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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-28
Maple River.

The Xmas entertainment held at the
church Monday evening was decided
success A large crowd was present
and all had a. very pleasant time
G. P. Reynolds is home from Lansing
for few days---Mr. and Mrs. H. A..
Ellis entertained the Maple River
Farmers Club this week Friday
The corn shredder was at work Mon.
day on the farm of Ira Snyder
The 'Octagon'' school is closed until
after "New Years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Well Clark entertained company from
Leonard, Oakland County, Christmas
day--Mr. and Mrs. G B.. Cook. of
Oswego. N. r., are visiting relatives
here--Mr., and Mrs Guy Markham
spent Xmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Well
Clark MRS., p. @ Carruthers, Of
Newburg Is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. A b Cook Many relatives
from this vicinity attended the Richard
son family Christmas reunion held In
Owossv Christmas night t---.Isaac Glad
den returned to his work in Corunna
"Wednesday morning.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-28
West Fairfield

Earl and Mearl Munson. we are glad
to note are on the gain--Orrin Brain
ard is so much better that he is able to
sit up tw2 or three hours at time but
will not be able to go back to school
this winter--Elmer Haire is home
from st. Louis spending the HOLIDAYS
MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Palmer of, the
Colony, spent Wednesday with T..
Haire and family--Charles Dunham
and wife of North Fairfield, left for
Ohio last Wednesday to spend the holi-
days with relatives and friends--Mr
Wilson, of Ohio, is spending the holi-
days at Il. G.. Peck's.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-28
Venice.

Mrs. VIM. Cook is entertaining her
cousin and family--Hiram Stewart is
able to be out again--Mr. and Mrs.
f. Miller entertained friends on Christ
mas day--Mrs. ID. Collins is still con-
fined to the house--Our school closed
on Friday with Christmas exercises and
a tree. There will be one weeks vaca-
tion--Presiding Elder Bancroft
preached at the M. E. church Sunday
morning, it being quarterly meeting
&C. Johnson has been on the sick
list the past week.-Mrs.. N. Baldwin
and daughters, Maude and Blanche,
went to Romeo on Monday to spend the
holidays with Mrs. BIS parents The
marriage of Miss Matte Reed and Mr.
f. McNichle takes place at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Reed, on Wednesday, Dec. 26--Miss
Addie Burch is spending the holidays
at home--On Saturday evening Mr.
and Mrs. G. VanAlstine were surprised
by number of friends from Vernon
and Venice, who took charge of their
home and had a royal good time. The
occasion was Mr. VS. birthday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-28
South New Haven.

Rev. Roe has been conducting special
meetings at the f. M. church the past
week and expects to continue for some
time---F. NJ Shaw has had the hay
pressers the fore part, and he and Mr..
Morris and Mr.. Brenner drew the hay
to Owosso the latter part of the week
An Xmas tree nicely decorated was
displayed at the school house in district
No. z Monday afternoon. A short
lively program was conducted by A. H.
Clark, teacher in charge. There were
several visitors, among whom were
Rev. Roe and wife. Rev. Roe delivered
short address to the pupils suitable to
occasion, after which the presents were
distributed to their respective owners.
The school presented the teacher with a
fine photograph album and a fine neck.
tie box. and also some other small re-
membranes, for which he expressed
heartfelt thanks-James Tuttle and
family participated with A. Kilburn in
an Xmas dinner-Jno. Boyd pre-
sented himself and family with fine
new surrey Saturday evening.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
las, 900 COAL MINERS TO STRIKE.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 12.-At
5 rs o'clock this afternoon President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson, of
the United Mine Workers of America,
affixed their signatures to the docu-
ment calling 142, 900 miners of the
Pennsylvania anthracite region from
their work Monday morning and
which will precipitate one of the
most gigantic strikes in the history
of the labor world.
The mine employees in the anthra-
cite district of Pennsylvania number
about 145, 900. The membership of
the union is not known to a GER
tainty, but leaders claim that about
80 per cent of the miners are organ
lied. The union men do not antici-
pate any difficulty in inducing the
unorganized miners to strike.
The closing Of the mines is ex-
pected to reduce the regular coal
production rs per cent. Should the
strike continue over a period of two
months the loss will amount to many
millions of dollars. Officers of the
miners union estimate that the or.
ganization has a cash balance of
$1,000, 900 in the treasury, with
which to conduct the strike.
The more important of the miners
demands are the following:
Abolition of the company stores !;
reduction in the price of powder to
$1,50 a keg; abolition of company
doctors semi-monthly payment of
wages abolition of the sliding scales ;
wages paid in cash; twenty-five
hundred and forty pounds to the
ton an advance of twenty per cent
in wages less than $1.5O and not ex-
ceeding 81 rs a day that all classes
of day labor now receiving $1.50
and not exceeding $1.75 shall receive
Is per cent over present wages that
all day labor now receiving $1.75
shall be advanced 10 per cent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
JUB1LANT OVER MAINE ELECTION.

LINCOLN, NEB., Sept. 12.-Vice-
Chairman Edmiston of the Populist
National committee was serene today
and happy, the Maine election be
ing the cause. He said:
1.-The result there yesterday is an
Indication of what will occur in al
most every State in the Union this
fall.
you note the Republicans lost II
per cent. and the Fusionists gained
18, making a total difference of %
per cent. in favor of the Fusionists.
This result is remarkable in view of
the fact that our forces made little
effort to overcome the overwhelming
Republican majority that was adj
mitted for the election.
81 receive the result with much
satisfaction. An estimate based on
the returns from Maine and Vermont
would change any number of the
doubtful States from Mckinley in
1895 to Bryan this fall. These are
figures and not forecasts"
Secretary Edgerton declined to
say anything for publication be
yond expressing satisfaction over
the result.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
COMPULSORY SCHOOL ArrErDArcE.n


The Greensboro Telegram, with
a view to stimulate thought and
action along the line of carrying out
the promise of the Democratic party
to furnish an opportunity to every
child in North Carolina to obtain an
education, has interviewed a mum
Der OF leading men of the State in
different professions on the ques
ton:
us the time now ripe for a mild
compulsory educational law in North
Carolina, or for even a step in that
direction?"
The answers are varied, but almost
unanimously in favor of some plan
for compulsory attendance. The
presidents of all the colleges of the
State, leading lawyers, manufactur-
ers, teachers and business men give
their opinions, all of which make
very interesting reading matter on
this burning question. The first
IeGters were published by The Tele-
gram September 1st, and will be con-
tinued in it's Saturday edition for a
week OF two. When all have been
published, a synopsis of the views
will be made and printed in brief
pamphlet form for distribution.
Every one desiring a copy of this
can obtain same as soon as issued
by merely making a request for same
to Mr.. R.. F. Beasley, The Telegram
Greensboro, N. G. This is the most
important contribution that has for
sometime occurred on the subject of
education in North Carolina. Get a
copy and read both sides.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
PoPULIsT

The Populists of the Fourth Con-
gr~essional district met in conven-
ton in Raleigh Tuesday, S. Ohio
Wilson called the convention to
order. Rev. H. W. Norris was
elected permanent chairman. Hon.
j. J. Jenkins, of Chatham, was
unanimously nominated for Con-
gress. The following committee was
named: J. J. Marshburn, Nash DR..
R. P. Hatch, Franklin Andrew
Fitzgerald, Johnston; Hill E. King,
Wake J. B. Riggsbee, Chatham z.
T. Garrett, Vance; W. F. Talley,
Randolph.
The convention was remarkably
quiet, most of the business having
been done in caucus. No one was
nominated for elector, though it is
rumored that the caucus at first de-
cided to put out an eiector for
Barker and Donnelly.
Mr.. Jenkins was for several years
sheriff of Chatham county, is a
farmer, we believe, and was the
Populist Congressional candidate two
ago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republican Congressional con-
vention of the Fourth district met in
Raleigh last Monday. Hon. John
Nichols of Wake, was placed in
nomination for Congress by J. D.
Parker, of Johnston county. III. D.
Mason of Chatham, placed in nomi-
nation J. A. Giles, of Chatham. Mr.
Giles was nominated on the first bal
lot receiving Is votes to Nichols z.
Mr.. Giles is a young man, a law
yer and editor of the Chatham Citi-
zen, and was one of Chatham's rep
resentatives in the last Legislature.
The following new committee was
named: James II. Young, (col.),
Wake J. Y. Eaton, (col.), Vance F.
B. Jones, Chatham J. A. Savage,
(col.), Franklin j. M. Milliken, Ran
dolph J. j. Sharp, Nash; H. B.
Pearce, Johnston. Nc elector was
named but this position will be filed
by the committee at an early date.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
THE MAINE ELECTION.

LEWISTON, Me, Sept. 11.-Tonight
with 375 cities, towns and planta-
tions heard from out of a total of
512, the estimated Republican plu-
ra1ity for the State ticket remains at
1000. The total vote of the above
towns gives Hill (Rep.9, 68, 237 Lord
Dem.), 38,101.
The same places in 1896 gave Pow
ers Rep9, 76, 1913 and Frank (Dem.),
81, 200. These show a Republican
loss of IL per cent and a Democratic
gain of % per cent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
CRAIG LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Judge Purnell this afternoon re-
fused the motion to remand from the
United States District Court to Dur
ham Superior Court the case of the
town of Durham and the Durham &
Northern Railroad (the latter being
a part of the Seaboard Air Line)
against the Southern Railway. The
motion was on the ground that the
Federal Court had no Jurisdiction
Judge Purnel holds the Craig law to
be null and void, in that notwith-
standing the declaration of it's face,
it is well known that its purpose is
to effect the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral Court, and in so far it's power is
bevond that of the State Legislature.
There was also another ground as
signed for motion, this being that
there was no local prejudice against
the Southern Railway in Durham.
The Judge says that the Southern
remanded the case to the Federal
Court for this very reason, and that
there is positive evidence on the part
of the plaintiffs and their attorneys.
says further that the burden OF
rebutting both these grounds was
put upon parties moving to remand
and that they have failed to rebuilt
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
LATEST NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLE-
TIN.

AL reports received from crop cor
respondents for the week yer
unfavorable. There was almost an
entire absence of rain during the
week, and, although the nights have
become somewhat cooler, the days
have been c1oudless and the sun
bright and hot. These conditions
have necessarily caused a further
deterioration in such crops as pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, field peas, and
some late corn, which were expected
to yield fairly good crops under
favorable circumstances. Owing to
the drought a very small crop OF
turnips was planted, and many have
died after coming up. The saving
of fodder is nearly over, and the
yield is of poor quality and short.
Fall blowing has again ceased, and
preparations for planting winter
wheat, oats and rye are very back
ward. A large number of cores
pondents report that springs, small
streams and wells have dried up, and
in some instances stock is suffering
for water. The consumption OF
water in some towns has been cur
tailed by order.
Cotton is now from One-half to
two-thirds open, and is being picked
as rapidly as the supply of labor will
permit in many sections cotton is
open from top to bottom, and else
where it is opening so fast that fields
will be picked clean nearly a month
earlier than usual. The condition
of corn can not change materially
now; the crop is very poor; the
weather was favorable for saving
fodder. Cutting and curing tobacco
is approaching completion. Sweet
potatoes, peanuts, peas and turnips
will all be short. Spanish peanuts
are being harvested. In some fields
rice is suffering from blight. Cut
ting peavine hay has commenced
some fears have been expressed that
the supply of green food for stock
will be short.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
General News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

NASAO 1Hu4OAs 6CIOO4 VI
charitable institution, of which Gal
weston had so many, is left intact.
The Democratic and Silver parties
OF Nevada have fused and nominated
Francis Ct. Newlands, Silverise, for
Congress. Senator Stewart was de-
nounced for returning to the Repub-
lican party and his resignation is de-
manded.
DIR. Hernanus l.. Baer and Miss
Mabel Mckinley, niece of the Presi-
dent, we're married in the White
House last week. One remarkable
featue of the occasion was the fact
that it was strictly a temperance
function. No wines of any kind
were served at the wedding dinner.
Fusion has been effected between
che Minnesota Democrats and Popu-
lists, and a full State ticket named,
headed by Governor John Lind.
An electoral ticket was endorsed by
the two conventions. The Demo-
cratic convention was one of the
most enthusiastic gathering Of the
party ever held in Minnesota.
General Butler appears to be push
ing i~rresistibly forward and democrat
izing the Boer forces placed in oppo-
sition to his advance. English mill
tary experts believe that a great
time cannot elapse before the final
blows in the South African wal are
delivered and the federalists com
PEELED to capitulate or flee to the
mountainous country.
Lii Hung Chang is now circulating
a proclamation in the province of
Pe-Chi-Li, warning the Boxers and
all other persons who are disposed
to make trouble to dispense at once,
return to their homes, and resume
their peaceful occupations. In one
part of the proclamation, Earl Lii
says: "You know me; remember
my twenty-four years service among
you" Lii threatens that unless his
orders are obeyed at once he Will
go go to Pe-Chi-Li and punish the
r~ecalcitrants.
In 1892 it was announced with a
great deal of satisfaction to persons
interested in the study of industrial
development of the South that the
cotton mills of our section had
passed the million mark in the use
of bales of cotton. The total con-
sumption by Southernmills in that
year was 1,O42, 671 bales, or about
SO per cent. of the total number con-
sumed in the country. In the year
just closed, however, the cOnsump-
ton by Southern mills has gone be-
yond the million and a half mark,
the total number of bales used being
1892, 112, or than 40 per cent.
of the consumption in the country.
j. B. Stanchfield, Cookers man,
was last week nominated by the
Democrats for Governor of New
York, by a vote or 294 to 1914 for
Bird S. Co1er. Coler is an able man
and an honest man, we think, but
not popular with the bosses. Rela-
tive to trusts, the platform specif-
cally condemns ''the corporate com
bination known as the Ice Trust,
and denounces all combinations of
capital known as trusts as inevi-
tably and ~intolerably unjust to both
producer and consumer, n result
of which is Ito destroy all individual
enterprise and to rob the young men
of the country of their fair compe-
tition which in Democratic times
constituted the great glory of the
nation and permitted the advance
ment and independence of our
youth" The platform cordially in
dorses the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

Mr.. J.. Alton McIver is not onlv
one of the leading and most success
u merchants of Jonesboro, but he
knows how to raise fruit. The Prog
ress says he has shipped between 300
n 400 crates this season. The soil
In and below Jonesboro is as fine as
can be found in the country for rails
ing peaches, grapes and strawberries.
Express.
Goldsboro Cor. Raleigh Post: Cot
ton touched 10 Lie here today, and
buyers urged sale. Some are inclined
to the opinion that cotton is a good
sale at 10 cents, while others hold
that cotton will go higher. It is
thought that the recent storm in
Texas and throughout the gulf Sec
ton, so disastrous in it's results to
cotton, would have a tendency to
to stifen price.-Tobacco breaks
continue large at our warehouses.
The Post man bears testimony to the
fact that wagon load after wagon
load came in last night. Quite a
number of these passed his door,
aroused him from sleep and kept
him awake for hours after 1 a. M.
Durham Cor. Raleigh Post: Gen.
j. S. Carr is doing considerable
speaking throughout the State in the
interest of his candidacy for the Sen
ate. He has just returned from a
trip through the eastern part of the
State, and last night he spoke in
Greensboro. He is greatly pleased
with the outlook. Since he has an
nounced his cadidacy his personal
mail has been very heavy, and he
averages several hundred letters
each day received from his friends
throughout the State, pledging their
support for the high position to
which he aspires. In this section he
has it all his WI way, and his vote
at the primary will be almost unani-
nous in this and adjoining counties.
The good people of North Caro-
lima are wont of late to do tall boast
ing of the development of the cotton
manufacturing industry of the State,
which is something worth boasting
of without doubt but they do not
write and say enough about the re-
markable growth of our tobacco in
terests. In the past few years North
Carolina has risen to be the largest
tobacco manufacturing State in the
South and the third largest in the
United States. In the production of
smoking tobacco she leads all others
in chewing tobacco, she is surpassed
by only 40 States. North Caro-
lina's tobacco crop has become in the
last decade to be next in size to that
of Kentucky, the leading State of
the Union. Tobacco has an almost
brilliant record as a town builder.
North Carolina is making fine indus
trial progress, and the weed more
than anything else has contributed
to the advancement of the State
Southern Tobacco Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
CROP CONDITIONS, SEPT. /, 1900.

By the Crop Reporter, published
Sept. 18th, by the National Secre-
tary of Agriculture, crop conditions,
September 1, 1900, were as follows /:
Cotton-Virginia 70, North Caro-
lima 81, South Carolina so, Tennessee
81. Average for United States $50.
Tobacco-Virginia 81, North Caro-
lima 68, South Carolina 81, Tennessee
~. Average for United States shows
general decline since Aag. 1st.
Corn-Virginia 81, North Car olina
60, South Carolina 81, Tennessee SO.
Average for United States 8O.6.
Wheat-Virginia 90, North Caro-
lima 1O2, South Carolina 95, Tonnes
see IS. Average for United States
900.
Oats-Virginia II, North Carolina
rs, South Carolina "a, Tennessee 80.
Average for United States 82.9
On wheat and oats figures are for
average condition when harvested.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

Louisiana, which still leases out its
convicts, will adopt the State farm
plan, which is working well in Texas
and Mississippi. The convicts are
leased out until March 3, 1901, but
the board of penitentiary control is
authorized to take charge of them
January 1st if the 1essees are willing
to give them up at that time. The
convict camps maintained under the
lease system have occasioned much
scandal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

L. H. Staples, of Washington.
will have the distinction of being the
only Democrat in the upper branch
of the Legislature of Maine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

n the state Press-Drops Of T%urpentine
Cre Grains of Rice From the East-Clusters
Cranes and Tobacco Stems From the
Tortb-Stalks of Corn and Grains
of Wheat From the West
Peanuts and Cotton
Seed From the
EOufh
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

[oogTNUED ON PAGE Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18
THE WINS.
Mcsweeney and Tillman Elected in Primary
for Governor and 1t. Gov.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 11.-Thed dis
pensary triumphed today. It was
the second primary election in which
Gov. insolvency and Colonel James
H. Hoyt ran for governor, and James
H. Tillman and Colonel John T. Sloan
for lieutenant governor. Tillman is
a nephew of the Senator. In both
instances the Confederate veterans
and men who have made their mark
in civil life were showed under.
insolvency and Tillman were cleo
ted. Reports have have not all come
in, but the majority of the State
candidates will be over $4,000. So
far two bloody fights are reported as
the result of the election.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
Only One Preventive Known.

That fully cne-hail OF all cases of Ca
tarrh, bronchitis and Consumption are
contracted in the month OF March is a
we'll known fact, The germs OF these dis
eases, having accumulated during the
winter are warmed into life Dy the sun,
taken pin the strong winds and spread
broadcast throughout the land tits i'm.
possible TO avoid the inhalation OF these
germs, and woe betide the person whose
bronchial tubes Or all passages in the
head and lungs, are i'll an infiamed and
weakened condition at this season.
There is but one known method by
which these disease germs can be de-
stroyed after entering the air pas
sages--the inhalation of the new Dry
Air Germicide,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25

the deer tribe, the American elk. L
have been informed that these animals
have been killed in the State within
the memory of living man, Watauga
county being probably credited with
the most recent captures. Antlers are
said to be in existence in that part
of the State yet that are trophies Sc
cured by men still living, and such
names as Elk Park, Elk Knob. Ban
ner Elk, etc, serve to perpetuate the
memory of this great deer's existence
within our borders.
A fine specimen of this species has
also been secured for the Museum
which will form noble companion
piece to the Buffalo when finished and
placed on exhibition.
III. III. BRIMLEY.