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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05
For Sale-my house in Wash.
burn. Ed. Lauterlimch.-Adv 80

For Sale-my house in Wash
burn. Ed. Lauterlimch.-Adv 80
Did you see the 'Touchwood1
pins at Holtans ADV.
Only two horses for war were
bought here the last time the
purchasing agent. was here.
Holtan Mere. Co., are show
ling some very nifty ladies coats.
Priced $500 to $15.00.-Adv.
Miss Ruth Olson has accepted,
a clerkship in the Holtan store.
and began her duties Monday.
The spring hats will be. on dis
play at the millinery shop in two
weeks by Miss Gordon.-Adv.
Henry Grochow, who owns a
farm near Underwood, was in:
town Friday to- pay his taxes.
w. j. Wagner came down from
Turtle Lake Monday to transact
business at the court house and
visit his many friends in town.
For Sale-siberian Millet, $1.2
per bu. By F. w. Westmiller
! Washburn, N. D., SEX Sec. %
Twp. 146, r.. 81.-Adv. 35-4O.
Attorney l.. O. Lampman Of
Turtle Lake. was a business wish
tor Monday. He was a guest
at the Williams home while here.
Robert Cotton, mayor of Viii
ton, Dan Prentice and DR.. B. l..
Noble were business visitors
here Saturday and made this
office a pleasant call.
w. r. Brewster of Underwood
was in town Monday. He ex-
poets to have a big auction sale
soon. His ad appears in this
issue. From here MI. Brewster
went across the river to meet
his wife who has been visiting
the House family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05
Conkling Correspondence

Earl Winmi!l visited friends
here over Sunday.
Harry Jones is busy hauling
lumber for his new barn from
Fit. Clark.
Mrs. August Nelson was a
Fort Clark visitor one day last,
week.
Mesdames Jones and Beisterfel
and daughte" we're Stanton
visitors Wednesday. &.
Messrs Nelson, Dahl and LII
thander attended a birthday
party at the Clans Heinrich home
last Saturday night.
NJ. U. Roe and Wan. Partridge
are victims Of the grippe this
week. Little Myrtle Roe is just
recovering.
Gust Fahlgren's baby was
quite sick Tuesday, Threatened,
with pneumonia, but is much
better at this writing.
Mesdames B~eisterf.ld, Jones
and Nelson called on Mrs. Bigler
Tuesday afternoon to help cele-
brate her sixty-sscond birthday.
Fred Winmill, wife and daugh-
ter Rilla. Warren Emyart and
wife and son Hugh and Miss
Emma visited Saturday and Sun
day at the Harry and Arthur
Jones home.
Mrs. Furst entertained a mum
Der of ladies Thursday at din
ner in honor Of the Mesdames
Roe. A bountiful dinner was
served to eight. The day was
spent in visiting, fancy work:
sewing and games.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05
LOCAL NEWS

Farm Loans made at the Wash.
burn State Bank. Adv.
Joe Mann left, last week for
Washington, D. c., on a business
trip.
A consignment Of the. latest
novelties on sale at Holtan Mere:
CD.-Adv.
Mike Tellefson went to Gar
rison Wednesday and returned
the following day.
For Sale-washing machine,
galvonized tub. G. NJ. Packard,
Leader office.-Adv
Chas. Huntley returned Mon
day morning from, a stay i'll Bis
marck over Sunday.
For sale-Marquis seed wheat.
Inquire of Ed. Furs&. Sec. IL
1883. ADV 1886.
i The Ladies' Aid Of the Con-
gregational church will meet
Thursday, March 18th, with Mrs.
"A, e. johnson.
Miss Alice Patterson and
Anna Brand were. here from Bis
marck from Monday until Wed
nesday visiting at the johnson
home.
Mrs. H. E. Engen and baby
came up from Bismarck Satnrda
to visit at the Bjorklund home.
Mrs. Bjorklund is the baby S
great-grandmother.
Miss Gordon will return in a
week or ten days with a full
line of new and up-to-date mil
linery. She is in the east now
doing her purchasing. She will
occupy the same building as dur
ing the last two seasons.-Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05

Mrs. Isaiah Reid, mother of
Rev. Reid, will leave today for
, Steele where she will visit d
few days before going OIL to Dcs
MOincs. Iowa, where she viii
spend some time with a daugll
ter Mrs. Reid has been here
ever since the Reid family came
here last fall.
"Basement club teas are the
latest in Washburn. If you arr,
invited to a basement party you
will know you are expected to
have ten cents with you. Two
Of these parties have already
been given. 1t is a small start
toward the big fund that. is
needed to put a basement under
the Congregational church. A
number of substantial donations
have already been made and it
looks as though the work will be
started in a couple of weeks.
Last Sabbath evening Rev. b.
II. Hardy preached in the Metho-
dist church for the pastor who
was sick. His sermon was in the
18th chapter Of Corinthians, and
in a most effectual way brought
out. the force and teaching en-
bodied in those three remarkable
words: "Faith, Hope and Chart
ey." Anyone: having the pleas
ure Of hearing Rev. Hardy will
not soon TO" ret his clear state
ments. After all it's only SER
mons that fit us for the future
life that makes our lives wortl,
living. Rev. Hardy is conduct
ing revival meetings this week
in the Buffalo Lake, school house
All who can, are invited to at
tend.
Madam, if your husband is
like most men he expects you to
look after the health of yourself
and children. Coughs and colds
are the most common Of the. mi
nor ailments and are most likely
to lead to serious diseases. A
child is much more likely to con-
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever
when it has a cold. If you will
Inquire into the merits Of the
various remedies that are recon.
mended for coughs and colds,
you will find that Chamberlain &
Cough Remedy stands high in
the estimation Of people who use
lit. 1t is prompt and effectual,
pleasant and safe to take, which
are qualities especia ally to be de-
sired when a medicine is intend.
ed for children. For sale by all
dealers.-Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05

Cameras can be had at the
Studio. You can use them or
buy, as you wish. Adv.
Postmaster Wahl is thinking
some of using the postoffice as
a Jail. The other evening he
locked the door and started
strol.ing down the street when
he heard heavy pounding back
Of him. lie returned to the
p%ostoffice and found that he had
locked Harvey Graham inside.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-05

SAAS
Special sale on laces sc. per
yard It Holtan Mere. Co.-Adv.
The Parents Teachers League
will meet at the school house
Monday evening March 8.
For Rent-Front room furnish
ed or UNFINISHED. Inquire Of
Mrs. G. Buchhol? ADV. 1888.
o. B. Wing, county commits
sioner, went to Bismarck We'd
nesday afternoon after the coun-
ty board adjourned.
Miss Ruth McCulloch left
last Friday for Minneapolis
where she expects to stay until
next fall.
VIM. Tegtmeier, who owns a
farm near Underwood was
among the busy shoppers in
Washburn Friday.
Miss Hazel Forbes returned
Monday morning from an over
Sunday visit in Bismarck with
friends.
For Sale-Siberian millet $l.25
per bushel. Hans Hultberg.
Washburn, N. D. Sec. %, Twp.
Ids, r. 81.-Adv.
Herman Boelter, Of the Holtan
Mercantile company, has been
in a hospital during the last
week and is now improving.
For sale-The Mrs. Rohrer
property, adjoining German
church, $4,000, easy terms. See
Aug. E. Johnson.-Adv. 33-4O.
Ralph Ward passed through
here; Monday on. his way to
california to join his family
who went west in January. They
will all return in, a few weeks.
mr.. Meredith Of Underwood
shipped a car of 20 horses to
Mankato, Mimi. from here last
week. The horses cost the buyer
100000. They will be used for
work horses on farms near
Mankato.
Among those who went to
Bismarck last Friday to attend
the theatre were Misses Nc
Gee and Johnston and Messrs
10 'Brien, Wahl, Brown and DR..
Gordon.
March 10Th is an important
day to the Boy Scouts and they
will not let anyone forget that
on that night they give their
concert. The money made will
be spent for a good cause.
Rev. Hirsh of Bismarck is here
this week assisting the local
pastor in the revival meetings
being held in the German Bap-
fist church. The meetings are
held each evening at half past
seven. Everyone is cordially in
Mted.
The Boy Scouts will give. their
concert March 18th. They are
practicing steadily and are sure
to please all who attend their
entertainment. They will be as
sisted by the Glee Club and the
Camp Fire Girls. This will be
the Camp Fire Girls first pub
lie appearance.
The stockholders Of the local
creamery have been notified that
the annual NEE 'ng will be held
at the court house tomorrow. \
free dinner will be served at
noon. This will be the first
meeting since the new butter
maker took charge Of the work.
Mrs. Henry Tomhave Of Dog:
den, a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Kowarsch Of Underwood,
died last week and was buried
in the Underwood cemetery. The
family have many friends here
who extend their deepest sympa-
thy to the sorrowing relatives.
There was some excitement
here Monday when the news
spread that the escaped lifer
from the penitentiary had had
his supper three miles out from
here. Am auto came up the
next morning in search for him
but he had disappeared. lie was
captured near Garrison Tuesday
afternoon by Frank McGray, who
received the 500 reward.
Mrs. II. j. Weise left Wednes-
day morning for her home at
Halliday. She. spent the last
few weeks here visiting her
mother-in-law while recovering
from an operation. Mr.. and Mrs,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25
PEACE AND PROSPERITY.

In view of the fearful war in Europe, that our ma
ton is at peace should cause to pause Thanktuness
Also the Astounding prosperity in business as we'll as un-
precedened crop has deep meaning for all thoughtful
ones "Thy blessing is upon all people"
Deuteronomy gives command for observance OF the
Feast of Tabenaces which is Thanksgiving tor
the harvest This festival fell in Autumn. IhanksgN"
Ing Day in the United States is an annual festival OF
thanksgiving for the mercies Of the closing year Since
1858 our president has always issued procamatlons ap-
pointing the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving
Dav While this is not the ongrowh or founded upon the
Feast of Tabernacles yet many Of the attributes connect
ed with that feast are appropriate to our thanksgiving
The people were % come with hearts full OF praise ana
hands filled with fruits Of Divine goodness Jehovah
would gather HI people tof them 70 overlooking with
ov and praise AMI to make them cha lnes Of blessings to
others.
How much we have to be thankful for!
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To Whom 1t May Concern::-

Whereas, | purch' 5ed from
the Hon, Thomas !. Simmons,
Sheriff and Fix ,Off;clo Tax Co..
lector, on June 18th, 1919 az Tax
sale, the following described
property situated in Washing
Parish, Loul siana; t( wit:
One acre Of land in the south.
east / Of southeast / section II
and in lot ! or the fractional
northeast / section IA in town
ship 3 south range d east, &C.
quired by Azjlana Ploughman
and sold in the name of Eugene
Wilson for taxes for the yea
1914, itemized as follows:
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G., W. Reste

In the District Court Of the United
States for the Eastern District OF
Louisiana.
In the matter Of Rex Lumber Co. or
DIN. Simpson Lumber Co. Bankrupt.
No. 1866 In Bankruptcy.
All the creditors of the above
firm of Julia. La. adjudgeC
bankrupt on the 10th day of Januan y
1915 en- his petition in the Di>tric'
Court of the United States for the
Eastern District Of Louisiana. are
hereby notified that the first mnetjn 9
Of the creditors Of the said bankrupt
will be held before the undersigned
Referee at his Office, Room 3ol, Nola
Building, 407 Carondelet St, New Or
leans, "a, ont>e both day of Noyem.
ber19l5, at Il hour of 10 O'Clock am.
Whereas the said creditors shall
present and prove their claims, elect
a Trustee, and fix the amount of his
bond; shall determine IN vi at name,
and at what time she properly Of tn
bankrup.'s estate shall be sNid. an'
shall take stcl other steps as are
pertinent and necessary for the pro-
motion. of the best inter est Of said es'
tate, and shall do sVl other thing:
as the law may requ re and as may
be brought before them.
WM. A, BELL, Referee
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

grabbed prohibition ju3t as the
drowning man grabs a straw
His attitude toward the constr
tutional convention had killed his
chances for governor and ne"
fields had to be found whereby
be could fool the people INTO ais
political band wagon. The peo-
pie are much harder to fool than
formerly and Mr. Barret'S
scheme will not work. The peo'
pie are too wise to be led thus
aStray.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

The Bogalusa Enterprise
strikes key note when it says
in regard to the call Of a constr
tutional convention which was
defeated on August 81, last;
"Mr, Barrett supported this
proposition. We believed then
and we believe now that this
convention was "F'ramed' and
called in the interest Of special
interests. The people saw thru
the scheme and beat it, and Col
Pleasant was the only guberna'
t0"ial candidate who had the
courage to oppose this proposed
out rage upon the people, anc
in opposing it lie took the side
Of the people and leOpradzled
his entire political future,
In the campaign last summe
| Col. Pleasant fought for the PEG
pie and their rights. he stoo(
with the Enterprise against
seemingly unbeatable comblna
ton. For this he deserves ou]
support, not opposition.
"Neither the people nor TN
Enterprise will be ungratefuI II
the approaching election and a
an early date the Enterprise WI
give reasons why we believe Co
Pleasant the chalce of the Dem
0crats at the comming primary.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

The Era-Leader was pledged
, the support Of Col. Pleasant
= governor long before anyone
E.. er heard Ct Mr., Barrett beng
prohibitionist and we don't be
we yet he is a real prohlo''
l.0nist. We wonder what Bar
YET will say IN regard to the let
ter he wrote to Mr.. Warren
Thomas, Assessor of St. Tam
many Parish in December last
stating to Mr.. Thomas that he
was for local option;
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25
To The Public.
Frank]inton, La, Nov. y

FrankIinton, La, Nov. a.
There is a report being cirCu'
lated that one Of my Deputies
was indicted and tried for re-
failing at the last term of court,
| hereby uenounce this as a Will
full. malicious and political he,
and the party who inatjgated the
circulation Of such report as an
unmitigated liar.
The records of the court, and
original oaths of all deputies un
der 10 J are on file in the office OF
the Cle.k of Court will show the
utter untruthfulneSs OF tins CIR
culated lie.
| am conducting my campaign
irly,sQuareIy and openly, ana
do not, and will not Stoop to snc'
low and desplcable m"iH'u> a
above.
IeXpect and will drmand INA
my opponents refrain from sncI
low and dirty political methods
Respectfully,
! r. J. Simmons
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25
Sheriff Sale. No. 379s.
Farmers & MercilantsHan' 81
Osyka.
Ifanll nf OSNkd


Notice Is NereoE gwen wa, i .,r,
tue OF an oioef VI S''"'", "',N ,.:;
issued out or 'he -o'" "u'',
District Court OF Id: III anu ''' ""
ington Parish, III ABOVE ei''''''' '"'''
and to me directed. VIII F'''''" ~
sell at public auction | '"' 'aN' az
highest BIDDER, OH
Sotnrd,v December +. 1915
..s.a,orottnoco,tr ,
az .ne ~ - ~ Eranl;];nton. 1,a.. between
tb U local sale hours for judicial -5fe~
the following describe; properly 'v.
wit:
/. SO acres OF land WI Il L" DOE. BY :
and Improvements Ia 'et1 S''''...'
| in the northeastern pA G! ,"' .-.-
James headlight No -, LAP :. H]"''
range 8 east, bounded o" "' ID u
by the nd line, east by LAID, OF 0.
formerly owned by Wm. /. Forrest
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

Washington Parish is prohlDl'
ton by at least tWothlrdS ma
iority, people are opposed
to the sale Of intoxicating liquor.
We be ieye it to be TIE direct
cause Of more harm being done
than anything else. Oar court
| docket Shows that about 80 per
cent Of crime is chargabIe either
dirpctI,; or indirectly to strong
drinl, and while the Bartender
is as bitterly opposed to the H.
ouOr traffic as any one we are
not going to allow our reason to
be lost because a politician like
! Mr.. Barrett becomes a prohibl.
ZIONIST for purely political rea'
sons. at the eleventh hour, and
Jump into his band wagon be-
cause he says he stands for the
same thing we do. Death bed
repenta nee is always a doubtful
proposition, but when it comes
from {. dyed in the wool polltl~
clau-beware. Mr.. Barrett,
above everything else, is a poll
tician. He was an aVOWed can
dldate for Governor long before
he was prohibitionist and he
only became converted when he
saw his political sun beginning
to scJ. No one will dispute the
= fact that if the constitutional
, convention had carried that Bar
, ret would be now as he has al
ways been a local option1st' III
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

Mr.. r. i. Simmons, who has
been the local cashier Of the
Cum berIand Telephone Co., and
who made MANY friends in Mon
roe during his sixteen months
STAY mere, left last night for
Vicksburg, Miss, at which place
he has been promoted by ms
company to district cash'ershlp'
The NewS-Star congratul ates
Mr.. Simmons upon the recog
milton Of his services.
We copy the above from the
News Star of Monroe, La. Ear
is another Of the Frankllnt0o
boys who has made good. We
are proud of his success. hi
has been steadily rising eve
since he has been in the emplo.
of the Cumberland Telephone
Company.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25

y law.
Nov therefore, all persons in.
terested are hereby notified tina t
my title to said property Was on
the 22nd day Of July 1913, filed
for record and on July 23rd,
1915 recorded in conveyance
book p, fol. 30 Of the convey
aimee records of Washington,
Parish. Louisiana, and that I'M
less said property has been re-
deemed by paying to the under
signed the sum Of S11.16 within
twelve months from the time Of
this notice. title to this property
will become abs olute in the III
dersigned. :,
This Nov ember Is, 1915.
G, ". Roster
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-11-25
To Whom 1t May Concern.-


Whereas, purchased from the
Hon, Thomas j. Simmons, Sheriff
aud ExOfficio Tax Collector, on
June 10, 1915, at tax sale, the
following described property Sit
uated in and located in Washing
ton Perish, Louisiana, to-wlt.
Lot 6, block II, Bogalusa Ter
race, which said property was
sold in the name of p. Wagner
for the taxes for the year 1911 I
| ;tanizo1 az follows:
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by law.
Now whereas, all persons ioter-
ested are hereby notified that my
title to said property was on July
12nd, 1915 flied for record and On
July D, 1915 recorded in c. O, B.
p, fol 300 of the conveyance rec
ords Of Washington Parish. La
and that unless said property is
redeemed by paying to the IN,
dersigned the SUM o so 43 with.
in twelve Mpnths liter notice
title will b. me abs lutte in tile
undt rsigned.
This November l3,l9l5.
q. W. Roster.
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To Whom 1t May Concern; -

Whereas, I purchased from '"H
Hon, Thomas J. Simmons, Sherl1l
and Ey-Offsio Tax Collector, at
tax sale on June 10Th, 1919, tAe
following described property "''.
mated in the NJ. o. Dpa" addition
to Bogalusa, Louisiana, t"">t:
One halt interest in one lot 10y
survey being in headrlSh' 49,
township 3, south range Is east
which said land was sold tor taxes
the year 1914 i'll the name Oh
Homer Roper. itemized as follows
State tax. -. E. .... > ~
Parish tax =. ....'.'''
Con. Vet. tax .....'' w
Good road tax. ...... W
Poll tax ........ ...'''
Interest ....... ...,.'''
Advertisement ........" ~
Recording Of deed 80 Z w
Recording Deed from tax co., : w
Cost of this notice ..... = w
Recording in Conveyance
Records. ....... 81 oo
r,to1 .$12 OF
to which 20 per cent is added oy
law.
, Now whereas, all persons m
terested are hereby notilied that
nv title to said property was on
J the 22nd day Of July tlled Tor
record and on the BIRD day q
, July 1915, recorded in G. 0. b
%. page 30l, Of the conveya"o
records of Washington PARISH,
t Louisiana, and that unless said
h property has been redeemed by
). paying to the undersigned the
sum of Sl4.42 within twelve
). mouths from the time of notice
tl,le to the property will become
absolute in the undersigned.
. 'jbis November Is, 1918.
{ &. W. Roster
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For Police jury

For Police jury
Second Ward
G. NJ. TATE
A. }. Afford.
Third Ward
r. W. KNIGHT
T. D. FOIL
Fifth Ward
W. w. BOYLES
Seventh Ward.
A. c. BANKSTON
J. j. GRAIN
LEWIS GRAIN
Eighth Ward.
WALTER GREEN
HIRAM E. SMITH
:, S. THOMA
Mineth Ward.
#. B. ROBERTS
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Mrs. 4. VOL CROCK, EATER.

Advertising Rates On Application
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-17
ORDINANCE GOES BACK
To COMMON COUNCIL
Board OF Aldermen Refuses to Con-
cur In Measure Fixing Tax on
Personal Property.
BUDGET is LEFT ON TABLE
1oung Bohemian Woman Commits
suicide by Drowning-Runs and
Leaps Into Water Before Her Com
panion Can Restrain Her.
Especial to The rimes-p,spatcb,

Especial to The Times -Dspatch.l
- iEiEtSBURG, VA, June l6.-The
a'oard or Aldermen held an adjourned
session last night and fully discussed
INC tax and budget ordinances for the
Siosing fiscal year. as passed by the
Nouhcii last week. The Finance Com
"'i''ef mad reported the general appro-
Prihtion ordinance estimating the city's
.'S"urccs the coming. year at s393,000,
ana the expenditures at 100000 To
AVOID deficit, the Finance Committee
recommended that the tax rate on real
estate and personal property be raised
from SI65 to Sl.S5 on the 500 of val
ues. The Council declined TO raise the
rates and retained it at siG5 The
board of Aldermen last nigh, by n
vote OF six 10 five. refused TO concur
IN the Councils action. and on argu-
ment and appeal by .Aldcrman Wright
chairman OF tn. Finance Committee
VINO urged the necessity Of an Increased
TAX rate TO escape deficit, and adopted
the rate of sl.S5. The ordinance will
now have to go back to the Council
The board. without passing upon the
budget. laid it on the table for later
consideration.
since the LIST Of May the regular adj
Journcd special and joint meetings of
the two branches Of the Council have
numbered fifteen. with several more in
prospect before this month is over
The board last night came over with
the Council in the trolley franchise
ordinance. granting entrance TO and
rights Of way in the city to the pro-
posed electric line from City Point to
petersburg. This ordinance is APP
parcntly agreeable TO the two rival
companies seeking II, and satisfactory
to the Mayor. who will approve It,
Bidding for the franchise will be made
TO the Council at n meeting to be
held on July le.