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stroke-stroke-stroke, the cox
awain is shouting to the shirtless
young oarsmen, and they are puting
Severy ounce of energy in the task
lbefore them. Bodeis that have been
under systematic training for many
moonths are now finding an outlet
for their pent up force in the most
favored of all navy sport-boat rac
These youngsters are taking part in
their las tathletic venture before be
.f g sent to sea. They are products
of one of the naval training stations,
and have been "through the mill"
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(OFFICIAL)
Procedings Board of Aldermen
Opelousas, La., Dec. 28 ,1920.
` To the Hon. Members of the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Ope
, lousas, La.
Gentlemen:--You are hereby notified
there will be a Special Meeting of
the members of the board of aldermen,
L "this city, at the council chamber
SaTuesday, December 28th, 1920, at
S1:30 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose
(-) of authorizing a re-imbursement
'*Aoam the Public Improvement Bond
hrsg for funds advanced against same
S:°phr the purpose (2) of authorizing the
.jawor to negotiate a loan to re-am
"terae certain accounts for funds ad
Siyuced and for the purpose (3) of act
uag upon any other matters relating
40 the municistality.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
,Aest:-J. J. PERRODIN,
City Clerk.
, Opelousas, La, Dec. 28, 1920.
i . W. L. Prud'homme, mashal of the
iy of Opelousas, oLuisiana, do here.
Sprtify that I served the above and
Sforegoing notice upon the aforenamed_
swtnbers of the board of aldermen of
4 city of Opelousas, Louisiana, in
person, more than three hours previ
to the hour fixed for the holding
sO faid meeting.
W. L. PRUD'HOMME,
City Marshal.
Opelousas, La., Dec. 28, 1920.
iThe board of aldermen met this day
special session, pursuant to the
# lbve call.
Present: E. L. Loeb, mayor, presid
ag:; Aldermen: Mouret, Dejean, Danel,
'.tIlly and Clark.
Abeent: None.
1 Mr. Clark ,seconded by Mr. Danel
ifir ed the following resolution:
SWhereas, there exists an overdraft
i knt the Electric Light and Power
s'.;ht account, due to having paid nec
r>4ary obligations for the improve
and construction of the -Power
Snt, pending the final approval and
e of the Public Improvement Bonds
payments having been made out
bother funds of the city; and
Wiereas said bonds have been fi
vry approved and sold, and the pro
thereof deposited with the city
urer; therefore, be it
ved, that the mayor and clerk
and they are hereby authorized to
a warrant against the Electric
t and Power Plant Improvement
Extension Bond Issue fund, to
or the amount of said overdraft
from the said fund. Be it dnrther
esolved, that'the mayor be and he
hereby authorized to negotiate a
with any bank or individual to
..¢er the balance of the said over
. not included in the Public Im
We extend the ery best wishes
of the Season D every Man,
Woman and Chit in this locali
ty and we thankur many cust
omers for their valed patronage,
during 1920 whici has made the
past year one longto be remem
bered in our grow.
Est. J. 1. Sandoz
that turns a flabby, soft muscled
youngster int oa healthy athlete.
Seven months before it would have
been imposible for these same young
men to pull one-quarter mile without
becoming exhausted. On the eve of
their departure for -sea they are able
t otake their places as members of
a race-boat crew and send the sleek
craft over a two mile course at a
rapid gait.
There is always a trophy for the
winner when the race is run, but
winner and loser share alike in the
knowledge that they have a strong,
healthy body thta can stand the
"gaf.' in any race.
Iprovement proposition, and that the
mayor and clerk be and they are here
by aut+torized to issue a certificate or
certifiates of indebtedness to repre
sent tie amount of said loan, payable
on sun terms as they may see fit,
carryizg five per cent per annub in
terat tfm date thereof until paid, and
paybalh out sccounrt the surplus re
venues of the Electric Light and
Power 'lant, or out of the license rev
enues 1r the year 1921, and subsquent
years, lot otherwise dedicated.
The aregoing resolution was adopt
ed by ne "folowing vote:
Yeas Mouret, Dejean Danel, Stelly,
and CIrk.
Nay& None.
Move by M& Clark, duly seconded,
that th4 mayorand clerk be and they
are herby authorized to issue a war
-rant, it favor of H. D. Larcade, Jr.,
againsthe proceeds of the Bond Issue
as per lis proposal of December 2,
1920.
Motid.carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: fouret, Dejean, Danel, Stelly
and Clc.
Nays: None. Absent: None.
Movedby Mr. Danel, seconded by
Mouret #d carried, tha tthe mayor be
and he I hereby authorized and em
poweredto employ an assistant for
the cityclerk, on such terms and
condition +as he may see fit, and that
the city tx collector proceed at once
to enfort payment of delinquent tax
es.
There ling no farther business. the
meeting as adjourned.
eAttesttn: J E. L. LOEDB, Mayor.
AtJt . t .RRODIN,
ty Clerk.
NOTIC OF FINAL TABLEAU
ESTATI OF LAURENT NOEL
No.-, Fsbate Docekt, Sixteenth
JudiciaListribt Court, Parish A
f St. LIandry, La. A
Whereas, rene Shute, administra
trix, of the.bove numbered and en
titled estathas filed therein her fi- 14
nal tableaus classification of debts A
and distribubn of funds of said suc
cession, antraws for the homologa- T
tion of the sae, now
Therefore,totice is hereby given
to any and .,parttes who may have
cause why tbiaid tableau should not
be homologa to, file same in writ
ing in this oft within ten days from di
the first' pubition hereof.
H ty LASTRAPES,
Jan 1 2t Clerk of Court. G
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Melville Board of Aldermen
Melville, La., December 7, 1920.
Regular meting of the board of al
demen of the town of Melville, La.
met on the above date with his Honor
Mayor P. W. Lawleur, presiding and
the following members were present:
Messrs. R. H. Jones, Gus Rosenberg
Peter Glaser, W. J. Bergeron. Thi
minutes of the last regular meetinw
were read an dapprovtd.
The following reports were read ani
approved and ordered filed.
Report of C. H. Coffree, superinten
dent M. E. L. S.
For month of October, 1920
collections .............. $205.9'
For month of November 1920
collections .... .. .......... 111.32
Total.... ................$317.24
Report of E. J. LeBlanch, tax-col
lector:
Licenses collected ............$62.50
Report of Tom Capps, marshal.
H. Williams ,fined.. $20.00, cost $1.00
Alvin Hill fined.... 2.50 cost 1.00
Anthony Bivens fined 25.00 cost 1.00
Total. ........ $47.50 $3.00
Report of Telson Jones. town treas
urer:
Oct .1st. to balance in bank..$1320.01
Received from E. J. LeBlanc,
clerk.... ............... 62.50
Received from Thomas Capps
marshall.. ............... 50.50
Received from C. H. Coffre,
superintendent ............ 317.24
• $150.25
Vouchers paid .. .....183.36
Balance in general fund...... .08
M. E. Light system .......... 604.64
Improvement fund ........ 145.19
Street and bridge fund ...... 2.83
Special E. L. tax ....... . 807.87
Sundry account ............ 6.28
1566.89
at The following bills were read 166.8nd
aproved and vouchers orders in
,t. payment of same when funds are
available.
y, To bill of C. H. Coffree, two
month's salary ... .... . . $300.00
To express to New Orlenas, La. 50.00
To lamps furnished to town
street lights. . .. 20.44
To freight, oil, drayage, etc..., 57.03
ie l$427.47
Bill of E. J. LeBlanc, clerk and tax
collector.
Two month's salary ............. $5.00
g 5 per cent commission on $62.50 3.12
Recording three trials........ 3.00
$11.12
Bill of Thomas Capps, Marshall:
Y Two month's salary . .... $0.00
e To ,1-2 of fine, $50.50..........26.25
I- Seven electric light poles,
$6.00.. ........ .*....... 42.00
r 6.002.00
$115.75
Bill of -Mrs. H. K. Smith.
Two month's salary, at 2.50 .... $5.00
Bill of Tolson Jones, auditer.
Two month's salary, at 2.50....$5.00
Bill of James Thompson:
One day's labor E. L. Plant....$5.00
Bill of W. M. Romig:
I.or placing light poles........ $8.00
for 1 1-2 days labor ........ 7.50
$15.50
Gus Roseberg.
As per itemized acct. on file..$12.65
Novelty Machine Works Co.
As per bill rendered ..............$286.80
As per bill rendered .......... 73.50
A. M. Lockett and Co., New Or- I
leans, La.
As per bill rendered .........$16.72
A. Rosenberg, assessor.
To copying assessment rolls . .$60.00 t
Gulf Refining Company.
To bill rendered oils ..........$48.08 t
J. E. Dorroh 0
One month's salary as treasurer.$2.50 t
We your committee appointed to
draft budget for town of Melville, La., a
beg to report the following: d
BUDGET FOR-19201
General fund 10 mills, regular
tax, on $425,000 assessed val.
uation..
Special E. 2 mills tax on$425000 e
425,000 assessed valuation.. 850.001t
Balance in bank to credit E. 14
______
L. t',..i ad . a . .... ...
License and street tax aL..i
cipated .... .. .... ........ 600.00
Electric Lights receipts anti
'cipated....... ............ 3000.00
Fines anticipated.... ....... 100.00
$9607.87
DISBURSEMENT
Mayor's salary ............. $ 300.00
Marshal's salary ............ 300.00
Clerk's salary.. ............ 30.00
Treasurer's salary.. ........ 30.00
Inspector of accounts salary.. 30.00
Assessors' salary ............ 50.00
Street commissioner's salary.. 60.Q0
Attorney ... ................ 100.00
For printing minutes of the
town proceedings .......... 75.00
Tax collector's commission for
colecting general fund...... 212.50
Tax colector's comission for
colleoting special E. L. tax 85.00
Merchants and Farmers Bank,
loan. ... ..... .... . 1500.00
Electric Light, salaries' ..... 1800.00
Electric Bonds and interest.. 1300.00
Expenses for street lights.... 900.00
Improvement fund...... .... 2835.37
$9607.87
.00 Respectfully submitted,
as- GUS ROSENBERG,
R. H. JONES, SR.
'01 Moved by W. J. Bergeron and sec
onded by Peter Glaser that the above
.50 budget be accepted. On roll call the
following vote was taken, W. J. Ber
.50 geron, Peter Glaser, R. H. Jones, and
Gus Rosenberg. Nays: None.
.24 Moved by Rosenberg ,and seconded
by R. H. Jones that the following or
.25 dinance be adopted as read. On roll
.36 call the vote was as follows.:
.08 W. J. Bergeron, Peter Glaser, R. iH.
64 Jones and Gus Rosenberg: Nays:
9 None.
83 Ordinance No. 82 of 1920
87 To provide for an annual revenue for
28 the town of Melville, La:, for the year
- 1921, by levying an annual tax upon
89 all property situated in the corporate
id limits of the said town, not exempt
in from taxation under the laws and con
re stitution of the state, for the year
1920, and providing the enforcing and
collection of same; and
To provide for the payment of the
0Electric Light bonds maturing during
4 the year 1921, and the interest on
3 bonds during said year, by levying a
special tax for the year, 1920, upon
all property situated in the corporate
limits of the said town not exempt
from taxation ,and providing the man
ner of enforcing colection of same.
2 Section 1. Be it ordained, by the
0 mayor and board of aldermen of the
town of Melville, La,. that for the year
.2 1920, there is hereby levied a tax of
ten mills, (10) on the dollar of the
0 'assessed valuation of all property sit
uated within the corporate limits of
the said town except euch as is ex
0 empt from taxation under the consti
tution and existing laws of the state.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc., That there is hereby levied on
all property in the said town of Mel
Sville, La. subject to taxation by the
said town a special tax of two ($)
'mills on the dollar of the assessed
value for the year 1920 for the pur
Lpose of paying principal and Interest
of the electric light bonds maturing
during the year 1921.
Section 3. Be it ordained ,etc.,
That said special tax, when collectetl
shall be applied first to the payment i
of principal and interest of said bonds
maturing during the year 1921, and
any sum remaining shall constitute a
sinking fund and be held separte and
apart from all ohter funds of the said
town, for the purpose of paying prin
cipal and interest of bonds thereafter
maturing.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That *the taxes hereby levied
shall be due nad payable at the office 1
of town tax-collector as soon as the
tax roll of said town shall have
been completed and filed in the office
of said town tax collector and after
this ordinance shall become effective. F
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etcr, That no force collection of taxes
due upon movable property shall be I
made before the time or date set
'apart for the forceable collection of
state taxes.
).00 Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That it shall be the duty of the
).00 town tax-collector to receive and cpl
lect the taxes interest penalties and
cost due thereon to said town within
such time and in such manner as po
vided by the existing state law" pio
vided for by the charter of this town.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
etc., That 'all ordinances of parts of
dinance shall take effect from and
after its promulgation.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That al lordinances or part of
ordinances in conflict herewith or in
consistant to this ordinance, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Thus done nod passed in regular
session convened this 7th day of the
month og December, A. D., 1920.
P. W. LAFLEUR, Mayor.
Attest:-E. J. LeBLANC,
Clerk.
Moved by Peter Glaser and seconded
by W. J. Bergeron that the h-' -o .'rn
foregoing ordinance be adopted uU
read. On roll call the vote wwa :, L.
lows: W. J. Bergeron, Peter Glaser,
R.' H. Jones and Gus.. Rosenberg. Nays
None.
Ordinance No. 83 of 1920
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of town licenses.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the
town of Melville, La., in regular ses
sion convened, that the license laws of
the state of Louisiana now in force
shall insofar as applicable be the li
cense ordinance of the town of Mel
ville, La., for the year 1921, and each
subsequent year thereafter, unlest
otherwise changed.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That this ordinance shall take ef
fect fro-: .:_d after December 31st,
1920.
Seotion ?. 3e it further ordained,
etc., that all o-dina,nce of parts of or
dinances in "'- flict herewith be and
the same "ar hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in regular
session convened this 7th day of the
month of December, A. D. 1920.
P. W. LAFLEUR, Mayor.
Attest:-E. J. LeBLANC,
Clerk.
Moved by R. H. Jones and secondel
by Peter Glaser that the board do now
adjourn.
P. W. LAFLEUR, Mayor.
Attest:--E. J. LeBLANC, i
Clerk. C
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This is a pleasant, safe and reliable
medicine for conghs and colds. It has '
been in use for many years and is
held in high esteem in those house
holds where its good qualities are
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mothers of young children, as it con- to
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Try it when you have need of such I
a remedy. 4
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THE MING TOMBS OF MANKINL
If you were to visit the Orient on
an American man-o'-war and make
the trip from Manila to Shanghai
through the hina Sea and enter the
Yang Tse Kiang River, the largest
in the world, and your ship should
stoy at Nanking, you would see some
very inteersting sights.
It has been the pleasure of many
American bluejackets to make the
cruise. It has ben their duty 'to nav
igate the Great Yang Tse as far as
Hankau (600 miles) and many of the
smaller ships have braved the rapids
as far as Chung King, (1200 miles).
The river lneds an imposing sight to
the visitor, and there are many inter
esting land marks to be seen. Ohin!t
iang, a beautiful J.ttle city is passed
on the lett yet there are many vii
NOTICE TO TAX-DEBTOR
of
ti
e. To Mrs. Isatire LeBlanc:
d. You are hereby notified that I bur.
>n chased at taxsale, in May, 1920, the
al- following described property assessed
se in your name:
{) Twenty (20) acres, improved, bound
td ed north by Langlois; South, by
r- Thompson; East, by Bayou Courta"
it bleau ,and West by'Brown et als,
g which said property is located in the
first police fury ward of the parish of
St. Landry.
u The amounts paid by the under
it signed is as follows:
s Taxes and costs, 1919 ........ $17.43
d Taxes and costs, 1920 ........ 25.06
d Total ............... $42.49
d To redeem said property it is neces
i- sary for you to pay the foregoing
r amount, together with twenty (20)
per cent penalty and eight (8) per
cent interest to be added to total.
O. A. DURIO,
Sjan 1 6t Rt. 2, Opelousas, La.
NOTICE OF TABLEAU
Receivership Port Barre Timber and
Tie Co., Inc.
a No. ,21,114, Civil Docket, Sixteenth
t Judicial District Court, Parish
of St. Landry La.
Whereas, Dugas and LeBlanc, Ltd.,
receiverq of the Port Barre Timber
aaid Tie Cao., Inc., have filed, therein
their final tableau of classification of
debts and distribution of funds of
said receivership, and prays for the
homologation of the same, now,
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
alry end all parties who may have
cause why the said tableau should not
be homologated to file same in writ
ing in this office within ten days from
the first publication hereof.
HENRY LASTRAPES
jan 1 2t 'Clerk of Court.
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e The question is not so much how
you contract a cold ,but how to gel
rid of it with the least loss of time
and incenvenience. If you will oon
sider the experience of others uxded
d similar circumstances ,who have beed
a most successful in checking thefr
colds, in their beginning, you will se
cure a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy without delay, and use' it
s faithfully. There are many tamlltl
wh ohvae used this preparation im0.
oessfully for yeai-s and holu it iu
high esteem. It is excellent.
CUMBERLAND MANAGER
TELLS OF LOCAL WORK
We have been furnished with the
following bit. of information concern
ing the work of improvement going on
at the Opelousas exchange of the Cum
berland telephone company:
"An important part of the manage
ment of the Bell system is to keep
the public informed concerning all
matters relating to the telephone.
"The work of remodelling and en
larging the central office of the local
exchange is near completion.' The
main part of the work is finished and
now the finishing touches are being
put on. The management of the lo
cal exchange invites all patrons of the
company to visit the central office.
"A nation-wide telephone serivce, in
its daily operation, requires the co
operation of all those served as well
as those serving, and the financial and
moral support of each individual sub.
scriber."
Bilious Headache
When you have a severe headache,
a disordered stomach aned constipation
take three of Chamberlain's Tablets.
They will oorrect the disorders of the
liver and bowels ,effectually curing
the headache.
lages of striking picturesqueness along
theb anks of this widely-heralded
stream.
Nanking, meaning Southern Capitol
is 205 miles from Shanghai. The city
owes its name to having been the
cgpitol of the Empire, the last occasion
being in the Ming dynasty at the be
gining of the 15th century. The city
is surrounded by great walls varying
from forty to ninety feet in height
and from twenty to forty feet in thick
ness. These walls are said to have
been built in the lift and sixth cen
turies B. C.
Nanking is the home of the cele
brated mausoleum Emperor Hung Wu
-died in 1398-with other great monu
ments known as the Ming Tombs.
There are many interesting ruins in
and near the city, including those of
Rosa Echoes
The annual jubilee (Christmas), or
the celebration of the birth of Our
Savior, has come and gone. Young
and old seemed detremined to cele
brate it with due zeal, with a Christ
mas tree. Happy groups of children
chatttered like blackbirds- and occa
sionally fired a pack of fire-crickers to
the infinite dismay of horses and driv
ers and shouts of laughter, and mutters
of minature drums, swelled to a con
tinuous dip. We have much to tlink
our much esteemed teacher, Mr. J.
A. Roulett, for the courtesy shown to
each and every one at the school
house where the tree was given.
Mrs. E. V. Hudspeth brought a nice
Cake which was awarded for school
purposes. Mr. Geo. Hanly was the
lucky one to win the cake, the pro-!
ceeds being $21.
Miss Rena Foote is spending the:,
holidays with her brother in Arkan
sas.
Miss Ruth Simpson of Morrow is
now employed as Mr. E. V. Hudspeth's
bookkeeper.
We are glad to see. Miss Julia=
Thoms of Jennings and Miss Edith
Baker of Garland, and all of the chil- t
dien tht it;e boarding awiy frort i
home at 'school that are now in our
midst. a
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SNOTICE TO ALL
Water and Electric Customers
' Unless some unforeseen difficulty arises we will be
able to furnish electricity to consumers n tr than
Wednesday Night, December 29
One of the engine shafts was taken to i*OrIleans
and welded at a shop making a specialty of work of this ::1
kind and they guarantee an absolutely satisfactory job.
The other shaft is expected from the factory in New York
any time and will be installed at once.
This will again give us the three a in working
order and with proper to-operation and ceful use of the
current we shoaild be able to get along without further
difficulty until after the new equipment arrives and is"
installed.
DANGER---KEEP AWAY FROM WIRES!
I must especially caution parents of childra. _ wain
them against the danger of wires. The high vole wwires
throughout the city are in an extremely dangerous condi
tion and are apt to drop at any time. With one of these
wires down any other wire is a source of potential danger.
KEEP AWAY FROM ALL WIRES-NO MAT
TER OF WHAT KIND! V
There is an especially dangerous condition existing
near the High School, and parents should warn their chil
dren not to play under any wires. These conditions will
be remedied at the earliest possible moment, but right
now they are UNSAFE.
G. C. J0RDAN, Supt
Hung Wu's Palace. The Ming Tombs
are the most interesting in China, and
have probably been photographed
more by American navel men e titsan
any .other statues or temples in the
empire. The famous porce.ain tower'
of nine stories ,and over ,t'o hua
dred feet high, is also vry iMterest
ting.
in Nanking one can either ride I
carriages, jinrickshas .,or' utomobtle, -
and the later may be secured aes well
as the former for sightseeing, in and,
around the city. Sailormen. paking
the trip up the river are prone t to take
advantage of these wond" i asightn,
and there is prloblbly no, body ot
tourists wh obecomne more 'faminlia
with hina's history than the Armer- .
,an meno'- war's-men .
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hudepetlh
spent Christmas in Opelousas.~
The oyster supper given at eh g
home of Mr. ELgee Hicks was quite.i
a success and all those that weroe la
vited were much plea.ed with the tI
tertainment.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
)ESTATE OF LAWRENCE M L .UR
No. -- Probate Docket, 8izteeathk
Judicial District Court, Parihr
of St. Landry, La. t
Whereas, Numa Miller, has 1appliffi
to be appointed admialatrator of tbe,'--":
above numbered and' entitled estate, ;:,=
and "
Therefore notice Is hereby given to
any -Ind all interested parties to abhow..i ; r
cause, if any they can olt .a... l j: !
writing. in this offlce within ten days
of the first publication hereof, why&
the prayer of the sa4 petitrio r
should not be granted.
By order of said court, dqte olec.
cember 29, 1920.
Jan 1 2t Clerk of Court.
STRAYED
About December 1st, one s'ackand`}
tan hound dog. HAs collari aw4m
plate marked: E. Frilot, Seeond Lake..
Reward for return, to
J. A. DURIO,
dec 4 it Opelousae, 14.