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of the Police Jnry. ple Pohltc Jrý metISL a6corJing resolutul LUL S ta: LrU. pe.st : 'j'.giI'i .i ln.). P'ro.s - t; TIiu,WA JjkiLu3IA, 11 1; rdsou. wuuttun of Mr. tic'hard.lhso uLnIUes of the last me1itig 11a Board were retad dul a;lpro've I ~d5e Presidenrt alpp);'inted Messr.. B Richardson and rlhoma' n a coullttee oi claims. Ofu gotion of W. B. RItchardson: ee,ved, Trht all personus, hav juror's certaticates, shall have days fulther, from the pibli hereof, to have the saw,. tered. fi Treasurer presented the wing stauewent, which, on , was adopted : TlIIFR "8 n5TATEMENT the Preaident anl ,lmexIAes of the -.1e~ Jnry aris'h of Grant: 1. I Shack.lfotrd, Parish Trenasurer, sthe following coas stateoclet to thisr tober itkd, 18.6: 1.-elcei ived of J. R. Gray, Tax Collector : Ia ................... --- $1 95 . Tax .................... 42 15 . m sx ............. ....... oI 1'.t I of W. L. Richarlsuo:, , rt. th .........................--- --- H McKnuigtht......$12 ~5t SJohn NMiles........ 50 1; 45 on hand this day Tax .................... $42 15 Tax................... 19 19 Fl :4 P;": 84 Iosrtify the al vr aceonet it a ror stattrnsent, .. taken from the T; us o buoks ol ILh" ..arn-h. B. 11..IAL'LKI.1IORD, t, rish Treasurer. Ot motion of W. B. Richardlson, iirdu, ihat ic.:ou 2 ol Or e, N,. 21; h- o, a so u,,',it,: to read as f 110 ' : lThat a a"em)lcts. ::lhowedl I lI:t SJury. bhnI I' ii u ,ntretd I. Tauuuurer Arn, returnled to tLL ; IProvidrd, Tihat the owutr hTave it, when thus approe.; tbh hsuand of tie 1Lt .au.,r. sall l~s:u. tt (et'titee,t " of 1" hwss, h- i.lzg the. t: It eat:). s that of htre ,c: ."l.t. -- Coauz!ntotah.,Il ('I, i'rs p - ed tle foll -wion rtport : of olfa 'h o;le...... 5:: (: i -,fd ae, !;; allowed .. 4 , dB WHilliat1,m ....... ... I , 1 of J.anIres lobrt.......... 3,1 U,. We realomt;nid th; t the :,',,ve he alw,,,l vd lh the 1'1 ,, . (Signte :) W. B. Rrc!IAH..oNs, murk. Cum. on Citin. l 'otion, the abovu cl:eimws allUwd. " motion of W B. Richardtsn, aCommitteet of Three beo ap by the Chair to x:,uinue hridgeon Bayou Darno, and, r byr them, thant ceertnicaLe.s to W.C. Iiarrir, not to ex te.suax of five hundred dol President appointed the Ss Coblmmuitteo: John R.i , S B. Shacklkfurd and W. B. Uotion of W. B. ticbardson, i, That the 'T'reasutrer is !d tot to return the j44 50 from the ordinary fund, Ireut; Prvided That he ot alIl othler ordinary funds Sthe oldest claims allowed, as b' law. * That road No. 34 shall ° l* tosetrike road district No. 0mtin00, B tw , That the esum of -ve dollars and tifty oents A. Banks f(or budkiug a Saddlb anvou,, ear Ikl rd's, an I tihat the _.s; mue £ bradge cer witour further ,uoLIc.. t ti e Police Jury ad. * t S first Monday of :) OS. ALLISON, ?r tent Police Jury. Clark P.J. SNEW ADVERTIS3EMENTS. NOTICE ! a1' , Id at tJ rancr a .AA o..awt i n . occupl ing any .and-. S- , ., in the n,ari- of , Grlnt, ar i' .ý 'u,ti fi.cd to v:uate on or by t!he 1.. .[Mt d.y if Daaccmher, 14I i. N",vt,.mb.hr 21. 1I7ti M. M. AI)A LANE. Per G W. LAN?' novl.',-td. A RARE CHANCE. A GREAT BARGAIN IN A FINE FARM. -2 1({6 ACRES OF LAND, aitnated in SGruaiL pariah, 40 acres under go..d ft' e1r., the btlance l e splendid p- 1 lantes. There is a goeil dwelling-hleoa a cltaialiig three rleans anid kitchen, snio,,ke,-hni.-.e, lumibelWr-lhoua., corn-crib 3a4l a geicd-p:aying grist mill, run by 'vaterl. T'lis iarim is lweated in a splen dlidl sltck-Ialle,. land not very far from n mia:,i6e. The stock on1 the place will Isw sold t ith it, if the llurrchaser rwants theta. Thie plae will eo cold for a very i sinedl amounltl, and tin given on one half ,of the puirchase price. For full parnL cuilars aspply at this ledice. 4 Colfax, Nov. e. f tf Stolea ' 010 i Reward N W.,,,.ne>ha-, the -tlt o,, Nove. al t ,' l 'G. , ('t '.ix, a ligit baa MA..\F. Hler right ftit . t.. ; hi .te. aiad .Il Is the rigi,,t hiniil toot wlefte; alwont 141 13a4n- high, ix yvlnars old, an blh:ad IXL h lided 1 ciu rit loelt shouklcer. Any lo i,c i igitg iforiiwtion that will I aI to tile C apt reiti of lth thief, or who .! teloill DI ni :ii c liAre, to the nndersign :d, will rc.": ve a rewarel of o 1f . LOkI NZO ,>MITl1. 'olf.s, x, ov 11, 1.7* . ;it. Dissoluttioe or ( C.Pvrds. ship. `CO !ICE is her,,,by given that the COo _. lt ,inerslih iheriet-iare existing be ..n l lrI a WAi:lidis,u'e and ul lilip ..cry is this lay di,.olv4alvd by onutial "uli-tt. t to . at-ltll ws:l hereafter , (re 1,cl oni by It. 11. V tutiuu.uoe. .t "he bheioke anld a|ceculnts are Se t at lt.d ,s ila . i udi rsigne'dl, acdtlie t lie .., . ,l.'- Ih autlti rinid to t llitect a a.a le }.*.: ..< ii t. t i tht ~e ld taritu. SI. \. 1 iW11.LI tMSUlN. 1iEldFFIS a.'ALE. P '. , iC.!lrt. Parish of 'Wilnn, 'tiie: of L.IUla,nat. Mary L. Kiunb,tl vs. Conradl Stasrk. -\o. P4. ºI~ virtuel of a writ of sizllcr,'l aid II al, asinedl iill ilthe a ove uIale ler.,I aWlil entitle d .suit. alL1 toi me, dt re., .1,. i :have aitedl adel till otter thr s.! .. to the list al i hlit.ea:t l iihler, at t,.,. l,oiir cia tlnhe Court Hl1.1u5., at Collt,!x. pa;rish of (tl'rant, betvwec, the hours of 11 o'clock, a..n. and 4 o clock, p.m., on SA TCI'UDA the 2d dlay of LDecenm ber, 1P76, the following described property, to Wit : 'iX illantdrtled and forty acr'e ei lane ill se·ttilli t wieit1 -'elae atd twennty-3tw, to" aihill tight, rlange tive weNt, in tIle lanid district uorth cf Rel Riivecr, ini Graact palith, Louisiana; alie, ocnet carr -log and tec tihousand loet of latatlie, r. Tarnims oif Sld--C'ash, with thel belnelit of apprai'ecent. DI)ANIEL FIETCHER, Shelritf or Grant Parish. La. Colfix, Oct. 31, '71,t. p. t;o. Adulaisitrator's Sale. In the matter of the Succession of Jcsse Thompson and his wife, Susan ''homlpson, both deoeased. A S Adianialitratr ofathe Successiccn of the aIboVe imireid pairties, I will, on SAI'TUDA Y, th, 2d day of De ctmnbtr, A. D. 1876, ctfer at puclic ianction, bet we4en 11 o'ctloCk, a.llm and nullet, at the door of tihe Conrt Ilounce, in the towan of Colhax, Grant plariah, Louislaaa, all rightll, title and interest to the following described real estate, belonging to the stactaaion of Jeane and Susan Thompson, to-wit: The east half of the northwest quar ter of section nnumber twenty, in town ship number eight, north of range nutlm her three weet, containing (do) eighty acre.; also, tile north half ot the north 'eat t qllarl' .r if t ti e'ijli cIlIIUIlir tawentyi iu oisaallip lanuber eight, northl of r•e'.e liail he three west, conatainmi'i .r J eighty aCre. 'ilis land is situated i (iranut parish, Louisianau, in the difr trict it lachd nort.: of Ied Riier. ' 'Terils of seae--Twelve tvunths' =reit tbhe turcllaser giviuggo~lud Iearity, and legal Inlterest on purchase Irice. b. R. CHELETTE, Administrator. colez t e ,'7 . * I r . jf U 11.)1SEIO .) TILEASULE. THE NEW FLORENCE OIL StOVE 'III cc c-c. ,t i :I: tit ti !.e inoi ket.ee'r iic It . ; it r, lie, e \ s I,' h.,Iu.wilT lo halh : d ,-v of tS LE. - iliti lli lio i acd tl ielhcr tlil lt. i.c 'ic - a.1il l.c are til c;i k i. I 41e li t.i, hetr frlli . lea : t ! .t tir t.ll1 l. l ct.ec ' . t l, ' illd " ceal,-lut iul ll ti l e.. uu in d a : i: lithf:t i llilt e Il c. arte all eI- el tL in to i, i lelulh leaky afcter la ltw 'v l.tiths' uI m-; or 1i1' lnli"uuo ni ctil-trul, thirough bwhili al ,il is yarn1t o ( aits. The Flolirece Stove is made "cf tlil l.. t ruat-iron (thorulllgh ly 0iid handi. ,ocilv gal vlized, inside. alild out ). and liit( EKic.euSi sheet iron. It w made tc t, 4at. IT IS ODORLESS. No other oil sto e lha evi- yit b~me ticadel In wi .ih thi d. t.e l.ac. itll a ilit.l I of ktr'cier i, is not loo pllainly aililisereii. butt lIyc Iaill(e- t ofl lrihe patillt.e devices 1%f li.u. Edl wanlh. the gases al.re etircl) colsuieidiil ill tilhe ;lore- re. In roelic warinidl IRy i1., Heatser the lnrity iand Iioistluretof the air is iimost rlemlarkaile m hil- in the, ( Cook there is. i lo iadr t Last suspecicieon oni the toothsoeute steak or thei aPll-tizing loal'. WHAT WILL IT DO? Tich Ilook tote, wheil ruiln to iit cit trcicset I cai.i( 'i., '.ill iciaC e t Ci ll tI\%Co quart.l'ls el oi m 1' It ouirse. Thir'le is I ,, kinid li cooking it will not do. ;i:d i do better thui any." we.it or coal .stove ori ranigc, a., th, li iset is under inistaint aild Iwlrife cilontri'l. Bretadl , cake allld pci bake.l biy it, are like tholc kel in the iold-"ashioniill brick oveni. in I wIe Incii cites after light lug the tire tie owiei in at a lbaking iheat. With the- daincen at alout two-third,' height oily, oir hllat.es, Lof" c'llnc rile, eicac l' baked ev'.ly til 'lough, with tendil crust, in t .t i, lcin tici. 5 teak ian l brcurihi l qeker iand better llthan over hickory coals Ihohilug, frying, toesting. stew ing acid rolaistilig canll be done with neat iw-s aield clil atch. It is wcetilg with rapid sale ccher i.v- tilrlocli.cei aid i c i -s eryw ltlhere cc kiot ledlged as the tnllmt lusctIl a11nd caliuble itsllprovc eult of the CIelteciclnitl )..ar. lsccriptive circular, show ile ciuts of stilto.e anid ivincg prices of vacnt., and .ll ayccs.c l Ie., tc 11 lbe i-ailet uplon.re ciuest by appliig to the OI.NI-lt.1- I TATE AGENC'Y FOR lTHE kLOREN E COAL STIOVE, No. 5 Curctrin street, Ne:w Oeii.iAs, LA. Nv. 1, "s-i- 3t. CA-rAIN PARKER IIARRIS, Cal peiiter and 13iiildoz Csl fax i, Li., Riispectfully. iiifcsilit the citizeop of (iraut ild ij ciiliig liparisihes, that all oirk entrusted to ic e will ti peir ctirmlied in a sulstautial atid aiti- factoiiry tmauier. 10t1 ly C. H. MUMFORD, D.t LER IN DRIY GOODS, SEG ARS, C'OLFAX,... ....... LOUISIANA. _u ,o o. SOL. KRAFT, 0 COL FA X, LAL., DEALER IN PLANTATION SUPPLIES, I)RZY 0OO)S, GlOt:ER IES, P OVES AVD L I 1 RS, BOOTS & SHOES TOBACCOS AND CIGARS. HAR1IDWARE. TIN WVARE Etc., Etc. THE IIIGHEST MARKET PRICE Paid for COTTON. HIDES, WOOL, BEESWAX, L'UN'TRY PRODUCE, Erc 50L, ERAFT, Colfax, La. Octl-her 21, '76. tf Vi. J. I)UFIFY. BHLACKSMIT11 AND HORSES:IOER, Colfiax, La. Everything ill my linte done in a Ii us, tactefili and work I suanlike LIannrI, r. Thu patronage. (iuir counttry t.ircnors in re sI;e-tfully aolicited. vol 1 uoltf Thi undersign(el would als, inform tile iltiZec'c of oan:t aid adljoining plltrheS, tllhat he I::h percmiane.tly Icia lret hIcre. aml v ill carry on the Wooed- Working Ih,icuccs. icn emcnt1ion witithl Mr. tDutl's' t'erg.-. Vliggie.s andti wagons rrlaired, plowsnstcc'kecd, and ecvrytlhing elce. il ry linte attetnhtd to. and satie, t'cht-n gtuaranteed J. T. LOITON. Coltiax, Aug. ;hit-4ln. LU IM- I T 9. i SllgE u uleruiged takes thiis methotdi of i _1111nccing nlnh citizccis of tIclcax aild icnrrto ullludihig ')ll llitry that Ile is LrcL -1 , 4re - to f nic l eI tic.- t f c if 1ice Liu - ta1, at the sawv M1ll, liVce unihcIl fIrclln Cohtax. at tIn I1cltar, lwn- I Ihcncniid fcet, or dclivercd at Col:ta. cr anly ,,h ,ti ccint withiil the saIme dicstalcc., at F i:t'ccc L),iiLcri jwr ThouanUd Feet. no.1 ioi 1-1. MITOIJN A, DTTNN, PItACTISING H'IY ICIAN, MI(NTGOMERY, GRANT P RISH, LA. uoll-nJ-ly 1 DRB. 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