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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-02-25
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1892.
KentWood Bank
f. &. Afford and ]. S. Brock.

f. &. Afford and ]. S. Brock.
Notice is hereby given that by vir.
tue of a writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Goth judicial
District Court of La, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in above entitled cause,
and to me directed, / will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, March 20, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property. to-
wit:
First-240 acres of land more or less
known as the Willie Brock place, ly-
ing on the Bugue Chitto river, bound
ed CnEthe north by lands of j. S.
Brock, on the east by the Bogue
Chitto River, and being situated in
tip l, south range 10 east, st Helena
Meridian.
Second-Also certain track OF
land in Washington Parish, Louisiana
containing 200 acres more or less, in
Jacob Afford nd or secuon No. sd, in
/ Up 1, south. range 10 east, On the west
side Of Bogue Chitto River, bounde,;
on the north by lands Of J. S. Brock,
east by Bogue Chitlo ri\ nr. south by
lands of Jane b unlfie!d u Jane Whit
tington, and west by public lands, and
lands OF }. S. BrocA, being the lands
purchased by j. S. Brock from Sa-
mantha Smith and William V. Brock,
her husband, excepting therefrom SO
acres Of land conveyed by J. S. Brock
to M. 7. Brumfield on Feb. II, 1906.
Third-AlsQ 200 acres of land more
OF less in said Parish of Washington,
State Of Louisiana. on the west side
of B0gue Chitto River in said section
ID, TIP /, south, range 10 east, acquired
by S. Brock from Valentine Brock
as pei deed of record in CONVOY ance
book No. 2, page 80 Of conveyance
records of Washington Parish.
Terms of sale-Cash with benefit of
appraisement.
This 10th day of February, 1915.
L. j. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sale.-No. 2O5O.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
!. e. Sturdivant ct ais

J. E. Sturdivant ct ais
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a writ of feri facias, issued
out of the 26th judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for Washington
parish, in the above entitled cause
and to me directed. Twill proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, March 20, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales
the following described property, to-
wit:
West ] Of swi of the sWi section 3;
TIP. 2, south range Il east, and the NV
of the nwt of section i, Tp 3, soutl
rangs II east.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit O.
appralsement.
This 10Th day of February, 1915.
r. j. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sale-No. 255S.
State of Louisiana
vs..
H. NJ. Headly ct ais.
ROnd Forfeiture.

Notice is hereby given that by Vi tue of a
writ of iieri facaS issued out of the Goth
Judicial District Court Of Louisiana, in and for
Washington Parish. in the above entitled
cause and to me directed, will proceed to
sell at uublic al ton to the last and highest
bidder on
Saturday. March 6, 1915
at the principal front door of the court house
at FrlnM nlUn, La; between the legal sale
hours for judicial sales, The following described
property tC-wit:
Lots % and "a, block IS, Bogalusa,
La, acquired of Great Southern Lum-
Der Company.
Terms of sale. Cash with benefit of
apDraisement.
This 4th day of February, 1915.
r. J. Simmons. Sheriff.
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Partition Sale-No. 21O4.
Mrs. Lizzie Russell Pigott, Wife.
vs..
Emmett PigOtt. Husband

Emmett Pigott, Husband.
by virtue of an order OF feirre factas is
sued out OF the 26tn judicial district court of
i louisiana, In and for Washington parish. in
tne above entitled cause, will proceed to sci
der, on CIV ~ snes' 'i't-
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s turdav, April 3, 1915.

DlQQer, N
s turdav, April 3, 1915.
at the p incIpal front door of the court house
at Fran GtOn, La. between the legal sale
hours for judicial sales, the following des-
cribed property, to-wit:
Two hundred and six one hundredths
.206) of an acres of land in S. Ste ford
heapright No. 80, township 3, south.
range 13 east, St. Helena Meridian,
starting at the southeast corner of the
John Durdine headlight IS; Thence
west $50 feet; Thence south 1912 8
feet to intersection of North line of
Fifth Street in Bogalusa. La, extend
ed:-Thence north 70 $40 wes5along
street line 70 feet to the point of be-
ginning; Thence N rs $40 west so
feet; Thence north 14io east $50 feet.
Thence south IS $40 east 60 fert:
hencesouth 14Io west $50 feet to
t'le point of beginning.
Terms of sale: Cash without benefit
OF appraisement.
This 23rd day of Feb, 1915.
7. !. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sale-No. 1898.
Slldell Grocery & Grain Co.
VS..
Stockstill- Bailey Lumber Co.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
ORDER OF herl faciaS. issued out of the 26tb
JUDICIAL District Court of Louisiana in and for
washington Parish. in the above entitled
cause ana to me directed. 1 will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and highest
OludCr, on
Saturday, February q, 1915
at the princip pal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, batwet n
tn legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property to,
wit:
One entire saw mill complete. Con-
sisting OF ramps, buildings, boilers,
and engines, betting, pulleys, saws,
mandrels, shafting, carriage, edgers,
trimmers etc. Also one commisary
building and four dwellings,, all located
about two miles west of Varnrado, la.
temporarily located on the lands of
W. R. Seal, together with any and all
leases, rights, options, and privileges
belonging to said Stockstill- Bailey
Lumb. Co.. on the land upon WHICH the
buildings are located.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit of
appraisement.
This 18th day Of January, 1915.
T. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
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81 eriif Sale.-No. 1888.
A. Fricke, ST.,
VS..
Robert Darlington, Ltd.


Notice is hereby given thatby virtue
of an order of seizure and sale issued
out Of the rs Judicial District Court CT
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
sh, in the above entitled cause. and
% ne directed, / viii proceed to sell
atpnblic auction to the last and high
st bidder, on
Saturday, March q, 1915.
at the principal front door OF the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
legal sale hours for judicial sales, the
following described property to-wit:
Being and situated in the town of
Franklinton, Washington Parish, La,
to- wit: Block 66 and lot 1873, bounded
by Main, Mill and Cleveland Streets,
also parts of lots l57, 1913 and 100 in
square 49,, fronting 80! feet on Ellis
Street, 220 feet on Cleveland Street,
225 feet on Lee Street, together with
all buildings and improvements there
on situated.
Terms of Sale. Cash.
This 18th day of Feruary 1916.
IT,. Simmons, Sheriff,
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Sheriff Sale. N 260l.
Parker Blake Co., Ltd.
VS.
Fl. n. Simmons.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of seizure and sale, issued
out of the above entitled and numbered
cause, to me directed ana delivered
for execution, I will proceed to sci
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder on
Saturday March II, 1915,
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales
the following described property to-
wit;
Being and situated in Washington
Parish. La, 172.001 of an acre Of lane
in the S. Stafford under VIM. Hick-
man headlight, No. SO, township 3
south, range 13 east, st. He lena mer'
idian, and described as follows to wit:
Starting at the southwest corner Of
headrigh4 46, and the south east cor
ner of lot /, section %, west on Ole
line 2S2 chains to stob; Thence south
.08 1928 feet to the intersection OF
north line OF Fifth street; Thence
north75.75o west 25ft to stob, the point
of beginning; Thence north rs 75o
west so feet to stob; Thence north
1929 east 100 feet to stot; Thence
south 1879, east so feet to stob;
Thence south l4.25o, west to point q
beginning.
Terms of sale: Casht
This 10Th day of Feb. 1915.
4. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sale-NO. 1896.
State of Louisiana
VS..
Joe Foster, ct ais.
Bond Forfeiture.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
fierre facias issued out of the 26, Judicial
DISTRICT Court Of La, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in the above entitled
cause and to me directed,I will pro-
coed to sell at public auction TO the
last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, March 6, 1915
at the principal front door of the
courthouse at Franklinton, La, be-
tween the legal sale hours for judicial
sales, the following described proper
ty to-wit:
Lot /, block 10, L. A. Pierce Add
ton to Bogalusa. La. Lots and 2,
block 4, Bogalusa Terrace A ldition to
Bogalusa, La.
Terms of sale-Cash " .h benefit OF
appraisement,
This 4th day ofFebr:rry, 1915.
7. j. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Saturday, March 20. 1915.
at the principal front door of the com
house at Franklinton, La, between
legal sale hours for judicial sales, the
following described property to-wit
West J of nwt, section 36, tip 2,
south, range II east, ST. Helena Mer-
idian, Con tanning sc acres.
Terms OF Sale: Cash.
This 10th Of day Feb 1915.
T. J, Simmons, Sheriff,
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Sheriff Sale. No. 1880.
Hunter-Benn and Company
vs..
NJ NI 80 l II NJ
NJ M. and E. L. Magee.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
out of the Goth judicial District Court
of La, in and for Washington Parish,
in the above entitled cause, and
to me directed, I will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder, on
Saturday, February -, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at FranklintOn, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales
the following described property, to-
wit:
First-11S acres of lands, being the
east half of mel, and mel Of sci sec
ton 20, township 3, south, rang II
east Except right of way sold to N. 0.
G. N. R. r. Co., containing7 acres
Second-All that part of lots 6and 7
square 403, Pierce addition of Town of
Franklinton, described as beginning
at point where the south line of lot
No. 7 Of said square intersects the
right of way of the New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad Co., thence
run west along the South line of lot
No. 7, $50 feet. Thence starting at
the point of beginning, run north
along right of way of New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad Co., to the
northeast corner of lot 6, said square:
Thence west along said north line OF
of lot 6, 1870 feet; Thence in south
ernly direction to point on the south
line of lot which point can be found
by beginning where said south line
intersects the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad right of way and
running west along said south line
$50 feet.
Third-5O acres of land in headlight
No. SO, township 8, south, rang IL east
described as beginning on nc"tI line
of said headlight, No. 80 at a point
$50 chains west of northeast corner;
Thence run south 800 45', east 2o.5(
chains along New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad right OF way &c
corner on conditional line; thence
south 6So 42' west 1850 chains to g
corner; thence north 800 ~ w"S
"a chains to line of head i.,',o 40
SO; thence east along rorth line .
said headlight 1915 chains - pat c
beginning, together with all building
and improvements thereon situated
on the three described pieces O
property.
Terms of sale: Cash
This Is day of January, 1915.
T. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
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~ 90 Reward, 800

me readers OF this paper will be pleased 10
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Send Tor list OF testimonials.
ADDRESS !. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, q.
Sold by all Druggists .5c.
Take HAIRS Family Pills for con ,tipatio1
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Phone ~.
Sheriff Sale. No. 2617.
D. H. McCreary
VS..
III ~ L ill.,
H. &. Bailey.

F, Notice is HEREBY given TIT by virtue o. IN
order of seizure and sale is % | out If the 9Th
Judicial District Cunrt of L., q 'ana, q ana i, +
Washington Paris in thu 5ove eutltled
cause ma to me dn cited sill proceed to
sell al 'ublic uctioI 20 The last and highest
bidder, IN
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Saturday, March Is. 1915.

"'J MARCH 10, 1919.
at the principal front doc, of the conrtho, ,so
trankI!lnton, La, between the legal sale hours
erty, to-wit; pi'p-
The mel of the 81 of SCI of neil sec
2S, tip 3, S. R. ID east, st Helena Mer-
idi4n, situated in Washington Parish
La. Also one wooden bedstead 2
Gotten mattresses, seven quilts, four
pillows, one safe, six chairs and one
box of tools.
Terms of Sale: Cash with benefit
of apnraisement.
This 4th day of February, 1915.
". j. Simmons, Sheriff.
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Fine work. Chase. complimented
Craig, seizing the receiver. Hello
police headquartersf Connect me
with the Elizabeth street station.
please" .y..t.t +-8s t,-str .aH.t5
He waited impatiently.s Sergeant"
he shouted, "this is Kennedy. Craig
Kennedy. You remember l dropped
in there a few minutes ago and told
you was ON the trail Of something.
Well. I've got 1t. The place is over
the Mandarin. Have It raided at once
and we'll get them. Not the Mandarin
the side entrance. one flight up"
He hung up the receiver. Come.
Walter" he cried. 5"You and Chase
can help me now"
While We hurried downtown the po-
lice were being detailed for the raid
and the patrol wagon was still wait
ing for the squad.
We drove up in a taxicab Just as the
wagon swung around the corner. Al
most as soon as we, the police were
at the side door. Two Of them rushed
the Mandarin and arrested the taciturn
proprietor. The rest battered down
the door of the room. tH
1t was bare. .
As we looked about in astounded
chagrin, saw a sign on the wall.
"Look-what's that?" l exclaimed.
1t read mockingly. FOR RENT"
But underneath was that mystic
coiled reptile, ready to spring. with
fangs extended.the sign OF the SER
pent!
WI Fang had already plugged in
the six receivers of the detectaphone
and, though we did not know 1t. was
eagerly listening with the others down
in the cellar as Kennedy gave his
orders for the raid. IN
"Tom." muttered WI. "you must get
down there at once"
Inez and Long Sin had scarcely had
time to enjoy half q dozen luxurious
whiffs before the secret rapping sound
ed at the door. Long Sin opened 1t
and Tom. usually imperturbable, al
| most rushed in.
1.-The master-has learned-the po-
ce-raid-here." he announced,
breathlessly.
WI Fang had outwitted us and
saved both Long Sin and Inez by the
marvellous little eavesdropper.
-
1t was some time after Kennedy
left the Dodge house that Elaine re-
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turned to the library. still thinking
about the note which she had received
with the flowers. As she entered she
hardly noticed that both Marie and
Jennings were there.
She had scarcely awakened from
her day dream in which she was walk
ing. as it were. when her quick eye
caught sight of the vase Of red roses
on the window sill.
"Who put those flowers there?" she
demanded OF the astounded butler and
maid, as she dashed them to the
floor. E sa ~
Neither Of them. naturally. knew a
thing about It. Nor did Aunt Joseph
inc. who happened to pass through the
room at the moment. +o7
"Oh. must see him--I must"
cried Elaine excitedly, as she hurried
out for her wraps. who knows what
may have happened?" tGHF
We returned to our apartment. cha
grined, after out nat failure to cap
ture either Long Sin or even get evi.
dence against Wu.' 50
Az We entered the apartment. Craig
dropped into q chair. scowling 70 him
self. watched him in gloomy sym
pathy. Suddenly his face Frightened.
What do you think they
He cut me short with his finger ON
his lips. pantomiming silence. instead
Of answering me he wrote on slip Of
paper and handed It to me:
There must be . detectaphone in
this room. Talk about the weather.
anythins-while locate II"
Finally Craig went over to his desk
and took out . small piece of 'appara-
tus.
He placed . peculiar telephonelike
contrivance attached to one end of
1t up to his ear. He adjusted the
magnet and carried the thing carefully
about the room.
Suddenly he paused and his face
wrinkled. He stopped down and made
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sprawling out rigldly. eyes

chair, sprawling out rigldly. eyes
closed. ......
Without waiting. Long Sin and his
servant entered stealthily. The China
man stood in the doorway and Long
Sin, slowly crept over to kennedy's
chair
As he reached down to pin the sign
Of the serpent on Kennedy's appar-
emily lifeless body, Craig seemed sud.
denly to come to life. He seized Long
Sin and they struggled flercely, while
Craig, freeing one hand. whipped out
his automatic and fired sideways at
the Chinaman In the doorway.
The Chinaman fell. lay there mo-
ment. then raised himself up and with
fast ebbing strength managed to crawl
out of the doorway and down the hall
1t was death grapple between
Craig and the willy Long Sin. At last
they had each other face to face. But
1t was unequal. Short and sharp came
the moves.
Craig had in his pocket newly In.
vented pair of handouts which
snapped automatically over first one
and then the other Of Long Sins bony
wrists. Then he pressed the bracelets
tighter until even Long Sin WINGED.
As Craig stood painting over his
prisoner. the wounded Chinaman stag
gered downstairs until he almost fell
into the cellar.
Master" he gasped. "He is-alive!"
The mere hint of Kennedy's name
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SYNOPSIS

The New York police are mystifed by a
series of murders and other crimes. Tho
Ing letter which Ia sent the victims, signed
with ''clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim of the mysterious assassin Is Taylor
daughter. Elaine. employs Craig KEN
nedy. the famous scientific detective. to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
Jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out of the way the Clutch
ing Hand Is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett. Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den OF one of his Chi
nese criminals The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret of the whereabouts OF
100000 Then he gives the lawyer a po-
tion which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Bennett's side
Just after he has lost consciousness.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-27
Finally he pushed the "a, into the

Finally he pushed the rat into the
and an instant later. ioosed the ferret
after 1t. q If on q leash Of wire.
There WI stood paying out the wire
as the ferret scampered after the
scared rat. s. 4 Il d.
WI faithfully paid out the wire. hop
ing for the result he had calculated
carefully. ii ~ q, -
AT last the tugging at the spoolEof
wire ceased. Three sharp Jerks told
him he had succeeded. Then WI set
the transmitter in the hole in the
wall close up to the Dashboard, which
he had replaced.
-Ss
Perhaps half an hour after our re-
turn into the laboratory after Kennedy
had soaked the mat, he decided after
much deliberation to attempt to carry
the war into the enemy's country. We
left the laboratory, he to seek some
clue. to go down to the Star. where
I had a little work to do.
Kennedy had scarcely ,bidden me
good-by and turned out of the campus
on the avenue. when he happened to
see face in the crowd which inter-
ested him.
It was that OF the woman who had
posed as Elaine-Innocent Inez. He
paused moment as she went by and
gazed after her. She had not seen
him. This was too good an opportu.
nifty to miss. He turned and followed
her to the Mandarin, a chop suey joint.
rs the master in?" she whispered
to the proprietor.
No." he replied. "but Long Sin is
in the other place."
A short time afterward, as they still
talked. Kennedy after pausing outside
the chop suey joint, decided to enter.
While Inez and Sam were engaged
in earnest conversation he sat down at
q table near by with his back to them.
As nearly as he could make out.
there was a room somewhere which
was at least one headquarters of Long
Sin, II not WI himself. But It was too
risky to remain.
Around on Park row again, he
stopped in q drug store where there
was . telephone booth and called up
the agency whose operatives he had
frequently employed on routine mat.
ters like shadowing.
Can you send Chase down here i'm.
mediately?" he asked. giving the ad-
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dress Of the drug store. I've q little
shadowing In Chinatown for him."
1t was only q matter of few min
utes before Chase Joined Kennedy.
and together they went back to China.
town. Craig explaining to him in a low
voice Just what 1t was he wanted
done.
The operative furtively watched
Inez and Sam talking until finally she
rose and went out by the street door.
She turned abruptly on the street and
entered a doorway that led up in the
same building, only outside.
Chase entered the dark. ill.smelling
hallway and mounted the steps eau
tiously. careful not to make them
creak. He paused at each door until
he was sure that there was NO ono on
the other side.
At one. however. he could hear low
voices. He listened moment. then
tried the knob softly. The door was
locked. Carefully he put his foot on
the knob and raised himself up by
gripping the transom.
There were Inez and Long Sin talk
0AT0S4lly - AAck ACLuovCN ASA
wraps while Long Sin laid out . couple
Of opium pipes and cooked two pills Of
the precious hop with practiced hand.
Chase let himself down as softly as
he had pulled himself up. and got
away without being seen.
Kennedy returned to the apartment
after dispatching Chase on his mis-
sion. and there L met him as soon as
I was through down at the Star ofice.
We were talking over our plans
when there came sudden knock at
the door. Craig opened It. 1t was
Chase. +ia
'T've found the hansout." he cried
excitedly. Its over that restaurant.
You go In by the side entrance and
upstairs. got as far as the door of
the cen. saw Long Sin and that girl
gettinS ready for an opium Jag"
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cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was 80 poorly and
weak that often had to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. Mrs.
MARTIN HELvIG, Plover, Iowa.
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hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
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proving the reliability of this grand old
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II you are i'll do not drag along and
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table Compound, q woman's remedy for
womsn's ills.
II you want special advice write to
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Sore Legs Healed 2Rsa s,sed SSsis vein. ss.sa
You work Send for book-Describe your caes.
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weakness. Aspoko !
to three doctors
about It and they did
not help her any.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound had been Of
great benefit to me,
so l decided to have
her give it . trial
She has taken five
bottles Of the Vegs-
table Compound ac-