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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
ShrinerS Will Hold Session.

The Ancient Arabic Order. Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine, from their
only shrine in the state, Pine Bluff.
have just issued handsome folder
calling attention to grand ceremo-
nlal session of Sahara Temple to be
held at Hot Springs, Rajab, seventh
month, first day. For the benefit OF
those who have no Arabian calendar.
the statement is made that the session
will occur September 30, 1903 A
special train will be run from Pine
Bluff via Little Rock and Benton leay-
ing this city at g. m. the 23d inst.
and returning will depart from Hot
Springs at a. m. the following day
large number of mobiles, novices
and their wives and families are ex.
pected to attend. The official divan
OF the order comprises twenty Zone Of
1cers. With three exceptions, all are
Pine Bluffians. William l.. Toney Is
the illusti ious potentate and V. O. Al.
exandeI. rocordcr Both reside in
Pine Bluff. Few fraternal orders in
Arkansas have a more enthusiastic
membership than this
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
Realty Value Increasing.

Recent appreciation in realty values
here is well indicated by a deal which
has just been consummated. A few
years since the Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company pur-
chased a quarter of a block of ground
at the northwest corner of Second and
Walnut streets, the consideration be-
ing $2,5o0 The company sold half
the ground a few weeks ago to
Ralph Robinson, the consideration be-
ing $2.500. Robinson has just sold
the lot, which is inside, to William
Riley, the consideration being s3,500
The Southwestern company still re-
tains the corner lot, which is much
more valuable than that just sold.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
State University to Open September 16

Fayetteville, Ark, Sept. 4.-The
thirty-first annual session of the Uni
versity of Arkansas will open Thurs
day, September 16. The outlook is
excellent for 500 students in the aca-
demic department, exclusive of the law
and medical schools at Little Rock,
or a total of about 1900. During the
summer President Henry Hartzog. DR..
C. Brough, Dr. Johnson, Prof. }. w.
kuykendall and other members OF the
faculty have been engaged in an cam
est campaign in behalf Of the uniyer-
sity. and with the result that the iarS-
est attendance in it's history is assured
DR.. Muckenfuss of the department OF
chemistry has busted himself during
the vacation season making decided liA-
proyements in the science hall, and
plans have been set on foot looking
to the rebuilding Of the shops destroy
ed by fire last season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
RELIANCE THE VICTOR

New York, Sept. 4.-Reliance, the
American cup defender, yesterday won
the third and final race of the series
for that famous sea trophy, the Ameri
can cup In a dense fog, which pre-
vented vision beyond 200 yards, she
finished the race at $500 amid the
acclamatiOns of the assembled fleet.
Shamrock H., after running for more
than an hour in the fog missed the
finish line, passed by it and then
turned to it from the opposite direc-
ton. AS Reliance was then being
toWed Trough the fleet of yachts, with
ensigns auttering from her truck and
sproaders in celebration Of her victory,
The start between the shippers be
gan at the sound of the preparatory
gun and continued through a series of
brilliant maneuvers in which Capf.
Barr again outgeneraled Capt. Wringe.
During the fifteen minutes before the
starting sun Capt. Barr held the Eng
lisb boat under his lea. and for the
most Of the time blanketed. Two min
utes after the starting gun, and a.
the sound of the gun indicating the
expiration of the handicap, Capt,
Wringe luffed Shamrock across the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT PHONE
EXCEPT TO REPORT
A BLAZE.
New Rule Adopted Which Will Avoid
Much Confusion Heretofore
Experienced.

A new rule has been put into effect
in the telephone system at the city
fire department headquarters. Hereaf-
ter there will be no connections made
with the telephone at the department
unless person wants to report a
fire. Chief Frfser says this rule was
established to keep thoughtless per
sons from calling out the department
employees when there is no fire. The
practice is in vogue in many of the
large cities where they use the teie-
phone system for fire alarms, and III
the future no connection will be made
with the local fire department save
in case of a fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
LIEUTENANT COLONEL WYGANT
Viii Take Twenty Second Regiment to
Philippines in November.


Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wygant,
Z. S. A., who is remembered by many
throughout the state as the officer first
detailed to make the inspection of the
Arkansas state guard few months
ago. has gone to Fort Crook, Neb., to
axe command of the Twenty
Infantry. which has been ordered to
sail for the Philippines On October 81,
from San Francisco The two com
Eanies of the regiment now at Fort
Logan H. Roots, Little Rock, will join
he regiment, which is to be recruited
10 its full standard during the next
two months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
Dad, and aided materially in bringfs

road, and aided materially in bringing
Aome&eeeers t0 the state.
Midland Farm is so named 6oaa,.
II is elo-e to the 2eographica. eaM.ac
Of Arkansas. And il is quite a his.of4r
farn. having been at different ffn s.
tHe a9a.las place of three distiagui -
ed men @lo were called ike CIac.a-
aa'a% flem The plo# 70 tae office aI
saf#l aoG. IN lae 5affis51Ja 5la{s u
Haa owned by Coy. Polk. Who. by f4e
i.azs funded the9oan d C0iIesefl.
ziloze and donate tract Fl I8.4l
t.s'=2.7iest.eaaf purpose. GoHegeyIaa
Is supposed 10 =be#lae exact geograp8i-
81 eeasae e Arkansas. IN later dav4
e7e=f =farrl vas the toma of Henry =.
Rector tie fame3s war governor ii
Arkansas Still later portion Ell 1t
was e#aed by Augustus H. Garland.
WhG became governor in the seventies.
Before his death, several years age,
GoY. Rector tried to buy the farm from
Fref Thomas. desiring to spend his
last days Oh the old place, where all
his children We're born Prof Thom-
as, however, thought too much OF the
farm TO part With it. and ne would not
sell it=today.
came to Arkansas thirty year
ago said Prof. Thomas yesterday. IS
representative OF eastern parties 70
inspect the antimony in the southwest
en- part OF the state | was SO favor
ably impressed with the climate and
the boEndIess# resources =cf tie sI4te
that concluded to make it ny home.
and have never regretted it,
Prof Thomas finds stock=raising al
together satisfactory at Midland. His
experiments in raising Angora goats
nave proved eminently successful.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04

notorious Ihsi aIezf Guardians arc
t4o police and tbo1 ~. ~ Io ualr mo-
others. Many of the parrN robbrroe
that nave occurred of =.afr ara 0afd rp
thai1 door hy the police NaafcuHef
=fleft is beng ma&t 4e break up aaa
s7f& #oa 4 .a"E uaaa na #4me= D4..=
viii hp furnished aa1 l aiH r..e
oil Tie Youngsters seems ~ 6,.a afer .fs=
ecH &eafa eld
A Graphic representative as# aa
boy Al t6e=pJjaW Hud= tdez aaufH sou
80 fie=rahltus= ID. tifa#eae= en- the 60
Ton ifaII= si6e= tracks fhez scem= 10
haFe 4 eHe4# z1te Ia a=tEfI5=fo= =fsa #z9=
i6EtIf tlFF=
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04

stern of Reliance and the two boats
went across the line together
At 4:20, with almost half of the
course yet to be sailed, thick fog
came rolling in before a south wind
and enVelOped Shamrock III. in a
blind gray mist that shut her out of
the vision of the feet as though she
had been wiped from the surface of
the sea. Reliance ran along for five
minutes longer with the sun glitter
ing upon her sails until the fog bank
reached her and she, too, disappeared
from view until the only evidence Of
their presence was the hoarse below
ing of their warning whistles as they
scurried off in search OF the old red
ightship.
At $50 Reliance, hecling before
the wind her sails bellying hard and
her lee rails dragging up the spend
drift, burst through the veil of fog
and upon the startled vision of the
watchers on the little fleet Hardly
had they recognized the American
craft when she fed across the line
down through the lane of yachts
TO victory The whistles of every craft
in the fleet opened wide in recognition
of her achievement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
e GRRY AND DINSMORE
spoke to Confederate Veterans at pra.
Irle Grove Reunion.

Prairie Grove, Sept. 1.-The second
day of the annual reunion of Prairie
Grove camp, u. c. ", passed pleasant
~, the program as published being car.
led out. This is the third meeting to
De held at this place, and the crowd
was the largest ever gathered here,
being variously estimated at from g.
600 to 5000
In the morning Senator Berry ad-
dressed the veterans in his usual hap
py vein, and in the afternoon Con
gressman Dinsmore spoke. Despite
the fact that these two statesmen have
spoken at nearly every reunion of this
camp, their speeches are the drawing
card of the reunion and the speeches
OF the day were pronounced the best
yet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
WEST FIF> III
G7AVEL 70 BE EXrENDED FRO"
LlN0EN 10 TIE COTTON
BELT TRACKS.
Work VII Commence at 6az5 and
u it217r74eneat# Paid Tor
We finished.

\ meeting Of tie citizens Il #iH5 -
West Fifth avenue was held last li-L.i.
IL the Office OF County Treasurer Je
se K. Core, and after s4aae discus
sion il was decided 10 gravel the ave
nue from Linden street west to the
Cotton Bolt tracks The remainder
Of the street has been grayeled from
Main street and has just recently been
repaired by the city No improve
!aent district Will ke formed, as ii was
deemed best by those present to lay
tie gravel and pay for it as soon as
the work was done. The city will fur
nish the gravel and the prorertyhoid-
eHs will be assessed 10 pay for the
grazing OF the street and The work
necessary to tie laying OF the gravel
Tee eoneeAsus Of opinion among
those who have studied the question is,
that the gravel when properly LAID
and packed before the street is opened
for use. makes as good a pavement
as the asphalt though not so durable
Gravel, when properly screened and
lacked. forms a natural cemenet and
gets as hard as rock itself When Fifth
avenue was being repaired, the con
tractors found it very difficult to make
an impression On the street by rea-
son of the fact that the gravel had
packed hard and was very firm Work
will be commenced on the laying OF
the gravel at once and the property
holders are prepared to pay for the
same when completed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
Cook-Atkinson.

Miss Jennie Cook and Ray Parker
Atkinson were married this morning
at 10 o'clock at the home Of Rev. John
f. Carr on Lakeside. The couple Will
make their future home in this city.
Mr.. Atkinson is a very successfN
young business man of this city ana
has a host of friends. The bride is
the sister of Buck Cook, and is one OF
Pine Bluffs most popular ladies,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
Feeder for White River Line.

little Roele= Sept lZ1'llr= Marion
Comfy Railway company has been
chartered by the state board of rail-
way fncorporators. The capital stock
IS $25e.ooo Tie directors are. J. c.
South, 4 NJ. Horton, Thomas Combs,
+ Mclean. ST. Louis, Geo. T..
Dodge, ! E, Williams. Little Rock; ].
5. Pyealt and e. c. Merriam ST. Louis.
It will be feeder of the White River
branch Of the Missouri Pacific. It will
begin at a point on the White river
opposite the mouth Of the Buffalo, in
Baxter county. There will be branch
from the mouth of Clabber creek to
Rush, the location of the Morning
Star mine. The preliminary survey
has been completed. f. J. Mclean of
st. Louis owns $4,000 of the stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
ARMY CHANGES.
May Remodel to Suit TRANSPORTATION
Facilities.

Washington, Sept. 4.-The Post
says the genral staff of the army are
considering the advisability of remod-
cling the army departments to con-
form to the changes in the transporta-
ton situation. 1T is possible says
the Post, that one or more depart
ments may be created. The department
east, for example, may be divided into
TWO, one 10 be designated either as the
department of the south or of the gulf
Kansas, Oklahoma and Indi. Terri
tory may be taken away from tn, de
partment of Missouri and combined in
to one department"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
WORK BEGINS
oN=THE# WARMER. GUMMINs AND
EASTERN RAILROAD NEXT
MONDAY
Marion County Ra9a1z to Be Bu8t as
Feeder for thc White
River Inc
N0NGhH

=.Iee fEln4lias plaualef. Of 16e Var
aef.t@a#j4s and Eastern Hats ratHfn-
&c rom SJ#Loui5. Wbera= ha perfected
arf@seneats for work 10 beeia ON
the new road neNt Monday y com,
sl4etlo4 company Viii be organized
thIs=Wech to iaJea.ta4 work. lf0=eGarec.
Several teams AMI u portion af the
outfit are now III Warmer ready 10 BIZ
gin work. II is The purpose It pres
enl=to construct the iine from Warner
70 Watson, a distance Of thirty miles.
and have il readsfar operation in line
10 handle This seasons crop The line
70 tiaW9od= VIII be baIit later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
YOUNG LADY DROWNED.
Wagon Overturned In Petit Jean River
and Her Death Resulted.

Paris, Sept. News has reached
here of the drowning Of Miss Utley,
the ffteen-year-old daughter of George
Ctley Gf Hobart. With mcnoers or
her family she was on her way to
church last Sunday, and while cross
ing Petit Jean river near Greenville the
force Of the stream overturned the
wagon and She was drowned before
she could be rescued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
CD M=MtNS PLACE.
i. W. u Miller Says Cotton and
Corr Crops ere Zinc.

s'. w. II Miller Says Cotton and
Corn Crops Are fine.
Mr.. w =Mifler former manager
q Jhe GRmmfDs place before it was
sold 10 1lIe state for a convict farm.
55-Ja7 t=f. 9#aHoa from there and says
f..at 5e REzef saw liner crops on the
Rlaee@lhsH haaa been r;ised there this
srasaii sa4a The IiftIs Boeh bono
efat. here arr 2,oo0 aefcs of cotton.
which VIII AT conservative estimate
make loo bales, probably more. de
pending on the weather conditions this
fall The crop there as we'll as
thfeusl the state is from two Ia
four weeks late. and n. early frust
would naturally cut il shorl There
will b. about 10000 bushels Of corn
raised ON the place, some of il making
sixty bushels TO the acre \ great deal
of=faE IS also being put Il. The
health ii the eonYicts is excellent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
Killed Six Deer,

Messrs. II. K. Toney, Oscar Par.
nell, Ivan Parnell, Lewis Cheek, Chase
Cheek and John Shelby have returned
from the southern part of the state,
where they were engaged in deer
hunt. They We're very successful, as
they killed six deer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
j, j. BALL RESIGNS.
Leaves the Iron Mountain to Enter
New Business

plumeryille, Sept ii. J. Ball. su-
perintendent of construction of the
central division of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railway, has
resiged his position with the railroad
and has taken charge of the rock
crushers here as partner with w w
Dickinson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04

sorsnn county dSllCulluIdi anu
micraton bureau is being managed.
hos been alleged that it has been
nrorted into kind of private enter
iso fer the benefit of certain real
rate people VINO advertise their of
:, as in The county exhibit build
1r r B. Houston, one Of the real
tota men in whose interest it is
oppd that the bureau is being COLI
,ctod called at the Graphic Office this
ornng and stated that in justice to
rdgp Phillips he desired that the facts
the case be known. Mr.. Houston
Rys that he took charge of the eX-
Ebt and the bureau in order to adj
bnce the interests of Pine Bluff first.
fferson copnty second, and southeast
rkansas third; that he is not in the
v real estate business, his interests
real estate being in the country out
de Pine Bluff to the Louisiana line,
hid that his interests in that are cheif-
to get the lands settled with a thrift
/. desirable class of farmers. He
hys that he receives no salary for
|ttendng TO the bureau and for look
BIZ after the exhibits, and that there
no cost to the county in maintain
bg the bureau except to purchase such
hings as are necessary to maintain
be exhibit.
Mr. Houston says the bureau is
Forking in connection with the Cot
bn Belt Land and Emigration bureau
I St. Louis, and that arrangements
re almost perfected by which 1900
cres of land in southeast Arkansas
ill be sold to and settled by seventy
We thrifty northern farmers, and SO
ear Pine Bluff that this city will be
lelr chief trading point, and they
Ill be of great value to the business
lterests of this city. He says that
hateVer builds up the county sur
)undlng Pine Bluff also builds up
me Bluff, and his work in handling
e bureau is to build up the surround
g country, and that he is taking
interest in the disposition of Pine
Iuff real estate.
Mr. A Holland has an office at the
anty exhibit building, and he han
Is city real estate, but Mr.. Houston
Us that he and Mr.. Holland
not jointly interested, and that Mr.
ohand has nothing whatever to do
IN the management of the county ag
cultural and immigration bureau.
lne county levying court appropriat-
sSo month for maintaining the ex-
'' but Mr.. Houston says that the
Tx IS being carried along and that
N saved to the county.
Inc Graphic does not know whether
NOT there is the slightest founda-
Il lof any of the charges made, and
7e.1ully prints Mr.. Houston's side
'le case, but if anybody has any
'i'lEe evidence that the county ag-
ul'ural and immigration bureau is
"s manipulated as a private snap
would like to come into possession
the Information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04

Mrs. E. J. Bloom returned yesterday
from New York City, where she spent
several months with relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04

Some mems sayings would fill many
volumes and their doings wouldn't fill
postal card.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
FAMOUS FARM.
e'n II Fias Come Three Arkansas
Governors,

iiol, ". S. Thomas of Midland
III Saline county, is in the city for
lew days, and as usual he talks from
'o1ty standpoint of optimism with
'eience to the present and future
sa'aeSs of Arkansas, says the Little
0NN 0azette. Prof. Thomas is a
VNeSslul farmer and stock raiser, and
- ~ 'eeh instrumental in the upbuild-
= u the state. He was for seven
years connected with the land de-
e'''eht OF the Iron Mountain rail-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-04
,.c7 THE MANNER IN WHICH
.onNTY EXHIBIT AND Bll-
oueEAy is MANAGED.
q Houston Says the Talk Is
,,..opt Foundation and Explains
yow aQfeau Is Being Run.

|Rpeeatly there has been some crit
|.m of the manner in which the
[Sorson county agricultural and
Lmicration bureau is being managed.
hoe been alleged that it has been
,rortpd into a kind of private enter
10 for the benefit of certain real
tatp people Who advertise their of
., as in the county exhibit build
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
NOTICE OF
Municipal Election
- FOR -
MAYOR
AND
SIX ALDERMEN

NOTICE ia hereby given. that an
Election for Mayor and Six Aldermen
to succeed the presens City Council Of
Laurens, will be held In the City of
March ,aoa h''"y' 'he i"'h u"y Oh
The polls will be opened at the Coun-
Gil Chamber in the city Of L~aurens, at
9 o'clock a. M; and close at 8 o'clock 2.
m. Messrs; WI. Gllkerson, w: H..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh-Medi-
cine Sent Free.

These two diseases are the result Of
an awful poisoned condition of the
blood. If you have aching joints and
back, shoulder blades, bone pains,
crippled hands, legs or feet, swollen
muscles, shifting, sharp biting pains,
and that tired discouraged feeling Of
rheumatism, or the hawking, splitting
blurred eyesight, deafness, sick stom-
ache, noises in the head, mucous throat
discharges, decaying teeth, bad breath,
belching gas of catarrb, take Botanic
Blood Balm tB. B. b. 1t kills the poi
son in the.b'ood which causes these aw.
fui symptoms, giving a pure, healthy
blood supply to the joints and mucous
membranes, and makes a perfect cure
OF the worst rheumatism or foulest ca
tarrh. Cures when all else fails. Blood
Balm (B. B. b. is composed of pure
Botanic ingredients, good for weak kid
neys. Improves digestion, cures dys-
pepsia. A perfect tonic for old folks
by giving them new, rich, pure blood.
Thoroughly tested for thirty years.
Druggists $1.00 per large bottle, with
complete directions for home cure.
Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special free medical advice
sent in sealed letter. Sold In Laurens
by b. f. Posey.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
Assessors Notice.

The Auditors Office will be open
from the LIST day of January to the Goth
day of February, 1903, to receive re-
turns of Real Estate and Personal
property for taxation in Laurens
county.
1t will save much time to payers
also greatly facilitate the work of the
Assessor, If every person before leav-
ing home will make out a complete list
of every item of personal property in
the following order: Horses, cattle,
mules, sheeps and goats, hogs, organs
and pianos, watches, wagons and car
riages, dogs, merchandise, machinery
and engines, moneys. notes and ac-
counts above indebtedness and all 9TH
err property, including household.
1t is always required that the Audi
tor get the first given name of the tax
payer in full.
Under the head of place Of residence
on tax return, give the township.
All mae citizens between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years, on tie
LIST Of January, except those who are
incapable Of earning o support from
being manned, or from other causes
are deemed taxable polls, Confederate
veterans excepted.
ana all taxpayers are required to
give number of their school district.
They are also requested to state wheth-
err the property Is situated in town or
country.
After the 10Th day of February next
fifty per cent. penalty will be ATTACHED
for failures to make returns.
In every community there are per-
sons who cannot read or that do not
take a newspaper. Those more fortu-
nate may do such persons a great favor
by telling them Of the time to make re-
turns or by returning for them.
The assessing and collecting taxes is
done in the same year, and we have to.
aggregate the number and value OF all
horses, mules, cattle, and other pieces
of, personal property as well as the
acres OF land, lots and buildings and
their value that there are In this
country, and have the same on file In
the Comptroller Generals office by the
Goth OF June of each year, and from
that time to the first day of October
the Auditors and Treasurer's duplicate
have to be completed and an abstract
OF the work in the Comptroller Cen
erals Office by that time, which will
show at q glance that the Auditor has
no time to take returns, or ANYTHING
else much, between the LIST of October,
but work on the books and the blanks.
We hope, therefore, that all taxpayers
will make their returns in time.
w. L. FERGUSON,
Auditor.
Dec. 9th, 1802.-tf.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-11
THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA.

Burglars d~ynamited the safe Of the
Pendleton Manufacturing Co., at Au-
tun, s.. O., last week and got 500. The
Waterman fred upon them and they re-
turned the fire and escaped.
Miss Sophie ID. Whilden, a music
teacher in Winthrop College, died last
week.
The banks Of Charleston have formed
9 clearing house r%ssociation.
The Tri-Stste Medical society, an
association of medical men of North
and South Carolina and Virginia, will
meet here in Columbia on February 25
and 20. The meeting will be largely
attended and addresses will be made by
Governor Hayward AID Bishop Capers.
DR.. Rolfe E. Hughes Of Laurens is Sec
rotary Of the Association.