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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15
LONGITUDE A Hundred.

We are in receipt OF several inquiries
as to the wisdom of Investing in cheap
lands which lie bordering X line OF
longitude 10O degrees west md latitude
from ~ to 46 north. If w correctly
understand the topography. rainfall
and climatic condit lis of ;.Ic territory
referred to-anG wc th....: tllat we do.
for we have eXLm:nei the land and til.
conditions Ders ona!ly-we are lirm,.r
of the opinion that agriculture =. the
growing of the common cereal crops of
the country ar:l its :.'';i:.'"S :'::l roots
as practiccd t., I'll the ,,CIi settled pOr.
tions of the o.ntry i: rot, taking So.
rics of years, saf, bC. Il. IS PROPOSE
ton. The country /" it* uses, but
they are not In ~" live indicated.
There are just iwo cond. .ons which
are constantly liable to defeat mans
best work in tho effort to raise crop
an uncertain and deficient rainfall and
the hot winds from the southwest, to
which may be added incidentally
greater liability to loss by hail than In
any other section Of the country The
soil is exceedingly fertile and respon.
sivc. but the dra wbacks referred to are
a normal attribute Of that section and
such as will never he modified or re-
moved by settlement and the cultivn-
ton of the soil. This country Is one OF
the best sheep sections In the United
States. 1t is also Il good cattle country.
and fine horses can be raised there
and its uses lie on these lines The val
tie OF these lands must therefore bc
based mon what tnpy NAV bp wOrtb In
for these purposes. bearing In mind
the fact that If one acre will pasture n
COW in the luXuriant blue grass mead
ows of Iowa it Will take good deal
more than one acre to keep the same
cow ip the territory mentioned. We
cannot undertake to say what such
lands are worth for these stock grow
ing purposes further than to say that
an acre Of blue grass In Iowa or I'LL
nois Is worth not less than $50 as pas
turc land. 1t should he said that there
will come seasons. like the present ono.
when the rainfall will he ample and
when splendid crops Of all the cereals
may be raised, as will he done this
year, and IL Is possible that improved
L.C;hods OF culliIutiTg the soil will lie
discovered and adopted whereby the
moisture and rainfall will be better
conserved. but the ample rainfall is
the exception. and II IS pretty hard to
conserve mois ture when there Is none
to conserve. Summing up. we would
say if such lands are bought il should
be on their value as stock ranges and
not as grain producing lands.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15
NONEY TO LOAN

WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS OF
(onc in this county rcquired) to represent
and advertise old established wealthy bust
ness house of solid financial standing. salary
$500 weekly with expenses additional, all
payable In cash each Wednesday direct from
head Offices. Horse and carriage furnished,
when necessary. Differences. Enclose sell:
addressed stamped envelope. Manager, 8l9
Caxton Building, Chicago, Us lst
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15
Up" p. m. "a" a. IN. IN" night.
poUBLR DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
NuARJ R-fpDN AND aPRENVII

ID.
poUBLR DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GRBRNVILLE.
Pullman palace sleeping ears on Trains rs and
&c. u and 80. on A. andC division. Dining oars
on those trains serve all meals enroute.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. 81 @. division,
northbound ni53 a. m, 3:3, p. M, 6l2 p M,
iVesttbule Limitedl and 6 55 p. IN. south
bound II 20 m. 3:l5 M, u 40 q. NJ, (Vesti
pule Limitcd), and 10 80 n. m.
Trains leave Greenville, A. and 9. division.
porthboupd ;55 a. m, 2 ~ p. m. and 5:lS p. m,
(Vestibule Limit"dl; and 565 p m; south
bound 25 q. M 80 p. M, ~ 40 p. IN. (Vesti-
bule Limited), and IL 30 o. m.
Trains 10 and l6-Pullman Sleeping Oars
between Charleston and Asheville.
Elegant Pullman Drawing. Room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Ashevilc enrOute
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
Trains ID and II Pullman Parlor Oars be-
tween Charleston and Asheville.
FRANK S. CANNON, $. H. HARDWICK,
Third V-P. 81 Gen Mgr, Con. Pas. Agent,
Washington. D. O. Washington, d, q.
". H, TAYLOE, r. w. HUNT,
Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt Div. Pas Agt.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15

Fastest and Best Line betwecn Newbcrry
am Greenvillc, Spartanburg and Glenn
Springs ,.
Connec ton from Newberry via Columbia
Newhcrry and I.aurcne Railway.
For auy information write
W. oRAIa, Gen Pass. Aeta.
TN, EAaRBs0N, TrsHas Msa4ser.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
In Peaceful Rest.

Last Saturday the four year old boy
OF MIR. and Mrs. j. G. F. Wicker passed
quietly to peaceful rest and his future
reward, dying from lung fever Owing
to hopeful symptoms little alarm was
felt, but his condition turned and the
end of young life of hope and prom
Use had come. The haXen hair, the
bright eye of childhood, the eager boy
ish inquiry and all the cherished fan
cles of youth have passed away. A
father longs for his boy, mother
weeps in love for her departed child
and the brothers and sisters knowing
the tender ties of life have been broken
asunder are in deep sorrow
The funeral was held at the Metho-
dist church, the services being con
Quoted by the pastor Rev. r.. w.
Natheny. The tenement Of clay lies
beneath little mound that will soon
be covered with a jeweled sod, hal
lowed and honored by those who are
separated from the childish love that
is now departed, for a few brief years
of t1eeting time. Bye and bye in the
bright eternal future all may be united
in that eternal world without end
where there is no pain and sorrow or
DEATH
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
Passed to Her Reward.

Mrs. Roach, the wife of the late Ed
ward Roach, died at her home in Au-
dubon, Sunday, being in her 74th year
The deceased was born in Ireland,
but came to this country with her hus-
band and has spent a long and event
full life. She and the family have lived
in Audubon county for nearly twenty
years. She is known, respected and
loved by large circle Of friends and
acquaintance and her pathway
through life has been strewn with
words of cheer and tender love and her
acts of charity and kind deeds are well
known to her many friends. TO her
family she has been kind and indul-
gent, always ready and willing to sac
rifice her own wants and comforts that
her family might enjoy the pleasures
of life. She leaves two boys and three
girls who deeply mourn the loss Of
their kind and loving mother who so
affectionately administered to the
wants of their childhood and sacredly
counciled them IN the days of youth
and manhood and womanhood. The
funeral was held Tuesday at the Cath
Ollie church, the hast rites being per-
formed by Father Flavin, after which
the remains were laid to rest in the
Catholic cemetery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14

Pillow Shoes at Rasmussen & Jen-
sens.
Mrs. John Weighton went down to
Des Moines the last of the week return
ing home Monday.
Landlord A. c. Thomas has been
laid up most of the past week with a
bad case of the grip.
F. M. Leet left for Omaha, Tuesday,
where he goes to look after business in
the financial circles.
Chas. Ocheltree has been very low
with asthama, for the past two weeks
at his home, in northwest Leroy.
Alec Caldwell has had wind mill
and a system of water works put in on
his farm, south west>of Audubon.
j. o. Parks, one of the genial clerks
at the Bilharz store, was off duty a
couple of days the first of the week
being sick.
Jim Law, of Melville township, ac-
companied car of cattle that he has
fed IN his yards the past winter, to
Omaha, Wednesday.
lloS. MuSSoI uepaItcu lOl ouudIC,
Wednesday noon, where he goes to
look after the cattle that he has down
there on one Of his farms.
Mrs. John A. Nash departed for Des
Moines Tuesday where she will remain
and visit with relatives and friends in
the Capital City for several days.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
Mrs. j. H. Mosier and her three boys,
Ralph, Dee and Leland, returned from
Extra today where she had been visit
ing Mrs. Geo. f. Kapp and Mrs. G. A.
Marlin.
G. H. Jones came up from a trip in
Missouri last week and this. week is
down to Anita and other points on the
Rock Island road selling his line of
buggies
F. P. Bradley was in town, Tuesday
closing deal by which he disposed OF
his last piece of land in the county, it
being part of his once large farm in
Sharon township.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
Their Exemplary Behavior.

Yes; they behaved with all proper
decorum. They said 50 themselves,
and children are excellent Judges of
matters of this description. Their
grandmother was to meet them at the
art institute, and with many misgiv-
ings they were permitted to go to the
rendezvous alone.
II know they will get into some mis-
Grief said their mother plaintively.
"Oh, no, we WON'T they insisted
well be just as good as pie"
When they returned home they were
enthusiastic over the good time they
had had with grandma" and at the
same time eager to tell how perfect
their behavior had been.
"She was late in coming" said the
eldest $50 we had to wait awhile
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
FARM LOANS,
5 Per Cent Interest once a year,
$4,000 optional payments with
Davenport SaHings Bank.
CHARLES BAGLEY.
G. S. McLeran, d. D. S., office over
BrOrSOn'S drug store, Audubon,

G. S. McLeran, d. D. S., office over
Brorson's drug store, Audubon,
--latest styles in Black, Tan and Ok
Blood Shoes at Rasmussen & Jensen's.
Harry Watts spent last Saturday in
Extra hustling up trade in the maya
zine business.
Harry Tramp was up from Creston
over Sunday visiting with home folks
and his many friends.
AL Friend left Monday for Creston
to be with his parents during the SER
ious illness of his mother.
Mrs. Rachel Cole arrived from Muir
ray last Saturday and is visiting
among the Cole families here.
Mr.. Sorensen, living east of town on
the telephone road, will soon begin
the erection of fine new barn.
Spring is here Make your home
bright and CHEEKY by getting some of
that new wall paper at A. I'll. Roberts.
Mrs. j. II. Thorpe returned home
Monday from Jefferson where she has
been visiting for some time with
friends.
Supervisor John G. Bonwell has the
material on the ground to construct
one of the largest barns in the county
and as soon as the weather settles will
have a crowd of workmen commence
work.
County Clerk III. Hill issued mar
riage licenses the past week to the fol-
lowing people: Andrew Anderson and
Anna Nelson, John Nelson and Mae
Henry, Emil Fries and Adele Dell
mers
Nash, Phelps & Phelps sold the
B. w. Brown farm north of town the
past week to Matte l. Clark, of Ma
haska county. The farm contains two
hundred and forty acres and sold for
$10,54O.0O.
N. C. Bronson and A. f. Greenwaldt
left for Council Bluffs Monday. They
go to attend session of the Federal
court, the former being summoned to
appear and serve as a grand juror
while the latter will serve on the petit
jury.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
Sheep Men!

| have flexible shaft sheep shear
ing machine, new, that [ will sell for
$1,000, four sets of knives.
3l4-2W J. &C. HARTMAN
Brayton, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14

Duu we remc177oreu wnar you salu,
and we were just as good as we could
be.
"Did you look at the pictures2'
asked the mother.
"Oh, no, that was no fun, but you
know how the marble floor is laid out
IN big circles and cross lines?'
Eyes"
"Well, we played fox and geese on
that, and we had more fun than lit
tie"
The fastest passenger steamer in the
world is the Deutschland, which has
made 5S4 miles day, with consump.
ton Of $40 tons Of coal.
A bachelor says there's nothing
green about the weeds worn by
young widow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
Hudubofl neW$.
THOS.gH, BOYLAN,
LAWYER.

Insurance, Real Estate and Collections.
Special attention to Drawing Wills and Pro-
bate Practice. Office in Overholtzer block
AUDUBON. IOWA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01

lasted something less than "a hours.
The news received yesterday morning
of the starting OF an army Of 8, 900 meu
across the Columbian border TO over
throw the Venezuelan government, was
followed By the receipt Of the following
dispatch at the Venezuelan legation
this city," Venezuelan forces OF about
10000 met the invading force Of revoIu.
tianists, the latter led by DR.. Ranzel
Galviras, and completely destroyed his
forces. A few fed across the border"
While this news comes from official
sources it is regarded as somewhat
strange that q battle Of such propc-
tions could have taken place back In
the mountains and news Of it reach
Washington almost simultaneously
with the intelligence that the long ex-
pected revolution against President
Castro had broken ont. Until .confir'
nation is received from other sources,
therefore, the advlces Of the Venezuelan
legation will be regarded with some
sceptiolsm.
Thomas Gaffney, 60 years old, who
lives az Bucn haven, va, was sttuck
by car 439 on the Metropolitan Rail.
way near 17th and / streets northwest
today. He was knocked down and
painfully injured.
Lieutenant.G General Miles, command
ing the army, today Issued an order for
the immediate Organization OF nine ad-
ditionsl companies of coast artillery,
making the total number of such com
pauies LOG.
The stock brokers report that this market
opened very strong. -,
Andrew Vogelweyde, bricklsyer, fell
from the tenth story OF the nsw sherman n
Aats. at / 9Th and L streets this morning and
was instantly killed.
Col. John 9. Mosby has fully recovered his
health and will leave in day or two for Ne
brsska to Eli the land Office position to whc b
he was appointed recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

It is reported that the Pope intends
making Archbishop Ireland and Arch
bishop Corrigsn cardinals.
Robert L. Fosburg, OF Pittsfeld,
Mass, has offered 81 800 for the arrest
of the murderers OF his daughter.
Il is now said that the old stock
holders of the First National Bank,
New York. received q dividend OF APP
proximately 1000 per cent.
While playing at hanging 10 Arkan-
sas yesterday a boy hanged himself.
He is still unconscious. The Governor Of
the State may recommend repeal OF the
public executionllaw.
Admiral Schley's letter acknowledge
ing receipt of the precept and Directing
to the use ofthe word "disobedience" in
one OF the paragraphs was received OF
the Navy Department yesterday but no
explanation of the delay was accorded
by the close mouthed officials.
The funeral OF Mr.. Basil B. Gordon
took place at 4:30 o'clock this after
noon from Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Baltimore. Bishop A. III.
Randolph, OF Virginia, and Rev. DIR. j.
Houston Eccleston, rector OF the
church, conducted the services. The
ilterment was 10 GreeDmount ceme'
terry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01

Marshal Treat was represented by r
T. Thorp and III. A. Coles.
Both the contestants were 10 atten.
dance. Mr.. Coles made the first speech.
He went into IN exhaustive cxsmins-
tian OF the evidence in the case, and
contested that fraud was practiced at
almost every precinct to defeat Mr..
Treat. Mr.. Coalter followed 10 behalf
OF Judge Gregory. He referred to the
man who swore to the fact that the des-
con had been accused of stealing mule
colt, and said the man who testified to
that was himself defaulter to the
Stase of Virginia for several thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Treat here said, THAT Is false"
Mr.. Coalter retorted.S sha'n't ssy
that to me-" and made q movement for
Mr. Treat. Mr.. Buchanan put his arms
around him, and chairman Harrison
called the sergeant-at.srms. The ex'
citing episode then subsidized. 10 reply
to az inquiry from Mr.. Sellard, Mr.
Coalter stated that the party alluded to
was triei for embezzlement, but was
acquitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01
Phillips Transfers His Options.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE bank OF Mon
treal has sent out q circular letter to
Gust 9mers notifying them that George
Il. Phillips the grain SPECTATOR, has
transferred bis options to McReynoids
and Company, through Attorney j. +.
Good win. 1t is said that Phillips had
up $40, 900 margins and that he was
loug on one million bushels OF oats,
1000, 900 corn and 100000 wheat. At
the Office of McReynolds and Co. 1t was
admitted that Phillips hsd transferred
bis holdings aud the ccrn king had
"evened up" on the market and stood
to win or lose nothing more. Numbers
of Phillips customers are hocking to
Mercy nold's Office. Phillips made the
following statement: "Wnile We have
transferred our trades. We still have
$50 900 profits In them and do not owe
the banks anything. However, oui
affairs are somewhat muddled up." He
declined to say whether or not the firm
is solvent,
A statement was Issued to customer:
by the Phillips company today saying
that the firm will con.inne business and
that all claims will Ee paid. No ex
tension is asked from creditors. Later
details declsre that his firm Is solvent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01
sT0RNs IN VIRGINIA.

A violent rain and wind storm struck New
pert News yesterday afternoon, doing consid.
cradle damage. Awnings and signs were
twisted and broken, Il Q streets were feoded,
one OF the electric power companies was tenn
porarily crippled, portion Of ths north wall
Of the First Baptist Church, colored, csved
in, the judges stand at the dreenlswn Driv-
ing Park WAS wrecked, injuring several PEG.
pie, the scales Of justice we're blown from the
courthouse tower and much other dsmsge
was done. The temperature fell to 80 in o..
teen minutes. Colonel Austin, Of Hampton,
who WAS seeking shelter under the driving
park staLd when the storm interfered with
the races had leg broken, sni colored 81.
tendeut suffered broken head.
A sudden and fierce storm In Richmond at
noon yesterday broke the hot wave. at that
hour the thermometer had reached 81. In
an hour the mercury had dropped to 60 At
Chstsworth farm, below that city, five men
with 20 mules were spending the dinner
hour In the shade OF clump Of trees. Light
ming killed Philip Woods one OF the colored
drivers, and eight OF the mules There has
been an unprecedented number of similar &C
cdents In that section for the past month,
Many animals have been killed, barns burned
snd hay stAcks destroyed by lightning. The
use of bsrbed wire fer ces Is said 10 have
caused many of these accidents.
Milton Malone the twelve year.old son oil
+. b. Malone, who lives nesr williamsburg
was struck By lightning yesterday while in
the field With his father and instantly killed
A steady rain Is reported from southwest
Virginia, breaking the worst drought ever
bnown there. In Scott county no rain had
fallen since May, and femme was feared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01
EoraiQn News.

London, Aug. Mrs. Hilda Brod-
erick, wife of the VIM. st. John Brod-
erick, under Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs, is dead. Mrs. Broderick
was the daughter of the ninth Earl OF
Wemyss.
Canton, Aug. 1.-Violent aDti-foreign
placsrds have made their appearance
throughout the city protesting against
the imposition of the house tax on &C.
count OF the foreign idemDity, and q
state of rebellion Is certain II the gov
ernment yields to the demands OF the
foreigners and enforces the tex.
Sofia, Aug. 1.-The Balkan poet
Schopow, an adherent Of Count Tolsloi,
has been sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment for refusing TO perform COM
pulsory military service.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-Kaiser Wilhelm is
turning his attention to horse breeding.
He is having Chinese ponies crossed
with the ordinary type hoping thereby
to obtain superior cavalry horse.
Paris, Aug. la bomb was found
during last night 10 the residence oil
Emile lola, the French dramatist who
gained much notoriety by his conoec-
ton with the Dreyfus trial. The bomb
contained charcoal, fourteen loaded
cartridges and a wick. lola is at pres
cot at Medan, % miles to the west OF
Paris.
London, August 1.-The race for the
Goodwood Cup OF 1000 Sovereigns at
Goodwood today was won by Arthur
James's bay. colt Fortunatus with
Danny Maher up. Lord Ellsmere's To-
quisitive, ridden by "Skeets" Martin
foished second.
London, Aug. Lord Kitchener in
a dispatch from Pretoria today says on
the authority of General French, that
Commandant KrltziDger has announced
his intention to shoot all natives 10 the
British employ whether armed or un-
armed. Many cases of the cool blooded
murder of natives have been reported to
Cane Colony officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-01
The Markets.
Georgetown, Aug. Wheat 62a71.
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

The progressive democratic party was
organized in Columbus, o., yesterday.
The attendance was small. Bryan was
indorsed and the declarations OF the
Kansas City platform reaffirmed. Dr..
Rudolph Renting was nominated for
governor but later he declined.
A woman picking berries on the
mountains went to Cumberland, Md,
today and notified the police she saw q
man and woman hanging on tree
aud that two men were cutting the
bodies down and loading them on 3
wagon. The police hurried to the scene
and found the gallows and wagon tracks,
Officers are now in pursuit OF the
wagon.
A train load Of detectives left Chicago ct
midnight TO hunt down the four desperate
men who held mp the b. IL o. mail train near
Calume: Heights, Ind, last night The Of
ficers expect before many hours to capture
one or more Of the robbers. A reward Of
$500 has been offered by the railway COM
pany. Sixty tramps we're rounded up near
the scene of the hold-up, but ell gave good
accounts OF thems ,lves and were released.
Other arrests have been made.
The open letter Of Arlington, N. ] citi-
zens to Rey. John Keller, calling upon him to
institute suit against Mrs. Thomas q.
Barker to clear his chSscter was today msi'-
cd to the clergyman by members of the
Barker defence association. On the advice Of
his physician and counsel, it |. said the rector
wi ! disregard the letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Decker left New York
today for Beaumont, Texas. in their auto
mobile. On the trip they viii pass through
phis, Baltimore, Washington, Augusta, Ga
vannah and New Orleans The couple l9.
lieye tast they will make tho distance in
seven weeks