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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
PAVED STREETS FOR GREENWOOD
NOW ALMOST A CERTAINTY.
Council oreens and Are Impressed With
What They Saw.

Iprcssion seems to be that the committee
will recommend the issuance of about
100000 of street paving bonds, paya-
ble say, in twenty years. This will be
sufficient to pave two miles Of streets.
Certificates of Indebtedness would be
issued against the abutting property
owners for one-third the cost of pay
ing. The certificates would be collect
able by the city the same as taxes, but
the property owners would have the
option to pay them in cash or the city
would carry them for Ave years at per
cent interest. The same plan was
adopted in Greenville, and many OF the
citizens there have preferred to pay
their certificates in cash,
The report Of the meeting will be
made at a joint mass meeting OF the
City Council on the night of February
20, and every citizen of Greenwood is
urged to be present at this meeting
to hear the report of the committee and
discuss the question in all it's phases.
The Board will also at this meeting
lay out map for the paved streets.
The condition Of the streets in Green
wood now is such that it needs no ar
gument to convince anyone Of the ne
cessity OF street paving, and there is
hardly a doubt that when the question
is put to the voters of the city they
will array themselves on the side of
progress and development as they have
always done therefore,.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
SfsIOUS TROUBLE
'3hN
BARELY AvfRTED
Texas Nemesis Trails His Man IA
Greenwood.
Ill CRIES LIKE A WOMAN.
Man From the Lone Star Stat. locA.
Ills Victim In Room and Wits.
pers Death.

Last Sunday morning came very near
being bloody one for Greenwood
Tho affair was hushed up suddenly.
and all that the Commonwealth could
learn in the matter is, that tho princl.
pals were young travelling man from
Monroe, La, and man from Marshall
Texas.
The meeting OF the men occurred In n
locked room of n hotel and there were
no witnesses to that part Of the busIpesu
although it is a fact that the Texan
threatened to kill the man from Louis
lana, and perhaps would have done 10,
hut for tho fact that the baby act was
pleaded and a general denial oi the Of.
Tending language was entered.
1t seems that about Month arc In
Marshall, Texas, the drummer from
Louisiana indulged in some scandalous
talk either concerning the Texan or
some female member Of his family or
connection, and when II csme 10 his
ears he Immediately went on the war
path; he began systematic search for
tho offending young man, trailing him
through number Of states, and finally
came upon him In Greenwood. The men
met at one Of the hotels and tho man
from Texas made the other fellow 10 TO
a room with him, when he locked tho
door and proceeded 10 business. No
one knows what happened In tho room.
but 1t can be guessed that there were
some begging, denying and crawhshing.
In short time, however, the mon went
down to the Office, the Texan getting
some paper from the clerk and writing
document which was signed by sev-
eral men AZ witnesses. In oil proba-
bility the paper was q libel, denying
the use of tho offensive remarks made In
Texas; at least the Louisiana man wss
made to sign IL; then others, among
them friend OF the Texan, was asked
to sign itas witness. When tho pApsz
was being signed tho fellow from Louis
lana asked the other man 10 shal1s
hands with him, but the gun toter from
the West emphatically refused to do 70
until all the witnesses had duly signed
the paper. He stood at q desk crying
bitterly, with his hand on his hip pocket.
and those who witnessed the scene
were prepared to see tho hre works be-
gin ut any time. The whole affair, how
ever, was so soon over and 70 quietly
done, that but few knew Of tho occur
renee.
Whom the paper was signed and the
hand-striking drama was done, tho man
from the West was lead TO . room and
disappeared on one Of the aftsrnooa
trains. He was nice looking man, but
there was danger written in hls facs,
and as he left the scene Of action, b.
was heard to mutter, Il can't kill :
baby"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

1t may be safely predicted that Green
wood will have paved streets in the not
distant future. The sentiment for the
movement has been steadily growing
for the last few years, and the more
the question is agitated and in
vestigated. the more certain it becomes
that the movement is gaining strength.
This has been especially emphasized
during the last week, when the reefs
have become almost impossible, and the
necessity for some Improvement in the
condition of the public thoroughfares
has become urgent.
At meeting of the City Council last
Tuesday night, petition signed by
several hundred citizens was presented
asking that an election be called for the
purpose Of voting on the question of issu-
ing bonds for paved streets. Mr.. Ar
mold, engineer for the Southern Paving
Company of Chattanooga, was heard by
the board and gave an estimate of the
cost of paving two miles of streets. His
company has just completed contract
for paving the streets of Greenville, and
Mr.. Arnold gave the board some infor-
nation about the work done by his com
pany in that town.
1t was finally agreed to appoint a
committee of representative business
men of Greenwood to visit Greenville
and make a thorough investigation of
the work done there. This committee
was named as follows: DR. T. r. Hen
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
ARMSTRONG GO.
IN BANKRUPTCY
President of the Company Gone to
Texas "FOr His Health"
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
Liabilities of the Concern Are About
$4,000, With Assets Less Than
Half That Amount.

The Armstrong Company, doing gen
eral dry goods and notions business in
Yazoo City, made an assignment for the
benefit of all its creditors last week.
Immediately several of the largest cred
itors ran attachments on some of the
goods. The other creditors made appli-
cation to have the concern put in bank
ruptcy, and the affairs of the company
will no doubt be wound up in this way.
W. A. Armstrong, formerly of Green
wood, was the President and manager
of the business, and the other largest
stockholders ]. S. and II. W. Watson, Of
Lexington. The company was capital
lied for $4,000, and it is understood
that the Watsons put $4,000 or $1,000 in
cash in the business, and they say they
will lose every dollar of this. They
charge that Armstrong wrecked the
business by his extravaganza and
crooked dealings with the company.
The liabilities Of the company are
about $4,000, with assets about half
that amount, and it is not believed that
the bankrupt concern will pay 80 cents
on the dollar when the expenses Of wind
ing it up are taken out.
Armstrong left for Texas few days
before the failure, ostensibly for his
health, and has not been heard from
since arriving at New Orleans.
He was formerly resident of Green
wood, and was well known here. Arm
strong is said to have left bad record
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
AFTER THE SNOW
GAME THE RAIN
The Water Stood in Miniature Lakes
On the House Tops.
GREAT DAMAGE WAS DONE
Merchants Suffer Material Damage to
Stocks and Many Residence
Furnishings Injured.

Between the hours of and 3 o'clock
Sunday morning perhaps half the people
in the city were aroused by a flood of
water pouring in upon them through
their roofs. For several days previous
to the heavy rain the sleet and snow
had frozen ON the house tops, and the
valleys and cutters had become clogged.
The rain melted the snow and water
formed little lakes on the roofs, backed
up under the joints, and easily and
quickly found its way to the rooms
below.
Such calamity was an unheard of
occurrence before in this part of the
country, and the losers bore it calmly,
and went to work Immediately to re-
pair the damage as best they could.
The damage from this source was not
confined to this locality, but was gen
eral all over the State. The furnish
ings in the new Capitol building were
greatly damaged, while the old Capitol
house was turned into fish pond.
The damage in Greenwood is so gen.
eral in extent it is next to impossible to
find out the ones who were hurt Among
them, however, is Joe STEMS residence,
which sustained a damage Of about $3.50;
Weiler's iewelry house had fine piano
al, ~ r,,in tn hn
sent to the factory for repairs; the
offices above the same store sustained
serious damage also; Mrs. Dunn, on
West Washington street, had several
rooms badly damaged; some Of the stock
of Mr.. DeLoach was damaged; the Bank
of Commerce came in for share Of dam
age to the furnishings; Mr.. S. G. Wilson,
the furniture man, estima es his loss at
over $1,000. His whole store was flood
ed, but the greatest damage was in the
rug and carpet department. Mr.. Robert
Herman places his loss at $780, The +,
r. Austin Dry Goods Company sustained
a loss of about 500; Mr.. W. T. Fountain
lost about 800; Mr.. B. L. Youngs store
was not damaged, although his resi-
dence suffered damage to the extent of
nearly 5000; A. Weilers residence was
seriously damaged; the fine Henderson
g. Baird building leaked slightly, and
goods in the top story were damaged.
There are many others who suffe red
slight losses, but their names are not
available at this time.
Altogether it was the most devastating
storm period in the history of the delta,
and the only red seming feature is that
it does not happen often.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

ties that go to make good citizen. He
is an efficient officer.
Mr.. Sam p. Cobbs is anoteer officer
that is all there in the best elements of
true American life, and has friends from
one end of the city to the other.
Mr.. H. p. Austin is another OF our
splendid force who takes pride in his
work, and always gives good account
of himself.
The truth is, however, that Green
wood is one of the most moral and law
abiding cities to be found anwhere, and
If it were not, the city administration
would make il so.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
Ben Humphreys.

The Hon. Ben Humphreys, member OF
Congress from this district, was petit
toned by the people to use his influ-
ence to have Federal Court established
at GreenviIle, his home. The energetic
Congressman went to work and succeed
ed in having the bill pass the lower
house. Now there is an effort on the
part of some people to kill the bill in the
Senate and thus undo all the work OF
our member as we'll as thwart the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
HOOSIERS FINED.
Judge Montgomery SOaks a Trio of
N0n-Reside mt Hunters.

On Monday afternoon deputy sher-
if captured three white men who were
hunting near Berclair. They were
Hoosiers, so they claimed, and came
from their homes in Indiana for the pur-
pose of hunting. 1t is violation for
any except natives of the State to hunt
in Mississippi without license, and the
men were fined by Judge Montgomery
accordingly. Cost of the prosecution
amounted to about SIT piece.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

Mr.. ]. B. Pace has an interesting ad-
vertisement in this issue. For the
month Of February Mr.. Pace is offering
n cash prize of 81 In gold for the best
score made on his bowling alley. For
the best score made on his pool tables for
February he offers box OF 80 of the fine
Thor cigars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
Our spring line of Wool
ems, for suits or trousers, is
the handsomest. Austin's.
BROKE A BONE.
Mr.. e. r. McShane Suffering from
Spralned wrist.

President u. r. McShane, while su'
perintending some men Sunday morn
ing who were shoveling snow OF
Of the First National Bank building
slipped and fell; while falling he threw
out his right arm to break the fall and
bis weight broke q small bone. The
injury was painful but not serious.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
PEACE GUARDS.
Greenwood Boasts Force of Real
Good Men.

That this growing city has police
force of which any place may well be
proud, none will deny.
Chief of Police and Marshal G. L. Nc
Bride, is the right man for the position
and is well meaning, careful and con-
siderate officer. He is well liked and
greatly admired for his rare qualities.
Mr.. W. J. Browning is most polished
and courteous gentleman, way above
the average man in intelligence and is
handsome, affable and has all the quail
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
Manufacturers Meeting.

The business men and manufacturers
of Greenwood are to hold convention
for the purpose of trying Ito regulate
the price Of common labor.
1t would seem that at times, when a
firm would become short of hands and
had urgent work on hand, it would not
hesitate to offer Sl.50 or more per day
for unskilled labor; this fact, it is said,
entirely demoralized the negroes and
they began to demand the very high
rates for services. The proposed meet
ing is for the purpose of attempting to
regulate the matter, and restore former
conditions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
16 x 20 oil-iinished pict-
ures in 3-inch gilt frames,
rs cents, at G. E. Gillespie
& Co.'S.

The volunteer Organist" was pre-
sented to very small audience at the
local play house last Friday evening
Owing to the weather only small num-
ber OF tickets were sold, and the mana
ger decided not to let the play go on,
and the money was returned to those
there. About 0 o'clock about nifty peo-
pie got in the house and the play start
ed. 1t was first class In every respect
end the playgoers missed treat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

Study carefully the advertisement
to-day OF P. l.. DeIoach Co. 1t contains
some rare bargains. A special sale will
be conducted at this reliable house for
two days-next Monday and Tuesday.
The sale will be a general clearance
affair and the pnblic will profit by It.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
a reality.

c. c. Lackey, young colored man,
aged twenty, died at the home of his
father in this city on Thursday, Feb. 2,
and WAS buried on Monday in the col
ored cemetery. Young Lackey was a
worthy man, and was engaged rs a lum-
her classer. He was son Of the Rev.
N L. Lackey, the woll-known Confer
ence evangelist of the colored NJ. T..
Church
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

A small yellow dog was electrocuted
Sunday night at the corner Of Fulton
and Gibbs streets by live wire falling
on it. The canine put up some wonder
ful objections in the shape of howls, but
he was availcd not.
If this method could be applied to the
other hundreds of worthless curs
throughout the city it would be bless
ing to the community at large.
The Baptist Ladies' Society met at the
residence OF Mrs. r. b. Bell. Dainty
refreshments were served.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
Our spring line of Wool
ems, for suits or trousers, is
the handsomest. Austin's.

The great Barlow Minstrels will pay
their annual visit to Greenwood on
Tuesday evening, February IA. This
has always been considered fine at
traction, and should have a good house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
BFLzONI BRANCH.
from Creenwood 70 Bel1enl NJ the
Southern.

There now seems no doubt that tho
Southern Railway Company will sooa
build road from Greenwood to Belfonl.
Chancery Clerk c. ". Crockett has besa
busy this week recording rights Of WY
conveyances, and this. fact practically
assures the line. Engineers Of The
Southern are now looking over the ter
ritory, and 1t Is thought thst constfuc-
tion will commence in the early spring.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

expressed will OF the people OF this
district. Such measure would -un
doubtedly be Of much assistance to the
other overworkod court, as well rs q
great help to the people Of Greehville
and the entire district. Mr.. Hum
phreys is TO be congratulated on his
service, and It is to be hoped that the
establishment of the court will become
a reality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

Having purchased the entire stock of
glassware and crockery from Stein
Grocery Company at so cents on the
dollar, we are goi G to close same out
below actual cost. Sale going on now.
Buy it today tomorrow it will be sold.
LEON SLEIN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

behind him at Dyersburg, Tenn, Shef-
field, Ala, Memphis and Vicksburg. He
was originally from indianapolis, but
has been South for several years,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

The Yazoo river is very high and
still rising. 1t is feared that the stream
will overflow its banks below the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11
New Spring Shoes, mems
and ladies', at Austin's.
Doc" Brantley In Town.

II. NJ. BrantIey, formerly editor Of the
Courier at Magee, Miss, bat now a
Linotype operator Of Chicago, was a
visitor in the city one day this week,
Mr.. Brantley is an old Greenwood boy,
and marvels much at the wonderful
growth of his former home town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

Victor talking machines,
$1,000 to $500, at G. E.
Gillespie & Co.'s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

Ten packages garden
seed, 35 cents, at G. e. Gill
lespie & Co.'S Book Store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-11

100-piece dinner sets, 5000, at Leon
Stems.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-09
A Woman's Complexio n

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove sallowness or greasiness
Of the skin by the use of cosmetics,
or local treatment, as advocated
by the "beauty doctors. ;" The only
safe and sure way that woman can
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green's August Flower
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, purifes the
complexion. 1t also cures consti-
patton, biliousness, nervousness, and
induces refreshing sleep. A single
bottle Of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
and distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
% cents; regular size Is cents. At
Frost & Spies.
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company with two other gentlemen,
recently purchased large tract OF
cedar land north west Of Bayfield,,
aud in the future he expects to spend
a great deal of his time in that
vicinity.
Mrs. Archie Bergeron, of Mass
City, Mich, is visiting at the home
of Mrs. Emil Bernard, in this city.
Since leaving this city several years
ago, Mr. and Mrs Bergeron have
resided at Mass City and Mr.. Ber-
geron is engaged in the general
merchandise business.
The remnants of the Doucette
House left by the fire of last Thurs
day morning again caught fire on
Saturday morning and the hre
department was called out to ex-
tinguish it. The fire was thought
to have originated from shoulder
ing flames underneath the stable In
the rear OF the lot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-09
MEDICAL PHENOMENA
Discovery of Medicine with Mysterious Heal
ing Power Attracts Attention.

A strange medicine possessing
properties that marvelously conquer
diseases is puzzling doctors and
scientists.
The case of Mrs. Chudek. 1917
Garfield Ave-, Milwaukee. Wis, who
has suffered with complication of
diseases proves conclus;vcly the
wonderful effects of the new medi-
cine.
She had been victim of gall
stones for six years during which
time she also suffered intensely
from Stomach trouble.
my stomach was in such condi-
tion that | dreaded to eat owing to
the nausea and burning sensation
that invariably experienced after
wards declared Mrs. Chudek.
The pain in the region of the liver
often made it impossible for me
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-09

to sleep. Hearing so much of the
New Discovery Medicine. I purchas-
ed several bottles and noticed a
marked improvement soon after
began taking it; now my diges-
ton is good, can eat everything
and enjoy it. The distressing symp-
toms are fast Disappearing"
This wonderful medicine known
as Cooper's New Discovery cures
Rheumatism, Catarrh, Deafness,
Stomach and Kidney Trouble. Blood
diseases ard Paralysis and is sold
for one dollar bottle. The assis-
tant remedy known as Cooper's
Quick Relief and which should be
used in connection with the New
Discovery costs fifty cents.
The medicines are sold in Wash
burn by Mr. Cooper's special agents
S Sweets West End Pharmacy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-09
BAYFIELD,

From the Press:
Dan. Cowie made business "trip
is Ashland and Duluth the first of
the week.
E. Huser, the cedar man of Cum
berland, was in the town couple OF
days the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Collins and children
left for Ashland Tuesday where they
will make their future home.
Miss Ermine McHenry returned
home Thursday after several months
visit with re,at ives in New York
and Chicago.
Bert Gregg, of Menomoie. visited
with his brother Jay Eubanks, and
at the E. D. Southmayd residence
over Sunday.
Mrs. George Burt. of Superior.
district deputy for the Royal Neigh
bors. is in the city organizing a
class. Mrs Burt is STOPPING with
Mrs. E. D. Southmayd.
Norman Macdonald has sold his
homestead to D. NJ. Mrxcy of Wash
burn and in week or two Mr.. and
Mrs. Macdonald will leave for Bill
erica, Mass, where they will reside
in the future.
Miss Ada Gleason, who has been
employed as bookkeeper and steno.
rapher for tina past summer with the
Dormer-Boutin Fish company, has
resigned. The vacancy will be filled
by Miss Fl elma Dufva.
Saturday last T. f. Wieland and
A. II. Wilkinson had an exciting eX-
perience with runaway team OF
horses. They were returr ing from
a trip on the Roath road and when
within mile or two of town the
horses suddenly took the bits in
their mouths and all attempts to
hold or control them was futile.
On the narrow fill on the south side
of town, Mr.. Wilkinson was thrown
out and then Mr.. Wieland proceed
ed to climb out of the back of the
buggy. The horses ran to the sharp
turn entering town and straddled
a telegraph pole. Both the gentle
men were badly shaken up but for
tunately escaped serious injuries,
The team and buggy were not
injured further than the breaking
Of the neck-yoke.
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7 7
GRANDVIEW
[PRATT1

PRATT
There will be Calico dance at the
M. w. A. hall Nov. IL 1905, given
by the Mystic Workers. An oyster
supper will be served at Sibbalds
hotel Tickets $1.00
Mrs. Gwendolyn Fenton went to
Minneapolis Saturday to attend the
foot hall game between Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
Mrs ]. c. Howe returned Satur-
day from a few weeks visit at st.
Paul.
Mr.. Garrett Baker and sister
Gertrude left Tuesday night for Bay
field where he went to see doctor.
He was taken to the Ashland hospi-
tai Thursday, as he had typhoid
fever.
We, are informed that Mr.. Emil
Hallen is doing very nicely at the
Ashland hospital. We all hope to
see him home soon,
John Glover spent Saturday at
Grand View.
Mr.. Ed. Peterson Of Washburn,
visited with friends between trains
Sunday.
Mr.. S. jacobson returned to Grand
View Sunday bringing home bride.
Don't forget the Calico dance
Saturday night. The ladies are to
wear calico dresses and have calico
neck ties OF the same material for
the men to buy.
Word reached us Saturday that
the cook out at Habelt's camp dice
of typhoid fever.
Mrs. John Hallen spent Sunday
at Ashland with her son who is in
the hospital.
Mrs. f A, Gunderman visited
her brother who is at the Ashland
hospital Tuesday and Wednesday.
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WANTED. by Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant
manager Oman or woman) for this
county and adjoining territory !.
Salary 500 and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Write at once for full particulars and
enclose self-addressed envelope.
COOPER & Co, 1872 Lake Street.
Chicago. I'll.