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THE CALDWELL WATCHMAN
Published Every Friday at Columbia, La.
Official Journal of Caldwell Parish, Ca!dwel! Parish School Board and the Town of Columbia
H. A. TURNER - - - - - - - - EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Entered at the I,u ntotiee at (',Inia, ILa.. as sec di'. s mail mnattt'r.
It Is As It Should Be
The theory of American gov
ernment is that the right to gov
ern arises fro'm the consent of
the governed. All of our insti
tutions in theory at least, if not
in actual prmc:ice at the present
time, make a pretence at least,
of using this IrinciIle in dealing
with thoe pblic. There art'
howover, certain muniments of
power, c, :,'erred by lavw' and ex
ercised in the wozkliings of o;r
modern Amerlcall life whichi
takes f'ron thi, people this basic
princiljle. In fact it has become
such a common thing to take
from the I.o,: this inalienlable
right, thitt many of our politi
cians have r,,ached the Con
clusion that it may be taken
without .ny siousl complaint
on the part o, the governe,'.
And with this thought in mind,
the advocates in the state
legislature, of a consti
tutional convention, ri . hb t
or wrong, at first conceiv
ed the idea of calling a constitu
tional convention and framing
a new constitution without giv
ing the people a voice in the mat
ter at any stage of the proceed
ings, but luckily for the State of
Louisiana and her intelligent cit
izenship, this class of politicians
did not have a majority in the
general assembly, and there
fore they were forced, very
much against their will no doubt,
to submit to the people both
questions, that is to say, the peo
pie must first say by their bal
lots whether a constitutional con
vention shall be held, and if,
yea, then whether they will ac
cept the constitution as framed
by that convention.
It is pretty generally admitt
ed that the idea of a new con
stitution was conceived and in
spired by the New Orleans boss
es who firmly believed that they
would be able to accomplish
their sceme of having a consti
tutional convention without the
consent of the people and to
foist upon them the further
scheme of having a heavy at
large delegation in that conven
tion, thereby vesting in them
the controling power in the con
vention, by means of which
they would be able to frame such
an organic instrument as would
suit their purposes, without re
gard to the rights of the other
tions of the state. The peo
were again in luck when
ey happened to have a suffi
cient numbeti of faithful repre
sentatives in the general as
sembly to defeat these foul hopes
also.
It is now up to the people to
say by their ballots whether
they favor a constitutional con
vention or whether they oppose
it. But those who want a con
vention at all hazards are now
taking hope in the fact that it
is characteristic of the people in
the rural sections of the state to
not participate in elections which
do not involve the interests of
local candidates. They have al
ready made bold to assert that
the "country people" will not go
to the polls, while New Orleans
will poll every vote in its corpor
ate limits for the convention,
and thereby carry it whether
the people at large want it or
not.
If there ever was a time when
the voters of the rural section
of Louisiana should break away
from the custom of letting the
other fellow do the voting when
there is no local interests in
volved, it strikes usthat now is
that time; and we appeal to the
voters of Caldwell to go to the
polls on the day of election -in
full strength and cast your bal
lots against the calling of a con
stitutional convention. But in
order that you may have a fair
show and that your legal rights
may be protected, be' sure that t
you cast your ballot on that day; r
for the man whom you think is
best qualified to. and( who will
, most faithfully represent your
, interests in that convention if
one is voted b!,, a imajrity of
t the electors of the state. t
The constitutional convention
convenes September 2.1 in New s
Orleans. The election to nomi
nate candfidates will be hell Ju
I!. 27, and nominations will close
,on July 20). We have been
w ,ndering who would be the
dele'ate from (Caldwell parish
a~nd who wouldt ol'er themselves
a: a cailidate. We have heard t
it sug'gested that the lion. C. 1'. I
Thn)rnhill would be the proper i
i;
,l-'Vegate from this parish to be- I
come a candidate for this re
po: siLb !osition. His exper- s
t iePce :s distict att' rnel' of this
larish for a long time andl in the
plractic) of law and in the con- 1
sti ttiEonal confvention of 1913lii
ias s n.blied him to become ac- 1
,juairtedl with some (of the de- 11
f- Icts contained in the present l
coinstitution. Tne Watchman be
lieves that if Mr. Thornhill will s
consent to become a candidate t
he will meet with no opposition. U
le is in a position to assist in I
framing; a constitution which t
wiil best suit present conditions ti
and ',ne which will not hamper s
the Legislative branch of our I
State Government in the exer
cise of certain powers which
now prohibited itlem by our pres e
ent constitution. Mr. Thornhill u
has gained experience and repu
tution which will commend him a
to the consideration of his con- f
stituency. I
Some little time ago we threw
out a feeler regarding a fourth t
of July celebration and barbecue. t
Since that time we have learned
that Vixen does not take very
kindly to our suggestion as to t
holding it there, because she c
,1 would not reap any material ben
efit from it, and the stringency t
of the times, prevents her citi
zens from entertaining it from a
ri standpoint sociality and patriot
- isin. Now we think that the
- business men of Columbia ought I
S~to take this matter up and se
cure the celebration for our
h home town. There is no doubt
h that such an occ",sion will bring t
da largenumber of people to
Stown and our business men will
r be benefitted accordingly. The
prospective candidates, too, willt
a find Columbia a more conven
Stion field of opleration.
Last week The Watchman pub E
lished the resignation of S. A.
Myers as president of the Cald
well Fair Association. Mr. Myers E
states that his farm needs him, E
which necessitates him resign
ing his position as leader in this
move this year but assures the z
Association that he will do every E
t thing in his powcr to make the c
third annual fair a success. We '
regret that Mr. Myers has re
signed as he was a great help e
in pulling off the fair last year. C
The Watchman is on record as
t in favor of having a fair this C
fall and stand ready to assist in
any way we are called upon to 1
act. Caldwell cannot sfford toi
take a step backward, so we t
Ssuggest to our citizens to call a
Smass meeting and elect officers t
to champion this great cause. r
This meeting should be called at s
once and steps taken towards s
having a fair in Caldwell this b
year. The crop prospects are
good and many of ou. farmers el
will meet with disappointment ti
if we fail to grant them the fi
privileges of bringing their a
products of the soil and live l
stock and placing on exhibition A
showing the public what kind of tl
stock they are raising and what n
their soil will produce. Quite a
number of our farmers have J
talked with the editor recently
about holding a fair in Caldwell
this fall. Let's have that meet
ing at once, elect officers, and
start the ball rolling in that (di
rectio'l, and let's keep her rIll
ing until after the fair this fall.
What say you?
S. J. I)Dunn of Rapides Parish
is visiting relatives in Columbia.
Representative J. E. McClana
han is now back at home after
dispatching his duties at the ex
tra session of the Legislature
held at the State Capital. He
spent Thursday in Columbiia
mingling with friends.
School Board Proceedings
ORDINANCE No.11
An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
dlistrict No. 23 in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
mittinr to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of the levee of a spec
ial tax of ten mills [10] for the
puirlose of providing additional[
aid to the plublic schools of said1
school district.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the
Pi'arish Board of School Direc
to's of the Parish of ('aldwell,
La., that a special election be
held and is hereby ordered to be
held in tchool district No, 23, in
in the Parish of Caldwell, La.,
on the 6;th day of July 1915, for
the purpose of submitting to the
qlualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy
of a special tax of ten mills [10] 1
on the dollar of all property in i
the said school district subject
to state taxation, for a peried of
live years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving
additional aid to the public
schools of the said school dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain
ed, etc, that the ballots to be
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors
and shall be in the following
form.
Proposition to levy a ten
all the property subject YES
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 26, Parish of
Caldwell, State of Louis-'..
iana, annually, for the
period of five years, for
the purpose of giving ad NO
ditional aid to the public
schools of said school dis
t.rict.
See. 3. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the secretary of
the Parish Board of School Di
rectors be and he is"hereby or
dered to cause to be prepared
t for use at the said election the I
tally sheets, lists of qualified e
lectors, assessed valuation of i
r property, blank statements for
t the purpose of compilation ofj
Sthe vote, in number and amount 1
Sand other election blanks that
may be required for the purpose
of holding the said election, to
cause the same to be placed in
the ballot boxes for use at the
respective precincts, and to
make provision for the tranmis
sion of the ballot boxes to the
several precincts of the school
district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the polling place
shall be at the Copenhagen
School House, and the following
three commissioners are appoint
ed: J W Price, H A Volentine
and W F Volentine, commission
ers and D A Humphriesr clerk
of the special election, all of
whom shall serve without com
pensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordain
)ed, etc., that the Parish Board
of School Directors shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 7th
day of July 1915, for the pur
pose, in open session, of examin
ing and counting the ballots,can
vassing the returns and declar
ing the result of the said elec
tion.
See. 6. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the president of
the Parish Board of School Di
rectors be and he is hereby in- I
structed to give public notice of
said election by proclamation to i
be published according to law.
Sec., 7. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the special elec
tion herein and hereby provided
for shall be held and conducted
and the r'eturns thereof shall bo
made under the provisions of I
Act 256 of 1910 and amendments I
thereof, and such other laws as I
may be applicable. t
G. T. Martin, Pres. I
J. C. Hines. Sec.
PROCLAMATION
Colunmbia, La., April 14, 1915
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board of Schoal Directors
of the Parish of ('aldwell, La.. at its
(alled meeting held on the 26th day of
May 1915, 1, (. T. TMartin, President
of said Parish ýHoa d of School Direc
tors, hereby give notice that in iom
wliance with said resolution, a special
election will be held in school district \
No. 3, Parish of Caldwell, La., on the
6th day of July 1915, for the purpose
of submitting to the property taxpay- S
ers qualified under the constitution and s
lawfi of the State of Louisiana to vote c
at said election, the following proposi
tion, towit:
To levy a special tax of ten mills on t
the dollar on all property in school dis- p
trict No. 23 Parish of Caldwell, La., I
subject to State taxation, annually, for s
a perio'! of five years, for the purpose
of giving additional aid to the public t
schools.
For the purpose of said special elec
tion the polling place shall be at the
('openhagen School House, and the
following commissioners aret al)point
ed: J W Price, II A Volentine and
W F Volentine and B A Humphries
as clerk, all of whom shall serve at
this election. all of whom shall serve
without compensation.
At said election the polls will (open at -
7o'clock a. m. and close at 5 o'clock -
p. m., and the election will be conduct
ed in accordance with the laws of Lou
isiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at 10 o'
ciock a. m., on the 7th (lay of July
1915, the said Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Caldwell.
La., will meet at Columbia, L.a., and
in open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examin,"
and canvass the returns, and declare
the result of said special election.
This 29th day ot May 1415.
Geo. T. Martin,
President of the Parish Board of
School L)irectors.
A true copy
J. C. Hines, Sec.
Jury List
State of La., Parish of Caldwell
Thirtieth District Court
Office of the Clerk
I hereby certify that the fol
lowing named persons were du
ly selected by the jury commis
sion, according to law, at its
meeting on June 9th, 1915, as
grand jurors for the grand jury
term of this court commencing
Monday June 28, 1915, who
shall be subject to duty as grand
jurors during the term of six
months after the grand jury is
empaneled, viz:
No Name Ward
1 J R Hawkins 1
2 GT McSween 2
3 Vollie Harris 3
4 Q K Reitzell 3
_.iiWT. larkson 4
.... - eredith, Sr. 4
7 J A Stamper 4
8 W A Reitzell 4
9 W C Hester 4
10 J N Gregory 5
11 C P Bailey 5
12 R F Gryder 5
13 Bowen Eubanks 6
14 J A Mayes 6
15 W R Rushing 7
16 I W Clark 8
17 Daniel Mott 8
18 J A Carter 9
19 Rush Vincent 10
20 CR Elliott 10
I further certify that the fol
lowing named persons were du
ly drawn by the jury commiss
ion, according to law.at its meet
ing on June 9, 1915, as petit
jurors for the petit jury term of
this court commencing Monday
July 12, 1915, who shall report
for service as such on Tuesday,
July 13th, 1915, viz:
No Name Ward
1 LF Pine 4
2 W W Ashcraft 4
3 J W Childress, Jr. 4
4 WJ Railley 5
5 J W Price 10
6 A J McDaniel, Jr. 3
7 DMRoark 4
8 J W McKeithen 4
9 CB Blackman 1
10 RG Cruse 3
11 HT Harris 3
12 Allen Tingle 1
13 J A Shipp 5
14 TETeekell 51
15 J L Humphries 10
16 AC Jacksona 4
17 H L Dunn 6
18 GW Thompson 4
19 Andrew Cook 2 *
20 SCCoates 5.
21 D A Childress 3
22 JP Duke 3
23 GLTullos 9
24 JH May' 9
25 DJ Bedsole 10
26 IN McClanahan 8
27 W F Meredith 4
28 W B Perkins 4
29 W 0 Humphries 4
30 Robert Wooten 3
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand officially
and affixed the seal of the Thir
tieth District Court, at Colum
bia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana,
on this the 15th day of June, A.
D. 1915.
Philip H. Mecom,
Deputy Clerk of Court
FOR ,SALE-400 acres river
land 5 miles above Columbia,
La., lying paralell with the I.
M. Ry., four good houses, 1 new
hay barn, 2 cisterns, large pas
ture. 125 acres in cultivation.
Lespedeza hay. Terms reason
able.-W. G. Ferrand, Columbia
La. 5-28-tf.
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o),' MION' E, I OII'IIANA
OFFICERS
F. P. Stubbs, Pres. 1
C. E. Bynum, V-Pres.
Travis Oliver, Cashier
H. N. :Thompson,
m Asst-Cashier
Depository For
STATE OF LOUISIANA
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Caldwell Bank
COLUMBIA, LA.
CAPITAL _ . _.... ...------------------------- $15,000.00
Surplus ...------- .- ..-----. ----.----------. 20,000.00
Uudivided Profits -----------.. --_ 2,000.00
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