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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
READY TO SWEAR.
Pennsylvania Man Offers $500 If Pro-
family Will be Abolished.

BRYN MAWR. Pa, Nov. 1S.-At the
meeting of the Bryn Mawr fire COM
pany last night letter was read from
Samuel NJ. Nauclain of the Baldwin
locomotive works, who lives on the
old Lancaster road. near Rosemount,
Offering to donate $500 to the firemen's
treasury provided the company will
adopt house rules barring all profan-
ity.
Mr.. Vanclain said he was anxious
that no profanity should be allowed In
the firehouse. that sometimes in the
excitement of a fire members thought
lessly said things not good to hear.
and that as a result passerby gained
a wrong impression. He added, In
closing his letter:
when you can't hold in any longer.
just send over to my house, and l Will
come right over and do all the swear
ing you desire Also when you post
such rules as will do away with pro-
family, I will send a check for $500 to
the company
1t took the company but a few min
utes to decide upon committee on
rules and to make sure that they
will conform with Mr.. Vanclain's
wishes. he was one of the body. This
committee will meet in the near fu-
ture and endeavor to earn the $500.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
WORKED AS FARM HAND.
Husband Throws Water on Spouse and
Scafds Her With Hot Tea.

HELENA, Mont, Nov. 1S-AlIepine
that her husband, despite the fact
that he is possessed of large livestock
and business interests in Fergus
county. compelled her to work as an
ordinary farmland, that he drove her
from their home and on one occasion
attempted to drown 11er, all within
four months after their marriage in
Kansas City, March % last, Mayme
E. Porter has brought suit in the dis
trict court for an absolute divorce
from Charles E. Porter of Philbrook.
The complaint ayers that before
the honeymoon was two weeks old the
defendant forced her to work in the
fields as a farm hand, and at times
without food. After being driven
from home. she returned to Kansas
City, but after remaining with her
parents six months received $50 from
Porter; with the request that she re-
turn, which she did. under a promise
that things would be better.
1t is further recited that he threw a
pail Of water at her and on another
occasion 'blackened her eye and
pinched her. It is charged Porter
poured some tea over her shoulder.
scalding her and, to cap the climax.
tried to drown her in a fish pond. Por-
ter then gave her $50, asserts the COM
plant. told her to go to Denver, stay
for year and get a divorce This
she declined to do until forced to agree
to leave him, being sent out in a
storm. She asks for a decree of d.
vorce and $4,000, and further that
defendant be enjoined from disposing
of any of his property.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
NEARLY THROUGH SEEDING
SEVENTY FIVE PER CENT OF
WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE
ALREADY SOWN.
On Some Sections Of Flat and Lower
Eouchet Country, Wheat is Al
ready Coming Up.

Seventy-five per cent. of the VAL
ley acreage to be sown to fall wheat
has been seeded down and in
another ten days, with favorable
in another ten days, with favorable
weather conditions. farmers will be
through this part of their farm work.
Waila Walla farmers say that this
has been one Of the finest seeding
falls in years. The clear bright
weather of the past three weeks has
been ideal for seeding and farmers
have taken advantage of these con-
ditiOns to get their fall wheat in.
On some sections of the cOun-
ty and on the lower Touchet.
wheat sown the middle Of Oc-
tober is coming up fine and has
attained a growth Of two
inches in places. Farmers from those
sections say the new wheat is showing
a remarkably healthy growth which
augurs well for it's standing a good
hard freeze should one come. The
fall acreage in the foothill country will
be about the same as last year, farm
ers of that district estimate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
BRIDGES SAYS PROPERTY OWN
ERS LABoRING UNDER WRONG
IMPRESSION.
Led to Believe That City Would Stand
Part of Expenses in PAVING
Elm and Fourth.

Property owners along Elm and
North Fourth street, who petitiOned
for the paving of those two thorough
fares with bitulithic under the i'm
preston that the city was to stand a
part of the expense may have to foot
the bills alone. When a petition from
property owners along the two streets
was presented to the council last night
asking that the roadbed of Elm street
be made not less than As feet in width,
a single clause in the petition referred
to the city standing share of the
paving expenses. Councilman Bridges
jumped up and wanted to know of any
property owner who signed the petit
ton where ne got his impression
that the city was to stand any Of the
expense and if any one in authority
had made such promise he wanted
to know VINO it was.
Was Warren Company Responsible?
Bridges said he wanted to know if
the paving company had gone among
the property owners along Fourth and
Elm and given out the impression that
the city was to stand a share of the
expense in order to get a certain
measure through the council. Bridges
expressed himself as opposed to the
city paying any part of the expense
of paving either one of the streets,
contending that property along the
two thoroughfares would be benefited
as much by the improvement as any
street in the city and that if the city
was to stand a share of the expense
all Improvement districts should be
treated alike and property owners
given a refund on the contracts al
ready carried out.
Thought 1t Benefit.
Councilman Mexican, a member OF
the street committee, said that the
committee had thought it was doing
property owners a favor by reducing
the width of the street to 80 feet. He
pointed out that Washington street
in Portland, one of the principal bust
ness streets in Portland was only 80
feet in width. yet there were two
street car tracks in operation on the
street and the business men seemed
to get along all right. Mexican said
that if the property owners on Elm
wanted a 40 foot street and were will
ing to pay for it he saw no reason for
turning down the petition.
Mayor Hunt thought that the city
should stand a share of the expense
of paving all streets and cOntended
that the council could legally make an
appropriation out of the general fund
to help pay for the Improvement on
Fourth and Elm street. Bachtofd was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
Indian School Burns.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Nov. 49,
The Indian school near this city, the
largest in the southwest, narrowly es
capped destruction by fire last night,
the commissary building containing
next years appropriat on of clothing,
provisions, etc, valued at $4,000, be-
ing totally destroyed. Three hundred
children and officers worked all night
to save the main buildings. The orig
in of the fire is unknown. The struc-
ture will be rebuilt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18
The Viceroy's Dauahter.

BOMBAY, Nov. 1S.-The festivities
and ceremonies connected with the re-
ception of the Prince and Princess Of
Wales being over, Viceroy and Lady
Curzon of Kadleston today sailed for
England. Last night a brilliant state
reception was given in honor of the
viceroyal couple and today nearly all
the officials of the government and a
large number of civil and military Of
fcers from all parts of India were
present at the dock When Lord and
Larry Curzon embarked for their home
journey.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-18

in favor of the city standing at least
portion of the expense but like
Bridges he wanted to know what had
made definite promises to the property
owners that the city would pay a GER
tain proportion of the cost The dis
cussion was ended by referring the
petition to the street committee to
confer with property owners along the
streets as to the width to be decided
upon.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
Death Of Capt. Quill in Mobile

While in Washington City, Mr.. c. w.
Troy received message from Mobile
announcing the death of his uncle Capt.
James Quill, which occurred on the
10th inst. Capt. Quill was well known
in Tupelo where he occasionally visited
Mr.. Troy and his family. In Speaking
of Capt. Quill the Mobile Register in
speaking Of the death of Capt. Quill
says: The death of Mr. Quill in middle
life is a severe blow to his family. and
their sorrow is shared by very large
circle of friends, for the deceased was
a man who attracted friendships by the
geniality of his disposition and an open
hearted liberality manifested whenever
an appeal was made to him for any
cause. He was prominent in the order
of Elks, being past exalted. ruler of
the Mobile Lodge, and he made the
motto of the Elks his rule in life, bring
ing into the lives of others much of
the sunshine that seemed to perpetually
surround his own. He had an estab-
lished place high in the esteem of his
fellow-men The trite sentence that he
will be missed but half expresses the
loss he will be missed as husband
and father and will be missed by
large number as very dear friend.
He was his wife's sweetheart through
twenty-nine years of married life and
he was his sons chum for the latters
schooldays, and in this is described what
is best in any man.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
CONMiSSIORER'S SALE.
Will-Harris ct al
VS. NO. IZ4l.
NJ C. Harris

Nv 11dlllO
By virtue of decree of the Honora-
BILE Chancery Court Of Lee county, state
of Mississippi, rendered at the Septem-
Der term, A. D., 1905. thereof ordering
sale of certain lands mentioned there
in, G. w. Long, the undersigned, ap-
pointed Commissioner to execute said
decree, will, on Wednesday, Nov 18th,
1906, expose at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front OF the
cou house door, in the city of Tupelo,
within the hours prescribed by law, the
following described lands, being in said
county and state, to-wit:
53A acres off. of the south side of the
S. e. I Of sec. 20; 80 acres, more or less
being all Of the west half of the N e
Of sec 80, which lies west of the big or
main ditch as it now runs and where old
House Creek formerly ram 8 acres in
the S E corner Of the N w Of sec 20,
and described as commencing at the S
3 corner Of said N w / of sec 29 and
thence running west 13 rods, thence
north 60 rods, thence east 13 rods ard
thence south SO rods to the beginning
point, and also one rod wide clear ocross
the west boundary Of the N e Of said
sec. 20, ali, in Township 10 Range Z,
East, Lee county, Mississippi, together
with the appurtenances and heredita-
ments thereunto appertaining.
G. w. LONG, Commissioner.
Is D. ted 23rd day Of October, 1906.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
J. T. Walters, Killed

Mr.. J. T. Walters an old man living
on the factory grounds was run into by
young Claude Sanders riding bicycle
Tuesday afternoon, at the corner of the
street by the superintendent residence,
and on Wednesday morning died from
twelve years old and delivers the Com
mercial-Appeal for Mr.. Crane, the
agent here. Mr.. Walters came here
from Covington, Tenn, and had several
children at work in the mill. He was
about seventy years of age and was a
federal pensioner. He was buried
Wednesday afternoon in the cemetery
here.
An affidavit has been sworn out by
Sheriff Kelly before Esq. Pound ctarg-
ing young Sanders with having mali
ciously run into and killed Mr.. Walters.
Sanders will have preliminary hearing
on the charge.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
NUMBER 81
Commissioners Sale Of Land.

The demand for Lee county farm
lands was well demonstrated at two
commissioners sales made by George
w. Long, Chancery Clerk during the
past week. On Saturday several tracts
of land were sold under an order from
the Chancery court for the purpose of
division of estates where the property
could not well be divided. On Monday
Mr.. Long went out from Guntown and
sold some Of the lands of the estate of
the late w. M. Scott, most of the land
lying on Tishomingo Creek and being
OF the best farming land of the coun-
ty. The first sales comprised the fol-
lowing tracts.
80 acres, Baldwin land, northeast of
Tupelo, sold to J H. Wren for the sum
of $715.00.
172 acres, the Hill place near Plan
tersville, to John Stovall for the sum
of $1411.00.
Lizzie Edwards lot in town of Tupelo
to 7. b. Carroll for the sum of $4l5.00
178 acres of the A. M. Johnson land
west of Shannon, bought in by the heirs
for the sum of $4,000 90
The William Scott land was sold as
follows: 35 acres to ]. H. Lindley for
the sum of $500.
280 acres to r. G. Rowland for the
sum of $400. Prentiss county.
80 acres to S. A. Scott for $2210
rs acres to Miss Jane Scott for $2595.
100 acres to Lee Long for $4,000.
80 acres to A. H. Watt for $4,000
There was an anxious crowd of bidders
present and the bidding was spirited.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
MORE OF THE COTTON CASE
Joe Freeman Arrested and
COnfesses.
Sold Four Bales Of Cotton which he
tells were sold for Henry Afford.
Latter Re.ArreSted.

Last week Ed. Edwards and
Henry Afford, who were remain
ed to Jail in default of bail by
Justice Pound on the charge Of
having stolen cotton from the
warehouses, succeeded in making
bail and were released from Jail.
Further evidence had been
secured by the officers working
up the dase that there had been
more thefts than had been
brought to light. D. w. Robins
and R. F. Robertson with sheriff
Kelly have been actively at work
to unearth the whole affair and
it was decided that sufficient
evidence had been secured to
warrant the arrest of Joe Free
man a young darkey living in the
north part of the town. Joe was
found in the westernpart of the
town and brought to the sheriff S
Office where he was put through
a rigorour examination. At first
he denied having any knowledge
of the crime but finally decided
to talk and admitted that he had
/ sold four bales of cotton for
Henry Afford. Joe is the son of
Nathan Freeman who owns a lit
tie farm west of town. Joe had
sole his fathers cotton crop of
last year which amounted to four
bales, as Nathan himself stated.
An examination of the books
showed that Joe had sold eight
bales and when arrested was un-
able to give an account Of where
he got the extra four bales un-
| til he aemitted that they were
sold for Henry Afford. After
Freeman's confession duplicating
Henry Afford with himself, Al
ford was re-arrested and placed
in Jail. He has not yet had a
hearing on the last charge.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27

The Lee County Teachers Association
met at the court house in Tupelo Oct.
21, 1905. Association was called to or
der by President John B. Thompson,
Invocation by Sup't Francis; music by
Mrs. Stowe, of Verona. Prof. B. L.
Schumpert was called on to discuss the
subject of Supplementary Reading and
he entertained the Association with a
very logical and practical talk on the
subject. Next, Prof j. 7. Wallace, of
the Tupelo Graded School, in a clear
and logical manner, discussed the imag-
ination in its different phases. Prof. w.
r. Hunt conducted an impressive reci-
tation on the life and character of Hor-
ace Mann, after whice the Association
adjourned uill 1:30 p. m.
First in the afternoon session was a
lesson in School Management
by Prof. ]. S. Vandiver. Prof Vandi-
yer is a fine disciplinarian and he aroused
much enthusiasm in the discussion Of
the subject.
Prof. Wallace read selection, sub
ject Woman as Teacher"
How to increase the attendance in
our public schools was ably discussed
by i. NJ. Milan and Miss Lula Petty.
The divided term was discussed by
Supt. Francis, Prof. Larkin Smith and
others. It was unanimously agreed that
the school term should not be divided.
The Association next proceeded to
elect officers for the next term Of six
months, the following officers were
elected:
| Pres. T. M. Milam, Vice Pres. Larkin
Smith, Sec. and Tres. Miss Lula Petty.
Prof. Vandiver extended cordial
| Invitation to the Association to meet
with the Nettleton people Saturday
Nov. 18th. The invitation was accept
| ed and the Association adjourned to
meet ia Nettleton on Nov. 18th.
| T. M. MILAN, Pres.
MISS LULA PETTY, Sect.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
Crosses Of Honor Bestowed by
Daughters Of the COnfederacy.
An Interesting Program Successfully Carried Out The
Hearts Of the Veterans Made Glad.

ed Banner Miss Fannie Stubb.
Song, Darling Nellie Gray. .
Impromptu talks by veterans
Comrades Berry, McLain, Savery
ct al.
Song, "Old Marse in the Cold,
Cold Ground.
VETERANS VINO RECEIVED CROSSES.
N. B. Brooks, Co D 26th Tenn;
IN. B. Bolen, Co. F 31st Miss.
John Duke, Co. C 26th Miss,
Abel Farrar, Co. B 3rd Ala. !; Joe
Galtin, Co. F 32nd Miss; w. ].
Gamble, Surgeon Co. A 47th Ala;
A. Henderson, Co. H 18th Miss.
w. D. Hamilton, Co. G 10th Ala;
j. E. Hardy Co. E: 23rd Miss. j.
H. McNair, Co. l 18th Ala; H.
E. Porter, Co. G 18th Miss; w.
N. Pannell, Co. F 23rd S. c.;
John Smith, Co. L End Miss; S.
N. Walker, Surgeon 11th Miss.
The choir was composed of a
Baldwin Angel band' lassies
of twelve to fifteen years of age.
The singing was with the ami
nation and zeal of the girls of
the sixties and voted a great
success.
The recitations by the Misses
Cover and Stubbs were a treat
to the veterans who yet love the
flag of the Southern cross.
Several veterans to whom
crosses had been awarded were
not present to receive them, and
there were others whose applica-
tions were reported as forwarded
yet had never been received by
the chapter, therefore said ap-
plicants failed to secure crosses.
Baldwin Chapter is in possess
sion of a list of all battles fought
during the war between the
states es-localities arranged by
states
A bountiful Baldwin dinner
was served to the veterans by
the ladies of the chapter at IL m,
After adjournment of chapter
a sermon was preached to the
audience by Rev. Sydenstricker
Of Corinth.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
Confederate Monument 10 BE- UnyeiIsd

The committee entrusted with the
duty Of making arrangements for the
unveiling Of the Confederate monument
announce that the unwilling will take
place on the Both Of November unless
something turns up to prevent. Mr.. j.
7. Stinson was here last week and has
laid the foundation for the monument at
the intersection of Main and Broadway,
the site selected for its location. The
site is on a commanding location and
the monument will appear at fine adj
vantage. The program for the unveil-
ing win be announced later.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
BaIdWyn's Stock Show

Our enterprising sister town, Bald
wyn had fine stock show on the 10th
inst, which is pronounced by all who
were present. Many fine animals were
on exhibition and the occasion, remind
ed the visitors of similar events in
Kentucky and Tennessee We regret
that we did not get program so that
we could have given more extended
notice.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
Public Speaking.

A meeting of the Southern Cotton
Growers Association of Lee county is
called to meet in Tupelo on Saturday
November 4th. at II o'clock A. M. at
the court house The meeting will be
addressed by Hon. Sam Witherspoon
member of the state executive COM
mittee, and probably by Hon. Walter
Clark and other prominent speakers.
Everybody invited. Come out.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
Notice TO Probate c!sias

Letters of Administration on the ts-
tate Of Posey Martin deceascdr favlflg
this day been granted T ~ Mazet no
tiee IS hereby given to. all person hoiu
INC claims against said estate 70 nave
the M same probated within twelve months
from, date, or they are forever barred
by law. -. ,oog
- P e Nike, ADM
Guy Mitchell, Sci, for Adnar
;Wanted-1o0O bushels country meal,
Tupelo Mercantile Co,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27

You are going to see tho sweliest
costuEes, the prettiest girls, the hand
sumest COMEDIANS and hear tIle| most
pleasing music, vocal and ms trunlenta
in "A Breezy Tim" 1t viii be worti.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
New Clothing for Men.

500 Mems fine Suits in this assortment may be found
styles that will suit the most fasdios youth well as the
conservative classes theseare all wool of highest
grade tailoring and we'll worth $780,, $780, up to $500
the suit your unrestricted choice $7.85@
New Fall styles in Mems suits Of this seasons Of
ferings heavy and medium weights, in unfinished Worsteds
and other popular Of the These thebest
values be found anywhere the city the suit $780,
$40 90 and $780, e
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27

OF the Confederacy on Friday at
ternoon, bestowed crosses of
honor on all applicants for pen
sions whose applications had been
passed on and were found eligi-
BILE. The court room had been
tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion and presented a most
pleasant scene.
The exercises were opened by
an invocation by Rev. r. A. Kim
brough, pastor Of the Baptist
church, after which the daugh-
ters in chorus sang the always
popular and -enlivening song,
Dixie" '9The Purpose of U. D.
C. Chapter" was the subject of
a paper by Miss Mamie Finley,
setting forth the objects of the
organization and the good results
following.
| The report of the years work
of the Tupelo chapter was given
by the recording secretary, Mrs.
G. w. Kelly, which showed fine
progress from every standpoint.
The membership is constantly
increasing and a greater inter-
est manifested as the purposes
of the organization are more
widely known.
A solo of much sweetness,
"Swanee River" !" was sung by
Mrs. Hughes and elected much
applause and many compliment
tary remarks from those who
are fond Of good music. Mrs.
Hughes has a rich, strong voice
which was at its best on this oc-
casion and delighted the audience
by her sweet singing.
Following the solo Mrs. F. L.
Kincannon read a paper on ''The
Women of the Confederacy,"
which set forth in a vivid man.
ner the part that the women, the
mothers, sisters and sweethearts
Of the boys in gray took in the
great battle for the cause of the
south.
Mrs. Julia G. Blair had been
assigned the duty Of offering a
tribute to those who had passed
away since the meeting in June.
One member, Mrs. Mollie Thom-
as, and one veteran, Capt. Jas.
Kincannon, had died, and the
memory of each was beautifully
commemorated in the tribute of.
fered by Mrs. Blair.
Misses Strain, Clark and Hood
rendered a trio which was great
ly appreciated by the audience.
Each of these young ladies pos
sess a cultivated voice and their
singing was one Of the most de-
lightful features of the program.
Mrs. j. w, Hoyle read in her
usual forceful style a poem which
recited some of the stirring
events of the war.
After the program. crosses
were bestowed by Mrs. E. D.
Hood. 7. P. Of local chapter:
B. I. Buse, R. H. Christian.
J. L. Christian, r. S. Claiborne,
M. Y. Caldwell, ]. M. Duke, ].
M. Fears, William S. Green, Phil
S. Long, ]. B. Mcclure L. A.
Mitchell, T. L. Russell, w. l.
Smith, w. H. Smith, James
Weems, J. A. Williams.
The following can get their
crosses by applying to E. M.
Witherspoon at Asa w. Aliens,
who has the crosses: A. M. Sui
lens, ]. B. Francis, w. S. Gar
ner, A. ]. Hill, T. B. Young.
Mr.. Young's cross was here
for him on June 3rd, but he fail
ed to be present and has never
sent for it. Mess. McNutt and
Fowler's applications received
too late to be awarded crosses at
this meeting. Crosses will be be-
slowed again on the 10th of jan
uary. All veterans desiring same
can notify w. A. Dozier or E. M.
Witherspoon, who will see that
they gel. application blanks.
After the exercises a nice lunch
was served the veterans by the
Daughters in one Of the jury.