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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Bids for Road
Bonds Rejected
Supervisors Road District s Refuse to
Entertain Bids Netting Less
Than Par Value

Bids were opened on Tuesday, May
l6. by the board of supervisors of Road
District No. 8, for the purchase of the
$3.50, 600 bond issue for the building of
the jefferson Highway through Grant,
and other lateral roads. Three bids
were submitted, all perporting to be
for par and accrued interest, but as all
bidders stipulated a commission or
other Requirements effecting big dis
count, the board refused to entertain
any of the bids. The board decided to
not accept any bid that would net any
thing less than par.
The discounts and commissions of
the various bidders ranged all the way
from $40, 900 to SIG, 900, and the board
very rightly decided that it was too ex-
cessive for the desirable bonds we have
for sale.
The board adjourned over until
Wednesday for the purpose of discuss
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of building our
highways by contracts under the super
vision of the State Highway Depart
ment.
Mr.. F. T. Constant. the contractor
who built about IS miles of the Grant
parish model roads, appeared before
the board and proposed to build all OF
the roads in Road District s, required
by the ordinance under which the bonds
were voted, according to specifications
upon the terms and prices agreed upon
by the engineers employed by the State
board; and Mr.. Constant said he would
take the bonds at par.
The board has several legal points to
be decided as to the advisabllity OF
building our highways by contract un-
der the supervision of the State High
way Department, and they do not pro-
pose TO acc until all legal matters are
cleared up. We will publish the official
proceedings of the board next week,
and by that time We hope definite
decision will be reached.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
BOyce Bridge Bonds Sold.

The police jury of Rapides
parish met in Alexandria We'd
nesday, at the court house, and
adopted an ordinance awarding
the bond issue for a bridge over
Red river at Boyce a n d the
SIS, 600 bond issue for the con-
struction of a gravel road on Red
river through Lamourie ward to
Echo was sold.
The $50, 600 issue was sold at
par with. accrued interest and
added premium of $6O7. 80
Boyce Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
Tells how to loosen a tender corn
or caIIus so It lifts out
without pain.

You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by Cincinnati authority
to use a drug called freezone, which
the moment few drops are applied
to any corn or callus the soreness is re-
lieved and soon the entire corn or cal
lus, root and all, lifts off with the fin
gers.
Freezone dries the moment it is ap-
piled, and simply shrivels the corn or cal
lus without infaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin. A small
bottle of freezone will cost very little
at any of the drug stores, but will posi-
lively rid ones feet of every hard or
soft corn or hardened callus. If your
druggist hasn't any freezone he can get
it at any wholesale drug house for you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

In a new publication of the u.
S. Agricultural Department Far
mers' Bullentin S07, detailed d.
rections for the making of bread
in the homes are given, together
with a number of convenient
recipes for home made biscuits,
rolls and bread in which potatoes
or rice are used with flour. The
bulletin also gives a score card
by means of which it is suggest
ed the housewife can estimate
the merit of her product.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Express Rates Advances Soon May
Be Requested.

New York, May 16. -Rumors
that the principal express COM
panies were about to file with
the interstate commerce commits
sion an application for an increase
in rates were met Wednesday by
a statement from the executive
office of the Adams Express Co..
that the rates of the companies
were not being analysed in con-
nection with the increased cost
of conducting business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

An unfair feature of prohibition agi-
tation is that compensation is not offer
ed for capital invested.
But if the government decides on
prohibition there is no reason why the
government should not provide some
form of compensation for the people
whl have all they own invested in the
liquor business. New Orleans Item.
The above is about the coolest
bit Of effrontery we have ever
seen offered in behalf of dealers
in the liquor traffic.
Back in the COS and 70's we
remember that so-called legal"
questions arose over the co!lec-
ton of notes, ETC., given for the
sale of negroes, or for the rent
and hire of slave labor, in the
days succeeding the war between
the North and South. In every
instance where such questions
came before the courts it was de-
cided that a claim for the sale or
hire of slaves was an Infamous
claim" and it could not be COL
lected by process of law.
Just SO, the liquor traffic is an
infamous traffic, outIawed by the
overwhelming verdict of the peo-
pie. There is not one-tenth the
justice ip paving liquor dealers
for their property that there was
in paying slave owners for their
traffic in slave labor.
The liquor men should be glad
to get out of business quickly and
quietly, and thank their stars the
government does not propose to
confiscate their property for the
public welfare, just as the slaves
were freed for public good.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Reservists Called to Colors.

San Antonio, Texas, May II.
Reservists in all branches of the
service of the army have been
called to the colors according to
telegram received at the office
of Colonel Omar Bundy, adjutant
general of the Southern depart
ment. Any former soldiers held
under the reserve clause who
fail to report will be posted as
deserters and dealt with accord
ingly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Travelling Men to Register by Mail for
Army Consumption.

Washington, May Is. Travel
ing men or others who cannot be
at home to register for the army
CONSUMPTION on the day to be set
by President Wilson'S proclama-
ton, must apply to the county
(parish) clerk or city clerk in
municipalities of more than 80, 900
on the sixth day after the procla-
nation is issued. The clerk will
supply a registration card which
must be filled out and sent to the
registrar of the citizens home
precinct by registration day. Any
man too sick to register in person
must send a representative to the
clerk on the sixth day after the
proclamation is issued. The de-
partment emphasized that there
will be only one registration day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

There are some men so con-
stituted that they do not feel un-
der obligation to their country.
The pay envelope is their flag.
If an enemy country offered them
better wages, they would cheer
fully go there-if they could get
there without harm to their
precious skins. -Ruston Leader
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Sand Acts as Shock Absorber When
Big Guns are Fired.

New York. May Is. Sand acts
as shock absorber, residents OF
Long Island learned when the big
coast guns at the new Rockaway
Beach fort were tested. Many
persons removed windows and
took down pictures, but the sand
on which the gun foundations
rest absorbed the shocks and not
a house was even Jared or a win
dow broken.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
MARRIED.

MCGRUE-BULLOCK-Att the
home of Magistrate C. T. Mill
ken, near Pioneer, La, on Sun
day, April Is. 1917, Mr.. Irwin
McGrue and Miss Luna Bullock
were united in marriage.
The groom is well ana favor
ably known to a large circle of
acquintances, and the bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Bullock, formerly of Verda,
Grant parish. where they have
many friends.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Alexandria Selected By Leland
University.

Alexandria. La, May Is. lie
land University, a negro .insti-
tuition formerly located at New
Orleans will be established here.
The deal has been closed for 257
acres of land, formerly the l.. A.
Stafford plantation. The build
ings costing between SIS, 900 and
500, 900 will be erected as soon
as possible.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

AS an example of the criminal
waste the American people have
been guilty of, it is officially
stated that with the Inauguration
of the country wide propaganda
for the conservation of the food
supply, the garbage of Chicago
has dropped from 400 tons daily
to 200 tons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
S. Recruit Paid by Government

% d RECRUIT fdlu Dy government.
Checks from the U. S. treasury
to men and women in small Lou
isiana towns passed through the
New Orleans army recruiting of;
flee last Monday. Julius B. He
bert, postmaster of Morgan City,
was payee on a check for $155,
which he received for inducing
thirty-five men to join the army.
The rate is S. a recruit. Mrs.
Charlotte Aucion, of Plattenville,
was awarded $40 for two recruits
who admitted she had induced
them to join.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Colonel Watterson's Dream.

The gifted editor of the Cour-
ier-Journal had a dream the
other day. 1t was that when
the Hon. Arthur James Balfour
went to the WhiteHouse one even
ing President Wilson took him
into a corner, got out a little
brown Jug and with his arm ia
miliarly around the neck of the
eminent British ambassador got
this off:
Arthur, old top, now that
the company has gone, these
few incongruvial remarks, gent
~; none of us here in the United
States have the least desire to
NEEDLE with British politics
particularly with what you think
your own domestic affairs-but
the Irish question is worldwide
land, whilst we are restoring Bel
GUM and Serbia, and cleaning
up the Balkans, and returning
Alsace-Lorraine to France, and
raising Poland from the dead
how can you expect US to pass
Erin by? Iput it to you Arthur,
as man to mantle little brown
Jug twiXt you and mellow can
you? Since Geogre Wyndham
died, your friend and colleague,
the very great grandson of Lord
Edward Fitzgerald, no English
man has understood the question
quite so well as you. No Eng
lishman is quite so worldly wise
as you. WHAT could better dec
crate the end of your great ca
RECRUIT such feather in your
historic cap-as for you to go
back to England bearing in one
hand a bag of American dollars,
the free and hearty offering of
Jonathan to John, and, in the
other hand, satisfactory and
final pledge of Home Rule for
Ireland? This is all we ask in
return? Give us that and you
shall reap in profit an hundred
fold. Give us that and the past
between US is cleared of all the
crooked places and made straight
as a single"
The colonel awakened before
he heard the great Englishman's
reply. But every American will
hope that if what the colonel
heard was only in a dream, some
thing equivalent to it passed
when Woodrow Wilson and Ar
thur Balfour got their legs under
the same mahogany table and
that we shall have the sequel to
it in British grant of Irish lib
erty, the effect of which will be
to make John and Jonathan in
separable friends forever and a
day. New Orleans States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

The police authorities of New
Orleans have promised Col. Stubs
to assist in preventing the sale
of intoxicating liquors to United
States soldiers encamped there.
and, it is stated, the saloon men
Of the city nave promised not to
sell liquor to the soldiers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Sprains and Strains Relieved.

Sloan's Liniment quickly takes the
pain out of strains, sprains, bruises and
all muscle soreness. A clean, clear
liquid easily applied, it quickly pene-
trates without rubbing. Sloan's Lini-
ment does not stain the skin or clog the
pores like mussy plasters or ointments.
For chronic rheumatic aches and pains
neuralgia, govt and lumbago have this
well known remedy handy. For the
pains of grippe and following strenuous
work, it gives quick relief. At all
25c -Adv.-2.
Plant food crons fhon planf r,no.1x
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

Eighty-two thousand dollars
has been subscribed as an endow-
ment fund for Centenary College,
Shreveport. 500, is the
amount friends are trying to
raise for that institution and a
number of committees are at
work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

According to a statement from
the Census Bureau there are
10, 600 men in Louisiana SUBJ
ject to draft under the new law.
Each congressional district will
supply Il, 500 men, it is said.
which would total 172.0OO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Suit of Ex.Slaves Dismissed.

The suit of ex-slaves and their
heirs to collect more than
S68, 600, 900 from the crop labor
in the south from 1857 to 1868,
have been dismissed by the
United States Supreme Court.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
u. s. Asked to Prevent an Exodus
of Negroes.

Atlanta. Ca, May 16. The
Georgia council of defense, in
session here Tuesday, adopted
resolutions requesting federal
aid to prevent exodus of negro
labor from the state.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

In these days of scarcity of
food-stuff there is no room for
the professional beggar or hobo.
Give him the hoe-or the boot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
Gen. Pershing Asks Check on Arm
Sales,

New Orleans, May 1.-Major
General Pershing, commanding
the Southern department of the
U. S. army, headquarters Fort
Sam Huston, Texas, has request
ed the Association of Commerce
here by telegraph Monday to
assist Federal authorities, in
Guiding the army, in suppress
ing the sale of arms and mu-
nitions of war during the pres
ent crisis to irresponsible per-
sons"
The association wired immedi-
ately its support. General Per-
shing's telegram states similar
requests are being made in every
city and town in the south.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
federal Land Banks Put Out Over On,
Million Dollars.

Washington, May 15.-Loans
to farmers by the Federal land
banks have passed the 81, 900, 600
mark and are being made at the
rate of $150,G00 day. If the
presentrate of increase keeps up,
the farm board estimates the to-
tai loans during May at So, 600, :
600. Loans thus far by States
include: South Carolina, $167, :
700; Mississippi, $105, 1926; Ken
lucky, SIC, 600; Texas, 1913, 400.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

We are heartily in favor of any
plan that is calculated to arouse
patriotism and secure recruits
for the army, but it occurs to us
that it is going a bit too far to
plaster ohthe walls of a ceme-
terry posters reading. Awake!
Your Country Needs You. Ably
of the States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19
L. & A. and Cotton Belt Fined for
Relating.

Texarkana, Ark, May In
the federal court Monday after
noon the L. & A. Railway Com
pany pleaded guilty to twenty
cases of giving rebates, and was
fined a total of 500, 900, or 81, 900
in each case. Several o t h e r
counts were nolle pressed.
The Cotton Belt Railway also
pleaded guilty in six similar
charges and was fined a total of
Sc, 66S.
The Bodcaw Lumber Company,
located at Stamps, pleaded guilty
to IL charges of accepting re-
bates and was fined a total of
S13, 1874.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-19

Plant food crops, then plant more.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-15
Order Of Publication.

In the Circuit Court Of Iron County, Mis-
'Huri. In vacation. February 9Th. 1917.
1fe State Of Missouri. Vt the relation and Tn
the use of u. r. Burnham. Collector Of the
Revenue Of Iron County. Missouri,
AGAINST
Lucinda Smith. EIinile Thomas, Emile
TN"mas and Antoine Clement. n Nv.
ing or the unknown consorts, heirs and dey-
'a""s Of Lucinda Smith. Elinile Thomas, Emile
Tio,nas and Antoine Clement. " they or either
Of them he dead. Defendants.
tAction to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
'ow NJ this day comes tho plaintiff, r. P.
fD' nhrrn. Collector Of the Revenue Of Iron
County. Missouri. and nles his petition and NJ.
G'avit. settin9 forth smong other things, that
Tie defendants. Lucinda Smith. Ellnile Thomas,
Emile Tho'nas and Antoine Clement. n living,
or the unknown e~onsorts. heirs and dsvkeSs Of
Lucinda Smith. Elinile Thomas. Emile Thomas
and Antoine Clement, II they Or either Of them
bc dead. are non.rssidents Of the STATE Of
Missouri. and hat they can set ~ served
with ummon h said State;
II h therefore. ordered b ~ Csset of ~
Circuit Court Of Iron County. MhsessL b
vsatss. thst publication ~ nads uotfyias
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-15

4. IN. C;rc,,;t Cont of Iron County. MIS-
sour; in vacation. February 9Th 1871.
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'Ac'oh 10 Enforce Lien lot AaAeS''
Now at this day comes the plaintiff. b, ?.
Burnham. Collector of the Revenue of Iron
County, Missouri. and files his petition and az
fdavit. setting forth among other things. that
'he "etehdahts' hiio' d. SAWYER anu '""" ="
Sawyer II 'iV'hR' or 'he Unknown e"hSoFs'
he'rs ana de''Sees OF Elliott H. sawyer anu
John r." sawyer II 'hey or e'"eE :" '"e'"
be dead. are non-residents Of the STATE oil
Missouri. and that they cannot be served WIN
summons in said State:
1t is therefore, ordered by the oterk OF te
Circuit Court OF iron County. MISSOURI IN
vacation. that publication be made notIlyrns
said defendants that an action has been rom
meneed against them IN the Circuit court OF
SAID County, the object ard general nature OF
which is to enforce the lien OF the state OF
Missouri on the following real estate, be'ohs-
ing to the said defendants for back taxes Tor
tn" years 1914 and 1915. to-wt:
The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 81. Township 81. North,
Range 3 East. ~ aeres--said real estate be-
ing in Iron County. Missouri.
tan tented statement in the nature of \
tax bill showing the amount Of taxes. interest
and costs now due or said real estate for the
years aforesaid. amounting in the aggregate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-15

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri,. in vacation. February 9Th. 1917.
The State of Missouri. at the relation and to
the use of B. p. Durham, Collector Of the
Revenue Of Iron County. Missouri.
AGAINST
Martha z. Owen. Martha F.. Owens and
Walter Eden. If living or the unknown con.
sorts. heirs and devisees of Martha f. Owen,
Martha f Owens and Walter Eden. II thev
or either Of them be dead. defendants.
faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff. B. P.
Rurnham. Collector of the Revenue of Iron
County. Missouri. and files his petition and af-
fidavit. setting forth among other things, that
the defendants are each and every one non.
residents Of the State Of Missouri. and that
they cannot be served with summons in said
State.
It Ia therefore. ordered by the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court OF Iron County. Missouri. In
vacation. that publication be made notifying
said defendants that m action has been com.
menced against them in the Circuit Court Of
said County. the object and general nature 81
which Is TO enforce the lien Of the State Of
Missouri on, the following real estate. belong.
ing to the said defendants for back taxes for
the years 1914 and 1915. to-wit:
The Northeast Quarter Of the Northeast
Quarter. Section 20. Township 81. North. Range
2 East. 40 ncres--said real estate being in
Iron County. Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature OF n
tax bill showing the amount Of taxes. ~interest
and costs now due on said real estate for the
years aforesaid, amounting In the aggregate
TO the sum OF
Two Dollars md Seventy-six cents
is fled with said petition as provided Ivy law. ,
And unless they be and appear at the mex,
term Of said Court u be holden for the ccun.
ty Of Iron. and State Of Missouri, Mt the Court
House in said County on the fourth Monday in
April next, 1917. and on or before the third da,
thereof ~ the term shall 10 Ions continue
and. II not, then before the end 0f the term
and plead. answer or demur u sa.d plaintiff
%petition. the same will he taken A confessed
judgment rendered In accordance with TN
prayer Of said petition. and said real estate
or. 70 much thereof ms may be necessary u
satisfy said Judgment, interest end costs. b,
sold under n special Aeri facins "a he issuct
thereon. M
n " further ordered that a cqpy hereof, b.
published according 70 lAw In the Iron Count,
Register. a weekly Newspaper publkhed In ssit
County Of Iron. and STATE Of Missouri.
JESSE n. HAWKINS. Circuit Clerk.
A true cory from the record:
Witness my hapd and oh'eis'
tSEAL.), ssaI. ytbk ~, 81 February, 1911.
JESSE y. HAWKINS. Clerk
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-15

said defendanta that an action has been con-
meneed against them in The Circuit Court Of
said County. the object and general nature Of
which is 70 enforce the lien Of the State Of
Missouri on the following real etst~. belong
ing to the said defendants for back taxes for
the year 1915. to-wit:
The South half of the Southeast Quarter Of
Section 10. Township "a. North. Range 2 East.
50 acres-said real estate being in Iron Coon-
~. Missouri.
tan itemized statement in the nature Of a
tax bill showing the amount Of taxes. interest
and costs now due on said real estate for the
year aforesaid, amounting in the aggregate
TO the sum of
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents.
is filed with said petition IA provided by law
And unless they he and appear at the newt
term Of said Court to be holden for the Coun-
ty of Iron. and State of Missouri. ut the Court
House in said County on the fourth Monday in
April next. 1917. and on or before the third day
thereof tif the term shall SO long continue
and. if not. then before the end of the term.
and plead. answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition. the same will be taken as confessed,
iudgmen. rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition. and said real estate,
or SO much thereof MS may be necessary TO
satisfy said Judgment. interest and costs. be
aold Under Il special fieri facias To be issued
thereon.
X IL further ordered that a ccpy hereof b"
published according to law in the Iron County
Register, IL weekly newspaper published in saia
County ri iron, and State of Missouri.
JESSE " HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
4 true cory from the record
Witness my hand ard official
I t%EAi. seal, this 9Th Of February. 1917.
Jesse N. HAWKINS. Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron County. Missouri