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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-17
FRANAlN1ON La, SEPTEMBER
lice Jury Of WASHINGTON Parish

J, W. +. Sam >ttr. Secretary OI
the Police Jury Of Washington
Parish, hereby certify that thv
above and foregoing is a true an.
correct copy Of the procee lIng>
Of the Police Jury on September
II, 1914.
W. Z. bani>ter, Sec'y.
FrankIinton, La, Sept. 11.-Ir
accordance with a resolution 81
the Police Jury Of Washington
Parish, adopted August 7th. 1914.
the Police Jury met this day In
special session, for the purpose of
counting the votes and promulga
ting tAe returas of the special
election hello thruout road district
No. | Of the Parish of Washing-
ton, La, on the oth day of Sept
1914.
And it appearing by said can
vas5 and count that the PROPOSE.
ton submitted to the voters lew
ing a special tax of two mills on
the dollar for a period of five
years for the purpose of construci
ing and maintaining the ru3t e.
roads within said road u,,li., t
No. l, WAS carried by majority ,
both in the number Of votes and
assessed valuation Of property,
the following resolution Was o.
fered and unanimously adopted,
That in accordance with the
following Articles Of the Constj-
tuition Of tie State Of Louisiana
there shall he levied ana imposed
annually for the period Of five
years spccla, property tax of
Two mills on the dollar on all the
property lurat"d within the said
road district No. I of Washington
Parish, La, for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining the
public roads within said road dis.
trict, said tax to be levied for a
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1914 up and inciud-
ing the year 1918.
1t is fnrtIler ordered that the
sheriff and assessor of Washing.
ton Parish. La, be duly notified
of this proceeding.
There being no further BUSH
ness, upon motion duly seconded
and carried, meeting adjourned.
". L. Smith, Pres,
W. E. Bauister, Sec'y.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-17

Notice-As per agreement and
resolution Of the School Board,
Monday and Saturday of each
week will be regular Office days
for the Parish superintendent.
Except for some valid cause | will
be in my office on these days: and
| would like for any and all per-
sons wishing to see me in the
office to come on Monday or Sat
urday.
D. H. Springfield, Supt.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-17
Road Tax Election.

Franklinton, La, Sept. 11.-lI
accordance with a resolution 0
the Police Jury Of Washington
Parish, adopted August 7, 1914
the Police Jury met in specia
session for the purpose of count
in the votes and promulgating thu
returns Of the special election
held turnout road district No.
Of the Parish Of Washington, La
on the 9Th day of September 1914
Roll call by the Secretary
showed all members present.
The following resolution was
introduced and unanimously car
ried to.wit:
Be it resolved that the Police
Jury of the Parish of Washing
ton do now proceed to open the
ballot boxes used at the special
election held turnout road dis
trict No. l of said Parish on Sept.
9Th, 1904, to eyami5e and count
the votes cast at said election, in
numbers and amounts, examine
and canvass the returns made by
the commissioners and clerks
serving at said election, as shown
by the tally sheets, poll lists and
complied statement of the voters
made by said commissioners and
clerks presiding at said election,
and in accordance with a resolu.
ton of this Board ordering said
election under date Of August
18th, 1914.
The Police Jury then proceeded
in the presence of three compe-
tent witnesses, to count the ballots
contained in the boxes used al
said election, and examine same
as to numbers and amounts, in.
spect the poll lists, tally sheets
and compiled statement of voters,
made by the commissioners and
clerks presiding at said election,
and after such inspection, aud ex.
animation, and canvass of said
ballots aud returns were made,
the following resolution was in
troduced and unanimously carried
Be it remembered, that we the
Police Jury of the Parish of Wash
ington, as board of commission.
ers for the election held IN and
for road district No. Of the Par
ish of Washington, La, on Sept
Sth, 1914, met today in open ses
sion at the court house in the
town of Franklinton, at the hour
Of II O'Clock a. m, for the pur-
pose OF counting the votes cast at
said election and examine same,
both as to number and amount
and inspect and compile the re-
turns sent in by the commission
ers and clerks presiding at said
election thruout road district No,
of said Parish, on the sth day o.
September, 1914, for and against
the proposition submitted to the
property tax payers qualified az
electors under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Louisi.
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Ilon adopted on the tn DAY O
August 1914, by the Police Jury
of Washington Parish, La.
The meeting having been regu
larly called to order by the presi.
dent, and all members Of sale
Police Jury being present, die
in open session. in the presence
of witnesses, examine and COM
pile the said votes, and havin 9
ascertained, after said examina.
ton and complication, in number
and amount, cast at the aforesaid
election held thruout road dis
trict No, 1, of Washington Parish,
La, for and against the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the vote of the
property tax payers Of said road
district No. /, by resolution Of
the Police Jury Of Washington
Parish, La, adopted August 7th,
1914, to,wit.
The proposition to annually
levy and collect special proper
ty tax Of two mills on the dollar
for the period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1914, and
ending with the year 1918, for
the purpose Of improving, main
talning and constructing the pub
lie road with the said road dis
trict No. /, OF Washington, Parish
La, as created and defined by
the Police Jury of said State and
Parish.
Total number of votes cast for
the proposition submitted 226.
Total number of votes cast
against the proposition submitted
129.
Majority in number in favor of
said proposition 81.
Amount Of assessed valuation
of property cast in favor Of the
proposition submitted as afore
said Sl52,940.
Amount Of assessed valuation
OF property cast against tue prop
osition submitted as aforesaid
S92,68O.
Majority in assessed valuation
of property in favor of said prop.
osition $60,260.
The said vote by predicts be-
ing as follows:
No. Amt,
1st Ward, 1st Precinct
For said proposition. ...... 6 S 326t
Against said proposition. .. IL 652(
Majority against said -
proposition. .............. 6 $3.50
LIST Ward, End Precinct
For said proposition .......1j 5000
Against said proposition. IL s6l(
Majority votes for .......
Majority property against. 271c
End Ward, LIST Precinct
For said proposition. is 1915
Against said proposition. -. ii $500
Majority for said ..,...-
proposition. .............. 1910
2nd Ward, End Precinct
For said proposition ,......51 1880
Against said proposition. . 10 1O19C
Majority for said -
proposition. .,.,.,.... Al 3234(
Spoiled ballots .............
3rd Ward, LIST Precinct
For said proposition .......I6 1910
Against said proposition, ...3 361C
Majority for said
proposition. ...............l3 S53t
3rd Ward, End Precinct
For said proposition, ,,,,.,, 6 54O(
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And having counted the votes
as aforesaid, and inspected and
examined and canvassed the poll
lists, the tally sheets and compil.
ed statements of voters made by
the commissioners and clerks pre-
siding at said election. We re-
! placed in the ballot boxes, the
tickets, ballots, the poll lists,
tally sheets. and compiled state
ments of votes cast at said el4r-
ton, and after having sealed tn-
same and deposited SAID boxes
with tie Clerk of the District
Court IF Washington Parish, We
the Police Jury of Washington
Parish, acting as commissioners
of election for the election held
turnout road district No. /, Of the
Parish of Washington, in open
session assembled, as aforesaid,
hereby declare that the said prop.
osltion submitted to the property
tax payer OF the said road dis
trict No. /, of the Parish of Wash
ington, by resolution of the Po-
lice Jury adopted August 7, 1914.
as aforesaid, is carried, and hav-
ing made public proclamation Of
the above results we have closed
this process verbal of the compiIa,
ton of the votes cast at the afure-
said election, in number and
amounts, which process verbal We
made III triplicate, one copy for
the Secretary of State, one copy
to be filed with the Clerk of the
18th judicial District Court for
Washington Parish, and the
third copy for deposit in the
archives in the office of the Po-
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-17

If each of our 10000 900 people have full set of
teeth that would mean total Of $780, 0OOO00 If the
lady dentists extract an average of per day, would
take them 565, 1856 days to pull them ALL Of course one
likes to wait the ladies' but your tooth is aching hard
Rexall Toothache Stopper will give instant relief
BABI!NGTONS DRUG STORE,
CncODOrated.)
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
Judge Richard B. Russell
Tah UuOpposed

Atlanta, January 26.-Judge
Richard B. Rnssell,who has auto
matically become chief justice Of
the state court of appeals, win
have no opposition for reelection
to the bench, according to state
ments made here today.
Judge Ben Hill, however, who
resigned from the appellate court
to become a Judge of the Fulton
superior court, will have to fight
for his Office, as John F. Meth
win, a well known local attorney,
has already formally announced
his candidacy.
Judge Roam of the Court of
Appeals also has a race on
his hand, as Recorder Nash R.
Broyles has entered the lists in
opposition to him.
The fact that Judge Russell
will have no opposition in a year
when opposition is rife, is a
strong tribute to a man whose
friends and enimies alike agree
that he is one Of the hardest
working judges who ever sat on
any bench in Georgia.
Judge Russell works long
hours. yet works rapidly, and
has the reputation of being able
to turn out more volume of work
than any other Judge in the state.
He has had a long career on
the bench, having served two
terms as judge of the court of
appeals and two as Judge of the
western circuit superior court.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26

Whereas, it has pleased our
Father in Heaven to take unto
Himself in Paradise, the soul
of our sainted and lamented Bro.
John Crittenden Irving, BE 1T
RESOLVED, that the vestry of
the st. Mathews Church feel
that they have sustained an
irreparable Joss, and bow in
humble resignation to the will of
God, trusting in Him. He who
doeth all things all for his chill
dren, although his works are
beyond human ken.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the St. Mathews chuuch
realize that a devout communi-
cant has gone from them, and
his good work and blessed ex-
apple in life will always be a
spiritual help and inspiration to
them.
BE 1T RESOLVED that the
vestry of st. Mathews Church
are cognizant that they have
lost an efficient officer, charac-
terized by promptness, 'punctu-
atty and concientiousness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the city of Fitzgerald has
been deprived of a noble, up
right and worthy man.
3, BE IL FURTHER RESOLVED
| ~
that our deepest sympathy be
extended to his bereaved widow
and pray that the consultations
of the christian religion, and in
particular of Holy Church, may
be as the balm of Gilead to her
bruised and broken heart.
''Grant him eternal peace, o
Lord. and let light perpetual
shine upon him.
Vicar & Vestry st. Mathews
Church.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
e Sne For Sale.

5000 STALKS of cane for sale at
planting time.
j. E. Atkins.
N. Merrimac Drive.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
Ashton News

Miss Nellie Wilbanks spent
Wednesday night with Miss Flor.
ence Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. Reason Roberts and family
were the guests of Mr.. Lawson
Grfffin and family Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. E. T. Middlebrooks is visit
ing relatives near Irwinville this
week.
The humblest of all musical in
struments the jews harp was
originally the jaws harp, because
the little organ was formed to be
held tightly between the teeth and
jaws, SO that the single reed might
be agitated to vibration by the
breath of the performer.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Middle.
brooks entertained quite number
of young people Saturday evening
in honor of the nineteenth ami
versary of their son, Nr. Theo.
MiddIebrooks.
Amusing games were enjoyed
by all. At nine O'Clock a course
of hot chocolate with nabiscoes
were served. Miss Elizabeth Tunis
of Kentucky, gowned in blue satin
presided over the chocolate urn.
The table was prettily decorated
tiny pink and white candles carried
out the color scheme of pink and
white. The cutting of the large
birthday cake proved to be source
OF much amusement.
At ten-thirty candy drawing
was enjoyed by all. FRUITS and
candies were served throughout
the evening.
Among those present we're:
Misses Blondine Wilbanks, Fife
Middlebrooks, Florence Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth Tunis, Beatrice Ro-
bitzsch, Ethel Griffin, Nellie Will
banks, Robbie Fitzpatrick, Nellie
Willingham, Norma Griffin and
Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick. Messrs
Theo. Middlebrooks, Lewis Will
cox, Fred Robitzsch, Harmon
Griffin, NeavelY Roberts, Tom
Lester, Buford Robitzsch, Paul
Bishop, Ellis Poberts, Leon Simon
Wiley Walker, Curtis Willingham,
and Mr.. Holt.
Leonne Deloraine.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26

LosT--On Oconee a i'd Main
street, l bracelet watch, case No.
1882, movements No. 18114888.
Finder please return to SIS w.
Suwanee and receive reward.
j-14-6tp
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
FOR RENT:

First floor and storage cell
lar of 3.story Phoenix Bldg,
214 E. Central.
Apply to
Mrs. Cora Wilson, S. 6. Pryor, Jr.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
For Rent

A part or all of my residence on
Washington Avenue, together
with the land. Also west half of
house on acre tract No. 532 op-
posite my residence. Apply to
8 Ftp, Ransom Mathews.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
RUR-MY-TISM

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic AnOdyne, used in,
ternally and externally. Price 25c
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
Wanted To Sell Mules

| have a pair of large mules
about nine years old, will sell cheap
also two horse wagon. Apply to
W. L. Becker 11E-miles east on
Ashton road. s.tf,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-26
Skating Contest

Friday Jan. 30th. s D. m. For
particulars see &. w. +. Jones at
the Skating Rink. S-5t-p.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18
Chicken Raising . Success
(By Mrs. Allen Chaneyl


have been successful IN raising
chickens on the farms. My success
is due to three things which are vital
TO the poultry raiser. These are:
Parent stock. food. ard shelter. ]
shall discuss each Of them in order.
The parent stock are pure bred.
thrifty. healthy birds large. yet act
i've. want pure bred chickens. that
the flock mates be of uniform color
and size Us find it mos profitable
to sell broilers at 40 cents each at
eight wectj Old, Whom lhcy weigh
from me lnl half t. twt. cur "a
A crop of these sci, better if they
nre all alike.
For early broilers use the incu-
bator to hatch. then use evei y
precaution to keep the young chicks
in good health and growing.
I select my best hens to use as
breeders and never over twelve are
.yarded with one male bird. In Sc
iecting the breeders preference is
given to size and shape
The second proposition. that of
food, is very important. rhe finest
stock of chickens are worthless if
not given enough food and of the
proper kind On tho farm we raiee
such variety of feed stuffs that
we may feed mixed ration. Hens
are given dry bran, peas. oats, and
cora. milo maize and wheat, with
cold bread soaked in buttermilk. A
Jack rabbit is killed and chopped up
Fine and given to the yarded hens
to make up for the insects that the
range stock will get at viii.
The young chicks do fine if fed
nothing but cornbread and bran with
4 shovel OF turf to scratch in the
brooder-house every day until they
are two or three weeks old; then
the door is opened during the warm
part Of the day and mixed chick feed
and corn chops become part Of the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18

with the murder OF Oscar Mitchell,
another negro OF Platter some time
ago, was tried In district court on
Thursday and the jury after dellber-
ations fhalf an hour found the de-
fendant guilty of granddaughter in
the second degree and assessed his
punishment at four years in the peni-
tentiary About thirty witnesses were
examined The testimony showed
that Osar Mitchell who was killed by
jackson. was IBID niger" and
that everybody in the community
feared him. Jackson was represent
ed by Phillips & Phillips, attorneys.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18
Farm Notes Of Interest to All

feed. Charcoal grit, oyster shell and
fresh water they must have all the
time.
Last, but not least our shelter for
chickens must be built to keep out
the cold wind. snow, or rain. find
it more convenient to have several
small poultry houses with dozen or
SO chickens in each of them. l mean
grown chickens. The brooder house
often shelters hundred fifty small
chickens. My houses are cheap box
houses with open front. These fronts
are covered with poultry wire so the
varmints can not enter the house at
night. | would not advise one to
build too tight house for the hens
l have never seen the day so cold
but that the hens are building nests
and cackling. yet over half of the
front of the house is open on the
south side. We sometimes use a
duck curtain to drop at night If the
weather is uncommonly cold.
Any farmers wife may be success
full in raising chickens If she will go
to little expense for pure bred stock
and then feed and shelter them prop
erly. My income for one month this
year was over thirty dollars just on
the sale of chickens alone. There has
not been week coulc not have
sold eggs and at s5 cents a dozen
one can soon pay for some good stock
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18
Ten silos on Farm

The Day Ranch In Coleman county
Texas. is typical example of how
many of the great ranches Of the
Southwest are meeting the conditions
incident to the higher cost Of feeding
by building silos. The wasteful
method of grazing with nothing to
supplement the pasture did very well
when the land was cheap. cattle in
expensive and labor a small item In
cattle production, but such methods
do not suffice now. when all of the
items are expensive. When it re-
Quired man yacres to maintain an an
imal II was necessary to have large
average Now. this is very inexpen-
sive because lands cost two or three
times as much as they did in those
days.
The Day Ranch contains about 40
thousand acres of land; it formerly
contained about so thousand acres
and was used exclusively for graz
ing. 1t has been cut up into small
farms and pastures and sold or rent
ed to farmers who produce the gen
eral crops grown in that section.
The crops grown on the Day ranc.i
are cotton and feed crops, such as
kafir. milo. sorghum, etc, which are
fed to the stock on the ranch. With
view of encouraging the tenants
and the smaller farmers to raise live
stock the Day ranch will build ten
silos; two of these have already been
built. The two silos recently built
are Of the monolithic reinforced con-
crete type. with concrete chute cast
integral The forms used were steel.
The equipment consisted of hoist /,
ing and distributing mechanism and
a three cubic-foot batch mixer driv-
en- by a gasoline engine and the other
equipment necessary.
The cost of Building one of these
silos. according to the data furnish
ed by Mr.. A. R. Stancliff, an engineer
of the Texas Portland Cement Co.,
is as follows:
The size of the silo was "a feet 6 |
inches tall by 16 feet in diameter.
The material. such as cement, re
inforcing wire. sand. crushed stone,
hauling. fuel, oil, etc. cost $247.S5,
total cost of labor s125.5S Rent on
forms. equipment, freight, interest.
and depreciation, on forms, tools,
scaffolding. ETC.. $1S.75. Total cost
$392.13. The cubic contents of the
siIo was 69S6 cubic feet. 1SS tons of
silage. Total cost of silage per ton
as estimated. $2.S3.
There are many sections in which
the cost of such silo would be a
great deal less than the one given
herewith. For instance. thu sand was
hauled from four to six miles by
wagon, other materials had to be
hauled considerable distances. The
labor was local hands.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-09-18

stanchions when they are provided
with Individual feeding pens, but the
stanchions will be a great conven,
ience when feeding the young ami
mails their milk. The pals OF milk
can be set in their feeding troughs
and the calves will have but little
chance at upsetting them as they
drink.
A liberal supply of bedding ma
terial should be kept in each stall
during the cold weather and the old
bedding must be removed before it
becomes damp. Sanitary quarters are
Just a essential for calves as are the
sanitary feeding Farm &
Ranch.