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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Here lie an item of interest to people
in almost every section Of the state:
''There is now on file in the United
States Land Office at Jackson over co.
600 patents for land in the state Of
Mississippi. These patents are issued
by the United States and are the basis
Of title to all land purchased from the
government. They will be delivered
to owners of the various tracts upon
the filing in this Office of an affidavit
to the effect that he is the owner Of
the land described and the original re-
ceipt is lost or destroyed. Please in
sert in the papers for which you cor
respond notice to this effecf.
FRED w. COLLINS, Register.
This notice means more than indi-
Gated on it's face. 1t means that in the
stateuf Mississippi there are now more
than sixty thousand pieces OF land OF
which the title has never been per
fected. Mr.. Collins says that for own
ers to secure these patents, all that is
necessary is to Go rtify that the 0rigi-
nal receipt has been destroyed and
that the party applying is the owner of
the land. 1t might be well for those
VINO own land that came from the gov
eminent to give the matter some at
tention to prevent trouble in the flu
ture. Ocean Springs News ~.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

There are some men in this section
that are 70 busy knocking that they
couldn't tell the difference between
the sweet symphonies Of a heavenly
choir and the brAyipg of q jackass.
But, thank goodness. they are very
few and lonesome.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Some people get annoyed when they
hear men, sitting around whiting and
telling just w'rr- public officials have
made big MISTAKES, and what they
ought to have done bu, W. ii We GIT
ten over that On 81 the safeguards
Of our republic is the right OF every
man to tell how things ought 10 be run.
1t relieves him ard does not hurt any Z
bodv else. Furthermore. officials need
to be prodded up. The irresponsible
takers may and do nave the effect to-
remind officeho irrs that, after all,
they are only servants and not mas
tiers. Let the people talk; as we have
suggested. the privilege is gratit, ing
to he average American sovereign,
and then among each buaheI or such .
matter OF words hire isIiable to be
found one idea that Is really Of some
vsIup.
People are getting worse very y ar
about working good natured physi
cians. for frea medical advice.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Don't worry because Cuba and Uncle
Sam have a tax on Havana cigars.
Pennsylvania farmers are growing the
materials as cheap as ever In their
cabbage patches.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

My friend, there isn't much to this
world unless you work II about right.
II You start ont young BY being crook 8
ed and having no respect for your
word and no regard for virtue and pi-
". you will wake up some day and
nnd yourself au old man without
friends or credit. A little longer and
the potter's field will be your end.
You can make few dollars while you
are young by being stinker. Your
youthful blood and fssh may flnd tem-
porary pleasure in feasting on that
which brings ruin and Disgrace to 9TH
ers, but when the finger Of time be-
gins to mark burrows on your brow
and your blood turns to thin water
things will change. The thing that
pays the biggest dividends Of all is to
be squire. II you make vour bed u
thorns and thistlsa IN thh early days
you will have no kick coming when
they prick You In the daye Of your
gray hairs. Talk % the fellows who
have tried both sysfenis, ana u viii not
take you long to eide witch road to
travel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13
Word and Works Magazine.

Rev. Irl r. Hicks. the noted weather
forecaster Of st. Louis, Mo-, has for IL
years past edited monthly journal Of
rational reputation, Word and Works.
We have received Word and Works at
this Office and can testify to its value
as family monthly. Prof. Hicks has
just decided to change his family
monthly to magazine form and with
the October number the monthly will
be a beautiful magazine prOfusely IL
Illustrated with half.tone engravings.
One OF the early fall numbers of this
magazine win contain Prof. Hicks
weather forecasts for the drst elk
months of 1906. The January, 1906
number will contain the weather fore
casts for the second six months of
1905. These two numbers Of the mag
azine will take the place OF the Hicks
Almanac, which will be discontinued.
The matter that has heretofore been
published In the Hicks Almanac each
year will now be found in the maya.
zine and much more. The price Of the
Word and Works Magazine Is 10 cents
per copy or $500 per year, Send 10
cents for a copy of the October NUM-
Der, which gives you full particulars
OF how the Hicks weather forecasts for
year in advance will now be given
to the public. Word and Works Pub
fishing Co., 22O1 Locust St., st. Louis,
No
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

King Oscar, Of Sweden has con-
ferred the honor Of Knighthood ofthe
Royal Order OF Vass upon B. Lowen-
stein, head Of the famous house Of
that-name, of Memphis, Mr.. Lowen-
stein had been . constant visitor to
Sweden for twelve years.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The Virginia republicans are trying
to prevail on tie National committee
Of that party to spend big wad to
again try to get few tie hunters
state po.itio 10 Their has already
been thousands v 4sted 10 that section
and it ought to be about time for the
to come to its senses.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Bryan seems to be dividing his time
between roasting Roosevelt and send
ing him congratulatory kilograms. The
question is, is he rich enough to stand
all this expense or does he send them
oollact9
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13
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For Getting Subscribers for the
Kansas City Weekly Journal.
OFFER TO BOYS.

ANY boy WI will secure ten new
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each, making total Of 80 80. and will
send tbefull amount-tO as together with
the names and addresses, we will mall
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tifuI watch called "The Pride" Des-
eruption as follows:
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Young Roosevelt is in the west kill
ing bears, his sister in the Philippines
killing time and the old man at home
doing the same thing. A strenuous
family, indeed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The Houstcn city council has passed
an ordinance against flirting and max
ing goo goo eyes at the girls on the
streets. Goes to show that Okolona is
not the only town in the country with
q city council. We We been passing
few laws ourselves
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Did you ever see a woman that
could take joke? One got mad and
had her husband arrested in New
York the other day because he put
pins in her bread.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The president of the American Bar
association awakes from his sleep and
announces that he has discovered that
there are too many lawyers. He's
wrong. There are too many nut-heads
holding lawyers diplomas.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

OF course vegetable fluids" are
good for consumption, as a New York
physician claims. Haven't all genera
tions believed that corn or rye juice
was good for everything from cough
TO a Snake bite?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

There hasn't been revolution re-
norted from those Central American
republics this year. IT must navs
been unusually hot down there this
anmmer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Horace Greedy said: HE who makes
two blades OF grass grow where only
one grew before is a public benefac'
tor" Come, tnen, to Mississippi, and
favor not only yourself'but your coun-
try as we'll
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

General Kitchener, head Of the Brit
Ssh army in India, says the whole army
is rotten to the core. Probably he has
received hint that he will soon lose
his lob.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

A Californian has invented ma
chine that makes it possible to hear a
fiy walk. What we want is an lnven-
ton that will not only prevent his
walking but his flying. too.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

A woman may be wearing a long
skirt and need both hands to hold 1t
up. but she'll carry her pocketbook.
Do they always have money, or are
they only four flushing?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

When women leave home for
short time nowadays and leave notes
for their husbands they make sure
they win see the slips of paper by
weighing them down on top Of the re-
frigerator with the family corkscrew.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

IL am forty five, tat, hearty and
prosperous, says Col. Bryan. Who
wouldn't be when they get 5000 every
time they made speech with inciden-
tails thrown in.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

or course you will lay away your
straw hat now, and mex year when
YOU resurrect it, it will be consigned
to some street gamin and new one
houpht,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The bank cleariugs of this town are
always good. They clear up every
thing by Saturday night. Oh we RANK
with all the big towns, all right!
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The prisons of the District OF CoIum'
Aia are too small to accommodate the
increasing number of prisoners
Caused, probably, by the proximity OF
Washington.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The Chicago Chronicle says "CiviIi-
cation is the work Of the kicker" II
that's the case we've got entirely too
much civilization here.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13
material resonrces Mississippi WIN

I, material resources Mississippi Will
eventually prove she is rich beyond
the dreams OF avarice; but she is
richer vet ir her stlpndid citizenship
II citizenship thar would do honor to
any country or state that has existed
on this earth since creations dawn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

A Pennsylvania preacher who re-
Gently married claims that he did so 70
cure his nervousness. His parents
mnst have died while he was young.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The Memphis NewsScimitar asks
"Whither Are We DriftingS" 1t is a
mistake. We can't drift because we
are all quarantined.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

There are not enough uatatoriums
in Washington to take off the smell OF
rottenness in the different government
Aanartments.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Did you ever see Chinaman laughi
Just the same they are going to de-
mand an indemnity from both Russia
and Japan.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Castro, OF venezuela, has the ear
marks OF a good democrat. He is al
ways against the government at Wash
ington.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The American people waved flags in
honor Of the Russia ENJOYS, but the
Japs waived an indemnity, which was
indeed more soul inspiring.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Talk about Mississippi atmosphere!
There is man west of this town whose
wooden leg is beginning to sprout.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Il Is TO be noticed that Public Prin'
tor Palmer wasn't fred until he wac
eighty.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The coming foot ball season VIII
make the big battles of the Russian
Japanese war look like that indem-
nitV
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Public opinion is great thing, OuS
it hasn't sent many republican gr~'A
ers to prison lately.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The Britt. Nelson unpleasantness
was about as bloody as the late Varda'
man Blanchard affair.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

A queer old country, this. A heavy
frost in Nebraska and the South needs
il 90 bad.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Doubtless GOD could have made a
better state than Mississippi, but He
never did.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Anyone who wouldn'tbe happy IN
Mississippi wouldn't be happy In
heaven.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

The guests at stag party generally
come staggering away.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

We had almost forgotten Omaha
was on the map until Pat Grove was
again found The other day.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

Since the Americans have civilized
the FilIpipos poker is popular game.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

An Oil bachelor saye that al
fsct women Mic Jd dumb
blind
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

supscRTrrIoN PRIoH. sl.O0 A YEAR
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

ftis saslsr. TO toll others hlwto
make MONEY thaa Il ~ 20 ap y ySus
self
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-13

OKOLoNA, MISS, SEPT. 10. 1905
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05

attorney for Idaho, on Saturday
Lewiston has been designated as his
official residence and his salary for
the present fiscal year will be $1,000.
Attorney Ruick, in speaking OF
the appointment, said: MIR. John
son Is member Of one Of the two
factions in Nez Perez republicanism
and the other will doubtless charge
he was appointed at the behest Of
Sen ,tor Hepburn. This is not 20.
While Senator Hepburn has indorsed
Johnson for the position, he declined
to do so until after 1 had recommend
ed him for appointment.
The contest between the Thomp-
son J Ohnsou faction on one side and
the Hester Ketteubach West faction
on the other has been very spirited
in Nez Perce county, and the kestsr
Ketteubach side has made streuuou,
objections to the Appointment OF
Johnson. do not regard the posi-.
tion as in any degree a politica.
one. however.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
Pl.a-ant church wedding.

Miss Mary f. Finnegan, of this
city, aud Or. Robert \. kerns, Of
Spokane. were united in marriage at
the Catholic church Wednesday
morning by Rev. Father Purcell.
Nuptial mass followed the ceremony.
The bride wore a white Paris muslin
gown. trimmed with real lace, and
carried brides fuses The brides
maid, Miss Ruth Fiunegau wore a
dre=s q the same material as that Of
the urI le and carried red roses. The
groomzmau vas Or. 5 +. HOPKINS.
A Wedding breakfast was served at
the CoouT d'Alene Inn. the brides
mother being the proprietress Of the
hotel Mr. and Mrs. Kearns left i'm
uediateIY for Portland and san
Franci-c5. They sent on the
steamer Idaho to Harrison aud took
the o. K. Y y. train from there.
The ceremony was private, only the
contracting parties and the members
II tueir families being present.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
VIII ADvANoErEIcEs.
Western Pine shippers Want More
Money.
cents


Money.
At meeting Of the Western Pine
Shippers association held in the
office Of Secretary f. 4 Kellogg. at
Spokane, about - members, for the
most part ouf Of Spokane. we're In
attendance. The principal action Of
the association, perhaps, was the re-
COMMUNICATION by the committee on
values Of an increase In prices. rang
iug from 80 cents thousand on the
inferior grades ot lumber 20 - a
thousand IN the best grades. The
secretary may tie Instructed III the
near future 10 issue a list ct lumber
grades, aud the proposed change iu
price IN each Instance for adoption,
% take effect August 10. by the
mem bets Of the association. 1t that
is done, however. IL will rest with
the different individual companies
neither or nor the schedule is
adopted. The reason assigned by
the committee for recommending the
increase ia prices Is that the stocks
on baud In all II the mills il very
short at the present time, that for
the last year the companies have been
selling at a very low profit, and that
the general business conditions OF
the country warrant such rise a. will
give the lumhermen an opportunity
to make greater profit on their
output. The rise. il 1t is adopted
will affect only eastern buyers, the
local prices remaining the same n
they are at present
+ H. G. Wood. f. Cartier Van Dissel
and John O'Brien we're appointed a
committee TO draft uniform scbs.
dule Of weights upon which TO figure
lumber for shipping, to report at the
next quarterly meeting OF the associa
tion.
The matter Of whether or not the
association will join the national
Iumbermen association, with bead
quarters IN st. Louis. was referred
10 the secretary The matter wa,
not voted upon for the reason that 8
two-thirds vote Of all the members Of
the association is required before
the body may join the nationa
organization, and there were not tha
majority present 1T the meeting.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
PROTEST ATLEWIsToN.

Lewiston, Idaho, August DE
termined to fight the appointment OF
Miles ). Johnson as deputy United
States attorney for Idaho to the
bitter end, four membe Of the
republican county executive com
mittee met last evening aud d re
quest was wired to Chairman c. VI.
Stems, at Nez Perce, to call meet
ing of the full executive committee
Immediately.
II is the declared intention o. the
members who attended the meeting
to take the fight mp to President
Roosevelt and to implicate in a.
serious a degree As possible Senator
Hey burn. It is declared that Senator
Hey Is stakeholder in the
Commercial Trust company, that the
Commercial Tru-t company holds
timber lands iu north ldaho that
Miles G. Johnson Is legal adviser for
the company aud that MS APPOINT
meut vas brought about by Senator
Hepburn to protect their interests.
Further than this, il Is the tnteu
tiou Of some OF the members 10 at
tempt to show that Senator Hepburn
is eudeavoriug to iujuFe as seriously
as possible the Lewiston National
bank, whose officers are indicted for
land frauds. "
While the political weather vane
has been foreeastinR the appointment
Of MIR. johnson ever since ". +.
StiIlinger, Il Moscow, was turned
down, the news Of his appointment
nevertheless came as thundsrbolt
to many in Lewiston. II has been
the banging ont Of the red flag, and
Lewiston politicians expect the most
bitter political eight iu many months.
Mr.. johnson vas one Of the lead
ers Of the Johnson Thompson poll,
teal faction which was beaten last
fall by the Kester Kettenbach West
faction. This latter faction nov
controls the county organization,
aud the organization bitterly OPP
posed the appointment Of Mr. John
SON aud claims to have received as
surauces from District Attorney
Buick that Mr.. johnson would mol
be appointed.
1t Is believed by members Of the
organization that Senator Hepburn il
primarily responsible for the APP
pUintment. The appointment, CON
ing az it does Immediately after thu
indictment Of Messrs. Kettenbaci
aud Kester in selecting their arcl
enemy to prosecute them, Is all thu
more unbearable to the Kester Ketten
bach West faction.
Mr.. johnson refused to discus
the situation, other than TO say b.
received his appointment from tn,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
INV LAUNCH RoE Roy.
o.LAuneh.,I and WIN Do F,eur-,on Bust

Is Launched and VIII Do Excur-,on Bnst-
ne~-.
The new steam lauach built by
JohuC. Rosen i Company for H. NJ
S,rathern, the saumill man Of Pest
Falls. wlll be in commission from
this tine urder the charge Of g..
Greuum, vho has made arrangements
to handle il The boat Is named
Bot Roy aud i. j. oue % The leatest
launches on the lake It. hull il
50 srzt long with beam of feet
and it i equipped aith - horse
p1W@- boiler ami ,aglus. t has open
cabins tore aud afr with capacity
q % passengers Capt Greuam
viii make au excursion With the
launch tomoraE TO the bead of
navigation en- the 81. Joe river aud
the boat sill h. for charter 1y the
hour or day An advertisement in
this issue explains the details Its
.speei - fourteen miles au hour.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05

The public is aroused to kuoWl-
edge OF the curative merits u that
great medicinal tonic, Electric Bit
ters, for sick stomach, liver and kid
neys. Mary n Walters, Of 80 ST.
Clair avenue, Columbus, o., writes
For several mouths, was given up
to die. had fever aud ague, my
nerves were wrecked; / could not
sleep, aud my stomach was 10 weak
from useless doctors drug, that
could not eat Soon after beginning
10 take Electric Bisters, obtained
relief, and in short time | Was Ell
tireIy cured. " Guaranteed at the
Occur Aleue Drug Store; price 80
cents
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05

J. d. Runyan, Of Butlerville, O.,
laid the peculiar disappearance of
his painful symptoms, Of indigestion
and biliousness, to DR.. Kings New
Life pills. He says: They are a
perfect remedy for dizziness, sour
stomach, headache, constipation,
etc. " Guaranteed at the Occur d.
Alene Drug Store, price % cents.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05

attorney general, and had made out
his oath OF office.
Three local members Of the county
executive committee who were
present at the meeting this evening
are f. L. Wiggin, f. J Edwards and
John Long
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
RUIck CHOOSE Johnson

Lswiston BaD TO be Assistant United
states Attorney.
Boise, Idaho, August Miles S.
johnson, OF Lewiston, for four years
prosecuting attorney for Nez Perez
county, has been appointed assistant
United States attorney for North
Idaho and assumed the position on
August /. His commission was
mailed bin by n. NJ. Ruick, district
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
Occur d'Alene & St. Joe Transportation
Red Collar Line Steamboats,

CONNECTS daily With .. r. ~ Harrison Dr Aena
CONNECTS daily With steamer srhley Aaries Joe
Steamer SchIey
Leaves ST. MARES iaily A. 10 m m fae ~ Joe aid IN river ro