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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Queer.

Queer.
In my geography I find some things
immensely queer,
Such as the folks that lie in bed all
day, all night, all year.
They run along, now fast, now slow.
but have no feet at all,
And do not seem to hurt themselves
if something makes them fall,
Perhaps they have an arm, or two, or
three, or even more,
And though they have no throats nor
tongues they sometimes fairly
roar.
Their heads are very small indeed,
their mouths are very wide,
None of them owns penny, yet all
have banks by their side.
Such folks, with neither fingers, nor
hands, nor eyes, nor ears,
Nor legs, nor backs, you must agree
are surely rather queer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Bottle Trick.

You will have to go at this expert
ment very carefully. But when you
have done it successfully you will get
lot of pleasure out of it. And it
will not be easy for others to initiate
Get a good-sized bottle with a wide
mouth and a good cork stopper Their
get nut (say an English walnutD ,
divide carefully into halves; clean it
out, then bore a tiny hole through
each side, and run the two ends of a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Paper Band Puzzle.

Try this trick with paper bands.
Take three strips of paper six inches
long and about an inch wide. and mark
dotted lines lengthwise down the mid
die of each. Paste the two ends of
the first one straight and squarely as
shown in figure 1. Before FASTING the
second, give the strip a twist, as
shown in figure 2. The third strip you
twist twice before FASTING.
Now cut each band along the dotted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Why Rome HoMIed.

Nero had been OF his feed for sew
eral days and not even tossing
Christians to the geological specimens
served to pacify his choler- After ex-
animation of the imperial person Nero
asked the medical man for his YER
dict ~Jaundice," said the NJ D..
"and, I regret to say, bad case
sAh." muttered Nero. the yellow
peril already"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

Did you ever hear the story about
two young men from Cork who had
never seen lightning bugs until they
came across the sea to America. 1t
happened that during their first night
here the mosquitoes were very
troublesome, and both Nike and Pat
hid their heads under the bed covers
Finding this rather warm, Pat ven
tured to put his head outside just as
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
The Paper Bands.

line, and you will have as a result
two separate rings from No. 1, as in
figure 4; from No. 2, one ring half as
wide as the original, but with twice
the diameter, as in figure s; and from
No. two rings linked together, as in
figure 6.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
THE FEVER REPORT
Situation Is Improving--
OuarantlneS Are Now
Being Raised.

The yellow fever report yes
terday was about the same in
New Orleans, fortyfour new cases
being reported. The report in
this State was as follows: Gulf
port, 5 new cases; Mississippi
City, no new cases; Vicksburg,
no new cases; Natchez, 8 new
cases.
Corinth had scare on Friday
but Guiteras. the fever expert,
was hurried there in special
only to report that the victim
was suffering with yellow jaun-
dice.
Some of the smaller towns
have begun to modify their quar-
antine restrictions and Stutt-
gart, Arkansas, has raised her
quarantine entirely. Shuqualak
announces that she is quaran-
tined against the world.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
ELEVEN CTS. COTTON
Is The Price ReCOmmen-
ded by the AssO-
citation.

Asheville, N. c., Sept. THE
Southern Cotton Association, in
convention, tonight established
a minimum price of II cents for
the incoming cotton crop. This
action was reached after four
hours struggle in the Minimum
Price Committees rooms and a
joint secret conference of that
Committee and the General Com
mittee tonight. After the an
nouncement of the estimate of
the crop yield of 1905 and 1906
the fight narrowed down to two
factions, one holding out for 101
cents and the other for II cents,
Notwithstanding the fact that an
outside element clamored for II
cents. Some of the growers this
afternoon were inclined TO the
opinion that the unexpectedly
short yield crop would have a
tendency to push the minimum to
II cents, but it was known that
these predictions would not be
fulfilled when the Price Commit
tee emerged from its caucus at
6:45 O'Clock tonight.
The summary of the cotton crop
of 1906, as reported by the Stat
istical Committee of the Southern
Cotton Growers Association, as
reported today, is as follows:
Production, 9,588, 1873 bales;
per centage of condition as COM
pared with last year, 1873; as
compared with the Governments
estimate of 72.1. The yield is
regarded as exceedingly small,
as from 10000, 900 to 10000, 900
bales was expected.
The estimated yield by States
of the crop of 19O5-6 and the per-
centage of condition, as reported
by the Statistical Committee, is
as follows:
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
The County Lew.

At the regular monthly meeting
of the Board of Supervisors which
was held last week the tax levy
for the ensuing year was fixed
as follows: County levy, 3 mills;
School tax for Columbus School
District. 2 mills; Macon Road
Taxing District, 2 mills; Robin
son Road Taxing District, mills:
Nashville and Lindsey Ferry
Road Taxing District. mills;
Tuscaloosa Road Taxing District
3 mills.
There is only a slight change
in this levy and the levy for the
preceding year. The general
purpose levy is exactly the same,
while that for the Colum bus
School District was raised half a
mill, having been one and one
half mills last year. The
levy on the Robinson Road Tax
ing District was increased one
mill, the increase having been
made at the request of the prop
erty holders of that district.
The levy shows that the affairs
of the county are in competent
hands and that its finances are
carefully looked after. for. not
withstanding the fact that several
thousand dollars are to be ex-
pended in installing a steam
heating apparatus in the court
house, there was no increase in
the levy for general purposes.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

The death Of Mrs. Robert [.
Chester at her home in Jackson,
Tenn, last Thursday morning
was a great and profound shock
and grief to her relatives and
friends in Colum bus. AS a
frequent visitor to the home of
her sister-in law. Mrs. d. p.
Davis in Colum bus, she had
endeared herself to wide circle
of friends who feel the sorrow
of her untimely death. Capt.
and Mrs. Davis left for Jackson,
Tenn, last Thursday to attend
the funeral obsequies.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
FOR GOOD ROADS.
The People of LOwndes
County Want Them,
And Will Have Them.

A great deal of interest is be-
ing manifested i u the Good Roads
Convention which the Board Of
Supervisors has called TO as
semble at the Court House in this
city on Monday. October ,. The
convention was called at the re-
quest of mum Der of the leading
citizens of the county, who ap-
peared before the board at its
regular monthly meeting last
week and asked the call be issued.
The movement is not confined
TO any one section of the county
but is general in it's nature and
has as its object the improve
ment of the entire system Of
public roads.
In several sections of the
county there are separate road
taxing districts where a special
tax is levied for the maintenance
of the public roads, and the idea
is TO make this movement general
and raise a sufficient amount of
money to improve every road in
the county. Different methods
of raising the money have been
suggested. Some of our citizens
favor a special road tax for the
entire county while others would
like to see the money raised by
a special bond issue. At the
meeting which is to be held on
the first Monday in October the
matter will be fully and freely
discussed, and some definite
plan OF action will be adopted.
There is nothing which adds
more to the prosperity of town
or of county than good ROADS,
and with a fine system of public
roads property both in COlum bus
and throughout the county will
enhance in value. Many improve
ments and innovations have been
lnaugurated here during recent
years but there has never been
any thing which will add more
materially to the welfare and
prosperity of our people than
will an up-to date system Of public
roads.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
PRrcenfa0e
HIqh School For Columbus.

In response to a recognized
need and by request a select
school whose special aim will be
to prepare pupils for college, is
be to established for the coming
session. This school will hold a
guarantee of success, and of
superior and satisfactory work.
in having atits head Miss Corne-
liza Hudson, a graduate of the In
dustrial Institute and College,
who was later chosen by her
Alma Mater for the fellowship in
History, and has this summer
taken a special course at the
University of Chicago.
It is Miss Hudson s plan to
open the school on Monday. Sept.
18th and in addition to the col
lege preparatory there will be
provision made for study in the
grammar grades.
Both boys and girls will be ad-
mitted to the classes. Miss
Hudson has many friends who
join in every wish for her sue
cess.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

The friends and admirers OF
Hon. Geo. Il. Peck, general coun-
sci of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad. i'm the
South and in Mississippi and
Columbus especially rejoice in
the signal honor and distinction
which has just come 10 him i'm a
long and distinguished career
which entities him TO rank with
the foremost of Americas law
yers. his recent election to the
position of president of the Amer
ican Bar Association. a compli-
ment paid him at their late
session. Mr.. Peck's charming
daughter a few years ago was a
visitor to Columbus and her
presence here brought her dis
tinguished father and endeared
him TO a wide circle who note
with qualification his recent elec.
ton.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
POST SUSPENDS
Columbus Evening Paper
Gives Up The Fight
After Two Months.

The Evening Post suspended
publication last Thursday after
noon and made the announce
ment that the suspension was
until a stock company could &c
organic d to issue the paper IN
an enlarged form. It is learned
that it is the intention of Mr..
Mcbride. W ho was business
manager of the enter prise, TO re-
turn at once to Florida and unless
the stock com pany is organized
Mr.. Fitzgerald. who edited the
paper, will also return to that
State and the plant will be sent
back to the foundry.
The Post was established less
than two months ago by Messrs.
Edward Fitzgerald and S. A.
Mcbride. who gave up lucrative
journalistic work in Barlow,
Florida, to engage in the news
paper business in this city. Mr..
was the editor and
Mr.. Mcbride was the business
manager and the paper was
five column folio, taking the af-
ternoon service of the United
Press. It ran for nearly two
but the owners were in
curing such financial loss in
their venture that they deter
mined to suspend at once,
unless a company could be organ
lied to put the enterprise upon a
sound financial basis. Since the
suspension Mr.. Mcbride an
that he will return to-
Florida at once, and the plant un-
less it is sold will be shipped
BACK to the Dodson Printing Co.,
of Atlanta, from whom it was
purchased.
Mr.. Mcbride in conversation
with DISPATCH reporter stated
that he came to Columbus be-
lieving that there was good
field for a daily paper here from
the Representations made him in
correspondence and otherwise,
but he had since realized that he
was mistaken. Their venture
has been a losing one from the
first apd ne placed his losses at
near the thousand mark for the
two months that the paper has
been running.
Messrs. Mcbride and F'itzger-
aid are both pleasant and excell-
ent gentlemen and are capable
and experienced newspaper men.
The DISPATCH regrets the disas-
trouS outcome of their enterprise
here and trusts that they may
yet be able to effect some ar
which will save them
from loss.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
THE FAIR PROGRAM.
Is Now Being Arranged.
Many Novelties Will
Be Offered.

The directors of the Mississip-
pi and West Alabama Fair As
sociation are very much encourag-
ed with the outlook for the fall
fair, which begins on Tuesday,
October oath and continues
throughout the remainder of the
week. The yellow fever epidemic,
which has prevailed throughout
the South, will be help rather
than hindrance to the fair. as
the epidemic will be a thing of
the past by the time the fair
opens. and the people of Lowndes
and adjoining counties, having
been restrained all the summer on
account of stringent quarantine
regulations, will be glad of the
chance for an outing.
AS a special free attraction
the directors have engaged
Maxim, the celebrated toreador,
who will wrestle with a bull
weighing twelve hundred pounds
in the arena. Maxim will be re.
membered by many people who
visited the Worlds Fair in ST.
Louis. having been one of the
performers in the production of
Ancient Rome" which was one
of the principal attractions on
the Pike. Maxim will give free
exhibition each afternoon during
the progress of the fair.
At a recent meeting of the
board of directors a com mittee
consisting of Messrs. E. S.
Moore, w. G.. EvaEs and DIR. Jno.
Oliver was appointed to look af-
ter the races and a committee
consisting. of DIR. Jno. Oliver,
Messrs. Joseph Peacher and E.
S. Moore was appointed to look
after the prOgram The
races this year will be especially
fine. There are about twenty
horses now in training at the
local track. and as the dates here
are in subsequence with those
of the Southern Fair Association
there will naturally be a large
mum Der of horses from distance
on the track.
The association is offering
liberal premiums in every de-
partment. the purses both in the
races and for exhibits being
larger than those generally of
fered by associations in cities of
similar size
The board of directors is COM
posed of energetic and enterpris-
ing gentlemen, and nothing that
could add to the success of the
exhibition is being left undone.
DR.. Jno. Oliver, the secretary,
has been especially Jealous in his
efforts, and the success of the
fair is assured.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Sheriff Eggleston last week
made his final settlement with
the State auditor, having RENTED
the full amount due on tax col
lections for the year 1904. Sheriff
Eggleston is as prompt in the
collection of taxes as he is in
the discharge Of the other duties
of his Office, and has been
especially diligent in assess-
ing and collecting back taxes.
having located quite a consid-
cradle amount of property
which has wrongfully es-
capped taxation for several years
past.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
EQUALIzING TAXES.
TAXES
Council Is Busy EqualiZ-
ing Tax Rolls. Nightly
Sessions Being Held.

The City Council has been quite
busy during the past week
equalizing tax rolls. The first
meeting of the week was held
Tuesday night, and since then
there haYe been meetings almost
every night. On Tuesday night
only a short session was held,
the Council having adjourned
early in order that it's mem bers
might attend the entertain ~ ent
which was given at the City Park
that night. Several petitions
from persons who wanted electric
lights and cement sidewalks
were read but no definite action
was taken on any of them.
At the meeting Wednesday
night the work of equalizing the
tax rolls was continued and a
number of other matters of more
or less i'm mportance were disposed
of.
Bids for furnishing the city
coal for the ensuing year were
read. and upon motion the con-
tract was awarded to the Corona
Coal Co. at S1.15 per ton f. o. b.
The freight on this coal will be
IS cents, thus making the total
cost to the city $1.9O per ton.
Upon motion it was ordered
that the secretary have authority
to pay off the street hands and
the firemen at the city water
works weekly, and that he pay
freight and other bills upon
which immediate payment may
be necessary upon properly
signed orders from the mayor.
The petition of several citizens
for water meters in private resi-
denceS was, upon motion, denied.
At the session of the Council
which was held Thursday night
the regular monthly bills were al
lowed and the following business
was transacted:
Ordered, that the five extra
street hands which were en-
plOyed some months since be
retained for a period of thirty
days.
The fire com mittee was author
lied to make arrangements for the
purchase of one thousand feet of
hose for the fire department.
The matter of building a brick
or cement arch over the ditch in
front of the residence of Mr.. r.
l.. Sykes on Main street was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
FOR LOWER RATES.
Fight To Be Renewed
Along New
Lines.

With the development of
Columbus and the rapidly in
creasing com mercial importance
of this city the question of secur-
ing an equitable adjustment other
freight rates presses with great
er force than ever This city is
rapidly developing a jobbing
trade and those engaged in it
find their enterprise seriously
handicapped and discounted by
the advantages which their com
petitors in rival markets have
over them in the delivery of their
goods.
The fight for lower freight
rates will be taken up at the fall
meeting of the Railroad Com
mission and it will be along
line which promises success.
Heretofore this city has joined
with the cities surrounding US in
an effort to secure an entire new
adjustment of the rates in force
to this section, but this has
proven a failure. Now Column
bus will press her claim singly
and alone and it is claim found
ed in Justice and should give US
the relief which we claim.
In the past few years this
city has outstripped all of her
competitors in growth until she
is now easily recognized as being
in the class with the larger towns
as Vicksburg, Meridian, Jackson
and other places. We have SO
far outgrown the other places in
the Northeast section of Missis-
sippi as to be in class all our
own anu com mercially we are en-
titled to rates on a basis with
other jobbing points. There is a
well defined sentiment here to
press this claim before the com
mission and leading business
men, who have made a careful
study of the situation, are of the
opinion that if the fight is under
taken along this line it will sue
ceed.
THE DISPATCH interviewed one
shipper the past week, who is
enthusiastic in the matter. and he
volunteered to contribute the
sum of $4,000 to the fund for a
lawyers fee to fight the case.
1t is understood that Messrs.
McClurg & Gardner would take
the case for fifteen hundred dol
lars but it is suggested that there
are lawyers at the Columbus bar
who could adequately represent
the city in the litigation which
would follow. The reason that
Hon. Monroe McClurg's services
were desired is on account of his
familiarity with railroad matters,
having been attorney general
and having won the fight for a
lower rate for Meridian
AS soon as the yellow fever de-
moralization is over and the city
has resumed it's accustomed ac-
tivity along various lines the
matter will be taken up and acted
upon.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
Are You Engaged.

Engaged people should remember,
that. after marriage, many euarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their di-
gestions in good condition with Elec-
tric Bitters. S. A. Brown, of Ben
nettsville, Sc, says: For years, my
wife suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters,
which helped her at once, and finally
made her entirely we'll. She is now
strong and healthy. Chapman &
Mayfeld's, druggists, sells and guar
antees them, at Soc bottle.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Colum bus Lodge, No. $50, B.
p. O. E. will meet on Tuesday
night ana MesSrs. DR.. Sanders
and Lucius Lyde will be initiated
into the mysteries of the order
after which there will be social
session.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Mr.. Percy w. Scott, of Merid-
ian, Miss, spent last Friday in
the city on business. Mr.. Scott
is the general agent for the Arm
our Packing Company in this
section of the State and was here
to make arrangement to have his
company represented in the local
market.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14
cess.


On Friday night, between the
fountain at the City Park and
Mrs. Bradford's residence, a
lady's lace collar. Finder will
please return to DISPATCH Office
or ring up No. 41O, Cum berland
phone.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Mr.. Ed. Hale's friends regret
TO know that he has been quite
i'll the past week, a victim of
fever.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Mr.. T.. M. innings, of Stark.
vile, Miss, has located in Co
lumbus with his wife and family
and he finds a cordial welcome
from his friends.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Mr.. w. B. Hamilton leaves to-
day for Florida for a business
trip.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-14

Try US on that rush order for
your printing. We would like to
figure on your fall business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-11
TIMBER In PARK
TO BE SOLD.
State Officials Decide 1,
Clear Itasca Reserve of
Dead and Down.

. =
Gov. John A. johnson and At
torney General b T. Young have
returned to st. Paul from Itasca
state park, where they made an
official inspection of the reserve.
AS a result Of their visit it has
been decided to clear the park of
all dead and down timber within
its limits.
The state officials found Itasca
lake and the other small lakes
within the reserve teeming with
all kinds Of fish, while the reserve
is full of big game. The state
lodge erected at the park on the
suggestion of Former Attorney
General Douglas is as yet but
little patronized. The lodge now
has 16 bedrooms for the general
public. A charge Of $1.50 per
day is made for each guest.
. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-11
SENTENCE
TOMORROW
Self Confessed Forger Will
Learn His Fate T0m0r-
row Morning.

Judge Spooner will tomorrow
morning pass sentence upon
Stephen M Collins, alias Archie
Reene, the self confessed forger-
er who in Judge Skinvik's court
yesterday ad mitted that he wrote
O. bogus check on r. R. Bly, for
$3.50.
Collins was taken before Judge
Skinvik this afternoon and bound
over to the district court, after
which he made an application in
writing to- Judge Spooner stat
ing that he wished to plead guilty
and receive sentence. He was
brought before Judge Spooner,
who issued an order directing
County Attorney Mcdonald to
draw up an information. To-
morrow morning he will again
be taken before Judge Spooner,
where the information will be
read and sell tence imposed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-11
MAN BROWNS
WHILE BATHING
Companions Of Brainerd
Bather Unable to Save
Him.

Dave Mccarthy, aged 26 was
drowned at Brainerd at noon
Sunday in the Mississippi while
in bathing with a number of
boys. He swan out into the
swift current and tried to catch
onto some logs, but the current
was too swift and carried him
by.
One of his companions jumped
10 and got him but could not
keep him above water, and had
to let go in order to save himself.
1t is thought he was taken with
cramps.
The river was dragged all the
afternoon but the body was not
recovered.
Mccarthy was the proprietor
OF a restaurant on Fifth street.