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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18
:. rn. ARrHnR WALCOTT en.

"A RRS ARTHUR WALCOTT en-
RU tertained Saturday afternoon
El with a Christmas party in
honor Of the sixth birthday
os her charming little daughter Gull
dimar The home was made bright
and gay with its decorations OF holly,
Christmas bells and other suggestions
o. the coming festive season. The
dining room was especially attractive,
the table having as centerplece beau
tful birthday cake ablaze with six
tiny candles. In the center of the
cake was a Jolly old Santa Claus Of
miniature size. but with beaming
c1untenanCe. spreading good cheer 10
an Each end OF the table held a
Christmas tree, weighted with many
little gifts. and as refreshments We're
served each guest received a Christ
mas toy favor Numerous games fea.
urpd the afternoons pleasure and in
the donkey game the prize went to
Miss Florence StOnum. while In the
game OF Peg o. My Heart, the prize
was awarded 10 Master c. o. Bum.
The little honor guest was the recip'
tent OF many loving rcmcmbrances.
Her guests were Jane and Leola Mich
o,s, Lorcna Maude Chiyers, Dorothy
Lee. Laura Cannon. Lucille Wallenstein,
Louise johnson. Katherine Louise Po-
land. Evelyn WolyertOn, Nettic PEN
uiugton Frances Feagin. Mary Eli2-
.alch POLK. Priscilla Franklin, Mary
Hudson. Mary Helen Potter. Florence
Stonum, Kathleen Hadley, llorlense
Kahn. Elgina Alice Moore, Dixie
Blake Graham, Lutte Tom Walcott,
Hattie Belle Trcivcs Of Marietta, Mary
Lila Madden. Elizabeth Alternately,
Jerry Lee McIish. willis Marie
Wright. Marjorie Sizes, Elise Brown,
jamie Lee, Homer IIlnkle. Jr, Eu-
gene Sizes Billy Eddleman, David Pres
nell. Judson Wilson. John Dexter,
Frederick and Fain Crockett c. o.
Bum Jr.. B Adams. Mark Kirkpatrick,
Jr. William Easley William Dilworth,
Jack Rice Donald Fcagin, Frederick
Clement Charles Hudson. Shelby
Downard, Bobby Kyle, Frank skip
worth and Joe Cooper
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Walcolt will
have as guests during the Christmas
season Mrs, Walco,ts mother and
father DR. and Mrs d. NJ. HALEY of
McAlcster and Mrs Hattie Little and
son. John. also of McAlester Miss
Marjorie Walco,t viii entertain Miss
Christine Weaver of the same place
Elr. and Mrs j W Goucdgc of san
Antonio. Texas, who are guests In
the city of their daughter Mrs. Frank
Sclyally. are today celebrating their
ffty.drsi wedding anniversary On
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ton, and from there they went to
MarshalItown, Iowa, thence to S..
Louis and Kansas City They were
away three weeks.
The Christmas Cantata rendered by
the choir Of the First Christian church
in the High school auditorium last
night. was great success. Thirty
five voices were in the chorus and an
orchestra of twelve pieces accompan-
led. After Scripture reading and
prayer by the pastor, Dr.J. W Burns,
there was more than an hour Of a
real musical feast. The choir gave
evidence OF careful and efficient train
ing under the direction OF the church
choir directress, Mrs. Homer Adams.
The lrage auditorium of the school was
packed with people probably eight or
nine hundred being present. The plat
form was decorated with plants and
small Christmas trees, lighted with
srau electric Iapns Uoerz pros
florists, superintended the decorations
o,d ,,-ni.h.d tho nl.r,s Tho oboi.
a., toiro i,,ror,,rod hy MANY ~ 70
peat the pro !ram New Years Eve, in
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18

Harry Byrd Cline, who is attending
Phillips University at Enid, Okla.
preparing himself for tie ministry
viii spend The holidays with his par
ents in this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18

Judge ]. S. Estes, Of Oklahoma City
was the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. j. w.
Burns yesterday, and attended the
cantata = the High school building
last night
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-21

Twelve years ago P. F. Reggie of
Middle Creek, Pa, was candidate for
associate judge. He left his card with
Charles M. Ingram's daughter Edna,
telling her that he would give her one
of his sons for husband if she would
persuade her father to vote for him.
Last fall Mr.. Ingram was candi-
date for the same Office and left his
card with Reigle's son Roy, promis-
ing him his daughter for wife in re-
turn for his fathers vote. Recently
Reigle, Jr., and Miss Ingram were
married.
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gusts followed by icy blasts in hav-
oc-wreaking tornado of affection
have just left Mrs. Margaret Gunys
seeking alimony and a separation
from Albert Guyns, civil engineer, in
the supreme court. There remains in
addition to a desire to avoid further
storms a packet of letters containing
barometric readings of heart pres
sure. Mr.. Gunys wrote them during
the two months encompassing the
marriage and parting.
Mrs. Gunys says that she was mar
ried Jan. 10, 1915. The sky was clear,
becoming slightly overcast toward
nightfan Then followed an active
period of matrimonial weather, cul-
minating Feb. 9 in a great drop in
temperature. The air is still frigid.
The first reading is dated by Mr.. !
Gunys, Nov. Is, 1915:
my Sweet, Golden Dearest. Little
Mother. My Faithful Little Bride
My dear, good little love, my loving
heart feeling lighter when address
you a few lines. My golden star, 1
would like to press you to me and
kiss you until you could hardly
breathe My little honey pot, my low
ing little mother, tomorrow l shall
come to see you if only for a few
minutes to suck the sweet honey
from your lips. Sweetness, you are
my whole universe If not for you the
whole world would be empty and dead
to me. Little golden tenderness, how
shall call you to express the heart of
my thought.
Good night, sweet queen, golden
happiness. am your slave. Millions
of kisses from your loving and sweet |
little father"
Next reading few days later, tenn
perature rising:
81 cannot go to sleep before 1 tell |
you how dearly, purely, 1 love you.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-21
LITTLE HONEY POT" SOON LOST SWEETNESS
-GUSTY LOVE NOTES IN SUIT

NJ ES I'm Dull
ing lips. If you will be my little wife
there will be no happier couple in the
world. will cherish you like dear
pearl
Next reading, near storm center,
winds variable:
you little devil! How could you
rob me of my cool head? What did
you do with me that l am your slave?
My sweet, beautiful little fairy, am
dying for you. 1 am all gone for
love?"
No reading for month, barometer
crippled. Then:
Married life is not for me. When
l took you for my wife 1 listened only
to my heart, but since I took you I
became more and more frightened
at the time when my Independent
uuietness. will be at an end. l am a
man who lives for himself. l like to
be alone with my solitude and my
thoughts and feel that in the mar
ried life would be very unhappy"
Last reading: 81 will not have any
disputes with peasant, because you
do not understand oral speech. If
you think will stand for any more
insolence from stupid peasant you
are mistaken. Go back to the wash
tub. One should not start anything
with stupid peasant. If you dare to
come near me will throw you out
The legal action followed Justice
Callahan directed payment of $12 a
week pending trial.
-O-O-
Twelve years ago P. F. Reggie of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-19
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.

COlfaX, La, Aug. III, 1910.
The police jury met pursuant
to adjournment. All the men,
bers were present. The minutes
of the proceedings of July 5 were
read and approved. And the
minutes of July 25 were also read
and approved.
A letter was read from Mrs.
Mollie M. Christie, in which she
stated her reasons for Directing
to the proposed public road lead
ing from the Colfax- Montgomery
model road at spur number two
to the Lemoine ferry on Red riv-
err. Mr.. Lemoine was present
and addressed the police jury ia
voring the establishment of the
road. In the course of the dis
cussion it was stated that Mr.. G.
o. Sharp was in favor of making
an outlet to the river, but that
he was opposed to the establish
ment of a public road there. Mr..
Calhoun reported that he went to
the place where it is desired to
locate the proposed road. He
found the lands there fenced and
no passage way there for teams
or wagons.
On motion the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved by the police jury OF
Grant parish, That in order to
provide a wagon way from the
x-Montgomery model road
at or near spur number two, to
the Red river at Lemoine's ferry,
in direction and place about the
same as the direction and place
of the boundary line between the
saand of Mrs. Mollie M. Christie
and that>s0f Mr.. c. o. Sharp, it
is the order Of the police jury
that the owners of the land men,
toned, namely Mrs. Christie and
Mr.. Sharp, shall construct or
cause to be constructed two gates,
one on the river side and the 9TH
er on the back side of the lands
(which are fenced and encloSed) +,
each gate to be located at or near
the boundary line mentioned and
opening to a wagon way upon
and across the said land on OF
near said boundary line, the said
gates to be of dimensions suitable
for the passage of wagons ano
teams and kept in such condl'
ton as to be conveniently opened
and closed at all times.
The hour of noon having arriv
ed the police jury ordered a re-
cess until one O'Clock p. m, Al
which time the following process:
verbal of the election in ware
number four, held August 9
1916, was prepared, read ant
signed:
PROCESS VERBAL.
Be it known and remembered
that on this the 18th day of Au
gust, 1916, at IL O'Clock M, il
accordance with an ordinance o
the police jury of Grant parish
adopted July 8, 1916, notice o
which was issued and publishes
according to law, the undersign
ed members of the police jury o
Grant parish, being a quorum
thereof met in public session a
the court house in said parish
and according to law opened a
the ballot boxes used in an
which were received from tn
commissioners of the electio
held on the 9th day of August
1916, in accordance with said OF
dinance, and there proceeded t
count the ballots both in numbe
and amount for and against,
determine the proposition to lev
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public roads in said ward num-
Der four carried, and said tax as
proposed is authorized and re-
quired by law to be levied, as
sessed and collected on all the
property of said ward number
four of Grant parish.
Section Two
Be it further ordained, That
the result of said election shall
be promulgated blythe president
and secretary of the police jury
by publication in one issue Of the
official journal, said notice of
PRONUNCIATION to be signed by the
president and the secretary.
On motion the following Ordi-
nance was adopted:
ORDINANCE LEvYING FIVE MILLS
TAX IN WARD FOUR.
Whereas an election was held
| in ward number four of Grant
parish on the 9th day of August,
1916, in accordance with an ordi-
nance of the police jury enacted
on the Ord day of July, 1916, and
notice of the same published ac-
cording to law, and
Whereas the question submit
ted at said election was to deter
mine the proposition to levy a
five mills tax on all the property
| in said ward number four of said
parish for a period of five years,
beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1920,
for the purpose of building and
maintaining public roads in said
ward number four, which said
proposition was lawfully carried
at said election, as shown by the
process verbal of the police jury
of this date of the canvass of the
returns, and
| Whereas the result of said cleo
ton has been duly promulgated
on the said date as required by
law and section 10 of act 256 of
1910, and no contest of said cleo
ton has been filed, and
Whereas the police jury of said
parish is recognized by law and
Articles Psi and 292 of the Con-
stitution of 1918 and Act 256 of
the session of the Legislature OF
: 1910 and amendments to be the
governing authority through
whom such tax shall be levied on
the property of said ward num-
Der four in said parish; now,
therefore,
Section One
Be it-ordained by the police ju.
ry of Grant parish in lawful SEES
sion convened, That a five mills
tax on all the property in ware
number four of said parish o.
Grant, for period of five years
beginning with the year 1916 ant
ending with the year 1920. fol
the purpose of building and main
tanning public roads in said ware
number four, be and the same i
: hereby levied and the same shall
be annually extended on the as
!, sessment rolls Of said parish il
:, the same manner that other take
are extended, and collected b,
;, the tax collector in the same man
: nef that other taxes are collect
. ed.
! Section Two
Be it further ordained, Tha
! the proceeds of said tax, whe
collected, shall be deposited
the parish treasury and ther
shall be and remain a trust fun
to be used for the purpose onl
= that the same was levied and co
lected for, to-wit: For the pul
. pose of building and maintainin
y public roads in said ward numbe
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fifty-four dollars CSC, Asa. OO)
against said proposition; and the
majority both in number and
amount cast by the property tax
payers of said ward number four
in the said election being in favor
thereof; and at the same time
and place we. did examine and
canvass the returns as evidenced
by the duplicate tally sheets and
duplicate compiled statements,
the correctness of both being
sworn to by the commissioners
according to law, and finding also
that said returns indicated a ma
jority both in number and amount
of property in favor of said prop
osition;
Therefore we declared that the
result of said election is in favor
of the proposition to levy a five
mills tax on all the property in
ward number four of Grant par
ish for a period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1916 and
ending with the year 1920, for
the purpose of building and main
tanning public roads in said ward
number four of said parish.
And in accordance with law, a
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid re-
suit was prepared and the secre-
tary of the police jury was or
dered to have a copy of the same
signed by the president and pub
lished in one issue of the official
journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy of this process verbal
be sent to the Secretary of State
to be recorded in the archives of
the State of Louisiana. that one
COPY be sent to the recorder of
mortgages to be recorded in the
mortgage records and that one
copy be kept in the records OF
the police jury.
This done and signed in the
presence of V. P. Tullos and R.
w. Wagner, competent witnesses
and electors, on this the 18th day
of August, 1916, at the court
house at Colfax, in the parish Of
Grant, by the undersigned mem
bers of the police jury of sale
parish, present and participating
in the canvass of the said cleo
ton.
w. A. BROwNLEE,
w. R. BURLINGTON,
C. w. CALHOUN,
G. C. PURvIS,
O. C. WATSON,
j. M. JONES.
j. J. DEWITT.
Attest:
V. P. TULLOS.
r. w. WAGNER.
On motion the following ordi
! nance was adopted:
: ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
, Whereas on the 9th day of Au
gust, 1916, an election was hel
in ward number four of Gran
{ parish to determine the propos
ton to levya five mills tax on a
: the property in said ward numbe
{ four for a period of five years
A beginning with the year 1916 an
t ending with the year 1920, fo
the purpose of building and mair
i tanning public roads in said war
number four, and
e. Whereas said election was hel
n and the returns thereof wei
canvassed by the police jury a.
: cording to law and the motto
O given on the 3rd day of Jul.
r 1916, and the result of said ele
O ton was declared to be that tt
y majority in number and amour
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1t was ordered that Mr.. w. A.
Brownlee, president of the police
jury, be authorized to take charge
of the motor truck and have such
use made of the same as may be
to the best advantage in his
judgment.
On motion the resolution which
was adopted July 3, 1916, author
izing and instructing the farm
demonstration to report to the
grand jury information of viola
tions of the laws for preventing
the spread of diseases among do
nestle cattle, was rescinded.
The committee of six freehold
ers appointed to review and To-
cate a public road extending from
Sandy Creek a distance of two
miles east and intersecting the
Alexandria Harrisonburg road
near Fishville, made a report.
On motion the report was accept
ed and the committee discharged.
The police jury of the parish of
IaSalle having established the
rate of ferriage to be charged
and collected at Thompson's ferry
on Little river Ia line ferry, as
follows:
To Plank
Reg. Landing
Footmen, each...... 10c 70
Man and horse ..... 25c 81
Automobile, wagon -
or horse ............ QUO oS
Loose stock, each. Csc II
Party or parties running said
ferry to add fifty per cent to the
rates herein fixed when required
to run their boats at night.
1t was ordered that the above
mentioned rates, established by
the police jury of LaSalle parish,
be also fixed and established by
the police jury Of Grant parish.
On motion the police jury ad
iourned to meet on Thursday
Aug. 81, 1916, at 11:15 a. m.
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President.
MISS H. E. CAMERON,
Clerk.
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NUMBER "A

Unanimously adopted this July %. 1916.
The following resolution was offered by
T. c. Lincecum and seconded Sby K. A.
WALL who moved its adoption. r.
Whereas, there has been a request
made by the property tax payers OF
Schol Districts Nos. s. 10 and 80. consti-
tuting grouped district $1,000, eligible to
vote at such election, asking that a spe-
cial election be ordered In and for said
following proposition. to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. $1,000, Grant parish La, SUBJ
ject to state taxation. annually, for q pc
riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
And. whereas. In the opinion Of this
board such special election Is necessary
and advisable.
Be it resolved by the Parish Board Of
School Directors Of the Parish Of Grant.
La, as follows:
Section One. That a special election be
and the same IL hereby ordered to be held
~ School District No. S-10-3o. Grant
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1916.
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition. to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property In School Dis
trict No. $1,000, Grant Parish. La, SUBJ
ject to state taxation. annually, for a pc
riod Of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the Secretary of
this board be and ne is hereby instructed
election a sufficient number of ballots. on
each of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned in section one Of this
resolution and in the following form:
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PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy a speciai
tax of five mills on the dollar ON
all property subject to state tax
alton in Clear Creek School Dis
trict No. 5, Grant Parish. Lou
isiana, for period of five
years, beginning with the year
1915 and ending with the year
1920. both years inclusive. for
the purpose of building and
equipping school houses In said
Clear Creek District No. s.
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signature OF voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor uf the proposition SUD-
mitted on this ballot place (X) mark IN
the square after the word Yes. and to
vote against 1t place a similar aI, marx IN
the square after the word NO.
And the Secretary of this board be ano
ne is hereby instructed to have prepared
| for use at said special election all I ne
necessary ballot boxes. tally sheets, nsts
| Of voters, assessed valuation of property,
and compiled statement of voters In num-
per and amount.
Section Three. That the polling place
| for the said special election shall be az
Antioch Church in said district NO. o.
| and L. A. Paul, E. I. Nugent and l. ii:
Suuires are appointed commissioners. and
| r o. Nugent clerk of election to serve
/ thereat
The said election shall be conducted un-
| der the laws of the state applicable
| therto.
board Is hereby instructed to give notice
of the special election herein ordered, py
his proclamation to be published acoro-
'ng to law; and in the said proclamation
he shall announce that at eleven O'CLOCK
| a. m. on September 8, 1916, TINS poaru
will meet at the court house at Colfax
Grant Parish, La. and In open session ssiOa
and count the ballots In number ano
amount examine and canvass the returns
land declare the result Of the election
The above resolution was ADOPTED
| unanimously, all the members OF the
BOARD herelnbefore named voting In favor
'"e''' ]. H. McNEELy.
Il President.
J. N. WARNER,
II Secretary.
The following ordinance was introduced
/ md being duly seconded. it was unani
|. nously adopted; to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
| To group Districts g. 10 and 80. all stu
ated in Grant Parish. La. and to dis
tribute all funds derived from specia
II school tax elections In said groupe'
districts according to the original ter
ritorial subdivisions heretofore existinl
IL in accordance with the assessment o
| said district.
Be il ordained by the Parish Board
( school Directors of Parish OF Grant. La
, | N legal session convened;
Section One. That school districts NOS
E Is 10 and 80 all situated In Grant Parish
e Ia, be and they are hereby grouped int
I one district to be known as School DIS
itrict $1,000.
Section Two. Be it ordained. etc. Ina
z I'll funds derived from special school ia
| elections which may hereafter be held an
n ordered in the said grouped district sha
: re apportioned therein according 70 IN
: assessments OF the original territorii
: subdivisions to such original subdivlsio
Il for use in the original subdivision.
Section Three. Be II further orda1ne'
* etc That all ordinances or parts OF OF
@ finances contrary to or In conflict vii
; this ordinance are hereby repealed. an
n that this ordinance shall go into effe'
) immediately upon its passage