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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Bonds for Levee Work.

Memphis, Tenn.-A meeting of
the st. Francis levee board of Ark
ansas was held in this city to con-
slider matters pertaining to the
levee system under the jurisdiction
OF the board in Arkansas. The
meeting was presided over by Pres
ident o. N. Killough, of Vanndale,
Ark, and all members were present
except those from Mississippi coun-
ty, who were prevented from reach
ing the city. The principal business
transacted by the meeting was the
reaching of a decision to ask the
Arkansas legislature to authorize the
board to issue $250,000 in bonds IN
addition to the issue of this amount
which has already been authorized.
The additional money is desired fer
the purpose OF strengthening and
raising the grade OF the levees.
This does not contemplate an in
crease of taxation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Threatened by Gas Blast.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-An explosion
of gas occurred in number five mine
of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company. AS soon as the report was
sent out the greatest excitement
prevailed, from the fact that this
mine is exceedingly gaseous. There
were ru4nors that fifty men were
entombed In the caves and wreck
age that had occurred and in less
than half hour an immense crow d
gathered. The only damage done
was the blowing down of several
doors in the mine on the inside
workings of various cham bers and
gangways. There were, however,
1000 men working in that portion
of the mine and for a time it was
feared they were lost. The rescuing
party, however, found them all
within half hour and none were
burned or In any way injured.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Resolutions of Leyee Board.

At recent meeting of the Board of
Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo
Delta district strong resolutions were
passed urging Congress to be more
liberal in its aid in the completion Of
safe, substantial lines of levees along
the Mississippi river, where needed,
from Cairo to the Gulf. The Sena.
tors and Representative of the State
are urged to use their best efforts to
bring abonr this consummation, and
the Speaker of the next House of
Representatives is requested to ap-
point Hon. B. g. Humphreys. Con-
gresham from the delta district, to a
place on the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
TOPICS OF MOMENT !
FROM MISSISSIPPI
News of the Day and Notes by
the Way in the Bayou State.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Program for Meeting of This Organiza-
ton at Vicksburg, Commencing April
80, Has Been Issued---Big Day at
Starkville.

The program for the 18th annual
meeting of the Mississippi State
Teachers Association, to be held at
Vicksburg, commencing April 3Oth,
and lasting three days, has just been
issued. The opening session will be
held on Thursday evening, beginning
at s O'Clock with an invocation by
Rev. H. F. Sproles, Of Vicksburg.
The address of welcome will be de-
livered by Superintendent Kemper. of
the Vicksburg city schools, and a re-
Spouse will be made by Prof. J. G..
Herbert, of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College. The presidents
address will then be delivered by
Prof E. E. Bass, of Greenville.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Monument in National Park,

Captain VIM. T. Rigby, of the
Vicksburg National Park Commission,
gives out that Secretary Moody, Of
the navy, will visit that city next
November for the purpose of select
ing site upon which to place a fine
naval monument in the Vicksburg
National Park. Other prominent Off
Gals may come with Secretary Moody
at the time The National Park work
ia now moving along nicely aud mu Oh
important business will be transacted
at the spring meeting of the Commits
sion on April %.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Culling Law Case.

The defendant in the case of the
State vs. George Melvin, charged with
violating the oyster law at Biloxi,
plead guilty to the charge and was
fined the minimum sum allowed by
the law, $40 and costs. The Baratavia
Canning Company, with whom Mel
vim is employed, stated to the Court
that while they ved,,Melvin would
acquitted upon a statements of the
facts, the company desired to uphold
the inspectors in enforcing strictly
the cuHing law, and therefore would
not put straw in the way, but would
aid in securing a strict enforcement.
For these reasons plea of guilty was
entered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
HE GET A NEW FASHION.
no Tables at the Purple Doc. q
"Tend 0rfoo<U nO% !.

No Tables at the Purple Doc. q
Tsnderfoot" Got Z Stool.
When was In Arizona last winter :
began the man whose anxious friend,
thought his lungs were gone 4 yea,
ago and sent him West.
When you were in Arizona 1a.t
winter" interrupted . friend, you
learned to yell like Comanche in.
stead Of pining away"
You are slightly mixed a ia
tribes" said the man who was not q
lunger," land besides that yelling
business is another story. What ]
wanted to tell you about was that !
unconsciously set new drinking
fashion in Tucson"
And what was that?" demanded the
chorus.
why. I got high stool from the
lunt Aeon counter in the rear of the
Purple Dog and mopped up my whis-
key sitting In front of a bar" he ex-
planned.
Would you believe that men would
come in, rest their elbows on the bar
and look at me for five minutes at q
time with those cold, keen, straight
shooting eyes men have out there?
They had never before seen such q
thing. Finally, they waxed curious,
and sent committee to ask me why
did 1t. -
I'm used to sitting at table In
cafes drinking my liquor comfortably,
I explained 1.-THE Purple Dog affords
no tables, and the whisky is about ten
times stronger than that they hand
over In New York. One needs to sit.
Before left they thought the idea
good one, and soon there were SO
many chairs in front OF the bar that
stranger on entering could not tell It
from the feed shop where Sambo
handed out buffalo steak and eggs"
But l thought all the buffaloes were
dead" said one Of the party.
We'll have a drink, and then I'll
tell you all about them. New
York Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Lifesavers' Work.

San Franeisco-The steam schoon-
err Albion River, which sailed from
this city with forty passengers for
Point Arena, ran on a rock in b.
dega Bay. The passengers were
safely tkaen OH shore by the United
States life saving crew of Port
Reyes. The schooner will probably
be total loss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
M. & G. at Meridian.

It is announced on authority that
the promoters of the Memphis and
Gulf Railroad will in a few days SUBJ
NIT proposition to the business men
of Meridian for branch to the main
line and the location of the Company's
shops at this place: This is the first
announcement made that the Com
pany intended touching Meridian
with their proposed road. It is under
stood that several locations for the
proposed shops have been offered 20
Company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Copt Mayors Appointed.

Capt. P. K. Mayors, editor of the
Pascagoula Democrat Star, Of Scran-
ton, has been notified Of his appoint
ment as aid-de-camp. with rank Of
major on the itaff Of Major-G General
Lowry, commander Mississippi Divis-
ion, y. g. v. Capt Meyers is COM
mander Of the Jackson county Camp
Of Confederate Veterans.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Answered the Dissertation.

He was dining at a foreign hotel
when detective approached and
said:
BEG pardon, sir, am In search of
an escaped convict. and shall have ia
trouble you for your passport as q
matter of FORM
"But do I look like a convict?"
Possibly not, sir. Still, shall 70.
quire to see the passport"
The Enslishman. in his annoyance.
snatched up the bill Of fare from the
table, thrust 1t in the detectives hand
and exclaimed:
There it Is, then!r
What is this? Sleeps head, neck
Of mutton, pigs feet The description
TALES exactly; you must como along
with me-"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Town to Consolidate.

Another movement is on foot to con-
solidate the fonr municipalities OF
Moss Point, East Side, Scranton and
Pascagoula under the name of the
City of Pascagoula, for the purpose of
bridging the Escatawpa river. build
ing central public school, and pro-
viding other public works from bond
issue of 100000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Merchants Seek Frisco Connections.

At meeting Of the Natchez Cotton
and Merchants Exchange, a COM
mittee was appointed to secure statis-
tics for second committee to submit
to President Yoakum, of the Frisco
route, with view Of influencing him
to bring his line through Natchez on
its way to New Orleans, It is held
that the Natchez route will be thirty
I've miles shorter than any other route.
besides being the easiest to maintain
q good roadbed and through rich
territory.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
HOw,s Thisc

HOWE This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. 1asts ~
r.. J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, O.
We. tho undersigned, have known r. J.
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
tons aud financially able to carry ott any
obligation made by their firm.
WxsT ! TauAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Ohio.
wALp1No, KISNAN h MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls CRtafrh Cure IL taken internally act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75e, per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pulls are the best.
The barber should have no difficulty in
scraping an acquaintance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Mendenhali and Columbia Progressing

The rails of the Mendenhall and
Columbia Branch of the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad have been laid
beyond Mendenhall. The big hill
having been cut through, the work of
construction will be comparatively
easy in the flats of Strong River.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Identity of Prisoner Disclosed by Wife

Andrew Davis, the colored janitor
at the Bank of Collins for the past
three years, he became infatuated
with negro woman, which caused
his irate wife to divulge things that
aroused the suspicious of Mr.. W. J.
Carter. and, upon investigation, he
was identified as an escaped convict.
He was under lifetime sentence for
murder committed in Lafayette coun-
ty, and had made his escape over
twenty years ago. He was taken to
Jackson and turned over to the pen
itentiary authorities.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
Big Day at StarkvlIIe.

April 18th promises to be big day
il the history of the Mississippi Agri-
cultural aud Mechanical College. On
that day the new Science Hall, which
cost the State $40, 1000, will be COM
pleted and dedicsted. The corner
stone will be laid by the local lodge
OF Freemasons, assisted by such
lodges form neighboring towns as may
be desired. Secretary OF Agriculture
James Wilson and d. A. Tompkins, OF
South Carolina, who designed the
State Textile School building, will be
present and deliver addresses. It is
expected that the students and Faculty
OF the Industrial Institute and College
and of the University will be present
and share in making the day memoir
able in the educational history of the
State. Members of the Legislature,
especially those who were particularly
interested in the passage of the bill
appropriating money for The Science
Hall, have been invited to participate
in the exercises. The railroads have
agreed to allow q rate of one fare plus
70 cents for the round trip from any
point in the State. and it is the belief
OF the authorities Of the College that
the crowd on the College grounds
April 18th will be larger than that Of
any commencement occasion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09

Aching backs are eased Hip. back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, pain in passing, drib-
bling, frequency, bed wetting. Doan's
Kidney Pills remove calcul and gravel
Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness
headache, nervousness, dizziness
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09

The average straight ahead motion of the
stars is now put at twenty-one miles .
second.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09

CyRTIoE, OIL bad such severe pain in my
hack that could not walk used the SAM
Sle of Doan's Kidney Pills with such good re-
suits sent to Toledo for another box. and
they cured me.-SARAH E. CoTTREL1, Cur
Goe, 0. -
FALMOUTH. vAz-Y suffered over twelve
pontns with psRh In the small of my back
Medicines }Ed plasters gave only temporary
Esnef Deans Kidney Pills cured me.-F. 8.
Brown, Falmouth, Va
WEST HAVEN CONN., Eight months ago I
teok severe pain In my back. The sample
BOX of Doan's Kidney Pills helped me so
nrch purchased two boxes am on my sec
end Cox. Ny heart does not bother me as it
used to and feel well. --SARAH E. BRADLEY,
No. eT7 Elm Street. West Haven. Conn.
HOUSTON, TEX. took the sample OF
pcan's Kidney Pills with such great benefit
bought box at our druggists. Used over
bait and stopped. because my urine which
before had only come dribbling, now became
20 free. had medicine enough had lum-
bsgo and the pills rid me Of 1t. should hare
written sooner, but you know how soon q well
person fofgets about being sick.-Mr. G. H.
HoExoKa, No. 2s1s McKenny Ave, Houston.
Tex.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-09
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
o. r.. =.

Esther chapter O. E. s., of this
city, on last Monday evening had
the pleas sure of entertaining Mrs.
Eva G.. Dawson, Of Springfield,
the grand matron of the order
in South Dakota. The chapter
performed the initiatOry rites
on two newly elected mbers,
and the officers were compli-
mented by the grand matron for
the proficient manner in which
they performed their work. AT
the conclusion of the ceremonies
the grand matrOn was presented
with souvenir spoon for a re.
mem brance of her visit to the
Milbank chapter, and later lunch
was served in the banquet hall.
The grand matron had visited
the chapters at Wilmot and Sis
seton during the week previous
and on Tuesday afternoon left
for Webster to visit the chapter
at that place. The members OF
the order at Milbank were great
ly pleased with the visit of the
grand matron to their chapter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
Corona State Hsank

In another column may be seen
the card Of the State Bank of
Corona, the officers Of which are
F. B. Roberts, president; G. c.,
Middlebrook, vice president; Ed
p. Brockman, cashier; and F.. w.
Meehan, assistant cashier. The
names at the head of this institu-
tion are a Suffi cient guarantee of
the conservative and relia BILE
manner in which the business of
the bank will be conducted, and
the citizens of Corona and vicin-
ity are to be congratulated on
the establishment in their com
munity of a moneyed institution
that will secure and retain their
fullest confidence, backed as it
is, by ample capital and men of
integrity and sound business
qualities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
Consolidated April II, 1890
school NOtCS.

/ Pupils will receivereport cards
next Monday. Parents should
give these reports careful exam
lnatlon, for if the student is do
ing unsatisfactory work it will
be shown. Marks below IS need
the attention Of parents, aud the
marks should be from IS to 100
rather than near the - limit.
that is barely passa0le. Several
pupils have carelessly lost their
cards. a little help on parents
part to get them back to the
teachers will be highly appre-
cia,ed.
About fifty ladies visited differ
ent rooms to hear the programs
of the little people.
Pupils and teachers will be
glad to see visitors in working
time.
Friday afternoon Roy Cunning
ham and James Thirsk we're Wis
itors at the High School.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. J.
{. Wood gave the High School
and eighth grade a most inter
estlng description of his trip
from Chicago to Havana, Cuba,
stopping at the ruined st. Pierre
on the island of Martinique and
at many of the interesting points
on the other islands. Mr.. Wood
had a number of curiosities with
him, among them several things
which he and his son secured at
st. Pierre. The pupils were very
much interested and instructed
by the talk and feel very CRATE
full for Mr.. Woods courtesy.
In union there is strength.
Try our union suits, warmth and
durability united.
STONE e SULLIVAN.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
Advertised Letters,

Letters remaining uncalled for in
Milbank postoftice, November Is, 1903.
Anderson, John ID. Herosh, Dora
Beach Clifton jenkins, Richard
Berghund, Peter Llewylln, George
Carrick, Mrs s. G. sullivan. Z. T:
Frapke, Richard Sparks, Geo, II.
Thomas, Mrs. $. c.
In calling for any of the above
please say "advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not called
for in fifteen days will be sent to
the dead letter Office.
W. w. DowNIE. P. NJ.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
Special Services

Special meetings are being
cond ucted at the Evangelical
church every evening at 7:3O.
Preaching every evening. Pray
er meeting every morning at
1920. Rev. G.. f. Strutz, of
Madison, brother of Rev. r.
Strutz, will be here next week to
assist. All are invited to attend.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
For Over Sixty Years.

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
SYRUP has been used for chill
dren teething. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
TWENTY-FIVE cents a bottle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27

waiter Kerr, who has charge
of the Twin Brooks school, is
spending the thanksgiving holi-
days with friends in Milbank.
The dam affords splendid skat-
ing now, and the young people
are enjoying the sport to the
fullest extent both night and
day.
The New Orleans CoIored Con-
cert Company are billed for the
'pera house December 8th. This
will be a treat to lovers Of good
music.
No holiday gift you can give
your friends will be SO much
appreciated as a nicely finished
photo Of yourself. You can get
them at the Niles studio.
W.B. Saunders returned from
St. Louis WednesdN, where he
has been attending to matters in
connection with the South Dakota
fair building construction.
Miss Agnes Berquist and DR..
j. A. JaCOtel We're to be married
in Minneapolis yesterday, and
after a visit to st. Peter, Mimi.
will arrive home at the close of
the week.
Gus Mittelstaedt enjoyed a
visit from his brother-in law,
William Konold, and wife, who
drove over from Clear Lake in
time to eat Thanksgiving turkey
in Milbank.
Lawyer Humphrey, of Sisse-
ton, who has been associated
with j. J. Batterton, at Sisseton,
in the practice of his profession,
expects to remove from Sisseton
on account of his wife, health.
The negro Scott, who made a
brutal assault upon Miss Helen
Olson last summer near Watson,
Mimi, has just been tried az
Montevideo, and has been sen
fenced to thirty years in the
penitentiary. Miss Olson. while |
improving, is confined to her
bed, being able to sit up only az ,,
short intervals.
Ladies' cloth coats and capes
at cost.
STONE & SULLIVAN.
A goodly attendance was at
the thanksgiving service in the
Congregational church Thurs
day, Rev. Chappell preaching an
excellent sermon, the pastor of
the church and Rev. Geer, of
Ortonville, assisting in the ser
vices, and Supt. Ramer, of the
city schools, reading the presi
dents proclamation. Some $40
was the amount collected for the
children home, to which the
contribution was devoted.
Several of the carriers on the
rural routes we're bered
on thanksgiving by patr ons along
the route, and were presented
with things to garnish their
thanksgiving dinner. The faith
full carrier who braves all kinds
of weather in an effort to give
his patrons the benefit of a daily
mail service, we'll earns this
kindly recognition, and thor
oughly appreciates the grateful
acknowledgement of his services
which the gifts imply.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27

Two of my horses were poor
ia flesh, lousy, had worms, and
were in poor condition generally.
| fed them International Stock
Food four weeks and the worms
left them and their hair became
slick. I have bought the third
pail, and can say that the stock
food is all right. The horses and
cattle like to eat it. 1t paid me
to feed it.
MARTIN CROYMANS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
MARTIN CROYMANS,

/ have bought stock food from
]. D. Burkhardt and fed i, to m y
horses aud cattle. 1t is a good
thing for, when you are feeding
straw or any coarse feed, es-
pecially flax straw, that is hard
to digest, it cleans the blood and
purities it. l can also recon
mend it for poultry. 1t is the
best stock food | ever used.
Always buy International Stock
Food and you via make 40 mis-
take. JAMES HATLEY.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
Chicken Pie

The ladies aid society will give
their annual chicken pie supper
on Thursday, December 3, at
Mrs. A. NJ Conright's store.
An apron sale will also be had.
Supper from 5 to s p. m.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27
The Boy OH Ducks.

The following is a boys essay
on the duck: The duck is a low
heavy set bird, composed mostly
Of meat and feathers. He is
mighty poor singer, having
hoarse voice caused by getting
so many frogs in his neck. He
likes the water and carries toy
balloon in his stomach, which
fills with air on going in swimming
over his head, to keep from sink
ing. He can quack loud, but
can't sing little bit. Some doc
tors are called quacks because
they are such cheap ducks. The
duck has only two legs, and they
are set so far back on his run
ming gear by nature that she
came purity near missing his
body. A quack doctor has only
two legs but they are fastened
on his body low down. His bill
is not so broad as a duck S, but a
heap longer and harder to pay.
Some ducks when they get big
have curls on their tails and are
called brakes. brakes don have
to set nor hatch, but just loaf, &C
in swim ming and eat. If l was
going to be a duck, I'd rather be
drake every time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-27

From 1st of December to the 18th l
will have on exhibit and for sale at
my home, A large assortment of hand
painted Calendars. Booklets, Cards,
Scratchers, &c TIE public is cor
daily invited TO ell and examine.
LAURA RODGERS.