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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

Some few years a few cattle
owners in Texas formed a cattle
raisers association and now it has
a membership of | 5000 and own
1900. 900 bead of cattle, 1900, 900
acres Of land and . total wealth
that approaches 500. .0oQ, 900.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

The peach crop this. season at
Highland Arkansas, which claims
the largest orchard Of that fruit in
the world, is estimated at 1000
carloads.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
BALLOT.

Special election in Road
District No. 13 of the
Parish of Natchitoches.
La. held in accordance
with the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchito-
ches adopted on the 5th
day of July 1915, PROPOSE.
tion to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount
of Fifty Thousand Dollars
to run for for Twenty (20)
years, from date and to
bear interest at five per
cent per annum, payable
annually for the purpose
of constructing and main
tanning a gravel road from
a point on Cane River
through or near the plan
tation OF Mathew Jones,
Thence to Cypress on the
T. & P. R. r. and thence
west along the right of
way of the T. & 2. Ry. to
BayouSac De Tabac, which
crosses said Railroad and
the graveling of that por
Uion of the Public ROAD
beginning at the west end
of the Bayou Natchez
Bridge, running thence in
a Westerly direction to
Old River, and the i'm
proyemenL by grayelIing
or otherwise and main
tanance Of such other
public roads is said Road
District, all in conformity
to an ordinance in refer
ence thereto adopted by
the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches on
July 5th, 1915.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
Valuation of Property s
Si,rnat tI1rn of NntnrC

Signature of Voters ...... ........ .....
Notice to Voter: To vote in favor
of said proposition place a cross X
mark in the square below the word
YES" to vote against said PROPOSE
tion place a similar mark in the
square below the word mo"
And that the secretary of the said
Police Jury be and she is instructed
to have prepared for use at said
special election all the necessary
voters, assessed valuation of property
and complied statement Of voters In
number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling place of
said election shall be polling place No.
,, at Cypress on the T. & P. Railroad
in the Parish of Natchitoches, and
Walter Rachal, Henry Sim Dson and
Alfred Massey are hereby appointed
Commissioners of said election. and
Ernest Melecon is appointed Clerk of
said election and said election shall
be conducted under the laws Of the
State of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Sec. A. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
give notice of the Special election
ordered by his proclamation published
according to law, and in said procla-
nation he shall announce that at ~
a'clock a. m. on the 9th, day of
August 1915, the Police Jury will meet
at its regular meeting place in the City
of Natchitoches Louisiana, and in open
session, proceed to open the ballots, aE-
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said election.
The roll being called the vote result
ed as follows;
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page. Par
ker, Taylor, Cockfield anu Russell.
Carried unanimously
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

Only five out of 35 parishes
which voted to nominate delegates
to the Constitutional Convention
lst Tuesday, will have to hold a
second primary.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

FOR SALE, EXCHANGE FOR COUNTRY
PROPERTY, OR RENT. Desirable resi-
dences near the Normal and elsewhere
in town on terms to suit. Address Box
49,. Natchitoches, La. tt
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
AS CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE TO Con-
sTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

hereby announce myself Candi-
date for Delegate to the Constitutional
Convention under the provisions of Act
33, of the Extraordinary Session of
1915. Subject to Nomination by the
Democratic Primary Election.
G. M. CUNNINGHAM.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

For more than $500 years, Italy
has manufactured salt CONNER
cially.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AS CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE TO Con
STITUTIONAI. CONVENTION.

hereby announce myself a Candi-
date for Delegate t, the Constitutional
Convention under the provisions of Act
SO, of the Extraordinary Session of
1915. Subject to Nomination by the
Democratic Primary Election.
NJ H. CARVER.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05

Eatered in tine Post Office as End class matter
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
Natclitoches. La.


July 5th, 1915.
l hereby certify that the entire
property assessable under the laws of
Louisiana, within the territory en-
braced and described in the above
petition as comprising Road District
No. l3 exceeds $50, 10000 on the as
sessment rolls of the year 1910.
tSignad) S. G. Dowden.
Assessor. Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Votes on the above stood as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott Page.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-21

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Please bring this ad for reference aud
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Couldn't Figure 1t Out.

They were talking about the trials
II the mOtorist when this anecdOte
WIS contributed by Congressman
Charles +. Boohcr Of Missouri.
In the east there Is a man who runs
a small ferry across one of the i'm.
portant rivers. charging 2j cents for
one transportation OF single team
and 40 cents for double one.
One afternoon In the early days OF
autom0blling a city man drove up to
the ferry in touring car and at-
tempted to go on TO the boat, but
was held up by the captain, who told
him to wait Finally, after the boat
has crossed the river two or three
times the molorist began to get i'm
patient
Cant take We over yet" answered
the captain I'm response 10 the motor.
lists demands. Yer the fust one o
them things that ever crossed here
an don't know what ter charge ye."
Don't know what to charge me p
wOnderingly calculated the mOtorist
NO answered the captain. "Tvt
been sudyin' ye six different ways
an III be darned II kin figger out
whether yer onehoSs team er d
| two-hoSs team"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-21

PROF. MARCUS LA MAR
52I2 North Broadway
Seven Years Oklahoma City's Favor
lie Advisor,
Celebrated European Spirit Medium and
Trance CIaIrOyanl
Speaks German. French English and Ron
mania, acknowledged by Press, Public
nud foremost Scientists Of Europe and
America ms the greatest living exponent
NJ his weird and mysterious profession
educated Ia occult Mysteries In Egypt aud
ludin, standing In clnss all by himself
TOO years ahead VI the Rest
This highly cultured European gentle
man, who ig world famous FOR his many
startling predictions that have come 70
rns-, rrudg your innermost secrets better
/ 'NHu Nuu ram trll them yourself hc com
'ur't the sick and cheers the sorrow'ng,
HINi.HH tru with n certainty higher thHn
any lmnuu power on Love, Lnw Domestic
or business affairs He quickly reuultes
/ those THAT uT" separated. settles lovers
| un1rrnlE fUmily troubles, helps You TO
win the Wuu ur woman YOU love tells you
whom aud when you viii marry m ever.
! ul,O dutu NJ marriage. his de- rIptiUn ~
! those you love nre ne clear us N they
stood lcfur" him aud white be- gives fUll
names, fHufs aud figures. his Visitors sit
dumf1undol nt the revelations he makes
10 them
re sorcly is man gifted with strange
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-21
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice Relative to Removal Of bag
Worms

Notice Relative to Removal Of bag
Worms.
pub Daily Times Jan. 2l y 23)
Agreeable to the provisions of Ordln
ancc 1863, relating to the removal aud de.
struction of bag worms, aud the abate-
ment NJ the nuisance Occasiuned thereby,
notice IN hereby given TO. each and every
owner and occupant OF Nny lot. block
or tract of land within the CITY NJ Ok
lahoma city, upon which, or upon the
thoroughfarcs ahutting thereto, there are
whore there now exists the lnryel moth
or bag worms that he Is hereby direct
ed In accordance with said ordinance,
within three t3l days from the date
hereof. Ia remove aud destroy all such
bags and the laryel moth occupying the
same aud Incident thereto, now upon thc
trees. sruhhcry and other vegetation,
growing upon such lot block or tract
NJ land or upon the thOrouRhfares abut
ting thereto and further notice is given
that unless such removal aud destruC
ton shall ho mndc within the time above
stnted that lu accordance with said or
dmanre the Park department will pro.
coed 10 remove Aud destroy the same,
and certify the cost thereof to the city
clerk. who shall certify the same 60 the
board of Commissioners W said city, apd
thereupon said Board win ascertain the
cost OF such abatement and assess the
same ls special tax against the proper
~ from which said bag worms have been
removed, nud the same shall be collected
as otherwise provided hy said ordinance
and as other special assessments are col
lected
Dated this 10th day NJ January 1918
WHIT NJ GRANT
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One IlnrkY Editnr-

as the editor ln?" asked the man
with the unbarbered hair and the
shiny coat as he fshcd a roll OF pa
per from his pocket
"No" replied the office boy, he has
just gone out"
This is the third time | have called
10 see him. growled the caller, "and
each time you have told me that he
has just gone out What's the eTpla-
nationY
~ don't know" answered the office
boy, "but | guess he must have been
born under lucky star"
Man is NJ few days and full Of con
densed meanness.
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ACREAGE,

FOR SALE-l0O acres; 10 IN cult.
walton. 0 miles county seat, good i'm.
provements, price $500. half cash.
balance terms. W. II. Colerlck, Norman.
Ok, Rt. 3
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w AN A DIS
.kTES AND INFORMATION

Three line ads averaging 10 words are
psertod O times for zoe.
Situation Wanted ads are accepted for
lhres Insertions without charge
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

PIANO IN fine condition, will sell
cheap, part down, balance In small
payments. Box + 17G. Times.
PHONE P.B.X.-ss ana place your
want ad nov.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.
HUMPHREY GAS ARC LAMPS
ARE DEPEND ABLE.

We guarantee TO give YOU more and
better light for the same amount Of
gas consumed than any other light IN
use We repair any other make " gas
lights In use. For your gas troubles
call w. 32a5.
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Oklahoma City-E Rene Llns.
Cars paye Terminal station, Oklahoma
City $50 a. N. and every hour until 3 40
n m then 10 and II 80 D. IN.
Cars leaye vi Reno 800 a m. and every
hour until p m. then $40 and hourly
until 1910. then II 10 p, IN,
OkahonA city Norman Line
Cars leave Oklahoma City 500 q. n. and
hourly until 1000 D. IN, then n 30 q. n.
Cars leave Norman 6;W Il. IN. and hourly
until II 02 m
OkiahomR City Edmond Line
Cars leave Oklahoma City 0:O1 o. IN. and
hourly until l00f y, IN. then II 30 D. m
Cars leave Edmond 600, 1,Oi a. m. and
hourly until n Oi p. m
Service begins one hour later on sun.
davv md legol holidays
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521la North Broadway

Private Parlors a.
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TO TRADE

AhAAAA W " ui' A'A NV litAN|'AAN' va
Oklahoma city property T W. Pat.
tcrson Abilene, Texas, r. r. O.
SrWO STORY modern brick, 10 by
l35 feet, clear of incumbraucc Trade
for residence and farm, owner. Mar
tin, l1719 W. Grand.
ALL REPLIES to Times advertise
msnts should mention the paper
To say that you saw the advertise
ment In The Oklahoma City Times
gives the advertiser to understand
that you are reader OF Oklahoma
City's cleanest and most enterpr siue
newspaper The advertiser Is certain
to be a reader of the paper, and to
mention the paper should certainly
insure for your answer y more favor
able consideration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
OUTPOURING OF GOOD WILL.
Confined from Page ~

tleboro accomplished the undertaking
IN very efficient manner.
Mr.. Alexander started the song ser
vice by calling for hymns that had
been Of special help to different per-
sons, and among those requested were
Shine and Casting All Your Care. bv
Henry Barraclough. Jesus Passed
Through Jericho, Back to NV Father
and Home, Ivory Palaces, Dwelling in
Beulah Land. At the close of one of
the selections Arthur L. MAYNARD.
chairman of the music committee, stem
ped to the platform and said he wished
to have 4 part in the program. Then
he expressed the sentiment toward Mr..
Alexander that had grown up among
the choir members, and in their behalf
presented Mr.. Alexander three five dol
lar gold pieces with the suggestion that
he might use the money in Testament
league of hymn book work When the
applause had subsidized Mr. Alexander
expressed his appreciation and said the
gift would be used as suggested
After prayer by Rev. L. s. Hewitt
| and the Beulah Land hymn. in which
the ministers sang a verse and Mr..
Brown verse as solo, DR. Chapman
called the ushers forward. They sang
| tilC 9AOl us VI the ny mn ana JHen 1T.
/ Chapman said he did not know when
there had been better corps of ush-
ers at any of the Chapman Alexander
meetings in the past eight years. Men
tioning the head usher, DIR. Moves, he
urged that the ushers keep together
attend different church services to
gether and take part in the singing
and speaking. He called Mr.. Hawley
and his corps of personal workers for
ward and said the hearts of the evan
geists We're full of gratitude for what
they had done. . " u have been our
right hands and our left hands and
have done your work extraordinarily
well. he said, and he urged that they
continue their personal work. The mem
bers of the general executive and
| other committees were called to the
front. DIR. Chapman expressed deep
thanks to them, whose cooperation had
not been exceeded anywhere. He thank
ed the local newspapers for their help,
Mr.. Gilbert for the spirit in which the
reports were written, the choir for its
unusually excellent singing, Mr.. Reed
for his conscientious service as care
! taker Of the tabernacle, which he said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

that In His living he was true. he must
have said, 4 would TO God that I
could be true, and perhaps he was al
most persuaded to turn and live; but
he made the fatal mistake of going On.
1.-The Royal Charter had been around
the world. She was homeward bound.
She had touched at Queenstown. and
was expected in Liverpool the next
day, bur she never reached the dock.
She went down between Queenstown
and Liverpool with almost all on board.
The wife Of the first officer was 4
Christian woman, and her pastor was
sent to tell her the awful news. The
minister entered the house. ana the
wife of the first officer met him. saw
ing. I am so glad you came, my hus-
band viii soon be here, and YOU must
stay and welcome him. The minister
took her hands in his. hesitated mo-
ment. and said, Ny poor woman. the
ROYAL Charter went down last night.
and your husband Is lost She threw
her hands to her head. staggered and
fell and as she fell she said. oh, nv
God. so near home and yet lost. But
some of you are nearer than that. One
step and you viii be saved One word.
and you could find Christ | beseach
you, take the step now, and speak a
word before it is too late
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

other than honest in what he had to
say.
To be almost persuaded is to stand
in an exceedingly trying position. In
the first place, it is dangerous be-
cause one is not far from the kingdom.
He almost feels the power CT God in
his life, and there is danger that he
may be satisfied with this and 90 on
without eternal life and at last be
lost.
In the second place, there is no sat
lstactIon IN this position One stands
near to the kingdom, but not in it,:
close to Christ, but too far to see Him
as He is; almost resolved tc give up
sin, and failing at the critical moment.
The second summer of the wander
ings Of God 5 ancient people they
came actually in sight of the land of
promise. They We're at Kadeshbarnea,
and if they had taken God at His
word, they could have passed into the
land and possessed it, But one thing
kept them out of the land. and that
was lack of faith. They did net trust
God. The same thing is true of many
of you. You are not willing to be
ieve what God has said. TO trust Him
to save you, and to believe that He
win keep you. You are almost persuad-
ed, but still lost.
young man in Edinburgh pass
ing down the street with company of
wild young men heard the clock strike
nine. He stopped; his companions ask
ell him why, and he said, l have an old
mother up in the hill country. She
told me that she would pray for me
every day, and that every night at 8
clock she would be on her knees in
my behalf, and she is praying now. and
/ viii not go on this way His com
paniOns ieered and went on. He turned
bSck and became Christian, and was
one Of the Christian leaders of Scot
land for years.
Many of you are almost persuaded.
Why are you not courageous enough
TO take the final step TO yield to
Christ, and follow Him for almost
is lost7
"Judas Iseariot was almost per-
suaded, / am sure, when he was so near
Christ that he could see his tears and
hear his sobs, when he heard his faint
est whisper in his teaching, and knew
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
burial took place in Oak Grove GENE
terry in North Hinsdafe.

DR.. IT. L. Brown lost one of his driv-
ing horses recently.
There are several cases of chicken
poX among the children.
Mrs. W. F. Robertson spent a day in
Springfield, Mass, last week.
Walter Stetson moved Monday into
one of the Horton tenements.
Hans LOBBY is at home from Frank
lin for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Mamie Mann is at home for the
Christmas vacation from Laconia.
Miss Cora B. Dexter spent the week
end in Westield and Springfield, Mass.
Miss Alice Jeffords of Charlestown
is spending the holidays at her home
here.
Miss Minerva Burroughs was at home
from Holyoke, Mass, from Saturday to
Monday.
Miss Ella Streeter came home satur-
day from Providence, R. l., to spend
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Robertson re-
turned Saturday from a visit of several
days in Boston.
Miss Blanche Boucher is at home
from her teaching duties in Dublin
for the holidays.
Miss Myra Owen came Monday from
Great Neck, J.. T., to visit Hinsdale
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Frank Finn is at home from
Boston, called here by the illness Of
her mother, Mrs. Duggan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Field went tc
Bernardston, Mass, Monday to attend
the funeral of relative.
Cornelius Weeks is at his home here
for a two-weeks vacation from his
studies at Tilton seminary
Horton D. Walker Of Brattleborc
was visitor in the home of his sister
Mrs. William Kimball, Sunday.
Mrs. jeremiah Duggan is seriousl,
i'll with blood poisoning, in the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. John Mannis. on
( Mortified street
A party of about 20 Masons went t
| Winchester Monday night to attend
the visitation of the grand officers t,
| the lodge in that town.
| The heavy downpour of rain Satur
| day removed vast quantity of tn.
deep snow and the sleighing outsid
the village is very poor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

was especially easy for him to speak in.
and the ministers for their unfailinp
support of every suggestion made BY
him and Mr.. Alexander. lie said the
giving up of church services affected
the church revenues, especially the in
come Of the Salvation Army. whose
work he endorsed, urging its support
Rev. George L. Tomkinson expressed
his delight because of the fellowship
OF the ministers, the workers, those
who had accented Christ, and the mem
bers OF the eyangelistic party, men
tlonlng each one of the party individu-
ally. George l.. Durham said that hun
dreds had learned TO love the taberna-
Gle, and he regretted that it was to be
torn down. He thought the presence of
1000 persons was a great tribute to
the spiritual power of the evangelists.
He announced the Offering. Henry Bond
spoke very approximately of the work
OF the past month, saying that the
town had been blessed, the churches
brought closer together and many lives
changed. Rev. I. W. Owens expressed
the appreciation of the ministers, say
ing that the meetings had given them
a new grip on the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
! DR.. Chapman said no more gracious
tribute ever had been given the party
than that by Mr.. Tom kinson. and he
I felt touched by the many kindly man
ifestations. He stated that considering
the size of the town these had been
j tremendously big meetings.
The subject of the sermon was Al
most Persuaded and the text: - Al
most thou persuadest me to be a Christ
! ian. Acts 26:2S. Said the speaker:
- know that some people say that
/ Agrippa was seeking to humiiate the
Apostle Paul, who was speaking in his
presence, when he said with a sneer,
with curling lip and Struggling Shout
ders, Almost thou persuadest me to be
q Christian, as if that were the last
thing in all the world that might be
expected. But this has never seemed to
me to be reasonable or natural scrip
tural Interpretation. Human nature has
been much the same in all ages, and it
seems inconceivable that a man 50
wicked as Agrippa in the presence of
one so true as the Apostle could be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
HINSDALE. N. H.
Death of Former Resident.

George E. Burroughs, 60, formerly a
resident of this town over so years.
died Thursday, Dec. Is, in st. Johns
bury, Vt, from the effects of a paraly-
tie shock which he sustained last Aug
ust.
Mr.. Burroughs was born in Charles
town, VT, and came to this town when
seven years of age, living for many
years on farm in North Hinsdale.
Besides his wife he leaves one broth
err, Edgar Burroughs of this town.
The body was brought to this town
from st. Johnsbury Friday and the
funeral was held in the home of his
brother at 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. Rev F. H. Cole oficiated and the