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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE POLICE JURY
Onelonsas. Ia. Dec4 /, 1919.

Opelousas, La, Dec /, 1919.
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion this first day of December, 1917,
with the following members present !:
DR.. F. o. Pavy, president, presld-
ing; Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade, Mills,
Rushing, Martin, Sylvestre, Deje2n,
Mccoy, Cattlett, Cummings.
Motion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
Resolved, first, that the president
Of this body be and he is hereby d.
rected and instructed to appoint from
among the members of this body
committee Of three to advertise for
sealed bids from the banks located in
this parish to act as fiscal agent OF
this parish for the two years begin
ming on the first day of February,
1920; and,
Second, that all bidders must make
their bids in conformity with the pro-
visions of Act No. 2O5 of 1912 of the
Acts Of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, and be required
60 state separately and distinctly,
first, what rate Of interest they are
willing to allow to the parish for such
sums as il may have on deposit during
the existence Of the contract; and,
secondly, what rate Of interest they
propose to charge the parish for such
loans or advances as may be required
to meet its annual badgct approprl-
atoms in anticipation and in advance
of the collection Of its annual reve-
nnes; and,
Third, that all bids must be adj
dressed to the "Police Jury of the
Parish Of St. Landry" and must have
1egibly written or typewriter on the
outside Of the envelope and on the
same side as the address, the words
''Fiscal Agency Bid" and that all bids
must be delivered at OpelOusas, La,
70 the clerk Of the Police Jury. or
some member Of this committee on or
before twelve o'clock, noon, on Mon
day, January s, 1920 at which time
they will be opened and the fiscal
agent designated and the amount Of
its bond fixed by this body.
Adopted December 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J.J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Chair appointed Messrs. St.Cyr,
Iarcade and Mills. .g.
Mr.. w. C. Dejean offered the fol-
lowing license ordinance, duly sec
Onded:
LICENSE ORDINANCE
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting Of Parish Licenses fol
the year 1920.
Be il ordained by the Police Jury
az the Parish Of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened:
Section THAT the license laws
Of the State Of Louisiana now in force
shall, in so far as applicable, be the
license laws Of the Parish Of st. Lam
dry for the year 1920, except as here
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the title to which shall vest
in the parish and public. A
sufficient tax shall be lev
led each year to meet the
payment Of the bonds and
ifsterest as same natures.
Taxable valuation ......$-
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Attest
]. j. HEALEY, Clerk.

Attest
j. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
-Messrs. ]. T. St.Cyr, H. D..
Larcade, r. L. Mills, F. o. Pavy, X.
T. Catlett, w. M. Rushing, F. P. Mar
tin, Alex Sylvestre, w. c. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messfs. J. P. Pitre, J. E.
Daley, E. A. Cummings, Geo. Greig,
W. F. Brown, Theo Doucet.
Ordinance adopted by a majority
vote of the members elect present
and voting.
On motion of Mr.. Martin
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Presently. F. o. Pavy, president,
presiding; MessEs. Larcade, Mills,
Daley, Cummings, Greig, Catlett,
Rushing, DOucet, Martin, Dejean,
Sylvestre.
: Motion by Mr.. Martin
Be it resolved, that the president of
this body be and he is hereby author
lied to readvertise for sale the road
bonds of the Eighth Road District Of
the Parish of st. Landry.
Motion carried.
Mr.. G. Greig offered the following
ordinance, duly seconded, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held in
the First Road District, Third Police
jury Ward of ST. Landry Parish
State of Louisiana, on the 9th day
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cHINA,s REPRESENTATIVE TO
RED CROSS CONFERENCE IN
SWITZERLAND, HERE EN-

ROUTE HOMI

DR.. B. Y. Wong of Shangai, Major in
the Chinese army and Chinese rep
resentative to the international
Red Cross Conference in Geneva,
photographed on his arrival in New
York from Europe. The confer
ence was indefinitely postponed
and Major Wong is returning home
to await developments.
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-
Beautiful Christmas
GIFTS
Right from Jpnsch Sewing lockwood
would be useful for While
handsome line OF suitable
gifts
LOUNCNG ROBES FOR men AND LADIES
OCCASION and
nealyv eycanha
MUSIC In THE HOME
getting unlimited supply Records
GET THE KIDDIES TOYS
Our careful
kdes will be pleased with
Toysyou Store
ROOS'
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Opelousas, La, and shall then AanC
there in public session proceed 2tC
open the ballot boxes, examine ans
count the ballots in number ant
amount, examine and canvass the re
turns of said election, declare thC
result thereof and provide for th'
PRONUNCIATION Of same, in accordance
with law.
Section 3-That the ballot boxes
the necessary blanks for tally sheets
lists of voters, valuation of proper
ty and compiled statement Of the
voters in number and amount anC
other necessary election parapher
malta shall be provided for by thu
clerk of the Police Jury, and he shall
cause to be printed ballots for use
in said election, in the following form
to-wit:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to is -
sue serial negotiable coupon
bonds of said Fourth Road
District, Fourth Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish of st.
LduuEyy Ao.y " LAC oIlOuAlI
of seventy-five thousand dol
lars ($75, 0O0.00), to run
for periods of from one %
to thirty 500 years, and to
bear interest att the rate
of five per cent 90 per an YES
mum from said date until
paid; interest on all said
bonds to be paid semi-an-
nually and said bonds or
funds derived from the sale
thereof to be used and ex-
pended under the direction
and control of the Police -
Jury of the Parish of St.Lan-
dry, La, as the governing
authority of said Fourth
Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of
Of st. Landry, La, for the
exclusive purpose of con-
tracing for, acquiring, lay
ing out and constructing
system of modern
public roads within the
limits of said road district,
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shall meet at the Police Jury room in
the City of Opelousas, La, and shall
then and there in public session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns Of said election, declare the
result thereof, and provide for the
PRONUNCIATION of the same in accord
ance with law.
Adopted and signed at Opelousas,
La, this 1st day Of December, A. D.
1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Lime Value Shown in New York

Fields treated with lime pro-
duced an average of l IL tons of
cured hay an acre more than I'M
lined fields in tests of ground
limestone, burned lime. and hy-
drafted lime, conducted by the
farm bureau through the county
agent in Chemung county, NY. A
farmer who used l ton of ground
limestone to the acre secured 4.S4C
pounds of cured hay, compared to
1,2OS pounds on an unlimed acre
Another, who applied 700 pounds
of hydrated lime to an acre. oh
tanned 1922 pounds against 1,467
pounds on an unlimed acre. a
third farmer used / ton Of burned
lime to the acre and obtained
3,40O pounds, compared to 1,O4O
pounds on unlimed land.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

the weed seeds and other refuse
removed being destroyed, while
the seed of good quality was al
lowed to go into the seed trade.
The other half of the prohibited
red clover shipments was rejected
because it contained so much dead
seed as to be of practically no
value for seeding purposes.
Three shipments, aggregating e.
nough seed to sow $1,000 acres at
a normal rate of seeding, contain
ed no seed which could be expect
ed to grow in the field. Because
of the difficulties of transatlantic
imports of almost all
kinds of seed have fallen off, Can
ada bluegrass from Canada and
winter rape from Japan being the
only two items of imports which
nave exceeded those of the prev.
GUS year.
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Over Fifty Thousand Dollars Con-
tributed for Our Own Or
phan Children

Once again the good people Of
Florida have gone cover the
Top" in a big campaign for funds,
this time for the homeless, orphan
and needy children of our own
state, under the care of "Flori-
da's greatest charity" The Chill
dren's Home Society of Florida,
which has its state headquarters
and two children homes at
Jacksonville.
The sum asked for during the
campaign, which closed on New
Years Day, was 100000. The
sum received up to New Years
Eve was $53,000.00, and many
counties had not sent in their re-
ports, so the indications are that
! the total amount of the contribu-
lions for the homeless Riddles will
be very near to 100000, wheen
all the returns are in. 1t seemed
quite impossible to expect sue
cess in this campaign when it was
first announced, because of the
many big campaigns which had
preceded it; but the good people
of Florida have come across again,
and have shown that they are
deeply interested in theier own
Riddles in need, as well as those
in Belgium, Poland, Armenia and
France.
Supt. Marcus G. Fagg and Mrs.
Arthur G. GUNNER, who directed
the campaign, and the board of
directors of the Home Society de-
sire to say the Biggest Kind of p
Thank you to every individual.
firm, organization, church, school,
society, club, who in anyway have
assisted in making the campaign
a success, and a special thank you
to the newspapers of the State for
their wonderful support and pub
licity, ga complete list of all con-
tributions and subscriptions will
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Investigate Quality of Seed

Nearly 1900 samples of seed
were received for test last year at
the seed-testing laboratory of the
United States Department of Ag-
riculture in Washington, and
11,349 samples at the five branch
laboratories maintained in COOP
Grafton with State institutions. All
of these samples were examined
to determine the quality of the
seed and the presence of adulter-
ants. The enforcement of the
seed-importation act has served to
prevent many shipments of i'm
ported seed, unfit for seeding pur-
poses, from being distributed in
their original condition. Among
these shipments over $4,000
pounds of red clover seed were
prohibited entry ON account of
the presence of weed seeds and
dead seed. Approximately one
half of this was recleaned in bond
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Better Fruit by Bud Selection

Two experimental lemon groves
were established in the past year
v the United States Department
of Agriculture in California
where special attention will be
given to the development of bet
ter fruit-growing strains through
bud selection. One of the plant
ings is located near Corona and
consists of II IL acres; the other
is at the citrus experiment station
of the University of California
and consists of five acres. Both
of these experimental orchards
were planted with progeny trees
propa,gated from selected parent
trees having the best production
records. For comparison with
trees so propagated other trees
that were propagated from parent
trees having inferior performance
records, have been planted. The
plan is to keep accurate records
of all trees for series of weave af,
ter they come into bearing. Fror,
commercial STANDPOINT the bud.
selection work conducted BIZ the
United States Department of 40.
riculture has made great nrorrpes
in California. AS result. the
California Fruit Growers Ev.
change established a bud-selcc
ton department. the object BEING
to supply to growers and nursery
men reliable buds Of superior
strains of citrus varieties growr
n California.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of F.
Cor University of Florida.)
List of Cattle for Sale

Shortly after the first of each
month, w. H. Black, agent in an
imal husbandry of the extension
division, gets out a list of Florida
cattle for sale. This list contains
the names of parties who have
cattle for sale and also of those
who wish to purchase cattle. List
your wants with Mr.. Black, add
dressing him care extension divis-
ion, University of Florida, Gaines
vile. The list reaches about
1900 people, and your name will
be put on for the asking.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Plant Oats for Spring Pasture

April and May are the months
IN which spring pasture is scarce
This cor, 'ition can be relieved il
some paintings are made in Ian
uaty, says the University of Flor
ola extension division. Oats and
we may be used for this planting
n Florida from Gainesville south.
ward, if made soon. The chief
object in making the paintings at
once is so that the crops may de-
valop q root system sufficient to
withstand the spring drouth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

and other agricultural organiza-
tions of the state.
A. p. Spencer of the extension
division of the University has
been assigned to district No. 2
The counties of this district are
Polk, Manatee, DeSoto and Lee.
Several meetings will be held in
each district every day, so that
the territory will be fully covered
during the ten days the drive is
on. The meetings will be short
and to the point. The main poin
to be emphasized by the speakers
is the necessity of growing more
food, feed and forage crops thi
season than ever.
The increased production of sta
pie crops necessary for 1919 has
been worked out on a basis of DOS
sible production and profit to tn
farmers.
County and home demonstra.
ton agents have local matters
charge, and will announce dates
and places of meetings at an earl7
date.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

The largest winter wheat crop
ever grswn in the history of the
United States is promised by the
enormous acreage sown this fall.
The acreage is almost 16 per cent
larger than last years and total s
1927 900 acres.
For real living, why not cit
rus grove or truck farm in Flor
ida; a place to spend the winter
months, and at the same time b.
a living. Have home in
the north, if you will or must, but
come to Florida for the winter.
Some day, if you go that far, You
Will resolve to become a year.
round resident.-Florida Grower
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
An Old Orange Pest

The cotton bug is playing havoc
with the citrus crops in this sec.
ton of the country; in some in
stances in groves near here, thous-
ands of boxes of fruit have fallen
from the tree on account of the
new pest that has invaded this
section since the introduction of
cotton. Some of the large citrus
growers who planted cotton, state
that they will not plant again,
stating that the cotton bugs are
running their groves and sucking
the fruit and causing it to fall.
The writer visited a grove near
here few days ago, which was
laden with fruit and equally laden
with the cotton bugs, and the
owner stated that he would have
to pick his fruit Immediately or it
would all fall off. We are relia-
bly, informed that this new pest
was unknown until the introduc-
ton Of cotton in this section of
the state.-Zolfo Truth.
The pest appeared years ago in
the orange groves at Charlotte
Harbor, and, perhaps, in other
places. The bugs make minute,
visible perforations in the rind
T the orange and, if the fruit
us punctured is shipped, it will
t i'll transit 1t rots in a very
W days after having been pune
W. W. Batcman of Wauchula,
avs there is great complaint from
Northern houses of oranges arriv-
ing in rotting condition.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Plans of Drive for Production of
More Food, Feed and
Forage Crops

The drive for greater produc-
ito of food, feed and forage crops,
which is being conducted by the
extension division of the Univer-
sity of Florida, begins on Jan. 20,
on which date about twenty-five
meetings will be held in different
parts of the state. Similar meet
ings will be held on through Jan.
81. The, state has been divided
into districts, each district to have
a leader, assisted by one or more
specialists from the extension di-
vision, the college of agriculture,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
While the individual vegetabl

While the individual vegetable
garden may not produce large
quantity at any one time, it full
fills the problem Of continuous
supply Of fresh vegetables and
tends to relieve the food situation
to a large extent. While the wal
has ended, there is still as great
demand as ever for food supply
and the vegetable garden is one
of the spokes in the wheel to the
end Of getting this object attain.
ed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

st. Lucie county: Farmers in
the Vero district have contracted
for a $4,000 syrup mill to be e.
rected this year. They have
pledged themselves to plant at
least 100 acres of sugar cane and
300 acres of sorghum.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Moisture in the soil is conserv

Moisture in the soil is conserv-
ed both in winter and summer by
cultivation. Winter rains will
furnish plenty of moisture for
sprouting the spring crops, if it is
retained in the soil until planting
time, says the University of Flori-
ola extension division. Fie d S
standing without a cover crop
should be narrowed once every
two weeks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
AVOID THESE DANGERS

Influenza (Grippe), Colds, Chills and
Fever, Malaria can be avoided and
cured If Plank's Chill Tonic is used.
1t has been a standard remedy in
Southern homes for over fifteen years
and during the epidemic it saved thou
sands of lives. 1t is in addition good
general tonic. 25 and SO cents at drug
and general stores. Mfg. only by
Tropical Cooperative Co.. Jacksonville,
Florida.-Adv.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Painting and decorating-inter-
Tor and exterior work. have had
years of experience and will give
you honest service at right prices.
j. Harvey Miller. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

If there is anything you wish to
know about your farm work, ask
your county agent. He is always
glad to help you out.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Lame back may come from over-work.
c e seutieo IN the muscles of the back, or
from disease. In the two former cases
the right remedy is Billiards. Snow Lint
ment' 1t should be rubbed in thoroughly
over the affected part, the relief will be
prompt and satisfactory. Sold by all
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Lee county: The last week in
December was a banner week for
the truck growers of this county.
Seven carloads of peppers were
sold for $4,000.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Watch that stored corn to see
that the weevil does not destroy
it. Be especially watchful of
your seed corn, for good seed may
be hard to get for spring planting.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
Florida.

be published a little later by the
Home Society in its Annual Re-
port.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Water stored in the soil by
thorough blowing means money in
the pocket at harvest time.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

No farm is complete without at
least one milch COW. How many
have you? - ~
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

heartburn, indigestion or distress of
the stomach is instantly relieved nv Her
bine. 1t forces the badly digested food
out of the body and restores tone in the
stomach and bowels. Sold by all drug
gists. (advt
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

All kinds of meats, fresh and
salt, at II. w. Smiths. 1tf
Put out your garden now.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-21
Oil and Gas.

n the lower West Virginia fields
Wiher & Co. have completed their
Initial test we'll on the John R. Marsh
a y. @. Pierpont farm located one
halt mile north OF Mole Hill postoftice,
n Clay district. Richie county. It ID
auster IN the Cow Run sand. The
location Is 800 feet north OF the same
cornpany's third test we'll drilled on
Eha;J. r. Marsh farm.
Ii Simpson district, Harrison coun-
". the Manufacturers Light and Heat
company has completed a Gordon sand
gabser IN Its well on the Elizabeth
Martin farm.
IN Greene district, Wetzel county
tho Hope Natural Gas company has
completed good gasser on the Isaac
HiKyinnottom farm.
The Peoples Natural Gas company
has completed It's initial test well on
The J, Lee Garrison farm, located IN
1Iimere district, Greene county, and
has 4 fafr YaSsers
N Paw Paw district. Marion conn
", the Randall Gas company has COM
pleted ITS Initial test well ON the A. p
tnNAs taGn and has q llEht ms vel
u ~ FsftA Eaaa.
xccnt 4 Osborne Il n. hive eusn-
Iarana fhstr antaal tzsE wen an a.
III End sarn located On BnR Iacs
Il
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FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

run, In Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, at depth Of As feet below the
top of the Big Lime sand, and 1t is
producing 100000 cubic feet Of gas
daily. This well has a total depth OF
2,033 feet and Is located one and a
half miles northwest OF the United
Fuel Gas company's initial test well
on the w. w. Bird ct al. farm.
On Buckeye fork OF Cobb's creek,
IN Washington district. Lincoln coun.
ty, James Potter & Co. have COM
pleted their No. 5 well on the r. w.
Pawley farm and have a five-harrel-
a-day Dumper in the Berea sand.
In Lawrence township, Washington
county, Taylor Brothers have started
the drill at their initial test well on
the JOHN Gutberlist farm. w. H.
Lohmer has started drilling his No.
SO well on the ]. D. Eishner farm. In
section 5, Greene township, Hooking
county, the Ohio Charters Oil COM
pany is drilling its No. 144 well. In
section "a, Richland township, Fair
field county, the Carter Oil company
has started drilling its No. 20 well on
the Exma Bindley farm.
The "a hours gauge from the ex-
tension TO the Fohner pool show the
]. w. Wright No. making 450 bar
rels and the Tague & Co.'s No. 3 we'll
producing 100 barrels day.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Aug, 21-Trading
was light on the Pittsburgh exchange
Yesterday and weakness was evident
throughout the session. Few stocks
displayed noticeable activity and the
majority of them closed lower than
the last sales on Tuesday. Barnsdall
Corporation declined to S6% on fair
amount Of selling. the stock closing
at the low which was u lower than
the previous close. Ohio Fuel Oil had
opening price, opening at 239s. to
as, and losing X TO 22N, on further
sales. There was a fair amount OF
trading In Ohio Fuel Supply in mar
row price range and the stock closed
at 5o1s. an advance of u over the
close Of Tuesday. Westinghouse Elec-
trio was moderately active between
So and sig and Airbrake sold at ITO.
unchanged. Riverside Eastern Oil
common and preferred both sold off
slightly on the day. A block OF so
Union Natural Gas sold unchanged at
1914 and similar amount of West
Penn Traction AMI Water Power COM
mon chanesd hands al 10, a loss of a
small fraction.