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The pi. e ., th Parish
of C ld'n'. time t':'
time ,giv:: t' ..e t " unuer- l
stand ith;t : - l:; ! ling ol this !i
road ha i je.n a: i'l,.ied for anu
that the \w'ork wicid ' begin in n
the near fture, b-.t the delay "
has lengtihe:i l in o v eeks an. .
weeks io't_, mn;. and the con
suinmat.o ,f ,:0 : .:ie l se-sc/
seems !)o ,., , , to . nv wh"%V1
they fi, .' A nw,: the .
ginni, :, : ; • :hether all
these , -' tr, .t the pur
est kindi l . 'ihere are
some p' 1;,o think
that a no v :- ,.1i kne..'s oi
ough to k' :'thigs, an:l
accordini.,", :ii : , } a e ,c , ask
ing the .',i a , re W .,c.hm.nq
when the Ci :" .-i,4l ax hi-h
_ way xjilil . r oi n.,e,,if in
thme saim a ; ;:, reI-:)' - cionitin
ue to be a;.- sea mide thus
far,in thaT. l: r ici .n,we vould be
safe in sai g iai uhis work will
begin as ,. xi a; ;ie irhich cows
which ranme Kic fest all day
anid retun i:o:::, 1 night , to be
relievel , ie ;..nutat1'n oh milk,
get into eha iai of coning
home wish a ;, i; :i' meal on
their baci . bi'.:n .ody ought
to be ab le , t i ti.: re'aso11 1r'
this dey" anr th i:,c .omebody is
the police jiri,. And woen they
do tell (if tnex cveri do) they
ought to be a t tell n some
thing that wifl be reasonable
enough for toe .l. Oie lo accept
without a:ny s,.a beingt put into
it to save it.
This is an i11 >v.'ant piece of
public highway--more impor
tant, perhaps, w, Columbia than
any one else, yet ir is iminortant
to the people of t;e wholei par
ish, for all o1 tiem ehave to trav
el it more or less v feother they
want to or not. And since the
taxpayers have already contrib
ated one-half of tao expense of
building this road, it is nothing
more than their right to inquire
of the police jury when this
piece of road is to be put in a con
dition that will enable them to
reap some benefit for their out
lay-yea, it is their rioht TO
DEMAND that this r . put
in such coiditi:in as ' , enab:e
them to pass ,,'e" t *4 seasons
of the year waitn n angeting
their teams and v .icl. s.
The business men of Colu. oia
S li'ar ", ir if th:'y were other
wise, th-v :'wul(l c rtainly he- I
cp'i a r,,u.e.,i at this iinex i,lki!l
' on the ),i('e ,juiry to gn'i'- t
,i thi. , ro',.i 1):i',re tihe apptiroach
i'ajlhi winlr i' l ' rain and I
i ihr ad v a:the which will
., e ivr 'ilug !h it the impassa
lit. of ti.s i "ece '' rad and
(e t t'hem otl!F fr n ali l C1 ni
:''erc;a' iitri .,.rse with all that
rarI teQ'rritoryi \v.ich li( s west
' Columbia ant the Ouachita
• r. 'The experience of last
nter niuht to remind all I
l' e ," usiness men of this
. ,1 ; t t ,' th,,, widsh or
i. F r any t dl,"e w\: il ichi' lit':
:i t, (. rin' i .' " tih' cam ing fa l t
S il%',r, the should ("'t busy
. ' n! :' s(i O,'ltw ii t tiolort to
1 :! . ' - ll(' iml !re liet .u;'Y to put
ii('.v ' lc:I 101' It t .il \v'r is pos t
l ne! l :intil the 't int,' season t
:- it will th._'n he anl impos- I
ii . i',ey v l just as es il
ci t f' oi'' o this trade
(1,.'1 t inte),tr if 191-1 Liy the P
., ;,. h, ti i ce 1b e\a' ilj.'d in U
S!'irel'fused to expose them
I [ s, vn t wi..n Ihe most u - t
!t :i esii Dcs us tlessinss made s
; t' sýi .v ' ); tL , to (co te.
The, .r t-,v . rit ' the parish
have 'aiy . goodi roadis which a
a. e L ve! had tlhei i oundations t
1ri: up iprel.aratry to make !1
il')(ds of ts to,ie , and conse
,:uie 'tly they do not attain t,,
that tirnee ft impassability a
iha the Columbia-Colfax high- s
ay does. and the people wvill be f
chargaile with sacrifising their
own best interest if they did not d
trade in those other towns rath
,r th:; ; to undertake to come a
I tere at the risk of breaking ul.
their wagons and crippling up
their teams. The close prices
made by the merchants of Col
nmbia is an incentive to the peo- 1
lie west of us to come here to
_trade, if other conditions were
lua!, buit with these road ad
.antages i; favor of the ether
.os, ,we cannot expect those
",ho iiva beyond this model road
1 o com' here to rade; for it was
-st ,iter. ani v:ill be, next
,inter, a nmodel for impassa
.iity.
r A moIdel road, when all of the
.nishin touches have been put
'o it, is great hblessing to any
country, ibut when you go down
and dig up the undersurface
n ud, p at it in a dump and call
rit a model road-that smacks
very strongly of the imbecilic.
e W. A. Meredith
In our announcement column
will be found a card friom Mr.
W. A. Meredith, announcing
himself as a candidate for the
etfice of Tax Asse.sor of Cald
\\ell parish, subject to the ac
Stion of the demoratic primary.
ir. Meredith is wel. known to
the el c orate of the parish, hay
ing been born a.d reared in this
' comrnunit and lived here all
-ins life.' He has worked in this
le capacity as deputy assessor and
t is acquainted with duties requir
:edin this position.He is courteous
and obliging, has a friendly
word for every one and number
r- his friends by his acquaintances.
If elected he can be depended
t upon to discharge the duties of
. the office of assessor in a pains
taking and eficient manner. We
commend his candidacy to the
Sc;sideration of the voters of
Caldwell parish.
We are late in reaching our
readers this week, account of
s the great amount of School
Board and Tensas Basin Levee
n Boards proceedings that appear
to in this issue.These proceedings
it are interesting and should be
carefully read by every one in
t the parish. We will publsh the
proceeding of the last meeting
of the police jury in our next
Is week's issne.
S.nd in your rene',al to The
ia Watchman.
Let Us Be Careful, Lest We
Capsize the Ship of State
If a constitutional convention
is voted by a majority of the e
lectors of the state on the 31st
of August, it assures the draft
ing of many ordinances which at
will operate to the detriment of aH
the people of the rural sections
of the state, for now, beyond I,
peradventure, this convention
will he dominated by the city 0
bI),sses and city politicians who s
will be supported in their hellish B
work by a gang of office holding ti:
lfdelegates. As was indicated last D
wt ek by Mr. Thornhill in his let- G
ter of withdrawal, the politicians s
seem bent upon relieving the N
wealthy corporations of the state Si
from all local taxation, thus
leaving the Parishes to support
all of their institutions from tax
fes filched from the individual C
taxpayers who make it possible s
four the rich corporations to ,
thrive and grow richer. The D
adop)tion of such an ordinance Ir
iy the constitutional convention, t
means that the people ofthe Par c
ishes must thereafter dig down B
into their own pockets for every
cent that goes to the support of
the parish government, includ- Si
ing all of its educational andP'
political institutions,
There is an unmistakable ten n
dency on the part of the dele- th
gates to the convention to change of
the basis of the apportionment th
of the public school funds in
such manner as to operate to the
great disadvantage of the coun
try parishes. The present sys
ten: is bad enough in all con
science, insofar as the rural dis- P'
tricts of the state are concerned, i
so it behooves the country peo- ed
pile to "look before they leap, " sr
and when they do leap, be sure A
they leap against any thing that c
may make it possible for their se
prcsent bad condition to be made ar
wol se. ce
The revision of the judiciary 9
and assessment laws of the >
state are two other subjects ca
fraught with much danger to ch
the people, and since there is no
prospect of a majority of the
delegates to that convention
being honest, patriotic men, the
only safe plan is to defeat the P
convention. It is true, that the
judicial and assessment laws of
the state need, r p b
since there is no p`
terment in this reka 1 We
better leave them where
are.
Whether this proposition to
hold a constitutional convention
is a creature of Gov. Hall's ad- l
ministration or not does not re
move the dangers which sur
round it; and that there is dang- fo
er to the common people in the 1F
framing of a new constitution at A
t this time, is not denied except a
- by a small group of office hold
ers and politicians who are the a
fathers of the movement. In- P1
evitably, if a constitutional con
vention is held, the rate of taxa
Stion will be increased, and this
-'is an experiment that will be D
dangerous to the best and most
I vital interests of the state; for
when the rate is once increased, P
s it is almost, if not wholly im
possible to ever reduce that rate
and get back to a lower and I
more economical basis.
So we again warn the people E
of the danger that confronts tl
them, and give it as our deliber- s
Sate opinion that it is better to en 4
e dure a bad condition than to f
Stake chances on having a worse fi
one saddled upon us. That le
we will get nothing better is ae
foregone conclusion. C
o The constitution of 1898 with o
v all of its amendments, additions
Sand revisions has stemmed the F
Stide of some twenty years; and 8
now it is proposed to tear it I
s down and build it up again in
3 sixty days, but look what sort
r of mechanics have been or will
s be assigned to do the work of I
Y rebuilding. A lot of political s
r grafters, a bunch of unholy poll C
ticians and a contingent of cron- 1
Sic office seeking office holders- I
Sall of these,pitted against a very c
small number of honest, patriot
e ic citizen-delegates. Partisan
politics is just as sure to govern t
the deliberations of the conven- c
tion, if one is held as water is to I
seek its level.
Fellow citizen, will you take a
1 chance on having your very life,
liberty and happiness destroyed
r by voting for the proposed con
s stitutional convention? No, in
e the name of God, no!
e FOR TRADE for Caldwell par
t ish farm lands improved city
property in Monroe and West
Monroe, La. One hotel building
e in West Monroe, La. Write
Abe Arent, Monroe, La. 7-16-4t,
OLLA STATE BANK
Located at Olla, Rarish Of LaSalle
Louisiana
Report furnished to the State Exam
iner of State Banks by the above Bank
at the close of business on June 23rd
1915.
RESOURCES
Loans secured by mortgages
$17,670.40
Other loans and discounts 21,520.70
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 313.58
Banking house, furnithre and
fixtures 5,150.00
Due from banks and
bankers 2,845.69
Gold coin 387.50
Silver. nickel and coppor coin 523.38
National bank notes and all is
sues U. S. government 1,045.00
Total 49,456.25
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $12.000.00
Surplus 2,500.00
Undivided profits, less expen
ses and taxes paid 735.11
Dividends unpaid 30.00
Indsvidual deposits subject
to check 17,034.21
Time certificates of deposit 12,093.38
Cashier's checks outstanding d3.55
Bills payable 5,000.00
Total $49,456.25
State of Louisiana,
Parish of LaSalle.
I, B. E. Blake, president, and I,
L. C. Nunn, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 2nd day of July 1915.
J. H. BLAKE,
Dy., Clerk 30th District Court
Notice
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals and bids, to construct and
build a two room school house in Dis
trict No. 27 will be received and open
ed up until noon August28. Plans and
specifications are on file in my office.
All bids must be accompanied with a
certified check of $100 to show good
faith in said bidder. The Board re
serves the right to accept or reject any
and all bids, In case said bid is ac
cepted said bidder will be required to
give bond of said bid for the faithful
performance of said work, the success
ful bidder to furnish all material. In
case bids are rejected said check or
checks will be returned to owner,
J. C. HINES, Supt.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior, U.
S. Land Office at Baton Rouge
July, 3, 1915
oof made under Act 6-6-12.
ien that
planlt,
., who, on Feb., 24,1912, made
mestead Entry No. 05554, for
the s w 1-4 of the n e 1-4 sec.,
23, tp 23 n, r 2 e, La., Mer., has
filed notice of intention to make
3 year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, be
fore the Clerk of Court, at Col
umbia, La., on the 16th day of
August 1915. Claimant names
ma witnesses: Robert M. May,
Iley E. Estess, William D. Fish
er, Trnest McClain, all of Cotton
Plant, La.
E. D. Gianelloni, Register.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior-U.
S. Land Office at Baton Rouge
July 7 1915
Proof under law made under
which entry was made
Notice is hereby gven that
Isaac D. Brooks, of Hardie, La.
who, on June 8, 19D, made
Homestead Entry No. 83084 for
the e 1-2 of then w 1-4 and the
sw 1-4 of the n w 1-4 o sec.20,
tp 15 n, r3e, La., Mer, has
filed notice of intention bmake
five year proof, te esblish
claim to the land above d;crib
ed, before the clerk of cog, at
Columbia, La., on the 20t1 day
of August, 1915.
Claimant names as witned s;
Henry Morris, William H s,
Solomon Bailes, Ruben .
Knighten, all of Hardie, La.
E. D. Gianelloni, Regi
STRAYED. 1 black mare,
bout 12 years old, star in fac
split in 1 ear, win on right sho
der. Should have brought col
last March. 1 sorrel mare, a
bout 12 years old, dues to bring
colt last March, some white in
face, branded F on left jaw,
branded on left shoulder, wire
cut in hock joint. Any informa
tion leading to recovery of above
described animals will be paid a
liberal reward. J. P. Ferguson,
Clarks. La.
onstipation
"For many years Iwas troubled, in
spits of all so .called remedies I used.
Atsst Ifoundquick relief and cure
in those mild, yet thorough and
really wonderful
r DR. KINC'8
e.wLife Pills
Adolph Schingeck, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ie CENTS PSI BO7TLE AT ALL DRUGGISIS.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
GRAYSON BANK
Located at Grayson, La., Parish of Caldwell
Report furnished to the State Examiner of State Banks by the
above Bank at the close of business on June 23, 1915
RESOURCES
Loans secured by mortgage ....1,52.
Other loans and discounts 14,510.;
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 9-3.5s
Other bonds stock, securities etc 2,500.N
Banking house, furniture and tixtures. 2,57. 74
Due from banks and bankers 4,97 -.01)
G o ld c o in 2 :;....
Silver, nickel and copper coin '5, 1
National bank notes anti all issues U. S. Government . 1,112.!0
$41,:,39..,
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. ---------------------- -- $15,00.u0
Surplus -..... ,- -.
Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid u l..95
Individual deposits subjiect to check 10.41U.75
Time certificates of deposits_ - 2, 7.0
Cashier's checks outstanding . .._ :;.53
Bills Payable ----------------------------...... --- --------2.,00).00
$41,5 -9.37
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caldwell.
I, W. R. Broadway, V-President, and I, N. L. Hower, (Cash
ier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of July
1915. R. R. REDDITT,
Notary Public
Telephones on
Se Farms at
' - Low
S) Rates
If there is no telephone on your farm
write for our Free Booklet telling how you
may get Service at 50 cents per month
and up.
A postal will do!
Address:
Farmers' Line Department.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
BOX 30, ALEXANDRIA, LA.
|BACK
I* IN
1900
15 years ago a little furniture store was open at 121
North Second street, Monroe, La. Through the full 15 years
it has progressed and prospered until today it occupies four
big flours 70 x 150 and besides commanding an enviable po
sition in the merchandising affairs of Monroe, it is recog
nized far and wide as one of the leading furniture stores in
the state.
Occupying its own building and thus having no rent to
pay. The Monroe Furniture Co,, gives its customers, of
which it numbers thousands, the very maximum valuo for
the money in every instance.
15 years experience in buying and selling furniture,car
pets and home furnishings has taught us what our custo
mers want, and where to obtain it for them. Our furniture
goes into a majority of the homes of this section, it furnish
es comfort to the home of the well-to-do business man and
the planter; and it answers the need of the working man's
ottage.
e No matter what may be the size of your pocketbook you
Sill find what you want here and save money on it,
a "From the Cheapest that is Good to the Best that is
NROE FURNITURE COMPANY, Ltd.,
S 138 North Second St. Monroe, Louisiana.
Freight Paid on All Ordnrs Over Ten Dollars.
Su 4ibe for The Watchman
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