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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-06-18
School Board Proceedings,
Continued from First Page.)

my Clefk VI elcCVlOll Y" oNi "
Isabel school for special election I
for school district No. 4; and A. l
Brock, 7. B. Conerly and D. A.
Brock are appointed commission
ers and &. L. Brumfield clerk OF
election to serve at Sunny Hill
school for special election in
school district No. S; and n. }.
Mccain, jim Strahan and Steve
Stogner are appointed commits
sioners and A. M. Mccain clerk
OF election to serve at Poplar
Head school for special election
in school district No, 90; and Il.
W. Knight, lido Thomas and A.
l.. Stafford are appointed COM
missi0ners and l.. W. Sumerall
clerk of election to serve at Mil
ler's Creek school for special
election in school district No. "a;
and Joe Afford, |. A. Hinson and
Monroe Burch are appointed COM
missioners and W. NJ. Burch
clerk of election to serve at Oak
Grove school for special election
| in school district No. %; and all
of the above named clerks and
commissioners shall serve without
compensation, and said elections
shall be conducted under the laws
of the, state applicable thereto.
Section t. The president Of
this board is hereby instructed to
give notice of these special cleo
tons herein ordered. by his proc
|lamation to be published accord
ling to law; and in said procloma-
ton he shall announce that at ten
lo'clock a. M, Thursday, July y,
1914, this board will meet at their
office in the town of Frauklinton,
and in open session proceed tc
open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number
, and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the
results of the elections.
. Franklinton, La, May %, 1914
!, Pursuant to resolutions passe(
e. bv the board OF directors Of tn
, public schools Of Washington
e parish, La, at a special meeting
+ held on the 2Sth day of May
3 1914, |, F. B. Bateman, preslden
r Of said board, hereby give motto
that in compliance with said reso
n lutions, special elections will b
=, held in school districts No. I,
IS 90, q and % of Washington pal
8 ish, on Tuesday, the 9TH day c
e. July, 1914, for the purpose q
- y submitting to the property tax
,e payers qualified under the con
n stitution and laws Of the state
Sc Louisiana, subject to vote at sal
". elections, the following PROPOSE
s. tons, to:wit:
e., e. 1. TO levy a special tax OF tot
es mills on the dollar on all propert
at in school district No. t, OF tt
40 40 parish of Washington, La, su
on iect to state taxation, annual
for a period of five years, for tt
e %l purpose Of giving additional a
ed to the public school of said di
IT. trict.
mt ~ 3. To levy a special tax OF ii
cts mills on the dollar on all proper
ds' in each Of the following soho
~ districts-No. s, 20, "a and 70,
re- Washington parish, La subJe
la to state taxation, annually. for
VI Of period of five years, for the pr
go pose of giving additional ala
but each of the respective dlstrc
I e." upon which the tax is levied.
ro- For the purpose of said spec
to elections, the polling places "
ers be Isabel school for the spec
,ne election in school district No..
uld and j. B. Magee, Pink Parl
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Police Jury Proceedings.

Meeting called TO Oroef ny
and minutes OF preVl-
Gus meeting read and approved.
On motion the following bills
we're allowed:
~ T. Simmans bill rendered. $154 20
J. Vol Brock Dist Atty bill
rendered. .............'.. 10 W
Paul E. Motimer recording one
state case. .........'''''' ~ w
II. McCarty repairs on bridge. oo
J.. Burns guarding Myrtle
Lowe .,....... ...''' '''''''
E. L. knight guarding Myrtle
LOWS ,,ss,' ..'', '''''
J. E. Bateman salary janitor
month of May. ............... 81 W
On motion by f. b. keaton,
duly seconded by G. A. jenkins,
and carried the report from W.
H. Humble, farm demonstration,
was received and adopted.
The following report submitted
by w. H. Humble farm demon
strator: Listed sixtytive demon
strators and forty-eight copora-
tors, they are cultivating accord
ing to government methods two
hundred and three acres OF corn.
and ninty eight acres Of cotton,
they have carried this method tc
crops not listed to the extent Of
three hundred and sixty acres
making a total of six hundred
and seven acres cultivated &C
cording TO government methods
| have travelled twelve hundred
and seventy eight miles, by raj
five hundred and twenty miles
walked tWenty-one miles, making
a total of eighteen hundred anC
nineteen miles.
w. H. Humble
Whereas the report of on
, demonstration agent, W. +
Humble has been satisfactory
And, whereas, we feel the nee
, of his services for the year 1871;
, Therefore, be it ordained b
this body that this body hereb
request the department of ayr
culture of the United States
- retain W. H. Humble as our den
!, onstration agent for the yef
1915, be it further ordained tn
# we hereby agree to pay our pal
!, of the salary of said demonstr
u ton agent.
}, On motion by R. H. Sprin
d duly seconded by G. A. Jenkin
If and carried the board ordert
that public notice be given in Il
n Era-Leader that there will
J. a mass meeting of the citlze1
~ held at the courthouse in t
a. town of Franklinton at the ne
h regular monthly meeting of t
st board, Tuesday, July 9TH, for t
n purpose of discussing ways a
ne means OF keeping up public roa
nd after present contract expires
On motion board adjourned
q. meet June 0th. as board OF
viewers.
oil Franklirton, La, June Al
10, Police Jury met persuant to
Is. iournment on the End. W
ed Messrs. Spring, Smith, Jenki
Vi and Keaton present: Knight
all sent.
mn The purpose Of the meet
arc being to review the assessm
n O. rolls of 1914 and on the exam
,m ton of same, the aSsessm
pc was received and adopted.
MO There being no further b
in ness board adjourned to II
"a Tuesday, July 7tn, 1914
,he W. L. Smith, Pres
80 W, E. Banister, Sec'y.
on Save Half Your Money
her by using ORC for Chills and Fe
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SUBSCRIPTION Sl.OO A YEAR
FrankIinton, La, June IS, 1914
The Era Leader is authorized to an
nounce
Hon. Stephen D. Ellis

as a candidate for Judge Of the Court
of Appeal for the First Circuit, Inlra
District, State of Louisiana, subject
to the action of the voters IN tne
coming Democratic Primary election
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and to fix their compensation, and with the
right to dismiss them at pleasure.
ARTICLE VII.

The chprter may be changed, modi-
fled or amended. or the capital stock
increased or decreased, or the corporation may
be dissolved al Il general meeting OF the
stockholders convened for that purpose,
with the assent of three I0urthS OF the
entire stock present or represented at
said meeting, Thirty go days previous no.
tice of said meeting to be given i'll Il
weekly newspaper published at Franklln;"n,
Washington Parish Louisiana, and written
notices thereof mailed to each Stockholder at
his usual place OF business Forty tlO) days
prior to said meeting IL the event of the
dissolution or termination of this corporation.
either by liquidation or otherwise, the board
of directors shall determine the manner by
which the affairs of this corporation shall be
lquidatcd, and the llquldator' appointed shali
have the power to wind up the affairs of this
concern Shall hold office uutll this corporation
is fully liQuidaled
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19

ger of Grand Rapids spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cook.
Mrs Eiinor Dickens was i'm Bedding
Monday.
VIM. Dickens and wife, and Milo
Dickens went 10 Traverse City. Mon
day for few days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Hornbrook.
Following is the program given at
the Maccabee Lodge Saturday even
ing: Recitation. Lizzie Hoppough;
Song. Ellis Wacha. and then respond
ing TO an encore he danced; Recita-
ton, Wright Gardner: Recitation.
Mrs. j. A. Cook; Instrumental Music,
Gayla Penton: Recitation, Gayla Pen
ton; Recitation, Maude Hoppough;
Song. Ladies Barry, Compton, and
Condor. The committee then served
candy. but of course the program was
not complete without a few dances.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cook spent Sun
evening in lonia, the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Barbour.
II. j. Darling of Sunfield visited his
sister. Mrs. Robert Barry, Monday.
Donald Wiseman returned from his
day. He was accompanied by his
Grandfather Wiseman.
Charles Meade and family are en-
tertaining Mr.. Meade's mother of
Sheridan. for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holcomb of Grand
Rapids are visiting at the homes of
Albert Northway and Herb Mehney
for few days. Monday they all went
to Crooked Lake. where they caught
a fine string of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cap Potter of Battle
Creek called on Louis Compton's and
Ed Insley's. Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cowles and
son, Spencer. of Battle Greek are visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Glenn Tower and
family.
Miss Matilda Davis of Moseley visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. John Purdy, Mon
day.
Guy Purdy. Fred Kohn, and Leo
Tower camped at Slayton's Lake four
days, and report a fine time.
Miss Florence Worthey Of Newaygo
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
LONG LAKE

Labor Day Bedding, Monday Sept. Z.
Hiram Brown returned TO Ionia, af-
ter a weeks visit with his brother,
Albert.
l.. J. Whitford went TO Ionia Tues
day on business.
Frank Hall and family returned
Saturday from a visit with friends
near Freeport
Earl and OrIo Brown went to Grand
Rapids. Monday. for few days.
Leeta Brown, Virginia and Aribell
Hall spent Thursday afternoon with
Francis Carpenter who is visiting at
Mrs. Morris.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. ]. A. Cook,
this week.
BRINK

Labor Day Bedding, Monday Sept. 4.
Mrs. Mary Lyle and daughter of
Ionia visited her aunt, Mrs. Smith
Rowley last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Regan and
Mrs. Clarence Snow OF Chadwick, and
Mrs. Spencers sister. Mrs. Verne
Bowen of Belding, visited Mr. and
Mrs. John Spencer, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Ross Chickering visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Chickering,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Howe called on
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer, Sunday
evening.
Miss Ruth Schlosser and her sister
of Cleveland, Ohio visited their cou-
sins, Emory Chickering and family
from Thursday until Monday. Sunday
Chickering and Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Chickering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Carpenter left
Saturday morning TO visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs Flossie Rothgang in Ohio
and that morning Mrs. Rothgang
started for Bedding to visit her moth
er, so they missed each other. Mrs
Rothgang arrived Monday and is visit
her uncle, Ernest Chase, and grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Chase, now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Leach visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Leach, Sunday.
Basil Reichert returned TO his home
at Millbrook Monday, after visiting
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r.. Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brink entertain
ed in honor of Mr.. Drinks sisters,
Mrs Kate Mast's 55 birthday. There
were nineteen brothers and sisters
nephews and nieces present to help
celebrate the day Mrs. Brink served
most excellent dinner, which was
greatly enjoyed by all. They all en-
joyed an auto ride to Ionia and Sara
nae in the evening, returning about
nine o'clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
COOKS CORNERS

Labor Day Bedding, Monday Sept. Z.
The social held at the home Of b.
j. Storey, Friday resulted in $500
being added TO the funds OF the Ladies'
Aid Society
Mr. and Mrs James King and son
spent Sunday at c. M. Hubbards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. ]. Reeves and
family and Miss Minnie Dolph were
Sunday callers at Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Reeves and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beld-
ing's.
Frank Hubbard returned home
from his work in Greenville, Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. j. Kimberly were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID.
Werts of Bedding, recently.
The Monday visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moon, were Mr..
and Mrs. Will Olds of Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Boss returned
Wednesday the 18th from their camp
ing trip.
The annual McNitt reunion was held
on Monday, the 18th, at the Bedding
Park.
The watch lost by Robert Reeves
has not been located yet.
b. ]. storey's blacksmith shop will
be closed Friday, the 21st, on account
of the picnic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
PARNELL

Labor Day Bedding, Monday Sept. Z.
Mrs. Michael Kennedy called on
Miss Theresa Nirley, Sunday night.
The callers at Michael Kennedy's
Sunday night were Frank Byrne and
Emmanuel Mooney.
Leo Carey and wife are visiting Mrs.
Patrick Bresnahan.
Miss Lottie Walsh and Miss May
O'Brien have returned to Grand Rap
ids.
Mrs. ID. Driscoll was buried at Par
nell Thursday morning at nine o'clock
in st. Patrick's cemetery.
Mr.. Bites and Mr.. Smiles called on
T. Bresnahan, Sunday.
Miss Mary Hefferan has returned to
Parnell, after visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Vincent Nugent.
Miss Genevieve Kennedy has re-
turned home from Grand Rapids.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
Smyrna

Labor Day Bedding, Monday Sept, 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Cole have gone
10 Grand Rapids 10 get their house
painted and papered before moving
in
George Hoppough with his auto.
took DR.. Ide, Miss Wander Wyden and
Miss Parnell TO Grant, Monday on
business
Frank Joslin and wife, and Earl
Norton and wife made the rounds of
Grand Rapids. Sunday.
r. f. Barry and wife, and Olive ms
ley were over at West Sebewa Sunday
TO a Downing family reunion, at which
go people were present.
Mrs. Inez Dow has returned TO the
home of her aunt, Miss Fannie Earle,
after a weeks visit with Lansing
friends
Clayton Hoppough and wife left for
Cleveland. Ohio, Monday.
Frank Davis and family and VIM.
Hogan and family spent their vaca-
ton camping at Slayton's Lake, from
Friday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Downing and son,
Chester, Of Union City Indiana are
visiting at the homes of II. T. Barry
and Ed, Insley.
Robert Downing Of Greenville is
visiting relatives and friends here for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Cushman Of
Newaygo, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Var
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For Governor
Republican Ticket
Alex. j. Groesbeck
WHO HE Is

Native son of Michigan.
Born November 18th, 1873, on farm in
Macomb County, of Dutch and
French ancestry.
Graduated University of Michigan
1898.
Lawyer in Detroit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
New Dress Goods at ST
New Dress Goods at $3.50

Beautiful fabrics so Sc inches wide materials
fully shrunk Such goods wide
vale diagonal suitngs heavy
excellent variety of fancy wanted
shades
of soc and CSC sitines
plain fancy
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19

A. II. Guernsey went to Ionia Tues
day to see his son, Will, who under
went another operation in the city
hospital
Mrs. George Colt is at the city hos
pital NShe had an operation for the
removal of a tumor
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Krick were the
guests of their son and family, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Krick of Brink, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19

Bessie and Rena Brown are staying
at the cottage this week.
Quite a number from Ionia are
camping here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Brown went TO
Greenville Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Leetch from
Bedding spent Sunday here.
Those receiving prizes at the rink
Sunday were Miss ollie Roberts and
Mr.. Batty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
NORTH EASTON

Labor Day Bedding. Monday Sept z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bement visited
relatives at Stanton, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Adams were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hotch-
kiss, Friday.
Hattie Dorsey was a Monday fore
noon guest of Mrs. Helen Colt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19

Fellow citizens: / presume you all
know who l am. 1 am humble Abra-
ham Lincoln. l have been solicited
by many friends to become a candi-
date for the legislature. My politics
are short and sweet, like the old wo-
mans dance" These were the first
lines of Lincoln's announcement of
his candidacy for the legislature, de-
livered by him in the year Of 1882.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-19
HIS PLATFORM

Less legislation and palmer laws.
Build more and-better roads.
For every dollar expended by the
State, get dollars worth of value.
Steps taken to correct law delays.
Promote industrial peace by passage
Of constructive and effective legis-
lation.
Further protection for laboring men
and women.
Grouping Of state appropriation bills
into one budget.
Quarterly reports by State depart
ment and institutions on how money
is expended.
Abolishing all unnecessary and USE
less commissions.
Political Adv
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
Automobile Show
Opens in New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.--Under the
auspices of the Automobile Chamber
of Commerce the fourteenth automo-
bile show opens here today in Grand
Central palace with seventy-two
makes and nearly 400 cars on view.
All of the exhibits we're passenger
vehicles, no commercial cars being
81 own n. the request of the manu-
facturers. Exhibits took up four
floors of Grand Central Palace. One
of the main features of the show
which opens today was the exhibit Of
mc,Orryo 'es, or ''the little brother of
the adtopiob bile" as thcy we've desig-
mated The accessories TOOK up near
ly 20 600 feet of floor space. There
was n greater display of electric We
hicles than al any precicus show. The
exhibit will continue through January
10th.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
Children are Sold
by German Parents

BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Startling revela-
tions concerning child traffic in Ger
many are contained in book pub
lished today by Nine. Henrietta
Arendt, of Stuttgart She charges
that the sale of children goes on an
intcrruptedly with the silent consent
of public opinion, parents actually
disposing of them to the highest bid
der among better-situated childless
families.
In a single month she collected 227
advertisements inserted in the news
papers by persons offering to sell or
adopt" children. As many of the
little ones are adopted" merely for
future exploitation, it really means a
slave traffic Of the most remarkable
says Nine. Arendt. In a
of the papers the advertise
ments regarding children are inter
spersed with those for the sale of
cattle and pigs,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
Prohibition Campaign
Started in Washington

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. "A cam
paign for statewide prohibition was
begun here today with the circula-
ton of petitions to place the meas
ures on the ballot at the next elect
ion.
1t will take practically 5000 sig
natures to bring the measure before
the people but as hundreds have vol
unteered to aid in the work of circu-
lating the petitions it was believed
sufficient names would easily be Sc
cured.
The measure was drawn up by l..
E. Kirkpatrick who enlisted the aid
of some Of the best constitutional
lawyers in the state so as to obviate
any chance of legal complications
later. 1t has the approval of Off
GERS of intemperance and reform Or
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05

BY THE WAY

The writer is not impressed with
the idea of the board of trade spend
ing money for the purpose of investi-
eating the feasibility of national
highway west from Cortez to Bluff,
across the Colorado river to the
Grand Canon and on to California.
We give Louis Weyman full credit
for honest purpose and belief that in
the proposed route it will afford the
grandest scenery and attractions for
tourists of any highway in the coun-
try. But we are opposed for these
reasons:
First: We do not believe the high
way is practicable.
Second: If it is feasible where is
the money coming from to build it
Third: OF what special benefit
will it he ta know one way or the
other when there is no money to
build?
In the first place it was quite clear
ly brought out at the board of trade
meeting Wednesday that the pro-
posed road will at best pass through
desolate section of country even if
il is possible to build it; that it will
pass quite distance to one side Of
the natural bridge, one of the spec
ial attractions, which means side
connection. Again, it will pass thru
an uninhabited desert for long dis
tance without stopping places or
within hailing distance of railroads
or exit in case of breakdown for
tourists and necessity of quick com
munication, there being no telegraph
or telephone lines along the proposed
route and few tourists will desire to
get entirely out of the world, unless
telegraph or telephone lines are con-
Continued on Page A.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
Switzerland Wants to
be Red Cross Camp

BERNE Switzerland, Jan. 3.-In
the near future Switzerland will very
likely present to the powers a re
quest that in the event of great
European war all of Switzerland be
constituted into Red Cross camp
for the care of the wounded of all the
nations involved. This, Switzerland
is now convinced is the only way that
not only her neutrality but her very
existence could be preserved.
Although the neutrality of Switzer-
land is guaranteed by the leading
power, the Swiss government has re-
Gently become convinced that unless
she has some actual way of insisting
on the respecting of this neutrality
that in war between any of the
four great powers surrounding her
this guarantee would amount to very
WINGED that the first step in any Eur
opean war would be the prohibition
by all the powers involved of the ex-
ports Of coal and provisions which
they would need for their own arm
les. AS Switzerland is entirely de-
pendent on the surrounding powers
not only for her coal, but for her
grain and practically all her food
supply the cutting off Of these i'm
ports would reduce the entire coun.
try to starvation within few weeks
1t is in the hopes of exacting a
guarantee from all of the four powers
surrounding her not to interrupt
these imports in case of war that
Switzerland is considering the project
of having the entire country declar-
ed great international Red Cross
camp, and to undertake the care OF
the wounded of all nations in the
event of any general European war
Members of the Swiss government
who are backing the movement de-
clare that this would not only insure
for Switzerland the neutrality and all
of the protection that is accorded by
international agreement to the Rec
Cross camps in time Of war, but il
would also insure that her industries
would not be ruined by the cutting
off of the coal supply and her popu.
lation reduced to starvation by th.
stopping of food imports.
The treaty to be submitted to the
powers will provide that as fast as
the wounded are cured they will bt
returned to their respective countries
This, Switzerland is convinced, woulc
be of enough Importance to any Of
the powers engaged in an European
war to make certain that none OF
them would violate her neutrality BY
crossing the boundry with one Of it,
armies or interfere with her foos
supply.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-05
California Town
Wet for 143 Years

SAN LUIS OBIEPO, Jan. 3.-Un-
der a ballot decision offering an in
teresting commentary on woman's
suffrage in one California city, San
Luis Obispo began today it's 143rd
consecutive year as wet" center.
Two years ago, after desperate
fight, the "wets' carried the city by
a narrow majority Of S6 votes. Since
that election, women in California
have been enfranchised and the pro-
hibition element approached the polls
December 0 confident that women
voters would put an end to the "wct
ascendancy that dated from the Span
ish days of California. The count Of
the votes, however, provided sur
prise for both factions. Not even the
most sanguine liquor supporters ex.
pected the overwhelming defeat Of
the dry" forces, which was accom-
plished with q margin Of 40s votes