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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-05-27
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Work on Highway to Begin
Grant First Parish to Let Contract Under the Law Pro-
viding that the State Pay Half the Expense of
Building System of Good Roads.

president to enter into the neces-
sary contract.
One important change was
made as to specifications in the
work. Vitrifed clay pipe was
substituted for galvanized iron,
the change being estimathd as
adding about $2.25 per mile to
the cost.
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Hargis Items.

/ >ioPo SCCu W oC uOtuS !" Gil III
this vicinity at present, consider
ing the season we have had. Cool
weather stunted their growth in
the early part of the spring, but
the weather has moderated some
within the past few weeks, and we
are beginning to breathe Whit
of the good old summer time"
once more.
Warm weather also seems to en-
courage the fishing force" a little
in this immediate vicinity, as we'll
as the growth of corn, cotton, pea
nuts, etc.
There is little sickness scat
tered over this community at this
time but we hope the afflicted ones
will soon recover.
A much needed rain fell here
last Saturday night, which gave
the crops another start to growing.
Sam and Roy Anders made
pleasue trip to Atlanta last week.
The object of their trip was to
witness the the closing exercises
of the Atlanta school. They re-
ported good time.
Those who were brave enough
to venture out on the potato prop
osition again this year are begun
ming to dig down to see if they
can find anything on their vines.
A large crowd of people were
present at the graveyard working
last Saturday. The work is not
qnite finished yet. When finish
ed it will add greatly to the looks
of this silent city of the dead.
We must acknowledge that this
should have been done some time
ago.
The good people of Hargis are
contributing to the welfare of the
best Sunday school that this place
has ever witnessed. This Sunday
school. under the superintendency
of Mr.. F. G. Adams, is making
more progress along all lines than
any Sunday school has ever done
at this place. This is something
any community should be proud
to boast of; but remember We are
not going to stop at the progress
we have made, we are going to
make more.
The V. H. S. base ball team
willingly acknowledges that they
always come out victorious in the
ball games they play with MS, but
they never mention the fact that
Hargis makes all the home runs.
The young people of this vicini-
fly enjoyed themselves at nice
singing given at Hargis church,
last Sunday 1t is to be noted alss,
that the young folks of this place
are good singers as well as gbod
Sunday school workers.
A foreign minister has introduce
ed the idea of tattooing the chins
of the married women in order
to distinguish them from their uD-
married sisters. Now, Rastus
thinks that if this novel method
of discrimination is inaugurated
some of our American society
queens will resemble picture gal
leries.
Adieu. RAsTUs.
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To be on the honor roll pupil
must have IS in department, in
application, punctuality, in attend
ance, and must have an average of
IS in the subjects pursued by him
in his grade.
The following children having
met all requirements are entitled
to an honorable mention:
FIRST GRADE.
Adolph Courtney, Isola Smith.
Otis Hutchinson, Irma Bradford,
Carmau Wallace, Joy Brock, Vera
KEGS, Wiley Pardue, Buford Lash
ley, Opal Worsbam, with Inez
Smith as leader of class.
SECOND GRADE.
Silas Ates, Otis Chelette. Inez
Fletcher. lucy Garrett, Alton Nc
Twain, frankie KEGS, Gertie Rat
cliff, Y. d. Worshan, Kitty Gray,
earle Oliver, Archie Roy. with
Viola Boyett as leader of class.
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The annual meeting III the share
holders OF Bank 81 COlfax will con-
veno ut It's banking house In CtDlfHx.
La. on Wednesday. June Z. 1911. ut
IL a. M. fOrthe purpose Of electing
eleven directors hr the ensuing year
and attending to such other busi.
ness rs may come before IL.
EARL ROBERTS.
Cashier.
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Proposition 20 levy = ave- mills
special tax on 81 property snblert ~
"a o 1rsnt parish. Lculsisns. 70. Z
the yssr 1871 and ending with the
year 1919. both yesrs tnclasive. for
the purpose Of constructing. repair
ing and equlpping public school
which shall Be yeeted In the pu',''r,
for paying teachers, IN fact f0s ..sp-
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the cost.
Don't be Deceived by Side Issues.
During the past week or two
a number of more or less excel
lent gentlemen have become can
didates for State Office. Their
intimations were preceded by the
usual amount of secrecy and
stage play, this being the accept
ed method of arousing public in
terest. Their announcements
themselves were made with all
due dignity and solemnity, and
every effort was made to impress
the voters with the idea that the
fate of the State would depend
upon the acceptance or rejection
of these candidates.
The voters of Louisiana must
not permit themselves to be de-
ceived into accepting the false
proportional standards Of the pol
iticians. The governor and other
State officers are merely figure
heads in our ship of government;
the motive power is supplied by
the legislature. And it is to the
legislature we must look for the
States well or ill-being.
Ordinarily the voters of Lou
isiana pay as little attention to
the selection of members of the
legislature as they do to choosing
their police jurors. 1t is to this
carelessness, this indifference TO
the source of real reform, that
the unhappy financial conditions
of the State and many of the par
ishes is largely due.
The excellent gentlemen who
aspire to be governor may prom
Use the earth in case they are
elected, but they cannot keep a
single pledge without the consent
of the legislature; and with the
consent Of the legislature, which
hitherto has not been hard to OBJ
tain, agovernor can do as he likes,
and generally does.
The startling increases in State
and parish taxation in recent
years, the creation of a multi
plicity of new commissions and
Offices, the imposition of new tax
es to support them. the increase
in wasteful expenditure, the enor-
nous fees paid to parish officials
are all chargable to the legisla-
ture. No matter who the govern
or may be, or whether his inten-
tons are good or bad, he must
have the legislature before he
can work his will upon the peo-
lple.
The right kind of a governor
will not seek to control the legis-
lature; but, unfortunately, after
we have chosen him, it takes
some time to determine whether
we have the right kind or not.
If the people of the various par
|ishes will not take any one who
offers himself for member of the
legislature, but will select some
sturdy, clear-headed citizen who
cannot be carried from his feet
by flattery or swerved from his
duty by prospect of personal or
political gain. they will find the
next legislature the best invest
Iment they have ever made and
| one worth millions to the State.
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A reward uf one dollar Will I've paid
for the return Of Saunders Civil Cs,slp,
1909. tn my office. 1t IL u small vol
uIne bound IN black lea Their.
j. H. ROBEkTS.
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The police jury of Grant parish
met this day as per call of the
president, all members present,
the special order being the ac-
ceptance or rejection of the bid
of l.. B. Constant to construct
the road from Colfax to Rochelle.
Mr.. Duncan reported that OBJ
ject of the meeting was to con-
slider the bid referred to, which
had been submitted to the high
way department of the Board Of
State Engineers, on May 10Th.
He reported that he went to New
Orleans on that day, and from
there to Baton Rouge, and con-
suited with Ex-Governor Heard,
President of the Board of Con-
troll of the State Penitentiary,
from whom he learned that State
convicts could not be had to con-
struct the road at present, and
further reported that the cost of
the road, under the Constant bid,
would be about fifteen hundred
dollars per mile. He strongly
recommended the acceptance of
the bid.
Mr.. Gervias- Lombard, State
Highway Engineer of the Board
of State Engineers, was also
present, and stated that the road
built under the Constant bid
would be a good road and very
strongly recommended the ac-
ceptance of the bid, going
thoroughly into all details of the
matter of construction, etc., and
stating that the price included
the cost of all bridges and cul-
verts on the road; that the con-
tractor would have to keep the
road in repair until it's final COM
pletion,S etc.
The following citizens being
present were called upon by the
president of the jury and asked
to give their views as to the ac-
ceptance or rejection of the bid
and all advised acceptance, to-
wit: Messrs. j. H. McNeely, C.
H. Teal, G. H. Mcknight, M. E.
Swafford, C. H. Mccain, H. G.
Goodwin, R. R. Jeter, j. j. o.
Quinn and j. B. Roberts.
On motion of Mr.. Clinton, sec
onded by Mr.. Bullitt, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
ADOPTED, t0-Wlt.
Be it resolved by the police
jury of Grant parish, Louisiana,
in legal session convened. That
Mr.. j. w. Duncan. the president
Of this body, be and he is hereby
in conjunction with
the State Highway Department
Of the Board of State Engineers,
to sign a contract with L. B.
Constant for the bid approximate
ing fifty six thousand dollars for
the construction of the road from
Colfax (Darro bridget toRochelle.
It is understood the State is to
pay half the cost of the road,
and that the contractor is to be
required to substitute standard
vitrifed clay pipe for galvanized
iron pipe, estimated to cost about
seven hundred dollars additional
on the entire route of the road.
And all the work of construction
of the said highway to be in ac-
cordance with the specifications
of the Higwhay Department of
the Board of; Engineers, as adj
vertised in the advertisement for
bids and as per specifications sub
mitted. with the exception stated.
There being no further bust
ness to come before this special
session, on motion of Mr.. Purvis,
seconded by Mr.. Nugent the po-
lice jury adjourned to meet on
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W COiioiuCI tIiC lcJtlitS VI tilc
model highway to be built from
Colfax to Rochelle, will be found
in another column of this paper.
This meeting was of unusual in.
terest, as was manifest by the
large number of citizens present.
The idea had obtained that this
road could probably be built at a
cost of between $3.50 and $500
per mile, and, as Mr.. L. B. Con-
slant. the lowest bidder at its
letting, had bid in the contract
at the rate of SITS per mile,
about double the figures suppos-
ed, it was thought probable the
bid would be rejected.
Mr.. Gervias Lombard, State
Highway Engineer, and Mr.. Con-
slant, the bidder, were both pres
ent. Mr.. Lombard went into a
lengthy statement in regard to
the contract bid of Mr.. Constant,
which he unhesitatingly recon-
mended for acceptance. it being
entirely reasonable considering
the class of work to be done. He
also answered a number Of ques-
tons about the character of the
work, when and where it was to
begin, ETC.. He said that work
was to begin at the Darro bridge
in about ten days, and the road
was to be completed by Septem-
Der l, 1912. 1t will be built in
sections of a mile or so at a time,
and as fast as completed the pub
lie can travel on the road. The
only interruption to travel will
be at points where work is in
progress. The contractor is to
keep the road in order and deliver
it in good condition in Septem-
Der, 1912.
Mr.. Lombard explained that
the generally supposed cost of
the road, of $3.50 to $500 per mile,
was gathered from his statement
as to the probable cost to the
parish where the State convicts
were employed to do the work.
If the State furnished convicts to
do the work, it would pay no
money, and the cost to the parish
would thenNbe from $3.50 to $500
per mile. He still sticks to those
figures. But the State did not
have the convicts to spare, had
other use for them, and on this
contract the State proposed to
pay half of the contract price
1880, and the parish is to pay
the other 1889 Of the Sits per
mile. The proposition is virtual
" the same, the cost to the par
;sh in either case being $500 or
5000 per mile
Mr.. Duncan, president of the
police jury, stated that he had
about made up his mind that the
bid should be rejected, but after
hearing Mr.. Lombard's explana-
ton and looking at it from esti-
mates given by the others, he
had determined that it was the
best to accept the bid. Several
citizens present were asked as to
their views, and all thought the
bid should be accepted, and so
expressed themselves. The MEM
bers of the police july all said
they had come to the meeting
predisposed to vote against ac-
cepting the bid, but after hear
ing the matter fully discussed
each and everyone expressed
themselves as convinced that it
was best to take Mr.. Constants
bid and let the work of building
the road commence at once.
On motion of Mr.. Clinton, sec
onded by Mr.. Bullitt, a resolution
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.'o' .e'e. - ~.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Parish Board Of school Directors Of 6rHnt.
state of Louinana;
Inc petition ., the undersigned property tax.
iirsnt and state Of Louisiana. being the required
n NUN y me psVpsry saApnpsss s'S,D's 70
t;n IA 4, sh ssry ~ -. s ~
ps Dur, Of dssermininx Whether or not sIssisi
siv. IA min 90 sor 49, IN vs.rs h.yfrrsns
with the year isii and enfsne IN 1915. both yssss
schos dat s,ct - ne ss,-iS ssst ~. -, 80,
~, m ,rss u, - ~ ~ ;s a.. 49, ;s p:
To Srats sxatios. ior the purpose ~ conserxc,.
iss. np,hssn ue... IL n css.sv I'LL
t,s vh;..h m - 5000 H. ~. rnhrc sr 80
frsrhers IN Tact f,r vsnerei srrssto"s, ,s.,..ss
NAMES ar prT7rsovrps
I'm. Deee' jos xl,brirSt. 3. q wan q \.
onvnec. TSs,. n nm fsrov Hsmwcrd =
Foster. &. G. sanford. W. ?. 6ees. q. ". Mary
e,ber. i. Paffsrson jr;is Nnr.nx n vis
q. 3. GILLIAN. D. g NicScl' -S.e'
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
p-1,.. -. a.. ,,....-,Psrsssn o Grant.
nesore me. the unoes.t9neo eucnor1ty. persoq-
ally came and appessed Prot J. y. Warner. .1b
oectAseo eeo acknoweoeeo tnat ne wa< on ne
ne Parish Board Of school Di.vetors Of the per.
ss q Sr~at Los,s.sna; ana sess the so2vs ana
ton nlsd with said board ON the 18th day Of
nay, Eiis togetner MN 81 hamss aligned THEW
%. ana sssea upon ~ saim oosrd ssits neetinH
N. WARNER;
.s s~9rn 20 ena sa9scroed oe'oss We snss Sns
''s' '~s u Aas' isil' q x nvo o.Sis.
The folIowing resolution WAS oGersd BY Mr.
Nugent and seconded By Mr. Jackson Who nov
= ~ ~ e><Dte'c.- :. -.
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NOTICE TO ~Orrlts.


To vote In favor Of the ,.e.,r,~:t IN sunas.tssl
on thie ballot place an = ntsss ~ IT, :nt@
after the word "YES." r.ii to runs 40 sif,sl u
place similar marx In tae rsu - liter -
And the Secretary Of this boarS b mud hs b
hereby instructed to have prepared tyr we ut
said special ei<ction all tbs nerezsafy rsi..e
alton Of property. a~d coupled stasement u
votes In number and amount
$reffon Three
ton shall 6e at BuekeIew Frecinct. and +. y
Deem. George Ober asd 3. A. Wall an anpolntxd
commissioners. aud W. P. Dsen clerk OF eleclos
20 serve ahsrsot TIE ssid slsetion shslI b con
thereto. n. - ~
The President q this bosrd e hev,sy i.strus-
ted 70 E5ve notice II the special esct}on hursIn
ordered. By his proclamation to be published -
cording to Law; and In the said proclamation Is
shall announcs that at ELEVEN O'Clock q n. o.
h0uss at Collar, Grant parrish. Louisiana, ana -
open see<i0u psOceed to opeu the ballot boxeI
examine and count the ballots IL ssnbeF ana
declare the result II the slecticn 4 :
TIE above resolutions vas adopted unanimoue-
II. ail the nsembers u the board ksrsinbsSrss>
sHmed voting In favor thereof,
J. n WARNER, pc.s;'tss,
SECRETARY.
STATE or LOUIsIAxa
Parish Of Grant
Personally came and appeared besors ne. tn.
un'irrsigmed authority. Prof. J. y. Warner. who.
bsfHE htrt BY me dulx sworn. declared and a.
knowiedFed. that he WAS on the 18th day of NAV
1911. and Is nos secretary OF TN Psrish bossS5 n
school iiirectofe ~ the parish ~ Grant L6ujsI-
ana and that the sbovssnd foregoing = . trus
meeting Of the Parish Board II x<hooi 6trcst"rs
Of the said pnrish and STATE. held az conax IL
a. s'e,en o'clock a. m on Hay -. 1911. a. pro-
j. " WARNER.
Thus ewotn to and subacrIbsd before me Oh
j. b. ROBERTS.
! Notary Pub;ies
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teacher from Boston once who was always
talking that back-to-nature line OF con-
yersation. She came TO me one day and
wanted me To have the windmill pulled
down and replaced with a well sweep and
an old oaken bucket Asked me if l didn't
think il was too bad that the American
farmers of today had lost the gentle
poetrv of their forefathers and were turn
ing 10 red steel agricultural implements
instead of the simple tools of an earlier
era. And 10 think that / used 10 put up
with such things at the rate of four dol
lars a week.
And tin cans, They all had blrd-dog
noses for tin cans. You see they had READ
those Jokes and other funny things in the
napere about the way We farmers FED
people solely on timed vegetables. ABOUT
tbe first thing they did after their steamer
trunks and red suit cases had been put
ayav WAS TO begin a still hunt for IN
eliminating tin cans.
THEY'D stroll casually about the Kit
chen making dull remarks about the
brand of the stove we were using, While
their ewes roved casually about in search
of shining tin. One Of them raised a great
buIlaballoo one day when he came across
a lin box OF ground pepper-saId ne
r,ougbt I would raise and grind my own
ronr.r from what he read in That al OF
min. Another ran across rusty can
that had been filled with pincapples ana
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IDENTIFIED Officials Now Run Away to Play

the mercl.an are responsible. IN "A ldFEe
degree. for the high price OF meat The
time is coming when most OF the middle
men will be eliminated. when food VIII ne
sold for cash and when the producer VIII
get more for what he has TO sell ana the
consumer will get more than he does now
for the same amount Of money
What is the trouble with the govern
ment Of American cities
Neglect. Until lately the voters iei'
the affairs of their cities 10 soaphoN eau
cuscs. run by professional politicians. But
the voters are waking up. We hear COM
plaints about cities. but cities. AFTER an
have been governed about as honestly az
states. Bad government IN cities is caused
primarily by neglect. as ] have said. Men
neglect 10 act or think They do not see
that party divisions are maintained bY
grafters and that whooping IT up for the
Republican local ticket or the Democratic
local ticket is scheme by which 20 fool
and betray the electorate.
The rule Of money IL drawing 10
close. Legislatures will not he for sale
very much longer. Spectacular iinanciers.
men whose names now ili the newspapers,
will soon be compelled 10 attend 10 their
own affairs They are called captains OF
industry. As "a matter OF fact some or
them are really anarchists"
Copyright. 1911. by James B. morrow
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l7urricdIy.


that. and for a Wh.lc hc couldn't s.umaer
wink DE came down ON. night and
woke me- nap 20 ask if my elder son couldu.,
go ont IN front and make "a noise Ike an
automobile passing until De- could drop OF.
That's what I call neryc-aud that's what
most Of them had IN large quantities.
"On. ~ the greatest troubles was with
tA. Growing ro1sters. Course they could
easily pay three dollars here 10 town 10
go TO a play that had plot founded on
the growing of a talking rooster, bat they
couldn't bear thc poetic fancy when they
heard it in the ringing concrete. We had
AN old rooster 5y the name ~ Benton that
could crow louder and longer than any
bird bis size IN the state of Sow Jersey.
He gave Oh. borders "a iot ot trouble.
Benton would turn loos" about sunrise. OF
course ard it didn't make any difference
~ him now soon or how late tire sun rose.
That wasn't his affair All he had 20 do
was 10 let people know that the orb Of
day Vas coming mp and mis- duty was per
formed
"Wcn those citv people had been IN the
habit OF sleeping until nine and ten IN the
morning and you can sec that Benton
admit make a great DIG ull NUeu ne would
pail his morning song. or course, tine
rooster couldn' know that they were End
ing fault with his work and Dc kept it up.
I asked one batch Of bcarders II they had
ever seen sunrise and there was only
one in the crowd who had. Then / sus-
gested that they get mp with old Benton
some day and take look at 10 because il
was quite a show when one had never seen
b. They took my advice. and liked ii 60
well that aftcrWard some Of them would
get up early enough 90 disturb the slum-
bers al the yigilsnt Benton.
ITS hard 10 believe now. bun Tor wears
and years ! turned over good .Jj-acre
farm 10 lot of city people every summer
and they paid mC that four dollars head.
II they wanted the meadow 90 play golf
on I couldn't break the ground FOR crops.
And for long time ! still hung to the
idea that 10 was the only wav Tor a farmer
10 make any mercy: 10 get t from rich
people vino como out from the big town
every summer anC groan as they part with
the four dollars %
And now .'--- suggested uis interviewer
"Oh. now Tie words came out ia u