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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
LOCALS IS
NEWS rs

Mrs. Rudolph Klein spent yesterday
visiting friends in Marseilles.
Miss Anne Devore went to Aurora
toda yfOr visit with relatives.
Mrs. Christ Snyder has returned to
her home on Chino California. after
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs
= W. Temple l435 Ottawa avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Funk went to
Aurora this morning for short visit
Misses Myrtle and Marion DevOre
I of East Superior street went to Au
rora today to attend the funeral OF
their aunt
Miss Fernc 'ettett OF Chillicethe i
visiting at the home of her aunt
Mrs, Fred l.. Jones on ottawa avenue
Carl Funk is spending the day In
Aurora on business,
County Clerk Thomas Ferguson
went to Streator last evening for a
visit with relatives.
Paul and Charles Devore were Au
rora passengers this morning.
Mrs. John Massiecn, wife OF Mayor
MassieOn OF Peru, is IA patient at Ry'
burn Hospital
Mrs Rosamond T. Blanchard OF
South Ottawa is visiting friends in
Geneva
Mrs. j. l.. Etzhack of Utica is via,
iting her sister Mrs West, in this
city.
James + Farrell transacted bust
ness in Chicago yesterday.
l.. NJ Lucey went to La Sale this
morning on business visit.
Paul Teis edre Is confined to HI!
home, 5l2 Buchanan street, by Illness
Judge w. II. Hinebaugh went to
Chicago this morning on business
visit.
DR.. A. J. Roberts returned hone
last evening alter business visit Il
Chicago.
Miss Emma Schinzel has resigned
her position at the United Telephone
Company to go to Chicago to take /?
iur5e's training course in the Rober'
Burns Hospital. Miss Schlnze wen
t. Utica this morning tor visit with
friends
REV. Wallace BriSter who has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Rosamnd L.
blanchard, in South Ottawa, has re
turncd to his work in the school OF
divinity at the University OF Chicago.
Mrs. Frederick Hummer of 9lS W.
Jackson street, has gone to Spring
Valley for IA few days visit with
.iiends
Dean John =. Quinn returned home
last night from Du iness trip to chi
Cago
Miss Alice Nrmcr Of Chicago. Is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mr..
Ernest SChin2el on w. Jackson street
Miss Nina Johnson OF Chicago. Is
visiting her parents, Judge and MIS-,
II. W. Johnson in East Ottawa.
Miss Eta Cruise is confined TO her
home, Az +, Norris street, by illness.
Waiter Warren is spending the day
III La Sale on business.
Miss Amelia Chevali1r Of West OF
lava, has accepted a position in the
" oolworth five and ten cent store.
Mrs Joseph CLANCY OF Utica. visited
h II sister, Miss Florence McCat cry
il this city Yesterday.
W C. Flick went to Stroator today
On a business visit.
County Treasurer George Reynolds
and wife and Deputy Urea urer Rob
lrt Smith and wife Wen to Chicago
shis morning in the formers touring
,ar TOR two days visit
Miss Dorothy Graham has gone tn
st Mary's of the Woods Academy al
Terre Haute, Ind, to attend annual
Alumni reunion of which she is
member.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
Durable Male Beauty.

One reason why n man doesn't look
into q mirror as often as a woman
does Is because he has more CON
fidence in the durability of his beauty.
Galveston News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
Paul Rretaq Funeral.

Funeral services for the late Paul
pretag will be held sun lay afternoon
at | O'Clock from the family home II
West jefferson street. -, 4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17

smashed, the windshield. and the
tenders. A settlement Will probably
be made later by those Ia the accl-
dent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
AUTO CRASHES INTO
HORSE AND BUGGY;
RIG IS DEMOLISHED
ACCIDENT AT MAIN AND fillmore
STREETS WHEN RENDERING
WORKS TRUCK COLllDES WITH
CUPANTS ESCAPE SERIOUS m.
JURY.

II didn't require the service Of a
I've agency or residcl. Osf West OF
taWa TINS morning to be cognlZant al
n bad accident az the coraer OF tlIs
more and Webster street having tax.
On place sometime tiuiing the night.
Near the curb was the shattered nulk
of what once had been buggy. ON
the pavement were CORY splotches Oh
blood, human or otherwise. The blood
upon investigation ~ the police de-
Earlmcnt proved = &c otherwise.
i.Iofmaton OF a mishap vas con.
veyed to The chief OF police, who ac-
cUmpHnici - Patrolman JesscioImos
started ont to ascertain the facts in
the strange case, only to learn there
had been a very disastrous smash-up
between a buggy driven by Thomas
Burns Jr., OF Dayton township and an
auto truck owned by the Ottawa
Rendering Works. Fortunately the
occupants Of the two rigs escaped ser
ious INJURY out the Burns horse was
not so lucky. lie spilled lot OF gore
ever the pavement. the blood flowing
from bruises and scratches when the
automobile plunged headend into
MIN. The animal was taken to the
Iir. Gilien veterinary to be patched
up before being sent back into har-
ness again. ., "a,
This mio,rrpih, young Iu& -, e h
that himself and two tother boy
friends We're driving south on Ri
more street about 7 o'clock last Night.
They had not quite reached WEBSTER
street when suddenly without warn.
ing large truck came around the
high rate OF speed and crashed INTO
them. The horse was knocked 20 the
pavement and the occupants o. the
buggy thrOWa out onto the pavement.
The truck is owned by Frank Pettil-
lion, manager Of the Ottawa Hent~r-
ing Works. At the time OF the acCl-
dent is was driven by Petitions son
Charles. No serious injury was re-
ceived by the occupants II either the
Burns and his comlanions escaped
with a few minor scratches.
The buggy was also completely de-
What is LEFT Of it viii
probably be used for kindling wood
and the iron for junk. While the rem
dering works truck was damaged to "A
certain extent, Both headlights were
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
CHICAGO MARKETS

chicago market report furnished by
u W Kirby, manager Simous. Day
Co, Room BIZ Moloney Building.
Phone 95.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
Against

in the negative.
Application was made by Chas.
Boyd for permit TO run service
car and his bond and med. per-
NIT being good same was grant
ed. y
CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS
Colfax, La. August 20, 1919.
At the hour Of noon the police jury
proceeded to count the votes cast at
the election held August 10, in Road
District No. 8, count the ballots and
canvass the returns, and the following
process verbal of election held in Road
District No. 8 was then read, consid-
cred, passed and signed:
Be it known and remembered that on
August 20, 1919, at IL O'Clock noon, in
accordance with an ordinance of the
police jury of the Parish of of Grant
enacted on July 9, 1919, notice of
which was issued and published accord
ing to law. the police jury of the par
ish of Grant, Louisiana, being quorum
thereof, met at the court house at Col
fax, Grant parish, Louisiana, and ac-
cording to law opened all the ballot
boxes used in, and which were re-
ceived from the commissioners of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
Jefferson Highway Bond Issue Of
$4,000 Carried by Big Majority
This Issue Added to $l5OOOO Bonds Already Sold and State and Ma
tona Aid Gives the West Half Of Grant Parish Over Half Mil
lion Dollars to Expend Among the People for System
Of Roads Grdroning the Whole Country.

The following the official tabuation of the Road
District No of Grant Parish the election held Tuesday,
August 49, 1919 made by the police jury the proposition
incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
thirty bearing five interest for the purpose
sucng and crawling public roads, together with bridges The
major portion of the bond issue will be used build the 35e
link of the Jefferson Highway through Grant parish Mongom
cry, Cofax and Bagdad.
The official result shows that the majority of in favor of
the proposition is 14O and the majority values $ The
vote by precincts is as follows:
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Continued on Second Page.
Process Verbal and Canvass of Re. urns
of Special Election.

Va OPNNAoA EiCNtiOus
Be it known and remembered, That
on this the 10th day of August, 1919.
at IL o'clock, NJ, in accordance with
Ordinance No. of the Parish
School Board of Grant Parish, Louis
lana, enacted on the 10th day of July,
1919, notice of which was given and
published according to law, the under
signed members of the Grant Parish
School Board of the Parish of Grant,
Louisiana, being quorum thereof,
met in public session at the office of
the said board in said parish, and ac-
cording to law opened the ballot boxes
used in, and which were received from
the commissioners of. the election held
on Tuesday, the 10Th day of August,
1919, in Rock Hill School District No.
2, Parish of Grant, in accordance with
said ordinance, and there proceeded to
count the ballots both in number and
amount, for and against, to determine
vic PAopOoieiob " iCty tWO anu one
half mills ($.002a) special tax on all the
property subject to taxation in Rock
Hill School District No. 2, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, annually, for period
of five years. for the purpose of pro-
viding funds to erect and equip two
room school building near Douglas
Springs and building an addition to the
Rock Hill school and equipping same in
said district.
The result of the count was seventeen
ballots and twenty-seven thousand nine
hundred sixty-two dollars in favor of
aaid proposition, and no ballots and
no dollars against said proposition
and, therefore, the majority both in
number and amount cast by the prop
erty taxpayers of the said Rock Hill
School District No. 2, in the Parish of
Grant in said election being in favor
thereof; and.
At the same time and place We did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheets
and duplicate compiled statement, the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Perish.

Ohicial Proceedings of the Police Jury
Of Grant Perish.
Colfax, La, Aug. 20, 1919.
The police jury met according
to adjournment with John Ran
dolph, j. M. Jones, j. j. Dewitt,
DR.. w. B. Corley. C. W. Cal
houn. and G. C. Purvis, present,
w. p. Deem absent.
Minutes OF last meeting were
read and approved.
The following petition was
read:
The Honorable Police Jury of Grant
Parish:
Gentlemen: Owing to the caving
condition of the river bank on the old
River Front road running around the
Raven Camp plantation, it is difficult
and dangerous to pass, and we, the
undersigned citizens respectfully ask
your honorable body to have all OBJ
structions and fences moved back to q
safe distance, that the public may
travel without being exposed to such
danger as now exists. Respectfully,
Sfkned by ]. L. Britt, E. A. Fuller.
L. L. Roach, w. C. Carnahan, J. w.
Duncan, L. o. Bostick, E. E. Gray,
JAG. Bloch, r. ]. Bienvenue, S. W..
Johnston, C. A. LeSsge. w. E. Faraldo,
S. j. Simmons, j. A. Deem, }. H.
Blackshear, J. L. Greed, R. L. Deem,
A. L. Richards Rural Carrier), A. F.
Swafford.
On motion duly seconded the
clerk of the police jury was re-
quested to notify Mr.. A. A.
Dean, owner of Raven Camp
plantation, to move his fence on
said river front road, the same
being the Colfax and Boyce pub
lie road, so as to give the re-
quired 60 feet of ground for said
road.
Application was made to place
Frank Moses on the paupers'
roll, q certificate from his physi-
clan, DR.. Woodall, showing his
inability to work. caused by
heart disease, was read and on
motion and seconded the appli-
cation was granted.
Suit having been filed against
the police jury and notice of in
junction served restraining it
from further payment of Dip
ping expenses, the following
resolution was offered by Mr..
Purvis, seconded by c. w. CAL
houn: Resolved that President
John Randolph be authorized to
bond the injunction in the sum
of $500. as fixed by the court,
and resolved further that the
police jury will indemnity the
bondmen in the matter of any
loss in the premises; yea and nay
note being taken the following
voted in the affirmative, John
Randolph, ]. j. Dewitt, DR.. w.
B. Corley. C. W. Calhoun and
G. C. Purvis. j. M. Jones voted
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23

One black mare 6 years old, well,
broke and gentle. works double or
single: One male mule colt, Is months
old. One medium size horse colt q
years old, gentle and in good condition.
Apply to SAM TUMMINELL0,
augl6-3t Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
Makes Runts Gain
Wanted to Buy.

A farm of 20 to 40 acres. with 10 or
more acres open. MUST have good
residence and be close to town. Can
make part cash payment.
Address E. M. HOUSE,
aug16-2t Montgomery, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant

By the direction of the School Board
notice lie hereby given that on Tuesday.
the 18th day of August, 1919, an cleo
ton was held in Rock Hill School Dis
trict No. 2, in the Parish of Grant,
Louisiana, to determine the
Proposition to levy two and one
half mills ($OO2s) special tax on all
property subject to taxation in Rock
Hill School District No. 2, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, annually, for period
of five years, for the purpose OF pro-
viding funds for erecting and equip
ping two-room school building near
Douglas Springs and building an addi-
ton to the Rock Hill school and equip
ping same in said school district.
That the majority of the taxpayers
voting at said election in favor of said
proposition was seventeen in number
and twenty seven thousand nine hun
Idred sixty-two dollars in amount; and
that therefore the said proposition was
carried.
This done and signed on this the Goth
day of August, 1919, at Colfax, Louis
lana, in the Parish of Grant.
j. H. MCNEELY,
President of the Grant Parish School
Board.
]. N. WARNER,
Secretary of the Grant Parish School
Board.
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present and participating in the can
vass of the said election.
j. H. MCNEELY
r. w. RAMBO
c. F. BLACKWELL
B. D. FLETCHER
GUS ST. ANDRE
Attest:
j. w. HADNOT
o. C. RICHARDSON
R.C. BENNETT
And the canvass of the returns Of
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained and de.
clared to be as follows:
NO. AMT.
For said proposition. II $27, 1862 OF
Against said proposition 0 o
Majority in favor of said
proposition. .....-......... II $27, 1852 00
And the result of said election was
declared to be in favor of said propo-
sition.
Thereupon, on motion of Fletcher,
seconded by Rambo, the following or
dinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 10Th day of August,
1919, an election was held in the Rock
Hill School District No. 2, in the Parish
of Grant. Louisiana, to determine the
Proposition to lew two and one
half mills ($0O2s) tax on all the prop
erty subject to taxation in the Rock
Hill School District No. 2, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, annually, for period
of five years, for the purpose of pro-
viding funds for the erecting and
equipping of two-room school build
ing near Douglas Springs and building
an addition to the Rock Hill school and
equipping. same in said school district;
and,
Whereas, said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
the Parish School Board of the Parish
of Grant, Louisiana, according to law.
and notice on the 10th day of August,
1919, and the result of the said election
was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said Rock
Hill School District No. 2, in the Par
ish of Grant, Louisiana, voted in favor
of said proposition; now, therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish of
Grant, in lawful session convened, that
the proposition to levy two and one
half mills ($OO2a) special tax on all the
property subject to taxation in Rock
Hill School District No. 2, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, annually, for period
of five years, for the purpose of pro-
viding funds for erecting and equipping
two-room school building near Doug
las Springs and building an addition to
the Rock Hill school and equipping
same in said district,
Carried, and said tax, as proposed.
is authorized and required by law to be
proceeded with and collected on all
property of said Rock Hill School Dis
trict No. 2, in the Parish of Grant,
Louisiana.
Section 2. Be eit further ordained.
ETC., That the result of said election
shall be promulgated by the President
and the Secretary of the School Board
by publication in one issue of the Off
cial journal of Grant Parish, signed by
said President and Secretary.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23

666 has more limitations than any
other Chill and Fever Tonic on the
market. but no one wan is limitations.
They are dangerous things in the med
icine lire. adv.
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CoLFAx. GRANT PARISH La, SATURDAY, AUGUST 49, 1919

correctness of both being sworn to by
the commissioners according to law,
and finding also that the returns indi-
Gated a majority both in number and
amount of property in favor of said
proposition. q
Therefore, we declare the result of
the said election is in favor of the
Proposition to levy two and one
half mills ($OO2a) special tax on all the
property subject to taxation in Rock
Hill School District No. 2, Parish Of
Grant, Louisiana, annually, for 9
period of five years for the purpose Of
providing funds for erecting and equip
ping two-room school building near
Douglas Springs and building an addi-
ton to the Rock Hill school and equip
ping same in said district.
And, in accordance with law, a pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared, and the Secretary of the
Grant Parish School Board was ordered
to have copy of the same, signed by
the president. published in one issue Of
the official journal. -
And likewise we did order that one
copy of this process verbal be sent ia
the Secretary of State to be recorded
in the archives of the State of Louis
lana; that one copy be sent to the Re-
corder of Mortgages to be recorded in
the mortgage Records; and that one
copy be kept in the records of the said
School Board.
This done and signed in the presence
of j. w. Hadnot. o. C. Richardson
and r. C. Bennett, competent wit
nesses and electors, on this 10th day
of August, 1919. at the Office of the
Parish School Board of Grant Parish,
by the undersigned members of the
Parish School Board of said parish,
present and participating in the cam
vass of the said election.
j. H. MCNEELY
r. w. RAMBO
C. F. BLACKWELL
B. d. FLETCHER
GUS ST. ANDRE
Attest:
j. w. HADNOT
o. C. RICHARDSON
R. C. BENNETT
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23

Official Proceedings the Board of the
Supervisors of Roa d District No. 8.
The board of supervisors of
Grant Parish Road District No.
8 met with John Randolph, w.
A. Brownlee, G.. H. Mcknight
and H. L. Brian, present, DR.. T.
j. Harrison, absent.
Minutes of the last two meet
ings were read and approved.
Claims for work on the Verda-
IColfax-W Winfield road amount
ing to 5000 were approved and
for work on the O'Quinn Spur
amounting to $27.75. and for
work on the Calhoun Spur
amounting to SIG 50.
On motion the board adjourn
ed to meet on Monday, Aug. Is,
1919.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
H. L. BRIAN, Gilman.
Secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-20
MORGAN CASE HEARD
IN SUPREME COURT
Up Second Time Involves Question of
Passing Certain Deed Good
Many Years Ago

Only one day was required to close
up the business before the special SEES
sion Of the Vermont Supreme court
which opened in Rutland Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, closing Tues
day afternoon al the finish OF the ar
guments in the Bennington county
case which involves the will at the
late Mrs, Kate Healy Of Bennington.
One case was heard by the court in
the morning. the full bench with
Chief Justice John II Watson being
present. This case was that OF Henry
d. Fillmore, administrator OF the es-
tate of Margaret NJ Odds against
Fanny 7 Morgan as administrator OF
the estate of William r. Morgan At
torney NJ b. Sheldon of Bennington
appeared for the plaintiff az Attor-
ney Robert L. Healy OF the firm of
Holden G Healy represented the de
fepdants.
The case involves the question Of
the passing Of a certain deed a good
many years ago and was once argued
in the Vermont Supreme court being
referred to Justice Seneca Haselton
The other case argued in the after
noon was that OF the viii of Kate Hea
~, p J. Healy prepayment and Nellie
Parkhurst contestant Attorney j.
X. l]atcheder appeared for the CON
testant and Attorneys Collins 81.
Graves and Henry Chase OF Ben
nington were counsel for the propon-
ent who obtained the decision in the
lower court
Tho case Involves the validity of .
will When Mrs. Healy >died, a will
was found which left all the property
to the son. Patrick J. Healy The
daughter, Mrs, Pukhurst claimed
her brother used undue influence in
having the will signed. The will was
sustained in Probate court
announcement was made yesterday
of The settlement of the Rutland coun
ty case of Edward Jeanette against
the Vermont Accident Insurance com
pany in which the question of a re-
lease signed by the plaintiff after an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-20
THAT BARREL or CIDER
Tribulstions and Red Tape Menacs
the Man Who Makes It

Tribulations and Red Tape Menaca
the Man Who Makes It
From time immemorial barrel Of
cider has been a Legitimate occupant
OF the cellar as a part CT the stores
for winter, a bit OF wise preparedness
for the long stormy evenings sure to
come in Vermont winter Many
people have made it part Of the re-
gular rations for the day and some
have used ii until the most grabbed,
sensitive tempers known have become
a fixed feature ones winter dispose
ton. 1t always went into the cellar
n harmless and eXcellently favored
liquid and came out imbued with var
ious stages of Intoxicating power.
What cider will be in the year of our
Lord 1e19.l920 is something Of CUES
ton
The new prohibition enforcement
law now awaiting presidential sigma
ture provides The penalties Of this
act against the manufacture of liquor
without a permit shall not apply to a
person for manufacturing non-intoXi-
eating cider or fruit juices eXclusiyeiy
in the home but such cider shall not
be sold or delivered except to such
persons having permits to manufac'
ture vinegar
Does this permit the manufacture
of cider at cider mill? A cider mill
certainly is not exclusive in the
home"
In New Hampshire the officers evil
IDENTIFY intend to allow the manafac-
trre of cider in cider mills. Law En-
forcement Commissioner Lewis of that
state is sending a letter to the oper-
ators of cider mills in which ne
says
"Of course you understand that sec
ton So "a state law perhaps) pronib'
it's the manufacture of an intoXicat.
ing liquor for beverage purpose, con.
sequently ii is Illegal TO make cider
even for personal use, with the inten
ton of drinking it after il has fer
mented
In view Of the above facts we are
asking cider makers to keep an ac
count of the cider they make. We are
also asking them to have their Gus
toners or those who buy cider at the
mill, and those who bring applies tC
the mill to have them made intN cider
sign a book stating what use they pro
pose to make OF the cider This will
be a little trouble for the man who
runs the cider mill, but may cave him