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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14
LOCAL BRIEFS


Miss Mary Blackwell returned from
Kansas City Saturday night.
Born, in this city, March 8, to the
wife of John Schofeld, a girl.
Mrs. Elvlra Carter returned from
Higginsyllle Saturday evening,
Joseph B. Silver came up from st.
Louis Sunday morning to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. George l. Smith left Saturday
evening for Warreusburg to visit her
parents.
Miss Helen Vanhorn went to Mar
shall Saturday morning to visit
friends.
Harry 81. Clair went to Sedalia
Tuesday as a delegate from Lexington
lodge 139, w. O. W.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Coon returned
Saturday night from a visit to rela-
tives in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. EastabTook
and three children spent Sunday in
Kansas City with relatives.
Mrs. Young Ewing and son, Joe,
went to Kansas City Monday morning
to visit friends for several days.
Talbot Simpson, of Aullville. passed
through here Monday afternoon with
a car load each OF hogs and cattle.
Miss Susie Briggs, who has been
visiting friends here, returned to her
home at Nj. Leonard Monday morn
ing.
Married, in the probate court room
Monday evening by Judge Chinn,
Harrison Pettis and Rocelia Clouse, Of
HigginSville.
Mrs. Joseph L. Long, who has been
making an extended visit with rela-
tives IN St. Louis, returned home
Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Hirni left for her home
at Rich Hill Saturday morning, She
was called there on account Of the
Illness of her brother.
Miss Agnes Farley, of Sedalia,
arrived Saturday evening for a short
visit to her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs George Hutchinson.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Williams and little
nephew, Hicklin Yates, went to Kan
sas City Saturday evening to spend a
few days with relatives.
Miss Maude Hughes, who has beer
the guest of Miss Dixie Grady fol
some time, returned TO her home al
Marshall Monday morning.
Mrs. H. A. Hohenwald and two
little daughters, Vlrna and Annita
went to Corder Tuesday morning t.
visit relatives for several days.
G Jason and DR.. Blakely
o ollie. passed through Lex
Ing Wednesday morning en- rout'
for Grand Pass for a few days shooting
Reid Ryland, representing Courne'
Shoe Company, who has been visiting
his parents here for the past tw,
weeks, returned to St, Louis Saturda'
evening
Mrs. Gausman and two children
and Mrs. H. G. Willie returned t
their homes at Wellington Monda.
afternoon, after a visit to Mrs. Rel
Kinkead.
Justice Shoemaker, OF Kansas City
before whom the trial Of Jouette N
Redd was heard last Wednesday, reu
dered his decision last Saturday
discharging him.
Mrs. Robert Barnett and children
who have been the guests Of Mr.:
Martha A. Young, on South street
returned to their home near Winto
Wednesday morning.
Geo. W. stier will improve hi
building, occupied by Musgrove
Co., in the near future. A new roc
will be put on, the entire buildip
painted and all modern improvement
placed inside 10 both stories.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14

D ed, near Odessa. March >, Of
pneumonia, Mrs. Raum Crouch, aged
so years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14
Hope and Aspiration.

Hope is the heart Of aspiration.
Rams Horn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14

WANTED-Several persons Of character
and good reputation III each state
Zone in this county requIred) to repre-.
sent and advertise old established
wealthy business house If sulid inan-
cial standing. Salary s21.00 weekly
with expenses additional, all payable
in cash each Wednesday direct from
head offices. Horse AMI carriage fur
ished when necessary References
Enclose self-sddressed envelope
Colonial Co., 1874 Dearborn s.,
Chicago. il5jl
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14

Married, in HrggiusriIip, at the
home OF the bride, at s O'Clock Thurs.
day evening, March 5, 1908. Rev. r..
V. Alton Of .he VI. +. church, South,
Officiating, Mr.. Lester FoutdS and
Miss Netlie Bnrgan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-14

Keep the bowels open with one of
Ayers Pills at bedtime, Just one.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Among the Railroads.

The Richmond News-Leader, edited by
cousin of President John Shelton Will
liams, who usually knows the inside of
railroad transactions thus replies to those
papers that lament what they understood
to be the passing of the Seaboard to the
Morgan interests:
1.-The lamentations of our contemporaries
are unnecessary and wasted. There is the
highest and undoubted authority for say
ing that neither the Morgan interests nor
any other interest controlling the South
ern or the Atlantic Coast Line have any
controlling interest in the Rock Island or
in the Seaboard Air Line system or can
control their policies in any way. The
Rock Island and the Seaboard systems,
whatever alliances and arrangements they
may make between them, will remain in
dependent systems in their respective ter
ritories and in active competition with all
other systems in those territories"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
THE TOBACCO CONVENTION.

Three thousand of the most intelligent
and successful farmers in America met
at Rocky Mount yesterday to voice their
Indignation against the apparent purpose
of the tobacco trust to take from them the
fruits of their years labor. There is a
wider and greater demand for the to-
bacco grown in North Carolina than ever
before known and there is no cause for
the present slump in tobacco except the
greed of the tobacco trust.
Every business man and every good
citizen of every calling is interested-and
vitality interested-in the success of the
movement inaugurated by the tobacco
growers. "The injury of~one> is the con-
Germ of ALL In every possible way all
the people ought to uphold the hands Of
the farmers in their fight against the
rapacity of the trust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

patronlze these places, or who deal in or
speculate IN futures" should be indicted
as gamblers. Judge Neal made similar
charge to the grand iurv of Mecklenburg
Superior Court this week and these
charges have attracted attention and
created comment. Now these offences are
quite common. In many towns bucket
shops are openly kept and largely pat
fonlzed In other towns individuals get
the quotations and make the deals direct.
Inere is little concealment about it.
Sometimes one hears that so and so has
maze some money or dropped a big pile
IN this way. Few people knew that those
VINO make these contracts were liable
to indictment for gambling. If the courts
mean business cases can be found in al
most every town.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Sauce for the Goose Should be Sauce
for the Camden"

To the Editor: / see that the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company had to pay
usury. New York Banks made them pay
IS per cent. for six millions for Y months
They are kicking like steers when they
are fed out of the same spoon occasion
ally that they have fed the farmers out
of since their organization They take
no stock in the old adage, what is
sauce for the goose should be for the
gander." They are rarely ever satisfied
with as small per cent. as 16 for time
more usually charge 90 to 80. They have
been almost as soulless in their dealing
with the farmers as the Tobacco Trust.
J. j. LAUGHINGHOUSE
Grimesland, N. c.. Aug 21st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

transfer it in part, and will certainly sooner or
later open the eyes of our Northern friends to
the magnitude of the question
j. ALLEN HOLT.
Oak Ridge, n. c., August s, 1903.
Never was truer sentence penned than
''the whole negro race question is larger
one by far than any of us are willing to
admit" Great leaders north and south
have minimized it and brought forward
patent methods for its solution. They
know more about it or how to solve it
than
"Children crying in the night, children crying
for light
And with no language but cry.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Incorrect in Some Details.

TIC the Editor:-Your Weldon special in
yesterdays issue of the News and OBJ
server, is correct in part and very in
correct III part. 1t is correct in saying
there was an ice cream supper here last
Saturday evening, which was very largely
attended On the next day some of our
young people become sick, and one young
man, Mr.. ]. j. Crowder, is dead, sup
posedly as the result of eating ice cream
Sc far as this writer has been able to
learn, and he is on the ground, no one
besides the young man who died, has
been in serious danger of death. Not
one of the mills here has stopped work
minute, because of sickness of the
operatives, nor has such a thing been dis
cussed.
SANDS GAYLE.
Mayor of Roanoke Rapids.
August 81, 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Cotton Seed
HullS
For sale in car load lots by the
Fremont Oil Mill Co.,
Fremont, N. c.
Farm and Mill for Sale.

I wish to sell my ,IIdgewood farm and
mill. Said farm contains $50 acres, more
or less. 1t is situated three miles south
of Ridseway depot, on the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad, and five miles west of
War; ston, the county-seat, in one OF the
best sections of Warren county. There
is a splendid dwelling house on the farm,
with nine rooms, and all other necessary
out buildings. 1t is a beautiful place, be-
ing surrounded by large oak grove.
Said farm has plenty of water, plenty of
timber and fair quantity of fruits. The
mill is run by waterpower. Grlst mill,
cotton gin and saw mill. Open land for
six or eight horses.
L will take the very low price of 81
per acre, spot cash, for the entire prop
erty. 1 am old, need rest; hence the
very low price at which l offer the
property.
II. B. HUNTER, SIR,
Warrenton, N. G.
August 18th, 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
ANOTHER BOYCOTT DECLARED.
Retail Mercants of Fremont Declare for Farm
ers in Fight Against Trust.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Fremont, N. c., Aug. 21.-The Retail
Merchants Association met last night
and adopted resolutions declaring that as
they believe and charge that the present
deplorable prices of tobacco are the re-
suits of the arbitrary fixing of prices by
the American Tobacco Company, they
boycott all goods manufactured by that
company and extend this boycott to firms
which shall continue to handle their
goods. This resolution is to take effect
September 1st., unless by that time the
American Tobacco Company shall pay the
farmers living prices for their tobacco.
The association invites the cooperation of
all merchants, druggists and others handl-
ing tobacco. The resolutions are signed
by ]. D. Davis, president, and l. L. Vel
verton, secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
STATE NEWS.

Marion, N. c., August 2t.-An unknown
negro man was killed at Ebberman by one
of the night trains or the vestibule. Ills
body was horribly mangled, and it was
difficult to tell if he was white or black.
Ebberman is where the large Murray
Lumber Company does business, and some
fthe hands say they saw a strange man
crawl into an empty box car at night,
supposedly to rest for the night, as it
was near dark and raining.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Klnston, N. c., Bonds for Sale

Sealed bids will be received at the office
of the Mayor of Kinston, N. c., until II
o'clock noon of Tuesday, September /,
1908, for 30-year per cent. bonds of the
town of Kinston, N. c., amounting to
100000 Denominations to be filed by
Board of Aldermen.
Said bonds to be issued for waterworks
and sewerage systems, fire alarm system
and improvements on electric light sys-
TEN, streets and public buildings.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
N. 7. ROUSE, Mayor.
L. ]. MEWBORNE, Clerk.
7-31-5t. e. o. d.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
First Dispensary in Pitt.
(King's Weekly

Fountain, in Falkland township is the
first place in the county to have a dis
pensary. 1t opened last Friday, w. H.
Mercer is dispenser.
That settles the liquor fight at Fountain
that has been before the county commits
sioners for some time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
RAILROAD BUILDING IN THE
SOUTH.

Manufacturer Record)
1S60-South had ...............9,S9 7 miles
New England and Middle
States had E. ........... 1910 miles
1850 to 1860 the South eXpend-
ed 1920, 900 900 in the ex-
tension of railroads
great bulk being local capital.
1S6O-South had one railroad mile to every
700 whites.
All other sections had one railroad
mile to every 1000 whites
1SSO-Total mileage in the South. 20,612
Total mileage in rest of coun-
try =. :. :. ................ 1854
1901-Total mileage in the South. "a, 124
Total mileage in rest of coun-
try ...... l44,ooo
South increased in railroad building
from 1880 to 1901 1872 per cent.
South invested in railroad building
from 1880 to 1901 81 500 00O, 900
Poor's Ford, N. c., August 21.-The peo-
pie of this section were much surprised
last week when about twelve railroad men
pitched their tents on the West side of
Broad River, at Poor's Ford, for the pur-
pose of surveying a railroad, and since
that time they have been busy at work.
Mr. r. l.. Greenlee, the chief engineer,
went to Spartanburg one day this week,
looking over the route, and seems to be
favorably impressed The route, as we
understand, is from Marion to Spartan
burg, via Cove Creek, in western Ruther-
ford, and down Mountain Creek TO Broad
River, crossing the river just above the
ford then direct line to Spartanburg.
In view of the much talked OF lncompe-
tence of the Southern Railway authorltles
to successfully manage the transportation
business of the huge system, 1t is sug-
gestive of two conclusions; either that
there is limit to the mileage
which can be successfully operated by
the best men under one central manage
ment. and the Southern Railway has ex-
ceeded that limit or it is not peing con-
Quoted on safe business prlhclples.-
Greensboro Record.
Rutherfordton, N. c., Aug. zl'-Clerk
of the Court M. o. Dickerson mas recelN-
ed the following letter from one OF the
promoters of the Rutherfordton-AsheVli
road which is more evidence that the ROAD
will be built.
Don't think the new action OF the . A.
l.. has killed us out. although we 90 not
know just how it will effect us. we nave
the money raised to build the roau ana the
new deal may be Just what we want.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
THE NEW THEME!
Western Record.

western Record.
How to prohibit prohibition was the
chief theme of discussion at the National
Liquor Dealers Association in Baltimore
recently. The cry used to be prohibition
does not prohibit" and yet somehow, the
liquor men always violently opposed it,.
Now they recognize that prohibition does
prohibit, and their problem is ''how to
prohibit prohibition"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Spirit of the Press.
AFTER BUCKET SHOPS AMI
THOSE WHO GAMBLE IN
THEM.
Statesville Landmark.

Statesville Landmark.
Judge Allen told the Iredell county
grand jury last week, as reported by the
Landmark at the time, that not only are
the keepers of what are commonly called
bucket shops contracts for spec
ulation in futures are made-liable to in
dictment for gambling, but persons who
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
told us about the perils of the cotton
corner We would now like to hear him
upon the present peril of tobacco in the
arbitrary action of the tobacco trust in
reducing the price of tobacco below the
cost of production.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
GETTING IN ITS WORK.

NEW Beth journal.
Some of the tobacco towns are not
willing to boycott the products of the
American Tobacco Company. That shows
that the trust is getting in its work al
ready.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The trans-contnental railroads kept off
the isthmian canal twenty years by main
tanning an immense lobby at Washington.
1t looks now like they have transferred
their lobby to the capital of Columbia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
A MORNING TONIC,
q .AsEE
(Charles Kingsley.)

ICIIdTItS hIHgsIEy.J
If you want to spoil all that God gives
you; if you want to be miserable yourself,
and a maker of misery to others, the way
is easy enough. Only be selfsh-it is done
at once Think about yourself, what re-
spect the people ought to pay you, what
people think of you, and then to you
nothing will be pure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22
Industrial News.

The Manufacturers Record has receiv-
ed definite advices from Spray, N. c..
that the Morehead Cotton Mills of that
city will expend from $4,000 to 500, 900
for improvements to it's plant. An addi-
tional 1900 spindles will be installed with
in six weeks, together with complement
airy machinery, for the production of fine
yarns. The Morehead plant at present has
1000 spindles. and is capitalized at $780,
600. This is one of the various textile en-
terprises at Spray controlled by B. Frank
Mebane and his associates. They are max
ing extensive engagements to their es-
tablished mills and erecting new plants.
particulars of which were announced
about two months ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Major H. A. London will be the orator
of the day at the Confederate Reunion to
be held in list and Quewhiffle townships,
Cumberland county, September 5th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The busting of the Beaumont Bank
followed too much spouting about how
Texas Struck ile."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Rev Thad A. Cheatham has arrived and
assumed his duties as rector of the Epis-
copal church at this place. He will hold
services here next Sunday and on every
second and fourth Sundays. He graduated
at Chapel Hill three years ago and grad
uated this summer in the Theological Dc,
partment of the University of the South,
and is one of the most promising young
ministers in the State.-Chatham Record
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Arrangements have been made for the
establishment of knitting plant at Au-
gusta, Dare county, by J. D. Hodges and
associates. A building is now being
erected and machinery for manufacturing
chldren's ribbed hosiery will be installed.
1t is proposed that the entire investment
amount to about $4,000, and the enter
prise will be enlarged as demand requires
after it is in operation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The new court house at Danbury is to
be finished by the 18th of October
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The creosote plant at Chalybeate on the
Raleigh and Cape Fear Railway, in Har-
nett county, is now in operation. 1t uses
any kind of fat pine wood. William
Rober ,son, formerly of Alexandria, Va,
is manager of the plant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The Lumberton Robesonian pays hand.
some tribute to the late Mr.. Moses Britton,
who died at the home of his son in Lum-
berdale and was buried at Union church.
He was long a leading business man at
Cameron and one of Moore county's first
citizens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

The Chronicle says that at the recent
term of Wilkes court many persons who
are waiting for the sheriff to sell their
property for taxes because, they say. they
Jest amt able to pay the onjest and
burdensome taxes'-these same persons
paid so cents and $1.OO each to a patent
medicine fakir for medicine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Greenville, N. c., Aug. 21.--While try
ing to take a gun from his son George,
who was about to fire upon Oliver Smith
and two or three others. who had as
saulted the young man, the gun was ac-
cidentally discharged and Mr.. Bryan Har-
dy, the father, was killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-22

Mayor of Roanoke Rapids.
August 81, 1908.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-10

Robt. B. Bradley, of Madison
Vile, was reDominated for the leg
islature Saturday, over Robt. L.
Ferguson, in a primary election.
He won signal victory, receiving
a majority of 17S votes in a hot con-
test, IN which he was opposed by
nearly all of the county officers and
the administration influences'in this
end of the State. His success is not
only personal triumph Of which
he has right to- feel proud, but is
a straw showing the direction of
the windin Western Kentucky, so
far as the Frankfort and Eddyville
ring is concerned. At least one of
henchmen is now kick
ing himself for meddling in Bob
BradIey's race.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-10
A.WHTE OWL
Captured by a Hopkins County
Meschant.

MIR. r. ]. Salmon, merchant re-
siding at Isley ,, KY, has on exhi-
bitiOn at his store pure white owl,
which he purchased from a small
BOY who captured it in an old fash
toned quail pen. The people living
iaround Ilsley are inclined to be-
.lieve it is an albino, but from it's de-
.scription it is evidently a snowy
owl. The snowy owl is common
enough in the Arctic regions and
sometimes in very cold winters is
seen in the northern part of the
United States, but has never before
been known. to wander as far South
as Kentucky. Mr.. Salmon values
his pet very highly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-10
STATE EQUALIZATION BOARD
Members for the Present Year An
nOunced by Gov. Beckhani,

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 5-Gover-
nor Beckham to-day appointed as
the members Of the State Board Of
Equalization for the present year
the following:
First District-Henry f. Oliver,
Fulton
Second District-Be D. Ringo,
Hartford.
Third Charles M.Lewis,
Shelbyville.
Fourth District-W William A. Eu-
bank, Louisville.
Fifth District-M. J. Meagher,
Frankfort.
Sixth District. G. Evans,
Morehead.
Seventh District-J. H. Flanery,
Sandy Hook.
The board will meet in Frank
fort, under the law, on February
IS next, although il is not likely
that the books will be ready for
them to begin business at that
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-10
National Magazine.

Pretty nearly the whole range of
human intsrest is covered in the
February number of the National
Magazine. New England's only
illustrated monthly. Thus under
the several. heads, we find: Politics,
science, art, religion, travel, letters,
character studies, woman's work,
fiction and poetry. All fresh, crisp
and readable, and illustrated with
scores of new drawings and photo
eugravings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-10
Bad Fire at MadisonvilIe.

Madisonyille, KY. Feb. 5.-The
residence of Mr.. RIB. Tapp was de-
stroyed by fire, the fire originated
in a meat house near the residence
property. The residence was a
large two-story structure, which
was a very valuable building Mr..
Tapp's loss is estimated at about
81, 900, with no insurance. Much
household goods and other property
were destroyed.