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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

Aoan received by the party . a. v
oeell r,or+ at time or remittance;
Seconu pei is understood and agreed
howeEei' narties hereto that the
DeIMeen If the second part will al.
parry 70 the party Of the first part
Nah'e 80 ~ Of Five Thousand Dollars
t Ies 600 S0 o01 which shall be repaid
~ The marty of the second part py
~ ~ az dedrction on each remittance TOT
r rnenavs due the party of the mrs.
Ut Of one-half az the amouhS
part VI mil the Five Thousand
D. ($5, OOO.OO) shall have pee"
paid. ood and under
food Inv the parties to this agrec
oO and contract, that should Ior
- cause or reason whatsoever Iite
"ny of the first part fail to execute
20 pr carry out his part Of this agree
i. ,,ont and contract, in supplying tLe
.,..,,oI as herein required ana Specl
81 and under the conditions anu
;Ir as herein set FORTH anu
s ~ such failure on the part El
tbe marty Of the first part Ge'ay '' =
nod worl fo- which this graVel 10
inte-ded. then, in that event. tns
, n.r+y of the second part shall nav
= tIe Tioht. which is herein autnorieaeut
y ord Granted by the party OF the llIeC
o nar+ and his surety, to purchase any
O 20 additional gravel elsewhere ti1 I
,,;obf become necessary to keep the
road work going and charge any eA
cess in cost of gravel, togeIneL WI" ~
anv excess in cost of frelgnC 10 Cit1
marty of the first part and ms sur ,+I;'
and to deduct same from any LIo lI. -
Iv or final payments due the parry u
the first part. I'D under.
Re it further agreed and unoe n
n stood by and between the parry n ~
Or the second part to tins agreelI oJ Lorn
r. contract, that the form OF Doiu me ~,
:, to attached, and to be eXecuCeu oy "a,
II party of the first part witnin ,,a,.
at f1O5 days shall become ana Is Ps n,
er of this agreement ana c ontra doe
~ that the agreement and contract w.
~ ~ become effective and operaClV
IL until SAID bond has been properly
he ecuted and signed. .,ou
,de,.stood that should any dlt1el
ence should arise between the parIltt
. 20 this agreement and contract, as !
tbe meaning of any terms, con9l.
ons navments, or otherwise, OF VIVA ~;
soeyer nature arising eout Oh I'll
of ooreement and contract the So san
es- shall be referred to the State Hlgl
ia wav Engineer as arbitrator, al
tbe whose decision shall be final al
Of binding on both parties.
om This done and signed in quaarqp
nd originals on the 18th day Oct2gt
,n 1890. in the presence of c. y. ia
on ris and Duncan Buie, competent q,
T. lawful witnesses, whose slg1atur
Ids and names appear hereinbelow
tbis instrument of writing.
''' STATE GRAVEL CO., INC nc
rrv Witness: By AID. Anderson, IL
Wy C. o. Harris CONCORDIA PAKlE
last Duncan Buie By BE: Brown. ri :
i"0' Police Jury Concordia
way ORIGINAL
Jury Witnesses:
as 9. y. harris
Duncan Buie
hicb Bond to follow
i was Rowing to the length OF the P
oent ceedings, they will be continued n
ltity week.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Sentinel is authorized TO an
~ that am a candidate for
non,ination as delegate from ConcOr-
~. perish to the Constitutional Con-
,,ontion of the State of Louisiana al
the election to be held on November
ond. and if elected will make ever 81.
effort to represent the Parish 1al ~,
fully in the Convention provided '"'
convention is voted by the people
Son' G. P, BULLS.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

lam candidate for delegate from
.sa perish of Concordia, Louisiana
to the Constitutional Convention o ~
- held under provisions of Act l0C
81 1920, and will appreciate your
vote and support.
Respectfully,
John DALE, Jr.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

So,,ce N hereb, given. That Gsn .Se
,,..s island, oppo, 20 FeEr!dAy, m 20
.;ississlppi River, ~ posted ssa ,rn..
'nntinr' fishing and otaerwiss re-
-asslag ami all violator" VIII Dc pfo'
-,sd TO the full extent OF the law;
" ns, - fs A n. CHAMBERS
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

Witnesses:
c. o. Harris
Duncan Buie
Bond to follow
Towing to the length OF the pro.
ceedings' they will be continued next
week.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
ACTIVITY IN HIGHWAY WORK
Up to July I, 1919, State Bonds Aaare,
eating 1924, 100000, Had Been
Authorized.

Aside from money to be used Coop
eratively under the federal aid road
act aggregating nearly $6SO,OOO. 900,
some states will eXpend large sums,
and their several subdivisions will
provide large additional amounts.
1T is interesting to note that up to
July l, 1919" says the secretary of
agriculture in his annual report.
estate bond issues aggregating 1924.
100000 had been authorized and an.
proved by popular vote and that pro-
vision has been made for votin: next
year on proposals for the issuance of
additional state road bonds to the ex.
tent Of approximately $314.OOO,OO
During the present and the next fiscal
year there will be made available for
road Improvement at least 100000
600. Certainly few laws. if any, have
produced greater results. either In
terms of expenditures for a good pur
pose or in terms of helpful legislation
and machinery, than the federal Aid
road act. 1t seems clear. in the cir
cumstances. that the principal limit.
ing factors in the 1920 program will
he those Of rail transportation for.
and production of, suitable road ma.
terials. the contractors organizations
available. and the labor supply"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER w.
! See Through the Plot.

Wv "VO8" WV sVee
There are moments when fairly
thrill at the thought that I am an
American citizen. Such a moment
came after had shot through the yes.
tibule door and found myself in the
cOmplacent street. was safe-safe-
safe. l was where could appeal to
the first passing man to protect me in
the name of American wOmanhOod.
In the jubilation of my freedom and
safety l stopped and looked back at
the house. The holland shade was
drawn downstairs, but as looked, a
finger-I knew it must be monsieur's-
pulled an edge Of the shade and an
eye peeped at me.
was in the midst Of grin OF de-
rision at him when my eye was caught
by something at an upper window. It
was hand-a waving hand-a hand
that said. "Go away-go away-go
away!" as fast as it could, and said it
to me.
An instant later I saw a face and
recognized Mrs. Delario. Then the face
was gone. and the hand said, "Go
away" again and disappeared also.
Monsieur, seeing me standing. ap.
parent!y interested in something hap
pening upstairs, pulled the shade out
little farther. So what I did was tle.
liberately to cross the street and sig.
nal him to raise the window.
"Raise the Window want to speak
10 you" / shouted.
The window was raised about six
inches and monsieur put his evil, ratty
face down to listen.
"Now do your darnedest :" said L
And then I snapped my fingers at him
and walked away.
Though it was early I began to feel
hungry and kept on till I reached a
French restaurant where I generally
lunch when I'm downtown. 1t was too
soon for the music. hut my own
thoughts were music enough just then,
and anyway I felt safe.
But by the time the salad came the
reaction set in. The world turned drab,
mottled with black responsibility and
streaked with red Indignation. l rob
a young girl! Good heavens her ia.
Their must be insane to bring such an
accusation against me! l seen with
her jewel case in my hands! Prepos-
ferrous! And poor, poor Mrs. Delario-
she. too. had been accused. on top of
all her trouble about her diamonds.
I had raised my coffee to my lips
but hadn't tasted it, when the words
went through my head like a shot:
'CI.A1RE'S JEWELS ARE MRS.
DEI.ARIO'S DIAAIONDS!"
Mrs. Delario had sworn to me that
they were hers. Had she robbed Claire
coming over in the steamer? Impos.
sible! She was too good a woman.
hut even SO. how had monsieur con-
nected me with them? Had she told
him: That seemed impossible also;
and yet I felt I'd really never shaken
his conviction that I had them-and
that he meant to get them by fair
means or foul.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
Halted by Death Report.

The day before that set for tla.. we'd
ding came the news that doctor Hotf-
man.. on his way east from Pasadena.
while in an automobile with friend,
Doctor Cochrane" (who had been
named as one of the ushers) had been
killed in an automobile accident at
French Lick Springs. Ind.
The Information came in the form Of
l"ng-'listance telephone message to
Miss Loderhose. from Il person who
said he was Doctor Hoffman. ST.. ia
Their of the mysterious tinnce.
Doctor Holthausen's suspicious had
become aroused. as had those, of w. P.
Phillips of Brooklyn. Miss Loderhose's
hr"ther-in-law. Independent inveStiga-
tons by both men have established
the fact that no Doctor Hoffman Is
known either in Millbrook or in Pasa-
dena: that no automobile accident &C.
Cured in ar near French Lick Springs
on the date of the supposed death OF
Doctor Hoffman. that no Doctor Hoff-
man is listed in the medical directories
of Brooklyn.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05

mail routes and main market roads
free from snow as ii is to keep rail-
road tracks clear.
Officials connected with highway
work anticipate Il prompt response to
this appeal. They report decided
Increase in the interest of the public
on this matter of prompt removal of
snow from highways, not only to meet
the necessity of keeping all sources
OF supply and communication in eff
fective operation. hut as a means of
protecting the pubic's investment in
roads.
Ii there were little or no demand
for traffic during snow weather, high
way authorities state the cost of snow
removal would be justified. Snow
melting on the roadbedS tends to soft
en- the subgrade and loosens the base
under the wearing surface. Evil
dences of these damages may be seen
after heavy SHOWS in the late winter
and early spring.
When snow is not removed on trunk
highways, traffic gradually breaks it's
way through when thaw begins. The
traffic will create one or two sets of
ruts or tracks. The constant track
ing in the same rut produces disas-
trous results to the road surface. maxi
ing repairs difficult and expensive.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
oDpysal ae!nAe ns11ls.lisus11 O.

the little Swiss town Of
who tells the spending snow
forming an attachment to the
caso acquanance Mrs
ee net mother the latter does
tnat one OF Mr.. Deo ,ppes Through that happening
unknown
nst aoy SHOWS her some remarkable believing
pounding
a
mGra aee ,ss1 h the her
and chanboh added Over telephone
with accident
De
the hrst time q -" ava
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05

l am to go with them to the nOtary.
to sign the papers. The hour 10 al.
most up!"
Monsieur bit his lips. Here was q
contingency he hadn't reckoned with
|-that l had arranged to have some
one call for me. Then a bright idea
struck him. Eat matter is simply ar
ranged" said he with wicked smile.
Il tell your dear brozer Eat you have
already gone home to him, and he will
not watt"
tried to laugh again, though I fear
l made but poor attempt at 1t, for
was beginning to be frightened. But
said: "Don't flatter yourself you
could deceive my brother with tale
like that-he knows me too well. told
him l would wait and he knows I
would keep my word. He would know
the instant you said had gone-he
would know the minute he looked into
your face-that something was wrong
here. In five minutes he'd be back
with the police and break In the door"
= mao V'Oh TIC WIN Jul VI AAAS SaAA0
for q minute. Then he rose to the
situation in masterful way: and I
must say for him that he was no mean
adversary. Drawing the key from his
pocket he unlocked the door. saying,
"And now madame will telephone her
br0zer Eat Madame DelariO is dying
and he is not to come today about re
important papers"
l saw my one chance lay In pretend
ing I'd do 1t and then breaking loose !;
SO stepped out-he at my heels ready
to grab me-and making feint Of
going upstairs to the telephone, he fol-
lowed suit by putting one foot on the
lowest step. 1T that. I gave a loud,
wild-western 'whoopee!" right in his
face, and punched him in the chest as
hard as ever could. He lost his bal.
ance, went rolling backward and sat
down on the floor. Before he recov.
cred from the shock of my unladylike
behavior, I had bolted through the
front door and reached the street.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05

seats of Emmanuel Lutheran church.
whose pastor. Rev. John G. Hol,hau-
sen. WAS to have performed the cers-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
'FADE-OUT' Man
HALTS WEDDING
Wealthy Fiance of Sophie Loder-
hose Provides Brooklyn
First-CIass Mystery.
BRIDE.T0.BE IS SICK
Day Before Wedding News 10 Received
Of Mans Death In Auto Accident
Investigation Shows No Such
Accident Occurred.

New York.-AIiss Sophie Loderhose
of LAT Dean street. Brooklyn, is un.
der the care of physicians following
her Misunderstanding experience with a
fance whose personality is shrouded
in mystery.
The man she expected to marry was
known t" her as "Dr. A. William Hoff-
man, Jr.," an officer of the United
States navy, a man Of wealth, who was
supposed to have homes in MillbrOok,
n. T.. and Pasadena, Cal, and whose
father was supposed to have been a
well-known physician of Brooklyn.
Miss LOderhOse met doctor HOff-
man. first at dance through a wom-
an who said she was Doctor Hoffman's
sister.
courted by Telephone.
Following the engagement last
March Miss Loderhose received many
valuable gifts from the man, including
four-carat diamond ring.
She was constantly called on the tel
ephone by doctor Hoffman" and
these calls purported to come either
from MillbroOk, and more lately from
Pasadena, Cal. Miss Loderhose some
times cenversed for hours with her
hance. who. she said, told her he was
In Pasadena supervising the erection
of the home in which they We're to live
The date for the wedding was set
and invitations We're issued. Elaborate
arrangements for the wedding were
made. including Encouragement of the
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05

His expression had changed from
anger to cynical contempt, and he
sneered: every clever, madame-very
creditable to madame's nerve-ha, ha
Madame is afraid of Messing but to
lose zoze 50 valuable Jewels Of my
daughter" and with that he stepped
SO close I thought he was going to lay
hold of me.
I stepped back. Just out Of immedi-
ate reach and took a firm grip on my
hatpin.
"And now, madame-we-lay-all-
subterfuges-and evasions-to-ze-
side: Where are ze Jewels Of my
daughter1"
And now. monsieur" I Knocked, eve
(-ay-all - subterfuges - and - eva.
sion-to-the-side: I don't know"
With a quick dive of his hand into
his pocket he whipped out small re.
volver.
"Perhaps Ills will refresh madame'a
memory" he leered.
Well. It refreshed madame's some.
thing-for want Of a better term I'll
call 1t creative genius. I waved the
revolver aside with q gesture of con.
tempt and began: "Slnce monsieur
has been at all this trouble to obtain
an interview with me, may ask a few
questions? It may be Of Importance
to both Of u.s."
"Proceed."
Monsieur liz, I believe. q stranger
In America. Has monsieur ever &C.
quainted himself with New York state
LAVISH
ITO some extent-yes."
"Well-ah-I was merely wondering
you know, II monsieur were aware Of
the fact that in New York state. kid.
MAPPING is a capital oftense-that H.
punishable with death1'
"But what has kidnapping to do wis
our present case?" he asked frowning.
"Oh. only that monsieur is, at the
present moment, In the act Of kidnap.
ing me-"
That hit him. but he held his
ground.
Il do not see it, madame. kidnapping
CONSISTS IN taxing re person by viO-
lence and against re WISH"
mot in New York state. Monsieur
forgets that he is not in France or
Germany, but in New York. The New
York courts hold that forcible deten-
ton against the will is KIDNAPPING. You
are ut this moment, in the eyes of the
law, kidnaper."
Impossible he exclaimed.
"Certainly," l returned. "You have
only to look up the cases and convince
yourself. In the Halloran case, a year
ago, Halloran only locked girl up
and refused to let her out when she
asked. He did her no harm and made
no threats'-here I looked at the re-
volver in a significant way-"but he
got twenty years. But in the Cominsky
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05

case-the man who was electrOcuted
last week, as you probably read in the
papers-Cominsky locked a woman up
and threatened her with a revolver.
He got the death penalty"
AS these fictitious cases dropped of
my tongue. monsieur. with catlike
slyness. slipped the revolver back into
his pocket. though he made no move
to open the door as had hoped. Still,
l saw I had gained ground with him
though the ground longed for lay out
side the house.
"Very good" said he. after some Sec
onds Of consideration: 1--WE are not
kidnapping madame. Madame has ze
jewels-0f Eat am positive-eizer
upon her person, or in some place con-
cealed. and until madame decides to
return Gem. she will make herself COM
Portable here wisout food or water, but
II she wishes to give xen to me now,
she may depart at once"
I laughed in his face.
think this disconnected him more
than anything I'd done.
"How long do you think you can
keep me here?" demanded.
"zat depends on madame" he re.
turned with a shrug and a significant
glance at the shattered windows,
You speak as though you supposed
nobody knew where was"
1T Is useless for you to cali to
Madame Delario-she will not come"
Il wasn't thinking of doing it. But
my brother will come! He knows that
l am here and he Is coming for me. He
was In my house when your message
came. He had come over from Phila.
delphia with his lawyer and some pa.
pers FOR me to sign. When you told
me Mrs. Delario was so i'll, l waited
tor nothing-rushed down here as fast
az could. Ny brother and his lawyer
were to follow me here In IN hour and
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
CLEAR SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS
motortrueks Given Passaoeway for
Carrying Coal and Various
Other Supplies.

In an effort to keep all lines of sup
ply open for uninterrupted traffic DUR
Ing the winter months, and to thus aid
In minimizing the discomforts of the
public. an appeal is going out to high
ways authorities throughout the coun-
try where snowfall is heavy. to keep
the roads clear Of snow.
Emphasis is placed upon the fact
that the transportation of coal aud
other fuel is more important in win
ter than in summer. and that 1t Is
equally as important to keep rural
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
Enter a friend in need
Billy Rivers.
(TO BE CONTINUED1
Marvolous Hair ROM

One OF the most remarkable hair
ropes 10 mentioned by Sir Frederick
rreves In his book entitled "The
Other Side Of the Lantern" He de.
scribes 1t as lying cur.ed up like a
gigantic caterpillar within the great
Buddhist temple at Kioto. It meas
ures 800 feet In length and three
inches In diameter. and is made up Of
contributions from the heads of many
hundreds OF thousands Of Japanese
women. Long ago it was used to drae
the tim0ers to the building and to hois'
them into place, and now it is care
fully preserved. a sacred relic, wit!
In the vast edidce it helped to raise.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
STEALS SACRAMENTAL WINE
Thief Siphons Nine Barrels Of Ii.
quor From Dealers Cellar
in New York.

New IOrk.-Theft Of nine barrels
Of wine, intended for sacramental
services in churches. was recently
reported by wholesale dealer.
The owner said the wine had been
s!phoned from his basement. where
It was stored, to an adjoining cellar
By means of 75-fOOt pipe. The loss
of the liquor was not discovered until
some time after the theft.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
Dead Goat Lived When Thawed Out

Winsted. COnn.-GOing to his goat
barn early in the morning, Il. f..
Moore. found newly-bOrn kid, which
apparently had frozen to death. He nut
it IN the oven in the kitchen. The little
goat thawed out and soon was able to
scamper about the house.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-05
SENTIMENT FOR BRICK SEEN
Adherents Of This Type Claim De-
fects Are Caused by Poor Con.
crete Foundation.

During the last couple Of years there
has been growing sentiment for con-
struction of brick pavements on bi-
luminous foundations. The adherents
OF this type claim that some of the
defects Of the brick pavement are
caused by the defect in the concrete
foundation. They claim that the b.
luminous base would be more resilient
Evening star., 1920-03-07
WASHINGTON AS BIG NEWS
CITY DESCRIBED BY EXPERT
L. C.. Probert, Chief of Local Bureau of
Associated Press, Shows How World
Events Are Reported.

Washington. the center of the big
news not only of the nation, but of
the world. is made the subject Of an
interesting article written by L. c.
rrobert. chief Of the Washington bu-
reau of the Associated Press and
superintendent of the southern divi-
sion. appearing in the current issue of
the Service Bulletin Of the greatest
ews-gathering organization in the
world.
Written in the straightforward
stick to-the point" style which fea-
lures all OF the Associated Press dis
patches. Mr.. Probert's article gives a
Closeup. of the men who get the
news and the methods employed in
disseminating the happenings in the
Capital to every nook and corner of
the country.
In his introduction Mr.. Probert says
Washington during recent years has
become the news heart OF the ma
tion. .if not indeed the world"
"The rise of the United States to the
position of world power, partfcipa-
tion in the world war. and, finally, the
abandonment of the traditional policy
of isolation, are the principal con-
tributing factors to the conditions
which have, in large measure, CEN
tralized the big news Of the world in
washington" he continues.
1.-THE Washington office OF the Asso-
ciated Press comprises both the staff
of the Washington bureau and the