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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-17

ing mat-and lot of dried red pep
pers, together with a package of beans
-frijoles- Wait bit! What's that
under your hand Miss Upton?"
Miss Upton, startled, looked curl
ously at the package under her hand
which she had been resting upon the
pack She gave it twitch, and bun
die wrapped in rough, red blanket
rolled out on the ground. Kynaston
promptly picked it up.
HIN! Three rifles that have no
business here and a hundred rounds
of ammunition. Wait bit! Sergeant,
look at the arsenal mark on those
rifles and see where they were made"
The sergeant scrutinized them care
fully in the early light
Sir, there's some mark on EN- that
can't make out. 1t looks like some
sort of a flower as well as l can see."
Kynaston took the gun. AS far
as its appearance was concerned
it resembled every other military
rifle that he had ever seen, but when
he turned the under side to the light
he saw stamped in the dark wooden
forehand of the piece the full-blown
chrysanthemum that was the emblem
of only one nation.
HIN, An Arisaka rife! Now
how the deuce did that come here? 1t
was made as far east as one can get
without tumbling over to the westward
again. How the deuce did a Japanese
rifle come into Mexican hands,"
He had no opportunity to solve the
problem, for even as he spoke Dorothy
gave an exclamation and stepped back
a pace as the covering of package
broke and a food of silver pesos ran
out at her feet.
There's no proof of stealing in
these" commented Kynaston. Even
il there were the stealing was done
in Mexico, and the thief was not with
in our Jurisdiction. What is this?'
It was plain, dirty canvas sack
perhaps a foot in depth and it bore
the marks of rough handling. He
picked it up and juggled it from hand
to hand. The officer of the Carranza
forces was obviously uneasy at the
scrutiny.
THAT, senor,' he said, lis the great
est prize Of all II was stolen by
these rebels across the line and was
to be used by them to purchase arms"
Without waiting for any explana-
ton as to what the contents OF the
sack might be. Kynaston cut the string
and poured the contents out upon the
saddle blanket which the sergeant had
snread upon the ground Certainly
there was nothing in the roll o! rags
that rolled out TO presage great value.
But on turning over the mass with
his foot a glow of green caught his
avas Tore tumbed out at his feet
great crystal bell the color Of the
richest blue grass that grows in Ken
lucky!
Eorotly picked it up.
The r.a-e was right she said.
.Tf it is indeed emerald it is worth
, ing. aasom. What viii you do
with it.
- sbs have 10 notify department
haadoua, rs about it ana send 1t up
.rs~e ! La7o 10 authority to give it
"a pvor al IL sorry to say ! cant
l--eq il.
padre be went on to the old
o-.r-t 10 v1s standing with out
-.-rtobe. n.ck listening 20 such few
lis g. ne cagia understand, j
Ink W have recovered your bell.
t., Tsbf,. nave to mold it fol- you until
: -,ceiys orders from my superiors
cling ne what to do with it. In !
.a,ter OF such Importance l do not
ronsider myself justified in acting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-17
ALIENS FOOT EASE
FOR THE TROOPS

MANY war zone hospitals have ordered Al
Ien's FoOt-Ease, the sniiseptic powder, for use
among the troops. Shaken into the shoes and
used in the BATH Aliens FOotDase gives
rest and comfort. takes the friction from the
shoe and prevents the feet getting tired or
foos-sore Drug and Department Stores eYerv-
where sell Il, Csc Don't accept anv subsi-
sgae Trv Il TO-DAY.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10
V.

SIedse Reduces His Salary List.
LEDGE walked back through
% the Occident in such a mood
~ that the regular members Of
the Good morning, Ben" bri-
gade fell away from him like bar flies
from a cake Of ice. Even Doc Turner,
waiting the daily advent Of the boss,
met with the rebuff of stony silence
and sat down in his favorite newspa-
per corner, with his crusted brown der
by jammed down to his ears and his
inch long stub of cigar puckered tight
ly in at the corner Of his wrinkled
lips, where it looked at a distance like
a speck Of black rot in q dusty potato.
Doc had digested, condensed and pur-
veyed news to the big chief so long
that he felt a proprietorship in that de-
partment and was justly offended
when Tom Bendix came in a few min
utes later.
What's the matter with Sledge TINS
morning" snarled Doc.
"HoW do 1 know?" Immediately
snarled Bendix. II don't sleep with
him."
He's got a crouch on him a foot
thick" complained Doc. He gave me
u cold rundown. Walked straight
through me without even Il grunt."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10

stock in this country. Moreover, above
all things. wish to see my daughter
happy"
$50 do L" asserted Sledge. That's
why she can't marry this pinhead. /
want her myself"
"Molly has made her choice" declar.
ed her father firmly.
$50 you lay down, ch?"
II decline to interfere"
Making Bert a bum cuts no icc!"
His temporary financial condition
has no bearing in the matter. I should
feel Inundated to think that I had al
lowed that trifing consideration to be
a factor"
Huh" grunted Sledge. You got
enough for both, eh?"
Quite enough" and Marley reflect
ed, With a pleasant feeling Of superiori-
ty. upon the moment soon to come
when this political and commercial
bully would be cringing.
Then watch out for your eye
warned Sledge and, rising, walked out
into the drawing rooms.
He found Molly quite busy, but, since
she was only occupied with a state
representative and a local millionaire
and the mayor and the young cham
pion Of the tennis players club, he Dor,
rowed her.
She was astounded to see how they
melted before him and almost had a
feeling of wildly clutching at the coat
tails Of the mayor. whom she heartily
disliked.
I'm sorry for you, Molly" Sledge
told her as he pre-empted the piano
alcove. Il got to hand you another
jolt"
You're a fast WORKER she compli-
mented him. But you'll have to work
faster. l just gave Willie Walters a
hint Of the splendid news we are to
have for the Blade, and he is tickled
to DEATH"
Good work." %applauded Sledge. II
want that pulled quick"
Molly smiled.
"All right. Go as far us you like"
she confidently invited him. "We'
see who gets the worst of it. By the
way, maybe you wouldn't mind telling
me the new jolt I am to receive"
Sledge chuckled.
"Your dad says he don't care if Bert
is a bum"
"He isn't!" she hotly denied.
Your dads a game sport. lie says
he has enough money for bOth.'
Good for daddy" she cried. de-
lighted.
Sure" grunted Sledge. I'm goana
break him too"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10

in a quiet little alcove and named it
MOLLY" and wrote it on her dance card.
all in the space Of seven minutes.
True, he had danced with her two
numbers before and had had time to
think of her-possibly to think of her
in rondo terms.
Occasionally she caught sight of
Sledge in the throng, although she had
not seen him on the floor, and she real
lied that her number with him would
be a "sit out" Perhaps that was why
it had been put down so far in the
program, when she would welcome a
rest. 1t was like his doing. for she
had to acknowledge that he was at
least farsighted.
One thing perplexed her. He was
much less awkward and much more at
ease here than he had been at her
party. Whenever she saw him he was
talking gravely with men Of large aft
fairs, and, to her surprise. she observ.
ed that, in every case, he was accorded
seemed absorbedly interested in him.
and her leading millionaire came back
to him again and again. She wonder
ed why men sought him, and she was
still wondering when the eminent So
biologist fairly snatched her out Of the
arms of the mayor after the eighth
dance.
"Come and watch me smoke a ciga-
rette," he begged her. "Tve been try
ing to get a chance to talk with you
again the entire evening. but there's
always such an increasingly mad
scramble around you that the attempts
made me feel %undignified."
you'd worry a lot about that" she
guessed.
wouldn't II" he laughed. will you
chill If we step out on the t%errace?"
II don't know how" she happily told
him, and they hurried outside, where
he led her to a seat in the moonlight
and deftly made her comfortable with
three cushions from as many chairs.
Sledge and Senator Allerton passed
them as he lighted his cigarette, and
he looked after Sledge until the match
burned his fingers.
"There is the biggest man | have
seen in a long WHILE" he remarked as
he sat beside her on the settee.
'"They say he is not only the boss Of
the city, but Of the state" replied Mol
ly, very much interested. You knew
that, didn't you?"
"Of course" he acknowledged, but
1 scarcely think that would influence
my Judgment. L have studied a great
many men Of more power and influence
than he has at present, but none of
them. so far as l can recollect, seemed
to have his elemental force. Wherever
he was born. he would have been o
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10

Il heard something Of the sort" &c
mitted Marley. Hes Il clever young
NAN. however, and until he gets Oh his
feet again have money enough for
both"
You won't stop it, them"
certainly not" declared Marley,
feeling that he might just as we'll make
capital for courage out Of the fact that
he could not in the slightest degree in
f1uencc Molly. Il might, perhaps, pre-
fer a more brilliant match for Molly,
but | do not need to make it Il matter
of money. and there is no better fam
lily in America than Bcrt's. The Mary
land GlidcrS are the oldest and best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER w.
MoiIy's Dizzy Popularity,

Molly's Dizzy Popularity.
"HUS sped the evening, With
Molly climbing the dizzyheights
Of popularity in hourly increas-
ing excitement. She not only
had a notable partner for every dance,
but a brilliant partner for every tete-
a-tete between numbers, and the al
most equally happy, though not so
highly favored, Fern warned her, in a
giggling, whispered moment, to keep
her back to the wall lest she be stab
bed. Her cup of happiness was full
when the famous musician. a near
sighted man who wore his hair short
and inspected her rapturously through
half inch thick glasses, composed a
sparkling little rondo for her at a piano
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-10

in a quiet little alcove and named it
"Molly" and wrote it on her dance card.
all in the space Of seven minutes.
True, he had danced with her two
numbers before and had had time to
think of her-possibly to think of her
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-30

Williams, commissioners; Amos Rich
ardson, clerk; ]. w. Fletcher, return
ing officer.
At Montgomery polling place.. /.
Mccain, C. w. Payne and l. C. Dyson.
commissioners; w. L. Dowty, clerk;
E. W. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
son, john F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
die, commissioners; Homer Drewett,
clerk; M. E. jackson, returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
lette. R. ]. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis,
commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clerk;
C. j. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compenf alton of said officers
shall be three dollars per day each, and
the said election shall be conducted I'M
der the laws of this State applicable
thereto.
Be it further ordained that notice of
this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and the secretary of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. 8 and
shall be published in the official journal
four weekly insertions, the date of the
first insertion to be not less than thirty
days before the date of the election.
The said notice shall further recite that
on the 14th day of March. 1917, the
first day following the election at IL
o'clock noon, the Board of Supervisors
of Grant Parish Road District No. 8
will meet at the court house in Colfax,
Grant parish, Louisiana. and there in
public session open the ballot boxes.
examine and count the ballots both as
to number and amount, and examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of said election and p-omul-
gate the same.
Supervisors Brownlee, Calhoun, Pur-
Wis, McNeely, Roberts, jackson and
Brian voted in favor of the foregoing
ordinance, and no votes were cast
against it.
On motion the Board of Supervisors
of Grant Parish Road District No. 8 ad-
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carried, the following ordinance was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE


adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Calling a special election for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers of Grant Parish Road Dis
trict No. s, Grant parish, Louisiana,
who are authorized to vote at such
election, under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, the
following proposition, to-wit:
Whereas it is The voluntary will of
the Board of Supervisors of Grant Par
ISL Road District No. s, Grant parish,
La, to call an election of the property
taxpayers of Road District No. eligi-
bic to vote in tax election in the said
road district, for the purpose of SUBJ
hitting to the property taxpayers of
said Road District No. s, who are au-
thorized to vote at such election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds therefor of the
said Grant Parish Road District No.
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars ($l50, 000} for the
PURPOSE of constructing and grav-
ChLS AuG loiiOWillS PuDuS IOdQoy W
gether with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, within the limits of
said district, title to which shall vest in
the public, viz:
~ A graveled road from Verda to
Colfax, distance of twelve miles, at a
cost not to exceed two thousand dollars
(S2, 0O0) per mile;
(2) The crawling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles,
at cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars Isl ,00O per mile;
60 The building and crawling of two
spurs to the jefferson Highway in ward
six, distance of four miles, at a cost
not to exceed two thousand dollars
(S2, 000) per mile;
(4) A graveled road from the Vim
parish line, near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Montgomery,
Colfax and Bagdad, the same being
known as the Jefferson Highway, dis
lance of about thirty three miles;
All of the above roads, except the
Jefferson Highway, to be built by this
Board with labor and teams, home la
Dor to be given the preference.
The said bonds to run for period of
thirty years and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually; and
Whereas Article 28l of the Constitu-
tion of 1898, as amended by Act 1872 of
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
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Colfax, La. Dec. IL, 1916.


The Board of Supervisors of Grant
court house in Colfax. La, at IL o'clock
noon pursuant to the above published
call The members of this board are
as follows: w. A. Brownlee, police ju-
ror for ward one; c. W. Calhoun, police
juror for ward six; G. c. Purvis, police
juror for ward seven; j. Il. McNeely,
school board member for ward one; N
S. Roberts, school board member for
ward six; M. Z. Jackson, school board
member for ward seven; and H. L..
Brian, appointed by the police jury
All the members were present.
The president explained the object
of the meeting to be the changing of
the date of holding the election called
in Road District No. 8, by the ordinance
passed at the previous session of this
Board from January 2, 1917, to such a
date as will permit all voters to regis
ter as required by new law on that
subject, and to make such other changes
in said ordinance as will more nearly
conform to the law and the regularity
of such ordinances.
On motion of ]. H. McNeely, Sec
onded by M. E. Jackson, and unani-
mously carried, the ordinance passed
by this Board in session November q,
1916, to incur debt and issue bonds, was
repealed.
On motion of j. H. McNeely. second
ed by G. c. Purvis, and unanimously
carried, the ordinance ordering an cleo
ton in Grant Parish Road District No.
8 on January 2, 1917, was repealed.
ION motion of NJ S. Roberts, second
ed byG.sW. Calhoun, and unanimously
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NUMBER II
journed until noon March ID, 1917.
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President of the Board of Supervisors
of Road District Number Eight.
H. L. BRIAN,
Secretary.
You Should Feel 1905 To-Day.

You Should Feel 1000 To-Day.
You cannot meet the days work
cheerfully feeling bilious. Dull head
ache. coated tongue, bad breath are
signs that indicate your liver is over
worked or Ioafing. In either case you
need Po-Do-Lax, Natures liver regu-
lator, derived from the May-apple.
By stimulating the flow of bile, Po-Do-
lax makes work easier for your liver.
and by its mildly laxative quality re-
moves the impurities that clog the in
testines. At all druggists, SOC. Adj.
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people IN November, lJlZ, ana ACT zoo
of the Legislature of 1910 as amended
by Act 2l8 of 1912 and Act 1879 of 1916,
declares the Board of Supervisors of
Grant Parish Road District No. to be
the gov erning authority through which
said district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes,
when so authorized at an election held
in said district; and
Where as the assessed valuation of
taxable property in said Road District
No. am cunts to two million dollars
| ($2, 600, 000), and the existing bonded
indebtedness incurred under Article 2Sl
of the constitution of 1898 as amended,
amounting TO $40, 500 at present. which,
when added to the proposed indebted
| ness, does not exceed the constitutional
limit of ten per centrm of said assessed
valuation; and
Whereas the special tax necessary to
be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed Indebtedness will approximate
| five mills, which when added to existing
special taxes annually levied under Ar
ticle PSI of the Constitution of 1898, as
amended, to extinguish the indebted
ness incurred under said Article, will
not exceed the constitutional limit OF
ten mills per annum upon the dollar OF
assessed valuation of the property of
said Road District No. 8; now, there
fore,
Section l.
Be it ordained by the Board of Super
visors of Grant Parish Road District
No. 8, Grant parish, La, in lawful ses-
sion convened, That special election
be and is hereby ordered to be held IN
Road District No. OF the parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, March l3, 1877,
at which shall be submitted the follow
ing proposition:
PROPOSITION to incur q sbt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor of Grant
Parish Road District No. s in the sum
of one hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lars (S150, 000). said bonds to run for a
period of thirty years and to bear inter-
est at the rate of five per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually, for me
| PURPOSE of constructing and .grav-
cling the following public roads, to-
gether with bridges and other equip
ment, within the limits of said Road
District No. 8, title to which shall vest
in the public, viz: A graveled road
from Verda to Colfax, a distance of
twelve miles, at a cost not to exceed
$1,000 per mile; the graveling of the
Verda- Montgomery road, a distance of
eight miles. at a cost not 10 exceed
$1,000 per mile; the building and grav-
cling of two spurs to the Jefferson
Highway in ward six. distance of
! four miles, at cost not to exceed $1,000
per mile; graveled road from the VIM
parish line, near Crews, to the line of
Rapides parish, by way of Montgom-
cry, Colfax and Bagdad. the same be-
ing known as the Jefferson Highway, a
distance of about thirty-three miles.
Section p
Be it further ordained, etc, That
the president of the Board of Supervis-
ors of Grant Parish Road District No.
Is. State of Louisiana, be and he is in
strucied to have prepared for use at
said special election sufficient number
of ballots, on each of which shall be
printed the proposition in section one
of this ordinance arranged in such q
manner as to enable the voter to vote
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Special Meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Grant Parish Road
District No. 8.
CALL FOR MEETING.

Colfax, La, Dec. 6, 1916.
The Board OF Supervisors of Grant
Parish Road District No. 8, composed
of the police jurors and members of
the school board for wards one, six and
seven, and H. L. Brian appointed men,
Der, are hereby notified to meet at
tho court house in Colfax, La. at noon
on Tuesday, December II, 1916, to take
such action as may be deemed neces-
sary to comply with the law in the mat
ter of sholding an election in said dis
trict No. 8 to determine the PROPOSE
ton to incur debt and issue bonds.
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President Board of Supervisors Road
District Number Eight.
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positions more plentiful.
Combined Bookkeepers and Stenograph-
ers are as staple in business at Dallas az
s sugar and eoffee Il Ia,rE EToSsrH stcFs.
DENTS may enroll NOW, pay one-ha1
of tuition down and hold the balance TO
be paid out OF salary ut 10 per cent OF
cure for them GOOD POSITION.
Board, including everything except laun-
dry $1,000 to $500 per month. or 4 may
Our Mr.. Darby. Mr.. Lacy. Mrs. Lacy.
Mrs. icy, Mr.. Earthman. Mr.. Reed. Miss
Cloud and Mr.. Weaver constitute unQues-
'tionably the strongest commercial school
faculty in the entire Southwest.
II interested, write. wire or phone today
0RAucHoN's PRACTICAL eusiNESe
ieo5H commsree Sc. Dallas, Tsxas
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oi ooiu piOpOoiliou, oAu III tlC AOiio
ing form, viz:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to incur debt W.,
and issue bonds of Grant Par N
sh Road District No. s, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (Sl50, 00O), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable seminar
nually, for the purpose of con-
structing and graveling the
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col
fax, distance of IL miles, at
cost not to exceed $1,000 per
mile; graveling of the Verda- g.
Montgomery road, a distance
Of 8 miles, at a cost not to ex- NJ
coed $1,000 per mile; building lNV
and graveling two spurs to the
jefferson Highway in ward 6,
distance of miles, at a cost
t to exceed 100000 per
mile; and grave led road
from the Winn parish line,
near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Mont
gomery, Colfax and Bagdad,
the same being known as the
Jefferson Highway, a distance
of about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, tt
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, s..
Signature of voter ..........
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the PROPOSE t
submitted on this ballot place CIR
OK mark in the square after the W
Eyes. To vote against it place 81
lar mark after the word ''No.''
And that the president be and he
hereby instructed to have prepared
use at said special election all necess,
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of vote
assessed valuation of properties +,
compiled statements of voters in nu
Der and amount.
Section 81
Be it further ordained that the p
ing places for said election shall be
below named, and the election 81
be held by the officers named as
lows:
At Colfax polling place-A., B. F
, kins, II. T. Crew and D. M. McKnie
-, commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, Gle
! L. o. Clinton, returning officer.
At Paramount polling place..
Logan, B. H. Randolph and J.
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Blu
clerk; Garland Dean, returning offit
At Bagdad polling place.. M.
thony, John James and A. M. Bro
commissioners; NJ. c. Buckner, Gle
J. w. Hadnot reforming officer.
At O. K. sch pol house for Br
voters living in District SD. M. Pu
George Futrell and G. A. White, G.
missioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; c.
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfiel J polling place..
O'Quinn, r. w. Richardson and J.