Woodruff County news., 1903-01-08

lIO NdAlOoO COuI GU SAChNldl1N5 Ohio, were forced to adjourn for several days on account of the scare ity of fuel
 z. K. Greening, postmaster at Cornland, H., shot and killed him. self when asked by post-oflice in spector for $1 400 that should have been in the post-ofice funds.
 Mrs. Jessie Benton, Fremont, widow of General Fremont, died last week at her home in Los An geles, Cal. Mrs. Fremont left three children, Commander Fremont of the United States navy, now in Washington; Captain Fremont, who is with the army in the Philippines, and her daughter, Miss Isabel, and also a grandson, Midshipman Ere mont.
 Governor-elect Bailey of Kansas is in a peck of trouble, due to a fake perpetrated by a newspaper friend. This friend published an item stating that the newly elected chief executive was desirous of be- coming benedict, and for several weeks he has been receiving daily I cart loads of proposals from mary section of the country. He has been compelled to employ an assistant l secretary to answer these letters, and has also given out a statement 10 the press, praying that no more such missives be sent him.
 The Russian government is face to face with the grave question of how best to feed 15,00O,00o peas ants. These distressed peasants are scattered over numerous provinces in central and eastern Russia, and partly also in the southeast and along the Volga The worst fea- i ture of the horrible situation is that some fathers of families are seeking persons who will buy their | children, It seldom happens that a boy is sole, but cases are becom- ing alarmingly numerous of men selling their women relatives. The Russian government has appropri- ated $10,000,000 for the relief of these people, but this will not pre- vent thousands from dying of star yation.
 In reviewing the textile progress in the south for the year just closed, the Manufacturers Record shows that there were additions of 1,119,- 2S4 spindles, and 31, ,S67 looms. It is notable that of these additions, which indicate an investment of $22, ,3o3, 3,GS0, established companies | have 52,344 spindles, or about 67 per cent of the total Other ten Edencies noted are reviewed as fol- lows: The low-grade goods that have in the past engaged the atten- tion of the southern mills do not attract the new companies, but. they plan for producing the finer grades i of cloth. Many of them aim at this high-class production and several mills already established arranged during 1909 to reset their machin- cry and to improve their equipment so as to enter into the trade in high class product.
 Every American should glory in the vast improvements in all branches of trades and wonderful figures given in the treasury depart ment covering the past year. Sum- marization of the various receipts shows total receipts from all sources in 1909 to be $567, ,6S4,33 Last !, year they were $5S2,S17,312. The expenditures in 1909 were $495,- 462, ,1SS and in 1901 were $478,- | 995,314. The decrease in receipts from internal revenues for the cal endar year amounts to $44, ,000, ,000, although it was thought that the war revenues repeal bill would make cut in the internal revenue re- ceipts of at least $70,000,000. This estimate was based not only on the returns from the internal revenue last year, which was phenomenal one, but due allowance had been made for the expected increase in business. The internal revenue re- ceipts indicate wonderful increases