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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04

ana other like kind OF vegetables,
The strawberry season is about over,
Ine season for strawberries is from
christmas until about the 1st OF
April. A wag once said that the
prosperity OF Florida was derived
from the sale Of oranges and enter
tanning sick yankees" but not only
the sfck have gone to Florida this
Wlnter, but every other person who
nad money to spend for q winters
0uting. Almost every hotel in the
StaCo has done a thriving business.
In many places the hotels have not
been able to accommodate the tour
lSCSs and yet Florida has more hotels.
ana handsome ones, too, than any
State In the Union, not excepting
New York. Every little town has its
resort for winter visitors. The town
OF St Augustine, which is not larger
thanGrenada, has twelve hotels, the
smallest one being able to accommo-
date nearly hundred guests, while
there are three in that town costing
over q million dollars each. - The
Ponce de Leon, the Alcazar and the
Cordoya, at st. Augustine, the Belle
All, ct Clear Water, the Royal
Poinctonna, at Palm Beach, the Or
mond, on the Halifax, the Tampa Bay,
at Tampa, and many others are mag
n1ficent structures, royalty furnished,
costing, many of them, from a million
to two million of dollars each. At
these places the swellest of the
swell gather and lavishly spend
their money. The rates at these
hotels range from $500 TO $40. 90 per
day, without extras. met a gentle
man On the train the other day who
lad list come from Palm Beach, and
he stated that the 'swellishness'
beggafs description, and that it was
too utterly ut" for anything"
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04
A Demonstration Of What Cham.

A Demonstration of What Cha IN
beFlain's Colic, Cholera and
Dtarrhoea Remedy Can Do.
One OF our customers, a highly re-
spected citizen OF this place, had been
for ten years sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea," writes Walden & Martin,
druggists, OF Enterprise, Ala. HE
had used various patent preparations,
and had been treated by physicians
without any permanent benefit. A
few months ago he commenced taking
Chamberhin's Collie, Cholera and
Diarfhoea Kennedy and in a short time
was entirkly cured. Many citizens. OF
Enterfliess who know the gentleman
WIN testify TO the truthfulness OF this
statement. - For sale by The Second
Class Drug Store.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04

REV. SAM STEEL
Takes a Crack at Bad Roads in
Mississippi.
Old Day. on the lllinoi. Central.

DR.. Sam A. Steel, while ION tn
wing," is writing some strong and wit
ty articles ON different subjects, 1,
the Lumberton Head Block. He Is !,
man after our own liking, as he gen
orally hits 1.-The bulls eye," and is moi
afraid to speak right out lin meet
ing" Here is Nhat he has to SAY
about bad roads in Mississippi, aud i,
is the gospel truth:
The roads of Mississippi-indeed
OF the greater part OF the South-are
a shame and a disgrace to the country.
A good road is essential to intercourse
among people, and the very meaning
of civilization is the art OF living to-
gether in society. Roads, therefore,
are the material basis OF society, in
dispensable to all the processes OF social
! life. Yet they are among the last
things we look after. Deserving the
highest attention, they receive the
least, and we grumble at what We are
obliged to do in keeping up the roads.
What . reflection on the boasted
culture and intelligence Of Mississippi
when the streets OF Oxford, the, seat
OF its University, are impassibae to
vehicles!
Learned professors, expounding the
principals Of science, teaching the lore
Of ages, have to foot tt on Indifferent
sidewalks, and see mud-holes in the
thoroughfares OF the classic city with
the sign: ''No bottom" 1.-The bot
tomless pitt" ''Beware-'' got after
DIR. Mcintosh, the President OF Ok
ford College for young ladies. about
his medival town. lie admits it, but
said Memphis was worse. That a
Drnmmer-the Lord have mercy on
the Drummer him he saw a hat
making queer motions out in the
street in Memphis. A closer view
showed the head Of = man under it up
to his shoulders in mud. The Drum
mer called to him and said: my
friend, can help you:" No thank
you,' he replied, II have u pretty
good mule under me. and think, l
can pull zt1,songh. \ Drummer,'s
yarn, and we lanxhed. But / am
ashamed of Nississip.,i. Il IS a dis
grace to us to mire d,wn on 4 public
highway after a hundred years Of
progress, and in the Morning of the
Goth Century.
= came north by the Illinois Central
road. That is a grand road. Just
after the war I cat cr,'ss-tieS for what
is now the main line of the /. G. from
Memphis to Grenada. So when l ride
over this part OF the road. say to
myself: II helped to build it. Hur-
rah! Let her 60 Gallagher!' And go
she does, with only one stop in a hun
dred miles. I we'll remember the first
car that ran ON the track from Men,
phis after the storm of war allowed
US to get back to business. 1t was
a flat-car drawn by two mules. hitch
ed tandem fashion, and was piled with
freight for points as far as Sardis.
Great times they were. 1never want
to see anything like them again; but
I am glad lived through them"
The nOlicQ at Ia0ESnn maAQ war IN
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04

The police at Jackson made war on
the blind tigers OF that city on last
Saturday night. They secured a lot
of beer and whiskey, and arrested
three negroes.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-04-04
HON. WIN. c. Mclean
Returns from florida and Gives
the Ssrfinel Some Inter
"a -. go -
estins Facts.

In reply to questions, he gave sub
stantfally the following answers:
"Florida is in more prosperous and
flourishing condition than ever before.
The past winter was q very mild one,
and in addition, there were abundant
rains. The soil of Florida, you know,
lis sandy and requires great deal, Of
rain. The prospects for all crops are
unusually prop1tious. The fruit crop,
such as oranges, lemons, pomeloes, or
grape fruit, and pineapples will be
larger this year than it has been since
the disastrous freeze Of 1895, when
the fruit industry was, to large ex-
tent, destroyed. Before the freeze of
1895 the central portion Of Florida
produced the bulk of the citrus fruits,
but 80 per cent. OF the orange trees
in that section were completely de-
stroyed that year, and the majority
OF these groves have not yet been re-,
suscitated and never will be. Before
the freeze OF 1895 the orange crop was
between i've and six million boxes;
last year the crop amounted to some
thing like one million boxes, and the
estimate for the present year is two
million boxes. This fruit, however,
will not o,ne from that section which
formerly produced It, but will come
from Southern Florida Florida pro-
duces not only the best orange, but
the most deliciously favored pine
apple grown beneath the sun. The
pineapple industry for the past five
or six years has been very remunera-
tive. The smooth Cayenne brings In
the Florida markets from u to 81.
cents per pound, and these pincapples'
weigh from seven to twelve pounds.
The pineapples are set out like cab
hage, and they are protected from
the heat and cold by sheds. During
my last visit I saw an orange tree
which is now seventy years old, which
produced one year, by actual count,
l3, 600 oranges, making seventy-one7
packed boxes, which brought on the
tree 1925 per box. An orange tree
does not reach its prime until fifty
years Old, and frequently lives and
produces abundant crops four hum
dred years. BY the way, when you
60 to buy an orange, always select the
russell; the russell is not only a better
keeper, but sweeter orange than the
bright. You frequently see an orange
as bright as a new gold dollar, and
by the side OF it, on the same limb,
the russell, almost black. The rust is
caused from mites, infintisimal in
size and imperceptible to the eye.
These mites cover the outer skin OF
the orange and the effect is the same
as If the fruit had been vanished,
thereby making the fruit impervious
to the effect of the atmosphere and
thus retaining all it's saccharine mat
ter.
''While en- route last Saturday from
Jacksonville to TALLAHASSEE lady
pointed out to me from the car win
dow a tobacco farm containing 26, 900
acres, on which was raised nothing but
Sumatra wrappers. This tobacco is
also raised under cover and brings IS
cents per pound in the market. The
outlook for the truck farmers is also
flattering. Florida is now shipping
to market tomatoes, cucumbers.
beans, egg plants, radishes, lettuce
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
FINE EXHIBIT PROMISED
Schools of Polk County VIII Com
tribute to Display in Educa-
tiOnal Building at St. s1a .a
Louis.

Prof. H. s. Lyman, of Astoria,
was in Dallas, Monday, in the
interest of Oregon's educational ex-
hibit at the St. Louis Exposition.
Accompanied by School Superin-
tendent G. L. Starr, he visited the
Dallas public school and Dallas
College and explained to the
teachers and students the methods
which are being pursued in the
preparation Of the exhibit. Much
interest was manifested by both
schools, and creditable exhibit
from Dallas was promised.
Prof. Lyman says that the schools
Of Oregon are entering into the
work with a degree Of enthusiasm
that will insure an exhibit second
to none at the big Exposition. 1t
will be remembered that the Oregon
educational exhibit at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago ranked among the
very best, and it is proposed to
make this exhibit still more
attractive. The people Of Oregon
are to be congratulated that not
only the products Of our fields,
stock ranges, orchards, forests and
mines shall have place at St. Louis,
but that the daily work for our
youth, in rearing an enlightened
manhood and womanhood, may
have its adequate Illustration here.
This it may well be believed, If
effectively done, will have no less
weight than our other valuable
features in directing the attention
of desirable class Of home-seekers
to our state as a place Of residence,
Exhibits have already been
promised by the University Of Ore
gon, Pacific University, Monmouth
Normal School, Dallas College,
Albany College, Oregon Agricultu-
raj College, and large number Of
public schools. Polk county is
showing much interest, and the
public schools OF Dallas, Inde-
pendence and Monmouth, as well
as many of the country schools,
will participate in the exhibit.
Prof. Lyman, who is to superin-
tend the installation of the exhibit
at St. Louis, lived in Dallas in his
boyhood days, and greatly enjoyed
his visit here this week. His
father, the late Rev. Horace Ly-
man, was the first principal Of
LaCreole Academy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
TIMBER LAND PROOFS
Indications That Federal Land Office
Will Do Away With Much
Red Tape.

A young lawyer living in North
ern California determined that
he would test the significance Of
the questions asked by Federal
Land Office officials respecting the
intentions of those who file claims
under the timber and stone act. 1t
appears that this young man had
made an entry, and desired to
know from the direct statement of
the officials Of the Department
whether, under the avowed inten-
tion of not living on the land, or
making personal use of the timber,
but with the express purpose in
view of holding the land until it
could be sold at a reasonable profit,
his patent would be refused and
his money forfeited in case he
proved up.
This young man addressed the
Department by letter, clearly setting
forth his purposes and query, and
received the following reply, signed
by an acting Commissioner:
Washington, d. C.-Mr. Charles
w. Strother, Lawyer, Yreka--Dear
Sir: Referring to your letter of
29th ult, relative to the suspension
Of your timber and stone entry,
you are advised that if you made a
satisfactory showing that your
entry was made for your own use
and benefit and there is nothing
more to impeach your good faith
than the mere fact that you made
the entry for investment with in
tent to sell the land at some future
indefinite time, and in this manner
realize a profit on the money in
vested, this office holds that such
an entry is not made in violatian
of law and should be passed to
patent.
There is no manner of doubt as
to the meaning conveyed in this
latter communication. If it fairly
voices the policy Of the Land Office,
there is every reason to believe
that the inquisition as to family
history, future intentions and IN
tegrity of character will be elimi-
mated in the near future, or con-
tinuing will in effect be merely
one Of those pleasant fctiQns which
officialdom every now and then de-
lights to indulge in. There is
much encouragement in this new
situation so far as it indicates the
leaven of common business sense
in the red. tape punctillio of the
General Land Office. Telegram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
FOUL MURDER AT SILETz
Body OF U. S. Grant, a Prominent
Indian of the Reservation, Found
In the SIIetz River.

The body Of U. S. Grant, an
Indian who was Justice of the
Peace at the Siletz Indian Reserva-
ton, was found Thursday in the
Siletz River. His skull was crushed
and all the circumstances connected
with his death made it plain that
he had been murdered.
Grant had started from Toledo
Tuesday evening o,go to the Reser-
vation. He did not appear at his
home as expected, SO search for
him was instituted. His pony was
found first, and then about mile
from Grants home the searchers
found place where there was con-
siderable blood and other unmis-
taxable indications Of a conflict.
From this place to the Siletz River
there was trail Of blood and the
body was found in the river.
The Indians skull had been
crushed by some hard substance,
probably a stone or bar Of iron,
He had evidently had a hard
struggle with his assailant, judging
from the appearance Of the place
where the indications make it GER
tain the conflict took place.
Grant had been justice of the
peace at Siletz for several years
and was very prominent man on
the Reservation. He was full
blooded Indian, about 35 years.
old, and formerly attended the
Chemawa Indian School.
Two Indians, Abe Logan and
Albert Martin are under arrest for
the deed. One of them has con-
fessed to the killing, but says he
was drunk at the time and didn't
know what he was doing. The.
other denies having any hand in
the murder, but says he helped to
throw the body in the river.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
mall and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
# food, but because the food
loes not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
nd gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems TO find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
Scott & Bovine, Chemists, 4oo Pearl ST., New York
SOC. and tT.oo ali druggists.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
DIED IN PORTLAND
Mrs. Lindsay DeLashmutt Passes
Away After Long Illness.

Mrs. Francis DeLashmutt wife
of Lindsay DeLashmutt, of Sheri-
dan, died in Portland, Sunday,
October IS, 1908, aged 40 years, s
months and 20 days. The funeral
services were held Wednesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the home
OF her uncle, Franklin Yocom, and
the remains were laid to rest in the
Bellevue cemetery.
Francis Yocom was horn near
Butler, Polk county, Oregon, Jan
nary %, 1854; she was married to
Lindsay DeLashmutt October %,
1871. She leaves seven children,
four daughters and three sons,
husband, father, three brothers and
one sister to mourn her loss. She
had been in poor health for some
time, and was visiting relatives in
Portland at the time of her death.
Sheridan Sun.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
Mrs. W. E, Lacey has returned
from three weeks visit to friends
in Salem.

Mrs. w. E, Lacey has returned
from a three weeks visit to friends
in Salem.
Miss Edna Parish, professor O
oratory in Dallas College, visited
friends in Salem, Sunday.
County Commissioner Seth Riggs
attended the Good Roads Conven'
tion in Portland last week.
Travis McDevitt, of Corvallis
spent Sunday at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Dewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Nichols, Of
Lebanon, were in the city Friday,
returning home from their wedding
trip to Dallas Albany Herald.
Mrs. A. L. Shreve accompanied
by her little son and daughter, has
been over from Stayton, visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Hubbard.
e. S. Longacre and wife expect
to leave next week for Union to
visit relatives, after which they
will make tour of California,
Texas and Missouri, taking a year
for the trip Jefferson Review.
]. G. Shultz, who recently re-
moved to Ashland, sent box Of
delicious Strawberries to the MEM
bers of his family in Dallas this
week. The berries were Of large
size and fine flavor, and arrived
here in excellent condition.
w. E. Williams, leading farmer
living near Airlie, was in Albany
Thursday, on business. His son
was the crack sprinter on the Ore
gon Agricultural College track
team last season and is now play
ing halfback on the Farmers strong
football team, SO he is greatly in
terested in intercollegiate athletics.
Albany Herald.
Hon. D. R. N. Blackburn, ex-
Acknowledgement Of Oregon, and
one of Albany's most prominent
citizens, died at his home in Albany
Thursday evening, He had been
jill with consumption the past year,
having retired from the Attorney
Generals Office last January, broken
in health. His health had been
gradually failing the past six
months. He was born in New
market, Jefferson County, Tenn,
August rs, 1916.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
WEDDING AT ERK KEE EY
George derIinger and Miss Irene
Hazard Join Fortunes.

One Of the most fashionable we'd
dings of the year took place We'd
nesday evening, October 81, at St.
Marks Church, in Berkeley, Cali
fornia, when Miss Irene Hazard, a
State University student, became
the bride of George Gerlinger, of
Portland. A large number of in
vited guests were present. The
edifice was elaborately decorated
with greens,
Miss Hazard had chosen for
maid OF honor her sister. The
bridesmaids were Miss Elizabeth
Mills, Miss Gladys Meyer, Miss
Elsie Everson, Miss Alice Treanor,
Miss Elsa Lichtenberg and Miss
Myrtle, mostly college mates of the
bride. White and green, this
years favorite color, predominated
in decorations and ribbons and
flowers carried by the bridal party
were in harmony.
The ushers were Paul Milton,
William Powell, Alvin Powell and
Arthur Traphagen, all college
students and friends both of the
bride and groom. After the cere-
mony, a reception at which were
present the families of the contract
ing parties and few of the closest
friends, was held at Kappa Kappa
Gamma House. Miss Hazard is
the third member of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Society to be mar
ried this season.
The honeymoon will include
trip through California and Oregon
to Portland, where Mr.. Gerlinger's
father has large business interests.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
an entrance to the building, and
had been dropped when the work
was completed, along with a large
chunk Of putty, which had been
used to deaden the sound of their

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The bank officials at once notified
all points that could be reached by
telephone north and south, and
Sheriff F. w. Sitton arrived at s
o'clock from McMinnvilIe and be-
gan an investigation. From the
fact that the men had escaped in a
rig and had such a start on the
officers, the Sheriff did not organize
posse, but sent instructions in
every direction to guard all bridges
and intercept any stranger travel
ing by team,
There were no suspicious charac-
ters noticed around the town Sun
day or Saturday, but there was
more than the usual crowd Of peo-
pie ON the streets during business
hours Saturday.
When the bank officials made
their examination of the safe they
fonnd that all of the money placed
in the bank Saturday, $4,000, was
missing, but that none of the
papers had been taken. While
the loss of the coin will be quite a
blow to Scroggin & Workman, they
express their qualification that their
papers, which are quite valuable,
were not taken. es
A suspicion is current that the
men have been posing as respect
able sightseers with headquarters
in Salem, as they drove off in that
direction. The distance to the
capital can be covered in a COM
paratively short time, as the road
leading there is one of the best in
the state. The Portland police
have been requested to be on the
outlook for the men, who may
strike the railroad and endeavor to
get into that city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
The saIve That Heals

without leaving a scar is DeWitt's.
The name Witch Hazel is applied
to many salves, but DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only Witch
Hazel Salve made that contains
the pure unadulterated witch hazel.
If any other Witch Hazel is offered
you it is a counterfeit. E. G De-
Witt invented Witch Hazel Salve
and DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve
is the best salve in the world for
cuts, burns, bruises, letter, or
blind, bleeding, itching and pro-
truding piles Sold by Belt &
Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30
Mrs. M. M. Ellis visited friends
in Portland last Friday.

Mrs. MI. M. ELLIS visited trends
in Portland last Friday.
District Attorney J. N. Hart
attended Circuit Court in Albany
this week. He says the term was
the shortest that has been held
since he became District Attorney,
the session lasting less than three
hours.
The Dallas delegates to the
VIC. t. U. state convention, Mrs.
H. S. Butz, Mrs. David Cosper,
Mrs. E. H. Hibbard and Mrs. H.
Boals returned home from Salem,
this week, and report most en-
joyable meeting.
Sid Percival was in Prineville
Monday from Paisley where he
has been working on the Paisley
Post since last May. Mr.. Percival
says he does not think 100000 will
cover the loss from the fire which
burned the hay and pasture in the
Lower Chewaucan marsh. Pasture
land six miles square was burned
over and the grass completely de-
stroyed. .-Prineville Journal.
A very pretty wedding was cele-
brated at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Levy, 781 Lovejoy
street, Tuesday evening, October
20, when Mrs. Levy's sister, Miss
Minnie Cole, was united in marriage
to Jesse Clarence Veazie. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. E. Simpson, rector of St. Marks
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Veazie left
next morning for a trip to Banff,
Canada. They will be at home to
their friends, 745 Overton street,
the first Friday of each month,
after November 3.-Oregonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30

The United States grand jury
returned an indictment against
Asa B. Thomson, receiver of the
land office, at LaGrande, Oregon,
Monday. The indictment charges
Thomson with soliciting money to
influence an official decision for
the approval of homestead applica-
tions which had been held up for
insufficiency of proof. There are
three counts in the indictment.
One of the witnesses is Charles
Cunningham, a well known Eastern
Oregon stock man, who, it is
alleged, Thomson approached.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-10-30

An exchange remarks that the
President is severely and generally
criticised by the press for carrying
a pistol. That's hardly fair. We
have had three presidents shot
down dead. Teddy may need his
gun at any moment and he is an
expert shot and quick as lightning.
It might save his life. A crank
once took a crack at President
Jackson. "Old Hickory" beat him
to a frazzle with his old hickory
walking-stick before they could
"pull him off," says the Eugene
Register.