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Armstrong Mcmillan.

/ The home of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
y. Milligdn on North Congress
street was the scene Of beauti-
fully impressive marriag at one
O'Clock on the Sabbath when
Miss Alma Mcmillan, the lovely
young sister of Mrs. Milligan,
became the bride of Mr.. Step
hen Armstrong, of Forest City,
Ark, Dr.. W. G.. Henry having
been the officiant in the presence
of none save the immediate fami-
ly and a few close friends.
The bride had been teaching
and now that her vacation afford.
ed time for pleasure. she was be-
ing entertained by Jackson rela-
tives when the young lover de-
clded that Missjssippi's Capital
City held more attractions for
him than any place in the world,
and then when he came, be
found that he could not leave
without her, thus the consent of
this fair girl was won and soon
they we're united in the sacred
bonds.
ALFRED in becoming going
away gown Of gray taffeta with
all the accessories en- suite the
bride was very sweet and beauti-
full as she gave her life into the
keeping of the man Of her choice.
After the ceremony Mr., aud
Mrs. Armstrong left to spend
their honeymoon IN Memphis
before going to their home in
Forest City Ark.-Daily Clarion
Ledger.
The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughie Mcmillan of Varnado,
and sister of Mrs. John Babing-
ton of Rio, and they have a host
of family friends throughout the
parish who are interested in the
future welfare Of the young
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Leland.
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In the Matter of the Success.
sion of Mary G. R. Conerly,
Deceased. No. 249.
2Sth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
Notice is hereby given to the
creditors of this estate, as well
as to all other parties to show
cause within ten days from mott
hcation hereof, (if any they have
or CAM why the final account
presented by Tilman S. Conerly,
Administrator | of this estate
should not be approved and no.
mologated. and disposition of
funds be made accordingly.
By order of the Court, April
Is, 1917.
M. A. Thigpen,
Clerk of Court.
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erclses of the Sunny Hill Higt
School. There was a | cge crow
IN attendance and thu forenoo,
spent in social talk with ole
friends and looking q he youn.
folks enjoy Themselves Just be
fore the noon hour / t. j. A
Weakley made a sh |. talk on
the school work, aftn which a
bountiful dinner was Dread IN
der the beautiful o2,S on the
school grounds. To re is no
need to comment on /, t. dinner
Tor We editor knows t.4 record
OF the ladies' Of Sunny Hill in
thatline. Nothing there looked
like war times. In the after
noon speeches we're made by
MeSSers. Sanford Ct iona, Bean
and johnson Of Bogalusa, and
L. Is. Meadows of Mt. Hermon
on the question of preparedness.
We did not have the pleasure of
attending the graduating exer.
clses ct night but learned that
the following were awarded d.
plomas by State Supt. Harris:
Misses Norma Merritt class vail.
dlctorian5 Pearl Bond scholar
ship, Winnie Magee, Zula Banks
ton, Alma Booty, Lora Brumield
Bertha Horner, Jessie Kemp,
Lana Tate, Worth Merritt and
Wyatt Smith. We learn the en-
tire faculty has been reelected
They have had a splendid term
and can boast Of a very fine lot
of young folks. The following
visitors who attended the exer-
cises we're Mr.. end Mrs. Escoe
Corkern of IONA, Misses Wincie
Burris of Franklinton, and Ollie
King of Hackley, and we're the
guests of Misses Rose and
Blanche Afford who accompani
ed them on their return to
Hackley.
Mr.. J. J. OFT left for Hackley
yesterday to attend the protract-
ed meeting at that place.
Miss LOra Pool of Franalinton
is the guest Of her sister Mrs.
Ed Mizell.
Leland.
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The ERA-LEADER FOR FINE JOB WORK
the morning address. At night
the crowd was immense. State

the morning address. At night
the crowd was immense. State
Supt. Harris delivered a long an
interesting lecture on schools
and school conditions in Louisi.
ana illustrated with pictures of
the various high schools and
school buildings, ard some of
the old times, too. y
Eleven graduates received
their diplomas, presented by our
worthy Supt. D. H. Struggled.
One noble boy of the eleven was
absent having joined the army.
his diploma was issued to be
kept for him just the same.
Prof. Weakley will continue with
us and with his able body of
assistants we are sure of another
good school. So boys and girls
stand by your God and your
country and all will be well.
Uncle Leslie.
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Mt. HermOn.
Mt Hermon, La, April, a.
Editor Era-Leader:

Mt Hermon, La, April, 81
Editor Era-Leader:
Notwith-
standing that we are in the big
gest war history has ever known
Mt. Hermon is growing right on.
The Methodist church is being
built and will soon be ready for
use. ]. J. OFT of Osyka having
the contract. John Lille of
Osyka is painting the school
house. Mr.. F. R. Miller is hav-
ing the lumber sawed to build
two cattages and Dr.. Miller is
going to have a new office built,
so the work goes merrily on.
The Mt. Hermon school will
close on the 18th of May and |
think we can safely boast of a
very successful term We are
expecting every young lady
teacher in Washington parish to
apply for position as teacher in
the school another session. Miss
Maud Miller, one of the teachers
was married few weeks ago to
Mr.. Leo Dykes of Osyka.
Judge G. Ellis OFT of Bogalusa,
Hon. j. Vol Brock, our efficient
District Attorney, and State
Senator Delos R. johnson deliv-
cred addresses yesterday in the
auditorium of the Mt. Hermor
School on the necessity of furn
ishiDg food stuff for the war. Il
they will let us and ours off at
that We will 90 down after it.
I We were very much pleased
lto attend tha cQwmeuceueut az,
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NOTICE-This is to notify all
taxpayers who own property in
the parish of Washington. that
the tax lists for property subject
to taxation situated in said par
ish are now made and are low
on file in my office and will he
held open for inspection for a
period of Twenty (20) days from
this date. This April 1907.
S. E. Morris,
Washington Parish Assessor.
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s.
FrankIinton, La, May 3, 1917.

Notice. am applying for par
= don.-John Smith.
Trade at the Boston Store and
save money. Awful low prices
on everything.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Sanford
of iona spent Monday evening
with friends here.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Bateman at Exon, last week. a
son weighing 9 pounds.
We offer The Era-Leader and
New York Thrice, Week World
both one year for $500.
Miss Marie Magee having
closed her school on Friday last,
is at home for the summer.
Misses frankie Bickham and
Marjorie Wood were weekend
guests of Miss Jewel Simmons
of Tylertown.
The Fifth Sunday meeting
! held with the Hackley Baptist
church proved unusually good
and was we'll attended by Frank.
lintonians.
:. Enrol Trische, Willie Carp,
Levy Simmons and Bob Jones
spent Sunday motoring to Kent
wood, Osyka, Magnolia and
Hackley, making a short stop at
each place named.
The body of Charley Smith
was recovered Wednesday last
near Columbia, a full week from
the time of his accidental drown.
in Pearl River at Morgantown,
ten miles above Columbia.
The Grand Chapter of the or
derof Eastern Star will hold it's
18th annual session in Ham.
mond, La, May 3rd and 4tb, and
goodly number of representa-
tives from Noble Queen Chapter
are planning to attend.
Notice-All parties who desire
to run for Mayor or Alderman
Of the town of Franklinton, can
have their names placed on the
ticket by notifying me any time
by Thursday night, May 3rd.
D. E. Sheridan, Mayor.
With j. O. Bethea as chair
man, Mrs. J. Vol Brock captain,
and Mesdames Robert Babing.
ton, 7. j. Hayes, A E. Hood, W,
J.Dunn lieutenants,a three DAYS
membership drive will be made
this week in the interest of the
Red Cross.
Don't forget, Saturday, May
9th, is Flour Day" at the Bos.
ton Store. Instead of one full
barrel of -four. we are going to
90 give away two half barrels
making two gifts instead of one
BRING your tickets. Flour giver
away promptly at 200 p. m,
W. 5. Burris and Miss Nellie
Dooson' accom- panied by Mr.,
and Mrs. ]. Vol Brock and Mrs,
~. A. Andrews, motored to 30
galusa Thursday to spend the
evening with friends aud alse
a s... the great photo drama
we Battle Cry Of Peace"
o.
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spent Tuesday here.
M. W. OFT and %. H. Garter
spent the first,of the week il
Baton Rouge attending to lega
matters.
Mesdames M. A. Andrews
and j. Vol Brock were guests
Wednesday Of Mrs. Brignac in
Bogalusa. y
Every dollar spent at the Bos
ton Store gives you a ticket on
two half barrels of flour. given
away Saturday, May 5th.
Prof. J. A. Weakley of Sunny
Hill, paid US a call Monday
while on bis way to his Tennes-
see home for the summer holi-
days.
The Sunny Hill high school
closed it's first session last Fri
day with a graduating class OF
eleven, and interesting exercises
for the day and night.
DR.. and Mrs. j. g. Denman
and children motored up from
Ramsey Sunday and spent the
afternoon with Mrs. D. E.
Branch and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. D, N. Magee
attended the Sunny Hill picnic
and graduating exercises Friday
and spent the balance of the
weekend up there with relatives
}. B. Lindsey and Miss Edith
Lorcheim, Mrs. W. J. Dobson
and Hunter Dobson notored
over from Bogalusa Monday and
spent the evening with friends
here.
lido Wadsworth of Bogalusa,
spent Sunday here with his
many friends and relatives leav.
ing Monday for New Orleans
where he enlisted in the coast
defense.
Rev. H. W. Bowman, Presid-
ing Elder of the Baton Rouge
District delivered an excellent
and impressive sermon at the
Methodist Church Sunday night
to a large audience. On Monday
morning the quarterly confer
ence was held at the church.
Ansel Foil returned home Sun
day from New Orleans, where he
has been stationed with Com
pany 6. The federal govern
ment would not accept him un.
til he undergoes an operation to
his throat. After short visit
here with his parents, AnseI
Will return to the city for the
operation so that he can ioin
some branch of the service.
The Children's Day program
which was rendered by the pri.
mary department of the Metho
dist Sunday School last Sunday
was one of the best and most en-
]oyable programs of it's kind eyel
presented here All the little
ones having been well trained
due to the special training o.
Mesdames 9. G. Simmons: J, O
Bethea and Miss Efie Magee,
Little Nellie Mae Mccormack has
especially been praised for the
song she sang. A free will offer
ing was taken which:amounted Il
several dollars,
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Daily Thought.

When friendships are real they are
not glass threads or frost work, but
the solidest things we know.-Emer.
son.
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EXCURSION
EVERY SUNDAY
From
Bogue Chitto Branch Stations
To
New Orleans
Via
New Orleans
Great Northern
Railroad.
suNnAY EXCURSION and Weekend Fares.

Week end fares from above points
TO New Orleans and return, going
Saturday or Sunday returning Mon
day.
For further particulars call on agents
Or write. N. ]. Mcmahon, G. R.An
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With famine a grave possibility.
there is no room in this town for
the man who won't work. Pass
on,
The day book., 1917-04-25

Struck the Thick Glass Pane
easily acquired wardrobe, but to Ora
her one street suit was much. She
regained the room from whence she
had just rescued it's mistress. 1t and
the adjoining one were now filed
with smoke. Ora, confused, CROPPED
her way back to the hall. A bright
glare shot up where the stairway
was. Ora continued to retreat, hop
ing to discover some other avenue
leading to the floors below. The dead
The day book., 1917-04-25

- y y = y y
THROUGH FATE
By Florence L. Henderson
- = f. = - 5
Copyright, 1917, w. G. Chapman)
Miss Eunice Chandler IangUidly
nodded approval as she critically re-
garded the young lady whom TilsOn
& Co. had sent to exhibit the latest
thing in dress.
Ora VaIette, the cloak model of the
establishment, had rObed herself at
the behest Of this wealthy patrOness.
Her graceful figure added a great
deal to the general effect.
That dress you may leave" di-
TeCted the lady of fashion and eXclu-
siveness. Thanks for your trouble"
And then she forgot Ora and re-
turned to a perUsal of her novel
Ora could not help glancing at her
self in a long mirror as she stepped
into the next room. Her color height
ened with pleasure, for she was con-
SciOus Of the fact that the elegant
outfit she had dOnned quite became
her. She was not a whit cOvetOus or
enviOUs, but she really would have
liked to possess One-tenth of what
Miss Chandler wasted monthly. Wis
its to stately mansions to exhibit the
wares of the store were common to
Ora. Outside of her grace she had
a sweetness of voice, face and man
ner that soOthed the exclusive
clients.
About to remove the attire IN
which she looked the princess com
pIete, Ora started, bent her ear, and
a quick token Of alarm assailed her
ear.
'Fire!"
The word rang out from below.
There was a growing babel of voices,
a swiftly increasing faint Of smoke
pervaded the air. Ora ran back into
the other room. 1t was to face a
belChing volume of smoke that
= 4
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patroness and half-Carried, hall
dragged her into the hallway. She
managed to reach the head of the
stairs, slipped, slid their length some
how. A frenzied servant stood at
the next landing, wTinging her hands
in frantic distress.
MY young mistress, Miss Chan
dler" she walled.
Take her" ordered Ora, and ran
upstairs again. Miss Chandler might
care little for the destruction of her
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
Red Cross Seals
Soon Available

DR.. Fannie Dunn ouain, Bismarck,
secretary Of the North Dakota Anti
tuberculosis association, also a prom
inent federated club woman, is busy
mailing out packages Of Red Cross
Christmas seals TO all parts of the
state for the opening date of the
sale, which will be Thursday, Nov.
Is. instead Of Thanksgiving, as in
former years. The change in time
has been made so the seals may
adorn the Christmas packages sent
to France. Red Cross headquarters
have been allowed to purchase these
seals as early as Nov. 5, for packets
to be sent abroad.
A bulletin on the subject Of these
seals says. in part:
Never before has there been such
need for a large fund with which to
fight the spread Of tuberculosis.
In France and Belgium alone
members Of the American Red
Cross commission have discov-
cred 100000 cases Of tuberculosis,
due directly to the war. Hundreds
Of other cases are coming to the at
tention OF Red Cross workers every
month, caused by exposure and I'M
dernourishment resulting from Ger
man mistreatment of French and
belgian CapIlNeS. 4nOusaHuS Oh Euch
prisoners are being released from
the German interior every week and
driven across the Swiss borders back
to their native land. According to
the Red Cross commissions report
these released prisoners are in
frightful physical condition, a large
percentage Of them being tubercu-
losis victims. The entire proceeds OF
the Red Cross Christmas seal sale
will be devoted to war on the dis
ease"
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Bride Former
Fargo Nurse

Miss Ellenor Elizabeth Rose. en-
ployed as surgical nurse at ST.
Luke's hospital Fargo. during 1914.
who Is we'll known both in Fargo and
MooThead, was married a 8 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. Z, at
ShorehaIn, to Levi Chapman LANG,
Linden, Mich. The wedding took
place at the home OF the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Wickstrom, Rev. o. D.
Cannon. of the Detroit First Meth
odist church, officiating. Forty rela-
tives and friends were present, and
the wedding march was played by
Mrs. A. L. Tucker.
The bride. who IL a daughter of
the late D. H. Rose. Lake View
township, Mimi. was gowned in rose
taupe charmense combined with
georgette, and carried a shower of
bride roses. white carnations and
daisies.
A buffet lunch followed the cere-
mony, and the couple left that after
noon for ten days trip to the twin
cities, Chicago and Detroit, Mich.
They will be at home after Dec. /, in
Linden, Mich.
Several Fargo guests were at the
wedding, being Mrs. Charles Massey,
Mrs. P. T. Boleyn, Mrs. G. A. Wick
strom and Miss Alma Swartz.
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Free Bulletins
NOu AtLibrdru

A large consignment Of the food
suggestion bulletins sent out by the
U. S. department Of agriculture for
free distribution all over the coun-
try, is now on display at the Fargo
public library. The bulletins have
been prominently placed on a con-
venient ledge near the charging
desk. and housewives and others in
terested in food conservation are in
vited to help themselves.
The bulletins are Of a wide var
iety. and afford suggestions and rec
Ipes for many new viands that are
not only in keeping with the govern
ment's food conservation program
but that are novel and very appetiz-
ing. Distribution of such bulletins
Is being made through the medium
Of public Libraries all over the coun-
try.
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Quality, Not Quantity. Must
Be Red Cross Workers, Motto

Quality, not quantity" must be
the motto Of all women working for
the Red Cross In the manufacture Of
clothing and surgical dressings for
use abroad, is the announcement Of
Mrs. Cora. s. Fridley. director Of the
Women's department for the North
ern division of the Red Cross.
Particularly" says Mrs. Fridley,
must all articles required In sur
gical work be made very accurately
and ready for use. Time wasted in
searching for a properly rolled band
age may result in the loss of life.
Garments made. both for our SOL
diers in France and for the French
and Belgian refugees, must be made
of the stoutest available material to
withstand the wear and tear of army
life and the still greater privatrons
endured by the refugees"
Forming Auxiliary Today.
A. meeting called by Mrs. A. H.
Barnes is being held this afternoon
at her home. Cotter's Station, for the
purpose of forming a Red Cross
auxiliary among the women residing
in that vicinity. Mrs. F. C. Gardner,
of the Cass chapter. has gone to the
Barnes home tn address the ladies
on the subject of Red Cross needs.
Change Meeting Place.
The Sixth and Seventh avenues
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SOCIAL NOTES

A jolly social affair followed reg
ular choir rehearsal at st. Mark S
English Lutheran church, Thursday
evening. Mrs. A. J. Stephens is di-
rector Of that choir. George Gratias
was host at the party, and at the
conclusion Of the rehearsal had au-
tomobiles waiting to take the crowd
TO the Gratias home, Seventh street
north, where music and games were
enjoyed until a late hour. They were
followed by the serving Of a delicious
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
TSidnind Lends
Her Aid Here

Having learned of the Fargo
movement to send much needed
sweets to wounded soldiers who are
.convalescing in the hard pressed
French hospitals, Tsianina, the In
dian princess who won SO many
friends and admirers when in Fargo
recently for concert work in company
with Charles Wakefield Cadman, has
sent So to be added TO the above
Christmas gift fund.
This welcome cash contribution
from. Princess Tsianina was sent to
Mrs. w. r. Cushing, with the request
that 1t be turned over to those in
charge.
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OUerSubScribe
Y. W. c. 4. Fund

Making strong plea for money
with which to prosecute further the
work of the Y. w. c. A. at the front
and at army camps in this country,
Misses Sharp and Huset, students at
the Mayville normal school, were
very successful in their efforts. Fol-
lowing this single presentation Of the
matter TO the Mayville normal stu
dents. the amount asked OF them was
oversubscribed. and in a very few
minutes nearly $3.50 was raised Miss
Speaker took charge of the fund
raising.
Four delegates from this state
normal school attended the recent
conference of Y. w. c. A. workers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09

sLasEu GpeCtacles the pageant show
ed the building OF art and science.
the conception OF democracy. the
achievement of liberty and the holo-
caust OF war with the final defeat Of
war before the tribunal Of Liberty.
Justice and Truth. Capt. John Philip
Sousa. with the band Of the Great
Lakes training school. which he now
directs, was stationed on a parapet
of the stone tiers and played oc-
casional martial music while a hid
den orchestra under the direction OF
David Names and Pierre MontealEx
supplied music appropriate to the
character and periods Of the spec
taclcs.
Among the prominent society wo-
men who took part in the pageant
were Mrs. Ben Ali HagEtn. who ap-
peared as the Duchess D'Alencon in
the French episode OF the pageant.
and Miss Betty Rhodes, who posed
as a mermaid in a shady nook beside
the pool that surrounded the stage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
UNIVERSITY NAN TO
TELL OF WAR WORK

Prof. II. Z. simpson to Address Mems
Mass Meeting at Fargo L. N.
G. A. Sunday.
Backing the Boys at the Front will
be the subject of Prof. II. z. Simpson.
OF the faculty OF the University of
North Dakota at Grand Forks, who
will address the mems mass meeting
in the Fargo 7. NJ. Q. A. auditorium at
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, John w.
Adams, general secretary. said today.
Professor Simpson was one Of the
North Dakota delegates to the bic
war work council recently held in
Chicago, and next week will make ad-
dresses in the several North Dakota
colleges. He speaks on war work at
the North Dakota Agricultural college
Tuesday.
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Rhodes Cef
the Duchess D'Aencon in Red Cross pageant.

Huntington, l.. l.. Nov. 9.-(spe-
ciaL Thanks to the help of many
OF Americas most distinguished ac-
tors the Red Cross pageant planned
and patronized by the leaders Of
eastern society and recently held on
the estate OF Roland r. Conklin here
was a complete success. The receipts
Of more than $4,000 have been turn
ed over to the Red Cross.
The Greek theater on MT. Conk-
Inns estate was found TO be ideal for
the purpose. II comprises a great
crescent of tiers of sod and white
stone. with white stone seats rising
abruptly and q crescent lagoon at
the bottom. Beyond the lagoon is
the wide stone floor Of the stage and
the backgrounds Of simple Greek de-
sign is a large stone wall of square
white marble with archways through
which the players made their en-
trance. Behind the stage are banks
Of trees.
In a succession Of beautifully
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
Fine U, c. 7. Showing,

An attendance Of thirty-five and
an unusually large amount of work
completed were features Of the u. G.
T. auxiliary meeting Thursday aft
ernoon at the home OF Mrs. Clinton
H. Smith, 500 Tenth avenue north.
Quite a number of hospital bed
shirts were completed and others re-
quire only a little more work before
ready to turn in to headquarters.
The meeting next week will be with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09

The Thursday evening class at
Fargo Red Cross headquarters was
largely attended. The work, as usual,
was on hospital garments and knit
ting, and a large amount was &C
complished, under the direction Of
Miss Hannaher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09
cass Chapter Ships.

Thursday was packing day again
at the headquarters of the Cass Red
Cross chapter, in the Gardner hotel
basement. Two large boxes and a
carton of supplies Of wide variety
were sent out from there yesterday.