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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07
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Mr.. Walter schweikert spent Sunday
at lndianola,
Mr.. 10 Clay, Of Tutwilcr, was in the
city Tuesday.
MIR. Percy Ray, OF Geren, spent sun
day in the city,
Attorney r. V, Pollard spent wednes-
day in ltta Bena.
Mr.. J. D. Carter, OF Money, was in the
city Wednesday.
Mayor S. /. Brown, of sidon, was in
the city Monday.
Mr, r. b. Lowry. of ltta Bena, spent
Wednesday here,
Mr.. r. ". Baird, Of Fort Loring, spent
Thursday in town.
Mr.. T. r. Baird, of IndianoIa, was in
the city Thursday.
Col Dewitt c. Roby, of Durant, Sun
daycd in the city.
Mr.. J.. F. Barnes, of Greenville, spent
Tuesday in the city.
Mr.. Peter Christensen. Of Sidon, spent
Monday in Greenwood.
Mrs. Jennie Meinken, of Itta Bena,
was a Thursday visitor.
Miss Helen Bridger, of Itta Bena,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. D. d. Donald, of Inverness, spent
Wednesday in Greenwood.
Mr.. J. Q. Afford, a well-known Sidon
citizen, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. II. Y. Frasier, of Shell Mound
spent Thursday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Gillespie arc spend,
ing several days at Gulfport.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Shurley, of Yazoc
City, spent Monday in the city.
Mr., W. S. Wingfeld, of Shell Mound,
spent Wednesday in Greenwood.
City Marshal c. l.. Mcbride spent a
few hours in CIarksdalc Sunday.
Architect r. II. Hunt, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, spent Saturday in the city.
Mr.. G. W. Holmes, of Schlater, was a
Tuesday visitor to the metropolis.
Miss Nena Rush, Of Macon, Miss, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. NJ. Hight.
Miss Eleanor Erskine, of Carrollton
visited Mrs. W. W. Mcneil this week.
Mrs. S. Williford, of Shell Mound, was
a Tuesday visitor to the county capital
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Towncs, of Sum.
ner, we're visitors to the city last Tues,
day.
Mr.. and Mrs, Robt. O,Brien, of Philip
were in the city for a short while Mon.
day.
Mrs. II. N. Love, of Berclair, was a
visitor to the city on Tuesday of this
week.
MIR. r. c. Reese came up from Itto
Bena Monday and spent a few hours in
the city.
Mr.. W. c. Lindsay cam over from
Phillip Monday and and spent the day
in the city,
Mr.. Will Garrard came down from the
A. 4 NJ. College and spent Sunday will
home folks.
Mr.. r. S. Joiner, a popular citizen O.
sunnyside, spent Monday here trans
acting business.
Hon. A. r. Roane, of Grenada, was
distinguished visitor to the city tn,
first of the week.
Mr.. J. W. Browning came over from
Browning's Crossing Tuesday and spcnt
the day in the city.
Messrs. T. NJ. McLemore, +. II. Street
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ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.

The report of ]. II, Cole aud II.
Sullivan, comm'rs appointed To lay
OFF road from Moon Lake bridge TO
the Yazoo River, intersecting with
the public road between May Day
aud Valley plantations, was receiv.
ed and approved and the road was
ordered open for public travel.
Petition of !, Gidwitz TT ais, for
new road commencing on the Hi
landale aud McNutt road and run
ming between b. ]. Jones aud NJ. L.
Portwood plantations and thence
west across Culver River i~ntersect.
ing Rulevilie and NcNutt road,
was received, approved and w. II.
Adams and w. Is. Ethridge we're
appointed commissioners to lay
out said road.
Ordered that the salary of Coun.
" Health Officer for the ensuing
ear he fixed at $4,000.
Ordered that the Cumberland
Tel. Co. put in q long distance tele.
phone at the Court House al a cost
not exceeding So IS per month.
Ordered that a iuot-walk be made
on both sides of the Yazoo River
bridge aud +. NJ. AIdridp., presi-
dent of the Board, have plans and
specifications at the June meeting
of the Board.
Officers and members of Board
we're allowed per diem aud mileage
and adjourned after a session oil
wo days.
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CITY ORDINANCES.

To ". r. Loggins, John Clark, A. +
Gardner. W. T. Fountain and D. G
pctcet. members OF the Board of Alder
men Of the City al Greenwood, Missi-
sippi:
You viii take notice that n spccil.
meeting of the Mayor and Board of Al.
dcrmcn nf the City Of Greenwood is
hereby called to mcct nj the Mayor
office in saidcity at | o'clock p, m, April
~, 1904.
Said meeting to be- held for the follow
ing purposes, tu-wIt:
First For the purpose Of receiving
and passing Oh the report Of the com.
missiOncrs appointed at the meeting al
said Board to hold an election to a-ccr.
tain whether ur not a majority of the
qualified electors Of the City ui Green.
wood approved Of the purchase by the
said City OF Greenwood the watcrworks,
sewerage, electric lights, and appurtcu-
anccs owned by the Greenwood Light 4
Water Company.
Second For the purpuss Of canvass
ing the returns and declaring the re-
suits Of said election.
Third For the purpose OF clecttng Ia
purchase said property, w~atcrworks,
sewerage, electric light plant, appUrtcn-
ances thercunto belonging aud fran
chiscs at the price Of Sl22,J 80. 90 and
assuming to pay the amount to the
Greenwood Light & Water Company.
Fourth For the purpose OF providing
for adopting and giving notice Of the
proposal by the Board Of Mayor and Al
dermen, of the City nf Greenwood, to
issue bonds In the amount OF Sl43, GOO or
so much thereof as may be necessary
for the purchase and payment Of the
aforesaid property, watcrworks, owc
age, electric lights, franchises and APP
~purtcnanccs thereto belonging; such
notice being prescribed by Section 30l6
Of the Annotated Code 81 the State of
Mississippi.
Witness my hand, this the 10Th day Of
April, 1904. W. =. NARnAMAN,
Mayor Of City of Greenwood, Miss.
Executed the within notice personally
upon W, T, Logglns, Il. G. potect, W. T.
Fauntaln and A. +. Gardner by deliver
ting TO Zach of them a true copy Of came
before the hour Of I y. m. Alderman
John Clark not found personally, exc
cuted the within notice upon John
Clark, alderman, by leaving a true copy
Of same at his place Of business with
his clerk, he being in charge OF said
business, Clark not to he personally
found.
Witness my hand, this the 10Th day of
April, 1904. c. l.. MCBRGpE,
Marshal.
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Notice of Election.

Whereas, The Mayor and Boarl NJ
Alderman Of the City Of Greenwood have
ordered an election to be hold the 18th
day Of April. 1904, at the Court HOUSE.
in said city, for the purposr NJ submit
ting to tho qualified electors ut the City
Of Grcrawood. tho question oi whether
or npt they viii vote for the purchase
Of tho watcrw0rRs, sewerage system.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

Hon. ]. G. Spencer, Of Port Gibson
formerly a member Of Congress from
that district, spent Tuesday in the city
to the delight of his numerous friends
Mr.. ana Mrs. J. Il. Knight, of tho
Dodd's Ferry vicinity, were in the citv
the first of the week. Mrs. Knight was
e%nroute to Louisville, KY, where She
goes for medical treatment.
Architect P. H. weathers, of jackson
was in the city Monday looking after
business interests. He is drawing tho
plans for a number of new buildings
soon to be erected in Greenwood.
Contractor Jesty, of Winona, was in
the city the first of the week LOOKING
after his interests here. Mr.. Jestv has
several contracts for buildings to he
erected in Greenwood during the sum-
mer.
Senator c. Il. Harris, of Sumner, spent
the first Of the week in the city and
anu
made this office an appreciated call.
Senator Harris was one of the best
members in the last session of the Leg
islature.
Gen. s. d. Lee, of Columbus, was a
distinguished visitor in attendance upon
the meeting of the Daughters of the
C~onfederacy. Gen. Lee is now the rank
ing officer of the United Confederate
Veterans.
Mr.. Morris Lewis, of Lexington, presi-
dent of the Hyman-Lewis Company, of
this city, was a visitor for several DAYS
this week. Mr.. Lewis is a clever gen.
tleman and is always welcomed to
Greenwood.
Mr.. J. L. Dennis, who has been en-
ployed as bookkecper on the R~oundawav
plantation near Cl%arksdale for the past
several months, has returned to Green
wood, having accepted a similar position
with the r. T. Jones Co.
Miss Katharine Montgomery of Madi-
son County, stopped over on her return
from the Presbytery at Greenville to
spend a few days with her father, Judge
d. p. Montgomery. She was entertained
at the home of Hon. S. r. Coleman.
Col. W. S. Y%ardaman, Capt. Sam NJ.
Stein, Capt. Calhoun Wilson and Capt.
Shelby Steele left yesterday afternoon
for jackson, to be present at a confer
ence of the commissioned officers of the
Mississippi National Guard in that city
to-day.
Mr.. Hicks Yancy, who has been con-
nected with the local office of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. for the past
several months, left yesterday for Baton
Rouge, La, where he will accept a more
remunerative position with the same
concern.
Miss Pattie McGlathery, who has
been with the Lamar Allen Co. for the
past several months in the capacity of
saleslady, has accepted a similar posi-
ton with Messrs. Barrow & Price. where
she will be glad to serve her numerous
friends.
Hon. Earl Brewer, of Clarksdale, spent
Monday in the city. Mr.. Brewer re-
Gently moved from Water Valley to
Clarksdale because of the confidence
which he has in the future of that
~neighboring Delta city. He believes
that Clarksdale is 1T.
MIR. r. o. Lindsay, of birmingham,
representing the Birmingham News, was
in the city Tuesday. The News arrives
IN Greenwood at s o'clock each morning.
containing all of the baseball news Of
the day before and all of tho telegram
news OF the world up to 7:3O p. m.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

An ordinance declaring the election,
held for the purpose of nsccrtaining
whether or not the City Of Greenwood
should purchase the waterworks. sew.
craeo and electric light plants and ap-
purtcnances thcreunto belonging. from
the Greenwood Light and Water Com
pany, carried in favor of the purchase
Of said plant.
Whereas, At a meeting held on the
a0th day Of March, 1904, Of the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the City Of
Greenwood, called for that purpose.
there was adopted and passed the fol-
lowing ordinance, providing for ap cleo
tion to be held on April 18th. 1904. in
accordance with Section !04S Of the An.
notated Code Of Mississippi;
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Timber Sale.

YIN Inc hrst Monday 10 June, at "a a..
IN front OF the conrt house door. in The
Guy 4 Greenwood, Leflore county. Mis-
siss'ppi, will sell to the highest hid
oer, lor cash, the Timber on the South
naII Of section IL, township 81. ranye
east. by order Of the Board of SUBJ
Q. W. CROCKETT. Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

And Whereas, 1t appears that T.. K.
McShauc, A. Weller and Arch pctcct,
appointed in said ordinance rs Commis.
sioncrS to hold said election did. in pur-
suance of said Instructions therein con-
tanned, make due publication as pre-
scribed by law, Of uoticcof said election
IN the Greenwood COMMONWEALTH and
the Enterprise, two weekly papers pub
ltslPd in the City Of Greenwood, for
three consecutive weeks, said notice he
ing IN words and figures as follows, to-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07
CITY ORDINANCES.

Of voters. ballot boxes and lallots for
your recount aud supervision.
4 WELLER.
4. FfFfhT.
r. q. NINHNNT,
Commits. a8'vS ~ Election.
Approved this 1871 day ul April, 1904
Aldermen l.. Z. Gardner. D. &. Fctcetr
". +. Fountain yutiu- yea.
". =. \~RRuAgAN,
Mayor uf the City ui 6rncHwood. Mis-.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

Exercising the option Of the, City of
h~rcanwood by the purchase, by it,
from the Grcvnwood Light and Water
Company q the property, water
works, sewerage aud electric light
systems, together vita the franchises
and appufteHances thereurto belong
iug, being the property Of the Green
wood Light and Water Company.
Whereas, Under contract with the
Greenwood Light and Water Company,
the successor Of {. T.. Wright, the
City Of Greenwood now has an option of
purchasing the watorworks. sewerage
and electric light systems and appurten-
aucos theFeunto belonging, being the
property Of the said Greenwood Light
and Water Company;
And Whereas, AT an election properly
held on the 18th day of April, 1904, the
question Of whether or not the City of
greenwood should purchase the afore-
said property, was submitted to a vote
Of the qualified electors Of said city, and
was, by more than a majority Of them,
approved.
Therefore, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of the
City OF Greenwood, that the said city
hereby exercises said option which it
has, under its contract with the Green
wood Light and Water Company, the
successor of c. T. Wright, by agreeing
to take said property, waterworks, sew
eragc and electric light systems, with
the franchises and appurtcnances there
unto belonging, and hereby assumes to
pay. within the time prescribed in the
contract with c. T.. Wright, to the
Greenwood Light and Water Company
the amount of 1922, $3.50, said amount
having been fixed by the appraisers in
their award.
BE it further ordained, by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, for cause this
day shown, that this ordinance be in
force and take effect from and after it's
passage. W. $. NARDAMAN,
Mayor.
II. WILSON, Clerk,
The foregoing ordinance vas first re-
duccd to writing and read and consid-
cred by sections at a public and special
meeting Of the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen, called for the purpose of pass
ing same, and the vote on its passage
was taken by a yea and nay vote.
Aldermen \. T. Gardner, d. G. pcteet,
W. T. Fountain voting yea.
II WyfE1Nr II,nl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07
TRIP TO WORLDS FAIR.
Nothing Like It on the Land.

IL you arc contemplating a trip to the
Worlds Fair this summer it will nav
you to write or call on the Worlds Fair
Excursion Co, who have chartered one
OF the finest packets on tho Mississipn;
river, to leave Greenwood on or about
July fth. Rates and all particulars will
gladly furnished by Capt. Gid Mont
JOY, President; or Ike stcin, Secretary.
Grwcenood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07
Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors, May Term.

Board met May 2nd, with the fol.
lowing members and officers pres
eut; F. NJ. Aldridge, pres; X. A.
Joiner, Eli Ethridge, U. Ray. o, W.
Price, members; c. W. Crockett,
clerk; II. w. Williamson, attorney;
T. c. CARROT, sheriff.
AcSnftNra = NJ
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

Therell be a hot time in the old town
tonight so get a fan at Weiler's for
IS cents worth 80 cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07

scatcs Bros. handle tie purest and
freshest candies sold in the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-07
OFFICERS

T.. II. MCSIIANE, PRESIDENT
4 MrC. KIMBROUGH, yrcF President
". r. LOGGINs, CASHIER
A, X. BEW, ASSISTANT CASHIER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-06
The Case of Helm.

II IS said that a movement is on foot
70 exp.l Congressman Hem of Ala
bama whose anarchistic uttcrances
against the President during the cam
Daign raised a storm of protest in all
parts Of the country. Helm is UNI
doubtcdly a vulgar bOOr Of the same
class as Governor Vardeman of Mis-
sissippi ana it is Il great pity that such
a person should hold 4 seat in the
highest Legislative body of the land.
The district which elected him should
be, and probably is, very much
ashamed of itself. To be- sure. Hetiin
later made d weak attempt to justify
III, src.ch by saying that he was only
Joking" but the American people are
not Yet educated to that standard Of
humor which finds enjoyment in
Congressnan's defense of the assassi-
nation of one President and his appea!
for the assassination of another. The
Helm style of campaigning, whether
jOcular or not is not popular. even
among the aggressive partisans in
whom the South aDoundS.
No doubt. HELM deserves expulsion
from Congress. or an even more severe
punishment. but would such step be
advisable? Expulsion would enable
him to pose as martyr At home. and
to gain the pity of his constituents in
stead Of their contempt. Probably he
would prefer expulsion. and the ac-
campaigning opportunity to pose as a
martyr. to the lonesOmencss which will
be- his in Washington. II will be bet
ter to let him alone and ignore his ex-
istence If he INDUCES in an out
break in Congress similar to that on
the Alabama stump-whch he is not
very likely to dot will be time to add
to the notoricty which he Graves by
giving him dishonorable discharge
from Uncle Sans service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-06

case which fills so many columns IN
the newspapers every day. but one
does not have to know much about the
case 10 be amazed at the ease with
which the woman in the case was able
to work" the officials Of the Oberlih'
Ohio, bank, which has gore down III
the crash. Are there any banking
laws in Ohio, or if there are laws are
Their. no officials to enforce them? II
this woman was able to borrow from
the bank in question total OF *e4o,ooo'
which Is more than four times the
capital stock Of the institution, on
imaginary securities, it is not strange
that the affair has resulted in the ar
rest Of the officials Of the bank: and II
the banking laws of Ohio allow the
loaning of such sum to any one per-
son by a small bank, then they should
promptly be amended
Such a loan was manifestiy an out
rage upon the depositors. the puoilc
adlnira ton for the nerve OF the Wo-
man who was able to carry through
such a financial deal is only equalied
nv the contempt felt for the bank
officials xho were whccdled into throw
ing away other peoples money. 1t
only emphasizes their weakness ana
iocomp.tcnce. if they loaned their own
as we'll as the depositors' funds to the
woman against whose manner OF Nv
ing they had been warned, and whose
securities uIon which the loans were
based they had never seen. The case
!. throwing interesting light upon
banking methods in Ohio and the IN
y,stigation cannot be too prompt ana
complete.
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Trial by Jury Of Women?

At recent convention of a woman's
organization of national scope and in
fiuence, It was demanded by one
speaker that women brought before a
court Of justice should be tried by a
jury Of women rather than by a jury
composed Of mere men. The argu-
ment of the speaker was that under
existing circumstances. the woman on
trial is not given her constitutional
right of being tried before n jury of her
peers. Leaving aside the constitutional
question. and also the more delicate
matter of chivalry involved in the
! question whether men are peers of wo-
men, is it to be supposed that woman
would prefer to be tried by jury
composed Of women?
| 1t is not impossible that Il jury of
women would metc out a more exact
| justice. but that is not always what
the prisoner at the bar is most anxious
| to have. From d jury of men. a wo-
man on trial is certainly more likely
| to be treated with more mercy than AT
the hands Of jury composed of mem
bers of her own sex. Women are less
merciful than men in Judging women
outside the court room. and it is alto
gether likely the same thing would
hold true in court of justice. If tn,
matter were to be left to the prison,
herself ii is safe wager that. in Q!
cases out Of 100. she would prefer tC
have her fate left with Il men rather
| than with L. women.
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Stories of Places.

a traveller gives an account of how
the Indians of the desert obtain drink
ing water from the barrel cactus It
was among the desert hills west of
Torres. Mexico The Indian cut the
top from a plant about five feet high
and with a blunt stake pounded to a
pulp the upper six or eight inches of
white flesh in the standing trunk
From this, handful by handful. he
squeezed the water into the bowl he
had made in the top of the trunk,
throwing the discarded pulp on the
ground. BY this process he secured
two or three quarts of clear water,
slightly salty and slightly bitter to the
taste, but of far better quality than
some of the water n desert traveller is
occasionally compelled to use. The
Indian dipping this water up in his
hands. drank it with evident pleasure.
and said that his people were accus-
toned not only to secure their drink
ing water in this way in times of eX-
treme drought. but that they used it
also to mix their meal preparatory to
cooking it into bread.
William Edgar Cell who has trav-
great popularity of the Chinaman is
that he lives in a fictitious environ
m-nt. TO MIN the world is one of un-
realities. He wOrShipS demons.
Enormous sums of money are paid by
the Chinese to locate the devil. Coal
mines are not worked because it is held
to be wicked to disturb the demon
who lives in the bowels of the earth.
shall we drive shafts into his back?"
the Chinaman asks. One misfortune
is the common use of opium. ~: =.
growth of the poppy. On the steam
boats. on the canals, in the great bust
ness houses. everywhere, men lie down
and smoke opium. 1t is national
mania, everyWher acknowledged to be
bad
At the French penal colony. Noumca.
New Caledonia. the convictS have Or
gani7cd a band The leader Is a
notorious murderer and was once in
the orchestra of the Paris opera house.
The cymhal PLAYER killed a subpoena
server and the drum player murdered
his landlord with hammer. The
first cornet IS guilty of murder, with
robbery as the motive. and one of the
clarinets. a tavernkeeper, used to kill
his patrons for the same reason. The
assistant bandmaster was convicted OF
having cut ris wife to pieces. This
convict band gives daily concerts to
the inhabitants of Noumea. who are
enthusiastic over the new organization.
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To the Mayors and Aldermen A, q.
several cities and selectmen of the savs,.,
towns in the Seventh Senatorial Dirr..
Of Maine. comprising the County Of Kan.
nebec. in said State,
GREETING:
Whereas a vacancy now exists in N,
representation Of this State, In n.
Seventh Senatorial District, comprisr.
the County Of Kennebec, by the death !.
the Honorable Gustavus A. Robertson
memoer-elect from said district. and
Whereas the Constitution and lave n,
Maine provide that whenever vacanca,
shall occur in the Senate, the Governor
shall cause precepts to be issued to The
Mayors and Aldermen Of the several
cities and Selectmen Of the several town,
within the District in which the vacancy
exists. directing and requiring them ia
cause the inhabitants of their respective
cities and towns qualified therefor, to as.
semble and give their votes for Senato,
to fill said vacancy:
Therefore, you are hereby directed and
required in the name of the State o,
Maine, to notify and warn the inhabitants
Of your cities and towns aforesaid, in III.
manner in which the law directs, who ar.
duly qualified to vote for Represent.
tives to the Legislature of this State %
assemble on the third Monday of Deem.
Der. A. D. 1904, being the nineteenth day
of said month, to give their votes 10 said
meetings for a Senator for the said
Seventh Senatorial District.
And you, the said Mayors. Aldermen
and Selectmen, in conducting the saic
election, and in making your records and
returns of the same, are hereby directed
to fElly comply with all the provisions u
the law, relating to the election Of State
and County Officers. and known As tho
Australian Ballot Law.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber In
Augusta. this fifteenth day Of
November. in the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, and of the Independ
ence Of the United States o.
America, the one hundred an
twenty-ninth.
BY the Governor,
JOHN F. HILL
BYRON BOYD. Secretary Of StatA