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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-04-27
Teste
Teste:
Ira II. Motteshcard. Clerk OF the
Circuit Court
w. w. Wertz, Solicitor for plaintiff.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS
To Charles l.. Nesbit,


Take notice;
That on the 1st day of April, 1911,
between the hours OF o'clock A. NJ
and o'clock P. NJ of that day, at the
law offices of W. w. Wertz, suite %
Bradford Building, in the City of
Charleston, Kanawha County, West
Virginia. will take the dispositions of
myself and others. to be read IN evil
dence in my behalf. in a certain suit
in Chancery COW pending III the Cir
cult Court for the County of IIa,awha
and State of West Virginia, in which
suit l. Marion G. Nesbit am plaintiff
and you Charles L. Nesbit are de-
PENDANT.
If from any cause the taking of said
dispositions shall not be commenced or
completed on the day aforesaid. then
the same shall be continued from Gav
to day. or from time to time at the
same place and between the same
hours until the. same shall be COM
pleted.
MARION G. NESBIT.
BY Counsel.
W. w. Wertzs Solicitor for Plaintiff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
MARSHALS SAL-E

No. 4o84-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, Louisiana: F. ". Sutherland
vs.. T. P Maddox.
By virtue of writ Of heri iacias is
sued in the above entitled and numbered
suit, by the Honorable L. {. Blanchard,
Judge of the tgty Court, Shreveport,
Louisiana, and to me directed, l have
seized and will sell at public auction, at
GO Common street, in the City of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
between the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL e. 1911,
Two (2) pool tables, two cue racks and
two ball racks. The above property
seized as belonging to the defendant and
to be sold to satisfy the debt specified
in said writ, say in the sum Of $1,000,
and all cost of suit
Terms of,sale cash, with benefit of APP
praisement. c. F. GERALD,
Caucasian April II. City Marshall
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

State of Louisiana, Parish of CaddO
Office of the Board of Supervisors OF
Election in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana: In accordance with the
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
and pursuant to the proclamation of His
Excellency, Jared Y. Sanders, duly pub
lished, notice is hereby given, and we do
proclaim, that an election will be held
at the precincts now established by law
in the Eighth Ward of the Parish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1911,
for the election of a member Of the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish. of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, for said Ward Eight, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
T. B. Moss
Said election is to be held under the
general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, and at the precincts and I'm
der the supervision of the following
commissioners and clerks, to-wit:
Forbing-J. w. Daniel, B. R. Jacobs,
J. H. Middleton, commissioners; John
B. Forbing, clerk.
Caspiana-D. H. Courtney, c. NJ
Hutchinson, J. F. YcarWood, commits
sioners; c. c. Hutchinson, clerk.
And we do hereby require and direct
that the polls shall be open from 6 am
until 7 pm. on the day of said election
and the commissioners are hereby in
structed to count the votes Immediately
after the closing of the polls and make
due return to the undersigned supervis
ors of election, according to law.
Thus done and signed at our office If
the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish
La, on this the 14th day of April 1911
w. H. SCHEEN,
President Board of Supervisors of Elec-
ton for Caddo Parish, La.
w. C. AGURS,
M. WARD,
Members of Board of Supervisors O.
Elections for Caddo Parish, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
SHFRIFF'S SALE.

No. I4,2o6-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Herman Loeb VS.. John A.
Sewall Jr., ct al.
By virtue of writ Of feri facias to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
sh, Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit, have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, for cash
and according to law, without benefit of
appraisement, at the principal front door
of the court house of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, during the legal hours for
sales, on
SATURDAY., APRIL 22, 1911,
The north half of lots twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six and twenty-seven
Ca, Is, 70, 27) Of block "a" of the
Texarkana Annex subdivision of the
City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La
as per map recorded in conveyance book
Y, page 22, of the records of Caddo
Parish. La. Said property seized as be-
onging to the above defendants, and to
be sold for cash to pay and satisfy the
debt as specified IN said writ say in the
sum of four thousand ($4ooo.oo) dollars
With eight per cent per annum interest
hereon from the 24th day of August
1908 until paid, and ten per cent interest
IN said principal and interest as attor-
ley's fees, together with all costs of this
;uit. J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Oficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, March 10, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
AN ORDINANCE

Whereas, petition has been made BY
the majority in number and amount O.
the abutting property holders along the
following public road in this State anC
parish, to-Wit: The public road leading
from the intersection of Thornhfll stree
in the said city, and running straight
out as an extension of 1hOrnhill street
to Fairview avenue, which crosses TIL
said public road extending out iron
ThOrnhill street at right angles, all be
ing in Waverly Subdivision, adjoining
the City of Shreveport, as per map OF
record in conveyance book so, page I9
of the recorders office, Caddo Parish
Louisiana, petitioning this jury to ad-
vertise and sell franchise to construct:
maintain and operate for term ending
May 5, Io41, a railroad utilizing electric
or other motive power than steam or
said road, and having canvassed the said
petition and finding that the majority Of
number and amount of the abutting
property holders on said road have
signed the petition:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury il
due session at a public meeting, that the
terms and specifications of said fran
chise on the said road or such railway
be>and is hereby fixed as follows: The
said railway proposed may construct tin
der supervision of the good roads COM
mittee, for a term ending May 5, Io4I.
railway on the said road utilizing cleo
trio or other motive power than steam
therefor; on the further condition that
work on the said road shall be COM
pleted within six co. months and the
cars operated thereon within six (6)
months from the time that the said fran
chise herein expressed shall be Sold to
the bidder offering the highest price
| therefor.
Be it further resolved, that the presi-
dent of the Police jury be and is hereby
ordered to advertise the sale of said
franchise for at least thirty (3o) days
i'll newspaper published in the Parish
of Caddo, and on the day fixed by sale
advertisement said president of the Pc
lice Jury is ordered to sell by public
auction to the bidder offering the high
est, cash price for said franchise.
i Sec. 2.Be it further ordained, that nj
part of the expense of said advertise
ment or the sale of said franchise shall
be paid out of the funds under the con
troll of the Police Jury.
! The Police Jury then adjourned.
w T CRAWFORD, Pres.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
SHFRIFF'S SALE
Caucasian, April 2, 1911.

No. 14,444-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
W. H. Hes vs.. NJ. F. Notes.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court If Cadds
Parish, Louisiana, in the above NUM-
bered and entitled suit, | have seized
md will offer for sale at public auction,
for cash and according to law, at the
principal front door of the court house
Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY -, I9lI,
North half of northwest quarter OF sec
ton three, township twenty one north,
range fifteen, in Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, with all buildings and improve
ments thereon. Said property zed as
belonging to the above defendant, and
to be sold for cash and according to law,
to pay and satisfy the debt as specmed
in said writ, say in the sum Of two hun
bred dollars, with 8 per cent per annum
interest thereon from March 10, 1906
and all costs OF this suit, including ten
Der cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
T. P. FLOURNOY,
j Sheriff, ex-Oficio Auctioneer
4 Caucasian, April 9, 1911,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
or by proxy, aid on all questions a ma
iority of the stock voting shall prevail
ARTICLE VII.


In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation by the expiration OF time,
or by resolution of its stockholders
nassed in accordance with law, the
stockholders shalt elect from among
their number two 1iquidators to dispose
of the assets of the corporation, pay its
debts and distribute the remainder Of
the proceeds among the stockholders ac-
cording to instructions to be given them
bv the stockholders at the meeting ap-
nointine them. When said liquidators
shall have completed their duties they
shall prepare and file a process verbal OF
same, have it recorded in the mortgage
records of Caddo Parish, and give no.
tice thereof by registered mail to each
stakeholder.
This done and passed at Shreveport,
Louisiana, in the presence of J. B. Files
and H. C. Fisher, competent witnesses,
who hereunto sign as such, together
with said appearers and me, notary, on
the 4th day of March 1911.
w. A. JONES,
T. D. WILKINSON,
Attest: J. A. JOHNSON,
H. C. FISHER.
John B. FILES.
A. J. MURFF,
Notary Public, Caddo Parish, La
The above and foregoing charter OF
the Louisiana Exploitation Association
being this day presented, and after haV-
ing been examined by me, same is here
BY approved. Done at Shreveport, La,
on this 9TH day of March 1911.
]. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney for the First Judicial
District Court in and for Caddo
Parish, Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded March
= 1911. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
hereby certify that the above and tore
going is true and correct copysot the
original act, as the same now appears on
file an dof record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
9TH day of March 1911.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Ohicio Deputy Re
corder. 3-7-II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
CHARTER
OF THE WYLIE DRILLING COM
PANY.

BeBe me, S. Q. Williams, deputy
clerk and ex-of1cio notary public in and
for the said Parish and State, duly COM
missioned and sworn, on the 9th day oi
March 1911, came and appeared the par
ties whose names are hereunto signed
who declared to me, notary, and to the
undersigned competent witnesses, thai
they do hereby form themselves into g
corporation, under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, and under the condition:
and stipulations herein set forth, to
wit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
The Police Jury then adjourned.
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. l. DURINGER, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE OF FRAN
CHISF.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of the provisions of an ordinance of the
Police Jury regularly adopted and
passed at a public meeting called and
held on he 18th day of April 1911, |
will sell at public auction at the princl-
pal front door of the court house in the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana, between
the hours of II O'Clock am and 4 O'Clock
pm. on the Goth day of May A. d. 1911
the following described franchise, to
wit: A franchise for a term expiring
May 5, Io4I, for the construction, main
ltenance and operation Of railway .util
ling electric OF other motive powe
than steam on the public road leading
from the intersection of Thornhill stree
in the City of Shreveport with Steph
lenson street in said city, and running
Istraipht out as an extension of Thorn
hill street to Fairview avenue whicI
lcrosses the said public road extending
tout from Thornhill street at right an
giles all being in the Waverly subdiVis
ion adjoining the City of Shreveport, a
lper map of record in conveyance boo
90, page 10, Of the recorders office
!. ICaddo Parish, Louisiana. The work 0
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
Attest:
ABE GOODMAN.
D. P. EUBANK.

D. P. EUBANK.
S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Notary
Public, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
After having read the above and fore
going charter and finding nothing con-
tanned therein contrary to law, l approve
same this the 9Th day of March 1911.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First judicial District.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded March
|8 1911 S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Ohicio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is trrse and correct copy OF the
original act as the same now appears on
file and of record in my office. Given
under nv hand and seal of Office this the
9th day of March 1911.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
corder. 3-0-II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
SHERIFFS SALE.


No I4,426-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
w. w. Jones VS.. Charlie Miles ct al.
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
10 me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court Of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled suit, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash and
according to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY E, 1911,
Lots fourteen and fifteen Ga and 80
If the Oakland Subdivision of the City
If Shreveport, Louisiana, as per map of
same in conveyance book 20, page 4o7,
If the records of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. Said property
seized as belonging to the above defend
ants, and to be sold for cash and accord
ing to law, to pay and satisfy the debt
as specified in said writ, say in the sum
If $2SI.oo, less credit of $4,000, with
eight per cent per annum interest there
IN from January rs, 1911, and ten per
cent on said principal and interest as at
orney's fees, and all costs Of this suit.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Oficio AuctiOneer
Caucasian, April 2, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
No I4,336-First District Court, Parish
of Taddo State of I o1,iSiana Sic

No I4,336-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana Sue
cession of William F., Basch.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
Basch, administrator, has this day filed
tableau of debts in said succession
and unless opposition be made thereto
With nthe time specified by law, thu
same will be duly homoiogated as prayed
for.
Witness the Honorables T. F. Bel
and E. w. Sutherlin, judges of the sait
court, this 18th day of April 1911.
F. A. LEONARD,
April I6, 1911. Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
POLITICAL NOTICE
Meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Caddo Parish, La, is hereby
called to meet at the court house in the
City of Shreveport, Saturday, April ~
1911, at II o'clock, for the purpose OF
arranging for a primary election to be
held in Ward Eight of Caddo. Parish fo'
the purpose of nominating candidat.
for the position of police juror for Sid
ward HENRY HUNSICKER,
Chairman Dem Ex. Com
HOYLE TOMKIES. Sec.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

United States of America, Western Dis
trict of Louisiana-In the United
States District Court i'll and for said
District, Shreveport Division: In the
Matter of J. Kosakofsly, Bankrupt
No. TT In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
Discharge.
To the Honorable Aleck Boarman;
Judge of the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the Western District OF
Louisiana: Jacob Kosakofsky of Shreve-
port, in the Parish of Caddo and State
of Louisiana, in said district, respect
fully represents that on the end day OF
December last past, he was duly ad-
Judged bankrupt under the Acts of Con-
gress relating to BAN ruptcy; that he has
dulv surrendered all his property and
rights of property, and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of said
acts and of the orders of the court
touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under
said bankrupt acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this ard day of March A. D
1oII. JACOB KOSAKOFSKY,
Bankrupt
Davis, Webb & Browne,
Attorneys
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Western District Of Louisiana, SIS: Or
this 5th day of April 1911, on reading
the foregoing petition, it is ordered b!
the court that hearing be had upon thu
same on the 9th day of May A. D. 1911
before Honorable A. d. Land Jr., Ref
cree and Special Master, at Shreveport
Louisiana, in said district, at 3 o'clocl
in the afternoon; and that notice there
of be published in The Caucasian,
newspaper printed in said district, an
that all known creditors and other per
sons in interest may appear at the sal
time and. place and show cause, if an
they have, why the prayer of said pet
tioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the coul
that the clerk shall send by mail to a
known creditors copies of said petitio
and this order, addressed to them ;
their places of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Aleck Boa
man, Judge of the said court, and II
seal thereof, at Shreveport, in said di
trict, on the 5th day of April 1917.
(AttesD LEROY B. GULOTTA,
40 Cler
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA EXPLOITA-
TON ASSOCIATION.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it known and remembered that on
the 4th day of March 1911, before me,
A. J. Murf, a notary public, duly COM
missioned and sworn, in and for Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, residents of said Parish and
State, who declared unto me, notary,
that they have formed and constituted
themselves, do by these presents form
and constitute themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them into a cor
poration and corporate body, and have
adopted and ordained as their charter
and act of incorporation the following
tO-wit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18

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t. naairs and settle its Indebtedness.

its affairs and settle its Indebtedness.
In testimony of all of which, the SAID
above named parties have hereunto liked
their signatures in the presence of Abe
Goodman and D. P Eubank, good and
competent witnesses, on this the 9th day
of March 1911, each subscribing for the
number of shares of the capital stock OF
said company as it set opposite his name.
E. S. CAYCE.
F. E. DEVORE,
by R. Wylie.
Attest. R. WYLIE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
ARTICLE II.
ARTICLE III.

The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed in the sum of twenty five
thousand dollars ($2s,oeooo) divided
into two hundred and fifty (25o) shares
at the par value of one hundred dollars
$4,000 per share; this corporation IS
to commence business when fifteen
thousand dollars ($Is,ooo.oo) of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed
for either in cash or such equivalent OF
cash as the board of directors may ap-
Dra1te
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
ARTICLE I.

The name and title of this corporation
shall be the LOUISIANA EXPLOITA-
TON ASSOCIATION, and by that
name it shall be known and have power
and authority to have and enjoy success
sion for a term of fifty years from the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved as
may be hereinafter provided; to con-
tract sue and be sued to make and use
corporate seal and the same to change
at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease and
purchase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate property
real, personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers and directors
officers and agents as the interest Of the
corporation may require, and to make
and establish such rules, bylaws and
regulations for the proper management
of said corporation as. may be neces-
sary, and the same to change Or alter at
pleasure, and perform such other func-
tions as may be allowed by the laws OF
Louisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18

Olllcl lCSdI plO(Coo SAiGiii IN "~i' ~ va
the secretary as the law may direct.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes Of this corporation and
its objects are hereby declared to be to
acquire, own, lease, sell, mortgage or
hypothecate both real and personal
property, either in its natural state or
changed or altered by improvements or
manufacture; to farm, cultivate and
improve real estate or develop the same
for oil, gas or other minerals, and the
same to sell and dispose of; to estab-
fish, maintain and operate hay, gram
and farm products elevators and main
tain warehouses or other places of stor-
age therefor for hire; to operate and
own a gas, electric light plant or other
industrial plant and in fact to do and
perform any and all things necessary OF
tending to develop and improve the nat,
uraf resources of the State of Louisiana
or adjacent territory and to advertise
advance and exploit its industrial and
commercial resources.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18

=
No stakeholder shall be liable on ac-
count Of any obligations Of this corper-
alton in any other sum than the amount
of unpaid balance due him on stock sud-
scribed for. No irregularity nor any
informality in organization shall have
the effect of rendering this charter. null
or al exposing any STOCKHOLDERS 70 an,
l;abilitv beyond such unpaid balance
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended 1excep
q 10 increasing or decreasing its capf
raj stock) by two-thirds vote Of tn
stock represented at meetings OF tn
stockholders convened for such purpose
liter ten days previous notice BY publ
c.t;on in any one of the newspapers u
the CITY of Shreveport, Louisiana
whenever this corporation is dissolve
{. limitation or otherwise, its affair
shall be liquidated by three commission
- elected 1T stockholders meetings
,,h;eh shall have full power to wind z
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18
ARTICLE ".

erty. services or any other valuable con-
sideration moving to said corporation,
and resolution of the board OF dlree-
tors of this corporation that the consld-
Grafton given for any stock is fair and
ADEQUATE shall be conclusive evidence
that it is such; but no stock shall be IS
sued for less than the par value thereof.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall
| be vested in board of directors COM
posed of three stockholders who shall
be elected at each annual meeting OF the
stockholders for the ensuing year; the
Hoard of directors shall have authority
to adopt bylaws for the regulation OF
the business of this corporation, to
adopt a corporate seal, to hypethecate
or dispose of any portion of the prop
erty Of said corporation for such con,
sideration and on such terms of pay
Iment as it may deem advisable; to dl'
Irect and control the officers and EN-
ployes of the corporation; to pass al
rules and regulations which it ma!
| deem necessary for the conduct OF tn
affairs of said corporation, and to YES
lin it's general manager by resolution all
or any part, of the powers given by thi
charter to the board of directors.
ARTICLE VI.
Until the election of board of direc
: TORS on the first Monday in Januar
1912, the following shall compose tn
board of directors, to-wit John D. Wi
kinson, who shall be president; J. 4
! Johnson, who shall be vice president
w. A. Jones, who shall be secretary an
:, treasurer, and each board of director
shall fill any vacancies occurring in sal
board and shall. elect, name or appon
all officers managers or employees nee'
: ed by this corporation, or may vest !
entire management in general ma
lager selected by them at any meetin
" who shall render stated accounts of h
administration to them as often as tn
II lmay desire. At each meeting Of stoc
4 holders each share Of stock shall be e
J titled TO one vote by its owner in perst
4