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The Monticellonian., 1916-02-17

J. R. Evans of Cotter who owns 8 farm near East Cotter, has uncovered a large deposit of iron on his prop erty that may prove valuable The vein is six feet thick
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-17

Leading men of Gravette have pro vided for demonstration farm al Gravette, where homeseekers can be shown the possibilities of that terri tory under proper cultivation.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-17

Great damage has been done 10 trees Tn several counties of Arkansas by ice It is said that the trees have the appearance of having been visited by a tornado in some sections.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25
The National View

villa NeXtl-General Funston's re-
port that Villa had been in Chihuahua,
as he said he would, has fraternized
with the Carranza officers and that he
walked out without bloodshed but TAX
ing large part of the carranza force
who went back TO their former idol
has raised the question II, after all,
president Wilson Will return 10 his
drst love-thc bandit, Villa. When
Mr. Wilson was dcvoting the entire
strength OF the United States. includ-
ing Its army and navy. TO Investing
Vera Cruz and driving Imerta out of
office, 1t will be recalled, he was
enamored of villa and regarded him
as patriot" and as the savior Of Mex
leo. 1t was merely The trend Of milf
tary events in Mexico which com
PEELED Mr. Wilson TO turn to Carranhl
and make him the de facto govern
ment"; but in view OF Carrau2.'s IN
gratitude and Villas military prDwess,
It would not occasion much surprise
to see the president return 10 his ilrs,
love. OF course, the facts are that
both men aro unspeakable bandits who
have committed and sanctioned every
crime in tho category and whose hands
are alike red with the blood " Amcrl-
can men, women and children, as we'll
as with that Of their own fellow coun-
trymen. From n military standpoint,
Villas increasing strength constitute a
grave monaco TO PershlL.... column.
Mr.. Wilson announced the he was
sending Pershlng into Mo'iau to get
Villa" He has since ann)auccl rhat
Villas band has been practically ex-
terminated. Villa has promptly dem
onstrated the falsity OF the second an
nouncement and Mr.. Wilson himself
proved the falsity OF the first. But no
one has been able to explain why
Pershing's force Is weakly maintained
in Mexico. idle and in constant danger.
It is about time for Mr.. Wilson to
change his mind.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
Vania and Ohio.

The week ended closed one very
quiet in the eastern oil fields. No
change has been made in the market
price of crude oil now for more than
five weeks and It will take an increase
in the price of crude to stimulate
activities in the search for new produce
ing territory.
The compilations during the week
had all been confined to known dis
tricts and with one exception no field
has brought in better than light oil
producers or gas wells. The new
Thirty foot development on Dents run,
in Warrington district, Marion county,
Is the only producing field which has
attracted more than ordinary atten-
ton during tho week. In that field,
Hoffman and Hickman agitated their
third test we'll on the Alfred Kendall
farm and in the twcnty-fOur hours
ending Saturday morning the well pro-
duced GOO barrels. When drilled in
about ten days ago this we'll started
off with a production of 296 barrels in
twcnty-four hours. An important test
for this field is being drilled 1000 feet
east of the No. Kendall on the ]. l.
Rex farm by the South Penn Oil Com
pany. They are now drilling on top
Of the sand at this well and should be
in the pay very early this week.
In the Berea grit development, on
Longbottom run, in Cabin Creek dis
trict, Kanawha county, the United Fuel
I Gas Company has drilled its second
test we'll on the Imperial Coal Com
pany's tract, through the sand and II
is showing for a very light producer
The well will be given shot before
being put to pumping. The location is
about 1000 feet southeast of tho same
company's initial test well on this
tract, which is still producing at the
rate of ten barrels per day.
In Smithiicld district, Roane county
the South Penn Oil Company has com
pleted its No. Is we'll on the NJ l.. Far
rell farm and has fifteen barrel PEE
day producer In the Big lnJun sand.
In Walton district, same county, thu
South Penn Oil Company has com
pleted its No. Q on the Mary ]. Glib
son farm and has fifteen barrel pc
day producer in the Big Injun sand
This we'll is located 500 feet northeas
of the same company's initial test wei
on this property and is on the water
Of McCowan's creek.
In Tcnmlle district, Harrison coun
ty, the South Penn Oil Company ha
completed its No. well on the j. T
Goodwin farm and has five barrel pc
day producer in the Gordon sand
In the Grifithville field, on Tang
creek, Duval district, Lincoln county
the Wayland Oil and Gas Company ha
completed It's No. well on the Jane
A. White farm to the Berea sand and
is showing for a five barrel per da
producer.
Good Producer In Peasants County.
On Sugar creek, in Lafayette dis
trlct, Peasants county, the America
OIL and Development Company an
South Penn Oil Company have com
pleted and shot their No. Is we'll O
the Mary Edgell farm and it Is max
ing thirty barrels per day in the Keen
or sand.
On the waters OF Pinch creek, i
Elk district Kanawha county. the Obi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

initial test we'll on the Telitha Giles
pie farm and increased its production
TO five barrels per day from the Weir
sand.
On Sans Branch. in Duval district,
Lincoln county, the Big Creek Devel-
opment Company has completed its No.
&c we'll on the NJ. Spurlock farm and
has fifteen barrel per day producer
in the Berea sand.
On the West Fork river, in Union
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has completed its well on the Abe
l4owthEr farm Through the Gordon
sand and has ten barrel per day pro-
Queer.
On Sears run. the oHpe Natural Gas
Company is through the Injun sand
AT its initial test we'll on the Louisa
Short farm, in Washington district,
Calhoun county. and found that forma-
ton dry. On Hardway run, in the
same. district and county. the Hope
Natural Gas Company has rig up
for an initial test we'll on the /. A..
Isenhart farm.
New Work Starting.
On Frozen Camp, in Curtis district,
Roane county. the United Fuel Gas
Company has a rig up for an initial
test well on the c. H. Parrish farm
and also have a rig built for first
test we'll on the David A. Ice farm, To-
Gated on Elk Fork, in the same dis
trict and county. On Boggs Fork,
Spencer district, Roane county, the
same company has o location made
for an initial test we'll on the ]. A.
Segent farm and rig completed for
first test on the ]. B. Caste farm.
On Elk Lick, in Sardis district, Har-
rison county, the Sylvan Oil Company
is drilling a second test well on the
Charles Lanhan farm. On katylick
in the same district and county, the
Peerless Carbon Company has loca-
ton made for No. well on the Ward
and Post farm. On tho Same waters, in
the same district and county, the Phil
adelphia Gas Company has a rig Up
for an initial test well on the William
G. Allen farm. On Scaffold run, in
Spencer dictrist, Roane county, God
frey l.. Cabot Is drilling an initial test
well on the ]. H. Burgess farm and has
rig completed for second test well
on the same farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Tho Ohio fields report very few
compile ons. In the deep sand terri
tory, in RGsh creek township, Fairfield
county. wigs. Trick and Duflold have
completed their initial test we'll on Tic
Mrs, Lucy Rutherford farm and 1t l.
a duster. This test was located 1900
Fue! OIL Company has completed its
third test we'll on the Isabelle Myers
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

farm and has a fifteen barrel per day
producer in the Weir sand. This well
is located 700 feet southwest OF the
same companys initial test well on
this farm. In the same locality the
United Fuel Gas Company has shot its
feet north of the Carter Oil Company's
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

The New York Sun says that Dan.
icls IS the issue. but our opinion IS that
the Democrats will, In company with
scvcra other so called issues, duck
this one. Daniels is too difficult n
proposition 10 defend
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

Secretary Redaeld has presented
another OF those living illustrations or
inc old adnge that fools rush in
where angels fear to tread" with one
Important modification. The differ.
nee in the Secretary's cnse is that he
alltcd right IN and turned around
] was kicked rl,'lt ont again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

leaving Mexico 10 the rayages Of rcyo-
luton, without protecting our citizens
or the citizens Of any other country.
We left them to an anarchy which was
Understandable and to atrocities which
VIII not bear repetition in polite so
cicty."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

No. : well on the Ross Householder
farm.
In Licking township, Muskingum
county, the Columbus Oil and Fuel
Company's second test we'll on the
George Madden farm after shot
flowed 125 barrels in the ensuing
twenty-four hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

Carranza's Ultimatum.-Carranza's
delegates at New London have in
formed tho American delegates that
their chief viii not permit any more
fooling and that they Will not even dis
cuss the proposed loan to Mexico until
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

Those Canadian sentrics who search.
ed the car OF Mr.. Hughes for explo-
siycs missed the bombs he has ready
to drop into the Democratic camp
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

American troops are withdrawn from
Mexican territory. No progress has
been made by the New London confer
ence, and none wiz DO made, It is ntl-
thoritauvely announced, until The
American troops are withdrawn. An
immense quantity Of money Is being
expended by the United States Ten
Pertaining" tho Mexican delegates and
their suites, for no apparent purpose
except vain effort 10 promote Mr..
Wilson'S political fortunes on election
day. Every diplomatic expedlcnt is be-
ing rcsorted 10 by Secretary Lane md
his fellow delegates to avort an abrupt
rupture Of the relations and the call
ing off Of the conference, but the Mex
leans have received their instructions
and positively refuse seriously to dis
cuss any subject except the withdrawal
of Pershings command Meanwhile,
the administration believes, or pro-
tends to believe, that Villas activities
make that step steadily less practlc-
able.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-25

For defense against invasion our real national
guard is the millions Of stalwart, young Ameri-
cans in all walks Of life, who must respond to
their country's call for training and service in
the ranks of our army and navy. For defense
against invasion of the clements
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
Watch for Bands on Wild Ducks

1t you kill or capture a wild duck
bearing an aluminium band around
one leg, having number on one side,
and on the other statement request
ing that the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. or the Biologi-
cal Survey, be notified, you are re-
quested to send this band at once to
the Bureau of Biological Survey, De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. G. This band, if accompanied by
statement as to date, place, and cir
cumstances under which the bird was
taken, will be of service to the Survey
IN It's efforts to determine the lon
gevity of individual ducks and the
routes of migration of the species.
The bands are being attached to con-
siderable numbers of wild ducks of
several species which have been cured
OF the duck sickness prevalent around
Great Salt Lake, Utah, and there re-
leased. The department is particu-
larry anxious to secure reports from
these birds to determine their COM
plete recovery from this malady.
which has killed hundreds Of thou
sands of ducks in Utah.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
Killing Ticks.

Our good friend and advisor, DR..
w. Fl. Dalrymple, believes that Lou
isiana parishes that begin systematic
dipping of cattle from now on to get
rid of Texas fever cattle ticks, should
adopt the 14-day method. At present,
our cattle are put through the watts
every twenty-one days. Louisiana is
one of the few states using the 21-day
method, if not the only one, and DR..
Dalrymple says that may be one cause
why we have not made faster pro-
gress in cleaning up ticks.
The~suggestion is an excellent. one
and parish officials should heA$ it.
If Louisiana can be made tick-ffee a
year sooner by dipping our cattle
every fourteen days instead of TWEEN
ty-one days, even though it might
cost little more and put cattlemen
to little more trouble, it will be
the finest kind of investment. The
quicker the entire south gets rid Of
ticks, the quicker our cattle will be
worth more, and the sooner people
sm other states will be rAgfe willing
to come and settle in our midst
Modern Farming.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
Women and Article 210.

\ An important amendment Effects
3 article 210 of the state constitution.
Under the law no woman may occupy
a place on school, charitable or 9TH
err public board. One office only can
be held by women; namely, that or
factory inspector. Recently a large
donation was made by woman to
found hospital as memorial to her
husband. This hospital project has
been accepted by the city of New Or
leans and the lady appointed as a
board member in defiance of the state
constitution. It is a question whether
contract and other business transac-
tons are not imperiled by an illegal
board-member. Yet New Orleans and
Louisiana in general need women on
the boards of public institutions, and
if the amendment to article 30 car
ries it will be legitimate to place wo-
men in such positions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
New River Drainage District of the Parish
of Ascension.

New River Drainage District 81 the Fafasn
o. ascension.
Gonzales. La, Oct. q. 1916.
tha hoara of commissioners of the New
Piver n,a;nage District If the parish Of
hoans;ar s+ata ~ Inr;aiana "A snecial
=, eating held at the domicil Of said board of
liz, a,s 81 an octahsr d 1aIs leon
p;card nrea;dent of the hoard Of commits
s;n,ass - ~. Na,u River nra;naua District
ST the nar;sh ~ Ascension. state Of Louisi
~. h,, 1,;rt,a NJ the antbor;tv vested in
me and in obedience and compliance with
sea.;a1 alac+;o,, will ha held of tha nronartv
sasnavara qualified under the constitution
snd laws of the state Of Louisiana to vote
atAa sa;a s,act;on n the New Riyer Drainage
nistr;ct If 4ha nar;sh of Ascension Iouisi-
ano an
"' rTr,,c.v >,ournsYrn 40 ,o,e
io6spA1' NosImDhH 20 1sie'
between the hours OF Z o'clock a. M ana
o'clos3@ p. m, for the purpose Of obtaining
the aEnse of the property taxpayers ef%tled
to vote the following proposition:
To authorize the board OF commissioners
of the New River Drainage District of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, to
create additional indebtedness of FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS f$40,eo0.0D), and
issue negotiable bonds therefor. said bonds
to bear interest at the rate OF five per cent
per annum, payable seml-annuaIiy, ana 10
run Tor per peroa hos tohgar enah t .~snay
L
Of operating drainage canals, d1tc1%e or
| machinery owned or controlled 20. said
drainage distr@t; 70 extend 4@Rpen. Naniarge,
1917 such adMtional canals Wand streams,
uated within the limits OF SAID ora
trlet, as IN the Judgment OF sald
~ commissioners OF said drainage diss
| may be deemed necessary and proper
drain the property included within the limits
thereof u
For the purposes OF said election and IN
| accordance tisaia ordy nee. the polling
places are heresy designEsed at Picard q
Geismar's wayehouse, at deisaar; at Picard
q Geismar' warehouse. e DStchtown; at
| the Lanoux shop. at Gonzales; at the Misses
st. Amant carriage mousse at 81. Amaht:
Messrs Louis Gelsmar. Leon Newman and
lsidore Iriche are hefeby appointed COM
mlssioners, and M. l.. Geismar clerka 70
| serve at she rlearu q 1elshar 1eisInar
/ eand ga 1 s n,,rIaas;s ara bsrah1 On.
rsa;,,tad aonar,;sa;onara and G1adarnant M;ra
clerk to serve at the Picard q Geisnar
| Dutchtown nol1. Messrs. e. A. Amhea,,.
/ Vincent f.autreau and Adam Draud Jr are
harebv ' anna;nted acknowledgements and &c &. r.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
OFFICERS OF ELECTION.
commissioners and Clerks Appointed
by Board of Supervisors.

Donaldsonville, La, Oct. IS, 1916.
At a meeting of the board of super
visors of election of Ascension parish,
held this day at the courthouse IN
Donaldsonville, the following commls-
sioners and clerks were appointed to
serve at the various polling booths
throughout the parish on the occasion
of the general election to be held
Tuesday, Nov. Z, 1915
First Ward.
First precinct-A. R. Dugas, w. Z.
Rochelle, d. F. K. Leblanc, commits
sioners; Dan Blouin, clerk.
Second Observation-Disclosures Ian
dry, Ulysses Landry, Veimar Gaudln,
commissioners; VIM. Tearney, clerk.
Third precinct-Morris Oubre, NC
Eris, Eloi Dugas, commissioners; T..
| P. Melancon, clerk.
Second Ward.
Jos. Leblanc, Charles Carlo, Jos.
Curse. Jr., commissioners; Paul Jul
dice, clerk.
Third Ward.
First pRcinct-A. Y. Templet
Leonard Guigou, VIM. Dill, commits,
sioners; v. 4. Rodrigue, clerk.
Second precinet-Henry schaff, Jr.
Percy Lemann, Jos. Oubre, commits.
sioners; Fred. Landry, clerk.
Fourth Ward.
Gus. Gre, Emile LeBoeuf, L. A
Landry, Jr., commissioners; Philip
Hebert, clerk.
Fifth Ward.
First precinct-Clay Braud, Jos
Belle, Jr., F. w. Gleason, commission
ers; John Hotard, clerk.
Second precinct-Henry j. Many
lVilfred Yentzen, S. Y. Corriel, com.
missioners; Laurence Gautreau, clerk
Sixth Ward.
First precinct-Robert Braud, l.
H. Klos, John T. Many, commission.
ers; Philip Braud, clerk.
Second precinct-Felix Lanoux
Caesar Porta, Alcide Triche, com.
nissioners; Ne. Geismar, clerk.
Seventh Ward.
First precinct-Nestor Gautreau
Lucien Mire, L. A. Ambeau, commits.
sioners; C. Z. Gautreau, clerk.
Second precinct-Ed. Ferguson
VIM. Hanna, R. A. Gonzales, commits,
sioners; Richard Alexander. clerk.
Third precinct-Louis j. DeHass
Jos. Pertuis, Claude Lambert, com.
missioners; Dawson Sevario, clerk.
Eighth Ward.
First precinct. B. Duplessis
| Cledament Mire, H. E. Webb, com.
missioners; P. E. Braud, ST., clerk.
Second precinct-D. B. Miller, Jr.
Jos. Dugas, Lawrence Nickens, com,
missioners; Louis Moran, clerk.
F. C. AYRAUD,
President,
J. S. BARMAN,
Board Of Supervisors of Election, Par
ish of Ascension.
If you buy out of town, and we
buy out Of town, and all ou,. s=e,@.n-
bors buy out of town, what IN thnn-
der viii become of our town.
! The Chief, 81 per year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-04
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Southern States Woman Suffrage
Conference.
AIT Camp Street, New Orleans.
Tia, 40 ooo, 600 Bond Issue.

Louisiana voters are confronting
situation. The schools of New Orle--
ans have incurred an Indebtedness OF
three-ouarters Of a million doliafS'
and the pay of the teachers mas oeell
~aduced. Unless some rellet is oo-
famed from a new financial source
tlazpe may be the necessitAmbp close
+he nufLic schools of tie metropolis
If Louisiana. The proposed bond Is
sue is intended to solve the SITUATION
Init it gives to the public schools no
more than they have at present IN
order to restore the teachers TO Ten
month pay and provide contlngent
axnenses a two-mill tax in addition TO
the $4,000, 900 bond issue is proposed
The bond issue alone is not sufficient
r is about time Louisiana mours
came ia the help of the city govern
ment and assisted in its housekeeping
Tn no western city where women vote
and hold Office is there disclosed such
a financial condition as confronts New
Orleans. Women have genius, 1of
detail in management, and age-iong
training in making the income TT the
needs Of the family. If private house
keepers lived so far in excess Of their
means as the school board Of New
Orleans has done, (according, to the
statement of the board of liquldsa,,
tion), many bankruptcies would
wreck the domestic hearthstones. Lou
isiana may profit by Colorado's expe-
riencd@ When Mrs. HelerpGrenfel was
elected state superintendent OF pup.
lie instruction, she lfsE only brought
no the standard Of the schools, but in
creased the revenues by careful IN
vestigation. New Orleans might prot,
SADLY place woman on its schs
ard to adjust its finances.
q what applies to e bettermeH'
school board would fit every
Ether department Of the city and
Yevery public institution. Many Lou
isiana women successfully manage
plantations, and other business enter
prises. The amendment to article
| 21O will make women eligible to serve
on public boards. Vote for it!