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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
Cooperation of Farm
ers Will Be Sought
Especially.

Since the Park Commission has de-
cided that the parish fair was too
valuable to the parish to be discOn-
t1nued, especially in the face of the
fact that it has never failed to meet
the expense Of carrying it on, there
has been general hustle to fall in
line and work for a better fair than
we have ever had before.
At the recent meeting of the Wo-
mems Progressive Union, comm t.
tee composed Of Mrs. B. B. Warren,
Mrs. }. B. Workman and Mrs. E. r.
Moses was appointed to work in con-
junction with Messrs. John Haller.
G. E. Schonberg,, Whit. Riggs, the
Park Commission committee, and
these committees will have power to
appoint subcommittee to ass st III
the work. D. J.. Sanders, president
Of the Park Commission, will be ex-
off1ciO chairman of all committees
and N. II. F.tzSimons, secretary OF
the fair. will be secretary Of these
committees.
It is a | tile too early to outline
the work that is to be accomplished,
but it has been determined that q
building shall be erected for the res
taurant, so that ill-favored weather
conditions will not interfere with the
enjoyment of dinner or luncheon,
and that sheds for the proper pro-
lection Of stock shall be built. Also
one-half of the pavilion has been set
apart for the exhibition Of agricul-
tlral products 60 as to give better
room for display, and especial effort
VIII be made to make this depart
ment an interesting feature OF the
fair, or better still, the most inter-
esting feature.
1t is probable that instead Of hav-
ing one man travel the whole parish
in search of exhibits, man will be
miliar with the farmers Of his ward
to visit the farmers and assist them
in making selections for exhibition
and encourage them to special ef-
forts for good exhibits.
Altogether the prospects look good
for fine fair this fall. While the
dates have not been fixed, 1t is prob
able the first or second week in No-
vember will be chosen.
It is also proposed to secure, If
possible, goodly number OF sids
shows of character that will give
amusing and instructive entertain
ment to visitors. This Is a feature
that was not introduced at the last
fairs and it is considered that 1t Is
good idea to have them. il first-class
shows are secured.
Now IS the time for the farmers
tn cn1onf and kQnu tho host npnducfA
they have for exhibition at the fair.
Suitable prizes will be offered to conn
petitOrs and the winners Of these
prizes will have something to be
proud Of besides their intrinsic value.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
Parish School Board Proceedings

/, Smith and other patrons and friends
of the school. At Houltonvillc the
Houlton-J ohnston Lumber Co. pro-
vided the funds for the eighth month.
At Madisonville friends of the school
were able to get an eighth month with
| the help of the town council, and a
reduction of the principals salary.
The Progressive League and the town
council at Pearl r-ver did the same
thing for the school at that place.
! In all of these places these additions
| to the regular term were run as pub
| lie schools and We will be able to
recognize promotions made by or
during these extra months.
In looking over these term extern
sions it is very encouraging to think
that in the wards where there is no
special school tax fund the people
are not satisfied with the term that
| the general fund can give. feel
| that l am safe in my prophesy that
| it will not be long before we will
have special taxes in the first and
tenth wards. / believe that the year
/ Just closed has been successful one
and with the same cooperation and
hard work we may expect even a
better year in the one to come. The
time when our people would be salts
fed with poor schools has passed, and
now the only thing we have to do
is to convince them that the only
! way to get good schools is to go down
in our pockets and get the money to
support them. In the newspaper adj
vertisement IS the only place | know
of where We can get things given to
US; it most certainly cannot be done
in the school business
At one Of your former meetings a
committee was appointed to advertise
for bids for the erection of a school
house for the Fendlason school, as
soon as we had secured the title to
the site. This title Is now in my
hands, but / wish to report that 1t
will not be wise to build now as the
funds in the second ward special tax
are only sufficient to pay for the
painting of the Middle Roads. On
ward and Folsom school buildings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18

Covington, La, July s, 1914.
The Parish School Board met in
regular session N superintendent s
office on the above date with Presi-
dent N. II. FitZSimons in the cha r.
Those members present were: H. T.
Fauntleroy, second ward. N. II. Fitz-
S:mons, third ward; w. H. Kahl,
fifth ward; H. @. Parker, sixth ward !;
DR.. C. F. Farmer, seventh ward; T.
Crawford, eighth ward; G. M. Liddle,
ninth ward Absent: G. R. Dutseh,
first ward; P. II. .Hansbrough, fourth
ward.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and upon motion duly seconded
were approved as read.
The superintendent report, which
follows, was, upon motion OF Mr..
Parker, seconded by Mr.. Fauntleroy,
approved as read. 1t is as follows:~
Covington, La, July 6, 1914.
The Honorable President and Mem
ber of the Parish Board of School
Directors Parish of st. Tammany,
Louisiana.
Another fiscal year
has closed and We are entering upon
a new era. l shall at this time con-
tinue my practice of discussing the
conditions and needs of the schools
as fully as is possible in report OF
reasonable length.
All of the white schools of the par
ish have closed after seven months
with the exception. of the one at
Sand Hill and the Fendlason school.
At Sand Hill you will remember we
were unable to open until late be-
cause of our inability to get teach
er. At Fendlason the resignation of
the teacher is the cause of the seven
months not now being ended. As it
is they have had six months. All of
the schools in the fifth and ninth
wards ran fully nine months because
of their special tax fund, as also did
the school at Covington. The usual
appropriation OF the Abita Springs
town council assisted them with the
eighth and ninth months. At Lewis
burg the school was continued
through the assistance Of Mr.. d. b.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
Dr.. Bowling Speaks Of Bubonic Plague and
Precautionary Measures -Covington
Board to Issue Closet Ordinance.

The appearance of the bubonic
plague in New Orleans has set State
Board of Health to work with all
the energy and precaut;on that DR..
Bowling puts into his efforts for sani-
tation and the preservation of health.
While there have been but four cases
in New Orleans, with assurance that
there is little danger of spread of
the disease, DR.. Bowling is supple
menting work in the city by reaching
into the surrounding towns with ad-
vice and methods for securing pro-
lection and detecting infected rats,
, should they get into the towns by
any means. The following letter has
been directed to phys.cions and may
ors of the towns:
Two cases of Bubonic Plague de-
veloped June 9th and 28th in the
home Of Volunteers of America, New
Orleans.
In the occurrence of these eases,
there is no cause for. alarm.
Proper precautions for control of
the disease were promptly instituted
at the request of the superintendent
of the City Board Of Health and rep
resentatives of the commercial in
terests, the situation was placed in
charge of Surgeon Generol Blue, Unit
ed States Public Health Service, City
and State Boards cooperating.
The State Board of Health will
assist in the deratization of New Or
leans and take necessary steps to
safeguard the people of the entire
State
Every community, for its own pro-
lection, is urged to prosecute cam
pa.gn Of precaution:
If possible every building, stables
and barns especially, should be rat
<proOfed.
Rat trapp ng should be undertak-
en- by the city and individuals.
Rats caught should be killed, Dip
ped in kerosene, to destroy fleas;
packed in ice in a sealed can, prefer
ably milk can; shipped with charg-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18

es prepaid to State Board of Health,
archaeological Department, New Or.
leans, where they VIII be examined
and record kept. Mark: Rats,
Rush,
Garbage and other refuse upon
which rats feed should be promptly
destroyed.
You are requested to cooperate in
having your citizens carry out meas
ures of rat destruction and improved
sanitation. Will you not jointly
with the city authorities and others,
systematize effort to this end?
Advise promptly deaths and cases
of sickness with causes.
In the event that other cases de-
velop You will be Immediately noti-
fed.
Hoping for your active and cor
dial co-OperotiOn,
Yours very truly,
OSCAR BOWLING,
President.
Mayor Lacroix has selected Mon
day and Tuesday, July 21 and %,
as cleanup days. He asks that all
trash be placed in reeeptacles on the
sidewalks and that Mr.. d. |. Add son
chairman of the Improvement Com
'mittee, be notified, SO that cart may
be instructed to take it away.
This is a very important matter,
and every resident should see to 1t
that the order is obeyed.
The Board. of Health of Covington,
at it's meeting Thursday, instructed
it's attorney, Mr.. A. D. Schwartz, to
draw up an ordinance covering the
sanitary closet system to be establish
ed in the town. This is a movement
that will add greatly to the health
of the town, and is among the other
good work that has been accomplish
ed by the board. DR.. Gautreaux, the
pres: dent, will probably advise the
catching of a few rats in different
sections of the town for inspection
by the State Board of Health, as re-
quested in DIR. Dowling's letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
THE HITCHING ORDINANCE


Mayor Lacroix makes the an
nouncement that hereafter the
h!tching ordinance will be strict
ly enforced. Officers have been
instructed to make arrests of all
persons who leave their horses
standing united and to bring.
them before the Mayors court.
This is as it should be. I'm
hitched horses are a constant
menace to life, and quite num-
Der of runaways have occurred
recently by reason of a violation
of this ordinance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
<'Clean-Up Day" WILDE Observed
Monday and Tuesday, 2lst, I'D

We should, however, build this house
the coming year.
A petition will be presented to you
today asking that you build new
two-room house for the Pilgrim Rest
school. / trust you will give this
matter careful thought and do what
you think is best for the parish. You
know that we hold a deed to the
present property, and our interest in
it should be looked out for.
Bids for the painting of the Middle
Roads. Onward and Folsom schools
have been asked for and will be
opened today. This is work that
is badly needed because 1t is just as
much your. duty to preserve the new
house as it is to build them.
The site for the consolidated Cause
and Alton schools has been selected
by your committee and we are now
advertising for bids for the erection
of the house.
A petition has been circulated
among the patrons of the Sun and
Line Graded schools asking for the
COHSOlludtiOA VI @eACSC tWO AS-AoO1o.
l expect this petition will be present
ed to your body today for action.
If you see fit to make this consolida-
.tion and build a new building near
the church house at Sun, (as the Pc
tition asks) l believe it will be a
wise step and one which in few
years will lead to a third high school
in st. Tammany parish.
The co1ored schools were given
four months which is more than is
given by any of our ne 'ghboring par
ishes, and in the ninth ward the
Slidell school has been given two ex-
ira months of school from their
special tax fund.
The new Covington high school has
been completed and we were able to
hold our commencement exercises in
the large auditorium on June 9Th.
All bills for the erection of the house
have been pa d with the exception of
fifty dollars on the contract for the
mechanical equipment. This was
caused by the contractor being un-
able to get Underwriters Board to
make the necessary inspection of the
electric wiring, and to guarantee this
being done we held back fifty dollars
of final payment. Of course the con-
tractors bond is still in force.
The building committee appointed
by you wish to make the following
report as to the money received by
them for their work:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18

Received from sale of
bonds ............ 343oe.72
Interest from Interstate
Trust & Banking Co. 40O.05
s47oa77
lChas jenkins, general
contract ...... 291O1. 90
H. N. Moody, mechanical
equipment ... 3225.00
Nolan & Tore, archi-
! tects l94zao
Chas. jenkins, moving
/ old school building. 10000
i p. ]. Dulon diverting
old drain 10000
20. j., Rene, demolishing
/ old brick house 235.oo
35403.56
10. j. Rene, balance on
demolishing old brick
+! house $50. ...... 235.oo
P. J. Dulion balance on
diverting drain 10000
New Orleans Item, for
/ advertising for b DIS to
l. build o.4V
IT. NJ Burns, for deed to
! school site ETC.. 1900
Times-Democrat, for ad-
vert. sing for bids $500. 1925
Harry Young, installing
lights, etc, in school 1925
Smith Hardware Co., for
electric light bulbs :. 41.61
IC. II. Millaudon, setting
up opera chairs 80. 24.55
P. j. Dulion, hauling, etc 17.1O
Total spent for bldg 35867.72
Less amount of bonds
and interest ....... 347o9.72
Amt. taken from Gov
ington special fund
and building fund 115S.OO
From the above you will see that
1.-THE bond fund and the interest on
the certificates was not enough to
pay for the high school by the
1sl15S.OO and we were able to meet
this extra. by the balance OF the old
Coyington special tax fund and also
the one hundred and seventy odd
dollars given us by the two Coving-
iton banks.
It will be remembered that some
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
Board Health Will Order the Putting Screened Closets

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to Med W be- d nnas efr epIu@
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18

(Continued on page ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18
All viii Unite To Make Parish
Fair a Still Greater Success

and the following men were elected:
Theo Talley, VIM. Fauntleroy and T.
A. Sharp.
In closing wish to thank you for
your assistance in many ways during
the past year and to hope that / may
merit continuation of the same.
ELMER E. LYON,
Superintendent.
Quarterly Report Of Receipts During
Quarter.
Dol on hand Anril
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27

-96 per cent Of them owed their trouble
to strong drink.
a country without opium by 1920
was the prediction made for China
in AN address today by Rev. Wilbur
II. Crafts. of Washington.
''Thc chiAi encouragement of the
movement for world wide prohibition
or the use Of opipm has been the un-
precedented SUCCESS, OF the Chinese
government In suppressing the traf-
ftc." the speaker. said. "It was ad-
mittcd' by the British embassy in
Washington few months ago that 8b
per cent OF the poppy growing and
40. per. cent OF the opium smoking had
ceased. In five Chinese provinces
tho suppression is complete, and five
moro will be added soon."
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
. IJOU
-. THEATRE
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
THE BURNING TRAIN

Italia. y three reel sensational fca-
turc. Thrilling scenes as The flame
cnvclop'"l train pluni,es on, beyond
the control OF the engineer. whose
levers arc broken Sensational leap
by The actress mOt!cr from high
frlpc8c To the groun. as she hears
the voice Of her child. and many other
exciting incidents.
UNCLE SAM IN MEXICO
Victor. Extraordinary scenes taken
by the Universal special war photo
graphrr showing the operations Of the
u. 5. troops In and around Vera Cruz.
Coming Monday Chelsea 1850" 4
reel Famous Players detective story
Coming Tuesday "Lncilie Love Sc
rirs No. 3.
Coming Wednesday "tcrOss the At.
lnntic' 3 reel IMP with King Baggot.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
o 10000 5000 90
MARRIAGES.
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.MilIcr.WatsOn,


Abbevillc. June ga wedding of
much interest throughout the state
was sOlemnized at Beulah Baptist
church Thursday at 4:30 o'clock when
Miss Annie Louvinia Miller became
the bride of the Rev. Samuel LawtOn
Watson, formerly of Latta. but recent
ly appointed missionary to Brazil.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Thomas Edwards, the brides
pastor. The church was decorated in
green and white The wedding march
wa: played by Mrs. p. B. Warren. The
bridesmaids and groomsmen entered
coming down the aisles in the follow
inge order: Miss Daisy McCord en-
tering the left, tho Rev. M. G. White
entering the right: Hoyt Watson and
Watson and A. H. Miller. Next came
the maid of honor. Miss blanche Brad
ley. AS the bride entered the left with
her brother, T. ". Miller, the groom
came in the right with Julian Watson,
his best man.
The bride wore a lovely brown coat
suit with accessories to match. She
Is the only daughter OF Mrs. Elizabeth
| Miller and Is young woman of at
| trective personality, being a graduate
OF Grecnvillc Female College. The
groom is graduate OF Furman and
| also OF the Seminary In Louisville. Ky.
After the ceremony. the bridal party
left for Greenwood. where refresh
mcnts were served and a reception
was given by Mrs. Lucy Seigwald. ;.
Tho young couple left on a 1885
o'clock train for Columbia and Latta.
From there they go to New York,
where. on June ~, they sail for Bra
I'll. ht3
The guests from q distance were:
Miss Pauline Watson, Latta; Hoyt
Watson. Benncttsville; Mr and Mrs.
T. w. Miller. Columbia; Miss Blanche
Bradley. Statesboro. Ca: Rev. White,
Louisville. Ky; Julian Watson Gcor-'
Eia.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
Cotton Is Now
Looking Fine.

Encouraging reports are coming to
Anderson every day from the farmers
OF the county and Il short trip through
Anderson county will convince al
most anyone that the dry weather
has done but little damage in this I'M
mediate section. Much Of the cotton
Will be late and some of 1t Is Just now
beginning to appear above the ground
but taken as whole crop conditions
should be very satisfactory. The last
rain brought everything out wonder
fully and one more rain will put An
derson county farmers in very op-
tfmistic humoE
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
Pension Checks
We're Received.

Four Anderson county people. cnti-
tied to pension under the law, were
considerably disappointed some
weeks ago when the rest OF the pension
money was paid out for this county
and they failed to receive theirs. James
N. ,Paarman.'\ clerk of court, yester-
day received the four additional
checks. those heing for A. Y. Shirley.
Mrs. Mary E. Mcclellan. Mrs. Ann
Bagwell and Mrs. Martha P. Martin
In some unaccountable manner these
namos were omitted from tho Ander-
son county list when 1t was made out
In Columbia. and Mr.. Pcarman has
had some difficulty in getting the mat
ter Strengthened out. However. the
four checks reached Anderson yes
terday and the four people named
may call and get them.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
Voters Are Slow
About Enrolling.

Secretaries OF the various precincts
say that the voters are not enrolling
at very rapid rate and It begins to
appear that many OF the voters are
going to let the time limit expire on
them and then set up u howl of having
had no chance to get their names on
the club roll. The new rules OF the
party very clearly state that the
hooks shall be closed by each secrc-
tary on the last Tuesday i'm July and
within three days after that date the
original book must be turned over TO
the county chairman. That official
VIII have copies made of all hooks.
| ami these will be filed with the clerk
| OF court and will be open to public in
Bpection al all times. And Anderson vo-
ters should bear In mind the fact that
/ - their names are not on the rolls
before the last Tuesday in next month
they will not he permitted to vote.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
Bankers Bnck
From Convention.

Among the bankers returning TO An
dcrSon yesterday from the State con-
vention at the Isle OF Palms was j !.
II. Anderson, who says that the affair
was pleasant. Henry Moseley, u well
known banker of Lowndesville. was
In the city yesterday for few hours
enroute to his home. Mr. Moseley
had likewise been attending the con
vention and he Gays that 1t was one of
the best the State association has yet
held. Everything had been prepared
for their reception at the Isle OF
Palms and nothing was left undone.
All bankers had a glorious time and
Lee G. Holleman, the fecretary.
made every effort to look after the
Anderson delegations welfare.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
Mr.. FELTON, Pleased ;,
With the Convention,

j. b. FELTON,. county superintendent
OF education. returned yesterday from
Rock Hill. where he hns heen attend
ing the convention OF tho State Sup
erlntendents Of Education which was
held at Winthrop college. Mr.. FELTON,
says that he went to Rock Hill with
the idea Of enjoying the affair and he
was not disappointed in the siightest
particular. He says that about one
half of the superintendcnts attended
this convention and that the papcrs
read and the topics discussed will
prove OF benefit to all of them. The
Winthrop college authorities and the
people of Rock Hill. showed the visi-
tors good time from the moment
they arrived until the hour OF their
departure.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
}. ". Holiday
Gets In the Race.

Mz J. NJ. Holiday. from near lIol-
li'ay's bridge in the eastern part of
the county. has announced his cundi-
dacy for county commissioner for the
division including IiOnca Path, Bolton.
Martin and broadway townships. Mr.
Holiday Is substantial and success
ful farmer and has had several years
of road experience. being at the pres
cnt one 0f the sub-cornmissiOners.
u stand for good roads and bridges
Is his motto. He says that II elected
he will try to serve all OF the people
impartially.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
GRUESOME EXHIBIT
School, ConyentIdp: Gaxes q0I
"a T0mbstones. ~ "a:
(By Associated .pfess)

;sa Chicago. June: ,28.7--Mest sgtett t:e-
ports and addresses at tho Sunday
school convention here are cheerful,
optimistic affairs. but. the Scientific
Temperance Federation of Boston, has
chosen q gloomy but effective methbd
to drive its lesson home. 1t u an
exhibit of statistics with graves and
tombstones as symbols. Rs gF
Demonstrating the number Of deaths
In Basle. Switzerland. ina certain pe-
riod as the result of alcoholic fndtii-
gence a row OF graves painted black
is used. with the statistics oh thH
headstones. Then there Is q row OF
wooden, figures In convict garb, ac4
;companied by statistics showing that
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-27
viii Sei. Cakes
Thi. Afternoon,

The Junior Philathea Glass OF the
First Presbyterian church has aI.-
nounced that 1t will conduct a cake
sale ut the Owl Drug store this after
noon. beginning at o'clock and con-
tlnuing until late hour tonight.
Many an unlucky husband will be dep
uttzed to bring home one OF these
cakes tonight for the simple reason
that no Anderson man has q wife
willing to cook Sunday cakes In a hot
Kitchen today when the choicest and
most delicious cakes are to be pur-
chased at this sale