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THE CALDWELL WATCHMAN Published Every Friday at Columbia, La. Official Journal of Caldwell Parish, Ca!dwel! Parish School Board and the Town of Columbia H. A. TURNER - - - - - - - - EDITOR AND PUBLISHER SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Entered at the I,u ntotiee at (',Inia, ILa.. as sec di'. s mail mnattt'r. It Is As It Should Be The theory of American gov ernment is that the right to gov ern arises fro'm the consent of the governed. All of our insti tutions in theory at least, if not in actual prmc:ice at the present time, make a pretence at least, of using this IrinciIle in dealing with thoe pblic. There art' howover, certain muniments of power, c, :,'erred by lavw' and ex ercised in the wozkliings of o;r modern Amerlcall life whichi takes f'ron thi, people this basic princiljle. In fact it has become such a common thing to take from the I.o,: this inalienlable right, thitt many of our politi cians have r,,ached the Con clusion that it may be taken without .ny siousl complaint on the part o, the governe,'. And with this thought in mind, the advocates in the state legislature, of a consti tutional convention, ri . hb t or wrong, at first conceiv ed the idea of calling a constitu tional convention and framing a new constitution without giv ing the people a voice in the mat ter at any stage of the proceed ings, but luckily for the State of Louisiana and her intelligent cit izenship, this class of politicians did not have a majority in the general assembly, and there fore they were forced, very much against their will no doubt, to submit to the people both questions, that is to say, the peo pie must first say by their bal lots whether a constitutional con vention shall be held, and if, yea, then whether they will ac cept the constitution as framed by that convention. It is pretty generally admitt ed that the idea of a new con stitution was conceived and in spired by the New Orleans boss es who firmly believed that they would be able to accomplish their sceme of having a consti tutional convention without the consent of the people and to foist upon them the further scheme of having a heavy at large delegation in that conven tion, thereby vesting in them the controling power in the con vention, by means of which they would be able to frame such an organic instrument as would suit their purposes, without re gard to the rights of the other tions of the state. The peo were again in luck when ey happened to have a suffi cient numbeti of faithful repre sentatives in the general as sembly to defeat these foul hopes also. It is now up to the people to say by their ballots whether they favor a constitutional con vention or whether they oppose it. But those who want a con vention at all hazards are now taking hope in the fact that it is characteristic of the people in the rural sections of the state to not participate in elections which do not involve the interests of local candidates. They have al ready made bold to assert that the "country people" will not go to the polls, while New Orleans will poll every vote in its corpor ate limits for the convention, and thereby carry it whether the people at large want it or not. If there ever was a time when the voters of the rural section of Louisiana should break away from the custom of letting the other fellow do the voting when there is no local interests in volved, it strikes usthat now is that time; and we appeal to the voters of Caldwell to go to the polls on the day of election -in full strength and cast your bal lots against the calling of a con stitutional convention. But in order that you may have a fair show and that your legal rights may be protected, be' sure that t you cast your ballot on that day; r for the man whom you think is best qualified to. and( who will , most faithfully represent your , interests in that convention if one is voted b!,, a imajrity of t the electors of the state. t The constitutional convention convenes September 2.1 in New s Orleans. The election to nomi nate candfidates will be hell Ju I!. 27, and nominations will close ,on July 20). We have been w ,ndering who would be the dele'ate from (Caldwell parish a~nd who wouldt ol'er themselves a: a cailidate. We have heard t it sug'gested that the lion. C. 1'. I Thn)rnhill would be the proper i i; ,l-'Vegate from this parish to be- I come a candidate for this re po: siLb !osition. His exper- s t iePce :s distict att' rnel' of this larish for a long time andl in the plractic) of law and in the con- 1 sti ttiEonal confvention of 1913lii ias s n.blied him to become ac- 1 ,juairtedl with some (of the de- 11 f- Icts contained in the present l coinstitution. Tne Watchman be lieves that if Mr. Thornhill will s consent to become a candidate t he will meet with no opposition. U le is in a position to assist in I framing; a constitution which t wiil best suit present conditions ti and ',ne which will not hamper s the Legislative branch of our I State Government in the exer cise of certain powers which now prohibited itlem by our pres e ent constitution. Mr. Thornhill u has gained experience and repu tution which will commend him a to the consideration of his con- f stituency. I Some little time ago we threw out a feeler regarding a fourth t of July celebration and barbecue. t Since that time we have learned that Vixen does not take very kindly to our suggestion as to t holding it there, because she c ,1 would not reap any material ben efit from it, and the stringency t of the times, prevents her citi zens from entertaining it from a ri standpoint sociality and patriot - isin. Now we think that the - business men of Columbia ought I S~to take this matter up and se cure the celebration for our h home town. There is no doubt h that such an occ",sion will bring t da largenumber of people to Stown and our business men will r be benefitted accordingly. The prospective candidates, too, willt a find Columbia a more conven Stion field of opleration. Last week The Watchman pub E lished the resignation of S. A. Myers as president of the Cald well Fair Association. Mr. Myers E states that his farm needs him, E which necessitates him resign ing his position as leader in this move this year but assures the z Association that he will do every E t thing in his powcr to make the c third annual fair a success. We ' regret that Mr. Myers has re signed as he was a great help e in pulling off the fair last year. C The Watchman is on record as t in favor of having a fair this C fall and stand ready to assist in any way we are called upon to 1 act. Caldwell cannot sfford toi take a step backward, so we t Ssuggest to our citizens to call a Smass meeting and elect officers t to champion this great cause. r This meeting should be called at s once and steps taken towards s having a fair in Caldwell this b year. The crop prospects are good and many of ou. farmers el will meet with disappointment ti if we fail to grant them the fi privileges of bringing their a products of the soil and live l stock and placing on exhibition A showing the public what kind of tl stock they are raising and what n their soil will produce. Quite a number of our farmers have J talked with the editor recently about holding a fair in Caldwell this fall. Let's have that meet ing at once, elect officers, and start the ball rolling in that (di rectio'l, and let's keep her rIll ing until after the fair this fall. What say you? S. J. I)Dunn of Rapides Parish is visiting relatives in Columbia. Representative J. E. McClana han is now back at home after dispatching his duties at the ex tra session of the Legislature held at the State Capital. He spent Thursday in Columbiia mingling with friends. School Board Proceedings ORDINANCE No.11 An ordinance ordering a spec ial election to be held in school dlistrict No. 23 in the Parish of Caldwell, for the purpose of sub mittinr to the qualified electors of the said school district the question of the levee of a spec ial tax of ten mills [10] for the puirlose of providing additional[ aid to the plublic schools of said1 school district. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Pi'arish Board of School Direc to's of the Parish of ('aldwell, La., that a special election be held and is hereby ordered to be held in tchool district No, 23, in in the Parish of Caldwell, La., on the 6;th day of July 1915, for the purpose of submitting to the qlualified electors of the said school district entitled to vote thereat the question of the levy of a special tax of ten mills [10] 1 on the dollar of all property in i the said school district subject to state taxation, for a peried of live years, the proceeds of the said tax to be used in giving additional aid to the public schools of the said school dis trict. Sec. 2. Be it further ordain ed, etc, that the ballots to be used at the said election shall be prepared by the secretary of the Parish Board of School Directors and shall be in the following form. Proposition to levy a ten all the property subject YES to taxation in school dis trict No. 26, Parish of Caldwell, State of Louis-'.. iana, annually, for the period of five years, for the purpose of giving ad NO ditional aid to the public schools of said school dis t.rict. See. 3. Be it further ordain ed, etc., that the secretary of the Parish Board of School Di rectors be and he is"hereby or dered to cause to be prepared t for use at the said election the I tally sheets, lists of qualified e lectors, assessed valuation of i r property, blank statements for t the purpose of compilation ofj Sthe vote, in number and amount 1 Sand other election blanks that may be required for the purpose of holding the said election, to cause the same to be placed in the ballot boxes for use at the respective precincts, and to make provision for the tranmis sion of the ballot boxes to the several precincts of the school district at which the election is to be held. Sec. 4. Be it further ordain ed, etc., that the polling place shall be at the Copenhagen School House, and the following three commissioners are appoint ed: J W Price, H A Volentine and W F Volentine, commission ers and D A Humphriesr clerk of the special election, all of whom shall serve without com pensation. Sec. 5. Be it further ordain )ed, etc., that the Parish Board of School Directors shall meet at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 7th day of July 1915, for the pur pose, in open session, of examin ing and counting the ballots,can vassing the returns and declar ing the result of the said elec tion. See. 6. Be it further ordain ed, etc., that the president of the Parish Board of School Di rectors be and he is hereby in- I structed to give public notice of said election by proclamation to i be published according to law. Sec., 7. Be it further ordain ed, etc., that the special elec tion herein and hereby provided for shall be held and conducted and the r'eturns thereof shall bo made under the provisions of I Act 256 of 1910 and amendments I thereof, and such other laws as I may be applicable. t G. T. Martin, Pres. I J. C. Hines. Sec. PROCLAMATION Colunmbia, La., April 14, 1915 Pursuant to a resolution passed by the Parish Board of Schoal Directors of the Parish of ('aldwell, La.. at its (alled meeting held on the 26th day of May 1915, 1, (. T. TMartin, President of said Parish ýHoa d of School Direc tors, hereby give notice that in iom wliance with said resolution, a special election will be held in school district \ No. 3, Parish of Caldwell, La., on the 6th day of July 1915, for the purpose of submitting to the property taxpay- S ers qualified under the constitution and s lawfi of the State of Louisiana to vote c at said election, the following proposi tion, towit: To levy a special tax of ten mills on t the dollar on all property in school dis- p trict No. 23 Parish of Caldwell, La., I subject to State taxation, annually, for s a perio'! of five years, for the purpose of giving additional aid to the public t schools. For the purpose of said special elec tion the polling place shall be at the ('openhagen School House, and the following commissioners aret al)point ed: J W Price, II A Volentine and W F Volentine and B A Humphries as clerk, all of whom shall serve at this election. all of whom shall serve without compensation. At said election the polls will (open at - 7o'clock a. m. and close at 5 o'clock - p. m., and the election will be conduct ed in accordance with the laws of Lou isiana applicable thereto. Notice is also given that at 10 o' ciock a. m., on the 7th (lay of July 1915, the said Parish Board of School Directors of the Parish of Caldwell. La., will meet at Columbia, L.a., and in open session proceed to open the bal lot boxes, examine and count the bal lots in number and amount, examin," and canvass the returns, and declare the result of said special election. This 29th day ot May 1415. Geo. T. Martin, President of the Parish Board of School L)irectors. A true copy J. C. Hines, Sec. Jury List State of La., Parish of Caldwell Thirtieth District Court Office of the Clerk I hereby certify that the fol lowing named persons were du ly selected by the jury commis sion, according to law, at its meeting on June 9th, 1915, as grand jurors for the grand jury term of this court commencing Monday June 28, 1915, who shall be subject to duty as grand jurors during the term of six months after the grand jury is empaneled, viz: No Name Ward 1 J R Hawkins 1 2 GT McSween 2 3 Vollie Harris 3 4 Q K Reitzell 3 _.iiWT. larkson 4 .... - eredith, Sr. 4 7 J A Stamper 4 8 W A Reitzell 4 9 W C Hester 4 10 J N Gregory 5 11 C P Bailey 5 12 R F Gryder 5 13 Bowen Eubanks 6 14 J A Mayes 6 15 W R Rushing 7 16 I W Clark 8 17 Daniel Mott 8 18 J A Carter 9 19 Rush Vincent 10 20 CR Elliott 10 I further certify that the fol lowing named persons were du ly drawn by the jury commiss ion, according to law.at its meet ing on June 9, 1915, as petit jurors for the petit jury term of this court commencing Monday July 12, 1915, who shall report for service as such on Tuesday, July 13th, 1915, viz: No Name Ward 1 LF Pine 4 2 W W Ashcraft 4 3 J W Childress, Jr. 4 4 WJ Railley 5 5 J W Price 10 6 A J McDaniel, Jr. 3 7 DMRoark 4 8 J W McKeithen 4 9 CB Blackman 1 10 RG Cruse 3 11 HT Harris 3 12 Allen Tingle 1 13 J A Shipp 5 14 TETeekell 51 15 J L Humphries 10 16 AC Jacksona 4 17 H L Dunn 6 18 GW Thompson 4 19 Andrew Cook 2 * 20 SCCoates 5. 21 D A Childress 3 22 JP Duke 3 23 GLTullos 9 24 JH May' 9 25 DJ Bedsole 10 26 IN McClanahan 8 27 W F Meredith 4 28 W B Perkins 4 29 W 0 Humphries 4 30 Robert Wooten 3 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand officially and affixed the seal of the Thir tieth District Court, at Colum bia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, on this the 15th day of June, A. D. 1915. Philip H. Mecom, Deputy Clerk of Court FOR ,SALE-400 acres river land 5 miles above Columbia, La., lying paralell with the I. M. Ry., four good houses, 1 new hay barn, 2 cisterns, large pas ture. 125 acres in cultivation. Lespedeza hay. Terms reason able.-W. G. Ferrand, Columbia La. 5-28-tf. Everything Required FOR THE SPRING HOUSE CLEANING Can be found at North Louisiana's LEADING FURNITURE STORE Whether it is the furrnishinis for a complete HIOME or ,just at.,v pieces to be brightened uj) for the coming season. You will i,. sure to find just the things wanted here, and always at a a ºaterial saving in PRICES. Summer Rugs, Gallery Fura:iti re. Refrigerat,,rs, l.'ta\ I ' iW; ,. Dainty Lace Curtains, ('edarl C'hests flr storing the w,,,,:,i. ;,r the summer, Japanese Sea Grass furniture for living P) ,n 1r gallery, in fact everything for the home. Did you ever stop to think that large purchases anl .i,,.; sales means small cost andl reduced operating cost exlpensl .., :ia: why we sell you better merchandise at small cost. Let !-; pro,, the truth of this statement. Easy Payment if you prefer to buy that way. MONROE FURNITURE COMPANY, Ltd., 132-138 North Second St. Monroe, Louisiana. Freight Paid on All Orders Over Ten Dollars. One Experience Convinced Me , of its Value "One of our sales men demonstrated the value of the Long Dis tance Telephone to us. He was at Huntsville, Ala., and upon his own responsibility put in Long Distance calls for fifteen merchants within a radius of several hundred miles. "In less than one hour he had sold 2100 barrels of flour at a total cost to us of less than six dollars. "Since then we have applied the Long Distance Bell Telephone to every feature of our business with most profitable results. The service is fine, the rates are reasonable and there is more satisfaction in one Long Distance Telephone talk than in half a dozen letters". CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY sINCORIPORA ID.. BOX 30, ALEXANDRIA, LA. o),' MION' E, I OII'IIANA OFFICERS F. P. Stubbs, Pres. 1 C. E. Bynum, V-Pres. Travis Oliver, Cashier H. N. :Thompson, m Asst-Cashier Depository For STATE OF LOUISIANA ASSETS ONE MILLION DOLLARS Ample resourses, conservative management and courteous treatment alike to those of large and small means. The question, is not whither you sho.uld have a balk account, but where you should have it. Our large capita' and s-i'ru'us is your guarantee and safegnr 1. We invite your account and have every faculty for efficient handling of your business. • " ", .e ' I Caldwell Bank COLUMBIA, LA. CAPITAL _ . _.... ...------------------------- $15,000.00 Surplus ...------- .- ..-----. ----.----------. 20,000.00 Uudivided Profits -----------.. --_ 2,000.00 We Pay 4 per cent on time deposits compounded semi-annuallt. Accn its apreciated whether large or small. We wish to call your attention 'to the large surplus and undivided profits of this Bank, which guaran tees protection to depositors.