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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-14

parcels post. BOTH were auopteu
unanimously amid much enthusiasm.
A resolution was adopted inviting |
the farmers engaged in cotton
G owing and grain growing to meet
with the Farmers Cooperative Bus
mess Association, October %, to
devise ways and means of extending |
our trade relations that we may deal
with each other more directly, and
in this way dispense with the gambler
and speculator that is now operating
between us"
A practically new constitution was
adopted and will be submitted for ap-
prevail to all the members of the
union at referendum vote to be
taken between the hours of l o'clock
and IL o'clock p. M, November "a.
By this new constitution the name
of the organization is changed to The
Farmers National Union, and the
qualifications for membership are
fixed. White persons and Indians
of both sexes over 16 years of age
are eligible to membership, but
negroes will not be admitted.
Merchants, bankers and members of
trusts and combines are barred.
Editors who will sighn a pledge
to sustain and support the cause of
the union ip the columns of their
papers are eligible to become men,
beers.
The referendum is provided for and
may be invoked in any measure at
any time on petition of five per cent.
of the members of the organization.
Any state having within its terri
tory a total membership of 5000 is
entitled to a charter empowering it
to organize a state union. The Of
| fcers of the national union are to be
a president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and board of directors, and
are to be elected annually.
l The officers elected today for the
ensuing year are as follows:
j President-C. S. Barrett, Atwater,
Georgia.
Vice president. E. Montgomery,
Gleeson, Tenn.
Secretary-treasurer-R. Il. MeCul
Tough, Beebe, Ark.
J Board of directors-W. A. Morris
w. S. Miller, l. N. McCollister
, Campbell Russell, James Butler.
An order was made today that thu
existing union in Oklahoma may no
; organize any new locals, but ma!
| continue to collect dues from sucl
) as have already been organized undel
Its charter. The Indian Territor.
may, however, continue to organic
new locals.
A union press association wa
> organized today, with Ben L. Griffin
} of Arkansas, president, and Home
4 Riggs of Tennessee, secretary.
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ORDINANCE NO IS.


Granting to J. s. White & Co. a franchise for .
period OF twenty-five years, to lay under
ground, along the streets, alleys and public
grounds of WINFIELD. mains, pipes and
necessary apparatus for conducting gas fol
the purpose of supplying the town OF VIM
field and its citizens with gas for fuel, light
etc.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the town Of WINFIELD,
Louisiana in regular session convened,
That J. s. White & Co. and their assigns dc
have the right to lay, under ground, along the
streets, alleys, BY ways and public grounds, in
the town OF WINFIELD, mains, pipes and all
necessary apparatus for conducting gas to
supply the town OF WINFIELD and its citizens
with gas for fuel. light, heat power, etc.
Sec q Be it further ordained, That said J.
8. White q Co. and their assigns shall have
the right to 60 upon the said streets, alleys,
byways and public grounds, and dig the neces-
sary trenches to bury the said mains, pipes
and apparatus, but that said trenches must be
filled up after the mains, pipes and apparatus
are laid and that the said streets, alleys,
by-ways and public grounds be left in equally
Is good condition as they were before.
Sec s. Be it further ordained, that thiz
franchise and privilege shall exist for period
of twenty-five years from the passage Of this
ordinance. .-..,..ss-ss 49,
Sec. 4. Be IL further ordained that the max
imum price to be charged for gas by-said ]. s.
White = Co. or their assigns is hereby hxed ct
30 cents per 1000 cubic feet. s
Ana further thxt actual operation In laying
the said gas mains, pipes and apparatus shall
begin within twelve months from the date Of
the passage Of this ordinance, and further thai
the said J. s. White Z CO. shall not 1t any
time during the lie Of this franchise dispose
Of this franchise without first offering same r.
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of the towr
Of WINFIELD 1t The same price as offered b.
anyone else.
That II the said J. g. White b Co. or thei
assigns should ever fail 70 perform their obi
cations under this grant, then this grant =
stand forfeited and or no effect.
This ordinance to take effect from and aftel
it promulgation.
Approved August 3, -.
WIZ 4. exnouas o. y. Bsvnxs
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FARMERS NATIONAL union


Texarkana, Ark, Sept. THE
third day of the convention of the
National Union of the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America has been perhaps the busiest.
The morning session was taken up in
hearing report of the executive
committee. This report shows the
affairs of the organization financially
and otherwise to be in excellent con-
dition, also that the books and
accounts of the officers were %. X"
The report was adopted.
During the afternoon there was a
great deal of speech making on
various topics, including the cotton
warehouse proposition.
N. G. Gaines, editor of the Adj
vocate, Topeka, Kas., addressed the
convention for about an hour on
matters affecting the interests of the
order in general.
A bale Of cotton was presented to
the association yesterday by Eugene
Williams of Dallas, for the Newton
Gresham monument fund, and sold at
auction this afternoon, bringing q
cents. C. C. Taylor of this city was
the purchaser.
During the afternoon the draft OF
a practically new constitution was
taken up and the subject is being
debated at great lenght. All the
provisions of the document are being
carefully guarded from the press and
public.
The report sent out last night as
to the fixing of the minimum price
| for cotton seed was inaccurate. The
price was fixed at SIS per tor
throughout the entire cotton belt
regardless of section.
i Several leading members of thu
organization were asked for an ex
preston as to what they thought o
the action Of the Southern Cotton
Association at Hot Springs today il
placing the minimum price of cottol
at 10 cents, and the verdict wa
unanimous that the National Farmers
Union will stand pat for IL cents.
President Duckworth said:
!, "We will stick for IL cents. Tn
deterioration of the general conditio
, of cotton during the last two week
? is sufficient evidence to prove tina
, the union has not placed the pric
! Oil cents too high"
: Last Days Session.
E Texarkana, Ark, Sept. 9Th
National Farmers Educational an
: Cooperative Union completed it
: labors and adjourned today.
Among the resolutions passed wer
: the following:
: To memorable Congress to. Civ
to the rural school districts of th
] South the cotton tax of $50, 900, 90
: collected unjustly and illegally
1861-65.
Urging members to purchase onl
-,,Jo r~ooIc haor,rrr fhn ,,uin
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SokAk>aAS.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The President, or in his absence, or in case OF
his inability to act, the Vice President shall
give each stock holder ten days notice before
the annual meeting Of stockholders, to be
held rs may hereinafter be determined; and
ut any call meeting OF the stockholders they
must have notice i've days before the date on
which they are called to meet unless they
should waive such notice.
ut the town of WINFIELD, on the day and in
the month and year first above written, in the
presence Of e. <. Kidd and ]. w. WATSON,
competent witnesses, who hereunto subscribe
their names, together with said parties and me,
W. b. James by d. E. James, 81 600; ]. w.
Boyett, ST., by d. e. James, s., 600; j. w.
Boyett, Jr. by d. e. James, s., 900; d. e. James,
s., 500; ]. A. Boyett by d. E. James, 81 600.
Witnesses: JULIUS T. LONG,
s j. w. WATSON. Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing act Of in
corporation and finding nothing contrary to
law therein, hereby approve the same
This WINFIELD. La. August "a. 1906.
o. NJ GRESHAM, Dist. Attorney.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Wfnn.
hereby certify that the within and fore
going Is q true and correct copy of the original
charter or the Royal Lumber CO., Ltd rs
Filed Tor record and recorded August "a,
1905 on pare lG ct sec in Book "En Mortgage
Records of the Parish Of Winn, Louisiana.
Given under my hand and seal of offce on
thu the seth day Of August, A. 2: lso6:
Dy Clerk 5th d. G. and Ex-odRcio
oct 5 Recorder Of the Parish Of VIM, La
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and mud had made our progress very slow we had
only two days provisions left. The last human
habtation we had passed. little Boer trading post,
was many miles behind We had intended to
replenish our supplies at Fort Tuli, mining camp
only days travel to the north of where we were;
but TuI with that mile of water intervening,
seemed great way off. Why, | asked myself, had
disregarded the warnings of those who knew by
attempting this journey in the rainy season? But
that here, it devolved upon me- as the
leader of the expedition, to make the best of our
situation, and so turned to the Others smingly.
Well boys, it does seem, as LAWYER says, that
we are in hole; but have climbed out of deeper
ones The Shash can't prevent from having
bite of supper and some sleep, anyhow Wen
tackle this African Mississippi in the morning
Jones, the tenderfoot from Ohio, and Nimmo
who, like myself, had obtained frontier training in
Texas decided to go up the river to see if they could
kill buck, in order that might have fresh meat,
but after couple of hours they came back empty
handed. We ate sparingly of the last of canned
corned beef and rolled ourselves in blankets for
a gloomy night. The next morning, with the sun,
for a wonder, shining sparkhngly on the Shashi,
Nimmo and | waded in, feeling way with long
poles Every instant we expected to strike water
beyond our depth but waded and on. When
about halfway across began to sink though not in
water. My feet were in a trap of quicksands.
Narrow Escape From ouicksand
HELP, Nimmo, quick!' shouted over my shout
der, getting more deeply IN with every effort to
drag myself out He came up with long strides,
braced himself on a rock seized the end of my pole
and finally pulled me to solid ground again If had
been alone there would have been no chance for me
After hour of toll stood on the northern bank
of the Shashi, waving back to Jones and LAWYER
Nowhere had we found the water than three
feet deep.
We returned quickly could, because be-
fore was the big task of getting the donkeys
Two with their packs their backs, driven in.
Everything went well for little while, but suddenly
the donkey in advance began to founder. The
sands had him. Treading gingerly, we found that
the river bottom here had enough consistency to
bear the weight of a In instant one of us
at the donkey's head to keep his nose above
water while the other three abored strenuous1y to
lift him out. We actually carried small friend
place where he could get firm footing 1t took
three hours to get the three donkeys across The
Others relieved of their packs before drove
them into the water. After eight and half round
trips donkeys and baggage were on the north bank.
The sinking when the work was finished.
1t of the hardest days labor had ever put
in but we had overcome the Shash
With the bush thick about that the faint
trail seemed like intermnable tunnel we plodded
the next day until about noon, when dozen
dilapdated huts proclaimed the settlement of Tuli
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linn Across.
forded it quickly, and in few moments were sur
rounded by the whole population of a most dismal
community. There about fifteen in Tuli, all
men, and most of them Engishmen, who had pene-
rated to this fOrlorn spot in the dry search
OF gold They were emaclated by malarlal fever
and parched by the sun-mere shells of Englishnen.
Since were the first strangers they had seen in
many months, they crowded around eagerly, ply
ing with questions to the dongs beyond the
wilderness and repeatedly expressing their astonsh-
ment that should have attempted the trip during
the rains. They were all hoping that the fever
would spare them until the rivers should sufficiently
subsde to enable them to get out They had neither
the strength nor recklessness to go had come.
Tui SO far from enlivenng that after laying in
some fresh provisions and resting for one day, we
said good-by to these haf-dead Englishmen |
heard afterward that only four five of them sur
Vlved the fever and got back to civilization.
Problem of Furious River
THE Lundi River! The vicious, snar1ng Lundi!
Never Will | forget its aspect. 1t ragged over
rocks and boulders, throwing spray high in the air,
sweeping past us uprooted trees. Some eighty yards
below roaring cataract over which the trees
plunged, tossing their branches upward like frantic
arms as they took the leap As we gazed our hearts
were in threats. We must this furious
stream. All that day and all the next remained
idle in camp, wondering what could be done. The
prospect of retreating to living death in Tuli was
appalling, and 50, the morning of the third day,
determined to get across the Lundi drown in the
attempt.
1t seemed proper that l should be the man to
the Others to come upon this journey and was, be-
sides, the strongest swimmer having acquired
pertness in the Hudson during the old days West
Point. forced my way up stream through the
derbrush Tor about two hundred yards and carefully
stepped down the steep bank into the water. In
stantly was beyond my depth The whirling
rent had me in its grip With relentless force it
sweeping me aong-down toward the place where
the water was boiling over the rocky ledge of the
cataract. The shore glided by me rapidly. 1t
seemed useless to struggle; the forces against me
were too strong. But all the while was Struggling
desperately.
got little clear of the main current and headed
on tangent for some boulders round which the
water swirled. | knew that if | missed these my
last hope gone. When l neared the narrow
mill-race that ran between and the first big rock
struck out as never had before, and got my fingers
on the rock. In a moment | climbing upon it.
When | rose to my feet l noticed that the stream
between me and the northern bank was shallow
enough for wading if careful to obtain
good footho1d with each STEP
If you can get this far you all right" 1
shouted to the boys. But it's awful Go higher
up stream if any of you intend to try it,.
Nimmo began to make his preparations. Having
been wise enough to provide ourselves with plenty
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Edited by
J. HERBERT WEIGH

of rope, he took from the
pack a light but strong line and
tied it securely about his body
beneath the arms. Then, prof
iting by my experience and
advice, he went about fifty
yards farther up the stream
than had, and plunged in. AS
he worked his way through the
water the others paid out the
line, keeping well abreast of
him as the current carried him
down. In a couple of minutes,
having cleared the main channel
higher up than | had, he came
sprawling on the rocks.
We now decided to see what
could be done with a donkey.
Jack, our strongest animal, was
selected for the trial. His pack
had been removed, of course,
but the boys on shore put on his
back our bake-oven-our pre-
cious bake-oven, without which
we could have no bread. With
its legs sticking upward, and the
oven lid beneath, they secured it
with the diamond hitch, and
then fastened their end of the
rope about Jacks neck. They
now led him TO tho r,1oce whore
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Nimmo had gone in, and pushed him off the bank
Immediately Nimmo and | began to pull. Poor
Jacks head was under water most of the time
and he nearly choked to death by the rope, but
by degrees got him across the channel He
plunging through the current that whirled swiftly
around the rock when suddenly the lid shot out
from his back and sank into the stream.
| must get that lid. The ovens no good without
it, | remarked when we had pulled the donkey up.
You'll go over the cataract if you try" said
Ninmo.
Wen call one of the others over here" I an
swered, and then | will depend on both of you to
hold onto while IN in the current"
Jones, entering the water even farther up than
had Nimno, crossed in safety. Then | fastened the
rope beneath my and went off the rocks. |
had noted the spot where the lid down Several
yards above it | dove quickly, that valuable
piece of metal dimly through the water, and made
successful grab for it as went by. The boys
began to pull me back The rope cut into my flesh;
but soon was on the rocks again much elated over
the fact that would still have bread.
We waded with Jack to the opposite bank, and
finally got ourselves, donkeys and all our pro
visions the Lund Under ordinary circum-
stances would never have dared that river The
fact that we did, and reached the other side indi-
Gates what obstacles may be sur1nounted when one
is up against grim necessity.
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Encountering Ferocious Crocodiles

OUR immediate objective point now was Fort
~ Victoria, mining settlement two hundred miles
to the northwest of Tuli. We had no more trouble
with the streams, except that, upon reaching of
them, startled to see, basking in the sun on
the opposite bank, huge crocodile. Observing us it
made for the water with great rapidity. Having no
doubt that it had joined others in the muddy depths
and having no desire to into close quarters
with these man-eatng reptiles, which have captured
and consumed thousands of human beings IN African
streams paused on the bank.
All we can do, | remarked, is to shoot into the
water to frighten the devils away and chance it.
With this three of us began firing while Nin1no
rifle in hand, entered the creek with donkey Con
tinuing to fire, drove the other donkeys in, and
in single file, did some rapid wading. Most of the
streams we had already crossed full of croco-
dies but they lie in quiet eddies in the rainy season.
and consequently are less dangerous than when the
currents not so swift.
The rains having delayed US, we were still four
days from Fort Victoria, when again our food gave
out. All we had left pepper salt, and coffee.
This condition gave speed to our tired legs. Worn
and gaunt, with belts strapped in to the last
hole, we forged ahead, ascending into higher coun-
try and coming into view of some distant mountains
At last little before shutdown afternoon, we
reached high ridge, and Victoria. Jones
and LAWYER hurried in advance, and returned
with food little while after Nimmo and l, near a
stream about mile from town, had unpacked the
donkeys and built our fire. There was much less of
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IN vain. We stood on the
grassy bank of the Shashi,
viewing with dismayed
eyes a mile eXpanse of
rushing water.
We're in a bloomin'
ole" remarked Lawler,
the cockney Englishman,
lighting his pipe. " We
can't go a'ead, and, with
the grub about gone, I'm
blessed if | can see 'ow
we can go back"
LAWYER had summed up
the situation accurately.
With our four pack-don-
keys it seemed impossible
to ford this flooded river,
and yet, because the rains
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h Africa on a Hunt
By COL. J. Y. F. BLAKE

TOR a month we had been travelling north
- ward from johannesburg. Across four
hundred miles of vedt and bush country
- we had toiled in the incessant downpour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS.
American Net Game Competitors Are
Graded After English Custom.

New York Nov. 14.-Following the Eng
lish custom that has been in vogue abroad
for many years. the woman lawn tennis
players of this country will be ranked
this year for the first time
The first intimatiOn that ranking OF
women was at all thought Of in
letter which Mrs Barger-W allach re
ceived from A L. HOskins of Philadelphia,
the chairman of the committee. The
plan that outlined was to give the
places and anot the handicaps according
TO the performances in the three most
important tournaments of the season
the national championship al Philadelphia,
the LOngWOOd open tournament of Boston
and the tristate championship at Cincin-
natl
In outlining her selections Mrs. Barger-
WaIlach said that Miss May Sutton, ex-
national champion of the United States
and England, stood first on her list be-
cause of the marvellous proficiency which
the young California girl had demon
strated- Miss Helen Romans of the West
Side Lawn Tennis club and winner of
the national championship honors this
season. is placed second. The third place
viii go to Miss Sutton, while the fourth
place would fail to either Miss Evelyn
Sears of Boston or herself, according to
the record of several scores. This would
fill the honor list Of the first five. while
close 10 with them would come Miss
Medley of cnicagos Miss Coffin of Staten
Island
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be very good plan to start the men
in as hard training at the beginning of
the week as was necessary last week.
However, Coach Weede expects to
have his men in fine shape for the
game Saturday and will have them
so that they will play the game with
speed and viii give st. Mary's the
hardest game they have had this year.
Coach Quigley is giving his men the
regular hard daily practice He ex-
poets to have the fastest team work
which has been seen in Topeka this
year. The game Monday with the
Kansas City Vets was a good practice
game for his bunch and will do much
in getting the Catholics in the best
possible condition for the game against
WaShburn.
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Captain George Hughes, Weight 159.

Captain Hughes and Walsh. two of
the best men on the st. Mary's team,
saw the Kansas game last Saturday
and after the game stated that they
felt that they had a good chance
against Washburn and said that it
would not surprise them in the least
The St. Mary's team has played
great ball this season. They have
played a large number Of games and
have met with but one defeat. Kansas
university IN the early part of the sea-
son won from them by a score Of IS
to o. St Mary's was not nearly as
strong at that time as they are now
and another game between the two
might be attended by different re-
suits They defeated Farm cunt by
score OF 6 to o. On this account Wash
burn IS very anxious to defeat the
Catholics and thus in measure re-
trieve for the reverses which they re-
cefved at the hands OF E'airmOunt- The
St Mary's second team which is near
H. as fast as the first team holds the
seasons record for the highest score.
Thev won from the team from St.
Johns Military school by a score Of n
to 6. other scores made by the Cath
olics have been very high.
AS yet not much can be learned in
regard to the strength of Washburn
when they line up against Quigley's
men next Saturday. The present indi-
cations seem to favor a good strong
team for the game Saturday 1t would
not be surprising, however, to see sew
eraI of the best men unable to play and
consequently Washburn might be
caught ia crippled condition such as
they were when Paramount played
here. If a few of the men are out st.
Mary's ought to be able to give Wash
barn the hardest rub Of the season.
They may do something anyhow With