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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-08-24
Partition Sale.
@th Judicial District Court, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington.
=. III. Smith
vS. No. 17oD ~
Heir OF Henry a. 4esi, 9t Ails

Notice Is hereby given that b. ytF-.
tue of q commission of sale issued
out of the above named court in til
matter Of r. NJ. Smith, Versus No.
1889, Heirs Of Henry A. Seal, ct als,
dated 18th day of July, 1911, and
to me directed for exection, win
offer for sale and sell to the last and
highest bidder at ths principal front
door of the courthouse on
Saturday, August g, 1911
between the legal sale hours for judi
cial sales the following described
property situated In Washington Par
ish, La, to.wit:
Eighty -one and s5-100 (sl.95) acres
of land in the John Thigpen H. X. 81,
Tp. 2, s. R. 13, E. St. Helena Meridian,
beginning at the s. E. corner Of said
Headlight and run $ As degrees q
min. w. along old irregular line a.69
chains to stob on E. bank Of Pushepe-
tappa creek; theuce by traverse Of f.
bank of creek N. 80 l.2 degrees ".
$40 chains; thence N. 6S l.2 degrees
w. 2 chains; thence 8. IS l-2 degrees
W .2.6o chains; thence 8. 3-4 degree
E. 4. 90 chains; thence N. 81 3-4 degrees
w. 2.4o chains; thence N. edegrees E.
Z chains; thence N. 50 leg degrees W.
$50 chains to Military road; thence N.
"A IL degrees E. 6.43 chains; thence
N. 40 degrees w. 8 chains; thence Il
13 degrees E 8 chains; thence n. s IA
degrees w 6.Sl chains to stob @
mouth Of ditch, Same being Z condl.
tional corner between this land and
lands of w. r. Seal; thence alone
conditional line N 81 degrees lS m.
E 1922 chains to stob; themes n q a.
degrees r 1898 chains to etob on Oh
line; thence s 81 degrees 8 uin. T..
along old line 1892 chains 70 polnk ~
beginning. Variation OF needle s IA
degrees East.
Said sale to be made to effect 5 Mr..
tFtion between the said co-ownees of
ssid property In accordance With 8
judgment rendered in tho abovs mn.
bered and entitled cause, dsts@ Jsly
9Th, 1911.
Terms Of sale: Cash. Thias I'm
: t 90
day Of July, 1911.
JOE N. MAGEE. slsfll,
FOR SALE Six lets O. 1(ft
avenue. Cheap Tor c. III II
to: gLA .s
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Proclamation of Election.

Whereas, it appears from the
returns made to the Parish
Board of School Directors of
Washington parish, Louisiana, Of
the votes cast in the special
election held in Angie School
District No. 5 or the 18th day of
July 1911, of the votes cast at
said election in said Parish and in
said Angie School District No. 5
both in number and in value of
property having been duly can.
vassed and counted;
Therefore. by virtue of the law
and in accordance with official
duty l here by publicly proclaim
and announce the result of said
special election held in said
Angie School District No. 5 said
parish and State on the 11th day
of July 1911 to take the sense of
the property taxpayers on the
proposition to incur debt and TO
issue bonds to the amount of
Three Thousand Dollars to run
not longer than ten years from
date; and to bear interest not
exceeding Five per cent per
annum payable annually or semi.
annually, for tht purpose of
constructing a public school
building. title to which shall vest
in the public; the votes having
been cast at said election as
appears from the returns of the
said commissioners of said cleo
tion, and from the canvass made
of said votes by the Parish Board
of School Directors in said
parish and State is as follows:
Votes cast in favor Of incurring debt
and issuing negotiable bonds
therefor observation-disclosures.
Votes cast against. t................. 3
Majority in favor. r.............. q
Amount Of property in favor
OF incurring debt and issu-
ing negotiable bonds. 80. s2,23O GO
i s~.A oAn 40
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School Board Proceedings

Franklinton, La, Aug II, 1911
The Parish Board of Scboo
Directors met persuant to call anl
the full Board was present, ane
the Board proceeded to canvass
the returns of the special election
held in the Fourth Ward te
determine the sense of the prop.
erty tax payers of said Fourth
Ward to levy a special tax of five
mills on the Dollar; said election
being held IN the 10Th day oi
August, 1911, at which the follow.
ing proposition was submitted to
property tax payers entitled to
vote in said Fourth Ward:
Proposition to levy a five mill tax
on all property subject to State
taxation in the Fourth Ward of
Washington Parish, Louisiana,
for the period of three years for
the purpose of giving additional
aid to Public Schools, titles to
which shall be in the public in
the Fourth Ward of Washington
Parish, Louisiana; beginning
with the year 1911 and ending
with the year 1913.
The first precinct canvassed
was that Of prencinct No. 3, in
which two spoiled ballots were
found, and the following number
of ballots rejected:
Nine ballots in favor of propo-
sition to levy said tax, and the
property valuation in favor of
levying said tax rejected was
&,280.W. Number of ballots
against the ]evying Of the said Tux
rejected twelve, and property
voted against the levying of said
tax $4,000. Total votes cast
for tax at said precinct No. 3
twelve. Total amount Of property
cast for tax in said precinct No. 3
So, $4,000. Total votes cast
against the levying of the tax in
said precinct No. 8 thirty.one.
Total amount property cast
ag ainst said tax $34,210.W.
Majority of votes cast against said
tax in said precinct No. 3 nine
teen. Majority of property
against said tax in said precinct
No. 3 $24, $4,000.
The said Board next proceeded
to canvass the returns Of precinct
No, 2:
Five ballots were rejected all
being in favor of the levying of
said special tax in said ward.
And the property cast in favor
and was $2,060.00. Total votes
cast for the levying of said tax at
precinct No. 2 was twenty six.
Total property for the levying Of
said tax, $35, $4,000. Total votes
cast against said tax, eight.
Total property against said tax. !.
$4,000. Majority of votes cast
for tax in precinct No. 2 eighteen.
Majority Of property for said tax
in said precinct No. 2, $40, ,080.W.
The Board next proceeded to
canvass the returns of precinct
No. 1:
Total votes cast in favor of tax
in said precinct No. l, eighty-f five.
Total amount ef property in favor
of tax in said precinct, $40, ,S44.o0.
Total votes against said tax IN
precinct No. l, nineteen. Total
amount of property against said
tax in said precinct, $,7,350.00.
Majority Of votes in favor of said
tax in precinct No. l, sixty-six,
Majority of votes in amount Of
of property in favor If said tax in
precinct No. 1, $8, ,494.W.
Total votes cast in favor Of said
tax at all voting precincts, 123.
Total votes cast against said tax
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Washington Parish, Louisiana
for a period of three years; 70,
additional aid to public schools,
titles to which shall be in the
public in said Fourth Ward OF
Washington Parish, Louisiana,
beginning with the year 1911 and
ending with the year 1918, voted
on the 10th day of August 1911
carried.
= PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Whereas, it appears from the
returns made to the Parish Board
of School Directors in and for the
Parish of Washington, State of
Louisiana, by the commissioners
of election, held in the Fourth
Ward of the Parish of Washington
said State, on the proposition to
levy a five mill tag on all property
subject to State taxation in the
Fourth Ward of Washington
Parish, Louisiana, for the period
of three years for the purpose of
giving additional aid to public
schools, titles to which shall be in
the public, in said Fourth Ward
of the Parish of Washington,
State of Louisiana, said tax
beginning with the year 1911
and ending with the year 1918, on
the 18th day of August 1911.
The votes cast at said election
ofthe tax payers entitled to vote
in the said Ward both in number
and value of property having
been duly canvassed and counted.
Therefore by virtue of law and in
accordance with our official duty,
we hereby publicly proclaim and
announce the result of said special
election held in said Fourth Ward
of the Parish of Washington,
State of Louisiana, on the date
h or einabove given, and on
the proposition to levy the special
tax for the purpose hereinbefore
given, of 5 mills on the dollar per
annum for a period of three years
beginning with the year 1911 and
ending with the year 1919 the
votes having been cast at said
election, as appears frcm the
returns of said commissioners OF
election, and from the canvass
made of said votes, by the Parish
BOARD of School Directors is as
follows:
Votes cast in favor of the tax
proposed 1&. Votes cast against
the tax proposed, SO. Amount OF
property in favor Of tax proposed,
$76,014.W. Amount Of property
rgalnst the tax proposed, $47, ,O80.
Mejority of votes cast in favor of
tax proposed, 65. Majority OF
property cast in favor of said tax,
$29, 1904 90,
Now, therefore, in our official
capacity, we do hereby declare
the special tax herein described
and Y ted on, carried and legally
adopted. This 18th day of
August 1911.
The following Resolution was
offered and unanimously adopted :
Levying q special tax of five mills
on the dollar per annum upon all
taxable property in the Faurth
Ward, Parish Of Washington,
State Of Louisiana, for the year
1911 and annually thereafter for
. period Of three years, ending in
the year 1914, for the purpose Of
giving additional aid to public
schools, titles to which shall be in
the public, in said Fourth Ward
of Washington Parish, State of
Louisiana.
Section /. Be it resolved, by
the Parish Board of School
Directors Of Washington Parish
/ . 2. ~1~~>1 ->onst- go
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-08-24
City Tax Sales Of ImmOvablc
Property.
Town Of FranklintOn
Versus
Delinquent Tax Debtors.


laws of the State of Louisiana,
and the incorporated town o1
Franklinton, Louisiana, will
sell, at the principal front door Of
the Court house, in the town Of
Franklinton, within legal hours
for judicial sales, beginning at II
o'clock A. NJ. on Saturday,
September 18th, 1911, and con.
tinuing on each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, all
immovoble property upon which
taxes are now due the Town OF
Franklinton, Louisiana, to enforce
the payment Of taxes assessed in
the year 1910, together with
interest thereon from February
28th, 1911 A. D., at the rate Of 2
per cent per month until paid,
and all costs.
The names of said delinquent
Tax debtors, the amount of taxes
due by each on the assessment of
said year and the property
assessed to each to be offered for
sale, is as follows:-
Burris, ]. Mot 10 and Al,
So. 10; taxes and costs, 1926
Burrls, s. H. IL lots, So.
Al; taxes and costs, S2.7
Burris, Mrs. Alma-Sq. 227;
taxes and costs, S1.67
Burris Bros, Ltd.-Part of lot
5, So. 2; taxes and costs, S24.78.
Bond, Mrs. sa-Lots Z and 8,
So. 401; taxes and costs, 1888
Burch, |. A.-Lot !. Sq..3, lots
20 ard 25. So. q; taxes and costs,
S8
Coyne, Mrs. A. C.-Lots 13and
IA, So. 402; taxes and costs, $40.
Erwin, T. B. & Son, Ltd.-Lots
l, 2, 8 and 4, So. 232, and Fri.
So. 5, and Fri. So. 10; taxes and
costs, s11.81
Erwin, Mrs. NJ. A.-Lot 18,
So. s, and Fri. So. Q; taxes and
costs, 1886
Erwin, T. B.-Frl. So. 9, and /
lot and improvements; taxes and
costs, 1894
Hennesy, NJ. l.-2 lots il. south
Franklinton; taxes and costs,
1884
Jones, W. J.-8 acres in south
Franklinton, Is acres in east
Franhlinton, 2 SOS. and improve
ments in south Franklinton; taxes
and costs, $3.50
Knight, Mrs. Geo.-Lot 26, So.
Z; taxes and costs, S2.96
Lossett, Alp Of lo5 III, So.
40; taxes and costs, $50
McDougal, l.. W.-Lots 5 and
s, So. 201, and lots 4 and 5, So.
218; taxes and costs, SS.O5
Pierce, j. C.-In N. Il. corner
]. Day Hr; taxes and costs. SLAB.
Summons, O. .E.-Improyements
lot 100. So. 80; taxes and costs
1894
Sturdevant, J. E.-Lets6, Z, s,
q "a 70, So. 4o4, | acre and
inf ~ hts in south Franklin
san tafes and costs, $1,000
3ogapring, P. G.-Lots 8 and 4,
Aba /; taxes and costs, 1904
erda aheridian, E. dot IA, So.
re saxes and costs, $2.17
M ood, ". Y.-Lots 80 and SO,
ere 8; taxes and costs, s2.68
,lNON- RESIDENT LIST.
80 Sc. Naval Stores Co., Ltd
natl 3, So. Es; taxes and
$10.40
:, B. y.-Ffl. lot "a, So. I;
= Ind COSTS. s6M
as.s -. man, n. =. Fri. lots,
{. = .. b ; taxes and COZ $2.17
& .,,,' pisna Cocoa Coks& Bottl.
s.' Lots 8, 4 and 5,q. 404 !;
s' md cost, &2.17
lease 80 Is Williams Real. ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05
BIG wesTeRa STOCK SHOW.

The annual National Western Stock
Show, which Is held In Denver every
January, has grown in six years to he
one OF the big live stock expositions OF
the country. 1t Is backed by an organ
ization OF some 500 stockmen and peo-
pie interested in live stock agricult ire
all over the west and is financed by
the Denver Union Stock Yards. The
show was started as an educational in
stitution, to educate the Western farm
ers In the most modern lines and
methods OF producing live
stock. 1t has already been tremen-
dous factor in improving the live stock
OF the west and the stock yards and
the business interests OF Denver have
backed it by providing buildings cost
ing $500 900 which are used almost ex-
clusively for this annual show. A
magnificent amphitheater is the prin-
cipal building and one OF the most
convenient buildings OF the kind ever
constructed. providing seats for 10000
people around large arena in which
the fine stock is exhibited. There is
just being completed for the coming
show. which will be held during the
week Of January 1921 fine three
story barn OF the most modern con-
struction and club building which
together will cost about $4,000. 1t Is
expected that during the show week
In January Denver will entertain
about $4,000 visitors. The show will
handle 10000 people during the week.
The premium lists and cost OF the
show will be over $4,000. Railroads
will make reduced rates from all parts
Of the west
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 3.-The
President has signed proclamation
eliminating 12.100 acres from the
Holy Cross National Forest, Colorado,
and transferring $50 acres from the
Holy Cross to the Sopris Forest. No
eliminations are made from the Sop
ris. These changes are the result or
careful field examination made by
the U. s. Department OF Agriculture
in pursuance of general plan for
the correction OF all National Forest
boundaries.
The eliminations consist for the
most part Of grazing lands, although
some areas chiefly valuable for agrl
culture, and mostly held in private
ownership, are also excluded. The
eliminatIons comprise lands adjacent
to various portions OF the exterior
boundaries. An area OF three and one.
half sections is eliminated southwest
nom Castle Peak, about six miles
north of Eagle. An elimination OF two
sections Is made whede Piney river
crosses the Forest boundary. Two
and one-half sections tributary to
Eagle River are eliminated two and
one-half miles east OF Walcott. Three
and one-half sections are eliminated
along Lake Creek and three quarter
sections tributary to Brush Creek lying
four miles west OF Lake Creek. A
Strip one-half mile wide and six miles
long is eliminated between Gypsum
and Cottonwood creeks, northwest from
Red Table mountain.
The unappropriated portion OF the
lands eliminated by this proclamation
will be restored to settlement and
entry after they shall have been adver
tised in the local papers by the Sec
retary OF the Interior.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

LONDON, Eng. Jan. 2.-Thc most
remarkable inquiry into the morals OF
Great Britain which has ever been
held has just been closed
The divorce commission presided
over by Lord Gorell was represen.
tative body. 1t contained two women,
one journalist, a representative Of the
working men, eminent lawyers, judges
and the archbishop of York. The
scope of their inquiry was wide. The
commission was appointed as the re.
suit of a demand made by the poorer
classes of the British nation that they
should no longer be excluded from
the privileges of divorce, owing to
married for shillings pence. not
quite 81, in England at a registrar s
office. One can get married for moth,
ing at some church, but one cannot get
unmarried without an expenditure
which at the very lowest costs 500
whereas II the action is opposed it is
cheap at $500.
These facts were admitted There
is one law for the rich and another
for the poor, and therefore the govern
ment acknowledged there was cause OF
injury. and reform will follow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

The Denver Post reports that Sen.
ator George L. West of Durango, rep
resenting the nineteenth district
which includes La Plata and Monte
yuma counties. declined to go on rec
ord at this time regarding his position
on equal suffrage. "In such an i'm
portant matter 1 am going to be guild
ed by the opinions of my constituents
in this district" he said, "and shall
make a thorough canvass of the situa
alton. Perhaps by the time the ques
ton comes up before the legislature
ton to answer your all-important ques.
ton
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

DENVER, Colo. Jan. 2.-Official OBJ.
servance of New Years day was mark.
ed by state reception given at the
capitol by Governor Shafroth between
the hours of 10 and IL O'Clock today
While Governor Shafroth's Democratic
simplicity is of the Jeffersonian brand,
still there are times when little OF
the pomp and circumstance that go
with his job must be given an airing
The governor and members of his Off
c!al family received the public in the
south room. In the outer reception
nall a dozen or more stalwart colonels
resplendent in gold braid, greeted the
callers and conducted them to the
executives presence. There were
present legislators from all corners
OF the state, newly-elected state Off
cials and just few who went sim.
ply to pay their respects to the execu-
tive and to wish him prosperous two
years in office.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 3.-Chicago has
witnessed many unique professions in
the course of her career, but 1t re-
mained for the last day OF 1910 to
furnish parade that has never been
duplicated in this or any other city
in the land. Starting from the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. building at an appointed
hour this afternoon one thousand
young men, each carrying half dozen
Bibles, marched in procession through
the down town streets and stopped
at all the leading hotels. The young
men were from the churches and other
religious organizations OF the city and
the burden which they carried was
the 5000 Bibles given free to the
hotels by the association OF Gideons,
christian travelling men of the United
States. The Bibles were placed in the
hotel bedrooms, the purpose Of the
project being to encourage Bible read
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Jan. "A New
Years celebration resulted in the ere
nation of the five children of John
Marakasavage at Minersville, near
here, today in fire which also de-
stroyed three houses. The children
range in age from two months to eight
years. While the New Years celebra-
tion was in progress boarders at the
Markasavage home upset an oil lamp
during their festivities and this start
ed the blaze. When the fire was dis
covered Markasavage and his wife ran
into the street and being unable to
speak English gave the rescuers the
impression there were no children in
the house. No effort was made by
the firefghters to enter the home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

atures are 80 degrees lower than Sat
urday. The snowfall Saturday was
general throughout the mountains OF
Wyoming, Utah, Colorado. Nebraska,
Kansas and extending east as far as
central Iowa. The lowest tempera-
lures of the winter followed in the
track of the storm. 1t is zero at
Kansas City. drop of 46 degrees in
eight hours. AT Omaha below.
Church services were abandoned at
Cheyenne yesterday, where it was 10
below zero. At Laramie the mercury
dropped to II below at midnight. At
Greeley 1t was s degrees below at
midnight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

w. w. Hage. a carriage maker OF
Montrose, after going on . spree with
stolen money. fell from = train at
Delta and was found dead the next
day. His death was due to bis In
juries and his exposure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 3.-This city is
teeming today with trainers. owners
and other followers of the turf, while
at the big racing plant of the Florida
Midwinter Fair Association are
quartered several hundred OF the fast
est horses in the country. all here
for the opening of the Tampa Racing
Association meeting, which will begin
today and continue to the middle OF
February. The excellence OF the pro
g; am and the liberality of the offerings
in stakes and purses have combined
to attract an unusually high class ol
entries and the association officials
are looking to the most successful
meeting ever held in Southern Flor
ida.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-01-05

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 2.-The
birth of the New Year was celebrated
in the nations capital today with all
the brilliance which the custom OF
many years has attached to the OBJ
servance of the day. Public interest
as heretofore centered in the presi-
dents reception at the White house.
Although not SO largely attended as
in some previous years, the function
was most successful in every respect,
inasmuch as it furnished the only op-
portunity of the year for several thou
sand visitors to greet the President
and Mrs. Taft and see the interior OF
the always interesting old mansion.
The function began at IL a. m. and
The first greetings of the day were
extended to the President and Mrs.
Taft by the vice president, members
of their cabinet and their ladies. Then
followed the diplomatic representa-
tiyes accredited to the United States,
in the prescribed attire of their re-
spective courts. The line was led by
the dean of the diplomatic corps, Bar
on Hengelmuller, the ambassador from
Austria-Hungary. Others who attract
ed attention in the brilliant assem-
blage, were Baron Rosen, The Russian
ambassador; Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador; Baron Uchida,
the japanese ambassador; NJ. Jusser-
and, the French ambassador; Senior
de la Barra, the Mexican ambassador;
Viscount d-Alte, the minister from
Portugal, and Mr.. Arosemena, the min
lister from Panama.
Chief Justice White ana the asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court OF
the United States led the entire ju-
dietary present, after which came sen
ators and Representatives in congress.
The army, the navy and the marine
corps were also well represented. The
officials of the government, represent
ing all important bureaus of the va.
rious departments, were followed by
representatives OF various patriotic So
cieties and the members of the Oldest
Inhabitants association of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Shortly after
O'Clock the general public, represented
by hundreds of men, women and chill
dren who had stood patiently for hours
, In long queues winding up at the en-
trance of the executive mansion. was
admitted to the presence OF the presi.
dent and his party.
AS in former years the reception was
held in the Blue room, which had
been tastefully though not elaborately
decorated for the occasion. The full
marine band was stationed in the lob
by and played almost continuously
during the three hours of the recep-
ton.