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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

II EAUTY. Maxine Elliott. Is
X ready TO admit. may be Justly
- measured In terms OF epider-
NAL thinness; but so FAR as II goes.
II has never found so marvellous a
recorder as the motion picture
camera Al least. that Is thu opin-
ion OF the celebrated beauty. after
her experience before the cameras
OF the Goldwyn studio. where she
has been making Fighting Odds"
and The Eternal Magdalcne."
II have never desplsed the mo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

with Religious Director q. L. Clark,
OF Y. NJ. C. A. building No. 2. and
at $3.50 p. m. with almost 1000 sol
diers as witnesses, the knot was
tied.
Private Springer returned TO his
barracks and the bride and groom
left for honeymoon in California.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

PROGRAMS TODAY
iIuENrt Miriam Cooper In The
Homer system"
COitsEt w--.I.ck richferd In The
aho.t House"
srRA>p-Madsek eunedy Ia ''fssby
Mine"
star east IN "Iias-
putin. the Hack MONK.
MISSION 49, Herbert Nswiinsou In
"fiirtiug with Death"
RIN-'sfh~ Rattle of tho Anese."
war picture.
COLOSSAL Tyrone Fewer In
where Are Ny Children
CLASS A--Aiic- bssdy In The
Hungry Heart"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05
I'D son Of Myrtle s,edman. makes

old son OF Myrtle s'edman, makes
his motion picture debut In
"Freckles." the Gene Stratton Por-
ter story. picturlEcd with Jack
pickford and Louise Huff AS co
stars.
Miss Stedman. who was heard In
n singing engagement nj the
Coliseum theatre not long ago. In
In Chicago. and will continue to
New York before returning this
winter 10 Los Angeles. She wants
To make pictures OF her own when
sho returns To tho studio.
Margarita ffEcher writes 20 n
Seattle friend that she has the boat
role OF her career In The Girl
Who Wouldn't Grow Up" Tho
picture was directed by her hus'
band. Harry Pollard. and II the
first made after u long Illness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

Douglas Fairbanks thrill king of the lifted pound
while poised with only Glacier A
slip would him
balance and falling Point
Fairbanks has ofear Thru hs unique philosophy
OF mind control he has scooied his thought
anyway Fairbanks ut isn't the IT'S the abuse of
that fatal Therefore he seldom
He has performed hundred difficult for the movie
and has suffered holds ndsputab
record double"
his acrobaic demonstrations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

ono on OF Hay Hum. a hoK
Of narso Compound. and y or Of
glycsrin~. Any arurEis, can put this
Up or you can fnit ~ at homo at
very little cost Directions come in
each box Of Barbo Compound. At
all drug stores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

and ] would feel
very weak and
miserable. I re.
memb-red how
my mother had
found rcltef
from pain by us.
Ing Lydia y.
pinkham's Veg.
. ia b lie Com
pound and I de.
clded 10 try Il.
and thanks 60
tho Compound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

: Tom Forman. Lasky leading
man, who recently enlisted In the
coast artillery federal reserve. OF
California. IA a private. Ia by way
of becoming n second lieutenant,
having taken the examination In
company with several others. II Is
expected Forman will pass with
flying colors.
N.x.h.n Csaar-a, fhx tex.ar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05
A Goulash

where Are My Children eco
lonial. yelled the hero. AS he
Rugged baby Mine" tstrandl. TO
his breast.
They are Flirting With Death
(Mianionl. In Tho Ghost House
tCoilscum). calmly replied the VIII
lain. staging The Battle Of the
Ancre" tRsxl. with The Hungry
Heart" Glass AZ, In an effort 20
have "Rasputin. tho Black Monk.
tClemmer). break up The Honor
System" liberty.
Earle For. who was leading man
for Pauline Frederick In several
pictures and later with Norma
Talmadge and Pearl White. Is TO
be seen within few weeks In a
Triangle picture with winifrcd
Allen.
Ncttie Evans. an English actress.
who played with Patio and eau.
mon, IN Paris. and had consider.
able experience with tho Berlin
and COPENHAGEN producing com.
panie=. II a recent addition 10 the
stock company OF tho Lasky or
SANITATION.
Lloyd LoncrKan. who wrote the
first scenario for the Thanhouser
company. and has boon connected
with that Institution since Il was
started. In 1909. retired on Sept. /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05
BOTH MOTHER
and DAUGHTER
Relieved From Pain and
Suffering by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Brooklyn. ~ Y.--"For thrse or
four years ] suffered n great deal
Of pain periodically. 80 would have
10 Ito down. Ny back would ache
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05
Gray HAIR!

a preparation Of great
merit that gradually
dnrkens gray hair and
makes ~ soft and glossy
teu Css Nak~ II Yourself
To half mint af ssafar naI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

Southern Pacific railway has In
stalled a box car that traps tramps
thru an electrical device.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05

Marshall s;edman. the is-year
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11
TuE GUARD MOBILIZATION

Sometime ugu the state officer.
,ncludiug Governor Lindsey. sent
llt O. large uumbrr uf l"lrgrams
skiing for better border protection
\ delegation uf citizens went 4,
nia f. and held a %confrrcnc
with the "nicial, the result uf which
Ngs the kilograms Columbus know
nothing of such q conference
either did she knuv that There
Nts AN, reasons at that tune fur
~ serious alarm u srrms though.
hat Columbus wa blamed moro
than any other part ut the STAT
for This appeal fur more hordrr
protection
n either a direct err indirect re-
NJ this appeal the New Mexico
n'ry was again called to the
rs, MI Columbus WIS named ms
he mobilization point. We wish 10
emphasize the fact that Columbus
knew nothing NJ tins procedure az
'cpt what was learned through the
laily papers. The largest town In
the state is Albuquerque. The
newspapers NJ that city were amnfr
the champions for better border
The rich mines IN the
southern part Of the state must
have protection at once. The
guards were called out that the Ger
mans or the Mexican bandits could
not come across the International
line and take those mines.
Then, after the first move had
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

The way the cleanup proposition
was handled here this week shows
what can be done when Ne all work
together. Columbus has rutten rid
of most al thc trash and rubbish
and there has been but little eN-
pcnsc attached Had the city under-
.taken this Job without the cooper
of the people the cost would
have been prohihitiNe. hut a. Il was
managed ma n was hurt financially
aud a Euod job accomplished One
fact that should bc mentioned IL
that us a general rule the new
cumcrs-those Who have establish
I'd themselves here since the raid
WERE much more enthusiastic. and
lid their work NOR thoroughly
than those who have resided here
for several years.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11


excessive heat, though enough heat
during the summer Tor all "harden-
ing purposes.
rs the Journal mas pointed out
before now v inc time Ter Young
men 70 decide whether mey prefer
service IN France 10 service IN the
south"'s Many OF ,he adventur-
Gus spirit doubtless 90. SUCH VIII
wait Tor inc selectiVe drait. those
VINO ""u'u serve mere ra'her nan
III Europe WIZ ehnst promptly
ihey WIZ nave 70 serve one place or
we O'ner;
NO uoupt s""' me"Oers OF lhe
neAieo m'an'ry meue STATE.
Menus similar 70 what the Journal
s'ys ."ey say. we OF Ooiuhlpns
na's peen near'he so.u'er m'ke
s'"i''er s'e'ehieh.s lot the past our
y'ars' ahu nave known OF 'hem re-
eh'is''ns Ior serNlce w an orsahl-
1''''n 'a'en ~ ro'u',nus "''n'h
= "''''" rum W 'nelr us
uha't'' ih'r' are e'"als . lew
i've" III e'c's u"op OF company 'hat
nav sV' - naNe lhelr lli'le say anu
rs's''r the'r Ut'le A'cA' pui u Is
u' "Ius''ss :" ret'Ileht '" quote
~" s',s''s 10 No'.'"s '"' s'h''-
"',,' W. ree'U'en''
w" "'N,'o e"arus"'e" are =
',''0 pu',," o' ELBOWS ana
WIN 49, u"cr country III any
a. un,'r s~erNioes were eeueu
u" ,'''''u oo'unlpus rum
-" "''e' lus' % lu'Ch's anu
~ e'''' a,"oun' W pa'rlotlsm
"ouu n''uquerpue' iney
'","" NV w 'I"c Ahherlohns they
' sou M."' V"' ~
P''s'"' WIT u 'he meh
" ""'! "cr' 70
'n.y 'o'''u
80 "oS "ou,u NC oht
,'''. ,o"" VI .na' tney "ouid
~ ''I'aih pace
"unS VIZ Ne" meA-
a wy 1'''n.rcia' purposes
,,",'d .' au' ,ha' SUE
p'cn siAu 10
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

o folds Of white and searietl o blue
Held with your silver starsi May fond
'yes welcome you. willing feet follow
you, strong hands defend you. warm
hearts cherish you, and dying lips
give you their blesslnal Ours by In.
herltsnee, ours by aiisaianes. ours BY
sheetion-lone may you float on the
Tree winds Of heaven. the emblem Of
liberty, the hope Of the worIdI-Anon.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

The restricted district southeast
Of town, which has been the objc
of much worry on the part Of ~
army doctors. and a problem for
the city officials. has at last been
turned over Ia the army. The mill
tary has now taken complete con
trol and in future this "nercssary
eVil' will not worry the city dads.
for they feel that II will he handled
as II should be. Al a meeting of
the Board Of Trustees several days
ago a note In this effect was drafted
and signed by Mayor z. II. Dabney.
Trustees Elliott, Walker and White.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11
HERE'S TO OLD GLORY, GOD
BLESS HERR

" anyone attempts to haul down
the American nag, shoot him on the
spot-Jahn A. pin.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

Appeals O. being made by the
government officials over the cuun-
Try Ia the farmers io plant more
food crops. u the war h. Won %
will hc Won hN the American farmer.
II hr fails iu feed thr army the re-
suit pf the great contest me- one can
tell. There h. more laud than any
thing else around Columbus sew
'ral large pumping plants that will
nc idle this year. du, lu the border
trouble, many people WIN own land
here believing that there Is not suf-
.Hyirut protection. At thu, time of
he year d is impossible to GIT .
sunirirut number nf farmers her,
lee take charge. Why can't the 4.
Is. Government make u,r of the nN.
hundred ami over Cinnamon her
hat are uu expense iu not only uui
wu government but 90 their gov
~ o.. ID work q tbs In-
pld ,vul- Let them help win
.L = m.u .I not TN
,Iyri and or spending what mon y
,u .I-. uur %
ot even themselves. Ancr the W.
, ended some disposition rould 10
made Of them ~ mi.ht boz seen ul
ui while appra'. are hriul
mad" inr q larger production of
loodstuu why not also give them d
nance u the game hrrr'
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

This nation, under God, shsli
have . new birth Of freedom,
and that Govemmrnt Of the
people, by the people, Tor the
people, shall not perish from
the earth. - Lincoln.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE

STATE
W. T.. Lindsey Governor
Antonio Lucero Secretary Of state
Harry I. Patton Attorney General
". q. Sargent Auditor
4. q. Whittier Travelling Auditor
n. /. Hall Treasurer
Il. y. Erwin Com. Public Lands
j. n. Wagner Supt. Pub. instruction
u. II. Williams Corporation Com.
Il. Montoya Corporation Com.
VI. :. Groves Corporation Com.
r. II. Hanna Chief jus. Sup. Court
g.. !. Roberts Justice Sup. Court
r. W. Parker Justice Sup. Court
j. H. Soma Clerk Supreme Court
FEDERAL
Albert B FAN u. S. senator
4. \. Jones l.. s .Senatnr
". II. Walton Member Congress
Colin Nchlett Judge Federal Court
Harry Lee Clerk Federal Court
Summers Burkhart L. \. Attorney
A. H. Hudspeth L. X. Marshal
Lucius ". bills Surveyor General
l. r.. Carpenter Inter. Rev, Collector
Lee \. Riggs Deputy Col. Customs
jolly %'iarnrr Mounted Inspector
llrn Agucrre Mounted Inspector
H. ~ H""d 1. 4. Commissioner
l.. l.. Burkhcad Postmaster
SMITH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Raymond " Ryan District Judge
J. :. NauRhi District Attorney
C. H. Hughes District Clerk
COUNTY
I. l.. Nnrdhaus Commissioner
". Phillips Commissioner
H. A. Lewis commissioner
G.. simpson sheriff
Edgar Hepp Treasurer
A. stump Assessor
e. G.. Fielder Probate Judge
G.. n. Hughes County Clerk
p. A. Hughes Deputy Clerk
Mrs. Alice Smith Supt. Of Schools
&. Il. Morgan Surveyor
PRECINCT
I. J.. Cole Justice Of the Peace
Jess Fuller Constable
2. II. Dahncy Mayor
n. W. Elliott Trustee
+. Whit Trustee
Clerk
BOARD or EDUCATION
A. q. H%Nllenger President
n. Irhim0n Secretary
I. 4. Moore Member
!. l.. Greenwood Member
Mrs. Geo. !. Peters Member
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

Have ,uu noticed what au ilI-rllrrl
pu the general conditions here was
made D., q few imilir, moving
way! Many of the merchant, and
business men seemed q" get an idea
hat cyerythin- wa, shot lu piece,
But since that ha, been forgotten.
business has gotten back iu normal
and no Onr can complain about
business conditions, unless they are
iust naturally discouraged and want
20 complain There q, not all the
connection iu evidence 90, WIS last
summer, but the merchants know
what In expect how to huy and
what Ia huy and there r. uo reason
p believe that condition, Will be-
uWc gUy worse ur very much bet
r ~ any date spun. and when W.
y { down ,u real facts uud mH Be-
De- most of what business is m
sight II du"- mot seem had az all.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11

III" loW FARMER, that are uuW
scattered over the Lower Mmnr.
have the glarautr" Of q good marN"l
Ior r,'rylhpg they can grow thi,
with any lpud value The
uom" market ram uui near hr sup
piled hv them and according iu the
present situation the prices Nill b."
Just about whatever g. -ri b, lh"
mau WIN p%r"durr, There hr.
ur,rr ha"n an upp"riunii, like lhi,
hrfor" Cor thy farmer lu 'rl.au up.
and "a, hope iu ~tr them tab" adj
vantage uf o. NJ kinds uf garden
truck q b." readily turned min
cash Aii,r such crops 20. ONIONS
lrlturr. radii.hr. and The HE have
been gathered there o.. ample time
'u produce iurutI, anil other gIlCf
maturlug crops There o. ai -uluic-
~ nu possibility uf over production.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14
Accepts Post In Haiti.

We clip the following from
the Times -Picayune of july 13
Lionel J. bourgeois has re-
Gently been offered a position
as an educator in Haiti and
has cabled his acceptance.
He will sail within two or
three weeks to take up his
residence at Port au Prince.
This is the second st. James
man who, within the last
three months, has been honor
ed with a presidential ap-
pointment to that island.
Former sheriff Louis lie Bour
geois is now collector of the
port of Port au Prince.
Lionel j. Bourgeois, son Of
Levee Inspector Louis S. Bour
9eois, is a native of Convent
and has received the degrees
of a. B. and A. NJ. from JEFF
ferson College. Since January
1914, he has held the position
of superintendent of public
education in the parish of ST.
john. His work has met with
marked success and it is ex-
pected that he will accom-
plish great things in his new
field of labor.
A rigid enforcement of the
Sunday law throughout the
parish of st. James is the not
ice given by District Attor
ney George Seth Guion Will
IN Convent today. Sheriff Jos
/ ph B. Dornier has been asked
by the district attorney tha'
| the law be strictly observe
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14

Be It Further Ordained, That all
bids will be made without condi-
ton whatsoever imposed; the Po
lice Jury of the Parish of st. John
the baptist will furnish to the pur
chaser a proper legal opinion as
to the validity of the proceedings
leading up to the bond issue.
Be 1t Further Ordained, That
the special counsel employed by
the parish of St. John the bap-
tist for the getting out of these
bonds will instructed to prepare
the necessary advertisements for
the sale of these bonds and this
advertisement shall be publish
ed in the official journal of the
Parish of st. John the baptist
and in a paper Of the City of New
Orleans once each week for the
period of thirty days in compli-
ance with law.
The vote on this ordinance was
as follows:
YEAS: Reynaud, Barre Songy,
Cassagne, Rabin, Lasseigue
NAYS: None
And the ordinance was adopted
There being no further business
the Police jury adjourned.
|, the undersigned Clerk of the
police jury of the parish of st.
John the baptist, State of Louisia
ma, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy of proceedings of
meeting of the said police jury
held at Edgard on the 5th day of
June, 1917.
Edgard, Louisiana.
June 5, 1917.
Wallace Lasseigne,
Secretary.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14

tist, State of Louisiana, for val
ue received hereby promises to
pay to bearer on August l, 10
the sum Of of Gne Thousand Dol
lars in gold coin OF the United
States of the present standard Of
coinage with interest thereon at
the rate Of five per centum per
annum from August l, 1917, pay
able semi-annualIy on the first
day of February and on the first
day of August of each and every
year, upon the presentation and
surrender of the coupons hereto
attached as the same shall mature
The principal and interestOn this
bond is made payable at
----or at the option of the
holder at
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14
MARRIAGE.


Nine Leo Becnel de Wal
lace, Lne., vous fait part d.
marriage de son fills Carl
Hermann, ayec Mile Aime
Cambre de La Place. Lne..
Mecredile % Juliet 1917 a g
heures du matin.
La cersmonie nuptiale aura
lieu en- l'Eglise St. Pierre.
Paroisse st. Jean Baptiste.
Pas de cart
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14

This bond is one of a series OF
One hundred and eighty (lSO)
bonds, numbered from l to 1879 IN
elusive, of the denomination of
One Thousand Dollars ($1000.OOl
each, aggregating One hundred
and Eighty Thousand Dollars
($18C, 900 OO} issued by the parish
OF st. john the baptist, State OF
Louisiana, for the purpose OF road
construction, under and by virtue
of the authority conferred by Artl
Gle 281 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, Act 256 of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1910 as
amended, and said bond was
specially authorized at an election
held in the parish of st. john the
Baptist on the 4th day of june,
1917, the returns of which said
election were duly promulgated
on the 5th day of june, 1917.
The debt represented by the said
One hundred and eighty bonds
was incurred and the bonds were
issued by virtue Of the authority
conferred by the Constitution
and Acts referred to and conform
ing to the result Of an election
held by the property taxpayers
iuualifIed to vote at the election
,held on the 4th day of june, 1917
who authorized the governing
authority of the parish of st. John
the baptist to levy each year a
tax sufficient to pay the principal
and interest of said bonds in ac-
cordance with law, and it is certi
fed that all of the acts, condition
and things necessary to be done
precedent to the issuance of this
bond and the other bonds of this
series, in order to make them leg
al, binding and valid obligations
of the parish of st. john the bap.
tist, have been performed in due
form as required by law and that
theindebtedneSs of said parish,
/ including this issue of bonds, does
mot exceed the constitutional or
statutory limitations of indebted
ness.
In Witness Whereof the police
jury of the parish of of st. john
the baptist as the governing auth
ority of the parish of ST. john the
baptist has caused this bond to be
| Issued, signed and sealed with
the corporate seal of the said
police jury as the governing auth
ority of the parish of st. jonn the
baptist, all OF which were affixed
hereto by its president andSecre
! tary on behalf of the parish of
iSt. john the baptist on this first
day of August, 1917.
PARISH If ST. JOHN the BAPTIST
Secretary President.
] (FORM OF COUPON)
On the first day of August Feb
ruary 19--the parish of st.
John the baptist, State of Louisia
ma, will pay to bearer Twenty-Five
Dollars (s25 OO) at t-~------
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14

1873 to I4U I945, 5000 90
l4I to 149 1876, 1000 o.
$50 to I59 l947 10000 90
100 to 1869 l948, lo.ooo 90
ITO to I80" l949, ll,ooo 90
And the Police Jury of the Par
iSh of St. John the Baptist, as the
governing authority Of said Par
ish, obIigates itself and 10 bound
under the terms and conditions OF
law under which these bonds are
isSued, each year tolevy sucHtaH
es as may be sufficient to provide
for the interest and such fraction
al part of the prInCS pal as may be
coming due at their respective
maturities, such tax not to exceed
the limit as fixed by the Constltu
ton and Laws Of the State OF
Louisiana.
This ordinance having been
submitted to a vote, the following
members voted in the affirmative:
Reynaud, Barre, Songy, Babin,
CaSsagne, Lasseigne.
NAYS: none, And the ordinance
vas declared adopted
On motion of Mr.. Songy Sec
onded by Mr.. Babin,
Be 1t Resolved, That the Asses
sor and Tax Collector of the Par
ish of st. John the Baptist are
hereby instructed and ordered
TO assess and collect for the year
1917 tax of Three and one-halt
mills (S.003 1I2) on the dollar Of
the assessed valuation of all pre-
pertyin in the Parish of St. John
the Baptist for the year 1917, aud
that copy of this resolution be
forwarded to both the Tax Collec
tor and the Assessor of the Par
ish of st. John the Baptist.
This ordinance having heen
submitted to a vote, the vote was
as follows:
YEAS: Reynaud, Barre. Songy
Cassagne, Babin, LasSeigne.
NAYS none.
Be 1t Further Ordained That
The President of this Police Jury
is instructed to have said bonds
properly printed or engraved
and properly registered with the
Secretary of State in compliance
with law.
All of these proceedings having
been read in full were approved
by unanimous vote.
On motion of Mr.. Barre second
ed by Mr. Cassagne.
Be 1t Ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. John the
Baptist as the governing autho-
rity of said parish, that the Pres
dent of this Police Jury be in
structed to advertise for thirty
days for bids for the purchase of
bonds of the Parish OF ST. John
, the Baptist authorized at the elec
tion held on the 4th day of June,
1917.
Be 1t Further Ordained, That
bids be called for to be opened on
! Thursday the 18th day of July
| 1917 at Eleven o'clock a. no. al
Edgard, Louisiana, and that each
bidder will furnish with his bio
certified cheque in favor Of the
Presidentof the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. John the Baptist
for the sum of six Thousand Do
! lars (S6O00.00) which amount
will be held by the president oi
the police jury of the parish of 81
John the Baptist untilthe success
J ful bidder is determined. The che
Iques of the unsuccessful bidders
| will be returned to them and tbs
icheqne Of the successful bidder
viii be held as evidence of gooC
faith and credited on his bid. II
the event Of bis failure to fulfil
| the conditions of bis bid, the
amount of his cheque viii be for
! feited to the credit Of the parisE
of st. John the Baptist.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14
Secretary of State.

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