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Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

sheep--As pretty fair Friday lamb run
showed up this morning. though offerings
were not nearly 70 large as u week sgo
kodaN when stho strike scare brought In an
extra heavy run. Receipts were estimated
Al thirty nine. cars or 1850 head, making
tbs total for the week TO date es.sst head
% akainst t1i.b1S last week. S7,04A two
weeks age. and lss,7b7 q year ago.
Fat lambs were In very urgent demand
This morning. and everything offered early
inetke day at prices that were called by a
majority 81 traders a5c higher than yes
terday. Most OF the offerings were none
VOC desirable and, quality showed $50 wide
Strange that accurate comparisons wers
hard 10 make. and opiniop differed : good
deal. A band Of Wxpmings. the best stuff
here. brought tho tophfor the day and week
selma Mt tioss. Tops Of a big string Of
fesders >seld' 20 Sklnsrs At 1900; ana 2
There we're some trades who thought
the market no more than i6c higher, but
Il was the opinion OF the majority that
Than 2bc higher than yesterday. None 81
i The lambs here were real choice. and while
actual top was only sio,s6. a real toppy
string was considered worth $3.50 and tho
most optimisticN quoted tli,oo. Al compared
With - week ago, values are around 7sc
A. pretty decent share OF the offerings
consisted Of -feederN most Of which come
~ two big shipments. They sold readily at
head head ibrinss1k sioss. with another good good
sized string At slois. One deck reached
There was hardly any mature stuff here,
aud the market for both fat and feeder
sheep was entirely a nominal affair. In
fact since Tuesday there have not been
enough sheep here to make quota ions.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs
gpM To choice. 1870 HOO; lambs, fair "a
.<..od ff0 az n 0'gI. iamba feederaL a. In Z,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
Kansas city Live Stock Market.

kansas city, Mo-, Sept s.-Cattle--Re-
ceipts, 2.100 head market steady; prime
fed steers. s10.00@l1.00; dressed beef steers
S00@s.75; western steers,i $6.259950;
stockers and feeders, $600@S.00; bulls, $500
@675; calves $6.50@l1.0O.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; market,
steady; bulk Of sales, s1o,70@11.o0; heavy,
s107091110;/ packers and butchers, $1o.75
@11.1o; light s1o7oGl1,1o; pigs. $500
10. Is.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head !:
market. higher; lambs. /$10.25@11.00; year.
lings, F60@s26; wethers, $70o@776;
ewes, $8.75QI25.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
Coffee Market.

New York. Sept S.-The market for coffee
futures opened unchanged to 1 point lower,
under some further scattering liquidation,
but soon turned firmer on covering and
moderate demand from trade sources De-
cember contracts sold up from 92Se to
9.46c. while March advanced from 9.47c to
9.57c, and the close was from five to nine
points net higher. Owing to the holiday.
there were no official cables from Brazil
and there seemed to be no fresh news
ring. Sales were reported of 2s.75o, bags.
September, s.6oc; October. s,4sc; November.
9.t4c; December, 941c; January, 9.45c; Feb
ruary, s.boc March, Case; April. 9.5sc;.
May, s64c; June. s.69c; July. 9,73c.
Spot coffee, quiet; Rio rs. 10c; Santos as,
11.Hc. Cost and freight offers were report
Cd Unchanged and II was reported that bids
mado on lower basis had beenS lowered.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
GRAIN And PRODUCE
Wheat, With Three to Four
Cent Advance, Makes Lead !,
to Higher Prices.
CORN AND OATS FOLLOW

~ Omaha. September 8, 1916
Wheat corn and oats advanced from NC
to 4c higher today.
wheat was the strongest factor on the
exchange, selling &c to &c higher, and the,
demand was good. The government report
that comes out today Is expected to be
buliish, and with this In sight good prices
were paid for all cereals,
The cash demand for-corh was very good
the better grades selling " to cents
higher.
Oats continued good seller advancing
v TO Y cent higher.
Clearances were: Wheat and flour eaua,
to t,10s,0 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels;
oats, $4,000 bushels
unchanged.
Liverpool Close--wheat. unchanged; corn,
Primary wheat receipts were 1,656.0Oo
bu. and shipments 1.179,000 bu.,, against
receipts of 2.251 900 bu. ~and shipments OF
l.02b,000 blu. last year.
Primary corn receipts were $4,000 bu.
and shipments $4,000 bu., against receipts
OF $4,000, 'bu. and shipments Of $4,000 bu.
last year.
Primary oats receipts were 41.4s1.0oo bn.
and shipments 10000 bu., against receipts
Of 100000 bu. and shipments OF 100000
bu, last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
CHICAGO GRAIN ASD PRovlsroSs.


Chicago. Sept s--Reports of,-fresh Bull
garian successes In Roumania did n good
deal today to lift the wheat market here
and so too did correct predictions Of a
buliish crop report from Washington. The
close. although unsettled, was &c to So and
Nc net higher with December at $l.6s to
Nesk and May at t1b7 to tL67S. Corn
gained Nc to NC, oats finished unchanged
70 Nc up and provisions down 10 cents
to 80 cents.
Wheat prices at first showed consider
able depression owing to lower cable quota
tons. accompanied by Liverpool announce
ments OF general strike of mill opera
tives and worth that British dealers were
purchasing, freely In Argentina rather than
In the United States. y Authorities here,
however. csntended that wheat in the United
States was relatively 10, cents bushel
cheaper than In Argentina. Then came
dispatches that the Bhlgarfans had cap
tured three seaports In Roumania and were
waging battle over wide front against
the Roumanian and Russian forces together.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

omaha, Sept. s--Prairie Hay-Choice up
land, s11,o0@1l.60; No, l upland. s1o500
100; No. midland, $1o.00Qlo.so: No. .
midland. ss.50@9.50; No. 8 midland, $3.50
6s.b0; choice lowiand. 5000 $50; No. 4
lowland. ss.00@s.00: No. Q lowland, 5000
500; No. lowland. $500 @ 600.
Straw--None on the market. Choice
wheat $3.50: choice oat OF rye, $1,000 90.
Alfalfa-Two ears on the market Choice
alfalfa, sI2.60Q13.60; No. /. s11.0o@12.5o;
standard, ts.0o@fl.oo. No. Q, $1,000 500;
No. 3, ,$6.Q0@S0O
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. S.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, bg00 head; market, steady. Butch
ers. $3.50 $500: Gamers, s3.75@7.S0; feed
ing cows and heifers, ,s4,4o06.76.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market,
steady. Light. s1000@10.35; mixed. $10.a5
@1050; heavy, $10.50910E0.
Sheep-Receipts, 400 head
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Savannah, Ca, Sept s.--Turpentine--Mar-
ket firm; 44Ac; sales 3sl bbls; receipts.
1875 bbls; shipments 443 bblsI stock. 22,764
bbls; rosin, hfm; sales 1871 bblss receipts,
1.le2 bbls; shipment 3ss bbls; stocker. S2,-
no. Quote: A.. B. CD. 1886; Z. $3.50;
7. $6.l6: G, $500; H, !, s6.25; r, M, $3.50;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

New York, Sept. s.--Evaporated Apples
Dull; fancy 7@7Nc; choice. 6@6hc; prime,
AZ @bhc.
Dried FruitS-Prunes. firm; California,
6h@sc; Oresons, 7@11c; apricots, steady !;
choice, l2@12hc; extra choice. 12h Qlscj
fancy 1lN@lShc; peaches, firm; choice,
S%c; extra choice. 70; fancy, 7&c Raisins.
fancy seeded, 1850; seedless, sA @l0Ac.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

cattle--Receipts were moderate an ussal
on a Friday, there being hardly enough boef
steers 10 really interest buyers. The trade
on such cattle was slow, but the feeling
generally steady on good kinds. Cows and
heifers were very dull and 100 Ito lower on
account Of the large run Of Mexican cattle
hAsRg- Titled up packers earlier In me week.
Sfockeru and feeders were slow. the coun-
Try demand being rather limited, and prices
generally 4 little lowAr.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
b<eveS S10009l0.15; fair 10 good beeyes,
tp.eodD1o. 90; common to fair becyes, 1880
800; good to choice grass beeves. s7.76@
Dab: fair to good grass beeves t1.26@176;
common to fair grass beevea. 1876 o 7.2s!
good 20 choice heiferR, ts,T6@7s6: good TO
choice cows, ss.5o@7.0o: fair to good cows
e6.sb@6.bo; common 70 fair cows, A.beg
fss; good to choice feeders. 1886 6s.2b;
fair to good feeders. sssb@Ls5; common
90 fair feeders. se.os0s.s5; good TO choice
sfoekers. t73S@7.7B; stock heifrrs, ", JAZZ
100. stock cows. s5.so0s5o: stock calves.
3s.se0aso. veal calves, tS.oo9u.ooi beef
bulls. stage, ETC.. se.oo07.oo; Bologna bulls.
4 u
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
.sEw YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations Of the Day on the yasious Lead
ing Commodities.

New York, Sept. S.-Flour--Firmer;
spring patents, ssi5@S.45; winter patents,
s755qfsO. winter straights, $20n740.
Rye Flour--Quiet = 81
Cornmeal-Firm.
wheat-spot, strongI No. l durum
NT7Is; No. 2 hard. s1,7fh; No. north
ern Duluth. s1.31h; No. l Manitoba,
S1s0ia (. o.. b. New York.
= Corn-Spot, steady. No. yellow,
}1.01%, C. |. T. New York.
Oats--Spot steady. ;
Hay-Firnr, No. /. s1.55; No. 2. s1.25
No. Q, Sis; shipping, zoe @ s1.oo.
Hops-Steadx1 state common, to choice
1916 o015c; 1914, soto; Pacific coast
1915, s015c; 1914, 7@9c.
Enthusiastically Bogota, 32h 983hc; Cen
tra1 American, 32hc.
Leather-Firm; hemlock hrsts. SIC; sec
.onds sec.
Professionalism, Arm; mess $780, q
31,oO family, $4,000 5000: short clear
s2700@2s00. Beef, firm; mess. s20.50@
400: family. s22.6O82a.os. Lard, easier
middle west S14.6b91A75.
Taliow--Firm; city, Shc. .hominal;, coun-
try, sAgs%c. speciak S%c.
Butter--Steady; receipts, p,252 tubs
market unchanged.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 6.3S9 cases; fresh
gathered, extra fine. sec; extra firsts, S4G
35c; firsts, 32c.
cheese-f'irm; receipts. lo,ooe boxes,
Poultry-Aliye, frmer no prices settled
Dressed firm and unchanged. :
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

II 1t, Joseph. Sept S.--cattie--Receipts, 200
head; market steady: steers, s6.6oQ750;
COWS and heifers, si.so@i 900; calves. $3.50
4fl.to.
iioss--H Receipts. 1900 headS market lower:
top. yi0.ss: bulk " aaisa yto.65 @lo.ao.
rheep and Lambs--Receipts. 5000 head;
market higher; lambs sio250i f.oo; ewes.
<1.ee9T1s.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
Metal Market.

New York. Sept s.--Metal--Lead. ss.s5@
6.75.
) speiter--Firm; spot easy. St. Louis dsliy-
cry S% GSM.,
Coppey--INrm: electrolytic, sci. o0iy2s. 90.
Iron-Steady and unchanged.
Tln--steady; spbt. .s3s.75 Q39.00.
At London--spot copper. f11o; futures,
f1o7. los electrolytic f1a1: spot. tin. f17o.
Futures. f170 16s.
Lead--fSO 81; spelter, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

.TbA.s .a,s. ware re,ort,N TODAY:
whea,.-No hard Yinter car. sibs.
car. Al az, car ti.bi. No 2 hard winter,
49, SIAN Ia cars Al *. a car. m ri.
~ ' sisa.' NJ " e hard Nv w,nter cars
I, III 800. stk.' 4 carr n IA. az cars
seem ,,,,r,ar ,ar. stHHk
c ca,s ' "a. sar ii Az. cars sias. /
car ears ~ sampie barS winter. car.
~ ss sias car Wiz" n a. car
siMh car az ~ eas' . s,,v a.
fi5sn No snrinr. car. sl.5o:, car
Sl.s6. Sample, spring, I car, $40; No, 4
duEum, l car, Sf.+6; No. . mixed, car
$t.54; ! car, N.49; / car, l.4s;. No. 4
mixed, 1 car, t1.4S. 81
Rye--No 1, 4 car. si.17.
uarley---No. o, 1 car, s3c; No. 4, 1 car. e2c
Corn--No. / white. I car. sac. No. .
white: i car, sac. No. white: 9 cars, sac.
No. 6 white: i car. soc. No. 9 yellow; /
car, s4Ac; No. 6 yellow: / car. sac; car
sic. No. 3 mixed; Z cars, sac. No. mixed:
/ oar, 82hc.
Oats--No. q white: 1 car. 46Nc. No. 8
white: II cars, 45hc. No. 1 white: / car,
t6kc; 1 cars, 45c. sample; 1 car, 45Mc;
Omaha Cash Prices--Wheat: No. 2 hard.
1850 i.55h: No. . hard, y1.4sQl.54hI No
4 hard. i1.47@f.6l; No. . spring, 1850
1855 Mo- Q spring, t1,t7Ql52h; No. .
durum, ti,47Q1.60: No. . durum, ss46D
La Corn: No. . white, sax csc; No. 8
white, SAN @84c; No. white, s3@83hc;
No. white, 82h @ssc; No whittier so @ SIC;
No. 2 yellow, s4h @s4&c; No. 3 yellow,
3 Yellow, saM@ashe; No; 8 yellow. soa g
san @ssc: No. : mixed' H@s2hc; No. s
~. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

New York, Sept. S.--Print cloths were
slightly easier today and yarns were less
feverish Cotton goods generally were firm
and unchanged, and linens were high aid
firm. Wool MARKETS. were unusually strong.
Ready to weak manufacturers did, a good
business on waists, dresses and coats
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

washington. Sept s.--Cotton OF the
growth OF 1915 ginned prior to September
/ amounted TO sbO,o32 bales. counting the
round as half bales, the census bureau to-
day announced IN It's first ginning report
Of the season. That compares with k6s.1s3
bales last year tso.stf in 1914 and 7saoss
In 1913.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Cattle Steady and Mostly Lower, Hogs
Weak, Sheep Strong.
: Chicago. Sept. s.--cattle--Receipts, 1000
ffead; market. steady, native beef cattle,
s6COG1135; western steers, 1856 49.25;
stockers and feeders, $4.75@7.70: cows and
he.fers. $3.65@s.4O: calves, ss.75@1S.O0.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; market,
weak; mostly 25c lower; bulk of sales, 1910
QI0.s0, light, sfO.2O@1l.sO; mixed, $s.s04
11.30; heavy, ss.75911.10; rough, $3.50
9.95: pigs, $6.50@9.40
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000 head;
Market. strong; wethers. $6.759SS5: ewes,
$3.754S.00: lambs S7.00M 1l.2b.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Omaha, Sept. s,--Bank' oiearinga for oma-
corresponding day last year ts.Aio.aoi.aa. j
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Minneapolis. Sept NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sl63h; December. $1.s1 y. Cash. No. /
hard. Si.70&; No. / northern, $1.64h q
$i.67&: No, northern, $l.60% OLSEN.
Flour--Fancy patents. 1850; other grades
unchanged.S
Barley--64c @s1.02.
Rye-$1.16@120,
Bran--s2050@2f.b0.
corn-No. yellow. $50 sec.
Oats---No. 3 white. 45@4b%c. q
Flaxseed-s2,o6h @2.05.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

lSs.s.ss.. Is1 "
Ss....... sa1 % 1s....,,. AZ y
+ 1........ $50 10 90 , %...... los II 90
). II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- feeders. 1917, es 70 cows,"ieis = 20
A''s'r''- y w e ss'''r'.' ''s .
Nh, Joaeph oreck--wyominE
Ii atesrs. 7ss 90 steer 800 10
raymond pieard-yyomins
Vincent Picard -wyomins.
I stssrz. .~7a4 Is 90 1 steer. 1aoo . 70
Huston y oemaker-wyominx.
.fe talyes. !! all IS 80 10 steers. 1897 40
Dave .Picard--wyoming
q steers. 1911 soc steers. 7:s ! 90
Ma. r. x. kobb And Ed Arnold--wyo mipE.
6 staers. .fztf W SISTERS. 1881 ! 50
IIeys--The' market was q lively affair
from the very outset this morning. Both
81 hoEs. and they wasted little time In
pr1liminaries. nearly all the hogul being
so1d long before o'clock. Prices were
quite little higher ~ . general thing
and while / fer traders thought they sold
hoks that werS not inush more than steady.
general opinion WAS that the market was
,fnily 6@ioc higher. and any numbsr Of
sales wcxe made that looked flatfdtms
above yesterday,
70 date. bulk landing at tio6o6io.sS. and
Tic average cost Was within 100 Of being
IN highest on record, whila tops did set
new record for the yards reaching
off.00 for the first time In the history Of
this market. The general market in 500
SOC higher than. last weeks close, though
the top shows an increase, OF only 4oc
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
This Is the Day Of the
Brilliant Mazda Lamp

Both tallow candles and carbon lamps
were once the best means of lighting. Today,
however, Mazda lighting is best because it provides
still better and cheaper illumination than do carbon
lamps. Mazda lamps mean pure white light, easy to
read or work by. They are sturdy and long-lived
They triple the light at the old carbon lamp cost
You should place a Mazda globe In every
light socket Of your home. ~
Your electrical dealer sells Mazda, lamps, or your
nearby store may be more convenient. Call our ceA,
tract department for information. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Liverpool, Sept s.-wheat-spot: No. /
Manitoba. Ids lid; No. 2, las 10d; No. 3, I Is
Sd; No. red, western winter, las I'D.
6hdl E
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
HYMENEAL..
Guenther-Friede.

Avoea, Neb., Sept. S.-(Speciai.)-
Henry l.. Guenther and Miss Nellie
]. 1 Friede, popular young people
living near Dunbar, were married
Wednesday. They will make their
home on farm near Dunbar.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Receipts Of live stock at the hive princi-
pal western markets Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Weeping, Water, Neb., Sept. s.
Especially ? Miss Mary Jameson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. F.
Jameson, and Mr.. John \ Bates of
Rising City, Neb., were married at
noon Wednesday at the home OF the
brides parents.here. ReY. M. w.
Rose of Neigh, Neb,, officiaed. The
couple will make their home at Rising
City, where the groom is assistant
cashier in a bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Hogs Set a New Record for
South Omaha When They
Sold for Eleven Dollars.
SHEEP ARE 25 CENTS UP

Receipts and disposition OF live stock al
The Union stock yards. Omaha, for twenty
/, four hours ending at ~. m, yesterday
MISREPRESENTATION
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09

Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-09
Place This Sunshine. il
Your Home

Tallow. candles were at one time the
only satisfactory means Of lighting the home.
But eventually tallow candles were
succeeded by Electric carbon lamps. Mar
velous change-brilant light said the people, and
it was for those days. But
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

bid received for such entirety equals
or exceeds the aggregate of the
highest bids received for the sepa-
rate parcels, such bid for the en-
tirety will be accepted. If, how
ever, the highest bid received for
the entirety shall be less than the
aggregate of the highest bid re-
ceived for the parcels separately,
then such highest bids for the
respective parcels shall be ac-
cepted.
If said sale shall for any reason
not be confirmed by the court, then
the purchaser or purchasers at such
sale shall have returned to them
the purchase price paid by them
for any of tae property sold at
such sale. # said sale shall be
confirmed by the court, then said
purchaser or purchasers will be
entitled to receive from the under
signed, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of
The Southern Nut Nursery Com
pany, a deed of conveyance Of the
property purchased by said par
ties, and receive possession of said
property.
Dated at Kansas City, Missouri,
this 18th day of July, 1916.
JOSEPH NJ. JONES,
Trustee of the Estate of The South
ern Nut Nursery Company, in
Bankruptcy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAfRING WIFE

| had gotten so weak ] could not stand,
and ! gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle OF
cardui, the wonian's tonic, and | COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, | could tell It was helping me. /
can now walk two miles without IT'D
firing me, and am doing all my work"
If you are all run down from wonanly
troubles, don't give up In despair. Try
cardui, the woman tonic. Hhas helped
more than a million women, in its so
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help yon, too. Your druggist has
sold CardM for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recon1-
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Wrste to-: Chattanooga Meiicine Co, ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Speci0s
Instructions on your case and 64-page book, HONS
Treatment for Women" sent In plain wrapper. I6G
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
After Four Years Of Diseouragine
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.


catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with wornanly troubles, and during
this time, | could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. AT times, l would have severe pains
In my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
r1ert relieved me for a while, but / was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do rae any good.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

1916, for the purpose, IN open ses-
sion, Of examining and counting
the ballots, canvassing the returns
and declaring the result of said
election.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Beard of School Di-
rectors of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, That the President Of the Par
ish Board of School Directors be,
| and he is hereby instructed to give
public notice of said election by
proclamation, according to law.
Section I. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the special election
herein and hereby provided for
shall be held and conducted and the
returns thereof shall be made un-
der the provisions of Act 256 of
1910 and amendments thereof, and
such other laws as may be appli-
cable.
j. G. CARRIERE,
Vice-President of Board.
w. B. PRESCOTT, Secretary.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to a resolution or or
dinance passed by the Parish
Board Of School Directors Of the
Parish of St. Landry. La, at a regu-
lar meeting held on the 3rd day of
July, 1916, I, J. 6. Carriere, Vice
President of said Parish Board OF
School Directors, hereby give no
tice that in compliance with said
school tax election will be held in
School District No. 8 of the 5th
and fst Police Jury Wards of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, on 22nd
day of August, 1916, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana to vote at said election,
the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy a special school tax of
five mills on the dollar on all the
property in School District No. 8
of the 5th ana fst Police Jury words
of the Parish of st. Landry, La,
subject to state taxation annually,
for a period of five years, begin@
ming with the year 1916, for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to the
public schools of said district.
For the purpose of said special
school tax election the polling
place will be the High School build
ing IN Grand Prairie, and the fol-
lowing commissioners and clerks Of
election have been appointed to
serve at this election: Juste La
fleur, Marshall Doucet, Arthur Ro-
berie, commissioners and A. C. Yid-
rine, clerk.
At said special school tax cleo
ton the poll will open at seven
o'clock A. NJ, and close at five
o'clock P. M. and the election will
be conducted in accordance with
the laws of Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at 1000
o'clock A. M, on the 25th day Of
August, 1916, the said Parish Board
Of School Directors of the Parish Of
st. Landry, La, will meet at the
Office of the Board in the city of
Opelousas, La, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot box, ex-
anime and canvass the returns, and
declare the result Of said special
election.
This 3rd day of July, 1916.
J. G. CARRIERE.
Vice-President Parish Board OF
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
Lax-Fos, A Mild, EfIscts.e Laxative 3 Liver Tonic
Does Mot Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form, a
acknowledgements andTonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not grippe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. Soc.
The Washington times., 1916-01-22
PAUL SLEMAN HEADS
81 CHURCH SOCIETY
Mt. Pleasant sOongregationalists
".. Hear Reports at Annual
Business Meeting.

EncouraEipg reports were given at
the ahhuai business meeting, OF the Mt.
Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL Church on
Thatsday evening with the Rev. Ciar-
ence a. Vincent. presiding. Paul. sle-
man was moderator at the meeting Of
the CONGREGATIONAL Society. which pre-
ceded the. church meeting Reports
were read by the following: DR.. VIM
cent. DIT. 70. L. whitney. w. d. ouln-
ter! Norton NJ. Little. Mrs, w. J.
Tucker, Mrs. W. T.. Buell., Miss Mar
garet Nourse. MrS.sA. NJ. Harrington,
p. T. Webster, Miss, Eleanor Tingley,
DR., c. w. Burrows. e. L. Meschmeyer,
Albert f. FiShsr. II. e. stringer. and
Dr. w. r.. Buchanan.
The following officers we're elected
President OF the society, Paul sleman
SECRETARY, b. \. Webster; treasurer. II.
e. Stringer: secretaFMof revenue. W. j.
BoWman; secretary OF accounts. c. @.
Morgan; trustees, q. E. Walker, 'R. II.
Young, A.io. Tlnsiey; deacons. e. s.
Peck. J. r. Hinton, Or. q. II. Ashley,
DR.. D. fB. Pratt; deaconesses, Mrs. ~.
y. Young. Mrs. w ". Eaton clerk, DR..
3. Il. Whitney; treasurer w. d. Quin-
DR.. A. N. harrington was. elected hon
orary member Of the board OF deacons.