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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-09

Section /. Be it Resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors Of
the Parish of Grant, La, that the
result of the special School Tax cleo
ton held in Clear Greek School Dis
trict No. 5, Grant Parish, La, on the
5th day of September. 1916, in con-
formity ITO e<resolution of this
Board ordering said election, passed
on the 22nd day of July, 1916, are
hereby declared to be as follows:
PROPOSITION to levy a speciai
tax of five CD mills on the dollar
on all property subject to state taxa
ton in the Clear Greek School Dis
trict No. 5, Grant Parish, La, for a
period of five (5) years. beginning
with the year 1916 and ending with
the year 1920, both years inclusive,
for the
PURPOSE of building and equip
ping school houses in said Clear
Greek School District No. 5.
For or in favor of the said propo-
sition there were cast I9 votes, re-
presenting a taxable assessed vaina-
ton of Six Thousand One Hundred
Sixty-three ($6.163) Dollars;
Against or in opposition to said
proposition there were cast 2 votes,
representing a taxable assessed valu-
alton of Nine Hundred Twenty five
($925) Dollars.
And the majority of the votes both
in number and amount of property
being in favor of the proposition
submitted at the said election to the
qualified voters. the said proposition
is hereby declared to have been car
ried at the said election.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., that the Secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby directed to file
with the Secretary of the State of
Louisiana, and with the Clerk of the
18th Judicial District Court and ex-
Officio Recorder in and for the Par
ish of Grant, La, each one copy of
the minutes of this meeting, to and
including the passage of this resolu-
ton. same constituting process ver-
bal of the manner in which the bal.
lot boxes have been opened, the re-
suit of said election ascertained, the
ballots counted in number and
amount. the returns canvassed and
the result of said election ascertain
ed. and the said Secretary shall re-
tain in his office copy hereof, duly
certified by the Secretary of State.
and ex-Officio Recorder TO nave been
duly filed and recorded in their re-
spectiye offices as required by law.
Unanimously adopted.
j. H. McNEELY, President.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
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Colfax as a Watering Place.

For the past ten days or two
weeks bathing in Red river has
become general fad with nearly
all Colfax citizens. Men and wo-
men. boys and girls, and even
the little children. all go in the
river during the afternoon, it be-
ing a common thing to see from
80 to 100 people in the water at
one time, and sometimes as manv
as lbs persons.
The water is clear, warm and
pleasant, and the beach or sand.
bar where the bathing is done
furnishes a good firm bottom.
gradually increasing in depth for
20 to 100 feet before the water
goes over a mans head. The
bathing is done along the front
OF the town, and it is as fine as
can be found anywhere this side
of the Gulf coast.
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PRONUNCIATION of Election.
Colfax, La, Sept. 9Th. 191,

| OAoAs A<osS oCPt. OtH, 1910.
Pursuant to resolution passed on
the 22nd day of July, 1915, and in
conformity to notice given by pro-
clamation of the President of this
Board, duly published, the Parish
Beard of School Directors of the
Parish of Grant, Louisiana. met in
special open session for the purpose
OF opening the ballot boxes, examin-
Ing and counting the returns and de-
claring the result of the special cleo
ton held in Ward Q, Grant Parish.
La, and that fractional part of
School District No. 6, located in
Ward 8, Grant Parish, La, on the
5th day of September. 1916, in con-
formity with a resolution passed by
the Board on the 22nd day of July,
1916.
Present: ]. H. McNeely, A. w..
Stewart, e. A. Wall, T. C. Lincecum.
N s. Roberts and M. E. Jackson.
and quorum present.
The Board proceeded in open ses-
sion publicly to open the ballot
boxes. examined the ballots and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
clared the result to be as follows:
PROFESSION to levy a tax of five
t5) mills for five go years on all
property in Ward 2, Grant Parish.
La, and that fractional part of
School District No. 6, located partly
In Ward 8. subject to state taxation.
annually, for. period OF five (5)
years, beginning with the year 1916.
and ending with the year 1920. both
years inclusive. the funds thus de-
rived to be apportioned according to
the assessments of the original
school district subdivions for such
original school district subdivisions
for use In the original school district
subdivisions of said Ward 2 and that
fractional part of school district No.
6. located in Ward 3, said funds to
be used for general educational pur-
poses.
For or in favor of the said propo-
sition there were cast 1913 votes. re-
presenting a taxable assessed valu-
alton Of Fifty-five Thousand Three |
Hundred Forty-eight ($55.34S) Dol
lars.
Against or in opposition to said
proposition there were cast 3S votes,
representing taxable assessed vaiu-
alton Of Twenty-Five Thousand Five |
Hundred Ninety-six ($22.596) Dol
lars.
Whereupcn, Mr.. Stewart offered
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able annually, the funds thus deriv-
ed to be used for the
PURPOSE of building and equip
ping school building at Dry Prong.
Louisiana, in the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL.
Whereas, Said election was held
ard returns thereof were canvassed
by the Board of School Directors of
the Parish CT Grant, Louisiana, ac-
coIding to law, and previous notice
published, on the 5th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916, and the result of said
election was declared to be
That the majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said Dry
Prong School District No. IL in the
Parish OF Grant, Louisiana, voted in
favor of said proposition; now there
fore,
Section I. Be it ordained by the
Board of School Directors of Grant
Parish. Louisiana, in regular session
convened, That the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and
issue bonds of the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL, in Grant
Parish, Louisiana, to the amount of
Ten Thousand (s1O,000) Dollars to
run for a period of ten (1O) years,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per cent (5 per cent? per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the
PURPOSE of building and equip
ping school building at Dry Prong.
Louisiana, in the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL.
CARRIED, and that bond issue as
proposed is authorized and required
by law to be proceeded with and fin
ally extinguished by an annual levy
assessment and collection of taxes on
all the property of said Dry Prong
School District No. IL, in the Parish
Of Grant, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the result of the said cleo
ton shall be promulgated by the
President and the Secretary of the
Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Grant, Louisiana, by publi-
cation in one issue of the official
journal of Grant Parish, signed by
the President and Secretary of this
Board.
Adopted September 9th, 1916.
J.H. McNEELY, President.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
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PRONUNCIATION of Election.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant
BY the direction of the Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, and by virtue of
the authority in me vested, notice is
hereby given that on Tuesday, the
fifth day of September, 1916, an
election was held in Dry Prong
School District No. IL, in the Parish
of Grant, Louisiana, to determine
the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and
issue bonds of the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL in Grant Par
ish, Louisiana, to the amount of Ten
Thousand ($10,00O) Dollars to run
for a period of ten (1O) years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five Der
cent Is per cent? per annum, pay
able annually, the funds thus deriy
ed to be used for the
PURPOSE of building and equip
ping school building at Dry Prong.
Louisiana, in the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL.
That the majority of the taxpayers
voting at the said election in favor
OF the said proposition was 23 in
number. and Thirteen Thousand One
Hundred Ten ($13,11O) Dollars in
amount. and that, therefore, said
proposition carried.
This done and signed on this the
9Th day of September, 1916, at the
court house at Colfax, Grant Parish,
louisiana
]. H. McNEELY. President.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
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Grant the Pioneer in Special Taxes for
Good Roads and Schools.

The people of Grant, a COM
paratively small parish, can
well smile over the bombastic
claims that are made by some of
the folks in the larger parishes
about the taxes they are voting
for schools and good roads.
Eight years ago, during Gov.
Sanders term, Grant parish vot-
ed special 5 mills tax for five
years for building good roads,
and within the last two years all
the wards of the parish have
voted either for bond issues or
another 5-mill tax for five years
for the same purpose.
In the matter of special taxes
for schools the parish is also well
up with the procession. Many
of the school districts have been
voting special taxes for fifteen
or sixteen years. Some of the
districts are at this time paying
Is or 20 mills taxes for the bene-
fit of their schools.
To show the great interest our
people take in schools we call at
tention to the fact that on Tues
day of this week nine elections
were held, and every one of them
were carried by good majority.
Dry Prong district, in particular,
distinguished itself. In that dis
trict the voters carried a main
tenance tax of 10 mills for two
years, and a bond issue for S10.-
600 to build and equip a school.
See the returns from some of
these districts in this issue. 9th
returns will appear next week.
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PRONUNCIATION of Election.

Colfax, La, Sept. 9Th, 1915.
pursuant to a resolution passed
on the 22nd day of July, 1916. and
in conformity to notice given by
proclamation of the President of this
Board, duly published, the Parish
Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Grant, La, met in special
open session for the purpose of open
ing the ballot boxes, examining and
counting the returns and declaring
the results of the special election
held In Clear Greek School District
No. S, Grant Parish, La, on the 5th
day OF September, 1916, in confor-
nifty with resolution passed by the
Board on the 22nd day of July. 1916.
Present: j. H. McNeely. A. w.
Stewart, E. A. Wall, T. C. Lincecum.
N. s. Roberts and M. E. Jackson.
and quorum present.
The Board proceeded in open ses-
sion publicly to open the ballot
boxes. examine the ballots and count
the ballots in number and amount.
examine and canvass the returns
thereof. and then and there declared
the result to be as follows:
Proposition
Proposition to levy a special tx
Of five go mills on the dollar on all
property subject to state taxation in
Clear Greek School District No. s.
Grant Parish, La, for a period of five
(5) years, beginning with the year
1916 and ending with the year 1920
both years inclusive, for the purpose
of building and equipping school
houses in said Clear Greek School
District No. S.
Fer or in favor of the said pro-
position there werecast 10 votes. re-
presenting a taxable assessed valua-
ton of Six Thousand One Hundred
($6,163) Dollars;
Against or In opposition to said
position there were cast 19 votes. re-
representing taxable assessed val
uation of Nine Hundred twenty-five
(s925) Dollars.
Whereupon, Mr.. Jackson offered
the following resolution and moved
its adoption. seconded by Mr.. Lince-
cum.
Whereas, The Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
Grant. La, in public session, opened
the ballot boxes, examined them. and
counted the ballots in number and
examined and canvassed
he returns of the special election
held in Clear Greek School District
No. 5. Grant Parish. La. on the 5th
lay of September, 1916, in conform
ty to a resolution passed on the
END day of July. 1916. ordering
aid election, and ascertained the re-
suit Of said election to be as set
orth hereinafter in this resolution,
o-wit:
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Affidavit of Publication,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant.
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me, the undersigned authority.
H. G. Goodwin, a person to me well
known as the publisher of the Col
fax Chronicle, who being by me first
duly sworn, deposed and said:
That he is the publisher of the
Colfax Chronicle, the official journal
OF the Parish OF Grant, and that he
published ordinance No. IL of the
Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Grant, La, enacted on the
22nd day of July, 1916, according to
the printed copy attached, in the
manner and the number of times re-
quired by law, the first issue being
of date the 29th day of July, 1916.
and the last issue being of date Sep
TENDER 2, 1916.
H. G.. GOODWIN.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the 9Th day OF September.
1916, at Colfax, Louisiana, in said
parish and State.
JAS. J. O'QUINN.
Notary Public.
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Important to the Cotton Planters.

A cotton seed quotation COM
mittee," composed of Harry D.
Wilson, commissioner of agri-
culture, Lieut.. Gov. Mouton, and
Mr.. Bryan Bell, on behalf of the
oil mills, will issue weekly
quotations as to What is a fair
price for cotton seed. In an
other place this week we publish
their quotation of $36' per ton
gross, as a fair minimum price
for cotton seed, f. o. b. cars at
Louisiana shipping points.
This is an important arrange
ment, and it should enable the
average farmer to secure S32 to
$50 per ton for his seed, accord
ing to shipping facilities at his
command.
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A Fair Price For Cotton Seed.

From an investigation of oil
mill costs of operation, etc., and
based on present values of cot
ton seed products. Commissioner
H. D. Wilson, Lieut.. Gov. Fer
nand Mouton and Bryan Bell,
cotton seed quotation committee.
consider $50 gross as being a fair
minimum price for sound seed
f. o. b. cars, Louisiana shipped
points.
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PRONUNCIATION of School Tax Election
I'm Clear Greek District 8.

PRONUNCIATION Of School Tax Election
I'm Clear Greek District 8.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant
By the direction of the Parish
Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Grant, Louisiana, and by
virtue of the authority in me vested.
notice, is hereby given me that on
Tuesday, the 5th day of September.
1916. an election was held in Clear
Creek School District No. 5, in the
Parish of Grant, Louisiana, to deter
mine
PROPOSITION to levy a special
tax of five mills on the dollar on all
property in School District No. 5,
Grant Parish. La, subject to state
taxation, annually for a period of
five years. for the purpose of build
ing and equipping school houses in
said district.
That the majority of votes in both
number and amount were in favor
of the said proposition. and the cleo
ticn is hereby declared to be CAR
RlED.
Now, therefore, there is levied on
all the property in the said Clear
Creek School District No. s subject
to state taxation five CD mill tax
for five years, beginning with the
year 1916 and ending with the year
1920. both years inclusive.
This done and signed on the 9Th
Gay of September, 1916. at the court
house in Colfax, Grant Parish, Lou
isiana.
j. H. McNEELY, President.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
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Tired of the Same Old Crowd.

A subscriber writes to the
Chronicle to complain because
the election commissioners, clerks
and returning officers at the pre-
cincts in various wards have been
the same set for four or five
years. He says there are others
who are competent for this pub
lie service, and he thinks they
should have a chance at the job.
The duty of selecting these Of
ficers usually falls to the lot of
three or four men, and some
times they are not well enough
acquainted at the various pre-
cincts to know who to select, and
they have to fall back on the old
list in order to be at all correct
in making their appointments.
This, however, was not the case
in making out the last list, as
there was a pretty full attend
ance when the parish committee
named the commissioners, and
if a satisfactory set was not
chosen, the fault, if any, rests
upon the ward committeeman, as
the selection was left to them.
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Motors From Arizona to isiana.

Motors From Arizona to Louisiana.
Motoring twenty-five hundred
miles from Phoenix, Arizona to
New Orleans in twenty-four days,
R. M. Erdmans reports an ideal
trip, and road conditions in Lou
isiana while good in places evil
denced much need of attention.
His route in this State was via
Lake Charles, New Iberia, Nor
gan City and Donaldsonville. He
is accompanied by his wife and
three daughters, and camped en-
route when hotels were lacking.
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Economy.

An old couple who used to buy q
quart OF ale every night were per.
suaded by friend to purchase a key
OF the beverage on economical
grounds. The evening that the key
was preached, and the first quart con-
sumed, the old wife said: We'll,
George. we've saved five cents on our
ale tonight. and five cents saved is five
cents earned" That's So" replied
her husband. Let's have another
quart and save ten cents"
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Ordinance of FORMULATION

Whereas. On the 5th day of Sep
TENDER, 1915. an election was held
in Dry Prong District No. IL, Grant
Parish. Louisiana, to determine the
PROPOSITION to incur debt ana
issue bonds of the said Dry Prong
School District No. IL in Grant Par
ish. Louisiana, to the amount of Ten
Thousand (s10.00OD Dollars to run
for a period of ten (1O) years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five per
cent Is per cent? per annum, pay
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morning.

Messrs. w. R. Perkins and R.
w. Kiser, forage crop and beef
cattle specialists, of the Louisi-
ana State University, and Mr.. C.
E. Woolman, district demonstra-
ton agent, spent Friday with R.
H. Benton, parish agent, inspect
ing local demonstrations.
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PRONUNCIATION of School Tax Election
in Ward 2 and that Fractional
Part of District @, In

PRONUNCIATION of School Tax Election
in Ward 2 and that Fractional
Part of District @, In
Ward 8.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant.
BY the direction CT the Parish
Board. of School Directors of the
Parish Of Grant, Louisiana. and bv
virtue of the authority in me vested
notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 5th day of September, 1916,
an election was held in Ward 2 and
that fractional part of District 6 in
Ward 8. in the Parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, to determine the
PROFESSION to levy a special tax
OF five mills on the dollar on all pro-
perty in Ward and that fractional
part of School District No. s located
in Ward 3, Grant parish, Louisiana.
subject to State taxation. annually
for period of five years, beginning
with the year ending 1916 and end.
ingg with the year 1920, both wears
inclusive, the funds thus derived to
be apportioned to the assessments of
the original school district subdiyis-
ions to such original school district
subdivisions for use in the original
school district subdivisions of said
ward and that fractional part of
school District No.. 6. located in
Ward 3, said funds to be used for
general educational purposes.
That the majority of votes both in
number and amount were in favor of
the said proposition, and the election
is hereby declared to be CARRIED.
Now, therefore. there is levied on
all the property in the said Ward 2
and that fractional part of District
6 In Ward 3 subject to State taxa
ton a five CD mills tax for five
years. beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1920. both
years inclusive.
This done and signed on this 9Th
day of September, 1916, at the court
house in Colfax, Grant Parish. Lou
iisana.
j. H. McNEELY. President.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
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Mr.. J. B. Roberts, attorney,
has returned and resumed prac-
t;oo
Many Like Him,

Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of
nothing, more than any man in Ven
Ice; but his reasons are as two grains
OF wheat hid in two bushels of chaff;
you seek all day ere you find them;
and when you have them. they are
not worth the search.-Shakespeare.
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The Colfax high school, in com
mon with all the schools of Grant
parish, will begin the 1857
term on Monday, Sept. II.
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Mr.. Ivy M. McNeely, who was
a member of the party of the
Louisiana State University farm
ers' observation tour through
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Missouri, returned last Sunday
morning.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For District Attorney.

For District Attorney.
We are authorized to announce
HON. T. A. CARTER
as candidate for District Attorney
for the Thirteenth judicial District,
subject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
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Says the cronlc pIsbeIIever.
1t pleases the average man more to
nave woman tell him that he is the
nrst man she ever loved than to have
her tell him the truth.
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Pay your subscription.
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For School Board Member.
We are authorized to announce

we are autiUrIZeu % dIHUuHCe
MAC ARLINGTON
as candidate for member of the Grant
parish board CT school directors, from
the third ward, to be be determined in
the November election.
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Members of Board of School Direc-
tors Of Grant Parish. Louisiana.
Witnesses
H. L. BRIAN,
W. T. BUCKNER,
c. j. CALHOUN.
certify that the above and fore
going is true copy of the original
now On file in my office.
]. N. WARNER,
Secretary of Board of School Direc-
tors of the Parish of Grant. La.