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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

dying. would fall wherever would hap pen to be when they came on. only weigh ed S6 lbs. l started to take Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription and his Golden Medical Discovery Tablets and also the Anuric (anti-.lr1c-acid) Tablets. used to suffer such pain in my back I could not sleep nights Now can sleep good all night, 1 weigh 1o5 pounds and am doing all my own work with eight in family and am feel not say enough in favor of Dr. Pierces medicines-they surely saved my hfe,''- MRS. NELLIE HARRIIGTON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Captain and Mrs. Fred Holloway
 have been in town for a short time.
 Captain Holloway will return to Dev- ems for a muster out, which he ex- poets will be inside of two weeks. In cluding his Mexican border experi- ence, he has been in service much longer than most of the Milford men, early earning promotion to* his pres ent rank, acquiring valuable experi- ence and rendering valuable assist ance as an instructor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Domestic science taught in the pub lie school is already having a, marked and generally agreeable effect in var ious homes. The class can now han die apples to the limit of variety, and 1t is presumed that pumpkin pie will 'be achieved before Thanksgiving, and that the Christmas dinner will be out of ''MOther's'' hands altogether.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
ADVISED OPERATION


 Salamanca, N. Y.:-''Some time ago I suffered from feminine weakness and kept getting worse. Finally I WAS obliged to give up and go to bed. The doctors advised an operation as a last resort. heard of Dr. Heroes tavorIte Prescription and com great difference and two bottles cured mo. l took no other medicine at the time and have been cured to stay cured as there has been no return of the trouble. I use Dr. Pierce g Pleasant Pellets as needed and they are perfectly satisfactory, toe. MRS. IDA ROFF, fl Elm St.
 Buffalo, N Y.:-'T have had satigfac- tory experience with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They have proven just the right medicine for tho bowels and stomach. We would not be without them. I gladly recommend dthem."-MRs. T. RIORDAN, 20 Euclid Place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

a piece of needlework of pretty de- sign made by the child herself and sent to her American friends as a to- ken Of gratitude. It is not such a big world after all.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, Oct. F - For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair to- night and Saturday; colder to- night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Assistant Postmaster Haywood and family who have been spending week at Tyler Lake in Goshen. re- turned to their home here on Tues day and MT. Haywood was back at the postoffice yesterday
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Miss Josephine Noble, Green street. is spending the present week in Wash ington, D. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

sit up. Had been in bed two months and doctored all the time with Q good doctor. The doctor said I had intestinal indigestion and hd- ney trouble. 1 could not eat any food at all, only the white oi an egg and milk, and l came near starving to death. For soma time I used to have spells and it seemed that I was S1Irelu
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
MILFORD

Word has been received from Dr. J. W. Ives, who, with his mother, left town for Hot Springs, Ark, on Thursday of last week. Although somewhat tired from the journey, he reached his destination in fairly good shape. The length of his stay will depend upon circumstances The rheumatism has extended somewhat during the last few weeks of his time in Milford, and it was thought best to try for a while the better climatic conditions of Arkansas.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

COLONY ST, sTRATFORD-2 family house, new, F rooms, all improve ments, $7,500; easy terms Lionel K. Levy, 402 Meigs' Building. Bar. A.
 G17d*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
RENTS
HOUSES FOR SALE

WILLIAM family house, Is rooms, all Improvements, $7,2O0; easy terms Lionel E. Levy, 4O2 Meigs' Building. Bar. A. G17d*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Clark Wilcox and wife have gone to Hot Springs, Ark, and after a time there, will go to Florida to pass the winter, as has been their custom for 3 number of years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

At their last meeting the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Mary Taylor Memorial church re- seived a communication from China rom the teacher of the Chinese child hat is being educated by the Ada Beach memorial fund. together with
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

It will be "RaIIy Day. with the Methodist Sunday school next Sun day, and an effort Is being made to fill up the classes to a maxrmum.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Horace Rutland, wife and son, and Mir. and Mrs. R, L. Trueworthy have started for Florida, by automobile.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

In addition to the amount gather ed in by the tax collector, as per the report in the town book, the fur ther sum of $5,618 was collected dur Ing the month of September.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
AUTOMOBILES

FORD EXPERT - Special prices; grinding valves, S2.5O; lining brakes, $2; overhauling drive shaft, rear end, complete without parts,$6; complete Overhauling car without parts, $25; taking up on bearings, S4. PequOn- mock Garage, 293 Pequonnock St. Barnum 5919. D10aI#
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

Milford Ford, accompanied by her mother, left town yesterday for De- troit,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

ALL GOODS pledged from March S1 Numbers 156O1, 15641, 1576S, 15772, 15792. 15803, 1682o, 15S42, 1853, 15S47, 15S69, 15904, 159OS, 15921, uncalIed for. will be sold. D. Lir- wor, licensed pawnbroker, 104 Con- gress St. G16b*p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
SERVICES OFFERED

Laundry-Each washing guaranteed to be done separately; with indiyid- ua1 care and attention. 4 specially of linergies and faces. Phone Bar. 693. R. w. Se1lman. I19*tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

BOOKEEPER of experience desires position, one or more evenings, weekly; or Saturday afternoons. Ad dress Box J., care Times. G17d*p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

LADIES' STYLISH HATS trimmed, soc up. using your own material; hats made, S1.50 up; save 40 to so per cent Seller, 653 Lafayette St,
 '19G17aII*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
TODAY'S WANTS
roo LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

sTRATFORD-For rent, rooms Or 9,
 with improvements, at Paradise
 Green, large lot, fine neighborhood. Ave- G16s#p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17

WANTED -Middle-aged woman; neat clean housekeeper and good cook to keep house on gentleman's place in Bedding, Ct., for superin- tendent and assistant; wages $35 per month. Reply at once with ref erences to Housekeeper, Bridgeport Times. az
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-17
s SAVED LIFE

Belfast, N. Y:- zen I commenced taking pr. Pieree's medicines l could moi
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15
SECTION TX

Be it further ordained, etc, that
the board of Drainage Commissioners
of the said Drainage District shall if
a majority Of the taxpayers in num-
bers and amount voting at said spe-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15

mitted to the taxpaying electors quail
flied to vote under the Constitution
and laws Of the state of Louisiana, a
proposition to incur debt, issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds of
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District. of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, to the amount
of Ninety-five Thousand Dollars
1895, 000.00), to run for period of
from one ID to not exceeding forty
(40) years from their date, bearing
interest at the rate of five per CEN
tum per annum from their date, pay
able semi-annually, for the purpose of
constructing a system of gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the bayous, laterals and
bitches as follows:
Bayou Plaquemine and Bayou NAL
let and the laterals and bitches con-
nected Herewith, also Ditch No. 2
with the laterals connected Herewith,
and thereby improving the gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District and the inhabitants thereof,
the title to which shall vest in said
Drainage District; all of which ba-
yous, laterals and bitches are named
and outlined in red on the map of
the district, made by r.. NJ. .Hollier,
civil engineer, 0pelousas, La. The
amount of said bonds being less than
ten per cent (10 per cent? of the
assessed valuation of property within
the boundaries Of said Drainage Dis
trict, as shown by the assessment
rolls last made of the said Drainage
District; said bonds to be of such de-
and the interest and prin
eipal thereof to be payable at such
time and place as shall be determined
by the said Board Of Drainage Com
and both principal and in
terest of said bonds to be secured and
paid by a sufficient ad valorem tax
levied and collected in each year that
my Of said bonds are unpaid and out
in accordance with the pro-
visions in that respect contained in
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
DEMOCRATIC Eek. COMMITTEE
Opelousas, La, Friday, November
z, 1919.

Opelousas, La, Friday, November
z, 1919.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the City of Opelousas, La,
met this day, pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the following members
and quorum present: H. D. Lar
cade, ST., chairman; H. Bodemuller,
and H. F. Richard, proxy to H. Bode-
muller.
The chairman submitted the fol
lowing list of candidates who had
qualified for the nomination for the
several municipal offices, as follows
For Mayor. L. Loeb, M. Hal
phen, j. G. Lawler.
For marshal-Geo. Goodloe, w. L.
Prud'homme.
For aldennen:
First ward. A. Dejean (unop-
pcsed).
Second ward-L. L. Daniel (unop-
posed).
Third ward-simOn Sicily (unOp-
posed).
Fourth ward-C. P. Dunbar, Jno.
w. Clark.
At-Large-A. c. Mouret, H. Bode-
muller.
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cial election vote in favor of the prop
osition herein submitted, annually
levy and collect, beginning with the
year 1920, while any or all of said
bonds are unpaid and outstanding, in
.xcess OF I'll other taxes "a sufficient
IL yalorem tax on all the taxable
property in said Drainage District to
pay and retire the principal and the
semi-annual interest coupons attach
ed to said bonds at their respective
maturities.
The foregoing ordinance after be-
ing duly seconded by Mr.. Ledoux, was
read to the meeting and adopted by
the following vote:
For the ordinances. J. Gosselin,
" Ledoux, J. D. Bertrand, ST., T. 7.
Atteberry.
Against the None.
Dated at Opelousas, Louisiana, this
14th day of November, A. D. 1919.
T. T. ATTEBERRY,
President.
Attest. D. BERTRAND, JR.,
Secretary.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15

clared the Democratic nominees
aldermen and City executive conn.,.
teemen for their respective wards !.
above stated.
There being no further business i.
fore the committee, it adjournad !.
meet Tuesday, December 60 io,o
for the purpose of selecting Gonna.
sioners, clerks of election and wat.s
ers to serve at the several poTl;..
places or wards in said CITY. 81 r.
primary election on January %. 1sqe
and to transact such other business /.
may properly come before 1t.
H. D. LARCADE, SR.,
Chairman.
Attest-H. BODEMULLER,
Secretary.
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For Democratic Executive commi

For Democratic Executive Commit
tee:
First ward-L. j. Larcade (unop-
posed).
Second ward Leopold Wyble (un-
opposed).
Third ward-Allen t. Sandoz (un-
opposed).
Fourth ward-Ernest Fuselier (un-
opposed).
At-Large-Eugene ventre (unop-
posed).
Mr.. H. F. Richard offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas, Section % of Act 35 of
the General Assembly of the state of
Louisiana for the year 1915 provides
that where, after the legal delays, but
one candidate qualities for the office
which he seeks, it shall be the duty
of the committee to declare such can
didate the nominee of the party call
ing the primary election; and,
Whereas, Messrs. Jas. A. Dejean,
L. L. Daniel and Simon Sicily are the
only qualified candidates for alder
man for their respective wards, as
above stated; and Messrs. L. ]. Lar
cade, Leopold Wyble, Allen T. San
doz, Ernest Fuselier and Eugene
Ventre are the only qualified candi-
dates for members of the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, as above
stated; therefore, be it
Resolved, that Messrs. j. A. De-
jean, L. L. Daniel, Simon Sicily, L. j.
Larcade, Leopold Wyble, Allen T..
Sandoz, Ernest Fuselier and Eugene
Ventre be and they are hereby de-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15
SECTION II
SECTION III

Be il further ordained, etc, that ct
Eaid special election there will be sub
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15
ORDINANCE

Mr.. Gosselin offered the ordinance
which is in words and figures as fol-
lows:
An ordinance ordering and calling
special election in the Bayou
Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage
District of the Parish of St. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the
qualified property taxpayers of
said Drainage District a propo-
sition to incur debt and to issue
and sell serial negotiable cou-
pom bonds of said Drainage Dis
trict in the sum of Ninety-five
Thousand Dollars 1895, 000.00),
as hereinafter stipulated, for the
purpose of constructing a sys-
TEN of gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District by
cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the bayous, laterals
and bitches hereinafter named
and outlined in red on the map
of the said Drainage District.
SECTION /
Be it ordained by the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of the Ba-
you Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage
District of the Parish of st. Landry,
State Of Louisiana, that it is advisa-
BE and expedient to incur indebted,
ness in said Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District to the amount
and for the purpose hereinafter men,
toned.
SECTION II
BE it further ordained, that a spe-
cial election be, and the same is here
BY duly called and ordered to be held
in the Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine
Drainage District of the Parish of st.
Landry, State Of Louisiana, on the
22nd day Of December, A. d. 1919,
between the hours of z a. m. and
,. M
SECTION TIT
Be il further ordained, ETC., that ct
Said special election there will be sub
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15

lana, this 14th day of November, A.
D. 1919.
T. T. ATTEBERRY,
President of Board of Commissioners
of Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine
Drainage District.
Attest. D. BERTRAND, JR.,
Secretary.
nov1 SGT
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signature OF VOCerJ.
To vote for the proposition sub
mitted upon this ballot, place cross
(X) mark in the square after the
word EYES," and to vote against,
place similar cross (X) mark after
the word mo"
SECTION vi
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the President of the Board of Drain
age Commissioners of the said Bayou
Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict of the Parish Of st. Landry, state
of Louisiana, be and he is hereby duly
authorized, empowered and directed
to have the necessary ballots printed
for the said election in accordance
with the provisions of the laws of this
state and this ordinance. He shall
also provide ballot boxes and the ne
cessary blanks and tally sheets and
other paraphernalia for the holding
of said election.
SECTION VII
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the clerk of court and ex-officio reg
istrar of voters for said parish shall
furnish the election officers herein
mentioned, with a list of the taxpay-
ers entitled to vote in person or by
written proxy at said special election,
together with the assessed valuation
of each of said taxpayers property
as shown by the assessment roll last
made and filed prior to said election.
SECTION VIII
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the election shall be held at Bertrand
Bros. store in Prairie Ronde, in said
Drainage District, and the following
persons are hereby duly appointed
and empowered to act as commission
ers and clerk at said election:
C. N. Bertrand, ]. S. Lafleur, ]. P.
Pitre, commissioners; Geo. Vidrine,
clerk.
The officers of election above NAM
ed shall hold said election to conform
with Act 256 of the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louis
lana of the year 1910 and all Acts
amendatory or supplementary there
to, and shall make due returns of said
election to the Board of Drainage
Commissioners Of said Drainage Dis
trict at the meeting to be held at the
office of said Board in the City of
Opelousas, in the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State Of Louisiana, on the 23rd
day of December, A. D. 1919.
SECTION TX
Be it further ordained, etc, that
the board of Drainage Commissioners
Of the said Drainage District shall if
q majority of the taxpayers in num-
bers and amount voting at said spe-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15

A proposition to incur debt /
issue and sell serial negoti-
able coupon bonds of the
Bayou Plaquemine and NAL
let Drainage District of the
Parish of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of Ninety-five thousand Dol |
lars 1896, 0OO.O0)k TO run
for a period of from one
to not exceeding forty (40) |
years from their date, and
bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent Is per cent? |
per annum from their date, |
payable semi-annually at |
such time and place as shall
be determined by the Board |
of Drainage Commissioners
under the constitution and |
laws of the state of Louis
lana relating thereto.
For the purpose of con-
structing a system of gray
ity drainage in and for said
Drainage District by clean I
ing with dredges or other
wise, the Bayou Plapemine
and Bayou Mallet and the
laterals and bitches con-
nected Herewith, also Ditch
No. 2 with the laterals
and thereby improving
the gravity drainage
in and for said drain
age district and inhab
itants thereof, the title to
which shall vest in said
drainage district, all of
which bayous and laterals
and bitches are named and
outlined in red on the map
of the district made by r.
M. Hollier, civil engineer,
of Opelousas. :
Taxable valuation $.....
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Article 281 of the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana and
any and all amendments that may
now exist or that may hereafter be
made thereto.
SECTION ~
Be it further ordained, etc, that G
notice of said special election be duly
published for thirty days prior to the
date fixed for holding said election,
in accordance with the law of this
state, in the Star-Progress, the Off
ciaf journal of the parish of st. Lam
dry state of Louisiana, newspaper
of general circulation therein. The
notice of election to embrace sub
stantially all things set forth therein
and to further state that the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of said
Drainage District will met in open
session to be held at 10 o'clock a. M,
on the 23rd day of December, A. D.
1919, at the office of said board in
the city of Opelousas, in the said par
ish of ST. Landry, state of Louisiana,
and then and there proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine anu CANVASS Tie EeIuEAS anu
declare the result of the election and
make, file and publish and record a
process verbal of their proceedings:
SECTION "
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the proposition to be submitted at
such special election shall be as fol-
lows, and the ballots to be used shall
be in the following form:
LOT
Eop tha Teeuin0 of Ronds
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(signature Of Voter).

signature of Voter.
To vote for the proposition sub
mitted upon this ballot, place cross
(X) mark in the square after the
word eyes," and to vote against,
place similar cross tx mark after
%do ,Y,o,.J EENIO -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
TwiceToldTales
10 Years Ago Today In Memphis.
MARCH "a, 1909,

Already $4,000 has been donated by
Memphis people for the relief OF the
tornado sufferers at B%rinkley, Ark.
The noted Cooper murder trial was
nearing its end at Nashville, where
quite a few Memphis people had gone
to hear the testimony in the Cooper
Carmack killing.
Joe Handler, Of Newark, N. j., ac-
companied by his manager, George NJ.
Rosin, arrived In Memphis and issued a
def TO box any lightweight In the world.
Shooting Of robins in the city limits
Of Mgmphls resulted In four Italians be-
Ing fined $40 each by Judge Floyd, OF
the police court.
VIM II. Johnson, representative from
Shelby county In the legislature, who
was instruuental in having the child
labor law passed, received appointment
as delegate TO the uniform child labor
law convention to be held at New Or
leans March 29-3l. Mr.. johnson be-
longed to the Memphis loCal Of the
Typographical union.
Members of the Lumbermen's Club
Of Memphis enjoyed a banquet at Hotel
Gayoso.
Lack of interest on the part of bust
ness houses resulted in the booster trip
scheduled for .April 27-May 4 to be
called off by Chairman II, ]. Forsdick
missioner,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13

HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1918.

Copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndieSEe.D
An unimportant day in the SWAY OF
me stars, according to %astrology.
While Uranus is adverse. Venus is in
benefic aspect.
The evening should be most fortunate
Tor theatrical enterprises for first per
tormances and new ventures.
The rule of the planets win be more
fortunate today for women thar for
men who are engaged i'm any artistic
profession. Actresses should benefit.
Criticism, which viii touch all lines
or activity IN after-the-war reactions,
will greatly affect the drama and Amer
lean producers Of pays.
Increase of community playhouses
and amateur companies is foretold.
Civic theaters will multiply and there
will be a vogue for fine plays.
During this direction of the stars in
ventors may meet with serious disap-
polntmentS, but the seers predict mar
1919.
According to ancient lore the buying
or wearing of new clothing should be
especially lucky under this aspect.
Warning Is given Of danger of dis
eases of h digestion. Intestinal dis
orders may be exceedingly prevalent
during the coming summer.
Increase In the number of divorces
AtAag W oV 6ARoN AAAoN Tx Adko-l Ia " y
will receive Extraordinary attention and
changes may be agftated.
The spread OF religious interest is in
dicated and among books those dealing
with ancient faiths will be much in de-
mand.
Building and ~roadmaking continue
under a fortunate aspect. Highways
that are continuous from coast to coast
will be made and the seers declare that
trees will border them, sven in desert
places.
Fruits will be more than usually in
demand In the future, it is predicted,
and they viii be substituted for other
foods as never before.
A scandal that will shake public con-
fidence is foreshadowed by the stars,
but it will he proved without founda-
ton, the seers declare, and will awaken
men and women to the danger of speak
ing or believing evil.
Persons whose birthdate IT. is may
have a year of perplexities. The health
should be safegudrded and danger from
accidents is indicated.
Children born on this day may be
and duarrelsome, but talented and
clever. They should be trained in prac-
tical things.