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S'PFie Baqqer-Derrnocrat.
TBLIaSHED EVERY SATURDAY AT
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA.
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JAMES N. TURNER .
SPublisher and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION: $200 PER YEAR.
Saturday, June 8, 1901,
Fifth District Levee Board. l
Regular rneetings .c.nonl WVdn esJa:'y to
n .lnuary, April July, ai Octobt r, at
Delta. La.
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The book tru t, wish one t;: two Itd
membcers of "ur State B3oard of LIt
Education as aids., didlt get through st:!
their scheme, which would have;, a
robbed our state out of several het
thousand dollars if Governor Heard to
had not stepped in and spoiled their ho
little game. wa
The statistics of the Department i'u
for
of Agriculture estimates the 1i~al
* area planted in cotton at 27,532,40~i der
acres, an increase of 2,111,000 "i
acres, or 83 per cent 'over the acre- ,,
age planted.last year, and of 2,49S,- wri
000, acres, or 10 per cent over the a
acreage actually picked. cot
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The members of the cotnimittee
on rivers and harbors reached New P
Orleans on Thursday. It is a great .1
pity that the committee have not 1
the time to see the great levee eys.
tem and the real wants of the coun.
try, instead of seeing only the New C
Orleans harbor and the jetties:. It
would be more satisfactory to them "r
if it could be done, but no do~ubt ject
the Congressmen and other repre
sentative men who are to present
this great and important question
before them, will do so in the most
satisfactory manner. Be
- -the
Justicc Gregnictii of New York, and
granted 110 divorces in a single day East
lately. T e Times -Democrat says antd
Rhode Island has the largest number kind
of divorces of any Northern State, tofi
but New York leads both New that
Jersey and Pennsylvania. The re. -may
turns of 1890, the latest we have, s~li
ehowed that in that year two in stock
every 2072 ¶f the population were privi
divorced persons; that'3402 persons waell
were divorced in the State of Massa. hereit
chusetts alone, and that the totali daa
numbet of persons divorced in the ,:
United States annually was 0,484. of cot
Takiging into account our increlhe of IBe
population since 1890, it must be up liv
spytroximately true that 75,000 per- tice is
sons will be divorced during the ageat
can b|
current year. I made
- -"--- fore II
There are very few towns that ow ne
collect- no txes, li-cnses or any-.n
thing ,elIs fr,:; ti:u peo!ile; but the see of
* City of Ls,I td:i ,, 'L,., is: one of bllige
themu. It is g,,era:lly the reverse, niuiTh
ani that the po p!o;, are burdene8 time e
with taxatiton .ind i: i g:~ldiug in public
where
a great many of them. Laclvil!e is exe
lucky enough to l.av weaIhi right notice
under her srets a; 1ah:L;t whelI anid tb
is taken out goecs to the ctity in " .
paying its expnteos. Already it pace.
has a surplus of $500,000, which Be
i prorated out to Its 20,000fr
inbvbitants would give each of and frt
them 825, or S15 for each head party
of a family. Leadville is oneof the r ji
lucky towns. to bi
Th .- rained
S The Times lDemocrat received on, copJ
June 1, reports fram 1U5 corres- pef')rtala
pondents coveriing the entire cotton held tia
section of the South, giving the con- cIsr
dition of the cotton crop at that sadl p:I
date, which is summarized as fol- hoidlin'
lows: I-1. There has been a ccn-i f,'ot ti
siderable increase of acreage, the tlal f't
average for thb Belt being about 10 wihen
pIer 'ant. This figure', is hoever, foondI
subject to a minuse Correction in the .ftock a
July report, as an unprecedented pendlin
proportion of the area hadl to be re- s.:id su.
planted, in conseqlence of unquee- afor,-a
tionable weather. The fate of this until li
late planting is involved in doubt. shall U
the cou
2. The condition is, on the whole, ieii
one of the loest ever known. The WUdinat
seaaon has been so peculiar in many ctionllict
t hereby
respects that the plant is now espec
ially susceptible tu sinister cmnli
.tione. A very wet June is particu
larly to be dreaded. 3. A comn Provid,i
parative scarcity of labor is report. have o
ed from some section, but no wide- JEWELi
apread trouble of this kind seems to a pn
be felt just now. 4. Inii a general on she
way, it may be said that the possi- lrrs i
lbilitdes of tie crop in either di- and tin,
r*otion are very great. With fa. All wo
vorable conditions during the seasop "rran
of growth and a very late frost, a I mrIal
yield may be expected; if na-i and jeu
o tD old be unkind in both these
at respects, the reslt
a:sitl ptolbability, be serious .et
" do'lirat
rat. Police Jury Proceedings.
- Lake Providence La., May 317101.
,AY AT The FHn. Police Jory of East C::r
roll parish met In called session to con
sider ways and means of p.,·vng for
--- building Court Ho uce and to ap,pomt
necessary committees to arrange for
ceremony of laying the corner stone.
or. Presenl-Rolt. Nicholson,"Presii u t:
SYancevy Bell, Ce.rk: W. C. Hope. A. M.
Nelsonu.
YEAR. Absent-Phil MeGuire and T. iW.t
Jay.
The follwin' offered by Mr. HI:.,e.
was iu:;anirno -ly carrie.:
Be it ordaintd byt the Police .lrve of
th par.t, of East Carroll. Tha'b:t thi,
d. propuait.ri of lThe Lake Protide.ci ,
Bank to loan tie parish the sum ,f ix
e 'l:L teen hhousatd live hundred diullat',
b pav, t il ii :inui:l inautallments -vith
.jx pet i-tt iU" anjt m interest th:e
on fcont dlattrof -ti, interttst p:,,- ti '
anilutlly, sid inst·tllments nlarrin
at on.-, 'tv,, three, four, five. six, v.
ard i-hi:t years trcor dlate of loan, 0u
ant: t, I.herds r tccpt:ed;
Be it i;rthler ordained, That t!I'e
PI'ret':et of the Plice .Jury be ani! t
berebt authorized to make said loan
'!,t0 sauil bauk anid to make said coid
tr ctll : itw is -aid }bank:
be it furtlh.r irl:ined, That in orner
to-secure said 1lo. lith said Pole nc ,lin
biujti and obi,.l ates the parish to Il:i
len:. oif -:itd pariNs a s -uiict -:t.,
each ear to ay the instllieu ,:t
Snterert ftiiing - lu., in .aid ho a n ,t and
•t t"opr.ate, ivvy, , t aside a d , ,!).,,l'r
:a rate of t-ax. in r, ldi:on to the rat,- i -
two ired tor: the ordiltnary expense- or ,,
t parish. sutliei'nt it ai use by taxar,:at t
rd of the amount r-quired to meet said in r
rough stallrents and itereal;
Be it further ord:ined, That the
nave I
aforesaid sliui of b4,5)0, he and i
everal herely deilard a court house fund :ni
leard to be used only for building new iourt
their house.
On motion of Mr. Nelson, '~250.0
I was appropriated to defray expense of
laying corneir stone of courthouse, :'i,
truent Tuesday. July 2, 1901. fixed as the day
for the ceremonies.
19tal On motion of Mr. Hlope. The Pr,.i
2.U00t dent was auth'riz'd to appoint a com-I
1,000( rnittee of sixtetrn, including the nnmi
hers of the Police Jury, on arrangre
acre- melts, whose duty it will be to conferil
,498,- witl the Ma:onic Lodge and arrange
r the a ;,ro':ilnime for the- (lays' ceremonit'.
'1he Presidlent appointed on said
committee the police jurors from each
ward and the following citizens:
uittee C. B. lBCKilt(. ,
S A. K. A'MACKEr .
New F. T CoNsT.Ts-r,
great J. G. lPrTi'AN,.
not E.J. t..cn:y,
E. 11. DAvis.
'V5. .i. W. Ciwair-.
Coun R. N. REA .
New C. A. V(oEK:iRt, o,
(1o. S. OwE'.
.It J. S. GUENARD. t!
themr The Police Jtiry then adjourned sub
oubt ject to ctil of the Prl'ident.
epre- ROBT NICHOLSON, President
YANCEY ItELL, Clerk.. I
ation -- ----- I at
mon(st No-Fence Law.
Be.it ordained by the Police Jury of i1.
the parish of East Carroll. That from ri
ork, and afte the l1t day of Sept ener, un
1;93, no fences shall be required in Mt
day East Carrll parish, and the owners le
says ant[ lessees of all live stock of whatever I
gbei kiundnd description within said par- co
Sish, shal) be required to keep the same
ate, confined to their own premises, anti
4ew that any person whose land or crop:
re. may be depredated uipon and dam- l,
aged by looi,, live stock after said date, I t'
v, shall have the right to take up said re
It stock and hold sam:e under lion and l't
rere privilege to seecure the paynment of the[ ''
damages sustaineO by i,aid party, as the
o well as costs of keeping said stock as Pr,
sa-. hereinufter set florthl. 'The amount of n:
atal damages sustained to be determined by he
the arbitration offrietnds if the parties la:
eairee thereto: otherwise by any court we
4. of competent jurisdiction. the
of Be it further ordained &c., That it str
be shall be the duty :t tile party taking i
up live stok as aforesaid, to give no
oer- tice imminediately to the owner or his
the agent, or the lessee of said stock, if he
Scan be found,. anud n, charge shall be
made for keepiung said ihe stock be. 1
Sfore notince i gi en, except when thel
,at owner, his ageint or lessee of said stock I call
ny- icannot be toiii, after iligent inquiry s
: and for.1 In case tile owner or les-,
te s'e of sail stick cannot oe found after W4e
of l ige:llt rmquir'y, notice of taking up r
ssamne 'h:-ll ibe ivet by posting a writ
tel descripiuo of eaid rtock and theu
time of taking up samne at the two most to
in public places nearest to the plantatiin to n
I where sa: d stock have been taken up, j
except in Providence ward, where the
bt notice shall eI posted at the postoficee St
e and the door of tihe court house. The m
in term pulic pliacs, is to 1mean stor'es, Pr
post ollices and oflice of justices of the i
ci Be it further ordained, ic., That
Safter notice in cases where owners, pal
0thetri:gents or lessees can be found, adv
of and from time of taking up when said me
ad party c:anuot be found after diligent i
ciffort, the person so taking up said
live stock, shall be allowed, in addition
to his claim for damages aotually sus-of II
tamed by depredation upon land and t
on ireps aforesaid, fifty cents per head 'm
fir takiig up live stock and fifty cents to
s. per day for each head of live stock so d
oun held tduring the time the same are ne- dies
- cessarilv beli, to enforce payment of e
:a sal damages and cost of keeping; and as it
t said party shall have the right after f
h. hodiing said stock three days, to date mad
I f,'om tine clw notice given, when own. I
ers. thLeir agnats or lessees can be found, both
he and from time of taking up said stock
0 when n~ owner or claimant can be
, found, to institute suit tq enforce their tton
chn:i fer damages done by said live t
IL tc(:k and costsl for keeping same; and "ll
ed pentding trial of suit the party taking up
Ssaid astck sit!; ilave the right to retain
ipls-ession of same and to receive the
8 fforesaid fe· per day for keeping same
is until 5ini s.: tlement of the suit. which to
t.shall be adjueted by the judgment of
the court-. Tg
e, 1eit furtiier ordained &c. That all
e (rdlinances or parts of ordinances in
conllict herewith, be and the same are t
Shereby reptealed.
TO TOI-E PUBLIC.
I wis~i ti hotity the citizens of Lake
n" Providince and of the parish that I tl
't-. have opened a WATCH. CLOCK AID A
e. JEWEIaY REI'AIRING- ESTABLSuntFMDr
in the store of Mr. W. H. Fisher, and
o am prepared to do 'all work in my line
al on short notice. Having had long
Syears of experience as a watchmaker in .
largo citeCs, I will, and can do n. good
-and ftine work as can be done anywhere. they
SAll work "ntrunted to me will receive and
Sprompt and careful attention, and on
warranted to give entire satisfaction.
a I make a specialty of watch, clock a
a. and jewelry ripairing. ith
Respectfully,
It OUIS P. TISCIT.
Get our prices on 'job printing. We a
Sdo first cla wHork.d a
as. The N. 0., N. & A. Railroad.
-lol. The Daily States of Sunday 'hat
t Ci r- ives tule foll)win, interview had
to co'n
Sft,r, with Mr. Howard Cole and other
ppo,1tit members of his party. The article
ge for bays that Mr. Cole and associates
li..nt.: were to be in 'Provdence on Tuesday
A. M, last. 2Ir. Wmi. Fenton informed
i. us' that on account of Mr. Cole bav.
ing to go to Monroe on important
11 e. busiltess, it was impossible for him
irv of to be here on that date, but that he
:it !Ise was expectilng him and other mem
me- bhers of his compatty here at any
loilat', time:
i ith Louininna is becoming the Mecca of
the:,. the i;S t''tor and tihe promnote:. 'hre
', i' \ n)lN1t." calpitalists cant e into tilt cite
Ir !a-t '- ght from Soutitnest ILo,: i:1t
S ' is, it, t t"heir co IbllHe l pirchale, tollhe
ant,. te p t few d(tax a. gg'ei.t'e -~t r'0.(0
o'r f ' :, l Most of this is h rt(id
tat the "woi tiniher land and wats I urchaswed
ano I s frI m h' the ievc, 'h,o"arl of the Fifth 1)i.
i loan tri at, an!, is i et,;:rld in :.I- pari.-hes of
i eni- St" ,L't:!rv tnl .\voyelles. A qunarter
v.ertilt of the landir, vwcver, is located
order' near Sulphe1tr Station. and for this the
f ilo' i '::tvitsie picte of f5(t0 per acre was
iii ' 'l'hi lpun-i' ar' , lcert 1). II. 1ta ms of
t t. r . I . ; . P P :. i f of ('t"ipple
and.,' ", L *. '.:- ,J d i Lk h r. and H. .1
a W i I--L i,'h ,f P i- lL- The latter
at , t- _ ",it '1 % r 1o' 'a d t U n" without con
it It :I to t ti t . It t-1s is wilho m ade
.u. ji , th i rh.te.' ofute 1 *acres of land
id in- near Si!pher.
Mr. Mlalcils was on of the tirst inves
it tile tor- in th- Beauntint oil tields and pur
and i. chaserd t60 acres w;thin two and one
id aoli hitf mile, of the Luca:ts gusher at 15t
court per acre. He is unw able to sell this
at sunils ranging as high as x,25,0o0 per
,) .i), :i iCt . Most of the land he .expects to
nse of dcvilop himself however.
, :n tI Mr. Ctole is 'eo leading man in the
e day lHowvard Cole Reahly firm ith offices
in Vicksburg. Chicago and St. Louis.
Priei-. is allo secretary of the newly incor
c.Oll- po rted New Orleans, Natchez & Ar
n,111- kansas Railroad Company, which pro- I
anre- poses to build a line of road 105 miles
olnflt'r iollt fromi Lake Providence, in East
r :''ge C'lrroll parish. to Vidalia, in Concordia
nit-. parish. The construction of this road
saidl will be made by the Lonisiana and Ar
each kansas Construction Company. of
which he -is one of the leading stock
holders. The president of the new
road proposed is Mr. A. T. Averill of
('edair Rapides. Iowa. The capital
stock has been fixed at $.50i.000, but
none of this is for sale. The partises I
who propose to build the line own
3t i.0n)0 acres of b:rd wood timber and
agricultural land in the parishes of
I East ('arroll, ?soulison. Tens:es and
,onlordiat. fThi road is primarly for
the purpose of developing these holdl- S
sub- ings,
lhe projected line will cross the
dent Vicksburg. Shrevetport and Pacific at
'l'rllulah and connect with the North- ft
western, a brauch of the Gould system,
at Vidalia.
Not long ago a citizen of Tallulah
wrote a letter to one of the New Or
ry of loans papers protesting against any
'rom rigtht of way being granted to the pro
tei noters of this road. It turned out. so
" in Mr. Cole states, that. the author of this
ners i lter was one of the opponents of the
ever new rJad who was also attempting to W
par- construct a similar line.
ame !Mr Cole states that a weeik ago last
an i Wednesday a meeting of the promoters
ioa- was i-d in Chicago at which a num. te
ant- ier of very prominent capitalists were
atei 'tisetnt. They promised ail the money
said 'ecessary for the enterprise without
and offering a single dollar of the stock or
the ' single bonut for sale. A meeting of
as the promoters will he held at Lake
as Providence next Tuesday.' at which the
of matter of securing rights of way will
-by he t'keni up in detail. Mr.,Cole stated
ties lnst nltht that it now seemed there
nrt would be no opposition to gaining
these at all and that the actual enn
it strueton of the road would begin
ng within twenty tdays.
his Louisiana Press Association.
be. I)ONALDSONVIILE. May 25. 1(01.
he To ihe Press of Louisiana: T'he S
che l.ouisiana Press Association is hltreby at
ck called to meet in twenty-secind annual Ste:
ry session at Minden. La., on Tuesday,3 at
erWeInesd:y and Thurstay July 23, F
2ter an!d 25. 1901. All nmml"'ier. of the thr
p organlizatiou, togethler wtth those eligi.
I Ihle for :uImission who have not yet be
hstcne members. are cordially Invited
t to attend tand to co-olperate in the effort
1n to make this a notable gathering of the
i newspaper men and women of the
e State.
i Editors, associate editors, business
emanagtiers an, pirol)rietors of newspa
' pers inr eligible for active member
tiip;:.ntl an application for admission
ffirwared tet the secretary rand accom
Spanicd iy the annutil fee of $2 will en
, titl 1e t le lplicant to the privileges apd
id a'lvantages of membership until the
meeting of the Association. Me-obers
in arrears for dues should remit to the
secrettary at once.
n It is proposed to spend the last day
of the meeting at the Louisiana Cha
Staunua, Ruston, and. it practicable. to
t arrage for an excursion from that point
to the Buffalo Exposition. All who
desire to make such a trip (occupying
Spresumably eight ornten dlays) should D
dso advise the secretary without delay,
as it is necessary to know the number
r for which arrangements should be Exp
made.
- Information as to transportation for
Sboth te State meeting and the exeur
sion, sleeper and hotel accommoda.
trons, etc., will be supplied by the sec- SI
retary as early as practicable. Frater
nd ally. Jonw DTMtoND. President,
P L. E. BENTLEY, Secretary. I
n L--------
We are now prepared
The I
b to Inake your clothes Ea
righlt under our roof.
n Bring us your clothes
Sto clean, to dye, or to ois
make oveio.
We have a first class ei
Stailor.
SHAMILTON & KENINE- nt i
d fly to the
NOTICfE, NOtlCE e.
I wish to notify the pubhc that if twop
. they do not receive their ice promptly. costs.
Sand are not receiving perfect aatisfac- The
tion from the delivery, to see me in oau
person, or call me up over 'phone 62, assesa
Sand I will make it perfectly satisfactory ollow
with them.
W. LERhNMAAN L. I
The Cheapest Ile House in Town. c
E.
e ~PWe do all kinds of job work. Taxes
and at reasonable prices. Taxes
gad. --
NItl + PAnAfOLLS ' &TRAW RTAS
ther a
i le 9 CM3R3LL. h Mn AND sIoy
iole
ates
day See
ned
av- COUR
.ant
Sim 8OW WINDOW DISPLAY OF TIE LATEST
he IN
em
any SHOES
of FOR
IEN, h/ADIES, CHILthDREN.
;a We have the Best Line of Colored Shirts
of made for Gentemen. Ask to see them.
'ter
\V e are lheadquarters for all kinds of.
of Stuiner I)ress (its. We handle no
thee 1,t, v. te ba fund hi our
ID
J. N. Hill Bro.
Ir
les
t.t
MILLIKIN'8.
If you want a nice Flannel Coat and Vest for th,
summtnier, call and see our lime. We have the onlh
of complete stock in town.
We also have a nice line of Ready Made Suits
e greys a nd stripes.
Shoes. Weguarantee every pair, and we are satisfied
Sthey will give satisfaction. We wouldn't handlc
b. thei if they didn't. We have them to suit all--in
Misses, Ladies' and Children.
We are the sole agents for M. Born & Co., the
Sleading and largest Clothing House in the U. S.
SThley are celebrated for making fine clothing
w which fits well, wears well and please well, in
every particttlar. We have 200 samples to select
fromnt, and we will take your measure and guaran
tee a fit. Drop in and have your measure taken.
See our fie Neckwear and Gent's furnishings.
MILLIKIN'S.
J.J. POWERS, Pros. A. F, NIMTZ Vice Pros. T. 0. DRIERLY, Secty,
Vicksburg & Greenville Packet Co.,
LAURIE and IRUTiI
Steamer Belle of the Bends leaves V.ckshurg every Monday and Thursday
at 3 p. m.; returning, leaves Greenville every Tuesday qnd Friday.
Steamer Annie Laurie leaves Vicksburg every Wednesday and Saturday
at 3 p. m.; returning, leaves Greenville every Tuesday and Sunday evening.
First-class.passenger and freight accommodations. Boats brilliantly lighted
throughout with electricity. Lights in every stateroom. Cusine unsurpassed.
YANCEY BELL, Agent.
Deering Ideal Improved Mowers and Rakes. Steel roller and ball hear
ing. Parts and Repairs kept on hand. Highest award at Paris
Exposition. J. W. PITTMAN,
Agt. for Lake Providence
WILL SAVE YOU FREIGHT.] and Adjacent Territory.
STATE TAX SALES
OF
Immovable Property.
The State of Iouisiana, the Parish of
East Carroll. and the Fifth*J)istrict
Levee Board vs. Delinquent Tax
Payers.
By virtue of the authority vested in me
by the Colnuittution and Laws of the State of
Louisiana. I will sell at the principal front
door of the Court ltHouse in which the
Civil District Court of said palish is held,
within the legal hours for judicial sales.
beginning at 11 o'clock a. m., on
Saturday, July 6, 1901,
and continuing on each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, all immors
ble Property on which taxes are now due
to the State of Louisiana, the Parish of
East Carroll, and the Fifth District Levee
Board to enforce collect'eo of taxes
assessed in thl. years 1,4.. IrS and 151O., to
.ether with the interest thereon from the
Ulit day of D~emcber. l :,.7 atL the ratr ,if
two percent per month until pale and all
costs.
The names of said delinquent tax-payers.
the amount due by each on the assessment
of said year, and the immovable property
assessed to each to be offered for sale as
follows, to-wit:
IFTPH WARD. I
L. L. WITKOWSKI. 80 acres: the
W } of NW ) of Sec 52, T 22 N 12,
Taxes 1898 ..... ..... ;
Vaxb l899.. .. .....6.
Tares 1900 . .............. 5 92
On said day of sale. I will sell such por.
tions of said property as each debtor will
point out, and in case the debtor will not
point out sufficient property, wjll at once
and without further delay, sell the least
quantity of said property of any debtor
which any bidder will buy for the amount
of the taxes, interest and cost due by said
debtor: the sale will be made without ap
iraisement for cash in legal tender money
of the United States, and the property sold
shall be redeemable at any time for the
space of one year. by paying the price
given, with 20 per cent and costs and pen
alty added.
J. W- DUNN,
Sheriff and Tax Collector East Carroll Par
ishi.
Sheritf' office, Providence, La., June 1,
1001-t <.
NOTICE TO MORTGAGE CREDITORS,
PARISH OF EAST CARROLL.
Sheriff and Tax Collector's Offi'e, Par
ish of East Carroll. Lake Providence, La..
June 1, 1901.-In aecordance with Section
i;3, Act 55 of Wla, notice is hereby given to
all parties holding mortgages upon real
estate in the 1 arish of East Carroll on
which taxes for the years 1.98, 1Nt9 and
19() have not been paid. that I will begin
the sale of samtn at the Court House door,
on Saturday. the stb day of July, 1SIl. and
that a number of pieces of property -so de
linquent are now being advertised in this
newspaper in conformity with the law
preparatory to such sales. The attention
of the mortgage creditors As especially
tlled to these advertisements of tax sales.
and they are warned to take such steps
prior to the sale as amy be necessary to
protect their rights.
J. W. DUNN.
Sheriff and TaxrColeetor East Carrell a
ish.
4e*riffs offtce. Prcvidence, La., Juase, 1i
MAX LE 'VY
Lake and Levee Sta-.
Lake PouYiden oe, La.
GENTS'*- FURNISHING - GOODS.
The Finest Line of Clothing Caºz.
S ieda in the City. 0
Ladies' Dress Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots and
Shoes, Mackintoshes .
and Hunting Cota
Trunks, Valises and Hand Bags~
€€44OUR444
CANNOT BE SURPASSED.
Call on me Before Purohasing Eiaewhere.
A. D. & S. SPENGLER, AGCTS.,
..........v I[OSIBUG, MIS$s.........
-Mansfacturers of
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Stain-work, Interior Finish,
and All Building Material.
Obeapeit Pioe in the South. Write for price. before purehulag ehleewbe
W. B. THOMLsoN. P. L. Moo.
W. B Thompson & Co.,
Colton Factors & Commission Merchants
NO. 800 PERDIDO STREET, c
New Orleans, : : ulslana.
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1 Information for the
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Public.
YAZOO A MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
RAILROAD CO.
SCHEDULE FFECTIVE NOON
JANUARY 28th, 1900.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 23-Leave Memphis 9:00 a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 7:00 p. m.
No. 5-Leave Memphis 7:35 p. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 2:10 a. m.
No. 5-Leave Vicksburg 2:20 a. m.a
Arrive New Orieans9:10 a. m.
No. 21-Leave Vicksburg 7:15 a. im.
Arrives New Orleans .5:50 p. nm.
NORTH BOUND.
No 24--Leave Vicksburg 7:15 a. m. 1
Arrive Memphis 5b:h p. m.
ay No. 6 --Leave New Orleans "4:00 p. m.
Artive Vicksburg 11:25 p. ni.
lay No, 6-Leave Vicksburg 11:30 p. m I
cr. Arrive Memphis 6:30 a. in.
lel No. 22--Leave New Orleans 8:40 a.m.
ed. Arrive Vicksburg 7:05 p. in.
VICKSBURG AND GKEENVILLE
ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Vicksburg 4:20 p. m., arrive
at Greenville 8:20 p. m.
Leave Greenville 6 a. m.; arrive at
Vicksbur,, 10:00 n. nm.
For further information apply to
A. Q. PEARCE,
C. P. & T. A., Vicksburg. Miss
JNO A. SCOTT,
Div'n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn.
For Sale or Exchange.
Homes for farmers, blacksmiths, mer- L
chants and others. Lots 66x150 teet for
$50. Willl also trade for horses, mules, R
cattle, corn or land. Miles of levee for cat
tle to pasture on, a beautiful lake, store,
church and school. near by. House and
land at reasonable prices. All on Alpha
plantation, eight miles from Lake Provi
dence. La., and three miles from the Missis
sippi river. Address.
ar DR. R. W. SEAY,
SNo. 7036 Magazine street, NewOrleans.La.,
is or C. K. EGELLY,
Lake Providence. La.
Dac. 22. 1900.
CITY BBABER SBOP,
92 - Lake Street,
V1 W .11. IABEN ............ Proprietor
lot
ce Up-to-date work
ist
tor at Popular Prices.
yid Patronage Solicited.
np
y Agent for Memphis Steam Laundry.
)id
le -
ice
Braxton House,
ar
is still in Business
and continues to handIl the finest
8, Beef, Pork and Mutton.
.r- Your patronage is respectfully asked La
a.. and satisfaction guaranteed.
o ( Shbop right acroes the street Ed
sal from the old Whittington Stable.
id
rd The cdty of New York is plan
e- ning already in having a jubilee dal
'- fair in 1905. It is proposed to
an make it a grand affair, to commemo
Srate the completion of' the "rapid
p. transtiCystern by which the boroughs
to of Greater ,)ew York will be
joined." The fair will colt about
a. $7,000,000 and neither oongres nor
its State "legislattrea will w be.a-kd
,fr a cent.
Queen & Cresceon
ROUTE.
.EY The Best Line
-FROM
ON VION via uVR
---'TO
ID. . LLaI.m OINTJ's
m. -IN THE
cm. u1Tzth an.$ 1eaut.
im.
THROUGH SLEEPERS.
In.
The Summer Tourist's favorite
m. line via Lookout Mountain.
GEO. H. SMITH, G. P. A.,
New Orleans, T,a.
m' R.J. ANDERSON. ASS'. C. P. A.
New Orleans, La.
LE JOHN WILLIAMS
at Undertaker.
In.
Lake Providence La
SKeeps on hand a large assortment of
t Budral Caskets, New, Plaia and Orna
re, mental Metallic Cases and Wooden
ba Coffins Made and Trimmed to Order
vi- fapril 13-89 11y
'is
.a., 60 YEARS
EXPERIENCE
Tm*oc Mams
or s Coprrvns &c.
Anyone sending a sketch and dripton may
aulekbt arertdn enr opinion f-ee w.theLr a
lavewn ton Improbably pmitable. Comainlca
o stntly Jit Hdboeo Patenms
saet free. Oldet for securtng patents.
Patenr taken otro mn receih e
,dalk, w , in the
Ar leus lfO n Im rlW an.
. ladnomely ltate ealy. Laeat aetr
ea on of say edm Ul M isýl. 'Pera. p a
r four montal , W4. Coll al wderk
la ,a .
Memphis and Vicksburg
at Paoket,
For Lake Providence, Greenville,
Arkanuas Oity and All Waj
Landingp, (
Steamer DELTA,
Ed. Nowland, Jr.. M......... Master
Joe Postal, , .... .............. Clerk
W. B. Spann, Travehling Representative
-,([_- Leaves Memphis every
S ITuesdlay at 6 p. m,
Will leave Memphie EVERY Ts 'e
4da at p. uni hIher ote.
ATIslEr-A a , b
.ILakin Popgg4
r KS ·i~LS~~r·;: ·~
PAN AMERICAN FXPOBITIION,.
Ruffalo, New York,
via
nueen & CreMcent Route.
.-or the above occasion, the Queen -
t:(ressernt Route will sell tickets at,
low rates to Buff lro and return from
points Iooatet. on its lines.
The Q. & C oT,'rs to its patrons ele
gant passenger service to Buffalo on
fast schedules. Scenery of the fin
es' in the country.
For particulars, call upon or address
any Q. & C. Agent. or.
R. W. BONDS. T. P. A.
Meridian, Mass.
rI. A Terrible Exploslon
"Of a gasoline stove borned a lady
here frightfully," writes N. E. Palmer,
of Kirkman. Is. "The best doctors
couldn't heal the running snore that
followed, but Rocklen's Arnica Salve
entirely cured me." Inrallisble for
Cuts. Corns, Sores, Boiles, Brliss,
Skin Diseases and Piles. 25cts at 0ue
nards drug store?
SPECHIAL NOTICE.
I am ready to serve thbo. people
with ICIE for the next five months.
I will pay #25.00 cash for failure to
deliver to any one, at any time, in
qiantities from 5 pounds to 25
blocks. This is a bo,,iliel offer.
IIILL'S MEAT MARKET & ICE
HOUSE.
,FOR SALE.-A new Eagle condtln.
ser. Can be bought for less than cost
Apply to it. J. BURNEY
Lake Providence. La.
ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH.
SUNDAY sRVICES
9 a. m.-Sunday school.
11 a. m.-Preaching.
3 p. m.-Class Meeting.
8 p. m.--Preaching.
1tR V. J. L. ELBERBT, P. C.
S. Ft1LGUM, S. 8- Supt.
STATE TAX SALES.
-OF
I. Immovable Property.
TM5 STATE OF LOUISIANA, Tm PARItSI
O F AST C~ARROLL, AND TMt IPTM
DISTRICT LEVEn BOARD VS. DO
SLINMU.MT T A'X-PAYnRS.
By virtue of the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and Laws of the State
of Louisiana. I will sell at the principal
front door of the Court House in which the
Civil Distr'ici Court of said parish is held,
witlhin the legal hours for judicial sales.
begioning at 11 o'clock A. M, on
Saturday, June 8th, 1901,
and continuing on each succeeding.dayt
I. until said sales are completed, all Immova
ble Property on which taxes are now due
to the State of Louisiana. the Parish of East
Carroll and the Filth District Levee Board
to. enforce collection of taxes assessed lo
the year 1900. together with the interest
thereon from the 31st day of December
1900. st the rate of two per cent per month
until paid and all costs.
The names of said delinquent tax-payers.
the amount due by each on the assessment
of said year. and the immovable property
adhesaed to each to be offered for sale as
follows, to-wit: '
BASS. Estat of E. E. Point LOok.
out. 850 acres. Being an undivided
half of sections 13 to 37, both iaelu
sive, and fractional sec.,68; lot or fraz.
tional see. 67. less 150 acres snld. T.
20, n r 13. east. Taxes 1900, $10.80. "
JONES, PAULINE. Vacant lot 4,
block 15. town of Providenee. Taxes
1900, $1.06.
PIrTMAN, GILDAwR. Vacant lot 13.
block 11. Hamley & Millikin addition
to the town of Providence. Taxes -
1900, $1 06.
WALKER. MRS. M. J. 5587 11-100
acres. Westland plantation. Being
the whole of the Westland plantattun,
composed of fractional sections 19; 30,
32, 33 and 34, and n e of sec 27 of t
20, n r 12. east, and e ) of e j of sec 6.
e of IneI of sec 7;sees 4 and 5. n }
apd s e i of sec 9 and w j of secs.3 and
10 of t 19, n r 12, east. Taxes 1900,
e $413.39.
BENHAM, Ja. Gno. C. 43 acres.
Robertdale., Being 43 acres to be
taken of of then e corner of the w
of the original Robertdale plantations.
with improvements. Taxes 1900,
$20 80.
UNKNOWN OWNERS. -
CIIABIutS, R. J. Last knowr
owner. 131 icres. Being an undi
vided half interest in lot 6, and s w w
of sec 23 of t 20, n r 11, east. and n e
Sof seeC 59 of t 22, u r 12 east. Tax
es 1900, 49.77.
On said day of sale, I will sell such por
tions of said property as each debtor will
point out. and in case the debtor will inot
point out satrficient property. will at once
and without further delay, sell the least
quantity of said property of any debtor
which any bidder will buy for the amount
of the taxes, interest and cost due by said
debtor; the sale will be made without ap
praisement for cash in legal tender money
of the United States, and the property sold
shall be redeemable at any time for the
I space of one year, by paying the price
Sgiven, with 20 per cent and costs aend pen
alty added.
J. W. L'Nt ,
Sheriff and ex-Officio Tax Collector.
Sherif's odlce, Providence, La,, May 4,
NOTICE TO MOIITGAGE CREDITORIS.
PARISH OF NAST CARROLL.
Sheriff and Tax Collector's Ofice, parish.
of East Carroll, Lake Providence. La.,
May 4, 19ul.--In accordance with Section
68, Act 85 of 1888, notice is hereby given to
all parties holding mortgages upos real
estate in the parish of East Carroll on
which taxes for the year 1900 have not
been paid, that I will begin the sale of
same at the Court House door. on Saturday
the 8th day of Jnne, 1001, and that a num
ber of pieces of property so delinquent are
now tecing advertised in this newspaper in
conformity with the law preparatoty to
such sales. The attention of the mortgage
creditors is especially called to these ad
vertisements of tax sales. and they are
warned to take such steps prior to the sale
as may be necessary to protect their rights.
J. W. DUNN,
Sheriff and ox-oelio Tax Collector.
Sheriff's office, Providence, La., May 4th,
Striay KIle.
A stlty mnle was found In Highland
p!antatlon field by Dan Butler, and des
cribed as follows : Dark mare mule, about
1.a,d hands high, 12 or 14 years old, three
or lour spots on each hip caused from.
whip, h smal white spot In right hawk; has a
good running.warlk; was taken up May t.
lowner can get Nmal by paying oast.
Callingo C.A. VOCLKglt,
MAy 1i, o Buch's Beond, La.
"Asshbye,
Saddle and harness Stallion, will
make the seasoa o 1901,at sGosyppis
plhtation, near ihlcher's Poilt, at the
lw price of TEN DOLLARS to inure.
D*ESCRITIn o r.
ha-e. horqa~, Ta. adaasn . the.
$im. 441 mlr as. i4Blmt .
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