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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
LEESBURG.

Prof. Gordon baby is on the sick
list.
Willie Lilies is carrying the mail
now.
Mrs. D. F. Bilbro is on the sick
list this week.
We are glad to have Miss Esta Mas
singale in our midst.
Miss Josie Massie of Pelahatchie
entered school last week. II
Billie Sessions visited home folks
Friday, returning Sunday. ~ 4ys
Master Anse King visited his
parents Saturday and Sunday.
@. A. Hawthorn made q business
trip to Pelahatchie Saturday.
D. T. Bilbro went; to jackson last
week to purchase his spring goods,
People are making. good.use of the
fine weather; they haves gone -to.faran,.
ing.
Rev. s. @. Gorden filled his regular
appointment at Cross Roads Saturday
and Sunday.
Prof. Baker visited relatives at his
old home Saturday and Sunday, re-
porting nice time.
Some one said that we are going to
have good crop year-Jess benson
has commenced blowing in March
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09

fertilizer Is being hauled from the
market.
Rev. s. o. McCaskill, who has been
working at the truck business In
Copiah county, has returned to his old
home at Whites to make . cotton
crop.
School ;e moving atcng nicely. The
teachers are arranging to have grand
concert at close Of school. Our teach
ers have been very successful IN the
management Of the school, and Miss
Mollie Butler, the principal, has been
elected by the school board to serve
two more years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
PELAHATCHIE.

Gary Longmire is at home this
week.
Mrs. Gayden is somewhat better
to-day.
Miss Edna Robinson spent Sunday
at Morton.
Will Thomas is moving to his place
north of town.
Miss Maud Robbins visited friends
here Wednesday.
Miss Matte McLaurin Of Fannin,
visited relatives here Sunday.
T. II. Howard has sold his mercan-
tile business to George King.
j. T. Longmire and Lewis Bell
are in New Orleans this week.
The new school house is finished
and school will open again next week.
j. L. Tanner has bought Cade
jones place, and is moving there
this week.
@. w. Duncan has bought J. l..
Tanners place north Of the school
house and is moving there.
Geo. Robinson has been elected
Justice Of the peace, to succeed W. D.
Heslep, who resigned some time
ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
VIRGIL.

Log rolling is the order now.
Uncle Billy Martin is up again.
Coda Echolds is on the sick list.
The school has closed until summer
E. W. Ross made trip to jackson
last week.
Henry Jackson is visiting in this
community.
Farmers are getting along nicely
with their work.
Virgil Posey is working on the G..
& S. l. railroad
Miss Levie Gill is visiting her sister
at White Oak this week.
Rev. W. p. Chapman spent last
Saturday night with his son, r. L.
Chapman. We are Away glad to
have Bro. Chapman with us
James 7. Nash was a. visitor here
Saturday. His brother accompanied
him home. He said that the Cato
people had called Bro. Sowell Pope
to serve them as their pastor. The
fifth Sunday in April there will be two
sermons by Rev. J. r. johnson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
Every
TW0 Minutes

Physicians tell us that all
the b 10 Cd in a healthy
human body passes through
the heart once in every two
minutes. Ifthis action be-
comes irregular the whole
body suffers. Poor health
follows poor blood SCOTS
Emulsion makes the blood
pure. One reason why
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
PLAIN

@. @. Pierce, of Braxton, visited
Plain last Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Fox visited friends in
Brandon last Saturday.
Messrs. Joe and John Nicely visited
visited home folks Sunday.
George Catron has returned home
after a weeks visit in Louisiana.
Misses Addie and Joddie Manning
of D'Lo, visited relatives here last
week.
Rev. Mr.. Moore preached an inter-
esting sermon to a large congregation
Sunday.
Miss Willie Williams is visiting
her sister Mrs Morgan at Hatties-
burg this week.
Mrs. J. D. Scarbough visited her
daughter Mrs. McGalpin, in Jackson
who has been sick.
Misses Lizzie Catron and Mary
Singletary visited Jim Neely's family
last Saturday night.
Since Plain has put on a green coat
of spring, she feels more like commu-
nicating with The News.
Mrs. M. D. Scarbough Of Magee,
is visiting her father and mother Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Catron this week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
WHITES.

J. D. Miller IL building new resi-
dence.
A young preacher from Milsap's
college preached at Poplar Springs
Sunday. The service was we'll at
tended.
The Sunday school is very good,
but not as well attended as it should
be. Turn out and make it more in
teresting.
We have preach ing now twice .
month by Rev Morris of Star. People
of Clear Branch appreciate this op-
portunity.
Reduction of the cotton acreage is
not talked much in this section, but
there is some talk OF planting more
corn than usual.
Gardens are being planted, and
farmers are preparing for another
crop. A considerable amount Of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
County News Notes.
MIDWAY.

~spsfns Seems to be here.
The health of this community is
not very good.
H.sA: Jones had an old fashion log
rolling lastaFriday,3
Road working is tile order of the
day. and they need it.
Mesdames H. A. Jones, d. L.
Walters and Renvah Walters are on
the sick list.
Aunt Polly Franklin has returned
home after about ten days visiting in
the Mayton community.
The school at this place is progress
ing very nicely under the manage
ment Of Miss Lille Mize.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT.

When you need call me- guarantee YOU quality QUANTITY
W. and satisfaction keep constantly hand Can Goods
u al nos sugar Coffee Meal Rice, Hams Maclere Pigs
Candies Cakes and Crackers Fruits Vegetables fresh meats
oa Bread Will hereafter handle the famous Elegant Flour
COSTS little more but makes quality. Try
mceo ana remember chat live within mile Peahatche
denver gour goods at your door without you
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
FANNIN.

Farmers are now busy.
Dr.. J. E. Noble visited jackson
Monday.
Ernest Moss made business trip
to Jackson Tuesday.
Several Of Langford's young folks
attended preaching here Sunday.
Wiley Brown and sister, and Miss
Maud Tinnin went to Jackson We'd
nesday.
Miss Matt McLaurin is spending a
few days with her sister in Pela-
hatchie.
Tucker Latham and sister, Ioie
Owen, visited relatives at Langford
last week.
Kate Coleman has gone to Jackson
to spend some time with her sister,
Mrs. A. B. Derrick.
Master Roy Noble entertained his
little friends at birthday party last
Friday evening. All report a delight
full time and feel greatly indebted tc
their gallant little host.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
MAYTON.

The farmers are busy sowing oats.
Health of this community is not
very good.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Frank
lin, fine girl
j. A. Jackson and wife have moved
into their new residence.
D. J. and @. W. Miley made bust
ness trip to Newton Monday.
j. A. Jackson and wife visited J.
D. Pnrvis' family Saturday night.
Miss Letha franklin is visiting
relatives in Kinds county this week.
Mrs. S. L. Gardner. who has been
sick for some time, is slowly improv-
ing.
Miss Ionic Miley of Newton is visit
ing friends and relatives here this
week.
w. J. Graves and wife visited D !.
W. Graves family Saturday night and
Sunday.
Guy Purvis, Sam Stevenson and
Jeffie White were in this community
Sunday.
Dr.. L. A. Edwards and wife visit.
ed relatives at Pelahatchie Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Of near Forest
who have been visiting their daughter
the past two weeks, returned home
Sunday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
MilliOnaires Draw Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Pensions
for mtllionaires is one Of the new de.
velopments under the executive order
OF last year, making age the only dis
ability necessary for the granting of q
service pension. According to Com.
missioner Of Pensions Warner the ap
plication OF q millionaire for pen.
sion has been recently favora bly,
passed upon. He does not want the
pension. according to the commits
sioner, on account Of the money 1t
carried with it, but simply to perfect
his record Of honorable service in the
Civil war. This view of the age disa-
bility order is taken by many weIl-to.
do veterans who would not otherwise
apply for pensions.
The fact that they are eligible and
performed the service stipulated in
behalf of the government and that the
government Is willing to recognize this
service by pension and the accom-.
panying records of the same, make
the service pension desirable addition
to family records. The commissioner
does not look upon this claim of pen.
stons 40 an undesirable burden for
the government to bear. He takes the
view that the money distributed is
used by the applicant to relieve want.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Big Bonus For Railroad.

BELL1NGHAM, Wash, Nov. 4.-The
Bellingham chamber of commerce has
adopted plans to iuaugurate a cam.
paign for raising $1,000, 900 in laud
and cash as o bonus, which it is pro.
posed to give for a railroad built
eastward from here across the Cas-.
cade mountains, through northern
Washington to Spokane. The pro.
posed line would be about 300 miles
long, costing in the neighborhood Of
Ss, 100000. 1t would tap the Slate
creek mining district, the Okanagan
country, the Methow aud northern
Columbia river valleys, and much
that Is pronounced the richest unde.
veloped grazing and agricultural sec.
tion on the Pacific coast. 1t is planned
to raise 81 1000. 900 Of the houus here
aud S400, 900 at Spokane, and 10 east.
ern Washington, with the ultimate be.
lief that the road, when constructed,
will become part of some transcon.
tiuentaI system, with its main terminal
at Bellingham.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
DOwic Wants Recruits.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov. 6.-Disgusted
with his failure to secure followers in
Europe or to recruit his tenth legion
In the wicked city of Chicago, John
Alexander Dowie has sent an advance
guard of his Zion restoration hosts
through Iowa, Nebraska and South
Dakota to interest investors in the
stock of his enterprise In Mexico. and
incidentally to pick up any proselytes
that might be found.
Elders A. Burchard and Cornelius
Smythe are in charge Of the special
car sent through these three states.
The Ziouists say that at this very time
Dowie is arranging for branch In
Mexico, and that it will be q paying
proposition. The manner In which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Awards For Montana Fruit.

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 3. The
board Of awards of the Lewis and
Clarke exposition has issued a state.
ment OF the allotment of premiums for
fruit and agricultural products exhib.
tied at the recent Portland fair. Pre-.
miums were awarded Montana exhibit.
tors as follows:
Missoula county-C. F. Dollman,
Missoula, first, silver medal; w. E.
Dorset, Missoula, apples, bronze
medal.
Ravalli county-R. Parkhurst, Vic.
tor, apples, silver medal: j. o. Read.
Hamilton. potatoes, silver medal.
Yellowstone county-W. L. Mabry,
Billings, crabapples. bronze med al:
F. ": Shauer. Billings. apples, bronze
medal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Einla nd Wins Freedom.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-The second edi-
tion Of the Times prints q St. Peters
burg dispatch saying that Finland
has won freedom. The czar has sur
rendered. A manifesto embody ying all
the demands of the Helsingfors pop.
ular delega ates has been submitted TO
the czar for his signature. The secre.
tary Of state becomes responsible to
the diet instead of to the czar.
The sad story of the Russific alton
Of Finland began under the regime OF
Emperor Nicholas father with the in.
PRODUCTION Of the Russian postal sys.
tenn, and attracted the sympathy Of
the world. One by one the Finnish
grand duchy was stripped of progress
by the Russian administration, In.
cluding the gendarmerie and military
conscription and the use of the Rus.
sian language were introduced. Final.
ly the Finnish diet became wholly
emasculated and was powerless ex.
cept to protest. The Films fought
steadily, but Russia garrisoned every
town and hundreds Of prominent Firms
were driven into exile. Without allies
In Russia, political murder and oh.
struction, their only weapons, proved
unavailing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Witness Deficd Commission.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The Armour
Line Car company hurled defiance in
to the teeth Of the interstate commerce
commission today. Through Attorney
A. F. Reichman it denied the jurisdic.
tion of the commission over "private
affairs" and refused to permit its
president, George b. Robbins OF Chi.
cago to answer questions. The attor.
ney protested against the dilatory
policy of the inquiry, and charged
that the commission is moved by po.
political purposes.
He declared the matter would be
taken up for adjudication before the
"proper tribunal"
"How many cars in the Armour line
operating in the packing house bust.
ness?" was the question asked of Rob.
bins that precipitated Reichman's OBJ
jections. He contended that Armour
& Co., were not in the carrying bust.
ness. They leased cars to the rail.
roads and furnish refrigeration. He
said the railroads do not fix transpor.
tation rates. Reichman denied that
Armour 4 Co. and the Armour line
are the same. He declared 1t is their
private matter into which the commits.
sion had no right to inquire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Considering Rate Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The ques.
tion Of railroad rate legislation was
considered at length at the White
House today and q conference between
the president and Senators Cullom
illinois and Dolliver [ Iowa J, two Of
the men whe are expected to lead the
administration's fight in the approach.
ing session of congress.
The president outlined the measure
he desired to have congress enact, but
neither of his conferees would discuss
this beyond saying that in the presi.
dents expressions there are no partic.
ular notifications of the ideas that he
has not already put before the public.
Other members OF the senate com.
mittee on interstate commerce will be
here soon and those favorable to the
Administrations ideas will give their
undivided attention to the framing of
a report setting forth those views and
Recommending the legislative form to be
given them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08

In the complaint that the westerners
defrauded or attempted to defraud the
government was this:
The forest reserve act provides that
owners OF land taken for the reserve
may exchange it for any other equal
area of the government domain. The
defendants would get western lands At
.25 an acre, persuade the land Office
men to include these next to worthless
lands within the reserves, and select
In lieu OF such land tracts in Minueso.
ta or other pine lands bearing timber
worth thousands. II not millions, Of
dollars.
Either the stumpage or the land or
both, was then cold and the western
men were reaping . rich harvest when
the United States began its investiga.
tion OF stone and timber act opera.
tions. The government now sues to
recover the land, much of which has
on it the best timber left Ia Minnesota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Prince Louis Meets President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-With great
eclat Real Admiral Prince Louis OF
Battenburg was received by the presi.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. The prince was the
bearer of personal message OF good
will from King Edward to President
Roosevelt, and was presented to the
president by Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador. The
presentation was made the occasion
of q brilliant reception. Not since
Prince Henry Of Prussia was a guest
OF the German ambassador at Wash
ington has u royal visitor been the
recipient OF greater honors than those
with which Britain's admiral prince
has been welcomed to the national
capital. Save for the absence of mill.
tary honors, the princes entry to the
capital today has been invested with
as much ceremony as that which made
memora able the greeting to the Prus.
sian prince several years ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Land Frauds In Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 3.-United States
District Attorney Houpt today filed
complaint in the United States circuit
court in which he brings suit against
Frederick A. Hyde, John A. Benson
and e. E. Glover, to recover 26 tracts
of land in Itasca, Cook, St. Louis and
Lake counties in Minnesota, which the
trio of respondents are alleged to have
obtained by fraud and collusion with
officials of the Washington land office.
The three defendants named have al.
ready been indicted in connection with
the Pacific coast land frauds. A mum.
ber of Minnesotans are named as co.
defend ants, as having either purchased
the land or the stumpage from Hyde,
Benson and Glover, or from their
agent, c. w. Clark, OF San Fran.
cisco.
The plan under which It ia charged
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
A WOrman's Confidence Game.

PATTERSON, N. j., Nov. 6.-The
police are looking for q middle.aged
woman who has been mssquerading
Is the wife OF James J. Hill, president
OF the Great Northern railroad. She
spoke of her private car, her residence
at Newport and her many automobile
excursions through California and
the west. She Is quite tall, OF distin.
guished bearing and talks we'll.
Her plan is to secure an invitation
to stop at houses for few days and
then secure loan while waiting for q
check from her husband. The police
say that she has imposed upon people
here, at Mount Clair and In East
Orange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
AstOr Pays Alien Tax.

New YORK, Nov. 4.-William AS.
tor, son of William Waldorf Astor,
was called upon to pay a 81 tax as an
alien today before being admitted to
the United States on his arrival here
on the steamer Cedric from Liverpool.
This tax was levied under the section
of the United State immigration laws
requiring head tax of o. for every
alien landing in this country. Will
liam Waldorf Astor, one of the 1arg.
est holders of real estate In this city,
lives in London and some years ago
renounced his American citizenship
and became q British subject.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Rioters Killed Thousands.

LONDON. Nov. 6.-The Odessa cor.
respondent OF The Stand ard, under
date of Nov. S, sends further sensa.
tional accounts of the riots there. He
says:
'There have been more horrifying
massacres and fendish cruelties. but
the districts where these took place
are now cordoned by troops. Proba.
bly, the total killed will number $500
and the wounded 1900. In the sub.
urb OF Moldovanka alone 1000 vic.
Tins remained in the streets from mid.
night until noon, when the authorities
hastened to collect and bury the bod.
les in great pits in order to conceal
their numbers.
Two private doctors attended more
than 300 children of both sexes who
had been horribly gashed about the
head and shoulders with sabres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Hill Says West Is Prosperous.

New YORK, Nov. 2.-James J. Hill,
president OF the Great Northern, says
"The northwest is growing faster
than any other part of the United
States. The states between the Red
river and the Pacific coast are grow.
ing faster than any other section. The
natural resources of the country in
the farms and the forests and the
mines are greater collectively than in
any other part OF the United States.
For that reason the development OF
these resources is the found alton OF
this sections prosperity"
Are monetary conditions in the
west satisfactory" he was asked.
"On the whole, yes," said Mr.. Hill.
"The west has great deal of money
now. We have large crops to handle,
and for that reason shall not be able
to lend a. much to the east as usual.
But conditions are good"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK.
A Three-Cornered Political FiRht Causes
Excitement In Gotham.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Au almost uu.
precedented degree of uncertainty re-
garding the result OF the conflict q
the polls tomorrow marks the close Of
what has been In many respects the
most interesting political campaign
ever waged In the city Of New York.
Whether Mcclellan, Hearst or Ivius
will be chosen to rule the destinies Of
the metropolis for the next four years
presents problem which, In the face
OF conditions absolutely unique, BAT.
tles the skill Of even the most expert.
enced forecaster OF election results.
This Is due to the complications
arising from the appearance In the
field Of new and formid able element
represented by the Municipal Owner.
ship league, which, under the leader.
ship of VIM. Randolph Hearst, has
carried on campaign marked by ex.
traordinary vigor and has developed
q degree of strength that has been the
subject Of general amazement. The
Hearst campaign eliminated last
night in a monster meeting at Madi.
son Square gardens, which was
marked by an unparalleled display Of
enthusiasm. supporters Of the candi-
date to the number Of 10000 being un.
able to gain admission to the hall.
simultaneously, another great meet.
Ing Of almost equal dimensions, was
held in the Hippidrome, testimony to
the strength of the following of Mayor
Mcclellan.
Hardly second to the interest in the
mayoralty, is the picturesque canvass
of William T. jerome for reelection
40 district attorney of New York
county.
At the beginning, Mr.. Jerome an.
nounced his independence OF either Of
the two great political parties, having
given some o6ense to powerful men Of
both, either by his conduct OF his OF.
fee or his public comments upon the
methods Of the bosses. Rejecting ef.
forts of the managers of the Citizens
union to induce him to run for mayor,
he made the slogan OF his campaign
independence Of the bosses, declaring
that this principle was so great as to
overshadow himself as q
candidate. His appeals for the voters
to rise against "graft" In public OF.
fee, and his repetition of the question
referring to Charles +. Murphy,
leader of Tammany hall), "Where
did he get it?" contributed to make
the cry OF honesty in politics q clear
cut issue Of the campaign.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Campaign Postcards COnfisca,ed.

New YORK. Nov. 5.-Thous ands OF
Tammany campaign postal cards, is.
sued in opposition to VIM. Randolph
Hearst, candidate for mayor, were
confiscated today by order of Post
master VIM. II. Wilcox of this city.
The cards were q miniature of q
campaign poster and banner which
had been distributed by Tammany.
II bore transparent likeness of Presi.
dent Mckinley above red bomb, the
fuse of which was burning, while in
the background was the figure of q
man labelled "Hearst." 1t bore the
inscription, ''Lest We forget" and
contained alleged extracts from one
of Mr.. Hearst's newspapers.