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The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15
Fifth District Correspondence
BIGBEE, Miss, Aug. II, 100

BIGBEE, Miss, Aug. II, 1902.
EDITOR WEEKLY
will endeavor to give you a
point or two from the northeast
corner of the Garden of Eden, call
ed Bigbee. and we'll named, for we
have the biggest bridge, the big
gest railroad, | will not say the
biggest town but room to build the
biggest town in the world.
The health of this section is very
good at present, though few
chilIs and some cases of bilious fc-
yer are reported, but we have II
doctor located here that soon gets
the sick up and ut work.
As the May frcshet did not come
the saw mill only runs in the day.
so the night force is out of job
But what the river failed to fur
nish the farmers and railroad are
delivering to the mill. There are
so many teams hauling logs that |
cannot enumerate them. The rail
road puts six cars a day, averaging
fifteen to twenty logs TO the car,
which keeps the mill Supplied for
II days work.
The railroad had pile driver at
work driving two piles to the bent
across Bigbee bottom. which has
been finished for some time.
Messrs. @. u. Roberts x Bro,
are doing "A hourishing business in
the grocery line. Every 18th of
the month is payday ut the mill
Roberts Il Bro. cash all checks
presented to them, so we don't have
to 20 from home for accommoda-
ton
Mr.. Fred Fathcour of Memphis,
and Miss Mamie Holloway of Big
bee, were united i'm the bonds of
matrimony on the 9TH inst.
Crops good and rybody hap
py. BILL DAD.
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Proceedings Board of Super
visOrS.
AUGUST TERM. 1902.


Present: j. W. Maynard, pres
ident: j. NJ. Durrett. @. f.. West,
w. X. Cowley, c. g. Lusby. mem
bers; Il. o. Jones, clerk, and j. C..
Crosby, sheriff.
Il. Il. Davenport, Superintendent
Education. made his report; ex-
amined and approved.
County Treasurer y. w Hatch
made his report; examined and
approved.
Ro I'd hand and road overseers
we're assigned to duty on the various
county roads.
Ordered that the Frisco X. Il.
Co, he notified To repair damage
on the Athens and Smithville road
at railroad crossing on said road.
Contracts for constructing bridges
on the Wood Mill Slough, the
Sipsey Slough, the Thweatt Slough
across Fuller creek on Strong sta
ton road, and for levying and
grading the road through bottom
of Bull Mountain creek were or
dered to be advertised To let ON
first Monday in September.
The assessment rolls for the
year 1902 were approved as cor
rected and the clerk ordered to
make copies of same.
Insolvent and delinquent tax
PAYERS lists for the year 1901 were
presented by j. g. Crosby, Sheriff
and Tax Collector. aggregating a
total assessed valuation of S6lo0 90
and poll delinquents amounting to
S4269.OO Tax Collector was allow
ed credits for said amounts
respectively in his final settlements
with state and county auditors.
Tax collector was allowed credits
for taxes on duplicate assessments
of realty for the year 1901 said
duplicate assessments amounting
to $62lO.
j. @. Crosby Sheriff and tax col
lector filed his report of additional
assessments of realty, personally
and polls for the year 1901 aggre-
eating $24l2O. 90 and 10 polls the
same was approved and charged.
Tax collector was allowed credit
for ninety polls enormously asses
sed.
The following personally was re
leased as enormously assessed and
the tax collector given credits ac-
cordingly. DR.. A. Fl. French $50.
Angeline Clay $50, s. j. Boyd SIS.
FL. +. Dollar and o. A. Bowen
were appointed commissioners to
view. mark and lay out an exten-
sion of the Page Mill road COM
mencing at Pleasant Valley church
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700 Acres Prairie Land
Wanted.

The editor of the Commercial
has received a letter from promi-
nent railroad official who states
that he has been in correspondence
with some reliable parties in the
north who want to buy a tract of
about $4,000 acres of prairie land
in East Mississippi for the pur-
pose of locating large colony
who desire to engage in diversi-
fed farming. Columbus CONNER
cial.
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Avoid Consumption.

When you cough il irritates your lungs,
and the more your lungs become affected
with weakness and decay. They who de
sire sound lungs should never neglect a
cough. There Is no other cure 80 safe, so
sure. 50 certain and u uick in its effect a.
G0och's Mexican Syrup. Ii Is so pleasant
20 take that little children will often ask
for more. Price 25c Phoenix Drug Go.
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Administrators Notice.

State Of Mississippi. Monroe County.
Chauccry tuurt--No. atilf-
In Re. Estate of 4. I. Springfield. deceased late
of said county
Letters Of administrator having been ~-ilf-sl
to me IN the above estate. NOW thf- l~ tn ual4fl
all persons holding claims against ~alt estate
to come forward and probate tllr -aule. us th-
law directs. the same shall bt forever harre,I
This july -. I3r.
EMMETT WILLIAMS. Administrator.
Giieylen X Leftwicfi- Solicitors fer estate
lnly -. I9l2.-4x-
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IN Ships at Ma
!, ni1a.
4vy department has award

HVy department has award
hitracts through the command
.snt of the navy-yard at Cavite
10 the Philippine Engineering and
Construction Company for rails
ing the Spanish war-ships which
Admiral Dewey sunk in the famous
battle at Manila Bay. The con-
tract includes the wrecking and
dismantling of such of the ships
as are unfit for further use, but it
is expected that three vessels will
be raised and repaired. Nine of
them are so badly damaged that
they are not worth saving. The
work has already begun. and is to
be completed within IA year. A
large force of American divers is
already at work on the wrecks. 1t
Is proposed to save everything that
Is available. All the steel plates
will be removed and sold intact.
Most Of the guns have been taken
oil the vessels. but such as remain
become the property of the wreck
ing company. The company
agreed not to sell any part of the
available material of the ships to
foreign governments. Arrange
ments have been made to work up
II large portion of the brass and
wood into souvenirs which will be
turned loose on the market next
winter Mobile Register.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15
1t Needs q Tonic.

There are times when your liver needs q
tonic. Don't give purgatives that grips
and weaken. DeWitt's Little Early Riser 8
cxpel all poison from the system aud act
AS tonic to the liver. II have carried
DeWitt's Little Early Risers with me for
several years and would not be without
them" Small and easy to take Purely
vegetable They never grips or distress.
Phoenix Drug Co.
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A Necessary PreCautiOn.

Don't neglect a cold. 1t is worse than
unpleasant. Ii Is dangerous. BY using
One Minute Cough Cure you can cure it
at once. Allays Inflammation, clears the
head, soothes and strengthens che mu-
cous membrane. Cures coughs, Group,
throat and lung troubles. Absolutely
safe. Acts Immediately. Children like
it. At Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

Constipation, impaired digestion and a
torpid liver, are the most common all
ments that are responsible for that tired,
hstless, tagged ont feeling that makes the
summer "a dreaded period to SO many
people HERBINE will cure constipa-
tion, 1T improves the digestion and arous-
es the the liver TO normal activity. Price
Sc cents at J A. GAY.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

The Landon hotel at San Angelo.
Texas was destroyed by fire Sun
day morning. in which seven per
sons were burned to death and in
volving II property loss of $4,000.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

The trouble with IA great many
young men who want to see life is,
that they imagine there is none Of
it worth seeing by daylight
Amory Argus.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

Ii there is anything more
fatigueing than all other things on
earth. to argue with a fool is the
most mosttiresome.-Greenwood Com
monwealth.
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Eugene
FiaeHd'S
Views on Ambition and Dys-
pepsia.

Dyspepsia, wrote Eugene Field.
''often incapacitates man for endeavor
and sometimes extinguishes the fire OF
ambition" Though great despite his
complaint Field suffered from indiges-
tion all his life. 4 weak, tired stomach
can't digest your food. It needs
rest. You can only rest it by the use
OF preparation like Kod0l, which re-
lieves it of work by digesting your food
Rest soon restores it to It's normal tone
strengthening,
Satisfying,
EnvigOrating.
Prepared only By E. @. DEWITT & Co, Chicago.
The 81 bottle contains ~ times the soc. size
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

Try us on Coffee, we can please
you from twenty-five and a half
cents to forty cents per pound, We
grind it free. Phone 70. +. ID.
Carter q Go.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

After statutory allowances, etc,
Board adjourned until first Mon
day in September.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1902-08-15

Piles are not only in, and Of themselves
very painful and annoying, but often
greatly aggravate aud even cause other
grave and painful affections, and should.
therefore not be neglected. TABLER'S
BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT il a great
boon 10 sufferers it will cure them.
Price 30 cents III bottles. Tubes, - cents.
AT J 4. GAY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31

argue for the east and west line in divid-
ing the county into two representative
districts. This is the second time that
this delegation has been here and the
men are tireless in their efforts 10 have
the county divided east and west, in
stead OF north and south, the latter plan
being advocated by another portion OF
Woods county. T he Woods county divi-
sion matter enters into this question.
owing to the fact that the next legisla-
ture might take the lines for representa-
tive districts as a basis OF determining
the county lines in case it is decided to
divide the county
The population as returned to the COM
mission TO reGistrict the territory 81. .4s5.
viii make a basis of superintendent
about 20.S26 for representative districts
and twice this number for council dis
tricts. The reports all came in yester-
day. and today was the first time that
the commission could begin TO figure on
the basis Of apportionment. II has been
decided as far as possible to reappor-
ton along county lines. 1t is anticipated
that the report of the commission viii be
out about the 10th of August. or pos
sibIy a few days before that time.
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PRESENTING THEIR CLAIMS
Cleveland County Delegation Visits Re
oistrictlnu Board.

Guthrie. O. T., July So.-A delegation Of
Cleveland county citizens called on the
redistricting commission this afternoon
to push the claims OF Cleveland county
in the new apportionment Among the
men here were, Senator L. Duny. D. :.
Lsrsh, 7 = Wales John s. Allen. c. L.
B0tsford. Jay Sherman. Nornan; and
John 4. Mccartney OF Moore. The dele
earfon asked that the south Eve town
ships in oklahoma county be attached
to the Cleveland county council district.
also FIVE townships in Pottawatomie
county Owing to the fact that Cleve-
lsnd county has the territorial university
It wants 70 remain il q neutral position
relative 70 the capitol asht. should il
come up under this ap2ortionlaent Il
Cleveland county should be divided up.
the county might be forced into such a
night. which would result 6Isastrously to
the university interest
The arguments were made before tfa
commsssion- but 10 intinstion give IS 70
the probable result of the e1ort g have
the councH district as desired by the
Cleveland county men
J. L wAtkins. r. n Murray. and c.
r. Williams. q Cleo. Woods county.
vere before the commission today to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31

'Threshing progressed over the section
during the week; and is nearing compile
ton; wheat yields continued light TO
fair and oats large.
Hay making progressed with good
yields Of a fine quality reported.
The showers were beneficial to the
late corn, and the crop is doing well,
and is nearly made; over some localities
more rain is needed to properly mature
crop.
Cotton continues to improve in condi-
ton and is balling rapidly; over some
localities the dry weather caused some
shedding. but the crop is generally in
fine condition.
Cane and kafir corn continue in good
condition, and the kaffir is heading out,
and maturing fast.
Broom corn is matured, and being
pulled. with good yield reported; millet
and flax are being cut in good condi-
ton.
Castor beans are maturing and be-
ing gathered, with good yield noted.
Grass is doing well, and stock is in
a fat condition. and doing well.
Fall wheat plowing progressed, but
was retarded some over localities by
heavy rains; the ground is generally in
good working condition.
Late fruit was benefited by the show
ers, and is in promising condition;
early fruit is abundant, and with melons,
canteloupes, and garden vegetables. is
being marketed.
June corn and late potatoes recently
planted are coming up TO a good stand"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
WHY RlCHIER LOST
IEe LIVED Too Near the Home or TnI-
ted states Attorney Dean.

Abgene. kan. July z-Tke variclss cz-
plantations fro-a ether parts ~ shs state
- 81 the reason shy II. =. Reh.er was
aot scccsssfsl in BIS contest for Tnitsi
States maransl seem % have ierors1 the
real ressen- ah.ch has been fulig uader-
stood Ga fhis ssct-oa-
When senator EuTton seisrtet =. s
Dean for Tinted states clEtr.ct attorney
J, made u s11possia.s f1r hin 70 take
Richter for another of .lfe Erollinsri Kan
sss appciafrns-ts. u.sa lives a. & r,o1-
f.lcsisr-g h5rna Sc Counra Grove. 1bey a-c
nct tusrtg li,es apart. bofh ga TIE sane
renatorlai. suaieial ard cor-rrssional Dis
tricia srth tee Pm dssrrfct uarsars-
seated II vas clearly i-sYcssshze tEat tie
Eozrta sa1ase asrs tas zpsos7t1ert fsr
1os as ses= - eD1l ~ saE Hhter
and fais faet vas DTossalE r1cre re-elt
rhsn asy esher IN cesermini-g tAs f1ai
aiE21sstsou q lhe F.srrezzse
Tte Fl-th sisr~sef peobis srSad s. acd
fhe zsEzzEut eas gee r7lzri - seos-
whEe tae Fl1sA had ,ro rana-1atss. NJ
xs-krs hsz Ccaerrfa-a- catts-1fa-s ia
dcEs z-eat saz inat of sfrars srr-9 rfsfe-
sentative s15 nraefo- 81 iae L5zff.rf sh~s
Cas-s Ca.a erfttzE ~ tSe re-s iafer-
aea ~ p rerteaf afta g l ir1erss-
rataf sra-a RS sszze ee1lsy art s-fa ast-
ssss s1pVsTt - - Sssst 81 c. saort ~
tics.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
OLD WARRIORS
OF DEMOCRACY
ARE NOT IN IT
HensIey of Ell Reno Makes a
Loud Complaint.
GOSLINGS At THE HELM
Fighters of Early Battles Not
Consulted by Cross.
GOSLINGS AT THE HELM

Guthrie. o. T, July So.-Tom Heasley.
in his EI Reno Democrat. is still asking
his questions relative to the Democratic
campaign in this territory. Els latest
query is as follows:
why is il that the voices Of all the
old time Democratic sages and warriors
OF Oklahoma axe hushed in this campaign
and nothing is heard but the quacking Of
lot OF political gosiings who have not
been in the territory long enough 10 find
the town pump. let alone 20 inform them
selves as &c the wants and necessities or
tne people OF Oklahoma?
why is il that the advice and assist
ance Of such men as Frank Dale Sidney
Clarke, Colonel johnson. Joe Wisby.
Judge Keaton. Temple Houston, Judge
Mackey, Colonel Moore, Frank McMaster
D. c. Lewis. Dan Peery. Judge Warren,
Bob Forrest. Jasper Sipes and hundreds
Of others we could mention IL space would
permit. is not sought for nor received by
the present gang Of Democratic man
ayers? Every man who fought and won
the carly battles of Democracy IN this
territory has been insulted. snubbed or
tuInfu tDWH bE lNt tL fpiAtA-~tA A-A
worms shipped IN from abroad.
NO Democrat OF any prominence has
as yet lifted his voice in support of eithe=
the congressional candidate or his plat
form.
'The committees have been filed up
with Pops and nouenities, under whom
no self-respecting Democrat Of intelli-
genco will work
THE campaign has been conducted more
to advertise the committee than 10 make
votes. It's work so far has been that Of
disorganization rather than organization.
In fact there has been nothing but
series OF blunders committed since the
day the territorial committee decided TO
hold a congressional convention
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
HIGH POWER EXPLOSIVES
Can 1Sake ForciGa ships Look Like
Pasteheard Craft


New York. July S0.--A new time fuse for
use on armor piercing shells loaded with
a recently discovered secret explosive Of
great power has been invented by war de-
partment experts and VIII. according to
a New York American dispatch from
Washington. revoluuor.zc foreign war.
ship building. Tests OF the explosive
and fuse have been made and 50 long as
the United States government holds the
secret. foreign batticships must double
their steel walls or be as wooden frigatss
against the new destroyer
Gen. Crozier. chief or ordinance. Is quo-
ted as having said that "a test OF the new
explosive had been conducted with cmi-
nent success at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds that the chel carried its contents
through the thickest sruor tand that hat
fuse lived long enough TO have exploded
on in the interior Of a ship Of war. The
greatest penetration secured was that II
a shell fred from a l2-inch gun. II pierre
ed li-inch hrupv araor before dctonation.
The heaviest shield now IN use is aaid 10
be only = inches thick.
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SUFFERED TERRIBLY
WITH FEMALE WEAKNESS
---1r,s n
sAYs rs. EsThER NJ. MILNER.
| Had the Headache Con-
tinually--CouId Not Do My
Work--Pe-ru-na Cured"

Mrs. Esther II. Miner. DeGraT. ohio.
writes:
II was terrihio sufferer from fe-
male weakness anG had the headache
continually. ! was not able 20 do my
1ousework for my husband and ny
seif. ! wrote you and described ny
condition as near as possible You
recommended Peruna. took four
hcttles and was completely cured. I
think Peruna a wonderful medicine
ard have recommended II &C ny
friends with best resuits.--Mrs. &.
NJ. Miner.
Miss Mamie Groih. Plattevine. Wis.
writes: Accept a grateful siris thanks
tor the wonderful help ] have received
through the use OF Peruna. Although
I looked well and strong 1 have fer sew
eral years suffered with frequent back
ache and would fer several days have
splitting headaches. 7 did not wish 10
I'll my system With poisonous drugs. and
so when several OF my friends advised
me 20 take Peruna. I asked my ply
sician what he thought Of Il. He rec
commended IL ard so I took it and am en-
tiFeiy without pain OF any kind now
Miss Mamie Grcth.
DIT. 5. 2. Hartman. President % The
Hartman Sanitarium. has had over ffty
years experience In the treatment OF
female catarrhal diseases. lie advises
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
NED SISSON'S TROUBLES
Contest Made Against Proving Up on
His Claim.

Enid. o. T. July 9O.-Ned Sisson is hav-
ing trouble in making final proof on his
claim in Comanche county. Ned wants
to prove up for townsite purposes. and is
seeking to bring the town OF Chattanooga
into existence. Il Is announced as the
terminus of the Rock Islands extension
southwest from Lawton. A delegation Of
citizens from FaXon. FIVE miles from
Chattanooga, appeared at the land Office
TO contest Sissons POof on the ground
that the land is too near Faxon 10 ever
amount 70 anything fer townsite purposes.
The Faxon men believe that the new town
viii in5ure their city. They say that there
is nothing ia the vicinity OF Sisson's land
but dog towns and that it viii never
amount to anything for townsite purposes
That it IS a fake Si>-on wants 10 work
on people 10 sell town lots
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IsPARHEcHER IN TROUBLE
Calls on United States Marshal Ben
nett for Help.

Muskogee, !. T. July 50.-Isparhecher.
the aged ex-chief of the Creeks. has
sent the following telegram from his
home in the Creek nation to United
States Marshal Bennett:
Send officers TO my home. I am in
trouble. Do not fall.
Isparhecher has recently been subject
cd to many indignities at the hands Of
the full-bloods known as the Snakes,
who are opposing the dissolution of their
tribal government. and it is believed
that they have threatened the ex-chief
Marshal Bennett has sent six deputies
to the scene. Bennett on Monday ar
rested ten members of the Snake band
whom it was believed were exciting the
Indians. The full-bloods seem to think
that Isparhecher has deserted them.
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FOR BROTHERS. DEFENSE
Brother Of MarshaII's slayer Has Re-
fained f,nI johnson

Oklahoma City. o. T.. July sO-J s.
Ceilings Of Shreveport, La. a brother OF
o. W. Ceilings. who shot and killed N
F. Marshall at the latter's home IN Case
township, six miles south Of Choctaw
City, on the 2lst of July. arrived in the
city yesterday TO investigate the case and
retain counsel for the defense Of his
brother. II is understood Colonel John
son Will be employed by him. From later
reports concerning the tragedy it seems
that Ceilings viii have difficult task in
establishing that the killing was justifi-
able, as It Is alleged Marshall's boys,
who were with their father when he was
shot. will testify that ne did not reach
down in the wagon bed. giving the i'm
preston that he was going after a wea
pom. as was related in the first report OF
the tragedy
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SHOOTING is JUSTIFIED
Coroner Thacket Investigates McLoud
Tragedy.

Shawnee, o. T., July 30.-Coroner Tack
EFT returned Monday evening from Nc
Loud where he went TO hold an inquest
over the negro who was shot and killed
there by John Purdy Sunday evening. The
verdict of the jury was that the shoot
ing was justifaDle and the boy was re-
leased. The testimony OF a great many
witnesses was brought out and it showed
that the quarrel was provoked Dy the
negro. and that the latter was In the act
Of inaicting serious injury to the Purdy
boy when he shot. Delbert Purdy was
with his brother when the shoot hg took
place. and while they did not attempt to
get away. the one doing the shooting Sc
creted himself in the house for fear the
friends of the negro would attempt to do
him bodily harm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
SECTION DIRECTORS REPORT
Cotton Has Improved in Condition
and Is RalIing RanidIY.

section director Of the agricultural bu-
reau, has issued a bulletin. the substance
OF which is embraced in the following:
General rain occurred over the section
on the 18th, and scattered showers on
the remaining days Of the week The
precipitation was unevenly distributed.
being excessive over some localities, and
very light over others.
Owing to cool night temperatures,
The mean for the week averaged below
the normal, but no retardation in growth
OF crops occurred.
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BILL CROSS CAMPAIGN
Will Spend Week Fairly in Next
Month In New Country.

Guthrie, O. T.. July 3o.-Bm Cross is
calling on the ''stalwarts" in Beaver
county. He is making his campaign in
that portion OF the territory, now so that
he can devote his time 10 other parts of
Oklahoma later on.
Secretary ". L. Alexander has billed
Cross for August as follows:
Lawten. August 6.
Anadarko. August Z.
Hydro, August s.
Mangum. August Il and l5.
Roosevelt and Hobart, August IS
Guthrie, August I9.
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SOPER MAKES REPORT
Giving n List and Number Of Criminal
ProseeutfOpg

South McAhster, / T. July So.-United
States Attorney Pliny Soper has given
out the following report Of the trans
actions of his Office for the past year:
Number Of criminal prosecutions terfni-
mated July !, 1901, to and including June
CO. 1902 1,10S; GA convictions were OBJ
tsined and "A persons were acquitted.
Number of criminal cases pending July
]. 1902 725.
Amount realized on fines, forfeitures
and penalties during the year. S5.622.
Eight hundred and twenty-three cases
were pending July !. 1901. Number pend
ing July !. 1902, s53. Civil cases terni-
mated during the year, $40.