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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
NOTICE

In accordance with the terms of ar
ordinance of the Police Jury of the par
lsh OF Natchitocqes, dated FEBRUARY 10,
1920, notice is hereby given that the
Police Jury will receive sealed bids for
the purchase, at price not less than
par and accrued interest, of Sixty Thou
sand $3.50, 100000 Dollars of Road Bonds
of Road District Fumber Twenty Nine
(29) of the parish of Natchitoches, dat
ed February /, 1920, and authorized at
an election held in SAID Road District
on November IA, 1919.
Bids must be sealed and accompanied
by certified check on some National
Bank doing business in this state or
some solvent bank chartered under the
and one half [2l31 per cent of the face
value of said bonds. payable to tbs pres
ident of the Police Jury of the parish of
Natchitoches.
The check of the successful bidder
will be credited on the purchase price
of his bid, or forfeited to the said Road
District if he fails to fulfill the condi
| tions of his bid. The checks of the un-
successful bidders will be returned to
them upon the rejection of their bids.
ed proper legal opinion of Mr. John C
Tho5 pson of New York City as to the
validity of the bonds
All bids must be unconditional and ad
dressed to the Police Jury of the parish
of Natchitoches, at Natchtoches, La,
with statement on the envelope that
it contains bid for the purchase of
the Road Bond issue OF Road District
No. Twenty Nine (29) of the parish CT
Natchitoches. Said bids will be opened
at Eleven O'Clock A. NJ. in open session
Of the Police Jury, On the 5th day of A !
prll 1920, at the Court House at Natchi |
toches, Louisiana.
The police Jury reserves the right to
reject any and ali bids.
-''sFor further iisfofmation ~conceruinrt
said bonds, or the proceedings leading
thereto, apply to Miss Addie Tauzin,
secretary of the Police Jury, Natchi-
toches, Louisiana. i
Thus done and signed at Natchitoches
Louisiana, this the 10th day of Febru-
ary 1920.
JAS. T. SALTER
President
], the undersigned secretary of the
police jury of the parish of Natchitoches
state OF Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct copy
of the notice issued by the president Of
the police jury calling for bids for the
purchase of the two hundred thousand
1850, ,OOO.O0) dollars of Road Bonds of
Road District No. 29 of the parish of
dated February l, 1920.
Given under my official hand and seal
at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on this the
10th day of February 1920
ADDIE TAUzIN,
Secretary.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
NOTICE

In accordance with the terms of an
ordinance by the police jury of the
parish of Natchitoches, of date Febru-
airy 10th 1920, notice is hereby given
that the police jury Of the parish of
Natchitoches, acting as the governing
authority of road district number 10, Of
the parish of Natchitoches. will receive
sealed proposals for the purchase of at
a price not less than par and accrued
interest of two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars of road district num-
Der 19, of the parish of Natchitoches
dated March /, 1916.
Bids must be sealed accompanied by
certified check on some National Bank,
doing business IN this State, or some
solvent bank chartered under the laws
Of this State, for not less than two and
one half per cent of the face value if
said bonds, payable to the President Of
the police jury of the parish of Match
itoches. The. check Of the successful
bidder will be credited on the purchase
price of his bid or forfeited to the said
road district If he fails, to fulfil the
conditions of his bid. The checks af
the unsuccessful bidder vii! be "a.
turned to them upon the rejection ~
their bids. VI
The successful biGaer will be fur
nished complete transcript Of ali pro- bro
ceeedings leading up to and and c cul-
mlnxt!ng 10 the Issuance of the bonds.
All bids must be unconditional. and
addressed to the police jury Of the mar. @
lsh Of Natchitoches, at Natchitockes
Louisiana, with = Statement on the
envelope that it contains bid for the
purchase Of the, road bond issue of
road district district No. l9 Of the par
ish of Natchitoches. Said bids will be
opened at eleven o'clock (1l) a. M, in
open session of the police jury on the
9Th day of April 1920 at the Court
House ar Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The police jury reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Tins done and signed at Natchito-
:hes, La, this 10th, day Of Februarv |
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
NOTICE

| In accordance with the terms of an
ordinance of the police jury of the par
ish of Natchitoches, dated February 10
1920, notice is hereby given that the DO
lice jury will receive bids for the con-
struction of roads in road district No.
Twenty nine 1921 of the parish Of Nat
| chitoches. =
Bids must be accomps-
fed check, in an - -.iied by certi.
Isl per cerA --iount equal to five
whicL = OF the amount of the bids.
cneck will be forfeited to the
foad district if the successful bidder
AaAls TO carry out the terms of his hid
ana the checks Of the unsuccessful bi6-
oers VIII be returned to them upon the
rejection of their bids. ~
;. Al! Dids must be addressed to the no.
nee jury OF the parish of atchitoches
Natchltoches, Louisiana.
The bids will be opened at Eleven r111
O'Clock AN. IN open session Of the noI
ICE Jury, on the 9th day of April 1920.
at the Court House at Natchitocres. La.
Inc police jury reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
For further information and specifi.
cations apply to the secretary Of the
ponce jury of the parish of Natchitoches
at Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Ihus done and signed at Natchitocbes
La. this the 10th day cf February 1921
JAS. F. SALTER
President Police jury.
|: the undersigned secretary of the
police jury of thepsrish of Natchitoches
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Pursuant to an ordinince Of the Nat
chitoches Parish School Board adopted
at meeting of the said School Board
held at Natchtoches. Louisiana. on
the End day of March 1920, l, Edgar
Levy, president Of the said School
Board, hereby give notice, that in con-
formlty with salde ordinance a special
election will be held in school district
number three (3) of the parish of Nat
chitoches, Louisiana, on the 18th dav of
April 1920, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property tax payers
fed under the Constitution quail
Louisiana to vote at and laws of
following ~ said election, the
P-- deposition, towit:-
opposition No. Ito incur. debt
and issue bonds to tho amount of Thir-
ty Five Thousand (S35, 10000 Dollars to
run Fifteen G5) years from their date
and to bear interest at the rate of five
Is per cent? per centum per annum,
payable semi annually, the proceeds
from the sale of said bonds at not less
than par to be used for the purpose of
constructing and equipping a public
school building within school district
number three 20 OF the parish of Nat
chitoches, louisiana
For the purpose of holding said elec-
tion the polling place will be as fol-
lows:-
At at Ajax, Louis
lana, in school district number three
(3) of the parish Of Natchitoches.
At said special election the poll will
open at Seven (7:O0) o'clock a. M, and
close at five $500 p. M. according to
law.
- Notice is also hereby given that at
Twelve Q2:0O) o'clock a. M, on Tues
day, the 18th day of April 1920, the Nat
chitoches Parish School Board will meet
ct Natchitoches Louisiana, at the
Court house in said City, and in open
session, proceed to open the ballot box,
examine and count the ballots in mum,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18

the purchase of the Two Hundred Thou
sand $500, 00O.00) Dollars of road bonds
of road district number 26 of the parish
OF Natchitoches, dated February /, 1920
Given under my official hand and seal
at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on this the
10th day of February 1920.
ADDIE TAUZN,
Secretary.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18

state of Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above is true and correct COPY
Of the notice calling for the construction
OF roads in road district number 20 oi
the parish of Natchitoches, as issued by
the president of the police jury on the
10th day of February 1920.
Given under my official signature and
seal at Natchitoches. Louisiana, this the
10th day of February 1920.
ADDIE TAUzIN,
Secretary.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
NOTICE

In accordance with the terms of an or
dinance of the police jury of the parish
of Natchitoches dated February 10th
1920, notice is hereby given that the pt
lice jury will receive sealed bids for the
purchase, at price not less than pal
and accured interest, of Two Hundred
Thousand ($200. 600. 00) Dollars Of roac
bonds of road district number Twenty
Six (26) of the parish of Natchitoches,
dated February l, 1920, and authorized
1t an election held in said road district
on November IA, 1919.
Bids must be sealed and accompanied
BY q certified check on some National
Bank doing business in this state or
some solvent bank chartered under the
laws of this state, for not less than two
and one half (2a) per cent of the face
value of said bonds, payable to the pres
ident Of the police jury of the parish Of
Natchitoches.
The check of the successful bidder
will be credited on the purchase price of
his bid, or forfeited to the said road dis
trict If he fails to fulfill the conditions
Of his bid. The checks of the unsuccess
ful bidders. will be returned to them up
on the rejection of their bids.
The successful bidder will be furnish
Cd proper legal opinion of Mr. John G..
Thompson Of New York City, as to the
validity Of the bonds.
All bids must be unconditional and adj
dressed to the police jury of the parish
of fNatchitoches, Louisiana, with state
ment on the envelope that it contains a
bid for the purchase of the road bond
issue of road district number Twenty
Six (26) of the parish Of Natchitoches.
Said bids will be opened at eleven ql:OO)
o'clock Am. in open session of the po-
lice jury, on the 5th day of April 1920,
at the Court House at Natchitoches, La.
The police jury reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
For further information concerning
said bonds. or the proceedings Leading
thereto, apply to Miss Addie Tauzln,
secretary cf the police jury, Natchi-
toches, Louisiana.
Thus done and signed at Natchitoches
Louisiana, this the 10th day of Febru-
sfy 1920.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
92()
JAS. F. SALTER
President. Police Jury, parish Of
Natchitoches. Louisiana

State Of Louisiana
Parish os Natchitoches.
!, Addie Tauzin, Secretary of the
police jury of the parish of Natchito-
ches Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy of notice issued by the
President of the police jury calling
for bids for the 1925. 100000 road dis
trict numder 10. bondf, of the parish
Of Natchitoches, La, dated March /,
1916.
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and seal of Office this 10th day of
February 1920.
ADDIE TAUzIN,
Secretary Police Jury, parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18
JAS. F. SALTER,
President

!, the undersigned secretary of the
police jury of the parish of Natchitoches
state Of Louisiana. do hereby certify
that the above is true and correct CO.
py OF the notice issued by the president
Of the police jury calling for bids for
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18

If you have dropped your w. O.
W. Insurance or contemplating doing
so on account of recent advance ir
rates, see 0r write me at once.
S. E. I.OBIN,
Past Council Commander
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18

ber and amount, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result OF
said speciol election,
Thus done and signed at Natchito-
ches, Louisiana, this the End day of
March 1920.
EDGAR LEVY
l. the undersigned Secretary of the
Natchitoches Parish School Board do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
Notice of Election issued by the presi-
dent of the Natchito nes Parish School
Board calling a speed election to be
held in school distli:t number three
8 of the parisA c1f Natchitoches, State
of Lou ana GA the 18th day Of April
1920.
In faith whereof | have hereunto set
my official signature, authenticated
with the impress of my official seal at
Natchitoches. Louisiana, on this the
End day of March 1920.
L. E. HUDSON,
Secretary
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-18

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
with modern conyeniences, in desirable
neighborhood. Phone 23S.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
By
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
Illustrations b.
Irwin Myers


sand, i've hundred odd arpents, with
three sides approximately equal. If
you want map you'll have to go to
the government. Mr.. Lamartine has
the legal documents"
There must be map" said Hillary
quietly.
1T isn't drawn to scale. You'll find
a rough plan of the leases among those
papers," He moved toward the door,
laid his hand on the handle. cleared
his throat and looked back.
Il have only to say that my yearly
contract expires on October first" he
said. IF you wish to renew it /
shall expect adequate notice"
Hilary looked up from the books.
"You may regard it as terminating on
October first, them" he answered. eff
I wish to renew it / shall let you
know when have looked into these"
This time Morris anger was quite
unfeigned. You can accept my resig-
nation now" he shouted. do you
think l am the man to accept dismissal
at the hands of young American
greenhorn like you? Why, I've thrown
away thousands trying to develop this
rotten proposition of your uncle's, out
of friendship for hint And what do
you think you're going to make out of
the concession? You can't speak the
language, you can't get along with the
people, you know nothing of the Cana
dian lumber business. You'll be bank
rupt inside of six months and glad TO
sell out for a song. That's all | have
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
OWE APPLE TREES TO FRANCE
Canadians Got Their First Shoots From
a NobIeman Who Was Associated
With Champlain.

1t was from France that apple trees
were first brought to Canada. French
nohIeman named De Monts was asso-
ciated with Samuel de Champaign In
Frances earliest colonizing projects
I'm part of North America. Their first
colony was planted on the rocky island
of ST. Croix, now Doucett's or Neutral
island, at the mouth of the River st.
Croix. which forms part of the present
boundary betweep New Brunswick and
the state of Maine. After spending
there the winter of 1604-05. the colon
lists removed to Port Royal. now An
nanolis. Nova Scotia. The colonfsts
were getting a foOthold when their
charter was revoked by the king of
France in 1907, and the enterprise
came to an end. However, in the fol-
lowing year Champlain founded Que
bee. and shortly afterwards De Monts
sent out to Champlain some young APP
ple trees. They were planted and grew
we'll. Such was the beginning of ap-
nle-growing in Canada. Twenty years
later apple trees were introduced into
that part of ancient Acadia that now
forms the province of Nova Scotia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06

to say to you, except that I'm resign
ing and not discharged, and if you say
I'm discharged I'll sue you for libel in
the Quebec courts"
He opened the door, but Hilary
called to him. Zone moment, Mr.. Nor
riS," he said.
Morris turned and looked at him IN
certainly. He was ready to accept any
extension of thesolive branch
"Take your CIGARS" said Hilary,
opening the drawer and bringing out
the box.
Mr.. Morris turned purple. snorted,
then snatched up the box and made
his exit.
Apparently he wished to convey the
impression of a furious quarrel with
a less humiliating ending for Hilary
heard him shouting angrily outside.
Through the window he saw Jean
Baptiste come running up to him.
There came, later, the confused sound
of many voices in consultation. But
Hilary turned his attention to the
books.
The deficit for the half-year had
been eight thousand dollars. That
much Lamartine's papers had shown,
and Hilary could find no fault with the
statement. 1t was, of course. impos-
sible to arrive at any discovery with
out experience of the practical work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
How an American
meets trouble half way.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
Best to Secure Proof.

Life's big business is to prove
things. There's much small chatter
whenever people get together, but it
may easily end at that. The truly big
issues of life demand the fullest proof
and the most rigid security. So the
man who takes things for granted sub
jects himself to disappointments and
makes little or no progress. AS mat
ter of fact, there is very little that one
dare take for granted. Life has so
many exceptions, so many contingen-
cies that one can never tell just what
will happen next. So the wise man
will take nothing for granted. He will
prove everything and base his future
on what he has learned to trust. At
ter all, that's the only safe way to do.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
Romantic Story Denied.

There is romantic story told of
the seal which Jules Favre affixed to
his signature at Versailles on Jan. %,
1871. 1t is said that Bismarck invited
the French minister to follow his ex-
ample and set his seal as well as his
signature to the document. Favre, I'M
like Bismarck, having no coat of arms,
made use of ring engraved with the
lilies of France, a gift to him from
Naundorff in return for professional
services. The man who claimed to be
the real Louis XVII stated that the
ring had belonged to his father, Louis
XVI, and had been worn by him In
the Temple during the Imprisonment.
The anecdOte has been denied by the
Favre family, and even If there had
been no denial, the only seal appear
ing by the side of Favre's signature on
the 1871 treaty is that of the ministry
fer foreign affairs of the national de-
Tense government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
Chinese caIigraphy.

The Chinese, according to a Canton
paper, recognize the extreme complex
ity of their written language. About
20 years ago, in the days of the en-
press dowager, scholar and reform
er named Wang Chao, who held the
highest obtainable literary degree, CON
ceived the idea of slmplified form of
Chinese writing. He invented a pho
netic system of symbols, which was
promptly branded revolutionary and
suppressed, while its radical" author
was banished. Later, however, the
idea has been introduced, and the
government has tried a system of the
same kind, but more complicated, with
out much success. Two missionaries
OF Tsang-chOw have. Jared better in
an effort to revive Wang Chaos ,ho-
netic script, which is based on the fact
that, although the number Of charac-
tiers is vast, there are only 31S word
sounds" in the Chinese language.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
EmuIatino the Lark.

Iectured for lying abed late, the
farmers Toy promised that in future
he would "be up with the lark" The
next morning the old farmer came In
from his milking and found his son
sitting on the stiie and singing as
blithely as though there was no such
thing as work.
"Why, you young rascal" said his
exasperated sire, "this is worse than
sleeping. What do you mean by
Ioaf1ng on that stile and singing at
the top of your voice?'
The lad grinned.
"Why. dad, you told me to be like
the lark, and that's all he does when
he gets up early"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
In the Wilds of Alaska.

The chief food of the caribou Of
Alaska is reindeer moss. of a greenish-
white color, which is scattered over
the hills and mountains. Their favor
tie feeding grounds are on the treeleSs
and semi-treeless parts of the terri
tory including the tundras, along the
coast of the Arctic ocean and down to
the Pacific side of the Alaskan PENN
sula. They scatter widely in summer
and collect in herds in the fall. Each
herd has its leader, and it is said that
if the leader is killed the rest of the
herd become panic-stricken and STAN
pede back and forth until another ami
NAL takes the lead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
ElippancY Loses.

John D. Rockefeller Jr., in Y. NJ.
G. A. address on craftsmanship caution
ed his young auditors against flip
pancy.
Nothing in fiippancy," he said. "a
middle-aged gentleman with thinning
locks came into barber shop the other
morning as 1 was being shaved. He
sat down in a chair and said:
"I want haircut
eyes, SIR said flippant young bar
Der. Which OneT
'"The middle-aged gentleman got up
and left without a word. Flippancy
had lost that shop a good customer"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06

ing of the concession, and Hilary
quickly realized that little was to be
obtained by prolonged scrutiny.
There was. however, a considerable
expenditure for provisions at the Ste.
Marie company's store, which he as
sumed to be the store on the property,
in view of an item on the credit side
any rate. Morris dishonesty was mani
fest. Hilary closed the books. He
would discharge no man for insolence,
but he felt that Morris was entitled to
no more than his salary until October.
Having closed the desk. he looked
about the Office. A door led into an
extension of the two-story building.
He found that the key to the outer
door fitted this. and, opening 1t, en-
tered very comfortable little living
room, with small kitchen at the
back. A stairway at the back of the
house, built on the outside. evidently
led into the bedrooms. He decided to
take over Morris quarters for his per-
sonaI use.
He had just returned into the Office
and put on his hat preparatory to
leaving when there came a tap at the
door. The frightened face of jean
Marie Baptiste looked in.
Monsieur Morris has raised h"
said the scaler.
"How's thatT'
Everybody is discharged-every-
body what works for the st. Boniface
company. Only the Ste. Marie men
stay. They are very angry. They say
they could have got work on the south
shore for winter, but. now too late
maybe"
go and tell the hands nobody is
discharged - yet" answered Hilary.
"Can't you get it through your head
that I'm in charge here?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06

know. They've been cross-questioning
me and Baptiste all the morning.
Brousseau's just left. ard Morris has
ordered the storekeeper's rig to drive
over TO you in an hours time"
Thanks, Connell," said Hilary. I'm
much obliged. I'm coming over"
He reached the office just in time
to see Morris emerge toward a buggy
which was drawn up before the door.
Morris looked plainly disconnected TO
see him.
He was an older man than Hilary
had expected to meet. He seemed well
on the shady side of fifty. He had
elusive gray eyes, prominent but
ill-defned nose, and a heavy, thready
mrstache. 1t was a type Hilary knew
Intimately: The crooked business go
between.
"Mr. Morris, I think he said. 6e-
scending and tieing the pony TO the
hitching post in front of the building.
Morris held ont his hand which Hill
airy took. with no great cordiality. =
came back last night and heard you
were here. Mr.. ASkew. he said. =
was just coming over TO see you.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06

Accept california" Syrup Of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. > Give 1t without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
ADV
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
Whv Should He2

1t had long been a habit with Har-
old, who was now senior, to approach
his father for extra money quite fire.
quently.
MY father never gave me one-half
as much as l allowed yOu," said the
much imposed upon parent angrily one
day, when his sons demands had
been particularly excessive.
''Were you satisfied, dad?" asked
Harold.
Certainly was"
"Then why should he?" asked Har-
old.