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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-09
JUDGE LOUD ADJouRNs THE DIS.
TRicT COURT.
CONTEST IN SvENNES WILL
Fraudulent Representation, Coercion
and Incapacity Among Grounds A.
leged-SpeciaI Administrator.

From Wednesdays Daily.
When Judge Loud adjourned the
district court last evening it was with
out date, signifying the END of the
term. If possible he will return Janu-
airy 10, the date fixed for hearing, in
chambers, the motion to show cause,
entered in the matter of Darling VS..
White ct al, in which the plaintiff
seeks to permanently enjoin the de-
PENDANTS from interfering with the use
and possession of a water right HI
claims in Blue creek.
Judgments and DEGREES.
Judgments were signed in a number
of matters that had been previously
decided.
In the case of the Billings Land
and Irrigation company VS.. Elmer G.
Summers, and Others, judgment was
signed for William Harrison, one OF
the defendants, to whom a jury had
awarded damages in the amount OF
$1,2O7. so.
By agreement judgment was
signed in favor of the plaintiff in the
case of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS com
pany VS.. J. M. Conway. The sum
awarded plaintiff was $39S.23 and
| costs.
DEGREES were signed in the follow
ing divorce proceedings, in each OF
which judgment had been ordered on
plaintiffs proof: Arthur J. Brown VS..
Anna Brown, Sarah G. Portilla VS..
F~erdinando Partillo, Hall VS.. Hall.
Svennes Will Contested.
Randina Doe has filed her opposi-
ton to the %rrobating of the will of
johannes Svennes, who died recently
in this city, leaving a considerable
estate. The opponent claims to be a
devisee under the will and an heir-at-
law. She charges that what purports
to be the last will and testament OF
Svennes and which has been asked to
be admitted to probate is not what 1t
pretends to be. 1t is Furthermore al
legged that at the time OF signing the
testator was of unsound mind; that
through fraudulent representation and
coercion on the part of his daughter,
Georgina Nelson, he was induced to
attach his signature to the document,
and that for a long time prior to the
date he signed the will the deceased
was addicted to the excessive use OF
intoxicants to such an extent that mis-
mind had become impaired. Many
other allegations are also made, but
those given above are the principal
ones.
On the showing made by the con
testant Judge Loud appointed o. D..
Hogue, public administrator, special
administrator OF the estate until the
final determination OF the contest.
Wants Appointment As Guardian.
Georgina Nelson, named in the con
test filed in the Svennes will has petit
toned the court to be appointed guar
dian of her mother, Gunner Svennes.
The petitioner alleges that her mother
is w 80 years of age and in poor
health; that for the last six months
she has been sick so much that her
mind is impaired and that in conse-
quence she IS unable 10 take care OF
herself or of her property. 1t is also
alleged that for six months past she
has been cared for by the petitioner,
with whom she is living at the present
time. Mrs. Svennes Is reputed to be
the possessor OF $1,7OO on deposit in
one of the banks of the city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-09
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSIONER
CARRIERS LETTER.
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION
Says Act Of Congress Has Been Vic.
lated in Matter Of Selecting
Judges and Examiners.

st. Louis, Dec. 6.-In a letter to Ma
jor J.. G. Pangborn, president OF the
United Exhibitors association, made
public yesterday, President Thomas
II. Carter of the National Worlds
Fair commission declared that most
grave and serious charges of corrup-
ton in connection with the awarding
of certain premiums have been filed"
with the national commission. !.
The letter, after quoting that part
of the act of congress making an ap-
preparation for the exposition, which
provides ''that the appointment OF all
judges and examiners for the exposi-
ton and the awarding of premiums, it
any, shall all be done and performed
by the exposition company, subject,
however, to the approval of the ma
tional commission created by section
2 of this act" continues as follows:
What Rules Provide.
"Under the rules adopted by the
company and approved by the commits
sion, the judges were to be appointed
by the company before August l, 1904.
None of the judges were submitted to
the commission for approval in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
rules and regulations. A number OF
those who acted were not submitted
to the commission for approval until
after they had performed their func-
tions and departed for home, and
many of them have not been approved.
Grave and Serious.
"Most grave and serious charges OF
corruption in connection with the
awarding ofacertain premiums have
been filed with the commission in the
form of afidavits and otherwise. In
view Of such charges and the failure
of the company to observe the law in
the appointment and submission OF
the judges for approval by the COM
mission, the right of this body to in
vestigate adequately supported
charges of fraud, bribery or miscon-
duct amounting to fraud on the part
# the persons making Or influencing
awards is maintained by the commits
sion to be a duty precedent to the act
tai approval Of awards resting under
the burden of any such charges. With
this view the exposition company
takes issue and thus far has not de-
livered any of the awards to the COM
mission for approval.
Not Numerous.
1.-THE awards resting under charges
of a serious character are, fortunately,
not numerous, but, regardless of their
humber, the commission has refused
and will continue to refuse to approve
them until the charges shall have
been fully investigated and cleared
up.
"As to the great volume Of the
awards, the commission is and has
been prepared to act promptly, but up
to the present time the company has
not presented to the commission any
awards for approval.
Every respectfully,
"THOMAS R. CARTER,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-09

President Carter has also caused to
be sent to President D. r. Francis OF
the exposition company a letter ex-
planning the position of the national
commission in regard to the awards,
an excerpt of which follows:
1.-The commission cannot permit the
use of it's name, or the name of any
of its officers or members, in connec-
ton with any diploma, certificate or
other evidence of awards while any
part of the proceedings rest under
adequately supported and uninvesti-
gated charges of bribery, attempted
bribery, corruption. fraud or miscon-
duct amounting to fraud. I hereby
notify you to refrain from using the
name of the commission or any of it's
officers or members connected with
any diploma, certificate or other evi-
dence of award for any exhibit"
President Francis Talks.
President Francis last night issued
q statement in which he explains the
manner Of awarding the premiums,
and says
1.-THE members of the national COM
Im.ttee have been repeatedly requested
by the committee of five and the ex-
position to call to the attention of the
committee any complaints which they
-v hor rocojvod cn that tho cnm,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
DISTRICT
AND COUNTY
Conventions We're Held This
Week
INSTRUCTED FOR PARKER
Conventions We're Harmonious From Beginning
to Close Judge Alton B. Parker Endorsed
by Congressman Ben Humphreys in an Ap.
Plauded Speech and Delegates are Instructed

The Democrats of the 3ld supervis.
ors district Of Washington county
met at the court house last Monday
morning to select delegates to the
county convention. Hon. Leroy
Percy, chairman of the county com.
mittee, called the meeting to order.
On motion Hon. e. N. Thomas
was made chairman, and Hon. Van B.
Boddie secretary. The following
named were selected delegates to the
county convention; E. N. Thomas,
Leroy Percy, J. H. Wynn, W. W.
Stone, }. L. Hebron, Jr, Us. Crouch,
j. M. Jayne, E. J. Bogen, Walton
Shields, Percy Bell, J. s. Walker, J.
B, Hebron. w. W. Miller, WE. Hunt.
L. H. Hood, Van B. Boddie. W. B.
Meisner, Geo. B. Alexander o. B.
Herman Wilcxlnski, J.D.
Smythe, W. X. Gildart, L. Pink
Smith. Fl. 7. Crosby, J. B. Comfy, E.
L. Grady, j, s, Allen, r. B. McMa-
hon. D. P Shanahan, r. B. Campbell.
On motion of j. l.. Hebron the
delegates were instructed to vote as
unit in the county convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS
Hotel Cowan Will Put in 100
telephone and Add a West
Wing of 80 Rooms

Messrs. Smith & Turner, the hotel
Kings and most royal hosts in the
state and proprietors of the Hotel
Natchez, in Natchez, and the Hotel
Cowan OF this city, are the most pro.
gresslve hotol men in the South, and
spare no expense in keeping their pop.
uiar hostlelies abreast of the times.
Last Wednesday Mr., George Turner
/ who is in charge Of the Hotel Cowan
IN this city, closed contract with
the Cumberland Telegraph & Tele.
phone Co. to connect the rooms of the
hotel throughout with telephones
This will require 100 nhones. The
work will commence at once and
VIII he in oI Grafton within the next
60 days.
Another big Improvement contem
plated by the proprietors is the addi.
tion OF wing on the west side Of the
hotel, which will extend back some
100 feet. This will give the hotel 1s5
rooms. enough with the other hotel
facilities in the city to comfortably
accommodate the travelling public.
There has been no institution or
undertaking that has done more to
build up and advertise Greenville
throughout the length and breadth of
this broad land of ours than the
Hotel Cowan, and our people wish
Messrs- Smith G. Turner greater sue
sess and prosperity for the good they
lave done the city in their line of
business.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
PAVING
Bonds are Delivered and d
Force of Men are at Work
on Washington Ave.

Last Tuesday the $50, 900 city bonds
for street paving were delivered to
the purchasers, Kleybolte & Co., Ct
Chicago. They sold at premium OF
one per cent Work was begun at
once on Washington avenue at the Y.
& Nj. V. depot by Mr.. O'Neal, who
is in charge of the work. He has a
large number of men and teams break
ing TIL ground preparatory to laying
the paven ent Washington avenue
and Walnut street between the Val
ley aud Southern depot are the streets
to be tirrt covered and Main and the
cross streets will be- finished last. The
contr lct sets October lst 40 the date
for the completion of the work, but
Mr.. O'Neal hopes, with fair weather,
to have the work completed before
that time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
SUMMER OPERA
Manager March Announces the
Engagement Of the Lyric
Opera Co. in June

The walls of the Grand will vibrutt
Tor three nights opening June l3 with
the voices Of the Lyric Opera Co. They
come to Greenville for the first time
in Its history although the cities for
the past three seasons have enjoyed
It's charming reproductions Of operas
that have through the sterling worth
OF Their attractive music. been suno
for many years before audiences in
nearly every city of the two hemi-
spheres. The Lyric Opera Co. has
been brought up to standard TINT
gives it preference over many similar
organizations that appear at prices
doubly as high as those charged for
this engagement. Throughout its
tour this season the company has
made pronounced success in every
engagement and received from. the
press of the large as we'll As the
smaller cities, endorsements of merit
and artistic excellence for the singers |
that are carried. The chorus is COM |
posed of good locking ladies and men
who can sing.
Manager March will go to consid-
erable expense to make this engage
ment big success, having contracted |
TO cool the house by the use of thirty
electric fans People living out of
'own can witness base ball in the af-
iernoon and enjoy tuneful opera at
night.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Grand Council, U. c. T., Held a
Very Enjoyable Meeting at
Natchez This Week

United Christian Travellers. "thcs
Gov. Vardaman styled the visiting
drummers at one of the most elabor
ate banquets ever given in the State,
by the citizens and local travelling
men of Natohez to the delegates and
visitors to the Grand Council, U. CT. d,
which met in that most hospitable
and beautiful city last Friday and
Saturda,7.
No delegation was ever moro cor
daily welcomed or more cordially en-
tertained than the fortunate visitors
and every moment OF their stay was
occupied with some form of gsyety,
prominent amongwhich were luncheon
for the ladies, a grand ball the grand
maroh Of which was led by Gov.
Vardaman, boat excursion, trolley
rides, carriage rides, base ball and
banquet, at which happy speeches
were made by such men as Gov. Var
daman, l.. c. Pease, chairman su-
preme executive committee, U. G. t.,
Ben Sour, of Shreveport, past coun-
cllor, and delegate to the supreme
council, aud Sol Brown. the newly
elected gIand councillor, the prince OF
good fellows and rGTal entertainer.
NnaIl7 every council in the juris-
diction was represented, and much
important work was done. Reports
showed very healthy increase in
membership and the MissisSippi-Lou-
isiana grand division shows a very
healthy as ct 20 the 2,100 members
nov in good standing, all of whom
are enjoying the benefits of the best
travelling mems organization III the
world aud which began ten years ago
with ii hit lnn.b rs The next grand
council meeting Of the U. c. T. will
be held in Meridian.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
NEW ELK's HOME
John F. Barnes & Co. Awarded
Contract =. Construction to
Commence at Once.

The contract for the erectio
of the Elk's Home 9 was
awarded to John F. Barnes & Co.
contractors of this city, who made
the lowest bid, $1,000. When the
cost of steam heating, lighting and
furnishings are added to this the
building will cost over $25, 900.
The home will be erected on one
OF the most beautiful spots in the
city-Blanten Park-on Washington
avenue, in the heart of the city.
Mr. Barnes says that the work will
commence at once and tnat it will be
completed by next January. When
finished this block will have three
magnificent building, the Methodist
church, DR.. Odeneal's sanitarium and
the Elk's Home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

The Leland Bottling Works are
putting a great deaf of money into
good advertisements and clever adver-
tising schemes With good reuslts One
of the latest schemes of this enterprise
which attracted great deal OF at
tention and favorable comment is
the base ball score cards distributed
at the games played in this city. On
one side is printed the score blank
wlnlo on the other side are offered
prizes tn those who can guess the
positions of the teams at the close Hl
tbe season. Don't fill to ge' one OF
these score cards at the next game
and make guess.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

county to present Percy Bells nam
to the convention for above place ant
to use all honorable means to secur,
his nomination.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted
| Hon. Van b. Boddie offered the
following resolution which was unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved by the Democrats of
Washington county in convention as
sembled, that the delegates to tile
State convention present the name of
Hon. Leroy Percy as eminently quail
fled for the position of delegate from
this congressional district to the ma
tional Democratic, convention to be
held in St. Louis, Mo-, on July 9Th,
1904, and we hereby instruct delegates
from this county to use all honorable
means tn secure the election of the
Hon. Leroy Percy TO the above posi-
tion
MT. shields made a motion that
be named to select the
new Democratic committe, and the
following were named: Hon. Walton
Shields, J. H. Crouch, Jno. R. Gage,
v. W. Miller, DIR. E. f. Turner and |
]. W. Dupree, who reported that the
executive committee be as follows:
1st District john r. Gage, John
<. Mutt and johnson Erwin.
End District-W. W. Worthington,
IT., l.. A.Saunders and e. E. Eubanks.
3rd District l.. Hebron, Jr.,
.. N. Thomas and J. II. Crouch.
4th District--J. B. Williams, A. L.
Neal and R. L. Willis.
9TH Distriot-M. A. Treadway, J.
v. Duprey and A. R. Turner.
The delegates selected to the State
are E. N. Thomas, chair
nan. Leroy Percy. ]. H Wynn, W.K.
iildart, Percy Bell, W. W. Stone,
IAN B.. Boddie, j. H. Crouch, Walton
hields, T. H. Hood, E, J. Bcgen, R.
;. Campbell, A.J.Rcse, J.D. Smythe,
|. Wilczinski, ]. B. Comfy, J. l..
Iebron. Jno. R. Gage, T.. W.Crouch.
'. W. Miller, r. W. Garrison, l.. P.
mith. H T.Crosby, Joe Jayne. J. H.
Ielms, j. s. Walker A. G. Pavne.
REQ. B. Alexander, R. v. Garner, j.
Duprey, A. L. Neal, W. G.Allen,
(. ". Scott, Hy Crittenden, E. W.
aylor. B.O. McGhee, Joe Wall, DIP.
The convention then ad-
After the adjournment the new .
committee met and elected
on. John L Hebron, Jr.. chairman,
I'd Hon. ]. Fl. Cronch, secretary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

The Miller Paving Co., of Mem.
PMS has put down Sranlithic walks
III front OF Johl's Delta Bakery and
"yche's Cotton Exchange on Poplar
street tuesday this company close
a contract with Mr.. Geo. f. Archer
Tor walk the length of block in
front OF his home property on South
Broadway, 1t is u pity that the en-.
TIRE city AN not be paved with a uni
form walk of this material. 1t would
no doubt prove cheaper in the end.
See their ad in this issue.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
The County Convention

The Washington county Democratic
convention met at the court house
Thursday at noon. The convention
was called to order by Hon. Leroy
Percy, chairman OF the county execu.
tive committee. On motion of Waltor
Shields the Hon. E. N. Thomas
speaker of the last house, was unani-
mously chosen as chairman. Mr..
Thomas in short speech thanked the
convention for the honor conferred
upon him and announced the oonven-
tion ready for business.
On motion of Hon. Leroy Percy
L. Pink Smith and H. I. Crosby
were made secretaries.
On motion of j. L. Hebron the
votes in the county convention were
based on the vote as cast in the last
presidential election.
On motion of j. L. Hebron COM
mittee of seven was appointed on the
committee on resolutions, and the
chair APPOINTED the following gentle
men: Leroy Percy. chairman, W. W.
Stoue, S. M. Spencer. Percy Bell, R.
W. Garrison, J. L. Hebron and Van
B. Boddie.
During the intsrvAl while the
committee on resolutions was prepar-
ing Its report. Congressman Ben G..
Humphle S was called upon to ad-
dress the convention. In his remarks
he said that he was glad to see his
people endorsing Judge Parker for it
was but following the advice of Hon.
John Sharp Williams, the minority
leader in the house of representatives
and the greatest and safest Democrat
that the nation has today; that with
Judge Parker as the nominee he be-
lieved the partj would stand more
chance of winning this year than it
would with any other man. His re-
ks were heartily applauded. The
committee on resolutions reported as
follows:
Whereas, we, Democrats of Wash
ington county in convention assembled
are deeply impressed with the convic-
tion that the unwaveIing democracy,
the clean character, the sound conser-
vatism and the eminent ability of
Judge Alton ParkerB, unn1istakabl
emphasize him as being the 10
around whom the national
can most efficiently
whose guidar
march t.
struct
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

H. y. Alexander has moved his
down rown lumber office from the
Stockwell building OIL Poplar street
to the ol Times building on Main
street. This buiidiug which he pur-
chased recently, has been overhauled
and remodlrd by him into one OF the
most up-tn-date Office buildings in the
city. The city has few more pro
pressive business men than Mr.. Alex
andeT.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Mr.. Ell. Bogen has been appointed
Deputy Grand Master of this district
BY the Grand Master Of Odd Fellows
of Mississippi. Mr.. Bogen Is worthy
of the appointment and will make the
order capsblo and efficient officer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Ir, Morris Rosenstock has pur.
chased lron Judge j, II, Wynn a lot
on the corner of Main and Broadway
and in the near future will erect an
elegant two-story house IN it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

supreme court has decided that
Fchlst cannot immigrate to this
4, bnt st is still to be assumed
'tlye anarchist can indulge in
Pneech to his heart S content.
Ftms drawing it pretty fine but
Pndoutedly true that every gov
! has a perfect right to arbi-
decide who shall and who
|Ot be allowed admittance to its
And a negative decision in
zen case is not an Interference
fee speech.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

hments were heardlin the Fed
|Ftrict court yesterday on the
ftion OF Juan Rodriguez to be
FED in the Washington navy
his admission having been re-
OH the ground that he is not a
The supreme court recently
that a Porto Rican is not an
'nd therefore he cannot ba ma
Pa, but a dozen privileges of
Prican are denied him OIL the
that he is not a citizen Mar
hVleso has been denied permis-
be admitted to the bar in New
tate on the sole ground that he
a citizen, although he is a
fe OF the Cornell law school.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
TRUSTCOMPANY
A Needed Trust and Gudrdn-
ty Company IS Organized
Capital $4,000

The Greenville Banking, Trust &
Guaranty Co., whose charter of incor-
poration is published elsewhere in this
issue, is much needed corporation
in growing town the size OF Green
Vile. The incorporators are J. Mil
ton Wilson, of Mattoon, ILL.,, M. D.
Everman and E. L. Grady, of this
city. Mr.. Wilson is prominent and
influential citizen of Mattoon, and is
large Delta land holder, and just
recently purchased the Baggert plan
tation near Wilmot. Mr.. M. D.
Everman is connected with one of
the strongest real estate firms in the
city whose operations extend over the
enUire Delta. Mr. Grady las for
years been tho county superintep
of education, and is we'll an
ably known. The company
capitalized at $50, 900.
The general purposes
poration are to receiy
saving and investment
mercial paper, nee
loans arr
ecutor'
to e.
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