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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
SUBSCRIPTION: S1.OO Per Year
THE CHICAGO centennial
Celebration of the Anniversary Be-
gins and Will Last Six Days.
Tons of Red Fire Burned to Give an
Imitation of the Great Chicago
Fire In 1871.

Chicago. Sept. 2S.-The centennial ele-
bration of the founding of the city was
formally opened, Saturday night, when
ton or two of red fire powder was
burned on the street corners, in the at
tempt to give a realistic imitation OF
the great Chicago fire in 1871.
The confiagration was not exactly
the success hoped for because OF
heavy storm which prevailed through
out the time set for the burning of the
red fire. The rain fell in torrents, the
wind blew half a gale and nearly ev-
erybody save the man whose business
it was to feed the red fire, sought shell
ter indoors. Between the high wind
which blew half his powder away, and
the rain hatsoaked the balance OF it in
30 seconds, the red fire man had diff
cuities of his own. Notwithstanding
all this, however, vast amount OF
crimson blaze was produced and the
result was fairly satisfactory.
large number of Indians, descend
ants of tribes that formerly lived on
the present site of the city, are en-
camped in Lincoln park, and will re-
main throughout the celebration, which
is to last, with intervals of more or
less intensity, until Thursday night.
There are to be aquatic sports in Lin
coin park, a parade, receptions to old
settlers and banquets. The streets pre-
sent a gala-day appearance, public
buildings and business houses being
deliberately decorated with flags and
bunting, and many bearing pictorial re-
productions of old Fort Dearborn and
other historical buildings. Many
thousand guests have already arrived,
among them 80 members of the Cleve-
land (O) CITY council.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Judge Harris Buys "IdIewIId.-

81. D. Moore, of Corinth, Miss,
who made a fortune of several mil
lion dollars in the diamond fields Of
South Africa a number of years
ago, has sold his hunting and fish
ing preserve, 'Idlewild," on Reelfoot
Lake, to Judge Harris, of Upton
vile, who now practically owns all
the land surrounding Reelfoot Lake.
Mr.. Moore's hunting lodge or club
house was fitted up at cost of many
thousand dollars, but it was seldom
that he visited it, coming up occa-
sionally with party of friends and
spending several days. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Harris paid about
$4,000 for the property.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
PREPARING FOR CONGRESS.
Instructions Have Been Issued to
Have the Capitol Building Ready
For the Special Session.

Washington, Sept 28-Superintend-
ent Elliott Woods has been instructed
to have the capitol building ready for
a session of congress November 9.
The improvements will be ready. The
house will have a new green and gold
carpet There are now 400 desks for
members in the hall of the house. The
new membership is 1856, and Is extra
desks are supplied to preserve the SYM
metry in the arrangement Of seats in
the semi-circle.
The senate chamber will have the
same green and gold floor covering as
last year. The house side outshines
the senate in improvements
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
CHOICE OKLAHOMA PRODUCTS
The "OkIahOma Exhibition Car"
Filled With Fine Specimens of
New Country, MT ST. Louis.

ST. Louis, Sept 2S.-Choice products
of Oklahoma are on exhibition in the
Oklahoma Exhibition Car" which is
resting on a siding at Forsythe juno
ton. The specimens are to show what
the newly-opened country can do in
agriculture and horticulture. The car
will remain here to-day, and will be
open to the public.
Horace ]. Newberry, of the Okla
homa board of agriculture, is in charge
of the exhibit. He has travelled through
the middle west with the car, coming
to St Louis from southern Illinois.
Among the specimens are stalks OF
corn Is feet tall, watermelon weigh
ing 81 pounds, native grass eight feet
high, sheaves of oats four feet high
and fine samples of wheat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Little Homes of Peace.

Berlin, Sept. 2S.-Speaking to your
correspondent this morning, a mem
Der of the foreign office, whose views
are entitled to especial weight on ac-
count of Turko-German official init
macy, said: There is little conf
dence here that the negotiations be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria will re-
suit in peaceful solution. The de-
mands of the insurgents for notable
Christian governor-genral are far in
excess of the reform ideas of the pow
ers.
extreme concessions asked, the Mac
edonians supported by the advocates
of Pan-Slavism, would embrace the
first opportunity or revolving under
the new banner"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Met in a Meat Shop.

After separation of twenty-three
years, during which time each
thought the other dead, Henry Britt
and his sister, Mary Britt, natives
of Sullivan county, met in Bristol
meat shop last week and recognized
each other. Tears flowed down their
faces as they embraced. Henry
Britt is employed in the meat shop
where he met his long-lost sister,
who went from Bristol to Middle
Tennessee in 1880. Strange to say,
both have resided in Bristol for the
past eight years, although they never
met until last week.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Stubborn Tunnel Fire.

From an authoritative source it is
learned that the Norfolk & Western
railroad is contemplating laying a
track around the mountain through
which the Craigen tunnel extends
and which is now burning. Two
veins of coal which were struck
when the tunnel was being made
have caught fire, and every effort to
extinguish the flames has so far been
in vain. Over 900 men are now en-
ployed at the tunnel, which is about
1000 feet long. Both of its ends
have been stopped up securely. Wa
ter is being pumped into the cavity.
To lay the track around the noun
tain, it is said, will involve an ex-
penditure of half million dollars.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
EPIDEMIC AT TOPEKA, KAS.
Prevalence of Typhoid Said to BE
Due to Impure Water of
Kansas River.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 2S.-Dr. Lowry,
secretary of the state board of health,
who, Saturday, completed an investiga-
ton into the causes of the typhoid
fever epidemic in Topeka, declares that
the drinking of unboiled water is the
cause of nine-tenths of the cases.
Since the flood of last May the water
supply from the Kansas river has been
impure, and to this is due the preva-
lence of the disease.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Ran Into a Pitchfork.

Jim Thomas, the 15-year-old son
of Luke Thomas, who lives three
miles north of Huntingdon, was the
victim of a serious accident last
week. The boy was sliding down
load of hay and ran into pitch
fork, the prongs of which penetrated
clean through his elbow. Lockjaw
is feared.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Struck with a Hammer.

G. R. Burkhead, who is employed
at the shop of W. T. Nagle at Rip
ley, was seriously, though not fatal
ly hurt, last week, while engaged in
placing a tire on wagon wheel.
The four-pound hammer in the
hands of a young man who was as
s1sting him in the work, slipped
from his hand and struck Burkhead
on the head, just over the left eye,
possibly fracturing his skull and
rendering him unconscious for sew
eral minutes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Passed Comfortable Night and the
Chances Favor Her Recovery.

Buffalo, N Y, Sept. 28.-Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis passed comfortable
night, and her condition today is much
improved. ]. A. Hayes, her son-in-
law, and his son, have arrived at Cas-
tie Inn Her relatives and friends
are now hopeful Of her recovery.
Dr. Charles d. Stockton made the
following announcement regarding
the condition of Mrs. Davis at l.
O'Clock tonight:
Mrs. Davis condition tonight is IN
changed"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Pinned Down by Loqs.

Leonard Sherwood happened to a
painful accident near his home, east
of Bolivar last week. While loading
a wagon with logs heavy one rolled
on him, pinning him to the earth,
with both limbs under the log.
With great difficulty he drew him
self out and crawled some distance
to his horse, which he mounted and
rode to a neighbor's house, who took
him home. Medical aid was pro-
cured. His injuries, though pain
full, are not necessarily dangerous.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
To Prevent Emigration.

Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 26.-The Por-
tuguese government has decided to es-
tab;ish a special force at the Azores
islands to prevent the secret enigra-
ton, which has been proceeding for
a considerable time, especially to the
United States.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
National Guard May Parade.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept 2S.-Adjt-Gen.
Scott issued an order, Saturday, grant
ing permission to the Seventh infan-
try, 1. N. G., to parade, fully armed and
equipped, for the purpose of participat-
ing in the exercises of the Chicago CEN
tennial celebration September %.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Robbed His RedfeIIoW.

Marshal Robertson of Fulton ar
rested VIII Sauls, alias Williams,
last week. Sauls robbed his bedfel-
low, Frank johnson, of $40 while
he was asleep on the Tennessee side
of Fulton. Sauls escaped to Ken
lucky and was soon located by Rob-
ertson. He was searched and the
$40 bill found in the inside band of
his hat. He denied it at first, but
afterwards confessed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Three Negroes Injured.

BY the cave-in of an embankment,
caused by the passage of locomo-
tive on the Tennessee Central near
Ashland City last week, W. A.
Brown, of Greenville, S. c.; Ike
Hyde, of Murfreesboro, and Walter
Smith, of Birmingham, all negroes,
were injured. 1t is said Hyde and
Smith will die.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
III Health Caused Suicide.

A. NJ. Locke, whose home was
formerly at Cincinnati, but who had
been superintendent Of the gray iron
furnace at Rockdale, until recently,
shot himself through the heart in a
room in the Southern Hotel at Mt.
Pleasant last week. Ill health is
supposed to have caused the suicide.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
STRIKE IMMINENT.
Kansas City Packers Employees Will
Not Accept Terms Offered.

Kansas City, Sept. 2S.-The prop
osition of the packers to give an in
crease in wages provided employees
were willing to perform a larger
amount of work was considered by
the 500 cattle butchers of Kansas City
tonight, and with little or no discus
sion it was unanimously decided to
reject the proposition.
Should a general strike be ordered
as the result of similar conferences
held at various cities throughout the
country tonight, $500 other packing
house EMPLOYEES
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Texas Fever,

Texas fever has been discover'.A
among the cattle on two farms few
miles southeast of Nashville and the
State live stock inspector has quar-
antined the places. About thirty
five head of cattle are on these
farms. Other cattle farms in the
neighborhood may be quarantined.
State Live Stock Inspector Kittrell
has also received report of two cases
of CHAMBERS at Jackson.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Students, Aid Fund.

Announcement was made last
week that the first bequest in the
history of the University of Ten
nessee had been made that institu-
ton. Miss Maude Powell, who re-
Gently died, left a request that So
900 be given from her estate to es-
tablish the Maude Powell students
aid fund. The request was not in
corporated in her will, but her sur
viving relatives decided to carry out
her wishes, and donate the money.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
jumped to ESCAPE Flames.

Fire at Bristol last week destroyed
the grocery store of J. FL. Leonard
on West State street, causing a loss
of $4,000, with $500 insurance.
Leonard, who was asleep upstairs,
narrowly escaped being burned to
death. His escape was cut off at
the stairway and he was forced to
Jump from the window.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Elijah Bolin, Kentucky Feudist, Goes
the Morphine Route.

Jackson, KY, Sept. 2S.-Elijah Bo-
len committed suicide in the prison
here today by taking morphine. He
was held over this morning by Judge
James Hargis to the grand jury with
out bail for the murder of Boyd GrIf-
fifth last week. His brother was in
dicted at Cynthiana for perjury for
his testimony for the defense in the
Jett-White murder case. 1t is not
known who furnished the morphine.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Owes $1,000, 900.

Creditors of the Southern Car and
Foundry Company met last week in
Chattanooga, and began an exami-
nation of the bankrupt before Ref
cree Grayson. Claims were filed
amounting to $1,9OO,OOO. Three
trustees were elected as follows :
Thomas G.. Bush, Birmingham ;
Thomas A. Gillespie, Orange, N. j.,
and Orion L. Hurlbut, Chattanoo-
ga
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Tobacco Crop Cut Short.

The long continued drouth in
Montgomery county has been very
damaging to crops. 1t is estimated
that the tobacco crop will fall 25
per cent. short of the expected yield.
Corn is also suffering considerably.
Pastures are driving up.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Laying Off Rural Routes.

Col. W. NJ. Cookson, from the
State of Maine, arrived in Browns
vile last week, and is laying off an
extensive route system in Haywood
county. There Will probably be ten
routes. The system has long been
desired by all the residents of the
county, and will be in working OF
der in the course of a month.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Bed Spring Factory.

A bed spring factory has been
started at Brownsville by J. H. Bo-
leyn, formerly of Jackson. 1t will
manufacture bed springs both for
local and foreign trade. There are
several new industries coming to
Brownsville at this time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Killed by Tramps.

Muskogee, l. T., Sept Ell. B. Nc
MILAN, conductor on the Kay road,
was killed at Caddo, 1. T., by a gang
of tramps, whom he was attempting to
put off the train. His home was In
Denison, Tex.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
on For Fort Sam Houston.

San Francisco, Sept. 27.-The first
squadron of the First cavalry, which
arrived from Manila by the last trans
port, left the Preside, Saturday, en-
route to their new station at Fort Sam
Houston. Tex.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.
LifeIess Body of an Important Witness
Found in Flint Creek.

Founo IN Fiint NTeeN'
New Decatur, Ala, Sept. 2S.-News
has reached here of the finding of the
dead body of John Hubbard of Neel,
Ala, in Flint creek, some distance
from his home.
Hubbard was an important witness
in noted lawsuit of Pfaff VS.. McNutt.
Hubbard has been missing from
home for some time, and search and
inquiries were made for him, but no
trace of him could be found until
passerby happened to find his lifeless
body in the waters of Flint creek
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
Lost His Home.

Allen Bryant, who lives three
miles north of Atwood, lost his
house and most of its contents by
fire last week. 1t caught from
defective fue. Loss about $1,000,
with $500 insurance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-02
| ennessee State News
-audsrdaIe County Patriots of 1874.

LauderdaIe County Patriots of 1874.
John A. Miller, of Williamson
county, has in his possession, and
had same on exhibition in Nashville
a few days recently, a valuable SOU
venir in the shape of a badge of the
presidential campaign of 1874, when
Henry Clay was heading the Wing
ticket. 1t is made of white satin,
with pink silk background. The
badge contains a steel engraved, full
length picture of Henry Clay, stand
ing with right hand uplifted and
holding a scroll in the left hand.
This is surmounted by crossed flags
held in the claws of an eagle. I'm
der the picture there appears an ag-
ricultural design.
This brings to mind the fact that
there are but few survivors of that
notable campaign who participated
in the election of 1914 now living
in the State, .when Clay and Free
linghuysen carried the Wing banner
and Polk and Dallas headed the ma
tional Democratic ticket, winning
the victory by a large majority.
Lauderdale county claims the dis
tinction of having five persons liv-
ing, all Wings at that time and vot-
ing for Clay and Freelinghuysen,
but since the death of that party in
1856, the Northern Wings drifted
into the Know-Nothing party and
the Southern Wings becoming Dem
ocrats, all five have affiliated with
the Democrats.
In this connection some of the
early history of Ripley is revealed.
Among the five in question is DR..
j. N. Wardlaw, who was SO years of
age March 2, of this year, and who
has been resident of Ripley since
1886. His father, Joseph Wardlaw,
was the first settler in Ripley and
erected the first house, a two-room
log residence opposite the beautiful
Methodist church edifce on the
place now occupied by Capt. Jack
Carson. He is a member of one of
Tennessee's most prominent families
and has held many offices of public
trust. Another hero of that period
is P. H. Pugh, man much esteemed
and respected, who is nearing his
S5th anniversary, which will be De-
cember 2tnext. He has been a resi-
dent of Ripley since 1913. Rev.
George Johnston, a retired Metho-
dist minister, who for nearly half a
century was conspicuous figure in
the Methodist church; he too has
reached the ripe age of SO years, yet
he is rather hale for a man of his
age. Capt. William Boydston is an
other notable character of Lauder
dale county and perhaps is the Oldest
resident in the county, being 81.
He resides near Ripley on his farm.
James Mcclure also had the honor
to vote at that time and is now Sc
years Of age. Possibly no county in
Tennessee can furnish more surviv-
ors of this campaign in proportion
to population.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1903-01-20
10 IMPROVE CROSSING
PROMISES TO RELIEVE sITUA-
TON, ON wETUMPKA ROAD.
seaboard Air Line Given Thirty Days
to Comply With Restrictions of
Revenue Board-superinten-
dent Issues Order.

The Seaboard Air Line was given thirty
days in which to improve the condition
of it's crossing over the Lower Wetumpka
Road, by the Board OF Revenue Of Mont
gomery County yesterday.
The bill of injunction prepared by
County Attorney John g. Finley. was
filed yesterday in the City Court of
Montgomery In equity, bat on promise of
representative Of the railroad company
the condition Of the crossing would be
remedied. the Board issued instructions
that no action should be taken on the
bill for thirty days.
The following communication from w.
Hale. Superintendent of the Seaboard
Air Line. setting out rules. calculated to
render the crossing more safe, were read
to the Board:
Montgomery, Ala. Jan. Is. 1903.
ITO All Concerned:
Engine men, conductors, yard conduc-
tors and all others operating trains or
switching cars at Clisby Park, are re-
quired to use a crossing known as We
tumpka Road only when absolutely
necessary so to do, and when compelled
to use the crossing, will not block it for
a greater period OF time than five
minutes under penalty Of discharge.
mo engine will occupy either the Cross
ing or 100 feet from said road in both
directions while crossing lie open for the
passage of the public.
Engine men will take particular pains
that engines do not pop or as 1t Is not
necessary for engines to carry steam
enough 70 do this while In the yard.
ANY employee who is arrested and
fined for his neglect to carry out these
instructions. must expect such fine to be
deducted from his wages unless he can
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1903-01-20

the policy Of the Bureau OF Pubic Roads
shall be ITO bring about q uniform system
OF taxation Cor read purposes and q uni-.
form method OF road construction, repair.
and maintenance throughout the United
States" besides cooperating In the ac-
tual construction OF roads. In pursuit of
this policy the bureau Is to conduct in
vestigations and experiments in road
building, materials, etc, and Is to co-op-
roads. This work OF inquiry and practical
instruction has already been done 10 some
extent and very ed1ciently by the once
in the Department of Agriculture of
which Mr.. Martin Dodge IL Director.
During the past two years two notable
expeditions Bers organized. with the aid
of the railways, tina Good Roads Associa-
ton and q certain number of manufactur-
ers Of road-building machinery One OF
these was made by q good roads train"
on the Illinois Central Railroad tfavers-
ing the country from Chicago to New Or
Jeans and stopping to construct speci-
mems Of modern roads at fifteen different
places. Still another expedition of like
sort passed over the Southern Railway
from Virginia 20 Alabama, constructing
some twenty miles OF road in eighteen
different places. A most interesting and
valuable account OF the latter work and
of the good roads conventions held in
connection with It is furnished in Bull
letin No. % OF the Department Of Agri-
culture.
It IL too late In the day to enlarge on
the vast benefits OF good roads. All In
teliigent persons understand them. What
is needed is the instruction OF those who
are as yet ignorant. and proper co-opera-
ton In providing them. Mr.. Brownlow's
bill has this purpose and Is well suited
to promote IL.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1903-01-20
PLANS OF BUILDING
TO THE MONTGOMERY
PoSToFFICE.
Architect Simon is Here to Look Into
the Situation and Has Prepar-
ed Drawing Subject
to Change.

Louis A. Simon of the Office Of the
Supervising Architect of the United
States Treasury Department came 70
Montgomery yesterday with plans for
the new addition to the government
building. Mr.. Simon says work Will
begin In three months.
The plans, as shown 10 Postmaster c.
w. Buckley-of Montgomery. by MIR.
Simon, are 10 be used only as a working
basis and are subject to change.
The addition is to conform as nearly
as possible with the present building 1t
is TO be constructed I'm the same red brick
with stone trimmings,
The addition will Begin exactly at the
end of the present structure and Will ex-
tend so feet south on Lawrence Street.
Ine addition will be Sc feet vide, about
four feet smaller than the building
proper.
The first floor Of the entire building will
be used for postal purposes On this
floor will be the offices of the Postmaster,
the Assistant Postmaster. the registry,
money order, stamp and general delivery
clerks, the rural and city delivery de-
partments and the stamping and mail
ing departments.
The second floor will be used for the
United St1tes Court room and rooms Of
the officers Of the court.
The third floor will contain the grand
and petit jury rooms and the Weather
Bureau offices.
More definite plans for the building Will
be In Montgomery shortly.