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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
A Sure Thing.

It is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not al
together true. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption is sure cure
for all lung and throat troubles.
Thousands can testify to that. Mrs.
G. B Van Metre of Sbepherdtown,
W. Va, says: II had severe case Of
Bronchitis and for a year tried every
thing I heard of, but got no relief.
One bottle of Dr.. Kings New Discov-
cry then cured me absolutely" Us
infallible for Group. Whoopiug Cough
Grip, Pneumonia and Consump-
tion. Try it. It's guaranteed by The
Kaufman Drug Company, Druggist.
Trial bottles free. Reg. sizes SOC.
$1.OO.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Serious Situation.
Company.

The Spartanburg Journal says that
q serious situation is now confronting
the cotton mills, not only OF that
county, but of the entire South, on
account of the unprecedented search
ty of the raw mill material and the
prevailing high price. A large man
ufacturer said recently: "The mills
will have to curtail or shut down, and
we cannot not afford to do the latter" !"
Only few mills have cotton on
hand to run them any length of
time, and with many, of the mills it
is bat question of but few weeks
before they will have to buy cotton
at the prevailing price, which is the
highest known for two years, or will
have to shut down or curtail. The
cotton crop in this section is now ex-
hausted and whatever cotton is used
by the mills will have to be brought
from distance.
It is probable that many of the
mills will prefer to run even at loss
rather than to shut down, as the
latter course is regarded by many
big mill owners as a very expensive
procedure in disorganization of help
and in many ways.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
A Startling Test.

To save life, DR.. T. G.. Merritt,
Of No. Mehoopany, Pa, made q start
ling test resulting in wonderful
cure. He writes, "a patient was at
tackled with violent hemorrhagee,
caused by liberation of the stomach.
r had often found Electric Bitters
excellent for acute stomach and liver
SO I prescribed them. The patient
gained from the first, and has not had
an attack in IA months" Electric
Bitters are positively guaranteed for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation
and kidney troubles. Try them.
Only 5O,. The Kaufman Drug
Company.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in ell it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing constitutional disease, requires
q constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in it's curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimoria,s.
FL. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Dots from Near Peak.

To tie Editor of the Dispatch:
The health of this community is
exceedingly good at present with the
exception of a few cases of mumps
and whooping cough. You can hear
the young folks ''barking' all around.
Some of the farmers are through
planting cotton. But little corn haa
been planted. Farmers are very far
behind in their work on account of the
inclement weather.
The present high price Of cotton will
doubtless induce many farmers to
plant more cotton and less hog and
hominy. But I warn them to not let
this ssrise" fool them for they may
plant more and then take 5 cents for
it this fall.
MIR. W. P. brennan, of Anderson
county, visited freinds near Peak last
Sunday.
Miss Blanche Kyzer closed her
school at Summerville two weeks ago
and has returned to her home. Miss
Blanche is an accomplished teacher
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Black and Tan Again.

Birmingham, Ala, April 29.-In-
ternal Revenue Collector Joseph O.
Thompson, one of President Roose-
velt's three patronage referees in Ala
bams, has presented W. T. Wellmap,
Chairman of the Republican State
Executive Committee, a request of
that Committee, for him to issue a
call for meeting of the Committee
at Montgomery on May 5, the day
before the Republican State confer
ence, which the Roosevelt wing of
the Republicans and the avowed op-
ponents of the "Lilly White" element
have called.
This movement ia taken to mean
that the Roosevelt Republicans have,
as they recently declared, captured
majority of the State Committee, and
it is understood that the step which
is now being taken is for the purpose
of securing the repeal of the famous
resolution adopted at the last Re.
publican State Convention excluding
negroes from the councils of the
party. The Montgomery conference
is expected to line up the party in
this State for Roosevelt's nomination
next year, and the movement to as
semble the committee and secure it's
cooperation is in line with this pur-
pose.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Official N Notice

OF the Lexington County Fair Asso-
citation.
Lexington, S. c., April 27, 1903.
The following is list Of Superin
tendents of the various departments
of the Association, by order of the
President.
Field Crop II. Counts.
Household-Mike W. Shull.
CATTLE. @. Fulmer.
Sheep and GoaF-B. D. Clark.
Swine-J. Walter Dreher.
Manufacturing-C. W C.ughman.
Horse and Mule-W. B. Roberts
and W. B Taylor.
Poultry and Pet-W. @. NJ Berley.
Floral-H. J. Rawl.
Needle and Fancy Work-H. r.
Dreher.
Fine Arts-R L. Keisler.
J. A. Muller,
Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06

and is greatly beloved by her pupils.
We hope to see her back soon.
Hon. A. Frank Lever left last
Thursday for Bamberg county on
business, but will be back in few
days at his home near Wallaceville.
A most delightful dance was given
at the home of Mr.. Austin Meetze's
on last Saturday night. There was
a large attendance. The young folk
enjoyed themselves and the music
was furnished by the Counts string
band, the members of which are A. B.
Counts, G. J. Counts, P. O. Counts
and J. 81. Amick. The dance was
kept up until 10 o'clock. This is
right young folk, enjoy yourselves
while the bloom of youth paints your
faces for the frost of winter will come
all too soon and nip much of the
pleasures of life.
Mr.. T. W. Amick has completed
his carpenter work at Blairs, in Fair
field county, and has returned to his
home, where he will pull the bell cord
across q mules back for the balance
of the year. b. A.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Wednesday, May 6, 1903.
Preparing for Reunions.
Headquarters

headquarters
Camp Steadman, No. 66S, q. G. V.
The Camp assembled in the court
house on April 29sb, 1903, at the ap-
pointed hour and proceeded with busi-
ness in the usual form.
After prayer by Comrade T. S.
Harman, twenty-nine members were
found to be present and responded to
their names and contributed their an
nual dues for the year ending April
1st. 1903.
Comrades John J. Taylor and 7. S.
Harman were elected delegates to the
State re union to be held in Columbia
on May 13, IA and Is, with the fol-
lowing alternates: Col. D. T. Barr,
and f. W. Oswald.
Comrades George W. Reeder and
M. D. Harman were the delegates
elected to attend the reunion on May
10, 20 and 81, with power to appoint
their own alternates.
The delegates to attend the reunion
at leesyille, the date of which has
not yet been fixed, are D. W. Hite,
A. e. Derrick, D. T. Barr, John j.
shsaly and Enoch Swygert. The al
ternates being D. J. Hallman, j. g.
Hartley, Rev. W. D. Quick, J S. Der
rick and Msj. 81. A. Counts.
Comrades James E. Hendrix, q.
A. Meetze, Rev. W. D. Quick, end
M. D. Harman were constituted COM
rni.tee to confer with Camp Harman,
Sons of Veterans, and the survtV-
ing members of the Ladies Monu-
mental Association, to arrange SER
services and programme for Memo
rial Day, as suggested in the last is
sue of the Lexington Dispatch.
A letter was received from Mr.. E
J. Watson, Secretary of the Colum.
bia Chamber of Commerce, in refer
ence to the floral parade in that city
on May the 14tb, and the same was
referred to the commandant and Ad-
;atant with power to act.
The matter Of township enrolment
committee was discussed and the
same was referred to Commandant,
M. d. Harmsn, with power to appoint
the committees. -
Comrade j. Ed. Sox was received
as member Of the Camp.
Receipts, So 90.
George W. Reeder, Adjutant.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Greatly Alarmed
BY a Persistent Cough, but Perma
nentIy Cured by ChamberIain's
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. H. P. Blu, ,bage, student at
law, in Greenville, S. G. had been
troubled for four or FIVE years with a
continuous cough which he says,
'greatly alarmed me, causing me to
fear that I was in the first stage of
consumption" Mr.. Burbage, having
seen Chamberlsln's Cough Remedy
advertised, concluded to try it. Now
read what he says of it: II soon
felt remarkable change and after
using two bottles Of the twenty-five
cent size, was permanently cured"
Sold by The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Massacres Are Feared.

Constantinople, May Ia state Of
siege has been proclaimed at Solonica
where the Ottoman bank was de-
stroyed yesterday by dynamite and
Turkish post Offices and other build
ings were attacked by bands of men
armed with bombs. It is feared that
the outrage may lead to massacres of
Macedonians and Bulgarians by Mus
silmans who are in a state of danger
Gus excite ment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
Caution!

This is not gentle word-but
when you think bow liable you are
not to purchase the only remedy
universally known and remedy that
has had the largest sale Of any medi-
cine in the world since 1868 for cure
and treatment of Consumption and
Throat and Lung troubles without
losing it's great popularity all these
years, you will be thankful We called
your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are 80 many ordinary
cough remedies made by druggists
and others that are cheap and good
for light colds perhaps, but for severe
Coughs, Bronchitis, Croup-and es-
pecislly TO, Consumption, where there
is difficult expectoration and cough.
ing the nights and mornings, there
is nothing like German Syrup. The
Is cents size has just been introduced
this year. Regular size IS cents.
At all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06
State Borrowing Money.

Columbia Record.
The State of South Carolina made
arrangements recently to borrow
$4,000 and another rate will be
made for s25,oO0 soon, making a
total of $4,000 borrowed by May 1
This is rather early for toe State
to be borrowing money, but the State
Treasurer thinks it necessary to have
it on hand by the first of the month,
as he does not wish to run behind in
meeting the obligations of the State.
The likelihood is that the State
will have to borrow up TO the full
amount authorized by law-S3O0,0O0
before the General Assembly meets
again.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-06

The average man can see where
fame makes some mighty poor selec-
tions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
BEGs COURTS MERCY.
Gets Eight Years in the Lansing Peni-
tentiary


Hobart, o. T., Sept. This morning
guilty of manslaughter in the first degree
was grought into open court to receive
sentence for participating in the murder
of Sheriff Smith and Deputy Beck. Of
caddo county, in January, 1902
In response to the courts summons to
come forward that sentence might be
passed upon him. the defendant respond
ed cheerfuily and with alacrity And
when asked If he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed. he
said in firm clear voice: II never killed
Mr.. Smith or harmed a hair OF his head -
and then added: Il beg the mercy OF tho
court
The court reviewed the circumstances
Of the killing and commented at length
upon the nature of the crime and the
gravity Of the offense. He further stated
that he knew the antecedents Of the de-
fendant and his environments; that ne
had not had the benefit OF schools or the
fostering care OF father. IN his tender
years; that his widowed mother had been
unable to give him the advantages in life
that were due 70 good citizenship, and
that he had been reared IN yild coun-
Try whsre iawiessness prevailed and
where young men were taught 10 rever-
ence snd took up 70 successful scoundrels
as objects Of admiration
After complimenting the prisoner on his
good behavior In the various prisons IN
which he has been incarcersted since his
arrest. the court passed sentence ard
judgment. setting the term Ct his oonhne-
ment at eight years in the Lansing. Kan
sas. prison
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
TALK OF DOODLE.
Voting Bonds Arouses Suspicion OF q
Graft.

Oklahoma, City, o. r, Sept. 7.-Since
the matter of voting bonds for sewer and
water systems extension there has been
talk of doodle" and attorneys have been
asked to look up the Oklahoma law COW
ering "boodling" in city councils. Judge
Burwell in response to query made the
following statement:
1.-The question of punishment came up
two years ago at Tecumseh while the acts
of the SSsiwnee city council was being
investigated. 1 looked up the law to in
struet the grand jury and to my surprise
I could find nothing in the statutes con-
cerning the acceptance of a bribe by a
member of the city council while acting
in legislative capacity. I was consider
ably annoyed over my failure to find the
passage Of law which 1 supposed existed
somewhere within the statutes. / told
my difficulty to some other judges and
they at once became interested. They
like myself. were surprised to find moth
ing in the statutes"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
is IN ST. LOUIS.
Delegate Mcclure Will Look After
Fair Appointments.

Guthrie o. T., Sept. 7.-Delegate Bird
S. MCGUIRE is in st. Louis this week, in
conference with the managers of the
st. Louis exposition relative to positions
for Oklahomans at the fair next year.
There are many appointments to be made
and it is the custom to give each state
and territory its share. Promises were
made states adjoining Oklahoma, but the
appointments have been made. Oklahoma
has no assurance of anything in the way
of appointments and after Delegate Nc
Guire and Governor Ferguson held
conference it was determined advisable
for delegate Mcclure to make the trip to
st. Louis. Oklahomans, of course, will
naturally wish that he will be successful
I'm securing appointments for residents of
the territory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
PASTOR HAS ANNIVERSARY.
Priests From Several Cities Attend
the Celebration.


Norman, O. T., Sept. "Wednesday
was the thirty-third anniversary of the
birth of Right Rev. Monsignor John Met
ter, pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic church,
and Right Rev. Theophile Meerschert,
bishop of Oklahoma, accompanied by a
company of priests, arrived on the night
of the 18th to assist in celebrating the
suspicious event. They were:
Right Rev. Theophile Meersehert, d. D.,
Guthrie.
Rev. Bernard Mutsaers, D. D., Guthrie.
Rev. Father Charles, Guthrie.
Rev. V. Bednarech, Yukon.
Rev. F. Dupret, Edmond.
Rev. Fred VonDera, Kingfsher.
Rev. Stevens, Ponca.
Rev F. Willibrod, Perry.
Rev L. Trompeter, Enid.
Rev. MIR. Albert "a full blood Potta-
watomie Indian, recently ordained in
Rome italy,.
1t was happy company, and many con-
gratulations We're showered upon Rev.
Meter. On Wednesday. at a. m. Bishop
Meerschert officiated at mass in the pres
ence of nice congregation. AT 1880 p m.
Rev. Meter entertained the visitors at
an elaborate banquet, and very pleas
ant and enjoyable time is reported. In
addition TO many home congratulations
and good wishes Rev. Father Meter
also received kind messages and many
substantial tokens Of love from France,
Alsaee and North Africa. Above them all,
however, he prizes a special blessing from
Pope Plus X, of whose household he con-
tinues to be an honorary member, as he
was of that OF the lamented Pope Leo
kIII.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
WILL GIVE ASSISTANCE.
| Secretary Thoburn Will Encourage
! Dairymen to Organize.

Guthrie. O. T., September I'll. M.
Brandt, owner Of the creamery at CARRIER,
Garfield county. has written Secretary
]. b Thoburn of the territorial board of
agriculture asking if steps have been
taken toward the organization of a terri
torial dairyman's association. The mat
ter has been under discussion for some
time, but nothing definite has been accom-
plished.
Secretary Thoburn wrote to Mr.. Brandt
in response to his letter that every possi-
BILE assistance would be given the dairy
men of Oklahoma in effecting an organ
ization and at no distant day will set a
time for the preliminary meeting in order
that the dairymen may discuss the mat
ter and organize.
Secretary Thoburn states that Oklaho-
ma consumes many thousand pounds of
butter monthly and that it is shipped in
from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa and
practically every pound Of cheese used
in the territory comes from Michigan.
Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. He is of
the opinion that Oklahomans do not real
ize what an industry might be established
in the territory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
Territorial Charters Granted.

Guthrie. Q. T., Sept THE following
territorial charters were granted today:
The Alton-Dawson Hardware company
of oklahoma Citq with $4,000 capital
stock. The incorporators are s. T Alton.
X. W. Dawson. :. L. Maxwell, c. J.
Tuohy and Frank Wells.
The Alton Dawson Fruit company OF
oklahoma city with $50,eoe capital stock.
The incorporators are s. T. AIton. X. "
Dawson. John wood. J. b. Murphy and
5. L. Maxwell
The J. G. BardweIl company. who esaic
liquors. with s2.o0 capital stock The
incorporators are J. c. Bardweli. w. w
Graves. W NJ schmide. al OF Lawton. .
James y. Carragien OF st. Louis.
Notarial commissions were issued 20
+. G. Dennis OF Nells,on, 4. n Wy
COT Of Oklahoma City. and Jacob Adams
OF Amerita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Henbow of Lawton Seeks to Recover
Damages From Government.

Guthrie. Q. T., Sept. "A damage snit
entirely out of the ordinary has been be-
gun by P. I. Benbow of I.awton. who is
seeking to secure $3.50 from the United
States government for alleged damages
done to his mining claim in the Sheridan
mining district Of the Wichita mountains,
mir. Benbow AYERS that the alleged dam
age was done by Colonel Randlett, Indian
agent at Anadarko On July 10 Colonel
Randlett, by the authority of The govern
ment issued an order for the removal of
the mining companys property within ten
days from the Indian allotment on which
1t is situated stating in the order that no
authority was given them 10 operate
upon the allotment. The order was given
TO the Indian who holds the land, and
was TO be served upon some member
Of the mining company. The order was
held. however. by the Indian until long
after the ten days had expired and serv-
ed too late for the company to take steps
toward obeying its commands
Learning that the order had not been
obeyed. and perhaps thinking that 1t had
been served, Colonel Randlett recently
sent men to the mine to destroy the CON-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
Wichita, Kan, by STEEL BROS.

panys property. They made wholesale
destruction. The ropes used in operations
and valued at $15 were cut in pieces about
a foot in length and thrown into the 30
foot shaft The railroad track over which
a car transported the ore to a receptacle
and deposited refuse dirt and sand away
from the mine was torn up and the car
destroyed. The whim for elevating ore
and dirt from the shaft TO the surface
was destroyed and all the frame around
the shaft was completely demolished.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08

ALL OBSERVED
THE HOLIDAY
Dust Storm Interfered with
Comfort of People.
PROGRAM CARRIED OUT
Monster Parade Included La
Dor Unions of All Kinds.

Guthrie, o. T., Sept. Labor day was
appropriately observed in Guthrie, de-
spite the fact that there was heavy
dust storm during the entire day, max
ing it the most disagreeable day in
weeks. A pre-erTanged program was car
ried out, beginning with monster pa
rade, in which all labor unions and many
places of business were reresented. The
exercises proper were held on the Hagan
farm, adjoining Guthrie on the north.
The grand parade was made up Of the
following:
First Division-Mounted police; Compa-
ny A, Oklahoma National Guards; fire
department; city officials.
Second Division-First Cavalry band;
speakers of the day; Labor day commit
tees.
Third Division-Carpenters and joiners;
painters, paper-hangers and decorators;
retail clerks; plumbers and gas-itters
Fourth Observation-Disclosures and stone
masons; stonecutters; builders; plaster
ers; lathers
Fifth Division-Printers; cigarmakers;
tailors; electrical workers; bartenders;
BARRIERS; building laborers.
Sixth Division-Floas and business dis
plays.
NJ L. Morrison was grand marshal,
with j. w. Haptonstall II. d. Gothauer
and John Jaros as assistants.
Representative Edgar Jones was pre-
vented from speaking on account Of i'll
ness. but Rev. j. T. ogle, Attorney C. w.
P. Brown and others made addresses.
Governor T. B. Ferguson was to have
gone to Oklahoma City to speak. but was
detained here by urgent business.