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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
PROCLlMAION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed py
the Parish Board of School Directors 81
the Parish OF Caldwell. Louisiana, az
its adjourned meeting held ON the zoth
day of July, 1916 |, Geo. 7. Martln'
President Of said Parish School Dlfec-
tors, hereby give notice that, IN com,
pliance with said resolution. a speeiai
election will be held in School Distrle,l.s
Nos. and so, Of the Parish OF Calu-
we'll, Louisiana, On the 9Th day OF sep
TENDER, 1916, for the purpose Of SUD, ),
mitting to the tax payers qualnletu
under the Constitution and laws Of tne
State of Louieiana to vote at said elec-
ton, the following proposition, town.
IN DISTRICT FOUR ~:
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Parish Democratic Executive
Committee Proceedings

O".v'.'3.s.' La. A"G' ). $780,
Tie !ui.h ],ymocea,ic Executive
lomu.t.ry IL TIE Parish OF t&idt>u
nc, jn.s day 1T the COAT ho4.. p,rsu-
ant 20 adjoUument, Wijn Lao follow
ny members present either ia ..2gson
n 10y proxy:
Members at large 3 u&Nltt, } +
McLienahau. proxy: ClaUd Jackson, j
Y McCIanoAan proxy; L ) LaugaaoI,
" b R"itzcu. Warts il 4 Powell,
K N Irwin. IN NJ Davis, G y MAJ
I'm. a a Meredith. . B Estes,
J ( McCIananan proxy. 8 J il Laird.
l-b } Lively, Z. Emile GIro0. 8
} NJ Willis, " l. Estes proHy. ~
j " Price, r Il Redditt proxy.
There being a quoeum present K X
}vddltt caIed JHe meeting to order
Hnd stated that the object Was 10 o.
Gani2e tho newly elected committee,
ny oleclln& a chairman, vice-charm;.
nd secretary, And on motion
scctnded and carried, fhlIIe GH~d '' -
.ected chairman. On motion Of j l.
1c ~lanahan "uy seconded + Lang
am was elected wee chairman. On
motion daily seconded end carried K N
irwin was elected secretary
TIE committee decided to proceed to
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
sTrespass Notice

The public are hereby notified
not to trespass in any manner
whatever upon my property de-
scribed as follows, n half of sw
quarter, NV quarter of Sc quartz
and all of the ne quarter Of Sc
quarter, Sec. IL, TIP. IL, N R 8
E, containing about l25 acres
and commonly known. as the
Sizemore tract, as the same is
now posted.
J. G. Pierce
Grayson, La, 5-l7-16. 24-6t
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Signature of Voter.

OlSlldIliiS VI FUeF.
Sec. 3. BE IT FURTHER ORDAlN-
ED. etc, that the Secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors be
and ne is hereby, ordered to cause to
be prepared for use at 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 other
election blanks that may be required
for the purpose Of holding the said
election, tocause the same to be placed
in the ballot boxes for use at the re-
spective precints, and to make provis-
ion for the transmission Of the ballot
boxes to the several precincts of the
school districts at which the election is
to be held,
Sec. ABE IT FURTHER 0RDAIN-
ED, ETC., that the polling places or pre-
cincts for the said election shall be as
follows: For District A: Grayson and
Clarks. For District 80: Friendship;
and the following three commissioners
and clerks Of election are appointed to
each respective polling place:
Grayson: W.R. Broadway,J.S. Gordy
and W. S Howell, Commissioners, and
n L. Hover, Clerk; Clarks: L. N.
Humble. J. D. Nethery and J. 2. Cal
lum, Commissioner and DR.. y. d.
Gardner, Clerk Friendship: d.. Greg
ory. WV. Watts rid S. K. May, Com.
missioners, and W. G. Bird, Clerk, all
of whom shall selve without tompen-
sation.
Sec. 5.-BE 1T FURTHER ORDAlN.
ED, etc, that the Parish Board OF
School Directors shall meet at II
O'Clock, a, M, on the 9Th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1916, for the purpose, N open
session, of examining and counting the
ballots, canvassing the returns ana De,
clariug the results of said election
Sec. GID IT FURTHDR 0RDAlN.
ED, ETC., That the President OF the
Parish Beard of School Directors be,
and he is hereby, instructed TO give
public notice of the said election by
Proclamation, to be duly published, ac'
cording to law.
Sec. 7.-BE IT FURTHDR ORDAIN.
ED, etc, that the special election here
in and hereby provided for shall DC
held and conducted. and the returns;
thereof made, under tho provisions o.
Act 256 Of 1910, and amended thereto
and such other laws as may he apptiat'
ole. ~.
Adopted this 26th day of July, 1916
Geo. T. Martin, Pres'
5. c. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
ORDINANCE NO. q.
ANORDINhNCE"

AN ORDINANCE ia
Ordering a special election & az and din IN
S S3Hdli fD;strict No. four a,'t th NJ,
S 81 no1 district No. thirty t rn fn ' of
1 ps q CaGwaI for the pulpoSs o "
a, ~, W. f. the qualified eie.oo- "
fbo "a;4 districts the foioA.Igs I p.U
rn 1e a" IN district four sn 01o ' foy
r. y snoci@ tax of ten mills ?,U.Jl aid aid
tto nInnosc Of providing ada, IA School,
tt 4a t p TSI y Schools Of the SAID 0c'iool
n N;y J,$ "'''~ :, H. tbo
ps $Gs n Hoa%5 Of scho5i directors n Of
the Prs4 o 3l fa,'T ben and is hereby
"r SPgSIIt 70 ne held in School pStE,c}s
N -o'' ~ ord ID 20 in the Parish Of Casawcil
t' o.';, !, ,,.' ~ tho 5th dayof september
AK ' fnr tb va nnrposc of submitting 70
thr qualified electors Of the saw tho
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Local and Personal

The Ouachita at this point is
still falling. -
Wiley B. Grayson of Fort Nee.
esslry came over on business
Saturday and remained over IN.
til Monday
Terry Brown of the Beouf
River neighborhood was here
Wednesday.
Save something while going is
good.
Mrs, |, B, May and children
left Monday afternoon for a few
weeks visit to her parents in Sc
vance Tennessee,
In the absence of Bro. Afford
Rev, Armstrong Of Ola occupied
the Methodist pulpit Sunday,
His Honor, Judge Ware of the
Both Judicial Distaict is spending
a few days il Hot Springs.
Prof. B.Tubre passed through
Columbi4 Tuesday enroute toViX
en- where lie will be principal Of
the school for the next term
Mrs. ]. D. Marlborough and
children returned home Monday
night after ten days visit to her
parents and other relatives in
Lake Charles.
Judge Robt. Roberts, of Area
dia paid Columbia q visit Mon
day in the interest of his cadi-
dacy for Judge Of the Court Of
Appeals.
Sammie Meredith, fancy anna
teur roller skater, while putting
on some feature stunts at the
rink Saturday night, had the mis-
fortune of losing his balance and
as a result went down; coming
up with two bones Of the left arm
fractured and full of resolutions
to try no more specially spec
tacnlar features on wheels
Attorneys, K. Hundley and Gus
Afford motered from Alexandria
to Columbia Tuesday They left
Alexandria at five thirty A. NJ.
and arrived in Columbia at ten
thirty having made the trip with !
out untoword incident
District Attorney Richie and !
Attorney Jones of Jena, were |
seen on the streets of Columbia
this week. It seams that both |
these gentlemen are trying to
convince the voters of Caldwell
of the same fat.
Ii is reported that $4,000 is |
lost annually in Monroe from the
use of bad WATERFRONT lose
sight of the fact that Monroe has
many kinds and colors OF water
Joe Wright Swift left on the
south train this morning for Lake
Charles, where he goes to accept
a position with the |. M. R',Co.
The heavy rains that visited
Columbia the first Of the week
were very partial.
WANTED-To rent a dwelling
apply to Waterman.
A new and to-date lise of
late fiction at Me, 7 arborongh s.
at SOC per copy. ANY book eX
changed for 10c provided 1t is in
good condition.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
EISIIdtuIr VI FVVc'
IN DISTRICT NO. so:

Proposition to levy a ten
mills 500 special tax on l..
property subject to state les
taXatien in school district
No. 80, Parish of Caldwell
annually, for a period of IT :
ten yeaIs,for the purpose
Ell giving additional aid to- Ma
the public scqooIs of the "
said school district
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

hon, J. J, Meredith has beer
on the sick list this week,
Daisy Laura and Robert Ruth
ErshlnS are visiting relatives anG
friends in monroe this, week
Messrs. King and Afford from
the 9Th ward, spent Monday in
town on business:
Mrs. E. NJ. Davitt of New Or
leans is visiting relatives at
Blggs Point and Vixen,
Bro. J. N. Afford is conducting
a series of meetings this week
in Her Rouge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Haynes Of
Midway, are visiting Mr.. S. Cul-
pepper and family,
Dr.. and Mrs. Fred MecOn OF
Clarks, spent Wednesday in
town. They were enroute to
Hot Springs to spend a few days.
Capt Jack J. Butler Of Clarks
was a business caller at the Watch
man office Tuesday.
Mrs. Lou May of Mt. Pleasant
underwent a serious and painful
operation Tuesday Dr'S May and
fines, who performed the op-
Grafton states that she is irnproV-
ing.
r. B. Estess, a prosperous
farmer Of the 5th ward was In
town Monday. He reports that
the corn crops in his section are
not as good as thew usually are,
but cotton promices to give q
yield in excess Of last year.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Iron Mountain Time Table.
Notice Of Application for Ad-
EllrIS.ration

goth District Court, Parish of
Caldwell, State Of Louisiana
Succession Of s. T. Pool, decd.
No. 1869.
Whereas, Mrs. Annie NJ. Pool
has petitioned the court for let
tiers of administration on the es-
tate of the late S. 7. Pool, de-
ceased. inteState:
Notice is hereby given to all
whom it may concern to show
cause within ten days why sthe
prayer Of the said petitioner
should not be granted.
By order Of the court.
NJ. i. Mecom,
clerk 30th District Court
Columbia, La, July Goth, 1916.
7-4-3t
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
NOTICE

To the members Of Rosewood
Grove No. 224. YoUare request
ed to pay your dues promptly on
the first OF the month. All de-
linuuent members will be sus-
pended unless dues are paid
promptly.
Mrs. A. B. Walker, Clerk.
Owing to the absence of Bro.
Afford, prayer meeting at the
Methodist church Sunday night
was conducted by Prof. 3. H, Red
dit
State Superintendent of Public
Education Harris, was in town
Monday and addressed the voters
in the interest Of the ten mills
parish wide school tax to be vot-
ed on Tuesday.
Mr.C. Owen Meredith and Miss
Fannie Youngdlood were qnietly
married Sunday the 9Th at the
home of w. C. Meredith Rev. +.
N. Marlborough officiating
For the benefit Of the patrons
of the skating rink, | will advise
that the rink will be open on the
following nights: Monday, Fri
day and Saturday. Wednesday
at 3 o'clock p. M, for children
only.
Work on the big store Of Rog-
err Bro, is still progressing rap
idly, and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
We have only been here but a
few days, but during that short
time we have had the pleasure of
meeting quite a number Of old
friends. 1t is indeed a pleasure
for US to be amoung the friends
Of our boyhood days.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
{. v. Braddock, :: IioIum, La
Notice Fox Publication
u. S. Lard Office at
-, u

u. S. Lard Office at
Baton Rouge, La.
proof made under law under which
enrty was made,)
July 81, 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given that Jonah
Il, Gtv~n, Of Kelly. La, who, on Aug.
80, 81 made Homestead Enterv. No.
O664S, tor NE3 of Me-. Of Sec. 8, Tp.
II l.. =. 8 Z, La, Meredjan, has
filed ..ce Of intention to make Three
Year Proof, to establish claim to the
LAM 1--we described before Clerk Of
Court, at Columbia, Louisiana, On the
18th day Of September 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Johmas j. Cough, H. Taylor Cough,
Thompson Whittier and John NJ. Steen
all of Kelly, La.
L. D. Chameleon
Register.
Pub. in Caldwell Waterman, Columbia
Louisiana.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
CROSS TIES WANTED

| will pay 35e for LIST class white
oak, post oak, cow oak, oVercup
red heart gum and heart cypress
g. x 8" s. cross ties; loc for
second class; Csc for 1st class
red oak varieties, &c for second
class; on right Of way Of the
Iron Mountain on grade. Regu-
lar inspections, reasonable adj
vances. ]. H. Cordil1, Contrac-
tor, Ell Dorado, Ark. 7-l-6m
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Taxable valuations H.
NOTTCE To VOTER

NOIIOL 10 WI EiIO.
To vote in favor of the propositionmb-
mitted upon this ballot, place a cfoss
X mark in the square after the word
YES; to vote against it, place SIM
liar mark after the word mo"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
THOROUGHBRED
Mammoth Jack

Notice is hereby given to the gen
eral bubble that in the future / will
stand my famous Thoroughbred NAM
moth Jack one nile west of Holum at
and under the following terms. First
payment Of s. to be made at service,
the remaining IS payable when mare
proves in foal, either in cash or by a
rntr
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Coin for Sale Very Cheap

| have for sale 400 bushels Of
good sound ear corn for sale at
CSC per barrel in crib on my
place. J. NJ. Lucas Riverton,
ia 30-4t
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
IN DISTRICT NO. 4:

Proposition to levy ten
mills 500 special tax on|Yes
ali the property subject to
state taxation in School
District No. 4, Parish OF
Caldwell Louisiana annuj
ally, for the Purpose otlu.
giving addition aid to the M
pubic schools Of the said
school district.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Taxable valuation S-------
NOTICE TO VOTERS;

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot, place cross
mari, x in the square after the word
IES''; to vote against it. place asim-
liar mark after the word mo"
SIGNATURE of Voter
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Every one of us is responsible
for our poverty.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
STATE CAPITOL LETTER

mine whether or not they are being
operated properly.
II has Jurisdiction over the construc
ton of buildings. including railroad
depots,I shops. etc. and has authority
to investigate and fix the blame for
wrecks upon common carriers.
Its powers are OF wide scope. and
there is but one appeal from its find
ings-the supreme court. upon ques,
tions of law Findings of facts by
the commission are final and are not
subject to review.
Each public service corporation
, within the state is required to file
with this commission copies of all its
schedules of rates and classifications
of service. These records are open
TO inspection by the public
A total of a formal. and hundreds
OF informal complaints were filed
with the Commission against public
service corporations during the year
Just closed. and with a few exceptions
the docket is clear for the new year.
Perhaps the most far-reaching deci.
sion by the Commission was that in
the so-caIled Passenger Rate Case
reducing fares generally and inaugu-
rating the Family mileage book sys-'
tem," an innovation which has prov.
ed popular with the people and upon
which the railroads now look with
favor. although at first they predicted
direful results, including bankruptcy
and interminabIe confusion. II has
been estimated that by this one decis-
ion at least s70Q.oOo a year has been
saved to the travelling public of Colo
rado.
As far as possible, formalities are
dispensed with in hearings and actions
brought before the Commission, and
any citizen who so desires may appear
as complainant and have his legal
rights safe-guarded by the members
OF the body.
4 campaign for fair freight rates for
Colorado is now being undertaken. in
which this Commission is partici-
pating. Fair freight rates mean pros
perity for Colorado and an Increased
business for the railroads. which Will
mean greater prosperity for them.
and this Commission intends TO do all
in its power to make the campaign n
successful one.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.

The first meeting OF the Friends in
Council for the year 1916 was held
Friday at Pythian hall. with Mrs. clel-
and presiding.
The secretary read the report OF the
regular meeting and the program Civ
en- by the Social Science committee
at the social meeting which followed
the regular meeting.
The president thanked Airs. Good
loe for the use of the Christmas tree
used for decorating on Social Science
day. and Mrs Goodloe told of the uses
made OF that tree. First II was TAX
en- TO the hospital and candles put on
it for the benefit of sick child. n
foreigner who had never seen a tree.
He was very much affected by it.
When asked why he cried his answer
was. because. / am so happy" 1t was
next used for presents OF clothing for
some poor foreign children across the
river. who. when asked IL they receiv.
ed any presents that day said they
had some whiskey in their coffee for
breakfast" The tree will be put to
use again in feeding the birds when
the snow comes.
In the absence of Mrs. Farmer, Mrs.
ISchweigert acted as chairman OF the
afternoons program. Chile" was the
subject for the afternoon. Mrs. Good.
loe gave fine talk on The Three
Divisions OF the Country. Their Stu
alton. resources. and Industriesa
Miss Ruth Goetz, sister of Mrs.
c. 5. Miller, who is visiting in the city
rendered two very finished artistic
selections on the piano and was hear
tily applauded. Miss Goetz is resi-.
dent Of Monmouth. ILL.,, and is grad
uate from the conservatory of music,
there also from the Conservatory at
Chicago.
Mrs, Hiatt gave short paper on
american Indians" Mrs Corrin,
who substituted for Mrs. Stockton,
read OF the "Cities of Chile"
Mrs, Schweigert read a letter from
Arthur C. Preston. a graduate from
the Denver University Engineering
school In 1893 and was doing ad
vanced work in the university last
year. He accepted n position with
the Chile exploration company in
chuquicanata. Chile. which was ex'
tremely Interesting. The letter was
in the letter column" OF THE Colo
RADIO Alumnus"-a monthly paper edited
in the interests of the University. The
paper was sent to the president BY
Mrs. :. w nuoprs-
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
17-YEAR-OLD BOY ENTERS
CAVE AND SHOT BIG BEAR

County Commissioner W. A. Chap
son this morning related TO The Daily
Record reporter an act OF heroism
on the part OF his seventeen-year-oid
nephew. Donald Chapson. OF Archu-
leta county. that should entitled him
to a Carnegie medal.
About two weeks ago Donald and
Harold Chapson. sons OF Elmer Chap
son OF Pagosa Springs, we're riding
in the foothills looking after some
cattle when they noticed some unfami-
liar tracks In the snow, which they
followed to the mouth OF the cave.
Having convinced themselves that
the animal. whatever il was. had taken
refuge in the cavern Donald decided
like General Israel Putnam of Revola-
tionary fame. to crawl in and ascertain
its Identity. II was dark in the cave
and young chapson was unable to
see anything ahead OF him. After
be had followed the wlndings OF the
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13

cavern for a distance OF thirty or forty
feet huge. but not unfriendly bear
placed his nose in the face of the In
truder, but made no effort to bite
him. Young Chapson having salts
ned himself as TO the character OF the
game he had "treed" backed out of
the cave. ran TO his horse, took his
rifle out of its holster and again
crawled into the cave and shot the
bear. which weighed two hundred and
fifty pounds. The carcass was drag
ged to the mouth OF the cavern by
means of ropes and subsequently
taken 10 Pagosa Springs where it was
placed on exhibition at one of the meat
markets. The bear was in hne condi.
ton and the meat was sold to the pub
lie at a good price. The skin was a
beautiful one and viii be made into
rug for the adornment of the
Chapson home.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
DISCUSSES SPRAYING

The regular meeting of the Fremont
County Horticultural Society was held
at the court house last Saturday after
noon with fairly good representation
OF its members in attendance. The
special subject presented for the after
Moons consideration was Orchard
Spraying and it was discussed from
various standpoints; all of the speak
ers, however. maintaining that such u
treatment OF the trees was necessary
to prevent the ravagcs of insect pests
during the summer season.
All the members of the society that
sprayed their orchards last year for
the purpose OF destroying the leaf-roii-
er reported themselves as being more
than satisfied with the results and ex-
pressed their intention Of spraying
again this year with view of minimls-
ing the damage to the fruit crop from
II. Other members Of the society that
did not spray for leaf roller In 1915
announced their determination 10 do
10 this season. A few members Of the
society omitted 70 uprby their orch.
ards last year because Of their belief
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
penver. solo. Jan. .. lsls.

Denver. Colo, Jan. 3, 1916.
One of the finest pieces OF construc
tive work performed by the present
state administration is in connection
with the Public Utilities Commission
1t will be remembered that this
commission took the place of the old
Railroad Commission, which was han
dicapped through lack of authority
and power. and was really nothing
more than a bureau of information
Mr. s. S. Kendall and Mr.. George T,
Bradley of the old commission were
continued on the new and Mr.. NJ II.
Aylesworth, of Fort Collins was ap.
pointed by Governor Carlson. They
elected Mr.. George F. Oxley.. a well
known Denver newspaper man. their
secretary. and since then their of
fees have been among the busiest of
the State House.
II has been a year OF tests for the
law and for the eammission.
Phases Of the law. such as the right
of the Commission to set aside pri-
vate and public contracts. franchises.
etc. between public utilities and in
dividuals or the public thru the gov
ernment units OF the state. had TO be
taken up individually and interpreted
and administered. This was shown
in the recent decision in the Colorado
Springs Light. Heat & Power COM
pany case. wherein the Commission
ordered rate reduction averaging
about Is percent. set aside contracts
and franchise provisions, and requir-
ed the corporation to in all respects
obey the law requiring il TO give the
public adequate service at reasonable
rates. The effectiveness of this or
de- originally was set for January /,
1916 but upon the showing of officials
of the company that hardship would
be worked upon the company by Civ
ing II SO short a time 10 change its
business methods. the date Of effect
iveness OF the order was changed 10
February !, 1916.
IL matters are brought TO the at
tention OF the Commission. II may
proceed with cases upon its own mo-
ton II has a technical force OF rate
experts. civil. hydraulic and electri-
cal engineers. and statistical depart
ment for the thorough Investigation
OF all classes OF complaints and for
the taking of inventories to deter