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The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Mental Tests
Furnish Lotof
Amusement

Men in the army were made to
'ass mental tests. Men who m
ply Tor positions in many big
factories must pass mental tests
\ mental test" sounds like \
big ordeal. Often it isn't. 1t
may be so very simple and so
interesting that it will provide a
half-hour's fun at a party or
around the living-room table in
the evening.
Sometimes Billy can beat his
Dad at a mental test These
tests are no respectsrs of aA.
Test Tried on Statesmen.
When Hugo Munsterberg, the
famous psychologist, was once
permitted to test by his meth
DDS a number of applicants for
statesmen for a big company in
Boston, he gave the men this
peculiar test. Try il. It's lots
OF fun. II tells you how exact
you are. how quickly you acquire
skill, how soon you get tired,
how steady you are. and several
other things.
Take up newspaper with
eight columns. Let somebody
hold the watch for you. Start
inE with the first column. make
cross with a pencil through
the letter r. every time it APP
pears. Stop at the end of a
minute and begin Immediately
10 do the same in the second
coIumn. Continue, eight COL
umns in eight minutes.
now look back over what you
{ nave done. How many have Won
crossed each minute? How
many have you missed?
One Mans Reeord
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Fraternity Five Wins.

The Gamma Sigma five OF tn.
"hurch of the Good Shepherd wor
an easy victory from the Blooming.
dale Arrows last night IS to s.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
One Mans Record,

Think how much that man
knew about himself when he
was done. He knew that he ac-
quired skill quickly, for on his
NTH trial he did two and one
half times as well as on his
first: but he likewise tired
easily. for on his later trials he
made many more misses. On
the whole he was rather careless
and not very dependable.
Are you any better? Try and
see
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
ArlingtOns Swamped.

Tho Dominican Lyceums swampeG
the Arlington quint 60 to s at the
Epiphanv Center gym last night.
Dominicans ArlinptonS
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Mt. VernOns SWamped.

The Manhattan A. c. swamped the
Mount Vernon A. c. sc to s at tho
Eastern High gym last night.
Manhattan. Mt. Vernon
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tor Marsueh.
Holmes for Smith. Fitzgerald for T
Green. Booth for r. Mickler. r.
Nickler for Booth, Gerady for
Green. Kenrett for Gerady. McBrid"
s"r LLOYD. Goals from Floor-Mars-
den 'tS, B. Green tsD. r. Mickle'
feN. T. Green, Lloyd. Smith (5l
Titzgerald. Booth t2). r. Mici''"~
Gerady. Ferguson. Coe (2. Goals
s~om Foul-Lloyd g out oc
Wise (2 out of g..
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
scouts mt Arms Conference.


~ ii"i>' ''ie s'OiS s"0i'' Co..
, 1922-02-07
Mining Company
May Be Forced
To Dig Up Taxes

HELENA, Mont, Feb. County
Attorney George Bourquin OF Silver
Bow county has filed an application
in the supreme court for n writ OF
mandate 20 compel the state board of
equalization to assess the Butte and
Superior Mining company on s1.1S6.-
245 of net proceeds. Tho state board.
on an appeal last fall. held that the
mining company need not pay net
proceeds taxes for 1920 because of de-
auctions claimed.
The mine on which 1t is alleged
taxes are due is the Black Rock mine
at Butte. The company. before the
state board. claimed a deduction of
5 .719.379 for ores purchased" OF
this mount 50. 800. 900 was said to
have been paid to the Clark interests
in settlement OF n lawsuit.
The county attorney in his applica-
ton alleges the county board ordered
the mining company assessed. that
County Assessor Peter ]. Kelly re-
fused to make the assessment and
that the state board of equalization
unlawfully granted the company's
appeal. The taxes lost TO Silver Bow
county by reason of the state boards
total 53.3s1. it is claimed.
, 1922-02-07

" cattle Butte location. while the Mid
Northern OIL company Is drilling with
full hole Of water At depth of approx
ma;ely $3.50 feet on tho High Dome or
Big coulee-
At tho Barnsdan-F Foster well n nsh-
ing job. neoessitated by parting OF the
string of sx inch Gazing. has just
been completed This string has been
pulled and tho hole VIII be straight
reamed from depth OF 1894 feet. where
tho sL inch is landed. TO $3.50 feet.
whcre drilling viii be resumed Al
present the hole is open from 1899 TO
3.43o. but placing OF the es inch cas-
ing should entail but q few days labor
at worst
Bit In the Mic-Ncrthern's High
Dome test well is in the top of the
Quadrant formation. where a water
sand recently was encountered
Showing of oil and gas from the
Eagle in the well drilled by Fred Har-
and associates on the Coiurrb.Is
Dome. three miles from the town of
Columbus. warrant another test OF this
structure. Mr.. Harrison believes. In
event 1t can be financed. another hole
will DO put down farther down on the
flank of the structure. There is like
ihood Of this well being started in the
immediate future, sine Il involves ex-
penditurs OF but a few thousand dol
lars at most
Casing string has been shot and IL
being pulled in the Duck Creek test
OF the Consolidated OIL and Gas Syn
dicate. is miles southwest of Billings.
This test has been definitely aban-
doned and the rig has been purchased
by former State Senator T. s. Hogan
for use on Beauvais creek.
Attempts to finance for continuation
of this test to point which would es-
tablish without question contact with
tho Madison lime have failed. Pro
moters OF the test believe the hole has
been carried down to the lime
That there will DO resumption of ac-
tivity on many Of the wildcat struc-
lures adjacent to Billings in the spring
seems likely now. Lack OF finances
halted a number Of these operations
last fall.
Henry Schoutier of Ca~rtersville. a
on the Milwaukee railroad in
county. a few miles north of
the town of Rosebud. will spud in for
test OF n structure near there on Feb
ruary Is. A number Of biologists,
among them George Beck OF tho Ne
state biologists office. have
passed upon the structure and recon
mendec it for drilling. Nearly rs
years & drilling developed a SPLEEN
did artesian well in this area. and with
it a a flow Of some proportions.
, 1922-02-07
HIGHER
ON EARLY Sales
Substantial Gains Recorded
by Selected Issues at Mar
ket Opening.

NEW YORK. Feb. T.-Buiiish &C
tvity in the stock market vas re-
sumed today. The further rise caused
considerable profit-taking however,
with resultant reactions in the final
dealings Sales appropriated $780, oo
shareG
Traders resorted to ths s~za..y IA
millar practice OF bidding up special
stocks for effect on the general list In
the early afternoon. Sugars Baldwin.
Studebaker. Marine preferred and ir-
dependent steels were lifted / to "a
with Gulf States Steel gaining near
ly s points
The market became very uncertain
later. Pierce Arrow preferred falling
5 points and Food Products. Corn Pro
ducts. Houston OIL and National Lead
showing distinco pressure. The close
was irregular. Liberty bonds were
firm as was also the general bond list.
NEW YORK. Feb. with few ex-
captions the stock market made fur
Their substantial gains at the active
opening of today's session. Junior
rails. independent teeis and oils again
led the advance. Eric first preferred
rose IL points and accumulation of
St Paul preferred. St Louis South
western preferred. New Haven and
Rock Island was in progress. An
carly rise OF 1A points in Gulf States
Steel WINS Dol Increased TO tx points
Great Northern Ore also coming brisk
iy forward. Maryland was strongest
Of the oils with Mexican and Call
fornia Petroleums. Reactions running
from fractions TO 2 points marked the
initial offerings Of American Ice,
Pierce Arrow preferred. Pullman az
American Snuff.
Money rates stimulated the further
rise of the first hour. call loans open
ing at 5 per cen as against yester-
days carly rate OF 81. Aside from
Mexican Petroleum. American Sugar
, 1922-02-07
FOREIGN DEMAND
BOOSTS WHEAT
Buying in Chicago Lively on
Reported Advance in
Other Markets.

CHICAGO. Feb. dealings on IN
unusually large scale accompanied n
continuance of advancing prices in the
wheat market today during n early
part OF tho board OF trade session.
New upturns in quotations at Buenos
Aires and Liverpool had much to do
with the rise here. Besides talk was
ruTent as to adverse conditions for
the domestic winter crop in the south
west Heavy selling to release profits.
however. vas in progress on h as
sumption that after n 21c recent ad-
vance the reason for higher prices
bad been discounted enough
The opening. which ranged from
TX to 2hc higher. with May s1.29%
to 1.5oh and July s1.12 to s112k. was
followed by numerous changes within
the initial range and then a slight
setback
Subsequently the market lost more
than the early advance Buying pow
err gave out at times. but revived in
some degrees at the finish Closing
prices were unsettled. x toHc net
higher, with May 1.2Sh t 1855 and
July LIN to Liz.
Corn and oats assembled with wheat
the July delivery both of corn and
oats touched the highest prices yet for
the present season. After opening
y to 1Kc up. May 50 to sex. the corn
market reacted to a moderate extent
Later houses with eastern connec
tons did much selling to realize
profits. and country offerings were of
liberal voluma- The los was unset
tied, u to h@Ec net lower. with May
Mt bgD58A to 5SKc.
Oats started y to &c higher. May
to5s to 4o%c. n then eased back
somewhat.
Higher quotations on hogs tended
to life provision values.
, 1922-02-07
RAILROAD SURVEY TO
COAST IS PROJECTED
FOR EXTENSION, CLAIM

Engineers for tho Chicago & North
western Railroad company will COM
plete work this year on surveys for ex-
tension of tho line across the Rocky
Mountain region to the Pacific coast.
according TO reports received here
from Coos Bay, Ore. which expects to
be the pas terminal of the line.
Sections of this survey were completed
before the war but construction of the
line was stopped at Lander. Wyo.
the present western terminus OF the
Northwestern.
, 1922-02-07
ALL ELK LODGES IN
State REPRESENTED

CHEYENNE. Feb. THE Elks
lodges of Casper. Rawlins, Rock
Springs. Sheridan. Laramie. Greybull
and Cheyenne-an the B. p. o. z.
subordinate bodies in Wyoming
were represented at a conference here
Monday with T. B. Kennedy. deputy
district grand exalted ruler for wyo-
ming. Monday evening the visiting
exalted rulers attended a session of
the Cheyenne lodge. at which SIS can
didates were initiated.
, 1922-02-07

and American WOODEN. however. the
movement was limited to inactive spe-
.clalfies- Among these were Coca Cola
Owens Bottle. United States Cast Iron
Pipe, Martin Parry and Kelsey Wheel
preferred. Pressure Against Pferce
Arrow preferred extended to the com
mon and Woolworth reacted despite
its favorable annual statement To
haccos also gave way on selling OF
Sumatra- and Standard steels n
equipments redec.ed realizing sales
, 1922-02-07
Crude Market
Metals.

NEW YORK. Feb. 7-Co2per-
Dull; e~lectrolytic. spot Int e by.
13h@13%c; futures. 13h@13%c.
Tin-Firrn: spot and near by, s31.S7
@32; futures, S31.37@31.5O.
Iron-Steady: unchanged.
Lead-Steady; spot, s4.7o@4.so.
Zinc-Quiet; East St Louis deliv-
cry. spot $4.50@4.55.
Antimony-Spot $40.
, 1922-02-07

Foreign Exchange Strou<-
NEW YORK. Feb Great Britain
4-34E. cables 4s5h-
France-Demand s.<7h. cables s.fs-
Italy-Demand 4-Tsh. cables l-1s.
Belgium - Demand s-osA. cables
$40.
Germany = Dezs,nd .4ss. cables
BOZ.
Holland Demand s7.s.. cables
s7.3s-
Norwzy@Demand 1888
Sweden-Demand e5-Ss-
Dcnmark-Demand 7o-3s-
Switzerland-Demand 1885
Spain-Demand 1886
, 1922-02-07

Five million questonnaires will be
used by the American Legion in its
service and compensation drive, to be
undertaken by states. Each man who
served during the world war will be
advised Of government benefits. urged
to carry government insurance and
asked to designate he nature of ad-
justed compensation he wishes.
, 1922-02-07
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS
BILLINGS TESTS MAKE PROGRESS

BILLINGS Mont, Feb. 7-CSpecial to The Tribune.)-
Despite the intense cold of the last few weeks, work has been
continuing without appreciable break in the two test wells
being drilled in the Lake Basin area, northwest of Billings,
Barnsdall Foster corporation is preparing to land a string of
65s-inch casing at bottom of hole, 3,430 feet, on the Big Lake
, 1922-02-07

Grece-Demand AS
Poland-Demand -o3k-
Czecho-S observation-disclosures 1ss-
Arrenun=Demznd $500
Brazl-Demand 11-11-
Montreal ssE.
, 1922-02-07
Livestock Mart


OMAHA. Feb. 7.-U. s, Bureau Of
Markets.. - Hogs Receipts II. 900;
early sales steady to 1oc lower; close
strong with previous days average:
bulk ss-S5@9.15; top se.25; packing
grades s7.oo9s.25.
Cattle-Receipts $500; beef steers
slow. about 25c lower: heavy beeves
s7.75; she stock and veals steady to
CSC lower: bulls. stockers and feeders
generally steady.
Sheep-Receipts 10. 900: lambs steady
TO Csc lower. bulk s12.75 @13.1o; top
s13.25; sheep and feeders mostly CSC
lower; eve top 800; feeding lambs
1880.
, 1922-02-07

CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-U. S. Bureau
of Observation-Disclosures 10 1000;
beef steers. calves nj bulls opening
slow; mostly steady; good to choice
steers scarce: bulk beef steers $500
f.s5; she stock steady to strong: stock
ers and feeders strong to 15c higher.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; 10 to zoe
higher than yesterdays average;
lighter weights fairly active; others
slow: big packers doing nothing; top
$1,000 on $50 to $50 pound hogs; bulk
light se.75@9.eo; bulk others sss.15@
e.65: pigs 10 15c higher. up to 100.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; best fat
lambs strong to 15c higher; others and
sheep and feeder lambs firm; fat lamb
top to shippers carly s14.15; some held
higher; choice SO pound Colorado year
lings $500; good ewes s7.o0@7.35; de-
sirable shearing lambs 1880.
, 1922-02-07
Closing Quotations.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry.

CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-Butter-Higher;
creamery extras. 36@s6hc; firsts. 500
IS nc; seconds, 27@2sc: standards. sac.
Eggs-Higher; receipts 7.4S9 cases:
firsts. ssh $3.50; ordinary firsts, $50
35c: miscellaneous 3763Sc.
Poultry - Alive. unsettled: fowls
24isc; springs. csc; ROSTERS. 1sc.
, 1922-02-07

5: last loan. s.
TIme loans. firm; so day.. AZ; 30
DAYS. ~ as; six months. ~ @s.
Pr4ne m.-cantfle paper. ~ o.
Silver.
NEW YORK. Feb 7.-Foreign o@r
silver. s5Ec; Mexican dollars. DOC
Paris is aid 20 possess more sun
dials than any othe- city in the worlo-
, 1922-02-07

DENVER. Feb. 7.-Receipts 1900;
market steady; beef steers 6.00@6.25;
COWS and heifers 4.50@7.o0; calves
6.oo@S.50; bulls 2.50G3.o0. stockers
and feeders 5.oo@6.55.
Hogs-Receipts $500; market 5 to
1oc lower; top e.05; bulk s.7o@s.o0.
Sheep-2.700; market 10 to CSC low
er; yearlings none. lambs 1850
1880: ewes 6.75@7.oo: feeder lambs
11.7591z.oo.
, 1922-02-07
Monu.

NEW YORK. Feb 7.-cAn money.
easier. high. 5 per sent lor. s; rub
ing rate. s: closing bid AZ. offered at
, 1922-02-07

Get busy-buy-.Nowasays-
, 1922-02-07

Smoke Transo Cigars
, 1922-02-07

Americans use an average of eight
matches each a day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1922-06-10
= = coarAx GRANT PARISH La, SATURDAY. JUNE q. 1872
Resolved that a committee
omposed Of John Randolph, v.

!. Resolved that a communities
composed Of John Randolph, Y.
M. Mason and James A. Chris
tian, together with the district
attorney. be appointed and en-
powered to perfect an agreement
with the highway commission by
which the interests of the parish
of Grant will be conserved; and
further resolved that the COM
mittee named shall secure from
the state highway commission
an agreement conforming in all
respects to the plans and terms
as covered in a communication OF
this jury of date Dec. IA. 1921.
and a certain letter by W. r.
Cooper of May Is. 1922. Said
agreement shall be effected al
Fonce and report shall be made
to this jury on call Of the presi'
dent.
| The above resolution was sub
United by Mr.. Jones. its adop
ton moved by Mr.. Fralick
/ seconded by Mr.. Lemoine. AMI
unanimously carried.
4 There was no further business
and the jury adjourned.
JNo. RANDOLPH, President
JAMES A. CHRISTIAN. Sec
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1922-06-10
PALMER-BUCKNER.

Qnite & romantic little affair
occurred when Mr.. s. Y. Palmer.
of Shreveport, and Miss Ruby Z.
Buckper, of Alexandra, slipped
away from their friends on the
night of May End to Colfax and
were secretly married at 10 o.
clock by Rev. S. s. Began. pastor
|of the Methodist church. The
young couple kept their secret
until June 3rd, when they an.
nounced their marriage and re-
Iceived the congratulations OF
their many friends.
The bride is the beantiful and
charming daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Buckner, of Grant
parish, and has been employed
Iby Moses Mayors Sons, of Alex
Iandria, La, for the past sixteen
months as their efficient book
keeper and stenographer. Inc
,|groom is q prominent business
Imam Of Shreveport. he has peen
general manager OF the Monroe
| Calculating Machine Company O
THAT city for q number Of years,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1922-06-10
"a. Nan Il "a Neon.

observations made from August.
1920 to February, 1871, by Prof. WI
Ham Henry Pickering q Harvard. who
a one Of the worlds leading astron-
omers and an authority on lunar ana
Marian phenomena, tend, be asserts
to prove beyond doubt that lie exists
on the surface Of the. moon. Inc
professor bases his assertions on .
series Of telescope photographs q 2
crater with circumference o. -
miles. Hundreds Of Photographic re-
productions have, It It stated, proved
irrefutably the springing up at dawn
with an unbelievable rapidity, Of vas.
flelds Of foliage. which come into full
blossom Just a. rapidly. and which
disappear In maximum period OF =
DAYS. The plates also show that srea
blixxaris, snowstorms and volcanic
eruptions are frequent. I'VE nnd'
SAYS the professor, "a living world .
our very doors where life in some re
suects resembles that Of Mars
world which the astronomical proaea
siou has in past years utterly nesiecfe
and ignored"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1922-06-10
COLFAx FLOWER SHOW
WINNERS.

Knight, Mirabeau Farm.
Helen Gould Roses = Mrs. ]. G.
Mcknight. 1
Sour-de-lel Maimaison Roses
Mrs. w. D. Lurry. Mrs. ]. G.
Mcknight.
Etoile de Lyon Roses Mrs. +.
Is. Cameron. Mrs. ] c. Me-
Knight.
Mrs. B. r. Cant Roses = Mrs.
Matt Williamson, Mrs. r. s.
Cameron.
Sunburst Roses Mrs. W. R.
Jones.
-Marcheal Neil Roses Mrs. ].
Ia. Long. Mrs. Matt Williamson.
Papa Gantier Roses Mrs. G.
/ w. LaCroix.
| Sweet Peas Mrs. w. D. Lurry.
Mrs. T. H. McNeely.
i sNasturtiums Mrs. Il. Y. Ben
nett, Mrs. ]. T. McMurry.
Poppies G. D. McKnight.
4 Mrs. R. s. Cameron.
Larkspur Mrs. Earl Roberts,
Mrs. L. L. Roach.
Coreopsls g Mrs. L. L. Roach.
Verbenas Miss Isabel Dean,
Mrs. Earl Roberts.
Petunias = Mrs. Earl Roberts
Miss lila Tullos.
Phlox Mrs. R. C. Bennett
Mrs. w, K. Jones.
Dahlias Mrs. W. +. Jones
Mrs. W. +. lobe.
: Giant Zinnias Mrs. Ear
: Roberts. Miss Isabel Dean.
: Dahlia zinnias Mrs. ]. G. Nc
I Knight. Mrs. ]. ]. O'Quinn.
3 Balsam Mrs. Earl Roberts
!. Mrs T. K. Smith.
q Hollvhocks Mrs. Matt Wi
s 8 ,;ameon Mrs. B. S. Simmons.
! c.,nflowars- Mrs. 4. r. Num-
Mes webster Smith.
g 11s : Mrs Ia
= on : pu. : : " rarro;x
/. Roberts MRS y ~ n a IsrSa;,
,e SALIVA Mfs. =. -
Mrs. L. I. Lnrfy.
o. Portulaea- h'ss ha'ner''
q Roberts.
Periwinkle Mrs Mary earn
han.
Mar,golds Mrs. Matt WilliaT
=. son
no ysl,ow DAISIES Mrs. e.
M paha~te Mrs r. H McNeely.
nd cns.s nais;as Mrs. 4
:: a . n. woh.tor Snci,
s Re Mcknight mrs. "T'a,' pa, '
Giaa eaoss u; m.s, !. = 80,
"a q m, ,s,., MAJ rMrs g Ralve
% VIVA fsrn 's ~ = TT. 4,
red Do os'.o r M n MIX n;cht.
wn, 80 U.-n Me- Il.
asst Asp ara Mora e W;,latt "
''cn Gay. WE w. ~, : r,.sEMrs i.
Ii . Malasn Ms Il Williar
eat Mcnn'sn' pa.n Ea,r-Mrs
mic b n.s p Mss Inrrv.
a. !. 7. noaen' s..s = 8 chas Z,
e. 2 6 Z On a. -
- fni.r,e's Mrs W
'fes. INK uss''''
c1eo ~ NJ c.~.r;.re Mrs. a..
hed ueLossi n D-~..tt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1922-06-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF
GRANT PARISH POLICE
JURY.

Colfax, La. June, 5, l9z2.
The police jury met today IN
regular session with the follow
ing members present. Randolph,
Jones, Fralick. Nugent. Lemoine,
Bryant and Pope. /,
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
Permit No. 81 was issued to-
Jim Cooper to operate transfer.
On motion of Mr.. Fralick,
seconded by Mr.. Jones, the fol-
lowing ordinance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE closing the
flooded public roads OF the
Parish Of Grant and provid-
ing penalties.
Section L.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Grant, La.
in regular session convened,
That it shall be the duty OF the
Sheriff to close and barricade all
public roads in Grant Parish
which may become overlooked
by food waters or otherwise, on
the order of the engineer in
charge of roads, and to keep
the same closed and barricaded
until advised by road engineer IN
charge of roads that the same
are safe and in condition to re-
>ceive traffic without damage or
undue injury to said roads.
Section 2.
Be it further ordained, etc..
That anyone who shall remove
said barricade or travel in a We
hicle of any kind over said roads.
while the same are barricaded,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be fined
not exceeding $4,000 or i'm.
prisoned for not more than 81
DAYS, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Section 3.
Re- # further ordained, etc.
That all ordinances or parts Q
ordinances in conflict herewith
arc hereby repealed and tina
this ordinance shall be effectiv
Immediately upon its adoption.
The ordinance was unanimous
" adopted and the chair SO an
nounced.
On motion of Mr.. Jones. SCI
onded by Mr.. Lemoine, the TO
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas it is probable that Il
Alexandria Columbia Highwa.
Project No. ID. will be the on
road which it will be possible +
the state to finance in DIstrl
Nine for the next two years. az
Whereas. it seems feasible
engineers for the COMMISSIONS
Of District Nine to proceed WI
work on roads ultimately to
taken over BY the state. spen
inc the money allotted to 50
roads out Of the bond issue. WI
the agreement that the state y
take over and complete 50
Z roads when funds are avaiIaD
therefore. be it
Resolved, That the police lu'
through its president, appoln
committee Of three 70 adv
with the State Highway Go
mission and work out an ayr
ment by which the work on st
roads in District Nine can p
ceed at once without sacrific
any interest the district 2
have with regard to state alt
construction and maintainanc'
said roads.
The president appointed
following committee: Y.
Mason. ]. M. Jones and Jame'
Christian. ~
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DIED.:
I8

STRANGE II In the town OIL
Colfax. La. at $50 p, M. onl|
Sunday. June A. 1922. Mrs. Jeasl
sic HanIey Strange. wife of r.
| E. Strange. departed this life |
aged e years. An infant child
tborn only a few hours before her
death is, left in the keeping Of
1.-The father. who niourns for the
companionship Of his helpmate
lwho braved the valley Of death
Ito become a mother.
The remains Of the young wife
land mother were taken to BAY
Springs, near Chopin, La. on
Monday for burial. being accom-
Ipanied by = host Of sorrowing
friends and relatives.
i MCCAIN AT the residence Of
lher son-in-law. and daughter, Mr.
land Mrs. w. W. O'Neal, Is Hill
street, Alexandria La. e 4
: O clock &. M, on Wednesday,
June Z, 1922 Mrs. Bette Hicks
mccain, aged rs years.
The funeral procession left tht
Residence Of Mr. and Mrs.
! lOsNeal, at $50 O'Clock Thursday
81 morning, and went by private
/. Iconveyance to Montgomery, -.
the body was inferred y
the family burial plot in Noun
81 Zion cemetery by the side Of be
late husband. F. NJ. Mex Cain. VIII
Z. died June 10. 1917. apd tire
lchildren, who are also burie
there.
Mrs. Mccain leayes three soa
and Eve daughters. e. follow
:. lRev. H. H. McC Cain. Tyler. Tex
Dr. C. NJ. Mccain. Atlantis. II
4. Walton Mccain. Basile, Ia Mf'
W. W. O'Neak Alexandria; Mr
Lc- Emma Hughes. Mrs. y. z. Sh'
innate, Mrs. "A. s. Fowler. Shrev
! port; and Mrs. A. ]. RiehaFdso'
BasiIe. She also leaves q
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