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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
NOOK

Mrs. Guy Hart and children, of Nc
Daniels, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Levi Butler and family.
Miss Myrtle Morris, of Custer,
spent last weekend with Miss Vim
ME Leslie,
Mrs. l.. V. Tucker and daughter,
Miss Vera Tucker and grandson,
Heber Pullen, are visiting Mr. G. +.
Tucker. and family at Garfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Tucker and son,
Eliza, attended the birthday celebra-
ton at Mrs. Jim Spencer's. of Nc
Daniels, which she gave in honor of
her fathers birthday on Saturday.
Messrs. Estill Tucker and Walter
Spencer are with their uncle G. +.
Armes, at Crestwood this week.
Raymond Lucas fell upon a glass
fruit jar breaking the par and cutting
his hip badly. The doctor was called
and took seven stitches in the cut.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08

: Major L. B Moremen, chicago,
Ill, arrived Saturday to spend several
days with Mrs. Moremen and sons,
Lewis Bennett and Albert W. More
men
The Irvington Band Boys realized
the sum of $4,000 from the pie sup
per, Saturday night
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
HIT BY BASEBALL BAT.

Nook, KY, Sept. g. (SpeciaD-
Mrs. P. c. Leslie was the victim of a
rather painful accident few days ago
when ball players bat slipped from
his hand and flying thru the door in
to the house striking her on the head
and within few days blood poison
ING threatened
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08

Miss Mable Trent, Vine Grove,
spent last week with the Misses Nor
ris.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-24
CONSUMER AS WELL
Is FARMER nEhEEIII-

AS FARMER Ben
1t seems to me that, On fae
we have given too little at.aatIo
public opinion as it relates 70
cultural problem. MY miacoaee
on the part Of a large grou1 81 us
iduals as to the true function d
lie institutions relating to assieu
is almost certain to Tetard prs
Generally speaking the e
thinks that agricultural inssi.u
including colleges and the
department, are maintalnsi n
benefit Of the farmer ana
fit alone. This Of course Hol
These institutions are
high measure Of efficiencg al
people, urban as well Is rural
ing the past fifty years slis
decrease in agricultural poRsa
been very marked. yet d iAs
the smaller percentage Of
gagged in agriculture has p ues
quate supplies Of farm prr
creased efficiency directly
to the work Of agricultural
has certainly played an imilo
in bringing about this resal
thing done By them that 81
increase production and e
waste not only has added 3
ers' income but has also btls
city consumer. This fagi
not generally understood
tasks ahead of us Is to see l
an understanding & conEe
public; that it is demonsiEal
people in the cities As We
in the rural districts, that
devoted to agricultural aFs D
in the interest of the farmer
in the interest Of the cons
well.-secretary 2. z.
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EDITOR HOLLAND SHOWS
INTEREST IN rs.

TIE st. Helena Echo recently
years subscription for tie Isl,
ticle on the subject, "The yal..
community fairs" The prize
awarded to Miss Alice Davis 81
burg, but according to Editor
Holland two other Contestants
very close seconds. FOLLOWING s.
prize-Winning article:
Community fairs are splenau
CARNATIONS for the bettermsn
farmers and their girls and bss
for the Improvement Of neighboss.
They bring the community toeath
discuss their common interest
compare ideas as we'll as pssss
From these fairs we get good ems
sions from farmers that other
would never hear. They point
sibilities to some and they ssa
they can improve their own nslssh
by seeing what others have dors
these same lines.
Community fairs are Id hls
to boys and girls to make b
forts in their club work, for lss
know their products win be- placed
exhibition and come in direct CON
ison with others It makes thsm
careful and painstaking Ii ths
dertakings. It isn't the raius
cash prize as much as It Is tie
to win the honor Of having Ito
hibit. The bit of blue ribbon
same power to arouse 1sslln
pride in their work al es
would.
Il hope in another year
start in time to cooperate W
country agent to make our hn
ter and broader in every way
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Police Jury Proceedings

Mr.. ]. T. St. Cyr offered the follow
ing ordinance, seconded by Mr.. R. L.
Mills tO-Wit:
An Ordinance:
Whereas, on Thursday, the 21st day
of October, 1920, an election was held
in the Fourteenth 14) Road District
of the parish Of st. Landry, La, to
determine the following propositions
to-wit:
FIRST: Proposition to incur debt
and to issue serial negotiable coupon
bonds Of said Road District to the
amount of Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars $780, 100000, to run for Pc
RODS of from one az to twenty-four
(24) years, bearing interest payable
semi-annually, at the rate of five per
cent per annum, for the purpose of
constructing permanent public road
and the necessary bridges and cul-
verts therefor, and for acquiring rights
of way, etc, commonly known as the
Pershing Highway formerly Evange-
line Highway starting from point
on the line of division between the
parishes of st. Landry and Avoyelles,
near Gold Dust, and running in said
District near or through Barbreck.
Whiteville, Dubuisson, Garland, Beggs,
Washington, Opelousas, Shuteston,
Sunset, Grand Coteau, and on to the
Of ST. Landry and Lafayette, title to
line of division between the parishes
which said public road bridges and
culverts shall vest in the public; said
public road, bridges and cuIverts to be
constructed under the direction and
supervision of the State Highway De-
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Upon the meeting of the great fleets
Admiral Wilson will become Comman-
der-in-Chief of. the great armada and
the winter maneuvers spliced in with
athletic meets between the various
champions of the fleets viii begun.
This reunion of the fleets will give
the personnel a chance to renew old
acquaintance to see the sights of
Panama and while their friends shiver
midst the snow and ice of The north
to show the cm6bined power of the or
ganization of which they are part.
1t is expected that Admiral Wilson
will have several hundred vessels I'M
der his command during the operations
with combined gun power of 112
14-inch guns, so Pinch, 226 5-inch and
20 3-inch In addition to the great YES
sells of the fleets there will be sub
marines, destroyers, and auxiliary YES
sells in abundance, while the naval air
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]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Attest. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.


A former ST. Landrian, now residing
at Orange, Texas. was mere few days
ago on a brief visit. Orange is located
right in the heart Of the Texas rice
district, but this former st. Landrian
told US that the consumer in his town
was paying not less than ten cents per
pound for what rice his family used.
When infromed that farmers around
Opelousas were having quantity Of
their rice crop cleaned at small coun-
try mills and selling it in fifty and hun
dred pound lots at five cents he was
amazed and said he would purchase
his family supply here and have it
shipped to him at Orange. Naturally
he thought some set of middlemen
were reaping monetary benefit at both
ends of the rice game buying the
rough rice at low prices and selling the
finished product to the consumer at
high prices.
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bonds running from one to thirty $500
years, bearing interest at the rate OF
five per cent 90 per annum, payable
semi-annually, and said debt to be in
CURED and bonds issued for the pur-
pose of constructing and maintaining
public roads and highways within the
territorial limits of said Road District
and particularly for the purpose OF
completing the Melville-Palmetto
Highway and for the construction OF a
gravel road along the AtChafalaya R1V-
er and that portion of the Palmetto
Bayou Rouge Road lying within the
boundaries of the said Second Road
District.
Section 2. That on Monday, the
3rd. day of January, 1921, at o'clock
D. M, the police jury OF the parish
of ST. Landry shall meet at the po-
lice Jury room in the city of Opelou-
sas. and shall then and there in pub
lie session, proceed to open the bal
lot boxes examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns Of said cleo
ton, and declare the result thereof.
which result they shall thereafter
promulgate according to law.
Section 8. That said election shall
be held in said district at the Mel
Vile Town Hall, at Melville, Louisiana
and at DIR. Hawkins office at the yil-
lage' Of Palmetto, Louisiana, which are
hereby designated as polling places,
and those Of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote at said election, who
reside within the bounds of the Mel
vile election precinct as established
by ordinance of this body, shall vote
at the Melville poll, and those Of said
electors who live elsewhere in said
road district shall vote at the Palmetto
poll.
Section 4. That the following reg
istered voters of said district are
hereby appointed as election officers
to serve an said polls, with compensa-
ton at theSame rate paid such officers
in general elections, namely:
! At the Melville Poll: P. w. La
fleur, W. A. White, ST., c. c. Rosen-
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Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the police jury of the parish of st.
Landry, in regular session convened,
that said propositions having been
carried at said election the result
thereof shall be promulgated by the
president and clerk of this police jury
by the publication of one issue of the
official journal under their respective
signatures and this shall be their au-
thority for so doing.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and a majority
of the members elect being present
voted as follows:
For: Messrs. ]. T. st. Cyr, R. L.
Mills, F. H. Phillips, e. M. Dupre, C.
Guidroz, Dr. F. o. Pavy, D. P. Nor
eau, w. F. Brown, Thos. McCaffery, A.
Deshotels, Alex. Sylvestre, Eloi Gull
Iory.
Against: None
Absent. Messrs. e. A. Cummings, B.
w Clopton, M. ]. Godeau, w. C. De-
jean.
Adopted November 1st, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk
Mr.. w. F. Brown Offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit:
An Ordinance
Calling a special election to be held
in Road District Numbe2 Two t2) Of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward Of the
Parish Of st. Landry, state of Louis!-
ana, to take the sense Of the prop
erty taxpayers of said district, quail
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- y n = Z q s
lied to vote at such IN election under
the constitution and laws of the state
Of Louisiana, on the Proposition As =
whether or not the police jury as the
governing authority Of said road dis
trict, shall on behalf Of said road dis
trict, in addition to the debt previous
ly incurred and bonds. previously is
sued, incur debt to the amount Of One
Hundred and Fifty thousand dollars
($150, 100000 and issue negotiable
bonds of said district to represent said
debt, said debt to be incurred and
issued for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining public roads and
highways within the territorial limits
of said road district, and particularly
for the purpose of completing the Mel
ville-Palmetto highway and for the con-
struction of a gravel road along the
Atchafalaya River and that portion
of the Palmetto-Bayou Rouge Road ly-
ing with the boundaries of the Sec
ond Road District.
Be it ordained by the Police
jury of the parish of ST. Landry in
regular session convened:
Section l. That a special election
and it is hereby ordered and called
to be held in Road District Number
Two o. of the Fourth (4th) Police
Jury Ward of the parish of St. Ian
dry, state of Louisiana, on Thursday,
December %, 1920, between the
hours of seven o'clock a. m. and five
o'clock p. M, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers, of said dis
trict, qualified to votet at such cleo
/ ton under the constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana, on the pro
position as to whether or not the
police jury, as the governing authority
of said Road District, in addition tC
4 the debt previously incurred and
bonds previously issued in said Road
4 District on behalf of said road dis
/ tirct incur debt to the amount of One
Hundred and Fifty thousand dollars
! $3.50, 100000 and issue negotiable
bonds of said Road District to repres
/ ent said debt, said bonds to be serial
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partment, and with the financial aSsis-
lance Of the State of Louisiana and OF
the United States If such assistance
! be obtainable.
SECOND: Proposition to levy a
special yearly tax of one ID mill on
the dollar on all taxable property
within said Road District for five (5)
years, beginning with the year 1921,
for the purpose of aiding the Police
Jury Of the parish of st. Landry in
according to law and notice to that
effect given on the Seventh day of
its legal duty of maintaining said pub
lie road, bridges and culverts.
Whereas, the returns of said cleo
ton were duly canvassed by the pol
ice jury of the parish of ST. Landry
September, 1920, and the result of
said election was declared to be that
said propositions had been carried in
favor OF both of said propositions as
follows:
Majority in favor of First: Issuance
bonds: 139, One hundred and thirty
nine votes in number; and 1885. S72.-
90, One Million Three Hundred eighty
five thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-two dollars in amount Of prop
erty valuation. .
Majority in favor of second: For
the levy of special yearly tax of one
~ mill on the dollars for five 90
years for maintenance purpose: One
Hundred and thirty-nine 139 votes in
number; and $1,3S5,S $1,000 One Mil
lion Three Hundred eighty-five thous-
and Eight Hundred and Seventy-two
dollars in amount of property valua-
ton.
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Section g. Be it further resolved,
that the form of bond heretofore
adopted by said resolution of the 21st
dya of August, 1920, be amended so
as to read as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
CITY OF oPELoUsAs, LA, PUB
LIc IMPROVEMENTS BONDS
No. l $4,000
Know all men by these presents.
That the City of Opelousas, st. Lam
! dry parish, Louisiana, for value re-
ceived, is indebted to and hereby
promises to pay to bearer the sum of
/ $4,000 on the 1st day Of July, 19--,
with interest thereon from the date
hereof at the rate of five per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually on
the 1st day of January and July in
each and every year, on presentation
and surrender of the proper coupons
hereto attached, bearing facsimile
Of the signature OF the clerk of the
board Of aldermen of said city, as
they severally become due. Both prin-
cipal and interest of these. bonds are
payable in gold coin Of the United
States of America, of the present
standard of weight and fineness, at
the Chase National Bank, in the City
of New York, State of New York, and
the said City of Opelousas, st. Lam
dry parish, La, is hereby held and
firmly bound, and its faith credit, rev.
enue and property are hereby pledged
for the payment of the principal and
interest hereof at maturity.
This bond is one of the issue OF
500 bonds of like date, tenor. and eff
feet, except as TO time of maturity. is
sued by the mayor and board of alder
men, as the governing authority of
said municipality, for the purpose of
purchasing and constructing water
works and light systems for said city.
and paving and improving the streets
of said city, under authority of Sec
ton 1, of Article 2S1 of the Constitu-
ton of Louisiana, and Act 256 of the
year 1910, as amended, and a resolu-
ton duly and regularly adopted by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City Of Ope1ousas, st. Landry par
tsh, La, on the 21st day of August, A.
D., 1920.
1t is hereby certified, recfted and
declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for by the majority in humber
and amount Of the property taxpayers,
qualified as electors under the Con-
stitutiOn and laws OF the State OF
Louisiana, voting at an election duly
and regularly held for the purpose,
on the 8th day of June, A. D., 1920;
that provisions have been made for
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3 Whereas, it is desired to amend
said resolution, and the form Of bond
therein adopted, by changing the
statement of the purpose Of the is
suance Of said bonds, by adopting a
new schedule Of maturities for said
bonds, and by adopting new form of
endorsement to be signed by the Sec
rotary of State.
Section l. Now, therefore, be it
resolved, by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen Of the City Of Opelousas,
Louisiana, that the maturites hereto
fore prescribed by resolution adopt
ed on the 21st day of August 1920,
providing for the issuance of $250000,
Public improvement Bonds, Of the
City Of Opelousas, La, authorized by
an election held on the Sth day of
June, 1920, be and the same are hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
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service will have their winged ships
dotting the skies.
1t will be an impressive sight even
to the men-of-war's men who are &C
customed to the unusual and who be
lieve that there is nothing new un-
der the SUM-
In the large picture above we see
the Atlantic fleet steaming in forma-
ton thanked by subchasers, while the
air scouts guard them overhead. In
the top and immediate foreground are
the muzzles of two of Uncle Sans
mighty peace makers on the vessel
from which the picture was taken. At
the top and reading from left to right
are: Admiral Wilson, who will be
commander-in-chief of the combined
fleets; Admiral Coontz, Chief of Opera
tons; and right, Admiral Rodman who
commands tn ePacific fleet.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-24

Alderman Sicily offered the follow
ing resolution:
A Resolution
Amending a resolution heretofore
adopted on the 21st day Of August,
1920, providing for the issuance of
$250,000, public improvement bonds of
the City OF Opelousas, Louisiana, by
changing the form Of said bonds,
adopting new schedule of maturities
for said bonds, and adopting a new
form of endorsement thereon.
Whereas, a resolution was hereto
fore adopted by the mayor and Board
Of Aldermen of the City of Opelousas,
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, on
the 21st day Of August, 1920, proyid-
ing for the issuance of $250,0G0 Pub
lie Improvement Bonds of said City,
authorized at an election held on the
Sth day of June, 1920; and,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-24
GREAT FLEETS TO ASSEMBLE IN
THE PACIFIC

January viii witness one of the
greatest armadas ever assembled UNI
der the American Flag when the great
Pacific and Atlantic fleets assemble
in the Pacific for winter maneuVers.
When the time comes for the fleet
to assemble in Southern waters this
winter, the Pacific fleet under com
mand of Admiral Rodman will steam
to the southwark towards the Gulf
an Panama where it will assemble for
winter operations. The Atlantic fleet
under comand of Admiral Wilson,
steaming southwark, will pass Guam
tanamo Bay where it has wintered
yearly in the past and will proceed to
the Panama Canal passing through
which it will join the Pacific fleet,
creating the most magnificent naval
spectacle in years.
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INSTALLING FIXTURES IN
PARISH BANK BuILpIN

The fixtures for the new Parish
Bank and Trust Company having arriv-
ed, the work of installing them perma-
nenetly was accomplished as quickly
as possible in order to facilitate the
early opening of the bank, which has
been long delayed on account of the
late arrival Of these fixtures. The
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-24
1920.
Secretary of Sta

Secretary of State.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
because of the desirability of imme-
diately preparing and disposing of
the aforesaid bonds, that this resolu.
ton shall take effect Immediately.
The above and foregoing resolution
having been read in full in open ses.
sion and having been duly considered
section by section, was adopted az 4
whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Mouret, Dejean, Daniel. stellv
and Clark.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Approved:
E. L. LOEB,
Mayor, City of Opelousas, La.
Attest:-J. J. PERRODIN,
Clerk, Board Of Aldermen,
Opelousas, La.
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VIII
Proposition to incur debt and
issue serial negotiable bonds
OF Road District Number Two
(2) of the Fourth (4) police
jury ward of St Landry par
ish, state of Louisiana, in addi
ton to the debt previously in
Cured and bonds previously
issued for said district, said
additional debt to be incurred
and bonds to be issued to the YES
amount of One Hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($150,-
000.00), and said bonds TO be
serial bonds running from one
to thirty 800 years, bearing /.
interest at the rate Of five per
eentum (5) per annum, pay
able semi-annually, said adii- --
tionaI debt to he incurred and
bonds issued for the purpose
of constructing and maintain
ing public roads and highways
within the territorial limits
Of said road district, and parti-
cularly for the purpose of COM NO
plotting the Melville-Palmetto
Highway and for the construc-
ton Of gravel road along the
Atchafalaya River and that
portion of the Palmetto-Bayou
Rouge road lying within the
boundaries of the said Second
Road District
Taxable Valuation: $........
Signatures of Voter: ........
Nnffco IN UnfarCss IT, -,
of the proposition submitted upon thu
ballot, place a cross (X) mark in tn,
square after the word ives" to vote
against it, place similar mark in tb;
square after the word mo"
Section 6. That notice of the saiC
election shall be prepared and signed
by the President Of this body, EN-
bracing substantially all matters Sc
out in this ordinance, stating the pro
position to be submitted to the tax
payers and the time and place OF sail
election and further setting forth tina
this body, the police jury of the parish
of ST. Landry shall meet at the police
jury room in the city of Opelousas
La, on Monday, January 3rd, 1921
and shall then and there in publ,
session proceed to open the ballo
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine anC
canvass the returns of said election
and declare the result thereof. SaiC
notice shall be advertised for thirt,
days in the official Journal of tn,
parish of st. Landry, by not less thar
four weekly insertions, the first o
which shall appear on November 18th
1920, at least thirty days before tht
date on which the election is to TAKE
place.
Section 4. That for good and suffi
cient reasons this ordinance shall takc
eject from and after its passage.
Adopted November 3, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas: Messrs. r. L. Mills, F. H
Phillips. E. NJ. Dupre, @. Guidroz. DR.
F. o. Payy, D. P. Moreau. j. T. st
Cyr, w. F. Brown, w. C. Dejean, q
GuillOry, Thos. Mccaffery Alex. syl
vestre.
Nays: None.
Absent; Messrs. B. w. Clopton, e. A
Cummings, NJ. J. Godeau, A. Deshotels
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest:-J. J. HEALEY.
Clerk.
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Commissioner. a. Rogenberg.

berg, Commissioners; A. Rosenberg,
clerk.
At the Palmetto Poll: DR.. r. G.
Hawkins, Harry Meyer,aL. L. Gansen,
commissioners; G. A. Mcdaniel, clerk.
Section 5. That the ballot boxes,
the necessary blanks, and tally sheets
lists of voters, valuation of property
and compiled statement of the voters
in number and amount, shall be provid-
ed by the police jury, through its
clerk, who shall also cause to be print
ed the necessary ballots for use at
said election, which ballots shall be
substantially the following from, to-