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The Washington times., 1920-07-09
LEONARD'S WEIGHT STILL
MATTER OF CONJECTURE

Benny Leonard Charlie White bout at Benton Harbo Mich
Monday them things which
sporting setup etc Toued to the
lightweight
few 10000 FISH paid their to it,
fans, realizing that Whites best chance
he
ever since declined the Benton Harbor one
heard White
haves split a result Of that bout.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
EIBel is DOOMED.

As soon as some OF Ed Barrow's In
jured pitchers come to life. Hack Ell
bel is TO be sent to Shreveport In the
Texas League. The Red Sox. in ex-
cnange. will get the pick OF the Texas
Leaguers in the fall.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09

Lansdsle ana Tilletts. who has re-
turned from France, puts the Clsr-
endon nine In the running again.
The Center Market team Will be
entertained In Clarendon sunday at
ternoon on the diamond at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
Carpenter Can't Tackle Dempsey Hree Bound Coo

have given so much of THAR time TO
assisting the wounded At the big army
hospital
The come-Bsek's committss In
charge or the matter consisted Of
Herbert II. Hart, Paul Foott. RALPH
Galloway, and walter n. SheshAn.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
HERE'S AN OPPONENT.

Registers Team would like o,ar-
range games with frat class clubs in
the District Maryland, and Virginia
for Wednesday saturday. and Sunday
games during July, August, and Sept
ember. T. c. Malone, 905 d street
northwest is manager.
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OFFICE
MAKES RECORD.
Mail Handled by Postmaster
Trosclair and Assistants
in Record Time

The opelousaa postoffice, under
the able and efficient management
of Postmaster ]. P. Trosclair and his
corps of competent assistants, did
the biggest business during the hol-
iday rush ever recorded here.
Thousands of letters, packages,
ETC., were handled in record-breaking
time and without the slightest hitch.
In fact, so well did the crew of en-
ployes work at their various tasks
that everything moved like a we'll
oiled machine. None of the many pa
irons of the local office were disap-
pointed by lateness of delivery Of ex-
pected packages or letters, and the
office force, regardless of the holiday
spirit, worked early and late in order
to facilitate delivery.
Mr.. Trosclair was so appreciative
of the good work accomplished by his
co-workers that he assembled them
Wednesday and thanked them for
their efforts to establish record.
His words of praise were accepted by
all in the spirit given, and the force
and its smiling chief are all ready to
start in the new year with full inten-
ton to break all previous records for
volume of business handled and good
work accomplished.
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lars .(s75, 100000, to run
for periods of from one ~
to thirty 500 years, and to
bear interest att TIE rate
of five per cent go per an
nun ( from said date until
paid9 interest on all said
bends to be paid semi-an-
oaN and said bonds or
"a d4 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
a system of modern
public roads within the
limits Of said road district,
the title to which shall vest
iE the parish and public. A
Sufficient tax shall be lev
led each year to meet the
payment of the bonds and
| interest as same natures.
Taxable valuation s.
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RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States civil service
commission has announced an exam
nation for the parish Of st. Landry,
to be held at Opelousas on January
9, 1920, to fill the positions of ru-
raj carrier at 0pelousas, Washing
ton and Arnaudville, and vacancies
that may later occur on rural routes
from other postoffices in the above
mentioned parish. The examination
win be open only to citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory Of
a postoffice in the parish and who
meet the other requirements set
forth in Form No. 1877. Admission
of women will be limited to the Wild
ows of United States soldiers, sailors
or marines, and to the wives Of Unit
ed States soldiers, sailors or marines
who are physically disqualified for
examination by reason of injuries re-
ceived in the line of military duty,
This form and application blanks
may be obtained from the offices
mentioned above or from the United
States civil service commission at
Washington, D. C. Applications
should be forwarded to the commits
ion at Washington at the earliest
practicable date.
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from main road hereinafter mentions
ed; thence following the public
road leading to West Bellevue in a
westerly direction, about twenty-five
chains, to where the same intersects
the east line of Section 144, Town
ship 6, South, Range 4, East; thence
running in a northeasterly direction,
following the east line Of the w. D.
Horn property about twenty-eight
chains to WHERE, the same interesects
the north hnel6f SAetlon lab, Town
ship 6, Sc N sRangSc4, East; thence
running wessIerf flowing the north line
of Sections u, LA and las, Town
ship 6, SouGHg Range 4, East, about
fifty-three chains to the northeast
corner of Section 146, Township g.,
South, Range A, East; thence running
due north twenty-three chains; thence
running west to the east line OF the
Bayou Plaquemine Drainage District,
being about thirty chains; thence fol-
lowing said east line of said Bayou
Pladuemine Drainage District, in a
southwesterly direction to the south
west corner Of North half of north
west quarter of Section 81, in Town.
ship Z, South, Range 3, East; thence
running due south three and three
quarters miles to the point of begin
ming.
Containing approximately eighteen
thousand seven hundred fifty 49,
75O) acres be and the same is
hereby incorporated into a drain
age district, to be designated
and known as the Bellevue and
Coulee Croche Drainage District
of the Parish of st. Landry, State of
Louisiana, and all the land and prop
erty situated within the boundaries
of said drainage district shall be sub
iect to taxation for the purposes of
more perfectly draining the lands of
rain water within said drainage dis
trict.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc., that this ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately from and after its
adoption.
Voting for the ordinance-M essrs.
Larcade, Mills, Daley, Cummings,
Pavy, Catlett, Rushing, Martin, De-
jean.
Voting against the ordinance
Adopted this I'd day Of December,
= : i F. OCTAVE PAvY,
President.
ATTEST
]. j. nEALEY, Clerk.
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ard parcel OF the development in
sections IS and IA.
One producing well in this area
means dividends for any company
owning an acre of land in the vicin-
ity. Thus far dry holes are I'M
known in this territory of the Homer
district. During the past week IT,
900 barrels of oil were added to pro-
auetion in Homer. This represents
the total of four wells and is con-
sidered a poor week for the most
famous oil field in the world. When
a week goes by without a gusher well
of 10000 or 10000 barrels per day,
production registering, everyone
thinks there is something amiss in
the gusher territory. Wells that give
forth three, four and five thousand
barrels of production per day attract
but little attention in the banner
field of North Louisiana. 1t is the
giant gusher of $4,000 barrels that
adds zest and thrill to the minds of
the oil industry in this new and high
ly interesting area.
Bull Bayou, North Louisiana's
field of Importance, second only to
that of Homer, brought in several big
wells last week, among them being
7,000-barrel gusher, in section 80,
township IL, range 10, thereby ex-
tending the active field development
mile further to the northeast. The
breaking of the severe weather has
added impetus to all development
throughout the north portion of the
gtate.
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road district; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, La, in
regular and lawful session convened:
Section 1GThat the president and
clerk Of this Police Jury shall be and
are hereby authorized for and on be-
half of the First Road District, Third
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of ST.
Landry, State of Louisiana, to incur
debt to the amount of eighty-five
thousand dollars 1885, 000.00), and
to make and sign serial negotiable
coupon bonds of said road district
therefor, numbered consecutively
from one % to eighty-five 1857,
both inclusive, the first of which
shall become due on the first day of
July, 1920, and the last shall mature
on the first day of July, 1859, and
which shall bear interest at the rate
of five per cent 90 per annum, pay
able semi-annually from date, with
interest coupons attached to each
bond; and said bonds shall not be
sold for less than par.
Section 2-That the proceeds of
said bond issue, when negotiated,
shall be deposited in the treasury of
said parish, and there shall be and re-
main as trust fund to be used only
for the purpose for which the same
were raised as set forth in the pre-
amble hereof.
Section 3-That said bonds shall
be of date the first day of July, A. D.
1919, and shall begin to mature on
the first day of July, A. D. 1920, and
shall become due and payable each
year thereafter until and including
the first day Of July, A. D. 1859, and
shall be in numbers and amounts as
follows: Eighty-five bonds of the de-
nomination of 100000 each, and
dates of maturity as follows to-Wit
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03

Miss Blanche LeBourgeois is
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. LeBourgeois,
near Arnaudville.
Mrs. Lanasa and children Of
New Orleans are the guests Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles GarbO.
Mrs. Charles Ventre and chill
dren are the guests during the Holt
days of her parents, Judge and Mrs.
L. ]. Dossmann, at Fordoche, Pointe
Coupee parish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cottingham
Of Beaumont, Texas, are spending
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Cottfngham, near Opelousas.
James j. Lewis of Eunice, can
didate for representative from this
parish in the state legislature, was
here several days the first Of the
week in the interest Of his candidacy.
Mrs. w. G. Carloss had the pleas
ure Of having with her during the
Christmas holidays her young nephew
Thomas Butler Of Magnolia, Miss.
Miss Elizabeth Blacksher of Al
exandria is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. T.
Blaeksher, in Plaisance.
DIR. and Mrs. Paul Foster spent
Christmas in Alexandria as til ;
guests Of their son, DR.. Marion Eos
ter. DR.. and Mrs. Paul Foster will
depart from here within a few days
for their new home il DeSoso parish,
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option of the holder.
This bond is one of series of eigh-
ty-five bonds of the denomination of
81 100000 each, and numbered from
one u to eighty-five 1851, issued
by the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, for and on behalf of the
First Road District, Third Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, La,
as representing an indebtedness in
Cured for the exclusive purpose of
constructing roads and bridges in said
road district, and issued in accord
ance with the provisions of the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, in pursuance to an cleo
ton held in said road district on Tues
day, May 27, 1919, the result of
which was duly canvassed, declared,
promulgated, and registered accord
ing to law, of which said election
there was no contest and none can
now be lawfully made.
And it is hereby certified and re-
cited that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done precedent,
to and in the issuance of said bonds
have been properly done, have hap
pened and have been performed in
regular form and duly as required by
law, and that said Indebtedness does
not exceed any statutory or consti-
tutional limitations.
In testimony whereof, and by the
authority of an ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, lawfully adopted
on the first day of December, 1919,
and now recorded in the mortgage Of
flee of the State of Louisiana, in and
for the Parish of st. Landry, /, F.
Octave Payy, president Of the said
Police Jury, have signed this bond
along with ]. ]. Healey, clerk thereof,
likewise duly authorized by said or
dinance, and sealed the same with the
seal of said Police Jury in accordance
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"Secretarv of State. 3

Which certificate after the delays
provided by law have expired and in
accordance with Section 81 of Act
256 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1910,
and the laws amendatory thereof, shall
be signed by the Secretary of State
of the State of Louisiana and have at
tached thereto the great seal of the
State of Louisiana. The interest cou-
pons attached to said bonds shall have
printed or engraved thereon the fac
smile signatures of the president and
clerk of the Police Jury.
And when said bonds are thus is
sued and registered by the Secretary
of State according to law, they shall
again be taken into possession by the
clerk of the Police Jury and by him
held until negotiated.
Section THAT when said bonds
have been signed, issued, registered
and returned to the clerk of the Po-
lice Jury, they shall be ready for ne
gotiating and the president of the Po-
lice Jury is hereby authorized fully
for that purpose.
Section 5-That the Police Jury of
the Parish of St. Landry, La, shall
levy on all taxable property in said
road district in accordance with law,
at the same time as other taxes are
levied, in addition to all other taxes
now authorized by the constitution
and laws including any special tax, a
tax above all said taxes sufficient to
pay the interest and principal of the
bonds herein directed to be issued as
the same may mature; which tax may
be levied and extended on the assess
ment rolls at any time prior to the
final collection Of taxes due for that
particular year; and when collected,
shall be used for no other purpose
than that of retiring maturing bonds
and coupons.
Section 6-That the clerk of the
Police Jury shall cause the original of
this ordnance to- be recorded in the
mortgage records of the Parish of st.
Landry, and also published in the
Star-Progress, the official journal of
the Parish of st. Landry, according
to law.
Section BE it further ordained,
ETC., that this ordinance take effect
from and after it's PRONUNCIATION.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and majority
of the members elect being present,
voted as follows, to-wit:
For-Messrs. H. D. Larcade, R. l..
Mills, ]. E. Daley, E. A. Cummings,
F. o. Pavy, Geo. Greig, K. 7. Catlett,
w. M. Rushing, Theo Doucet, F. p.
Martin, Alex Sylvestre.
Against-None.
Absent Messrs. j. T. st. Cyr, ]. P.
Pitre, w. F. Brown, w. c. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
Adopted December 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
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President of the Police Jury Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana.
Clerk.

OIpIk.
Each bond shall be signed by the
president of the Police Jury and the
clerk thereof land the said officers are
hereby required to have written, print
ed or engraved on the reverse of said
bonds the following certificate:
"This bond secured by a tax Reg
istered on the - day of -.
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Mr.. Mills offered the following or
dinance, duly seconded by Mr.. K. 7.
Catlett:
AN ORDINANCE
To amend and re-enact Section / Of
the original ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish OF St.
Landry, State of Louisiana,
adopted on the 9th day of Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1919, creating the
Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, entitled:
GAN ORDINANCE
"Of the Police Jury of the Parish Of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
creating the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of st.
Landry Parish, State of Louis
lana, and fixing the boundaries
thereof; constituting said drain
age district a body corporate in
law, and vesting it with power
and authority incident thereto; ;
vesting the government and con-
troll of said drainage district in a
board of five 90 commission
ers, and fixing their domicile ;
providing for the qualification
of said commissioners, the man
ner of their appointment and
fixing their term of office; pro-
viding for the first and subse-
quent meetings Of the board and
the election of officers, and fix
ing their compensation; author
~ tho hnQFn
to make and adopt bylaws, rules
and regulations for it's govern
ment and that of its officers; re-
curing the board to keep the
proper books and accounts; and
providing the method af procur-
ing funds for the district. "
Section BE it ordained by
the Police Jury Of the said
Parish of st. Landry, State OF
Louisiana, now in regular session
duly assembled, that all the land and
property situated within the following
described boundaries. tO-w1t:
Beginning at the southwest corner
of Section 4, Township g., South,
Range 3, East, thence running due
east about three and seven-e1ghths
miles to where the south line of Sec
/. Township 8, South, Range 3, East,
intersects the west line Of Section AZ,
Township 8, South, Range 3, East,
which point also strikes fork in pub
lie road leading from 0pelousas to
Bristol, via Chretien's Point; thence
running in a northerly direction, fol
lowing said public road for distance
of about eight miles, to the northeast
corner of the property formerly
known as the old Truman plantation,
now owned by E. w. J. Evans, said
point being also situated in Section
142, Township 8, South, Range 4,
East, and at the intersection Of pub
lie road leading to West Bellevue
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'A''' ]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.

Attest
j. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. J. T. St.Cyr, H. D.
Larcade, r. L. Mills, F. o. Pavy, K.
T. Catlett, w. M. Rushing, F. P. Mar
tin, Alex Sylvestre; W. C. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Absent Messrs. ]. P. Pitre, j. E.
Daley, E. A. Cummings, Geo. Greig,
w. F. Brown, Theo Doucet.
Ordinance adopted by majority
vote of the members elect present
and voting.
On motion of Mr.. Martin
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Dr. F. o. .Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. 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
of May, 1919, in pursuance to an or
dinance adopted by the Police Jury
on the 9th day of April, 1919, notice
of which was published according to
law; and,
Whereas, the question submitted at
said election was to determine the
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue serial
negotiable coupon bonds of said First
Road District, Third Police Jury
Ward, Parish of st. Landry, La, to
the amount of eighty-five thousand
dollars ($85,000.00), to run for pc
RODS of from one % to forty (40)
years from the first day of July, A.
D. 1919, and to bear interest at the
rate of five 90 per cent per annum
from said date until paid; interest on
all said bonds to be paid semi-annual-
ly and said bonds or funds derived
from the sale thereof to be used and
expended under the direction and
control Of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, as the govern
ing authority of said First Road Dis
trict, Third Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, for the ex-
elusive purpose of contracting for, ac-
quiring laying out and constructing
a system of modern public roads with
in the limits of said road district, the
title to which shall vest in the parish
and public. A sufficient tax shall be
levied each year to meet the payment
of the bonds and interest.
Whereas, said proposition was law
fully carried at said election as shown
by the process verbal of the Police
Jury canvassing the returns of said
election on the End day of June,
1919; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on the End day
of June, 1919, as required by law,
and no contest has been filed not
withstanding more than sixty days
have lapsed since the date Of said
PRONUNCIATION; and,
Whereas, the Police Jury Of the
Parish of st. Landry is recognized by
the constitution and laws Of this state
to be the governing authority OF said
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signature of Voter.
Attorney in Fact,

Notice to Voters-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this
ballot, place cross (X) mark in the
square after the word eyes" oppo-
site the proposition voted on; to vote
against said proposition, place SIM
liar mark after the word mo" oppo-
site the proposition voted on.
Section 4-That said election shall
be held at the following places and
by the following named officers, each
of whom is registered voter:
At Palmetto-At Ganson's Store;
Commissioners-Chas. Meyer, M. L.
Clark, VIM. Fitzmaurice; clerk.
Isaacson.
At Bayou Current-At Nat Cam
pisi's observation-disclosures, R. A.
Gordon, Morgan Gordon, Ira Nc
Adams; clerk-Holmes Berger.
At Melville-At City Hall-Com-
missioners-S. ]. Deloaeh, F. B. Ca
son, C. A. Goudchaux; Clerk-P. w.
Lafleur.
The compensation Of said election
officers shall be the same as that pro-
vided by law for holding state cleo
tons.
Section 5-That notice of the cleo
ton containing the proposition herein
submitted to the property taxpayers
of said road district shall be prepared
and signed by the president of this
body, who shall cause the same to be
published in the official journal of
the Parish of st. Lnadry, by four
weekly Insertions, the first of which
shall appear not less than thirty 500
days before the date of said election.
Said notice shall beside recite that
on Monday, the End day Of February,
1920, at o'clock p. M, the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Landry
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 Opelcusas,
La, this 1st day of December, A. D..
1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
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with law, on this
day of A. D. 19--.

President of the Police Jury of the
Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana.