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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15

Thousand Dollars for DISTRICT
No. %, to run five years, bear
ing interest at the rate of 5per
cent,per annum, payable annu-
ally or semi-annually, for the
purpose of purchasing Tor con-
structing) a public school build.
inr- title to which shall vest
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15
PROCLAMATION

Columbia, La, April 70, 1914.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board Of School Directors Of
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, at its
regular meeting held on the 9TH day of
April, 1914, |, G. 7. Martin, president
of said board, hereby give notice that,
in compliance with said resolution,
special election will be held in School
Districts Nos. % and % of said Parish
of Caldwell, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the
26th day Of May, 1914, for Il e purpose
of submitting to the property taxpay-
ers, qualified under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana to vote
at said election. the following PROPOSE
tons, to-wit:
|. To levy special tax of 5 mills on
the dollar on all property in School
Districts Nos. % and % of the Parish
of Caldwell, Louisiana, subject to state
taxation, annually, for period of five
years, for the purpose of
(a) Giving additional aid to public
schools;
(b) Purchasing Tor constructing
public school building, title to which
shall vest in the public; or, construct
ing public school building and purch-
ashing site therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of Fifteen Hundred Dollars
Isl, 5000 for District No. 22, and One
Thousand Dollars Isl ,000) for District
No. %, to run not longer than years
from date and to bear interest not ex-
ceeding per cent per annum, payable
annually, or semi-annually, for the pur-
chasing Tor constructing) public
school building, title to which shall
vest in the public; or, constructing
public school building and purchasing a
site therefor, title to which shall vest
in the public.
For the purpose of said elections, the
polling places will be Union precinct in
Ward 8, for District %, and that D. G.
Mayes, R. A. Rogers and R. L. Mere
dith are appointed commissioners and
R. M. May clerk of special election, all
of whom shall serve without compensa-
ton. And said election shall be con-
| Qucteu ullueT lne laws VI lle StdLe dp'
plicable thereto. And that the polling
place for District No. q shall be held
at Copenhagen, and that D. A. Hum
phries, w. L. Mayes and W. F. Volen-
tine are appointed commissioners and
E. L. Price clerk of special election,
all of whom shall serve without COM
pensation. And that said election shall
be conducted under the laws of the
state applicable thereto. At said spec
ial elections the polls will open at seven
O'Clock, a. M, and close at five O'Clock
p. m.
1 Notice is also given that at II o'clock
4. M, June the 1st, 1914, the said Par
| ish Board Of School Directors Of the
4 Parish of Caldwell. Louisiana, will
meet at Columbia and in open session
proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in mum Der
and amount, examine and canvass the
\ returns and declare the results of said
special election.
i This, the Goth day Of April, 1914.
GEO. T. MARTIN,
President.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15
Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior, US. and
Office at Baton Rouge, La, April
81, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that William
L. Laird. of GIenella, Louisiana, who,
on May %, 1911 made Homestead En-
try No. O4l23 for the S E Ia of N E
Ia section 6 Township IL N Range 6 E
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Clerk of Court, at Col
umbia, Louisiana, on the End day of
June 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Chisty E. Roberts, Fred A. Kenni-
son, Thomas J. Cough, John N. Rob-
erts, all of Glenella, La.
JOHN F. NUTTALL, Register.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15

of School Directors of the Parish of
Caldwell, State of Louisiana, in regular
session convened,
That the State Board of Education
at its next sitting be petitioned to
grant this request.
Adopted by the board April the 4th,
1914.
Geo. 7. Martin, President.
J. c. Hines, Secretary.
There being no further business, the
board adjourned to meet on June the
LIST, 1914.
GEO. T. MARTIN,
J. G.. HINES, President.
Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15
Notice of Sale
Succession of Isaac Houghland, De-
ceased. -Thirtieth District Court
Parish of Caldwell, State
of Louisiana.

j
of Louisiana.
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday, the 23d Day of May, 1914,
at the hour of IL o'clock, noon, at the
late residence of Isaac Houghland, near
Copenhagen Cor La, in the parish Of cald-
we'll | will offer for sale at public auc.
ton for cash and at not less than its
appraised value as per Inventory now
on or file in the office Of the Clerk Of said
Court, all Of the property both real aud
personal belonging, to the s s, SUCCESS sue 81
sion as shown by the inventory and ap,,
T nraisement as aforesaid, as made and
by the Clerk of the said Court and now
" Witness my signature on this the 18th
u'' - RACHEL HOMELAND,
Administrative.
gvP. C. Thornhill, Attorney.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-15

ING, %
in the public; or, constructing public
school buildings and purchasing sites
therefor, title to which shall vest in the
public.
And that the secretary of this board
be. and he is hereby, instructed to have
prepared for use at said special election
all necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
CORNWALL

On Saturday last there was an equal suffrage meeting which was to have been in the open air, but the, cold wind led to Library Hall the considerable number of hearers, where the ladies chorus that has been formed under MT. Bissell sang. and addresses were made by Mrs. E. B Whitney and Miss Greg ory, the former of whom remained a few days as the guest of Mrs. Sanforl.
 Charles A. Marvin and family ar rived on Saturday, also Miss Jean Cal houn and her guest Miss Agnes Bacon, with whom she had been taking ill the Yale commencementp program of events. Drs. Foote and Cauldwell arrived day or two earlier; also Miss Agnes Wells and her two brothers from Torrington arrived to visit their old home at Mrs. w. c. Bennett's.. -r'
 Dr. Ross will be absent from his office the whole month of July. Adv.
 Charles H. Bennett is recovered enough to begin work again.
 Frost was reported one morning last week and the nightly question was re- peated on various evenings, 'Is there going to be frost in the morning!"
 The grading and planting of trees about the new houses on Jewell street make a great improvement. It is an incomparably prettier street than few years since. Only one of the eight houses upon it would be easily recog- nized by a person ten years away from the place and half of them are of less than half that age.
 Quite little improvement as usual is planned for Rumsey Hall this sum- mer.
 MT. Calhoun put in new hay scales near his farm barn last week. Frank Loucks' hand has so far pro- gressed toward recovery that he was in the band again Saturday night, after months of enforced absence.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT
 RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Absolutely Refuses tO MGk9
 ths Race, Ha Declares.

Just before the Imperator sailpi from Southampton. England. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. who ls number ed amung hei passengers. Ufter whirlwintl visit in Europe to attend the wedding of his son Kermit, made n Stntenent of political importance and Signityapce~ a. .t...
 Asked If he was considering being Il candidate for governor of New York state. he said:
 "I absolutely refuse to run for the governorship."
 Crowds cheered the ex-president in London. and there was a friendly dem- Onstration in the streets here and on the pier when the colonel went on board the liner. He was accompanied by his cousin. Philip Roosevelt of New York. His daughter. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. accompanied him to the pier and returned to London.
 Colonel Roosevelt was accompanied to Southampton by Arthur Lee. Un. iOnist member of parliament, who wNs The American statesman's host over the week end.
 w. H. Page. the American amhassa- dor; the members of the embassy stan, Lord Beresford and several other nota. ble persons were at the railway station In London when the colonel left.
 Before going aboard the boat train Colonel Roosevelt issued a brief state ment thanking the British people for their kind treatment
 i've had bully good time," said he
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
General Markets.

BUTTER - Steady on top grades; re- ceipts. 23.095 packages: creamery. extras. lb., 27a27hc.; firsts, 5a26lsc.; seconds. 2Sa 24hc: state dairy. finest, 26c.; good to prime 23a25c: common to fair, 20a22hc., process. extras. 21ha22itc.: firsts, 20lha2lc.; {; ladies. current make, firsts. 2oc2oIe.: sec onds, l9al9hc.: packing stock. current make. No 2, lsalS1sc: lower grades, lB@ i7Jkc.
 CHEEsE-Unsettled receipts. 7,7l5 pack ages; state whole milk. specials, white. fresh. lb., i+Na15c.; colored. fresh, l4As l5c.: average fancy. white. fresh, lfhc'' colored fresh i4hc. .#H#
 EGGS - Steady; receipts. As65 cases; fresh gathered extras, doz., 23a25c., oNtr@ flrsts. 22a22Mc,: firsts. 20a2lhc.; seconoH, lSal9lkc; state. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery whites. 24a27c: gathered whites, 22a26c.: hennery browns. 24a2Sc.; gathered brown and mixed colors. Da24o.; duck eggs. 24a26c
 HAY AND STRAW - Weak; timothy, ton. $15.5oa22; shipping. sl5als: clover, slSa ls: clover mixed, sl4.50as0; long rye straw, s15a16: oat. sil: small baled hay, eOe.aSl under large.
 LIVE PouLTRY-Fowls, firm; broilers. lb.. 27as2c; fowls 17ha1sc. roosters, llhc. 1; turkeys i2a14e.: ducks. 1Sai4hc.; geese l1al2c.: guineas. pair, I5c; pigeons. S0aSec'
 DRESSED PoULTvH - Large fowls nrmer; turkeys, fresh, lb.. HalSc.; chick ems, brollers, lfolehs l@ Ao VVNt " l'o' 10 pair, western. milk fed. l6a2Oc.; corn fed l5a1Sc. chickens, frozen, l2 to box milk fed, si to 47 lbs. to doz., i6a2lc.; 4S to 10 lbs. to doz.. 20a22c; corn fed. Sl to ~ lbs. to doz.. l4lkalsc.; 4s 10 60 lbs. to doz., isa2oc.; broilers. fresh. to lbs. to pair, Philadelphia and Long Island, SSa40c.; {; Pennsylvania, S0as6c.: western, 3aSOc.; fowls, western. fresh. boxes lsikalsc.; bar rels Isal7c.: frozen, boxes. iSai9c.; old roosters, fresh, ukal2c.: frozen, i2ai2lc.; {; ducks, spring, Long Island, i4al6c; fro- zen. western, No. 1. 12ai5c.; geese vest ern, frozen, No. l, l3al4c.; squabs. doz, S.25a275.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Every Worran
 Can Use

and ought to usc occasionally,
 a proper remedy for the headache, backsche, languor,
 nervousness and depress- ion to which she may be subject. These troubles and others are symptoms of debil- ity and poor circulation caused by indigestion or constipation
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
NEWS OF OUR NtI6HBORS.
Some Things That Are Happening in
 Other American Countries

Some Things That Are Happening In
 Other American Countries
 A revolutionary plot and a scheme to assassinate President Leonidas Plaza and proclaim the rebel. leader, Colonel Carlos Concha. provisional president of Ecuador, were discovered 3y the government at Quito. The leaders In the plot were immediately arrested. Government troops have been hurrlcdly mobilized to attack the rebels In the province of ManabL
 Discovery by fescuers of fifty bodies lying In one of the tunnels of mine No 20 of the Hillcrest collieries. limited. as Hillcrest. Alberta, brought up to lSl the total of recovered deud at the mine which was wrecked by m ex- plosion.
 A committee of three representing the merchants of Panama will go to Washington to ask President Wilson to prevent abuses of the canal commis. sary privileges. It is expected the com. nittee will leave Panama July 1.
 The British freight steamer Hynd. ford, due at Manila. went ashore in Albany gulf near Legaspi. typhoon was approaching from the south and grave fears were expressed for the steamers safety.
 The bodies of forty-seven unidenti. fled victims of the Empress of Ireland disaster were buried at Quebec after all efforts to learn their identity had failed.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

James Nj. Swank. the most eminent iron and steel statistician In the world, died in Philadelphia. He had been i'll only short time. He was eighty-two years old.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
FROM THE SPORTING WORLD.
rha and Thst h Anatsvr snc ProTss-
 slonal Athletics

Yale won the four mile varsity ra"e from Harvard by me foot after the most senss tional race that nus ever been rowed over the four miles conrse' on the Thames river It was first believed by the judges that Harvard bad won. but afrer severai minutes of couferring the judges decided that Yale had been the victor over her rival hv one foot
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
DfATHS or NOTEO PtOPlE.
Men and Women Who Have Died ln
 the Past Week

Morgan Brarsby Williams. the ta- mous builder of railways. died in Lon don. He was eighty-one years old. He probably had more to do with the con- struction of the first great systems In England than any other man. and he planned and built many of the Italian railways and thousands of miles of the Russian lines.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
The Record of the Week on Aooldeuts ..t. end Tragic Events.

Henry Fl. Folsom. Boston lawyer. was found dead with bullet in hIs head on the road between Exeter. N. H.. and New Market His wife was standing over the body with revolver in her hand. according to the police. She was arrested and the police say she admitted firing the shot "I did 1t because loved him." she is alleged to have told the police.
 Alexander Kiamsky, who iE crowd ed section of Williamsburg. N. r., shot and instantly killed Mrs Anna Rafalo- wicz. the young and pretty wife of laborer In the departmen. of docks. and then shot himself in the right temple. died in the Williamsburg hospital with out having regained consciousness.
 Edmund O'Gorman of Fords. nenr Metuchen. N. H., was killed there by tho upsetting of large automobile. He wns coming through Fords nt high rnte nf speed when the automobile skidd,d and upset. o'Gormqn's neck was broken.
 Twelve persons, most of them wom- en and children. were drowned in the Oswego canal, near Syracuse. N. Y..f when n launch in which they were rid- Ing struck a submerged log and cap sized.
 Fearing her husband was about to attack her and do her bodily harm, Mrs. Edgar McCauley of Baltimore. shot and killed him after making every effort to keep him out of the house.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

According to the official statement from St Petersburg the wrecking of mail train at Tschudnow just pre- ceding the imperial train bearing the czar and his family, was caused by a defective locomotive.
 Queen Victoria of Sweden has lost the sight of her left eye as the result of the formation of cataract Court physicians expressed fear that the othr CT eye may become affected. .
 Great numbers of rifles. said to be of the latest American type. and large quantities of ammunition have been landed on the Connemara coast on the west of Ireland from Dublin.
 Militant suffragettes were blamed when q defective bomb was found un- exploded at the entrance to the church of St Mary the Virgin at Heading. England.
 Wishing to marry young woman, a Russian workman of Lody, Russia. blew up his wife und four children with dynamite.
 The Portuguese cabinet resigned Dr Machado. one of the founders of the republic. was commissioned to form a new ministry.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.
Happeninos of Interest iu varscus
 Parts of Our Country.

Parts 0f Our Country.
 Late. returns show that Governor A O. Eberhart of Minnesota was defeat ed for the Republican nomination for governor at the primaries by W. E. Lee of Long Prairie. H. W. Lawler defeated Representative W. s. Ha- mond by about 2.OOO majority for the Democratic nomination. The Progres- sives nominated Fl. T. Halbert of St Paul for governor.
 Eight hundred foremost representa- tives of the American College of Sur geons met in Philadelphia and started a campaign to raise a half million dollars to establish a permanent home for surgeons in Washington. It was stated that subscriptions totaled more than S10O.000 inside one hour.
 Democrats, young and old, independ. ent and otherwise, gathered in New York to make plans for the fall cam paign and decided not to have an in. formal conference at which a platform would be adopted. William Church Osborn. chairman of the Democratic state committee, presided.
 With a rife leveled across the back of a chair Mrs. w. A. Birdsall. wife of the sheriff at Chadron, Neb.. covered three horse thieves for three hours and prevented their escape. When the sheriff arrived home Mrs. Birdsall was almost exhausted, but the prisoners were still in jail.
 The naval aviators whose flights over Vera Cruz were so successful test ed at Mobile. Ala. two new naval hydroplanes recently built. They are made to carry two men. are equipped with stabiliZers and if the tests are successful will be shipped at once to Vera Cruz.
 Starting his one hundred and first year as he has many another. Harrison Johnston of Columbus, Miss. took his first plunge of the season in the break PTS at Atlantic City. N. J. He expects to swim daily until October, as he has .very year since 1880.
 For short time residents of the Dorchester district in Boston expert enced a summer snowstorm. From warm sunshine the weather suddenly turned cold and cloudy, and large flakes of snow fell The furry lasted ess than a minute.
 ~N
 Miss Josephine Schwarz of Mount Vernon. N. Y., committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid on the golf links Jf the Sunningdale Country club. The rause is mystery. She was wealthy. m good health and. as far as known. had no love affair.
 Miss Madeline Edison, daughter of Thomas Edison. the inventor, became the bride of John Eyre Sloane. son of MT. and Mrs. T. O'Connor Sloane of Orange. N. J.. at the country home of her parents. Glenmont. Llewellyn Park Orange, N. J.
 A little leather case containing 100 miligrams of radium crystals, valued at S12,0oo, was lost in the center of Philadelphia whse being transferred from the Bellevue-Stratford hotel to the Philadelphia Radium institute.
 The New York court of appeals sd Journed until July 14. when it will re convene to hand down decisions. Ad journment then will be taken until September. Only minor decisions were handed down on the last day.
 Four firemen were overcome by smoke and rescued from death by their comrades during q fire which caused a damage of $150,O00 in the Riker- Jaynes building in Worcester, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Three Boston high school pitchers achieved the aim of an twirlers-pitch- ing no hit. no run game. Al rienetti of Everett made this record in the an- nual game with Maiden; Rollo Pagan of Waltham turned back the Chelsea batsmen. and William Fitzgerald of Somerville retired Melrose
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Mrs. Alice Howard. widow of Bron- son Howard, the famous American playwright. who died in lOOS, and sister of Sir Charles Wyndham. the English actor, died in London.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
NOTES FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

What Folks Are Doing on the 0the~
 Side of the Globe
 The simple but impressive funeral service of the Anglican church was held for the late Mime. Lillian Nordica in the Kings Weigh House church, Mayfair. England, where she was mar ried just five years ago to George w. Young of New York.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Several islands to the north of British New Guinea have been de- vastated by earthquake and storm. ac- cording to reports received at Batavia. Java Hundreds of houses have col lapsed and number of natives were drowned. N-
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Professor John R. Sterrett, head of the department of Greek of Cornell and known for his researches and writings on archaeological subjects. died at bis home fin lthnca. V. r.. as the result of hemorrhnge following an opera uon. He was sixty-three years old
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

More than a thousand persons at- tended midnight baseball game play ed at Fairbanks. Alaska. between two local teams. The game was the open Ing event of the festival of the Mid. night Sun. features of which will be a carnival, parade and general merry making.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Eight hundred foremost representa- tives of the American College of Sur geons met in Philadelphia and started campaign to raise half million dollars to establish a permanent home for surgeons in Washington. It was stated that subscriptions totaled more than $1OO.O00 inside one hour.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Frank c. Richardson. a prominent Democratic leader and lawyer. died at Gloucester. Mass. He was responsible for the three terms Governor Goss served. having nominated him HIS the party candidate and led his campaign
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Baroness Bertha von Suttner. an Austrian writer who devoted most of her life to the cause of peace and to whom was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1905, died in Vienna at the age of seventy-one.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the famous centerhelder of the Detroit American league baseball club. was arrested in the butcher shop Of W. L. Carpenter. in Detroit, Mich, while engaging in a fst fight with Harold Harding twenty years of age. one of Carpenters em- rloyes
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Jacob c. Softer. fifty-seven years old. head of the Softer Bros. Boiler works, m inventor and bank director. died at Pottstown. Pa. after an operation for acute appendicitis. He left fortune estimated at S1.o00.000.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Hal Chase. star first baseman of Chi- cago American league team, gave the magnntes a shock by jumping to the Buffalo Feds. The ndvent Of the ont. law organization. whose success nt first seemed impossible. is keeping mn. jor circuits club owners up in the mir.
 Miss Cecil Leitch. holder of the Brit ish women's golf championship, won the French women's championship by defeating Miss Gladys Bastin, also an Englishwoman. by up and l to play. The match was played over the courses at La Bouille. near Versailles. France.
 Harry vardon of South Hertfond- shire. England. for the sixth time won the British open golf championship. Francis ouimet open champion of the United States. finished with an aggregate of 332 and was not among the first fifty of the competitors.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Four firemen were overcome by smoke and rescued from death by their comrades during a fire which caused a damage of S15o,OOo in the Riker. Jaynes building in Worcester. Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Starting his one hundred and first year as he has many another. Harrison Johnston of Columbus, Miss, took his first plunge of the season in the break PTS at Atlantic City, N. J. He expects to swim daily until October, as he has .very year since 1SS0
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

For short time residents of the Dorchester district in Boston expert enced summer snowstorm. From warm sunshine the weather suddenly turned cold and cloudy, and large flakes of snow fell The furry lasted esS than minute.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Democrats. young and old, independ.
 ent and otherwise, gathered in New York to make plans for the fall cam paign and decided not to have an in. formal conference at which a platform would be adopted. William Church Osborn. chairman of the Democratic state committee, presided.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

The New York court of appeals sd Journed until July l4. when 1t will re convene to hand down decisions. Ad journment then will be taken until September. Only minor decisions were handed down on the last day.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Miss Josephine Schwarz of Mount Vernon. N. Y., committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid on the golf links Df the Sunningdale Country club. The rause is mystery. She was wealthy. m good health and, as far as known. had no love affair.