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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

after the closing of the polls, deliver
said sealed ballot box with its CON
tents to this body through its presi-
dent, and shall, within the same delay
deliver the other duplicate tally sheet
and the other duplicate compiled
statement to the Clerk of the District
Court of the Parish of ST. Landry,
who shall file the samesin his office.
Section 6. Be 1t further ordained.
That this body shall meet on Thurs
day, September I'd, 1915, at Opelousas,
La, and shall in public session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns, and declare the results of
said election, which results shall be
thereafter promulgated by this body
by publication in n issue of the of
fetal Journal of the Parish of st. Lam
dry; and this body shall keep a process
verbal of the in which the
ballot boxes have been opened, the re-
turns canvassed, and the results of
said election ascertained, and shall
forward one copy to the Secretary OF
State, another copy to the Clerk of
the District Court of the Parish of St.
Landry, who shall record the same on
the mortgage records, and the remain
ing copy shall be retained in the ar.
chives of the Office of this body.
Section z. Be 1t further ordained,
etc. That the custodian of the ar
chives or records of this body shall
preserve for a term of three months
from the date of the PRONUNCIATION Of
said election the ballots and the other
returns thereof.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That at said election all duly
qualified electors who are also prop
erty taxpayers of the said drainage
district, assessed on the assessment
roll last made and filed prior to said
election herein ordered. including
women property taxpayers, residing
in said drainage district, shall be enti-
tied to vote, and women voters shall
be allowed to vote without registra-
ton, Ii person or by agent authorized
In writing to vote for them: and each
voteT's name shall be Endorsed on his
her ballot by himself or herself
and the ballots voted by proxy shalt
have indorsed on them the names of
both the taxpayer and her proxy; and
in case the voter is not able to write
sign his name, it shall be done in
the presence of witnesses. Written
proxies from ONE voters SHALL be
attached to the ballots voted fog them
and deposited in the ballot box.
Section 8. Be 1t further ord ained,
etc. That the following persons, all
duly qualified electors, shall as
commissioners and clerk of the said
election: J.. v. Dupre, commissioners;
V. v. Ledoux, commissioner; Amos !
Reed, commissioner; S. J.. Gosselin,
clerk.
Unanimously adopted July Is, 1915.
EHAS. F. BOAGNI,
President of the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District Of the
Parish of st. Landry.
IA. LEON DUPRE,
Observation-Disclosures
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
- ss.a t.. Z 4 . 80. ,
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE To VOTERS.

IU
To vote In favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot place a
cross (X) mark in the square after
the word .Yes"; to vote against it,
place a similar mark after the word
mo"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
PROCLAMATION


Pursuant to an ordinance passed by
the Board of Commissioners OF the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain.
age District of the Parish of ST. Ian.
dry, La, at its regular meeting held
on the 18th day of July, A. d. 1915, i
Charles F. Boagni, President of the
said Board, hereby give notice that,
in compliance with said ordinance, a
special election will be held in the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, La, on Wednesday, the LIST day
of Setember, 1915, for the purpose OF
submitting to the property owners,
qualified under the Constitution and
laws of Louisiana to vote at said cleo
ton, the following proposition, to-
wit:
1. To incur debt and issue negotia-
BILE bonds of the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of the
Parish of st. Landry to the amount
of thirty thousand dollars to run
forty years beginning in 1915 and end
ing in 1915, both inclusive, bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum from July /, 1915, payable
annually, for the purpose of providing
and creating a system of drainage for
the said district by dredging Bayou
Plaquemine and Bayou Mallet and
their tributaries, completing the ca
nails known as numbers 1 and 2 and
their accessories, and the cutting of
such other canals and the opening of
such other natural drains as may be
necessary to effectively drain said
District and for the maintenance and
improvement thereof.
q. To levy an annual contribution
OF acreage tax Of ten cents per acre
IN all the property subject to state
taxation in the Bayou Mallett and
P1aquemine Drainage District of the
Parish of st. Landry for the period of
forty years for the purpose of provid-
ing and creating a system of drain
age for the said district by dredging
Bayou Plaquemine and Bayou Mallet
and their tributaries, completing the
canals known as numbers j and 2 and
their accessories. and the cutting of
such other canals and the opening of
such other natural drains as may be
necessary to effectively drain said dis
trict, and for the maintenance and
thereof.
For the purpose of said special cleo
ton, the polling place will be v. ".
Ledoux's, and J. v. Dupre, v. v. Lee
doux and Amos Reed have been ap-
commissioners and S. =. Cos
selin has been appointed clerk, to
serve at said election. At said cleo
the polls will open at Z a. m. and
close at 5 p. M, and the election will
be conducted in accordance with the
avs of the State of Louisiana appli-
liable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock a. m. on Thursday, September
I'd, 1915, the Board of Commissioners
If the Bayou MalIet and Plaquemine
Drainage District will meet in the
Police Jury Room of the Parish Of st.
landry, at Opelousas, La, and in open
will proceed to open the ballot
,oxes, examine and count the ballots
n number and amount, examine and
;anvass the returns. and declare the
'esult of said special election.
This 18th day of July, A. d. 1915.
CHAS. F. BOAGNI.
President.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot place a
cross (X) mark in the square after
the word Yes; to vote against it
place a similar mark after the word
NO.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the president of the said
Board of Commissioners of the said
drainage district shall issue a proc
lamation calling for the said election
in the name above set forth, give
notice Of, the appointment Of commits
~sioners and clerk to serve at said
election, and of the time and place for
holding said election.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the commissioners of cleo
ton shall receive the ballots Of each
voter, check his own name or that of
his principal on the list of voters fur
nished by the registrar as having
voted, enter and number his name or
that Of his principal on the list Of tax
payers voting, and Immediately de-
post his ballot in the ballot box. re-
serving to each voter the right to SO.
fold his ballot that ii shall not be
known at the time of his voting
whether he has voted in favor of or
against the propositions submitted.
and Immediately after the closing of
the polls the commissioners shall, in
the presence Of the bystanders, pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, count
the ballots found In the box and
check same with the list of voters
kept. and then proceed to count the
votes in number and amount, keep
duplicate tally sheets showing the
votes In number in favor of and
against the propositions submitted
and showing the valuation of prop
erty in favor of and against the same:
make in duplicate compiled state
ments of the vote in number and
amount, both III favor OF and against
the propositions submitted, and after
swearing to the correctness OF the
list OF voters, the dupIi-
cate tally sheets, and duplicate COM
piled statements, they shall deposit
the ballots, the registrars list OF
voters, the numbered list of taxpayers
voting. one duplicate tally sheet, and
one duplicate compiled statement ind
tie ballot box Immediately seal M
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
TO Drive Out Malaria
NOTICE

The next examination Of anpIi-
eants for Teachers Certificates will
be held at the st. Landry High
School at Opelousas, Louisiana, be-
ginning at nine o'clock Al. M, July
26-27-8 (for whites) and July %
30-M tor c0Iored applicantsl. All
applicants are requested TO be
promptly on hand at the opening
hour.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
Opelousas, La, July 22nd, 1015.

To accumulate parties going hunt
ing and fishing at Halfmoon and
Second Lakes the Texas & Pacific
Railway Company will sell to parties
Of five or more on one ticket, "any
day in the year" god for return six
DAYS from date Of sale. To Half Moon
and return 75c per Capita, to Second
Lake and return SOC per Capita.
Train due to leave Opelousas at 8:l5
a. m, returning arriving at Opelousas
3:O5 o. m. Fishing is reported as be-
ing very good at both lakes now, and
an outing can be enjoyed at a very
small cost.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24


Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of
the Parish of st. Landry tol
the amount of thirty thou
sand dollars ($30.000l to run
forty years beginning in Yes
1915 and ending In 1855,
both inclusive, bearing in
terest at the rate of five peri
centum per annum from
July I, 1915, payable annu-
ally, for the purpose of prof.
viding and creating a sysa
tenn of drainage for the said
district by dredging Bayou
Plaquemine and Bayou NAL
let and their tributaries,
completing the canals known
as numbers ! and 2 and their
accessories and the cutting No
of such other canals and the
opening of such other nat
ural drains as may be neces-
sary to effectively drain
said district, and for thel
maintenance and improve
ment thereof.
Taxable valuation $....
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

II 81 ---x "a 49, .
follows, OWL. .o,e . oro M
poha Y 5o1o on ~
l pond Juiy !, l9ia so M
pona Jay 1a1o 9so m
poua 10y 1000 n M
Dond july !, sao..t $500 w
pona Ju,y Ioaa 9oo ne
pona July ! go ooo o ~
ponu July = 1oa goo M
! pon9 JaIy !, 1os- yoo n
! poh9 July 49, Soo m
pohu July : 1 1aao 20 m
ponu Juiy : 1ooo 5oo m
po ona LILY 10y 700 soo m
ponu Jaiy = 1861 g0o ~
ponu ~ 1oog soo M
pona Juy 1850 I'm M
ona y III, 1oso n No
ponu Ju,y : 1o9s 20 no
bond ILL., 1aos 7sooa
bond I,.1y 1o9e ( IN
bona J,iy 1oo9 7so no
: 800 Ia,yr 1ooe 1 m M
: bond I,.1y : 1o9o I nm M
ond J J,lis 1aSa n m
! bond g Iu1y 1e4g I q No
: bend I,,1y 1915 + n m
pona 5u 1'1o4o ! n M
bsa5 T.Iy 1e11 1 n M
pond y LILY : 1adF : n M
bond J,Iy ! az I n No
Dona NY 1ui, 1aIg ! ooo m
/ bono July /. 1948...... 100000
i bond .July i. 1949 100000
hond July i, 1850 100000
/ bond .IuIy /. 1s51...... 10000
+ bond :IuIy /. 1875. 100000
bond INV /, 1953 100000
I bond INV I, 1884. 10000
/ hond INV / 1955s 100000
for The nnrnoses set forth in Section
r Of this ordinance.
Observation-Disclosures ar not there shall
he levied and assessed an annual con.
tribution or acreage tax of ten cents
an acre on all lands subject to taxa.
ton situated in the said district for a
period of forty years, beginning with
the year 1915 and ending with the
year 1866, both inclusive, in order to
meet the payment of said bonds, or
such thereof as may be issued, in
principal and interest, for the pur-
poses set forth in Section / of this
ordinance.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the ballots TO pc voted at
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
9 TOYOTERs


Signature of Voter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
ELwELL GETS PosroFFIcE.
Old Town Abandoned When Railroad
Misses It-New Town on Road.


Misses It-New Town on Road.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Aug. 21.-Story county is to
have another postoffice, according to
announcements from the department at
Was hington this morning The Office
at Elwell which was discontinued some
years ago has been re-established with
Henry Berham as postmaster. Elwell
was for years thriving village after
the building of the Milwaukee. 1t il
located midway between Maxwell and
Cambridge For some reason, how
ever, ii began TO decline and when
the rural carrier service was estab-
lished over the county nearly all the
patrons of the Elwell office were served
over the rural routes from the neigh
boring towns. The moving of the Mil
waukee'S line a mile north of the VII
lage when the new roadbed was built
and straig htened a couple of years ago
sounded the deathknell OF old Elwell-
Mr.. Berham purchased the one re-
manning store in the old town and
moved il over TO the railway and has
sinre heen making an effort TO rejuven-
ate the village and a newer Elwell is
now in the making The re-estaDlish-
rnent of the postoffice will put Eiweli
or the map again and it is now i'm
probable that ere long it will be again
an established and recognized station
on the Milwaukee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
EMMETT MEN ORGANIZE.
Prominent Citizens Of County Form
Improvement Association.

Prominent Citizens Of County Form
Improvement Association.
Special to Times Republican.
Estherville, Aug. 21.-A delegation
of seven prominent citizens and bus
mess men of Baskerville were at Arm
strong Thursday meeting with dele
gates from other parts of the county
and formally organized an association
for Emmett county to be known as the
Emmett County Improvement Asso-
citation. Federal and State Extension
Agent Cloverdale attended the meet
ing and gave an interesting talk on
the purposes and results of organiza-
ton and outlined what has been ac-
Complished at other points where the
organization has been worked out. A
canvass is now being made of the
county to secure members and raise
funds for the employment OF county
farm advisor. Three hundred sixty
members are TO be enrolled at SIS each.
In addition to the funds raised locally
the government allows $1,000 per year
TO each association. II is expected
that a competent man will be located
and employed as farm advisor and
started at work by Jan !. In the
meantime the association viii go
ahead promoting county fairs. insti-
tutes short courses. and in fact any
move which Will be of general benefit
10 the COUNTY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21

ed so per cent by the council and Val
Buren, 40 per cent. Floyd county wa
also raised 40 per cent and Plymouth
county SO per cent. Appanoose, Clay
ton. Lee and Mills were each raised 81
per cent.
There Is an increase in the adjusted
value OF Iowa land as made by the
council this year compared to 1913 Of
s42,594,4Se. The total value of Iowa
land as adjusted by the council in
1913 was s2,30l,53o,S76. whereas this
year the council fixed the value at 81,
34T, 124,S 65.
The force of helpers which has been
working on the code index have com :
pleted their work The last page proof
on the index was read by Supreme
Court Reporter L. G. Whitney yester-
day. There are 472 pages in the in
dex. This will now be printed in one
volume with the supplemental supple
ment and will contain S39 pages in
all.
Toll fees have been mounting UP TO
such high figure in some of the in
situations under the direction Of the
state board of control that the board
has been compelled to pass resolu-
ton requesting the heads of the insti-
turions not to use or permit to be used
the telephone for long distance tele-
phoning any more than is absolutely
essential. One institution piled up toll
fees last month TO a total of Sl6Z.
Members of the board are visiting
state institutions this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
HEIR OF FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN
FOUND AND PROPERTY RE.
VERTS TO CLAIM ANTS.
MRS. ANNA M'KEoWN
COMES INTO POSSESSION
State Obey. Court Order and Gives
Up Property Valued at Nearly $1,000
Mo Money to Pay Interest-oever-
nor Clarke to Be "Done" in Butter
at State Fair-State House News.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republcan.
Des Moines. Aug. 21.-Four years af-
ter the death of James Murray. OF
Franklin county, an heir was found in
the person of Mary Anna McKeown
and Murray's estate amounting to 81
$3.50. and the property which had es-
cheated TO the state and was made a
part of the general school fund, has
had to be turned over TO Mrs. Nc
Keown. If the property had gone un-
claimed for six years more, Mrs. Nc
keown would have had no claim upon
ii as it then would have become the
states property for all time.
Mrs. Nckeown's right to the proper
U was esta blished after q trial in the
courts at Franklin county, in which
the state was made the defendant and
the court ruled that she was entitled
10 s7,s53.9a and interest. The state.
however, had no funds from which the
interest could be paid. II was able TO
pay the principal but not the interest.
The collateral inheritance tax due the
state was collected by the auditor be-
fore full payment was made.
When people visit the dairy section
of the Iowa state fair this year they
will find in the refrigerated glass case
in the dairy department a model Of
Governor Clarke done In butter. The
dairy department has just gained the
governors consent to make such
model and Lawrence Stewart, the
young sculptor who moulded the fig
ures in the dairy display case last year
will do the work Tie t7gure OF the
governor VIII occupy the north half of
the case. The south half VIII show the
famous horn of plenty which has at
tracted so much attention TO the Iowa
exhibit at the Panama Pacific expos'-
ton except that i; will be done in but
ter instead of corn. Butter will be
shown flowing out Of this great horn
Of plenty as the source Of Iowa wealth
The state auditor's department has
just completed the figures on the adj
justments of land values turnout the
state as fixed by the executive council.
The adjusted average value OF Iowa
land per acre IS shown 70 be $500.
which is an average raise OF $1.2o per
acre as compared to two years ago
when the council adjusted the values
to average sss.S1 The reported av-
erage value OF Iowa lands per acre as
sent in by the county auditors this
year vas ss4sl SO that the council
raised the valua tions over what was
reported an average of $40 per acre.
Values were raised by the council in
forty rwo out Of the ninety-nine coun-
ties in the state.
Marion county's valuation OK land as
sent in by the county anditor was rails
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
News Of Grundy Center.
Il 10 Times-Republican.

Speclai 10 1ineS-hepuoilCdn.
Grundy Center. Aug. 21.-Actual
work OF. the fourteen blocks of as
phalt:c concrete pavement that is TO
be installed here this season began
Yesterday Digging for the curb was
begun by force Of men and It is ex-
pected the laying OF the curb will
start Monday.
At $50 Thursday afternoon was cell
ebrated the wedding OF linda Dodd,
eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
H Dodd, and Harold D. F'inlayson,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. 81.
F'inlayson. all OF this place. Both
young people were reared here and
graduated from our high school. Mr..
Finiayson received his farther educa-
ton at the state university and his
wife finished at Lake Forest. Both
are among our very best young people.
They will be settled in their new home
in the southern part Of the state,
where Mr.. Finlayson has taken an
agency for the Northwestern Life In
s.,-acce Company
a change was made in the imple-
ment firm of Meier & Connell this
week, Mr. Council selling his interest
in the business to Pete Muhring. II
is expected Mr.. Cornell will return to
the farm and Mr.. Muhring will retire
from the farm and enter into the i'm
plement business in person.
L. B. DeSeelhorst, vice president OF
the Peoples Savings Bank, has been
elected - an active position in the
MANAGEMENT OF the bank. Prior &c
the resignation of R E. Lynn Mr.. De-
Seelhorst was inactive. but he expects
| in the future to devote his time to
the banking business.
John Cliff had a bad fall this week
when he fell from the hay loft at the
Severance farm. II was thought d,
first he was fatally injured as he
struck ON his head. He was uncon-
scious for many hours, but is now
thought to be out Of danger.
On account of i'll health, z. w
Fergman has disposed OF his interest
| in the cigar store which he has oper-
ated here for the past three years tc
10. C. Wagner. Mr.. Wagner has beer
| in the employ Of Mr.. Fergman all OF
the time ne has been here.
The school board has selected the
| firm of Alban & Lockhart, Of st. Paul
as the architects for the new schoo
building which is soon to be erected
here. Advertisements are already
! published for bids for the building and
il is hoped to get the footings and
part of the foundation in this fall.
| Sept. has been fixed by the schoo
board as the date for the opening OF
school for the year. Teachers for the
ensuing year are as follows: L. W
Dunlap r. S. Brazelton, Maggie Gray
Susie Dodd, Almeda Davis, Minnie
Davidson. and Mile Graham. OF thi!
place; Blanche Britain, OF Iowa
Falls, Creel Miller Of Indiana, Fa,
Mossman, Of yinton, Nellie Wales, O
Monticello, and Jessie Lindsay, o
| Upton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-21
Southern Io,ua Items

ployes in the city industrials. A con-
sulring physician, dispensary service
and hospital attention and nurse as
well as individual surgical and medi-
cal service will be insured. The plan
has been in operation in Abba for three
years. where the hospital has over
5000 patrons. most Of them coal min
ers.
Shenandoah.
Motorists stealing the beer from the
home of W. o. Boylan, superintendent
OF schools and deacon in the church,
has added another chapter to the inter
state beer affair at Northboro, Iowa.
Mr.. Boylan had the liquor in his pos
session and could find no precedent as
how to dispose Of it without hurting
his good name. He had been appointed
deputy constable and seized the beer
delivered in Northboro for one James
league, of Westboro. Mo-, on a writ of
attachment for alleged debt to the
Northboro lumber yard. He couldn't
legally sell the beer, give it away, pour
1t out, and he wouldn't drink It, Just
as he was wondering what he would
do, along came the robbers in the car
one night about midnight and appro-
priated it
Bartlett.
While Fred Rector. our rural mail
carrier. was making his rounds and in
attempting to cross the west bridge
over the Waubonsie ditch he nearly
lost his life in the flood waters. The
recent rains had undermined the
structure and he was precipitated by
the giving away Of the bridge. Team.
Ill n
the greatly swollen stream. He re-
tanned his presence OF mind, managed
to open one of the side doors and
crawled out OF the rig. swimming to
shore Help was called by telephone
and many went to the rescue of the
team, mail wagon and contents. Every
thing was lost excepting one horse
that managed to free itself and get on
small island in the Missouri river
firm which it was removed. One horse
the rig and valuable mail were swept
into the river and lost.
Council Bluffs.
c. H. Read, of Avoca, administrator
of the estate of Mrs. Alice Ferguson
Thursday filed in district court petition
in suit against Pottawattamie county
and the board Of supervisors. claiming
/ Sc, 200 damages for her death, winch
occurred April 1s. when an automobile
in which she was riding. ran from a
| bridge east of Avoca. Mrs. Ferguson
the petition alleges, went on the date
! named to spend the evening in Avoca
with her two children and her mother
and on her return to the home Of Johr
| Blair. where she was employed. she
was taken in the automobile of Elmer
Keopke and in their attempt to cross
the bridge over the Nishnabotna river
the automobile fell twenty-five fee
into the bed of the stream and the
woman was caught under the machine
and died in a few minutes, before as.
sistance arrived. The petitioner allege:
that the bridge was unsafe and that thu
county authorities knew Of the condf'
ton but had not taken adequate step!
to safeguard the approaches for tn
protection OF travellers.