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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
ADJOURNED MEETING
HELD TUESDAY NIGHT

An adjourned meeting Of the Young
Mems Business League was held at the
Park Pavilion Tuesday evening, .
fair membership being present.
The report of the board Of directors
was made by the secretary, which
showed that the assessment for the fol-
lowing year had been fixed ats The
report was adopted.
vice-President Smith then annOunc-
ed the following standing committees:
On Finance -T.o1is Waldaaer. a. B.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
DUH week.

GreenviIle has been quite dead this
week for besides furnishing the Sum
mer resorts Of the.couutry with Tourist
4 furnished this week the Elks Con-
vention at Milwaukee, and Military
Encampment at Castallan with about
loo more good citizens. Still our streets
are crowded and new houses are going
mn every where.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
Mr. Lord Honored.

Mr.. Stacy Lord of this city was hon,
orod with the first vice-Presidency OF
the State Baptist Convention, when
was in session at McComb City las'
week. In placing the honor upon mr.
Lord they placed it upon a man whose
ahristian character and walks in tins
,,ta M allows him to wear it with as mucn
ease as any one who ever precseoeo
him The next meeting OF the CON
.an,;on will be at Water Valley.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
.BUBONIC PLAGUE
AT NEW YORK

New York, July 24.-Dr. Doty,health
officer Of the port Of New York, an
nounces that the illness Of Rabvanie,
the stoker on the steamer Hohenfels,
from Calcutta, who was sent to Swim
burne Island on Monday, has been di-
agnosed as bubonic plague. DR.. Doty
SAYS the case isa mild one. All OF the
crew Of the vessel will be held at Swim.
burne Island for observation, and the
vessel will be thoroughly disinfected.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27

one Of the fret matters 10 be brought
before the league, 70 be handled by the |
proper committee, is the railroads.
We are aware Of the fact that the
schedule time of The trains running
into Greenville cannot be made up 70
isuit our convenience alone, nor do VIZ
ask ii; but what we do think Just be-
ing one 81 the largest shippers pf the
roads is that We should receive the
same couftesies ~ the hapas cf the
roads as any city Oh the line
It is a known fact to every merchant
in the city that last fall, owing TO the
| irregular schedule Of the Southern
road. that great deal Of the trade that
comes here from towns along its line
| went TO Memphis and other cities. We
know this to be true because we invesr
tigated the matter at the time. we
had several planters TO tell US that they
could buy as cheap in Greenville ~ Az
Memphis, and preferred to buy here,
lbut oftentimes when they were need
| ing things the train was 80 late
| that after getting to Greenville they
.would not have time to do any trading
before the time to start back,
which would necessitate the payment
Of two railroad fares and get nothing.
But, on the other hand, they could gc
. . u I - Z.
to Memphis at night, stay there nex'
day and return that night with theIl
purchases.
The cause for the lateness OF tht
passenger trains on the Southern las
! fall, we were informed at the time wa
) due to the hauling Of freight cars p!
, the passenger trains. This the com
mittee should ask the railroad official
: to dispense with, especially on %
train which is due to arrive here 2
ll:55 a. m. And should they compl
with their request, which they W
doubtedly will, the train will arriv
K here at least one hour and half eal
lier, giving those who come here 81
! hours in the city to do their trading.
Z AS to the X. s. M. ". we would SUI
gest that the committee take mp wit
.. the proper officials the bringing 2
! Greenville instead Of Leland the tw
i trains that pass there in the nigh
y This would bring TO Greenville trad
e from as far as Cahoma, for they cou
n get here about a. m. or 3 p. m, az
e return home at II p. m. the night
the same day.
Such change would mean thou
ands of dollars TO Greenville busine
81 annually, and at the same time, y
10 believe, would mean an increase 81
"a to the business of the road. These q
at important matters and should be g
y tied by fall when trade opens.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27

1he Government Fleet is now NOV
-. - hack to the property they left a
ins .ns weeks ago. We want 70 COM
y" ~ the committee Messrs. Halter,
Nelmes E and Goldstein, on their goou
.,.o,.I[ VII. in arranging this matter and re-
MO.a aa,,ng the fleet in their old place.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
THE BOLT OF THE
BRYAN DEMOCRATS

f. .oeoial from Cleveland Ohio, says, Y;
"a - preliminary meeting here OF 'ne
leaders of the bolt among Bryan Dem ei.v.
,ssss' ",s,s' George A. GrOOt, of this l Guy, ',
cra's, Graz ohosen as temporary chairman no, o.
n',s Wa stste.convention to be held AZ n.Ia O1.
.ns hs 1Ssc on July 81 DIR. Abner L. DAVIS, VS.
u onPbs PindIay, la will be the temporary Sec
retary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
EARLY Rising.

peveillee sounded a little early for
.ha military and Band boys Monday
morning, MO but all answered to the ougle e
III III and boarded the Southern at 4;4o
.a.i 20, wiDona y where they took the |. q,
,Or ,Or csstalian /" Springs, near where their
-, ,'o,,;ynent is encampmed. About %
.es s., Ioft with band and company
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27

The Elks in their private car left last
Sunday for The Milwaukee Convention.
The boys we're feeling good. and +
their purple dude. we're Bhisflln1 il
the train pulled Oh. 'Thsre'l ba ootI
time % thai car To- isS
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
F9lR RENT.

Office space in our store September
lst. Buiidine will be thoroughly reno
waited and a nice Office fitted up Tor
right parties, at q reasonable price.
GILKEY's Book STORE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
EGSTER AT ONCE BOOKS CLOSE MONDAY AUGUST 5 REGS7E


The st. Louis Globes came near re- \
ceiving shut out Thursday afternocE
at the hands Of our team. The only
thing that saved them Of this humhl-
alton was the Wild throw Of Morse over
the head Of lst Baseman Wheeler al
lowing them to score the one run they
received.
The game was an Interesting one In
spite of the bad condition Of the ground
caused by the recent rains, Millett
pitched for the home team while Hef-
nor for the visitors, both threw good
ball and had fine support. The only
feature of the game was the catch by
-, short stop Of the Globes. The
attendance at the park was no doubt
cut off by the threatening weather,and
liz TO morrow the sun comes out large
attendance will be out to see the game.
Capt. Sommers is getting fine work out
OF the home team and ii they continue
to play the kind Of ball the remainder
Of the season they are now playing the
association will have enough funds IN
tho treasury to start the game In 1902
Fridays game at the park on th'
pArt OF the st. Louis team may be justl.
termed comedy Of Errors will
their short stop, Neville, playing tn
leading role, and Flaherty acting Q
the heavy man. For the first six ~
nings. while the game was slow, IT wa
good ball. The score stood 2 and
| but when the home team came in 70
| their half Of the seventh the error
made by the visitors should cause thel
cheeks to turn red Hebron's SLUG
gers could have done no worse. gu
people like to see the home team VII
which they can do without getting
given to them, as in yesterdays gam'
Today,s game, we hopes will be az in
, proyement on yesterdays game.
The pitching Of Murphy was high
complimented as was Ramps work p
hind the bat. The score at the cloi
stood Greenville 5, St. Louis 4
Commencing on Monday the Jackse
team will take three days Of next wee
, and a team from Cincinnati che :
naming three. These are good ciu
and we hope the people will turn g
i ID full force and Gil the grand staI
and lbleachers 10 oTerdowing-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
DANGEROUS DERELICTS.
Many of Them Reported in the West
Bound Ocean Lanes. MenacinE
Navigation.

New York, May 2O.-Two of the
large ocean liners, L'Aquaitaine, from
Havre, and the Mesaha, from London,
which came into port yesterday, re-
ported that III crossing the ocean
they passed dangerous derelicts,
which, if met with in the night time,
could not have been observed by the
lookouts, and would certainly have
resulted in disaster. These wrecks are
drifting with the wind and water in
the ocean lanes which are now being
daily traversed by the liners, many of
which are carrying on voyage loo
immigrants in their steerage.
Three other liners which arrived
here during the last few days have
reported passing dangerous water
logged wreckage in the westbound
ocean lanes.
AS observation were taken at the
time of the sighting of the wrecks,
the government will be asked to send
out one of the small gunboats 70 hunt
for and destroy the derelicts before
they cause disaster TO vessels bound
for the United States.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Life Insurance Suit.

Au important lawsuit has been de-
cided at Clarksville which involves a
nice point of law. 1t was the suit of
Mrs. Mary L. Bryant vs., the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, involving a
payment on a s12, 200 life insurance
policy held by the late II. H. Bryant,
who was husband of the plaintiff. Mr..
Bryant had made five payments on the
policy, but failed to make that due in
April, 1899. In the following Decem-
ber he was accidentally shot while
hunting in Arkansas. Prior to April,
1899, he had borrowed from the insur-
ance company the amount of the pol
icy's cash value. The company refused
to pay the policy upon Mr.. Bryant's
death and his widow, who was the BEN
eficiary, claimed that under the extern
sion provisions of the policy the insur-
ance was in force when Mr.. Brpant was
killed. The case involved the question
whether or not the deceased was enti-
tied to the dividends on the date the
last premium fell due. The case
was decided in favor of the defend
ant by the Federal court, Judge C..
D. Clark presiding without jury. The
suit attracted general interest among
Tennessee insurance men.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
The Conatzer Case.

1t has developed that Joseph Conatzer,
who died recently at Walla Walla,
Wash, leaving large fortune to rela-
tives in East Tennessee, and, provided
they could not be found, to hospital
in Walla Walla. His father moved
from East Tennessee to Arkansas about
1850, and after the civil war Joseph
went to Washington, where, it is said,
he changed his name from Curnutt to
Conatzer. His only living relative
known in this State is Mrs. Nancy
Ridenour of Agee, Campbell county.
She will put in claim for his estate,
which it is said is worth from $50, 900 to
500 600.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
A Smooth SwiadIex.

An expert dead beat who works worth
less checks on unsuspecting dealers all
over the country, and who is now
operating out in Texas, has been reap
ing rich harvest, to judge from the
number of worthless checks which
have been pouring into the Memphis
banks. This artist is known as Frank
Dabney, that being the name he gen.
orally employs as signature to his
checks, though he sometimes signs the
name of 81. 81. Estes" and other
aliases. Dabney's scheme is to make
friends in community and pass checks
drawn on a bank In some other city.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
L. o. o. f. Home Annex.

The Odd Fellows are considering the
construction of an annex to the 1. o. O..
f. Home near Clarksville, and the COM
mittee appointed by the grand lodge
last October to consider this matter met
in Chattanooga on the 10Th to take ac-
tion. The Home now has a number of
inmates and is doing fine work. One
of the best farms in Middle Tennessee
is connected with this home and sup
plies many of the provisions used on
the table
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Roses Rennaina.

killed in railroad wreck near Halle
hurst, Miss, were taken to his old home,
at Middleburg, six miles south of Boli-
var, and buried in the beautiful little
cemetery nearby. Rev. Ross Moore OF
jackson conducted the funeral service
in an impressive manner. After the
service at the church the remains were
taken in charge by the members of Ten
nyson Lodge, Knights of Pythias, to
which he belonged, and with Pythian
honors were consigned to their last
resting place. The floral offerings were
beautiful and completely covered the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Due to Leaky Gas Jet.

Topeka, Kas., May 19.-Josephine
Heron and Carrie Sheffield, women
employees in the Topeka post office,
were frightfully injured by exploding
gas. Miss Heron is not expected to
survive. During the night gas had
accumulated from faulty jet in the
tered at I'm E, after their packages,
meantime lighting a match. A ter
rife explosion followed, blowing them
against the walls, and burning their
bodies severely. They were Immediate
ly rescued by fellow clerks.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
State Railroad Commission.

The railroad commission is now en-
gagged in the work of assessing the rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone prop
erty for 1901 and 1902. The work must
be completed by August 1. The com
mission will be embarrassed by the
failure of the legislature to make an
appropriation for taking deposi lions
which are necessary in the assessing Of
localized property.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Extension on Contract Asked.

The Kingston Bridge and Terminal
Company has asked the people of
Kingston to extend the time limit on
the s25, 900 bond contract it has with
the city. The company wants until
August, 1902, to build its bridge over
Clinch river at Kingston and to have
the Tennessee Central trains touching
the opposite side of the river from
Kingston by next November. This
will give Knoxville and Chattanooga
connection with the Tennessee Central
hu ri YER
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Weather and Crops.

The crop bulletin for the Clark lille
section states that farmers are ge 1er-
ally occupied in replanting corn made
necessary by the failure of early plant
ing. Tobacco plants, as a rule, are
growing slowly, but the plants are
plentiful. Preparations for transplant-
ing are being actively made. Wheat is
looking well and beginning to head,
but the reports as to oats are unfavora-
BILE. Minor crops are being put in.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Hitch Over Public Lighting.

Owing to the failure of the city
council and the Mount Pleasant Elec-
trio Light Company to reach an agree
ment on the renewal of the contract
for street lighting for another year,
the streets of Mount Pleasant, the
great phosphate center, are now in
darkness and will probably remain so
until the city can build an electric light
plant of it's own. The electric COM
pany is now running it's plant for pri-
vate lighting purposes only.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
State Pension Board.

The State board of pensions met at
Nashville last week. The late legisla-
ture appropriated an additional $50, 900
annually for pensions, and the board at
this meeting placed additional pension
ers on the roll to the amount of $780,
600. There were 1855 applications on
file, and, of course, not all of the de-
serving ones could be reached under
the appropriation.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Unusual Suits Over Fire Losses.

Suits to the amount of sci, 900 have
been instituted in the circuit, chancery
and Federal courts by the insurance
companies and the parties who were
damaged by the February fire at Leba-
non against the Cumberland Telephone
Company. The parties claim that much
of the damage done by the fire was due
to the three terrific explosions of dyna-
mite stored in the telephone building
and which the company had been using
there.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Wants the Arsenal to Remain.

At mass meeting of citizens of Co.
lumbia and Maury county few days
ago it was decided to send a committee
to Washington to urge the recall of the
order abolishing the Columbia arsenal;
failing in this, to urge the esta blish-
ment of a military material manufac.
tory of the army post there. Resolu-
tions voicing the sentiments of the
meeting were adopted.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Guilty of Murder.

Riley Lowe, of Huntsville, charged
with poisoning his stepson, Louis Null
lins, has been found guilty of murder
in the first degree. Lowe, who is 35years
of age, is alleged to have poisoned his
9-year-old stepson, September 10th,
with strychnine to get rid of him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24

The new dog law became operative
in Tennessee on the 18th, and there
were forty or fifty CANNES paid for in
Davidson county. The law requires
tax of 81 each. and listing of the name
of the dog, his breeding and descrip-
ton, and the name of his owner. I'm
der the law the listed dogs whose tax is
paid are at liberty to run at large.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
John r. Head Dead.

John R. Head died at Brownsville
last week. Mr.. Head was born in Muir
freesboro, March %, 1914, and when 19
years of age went to Brownsville and
engaged in the stock business, after
which he went into the livery business,
and enjoyed success in ali his under
takings. He was a prominent member
of the Knights of Pythias, and was
noted for his charity. never being
known to refuse aid to any one.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Teachers Institutes.

State Superintendent Fitzpatrick has
now located all the institutes in the
State, and complete lists, with dates, is
given herewith. They will continue
four weeks:
Middle Tennessee-Cookev Clarks-
vile and Columbia, beginning June 10.
West Tennessee-Paris, jackson and
Martin, beginning June 10.
East ennessee-Cleveland, June "a;
Joncsboro, July 1.
The institutes for colored teachers
will be held at Nashville. Memphis and
Knoxville, beginning June 10 and last
ing four weeks.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
obion County Wheat Crop.

A few weeks ago it was thought that
the wheat crop of Obion county would
be unusually fine, but farmers now say
that there will not be more than half
crop. Early corn and potatoes are
needing rain. The pear crop ia usually
large, while the cherry crop Is not as
good as it was last year.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
johnson PIucks the Plum,

Comptroller King has named Thomas
B. johnson of Nashville as revenue
agent. Eugene Williams of Winches.
ter was Johnson's principal opponent,
and immense and influential pressure
was brought to bear for both men
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Great Prospect for Perch.

Three million yellow pike perch have
been sent from the government fish
hatchery at Ssndusky, O., and put in
Little river at Knoxville. This con-
signment is one of the largest ever Sc
cured for a Southern stream.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Municipal Ownership.

The people of Dyersburg are consid-
ering the question of voting some $780,
600 in bonds for the purpose of munich
pal ownership of the city electric light
plant and water works, and for the
purpose of extending and improving
the city school system.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Bad for the Berries.

Prevailing dry weather has had a dis
astrous effect on the strawberry crop
in the section near Chattanooga, the
berries ripening slowly and are not as
good in quality as usual. North Geor-
gia and Mission Ridge farmers are
greatly discouraged over the outlook.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Reward for Wife Murderer.

Gov. McMillin has offered a reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
ST Conwell of Giles county, who is
charged with the murder of his wife,
Mandy Conwell, June 10, 1900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
May Have Struck OIL.

There are rumors of the discovery of
oil in Carroll county, and it is also said
the fluid is being struck in some of the
uD-riyer counties
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
Tennessee Central Branch.

The Tennessee Central branch to the
Milllstone mines has been completed,
opening a coal and coke deposit which
analysis has shown to be one of the
finest in the SOuth
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-24
To Buy More State Bonds.

The State funding board has decided
on the purchase of S19, 900 more of State
bonds at 81. Since the 1st of April
1912, 600 in bonds have been retired.
The news-herald., 1901-12-07
THE SURVEYOR. GENERALS OFFICE.
Reasons Pro and Con Why 1t Should Not
Remain at Tucson

Pierce Evans was in Tucson Sat-
urday. He recently received a pc
tition, it is said, from Attorney
General Ainsworth Of Phoenix,
which Mr.. Ainsworth wanted circu
lated in Yuma. The petition ask
ed for the removal Of the surveyor
generals office from Tucson to
Phoenix. 1t is now claimed that
Phoenix will try and move the
land office also. There is but one
way to stop this sort of work and
that is to appeal directly to Wash
ington. The surveyor-general can't
make his office a private matter.
II it does not suit his convenience.
to live here let him give the office
up; the office must remain here.
The miners of southern Arizona
will hold the people of Tucson re-
sponsible if they allow the remov-
al to be made Why not wake up
and do something about it?-Tuc-
son Post.
The Post is in error about Tue
son being the most convenient
place for the majority of men do
ing the business with the surveyor
generals office. Over two-thirds
of the business done with the office
comes from the territory north and
contiguous to Phoenix, as the re-
cords will show. The section north
of Wickenburg and that around
Prescott furnish twice the amount
of business done by all the country
contiguous to Tucson, and if the
convenience of the patrons Of the
office is concerned, the office should
at once be moved either to Phoe-
nix, Prescott or Wickenburg. 1t is
purely from selfish and personal
reasons that the Tucsonites object,
not because the maj jority of the
patrons would not be benefited
but because a few of them would
be inconvenienced. The majority
should be accommodated.