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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Secretary Cooks Report.

Secretary of State Phil Cook has
completed his report Of the work done
by his office between october 2S, 1898,
and May 6, 1904. The report is now
in the hands Of the printer, and will
be issued from the press in a few
days.
The report shows the following:
One hundred and ten banks charter
ed; 6 miscellaneous charters; 80
amendments to charters; SO charters
of steam railroads; IL charters Tor
street railways; % insurance compa
MES; II navigation concerns; 2 pur-
chases OF railroads reincorporated; 29l
bond issues; SO trade marks; A COM
missioners of deeds appointed; go land
grants.
The report also shows that $16,792.55
has been paid into the state 1rea-
curry by his Office.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Woman Appointed Receiver.

At Macon day or two ago, Judge
Speer, of the United States court, ap-
pointed Miss Nellie Walsh, of Savan-
nah, as receiver for the bankrupt firm
of Krouskoss & Co, a millinery firm
of Savannah. This is the first time a
woman was ever appointed to UGH
a position,
In making that appointment Judge
Speer declared that he did this to show
his confidence and pride in the bust
ness ability of the women of the
South.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
THlRTY-slx HOURS IN COFFIN.
Five.Year-o!d Child MiracuIously Es
capes BEING Buried Alive.


After lying SO hours in her coffin,
Mabel Fearing, the fve-year-old daugh-
ter Of G. NJ Fearing, of Custer, S.
D., has been revived. The child was
saved through the intervention of
DR.. E. S. Norton, relative, who was
at the house to attend the funeral
DR.. Norton noted the rosy cheeks and
unchanged appearance of the child,
and refused to permit the coffin to be
closed. He called other physicians ana
an effort was made to revive. the child
At last signs Of returning animation
were noted. Half an hour later the
stethoscope indicated return Of
strong heart action. An hour later tbs
child was sleeping III the arms Of its
mother.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Supreme Court VIII Decide.

The Ball-Ormond case at Atlanta
has gone to the supreme court The
bill of exceptions was filed a day or
two ago and signed by Judge Lumpkin
OF the superior court.
The supreme court will have the
last say whether Or not Justice Walter
E. Ormond has the right to try Chief
John w. Ball for contempt
This makes another chapter in the
now celebrated case of Blanzer or
Harding, which has been aired ex.
tensively in the newspapers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
DEATH CLAIMS LEVI LETTER.

Was Father of Lady Curzon and Of
Well Known Chicago Spectator.
Levi z. Letter, prominent fnancier
and merchant of Chicago, died of
heart failure at the Vanderbilt cot
tage at Bar Harbor, Me, early Thurs
day morning, which the Letters had
taken for the season.
Mr.. Letter was 70 years of age. He
was the father Of Lady Curzon, wife
of the viceroy and governor general
of India; of Miss Daisy Letter and of
Joseph w. Letter, the well known
Spectator and investor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
NurserYmen,e Convention.

The twenty sixth annual convention
of the American Association of Nur-
serymen will be held in Atlanta be-
ginning Wednesday, June %, and last,
ing through Friday, June "a
Many Georgia nurserymen and
members of the association from adj
joining states will be in attendance
and it is expected the convention will
be one Of the largest held in years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
FROM RUSSIAN SOURCES.
Aftack on Port Arthur Said to BE
Costing the Japs Dearly.
Costs BAD a Dollar.
1OsIs Bag a JoHar.

A special dispatch received in st.
petersburg Thursday from Liao-Yang
reports the Chinese bringing news
that the Japanese on June 2 attacked
Fort Arthur by land and sea, but
were repulsed with a loss of $500 men
ana d, -FOUR vessels, which, Judging from
lne description given of them, we're
torpedo boats.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Glenn succeeds AWE.

The board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Georgia, upon the recon-
mendation Of the local board of trus
tees Of the North Georgia Agricultu
raj College at Dahlonega, has electe |
DR.. Gustayus b. Glenn president OF
that institution to succeed the late
DR.. e. S. Avis.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Feud Ends Fatally.

n. r. Hall was shot and killed near
Rome a few days ago by Jack Bone.
Hall was at work in a cotton field
when Bone walked up and shot him
with a shot gun, tearing off the top OF
his head.
The shooting was the outcome Of All
old feud. Hall was sc years old and
leaves a family Bone is about % years
old and is unmarried He made his
escape.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
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Observation-Disclosures.
Atlanta Aids state EXHIBIT.

Subscribers to the fund for the At
lanta exhibit at the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition have consented to
the use of their money in completing
the Georgia building at that fair ana
in ADVERTISING Atlanta by means OF
printed matter for distribution in the
Georgia building.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT FILED.
New Orleans Picayune Sued for Libel
by Police Commissioner.

At New Orleans Friday, Police Com
missioner Capdau filed a 100000 libel
suit against The Plcayune for publ
cations crticizing the police board for
derellction of duty, incompetency and
official misconduct. This is the third
suit filed during the past two weeks.
The legislature Of Louisiana, which
Is now in session, VIII legislate the
board out of Office, it is alleged.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Are Not Boil Weevils.

More bugs have been sent to the
state department of agriculture under
suspicion that they are the Mexican
boil weevil This time the bugs are
from Cuthbert, having been found on
the farm of A. G. Moye where, it
is said, they made disastrous depreda-
tons on the cotton.
These bugs have been submitted TO
State Entomologist Scott, who will
make an examination of them as he
has done in several other cases. Il
is stated positively, however, that
these bugs are not the boil weevil,
but some other kind of insect which
really out not to be destructive to cot
ton.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
CZAR's LIFE ENDANGERED.
Two Internal Machines are Found in
Palace of Russian Ruler.

Palace Of Russian Ruler.
The London Daily Mail asserts:
1.-TWO internal machines were found
on the night of June Z, concealed in
tobacco boxes, in the palace where
the Russian emperor is now residing.
One of the machines was in the din
ing room, the other in the audience
chamber. The mechanism in each was
working when discovered. The strict
est secrecy is observed, and this state.
ment, although true in every detail,
is sure to be denied
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Educational Association PROGRAM

EDUCATIONAL Association Program.
President N. E. Ware presents the
following program for the 1904 meet
ing of the Georgia Educational Asso-
citation to be held at Warm SPRINGS
Ga.
Tuesday, June 21.-Paper. "AgricuI-
ture in Public School" Professor NJ.
NJ. Park, MilledgevilIe.
The Ratification of the Local Tax.
alton Observation-Disclosures led nv
NJ L. Brittian, Atlanta; w. M. Mer-
rift, Atlanta, and others.
Paper-"The Place of Technical
English in a Course Of Study" Miss
Pearl Stephens, Macon.
Paper, Miss Celestial Parri5n. Atb.
ems.
Departmental Meetings - Depart.
ment of Supervision, w. F. slI1on
Atlanta; Manual Training, NJ. L. Dug,
gan, Suorta; College and High Schools
Chancellor Walter 3. Hill, Athens.
Physical Culture, Dr.. Theodore T0ona1
Atlanta; Primary Schools, Miss les
Sic NJ. Snyder, MilledgevilIe.
$3.50 P. M.-Address, Hon. pone
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

at public sale a few days ago by j.
w. Cabaniss, trustee for the stock
holders. It was bid in by Captain Hen
nv Blum, of Savannah, for the bond
holders, at $4,000. The capital stock
amounts 10 $4,000. The bondholders
get the mill with their first mortgage
bonds aggregating $4,000, while the
stockholders and other creditors &C..
nothing. The mill cost $215,000, but
has not been operated since 1901. The
bondholders will probably organize a
new company for disposing of the prop
erty.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

GAINESVILLE Cotton Mill Sold.
The big cotton mill of the Barnes
vile Manufacturing Company was sold
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

uG ICpOIG dISO SuONo Il1L PIO5 '0-'O'
has been paid into the state lrea-
curry by his Office.
Georgia Delegation Organizes.
The Georgia delegation to the ma
tional convention of the democratic
party at ST. Louis met in Atlanta last
Saturday and organized by electing
Judge John w. Maddox, Of Rome, per
manent chairman of the delegation,
and H. M Mcintosh, Of Albany, sec
rotary.
The delegation decided to leave At.
Ianta on Sunday, July the Sd, ana the
route selected is that of the Western
and Atlantic and Louisville and Nash
vile, the committee appointed on
transportation deciding On this route
Immediately after the meeting Of the
delegation adjourned.
The delegation will stop at the
Southern hotel while in st. Louis.
National Committeeman Clark How
ell called the delegation to order.
Those present as shown by the roll
call were:
Judge J. W. Maddox, c. R. PandIe,
ton, James r. Gray, John D. Little,
A. G. Riley, A. H. Van Dyke, r.
Daniel, Albert Strickland, J. D.
Price, w. w. Stark, c. B. Young,
w. B Crawford, Moses Wright Prox-
les of ten delegates were announced
AS soon as the roll call had been
called and it was announced that four
teen delegates were present in person
and that there were ten represented
by proxies, Judge C. R. Pendleton arose
and said that some understanding
should be reached in the beginning
about the proxies. He questioned in his
own mind, he said, whether the prox-
les should be recognized in voting on
questions which related to the policy
of the delegation at the st. Louis con-
vention. The delegates had been duly
elected to represent the state, and it
they could not be present themselves
should have sent their alternates.
National Committeeman Howell hen
asked unanimous consent of the meet
ing that nothing should be done by
the meeting other than to make ar.
rangements for transportation and the
like, everything else being left TO
future meeting of the delegation, when
the delegates should be present in per
son. There was no objection and this
course was decided upon.
Educational Association Program.
President N. E. Ware presents the
following program for the 1904 meet
ing of the Georgia Educational Asso-
citation to be held at Warm Springs,
Ga:
Tuesday, June 21.-Paper "Agricul,
ture in Public School," Professor NJ.
NJ. Park, Milledgeville.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
Investlaatina RepudIated BOnds.

Representing English holders OF
Georgia's repudated bonds to the ex
tent Of about $3,OO0,OOO face value
Hon. A. d. Provand, of No. White
hall Court, London, has been in At
lanta for several days looking up the
records Of the state capitol with re
gard to these securities and talking
over their standing with various state
house officials.
Mr.. Provand is not a lawyer, but
a merchant. "a lawyer is the last man
to be called in to adjust business
matter" Mr.. Proyand says. He be-
lieves that where there is an honest
contention between two parties TO a
business transaction, they should seek
to settle it tremendously between
themselves, and that is the manner
of Mr. Proyands mission to Georgia
regarding the states repudiated secur
tiles.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
Yet They Gene.

The Estancia Valley is re-
ceiving advertising that is do
ing telling work. Almost ey-
cry day brings some, who come
to prospect for homes. Some
come for themselves alone
while others are sent to repre-
sent parties of several families.
P. V. Wooley of Amarillo,
has come back to be one of us.
Mr.. McCartey.of Claude, will
return shortly. Mr.. Carswell
aud nephew have taken claims
northeast of town.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
Settlers Will Organize to Advertise and Develop Torrance
County.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY
Permanent Organization Tuesday Evening November
Invited be Present.

mean fabulous returns, but
fair prices, fair rates and fair
profits.
Committees on Permanent
Organization, and Constitution
and Bylaws were appointed
to report at the next meeting.
1t was decided to hold the
next meeting at the school
house, Tuesday evening, Nov.
goth, and in connection there
with have a box social. Every
body IN the county, interested
in the progress of Torrance
county is invited to be present.
After the organization and a
few short addresses, a social
good time will be had that we
may become better acquainted
with each other. Each lady
is asked to prepare a lunch,
her name within the
box for Identification. The
boxes will be sold at auction,
the gentleman purchasing to
share the lunch with the lady
having prepared it. The pro-
ceeds will go into the treasury
of the association: 1t is ex-
pected that a large number
will be present and all are
asked to bring their friends.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
THE COUNTY SEAT.
Where Is II? Ask the Palma People Where
They Left It.

The Palma delegation, which
started to deliver the ballot
box Of that precinct last week
went to Progreso, which place
is designated by law and
named on the maps as the
county seat of Torrance coun-
ty, After spending the night
at Col. Chavez sheep ranch
and finding nothing that re-
sembled county seat, they
heard a rumor that Estancia
had big notions and great ideas
in this direction and accord
ingly boarded the train for
this place. At Willard they
met a Republican candidate,
who had heard that the coun-
ty seat would be in the Man
zaLo neighborhood a few days.
So the delegation started
across the prairie and snow
westward, Arriving almost
at the county line, Col. Hesch
spied something and sent for
ward his cowboys, who finally
succeeded in rounding it up
and securing it, when, Prestol
the county seat was there.
Col. HCsch thinks the next
time he goes to the county |
seat, he wont go, but will let |
else have the pleasure
as he is afraid it will be some
place else when he puts his
hand on it.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
To Drill Wells.


Milton Dow and 7. J. Heady
have arranged the purchase of
a we'll drilling outfit, which
they hope to have ready for
business about New Years.
They are planning to sink a
mum ber Of wells In this neigh
borhood. Probably their first
venture will be at Mountainalr
where they will drill an 9inch
hole. With a good ,utfit they
ought succeed,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
LAWS ENFORCED.
The Pass City--A Closed City.

The city of El Paso has
long been the Monte Carlo of
America, but that name is a
farce for the present at least.
Sheriff Boone has put a stop
to the nefarlous business and
is strictly enforcing the Sun
day law along with it. Proba-
bly, there are more peopleread-
ing law in the Pass city than
any where else. They want to
know just where the Sunday
law stops, Things had run
wide open so long that the
best citizens at last got to-
gether and formed a Citizens
League, asking the sheriff's
aid, d,and promised their sup
port in enforcing the law.
The law is very radical,
probably too much so, but the
sheriff is not interpreting the
same for or against friend nor
foe, but IS enforcing it liter
ally. 1t will probably result
IN the law being amended
but at the present it appears
that FL Paso is a closed city.
1t is gratifying to know that
occasionly there appears a
man even in politics, who
having sworn to enforce the
law, does it, if it strikes
his best friends along with the
rest. Nothing was ever truer
than "Teddy's" now famous
statment. "The surest way to
secure the repeal of a bad
law is to enforce it,
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18
Shipment Of Sheep.

Now that election is over
again, a number g. our sheep
men have decided that
they have more sheep than
they care to winter and accor.
dinghy are disposing of few.
On Wednesday of this week
thirty-siX cars were loaded at
the local yards, averaging $50
to the car. These were ship
ped to Nebraska to feed for
market.
The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1904-11-18

In response to the call IN
last weeks News, a number of
the settlers held q meeting at
this office to discuss the organ
ization of an association to ad-
vertise and deyelope the Es-
tancja Valley. The general
opinion was that the Estancia
Valley is the best place in New
Mexico if not in the United
States and the prospects for
improvement are as bright as
Old Sol himself. What can be
done in the growing Of vege-
tables has been demonstrated
to a certain extent, but all
were of the opinion that like
the ancient queen ''the half
has never been told" and this
is only an experiment as to
what we can and will do next
year and the years to come.
Temporary organization was
effected with John W. Corbett
as chairman and P. A. Speck-
mann as secretary, The mat
ter of disposing Of the premi-
um, received as First Prize on
Vegetables at the Oath Annual
Territorial Fair, was taken
up. After some discussion it
was decided to purchase
number of Seedless Apple
Trees, with the money, giving
one to each contributor to the
display.The fact that frost and
worms do not affect this vari-
ETY. makes 1t we'll adapted to
the valley and its introduction
here, especially now when the
first are placed on the market
is very desirable.
The work of such an Organi-
zation was discussed both as
to the development of the
county and the personal gain
each one might derive there
from. People all around us
are looking toward the Estan-
cia valley and are anxious to
obtain reliable information
concerning it, They do not
want pipe dreams nor fancies
but stubborn facts. Such an
organization could greatly
benefit the valley by supply
ing these. The people of the
new county want settlers who
will build homes and help tOI
make this what nature inten-
ded it to be-a good place to
live. These will come when
they get the real facts.
There are some Who are
fearful that if we raise vege-
tables, we will oyerstock the
market, and that trdnsporta-
tion rates will eat up the profit
and that competition will
force down prices, and what
not. All these an association
working as a unit could and
would control. By advertising
a market would be created,
the association could control
the shipping rates as well as
the selling price, not of one
but of all. BY this we do not
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11

United States will have to De depopu- lated to do it.
 The American public has dropped about $75o, GOO, ,o0o, GOO this year in the 'shrtnkage of fnsecurities, and they are now trying to get 1t all back by econo- mixing on their hotel expenditures.
 Maybe you think this pessimisttc talk is begotten of jealousy because run an old fashioned place. Not at all. am on velvet. have made my pile, and Sesis safely invested in Steel com mon, Amalgamated Copper and Ship building securities, and nobody can take 1t away, from me-that is, haven't succeeded in finding nybody willing to do so as yet.
 There are two very dangerous gangs of men now at large in the city to which we call the attention of the new police commissioner One works around the Grand Central depot and are called bunco steerers or gold brick promul- gators. The other prowls about the lower end of the city, and we call them thnanciers. The one gathers in the hay seeds and jayhawks, and the other takes in all the restof the population.
 "But what's the use of knoeking2
 "This Is our twenty-fffth annual ban quet, our silver anniversary, so why ss ,uld we repine? Wouldn't 1t be nice If the public would celebrate our silver anniversary by returning all the silver ware of which they have relieved us during the last decade7'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
USE FOR BOIL WEEviLs.
Cotton Pest Found Valuable Im Fat.
 tening Texas Turkeys.

Cotton Pest Found Valuable I'm Fat
 tening Texas Turkeys.
 It is becoming a serious question in Texas whether the boil weevil is not really better thing than the cotton bolls it destroys, says the Chicago In- ter Ocean. Thus far it has been used only as fattener of turkeys. But chickens doubtless would thrive on 1t just as we'll And who knows but that Texas cattle, if turned into the ruined cotton fields, might not increase to profitable shipping weight for the Chi cago market on pure diet of boil wee will?
 However, aside from all this, things which were looking down in Texas a few months ago are now looking up. The Texas turkey is in great demand because of his size and fatness, thanks to his boil weevil diet, while as by product the Texas planters have what they call soft thing in his feathers. which are now taking the place of shucks inside the bedticks of the best people of the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11

tramps to throw 1t into the street? I'm sure that you are responsible in some way that it didn't last longer.''
 tsWomanr' shouted Mr. Bowser as he finally got his breath. stHave you been hit on the head and had your senses knocked out of your"
 'No, sir, I haven't" she replied in de- cided tones You sit right down there and listen to me. How does it come that the butcher has sent in a bill for a balance of 19 cents? Don't squirm around and look as red as a boiled lob ster, but give me straight answer. Did you stop and buy sausage to eat at the office? Have you been sending pork chops to some distressed family and keeping it secret from meY'
 T won't be talked to in this man ner?' he said as he clustered up.
 "As your wife I have right to talk to you and shall exercise it. MT. Bow ser, four months ago bought four dozen clothespins at 2 cents dozen. Today counted them up and found only forty-five. want to know what has become of the missing three. Have you thrown them at cats sold them for fuel or loaned them to some builder to make scaffolding for a skyscraper? The money value is not great, but the loss of three clothespins goes to show that you have no care how soon we bring up in some charitable institu- ton. Answer me without lodging"
 MT. Bowser couldn't answer at all. He had been "juNped on" so suddenly and so vigorously that he was like man headed up in a barrel. The cat, who had been asleep under the lounge to prepare for nights promenade around the neighborhood, woke up as Mrs. Bowser began to talk, and she was so tckled at seeing Mrs Bowser having the best of it that she grinned in Mr. Bowser's face and narrowly escaped tremendous kick launched in her direction
 And there's another thing" contin- ued Mrs. Bowser after a moment of waiting "A pane of glass in one of the kitchen windows has been crack ed. Who cracked it? Don't tell me that the cook did it by accident or that some boy threw stone from the alley. You are morally responsible for all the win dows, and you must be on hand to protect them. Did you break that pane to spite me and help along your waste and extravaganza? Did you take sledge hammer and stand off and delib- erately pound and whack and smash until you had succeeded in cracking it from top to bottom?'
 By thunder, woman, but IF stammered MT. Bowser as he realized that a revolution had broken out ana was likely to be success.
 The cat sat up beyond reach of his foot and purred and grinned for Mrs.