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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11
DAUGHTERS HJJMILTATEI
 BY PARENTS

Give me tempest if twill drive s Me to the place where would be, Or if you'll have me still alive
 Confess you will be kind to me. Give hopes of bliss, or dig my grave More love or more disdain crave"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-11

JUST ARRIVED, FRENCH AND DUTCH BUE %e@ JcHN RECA & SON
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BALLOT.

3. And the Parish Supt. is like
wise instructed to have prepared
the necessary ballot boxes tally
sheets and lists of voters.
That the polling place of said
election shall be at the New Pros
pect School Building in said dis
trict in Ward Eight of Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana and G. w. Max
ey, ]. D. Basco and J. R. Colley
are appointed as commissioners of
said election and G. A. Mitcham is
hereby appointed clerk of said cleo
ton and said election shall be con-
Quoted under the laws of the State
of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Resolved further that this Board
of School Directors shall on the 5th
day of July 1915 meet in open and
public session in the office of the
Parish Superintendent at the Court
House in the town of Natchioches,
Louisiana at ten o'clock A. M. and
will then and there proceed to ex-
anime and canvas the result of such
election.
That the President and Parish
Superintendent are hereby instruct
ed to issue their proclamation CIV
ing public notice thereof and shall
state that this Board will meet on
the 5th day July 1915 at the place
above named for the purpose ofex-
amining and canvassing the results
of said election, and shall further
state the place where said election
is to be held, the territory to be
affected, the number of days in
each school session children shall be
required to attend school, the min
imum and maximum age limits to
be affected, the penalty for the
violation of the compulsory attend
mace law and all other. facts sub
tantially as are set forta laass.@sssssa.za
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huff
man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller.
Pullin, Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None.
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Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received for the
graveling of about eleven miles of road
extending from the bridge across Red
River at Grand Ecore to, and through
the town of Campti, to the line of ward
three, as per plans and specifications
prepared by the Parish Surveyor on
file at his office at the Court House.
and with the clerk of the Police Jury.
Bids will be received to 10 O'Clock a.
m. July 7th, 1915, and will be opened
at that hour.
Satisfactory bond for Three Thousand
Dollars to be given by the contractor
All bids to be accompanied with certi
fled check for $600.GO as guarantee of
good faith. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
Address bids to Clerk of Police Jury
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
T. C. Hightower,
W. H. Huckabay,
j. E. Cloutier,
T. K. Giddens,
Foster Smith,
6-3-15 st Committee
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Notice.

To Mortgage Creditors of the Parish
of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana.
In conformity with Section So OF
Act IS of 1888 and the laws as in such
cases provided, notice is given to all
parties holding mortgages upon real
estate located in the Parish of NaGchi-
toches and State of Louisiana, which
taxes for the year 1914 have Lot been
paid, that | will begin the sale of the
same at the Court House door on
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1915.
at Ii O'Clock a. m andfthat number
of pieces of property so delinquent
are being now advertised in this news
paper iE conformity with the laws
preparatory to such sales. The atten-
tIon of mortgage creditors is especial
ly called to this advertisement and
they are warned to take such steps
prior to the sale as may be necessary
to protect their rights.
J. w. Payne,
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector
Parish of Natchitoches, La.
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SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS.

Resolution by Mr.. Ingram, Sec
onded by DR.. Huckabay:
Whereas, there has been a petit
tion filed with the Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana signed by more
than one-fourth of the property tax
payers of the Clarence School Dis
trict, Ward Four, Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana, described as fol-
lows: All of Ward Four not in
cluded in the Campti School Dis
trict and the Pace School District
except that portion east of a line
beginning at Red River at a point
dividing the property of ]. A Ver-
cher on the east and J. T. Clark on
the west and running along a line
dividing the land Of A. F. Gallien
and DR.. Cockerham until it inter-
secs the south boundary Of the Pace
School District, eligible to vote
at such an election praying that a
special tax be ordered in and for
said district at which shall be SUBJ
mitted the following proposition,
to-wit:
To levy a special tax Of 5 mills on
the dollar on all property in said
Clarence School District, Ward
Four, Natchitoches Parish, Louisi-
ana subject to state taxation for a
period of 5 years for the purpose
of building and giving additional
aid to the schools in said. district,
and whereas, in the opinion of this
Board of School, Directors of the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
such special election is necessary
and advisable. that special cleo
tion be and the same is hereby or
dered to be held at the regular poll
ing place in said Clarence School
District on the End day of July
1916 at which the following propo-
sition shall be submitted to wit:
To levy a special tax of 5 mills
on the dollar on all property in said
Clarence School District, Natchi-
oches Parish. Louisiana subject t.
state taxation annually for a period
of 5 years for the purpose of build
ing and giving additional aid to
the schools in said district.
That the secretary Of this Board |
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said spec
ial election sufficient number of |
ballots on each Of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned |
In this resolution as follows:
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D. RODRIGUEZ, ward ten, NO. 50.

D, Rodriguez, ward ten, NO. 81.
40 acres nW1 of sw4 sec Is 6, r 5.
and movables. Taxes to date $50.
| Cost of advertisement to be added.
MS Self Salome, ward ten NO IA
278 acres right defending bank OF
red river, bnd above by little river,
below by Giyanovich, rear by bayou
NedigaIe, and movables. Taxes to
date 1000, Cost Of advertisement 10
be added.
Henry Trichel, ward ten, NO. 6
30 acres sw4 Of net sec "a, 7 7, R 6,
and movableS. Taxes to date 1850.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
Albert Vercher, ward ten, NO. 20
Sd acres being l-3 int. in $50 acres
same description as Susie Vercher
and John Barnes, as Book 132 Page
$50. taxes to date 5.S5. Cost of
advertisement to be added.
Mrs. M. D. Walker, ward ten, NO: 5
43 acres right bank of red river,
above bv Givanoovich. below by George
West, rear by w. NJ. Webb. Taxes to
date 9;75. Cost of advertisement to
be added.
Geo J, Davis, Jr. ward ten, No9
As acres and, interest in 81 and
nw4 and fractional swt sec IS net
tract. sec 80, T 7, r 7. taxes to date
1925. Cost of advertisement to be
added,
MRS, Pamala dereaseau, ward ten, NO.
10.
z acres frac. Dec bank of little river
bnd above by Benoist, below by J B
RACIAL, rear by P. M. RACIAL. Taxes
to date 1.25. Cost of advertisement
to be added.
On said day | Will sell such por-
ton of sid property as each debtor
will point out and in case said debtor
does not point out sufficient. property
| will at once and without further de-
lay sell the least quantity of said
property which any bidder will buy
for the amount of the taxes, interest
and costs due by said debtor. The
sale will be for cash in legal lender
moEey of the United States aud shall
be redeemable at any time for the
space of one year by paying price
given with 20 per cent and all costs
and penalties added.
J. w. PAYNE,
Sheriff and Ex-OfficiO Tax Collector.
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Sheriff's Sale.
Eleventh judicial District Court, Parish
of Natchitoches, La.
Sim S. Martin,
VS..
H. j. Brown

By virtue of writ of Fl Fa.. issued
out of the 18th Judicial Dist Court in
and for the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
in the above entitled suit, | have seized
and taken into my possession and will
offer for sale to the last and highest
bidder at the front door of the Court
House IN the City Of Natchitoches at
the hour of eleven o'clock a. m. on
Saturday, June 18th, 1916 the follow
ing property to-wit:
Lots 5-6-7 and Blocks 80 and I'M
provements all in Chaplins Addition to
Robeline acquired of Mrs. S. L, Carter.
Terms of Sale-Cash subject to APP
praisement.
J. w. PAYNE,
Sheriff, Parish of Natchitoches.
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/
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote i
favor of this proposition place q
cross (X) mark under the WORD
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word ''NO.''
And the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use in said spec
ial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and lists of
voters in number and amount.
That the poting place shall be at
the Creston School Building and
that Marion Weaver, L. v: B. Ora
ham and W. T. Walker be appoint
ed commissioners and Charles
Weaver be appoined clerk to serve
at said election. All of whom will
serve without compensation and
the election shall be held under the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
The president is hereby instruct
ed to give notice of the special cleo
tion hereby ordered by his procIa-
nation to be published according
to law in his proclamation he shall
announce that at ten o'clock on the
9Th day of July, 1915 this Board
will meet in the Court House
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns
and decalre the results of said cleo
tion.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huff
man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller,
Pullin, Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Martin, second
ed by Mr.. Pullin:
|. Be it resolved by the Board
of School Directors of the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana in legal
session convened, that a special
election be and IS hereby called and
ordered to be held in New Prospect
School District, Ward Eight in the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
on the End day of July, 1915, at
which shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of said district,
who are authorized to vote herein
under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, the PROPOSE
ton of providing for the compulso.
ry attendance in the public schools
of said district of the children there !
in between the ages of seven Cd
years and eighteenth years of age
inclusive for thirds of the en-
tire school session of each school, |
under the penalty of the violation
thereof by any parent, tutor, guar
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dian or person or persons having
the control of children between
such ages and upon conviction
thereof of a fine of not less than
$500 or more than $500 and in
default Of the payment of such fine
and cost to be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for not less than five
days nor more than thirty days.
2. That the Parish Superintend-
ant be and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for the use at
said special election a sufficient
number of ballots, which shall be
in the following form:
BALLOT.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-06-10

By virtue of writ of F'i-Fa issued
out of the 18th Judicial District Court
in and for the parish of Natchitoches
in the above entitled suit | have seized
and taken into my possession and will
offer for sale to the last and highest
bidder at the front door of Che Court
House in the city of Natchitoches, La,
at the hour of eleven o'clock on
SATURDAY,, JULY 10th, 1915
the following property to-wit.
A certain lot of ground with cotton
warehouse and other improvements
thereon situated just south of the city
of Natchitoches, bounded on north by
Natchitoches Cotton Oil Co., south,
east and west by Natchitoches Com
press Co., and also right of way and
a wagon road from the river front to
said lot around the south and west side
of the Compress to said lot, said pro-
perty is more fully described in an act
of sale from the Natchitoches Com
press Co., to Farmers Union Ware
house Co., Ltd. as per deed recorded in
book l24 folio SO. Seized as the pro-
perty of the defendant.
Terms of sale, cash with benefit of
appraisement.
J. W. PAYNE,
Sheriff Natchitoches Parish.
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Notice.

Sealed bids will he received until
June 18th for the repairing and re-
modelling of Market House Right re-
served to reject any and all bids.
specifications can be seen at
MAYORS OFFICE.
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WARD TEN.

w ARD EN-
Blena Brassette, ward ten, No. 81.
20 acres FL of of sw4 of sw4 sec Is
7 8, Re- S, and moyab!es. Taxes tc
date $3.50. cost on advertisement tC
be adced.
Mrs. A. K, Du boise, ward ten NO, IS,
1S9 acres se4 of nw4 Ell OF sW4, sw4
of sw4 sec 80 nd of nwA sec 81, T 6, R
and movables. Taxes to date 1880.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
A. G. Quinn, ward ten, NO "a.
40 acres nW4 of nw4 sec 80, T 6 R 5,
Taxes to date $50. Cost of advertise
.ment to be added.
J. S. Jones', ward ten, NO, 20.
so acres nj of SET sec IS, T 8, r 6,
and moyables. Taxes to date 500.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
Est. of w. A. Kelly, ward ten, NO. 6.
90 acres being undivided int. in
200 acres being Nj of M sw4 of ned
sec %, T q, R 6. Taxes to date $50.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
Heirs Of J. r. Lemoine, ward ten, NO.
33,
128 acres more or less bnd above by
c. E. Lemolne, below by little river
front by red river and movables.
Taxes to date 14,25. Cost of adyer-
tisement to be added.
w. D. Moore Lbr. 90. ward ten, NO,
20,
446O. 81 acres sw4 of sw4 sec 4 I'd of
net sec 8 nw4 Of nw4 sec rs nw4 of
sW4 sec 8 81 of nW4 sec 8, ST OF sec 10,
NV / OF sec Ii nj and Sw4 and nw4 of
SCI sec l6, ned OF nW4, 81 of nw4, sec
II WI of nw4, M of ned of nW1, 81 of
set of nwl, nw4 OF ne4se4, nwR sec ~,
WI of nw4, SET of nw4. of net, net of
nW4 sec "a, nd Of ST, Ell of sW4 of net,
SET of ne4, nw4, 81 of ST sec u WI Of
nw4, 81, swa of net, set OF nw2 sec 81
nj OF sW4 of sci, wi OF sci of ae4. sec
80, net OF net sec SO T6, re.
Timber only, ef, nw4 of ne4, sW4 of
net. se4 OF ned, se4 Of nw4 M Offset of
lW4, SET sec BIZ, ST sec "a, se4 sec %,
sW4 of sw4 sec ~. sw4 of set, ST of 81,
se3 of se4 sec ~, nW4sec 26, nj sec
IA, sw4 sec u, All except 20 sec Is,
and movables. Taxes to date 975. 100.
cost of advertisement to be added.
A McMillen, ward ten, M. 8.
40 acres nW4 OF net sec 30, e !? RI
and movables. Taxes TO date $50.
cost Of advertisement to be added.
Charles McClelland, ward ten, NO. 10.
80 acres MI OF nW4 sec 80, T 8, r 8,
and movables. Taxes to date 900.
Cost of advertisement to be adned.
e. RACIAL, ward ten, NO. 8
Lot, Imp. and moYables. Taxes to
date 8. 25. Cost OF aGVer tisement to
be added.
Victor Rachal, ward 10, NO. Ii
House and lot In Cloutierville, bnd,
front by by main st. above by mrs.
Vercher, below by Charleville, rear
BY Culberson, aud movables. Taxes
10 date 6.75. Cost of advertisement |
20 be added.
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Judgement.
Eleventh District Court, Parish of Nat
chitoches, Louisiana.
Mrs. Pearl Dolphin, Wife,
VS.. NO
j. Z. Dolphin, Husband.

In this case by reason of the law and
and the evidence on the trial hereof be-
ing in favor of plaintiff and against the
defendant, and by further reason of
default herein having been duly enter
ed and not having been set-aside but
duly proven up in open court, it is
therefore ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the plaintiff. Mrs. Pearl
Delphine, do have and recover judy
ment against her husband, j. p. Del
phin, decreeing a dissolution of the
community of acquets and gains here
tofore existing between them and
separation of property between the
said plaintiff and the said defendant.
1t is further decreed that defendant
pay all costs.
Thus done and signed on this the Ist.
day of May A. u. 1915, after having
been read in open court.
W. T. Cunningham,
Judge Eleventh Dist. Court
A True Copy,
D, j. Hyams,
5-6 HClerk Eleventh Dist. Court.
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List or Pet1t Jurors for week be
ginning Monday, June ID, 1915.
l. W.. T. Brister z
2. H. Coin 9
3. A D. McFerren 5
4. w. T. Oliver s
5. II. F. Rushing 2
6. L. F. Levasseur 8
Z. W. J. Lilly S
8. E. o. Payne /
9. j. NJ. Parish 5
10. T. G. Anderson 4
II. o. P. Gallien a
IL W H Joyce 8
Is. NJ. C. Simmons z
IA. w. T. McCandlish 10
Is. F. NJ. Devil .
16. A. B. Lestage 4
II. l, P. Cloutier 9
18. Emanuel Frederick |
10. ]. T. Cook 7
20. Walter Moss z
81. C. z. Harper 4
22. l. B. Dowden Z
%. Arnold Sompayrac 4
"a. 81. H. Sparks u
25. Jno. Edwards 8
26. Leopold Levy /
n. J. E. Kile 8
%. T. G. Glass s
%. Q. A. Hargis 10
80. E. A. Ford s
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New Orleans G. Pacific r. R., ward

eight, No 10.
80 acres WI Of NW4 Sec. T.. T 5, R 8
Acq. of State of Louisiana. Taxes tx
date $22. 80. Cost of advertisement
to be added,
WARD NINE.
w, w. Breazeale, ward nine, No. 10.
so acres on the E side of Cane River
Bind, above by Mrs, B, B. BreaZeale
below by Cloutier, and Dlovables,
Taxes to date SLIPS. Cost of adver
tisement to be added.
Mrs. Celestant Collins, Ward Nine
No As.
81 acres on E bank of Cane River,
Bind. above f and w by c. O. Prnd.
homme, and moVables. Taxes to date
SO, 10. Cost of advertisement to be
added
Mrs. Eromome Dupree, ward nine,
No. "a,
"a acres on w bank of Cane River,
Bind. above by Jerry Jones below by
S. Prudhomme, and moyables. Taxes
to date $3.50. Cost OF advertisement
to be added.
D; ~ Dupress Heirs ward nine No.
6 "a acres or W bank OF cane river,
bnd, above by C. Connot. below by
s, A, Dupree. Taxes to date $500.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
Mrs. Dennis Edmonds, ward nine,
No. 5,
ll9 acres bnd, front by cane river,
above by lot assigned to Miss Cecilia
Prudhomme. below by lands of G. A,
johnson and Mrs. Davis, rear by lands
formerly of A. P. Cockfield being lot
Sec. TSR6, book 134, Faye 229,
and moyables. Taxes to date 500. 40,
Cost of advertisement to be added.
Desire Longe Heirs, ward nine, No.
81.
IL acres on W bank of ca,e river
bnd. above by L. W. RACIAL. below by
S. Moran and moYables' Taxes to
date 1915. Cost of advertisement to
be added.
A. T. Mahaffey, ward nine, No. 2.
4O5 acres, us acres being fraction
Sec. 3, 10, Is. Is. T s, r 7, acq. of j.
5, wright, 40 acres in Sec. 8, Is, being
part of Henry Williams tract; acq, OF
Robert Lee and Dora Spenser, so
acres in Sec. Z, rs, r z, 40 acres in
Sec. 40, T 8, r 7, 81 acres in Sec. SIS, L
8. r 7, acq of Stephen and McCook
and movables. Taxes to date $38. 90.
Cost of advertisement to be added.
J, B, Metoyer. ward nine, No, p.
l34 acres bnd. above by Metoyer and
below by MetOyer. Taxes to date
81 rs. Cost of advertisement to be
added.
Frank Fl. Metcyer, ward nine, No. q.
20 acres on banks of cane river,
bnd. above by J, III. Henry, below by
P. Baltltazare and movables, Taxes
to dare $l0.75. Cost Of advertisement
to be added.
John J. Molly, ward nine, No. ii.
100 acres bnd, E by cane river, W
by J. A. Prudhomme, E by Stacy, S
by Miss Clarice Prudhomme, N by
Mrs. walter Prudhomme and moy-
ables Taxes to date S48. 40. Cost of
advertisement to be added.
Augusta Robeaux, ward nine. No. 10.
35 IacreS on W bank of Bayou
Natchez, bnd, above by JEFF Thomp-
son below by Sarah Thu mpson. Taxes
to date $3.50. Cost of advertisement
to be added.
Emile Waller, ward Q, No. s.
10 acres in uper NE corner of wal
tiers place. Taxes to date $50. Cost
of advertisement TO be added
). Co5n, ward nine, NO.
z erss left, bank of care river,
laiaaapove BY Kaffie Rros. below BY
MetOyer, rear by w. %. Harrison.
Taxes to date 1928. Cost Of advertise
ment TIC be added,
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NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of this proposition place a
cross OK mark under the word
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word mo"
And the secretary of this board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use in said spec
ial election. all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and lists of
voters in number and amount.
That the polling place shall be at
Lambertown School House and J.
M. Doolittle, Edward Nelson and
r. ]. Brown be appointed COM
missioners and S. B. Nelson be ap-
pointed clerk to serve at said cleo
tion. All of whom will serve with
out compensation, and the election
shall be held under the laws of the
State Of Louisiana.
The president of the Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana is hereby
instructed to give notice of the
special election hereby ordered by
his proclamation to be published
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Sheriff's Sale.

Eleventh judicial District Court, Parish
of Natchitoches.
Lumbermans National Bank
VS..
Natchitoches Parish Farmers Union
Warehouse Co., Ltd.
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BALLOT.

Proposition to levy a tax
of Ten mills on the dollar
on all property in the Lam
bertown School District
Parish of Natchitoches,
Loisiuna. subject to State
taxation annually for five
years for the purpose of
building and giving addi-I
tional aid to said district.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-06-10
Notice.
Succession of Perrine Carrish.
No 0Q22

Succession of Perrine Carrish.
No. 1888.
Notice is hereby given to all credi-
tors and other interested persons to
show cause within ten days from this
date, why the final account presented
by Suzette Prudhomme, Administrative
in the above succession, should not be
approved and homologated and the
funds distributed in accordance with
said account.
Thus done and signed at Eatchito-
ches, La. this May II, 1916
d. j. Hyams,
Clerk 18th. ID. C. Natchitoches, La.
For Sale.
An Oliver Typewriter in per-
feet condition. For particulars
apply to
The ENTERPRISE,
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VENIRE.

List of Petit Jurors for week be
ginning Monday, June ID, 1915.