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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
FINE SADDLE HORSE
OF s B. Nichols Killed Saturday Morn
ing BY Train at Carriers Greek.

A fine saddle horse belonging to MI.
s. 3. Nichols. of Carter $ Creek, was
killed Saturday morning by Number =
the mail train from Nashville, which
masses that place about 9:45. The train
only stops at the larger stations and
was passing Carriers Creek at very
bign rate Of speed. The horse. which
had been running loose this morning.
,yas an the track and the engineer. not
seeing the animal in time to stop the
train ran into him, knocking him
from the track. After the rain had
No ssed the horse got up and walked
so,ne distance down the track. where
he law down and died. Mr.. Nichols
was in Columbia at the time OF the
accident.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
Challenges Col. A. M. Hughes to Meet Him
In Joint Debate.
Challenge Has Been Accepted and Appoint.
ments To Be Arranged Later.
DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT CENTERVILLE.

There is every Indication that tht
campaign for Congress in this district
will soon begin to warm up. 1t i.
probable that we shall have joint dis
cussions throughout the district
between Hon. L. P. Padgett, the
Democratic nominee and Col. A. NJ.
Hughes, who has been selected to lead
the forlo1n hope for the Republicans.
Immediately after his nomination,
Col. Hughes announced with more or
less of gusto that he would challenge
Mr. Padgett to meet MIN on every
stump in the distIict and made the
impression that he was consumed with
burning desire to meet and annihilate
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. Pad
gett expected an immediate challenge
from the valiant Colonel, and since
then has been waiting not little i'm
patiently for it. 1t did not come.
however, and fearing that the Colonel S
ardor would cool off entirely, and being
himself anxious for joint debate,
Mr.. Padgett addressed to Col. Hughes
the following communication
Columbia, Tenn, August II, 1904.
Col. A. NJ Hughes,
Columbia, Tenn.
Dear SIR
have accepted "a invitation and
have made an appointment to address
the people of Hickman county at Cen
teryille on Monday, September 5th,
1904, upon the political issues of the
day. l will be glad to have you
present ard / will share with you the
privileges of the debate upon equal
terms 7 will also no Glad >af an carly
date mutually to arrange joint list of
appointments for all of the Counties OF
the Congressional District. Kindly
advise me of your wishes in the
matter. Very truly,
L. P. PADGETT !
After wait of three days Col.
Hughes makes the following answer:
Columbia,
Maury County,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
State of Tennessee.
August 20. 1901.

August ~, 1904
Hon. L. P. Padgett,
Columbia. Tenn,
Dear SIR
am in receipt of your favor of the
18th inst, extending an invitation tt
meet you in joint debate at Centervillt
on September 9Th, and also proposing
list of appointments for all CT the
counties of this cong ressional district
! In reply desire to say that l am
unable to give you definite answer as
to the appointment at Centerville, but
VIII inform you later whether I can
attend on that day.
AS to the list of appointments for
this district permit me to say that it
will afford me great pleasure to meet
you whenever it may suit your con-
venience, and arrange for a JOINT de-
bate throughout the district.
Please advise me when it will suit
you to confer with me in regard to the
matter. Very truly.
So, if Colonel Hughes enthusiasm
over his desire to eat up Mr.. Padgett
blood raw on the raging stump does
not wane beyond the sticking point
before the dates can be arranged upon.
we shall In all probability have joint
discussion.
Col. Hughes is an appointee of the
strenuous Teddy. and it would be the
rankest sort of ingIatitude for him not
to go upon the stump and defend the
course of our swashbuckling President,
even to his attitude on the negro ques-
tion. In any event the negotiations
have gone SO far that Col. Hughes will
have to meet Mr.. Padgett or back
down. and the joint discussion
now seems certainty.
1t is said that the dates will proba-
bly, not be agreed upon until after the
schedule of appointments has been
fixed for the candidates for Governor
and electors, in order that there may
be no conflict.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
.DUCCER FAMILY NEAR MCCAIN'S
Badly Frightened Thursday Night Over Ex-
pected Attack From Negroes and
Asked Help.

There was considerable excitement
out in the Mccain S vicinity Thursday
night. growing out of the assault several
days ago on Mrs. Knox Kennedy. Mr..
David Digger. the father of Mrs.
Kennedy, has been fearful that the
negroes would attempt some violence
on his family and it was reported to
him that negro of the community on
Wednesday had said in a threatening
and significant way that something
must be done and done at once. " This
was not calculated to allay Mr.. Dug
gers fears, and Thursday night the
negroes had some sort OF social
gathering at a school house in the
vicinity and all the negroes of the
nneighborhood were stirring around.
Several hred off their pistols near the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26

Digger home and Mr.. Digger felt
sure that they meant harm. The white
neighbors were notified and perhaps a
hundred gathered together with their
guns to help protect him if any vio-
lence should be attempted. Mr.. Digger
also telephoned the officers here asking
help and Sheriff Forgey and Constable
Goad went out and made thorough
investigation. They found that the
negroes were having their social
at the school house and this accounted
for their activity In the vicinity,
but no attempt was made in any way
to harm Mr.. Digger OF his family.
The officers are IF the opinion that the
negroes meant no harm and that the
white people of the neighborhood were
unduIy alarmed. Many feel sure that
no violence was anticipated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
WEBB B0SHEARS
Taken to Mt. Pleasant Thursday For
Examining Trial.
A LARGE CROWD HEARS
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Proof About as Heretofore Published,
and Warranted the Magistrates
In Holding Him Over.

Webb Boshears, who has been in jai
here since the shooting of the little
negro Fitzpatrick, near Mt. Pleasant
about two weeks ago. claimed that he
was guIltless and demanded an investi.
CATION. Hugh Wisdom. the man who
did the shooting, waived an examina-
tion some time since and was held &c
await the action of the grand jury.
Thursday, Boshears was taken to Mt.
Pleasant for examining trial. The
trial occurred in rhe opera house there
and it was crowded almost to suffoca-
ton, the people evidently taking a
great deal of interest In the case. The
sitting magistrates were Squires Guest
Ricketts, and Frierson. The proof
brought out at the trial was sub
stantially as published heretofore in
the Herald. 1t was shown that Wis
dom and Boshears were In a buggy.
with Boshears driving. when they
overlook the boy, who is cripple.
Wisdom called to him and told him to
run. The boy replied that he could
not run. whereupon Boshears called
upon Wisdom to shoot him and acting
on the suggestion. he fired 44calibre
ball through the unoffending boy 8
body. At the conclusion of the testi-
mony Boshears was held over in bail
of 81, 900 to answer before the next
grand jury for aiding abetting the
shooting of the boy. He executed bond
and was released. Wisdom was taken
to the trial to testify for Boshears, but
was not put on the stand and was
brought back and lodged in Jail; no
bail having yet been allowed him.
The injured boy is improving and his
physician now thinks he will recover
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
A SWIFT FIRE
At Mt Pleasant Sunday Night Destroys Con-
siderable Property.
Mount Pleasant Feed Store, With All Its
Contents, Is Burned.
WAS ONLY PARTIALLY INSURED.

There was pretty big fire at Mt
Pleasant Sunday night. The large build
ing of the Mt Pleasant Feed Store or
Broadway took fire and was totally
destroyed with all its contents. 1t is
not known how the fire originated but it
was discovered about o'clock as the
people we're going to church. The alarm
was given and the tiremen turned out
at once, but owing to the infiammable
nature of the contents. the fire burned
with such fearful rapidity that it could
not be checked and the building was
burned to the ground. 1t was large
building, hundred feet square and con-
tanned large lot of hay, oats, corn and
wheat. 1t is said there were about 5000
bushels of oats destroyed, In addition to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
THE EXPERTS
IN GEORGIA
Say After a Test, That The
Cabbage Snake il Not
POiSOniOns. '.

Several days ago Mr.. A. b. Rains de-
cided to make some investigation in con-
nection with the cabbage snake, and
wrote to Robertson & Law. well-knowu
drug firm at Gainesville, Ga. They
had the cabbage snake scare there last
year, and Mr. Rains wanted to know
what had become of it. He has receiy-
ed reply to his letter, written by Mr..
Law, of the above firm, who says:
1.-THE snakes have been examined
by experts and they pronounce them
not poisonous. Mr.. Law closes his let
ter by saying: 1.-THE writer has just had
a finemess of cabbage for dinner, and if
there we're any worms or snakes in it,
they tasted mighty fne.''
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26

the hay and corn and about 500 bushels
of wheat. The wheat belonged to
different individuals who had stored it
in the building and there was no insur-
ance Oh it whatever. The building was
the property of Mr.. J. M. Hunter ana
was valued at $500 1t was insured
for only 5000. The Feed Store Company
had stock valued at $4,000, which was
insured for $1,000. All the insurance
was placed through our local agents
Gordon, Nicholson & Co. Including
the 500 bushels of wheat on which there
was no insurance the total loss is about
$4,000 with insurance of $4,000. Several
of the adjoining buildings we're slightly
damaged and were only saved from des-
truction by the very efficient and deter
mined work of the fremen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26
HENRY ADHESION
Formerly in the Plumbing Business
Here Dies at Montgomery, Ala.

Information has been received
here of the death of Henry Adkisson at
Montgomery. Ala, Sunday night. The
remains we're taken to Nashville for
burial Mr.. Adklsson formerly
lived in this city and was in the
plumbing buinesss and was we'll and
favorably known. He was a brother
to Mr.. John Addison the plumber of
this city and was about Az year of age.
He is survived by wife but no chill
dren.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-26

After wait of three days Col.
Hughes makes the following answer:
Columbia,
Maury County,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY THAT CURES
% Mi-o-na Does Not Cure Gehrnq &
Higsinson VIII Refund Your
Money.

Among all the remedies in this popular
drug store there are few that they are
willing 10 sell on a guarantee to refund
the money If they do not cure Mi-o-na.
the famous dyspepsia remedy. has made
SO many cures among their customers
that Gehring * Higginson say If this
remedy does not cure you. bring back TIL
empty box and We VIII cheerfuny refund
your money.
Any one who has dyspepsia. INDIGESTION,
headaches. dizzy feeling or liver troubles
should take advantage OF this chance TO
be made well without any risk of spending
money TO no purpose. Mi-o-na VIII cure;
will regulate the digestion: viii enable
any one TO eat what he wants II it does
not do ali this. the medicine Will not cost
you cent.
Gehring & Hisginson have sold great
many boxes OF Mi-o-na IN the last few
weeks and have Yet 10 receive the first
complaint from any customer. Such
record is simply marvellous and speaks
volumes for the merit Of the remedy
II is easy enough to MI column with
the symptoms affecting those who have
dyspepsia. but there is no need Of describ-
ing their condition. What they want Is
q cure And they have it in Mi-o-na
Do not suffer a day longer with disor-
dared digestion If Mona cures you il
costs YOU soc box. and IL il does not
you have Gehring & Higginson's personal
guarantee to return your money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
BIGGEST CROWD YET.
Pike Fairly Swarmed With Visitors
Last Niqht.

The largest crowd of the week attended
the Pike last night and standing room
was at a premium in most Of the shows,
especially so of the Tyrolean Alps. which
is an attraction of the highest class. show
Ing wonderful workmanship in making
such a realistic scene Of the village in
Alps The sunrise and life scenes were Of
the best. The work of the acrohats trick
bicyclists and the lady who Topped the
loop was of the highest class. The
trained animal show was great showing
how il is possible 10 overcome the savage
brute and subject him TO the stronger
will OF man.
The electrical fountain is fire and one
Of the GROWING features Of the carnival
II is one of the free attractions. Also The
high dive. another free attraction. was
successfully performed and was OF the
exciting order.
Confetti was sprinkled just a little more
generously than usual on every one pres
emit All seemed to enjoy the sport until
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20

The largest woman in Mt. Vernon. "
Y. died the other day. She was Mrs
Charles F. Spiden the wife oi a piano
maker. She weighed So pounds. She left
babe only a week old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
MRS. N E. KLENTz
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Wichita's Oldest Milliner Sue
cumbS to Illness
HAD LIVED HERE 27 YEARS
Woman Was Charter Member
of Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Marie E. KIentz, aged s. years,
the well known milliner of North Main
street. and one OF the city's oldest and
most prominent settlers. passed away at
her home, 1901 North Main street, yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock after a short
Illness of tubercular pneumonia.
For several months past Mrs. Klentz
had been in ill-health but she was con-
fined to her home only three weeks and
her condition was not considered dan
gerous until just a few days ago Her
death came as great shock TO her de-
voted family.
Marie f. Kohlmetz was born in Meek
tenburg- Schwerin. Germany, April %. 1S39
and moved to America with her parents
while young girl. She married Mr.
Klentz in Marshalltown. Ia. thirty-eight
years ago. In the spring of 1871 they
came TO Wichita and Mrs Klentz en-
barked in the hair dressing and hair
goods business. while her husband trav-
eled for some outside concern. TWO years
later she enlargeu her business and es-
tablished a stock Of millinery goods. in
which business she has been very sue
cessful. OF the twenty-five years in the
millinery business twenty have been spent
in her present location on North Main
street. 1t was there that Mrs Kientz
assisted by her daughters. carefully at
tended to the business and could be
found from early morning until closing
time at night
Mrs. klentz was a member of the Ger
man Lutheran church of South Market
street, and was a faithful Christian work
err She was one of the charter members
of the church. She was also very prom
inent in the German Ladies' Aid society,
and at various times held the office of
president and also of vice president of
that organization. She said during her
last Illness that she was prepared at any
time to answer the last call and when
that call came yesterday afternoon she
smiled into the face of her daughter,
Sophia, who was bending over her, and
passed silently and peacefully into her
last dreamless slumbeE.
She is survived by four children,
George, Sophie, Mamie and Freda. Mr.
Klentz having died twelve years ago.
In the death of Mrs Klentz Wichita not
only loses one of her earliest and highly
respected settlers hat also a clever bust
ness woman whose loss viii be deeply felt
by both the city and its surrounding coun-
try, among whose residents are many of
her best known customers and warm
friends. The sympathy of a host of
friends is extended to the grief-stricken
family.
AS yet no arrangements have been made
for the funeral services.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
FROM FOUR STATES.
Testimony &c the Efficacy of the New
Scientific Candruff Treatment

James c. Rowe. of Livingston. Mont:
.Herpicide cured my dsndrun and stop
ped my hair falling"
Orange McComhs ST. Anthony, Idaho:
..Herpicide cleaned my scalp Of daadrun
and made my hair soft as silk and
glossy
W. II. Otis. barber Champaign. III:
i used Herpicice on one customer for
dandruff and on another for falling hair
with excellent results.
F W. Moody assistant postmaster,
Champaign. III: "Herpicide completely
stopped my falling hair
J. j. Bentley. sheridan. Wye; "Herpi-
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by leading druggists. Send Ice in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit
Mich Moore DRUG Co. special agents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
SHOWERS AGAIN PREDICTED.
However, the Weather Man Antici-
pates a Warmer Climate.

Showers are predicted for this section
today, but it will be somewhat warmer
than yesterday.
There were local showers over practical
~ all the state yesterday. but the aver
age rainfall WAS very light.
Clear weather is generally shown over
Kansas Oklahoma and the entire south
west. and the northern and northwestern
states.
Yesterday an area of low pressure was
central over western Colorado, with indi-
cations pointing To an eastern movement.
which will cause showers in this section
today.
The highest temperatures We're shown
yesterday over the Pacific northwest. \
temperature of "a degrees was shown at
FL Paso and 9S degrees at Phoenix. The
maximum temperature in this section was
80 degrees. with a minimum of 81
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
COOPER AND PARAMOUNT.
Sterling College to Play Ball With Lo
cal Team,

Cooper college will play Paramount on
the home grounds today. Cooper has an
exceptionally strong team this season.
They have lost only two out OF twelve
games, having beaten Bethany and
Friends university. Their crack pitcher.
McCarroll, Will he in the box. He struck
out thirteen of the Terrible Swedes" in
a game last Monday. Big Bit Davis
viii twirl for the locals The two teams
viii line up as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
Hoods C0rsQpQrilI0

hadlcally and permanently cures ca
tarrh of the nose, throat, stomach
bowels, and more delicate organs, and
builds up the whole system.
No substitute for Hoods acts like
Hoods. Be sure to get Hoods.
Testimonials of remarkable cures mailed OF
request c. l. HOOD CO., Lowell. Mass.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
LOW RATE GRANTED
Railroads Make Concessions for WicF
tia Fall Carnival.

II. J. Resting. secretary of the CONNER
cial club, announced last night that rate
of one fare had been secured on all rail
roads from all points in Kansas and Ok
lahoma for the Wichita fail street fair
TO be held from: September % TO october
>. This will be another good time for
Wichita and her visitors, and this low
rate will no doubt enable all 10 attend.
There will he a regular meeting Of the
transportation bureau at the CONNER
cial club rooms tonight.
Fifteen tons of garnets from Alaska are
to- be given away To visitors at the
Worlds Fair as souvenirs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20

Cdturrh
Invites CONSUMPTION

1t weakens the delicate lung tissues
deranges the digestive organs, ano
breaks down the general health.
1t often causes headache and dizzi.
ness, impairs the taste, smell an,
hearing, and affects the voice.
Being constitutional disease it re-
quires a constitutional remedy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20

somebody introduced flour with the con-
fetti and the matter became more serious
The offender could not be found last even
ing but if caught viii undoubtedly be
made an example of.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
LEWIS ACADEMY LOSES.
Commercial College Wins Baseball
Game BY Good Score

The Commercial college Won from Lewis
academy yesterday evening by a score Of
10 >. The game was called at Ais on
the Hess field. Both teams started in
we'll but I'm the second two hits and three
errors Melted The Commercial four runs
Lewis shut them cut in the third and
sent one man over the rubber but in the
fourth the Commercials sent two more
men around. That ended the scoring for
either team until the ninth. when the
Academy scored one more on a single
and Merry's long drive 10 center.
The fielding OF both teams was ragged
although some star work was done Merry
pitched good ball for the Academy all
through. striking out ten men and allow
ing no walks Birch. for the Commercial
college. also pitched some good bail. bat
was lacking in control. giving FIVE bases
on balls and striking out eight men
Commercial won hy timely hitting each
team making numerous errors. but those
of the Academy coming Al critical times
Score by innings: RHE
Commercial ..-.....O4o2 0Oo00-6 :
Lewis ...-..,--....-.o 096ooI-z 5
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-09
RISE OF CIRCUS CLOWN.
He Is No Longer Allowed to Talk in
Ring.

Kenneth HEREFORD in the Pilgrim of June.
In a way the circus clown of yester-
year possessed greater rights and priv
ileges than his great grandson of to-
day. The circus Of which he was most
necessary adjunct was generally per-
manent affair and his work was all in
the one ring. The long ellipse of the hip
podrome track was unknown to him, I'M
dreamed of, even. But most of all he
was permitted to talk; he conversed with
the ringmaster, the performers, ground
and aloft, even with the audience. Nat
urally 'komkal kuss" as Artemas
Ward would write him down, he depended
upon the incident of the moment for his
cue. A trihing mishap in the ring, for in
stance, would afford him material for a
humorous "tub-speech. Generally his
performance was matter of genuine
spontaneity, therefore less artistic than
that of his defendant in our day, who,
before he leaps through the entrance of
the dressing-tent knows to second what
must be done by him each instant that
he is in the ring. So. If Mr.. Baily were
to witness an act by Grimaldi, reincar-
mated, he would probably shake his
head and notify the ringmaster, who Is
the stage manager of the circus, that the
act would never suffice. 1t Is only within
ten years, or even less, that the clowns
talking privilege has been taken away
from him. We can all remember when
a feature of the show was the clown g
singing. He usually stood on an invert-
ed blue tub just after the elephant act
and, as he beloved, turned his body
slowly in order that each individual I'M
der the great canvas dome might hear
one line at least of the dirty that he
murdered. After which the gentleman
ly ushers' passed among us selling 1.-The
Clowns Own Song Book" Remember
that advertisement of a certain rheumat-
ic cure on the back cover of that green
song book? All, those were happy circus
days weren't they? But no longer is our
white faced brother of the sawdust ring
permitted to destroy his vocal cords for
our entertainment. He has become one
with his fellows, and like the delightful
lady on the flying rings. the agile Jap
anese who balance one another on a
bamboo pole as wavy and as bending as
a lily stem, and the acrobatic family on
the elevated stage his is the portion of
silence, he, indeed, among us all, gives
the best expression of that maxim of
American accomplishment-Do and Don't
Talk
And 1t is In this very silence which
marks the clowns activities in the ring,
that we are made to understand how
there has come about a certain reversion
to the classic clowning of the old, old
days. In his active silence, or, rather. in
the significant activity of his silence the
clown of the great modern circus is CIV
ing expression, crude to be sure, but in
perfect keeping and harmony with the
surroundings to that subtlest form of
dramatic art, and the very foundation
stone OF all good acting pantomine.