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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-02
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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-02

The great Cotton Convention
of the South, which assembled in
New Orleans the past week, has
passed into history. 1t was the
result of a desire upon the part
of the people of the South to
remedy a condition which threat
ems financial disaster to this sec
ti0n and it was the largest and
most representative body Of men
which has Assem- bled in the
South in years. It's mem bership
numbered three thousand dele
gates representing every cotton
growing State in the Union. 1t
was composed of Governors and
Congress men, bankers, planters
and merchants, lawyers and
fnanciers were included in its
mem bership.
The preliminary proceedings
Of the convention were anything
but encouraging. There was a
fight for the permanent chair
manship and also a row over the
matter of representation In the
permanent organization. Con
gressman Catchings was put up
by the Texas and Louisiana
delegations as a candidate for
the position of permanent chair
man opposing Harvie Jordan and
a clash was promised over the
name of the permanent organ
ization. Happily wise council
prevailed and harmony being the
support of all institutions, more
especially one like this, the diff
ferences were adjusted and the
organization was perfected with
out hitch or tangle.
The first days proceedings
were devoted to organization. w.
D. Nesbitt, of Alabama, present
ed the report of the Committee
on Permanent Organization. 1t
provided for Harvie Jordan as
President. for a Vice President
from each State and for the three
Secretaries named by the tenn
porary organization. 1t fixed
the representation on the basis
of one vote for every 100000
bales of cotton raised during
1903 1904, as follows:
Al a b m a, 10; Arkansas, g.;
Florida, /; Georgia, IA; Louisiana
9;Mississippi, IA; North Carolina,
6; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee,
3: Texas, 26; Oklahoma, 2; Mis-
souri,, /, and Indian Territory, 3.
These committees were pro-
vided for:
Reduction of cotton acreage
and use of commercial fertilizers,
with one farmer, one banker and
one merchant from each State;
permanent organization of far
mers, with three farmers, one
merchant and one banker from
each State; financing and holding
balance of present crop until
legitimate prices are secured,
with one farmer, one merchant
and one banker from each State;
warehousing and financing future
crops, similarly onstituted, on
trans portation and on resolutions
to consider matters of a general
nature not otherwise provided
for
Reduction of acreage and
commercial fertilizers being OF
paramount importance. we re
commend it be made the first
order of business and be settled
before other business is under
taken, was the conclusion Of the
committees report, which was
unanimously adopted.
The Mississippi organization
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-02
GREAT COTTON CONVENTION
THREE THOUSAND REPRESENTATIVE GATHER
IN NEW ORLEANS TO DISCUSS
THE SITUATION.
Resolutions Adopted Declaring for a Reduction of
Acreage and the Use of FertiIiZers--A
Permanent Organization Formed.

under the above resolution is as
follows:
Vice-President-J. S. Watson,
Lexington.
No. u. F. Castle. L. Marks.
". P. Roseberry.
No. 2-Walter Clark, w. H.
Shnson, DIR. e. A. Roam, J. ..
Clay. Simon Fried.
No. 81. A. Bailey, W. S.
Barry. L. M. Philips.
No. As. A. Witherspoon, ].
B. Hebron, Morris H. Roths-
childs.
No. 81. M. Donde, W. K
Heron, Colonel Petrie, E. B. Fer
ris.
No. 6-J. D. Askew, DR.. R. F.
Hart. M. Weinar.
No. u. c. KincannOn.
No. ST. G. Catchings.
The feature of the second day IS
proceedings was the report of
the committee to whom was en-
trusted the matter of financing
the holding of the balance of the
present crop and the adoption of
the resolution for a reduction of
twenty-five per cent. in the acre
age and the fertilizer used for
the crop of 1905. The report of
the finance com mittee stated
that it appeared that the cotton
was now in the hands of people
who were in a position to hold it
and that it was preferable for it
to remain in the several localities
each State and locality being
amply able to finance the matter
for themselves.
The reduction resolution, which
provides that the acreage and
the fertilizer this year shall be
twenty-five per cent. less than it
was last year was adopted with
out dissenting vote. The plan
is a com mprehenSiVe one being
embodies in the report on the
committee to whom was com nit
teed the question. Their report
is as follows:
We, your com mittee on acre
age and the use of fertilizers, do
recommend that the acreage to
be planted in cotton in 1905 shall
be twenty-five per cent. less than
in 1904, and that there shall be a
reduction of twenty-five per cent
in the use of com mercial fertil-
ICES in growing cotton.
We recommend the following
plan for the accom- plishment of
said reduction:
First-That the vice presidents
of this association for each State
shall call a meeting of all per-
sons interested in cotton on the
11th day of February. 1905. at
the county seat of each county,
not already organized on the
plan hereinafter set out, at which
| meeting there shall be elected a
county chairman and a precinct
chairman for each school district
or other smallest political sub
division of the county.
Second-That there shall be
held in each school or other
smallest political subdivision oil
the county on the 18th day OF
February, 1905. att o'clock a. M,
a meeting of all citizens of said
district or other smallest political
subdivision who are interested
in the growing of cotton, which
meeting shall elect a COMMITTEES
of three on acreage and member
ship.
PLEDGE TO BE SIGNED.
Third-At said precinct meet
i [Concluded on Page Eight
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-02

Mr.. G. r. Heard. Of Brooks
vile, was in the city several days
of the past week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
School Reports.

Report of district number 1874 for
month ending November "a, 1905
Number of males enrolled Is, females
II: total q. Average daily attendance:
malesl2 9. females 10; total 22.9 Those
neither absent nor tardy: Charley
and Earl Downing, Avis FetrOw, Pau
line Gavin, Earl Morgan. Ruth and Fred
Fetrow and Ira Downing. Visitors:
Mrs. George Peck Hiram Cushenbery,
Teacher.
Report of Amber school, Dist. 35, for
the second month ending November
oath. Number enrolled boys IL, girls T.,
total IS; number of days attended boys
229, girls 1877, total 356; average daily
attendance boys IL, girls 6, total IT.
Number of days taught, 20. Names of
those neither absent nor tardy Anna
Ellison, Eugene, Joe, Lowry and Ray
mond Rogers, Elva and Charley Wise
and Hollis Ferguson.-Maude English,
Teacher.
Report of Eldred school for month
ending November Goth, 1905: Number
of boys enrolled 4, girls 3, total Z; days
attended by boys 62.5, girls 60; average
daily attendance, 6.125. Names of those
neither absent or tardy, Hazel Bentley,
Laura and Andrew Axline. Names of
those not absent Gertrude and Julius
Eckelk-Alice MacGregor, Teacher.
Report of Mumferd school, Dist. So,
for month ending November "a, 1905:
Number days taught 20; number pupils
enrolled 7, average daily attendance 6.5.
Those neither absent or tardy Daisy
Louthan, Oliver Louthan, Gladys Lucas,
Those not tardy Ray Lucas. Those av-
eraging above ninety in examination
Oliver Louthan, Daisy Louthan, Gladys
Lucas-Carrie B. Cox, Teacher.
Report of Unity school for month end
ing November "a: Number of boys en-
rolled Is, girls ID, total 81; number days
taught 20. Names of those not absent
but tardy Sam Ruggles, Earle and &C.
Gil Evans, Oscar Suhler, Maggie, Anna
and Will Ormiston and Floy Louthan.
Those neither absent nor tardy Mary,
Edward and Arch Kernohan, Willie and
Johnnie Iford, Willie Rankin and Fanny
Kendall.-Jessie Cavanaugh, Teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
KioWo items.

From the Journal.
DR.. MilIer's mother has arrived and
will make this her future home keep
ing house for the doctor.
A very pretty wedding was that
which occurred at the NJ. E. parsonage
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock. when
Rev. G. A. Kitch united in wedlock.
Grace Mae Weidner to MIR. Geo. E Nc
Ginnls. Mr.. and Mrs McGinHis are
among Barber cOunty's most popular
young people. They will be at home
/, after December 10th on what is known
as the Johnson farm. owned by Fred
Humphrey in Moore township.
Clipped from the News.Review,
Dick Mccoy and family have remov-
ed from Oregon City, Oregon, to Boise.
Idaho.
A large outfit of railroad graders
passed through this city Wednesday.
The men and teams were enroute for
Medicine Lodge where the outfit ex.
pected to do grading
Mrs. A. Langhart, of Medicine Lodge
mother of Mrs, I. NJ. German and Mrs.
Chas. Henson, of this city, and Mrs.
Henry Crltmeir, of Towanto. Ks. after
weeks visit, left for their homes Fri.
day.
The colored people have secured the
Clark building on west Main street to
hold religious meetings in. Funds
subscribed for a coiored church are be
ing collected and as soon as sufficient
amount is gathered work will com
mence.
On Wedne Siay Mr.. Sherrill, father of
G. II. Sheriff., arrived from Allen coun-
ty to spend Thanksgiving with his son
and family at the Commercial Hotel.
Mr.. Sheriff. is an old settler in Allen
county. He expects to remain several
weeks.
Arrangements were made for the In
terchange of service between the indie.
pendent phone line. about to be con,
structed between Hazeiton and Kiowa
and the independent lines in Woods
county having their central Office in
KiOwa, thus giving the patrons on all
the rural lines in Woods and in Barber
counties service on all lines. The
amount required to construct the Hazel
ton-KIowa line is almost raised, and a
committee is now at work to solicit
subscriptions for line between Kiowa
and Medicine Lodge, which will also be
in the circuit of independent rural
phone lines, with central Office at
KiOwa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
THE lAwLEss RICH.

A writer in the New York Sun Of No
vember 11th, On the crisis ia Austria,
showing The awful misery OF the peo-
pie, where hundreds of thousands an.
nually die of starvation, among other
things says:
Two and three families occupy one
room, aud the landlord marks off with
chalk lines on the floor to indicate the
boundaries OF each famlly's possessions,
and, though there are laws against such
overcrow6ing, the laws are not enforced
because the owners are lords or men of
prominence in the law making bodies.
And so it is in this country. We
have laws enough to prevent all the
Diisery and crime that afflict the work
ing class, but the work people elect
their masters or their masters bench
men to office and the laws are only en-.
forced against the poor. Until the
poorer classes learn enough not to elect
men who are avowed enemies of the
capitalist class to Office there will be no
change in the condition of the VOL
people. And why should there be-?
What the people vote for they ought to
have and they will surely get. Our
congress is composed of the master
class. Not single workingman holds
a position in congress, in the cabinet or
on the bench, yet they cast nineteen
votes to the capitalists one! What
fools the capitalists are!-Appeal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Notice to Sell School Houses.

Notice is hereby given by p. L. Lake, Coun.
ty Superintendent of Barber county. Kansas.
that he will on Saturday. the 10th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1906 beginning at 1:30 p. m. of
said day, at the front door of the court house
in the city of Medicine Lodge. in said county
offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder,
cash in hand, each and all of the following
described school houses located and situated
in Barber county, Kansas, in what was form
erly known as districts Nos twenty-five (22),
seventy-four ca. fifty-nine t59), sixty-four
(64). s1xty-seven go, thirty-six 1857 and seven
ty-six t76). P. L. LAKE,
County Supt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Do You Want to 60 to College.

If so, the Index can sell You a life
scholarship In the Anthony Conner
cial College, in either the Commercial
or Shorthand department. The An.
thong college prepares students for
business in a very short time and it's
instruction is very thorough. For COM
plete information see 'ad" For price
of scholarship call at the Index office or
write.
The college has any kind of a type
writer student may want to learn on
also electric lights and we'll Ventilated
and cool rooms. 1t is q very nice place
to take Commercial course during the
summer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Notes From the Pratt Union.

Fish Commissioner Travis is receiv
ing shipment of five dozen Chinese
Pheasants for the game division at the
fish hatchery.
Mrs. Nettie Bristow has leased her
Park hotel at Weatherford, Oklahoma,
for another year, and she will remain
in charge of the Briggs house.
William Balser and son, Carl, of Lake
City. were here Saturday shaking hands
with old friends. They had been visit.
ing Mr.. Balser's daughter, Mrs. John
Mlchels, and family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Notice to Sell School House.

Notice is hereby given by p. L. Lake, county
superintendent of Barber county, Kansas.
that he will on Saturday. the 10th day of De-
cember. A. D. 1905. at 2 p. m. of said day, at
the school house door in the district formerly
known as No. eightysix 1857. offer for sale
and sell to the highest bidder. cash in hand.
the school house located and situated in Bar
Der county, Kansas, about three (8 miles
north of Deerhead. commonly known as the
"Drury'' school house. P. l.. LAKE,
County SUPP.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Since Henry Allen and Cy
Leland have fallen out, the
old machine crowd is as silent
as the tomb on the respective
merits of the two. When
Allen roasted the "boss bust.
ers" in the Hoch convention
at Wichita he was the ma
chimes hero of the hour.
How are the mighty fallen!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Harry j. Bone has knocked
the persimmons in the u. S.
attorney fight. Senator
Long endorsed him and the
president has made the ap.
pointment. J. M. Simpson
also lands the internal reve.
nue. collectorship for another
term. The papers that gave
this news out two months ago
knew whereof they spoke.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
The Farmers Nursery.

Will furnish you with all kinds of Nursery
Stock; nothing but first-class stock used.
Prices less than half you pay others; replace
at one-half cost, FIVE per cent discount for
cash on sums of SIS and over. Credit will be
given on sums over $25 for months, without
interest. Write for prices: will save you 40 to
80 cents on every dollar you invest. Peaches,
&c each. to # high; apples. TIC in lots of
30. less Sc each; other stock in proportion.
Place Jour order as soon as possible. For
further informant IN call on or address, e. e.
BiackmOre Office in Sharon Valley State
Bank. In office Wednesday and Saturday af.
ternoOns. Phone 147-2 inge. 10
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Senators Burton's sentence

Senators Burton's sentence
pronounced last week is six
months in the Iron county
Jail in Missouri, $4,000 fine
and forever disqualified from
holding any Office of public
trust. This is $4,000 Ii ghter
than his previous sentence.
The Senator has taken an ap.
peal to the higher court and
it is not thought that his
case will be reached until
after his term expires.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
st published in the Barber County
December 6, 1905.
Publication Notice. :

The State of Kansas. To e. b. Allen;
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued in the District Court OF Barber County,
state of Kansas. by RachelA. Allen; that said
plaintiff has filed her petition IN said court.
in SAID action against you and that unlees Won
answer the petition fled by said plaintiff In
said action on or before the 18th day OF Jauu-
AIRY 1906, said petition will be taken as true and
ajudgmenr wit be rendered accordingly Ia
favor of plaintiff and against you forever dis
solving the bonds of matrimony now exfsfinr
between you and said plaintiff; and that the
plaintiffs former name of Rachel A. Merry-
man BE- restored to her and for such other and
further relief as the court may deem f,lsf ana
proper. -
Witness my hand and Official &C al this esst
day of November. 1865. G. d. RACKLEY -
Seal: Clerk of the District Court
Attorney for PIafntin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Ii congress can't enact laws
that will stand in the courts,
why not abolish congress and
check the whole load up to
the courts? It would save
millions of money and the
people would be as we'll off
in the end.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Medicine Lodge for the
week ending Dec. 2, 1905.
Mr.. John Reynolds, Mr.. Walter
Smith, MIR. W. A. Zahnter.
Miss Alice Jobes. Mr.. Charley Moffit
When calling for these letters please
state that they have been advertised.
j. N. TITUS. p. M.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Alton B. Parker, late dem
ocratic candidate for presi-
dent, is Tammany's lawyer in
New York trying to keep the
gross election frauds covered
up. Was VIM. J. Bryan right
or wrong when he advised
the democrats in 1904 not to
nominate Parker?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

The city of Harper is now
clearly entitled to a place
among some of the blood.
stained cities of Russia.
Wonder how long she will
continue to harbor murderers,
thieves, crooks, dives and
hell-holes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Senator Long deliberates"
is the title of cartoon in
the Sunday Star. It pictures
his conservatism on railroad
rate legislation and must be
seen to be appreciated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
How Is
YOurHeart?

Is your pulse weak, too slow,
too fast, or does it skip a beat?
Do you have shortness of
breath, weak or hungry spells,
fainting, smothering or choking
spells, palpitation, fluttering,
pains around the heart, in side
and shoulder; or hurt when
lying on left side?
If you have any of these
symptoms your heart is weak
or diseased, and cannot get
better without assistance.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
strengthens weak hearts, and
rarely ever fails to cure heart
disease. Try it, and see how
quickly you will find relief.
"About January LIST, 1902, I took
down with. weakness and dropsy.
and gradually grew worse; h. ! was told
was hopeless. Ny neighbors and fam
limbs and body were swollen to one.
water had collected around my heart.
For at least three months I had to sit
propped up in bed to keep from smoth-
ering. sent for five bottles Of DR.:
had taken them all I was entirely
cured I feel better than / have for
twenty years, and am able to DO
any kind Of work on my farm. Ny
attending physician told me that II 1t
hadn't been for DIR. Miles Heart Cure
would now be in my grave.
L. T. CURD, Wilmore, KY.
Or. Miles, Heart Cure is sold BY
your druggist, who will guarantees that
: the first bottle will benefit. il It falls
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Clubbing Rates.

X. G. Daily and Sunday World
K. c. Daily World, not includia9 Sunda So.'O
X. c. Weekly Star and Index. - / y
n. =. weekly journal and Index. q
ST Louis Semi-Weekly Republic
AhuoA
New York Tri-Teekly World and 10
in rs ,,.-:. ............ LIS
Kansas Farmer and Index : 49, ! K
BBryans Commoner and Index........ L. "a
Se,ni ne w w "a r1Ihe ana index 1ss
Tom Watson's Magazine and ndex....i.N
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

All kinds OF furniture bought and
9sld. stoves repaired. aud second hand
goods of every description constantly
in stock. Store on North Main street.
ADAM JACKSON.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Congress convened yester-
day and we shall soon see
what is to be done concern.
ing transportation rate regu.
lation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Burton will continue to
draw the salary but Kansas
will be represented in the u.
S. senate by only onesenator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Remember the reading room
VIII be open every night from this
time on. Donations of the leading
magazines will be gladly received
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
For Farm Loans see Palmer & Case
Office west side Main st.

The Kansas Jayhawkers wallop-
cd the Missouri Tigers in the
Thanksgiving football game "a to
O. The Missourians were clearly
outclassed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Kansas farms for sale. by W. Al
ford. at Hazelton, Kans.. at reasonable
prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

People say that the finest grocer
les IN town are at ]. E. Wood
wards Phone SO.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
PAINTER & HERR, Publishers.
TELEPHONE NO. so.

Tammany is making a DIES.
perate fight against opening
tue ballot boxesin New York.
Wonder why?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
ANNUAL REPORT

of Treasurer of Elm Mills township. Barber
county, Kansas:
To the Auditing Board of Elm Mills township:
The undersigned. H. p. Hartley, township
treasurer of Elm Mills township, makes re.
port TO you for adjustment and settlement,
for the year ending the last Monday In Octo-
Der, 1905, as follows:
RECEIPTS,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-04

time set for the hanging be delayed an
hour or so. Meanwhile Attorney AL
bert H. Thompson, friend of Isadore
Plotke, counsel for the bigamist, ap-
peared on the scene in the role of pre-
server" and gave $500 in new $40 bills
toward the "Hoch defense fund" The
receipt of this money, coupled with
Plotkes promise to take his clients
case to the supreme court, led States
Attorney Healy to ask the governor for
the reprieve, and it was granted. 1t
was granted. 1t was 1880 o'clock
when Jailer Whitman, his face beam
ing with happiness, entered the death
chamber and officially notified Hoch
that he had been granted another lease
of life. Hoch, at that time, had but 20
minutes more to live according to the
mandate of the circuit court.
Five murders, in addition to the
crime of wholesale bigamy, are attrib-
uted to Johann HOch. The victims were
his wives, and arsenic was the agency
that ended their lives. Hoch, according
to the police investigation of his career,
made matrimony his source of living
for nearly ten years, making a speciality
of German widows of the working class,
whom he welded and deserted after OBJ
tanning their savings.