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Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
Good Potato Cron

Gainesville, Tex, Jan. 25.-L. 7
Yates, farmer of the Woodbine COM
munity, was here Tuesday and dis
posed of a wagon-load of sweet pota-
toes. To reporter he said he believed
IN diversification, and said: This is
tne last of eighty bushels of very fine
yellow yam potatoes that l raised last
season on half an acre of ground, every
Oushel of which was sold at rs cents
A neighbor of mine raised 23e bushels
on an acre of ground"
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
A MINNESOTA FARMER
Does We'll In western Canada.

|
Virden, Man, Nov. IS. 1899
Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister OF the
interior. Ottawa, Canada-Sir: Think
ing that my experience in Manitoba
might be both useful and interesting
20 my fellow-countrymen in the United
states who may be looking to Mani
toDa and the northwest with the In
tentlon or settling there, | have much
pleasure in stating that through in
formation received from Mr. W. +.
McCreary, immigration commissioner
at Winnipeg, | was induced to visit
manitoba In February, 1898. When |
called upon Mr.. McCreary he spared no
pains to give me all the information,
etc, In his possession, the result oil
Wnlcn was that / came here with
letter OF introduction from him to the
secretary Of the Virden Board OF
trade. That gentleman provided me
with a competent land guide and,
although there was considerable snow
on the ground, l had no difficulty 10
seIectlng three homesteads for myseh
ana sons. Having made the necessary
homestead entries at the land office ID
brandon, l returned to my home IN
Lyon county. Minnesota, and came back
mere in May following. accompanied
oy one Of my boys, bringing with Us
Two teams of horses. implements, etc
Our nrst work was TO erect tempo
rary shanty and stable, after Wnlcn
we broke and leveled seventy-n''
acres and put up thirty tons OF hay
l went back to Minnesota about July
IO, leaving my son here. | returnea
In October, bringing my family wrn
me. l found that the land we hau
acquired was Of good quality, oelhs
a strong clay loan with clay suDsoH'
Last spring / sowed 100 acres in Whea'
and fifty acres in oats and barley.
(Seventy-flve acres OF this grain was
sowed on "go-back" plOwed last
spring. My crop was thrashed In on
October. the result being over z''V"
bushels OF grain in all. Wheat aver,
aged fifteen bushels per acre au1
graded No. hard, but that wnicn was
sown on land other than SOD bo
back") went twenty four and one-na'l
bushels per acre. -,
To say that | am well pleased WIN
the result of my first years farnihS -
operations in Manitoba does not aaef
luately express my feelings, ana
have no hesitation IN advising moss
who are living in districts where lane
g high in price to come out here
hey are willing to do fair emouPt
II work. am ten miles from VlrdP.
which Is a good market town, ana fs
niles from Hargrave, where there y
wo elevators This summer erefd
! dwelling house of native stone ad
fought a half-section Of land adJon-
ng our homesteads, for which l aid
very moderate price. There arestill
ONE homesteads in this district and
and OF fine quality can be purciased
rom the Canadian Pacific Rilwav
ompany at $3.50 per acre oD liberal
srms. Good water Is generalv found
t depth Of from fifteen twenty
set. ! have It's acres read for CROP
ext year.
The cost Of living here 4 ahort aha
lme a. In southern Mipzssots So
'mmoditiss are highk - .aers
.Mer In price, but ~ - 4
&<X -
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
A Narrow Escape.

Gainesville, Tex, Jan. pa little
2-year-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Parker,
residing on North Dixon street, came
near losing his life late Tuesday after
noon. While playing in the yard the
little fellow tumbled into a large tub
of water sitting at the hydrant. When
discovered he was limp and apparently
lifeless. A physician was called and
by prompt and heroic treatment the
child was resuscitated.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
River and Harbor Hear,pr.

washington, Jan. 25.-The rivers and
naToors commission gave a hearing
Yesterday to persons interested in the
tennessee river and It's tributaries and
In the Pittsburg and the Monongahela
rivers To-day Sabine Lake, Tex, will
have a hearing. These hearings are
not indicative that bill will be framed
at t,4S A IS Eseffzion. as the committee has
LETT positoT, Sssu bn4Ty -
he fent % inches wide and "
Dr q durable and viii be
fFafpo ,he fuu xhe eo.p rxz.s<
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
The Health and Pleasure R..ort,

The Health and Pleasure Resort.
or Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Call.
fornia are quickly and comfortably
reached via the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Sunset Route. Daily through
service from New Orleans to San
Francisco via Houston. San Antonio
Ell Paso and Los Angeles. Specie
semi-weekly service, Sunset Limited
from New Orleans Mondays and
Thursdays, composed OF Buffet Smok-
ing Car, containing Bath Room and
Barber Shop. Drawing Room Compart.
ment Car, regular Pullman SleeperS
and Dining Car (meals a la cartel, all
of the latest design and most luxuri-
ously appointed. Direct connections
made at New Orleans from all points
North and East. Detailed informa-
ton cheerfully furnished by ". @.
Neimyer. G. w. A, So. Pac. Co. 2Ss
Clark St. Chicago; W. H: Connor
Com'l Agt., Chamber Commerce Bldg,
Cincinnati, O.. w. j. Berg. Tray. Pass
Agt., 220 Ellicott Square, Buffalo
N. Y.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
90

IN Canada in regard
of white paper is be-
Inds All Canadian mill
Thee dealers have sent out
Wlrawing prices for the
sNor the first time in years
nlng rejected or half filled.
ranufacturers have been
ng shipments of wood pulp
IN millers. English deal
lave made inquiries in
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
Seaport of tho South.

1t has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement Of grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern seaboard would demand an in
crease Of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte, at the head Of
Galveston Bay. Peculiar natural ad-
vantages surround LaPorte notably its
being the fartherest inland seaport on
the Gulf, having high dry land with
perfect drainage and the purest arte-
sian water, climate unsurpassed in
the south and an attractive city site,
The American Land Co., 1SS Madison
street, Chicago, is interested at La
Porte and announces the first general
sale Of property will be held Feby.
14-17, 1900.
Better character without zach than
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

a fund to preserve the
in which the
ioag was made and in
a mCF@rIc-t e-~- the
~ Ross, the maker, has
billy carried out.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

Deducting s415,607.S2 as erroneous
and delinquent assessments, there re-
manned as revenue for the support of
TIE state government and the public
schools through an ad valorem taxa
tion of thirtY-eight cents on the one
hundred dollars, the sum of $2,S31.-
1859, Of which more than three
fourths was paid by real estate
- For the further support of the state
government and the public schools
$1743977 was paid through the
comptroller's and treasury departments
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

4an Authors club, every
leh must have written
THY to be called litera-
e club itself sitting in
loSesty of the organi-
Ing significant.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

been a curiOIs compl-
rtral circumstances that
+ that New Jersey judge
,hild's life at 81.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

at in two instances man
t necessary to disguise
Ipan's clothes in order to
fully IL a high tribute
.Ffeautation for hon
iouSneSs.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

2 rural editor in speaking of an
on: 'sOne man was killed and
hea his head severed from his
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

buhe cruel war is over the vet
have mighty different time
irving to vote the way they
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

r the street sometimes means
Dill OF fare at home.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

r;saVing the country will
ress again; but who is
|cthe fellows that are re-
|v.he job?
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

% with a cork limb is more of
than q goer.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

seems to have remarkably lit7
with the open door.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

Jmetimes a failure 1t
n1 tslse so many people
perience.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

that there are now
Z of white pine still
w borders Of Mime
urther that this pine
at the rate of 1,50O,-
Apear, and that in an
The present rate of
1tlues, an end will
Dr to the lumber bust
VI This. however, is a
! ses no particular
asf ness men. for, ac-
ge1polis reports, they
1t with the passing of
there will be a great
ricultural population,
le which will
One result of the de-
lch farming lands of
S of the state will
on lte them for any
\ in by the closing
7 Ills.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

e overcrowding of the
anges Secretary of Ag-
will, it is said, rec
3sress allow the west
pmtbsssIpl'asssol!i.e graz
hat th4 rentals de-
o irrigaEing and edu-
1 ments within the
warrant each renter
Improving his holding,
4 resting his grass
IN result in a greater
/. for the land.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

L%ser, delivering an
1 prominent club of
l6atsly asserted that
Ea York were thieves
y declaration will be
1.-THE coniding thou
talways maintained
hose of Chicago and
/, were paragons OF
\ rigid honesty.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

|Son is made up of great
The man who is the
is own character builds
1c
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

Tn imagines himself honest
s have found him out.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

? said that the Lord Is al
lie side of the heaviest ar
e Bbers seem to be doing
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

natural that a breach of
Pc should be heard in a
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

publication. has
] John Bull, and is
Mr. Bull had now
{ field at once.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

rom as managed to round
,hbr thieves. Such is life
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

las captured Naic. It
H,long that some one would
Vsst of 1t in that quarter.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

December 15, 1897, and $39. .S92. .073.50 on
February 1S, 1898. and 81, 1887, ,92S.63 on
December /, 1898, without considering
those in private institutions of like
character, 1t can not be reasonably sup
posed that there was in the entire state
on January /, 1898, all told, only $14,-
125, ,734-being an actual decrease of
$138, $50 from that rendered in 1890. If
other evidence were wanting to COM
pletely overthrow the presumption that
the rendition of money in 1898 was cor
rect, an appeal might be confidently
taken to the daily press during that
year in whose columns were to be found
many advertisements by loan agencies
such as this: "A large amount of mon
ey on hand to take up and extend pay
ment of purchase money notes on farm
ing lands at the lowest rates of inter
est prevailing" to say nothing Of num-
berless published offers from individ-
uals to lend, upon safe security, limited
amounts of money ranging from one
thousand to fifty thousand dollars.
Were more required to be said upon this
particular subject, allusion might be
made to the tax rolls of two of the
richest and most prosperous and popu-
lous counties in the state-in one Of
which not one dollar, beyond that own
ed by banks, bankers, brokers and
stock jobbers, was listed for taxation,
and in the other but three hundred dol
lars.
AS to the assessment of merchandise
in 1898 to the extent of $31 ,666, $50, be-
ing an increase only of $2,344,537 over
that of 1890. nothing further needs be
said than that during that year the in
surance in this state upon such char
acter of property covered more than
SIS, 100000
] beg to invite the most serious at
tention of the legislature to the fol-
lowing table. which shows the revenue
accruing to the state through the ad-
valorem tax of thirty eight cents on the
one hundred dollars for general and
school purposes, according to assessed
for the year ending Aug. 81,
1Q0c.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

lbano says the
him by GN-.
= lse statement
Sd the bounds of
9st and Civilized.
thing like that
more than a dollar
lie.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

killed and four
e of cards in a
That is the
the ferocious
the more gem
blind pig.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
It

Y taxed nation is a wisely
ion
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

4 a contrary di-
esurface current
eather. because
Qe of two air
ne other cold,
- a-fr,,a,,+t-
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

Gratitude like eyerytkx6g else 6
-; done s
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

accompanying tia governors mes
sage is the report of Land Commission
er Hogan. The land commissioner gives
the total number of acres granted to
eaeh railroad eompaSsy by the state of
iexas, and which have been surveyed
ana returned to the general land office
Tor patent The total number of acres
surveyed foots up S5,76S.71S.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27

HOusness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-04
HALLSTEAD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

special to the Scranton Tribune.
Ha!lstead, April 3.-Mr. and Mrs
Fred Slocum, of Jackson, were enter
tanned by Mr. and Mrs. Nj. S. Love-
Sunday.
Frank S. Barnes was under the care
of the doctor Monday.
The Lackawanna's carpenter gang
are employed this week on the trestle
at Afford, putting in new planks and
beams.
w. r. Tinker was in New Milford
on business Monday.
Charles Lawrence was in Scranton
I during Monday
Judson Hinman, of Scranton, spent
Sunday at the 5cme OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Snover.
Marvie Hollistor has returned home
from visit with his uncle, N. j.
Banker in Hickory Grove.
y. X. Lowe and wife, of Jackson,
were visiting relatives in town Sat
urday and Sunday.
The remains of Edward Powell, OF
BinGhamtoE, were brought here for
interment Friday noon. Burial SER
vices were held in Rose Hill cemetery.
The deceased formerly resided here,
where he was employed by the I.acka-
wanna in watching coal.
Miss Carrie SGmmerion, of the Low
ell Business college, spent Sunday at
her homo here.
Lee Aldrich has accepted a position
in the Johnson store in Great Bend
Miss Grace Harding spent Sunday
at her home near Hartford.
Warren W. Preston has accepted A
position in the Bloomsbury Normal
school as tutor in the study of biog-
raphy. He left to fill his new position
| Tuesday.
Rev. 'R. N. Ives was visiting his
sons and daughter in Hallstead Fri
day. Mr.. Ives is now an inhabitant
| of New Milford.
Hon. James T. Dubois has secured
his leave of absence from his duties
| at 81. Gall, Switzerland, and after
visiting the Paris exposition expects
| to return to Hallstead with his FAM
lily about July /.
Brakeman n. j. Brown was hurt at
Cortland Monday night, by the sud-
| den application Of the airhrake. owing
to break in the couplings of the train.
He was thrown violently forward,
| striking against the stove in the
caboose. and RECEIVED a broken rib. He
| was brought to his home here, and is
now resting easy.
| In the trial of Farmer Garrett, of
| Great Bend, who was charged with
larceny by Fred Carl, the defendant
gave bail amounting to 5000 for his
| appearance at court,
Considerable excitement was caused
in this quiet borough Monday even
ing by the sudden appearance of sew
eral parties who came here from Fos-
ter. The first party had eloped with
the second party's wife, and man No
? arrived in hot pursuit, we'll equipped
with a pistol. The guilty party finally
escaped after a backyard run.
| Fishermen are now walking over
each other before daylight each morn
! ing, in an effort TO obtain the best
| fishing spots.
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will engage in the coal business in

will engage in the coal business in
Lanesboro.
The adjourned hearing of Charles
Mccarthy. of the Oakland Side, who
recently emptied the contents of a re-
volver into the Hotel European, in
Susquehanna, will be held on Wednes-
day. There are indications that the
case will be settled out of court.
Miss Anna Dooley, a Susquehanna
stenographer, has taken a position in
the office of A. c., Dodge, in Bingham
ton.
Ballard & Fenton will be the new
proprietors of the Lanesboro tannery.
Mrs. II. p. Kimbell has returned
from a visit with Binghamton rela-
tives.
The coal business is dull on the JEFF
ferson branch of the Erie.
The Lanesboro assault and battery
case of George Lacey against Scott
Lacey, brothers, was tried before JUS
tice Gleason, in this place, Monday.
The sale of an ancient stove for so
cents made the disturbance in the fam
lily. The defendant was discharged.
congressman C. Fred Wright re-
turned to Washington today.
Timothy J. Houlihan, the Lacka-
wanna coal agent in Elmira, spent
Sunday with his parents in this place.
Former Sheriff E. P. Pope and wife
of Montrose, have returned home from
visit with Susquehanna relatives.
Rev. Charles w. Boot, who has beer
seriously i'll for nearly three weeks, is
| now sufficiently strong again to re-
sumo his duties at Christ Episcopal
church and will preach for the first
time on Wednesday evening at 7.3C
p. m. The full choir will render Win.
cents Passion of Jesus" During
Holy Week the choir is to be aug.
mented and the music will be excep.
tionally attractive.
Mrs. John Furez, an aged resident
died this morning at o'clock. The
| funeral arrangements have not yet
| been made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-04
SUSQUEHANNA,
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

BpeCldl 10 tne scranton lGlDunc.
Susquehanna, April 3.-The Republi-
can congressional conference for the
Fifteenth district will be held in Sus-
quehanna on Saturday, April 81.
George Sousa, a we'll known Susque-
hanna musician, left on Sunday night
for Greenville, South Carolina, where
he will join Teets' circus as a trombone
soloist
Miss Name Springstein. soprano, of
Susquehanna, and Miss Cruiser. elocu-
ZIONIST of Montrose, will participate
in concert in the Honesdale Metho-
dist church on Friday evening.
A. r. Cullom, ESQ.,, of Montrose. was
professionally engaged in town on
Monday.
Ralph B. Little, esq, of Montrose,
chairman of the Republican county
committee, was professionally engaged
in town on Monday.
Richard j. Mccarthy. who has been
in Providence. Rhode Island, inspect
ing boilers for the Erie for the past
six months, has returned home.
The remains of Charles Van Why.
late of Bnghamton. N. Y. arrived
here this afternoon and services were
held in the Oakland Methodist church.
lnterment was made in McKune ceme-
terry. Deceased was a soldier in the
Civil war, serving in Company H, One
Hundred and Sixty-third New York
volunteers. He was a member of Wa
trous post, G. A. r., of Binghamton.
The funeral of Mrs. O'Dav, of Gulf
Summit, Broome county, New York
| took place from St. Johns Catholic
church in this place on Monday after
noon. The remains were inferred in
Laurel Hin cemetery.
In Binghamton, N. Y. on Saturday
last, by Rev. DR.. Tuckley, pastor of
the Centenary Methodist chulrh, Carl
Spencer and Miss Ethel Emery, both
of Susquehanna, were united in mar
riage.
DR.. H. A. Tingley, Susquehanna's s
oldest physician, on Monday celebrated
his eightieth birthday. He is still in
active practice.
Albert Hunt, Of New York city. bari
tone. rendered a solo on Sunday morn
ing in ST. Johns Catholic church
Monroe Curtis lodge, No 1874, Broth
| erhood of Railroad Trainmen will hold
| it's thirteenth annual ball in Hogan
| opera house on Friday evening. April
! %, Music will be furnished by Doran's
! full Susquehanna orchestra.
| Richard j. Shipley, formerly and for
many years a foreman in the Erie
shops in Susquehanna, but now as
sistant Superintendent of ice machine
works at York, Pa, returned home
| today from visit with Oakland Side
| relatives.
| Misses Nellie Foley and Gertrude
| Geary, of Susquehanna, are visiting
! Miss Kate Flannelly. in Carbondale.
! Hassett's and Houlihan's Susquehan-
ma orchestra win furnish music for a
! ball to be held In Kistler's hall. in
| Great Bend, on Tuesday evening,
| April II,
S. ]. Donahoe, of Great Bend, is
| about TO apply for a patent upon an au-
tomato spring locker.
Great Bend expects to have base
ball team this season.
Erie Baggage Man Arthur Brewer
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Flynn, of Green Ridge, who is quite Ill
at prpspnt

Flynn, of Green Ridge, who is quite Ill
at present.
The school children are dreading
their final examination, which is near
at hand, and consequently are quite
studious at present
Miss Beth Raymond, Of Binghamton.
n. Y, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Sarah j. williams.
Mr.. Fred Lamoreaux. Of 1Iallstead,
Pa, spent the Sabbath at the home OF
MIR. q. 5. Hinkley.
A reception will be rendered to the
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciey Wednesday evening. April 4, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. f. d. Pratt.
All members of the society are invited
to he present.
Mrs. James S. Wilkes and Miss Lii
liam Wheateroft were received as mem-
bers of the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning by letter.
Mr.. Simon Pipher and family, of Fac
toryville, Pa, have moved into Harry
Wilson's house. Mr.. Pipher is engineer
on the local passenger train.
Rowland c. Shields and family are
moving itno Mr.. Chandler c. Coles
house in Walnut park.
Mr.. Il. F. Carey, who conducted a
medicine show here for several weeks
during the winter, has purchased q
home in Montrose, Pa.
Mr.. Sidney Pratt and family hav,
moved from Fields brook into j. w
Billings tenement house.
Mr. Frank Brown has moved hi:
harness shop on the floor below thai
which he has previously occupied II
Mr.. G. :. Hinkley's tenement house.
! Rev. and Mrs. $. ID. Waterbury, o.
! KnUwlesville, n. Y, former residents
! of this place, have named their LITTLE
! twins. Jean Margaret and Fsrrie
! Emma.
Mr.. w. w. Leroy and family hav,
| moved into Mrs. Charles Nichols
house on state street
Are our boys going to have bast
| ball team and ball ground this season
Mr.. Fred steele and family have
| moved from Fieldsbrook into Mr.. c. NJ
| Macks house. Mr.. Steele will worl
| for Mr.. G.. c.. Rought.