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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
ORDINANCE No 1875
Of the Town of Welsh.

BE IT ORDAINED by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the Town of Welsh, Louisiana,
that from and after the passage
of this Ordinance, it shall be I'M
lawful for any pool room, bill
lard room, bowling alley or 9TH
er similar places of amusement,
to be open or remain open after
8 o'clock p. H., and the same
shall remain closed until $50 o.
clock a. N.
That any person or persons
violating the provisions of this
Ordinance shall upon conviction,
be fined not less than Ten $50
0O) Dollars nor more than One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars or be
confined in the town jail not to
exceed sixty days, subject to la
Dor on the streets or in the parks,
or elsewhere, such line or I'M
Prisonmeit, or both, for each Of
Tense at the discretion of the
Mayor.
Adopted this 9th day of May,
1919.
Vote of the Board of Trustees:
f. H. Boiling, Yea.
DR.. R. R. Arceneaux, Yea.
S. o. Scoggins, Yea.
A. T. Jones, Yea.
w. d. Jones, Absent.
Approved May 9th, 1919.
JOHN w. ARMSTRONG,
Mayor.
Attest:
F. G. Seward, Clerk.
May lost
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
Taxable Valuation
of Voter:


Notice: To vote in favor of
the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
Eyes," to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word mo"
Section Three: Be it Further
Ordained, ETC., That the said
Board of Commissioners of
Thornwell Drainage District does
hereby appoint H. E. Walters,
Fred w. Ney and Joe Guidry as
Commissioners of said election,
and L. A. Lyon as Clerk of said
election, which parties are here
by vested with full power, and
are authorized to hold said cleo
ton, and vested with such powers
as are conferred by law upon
such Commissioners and Clerk of
elections, their compensation
threfor to be Two Dollars each,
with power and authority to tabu-
late the returns thereof, and to
make the returns of said election
TO the Board of Commissioners
of Thornwell Drainage District
No. One, which Board shall meet
in open session at ten o'clock a.
M, on the 28th day of May, 1919,
and proceed to open the ballot
boxes and examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result
of said election and promulgate
the same; all in one election to
be held in accordance with this
ordinance, and Ordinance No
Seven Cd, relating to the levy oil
an advalorem tax and the issu'
ance of bonds based thereon.
Approved at the domicile Of
Thornwell Drainage District No
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
cluded within the limits

Guided within the limits
thereof;
Fourth: For the purpose
Of paying the interest upon
said bonded Indebtedness;
Section Two: Be it further Or
dained, etc, That said Board Of
Commissioners of Thornwell
Drainage District No. One, do
hereby submit to the qualified
voters of Thornwell Drainage
District No. One for their APPROX
al and ratification, the creation of
a bonded indebtedness and iSSu-
ance of bonds in the sum of
Twelve thousand ($l2,000.00)
Dollars as aforesaid, and the levy
ing of a special annual tax of nine
cents per acre upon all the acre
age property located within the
limits of said ThornweIl Drain
age District No. One, for a period
OF twenty years, commencing
with the year 1919 and ending
with the year 1888, both inclusive,
said election TO be held at resi-
dence of Joseph Guidry in said
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, on Tuesday, the 9th day OF
May, A. D., 1919, the polls to be
opened at seven o'clock a. H., and
to close at five o'clock p. H., al
which election there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors
the above proposition in the fol-
lowing words, to-wit:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
Taxable Valuation
Signature of Voter:

Notice; To vote in favor of
the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark in the square after the
word "Yes;;" to vote against ii
place a similar mark after the
word 'No."
Section Three: Be il Further
Ordained, etc, That the Board of
Commissioners of Thornwell
Drainage District No. One does
hereby appoint H. E. Walters,
Fred w. Ney and Joe Guidry as
Commissioners of said election.
and L. A. Lyon as Clerk of said
election, which parties are here
by vested with power and au-
thority to hold said election, and
vested with such powers as are
conferred by law, upon such
Commissioners and Clerk of cleo
ton, and to tabulate the returns
thereof, and TO make returns TO
the Board of COMMISSIONERS of
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, which Board will meet in
open session at 10 o'clock am. on
the 28th day of May, 1919, and
proceed to open the ballot boxes
and examine and canvass the bal
lots in number and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns
and declare the result of said
election and promuIgate tie same.
all in one election, to be held in
accordance with Ordinance 40.
Six (6) this day enacted, relating
to the levy of an acreage tax, and
the issuance of bonds based there
on.
! Approved al the doniicile OF
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, this the 10Th day OF April,
! 1919.
| f. A. LYON.
President.
Attest:
E. E. BAKER,
Secretary.
A 26-5t
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
ORDINANCE No. 1856.
Of the Town of Welsh,

BE IT ORDAINED by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the Town of Welsh, Louisiana,
that from and, after the passage
unla shrdIu cmfwyp cmfwpvbg
of this Ordinance it shall be UNI
lawful for any proprietor of any
pool room, billiard room, bowl
ing alley, or other place of
amusement to participate in, or
permit others to wager or bet on
any game of pool. billiards, nine
pins, cards, or dice or amuse-
ment of any kind whether the
wager is made with money or
any article of trade.
That any person or persons
violating the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall, upon convic-
ton, be fined not less than Fifty
(S50.00) Dollars nor more than
One Hundred ($1O0.00) Dollars,
or be confined in the Town Jail
subject to work on the streets, or
in the parks or elsewhere, for a
period of not less than thirty
days or more than ninety days,
or both, such fine or imprison-
ment for each offense at the dis
cretion of the Mayor.
Adopted this 9Th day of May,
1919.
Vote of the Board of Trustees:
E. H. Boiling, Yea.
Dir. R. R. Arceneaux, Yea.
S. 0. Seoggins, Yea.
A. T. Jones, Yea.
w. D. Jones, Absent.
Approved May 9th, 1919.
JOHN w. ARMSTRONG,
Mayor.
Attest:
F. G. SEWARD, Clerk.
May lost.
John T. Hood and w. M. Col
bert-Real Estate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
POUND SALE.

Notice 10 whom it may concern
is hereby given that on
Saturday May II, 1919.
/ will sell at the Pound Pen in
Welsh, La. one black muley bull,
unbranded, left ear split, when
taken up had yoke on, impound-
ed on Thursday, May LIST. Said
sale being to satisfy costs. Unless
owner claims same and settles
costs before above date.
Otis Fisher
Pound Master
Welsh, La. May 10, 1919.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
ORDINANCE NO. SIX co.


Drainage Districe No. One for the
levying OF a special tax of nine
cents per acre, and the creation
of bonded Indebtedness in the
sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,-
100000 Dollars as authorized by
Article 2S1 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana as APPROX
ed on the 22nd day of November,
1913, and the subsequent amend
mentS thereof, for the purpose of
providing and maintaining a
drainage system on all lands stu
ated in said district, and for the
holding of an election therefor.
Whereas, it is the opinion of
the Board of Commissioners of
said Thornwell Drainage District
No. One, that it is necessary that
said Drainage District be author
lied to create a bonded indebted
ness of Twelve Thousand (S12,-
000.00) Dollars, to be represented
by twenty-four bonds of Five
Hundred ($500.00) Dollars each,
to be issued by the said Board of
Commissioners Of ThornwelE
Drainage District No. One, to bear.
interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-annual-
ly, maturing at such dates as may
be fixed b y the Board of Com
misSioners of said Drainage Dist
riot, al the time of or prior to the
issuance of the same, and also
that in order to secure the pay
ment of such bonds, together with
The interest thereon, and addi-
tional funds with which to enable
said Thornwell Drainage District
No. One to procure the necessary
dredging machinery, rights of
way, canals and improvements
and to- properly and sufficiently
drain the land comprised within
said district, that it is necessary
that a special tax of nine cents
per acre as authorized by Article
PSI of me Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, adopted No
vember 22nd, 1913, as amended,
by levying upon the acreage prop
erty comprised within the limits
of said Thornwell Drainage Dist
rict No. One, for period of TWEEN
Ity years, commencing with the
year 1919, and ending with the
year 1888, both inclusive.
Section One. Be it Ordained by
the Board of Commissioners of
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, that special annual tax of
nine cents per acre, as authorized
by the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, approved Novem-
Der 22nd, 1913, as amended, be
levied on all property comprised
within the limits of said Thorn
we'll Drainage District No. One
for a period of twenty years, COM
mencing with the year 1919 and
ending with the year 1888, both
inclusive, and the funds derived
from the said tax shall be used
exclusively:
First: To the liquidation
and extinction of such bond
ed Indebtedness;
Second: For paying the
expenses of organization and
running and operating expen-
ses of the Board oil, Commits
sioners of said Drainage Dist
,rict, and the operation OF
drainage canals, bitches and
machinery, owned and con-
trol1ed. by the said Drainage
District, the title to, which
shall be vested in said Drain
age District;
Third: To provide for
such additional work of ex-
tension o., canals, bitches or
drainage eonduits as in the
judgment of said Board of
Commissioners may be neces-
sary and proper economical
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
ballots containing the following
words, to-wit:
FOR LEVYING AN ADVA-
LOREN TAX.

Proposition to levy
an advalorem tax of
such amount as may be
necessary from year to
year, not to exceed ten
mills on the dollar per
annum, on all property
subject to state taXati0nY
in ThornweIl Drainage
District No. One, for a
period of twenty-one
yearS,commencing with
the year 1919, and end
ing with the year 1899
both inclusive, for the
purpose of draining the =
property within said
district, conducting the.
affairs of said district
and paying the bonds.
amounting to the sum
of Twenty-four thouS-
and dollars, with inter- IN
est thereon,all of which
will more fully appear
by reference to ordin-
ance No. Seven CD of
said District, enacted
April 10th, 1919.
Taxable Valuation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
BASED ON AN ACRE
AGE TAX:

Proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds of
T h 0 rnwell Drainage
District No. One to the
amount of Twelve
thousand dollars, to run
twenty years, payable
at such times as may YES
be authorized by the
Board of Commission
ers of said district, ac-
cording to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the
State ofLouisiana, bear
ing interest at the rate
of five per cent per an
nun, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose
of raising funds with
which to drain said
district, maintain the
drainage system and
conduct the affairs DINO
said drainage district,
all of which will more
fully appear by refer
ence to Ordinance No.
Six CO of said district,
enacted April 18th,
1919.
Taxable Valuation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17

Notice: To vote in favor of the
proposition submitted upon this
ballot, place a cross (X) mark in
the square after the word Yes"
to vote against it, place similar
mark after the word No"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
BASED UPON AN
ADVALOREM TAX.

Proposition to incur
indebtedness and issue
bonds of Thornwell
Drainage District No..
One to the amount of
Twenty-four thousand
dollars, to run forty
twenty-one years, pay
able at such time as
may be authorized byl
the Board of Commits
sioners of said drain
age district, according
to the Constitution and l.
laws of the State of
Louisiana, bearing five
per cent per annum in
tereSt, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose
of raising funds with
which to drain SaidlN
district,maintaining the
drainage system and
conducting the affairs
of said district, all of
which will more fully
appear by reference to
to Ordinance No. Seven
CD of said drainage
district, enacted April
10Th, 1919.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
Signature of Voter

Notice: To vote in favor of the
proposition submitted upon this
ballot, place a cross "X" mark
in the square after the word
"YeS;" to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word NO"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
For a Strained Ankle.

For a SpraiDed Ankle.
AS soon as possible after the
injury is received get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment and fol-
low the plain directions which
ACCOMPANY the bottle,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
FOR THE LEVYING OF AN
ACREAGE TAX.

Proposition to levy
an acreage tax of nine
cents per acre per an
mum on all property
subject to state taxation
in Thornwell Drainage
District No. One, for a YES
period of twenty years,
for the purpose of
draining the property
within said district, of
conducting the affairs -
of the district and pay
ing the bonds AMOUNT
ing to Twelve thousand
dollars, with interest,
all of which will more
fully appear by refer NO
ence to Ordinance No.
Six (6) of Thornwell
Drainage District No.
One, enacted April 18th
1919.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
SnuLE BUSINESS cplLEeE, alw oaLEAas

highest Grade and Most Practical
Courses in Business, in Shorthand AMI
in English. Best Equipments. I'm
equaled Facilities. Complete collese
Bank Only School with Actual store
and Actual Money, in which students
keep the books and balance cash g
l. Personal instruction,
atronage. Graduates in general demand
no SOULS f S0lgs, Rev vflsaEsf i.@.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17

Taxable Valuation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17
Signature of Voter

Taxable Valuation
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17

taxes, except estate and inherit
ance taxes.
The notes of both series will be
dated and bear interest from May
20. 1919, and will mature on May
20, 1923. If the loan is over sub
scribed, as is probable, only sub
scriptions of S1O,O 900 or less will be
allotted in full. The terms of this
issue have been based upon the de-
sire to devise a security which will
not only prove attractive to the
people, but the terms of which will
insure a good market for the notes
and not oppress adversely the
market for existing government
securities.
The people of South Dakota are
exceedingly prosperous and have
wonderful prospects owing to the
high prevailing prices of all oul
products; in addition, our patri-
otism is still alive, and we will
finish the job promptly and salts
factorily.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
SIOUX SOLDIER
RETURNS
To Tour County with Hickory Nut
Troupe

A copy of the Jacksonian, of
Columbia, SC, dated April 4th,
has just reacht our desk, and from
an article in its columns that has
a mark around it. we infer that
Armstrong Four Bear, one of the
Sioux boys from the Cheyenne
River reservation who went to
France, has arrived at the SoCaro-
lima camp safe and sound. Unfor
tunately we have not got any other
information about him than that
containd in the following quota
ton from the paper mentiond:
"The headquarters detachment
which arrived last night contains
an aggregation which has made a
name for itself on the other side as
entertainers of the first rank. The
26 actors which made up the
troupe has among its members II
wounded men and three who have
been decorated, they being Capt.
Hay Of Virginia, Pvt. Rosamond
of Tennessee and Pvt. Forbear a
fullblooded Sioux Indian of South
Dakota. The troupe rejoiced under
the name of ''The Hickory Nuts. "
The troupe intends making tour
of the country when discharged
and will probably play in Colum.
bia if arrangements can be made. .
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
RIPpLEs OF THE RIVER

Ed Sutton was up from the ranch
Tuesday.
George Barr has just arrived
from oversee.
John Sternhaeen has recovered
the use Of his eye which was re-
ported injured last week
On account of MIR. Rome having
to go to California again, Roy
Gates is still holding his old posi-
tion down
Clarence Labadee of White
Horse was visitor here yesterday
on his way home from a trip. to
the Capitol City
The roads commenced getting
good again Wednesday, for Will
Garbe and others are now travel
ing in their cars
Miss Grace Gear went to Get
tysburg yesterday to attend
Teachers Examination, to be held
on Thursday and Friday
While at Gettysburg last satur-
day ye Editor had the pleasure OF
viewing the government war tank.
1t is sure some man killer
A rain all day Monday and
cloudy weather since made some
folks remark that it was getting tc
be like Minnesota here now
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17

Messrs Bramblee, Gates and
CaywooG attended the Retta Rip
ley sale at Laurel and reported
most of the articles selling at good
figures
Mrs. Oliver received letter this
evening from her son Harry saying
that he had just arrived at New
York City after a voyage of IA
days on the ocean
The DZ boys are engaged at
breaking camp on this side of the
river today, to be followed by the
transfer of 29O head of cattle,
horses, hay etc to the west side
Ambrose Dunn is carrying the
mail across the river for Will
Garbe
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17

The Press is in receipt of the
following special dispatch which
really and truly ca1ne over the tel
egraph and telephone wires, via
Gettysburg, from Mr.. S. A.
Rogers, Minneapolis. chairman of
the central liberty loan committee.
Comment by We Editor would be
superfluous:
'sSouth Dakota has been allotted
S22, 100000 of the Victory Liberty
Loan. The quota for the 9th fed
eral reserve district is S157, ,5OO,-
600, and for the nation four billion
500 million. Interest, 3a per cent.
''The unexpected small amount
Of the loan and the high, rate of in
terest has brought great JOY to the
Liberty Loan workers of the
Ninth District, who will begin
their campaign on Monday, April
21st. AS announced by the Treasu-
ry department, the Victory Liber-
ty Loan will take the form of gold
notes, maturing in four years.
These notes will be exempt from
state and local taxes, except estate
and inheritance taxes, and from
normal federal income taxes.
The notes will be convertible at
the option of the holder, thruont
their life, into 81 per cent four
year notes of nike maturity and
exempt from all state and federal
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
Continued ON last page |
ABERDEEN BUSINESS
COLLEGE your School

The Aberdeen Business College
is for you. 1t is the great business
training school of the Northwest.
Enroll next Monday. "After war"
opportunities will be tremendous.
School open all summer. Send
for catalog.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
GOOD ROADS-A
TIM ELY TOPIC

Tim ELY TOPlC|
Ye Editor was forolbIy. so to
speak, reminded of BAD Roads
again last Saturday by business
taking him to Gettysburg; but, as
luck bad it. we are not at all under
the necessity of revamping that
side of the question, as what fol-
lows will explain.
Brother Ben Perly Hoover of
Gettysburg-who probably had as
much to do with the early political
history of South Dakota as any
body around here, or more-seems
to have a memory that would make
him a first class governor, or edi-
tor of a big metropolitan daily.
He is also, like The Press, speci-
ally interested in GOOD Roads.
And this is how he sprung
neat little surprise on us on above
mentiond visit to our countyseat:
He asked us if we reeollected Il
little editorial about Good Roads
that we had publisht fifteen years
ago. On our pleading ''poor mem
ory" &c, he went on to say that
The Press was the prophet or pio-
neer of our latest road legislation
when it suggested that what was
needed was a County Highway Su-
perintendent. The occasion for
writing the editorial at that time
was that a bill had been introduced
in Congress to appropriate "a mill
ion dollars for road-building. We
believe the bill never became law.
What Mr.. Hoover recalld was the
following, printed in the Press of
January 81, 1904:
"The Press has for long time
had a good roads scheme in its in
cubator, the essential feature of
which is that the road fund
should be expended under the dir
ection of new county official
to be known as the County
Road Supervisor. This n 9 W
official should be required to
be an experienced surveyor. He
should make and .let all contracts
for road work, under the direction
and approval of the county com
missioners." ;"
Mr.. j. w. Parmley, of Ipswich,
furnished the Watertown Public
Opinion last week lengthy synop
sis of the new road law which we
now have, which every taxpayer
should obtain. We quote the fol
lowing paragraph from it:
1.-The law is very explicit in re-
gard to matters of construction anc
maintenance. In fact, it has &
great many teeth in it, and the
official who fails to do bis duty
; may be brought to the mat by any
taxpayer. All culverts shall have {
clear roadway of not less than q
, feet. Motor vehicle funds no
used by counties during the yeal
they are collected, may, in the dis
cretion of the state highway com
mission, be forfeited to the state
lit looks as tho the county high
way engineer would have to de
some maintenance of the roads
now, as the automobile license ha
been doubled, and already tn
fund in some counties is so cum
/ bersomc that county commission
, ers don't know what to do with it.
II Our readers will note q correc
ton in the date in the following
announcement:
Rov Qudolvoh Hart, n,ho !;
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17
VICTORY LOAN
CAMPAIGN
Opens Next Monday.-Liberal Terms
Make it an Easy Job.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Monday April 81 is Victory
Liberty Loan Day. Your allot-
ment has been made and you are
expected to appear at your Bank
during banking hours and sign
your subscription card. If sick
ness prevents your complying with
the committees request, will you
kindly communicate with your
chairman.
This is the last Liberty Loan.
Bonds of this issue bear 81 per cnt
interest and mature in four years.
Payment on bonds of this issue
extend over a period of six
months.
The committee wishes to make
it very clear that you are expected
to attend to your own subscription
without personal solicitation, SO
that it will not be necessary to take
man or two from each precinct
away from his work for two or
three days to call on you for your
subscription to the loan. Attend to
your own subscription and save
YOUR neighbOr's time.
Very truly yours
Brooks GEORGE, Chm.