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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchaser S Motif,

Public notice, as provided BY An
of 1910. is hereby given that ~,
sale made on the 18th day of Juns ~
MaXwell-Yerger CO.. became tSa
chaser and adjudicatee of the foIl.
described property which was -
tised for sale on that date. to-w;,.
Fifty acres, being the undiyidai
half i1terestin one hundred arrs,
scribed as the land included bs,r'
the following lines: Commence.
northwest corner of sec. as and 81
ming south so chains to the sor,tb ~
corner of section IS, thence sms
degrees west to the point whsrs
west boundary of section 40 inter-.
the banquette on Diamond lev
6.Sl chains, thence south *, ~
ll.75 along said banquette tb.'j
north 1929 chains to the west h0..
airy of section 46. thence west n
chains to place of beginning N
township Is north, range 10 est
That deed was executed 10 =,
A. j. Sewer. Jr., Sheriff & Exon
Tax Collector for the parish Of MaS.,
La, dated the 10Th day of June I'M
and recorded in Deed Book "Ra ~
AZ of the records of Madison n,,
La, on the oath day of June. isls >
property having been assessed and =
as the property of Jas. Kline, IN ?
taxes for the year 1914.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act 224
Of 1910, is hereby given that at a tax
sale made on the 18th day of June, 1915,
rallulah State Bank became the pur-
.haser and adjudicatee of the following
described property which was adver-
Used for sale on that date, to-wit:
The California plantation, lot 2, composed
of the east . of the south sof sec. 81;
the east half of the northwest quar-
ter, the northeast quarter of south
west quarter and strip 5.58 chairs
wide off the north end of the south
east quarter of southwest quarter of
section; 62 also piece Of land in the
northwest quarter of section 81, in
cluded between the following lines,
viz: Commencing at the northwest
corner of section 81 and running east
81. Id chains: thence south 1884
oh. thence west 81. ID ch. thence north
to the place of beginning, all in town.
ship l8, north, range IL east; also lot
3 composed of certain piece of lard
in the northwest quarter of section
81 included between the following
lines, viz: Commencing at a point
1884 chains south of the northwest
corner of section 81, running east
ella chains, thence south l3. 33A
cnairs, thence west 31.i4 chains,
thence north to the place of begin
neng; also a strip of land "a chains
wide off the south end of the west
half of the south half of section 81,
and, all that portion of the north half
OF section 81 lying east of Big Bayou,
and the west half of the northwest
quarter and the west half of the
southwest quarter, and the south
east quarter of the south west quart
er Except a strip land 5.58 chains
wide off the north end of the SOUTH
east quarter of the southwest quart
er, and strip 8. So chains wide off the
west side of the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarter) of section 81,
all in township 18 north, range Is
east, also lot 4, composed of a certain
piece of land in the northwest quart
er of section 81 included between the
following line /: Commencing at the
southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of section 81 and running east
31.l4 chains, thence north IL. 1874
chains, thence west 3i.14 chains,
thence south to the place of begin
ming, and also the east half of section
81, except strip 8. sc chains wide off
the west side of the southwest quart
er of section 62, all in township Is
north, range Ii east. containing in
all 779 acres, more or less.
That deed was executed to US by
!. j. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-Officio
AK Collector for the parish of Madison,
"a, dated the 18th day of June, 1915,
md recorded in Deed Book r." page
0, ofthe records of Madison parish, La,
N the goth day of June, 1915, said
having been assessed and sold
ls the property of Joseph H. Shirk for
axes for the year 1914.
TATTULAH STATE BANK.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act ~
nf 1910, is hereby given that ct NJ
sale made on the 18th dav Of june, ~
j. II. Alexander became the purhx1|
and adjUdicatee OF the following u
scribed property which was sdvg6Nl
for sale on that date to-wit:
Two huldred sixty-two acres, part {
Orkney, being lot 2, as per NotnA
Record an" page Ill, commenced
at the northeast corner Of section =
and running west 25.63 chains, hss1
about 40 chains, thence west An
chains. thence south 3i2 cAnn
so'lth 30 degrees, west SIS chknt
thence south GO. IS degrees. westAn
chains to Walnut bayou and tAsuu
with said bayou south "a deps4
east q chains, thence south 90 =
zrees, east13.33 chains, thence nah
34.50 degrees, east $3.50 ehsnl
thence east to the section line y
tween sections 80 and 40, tb1u
north SO chains to the point Of begt
ming, lying in sections 40, Al and, -
township II north, range 10 east 8.
That deed was executed to me y
A. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff and Ex.0i0
Tax Collector for Madison parish, u,
dated tn. 10Th day of June, 1913, m
recorded in Deed Book r." page "
of the records of Madison parish, "a,
on the oath day of June, 1915, 81
property having been assessed and ~
as the property CT Mrs. Lucy Lacy 10
taxes for the year 1914.
]. H. ALEXANDER
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act pa
of 1910, is hereby given that at tax
sale made on the 18th day of June. 1915,
X. c. Webb. Jr., became the purchaser
and adjudicatee of the following de-
scribed property which was advertised
for sale on that date, to-wit:
Lots five, six, seven, eight, ten, eleven,
and twelve, square 63;lOts 1 to IL,
inclusive, square IL, lots 6, 7, SO, IL,
and IL. square AZ, and improvements
thereon, situated in the village of
Delta, La.
That deed was executed to me by
A. j. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-Officio
Tax Collector for the parish of Madison.
La, dated the 10th day of June, 1915.
and recorded in Deed Book r." page
IS, of the records of Madison parish,
La, on the 26th day of June, 1915, said
prope tv having been assessed and sold
as the property of Miss Grace Morey
for taxes for the year 1915.
r. C.. WEBB, Jr.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax, PwChaSer'S Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act 224
of 1910, Is hereby given that at tax
sale made on the 18th day of June, 1915,
Mrs. c. M. Spann became purchaser
and adjudicatee of the following de-
scribed property which was advertised
for sale on that date. to-wit: KILL
krankie, $50 acres, sections IL, Is, Ia
and "a, lot q. township IA north, range
Ia east and fractional section IL, town
ship ID; north, range Ia east; that deed
was executed to me by A. j. Sewer,
Jr., Sheriff & Ex-Officio Tax Collector
for the parish of Madison, La, dated
the 18th day of June. 1916. and recorded
in Deed Book r." page "A, of the
records of Madison parish, La, on the
Gath day of June, 1915, said property
having been assessed and sold as the
property of Mrs. A. E. Coons for taxes
for the year 1914.
MRS. C. nj. SPANN.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act 224
of 1910. is hereby given that at q tax
sale made on tho 18th day of June, 1915,
w. S. Craig became the purchaser and
adjudicatee of the following described,
property which was advertised
for sale on that date, to-wit: John
stown," 1l02 acres, lots Is, IA, and 80,
except 81 acre; in north west quarter
of section 80, all southeast quarter of
section 46 except 80 acres sold; that q
deed was executed to me by A. j. Se-
vier, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-O fficio Tax Col
lector for the par; h of Madison. La.
dated the 10Th day of June, 1915, and
recorded in Deed Book, r." page 46,
of the records of Madison parish, La. ,
on the 25th day of June, 1915. said prop
erty having been assessed and sold. as
the property. of J. E. Hodge for taxes
for the year 1914.
jyl7] -, w. S. CRAIG.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

Public notice, as provided by Act 224
Of 1910, is hereby given that at a tax
sale made on the 18th day of June, 1915,
F. D. Mccartney became the purchaser
and adjudicatee of the following de-
scribed property which was advertised
for sale on that date, to-wit:
66S acres, being the west one-half
section Is, west half section IL east
Of Roundaway bayou, all of section ID
south Of Tensas river, north half Ct
north half of south half of section %
township i7north, range IL east.
That a deed was executed to me by
A. J. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Elk Officio
Tax Collector for the parishof Madison,
La. dated the 18th day of June, 1915,
and recorded in Deed Book "R," page
40, Of the records of Madison, La, on
the oath day of June, 1915, said prop
erty having been assessed and sold as
the property of T. s. Ward for taxes
for the year 1914.
F. D. MCCAFREY
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Public notice, as provided by Act 224
of 1910, is hereby given that at tax
sale made on the 18th day of June, 1915,
Mrs. c. M. Spann became purchaser and
of the following described
property which was advertised for sale
on that date, to-wit:
1925 acres, being lots 9. and 10, section
IL, south half section twenty-four.
%, lot section %, west half section
lot 2 and section "a, part of lots 6
and Z section "a, north west quarter
section 26 north of rail road, township
IL north, range ii east.
That deed was executed to me by
A. j. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-Officio
Tax Collector for the parish of Madison,
La, dated the 18th day of June, 1915.
and recorded in Deed Book r." page
43, of the records of Madis,n parish,
La, on 25th day of June, 1919, said
property having been as essed and sold
as the property of T. S. Ward for taxes
for the year 1915. MRS. c. Nj. SPANN.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers NOtia|

Public notice, as provided BY la q
of 1910, is hereby given that at
sale made on the 18th day of June IN
G. l.. Sturdevant became purchaser
adjudicatee of the following descrs
property which was advertised for d
on that date, to-wit:
Sixteen acres in south half Of Ia
Collins land. described as the a.
half of sixty-nine acres in north ~
of fractional southwest quarter
section %, south half of Al acru
north part of west half of south-sr1
quarter of section %, and south.vs
quarter of southwest quarter. al
ton %. township i6 north, range n
east.
That deed was executed to me \
A. j. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-06d
Tax Collector for the parish Of ~
son, La, dated the 10Th day Of Jux
1915, and recorded in Deed Book "R
pags44 Of the records of Madison pu
ish. La, on the 25th day of June, bE
said property having been assessed n
sold as the property of W. B. KnitG
for taxes for the year 1914
e. 7, STupnrvi1
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Sale
=, -" ..,... .
State of Louisiana, Parish of Madison
Ninth Judicial District Court.
Succession of George A.. Bantz
Probate No. 5lJ

By virtue of an order to sell 20 pay
debts to me directed from the Honorable
the Ninth judicial District Court f. r
the Parish of Madison aforesaid in the
above entitled succession, / will proceed
to sell at public auction. at the principal
front door of the Court House in the
town of Tallulah, in Madison Parish.
Louisiana on the fifth -< ....
Saturday. the 31st day Of july.
A. D., 1915, between the hours pre-
scribed by law, all the right, title and
interest If George A. Bantz, deceased,
in and to the following described prop
erty. to-wit:
interest in mercantile business of
Bone & Bantz consisting of merchant
Use in Crockets Point Saloon, together
with the unexpired license; 60 to 90
head of cattle in the brand x l., or the
brand of Geo. A. Bantz, running at
large on the range; Is head of horses,
stallion. jack, about 20 head of hogs,
about SO goats, lot of household goods,
farm implements consisting of buggy,
wagons, 3 plows, cultivator, moving
machine, lot of gear, saddles and Sec
ton harrow; box of Is pearls, / gold
ring and pin. being the personal effects
belonging to said succession as shown
by inventory filed therein.
Terms of Sale: Cash for not less
than two-thirds of appraisement
w. s. CRAIG,
Administrator.
Tsllulah, La, July 18th, 1916.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers NOH,

Public notice, as provided bv
of 1910 is hereby given that aa
sale made on the 18th day of Inn
Tallulah State Bank became ~.
chaser snd adjudicatee of the fas s
described property which wa. Os
tised Cor sale on that date, tow,
Inglefield, being lots eight r; s
ten, lots one, two. three 4
section 6, east half of north-asS
northeast quarter of section o.
half If southeast quarter Of
%, east half Of northeast m.s 20
section 30, township II north
13 east.
That a deed was executed "a
A. J. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & EyH.}
Tax collector for the parish of NJ
La, dated the 18th day of Jpns \,
and recorded in Deed Book "Rs
IL, of the records of Madison :,
La. on the 26th day of June. ia,I
property having been assessed A.
as the property of Joseph H Sh;I
taxes for the year 1914.
TALLULAH STATE P,.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
WARNING!

Anyone found cutting timDer on 1HnuS
known as Citizens Bank lands, and
owned by Morganza Land Company will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. This Company owns the following
lands: North ! of northwest /, north
east /, south of southwest I, and the
south l of southeast / section 8; also
east ! of northeast t. southeast /,
south ! of southwest I. and the north
east / of. southwest / section II; also
the southeast ! of southeast I section
Is, all in township Is north, range 10
east, near bayou Macon; also the south.
east I of section Is and the east half of
the mort h-east / section 55, township 10
north, range IL east near Roundaway
bayou. MORGANZA LAND Co.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Tax Purchasers Notice

Puslic notice, as provided by Act =. r.
of 1910, is hereby given that 81 . ,o ~
sale made on the 18th day Of June, IVA
A. E. Kell became the purchaser sna
adjudicatee of the following aesclu sIa.
property which was advertised icf s ss.e
on that date, to-wit: 80 acres, p T'
lot 5 in partition of ''Cabinteele. iI'
a deed was executed to me by A. :.
Sewer, Jr., Sheriff & Ex-0nc'o "a
Collector of Madison parish, La. Ca, -
the 18th day of June, 1915, sne
corded in Deed Book RI" page ~
the records of Madison parish, La,
the 25th, 1915, said property nss ss,s
been assessed and sold as the psOP.s,ys
of Elliott Marshall for taxes, ro,,
year 1915. a. L. n
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Manufactured Trouble

The probability of new constitution
has offered an opportunity for many sug-
gestions in regard to our judicial system.
So much discussion has been INDUCED in on
this subject that the people have been led
to believe that there is something radically
wrong with our existing system. The charge
is made that it is expensive, cumbersome,
and out of date. In addition it is claimed
that our court charges are excessive and
that the trouble lies at the door of the fee
system. Now there may be some founda-
ton for the charge that our court system
is expensive and that our cost bills are ex-
cessive, but the fact remains that under the
present system litigation is handled eff
GENTLY and expeditiously as compared with
other states. The people are interested in
the efficiency of the courts and in having
business turned off without delay, and after
all the test is whether the system is cheap
to them or not.
1t is an easy matter to devise judicial
system that will save the state great deal
of money, but will there not be CORES
ponding increase of expense to the people or
to the parishes? To enlarge the district will
increase the work of the judges and will of
course lengthen the interval between terms
of court, and will therefore increase expenses
to the people in civil matter and will increase
criminal expenses to the parishes.
Of course there must be somewhere a
happy medium whereby the work of the
judges can be increased to maximum and
the expenses to the parishes and to the
peoplereCuced to minimum. And the adop-
ton of such medium is to be preferrt d
rather than any radical change in the organi-
cation of the courts. The present system is
understood and has been fairly satisfactory;
its improvement is more to be desired than
its overthrow for one that, at best, must be
an experiment. The only serious objection
to the present system is that it is expensive,
and by the term we understand expensive to
the state, but IN making changes, let us be
certain not to shift the burden from the
state to the parishes and to the people.
Some of the schemes proposed would have
this effect. Like all other projects of reform
it will bear close scrutiny. Our judicial
troubles are imaginary anyway.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

What has become of the guy who ad-
vocated conservative, progressive, con-
s.ructive constitutional convention made up
of broad, patriotic, liberal members, free
from political influences?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Only Thirty Days More


If we accept the expressions of the
country newspapers as indicative of public
opinion on the question as to whether or not
the people desire the holding of convention
we must conclude that up to the present
time the project is not favored and that the
people are prepared to vote down the project
unless it can be shown conclusively that there
is an urgent necessity for it.
Of course the people will vote for con.
vention if it can be shown that the state
needs it, but to convince them of this need
there must be furnished stronger proof than
has been given out up to date. And in
supplying this proof something more than
trite expressions and broad platitudes must
come from the party leaders; definite plans
must be suggested giving details of the
amendments that are to be made to the con-
stitution. If the plans proposed are beneficial
then there need be no fear that the people
will reject them.
The membership of the convention will
be known after the 9th of this month and
one month will then eleapse before the people
vote upon the question as to whether or not
they want convention. Now if the leaders
really desire convention it is up to them to
get busy and educate the people up to the
necessity Tor it and to inform them in detail
what is proposed to be done by the conven-
ton.
Two things are necessary to prevent the
defeat of the call for the convention; first,
the personnel of the delegates must be salts
factory; second, the delegates nominated
must announce some fixed policy that will
inspire confidence. 1t therefore follows that
an aggressive policy mustbe followed before
August 3lst and that this policy must change
the present public sentiment or the conven-
ton will be defeated.
We are free to admit that the vascilat-
ing policy of the original advocates of the
convention makes it impossible just at this
time to say whether they still desire con-
vention or not. Some indications point to
desire on the part of the friends of the
scheme to let it die natural death. Such
course is easy to comprehend if we take
into consideration the fact that the conven-
ton has been shaped very differently from
what at first intended by its proponents.
If the friends of the measure are luke
warm no one will object to quiet interment
OF the whole project; if they desire to serve
the state and have some definite policy that
will accomplish such a desire, then they
had better speak out before it is too late.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

Let us warn the New Orleans papers
that they have only thirty days more in
which to make up their minds as to whether
or not they want q convention.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

Ten thousand delegates attended the
national prohibition meet at Atlantic City.
They seem determined to make the whole
United States thirsty.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
LIQUOR NOTICE

Notice IL hereby given that am ap-
plying for permit to conduct saloon
for the retail of II toxicating liquors in
Adams, Ziegler building on Depot street
In the Village of Tallulah, Louisiana.
jy3-3t SAMUEL BROCATO
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
The planters of the parish

The planters of the parish are highly
pleased with the oat crop and feel much
encouraged for the future. The fear has
heretofore been entertained that the oat
crop was uncertain for the reason that the
grain reached maturity in June and July and
as these two months constitute the wet sea-
son it was believed that there would be
great loss in harvesting the crop. This wear
has been test year, and notwithstanding
to extremely wet months the crop has been
gathered with comparatively small loss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

The Probe Commission has finished it's
work and will in a few days disband. The
Commission has put into circulation about
twenty thousand dollars tax money and has
stirred up more or less excitement for the
last six months. 1t is safe bet that the
recommendations of the Commission will be
lost in the general turmoil that will follow
the constitutional convention. No doubt
the Commission has pointed out many faults
in public affairs, but we have serious doubt
II 1t has pointed out any remedies for same.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

Constipa!ion u the cause Of many aiimem,
snd disorders that make life miserable.
fake Chamberiain's Hsomach and Liver
Tablets, ep your bowels regular and you
gil! avid these dissases Fpr sale By ~
tealane
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Sheriff Sale
State of Louisiana, Parish of Madison,
Ninth judicial District Court.
Badger State Stave and Lumber Co.
VS.. No. 1858
r. d. Elmore

BY virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias
to me directed from the Honorable
Ninth judicial District Court for the
Parish vf Madison, in the above en-.
titled cause, will proceed to sell, at
public auction, at the front door of the
Court House in the town of Tallulah, in
Madison parish, Louisiana, on the first
Saturday, the 18th day Of August,A.D :,
1915, between the hours prescribed by
law, all the right, title and interest Of
r. d. Elmore in and to the following
described property, to-wit:
"The Albany Tract" of land In
Madison parish, Louisiana: All of Sec
ton q west of Jpe's Bayou Lake, west
half of section %, southeast quarter of
section %, east of northeast quarter
section %, southeast quarter of section
%. north half of northeast quarter Of
section 81, north half of south half of
northeast quarter section 80, all section
81 east Of Joe's Bayou Lake. being lots
3, 4, and 5 of said section, all section SO,
lots 2, 3, and of section "a, all in town.
ship IL, north, range 10 east, and con-
tanning 1647 acres, more or less, and
known as the Albany plantation, seized
in the above suit.
Terms of Sale: Cash, to pay the sum
of one thousand dollars with per cent
interest thereon from Jan. LIST, 1918,
and 10 per cent additional thereon for
attorneys fees, and on terms of credit
to meet the remaining notes aggregat-
ing 1880 dollars with 6per cent interest
thereon from Jan. LIST, 1918; all costs,
including taxes to be paid in cash, with
benefit Of sppraisement.
=; A. J. SEWER, JR.,
Sheriff Madison parish, La.
Sherif's Office, Tallulah. Louisiana,
June q, 1915.