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The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27
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 Old Jack Frost is holding sway over the valley just now, and the foliage that a week ago had a livid green Ia taking on the brilliant hues of tre autumnal season. Our fall garden was nipped in the bud, except tur- nips and they are fine. Cotton pick ing continues, as there is still worlds of the 1eecy staple in the fields.
 All the valley denizens who saw the fair pronounced it most excellent one. We congratulate the prize win ners, as we always do those who put forth their best The Delco-Light seems to be giving perfect satisfac- tion in our neighborhood
 We are indeed rejoiced over the fact that the powers that be are using efforts to stop speeding of automobile drivers on the pike. Hundreds pass through Galloway daily, and on Sun day the pike reminds one of Michigan avenue in Chicago 50 numerous are 'the machines.
 A large congregation met to wei come Bishop Winchester at All Souls at Scotts last Sunday, but he did not come.
 Everybody seemed to have new |auto. AS lady expressed it, Look ed as if everybody had grown sudden ly rich" We'll, they certainly deserv- ed it, for this is a hard-working com munity.
 There are no social functions owing to the continued illness of Mrs George. She has many warm friends and all deplore her illness.
 Celsius Perrie of Pulaski Heights spent the weekend at Galloway.
 Miss Ruth Heerwagen left on Mon- day after an extended visit to rela- tiEes in the lowlands
 Miss Dorothy. Gaston is teaching MT. Harrisons children. Miss Gas ton is from North Carolina, and comes we'll equipped for the work she has undertaken.
 Mrs. Harold Young has returned after months visit to her parents in Parsons, Kan.
 The weather is perfect and all are well.
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ming club took third prize, United States map for the school. And We are expecting to win community prize also. Tn our opinion we made as good showing as some who have been working for the Fair Associa- tion for several years.
 The young people have an elaborate program for Saturday night, October 2S, at the schoolhouse, and large crowd is expected.
 Mrs. Math Goodson, our energetic and capable school teacher, is work ing hard to build up the school. She says Miss Mary McCabe of Little Rock promises us the gift of a library for our school. Mrs. Goodson is trying
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to make good selection to suit al, ages. We need to read more ara everyone should make the most of tbig opportunity.
 Several of the neighbors are on th. sick list. Mrs. Richards and childro, have been sick several days; also Mrs. Baker and Omia Rowland.
 MT. and Mrs. Douglas were guests of MT. and Mrs. Rene Sunday.
 Tom Rene has fine team and nou. buggy, and he was righ. on the snot to meet Miss Elsie Myers at Pinnacle Monday.
 The frost has killed all our gardens The canning season is over, the Fair is over; we can now take a rest.
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TURKEYS WILL BE
 IN REACH OF ALL
THOSE WHO SURROUNDED KING OF FOWLS LAST YEAR, UNLESS THEY HAVE HAD FINANCIAL
 REVERSES, MAY REPEAT.

Persons who have grown unduly alarmed for fear their Thanksgiving turkey this year will be goose, may calm themselves, for if they have been financially able in the past to partake of the King of Fowls upon the great American holiday, they can repeat In 1916, unless they have experienced financial reverses. There will be plenty of turkeys on the market at that time, and the price will be so
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 The Fair is over and we can now take a good rest spell. Most of the members of our community club at- tended the Fair, and we have been too busy to think of anything else. We have won several prizes, and the returns are not all in yet. Our can.
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to proclaim Thursday, November 23, as Thanksgiving Day, instead of Thursday, November 30. It is argued that the latter date falls so near the Christmas shopping time as to leave many people insufficient time in which to do their Yuletide holiday shopping.
The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27
BOYS LEG WAS BROKEN.

James, aged 6, son of Walter Brown, of Brown & Oglesby's feed store, re- siding at 42O9 West Twelfth street, fell from his fathers automobile last Friday and sustained triple fracture of his left leg. He is under treatment at St. Vincent's.
The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

Continued from Page 1.) and Florence Crowson Sunday even ing.
 J. T. Crowson dug 50 bushels of sweet potatoes off of quarter of an acre of land.
 Mrs. Ben Karr called on Mrs. J. T. Crowson Saturday morning.
The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27

An election will be held Tuesday, November ', 1916 President of the United States member of Congress this district and for State and County ticket Never before has there been election involving live issues
 The administration of President Wilson for the last years submitted for the approval of the voters is unnecessary to go detail beneficial egsla- tion that has been passed under his administration by Democratic Congress- It is only to mention the Federal Reserve Act by which panics have become mpos sbe the Rural Credit Act which has given the farmers the facilities for credit the business of the city, the Income Tax Law, under which the burden of taxation placed the very rch the Federal Trade Com mission Act designed to prevent unfair compeon the Clayton Act which makes the Sherman Act efficient preventing nterocng direcorates in different corpora tions the SmthLe Agricultural Act which provides operation with the Federal authorities and the State to tend progressive farming the Child Labor Law, the Eight Day Law and many others all perhaps equally inn portant
 By the wise acts of President have been kept complications with foreign nations We have avoided the terrible ravages of that have been desoang the land of nearly every civilized nation He has prevented an industrial strike which would have ruined the of the country all of this has been done with honor to the nation and with justice to all parties concerned
 At the coming election there is to be voted three amendments to the Constitution of the SateNo. 12, in vovng the increased facilities and of the public schools Mo- 13, permitting the people to submit amendments to the Constitution they may deem wise placing the matter of in the hands of the people large and Mo- 14 which, if enacted will enable the people to vote better system of public roads.
 addition to these two important acts of general in the people large have been initiated and will be c. c. Kavanaugh Chnn.; B. C. Simon
 Herman Durst, Secy.; J. H. Holls
 Guy B. Dickinson, Dr. D. N. Pixey,
 Henry Levinson c. N. Armstrong;
 H. c. Hale, w. G. Harkey,
 Geo. w. Pardee,
The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27

Mrs. C. o. Ballou visited in Little Rock Monday
 Mrs. Miley Banks called on Miss Maggie Young Tuesday evening.
The Pulaskian., 1916-10-27
To the Democratic Voters of Pulaski County

submitted to the voters providing for general primary election law which will guarantee fair elections and the other involving the repeal of the present prohibition law and providing for the selling of alcoholic liquors in the future
 We have nominated Woodrow Wilson for second term of office It is to the people to by their votes whether they will endorse his administration having been where the rights of the people have been strictly guard ed While there doubt of the final result in the State every should feel proud of the fact that he has the right and privilege of registering his vote in favor of this ruer who has successfully steered the Ship of State many breakers that have presented themselves during the last three years.
 We have nominated State ticket headed by gentle who has given his life to education and the moral bers of the State ticket nothing derogatory be said large majority vote for this ticket will say the world at large that in favor of such for State of fces They pledged carry out the principles of the Democratic party initiated in it's platform which prepared and adopted with view for the protection of the rights of the people of the State The county ticket nominated at primary election in which 670O white Demo- crats participated which cast than at any previous election The election fair and free from any charge of unaness suggestion of fraud The per- sonnel this ticket composed of the best in the county-men who will fill the offices with honor to them selves and fidelity to the pubcs interest Those who took part the primary election pledged their honor to abide by the result and support the ticket whoe and they should lay aside any personal feeling dislike and vote the entire ticket nominated To do otherwise would be act with dishonor and violate their sacred pledge.
 Already the fragment of the old Clayton reconstruc ton gang sending their distress asking for nan w. E. Lenon A. Brizzolara,
 H. M. Ramey, R. c. Powers
 Carl Schweighart, John P. Streepey,
 l.. F. Gnoccho, c. T. Coffman
 G. N Peay, Tom Bene,
 w E. Woodruff. Lyman Farrell,
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ca and other assistance for the Republican ticket crush what they pleased to denomnate The Pulaski Court house Ring They relying the support of the heads and malcontented to join with the so-caled Lilly Whites of the Republican party knowing full well that the rule will rally to their support Do not be mis- led deceived It is the old crowd gathering their clans together to make fight the Democratic party bodened and encouraged by the fact that there has been consolidation of the State and national elections Already the the black townships putting forward their color for the minor offices they are successful they will swallow up the lily whites and will have the old fights that used to have when the Republicans nom mated for the most important offices for the county and especially black ignorant negro the important office of County Judge administer the estates de- ceased spend the the county which levied for the building of bridges other public improvements Do not forget the long fight that the cratic party had to put years gone by free the people of this county from negro domination.
 If there abuses the Democratic party we can cor rect them inside the party We cope with any ring that be formed It is not necessary the affairs of the county, the wealth and intelligence few seekers and holders of the Federal offices compose the bone and snew of the Republican party and who seeking to ride into office by organizing the fa against
 Relying upon the intelligence and patriotism of the voters of Pulaski County confidently submit to them for ther approval the National Sate District and County ticket with the firm belief that on November 916 they Wl make the majority large that the old Republican clique will never again try rally the remnant of these dlsgruntled enemies of the Democratic party
 Respectfully submitted,
 Chas F. Martin, Jr John Dorouoh
 r. 5. Gregg, R. L. Edgeworth,
 h. L. Thompson, J. E. Arlington
 '. G. Roberts, H. T. Brown,
 Jlm Dees, B. A. Sczymansk,
 Jim Borough C. F. Schaer nocratic Central Committee
 Advertisement.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
Signature Of Voter

Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be and is
hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at said election the tally
sheets. lists of qualified electors, as
sessed valuation Of property, blank
statement for the compilation of the
vote in number and amount, and other
election blanks that may be required
for the purpose Of holding the said
election to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes, for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
Of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the polling places or precincts Of
said election shall be Liberty, and the
following three commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed to
each of the respective polling places,
all of whom shall serve without COM
pensation: J. j. Downs, A. NJ. Ray,
G. L. Shipp, and J. A. Gilbert, clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Parish Board of School Drec-
tors shall meet at II O'Clock a. m. on
tn Goth day of July 1916, for the pur-
pose of, in open session, examining
and counting the ballots, canvassing
the returns and declaring the result
of said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the President Of the Parish
Board Of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give public
notice Of said election by proclama.
ton, to be duly published according
70 law.
Geo. T. Martin,
President, Parish Board of School D-
rectOrs.
J. C. Hines. Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
ORDINANCE NO. %,

An Ordinance Ordering Special
Election 70 Be Held In Ward or
School District No. 20, in the Parish
OF Caldwell, for the Purpose of
Submitting to the Qualified Elec-
tors Of the Said Ward or District
the Question Of the Levy of Spe.
cIal Tax Of Five Mills (s.O05) fer
the Purpose Of Providing Additional
Aid to the Public Schools of Said
Ward or School District.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board Of School Directors of
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
that special election be, and is
hereby ordered to be held in Ward
or School District No. 20, in the Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, on the
oay or ------, 1916. for the pur-
pose OF submitting to the qualified
electors of the said ward or school
district, entitled to vote thereat, the
question OF the levy OF special ia,
OF five mills (s.OO5) on the dollar OF
all property in the said ward or
school district subject to state taxa
ton, for a period of four (4) years
the proceeds of the said tax to be
used in giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said ward OF
school district.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the ballots to be used at the sale
election shall be prepared by the
Secretary of the Parish Board Of
School Directors, and shall be in the
following form:
proposition to levy a Ave mills
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
Signature of Voter.

Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-.
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and 9th.
er election blanks that may be re.
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes, for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. etc,
that the polling places or precincts of
said election shall be Shiloh, and the
following there commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed . to
each of the respective polling places.
all of whom shall serve without com,
pensation: Ed Price, H. A. VaIen.
tine, ]. A. Tingle, and D. c. Hum.
phries, clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. etc.
that the Parish Board of School Di.
| rectOrs shall meet at II o'clock a. m.
on the 26th day of July, 1916. for the
purpose of, in open session, examin-
ing and counting the ballots. canvass.
ing the returns and declaring the re-
suit of said election
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the President Of the Parish
Board of School Directors he. and he
/ is hereby instructed 10 give public no
tice of said election by proclamation.
to be duly published according TO law.
Geo. T. Martin,
President, Parish Board of School Di-
rectOrs.
J. c. Hines, Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
Signature of Voter.

Sec. g. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and 9th
er election blanks that may be re-
Quired Cor the purpose OF holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
Of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec l. Be it further ordained etc,
that the polling places or precincts
for the said election shall be Indian
Mound, and the following three COM
misSiOners ard clerks of election are
appointed to each respective polling
place: J. W. James, S. J. Wainwright,
R. A. Lively, and lobe Lively, clerk.
all OF whom shall serve without COM
pensation.
Sec s. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors shall meet at - O'Clock -.
NJ, on the -- day of ---, 1916,
for the purpose, in open session, of
examining and counting the ballots.
canvassing the returns and declaring
the result of the said election.
Sec. g. Be It further ordained etc,
that the President of the Parish
Board Of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give public no
tice of the said election by procla.
nation to be duly published according
to law.
Geo. T. Martin, President.
]. c. Hines. Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
Taxable valuation,
Signature of Voter.

Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists Of qualified voters,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and 9th
er election blanks that may be re-
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the parish at which the election is
10 be held.
Sec. i. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the polling places or precincts for
the said election shall be: St. Al,
bans, ST. Peters, Kelley, Columbia
C;arks' Grayson, Vixen, Fellowship,
Sardis, Fredericksburg, Browns Mill
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30

Union. Shiloh. and III" to,.rTing
commissioners and clerks OF clifton
are appointed for each of The pre-
cincts ST Adams, J. A. SaIj'l W.
| Is. ReitzelI and J. \. Powell. AID I. 4.
Iearn. clerk; ST Peters. &. v. Mar
tin, W. A. Davis and b. L. ErshIHs,
and }. 3. Fluitt. clerk: Kelley. f J.
Dunn, W. H. Hall and r. G. Crp-@.
and f. 3. Cottingham, clerk; Column
ba. Eason Ray, ". A. Brandin and {.
K. Ferrand, and u. J. Dunn, clerk,
GraysOn, W S. Howell. ". G. EOlen-
tine and l.. F. Pine. and Y. K. Broad
way. clerk: Clarks, J. W. ClarkSOn, \.
W. Johnson and d. f. Watson. and J.
D. Nethery. clerk; Vixen, o. l.. Wo-
mack. L. c. Furlow and W J. Railey
and Osa Dortch, clerk; Fellowship.
Fred Banks, Z. L. Caldwell and y. \.
Ray, and c. p Bailey, clerk: SardiS.
T. l.. Benson H. II. Eubanks am
Firth Long, and Bowen Eubanks.
clerk; Wade's Bayou, G. c. Hudson,
". o. McSween and c. NJ. HARRISON.
and G.. NJ. Lively, clerk; Browns
Mill. c. A. Hebert. H. o. Hebert and
Ii. ". Curry. and O. n Howard.
clerk: Union. W. l.. Estess. A. W.
Simpson and +. A. Rogers, and ID. q.
Mayes, clerk; Shiloh, H. H. Roark, b.
+. Fore and J. A. Hudson and q. +.
Lively, clerk, all of whom shall serve
without compensation.
Sec D. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the Parish Board of School Dl-
rectors shall meet at II O'Clock a. N.
on the 26th day of July. 1916, for the
purpose, in open session, of examining
and counting the ballots, canvassing
the returns, and declaring the result
Of the said election.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and ne
is hereby instructed to give public no
tice of the said election by proclama-
ton, TO be duly published according
to law.
Geo. T. Martin. President.
J. c. Hines, Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30
Signature of Voter.

Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc. that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
Is hereby ordered TO cause 20 y" 40
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets lists Gf qualified elG"'n '.
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and 9th
er election blanks that may be re-
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the TRANSMISSION of the
ballct boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the polling place or precinct for
the said election shall be St. Adams
precinct, and the following three
commissioners appointed: J. A. Salt
er, w. B. Reitzell. ]. A. Powell, com
missoners, and |. A. Horn, clerk, al
of whom shall serve without compen
sation
Sec. 5 Be it further ordained, etc.
that the Parish Board of School Direc
tors shall meet at II o'clock, noon. OF
the - day of July for the purpose
OF examining, in open session. ant
counting the ballots, canvassing th'
returns. and declaring the results o
the said election.
Sec G. Be it further ordained, etc
that the President of the Parish Boar,
of School Directors be. and he i
hereby instructed to give public nc
tica of the said election by proclama
ton, to be duly published accordin;
to law.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained. etc
that the special herein and hereb
provided for shall be held and cor
Quoted, and the returns thereof shal
be made under the provisions of Ac
256 of 1910, and amendments thereof
and such other laws as may De ar
plicable.
Geo. T. Martin. President.
J. c. Hines, Secretary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-30

The Parish Board of School Direc-
tors of the Parish Of Caldwell con-
yened in call session, with all mem
bers present.
The President stated the purpose OF
the session. for calling special par
ish-wide school tax election and other
special school LA elections.
f. l.. COtt;ngham moved that the
parish-widc ten mills tax election be
ordered on condition that the Super
intendent be ordered to keep the taxes
OF the wards separated, and eXpend
sun" in the ward in which it was
paid, which was duly seconded by ".
l.. Newell Motion lost.
A. D. Grant moved, and the same
was seconded, that a parish-wide tax
be ordered in compliance with the
request of the various petitions of the
citizens of Caldwell Parish, which was
for d parish-wide tax of ten mills on
the dollar of all property subject to
state taxation. The motion was car
ried. and the election ordered July s,
1916, and the same. if carried to be
assessed for the year 1916 and four
years subsequent.
J. B. Thompson moved that the
commissioners and clerks of election
for the parsh-wide election be paid
two dollars (S2) per day for their
services, which was duly seconded
and the motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
special election be called 10 vote
ten mills tax in District %, TO be held
on the 18th day Of July, 1915, and also
that on the same day a ten mills tax
be voted on in District 81. District
81 was created and shall be designat
ed as Sections 10, 20, 80, % 80, and
the west half of Section p. and the
northwest quarter and the west half
of the southwest quarter and the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, Section %, all in Township
II north, Range east, and the south
halves of Sections Is, II and IS,
Township II north, Range east.
The following ordinance was adopt
ed:
(See ordinances Nos. "a, 25 and 26.)