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Resolution Of Respect.

Hackley, La, March 7, 1921.
In memory of Brother J. S,
Mobiles.
Brother Mobiles was born
March 1e, 1865, died January 13
1921.
And whereas the All.Wise and
Merciful Master of the Universe
has cahed from labo. to refresh.
ment our beloved and respected
brother, and he having been a
true and faithful member of our
beloved Order.
Therefore, Be It Resolved tl,al
Pine Lodge, No, 264 F. s. A. NJ,
while bowling In humble subnis.
sion to the Divine decree, feels
very keenly The loss Of our bro
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Sheriff Sale-Na 1901
j. V. Rabb
vs..
James Frederick Miller

James Frederick Mlllef'
sSth Judicial District Court Of 10! !.
ana in and for Washington ~
Notice is hereby given that By
tue of a commission OF sale ISSUE
of the 26th judicial District Cor
Louisiana in and for washington |.
ish. in the above entitled ana nun ~
ed cause, to me directed /, ana o aaa !
cred for execution, | will proeea
sell at public auction to the Nv
highest bidder on /
Saturday, April 10, lM
at the principal front !, door p
Court House at Flankluton, y. ~
ana, between the legal sale noaa1
judicial sales, the following! :! o H.
property, being situated ! y ! -. aui.
ish Of Washington, State OF Io'''
towit.
Lots 4 and S, Square 9ls in zoe \
of Franklinton, La, as per ri
said town on file in the ONCE y
CLERK of Court of washington =
La. 81
Terms of Sale-Casn WIN 0'''
appraisement' nm
This the 9th day Of March, y W..
J.E. Bsteulsn, 'ns''
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said Mrs. Weasel, "but not In every
other way by any manner of means,
and / have a feeling that II you told
their mothers you we're like their chill.
dren or their children like you, they
wouldn't be flattered. Besides you
only like my companionship for
awhile and then you want to be alone
This is unusual--the way we are to-
gether now.
"However, 1t Is enough that children
too like the winter for that shows
their good sense and they can enjoy
the beautiful snow just as the old
weasels can"
"The same way" said Mr.. Weasel,
'the very same way as we can. Yes,
children too are sensible not to 60
to sleep for the winter"
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Their, and that we extend to i
family of our deceased broIb
our sincere coincidence in ii,
deep Affections and that a Co
of these resolution be sent to,
family of the deceased, a CO..
spread on the minutes Of d
Lodge, and a copy furnishes
Era-Leader for publication.
L, z. Grain,
L, L. Schillina,
D. ". Branch,
F.. Committa.
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Stone Used as Baromett4.


There Is In the northern pal 1
Finland q curious stone which sss
he people instead Of a baunak
This stone. which the Films al ]
nakiur, turns black or q blackla N
when bad weather Is apppad4
Fine weather has the effect Of stnal
/ almost white. The Firms fesata
itone with surerstltlous tsrssa
,ut the scientists say that To shia1
N color arc due to salts conlilnal
Is composition.
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Sheriff sale--No' s'l0'
Sidney j. Hodges ct ''
vs..
Raw r, Hodges ct ais

lShJ ." sl.Ja
2eth judicial District Court s. ~
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington !.
'I Notice. is hereby given ths '..1 y
tue of a commission Of sa aI;s. '' Ioua
of the 26th judicial D D. als;asta1
X u in and for w |, sad ssI',i
ish in the above entitled anu pSsIls
cause eau s2'e to ns f'r s' pprssssa,
at public auction to the ''s' y
est bidder On IA
Saturday, April 10 y.
at the principal front door p. q III
house at FranklInton, .r,,Sdii,eil y
the the folio following VIM described p sIopss
inc u and situated in Wssa'ns
lsh, Louisiana, to'"''' - al
Lots Number 8 and I, ble ., !, I i
Northeast Bogalusa' as show l..ss,s d
plat filed by the Great s0 'sDs d !
Der Company, in the com 9n' ss.isI
Clerk of Court Of this Pall' y soos
linton, La, per conT'y 'u ii tis
page 1855, together with 81
provements thereon ,.ssBi
Terms of salei CASH Wv" 81
appraisenierit' . ,ts,oh, is'l
This the eth day Of As.,s h6l
], 3, Batsus0' s'',
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.,,y self, but if you
VAIN '-0'">' wish to say it Of
glad; yes, would be very glad, indeed.
"But if you were like other crea-
lures I couldn't have you as COM
panion so, though may appear little
conceited, when 1 say l like you to be
like I am, l am also paying you a
compliment"
"That is true" agreed Mrs. Weasel.
"But 1t amused me to hear you say
that / am not foolish like so many
creatures, and the reason I am not
foolish is because l am like you"
II should really explain myself bet
ter" said Mr.. Weasel. "You see there
are many creatures who 60 to bed for
the winter. They do not like the snow.
They sleep the winter through and
they object to the snow.
''1n fact, when you come to think of
1t, how many queer animals and birds
there are in the world.
"There are the cuckoos. Mrs
Cuckoo goes around laying eggs in
various nests and she sits by on tree
and watches her neighbors Matching
them.
"She is as queer as a bird can be-.
There are many cuckoos in certain
parts of the world, which, however,
has nothing to do with what / just
said about them.
"Then there are frogs and turtles
and toads who do themselves up In
beds of mud and sleep all winter. And
prairie dogs I've been told do the same
and bears often do, In fact they al.
most always do.
"They do not want to be out In the
nice snow and they do not care for the
cold weather in our way. They'd
rather sleep and rest.
1.-THE bears do not mind the cold
but they're lazy and like to sleep. And
so many of them want to waste q
whole winter In sleeping.
"Now I love the snow and will &c
right into the snow bunk and play
about and walk about In 1t just 81
though I were a fish going In the
water.
"You are the same, Mrs. Weasel, and
1 am so glad you do like the colo
weather"
"I've always thought" said Mrs
Weasel, "that 1t would be SO rude o.
me If / didn't. Here Prince Sleet ari
Old Man Snow and all the Cold Wealth
er Family come around and some Of
the creatures juys say, or do as much
as say, that they aren't at home.
"rhe birds 60 South in the wintel
and In that way they show the Coli
Weather Family they do not like then
for they leave home when they sex
they're coming.
"Of course l suppose If / did no
; like the cold weather 50 much
wouldn't think Of being so polite.
"That might be very true"
"That might be true" said Mr.
Weasel, "but the fact is we do like |
| {e
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Returning train for Tertown and intermediate departs Boea.
usa at 6;40 p. m.
NJ Mcmahon, Traffic Manager.
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> y Z a n Soii'N
or If that IS the
way I should ex'
press myself. But
the idea 1 have In
mind is that /
am very glad that
you aren't foolish
like so III q n y
creatures"
"In other Words"
said Mrs. WeaSel,
you like your
self"
"We1l." said Mr.,
Weasel, II would
MT just like to
say that of my
self, but If you
u-;e,h 70 COW If nf
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uuu ~ IL 40 Sooy
for us to be polite
to the Cole
Weather Family.
"But the most
important of all
Is that WeaselS
like 1t and can
enjoy more than
one time Of the
year.
NOW children
are like we are.
They enjoy the
snow. They like
the cold weather.
They don't go to
sleep for the win.
ter"
"They are like
,,c IL xLok .,,c4, "
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scbhie Not to Blame.

Daddie-Come down to the dock
with me, Bobbie, There's fine,
spanking breeze blowing.
Bobbie-Whatcha pickln' pil me
feri ] didn't start i. -.
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HlddyS
<31EyeniN8
Fairy Tale
MR.. WEASEL.
61MARY GRAHAlH bOlSlQEk
-..enx1AoSI n 4NIhN ksNYASla WHOM 80

81 am glad" said Mr.. Weasel, "that
Won are like me. I do not know II 1
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

the accumulation later Of snow and
Ice On the roof, added its weight t.
the tons Of sod. and straw. throat
ened to give way and bury 10 alive
on some unpropitiou4 occasion. when
we were least prepared to enter the
.sfter Solving the roof problem We
pushed work on the structure cut
ting out places for doors and win
dows, and building 4 great fireplace
and chimney OF mud and oarse
grass, and putting on other finishing
touches. The clay used for the fire.
place and chimney was obtained by
digging a cellar, which We thoukht
would come handy. for storing our
crop of potatoes. When the clay
strata, was reached we discovered
that We had no tools to mix the muJ
to a mortar-like consistency. The
hoe borrowed for garden purpo4es
had been returned, and we were in q
dilemma. Finally II, was suggested
that the one with the biggest feet
should get into the pit and tread the
mud until it was thoroughly mixed,
Budge's feet being several cubic
inches larger than any in the party.
was elected to do the pit work. and
he did it very efficiently and sc,enti-
fically. When the mud became of
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er reason that We did not have tho
money to buy 1t. So the virgin sod
was designated as the material most
practicable for U purpose. The
question then am up as to how the
sod could be cut in blocks suitable
was the only tool in our kit which
might in a pinch be utilized. and that
meant a slow, tedious process.
Our dilemma was soon over, how
ever, for in a day or two covered
wagons approached our camp. and
they carried a pillow and other farm
ing Implements. My recollection is
that Robert and Chris Coulter were
the owners of these wagons. They
were en- route to Manitoba, where
they spent the summer, but later re-
turned to Grand Forks and located
on Red Lake river. The Cculters
plowcd enough sod for our roof. and
also broke up a small tract which we
made into a garden.
We resumed work on the house.
having perfected the roof plans and
getting the idea we'll grounded in U
minds. In order to carry the weight
Of tons of sod we were obliged to use
large sized logs for supports. and the
ridge pole was nearly a foot in dia-
meter. We had a hard time getting
1t placed. and several near accidents
were barely avoided. In due time the
sod was placed in position. and its
serviceable qualities given a test by
@ heavy shower which happened TO be
lettering in the neighborhood waiting
for an opportunity TO render service.
The ,roof stood the first baptism all
right, and .we congratulated ourselves
upon doing a good job. but Q few days
later, however. we felt different. for
the searching rain that followed not
only dampened our ardor, but deluged
the interior Of our domicile. Little
rivulets of water trickled through the
tnterstices of the sod, and these grew
and widened with such rapidly that
| ere an hour had passed the roof was
about as ~serviceable as s. Good-sized
! seive would have been.
This architecturalJdefect in our pre-
| tentious structure caused Some re,
ordinations among the builders, and
each was charged with gross incom-
potency. A matched roof was the
| only alternative, was the conclusion
arrived at after a heated debate of
several! days duration. Rank marsh
grass and rice rushes were free for
the cutting, and good clay mud was
cheap: so after the usual period of
rest and re~cuperation' the work Of
thatching a roof began. As. the
1t materially added to the weight and
thickness of the roof. and when the
! Job was finished the whole presented
an appearance at once unique and
striking. The ROOT did very well for
| the rest of the season. as 1t shed
| more than SO per cen of the rain
that fell upon it. In the fall and win
4! ter. however, other troubles InenaSed
US. The thatching became crisp and
| dry, and sparks from the chimney
caused frequent fires which endan-
gered the whole structure. Then, too,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Early Days IN North Dakota at
The Turtle Riuer Tauern

a. r. AZ ? LE-HHTS -E
to pay, Tor the building OF the boat,
and that before the close, Of the: sea-
son Mr.. Hit had ideas and none,
enough 'toEwArrant him to commence
negotiations. Tor the bankrupt st. Paul
& Pacific railway. which was then
controlled by Holland bohdholders,
Anyway. he got busy and. enl:stins
he aid of n. W. kittson, Donald A,
Smith and George Stephens. he Sc;
the machinery in motion to grind out
the ownership of that railway, which
was contaminated in 1877. He then
went to New York and bought up the
discarded rolling stock of eastern
roads. In a. few years the dividends
from this investment netted each in
weston fabulous sums. But~I dieress:
must get back to- the old stage
station.
The Tavern Built.
Early in May we commenced work
on U log shack. 1: was understood
that the stages would begin making
daily trips down the valley on the
first Of August. and we desired to be
in readiness for the business. We
had closed 4 deal with the stage com.
pany. whereby our firm was to board
and lodge n driver and furnish hay
Aoui HoEseS Luz
the mpni1cent sum of $50 per
month. This amount, we figured
would be sufficient to provide the
house with the staple foods. 50 W
felt assured, of a living at least. We
went to work on the house sreatI,
encouraged. We had no material
but such as the forest provided. and
no tools but axes and a saw. Bulge
and Hastings used the axes and GU
the logs, while Robb and 1 snaked
them out with the ponies and dragged
them to the building site--which, BY
the ways--was near the river bank
about where the Great Northern wa.
ter tank stands. Clean straight log,
were easily found near by, and IT
two days enough were on the ground
TO begin construction. The logs were
notched at each end and trimmed and
rolled into place by the combined
strength of our construction crew.
No architectural difficulties con,
fronted Us until the top OF the second
story. where the roof begins. was
reached; and at this juncture a TEN.
porary suspension of work was mu,
tualiy agreed to, in order that We
might assemble our combined intel
lects and solve the roof problem. Aft.
er serious debate we decided that VI
must choose either sod or thatch a,
the material for the roof. Lumber
vas impracticable. because it could
not be procured nearer than Nc.
C~au1eyville on the south or Winnipes
on the north. and for the still strong.
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EVENING EDITION.

the winter. but not much more than
"a tons were cut. Grasshoppers an
voved M fearfully. One day when at
u,ork in the bayfield,. they Tell upon
hsnred ua 80 hard in the faca and
sritated the ponies so nucn, tnat
~e ceased work and returned to h
horsa for shelter. When We Got
thers we found, the house full ot.the
hnnninc pests, and as we had neither
doprs or windows they would come In
a. fast as driven out. Our greatest
%s,Irnrise, however, was when; We vent
to bed up in the loft, We retired
N The dark about 9 o'clock, jumping
into bed bare legged with only a
short shirt on %tprevious to our own
ership of a. night shirt. when W.:
we're assaulted by a thousand or lore
~rasshoppers that had taken refuge
nnder the blankets. OF course there
was great hust,ing to get away from
~. nests. Bulge bounded out on one
eide Of the bed and l one the other.
and in short order the bedding was
thrown out of the aperture designed
FOR a window. After a good shaking
The blankets were restored to the ped,
and we passed a fairly comfortaoie
night,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Captain GriegG Steamer.

Japan 0f4&SD steamer.
Captain Alex Grisgs was in COM
mand of the steamer, and my i'm
preston is that Mrs. Griges aeeom-
did later. They had not been
RED very long. and my recollection
is that they passed several honey
moo journeying up and down the
tursid Red. She was Z buxom young
woman, bubbiing over with good hui
NOR, and when b laughed the con-
vulsive sound of merriment floAted
on the ambient atmosphere for many
leagues. And this reminds of an in
later: One afternoon. when the
shades Of evening were falling and
perfect calm ~o'erspread the land,
scar-Face Charley. Bugler John
Bulge and I sat in the shade OF our
''palattar' shack, az was our custom
during the evening. During = 1ull in
our animated conversation, wherein
discussed. in respect to the efficiency
Of U. s. Grant rs president. and the
possibility of Horace Greeley ~ his
successor. when quite suddenly the
sound Of voices, accompanied by an
occasional dull thud. were heard. We
listened intcntly. The conversation.
alternated by the duh thud sort of
sound. continued. It was apparent
that men were talking somewhere
within the range Of our hearing. and
that they were doing some kind Of
work. No campers we're a. that We
knew Of, and We had tmbibed moth
ing stronger than black tea. We were
at a loss how to account for the
strange phenomenon. Finally softer
and more melodious tones mingled
with the conversation Of the men
and $hA S1,fl th,,Aa. 4HA~ ~~
hearty hA-ha-ha! swelling to q reson
AMI whoop-oop-oop! then = brief
surgle. followed by a pent up burst
from vocal organs that swept the
prairie for miles and miles! When
these musical sound-waves were spent
In the wide exnanse, and calm again
resumed it's sway. the mystery Of the
voices. the thuds and the laughter.
was solved, and MIS- GrtESs had fur
nished the key to its solution.
1t t~ranepired that the steamer Sell
kirk, en- route W the river, had tied
up at the mouth Of the Turtle for the
purpose Of taking on a supply Of
cord-wood. which the deck hands
threw from the bank to the lower
deck. all the while keeping up a
desu1tory conversation. One Of Mrs.
to be due at that time, and when it
was transmitted on the wireless sys-
ten which rarnified the valley OF the
Turtle, it was accurately received at
our end, nine miles distant. Scar
Face Charley and Bugler John were
deeply moved by the strange phe-
nomenon, but when the scientist Of
our party explained that, the valley
Of the Turtle furnished . good con.
dutt for the passage Of sound wavea,
they retired for the night without
locking their doors.
The steamers Selkirk and 1nterna.
donal made regular trips to Winni-
peg during the season, and every trip
meant a barrel Of money for their
owners It was said that the initial
trip Of the Selkirk brought it's own
ers. Hill. Griggs & Co.. enough money
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disc consigned to Winnipeg mer-
chants. Everybody went to see tho
new steamer. myself among the
big Mexican purs cAnked on the
deck of the boat when I boarded it,
and how embarrassed 1 felt when the
attention Of the passengers was drawn
to me by the disturbance. I found
4 secluded place and removed them
forthwith.
My first meeting with NJ. L. Nc
Cormack was at this time. Three
years isolation in the Red River
country had deprived me Of seeing
a really up-to-date, well dressed man.
The native swells Of Winnipeg and
Pembtna, with their white shiSts, red
sashes and blue bfaas-bu,toned
capotes, were familiar sights, Of
course, but nay half-starved vision had
not Toasted on a genuine United
States s~artorial outfit in all those
years. and when I met Mccormack I
enjoyed looking at his. He was i'm
m~aculately clothed, and his head was
crowned with the finest shock Of
wavey brown hair that ever adorned
handsome, Jolly and genial. and our
few minutes conversation brought mi
a to civilization than I had been
since leaving st. Charles in the spring
Of 1867. But that particular occa-
sion was not an exceptional one;
Captain Mccormack is now. and al
ways has been, a tasty and we'll
Eroomed nan
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such consistency - to freely work
through his toes and shoot upwaro
With some forcs. It was deemed ready
FOR the coarse grass, which was used
Efor = binder. OF course this process
vas slow and tedious. but layers o.
adobe, one on top Of the other, q
after day, 500 completed n joo.
and subsequently We realized that our
chimney wa 1 work of art. We sue.
eeeded in getting a small supply OF
bam-wood lumber at Grand Forks,
which was used for the floor OF the
loft where We slept. There wa enough
also, to build two hunks and a table,
ana by the first of August, when
ScAr-Face Charley and the stage
stock arrived, we were comfortably
situated, although several months
passed before we had accumulated
money enough. to purchase doors n
windows and lumber for the ground
floors.
Grasehopper Plague.
After getting our house In livable
condition. we began to cut the sea-
sons supply Of hay. We borrowed
a mower from a settler above Grand
Forks somewhere. and hired Robb
ITO assist us during the We
aimed to put up 100 tons. as ne an
ticipated a heavy freight trade during
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Continued on Page 16.'
The courier-index., 1921-03-11
SHIN BONE IN SKULL;
 HE'S ALL RIGHT NOW

Chicago, March 3.-Neariy year ago Benjamin Schow, 2, received what were thought to be fatal in- juries when brick, dropped from a third story window, crushed his skull. An operation was performed and four by two-inch area of his skull removed. Surgeons reported to Schow,s widowed mother that there was no hope of his recovery.
 February ? a specialist removed a piece of Schow's left shin bone and placed it in the middle of the hole in the skull. A later operation was performed and a piece of shin bone from the right leg removed and placed on either side of the first, thus totally closing the aper- ture.
 Today the specialist reported to the mother that her son was cured and that he would be able to work again in a few days.
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PRICES HIGHER WHERE
 CURING PLANTS LOCATED

"The benefits and effect which the building of sweet potatoe cur ing houses has on the track price of green potatoes may be judged by the comparison of prices paid at Texarkana where there are many potato curing houses with prices paid on the same dates at Magno- lia where storage facilities are in adequate" says w. H. Laney, as- sistant marketing agent, Agricul- tural Extension Division, University of Arkansas.
 During the second week of No vember green potatoes were selling for 50 cents to 54 cents a bushel at Magnolia, while at Texarkana the price was 70 cents a bushel. Even the larger markets reflected the effect of the curing houses. The price of potatoes in Kansas City and St. Louis in the beginning of the digging season was $1.00 a bushel, but as the storage houses began to fill the price at Kansas City and St. Louis and other mark
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IS AXE HELRTTVG TO
 PAY THE FARMERS TAKES

Hogs are furnishing the money with which many farmers are pay ing taxes and meeting other obligs tions at the present time. There is always 8 market for hogs, and farmers who have been wise enodgh to grow a few surplus head have been able to convert them into money at a time when many other farm products could not be sold, points out T. Roy Reid, agen. in live stock marketing, Agricultural Extension Division, University of Arkansas.
 "The assistance given by County Agents in making cooperative snip. ments of hogs enables the smallest farm to have the advantages of the competition in buying at the large central markets in the sale of sur plus animals" says MT. Reid.
 ''The economy with which the hog converts feeds into edible meat and conserves feed materials otherwise wasted should be considered by all farmers looking for large money re- l turns. The pig produces pound of gain on about one-half the dry matter used for gains on cattle, and surpasses the sheep in economy of meat production.
 "The return for hog production are realized in a relatively short time The necessary investment in equip ment and in breeding stock is small The ratio between the price oi feeds and the price of live hogs at the present time is such as tc give profits from feeding. A few surplus hogs should be grown or most Arkansas farms each year since ready market and constant market is now available for thes. hogs through cooperative sblp l ments."