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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
THIRD CLASS J.
OFFICE NOW.
WINFIELD Has Moved Up a
Notch in Postal Affairs.

Postmaster Grisham was nQti-
fed Tuesday that the Winfield
Office had been made a third class
office, the change coming about by
reason of an increase in the
amount of business done through
the Office. All post Offices are
fourth class till the cancellation
reaches $1,000 or more per year.
and the Winnfleld Office has re-
Gently reached more than that
amount. In fourth class Offices
the postmasters are paid q per
cent of cancellation, but when
that reaches 81, 1000 or more the
Offices are made third class and
the postmaster paid a salary, that
salary fixed at $1,000 with addi-
tional allowances for clerk hire.
Assistant John B. Smith has been
at work for the past year in the
Office here and has been trying to
get it made third class, and has
been successful.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18

BUSINESS HOUSE.
New Building Going Up on
Jones Street.

Mr.. 1. B. White is having a
two-story building erected on
Jones street near the town jail.
The first floor, will be used for a
mercantile business while the
second story will be used for a
telephone exchange and Wood
men hall. Mr.. White has recent
ly purchased his brothers interest
in the local telephone exchange
and is building this house so as
to have the Office nearer the
business portion of town. and
while building he will make the
house large enough to have a
good portion to rent besides an
Office for himself.
As soon as this building is COM
pleted the telephone exchange
will be overhauled, new poles put
up and a different system INSTALL
ed, and Mr.. White hopes to
improve the service. Hereafter
he will give his entire time to the
business and see that patrons are
given the best service to be had.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18

Disturbances of strikes are not
nearly so grave as an individual
disorder of the system. Over
work, loss of sleep. nervous ten
sion will be followed By utter
collapse, unless reliable remedy
IS Immediately employed. There
IS nothing SO efficient to cure dis
orders of the Liver or Kidneys SIS
Electric Bitters. IT'S . wonder
full tonic, and effective Eeryine
and the greatest all AROUND nledi-
cine FOR run down sstsems. It
dispcls Nervousness, Rheumatism
and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
ssrms. Only - apd lection
ftIarantsea 6ealn DI1 Co
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
A NEGRO BACK
In LIMBO.
Left His Bondsman in the
Lurch, But is Re-arfested.

About a year ago Neal Dafncy
and Will Fuller. coIored, were
arrested and jailed here on charge
of larceny. Senator Wallace
bonded Dafney and calculated on
working him about his farm until
such time as the case could be
disposed Of. Dafney decided he
did not want to face the court
and vamoosed, leaving the Sena-
tor to pay a s400 bond or re-
turn the negro to Jail. Efforts
have been made to locate him but
without success until this week
when Patrolman johnson of the
Shreveport police force located
him at Many, in Sabine parish,
and returned him to Jail here.
Fuller pleadedguilty to the charge
and received a sentence to the
penitentiary which he is now
serving, and it is probable that
Dafney will get like sentence
when court meets again. A re-
ward of s10O was offered for the.
negro and PatroIman johnson got
il.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
LISTS WERE CLOSED TUESDAY
EVENING.
REGISTRATION is I,I55
Applications We're Made up to
Hour Of Closing the Lists
Number by Precincts.

The registration of voters closed
at s o'clock Tuesday evening
after having been carried on for
sixty days, beginning January l.
There is total of 1855 registered,
seventeen registering on the last
day. From the number who
availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity of registering when the the
books were opened IN the different
precincts it was estimated that
not more than 1000 would regis
ter during the sixty days, but they
continued to come in and register
up to the last minute and ran the
total up to 1,155. OF this number
IA are negroes and are of foreign
birth. Three negroes registered
under the educational qualifica-
ton and eleven under the personal
property qualification, which re-
quires that . person SO registering
must possess $500 worth of pro-
perty.
Following is the total registra-
tion by wards and precincts:
Ward l. precinct l. 205; ward
2, precinct l, 60; precinct 2, 70;
ward 3. precinct |, So, precinct 2,
10l, ward 4, precinct |, 62; ward
5, precinct |, Al; precinct 2, 3D.;
ward 6. precinct |, 80; ward q,
precinct l, 81; precinct 2. IS; pre-
cinct 8, 80; ward s, precinct /, 50;
ward 8, precinct l, 80; ward 10,
precinct l, 50.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
Didn't Find Anything.

President Smith of the Bank
of Winfield spent few days
latter part of last weekin Jena.
Catahoula parish. looking af.cr
the prospects of a Bank at ti..lt
place. He said he didn't find
prospects very encouraging there
aud will DEFER action in the
matter till some future date, or
till the town gets further de-
veloped. He thinks jena will
make a good town, but it is not
yet sufficiently developed for a
bank.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
WINFIELD, LOUISIANA FRIDAY MORNING. 1904.
OIL FOUND IN
SABINE PARISH.
Proven Oil Field Extended Fifty
Niles North.

New Orlean. Mar. IA spe.
clal to the Daily States from
Many says:
Sabine has brought in the most
northerly oil we'll in Louisiana
and has thus extended what is
known as the proven field by
more than fifty miles. And the
oil is not of the kerosene kind
it is pure lubricating oil, ready
for use without undergoing 9
process of any kind.
D. NJ. Poster of Lake Charles
IS the master spirit back of the
Sabine oil field, Twice he bored
into the earth only to be rewarded
with ssdusters. He secured the
services of j. w. OeNeilI, an cx-
perienced oil man from Pennsyl-
vanias and they began boring
several months ago. Finally
their efforts have been rewarded
by fine pumper. This has been
capped and another is being bored
close by it, and when this is COM
pleted pumping machinery, will
be put in and the two wells
worked with one plant.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO PRE-
VENT SPREAD OF FEvERS.
LETTER TO PHYSICIANS
Resolutions Passed at the Last
Meeting of the State
Board Of Health.

The Louisiana Board of Health
are preparing to fight the fever
distributing mosquitoes, and has
issued the following circular
letter to all physicians in the
State.
New Orleans, March 3, 1904.
Physicians Of Louisiana:
! Gentlemen:-In compliance
with instructions from the Louis
lana State Board of Health / have
the honor to transmit for your
information the following copy
of resolutions adopted at the
regular meeting held March L,
1904:
Whereas: 1t has been proven
that malarial fever and yellow
fever are transmitted by mosqui-
toes and that other fevers may
possibly be transmitted by them,
be it =
Resolved: That the Louisiana
State Board of Health most EN-
phatically urges all PHYSICIANS and
all other persons attending pa
tients with fever to carefully keep
a we'll tucked bar over. such
patients, especially during the
first four days of their illness, aud
as far as practically destroy the
mosquitoes about the patiert's
bed and room. This precaution
should be particularly observed
from The first of April to Noyem-
Der 30th.
Resolved further: That a copy
of these resolutions be sent to all
health officials and all the physi-
clans in the state.
In making tins appeal to the
physicians and the press of the
State, and to an intelligent public
it is hoped by the board that
even should any mild case of
fever of a type transmissible by
mosquitoes escape diagnosis, that
being the greatest source of dan
ger, the adoption of the simple
precautions recommended in the
resolutions may prevent further
spread of the disease.
Respectfully,
6. FARRAR PATTON, M. d.
Secretary.
Approved:
EDMOND SoUoHoN, NJ. D.
President.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
Has Gone to Texas.

Mr.. NJ S. Caldwell. who has
had charge Of the prescription
department of the Gresham Drug
store here for the past three
years, left Tuesday for Batson.
Texas, where he has accepted .
position with a drug company.
His. many friends here wish him
we'll in his new home.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
The Black Buck Minstrels.

A number Of the boys of town
have organized d minstrel troupe
under the above name and gave
their initial performance at the
High School building Tuesday
evening to a fair-sized audience.
They introduced q number Of
fairly Interesting new plays and
made a favorable impression.
They will pratice more before
trying again and from
the, start they have made.
they will be reasonably success
fnl as minstrels.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
It Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth Of LAGRANGE,
Ca, suffered for six months with
q frightiul running sore on his
leg; but writes that Bucklen s
Arnica Salve wholly cured it in
FIVE days. For Ulcers, Wounds,
Piles it's the best in the world.
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c.
Sold BY Grisham Drug Co.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
LATTER SECRETARY
OF STATE.
Republicans VIII Law Tor Place
on the Ticket.


New Orleans, Mar. 13.-The
Republicans are going into court
to force the Secretary of State to
put their candidates on the official
ballot. The Secretary of State
has ruled them out in the parishes
Of Assumption and IbcryiIle and
the sixtesnth scnas o rial district
on the ground that they, had not
polletl 10 per dent Of the vote at
tle last election. Four man
Ilni1ps eslita saro Sled ii THE eisil
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
Ia HAIL STORM
AT DODSON.
Hail Stones Inch in Diameter
Fell There Sunday.

A heavy hail storm fell at Dod-
son Sunday evening. The hail
fell thick. enough to cover the
ground and the stones were an
inch in diameter. Exposed win
dows were broken, garden plants
destroyed and the stones broke
through . number of paper roofs
on business houses. Consider
abb wind accompanied the hail
bus nc serious damage was done
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
A Severe Cold for Three Mont.

The following letter from A. J.
Nusbaum, of Batesville, Ind,
tells its own story. IL suffered
for three months with a severe
cold. A druggist prepared Inc
some medicine, and a physician
prescribed for me, yet / did not
improve. I'then tried Folcy's
Honey and Tar, and eight doses
cured me- Reft,se substitutes,
Sold ~ 9yiehslh Drue Gos
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
Danger Of Pneumonia.

A colsl.at this time if neglected
is liable to cause pneumonia which
is 50 often fatal, and even when
the patient has recovered the
lungs are weakened, making them
peculiarly susceptible to the
deselopment of consumption.
Foiey's Hosey andTar will stop
the couslls heal and strengthen
the lungs and prevent pneumonia
Sold by Grisham Drug Co.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18

The Ladies Aid Society of the
First Baptist church has arranged
a concert at the court house for
Friday evening, Mar. 25, the pro-
ceeas to go to the fund being
raised to build a parsonage.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
1t Found the Horses.

The Little River Lumber COM
pany of Selma lost two horses
and put an advertisement in The
Sentinel hoping to find them
thereby. After one issue of the
paper we received the following
note: "You can discontinue the
ad., as we have got the horses. :"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
Started to Work.

Contractor Gwin has started
work ON the .Siess building at the
corner of Court and Abel Streets.
excavations now, being made for
the foundation of the building.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18
fnER CHAPTER IN WILL
tlAMSoN POISONING.
ROBERTS IN PEN
IAN Urged to Poison VIII
lnson by Chas. Denton, q
nephew Of Dead Nan.
q Colfax Chronicle of last

ke Colfax Chronicle of last
F1sy says:
orsday morning Judge Black
md District Attorney An
sarrived in Colfax to hold .
ainary examination Of Chas-
-, charged by Mrs. Savilla
kts with being her accom-
a the Williamson poisoning
Mrs. Roberts was brought
konl the Alexandria Jail BY
Tetldlle.
large number Of persons
Present to hear the testi-
Of Mrs. Roberts about the
hing. She told the whole
pf how she came to poison
illiamson, Iand said she did
ler the urging Of Charles
81, who had promised to
her If she would put Viii
|5oa out Of Che way. Several
ss;tnesses wsrs pnt on che,
but = none Of them stated
Scts that materially affected
Roberts testimonys the
reznanded Denton to Jail
i the benefit Of bail.
Roberts testified that
4 boneht the poison and
% her in July. 1908; that
s. ii until the date Of the
6ing, Nov. 8, 1903, not
1ble in 81 that time to get
mage 10 commit the deed.
Is Denton; ;constantly urged
20 SO.
Roberts having confessed
Qlirder, her attorneys have
5ned the appeal in her case.
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-18

WANTED:-Men to handle an
agency. No experience necessary;
$50 to $50 per month. Apply to
G, The Sentinel Office.
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The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05

other FIVE we're fined s25 each and costs,
/ and it is safe to say the next Italian crew
that gets paid off in Dickinson will be a
little more careful in the way they cele-
brate.
Misses Agnes and Ella Ray enter
| tanned Monday evening at a unique and
| delightful Halloween party. The porch
light was a large jack-o'-lantern, the
bell a COW bell and strap; while the
only lights in the rooms were jack-'o-
lanterns. No word was spoken but each
young lady was given a lighted candle
and made to understand, by weird
sounds and gestures, that she was to 60
up stairs. Having donned sheets and
pillow cases the girls came down stairs
backward. The young gentlemen had
to guess the identity of the young ladies
and find the partner whose name was in
a walnut shell. Then followed biting
swinging apples, swinging the skins,
counting seeds, rolling apples through a
horse shoe on the floor, etc. Then
bowls were produced, one containing
clear water, a second colored water and
the third empty. The girls were blind
folded. If one chose the first bowl she
would have a nice young man for hel
husband; if the second a widower: il
the third would be an old maid. While
Miss Spears told a candle story, the
witches took the company-a couple al
a time-out the front door, around the
house and barn and down the bulkhead
o have their fortunes told. These were
written out and read later. At IL O'Clock
each girl looked in the mirror for hel
fate and it was noticed there was great
similarity in the fates. Lunch-apple
salad, fruit bread, mince pie, baked
apples and cream and doughnuts-was
served on plates decorated with bats
Byron Crawford found the ring in his
doughnut; Della Spears the thimble
and Charles Phelan the ten cent piece
The witches drove the guests away tt
the crack Of the whip.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
District Court,

Gordon, the fellow charged with steal
ing shoes, plead guilty Wednesday alter
noon and was sentenced to TX years in
the penitentiary. Smith, arrested for the
same offence, was discharged.
Thursday. The case of the state VS..
Frank Mckenzie and Joseph Fisher was
brought up. Mr.. Simpson assisted States
Attorney Campbell, and Mr.. Baker APP
peared for the defendants. They were
charged with having broken into a rail-
road Car on the 10th of August last. The
jury was secured during the morning.
Various witnesses testified as to the fact
that some cases of ginger ale were stolen
from a car in the Dickinson yards, and
the circumstance pointad to the defend
ants as having broken into the car. The
defendant, Mckenzie, went on the stand
and denied the charge. On cross exami-
nation he told OF extensive travels over
the country. most of the time beating his
way on freight trains. The defendant,
Fisher, also testified and denied the
charge. The attorneys addressed the
jury and court adjourned for supper. At
7.3o p. m. the Judge charged the jury and
they retired. They wrestled with the
problem all night. The jury could not
agree and was discharged. The prison-
ers were returned to Jail and will be
tried again at some future date.
Court then adjourned. The Judge has
court work in other parts of the district
that will require his time for a few weeks.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
Los ANGELES, CAL, has 5000

Los ANGELES, CAL, has 5000
acres of brush land called Griffith
Park, which it intends to convert
into a commercial forest. This
will be the first instance of a city
in the United States creating a
forest. The practice is quite
common in Europe, where the
forest-parks have not only con-
tributed to the pleasure of the
people, but have been more than
self-supporting through their
timber output. Under its CO.
operative offer the Bureau of
Forestry had last summer at Los
Angeles four of its experts, max
ing a comprehensive planting
plan for the forest. This plan
was completed at the end of Sep
TENDER. The idea is to convert a
waste piece of land into a pro-
ductive forest, which will not only
pay for it's creation and care
through the sale of mature tim
Der, but will prove a constant
source of pleasure and recreation
for the citizens of Los Angeles.
1t is an entirely practical plan,
and Los Angeles deserves credit
for its progressive spirit. Other
cities could very proitabIy follow
this excellent example.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE,

Whereas, Ben Singletary of the unorgunizcd
county of Dunn and state, of North dakota,
Mortgagor, did OH the 81 day of November,
1902, make his certain chattcl mortgage to
Henry j.. Schultz of Dickinson, county of
Stark and state of North Dakota, Mortgagec,
dated the 81 day OF November, 1902, to secure
promissory note for the sum of eight hundred
ninety-six (S96) dollars, dated November },
!W2 and due one year after the date with
interest at the ratio of Y pcr cont per annum
and which mortgage was duly, filed in the
office of tho Register of Deeds of Stark
county, state Of North Dakota, on the 3D. day
Whereas, default has been made in tho con
ditions contained in said mortgage, as fol-
lows, to-wit: Tho whole sum as represented
in sud promisSory notc is loHe past dps, and
claimed TO be duo on said mortgage at the
date of this notice, the sum of eight hundred
and nlncty-six 1886 dollars for principal and
annum, and tho legal attorneys fees provided
in said mortgage in case OF the foreclosure
thereof.
by virtue of said mortgage and by order of
Henry j. Schultz, tho present owner thereof,
l will sell for cash the following dcs.
s ssupsa at the i,t"f Sietiins ass's stoeh Yards ya su on N %pft.
ern Pacific right Of way, in the eastern por:
tion OF the city of Dickinson, in the county of
Stark. state of North Dakota, at tho hsur of
2 o'clock p. M, on Saturday, the l2th day OF
Nov, 1904, to-wit:
II cows and calves and all increase from
said cows since November 3, 1902; also $ two-
year-old %heifers, with inc rcase; also 6year-
lings ~leifers, with increase; also 4 yearling
steers; also | registered bull. all of the
above described animals being branded
HyyS on left rib. also the brand said ami
mails bear.
NyS JNO.W W. GOODALL,
Sheriff of Stark county, N. d.
L.. A. Simpson,,
Atty. for Mortgage.
Dated at Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 4. 1904.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
St. Patrick's Catholic Far.

The fair held in aid of the building OF
st. Patrick's church came to Il conclusion
last Friday night. Financially and other.
wise, the fair proved a huge success, the
proceeds amounting to a grand total, OF
$1,000, a fact which shows the spirit that
%actuates the small congregation that is
building the beautiful new church on
Cross street. Much of the success of the
fair is due to the work done by the ladies
OF st. Patrick S who work unselhshlv and
untiringly to help on the good work, and
they received great assistance from their
non Catholic friends who spared neither
effort nor money to pile up the large
amount realized by the fair. Special
thanks are due to those who gave such
muni6cent donations as to render the
fair the most high-class ever held in
Dickinson.
The different booths we're decorated
in artistic style. The principal booth
displayed the many beautiful presents
donated by the good people OF Dickin-
son., whilst the candy booth, the toy
booth and the ice cream booth, being
gaily decorated, attracted crowds and so
realized a goodly ssum. The suppers
served during the three evenings Of the
fair were quite the attraction of the fair,
on the first evening as many as three
hundred having been served, and they
fulfilled what was to be expected from
the Catholic ladies of this city. A word
of thanks is due to Mr.. Kihm for his
kindly attentions during the course OF
the fair.
The following were some of the prizes
drawn: Pearl ring, Emma Coleman:
black silk skirt, Mrs. ]. Read; velvet hat,
Miss M. Nolan; pair OF blankets, Miss
Sarah Ray; heating stove, E. c. Barry;
canary bird, DR.. Weston; deer head,
VIM. Mccarthy; oak rocker, Mrs. Ed
Barry; guess doll, Mrs. billiard; Mr..
Reillv's COW, John Reilly; Mrs. Hayes
horse, MIR. Craige, MIR. Kennedy's horse
Mrs. Defoe; Mr.. Schultz's sheep, Mrs,
T. Cuskelly.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05

AMONG the campaign topics
discussed in the Review of Re-
views for November are PERSIST.
ent Apathy, The Campaign
Money, "Mr. Cortclyou and the
Trusts, Judge Parker and his
campaign tour that was not made,
politics in New York state and
panama as an Issue,
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05

Lost: Gold rope chain with small lock-
ct containing gentleman's photo. Finder
leave same at PRESS office and receive
reward. Ios2o-tf
1t looks. nov as il Roosevelt would
defeat Parker by as overwhelming a
majority as did Mckinley Bryan four
years ago. Locally, the Re publican
ticket, with possibly two exceptions, is
sure of election by good majorities.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
First Publication November 5, 1904.

Smith W. Dobson.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by Mildred Dobson
Executrix of 1.-The Estate OF Smith W. Dobson,
deceased. to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against ruid deceased, to present
them, with the necessary vouchers to the sniC
exccu+rix at Dickinson. North Dakota, within
four mouths after the first publication Of hit
notice.
Dated this 31st day of October, 1901.
MILDRED DOBSON.
ExecutriX.
W. G. Crawford,
Attorney for ExecntriX. 1l-5-4t
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
CATTLE STRAYED.

From my range on Little Missouri
branded as follows: 3 I on left hip and
side, Is on right side, also q left side
on left hip. Please notify under.
signed at Fayette.
Io-22-4p JACOB BULL.
The Dickinson press., 1904-11-05
JAP OFFICIAL REPORT.

Thousands Of Guns Pounding Away at
Port Arthur.
Toxic, Nov. 2.-1mperial headquar,
tiers has published a series of reports
covering the operations against Port
Arthur during the months of August,
September and October. The chief in
terest centers in the tremendous at
tack which was begun Oct. 26 and is
still continuing.