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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

The following ordinance and resolu-
ton of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men Of the town of Colfax, Grant par
ish, La, was offered by Alderman
Brownlee and seconded by Alderman
Swafford, and on being put to vote all
members present voted in favor there
of. and the same was unanimously
adopted by sections and as whole, to-
wit:
& Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of Col
fax, Grant parish, Louisiana, in called
session convened.
Section THAT by virtue of the au-
thority vested in us by the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, and
especially of Act liz of the Acts Of the
General Assembly of the State of LOU
isiana for the year 1912, we do hereby
order an election of. by the qualified
voters resident of and entitled s vote
in the municipal election Of the town Of
Colfax, the following officers, to-wit:
A marshal Of the town of Colfax, vice
j. H. Brister resigned. and a member
of the board of aldermen, vice J. @.
Long resigned, and we do order in ac-
coIdance with said act and the munich
Ps, snop..on ; .nsreol, ano o. artlcie 20
isisna adopted in the year 1893, that
the said election shall be held on Tues
day, May Is, 1918.
Section 2-Be it further ordained.
etc, That the said election shall be
conducted and held under the general
e 80 ~. .aw ~ - liz osa.e ., L'1ns'
a Tn;s saa1 me n following; "a y, A. NC
nment, =. M durham ana a; M Lee
Sage commissioners, s,s. and I'd. Wallace;
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
Health . Factor in Success.

The largest factor contributing to a
mans success is undoubtedly health.
1t has been observed that man is sell
dom sick when his bowels are regular
he is never well when they are consti-
pated. For constipation you VIII find
nothing quite SO good as Chamberlain s
Tablets They not only move the bow
els but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. They are
sold by all dealers. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

ROYALlNE OIL is GOOD PAIN
MEDICINE as well as GOOD ANTI
SEPTIC. Its greater strength gives it
GREATER POWER TO EASE PAIN,
inside or outside. man or beast, also
makes it go further, and therefore
give LARGER VALUE FOR THE
MONEY. Pleasant, clean, safe, 10c,
Csc, SOC. Money back if not satisfac-
tory. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
The Iatt Oil Company.

The prospect seems to be goo,
for boring for oil in the vicinit,
of Colfax in a few weeks. A
new company has been formed
capitalized at 500. 900, desig
mated as the Iatt Oil Company
and domiciled at Texarkana, Ark,
which has taken over the oil
leases made by Mcknight and
others two or three years ago.
Mr.. VIM. Edenborn is a stock
holder in the new company, and
other men of ample means are
back of the proposition. They
have already deposited S., 600 in
bank with which to inaugurate
the enterprise, the charter for
which will be published in a few
days. and the promise is that ac-
tual boring operations will begin
in sixty days.
Capt. c. H. Teal, as trustee
for the company, has secured
leases on 1900 or Is, 900 acres
of land in the vicinity of Lake
Iatt, and as soon as the leases
are all signed Ad put on record,
boring will begin at some point
near the lake, 1 distance of five
or six miles from C;olfax.
The organizing stockholders of
the company will take up 81 per
cent of the stock, and the other
49 per cent will put on the mar
ket, so the general public can be-
come interested in the concern.
There are other interesting de-
tails about the enterprise, but at
this time we have scarcely
enough information. nor are we
at liberty to make them public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
MANS PET AvERsloNs

The average man does not care to
An onIooker at a wedding.
Wet nurse to a rubber plant.
Compelled to walt an hour for .
train
The wearer Of the arst straw hat in
the spring.
Met by a pretty girl while he is
wheeling baby carriage.
A listener when his best story,is be-
Ing told by somebody else.
Present when his wife tellr- their
friends how eager h. was vi lie he
courted her
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

Who are the Bulsarians and Servians!
We know the Greeks. Where.
ever the white race has set its
standard of civilization, where
ever society is founded on the
unit of the family-the union OF
one man with one woman-it &C.
knowledges its debt to that rocky
promontory between the Aegean
and Ionic seas where first burned
the light of all that has since be-
come our art, our science and our
philosophy.
We know Greece. It is the
mother of Europe and therefore
of America. But Greece alone in
a conflict with Turkey would have
been crushed as is the self-sacri-
ficing Hindu under the wheels of
Juggernaut. Who, then, are
these allies of Greece whose
names loom so large in the heroic
annals of the day? Who are the
Bulgars? Who are the Serbs ?
What is this fierce little nation,
this Montenegro?
Thousands of Americans, con-
versant with the big events in
the history of the world, grope
in their recollections to define
clearly the idea of Bulgaria.
Servia seemed as little likely to
change the map of the world as
Wales does at the present mo-
ment. And yet both these peo-
Piles have a history older than any
nation of northern Europe, than
any of the great powers now con-
spring to rob them of the fruits
of their heroic fight.
Before William the Conqueror
crossed the channel and laid the
foundations of modern England,
Bulgaria stretched from the Adri-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

Notice to verda Lodge Stock Holders.
New yerda, La, May /, 1918.
Those holding stock certificates in
Verda Lodge. No. 1928, +. 4 A. M, from
No. ! to is, will please send same to
me, and they will be settled at once.
BY order of the Lodge.
G. l.. GARRETT,
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

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U. S. Land Office, Baton Rouge, La,
April %, 1913.
PROOF UNDER ACT JUNE 6, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that j. w.
Thompson, of Chopin, Louisiana, who
on Sept u, 1909, made homestead en-
try No. 03929, for lot No. 4, or NW4 Of
NW4, section 4. township north,
range west, La. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make three year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Clerk Of Court,
at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on the Srd
day of June, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
johnson, Dave johnson, Lee Sharp and
Manuel lowers, all of Chopin, La.
JOHN F. NUTTALL,
mas Register.
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CoLFAx, PARISH, La SATURDAY MAY a. 1913

attic to the Black sea, a might
! power, which was the bulwark O
Europe against the threatenin,
Moslem. And three centurie
later the kingdom of Servia, Gov
ering much of the same area
was a center of civilization ant
a camping ground of the crusa
ders on their march to the Holy
Land.
| The Serbs-none but the Eng
lish speaking people spell it with
~" and the Serbs resent the
implication of a Latin wore
which means serf-are the pures,
of the Salvonic races in the south
of Europe. They are close kin
to the Croats, powerful element
in Hungary. They believe them
selves to have been the first Slavic
people to leave the home nest in
Asia and to enter Europe. They
blazed the way for the great inn
migrations that followed and out
of which grew the powerful ma
tons of Poland, Lithuania, and
finally Russia.
The Serbs are akin to the Rus
slams in language and in religion.
Hundreds of years of Turkish
tyranny did not stamp out their
sense of nationality. At the
opening of the nineteenth centu-
more than 100 years ago
Turkey was compelled to grant
autonomy to Servia, although
keeping it as a dependency. In
1877 Servia precipitated the war
which brought Russia to her aid,
and she became Independent.
But the Servia of to-day has
an area about equal to that part
of Pennsylvania east of the Sus-
quedana river, and a population
little more than that of New Jer-
sey. Every tenth man is in the
army.
The hope of the Serbs is to ex-
tend the borders of their country
south, to establish its capital at
Uskub, the seat of the kings of
its ancient glory. The Serbs al
so hope to establish a Servian
port at Durazzo, thus affording a
water outlet for their products.
Up to the present, landlocked,
she has been at the mercy of
Austrian tariffs and embargoes.
Austria, moreover, holds Croa-
tia, and in 1908 seized Bosnia and
herzegovina, all whose people
are blood brothers of the Serbs. |
It has been Servia's ambition to |
unite these and Montenegro in a |
grand Slavic nation. And be-
sides, Austria covets the Adriatic
shore now held by Turkey, thus
with the modest hope of
Servia for a port at Durrazo.
Austria is German. She is
pressed on the north by the great
Salvic power of Russia. She
breads another Slavic power on
he east such as a reunited Ser
ria would be ruling over all the
southern Slavs. This is the
of Austria's menace to
he heroic little allies.
Montenegro = the country of
he Black mountain has an area
lbout equal to that part of New
Jersey south of a line drawn
rom Trenton to Atlantic City.
t has population less than that
# Lackawanna county, Pennsyl-
lania- The Montenegrins are of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
You Can Do II for Csc.

A few doses ORC guaranteed to cure
chills and fever. Dead shot for colds
and grip. Fine tonic. No poisons.
Acts on Liver and bowels. 25c. Mon
ey back plan. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
For Sale.

For Sale.
| have several nice cottages, also
some desirable town lots in Colfax for
sale. For particulars apply to
J. Q. LONG.
mchl5-tf C0iiax, La.
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For the Weak and Nervous.

Tired out, Weak, nervous men and
women would feel ambitious, energetic
full of life and always have good APP
petite. if they would do the sensible
thing for health-take Electric Bitters.
Nothing better for the stomach. liver
or kidneys. Thousands say they owe
their lives to this wonderful home rem
edy. Mrs. O. Rhinevault, Of. Vestal
Center, N. Y. says: Il regard Electric
Bitters as one of the greatest of gifts.
l can never forget what it has done for
me. +" Get bottle yourself and see
what difference it will make in your
health. Only Soc and $l.O0. Recon-
mended by Dixie Pharmacy. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

Isn't 1t queer that only sensible peo
pie ever agree with you?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

A bad citizen is one whose room Il
preferable to his company.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

If you want the best in printing send
your orders to the Chronicle Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24
Roo6ng---Building Paper.

Notwithstanding Paper.
''RU-BER-OID" and "CRONOLITE''
composition roofing. Unequaled as to
durability, price considered.
BUILDING PAPER, the best brands
on the market. For particulars see
HAYSLIP & DEAR,
Alexandria, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

y. Y. LUNG,
mchlo-u C0itax, La.
O6ieial Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Board Of School Directors
CALL FOR BOARD MEETING.
Pollock, La, May 8, 1918.
Dear Sir:-You are hereby notified
to meet the school board in called ses-
sion on next Monday, May IL. 1913, for
the purpose of ordering special school
tax election for district 81, and for the
transaction of any other business to
come before the board at that time.
If possible be present to represent
your ward in matters that may come
before the body.
BY order of the president. J. H. Nc
Nicely.
J. N. WARNER.
Secty. of the Parish School Board.
CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, J. N.
Warner, who. being first by me duly
sworn, declared and acknowledged that
he was on the 9Th day of May, 1918,
and is now secretary of the Parish
Board of Directors of the parish of
Grant, Louisiana. and that the above
is true and correct copy of the notice
of special meeting. addressed by him
to each member of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana, and deposited in the mail on
the 9Th day of May, 1913.
Thus subscribed and sworn to before
me on this 18th day of May. 1913.
EARL ROBERTS,
Notary Public.
PETITION.
Grant Parish, La. May 8, 1913.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers Of the Parrish Board Of School
Directors of the Parrish Of Grant, State
of L0stisiGnd.
The petition of the UNDERMINED pro-
oerty tar pavers of school distr;ct No
81 of the parish of Grant and State Of
Louisiana, being the required number
If petitioners of the said school distr;ct
eligible to vote at special school tax
elections. respectfully pray that vour
body order a special election
20 be held throughout the territory
by the said district above men,
Toned in the manner reouired bv law
'or the purpose of Determining vhether
" not . special s mill tax for 10 years.
with the wear 1918 and end |
nq with the wear 1922. both wears i'm
elusive. be levied and collected in the |
aid school district No. 81. ON All mo-
,erty therein located subject to State
AVIATION. for the purpose of building
md eouippine a modern high school |
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" Chelette wv McTlw.;n MI
,.vna AZ Coonar r w p,,rv;.
rhoe r Neal Mr., M.rv Power,
/ ndrev Jackson Mr.. A A RAM,
7. Kae. r = R.rron n n No.,
!. @ e purv;, ~ W;l.on ! w |
oliver e I. pprv;s JR M;ller NJ.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

Soon after marriage q girls brail
ceases to be a dream factory.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-24

Send US your orders for job printing.
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Colfax, La, May IL, 1918.
The Parish Board of School Director
of the parish of Grant, Louisiana, con
vened in called session with j. H. Nc
Nicely, president, and Messrs. M. 4
jackson. e. A. Wall and Gus St. Andre
and quorum being present.
The following resolution was offere,
by Mr.. E. A. Wall, who moved it
adoption, duly seconded by Mr.. jackson
Whereas, there has been filed will
this board petition signed by one
fourth of the property taxpayers o.
School District No. 81, eligible to vots
at such election, praying that specia
election be ordered in and for said Dis
trict No. 81, at which shall be submit
ted the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of 5 mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. 81, subject to State taxation,
annually. for a period of 10 years, fol
the purpose of building and equipping q
modern public high school building al
Verda in said school district.
And, whereas, in the opinion of this
board such special election is necessary
and advisable, be it
Resolved by the Parish Board Of
School Directors of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana. as follows:
Section l.
That q special election be and. the
same is hereby ordered to be held in
School District No. 81 of Grant parish,
Louisiana, ON
TUESDAY, JUNE II. 1918,
at which time and at said election there
shall be submitted the following propo-
ton, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of mills on the
dollar on all property in School District
No. 81, subject to State taxation, annu-
ally, for a period of 10 years, begin
ming with the year 1913 and ending with
the year 1922, both years inclusive, for
the purpose of building and equipping
modern public high school building at
Verda. in said school district.
Section p
That the secretary of this board be
and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special election
> sufficient number of ballots, on which
ballots shall be printed the proposition
in section l Of this resolu-
lion, and in the following form:
PROPOSITION
proposition to levy q mills -
special tax on all property sub Va
|ect to State taxation in School 40
District No. 81, for q period of
10 years, beginning with the
year 1918 and ending with the
year 1922, both years inclusive. -
Tor the purpose of building No
md equipping . modern high
'chool building at Verda, in
The said school district
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
,..t; w - isyor OF tne proposition
mark in the square after the word
Yes, and to vote against it place a
similar mark in the square after the
Soro mo.
Ana tne secretary of this board be
mo ne y hereby instructed to have
prepared Tor use at said election all
ne necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
ISL OF voters. assessed valuation of
property and compiled statements of
'oters IN number and amount
mat tne polling place in the said
'cnoo' district NO. 81 shall be at Verda
N .ne nrst moor OF the laboratory
'ui'omg OF the verda high school for
ne saio special school tax election, and
nat messrs. u. Y. Morris, e. l.. Pur-
~ and G. L. Garrett are appointed
of said election. and
r.. ~ n rps.-L
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Hoping that you can put It over.
but always with the fear that you
can't.
When the photographer tells you to
look pleasant it is up to you to change
your face.
So many queer things happen nova
days that miracles are considered a
back number.
Just 80 man makes love to her, .
woman may not care whether he
means 1t or not.
Were 1t not for the lazy men in the
world. lots OF labor saving devices
would never have been invented.
1t isn't the proper thing for girl
to practice on a vocal range while
her poor old mother practices on .
cooking range.
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Proposition to levy q S mills
special tax on all property sub
lect to State taxation in School
District No. 81, for a period Of
10 years, beginning with the
year 1913 and ending with the
year 1922, both years inclusive,
for the purpose of building
and equipping . modern high
school building at Verda, in
the said school district.
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mch15-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-10
MRS. YATES WAS GIVEN
A VERDICT OF $4,000
In Suit Against the Georgia
Southern

Macon, Ca, Oct. 1O.-Mrs. Georgia
Yates, of Macon, widow of the late w.
J. Yates, an engineers, who was killed
in the wreck on the Georgia Southern
and Florida at Bonaire on February 4,
1910, was yesterday awarded verdict
of $4,000 damages against the railroad
by jury in the Houston county SUI
perior court at Perry.
In this wreck nine passengers were
killed, two of them being passengers
The disater has already cost the rail-
road in the neighborhood of 100000
as the wreck was the worst in the his
tory of the company
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-10
HEBREWS OF AMERICUS
TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY
Places Of Business viii Be
Closed

Americas Hebrews are today OBJ
serving the most sacred day in the
Jewish calendar-Yom Kippur, which
began last evening and ends today
with sunset During this time, no
orthodox Jew in the world touches
food of any kind, but instead goes to
his synagogue during the day, and IN
silent communion with his God makes
confession of his worldly sins.
Yom Kippur, which closes the Jew
ish new year. and is really day of
remembrance, will be more than gem
orally observed by the several Jewish
residents of Americas.
At shutdown today the fast day ends
and the Jewish holiday season winds
up. According to the Jewish calendar
the year 1914 of creation is being cell
ebrated now. This solemn season
which began with Rosh Hoshanah last
Wednesday week ago, has continued
through ten days, eliminating in to-
days fast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-10
SLATON is TAKEN
FOX NEWSPAPER man

Atlanta, Oct. 10.-The great seal OF
Georgia, figuratively speaking, has
been stamped on the pie-counter. 's
terday about one o'clock the Hon. John
Marshall Slaton, governor of the COM
of Georgia, walked into g
Greeks, seated himself on a r.'soiv'ng
stool, placed his elbow on the marble
counter, disposed of one slice Of apple
pie, five cents, and one glass Of mix
five cents, wiped his lips on , napkin
paid the cashier and went back TO
finish hard days work at thu cap
itol.
Did you know who that was?'
somebody asked the little Greek
waiter.
81 think it was a newspaper man,
the Greek responded.
at was the governor of Georgia"
the man said impressively.
"Haw!" said the Greek incredulous-
ly. "You canta fool me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-10
new STAR Is
IN Big LEAGUE

New York, Oct. 10.-A new sta
blazed forth yesterday in the world i
sc ries baseball armament when Leslie
Bush pitched the Philadelphia AthIe.
les to victory over the New YORK.
Giants in the third game of the cham
pionship struggle. Bush was MATERIAL
ly aided in his rush to pedestal I'M
the baseball hall of fame by the saw
age hitting of his teammates, but tn
major portion of the glory was ac-
corded by both fans and players ID
the youngster who startled the dia-
mond veterans with his speed and con
troll in worlds series.
While his pitching was not as spec
tacular as that of the veterans Matl
ewson and Plank the day previous, his
box work yesterday was of the calibre
that entities him to a niche alongside
Bedient of the Boston Red Sox, and
Babe" Adams, of the Pittsburg ri
rates, who have performed simiIac
feats of twirling vaIor in past worlds
series games.
So effective was Bush's pitching that
the Giants secured but Ave hits, an
three of these were of the scratch va
riety. Only three of the twenty-sevan
put-outs credited to the Athletics
were made outside the infield, and
there were innings on a stretch whe1
the Giants never drove the ball out %
the diamond.
Bush made his leap into the lime
light under the most favorable circum-
stances, for his hard-hitting team
oates in the first two innings tore uu
Tesreau's defense with a fusiIade or
rapes that netted five runs and re-
lieved the youngster of the strain Of
pitching with the margin of safety en-
tirely missing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-10
find 100000 MARBLES"
COULDN'T TRADE EN- FOR | BEER

Jumps of sugar-nothing more.
Scotland Yard detectives were dazed
by the mystery of the theft. They
formed an alliance with several clever
diamond brokers, and the month-long
detectives battle in the dark began.
1t was jewel dealer pitted against
jewel dealer with pearls worth more
than half million for the stake.
Paris JeweIer Gets i'm Touch With Lost
Gems.
Finally, late in August, Sampel
Brandstatter, one of the Paris jewelers.
in alliance with the London police, got
into touch with Leisir Gutwirth, an
Austrian diamond. merchant resident
in London.
Gutwirth said he had an enormously
valuable necklace in his possession
which had fallen into his hands in a
very artistic manner" and which he
was anxious to sell.
Brandstatter began negotiations for
it's purchase. He saw the necklace in
the hands of Joseph Grizzard, whom
Gutwirth introduced as friend, and
he bought two of the pearls for $4,000
The sale of the rest of the necklace
for $4,000 was being negotiated with
Gutwith when the police suddenly nab
bed him and four of his friends.
They hoped to find the necklace in
the possession of the men. But they
found nothing!
The case remained as big a mystery
as ever.
Then one morning recently, Angus
tine Horn, piano back maker, left his
family Of four in their two little up
stairs rooms in the north of London
and started to work as usual.
In the gutter of St. Pauls road hs