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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
Fish LAWS,
Principal Provisions of Laws Pro.
tecting Fish.


Illegal to use or have in possession
any head or jack or other light or to
use or have in possession any fyke.net,
! gill.net or trammel.net.
FRESH WATER GAME FISH.
Sale prohibited-No black bass, com.
monty called green trout; white or vel.
low bass, commonly called striped bass
or barfish; crappiep commonly called
Sac.a-lait or white perch; nor any species
of perch and sunfish to be sold or had in
possession for sale at any time.
None Of the preceding varieties to be
caught bV,any other means than rod
hook and line, having not more than
sets of hooks or hand line having not
more than S sets of hooks or trolling
with spoon hook or other artificial bait
attached.
Any OF the preceding species of fish
caught in seines or other apparatus to
be returned to the water alive and un.
injured. a
No bass under inches in length to be
had in possession.
Not more than Is bass nor more than
100 Sunfsh or perch to be caught in one
day by one person. o
FRESH WATER COMMON FISH,
No hoop nets to be set in bayous or
other streams less than forty yards in
swidth.
SEEMING for fresh water fish absolute.
ly prohibited in waters east of Missis.
sippi River.
Permits for the use of SeineS in speci.
fed waters west of the Mississippi River
for the purpose Of catching the common
species of fresh water fish other than
game fish may be granted on applica.
lionsto the commission. The holders of
such permits are entitled to seine, under
suitable rules and regulations, in any
public waters within 70 miles of salt
water and in Lakes Poston and Phelps
in Bossier Parish, all lakes and bayous
in Catahoula Parish, all lakes in Pointe
Coupee Parish and all lakes IN Con.
cordia Parish.
No restrictions on use of minnow
seines and small shrimp seines for catch.
ing bait if employed only for that pur.
pose. Use of seines, hoop nets, trot.
lines, bushlines and setlines for catch.
ing following fresh water fish prohibited
during the seasons noted herewith:
Buffalo fish, Feb. 1S-Apr. Is; catfish of
all species and paddle.fsh, or spoonbill
cat, May 15.-Jul. Is
No buffalo fish nor catfish less than IL
inches in length to be had in possession
for sale.
SALT WATER FISH.
No fish-drying platforms to be erected
or operated for commercial purposes
during the months of May, June and
July.
License of SIS to be paid on all seines
of 100 fathoms to 200 fathoms; $3.50 for
seines of 200 fathoms to 300 fathoms;
and St for each additional 20 fathoms
over 300.
No salt water fish under inches in
length, except Dream croakers and sea.
perch, to be taken or had in possession
at any time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
The King Of All Laxatives

For constipation, use DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo
N. Y. srys they are the king of all
laxatives. They are blessing to all
my family and / always keep a box al
home" Get box and get well again
Price Csc. At Druggists or by mail.
H. E. Bucklen &Co. Philadelphia or St
Louis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
FNBlRGO LIFTED

qsinesday President wilson
largo on munitions of war
Ian situation, so that now
a.utionalists may procure
,s,,ip this country TO aid their
x, embargo has been one OF
Sindrances to the cause OF
.,ntionalists. The FederalS
.ias,iued control of practically
-, thus preventing the I'M
i arms from the foreign
r. the aid of the rebels While
.,.r between this country and
!, been patrolled by American
.sisag to prevent the SNUG
,..ns from this country across
4 the rebels. So that for
sans the rebels have been
'..tlv handicapped in the matter
About the only way they
- 10 nroc,1ra arms has
Of conquest, :,
ney Of the administration 1T Will
Mexican factions on the same
4 settle their own domestic
"a among themselves. The
lie President has been gener'
,oysd by the leaders OF both
srratIc and Republican parties.
rsmainS to be seen what the
salbs. Just at present there
i Gem to be a settlement OF the
h prospect. The peculiar
gstlc Of the Mexican people
sruirs a leader Of strong and
mined will, after the Diaz mould.
.,,ns man has not vet appeared
Mexican horizon and the pros
s1s 10 be that indiscriminate
eTa be in progress for a time
upess some other power inter-
81 arms and takes hold of the
tal
allowing is the Presidents
Aaatun:
ass, bya proclamation of the
issued on March IA, 1912,
0iat resolution of congress
BY the president on the same
qssdaclaFed that there existed
aziso conditions Of domestic
which were promoted by the
arms Or munitions of war pro-
4mths United States; and,
s BY the joint resolution
Mentioned i thereupon became
altO export arms or munitions
d Mexico except under such
lls1s and exceptions as the presi.
aui prescribe;
therefore,, l, Woodrow Wilson,
NJ Oi the United States of
hereby declare and proclaim
8 he conditions on which the
nlluH Of March Il. 1912, was
llTs changed, and as it is de.
Aiollace the United States with
70 the expectation Of arms or
aasol var to Mexico in the same
Is other powers, the said
ton Is hereby revoked"
VaAying the order the White
slued The following statement
llliion.
executive order under which
ation Of arms and ammu.
gig Mexico is forbidden was a
nom the accepted practices
lllg-a deliberate departure
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Hall of Council Chamber, Welsh, La,
February 3, l914-Council called to order
in regular session by the Hon. Mayor
R. S. Greer.
Members of the Board of Trustees
present: Chas. Dautel, E. E. Kimball,
A. R. Arceneaux, W. E. Taught, P. H,
Goodreau. All members were present.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills to be passed on
and allowed by the Finance Committee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

Taught Lumber Co---------$ 1865
Arthur Whey Observation-Disclosures 1.5G
C. E. Carr 1885, 90
Taught Lumber Co 1920
Dupra Hebert ---.----------a.---4 1000
Welsh Machine Shop------ so
Welsh Machine Shop ------- 5000
A. G. Fontenot 1850
Welsh Printing Co 80 --- 1890
Welsh Carriage & Implement Co. $40
Columbus Prudhomme - ---- $500
Chas. Dautel --l 77.50
ChaS. Dautel 1900
Miller Hardware & Furniture Co. 800
Welsh Carriage & Implement Co. 16S
Total 49, n---- $5l7.00
Moved and seconded that all bills
approved by Finance Committee be
ordered paid as read. Motion carried.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
Public Sale of Valuable Land.

GEORGIA, Webster County:
Whereas, on the first day OF Deem
Der, 1909, Obediah ]. McTyier executor
and delivered to the Georgia Loan and
Trust Company his deed under Sections
No. 1869, 1870, 1871 of the Code of
Georgia, 1882, to the lands hereinafter
described, for the purpose of securing
a debt referred to in said deed, which
deed is recorded in the Clerks Office
of Webster Superor Court in book / of
deeds, pags $40,
And whereas in said deed said Nc
Tyler gave to said company the power
to sell said lands in case of default in
the prompt payment at maturity of in
terest or principal of said debt
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power so vested in the undersigned,
which is more accurately shown by
reference to said deed, The Georgia
Loan and Trust Company will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder, for
cash, on the first Tuesday in February
1914, during the legal hours of sale
before Webster county courthouse door
at Preston, Georgia, the lands describ-
ed in the aforesaid deed, to-wit:
One farm lying in body in the 18th
District of Webster County, Georgia
ontaning three hundred and twenty
five 1920 acres, more or less, and
consisting of the whole lot of land No
Eighty-three (S3) containing 2O2 IL
acres, more or less, and all of lant
lot No. Eighty-One (8D except fifty
1901 acres off of the south side sold
to u. X. McTyier, and thirty 800 acres
off of the northeast corner sold to U
X. McTyier; said portion of lot O
land No. 81 herein described contain
ing. 1872 IL acres, more or less.
The said deed fir above
mentioned was executed and de-
livered to secure the paymen
OF a certain prommissory note foi
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the sum of $4,000, and the interest
coupons attached thereto, all of said
notes dated December first, 1909, and
the principal debt bearing interest at
the rate of six and one-half per cent.
per annum.
Said principal debt is now post due
by the terms thereof, and so declared
to be due for default in payment of
interest coupons annexed thereto due
December LIST, 1918. The total amount
of principal and interest and attorneys
fees that will be due on said debt on
the first Tuesday in February, 1914, is
F$994.51. Fee simple titles will be made
to the purchaser at said sale and the
proceeds of such sale will be applied
first, to the payment of said debt with
interest and attorneys fees and ex-
penses of this proceeding, and the re-
mainder, if any, will be paid over to
said Obediah J. McTyier's legal repre-
sentative.
Dated this 9Th day of January, 1914.
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY, ]. B. Hudson, Attorney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13

DoRGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in said state and county between
the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in February, 1914, the folloS-
ing described real estate, to-wit:
A certain lot situated on the VESTS
side Of Lee street in the city of Ameri-
Gus, said state and county, and being
bounded as follows, to-wit: On the
north by property of Mrs. P. c. Clegg;
on the east by Lee street; on the south
by property of Mrs. ]. C. Matthews
and on the west by property of the
estate of the late G. M Eldridge, be-
ing the property bought from Henry
R. Johnson by Alien Fort and being
the same property on which the late
Allen Fort resided. This being the
same property described in a parti-
tioning proceeding between the heirs
at law of the said Allen Fort.
Said property being sold under and
by virtue of an order granted by the
Hon. 2. A. Littlejohn, judge of the SUI
perior courts of the Southwestern cir
cult, in an application for partition
ing of said premises between the heirs
at-law of the late Allen Fort, and
which order is dated December 10Th,
1918, said property being sold for the
purpose Of distribution.
S. R. HEYS, Commissioner.
LUC4US HARVEY, Commissioner.
H. E. ALLEN, Commissioner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
GEORGIA-sumter County.

NIEOhG1A-0uuL6rN JOQuly.
Wifi be sold before the Court House
door within the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in February, 1914, the
following described property, to-wit:
One certain building and lot on
which said building stands, situated at
the Northeast corner of the intersec-
ton of Church and Jackson streets in
the City of Americas, Georgia, fronting
on said Jackson Street One Hundred
and Eighteen Q18) feet and on said
Church Street, One Hundred and Nine
(109) feet, said lot being in the shape
of a rectangle, the building on said lot
being the three-story building known
as the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Building, said sale being under
and by virtue Of a Decree OF the Su-
perior Court c. Sumter County, Geor-
gia, dated December 5th, 1879, said de-
cree having been rendered in the suit
of Frank Sheffield and NJ NJ. Lowrey
and Frank Sheffield and M. M. LoWreV
for the use of R. F. Sans, Mrs. P. C.
Clegg and Mrs. c. P. Sans against The
Board of Trustees of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Americas,
Georgia, the same being an Equitable
petition to foreclose mortgages, etc, in
the Superior Court Of said County.
The terms of sale are to be, ten per
cent, cash, and the balance to be paid
ON the confirmation of the sale by the
said Court, but the purchasers may
pay the purchase-price thereof in
bonds issued by the Defendant, dated
April 1st, 1908 This 9Th day of jan
uary, 1914. T. o. MARSHALL,
Receiver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
SWIFT COMPANY
WAREHOUSE WAS
FLAME DAMAGE
FIRE EARY SUNDAY MORNIN'
Damage Amounts to Sever
Hundred Dollars

The Office and storage warehouse
Swift & Co. in Americas was dan
aged considerably by fire Sunda
morning. The blaze wis discovered 1
8 O'Clock and the fire department n
sponded quickly to the call and 500
it was thought, had the blaze extiI
guished. An hour later second ca
was sent in, followed By third ca
at $3.50 o'clock, the department eac
time responding. The fire originate
among lot of canned goods in casei
and not only damaged them to a .gres
extent, but other goods as well, il
Guiding shipments of lard and chees
stored there. The fire spread to til
ceiling, which fact necessitated th
second call for the department Til
damage to building and stock is prob
ably $500 to $500, If not even greater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
Petition for Partition of Lands

1T. Colby, T. G. Williams and Fan
ME Williams VS.. Susan j. Beatty, Thos
]. Ward, Mrs. Thos ]. Ward, heirs al
law of Thos. ]. Ward, Jim Ward, Mrs
Jim Ward, heirs at law of Jim Ward
Before His Homer, 2. A. Littlejohn
Judge Of the Southwestern Circuit
At Chambers, Americas, Ca, January
18th, 1914.
Petition for Partition of Lands in
Sumter Superior Court.
To Thos. ]. Ward, Mrs. Thos j.
Ward. children and heirs at law
Thomas j. Ward, residence unknown
Jim Ward, Mrs. Mary B. Ward, heirs
at law of jim Ward, to-wit; Mary B
Ward, his widow; T. E. Ward, j. ],
Ward and L. F. Ward, residence I'M
known, and Mrs. Susan ]. Beatty, OF
Sumter County, Georgia
You and each of you are required
to be and appear, by virtue of an or
der of the Honorable 2. A. Littlejohn,
Judge of the Superior courts of the
South Western circuit, before him on
the 18th day of January, 1914, to show
cause why commissioners should not
appointed in the above stated cause
to divide the lands owned in common,
consisting of forty-three and three
fourths acres off of the northeast cor
ner of lot No. 221, and seven and one
fourth acres off of lot Of land No. 22S
In the 18th district of Sumter county,
Georgia, to be divided among the heirs
at law and their transferees of John E.
Ward, deceased
Witness the Hon. 2. A. Littlejohn,
fudge Of the Superior courts of the
South Western circuit
Fl. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court, Sumter Coun-
ty, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
JULIA G. SUTTON,
BRIDGES IN SUMTER COUNTY.
Notice of the Construction of Bridges
In Sumter County.

Notice is hereby given that on Febru-
airy 10th, 1914, at the office of the COM
missioners of roads and revenues of
Sumter county, at Americas, Ga, seal
ed and proposals will be received by
the commissioners Of roads and rev.
enues of Sumter county Ga, for the
construction of reinforced concrete
bridge across Muckalee creek and
Town creek, Immediately west of the
city of Americas, on the road from
Americas to Plains, Ga.
Plans and specifications for the
building of said bridges are now on
file with the clerk of the board OF
commissioners of roads and revenues
of said county, and subject to the in
spection and examination of all par
ties concerned The estimated cost OF
said bridges is Eight Thousand dol
lars. The bridge across Muckalee creek
to have four spans of thirty feet each
and two spans of Twenty-Five feet each
and the bridge across Town creek to
have two spans of thirty feet each.
The work on same to begin within
thirty days from the acceptance of the
bid for same. Said work in the con-
struction of said bridges to be paid
/ for as follows:
Between the first and tenth days OF
each month next and after said work
is begun, upon an estimate to be made
by the supervising engineer, the con
tractor shall be paid seventy-fve pei
cent. Of the proportionate value o.
such work that has been actually com,
pleted, according to contract, at tbs
date OF such estimate, less the amoun'
of previous payments The remainin4
!, twenty-five per cent OF sncn vaiaS WI
be due and pfyable within sixty day.
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after the completion and acceptance
of said bridges by the board of com.
missioners of roads and revenues.
The commissioners of roads and
revenues reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
This notice is given under order OF
the board of commissioners of roads
and revenues of Sumter county.
This, Jan. 10, 1914.
J. A. PINKSTON, Secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

| OdlHuti
To the Superior Court of Said Coun-
ty: The petition of w. c. Sullivan
Charles F. Giddings and William Sulli-
van, Jr., shows the>Jllowing facts:
l. They desire for themselves, their
associates and successors to be incor-
porated under the name and style
of the w C. Sullivan Company, for a
period of twenty years. with the privil-
ebe of renewal at the expiration of
that time.
II. The principal Office of said cor
poration shall be in Americas, Sumter
county, Ga, but said corporation shall
have the right to establish branch Of
fees elsewhere, in or out of said state,
as may be found necessary or expedi-
ent.
III. The object of said corporation
is pecuniary gain for itself and its
stockholders.
". The principal business to be
carried on by said corporation is mer-
chandising, the buying and selling,
trading and dealing in groceries, dry
goods and hardware and general mer-
chandise; and the doing of a general
business in furnishing supplies and
feed stuff to consumers and dealing in
live stock and all articles used on
| farms at wholesale and retail.
v. Petitioners pray that they may
have the right to borrow money and
secsre the same in any way they may
see fit and to buy, improve, secure,
lease, sell, mortgage and convey in
any manner real and personal prop
erty.
VI. The capital stock of said corpo-
ration shall be ten thousand dollars,
divided in shares of one hundred dol
lars each with the right to increase
said capital stock at any time and
! from time to time to any amount not
to exceed in the aggregate fifty thous-
and dollars, by an affirmative vote of a
ma jority of the stock outstanding at
| that time.
VII. Petitioners pray that said cor
poration shall have the right to adopt
bylaws, elect a board of directors and
such officers as they may see fit, to
accept an amendment to its charter,
to sue and be sued, to have and use
common seal, and to have all the
powers, privileges and immunities al
lowed corporations &C similar kind
and character.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name afore-
said, with all the powers, privileges
, and immunities granted to corpora
lions of a similar kind, and as al
Ilowed under the laws of Georgia.
SHIPp & SHEPPARD,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
Notice to Creditors.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Barnwell County-Court of Com
Receiver.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Barnwell County-Court of Com
mon Pleas.
John c. Matthews, as administrator
with the will annexed of the last will
and testament of Jefferson D. Whittle,
deceased, plaintiff, against Alice D
White and Anna Lena White, de-
PENDANTS.
Pursuant to the directions contain
ed in an order of this court and made
in the above entitled cause by His
Homer, Judge George w Gage, and
dated December 9Th, 1918, all and sing
ular the creditors of Jefferson D. Whit
tie, deceased, are hereby required to
appear before me, the undersigned
Master, at my office at Barnwell, Soutn
Carolina, and prove their claims be-
fore me and be subject to examination
and cross examination thereon or
else be debarred from the benefit o.
any decree made or to be made the
cause. You will take due notice here
OF and govern yourselves accordingly
Masters Office, Dec. GARD, 1918.
/ - II Z. i0'BANNON,
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Legal Advertisements

/ to take over properties of other plants
| of like character and business, and
nav for same with bonds issued by this
company; to borrow money; to issue
bonds in the sum of Two Hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE Thousand ($225, 100000
dollars, and secure the same by deed
of trust, conveying any or all of its
property for that purpose; and to pro-
vide for the appointment of the neces-
sary Trustees to look after the inter-
est of the bondholders; also Trustee or
Trustees to manage and operate said
plant and business of the company, and
to carry out the terms and conditions
of said Deed Of Trust; and to have
use and enjoy all property, real and
personal or mixed; ACQUIRE franchise
and privileges Of the City OF Americas
that may be convenient or necessary
to the transaction of its business; to
appoint officers, agents and trustees for
the management of it's business, and
generally to have and enjoy all and
singular, the rights, powers, privileges
and immunities conferred by the law nf
this state upon corporations of like
character
VIII. The principal Office and place
of business of the proposed corpora
ton shall be in the City of Amerfcus,
said state and county. The Board of
Directors shall consist of not more
than five; said board shall be selected
from stockholders of the company.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
made a body corporate under the name
and style aforesaid, entitled to the
rights, privileges and immunities, and
subject to the liabilities fixed by law.
This 18th day of December, 1918.
w. P. WALLIS.
E. A. HAWKINS,
Attorneys-at-Law for Petitioners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-13
MISS BARNETT The BRIDE
OF Mr.. ERWIN brown
We're Married Here on Sun
day Evening

The announcement yesterday morn
ing of the marriage of Miss Sara Bar
nett and Mr.. Erwin Brown, was in the
nature Of a surprise to her relatives
and friends alike, as the secret OF
their intentions, it seems, had been
confined to limited number only. Miss
Barnett and Mr.. Brown, the latter q
resident of Atlanta, went to Calvary
church Sunday evening, where, prior
to the evening service, they we're mar
ried by the pastor, Rev. ]. B. Law
renee. The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Barnett, and a
young lady Of charming personality
with many friends in Americas, whose
good wishes will attend her
Mr.. Brown is well known grocer
of Atlanta. He has gone there to close
out his interests with the view Of en-
gaging in business here and making
Americas his home Mrs. Brown, in
the interim, remains here at the home