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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-06
QUER|EO SEC'y TAFT
Troops for Cuba, $500 Plan
ned, May Be Reduced.
to 900.

Annotated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Owing to the
satisfactory aspect of affairs in Cuba,
Secretary Taft has been asked by cable
If in his judgment it is necessary to
send to the island more troops than
the nine hundred now on board the
transport Sumner, due in Havana to-
day OF tomorrow.
He has not yet responded and mean
while preparations will continue for
the dispatch of the entire force of $500
men as originally planned.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
Americanizing Our Immigrants.

Only the women who have
come in close contact with our
would he citizens" writes Miss
Elizabeth Howard Westwood
concerning foreign women i'm
migrants in the New Idea
Womau's Magazine for August,
understand the wide gulf be-
tween having home, working,
even playing in America, and
being and American woman.
For our future citizens settle,
not as single pioneers, but in
battalions. Once a pioneer has
reported favorably of the op-
portuuities of a district, a Eu-
ropean village emigrates en- mas.
se," and, settling together.
bringing customs, priests, teach.
ers, text books, with them, bid
fair to shut out everything
American but American wages.
1T is all very we'll tor us, "
the writer continues, ito throw
wide the gates of Castle Garden
and to allow the down-trodden
and unfortunate of Europe to
swarm in, thousands by the day
i million by the year. But il
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

Ii d." WIZ Il elevator ter
heav'u, some err us would hold
back. 'er fear de ropes would
break halfway on de journey.
Though a." wor' is full err
troubl,, we fer&it ali about it
wen joy comes long, en- gives
us half holiday.
Some er US want golden harps
when we gifts ter heaven, en- yit
we'll all be tired enough ter
des creep IN en- rest.-Atlauta
Constitution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
TaffS Mistake.

Secrr' is a man Of
great ", 49,. an lttv Iud of
profol t.. 0g. His address
deliver &. va south the
Fourth OF July was partisan
That was to he expected
Tn secretary made a grave
mistake, however, when he dis
cussrd Mr. Bryan's attitude on
the trust question. He had
much better left that our of
his speech. The American peo-
pie cannot be fooled by such at.
tempts to discredit Mr.. Bryan
His views on the question Of
monopolies and trusts are well
known to the people. and any
attempt 10 mlSrepresent or dis.
tort those views will not meet
with any approval at the bar of
public opinion.
In his keynote speech" in
North Carolina Secretary Taft,
speaking of MIR, Bryan's views
on the trust question, said:
"While Mr.. Bryan has been
most emphatic and eloquent in
his description and denunciation
of trusts and abuses of corpor,
ate organizations and wealth
his suggested remedies for THEN
prompt suppression have beer
very vague"
Can it be possible that Score
tary Taft has not heard Mr.
Bryan's often reiterated state
ment that he stands where HI
always stood on the question o
the trusts? r. 10 has not reaC
Mr.. Brya ',,r. .,Nttons on thu
subj -ctS then he was not justi
fied in making the Statement
printed above. l he has reaC
Mr.. Bryan's recent statement OIL
he question he has evidentl.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

not taken time to read
the platform Of the Democratic
party IN the campaign Of 1900,
to the principals of which the
Nebraska leader still adheres
That platform states in clear
and unambiguOus | a n g aug e
remedies for the trust evil -
Kansas City Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

then becomes our duty, more for
our own sakes, even, than for
theirs, to see to it that they be-
come citizens in reality as we'll
as name. 1t appears that the
public school, the vacation
school, the public library, and
the settlements of various kinds
are doing much toward assimi-
lating the diverse elements of
the country, but concerning the
grown women immigrants there
seems to be little hope. 1T is
an unfortunate, pathetic fact"
Says Miss Westwood, that a
large proportion of our would-be
citizens who come as grown
women never learn to speak our
language and until they die are
strangers in 4 foreign land.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
Brother Dickey's Sentiments.

l don't know nuthin' bout
runnin' de world. De fact is
de toughest job l ever under
took is tryin' ter run myself.
Lots err US kin get over
trouble; but de hardest task in
de world is ter meet Prosperity
en- keep our balance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
%%%%

Oars a man out in Texas"
said Brother Williams, "who
say de WORKS comm ter o end
dis July"
"Des lax dem furrin' folks, "
said Brother Dickey, ter go eff
Spite de whole watermelon
season! No man in Georgia
would a done itw
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

If it wasn't for Sorrow we
wouldn't know Joy when we
ran against him.
We can't all be millionaires.
but some Of US can be almost
happy.
Don't look too high for Hap.
piness; it's Often in the middle
of the road where the breeze
blows the blossoms.
1t goes without saying that
some folks travel so far in
search of Happiness they never
find the way to it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
The Cemetery.

Have you paid your Cemetery
assessment? If not, do not wait
until you are reminded again,
as the committee in charge can
not pay the sexton unless you
and everyone interested pay
their assessments. The cemetery
should be kept as beautiful as
possible, and if you have a
loved one buried in this ceme-
terry, you should not delay this
matter, but call and pay your
assessment at once TO
II, M. WALKER. Treasurer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
A%%%

And how did the editor i'm.
press your"
well, the stick he carried
was hickory, and I think it
weighed ten pounds!"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
Songs Of Of the the SO 'I'
By Frank L. Stanton
The Resigned Broth


I've quit a.rallin' at summer
I've quit a prayin' for fall;
Providence made the weather
An l reckon it's tunrin' it all!
When l pray for a rainy season
We're sure to strike it dry;
They haul in the water buckets
Stop the rain-spouts in the
sky!
That's just the way forever
When saints an sinners CALI;
Providence made the weather.
An l reckon it's ruunin' it all!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
49,

eff we could make the world
over" says a Georgia philoso.
pher, wed doubtless make
many changes, but We wouldn't
be able to live in it long when
we got through"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

Satan comm long de road.
Tell me, "Howdy-1o, subj"
Tell him: Weather mighty no
Wen 'longside Ell you, suhw
Satan say: Il walk so tas'
[ sholy does perspire!"
l tell him plain: de reason is,
You DIES chuCk full er fire.
de thunder is de biggest
growler of 'em all; but you no
tlce it's de lightuin' dat gifts dar
en- does de businessw
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

The advertising columns OF a
family newspaper should not
make it necessary for heads of
families to feel the necessity of
censoring it with knife or scis-
sors before allowing it to fall
into the hands of children. ~
Quincy Herald,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19

PIowed ten acres today, aud
swore ten miles.
l have just enough watermel-
ons on hand to pay for the
publication of my new novel.
Killed fourteen snakes yester-
day-and to think that I'd been
under the impression all along
that they only existed in my
boots!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-19
Awake.

The Hannibal Commercial
Clue is awake to its advantages.
a St, Louis excursion company
wrote for Information as to ex-
cursions out of Hannibal. The
Secretary answered and told
them: We are notlooking for ex-
cursions into and out of Hanni.
bal. That Is what Monroe
needs Something into, it has
had plenty, out of.
Fred Haskius, the globe
trotter, was with Monroe friends
Friday. He gave the DEMOCRAT
pleasant call and is quite in
terestiug.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
A LARGE TANNERY
viii Soon be Erected in
COlumbuS-=Piant Will
Cost S25,OOO.OO.

Through the efforts of the Pro
gressive Union another new mar
ufacturiug industry has been Sc
cured for COlum bus. The new
enterprise is mammoth tannery
which tans leather by patented
process and which will be erected
at a cost Of twenty five thousand
dollars. The patent under which
the tannery IS to be operated is
owned by Mr.. w. E. Brown, of
Jacksonville, Fla, and he will in
vest five thou sand dollars in the
plant which is to be erected iD
this city, the remaining twenty
thou sand dollars to be su bscribed
by local capitalists. Mr.. Brown S
patent is considered very valu-
able one, as by the process which
he discovered the leather can be
tanned in much shorter time
than by the method formerly in
use For some time past a tan
merry similar to the one to be
erected here has been in opera
ton at Jacksonville, Fla, and has
made money from the start.
Several months ago he decided
to establish another plant some
where in this section, and by
prompt action and persistent
effort the Progressive Union in
duced him to locate the plant
here.
The question of a site for the
new enterprise has not yet been
determined upon. The prOmot-
ers have two excellent lOca ions
in view, and will probably come
to a decision in the matter some
time this week. The tannery
will employ a large number of
operatives, and will not only
bring prosperity to the neighbor-
hood ia which it is erected but
will add greatly to the import
ance of Columbus as a manufac-
turing center.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
LODGE LORE.

Union Lodge No. 35, I. O. O. F.
met in regular session last Mon
day night with a fairly good at
tendance, nearly every officer
was in his place. The second de-
gree was conferred on Bro. r. L.
Dill. The team did splendid
work considering the little prac-
tice they have had lately. We
had visitors from Artesia Lodge
No 169. Artesia, Mississippi,
Bradley Lodge No. 335, Baxter,
Alabama and Washington Lodge
No. 3, New Orleans, Louisiana.
All mem bers of Union Lodge
No. 80 and all visiting Old Eel
lows are reminded that we meet
every Monday night.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
McGahey Y53ds

Mr.. Tbos. A. lIcGahey aud
Miss HOrtense We1ls were mar
ried at the home 20 Mr. J- o.
Cox in East CoIum r4s last Wed
nesday evening. t.e ceremony
having been performed oy Rev
W. A. Hewitt. pastor of taa First
Baptist church. The groom is
connected with ,he Columbus
Marble works and - lu emerge
tic and Trustworthy r1ugg man,
while his bride is % pretty and
atfable young lady VITO is esteem
ed and dmired by az who know
her.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
NATCHEZISSELECTED
AS Next Meeting Place of
Masonic Grand Lodge.
Officers Elected.

There was a fairly large at
tendance at the annual meeting
of the Masonic Grand Lodge
which was held in Brookhaven
last week. OF the 800 lodges in
the State 272 were represented
by delegates, and there were 90
past masters present. The ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge was
presided over by Hon. T. B.
Franklin, of this city. the retir
ing Grand Master. Delegates
from this city say that no session
of the Grand Lodge has ever been
more ably presided over, and the
address which Mr. Franklin de-
livered was complete, exhaustive
and com prehensive, having been
highly praised by all who heard
it.
Coldm bus and Lowndes county
were we'll represented at the
meeting of the Grand Lodge. The
COlum bianS present, besides
Grand Master Franklin, were
Worshipful Master G. G. Buder,
of Columbus Lodge No. 5; DR.. A.
G. Halbert. representing~ the
Royal Arch Chapter: Hon. d. S.
McClanahan, representing the
Knights TEN plar; Past Masters
r. A. Carson and Fl. M. Woddell
In addition to the CoIum bus del
egation Caledonia was we'll repre-
sented, the CaledOnians present
having been Rev. W. G. Galceran,
Messrs. J. L. Williams, E. O.
Harper and J. L. Egger.
The Grand Lodge selected
Natchez as the place for holding
it's next annual session, and the
following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Grand Master-Chas. II. Blum
of Shelby
Grand Senior Warden-Henry
G. Yawn, of umberton.
Grand Junior Warden-E. J.
artin, of Meridian.
Grand Chaplain - Rev. w. J.
Harbin, of Bonneville.
Grand Treasurer-B. V. White
of Meridian.
Grand Secretary - Frederic
Speed, of Vicksburg.
Grand Tyler-Julius YaretZky,
of Shuqualak.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
Mrs. r. T. Weaver Dead.

Mrs. f. T. Weaver, who for
some time past has been serious
ly sick at her home in the Dun
bar neigh borhood, died at eight
o clock last Friday morning.
Deceased, who at the time of her
death was seventy six years Of
age, was d member of one OF the
most prominent families ia the
county She was the mother of
MesSrS. Smith and Bernard
Weaver and was the aunt by
marriage of Hon. B. a. Weaver
and Hon. Walter Weaver, of this
city. Besides the above named
relatives, deceased IS survived
by two daughters, Mrs. 5. L.
Sparks, who during her life time
lived with her, and Mrs. Sue
Stinson, who lives about eight
miles east of this city.
No better or purer woman ever
lived. She was a faithful and
consistent Christian, and bore
patiently and without complaint
the intense suffering incidental
to the long illness which finally
resulted in her death. She was
nursed by loving hands, and
when the final dissolut ton took
place her bedside was surround
ed by the faithful watchers who
had administered to her wants
so faithfully and so cheerfully.
The Intern ent took place ia the
private burying ground near
the family residence at ten
O'Clock Saturday morning, the
funeral having been conducted
by Rev. w. w. Whitfield, of this
city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
Revival at Southeast Baptist Church

Rev. Geo. H. Sheafer, of To
peka, Kansas, will begin a series
of revival meetings at the South
east Baptist church this morn
ing. Mr.. Sheafer, accompanied
by his wife, is travelling in the
South for the benefit of Mrs.
Shaefer'S health, and is conduct
ing meetings at different cities
and towns throughout this sec
ton. He is a forceful and CON
vincing sneaker, and his meet
ings have been attended with re
markable success. Mrs. Sheafer
is quite a talented vocalist. and
her singing is a very attractive
feature of the meetings and ma
terially aids Mr.. Sheafer in the
good work which be has under
taken. During the progress of
the meeting there will be two
services daily, a morning service
at 10 O'Clock a. N. and an evening
service at z 80 o'clock p. m.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01

Miss Minnie Ellis left last
week for New Orleans, where
she goes to enjoy the Mardi
Gras festivities. Her sister,
Miss Callie Ellis, who has been
in New Orleans for several
months. will return to Colum bus
with her.
Mr.. John Oliver left several
days ago for New Orleans, hay
ing been called there by the ill
ness of his brother, Mr.. Robert
Oliver.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01
THE FIGHT NOW ON
Aberdeen Group Freight
Rate Case Argued in
Federal Court.

The famous Aberdeen Group
rate case was argued before
Judge Niles IN the Southern dis
trict of the Federal Coart at
Biloxi last wet K This is "a case
in which the people of Columbus
are vitally interested. a~ this Is
one of the cities composing the
Aberdeen Group Association
which association Is seeking t0
compel tYe Mobile Il Ohio Eaf.
road to revise ills tariff and give
the cities composing The group
more equitable freight rates
The case iS AN extensive Que. and
extends over a period off tive
years. The Aberdeen Group A-
sociation fled a petition with the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion alleging that the CITIES com
posing the group We're being dis
criminated against in the matter
Of freight rates ON grain products
from St Louis and other cities
along the line OF the Mobile s.
Ohio Railroad. and prayed relief
from this excessive and ex1rb
liant rate.
The case was heard before the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on its merits, and after hear
ing the evidence the commission
issued an order directing the
Mobile d Ohio Railroad to revise
its rate on grain. and give the
cities com posing The Aberdeen
Group Association the desired
relief The railroad company re.
fused To comply with the order
of the com mission and grant the
relief DER" ~ ... end 't-
filed. the complainauts setting
forth the facts in the case. and
practically placed the railroad
com pany IN contempt.
The suit was originally dIed
in the United States Court at OK.
ford, but was bv agreement
transferred To the Federal Court
for the Southern district of Mis-
sissippi at Biloxi, aud was argued
before Judge Niles in that trib-
unal last Wednesday. The de-
murrer on which the case came
up was argued on behalf 0f the
com plainants by Hon. W. ID
Frazee, of Oxford, district at.
torney for the Northern district.
and on behalf Of the railroad
company by Mr.. X. B. Williams.
Of St. Louis.
Judge Niles tOok the case uu-
der advisement. an is expected
to render his decision al an early
date. No matter how the case is
decided il will D. taken 70
higher court, but the officers Of
the Aberdeen Groa Association
believe that they wI'i eventually
win the tight.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-01

Mr.. VIII Topp is't f8r Mares.
Fla, where he goes in the hone
of recuperating his heal.h. which
has been very poor FOR -everal
months past. NJ. Tqap has
many friends IN Colam 1us who
sincerely sympatA ~ tth him
in his illness and who b oe that
the Florida climate viii DOn re
store him to health.