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An Ordinance

Providing for the issuance of certificates
5-mill tax of Road District No. OF
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, for SAC, 600,
represented by eighty certificates for
$500 each, to be used in payment OF
contract price for the building OF
bridges and permanent hard roads in
said district.
Whereas, On the 18th day OF June,
A. d. 1915, the Police Jury of Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, duly passed and
adopted an ordinance calling a special
election to be held in Road District No
| OF said parish, consisting of Wards
One and Two and that part of Ward Six
designated as alluvial lands and en-
braced within the boundaries of the
Bossier Leyee District, to be held Or
the It'll day of August, 1915, to submit
to the voters of said district a PROPOSE
ton to levy special 5-mill tax on all
the property subject to taxation in said
district for period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both inclusive, for
the purpose OF building, constructing
repairing and maintaining public roads
and bridges in said district, and also
providing that the Police Jury should
meet in open session On the 10th day oil
August, 1915, for the purpose of opening
the ballot boxes, examining and count
ing the ballots, and promuigating the
returns of said election; and,
Whereas, said election was duly held
on the 7th day of August, 1915, in ac-
cordance with the Constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana, and in com
pliagce with the ordinance of the Police
Jury, which ordinance was duly pro-
mulgated as required by law; and,
Whereas, on the 10Th day of August
1915, the Police Jury met in open SEES
sion, as provided in said ordinance, fol
the purpose Of opening the ballot boxes
counting the ballots. both as to number
and amount, and did then and there
duly declare the result thereof to be il
favor OF said special tax, which result
has been duly promulgated, as required
by law; and,
Whereas, all other acts, condition.
and things necessary TO be done prece.
dent to the levying of said special tal
! have happened and been performed il
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Sherif's Sale.
Foster G. Glassen Company, Limited, VS.. Martin
kirsch. No. 1879. In First District Court,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Foster G. Glasseli Company, Limited, vs. Martin
Krsch. No. 1879 In First District Court,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
pY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
md to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
The last and highest bidder, at the front
door OF the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, September
Is, 1915, the following described prop
'rty, to-Wit:
The southwest quarter of northwest
quarter of section %, township Is, range
IL, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, together
With all buildings and improvements
thereon.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $500, with s per cent per
lnnum interest thereon from January
II, 1912, until paid, and all costs OF suit,
including 10 per cent on said sum and
interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, August 70, 1915. sepls
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Ordinance No. 81.
Village of Bossier City, }
Parish of Bossier, Louisiana,
10 l0lE Y

August 49, l9i5 j
An ordinance providing for an election
to take the sense of the qualified tax
paying citizens of the Village OF Bos-
sier City as to the assessment OF
special tax on all property within the
Village of Bossier City, La, to be
known and specified as {" ferry tax"
and for the purpose OF the mainte-
nance of free ferry, and appurte-
nances thereto, over and across Red
River within this village, or adjacent
thereto, and no other, not to exceed D
mills per annum hereunder, including
any cost or purchase price, per annum,
and providing for the collection OF
same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
Village of Bossier City, La, in legal
and regular session convened, That
there be, and is hereby called, an cleo
ton of the qualified property taxpayers
of this village for the purpose OF taking
the sense of said voters as to the author
izatiori Of a special "ferry taxi upon all
property within this village, for the pur-
poses of purchase and maintenance OF a
free ferry over Red River, at or adjacent
to this village, said tax not to exceed D
mills advalorem on each and every dollar
of assessment in and for this village,
beginning with the year 1915 and run
ming consecutively thereafter for a pc
Rod of ten years, said tax to be levied
and collected by the council and other
regular officials of said village, as pro-
vded by law, and applied solely to the
purposes as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc..
That an election for said purpose is
hereby authorized, and ordered, and the
Mayor OF this municipality is hereby
authorized and ordered to issue his
proclamation therefor, to be held or
Monday, September q, 1915, at the
Village Hall of this village, within the
legal hours for such elections, and the
ballots shall read "for' or "against'
said tax, and the majority Of votes cast
and property represented by votes cas-
shall govern, in accordance with law
the returns to be made to and to be pro-
mulgated by this council, in accordance
with law.
Sec. 3. The commissioners and clerks
of said election shall be as follows
Chas. Smith, Frank Ryon and T. P
Switzerland, commissioners; A. G
Wilmington, clerk.
Duly passed; approved and recorded
at Bossier City, La, August 10, 1915.
..4,.4. M. B. WOODLAND, Mayor.
u. w. HUTCHINGs, Clerk. $40
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Jeremiah.

For many nations and great kings shall
serve themselves of them also: and will
recompense them according to their deeds,
and according to the works of their own
hands.-25, IA.
Am l a God at hand, saith the Lord, and
not God afar off? Can any hide himself
in secret places that shall not see him?
saith the Lord. Do not fill heaven and
earth? saith the Lord.-23, 1924.
Mine heart within me is broken because
of the prophets; all my bones shake; | am
like a drunken man, and like a man whom
wine hath overcome, because of the Lord,
and because of the words of his holiness.
|-23, 8.
Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court
of the Lords house, and speak unto all the
cities Of Judah, which come to worship in
the Lords house, all the words that I COM
mand thee to speak unto them; diminish
not a word.-26, 2.
l have heard what the prophets said, that
prophesy lies in my name, saying | have
dreamed, have dreamed. How long shall
this be in the heart of the prophets that
prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of
the deceit Of their own heart; which think
to cause my people to forget my name by
their dreams which they tell every man to
his neighbor, as their fathers have forgot
ten my name for Baal.-23, 1921.
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and
scatter the sheep of my PASTURE! saith the
Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God
of Israel against the pastors that feed my
people; Ye have scattered my flock, and
driven them away, and have not visited
them: behold, will visit upon you the evil
of your doings, saith heLord. And will
gather the remnant of may flock out of ali
countries whittier have driven them, and
will bring them again to their folds; and
they shall be fruitful and increase.-23 1-3.
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Election Proclamation.
Village of Bossie1 City,
Parish of Bossier, Louisiana.


A PROCLAMATION calling special
N election to take the sense of ths
qualified property taxpayers OF said
municipality as to the assessment OF g
special tax of not to exceed 8 mills per
annum for a period of ten years for the
purchase and maintenance of a free
ferry over and across Red River at or
adjacent to this village, and appurte-
nances thereto.
By virtue of the authority vested ir.
me by the Constitution and laws Of the
State of Louisiana, and the laws and
ordinances of the Village OF BossieI
City, and especially by Ordinance No.
81, of even date herewith, l, NJ. B,
woodward, Mayor, do hereby proclaim
and announce,
That an election will be held on Mon
day, September q, 1915, at the Village
Hall OF this village, during the lega:
hours for such elections, for the purpose
of taking the sense of the qualified
property taxpayers of this municipality
for or against the authorization OF g
special tax, to be known as "ferry
5az," on all property within the limits
of said village, not to exceed 8 mills per
annum on every dollar of assessmen!
therein, for the purpose of purchase and
maintenance of a free ferry, and appur-
tenances thereto, over and across Red
River, within this village, or adiaceni
thereto, beginning with the year 1915
and running for period of ten con-
secutive years thereafter, said tax to be
collected by the duly authorized Tax
Collector for this village, as provided BY
law, at the same time and in the same
manner as other taxes are collected, and
applied solely to the purposes as afore-
said.
l do further proclaim and announce,
That the clerk of this council shall pre-
pare the ballots for said election, ano
same shall read "for" and "against -
said tax, the voter to express his will or
choice as provided by law, leaving that
expression of his desire on the ballot, as
aforesaid, and the returns Of said cleo
ton shall be made to this council, as
provided by law.
In conformity with the afordsaid or
dinance, the commissioners and clerks OF
said election shall be as follows, to-wit:
Chas. Smith, Frank Ryon and 7. P.
Switzerland, commi ssioners; A. C.
Wilmington, clerk.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Village of Bossier City, at the Village
Hall, this, the 10Th day of August, A. D
1915. M. B. WOODWARD, Mayor.
Attest: wv. HUTcHINGs, Clerk. 3i-5
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warming to Trespassers.

T7HE Liberia plantation, consisting OF
L 400 acres, located in Ward Two,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, has been
posted and this publication is made 70
fully comply with the law prohibiting
trespassing. In future all hunters, trap
pers and others who willfully trespass
and those found guilty of taking timber
from the woodlands on the plantation
will be prosecuted. Also, all stock
roaming at large, and thus a menage to
crops, will be taken up.
T. OLIVE FOSTER.
September 8, 1915. oct Ii
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For Assessor.

Mr. F. B. OGDEN OF Benton has authorized US te
announce his candidacy for the office of Assessor
for Bossier Parish, subject to nomination at the
coming Democratic primary election.
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ANNOU nee MENTS
For Sheriff,

Mr.. J. F. ADAIR of Ward Five has authorized US
to announce his candidacy for the office of Sheriff
for Bossier Parish, subject to nomination at the
Democratic primary election to be held during Jan
uary. 1916
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Maj. S. A. Jonas, editor of the Aberdeen
Examiner. died at Aberdeen, Miss, last
Monday. He was native of Williamstown,
KY, and brother of the late B. F. Jonas,
United States Senator from this State from
1881 to 1885. Maj. Jonas was the nestor
of the Mississippi press, and author Of the
beautiful poem, "The Confederate Note, -
the following being the second verse:
'Show it to those who will lend an ear
To the tale that this paper can tell,
OF liberty born, Of patriots dream
Of the storm Graded nation that fell.''
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For Representative.

Mr.. A. HoFFPAUIR Of Ward Five has authorized
us to announce his candidacy to become one of the
Representatives from Bossier Parish in the next
General Assembly, subject to nomination at the
coming Democratic primary election.
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For Clerk of Court.

Mr.. JAS. NJ. HENDERSON, of Benton, who some
months ago elected by the voters of this parish
to fill unexpired term of the office of Clerk of
Court, has authorized us to announce him as cam
dldate to succeed himself, subject to nomination at
the coming Democratic primary election.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14
HAM SINGERS
HERE TONIGHT
Famous colored Company Will
Present Musical Program in
Bismarck.

Lovers of good music will have a
rare treat in store for them in the
concert tonight at the Presbyterian
church. The Ham Jubilee singers.
known throughout the country as one
Of the very best, if not the best, of
all jubilee singers on the lyceum plat
form today, will give one Of their
splendid entertainments under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
of the First Baptist church.
The company consists of seven well
educated and talented musicians,
among them being Madam Talbert
whose ability as a soprano soloist is
we'll known ana Mr.. w. A. Ham, the
famous basso. Every one of the com.
pany, however, is an artist Of excep.
tional abality., Everyone will want to
hear the male quartet and the instru.
mental selections on the piano, cello
and pipe organ. The management
promises an entertainment of wide
range from the plantation and revival
songs of the negro race to selections
from grand opera. Everyone will find
something interesting and entertain.
ing.
The program will begin promptly at
$3.50.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14
x{.RAY LOCATED THE RING
Valuable Diamond Recovered From
Elephant Who Had Mistaken
It for a Peanut.

Minnie is an elephant who per.
formed at a summer resort, and she
was called upon recently to assist
at a performance not announced on
the bills. She had to undergo an X
ray examination, not because OF any
physical need of it but because she had
swallowed a diamond ring, and its
whereabouts in her Intervals had to
be discovered, in order to recover 1t.
According to the Scientific Ameri-
can, Minnie was eating peanuts out OF
the hand of q man wearing the valu-
able ring, when she p~layfully slipped
the saliva.covered end of her trunk
over the fingers of the hand in search
of more peanuts, and, to the astonish-
ment and CONSERVATION of the man,
took the ring along in Withdrawing it.
She quickly tossed it into her yawn-
ing mouth, needless of the futile eff.
forts of the owner to make her drop
it. So, to locate the ring, X.ray photo
graphs had to be resorted to.
Minnie's side was marked off into
seven sections, and seven X-ray plates
were marked to correspond with num-
bers painted on her side. One after
another, the photographs were made
of her interior to find the exact posi-
ton Of the ring. 1t disclosed itself
in plate No. L. It had become firmly
lodged in the throat of the elephant.
She could not cough it up, o would
it go down. A veterinary surgeon
vas summoned, and he probed the
animals throat for the ring. The
valuable gem was soon recovered, and
Minnie was none the worse for her
novel experience.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14

The Henry B. Harris Estate will
present Miss Rose stahl in her new
play, "A@Perfect Lady," at The Audi
tcrium, April ~ The play is in four
acts and was written by Charming
Pollock and Rennold Wolf.
Miss Rose Stahl has long been dis.
tiuguishec as N ofSthe most notable
players OH the American stage. AS a
comedienne she is known and admir-
ed throughout the breadth Of the land
by folk in every walk of life, from the
humble shop girl to the most opulent
plutocrat. Miss Stahl has achieved
this 'pre.eminencesby sheer hard work.
At first sheGwas a newspaper woman,
following the calling of her father,
who is well known among the jour
nalists Of New Jersey. Then came an
opportunity to join stock company
in Philadelphia, which Miss Stahl ac-
cepted. Her. success al was not i'm
mediate, for she travelled the gamut
of stock company labor and after. sev
eral years of hard work was reward
ed byheing CASTOR the leading parts.
In these relies she had played every:
LllluS, IL I'LL OdllllllC y " tIlOLOuS ld1Cc.
In Vaudeville.
After leaving the stock work Miss
Stahl took engagements with touring
companies for several seasons. Then
came her venture into vaudeville with
The Chorus Girl This act estab-
]ished her as a favorite throughout
the country with the patrons of the
vaudeville houses. Finally Miss Stahl
took the vaudeville offering to Eng
land.
While Miss Stahl was abroad the
late Henry B. Harris had her little
playlet expanded into a four-act play,
ard brought it to production under
the title of "The Chorus Lady," Her
Interpretation of the name part, in the
piece brought Miss Stahl stellar hon
ors. After 'The Chorus Lady" had
done full service, Miss Stab! appeared
in maggie Pepper" which Charles
Klein wrote for her.
Well Known Writers.
Charming Pollock and Rennold Wolf
the authors of Miss Stahl's new piece,
"A Perfect Lady" are we'll known as
the writer's of books for musical COM
edies and have brought to production
some dozen Of these plays. The Hen
ry B. Harris Estate has surrounded
Miss Stahl with an excellent company
of players for "A Perfect Lady" which
gives the members o fthe cast an OPP
portunity to win much laughter, be-
sides the clever lines allotted to the
star.
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Out Second Best.

1t has been said, that some of the
most interesting happenings in the
lives Of celebrated people never get
into print. Few of the legious who
have heard Madame Schumann-Heink
realize. that there are times, when
some inexperienced persons in auth
GRITTY attempt to dictate to- the great
singer. In a certain city, where the
c%ontralto has sung many times, a, To-
cal professor who has charge .of EN-.
tertainments in his institute, objected
to the advanced program of one Of
Schumann-He ink's concerts;fs .heSs OBJ
jected because a young pianist was
advertised to play. two groups of
songs. The professor said there was
too little Of Schumann-Heink in the
bill offered and too much of the ris-
ing star of the keyboard. The singer,
however, remained firm and refused
to change her program.
Generous to a fault, Schumann-
Heink may always be counted upon
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14

TO give her admirers full measure, and
on the night of the recital in question
she added no, less than nine encores
to her splendid list of arias and lieder.
Never had the singer seemed in more
glorious voice; never had her mood
seemed more attuned with beauty
and temperament; never had she
chosen a program better calculated
to please that public:
Later in the evening, the professor
came around to the green room and
manfully admitted that he was in the
wrong; that the singer was right;
moreover he promised the singer he
would never again attempt to dictate
her concerning her programs for that
city. The singer was all smiles, and
in her radiant whole-souled way, for
gave the, professor; they shook HANDS
and those who witnessed the friendli-
ness between them, little knew that
before the concert the singer and the
professor wer mot on speaking
terms"
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EMO" AT .: G.
q" 49, lgL. III &AN1Ei.l.
= THE GRAND

EST. Elmo,' six wonderfullreels pic
turizing Augusta Evans world fam.
GUS novel, in 1854 gorgeous scenes, will
be presented at the Grand theater to.
day, coming for one day only. "St.
Elmo is a motion picture achiUve.
ment bristling with the higher ele-
ments of perfection, produced by the
Balboa Feature Fin company at it's
beautiful studio at Long Beach, Cal.
'rhe finn is fairly marvellous in its
treatment Of a tender theme. It is
the first of a series Of features by the
Balboa company that have been ar
ranged to be shown at the Grand, the
management Of which is always, on
the lookout for the best in motion pic.
lures. ~ Z y. =. ~ ''
est. Elmo" is a %stupendous roman
tic spectacle. Generation after, gener-
alton have read the book, which has
captivated millions by its lofty tone
and inimitable literary style. It is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14

Secretary Bolley Tells Farmers Of

Secretary H..L. Bolley of the North
Dakota Improved Seed Growers asso-
citation writes the following open let
tiers to the farmers Of North Dakota:
81 write this note to call the atten-
ton, of the members of the North
Dakota Improved Seed Growers asso-
citation to the fact that arrangements
have already been made whereby 1t
is assured that we will have a suitable
exhibit space for the annual contest
during the coming fall or winter.
Heretofore, each year, we have not
known until comparatively a few
weeks before the contest whether we
would have q place to show or not.
This difficulty has been entirely re-
moved. The contest will take place in
the Fargo Auditorium. This, ] hope,
will encourage a great many to under
take to, grow a high quality of seed
grain, indeed, seeds Of all sorts which
are used in the state for seed pur-
poses. ITO win, grains must be pure
as to variety-not mixtures.
We hava had returns from those
who furnished the prizes this year,
and they are exceedingly we'll pleased
with the last contest, and We will have
their assistance in the matter Of prize
moneys for the coming year. l think
L am safe in saying that the prizes
in the coming contest will be equal
t oanything heretofore, arranged for.
According to a vote of the members
at the past annual meeting. the wish
was expressed that two classes or
groups of seeds should be provided
for at the next contest--the, expert
mental class, and the increase or
sales group. This will be carried out
if ncssible. Those who are only ex-
p%erimenting to obtain high class, pure
bred stuff on the small seed plot and.
who do not have any for sale will ex-
hibit in one class, and those who have
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-14

raised a large amount for sale will
as seed will be entered in the other
group. There will be suitable prizes
and awards in both classes. 1t MAJ
therefore, be possible for a person
to enter in both classes, showing his
hand selected seed plot grain and his
increase or sales stuff. The increaso
or sales seed should represent the
seed which is raied in bulk for sale
as seed.
North Dakota requires each year
for seed purposes 10000, 0G0 bushels
of seed wheat, 100000 bushels OF
high class flax seed and oats, barley,
bronze grass, timothy, alfalfa, corn,
cts, in proportion. No IN need have
the slightest fear that too many PEG
pie will go into raising good seed
The fellow who raises the best vii,
always be at the top.
The membership Of the North Da-
kota Improved Seed Growers associ-
alton increased fully one-third the
past year. Let everyone consider
himself a committee Of Il to get[one
or more new members in his neigh
DOrhCOd with a view OIL having enough
growers of a particular kind of seed
to make a reputation for that neigh
borhood. Let the last word be, ''qlal-
ity." and quantity is apt to follow.
One feature of interest is that We
have found that the annual meeting
of the Tri.State Grain Growers con-
yention is a pretty late date to hold
a seed contest like ours. 1t makes
it difficult for those having seeds to
have an opportunity to sell them. The
Grain Growers week is such a busy
one that many of the people who at
tend do not find time to properly ex.
anime and inspect the, exhibit. People
are convinced that the contest should
Oe held earlier and steps are being
taken whe reby it will be possible to
hold the seed contest in association