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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

the hours provided by law, on
Thursday the 26th day of Septem-
Der, A. d. 1912, at which election
shall be submitted to the property
tax payers, of said Town of ST.
Martinville, who, under the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
State of Louisiana are entitled to
vote at said election, the question
of imposing. levying and collecting
a special tax of five (5) mills on
the dollar, per annum, on all of the
assessable property situated in said
Town of st. Martinville, for a
period of ten { lO) years, said tax
to be imposed, levied and collected
in aid of a railway enterprise, and
all in favor of the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company, a
corporation organized and ext sting
under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, its success
sors or assigns.
The said tax to he imposed, le-
We'd and collected according to law
and conformably to the terms, con-
ditions and limitations recited in
the herein above petition, begin
ming in the year 1913 and extend
ing to and including the year 1922,
or until the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25, OOO.OO)
shall have been collected and turn
ed over to the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns.
Section 2. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that said election shall be
held under the general election
laws of the State of Louisiana, SO
far as applicable, and that the poll
ing place shall be the Court House,
situated in the Town of S. Martin
vile, Parish of st. Martin, the
place at which the last preceding
general election was held, and
that the form of ballot to be used
at said election shall be as follows:
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Taxable Valuation $.................
Signature of Voter ...................

Section 3. Be itfurther ordain-
ed, etc, that the Board of Supervi-
sors of the Parish of st. Martin be,
and they are hereby requested to
appoint Commissioners and Clerks
to serve in the premises. to give
due notice of said appointments
and of the time and place of hold
ing said election, and make their
return of said election to the May
or and Council of the Town of st.
Martinville, as required by law, and
that the Mayor of the Town of st.
Martinville be, and he is hereby
authorized to issue his proclama-
ton, notifying the voters in said
town that such election will be
held, giving the date thereof, the
place of holding the election, the
names of the Commissioners and
Clerks, as selected by the Board of
Supervisors, and further give no
tice that the Mayor and Council of
the Town of st. Martinville will
meet in extra session to duly pro
mitigate the returns.
Section 4. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc that on the day following
that on which the Board of Super
yisors of the Parish of st. Martir
have made their return of said cleo
ton to the Mayor and Council, il
the matter provided by section
of this ordinance, that the Mayo
and Council of the Town of 81
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

AGAINST a special tax Of five
mills Oh the dollar, per annum.
to he imposed and levied aud col
lected In aid Of a railway enter
prise, aud in favor Of, for Tho ben
eft of and aid of the SUulhwes-
tern Traction and Power CUInpa-
ny, it's successors or assigns. said
tax to be imposed. levied ami col
lected beginning with the year
1918 and extending to and ihciu-
ding the year 1922 so as to To-
n lie the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (25. OOOOO. pro
vided that in case the sum Of TWEEN
tv Five Thousand Dollars $50.
O00.OO) be collected AM turn, Il
over to the said company before
the expiration OF the ten QW years
that the said tax shall cease rs
sOOn as this sum Is collected and
turned over to the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company. its
successors or assigns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

FOR a special tax Of five mills
on the dollar. per annum, to be
imposed, and collected in aid OF a
railway enterprise, and in faver
of, for the benefit Of and in aid
of the Southwestern Traction aud
Power Company. its successors or
assigns, said tax to be imposed, le-
Wed and collected beginning with
the year 1913 and extending to and
including the year 1922. 30 AZ to
realize the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars { $25.OOlOO J.
provided that in case the sum Of
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($25, 10000 be collected and turn
ed over to said company before
the expiration Of the ten { 10 }
years that the said tax shall
cease as soon as this sum is cOllec-
ted and turned over to the South
western Traction and Power Com
pany. its successors or assigns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17
Are Ever At War.

There are two things ever lastingly at
war, joy and piles. But Bucklen's Arni-
ca Salve will Danish piles in any form.
It soon subdues the itching. irritation.
Inflammation or swelling. 1t gives COM
fort. invitis joy. Greatest healer Of
burns, bOils. ulcers. cuts. bruises, ecze-
ma, scalds, pimples. skin eruptiOns. On
~ 25 cts ut alldruggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Mr.. Francis Fouruet was ap-
pointed Profess of Physics OF
the Louisiana State University,
which is a high compliment paid
to the young mon.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Mr.. Frank Nassance Uf New Or.
loans spent several days in town
this week.
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AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance ordering special
election in the Town of st. Mar
tinyille. State of Louisiana, upon
the petition of more than one third
of the property tax payers of the
said Town of ST. Martinville, emit
tied to vote under the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Lou
isiana, requiring the same, for the
purpose of taking the sense of the
property tax payers of the Town of
st. Martinville entitled to vote I'M
der the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, on the propos-
ition of granting to the Southwes-
tern Traction and Power Company,
a special tax of five (5) mills on
the dollar per annum, on the as
sessable property situated in said
town of St. Martinville, for max
, imum period of ten years, begin
ming with the year 1913 and ex-
tending to and. including the year
1922, provided that the amount
to be levied and realized from the
said tax by the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power. Company shall not
exceed the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (S25, OOO.OO).
The said five mills tax shall cease
and terminate whenever the said
amount of Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,OOOOO) shall have
been realized and turned over to
the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, under the terms
and subject to the limitations pla-
ced in the petition for said election.
WHEREAS a petition has been re-
ceived from the property tax pay
ers, residing in the Town of st.
Martinville, entitled to vote under
the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, at special
election called according to law, to
levy special tax in aid of railway
enterprises, as is provided for by
Article 270 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, adopted In
1898, and Act No. 2O2 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1898, and Acts
amendatory thereof, especially Act
No. % of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year
1904 and Act No. 43 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana for the year 1910, and said pc
tition having been signed by a
number of property tax payers, re-
siding in the said Town of st. Mar
tinville, and under the laws of the
State of Louisiana and the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana,
qualified to participate in said cleo.
ton, in excess of one-thlrd ID
of the number, as was ascertalned
by an examination of said petition,
and the assessment rolls of salo
Town of st. Martinville, for the
year 1912, and the registration
books showing the registered vo
tiers in the Town of st. Martin
vile, and certified list, furnished
by the Sheriff and Tax Collector
giving the names of the persons il
said town who had paid their pol
taxes for the year 1910 and 1911
the words and terms of this peti
ton, as well as the signature
thereto annexed, being as follows
to-wit;
To the Honorable Mayor am
Council of the TOrn of st. Mar
tinrille, Parish of st. Martin
State of Louisiana:
We, the undersigned propert.
taxpayers of the Town of st. Mar
tinville, Parish of st. Martin. Stat
of Louisiana, and entitled to vot
therein on the proposition herein
after mentioned, respectfully petl
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Mr.. H. BlakeIy of Now Iberia,
was here this week doing some
marble work in tho cemetery.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Mrs. Percy Davidson of Houma
is here visiting relatives, guest at
the home of Mrs. r. j. Bienvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Martinville shall meet at the hour
of Eleven (11) A. M, proceed to
open the ballot bax, examine and
count the ballots, in number and
amount, examine aud canvass the
returns furnished them by tho
Board OF Supervisors OF the Pa
rish Of St. Martin, formally de-
clare the result of such election
and promulgate same in the man
ner provided by law.
Section 5. Be it further ordain-
Cd, etc, That the commissions Of
of election 40 herein above appoin-
ted shall receive tho ballots OF any
and oil property tax payers OF the
Town of st. Martinville, who are
under the constitution and laws OF
tho State Of Louisiana, entitled to
vote in said special election, upon
which ballot the voter or voters
shall have endorsed or caused to DO
endorsed his name and the proper
ty before depositing the same in
the ballot box.
Section 6. Be it further ordsin-
ed, etc, that this ordinance shall
be published in tho Official Jour-
nal Of tho Town of st. Martinvills
during . period Of thirty { 3O)
clear days prior to the date OF said
election. and that this ordinance
take effect from aud after ito pas
sage and PRONUNCIATION.
Thus done, read. adopted and
signed and seal affixed in open ses-
sion, at St. Martinvills, Parish OF
st. Martin, State Of Louisiana,
this Thirteenth 13th) day OF
August. 1912
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY E. DELAHOUSSAYE, secetary.
1t was moved by L. j. Duchamp
and duly seconded by DR.. j. s.
Martin aud carried that meeting
adjourned.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY E. DELAHOUssAYE, secretary
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

The rumor has been going the
round that the New State Board
of Education had tho intention Of
replacing Mr.. L. NJ. Favrot -
State Inspector of our High
Schools. This. We believe, would
be q serious mis- axe a. Mr.. Fav-
rot is one OF the most valuable
school mon in the State aud should
not be removed to make place for
some political fsvorite. Mr.. Fav-
rot has worked with us several
years % our Superintendent and
we have leaned to appreciate bis
value 40 q school man.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17

Rub-My Tism will cure you. % cents
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-17


I, L. G. Guidry duly qualified
Assessor in and for the Parish of
st. Martin do hereby certify that
the foregoing petition represent
over one third Cd of the qualified
voters of the Corporation of st.
Martinville and also the property
owners of said Corporation of ST.
Martinville.
In faith whereof my hand at st.
Martinville, La, this It'll day of
August A. ID. 1912.
LOUIS G. GdIDRY, Assessor.
The below ordinance was pre-
scented and read, when it was NOV
ed by l.. j. Duchamp and July Sc
conded by p. j. Gary and duly car
ried by the following yea and nay
vote.
Yeas: DIR. S. Martin, l.. j. Du.
champ and P. j. Gary.
Nays: None.
Said ordinance as above entitled
was then presented to the Mayor
for examination and was returned
approved and signed.
Said ordinance reads as follows
Section /. Be it therefore or
dained by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Martinvil'e, in re
gular session convened, that spe
cial election be. and is hereby or
dered called, to be held in the Tow
of st. Martinville, Parish of 81
Martin, State of Louisiana, within
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29

The watermen and lightermen Of
London can trace their occupation back
to a very remote past In n statute Of
Henry VIII. passed in 1914, for reg
ulating their fares. it Is recorded that
1t has been a laudable custome and
usage tyne out of mind to-use the river
In barge or winery bote." And the an
nails of the Watermen's company give
an interesting account of a dispute as
far back as 1903 concerning the charge
for the conveyance Of passengers from
Gravesend to London. The regular fare
was one-half penny for each person.
but some INSCRIPTIONS boatmen charg-
ed passengers a penny. So the offend.
ers were taken by the sheriff before
the justices Of assize. who admonishcd
them and made each waterman give a
bond of 40 shillings for future good be-
havior.-London Graphic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
indian SCOUT
ORGANIZATION

Secretary Libby of the State His.
torical society has just completed a
five days conference with the
Arikara scouts who were in abe
Terry-Custer campaign on the Little
Big Horn in 1876. He obtained from
these old veterans a remarkably clear
and detailed account Of this we'll
known campaign and One which will
be later published in the next volume
Of the collections OF; the society.
Photographs Of all the living scouts
are now being taken and there with
such others as can be- procured from
relatives or friends Of deceased
scouts will serve as Illustrations for
their story Of what happened on this
campaign.
The nine original Arikara Custer
scouts, after accounting their story
for publication, were so stirred by
the recital of what had occurred
thirty-six years before, that on the
suggestion of Secretary Libby they
found a permanent organization to be
known as the United States Volunteer
Indian Scouts. The purpose of this
association is to effect similar state
and national organizations among all
volunteer Indian scouts who served in
the U. S. army, to secure and pre-
serve the record of their services to
the nation, and to honor the memory
Of deceased scouts by the annual cele'
bration of Memorial day. The char
ter members were the nine old Gus
ter scouts: Young Hawk, Strikes
Two. Soldier, Red Bear, Little Sioux,
Red Star, One Feather, Boy Chief and
Running Wolf. These members ad-
mitted thirteen other scouts to full
membership. This body then elected
as their first honorary member, Sit
ting Bear, son of Son of the Star, the
Arikara chief at the time uf the scout
enlistment and prominent in securing
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
Tho Supreme Court.

For the supreme court Of the United
States there is no exact precedent.
either in the ancient or the modern
times. In making the great constitu-
ton the fathers" availed themselves
of all past knowledge and experience,
but 1t was probably from the French
publicist MontesQuieu that they got
their idea Of the supreme court. In
his book. +.The Spirit of the Laws"
M%ontesquieu after making a mastery
analysis of all forms of government,
uses these words: 'There Is no liberty
IL the judicial power be not separated
from the legislative and the executive"
The trainers Of the constitution knew
Montesquieu's book well, and there is
not any room for doubt about their get
ting the idea Of the supreme court
from that source.-New York Ameri.
can.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29

members of his tribe to serve in the
United States army.
The officers elected by the or.
SANITATION from among the scouts are
as follows.
Commander OF scouts, Young Hawk.
First vice commander, -Four Rings.
Second vice commander, Bears
Belly.
Sergeant, Three Foxes.
Treasurer, Red Star.
Announcer, Boy Chief.
Other officers were;
Chaplain, DIR. MEG. Beedc, Cannon
Ball Indian Mission.
Recording secretary, Alfred Bear.
Corresponding secretary. Burt
Wright.
1t was decided to invite Indian
scouts from various parts of the state
to meet at the Fort Berthold Indian
fair on September 16, for the purpose
of forming a state organization. The
movement thus inaugurated Is one
that has been long postponed but it
Is not yet too late. Such %organiza-
tons as these will quicken the enthu.
siasm OF the veterans over their past
experiences and awaken general inter-
est in what Is fast passing into
oblivion. Much valuable historical
material may thus be secured before
those who were participants in stir.
ring scenes have all passed away.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
Eoolina the Dogs.

In the highlands Of Scotland It used
to be the practice for each shepherd to
take his collie dog to church.
"These dogs" as Dean Ramsay
wrote. "sit out the Gaelic services and
sermon with commendable patience till
toward the end Of the last psalm,
when there is a universal stretching
and yawning and all are prepared to
scamper out. barking in a most excit.
ed manner. whenever the blessing Ia
commenced. The congregation Of n
Of these churches determined that the
service should close in a more decorous
manner. and steps were taken to at
tain this object. Accordingly when a
strange clergyman was officiating he
found the people all sitting when he
was about to pronounce the blessing.
He hesitated and paused, expecting
them to rise. TIL an old shepherd. look.
Ing up to the pulpit, said:
Essay ava, sir. We're a.sittin' to
cheat the dowgs.'"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
indications OF Lone Lite.

Il seems to I've generally agreed that
every person affords physical lndica.
tons Of his prospects Of a long or
short life. A long lived person, II IL
said, may be distinguished at sight
from a short lived one. In many
cases a physician can glance ut the
hand Of a patient and determine
whether he will live or not. The pri-
mary conditions of longevity are that
The heart, lungs and digestive organs,
n well a. tho brain, shall be large.
II these organs are large the trunk
will be long and the limbs compare.
lively short. The person will appear
tall white sitting and short while
standing. The hand will have \ long
and somewhat heavy palm. with short
fingers. The brain will be deeply
placed. as shown by the low position
of the oriice Of the ear. The blue,
brown or hazel eye is a favorable In.
dication. The nostrils. II large. open
and free. indicate large lungs. A
pInched and half closed nostril indi.
Gates small or weak lungs. These are
general points Of distinction. but are.
of course, subject to the usual indi'
vidual OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
APPEAL STAYS THE HANGMAN.

Special to The Tribune,
Lincoln, Ncb., Aug. m.-Albcrt
Prince, the negro convict convicted
of the murder of Deputy State Pris.
On Warden ~. b. Davis, was II of
tne happiest inmates in the Nebraska
penitcntiary today. Prince was to
have been hanged tomorrow, but an
appeal to the supreme court has act,
ed as a stay of execution and he is
assured of at least six months more
of life. His crime was committed
last February and marked the be.
ginning of a series of tragedies at
the state ~penitentiary, in which four
officials al. three convicts were
killed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
BIDS WANTED.

Tho board of school directors OF
School District No.. IS will receive
bids on material for and the erection
OF a two.story, four-room school
house, to be built at Center. N. D..
and to be turned over to the board
completed, on or before October Is,
1912. Plans and specifications may
be seen at the district clerks office
al Center, N. D. "A certified check
Of S per cent of the bid is payable
to the school district, is required
with each bid. Bids will be opened
August 80, 1912. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Dated at Cetner this first day OF
August, 1912.
FRANK j. V. KIEBERT,
District Clerk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
Nature.

The best definition Of nature is per-
haps Mills in his 'Three Essays on
Religion" In that work Mill says, ma
ture is a collective name for all facts.
actual and possible, or a name for
the mode, partly known to us and
partly unknown, in which all things
take place." Continuing. Mill says:
"The nature of a thing e a its en-
tire capacity Of existing phenomena.
As the nature Of any given thing is the
aggregate Of its powers and proper.
lies, SO Nature, in the abstract, is the
aggregate Of the powers and proper.
ties of all things"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
WARDEN HE|LSTR0M
CONTINUED From Page one.)

Hillsboro to serve a eentence of ten
years for burglary. He has a record
of escaping from several jails and is
considered to be an all round bad
man by those who know his history.
Lewis is five feet seven inches tall,
weighs las pounds has medium light
complexion and brown hair. The
middle finger of the left hand is de-
formed, being drawn back from the
rest of the finger on that hand. he
also has a three-inch scar on n OF
his hands below the wrist. .
Frank Irwin was sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Bottineau on a charge
of robbery and was to have served a
four year term. He is five feet four
inches tall, weighs 143 pounds and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

On Friday evening the JOY Bearers
class OF the M. e. Sunday school will
serve ice cream and cake on the Nc
Carly at 220 Fourth street. All kinds
of homemade candy will be sold.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
Where He Baked.

HE has broken with herT"
$50 I have heard"
II hear that he told her he was un-
worthy Of her"
"Pshaw; all lovers tell their sweet
hearts that"
II know. But she asked him to put
It In writing and sign it in the presence
Of MISUNDERSTANDING Constitution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29
Good Advice,

The mani marry" she said, "mnst
think I am the only girl in the world"
Don't worry about that" her mar.
ried friend replied. "He will think 1t.
ali right. just put In your time try
ing to find out how to make him keep
on thinking it."-Chicago Record.Her-
aid.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29

Yes.

The secret Of success has been fairly
well kept, considering that SO many
people are anxious to tell about it,
Puck. ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-29

The Willow City Eagle wonders
what party Aaker will join next if
the third party fails to land him the
governorship.