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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-19

RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, $685., 377. 90
overdrafts, secured and unsecured, 6,038. 40
u. s. Bonds to secure circulation, i50,000.00
Other Bonds to secure Postal Savings 7,0O0. 90
Bonds Securities, etc, 53,237.b0
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures. 100000
Due from State and Private Banks
and Bankers, Trust Com panies
and Savings Banks, 77l.S
Due from approved Reserve Agents, 53, 99i ,66
Checks and other Cash Items, 4,66l,9i
Notes Of other National Banks, 1860. 90
Fractional Paper Currency, Nickes
and Cents 1920
Lawful money reserve In Bank, VIZ:
Specie, "a, $4,000
Legal-tender notes, 10000 4i.52o.0e
Redemption fund with u. s. Treas
urer (6 per cent of circulation $4,000
Total, slO64 .9i0.49
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In sibo,0O0.oo
Surplus fund 100000
Undivided profits, less expenses and
Taxes paid s2,ois.o5
National Bank Notes outstanding 15O,0C0.o0
Due to Trust Companies and Saw
ings Banks, 4424s4s
Dividends unpaid $4,000
Individual deposits subject to check 623, S55 rs
Demand certificates of deposit sl2,000.00
Certified checks S5o.c0
Postal Savings Deposits 1888. 70
Bills payable including certificates
OF deposit for money borrowed s50,0oo.00
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No. 239--
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

OF SKOWHEGAN
At Skowhegan, In the State of Maine. at the
close OF business June 4, 1918
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
SheriH'S Sale.

No. 16.i19-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
D. D. Waters VS.. E. Robertson.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court OF Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
and viii offer for sale at public auc-
ton for cash and according to law
at the principal front door OF the
court house of Caddo Parish, La.
d, ring the legal hours of sales, OF
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1913,
An undivided one-half interest Il
and to lot is and the west half Of lo
LA. block four, of the town of WV
ian, Caddo Parish, La, with tn
buildings and improvement thereon
Said property seized as belonging t.
the above named defendant and t
i be sold for cash and according t
i lew to pay and satisfy the debt a
j specified in said writ, say in tn
j sum. of one hundred and fifty-itv
j and no-tOO dollars, with legal inter
j est thereon from the 4th day {
!, January 1911, until paid, and all 20:
u Of this suit. J.P. FLOURNOY,
:, Sheriff, ex-Officio Aucti0nee
i Caucasian, March 13, 1919.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20

No. t6,SO8-In the Fist Judicial Dis
trict Court of CaddO Parish, La:
Gordon Irons VS.. A. 5. Ernest.
By virtue of writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Hon
Orable First Judicial District Court
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit,
have seized and Will offer for sale at
public auction, on terms hereinafter
set forth and without the benefit OF
appraiscment, at the principal front
|door of the court house OF Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during The legal
hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1913.
Lot three of block 20 OF The Ingleside
addition of the City of Shreveport,
| La. TO pay and satisfy the sum OF
$4,000 with 8 per cent interest
thereon from The 29Jh day of May
1871 until paid And also lot II OF
block 6 of the Qucensborough Addl-
ltion to the City of Shreveport, La,
Ito pay and satisfy The sum OF S300OO
with per cent per annum interest
thereon from the 9th day OF May
i9ii, until paid. And also lot "a OF
block 4G of the Queensb0rough Ad-
ldition, second filing, TO the City OF
shreveport, La, to pay and satisfy
1.-The sum of $4,000 with per cent
lner annum interest thereon from
February IS, 1911, until paid. And
lalso on teRms of cash and credit lot
~ and the one-half of lot II of block
10 of the Howard Cole Subdivision OF
J.. 1.-The City of Shreveport, as per map
lin CONVEYANCE book "p" of the rec
ords of Caddo Parish, La, with the
buildings and improvements there
= On, to pay and satisfy the sum OF
81 1926 as follows, for cash to pay
land satisfy the sum Of $6i6.a3, with
Is per cent per annum interest there
on from the 18th day Of April 1912
land on terms of credit to meet the
y lnote for S6iG.i3 due April 10, 1913
land ali costs of this suit, as well a:
ten per cent on said principal an(
Interest as attorneys fees.
> @ J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, cx-OGiciO AuctioneeI
Caucasian. February 20, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
Stockholders Meetina.

Notice is hereby given that there
will be meeting of the STOCKHOLM
ers of the Schmitt Motor Co. Ltd. at
room 52i Commercial National Bank
building in the City of Shreveport
La, at I o'clock pm, April IS. 1913.
for the purpose OF considering the
advisability of increasing the capital
stock of said corporation and the
transaction of such other matters as
may come up. D. C. WATTS,
Secretary and Treasurer
Caucasian, March 6.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
Succession Sale.
No. i6.6l3-In the First Judicial Dis
trjct Court Of Caddo Parish, La {:

No. t66l3-In the First Judicial DIS
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La p:
Succession Of f. NJ. Martin.
Bv virtue of a commission to sell
ia me issued in the above numbered
and entitled cause, | will offer Tor
sale at public auction, for cash and
according to law, at The principal
front door Of the court house OF
Caddo Parish, in The City of ShrcEe-
port. La, during the legal hours Oh
'e, on
SATURDAY, APRIL >, 1913,
The following described property
belonging 10 said succession, to-Vil:
An undivided one-half interest IN
the south half Of lot % Of the J. ".
White Subdivision Of the Guy oil
Shreveport, La, with all buildings
and improvements thereon. Also an
undivided seyen-twelfihs interest
lin and to lot sixty go of the shop
herd & Stuart Subdivision OF me
CITY Of Shreveport La, with all the
buildings and improvements there
on. Terms Of sale cash and accord
ling TO law, to pay debts.
i ALICE MARTIN. Administrator.
/ Caucasian, March z, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20

holders shall be notified OF meetings
by publication for thirty days III a
weekly newspaper at Shreveport.
Louisiana. and also by written no
tice bv mail to each stakeholder ten
DAYS prior to such meetlng:. but
meetings may be held without SUCH
notice and delays upon waiver
thereof in writing of each stock
holder.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held
liable for the contracts or faults OF
the corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance owing on
the shares of stock subscribed for
by him; nor shall any mere mfor~
mality in organizing have the effect
of rendering this charter null or OF
exposing any stakeholder to any la
bilityo beyond such unpaid balance
Done and signed at Shreveport,
CaddO Parish, Louisiana, on this Isl
day of March A. ID. 1913, in the pres
ence of Clifton F. Davis and Frank
J. Looney, competent witnesses and
residents of this Parish and State,
who also sign with said appearers
before me, notary, after due reading
of the whole.
w, L. CARTER.
A. E. GORDON.
Attest: w. II. PLATT
CLIFTON F. DAVIS.
FRANK J. LOONEY.
ROLAND WILLIAMSON,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: | hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears on file and of record in
my office. Given under my hand and
seal of office this list day of March
1913. CHAS. f. CRANE,
| Deputy Clerk and ex-Ofiicio Deputy
Recorder. March 4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20

rendering this charter null or Of
exposing any stakeholder in any
greater sum than his stock; nor
shall any stakeholder have the
right of disposing of his stock here
IN TO an outsider until he shall have
first offered it to the other stock
holders, who shall have the first
right of purchasing same at its
market value.
In testimony whereof the said
parties have signed the said instfu-
ment before me in the presence OF
Joe LamOnica and J. b. Slattery,
competent attesting witnesses, on
this the 18th day of February 1913.
DOMENICO ZAGONE.
SAMUEL FIDUCIO.
DOMENICO FAZIO.
Attest:
JOE LAMONICA.
J. B. SLATTERY.
JOHN F. SLATTERY.
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Having examined the foregoing
act of incorporation, and finding
nothing therein contained contrary
to law, l hereby approve the same
this the nth day of March 1913.
w. A. MABRY,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict of Louisiana.
Endorsed Filed and recorded
March IL, 1913.
S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Of1icio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: l hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears on file and of record IN
my office. Given under my hand anc
seal of Office this 18th day of March
1913. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder. March -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
CHARTER
Of the Braud- Bates Lumber Com
pany.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me, L. C. Blanchard, a
notary public duly commissioned
and sworn for and within the PARISH
of Caddo, State of Louisiana, per-
sonally came and appeared Henry
c.. Braud and H. Clay Braud, resi-
dents of Ascension Parish, Louis
lana, and J. C. Bates, a resident VI
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who stated
and declared to me, notary, that
availing themselves of the Consti:u-
ton and laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana, they have formed and consti-
tuted themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, into a
BODY corporate, and have adopted
and do hereby adopt as their act OF
incorporation and charter the FOL
lowing:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
poralion shall be the Braud-Bates
Lumber Company, with its domlclie
in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana. and under said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for a period Of twenty-five
wears unless sooner dissolved al
herein specified.
i ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which TINS cor
i noration is formed and its object Il
hereby declared to be to own ant
operate saw mills, planning mills AM
other means for manufacturer
lumber in the State of Louisiana
j and also to conduct genera
wholesale and retail lumber busl
ness, and to own and acquire timbe
and timber lands, either by pur
, chase, lease or otherwise, and I
conduct in connection with thel
81 saw mills and lumber business
!. commissaries, stores, and to oW
! and operate as incidental theret
! tram roads, railroads, or otne
means of transporting lumber 9
logs or other property necessary
E the conduct and operation OF II
said business of conducting gener'
!, saw mills and planning mills, VIII
6 the right to acquire such real g
ri tate or personal property as may l
= necessary therefor, and the same
); dispose of, mortgage, hypothecate
pledge as may be necessary IN u
,el successful operation OF said Dus
f. ness.
4 ARTICLE III.
IL The capital stock of this copper
,eI ton is hereby fixed at the sum
tvI twenty-five thousand dollars dlvl
- ed into two hundred and fifty shar
mi of one hundred dollars each, and
shall become a going concern VII
fifty shares of its capital stock
,,oI subscribed and actually paid 1
ne which payment may be made
20 cash. or the transfer OF proper
ca or the rendition of services to
ofl said corporation, the value OF VIII
pdI shall be passed on and approved
orl the board of directors.
"a ARTICLE ~.
ess| The affairs of this corporal
shall be managed and directed b
board of directors consisting
cid three stockholders, who shall
his elected at a general stockhold
uml meeting held at the office OF
theI company in the City OF Shrevep
norl Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on
thel first Tuesday in March Of, each y
oil and who shall hold their Offices
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-20
CLIFTON F. DAVIS.
FRANK J. LOONEY.
ROLAND WILLIAMSON,
Election Proclamation.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do, Office of the Board of Supervls-
crs of Election in and for Cad 10
Parish, State of Louisiana: In ae-
cordance with the election laws OF
the State of Louisiana and pursuant
to the proclamation of his excellen-
cy, L. E. Hall, of February 20, 1913,
notice is hereby given that we pro-
claim that special election will be
held at the various precincts as now
established by law, in the Parish OF
CaddO, State of Louisiana, on Tues
day, March Is, 1913, for the election
of district judge for the First Ju-
dicial District of Louisiana to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
lion of Judge E. w. Sutherlln. The
said election is to be held under the
general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana. and at the following pre-
lcincts, and under the supervision OF
| he following commissioners and
clerks, tO-Wit:
WARD ONE.
Rodessa: J. H. M. Thomas, w. l.
McMachiel, s. J. Keel, commission
ers; George Hutchinson, clerk.
Ida: w. B. Means, J. r. p Alison
IW. r. Bumgardner, commissioners
u. T. Means, clerk.
/ Mira: T. P. Pearce, J. G. Brown
Ia. C. Dominick, commissioners; 5
lG. Roby, clerk.
| Hosston: H. ]. Lenoir, J. M. Hale
II. C. Allen Jr, commissioners; }. 5
IJolley, clerk.
| Gillian: w. D. Mercer, J. II. God
, lfrey, J. B. Adger, commissioners; Il
E. Noel, clerk.
. Belcher: J. w. Dixon, John Glas
sell, D. P. Hollis, commissioners
Will Nash, clerk.
Il Dixie: M. A. Dickson, r. G. Doug
Has, J. M. Birdwell, commissioners
u. M. Sentell, clerk.
i WARD TWO.
i Myrtis: w. M. Terry, Lee Holt,
Walton, commissioners; J.
: Cook, clerk.
Vivian: B. F. Teat, II. H. Huckf
:. lbay, T. S. Spell, commissioners;
al H. Pitts, clerk.
II Mt. Gilead: Hamilton WINS, r.
al. Barr, E. E. Robertson, commits
..tsioners; r. E. L. Huckabay, clerk.
:" Oil City: J. E. Baker Jr., G.
s'Thurmond, M. T. Watkins, comml
y sioners; G. A. Moss, clerk.
WARD THREE.
- Mooringsport: J. M. Milan, w.
~ Ogilvie, L. M. Crisp, commissioner
:, J. e. Groom, clerk.
N Blanchard: C. M. WATSON, }.
- Powell, r. T. Shaw, commissioner
IL IL. L. Mccain, clerk.
Il WARD FOUR-SHREVEPORT.
of Precinct 1, Chatwin's: C. F. Gt
IL don, Sid Groner, M. II. Levy, col
e. missioners; Joe Beasley, clerk.
d Precinct 2, Court House: w.
G. Hirsch, Leon |. Kahn, Spence flol
ng noy, commissioners; Henry ka
tclerk.
Precinct 3, Ferris Hotel: Gi
ed Leadman, A. G. Chatwln, l.. =. Il
ITO Ter ST., commissioners; J. Ii. RI
is clerk.
oul Precinct 4, Hughes Store: T.
~ Thurmond, Mat Van Lear, Cor
,ns Irons, commissioners; C. C. Lie
a.. clerk.
Precinct 5, Chas. Steers Store
10 E. Rettig, A. A. LeRosen, Adam ID
" commissioners; V. L. Fulton, cl'
Precinct 6, Metcalf's Store: r
Emery, C. H. Blanchard, E. c. N
ers calf, commissioners; I. Carl Bar
by clerk.
Dxy Precinct Z, Zwally's Studio: j.
ok lWise, Henry Zwally, w. E. Girl
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05
IL PROHIBITION A WAVE!

A few days ago Mexico. Mo-, voted
dry by small majority. Several other
towns in Missouri are to vote on the
saloon question this fall A news
item called this general tendency a
wave of prohibition.
A wave goes over and then is gone
Things are as thCy were before the
waLe~came Prohibition seems to be
lasting where it has been tried. In
Kansas, when the encouragement for
the state was asked why Kansas stays
dry, he pulled bunch of statistics out
of his desk and showed just how many
county jails We're empty and the per-
centage of decrease of inmates in the
state penitentiary, reform schools and
eleemosynary Institutions. There's a
reason why prohibition sticks in the
majority of places where it is tried.
Is prohibition wave? 1t seems
more like a steady stream-and COM
pairing prohibition to water is not such
bad taste, is it?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05
TWO GRADUATE SCHOOLS.

The American Graduate School of
Agriculture and the American Gradu-
ate School of Home Economics will
both be held here this summer in ad-
dition to the regular Summer School
1t is mark OF distinction that the
University of Missouri has been Sc
lected as a place suited to hold these
graduate schools this summer.
1t is expected that men and women
from all over the United States and
Canada will attend. This addition to
the already large enrolment of the
Summer Session should make the num-
Der of Summer School students reach
lO0o in 1914.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05
THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS.

The eighth International Dry Farm
ing Congress closed Saturday at
Tulsa, Ok Fourteen foreign countries
and many OF our own states had ex-
hibitS there. The worlds greatest
experts in agriculture discussed farm
ing problems and latest methods. So
many visitors came that city OF
10000 could hardly accommodate them.
The International Dry Farming Con-
gress is one that should increase in
importance each year. 1t is now the
only opportunity foreign countries
have to meet regularly to show their
products and exchange ideas on i'm
proved methods of farming and stock
raising. The congress has already
outgrown the stage of dealing with dry
farming alone and the countries rep
resented have asked for further ex-
pansion. Hereafter the congress will
deal with agricultural problems. For
this reason it should increase its activ-
tiles and should create greater inter
est among the countries.
At present, foreign countries seem
to be more interested than the United
States Many of our states were not
represented. Oregon, one of the farth-
crest away, took the prize for states.
while Missouri. bordening on Okla
hOma, did not have an exhibit because
the legislature would not vote the
money. Canada took more than her
share of prizes. many of which might
have gone to the United States if all
states had been represented.
The International Dry Farming Con-
gress has remained in the United
States another year, though Canada
and Hungary made an active fight
to get it. 1t will be held at Wichita,
Kan, next year. and it should be big
ger than ever. All the states. and Mis-
souri, especially. should have exhibits
there.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05
ANOTHER WATER SUGGESTION
Would Ask City and State to Unite
On an Inspection.

Editor the Missourian:-M Monday.
November 3, in company with DR.. J.
c. Jones and C. B. Rollins, l visited
the water plant. After thoroughly in
specting all the surroundings of the
plant and while We were standing look
ing into the pond, Mr.. Rollins remark
ed:
Il don't like to have to drink water
out of place like that. The weeds
and grass are growing up in it and
old fence plank are floating around its
margin"
DR.. Jones remarked: They say that
it is pure water"
Mr.. Rollins replied: Il don't care
if they do, we ought not to have to
drink it
Mr.. Jones said: What suggestion
have you to make in regard to it"
Mr.. Rollins reply was the best sug-
gestion that we have had on the ques-
ton. He said: Il would change the
position of that ditch. would dig it
as close to the margin of the water
as l could without having the water
seep from the pond into the ditch
would cut through the north end of the
embankment and run the north side
of the ditch through that cut | would
cut through the south end of the en-
bankment and run the south side of
the ditch through that cut This would
not interfere with the water that is in
the pond. for the pond would still hold
as much water as it has in it now and
more"
DR.. Jones said: Il do not know
whether that is practical"
Mr.. Rollins replied: Then let us
bring some one out here, who does
know"
l suggested that they have an engi-
neering department at the University
and that they could easily send men
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05

out there who were of the highest au-
thority
After discussing the matter awhile,
Mr.. Rollins suggested that it would be
well to get Walter Scott Williams of
the engineering department and the
city engineer and let them say whether
his suggestions could be carried out.
He further said:
Il would build that fence at once.
Then I would erect two granitoid res
eryoirs to hold the water in place of
the pond"
Now. ! suggest that the water and
light committee take the city engineer
Mr.. Rollins and Walter Scott Williams
out to the plant and see if they can
carry out Mr.. Rollins suggestion. If
it can be done, hope they will do it at
once. You see by this you would have
the state and city both equally inter
ested and represented upon the job.
Mr.. Rollins and Mr. Williams repre-
senting the state, the water and light
committee. with their engineer, rep
resenting the city of Columbia. |
would further suggest that the coun-
ell and Mayor ask the Board of Cura-
tors to select two men out of the en-
gineering department to cooperate
with our City Engineer in getting up
specifications for the reservoirs and
have supervision over their erection.
If this done. | think both state and
city will be entirely satisfied.
WOODSON MOSS.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05

this makes stronger case for all
parties concerned than he thought eX-
listed. for Doctor Moss must admit that
the surface water has been running
into the lake ever since the city has
been furnishing water, and that most
of the rubbish has been there all the
time.
Doctor Moss is asked why he has al
lowed Columbians to boast of their
pure deep well water during the sew
eral years that he has been on the
Board of HEALTH if the water has been
impure all this time. Doctor Cole
asks why the source of the water sup
ply was not so we'll looked after from
the first that it would have been i'm
possible for filth to have existed there.
and why the pollution was discovered
only two months ago. He contends
that the Board of Health quit under
fire He thinks Doctor Moss should
stop his agitation and make a public
apology for long neglect of not look
ing after the source of our water
supply.
Doctor Cole had this to say about
Doctor Moss and the University Health
Board:
Doctor, you said in the papers a
few days ago that you were president
of the University Health Board. l have
Il very great grievance against your
board for not having the snow, ice and
slush cleaned off the bleachers before
the football game. After sitting with
my feet in that slush for about two
hours, l am now battling with my first
cold of the season. 1t was an unpar-
donable outrage TO have all those wo
men and girls sit for two hours with
only thin soles to protect their feet
from that slush Doctor, don't you
think that this would likely cause the
development of few pneumonia
germs? Now doctor, if this happens
again, the University Health Board
should also resign
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-11-05

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