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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
In MemOrIam.

After q lingering illness with
slow fever for five weeks, Homer
S. Miller, son of r. B. and NJ. J.
Miller died at his fathers home
eight miles east of Columbus on
Oct. 18th, 1903. He professed
religion at the age of thirteen
years and joined the Cum berland
Presbyterian church at Beershe-
ba, and since he joined the church
his Christian life has been exem-
plary in the community in which
he lived He was the Oldest of
five boys. and his consistent
Christian life as a true child OF
God has been a guide TO them
and even his parents, and leaves
an impress on our hearts that
can never be erased. HIS in
fuence is a trail of light left be-
hind him that will help and
should help all who knew him to
a better life. Our hearts are sad
when we think that he will no
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

bourne, Ala; J. o. Walker, City;
Mrs. L. Fl. Hendricks, Gentry;
J. L. Miller, McBee: @. p. Cald-
we'll. McBee; Mrs. B. +. Brown
lee, Steens; J. H Vaughan, Wood;
B. B. Weaver, Dunbar; J. 7. w.
Hairston. r. f. d. City; Mrs.
Annie Parham, City; w. NJ.
Spruill. McBee, Ala. L. G. Kinds,
Steens; S. G. Partain, Caledonia;
E. A. Duke, Grandview; w. II.
Easley, Tuscaloosa. Ala; J. @.
Wood, R. F. D.; G. G. Franks, 1t
tabena; G. P. Harvey, City; Mary
L. Cummings, Stems; Isaac
Hardy, Steens; w. B. Walker
Aberdeen; E. E. Harris, Wood
D. B. Miller, McBee; [. B. Sharp
Sharp, Ala; j. Holloway. r. F
d. City; Mrs. L. B. Lawrence
Caledonia; Whitney Lath a m
Green Valley, Ills; Carrie S
Davis, Bogue Chitto and others
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
The Investigation of

The investigation of J. Asa
Rountree's Alabama Press. Ex-
cursion develops that he pocket
ed about four thousand dol IS
on the transaction. The coul e
sizes and privileges granted &c
press of Alabama were cow IT.
ed into money by it's shire sd
secretary and the railroads aud
the excursionists were dupes
and suffered thereby. The ex-
posture of ROuntree should out
the railroads and bona fide ne IS
paper men on guard to see that
they are not again Yictimized by
such questionable and disreptua.
BILE methods.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

more answer to roll call at Sab
bath school and his familiar voice
will be heard no more in
the choir, for he loved his
church and was always there
in the discharges of his Christian
duty. The writer don't remem-
Der that he ever saw Homer &C
coed to a proposition as a back
slider or cold Christian but al
way enjoyed and tried to make
attainment to a higher Christian
life. He never murmered dur
ing his long sickness, but bore
it with patience and fortitude.
His only regret was his care on
his parents, and not being able
to attend church and Sabbath
school, and when his associates
bore his body into and out of the
church for the last time there
was hardly a dry eye to be seen
for he was a true friend, a con-
secrated Christian, devoted and
loving son and brother and was
loved by all who knew him.
Our community, the church
and the home has suffered a
great loss which we can't under
stand, only that it was done to
make Heaven more attractive.
So cheer up, sad hearts, and
quicken your steps as you jour
ney along the pathway of life to
make better attainments to a
higher Christian life, so when
the summons comes for US we
will meet and dwell with God
and him forever.
His funeral was conducted by
his beloved pastor, Rev. @. o.
Hubert. B. F. Barksdale, James
Gee, J. NJ. Holloway, c. J. Tag.
CART, z. T. Halbert and Mr.. Law
ender, all his associates, acted as
pail bearers to bear his body to
its last resting place.
L. w. PAYNE.
New Hope, Oct. 10Th, 1908.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
Joe Folks crusade against the

Joe Folks crusade against the
boodlers in St. Louis has boz I e
national fruit. It has focused at
tention upon corruption. national,
state and municipal, and has
given advocates of pure COVE n
ment courage and encourage
ment to maintain their fight
against dishonest methods. T he
national government is coming
in for its share of the scandal;
Missouri's legislature has dem
onstrated that her legislative af-
fairs are corrupt, debased and
rotten and the reform movement
has now reached the cities aad
colossal jobbery is being brought
TO light. The reform wave
should spread until it takes IN
every abode of corruption in the
land and every boodler is whipped
with justice. Folk will yet prove
Q national benefactor.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Alexander Dowie. who is self
styled Elijah the Restorer, =
with three thousand of his follow
ers. including the Zion City
choir of five hundred voices, the
boys choir of fifty voices, the
Dowie band and drum corps, is
now in New York trying to save
that modern Sodom. Dowie
travelled all the way across the
country to New York in response
to a summons from the Lord
to visit. reform and save that city.
Just why the summons sent him a
thousand miles to save New York,
when he could have tried his
hand on Chicago, city a thous-
and times more wicked and a
thousand miles closer, is beyond
mortal's comprehension. Dowie
has opened up IN New York but
as the Gothamites are somewhat
gifted as grafters his mission
has fallen fat.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Vardaman is going to be Coy
ernor and the whole Governor.
he announced that in his cam.
paign and the man. life aid
character give assurance that his
promise will be kept true. Fol
lowing his nomination came the
announcement that his Inaugural
ton would be Vardamanesque-
that is like Vardaman would have
il. simple, unpretentious and
without BON bast and bass drum
accompaniment. 1t is also pro y
able that he will make another
departure from the time honor. d
customs of his Office and instead
Of writing message to the legis-
lature will speak it. His mes
sage spoken would be more con.
vincing than message read y
the clerk and all who have heard
the brilliant Leflorean would vel
come the opportunity to hear him
again, especially upon so import.
ant subject as the State s legis
lative needs and demands.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
Our Great Offer.


To the candidate in our voting
contest who turns in the largest
amount of money into THE DIS
PACCH Office from October 26th
to November Doth we will give
one thousand votes; to the can
didate who turns in the second
largest amount we will give five
hundred votes; the candidate
sending in the third largest
amount will receive a certificate
good for $50 votes. Every dollar
paid on subscription counts, it
makes no difference if the sub
scription is an old or new one;
whether the money is for delin-
quent or pays in advance, every
dollar paid into the Office through
the candidates will be carefully
accounted for and at the expira-
ton of the contest the result will
be made up from this record and
announced.
Understand this offer fully and
thoroughly. For every new sub
scriber brought in ten ballots
will be given; for every dollar
paid on subscription ten ballots
will be given and in addition to
these ballots the above premiums
will be awarded to the candidates
making the three highest rec
ords, that is bringing in the
largest number of renewals and
new subscriptions and collecting
delinquencies. Let US see how
this will work. Suppose one of
the ladies canvasses her neigh
borhood and gets her friends to
go to work. She may get 80 new
subscribers and 25 renewals.
This would mean that with each
renewal and new subscriber, she
would get ten ballots or for the
Is new subscribers and renewals
she would receive the enormous
number of $50 ballots. Then if
this is tie best record she will
receive 1000 ballots extra as the
prize in this contest, making in
all 1850 ballots to reward her
work. Then add the ballots
which the new subscribers would
cut from the paper, 30 subscrib-
ers, two ballots per week, would
make 100 ballots per week which
the canvesSer would control and
which would go TO her credit. So
you see what this offer involves.
We publish the offer this week
that all OF the candidates may
know of it at the same time, Can
didates who intend trying in this
contest can obtain lists of our
subscribers by calling at this Of
fee. The regular count will be
announced every week, but the
result of this special offer will
not be announced until Nov. Doth.
Here's your opportunity take
advantage of it.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Editor Noah, of Kosciusko is
also Mayor of the same place. He
rendered a novel decision the
other day. He ordered some
blind tiger whiskey destroyed
as mayor and then as a newspa-
per man proceeded to destroy it.
The profession has some advan-
tages after all.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
Beautiful ComOIexions

Are spoiled by using any kind of
preparation that fills the pores Of the
skin. The best way to secure a clear
complexion. free from sallowness.
pimples, blotches, ETC., is to keep the
liver in good order. An occasional
dose of Herbine will cleanse the bowels,
regulate the liver, and so establish d
clear, healthy complexion. so cents at
Curry & Gaines.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Georgia is to put a thousand
convicts on her public roads.
Now watch old Georgia thrive
and prosper.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
Mothers

Who would keep their children in
good hea tn, should watch for the first
symptoms of worms, and remove them
with Whites Cream Vermifuge. It is
the children's best tonic. 1t gets d.
gestion at work so that their food does
them good, and they grow up healthy
and strong. 25c at Curry q Gaines.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
From Wednesdays Pape

Vicksburg celebrated Va Ia
man day Monday and is suffer
ing with a slight headache this
morning.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Are you very busy? Well here's
one for you: Mary is twenty
four. Mary is twice as old as
Ann was when Mary was as old
as Ann is now. How old is Am?
tits simple enough, surely. Then,
how old is Ann?"
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Catholic church of Zion. You
can see that anything else would
mean trouble in every street in
New York, said DIR. Dowie just
before leaving Chicago.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Meridian has had a reduci ion
of her insurance rate from 10
to Is cents and now Jackson,
VicksburP and other cities are
writing TO ascertain how it Lap
pened. Columbus might apply
for the recipe; it's badly neece ed
hoPo
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

The Tupelo Journal says Lip
ton has returned home after los
ing the cup and almost losing his
appendix. RumOr hath it, his
heart also.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22

Perhaps if we would add the
Gamewell fire alarm system the
insurance trust would kindly
add few more extras to our
rate
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
Doves Career.

ously that the following from the
New York American relating TO
his career may not be out of
place just at the present junct-
ure The American says:
John Alexander Dowie and
his hosts will arrive in New York
thi morning.
Ia this most remarkable inva-
siol, in the history of America
the self-styled Elijah, the Re-
storer," and Elijah H." general
owe seer Of the Christian Catho-
lie church, and his so-called
Ire ;toration Host" avowed the
purl ose of evangelizing the city
and converting its people to the
doct ines which Dowie promul-
gate :.
Travelling in the luxury of a
multi-millionaire, IN a railway
presidents private car. this man,
Divine Healer or fakir. inspired
or merely crafty-opiniOns differ
who Is years ago, convict re-
cen ~ released from a Tasman-
ian prison, landed in San Fran
cisco with less than 500, now
leads to the metropolis of Ameri-
ca q host of nearly 1000 religious
enthusiasts, coming in nine spec
la trains, with orders from their
leader to save the dying millions
OF America Us Sodom city"
What the outcome will be the
people Of New York must wait
and see. DR.. Dowie has done
many wonderful things, though
nothing he has yet attempted is
so stupendOus as his self-set task
of converting the greatest city of
the New World in two weeks.
Born in Scotland and gradual
ed from a divinity school, he fail
ed % achieve more than mediocre
success as a minister of the Cos
pei. He went to Australia and
there formulated and first preach
ed his doctrine of divine healing
on which his Christian Catholic
chu ch is based. He was ridi-
cul d and mobbed and imprison-
ed. The small amount of money
he brought to America with him
soon went.
Inspiration or foresight took
him to Chicago just before the
WO7 Id IS fair. In a rude taber-
mace of boards he launched his
faith-cure creed. The newspa-
pers attacked him and he fought
them, gaming notoriety and
much free advertising. He
bought land and built a city, call
ed Zion He established indus
tries that attracted workers to
his church and paid big divl-
dends.
To-day he boasts that he is
worth S23, 1000, 900, for every thing
in z on City and even the city it.
self is in his name.
That is the man who comes to
New York to-day. He will live
at the Plaza hotel and drive be.
hind his own high stepping hors-
es, while his humble followers
live n cheap boarding houses
and walk between their lodgings
and he meeting place in Madi-
son Square Garden.
| According to this modern mir
acle- working magician, this Ma
poleon of finance and juggler oil
souls, New York City is to be
shaken as Paul shook Athens,
made to repent in sackcloth and
ashes as Jonah made Ninevah.
| Three or four times a day
gread mass meetings are to be
held in the city's greatest audi
forum. Here Dowie himself
will try to convert those who,
from curiosity of other motives,
are drawn to attend. Outside
the 1000 faithful of the ''Resto-
ration Host will try to drive the
people into the meetings. The
city has been divided into dis
/ tricts. and to each of these Ger
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-22
County News.

Mrs. W. w. Heard, a sister or
the late Al. G. Easley, after a
long illness, departed this life
last Monday afternoon at six
o'clock at her home in the Dow
neighborhood. Mrs. Heard was
of advanced age and her illness
foretold the end, which her
friends and relatives were pre-
pared for. She leaves no chill
dren or husband but many other
relatives. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoonat one o'clock
from Beersheba, Rev. w. w.
Whitfield conducting the cere-
mony.
Mr.. Compton Harris, after a
lingering illness, died at the
home of his father, Capt. Robt.
Harris in the Wood neighbor-
hood last Monday morning. Mr..
Harris was in his twenty fifth
year and his untimely end is the
cause of profound sorrow to the
immediate member of his family.
his large circle of relatives and
to his countless friends. The
funeral was held yesterday morn
ing, being conducted from the
Woodlawn church by Rev. G. 0.
Hubert, and it was attended by
a large concourse of sorrowing
friends. Capt. Harris and other
members of the family have the
symathy of their friends the
county over and we beg to min
gle ours with theirs in their hour
of suffering and sorrow.
State Supt. Fl. L. Whitfield
visited the Mt. Vernon school
last Monday and addressed the
patrons of that institution. Mr..
Whitfield is making vigorous
campaign in the State for better
rural schools, longer terms, bet
ter buildings and ADLER teachers
and his address in this county
was in futherance of this cam
paign. He gave very interest
ing, instructive and valuable dis
cussion of the school question
from every standpoint, empha-
sizing the necessity for the pro-
per moral and mental training
of the child as being the hope of
hefuture citizenshipof the State.
Mr.. Whitfield s address made a
profound impression, and his adj
dress was highly appreciated by
the people of this section who
are pioneers in the matter of ru-
raj school inn rovement. Follow
ing Mr.. Whitfield, Mr.. A. a.
Kincannon made a short talk
pertinent and appropriate to the
occasion.
The following subscribers have
our thanks for rene walls of their
weekly subscriptions during the
past week. We publish the list
for a two-fold purpose. to give
public expression of our thanks
and to give the advertisers of
Colum bus. the business men an
idea of the extent and scope of
THE DISPATCH S circulation. The
following is the list: Robt. Cox.
Tibbee; J. w. Carothers, Caledo-
MIA; Mrs. @. A. EUbanks, City;
Mrs. NJ. J. Vaughan. Wood /;
Chas. Clay, Deerbrook. Miss; J.
M. Duncan, Caledonia; w. 0.
Pennington, Baxter, Ala; Mrs.
NJ. E. Lance, Wood; Arthur Cain,
Caledonia; G. NJ. Miller, Darra-
cult, Miss; +. c. Egger, Crews,
Ala; G. Fl. Ellis, West Point; r.
E. Garner, Mayhem; John Lacy,
Vernon, Ala; w. L. Ellis,
r. F. D. City; D. J. Sanders,
Baxter; N. w. Walker. City; S.
NJ. Spruill, West Point; Sam
Smith, Almarther, Mo-; T.
J. Smith, Caledonia; S. A.
Vaughan, Caledonia; Mrs. d. r.
Groves, Caledonia; H. J. Dodds,
Caledonia; ]. NJ. Keenum. Gale
donia; Mrs. S. j. Stephenson,
Caledonia; G. H Thomas. Caledo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
SPECIAL SESSION
 OF TRADES COUNCIL
RESOLUTION ADOPTED PROVlD- ING THAT LABOR DAY SOUVE- MIR BE WORKED UP BY A COM MITTEE FROM THE COUNCIL.

At special meeting of the Birming- ham Trades council held yesterday af- ternoon in the hall on Twentieth street a resolution was introduced that the council do not allow an outsider to get up the souvenir programme, and that a committee of the council be awarded the work. The resolution was passed, and President D. U. Williams will appoint his committee some time in the near fu- ture.
 The committee will be instructed to get up very handsome souvenir, to be known as the Labor Day Souvenir and the members of the committee will have full power to act. The souvenir Is ex- pected to show the organization of the Trades council, its growth and the mem bership of it, and the affiliated unions in the Birmingham district. It will be much more elaborate than was at first proposed. and will be of great benefit to all classes of people.
 Some time ago proposition was made to get up the souvenir. and it was re- ferred to a committee, which reported yesterday. Next Sunday afternoon the regular meeting of the council will be held, and then the matter will be more fully discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
MANY DELEGATES
 COME TOMORROW
K. OF P.S HOLD GRAND LODGE IN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL-EVERY ALA. LODGE WILL BE REPRESENTED HERE.

About POO members of the Knights of Pythias will be in Birmingham Tuesday and Wednesday to attend the annual meeting of the grand lodge of Alabama. The delegates are from all the lodges in the state, and the occasion promises to be one of unusual interest.
 Grand Chancellor G. G. Ellis of Selma will preside. The meetings will be held in the Knights of Columbus hall commence ing at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Pre- vious to the opening meeting of the grand lodge there will be an open meeting, at which Mayor w. M. Drennen and a num- Der of other prominent men will make short addresses.
 Hume F. Jones. chairman of the com mittee on entertainment, requests that all the members of the committee call at his office in the Jefferson County Savings bank building today and receive their badges. This committee will have charge of the reception of all the members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
SOCIALIST PARTY ORGANIZED. Twenty-Five Delegates Were Present and Charter Has Been Asked For.

The Alabama state convention of the socialist party was formally organized yesterday, and application was made to the national organization for a charter. There were twenty-five delegates present, sixteen of whom were from the state at large and the balance were local repre- sentatives
 The following state committee was ap- pointed:
 2. T.. Albright, Lipscombe; Frank Butcher, Blocton; Fred Genaty, New De- catur; H. N. Griffin, Walker county; J. c. Maxwell, Montgomery; R. G. Dobbs, Tuscaloosa, and E. Smith. Falrnope
 F. x. Wa1dhorst of Birmingham was elected state secretary. A local quorum, which will have charge of all the business of the organization, was elected. All the members live in and around Birmingham and can be called together in a few hours. It is composed of MT. Archert of Avon dale, MT. Spencer of Bessemer, MT. Kikel of Bessemer. B. Andrews of Birming- ham and c. w. Love of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
HUNTER STILL IN
 THE COUNTY JAIL
THE SHERIFF FAILED TO RE- GENIE ACQUISITION PAPERS YESTERDAY = HABEAS CORPUS CASE HEARD TODAY.

William Hunter alias William Hunt charged with being fugitive from jus tice, will be taken before Judge Charles A. Senn of the City court this afternoon at ? o'clock on habeas corpus proceedings instituted Saturday afternoon at a late hour by his attorneys.
 A warrant from Governor Jelks has not yet reached the sheriff. A telegram was received by the sheriff Saturday after noon to the effect that requisition had reached him from the governor of Texas for Hunter and to hold him. The war rant was expected.
 Hunter is still in the county jail and still maintains silence when questioned about the charges against him.
 It is alleged he swindled the Fidelity Mutual Life insurance company while a resident of Texas. He was arrested last Monday at the instance of R. c. Milliken, who stated he was sure Hunter was the man wanted on the charge. Since then he has been identified by two men who came here from Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
T. P. A. TO DECIDE
 ON STATE OFFICERS
POST B. OF BIRMINGHAM HAS NEARLY A MAJORITY OF DELE GATES AND, CAN ELECT MEN THEY DECIDE UPON.

A meeting of the delegates from Post B will take place this morning at 10 o'clock in the headquarters in the Metro politan hotel annex the purpose of which will be to decide on who shall be elected to the state offices at the convention of the T. P. A., to be held Thursday and Friday in Montgomery
 Post B has almost majority of the del egates and will be able to elect whoever 1t names. The object of the meeting this morning will be to get uniformity of ac- ton so that there can be no possibility of failing to choose suitable men.
 The T. P. As are preparing to have a great time on this trip, and have charter ed a special sleeping car to take them to Montgomery.