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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-31
CHARTER

State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches.
Before me. the undersigned Notar
Public for the parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana, personally came and appear
ed this day E. &. Readhimer, Rober
Hart. Jr. E. w. Perot who declare
that, acting under Act No. PSF of tn
General Assembly of the State 0
Louisiana of 1914. they hereby organ
ize q corporation, the following is tn
charter thereof:
Article
Its name shall be CAMPTI MOTOI
COMPANY INC Its dCmicle Natchi
toches Parish, louisiana, it's duration
ninety nine years. 1t shall begin busi'
ness Immediately.
Article 2
Its purpose shall be to buy and sell
automobiles, tractors. trucks, ETC.,
parts and accessories thereto. to repair
the same, to conduct and operate a
garage and do all things necessary to
the success of said business.
Article 3
Its capital stock shall be Five Thous-
and Dollars $4,000. .OO) divided into
Fifty Shares of One Hundred Dollars
| ($l00.0W each.
Article 4
Its business shall be managed by and
ito powers invested in a Board of
Three ~ Directors to be elected by
the stockholders. Each director shall
own during his term of Office at least
one share of the capital stock.
The Board shall elect from its men,
bers President and Secretary-Treas.
urer.
The Board shall fll all vacancies in
its membership.
Two members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
lhcorporators shall constitute first
Board of Directors, and for the present
e. c. Readhimer shall be president,
Robert Hart, Jr., secretary-tressurer.
and shall hold their Offices until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Article S
Stockholders' meetings for the cleo
ton of the directors saan be held
annually on the Fourth (lth) Moaday
in August each year. beginning in 1928.
Meetings may be held for other: pur-
poses when ordered by the Board.
Notice Of al meetings shall be given
each stockholder in person or by mail
at least fifteen (l5l Gays prior thereto.
but such notice and delay may be
waved by the unanimous consent of
the stockholders.
Each stockholder shall ba entitled to
one ID vote for each share of stock
held BY him and may east same in
person or BY written proxy.
Article s
No stoekholder shall be held liable
for the contracts or faults of the cor
poration in any further sum taah the
unpai4 balance On The stock tor which
he shall have subscribed nor shall any
mere informality in organizing render
this charter null or subject the stock
holders to any greater liability.
Article z
Citation sand other legal process shall |
be served on the president or in his |
absence on the secretary-treasurH.
Article 8
By the vote of two thirds (2-3) Of the
capital stock this charter may be
in any respect. including the
Increase of the capital stock to Ten
thousand Dollars C$lO. 000. .OW; bu: the
Of the corporation may be
changed only by unanimous vote Of all
he stockholders. The post Office ad-
lress Of oil the ineorporators is Campti,
Iouisiana. |
Done and signed August II. 1922.
U. P. BREAZEALE.
hug. "A, BOD. Notary Public. \
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Partition Sale
District Court, Natchitoches Parish,
Louisiana.
J. +. Presley ct ais.
vs..
Miss Birdie Presley ct ais.
No. 1915

By virtue of a commission issued il
the above entitled and numbered suit
bearing date July 9th, 1922, directed
to me by the Clerk of the Eleventh
Judicial District Court of Louisiana ir
and for the parish of Natchitoches,
will sell at public auction at the front
door of the Court House in the towr
of Natchitoches, Louisis ma. at II
O'Clock, noon, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 1922
1910 acres OF land, more or less, as
follows:
In Township 6. North Range 8 West;
All OF Section /; NWN of NWN of
Section IL.
In Township z, North Range 8 West:
All of Section IS; VIZ of Section Sc.
Terms Of Sale: Cash, for whatever
the property will bring without aIo-
praisement.
j. w. PAYNE,
Sheriff, Match itoches Parish, La.
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Police Jury Proceedings

Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Natchitoches. La.
Sec. /. That a special election is
hereby ordered to be held in old Ros d
District No. 8 Ward 10 /of the Paris b
of Natchitoches on the 23rd day o 1
Sept. 1922 at which shall be submittet
to the property tax PAYERS of Road
District No. 8 eligible and qualified to
vote at such election the following pro-
position.
To levy tax of Eve mills on the dol
lar on all assessable property in said
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SAM'L LEVY, Secretary.
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Notice

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Natchitoches Sanitarium Inc. will be
held Tuesday, September IL. 1922, at
the Sanitarium at s o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of electing a Board Of
Directors and to attend to any other
business that may come before r.s
meeting.
SAML LEVY, Secretary.
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BALLOT

Proposition to levy spe-
cial ) mill tax on the dollar on
all assessable property in
Road district No. 3, Ward 10
Parish of Natchitoches for
the purpose of constructing
and repairing roads and
bridges in said District. The
tax to exist for a period Of
five years beginning with and
including the year 1923 and
ending with and including the
year 1927.
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favor OF SAID proposition place a cross
tA) mark IN the square below the
WORD Yes, ID vote against 81; prop
osltlon place similar mark in the
square below The word "No -
Section 3. That the seer -; j.
hereby instructed to have prepared tor
use at said special election ;.lI ceecs-
sary ballot boxes, tally sheets. list 0t
voters, assessed valuation Of property
ana compiled statement of voters III
number and amount
See. 4. That said election be held
IN accordance with the laws Of the
State OF Louisiana, and the folln,y;nf-
are appointed Commissioners and
Clerk to serve at said election: ! Il
WOOD, ,. u. Bandaries, Jas. }. Ccyet-
lar. Commissioners; c. Mccoy, Clerk.
}. {. topellar, Deputy Sheriff.
Sec. S. That the president Of b..
Police jury is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation giving notice Of
TINS special election herein ordered and
to announce that at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
Monday, the Ind day of October c22,
TINS folce Jury will meet at its Il, .lar
meeting place at the Court Hon. in
the Clty OF tchltoches, la. md
open the ballot boxes and cou.. the
ballots III number and amount All de-
clare the result of tie election.
Yeas: Messrs. Sardlin, Joyne.. 90
peiiar. Alrey. Knott, Page, Phillips.
DoWden. Friedman and Lacaze.
Nays: None.
Carried unanimously.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to resolution of the Police
the Parish of Natchitoches Of
at gust 7th, 1922, l, w. II. Airev,
President of the Police jury of the
Parish Of Natchitoches, hereby owe
notice in compliance with said reEoiu.
tion; That special election viii be
held in Road District No. Is, Ward 3.
on the 10th day of Sept. 1922, fer me
purpose of submitting to the prope .tv
tax payers qualified to vote at snch
election the following proposition:
To levy a special five-miIl mqirte-
nance tax on all the property situated
in Road District No. Is, Ward 3. of
the Parish of Nat tchitoches, for period
of five years. beginning with the wear
1922 and ending with and including he
year 1926, said tax to be used for the
of roads in said Road
District No. 16, Ward3.
Said election to be held in accordance
with the laws Of the State of Louis
lana and at Grapes Bluff precinct.
and following are named Commission
ers and Clerk of said election:J. H.
Wood, S. b. Bandaries and Jas. J.
Copellar. Commissioners; C. Nc Gov,
Clerk of said election; }. c. Copellsr,
Deputy Sheriff.
Notice is hereby given that said
Police Jury will meet at its regular
Meeting place on the 2nd day of Ucto-
yer 1922, at the hour of ~ o'c!ocN A.
Il. and in open session open the ballot
oxes, count the ballots in number and
mount and declare the result of the
leetion.
Natchitoches, La, this 7th day of
August 1922.
w. H, AIEEY,
President, Police jury, Parish of
Natchltoches, louisiana
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-31

Reputable: New Orleans concern
wishing to extend business seeks local
representative WHO will work hard for
really satisfactory remuneration. Ex-
perience desired but not required.
2O3-6C9 Iberviue St., New Orleans La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-31
PROCLA NATION

Pursuant to resolution. of the Po-
lice Jury of the parish of Natchitoche. !.
of date August Z, 1922 /, w. H. Arev.
president Of the Police Jury of the
parish of Natchitoches. hel eby give
notice in compliance with said re- olu-
ton; That special election will be
held in Road District No. 8, Ward 10.
on the 23rd day Of September, 1922,
for the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers qualified to vote at
such election the following proposition:
To levy special five mill tax on all
the property in Road District No. 9,
Ward 10. of the parish of Natchltoches
for period of five years, beginning
with the year 1923 and ending with and
including the year 1927. said dsirict
embracing all the territory south of
Cane River, Ward 10, from range line
between & 6 to Rapides Parish line,
except Road District No. Ia, for the
purpose of building and maintaining
roads anc bridges in said district.
Said election to be held in accordance
with the laws Of the State of LGuisi-
lana, at CloutiervIle and chopin, V 3cd
10, and the following are named com
msisioners and clerks of sait election
At Cloutiervile: E. NJ. Mason, J. Z.
Kerry, Joe Salard, commissioners En-
nest Basco, Clerk, Albert Rrosett, De9-
uty
At chopin: Adam Carnaham, Joe
Hawt horne, Charley Salard. Commi>E-
toner's, B. Sharp, clerk, Adrian Rachal
Deputy.
Notice is hereby given that said Pol
zee Jury will meet at its regular meet
ing place on the End day of October
1927, at the hour of 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
and in open session open the ballot box
es and count the ballots in number and
amount and declare the result Of the
election.
Natchitoches, La, this 14th day Of
August 1922.
w. H. AIREY.
President Police Jury.
ADDIE TAUZIN,
Secretary Police Jury.
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BA! LOi

Proposition to levy a spe-
clal five mil. maintenance tax .
on the assessable property in .
Road District No. rs Ward 3
Of the Parish of Natchitoche
tor a period Of five years b.
ginning with the Year 1922
and ending with and including
the year 1895 for the purposc
of maintaining the roan, n
Road District No Is Ward .
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Valuation Of property $ ......... ....
Signature OF Voter er................... .......
NOTICE To VOTERS: To vote IN
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Respectfully subm itted
Carried
BY Mr.. Copellar, seconded bv Mr..

i
BY Mr.. Copellar, seconded bv Mr.;
Airey:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of Natchitoches, La.
| Sec. l. That in accordance With pc.
tition of Citizens hereto attached and
| made part hereof. an election is here
ordered to be held in Road District No.
16 Ward 8, at Grapes Bluff Precinct
on the 18th day of September 1922 at
which time shall be submitted to
the property tax payers of said Road
District No. 16, eligible and qualified
to vote at such election the following
proposition:
To levy q special five mill tax for
maintaining the roads in said District
No. 16 described as follows:
Commencing at the range line be-
tween and 8 starting ut the dirt
bridge on said line running north to
the NE corner of section "a I IL 3,
thence to the Sc corner of Section B
T IL, r 8, thence north to the Red
River Parish line, thence west along
the Parish line to the range line be-
t ween 8 and 9. thence south to the
8 s..ream Of Red River, thence east
along Red River to the point of be-
ginning.
Said tax to exi st for q period of FIVE
years beginning with the year 1922 and
ending with and including the year
1926 and to be d evoted to the main
taining of roads Road District No.
16 Ward 3.
Sec. II. The s ecretary Of the Pol
ice Jury is hereby instructed to have
for use a t said special elec-
tion a sufficient nu. mber of ballots on
each of which shall be printed the pro-
position mentioned and set forth in
Sec. 1.of this ordina. ice in the follow
ing form:
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Valuation of Property 5.
C:--Az 1e VYSA-

VdludllOu VI TIOpeIty p ......--........
Signature of Voter ter.....................
Notice to Voters: To vote in fave
Of said proposition place cross *
mark in the square below the wor'
"les" to vote against said proposition
place asimilar mark il the square be
low the word "NO".
Sec. 3. The Secretary is hereby in
structed to have prepared for use al
the necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets
and lists of voters, assessed vaiuat;o,
of property and complied statement Ii
number and amonnt.
Sec. 4. Said election shall be tele
in accordance with laws of the State o.
Louisiana and at polling precinct 70
One, Cloutierville, and Precinct No
Two, Chopin. and the following are
named to serve as commissioners ane
clerk of election:
At Cloutierville: E. NJ. Mason, j.
f. Kerry, Joe Salard. Commissioners
Ernest Basco, Clerk; Albert Brosset
Deputy Sheriff.
At Chopin: Adam Cranahan, Joe
Hathorne, Charley Salard, Commis-
sioners; b. Sharp. Clerk; Adtain Ra-
chal, Deputy Sheriff.
Sec. 5. The President of the Po!ica
Jury is hereby insti ucted to issue his
proclamation giving notice OF said
special election herein ordered and that
the Police Jury will meet at its regular
meeting place at the Court House in
the city of Natchitoches. on the End
day of October. 1922, and in open ses-
sion of the Police Jury open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount and declare the
result of the election.
Carried unanimously
BY Mr.. Copellar, seconded by MIR.
AireV:-
That the following petition of the
citizens of Ward 3, Road District No.
16 be accepted.
To the Honorable Police Jury for
the Parish of Natchitoches. State of
Louisiana:
We the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of Ward three of Natchitoches
Parish respectfully show that the ma
jority in number and amount of the
residents of Road District No. Is in
Ward Three are in favor of voting
five mill road road tax for maintaining
the roads in saic district, and respect
fully request and petition your Hon.
orable Body to fix and call a special
election in said road district No. Is for
the purpose of testing the voice of the
people in said matter. said Road Dis
trict No. l6 is described as follows to-
wit: Commencing at the range line
between Z and starting at the dirt
bridge on said line running north to
the NE corner of section n T IL, X 8,
thence to the Sc corner of Section 5
IL r thence north to the Red River
,arish line, thence west along the par
sh line to the range line between 81
md 9 thence south to the stream of
Red River, thence east along Red
River to the point of beginning. and
hat in event that the majority in am
,unt an,' number of said five mill tax
hat same be assessed for period Of
i've years 1rr the purpose Of maintain
ng said roao.s in said district No. l6,
nd we further pray that your Honor
BILE Body submit said matter to the
ualified voters in said Road District
10. 16 at the earle st possible time and
hat said election be held at Grapes
luff La.
Resnectfl1llv anhrn itted
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
TRADE BOARD TO DEVOTE
MEETING TO EDUCATION

With Members Of Congress who
will consider school legislation asked
for by the District in attendance.
the Washington Board Of Trade will
devote its monthly meeting next
Wednesday night entirely to. local
educational matters.
william g. Washburn, chairman
Of the public school committee of
the board, and Paul =. Lesh, vice
chairman Of the committee, are put
ting the finishing touches on an
elaborate Educational Night" pro-
gram. rr
The following additional chairmen
and vice chairman, named by Pres
ident Edward +. Eolladay, will to.
day assume their new duties: Com.
mittee on industrial interests, T.. J.
Murphy, chairman, and Ray Cramp-
ton, vice chairman; committee on
fire and insurance, David M. Lea,
chairman, and c. ]. Gockeler, vice
chairman. The newly appointed
menbership committee. headed by
George Pitt. helt it's first meeting
In the. board room yesterday and
elected Fred J.. White, first vice
chairman; George Miller. second vice
chairman: Richard L. Conner, sec
retary. and Murray L. Clifford.
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
LE ROY cHILDS HELD FOR
SHOOTING MRS. SHIPLEY

Second degree murder Is charged
in an Indictment returned by
the grand jury against Hattie Jones
who. Il is alleged. attacked her hus-
band. Robert Jones, September %.
last with a knife, wounding him 30
seriously that It resulted in his
death. The police say that they had
quarreled.
lie Roy d. Childs is charged with
assault with q dangerous weapon
with intent to kill. The accused IL
charged with shooting Mrs. Clara
May Shipley, twenty-seven years old.
Of 522 Eleventh street southeast, on
November 81. According to the po-
lice, Mrs. Shipley was making prep
arations to leave for Martinsburg,
w. Va, to Join her husband, who is
employed at that place. Mrs. Shipley
and her mother Mrs. Mollie Gano,
friends of the Childs family, went
to their home at 1910 street south
east to bid goodby TO Mrs. Childs.
They were seated In the kitchen OF
the house when Childs, who had
been drinking heavily for several
days. entered the room. Turning to
Mrs. Shipley. he said, according to
the police, ''how do you do" and,
without warning, drew a , revolver
and shot twice, both bullets striking
Mrs. Shipley. Police said that they
thought Childs. who In an overseas
veteran, was infatuated with Mrs.
Shipley.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
HENRYF0RD,C0Y:
ON RUNNING
IN 1924
"a Don't Know" He Replies
When Asked II Presidential
Candidate.

ERIE, Pa. Nov. 29.-Henry Ford
paid a flying visit to Erie yes
terday and refused to discuss his
Presidential possibilities. He came
back, he said. to- discuss with Gen
eral Electric Company officials,
plans for thes selectrification of his
raiiroad. the Detroit. Toledo and
Iront6n$ When he was asked point
blank whether he would be can
didates for. the, Presidency In 1924,
he said: II don't. know" It was
suggested by newspaper men that
there was a lot Of talk that Ford
had the Presidential bee in mind.
Perhaps, he said, but 1t is a
little too early to talk about that"
He was more communicative
about the identification of his rail-
road. "h is my intention. IL pos
sible, to electrify the d. T. & I.
to increase its efficiency" he said.
"The General Electric has been
making some experiments in ma
chinery in which I am interested.
and am here : to look over the
equipment and talk with the c6m-
pany's engineers.
Ford made the trip to Erie m his
private car. -
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
ORIGINAL FoRTY-NINER
DIES IN CUMBERLAND

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Nov. 20
Henry F. Weber. who was q forty
miner. died at his home near Bed.
ford. aged ninety-two. He was q
native Of Germany. coming to this
country when nine years old. locat.
ing at New Baltimore, Pa. In 1S4s,
he went to California in search Of
gold, keeping on into Mexico and
Central America where he spent
several years.
He married Miss Katherine Will
on May 1. 1856. and for time lived
near Cumberland. Fifty.two years
ago, he moved to near WolfsburB
where he followed his trade as mil
Ter. He retained all his faculties
until nearly the end.
He is survived by his wife and
four children-Mrs. Hobert l.. Fyan,
Bedford; II. O'Connell Weber. al
home, and Sisters M. Vincent and
Constantia both Of the Order OF
Mercy, Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
FURR|ERs RUSH
To MEET CRY
FOR COATS
chinchIIIa for Daytime Wear
Much Worn, But Not Al
ways Real.
BY ALICE LANGELAEH.
Co~msu~litan News SsFvioe.

PARIS. Nov. 2s.-Every woman is
cryins .or a new fur coat. and fur
riers are moro than busy transform
ing Iowly beasts into gorgeous
mantles. Even old puss is In peril.
for his fur is fine and soft and It 10
more than likely he will stray into,
some fine lady's hands. 4
Madame Tabary IL showing nano-
some gazeile cloaks and Jackets ooth
in natural gray and dark Drown
glossy effects which 10 called ga
zelle lustre." She also combines
brown shaved lamb with tagouin and
sea lion in natural tonings OF gray
to black.
Oustiti and Coatiamorsky make
most effective collars ana culis.
Chinchilla is worn on the streets Tor
daytime wear much more than iast
season when 1t was reserved almost
exclusively for evening. But II IL
not always the honest-to-g goodness
chinchilla. Russian marmotte, uhoer
the name of marmelle-Abelin, has
been dyed and cut to look 90 much
like chinchilla that only connoisseurs
can tell the difference, and as the
imitation costs only one-haf as
much as the original, It is likely 10
become very popular.
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
DIES IN CHAIR AFTER
JOKING ABOUT DEATH

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Nov. 2s..-
You're the enc that gets us com.
ing or going" jocularly remarked
William H.. THONGS. well-knowh
West Side citizen Of Connellsville
at City Hall as he greeted Mayor
Mitchell on entering the office Of
the Mayor where number Of Der.
sons were converting, hut" ne
added, you're not going to get me
for. some time the remark had
to do In part, with the mayors
business Of undertaken.
Mr.. Thomas joked with others IN
the room and then took q seat.
Shortly afterward he threw back
his head, and gasped several times.
Those In the room rushed to him
and endeavored to relieve him. but
almost before they knew It he. was
dead.
A physician pronounced heart
faianre - The cause
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
PASTOR FREED
FOR LACK Of
EVIDENCE
Leigh's Wife Will Insist He
Marry Young Wr-
ginia Girl. ,
by Universal Service.

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 29.-John
Furman Leigh, unfrocked pastor OF
Washington and Virginia, accused
of taking Miss Anna v. Shelton, a
Virginia State ward, to the Capital
for improper purposes was feed to.
day in Federal court for lack of
prosecution. United States Com
missioner Hayes. however. gave
Leigh a terse sermon when he de-
clared:
go and mend your ways and do
whatever you can to right the
wrongryou have DONE"
Mrs. Climena Currier Leigh, of
Newburyport. the comely wife that
Leigh deserted after meeting the
Virginia girl, was jubilant over his
release. 80. -.-
"I'm glad for him and the girl. "
she said, land I shall at once move
for q divorce so that he can do the
right thing by her and both of
them get all the happiness they can
out of their stolen life.
He was a wonderful lovemaker.
though" she concluded.
Miss Shelton is. Ill In Virginia, &C.
cording to Joseph Leckey. head OF
the Virginia, Home and Industrial
School, from which she is alleged
to have ran away with the pastor.
Leigh claims that she still loves
him and ready to marry when he is
free. .
The Washington times., 1922-11-29
WTACRAPH COMPANY
ASKS $1,000, 900 DAMAGES

NEW YORK. Nov. 3s.-The Vita,
graph Company OF America yester'
day filed suit in the Federal court
of New York against the Famous
Players-Lasky Corporation for al.
legged violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law. The Vitagraph Company
alleges damages Of 100000 and
demands q three-fold judgment of
81, ,000, 900.
The complainant also alleges that
in 1919 the. defendants consptred to
control a large number Of first run
theaters which would not accept
vitagraph releases: that the Famous
Players sells and closed booking con.
tracts, to the exclusion Of all other
films and-Aas interfered with the
complainants' stars by offering fic.
titious inducements.