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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
February 10, 1915
Notice is hereby given that John l..
Douglass, of Grayson, Louisiana, who,
on Nov. q, 1911, made additional
Homestead Entry No. O5009, for N w
t of N W /, Sec. 10, T II N, R 4 E,
La. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before clerk of court, at Col
1915.
Claimant clames as witnesses: WIN
lis Valentine. Issac Cook, Bentoh
Cook, Ciciro Simmons, all of Grayson,
Louisiana.
E. D. GIANELLONI,
Register.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
Notice of Pardon

The undersigned, at the mex, o
ing of the Board Of Pardon will a. !
for the pardon of jim Dempsey, con
victed of larcney and sentenced to q
six months term in the State Peniten.
tiary by the Thirtieth District Court
of Louisiana in and for Caldwell Par.
ish, Louisiana.
3-26-2t. Mrs. Emma Dempsey
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
March Is, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
C. Johnston of Grayson, Louisiana,
who, on Aug. l6, 1913, made Home
stead Entry, additional-Act March
2, 1888, No. 065S7, for SW4 of NW4
and NE4 Of SW4. Section 81, Town
ship IS N, Range 8 E. Louisiana
Meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make Communication proof, to estab-
fish claim to the land above described,
before Clerk of Court,
at Columbia, Louisiana, on the 9th
day of April, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: JOS
eph, H. Ferrand of Clarks, La, Ma
than H. Hester of Clarks, La, Willis
Wech of Clarks, La, Jesse B. Welch
of Clarks, La.
E. D. GIANELLONI,
Register.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
T, -. Influence on Schools of the
County Unit of Taxation

SIllOOl thh l'''I /" INV -o %
tated in this parish by the peopI
from the different wards, SOM
opposing and some endorsing tn
move, we publish the folloWln!
timely paper, which was rea(
before the Neb., School Boart
Association, It a recent meet
ing Of that body, discussing tht
change in the method Of making
local school tax levieS which ap
pears desirable in more thar
One-half of the states OF the
Union. This paper was read by
E. c.. Yont. Of Brock, Neb,, anC
should be Of interest to our read
ers. Following is the paper:
The state Of Nebraska is now
operating and financing its
schools upon what may properly
be called single school district
gnit of taxation. This system
was adopted many years ago,
and but few changes have been
made since, not even changing
the district boundaries from
their first locations.
Our method Of securing reven-
ue for the maintenance of the
school system has really advanc-
ed but one step since the found
ing of the public schools in Amer
lea, that step being the distribu-
ton of certain public funds not
collected by taxation. This was
an important step in the right dl
rection. Hbut does not, however,
fully equaIize the burden of ed
ucation, as that source supplies
only a small part of the enor-
nous fund necessary to carry on
our school system.
1.-THE next step in the evolu-
ton OF a broader conception OF
the need and purpose Of educa-
ton is when the people Of a
county pool their efforts to main
tain the schools of the county,
the weather. districts helping
the poorer ones to maintain a
system Of education believed to
be for the general good of the
county. General county taxa
lion represents a big advance in
he equalization Of the burdens
of education beyond the single
school district system of taxa
tion.
The advantage of our pres
ent system of district taxation
is in that the burden is not unis
form among the several districts
of the county. Many districts
are today struggling to exist un-
der the maximum levy, while
perhaps the adjoining districts
are enjoying excellent educa-
tional advantages with a mini
mum levy.
If the cost of education is to
be a public burden it should be
borne more uniformly, and to dc
so means that the boundaries of
the unit of taxation must be en-
larged to include not less than a
whole county. Such a change
might be made without making
a material difference in our pres
ent school laws further than that
part pertaining to the collection
of school FUNDS and a provision
for the purpose of the funds tc
the several schools of the coun-
ty.
According to the last schoo
directory compiled in my home,
Nemaha county, there were 81
school districts employing lis
teachers. Seven of these schools
voted a tax of but three mills.
They had an aggregate assessed
valuation of $499, $40, an aver
age daily attendance Of 112 pu-
pills, and a school census of 317.
In this same county there
were seven other schools that
paid a school tax of 20 mills OF
more. They had an assessed
ar rnl
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
CALDWELL BANK

CALDWELL BANK
Statement Furnished to our
Stockholders at our annual
Stockholders meeting on
January 29th, 1915
RESOURCES
.osns. dis. overdrafts SlO7, 493.S 81
cohoo, bonds 1000 90
Banking house, furniture ooo
and fixtures o'o4o 90
Other real estate z'olo.oo
Cash on hand o. ''''o4
Cash in banks ll'z4o' ~
Total 1876, 1884
LIABILITIES
Bapital stock lo'ooo'U
Surplus zo'ooo'oo
Undivided profits 1928. SO
Deposits 90 10 ~
Cashiers checks '9o'oo
p;Ilc navable I,5UU. w
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02
Notice for Publication

United States Land Office Baton
Rouge. La, Mar. 4, 1915
Notice is hereby given that James F.
Peterson, of Vixen, La; who on Dec
26, 1911, made Homes cad Entry No.
O5243, for S W of S E Sec. 9 T IA
N, R 8 E. Louisiana Meridian, has fill
ed notice of intentiod to make three
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before clerk of
court, at Columbia, La, on the 18th
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02

Usm,nt claim as witnesses:
= Johns Kelly of Columbia, La. R R
No 2. Milton Ray of Hardie, La. James
j. Downs of Hardie, La, Nathan S
Pressnal of Vixen. La.
E. D. GIANELLONI, Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-27
August ~, 1915
Distillery Stops and the Price of Meat

A recent New York dispatch says that the
meat packers have advanced the price of beef The
packers agents place the blame for this advance on
Prohibition, on the theory that the distieries, be-
of dry legislation, are not furnishing enough
whisky refuse grain to fatten the usual number of
cattle in the Middle West.
The disteries have been hard hit all right, and
is true that the less whisky produced the less refuse
slop there will be; but government statistics show
that less than per cent of the annual crop of
rye and barley is used in the manufacture of liquor.
The meat packers agent who would seriously
tell the intelligent American people that the cattle
men dependent upon the Stops from this per
cent of the grain crop of the country fatten their
cattle, ought to be in an inebriate asylum.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-27
Trying to ''Put Up a Front

The Ohio brewers unconsciously paid tribute to
the good citizens of that state when they started the
agents of THE Ohio Temperance Union" so-called,
upon the bumpy road distributing literature in the
interests of beer
They recognized the fact that many citizens
too wise to waste time literature which purports
prove the saloon benefit to a community or state.
The liquor license system has been given trial
and thinking people fully persuaded that it is a
failure Pro-quor literature is not wanted by the
who thinks and who has seen the saloon in oper-
alton Therefore, the brewers hit upon the scheme
of getting such literature before the attention of good
people under false pretenses.
Under the name of "The Ohio Temperance
Union the liquor dealers agents were permitted to
go where open, above board saloon advocate could
go to distribute literature The people of the state
have discovered its character however, and we
merely make mention of call attention the des
perate straits of the liquor forces
Will the Manufacturers and Dealers Association,
the Business Mems League and the Stability League
please move over and make room for the Ohio Tenn
perance Union
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-27
Another Surprise for the Vets

Minnesota liquor interests treated to a
shock when Koochiching county gave dry ma
jority in the local option election of August To
the amiable white-aproned gentleman behind the bar
the dry victory in that county like slap in the
face from old friend
The county is settled almost entirely by men who
living off the lumber industry. The Minnesota
liquor vender has become accustomed to being kicked
by the farmer; in fact the whole of liquordom has
to look upon him a natural enemy, and the
results of the elections held thus far under the county
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-27
A Question of Freight

One, A. P. Daniels, who styles himself the 'bus
ness manager of the Manufacturers and Dealers As
ISOLATION Of America, writes pamphlet on who will
pay the freight" in case Prohibition is generally
adopted.
This Manufacturers and Dealers" association is
the alias under which the rumseers seek public favor
The liquor business is admittedly vile that its
defenders wear mask in approaching the public.
Daniels says:
The removing of the licensed saloon is minor
detail of so-called Prohibition 1t is the tremendous
effect that it will have on business in general 05
per cent Of the commercial world deals directly in
directly with breWeries, disteries and kindred in
dustres.
1t is true that the saloon interest deals with o5
per cent of the commercial world It piles up taxes
for criminal expenses police enterprises, poorhouses
and all that for the Commercial world" to pay.
The saloon provokes crime and disorder in the
community for the Commercial world to take of
The saloon creates page after page of bad debts,
shortages embellishments and all that of thing for
the Commercial world to carry
The commercial world is already paying the
freight" and that is exactly what is the matter
By compelling the saoonkeeper to get into an
honest and useful business, will eliminate most of
this freight and nobody will have to pay it
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-08-27
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
AUG 2 8 1915

option law would almost confirm the liquor dealers
suspicious that the farmer is opposed to the saloon.
But the lumber jack, that good spender, surely
the saloonkeeper could count him in contest OF
ballots between vets and drys! And right there is
where the liquor interests were badly mistaken in
sizing up the character of the who works in the
lumber camps.
The county of Koochiching, most OF whose citi-
zens are lumber acks and business depending
he timber industry decided the saloon was an
institution it could we'll get along without.
Some folks think the lumber-jack is hard
drinker AS class these may have unde
served reputation in this respect, but be that it
may, the saloons in Koochching county had been sup
ported by Them for they practically the only cit
of the county, and the death warrant of the
places that have been taking their money has been
sealed.
This action of the lumber workers voting to
the saloon has parallel in the state of Illinois in
Williamson county, county that was voted dry un-
der township option by its coal miner citizenry.
1t goes to show that the sentiment against the
liquor traffic is not confined to the farmers, although
it must be admitted there is much of it there, but that
generally, matter what their vocation, or
whether they are total abstaners not, seeing
the folly of spending their money for that which in
jures them physically, mentally and morally, and are
ready to vote its destruction.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
TUESDAY, MAY 4TH. 1915.

TUESDAY MAY 4THs 1915,
 at o'clock a. m.. sharp,
 cows. new milch. 1 due to freshen in June, l has been milked since the gears ea1 or old the ys soke of feuP year twin steers. 10 sheep and lambs, horses, bay ten years old. weight 1900 lbs. l 1 bay driving, 12 years old. weight 1000 lbs, wagons, 2 two- horse team wagons. two-horse dump cart. OK wagons. 3 Glover Leaf manure spreader, l two- horse market wagon, three-sprlng, two-horse, 1 tWo-seated. with pole and buggy, sleds, 1 two-horse bob, two- horse and 2 OK sleds, sleighs. l three satsa eoe whea sqaage IlaEs t@o wheeled spring toothed and seeder combined, l weeder. 10 blows. ? syra-- side side hill. f f one one horse. ;e Eclipse horse corn planters, 3 hand planters. 5 culti- vators. 6 moving machines; l McCoro kettles. ' hives of bees. bee hives and bee supplies. 4 cutting machines, l Ross winnowing mill. root cutters, 1 corn sheller. 1 hand press, 8 grain cradles, and shovels, crowbars. picks. chains. from stake to large tackle. and lot of them, quantity of OK yol<es and bows, neck yokes. 3 pair team harness, pair Night driving and some single and parts of harness. horse forks, pulleys and ropes for horse forks, set of tackles, 2 pair of balances. grind stones. 50 hens. 4 guineas. several tons of hay. some cord fodder. quantity of lumber for wagon work. seasoned and under cover, also some 2x6- 6x6 boards and plank for general repairing, quan- tity of drag plank There Is some beans. rye, buckwheat and corn on ear, vinegar in kegs from 5 gal. to barrels | of 50 gals, lot of empty cider barrels a nd hnDGhaQdS masons. drills and crosscut saws, ice saw, buck saws, cant hooks, new l wagon body. 3 pair extra wheels. some and wood cut and split, ready for use, l 1 barrel of Mnseed- oil. paint and a mention. If stormy, sale will take place next fair week day. A caterer will be | in attendance.
 ELIJAH S. ABEL and ALICE L. l AVERY, Administrators.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

The Honeymooners. a big musical comedy production with sixteen peo- pie in the cast, headed by Lew Pow CTS. Fern Wayne and Edith Powers, will be the attraction at the Audi torium all this week, starting with the matinee this afternoon. This com pany is of special local interest on ac- count of it's having in its cast Miss Fern Wayne. a Norwich. girl, who was Pilsen for some time, and who join ed the Honeymooners company about a-month ago. Miss Wayne has won derfully fine. strong soprano voice and will be heard with delight by her many Norwich friends. Lew Powers, the principal comedian with the show, is a. finished performer and has played through New England many times with several of the best one night stand musical comedy productions. Edith Powers is a dainty little girl with a pretty face and fine voi0e and is bound to attract with her clever work. There are other well known principals with the show and the biggest chorus that has evar been seen here in any tab Ibid attraction, with 8 big variety of costumes, electrical novelties, etc. On the picture program for Monday and Tuesday the feature will be a two reel drama entitled The Blood of the Children, with William Clifford and Marie Waleamp in the leading roles. Skipper Simpsons Daughter will be the comedy reel in today's show and 1t Is a corking good farce comedy production by the popular Joker com pany There will be three shows daily, at s230, ' and o'clock and the usual price of admission will prevail.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
HUMOR OF THE DAY

F1uff-What model is your car? RuH-Second mortgage.-Life.
 She-1ow was the party last night?
 He-Oh. it lacked punch!-Harvard Lampoon.- Master Bilton-Pa, what does money say when it talks? Bilton, Sr. (speaking from personal experience) -Goodby!-Judge.
 '4Men are slow to embrace an op- portunity," remarked the Sage. But they are always looking for chance to hug delusion,'' added the Fool.@Cincinnat Enquirer.
 "Auntie,. did you ever get & pro- posal?"
 "Once, dear. A gentleman asked me to marry him, over the telephone, but he had the wrong number. Louis vile Courier-Journal.
 Johnson needn't be so mad because sition. The sfboy will improve"
 You don't appear to understand. Johnson wrote the composition him. self."-Kansas City Times.
 At least he was original in his proposal"
 Did he claim that you were the only girl he ever loved No. He asked me if I'd accept the right nightly to demand of him where he had been till this hour."- Detroit Free Press. &
 What is your reason for believing in the nebuIar hypothesis?" asked the man who is always seeking informa- tion.
 T don't know that exactly believe in it." replied the scientist. '.But af- ter a man has gone to the trouble of finding out what it is, it seems a shame to contradict it."-Washington Star
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
POETRY
NOBILITY.

True worth is in being, not seeming; In doing each. day that goes by Some little good-not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever men say in their blind
 ness,
 And spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so king1y as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. We get back our. mete as we measure; We cannot do wrong and feel right; Nor can we give pain and gain pleas- s-e ure,
 For justice avenges each slight. The air for the wing of the sparrow. The bush for the robin and wren, But always the path that IS narrow
 And straight for the children of men. We cannot make bargains for bIisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometfmes the thing our life
 Helps more than the thing which it For good Heth not in pursuing.
 Nor gaining of great nor of small; But just in the dofng-and doing
 As we would be done by. is al1. Through envy through malice. through
 Against the world early and late, No jot of our courage abating Our part is to work and to wait. And slight is the sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than his
 worth;
 For he who is honest is noble,
 Whatever his fortunesfor birth. -5--- Alice Cary
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
COLONIAL THEATRE.
Clara kimbalI Young, Appearing ir
 "The Deep Purple" Five Reels.

Tn this wonderful story, Frisco Kate, otherwise Mrs. Fallon, a reformed crook, keeps a boarding house in New York, which is frequented by mem bers of the underworld, who still keep desire to reform. William Lake, a westerner, is decoyed to her rooms by an innocent girl, Doris Moore, who has been brought to New York by Harry Leland, a crook, under promise of marriage. Posing as the girls hus- band. Leland attempts to blackmail Lake. but the latter has been warned by Kate, and defies Leland and the gang. Meanwhile, Leland and two other crooks have betrayed to the police Gordon Laylock, upon whose head was heavy price for various murders in the west, and to whom Kate has extended her sympathy. To repay Kate for her kindness, Lake helped her buy Lay1ock's way out of prison. No sooner was he free than, Joining Kate. he saved William Lake from Leland's murderous attack and
 -Laylock and Mrs. Fallon sought op- portunities for complete reform in AL Eiers, and the westerner, Lake, and Doris Moore, the innocent decoy, be- came sincere loveIs and were married. This spectacle in five reels is 8 sen- sation of the season and besides Miss Young's faultless acting and splendid support from a peerless cast, the pho tography is supreme and stands with out a rival in late pictures.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
AUCTION
Will be sold at Public Auction on
 THURSDAY, MAY 6. 10lSs
at 10 o'clock a. nm

@A &V " &Ag%& @s aAhse
 at the Jerry Pyro faFp Psrs.f RoE owRed aed Westerly to Pendieton Hili., one mile Westerly, the following described REAL. ESTATE AND
 PERSONAL PROPERTY.
 The farm consists of 121 acres of land, more or less, well divided into snootnef a lot ef % timber on @ the place. such as can be used for telephone poles and railroad ties. Several hundred cords of trout brook runs through the farm, land in high state of cultivation. The n9tIse 9Ddef sonse nses barn @ sox4o feet shingied on all sides (new). barn 26x36 feet l wagon shed and several henneries. All session given in a week If desired. weight about 24oo pounds, good work weight about i40o pounds. good worker and kind, a dandy farm horse; l eight
 fouf oia 1eep epw old we cow pc glving niR viii be fresh in August; two year old heifer, will be fresh May 1st; l year Jepseys ns gs'ien; and viii vii be be soid subject te weigh over. lOo pounds: 5o White Leg; hens, hens I Eft. two-horse team wagon, 1 single farm wagon. l other wagon, l two-seat handy wagon, top buggy. 1 Walter A. Wood moving machine. l cultivator Gron Age). 1 weeder, disc harrow, set double harness, set plow harness, set light harness. lot of other harness, ladders. 2 set tackle blocks. steelyards, I pie of slab wood. about 10 cords. lot of stove wood in pile. | M shingles. lot of paiIs. horse 1 Smalley ensilage cutter. No. 12 (power machtnel, lot of lanterns, tool chest, lot of carpenter and stone ma sons tools. hand clipping machine. wood Home Grand stove,- No. (new), new parlor Ideal wood stove. cot beds, other beds, complete, lot of chairs. chandeliers, milk pails. shovels, hoes, forks, saws hammers, grindStone and wheeibarrow and hundreds of other articles used about a farm.
 The present owner Is soon to move to New York state. hence his desire to sell. Everything enumerated above will be sold to the highest bidder with out reserve. The terms are cash. Sale takes place rain or shine. Vincent, the baker, will be there with food and drink for all.
 WILLIAM A. WILCOX,
 may3d Manager.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
DAVIS THEATRE.
with Added Features aAd Everything New.

Everybody will be out with the glad hand this afternoon to welcome back Romans big musical revue which re-
 turns to the Davis today to open a weeks engagement. All the old favor
 iteS will be with the show and several added features that were not seen when the show played here, will make this the biggest show ever seen in Norwich for the money. The company will present for their opening bill a corlSing good comedy called The American Widow, followed by a big musical revue in which every member of the company will be heard. Every thing will be entirely different from anything ever seen here. Mir. Jewett and Miss Pendleton will be seen in all new dances. Miss Harrington, the popular leading lady, will have new songs and will wear different gowns from anything she has ever been seen in here. Gene Boudray, the popular little bass singer, will be heard in new solos, and MT. O'Connen will also have new ballads to offer. MT. Morrison, the raRtime singer, has something new heard in new comedy songs and sto- ries. In fact, every member of the company will have something that has never been heard here and there is no doubt but they will uphold their reputation and continue to please the Norwich theatregoers. An added at traction with the show will be Miss Nance Shannon. a big musical comedy prina donna, who will be heard in a repertoire of high class songs "and many other new novelties will be in troduced in this opening bill. Be- sides the musical revue there will be a selected program of Mutual movies, headed by The Roughneck, a power full two reel K. B. drama; The Mu- tual War Weekly, with scenes from the European battlefields, and one fun ny Keystone comedy called Gussie's Wayward Path, featuring Sid Chaplin, brother of the famous Charlie Mat inee today at 230, all seats 10 cents, children 5 cents; evening to SIS, pictures, revue 8.15 to 9.30, 9.30 to 10.so pictures. Come earlyi
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
What Is Going On Tonight

Vaudeville and Motion Pictures at Moving Pictures at Colonial Tbeatre. Vaudeville and Photoplays Gt Davis Uncas Lodge, No. II. I. O. o. F., meets Thames Union, No. 137. U. B. of c. and J. of A.. meets in Carpenters Hall Norwich Aerie, No. 367. +. O. E., meets in Eagles Hall.
 Ladies' Auxiliary No IS, A. O. H., meets In Foresters' Hall.
 Common Council meets in Council Chamber.