The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-11-13
FAKING THE FARMERS
Against Buying Fertilizer
Formulas-A Touch of a Blizzard.
Walser to be Supreme Court Re-
porter-Election Gossip-Great In
crease In Divorces
Messenger Bureau

Releigh, n. c.. November 9.
The sale OF fertilizer tax tags for the
fall season has practically ended. Sec
retary Bruner, of the agricultural de-
partment, says 1t is about 10 per cent.
greater than it was last autumn.
The agricultural department is ad-
vised that certain persons are operat-
ing in the section of the state west Of
Charlotte. selling to farmers formulas
for making fertilizers at So for each
formula. An investigation Of the meth
DDS of these fakirs will be made The
department gives formulas free Of any
cost.
1t is learned from d. H. Abbott, of
the First district. that Isaac Meekins.
who claimed to be the real republican
nominee for congress, carried two
counties-PasQuotank and PerQuimans
and got about % per cent of the re-
publican and populist vote, DIR. Alex
ander getting the other three-fourths.
The meeting of the democratic state
executive committee which is to be
held here on the evening of the 20th in
slant will be specially interesting.
Next Sunday Rev. George Stuart, the
Tennessee evangelist. will begin re-
vival here. at Edenton Street NJ. E.
of the state.
There was a blizzard here for while
last night. and for minute or two
snow fell This morning there was ice,
the first of the season. The drop in the
temperature was remarkable.
1t is aid that Attorney General Wal
ser, whose term expires in January, is
to be supreme court reporter, to sue
ceed the late Ralph P. Buxton, Of Fay
etteville.
A republican intimates that Charles
A. Cook. of Warren county, may sue
ceed Claude Bernard as United States
district attorney. 1t was Cooks pur-
pose, early in the year. to leave this
state and go to the far northwest.
The populist leaders are saying that
their party in this state will have to
hold an early conference to decide
whether to get together on a policy or
disband. The party is virtually dead
now. Senator Butler. who was it's life
and soul, is saying that he will retire
from politics and practice law at Ra-
leigh.
A negro convict from Tyrren was
placed in the penitentiary last night to
serve five years for killing his wife.
His defence was that she tried ito run
away. He caught her. she fell, his
foot slipped and he fell upon her,
breaking her back. The sherln who
brought him says there Is thought to
be truth in his version of the affair.
The negroes do not appear to care at
all about the Aoss of their right to
vote.
| The increase in divorces is attracting
much attention. So far during the
present term of superior court here five
: have been granted.
! 1t will take the official canvass of
! votes on the Goth instant to determine
| the actual vote for congressman.
State Chairman Simmons has a Sc
we're attack of sciatica.
| The North Carolina Presbyterian sy-
| nod meets here next week.
Seven thousand new mule spinners
have been put in the Raleigh hosiery
| yarn mill. They will spin 30's.
Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell went
| to Roxboro today to organize a lodge
| of Odd Fellows.
| Among the attorneys who have been
| attending the supreme court this week
| are c. c. Lyon. of Bladen; Neill Stew
art, of Harnett; and S. M. Wetmore
[ and D T. Oates. Of Fayetteville.