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arrs. Bsanstt's asussu-n Presented.

The president Of the Board OF Edu-
cation, Mr.. Paul 0. Reymann gave an In
tsrcsting talk on the growth OF the
public library which now stands on the
premises whore the old homestead OF
the late James MAXWELL. father OF Mrs.
Bennett, formerly stood. saying that
before Il moved into its present loca-
ton Il was almost a circulating library.
being moved from one building to an
other. He said. a blanket Of Foreign
philanthropy does not hang over our
heads, as the Wheeling Public Library
Is the properly OF the people OF Wheel
ing. being paid for by them" The
growth OF the library IN the short t!me
IL has been IN It's present location mas
heen phenomenal. az many departments
have been added 20 70 from time TO
time. and he further said. 1T won't be
long before It will be necessary 10 have
another building for museum purposes
alone"
Mrs. Bennett. IN many years search
gathered this collection from all cor
ners OF the globe. and Mr.. Peterson Sc
cured in Florence this statue OF Ethan
Allen. which is now the property OF our
library. being accepted BY the Board
OF Education through our chairman OF
the library committee. ard We take on
tho further responsibility OF their safe
keeping" said Mr.. Reymanp.
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Rslie Prom DR.. Z. d. Wilson.

pr. l.. D. Wilson Was then introduced
by the chairman. who illustrated how
large oak trees from ecorns grew He
exhibited a coat which would have made
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-29
Pifth Senatorial District.

Sixth Senatorial District,
AlcC'Iaren (RO. unupposed.
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Goody-
County. McSeal (D.) koontS lR')

FIFTH conxrsssiolai District.
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Mayor rnoasr Accepts Gin.

The mayor. in behalf Of the citizens
Of Wheeling. IN 4 short address, accept
ed these wonderful gifts. saying 1T
was lnSscd q pleasure TO him 70 accept
the gifts. and hoped that they would
not only be a pleasure 10 the present
generations, but also those OF tho tu-
ture."
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-03

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1t is hereby certified, recited and
declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for unanimously in number
and amount of the property taxpay-
ers, qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, voting at an election duly
and regularly held for that purpose
on the 4th day of February, 1920 that
provision has been made for the levy
ing of an ad valorem tax to pay said
bonds; that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done precedent
to and in the issuing of bonds have
been properly done, have happened,
and have been performed, in regular
and due form, as required by law, and
that said Indebtedness does not ex-
coed any statutory or constitutional
limitation
In testimony whereof, we, the UNI
dersigned, president and secretary of
the Board of Commissioners of Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict of st Landry parish Louisiana,
being duly authorized to execute this
obligation on behalf of said Drainage
District, have hereunto signed our
names officially, and affixed hereto
the corporate seal of said Drainage
District, at OpelouSas, in the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, as
of the 1st day of April, 1920.
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1920.
Secretary Of State

/ p
For the purpose of paying the
principal and interest on said bonds
as it accrues there shall be levied and
collected annually an ad valorem tax,
in excess of all other taxes, suffi-
cient to pay such interest semi-an-
nually, and the principal falling due
each year; provided, that such spe-
cial tax shall not in any year exceed
ten mills on the dollars of assessed
valuation of the property in said
Drainage District.
The president and secretary of the
Board of Commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered and d.
rected to execute said bonds as here
in provided, and to affix thereto the
corporate seal of said Drainage Dis
trict. The secretary of the Board is
hereby authorized and directed to
cause a certified copy Of the proceed
ings of the Of the Board authorizing
the issuing of said bonds and the
levy of tax to pay the same to be
published and promulgated in two
consecutive issues of the official
journal, and thereafter to cause same
to be recorded in the mortgage rec
ords of the Parish of st. Landry,
State Of Louisiana, and to be regis
tered with the Secretary of State,
who shall also be furnished with a
copy of the official journal publish
ing the proceedings.
The resolution after being duly
seconded by Mr.. Daigle, was, adopted
by the following vote:
Voting for the resolution-E Frank
Dimmick, r. L. Wilson, Oscar Daigle,
Valery Bourque, William LavergnR.
Voting against the resolution
None.
And the resolution was declared
adopted.
The president stated that there be-
ing no further business, a motion to
adjourn was in order.
Upon motion by Mr.. Bourque, sec
onded by Mr.. Lavergne, the meeting
adjourned to meet at the call of the
president.
Dated Opelousas, La, this 10th day
of March, 1920.
President.
ATTEST
L. A. ANDREPoNT,
Secretary.
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Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish Of St. Landry, State of Louisiana,
in the sum of Seventy Thousand
t$7O, 00OOO) Dollars for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining a
drainage system in said Drainage Dis
trict, prescribing form of bond for
said issue, and authorizing the levy
ing of a tax to pay said bonds.
Whereas, pursuant to the Act No.
317 of the Acts of 1910, as amended
by Act zig of the Acts of 1912, and
Act No. 227 of the Acts of 1914, and
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, called and created the Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict, pursuant to which act of the
Police Jury said Drainage District
has been organized; and,
Whereas, under the authority of
Act 256 of the Acts of 1910, as
amended, the Board of Commission
ers of the said Drainage District, as
the governing authority Of said Dis
trict, called a special election which
was held on the 4th day Of February,
A. D. 1920, for the purpose of SUBJ
hitting to the property taxpayers,
who were authorized to vote at said
election, under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, a
proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds in said Drainage District to the
amount of Seventy Thousand $780,
100000 Dollars to run for a period
not to exceed thirty 600 years, pay
able serially, bearing interest at the
rate of five $50 per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of dredging Bayou Bour-
beaux and constructing drainage dit
ches and improving the gravity drain
age in and for said Drainage District,
and the inhabitants thereof, the title
to which shall vest in said Drainage
District; and,
Whereas, at said special election,
said bonds were authorized by the
unanimous vote in number and
amount of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the constitu-
tion and laws of this State, who voted
at said election; and,
Whereas, said Drainage District
does not, now, have any outstanding
indebtedness and the said bonds in the
sum of Seventy Thousand ($70,000.-
COZ Dollars vii not exceed ten (10%)
per cent OF the assessed valuation of
the property in said Drainage Dis
trict; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
that for the purpose of dredging Ba-
you Bourbeaux and constructing
drainage bitches and improving the
gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District, and the inhabitants
thereof, there be issued the bonds of
said Drainage District in the sum of
Seventy Thousand ($7O,000.00) Dol
lars, under authority of Section / of
Article 281 of the Constitution and
Act No. 256 and Act No. 317 of the
Acts of 1910, as amended. Said is
suing shall consist of One Hundred
and Forty (140) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred $780,
0O) Dollars each, numbering consec-
utively from One to One Hundred and
Forty, inclusive, dated as of the LIST
of April, A. d. 1920, due, and paya-
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CERTIFICATE

I, the undersigned, L. A. Andre
pont, secretary of the Bellevue and
Coulee Croche Drainage District, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing document consisting of
seven pages of typewriter matter,
numbering from / to z, inclusive, is
a true and correct copy of the minutes
of the fifth meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of said Drainage Dis
trict, held in the City of 0pelousas,
La, on the 10th day of March, 1920,
which meeting includes resolution
authorizing the issuing of bonds.
In witness whereof, / hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix the corpor-
ate seal Of said Drainage District,
this 10th day of March, 1920.
L. A. ANDREP0NT,
Secretary.
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J. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
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The president called the meeting to
order, pursuant to the notice which
had been given each member of the
Board, and requested the secretary to
call the roll. Secretary called the
roll, and the following members were
present:
Frank Dimmick, president; R. L.
Wilson, Oscar Daigle, William La
vergne and Valery Bourque.
The president stated that all the
members of the Board were present
and that the meeting was duly organ
izde and competent to transact bust
mess. He requested the secretary to
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which minutes were read and unani-
mously adopted.
The president further stated that
he had called the meeting for the pur-
pose Of adopting a resolution for the
issuing of Seventy Thousand ($70,-
100000 Dollars of bonds and author
izing the levying and collecting of
tax with which to pay the principal
and interest of said bonds at their
respective maturities. The author
ity to issue said bonds and the levy
ing and collecting of said tax was
duly vested in the Board of Commits
sioners by majority vote in num-
Der and amount of property taxpay-
ers voting at the special election held
in said Drainage District on the 4th
day Of February, A. D. 1920 and he
would now ask the secretary to read
the resolution which had been pre-
pared. The secretary read the reso-
luton as follows:
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
resolution providing for the issuing
of bonds of the Bellevue and Coulee
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-03
President.
Secretary.
INTEREST COUPON
$3.50

On the 1st day of j,
10, Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of st. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, will pay the bearer
Twelve and $1,000 Dollars ($12.50),
gold coin of the United States of
America, of the present standard of
weight and fineness, on presentation
and surrender of this coupon at the
Chase National Bank in the City of
New York, State of New Kork, be-
ing six months interest then due on
its Drainage Bond dated April l.,
1920.
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MINUTES

OF the Fifth Meeting Of the Board
of Commissioners Of the Belle
vue and CouIee Croche Drainage
District, held at Opelousas, Lou
isiana, at 2 o'clock p. M, this
18th day of March, A. D. 1920,
to adopt a resolution authorizing
the issuing Of bonds.
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Mr.. Mills offered the following or
dinance, duly seconded, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To authorize any one to kill geese in
vading his premises to his preiu-
dice and injury without previous
notice to the owner.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened
Section THAT it shall be lawful
for any one to kill geese invading his
premises to his prejudice and injury,
without previous notice to the owner
of such geese.
Section 2-That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its
first publication in the official jour
nal and that all ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance be and hereby are
repealed.
-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Pitre, Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Greig,
Dejean, McCoy-9 yeas.
Mays essrs. w. F. Brown, Mar
TIM nays.
Ordinance adopted.
F.. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
ATTEST
J. J. HEALEY. Clerk.
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I Certificate of Indebtedness
Ia No. z of Opelousas Lodge No.
1048, B. P. o. E., issued to B. Ben.
nett. The said certificate is for the
sum Of $4,000. The public is here
by warned not to negotiate for same
as application han been made for
new certificate. mch20-6t
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Secretary.

Secretary.
On the book of each of said bonds
shall be printed the following GER
tificate: Incontestible. Secured by
tax. Registered this -- day of
1920
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-03

BELLEVUE & COULEE CROCHE
DRAINAGE BOND
$4,000

Know all men by these presents,
that the Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of st. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, for value received is
indebted to and hereby promises to
pay the bearer the sum of Five Hun
bred Dollars on the 1st day of April,
10, with interest thereon from
the date hereof at the rate Of five per
centum per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the list day of April and
September in each year, on presenta-
ton and surrender of the proper cou-
pOns hereto attached, bearing a fac
simile of the signature of the secre-
tary of the Board of Commissioners
of said Drainage District, as they
severally become due. Both princi-
pal and interest of this bond are pay
able in gold coin of the United States
of America Of the present standard of
weight and fineness, at the Chase Ma
tional Bank in the City of New York,
State of New York, and the said
Drainage District is hereby held and
firmly bound, and its faith, credit,
revenue and property are hereby
pledged for the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest hereof at maturity.
This bond is one Of an issue Of
lao bonds of like date, tenor and eff
feet, except as to time of maturity,
issued by the Board of Commissioners
as the governing authority of said
Drainage District, for the purpose of
dredging Bayou Bourbeaux, con-
structing drainage bitches and inn
the gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District and the in
habitants thereof, the title of which |
shall vest in said Drainage District,
under authority of Section of Ar
ticIe 281 of the constitution, Acts
numbered 256 and 317 of the Acts of |
1910, as amended, and a resolution
duly and regularly adopted by the
Board of Commissioners of said /
Drainage District on the 10th day of /
March, 1920.
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And bearing interest at the rate of
five (5G6) per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annuaIly, on the 1st day of
April ond September in each year.
The several installments of interest
to be evidenced by coupons attached
to said bonds, and both principal and
interest shall be 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, said bonds shall be execu-
ted in substantially the following
form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ST. LANDRY PARISH
BELLEVUE & COULEE CROCHE
DRAINAGE BOND
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

Lot ?. Consists Of about 200 Dresses that formerly were
priced the Kahn stock SIS and Consisting high
serge res rget hardly av two
alike Models for dress the con
All eoI including White ba and INCOMPATIBLE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
The. Greatest Road Car in America

New York to Boston and return (4s8.8 mles) m IL hours, S minutes
Indianapolis to Syracuse and beyond (832.6 mles) in22h hours
Cincinnati to Cleveland and return ES3 miles, IN Is hours, IS minutes
Boston to Syracuse and return (693 mles) in q hours, 20 minutes,
with q woman driving
New York to Montreal (398 mils) IN 9 hours, 50 minutes
Waterloo, lows, nonstop, dirt roadrecord 1854 miles, in "a hours.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
GEORGE
ATTACKED By
!: BRlTISHlPAPE'R
Decision to Reopen Trade
With Soviets Ascribed
= to Premier.

London, Jan. ,1s.-The Times.
which ascribes the decision to reopen
trade relations with soviet Russia en-
tirely to Premier Lloyd George, at
tacks him severely and says:
''The statement that his decision
leaves unchanged the attitude q the
allies toward the Bolshevik govern
ment is regarded as q palpable ana
tnsolent untruth."
The Times further contends that
T.enine and his colleagues will GER
tainly seize whatever goods are con-
signed to cooperative societies. and
expresses the opinion that NJ Lloyd
Georges regard for, home politics and
!. advanced laborites had more to 90
y with the. decision than the sound
: views Of national advantage and ma
tional honor"
The Chronicle, which is a Arm sup
porter. of the premier, attributes the
x1Fcision to the supreme council At
Paris, and says: . IN
THE pretense that the council is
dealing only with the cooperative
societies and not the soviet govern
ment is camouflage." 4
The Chronicle maintains n allies
Unjust make up their minds whether
It is going to, be peace or war with the
sBolsheviki, and if not prepared for
war ought without delay to take the
lead in making peace and not indulge
in q miserable scramble OF successive
eApitulations."
Definite peace is coming. says the
Daily News, which adds that starva-
tion in Europe is forcing the allies to
end hostilities.
THE truth which this deviation In
to sense and humanity brings home"
says the News, sis that force has fail
ed, as it always does fail when nm
ployed in conflict with an idea"
Details of how the allies are to q.
nance trade with Russia have not
been announced. It is commended in
some quarters the decision Of the SUI
Meme council to reopen trade rela-
itions had been the subject of nego-
tiations for months past, and that the
initiative in these negotiations was
taken by Russian cooperative socie"
ties. /,
~ These societies. according. to the
u Herald, have maintained a difficult
neutrality ever since the allies assist
ed Russian factions hostile to -Lenlne
and Trotzky. The newspaper adds
that Russian purchases will not DO
limited to $40, 0 0,OOE which it is un-
derstood the soviet government is
prepared to place in foreign banks as
soon as trade relations are establish"
ed. 1t contends that facilities for
shipping goods a be obtained east
".
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
ADYERTISEMENT.
Didn't Relish Two Years o.
? Starvation

IT have delayed writing to see if,my
relief was permanent; can say that I
am feeling fine. Three doctors told
me I had ulcers Of the :stQmach and
no medicine would. help nss but iyourr
Mayr's wonderful Remedy has done
70. ) I am now ! well man again after
two years Of statvationan and suffering.
It u aNhmple, harmless pfeparatioh
that removs the catarrhal muous
irom tho intestinal tract ma alisys
Inc Inflammation which casfses prar.
Hcally all stomach. livex andiintestinal
ailments. Including appendicttiss one
1850 will c~onyincs Or money rsefunAsd,
AZ drusEists sveryvherA -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
PLANS OF RURAL
DEVELOPMENT ARE
URGED BY MEAD

Bozeman, Mont. Jan. 19.-sWe arr
becoming a nation of farm renters"
Elwood Mead chairman of the CALI
fornia Land Settlement Board, told
delegates to the Montana state farm
ers institute here in urging 81
The theory used. in establishing state
farm projects in California.
more than half the land in, Kan
as, Nebraska and Oklahoma Is
armed by tenants he said. There
Rre less people or farms in , some
counties in Missouri. Illinois and
iowa tina there were ten years ago.
Professor Ross and Edith Wharton
give vivid pictures Of theadepleted life
IN rural New England. Last year T.
spent six months studying the agri-
cultural conditions in the southern
states along the Atlantic 'seaboard
and came away profoundly depress-
SLarge areas Of land are being
bought by corporations who Intend
popping it with European tenants.
3 Or, Mead said. "They seek to create
I, title swedens, Depmarks, and Po-
] lands and thus establish. %tentantry as
= ! permanent institution" he continu-
ed. Such arrangements already K
kt in many states. That is not de-
mocracy. 1t means political unrest
! and disorder as an ultimate result"
Here is what. Dr.. Mead recon-
Mended: 4
/. Grouping of farm owners into
organized communities.
2. Farms large enough to give a
living income to the owner and his
family.
9. A credit system for development
In which the amount of money the
state would lend settlers would, be
known; also4 the amount which the
settler must furnish to be accepted.
a.. Practical advice and direction in
de improvement of farms and for or
ganizing to cooperate.
American, farms are undercapital-
led" he said. Lacking. money and
credit beginners buy poor cows, work,
houses. and that means poor returns.
Unless enough money is provided Ito
cut the farm on a paying basis # IL
best not to lend any,
Cooperation. DR.. Mead said. is the.
pnly foundation for atmodern rural
community. 'It provides common In
terests." he asserted. 'It creates, To-
cal pride. It puts an end to the
migratory habit and strengthens the
sesIre for. permanent home and
progress in social existence. Co.
operation is a bond that will over.
come difference of language, and
racial habit. That is shown In Cali
iornia where 10 nationaltties work to-
gether, and dance together In the So
:ial hall Of the Durham colony"
Durham colony is the successful
!. land settlement project established
! by the state of California several
years agoA.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19

haoco IN the hands Of the valley
growcra exclusive Of this years crop.
and more Is expected to be placed In
the FOOL & s
A. Setrakian, who presided over the
recent meeting hero when the pool
was formed. said: 1--WE have. some Of
US. put everything that we had in
tobacco. and got stuck. In the past
the tobacco interests have known tho
situation and have held Us down. be-
cause, they knew that we had to sell
TO them" -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19

And with heavy, rigid weight eliminated, delays
due to tire accidents are almost unknown. These
six runs mentioned produced only one puncturc
and no blowouts. In daily use the average is
better: three puncturcs in the life of a complete
set of tires-12, 500 miles.
No Cooling Trouble Delays
Important in the making of these records is
Franklin direct air cooling (no water to boil or
freeze. Leaky radiators and over-hcating never
halt the Franklin.
Particularly of late, motorists are hearing much
about light weight without seeing its results
demonstrated. We shall be glad to show you,
on the scales and on the road, what genuine Light
weight is and what it does.
30 mik, to Tie gallon Of gasoline
1850 miles to The set Of tire,
500 sss0e, 1earb depreciation
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
MORE OIL

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 19.-Figurea
compiled by State Immigration Com
ing production of petroleum in the
year just closed was approximately
$4,000 OF barrels-one million barrels
more than were produceain 1918. The
1918 figures had been the highest ever.
AS a result Of this showing Wyom-
ing moves from seventh to sixth place
among the oil producing states, having
passed Illinois in the race for SUI
In 1918 Big Horn. Converse, IRE
mont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park,
Crook and Uinta counties were in the