The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
State News.
IRON CURR1TUCK TO CHEROKEE.
1sns Of Interest Cleaned From our CORES.
PondsntB and Exchanges in all
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pondsntB and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.
Harry Skinner was today con-
frmed as District Attorney without
opposition. Ii is understood that
Oscar J. Spears will remain assist
ant, at least for the present.-wash-
ington dispatch.
Col. Odds - During 1900 no less
than 80 cotton mills were chartered
by the State, but last year only 10.
All these have been published. There
has been considerable addition to
mill plants, yet not so much as
in 1900.
Col. Odds: There are heavy de-
mands upon the Treasury for money
TO bring public school terms up to
four months. Sixteen counties call
for ,$27, O0O.-Attorney General
Gilmer returned to Raleigh to-day,
entirely restored to health, and ready
for his duties.
Charlotte Observer: "You may
bet your last dollar that there will
be at least four candidates from
Mecklenburg county: Capt. S. B.
Alexander and Judge F. /. Osborne
for the Senate Mr.. w. G. Dowd for
Congress, and Mr.. Plat D. Walker
for Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court" So said a Charlotte man
yesterday.
The Chinese Minister, WI Ting
Fang, granted an hours interview
60 the Winston Salem committee
this morning and promised to attend
the Salem Academy Centennial if
possible. Secretaries Long and Viii
son, Attorney General Knox, Mr..
James Book and Capt. Richmond
Pearson Hobson have accepted invi-
tations 80 attend.-Sentinel.
AS an evidence of the high prices
being paid by Durham dealers for
leaf tobacco the Banner warehouse
Yesterday sold a total of 1908
pounds for which the purchasers
paid So, 437 IA. This included every
thing on the warehouse hoorp, from
the trash tobacco TO the best grades
sold, which brought $3s per hun
dred Durham Herald.
Wilson Cor. Post: DIR. J. G. Cog
gin, pastor of the Christian church
in Decatur, Illinois, who has recently
preached some strong and foroeful
and most eloquent sermons in Will
son will formally accept TO night the
presidency of the North Carolina
Christian College, formerly known
as the Kinsey Seminary and lately
purchased by the Christian church,
one of the most devout and
Grated and Jealous denominations in
this country.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: Commits
sioner of Agriculture Patterson,
when told that the wheat in his g
ton was coming up poorly and
looked but indifferently we'll, said
this was also the case in the Pied
mont section, but that it was not a
bad sign at this season, as he had
seen wheat make a very poor APP
pearance in January and yet make Il
capital crop. For his own part he
said he did not like TO see it too far
advanced at this time of year.
Washington dispatch: The inside
history of the South Dakota bond
case against North Carolina is about
10 be unfolded. Elk Governor Russell
Is to appear for the bondholders
along with w. g. Peckham and the
attorney general of South Dakota.
1t is said here that Senator Butler
has received and is interested In q
number of these bonds and that the
origin of the suit dates back 10 his
close relationship with Senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota and his re-
oent visit West.
Monroe Enquirer: The Hender-
son Roller Mil Co., has entered suit
against Mr.. John D. Medlin for S., 900
damages. The plaintiff alleges that
Mr.. Medlin has circulated the report
that the Henderson Roller Mill Is
guilty of the adulteration Of flour
sold at it's mill-From what we
learn from stock dealers not a mule
will be brought from the Western
markets TO this county this season.
There are more live stock sellers
thnn hnvara. and mnlRs can be