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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Quarterly Conference at verda.

The second quarterly conference fof
the colfax charge. Alexandria district.
was held at Veria on Saturday. May
I5, 1918, Rev. Ii. w. May, presiding
elder, in the chair. Present. Rev. A.
H. Parker, preacher in charge, and j..
l. Mccain. j. C. Wilson, r. E. Barron
and H. G. Goodwin, stewards and trus-
tees.
Funds raised during the quarter:
Colfax, $l28.50; Montgomery, SAT. so;
Atlanta, $500; Verda, $500. The to-
tai 5000 was applied as follows: $26. 90
to presiding elder. and sl74.00 to the
preacher in charge.
j. H. McNeely and L. l.. Thompson
were elected delegates to district con-
ference, with F. G. Wardlow and ]. C.
Wilson alternates.
The next quarterly conference Is to
held at Montgomery.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Georgetown High School.

The commencement exercises Of this
school will begin Wednesday night,
May rs. with a program at the high
school auditorium by the elementary
department. On Thursday night, May
%. the graduating exercises will be
held, at which time one young man and
three young ladies will receive high
school diplomas. They are: Mr.. Sodus
Alexander Collins. of Winfield; Miss
Lille Belle Nash. of Rochelle; Miss
Ruth Eva Startling, of Rochelle; Miss
Cola Carrie White. Of Selma. The di-
plomas will be delivered by Supt. ]. N.
Warner.
At this same time forty. three stu
dents will receive State spelling certi-
ficates won in the recent contest.
We have four graduates this year
with an average attendance of less
than one hundred. Next years class
bids fair to have several to complete
the course.
A. LEONARD ALLEN,
Principal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22


Really there II no reason why the
sinking Of Q body In shallow water
should not continue in deeper oceans,
but the magnitude Of the sea appears to
confuse the mind. So skilled q hydrog-
rapher a. Com. MATHEW Fontaine
Maury allowc1 himself to believe that
by reason Of depth and sadness of the
ocean the bodies Of dead sailors
stopped short Of the bottom and there
interrupted awaited the day Of the
seas last gift. Since Maury's time the
salinity Of the ocean has been de.
termined in every sea and for every
depth. and It has been established
that at no place IL It sufficient to pre-
vent the sinking of Z vessel. The
sounding apparatus used on naval and
scientific exploring vessels reaches
every depth. even the abyss Of nine
miles In the Nero deep between Guam
and the Philippines
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Arrested on Charge of Shooting into
Log Train.

Oscar Chellette, VIM. Chelette and
VIM. Harper were arrested and placed
in the Colfax jail last Saturday. charg-
ed with shooting into the caboose of
the log train of the Big Pine Co.
About three weeks ago shots were fired
into the train after dark and a negro
was hit in the shoulder. The matter
was kept quiet, and Deputy Sheriff
Clinton Immediately began an investi-
cation and by a smooth piece of detec-
tive work soon had clue to the perpe-
traitors. He secured warrant for the
arrest of the two Chelettes and Har-
per. The trio after being arrested
each made voluntary statement, in
which they placed the blame for the
shooting on each other and attempt to
justify their presence at the shooting
by saying they didn't known the other
fellows were prepared to commit such
a dastardly outrage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
A Serious Error.
The following letter was receiv-
ed recently by the sheriff:

Inc lOliOWlng leCIer was recelV-
ed recently by the sheriff:
Dear ser-I didn't want this
sorter licents. l thot j was get
tin a Marriage licents, sumbody
sent me to mr.. sheriff and sed he
would gimme a licents, mandy
was so mad when j got back with
this here hunten licents she would
not have Me. she sed l didn't
have sents enuff to git marriage
licents, so she ups and runs off
with bill Johnson and am in a
hel of fixt. wants my muney
back unless this hear licents will
let me shoot bill johnson.
yours most truly.
SAM JACKSON.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Grant Parish Singing Convention.

Grant Parish Singing Convention.
Bentley, La. May 10. 1916.
The Grant Parish Singing Convention
met with the Oak Grove church Sunday.
May l6. 1915. The convention was
called to order by the president after
which all joined in general singing led
by D. C. Franklin.
The first business to come before the
convention was the election of officers
for the ensuing year. The officers
elected we're as follows: w. M. Walk
er, president; d. C. Franklin, vice
president; Elsie Looper. secretary and
treasurer; Martin Chandler, chaplin.
1t was moved and carried, that the
next convention meet at Fairfield church
on the third Sunday in August.
Committee appointed to arrange the
afternoon program: Fletcher Walker,
Charley Smith and Willie Walker.
Next was general singing led by Mr..
Richard.
After the reading of the afternoon
program the meeting was adjourned
for dinner.
The convention reassembled at 1:3O
o'clock p. m. for class singing. The
classes present were as follows: Oak
Grove, w. M. Walker leader, Mrs.
Hammond organist; Fairfield. Robert
Richards leader, Della Futrell organist;
Bentley, d. C. Franklin leader, Ella
Looper, organist; Prospect, Charley
Smith leader, Reecy Honeycutt organ
list.
The convention adjourned to meet
with Fairfield church the third Sunday
in August.
We hope to have more classes present
in August, and good interesting con-
vention.
ELSIE LOoPER, Secty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Danger to Children.
SAM JACKSON.

Serious illnesses often result from
lingering coughs and colds. The hack
ing and coughing and disturbed sleep
rack child's body and the poisons
weaken the system, 30 that disease cam
not be thrown off. FoIey's Honey and
Tar Compound has eased coughs, colds
and Group for three generations; safe
to use and quick to act There is no
better medicine for Group, coughs and
colds. ]. w. Duncan Co. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Sunday School Rally at Colfax June 6.
Rev. Van Carter, organizer of the
State Interdenominational Sunday
School Association, accompanied b.
Mr.. A. R. Wallis. secretary of the
Grant parish organization, we're in Col.
fax on Tuesday and held a couple OF
meetings in the M. E. church with the
view of arousing interest and enthus-
iasm in Sunday school work.
1t was decided to hold a Sunday
school rally at Colfax on Sunday, June
6, and all Sunday school workers are
cordially invited to be present.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Some Forms Of Rheumatism Curabl,

Some Forms Of Rheumatism Curable.
Rheumatism is a disease characters
ed by pains in the joints and in the
joints and in the muscles. The most
common forms are: Acute and chronic
rheumatism, rheumatic headaches, sci
attic rheumatism and lumbago. All of
these types can be helped absolutely
by applying some good liniment that
penetrates. An application Of Sloan's
Liniment two or three times . day to
the affected part will give instant re-
lief. Sloan's Liniment is good for pain,
and especially rheumatic pain, because
it penetretes to the seat Of the trouble
soothes the afflicted part and draws the
pain Sloan's Liniment Is all medicine.
Get 26c bottle now. Keep il handy
in case of emergency. -Adv.-3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Shrapnel of the Allies.

Some idea of the enormous
amount of ammunition being used
by the allies may be gained from
the amount of shrapnel being
manufactured in this country for
them. Russia IS probably manu-
featuring most OF its own ammu-
milton, and England and France
are doubtless keeping their fac
tories running at full capacity.
In addition to the shrapnel being
turned out in England and
France. most of the great steel
manufacturing companies in the
United States have large orders
for shrapnel. In the supply trade
news of the current number of
the Railway Age Gazette is the
following:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Request Law to Protect Dry Territory.
A resolution adopted by the Mission
airy Baptist at Hebron church, Black
Greek, La, Resolved that we as a
Baptist Missionary church and as Q
community, do hereby ask and request
that our Legislators in call session to
amend the laws of Louisiana so as to
protect dry territories, this done and
signed in conference on above date.
REV. T. H. THOMPSON,
o. C. RICHARDSON, Moderator.
Church Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Palm Beach and Linen suits cleaned
and pressed for SO cents H. C. Faraldo.
Partition Sale.

State OF Louisiana, fariSn oi 0raHss
18th Judicial District Court.
No. 1850.
G. B. Starks and wife, ct ais
versus
T. c. Lincecum, ct ais.
Rv virtue of a commission issued out
of the Honorable 18th Judicial District
Court for Grant parish. Louisiana, IN
the above entitled matter, directing
and commanding me to seize ana sell,
according to law, after due advertise
ment and without appraisement Tor
cash to the last and highest bidder, IN
order to effect partition OF property
among the heirs of John 2. Lincecum
and Victoria Hawthorne Lincecum,
have seized and will offer for sale at
the principal front door of the court
house at Colfax, in the parish OF Grant,
Louisiana, between the hours prescrib-
ed by law for judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, June 5, 1915,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Ten acres Of land in the northwest
corner of the southwest quarter OF the
northwest q'1arter Of section eight,
township eight north, range one east.
2.
Forty acres of land being the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of section seven, said township and
range.
Ten acres of land being the south
west quarter of the southwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of section
eight said township and range.
Ten acres of land being the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter of section eight,
said township and range.
s.
The west half of the southeast quar-
ter and the southwest quarter of Sec
ton four, said township and range, con-
tanning about two hundred acres.
6.
The south half of the north half of
section eight, said township and range.
excepting therefrom any lands hereto
fore described in this advertisement.
and excepting also the following tracts
of land: All the tracts of land sold of
by John P. Lincecum before his death.
named and described in and excepted
from the judgment Of the court in the
above matter, which judgment was
signed by Hon w. +. Bleckman, Judge,
on April 8, 1915.
The tracts of land described in num-
bers one, two. three. four. Ave and six,
in this advertisement are TO be offered
and sold separately.
Terms of sale Cash, to the last and
highest bidder, and without appraise-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Misses Lorraine Smith. Beryl Best,
Irma Broadwell, Beatrice Leblanc, Lii
liam Smith, and Messrs. George Jordan,
CASTOR Faraldo, Foster McNeely, Irwin
Jordan and Philo Goodwin enjoyed a
nice little dance at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. Owens last Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Givens served herguests
delicious refreshments Office cream and
cake
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

We congratulate the citizens Of Pol
lock school district No. 9 on the splen-
did majority by which they have car
ried the proposition to issue bonds and
build themselves fine $4,000 brick
school building. The number of votes
fayoring the proposition was SO to
against it, and values $34, 439 to 81, 257.
See canvass of returns in another col
umn for further particulars.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Progress is the watchword in, Grant
parish for schools, and in keeping with
the general movement among the school
districts of this parish, Dunn district
No. % this week voted the handsome
tax of ten mills on themselves for FIVE
years for general educational purposes.
See PRONUNCIATION of election in this
iSc1o
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Mr.. B. s. Simmons will take his
wife and little daughter. Maxine, to
New Orleans tonight Saturday, ,
where Mrs. Simmons and daughter go
for medical treatment. Mr.. Simmons
will return on Thursday OF next week,
but his wife and child will remain longer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
White Man With Black Liver.

The liver is blood purifier. 1t was
thought at one time it was the seat Of
the passions. The trouble with most
people is that their liver becomes black
because of impurities in the blood due
20 bad physical states, causing bilious
ness, headache, dizziness and constipa-
ton. DR.. Kings New Life Pills will
clean up tee liver, and give you new
life. 25c at your druggist. -Adv.-3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip,
enclose with five cents to Foley & Co,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return trial package containing Fo-
ley's. Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and Group, Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. J..
w. Duncan Co. -~Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

49, ~ eoAsssossOht VI european Antilles.
In reading the war news from
Europe nearly all Americans are
entirely at sea as to the military
orran;za.i rs
because the companies, Da.-
talions, regiments and brigades
of Europe are different from the
American organizations. The
Scientific American gives the
following as the organization of
European armies, viz:
Company, 165 men.
Battalion, 10 companies. 1,65O
men.
Regiment, 20 companies. $500
men.
Brigade, 8 regiments, 10000
men.
Division. 2 brigades. 20. 600
men.
Army Corps, 2 divisions, 49,
600 men.
Field Army, 3 corps, 100, 600
men.
From brigades up all organiza-
tons are constituted of one or
more troops of cavalry, also ar
tillery companies with field ar
tillery, engineers. medical corps
with ambulances. sappers and
miners, commissary, etc.
Persons reading the news from
the fields of battle in Europe
will have a much better idea of
the extent of the operations in
any given locality if they will
keep the above figures in mind.
or better still, preserve them in
a handy place for ready refer
ence.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insec's
Etc. Antiscptic Anodyre, used in.
ternally and externall,. Price Csc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Man Takes His Own Medicine is an
Optimist.

He has absolute faith in his medicine
The knows when he takes it for certain
ailments he gets relief. People who
take DR.. Kings New Discovery for an
irritating cold are optimists-they know
this cough remedy will penetrate the
Things of the throat, kill the germs.
and open the way for nature to act.
You can't destroy cold by superficial
treatment-you must 60 to the cause
Of the trouble. Be an optimist. Get
u bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
to-day. ADV. g.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Notice.

The shareholders q tie Bank Of Col
fax, Colfax, La. viii ecuvene in annual
session on the End day Of june, 1915.
at eleven o'clock a. M, at its banking
house in Colfax, La, for the purpose
of electing eleven directors to serve
for the ensuing year.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
Strong Delegations Going to the Baton
Rouge Conference on Rural Progress

Strong Delegations Going to the Baton
Rouge Conference on Rural Progress
Strong delegations from all the
agricultural societies and the
chambers of commerce, parish
fair associations and departments
concerned in the Immigration
and aaea "a
ing ti.SIr in.vii.ivil " a.teiu tic
conference on rural progress and
immigration called to meet in
Baton Rouge, May 26 and q.
The call has gone out to the
commercial organizations of Lou
isian towns and parishes, the
agricultural societies and organi-
cations of Louisiana, the immi-
grafton societies of Louisiana,
the immigration officials of LOU
isiana railroads, the parish and
district fair associations, the
State Bankers Association, the
Louisiana Press Association, the
State Department of Agriculture
and immigration, the Federal
Farm Demonstration Service, the
Louisiana State University, and
State Experiment Station, the
Tulane University of Louisiana,
the State Department of Educa-
ton and the United States Immi-
grafton service.
The Federal government will
have speakers to explain the new
efforts being made and the new
plans that have been drafted to
enable the Federal government
the better to help the farmers.
The State University and the
State experiment stations will be
represented by men ready to
answer all questions that may be
put to them, and to find out in
what ways they can better meet
the demands of the farmers for
practical aid.
From New Orleans will come
a special committee with the aim
of devising ways and means to
improve the salable quality of
good road and school bonds, and
with a plan for the underwriting
OF such bonds at better rates of
interest and with less discount
than in the past.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
The s,suth.

First Maid lat the keyhole)-Now
tn boss 10 tellin' tn missus that 1t
least tn servants suspect nothin'!-
LIE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22


for shrapnel. In the supply trade
news of the current number of
the Railway Age Gazette is the
following:
american Locomotive CO.,
wmcn mas been negotiating Tor
some time for a large contract
for shrapnel, is now supposed to
have closed contracts with the
Russian government for shrap-
mel aggregating $65, 600. 600 in
value. The company has pur-
chased $500, 600 of the special
machinery which will be neces-
sary, and has had options on
$500, 600 worth more of such ma
chinery for several weeks.
The Fifth Sterling Steel Com
pany, McKeesport, Pa, is run
ming double time on the manu-
facture of shrapnel shells, turn
ing out about $500 daily, and the
National Tube Company. the
Pressed Steel Car Company and
a number of other companies in
the Pittsburg district are also
said to be turning out from 1000
to $500 shrapnel, each, daily.
The Standard Steel Car Company
is about to start work on a large
order for shells.
The Lackawanna Steel Co. has
closed contracts for delivery to
the allies of so, 600 tons of shrap-
mel steel. According to the terms
of the agreement 5000 tons must
be shipped every ten days. 1t
has been reported that this COM
pany since the beginning Of the
war has received orders for 500, :
600 to 600. 600 tons of shrapnel,
the total value of these orders
being estimated at from $22, 500, :
500 to $27, 900, 600. The Carne-
gle Steel Co. and the Crucible
Steel Co. of America have also
obtained large orders for shrap-
mel steel.
In the Railway Age Gazette of
last week it was stated that the
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. was
reported to have received an or
der for 1000, 600. 900 shrapnel
from France. An officer of the
company has said: I'VE have
just closed a contract with rep
$50 'ativns - Frenc'l ggg
aaas ior 100000 three-incn
shrapnel shells, cartridge cases
and time tubes, for what is known
as the 75-millimeter Schneider
gun. This gun shoots sixteen
shots a minute, and is consider
ed one of the most effective i'm
plements of war Of the French
army and navy. The contract
aggregates $40. OOO, 900, and we
have one year in which to COM
plete it. We are about ready to
begin work on the contract. and
are completing the installing of
machinery in three of our build
ings which have heretofore been
unoccupied. The shrapnel is in
three parts. One mart is the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22

The Organization of European Armies.
In reading the war news from
Europe nearly all Americans are
entirely at sea as to the military
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-10
KEEPING UP THE MILK YIELD
Almost Impossible to Bring Cow Back
to Her Normal Flow After It
Has Once Declined.

Butterfat is scarce. The price is
high, and is going higher. 1t will pay
TO produce more butterfat, but it can
not be done by feeding the COWS fall
grass, cornstalks and timothy hay,
writes p NJ. Brandt in an exchange. 1t
is important that the milk yield never
be allowed to decline. 1t is almost i'm
possible to bring a COW back to her
normal flow after it has been permit
ted to decline.
1t is important that fall feeding be
commenced now before the milk flow
is cut down by short grass and scant
feed. Those who are fortunate
enough to own a silo should give
each COW about twenty-five pounds OF
silage a day. Every COW should have
all the clover, alfalfa or cowpea hay
she will clean up. This amount will
be about ten pounds day if the ST.
lage is fed. If silage is not fed, more
hay should be given 1t is well to re
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-10
r a nm
ANIMALS
PRUDENT TREATMENT OF EVE
In Winter Keep Her on Glover or Az
faIfa Hay Until After Lamb
comes-GIve Some Wheat Bran.

A sensible treatment of the eve
that lambs In winter is to keep her
mostly on clover or alfalfa hay until
after her lamb comes. There will be
no need to limit the amount OF hay
that she consumes after Landing and
then when her lamb takes all her
milk and wishes more, begin feeding
her little wheat bran. For a week
bran will suffice, gradually increasing
the amount fed, then there may be
added to it a little chopped corn or
barley and little later some oil-meal
A pound a day of this mixture will
keep her In good milk flow and 1t
must be gradually led up to for about
ten days.
About the right proportions of this
mixture are 10U pounds of wheat bran,
100 pounds of chopped corn and 20
pounds of oil-meal. This with clover
or alfalfa hay will push her to very
heavy milk flow. If she is a large
eve she may consume more than a
pound to advantage, as much as two
pounds being consumed by some large
Dorset ewes.
If this feed is so gradually intro
duced to the eve that her digestion is
not disturbed nor her milk flow slim
ulated too much at first, there is small
danger of overlooking her, supposing
that the lamb is to be pushed for
early market. Her unselfish nature
turns the feed quickly into milk and
little of it goes to nourish her owD
body.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-10
HORSES IN STORMY WEATHER
Sufficient Care Not Always Observed
When Animal Has Been Heated
After Strenuous Drive.

1t is not generally realized to what
an extent loss in horsefiesh is suf-
fered on account of exposure in stormy
and cold weather, not only in cities,
but also on farms. When the horse is
driven rapidly or required to draw
heavy loads, the action of the heart is
increased, the blood circulates more
freely and rapidly to the lungs and
the surface of the body, and he be-
comes heated. Then the horse sweats
more or less, and when in this condi-
ton is more sensitive and more liable
to be injured by currents of cold air or
by exposure to rain. This is not suf-
iciently considered, and it is a very
common occurrence to see such a
horse left by his driver to stand in the
street without any protection what
ever until he is chilled through. Even
where there is some appearance of
care, in the way of providing blanket
for use on such occasions, this is fire.
quently put on in such a way as to
leave the most sensitive portions of
the body exposed. When horse is
allowed to stand so the currents Of
cold air strike the breast, the result
is likely to be more or less serious
lung trouble, and this may be brought
about in much less time than many
suppose.