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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

~. II. moIN III L SlCL n.
G. w. STONE, Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. so.
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting Of Towa Licenses.
Section BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town OF Melville. La, in regular ses-
sion convened. That the license laws
of the state of louisiana now in
force shall In SO far as applicable, be
the license ordinance of the town Of
Melville. La. for the year 1917, and
each subsequent year thereafter, I'M
less otherwise changed.
Section 2.-Be it further ordained,
etc. That this ordinance shall take
effA t from and after December 81,
1916.
Section BE 1t further ordained.
etc. That all ordinances Or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be
ard the same are hereby repealed,
Thus done and passed in regular
session convened or this. the 9Th
day Of December. A. O., 1916.
Attest.
J. II. MONTGOMERY. Clerk.
e. w STONE. Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. 81
An ordinance rngrTlating the license IF
ronl and billiard t.bles in the
Town of Melville, La.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04
Fourteen Prisoners FlOgged

Fourteen prisoners were flogged
at the Workhouse on Saturday by
Edward O'Rourke, a guard, in the
presence of Warden Cross. The
prisoners, their sentences and Of
lenses were as follows: Arthur
Mills, 10 lashes, six months, lar
ceny; John H. Foreacre, 10, one
year, larceny; Smedley Smith, 20,
nine months, larceny; Joseph Ia
brOwski, 20, nine months, larceny
George Henry, 20, Is years break
ing and entering; Oscar Blackson,
20, nine months, larceny; Joseph
Smith, one year, larceny; William
McCaully, 20, four months, lar
ceny; Harry Lee, 20, nine months,
larceny; William Clark, 20, eigh-
teen months, larceny; Archie
Clark, 20, one year, larceny; Ar
thur G. Wilcox, 20, three years,
breaking and entering; James
White, 20, one year, larceny; Will
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04
Laurel Firemen's Carnival Profits

Laurel Firemen, it is expected.
will clear from $1,000 to $500
from their carnival which closed
on September 26. The attend
ance was large on most nights.
The automobile was disposed Of by
committee, Charles Van Leer, of
Seaford, S. N. Culver, of Delmar
and Captain George Insley of
Bethel, who awarded it to Mrs,
William S. Hitch of Laurel.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04
COlOred Child PARALYSIS Victim

Seized with what Drs. J. c..
Knowles and H. M. Manning of
Seaford pronounced infantile pa
ralysis of the most serious type
on Wednesday night, a child of
Kearney Thoroughbred, colored,
who lives just beyond the limits Of
Seaford, died on Thursday morn
ing. The origin of the case is puz-
cling as none of the family have
been away from the neighborhood
for more than two years past. DR..
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

A. E. Frantz of the State Board
of Health was notified and arrived
on the night train and agreed with
the local physicians. DR.. w. F.
Haines of the State Board of
Health arrived on Thursday and
placed the Thoroughgood's dwell
ing under strict quarantine.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

lam Sanders, 10, one year, lar
ceny. Clark and White will re-
ceive 20 more lashes next Satur-
day. Foreacre, the two Smiths,
Wilcox, Sanders, and Zabrowski,
are white men and the others col
ored.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04
HERE AND THERE

Alfred Hindle has been appoint
ed a bailiff for the New Castle
County Courts vice John 3. Man
love, resigned.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

John Minner, aged SO years, a
lifelong resident of Masten's Cor
ners, near Milford, took his first
auto ride on September "a to visit
his son at Bowers Beach. The cars
speed impressed him greatly but
was too fast, he said, for proper ly
noting the many changes in the
country.
The Red Lion causeway is re-
ceiving a new surface and is still
closed to travel. Repairs are in
progress on Penny Hill, and the
pike is closed to travel.
While in his fathers store in
Laurel, On Friday, Christopher,
the three-year-old son of C. C. Ell
lis was thrown down by a collie
dog which he began patting and it
sank one Of its teeth in his fore
head near the temple, and anoth-
err through his nostrils. The
wounds were quickly cauterized.
Judge Churchman on Thursday
fined Howard C. Stevens, driver of
the Washington Fire Company's
chemical engine $40 and costs for
violating the motor vehicle speed
law, in not slowing down when
rounding the corenr of Tenth and
Market streets, Wilmington, where
the engine struck trolley car
when it's rear wheels skidded,
breaking the cars windows. Teh
engine was not on fire service at
the time.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

raised with the prospect or larg-
supply for the holiday market.
Governor Miller has appointed
Col. w. d. Denney Of Dover, a di-
rector OF the Bank of Delaware
for the remainder of the term Of
the late George H. Murray.
The cannery at st. Georges has
been sold by the Thomas Roberts
Company of Philadelphia, to &. K.
Snedeker.
Mrs. j. Frank Brown of Laurel,
has just completed a handkerchief
ed bed spread which cost her four
months of patient work and $25
for the cotton required. 1t is
SAID she has refused an offer OF
sloO tor the spread wishing to re-
tain it in her possession.
Most Eminent Sir Knight Lee S.
kncampment of Knights Templar
OF the United States, has been Wis
ltlng his brother, DR.. Homer j.
Smith and family at Wyoming.
Charles Coverdale of Clayton,
and Elmer H. Walker of Kenton,
nave purchased the farm and
woodland of the late Samuel
Hutchinson lying between those
towns, for $4,000.
Eugene Z. dupont has present
ed Traffic Sergeant John Devenish
with a check for $50 for the VIII
mington police pension fund and
franc Omcer John Ward has re-
ceIved from an unknown contrib
utor a gift of 500 for the fund.
The $50 acre farm of the late
Kendall b. Atkins, within about
three miles Of Georgetown was
purchased at public sale on We'd
nesday by j. +. Perry, Of Cool
Spring, for $4,000.
Her dress catching afire as she
walked over burning grass, one
day last week, Title, the young
daughter of j. W. Timmons, of
Dagsboro, was seriously burned.
Joseph Jefferis, aged SO years,
who several months ago shot and
wounded his son in dispute over
the settlement of his mothers in
Wilmington, was paroled in the
General Sessions Court on Thurs
day.
A horse stolen from Solomon
Kline's stables in Bridgevillc on
the previous Saturday night was
recovered at Hurlock, Md, on
Wednesday.
An oyster supper will be held in
the fire engine house in Delaware
City to morrow Thursday even
ing for the benefit of the Presby-
terian Church.
The farm of S. S. West, near
Seaford, has been sold to W.
Wheatley for So, 400.
The State w. c. 7. L. is select
ing a number of works on temper
ance, costing $50, for prescnta-
ton to the library of Delaware
College. Thirty-fve dollars will
also be given for prizes for scien-
tifc temperance instruction con-
test work in the public schools of
the counties.
Their demand for increased pay
having been refused riveters at
the Harlan & Hollingsworth plant
in Wilmington went on strike on
Thursday. Women glazers at the
plant of the New Castle Leather
Company in Wilmington, not salts,
fed with an increase of wages of.
fered by the company struck or
Friday and male glazers quit in
sympathy.
John Boyd of New Castle, was
badly bitten on his left leg or
Thursday by a dog owned by one
of the guards at the projectile
plant.
Frank West and Title Lewes
both colored, were fined $50 anc
costs on Thursday for selling co
caine in Wilmington and the
Il 80
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

to advertise for bids for the work.
A force of $50 colored hands
from Virginia arrived at New Cas-
tie on Monday Of last week to
work in the local steel plants ow-
ing to scarcity of labor.
Word has been received at Del
aware City, of the promotion Of
First Lieutenant Eugene Reybold,
son of former Postmaster F. j.
Reybold to the rank of captain in
the army on the Mexican border.
Francis V. du Pont of Whining
ton, has been named student-ad-
visor to freshmen about to enter
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Roy Jones died at Delaware
Hospital last Tuesday from injur-
les received on the previous Sat
uIday when he fell under the
wheels of an auto truck owned by
the Wilmington Transfer Com
pany, of which he was the chauf-
feur.
Samuel LofIand of the Bear Sta
ton section was held in 5000 bail
for Court by Justice Gluckman in
Wilmington last week on the
charge of pointing a gun at n.
Price Whitaker of Wheeling, w.
Va, formerly Of Principle Fur
mace, Cecil county, has bought the
30O-acre farm of H. L. Abbott, Of
Philadelphia, near Town Point on
Elk River, which he will occupy
! as a summer home.
The suit of Christos AlevizatoS,
a Greek resident of Chestertown,
against Graham, Clements and
Sutton, proprietors of an auto bus
line between that point and Bet
terton for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries received on Sep
TENDER 2, 1915, tried in the Cecil
county Court last week, resulted
in the jury's awarding him $500.
Counsel for the defendants gave
notice that they would ask for a
new trial.
Arthur J. Morris, of Perryville,
a P. B. & W. r. r. freight brake
man, was fatally injured when he
fell from a car of his train which
partly passed over his body, in the
Edge Moor yards on Monday of
last week and died the next day at
Delaware Hospital.
Demand from catsup makers at
Dover caused a big jump in toma-
to prices last Tuesday, which
ranged from 60 to 65 cents a bas-
ket for most of the day, and &c
cents basket was offered for a
wagon load. w. Reed of West
Dover hundred, for a load Of 10G
baskets, received a check for
S63.60.
Thomas Smith was committed
to Elkton jail for Court on We'd.
nesday charged with striking Mrs
Mary Reed, a neighbor, on the
head with stick with which he
had been knocking over her chick
ems which had gotten into his
yard. She interfered and he STRUCK
her, but luckily she escaped pos
sible fatal injury.
Rev. Omar E. Jones is pushing
a movement to secure the old M
f. Church building in Lewes fol
the use of a Young Mems Chris
tian Association in that town.
Samuel Gangus or Ganges
charged with the murder of Katie
Bodeski, in Brandywine Spling:
Park on the night of July % last
, was indicted on Wednesday ant
plead Not guilty" when arraign
ed in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner on Thursday. His counse
moved for a continuance which
was granted as the state made M
objection, the case going over t.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Pastors Of the Dover churches
have formed a ministerial union
with Rev. W. E. Gunby Of Wesley
M. E. church as president.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Young turkeys are reported as
thriving well in the Georgetown
section during the summer and as
good prices are gotten for the
fowls IN season more have been
raised with the prospect of a larg-
supply for the holiday market.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

For forcing a balky horse to
work with the aid of another pull
ing a chain placed around the
formers neck Angelo Citro was
fined $25 and costs in the Whining
ton City Court last Tuesday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Governor Miller has appointed
Col. w. d. Denney of Dover, a di-
rector OF the Bank of Delaware
for the remainder of the term of
the late George H. Murray.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Having gotten wedged between
its bed and the wall the seven
months-old son of Harvey P. Mil
bourne. Jr., farmer living near
Hartly, was found dead from suf-
location last Tuesday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Rev. Omar E. Jones is pushing
a movement to secure the old M
f. Church building in Lewes fol
the use of a Young Mems Chris
tian Association in that town.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Arthur J. Morris, of Perryville,
a P. B. & w. r. r. freight brake
man, was fatally injured when he
fell from a car of his train which
partly passed over his body, in the
Edge Moor yards on Monday of
last week and died the next day at
Delaware Hospital.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

A horse stolen from Solomon
Kline's stables in Bridgevillc on
the previous Saturday night was
recovered at Hurlock, Md, on
Wednesday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

An oyster supper will be held in
the fire engine house in Delaware
City to morrow Thursday even
ing for the benefit of the Presby-
terian Church.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

The cannery at st. Georges has
been sold by the Thomas Roberts
Company OF Philadelphia, to &. K.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Frank West and Title Lewes,
both colored, were fined $50 and
costs on Thursday for selling CO.
caine in Wilmington and the
former was fined $50 additional
for having an opium smoking lay
out.
A dime collection for the Mil
ford Hospital had up to Wednes-
day Melted nearly 500.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-04

Trustees of the county hospitals
at Farnhurst entertained the men,
bers Of the grand jury at a dinner
at the institution on Wednesday.
Standing in her husbands store
in Wilmington Wednesday Mrs.
Anna Sauter was cut by broken
glass when a man at work on the
roof stepped upon a skylight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
Bailey Ellis of Des Moines was
lere today shaking hands with old

|. Bailey Ellis Of Des Moines was
here today shaking hands with old
| friends. He is on his way to Lo-
gan to check up the county Of
lice.
DIR. George Smiley is expected
To arrive in the city this evening
| from Seattle. He did not go to
Rochester on his way here. as he
lexpected.
Mr.. and Mrs. CLYDE Bayliss and
Miss Ruorke drove over from
Carroll yesterday for a few days
Visit with the formers sister. Miss
Mable Wetter.
| Miss Murl Palmer left this
morning for two weeks visit i'm
Iowa City. Her mother. Mrs. g.
Palmer. accompanied her and will
Ireturn tomorrow.
| Miss Adelaid Dargan and Miss
Mary Miller. neices of j. D. Tam
|isiea. who have been visiting here
for short time. leave this even
ling for their home i'm Columbus.
WIS.
The Misses Gertrude Sheener
|of Ronesteel. S. D.. and Mahle
Lewis of Precott. Ariz., are en-
pected TO arrive this week for a
fbrief visit with the Misses Ten
Inant
| Fred Robinson received a dis
/ location of the right ankle last
might at Mobiles Lake. He was
drought TO DR.. konigmacher's Of
flee. where the dislOcation was re-
4 duced.
Il William Stokes of Modaie was
4 the overnight guest Of relatives.
He brought his daughter home
last evening from Mercy hospital.
where she recently underwent an
operation.
Il Miss Marie Tamisiea came
home last evening from a week $
I visit with friends i'm Sioux City.
i Miss Helen Blood accompanied
her home for weeks stay as her
guest. She will also visit a few
days with Mrs. T. j Hennessey.
/ Word has been received at
Woodbine to the effect that a case
of infantile paralysis exists at
the home of Ed Adamson east of
here and west of the town OF
Panama. The medical fraternity
of Panama has charge of The pa
tient.
/ Miss Marjorie MrKinnon. who
has been traevling through the
wts st the past few months for a
school supply company. arrived
yesterday from western Npbras ska
After a few days visit with home
folks she will join her party and
leave for Winnipeg. Can.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
rHEDA BARA TO
WRITE MEMOIRS
OF HEN CAREER
Ascendencs In Moving Picture
World Like No Other
her Romantic Life.
Little known Of Miss sara
Her Life Story VIII, Do Eagerly
Awaited by Press and Pub
lie Of Many Lands.

Memoirs for so young NO
man as l'heda Rara sounds
strange But this international
motion picture star. the vampire
woman of FINLAND, is going "a
write those intimate things about
herself which an older person of
equal fame would call memoirs.
This wonderful woman of both
beauty. youth and talent is known
wherever civilization has brought
that little machine which brings
the whole world TO ones door
step. The master picture dramas
in which William Fox has pre-
sented her are known to be pub
lie of every country on the globe
And now the time has come. as
a newspaper heading writer has
expressed it with Journalistic
breviiy, for "Theda Bara TO 'Vamp
i'm Print.
The memoirs. or whatever YOU
wish to term them. are almost
ready. And you, he public, are
going TO read them in the news
papers in all parts Of the world
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
SNYDER hollow ltsma.

The rain came just in time to
help the crops along.
Mr.. Aaron Wisecup was busy
with the King road drag today.
The Misses Hazel and Carrie
Hester spent Sunday with their
aunt. Mrs. George Harper.
Mr.. G. A. Hester's father and
brother spent Sunday with him.
Mrs. I. A. Baaman spent Mon
day with home folks.
| Mrs. j. T.. Harrington and her
grandson returned to their home
/ in Mondamin after spending a
week at the Hester home.
Mr.. George Linn Of Fremont
was caller at the Hester home
Tuesday.
Mr.. G. Cherry. who is in the
Methodist hospital. is getting
along very nicely and will be
home soon
Miss Ruby Hester spent Sun
day with her cousin and Rntl
Harper.
A Miss Inez Coleman spent Tues
day with Miss Blanche Smith.
| Mr.. Charles Hayes is spending
"a week with friends in Nebraska
\ b =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
A Terrifying Experience.

DIR. kOnlgmachpr received a
letter from his sister. who is
spending the SUMMER i'm New
York attending Columbia mivrr-
sty. telling all about he Terrible
explosion the night of July 81.
Glenwood Inn. l.. L., July 81
Dear Brother: Last night |
thought my time had come. We
We're awakened about 1890 by a
very loud noise. which sounded
like the roaring of cannon. In a
few minutes there was he most
terrific crash ever heard i'm all
my life. II broke the windows i'm
the house and wrecked tho large
|veranda Every one was up and
out of lie building Immediately.
The air was filled With smoke
which was Sitting and with each
explosion great strealsS of fire
would shoot high into The air.
People We're going i'm every direc-
lion. About , p. m. some one
succeeded in getting central. but
no information could hr obtained.
RumOrs We're many. Some said a
German submarine was i'm The
harhOr. Others declared il was
the United States battle ships
which We're in the harbor engag-
ling some foreign fleet. Runners
were as many as the explosions
themselves
One crash followed another un-
It'll about $3.50 IA. m. when We
learned the truth by phonine TO
polire headquarters. That sure
was a relief TO MS all.
The following morning three OF
lus girls boarded a tug boat for a
|ride over he bay. The water was
covered with debris: many build
inp> We're demolished and others
reminded me of the Omaha eye
rived al Ellis Island. There The
loss OF property was the worst
We saw about 800 immigrant ;
there, who were all taken 10 Ihf
Battery Park barracks.
The same afternoon we re-
turned 10 New York and every
where on he streets was broken
glass. 1t is estimated that the
| glass loss will exceed S2.O00.O0C
and the total property loss will
he many millions Last night was
the most terrible night ever had
and several of the girls are still!
| frightened. and don't think I'm
much better off myself. mag
line one terrific crash after an
other i'm ihe middle of he night
and the building you are i'm being
wrecked from no visible cause. II
was "A reproduction of the battle
of Verdum. an experience which
only those who have passed thru
lean realize. ELIZABETH X.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
Old settlers, pay.

Thursday. August AZ. will be
celebrated as old Settlers Day
at Magnolia. Program will he
published later. Line up to he
there. A. NJ. FRYANDS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03

Telephone No. 10 or % when
YOU want fresh fruits or fresh
vegetables. We always have the
fresh goods. Gilmore's Sanitary
Grocery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
Notice.

Bids wanted for painting The 81
John school house with two coat.
of white lead and oil. All bid.
are to be in by 8 o'clock Friday
August I. Address them to c. r.
Harder. secretary. Missouri Val
ley, r.. i. ID. No. Z. al
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03

You can afford 10 eat the hes
if YOU buy here. Gilmore'S San
itary Grocery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
LIBRARY aEpoRr.

The library will be closed until
August 9th because OF Chautau-
qua. Books that fall due during
that time will be renewed for Dor
rowers.
The six books donated i'm the
July report We're the Gift of Mrs.
Charles Neiztch. and DR.. Gamble
also gave a years subscription of
an Osteopalhic periodical
Since the recent election of
Officers for the coming year
President G.. IL. Dcur appointed
the following committees:
Book Committee.
DR.. r.. ID. McEvoy Chairman.
Mrs. A. n. Sniff.
Supt. 4. W. Graham.
Finance Committee.
MIR. John McGavren. Chairman.
Mrs. ~. NJ. Carlisle.
Librarians report to the Board
of Library Trustees for the month
of July. 1916.
Books donated ............... 6
New readers registered .. 10
No. of books loaned ............... 1Gi
No. of days open for issuance 4
Average daily circulation - 80
Largest daily circulation - IS
Smallest daily cirrhl.lion -. 81
Percentage of adult fiction =. 90
Fines on overdue books ...SI so
Classified Report.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03

Cssh paid for good butter and
frssh se1s. Gilmore's Sanitary
Grocsry.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-24
Thanks, Bro. Hodges.

The News is in receipt of a nice let
ter from Prof. Horny Hodges, accom-
panied BY a check for renewal of sub
scription. He expresses himself as well
pleased with the amount of space we
are devotinE to school matters; in par
ticular.
Prof. Hodges was formerly principal
of the Lindsay high school. is a live
school man and has hosts Of friends
here. For the last year or two he has
been teaching Latin and Ancient His
tory in the high school at Selmer Tenn.
He wears an "a. b. also an "a. NJ
attached to his name and is able to
deliver the goods in an educational
line.
Success to you Bro. Hodges the
news is with you in your good work.
Lindsay. Okla News.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-24

Legal blanks of all kinds for sale al
this office.