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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
Special Session of Police Jury to Sell
Bonds to Build Jefferson Highway.


Bonds to Build Jefferson Highway.
The police jury of Grant par.
ish held a special called session
on Thursday of this week, at
which a considerable amount of
business was transacted, but as
their proceeding were handed in
late that evening we have to de-
fer publication until next week.
The principal business of the
meeting and its main purpose as
stated in the call of the president
was to consider matters pertain
ing to the bond issue for the con-
struction of the Jefferson high
way. An ordinance was adopted
authorizing President w. A..
Brownlee to advertise and sell
according to law S75, 900 worth
of said bond issue, the specific
numbers and years of maturity
of the bonds being stated in the
ordinance. The remaining SIS, :
600 of the $3.50, 600 bond issue is
reserved in the ordinance and is
not to be offered for sale until
further orders of the police jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
S25 Miles of Highway to be Built in
Louisiana in 1919.

S25 Miles of Highway to be Built in
Louisiana in 1919.
New Orleans, Nov. 20. The
Louisiana road building program
for 1919 is nearly completed.
With the notification of new bond
issues in various parishes. the
total construction planned for
the coming year approximates
825 miles of highways.
Of these $50 miles will be con-
structed by the highway depart
ment with the cooperation of
the federal government, the gov
ernment's share of the expense
being estimated at $500, 600.
The State and the parishes will
expend 81. 900, 900.
All of this construction is I'M
dertAken with the proviso that
necessary funds will be available
in each section for the mainte-
nance of the $50 miles Of road
way after it is built.
The $50 miles mentioned will
be constructed in Avoyelles, East
Baton Rouge. Tangipahoa. Cald-
well, st. Landry, Point Coupee,
West Baton Rouge, Rapides, La
fayette. Ouachita. Iberia and
Franklin parishes.
Besides the above. the parishes
of Caddo, Calcasieu, DeSoto, East
Baton Rouge, Grant, iberia, JEFF
ferson Davis. LaSalle, Lafayette
Lafourche, Ouachita, Point Cou-
pee, st. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
West Carroll and Washington
have voted, or will vote in the |
near future. according to advices
received at the Office of the State !
highway department, approx
mately So. CTS, 900 for road con-
struction. approximating about
675 miles, and providing also for
the maintenance of these roads. |
About Is per cent of these bond
issues is now in hand in cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
By r. L. Sloan
; AGENT FOR GRANT PARISH

Good hay is usually high in
price and very scarce besides.
Pea-green alfalfa is now selling
for around forty dollars a tor
with the lower grades hard to
get at thirty-five dollars a ton.
Mixed Lespedeza and grass hay
is selling for twenty-five to thir-
ty-five dollars a ton while straw
is quoted at ten and fifteen dol
lars a ton. Nor is there any
probability of a great decline in
prices nor an oversupply in the
next few years. There is plenty
of land along Red river that will
net more clear money at these
prices in hay than in cotton.
Especially would present condi-
tons justify. the preparation for
sowing of a large acreage in al
falfa. For free incubation write
me.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
U. 8. Cancels Naval Contracts of $42I,
ass, 900.

Washington, Nov. 10. Naval
ordnance contracts amounting to
$421, 459, 000 have been cancelled
since hostilities ceased, Rear
Admiral Earle, chief of the naval
ordnance bureau, told the house
committee today when the COM
mittee began framing the 1920
naval appropriation bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
The Pay of the School Teachers.

The Fay oil the SchOOl leacners.
The pay of the teachers in the
public schools of the State,
which were closed by the health
authorities for month on ac-
count of the prevailing influenza
epidemic, is question of great
Importance throughout Louisiana
at this time. Various conten-
tious are held on the subject,
some claiming that to pay them
in full for the time lost through
their enforced idleness is moth
ing but right and just, while
others hold that the children of
the various communities and the
patrons have lost their services
for a month and the teachers
should bear their share of loss
entailed by the general public
calamity.
In it all, however, we believe
the Grant parish school board
hit upon a happy and medium
solution of the question. fair and
just alike to the teachers and to-
the community. At the session
of the school board this week a
resolution was adopted, requir-
ing the teachers in the schools
which were suspended to teach
one hour more each day, by
opening school thirty minutes
earlier in the morning and clos
ing thirty minutes later in the
afternoon. In this way FIVE
hours a week will be gained each
week and in six weeks a scholas-
tic week will be gained. For
this extra time the teachers are
to be paid extra in the same
ratio as is specified in their con-
tracts for a months salary. In
the end the pupils will receive
their full time in instruction and
the teachers will receive the
same pay as if they had taught
through the full session. Wei
understand this arrangement is
satisfactory with the teachers,
and as it is just to patrons and
pupils will doubtless be general
ly approved.
This arrangement was neces-
sary from another point of view. |
The treasurer at this time only |
has a matter of So, 600 or $40, 900
balance on hand, and to have
paid the teachers for their en-
forced idleness would have de-
pleted the treasury so the teach
ers in the schools could not have
been paid off for November and
December until after the taxes
of Jan. LIST were available. Att
any rate the plan is vastly super
ior to that of docking the teach
ers for the quarantine period,
which we understand has been
done or is contemplated in some
of the parishes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
200, 900 Tons of Food Sent Across Sea
for France and Belgium.

Washington, Nov. 10. Ships
carrying 200, 1000 tons of food foi
the populations of Northern
France, Belgium and Austria
now are en- route to Europe.
They are proceeding under sealed
orders to Gibraltar and Bristol
Channel ports, and on arrival
will await word from Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover as to their
final destinations. Those going
to Gibraltar are expected to pro-
coed to Adriatic and Mediterran-
can ports, and the others to
French and Belgian ports.
One of the last acts of Mr..
Hoover, before sailing last Satur-
day for Europe, was to appoint a
special shipping committee to CO.
operate with the shipping board
and the commission for relief in
Belgiumsin facilitating the ship
ment of food to the demoralized
civilian populations in the coun-
tries devastated by war. 1t was
stated that final arrangements
for feeding the populations freed
from the yoke of German mill
tarism, is awaiting the arrival of
Mr.. Hoover in Europe, and the
result of his survey of the situa-
ton there.
The purpose of sending some
of the ships now going to Gil
braltar and others to the channel
ports. it was explained, was to
have Immediately available at
convenient ports supplies to ship
quickly where Mr.. Hoover finds
the need to be the most urgent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
Christmas Packages for Soldiers in
France Must Be Mailed by Nov. 30.

FRANCE MuSt De MaHeo 0y NOV. ~.
New Orleans. Nov. 10. Time
limit extension for mailing of
Christmas packages to soldiers
lover there" and regulations
providing for a merry Christmas
for soldiers whose labels have
been lost or delayed, are an
nounced today by the American
Red Cross, Gulf Division.
The time limit had been set as
November 20, but the regulations
issued today allow until Novem-
Der 80.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
Versailles is Preparing for Peace Meet.

Versailles is Preparing for Peace Meet.
Paris, Nov. 20. The city OF
Versailles is preparing to receive
the. delegates to the peace con.
ference. The deliberations are
expected to be held in the Grand
Trianon, part of the Chateau of
Versailles, once occupied by Marie
Antoinette.
The priceless tapestries and
furniture, removed to a place of
safety during the war, are now
being replaced. The gardens
are being restored and the cam
outage coverings on the statues
and fountains removed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23
Sleep and Rest.

One of the most common causes of
insomnia and restlessness is indiges-
tion. Take one of Chamberlain's Tab
lets immediately after supper and see
If you do not rest better and sleep bet
ter. They only cost quarter ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23

The North Sea is so shallow
that, except in a very few places.
. building as high as the Wool
worth building placed on the
bottom would stick out above
the surface.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-11-23

Do you want to vote? If so you must
pay your poll tax on or before Dec. 81.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
City Work at Country Pieces.

The Adair County New is equip
ped for the highest grades of Job
printing, Book work, and Adver-
Using specialties. We have on
hand a very large stock of every
kind and grade of paper and sup
plies. All Jobs promptly done
and work guaranteed. On account
of our location in the country our
prices are very reasonable. We
appreciate our large mail order
business. We solicit work under
competitive bids or otherwise.
When work lis unsatisfactory, re-
turn at our expense. The best
and largest equipped country
plant in Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
Gradyvi!Ie.

We having fine tobacco strip
ping weather this week.
Strong Hill is receiving his
planning mill this week.
]. L. Walker, B. E. Rowe, of
Columbia, and u. N. Whitlock,
of Bliss, were in our midst last
Tuesday in the interest of the
4th Liberty Loan.
L. B Cain delivered some nice
cattle to Phelps Bros. of Column
bia, last week at fancy prices.
Mrs. ]. A. Hill, of Adairville,
is on the sick list at her father
in-Iaw's, Mr.. Strong Hill, this
week with the flu
Mrs. ]. A. Black, of North,
Ind, is visiting her father, 7.
W. Dowell, this week.
Willie Wilson and family, OF
Portland, Ind, are in for few
days visit with their relatives in
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
for S135.

for S135.
There have been a few small
crops of tobacco sold in this Sec
ton for 30c per pound. Some of
our farmers are holding their
crops for more money.
T. W. Dowell bought some
thing like car load of hogs last
week at prices less $3.50 of the
Louisville market. Mr., Dowell
will feed these hogs for a future
market.
Since the services and Sunday
School have been called off we
scarcely see any one in our town
on the Sabbath day.
There is scarcely a family in
our town but what some member
is confined to their bed, and in
some families there are several
with the "flu." We are glad to
note that at the present time no
one is dangerously sick.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
our town..

our town.
Quite a number of our carpen.
tiers and workmen left for Stith-
ton last week to engage in gov
eminent work.
]. D. Lowe, the we'll known
shoe man, of Columbia, called to
see us on his return from his
western trip in this county, one
day last week.
D. S. Simmons informed us re-
Gently that during twenty-four
hours he had visited seventy
cases of the "flu."
We have received the sad news
of the death of our kinsman and
friend, Robert Wilmore, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Wilmore, of
Bogard. Mo. We have not heard
the particulars of his death. His
dear mother and father have the
sympathy of our community.
i Gillian Breeding sold last week
to L. B. Cain two yearling cattle
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30

/ keep on hands a full stock CT
corins, caskets, and robes. l also keep
Metallic Caskets, and Steel Boxes and
two hearses. We keep extra large
caskets. Prompt service night or day.
Residence Phone 20, Office phone leg.
45-lyr J. E. Triplett,
Columbia. KY.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
For Sale.

have SOW and pigs, thoroughbred
registered Duroc for sale. The pigs
will be sold separate.
Mrs. Sarh F. Smythe, Phone
66, the Old Toll Gate.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
Big Bargains in Fertilizer

Several grades. Prices s1.30 to Sl.95
per cwt. Telephone lis /.
L. NJ. Smith, Mgr,
Farmers Union Store Warehouse,
4S-tf Cane Valley, Ky.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
Fertilizer.

We have a carload of fertilizer, the
"Groves Brand, ''three different kinds.
Get our prices before buying. 16 to 20
Acid.
49-4t Cheathan & Nell.
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30
SKETCHES OF ADAIR
COUNTY.
Historical and Biographical that
Will be Of Interest tossall
Readers Of the News.
b. JUDGE II. c. BAKER.
No. 80.

No. 80.
My first visit to Columbia was
in the summer of 1852, and if l
remember Alright, at the time of
the Presidential election of that
year. In the fall of 1855, it be-
came my home.
Of the persons who were living |
in the town in 1852, five remain
and they were. then we'll inside
their teens. The others, with
many who came afterward, have
passed over to the other side. In
some instances whole families
have disappeared. Few of the
present generation know any
thing of them. How soon are
we forgotten
Josiah Harris, a merchant, did
business in a house where the
Walker store now stands +; Willis
Wheat was on the corner adjoin-
ing it w. E. Frazer & Bro.
were on the corner across Burkes-
vile street, Milton P. Wheat was
where the Tut building now
stands, and McBeath & Baker on
the Jeffries corner. The old
buildings in which they did bust
ness are all gone.
knly three buildings remain on
ublic square that were here
at time-the little brick on
east corner of the public
e, the brick house facing
lblic square, across the St.
the post-office, and the old
building between Walkers
and the PAUL Drug store.
be of the old ones were torn
to make places for other
and b. otter buildings, while some
went In the fires that have visit:
ed the town. The fires caused
loss to individuals, but were OF
benefit to the town.
Columbia was then in large
part confined to its limits as orr
ginally laid off in streets and al.
legs. In the direction of Burkes
vile there were two residences
beyond the limit-the Frazer res.
idence, now the Hughes home
and a house where the Jeffries
residence stands. Both of thu
old buildings have been tori
down, and new ones erected.
Greensburg street and the on
in the direction of jamestown
had but one or two residence
each outside the limits. Most O
the land around town was know
as Commons, and had neve
been enclosed.
The residential part of Colun
bia is largely of recent growth.
The buildings around Lindsa.
Wilson, and the Graded Schoo
on Greensburg Street, and Boms
Heights, and along Russell Cree
and about the Fair grounds al
all comparatively new. The par
! of the town that are not new a,
ditions have been built over,
The Adair County news., 1918-10-30

new.
With the passing of the old
buildings other things have gone.
At one time there was a wool
carding factory on the street just
back of what is now the Judd
property, and at an earlier day
another was operated on Burkes-
vile street outside the town linn
its. The motive power was an
OK or blind horse.
A ten-pin alley ws1Rpcated on
the North West BE the pub
lie square. It 'Avsa ii
connected wit a grocery, mot a
family grocery. These groceries
were very popular resorts and
we'll patronized in their day. In
fact, it was said by many persons
that a town could not prosper
without them, and that the IL
cense tax paid by them was indis.
pensible in raising the revenue
to meet the running expenses of
the town. The groceries, how.
ever, were dispensed with some
forty odd years ago, and the
town survived, just as the nation
will survive the distillery, and
the Model Saloon" so called.
Two other resorts, the big
Rock" and the Long Hole"
were much frequented during
the summer months, and were in
an especial sense a joy forever
to the small boy. The big
Rock" is on Russell Creek under
the bluff known as the "Buzzards
Roost." 1t was secluded and un-
der the shadow of the bluff, and
was fine place for a bath, but
not so good for a swim.
The Long Hole" is that part
of the creek just above the
bridge on Campbellsville pike,
and extends up the creek one
hundred yards or more. The
water averages in depth from
four to eight feet.
Before the encroachment of the
mills and residences along its
. banks it was an ideal place fol
, bathing and swimming. The
bridge was weatherboarded or
it's sides, which cut off the view
from the road, and trees on eacf
bank with overhanging branches
a furnished shade and seclusion.
No exercise is more envigorat
ing and delightful than a swim
and we do not know why thi
8 old resort modernized and civil
lied as it could be, with bathini
suits, should be abandoned.
:, To Be Continued Next Week.
Citv W0rk al COunirV Pieces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
LARGE PART OF
LINE is OPENED
Street Railroad Men Get Car From
West Brattleboro to Chaplin Street
West River Road Open.

After working continuously since 4
o'clock yesterday morning, the employees
of the street railroad have gotten the
track cleared from West Brattleboro, by
hand shoveling. to Chaplin street, and the
snow plow, which had been on the Main
street bridge since yesterday, where it
had been lacked up to put in new field
coil, also has gotten as far as Chaplin
street. Twice this morning the pillow was
off the track, which hindered progress
considerably. Manager W II. Richardson
states that the company is working as
fast as it can to get the cars to running
again.
The West River railroad which had
been tied up since the storm Sunday. was
opened last night. and the first train
reached Brattleboro this morning about
half an hour late 1t left about II
o'clock on the return trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
MORE WORKERS FOR
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Increasing Demand Results in Opening
Red Cross Rooms Every Day
For Making Them

We must speed up
There is an urgent and increasing
demand for surgical dressings.
We ask You to
Come as often as you can,
Stay as long as you can,
Make as many as you can
As well as you can.
The above words which greet those
who climb the stairs TO the Red Cross
rooms in the federal building are ad
dressed to every woman in town, and
anyone who has never given time to this
work is particularly urged to do so. 1t
Is easy to learn to make dressings.
Besides the regular days for dressings,
which are Monday and Thursday after
moons and Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings, there is a room open every morn
ing from $50 to IL 80 and from 230 to 5
each afternoon so that anyone who has a
spare hour may devote it to dressings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
WOMAN ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE IN MILL
Mrs. LaNoue Took Iodine Into Mouth
at Cotton Factory, but Was Pre-
vented from Swallowing.

An attempt TO commit suicide by drink
ing iodine was made at the Fort Dummer
cotton mill yesterday afternoon about 5
O'Clock by Mrs. Alfred LaNoue, one of
the employees, who lives at Fort Dummer
Heights.
Mrs. LaNoue was seen by woman who
works near her to raise a bottle TO her
lips, and she Immediately interfered by
putting her hand over Mrs. LaNoue's
mouth. The bottle was then taken away
from her
DR.. ". Fl. Lane was summoned and in
a very few minutes was at the cotton
mill Mrs. LaNoue was taken to the
Memorial hospital where it was found
that although she got some OF the iodine
into her mouth she apparently did not
swallow any. She will be discharged to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. I.aNoue have had consid-
cradle trouble and il was only few
days ago that Chief of Police Wilson
was called to the house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
Will Be Called in Small
Numbers at Various Times
during the Year
THE EXACT NUMBERS
WERE NOT REVEALED
Supplies and Equipment for the Men Of
the Second Draft Will Become Avail
able in April-New Legislation by
Congress Necessary.

WASHINGTON, March l2-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today made the
first official announcement OF the time
Of the second draft. 1t will be ordered
as soon as congress amends the law TO
compute the basis OF apportionment
among the states on the number OF regis
trants in class one instead OF population.
For purposes OF computation 100000
men will be considered as composing the
second draft although no such number
will be called to the colors at any one time
Men in the third classifcations, the pro-
vost marshal general announced, would
be called in small numbers as well IN
class | for the purpose of utilizing special
technical qualifications or sending them
to school to acquire such qualifications.
The provost marshal general makes the
will be no sudden withdrawal of great
numbers oil men from industry and agri-
culture during the coming summer, but
that they will be drawn in relatively
small numbers spread throughout the
year 70 give the exact numbers, he says,
would be TO give the enemy military IN
formation While he sets no time in his
statement it has been stated previously
that supplies and equipment for the men
Of the second draft viii become available
in April and as action On the desired legis
lation is expected before that ti-ne the
first call is expected soon afterwards
| Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the order is not
stated at Gen Crowder's office. 1t i.
understood that the government viii
virtually complete the first draft aut
that it Is part of the announced plar
to call registrants in small groups a
! fast as they can be accommodated
The apportionment of New England
states follows: Connecticut. 903; Maine
$40; New Hampshire, 2l2; Rhode Is
land, 3ol; Vermont, l56; Massachusetts
2,06s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-12
GEN. SEMENOFF is
FORCED TO RETREAT
Anti Bolshevik Leader in Siberia Now
in Manchuria and Is in Des
perate Straits.

HARDIN, Manchuria, March l2-Gen.
Semenoff, the anti-Boshevik leader in
Siberia, has retreated into Manchuria be
fore the advance Of superior Bolshevik
force, according to advices from the bor-
der The accuracy of the Bolshevik fire
during the fighting is taken to indicate
the cooperation Of former German pris-
oners Gen. Semenoff brought his dead
and wounded with him in his retirement
Nurses and a supporting detachment are
to leave Harbin tonight Gen Semenoff' s
munitions are reported exhausted as well
as the funds at his disposal