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The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
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Miss Richards lecture at the
Knickerbocker Theater at IL o'clock
this morning.
Meeting, Central Labor Union,
1905 L street northwest, s D. m.
Meeting, Midcity Citizens Asso-
citation, p. m, at Thomson School.
Meeting, Central Citizens Associ-
alton, 2O3 1 street northwest, s p. m.
Reunion, Central High School
Alumni, Central High School, s d. m.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Say French Mermaids
N0JU Wear Diamonds

PARIS. Dec. 26.-The old Breton
legend OF the mermaid siren who
lures men to their death of Cape
Ferat has been revived by the mys-
terious death of two men found
drowned off the rock the legend
says the mermaid is to be seen
sitting on every evening.
The day after the bodies were dis
covered two Breton fisherwomcn
told the police authorities that they
had seen the mermaid at clos-
quarters from their boat and that
she wore two diamond rings that
they recognized as having belonged
to Mile. Jean Sout, the Partisan act
ress. who was drowned OF the cape
five years ago.
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| Be it further ordained, etc, that tn
Natchitoches Parish School Board. tn
gov erning authority of School Distric
Number Five (5) of the Parish o
Natchltoches, obligates itself and il
bound under the terms and condition!
OF law and the election authorizing sal,
bonds, each year to levy such taxes or
all the property in School Distric
Number Five (5) of the Parish OF
Natchitoches, us may be sufficient tt
provide for the principal and interest
of said bonds as the same shall respec-
lively become dne and payable, such
tax not to exceed the limit as fixed by
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, and said tax will be an
nually levied upon all the taxable prop
erty of said school district at the same
time and in the same manner as other
parish taxes are levied and collected.
This ordinance being submitted to a
vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Pullin, Hat. away, Berry.
Sellers, Hawthorn. Martin. Friedman,
Barron. Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared
adopted.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Berry and seconded by Mr..
Lricdman:
An ordinance levying tax of four
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of all the property of School
District Number Five 81 of the Parish
of Natchitoches for the year 1920.
be it ordained by the Natchitoches
Parish School Board, acting as the
governing authority of School District
Number Five 81 of the Parish of
that the assessor and
tax collector of the Parish of Natchi-
toches are hereby instructed and order
ed to assess and collect for the year
1929 tax of four az mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation of the taxable !,
of School District Number |
Five Isl of the Parish of Natchitoches !
payment of the interest and che frac-
tional portion of the principal of an
issue of School Bonds of Thirty Thous-
and 1870 N.0Ol Dollars of School Dis
trict Number five Isl of the Paris. of
Natchitoches, dated March i, 1920,
authorized at an election held in said
school district on the 23rd day OF Dec
.mber 1919, which will be due on
September l. 1920 and Malch /. 1921,
md that copy of this ordinance be
to the assessor and tax col
ector of the Parish Of Natchitoches,
louisiana. Il
The ordinance being submitted to a
'ote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Pullin, Hathaway, Berry,
Sellers, Hawthorn, Martin, Friedman,
Barron. Nays: None: |:
And the ordinance was declared .
dopted. Il
l. the undersigned secretary of the
'a5chitochss Parish School Board. do [
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fn%, .ii.ti u" ton, As e;uiTe by
law, snd that Tn. i:,ueute !Gess o. sal
school district including this bon and
the issue of which 1t forms part, does
not exceed the constitutional or statu-
tory limitations of indebtedness.
In witness whereof, the Natcllitoches
Parish School Board, as the governing
authority of School District Number
Five (5) of the Parish of Natchitoches
las caused this bond to be signed by
the president and secretary of the said
Parish School Board, and the corporate
seal of SAID school board to he hereto
affixed, and has also caused the coupons
hereto annexed to be signed with the
fac-simile signatures of the said presi-
dent and said secretary and this bond
to be dated the first day of March 1920.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE
OF The PARISH OF NATCHiTOCHEs
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10

The Natchtoches Parish Schoo
Board met in regular session at Match
jtcches Louisiana. on Tuesday the Is
day of June 1890, with the followin,
members present:
Mcssrs. Pullin, Hathaway, Berry
Sellers, Hawthorne, Martin, Friedman
and Barron.
There were absent: Messrs. Lev!
Messick.
The following ordinance was offeret
by Mr.. Berry and seconded by Mr.
Friedman.
An ordinance authorizing the issu
ance CT Thirty Thousand $3.50, 900. OO)
Dollars CT School Bonds of school dis
trjct number five (5) of the parish OF
Natchitcches, Louisiana, prescribing
the form thereof, and for the levy OF
taxes fer the payment of the principal
and interest OF said bonds.
lie il ordained by the Natchitoches
P.liish SeEool Beard, in compliance.with
the terms Of Article 28l of the COnsti-
tuition OF the State Of Louisiana and
Act z55 of the General Assembly of
the state of Louisiana for the year
1917 as amended, and acting as the
governing authority of School District
Number Five ~ Of the parish Of at
chitcches, and the Natchitoches Parish
School Board having been duly author
lied at an election held in school dis
trict number five (5) Of the parish of
Natchltoches on the 23rd day Of Dec
embcr 1919, hereby authorizes the in
curing # an Indebtedness of Thirty
Thousand $3.50, C00.O0) Dollars Of said
Schoo! District Number Five (5) Of the
parish of Natchitoches. for the pur-
pose If erecting and equipping school
building within said school district and
to represent said Indebtedness the Nat
chi.ocnes parish school board hereby
authorizes the issuance of Thirty ThOuS-
ard 1870 900. 00) Dollars Of school bonds
OF school district number five (5j of
the parish of hatchitoches, numbered
from the to thirty, inclusive, of the
denomination of one thousand 81. OOO.- |
OOl dollars, eaci dated March !, 1920,
bearing interest at the rate of five Is !
per cent? per centum per annum. from |
date until paid, said interest being pay |
able semi-annually on the first days |
of March and September IN each year
and each of said bonds having attached |
thereto semi-annual coupons to repre-
sent the said interest.
Re it further ordained ETC., that the
said bonds and the interest thereon
81 |; DE payable at the Office of the i
r. Z urer of the Natchitoches Parish
5. ,ai BOARD at Natchitoches, Louis
al at the option of the holder at
The fase National Bank of New York.
Is 1t further ordained etc. that the
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10

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-'.ats,fI, ftl=-i IN, Ba:roI
/ liner, WEE absent Levy, Me-
In. Natchitoches Parish i
Board having been duly convene
following ordinance was offered Il
Friedman ard seconded by MIR. S 1
Whereas. q special election as Z
by this Schoo! Board was held 4.
3lst day of May, 1920, in SchodS
trict Number Six [6] Of the Pa1s
Natchitoches; and,
Whereas, it is the duty of this I;
Board to open the ballot boxes u =
the said special election, examins
count the ballots and canvass tia
turns of the said election; thereto
BE it ordained by the Natchisi
Parish School Board. that this %
Board do now proceed to open th
lot boxes used at the said specials
ton. examine and count th5 ba.A
number and amount, examine ana
vass the returns and declare tue "a
of the said election; and that Thea
ident appoint two tellers to couss
votes and compile the results.
BE it further ordained, etc., til
process verbal of the opening GA
said ballot boxes be made and 4
canvass of the returns and the &.
thereof be shown on the said IA
ve'oal, and that the said process
De signed by all members Ut tn, 81
Board present, tn. telIers and o.
thereof. Il
Tais o-linanc, being slbmittc e,
vote, the vote thereon was as ff
Yeas: Pullin. HATHAWAY. =
Sellers. Hawthorn, Martin. FIRE j
Barron. Nays: None. 81
And the ordinance was de-
adopted. I'd
Whereupon, the president anpoI
the appointment OF Messrs. Fries
and Barron as tellers; and in one
sion, in the presence of all the s
bers of the School Board, proceef1
open the ballot boxes and cou,si
votes cast at the said election nS
May 3lst, 1920. in School District 4
Der Six Isl of the Parish of M
toches; the ballot boxes from Ed
Louisiana, being the only polling
IN the said district, being opened
thereupon proceeded. to examind
count the ballots in said box and -
med and canvassed the returns
by the officers of the said special 4
ton and verified the said returns Il
the result which is declared as fol-
AT Flora, Louisiana, there
found 81 votes, representing tbs
,essed valuation of $l23, l6O. O0 ca
:avor of the proposition.
proposition No. Ito incur ]
md issue bonds of School DieS
Number Six Isl Of the parish of MI
toches. Louisiana, in the amous
~, 900; N, to run for a period of FL
'ears. bearing interest at the ra
i've .l5J Ter centum per annum. pa,
eml-annually. for the purpose Of {
ng and equipping a school buildinI
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Il VS.:
At Flora. Louisiana, there was foun
! 81 votes, representing an assessed val
uation of $l23, loo. 90, cast in favor o
the proposition.
Proposition No. TO incur deb
and issue bonds of School Distric
Number Six [6] of the Parish of Match
ltoches, Louisiana, 20 the amount q
Twenty Five Thousand ISIS, 900 90
Dollars to run for period of fifteer
years, bearing interest at the rate ot
fve l5J per centum per annum, pay.
able semi annually, for the purpose OF
erecting AMI equipping a school build.
ing IN School District Number Six [61
of the Parish of Natchitoches, title to
which shall vest III Said district,
And there was found l vote, repre-.
sentlng an assessed valuation of So, $50
| cast against the proposition as above
set forth.
The only polling place designated for
the said election being Flora, Louisiana,
1t was therefore ascertained that there
was total OF 81 votes, repre- senting
an assessed valuation of $l23, l6O. 90,
cast in favor of the aforesaid p:oplsi-
ton; and there was total of vote,
representing an assessed valuation of
-, 10000, cast against the aforesaid
proposition as above outlined, AMI it is
therefore shown there was majority
o. votes, both III number and amount.
cast In favor Of the aforesaid PROPOSE.
ton, which proposition is therefore
declared to be carried.
This proclamation announcing the re
suit Of the votes thus cast.
Thus done and signed ar Nltchi-
toches, Louisiana, on this the LIST dav
of June, 1920.
EDGAR LEVY,
President. |,
|, the undersigned secretary of the
Parish School Board, do
hereby certify that the above and fore !
going Is true and correct copy of the !
proclamation issued by Hon. Edgar /
Levy, president of the Natchitoches
Parish School Board, declaring the re-
suit of the canvass of the returns of
the election held in School District i
Number 8 of the Parish of Natchi-
,oches, on May 81, 1929.
In faith whereof, / have hereunto
yet my official signature, authenticated
With the impress of the official seal of
he NatchitocheS Parish School Board
It Natchitoches, Louisiana, on this the
st day of June, 1920.
l.. E. HUDSON, !,
Secretary. II
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Pres. Natchitoches Parish School Board
Sec'y Natchitoches Parish School Board

Be it further ordained, etc., that
said bonds shall be executed by the
president and secretary of the Natchi.
toches Parish School Board on behalf
of said School District Number Five
~ of the Parish of Natchitoches. and
the coupon shall bear the fac-simile
signatures of the said president and
said secretary.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
said bonds shall bear the following
This bond secured by tax. Regis
tered on this the day of -- =,
1920.
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Pres. Natchitoches Parish School Board
Sec'y. Natchitoches Parish School Board
form OF COuPON1

On the first day Of ID.
School District Number Five (5) of the
Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louis
lana, will pay to bearer Twenty Five
S25.0O) Dollars, ut the office of the
Treasurer Of the Natchitoches Parish
School Board. ut Natchitoches. Louis
lana, or at the option Of the holder, at
the Chase National Bank of New York
city, New York, being semi. annual in
teiest then due on its School Bond,
dated March l, 1920, No.
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ANAOn Ut NAlCdlIOChES
SCHOOL BOND OF SCHOOL DIsTRIC
NUMBER FIVE OF THE PARISH OF
f: NATCHITocHEs
Number. $1,000
! School District Number Five (5) o
the Parish of Natchitcches, State .
Louisiana, tor value. received, hereb,
promises to pay to bearer on the frs
day of March, 10 -, the sum Of On,
Thousand Dollars in gold coin Of tn
United States of America, OF the pres
ent standard of weight and fneness
with interest thereon at the rate O
hve % per cent? per centum per annum
payable semi-annually, on the first day,
OF March and September in each year,
upon presentation and surrender of the
interest coupons hereto attached, a
the same shall mature, both the prin.
cIpaI and interest of this bond are
payable.a at the Office of the Treasurer
OF the Natchitoches Parish School
board. at Natchitoches, Louisiana, or
at the option Of the holder at the Chase
National Bank OF New York City, New
York.
This bond is issued By School District
Number Five o. of the Parish of
Natchitoches, State of Louisiana, for
the purpose of erecting and eq6ipping
school building within the said school
district. under and by virtue Of the
authority conferred BY Article 28l of
the Constitution of the State of Louis.
lana, and Act 256 of the General As
seMbly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1910, as amended. and this
bond was especially authorized at an
election held on the 23rd day of Decem-
per 1919. the returns of which were
duly promulgated on the 9Th day of
1920.
The debt represented by this bond
and the issue of which it forms q part
was incurred and said bonds were is
sued by virtue of the authority con-
lerred by the Constitution and Act
referred to and conforming to the re-
suit of an election held by the property
taxpayers in School District Number
~ OF the Parish of Natchitoches. |
qualified to vote at the said election on
he 23rd day Of December 1919. who
authorized the governing authority Of |
school District Number Five (5t Of the |
'arish Of Natchitoches to levy esch
ear . sufficient tax on all property |
ituated in said school district, TO pay
he principal and Interest of said bonds,
q accordance with law. and it Is cer.i-
led that Ill acts. conditions and things
equired to be done, precedent to and
a the issuance Of this bond and Of the
'sue Of which it forms part, in order
0 make the same legal binding and
aid obligations Of School District
lumber Five (0 Of the Parish of
latchitoches. have existed. have hap
ened and have been performed ia due
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10

Proceedings of the Natchitoches Par
lsh School Board taken at the regular
meeting of the SAID School Board,
held at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on
the first day of June, 1920.
The Natchitoches Parish School
Board met in regular session at Match
ltoches, Louisiana, on the 1st day of
June, 1920, with the following members
present:
There were present, Messrs. Pullin,
Hathaway, Berry, Sellers, Hawthorn,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10
! <t..fOI. BOARD
pROCEEDINCSI

{ + the Natchitoches Parish School
Board taken at the regular meet
ing of said Board held at Natchito-
ches Louisiana on Tuesday the LIST
day of Jurc 1920.
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hereby certify that the above ..nt. .o-e
3 going Is a true and correct copy OF th,
q proceedings taken at the regular meet
5 ing of the Natchitoches Parish Schoo
Board, for and on behalf of Schoo
District Number Five of the Parish o.
e Natchitoches, held at Natchitoches
t Louisiana, on the End day of March
+ 1920.
$ In faith whereof, witness my hano
5 and seal at Natchitochea Louisiana,
/ this the second day of March 1920.
!. l.. E. HUDSON.
t Secretary.
{ Whereas. there is pending before the
!, Legislature of the State of Louisiana
/ bill to increase the per diem of the
members of the various school boards
throughout the State. and
Whereas, the amount now allowed by
law to be paid such members is totally
insufficient, now therefore
Be it resolved by the Natchitoches
Parish School Board in legal session
convened, that our Senator and Mem
bers of the House of Repre- sentatives
be and are hereby respectfully asked
to use their influence and best efforts
to secure the passage of this bill.
| BE it further resolved, that copy
/
member of the House of Representa-
! torial district.
unanimously adopted.
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR l92O-'2l
Poll lax $ 5000. 90
Police Jury 1000. 90
Special Parish Tax g. 5000
Current School 100000
18th Section 1000 90 |
Fines and Forfeitures 800 90 |
1892, 100000 .
Contingent $ 10000 90
Negro $4,000. 90
Transfers 100000
Teachers and Janitors 1876, 900. 90
IncidentaIs S,ODO.OO
1892. 0OO. 90
Messrs. Friedman, Sellers and Hat
toway were appointed as members of
the Executive Committee of this Board.
PROCLAMATION
|, Edgar Levy, president of the
Parish School Board.
State of Louisiana. do hereby announce
and proclaim the result of the election
held in School District Number s of
the Parish Of Natchitoches, on May
the 3lst, 1920, as ascertained by the
canvass of the vote cast at the said
election by the Natchitoches Parish
School Board. acting as the governing
authority Of said school district, as
,embled at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on
the first day of June, 1920. at HOO
, clock a. M. and which canvass shows
the result of said election to be as
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10
Secretary of State. >

Be it further ordained, ETC., that
said bones shall mature in the follow
ing manner. to-wit:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-06-10
$192,OOO.OO
$ 100000
100000
36,OO0.OO
126,OOU.OO
$4,000
S192.0OO.UO

Messrs. Friedman, Sellers and Hat
toway were appointed as members of
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-24

Lester Graham and his friend. John
Kruger. Of HaigIer. Nebr.. came to
Keota Saturday evening and visited IN.
til Monday with Testers mother. Nrs.
William Wagner and family. They
went to Denver from here and Mr.. and
Ars. Wagner went Thursday to Greeley
to meet Les and bring him home for
Christmas.
The Keota Baptist Church will have
their Christmas program on Friday eve
ming and the NJ. E. Church will hold
theirs Saturday evening. The church at
Buckingham will give = csntata, en-
titled. ''Thc Holy One Of Israel" on
Friday.
Miss Alma Biglow. who teaches the
Sunny Ridge School. had Sunday din
ner party ut the Ed Baine home. the
occasion being her birthday. Thirty
Ave neighbors were present and . good
time was reported BY oil.
J. S. Nevins has leased the G. H.
Ostrandsr place and Mr.. Ostrander and
family will live at Greeley this winter.
He has secured 4 position ~ . secretary
to President Crabbe. Of the Teachers'
College there.
s. w. Fox and son. Gerald. left Mon
day for Palo Alto. California. whore
they expect to make their home. Ars.
Fox and daughters. Edna. Irene and
Dorothy. have been living there since
last fall.
RAIDER Haworth returned to keosa
Sunday to spend Christmas holidays
with his parents. Mr.. and Ars. N. L.
Haworth. He 10 attending the State
University at Boulder.
L. H. Underwood left Monday for
Durango. Colo. where he will make
final proof on . homestead and visit old
friends. He expects to be gone about
two weeks.
Harley and Harry Baker. Of Bucking.
ham, visited friends at Keota Monday.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Currie, Mrs.. G.
v. Curris and Miss Mary B. Hyndman
visited the Keota Coal Mine on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wagner and
sons, Freddy and Paul, spent the week
end at the A. G. Nicksrson home at
Raymer.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-24
Notice Of Annual Meeting

Keota, Colo, December 8. 1870
Notice Il hereby given that the an
nual meeting of stockholders Of the ke-
ota Farmers and Merchants Building
Association will be held at the Office Of
the secretary In F. 4 N. Hall. at Keota.
Colo. beginning At p. M. on
Tuesday. JansAFy 4. 1871.
for the paa)aaaa 0f al0)ting . board Of
five directors for the ensuing year. and
for the transaction Of such other bust
ness ~ may properly come before the
meeting.
C.. l.. Stanley. Secretary.
First Publication December 8, 1920.
Last Publication December 81. 1870.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-24

The state association Of quill drivers
has entered into . nefarious agreement
with the leather conscienced members
Of the Denver Presa club and will give
at the Denver auditorium Of the evening
Of January e the widest show and
dance ever designed to fiich = dollar
head from IN unprotected public.
Not that it's going to be case Of
something for nothing or nothing for
something according to which side Of
the fence you may he on. Everyone
who comes will get i'is moneys worth:
in fact It II rumored that when the
higher ups begin to squirm - the red
hot branding iron Of the Editorial grid
10 applied to the most sensitive parts Of
their regulations both they and the
bowling club which will All the auditor
ium to the caves will get more than
they bargsined for. perhaps.
The event. which 70 to be known -
the first annual Cowboy Stampede Of
the state preaa. IL part Of the annual
celebration and business convention Of
the Colorado Editorial association. in
which the Denver Prcss club jointly
participates. and IL designed to show
the people Of the state just how good .
time ill the Newspaper men Of the
state can show al the people Of the
state At price considerably less than
the charge for tickets to any other show
Of anything like the entertainment pos
sibilities. Anyone who goes to the
stock show and misses the editorial
jamboree will feel like . maverick all
the rest Of his life.
The show Il set to begin at S:l5. and
in addition to the branding iron feature
will include some fancy stunts apropos
to u season when steer wranglers roam
abroad without let or hindrance. being.
in fact, egged on in their sinful prac-
tees by ell and sundry. To participate
in this part Of the program successfully
those present should dig up the spurs
they wore on the range in days gone by.
or failing that, grease up their yellers
with resin, 80 It II shrek and not squeat-
At 9:15 dancing to the best music OBJ
tainable In the state Of Colorado will
begin. Governor Shoup and Mayor
Bailey will lead the grand march. and
what will happen after that nobody can
tell. except that the police have posi-
lively declared they will throw the gang
out At midnight.
Secretary Warren Boyer. of the Den-
yer Press club. who Is In charge Of the
Denver end Of the arrangements, wh's-
pers hopefully about securing the ser
vices Of Bill Hart for part Of the rough
work. while Miss Wyoming 10 to be
present and show the multitude just
how ladylike feminine COW roper can
be.
Great day, but it'll be some coings!
Every Newspaper in the state will be
supplied with herd Of tickets and =
$1,000 fine. to be applied to Bill Harris
salary will be levied on every fellow
who fails to sell oil the tickets the COM
mittee issues to him. Towns which do
not want their newspapers to pass into
the hands of the sheriff will see to It
that their publisher has no difficulty In
getting rid of his share.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-24
Notice Of Annual Meeting

Keota, Colo. December II, 1870
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of stockholders Of The
Keota Silo and Concrete Company will
be held at the r. 4 N. Hall. at Keota,
Colo, beginning et 10 .. M. on
Monday. Jheary ~. ls1l
for the purpose Of eleesshg . Board OF
Directors for ensuing the year. and for
the transaction Of such other business
~ may properly come before the meet
ing.
A. H. CURKlESS Secretary.
First Publication, December "a, 1920.
LAST Publication, January II, 1921.