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D. II. MASON, Editor - COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921. VOL.47 No. 23
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iFACTIONS DEAD
IN COVINGTON
AFFAIRS AND
ELECTIONS
Two Sides Get Together In
Caucus in Dining Hall
of.. Southern Hotel.
FOR' FIRST TIME THE
WOMEN PARTICIPATE
Mayor Badon Expresses Ap
preciation for Himself
and Town Council.
Running a town with short
finances is a man-size job. It kees
one ro 'busy that he hasn't time to
listen to all the kieks that come
*i:An over the wire or to smnooch the
c wrinkles out of critic:sm that r~ach
. his ears on the streets, but we have
:discovered that a consc:entious ad
ministration of town .affars has its
blessings as" well as its tribulations
`a?'and that the public is not such a
' bad sport after ail.
The present administration map
pIid out plans for placing the town
4.iinances on a good, healthy footing,
but found the single term of two
years was not sufficient for carrying.
S' them out. It however has accom
'.'plished something, and believing
2::that it would be able to do more
toward completing its plans in an
other term, it was decided to ask the
s°.,support of the people for re-election.
7With this in view, a meeting of
friends of the administration was
called for Wednesday evening at the
.Southern Hotel. At this meeting a
; report was read showing what had
been accomplished and a large nunm
satisfaction from the floor. The en
Sdorsement was. so 'generous and
Ubnanimous, coming as it did from an
unusually large gathering for' a
meeting of this kind, that w'e wish
` to use this means of expressing our
' sincere appreciation.
We consider the meeting unusual
and the endorsement of special sig
nificance not only because "of the
presence of a large number of promi
nent citizens, ooth men and women,
S:but because it brought together the
leaders of opposing factions that
,have fought eah . other for yeam..
, .It means a great deal to Covington
when two factions that have so evert
Sly divided the vote of the town that
'elections were won or lost on the
cast of two or three votes get to
F gether and agree to work shoulder
to shoulder to put Covington on the
'map in big-letter9. We believe every
'`.citizen of Covington- will agree that
this is one of the happiest things
that has ever happened to- the town.
For the ben'efit of those who were
inot present at the meeting we pub
lish herewith the resojution unani
mously adopted:
"Moved and seconded that it is the
fsense of this meeting that the pres
, ent administration Ibe endorsed for
re-election and have the full support
Sof those present.'
In behalf of every member of the
Council land in full acknowledge
ment myself of the compliment of
t.:his unanimous expression of confi
dence, and with appreciation of the
: uniting of the two factions, I am,
Sincerely yours,
ROBT. W. BADON,
Mayo0.and Chairman.
I (Adv.) -
I HOW MUCH DQES GOOD FARM
SING PAY TO THE FARMER
AND COMMUNITY?
(By A. E. Briggs)
How much does good farming pay
to the owner and to the community?
I have been constantly maintaining
that lands in this parish should un
der a good farming system produce
more than lands in any Northern
States. For several years the State
of lowa has ,been taking an average
annual produce 6f $30 to $40 per
acre for every acre in the state, good
and bad. Of course, -the best lands
in Iowa have produced much more
than that. But what would that
mean to St. Tammany parish? An
annual :ncome of from fifteen to
twenty million Oollars per year! We
ought to do much better than that.
But it we did so well, it would mean
great prosperity for this parish.
Such a return would pay many, nmany
times over the co:t of drainage
Drainage in St. Tammany .arish will
pay better than that on every well
managed farm anywhere in the
parish.
I have already assumed that the
test of the bene!it of drdinage to this
parish is its value in assuring good
crops of the kind that may be rais
ed here. I have quoted unquestion
ed authority show:ng the benefit of
drainage in growirg the velvet bean,
sweet potatoes, oats, and cowpea:.
Some beg.inning has already been
imade in the parish in growing cane
and sorghum for syrup. What are
Sthe prospects for increasing the irn
Sdustry, and what will make our so-is
here available for the; estabilshment
of a permanent syrup producing
Sbusiness? As to the iavailability of
.our laids the following quotation
flrom U. S. Farmers' Bulletin 1.034
!gives an indication and also sug
.gests a means we have already in
::ahother connection cilled attentioi
-to for putting the bussness on a per*
inimanent and paying bas:.% as far as
growing is concerned.
"The prosnect've cnie panter in
;the Eastern Gulf States where sand
predominates in the soils miust seeh
i 8soil with a relatively high percent
SCHOOL RALLY
AT MANDEVILLE
MAKES BIG DAY
FOR CHILDREN
Excellent Attendance of the
School Children end
Close Competition.
PARADE THROUGH
PRINCIPAL STREETS
Grades Contest in Schoo:
Work, Athletics, Big
Time Generally.
Mandev:lle celebrated the school
rally, last Friday, in true and loyal
style, and the school children were
brim-full of pride and patriotism.
the parade was. headed by the Mair
deville band and marched on the
beach avenue and through the prin
cipal streets. While a few of the
schools were not represented, due to
traveling conditions, there was still
an excellent attendance. Audubon
had 6,.Folcom 24, .Lacombe 15, Pearl
River 34, Madisonville 75, Slidell
100, Covington 100, Mandeville 250.
Part of the Covington delegation got
stuck onlhe road and did not reach
Mandeville in time for the parade.
Mr. Herman Levy was in his glory
as host at the dinner to the School
Board. and judges and was assisted
by Miss Smiley land Miss Paine.
The dinner was a most enjoyable
affair, and Mr. Levy stated proudly
that everything on the table was
irom the waters surround!ng Mande
ville or from the garden in his back
lard, including the cream and straw
berries.
Luncheon was'served by the School
League, all the Provisions'being do
natved by the people of Mandeville.
Every business 1 place gave a ham.
Mrs. Eads Poitevent and- Mrs. B.
Fassaman, .Mrs. J. C. IBurns, Miss
Mary Sugg, 'Miss Smiley, Miss Rayne,
and others, were especially active in
-naking everybody comfortable.
Altogether, Rally Day was a big
success.
Following is the list of prizes
awarded:
Rapid Addition.
Third Grade -Josephine Lump
kin, Covington, first; .'Jerome' -Du
bourg, Mandeville, second; Jimmie
Farmer, Slidell, third.
Fourth Grade-Joe 'Privata, Sli
dell, 1st; Audrey Crawford, Audu
lon,' 2d.
Fifth Grade--Francis Wilson, Sli
dell, 1st; Hilda Amjr Blanchard,
Madisonville, 2d; Hilda Weiss, Madi
sonville, 3d.
Sixth Grade--Sidney Smith, Man
deville, 1st; Dan Davis, Pearl 'Rivei,
2d; Earl Blanchard, -Covington, 3d.
Seventh Grade-Helen Davenport,
Madisonville, lst; Carrie Lee Hen
ley, Pearl .River, 2d; Audrey Mur
phy, 3d.
High School-Bertha Flick, Man
deville, let; Peter Privata, Slidell,
second.
Reading Coontest.
First Grade- Oneida Cragin, Pearl
River; 1st; Mamnie Koepp, Madison
ville, 2d; Irene Ciruti,'Slidell, 3d.
Second Grade--Bernice Cragip,
Pearl River, 1st; James Eddins,'2d;
Eunice Powe, Covington, 3d.
Spelling Contest.
Andrew -Pullman, Pearl River, 1st;
Lois Seals, Pearl 'River, 2d; Michrel
Haik, Covington, 3d.
Second Grade--Aileen Gaines Sli
dell, 1st; Lily Barr, Pearl River, 2d;
Mary Helen McMahon, Slidell, 3d.
Fourth Grade--,Mary Steven, Cov
ington, 1st; Eulave Wingo, Slidell,
2d; Joe Pravata, Slidell 3d.
Fifth Garde-Phillip Pfeifer, Cov
ington, slat; Grace Long, Slidell, lst;
Clara Shelffield, Covington, 2d.
Sixth Grade--EvelYnr Lane, Coy
ington, 1st; Inez Jonei, Covington,
second.
Seventh Grade--Victor Blackwell,
Folsom, 1st; Clyde Crawford, Audu
bon, 1st; Ida . mith, Pearl River,
1st; Carrie Lee Henley, Pearl -River,
first.
Eighth Grade---Hannah Langen
ben:ng, Mandeviile, 1st; Edgar Rist,
Slidell, 2d; Myrtle Morgan, Mande
ville, 3d.
.Ninth Grade-Onita Russ, Mande
ville, 1st; Dewey Wallace, Folsom,
2d; Edith Boudreaux, Maddisonville,
third.
Owing to the High School Spelling
(Continued on page 6)
A OORRECTION.
In the list of bills piblished in the
proceedings of the Police Jury, last
week,-there appeared an item as fol
lows: Standard Oil Co., gas, sixth
ward, $23.76. This was a typo
graphical error, and should have
been for the eighth ward.
The bill of C. M. Poole reading
$3.00 for inspecting work on Doyle'
Ford Road, should read for use ot
auto.
age of silt and clay or in.their steal
a liberal supply of humus to enablh
it to retain moisture and 'plant foo'
anid produce good crops. In the-
regions the rolling- clay hills or thi
so-called hammocks are sought, or
where such lands arynot available
the drained baybe. and rhalloa
ponds are Otllized.:I t is doubtful
hweviror, whethr: - hnmus-san
soils which- lack st n clay com
pletely will c U productiv(
through a long se years undei
ordinary farm metb s, which tenc
to deplete the hump supply" Wit"
such soils expel eans of re
plen'shing the ,hm.us must be em
ployed,: and only under e cepitiona
(Continued on page .)'
DRAFT GREATI GRAIN SELLING PLAN FORT FARMERS
Here are the men who ~afed one ofthe' most ggantik and evolutioary grai selling plans in the
history of the nation and which is to be put into ope ration by the farmers, if action taken at Chicago, April
6. does not go amiss. The picture is one of-the "Farmers Committee of Seventeen" of the American Farm
Bureau Federatiorj., In the center is Chairman C H. Gustafson, of Lincoln, Neb., and C. H. Hyde, of Okla
homa one of the leaders. Their plan was drafted after nearly two years investigation It was recom
mended to the W\ eat and Corn Growers of the nation ih Chicago this week for ratification( It is planned
to create Unit.' ":tates' Grain Growers Inc for national and export distribution of corn' and wheat, and
ipanced by tLe - ain growers themnselves. Herbert Hoover has endorsed the plan.,
DISTRICT-COURT
PROCEEDINGS
LAST WEEK
Following are the eases disposed
of in the District Court:
Ajax Fire Engine Works vs. The
American Pine Products Co. Judg
ment in favor of plaintiff in the sum
of $11,0;., interest, costs, etc.
Hammond Lumber .Co., vs." Miss
Emma Hilgner. Petition of plain
tiff dismissed and rejected, and that
defendant recover in rd.onvention
$250 attorney's fees.
-Benoit Ducre et al vs. Hy. J. Ro
bert et al. Judgment in favor of de
fendant, recognizing them to be the
owners of the property in litigation.
Florian Dubuisson vs. Josie J.
Whitlow. Judgment in favor of de
fendant, decreeing a separation, and
plaintiff to pay $' 5 per month ali
mony.
A. 'Baldwin & Co. vs. J. D. Kerr.
Judgment in favor of Plaintiff in the
sum of $300 and costs.
Emma Pierce vs. Albert' Pierce.
Judgment in favor of defendant, re
jecting plaintiff's demand, and grant
ing him custody of minor children.
H. J. Smith's Sons vs. Aneil Ba
ham. Dismissed at plaintiff's costs:
Lelia Levigne vs. Joseph Reed.
Judgment in favor of 4plaintiff grant
ing an absolute divorce.
Austin Williams vs. Hortense Da
villa. Judgment in favor of plaiis-.
tiff, granting an absolute divorce.
State vs. Joseph*White. Pleaded
guilty of cruelty to animals. Fined
$10 and costs.
State vs. John Lamprey. Pleaded
guilty to having stolen goods in. pos
session. Imprisoned in State pen'
tentiary for not less than 2 1-2 nor
more than 3 years, at hard labor.
State vs. Ed. Smith. Guilty of
setting woods on .fire. 'Fined $10
and dive days in jail.
State vs. L. S. Usannez. Pleaded
guilty to beating board bill. Fined
$10 and costs. Sentecne suspend'ed,
provided he makes good the amount
of the board bill.
State vs. Marius Mizell.-Pleaded
'guilty to disturbing peace. Fined
$10 and costs and in addition 10
days in parish jail.
SCHEDULE AND FINAL REPORT
OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND DI)AINAGE.
The following ordinance has been
reported, to the Constitutional Con
vention favorably:
AN ORDINAN'CE relative to the es
taiblishment and maintenance of
a system of State highways and
bridges, and providing funds
therefor.
Article 1. The Legislature shall
provide for the establishment andl
maintenance of a system of. State
Highways and ,bridges, under the
spervisicOn of the Board of Engineers,
and shall provide for ·a "General
Highway iFund" for the construction
and maintenance thereoff shall au
thorize the acquisition, by expropria
tion or otherwise, of rights of way
for highways, drainage canals, and
ditches, and may require parishes,
cities ,towns, village and Road Dis
tricts to contribute a certain pro
portion of the cost of construction
of State Highways and bridges; shall
provide for the maintenance of the
system ,of State HighwaYs and
bridges from the 4General Highstay
Fund," and shall provide for the
building of bridges over navigable
streams wholly from the "General
Highway Fund," and shall 'provide
for the regulation of traffic on puiblic
highways.
Article 2. The Legislature is au
thorized to prov'd'e for the creation
of lRbad D'stricts throughout tihe
State; the government thereof; the
voting of taxes and the funding of
same therein; and may prescribe for
the imposition of property tax or a
graduated contribution or benefit tax
on all property situated therein.
Article 3.. The Legislature shall
provide, for the expenditure of the
"General HIghway Fubd" created
under this Constitution, under sucn
terms and condition as may be pre
scribed by law.. in order to perfect a
general system of State highways;
and when said system shall have
been.completed, the Legislature shall
provide an equitable reimbursement
to the. Parishes for the mon es here
tofore epent by them on the State
Highway System.
Article 4. .The "General Highway
Fund" shall Mibe derived from the fol
lowing sources:
: (a) The special tax of one-eighth
minill now, and heretofore, levied and
collected annually upon all property
(Cointinued on page 2)
WORK OF THE
PRES TERY
AU ARY
4.The eighth ann.ul meeting of the
New Orleans Presbyterial Auxiliary
at the Presbyterian Church in Cov
ington was carried out.Tuesday and
Wednesday according the program.
A pleasing feature of the Tuesday
afternoon session ---as the pageant
made. up of natipnal characters,
whichi was participated in ,by Irene
Reeder, Florence Morrison, Mildred
Davis, Pearl Lacroix, Alvira Lacroix,
Ruby Cardova and ,Louise Kirkland.
Tuesday afternfon the visiting
members were ttken for an'auto ride
through -Covington and vicinity.
rhere were visitors from Amite City,
Bogalusa( and Madisonville'..
Rev. Mr. Allen's talk on Africa
was especially enjoyed.
Topics were d'scussed and papers
read by Mrs. Geo. D. Booth, Miss Lois
(-arrison, Miss M. I. Bodyon, Mrs.
Arthur Weber, Mrs. J. M. Koelle,
Mrs. J. S. Talmage, Mr.s E. L. Pow
ll, Mrs. John Davidson, Mrs. W. K.
Seago, Rev. Mr. Allen, Mrs. Chas.
McMurdo, Miss Helen Baumgarten,
and talks by-local men and women.
The meeting was a very successful
and enjoyable one and all left Co i
ington delighted with its beauty and
the hospitality of its :-eople. The
Manor and Ozon'a took care of quite
a numbe rof guests.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
assessment roll has beeii completed
and will be open for inspection for
twenty (20) days on and after
May 2, 1921.
ap23-2t -WARREN THOMAS,
Assessor.
NOT BIDDERS.
Notice is hereby given to the pub
lic that on
Tuesday, May 10, 1921,
there will be soi,l at public auction,
to the highest bidder, the following
list of live stock, etc.:
2 Ford cars.
10 mules.
10 sets of harness.
5 slips.
-1 grader.
1 wagon.
1 camp car on 8-wheel wagon.
1 camp car on medium 2-horse
wagon.
1" box tools.
2 tents with flies.
1 small coal stove.
1 oil stove.
2 saddles.
The sale will take place on the
lot known as "Fiddlers' Green," near
the Covington Gyocery & Grain CJ.
warehouse. The sale will tbe con
ducted by Whitaker Riggs, auct
tioneer, between the hours of 10 and
11 o'clock a. m. The-mules will be
sold single or in pairs.
ap23-3t J. B. IHOWEZJ,
President.
F. J. MARTIN-DALE,
Secretary.
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Mr. C. M. Liddle, of Slidell, was
a Covington visitor, Friday.
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FINNEY-WATKINS.
The marriage of Mr. Arthur J.
Finney and Miss Eunice Watkins was
solemnized Tuesday morning, April
19, 1921, at 11-o'clock, at St. Peter'i
Catholic Church, the impressive cere
mony being performed by Rev. John
Burger.
To the strains of Mendelsohn's
Wedding March the bride entered the
church with her father, Mr. Edw. F.
-Watkins, and was -met at the foot
of the altar by the groom with h;s
belt man, Mf. John Pinney. The
bride's attendant -was Miss Pearl
Preg'eau, of Houma, La.
During the impressive ceremony
the Ava Mar:ia was beautifully -ren
dered by Mr. Holger Kohnke.
The bride wore a gown of blue
taffeta, with hat to match, and carr
ed a shoiwer bouquet of bride's roses.
The maid of honor wore Alice blue
taffeta and earried a bouquet of pink
roses.
The church ceremony was follows
ed by a dinner at the home of the
bride's parents, at which were presd
ent only the relatives of the cbride
and groom and a few intimate
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Finney left on the
afternoon train for New Orleans and
Houma, and on their:return will go
housekeeping.
iMr. and Mrs. R: Waguespack and
Mr. and Mrs., os. Wagiespack,: of
Houma, came over -for the jedding.
FARMERS WILL
SHIP EARLY
POTATOES
At a r ent meeting of the Onvil
Community 'Farmers' Organization,
which was attended by Rex M. Ickes,
Dr. L. A. Wilkinson, of the Exten
sion Department, and County Agent
Bachemin, .much interest was dis
played among the farmer members
of the organization in discussing
their problems. It ,might 'be Inter
esting for farmers of'other organiza
tioins in the parish to note that this
meeting was held at night, following
a rain which lasted for nearly eight
hours, howover, this did not pre
vent the members from attending
their regular monthly meeting. This
community organization started out
with eight members and now have
nearly thirty members, in fact, near
ly every progressive farmer in the
community belongs to the organiza
tion and realize what organization
stands for and -are all working. to
ward the aims of same. This or
ganizatidn is planning on a carload
shipment of early potatoes to the
northern market and will grade,
crate and market a standard product
and get a good price. for game. Muco
praise must be given to Messrs;,-Rich
ard Laird, Wm. Jourdan and Ed.
Thompson, the officers, and also to
every member .f this,organization,
for the steps and strides they have
made. during the past. few MIonths:
Mr. Ickes spoke briefly on the
needs of conimunity activities and its
importance in building up every com
munity center, stating that only
through ~community ` organizations
will farmers get their just rights
from all others who are always work
ing against them and trying to keep
theni down.
Mr. Wilkinson congratulated the
members on their organization and
spoke briefly on timely topics and
'thanked the members' for the co
operation. they ,wpre giving the Ex
tension Service, through its local
agent, and assured them they were
in for results on their get-together,
work together and help each other
out for one aim and purpose---a com
munity organization.
A.GUEiT.
MAKING SURVEY OF TOWN TO
ASCERTAIN IF LOWER FIRE
INSURANCE CAN BE HAD.
Mr. Roscoe L. Sinith, assistant en
gineer of the Louisiana Fire Preven
tion Bureau, is in Covington for the
purpose of making an inspection of
the town, at the request of the Fire
Department and insurance agents, to
ascertain if some credit in fire rates
can be o~tainied in accordance with
the improvements made through or
d'nances passed by the Town Coun
cil and the motorizing of the fire de
partment and installation of under
ground cisterns and waterworks.
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Mr. F. J. Martindale has been ap
pointed by the Board of State. Af
fairs to serve with Messrs. S. D. Bul
loch and Ellis A. Crawford as a
member of the Parish Board of
Equalization.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are authorized to announce the
following ticket for the election to
be held in June, 1921:
For Mayor.
Robert W. Badon.
For Aldermen.
Emile Frederick.
M. P. Planche.
A. R. Smith.
C. E. Schonberg.
H. A. Mackie.
Chas. H. Sheffield.
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THE BIG SALE.
The Fashion, which has moved
next to Bulloch'a Drug Store, is now
conducting a big sale in Men's, Wo
men's and Children's furnishings.
Also jewelry of all kinds. Sale runs
until May 7th.
A. SAWAYA.
FOR SALE--Verna Heim, splendid
modern home, completely furnished,
and 10 acres laufd beautifully locat
ed on the Mandeville road and Abita
-River,. near Covington. Artesian
water, agricultural implements. Low
price and reasonable terms. See Dr.
Stevenson. . ap23-3t
WrANTED.---To purchase, for qugicl
cash,: several fa(rmis and acreage
address in confidence Will :J. ~hrgan
Abita springs, La. ap'23tf
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TOWN" COUNCIL
OF MANDEVILLE
PROCEEDINGS
APRIL 22
Unanimously Adopt Ordi
nance for Improve
ments, Drainage.
ELECTION CALLED
FOR BOND ISSUE
Wharf, Harbor, Street Im
provement, Dredging
Bayou Casting.
Mandeville, La., April 22, 1921.
Meeting" of the -TowiCouncil held
this 22d day of April, 1921 , pursuant
to previous adjournment, for the
specific purpose of voting on the
proposition of crdering an election
to be held on the 25th day of May,
1921.
Present: .,W. E. Van Zandt, Ed
mund Baudot, James .Band, W. R.
Smith, Steve Joza and W. A. Griffin.
On motion duly seconded, the fol
lowing ordinance was unanimously
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE ordering a:-special
election in the Town of Mando
eville, Parish of St. Tammany,
Louisiana, for the purpose of
sutbmitting to the qualified elec
tors of the Town of Mandeville
the question of a bond issue
of $32,000, the proceeds of said
ibond, issue to be used to make
certain improvements within the
limits of said town.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor And Board of Aldermen of the
Town of M.andeville, in lawful ses
convened, That an eelction shall be,
and is herebycalled to be held in the
Town of Mandeville, Parish of St.
Tammany, Louisiana; on the 25th day
of May, 1921, at. which elbction a
majority of the taxpayers of the said
Town, in number and amount, eli
gible to vote .audn voting, shall de
termine the:
Proposition to incur debt and 'is
sue bonds for the said Town of Man
devile, Louisiana,. in the amount of
$32,000, and: to run twenty-five years,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, the funds thus derived t'
be uised for the following purposes:
1. To complete the sea wall.
2. To dredge a cliannel through
the ravine in Square No. 27.
, 3. To repair, improve and hard
surface streets.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
That the .ballojt' boxes, necessary
blanks and other. necessary para
phernalia shall be~ provided by .the
Secretary of the Town Council of the
Town of Mandeville, and he shall
cause to bee printed ballots for use
in said election, in the fololwing
fo'm, to-wit:
Blngst.
Special election to be held ii1 the
Town of Mandeville, Louisiana, on
May 25, 19211, pursuanto4,
an ordinance ordering the
same, adopted by the Mayor- ES
and Board of Aldermen, 'as
the governing authority of
said town, on-the 22d day
of April, 1921.
Proposition to Incur debt
and issue bonds for the
said- Town of Mandeville,
Louisiana, in the amount of
$32,000, and to run for a NO
period of twentyfive years,
bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent ler annum
payable semi-4Lnnually', for
the following purposes: To
complete the sea wall; to
dredge a channel through -
the ravine in Square No. 27, and to
irepair, improve and- hard-surface
streets.
Asse.:ed valuation of property..
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... Signature of Voter.
Notice' to Voters--To vote in favor
of the above proposition,. place a.
cross (X) mark-in:the squarde after
the word "Yes"; to viote against it,
place a similar mark in the esalare
after the work "No."
| The Secretary of the Town Council
is also directed to have prepared and
to distribute to Commissioners ap
pointed to hold said special election
all necessary ballot boies, lists of
Staxpayers entitled to- vote either in
Iperson or by proxy at said special
election, together with the valuation
of property of-each as shown by the
list assessament approved and' filed,
and all necessary lists of voters, tal'y
sheets and compiled statements.
* Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the polling pilace of said
election shall be at Mandeirille, Lou
isiana, at the regular pblling booth
provided by law.
The polls shall 'be open at seven
o'clock e. m., and close at five o'clock
p. m., and the following three com
Smissioners- and clerk are appointed
to serve at the said election::
Clerks, PauVEsquinahce and C. Ar
David; commissioners, W. G. Da;vis,
sLuoas Prieto, Geo. Glockner, Gee.
Smith, each being a registered voter.
Section 4. Be it further ordainit1,
etc., That the: Mayor of sati:Town of
I Mandeville, Louisiana, is hereby di
i, rected to give notice of the special
; election hereby ordered to be held by
Shis proclamation to be puolished ac
ncording to law, and indsaid proclama
'tion he shall announce that at eleven
clock a. m., on May 25; 1921, the
Mayor- and Board of Aldermen of the
said Town of.: andevlle will meiit
-at its usual meeting: p-lace in the
Ton :.Hall in the, Town of Mande
the ,balot .boxeseamnlhe: ad can
I JAS. D. GRANT
SSUCCUMBS TO
PNEUMONIA
ATTACK
- His Loss a Blow To Citizens
of Slidell and St. Tam
many Parish.
PATRIOTIC AND
CHARITABLE CITIZEN
Funeral One of Largest Ever
Held in the Town
of Slidell.
James Doyle, Grant died in Rew
I Orleans April 19, 1921, after a long
t fight with pneumonia and its com
a plications. .He was a resident of Sli
dell, where he was president of the
i Southern Creosoting Company. He
was also president of the Creosoting
Materials Company of New Orleans.
He was formerly general freight
agent of the Queen & 'descent R. R.
He was lieutenant-colonel on the
staff of Governor Parker. He was,
born in Richmond, Va., 'Mlay 26th,
1859, came to Louisiana in 1895 and
I has lived in the Ninth Ward since
- 1906. He would have been 62 years
of age in May. He is survived by
f his widow, Mrs. Mabel Brown Grant,
- Who as' from South Carolina.
3 Mr. Grant was highly respected,,
3 did a great deal of good and chari-m
1 table work and w-as extremely patr-.
e otic. The oo!y order to which he
belonged was the K. of .P., the pies
ent Commuinity House in Slidell was, -
'formirly th#-iK. of P. Hall and was,
3 donated to: Slidell as a community
hou~se b Mr: Grant., He was prob
ably the largest purchaser of Liberty
Bonds in St. Tammany ,parish' and
he-devoted much of his time to war
' activities. He was chairman of the
Good Roads Commission-of St. Tam ...
many parish until his recent resigns- ,
tion. _ :..b
Funeral gervices were held in the
Episcopal Church, New Orleans, and:
at Slidell, Thursday, April 21.: The .
funeral was one of the largest ever .::h
f held in Slidell. Friends came from
all parts of the parish and state and ".
3 the floral offerings numerous' and
beautiful. He was a trueý gentle
man, a loyal friend and -a patriotic :
citizen, and he' will be missed, not
only by the people of Slidell, but by.
.the whole parish. :
THE ORIENTAL FETE.
The Orientkl Fete gotten up by the
Sladies of the Episcopal -Church, Mon-.
day evenihg at the Park 'Pavillon, .
was a very attractive and spectacýu
lar 'affair. .The make-ups ate" the
costumes were excellent: Refresh
ments were served, and the dancers
were furnishedý-uusic :by the: Slidell
band. ' Public appreciation was" dias
played 'by a very liberal patronage
and more than $lk0 was cleared.
-Considering the fact that the
weather was cold .and disagreeable,'
with its wfnd -and chill, we ,think`
the ladies' did -rejarkably well, and
it would not ,be a bad idea to repeat
the performance atrsome future date.
The pavilion is open an d cold .:eath
er is a great handicap to the enjoy- .:
ment 'of an occasion of"'that kind.-L :;"
Tableaux and 'other :attractive ftea-:,:
tures could have bten. added and . ";.
would have been greatly enjoyed on ?
a warm summer night.
DANCE AT MADISONV i. - -
There will be a dance at the pa- -.:
vilion at Madisonville, to-day, Satur-) !
day, April 23. Preparations have:,·'
been made to. ha-e the best of m;usici
o and a big- time is expected.l Every-.-,
e body -is i1vited. -
Svase. the resilt an4 declare the re-: :
sultof said election and 'promulgate
the same.
On roll call the members ofthe
r Town Council of the Town of Man--,:
a deville, Louisiaha, voted as follows: '
r :YPea: -:Dr. W. E. Van :Zandt, Jan.
L, Band, Ednmund J3uudot Steve. J. Joza, :
e W. A. Griffin, W. RL :mith. "
Nay:. None. "
1i . And the ordinance ~was- declared
d adopted. `- .
-? W. E. VAN ZANDT,
a '. : - Mayor. .
f A. P. HOPKINS,
n Secretary.
'l The following ordinance was in
n~ troduced: -
e ,Section 1. Be it ordained by the
i, rown Council of the Town of Mande-.
Sville, in legal session convened, That
W. E. Van Zandt, W. A. Grflin, Jas.
i, Band, Edmund ,E-audot, Steve Jozai,
d W. R. smith, H. H1. Levy, Eirnes "
a- 'Prieto, C. C.- A. David and A. Depre
h shall constitute .'the Supervising
Board, who shall have power -and
n' authority, after the tax mentioned in
k the foregoing ordinance is voted, to
1- provide the splciffcations of such im
d provements, to call for bids, to let
the contract or contracts for the work
t designated therein, and supervise tne
5, construction of the same.
0. -Section 2. Be it further- ordained,
r. etc., That the said Supervisors shall'
1 b ethe agents of he Town Cdouinil in"I
Df all matters pertaining to the, con;
1- struction of -the improvements pro-
al vided in' the foregoing .ordinan'ce,.
)y Said Supervisors shall elect a chair
- man and secretary from their own.
a- number, who shall sedrve:without-'
n pay; said Supervisors shalill approve
he all estimates for work before they
ae are paid by the governing body.
ef The above ordinance was adopted.:::
ie . W. E. VAN ZTNDT, •"
- .. M &ayor.
en A I?. HOPIUNS
n- Secretary