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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-06-04
Proceedings Board of Commissioners
of Road District No. 8.
Colfax. La, May II, 1921.

Colfax, La, May II, 1921.
The Board of Commissioners
of Road District No. s, met this
day at the Court House pursuant
to call of the chairman.
Present, Jno. Randolph, chair
man, w. A. Brownlee, DR.. I. j.
Harrison, G. II. Mcknight. Abb
sent-H. l.. Brian.
On motion of Mr.. Brownlee the
chairman was authorized to ad-
vertise for bids for about 800
cubic yards of gravel to be placed
on the O'Quinn Spur, also for
grading such parts of said Spur
as the supervising engineer may
require, bids to be sealed and re-
ceived by the chairman of this
board until 2 O'Clock p. M, Sat-
urday, July 2, 1921.
On motion of Mr.. Brownlee,
the supervising engineer was
authorized to use the parish truck
and the grader for building and
grading such roads of District
No. 8 as he may see fit.
All bills presented and approx.
ed by the engineer were approx.
ed.
There being no further bust
ness the board adjourned.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
G. H. Mcknight, Gilman.
Sec'ty. Pro Tenn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-06-04
Rub-My-T ism cures sores.
Sheriff Sale.
Sheriff Sale.
State of Louisiana Parish of Caddo,
First Judicial District Court.
No. 90, 497.

First Judicial District Court.
No. 29, 497.
Donald F. Wall VS.. Three Rivers Oil
Company.
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
issued out of the Honorable First
Judicial District Court and to me di-
rected in the above numbered AND en-
titled suit, directing and commanding
me to seize and sell the property OF
defendant, / have seized and will offer
for sale at the principal front door OF
the Court House in Colfax, La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales. on
SATURDAY, JUNE IL. 1921,
the following described property, seiz-
ed as the property of the defendant
herein, to-wit:
That certain piece, parcel or tract OF
land, being, lying and situated in the
parish of Grant, in the State of Louisi-
ana, on the north side of Red river,
and known as the Bynum plantation,
consisting of the following tracts of
land, according to government subdi-
vision:
E hf of Sc or, sec. Is, tp6
n, w, containing $780,. TAOS acres
w hf of Sc or, sec. Is, tip
n, r 2 W, containing 1890. "a. Do
N hf of sw or, sec. IL, tip 8
n, r 2 W, containing ....-... 74.6S
S hf of sw or. sec. IL, tip 3
n, r 2 w, containing ....... IA Do
| Lot No. /, sec. 10, tip. n,
r2w, containing ..........l4O. 40
Lots and 8, sec. 10, tip 6
| n, W, containing ...... ..l83. 40
E hf of ne or, sec. Il, W nj
of W hf, and ne or of sw
or, sec. %, tip 6 n, 2 W,
containing.........,.. zoo.Ui
w hf of NV or, Sec. IL, tip
en-. w, containing 80. 1923 "
Lot /, sec. 80, tip 6 n. 2 "
containing .................... f4.oo
Lot 2, sec. 80, tip On, 2w
containing .........,......--.,. "a. u
Lot 8, or NV fri or, sec. 80,
tip n, r 2 W, containing. 81.17 :
All of sec. 81, tip 6 n, p W,
all of sec. q, tip 6 n. r3
W, all of sec. "a, tp 6n.r
3w, containingas..........l089.24 :
Lots l and 2, sec. IA, tip
r3w, containing ........159. 90 =
Lot 5, sec. Id, tip n,!r3w 60
containing. ................s 1904
Lot 6, sec Ia, tip On, r3w
containing .................... l29.O6
All of secs. %, So and 81,
| tip 6 n, g W, containing. $751; OF
4 All of fractional section "a
tip 6 n, W. containing, 1928
| All Of fractional secs. 30
and SO, tip 6 n, r 8 W,
containing 1920 /"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-06-04

Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy.
Every family should keep this prep
aration at hand during the hot of the
summer months. 1t is almost sure to
be needed, and when that time comes,
is worth many time its cost. Byu it
now.
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Containing in the aggregate three
thousand four hundred and fifteen and
$500 acres, more or less.
Also all of the Company's right, title
and interest in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
A tract of land consisting of between
two hundred (2OO) and three hundred
5000 acres, bounded northeast by Sec
ton nineteen (19), southeast by sec
tons nineteen (19) and thirty (S0),
south by section thirty (30), ALI in
township six (6) north, range two (2)
west; bounded west by township line
between township six (6) north, range
two (2) west, and. township six (6)
north, range three 81 west; and also
five and fifty-three hundreths $3.50
acres south of and adjacent to section
twenty-seven (27), township six (6)
north, range three 60 west. all in
Grant parish, Louisiana.
Also all live stock, machinery, equip
ment, crops, ties, lumber, timber and
personal property of every kind and
character situated at that time on the
said Bynum plantation. detailed sched-
ule of which property was attached to
said act of mortgage marked Exhibit
e. for Identification and paraphed by
the said Notary Public to identify it
Herewith.
Terms of sale Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement.
| Colfax, La, May 4, 1921.
l.. O. CLINTON,
Sheriff OF, Grant Parish, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-06-04

Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-06-04
A pipe won't burn your
tongue if you smoke P A.!

Prince Albert IL
eold in toppy red
6sss, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
husnidors and il The
pound crystal glass
h q m idov With
sponge moistenev
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
MRS. DENNIS DIES
 FROM INJURIES
Injuries Received In Automo- bile Accident Prove Fatal.
 Inquest Will Follow

Mrs. Jenne Esteile Dennis. who was seriously injured in an automobile ac- cident on the Montgomery highway at an early hour last Friday morning, died at local infirmary about 2:so o'clock Sunday morning. Her death was attributed to gangrenous poison- ing as a result of broken bones and possible internal injuries.
 The accident occurred at about 3:30 o'clock Friday morning on the Mont gomery highway near Rosedale. It is said that Mrs. Dennis was return ing to the city with A. A. Dennison in an automobile when second car approached from the rear sounding the horn in order to pass. In the sec ond car were Jack Dennis, husband of Mrs. Dennis, and another man whose identity is not known. In passing the Dennison car it is said that the car in which Dennis was riding grazed the Dennison auto forcing 1t into the ditch. where it crashed through the fence, seriously injuring Mrs. Dennis. She was taken to local infirmary by her husband.
 The remains were shipped to one onta Sunday afternoon at $50 o'ciock by Johns It is said that Coroner Russum will make an investigation of the accident during the early part of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
DO YOU REMEMBER?

Do you remember when a popu-
 lite convention was held in the
 auditorium which was above the
 swimming pool at Lakeview, and
 that Joe Johnson, who later made
 fame in New York as a journal
 ist and politician, wrote an ar-
 ticle, They Wouldn't Cheer
 Dixie," which created a sensation?
 Do you remember when the
 summer hotel at Lakeview was
 considered to be about the best
 kept hostelry in the south, and
 when many of the men and wom-
 en who are now prominent in Bir-
 mingham were guests, and that
 the grounds were beautifully kept
 and the lake quite an attraction?
 Do you remember when what IS
 now called "highball," one of the
 most beautiful spots on the Coun-
 try club golf links, was planted
 in strawberries, and the guests at
 the summer hotel nearby were
 permitted to pick all they could
 eat for a quarter, and that some of the men who are now leading citizens of Birmingham were known to put in the whole of Sun day morning getting their moneys worth?
 Do you remember the wild and reckless way in which the last dummy from town used to swing around the curves on Highland avenue, and that a trip to the hotel after the theatre was more exciting than any ride on a loop the-loop could possibly be?
 Do you remember the row of cottages which used to front the lake from the crest Of what is now Chestnut Hill. and how rustic they looked among the virgin trees, and what wonderful view was spread out around them on all sides?
 Do you remember when a girls school was moved bodily from Florence to occupy the old Lake, view hotel, and how 1t ran suc- cessfully until one night it went up in flames? F. W. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19

They are together become filthy" Psalm 53:S. The things which arg done by them in secret, 1t is a shame 10 speak of" Eph. sig. Rejoice, oh young man, in thy youth and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou that for ali these things God will bring thee into judgment" Zee. 11;e. That Is to say You can raise hell if you want to, but youIl pay for It."
 Nasticst Page
 The nastiest page in American social history has recently been written. The only good thing that can be said about the Arbuclsle- Rappe orgy is that 1t has called at tention to a condition existing and revealed rottenness beneath the surface that smells to heaven. It Is not my intention to expatiate on the character of the persons involved further than to say 1t seems to me that morally speaking they are all of the same color. According to news paper reports, there were 40 quarts says she took 10 drinks of whisky. She is said to have paraded the apartment house in pajamas but enough said. The awful crime against God. against the state, against society and against common decency has been committed.
 Billy Sunday says it Is simply an other case of a good man gone wrong. We can't help but wonder how Billy can characterize an ex-bartender who stages such a party as good man. Billy says booze Is to blame for the whole thing The question is who is re- sponsible for having the booze in his apartment. The parties were not in- nocent, nsophisticated children, but of mature years and much expe- rience.
 Business Is Business
 'The first shock that comes is that such thing could be pulled off in a civilized land in hotel supposed to be respectable. But business is business and many people think that anything is legitimate that gets the folks and brings in the cash. I was in hotel some time ago where those In authority were afraid to have a religious service In the dining room lest it should offend the other guests. There seemed to be no fear or put ting on things that would offend the religious people.
 Some people think that 1t would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
Riddles Eujoy Aftermath
 of Circus Performances

vast majority of Birmingham adults looked on as the circus train made ready for departure. Even under steam and ready to start a vast crowd gathered at the Eighteenth street crossing for a last curious look.
 Tho steam calliope was silent, the clowns yama-yama suit was tucked away in the trunk, the funny little mules were out of sight. But that didn't make any difference. The big yellow cars with their glaring letters were there. And, there's something fascinating about the goings and comings of 8 circus.
 One never forgcts the slow wind ing procession of the wagon train over the hills in Polly of the Cir cus." It's a stage trick, but the memory of 1t fingers and fingers.
 roar from lion cage. hissing of steam. cruhching of wheels, creaking unleashed brakes. and the circus train pulled out in the grow ing dusk headed for the red clay hills of Georgia. And the curious looked on, as long as their eyes could visualize the retreat of the most mysterious of American institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19


 guest and admit him to their festivi- ties.
 This fact was borne out in a re- cent case in Judge Abernethy's court, in which Emp Carte. a gamboge tinted negro of the Doll weevip variety, had compatriot by the name of Nose Harris. arrested on a charge of having stolen a watch. The evidence developed that Eph had arrived in town few days be- fore and in passing a house on Alley E, heard the sound of music and dancing. Being in a genial frame of mind, Eph walked up to the house and invited himself to join in the fes- tivities. He was given friendly wei come by Nose, who stood his sponsor for the remainder of the evening ! Then Eph missed his watch and the arrest of Nose followed. As is customary in this class of cases. all the colored elite of Alley E were present at the trial, but the only material witnesses were the prosecutor and the defendant.
 Let the prosecuting witness take the stand" said Judge Alb, and while he Is testifying let the rest of the congregation keep quiet"
 Eph tord the incident related above up to the time that he missed his watch, then Judge Alb took a hand.
 When did you first miss your watch?
 Jest arter I missed Nose"
 Do you mean that he had left the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
NEW BASE ORDERED
 FOR FREIGHT RATES
Interstate Commerce Com mission Gives Decision on
 Rates to Birmingham

Interstate commerce commission has rendered a decision declaring that the rates on black strap mo- lasses from Mobile and New Orleans to Birmingham are unreasonable and discriminatory and has ordered a new base, which provides that the rate to Birmingham from these points shall be not less than 2k cents per 100 lower than the rates to Nashville.
 Rates heretofore have been as fol- lows: To Birmingham. 2s cents; to Nashville. 2S cents; to Union City and Dyersburg, Tenn, 25 cents; to Memphis, 20h cents. Under the new order the rate to Birmingham will be 25 cents.
 ern Grain company against the Southern railroad and sought repa- ration as well as lower rates. The grain company will get s3.oo0 to $4,00o in reparation.
 Representative of the interstate commerce commission on yesterday heard complaint of lumber dealers against the declaration of rates by the Alabama and Northwestern, which would make an increase of 25 per cent by substituting local for through rates to Selma. The case was taken under advisement, but the traffic bureau, which handled this as well as the black strap molasses case. is confident that the through rate will be maintained and the increase prevented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
TOUR STATE FOR
 COTTON MARKETS ScofieId and Lansdon Seek to Arouse Interest In Co.,
 operative Markets
Announceme

Announcement was made last night by J. F. Scofield. president of the Alabama division of the farmers union, that under the auspices of this organization, w. c. Lansdon of Kansas. will be brought to Alabama for three-months tour for the purpose of arousing interest among the farmers in organizing CO., operative cotton markets.
 Mir. Lansdon and MT. Scofield will visit every county in the state to- gether and will conduct farmers meetings. Mir. Lansdon is said to have organized more cooperative grain markets than any other in the west. He was for IS years a member of the faculty of the University oi Kansas. and for the past 10 years has been engaged In organizing mar kets.
 Headquarters have been opened al I6h Twentieth street, north, and w. A. Morris, secretary treasurer of the organization. is occupying the office. Mir. Scofield will travel over the state during the present year re- organizing local organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
TENNIS POSTPONED
 AT FAIRGROUNDS
Tournament Will Be Held the Week of September 26.
 Entries Are Still Open

The playground tennis tournament has been postponed.
 Not for long. however--just till Monday week, September 2s.
 This was the announcement of T. D. Moor, superintendent of the city's playgrounds, last night.
 The work of the institute has oc- cupied so much time that all prepa- rations have Jagged, and that gives other playgrounds chance to enter their doubles. They can have until next Thursday night to get in.
 The Avondale playground, SO far has led the city in entries--six dou- bies. or 12 persons--having entered from there.
 East Lake, Woodlawn, North Rir- represented, and Mfr. Moor hopes that other playground will also come in.
 The tournament will go on for a week or thereabouts, having prizes with which to reward the winners
 Just where the event will be pulled off has not yet been ar- ranged, but several places are in mind.
 Entries in the playground football teams also have been received from East Lake, Woodlawn and North Birmingham. It is a little harder to get into this, because boys will not be received unless some man prom ises to coach them. However, other playgrounds are wanted to be heard from--as more entries make the work more exciting and interests more sections of the city.
 All those desiring to enter the football teams or the tennis tour nament can communicate with MT. Moor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
MANY VISIT NEW POSTOFF|CE AND
 MAIL AILF!RSTLETTER
Transfer of Mail Department Effected Without Delay or lnConvenience-DeIivery
 Windows Open Today

Literally thousands of Birming- ham people filed through the long corridor of the new postoffice build ing yesterday on their first tour of inspection of the million dollar structure. Doors of the new build ing were formally opened to the public yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, and until late hour last night large crowds were still look ing through the lobby of the post office.
 The new mail boxes were opened yesterday morning. and hundreds Of business men came to the building to see what would be the first mail ing. General delivery windows will be opened for the first time this morning at : o'clock, and the other windows will open at s.
 Local postal officials were very much pleased with their first day in the new building, according to James c. Puckett, Superintendent of the mails. The transfer of business from the old building to the new was without trouble of any kind, and postal officials had no, difficulty in carrying on their work In the new building yesterday.
 The transfer was made by the Goodman Transfer company, who commenced late Saturday afternoon and worked on during the night un- til completed. There was not a hitch in the proceedings.
 Mail First Letter
 More mail than usual was placed in the letter drops in the new build ing, due to the fact that a number of people seemed to take pride in mailing their first letter in the new structure
 When l nailed up the old building late Saturday night and thought of the difficulties under which the clerks in the post office have labored dur ing the past 10 years, l wondered that we were able to give the public of Birmingham as good service as we did," Mir. Puckett said last night. Then tonight when'l look at the splendid workroom afforded Us in the new building cannot help thinking of the difference.
 Greater Convenfences
 "The public of Birmingham, as a whole, has been very considerate of our difficulties in the old building, and we are glad that we can serve them with greater convenience In the new building. Of course, it will take several days to get everything in or der again, but we are very much gratified with the progress we have made"
 Following the move of the post of flee, other federal departments now housed in the old federal building will soon take up their headquarters in the new building. Several de- partments are waiting for telephones to be installed in the new building before moving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19
DA|RyMEN WILL
 OPERATE UNDER
 NEW MILK CODE
Many Dairymen Apply for Permits Under New Regu- lation and Preliminary
 Tests Are Being Made

Eight Jefferson county dairymen will be granted permits to operate under the new milk code of the city within a day or two, according to Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer. Preliminary tests have been com- pleted in all these cases.
 Sixty-four dairymen have applied for permits unGer the new regula- tions, pr. Bowling stated yesterday. Preliminary tests are now being made at 20 dairies in the county. he said. All dairies who will be able to operate under the new restrictions and Requirements will be qualified within the next 20 to 30 days. 1t is expected.
 Birmingham is without certified dairy at the present time, Dr. Dowl- ing said. A new certified dairy at New Merkle is about to qualify. how ever. while two others in the county have signified their intention of meeting the requirements for milk sales in the city
 The certified dairy which has SUD- piled milk to city patrons for some time has been moved to Sipsey, where contract mas been made Tor mix production double that distributed by the firm In Birmingham. The milk Is supplied to the camp at Sipsey.
 We are getting complete co-op- eration on the part of those who have filed applications for permits under the new order of affairs" de- clared Dr. Bowling. "The few wild eaters In the county who sell milk in Birmingham are being sought out and told that they must comply with the new restrictions or discontinue the distribution of milk within the corporate limits of Birmingham. These will undoubtedly be forced to shut up shop"
 Inspectors of the health depart ment under Augustus Forrest are busy lining up milk distributors of the city and advising them that the law must be omplied with. The new milk code made effective August 25. provides that the bacteria count of milk must not exceed 100000 begin ming November 1. Dr. Bowling and his workers intend that this be ob- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-19

be ruinous to have a state fair with out gambling devices, we must get the people and the cash whatever the effect upon our children. Some peo- pie think 1t will be worth much to Birmingham to celebrate It's semi centennail by having boxing matches and other questionable amusements. believe 1t pays in the long run to be clean morally as well as physi- cally, municipally, as we'll as individ- ually.
 "We have been given vision of moviedom, but such things as this are not confined to movie actors and actresses. Some of us, however, while shocked are not greatly sur prised considering the kind of stuff that has been put upon the stage and screen. Neither are we surprised at the character of people engaged in it. If you act like q villain long enough you will become like one.
 Taste Very Low
 Public taste must certainly be very low that makes hero out of spittoon cleaner. an ex-bartender and pie thrower and enables him to get $260.00o a year for entertaining S the people with his superlative sil- Illness. Shakespeare tells of a woman WnO Tell Tn love with an ASS. Sndke- speare is very modern. The principal objection I have to the doctrine that some people came from the monkey is that it reflects upon the monkey.
 Where have the morals of some of our women gone? I emphatically assert that no woman who smokes, drinks, swears, goes half naked, goes midnight joy riding, etc., is decent, much less moral. But I also declare that she has just as much right to do 1t as a man has. Let the pot quit calling the kettle black. If you trot with a skunk you will carry the smell.
 If you set eggs, you are respon- sible for what matches out If we parents set the example or encour- age our children in ignoring the laws of society and of God. we must abide by the consequences. Let us rally around our homes, our schools, our churches and encourage every insti- tuition that makes for decency, nor ality and right living. What must Jesus think? What will He say when we stand before Him In Judgment?
 "Thebes, Babylon and Rome. fell, because of the breaking up of the family life. the lure of pleasure and vice. America needs to take warn ing. The hand Is writing on the wall. It is time to call a halt. God still lives"