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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12

August Keller tells New Workers
that there Is an oyerproduction OF
cheese In Switzerland in spite of the
fact that large rations OF 1t are being
fed 10 soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
NOT YET READY
FOR HARD ROADS
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP HAS NO
MONEY TO HELP BUILD CO.
Iona HIGHWAY.
Association Formed and Campaign
VIII Be Undertaken for Benefit
% All Sections.

Because Hampton township Is =
whole will not be especially benefited
by the proposed hard road from the
bridge which - TO be built across
Rock river az Coiona 20 Sllvis. there
- no disposition % give the project
local announcement II the road u
improved i will have % be done By
money raised otherwise than through
a township tar In other words. Il is
up 10 Silviz. East Moline and Moline
20 provide the funds
Delegates from all parts % the town
ship met a. Carbon CHI Thursday
evening. the session being called e.
pecialy 70 consider the improvement
% this read 40 action looking 20 THE
end vas taken. however. and u was
referred 20 only Incidentally. Opposi-
tton from sections % the township
other than that Immediately benefited
by snch an improvement vas manifest
70 such an extent that an discussion
WIS conferred upon Improvement %
the roads - the toUrrHip in gem
sraf way and without attention 90 any
particular read.
% vas pretty clear that tr1Ee pres.
emit were afrcuEiy iu favor % gen
craI good roads campa.en- one which
will aim 40 benefits Tor all parts %
the district o. vac drcited f1 take
up this work In earnest. and 90 this
end what O. 90 be known as tire Hamp-
ten Township Highway Improvement
Assoc .atI1a was formed Eith these OF
hcsrs
Prs..aeut-v. C.. Mards. Carbon
cir
Vice Fresldcnt-Heary schroeder.
Hampton
Secretary and Treasurer - Christ
ChFistianaea. Moline.
Chairman 90 PrtIcity Committee.
Dr. W r. CHAIRMAN sIvis
Nee; IN School Districts
II was decided to bold % series cf
road improvement These win take
place iu each school district and the
people viI b. urged 90 attend. Speak
ers Win present the subject from the .
various angles and 70 viii be open for
discussion.
Hampton township has many miles
81 highway and some 90 them are In .
bad rendition \. the same time the F.
township - poFulcus and wealthy and .
should DC able o. raise funds enough .
TO accomplish fomcthiuE- If was
pointed out a. the Carbon CIlG meet .
ing that there viii be- % larger sum
available for road work che coming .
season than ever before. WAITE 70 Is Z
certain that no proposition 20 issue
boads or otherwis. increase the tax
alton for the benefit OF any one road
VIII be supported al the polls. there q
hOre that after the question has been
agitated for time the people viii
consent 20 an increase OF the tax FOR
general road work. The money can
BE- used for the purchase OF up-t0-date.
re d-mak.uE equipment and Ter the
grading. draining and dragging OF the
dirt roads. with possibly something
left for Eraveling or macadnmizing
sections which are in exceptionally
bad shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
SEVEN SAY THEY
WERE DECEIVED
OWNERS OF PROPERTY ON NINE
TEENTH AVENUE. MOLINE,
OBJECT.
Sc Sadly in the Minority, However.
That Board Decides 70 Co Ahead
With the Work.

Seven owners of property on Nine
teenth avenue. which the Moline board
Of local improvements has decided to
pave with asphalt. were present at the
hearing for DIRECTORS held at the Mo
line city hail today and said they had
been deceived by those who had cir
culated petitions in connection with
the improvement. Some said they
tween brick and asphalt on the repre-
sentation that their views were desir-
ed for guidance q the board lin case
the Improvement went through" They
said they had no idea that the paving
actually would be done this year
Directors represented $40 feet OF
frontage out Of II. 600 feet on the sec
ton OF the avenue 10 be improved. OF
the 97s feet 533 had been signed for
paving under the alleged misrep-e-
sentation. while owners OF 4i6 feet had
not signed.
Will Not Stop.
In view of the almost unanimous
sentiment of those owning property on
the avenue for the laying of paving
Mayor Carlson informed the DIRECTORS
that the board had no option but 10
90 ahead. a bare majority being suffi-
cient to make such action mandatory
He explained that the board had moth
ing 10 do with the preparation or cir
OF the petitions and therefore
was not In any manner responsible for
the alleged misrepresentation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
Law IS
NOT APPLICABLE
DOES NOT PROHIBIT WOMEN
FROM SERVING AS JUDGES AND
CLERKS OF ELECTION.
State Authorities Take View That
They Are officers Of the County
Court and Exempt.

That women judges and clerks of
election are officers Of the court and
as such do not fall within the classth-
cation of employees" as contemplated
by the women's 10-hour employment
Law. is the position taken By. the state
factory inspection department. The
issue was raised when women were
named for these positions By the Mo
line commission to serve at the spring
election.
The opinion is given by Oscar F.
Nelson. chief OF the department OF fac
tory inspection. and IS that prepared
by John p Reed attorney for the de-
partment.
Settled Last Fall
This Is not tie first time that this
question has come before the factory
inspection officials II was PRES d
last fall by another city in the state
and was passed upon at that time. 1t
was decided then that the oath sub
scribed to by judges and clerks makes
them officers OF the county court.
which has general supervision OF cleo
tions and that this gives them special
privileges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
BIG ATTENDANCE AT THE
MOLINE EAGLES PARTY

Seven hundred Eagles and their la
dies were guests Thursday evening at
the supper-dance of the Moline aerie
The festivities started with dancing,
supper being served at II o'clock
Dancing was then resumed and CON
tinued till a late hour Those who
We're in charge of the arrangements
were a. w. Christopher, George Eoei-
ing, F. G. O'Brien, W. a. Presser and
F. W. Bailey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
EASE QUARANTINE
IN HENRY COUNTY
ORION VETERINARIAN EXPECTS
STILL MORE RELIEF FROM
RESTRICTIONS SOON.

That the authorities have the hoOf
and mouth disease under better con-
troll in Henry county than they had
last fall De- the belief OF Dr. c. w. Bail
ey. veterinarian OF Orion. who was In
Moline today. He says that some re
lief has been given the farmers there
through modifying the conditions Of
quarantine and he believes that in a
few days or az most weeks the abso-
lutte quarantine abandoned.
While farmers IN Henry county can
not yet hold public sale and are pro-
hibitcd from moving their effects from
one farm 20 another they are allowed
90 dispose 90 hay and grain after an
Inspection has been made and a Ger
tincatc given By an assistant state vet
crinarilu.
Ur. Bailey says the only npw center
OF Infection found IN the last week Is
tine farm Of Peter Peterson living
southwest OF Lynn Center. This place.
together with the farms OF MaEnus-
son Bros. johnson Bros. August Biom-
Erea and Olof Bcdcen are under guar
autlnr.
Hocfg viii Drop OF.
The nearest farm 20 this county on
which the disease has appeared IS
the Jim Glenn place. near Briar Blum.
DR.. Bailey says he visited that farm
and found that while tbe cattle do not
show marked symptoms Of the malady
the hogs are severely affected. the
hoofs OF some OF them being almost
ready 20 drop on.
stock in the county which has been
found 90 be afflicted has been CON
demned 20 slaughter. IT the slowness
OF the authorities In attending 10 this
work has not been explained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-12
THREE BUILDINGS
READY IN SPRING
FAIR PROGRESS BEING MADE ON
IMPROVEMENT AT WATER
TOWN HOSPITAL.

Exterior work on the tuberculosis
hospital at the WATERFOWL asylum has
been completed and the walls are
ready for plastering. On the dormi-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

Eunice School District of the Par.
ish Of St. Landry, La, on Tuesday
April goth, 1915, at which shall b.
submitted the following proposition
to-wit:
To levy d special tax Of four mills
on the dollar, annually, on all the
property in said Eunice School Dis
trict of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, subject to state taxation for
the period of ten years, beginning
with and including the year 1915,
for the purpose Of
(al Giving additional aid to the
public schools in the Eunice School
District.
(b) To assist in the mainte
nance, repair and equipment of
said schools.
Section 2nd. That the Score
tary Of this Board is hereby to have
prepared for use at said special
election a sufficient unmber of bal
lots on each of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
in Section 4 of this resolution ar
ranged in such manner as to enable
the voters to vote on it in the fol-
form:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

I To levy a special tax OF three
mills on the dollar, annually, on all
! the property in said Opelousas
! School District of the Parish of ST.
Landry, La, subject to state taxa
ton, for the period of five years.
beginning with the year 1915, for
the purpose of
1 (a) Giving additional aid to the
public Schools in the Opelousas
School District. .
10 To assist in the maintenance
repair and equipment of said
schools.
For the purpose OF said election
the polling place will be at the
Courthouse at Opelousas, La. and
il. Il. Harmanson, H. D. Littell and
Ludovic Fontenot have been an
pointed commissioners and F. +.
Hardy has been appointed clerk to
serve a the polling place at Opelou-
| sas, La.
] At said special election the polls
will be open at seven o'clock. A. M.
and close at five o'clock P. NJ. and
the election will be conducted I'M
der the laws Of Louisiana appII-
cable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock, A. NJ, on Saturday. Anril
gath, 1915, the said Parish Board ar
School Directors of the Parish of
st. Landry, La, will meet at Opelou-
sas, La, and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and W. the
returns and declare the result of
said special election.
This 9th day of March, 1915.
o. P. DAILY, President.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins it
was resolved to operate the white
and colored schools at Palmetto for
two additional months, the salaries
7 the teachers to be paid out of
the special funds now to the credit
Of said school district.
On motion of Mr.. A~ndrepont it
was resolved that the white school
at South Bellevue be operated for
two additional months, the salary
of the teacher to be paid out of the
special funds now to the credit OF
said school district.
On motion of Mr.. Andrepont it
resolved to pay Mr.. A. L. Stagg
and Mr.. w. A.. Baker thirty dollars
on account for THE enumeration
work done by them In taking the
census of children Of school age.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins the
Board adjourned subject to call.
0. p. DAILY, President.
C. J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

purpose Of.......... ...... -.
(a) Giving additional aid to the
pubic schools in the 0pelousas
School District.
eb1 To assist in the mainten-
ance, repair and equipment of said
schools.
Taxable valuation s
Signature of Voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of this PROPOSE
tfen submitted on this ballot place
a cross mark in the square after the
word YES and to vote against it
place a similar mark in the square
after the word mo"
And the Secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to.
have prepared for use at said spe-.
cial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, lists Of veters.
assessed valuation Of property and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

+. 3D. To assist in the maintenance
repair an d equipment of salt
| schools. For the purpose of sal
election, the polling place shall b,
at Eunice, La, at the usual polling
place, Leer Lacombe, Dudley Ber-
wick, and Theodore Tate have beer
appointed commissioners, and ]
w. Berwick has been appointed
clerk to serve at the polling place
at Eunice, La. At said special cleo
ton the polls will be open at seven
o'clock, A. NJ. and close at five
o'clock p. m. and the election will be
conducted under the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock, A. NJ, on Saturday, April
oath, 1915, the said Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
st. Landry, La, will meet at Opelou-
sas, La, and in open session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in
unmber and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the
result of said special election.
This 9th day of March, 1915.
O. P. DAILY, President
Mr.. J. A. Perkins offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved it's
adoption:
Whereas, the public school funds
Of the Parish of st. Landry, Louis
lana, are insufficient to operate the
public schools of SAID parish for
a longer period than about six
months per annum, and whereas,
the law requires all approved high
schools to be operated for a ses-
sion of not less than nine months
in order that they may be able to
complete the course outlined in
the State Course of Study and
thereby maintain their status as
approved high schools, and where
as, under present conditions, there
are not sufficient funds available
to operate the st. Landry High
School for said session of nine
months, nor the schools adjacent
to Opelousas in the same school
district for a session OF sufficient
length, and whereas, many people
in the 0pelousas School District,
in which the St. Landry High
School and other public schools are
located, have expressed a willing
ness to vote a special school tax,
with and Including the
year, 1915, for the exclusive benefit
Of the st. Landry High School and
the other public schools in the
School District, of three
mills on the dollar to be levied an
for the period of five years
On all the property subject TO state
taxation in said Opelousas School
District; said tax, il carried, to be
used exclusively for the mainte-
rance and equipment Of the public
schools located in said 0peIousas
school District.
And whereas, IN the opinion Of
his Board said special school tax
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
School Board Proceedings.
Opelonsas, March 9th, i9i

OpelOs1Sas, Marc 9tn, 1915
The Parish Board of School Di-
rectors met in special session pur.
suant to call by the President
Present: DR.. O. P. DAILY, President
H. d. Larcade,Jr., Edgar Andre
pont, j. A. Perkins, G. Horaist, Re-
gis Boudreau, DR.. A. C. Durio, n,
L. Hawkins, Arthur Fogleman,
Frank Fontenot, w. B. Baker, ]. w.
Lyman, and a quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Andrepont the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting wa dispensed with and the
minutes as published were adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Lyman the sum
of ten dollars to each of the white
schools at Leonville, Lawtell and
Sunset was appropriated for the
purchase Of library books, and the
Superintendent was authorized to
buy bookcases for the same.
Mr.. Lyman offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas the public school fund
i'll the parish of st. Landry, Louis
lana, r insufficient to operate the
public schools of said parish for a
longer period than about six months
per annum, and whereas the law re-
quires all approved high schools to
be operated for asession of not less
than nine months in order that they
may be able toeomplete the course
outlined in the State Course Study
and thereby maintain their status
as approved high schools, and
whereas, under present conditions,
there r not sufficient funds avail
able to operate the Eunice High
School for said session of nine
months, and whereas, many people
in the Eunice School District in
which said Eunice High School is
located, have expressed a willing
ness to vote a special
school tax, beginning with
" ~ u iAAotudlllS tHt Y q II
1915. for the exclusive benefit of the
Eunice High School and the other
public schools in said school dis
trict,of four mills on the dollar on
all the property in said Eunice
School District, subject to state tax
alton annually, for the period Of
ten years;said tax, ii carried, to be
used exclusively for the mainte-
nance and equipment OF the public
schools located in said Eunice Dis
trict. !,
And, whereas, in the opinion OF this
Board said special school tax cleo /;
ion is: necessary and advisable /
Be it now resolved by theparish /
3oard Of School Directors of the
!dfish of st. Landry, La. by virtue I
4 the authority vested in il by Act /
% Of 1912 amending Article 28i 3
I the Constitution OF 1898, as fol- T
INA. a
Section 4. That a special school E
x election be and the same il 9
ssebg ordered To be held in the Il
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

compiled statements Of voters il
number and amount.
Section 8. That the pollinj
place at said election shall be q
the Court House at Opelousas, La.
and j. Fl. Harmanson, H. d. Littel
and Ludovic Fontenot are appoint.
ed commissioners and F. J. Hard,
clerk of election, and said election
shall be conducted under the laws
of the state applicable thereto.
Section 4. The President oil
this Board is hereby instructed te
give notice of the special election
herein ordered by his proclamation
to be published according to law,
and in said proclamation he shall
announce that at ten o'clock A. NJ.
Saturday, April oath, 1915, this
Board will meet at Opelousas, La.
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and pro-
coed to count the ballots in number
and amount; examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result
Of said election.
On roll call the following mem
bers voted in the affirmative:
DAILY, Andrepont, Perkins, Horaist,
Boudreau, Hawkins. Fogleman, Ba-
ker, Lyman.
In the negative: Larcade.
And the resolution was adopted.
0. P. DAILY. President.
G. J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
CERTIFICATE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared
before me, the undersigned author
ity, G. J. Thompson, who first being
duly sworn, deposes and says that
he was on the 9th day Of March,
1915, and is now Secretary of the
parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of st. Landry, La,
and that the above and foregoing is
a true and correct copy Of the ex-
tract of the minutes of the special
meeting of said Board held on the
9th day Of March, 1915.
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 10th day of March, 1915.
C. j. THOMPSON,
II. d. LARCADE, Jr.,
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution of the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, La,
at a special meeting held on
The 9th day Of March, 1915, 7, @. P.
President of said Board, here
oy give notice that in compliance
with said resolution a special
school tax election will be held in
Opelousas School District Of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, on Tues
lay, April 10th, 1916, for the pur-
Jose Of submitting to the property
taxpayers, qualified under the Con-,
'titution and laws Of the State of,
to vote at said special
lection, the following proposition,
o-wit:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

election is necessary and advisable
Be it now resolved by the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the
Parish OF st. Landry, Louisiana, by
virtue of the authority vested in il
by Act 1872 of 1912, amending Article
28i Of the Constitution OF 1898, as
follows:
Section |. That a special school
tax election be and the same is
hereby ordered to be held in the
9pelousas School District of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La, on Tues
day, April 10Th, 1915, at which
shall be submitted the following
proposition, to-wit:
To levy a special school tax of
three mills on the dollar, annually,
on all the property in said Opelou-
sas School District Of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, subject to state
taxation for a period or five years,
beginning with the year 1915 for the
VI
(a) Giving additional aid to the
public schools in the Opelousas
School District.
d. 70 assist in the mainten
ance, repair and equipment of said
schools.
Section 2. That the secretary of
this Board is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said tax
election a sufficient number of
ballots on each of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
in section 1 Of this resolution
arranged in such manner as to en-
able the voters to vote on it, and in
the following form:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

Section 4. The President q
this Board is hereby instructed
give notice of the special electio
herein ordered by his proclamatio
to be published according to Law
and in said proclamation he shal
announce that at ten o'clock A. M
Saturday, April oath, 1915, thi
Board will meet at Opelousas, La
and in open session proceed to opel
the ballot boxes, examine and pro
! coed to count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvas.
the returns and declare the result
Of said election.
On roll call the following mem
bers voted in the affirmative: DAILY
Larcade, Perkins, Andrepont, Bou-
dreau, Hawkins, Fogleman, Fon-
tenot, Baker, Horaist, Lyman.
In the negative: None.
And the resolution was adopted.
O. P. DAILY, President.
c. ]. THOMPSON, Secretary.
CERTIFICATE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared
before me, the undersigned au-
thority, C. J.. Thompson, wha first
by me being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he was on the day
of March, 1915, and is now Secre-
tary of the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, La, and the above and forego-
ing is a true and correct copy of
the extract Of the minutes of the
special meeting of said Board held
on the 9th of March, 1915.
C. J. THOMPSON.
Sworn and subscribed before me
on this 10th day of March, 1915.
II. d. LARGADE, Jr,
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution of the
Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, La,
at its special meeting held
On the 9th day of March, 1851, o.
P. DAILY, President of said Board,
give notice that in compli-I
ance with said resolution a special
school tax election will be held in
Eunice School District of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La, On Tues
lay, April Goth, 1915, for the pur-
lose of submitting to the property
axpayers, qualified under the Con-
ititution and laws of the State Of
to vote at said special
election the, following proposition,
!
Te levy a special tax of four mills
n the dollar, annually, on all the
troperty in the Eunice School Dis
riot of the Parish Of ST. Landry,
ia, subject to state taxation for
ne period OF ten years, beginning
nth and including the year 1915, for
he purpose of
(a) Giving additional assistance
, the public schools in the Eunieel
chooi District.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27
PROPOSITION.

70 levy a special
al tax Of three
on the dollar,
'>ataily on all the
property in said
School District o
the Parish of st. Ian
dry, La, subject tt
state taxation TO
the period of five
years, beginning with
the year 1915, for the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

Violin Instruction, also Mandolin, Sax
aph0ne and general Band and Orches-
ira Instruction. Reasonable rates. Re-
suits guaranteed. Bands and Orches-
tras furnished for all occasions; any
number Of pieces. Eugene Frederic,
Opefousss, La.