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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

much 70 learn Of the sad acci-
dent that befel your husband.
and wish 70 extend 70 you our
sympathy. We also regret very
much TO be compelled 70 write AT
this time, but have been in
formed that several firms that
have shipped goods 10 the Sloan
Millinery company since the
death of Mr.. Sloan. entered legal
proceedings to obtain possession
of same. We do not feel dis
posed to take this action, but feel
safe in relying on you 10 see that
our account is taken care of,
and that we receive the amount
due Us. Kindly let Us know at
your earliest convenience the
state of affairs, and advise Us the
best course TO pursue.
Thanking you in advance for
your kindness and awaiting an
early reply, We remain
Yours very Respectfully,
NJ. a. HEIMAN MFG- Co.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

a Fat and Chunky RedhorSe
Gladdens JohnSon's Heart,

The Tomhigbee Is a sure
enuff" fishing stream, and within
its Iimpid waters gambol thous-
ands upon thousands of members
of the fnny tribe. Their whole
existence is a gamble, because
of sundry and various nets, traps.
hsh-Hnes and other cOnulvanees
arranged for their capture 5y
fishermen
The noble redhOrse. flirting the
salt water from his scales as he
leaves Mobile Bay on a voyage
of excitement and investigation
up the Tombigoee, little realizes
the risk he runs. Size and fight
ing qualities may protect him
from the canibalisuc tempera-
ment of his brother fishes, but
are only an added disadvantage
in a battle with q net. should
he pass DemopOlis IN safety.
there yet remains Columbus. and
watchful Joseph Johnson has a
little surprise in the river just
below the bridge.
Sixteen misguided redhorse,
ranging in weight from : 60 -
pounds, got acquainted with Jo-
seph Monday, and shortly there
after went to swell the food sup
ply of Columbus. being sold,
scales and all, for some SIX pal-
try dollars. The largest one
in the catch, a % FOUNDER, st-
tracted admiring attention on
Main street, but from the sad,
sad look around his gills, It vas
evident that he longed for his
freedom.
Local anglers are preparing
for their spring outing as soon a.
the river falls a little, and the
Snake Editor of The Commercial
Is intending to present a belt %
the most successful.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

DESPITE his denial of the in
-dictment, the people of the south
still insist that Mr.. Roosevelt has
persisted in appointing negroes
to office because they were ne
groes, and under circumstances
under which no white man could
have been appointed. A white
man with Crum's qualifications,
opposed by the community as he
was, could not have commended
himself to the executive. Would
any white woman have been
forced upon the citizens of In
dianola over their unanimous
protest?
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
a Beautiful Grsve-stone

There - E1@ c1 -Xale.targ lE
the cmcs % the Cllunol= Nartzs
WORKS ore of ire u1s- eeaaai1I
pieces of s.aruary ever =eea-
The figure represeounE Aez-ry.
Is . 6rtle chl1 holdicE a. 1ee-e-
of Lowers in ere hand snl "a ga
In the other. and II Ia che zct eE
dropping tne eu3 oa the grave
The WORK was Goae 5v NJ.
DemPster, og Isaiy. Who IS tha
resident sculptor la that caGntry
for the Columbus Narble Warks.
and reflects great ere1zs gpon his
skill. WheH ire monument -
completed it wu oe shippea t1
Capt. r. II. Weozs. R1se3alz.
Miss, 60 marx gAe grave 80 hss
infant son. Charles Seass Wooes-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
Mr.. Turner Withdraws.

In communication addressed
to the editor of The Commercial
Mr.. w. S. Turner, who recently
announced as a candidate for
the legislature, expresses him.
self in the following language:
81 hereby declare my intention
to remain out of politics. Kindly
drop my name from the an
nouncement column of your pa
per as a candidate for the legis-
lature from the west side.''
Mr.. Turner's withdrawal has
occasioned some surprise among
his numerous friends who had
hoped to have the pleasure of
giving him their hearty support
in the forthcoming primary.
Although he does not give any
definite reason for retiring from
the race, Mr.. Turner has perhaps
decided that the emoluments of
the office are not sufficient to
justly a neglect of extensive
farming interests that demand
his undivided attention.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
Justice Whitfield.

The reappolntment CT Chief
Justice A. H. Whitfield to the
supreme bench of Mississippi will
meet with the hearty approba-
ton of every good citizen of the
state. The splendid record he
has made during nearly nine
years of faithful service lis a
monument to his superior judg-
ment and accepted capabilities,
and a source of pride and graft
fication to all Mississippians.
His reappointment was no sur
prise, as it had been conceded
for some time that his splendid
record would preclude the possi-
bility of opposition. During his
incumbency large number of
cases have been taken to the SUI
preme Court of the United States
and there affirmed, not a single
case having been reversed or re-
manded.
The new term will begin on
May 10 and hold for period of
nine years. 1t is worth noting in
this connection that with the be-
ginning of his new term the en-
hanced salary agreed upon by
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
a GOOD BEGINNING.
Large Deposits in Columbus
New Bank.

Cashier Chapman of the Msr-
chants and Farmers Bank had
reason to feel satisfied with the
first days deposits. On Monday
March s. $40, ,632. 10 was passed
through the wicket as general
deposits subje 20 check, and
$4,000 in addition, went into the
savings department.
1t was a great first day for any
bank in a city of this size, and Is
indicative Of the prosperous fu-
ture so certain TO materializs.
The Commercial cOngratuiates
the Merchants and Farmers Bank
on the appearance of It's hand
some building, both inside and
outside; upon its corps of able
and efficient officers, and upon
the community confidence so
ably attested by these heavy de-
pOSitS.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
Improve the Rivers.

A new steamboat is plying the
Pearl river between jackson and
Carthage making freight rates
very cheap. Before the civil war
a number Of steamboats, were
engaged in this traffic between
these points during the winter
months, and many keel boats
also were engaged in the trade,
carrying cotton to Jackson, and
returning carried bagging, rope,
and groceries to the various
landings. 1t may be that some
of our younger readers never
saw a keel boat. They were
about thirty feet long and about
eight feet wide with platform
all around, and were taken up
stream by means Of poles with
hooks on the ends, similar to the
hooks used by the railroad men
at this place for handling ice.
The men catching on to the
limbs of trees and walking back
wards, thus propelIing the boat.
If the government would pull out
snags in our rivers it would help
the people of this state very
much.-McComb Enterprise.
The older citizens of Colum
bus remember very distinctly
when steamboating on the Tom
bigbee was at its best, and when
much of the trade of the city and
tributary county depended upon
the stage OF the river In those
days the Tombigbee was navi-
gable for the larger part of the
year and some pretty little crafts
plyed it's waters with little inter-
ruption from low water.
When the railroads came, the
river was neglected. m o t
abandoned-but recent occur
ences have served to emphasize
the Importance of its navigation.
AS noted in these columns not
long since, Demopolis and other
down the river towns, where the
stream is naYigable, ship cotton
at a much lower rate than Col
umbus. So great is the differ
ence, in fact, that local buyers
have found it pre- fitable to ship
cotton by river to Demopolis,
and thence by rail to South Car
olina points.
This discrimination by the
railroads is explained by the
fact that the navigation of the
river throughout the year gives
Demopolis a river freight rate,
while Columbus with boats only
during high water, is forced to
pay the same freight rate as in
terror towns.
A modest appropriation from
congress would suffice to remove
the distractions and construct
the necessary locks to make the
river navigable the year round,
and The Commercial believes
that the appropriation would be
made if the matter we're once
presented in its proper light.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

Young man. Get two wives
and go 10 Memphis.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Is this bid for the citizenship
of Apostle SmOOt
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

The mystery surrounding the
life of Joseph Sloan, who was
killed by A. P. Taliaferro on
last Friday night seems to thick
en-, and all efforts TO trace his
movements prior to his coming
to Columbus have so far failed.
Sloan talked little about him.
self, the only information ever
having been given by him on
the subject being that he was a
Virginian by birth, and that his
only living relative was a broth
er. Soon after his arrival here
last fall, Sloan received a letter
from this brother, parts Of which
he read to his fellow boarders at
the house where he was then
stopping. The letter was writ
ten from some point in Japan and
gave a graphic description of a
journey which the writer had
made to the Klondike. From the
general tenor of the opistle and
from statements made by Sloan
it seems that the two brothers
travelled over the country con-
siderably together, but had sep
arated at the time that the writer
had started for the Klondike and
had lost track of each other for
some time, and this was the first
letter that had passed between
them for more than a year, and
SO far as is known, it was the
last received from the globe
trotter up to the time of the un-
fortunate affair of last Friday
night.
Sloan always claimed to be a
native of Virginia, and on sew
eral occasions mentioned the
town of Covington, stating that
he owned several thousand acres
of land near there, but when tel
egrams were sent to that place
after the killing making inquiry
about him no one could be found
who had ever heard of him.
The official at the First State
Bank, where Sloan had at one
time had an account, gave out
the information that soon after
his arrival here last fall he had
drawn several drafts upon a
bank in Lebanon, Ind, but in
answer to a telegram which was
sent there the Lebanon people
stated that beyond the fact of
his once having had an account
with them they knew nothing
whatever of the dead man.
Sheriff j. T. Armstrong has
been appointed administrator Of
the esta te of the deceased,
which consists mainly in a
stock Of millinery goods, or
gans and pianos, and which it
seems were purchased on credit.
A strange coincident about the
millinery stock being that it was
bought of Rosenthal-Sloan Milli-
merry Co., of st. Louis, through
Mr.. H. W. Pruett, who is here
representing the concern and
states that his employers are in
no way related TO the dead man
and never heard of him until he
came to ST. Louis to buy goods.
The pianos and organs were
purchased from D. H. Baldwin
and Co., of Louisville, and Mr..
j. j. White arrived in the city
last Sunday to look after their
interests. The representatives
of both the millinery and piano
concerns claim that as the goods
were never paid for they belong
to the respective houses from
which they were shipped, but
according to law they must fur
nish bond before removing the
goods, and until approved bonds
are forthcoming the entire estate
will remain in the hands of the
administrators.
After trying in vain TO locate
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
SLOAN'S PAST RECORD
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
All Efforts to Ascertain From Whence He Came Were
unavaing and His Remains Were Laid to
Rest in strangers Square"

some relative or friend of the
deceased for two days. the au-
thorities decided to give the re-
mains q Christian burial and the
funeral took place at four O'Clock
Sunday afternoon from the un-
d erta king establishment OF
Messrs. Loeb and MCGOWAN,
where the body was taken on
the morning after the killing
and prepared for burial. After
being embalmed it was placed
in casket, and on Sunday af-
ternoOn just as the sun beamed
forth for a brief space of time
from behind the dark clouds
that had obscured its face all
day, the little procession started
on its silent march to the ceme-
terry, where the body was buried
in the Strangers Square, the
funeral being conducted by Rev
A. J, Miller, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
On his recent trip to st. Louis
Sloan stated to various whole
sale merchants that he had
81, 100000 in cash and other prop
erty to the amount of 100000
in this city. On the strength of
this statement he secured hats
and other millinery goods valued
at 50, 10000 from the Richard
Harlan Millinery Co., and skirts
valued at $4,000 from the Prog
ress Manufacturing Co. Those
two firms are represented here
by Mr.. @. w. Henderson, of the
firm of T. J. Fagrin and Co.. a
commercial and collecting agen-
cy Of st. Louis. In addition to
the above Sloan purchased while
in st. Louis goods amounting to
S1123 90 in value from the Ros-
enthal- Sloan Millinery Co. These
goods were purchased through
Mr.. II. w. Pruett, who came
here last January and spent
three days in an effort to Guilt
vate Sloan's acquaintance and
secure an order from him.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
ROsenthal- Sloan Millinery Co.,
the Richard Harlan Millinery
Co., and the Progress Manufac-
turing Co., Of st. Louis, and
Messrs d. H. Baldwin and Co.
of Louisville, through their rep
resentatives who are on the
ground, gave replevin bonds
which were approved by Admin
istrator Armstrong, and took
bharge of the goods, which viii
be shipped back to the respect
i've houses from whence they
came.
Among other claims against
Sloan's estate are that of the
Brooks heirs from whom the
store which he occupied was
rented. He had leased the
building for one year from the
first of last January, and had
paid but two months rent. The
claim has been placed in the
hands of attorneys, who seek to
recover net for the entire twelve
for which the contract
was made. Miss Lura Moore,
who had been employed by
Sloan to take charge of his mil
linery establishment, also had a
contract for year, and will
probably make an effort to cell
lect the full amount of the salary
for that period.
One of the latest creditors is
the Morris A. Heiman Mfg. Co.,
Of ST. Louis, a member of which
firm seems to have had the
pleasure Of meeting Mrs Sloan"
on her recent visit TO that city.
The letter follows:
St. Louis, Mo-, March 8, 1903.
Mrs. Sloan,I
Care Sloan Millinery Co.,
Columbus.
Dear Madam: We regret very
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

Columbus has d -ull tsr -sk-
ing comforts, ana i- - a --e-ez-
Making oel caverlrs Fr -ae
market Is a rev industry -E me
south, bat lhe saa11 s. tll .. --s
ana move. successes raa- are
multiplying every year--NaEe-
fao-1rers' BaerrL.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17
THE CONN ERCIAL

}. 7. ~r>rIeR, Fa"or and Proprietor
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

WEEKLY. One Year. 500.
~ EFKI.Y. One Year. LOO
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-03-17

Columbus .s -aga t1 have lr-e
mail delivery Crll11ls Isl e1-
of che coming clles "a rhe state.
Leland EE-erur
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03

Eggs have dropped to p cents a dozen at the York State Butter store, 192 South Main street.
 The funeral of Thomas c. Lally was held this morning from his late home on Franklin street with a mass of re- quiem at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev c. w. Brennan and, interment in St Joseph's cemetery The bearers were Patrick Kelly, Pat rick McWeeney, John Claffey, James Claffey, Bernard Molloy and Dennis Dunn.
 Many think that on account of the prominence devoted to the Waterbury strike in the New York papers that in- side of two weeks the town will be alive with sneak thieves from all over the country and that private ind1yid- uals will have to keep sharp lookout for household articles of much value. This may be an exaggerated view of the. situation but it might be we'll for people to be prepared for such an e1ner- gency. Folks who owe bills and have money in the house had better pay up and if they have any left put it in one of the banks
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
Dress Goods

200 yards Bourette Flaids, were
 121ac, sale price SC Manufacturers Short Length
 Plaids, 5 to 15 yards, were aOc.
 sale price lo1ht, zoo yards All Wool Tricot aud
 42-inch Storm Serge, were 3Jc.
 s,le price 25c
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
The Trolley
 Strike

Is still on in force, the company shout ing out loud, You'll be sorry yet" and the men shouting back, Not on your tintype; we want all we are ask ing, and we'll get it, too.' Maybe they will and maybe they won't, but there's one sure thing, the strike will never end while they talk to each oth- or through the newspapers. The bet ter way is for the cool heads on both sides to get together and talk the matter over. There are good men on both sides and all that's needed is a friendly chat, and let us say right here, the sooner the better. Of course
 many people are saving their carfare, but they are wearing out shoe leather just the same and it's rather tiresome walking to and from your employ ment five times 8 day. Then again, there is a certain element who, if they give many exhibitions such as they gave Saturday night, twill queer the whole business" !" Remember, our Tea and Soffee is a first rate beverage to keep your brain in a good condition. Drink Coffee in the morning and at noon and Tea in the evening and see how much better your thinking cap and your talking apparatus will be. Of course the kind we sell is the good kind; if you doubt us, try some from
 Phelan's 1T Store.
 z2 East Main Street. Telephone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
Special Sale of Trimmed Hats

We have made deep cuts in prices in our Trimmed Hat Dept, not single style being reserved.
 One lot TRIMMED HATS, black and colored velvet, former prices S2.t9, $3.49, $4.39, $4S9, NOW $1.99.
 One lot TRIMMED HATS, made of best quality black velvet, former prices $4.99, $5.39, $5.99, $6.39, NOW $2.99.
 One lot TRIMMED HATS. this lot consists of our high priced goods. trimmed with black plumes and ae deathers, prices ranging from $599 to $500. NOW $3.s9.
 Our object in inaugurating this Re as possible every hat or bonnet now on our counters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
Sheets and Pillow Cases

45x36 inch Pillow Slips, 11a4c T2x90 Heavy Brown Sheets 36c 72x90 Heavy Bleached Sheets, 421sc Full Size Extra Heavy Sheets,
 Dwight Anchor, Fruit of the
 Loom, New York and Utica
 Mills Muslins, real value 67c,
 clearing sale price 55c Outing F'lannels, Sc goods, 31hc Extra Heavy Outing FYannels,
 wide width, from 1Oc, sale price 7c Indigo Blue Prints, 6c kind, 4Ac Apron Ginghams, all colors, 4Ac Best American Dress Ginghams, were 121ac, clearing sale price 61ac Royal Blue Percales, 5Ac Turkey Red Table Damask, 121hc S4 Fringed Cloths, usually $1.OO,
 sale price 69c Full Size Comfortables, were $1 .oO. 69c 10-4 White and Grey Blankets. pair only 55c Full Size White Crochet Quilts, 69c EXTRAORDINARY VALUES IN
 DRESS GOODS, SHIRT WAIST
 INGs, FURNISHINGS AND
 READYTO-WEAR GARMENTS.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19

shrubbery and of indigenous and
exotic plants. Hydrants to sup
ply water to these exhibits at
all times have been planned.
On its south side it will have a
gallery 500 feet long and % feet
wide. Here will be the offices
for Chief F. W. Taylor and his
staff, reading rooms where the
leading agriculture publications
will be kept on file, jury rooms
and Il large committee room.
There will also be on this gal
lery an assembly room for the
meeting of agriculture and other
societies. This hall will be 1O6
by 5Ofeet and have a seating ca
pacity of nearly 1000.
It is worth noting that the
pleasant relation of the division
of exhibits and the division of
works has resulted, in this case,
in a building which is better
adapted for the purpose for
which it is constructed than is
sometimes true of exposition
palaces.
The director of works sought
the advice and suggestions of
the chief of the departments and
as a result many notifications
we're made in the first plans sug-
gested, all of which were with
the thought of making the build
ing as perfectly suitable for ex-
hibits as possible. Only those
who have had experience as ex-
hibltors can appreciate how
mnch this means as compared to
d building which is worked out
and completed by an architect,
who may not have had special
exposition experience, or knowl
edge of the details which may
be included without additional
cost and without marring the ar,
chitectural and artistic fea lures.
Such slight changes will often
modify the building SO that in
stead of being very badly ad
apted to exhibits, it contains all
the requisites for permitting
successful installation. 1t is
doubtful whether in the working
out of any exhibit building SO
much thought was ever given to
the comfort and convenience of
exhibitors. The contract calls
for the completion of the build
ing by September LIST, thus leav
ing ample time for the more ella
bOrate installation.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not near
ly as grave as an individual disorder of
the system. Overwork, loss of sleep,
nervous tension will be followed by
utter collapse, unless reliable remedy
is Immediately employed. There $
nothing SO efficient to cure disorders OF
the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bitters.
It's wonderful tonic, and effective
nervine and the greatest all around
medicine for run down systems. 1t dis.
pels Nervousness, Rheumatism and
Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs
Only SOC, and satisfaction guara nteed
by Watson & Moore, Druggists.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19
Notice for Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received at st.
Anthony, Idaho, for furnishing 1000
lineal feet of logs not less than twelve
inches in diameter at smallest end.
length of logs to be not less than twelve
feet and not to exceed twenty Logs
must be green.
Also 1000 lineal feet of twelve by
twelve square timbers not less than
twelve feet long and not to exceed
twenty.
No bids for less than five hundred
lineal feet will be considered
Also bids for five hundred perch Of
rock any size.
No bids for less than fifty perch Of
rock will be considered.
All bids shall be enclosed in an envel-
ope marked bids for tmbers or rock for
the Snake River Valley Water Power
Company and addressed to the under
signed at ST. Anthony, Fremont County,
Idaho.
Bids will be opened not later than
April 1. 1903. The undersigned reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY WATER
| POWER COMPANY,
Julian M. Del oster, Gen. Mgr.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19
The s5tollaeIl I'M the Man.

a weak stomach weallens the man,
because 1t cannot transform the food he
eats into noufishment- Health ana
strength cannot De restored to any sick
man o. weak woman without first re-
storing health and strength to the stom-
ach a weak stomach cannot digest
enough food 70 feed the tissues and re-
vive the tired and run down limbs and
organs Of the body. Kodal Dyspepsia
Cure cleanses. purifies, sweetens and
strengthens the glands and membranes
of the stomach and cures Indigestion,
dyspepsia and IN stomach troubles
Watson < Moore
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19
A Remarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases of a
cold, deep-seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. E. Fenner,
Marion, Ind, who was entirely cured
by the use of One Minute Cough Cure
She says: 1.-THE coughing and straining
80 weakening me that run down in
weight from 14o to 80 pounds l tried
a number OF remedies to no avail until
l used One Minute Cough Cure. Four
bottles of this wonderful remedy cured
me entirely of the cough strengthened
my lungs and restored me to my normal
weight and strength" Watson q Moore