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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

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at4a crimiual case tried In = Mass9Ohu.
setts superior court In many years and
which aroused intense interest in the
fashionab bic Back Bay district VA end.
cd Thursday. when Judge Bond pro-
bationed Marion Rogan. who had
blinded for life Dr.. Frank u Taylor. y
,lentist, 81 throwing vitriol il his face
;crt Of revenge Tor betrayal The young
girl had earlier appeared before the
judge and told her pitiable story aud
showed the white.haired justice her
little babe Of which she claimed Taylor
was the father. She said that Taylor,
after he had wrecked her life. had told
her that, he was irresistible among
women By reason Of his good looks. I.
In announ cling his decision Judge
Bond said that from the evidsnceft
appeared that Dr.. Taylor had sought
ont Miss Rogan, knowing she 49, =
virtuous- woman, who bad in no way
wronged him, for the sole purpose Of
causing her ruin; aud after he had &C.
complished it BY fraud and deception
and the use Of intoxicating iquorS, Il
not by drugs, he unfeelingly cast her
OF without assistance and advised her
to resort to life of prostitution, and
even boosted Of his disgraoeful conduct
with this young woman and others
whom he had ruined ~. - :. r.
"Such man." the judge added. sis
20 vile that I have no sympsthy or pity
for him in his unfortunate condition"
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Would Fight lfoGov>rn.

LONDON. Dec. 22.-Ben Jordan, the
English feavasr " oily III, iss,s sooepsed
the offer of the National Sporting club
of London and has signed articles to
fight Terry MoGovern. The articles
call for q 20-round bout ct 132 pounds
for purse Of Is, $50. Of which the win.
ner is to receive $4,000 and the loser
$3.50. II McGovsrn consents to meet
Jordan it will take place ON June 8.
The fighters viii weigh in at 2 O'Clock
on the day Of the fight. ':>>'fT ~..,,s
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I struck s. wild Oar.

AKRON, o. Dec. az While party
Of minors were descending the slope i'm
the Wagner coal mine Near here . Wild
sar overlook them. Fivs were stfuok
sby the or and two wsre killed. The
others were injured. but not fatally. M
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To Go on tn. Lsetur. Pletforu..

~ CHICAGO, 4sDec. 22.-Former Banker
Edward s Prsyer, convicted Of the
smbeszlement Of $sl6, 900 Of the funds
of the West Park board while treasurer
OF that board, and who has been fighting
imprisonment in the courts for over
two years, will, II, is announced, 60 on
the lecture platform % soon as he ID
released on bail r. ''fa = 2, :. ~ =
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House Session Also Brief

WAsHINaToN, Dec. 23.-When the
house met there were less than. 100
members on the door. The majority
Of the members already had departed
for their homes to spend the holiday
recess. The chaplain, in his invocation,
referred tsndsrly to, the death Of Mra
Frye, wife Of Senator Frye, and Of
Representative Wis of Virginia. At
1895 tho house adjourned. - f.,
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j ary system lin Porto Rico. y.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Dec 22. A
bill introducing the jury system ii
Porto Rico pissed both houses. Fred Z
erick +. Cornwell. q member Of the
house Of delegates, has introd a
house bill providing for. an appropria-
ton Of $50, 900 for al insular exhibit at
the Pan. American exposition at Buf.
faio. provided the people raise e2o. 900
additional. EiiE Nh sfss sEbI} " III I
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would Not Answer Her Holm.

VANCoUvER, B O., Dec. 2s.-The
steamer Quadra has brought the sur.
vivors Of the wreck Of the steamer
Alpha and the bodies Of the captain
and managing owner to this city. The
Alpha has now gone to destruction.
Chief Officer Wilkinson says that al,
though the skipper saw the rocky coast
of Yellow island the vessel would not
answer her helm. S3s1 4 (: Il :$ #
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For : New N.tion.la Palrk.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Representa.
tive Lacey Of Iowa has introduced q
bill providing for . "Cli6 Dwellers'
National Park" 1t provides for setting
aside . large tract Of public land in
New Mexico for the purpose of pre-.
serving the prehistoric caves and ruins
of the cliff jewellers and other relica
thereon. - ~ -
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professional Cards,
-" %S1s7 " -.
LEGAL.
u RANK W. LYON, A torney at Law
= Office In Court House, Little Falls.

NJ RICHARDSON, Attorney ai,d Coun
IN. se1or &C Law. Agent for the Amer
lean Agency Collecting Co. Buys and
same. Also has large LOT Of choice Ian
and town lots for sale. Office In CouT 4.
House, Little Falls. MINI 7'StS>as'=. III Z s; y
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Charged with Attempted Murder.

CHARGED With Attsmp pied Murder. ~
MusCATIkE, Ia, Dec. 22.-J. A. Moore
was arrested by the sheriff of Rock
Island county charged with attem ptins
to murder his stepfather, M. j.: Shelley,
who was ambushAd and shot at hid
door. Wednesdaysnight. He was iden.
titled by tracks left near the scene Of
the shooting. "a i';'2 $500 '5.|s " <a'7'
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STRIKE is DECLARED OFF
Santa Fo Teiegraph~.* May Return /,
They CAN. Z"

aoUto C0 A0lekFArn~.S Way MOURN X
They can. 2"
TOPEKA, Kan, Doc. 22.-Presiden,
Dolphin of the Nrd.r"s Poilwoy Pa;
egraphers hes dec4assl tllo strike u
the operators on tie Santa Fe off. All
the striking operators hers received or.
ders from President Dolphin that the
strike would continue no longer. w. = =
~ The operators are beginning to spec.
ulate as to whether they will be rein.
stated in the employ OF the company.
They now have the permission ot ill.,
organization to work il they can secnr.
work. ~. =, ~ ~
General Manager Nudge would nc,
expruss AZ Qt%:sjas 10 ~ --hathar n,
msn wonld be smpLoFed Or uos. !ie
said, however. rnat the Order of Ran.
way Telegraphers would not be recog.
nized under the present mana cement.
Let the operators get new officers y
he said, land then We will talk II
them." $s@ 8, g.. . T. ~ ~ - ~. -
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Canada. Surx on ito st. Gabriels Hospital
Office hours 8 to 10 q. M, and 2 to pm j
Office at residence corner of First street
and First ave. N. Is .., ~ II 54 IA Y,
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REDUCTION L D|'Ul!'CI ] i
..sAl!..L!!..E:l !. !. !. !.

n , .T n vs. 20 ~ p ~ IT. N
! Mrs. r; Il. STU.
a.rts,wtll9se her
entire line mil;
:Iinery goods re-
'g,trdless OF cOst.
Everything must e T
lie sold by Jan.
list. Come early
and get first
choice. Cash only
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

snR. MILLsPAUGH, Physician ana Sur
- Reon. once In GFlynn,s new blocA#
Once hours to p. M, and ! to y. ID. #
avenue southeast. Telephone at residence
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25
I, sioux. CITY Live Stock.

: ~. SIOUX CRY, La, Dec. 81
4 CATTLE-Market dull. =. 4 Z -. r.
Sales ranged at s4.OO@5.95 for beeyes,
es.0Ua1a 81 for COWS, bulls and mixed,
S3.2o057 Is Tor stoo kers and feeders, $a0o
@3. 80 for calves and yearlings.
~" HOGS-Market opened stronger and
closed weaker. Range Of prices a. 70@
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! MEDICAL 3 / {: A

r NJ. ROBERTS, Physician ana Sur
Aageon. n. D. PHILADELPHIA Pa. L. p
throat and ear. .ssS{t q, - mi II
RHODES BLOCH. LITTLE FALLS MINI
Reeidence at Hotel Buchanan. 81 n IN III
ONCE hours . to II a. M. to- and7 to-
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LATE MARKET REPORT.
III 49, I.E %sn|.lt.,y =
Duluth Grain. To-

Duluth Grain. t... +. t:::f~
+. :, .@@& DULUTH, Dec. 2l..s2;S
WHEAT-Cash. Nc. / hard. $50, No.
! Northern Tic, No. .. Northern 6196@
66Mc, No. 8 spring 6sA5@o9s5c.1 To Al
rive-No l hard 1870. No. l Northern
7lAc, December No. I Northern %7lc,'
May 1910. = '@s+1s2&'S nj 5j. z: G sts,, :.
= FLAX-CashS December sle4 to ar
rive $l.62, May $163 y.@>' - }::.&@ :
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Dk. n: w. ca CE, Physicien and sur
block. Residence Corner Broadway ID
Righ. Street East -, ~, 5s;I l'&.Ssy & #.s
Telephone connection. ,WetseIs Drug:
store. +. :,.G:f H.. ~ ,o,,-s% \ .s5;#S& 33.s
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St.. Paul Union Stock Yards, ,

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>Tss s3# IT, ,S%s SOUTH ST.. PAUL Dec. 81. Z,
HOGS-Market opened steady and
closed unchanged. kange of prices,
s.. 50@4.7sh. ..a& " 1.s.ls,
n CATTLE-Killing cattle Of all kinds
in good demand. 5$ss2@ %s>33 p. =, 4 lt Z.
Sales ranged at $4.50@6 Is for good to
choice butcher steers, g. 4o@3 80 Il for
good to CHI dice butcher cows and heifers.
%: 0o@f.O0 for oh Dice bulls, a. 5O05. 35
for calves.3 II ES$ Vii 5225 ts s5g s5z3 #&I&s
# SHEEP Demand good for all kinds,
both fat ana stock stuff. s "a p :
sE Sales ranged at -. 6O@5 90 for lambs,
$500 @40O for sheep. :z 4*i4 NJ, Z. a
q Chicago Grain and provisions. n n:
e., .s: E12 CHICAGO, Dec. Fl. 5
q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 59B @70o Jan
uary7o14 07o56c, February 1880; lsss$
! CORN-December $3.50, January ysN,
february 3511c, May 351sD36c. ss,s ;.
, OATS-December sl1ic, January 2lsf
May $3.50. VI, 33%s 81 + !
PORK December sl1.16. January
el2.2O. May Sls.1 Sssss q Y, .,s
I, TLAX--C Cash North western $3.50 No.
l, 81. So Deoember 3l.65 May $LoA
{. POULTRY-Turkeys $40. chickens
bUTrEK m.rle, 4 ass,1s, dairy
t25x02Oc /; IN ssss 23 e
1 EGGS-7rssh ~. II 81. +. 81 ],
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Minneapolis. Whsat.

s-s--. Minneapolis Wheat. u :SF;, ...s
49,. e 81. MlNNEAPoL1s,s Dec g..
I WHEAT--In Store- Cash 725tc,E May
N741sc. July 751<@7514c. i, :. On Track
No. hard 745tc, No. / Northern i'7s5sSc,
No. 2 Northern 67x@69s6c. y. y
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'C0 Y, q :, / r. IT ION
CUBA is .HEALTHY. :.
General Wood says There L Little Yell
= ysS a low Fevsr Outside Of HAvana. Il III

General Wood says Thsrs Il Little Ysl-
low, Fevsr Outside Of Havana. "A.
4. WASHINGTON. Dec. ~. - General
Wood, commanding the departments Of
Cuba, has written q letter to the ad.
jutant general Of the army for the pur.
pose, as he says. Of correcting an
erroneous impression II the public
mind concerning the existing condition
Of Cuba. He says: as ~
1.-The island as whole 10 free from
epidemic or contagious diseases at pres
ont, with the sole exception Of Havana,
where there still remain few cases Of
yellow fever, though not enough to re.
ceive serious consideration. The total
death rate from all causes in the city
Of Havana for the month of November
was the lowest Of any month without
regard to season for the past 10 years -
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clothing. :.
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Store.
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n. PROP

Clothing at man
ufacturer's cost.
Gents furnish
ings and shoes.
. - = yy Esst - 3,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-12-25

!, After the adoption Of the merchant,
marine and the Nicaragua canal bills
the Republican party and the Republic
an administration and congresses will
have faithfully fulfilled all Of the prom.
Uses made in the platforms adopted at
st. Louis and Philad elphia and the sub
seQuent presidential campaigns. There
is little doubt OF the early final adop-
ton Of the merchant marine bill. The
adoption Of the Nicaragua canal bill
has all along depended upon the rati-l
flcation OF the treaty with England,
providing for the neutral and peaceful
control Of the proposed waterway. d. y. *. &.
Washing ION will not only be q very
busy place until the 4th of March, on
account Of the very important measures
before congress, but It will be q gay
place socially Lent will make the sea-
son short, scarcely more than SIX weeks
In duration, with the Christmas holi-.
days deducted, but the reinauguration
Of President Nc inley promises to be
the most brilliant and most largely 1t
tended Of any ever held. ]. B. n.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Jottings

r has been some time since
II have heard from this place.
a,,sort you Grove Baptist church
SIr rr.nd time Sunday. Rev. F.
a 8 SrolIins, our pastor preached a
y, >"rI stirring sermon Sunday; his
'ort ,or, was found int 5th chapter of
i[Hr Tabn and the 4th verse. eye are
II God little children and have
y, orer come them because greater
~ :. he that is in you than he that
- - n n fbe world" The Rev. ad-
.,,orished :, his hearers to love one
Dnofber; ,',y and if they failed to love
ane a. another that they were not
otHis. The Rev. carried the
crowd and added to the church
ta,rteeu souls. We are having
GOOD prayer meeting. The
Rev, took for his text the 9th
cbaoter of Hebrew and the 10th
rrr5e. It was a wonderful ser
mon and the Rev. carried the
neople in d great storm. Rev.
Collins is a good man and we be-
Iieye he is the right man in the
riqht place and is loved by his
church at Welborn.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
From Jacksonville.

We are having fine weather.
The Cotton Belt depot was de-
stroyed by fire and the contents
were lost. Rev. Crockett filled
Rev. Douglass regular appoint
ment Sunday. Rev. Crockett is
formerly of this place but is at
present resident of Dallas. He
is worthy minister and has many
warm friends. Bro. D. Smith,
Supt. of the BAPTIST Sunday
school at Sweet Suin church
on account of illness. There
will be an entertainment given at
the church on the nth of Feb
ruary. The lady selling the
highest number of tickets will
receive a nice water set
The Western star., 1900-01-27
HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JAN. 27. 1900.

w. 7. Mcclure are new subscrib-
ers. Rev. Grant, pastor of the
M. E. church is a reader of the
Star. Mr.. J. w. McClemons and
Mrs. Matte Morgan were united
in marriage, Rev. Thompson Of
ficiating. Green Norwood was
shot Sunday night possibly fatal.
The B. Y. P. U. is moving along
nicely under the management of
Mr.. w. T. Mcclure. Rev. J..
H. Baptist, deacon Jack Holman,
Edith Swinton and Barbara are
on the sicklist. Mr.. Chas Griggs'
smoke house with contents was
destroyed Friday night by fire.
The city school opened last Mon
day morning with following
teachers: Prof. w. M. Daniel, M.
NJ. B1oakman, Mrs. O. T. Wom-
ack. Pupils are coming from
far and near. The storm party
at Mrs. Moore's Friday night was
quite surprising. Rev. Hearne
preached to the prisoners Sun
day evening. The Sunday school
is getting along nicely with c.
A. Gregg Supt. Rev. ]. F.
Thompson filled his regular ap-
pointment Sundgy at II a. m.
and at 8 p. IN. to crowded
house. Don't forget the B. Y.
P. U. Monday night. Mr.. c. c.
CODY visited his sick mothe. Sun
day in the country and reported
that she is improving. For the
Star see the reporte.
The Western star., 1900-01-27

We would be glad to have the
editor of the Star to make us
visit soon. Rev. Philips filled
his appointment at Galilee church
Sunday. Sunday school was well
attended Sunday morning. Ev-
erv one seemed to know their les.
son which was appreciated b
the pastor. Rev. ]. P. Philips
bought copy of the Star Satur-
day. Rev. w. D. Hardeman
preached at St. Paul Sunday at
: O'Clock, theme, Systematic
giving" The rally Iamounted
to $33 AZ. Several of the sisters
and brethren of St. Paul chnrch
gave pastorF rancis astorin party
Friday night which caused him
to be flied with joy and he was
also surprised by a $1,000 pair
of shoes. Mr. S. M. Atkins, Jr.
is on the sick list this week. We
hope to have more readers OF the
Star. Rev. R. B. Francis, on
Sunday night, preached from
the 42nd chapter of Isiaih text
"Thou shalt not have no other
God before me.' After the ser
mon was over the doors of the
church were opened and Sisters
R. A. Battle of Ennis and Abb
ner of Mexia joined. I wonder
what is the matter with St. Paul
choir members that they wait to
be begged to take their stand.
Now this does not apply to all of
them. Now ladies and gentlemen
when the president calls for you,
go at her request. The next
time this is done am going to
call your names one by one.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Our State H3snt Spsaks'

| take this method of inform
ing the public what am doing
and tha mixing the the churches
for what they have done and what
they intend to do further on.
On the I4th l was with Rev. l..
w. Mackey at Rockdale. He
and his good people made it
pleasant for me. The Rev. IS
doing a great work at this place.
he and his church will give the
Star a rally later on. We have
a good many subscribers for the
Star. From here we went to
Waco; we had a talk with pastor
Dennis. He promised us a rally
in the near future for the Wes-
tern Star. From Waco we went
to Hearne, the manager OF the
Star old stamping ground and
one of the best Baptist churches
in the state. Here we found a
large crowd awaiting our araival
to hear us speak about the Lord
and to tell them all about the
Western Star published at Hous-
ton, the best Negro religious pa
per publisoed in the state. We
found these people in good cir
cumstances; they are out of debt
and have money in the bank and
, they have large membership
with great following of sinners.
This great host of people is lee
by Rev DR.. Mackey, of Rockdale
Texas, The Star has large
number of friends inthis church
they pr&mised the agent rally
The Western star., 1900-01-27

3rd verse. He preached a hea-
ted sermon which had a desired
effect. Collection was $500.
The w. H. M. S. of Friendship
Baptist church had quite an in
teresting meeting Sunday eve
ming. Rev. O. E. Perpener
preached quite an encouraging
sermon which seems to ha ye Civ
en- the sisters fresh courage. Fri
cay night is set apart for the cleo
ton of officers for the society.
Rev. w. J. Locket, of Willis,
Texas, passed through the city
Monday enroute to Conroe. When
in the city call at M. T. fuckers S
barber shop in the Opera build
ing. Four climax chairs presi-
ded over by expert artists. Work
guaranteed, popular prices. Hair
cut rs cent, shave 10 cents. Rev.
]. E. Reed passed through the
city to Bobbin to fill an appoint
ment at Antioch Missionary Bap-
tist church, which is now vacont.
Miss Mittie Harvey who has been
visiting in Bryan passed through
the city enroute to Washington,
her home. Rev. Reed preached
an able sermon at Rev. w. NJ.
Jackson's church Sunday night.
His text "Search the scriptures
for in them ye think ye have
eternal life for they are which
testify of me. He handled it
with much familiarity. Rev. R.
II. Taylor, pastor of the Friend
ship Baptist church rendered us
a soul stirring sermon Monday
night. Showers of eatables were
showered upon Sister Emily Par
ish, Friday night by the c. H.
club. After presenting tothe dear
sister the eatables prayer was Of
fered by Bro. Tobin and dis
missed. The great monster death
has once more made it appear
ance and plucked from Our midst
Sister Jane Bass, who had lived
to the age of three score years
was buried under the auspices o1
L. and P. c. U. society.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Hearne Happenings.

Things are on the boom here.
Rev. D. A. Jefferson, Travelling
Agent for the Star, was in the
city last week. A big rally to-
morrow at St. Emanuel church
for the benefit of Hearne Acad-
emy. The Academy is moving
on nicely and things are in a
prosperous condition. Mr. Ed
ward Isaac, who has been Wis
iting in the city for quite a num-
Der of days left for Houston
Tuesday afternoon, to join The
Star force. Rev. F. L. Lights,
Business Manager of the Stai
was in the city Monday.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Gainesville Gatherings.

The Epworth League rendered
a fine program Thursday night.
Bro. Joe Nichols is very sick.
The supper at the Odd Fellows
hall Thursday night was a fl
nancial success. The Mt. Olive
Baptist church is moving along
nicely. The church conferences
are carried on in the most quiet
manner. Questions of the most
delicate nature can be discussed
at length in a manner becoming
Christians. The young folks
Christian Endeavor club of the
A. NJ. church is doing good
work. H. c. Anderson, colored
a Sata Fe porter was knocked
down and shot by a white tramp;
the wound is not a dangerous
one. Mrs. l. B. Ayers and L.
c. Brooks are giving art lessons.
Success to these enterprising la
dies. Messrs Hendricks and My
er are rushing work on the Barnes
residence to completion. A
large crowd attended the Mt. Oh
i've Baptist church Sunday night
to hear the sermon to the young
men, by Rev. A. T. Ayers. A
great impression was made. Rev.
Skurlock was in the city last
week. Mrs. F. K. McPhersan
has recently bought a lot 200
feet by 200 on which she expects
to erect a fine residence. The
Relief Association is worthy in
stitution and you should join it
membership fee 20 cents montely
dues 20 cents. In case of sick
ness you receive 81 so per week ;
and in case of death $1,000 to-
ward burial expenses. T. L.
T. Thuston, president; Geo. Mayo
secretary; Scott Bean, treasurer.
Rev. B. NJ. Stafford is becoming
ing very popular over in East
Gainesville.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Mexia Movements.

The Y M. c. A. met in An
tioch church. An approriate
program was rendered and a
collection amounting to s.. so
was raised. Sunday School was
we'll attended and is indeed graf
flying to note the good behavior
on the part of the entire school.
Class F is the banner class; and
is composed of four little boys.
Rev: German preached a string
sermon Sunday night. The w.
M. society gave an entertain
ment on Saturday night. Read
the Star and keep posted. Mr..
and Mrs Carter are on the sick
list. We need an organist.
The Western star., 1900-01-27
Mineo1a Messenger.

Sunday school was we'll atten-
ded; many of the older ones were
out. On the account of lumber
Mr.. B. Brown has not yet got the
church house SO we Can hold ser
vices in it, but by the fourth
Sunday the house will be ready.
The presiding elder of the A. NJ.
E. church held his quarterly
conference here Saturday and
Sunday. Rev. S. M. Craig, of
Roseburg, Texas was in the city
Saturday: the Rev. asked for an
appointment at St. Paul Baptist
church; but when the reporter
asked him what one of the con-
ventions he represented he said
neither one he was preaching the
gospel; so the reporter turned the
Rev. over in the hands of the
deacons and they soon settled
the appointment by saying nay.
Mrs. L, Rogers who was shot on
18th inst is some better. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Morrison are eu-
ioying house keeping; they are
nicely fixed. The repor-
ter hopes to see all our boys and
pirls do well. Marry you a sweet
wife like Messrs H. Williams and
VIM. Morrison. Bro. Sim Rob
inson of Ouitman was here Sun
day night visiting relatives. Rev.
F. Collins our distinguished young
minister has made Mineola his
home; we are proud to have him
in our midst. Mrs. Classic Mag
arhee is on the sicklist also Mr..
Garrett. Mrs. Ward Tennison,
the mother of Mrs. Alice Will
liams died Tuesday night, Janu-
ary 10Th; her remains were car
ried to Smith Co. and laid away
to rest. Rev. N. Benton always
looks for his paper every Satur-
day. Bro. Jackson is at home
with his sweet family again. Mrs
S. ]. Jackson had to have the
Western Star. Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley Holt are rejoicing over a
ten pound boy. Mr.. and Mrs.
7. A. Veasey are enjoying happy
hours over seven pound boy.
Miss Lizzie Saynes left this morn
ing for Henderson her home. Mrs.
IL. Hunter is on the sick list.
Remember Mr.. Jim Hunter is
running a first class restuarnt.
Meals IS cents.