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Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

TALLULAH, La, September Is, 1912,
The Board of Commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District met this
day, pursuant to resolution adopted at
q meeting on August 18th, 1912. There
were present: E. j. Hamley and c. A.
voelker, East Carroll parish; w. III.
Ward and J. T. Mcclellan, : President,
Madison parish; B. F. Young, Tensas
parish, and ]. III. Lambdin, Concordia
parish; N. HI. Lewis, Secretary.
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded to business as follows:
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
REPORTS of the President and Secretary
were received, read and ordered filed.
Whereas, by resolution of the Board OF
Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana
Leyee District at a meeting OF date April
l4th, 1912, the Executive Committee was
instructed TO advertise for sealed bids for
two hundred and fifty bonds of the de-
nomination OF One Thousand Dollars
each, which this Board was authorized to
issue under Act No. 134 OF the Acts oI
the General Assembly of Louisiana Of
1912, said bids or proposals to be received
and opened September 18th, 1912, and
Whereas on said date proposals were
received and opened at the Office of the
Board of State Engineers, New Orleans,
La, and the joint bid of the Whitney.
Central Trust 4 Savings Bank and the
Commercial -Germania Trust & Savings
Bank, of One Thousand and two Dollar:
and fifty-eight cents for each One Thou
sand Dollars was the highest bid received
and was accepted, therefore the following
resolution by Commissioner Young wa:
offered and adopted:
Resolved, That the action OF the Com.
mittee instructed to offer for sale bond,
as above mentioned is hereby ratified
and approved.
Whereas, the sale OF two hundred and
fifty S1,0O0.0O bonds, amounting tt
$3.50, ,645.OO will provide revenues fol
prosecuting levee work in addition t.
that which will be undertaken by the
State and the United States, and which
amount is approximately the taxes col
lected for levee purposes per annum, or
motion Of Commissioner Hamley the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That: that levee taxes and
contributions, namely the produce forced
contributions on cotton, rice, corn. hay
and oats, the acreage tax. the ad valoren
tax and the rail road mileage tax which
were assessed at meeting Of this Board
June 26th, 1912, be and they are hereby
revoked and remitted.
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Resolved further, That; the Assessors
and Tax Collectors of the four parishes
comprising the Fifth louisiana Leyee
District, East Carroll, Madison, Tensas
and Concordia, be and they are hereby
instructed not to assess and not to collect
any of the above named taxes for the
year 1912. The intent of this resolution
is to remit all the taxes and forced con-
tributions for 1912.
Resolved further, That the Secretary
OF this Board is instructed to send GER
titled copy of this resolution to each As
SCISSOR and Tax Collector in the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District.
Be it further Resolved, That: the in.
tent and purpose of this Board askins
the Legislature to authorize an issue o.
$500, 10000 in bonds was to relieve the
tax x-payers Of levee taxes for 1912 and al
the levee taxes for 1918 except enough t.
meet the bond interest.
Whereas, Under Section 3 of Act "A O
1886 the Board Of Commissioners for thu
Fifth Louisiana Levee District are an
thorized to select the place for holdins
regular meeting, therefore the following
resolution was offered by COMMISSIONS
Hamley, and adopted:
Resolved, That: the meeting place TO
holding regular sessions of this Board b
fixed at Tallulah, Louisiana.
j. T. MCCLELLAN, President.
N. H. LEWIS, Secretary.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

vate corporations for the privilege
of exercising corporate functions can
not exceed 1-20th of one per cent
on its capital and surplus, provided
that no such tax shall be less than
five dollars.
In addition to these new sources
of revenue, the old sources, such as
railroads and other public service
corporations will have to pay a
small increase in taxation. Take
for instance the Southern Pacific
Rail Road. Last year the taxes
paid by this road, including State,
parish, municipal, and special
taxes, averaged % mills on the dol
lar, while under the new system
this same road would in all prob
ability have to pay an average tax
of 25 mills on the dollar and would
in addition have certain special
taxes to pay, such as school and
drainage taxes.
We wish to call the special atten-
ton of our readers to the fact that
while all State sources OF revenue
are exempt from the payment OF
parochial and municipal taxes, they
are not exempt from the payment
of special taxes, such as school,
drainage and levee taxes, but are
required to pay all of these special
taxes, which have been voted in the
past or which may be voted in the
future.
We hope our readers viii take suf-
ficient interest in this matter to read
carefully Act No. IL, published in
our supplement, and if in doubt as
to any of the provisions Of the pro-
posed new tax system, we will be
glad to attempt to answer any OBJ
jections that they may urge, either
through written communication or
| in person.
With the opening of the great
Panama Canal in 1913 an era Of
great prosperity should dawn in
Louisiana, and in order to take full
advantage of our advantageous posi-
ton as the gateway to the canal, we
should place ourselves abreast of the
most advanced States in the Union,
adopt the most advanced ideas on
every subject and especially in mat
ters Of taxation and assessment, and
if the people of Louisiana will go to
the polls in November and endorse
the work of the Tax Commission
and Of the General Assembly, Louis
! lana will take her place among the
most progressive States Of the Union
in matters of assessment and taxa
ton.
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Of John ". Goodrich. deceased

DUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given that by
virtue OF an order Of sale TO me direct
ed, as Administrator OF the above Estate, by
the above named Honorable Court, In the
above styled matter, viii, on
SATURDAY. the sth ess 81 ocToBER.
- .. fof7.
offer for sale at the Court House door In the
Town OF 81. Joseph, in this parish, between
the hours OF II O'Clock A. N. and 4 O'Clock
p. NJ, to the highest bidder, for cash, and
according to law, the following property
belonging to the Succession OF John w.
Goodrich, deceased, to-wit:
The Southeast quarter Of Section -, I'm
Township IL, Ranges, containing 154 acres
OF land, more or less. An undivided one
quarter interest In all Of Section one az, ex-
cept the West half or the Northwest quarter
thereof, containing 1f0 acres, more or less,
and being In Township 10, Rangee. An un-
divided One-Quarter Interest In Section 3,
same Township and Range. containing i6o
acres, more or less. An undivided one-half
interest In Eldershade'' plantation, the
whole composed Of: East half OF Section II,
and Esst half Of Northwest quarter Section
II, except ls acres set apart 20 g. A.. Good
rich, also Southwest quarter OF Section II,
son, In Township 10, Ranges East, contain
ing 25e acres. more or less. Two 81 mules,
Terms OF sale: Cash, 10 the last and high
est bidder, with benefit OF appraisement, ac-
CHAs. A. GOODRICH,
OF the Bucoesaion OF John W.
Goodrich, deceased.
ss. Joseph, Ia, August -, isls.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

Sor 6 doses 900 viii break any case
Of Chills 4 Fever; and il taken then as a
tonic the Fever will not return. Price 25c
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Trespass Notice.

pUB1c NOTICE Is hereby given that
HOLLY WOOD" plantation In Tensas
Parish is posted against HUNTING, FISH
ING AND GENERAL TREsPAssING. vio-
lators VIII be prosecuted.
fszsSEDl RoBERTs = WfNTKRToN.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
LEvEE CONVENTION.

There will be an Interstate Levee Con-
yention held at Memphis, Tenn, on the
oath, 25tb and 26th Of September, 1879,
under the auspices Of the Inter-State
Levee Association, and every one inter.
ested in levee building and increased ap-
preparations by the National Congress
should attend and lend their influence
and presence to creating nationwide
sentiment for the necessary and immedi.
ate help from the United States.
PLACE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS.
Tallulah, located at the crossings Of the
railroads, one North and South, and one
East and West, is the most convenient
place in the District for all interested in
Ievees, and this Board being authorizes
by Section 3 Of Act A of 1886 to name
the place for its regular meetings, there
fore recommend that Tallulah be desig-
mated the place for its regular meetings
in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
j. T. MCCLELLAN,
President Board Commissioners, Fifth
Louisiana Levee District.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
JURY HENIRE.
~
(IOth District Court.)
GRAND JURY.

To Appear Monday, October 2lst. 1912,
at 10 O'Clock A. M.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
ADvERTIsED LETTERS.

Remaining In the st. Joseph Post once for
week ending September "a, 1914.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

On IMPROVED REAL ESTATE. long tins ,s
and easy payments. Can negotiate loan, -
amounts from 81 900 up. -~-x-~r
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
PETIT IURf.

To Appear Monday, October 18th, 1912,
10 O'Clock A. M.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
JUDICIAL ADyERrIszxxsr.
sUccxssson sAlr.

State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Tensas, Tentl
District Court.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
Trespass Notice.

NoLIsa + anssSn asssss fss9 y Teasss sss
Parish. Ia, is posted against hunting and
all trespassing. Viciators win be vigorous
/" p'''' HOWARD COLE DO.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

Rub-My.Tisn WIN care yoA.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

A true copy.
Attest:- e. #. NEWELL,
Dy. Clsrk 10th Dis. Court.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
REPAIR WORK.

The repair work is pros ressing SLOWLY
on account OF the excessive hot weather.
but several small outfits have already b.
gun and others are being organized to
commence at early date; all defects which
developed during the high water will be
remedied in time to resist the next high
water.
The immense amount of levee work to
be undertaken has made prices consid-
erably higher than for several years; the
influence of supply and demand has been
very noticeable, but there is indication Of
all the contractors in the District increaz-
ing their outfits and other contractors
from the North and West are looking
over work and it is hoped that quite !
number of contractors will be induced to
come here.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20
thorize it to issue $500, 10000 worth Of
bonds was discussed with them.

thorize it to issue 500, 90 worth oi
bonds was discussed with them.
The other half of the authorized i.sna
should be offered to take the place Of the
1918 taxes and only so much taxes should
be assessed as will be needed to pay the
interest ON the bond.
1t is sincerely hoped that the benefit
the taxpayers will receive during these
two years win be permanent, as it is be-
lieved by every one actively at work in
river and harbor improvement, and e.
pecially improvement of the Mississipo;
river that there will be such incressea
appropriations by the General Govern.
ment for the purpose Of levee buildine
within the next few years that the major
part of the burden which the tax-payers
of the Fifth Louisiana Levee District have
been carrying win be taken off by the
United States assuming control and re.
sponsibiIity for leyee building.
LEvEE WORK.
Work on the closing of Salem creyasse
is progressing satisfactorily; there are now
450 teams at work; it has been somewhat
retarded by the excessive heat, but one
fifth Of the total yardage is in place and
with moderation in temperature of wea,b-
er, work will proceed more rapidly and
there is no danger of it not being finished
easily on contract time
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

President Board Commissioners, Fifth
Louisiana Levee District.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-20

TO the Democratic Voters of the Fifth Congressional District
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-08
WORKMAN KILLED AND STATE, UNDER NEW, LAW,
PROTECTS THIS WIDOW FOR LIFE

lawyer to fight her personal in
jury suit for her. There were no
appeals to drag her case on for
years.
Her grief is still fresh. And
she sobs and means and refuses
to be consoled.
But the big state of Washing
ton has not delayed like the cor
porations used to. 1t has allowed
her the quiet and solitude that the
widow most desired in the fresh
ness of her grief.
The commission has already
collected $3O3,OOO to meet the liza
bilities> for injuries. The money
comes from all industries en-
gagged in hazardous occupations,
based on certain percentage of
the pay roll according to the de-
gree of danger in the industry.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-08

In exceptional cases, the COM
mission has the discretion to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-08

4NAA ~ ~NS3 S@~s
doing for Regina Hopken, 2013
Eighth ave-, Seattle, the first per-
son in the state of Washington
to become a beneficiary of the
state industrial insurance, which
went into effect on Oct. |.
On Oct. II, George Hopken,
her husband, was overcome with
gas fumes at the Seattle Gas and
Lighting Co.'S plant, and in fall
ing, fractured his skull. He died
in one hour. Two weeks later the
widow received word that the
state industrial commission had
adjudicated her claim.
She is to receive SIS month
as long as she lives unless she re-
marries. Her 15-year-old son,
Carl, will get SIS a month until he
attains majority.
This widow has had no endless
lawsuits to fight. She didn't need
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22

of Spring Suits, Rain
coats and Overcoats to-
tally unlike and superior
to anything else on the
market. The new styles
are so utterly refreshing
and out of routine, and
the new weaves and pat
terms so superbly rich
and handsome that words
cannot describe them.
Whatever you do, BE
SURE NOT TO MISS
OUR WONDERFUL
SHOWING OF SPECIAL
VALUES IN HART,
SCHAFFNER & MARX
ELEGANT SPRIN C
SUITS AT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22

in the center of the recent storms, am
as a consequence has had the greatest
difficulties to overcome. The worst Of
the storm appeared to center over its
Nebraska and Colorado divisions, the
main line between Omaha and Denver
being covered almost throughout with
snow to the depth of from 5 to Be
feet. Wedge plows were stalled and
rotary plows put into operation, often
only to find that less than an hour
after passing the drifts were as bad as
before. One of the rotaries, kilograms
to Chicago headquarters reported, ad
vanced but nine miles in nine hours,
while a wedge pillow in places advanced
only eight or nine miles in eleven
hours. The Rock Island had some 800
miles of snow-covered track.
In Kansas the Missouri Pacific and
the Union Pacific combated almost the
same conditions. The Burlington was
tied up for a day or two and the
Santa Fe was blockaded about Dodge
City. Some of the more northerly roads
as the Northwestern and the St. Paul,
met with less trouble than the roads
farther south
What probably will play havoc with
earnings even more than the expenses
of snow removal is the fact that for the
time the railroads were forced virtual
ly to abandon freight traffic and turn
their freight engines to the work Of
pushing snow plows. Almost all pas
Senger trains, moreover, were forced
to use double headers, all of which
went greatly to increase costs of oper-
alton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22
CIAssED AS MERCHANDISE.
Colorado Railroads Grant Rates to
Politicians.

Denver, Col, March 22.-Gloom
hangs heavy DER political party head
quarters in Denver. GobS of it can be
raked from the atmosphere at all of
the headquarters and at all places
where statesmen congregate. 1t is not
confined to one party; it is universal
among politicians.
AT a meeting of railroad repre-
sentatives it was there and then de-
creed that hereafter the railroads
would carry politicians at half-rate,
the same rate as is applied to certain
other kinds of merchandise. Hereto
fore a politician was "deadhead." All
that was necessary for the chairman of
party-Republican Democrat, Citi-
zens'-was to write a communication
to the friendly road and the pass was
issued conveying Mr.. Delegate from
one point of Colorado to another point
free of charge. Special trains were
furnished about convention times for
delegations from the larger counties.
In return the political leaders took
care to favor the railroads before the
legislature and before the state board
of equalization. For instance, when
convention time draws near the chair
man of the party organization which
is in control hints to the state board
that a reduction in the assessment of
the kindly disposed roads would be of
immense benefit to the election of
Honest John" or "Charles-the-Fee-
Chaser and in a day or two the board
of equalization is called into executive
session and mistakes in assessments
corrected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22
Recent Storms Play Havoc
With March Earnings.
Rock Island Worst Sufferer of
Western Lines.
SNOW DELAYED ALL TRAFFIC
Only Passenger Business Was
Forced Through.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

All blockade records of even the
Tecord-breaking winter just about to
close were broken again this week,
and prospects are that March earnings
of the western railroads will be eaten
into seriously as result, comes a
report from the Chicago News. Coming
as 1T does after January and a Feb
ruary which in themselves were be-
yond all precedent, the last few days
have only served to add laurels TO
the crown of a winter the like OF
Which no railroad man can remember.
What March has been for the west
ern roads is indicated by a report by
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
that last Friday was the nineteenth
consecutive day of SnOWStOrmS in KAN
sas. Beginning February 25. there was
not one day on which it was not snow
ing on one or all of the divisions of
the railroad in that state. Where it
was not showing the high wind was
blowing the snow into cuts in such
volume that expenses and difficulties
entailed were as great as if the biz
yard were raging.
Railroads operating to the southwest
from Chicago report that the storm OF
the last few days was the worst CT
the entire winter. Extending from
Denver and Colorado Springs on the
west to beyond Chicago on the east,
and from the DakotaS on the north to
the Oklahoma state line on the south,
Inere was hardly a railroad WITHIN the
confines of this territory which was
not stalled completely in some part of
its line. while some of the roads had
hundreds of miles of snowdriftS TO
combat. For several days the principal
through trains operated by some of the
roads were tied up completely. One
western line alone had from II to Is
trains tied up continually at various
stations through the snow belt. All,
however, had diners and live engines,
so that passengers were kept warm
and we'll fed.
Gradually train crews are getting
the upper hand, and today trains arc
beginning to move with some approach
to regularity. Managers of the roads
in Topeka. in view of the gradually ad
vancine; season, are hoping again thai
at last the worst may have been pass
ed. Snow and ice expenses of March,
it is estimated, will be enormous and
go to swell further such a sum as the
railroads never before were obliged TO
expend in combating the elements.
The Rock Island seems to have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22
HOPE ABOUT GONE.
P. c. Kopp Troubled With Nerv.
business For Some Time.
Makes a Discovery That Proved
to Be Valuable.
CHANGE is ASTONISHING
Energy and Ambition Is Being
Brought Back.
Heartily Endorses New Methods
to Those Similarly Affected.

Among the hundreds of statements
being made in connection with the re-
markable new tonic, ''Tona Vita" none
are more interesting than that given
out recently by p. c. Kopp, real estate
dealer, residing 500 East Tenth street.
Mr.. kopp said: For sometime past
I have not enjoyed good health. I
was all run down, intensely nervous
and often had headaches. L felt tired
and dull all day and could not sleep at
night. My digestion became affected
and as soon as 1 ate anything my
stomach would fill with gas and 1
more afterwards. had tested va
riouS remedies without relief and fin
ally lost all hope.
Il heard of iona Vita and began
the treatment at once. I began to
improve Immediately and I now feel
like I have new lease of life. My
ambition has returned as we'll as my
strength and energy. My nerves are
quiet, can sleep well at night and get
up in the morning feeling cheerful and
ready for work. I take great pleas
ure in recommending this preparation
to all my suffering friends and sin
cerely hope that they will be benefited
as I have BEEN"
People who are nervous and irrit-
able, have imperfect digestion and
stomach disorder, lack energy and
ambition, feel melancholy and dis
couraged, suffer with headaches,
backaches, poor memory, unsound
sleep, irregular circulation, pallid
complexion and who are susceptible to
coughs and colds, are unquestionably
suffering with that modern plague
nervous debility, say the "Tona Vita"
specialists.
There are thousands of such half
sick men and women in this city who
really do not know just what is
wrong with Them said one of these
specialists recently
They struggle aimlessly along I'M
til they become totally debiliated and
often times they come to US suffering
with this dreaded disease in it's most
aggravated FORM" continued he.
I'VE have a preparation that will
positively remove this condition and
restore the organs of the body to their
healthy, normal condition"
The fiona Vita specialists are at
the Arnold Drug Companys Store, 52S
Kansas Ave, between the hours of 9
a. m. and 8 p. m, during their. stay in
Topeka.
This preparation acts like a true
specific in all cases of nervous debil-
tty, repairing all organic weakness,
whether man or woman and proving
a lasting source of benefit and relief.
When buoyant spirits return and de-
preston gives away to cheerfulness. it
is hard to recognize some of the for
mer sufferers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-22
ROCK ISLAND RUMoR REVIVED.
Working Westward to Join San Diego
& Western Railway

San Diego, Cal, March 22.-Once
more that old story is rife to the eff
feet that the Rock Island is planning
a westward move as soon as its line is
completed into Tucson, Arizona; that
the destination of the extension is
Yuma, tapping that portion of Arizona
between the line of the Southern Pa
cific south to the border, and that it's
ultimate object is to connect with the
San Diego & Arizona railway.
A number of Arizona business men,
recently through the district where the
Ell Paso & Southwestern Crock 1slan0
construction forces are working, state
that the story is now common about
Tucson. The line will be completed
into Tucson by May 1, and those who
have talked with men in charge of
construction say the latter have orders
to hold their men in readiness to work
farther west.
The plan has been discussed off and
on for two years and has furnished
food for much newspaper speculation.
The railway officials will neither con-
firm nor deny the report. Should the
project finally go through it would re-
suit in a. direct connection between San
Diego and Chicago via Ell Paso.