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FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
By r. H. Benton, Jr.
AGENT FOR GRANT PARISH
KILL THE TICK.

DR.. G. E. Nesom, Superintend-
ent of the Live Stock Extension
Service of Louisiana State Uni
versity. spent Monday and Tues
day of this week in Grant parish
with R. H. Benton, Jr., our farm
demonstration agent. While
here DIR. Nesom visited several
neighboring farms and herds of
live stock.
A stereopticon lecture was CIV
en- in Colfax Monday afternoon.
Through the courtesy of Mr..
Jordan, this lecture was held in
the theatre. Both the police jury
and the grand jury adjourned for
this lecture and there was an en-
thusiastic crowd of farmers pres
emit.
DR.. Nesom also gave a stereop-
ticon lecture at Georgetown on
Tuesday night, which was at
tended by an encouraging crowd.
DR.. Nesom's talks brought out
the difference in the wage-earn-
ing capacity of the farm worker,
whether he be owner, tenant, or
employee, in Iowa, Illinois and
Indiana, as compared with the
States just south of those Lou
isiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
The main reason for the small
wage-earning capacity of the
farm worker in the south is the
fact that there is such a small
number oflive stock in the south.
Before we can prufitably handle
more live stock we must get rid
of the cattle tick and get our par
ish released from government
quarantine for Texas fever.
DR.. Nesom showed us a picture
Of a steer taken in southern Mis-
sissippi on August IL. He was
badly infested with ticks and
weighed 730 pounds. A butcher
offered 21c a pound for the steer,
making him worth $1S.25. This
same steer was later dipped and
freed from ticks and by about
Oct. l had attained a weight of
lois pounds. The same butcher
then said that he was worth 8 nc
per pound, or a total of S35. SO.
His increase in value was 17.28,
or nearly as much as his original
value. You will notice that this
increase is not only in weight,
but also in price per pound.
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should Not Feel discouraged.

So many people troubled with mol
gestion and constipation have been
benefited by taking Chamberlain s Tab
lets that no one should feel discouraged
who has not given them trial. They
contain no pepsin or other digestive
ferments but strengthen the stomach
and enable it to perform its functions
naturally. Obtainable everyw here.
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Take Care of the Children.

A lingering cold, distressing cough,
sleepless nights, raw infiamed throat
lead to a rundown condition in which
tbe dhild is not able to resist contagious
diseases. Foley Honey and Tar is
truly healing and prompt in action. 1t
relieves coughs, colds. Group and whoop-
ing cough. Contains no opiates. ).
w. Duncan Co. ADV.
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Road Commissioners for Ward Seven.
At the election in ward seven
.ast Monday Messrs. L. Dow
Wardlow and J. M. Lang were
elected road commissioners. The
vote was as follows:
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On motion the following ordi-
nance was adopted:


ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 9Th day of
April, 1915. an election was held
in. road district number seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana, to de-
termine the proposition to levy a
a five. mills tax on all the proper
ty in road district number seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for a pc
Rod of five years, beginning with
the year 1915 and ending with
the year 1919, for the purpose of
building and maintaining the
public roads in said district num-
Der seven, and whereas said cleo
ton was held and the returns
thereof were canvassed by this
police jury according to law and
the notice given on the 10Th day
of February, 1915, and the result
of said election was declared to
be that the majority in number
and amount of the taxpayers of
said district number seven voted
in favor of said proposition now
therefore
Be it ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish in lawful
session convened, that the prop, :
sition to levy a five mills tax on
all the property in said road dis
trict number seven, Grant par
ish, Louisiana, for a period of
five years beginning with the
year 1915 and ending with the
year 1919, for the purpose of
building and maintaining the pub
lie roads in said district number
seven, carried, and said tax as
proposed is authorized and re-
quired by law to be levied, as
sessed and collected on all the
property of said road district
number seven, Grant parish. Lou
isiana, and
Be it further ordained that the
result of said election shall be
promulgated by the president
and secretary of the police jury
by publication in one issue of the
official journal the notice of pro-
mitigation to be signed by the
president and the secretary.
On motion the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved. that. whereas, at
the election held on the 9Th day
Of April. 1915. in, road district
number seven, Mr.. L. Dow Ward
low and Mr.. j. M. Lang received
a majority of the votes cast for
two road commissioners for said
district to serve until November,
1916, the said Wardlow and Lang
are hereby declared to be men,
bers of the board of road COM
missioners for road district num-
Der sever.
A petition was presented ask
ing that $4,000, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be
appropriated for construction of
a bridge across Bear Greek on
Colfax-G Georgetown road.
On motion the petition was
granted, provided the time of
payment shall be arranged to the
satisfaction of DR.. Burlington,
member for ward five.
A petition was presented ask
ing for an appropriation of not
more than $500 for construc-
ton of a bridge across Make
Creek on Harrisonburg- Natchi-
IItoches road. The petition was
granted provided the time of pay
ment shall be arranged to the
satisfaction of DR.. Burlington.
member for ward FIVE.
The police jury adjourned un-
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Notice of Final Proof.
U. s. Land Office. Baton Rouge, La. I
April 3.iSl6.

PROOF UNDER LAW UNDER WHICH ENTRY
WAS MADE.
Notice is hereby given that Samuel
H. Pardue. of Pollock, La, who, on
Nov. 2, 1909, made homestead entry,
No. 02842, for 81 of SW}. section 20,
township z north, range / west, Lou
isiana Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make FIVE year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before Clerk of Court, at Colfax,
La, on the 18th day Of. May. 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ben
jamin Harkins, John Pair, Henry Smith,
Logten O'Quinn, all of Dry Prong, La.
E. D. GIANELLONf,
Register.
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Church at Linceeum to be Dedicated.

Onurch at Lincecum 10 De Deolcdted.
The new Baptist church at Lncecum
will be dedicated on Sunday, April Is.
Sermon by Rev. H. D. Maxwell and ap-
propriate dedication services. Dinner
on the grounds, and everybody cordially
invited to attend.
T. C. LINcECUM.
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District Court Proceedings.

District Court in and for Grant
parish, La, met pursuant to adj
journment, Hon. w. F. Black
man, Judge, presiding.
The bar was called for motions.
Attorneys present, j. B. Roberts,
J. A. Williams and C. H. Mccain,
of Colfax: j. H. Overton. John
Blackman and District Attorney
Jno. R. Hunter, of Alexandra;
10. M. Grisham, of WINFIELD.
In succession of Andy Cooper.
provisional account OF admins
traitor flied and order signed
granting the distribution of funds
as set forth in petition.
The following grand jury was
impannelled and charged, viz:
John Randolph, foreman, EN-
muel Ethridge, r. L. Perry, ".
0. Hutchinson, E. C. Gate, j.
M. Dollehite. Frank O'Quinn, G.
q. Haddox, Isom KEGS. j. c. c..
Fralick, Reese Lincecum, Geo. E.
ODER.
J. H. Brister, charged with
murder, trial fixed for Monday,
April II.
H. X. Wells, indicted wi h
Brister, having been arrested,
trial fixed for Monday, April IL.
Other cases of misdemeanors
are fixed for trial Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Harry Manning plead guilty to
assault and battery and was fined
$40 and costs, and in default of
payment to serve 80 days in Jail
subject to work the public roads.
Harry Manning, charged with
disturbing peaceable assembly,
case nolle pressed.
E. S. Scroggs versus Bertha
Scrogg. judgment of absolute d.
vorce in favor of husband.
Mrs. c. E. P. Calhoun VS.. Par
ish of Grant, judgment rejecting
plaintiffs demands, with costs
of suit attached.
Mrs. Bertha Wilson VS.. Iron
Mountain Lumber Co., plaintiffs
suit dismissed with costs attach
ed.
Frederick Camors ct al VS..
Joseph Sporer. judgment sus-
tanning writ of sequestration and
recognizing plaintiffs to be the
owners of the timber seQuester-
ed.
Aaron Spottsville plead guilty
to carrying concealed weapon
fined 500 and costs, and in de-
fault of payment to 60 days in
Jail, subject to work the public
roads.
+ I. C. Lincecum versus Bobbie
Starks ct al, by agreement judg-
ment rendered recognizing plain
tiff to own a six-sevenths interest
in land sued for, and defendant
decreed to be owner of one
seventh interest, the land to be
sold to affect partition.
Grant Timber & Manufactur-
ing Co. vs.. Sulphur Timber G.
Lbr. Co., judgment by consent
in favor of plaintiffs decreeing
them to be the owners of certain
lands described, and quieting
them in possession of same.
G. B. Starks ct al VS.. T. C.
Lincecum ct al. judgment reject
ing plaintiffs demands, and fur
Their judgment confirming sales
made by T. c. Lincecum, also
recognizing claims of plaintiffs
for the community interests of
their deceased mother, and order
ing property sold to effect parti-
ton.
The grand jury handed in their
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damages to property was pre-
sented. On motion the claim was
rejected.
The claim of M. L. Bath Co.
for supplies furnished the asses
sor's office was rejected.
The following process verbal
was then read, considered and
signed:
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANvASSING
ELECTION RETURNS.
Be it known and remembered.
that on this the 9th day of April,
1915, at IL O'Clock noon, in &C.
cordance with an ordinance of
this police jury adopted on the
10th day of February, 1915, no.
tice of which was issued and
published according to law, the
undersigned members of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Grant,
being a quorum thereof. met in
public session at the court house
in the said parish and according
to law opened all the ballot boxes
used in and which were received
from the commissioners of the
election held on the fifth day of
April, 1915, in accordance with
the said ordinance, and there
proceed to count the ballots, both
in number and amount. for and
against to determine the PROPOSE
ton to levy a five mills tax on all
the property in road district num-
Der seven, Grant parish, Louisi-
ma. for a period of five years
| eginning with the year 1915 and
nding with the year 1919, both
ears inclusive. for the purpose
.f building and maintaining the
public reads Of the said read dis
tlict number seven.
The result of the said count
was LOG ballots and fifty thohs-
and, eight hun .dred and thirty
nine and .54 dollars $3.50. 839. 54)
in favor o. the proposition and
81 ballots and tvsenty-one thous-
and, two hundred and fifteen
dollars 1921, 215.O0) against the
proposition, and the majority
both ir. number and amount. cast
by the property tax payers of the
said road district number seven
of said parish and State being in
favor thereof, and at the same
time and place We did examine
and canvass the returns as evil
denced by the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled
statements, the correctness Of
both being sworn to by the COM
missiollers according to law, and
finding also that said returns in
dictate a majority both in number
and arlours of property in favor
of said proposition:
Therefore we declare that the
result of the said election is in
f;,ver of the proposition to levy q
tax of five mills on all the prop
erty in said road district number
seven for d period Of Eve years
be ginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1919 for the
purpose of building and main
tanning the public roads of the
said road district number seven.
And in accordance with law
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid re-
rult was prepared and the secre-
tary of the police jury was order
ed to have a copy of the same
signed by the president and pub
lished in one issue of the official
journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy of this process verbal
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Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Police Jury.
Colfax, La. April 5. 1915.

| OOildA, Id, Apill,O, l0lO.
The police jury of Grant parish
met in regular session. All the
members were present. The min
utes of last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion the sum of fifteen
dollars was appropriated to pay
the expenses of Mr.. R. H. Benton,
farm demonstration, to Baton
Rouge in connection with the
subject of hog cholera vaccina-
ton.
DR.. F. O. Maxwell came be-
fore the police jury and asked for
An appropriation for the Grant
Parish Fair. On motion the re-
quest was refused.
On motion the following names
were ordered placed on the pau
per list:
Ann Smith, j. H. McNeely,
agent, Colfax; Martha White, j.
W. Duncan, agent, Colfax; Jim
Turner. w. O. Harrison, agent,
Montgomery; Isabella Sandifer,
James Bruce, agent, Dry Prong;
Martha Paul, JIM. Bullock, agent,
Aloha; Solomon Goodwin. Mon
roe Squyres, agent, Bob, La.
A petition was presented ask
ing for the division of ward two.
On motion the petition was laid
on the table inoe .initely.
On motion it was ordered that
hereafter all petitions for new
roads must be first submitted to
the Road District Commissioners
of the district in which the road
is located and approved by such
commissioners before the police
jury will take action on such Pc
tons.
The police jury adjourned to
meet at 9 a. M, Tuesday, April
9Th. 1915.
Colfax, La, April 6, 1915.
The police jury met pursuant
to adjournment. All the mem
bers were present. The minutes
of the proceedings of April 18th
were read and approved.
Mr.. Watson offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That hereafter the
finance committee shall, on the
first day of each regular meeting
Of the police jury, examine into
the finance of the parish. and re-
port in writing, the amount of
Indebtedness and the amount tc
the credit of each fund according
to the expense budget.
That the committee on claims
make a listo all approved claims,
both regular and otherwise, and
report in writing the amount of
such claims and also the funds
out of which the same shall be
paid.
That the parish treasurer make
a written report at each regular
meeting of all amounts of money
received by him during the pre-
ceding quarter and showing the
source from which the same were
received.
The resolution was adopted.
A petition signed by citizens of
road district number five, asking
for the appointment of board
of commissioners for said dis
trict was presented and on mo-
ton the following citizens were
named and appointed as commits
sioners of said road district num-
Der five, namely: T. d.. Brad
ford, M. c. Starks. H. |. Breland
and w. A. Nugent.
A petition was presented ask
ing that a char ge be made in the
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Notice of Final Proof.
u s. Land Office, Baton Rouge. La.
April 3. 1916.
PROOF UNDER ACT 6-6- IL.

PROOF UNDER ACT 6-6 IL.
Notice is hereby given that William
on October 8. 1911, made homestead en-
try, No. 04520, for Lot No. 8 of section
rs, township 8 NORTH, range 8 west.
Louisiana Meridian. has fled notice of
intention to make three year proof. to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Clerk of Court, at Col
fax, La, on the 18th day of May, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: u. T.
Biddle. w. w. Corbett, E. o. Tingle,
w. s. Cox, all of Colfax, La, R. K.
No. i.
E. D. GIANELLONI,
Register.
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Choice spring goods of all kinds at
]. w. Duncan Co.
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Our buyers have just returned from
the market. J. w. DUNCAN Co.
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For Sale or Exchange.
My residence in Colfax. Will ex-
change for business lots or farm.
aprl0-4t j. 3. ROBERTS.
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lished in one issue Of the official
journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy of this process verbal
be sent to the Secretary of State
to be rec orded in the archives of
the Stata, of Louisiana, that one
copy beSsent to the recorder of
mortgages to be recorded in the
mortgage records and that ore
copy be kept in the records Of
the police Jury.
This d me and signed in the
presence If H. G. Goodwin and
C. D. La Croix, competent wit
nesses and electors on this the
9th day of April 1915 at the court
house in the Parish of Grant by
the undersi. gned members of the
police jury of the said parish of
Grant pre- ,cilt and participating
in the can sass of the said election.
r. w. RICHARDSON,
o. C. WATSON,
0. L. NUGENT.
N. G. MORGAN,
WIN. LACRoIx,
4 r. M. DUNN,
w. R. BURLINGTON.
Witnesses:
H. G. GOODWIN,
C. d. LACROIx.
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of commissioners for said. dis
trict was presented and on mo-
ton the following citizens were
named and appointed as commits
sioners of said road district num-
Der five, namely: T. H.. Brad
ford, M. c. Starks, H. |. Breland
and w. A. Nugent.
A petition was presented ask
ing that a char ge be made in the
location of To road leading from
Hebron church to the Colfax-Ro-
chelle model road. On motion
the following was granted, the
same having been approved by
the commissioners of road dis
trict number three, and the fol-
lowing citizens were appointed
as a committee to review and To-
cate the road as changed: F.
Thames, E. "A. Laird, E. A. San
differ, M. N. Corbett, Judson
Reynolds and C. G. Jones, this
committee: to report to the police
jury at July meeting.
A peti ton was presented ask
ing for the establishment of a
public road to lead from Dry
Prong to Bruce's Mill. The petit
ton was laid over to await action
of the road commissioners of
road district number two.
A claim on behalf of Mrs. Issie
Dunn on account of right-of-way
for road and also on account Of
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Witr Iesses:
H. G. GOODWIN,
C. D. LACRoIx.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-22
TRIO negro BOYS
|. TESS MANY THEFTS
Little Thieves Acquired Cigars,
Clothing, Shoes, Hams, Pistol
and Other Stuff.

Arthur Booth, negro boy, was ar
rested Sunday morning by CHIEF OF
Police Frank Stewart and Evan
Parnell, and joined at the city jail
the two negro boys. Alonzo Thomas
and Clarence Cherry, arrested about
! o'clock Sunday morning by other
members of the department.
It was stated yesterday that the ne
groes have confessed to Chief Stewart
their participation in number OF
burglaries. among the places the boys
saw they visited being the Alexander
brothers wholesale grocery. the Coca
Cola Bottling works. the Soltz cigar
factory and the Swift Packing COM
pany's plant.
The police have recovered a guam
tity of goods said to have been stoien
by the boys, shoes, clothing: mans,
cigars. a pistol and other stun Delns
in the lot. The cases have4been trans
ferred to the court of Justice OF the
Peace Frazier, who will probably give
the bows a hearing this afternoon.
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APPOINT ASSESSORS
FOR DISTRICT No. "a
W. 4. Tankersley, 4. u Orto and c. c.
Handy Named by Council at
Last Nights Meeting.

The city council last night adopted
a resolution naming w. q. Tankersley,
A. u. Orto and C. c. Handy as asses
sors to assess the benefit that will
accrue to the individual pieces of
property, as result of the paving to
be done in district No. "a, recently
organized, the action being taken at
the request of the commissioners of
the district.
The commissioners, J. w. Hudson,
E. w. Phillips and E. A. Howell, re-
ported the estimated cost of the paw
ing and curbing at S50,473.75, cost
of engineering. printing of bonds. and
other incidentals, $4,000, total $751;
473.75: less a donation by the county,
$4,000. making the cost to property
owners $44,473.75.
The district embraces Laurel
street from Sixth to Fifteenth ave-
nues: Eighth avenue from Laurel to
Walnut streets: Ninth avenue from
Laurel to Walnut streets; and Fiji
teenth avenue from State to Cherry
streets.
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MAJOR CAMPBELL.
z0uAYE VETERAN,
ENTERS Beyond
FEEDER al Warrior, Resident
Of City for 80 Years, Sue
cumbs to Hemorrllage.

Major ]. Renwick Campbell. resi-
dent of Pine Bluff more than thirty
years. died about 11:13 o'clock Sun
day night. of hemorrhage of the brain
with which he was afflicted about
ten days ago
Major Renwick was known to hun
dreds of Pine Bluff people PERSONAL
ly, but to none of tn m intimately.
OF a retiring disposition, he spoke
seldom if ever of himself or his fami
ly. All who knew him, respected
and honored him, but few were admit
ted to the small circle of close
friends.
The deceased cane to Pine Bluff
in 1884, to take charge of the Pine
Bluff & Arkansas Valley railroad as
the representative of Eastern bond
hclders. Two years later the line
was purchased by the Cotton Belt,
since which time Major Renwick
has been in the real estate and loan
business.
He was born in Rochester, n. Y,
August 10, 1913, and during the war
between the states served as major
in the famous Seventy-Se cond regi-
ment of Zouaves Of New York, going
through the entire war. He is Sur
vived by one sister, Miss Jane e.
Campbell of Rochester, N. Y, and
four brothers, James r. Campbell of
philadelphia, Edward J. Campbell of
Detroit, Mich, WilliamM Campbell OF
Brooklyn, and George T. Campbell CT
Rochester, n. Y. George T. Camp
bell has been mere several days, in
attendance upon his brother, VINO
had been taken to a local hospital
when stricken ill.,
Funeral services at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the .mortuary
chapel OF the H. q. Hold rness COM
pany, with services by Rev. "a. A.
Boyd, pastor OF the Alexander Me-
mortal Presbyterian church. The
body was shipped to Rochester on
5:25 Iron Mountain train, accom-
panied by George T. Campbell. The
following served as pallbearers:
| Honorary-Dr. q. Orto, S. C. Alex
ander, S. M. Taylor, and J Walker
Jones.
Actve-F. NJ. Roane, f. D. Rus
sell, R. B. Jones, John B. Speers, w
W. Alexander, John F. Sennett
Henry Jordan and Sam Smith.
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women AUTOISTS hit
and HURT Two YOUTHS
Harry RILEY and Arthur Osinger In
jured Slightly When Struck
Sunday Evening.

Harry Riley was injured about the
left arm and Arthur Osinger hurt
badly about the left leg and arm when
hit by an auto on the Dollarway road
Is Iron Mountain Physician.
about o'clock Sunday evening. To-
gether with Claude Riley, Harry and
Arthur were walking on the side Of
the road, when a machine, headed to-
ward Little Rock, turned out to pass
an approaching car and struck the
two boys. The accident occurred
near the Gravel Hill school house.
The young men declare that the car
causing their injury bore license tag
No. 2483, and was occupied by four
women. 1t is believed that the young
men are mistaken as to the number,
as No. 2483 is the number of the IL
cense tag issued to w. D. Hearn, who
says his car was not taken out of the
garage Sunday. Mr.. Hearn says his
car has two flat tires, and could not
have been used.