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THJ ST. TAMMANT PJABMKR
USTIC and BU' DRUG The St Tamm any Farmer
Ta oo, .mst,.bcrbw KeIr*T, obsot tOb pmi.l,
D. iH. MASON, Editor COV~NGOrON, LA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1920. VOL. 46 No 44
- V No.44
PROCEEDINGS 01
POLICE JURY
SEPTEMBER
16TH
Resolutions Discontinuin.
Hard Surfacing Suit
Bayou Road.
REPORT OF SHERIFF
AND TREASURER
Ordinances Passed, Resolu
tions and Other Busi
ness Transacted.
Covington, La., Sept. 16, 1920.
The police jury met in regular ses
sion on the above date the meetin;
having been post.oned from Tues
day, Sept. 14, 1920, to Thursday,
Septcnmler 16th, on account of the
election which was held on the 14th.
The following members were pres
ent: Theo. Dendinger, Jr., H. N.
Fendlason, C. M. Poole, J. M. Smith,
R. '. Cooper, Emile Singletary, W.
H. Davis, M. P. Schneider, J. 3~.
gl ,iO Emile Burkenstock.
It " as moved by J. M. Smith,
seconztvd by 1.mile Burkenstock, that
the b;d of Ruot. Fitzgerald be award
ed the contract to repair the La
combe steel bridge according to the
speclications as advertised in The St.
Tammany Farmer, for the gum o:
$668.10, this being the lowest bid.
All Ii umber use'd to be long lea'f yel
low p he heart. The bill not to be
paid tuit.i o. k'd. by W. H. Dav:s,
,punL, jury mleurdmer from the Seven;h
Ward.
A t.omlmun cation was read from
the ladic., workoag in the courthouse
as t., a toilet room for them, and
thu L creLary was instructed by thim
mIo!~uer., of the police jury to have
ona :ut. in the courthouse in the
bac c.,.rr~(lor leading from the of
t:w, .- lu police jury.
L ,:a:. ,ove'.t and seconded tnai
ll; J. ,Ai n.e . : gjves $50 for tn.ý
l0'n 0. ' : : that fell through t.hl
I: ve.ea br dge in the Second \',.i'.
ant: w..; km.id. Carried.
uP i,oouto of 3i. P. Schneider, sea
cade.: by C. M. Poole, the contrast
V. u, chi, bonnabell Contracting Com
p,.y I. the construction of the:
State Highway between Pearl River
and Siidell, a: per, plans and specid
....tiona on -file .w thýthe State High-I
way lDepartument, was ordered ac
cepted at the price of sixty-three
thousand two hundred and thirty
nine ($63,239.00) dollars.
Carried.
The following report was read:
We, the Finance Committee, have
examined bills againist the Roa 1
Fund amount'ng to $1536.33, and
bills rgainst the Parish Fund amount
ing to $449.41.
M. P. SCHNEIDER,
EMILE SINGLETARY,
J. M. SMITH,
Finance Committee.
It was moved, seconded and carri
ed that the Finance Committee's re
port 'be accepted and bills paid.
Report of the Parish Treasurer
for the month of August, 1920:
Parish Fund.
Receipts ............ 20.32
Proceeds of loan ..... 2306.22
Disbursements
~i.eage and per diem . 173.32
Stationary ........... 257.54
Printing ............ 95.70
Jurors ........... 20.00(1
Transportation ....... 74.59
Feeding prisoners .... 134. 5
Court expense ....... 15.0,)
Maintenance ......... 63.1J
Tek eradication .... 28.50
Paupers ............. 12.00
Janitor .............. 50.00O
Treasurer ........... 100.00
1024.59
Overdraft Aug. 1 ..... 448.14
1473,04
Balance Augu!:t 31st... 833.1'
legularI ltoad Fund.
Balance August 1 ..... 2881.89
Tax receipts ......... 78.958
Ptcceeds fromn l(an .. 1262.85
4223.62
Disbursements ....... 921.,2
' Balance August 31 ... 3301.10
Special Road Fund, Dist. 9.
Baln'ice August 1 .... 680.57
I:sbursMements ....... 222 00
Balance Auiigust 31 ... 458.57
Mt. Taunranv (hTod RoaLds Bond
I,'und
SBalangc Augu-t 1 ..... 10629.91
Receipts 6.9S
Balance August 31 .. 10636.90
St. 'lnmmany (oo.I Roads Bond
iTax Account
Receipts August 1 ... 2339.15
S Receipts ............ 3.48
"Balance August 31 . . . 2342.63
Sherif's Salary Fund.
Balance August 1 .... 10.83
i Receiltb ............. ... 742.6Z
Proceeds from loan ... 1000.t0
1753.45
Disbur ement . 890.0k
1 Balance August 31 ... . 862.80
Clhrk's Salary Fund.
Bali mce August 1 . . . 154.51
Recepts ............. 710.60
865.11
SDisburements .. 626 U7
BElance August 31 .... 239.04
S GEO. KOEPP, JR.,
Parish Treasurer.
F IWOMENGETTING
READY TOTAKE
• A HAND IN
POLITICS
egi-itration Has Been i .
Charge of Mrs. J. C.
Burns, Deputy.
C. POOLE McQUAIG
FIRST TO REGISTER
- May Take a Hand in Muni
cipal Politics and
Enforce Laws.
There has not been a great ruth
of women to reg'ster in Covington,
and judging from reports the regis
tration has not been particularl.v
strong in other parts of the state,
even New Orleans being somewhat
slow.
Corinne Poole McQuaig has the
distinction of be.ng the -first woman
to register in Covington. Mrs. J. C.
Burns and Mrs. A. L. Bear were ap
pointed deputy registrars at the
courthouse. Mrs. Burns has been on
duty, but .Mrs. Bear has been kept.
at home by the ser.:ous illness of Mr.
Bear. Up to Friday noon there
had been forty registrations.
There has been some talk of the
women putting up candidates for
municipal offices, ,but this talk has
:mainly been conjecture, as it is not
known that any statement to that
effect has been oflically declared or
that th:ere has been an organization
of any kind. But it is known that
the women believe that all gam'bling
and all violations of law should be
prosecuted, and it is not improbaple
that they will take some act:on look-I
ing to this end. It is said, however, i
that the law will be enforced regard
less of such action, and that officers
have been instructed to close all.
places v olating the gambling law. 1
There has 'been considerable com
plaint in this respect, and the opin
ion of quite a number of representa
tive citizens seems to be strongly
against allow ng gambling of any
kind to gain a foothold.
It was moved and seconded that
the report be accepted. Carried.
AN ORDINANCE,
Wherea, the following decrtibed
property, to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land situated in the Parish of St.
Tammany, La., more fully described
as follows, to-wit: Lines run as
follow s:
Commences at a stake No. 1 the
ne corner of sec 38 tp 6, s r 11 east.
on a eat boundary line of sec 45.
marked for witness tree aid 8" wat
ei oak, on east side of branch, south
64 degrees west 38 links, thence
south 50 degrees 30' west, 12 chains
and 11 links, to stake No. 2, witness
tree a 24 inch cypress, a 45 degrees
east 53 links, thence south 35 de
grees 30' east, 39 chains and i .
links to stake No. 3, on the nortn
boundary of Levy land in wire fence
witness tree an 18 inch pine No. 40
degreen west 42 links, thence along
wire fence north 52 degrees east 12
chains and 29 links to stake No. 4,
near the ne corner fence on west
side of Greenlaw's railroad (this is
railroad stake No. 56) thence along
west s:de of railroad north 28 de
grees west 20 chains and 39 links to
stakf No. 5, on vwest aide and 20 ft.
from the center of the Greenlaw rali
road and on the south iboundary of
sec 45, thence south 50 degrees 30' t
west 2 chains to stake No. 6, being C
old sw corner of sec 45, witness tr.? t
a 24' pine, north 4 degrees west 47 a
links, thence along west boundary
of said section 45, 18 shains and 70 1
l'nks, to place of eommencement. d
Said tract of land contalha 50 acres,
more or less, and is situated in the
northern portion of ptivate cla m s~ece
38 'p 6 9 r' 11 east in nccordanc, t
with a survey made by J. M. Yatts.
parish surveyor, Nov. 9, 1904.
Also the following descr:'bed prop
erty, to-wit: Being the northern
portion idf private claim sec 38 tp 6
s r 11 east, GreensbtClig District of
Louisiana, azd being a2bout one mile
north of the Toaivn. of Cov.ngton, in
said parish and state, lines run ai,
follows: Commence at stake, wit
ness tree, a 24' cypress, south 45 de
grees east 53 links on north bound
Pry line of said sec 38. This stake
of commencement is 12 chains and
11 links south 54 degrees 30' west
from the northeast corner of sad
section 38, thence south 54 degrees
30' west 12 chains end 2 links to a
stake A in wire fence in south
boundary line in the Scullen place
(no trees near), thence south 35 de
grees 20' east 23 chains and 14
links to stake B on north boundary
line cf Smith's land, thence nort
78 degrees east 1 chain and 24 links
to stake C, Smith'bs east boundary :o
stak, D, in nw corner of Levy's pas
ture fence, thence n 51 degrees east
12 chains and 90 links to stake 3 in
north iboundary line, Levy's land in
wire fence w:tness tree an 18' pine
n 40 degrees west 42 links, thence t
n 35 degrees 30' west 39 chains 73 a
links along west boundary of the 10
acres already punrclted *by vendors I
herein (H. Locate.S -als) to plae I
of ccmmencement,8 aid tract of I
land contains 50 a more or less. I
All in acordance a plan of sar- I
vef made by J. M:~ a, garish sur- I
veyo, dated Nov. 90A.
was subdivwde..ed s-air and a
streets by J. W. Lngham, sur
veyo:, on the 2..Pday of Juna,
1905, an was ted as Pine
I ~a~ -WA ERtAW
,Saisn, ~at tb84, blin wasmh n~ Uhmff~~fpinm~
ke atw ev~cda, .mWIimgar 8 m aMb
~iDesbeu r v r~ leW b9 m bam. a
mu hst bhlra othal8. V*wamg t slhw m
QIir r slid r bkIr i mL ddb rr ar ý. 9
to osf ilaai am wadwy b. mse ahh . p
s ftwh as aas r rlSle ". 0. S w mm b
dwr gdbai3y ~r), lB mY
dale, La., and
Whereat, the said tsreeta and side
walks, as laid out by J. W. Cunning
ham, surveyor, were- dedicated a:
publi: streets by Henry Lochte, Jul.
ius i.. Beer, Jos. MoClosky, Dayv'.
Sivewright and Geo. E. Guedry, on
June 29, 1905, and a plat of said
Pinedale subdivision was filed In the
Clerk's office of St. Tammany pariag
on the 8th day of July, 1905; and
Whereas, it is to the best interel
of the parish that the dedication oi
said streets and sidewalks should
be revoked and set aside,
Be it ordained, That the dedica.
tion'by Henry Lochte, Julius L. Beer,
Jos. McClosky, David Sivewright and
Geo. E. Guedry of certain streets
and sidewalks located on the first;y
described property and more defti
nitely designated and located on the
plat and survey of Pinedale, Lt,
made by J. W. Cunningham, sur
veyor, on June 20, 1905, said plat
being on file in the Clerk's office of
St. Tammany parish, Louisiana, be
and the same is hereby revoked ano
set aside.
That this ordinance is passed in
accordance w.th and as provided by
Act 151 of the Genreal Assembly .f
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910.
Yeas: 10. Nays: 0.
Unanimausly carried.
The following report was read:
Statement of Walter Galatas, sher
iff and tax collector, for the month
of August, 1920:
State tax ........... 5.40
Veteran tax ......... .81
Parish Tax
Criminal fund .-. . '-... 2.09
Road fund .......... 5.23
School fund ......... 12.55
Gensra fund ......... 7.32
School tax ward 3 ... 4.12
School tax ward 4 ,,, 3.47
School tax ward 6 ... ,96
School tax ward 8 ... 2..:3
School tax ward '10, ... .14
Specia" road tax ..... 12.57
Poll tax ............ 6.6
Per capita tax ....... 132.29
State license ........ 187.8.3
State license interest . 11.88
Pariob ;lcenr e........ 26.13
Costs, sheriff ........ 68.30
Conservation license .. 1697.46
Hunting license, state. 12.35
Commissions ......... 112.07
Total ............. 2311.64
Amounts available to each fund:
Criminal ............ - 2.03
Road, regular ........ . 137.53
choql ,............. 30.11
Seneral ............. 33.45
Road, special ........ 12.57
Sheriff's salary ...... 180.;7
State ............... 1915.53
"otal ................ 2311.64
I, Walter Galatas, tax callector for
the Parish of St. .Tammany, State
Af Louisiana, do solemnly swear that
the above is a correct statement of
ill taxes, etc., collected by me for
he above mentioned funds from the
ist day of Auguts. 1920, to the 31st
lay of August, 1920, inclusive.
/ WALTER GALATAB,
Tax Collector.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
his 3d day of September, 1920.
GUY A. SMITH,
Deputy Clerk of Court.
It was moved, seconded and car-i
VOTE IN 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
District Judge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
P. B. Carter ...... 74 92 154 .10 92 132 30 22 133 58 877
L. C. Moise ...... 47 98 220 47 52 34 6 29 71 35 633
Hisrtict Attorney
J. Vol Brock ..... 72 50 257 115 89 74 27 19 99 61 8U3
M. I. Varnado .... 47 138 122 22 55 89 10 32 103 29 617
United St:Lies Senator
E. W. Broussard .. 52 99 185 '11 21 44 13 20 66 47 608
Don. Caffery ..... 15 16 19 44 3 10 1 2 21. 8 108
J. Y. 6ander::.... 46 72 159 61 123 107 23 28 117 40 773
Congres9rnian
Geo. K. Favrot ... 80 67 214 115 86 24 24 12 58 44 724
A. L. Ponder ..... 37 109 153 31 57 134 10 36 135 42 744
R..lroad Commissioner
Shelby Taylor .... 32 28 144 81 7 53 18 23 120 42 548
E. B. Watson ..... 77 129 178 42 -133 86 10 23 54 37 169
C. T. Worthman .. 12 22 42 7 4 21 2 2 11 4 127
LIST OF DEAD LETTERS.
Follo.ving Is the list of dead let
ters remaining in the Covington post
office:
Miss Rebeoca Alder, Miss Muriel
Bultman, ,Miss Geneva Blanchard,
Eddde Cormier, Miss Lucy Harten,
Miss Hastell Jenkins, L. P. Johnson,
Rort. Lavizzo, Mrs. Carmella Lews..,
Miss Edan Suarer, ,Miss Fannie.Mc
Kay, Miss Catherine Noel, Mrs. An
geline Numon, Mrs. Alice Scoffer,
Miss Beller Willis, Bre. Jimer Wase.
ington, Bernice Holloway.
JACOB SMIIER,
Postmuaster.
UT TErI ARE
ALLF MIM
Repreemnttive 0I4r y Barn of
Tennessee. whos ;last minute
"lop" to suffrage ws the deter.
mining factor toin tk, rattfceloma
of the 5lth state. Which to tesu
has made sufrage e eational law
giving 8.o000.000 women the
right to vote in the comlng els
tion Harry says th he followed
his eonscience ton o doing "Wo
men are people and Cli Is a So
erament by the peoa" 4'
RICE- GROWING
IS POPULAR
HERE
Rice growing in Bt.. Tammany has
become a matter of considerable In
terust. The quality of the rice
grown, the fact that lowing wells
can be found at five hundred feet
and than land4lis as cheap as can mo
found apywhere, together with the
prospedts of a drainage system for
the parish in the near future will at
tract the attention of rice growers
to this section.
One of the most successful r ce
growers is the Alexius Rice Com
pany. Rice is now headed and be
ing cut on the Alexius farm, near
Covington, and this operation will be
contirued t'll September 25th. Tne
harvesting scene is very pertty and
and full of interest. Mr. Alexius an
nounces that all who wish to visit
the farm and see the operation of
harvesting the rice will be welcome
visitors.
This will be an excellent oppor
tunity for those who wish to take
advantage of the information gained.
by practical and up-to-date manage
ment, and Mr. Alexius will take
pleasure in answering all quest:ons
or in' giving any information.
ed that the sheriff's report be accept
ed as read.
The following resolution was in
troduced:
Whereas, this Police Jury d.'d by
an ordinance duly passed on the 10tn
Washington Pazesh.
For Judge.
P. B. Carter ............. 1445
L. C. Moise .............. 481
District Attorney,
J. Vol Brock ............ 1117
M. I. Varnado ........... 876
Congreedman.
Geo. K. Favrot ........... 854
A. L. Ponder ............. 10. 0
Railrad Comaneiomer..
-. B. Watson ............ 572
Shetbv Tkylor ............ . 90
C. T. Wortham ........... a9
U. 8. Senator.
E. W. Broussard .......... 429
Don. Caffery ............. 102
J. Y. Sanders ............. 1411
THE SLUMBER OI
SLIDELLIANS IS
FIRST AID TO
BURGLAR
Thief Gets Watches, Jew
elry and Money, Then
Geta Hungry.
CAUGHT AT A
RESTAURANT
Gant D'gs Trail Him To
Restaurant, Then To
Cell in Jail.
Slidell experiegiced the sensation
of having an expert (burglar devote
Monday night to visiting residences
relieving sleeping citizens- of their
valuables. Evidently the hot: day
had been followed by cooler breezes
at night, for all slept soundly and
the thief leisurly took what he want
ed and ha-nlld -nothing that Woul.l
make a noise, for he even left some
clinking silver on th4bureau in Mr.
Frank Comfort's room, but he tOOK
a $100 Howard watch. If he hadl
picked up the Sears & Roebuck cata
logue lying on the chair he might
have found out just what such a;
watch was worth, and then he could
have turned over the leaves and
picked out a wallet with $300, where
Frank had tossed it lbefore he climb
ed into bed. A watch valued at
$100 and $35 in cash was also stol
en from -Dr. Grifith, and he got si~
or seven hunderd dollars worth of
diamonds from the Nunez store.
These robberies were supposedly
committed between 11 o'clock and
midnight.
As soon in the morning as the
robberies were made known Marsh-.l
Brume tried to get the Gant blood
hunds on the trail. He learned the
dogs were in Bogalusa and he went
there after them. While in Boga
lusa looking up the dogs, he ran
into a colored woman disguised io
men's overalls, wore a wig, brown
shoes and brown hat. A negro man
was assisting her to escape, and dur
ing the invest gation that followed
Mr. Brume discovered that she tras
wasted for cutting another woman's
throat, Monday.
She was taken in charge. Then
Brumc* returned with the dogs and
they trailed. A stranger had benf
arrested on suspicion at Mrs. Brou
gier's restaurant where the man had
just ordered something to eat. He
had a grip w'th him and on search
ing it It was found to contain a
policeman's billy and a lot of skele
ton keys. The man was taken out
to, as auto, thrust in and carried to
jail. The dogs took up the scent
from the premises robbed and fit
lowed it to the restaurant and then
went out to where the man had .been
put into the auto. They were taken
to the jail and again took up the
trail, going straight to the cell where
the man was locked up. This seem
ed to clinch it.
The stolen goods were not found,
day of May, ,1920, define the roads
which should be completed by the
Good -Roads Commission, and did
also order the sum of $313,000.00
set aside for the ,purpose of meeting
State and Federal Aid, which sum
was later augmented to $330,000.00,
and
Whereas, the sa!d Good ~Roads
Copnmission was specially lnstructel
not to let any contract other than
those on which Federal Aid has -been
allotted, and
Whereas, information has come t,
the Police Jury that the said Golod
Roads Commiseson has let a con
tract to hard surface the Salt BayJ
Road in this parish in violation ef
the said ordinance, and
Whereas, the funds set aside by
this Police Jury to meet the Federal
Aid allotment will be seriously im
paired in the event any contracts
are made other than those provided
for in the ordinance referred to, ano
Whereas, it s not the intention
of this Police Jury to ratify or ap
prove any act or contract relating to
the 'building of the Salt Bayou Road,
now therefore
Be it resolved, That the Goo'
Roads Commission be and they are
hereby notified to discontinue any
hard surfacing work on the said Salt
Bayou Road, and that for the present
the said road should be restored to
the condition of a first class graded
road.
The above resolution was read
and edopted by the following vote:
Theodore Dendlnger, Jr., for the
adoption of resolution.
H. N. Fendlason, for adopt'on.
C. M. Poole, for adoption.
J. M. m-mith, against, adoption.
R. C. Cooper, for adoption.
Emile Singletary, against adop
tion.
W. H. Davis, for adoption.
M. P. Schne der, against adoption.
J .B. Howze, against adoption.
Emile Burkenatock, for adoption.
After the vote being counted it
stood six (6) to four (4) for the
adoption of said resolution.
It was moved and seconded that
the meeting adjourn unt'! the ~'1
day of October, 1920, the regular
meeting day, unless specially called.
The bills will 'be published in th
next lhse'of the official journal, The
St. Tammany Farmer.
J. B. HOWZE,
President.
F. J. MARTINDALE.,
seeataryl
.mDRAINAGE- PAYS
SAYS PROF. E.
0. FIPPIN, OF
CORNELL
Worthless Lands Made Val
uable by Drainage
and Tiles.
TERRACING ALONE
IS NOT ADEQUATE
Story Told .By Professor Of
Soils in America's
Great College.
(By Elmer O. Fippin, professor of
So!l Technology. Cornell Univer
sity.)
The need for better drainage of
the soil has been shown to an un
usual extent this year. In nearly,
every section of the humid states the
rainfall after June first was unusual
ly high; heavy downpours were com
mon. The situation was made more
serious in many regions by frequent
arins at harvesting time, which pre
vented in various ways the gather
ing of crops.
Weeds grew beoause the cultivatJr
could not be run to keep them down.
Potatoes blighted, partly becauso
spray material was 'washed off the
plants by frequent rains, partly be
cause spray outfits could not be
operated when the land was. wet.
In my neighborhood it was not un
common to see bindere and respars
standing in the partly cut and over
ripe grain and hay fields. In one
20-m:le trip from home I counted
more than twenty fields of grain
oats, barley and wheat-and several
hayfields, that were nearly valueless
because of the wet weather.
At a large meeting of representa
tive farmers in the midst of the ssa
son, mbn congratulated or commiser
ated themselves on their underdrains
or the lack of them. One farmer
said it took him an hour end a half
to make one round with .the grain
binder in a small field 'because of
wet spcts in the land. Another farm
er capped this by saying he had
wasted two and a half hours in mak
ing one reiand for the same eause.
Otherwise conditions were favorable
for harvesting-the crop was on the I
ground and the weather was fair;
but the land was not dry enough to
permit work.
Had those wet places been under
drained the ground would have been
dry enough to carry the teams a.itd
machines in twenty-four to th!rty-six
hours after a good rain.
A quarter of Our Farm Ladd Needs
Draining.
surface conditions this past sea
son have been such as to remind the
farmer in a variety of ways of his
need for drainage, but probably a
majority of men still fail to appre
ciate the mo'e fundamental effect;
of good soil, and especially subsoi!,
drainage in crop production. Any
one can see a field of uncut grain,
pools of water and mired machines,
and swamped and totally undevelop
ed crops in many tilled fields.
The popular mind, aroused by the
general discussion in favor of im
proved agriculture, has taken hold of
the idea thta swamp lands should be
reclaime4 to grow more stuff.
There are 100,000 square miles of
permanently or periodically swamp
ed land in the Unite dStates. But
the fact is frequently overlooked
that the drainage of this area is the
smaller end of our national problem.
The real job is adequately to drain -
the wet land in our existing fields
and farms--not swamp land, bu,
land that is being plowed, seedsl,
fertlli ed and tilled year after .year,
yielding crops so small as to give
little or no return.
Of the 800,000 square miles in
improved land in farms, according to
the last census, it is a conservative
estimate that a quarter, or 200,000
squame miles, needs further drainage
to make it as efficient as may co.
The need ranges from a lateral ditch
or two to a complete system. In
some regions there must be comma
nlty co-operation to construct large
canals as outlet ditches for faria
drains. 'Much work of this sort has
already been done, especially in the
North-Central States, where hu!i
dreds of miles of large drainage ca
nals and underdrains, reaching two
to three feet in size, are not uncom
mon. But the progress of that work
is dependent upon the understandin
by the individual farmer of the real
effects of the little, unseen drain in
his b.ck field and its relation to his
bank balance.
A soil may be said to need drain
age whenever from any cause pore
space in the top three feet is m.rs
than two-thirds full of water, or
when free water stands in, an exca
vatipa of that depth for more than
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cLAseIiED 4~DVERTI8IENTS
POR SALE-To made room we
are reducing prices on used furni
ture end household goods. We may
have what you need. Elmer's Ex
chage, Bseller Bldg. si8 tf
WANT1ED--WVhite or colored man
to drive truck. Must read and write.
Appl~ to J. A. Domergue's grocery,
(ov.ngton, Ia. s18
WANJED-Young lady clerk to
work in grocery store. One with ex
perience preferred. Apply at J. A.
Domergue's Grocery, Ceovigton.u
ELECTION QUIET
IN ST. TAMMANY
CARTER, BROCK
RE-ELECTED
Quite as Much Interest Is
Taken In N. O. Election
as in Our LIcal.
MIDNIGHT NEWS
SAYS McSHAN1E WINS
Excitement When Sanders
Is Reported 8000 In
Lead in N. O.
Tuesday's election was quiet and
orderly. There was very little bit
terness of feeling, and the general
results were quite freely predicted.
There seemed to be more interest in
the result of the New Orleans elec
tion than in the local situation.
Quite a crowd gathered in the office
of Clerk of Court Blosaman and in
the office of Sheriff Galatas. Tno
first newis received announced Mc
Shane majorities, but no communi
cation could be established with the
O. D. A. headquarters in New Or
leans. Wire returns occasionally
came in from the N. 0. G. N. depot
and connection was occasionally had
with the New Orleans newspapers.
After 12 o'clock reports became more
positive and authentic and when
the crowd dispersed it was general
ly conceded that the machine was
beaten.
Considerable excitement was caus
ed by a report that Sanders was lead
ing Broussard by 8000 in New Or
leans. No one seemed Inclined to
believe it, but the report became so
insistant that many were tempted to
believe that another of those won
derful political coups had been puil
ed off and that the machine had
buried its grudge. Later returns
showed there was nothing in it.
The big majority given to Judge
Carter in Both Washington and St.
Tammany lparishes shows that he
was at no time in danger of defeat.
Full returns from the Twenty-Sixth
Judicial District (Washington and
St. Tammany) will be found on this
page.
Reports indicate that Broussard
has won for senator between eight
and nkfe thousand; Watson and Tay
lor, for railroad commissioner, neck
and neck; Favrot elected to congress
by 89 votes.
McShane won in New Orelans by
about 1300; Marr is elected, district
attorney; LaBesque, civil s.eriff;
Williams, criminal sheriff; O'Neil,
civil clerk; Haggerty, criminal clerk;
O'Hara, coroner; Williams, recorder
of' mortgages; Dowling, judge drau
city criminal court; O'Donnell, judge
second. criminal court; three judges \
first city court, Labatt, Renshaw and
Stentr; clerk first city court, Surjl;
constable first city court, Cassidy.
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FOB IRENT-Furnished room and
rooms for light housekeeping. Mr.s
A Com'bel, Vermont Street, Coving
ton, La. al8-2t'
FOR 8ALE--8 good Jersey cows,
spr!ngers and first milkers. AIs3
some extra good mares and mules.
Ed. Brunet, Covington.
WANTED--The Home Service Se
tion of the American Red Cross, St.
Tammany Pariah Chapter, wants old
clothes of every description. Please
ring phone 8 oor 864 whenever you
have anything and some will call it
you cannot send them.
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