing one hundred
and ninety acres Of M.
West half Of southeast quarter and
s ~ quarter q southwest quarter
.. seeuon twenty-three, south half of
"O1tne6St quarter. ans,thvoat nuartef
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
ing in June, 1911.

The following resolution au.
thorizing the reduction of the
assessment of the heirs Of John
Carr on the tax rolls for the year
1910, was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, by the police jury Of
the Parish of Caldwell, in regu.
lar session convened, that the
sheriff and tax collector in and
for the Parish of Caldwell, State
Of Louisiana, is hereby instructed
and authorized to correct the
assessment of the heirs of John
Carr, as it appears on the tax
rolls for the year 1910, as follows:
The north half of the southeast
quarter, and the northeast quar-
ter of section II, in township l3
north, range 2 east, containing
24O acres of land, assessed on the
tax rolls of 1910 at $1,000, reduc-
ed by the police jury to $3.50 val.
uation, and the sheriff and tax
collector is hereby authorized and
instructed to accept the taxes on
said valuation, insofar as it eff.
fects the eight mills parish tax
received by the police jury.
Be it resolved, that this resolu.
ten take effect from and after
it's adoption.
Adopted this May /, 1911.
H. H. Rogillion, Pres.
R. R. Redditt, Clerk.
Petition Ward |.
To the Hon. President and Mem.
bers Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish of Caldwell, La:
We the undersigned citizens,
residents of ward l, of your
said parish, respectfully repre.
sent:
That the present system OF
working the public roads is en-.
tirely unsatisfactory, and we
therefore respectly request that
you order an election in our said
ward for the purpose Of taking
the sense of the qualified voters
in our said ward on the PROPOSE.
ton of voting a three mills spe.
cial road tax for two years and q
two mills special road tax fol
the subsequent three years, on
assessed valuation of the proper.
ty in our said ward, for the pur.
pose Of maintaining public roads
and bridges throughout our said
ward, said tax to be levied the
current year 1911, and to continue
for a period of FIVE years, as
above set forth, including the
years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915.
Respectly submitted,
]. N. Bennett, A. C. Ferrand. ],
S. Ferrand, Mrs. Emma Ferrand,
F. H. Rossitter, F. W. Hasley,
H. A. Hill, E. L. Mix, j. E. Nc.
Clanahan, F. L. Cottingham, w.
J. Reynolds, S. B. Fluitt, M. D.,
Allen Jingle, John Rawls, w. A.
Davis, l. A. Hearn, H. L. Pollan,
q
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

valuation of all taxable property
situated in the Parish Of Cald.
we'll, Louisiana, to pay the cur.
rent expenses of the Parish Of
Caldwell for the year 1911, is
hereby apportioned as follows:
Four Mills General Fund.
Three Mills Ouachita Steel
Bridge Fund.
Three Mills School Fund.
And ordinance No. -- adopted
by the Police Jury at it's regular
session January 16, 1911, is here.
by amended to read:
Four Mills General Fund.
Three Mills Ouachita Steel
Bridge Fund.
Three Mills School Fund.
H. H. Rogillio and Newton
Meredith, committee appointed
at the last meeting of the police
jury to inspect the Butler bridge
across Bayou Castor, made a
verbal report, and on motion car
ried, H. H. Rogillio was author
lied to contract with S. H. But
Ter to repair said bridge.
On motion carried, J. w. James
and j. D. Humble are authorized
and instructed to visit Sandy
Bayou dyke and examine same,
and to take such action as they
may deem proper for the protec-
ton of said levy.
Police jury adjourned until
1::30 p. m. Board met pursuant
to adjournment.
The Finance committee made
their report, which on motion
carried, was adopted, as follows:
Columbia, La, May l, 1911.
To the Hon. President and Mem
bers Police Jury:
We, your Finance committee,
beg leave to report that we have
examined the settlement between
the parish tax collector and par
ish treasurer and find the same
correct. We find the following
amounts to the credit Of the
several funds, as follows:
Credit Steel Bridge Fund $2114. 10
General Fund overdrawn sol. 80
Funds on hand this date $1612. IS
The claims allowed at this meet
ing of the board not included in
the above.
We find that the note due the
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., ma
turing April 8, 1915, has been
paid, thereby saving the parish
1884. IS in interest. We further
find that there are still remain.
ing unpaid the following notes
on said bridge, as follows: One
maturing April 3, 1912, for $3.50;
one maturing April 3, 1913, for
$685.. SO; and one maturing April
3, 1914, for $3l35, and we sug-
gest that these notes be paid at
the earliest possible time in order
to save interest. The above
amounts are the total amount due
at maturity Of each note.
j. W. James,
w. F. HUMPHREYS.
C. P. Bailey.
On motion carried. the sum OF
$81.60 is hereby appropriated to
pay the claims allowed at this
meeting Of the police jury.
On motion carried. the follow.
ing named committee, to-wit:
w. C. WEIGH, ]. w. Jane, N.
N. Davis and H. H. Rogillio, are
hereby appointed to inspect the
jail and ascertain what is neces.
sary to have done to place it in a
good sanitary condition, and
make their recommendations to
the police jury at It's next meet.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Notice.

| have q Missouri Mammoth
Jack, weighing 800 pounds !, to
stand for the public. Al mares
intrusted to my care will receive
e w. ]. ELDER.
reh 2.,am Holum, La,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
SASH AND DOORS

We have just received solid carload OF Sash ana
Door. all smooth, well finished stuff in fir't'c'a''
.h.ne We intend to sell this stuff cheaper than this
clas. of goods has been sold for many years. See
prices below.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

S or 6doses ''666" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price
Is cents,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-01

fighting to maintain its sovereignty,
and Cuba, battling to gain its indepen-
dence. Spain at one time quartered
900 troops on the Cubans. eating
them down to poverty. American in
terPsts suffered during that struggle.
In 1895. Spain attempted its policy
Of starvation. People in the country.
as will be remembered. were driven
from their homes. Camps were cstab-
lished for women. children, and men
incapable of fighting The mortality
was terrible. We have forgotten. per-
haps, that 10000 Cubans died OF star
vation or sickness. The crops were de-
stroyed. The island was in ruins.
AS was his duty. President McKin-
ley condemned SPANS hcathenish
methods of warfare. This he did in
the name OF civilization and humanity.
lie appealed to Americans to aid the
starving Cubans and gave more money
himself than was prudent, considering
his slender circumstances. Thus began
American intervention in Cuba. Wars
are thought to be preventahle. Armies
and navies are said to be unneces-
sary. The United States. however, was
seriously menaced by infectious dis
eases through the recOncentration
camps in Cuba. American citizens were
prisoners in Cuban jails. and American
business men were having their invest
ments destroyed in various parts OF the
island. All that this country asked
was the permanent pacifcatiOn of
Cuba. The sinking OF the Maine
The Washington herald., 1911-10-01

more shameful still. that they were
twenty-five wears old and worthless. OF
the twenty-SeVen seCOnd-rates, only nine
could go to sea. In short, out Of our
leaking collection of l42 ships intended for
war, but fOrty-c!ght were ready for
service. The new navy was begun dur
ing the administration of President Ar
thur We were then, as | once said, in
state OF pitiable decrepitude. so far
as concerned our power OF attack Or de-
fense az sea. The Chicago, Boston, At
lanta. and Dolphin were authorized In
lN& and completed four years later.
The Cause of SPain's Defeat.
II venture TO say" Gov. Long CON
tinued. that our navy then begun pre-
vented Spain from defeating Us in '>:M.
The Boston. let me add. went with
ey to Manila. while the Dolphin per
formed blockade duty in Cuba Had We
been unDrcpared to meet Spain at sea
W. would have lost thousands Of lives
and spent millions of money in the
necessary work Of getting ready. In the
meantime. We would have been under
the fire Of 'he enemy continually
But war" | remarked. might have
been aVerted.''
That question is open to debate.
Gov. Long answered. Cuba had been
the cause Of almost inCessant irritation
to this country. The ten years rebel
lion. ending in 1878, exhausted Spain,