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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
AN ORDINANCE

Leyying per capita tax on each male
citizen of the parish of Grant, be-
tween the ages of Is and 55 years,
for the purpose of maintaining the
public roads of the parish, providing
the manner of collecting same and
providing penalty for the non pay
ment thereof.
Section L. Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the parish of Grant in regu-
lar session convened, That there be
and is hereby levied per capita tax
of one dollar per annum upon every
able bodied male resident of the parish
of Grant between the ages of 18 and
ing the public roads of the parish of
Grant, uue on demand and collectible
within 80 days after demand.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the said per capita tax
shall be collected by the constables of
the various wards of the parish inltheir
wards, commencing on the 18th day of
February of each year, begin min
with the year 1914; for which service
the said constables shall receive COM
pensation of ten per. cent of amount
collected, payable by warrant of the
police jury.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the said corstables shall
make settlements of amounts collected
with the parish treasurer every sixty
| t60) days, to-wit: on the first days IF
January, March, May, July, September
and November of each year, and shall
furnish to the said parish treasurer a
list OF all parties paying said tax, and
also u list o. all parties failing or re-
fusing to pay same, and shall make q
final staten OF said account on jan
usry first of each year.
Section a. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That every person who shall
have resided within the. parish for a
period of ten days shall be subject to
the operation OF this ordinance.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc., That who ever shall refuse and
| fail to pay the said tax shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof before the district court
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment, not less than five dollars, nor
more than twenty-five dollars, or i'm
more than thirty days, in default OF
payment VI Sdiu hflc, VI OVth ~ stie
discretion of the court, subject to work
the roads.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That this ordinance shall be in
force and effective upon and after pro-
mitigation, and that all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed.
The ordinance was read and adopted
by sections and as q whole, Messrs.
Dunn, LaCroix, Watson, Brewster and
Morgan voting for its adoption, and
Mr.. Preuett voting against it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
chimerical Proposition of supt. Harris

Chimerical Proposition of Supt. Harris.
State Supt. T. H. Harris has
addressed a circular letter to the
parish superintendent and mem
bers of the parish school boards,
advocating two vacations a year,
instead of the present mid-sum-
mer vacation between the terms
of school in the parishes.
His idea is: Operate the
schools through December, Janu-
airy and February; close them
during March and April. Oper-
ate them during May, June, July,
August and September; close
them during October and No
vember." This arrangement, he
says, would give school ses-
sion of nearly nine months. Of 4
weeks each, and would permit
the children to assist their pa.
rents on the farm during the
four busiest months of the year.
We do not believe the plar
feasible with any great proper
ton of the country schools, an(
it certainly is chimerical so far a.
the schools of the cities anC
towns are concerned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Sheriff Sale.

SRerIu Sdles
Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Grant, State of Louisiana.
No. 2944. s
G. A. Soden VS.. Hart Behrens Lumber
Co., Ltd.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Honorable Thirteenth
Judicial District Court and to me direct
ed in the above numbered and entitled
suit, directing and commanding me to
seize and sell the property Of defendant,
| have seized and will offer for sale at
the principal front door of the court
house in the town of Colfax, La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, February ID, 1914,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, to-
wit:
The right of way as bought of w. R.
Maddox in section 8. township north,
range / west, as recorded in Book $50
on page 376.
Also the right of way in section 18,
township north, range west, bought
of j. T. Davis, as recorded in Book
81 of conveyance, on page 327, rec
ords of Grant parish, La
Terms of Sale-Cash, with the bene-
fit of appraisement.
Colfax, La, Jan. 10, 1914.
A. B. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Succession Sale.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.
In the matter of the estate of J. w.
Boldden, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that acting
under and by. virtue of the authority
as administrator of the succession of
]. w. Boldden. deceased, and. under
and by virtue Of the authority given me
by an order of the 18th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana / will offer for sale
to the last and highest bidder at the
former residence of j, w. Boldden, in
Grant parish, Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, February II, 1914,
the following described property, for
the purpose of paying the debts of the
said succession, to-wit:
MOVABLE PROPERTY.
Three cows and calves.
Three heifers.
Seven head of hogs.
One 1-horse wagon.
Two 2-horse wagons.
Two guns.
One lot of farming implements.
One lot of photograph instruments.
One lot of household furniture.
One lot of chickens.
A complete appraisement and inven-
tory of which is on file in the office of
the Clerk of the 18th Judicial District
Court, of Grant parish, Louisiana.
And that on
SATURDAY, March Z, 1914,
l will offer for sale for the purpose of
paying the debts of the said succession,
at the front door of the court house in
Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana, the
following described real estate, to-wit:
The east three-fourths of the north
half of the northeast quarter and the
south half of the northeast quarter and
the south half of the southeast quarter
of section q, Township 6 north, range
2 west, in Grant parish, Louisiana.
The inventory and appraisement is
on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
18th Judicial District. Court, Grant
parish, Louisiana.
The sales to be made for cash to the
highest bidder with the benefit of ap-
praisement to. pay the debt as above
set forth.
Colfax, La, Jan. 2s, 1914.
w. B. FLANAGAN,
- ~sic Administrator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21


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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
A Winter Cough.

A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body, weak
ems the lungs, and often leads to Sc
rious results. The first dose of DR..
Kings New DISCOVERY gives relief.
Henry d. Sanders. of Cavendish, Vt,
was threatened with consumption, after
having pneumonia. He writes: Or.
Kings New Discovery ought to be in
every family; it is certainly the best
of all medicines for coughs, colds oil
lung trouble" Good for children's
coughs. Money back if not satisfied
Price SOC and 81. At all druggists. -Ad
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Federal and state Ala Coz Roaas.

The good roads bill, which
passed the lower House Of Con-
gress on FEB. 10, apprepriates
S25, 900, coo among the States, an
average of about $500, coo to each
State. It is conditioned upon a
dollar-for-dolla appropriation by
each Of the States for building
roads within their own limits,
and is based upon the essentially
correct principle of helping those
who help themselves.
This appropriation passed the
House by the large majority vote
of 2S2 to AZ, and it is thought the
Senate will approve the measure
with little or no opposition. In
fact, Chairman Shackelfcrd, Mr..
Aswell, and other prominent
members of the Good Roads Com
mittee, regard the bill as an EN-
tering wedge" in behalf OF the
great common people, and openly
express the conviction that in an
other twelve months Congress
can be prevailed on to inci ease
the present appropriation four
fold. 1t is confidently expected
that this aid by the government
will give great impetus to the
building of model roads in all of
the States. Louisiana is well to
the front in its provisions to in
sure road building. Our State
Road Law is regarded as model
for other States to follow, so
much so that Congressman As
we'll has filed a copy of the LOU
isiana law with his committee for
the benefit Of the other States.
1t is therefore probable that our
State law may serve as a model
for many of the States to go by.
There are many and diverse
opinions about the building of
roads, but in all of the discussion
of the matter the fact stands out
boldly that scarcely one man in a
thousand knows how to build a
road; yet almost every man you
meet thinks he can tell you all
about it. For this reason it is
best to have an iron-clad law on
the subject, such as Louisiana
has, where the matter is put into
the hands of the State Board of
Engineers. and every parish or
community that shares in the
State appropriations is forced to
be controlled by the board in the
letting and approval of all con-
tracts. 1t is quite probable that
this plan of control will be fol-
lowed in appropriations by the
government.
-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
$500, 600 for Federal Building.

Washington, Feb. 16. Repre-
sentative Aswell to-day introduc-
ed a bill appropriating 5000, 600
for a new Federal courthouse and
postoffice at Alexandria. The
present building is to be torn
down and the new structure
erected on the same site.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Amite to Tax Every Person Dollar a
Year to Keep Up Streets.

Amite City, La, Feb. Is. TO
secure extra financial aid for
maintenance of public streets,
the council has passed an ordi-
nance which provides that every
male person between the ages of
18 and 55 years of age shall be
subject to an annual tax of 81.
The ordinance provides that the
amount can be paid in work on
the streets. eh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Real Estate for Sale.

A house in the town of Colfax, de-
sirable location, rooms, galleries, out
houses, 2 cisterns, barn and stable, stu
ated on two lots, 100x168 feet, corner
of square, will be sold on favorable
terms. Also have other desirable town
and country property.
Address or call on
H. G. GOODWIN,
Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21
Boys and Girls Urged to Join Corn,
Pig and Tomato Clubs.

Verda, La, Feb. 10, 1914.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper to say few words
to the boys and girls of Grant
parish.
The question is often asked,
why join the Corn Club, the
Tomato Club, or the Pig Club"
We might answer this question
by saying that it is because girls
and boys are not SO set in their
ways as are the older people.
In other words, they will follow
instructions sent them more close
ly than an older person will. So
we ask the boys and girls TO join
these various clubs because it will
develop in them some OF the
things that will make them bet
ter farmers, especially when we
look at the question ii ON bust
ness standpoint. 1t will teach
them some thing of the require
ments of plants, and of the care
and feeding of farm animals.
All are not expected to make
farmers, but it is a well known
TACT that the best business men
of our towns and cities came
from the country. So the cluL
work can be of help to ali, wheth
err they are to spend the usefui
years Of their lives in the town,
or in the country.
The clubs will assist many Of
them in the study of agriculture,
which is the practice of produc-
ing useful plants and animals.
Perhaps the greatest need of the
South to-day is more and better
livestock.
noticed last fall that some of
the boys did not keep as accu-
rate records as they should have.
This was not the fault Of the
boys at all. They were told how
to raise their corn, or their pig,
but were not told anything about
how to keep an account of the
cost. Then after the fall set in,
one day you got a blank to make
your report on. How much east
er it would have been for all of
you to have kept your reports if
this blank had been sent to you
at the first of the season.
hope that as soon as all of
the clubs are organized in the
parish, that l shall be able to
furnish every member of the
clubs with such blanks as will
nelp you to keep an accurate rec
ord with the least possible trou-
BILE.
At the teachers meeting in
| Colfax last week, | asked all OF
the teachers to organize clubs in
their respective schools. Simply
find out how many of the boys
and girls would like to join the
various clubs. Then send theil
names to Mr.. E. S. Richardson,
Baton Rouge, La. He will SEND
you such instructions as you will
| need. ~,
1t was rather disappointing
last fall at the parish fair to fine
that more of the club. members
did not compete for the premiums
that were offered. Something
like 5000 was set aside for prem
iums, but only about S119 of this
money was won by the boys anC
girls. We hope that such will
not be the case next fall, bu
that every boy and every girl il
Grant parish will take a greater
interest in the work, and tina
every cent of that money which
will be offered as premiums will
be taken up.
Several boys told me at tn,
fair last fall that they did no
1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-02-21

The Woman's Civic League of Dom
jacksonville is setting out shade trees on
the streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
GRAIN PRICES UNDER
YESTERDAYS CLOSE
AS MARKET OPENS
Traders Play for Reaction,
Believing Upturn Was Too
Sharp-European Soil in
Shape for Planting.

CHICAGO. Sept lion the theory that
yesterdays upturn in wheat was too
sharp, traders played for a reaction to-
day and the market started one-quarter
lower at 1.11ih for December and lie to
11s1s for May There was rather free
selling by T. brokers. The commission
call at the recession was fair.
The receipts OF wheat at Minneapolis
and Duluth today were 1858 cars, against
800 cars a year ago; at Winnipeg 1853
cars against 1,049 cars: at Chicago 3i4
cars against % cars. 1t Is estimated that
the area of winter wheat in the surplus
States will exceed that of last year by
ten per cent.
Recent rains have placed the soil in fine
condition for preparations for the new
crop throughout Europe. The sowing
time of the belligerent countries is as
follows:
Germany, Hungary and Austria in Sep
tember and October, France in November
and January, South Russia in September
and November, and Great Britain in Oc-
tober and December. The demand from
IIllleTS aDTOad continues large. The
weather in Argentina is fine. The market
at Liverpool was firm on better general
inquiry.
Trade in corn was light. December
opened off Sc, at 721ac, to Sac, and
May unchanged at 751sc to 747sc. There
was some realizing The country is not
selling. The price current" has received
reports indicating a total corn crop for
the United States this year of approxi-
mately 2,SOO000,00O bushels, against q
59S 100000 bushels forecast in the Sep
tcmber report of the Government. The
receipts of corn here today were 1O9 cars.
Prices in Argentina were nrmer. 1t is
expected that surplus of that country
will be disposed of quickly.
Oats was easier on realizing. The de-
mand was not so urgent. Most of the
bulls are waiting further reaction be-
fore increasing their lines There were
no sales by the country to arrive. Ex-
port business recently has been heavy.
The demand has come chiefly from the
continent, as the British markets ap-
parenty are we'll supplied for the pres
ent The receipts of oats here today were
2l7 cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT Receipts, 1887 bushels: out
side advlces lower. but this market was nom
inally unchanged with little trading
Car lots in export elevator-No 2 red, spot
H.lidL16; No. / Northern Duluth Sl.23g
2s
CORN.-Receipts 7O1B bushels. Trade
quiet with no important change in prices. Cal
lots for local trade, as TO location-No vel
low ETnSTlac., steamer yellow @i9nSIc.
OATS.-Receipts. 43.110 bushels. Pricei
steadily held, but demand only moderate No
white. 53jkd54c.: standard white, 53m93'hc.
No 3 white i2i5n53c.
FLOUR.-Receipts. 1865 barrels 67,62t
barrels in sacks. MIL limits steadily held. bu'
straight, s5a5 25; do. patent 5.l0a0; Kan.
sas, straight. jute sacks, S5.1Od5.25; do, pat
Sjd5,25; do, straight s5.2Jd5.50; do, patent
S560d6; favorlte brands, sG25aG. 10 city
mllls, choice and fancy patent, Sg.Zgpp.'o 90
regular grades--Winter, clear 1915; do.
straight ,sJn5.1O: do. patent. S5.5d6.
M s5TJ "a ner hbl in wood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Houghton County Electric Light Comnanv.
sEss s on S cents S preferred and
Der to stock OF record october IS.
Electric Storage Battery Company regular
quarterly ! peg cent, on common and prefer,
September 81.
American Gas and Electric Company, regu-
lar quarterly 2 per cent. on common and liz
per cent. on preferred. The common Is pay
g. ana the preferrsd s5oI is 9aynb m
TO stock OF record October 81.
Ia Rose Consolidated Mines Company. reg
gIar quarterly 2l9 per, cent, payable October
go to stock Of record September 80,
Kolb Bakery Company. regular quarterly ia
to stock of record September 10,
Proctor s Gamble Company. regular quar-
October 10 to stock Of record September 20,
WHY'S Overland Company, regular quarterly
ia per cent. on preferred stock, payable Oc-
iober to stock OF record September %
United Utilities Company, regular quarterly
~ per cent. on preferred stock, payable Oc-
tober l to stock of record September 10.
Consolidated Mining. Milling and Smelling
Company, regular quarterly . per cent. pay
atIe october TO stock Of record September IL.
each on preferred and b stocks and a o1aT
terly Of q Of per cent. on common, payable
October l.
Germantown Passenger Railway regular
quarterly Sl3lk payable October g.
Bangor Railway and Electric Company, reg
ular quarterly lA per cent. on preferred pay
able October TO stock OF record September n
American Bankers Safety Company, regular
quarterly Ia per cent. on preferred payable
September 80 TO stock Of record September lg
A. p. Kirshbsum Company, regular quar-
terly lA, per cent. on preferred payable octo-
her 1 to stock OF record September 20.
United Globe Company declared q dividend
Of $3.50
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE foreign ex-
change market opened weak, with OFFER
inEs in excess of bids. Demand, 81 96a
4s6li; cables S4.s6as marks. s5tc.; francs.
500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
COMMON DIVIDEND PASSED
'snUal Coal and Coke Directors Will
CONSERVE Their Finances.

cnsetofs OF the Central Coal and Coke
dana dnipShy an nave passed the quarterly divi-
stoO, VI I'e per cent due on the common
|dviS.I thls time. The regular quarterly
t,oos' sna OF IA per cent on the preferred
Ia ~. was declared. payable October 10,
SUCK OF record September 30.
tbs tement OF the stockholders says
oi ,sn seuon Is caused mainly ON account
IN ,I unsatisfactory conditions existing
|bav. lumber market, prices of which
|slisS, utclined 20 per cent on account of a
mSDs,, ,oEerproduction last year, and the
var Soh,iltons caused by the European
'0n Of lumber ''''eu '''e 'o''sui''p'