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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22
This 25th day of January, 1905.

The delegates representing this side
of the County in the Southern Cotton
Association for the reduction of acre
age and fertilizes for 1905 met at the
Court House at Okolona, Feb. 10th
and elected the following permanent
organization:
John Stone, President.
A Creighton, Vice President.
s. E. Adams. Secretary and Treas
urer.
j. NJ. Stone delegate to State Con.
vention.
All precincts that lave not as yeI
organized are earnestly requested Il
do so at once and if in need of plans o.
organization or pledge lists they car
procure same of their nearest Secre.
tary.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

The Knights Of Pythias, n of the
largest beneficiary orders in the Unit
ed States, has determined to purge it.
self Of Objectionable members-espe-
cially saloon men, bartenders, gam
blers and bookmakers. After Febru-
airy, 1905, no man following these call
ings will be admitted to membership,
and those who are already members
must desist from such business or be
expelled. Good for the K. Psi
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

Buy your tickets for the Betsy
Hamilton and Fred Emerson Brooks
attractions at the Opera house Febru-
airy 9th and March 18th, benefit Monu-
ment Fund. Help the good cause By
buying 8 joint ticket for 75c this viii
enfitle you to have your seats reserved
at Ligon's Drug Store for each attrac-
ton two days in advance. If you buy
tickets for single attraction they will
cost you SOC each. See Che ladies' and
secure joint tickets at once.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

Despite the pinching cold weather
last week the popular mammOuth
hardware house Of Parchman Brothers
was visited by scores Of ladies to see
the demonstration at the new Range
stove on exhibition. Probably not so
much because Of the particular exhibit
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22
New MOrnInq paper at Mumphls

That is good news for us all. Mem
phis is large enough for two papers.
The new paper will be owned and
published by a Southern man and a
native of West Tennessee, Mr.. George
W. Ewell, who has ONE up from sell
ling papers on the street at Dyersburg,
Tennessee, to the publisqer of his own
paper.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22
City Delinquent Tax Sale.

T WILL, on the First Monday 10 March,
4 1905, in front of the Mayors ONCE, in the
City OF OkOlOna, Chickasaw county, State Of
Mississippi, sell the following lots lying and
being In the City of OkOlOna, for the taxes
and damages'due thereon for the fiscal year
1901 fo-Trff
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

About the only thing that has not
frozen in Okolona. is the enthusiasm
of its business men to do the biggest
business this spring they have ever
done, and the fixed determination of a
fewto push the old city onward des-
pite the kickers and knockers.
On Sunday evening at eight O'Clock,
Feb. Goth, at the Methodist Church,
win be held a Memorial Service COM
m%emorative OF the life and work Of
Francis E. Willard, by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
MAZDA HoUsEMAN,
President.
Twenty years hence the boys of to-
day will be men. They will be doc
tors and drunkards, lawyers and liars,
senators and sneak thieves, editors
fools. hobbs and idiots, ministers
and murderers, democrats and repub-
licsns, and so on down the line. It is
imrossible to tell for a certainty in just
what class your boy will be, but 1t is
possible for your boy to be put into
such influence as will steer hi me
right direction. Follow the boys for
twenty years. some of them will be in
Congress, while others will be in Jail
What class is your boy training for?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

Wanted-Lady OF gentleman Of fair
education to travel for a firm Of $780,
10000 capital. Salary s1,O72 per year
and expenses; paid weekly. Address
with stamp, Jos. A. Alexander,
Okolona, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

For Ssle-Full blood Single Comb
Brown Leghorn Eggs, $1.OO per setting
Of Is eggs, J. s. WILKES,
Martin, Tenn,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

The up-to-datn girl never wastes
her blushlng IN the dark.
It sometimes happens that a woman
loves a tough man tenderly.
Some people wouldn't object il the
deadly cigarette were 8 little more so.
This Is the time Of year when the
weather report ls ambitious 60 rank e.
yellow literature.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

oKoIoNA, MISS, FEB. 20, 1905.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

Rev. n. g. Augustus is attending
the Masonic Grand Lodge meeting, ct
Jackson, this week, and will preach
the big sermon Of the occasion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-02-22

have a good Violin in good order
will sell same cheap. Enquire.
ALFRED JOHNSON.
At G.. F. Richards Jewellery store.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15
Texas Will be There.

The Texas a. and NJ. College
will be strongly represented at
the great Inter. national Fat
Stock Show soon to be held at
Chicago The College is pre-
pairing a herd of fine cattle to
enter the contests and expects
to secure some of the blue rib
bons and prize money. 1t will
have two car loads of two year
old steers to enter the car load
class, and four animals for the
individual classes, two for the
two year old Hereford class,
and two for the two year old
grade class.
In addition to the cattle Just
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

the Town Of Canyon, in the County
of Randall and State of Texas. is
authorized to commence the business
of Banking as provided in Section
Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness
r-l- my hand and Seal OF
SEAL office this Twenty-third
W. day of October, 1908.
II. L. KANE.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller OF
the Currency.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

IAN evidence of how our
State is being opened up and
developed" says the Charlotte
IN. c. News, lis the fact that
railroads are spanning our ter
ritory in almost every direc-
ton" From which it appears
that the South Atlantic States
are going ahead almost as fast
as those of the Southwest. But
IN the matter OF railroad build
ing none Of them can keep up
with Texas, which has already
only a little less than $4,000
miles Of road and nearly LOCO
miles more Building Louis
Republic.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

mentioned, the college will be
represented by a strong team of
student stock Judges who will
compete with similar teams from
the various agricultural col
leges in this country and Can
ada In last years contest the
Texas team took second place
in Judging cattle, sheep and
swine, and tied with Ohio for
third place in the horse class.
This years team is said to be
the strongest the college has
vet sent out and they ought to
make good showing for their
state
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15
THOMAS BROS.

the turning of the soil. The
News is emphatic in this state
meut because official records, as
previously stated, are all
against it. These records, IN
Texas, some of them running
back to the days when it was
republic, show that dry and wet
seasons have alternated all
along from the beginning As
they do now, and further, that
the general average annual
rainfall, when taken in periods
of ten years prior tn farming
operations, is about what it Is
now. And so It is with official
records dealing with other eli
matte conditions.
Taking then these official
records as facts, which they un
doubtedly are, We see that lex
as, today, in 50 tar as annual
rainfall and other climatic con
ditions are concerned is about
the same she was when the flag
OF Mexico waved as her govern
mental emblem, and that her
present agricultural position,
first among all the great States
of the Union, is due, not to any
changed climatic conditions,
but rather to a better under
standing OF her vast disabilities
as a farming country. Ana so
/ It is with the Central Texas
Plains country; no part of the
State has better land; the aver
age rainfall is amply sufficient
for all staple crops, and the eli
mate otherwise is superb. The
real truth is that the only thing
lacking to make of the Plains
country one of the best farming
portions Of the best State in
the whole sisterhood of States,
is faith followed by works.
Yes, the Plains rainfall is al
right today for farming-good
farming, and it has been so as
far back as official records 90
and Will remain so for all time
unless miraculously changed as
was Pdlestine-cursed of God
on account of the wicked per
versity of its people so that it
rained not any more as former
ly, and from land of plenty
became barren wilderness.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

Friday, on nomination OF Sen
ator Bailey, the Democrats of
the Senate elected Senator Cor
man of Maryland as leader.
The News is neither surprised
nor panied over Senator Bal
ley's action, but it is a little
distressed about Senator Gull
Lerson's Endorsement Of the
MARYLAND hard pan.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15
THE PLAINS RAINFALL.

II we accept the records at
Plainview and other inland
towns for the past ten or
twelve years, it would give the
Central Plains country an aver
age rainfall of twenty-tour
inches. Letting these go, how
ever, because not official and
accepting Amarillo, because a
government station and official,
we still have for the country
mentioned-the Central Plains
an average rainfall OF twenty
two inches. This record taken
for fourteen years back and
compared with the Official re-
cord of that portion of the State
known as the Central West,
only loses two inches annually
in favor of that portion OF Tex
as which as farming country,
all things considered, will rank
with any part OF these United
States west OF the Mississippi
River and east OF the Rocky
Mountains.
In making this comparison OF
raiufall-the Central Plains
against Central Texas-It must
be borne in mind that we of the
Plains get almost all OF our
rains during the crop or grow
ing season while our Central
Texas farmers get most OF theirs
in the fall and early spring when
not needed. Take the crop sea
son and there is no disputing
the fact but that the Central
Plains, one year with another,
gets more rain than does Cen
trail Texas.
The News man can remem Der
distinctly when Central Texas
as farming country was only
an experiment and only, to
many OF its citizens, very poor
one at that. These dOubters OF
the seventies" and eighties, >
many of them there yet, will tell
YOU that the climate has
changed" that it always rains
more when the country is set
tied They believe it, of course,
and are ready TO swear to 1t
any old day, but, alas, the facts
are all against them.
No greater falacy exists to-
day than the theory, announced
and believed in by many, that
the rainfall of given territory
is increased by settlement and
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15
CANYON NATIONAL BANK.
NO. 1861
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office of Comptroller Of the Cur
l''llc.y.

oIllCt VI toIHptIolltl VI thc'Cu'
rency.
Washington, d. c., Oct, %, 1908.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, 1t has
been made to appear that 1.-The Can
yon National Bank" in the Town
OF Canyon, in the County OF Randall
and State OF Texas, has complied
with all the provisions of the Statutes
of the United States, required to be
complied with before an association
shall he authorized to commence the
business OF Banking;
Now THEREFORE |. Thomas p. Kane,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller OF
the Currency do hereby certify that
"The Canyon National Bank" in
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15
CAR FURNITURE, ETC.

To provide against demand for something useful
and substantial in the way of Christmas and New
Year Gifts. have just got in full car of new Fur
niture. Rugs Carpets and Mattngs. This. added to
our already large stock, will enable to give you
anything you may want.
Our prices are low the goods can be
had anywhere will not let anybody undersell
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

Brandon has several good houses
for sale all the way from $500 tC
$500. Why not buy one?
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

New classes will be formed at
AMARILLO BUSINESS COLLEGE
in January. That will be a
good time to enter.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

Visiting Cards-This office
has just received a new lot. Will
sell them blank OF printed. Cali
in and see them.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

The Fort Worth Record and this
paper one year, $50.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-15

I'LL UEV1 nWe dery and Harness,
I0 TIT al INV WindmiIls, Agricul=
ss16 - turaImpements Wire
and everything else in the way of Machinery on
either Farm or Ranch
FURNITURE==A large stock and we'll selected
==alsO Floor Coverings
STOVES==Heaters 'Air-tights" and otherwise,
Ranges and Oil Stoves, big line of the BESl
n1akes==see us before buying.
UNDERWRITERS GOODS=We carry then, to
suit the needs of all.
OUR stocks in all the above lines large, the
" quality is from good to the best made and our
prices are low any reputable dealer can
make If in the market for any of these things
call around==It shall be our pleasure to show you
what we have and quote you the lowest prices.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
MISSIONS LOSE HEAVILY
IN MlCRONESIAN TYPHOON


in
perhd
them
entirely Of the
of
swept The property
be a
at
Ieveld the ground plantations destroyed and vii
lages wiped
The of the brought
butt
as
rode Tahiti
the whole width
violence nothing
buildings, churches and stations,
the
unacceptable wreckage The handsome
She had
built and
but arrived the island
still
of the Ponape dragged her
beach There hopes of her,
yacht Morning Star writes
follows
buildings wrecked
special trip of the Morning Star to
board The Marshall Island
School ut and the Gilbert Island Boys o Is 10 De
dragged both anchors
rocks and on the sand
the hull hear of but
and adfruit trees
destroyed suffering and will suffer
persons killed and hurt
to
standing the food
type machinery the sand The ruined
page %
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

I Lucas thought then that the property
so taken over was vested in the county
officers, and if the territory wanted it,
it would have to get the consent of
the county. The Governor replied
. sharply that that was not the spirit in
which the territory was considering the
transfer of the property. The territory
regarded the county as a ward, and
both had the interests of the islands at
heart.
At this juncture Lucas brought up
the question of the police station build
ings. saying somewhat testify:
If we don't get the police station
turned over to our control entirely
there will be friction down there be-
tween two officials referring to High
Sheriff Henry and Sheriff Brown.
NO, there win not be, Mr.. Lucas re-
turned the Governor, the High Sheriff
will have his office probably at the
prison"
A moment later the Governor in parry
ing one of Lucas's questions, said: "I
do not want to have any personalities,
0Ir. Lucas
Are YOU prepared to turn over the
police and fire departments, electric
light station, garbage department, ETC.,
to the county?' asked the chair
Il cannot say exactly yet" said the
Governor. DO you mean the land on
which the police station rests?''
NO, just the loan of the station is
all We want
1T seems tc me I ought to turn over
property to you that you need to carry
or the county work, for we are inter
ested in that" said the Governor.
what we want to know, Governor, is
whether you are prepared to give US
the use of these utilities" said Attorney
Douthitt.
Il merely came down here to confer
with you tonight, not to make promises
but to tie me down now, 1 cannot
let that be done,'' replied the
Governor, out L really lLLIlh SOu
should have entire charge of the police
We must have the police
continue without any
break
The chair in answer to query, said5I
the county expected to take over realiz-
ations from public utilities. as, for in
stance. the garbage department, where
the expense of maintenance was $4,000
4 month. and the $1,000 month income
reduced the expense to $4,000.
Us not this 80 per cent of all the
taxes which is to be turned over to
you; as a county, merely for the pur-
pose of keeping up public works" ask
I'd the Governor. 1t was a question
which could not be answered off-hand !
0v the BOARD.
The Governorwen on to say that if the |
aw turned over certain duties former |
V done by the Territory, the Territory |
should turn over the tools to do the
work, whether it be a garbage cart a /
,ick or a patrol wagon.
What you have got to go on is all |
written in that book said the Gov
CONTINUED On Page ID
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
HIGH SHERIFF MAY KEEP
POLICE STATION OFFICE

police station? That ques
supervisors seemed
be Oahu
Sheriff that
this chief Sheriff Brown will
be wihou
mix
regulate and enforce all
Health do not see what right the
against t
and the supervisors can create none In
with laws
be arrested
ponce force
money support had need OF force out ~ ~
it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

ON---ODESSA
IN FLAMES
ASSOCIATED PRESS cA.1sosAxs,

ODESSA June 2e-The Russian battleship
Iavr1chesly is flying red flag
cers have been murdered thrown overheard
Eight officers have been forced
pedo boats accompanied by the
laden steamer Esperanza fleet en-
route from the naval battle expected arrive
are current to the effect that there
warshps The streets of this reens
CITY .ABLAZE AND BATTLEsHIP FIRES
LONDON, June 2eThe quays shipping the har-
Dor OF ODESSA well many buildings abaze
lncendaes interfering battesip Po-
temkn fired shell into the city killing wound
ing twenty.
SAY REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2o-The Admiralty admits that the
situation connection with is grave
Troops being modified suppress uny
radicals declare that the revolution arrived
HOW THE MUTINY BEGAN
ODESSA June 28-The battleshp Kniaz
Potenkin Tavtchesky has utinied they
killed the officers of
sailor Strikers control the city and bobrdment threatened
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
TERRITORY WILL ONLY
LOAN COUNTY PROPERTY
The Acting Governor Confers with Supervisors
&. Concerning Question.-.Atkinson and Lucas
in Tilt Over Disposition of Property.

| Last nights session of the Board o.
Supervisors was made especially inter
esting by the presence of Acting-Gover-
nor Atkinson. Chairman Smith asked
him first what the county might expect
| from the territory in the way of public
buildings and utilities. The Governor
| said he felt it was incumbent upon the
territory to see the counties properly
duty to protect the territory's interests.
His conclusion was that the Legisla-
ture, which formerly gave duties to
territorial officers, had transferred them
to county officers. and the latter should
be given the tools to do the work. Just
how far that principle should go he
was not certain. He was satisfied to
turn over to the county all property in
connection with the duties performed
by former officers of the territory. AS
to turning over real estate, he had
doubts as to his authority to do so.
I'VE are just as much interested in
making a success of county govern
ment, however, as we wish you to be
interested in territorial success" said
Mr.. Atkinson.
He added that there is a theory that
the property referred to was vested in
the United States, going to the Federal
control first from the Republic of Ha-
waii, and then it was probably turned
back to the territory. He thought the
property could be turned over to the
counties, by lists. with proviso that it
could be taken back on demand. The
whole matter of ownership would
shortly be decided in a case now being
considered at Washington.
The chair asked what contingency
would arise for the territory to ask for
the return of the property. The Act
ing Governor said the county might for
some reason dispose of some of the
property. Lucas suggested the property
be leased to the county for eighteen
months. The Governor said it was not
a question of a lease at all. 1t was
merely a t-ansfer, with certain pro-
visos attached.
Mr. Atkinson, in answer to a query
from the chair, said he regarded the
involved to be practically
against the issues of bonds
disposed in eastern financial markets.
legally, it was not so considered. Mr..
Atkinson said he had stated While in
the East when arguing for loans
against the territorial bonds, that the
territory had so many millions of prop
arty. The property desired by the
county might be considered portion of
his investment.
Going back to the original statement
IF the property, the Governor said
here were duties left to the territorial
officials and they might require the use
ii the tools desired by the county, in
out their work. That was a
,ase where the territory could exercise
Is right to ask for a return of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
SARGENT GIVES
SOUND TALK ON
IMMIGRATION
Presses the Homestead Idea and diversified
Agriculture Upon the PIanters--What iia-
wai Needs Most for Her Development.

Commissioner immigration,
Federal
too
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

VLADIVOsTOK, June a8-Japanese warshps have
sighted off this It attack
and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29
FORMER SPEAKER STRICKEN.

DUBUQUE, June 2e-Former Speaker Henderson been
stricken by paralysis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

SAN FRANCISCO, June ae.-Britt Sullivan been
matched for July
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

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Too Much Cheese.

From Harper's Weekly.
 During one of the campaigns 'Pri- vate" John Allen stopped at cross roads store. While he was exchanging news with the proprietor an old darky from one of the plantations came in. When his purchase of "middlin' an meal" had been wrapped up he started out. At the door he paused. Got any cheese, boss?" he asked
 Why, yes," said the clerk, pointing to freshly opened can of axle-grease on the counter; 'box just opened"
 The darky looked at it hungrily. How much?" he asked.
 Give it to him for ten cents, and throw in the crackers" said MT. Allen.
 "All right" said the clerk, filling a bag with crackers. Here you are"
 The darky laid greasy dime on the counter. picked up the box and the bag, and. going out, seated himself in the shade of cotton bale. When be had finished the crackers he ran his finger aruond the box and gave it good long lie Tn a few moments he put on his bat and started for his mule. As he passed the store Mir Allen hailed him.
 aWell. Jerry, what did you think of that lunch?"
 The old darky scratched his head, then he said, q tell you de truf, Mars Tohn dem crackers wuz all right, but dat WIZ de ransomest cheese uveret." !"