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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-23
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

n movement Is HOW Ou IOOC W
erect a monument to Judge David
Schenck, on the Guilford Battle
ground.
Rev. ". @. Newton, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Greensboro,
has made application to the Foreign
Mission Board for an appointment
as missionary to China.
A Reidsville gentleman is endeav-
oring to get a Northern syndicate
interested in a trolley car line from
that place to Roxboro and also from
ReidsviIle to Leaksville, Spray and
Wentworth.
At Ansonville a few days ago a
number of children we're playing
"bury the dead" in a large pile of
seed cotton. They scooped out a big
hole and put one of the little fellows
into it and covered him up, tightly
packed the cotton Over and around
him. By and by they dug him up,
when it came time to change game,
and the little fellows were Mortified
to find their playmate dead.
Landmark: Mrs. E. V. Grundler,
a widow of Raleigh, has for two
months been in mourning for her
son Norman. Her brother wrote
that Norman was killed in a railway
accident in New York, but a letter
has arrived from Norman saying he
is at work in Massachusetts and do
ing well. Norman was several
years "deviI" in The Progressive
Farmer office.
Duplin Journal: A water famine
is threatened in some sections of
Eastern North Carolina. The wells
of the country are dryer than ever
before and the North East River
much lower. The people are turning
their attention to better water and
during this dry weather many deep
wells are being bored and driven
throughout the county. The we'll
known Kenansville spring flows less
than for many years.
Bagdad Cor. Lexington Dispatch:
We have free rural delivery of the
mails here now daily. 1t is a great
improvement over the old system.
Everybody living along the route can
have a p~ostofice at his own door.
This route could supply about $50
families with the mail daily if they
would go to the trouble of putting up
boxes which they are doing. The
p~ostofices of Bagdad, Hinkle and
Hanes have been discontinued.
Fayetteville Cor. Charlotte OBJ
server: Nh. A. II. Slocomb, of Cum
berland, who was nominated by ac-
clamation at Maxton to-day by the
Republicans of the Sixth Congress
ional District, is a New England
man, who has lived in Fayetteville
ever since the close of the Civil War,
andsis closely identified with the bus
mess and industrial interests of this
section and State. He is one of the
most extensive naval store operators
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-23

-Mdlu dllu OOICOIdh SG1CSOS
Col. Odds: DR.. Richard II. Lewis,
Secretary of the State Board of
Health, says the smallpox in the
State now is much worse than usual
in September, and unless there is a
vast deal of vaccination there will be
a great deal of the disease when cold
weather comes. In a Piedmont coun-
ty a "smart Alex" doctor diagnosed
a case of smallpox as "lerpes" and
said it was trifing. He was the sec
ond victim. It was rue smallpox
and has left him with a face pitted
for life.
Charlotte Observer: The farmers
say that cartridges are more plenti-
full this year than has been the case
in years. In some instances the birds
are so tame that they come up to the
barns to feed. The farmers attribute
this abundance of birds to the pro-
tective game law enacted for Neck
lenburg County. This law is strin-
gent in it's provisions and prohibits
shooting birds from January 10th
to December LIST. The shooting sea-
son in Mecklenburg is therefore on
fined to 40 days in each year.
Asheville dispatch: Between Oc-
tober first and twentieth a conven-
ton will be held here in the interest
of the Appalachian Park movement.
Leading cities of the South will be
invited to take part; special excur-
sion trains will be run and every
thing done to make the occasion a
great success. Such a convention, it
is believed, would mean much to-
wards securing the passage of the
proposed Appalachian Park bill at
the next session of Congress. The
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce in
a]ugurated this movement and is
deeply interested.
Washington Cor. Post: The Dem
ocratic Congressional Campaign
Committee will not take c~ognizance
of the appeal of J. II. Campbell, who
disputes the rights of j. NJ. Gudger,
Jr., as the Democratic nominee for
Congress in the Tenth North Carroll
ma District. After having heard
from a majority of the members of
the committee, all of whom took the
position that the campaign commit
tee was without jurisdiction, Chair
man Griggs this afternoon wrote
Mr.. Campbell to that effect. Such
redress as Mr.. Campbell seeks will
have to come from the Democratic
State Committee.
Winston Sentinel: Judge Jas. F.
Boyd has signed an order appoint
ing Henry @. Cowles, of S~tatesville,
receiver for the monies which may
be paid in by the defendants in the
famous Amos Owen Cherry Tree
cases. 1t will be remembered that
Judge Boyd's sentence provided for
the restitution by the defendants of
money which they fraudulently OBJ
tanned. All such money they are now
to pay to Mr.. Cowles, who will hold
. ."
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
Secretary of the Interior.

One of the proposed amendments t0
the state constitution which the Repub-
licans intend to Defeat. ii they can. is
the Barela bill. The intention of this
-biJl is to 80 amend our laws that nobody
cn cast ballot at an election before he
osaahe has become full citizen of tise
United States. This will throw out a
large percentage of the ignorant foreign
vote, and as this class of voters usually
casts Il solid Republican vote in obedi-
ence to orders the adoption of the
amendment will of course be distasteful
to the Republican bosses. 1t is a queer
kind of American that is opposed to re-
stricting the suffrage to those who hold
full citizenship but the Republican party
of Colorado has placed itself on record
AS so doing.-Carbondaie Item.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
High School Notice.

OFFICE OF
COUNTY SUPERIS1 ENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
MEEKER, COLO. May 81. 1872
Notice Is hereby given that examina-
tions for admission to Rio Blanco county
high school will be held at Meeker.
Friday and Saturday. June 10th and
2lst, 1902, beginning at 9 a. m.
For the convenience of those living
at points distant from the county seat,
/ have asked the following named per-
sons to act as special deputies and hold
examinations At Buford, Mrs. James
Bulge; White River, U. S. McWil-
liams; Piceance. Mrs. o. l.. Dudley :;
Upper Rangely, Fred Carnaban; Lower
Rangely, J. W. McNew.
All papers should be sent to county
superintenGent's office for examination
and grading.
G. F. BRowN.
Superintendent of Schools.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

under which the claim is asserted. not
| outstanding the reservation. provided
/ that he made bona tide settlement upon
land claimed prior to the date of the
nbclamatiOn establishing the forest re-
I've and maintained continuous resi-
dRce thereon for the requisite period.
he benefits Of this act shall extend to
b4na fide claims already received hy the
klHal land offices after the statutory
pefiod and for which patents have not
t4Rned. provided the settlers have COM
| pked with the provisions OF the law ex-
ctpt as to the time of filing their claims.
! 6ettlers. in order to obtain the benefit
ethis act, must have made bona tide
aettement upon the land claimed prior
tosthe date of the proclamation estab-
Bshing the forest reserve -and main
tAined continuous residence thereon for
the period required by the law under
yMhich the claim is asserted.
\ "A pplicatiohs for entry under the terms
d this act must be filed in the local
iAnd office within two years from April
l6. 1902
With the application 10 make entry.
the applicant must file an affidavit show
A4& AhC udlC VI oCtlICu'VhI. e'oo
hts residence on the land applied for has
teen continuous since that date; and
ttsat his failure to place his claim of
tecord within statutory period was due
70 some one of the reasons set forth in
this act
/ Bona tide claims which have heretO-
t&Dre been erroneously allowed by the
jocal land officers for lands within forest
reserves after the expiration OF the
statutory period within which to place
such claims of record are confirmed by
this act. provided the settlers have com
paied with the provisions of the laws
under which the claims were initiated.
md that their failure to place their
6laims Of record in proper time is salts
jfaclorily explained as due to causes
tbringing them within the conditions
prescribed in this act. This applies only
TO claims where settlement was made
tprior to the creation OF the forest re-
yerve. Very respectfully.
BINGER HERMANN,
Commissioner.
Approved, May II, 1902.
4 l.. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary of the Interior.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
Will 1t Heln2

The following circular was distributed
among up river settlers by forest range
riders this week. We don't see where
in it will help any of our people, as most
of them made their locations after the
forest reservation was created:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
WAsHINGTON, ID. o., May 12. 1902.
REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS. United States
Land oftices.
GENTLEMEN
Attention is called to the following
act OF Congress, approved April Is, 1902,
entitled An act for the relief OF bona
tide settlers in forest reserves
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative OF the United States
of America in Congress mbied, That
where claimant under the settlement
laws of the United States within the
limits Of a forest reserve created under
the provisions Of section twenty-four of
the act Of March third. eighteen hun
dred and ninety-one. entitled IAN act
to repeal timber culture laws. and for
other purposes" has failed. by reason of
Ignorance Uf the proclamation of the
President. or OF the filing of the town
ship plat of survev, or from unavoidable
accident or conditions. or from mis-
understanding Of the law, to place his
claim of record within the statutory
period. such claimant may be permitted
within period Of two years from and
after the passage of this act to file his
claim in the proper United States land
office and receive patent therefor upon
showing due compliance with the law
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

The president signed the Indian Ap-
preparation bill Tuesday with the under
standing that the resolutions lie sug-
gested be passed. which. besides the
regular allotment. gives the Indians
sufficient non-irrigabIe grazing land for
their stock, and provides for the pay
ment of S7O.O64 OS to the Indians with
out awaiting their action upon the
proposed allotment; also to strike out
the section which gives the Florence
Mining company preferred privileges to
prospect and locate 640 acres of mineral
land.
These changes have deem agreed to
by the committees of both houses and
will undoubtedly be made. This prac-
tically insures the opening of the
Uintah reservation on October LIST, 1908.
on which date all unallotted lands are
to be restored to the government for
public entry at 81 p per acre. The
next meve will be 10 get the consent of
the majority of the male Indians, which
can be done by sending out the right
kind of a man to negotiate with them.
-Vernal Express.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
Cn,tlcInen LnSe.

A Washington special to the Denver
Republican saws:
AT its session Monday the supreme
court of the United States handed down
an opinion in Il suit that has been drag
ging along for years. which places the
stock raisers Of the West at the mercy
of the railroads and gives them no re-
dress for the extortion practiced ut the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
The suit was brought against the
Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy road BY
the interstate commerce commission To
stop the charge Of 50 a car IN excess Of
the regular tariff levied on every raiser
and shipper of live stock in the TERRITORY
vest of the Missouri, river and bot wssn
Canada and the gulf. The rxiiroeda
entering CHICAGO originally ownSd tk6
stock Yards. which was their union
depot for livestock but as that property
became enormously lucrative, they sold
the stock yards to private individuals.
For 80 years they had delivered stock at
these yards. They ran their trains into
the yards and in 10 minutes they were
unloaded and the trains were backed
out and at once ready for another SER
vice. AS the loading and unloading
were practically automatic. 1t was the
best paying traffic which the roads en-
joyed.
After the roads sold the stock yards
the purchasers imposed charge against
the roads of eight cents per car for the
use of tracks. Tie roads then. acting
on that pretext, imposed an additional
charge of 81 per car against all stock
that came from points west of the Mis-
sissippi. but only 81 per car from points
east of the Mississippi.
The cattlemen brought the case before
the interstate commerce commission,
which heard the case twice. the second
appliation being that of the railroads
and find from the facts that the inter
state act denOunces such methods ard
the first section of the act says:
Every unjust and unreasonable
charge for such services is prohibited
and declared to be unlawful"
The decision of the supreme court of
the United States reverses the commits
sion. and in effect holds that there is no
remedy against this extortion OF the
railroads.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

The Columbia Tailoring Company,
10 to l59 West Madison St, Chicago.
cut. make and trim ladies' and gentle
mems own material ut So 80 per suit
Latest STYLES and fit guaranteed. Send
us your goods and measurement by
EXPRESS. We do the rest.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

Washington dispatches indicate that
the land leasing question is shelved for
this session. This and the beet sugar
question has given the Republican
majority whole lot o. trouble. 80 II
will he laid over until after the coming
congressional elections.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

Oregon held a state election Monday.
The Democrats elected the governor
and the Republicans the legislature and
two members Of congress. The govern
orship is Democratic gain.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

miles of railway. or about 40 per cent of
the worlds mileage.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

General Samuel +. Browne. pioneer
and noted lawyer of the early days In
Colorado, is dead, aged so.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

The Boer war is over and Missouri
mule culturists are counting up the
profits with feelings of mingled salts
faction and sore regret.-Denver Post
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
Thus far the United States has built
$50 school houses in Puerto Rico.

Germany is credited with 2.295, 900 of
the 6,s25,OO0 tons of beet sugar pro-
duced in the world last year.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

a man who says he would not tell a
lie to save his own life would make
2pt,a alet!OMeera
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07
E. S. r sANDERsoN L. GREER
SANDERSON & GREER,
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
RANCH PROPERTY A SPECIALITY
Stops the Cough
nd Works off the Cold,

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, no pay.
Price p cents.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

Silence is a mighty good substitute
for wisdom.
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

Some men who are very short are
very tall liars
The Meeker herald., 1902-06-07

Collections Promptly ATTEMPTED TO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
TRINITY's NEW SESSION.
Students Getting Down to Work and New
Buildings Nearly COMPLETED.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Trinity College, Durham, ~ &C., Sept.
1.-THE regular routine of recitations
properly began yesterday and every stu
dent is knuckling down to hard work
Four new departments have been added,
the Department of Applied Mathematics.
Department of German, Department OF
Romance Language and Department of
Economics. These additions make Trim
ity complete college and the next steps
VIII be along the line of university work
The new dormtory and library are
rapidly nearing completion and when en-
tirely completed will make them two of
State. Some of the students arc moving
into the new building and by the end OF
the week all the rooms will be occupied.
These rooms were all signed by the diff
ferent boys even before commencement
was held.
The Freshman reception was held in the
spacious lining hall in the Epworth
building Saturday, under the auspices OF
the Y. NJ c. A. A large crowd was
present. both old and now men. and sew
cral young ladies. Short but elegant adj
dresses were made by Drs. Pegram, Plato
Durham, Mimms, Mesyitt and Kilgo.
Fruits and creams were@then served. The
faculty and several ladies and gentlemen
repaired to handsomely furnished pallors
for the purpose of introductions before
separating.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
VALUE OF TESTIMONY.
Greater Than Assertion.

There is none of US so hardened but
that when we have been able to aid our
fellow creatures by comforting a benefit
or bringing little comfort into their
lives we like to have appreciation shown.
the performance of the act itself, and in
this connection the following letter from
a Paris, Texas, lady is of more than
usual iterest: Dear Friends: | address
you as such, for you have been such to
me. | suffered for three years off and on
with piles was treated at the hospital
and the pew and elegant hospital, of
Memphis; they only gave me temporary
relief. ! came west, thinking the change
of air and water would benefit me; five
months ago the bleeding piles came back
on me. and bled so much that l thought
/ would die | have had four of the
finest doctors in this section of Texas; all
they did was to finally nearly let me go
to my grave; all they wanted was a big
sum of money from me and to operate on
me. | said no, no surgeons knife would
enter me; If it was my time to die God
knew it, and when l died | would die all
together. / began hearing about your
medicine. | had no faith in YOU but
sent and got box of your Pyramid Pile
Cure; in two DAYS the blood flow had
slackened to one half the amount, and in
one week | felt so much better I walked
four blocks and did a little homework.
| was not bleeding then; in three weeks
| was well. God bless you for putting
such a wonderful medicine within the
reach of. suffering men and women
shall never cease to recommend your
medicine or be without it: also | used
your Pyramid Pills. Sallie A. Hearndon. -
Testimony like this should be more con-
vincing than all claims and assertions,
and should leave no doubt in the mind
of readers as to the merit of the RENE
dy. Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug
gists for fifty cents package or will be
mailed by the makers to any address upon
receipt of price Write Pyramid Drug Co.,
Marshall, Mich. for their book on cause
and cure of piles.
Wed-Sun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
STATE NEWS.

Edenton, N. c., Sept. 16.-Rev c.. A. G.
Thomas, now of Sanford. has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Baptist
church here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
BREAKS THE TRACES
Republican Out as Indepen-
dentAgainstJ. @. Holton. =
J A. Ellington 10 Make the Race 10 the Sena
torial District Composed Of Dayie,
Yadkin, Wilkes.
Especial to News and Observer


Greensboro, N. g., Sept. 16.-There is
every prospect of lively campaign in
the Senatorial district composed of
Daeie, Yadkin and Wilkes This is one
OF the districts in the e-apportionment
made by the last Legislature that fell
to the Republicans.
At Republican Senatorial convention,
held in Wilkesboro some time ago, Mr..
John @. Holton, of Yadkin, a brother Of
district Attorney Holton, was nominated,
when all along Mr.. j. A. Ellington of
Iadkin, had supposed that he had a
cinch on tho nomination. Mr. Ellington
mas announced himself an independent
candidate and is bidding for Democratic
endorsement while offering Pritchard a
dose OF his own medicine, pleading the
preference being shown by Chairman
Frltchard for that form of Democracy it
having been approved by him and District
Attorney Holton he says to the extent of
taxing regular Republican candidates
and setting up Democrats on an indie
pendent basis.
me Democrats of the district are
strongly considering the question of MAX
ing no nomination. The matter was dis
cussed at the Democratic Senatorial con-
Fentlonp in Iadkinville Saturday The out
come was that it was left to a commit
tee, composed of Messrs Reese of Yad-
kin; Bailey, of Dave, and Hackett of
Wilkes to determine what was best to
be done.
Mr.. Ellington declares that if he is
given fair field, and is not opposed by
the Democrats. he will defeat fIoton by
l,ooo majority. He says:
The people Of Yadkin are tired and
dlsgusted with the avarice and assump-
Uon of the Holton crowd. Their meth
cds might have been tolerated in the
past. but thank God the day has arrived
in North Carolina when the best element
of the white men of both parties will
and must control We find that the in
dependent thought not only prevails in
the Democratic party but in TIE Repub-
hcan party as we'll, as viii be seen in
Surry county and many other Republican
counties Throughout this section. The day
CT ring rule is at an end. The Repub-
licans of YadlNin have always been loyal
10 their principles, but at such cor
rupt methods as were resorted to hy Mr.
Holton to secure his recent nomination
at the convention the best element Of the
party became Disguised and demands Ali
independent candidate. They brought
nothing into the county and have grown
opulent AMI arrogant at the expense OF
the taxpayers,
The leaders of our party for the past
six Or eight years have impregnated US
with the spirit of independentism by hav-
iIg Us vote for Democrats on our State
and Congressional tickets and this same
independence S now asserting itself in
county affairs, and they see nothing
wrong in supporting the Democrats
against machine and ring rule in their
own ranks and they are asking their sup
Port in many counties throughout the
State. This example has been set by our
leaders and l am but following in their
footsteps
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
BY A BULLET
Strange Negro Wounds Frank
Durand and Escapes.
Pursued by Officer Smith Past Whose Head
tie Bullet Whisiet. Motive for the
Died Unknown.
fsnecial to News and observer.)


Goldsboro, n. c.. Sept. ia strange
negro with a pistol created considerable
excitement here last night. Officer Rufus
Smith was coming up Centre street with
man whom he was taking to the lock-
up when a pistol ball whizzed by him
and struck Mr.. Frank Durand in the leg.
Mr.. Durand was III the act of opening
the door to the Southern Express office
to store away the express from the north
bound train. which had Just come in.
The officer let 60 his man and went in
the direction from which the pistol was
fired. He found negro with pistol
in his hand. The officer knocked the
negro down twice with his club while
he was swapping his pistol
The last time the negro got up he took
to his heels and succeeded in making his
escape. No one knew the negro and no
motive could be assigned for the shoot
ing
The ball which struck Mr.. Durand only
inflicted a small flesh wound and the
doctors decided that probing for it would
do more damage than the ball, and so
they let it remain in his leg.
The Democratic executive committee
of Goldsboro township met last night IN
the mayors office and made the APP
portionment of delegates for each pre-
cinct to the county convention which
meets in this city on Saturday, the 2Ith.
The different wards are instructed To
hold their primaries next Friday night.