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S-- -- itr COVINGTO, LA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920.
SPECIAL MIEET
POLICE JURY
FRIDAY
19TH
Resolution Passed Whereby
Contracts A, D and C
May Be Awarded.
ENGINEER BUIE
HALF, SALT BAYOU
Vote of Grateful Apprecia
tion Given to Mr.
Buie.
Covington, La.. Nov. 19, 1920.
The Police Jury met on the above
date in special session to discuss road
matters, with the following members
present: Theo. Dendinger, Jr., H.
N. Fendlason, C. M. Poole, J. M.
Smith, R. C. Cooper, Emile Single
tary, W. H. Davis, M. P. Schneider.
J. B. Howze and Emile Burkenstoca.
The morning session was occupied
in the discussion of road matters
with Duncan Buie, Chief Highwa.
Engineer, and it was moved and sc-
onded that the meeting adjourn un
til one o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
On moton utly sec lluid the foi
lowing resolution .as adopted:
vyou s-, t.:e iowest b.ds for Roadb
A, D and C amount in the -ggre
gate to the sum of Four Hundred
and Forty-two Thousand ($442,000)
Do.lars, and
Whereas, the Parish of St. Tam
many shall be required to set aside
the sum of Two Hundred and Twen
ti-one Thausand ($221,000) Dollars
t~ , .te, its ..sare and portion of the
costa thereof, and,
Whereas, the said Parish has
avudan.ae tor the construction ano
hardsurfacing of such roads only
One Hundred and Seventy-one Thou
sand Five Hundred and Fifty-five
(il 1,5O0) dollars, and
ý, hereas, the H:ghway Department
on account of the urgency of the de
manua made upon it by the other
pari :hes of this State for appropria
t.ons for immediate use, has formal
ly notilied this body that unless suchi
bids are immediately accepted and
" ontracts awarded- in aceordance
with the terms thereof, it will be
Impe:led, out of common justice tc
the other parishes, to withdraw from
the Parish of St. Tammany the sume
heretofore set aside for the construc
tion of the roads detailed above, and
Whereas, the Highway Depart
ment, in order to enable the Police
Jury to award contracts for the con
struction of Roads A, D and C, has
agreed and consented to contributi
Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars
over and above the fifty per cent of
the actual cost of the contsruction
of said roads, and
Whereas, the withdrawal from
Salt Bayou of Thirty-two Thousanu
($32,000) dollars of the Sixty-seven.
Thousand ($67,000) dollars hereto
fore set aside for the construction
of said roads, and
Whereas, the contractors have vol
untarily agreed to reduce their cor
tracts at least Eight Thousand Dol
lars, therefore
Be it resolved, That the President
of the Police Jury be and is hereoy
directed to accept for and on behal
Of the Parish of St. Tammany bids
for Roads A, D and C, whose ac
1eptance has been recommended uy
the Highway Department, and to af
Ox hi estgnature to the contracts t,
- t drawn up and prepared in accord
nace with such bids.
Be it further resolved, That th.
awarding of contracts A, D and C, as
above detailed, shall be entirely con
tingent upon the Highway Depart
ment for the State of Louisiana, and
the Federal Government consenting
to construct and hardsurface Sait
Bayou Road upon a fifty-fifty ,basi3a
out of the funds for the year 1921.
Be it further resolved, That thi
body, through this medium, express .
to the Honorab:e Duncan Buie, chie
of the State Highway Department 3f
Louisiana, our grateful appreciation
for the liberal manner in which Ih
bas contributed towards and endeav
ored to co-operate with us in the
construction of our public roads.
Yeas: Theo. Dendinger, Jr., H.
- . Fendlason, ,. M. Poole, J. M. I
- .mlt, R, C. Cooper, W. H. Davis,
'Emile Singletary, M. P. Schneider.
J. B. Howze, Emile Burkenstock.
Nays: None.
J. B. HOWZE,
President.
F. J. MARTINDALE, t
Secretary.
On motion duly seconded the fol- I
lowing resolution was adopted:
Wheeras, the Good Roads Com- I
leeison for the Parish of St. Tam- I
Rany heretofore set aside for the i
gonstruction and hard surfacing of t
, -t Bayou Road Sixty Seven Thou
S nt ($67,000, Dollars, and t
Whereas, the Highway Depart-t
D. eat of the State of Louisiana, thru i
the$ Honorable Duncan Buie, has
- agreed with this body to construct 1
:and hardsurface the entire Sa:t
aayou Road on a fifty-fifty basis, and 1
Whereas, the contribution by the I
SHighway Department towards Salt t
& Bayou en bles the Police Jury to e
'Wlthdraw Thirty-two Thousand Dot- I
1r -3 of the Sixty-seven Thousand Do'- I
151 heretofort set aside for use on
the saaid Salt Bayou Road, therefor", I
(Continued on page 6) r
C MEETING OF THE
PARISH SCHOOL
BOARD HELD ON
NOVEMBER 12
y Supt. Lyon Instructed To
Sell Colored School
Site At Sun.
BUSINESS OF
I THE MEETING
- Mr. John L. Haller and Mrs.
J. C. Burns Trustees
Covington School.
Covington, La., Nov. 12, 1920.
a The St. Tammany Parish School
Board met in the office of the Super
intendent on the above date with Mr.
s N. H. FitzSimons, president, in the
chair, and the following members
present: T, J. O'Keefe, Ward 2;
N. H. FitzSimons Ward 3; W. W.
Talley, Ward 5.; Dave Evans, Ward
6; I. H. Keller, Ward 7; Geo. F.
Bancks, Ward $; W. J. Aebgstjan,
I Ward 9; Wm. Oswald, Ward 10, and
a quorum was present,
On motion of Mr. bebastian, sec
onded by Mr. Keller, the minutes or
the last meeting were approved as
printed in The St. Tammany Farmer.
The Superintendent read his re
port and also report for the Eli
m'entary Supervisor, and upon mo
tion by Mr. Oswald, seconded by M,-.
Sebastian, they were approved a
read,
Moved by Mr. Sebastian, seconded
by Mr. Talley, that the superintend
ent and president be instructed to
sell the ten acre Sun colored achoo:
house site for cash. Carried..
Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Keller, that the superintendent
be instructed to pay the railroad
transportation of the Lacombe child
ren to Mandevi:le for five months, or
for the term, out of the general fund,
it being understood that this is done
instead of placing a second teacher
in the Lacombe school. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Oswald, seconded by
Mr. Evans, that the superintendent
be authorized to pay for cups and
cash prizes won by public schoolb
and school children at the 1920 Par
ish Fair, provided an itemized list
of all winners be furpished showing
exactly what was won, and for wljat
purpose. Carried..
Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Talley, that the superintendent
be authorized to pay for a silver cup
to be awarded the Savannah Branch
school as an award for the best score 1
made in the school parade at the
'Parish Fair by any rural school.
Carried.
Moved by Mr. Bancks, seconded by
Mr. Talley, that the superintendent
and Executive .Committee be request
ed, to prepare an amended budget 1
showing estimated revenues and ex- J
penses for the school year 1920-21, 1
and that this budget be presented to
the Board at their meeting to be
held on the first Friday in January, 1
1921. Carried,
Moved by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr. Sebastian, that the following J
trustees be appointed for the Tali
sheek school, with a request that
they shall have their regular meet
ings on the last Friday of eacn
month: Warren Thomas, A. G.
Parker and Hardie Richardson. The I
motion was carried unanimously. I
Moved by Mr. Bancks, seconded by I
Mr. O'Keefe, that Mr. John Hailer a
and Mrs. J. C. Burns be appointed I
as trustees of the Covington school a
to fill vacancies caused by the death
of Mr. J. E. Smith and Mr. T. E.
Brewster. Carried.
A letter was read from J. L. Cop- '1
ing, of the Audubon school neigh- s
boyhood, asking for assistance for
the purchasing of school books for
his children. Upon motion by Mr.
Oswald, seconded by Mr. O'Keefe, it
was voted that the request be tablei
until the Sixth Ward Director have a
time to investigate the merits of the ,
case.
On motion of Mr. Talley, second- c
ed by Mr. Sebastian, the following
trustees were appointed for the Sun
white school: T. M. Talley, N. W.
Watts, M. Otzenberger, L. Cooper
and W. W. Hays.
On motion duly seconded it was
voted to adjourn until 1 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was called
to order by Mr. N. H. FitzSimons, i
president, with the same members
pres~nt as in the morning session, ii
with the addition of Mr. George R.
Dutsch, of the First Ward.
A bill-from Mr. J. E. Blackwell,
for storing of the Folsom school
transfer during the summer vacation
of 1920 for $5.00 was presented.
Moved by Mr. Sebastian, seconded by
Mr. Evans, that the School Board h
pay $3.50 for the storing, and that A
for all new contracts written in th- ti
future, it shall be specifically stated
that the successful bidders shall care
for and store the transfers owned by 1
the School Board until the next con- A
tract for that same route is award - n
ed. Carried.
Moved by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded ft
by Mr. Keiler, that the school re- a
cently opened in the Poplus neigh- 1i
borhood in the Second Ward be
known as the Mansfield school, an:l i
that the following shall be appoint
ed as truste William Mansfield.
Richard Anth y and Thomas Pop- a
lus. The mno n vit carried.
Moved by Id, secondel
by Mr. O'Keefe, . . race Post be
reimbursed forahe i, aid by ner
I ST. TAMMANY PARISH EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR
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ST. TAMM ANY AT THE STATE
FAIR.
The St. Tammany 'Parish Farm
Exhibit rook fifth place in competi
tion against fifteen other parishes of
Louisiana. The scores of the par
ishes competing are: Ouachita wan
the first premium with a total of 474
points,- Bossier being second with
229. The other parishes competing
and their scores follow: Lafayette,
229 1-2; East Baton Rouge, 212 1-2;
St. Tammany, 145 1-2; Beauregard.
142 1-2; Grant, 142 1-2; Tangipa
hoa, 133 1-2; Franklin, 117; La
fourche, 109 1-2; Allen, 83.5; Rich
land, 82; St. Helena, 65.
It is nteresting to note that St.
Tammany parish won over the other
Florida Parishes sending exhibits,
NEW WELL FOR
FIRE DISTRICT
SOON TO BE
BUILT
Mr. Jacob Seiler, president of the
Covington Fire Association, has just
closed a contract with E. A. Rene
for the tsil4ing of a brick reservoi~'
at the corner of Lockwood and Co
lumbia street. Mr. Seiler real zing
the necessity for such a reservoir for
fire protection in that vicinity start
ed a subscription among the prop
erty owners and merchants of that
section and the following amounts
were subscribed:
Covington GCrocery & Grain Com
pany, $100; Mrs. N. Seiler, $75;
turns Furniture Comilpany, $50; E.
Haik, $50; St. Tammany Ice & Mfg.
Co., $50; Alexius Bros. & Co., $Z5:
Consumers' Economy, $25; Mrs. P.
Burns, $25; Kentzel Printing Shop,
$25; W. R-. Badon, $25; Peoples'
Bakery, $25; L. M. Bourgeois, $25;
J. C. Burns Co., $25; S. D. Bulloch,
$25; Mrs. E, Peyre, $15; F. Patecek,
$ý0; Thomas J. Champagne, $10;
Chas. Theobald, $10; H. G. Menetre,
$10; Mayor Robt. W. Badon, $5.
The reservoir will be built under
ground'at a cost of $610, and wi.l
measure 18 feet in diameter by 14
feet deep, water to be supplied thru
a four inch main by the St. Tammany
Ice & Mfg. Company, and will holi
approximately 17,000 gallons of
water,
Mrs. S. D. Anderson returned last
Thursday from New Orleans where
she spent several days.
DANCIS AT THE SOUTHERN.
Wednesday, November 24th, the
young men of Covington will give
a dance at the Southern Hotel, the
sum realized to go to the Red Cross.
There will be a good band and the
occasion is being looked forward to
with considerable pleasure.
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Mr. C. E. Schonberg writes from
Chicago that he is enjoying the
weather, notwithstanding there is
snow on the ground and the ther.
mometer stands at 30, but he finds
Chicago much larger than Coving
ton. In that respect he is somewhat
like the Chicago people who come to
Covington.. They are delighted with
it, but they find Covington much
smaller than Chicago. Well, any
how, our sidewaks reach all th3
way across the street.
FOUND - A gold buckle, with
"Girlie" engraved on it. Owner may
have same by paying cost of this ad.
Apply Bulloch's Drug Store, Coving
ton, La.
FOR SALE-Ford touring car,
1917 model, in running condition.
Address P. D. Z., care of St. Tam
many Farmer, Covington. n20-3t
for the transportation of Waldheim
school children to the Parish Fair.
It being understood that this amount
should come from District No. 11 tax
fund. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Talley, that the meeting stand
adourned, subject to ca'l.
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President.
ELMER E. LYON,
Secretary.
beating Tangipahoa by three place.;
and St. Helena by eight places.
As fifth in standing St. Tammany
won $150.00 in parish premiums.
while the individual exhibitors ma:(
ing up the parish exhibit won about
$80.00 in premlumns, giving the to
tal premiums won by St. Tammany
$230.00. Ribbons were taken with
sugar cane, sorghum, corn, rico.
seeds, grains, syrup, honey and honey
products, vegetables, truck, pota
toes, and other fairm products. On
account of the fuil premium list
not be'ng completed by the State
Fair officials we regret not being able I
to give a list of the individual win
n'ngs, however, as soon as this is
received we will publish same in the
columns of The Farmer.
List of State Fair winnings from
BUIE HELPS US
OUT OF LOTS
AND LOTS OF
TROUBLE
At the meeting of the police jury,
yesterday, the situation was greatly
relieved by the attitute of Engineer
Duncan Buie. _B~his liberality and
cu-operation, a situation that has
been very trying was relieved and
tne way opened not only for the
award.ug of contracts A, C and 1i,
out prooably the construction of the
salt Bayou road, ultimately, to the
intersection of the Mayneld road.
Mr. Buie offered to go half on this
road up to a cost of *80,0u0, giving
X40,000 aid.
This practically insures building
the Hammond road, Covington, Man
deville, Lacombe and Slidell road.
The vote of thanks given Mr.. Buie
by the Police Jury was well earned,
and he will have the thanks of every
body who is interested in getting
the roads built. Resolutions of ac
ceptance were drafted by Mr. Mor
gan,
AUTOMOBILE FACTS AND
FIGURES.
"An idea of the growth and im
portance of the automobile industry
may be gained from 1919 statistics
recently made public by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,"
says N. H. FitzSimons, manager or
the F. G. C. Auto Company, local
dealers in Chevrolet passenger and
commercial cars.
"The capital invested in 1919, no:
including parts and accessories,
equalled $1,015,443,338. This ex
ceeds four times the capital of all
New York City Banks by $126,043,
338.00.
"The number of miles traveled per
passenger 'by automobile last year
was 50 per cent greater than by
railroads.
"1,974,016 new cars were pro
duced in 1919, and it is interesting
to note that this was more than
enough to give one to every child
born the same year in this country
(1,353,792), and to supply the 1917
baby crop in France (343,319).
"The total number of vehicles in
use in the United States on January
1, 1920, was 7,558,848. This is ons
for every fourteen persons in the
country. And if these cars were
placed in a row only four feet apart
they would completely encircle the
earth.
"The introduction of these fact3
and figures is interesting. 'First
among finished products' is the posi
tion of the motor vehicle industry
in the nation's business. At the
same time it is one of the basic in
dustries. The motor car is the now
transit of the country, to which the
time of the individual and the hand
ling of short haul freight has been
attuned. From a comparative toy
on novelty It has become a necessi
ty of to-day.
"Nearly one-third of the output is
used in agriculture."
LIST OF DEAD LETTERS.
Folo-.ving is the list of dead let
ters remaining in the Covington po-t
I,.Ice:
R. Leslie Bell, Mrs. Coldies, Mr.
Corcoran, Mrs. G. C. Coughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Desforgeo, Miss Flor
ence Farmer, Ralph Lockhart, Chas.
Lee. E. L. Larnce, Miss Lucille Page,
Miss Lara Scott, Mrs. OQsie Sharp.
Sý. Tammany Parish in the Poultry
Department:
Dark Barred Plymouth Rocks--H.
J. Roy, Covington, second cockerel,
$1; second pullet, $1; third pullet,
ribbon.
R. C. White Wyandottes--B. W.
Brown, Chinchuba, first cockerel, $2.
Toulouse Geese-Mrs. X. Frey,
Covington, first gander, $2; first
goose, $2.
Poultry Club Department.
Single Comb White Leghorns-H.
Langenhenning, Mandeville School
Club, 6th cockerel, ribbon; 1st pul
let, $2; 3d pullet, ribbon; 4th pui
let, ribbon.
(These winnngs are from twelve
entries made from St. Tammany par
ish poultry, all getting ribbons ex
cept two Leghornrr pullets.
SA YOUNG PRIZE-WINNE Ii
I--U----.<
Wi. Paul Thibodaux, Jr.
This is a picture of William Paul
Thibodaux, Jr., affectionately called
by his family and playmates "Billy."
He is laughing because he won third
prize at the St. Tammany Parish
Fair for one dozen fall tomatoes.
Billy was 5 years old l& April and
when his Daddy planted Irish pota
toes last spring Billy begged to let
him have a few hills of potatoes of
his own. Daddy consented and
showed him how to plant them. How
those potatoes did grow! They were
as tall as Billy, and when they were
dug not a potato on them any bigger
than a marble. Daddy planted Mexi
can June corn where he planted his
potatoes. Billy's first crop was a
failure, but he insisted on planting
some of the June corn where his
potatoes were planted. The* corn
grew beautiful, and was two feet
high. One unlucky day Billy's sis
ter, Emma, was letting the family
horse graze on the grass around her
flower beds near Billy's cor--well
the horse :w'e the corn dawn as well
as the grass. So Billy's second crop
was a failure. His Daddy consoled
him by showing him how to set out
some late -tomato plants. Those to
mato plants grew as luxuriantly as
the potatoes and corn had, and this
fall when Daddy was selecting some
of his Mexican June corn to send to
the Fair, Billy insisted on sendin;
his tomatoes.
NOTICE,
In order to ameliorate the do
mestic labor condition in the Town
of Covington, I would ask all ladies
who employ colored female help to
co-operate by sending in to the Sec
retary's Office at the Mayor's Court
the names of colored female help
usually employed by them with sug
g stions as to whether service is sat
isfactory or otherwise.
By special request of
ROBT. W. BADON,
Mayor.
NOTICE.
The next examination of applicants
for teachers' certificates will be helui
in the office of the Superintendent on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 29, 30, and December 1,
for whites, and Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 2, 3 and 4 for
colored.
ELMER E. LYON,
n20-2t Superintendent.
* COMMUNITY HOUSE WILL
* ENTERTAIN YOUNG FOLKS
* THANKSGIVING NIGHT
* Thanksgiving evening will be
* celebrated at Community House
* by entertainment and refresh
* ments for the young folks.
SEC'TY TO PRESIDENT,
O WHICH ONE?
Richard Washburn Child and
James B. Christian, one of Which
will very probably be the secretary
to President Harding. Mr, Chris
tian (above) was secretary to Mr.
Harding during his campaign.
Mr. Child is a New York lawyer.
and wrlter.@ Both have been men
tioned as probable choice. '
COV. FIRE ASS'N
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING
YEAR
Covington, La., Nov. 17, 1920.
Meeting of- Covington Fiire and
Benevolent Association called to or
der at 8 p. m., Jacob Seller, presi
dent, presiding, and the following
members present: J. Seiler, R. H.
Fergeson, J. D. Lambert, J. L. Smith
Aug. Vergez, F. P. Marsolan, H. J.
Ostendorf and W. E. Boes.
Minutes of last meeting read, re
ceived and adopted.
Chief's Report.
Chief J. L. Smith reported verbal
ly on fire at Gabe's Tavern. Small
lre occurred on roof caused by
sparks. Damage very slight. Same
extinguished by W. E, Boes and J.
D. Lambert without necessity of an
alarm.
Committee on Fire Limits.
Chairman J. L. Smith reports hav
ing appeared before the Council but
no action as to determining limits
taken, though Mayor Badon appoint
ed committee from Council to meet
committee from Fire Department to
work in conjunction and determine
a permanent fire limit.
Jacob Seller reports progress on
underground, reservoirs.
it. H. Furgeson reports that $627
has been collected for purchasing a
new Ford chassis, and that said
chassis is now in his possession.
This will put the Fire Department in
first class shape.
The secretary submitted the fol
lowng report:
I beg to hand you this my erport
as secretary since taking office as
assistant secretary, to date:
Dues collected ....... 22.50
25 per cent retained .. 5.60
Turned over to P. J.
Lacroix, secretary.. 16.90
Voucher spaid out:
W. E. Boes, salary for
September ......... 50.00
Cum. Tel. Co., 2 phones 3.25
250 postals .......... 2.50
W. E. Boes, for October 50.00
L. Wehril, chassis .... 500.00
L. Wehrli, bal chassis 91.00
Cum. Telephone Co ... 3.25
WE Bo'es, stamps, en
velopes, etc., ...... 1.30
$701.30
Of above amount $552 was co.
lected and turned over to P. J. La
croix, treasurer, by R. H. Furgeson.
I now have on hand to turn over
to treasurer:
Dues ............... 7.50
Applications ...... 1.00
$8.39
Of this amount there is commis
sion on dues due me, $1.88, and on
new app:ication, 50 cents.
Respectfully,
W. E. BOES,
Secretary.
Housekeeper's Report.
I beg to tender this as my report
since last meeting:
All apparatus in good condition
and ready for duty. The No. 2 pump
has been repaired and is o. k. As
)EDICATION OF
iT. CATHERINE
CHURCH OCCURS
iMADISONVILLE
People Flock From Over
the Parish to Attend
the Ceremonies.
BISHOP LAVAL
OFFICIATES
Knights Columbus Partici
pate, Headed by Grand
Knight L. Nalty.
All roads led to Madisonville Sun
day, Novembeo 7th. Friends and
relatives came by buggy and on
horsc-Sack, b boa.t anid car. Grand
Knight L. .sally headucd a delegation
of Knights of Columbus from Ham
mond and Ponchatoula, while Mr.
Adrian D. Schwartz, Grand Knight
of Covington, marshaled a number of
Knights from St. Tammany parish.
A great body of people witnessed
the ceremonies incident to the dedi
cation of the new Church of St. Cath
erine, Martyr, by Rt. Rev. J. M.
Laval.
The Bishop, coming from Chin
chuba, was met 'at the ferry by the
children of the confirmation clasq,
the Young Ladies Sodality and the
Knights. A procession thence wend
ed its way to the church where in a
gracious speech Miss Ethel Badeaux,
on behalf of the congregation, bado
the Bishop a cordial welcome. In
fell itious words His Lordship ex
pressed appreciation of the senti
ment.
During the ceremony of blessing
the exterior of the church the
Knights were stationed around as a
guard of honor. When the doors
were flung open the Bishop and as
sisting clergy, singing the Litany,
advanced to the sanctuary and the
people gathered inside in such num
bers as to tax the capacity of the
edifice. With His Lordship presid
ing Rev. Othmar Bliel celebrated sol
emn high mass with Rev. Alphonse
Bock as deacon and Rev. Bernard
Neybor as subdeacon and Rev. M.
Hebert as master of ceremonies.
Present in the sanctuary as deacons
of honor to the Right Rev. Bishop,
were Rev. Jos. Koegerl and Rev. J.
M. Canlombe. Local talent, assist
ed by Karl and Holger Kohnke, of
Covington, composed the choir, di
rected by the Sisters of Perpetual
Adoration. Rev Jos. Koegerl, who
had been pastor of pdadiscnville for
twenty years, preached the sermon.
The°-church is the donation of Mr,
Theodore Dendinger and family, in
loving memory of wife and mother,
Mrs. Catherine Dendinger. Th's
(Continued on page 2)
SCHUlTZ ON WOMAN'S SUFF
RAGE.
I am here to-night to speak about
the ladies and I love the subject.
Am I right? Why, certainly. Now
commence with the beginning of the
commencement.
Man was the original article and
consequently he is an invention.
Woman is the improvement on the
invention, and there is more modern
improvements in this town than any
place I ever saw. Am I right? Yes!
Yes! Why, certainly!
Woman is man's better half; but
when you get married look out for
courterfeit. In ancient times men
bought their wives; well, they do yet.
Why, in the days of the uncivilized
nations a good wife was worth four
cows. Is man worth that much?
No sir! You can buy the best look
ing man for a yellow dog and still
have change coming.
Of course all the women are not
worth four cows. You can buy an
old maid for a dozen of eggs, and
eggs ainst very high either. But I
want to tell you fellows, that if a
woman ever votes (which I suppose
now she will do) we can see our
finish. There is one consolation, we
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COITTON GLNNED IN ST. TAM
MANY PARISH.
There were ginned in St. Tam
many parish, prior to November 1,
1920, 375 bales of cotton, as conm
pared with 512 to the same date in
1919.
per your instructions, chemical was
at Fair Grounids from 12:30 p. m.,
Oct. 20th, to 10 a. m., Oct. 25th,
inclusive, but was never put in
operation as there were no fires.
W. E. BOES,
- Housekeeper.
The following officers were then
installed for the ensuing year:
Jacob Seller, president; H. A.
Mackie, vice-president; W. E. Bees,
secretary; P. J. Lacroix, treasurer;
J. Louis Smith, chief; J. D. Lam
bert, assistant chief; W. E. Boes,
housekeeper; R. H. Furgeson, chief
mechanic; N. J. Seller, tankman.
Dr. J. F. Bouquol, physician; Aug.
Vergez, mechanic pump No. 2.
New member: James Smith.
There being no further business,
it was moved, seconded and carried
that the meeting adjourn.
JACOB SEILER,
President.
W. E. BOES,
Secretary.