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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Movement for New Depots at Coifax
and Alexandria.

We publish statement in another
place, relative to complaints and spe-
cific charges having been preferred
before the Railroad Commission
against the depots of the l.. r. K n.
Co., at Alexandria and Colfax, with
the view OF having the company i'm
prove conditions ut these places.
In this connection we will mention
the fact that the citizens OF Collar
petitioned the l.. II. & n CO.. in July
last for Il new depot, and we have a
specific promise from MIR. Clarence
Ellerbe, assistant to the president,
in answer to that petition that the
matter should receive attention in
the spring OF 1911. MIR. Ellerle, in
answer to the petition of j. w. Dun
can and Others after saying that it
was the desire aud intention of his
company to build larger stationat
Colfax, recites the many setbacks by
overflow, ETC., aud closes with the
following sentence, viz:
Under these ,conditions we Won d
like to delay the discussion of this
depot question for just exactly one
year, or rather until the spring O.
1911. Talk it over with some OF
your friends, and see what their views
are"
In compliance with the courteous.
reply of MIR. Ellerbe at that time, dis
cussion of the matter was held up b,
our citizens, The time is ripe, how
ever. for the matter to be opened
now, and, in view of the promise OF
Mr.. Ellerbe, we feel sure Colfax vii
have a new depot before long, wheth-
err the Railroad Commission orders
the building or not.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Masonic Notice.

The members of Colfax Lodge f. &
A. Al. No. 259 are hereby notified
that at the stated meeting Of the
lodge on Saturday, Jan. 2S, 1911, a
vote is to be taken on the change o.
Sec. l of Article l of the Bylaws
relative to the time OF holding meet
ings. A fuII attendance is urged.
Bv order OF the Lodge.
J. &. MckNiGHT, W. N.
j. Il. MoRINTINI, Secty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14

The cold snap of last week played
havoc with winter gnrdens. Thf
editor OF the Chronicle had cabbage
beets and lettuce that were nearly all
killed. Turnips. satisfy, spinach
shellots aud onions, all stood the
freeze first rate. but the cabbage
lettuce and beets look like prairie
lire had swept over them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
W. o. W. Install officers and Feast

On the night of Tuesday, Jan.
10th, the W. 0. w. installed their
officers for the ensuing year, and
made the occasion enjoyable with
a feast of good things. The ladies
of the Woodmen Circle were in
weighed into preparing a supper
for the occasion, and the way they
piled mp good things that night
has been the boast of the men who
enjoyed them ever since.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Friends, PLEASE Excuse Our Blusbes

The Chronicle is pleased to receive
by almost every mail compliments
from its patrons as to the excellence
OF the paper. We thank our friends,
one and all, for their good opinion,
which we shall try to continue to
merit, but We hope none will feel of.
Tended because we failed to publish
the nice things they said. 1t really
would appear conceited for us to
print all OF them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Agricultural Lectures in Grant Parish.

Montgomery, La, Jan. 6, 1911.
Please announce that Mr.. Mason
Snowden, one OF our State AgricuI-
tural men, will speak in Colfax on
January oath, at 2 p. M; Hargis,
Jan. 25th. at 10 IA. M; Verda, Jan.
25th, at 2 p. m.
Mr.. Snowden's lecture will be oil
great interest to all who are interest
ed in better farming. and | hope each
place will give him good audience.
Yours very truly,
B.. Z. WOODS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering 1t through the surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrp-
lions from reputable physicians. the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.. contains no mer-
curry. and is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. II Is taken internally. and made In Toledo.
Ohio, by Il. J. Cheney 4 CO. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
Louisian. Census Returns.

The Census Bureau on Thursday
gave out the figures for all the prin-
cipal interior cities and towns OF
Louisiana, except Shreveport, the
population of which was made pub
lie some weeks ago. The figures are
highly gratifying, for they show
steady and, in some cases very rapid
growth.
Ten years ago the State outside of
New Orleans had only seven munich
palities with population of 5000
and over. Now it has eleven, the
new towns getting into the class
being Lafayette, Morgan City, Crow
ley and Houma.
OF all the interior municipalities
Morgan City takes the blue ribbon
for percentage OF gains. In 1900 she
had 1882 people. Now she has
SAT-, an increase of 134.S per cent.
To the development of her fishing in
dustry and her increasing impor-
lance as shipping point by water is
proba bly, due the fact that the thriv-
ing town on Berwick Bay more than
doubled her population.
Shreveport grew SO fast in the past
ten years that she now has twice the
populat ton of Baton Rouge, and will
probably continue for long time to
be the second city in the State. The
capital is third, but has behind her
three live towns that are advancing
more rapidly than she is, and unless
she increases her strides, she is likely
to lose the position she has held
for several decades. Baton Rouge
has popula tion of Ia. 1897, while
Lake Charles has IL. 449, Alexandria
IL, 213, and Monroe 10000. Alex
andria is gaining faster than either
Lake Charles or Monroe, and during
the past ten years has nearly doubled
her population. She is situated in
the center OF the State, is growing in
Importance as a railroad center, and
has future not excelled by any
town in the State.
Monroe's gain was the fourth larg-
est, Lafayette being third. The Qua
chita city which has the distinction
OF being the only oasis in the dry ter
ritory of North Louisiana, and the
only community in which the princi-
pie of municipal ownership is applied
to all public utilities, including street
cars, showed gain OF SO per cent,
which is distinctly fattering, in view
OF the agricultural depression of the
section of which she is a center.
Lafayette's gain wss 90 per cent,
and she is now LOO behind New
Iberia, though ten years ago she had
only half the population of her neigh
Dor. Railroad development is un-
doubtedly helping to push her for
ward. New Iberia shows the smallest
percentage of growth, ten per cent.
and Crowley is next with twenty-one.
One OF the surprises is Houma, which
made a gain of 81 per cent and from
a population of 3,212 ten years ago
managed to scramble into the 5000
class with twenty-four people to
spare.
New Orleans is OF course pleased to
see the gains in urban growth out
side her own limits. The effect is
bound to be helpful to her, for it will
necessarily contribute to an efface-
meEt of the line which in the past has
unjustly been drawn between the city
and the country.-N. .. States, Jan 6.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14

Constipation is the cause of many all
ments and disorders tina. make life mis-
cradle. Take Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. keep your bowels
regular and you will avoid these dis
eases. Fer sale by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14

We are requeted to announce that
Rev. W. W. Lautrip will preach mt
the Colfax NJ. E. church ION Sunday
at l | a. IN, and at night.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14

Mr.. w. H. Ledbetter, 6f Homer,
came to Coliax on Thursday, and is
spending a few days with Rev. H. W.
Ledbetter, his son.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-14
The Battle of New Orleans.

| ry or the Battle or New orleans
fought on the plains of Chalmette
below that city, in the year 1915,
when General Andrew jackson
with raw recruits met and van
quished General Packenham with
his trained veterans who outnum-
bered the Americans three to one
| The name of Andrew jackson
was on that day immortalized.
He was surnamed "Old Hickory"
| 1t is only recently that Andrew
Jackson's name was voted a place
in the Hall of Fame. This ocur-
red in New York and was an
nounced by DIR. John I'll. Mac
Cracker, chairman of the Senate
of the New York University.
Andrew Jackson's name is the
third greatest after Washington
and Jefferson.
As is generally known the Bat
tie of New Orleans was fought
after the treaty of peace had been
signed at Client and the rights
and privileges contended for by
the Americans were conceded and
acknowledged.
In those days there was no
transit by fast steamship nor tele-
graph facilities as now, and the
news came slowly and at inter
walls.
1t would seem that in the Bat
tie of New Orleans there was in
volved greater issue than the
rights of American seamen. This
is made plain in an interesting ar
ticle in the Taylor-Trotwood
Magazine for December. From
the information impaired in this
article by John Trotwood Moore
"if Packenham had taken New Or
leans the British would have
claimed and held the whole Lou
isiana purchase"
In the treaty of Client there was
provided for the restoration of all
territory, places and possessions
taken by either nation from the
other during the war, with certain
unimportant exceptions,
From the minutes of the confer
ence at Client, as kept 10y Mr.. Gal
latin, the British are represented
as declaring in exact words:
eve do not admit Bonaparte's
construction of the law of nations.
We cannot accept it in relation to
any matter before us"
At that time none of the Ameri-
can commissioners knew what the
real meaning of these words was.
1t developed afterwards that the
British ministry did not intend the
treaty of Client to apply to the
Louisiana purchase at all.
As explained by John Trotwood
Moore, referring to the British
ministry: The whole corporation
of them from 1903 to 1Sl5-Pitt,
the Duke of Portland, Greenville
Percival, Lord Liverpool and Cas-
tlereagh, denied the right of Ma
poleon to sell Louisiana 10 us, and
they held therefore that we had
no right to that territory"
In despatcbing Packenham's
army to New Orleans it was the
intent Of seizing and holding this
vast tract of land embraced in the
Louisiana purchase, in which is
comprised the fairest section of
the United Etates.
And theft Fine of the hero of this,
one of the greatest events in this
Nation, is npw assigned. not only
to this victory over Rockingham,
but to his sowing for this nation
this vast territory which the
British felt sure they would secure
and hold.
AS observed in the editorial:
All the tangled web that the cum
ming of English diplomacy could
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02

partake of it daily, as it is high
ly recommended to cure what
ever ails you. There are no
wells at the homes. The drink
ing water used is rain water,
the cisterns are wooden tanks
above the ground Last Friday
we were invited to the Country
Club for dinner. This is on
the Golf Park, the golf course
was opened by President Taft
a year and a half ago. The
Club house is a nice looking
building which cost $4,000. It
is nicely furnished with Mission
furniture. A colored man and
his wife live at the club and
cook for parties. The weather
with the exception of a few
days has been very warm, and
like July weather. The time
is passing quickly and very
pleasantly. We are sorry to
note in The Times land News"
the friends who have been i'll.
and we were sad to receive the
news of Mrs. Rosenbaum.
Mr.. MacAllister feels that he
is gaining right along.
We will be glad to see our
friends at Mo. Valley April LIST.
Respectfully,
The MacAllisters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
Ingratitude

John Lewis, of the Rock Is
land station at Atlantic, found
$lS3 in money and $40 worth
of jewelry and turned the find
over to the owner. He did not
receive a reward. Of course,
he was not looking for one, and
as an honest man had no other
thought except that of finding
the owner and restoring the
property. He is out nothing.
But the owner of that property
will always feel a little meaner,
a little smaller for not having
given the honest finder a suit
able reward. She has lost more
than he has, and perhaps much
more than he found and re-
stored to her.-The Tabor Bea-
con.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
A Letter From Havana

Habana De Cuba, 2, 1911.
Dear Folks at Home:- Well.
we have been here three days
now and begin to feel some
what acquainted it is a queer
place and have some funny
ways of doing things it makes
you think you had gone back in
to old Bible times. The houses
are all built out of some kind
of plaster and look like old
pictures you see in the Bible.
A good many streets are only
about 10 feet wide so that in
one street the teams all 20 in
one direction and in all in an
other on the next street. When
you get up you get sour oranges
hard rolls and coffee and from
10 to IL breakfast and dinner
from 6 to 8. They have no
mattresses on the beds only a
comforter and sheet on the
springs. The ceiling to our
SOON Is about 20 feet high and
the door about Is feet with iron
locks and keys and stone or
tile floors without carpets.
The streets run in every dir
ectlon as you have to look out
about getting lost, as you can't
ask any questions because they
cannot understand and only
shake their head. We do our
walking mornings and evenings
as it is most to hot in the mid
die of the day and our clothes
are too heavy most men here
wear linen or white suits and
the working people weal very
little. You see half grown
children on the street without
any clothes whatever not even
a rag. The best way to get
around is a carriage as for 2Oc
Spanish money they take two
people anywhere. United States
goes futher than Spanish. We
sail from here Saturday noon.
Friday is my birthday
would like Q big pudding, their
cooking don't suit me here too
hot and too much seasoning and
smell. Please mail this to Mag
There is too much to see here
to spend so much time writing.
Yours with love,
John.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
The Lecture

! WORTHWHILE Flowers was
greeted, last evening, at the M.
e. church, in this city, by a
good house, in his lies Misera-
!bles," great story in dialogue.
That he met the expectations
/ of his hearers in this story,
full of spirit, and one that cap
tivates an audience from start
to finish. To fully appreciate
this story, the hearers should
read the original lies Misera-
bles," and then they are equip
ed to admire the beauty of Mr..
Flowers impersonal story. He
carries each character in the
drama in the various dialects
in an easy, natural, but always
forceful manner that holds his
hearers in breathless silence
and admiration. His appear
ance on the platform is pleas
ant and impressive and COM
mands attention from all.
This being the 18th number in
the course of lectures, and
leaves but one more to finish
the engagement, and if the last
proves as satisfactory as the
fourth number, the Lecture Az.
ISOLATION may consider them
selves fortunate in furnishing
so satisfactory a course of lect-
ures and entertainments for
the citizens of Mo. Valley, and
we congratulate them on their
success, and hope they will not
be the last of so helpful and en-
joyable entertainments for our
citizens.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
BOYS and Girls, Clubs.

There is a growing interest
in the subject of industrial
work for boys and girls. Boys
Agricultural Clubs and Girls
Domestic Science Clubs are be-
ing organized in many places.
So great has been the desire
for help in the organization of
such clubs that Professor A. v.
Storm of Iowa State College at
Ames has recently prepared ar.
illustrated bulletin on "Boys'
and Girls Clubs in Iowa" which
those interested can procure
free by addressing the Exten-
sion Department, Ames, Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
Warning to Railroad Men

Look out for severe and even danger
Gus kidney and bladder trouble result
ing from years of railroading. Geo. E.
Bell. 6s9 Third St, Fort Wayne, Ind
was many years n conductor on the
Nickel Plate. He says: Twenty
years Of railroading left my kidneys in
terrible condition. There was a con-
tinual pain across my back and hips
and my kidneys gave me much distress,
and the action of my bladder was fire.
quent and most painful. | got sup
ply Of Foley Kidney Pills and the first
bottle made wonderful improvement
and four bottles completely cured me
completely. Since being cured have
recommended Foley Kidney Pills to
many Of my railroad friends -
nl3o II. W. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
FIRE IN CARPENTER
BUILDING AGAIN
Gasoline Stove Leaked And
Took Fire

! For the third time in the
past six months the fire team
was called to the Carpenter
building last night about 1920.
A gas.,t,ne stove which had a
few |eaky joints aud is used
for boating "weinies" caused
the trouble. About twelve
boys uer, in tn. s'ore at the
time ard all loss their heads
VIII n the fire started and made
their get away. Theodore Dam
iels had presence of mind
enough to throw a bucket of
water on the blaze and perhaps
averted a very serious fire.
Mr.. Aaron Carpenter is begin
ing to think his building is
"Hoodooed" having had three
fires in the same building in
the past six months. The
damage wont exceed five dol
lars.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
Nut Cake
Kc M, c.l.

one-hayeMp butter; TX cups gran
nluted sugar; CUP milk, 2eMts foU,
3 le.ei kea.po. .faS 4 & BaAiAg Pos.
der; I CUP Of nut meats chopped fnt
NA1tes ot 4 eggs, beats,n Q,.y.
Sift -four and baking powder together
three times. Cream the butter, addtht
sugar; then alternately, the milk and
the -four mixture; lastly the Whites OF
eggs and the nut meats. Bake i'll a
Sheet in shallow pan thirty or forty
minutes. When cold cover with the
icing and decorate with wholen nut meats
This is also an excellent white cake recipe
wien nuts are omitted.
Chocolate Icind
one enb grGnHI0isd sugar; y oHAel
chocolate; aohsie of I egg. bceisu DRY;
X traspooMfMl camille estyasl; 4 eMt
.ualcy.
Stir the sugar, chocolate and water
urtil the mixture boils; cover ard let
boil three minutes. Uncover ard let
boil till when tested in cold water soft
h,.ll may be formed; beat into tllcwl,itc
of egg, then beat until cold add vanilla.
'.e.,e nut caramel frosting given OF, page forty
OF ne X c Cooks Book may. be used in place Of
the chocolate fiosting. if desired. A copy of
the Cooks Book handsomely illustrated in Q
uolors. will he mailed free. if you will send the
colercd certificate packed i'll 2S-ccnt cans OF X
Baking Powder To tho JAerLs MFG. Co.,
Chicago IS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02

The L. D. S. dinner today
was a success, quite largely at
tended, and the spread most ex-
cellent and in greatest of plen-
ty. Coming as it did so soon
after the Wednesday dinner by
the ladies of the Catholic
church, it was feared that it
would he a failure, but expert
ence goes to show that people
never get tired of eating q
good dinner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
Friday Feb "a

Miss Edith Amen and Mrs.
Phllo Clark were the guests of
Logan friends last evening.
Miss Sayde Briggs and Miss
Svbil Smith are attending Prof.
Cox recital in Omaha today.
Mrs Hugh ON salis again at
her home on Fourth street af.
ter having spent several weeks
at the home of her mother,
where she has been recovering
from the effects of pneumonia.
Miss Jose johnson attended
y dancing party in Logan last
evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02
kensington Club

Nine members of the kensin
ton Club were present yester-
day afternoon when Mrs. F. A.
Hea h was the hostess at her
home on Seventh street. The
customary am cunt o f
sewing was accomplished and a
little more than customary was
dom in the visiting line, if the
noise they made is anything to
jud e by. An unusually good
tim was had until five o'clock,
when supper was announced.
George Washington furnish
ed the inspiration for the decor
atioas on the pretty table where
the guests were seated. A nov
ell canterpieca was furnished by
a miniature trunk, ornamented
by G Gorge Washington, his little
ak and several punches Of cher
ries. Each lady received as a
favor a small American flag
filled with red candies. Little
rel hatchets marked the places
and lighted green shaded cand-
les finished the decorations.
Mrs. Strobehn assisted the
hostess in serving the lovely
supper. Mrs. William Quick
of McClelland. Mrs. Philo Clark
of r I'd Oak, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs.
Glenn and Miss McGavren were
the guests for the afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-02

Ifyou have trouble in getting
rid of your cold you may know
that you are not treating itprop
erly. There is no reason why
a cold should hang on for weeks
and it will not if you take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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