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The news boy., 1895-09-21

DR.. Unertil, of ST. Louis, "a years
old, is in his second childhood and in
sists on staying at the Jefferson coun-
ty poor farm, Notwithstanding he
does not belong to the county and
has an income Of s11 per month. He s
the first man we ever heard of who
was stuck on county farm.
Poplar Bluff Citizen: Mr.. Chas.
Delay and Mr.. J. j. Kintz have
leased the Poplar Bluff Laad Alb
stract Cos books, and will do a real
estate and abstract business on their
own account in the future. Both
gentlemen are we'll equipped in their
line of business and will meet with
the success that honesty and quail
ficatiOn deserve.
The news boy., 1895-09-21
Personal Notes

Fl. Blake, tourist sign painter,
has done some fairly good work in
Benton this week.
Judge Norrid has been quite sick
for week past with stomach troubles
and intermittent fever
Willie Reeder went to Frederick
town last week and is attending the
Marvin Collegiate Institute.
R@ Hall & Cooper lands for sale
on time payments. Apply to Albert
C. Davis, 520 Olive street, st. Louis
The news boy., 1895-09-21
Obituary..

Died. at white Springs, Mo-, OF typhoid
fever on SATURDAY. morning, September II,
lSs5 Joseph I. Anderson, aged IS years, 4
IL days.
Deceased was born in Scott county
near Commerce, April p, 1910. He
located ia Commerce in 1889, and
had resided there ever since On
June %. 1869 he married Fannie
Ross. by whom he had issue: Henry
g., Ed. c., Ella c. and Emma B.. ;
two of whom are still living viz,
Ella C. Mrs. II. G, Old. J and Emma
b. Mrs. Luther Kendall.) Having
lost his first partner, he married on
June %, 1874, Clara Ranney, by
whom he had issue: Reece, Ranney,
Lizzie, Virgie, Jessie. Ralph and
Paul. or these Rcece and Lizzie are
dead. He also leaves widow, three
brothers and sister to mourn his
loss.
Mr.. Anderson at the time of his
death was u partner in the mercan-
tile firm of Anderson Bros. Com
merce. and owned interests in the
Grand Chain Milling Co. and the
Commerce Bank. AS business man
he was conservative. active and sue
cessful. His manners were urbane.
and smacked not 4 little of the old
school of easy and graceful polite
ness. He was member of the Free
Alasons and also of the A. O. L. w.
From lifelong friend we have re.
ceived the following eulogium upon
Mr.. Anderson 5 personal character
In the death OF Joseph I. Ander.
son. Scott county has lost a valued
citizen and Commerce good friend
and neighbor. The writer had known
nim Intimately over 35 years. anG
during all that time never heard him
utter all unclean word. He began
life poor in pocket, but endowed with
some of nature 5 best gifts. Honest
and indus trious, without the aid OF
schools he made himself an intelli
gent and educated man. He gaineC
the confidence of all with whom h,
had business. AS a farmer he was ;
success. having knack of gettins
| best results out of Il darkey and d;
mule. The former he kept in goo
humor: the latter he kept fat. H,
became associated early in life witt
Ben Gather. and kept in his esteem
| and confidence over 30 years. tinall,
administering his large estate. A
an administrator or guardian he ha,
no superior. Although no otfice-sceI
er, he was elected sheriff of Scot
County in 1870 and reelected inlS7l
4 \ better officer We never had. W
can hardly realize that he is gone
and we will sorely miss him. Hi
charities wore bestowed modcstly
but no worthy oject thereof ever wa
turned away empty handed. He ha
a contempt for all that was mean O
unmanly; was strictly temperate i
his habits and was friendly and soci
able, enjoying a Joke within tn
limits of becoming mirth. An
thus for us is hushed on this side tn
veil another friendly and familia
voice. Alas =
The funeral took place on Monda
the 10th inst, and was largely at
tended, every section of Scottcomt
being represented. Services wcr
held in the N. E. church, Commerce
and the Masonic and A. 0. Z. W
brotherLoods took charge of the cert
monies al the place of interrment-
the Commerce cemetery.
The news boy., 1895-09-21
A Colt Show.

Miller 4 Profit will have a colt
show at Benton during circuit court.
The one showing the finest colt from
their celebrated stallion, Darling
Traveller, will be awarded $40; I'd
premium, IS.
The news boy., 1895-09-21
TcnkhOf at Commerce.

New goods have just arrived at
Tenkhoff's S at Commerce, and they
are for sale. He realizes that mon
ey is scarce and has made prices ac-
cording. See his announcement in
this issue,
The news boy., 1895-09-21
Farm For Sale.

I wish to sell my farm, Al miles
north OF Benton on the Cape Girar.
deau road, containing l58 acres more
or less. Address, Fred P. Sandvos,
Benton, No.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
PAINTIN Nc
INSTITUTE.
TAKE DUE NOTICE THEREOF IND
GOVERN YODRSELF AC-
CORDINGLY I.

CtPECIMENS OF THE WORK NOW ON
- exhibition at the Studio. and we ask
al the ladies of the town who are Interested
in this work to call and examine these speci-
mems. We desire particularly to interest the
married ladie in this beautiful home decora-
tive Art.
TIE %painted.. china will be fred at the
Institute. 4 kiln has been ordered for this
purpose Come ard see what we can DO il
this line.
H. z. WILSON. Pres,
Sept. 10. Sumter, S. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
The King Of the Kluklux.

ATLANTA, Ga. February 14-Mc-
Catcher. known as King Of the
Murray County Wbife-cap<. made d
full confession to-day. He was brought
back yesterday from Arkansas. Nc
Cutchen says that he led the band
which tried to lynch Morley and a few
days later was q member of the crowd
which killed him. McCutcbeu states
tlat he fired the second shot and hit
Morley as he was falling to the ground,
aootber member of the party having
shot bin first. McCutchep states that
he was tired Of trying to elude arrest
and is wiling to take the consequences
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
Hugh Wilson's Notion.

That form &C idiocy which advocates
che cultivation of tobacco has DOT yet
stricken this part of the Lords vine
yard.
But for fear some Geluded creature
may be carried away with some idea
shat be can spite the cotton mill men
by going into the tobacco business we
would suggest that any tobacco country
with which We are acquainted, has the
looks of the most God forsaken stretches
of bills and valleys that ne have ever
looked upon. The people are the
poorest, aud their credit is next to
nothing. The usual amount of advan-
ces on liens on tobacco crops, in lands
notably for tobacco, We have been told.
ranges from $40 to $40. The usual
amount DOT exceeding Sl5.
Cotton is the incest crop that grows
10 any field. The youngest child or
the oldest worker may help in gather
ing it. It is simple of culture. Will
wait on the seasons. Is not easily
spoiled 10 the field, or after it is gath
cred. 1t has a marketable cash value
every day in every year.
But tobacco culture is q more doubt
full experiment.
10 the first place, is is the dirtiest
and 6lthiest crop that human bands
ever touched, and we do not see how
nice people cau handle it without ex-
perienciug in their persons and in
their clothing the 6l,biuess and the
offeusiveness of the contact.
In the second place. tobacco is a
most sensitive crop to the uufavorable
Influences of the weather. 1t requires
more experience, skill and capital to
take care Of it. even after it has been
produced. than any other crop. A
frost, heavy dews, foggy weather.
or any weather not exactly suited for i
is exceeding injurious
In the third place, it requires the
building of large and comfortable
barns. IL fact, it requires better
houses than many people occupy.
Aud last, but not least, the mani
pulation aud sale Of the crop is not
satisfactorily or easily controlled. 1t
may be graded or rated 10 such a way
as to be r%uiuous 10 the planter.
But it is said that history repeats it
self. A hundred years ago our
planters grew tobacco in Abbeville
County, but they abandoned it for the
cleaner and better crop-cotton.-
AIbeulle Press and Banner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

and South Carolina mills from States
10 which their mills are not located
also 1856 bales bought by Virginia
and S,4S5 bales bought by Kentucky
mills, all Of which are Included in the
railway movement, making a total Of
1913 2922 bales reported by the Southern
mills as bought from September l, 1894
to January 1885.
The figures in the above report are
subject to revision in the final April
report of the Department. The pro-
portion of the crop forwarded 20
marke, up to February L, and which
is therefore no longer in the hands Of
producers or 10 the smaller towns, is
shown By the consolidated returns OF
correspondents to be S99 per cent,
leaving l0.1 per cent, still in the hands
of producers or in those Of local mer-
chants.
The per cent, by States is as follows:
North Carolina, 97;South Carolina 81
Georgia, a.; Florida, 81; Alabama. 81;
Mississippi, So; Louisiaua. 50; Texas,
49,; Arkansas, 80; Tennessee, 80; In
dian Territory and Oklahoma, IS; Mis-
souri,, Virginia, Keatucky and Kansas,
Sewerage, 1913.
Losses from insects have been small.
Mississippi, Louisiana aud Texas re-
ported loss to some extent.
The proportion of lint to seed ranges
from 900 to 33.9 per cent; average
32.9.
The average date of closing picking
was December 4.
The quality Of the present crop is
slightly above an average.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

Total crop 9,oss, 600
No deduction has been made of cot
ton remaining Oh plantations aud il in
terror towns on September l. 1894.
10 addition to the above mill pur-
ehases are to be added S,3SS ba'es
bought by Alabama, Georgia. North
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

1t is said that Miss Gertrude Wander
bilt. ooe of the famous family Of mil
lioaaires, has drawn about. her e little
circle Of friends aud organized a club
styled The Downtrodden," which is
opposed to the great aggregations Of
wealth, and is pronounced socialistic 10
It's doctrines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

The Dundee %(Scotland) Courier has
sent two lady correspondents. Miss Ma
rie Imaud aud Miss Bessie Maxwell, CD
a tour around the world TO Investigate
in different countries the condition of
women, They expect to travel $4,000
miles in the course of their inquiry.
DR. Herman Weber mas presented
$4,000 to tie Royal College of Ply
sicians on condition. that it is TO be used
as prizes 70. the discovey Of cure for
consumption. The college accepted the
gift with thanss.
Robert BuchaDan's bankruptcy is as
cribed in part to unwarranfed extrava-
gauce 10 living. No American writer
has recently beeu brought into court on
account OF his debts, but ills uotewor
thy that successful authors ii America
frequently adop; a scale Of living that
seems to te a mere apiug Of the ways
of the rich Nearly every author is
driven into 9 variety of avocatious to
decrease bis income, and, while few
literary men earn more than $4,000 a
year by strictly literary work !. their
originally chosen speciality. several earn
three or four times as much in related
occupations.
A Louisville, Ky, man, who says
be never drinks, tells of a farmer
who has produced a breed Of fur-bear-
ing chickens, which sport in ice water
aud cackle briskly in the midst Of
almost eternal snow. This vas accom-
plished by skiu-grafsing a selected
cock aud hen With rabbit skin, half an
inch at a time. The process was pain
full, but succeeded admirably. Eggs Of
of the new breed sell rapidly al Sl.73
a dozen and are hatched OUT by ordi-
nary heus, who invariably Gle Of fright
upon perceiving the strange appear
aucc of their offspring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20
Say! You Bee-Keeper!

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Address A. l. Root, the Bee-Man, Medina,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
HELD UP AND ROBBED.
Mr.. OIL Underwood, of North Washington,
Has an Unpleasant Experience,

Last night as he was going TO his
home on North Washington avenue, MIR.
OF Underwood was held up and robbed
by footpads. Just as he turned the
corner of Dougles and Washing ton to
go north two men appeared before him
and told him that if he did not give
them his money they would break his
head. He thought he could fool them
by saying that he was broke" but the
men were not 20 be beaten that way
and the larger of the two struck at him
but his blow fell short. Underwood
then attempted to run but was stopp-
ed by a blow from the smaller man
and fell to the ground. On his attempt
ing to arise the men commenced to
kick him about the head and chest and
soon reduced him to Inconsistencies.
Then they rified his pockets and secur-
ed $12 in cash, all the money Under
wood had. When the plundered man
came to his senses he found that his
chest was vey sore and his clothes torn
considera bly,. Although he was very
weak, he managed to get to the home OF
Mr.. Sprague and told him about it.
After caring for thetman and sending
him home in hack, Mr.. Sprague told
a policeman about it and the two look
ed for the men while but being unable
to find any traces gave up the search.
The case was not reported at the police
station until yesterday morning and
so far no clew has been found as to the
whereabouts of the men. Mr.. Under
wood is not seriously hurt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
PERSONALS.

Fred Jackman came in from Ashland
yesterday.
F. c. Raney of Anthony visited in the
city yesterday.
w E. Brown of Augusta was at the
Carey yesterday.
A T. Bowers Of Winfield spent a few
hours in the city yesterday.
Fred Plessner came in from Kingman
yesterday for q short visit.
w. c. Comfy OF Columbus was in the
city a short time yesterday.
w. d. Lowery of Fort Scott was a
visitor in thee ity yesterday.
J. j. Joseph and wife of Whitewater
were in the city yesterday.
Francis G. Price and wife of Ash
land were in the city yesterday.
G. T. Hawks of Arkansas City was in
the city short time yesterday.
w F. Bolton of the Woodward News
was in the city a short time yesterday.
J. x. MCLEAN of Hennessey, o. T..
was in the city a short time yeSter-
day.
c. c. Ferguson of Wellington was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
John Kirk of Arkansas city was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day
w. c. Miller of Lake City was among
the arrivals at the Manhattan yeSter-
day.
J. Redding of Cripple Creek. Colo,
was among thes trangers in the city
yesterday.
James Welsh, chief of police of King
fisher. O. T., is visiting his uncle, L.
NJ. Bicknell, on South Main street.
]. s. Greenwood. Y. II. Miller and
Eddie Hunnewell We're visitors to the
city yesterday. They live in Rock
Fails, O. 7.
Mr. A. D. Mallory of Batavia, Ill,
q stakeholder of the Wichita Abstract
company, and d lage investor in Wich-
ita real estate, is in the city at the
Carey.
Mrs. S. ". Norris has returned home
after d very pleasant visit of six weeks
among friends and relatives in her old
home at HarrodSburg, also Lexington
and Louisville, KY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
JUMPED FROM CARS
ROBBERS BOARD ROCK ISLAND
TRAIN TO ROB PASSENGERS.
Bold Attempt to Rob a Passenger Train
in the City of Wichita--Robbers Get
Scared and Jump From the Cara Ger
man Gives Up His Money in Great Haste
Train Runs Out to HaysvilIe and Sends
Back q Description of the Robbers
Police in Pursuit But Up to Midnight No
Arrests Had Been Made.

Your money or your life" is what
bold robbers said to the passengers On
the Rock Island road last night.
The robbers did not seek some seclud-
ed place and signal the train to stop
but they boarded it at the companies
depot in this city and proceeded with
their daring act while the train was in
hailing distance of the depot at which
was crowd Of people, and the above
is what they said to the passengers in
the smoking car.
The Rock Island train from the
north due her at 1907 p. m. was few
minutes late. When the train pulled
out from the depot the train was
boarded by two men who entered the
smoking car and proceeded to rob the
passengers.
The first man they met inside the car
was German who was moving TO Ok
lahoma. They made him shell out $50
and as the train ran slow through the
city and there was a conamotion among
the passengers it is supposed the rob
bers became alarmed and they ran out
and jumped from the moving train.
BY the time the passengers became
calm enough to let the train men know
what had happened tn train was be-
yond the city. II was run on to ltays-
vile and description of the robbers
was sent back by telegraph.
The police We're notified and they
secured the city in search OF the rob
bers but up to midnight no arrests had
been made. The men were describG as
both being dressed in dark clothes.
One very tall man and the other about
five fet six inches. The smaller man
Wore a SLOUGH hat and the tall man
wore a hat with broad stiff brim while
the crown was soft.
At the time of going to press no ar
rests had been made but ii was aScer-
tanned that the men described had been
around the depot night before last and
the railroad men We're suspicious Of
them but did not inform the police of
their strange visitors.
The men described We're seen east
Of the Rock Island track on Douglas
avenue night before last by some of
the railroad men just before Under
wood was held up and they believe that
the same men committed both depreda-
tons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18

The Post Office Manager Will Allow People
to Go After Mail.

The report that the letter delivery
system has been discontinued in some
of the bright little cities surrounding
WichitahaS caused inquiries to be made
by patrons of the Wichita office.
1t is learned that the department has
caused these suspensions in order TO
keep the expenses of the department
inside the appropriations and is one of
the efforts of this administration to
make a showing of economy
In regard to the Office here, both
Postmaster Fitch and Assistant Locke
are confident that no reduction in the
force can be made, as the carriers are
doing a large amount OF work.
Assistant Locke says the carriers
here most of them have been in the
service for a long time and are very
efficient. There are fourteen carriers
and two substitutes employed in the
Wichita office. Four deliveries are
made each day on the business treets
and in the thickly settled portion of the
city two daily deliveries are made, and
one in the outskirts where the popuia
ton is more scattering.
The carriers deliver letters over
eighteen square miles of territory in
which is a population of S2,000. The
government requires eight hours work
from these men and every minute of
that time is required in which To do the
work. II any OF them Were laid off
people would come To the office for their
mail and this would require greater
force in the office. Each of the carriers
separate and arrange their mail 50
that the letters for each block will be
together. They have a new carriers
directory which contains 2i.e00 names.
The carriers directory is most com
plete. II is a large case with $50 pigeon
holes properly lettered. In these holes
are cards about eight by ten inches on
which the names are written. If you
think the carriers can not soon find
name you just ask me where some body
lives" said PostmaS ter Fitch. \ name
was mentioned and the postmaster i'm
mediately reached for a card and there
was the name. The man was temper
arily absent from the city and his
mail was being forwarded to Ohio.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
CHOSEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
Kansas National Bank Elects Officers, Most
of Whom Have Been Tried Before.

The Kansas National bank held it's
regular annual shareholders meeting
for the. purpose of electing a board OF
directors for the ensuing year. MeSSrS.
J. n. Roach, c. w. Brown, J. L. Hodge
w. S. Corbett, James l.. Dyer, a. G.
Jobes, and j. A. Davidson were elected
to the directory and owing to the alb
sence of w. s. Corbett and c. w. Brown
from the city the organization of the
new board was postponed until today
at 4 o'clock, p. M, at which time the
following officers were elected:
PRESIDENT. n. Roach.
Vice president-C. w. Brown.
Cashier-A. c. Jobes.
Assistant Cashier. \. Davidson.
Teller-P. ID. Greggers.
Mr. Brown has been for over twenty
years connected with the firm of Brown
Bros, bankers at Augusta, Kan, and is
now vice president of the Exchange
National bank of IIl Dorado, but has
become a permanent resident of Wich-
tia, having recently purchased the res
idence formerly owned by Mr.. Fred
Smythe at the corner OF Tenth and
Lawrence.
Mr. Dawson has since 1890 been pro-
prietor of the West Side bank of this
city. where he has conducted a very
successful banking business. He will
continue his bank there as heretofore,
but will be actively employed with the
Kansas National Both Mr.. Dawson
and Mr.. Brown personally examined
the Kansas National and all of its as
sets before buying stock in that insti-
tuition and express themselves satisfied
that the bank is in a sound and healthy