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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11

President Harvie Jordan of, the
Southern Cotton Growers Associa-
ton, addressed representative and
attentive audience of planters and
dlsiness men in GreenviIle on We'd
nesday.
The President of the Southern Cot
ton Growers Association is man
who possesses in very marked de-
gree the. rare and valuable quality
of personal magnetism.
At first sight he impresses the OBJ
server with favor, and desire to
know him personally.
He does not disappoint. What he
says fully sustains the preconceived
favorable impression.
He was accompanied by President
Walter Clark, Special Agent S. Ham
Financial Agent P K. Whitney, and
Secretary NJ A. Fisher, of the State
Association, and Assistant Secretary
D. NJ. Hollingsworth, of the South
ern Association.
President Jordan was introduced
to his audience in a few well choser
words by Hon. Jno. L. Hebron, ant
in the course of his remarks said tha
he had long looked forward to be
ing in the Delta and standing face t
face with the men who have done
SO much to make Mississippi ant
Washington county what they are
to present to these men a business
proposition which might cause then
| to think more about the cotton prob
lem than than they had perhaps don
in the past.
The New Orleans Convention wa
not an accident, but an assemblage Q
leading men in the South to discus
a remedy for serious evils. f
In December 1905, the cotton grow
ers had produced more of the stapl
than the world required, and the fac
was used as hammer to depres
price below cost of production
Twelve months ago the price was &C
vanced to IS cents, and in less tha
twelve months has been beaten dow
Ito 6 cents
| Such a condition would absolute
f1y paralize any business interest.
is necessary to devise means to pr
vent a recurrence of such situatio
In recommending a reduction Of /.
per cent of acreage the conventie
argued that we had surplus of 2ooc
| 900 bales. the evidence being that tt
world requires II.5oo,ooo bales. Their
fore, the 100000 surplus must be ca
ried over, while in 1905 100000 bal
! should be produced; which added
the surplus. would FIJI the worle
ldemand. and enable producers to 5
atsa profit.
II We want 10 cents for our colt
/! because thee s -raterial rails
which can eo4'pets With It at Il
price.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
CITY COUNCIL T
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Regular March Term, Nine
teen Hundred and Five
MANY ASSESSMENTS REDUCED.
Which is Opposed by Councilmen
Starting and Wortham-Many
Other Matters Disposed Of

The City Council met at the ap-
pointed hour with the Mayor, City
Clerk and Councilmen Wilczinski,
Workman, Startling and Scruggs pres
ent.
Attorney Lamar Watson appeared
before the Council with the petition
of Mr. Osborne for giving show in
the city. Councilman Wilczinski
moved that action be postponed until
some future meeting of the council at
which meeting the privilege license of
the city be revised.
Winston came before the Coun-
Gil with petition on behalf of the K.
of Savings Bank for reduction OF
assessment and in support of his pc
tition gave the Council true and cor
rect statement Of the banks condition
showing the present assessment as
excessive.
Councilman Wilczinski said that he
thought the statement made was true
and should be reduced and made mo-
ton TO reduce the assessment to So
500; carried
Mr.. Darlington, representing the
Clifton Coal and Coke Co., presented
a petition for reduction of assessment
and showed that same was far in ex-
cess of the value of the property for
the company had no stock, wagons,
etc; in fact. the stock in hand will not
exceed 5000 Councilman Wilczinski
questioned Mr. Darlington on the
business done by the company and
after questioning a motion was made
to postpone action until next meeting.
The returns of the election commits
oioners were canvassed and showed
that Mr.. T. P. Mcmahon was duly
elected as Councilman and he took his
place on the Council.
Petition of Mrs Walton for reduc-
ton of ass, >sment was granted and
$4,000 was taken off same.
Chief Engineer West, of the Levee
Board, was before the Council for a
change in assessment The property
was assessed at $4,000 and he claims
it is not worth over S., ,6oo,t the amount
ne paid taxes for. City Clerk Lee ex-
planned matters to the Council, stat
ing that he thought Mr.. West was en-
titled to a $4,000 reduction, which
was granted.
Petition Of w. A Ransom for re-
duction of assessment was presented
and upon motion of Councilman Will
czinski a reduction of $4,000 was
granted
Cdlncilmen Starting and Worthan
said that from this meeting on they
would be opposed to considering any
reduction of assessments.
Petition of Guyton-Sherrod Co. fol
reduction of assessment on property
destroyed by fire on Walnut stree
was carried.
Petition of J. A. Reed for return o
SS84 for property bought at tax sal
that was not in existance was refund
de.
Petition for light on the corner o
Theobold and Union streets was re
ferred to Chairman Workman Of tn
Light Committee
The question OF water meters an
rates was discussed by the council.
Mr.. Alexander, representing the Re
fage Cotton Oil Co., said, in referenc
to water meters and rates, that if on
mill paid on fiat rate that his mi
should pay same antil all meters ar
installed. 3
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
POLICE COURT
The Scene of Much Activity Yester-
day Morning

The Police Court Friday morning
was the scene of much activity. The
street venders were brought before the
Mayor and fined 500 and costs.
Then two martins, whose kinship,
from their appearance, ran back be-
yond tracing, got $1,000 each.
Sawed stove wood for sale-Plan-
ters Lumber Co. Nsf
Several coons were brought up on
the vagrancy charge but were releas-
ed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
Public Announcement

Themes of public interest will be
discussed at the Baptist church SER
vices tomorrow. In the morning (II
o'clock Mr.. Borum will preach on
"The Sabbath: WHAT it is for, and
What it is Meant to be" The even
ing theme, service beginning at Jas
O'Clock, will be"A Gospel for the Body
as we'll as the Soul" Ordinance OF
baptism will be administered after the
evening service.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11

). Full and elaborate services were
held on Ash Wednesday, the begin
ming of Lent, at the Catholic and
Episcopal churches, and will be con-
tinued daily except on Saturdays, un-
til Easter. These determinations are
stronger and more fourishing in
Greenville than in any other city in
Mississippi, with the possible excep-
ton of Vicksburg.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Proceedings of the Regular March
Term, 1905
A VERY ORDINARY MEETING
Nothing of Particular importance
Was TFansaeted-The Usual Rou-
! tine of Business Done

The regular meeting Of the Board
of supervisors was held at the court
house last Monday with the entire
board present.
Following are the proceedings as
taken from the minutes of the board:
The clerk was authorized to adver-
tise for bids to rewire the court house
same to be filed at next meeting.
Bids for bridges to be built across
Free Niger Bay0l, Four Mile Bayou,
were advertised and submitted at next
meeting of the Board.
Contract for bridge across Bogne
at end of Black Dog Rail road CIV
en- r McAtee was rescinded and the
clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids to be submitted at next meet
ing
S. P. Sparks was awarded contract
for $3.5 per lineaI foot for bridge
across Martin Lake e. be given when
shewfles a good and Sufficient bond
of $500 for faithful performance of
contract within 90 days.
D. L. Wilkes was awarded contract
for building bridge across Swiftwater
Bayou at $3.7s per hneal foot to be
completed in 90 days
D. L. Wilkes was awarded contract
for planking road from Dudley east
at 80 cents per lineal foot and time
limit for completion given was 90
days.
Petition of lodge of Love and Char
ity for correction in assessment was
granted. -
Petition of lodge of K. of P. colored
for assessment of $50 dollars to be
stricken from rolls Granted-Benev-
olent organization
Petition of X of H of the world
Saving Bank for a reduction of $50
dollars in their assessment granted.
Report of NJ. Rosenstock-county
convict contractor to 364 days con
vict labor at 81 cents per day $2o28S
By check $2oz.8S. Approved,
SheFiff's report-convicts turned
oJSef frofs JSpPs -Gests-~aRaunt 70
$I3o.os ordered same be charged to
contractor.
Petition of N. NJ. Evans to erect
telephone poles along right of way
of public roads in district No. grant
ed on condition that poles must be
erected along the edge of said road
and not to interfere with traffic.
Monthly allowance of Board
! $3oI7.o6.,. De-
Board allowance $37.35.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
Board allowance $37.s5.

FOR SALE-House with three
rooms, two years old, lot 5oxIoo, in
front of main business street of Win
terville, Miss. Reason for selling am
going north. For particulars apply
to Myer Byall, Winterville. Miss.
3-I-4t-p.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
Goes to Natchez

Mr. J. H. Robb will represent ].
Shall Yerger Camp. No. IS, Wood
men of the World, at the annual
meeting of the Head Camp Wood
men of the World, Jurisdiction of
Mississippi, to be held at Natchez,
on March I4th and 18th, inst.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
The Divine Life

Duty, freedom, truth, a divine life,
what are they? They are the real
things of God, for which all poor
temporaIities of fame, ease and life
are to be cast to the winds.-Theodo-
re Parker.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-11
Mcmahon Elected Councilman

The city election passed of quietly
Tuesday. Over three hundred votes
were cast of which Mr. Mcmahon re-
ceived a majoriy of 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; slightly cooler tonight; probably
light frost in lowlands; brisk westerly
winds, diminishing. Upper Michigan
Showers and thunderstorms and cooler
tonight; Wednesday fair; brisk. to high
westerly winds. Wisconsin-Fair to-
night and Wednesday,; much cooler to-
night, possibly. light frost IN marshes ma
in west portion; brisk westerly Winds,
diminishing. Iowa--Fair tonight and
Wednesday; cooler in east and central
portions tonight; fresh westerly winds.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; rising temperature; southwest
winds. South Dakota and Nebraska
Fair tonight and Wednesday,; rising
temperature Wednesdays; : westerly
winds, shifting to southwest. Montana
Fair tonight and Wednesday,; warmer
in southeast portion tonight; southwest
winds. For the Upper Lakes-Brlsk to 70
high southwest, shifting, to; westerly
noon and tonight; Wednesday, fair, !,
Storm northwest warnings displayed
at upper-lake stations. The storm has
advanced eastward and it is now cen
tered over Lake Superior and during
the past twenty-four hours the showers
and thunderstorms east of the Rockies
have continued, but it is now clearing
west of the Mississippi; The hot wave
has broken in the entire trans isis
the northeast Rocky mountain slope.
The indications are that following the
showers and thunderstorms in the west
ern lower lake region today fair wealth
er will prevail over the entire district:
Much lower temperature Is Indicated
for this section, but there will be no
further fall in the northwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
DESTROYED 4 RURAL;
49, FREE DELIVERY BOX

Frank. K. Ferodowill will come be-
fore United States Commissioner How
ard s. Abbott tomorrow afternoon to
answer to the charge of destroying a
mail box on the Wayzata rural free de-
livery route, No. l. If the case against
him is strong he will be bound over to
the federal grand jury.
nate one, according to his own state
ment. While grading the road in front
Of his farmhouse last May, he took
down a R. F. D. box. belonging to a
neighbor, which stood on a bank he
wished to cut down. It was his in
tention to replace the box as soon as
his grading was finished, but thunder
storm delayed him, and in the mean
his intention, made complaint before
J: NJ. Dickey, assistant United States
district attorney
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
Staples Investigating.

A copy Of this letter has been sup
piled the state railroad and warehouse
commission by Governor johnson. Inc
commission s copy is in the pocket of
Commi ssioner|G .&F:z Staples, who is to-
day in Duluth. the Investigates. III
In 1896 the same complaint that is
now being made by Wisconsin was first
filed with the Minnesota state officials.
The Minnesota commission at that time
decided that it had the right to in
spect grain in steamers on the bay, even
it such steamers were anchored at SUI
perior elevators. The trouble was also
alleviated by the Superior grain deal
ers asking for continuance Of the Min
nesota inspection, which is recognized
by the eastern markets. Promise was
then made that no complaint on. the
subject should be again made by Wis
consin. 49, ~. ~.
It is probable that the railroad and
warehouse commission will notify Gov.
ernor La Toilette that Minnesota be.
ieves by congressional grant it has a
right to inspect grain at Superior as
long as that grain is still in hulls 3o1i
the waters Of the lake. If Wisconsin
still insists against this claim, it is
likely the Minnesota commission will
desire the question to be settled in the
federal court by the arrest and prose
cutiOn of some Minnesota inspector fol
inspecting grain on the waters Of the
lake at Superior. -5a --.5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
LIED ABOUT AGE
!. :. 7. TO =. GET c: |i'I LAWYER La
BOY DIDN'T WANT TO BE TRIED
IN JUVENILE COURT.
Adrian Hilyer, Charged with Grand
Larceny, Says He Gave His Age as
ID so He Gould Be Bound over to the
Grand Jury and Have a ''square
Trial. - .

~ 1T told the officers that I was, ls
years old so tn at I would be bound over.
to the grand jury, could get a lawyer
and have a square trial. declared lit:
tie Adrian Hilyer on the witness stand
in Judge F. G. Brooks courtroom to-
day in proceeding to determine
whether the district or the juvenile
court has jurisdiction. The question Of
jurisdiction was new one, and this is
since the new juvenile court law became
effective. =.
The youthful defendant is charged
with grand larceny in the second degree
He sWore that he was IS and was held to
the grand jury indicted and arraigned.
Today when his case came up for trial
the defendant IS lawyer stated to the
court that his client was but 16. ~ - ..
Why didn't you want to be tried in
the Juvenile court 80 asked Judge
<J'fI wanted square trial and J. iun-
derstand that couldn It have a lawyer
in the juvenile court! ] had read in the
lawbooks that I would be taken into the
district court if [ was over II and
that's why, I told the detectives, the
wrong age.' >-~.r
Judge Brooks decided that the boy
was at least II and ordered him tried in
the district court -E
Ollie Okstad, tall, well-dressed
blonde, appeared before Judge Brooks
and withdrew her plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty to shoplifting. She
was remanded for sentence. @s
William Dolan. withdrew his plea of
not guilty and pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in the first degree. He was
remanded. ..@~"]
| Andrew Overlook was arraigned on
an Indictment charging him. With an
assault. He pleaded not guilty. Trial
was set for Sept. 20. 49,. m
| Grace Barnard and Fredricka
Hobbs were arraigned on bills charg-
ing them with shoplifting. The girls
| are accused Of stealing 500 worth of
| wearing apparel from downtown de-
partment store. They pleaded not
guilty and their trial was set for Sept.
26.. Bail was fixed at $3.50 in each
case u. t'+t-..% ~,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
SCHOOLS ARE. CROWDED
COMPLAINTS POURING IN ON sU-
PERINTENDENT G. M. JORDAN
FROM MANY PARTS OF THE
CITY. ..-...~ - 7s=

Complaints are reaching Superintend.
ent G. M. Jordan about the overcrowded
condition of the. schools and the com
plants come from nearly every section
of the city. AS summer resorters, and
lake jewellers move in, the situation
grows worse Il &
There was lack of facilities on the
North Side and also in the Longfellow
district, and this was met by the erec-
tion Of the Lincoln and Hiawatha
schools, which will be opened about
the first Of the year.
DR.: Jordan was unprepared for the
rush to the Clinton school, The prin-
4cipal has been obliged to put 200 of the
primary pupils on half days. ct is
in any other way than by opening an
nexes in vacant stores or churches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
TO SEE
The RED WAGONS
SMALL BOY PULLS FACTORY FIRE
ALARM BOX.
Workers in the international Stock
Food Building frightened to See
{ Firemen Running Lines Of Hose into
the Big Structure Boy Admitted
that 1t Was Merely Prank.

There was stampede in the Offices
of the International Stock Food COM
pany shortly after noon, today, when a
small boy who had gained entrance to
the old auditorium turned in a fire.
alarm.
The boys were playing about the
building. Seeing an A. D. T. fire-alarm
with the door open, they thought they
would call out the department. and
escape. Engine company No. II is just
across the street from the building, and
in less than minute fremen were
stringing hose up the exposition stairs.
Employees in the factory and offices
OF the company ran out to see what
had caused all the excitement, and,
seeing the iremen running up the
stairs, imme diately ran for safety.
In the main office, where more than
q hundred young women were en-
ployed, there was wild scramble for
the exits, accompanied by some deaf
ening screams. Seeing that the alarm
was a fake, the fremen looked for tho
small boy. He was found in the crowd
and explained that the box had been
pulled "by mistake" The box is 10,
Gated on the stage, and that part Of
the building has not been used fol-
some time. ~ II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19
ENGINEER LOSES
LIFE in WRECK
EDWARD J. BRISTOL OF MINNIE
APOLIs KILLED NEAR ST. PAUL.
Eight Cars Of Freight Train OH Milwau-
kee Road Jump the Track at New
port, Eight Miles South Of St. Paul,
and Terrific smashup Results, Demol-
ishing Engine and Cars.

Edward J. Bristol, an engineer living
at 2845 Fifteenth avenue s, was in
,stantly killed in freight train wreck
on the Milwaukee road at Newport,
eight miles south Of st. Paul, this
morning.
The train was running at good speed
when suddenly eight of the cars jumped
the track. The engine toppled over on
it's side and Bristol was crushed under
it. The fireman escaped by jumping.
Twenty cars left the track with the
engine and were overturned. Bristol 8
body, altho in sight Of the other train
men, could not be removed until q
wrecking crew arrived from ST.. Paul,
altho many persons worked frantically
to release it.
4. So rapidly was the train running that
several of the cars were piled in a heap
when the crash came. The engine was
practically demolished.
A delegation of trainmen went to the
Bristol home this forenoon and in
formed Mrs. Bristol Of her husband g
death. She is left with the care Of
four small children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-19

= Mrs. Floyd w. Dunning of Buffalo,
N. Y, is in the city for few days on
her way to San Francisco, where she
will hold normal training school in
the Dunning system Of improved music
study for beginners. Mrs. Dunning will
give a talk and demonstration Of. her
method Friday evening in. the Y. w.
c. A. building. ,'-'..' -
Mrs. Dunning has only recently
returned for a year in Europe.
While she was in Germany she
cal schools in Dresden and in
sterested the musicians abroad in the
wonderful work she is doing for chill
dren. When she first went to Dresden
and announced that she would only stay
five weeks, her friends laughed at her
and said she could never interest people
in SO short a time. Three weeks later
she showed them Endorsements from all
the prominent musicians in Dresden.
And that was not all, for Xaver Schar-
Wenka asked her to speak before the
next October, the first invitation of the
Kind ever given to an American, and
Wagner SWayne wants her to establish
her system in Paris. - !"
One OF: Mrs. Dunning's most cher.
lshed Endorsements is from Lesche-
tizky, with whom she studied for three
years: The great master has a great
aversion to. methods and mechanical
devices, and: knowing his peculiaritiea
! she hesitated to approach him. A let.
ter to Frau Leschetizky brought a cor
dial invitation to visit Vienna and the
welcome news that Leschetizky was
already interested in her method from
reports he had heard from. Dresden.
Mrs. Dunning only teaches teachers
and she will have normal class in
Chicago in February. Whole families
are interested in her method, however
and parents. as well as children are fol
lowing her plan. The fundamental
,bols, and the, pupils are trained not
only to play and understand music, but
also learn that music is language
which they must write as well as in
terpret ...H