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·i t 1. ý, RGALUA LOISIAA TURSDY, JNUAR 21,915 SMEETING GlEAT SUCCESS OBS T ROIAMSTREETS NO MORE Has Plenty Of Friends And Will Come And Go As She Pleases---Notes Of The Meeting of the most enthusiastic and attended meetings held in of Bogalusa took place y, M. C. A. last Friday even ,tlhpurpose of the meeting get an expression from the ;regarding several matters SIl shortly come before the n council for final action. room was at a premium, and good spirit predomi id everyone left the meet that he was glad he MAYOR MAKES HIT. Sullivan presided and ,a pest master in the chair. Sashort address regarding usa has been and what it to be. His remarks the heart and were ap by every person in the The Enterprise will vent ewe that the citizens of Bo listened to an address to them as. the one by His Honor. He dis future Bogalusa the con our city and his desire to become a city of 25 and prosperous people icted would occur in edght years. He gave a as to how this could be 8pgalusa was good enough die in; that lumber con slowly but certainly im iod of the reopening of "ill and of many things of Bogalusa and the En iegtets that it did not take in detail.. Mayor Sul let things lag, he had smiling and enjoyed the as much as did any citizen PER CAPITA TAX. prlessions from perhaps a s as to the amount of ~ta tax in other cities, amount Bogalusa should Timberlake made a mo a $2 tax on every t between the ages of telusive. This motion was M. K. Pearce and was carried. It is estima tax will effect 2500 alusa, HOG GETS [IS. next discussed and was against the porker; in than it takes to makes be was doomed to roam the more under the penalty to the pound. HAD FRIENDS. he advocates of the cow that she be kept off the fun started, and those in learnedofsome of her s well as her many good trequired an hour to dis before a vote was sug when taken on whether ld be kept at home at ing vote was required ted in the liberties of the unmolested, morning. t, or by automobiles. ARE TAXED. S some lively argu ments the tax on dogs. Fifty the smallest tax suggest highest was $5. History 1 lar, good dogs were there were many good the evening. A tax on males and one dol on female dogs was r unanimously decided on. Dogs that are not licensed will be "arrest ed", following the passing of the or dinance, and taken to the city pound where they will be held a reasona ble length of time to permit the owner to call and pay the tax. A provision v as made regarding dogs which might be brought to Bo galusa by farmers. Following the dog tax the goat was disposed of in short order, and the goat's goat gotten. It will be several days before any of the ordinances will go into effect as due publication must be m before they can be worked. SOME FLASH LIGHTS The only man missing was J. A. Spekenhier. And it was announced that the city owns a gravel pit. W. P. (Red) Halley nevers topp ed playing pool. J. C. Wade tried to see that every one got a seat. He had bad luck. And J. B. Lindsley did not have a word to say. Officer Strattman now knows about the sanitary laws. Thos. Richardson had something to say about cows and Fords. Editor Petrie was against tne hogs and a certain ones in particular. M. H. Rykoski wias there against both cow and hog. D. Beinn knows who is paying for the street lights now! M. K. Pearce was there and help ed cdose the per capita tax argument. Police Juror Keaton said some good things at the right time. He is a politician. J. K. Johnson reminded the aud ience twice that he spent his boy hood days in Franklinton. After taking much interest, one in the audience discovered that he did not live in logalusa. H. A. Maason told what was what and why. He has the cow question down right. Wsa 0, J. Sherman there, In the lime light as much as at the Tango prize fight Judge Talley could not under stand why it was a disgrace to own a Ford. Commissioners Wilcox, Mills, and Cowgill, are believers in "silence is Goldens." If Gov. Sanders had attended the meeting it would not have adjourned before midnight. Chief Cassidy came very near leaving the hall when a certain offi cer "st arted something." Its a toss up between the Mayor and the Chief of Police as to who will arrest the pigs and goat's. Columbia Road was there strong. Did'nt say anything but got every thing they wanted. It was a toss up as to who said the most witty things- a member of the band or Mayor Sullivan. The Mayor is some chairman. He injects the life and has some thing to say that keeps the crowd in good spirits. G. G. Timberlake got things start ed by making the first motion. And everything he suggested went through. And Mr. Jarvis had the advantage of all. He talked from the balcony and had a voice that really belongs to W. J. Bryan. F. J. Heinz, of Covington, was at the meeting. Not a word did he say aloud but whispered to friends that he was out for the office of district torney. J. '.Sanders Jr., was introduced as a leadI2g light of the bar. Later Mayor Sullr an corrected the state ment by addig "legal bar." J. M. McCabe hid an amend ment for everything except the dog tax. He got there firat with this. -His friends suggest "Am.ndment" McCabe hereafter. Chas. Blanchard wanted to ma people who own teams pay a higher tax, he has several teams too, and his friends cannot understand why he is so liberal these war times. Twelve Were Initiated. At the meeting of the Internation al Liberty Union Queen La. Camp 1040 which was held Monday night, 12 new members were initiated. This fraternity now has a member shipin Bogalusa of 285. Big Sale Saturday,. Attention is called to the page advertisement of Brock pnd Co. "The Busy Store", .sannouncing a genuine value giving 'event which will start Saturday and continue for one week. People appreciatihg money saving values should ,read every word of this advettisement and be at the store early Saturday morning. Radical reductions are made in every department. The Brock and Co's. stock is new and up to-date. Meeting Big Success. The Get Together meeting which was held at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon was a pronounced success and the attendance was large des pite the downpour of rain. Mayor Sullivan acted as chairman of the meeting. J.A. Spekenhier started things by making a clever address. his talk was followed by Messrs. Dobbs, Wade, Gier, Howard and Pearce. Sandwiches, coffee ald ci gars were served. It was a meet ing where everyone had a god joke to tell on someone in the audience and there was not a dull moment during the entire session. Chess Club A number of the Chess players are preparing to organize a Chess Club. The first meeting wil be held at the home of J. H. Lively on Saturday evening Jan. 30. OLDEST RESIDENT OF BOCALUSA DEAD John Ard;, the oldest citizen of Bogalusa has passed away, the end coming last Saturday shortly before noon. Death had been excepted for the past several days due to infirmeries of old age and complic ated disease. Jno. Ard lived to see a virgin forest transformed into the present city., Having been born and raised, as well as spending his entire life of 85 years in Washington Parish. He was the first secretary of the local lodge of Masons and was a member of this fraternity for over 60 years. He was justice of of the peace for 20 years and was one of the best known citizens of the Parish in the early and middle part of his life. He was survived by a widow and one child, Mrs. B. Paul, of Bogalusa. The funeral services were held Sunday under the auspic es of the Masons. Burial was in Adams Cemetery. Social Meeting, The Social meeting of the young people of the Methodist congrega tion at the home of Miss Lessie Rowan on Friday evening at eight o'clock was° most enjoyable and profitable. The object of the meet ing a'bette7 acquaintance one with the other. Also a broader knowledge of the working of the different de partments of the church. No spec ial program was arranged. Games, conversatJons and music were en joy~d. DJuing the serving of re freshments a list of the aims of the prganized Sunday school classes and Epworth League work was given. It is hoped that each young person of this congregation who is not al ready taking part in some phase of the church work will hasten to do so. The opportunities of today are thany and should mot be overlooked. Under a most efficient supervision every Friday evening will be giveni to the recreation and culture of this young people. a The next meet ihg will be January 22th, at the home of.Mr. anl Mrr. Fountaine Poole at 215 Caro1na Ave. at eight o'clock. Eastern Star Mecting. The Eastern Star met on Monday evening and conferred the work up on Mr. and Mrs. E. L Knight. Mrs. J. M. Williams was presented with a pin b9 the members of the lodge, she being the past W. M. Follow ing the work light refreshments were served. Entertained,. The young folks were delightfully entertained by MisS Edyth Lorchiem, Saturday evening, at her home. Dancing was the principle amuse ment. Those present were, Misses Addie and Bertha Simmons, Evelyn and Hallie DeLoney and Edyth and Margurite Lorchiem. Messrs. Beebe Yeager, Virgel Underwood, Robt. Collins, Frank Mason, Searcy Young, Robt. Magee, Roger Friou, John Rowan and Albert DeLoney. Refreshments were served during in the evening. When you want first class Job work phone 111. 'CONTEST TO BE INTERESTING CANDIDATES ARE BET iNG Bl Several Young Ladies Will Enter This Week To Secure Part Of The $950 Valuable Prizes From present indications the Big Profit-Sharing Campaign inaugura ted by the Enterprise is going to be a Hummer. Several candidates for the hand some prizes which are to be distrib uted March 20th, have already en tered, and many others are going to join in thh next few days. Can you blame them, for trying to share in the most liberal and stu pendous offer ever made in this parish? All that is required is a little earnest effort put forth in the right direction, coupled with a little hard work, to obtain one of these handsome prizes. On page seven of this issue will be found a nomination blank, which is good for five thousand votes. Clip it, fill it out and bring or send it to the contest manager (if you have not already done so), and he will credit you with five thousand votes. Only one of these nomina tion blanks will be credited to each candidate. ' On another page you will find ` a coupon which is good for fifty vor. Get all these , ou can-have ygur friends save them for you. Evý! one brought or sent to the office is good for fifty votes. Yotes For Your Choice. In this issue, on page 8, will, be ,found a coupon which counts for 50 votes in. the Enterprise contest. Clip the votes from the paper, bring or mail to the Enterprise for your choice in this great contest and help some lady get an automobile. New Employment Office, The National Employment Bureau which was recently started by t4ie Government to try and find work or the unemployed of the United States will be working in a few weeks. Postmistress Persall has not as yet received the application blanks. On Good Behalier, For the first time since Bogalusa has been a city there is not a single case on the docket of the city court. When Judge Ott went into office there were many and the arrests have been large but all cases hpve been disposed of. Minerilite Ball Here. The traveling mineralite bowling ball of the Brunswick-Balke-Collend er Company, which is touring the United States, will be at the Y M C A iin this city, today and tomorrow. The ball is on exhibition at the Y MC A"and will also be used on the alleys during these two days. Any member of the Association will be privileged to use the 14ineralite in competing for the Maston Cup. This beautiful:trophy is .offered by Chas. B. Maston, foreign agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Company. The contest will close March 1st. and theY MC Amember·whohasbowl ed the highest score with the mie aelite ball will beawarded thetrophy. mif you have not entered, now is the time. It is never to late to begin. Get busy TODAY, Call at the of fice or phone 111 and talk it over with the contest' manager. In next week's issue we will pub lish the names of all the candidates and their respective standing in the race. KONTEST KOMMENTS, Begin Now-No time like the pres eat. It's never to late to begin. If a person is not ready to sub. scribe now, get them to tell you when it will be convenient, then go : back at that time, this will save lots of needless running back and forth. Always bear in min that the loner the subscription, the subscription, the more vots in proportion you rc "ve two one year subscription entitlesi' you to two thousand votes, where as one two year subscription gives you three thousand votes etc. The main thing is to get out and Shuse Look up your friendse-ll': them that you are out to win tlihf TOURING CAR, and that THEIIR s bscription might help decide the' minner. Democratic l :ethg. A meeting of the exdtitive cojn mittee of thSDenocratic Club will be held at the Y. M. C. A. 'this Thursday evening at 8 oclock for the purpose of drawing up by laws. and getting the organization into working form. Entertained Tea Clube. Mrs. H. J. Cowgill, of S. Border: Drive, delightfully entertained the'. SocialrTea Club at her pretty home. on Wednesday afternoon. Light refreshments were served. The next. meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. G. Dorsey. The Club meets every two weeks. Complimentary To .Miss Soltoan. at the Pine Tree in, complimentary to their guest, Miss M*.mmi Davi Bolton, of Sherman Texas. A large number of invitatiuns have been issued.:" $50,000 Coming,. The Syndicate of banks drew first blood in the fight for the state de posits when the Supreme court de cided that thc State Board of iquid : ation could not be sued. The - Washington Bank and Trust Co. of this ceity was awarded $50,000 ,of . these funds and it now looks asif this money will be brought here to - aid in upbuilding the Parish. ,NeI Ltcsum Attralie. The Boyds in soais lustrumental music and humorous setches will. willno doubtbea 1a.i ~