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We carry thi swell-knownl Vaeclne fo? PROTECTING CATTLE AGAINST BLACKLEG Ideal Drug Store. Call and see us-Write or telephone your order LOC81 Items SMention ot Local and Personal flppenings of The Week. 'V ý ýZ ý.a ., J yýL The Era-Leader. anklinton, La., March 31, 1921. Miss LelaVarnado was a weeki d guest of Miss Odele Pierce aSan. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wood ,jogalusa, spent Easter with oanklinton relatives. Mrs. D. .t Johnson had sever. jIfriends in for dinnet Tuesday ijbonor of Miss Denham. AOfull stock of all kinds of eoce wire at right prices. C. S. E. Babington. t3 Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Love and o son of Poplarville spent be week-end here with Mr. id Mrs. John Love. Miss Stella Pierce arrived londayfor a month's visit with r family after which she will up summer chautauqua work. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith and ' dren of Poplarville were wel e visitors to our town this iek, beipg guests of Mrs. Leila Bickham. Mr.and Mrs. C. Doremus of ogalusa, motored over here oarday and spent Easter with r.and Mrs.-0. O Doremus d Ogden Jr. Ion. D. R. Johnson had sev* days at home with his fami litt week, work at Constitu headquarters having been ped thru Good Friday and urument taken until Monday Mia Texana Carter is at e again almost entirely re from the complete ner* _break down she suffered months ago. She is so rloly improved' that it is Sfor her to complete the bed treatment at home family and friends are to have her back again. *hony lawn aiL Stl A4 Staionery of Refinement t is the highest quality, linen paper possible to produce. ade in dainty tints and white, teat styles and shapes. ere is a Symphony Lawn r for every use. Handsome Boxes sheets-24 envelopes Scto $1.25. . GTON'S SQR~hc.J Mildred Coyne spent the week- 3 end in Bogalusa with her sister, c Mrs. J. D. McGehee. Fred Frey and Robert Magee came out from the University n and spent the Easter holidays at home. Mrs. J. C. Denman entertain ed 4t dinner Monday in honor n of Mrs. Johnson's guest, Miss h Denham. Albert Simmons and his cou- t sin, John Simmons of New Or. leans. spent the week-end with'i1 Mrs. Alfred Coyne. C Miss G. Denham from the New E Orleans Baptist Bible Institute, V spent several days this week with Mrs. D. R. Johnson. For sale-Asbestos rooting a paint for wood and iron; 50-lb. m blocks medicated stock salt. 'I C. S. E. Babington. h Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wood and children and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. t Wood spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Mixon at Tangipahoa. W. M. Babington of the First1' State Bank of Bogalusa, spentt Friday, which was a holiday, with Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bab- d ington, e Mrs. W. B. Gray is here for a r few weeks visit-with her mother, t Mrs. Ellen Bonds while Mr. Gray is securing a house for their new location in Jackson, Miss.1 The Washington Parish Pas tor's Council met at the Baptist church hereMonday and was well attended. After business was discharged lunch was served in the Sunday School rooms by Mesdames Self, Gayer, Bateman and Pettus with their helpers. Notice to Members of Order of Eastern Star. Notice is hereby given that the hour of the regular meeting of Sthe chapter on the first Friday of each month is changed from 3 p, m. to 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Dean Pierce, Secretary. Lost. - On Saturday, March 26, on streets of Franklinton between Babington's Drug Store and Dr. Jones' residence, a $2O bill. Five dollar reward if returned to this office. Remarkable Oat Crop. E. A Carter brought to our office a specimen of oats, tall and thoroughly developed, ready to harvest this week. Mr. Carter planted this field of oats in October, the week fol lowing the Parish Fair, and tle splendid growth and early har vest of the crop is considered very remarkable. "Pain's en em -Il say iti. W HEN you want qutelc cm ' forting relief from any 'externsl" pain, use Sloan's Liniment. Itdoesthejob with". out staining, rubbing, bandag. Int. Usefiedyforrhqumnatism, abtialga, aches and panlas, splnsiranu straiLns, bsakm sore muuhk 0 11 / d I ~ ·~· Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lindsley of B3ogalus. were guests Tues (hy of Mrs. W. S. Burris. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Stringer were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. F. MI. IBrown. John iI. L 've ,l)' he first of tits wor in thre CI-ert.:it City doing nmore )uVjin 1or,' spring. 1). .\ . Nan ~arm of Pi-k wicrk, stil I ( 1!u irst of the week with his mother, Mrs. W P. Vairnado. Dr. J. L. l3rock was called to McCnib Tuesday by the sudden critic;l illness of his wuther,. Mr . J. S. Brock. J. D. Kerr if Covington is here now operating a gravel pit with which to supply the gravel for the St. Tammany highiway. C. U. Fortinberry and family moved this week into their new home, an attractive little bunga low on Main street just south of the bridge, Miss Verna Foil spent Sunday In iogalusa, with Miss Gladys Cesario who was at home for Easter from the Hattiesbure Woman's College. W. W. Wilson late of Memphis, b'ut now located in Bogalusa, in a stop off at Franklinton this week enrolled as a subscriber to Toe Era-Leader. Mr. Wilson has many friends in Franklinton niid vicinity and is glad to get in touch with them again thru this medium. After a delightfully summery Easter, a surprising drop in temperature came Monday fol lowing a heavy all-day rain. Tues day was cold but fair and some damage to gardens and fruit was expected tho it is moderating now with hardly a noticeable back-set to' spring. Mrs. F. L Sanford has many a friends in the parish who will be pleased to learn of her rapid im- bt provement after the critical op- e eration which she underwent at G Turo a fortnight ago. Under c1 the care of the special nurse shd p has been removed to her resi- di dence at 1818 Webster street, it where sht is making rapid recov ery. T Miss Lura Burris entertained at an elaborate 6 o'clock dinner Friday in honor of her cousin Dudley Stringer, Jr., who bas f recently returned from the navy, la After dinner the guest formed a w theatre party and enjoyed the lf Waverley show. Those enjoying h the dinner were: Misses Ruby a Erwin, Velma Foil, Ora, Myra, Alma, and Lura Burris, Messrs. E Dudley Stringer, Tom Babing- b ton, Bill Magee, Ernest Breland, i n Noel Cain and Duey Regan. n Reward For Cow. u b d Lost between town and Law' rence's creek, brown muley cow, 1 tag in ear, marked "Gould." Reward of $2.00 for return or in' formation leading to her recov* ir ery. a Mike Babington. Birthday Celebration. dii d1- On Wednesday, from 8 to 6 e p. m., thirty-six ''seven year r- olds" gathered at the home of a ld Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Simmons to f celebrate the seventh birthday of the young daughter of the a house, little Adele Simmons. The little hostess was most happy in the event, a contagion which quickly spread to every little guest and from the time of arrival the games were spirited and lively and the neighborhood resounded to the songs and laughter of the bunch as they made merry on the fresh green lawn. Mrs. Simmons was assisted by several matrons in directing the games and serving refresh' w ments of ice cream and cake, af* ter which the many. appropriate birthday gifts that had been made to the honoree, were.put on display ind enthusiastically en* oied bY the guests before they otheir homa .l LUC STRIKE "ITS TOASTED CIGARETTE No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because Lucky Strike is the toasted cigarette. NEW TYPE MAIL BOX et ni r- s . 4 1y means of this new type mail 4 box, made without lid or covering of any kind, attached to street cars op· erating in Washington, between Georgetown and Rockville, letters can be placed in the hands of the postman several hours earlier than by the street box. Letters may be dropped into the top while cars ar in motion. The plan is receiving its offelcal test on this line and may later %) installed on all interurban ears. The postman is shown receiving the mail at the end of the line. Wild Turkey Killed. Dr. J. C. Denman is the popu. , lar "Man of the Dour" here, the wildest enthusiasm being mani. fested when he came in from the i hunt Thursday bearing a mam moth Wild turkey. The doctor in company with E. L. Magee and Dr. A. G. Smith has been making a daily early 1 morning excursion for a fort night past to the fields where they were confident of rounding - up a couple or more of the wary birds, and when their patience was finally rewarded with a 1 19 1-2 pounder, which is an un usual weight for a wild turkey, '' Dr. Denman being the man to F' get the lucky shot, is reported to have gone as wild as the tur. ey and to have remained thor oughly irresponsible for the re mainder of the day. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Magee were appointed host and hostess and a wonderful sixr o'clock din· ner was served at'their home on Friday when Dr. and Mrs. Den man and obildren. D~r. and Mbrs. Smith and Mrs. J. Vol Brock with the Magee family enjoyed the delicious turkey with all the ' frills that usually accompanmy a ryfeast on the royal bird. It was Ofreally a delectible dish and wet ~d personally rejoiced in the success dof the lucky bunters. d4 agSpecial 8tinday School Pro* grams. ed Children's Day was observed np with a beautiful program at the Ih IMethodist church ,Sunday and rf* special offering of more than rto $106.00 to the orphanag~e at ten Ruston. On The Baptist Sunday School al· sn* so gave a.special.program 4pd egthe ofering was given to R~ome and Pr9I0P bd11194 Boston Folk Get Fur From Trapper j:w: i ,4 I: h t s 4ti " :yqq XIMMI Elilrinatinig I le protits of the middlemen, furriers, commission merchants, I etc., a Vermonot trapper has madle a decided hit with ~o~ton folk by selling his¶ furis to the public dlirect. Auuiving in Boston with 4P red fox skins, he dis i poised of them so quickly, on the streets and in ofhices, that he promised to bring in his next catdh. The furs were bought by stenographers, businiess amen and others at $14 a skin. j Attention, Waverley Club. j We are in position to handle special orders for fresh and perishable fruits and vegetables and for ex tra dainties needed to serve your banquets. These and Sstandard groceries we will take pleasure in supplying Sat special reduced prices. ALL CLUB ORDERS * filled at a GOOD REDUCTION. We cater to this trade, SBest Lard Com- Second best broke 91 pound, per lb.. 15C grain Rice------L2C SIn 50-lb. Tins .-- 12c 100-lb. Sacks------ 2c In 100-lb. Tins.--..-- Ilk Best Pea Berry 1 Best Head Rice.... S 5c Coffee------i C2C 100-lb. Sacks------ 41c Best Rio Coffee - - - 12c Best broke grain 31 Good Coffee------- 10c Rice, per 10. 2C 2-lb. can pure 100-lb. Sacks------ 3'c ground Coffee.-3 C We have small rents and no expense of clerk hire and so can afford to sell at VERY LOWEST PRICES. TRY US. jOtto E. PasmanI "THE LOTTERY MAN" Showing Wallace Reid. An ideal light comedy, amusing from start to finish. Followed by a one-reel "funny" CIRCUS DAY. Waverley Theatre, Friday, April 1st. 7:30 P. M. Sharp. Prices 15c and 35c. Reduction! Mother's Bread now......... .. Special: Mixed Car of SWIFT'S High Grade Phosphates. I B. E. Bickharn For Quick Resilts Advertise In The Era*Leader.