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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
LETTER FROM ELLIS SIPES.
Tells OF Their Trip to California, and His
Impressions of the Country.

/ Will drop you rev INES. we
left Pittsburg, Pa, over the Wa
bash Railroad, the 18Th of last
Decem Der, and arrived in Kan
sas city on the morning of the
2lst. We changed TO the Santa
Fe railroad and arrived in Los
Angeles, California, on the day
before Christmas, after a very in
terestlng and pleasant trip. One
has to make a trip across the con.
tinent to realize the extent of I'm
Gle Sans domain.
We spent four days sightseeing
IN Los Angeles and vicinity. 1t
is very beautiful city, as is, al
so, the surrounding country,
which Is dotted with fine homes
and orange groves and orchards,
beyond which lies the beautiful
Pacific ocean
Every home has roses, and
they were blooming in profusion.
We left Los Angeles on the ev-
ening of December q, and arriv-
ed In Reedley the next day, where
we expect to make our future
home.
Reedley is lively town of 600
inhabitants. tbs situated in the
San Joaquin valley, on the Kings
river, six miles from the foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada mountains,
which are covered with perpet-
ual snow. Mt Whitney Is eighty
miles directly east and can be
seen plainly any clear day.
Reedley has two rallroads-the
Southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe-three churches and a twen-
ty-thousand dollar school build
ing, with "a excellent graded and
high school. II is surrounded by
fine land suitable for raising all
kinds Of fruit. One of the prin-
clpal of which is the raisln grape
this beng their home county,
which produces almost the entire
commercial crop Of raisins. They
are followed by peaches, which
are produced in large quantities.
Many oranges, lemons, figs,
prunes, apricots, as well as most
of the fruits produced in the East,
are raised here.
Fruit growing is very profit
able. Many men are making
more money off ten acres here,
than could be made off a hundred
in the east. Many persons are
making a comfortable living off of
five acres.
We have the very best of roads
here. The tax is all paid IN mon
ey. A supervisor is elected whose
business 1t is to oversee all the
work which is done by contyac-
tor, and the result is good roads.
We had very fine winter here
If winter it might. be called
The temperature dropped once
to 26 above zero, and twice to
freezing point ana that only last
J ed about half an hour, early one
morning. No snow, no Ice nor
mud, but lots of warm comforta-
BILE sunshine.
Geraniums, Verbenas, and OLE
anders grow out of doors nicely all
winter, and roses have been bloom
ing ever since we came here.
We have all the hardy kinds of
garden truck here all winter.
Potatoes, corn and beans are all
up and doing well,
There has been much exagger-
alton in regard to California, -
This should not be, for the truth
is good enough. The climate is
good enough for the most fastid
ious. The products are variec
aud yield very large. Any mar
can make beautiful, as we'll as
a very profitable home on a very
small piece of land.
q. ELLIS SIPEs.
Reedley, Cal,
3 March 28, 1905.
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
DANIELS.

After a numbe If years of pa
tient suffering, Mr.. Reuben Dan
iels, one of Licking Creek town
ships aged citizens, died at his
home last Saturday, and lnterment
was made in the cemetery of the
Sldeling Hill Christian church on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Daniels was a son of the
late Benjamin Daniels. His broth
ers are all dead, and but three of
his sisters, Re- cca, wife of Jona-
than X. Sipes; Caroline, wife of
John A. Hauman, and Lydia, wife
of Emanuel Mellott, survive him.
OF his own immediate family,
his wife, two sons, and three
daughters,survive.
He was Il member of the Chris
tian church for many years and
an exemplary citizen.
He was aged about 70 years.
HEINBAUGH.
Mr.. Andrew Helm nbaugh, one of
Ayr townships most highly re-
spected citizens, died at his home
last Thursday, at the age of so
years, 8 months and 81 days.
While Mr.. Heinbaugh had been
in failing health for some time in
cident to advancing years, he had
been able to drive out, and was in
his usual health up to the day of
his death-the immediate cause
OF which was paralysis.
Funeral on Saturday and inter-
ment made IN Union cemetery.
Mr.. Helm baugh was born In
Elm Schhcter, Germany. When
he reached the age of twenty one
years, he joined the Regular
Armv in that country and served
a full term of four years.
October /, 1851, he was mar
ried to Miss Anna Catharine
Schmidt, of Germany, and soon
thereafter, the young couple came
to America, iandingin Baltimore,
IN which city they resided until
March, 1852, when they came to
the Big Cove, where they have
since resided.
Mr.. Helnbaugh IN very early
life identified himself with the
Reformed church, and his
straightforward dealing with ms
fellow men, his consistent life
were such as to win the good will
and esteem of all who came tt
know HIM.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by six of the ten children tina
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
MILLER.

Mrs. Catharine Miller, widow
OF John Miller, late of Union
township, deceased, died at her
home in Buck Valley on Friday,
March "a, 1905, aged about 66
years.
The immediate cause of her
death was paralysis, but she had
been confined to her bed for a
period of about six weeks with an
attack of grippe.
Her remains were inferred in
the cemetery at the Lutheran
church In the Valley on the fol
lowing Tuesday.
Mrs. Miller was highly re-
spected woman, and is survived
by one daughter, Mary, and
three sons, Henry, William and
George.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

Co, The vessel will load lumber ter Aus
tralia.
The cruiser Marblehead left San Fran.
cisco yesterday for the Lewis and Clark
fair This should bring the cruiser into
the river by Friday morning at the late,
St Cruisers Boston and Chicago have
not been reported as having sailed AS yet
They will probably follow close upon tn,
Marhlehead.
Lumber trogers are again crowding in,
to the harbor and in few days the mill
wharves will be lined with fore.and aft
rigged carriers loading the product Of the
Oregon forests, The demand for lumber
in Southern California is steadily increas,
ing. and reports from there state that
new yards are springing up in many
places in the outskirts of growing towns
and cities. San Pedro, Redondo and Port
Los Angeles are the distributing points
and from there the lumber goes by rail
into different sections OF the interior.
The fact that the territories OF Ari
zona and New Mexico have taken on an
added spirit of growth lately, largely due
to the wonderful change from aridity
that has taken place in their climate
within year or little more, and
which has changed them from bare
brown plains to great fields OF wonder,
ful verdure, with indications of most
fertile soil where not so very long ago
it was thought hardly that the land
would ever be anything but a barren ser.
les of cactus plains, gulches and noun
tains, all counts vastly to the benefit of
the millowners in this section and north. |
as does a steady increase in the popula
tion of the cities of Lower California.
Southern mills, of the Mississippi valley |
have been unable to supply the demand
from Southern Arizona and New Mex.
leo. and now that the product from the
northern coast has gained foothold il
IS regarded likely that permanent mar.
Set has been established.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

The steamer Acme sailed yesterday for
San Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores Of Astoria Readers are Learning
the Duty OF Their Kidneys.

Scores OF Astoria Readers are Learning
the Duty Of Their Kidnsya
To filter the blood IL the kidneys'
duty. ...........
When they fail to do this the kidmya
are sick,
Backache and kidney illA follow.
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure The mall.
j. Blake, whose place OF residence IL
j26 Market street, Portland, says, II
bought several boxes OF Doan's Kidney
Pills and scarcely think u the first had
not proved satisfactory that would
have tried the second and third. have
used almost everything said TO be- n
cure for weakened kidneys and bladder
but nothing ever gave me the aatinfae.
ton ] received from Doan's Kidney Pills.
They are easy to take, have no effect
upon the stomach or bowels and act di.
rectly upon the kidneys. ! thoroughly
believe from the results received and
also from observation that Doan's Kid.
ncy Pills are one preparation on tho
market which asts directly as repre-.
sented,"
Emphatic endorsement can be- had
right here in Astoria. Drop into Chas
Rogers drug store and ask what his
customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Alilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no other
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
S. S. GORDON INJURED,
Thrown From His Horse in Upper As
. toria and Badly Injured.

While S. S, Gordon was riding horse
back yesterday afternoon in Upper As.
toria, and when coming around the curve
by the Astoria Box Company, his horse
stumbled and fell, throwing MIR, Gordon
off and possibly falling on him. Mr.. W,
L, Talent was driving along at the time
and picked Mr., Gordon up and took him
TO the hospital DIR. Fulton was called,
1t was found that he suffered severe
fracture of the bones in the left elbow,
besides re,eiving many scratches and
bruises ON his face and head, 1t is not
thought it will be necessary to amputate
the arm, but DIR. Fulton is of the opin.
ion that it will always be stiff. Mr.,
Gordon did not complain of much pain
and submitted to treatment without a
murmur His many friends hope for
his speedy recovery.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
EXPOSITION HOTELS
Worth Investigation By All Who
Intend 10 Visit Portland Fair.
REASONABLE PRICES PREVAIL

, There has been much rumor a. 10 the
exhorbitant prices charged by the Port,
land hotel keepers. II is true that for
the occasion, like In all other exposition
cities throughout the world in the
past, a number Of large fire. trap. have
come into existence, whose owners ARE
in the business TO get out Of il all they
can, while II lasts.
To the credit Of leading hotelkeeper.
II may bc said. however that they take
care OF their regular patrons In the
same courteous manner ~ has been
their habit previous 10 the opening Of
the fair
At the Imperial hotel, which {. still
under the same efficient management
as heretofore, Mr. Phil. Mentzchan. its
popular host told representative Of
this paper on Tuesday that price. at
his hotel had not been advanced. except
in the case Of a few Of the very best
rooms, while its former regular patron,
can always have accommodations at its
former prices by giving notice OF an In.
tended visit sufficiently in advance, to
enable the managers Of the Imperial
Hotel to make desired reservation.
With the on.rush Of so many strangers
to the Rose City, regular patrons should
not expect TO find rooms at this pop,
'ilar hoStelry without giving due notice
day or two in advance, "a the Imperial
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
Shipping News.

The steamer Acme sailed yesterday for
San Francisco.
The steaiher Alliance sails this morn.
ing from the Calendar dock for Eureka
via Coos Bay.
The schooner Monterey, in tow of the
tug Dauntless, left San Francisco for
this port yesterday.
The Asiatic liner Arabia is en- route
with cargo of gunny sacks and new.tea
She is due in Astoria on the elst.
The lighthouse tender Manzanita leaves
out this orning for a cruise up the
coast, She will 80 as far north as Una.
tilla Reef iightship, where she win put
Capt. Patterson aboard the ship.
The proposition OF the Anderson 4
Grove Company and Andrew Allen to
raise the steamer Geo. W. Elder has not
been accepted yet by the underwriters
in London, although word to that effect
is expected Inomentariy.
The Italian barks Rosalia dali and
Gabrielle dali were added to the over
due list Saturday with reinsurance at s
percent; the former is out 1888 days to.
day from New York for AMER and the
latter lSs days from Antofagasta for
Hamburg.
The British bark Primrose, which has
been at San Francisco for several weeks
discharging small portion of her cargo
brought out from Europe, left for this
port this morning, after discharging
freight consigned to Meyer, Wilson 4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

and the taxes are 80 mills' They don't
know what the property Is assessed at,
neither does the government that com
piles the census returns. II is not at all
strange that there has not one single
farmer located in Clatsop county in tho
past five years. II is about time that
the law was enforced.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
Annual School Election.

The annual school election for Dis.
trict No. occurs ON June 10 at which
time there is one director to be elected
for five years. p J. Goodman, the re.
firing director, declines to accept re.
nomination, and a petition was circu.
lated yesterday asking Jas. W. Weleh to
accept the position which he will no
doubt do. Mr.. Goodman has been true
and tried friend of the schools and his
retirement is to be regretted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

The Hess restaurant, on Eleventh
street. is considered the family restRu.
rant OF Astoria. The best meals ana
the best service In Astoria. 100 Eleven.
tn street
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

r. NJ. Castor carries a full line OF
farm implements. also wagons. bug
gies and farming tools OF all kinds.
i05 Fourteenth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08

Dynamite was found in the heel of the
slipper of a Portland woman. How
would you like to be her little boy!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-08
HIGH ASSESSMENTS
Laws OF Assessment and Taxation
Violated by Assessors.
INJURIOUS TO THE COUNTY

People Will Not Locate in a County
Where the Assessment Is Five per cent
and in Astoria it Retards the Improve.
ment of Many Streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19

2,0O0 acres in the beautiful valley Of the Tennessee River. Our homestead was two and a half miles from Flor ence, Ala. Before the civil war he owned 200 or more negroes, making a large family on each of two planta- tions
 Only one family occupied cabin, to which was attached half an acre, as little garden, furnishing them with vegetables and many comforts. From the summer of 1862 the Federal army in their many raids and retreats, were often encamped on our place, as twas conveniently situated, being just a mile on the east from the Huntsville road and the same distance on the west from the Nashville road. They took from us our negroes. One morning we saw their wagons haul off fifty of'them with all their earthly possessions. They were taken with the army to Nashville Most of them died in a few weeks from smallpox. We were robbed of hundreds of hams, etc, from the smokehouse; the barns were emp
 tied and our horses, cows and sheep
 were carried away The fowls in the
 yard were raced after and shot, the
 men riding off with turkeys, ducks and chickens hung to their saddle skirts.
 By spring of 1863 everything was ta-
 ken the only stock we had was my fathers buggy horse, Mo, and an old white mule.
 Feeling that the coast was clear, one Sabbath morning and safe for us to leave home, my father and I drove be- hind the old mule. into service. He en- l trusted my mother and two little brothers to the care of our faithful Ed
 ward (his body servant). We were congratulating ourselves that we had reached home without any invasion, when on our return Ed met us with the news the Yankees had searched the house and premises, taking with them
 our last horse. Mo. I said to my fath-
 CT: Let me go and I will bring him l home" He replied: %No, my child, not for all the world would I expose you to such danger" I insisted until | finally he consented that Ed should drive me to see the commanding officer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19

and try to recover Mo. It proved a large army that was passing through for as we reached the Huntsville road we saw the long line of blue coats We drove along this line about mile to Florence where we found the length of Court Street blue with Yankees. We drove to Campbells Hotel (the site is now built up in handsome stores) and seeing a general, with quantities of gold braid and stars standing on the gallery I sent Ed to request him to come to my buggy. I made my appeal to him and in a very condescending way directed me to the Colonel who commanded the head of the column. Just then dear old Dr. Hargraves came to my rescue. First scolding me for being there, he walked near the buggy as we proceeded to the head of the column at the Foster home at the head of Court Street. We wound in, and.out In our meanderings among these dread full creatures. more animal than hu- man. until we reached the home of Dr. Mitchell (now that of Mir. Overton Ewen) where the Doctor advised me to stop. As I did so several Yankees rushed to my buggy and took every piece of harness and forcing the reins from the hands of Ed. Just then Yankee rode by on Mo with curbed bit and spurs. He danced and pranced as If ten years younger.
 The Doctor found the Colonel to whom made my second appeal. He gave Ed written permission to take his horse if he found him. This was pre-. sented to the rider. who laughed and dashed off Ed mounted his mule and as the army moved he kept in sight of Me. He spent the night at the Forks" the home of the Jacksons, five miles from Florence, where the army en. camped. I spent the night at the Simpson home on Court Street and felt repaid for my great effort when next morning Ed rode up leading Mo Poor Mo, he had spent the hardest night ot his life. he was bespattered with mud, his shoes all thrown off and was hrok- en down.
 From Florence Chapter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19
Fitshugh Lee Chapter.


 The following interesting correspond ence explains itself:
 To Mir. T. C. DeLeon, Palm Cottage,
 Mobile. Ala:
 Honored sir--At the request of sev- eral loyal hearted Southern women. have consented to form Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 I write this letter to ask your per- mission to use as our motto, or creed, your beautiful tribute to this illustrious soldier and statesman, and your friend,
 ''Mors Vincta."
 will you kindly consent to stand god-
 father to our Chapter. and send us a
 word of encouragement in our patri- otic efforts to do honor to our noble countryman.
 I met General Lee personally, and was so glad to find in him my ideal of Southern soldier, statesman and Christian gentleman, of the old-fash- toned type; but one who was as great | in peace as in war--a man who grasped the political situation of the present with such purity of purpose as to com mand the reverent admiration of his | friends, and to compel his enemies-if he ever had them-to do him homage as Gods noblest work--an honest man! Trusting you will pardon my seeming l intrusion, and trusting to the import | of this message for pardon, l I am, with profound respect, Yours sincerely, | (Mrs.) J. Pinckney Smith, Ex-President Louisiana Division, U. D. c. 1744 Prytania Street, New Orleans La. | (Copy of answer.) | University of the South, | Sewanee, Nov. IS, 1905.
 Mrs. J. Pinckney Smith, Fitzhugh Lee | Chapter, U. D. C., New Orleans. La. | Dear and Honored Madam-You l courteous and kind letter asking that
 become Godfather to the Chapter" and | permit the use of my quatrain on its real godfather as motto. reaches me
 here. where I am lingering and pre- l tending 1t is still summer. The compliment is undeserved by the | simple lines; save that they embalm the name of a soldier who was true knight, 1 true patriot and true man. The poem l is wholly yours, as is my gratitude and | appreciation.
 It may interest you to know that the quatrain is changed in no word since I rose at midnight before his funeral and wrote it on my typewriter. It was inspired by the letter received the day previous from my old and valued friend, Mrs. Hattie Paul Myers, of Richmond, widow of Major Wm. B. Myers. Adiutant General on John c.
 Breckinridge's staff.
 She had touchingly described the beauty and dignity of General Fitz Lees later life. and his tender loyalty to old friendships and associations. She had just come from looking upon his
 placid face for the last time. She and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19
Tuscumbia Chapter.

The first meeting of the Chapter for the year 1905-06 was held October g.
 literary program, consisting of music. recitations and historic papers was greatly enjoyed, particularly a reminiscence read by our historian, Miss Frances Cooper, written by Mrs. Kicks of our county, recounting her experiences at LaGrange, Tenn, during the occupancy of General Grant, he, his stan and family making her home their headquarters.
 Mrs. Randolph's appeal to the Ala bama Division for the sum of $150, necessary for lettering the Confeder- ate monument at Madison, H., was considered and $5 was voted for this purpose. should other sums be con- tributed appropriating the desired amount"
 The shiloh entertainment was dis cussed, committees appointed, special features decided upon, the date set being November Sth.
 The Helen Keller Library and Lite rary Association being in sympathy with this work of the Chapter, by way of donation, offered their concert hall for the entertainment, and promptly by 10 o'clock on the day advertised, every donation and contribution had been received.
 chicken salad, pickles, celery, coffee, etc, was served from 12 m. to 2 p. m., when an entrance fee of 10 cents was charged for the baby show"
 Our President. Mrs. McClesky, had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19

been charged with the selection or three judges, invited to serve the Daughters in unnamed capacity.
 A large crowd had assembled ana filled the elevated seats, and when the prominent gentlemen from Leighton and Sheffield arrived, there were pre- sented to them in beautiful array twenty dainty, rosy. dimpled. laughlng' chubby angel-eyed babies! In Section 1 in flowing robes, infants less than one year; Section 2, cunning, winsome tots" under two and a half years. The gallant judges would have declared themselves taken advantage of, but patriotism engenders bravery. and with no alternative of the ''cannon's mouth." to run the gauntlet or make a charge" applause was won when they conferred the two souvenir spoons on Baby Smith" and Lady 'Tot" Julien.
 Lunch was served until p. m, the crowd coming and going being enter tained by visits to the candy booth, artistically decorated with flowers and variety of home made confections; and to the box bazaar, where boxes Gin dry goods proportion) of all sizes and shapes, tied in fancy catchy styles, and priced at 25 cents, were displayed; in many instances (there was a pledge to be worth the money) the boxes selected for purchases, would reveal articles worth thrice the price, and so popular was this feature that in less than two hours not a box was left. The chill dren, too, were busy soliciting grabs" from their parti-colored bags which by twilight had shriveled to It's Primitive proportions.
 At the meeting on Wednesday next the medal proposed some time ago for the best historic paper by the school children of the city will be decided upon, the donations to the Old Soldiers at Mountain Creek be specified, and
 other matters for the future consid- cred.
 Reporter. "Reminiscences of the Civil War.