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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

Wood tints and others resembling
tones of dark chestnut brown and IN
Guiding bronze, with which the bronze
shoes are worn, have in this moment
regained their former success. This
reminds one of the craze for taupe,
which had so great a vogue, with this
difference. that the browns in all the
long scale of tones that one hnds III
this color are much more becoming
to the skin, as it makes it look more
white or pink.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

The new sleeves have no armholes'
AMI. as they are cut as part Of the
boIice. they have the appearance Of
not touching the body. They fall from
the shoulders in huge folds and are
sometimes fitted TO the wrist or held
In below the elbow with a large cuff.
There is no doubt that velvet is IN
the lead Of the other fabrics. 1t is
I'D for ball gowns as well as fof
eaat suits. and there are many weaVes
of il Panne velvet is revived. When
a ball gown is made Of it the bodice
is Of tuue to match in color, and one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

There arc such great number and
variety Of new printed dress mate
be mentioned in passing. There is
a printed satin having a small. quaint
five petalled Futurist floral design;
a printed rep rich as Petit-point
tapestry; exquisite printed crepes and
velvets tboth silk and cotton) and
some gorgeous new designs in woven
fabrics and in embroidered silk It's
sues.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
By. Mr.. Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. l. That the following petition
of resident tax payers OF ward one OF
the parish Of Natchitoches be re
ceived, read and granted, viz:
PETITION.
To the Hon Police Jury of Parish or
Natchitoches.
We. the undersigned resident tax
payers of ward one of the parish OF
NatchitocheS, in order to construct
and maintain gravel road from tie
northern limits of the City OF Natcll-
toChes to the south end of the railroad
bridge across Red River at Grand
Ecore, and to construct, improve and
maintain other plblic roads and 10
construct, improve and maintain
bridges, within the following limits
of ward one. respectfully petition
sour Hon. body 10 create road dlS-
trict embracing tine following terri
tory and portion Of ward one, viz:
Commencing at the northern boun.
diary of the City of Natchitoches and
litCluuIfS Oil lltdL EStL tLtCt ~
ii. L 8, L 7, not included in the city
limits, THENCE running in a north
westernly direction along the western
line Of section Is, I 9, r J, to south
line of section II, r 10, II !, thence
along said south line of section IA: to
the south line of section 10, L lO. Il
thence along the west line of section
10, T 10. r !, to Bayou Pierre thence
down south bank of said Bayou Pierre
to Red River. thence down west bank
of Red River to mouth of Cane River,
thence down the west bank OF Cane
River to the northern limits of the
city of Natchitoches, the same to bn
designated as road district NO. |.
We agree to vote d special tax whna
submitted to vote to incur an In
debtedness of Ten Thousand (Sl0,OOOl
Dollars the same to ear interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum,
principle and interest to be oaid by
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
PROPOSITION NO. 2
] ax29le valuation s
:y1 -tu.c CT Vote.

Notice TO N0ters-To vote for eth
er proposition submitted on this bal
lot place a cross ~ mark in the
square after the word Yes: t. vote
against either one. place similar
mark after the word NO.
Sc, ) The Secretary of this body
is hereby instructed to have prepared
for use ut said election all necessary
ball-t boxes, tally sheets, list of vo
terS. assessed valuation of property
and complied statement of voters in
number and assessment.
Sec. =. That said special election
be hell in accordance with the laws
Of the State and that the polling pre-
cinct for said election shall be at
Powhatan, Ward Three. NatchitocheS
Parish La. The folio wing are hereby
appointed commissioners and clerk
TO serve at said election: &. Hart
W. Ii. Young aid +. G.. Eulkerson,
Commissioners ana Remy Poissoit,
Clerk. :
Sec. ). That The President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation giving notice
OF this special election herein ordained
and to announce that at ten O'Clock
Il. m MONDAY December lst 1913 this
Police Jury VIII meet at the Court
House in the City of Natchitoches
La. ana open the ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount and declare the result Of
the election,
Yeas: Messrs. PiersOn. Williams,
Adams, COckerham, Knott, Page,
Parker, Cocktield and Russell.
Carried unanimously.
do hereby certify the abyove and
foregoing petition contains the names
of more than one-third the property
tax payers residing in the territory
described above as comprising Road
Dist No. :. Witness my hand and
seal of Office this Oct. 9th, 1913.
(Signed) d. J. HYAMs,
Clerk llth Dist. Court, La
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
AN ORDINANCE.

by Mr. PlerSOn:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of NatchitocheS.
Sec |. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in Road District No | in the
parish of tchltoches on Wednesday
Nov s2Gtll, l9l3, ut be sub
m1tted the prcOosition to-wit:
To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount Of Ten Thousand Dollars
to run for twenty years O-wit. 1914
1915. 1916. 1911. 1918, 1919. 1920, 1J2l,
1922, 1923, 1924. 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928
1929, 1890, 1881. 1892 and 1898, TO bear
interest at the rate OF five per cent
Der annum, said interest payable an
nually or semi-annually, for the pur-
pose of improving and maintaining
the model road running from the City
of Natchitoches to Grand EcQFe by
graYeling same, ana the improvement
by gT2Veling or otherwise of such
other public roads now existing Or
which may hereafter be established
in said territory and running through
said Road District No. |, and TO con-
struct and improve such bridges as
now exist in the territory embraced
in Road District No /, particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the north boundary
line of the city of Natchitoches and
including eli that portion of lion
II, r 8, K Z. not included in the city
limits. thence running in north
westerly direction along the western
line of section Is, t q, Il I, to south
line of section Ii, L 10. RI, thence
along said south line of section
ii to the south line Of section 10. I
10, r I. thence along the west line Of
section 10. T 10. II I, to Bayou Pierre
thence down south bank of Bayou
Pierre to Red River, thence down
west hank of Red River to the mouth
Of Cane River. thence down the west
bank of Cane River to the northern
limits of the city of NatchitOches.
and embracing all the lands within
said limits and bounds.
Sec. 2 That the Secretary of the
Police Jury be and she is hereby in
structed to have prepared tor use at
said special election a sufficient num-
Der of ballots, OH each shall be printed
the proposition mentioned section one
of this ordinance in the following
form
BALLOT.
Special election il; Road District
No. |, of The parish Of Natchitoches,
La. held in accordance with an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury Of The parish
Of Natchitoches, adopted on the
day OF Oct 1913,
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Valuation Of Property s..
Signature of Voter ........

Notice to NOteS-To vote in favor
of said proposition place a cross (Nj
mark in the square under the word
Yes" to vote against said propOSl-
tion place a similar MARI under the
word NO
Section 3. The Secretary is hereby
instructed TO have prepared for use
at said election all necessary ballot
boxes. tally sheets, list Of voters. as
seSsed valuation of property and COM
piled statement Of voters in number
and assessment
Section +. That said special election
be held in accordance the laws nf the
State and at polling precinct No. , OF
Ward One, Parish Of NatchitOclIes.
at the Court House in the City Of
NatchitOcheS, La. The following are
hereby appointed commissioners and
clerk to serve at said election, viz:
Thomas Prudhomme. /. NJ. McCle-
land and q. r. Murphy, commission
ers. b. p Stacey. Clerk.
Section 3 That the President Of
the Police Jury j. hereby instructed
to issue his Proclamation giving no.
tice of the special election herein Or
dained and to announce that at 10
O'Clock a. m Monday December lst.,
1913 this police Jury will meet at the
court house in the City Of Natcnito-
ches La, and open the ballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount and declare the
result of the election
The roll being called The following
was the vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams.
Adams. Cockerham. Knott. Page, Par
ker, Cockfeld, and Russell.
Nays: None:
Carried unanimously
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to resolution passed by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of NatchiIochcs, Louisiana at
its regular session begun and held on the 9th day
of Oct. 1913, /, G.. II. Pierson, president Of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches La,
hereby give notice in compliance with the SAID
resolution. that special election viii be held in
Ward One. for Road District () One. on The
10Th day Of November 1913. for the purpose of
submitting to the property tax payers quahhed to
vote at the said election under the laws OF the
constitution Of the State OF Louisiana lhe follow
ing proposition.
Proposition to incur bebt and issue bonds to
the amount Of + en- Thousand dollars to run for
twenry years from date to bear nteres, at Five
per cent per annum. payable annually or semi
annually tor the purpose OF improving and nam
tanning the model road from the City OF Natchj-
toches to Grand Ecore by grayelling same and
the improvement by gfaycllsng, other'yi5e OF
such other public roads now existing or which
NAV hereafter be established running through
said Road District No. ! all inconformity TO an
ordinance in reference thereto adopted by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF Natchtochcs on
Oct, 9TH 1913,
/ For the purpose Of holding said eie~;ia1. the
polling places shall be polling place No. Of
Ward One of the Parish Of Najchitoches. at IT,:
Court House in the CIty Of Natchitoches an /
/ c. NJ. Pcrot, Oliver Wallet and Leon Bros5ett
are hereby appointed Commissioners Of said elcc-
ton, and Paul Tauzn IS appointed C9ik Of said
election and said election shall be conducted IN
der the general laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
( applicable thereto.
/ Notice is hereby given that the said Police
Juryo the Parish Of Natchitoches La. will
meet at its office in the Court House IN the City
Of Natchtoches at 10 clock a m on Monday
| Ist day Of December 1913, IN open session aud
will there proceed to open the ballot boxes and
examine and count The ballots therein in number
I and amount and examine and canvass the retr9ns
/ and declare the result thereof.
! Natchioches, La, this lin day Of OCT 1913
c. n. PERSON. (per AZ
President of Police Jury Parish Of
Natchitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
Normal School
NC 4
PROCLAMATION

Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Police Jury of the Parish Of Nat
chtoches, Louisiana, at its regular Ses-
sion held on the 7th day of Oct. 1913,
|, u. II. PlersOn president of the Pol
ice Jury of the Parish of Natchitos les,
| Loulslona, hereby give notice in n
/ plIance with the said resolution, that a
special election will be held in Ward
Three of NatChitocheS Parish .on the
10th day of November 1913 for the pur-
pOsr OF submitting to the property tax
! payers qualified to vote at the said
election under the laws and constitu-
ton of the State of Ouisiana the fol-
lowing propositions:
Proposition to levy ten mill special
tax on the dollars on all assessable
property subject to state taxation in
Road Dis,rict No. , Of Natchilochcs
Parish La, to run for twenty years or
so much thereof as may be required to
produce the sum Of Thirty Thousand
dollars in interest, beginning with the
year 1914, and running such length of
time as may be required. Proposition
to incur debt and issue bonds Of Road
District No. of NatchitochcS Parish
La, to the amount of Thirty Thousand
Dollars to run for twenty years, or un-
til sooner retired by the ten mill tax
provided for above with interest at the
rate Of Five per cent, payable annually
for the purpose of building and main
taing public roads in said District
For the purpose of holding said cl-
cction the polling precinct shall be at
Powhatan Ward 3, Natchitochcs Parish
Louisiana, the following are hereby
appointed commissioners and clerk a.
serve at said election c. ?. Hart, W. Ii,
Young, and f. G. FuIberson, C0mmi+-
sioners, and Remy POissott Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the Pol
ice Jury of the arish of Natchitoches
will meet at its office in the Court
Hovse in the City of Natchitoches at
10 o clock a. M, on Monday December
lst 1913 in open session and will there
proceed to to open the boxes to exam
inc and count the ballots therein in
number and amount and examine ard
canvass the returns and declare the
result thereof
Natchitoches, La, this 1Ith day Of
Oct. 1913.
G.. II. PIERSON per Al
President OF Police Jury Porish of Natchgoches
La.
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Paint Now

If your property needs it; don't wait.
There are two parts Of job; the
paint and the work; the work is more
than the paint; and it never comes
down.
The cost Of paint is about two-ffths;
the work three-fifths.
Paint won't come-down in a hurry;
too-many jobs put-off.
Men are waiting for $2 or So; they
don't know it; they think they are
waiting for $40 or @25.
Why don't men use their heads?
DEVOE.
PEOPLES HDW. &C., sells it.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
Avoid Sedative Cough Medicines.

If You want to contribute directly to the oc-
curancc Of capillary bronchitis and pneumonia
use cough medicines that contain codine, NOR
phine, hero;n and other sedatiAes when you
have cough or cold An expectorant like
Chsmberluin's Cough Remedy is wha, is needed.
That cI,ans our the culture beds or breeding
places for the germs or pneumonia and other
germ diseases Thant is Why pneumonia never
results from COLI when Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy IS used. /, has world wide reputa-
ton 70. lis cures. 1t contains no morphine or
other seda,iyc, For sale by all druggist.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
AN ORDINANCE

By Mr.. Person
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of Natchitoches La,
Section |. That in accordance with
petition of resident citizens of Ward
One, thu following portion of the Par
ish of Natchitoches is hereby created
into Road District to be known as
Road District No. towit:
Commencing at the southern limits
Of the City Of NatchitocheS between
Old River and Cane River and en-
bracing all that portion of Ward Que
living between Old River and Cane
River and the City limits.
The roll being call resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams.
Adams. Cockerham. Knott. Page.
Parker, Cocktield and Russell
NAYS: None. Carried unanimously,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30

said election, all the necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, list of voters, as
sessed valuation of property and COM
piled statement of voters in number
and amount
Sec. 3. That the polling place of
said election shall be polling place No.
|, of ward one of the parish of Natchi
toches and c. NJ. Perot, Oliver Wallet
and Leon Brossett are hereby appointed
as commissioners of said election and
Paul Tauzin is appointed Clerk of said
election and said election shall be con-
Quoted under the laws of the State of
Louisiana, applicable thereto.
Sec. a. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to give
notice of the special election herein or
dered by his proclamation published
according to law, and in said prOcama-
ton he shall announce that at 10 o'clock
the lst day of December 1913, the
Police Jury will, at it regular NEE ting
place in the city of Natchitoches. La,
in open public session. proceed TO open
the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result OF
said election.
The roll being called the vote on the
above ordinance was as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page, Par.
ker, Cockfield and Russell. Nays, none,
Carried unanimously.
state of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches
| hereby certify that the foregoing
list contains the names of more than
one-third the names of all persons
qualified to vote In the election asked
for. Witness my hand and seal of
office this Oct 9th, 1913.
(Signedl d. HYAMs,
Clerk llth Dist. Court, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30

Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds to the amount
Of Ten Thousand $4,000
Dollars, to run for Twenty
(2O) years from date and to
bear iaterest at Five (5) per
cent per annum. payable an
nually or semi-annualIy for the
purpose Of improving and
maintaining the model road
from the City of Natchitoches
to Grand Ecore by gravellng
same. and the improvement by
gaveling or otherwise Of such
public roads now existing or
which may hereafter be estab-
Eshed running through said
Road District No. |. and to
construct and improve such
bridges as now exist in the
territory embraced in said
Road District No. |. All in
formity to an ordinance in re-
ference thereto adopted by the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Natchitoches on Oct. 1913 |
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30

Notice to Voters-Io vote in favor
of said proposition place cross mark
n the square below the word YES, and
to vote against said proposition place
similar cross mark in the square below
the word NO. And the Secretary of
said Police Jury be and she is hereby
instructed TO have prepared, for use at
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
\ \ ORDIN y y NCE.

BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of NatchitOches.
Section /. i hat in accordance with
petition Of citizens, hereto attached
and made part hereof. and the ordin
ance of this BODY tbs lay paSSa1
creating Road District No, for the
Parish of NatchitCches, q speci",' et-
ection is hereby ordered % De held in
Road District No. 4 in the parish Of
Natchlt0cheS, La. On Wednesday
Nov. 26th 1913, at which shall be sub
mltted to the property tax payers OF
said Road District No t.. eligible and
iqualltied to vote at such election, the
following proposition:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all the assessable prop;
Forty in Road Dist1ict No Of tile
Parish of Natchitoches. embracing
and including the following territory:
Commencing at the southern limits
OF the City Of Natchitoches between
Old River and Cane River and being
all that portion of ward one of the par
ish of NatchitOches living between Oh
river and Cane river and the city lin
its. Said special tax to exist for Five
years beginning With and including
the year 1914 and ending with ana IN
Guiding the year 1918. Said tax to be
solely devoted to the construction and
maintenance of a model road run
ming through said territory viz: Along
the west bank of Cane River to the
line Of Ward and on the bank OF
Cane River at the lane between the
Williams and Iujdque places and
running to the Ward 8 line on OlG
River.
Section ,. That tie Secretary Of
he Police Jury be and is hereby in
structed to have prepared iof use at
of ballots on each Of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
and set forth in Sec. l Of this ordin
ance in the following form viz:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to resolution passed by
the Police Jury of the parish Of Natchi-
tocheS, La, at its regular session LeId
on the lst day of Oct. 1913, |, G.. II.
Pierson, President of the Police Jury of
the parish Of Natchitoches La, here by
gi .e notice in compliance with the said
resolution, that special election will
be held in ward one of NatchltOchCS
parish on the 2Gth day OF November for
the purpose of submitting to the pro-
perty tax payers qualified to vote at
said election under the laws Of the
Constitution Of the State of louisiana,
the e9ll9wing propositions. -f7S---
Proposition to levy five mill special
tax on the dollar on all assessable pro-
AeSiv in th"t ncrti n cf yard one Of the
s--.;a Il EatcGitg2hgs -iaT between
- s.utLCr1 Inns g. ,ae cllE = Nat
chi.3ches and Cane River and Old River
for period Of five years from and in
cluding the year 1914 and to include the
year 1918, for the purpose Of construct
ing and maintaining a model road
through the territory embraced in the
described limits of Road District No. 4,
of the parish of Natchtoches, La.
Said election shall be held in accordance
with the law of the State Of Louisiana,
and at polling precinct No 2, parish Of
Natchtoches, La, at the Court House
in the City of Natchitoches, La. The
following are hereby appointed Com
nissioners and Clerk to serve at said
election viz: Thomas Frudhomme, ].
NJ McCleland and G. R. Murphy, Com
missioners, 3. P. Stacy, Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the said
Police Jury Of the parish Of Natchito-
ches, La, will meet at its Office in the
Court House in city Of Natchitoches, at
10 O clock a. m. on Monday, the lst day
OF December, 1918 in open session, and
will there proceed to open the boxes
and examine and count the ballots
therein in number and amount and eX-
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result thereof.
Natchtoches, La, this 11th day Of
October 1913
G. II. PIERsoN, (Per AZ
President Police jury,
Parish of Nate hitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
State of Louisiana

State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches
! hereby certify that the entire'pro
perty assessable under the laws of La.
with the Dist. embraced and dissolved
in above petition eXcelS SlO,00O0,00 on
the assessment.
Natchitoches. La, Oct. 7th, 1913,
(Signed) S. q. DOWDBN,
Assessor Parish of Natchitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-30
\ \ ORDINANCE

/ by Mr. IlerS0n:
I Sec. |. That in accordance with
the petition of citizens. hereto at
tached and made part hereof and an
ordinance of this BODY passed on Oct.
9TH, creating Road District No. > for
the Parish Of Natchitoches. a special
election is hereby ordered to be held
in SaidliOad District No. of said
Parish on Wednesday November 26th
1913 at which election shall be sub
mitted to the property tax PAYERS on
said Road District No. ,. eligible and
qualified to vote at sucn election the
following proposition to-wit:
proposition No.
To levy special tax of ten mills on
the dollar on all asSeSSable property
in Road District No. subject to
State taxation for reriOd Of twenty
wears from and including the wear
1914 for the purposes of constructing
ana maintaining public roads in said
district.
Proposition No ,.
To lncur debt and issue bonds said
Road District No. to the amount of
thirty thousand dollars 10 run tNen-
ty years or so much thereof as may
be nec9A4afy to produce the said thIr-
ty thousand dollars and interest.
Which bonds Shal! bear Interest at the
rate of tive per cent annually for the
purpose Of constructing and main
tanning roads in said district.
Sec, ,. That the Secretary of the
Police jury is hereby authorized and
instructed to have prepared for use
at said election a sufficient number
t,1i q, I,,
printed the propositions mentioned
and set forth in Sec. I Of This ordin-
Ance in the following form tO-W;t:
BALI OF.
Special Tax EleGsion Road District No. 2
Natchitoches Parish Louisiana.
Proposition No l.
Proposition to levy ten mill
special tax on the dollar on all
asscssabe proGpSy subject to YES II
Stats .ana,ion in Road District i
No 2 Of Natchitoches Paush,
Louisiana to gun for twenty years
@ much thereof as may be
required to produce the sum of \
thirty thousand dollars in interest, NO Il
beginning with the year 1914, and
rianing such length Of ;i.so as
may be required, \
PROPOSITION NO. 2
Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds Of Road
District No of Natchitoches vEc
Parish. La, to the amount Of
thiry thousand Dollars, to
run for twenty years. or un-
til sooner retired by the len
mill tax provided for above
with interest al the rate Of
FIVE per cent payable annual
ly, for the purpose of build >,o
ing AID 4:sssiiaing public 2 iss
roads in said district