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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
In Operation.

The plant of the Standard
Stove Co., which was recently
moved from Fort Payne. Ala, to
this city is now in operation, the
initial run having been made
Tuesday afternoon, when eigh-
teen thousand pounds of molten
metal were poured from the i'm
mense cupola in to waiting ves-
sells, being taken charge of by
the moulders and going through
several different processes, final
ly coming out in the shape of the
finished product.
Quite a number of visitors as
sembled at the plant to witness
the first run and all received a
most cordial greeting from Presi-
dent Saunders and Secretary
Folsom, both of whom seemed
much elated with the smooth
manner in which everything
worked. The pant will from this
time on be run regularly and no
time will be lost, as the company
has a number of orders ahead
waiting to be filled.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04

Mrs. Elizabeth Sweeton, lady
we'll advanced in years, died at
her home on South Tenth street
last Monday afternoon after an
illness of long duration. De-
ceased was the mother of Mr.. w
II. Sweeton, who is foreman in
the saw mill of Messrs. Hagadorn
and Louks, and is survived by
three other children, having a
daughter residing il st. Louis
and two sons living in Evans
vile, Ind, TO which city the re-
mains were taken for interment.
Mr.. Sweeton has many friends in
this city who sincerely sympathize
with him in the sorrow and afflic-
ton which his mothers death
brings.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Monument Unveiled !.

The monument which was
erected in memory of Mr.. Brown
lee, a prominent member OF the
Woodmen of the World who died
about year ago at his home
near Steenston, was unveiled last
Sunday afternoon with approp-
riate ceremonies. There was
a large crowd present, the un-
yelling ceremonies being con-
Quoted by Mr.. j. ]. Ellis, while
Mr.. L. w. Payne officiated as
consul commander. The oration
was delivered by Sovereign Es-
cort H. F.. Simrall and Miss
Georgia Ellis reeited in a grace
full manner the we'll known poem,
"Why Should the Spirit of Man
be Proud?''
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Mrs. A. c. Ellis Dead

Mrs. A. c. Ellis died at the
home Of her brother, Mr.. d. r.
McClary, No. 223 West Main
street, at an early hour Tuesday
morning, after an illness Of
several weeks duration. Deceas-
ed was the widow of the late
Capt. Robert Ellis, who during
his lifetime was b prominent
resident of the Dunbar neighbor-
hood. A few years after her
husbands 8 death Mrs. Ellis went
TO Birmingham to live, but lates
returned to this city and for some
time past had resided with Mr..
McClary. She was 70 years of
age and was a faithful and de-
voted Christian, having been for
many years a consistent member
of the Presbyterian church.
The funeral occurred at Mr.
McClary's residence at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, being
conducted by Rev. Dunbar H.
Ogden. pastor of the Fir t
Presbyterian church. The inter-
ment took place at Friendship
cemetery, Messrs. j. 7. Wood,
J. NJ. McQuown. VIM. Kilpat-
rick, j. A. Nelson, G.. W. Albert
and w. D. Humphries officiating
as pail bearesrs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Obituary.

Mr.. Monroe Rye, the youngest
son of MIR. and Mrs. John Rye,
sweetly fell asleep and went
home TO God in the early MORN
ing, Sept. 20th, after an illness
of many weeks, during which
time he had borne his sufferings
uncomplainingly.
There was JOY in Heaven when
the Master said: ''It is enough.
come up higher" So close did
his life bring US to God that bend
ing low and listening, we could
almost hear the angels voices
sing, "Welcome Home, as the
gates opened to receive him.
The loneliness is an awful
thing because he is gone, but
would We call him back? No.
there is sorrow here, there are
sufferings and heartaches. 30
rest there, dear Monroe, and
watch beside the gate until thy
loved ones have toiied a few days.
few years longer, then thou
canst welcome them in TO dwell
with thee forever. And may
God uphold the sOrrowing loved
ones, who are heart broken
their hearts will be touched with
tender emotions as long as MEM
Ory or imagination brings 20
view single thing he loved.
Oh! how can they refrain from
expressing their sorrows? No
more to hear his merry voice or
gentle footsteps, never more this
side of the dark river to meet
him face to face. 1t seems more
than we can bear, yet We should
bow in humble submission To
God and say: "Thy will be
done"
"He is not dead, bat liveth
Far beyond the sky,
Where every tear of sorrow
Is wiped from every eye"
So sleep on dear Monroe, ana
take thy rest in Jesus arms, for
ever blessed.
His remains were laid 10 rest
in the Beeks graveyard, Sept. p,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
A SCHOOLMATE.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Grad dock.

Mr.. NJ. l.. Driscou, Of Del Rio,
Texas, and Miss jamie Cradd1ck.
formerly of this city but who for
some time past has been residing
in Texas, were married at the
home of the brides brother-in-
law, Mr.. Daniel Cushing. in r.
Paso Tuesday night. As stated
above, the bride is a native Of
this city and IS a member OF one
of our oldest and best connected
families, and grew up among the
people Of Columbus, among whom
she has large number Of friends.
Mr.. Driscoll is employed in the
office of the Sunset Route at Del
Rio, and is a young man of high
moral character and splendid
business qualifications.
Miss Daisy Boyd left for II
Paso Sunday t. be present at the
wedding, and will spend the win
ter there as the guest of Mrs.
Gushing.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Columbus Theatre
Has Been Redecorated

The patrons of the Columbus
Theatre who GO out to with ess the
presentation of Alphonse and
CASTOR tonight will be delighted
with the appearance which the
house makes since it has been
repainted and redecorated. The
walls have all been retinteG and
the woodwork repainted and be-
sides these Improvements the
aisles have been carpeted and
the old decorations of the boxes
have given place to new and
handsome furnishings which give
an elegant effect to the
entire auditorium. In fact, the
interior of the building is prac-
tically new, and Messrs. Hum
phries & Humphries, the mana
gers, expect to run the house in
a first class and strictly up-to-
date manner. They have Sc
cured a large list of unusually
strong attractions and are look
ing forward to a very prosperous
season.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Shooting Craps
BY Candle Ligh

A gang of crap shooters We're
industriously engaged in rolling
the bones in an open field near
Moore's Greek last Saturday
night when they were raidsd by
Officer Brazealle, and placed un-
der arrest. The moon was shining
from a cloudless sky but did not
afford enough illumination 70 tell
when a coon passed" or fell
off, so the dusky gamblers had..a
number of candles, by the light
of which they easily read the
number of spots on the dice.
The coons had a hearing before
Mayor Gunter Monday morning,
and were fined $3.50 each. Those
included in the gang We're Fred
Phillips, Jimmy Phillips, Harry
Coleman, Jim Harris, Fred Clark,
Wash Moody, Beverly Gerald.
Kelly Whitfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
A Coming Wedding

The marriage of Mr.. T. O..
Burris and Miss Pearl Walton is
announced TO take place at the
home of the bride in Monroe
county on Wednesday, October
10. Mr.. Burris is very promi-
nent in the business and COM
merciaI circles Of the city, being
president Of the Tombigbee Cot
ton Mills and a stockholder in
other manufacturing enterprises.
He is a man whose keen busi-
ness judgment has enabled him
TO accumulate a competency and
is generally esteemed and re-
spected by both his employees
and his business associates. Miss
Walton is a beautiful and highly
accomplished young lady and
has many friends in Columbus,
having visited the city on fre-
quent occasions. She is a mem
Der of one of Monroe county's
eldest families, and has long been
both for her beautiful
face and exceedingly gracious
manners.
The Commercial joins the many
of the couple in exte nd
ing congratulations and best
wishes for a long and happy
married life.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
N ew Convicts.

The secretary of the State
prison board of control reports
that there were forty eight new
conyicts brought in by the trav-
cling sergeant during the past
month.
A majority OF the counties in
the State commenced holding
their Circuit Court terms during
the latter part of the summer,
and this accounts for the large
number of prisoners transferred
to the State farms. Most of the
dockets were larger than ever
before and the amount of crim-
inal cases has never been equaled
in Mississippi. 1t is a very no.
ticeable fact that scarcely any
death sentences have been given,
but a large number of the crimi-
nals were sentenced to terms in
the penitentiary, and the travel.
ing sergeant has been kept busy
for the past several weeks going
to and from the various county
jails. 1t viii not be long now be-
fore all the prisoners recently
convicted will be taken to the
farms.-Memphis News.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Organization OF
OodsOn Plow co.

The st1ckholjers cf the peI-
son Plow Company. which roa-
cern IS ta Pc removed here .r1m
Henderson. Tenn. held mee.-
ing az the Merchants and Farm
ers' Bank last Saturday night
and perfected orsau.rau5H Hy
the election so tae iauoNrE
officers, 81. = Mullins. president.
H.. C.. Chapman. wise pres Irat.
". G.. Mcclure. secretary ana
treasurer. g.. D. paa-1u. E C.
Chapman. W. IS. Mullins. Iua.
A. Suns5n aud W. e. Mcclure.
directors.
The building t1 be- used bv the
company is now being erected ar
the old pest house ste. uear sHe
Southern railway c1sI chal-. aEi
as soon as it IS completed. Vn--.
will be about tae Irzt 90 N.rer-
her, the company WI rrzia -H-
eratiaus. Quite s number 20
large orders have already nr
secured and the company -tar.-
out withv-ry latt-ua- rr-r
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Mr.. j. Holloway Dead.

Mr.. j. Holloway, a we'll known
and universally esteemed citizen
of the New Hope neighborhood,
died about one O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon. Deceased, who at the
time of his death was about fifty
years of age, is survived by a
wife and one child, and to these
the sympathy of The CONNER
cial is extended.
The interment took place at
Bersheeba cemetery at eleven
O'Clock Wednesday morning, the
obsequies having been attended
by a large concourse Of sorrow
ing relatives and friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04

On the first and third esdays
in each month, including Dec.
goth, the Queen Il Crescent will
sell homeseekers, tickets to points
in Texas ut greatly reduced rates.
Make no mistake, but call on or
write the undersigned for detail
ed information before making
your arrangements.
JNo. w. WOOD, T. P. A,
Meridian, Miss.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Franklin Academy
Very Much Crowded.

Hardly a day passes uur what
the rapid growth af Columbus
and the steady increase ln her
population = ir some manner
emphasized. and we noN have
fresh proof Of cur prosperity en-
the crowded condition whsch ex-
lists at Franklin academy. Pros,
Cook, the efficient superintendent
of public schools anticipated al
increase in the number pf pupils
and last summer made spp.lca-
ton for an additional teacher.
which application WAS Eranlei ~
the city council and the teacher
secured. but soon after the pres
ent session opened &C. Was seen
that the teaching force Was sill
inadequate, and st 8 calle3 weet-
ing of the council which was re-
Gently held 10 was decided ta eu-
ploy still another teacher. ANA
the trustees selected Aliss Sat5-
Hudson t0 hiI she pasiu7a
The school trastees antgae r5ty
authorities long since real5z-,i taaf
the buildings az Fran5Ha seaa-
emy would sooa beeome luaie-
Quate. bat owing a. the rsef rhar
SO many maDuiacyaaug iula=s-
ries have ueeu established hers
and so many families have murst
in the need f1r additions. a--rm-
modati1HS has arisen earlier rlsa
they expected, and Be- books EEr
steps looking towards tae -r-e-
tion of a new building wu ~reu
have to be taken.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
World S Fair Rates

Less than half rates ID 81.
Louis and return, via Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, will be in effect
Sundays TO Thursdays, inclusive.
or five days of each week. up %
November Both. For full in
formation inquire of NJ. G .. r.
r. Agents.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04

Coal is Money why
burn money all day
when "a gas heater faI
an hour OF 50 "a day 81
all that IS needed You
won't feel the cost
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Columbus Hosiery Mill

VIII resume operation on Octa-
Der 10th. Want IS operatives.
Parties wishing work apply TO
2t j. b. BELL, Sec. & Treas.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04

The election commizz5eaerS Hf
Lowndes county wiII Uret at fee
court house next Monday srr lae
Of revising th-ra r1.ss
preparatory r0 the N.tF-r
election.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
COLUMBUS
Machine and I-oundryCo
is the place go if you money and
Get First Glass Work..

Machine Shops
skilled
the
promptly,
workm hip for the lowest prices.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04

For $500 the Commercial goes
TO you twice q week for one year.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-10-04
Brass Goods Fittings Pipe, Shating Boxes. Pulleys,
Engines and Boilers. Iron and Steel

of
Mobile
switched
especially
hauling
the breaking down the
COLUMBUS MACHINE AND FOUNDRY CO.,
COLUMBUS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
Southern Politics.

A.,cnrA,nr to tho Now orleans Plca-
1,,e. Irrational expansion, a stroi'set
i navy, 4 na centralized government was the
;; o.. ~ 4 ringing speech delivered by
/ Governor Blanchard Mt q banquet rec .' =
4 IL piyen by he National wholesale Drus-
.isat. Association In the st. Cha ma ~
1JtteI,'' We are further informed by INC
no ma now sparer that such an uttelHl' s
;,v Den1oc ratio governor has been rarely
heard. .grhnt all epoch in the history OF %.
tho Democratic party in Louisiana oe-
currea with Governor B1qncharet5s hu-
dress,', adds the Picaynne. was the
opinion OF prominent legal gentlemen WIG WIZ
attended the banquet, and who freeiS
EXPRESSED their BELIEF afterwards. For
Twelve minutes after the Governor ma
! aa+ down, the cheering was continuous
and Overwhelming, and had to be finally
nuIated by forcible use of the chuirnan's
gnvel." :
: with such political convictions. why
should not Governor Blanchard ana MS
followers have voted for President Poose'
Welt in the recent confess. and why should
they mt cast their lot with the Republi-.
oan party? II is certain that they are in
harmony with the President and his
party. If the expressions In the extinct
which we have quoted from the New
Orleans Picay-une are fairly representative
Of their views. If these men lived at the
North they would undoubtedly be RepuL-
licans. and they are atfiliating with the
Democratic party only because or their
sectional environment.
How long will these restraining inu-
gences he effective? 1t cannot always be
that Intelligent, independent, self-assert-
Ing men in the South will affiliate with
one national political party when they
are at heart In srmpa thy with the prin-
ciplcs and policies Of another paticnal
party. Sooner or later there must come
a new alignment and for our part we
care not how soon II comes The Times
Dispatch is In Though accord with tho
true principles of Democracy, and so
long as there is a party which represents
those principles we shall give 1t our sup
port, but wc believe In tho greatest pos
sible liberty Of thought and action. and
ne desire TO SEQ conditions in the South
such as to al!22w- every man. vote az
he thipks. Fl erce It is that we have
urged the Ambition Of tho FIFTEENTH
Amendment With the negro voter, the
threat of him eliminated from our poll
tics, there would f,e an entirely new
alignment Of Southern voters ana their
( political independence achieved. IT would
be OF enormous hcneilt to the South,
politically speaking II there were two
strong, respectable parties in all the
Southern STATES and only under such
conditions will the South become an i'm
portant factor in the politics o. The ia
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
Roosevelt and the South.

The Birmingham Commercial Club. hay
ing boon notified that President Roose-
Welt win probably visit that city during
March next OH a toui. through the South,
will bring UP the question at the next
meeting with IL view to raising fund
for tile entertainment Of the President
and OF sending delegation to Washing
ton to accompany him on his trip. The
Citv Council and Board Of Trade will be
asked to cooperate In tho movement.
1t lis also announced that the directors
of tho Chamber Of Commerce OF Nnsh-
vlllo recently adopted resolution direct
Ing tho appointment OF committee to
request tho corporation OF State and city
officials and business organizations in al
effort to hnve President Roosevelt In
clude that city in his Southern itinerary.
Mr. Roosevelt has been elected Presi.
dent Of the United states, and 1t Is man
ifcst from these statements and from the
expression of tho Southern press that the
Southern people recognize Nit Roosevelt
as President Of the whole country. withou'
regard To section, and that they Will meet
| him more than half way IN any friendly
oyerturcs he may mako to them, =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
A Lesson From Russia.

The Democrats of Russia are demand
Ing a voice i'll tho affairs Of government.
They are opposed to Capitalization; they
arc opposed to taxation without rep.
resentation: they are opposed to one-mnu
rule: they are opposed to administrative
arbitrarlness."
they are in favor Of a government Of
the people, by Tho, people for the people;
they are in favor Of the unrestricted ex-
Jression % public opinion OF freedom
and also freedom Of meeting and 1850
ciation. They hold that "sel1-rtl;ance
is the chief condition Of tho proper and
successful development vi the political
and economic life OF Il country" ana
therefore lhey are in favor OF tho great
est possible liberty 10 tho Individual con.
sistcnt with good government. law ana
order They are in favor OF equal rights
and opportunities 10 AL aud special rights
and opportunities 10 none; that every
i;tgn may il;ivc the same rights that every
othcr man has 10 improve his condition
( r.7 Z
;iad pursue happiness.
10 state Il All IN sentence they are
asking FOR Themselves those 'inalienabc
rights which Tue Democrats OF the
United states enjoy, and there Is les
son in this plea OF the Russian Democrats
for the Democrats Of tho United States
We are enjoying the blessings which the,
SO eagerly desire, and By contrasting on,
situation with theirs VIC should nave .
leener appreciation OF our blessings. ant
we should be all Tho more careful anc
daigent in maintaining them. They az.
ours hy isiherttanoe. They iiave com,
10 us through the blood and sacaifc,
of our forefathsrs, and We are ant /,
lake them for granted. Butt, Is alway
10 .bs remembered that these blessing
viii remain 70 W only 10 long AZ We our
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
The December Magazines.

Set Is tho novelette, Of Washington society
by Foxcraft DAVIS. author q 'Dcspotism
Ills Daughter" which occupies more than
5half4the entire issue An Unusual story,
showing much originality and consider d 7;
able peWer,s Minmn Xoas s jnd
ting, how q Young man strangely fo!no
his unknown father. y young Virgl1iian
author. KENNETH Brown, III cola horatlon
Indian mysticism and occult nowte,r y IN N
Arthur Stanley RIggs, J L2ln Z, Va Z, 70
Cheney, Rosamund Marriott Watson ETA
Wheeler Wilcox and others,
Pearsons, with Its one hundred nage5
;of reading matter and oomparatIvt e,;
ook
these days Of bulky magazines, However,
there liz some good reading in the De-
5cenber number. The opening article, y
ury and extrayagance, under the sugges.
tive title THE American House OF
Lords, Another rather notable p,s.pSeIr IS
.trated by many Photographic, Short a, nc
ton is represented by another. OF THE ,ll.
Chronicles of Doc O." some OF the earlier
Of which have Just been published in book
sutcliffe. d nautical story by T.. Jenkins
Harris and several tales about children.
T.eslie's Monthly for Christmas is q
good issue. with plenty Of interesting mat
ter TO attract The reader. In the first
place, there are eight short stories, In,
Henry C.. Rowland and Holman r. Day,
Then there Is "A good article on The In
vuslOn Of the American Stage, By the
we'll known dramatist ana dramatic cl1tIr,
ltrankn Fyles; vivid account of the
battle of Tel!tz, by "a japanese officer
who tools part In the battle; a physl-
clans story,of life and his own work IN
Labrndor: md a-o'har {nstalment OF, the
erlprs' Indictment OF ''Tho Great Thes.5
st tns ' arhe Prospectop continues n,
The Christmas Booklovers offers as Is
most noteworthy feature "a Christmas
Message" from Charles Wagner, the en-
.l,onent of Simple Life" philosophy, who
Is nav featuring in this country, pastG ;,
Wagners contribution Is printed IN both
French and English IN parallel columns,
The portrait department contains hannr
some half tones Of n group OF dtstirg ,llsh-
ed writer's. both English and American,
AIR, Frederick w, Unger writes intsssst-
Future";t Mr., Burrls Gahan begins q series
on 'Ihe Real Australia" and there are
a number OF other entertsinlng napers.
The single piece OF hctlon ls y short story
by Robert Kitchens, entitled THE Desert
Drnm."