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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
CHAS. BALL, LATE OF THIS
CITY, DEAD IN OKLAHOMA.

The family of Charles Ball in this
city received this morning a message
notifying them of his death in Wealth
erford. Oklahoma. Mr.. Ball lived here
about ten years until about six years
ago when he moved to Oklahoma. He
was carpenter by trade. His wife,
two sons and a daughter still live here.
His wife is the daughter of Albert
Goodloe, job printer at the News Of
flee. Sidney, the oldest son here, is a
stonecutter and Joe the younger is a
small boy. Charles, another son is in
Cuba and John, another is in San
Francisco. The body will be buried at
Weatherford, but will probably be re-
moved to this place later.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
THE NEXT ATTRACTION
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

A new acquaintance and what seems
to be a universal favorite wherever it
has been seen is Have You Seen
Smith" 1t is a merry melange of
satire and nonsense of the day, a COM
edy of the timeS-''tuned" every day
brisk. colorful, tuneful and refined
Incidental to the amusing comedy sit
nations and tableaux is introduced a
perfect avalanche of songs, dances,
marches and graceful and grotesque
cayortings of every description. All
the recent novelties in the line of mu-
sic and mirth are seen in Have You
Seen Smith and tr predice a rousing
engagement here seems superfious.
Myar Opera House, December 25th.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
News Of
the Courts
Burglars Caught in the Act.

About o'clock Saturday night Of
ficers Mitchell and Christley made a
very important arrest. They were on
South Ell Paso street when they heard
woman scream and running in the
direction from which the noise was
coming they met man at the foot of
the stairs at the Washington house at
No. "a South Ell Paso street. He was
coming down the stairs in hurry and
Officer Christley arrested him. but he
tried to break away from the sturdy
little officer.
Officer Mitchell ran up the stairs and
met another man in the hall. He was
promptly arrested and the two were
taken to the police station and locked
up on a charge of burglary. They gave
their names as Frank Johnson and
Joseph Hermon.
Hermon was one of the men in the
police station all of last week who was
fed on bread and water. He claimed
to be a railroad man but at his pre-
liminary hearing this morning before
Justice A. w. Spencer he showed that
he knew a little about criminal cases.
ne conducted his own case and several
ines maze the attorney look up in
surprise at the questions he asked the
witnesses.
who ATTENDED the trial this morning
that Hermon has a history that he
would not want known. He is a hard
looking man and has been arrested
several times here for vagrancy and
every time he has been arrested he
would show fight an dtry to get away
from the officer.
The two men were bound over to the
grand jury in $500 bond and were sent
back to the county Jail to which place
they had been transferred.
Charged With Robbing Drunken Man.
Hazel Williams, a strawberry blonde
from the tenderloin district, was ar
rested Saturday night and locked up
on the charge of theft from the per-
son. She is alleged to have robbed a
man while he was drunk. She was
to the county Jail and re-
leased later on bond. 1t was just No
vember 10Th that she was arrested
last time for the same offense but the
witness did not prose-
cute the case and she was released
Caught a Burglar in His House.
Felix Martinez, a Mexican turned
deStective and arrested another Mex
lean yesterday named Anastacio Mar
where he is locked up on the charge of
burglary. Felix said that he had been
down town and when he returned home
he saw that something was wrong
and made a search of the house when
he found the burglar with bundle of
and some toys. He took the
bundle away from him and marched
him to the county Jail. He was taken
before Justice Spencer this morning
and bound over to the grand jury on
a $500 bond.
Charged With Swindling.
Gustav Kutteroff is in the county Jail
charged with swindling. He is alleged
to have worked an old time trick on
several Ell Paso people from which he
secured quite a little sum of money. |
He went to S. II. Wood, the carpenter. |
and showing a draft for quite a sum
Of money borrowed S25, saying that it |
was too late to get into a bank to get |
he draft cashed but that as soon as he |
could do so he would return the $25. |
He is said to have worked the trick |
before and the case is said to be very
strong against him.
William West Again.
VIM. West was arrested again Satur-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
DEATH OF F.. S. THOMPSON.
FORMERLY OF Ell PASO.

The Herald received a telegram this
afternoon from j. l. Thompson, a ban
ker of Lacon, ILL.,. conveying the in
telligence of the death of his son, F.
S. Thompson.
f. S. Thompson resided in Ell Paso
for two or three years. He came here
for his health. He invested quite
heavily in Ell Paso real estate, and
built several houses. among them those
now owned by Mr.. Hixson at the end
of Myrtle avenue.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
A; GOOD GAME OF BASE
BALL PLAYED SUNDAY.

The base ball game yesterday was
not >patron1zed as it should have been.
The game was as pretty an exhibition
as has been seen in FL Paso this sea-
son, the score at the end standing to
in favor of the Colts. Jim Long was
In the box for the Colts and all FRO
fesSionals could not connect with his
wonderful delivery. Syke Young did
lie slab work for the All Professionals
and pitched good game
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

The chair person struck the desk
violently with her gavel
1.-The club" she exclaimed. sis not In
orderi The fit OF coughing should
come regularly after the Invocation.
and it is nothing short of unparlia-
mentary to try to interject 1t at this
pointv
AS for the members, they were clear
ly much mortified to have given occa-
Sion for this just rebuke.-DetrOit
Journal
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
THE FIRST DEATH TO
OCCUR IN THIS LODGE.

In Franklin, Tenn, December 8,
James F. Redmond, aged As, formerly
of Ell Paso.
This is the first death to occur in
the Ell Paso Lodge No. 1873 A. o. U. w.
OF which Mr.. Redmond was a member
The lodge was organized about ten
years ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

There's no use mincing matters, nv
dear. The fact is. you are not an ex-
pert cook
She-I think the trouble is that you
do not know what good cooking is.
He-And evidently you do not intend
l shall ever become any wiser.-Boston
Transcript.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

I'm sorry" said the rural chairman
to the speaker. that they amt no
more people here tonight, but what
does those detestable hounds of the
other side do but go an organize a toll
gate burnin fer the very night we had
you advertised to come?'-Indianapolis
Press
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

features this company eliminated
them for the performance Saturday
night was as clean and moral a play
as ever presented on the Myar stage.
To everyone who has read the book
the play was we'll Connected and the
plot and sequeal clearly seen. The
house was well filled and the rendition
well received.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
One Chore Out Of the Way.

amelia. it is a shame for us to quar-
rel this way before we start out"
"Oh. not at all. Edgar. IL we have q
right good quarrel now, we won't have
a thing to do but enjoy ourselves after
we get on the train-"-Indianapolis
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
THE BORDER RIFLES
HAVE TARGET SHOOT.
Some Pretty Good Scores Made, and
the Boys Will Have a Turkey
Shoot Next Sunday.

The Border Rifles were out for tar
get practice yesterday afternoon for
the first time since the company was
organized.
They did some good shooting at 200
yards distance, resulting in the follow
ing scores (out of a possible 500:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

Next Sunday they will have a turkey
shoot which promises to be interest
ing. The military boys will have five
shots each before the public are adj
mitted to the contest
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
DIED.

Guadalupe Vega, the two months old
daughter of Limo Vega, a cigar maker
for Kohlberg Bros, died at 4S4 Fourth
street yesterday and was buried this
afternoon after funeral services at the
family residence.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

''Sapho" was well rendered by the
Jossey stock company Saturday night.
Each part was we'll represented and if
the play ever had any objectionable
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

Phone to Kaseman for the best
coal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
HOW THE VOTE STANDS TO-
DAY FOR CARNIVAL QUEEN.

The voting for the queen of the Car
nival is more spirited. Several new
have been announced. The
returns this afternoon are as follows:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

Misses Lyons, Allen Haggart, Green,
Ethel Catlin, Mary Stevens, and Camp
bell. Mrs. Brunschwig, five votes each.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

GIVE BOON BRIOK house on Nort1 Ore
7 gon STREET close in. e26Oo.o0. Horace B. Ste
VEINS, Real Els cate and Insurance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

40 feet on Oregon between First and Sec
t@O opd streets Good buildings on some,
Marx Miller. 100 Mesa ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

hIINE ROOM BRICK house, 21-2 lots. n
IN North santa Fe ST., east front desIrable
location. Horece B. Stevens. Real e. tate
and Insurance
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

SIX room new brick cottage. all modern
y improvements, close IN on Bou ievard
Nice lawn, trees. south front; for thi-ty five
hundred dollaas. For terms see Mark Mil
.r. 100 Mesa ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

O pieces of In eide business propert on San
o Antonio ST, now paying handsome in
come on the Investment. This property will
advance twenty-five per cent in less than a
year. Investigate prices. Mark Miller; 1o9
Mesa ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

, LOTS, CORNER Ochoa and LIST SITS op-
posite r. y Depot, $685. 90 Horace
p Stevens. re Al Estate and Insurance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17

TOR sALE-At a bargain. my six roo n and
bath modern new brick house. with two
lots location one block west Nos e's fine
home See owner room 10. Morehouse block
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Sheriff Sale.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY.--Wlll
be sold before the court house door in
Dawson, Terrell county, Georgia, on
the first Tuesday in September next,
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
property, tO-wit:
City lot number sixty-fVe, with inn
prOvements thereon, in "Wuller Sup
vey," on east side of Cheath8iA street
and fronting She same one hundred and
five feet and running back one hun
dred and eighty feet, bounded north
by vacant lot and Connoway place,
east by vacant lot, south by vacant lot,
south by vacant lot and west by Cheat
ham street, safa lot being and lying
ia the cityof Dawson, Terrell county
Ga. Levied on and sold as the proper
tY of Charles f. Ward to satisfy an ex
ecution issued from the county cOur,
of Terrell county in favor of Charles
T.. Stults X Co. again,t said Ward; anC
other county court executions agains1
him in my hands levied on said prop
erty. This August 9th, 1900.
D. X. CHRISTIE. Sheriff,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Sale.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY.-By
virtue of an order from the Court OF
Ordinary, will be sold'bef0re the court
house door in Dawson, Georgia, on the
first Tuesday in September next, dur
ing the legal hours of sale, to the high
est bidder, the following property: Lot
of land number one hundred and TWEEN
ty-nine, the east half of lot of land
number one hundred and thirty-One,
and two and one-half acres of lot Of
land number one hundred and thirty
six, all lying in the Fourth district of
Terrell county and containing in all
three hundred, five and a quarter
acres. Sold for the benefit of heirs and
creditors. Terms cash. This August
eth, 1900. S. =. CHAMBERS. Admir-.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
GEORGIA GLEANlNGS.

Pension Commissioner Linsday
has almost completed the pension list
which will be presented to the legisla-
ture at the coming session. 1t will
contain about 5000 additional names.
An armed mob of fifty men stOrmed
the guard house at Doerun Friday
night and lynched negro who had
attempted an assault on Mrs. Vickers.
His body was riddled with bullets.
In riot in Liberty county two
white men and three negroes were
killed. The governor ordered out
troops to quell the disturbance.
"A Greene county man is Dragging
about a chicken with five toes, but the
great need of the hour is chicken
with five drum sticks.
An Augusta man held a mad dog
by the ears until another came with a
gun. The dog only bit his walking
stick.
Nearly one million cans of peaches
have been put up by the canning fac
tories in Fort Valley this season.
A Hancock farmer brought "A.
pound watermelon in.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
CITY Ordinance.

Be it ordained by the mayor and
city council of Dawson that from and
after the passage of this ordinance it
shall be unlawful for any drug store or
other business house to keep an open
door on Sunday, except that drug
stores may open between the hours OF
9:45 and l0:45 A. NJ, and between 2:3O
and $3.50 p. NJ, for the purpose of sell
ing medicines and medical necessities.
Be it further enacted that all violations
of this ordinance shall be punished as
provided in section POS of city code
Done at regular meeting Of city coun-
ell OF Dawson, this August 9Th, 1900.
j. w. F. LOWREY, Mayor.
r. E. BELL, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
NEWS AND VIEWS.

Chicago sneak thieves are working
a shrewd campaign game. They oper-
ate in gangs. One of them transforms
himself into campaign orator ana
spouts red-hot politics from cart or
curbstone. While he is stlrrlr up
enthusiasm by eXpounding the theory
of good government and denounclng
tyranny and corruption, his cOnteder.
ates are operating among the crowd
and in the adjacent houses. SO com
mon has the orator thief become that
the chief of police has issued 'instruc-
tions to his men to keep close eye on
all street political gatherings
Jerry Simpson of Kansas, who sock
less and irrepressible leaped to the
pedestal of notoriety from the crest OF
the wave Of populism which swept
over his state some years ago. IS now
at the front as the ,Original shlrt-walst
politician. He is making his campaign
cOatless and cool as to his corporal
being, however hot may be the polltl-
cal stuff which he fires at his hearers.
Not less than six hundred industrial
trusts have been organized since the
passage of the Dingley tariff act, ana
vet the republican party has the gan
to promise the country relief from the
trust abomination.
King Humbert carried 100000 in
life insurance and had the distinction
of being the most highly insured mon
arch in the world.
We have about q inhabitants to the
square mile; Japan 296, the Netherlands
40l.
kilograms from Shanghai costs Sl'65
per word,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
PERRY X ROBERTS
Sheriff Sale.

GEORGIA., TERRELL COUNTY
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county, within the legal
hours of public sale, on the inst tues
day in September next, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following descrlb-
ed property tO-wit All of lots of land
mum bers one hundred and tifty-two
(152), south half of lot number one hun
dred and ffty-three (153), south half OF
lot number one hundred and ninety
$50, east half of lot number one hun
dred and fifteen Cll5), south half OF lot
number one hundred and tifty-one (l5lh
containing six hundred and seven and
one-half acres (607t) more or less, stu
ated in the Fourth district of Terrell
county, Georgia, and known Us part of
the Leroy Brown place, and at the time
of levy in the possession of I. ]. Thorn
ton, now in the possession of Jas. Clark
as receiver; also all of lots Of land
numbers two hundred and four (204j
and two hundred and five 200 and the
east half of number one hundred and
eighty (180), the Chickasawhatchee
creek being the line, situated in the
Third district of Terrell county, Geor-
gia, and containing 500 acres more or
less, and at the time of levy in the pos
session of J. A. Thornton, now in pos
session of Jas. Clark as receiver. Said
land contains in all ll073 acres more
or less. All of said property levied on
and sold as the property Of J, T. Thorn
ton to satisfy ii ia issued from Terrell
Superior Court in favor of J. B. Perry
against the said Thornton. Levy made
by J. Fl. Slade, deputy sheriff, and re-
turned to me. This August 9th, 1900.
ID, K. CHRISTIE, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Adninistr atrix's Sale.
,RGIA. TERRELL COUNTY.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY.
By virtue OF an order from the Court
of Ordinary will be sold before the
court house door in Dawson, Terrell
county, Georgia, on the first Tuesday
in September next, within the legal
hours of sale. to the highest bidder,
the following described property
to-wit An undivided half interest in
seven acres of land in the southeast
corner of lot of land number 81, and
also an undivided half interest in lot of
land number So, all lying in the Elev-
enth district of Terrell county, Georgia.
Sold as the property of John Robertson.
late of said county, deceased. Terms
cash. This August 7th, 1900.
LOUISA ROBERTSON, Adm tx.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The fall season, which is regarded
as .paying up time, >" is here, and The
NEWS would request those OF its sub
saribers who are in arrears to settle
their indebtedness as early as possible.
Mr.. Warren B. Parks will call on All
whose subscriptions have expired, and
will receipt for all money paid to him.
Please settle promptly upon presenta-
ton of the account and save US the
trouble and expense of second visit
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Laid Everything on Grover.

From the Valdosta Times,
Mr.. Bryan says that he viii call cons
gress together as soon as he is elected
to declare our Philippine policy. Our
friendly advice to Mr.. Bryan is to let
congress alone. Grover Cleveland
called congress to met crisis once and
it met it by abusing Cleveland for
everything that had happened in earth,
sea and sky since the civil war. If Mr.;
BRYAN wants to save himself he had
better let congress slumber
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
A Shock to the Pops.

From the Albany Herald
If that strange story to the effect
that Wharton Barker, the middle OF
the road populist candidate for presi-
dent, is a Russian lord should prove to
be true, thus making the ambitious
populist leader ineligible for the office
to which he aspires, will he ever be
able to survive the shock? The story
is strange one, and doubly strange
because it is the ideal populist, Whar-
not Barker, who is said to have per-
mitted the Gar of Russia to make him
q lord.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.

They regulate the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kid
news and blood as prepared by DR.. II. Motley, in
his Lemon Elixer a pleasant lemon drink, 1t
cures biousness, consti patton, Indigestion. head
ache. appendicitis. malaria, kidney diseases,
fevers. chills. heart failure nervous prostration,
and all other diseases caused by a torpid or dis
eased liver or Kidneys. 1T is aA established fact
that lemons. when combined properly with other
liver toncs produce the most desirable results
upon the stomach. liver bowels, kidneys and
blood. Sold by druggists SOC and 81 bottles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
ROBBED or $3.50.
Masked Men Get Webster County Ladys
Money.

From the Richland Gazette.
Last Saturday at noon two men
masked, walked into Mrs. Jane Par
rott's house, near Weston, and one OF
them grabbed her by the throat and
held her while the other one deliber-
ately proceeded to cut the pocket out
of her dress, which contained her peck
ct book and $3.50 in cash, and they
walked off with it.
This coed woman, who is a widow
and lives all alone, never having had
any children, went to Weston and re-
ported what had happened. A num-
Der of men set out Immediately 10 cap
ture the bold robbers, but up to last
reports they had not been captured
They are apt to be caught and given
that justice they need.
A negro is in jail charged with the
crime.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
BRING YOUR COTTON TO DAWS01
AND REMEMBER THAT
Perry & R0berta
WANT TO HANDLED FOR YOU.

We feel that equipped this than ever before c
the
force and will enable
We safely promise that Dawson will better
cotton markets in
gia the country have made
protect and stand for
that all who favor with
obtain the highest Our large and
n nrustiag their business O
heartily
of the Yours truly,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Bright kphoriSms.

1t is better to be i'm posed upon oc-
casionally than to doubt indiscrimina,
tely.
Always think twice before you pur'
chase anything offered at sacrifice.
A mans actual measurement is new.
err marked of on his tombstone.
Only the very poor man is absolutely
sure of his friends.
The gossip and the hypocrite are
twins.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
To LAWYERS:

We want reliable attorney to send
us applications for farm loans from
this county We prefer young law
yer who has never been engaged in
the loan business. Our rates are low,
plans liberal and resources unlimited.
BARKER & HOLLEMAN,
Gould Building, Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Rev. John P. Sanders Writes

Dr. II. Motley. Atlanta, Ga. have been re-
leved of a trouble which greatly endangered my
life by using Mozley's Lemon Elixer. My doc
tor declared my only relief to be the knife, my
trouble being appendicitis. ! have been perma-
nently cured and am now we'll man ! am a
preacher of the NJ. f. Church South located in the
Town of yerbena Ala. My brother Rev. r. T..
Cowen recommended the. Lemon EliXer to me.
Ship me a. half dozen large bottles c. . ID.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Referred TO Mr.. Mckinley.

From the Savannah News.
1t would appear from official state
ments that benevolent assimilation"
is one of the most expensive things the
United States ever undertook. Accord
ing to these statements the trouble in
the Philippines, which is ''all over, )"
has cost the Uuited States 1896 Amer
lean lives and 1886, 900. Perhaps
it would be better to let up on "bene-
VIOLENT assimilation" for while and
give "our plain duty chance,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

AL persons who object to the valHe,
at which their property has been as
sessed will file their complaints In
writing with the undersigned on or
before September 1st, 1900. By order
of the city council. This Aug. ID, 1900.
r. E. BELL, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
Bids w anted.

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned until 10 o'clock a. M,
Tuesday, September 4th, 1900, for su-
perintending the county pauper farm
twelve months. The right is reserved
to reject any or all bids. This August
18th, 1900. J. w. ROBERTS,
Clerk Board Co. Com RS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22

THE shirt waist man has about hao
his run as a ten days wonder, and now
comes the woman in white duck trous-
ers. For the present Long Island is
her habitat, and she is yachting wo-
man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-22
MOzIey's Lemon Elixir.

fully endorse it for nervous prostration, head
ache, Indigestion and constipation. having used
it with most satisfactory results. after ali ether
medicines had failed. J. W. RoLLo
West End. Atlanta, Ga.