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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-10-15
The Seven Rungs On The Lad
der To Freedom For Farm
Tenants

The one big point to enpha-
size in conclusion is that more
personal property, gradually &C.
quired, is the way to hometown
ership. When a tenant has saw
ed until he has good tools, good
hogs, good cows, and work
stock, he has reached a point
where he is in a hundred-fo
better position to get land than
the tenant who lacks these things
and certainly tenfold surer to
keep the land after he does get
it. In fact, for the renter who
has nothing at all except com
mon working tools, the seven
steps on the ladder to indepen-
dence would seem to be-
l. A garden.
2. Poultry.
8. Pigs.
4. Cows.
5. Horses.
6. Better machinery.
7. Land.
The first four are necessary
for self-support, for no matter
how Industrious a tenant may be
or how economical in other ways,
there is absolutely no ray of
hope for him if he regularly
tries to buy a living from a store.
He will be nothing but slave
working for the supply mer-
chants, with the fruits of his la
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-10-15
DON'T RUSH YOUR COTTON
ON A DISTRESS COTTON"
MARKET

And while we are talking cot
ton, now's a good time to en-
phasize anew the folly of throw
ing our cotton on a market al
ready depressed by distress
cotton. We are we'll aware that
many, for to many, farmers are
compelled to market their cotton
as soon as it is ginned; but we
know toothat there are thousands
of farmers able to hold their
cotton who nevertheless sell it
early in the season, in cOmpetl-
ton with Negro tenants the
South over, for whatever pit
lance it will bring.
During recent years Southern
farmers have demonstrated as
never before their ability to mar
ket the cotton crop gradually
and thus exert an appreciate in
huence on prices. This year,
with our banner food and feed
crops, we are in position to hold
our cotton as never before.
This in many cases is going to
mean, of course, that many of
US will need some little fnantial
assistance; but if we have been
the right kind of farmers and if
our bankers are the right kind
of bankers, this is a matter that
should be arranged without any
great difficulty.
American mills are using more
cotton than they did a year ago,
exports are very little less than
last year, and it is simply i'm
possible for this years crop to
be as big as the 1914 crop. With
these facts before US, isn't it the
wise policy to stand out for a !
price?
Don't waste your years's la
Dor by selling in competition with
distress cotton" The Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-10-15
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

Of Caldwell Parish met this day
with the following members
present, constituting a quorum
F l. Cottingham, A D Grant, ,
A Meredith, H W Furlow, w T
Newall, G W Wall, w L White
and D H Curry.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and adopted.
1t was moved and seconded
that the President be authorized
to borrow money money from the
Caldwell Bank to pay for the
running of the schools during
the fall, from time to time, as
required. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that the Superintendent be au-
thorized to contract with teach
ers at the salary agreed upon by
the Supt. and local Board of Di-
rectors before the resolution
was passed by this Board fixing
the salaries of teachers, this be-
ing fixed for the present school
year only. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that the Supt. be authorized to
purchase desks for the Clarks
school, same to be paid for out
Of the contingent fund of said
school. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that the request of the patrons
of the Grayson High School,
asking that J W McKeithen, DR..
GA Biggs and C C Roark be ap-
pointed as directors of said
school, be granted. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded
that permission be given for the
use Of the auditorium and cam
pus Of the Grayson High School
by the Caldwell Parish Fair.
Carried.
It was moved and seconded
that the funds of those children
who attended Holum School last
year and that are now attending
Copenhagen be transferred to
Copenhagen school. Carried.
It was moved and seconded
that the funds of George Adams
for two children. be transferred
from Kelly to Newall school.
Carried.
A petition from citizens of
Ward l was read, and it was
moved and seconded that the
people of the Cain Hill neigh
borhood be granted an eight
months school, and the Supt. is
hereby instructed to employ a
teacher.
The Directors of the Riverton
school are hereby authorized to
sell the wagonette and invest
the amount in a teachers desk
and chair.
1t was moved and seconded
that the amount of $248.75 spec
cial tax due District No. Is and
used for general purposes, be
transferred to the building fund
of the Beasley School. Carried
The following teachers were
nominated by the Supt. and cleo
ted by the Board. to-wit:: Misses
Bessie Walker, Ernie Coats, Zu.
die Jones, Jessie Daniel, Mary
ELLA Stinson, Erie Stroller, Ce.
ell Coats, Lottie Zeigler, Matte
Russell, Pearl Treen, and Erie
Mayes. T B Eubanks, ] F Sones,
Cur Henry, W 7 Hodges, H
Sones, Al Coats, V A Cruise, {
L Mcbride, W E Hunter, w F
Cantwell, and S Frazier.
The following claims were pre-
sented to the Board, and are
hereby allowed:
B HRedditt 5 1896
Ramlres-Jones printg. Co. LII
&c Hines 46.7s
Ramires-Jones printg. Co. 21.0(
Caldwell Waterman 17.5(
Columbia School sup. Co. 32.5;
DR. sc Hines $50
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-10-15
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
GRAYSOIV BANK
Located at Grayson, La, Parish Of Caldwell

Report furnished to the State Examiner Of State Banks by lhe
above Bank at the close of business Sept. 81 1915
RESOURCES
The herald., 1915-12-02
A NEW INSURANCE AGENCY.

Hart & Ohlsen is the style of new
agency opened at 917 Hennen build.
ing, New Orleans. ID. A. Hart and
James p. Ohlsen, two young men, COM
pose the firm. Mr.. Hart was formerly
cashier for International Fire Insur-
ance Company in Dallas, Tex, and
has had many years experience in the
insurance business. Mr. Ohlsen was
forme ly cashier for the New Orleans
Underwriters Agency, and has had
several years experience in in the in
surance business. The agency will
handle fire, casualty and life insur-
ance. Application for membership in
the New Orleans INSURANCE Exchange
is being made through the Hartwig-
Moss Agency, VINO will handle their
fire insurance.
The herald., 1915-12-02
BEAUTIFUL FRENCH DOLL
GUESSING CONTEST.

A beautiful doll has been donated tC
the Women's Dispensary Hospital fol
Women and Children and will be dis
posed of in Algiers by a guessing con
guessing the name of the doll al
10 cents per guess.
The doll is beautifully gowned in
pink brocade satin evening dress and
a pink velvet opera coat trimmed in
fur. 1t is on exhibition in the win
dow of Mr.. ]. Bodenger's store. On
your way to the ferry stop in and take
a guess. You may win this beautiful
doll for your little daughter, which
would make her Christmas more happy
and at the same time you help a very
worthy institution that has treated
many women and children from our
district.
The herald., 1915-12-02
DIED..

RAMOS-On Sunday morning at
80 o'clock Joseph c. Ramos died
after an illness of some time. Deceased
had suffered from gangrene for the
past year, and had been compelled TO
have his two feet amputated
Deceased was a native of our dis
trict. He is survived by his wife, who
was Miss Julia Dry, and by several
children and grandchildren.
The funeral took place Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, from his late
residence, GIG Bouny street. Services
were held at the Church of the Holy
Name of Mary, where a solemn re
QUEEN mass was sung. Interment
was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The herald., 1915-12-02
Conventional Mortgage.
Building Permits.
NEW CLUB is BORN.

The Algiers Catering Club. having
its domicile at 5l3 Patterson street, has
just come into existence, and on Mon
day night they celebrated this event
by a dinner, which was prepared by
Mrs. John Scherer, and consisted OF
the following menu:
Oyster Cocktail.
Celery. Olives.
Green Turtle Soup.
Stuffed Oysters.
Roast Turkey.
Potato Salad.
Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
Coffee. Cigars.
The personnel of the membership is
a sufficient guarantee that the new
club will be a booster from tar. The
following have been enrolled as men,
bers: John Laskey. Frank Burg, John
Burg. Paul Gessner, J. LeJuene, J. Ma
tranga, John Sprada, Matt Nolan,
John Keyworth, Archie Murphy, H..
Meyers, George Brunssann and Felix
Borne.
The herald., 1915-12-02
NEW TEXT BOOKS.

AT a recent meeting of the School
Board Superintendent Gwinn sug-
gested that he be authorized to take
preliminary steps toward the adoption
OF new text books in the schools, as the
board is authorized to do under recent
acts of the Legislature. The plan sug-
gested by Superintendent Gwinn was
adopted. This is that the superir-
tendent will appoint a committee OF
five teachers and principals for each
OF the subjects in the elementary
course of study, and a text book COM
mittee to be composed of five mem
bers. The publishers of elementary
text books will be asked to submit
twelve sample copies of each text book
they desire to offer. Five copies will
be for the use of the subject commit
tees and five for the text book COM
mittee. The subject committees will
try out the books in their classes and
make such other examination of them
as may be necessary and submit to the
superintendent March / a written re-
port of their opinions. The text book
committee will examine all text books.
give consideration to the reports and
submit their findings to the superin-
tendent, who will make final report to
the board not later than June Is, 1916.
Superintendent Gwinn placed before
the board some data on the subject of
free text books taken from a report
of the Bureau of Education of Wash
ington. This shows that for cities of
100000 and more population the aver.
age annual cost of free text books per
pupil in the elementary schools is Is
cents, and in the high schools 3.11.
The annual cost of stationery and sup
plies in the elementary schools is SO
cents and in the high schools 1922.
The initial cost of free text books In
the elementary schools is estimated
at s1.25 per pupil.
The herald., 1915-12-02
PERSONALS.
Continued from Page H.

The Tuesday Afternoon Five Hun
dred Club met at the home Of Mrs
Harry McNeely. The successful play
ers were Mrs. X. Z. Whitmore, Mrs,
l.. Jeansonne, and Mrs. Chas. Ar
mold. The BOBBY was won by Mrs,
E. ]. Mothe The club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. c. G. Moseley on the
l4th.
Miss May Sirey is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. T. l.. Turner, at San Diego
Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Whitmore en-
tertained the Social Senior Euchre
Club Monday evening. The success
full players were Mrs. A. Theard and
Mrs. X. f. Whitmore, and Messrs
j. p. Nolan and A. Theard. The
boobies fell to the lot of Mrs. f. ].
Borne and T. L. Buchholz. The club
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs,
F. ]. Borne at its next meeting.
Crescent Lodge No. 3, X. Of p, will
elect officers for the year 1916 at its
meeting Friday night.
Miss Marguerite Sharp was a Wis
itor to her aunt, Mrs. Z. F.. Coffey,
this week.
Little Ethel Duffy, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Duffy, who has been Sc.
riously ill., is improving.
Mrs. Amelia Smith returned from
visiting the Woodmen Circle Groves
at Lutcher, Morgan City, Patterson,
Berwick and Amelia, La. She went
to instruct the groves and was enter
tanned royalty by all of them.
Orange Grove No. meets tonight.
Election of officers. All members are
requested to attend to vote for the Of
ficers that you want to serve for the
ensuing term.
Miss Olga McNeely is here from
Covington, spending a while with her
aunt, Mrs. w. p. Salathe.
Miss Albertine Lecourt and James
Tufts spent Sunday at Covington, La,
the guests of Miss McNeely.
The herald., 1915-12-02
Civil District Court.

Theophile o. Hotard VS.. Walter
Carey. Hy. Boettner and L. S Fidel-
ity & Guaranty Co, $4,000 contract.
Van B. Harris, II. NJ. Wilkinson.
p. NJ. Willett VS.. Board of Levee
Com'rs of Orleans Levee District,
answer-Jas. Wilkinson.
Geo. p. Kinds ct ais VS.. Same, an
swer.-Jas. Wilkinson.
Mrs. Wild Hilda Meric VS.. A. T.
Wainwright Co., answer.-A. j.
ROssi.
Succession of Sarah \. Garland,
petition for acceptance of special
mortgage, etc.
The herald., 1915-12-02
MISSPELLED WORD.

In the answers that we received last
week one had the word sumner as
misspelled. The street is not Sum
mer." but Sumner. The word that was
misspelled was practical in the ad
of Zatarain & North 1t was mis-
spelled practice" Those who re
ceive the Jacobs candies are Ethel
Calm, S19 Teche street; J. b. Altman
42S Powder street, and Verna Haus
knecht, COZ Slidell avenue.
The herald., 1915-12-02
An Advance.

Clerk Ito head of firm)-I wish to
ask you, sir, II you can kindly see your
way to giving me an advance Of
wages? Head Of Firm-Certainly, Mr..
Phipps, with pleasure. Mr.. Blunt
turning to the CASHIER, let Mr.. Phipps
have a sovereign on account of his
salary and deduct it when you pay
him on Saturday.-London Mail.
The herald., 1915-12-02
ROLL OF HONOR
McDONOGH NO. 4 SCHOOL.

A-Scholarship and department
James Moffet. Frank Sicuro, Emile
Hoffman. cholarship-Philip Gay
aut Experimentation ArGolie,
Alvin Dupius.
s B-Scholarship and department
John Schwarzenbach, Earl Schind
Ter. Deportment-Reems Biehler.
B-Scholarship and department
Elliot Hafkesbring, Louis Laufer.
8 A-Scholarship and department
Joseph Bevan, Behrman French,
Leslie Schroeder, George Rau, Lemly
Hubener, Hart SchwarZenbach.
6 B-Scholarship and department
Joseph Hambacher, Gaines Glider,
| Cyril SCHNEIDER, John Richard,
Charles Reynolds, Melford Pitre,
Henry Hintz.
) B-SchOlarship and department
Emile Barkmeyer, Hilary Schro-
der, Roland Cayard. scholarship
Henry Clements, Marcel Serpas, John
Curren, Arthur Fletcher, Tom Rior-
dan. Experimentation Pope, Cliff
| ford Swart, Warren Treadaway.
A-Schoalrship and department
Joseph Cast. Felix Borne, Ralph
| UmbaCh, Melbourne Reed. Deport-
ment-Otha Dunegan.
B-Scholarship and department
Louis Acker, Frank Silva, Roland
Briel, Hugh Lilly, Lester Broussard,
Charles Christensen, Louis Cronan,
James Tranchina, Joseph Trauth.
Bertrand Peck. Albert Monroe, Clyde
Glider, Irwin Treadaway. Scholar
ship-Joseph Metranga.
) A-Scholarship and Department
Peter Anderson, Floyd Hoffstetter,
William Smith, Willard SCHNEIDER,
Floyd Umbach, Lee Wilson, Stanilaus
Kennedy, Alvin Covell. Department
Nicholas Bengert, Joseph Susslin.
cholarship-August Bruno, julius
Gillich.
3 B-SCholarship and department
Eugene Brown, Milton Henry, Mel
vile Umbach, John Curran, Louis
Broussard. Deportment-Josep Pro-
zanO, Stello Cronan, William Gerrets,
70
Scholarship-Stello Cronan, Isadoro
Davis, William Gerrets, Malcolm
Schwarzenbach, Standard Wilmore,
George Zatarain, Henry McQuillan.
2 A-Scholarship and Department
Elmer Grundmeyer, Harold Tread
away. Scholarship-Ethelb Lee
garde, William Entwistle, Roland
Meyers. Albert Spieler, Elmo Voegt-
lin, Chas. Gerrets, Lee Bling.
? B-Scholarship and Department
-Aloysius Serpas, James l.. Hig-
gins, Victor Cieutat, VIM. Flanagan,
Frederick Kraemer, Robert Wilson.
STANDARDIZATION Barrett. Louis
Perdreauville, Joseph Ellis, Nolen
Richard, Raymond Donegan, Bernard
Covell DSportment-Wm. Burke,
Walter Lahusen, Russell Hogan,
John Hunter, Louis Dieterich, Giles
Gait, Edward Schroeder. Avon Vim
cent.
A-Scholarship and Department
Louis Hubener, Thomas Henricks,
Elmer Davidson, Harry Bodenger,
Armand Delcazal, David Johnson,
Leonard Penisson, Melvin Monroe,
Isaac Daigle, Frank Hawkins, Her
man Grundmeyer, Frederick Laugh
lin.
1 B-Scholarship and Department
Lyle Albrecht, Mark Amuedo, Fa-
Ter Armitage, James Fabares, Ray
mond Grundmeyer, Osborn Hunter,
Charles Nichols, Aney O'Keefe, Mar
cele Roth, Joseph Wilmore, Andrew
Wright. Scholarship-Wellman Bond.
Douglas Curran, Thomas Duffy, Mel
son Fallon, Emile Hantel, William
Hynes, George Kestler, Steve Lieber.
Melvin Perrin, William Short, EN-
met Wattigney, Chester Wooton. De-
portment-Morris Bodenger, Jerome
Mine, Richard Parker, Philip Rauch.
Robert Rostrop, Leo Willie.
The herald., 1915-12-02
AIDS to Memory.

whats the string tied on your fin
ger for, Bilby?"
That? My wife put it there"
ITO remind you?"
Eyes, TO remind me Toto Bless
my soul, what was It to remind me of.
now? oh. yes, know! My wife tied
that string on my finger so that II any
thing worries me I'll remember to for
get it!"-Pittsburgh Press.
The herald., 1915-12-02
THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
RULES TO GOVERN CONTEST

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE SENT IN NO
LATER THAN FRIDAY EVENING. YOUR
ANSWER MUST BE on A CARD or
PIECE OF PAPER NOT LARGER Than
AN ORDINARY POST CARD AND YOU
SHOULD WRITE ON THE CARD As
FIRST YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
SECOND, THE MISSPELLED WORD
THIRD, THE NAME OF THE ADVERIlS
NENT IN WHICH 1T APPEARED.
THE MISSPELLED WORD CONTEST
APPLIES ONLY 70 OUR CLASSIFlE -
COLUMNS AT PRESENT ON PAGE All
IN A BON AND THE FIRST THREE
DRAWN OUT ARE AWARDED TIE
PRIZES IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE DRAWN.
The herald., 1915-12-02
AUDITORS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Albert J. Derbes, Public accountant and
auditor. Office 4Ol Godchaux Bldg. Phone
Main 4S4.
3-22-l6
The herald., 1915-12-02

FRANK LECOURT.- dealer in Choice Beef,
Veal, Pork, Mutton, Sausages, etc. Stalls in
roto Market. dec 80, 1915
The herald., 1915-12-02
Algerines at Law.
Real estate Transfers.

George Bengert to Prudential Saw
ings and Homestead Assn, lot Eve
lima, Wagner, Opelousas and Web
ster, $1,133.34 cash.-Gurley.
Mrs. Idel Hebert to julius Bod
enger, lot Vallette, Diana, Newton
and Verret, $500 cash.-Mahoney
Conventional Mortgage.
Rose Thomas to Peter Rupp, $3.50
> lots Teche, Nunez, Socrates and
Ptolemy.-Mahoney.
Building Permits.
=. Maggie, owner and builder,
double boxed house slate roof, III
Is Slidell, 5000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12

All from far and wide who have been
attending the Mineral Point fairs for
the last third of a century remember
with pleasure the genial presence OF
Mr.. j. d. James who has missed but
few Of these notable expeditions in that
period of time, notwithstanding he has
been located away from here (in Iowa.
the while
Writing the Tribune from Storm
Lake, Iowa, under the date Of August
., Mr.. James says: "Well. friend Ben
nett, the faithful Mineral Point Tri-
bune came today | always feel a
special interest in that paper as it was
born the same year / was, and enjoy
reading the news it bears from my old
home, particularly the extracts from
the files of those memorable years
gone by. Notwithstanding have been
laid up for several days by falling from
a step ladder and sustained a broken
rib. it is my intention to get back to
Mineral Point for the fair. Have en-.
gagged to serve as Judge of horses for
two fairs in this locality previous to
the holding of yours, and hope to make
it. Goodbye until see you. From an
old Mineral Point boy
j. ID. JAMES.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
Public Library Notes.

The children's story hour will be held
at O'Clock on Thursday afternoon.
August 10Th. Miss Jane Potter will be
the story teller. During fair week the
story hour will be omitted.
From the State Board of Public AZ
fairs the library has received the fol-
lowing publications
Report upon the survey of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin
Report Of cooperative survey on con
ditions and needs of Wisconsin normal
schools
Visitors to Mineral Point during fair
week are cordially invited to visit the
library in it's new home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
Hopes Failed to Materialize.

Mrs. Peter Stetfes of Louisiana died
at the farm home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Rock, ST., Tuesday,
August 10th, 1915. The time of the
funeral has not been set awaiting the
arrival of the family from Louisiana.
Mrs. Steffes arrived here, her old
home. from the south about four weeks
ago thinking the change would benefit
her but the grim reaper would not re-
sist and death occurred Tuesday morn
ing at II: 80 o'clock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases In Mineral PoIn;
and Vicinity.

This Mineral Point man story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week arter week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling similar
good news.
Samuel Terrill we'll known business
man of Mineral Point, says Some
times my kidneys were too active and
then again they weren't active enough.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in good
shape. You may use my name recon-
mending Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price 90 cents. at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-th same that
Mr.. Terrill had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
Ten Cents TO Grounds.

The GAINESVILLE fair board is making
arrangements with the city officials to
set nominal charge for riding to and
from the grounds. Many visitors last
year, coming to attend the fair, were
not anxious about paying twenty five
cents for few blocks ride, and all
local car owners who use their ma
chimes to convey people to and from the
grounds during the fair, will probably
be forced to charge ten cents, or pay
a license fee of ten dollars per day. =
GAINESVILLE Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12

The first consignment Of Brazilian
beef ever received at a port in this
country arrived at New York less than
two weeks ago on board the steamship
Rio de Jaaerio. 1t consisted Of one
hundred tons of frozen beef. Other
shipments are to follow. A great deal
of Brazilian beef went TO England be-
fore the war, and it may be that dread
of German submarines causes the
traffic TO be diverted. Americans who
are not vegetarians will welcome the
new imports from Brazil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
LET'S HAVE THEIR NAMES.

We can hardly understand the reluc-
lance Of the treasury department to
publish the names OF the persons
caught last summer in the maelstro-l
of European war and publicly assisted
TO their homes in this country who now
refuse or neglect to reimburse the gov
eminent. Except in very few in
stances, these were not charity cases.
New York World.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-08-12
Fair in Air and On Wheels.

Five autos left this city at an early
hour Monday morning, each well loaded
with advertising facts pertaining to the
fair to be held in this city next week
At least four men were with each car.
They branched Off in five different d.
rections. BY this method a large ter
ritory was covered during the day.