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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
FRANK WOODS IS
NAMED CHAIRM Man
EsTHERvlLLE MAN WILL HEAD
THE REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE
Resolutions of Appreciation Of Treat
ment at the Hands Of the Retiring
Chairman, Robert H. spence-Meets
Again Aug. 1. s.asassss;iss:s;;l

Des Moines, Aug. 14.-Frank P
Woods of Estherville was elected chair
man Of the republican state central
committee at the meeting Of that body
at the Slavery hotel yesterday afte--
noon.
S. D. Riniker of Rock Rapids was
elected vice chairman and G. s. FRANKIE
OF Parl.eisburg was elected secretary.
The chairman was empowered to
name al committees, including the ex-
ecutive committee and heads of depart
ments. except that the committee
elected w. L. Converse of the fourth
district to be in charge of the speakers
bun eau
Chairman Woods will at once open
Headquarters, securing quarters in the
Observatory building.
Meet During Fair Week.
The committee adjourned to meet
some day during fair week, probably
on the last Friday Of fair week, which
would be August 81, to make plans fer
the campaign and to confer With the
candidates OIL the state anu congress.
sional tickets OF the party.
| Mr.. Woods, who succeeds Mr. Spence
is connected with five banks in north.
ern Iowa, one of which is at Esther.
vile and another at Fort Dodge. He Is
about 40 years of age, unmarried and
will devote all Of his time to the act
i've management Of the campaign dur
ing the next three months. He was
one of t, e leaders Of the Cummins men
in Emmett county anu has taken live
" interest in politics for many years
| u :, 1o1l
His candidacy was not proposed by
his friends until very late. 1t was sup
posed up to yesterday that the chair
manship would go to w. ]. Mccoy OF
Clinton. The first vote on the Office
was six to five, and on motion the cleo
ton of Mr.. Woods was made unani
nous. Those who voted for Mr.. Woods
were Messrs. Mccoy, FRANKIE, Con
verse, Estabrook McColl and Rinikcr
Those who voted for Mr.. Mccoy were
Messrs. Woods, Cowles, Epps, Cope
land and Wright.
Best of Feeling.
The best Of feeling prevailed among
the committeeman and there was nc
talk that savored of anything except
harmony and victory. The COMMITTEES
expects the usual republican majority
The following resolutions expressed
the sentiment Of the former state cen
trail committee toward the chairman
who goes out after five years effective
service:
Resolved, That the republican state
central committee hereby express ou
appreciation of the courteous treatmen
shown each member of this committed
by our retiring chairman, R. H. Spence
for which we hereby tender him GU,
heartfelt thanks.
Resolved, Further. that we appreci
ate his loyal, able and unbiased effort
for success of the party during the pre-
ccding campaigns of which he has oee1
chairman. We realize that in him tn
party has loyal and true worker AM
supporter.
wv. w. Epps,
''W. j. Mccoy,
George r. Estabrook
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
KISSED FLAG; FINED.
Englshman Pays Penalty for Action in
the Theatsr

Bayonne, N. j., Aug. Thames
Pierre, an Englishman, was fined $2J
in police court today for Kissing the
American flag during performance AT
the theater last night. The judge who
imposed the fine was member of the
audience. The Kissing of the flag al
most caused riot
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
GOVERNOR IDE RETURNS.

Manila. Aug. 14.-Governor Ide re-
turned to Manila today otter a confer
ence at Tacloban, Island of Leyte, Aug.
12, with Major General Wood. Briga
der General Lee, Governor Deveyrs
and fifteen presidents. The presidents
promised the support of the American
authorities and to furnish information
leading to the determination of the Pull
aianese
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
WRECK INJURIES SEVEN.
Frisco Switch Engine Crashes Into
Katy Chair Car.

Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. 14.-seven pas.
sengers were injured, three seriously,
but none dangerously, at Fort Scott
Junction, Kansas, early today in a col.
lision between a Missouri, Kansas and
Texas train and a Frisco switch en-
CINE The train had stopped at a
crossing when the switch engine crash
ed into the chair car None of the pas.
sengers in the other cars were hurt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
Untirina Efforts Needed.

81 do not wish to speak at length at
this time but | again urge the demo
Gratis of the district to carry on cam
paign of education on the tariff and
the trusts. If you do this and earn
estly work there is no question about
the results. Don't fatter yourselves
that it can be done without work. We
have against us one Of the most Gun.
ming politicians in this part Of the
west. Success will come only from
untiring efforts. l thank you for the
confidence that has induced you to
place me in this position of RESPONSE
bility"
Mr.. Trip was then called upon and
he spoke briefly as follows:
General Weaver is proud of his
friends; he loves the democratic par
ty; has no hatred for any one, and
only wishes to hear that Claude G. Por
ter is governor, and Daniel w. Hamil
ton has taken the place of Lacey after
the smoke has rolled away at mex,
election time. While General Weaver
would have been pleased to have beer
| your choice today, he would not make
"a fight for it. Whatever of a scraI
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09

little faith in the old adage about
lightning never striking twice in
the same place. He said yester-
day: II wonder whose theory that
is, for I know Of one tree on our
property that was struck twelve
times and of a fence that has long
since taken on sorry expression,
owing to the persistency of the
ligbtning.'' And then he added,
II know of a house that was
struck by lightning and later
twisted completely around in a
thunder storm
Should the court house follow
the example of the Central church
we are wandering what would be
the answer. By very little ef-
fort the Central church is rapidly
converting it's grove in front into
most picturesque one. With as
little trouble Concord have a
pretty park out in front of that
hall of justice if certain parties
would but interest themselves.
It is big plot and particularly
inviting, and if we some day have
great big public park with elec-
trio car attachments the court
house park would lose none of it's
attractiveness or public patron
age.
On next Tuesday evening there
will be marriage in Concord
which will be of interest to the
many friends of the contracting
parties all over the county, On
that evening at 8 o'clock, l.. S.
Sloop, prominent farmer of near
Glass, will be married to Miss
Mamie Pharr, who for several
years has had charge of the millin-
cry department at the Cannon &
Fetzer Co. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev. Geo. h. Cor
nelson at the residence of G. A.
Pitts, in the presence of few
friends and relatives. Miss Pha1r
is exceedingly popular in Concord,
and will be missed by q host of
friends, who tender to Mr.. Sloop
in advance hearty congratulations
on winning her for his bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloop will live at
Ihome near Glass.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09
ALBEMARLE And STANLY COUNTY.
Charge Of Ineompetsney or Worse Against
Republican Officials.
stanly Enterprise. May 3rd.

stanly Enterprise, May 3rd.
Robt. L. Sibley is carrying his
left arm in a sling. He got one
of his fingers caught IN machinery
at the Efrd mill machine shop a
few days ago, badly lacerating
the first joint and losing the nail
therefrom.
The Snuggs lumber plant caught
fire about 8 o'clock Tuesday even
ing, and but forthe chance discov-
cry by one of the hands who was
passing the shop large loss
would have resulted.
The death of J. W. Reeves, who
was about 73 years of age, occurred
last Thursday at his home near
Lanes Chapel, in Montgomery
county, He was a brother of
Messrs. F. E. and David H. Reeves,
of this county. He was a good
man and an esteemed citizen.
W. Alma Smith, who had it
within his grasp to accept a NOM
ination to the position of clerk
superior court for Stanly, was pro-
NOTED few days ago to a lucra-
tive position in the Offices of the
Wlscassett mill. Alma is fine
young man, with pronounced in
telligence, and his friends rejoice
with him in his good fortune.
Rev. J. M. Annette is assisting
the pastor of Chestnut Hill Bap-
tist church in a series of meetings.
Mrs. Annette is visiting in the
meantime at Statesville. Rev.
DR.. J. N. Stallings, of Salisbury,
will be hare Sunday to fill the
Baptist pulpit both morning and
evening.
This is just the right size
town to settle down in and enjoy
life, Everything for the comfort
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09

not bring llliterates, they will fill
their storage with more desirable
aliens who can read. And with
the stimulus thus put upon educa-
tion, the 1lliteracy in many of the
countries of Europe would show
notable decline. There is plenty
of labor now in our cities which
would be better off in the country,
where there is great need Of farm
help" " But the cities attract,
and the farmer waits for his help.
So it would be under the illiteracy
test.
We need intelligent distribution
from our congested districts of
physically fit aliens over the
country districts where these
aliens are wanted and where they
will be given work which they are
physically and mentally qualified
to perform. We need higher
head-tax; restriction of the
privilege of "assisting" immi-
grants to come here; physical
test; an illiteracy test. None of
these alone is enough. All Of
them together would not be too
much.
The south may take to heart the
lesson which the north has been
learning regarding undesirable
immigration. The north would
be glad to have many of its city
slums emptied into the south, and
would rejoice, selfishly, if the
south would take it's share of the
incoming tide of aliens who are of
poor phys1que; illiterate; who
could not pay their own passages,
and who are untitled to do good
hard days work. Que of the
leading southern newspapers has
recently said: "We want no such
immigrants as have crowded the
east side of New York and the
factories of New England"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09
MOCKSVILLE AND DAVIE COUNTY.
Umbrellas Disappearing. Farmers Get
ting Along Well With Their Work.

Mocksville Courier May 3rd.
Our attention has been called to
the fact that some party or par.
ties carried off some umbrellas
from the vestibule of the Metho-
dist church Sunday night, that
did not belong to them. Now if
this was done by mistake the um.
brellas will be returned. If 9th
erwise, the one who did it ought
to be prosecuted and sent to the
county roads. One of the UNI
brellas belonged to a gentleman
who prizes it very highly, as it
was the property of his wife: who
is now dead. It does seem to us
that it is heartless wretch who
would keep this umbrella after
knowing this. This is not the
first time this thing has happened
and it must be stopped.
Hora ce Frost, Of F lix,
died at his home early Saturday
morning, at $50, aged 20. Mr..
Frost leaves a father, two broth
ers and two sisters to mourn his
death. He was laid to rest Sun
day at Bear Creek. Funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. T.
A. Caudle.
Thomas Olson and wife, Of
Indiana, visited relatives IN North
Carolina and was welcome visit
or in this neighborhood. This is
Mr.. Dison's first visit to North
Carolina in fifteen years, and he
says he can see a great improve
ment in this section of the coun-
try in different ways.
Mrs DR.. A. W. Wisema, of Je-
rusalem, fell in the back yard of
her home last Sunday evening,
from which she has suffered
good deal since.
Frank Wooten is suffe ering g
with sore side, caused by his team
of young mules running away
with him, throwing him out of
the wagon and running over him,
last Wednesday.
Our farmers are nearly done
planting their crops, and we un-
derstand that Bill Davis who
lives on the Bently farm lis plow-
ing bis corn, and has cotton up in
plenty ready for the hoe.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09

streets within the new limits of
Lexington has been suspended,
was unfounded. Orders have been
made by the board of commission.
ers to pave all the voters are will
ing. The only reason that work
has been held up for some time
was because of lack of brick.
Mr.. Eanes now has the brick
and the board orders him to push
the work through as rapidly as
possible.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09

VI 1'1o C1H w oouSut AeIo duU PlO
will go as far as $25 will in larger
cities. When you want to leave
the farm. come to our town and
build q nice comforble home and
be among the best people in the
world. A good, live Building
and Loan Association offers a fine
opportunity for any one who de-
sires to build.
Mrs. J. Ephraim Treece, who
lived 2 miles north of Albemarle,
died suddenly on Wedc esday even
ing of last week. She was attack
ed in the afternoon about 8 o clock
with violent case of cramp collie,
and despite the utmost efforts to
gain relief she died five hours
afterwards. She is survived by a
husband and several children.
She was daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. T. A. Lowder and was a
noble Christian woman. Mr..
Treece is one of the county's best
citizens and he has the sympathy
of everyone.
"We have treated them no
worse than they treated u.s."
Republican Office holdor in high
standing was heard to say. This
was in reference to the sheriff and
his unsworn deputies keeping the
tax books away from Democrats.
The statement won't hold water,
and it is but a confession of
the wrongs being perpetrated upon
our country folk, and shows to
what extremities the enemy is
placed. There are some interest
ing facts yet to be brought out.
A check for $38 or more was sent
to the sheriff to pay taxes for three
men Of Center township. The
check was tossed in drawer hold
ing papers and rubbish and it re-
mained there for twelve days, and
was then brought forth because
lawyer was requested to go to
him and demand it. This is an
uncontrovertable fact. Is this
administration being run entirely
for the Republican party? If
not, then there is a charge of gross
Cal elessness or incompetency
against all acts of this kind.
The fertilizer warehouses of this
town have been heavily rushed
this season. The Yadkin freight
line can not deliver the goods fast
enough to supply the demands.
It is nothing to see fifty and one
hundred wagons around the depot
awaiting turns. Five car loads of
fertilizers are entirelyttaken up in
half day, and the farmers have
waited over a night and day rath-
er than 60 home empty handed.
The freight service Is deplorable;
but the heavy buying indicates
that the commercial article is
being used more extensively this
season than the past.
Rev. DR., Shaw, of Charlotte,
delivered the literary address in
the court house on Wednesday
evening of last week to the class
of young ladies of the Englewood
boarding school. The address
was masterly and we'll received.
A change of hour from evening to
afternoon kept many away, as it
was not generally known. The past
year of this excellent school has
been one Of the best in it's history.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09
A Year of Blood.

The year 1908 will long be re-
membered in the home of F. N.
Tacket, of Alliance KY. as year
blood; which flowed so copiously
from Mr.. Jackets lungs that
death seemed very near. He
writes: "Severe bleeding from the
lungs and frightful cough bad
broght me at deaths door, when
I began taking Dr.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, with
the astonishing result that after
taking four bottles I was COM
pletely restored and as time has
proven permantly cured, Guar
anteed for Sore Lungs, Q ughs
and Colds, at all drug storee Price
SOC and 81. Trifl bottle free.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.


A Picturesque Cemetery. Some Interest
Ing Figures on the Cotton Crop.
Concord Times, May 1st.
There was a marriage of tw c
popular Concord young people at
Mt. Pleasant Sunday night which
was a surprise to their friends
here. Rev. S. W, Beck, pastor of
Trinity Reformed church, and
Miss Daisy Barrier, youngest
daughter of Mrs. M. E. Barrier,
were in Mt. Pleasant attending
the Church Workers. Convention
of the Reformed Church, when
they decided to unite their for
tunes. The ceremony was per-
formed about 9:80 o'clock, after
church service, by Rev. Paul Bar
ringer. Mr.. and Mrs. Beck re-
turned to Concord after the cere.
mony, and Monday morning were
busy receiving the congratulations
of their many friends. They will
board for a while, after which
they Will occupy the Reformed
parsonage,
Concord can certainly boast of
a picturesque cemetery. Keeper
Sides can be honestly commended
for his artistic and horticultural
efforts. There have been too
many decided improvements in
that sad enclosure to
enumerate singly, but, generally
speaking, our cemetery has indeed
been looked after carefully and
studiously, It must be source of
consolation for those WAC have
occasion to visit that pretty fiat,
for whatever Concord has not, she
has a we'll groomed cemetery that
compares favorebly with any in
the State.
The regular meeting of the Ca
barrus Cotton Growers Associa-
tion was held in the court house
last Saturday. There was an in
terssting discussion Oh the ques-
tion of reduction of acreage, and
the Cabarrus farmers will certain
ly do their duty in the general
movement for reduction. Jno.
P. Allison made an interesting
talk, in which he quoted some
figures which were eye openers.
He said that according to esti-
mates of the best Informed people,
a ten million bale crop will bring
more money than a thirteen mil.
lion balo crop. He figured as fol-
lows:
A $4,000, 1000 bale crop at Z cents
would amount to $445, ,O00,00
A 100000 bale crop at 8
cents, $48O,OOO,OOO.
A 100000 bale crop at 10
cents, $3.50, 100000
A 100000 bale crop at 12
cents, $660,OO0,OOO.
From this it would be seen that
a ten million bale crop would be
actually worth $155, 100000 more
than a thirteen million bale crop.
| Concord Times, May 4th
DR., V. G. B. Means, who was in
the naval hospital at San Fran
cisco during the earthquake, writes
that he is all right, and his many
friends here are glad to hear it.
A mule belonging to Mr.. Day
vault was driven into an open
sewer near the corner of Corbin
and Union streets Wednesday
night. With the assistance of
Officer Sappenfeld and some
ffty-odd citizen instructors the
mule was towed to the earth g sur.
face without any apparent damage
Louis D. Brown evidently has
| streats within the now 1imite nj
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-05-09

Now is the time to get one IF
the best weekly papers in the State
for SOC. Read proposition No. 8.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-06-16

Samples Of Millionaire Extravaganza
In the NEetropoiis.

| Z0la in his youth. before fame came
| to him, wrote some stories about mil
honaires, wherein It seemed to him be
exaggerated shamefully In his descrip-
| tons of the costly homes and habits of
| the rich, but later on, when Zola be
came friend of millionaires, he found
that his accounts of their extravaganza
had fallen far short of the truth
In the same way stories about the
| extravaganza Of American millionaires
that sound like exaegerations may also
Kan suoTU Oh the TruTn. Here, Tor IN
stance, are some facts that an interior
decorator Of New York supplied the
other day. They sound extreme, but
let lola be remembered.
A man bought for his hall twelve
antique marble columns at Pompeii.
Finding he could use only eight of the
columns he had the remaining four de-
stroyed, although he was offered for
them twice what he had paid He had
paid $4,000 apiece.
Aubusson carpets, with a pile three
Inches thick, are often made to order
at cost Of $40 a yard. Such a cost.
though is nothing beside what is or
dinari1y paid for antique rugs. They,
measured by the yard, often cost $500
or 5000 a yard.
Chairs of ivory inlaid with wood are
occasionally sold at $500 apiece.
One millionaire's piano cost $150,0OO.
A five inch band of ivory, four years in
the carving. runs around the case,
which was decorated by Everett Shinn.
The gold and silver plate Of one
household requires an expert to look
after it. The man is Q. goldsmith, and
his salary is $1,000 year.
Billiard rooms sometimes cost $780,
600 to furnish. The tables and cues
are inlaid with ivory and gold.
Certain wines-Schloss Johannesburg,
for instance, stamped with the crest OF
Prince Matternich-are sold at private
sales to millionaires for $40 and $50 a
bottle.
Automobiles Of ninety or more horse
power. made to order, will cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 Some millionaires
keep a dozen or more automobiles,
with a head chauffeur at $4,000 or
$1,000 year salary and two or three
assistants at $25 week each.
Then there is the ocean going yacht,
which cannot be maintained in the
most modest way at a smaller annual
expenditure than S25,O00.-New York
Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-06-16

peek-a-boO were as mild as the first
open-work stocking. In the summer
Of 1000 it was confined to a modest
little yoke which outlined a pretty
girls neck and gave such feeting
glmpses o the interior decoration
that it was hailed as an inspiration
Our descent has been rapid By 1902
we had adopted graphic open-work
border to the yoke, which left in a
question no flight The year 1904
found Us with VS. that strayed to I'm
accustomed depths and apologized
for themselves with large blue bows
on the lingerie beneath BY 1905 we
had arrived at panels" with islands
of modesty between, and in the pres
ent year of grace we have call overs"
an occasional dot on the open-work
to save the situation The sleeves
have risen from elbow length half
way to the shoulder
Now the Open-Work Corset
But this is not all Some genius
doubtless to keep pace with the
times, has introduced the open-worl1
corset.
We now only wait shredded lin
gerie before the fashions of the Fiji
Island belle are accurately followed
Law or the brown-tailed moth alone
can save usi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-06-16

There was awise man in our town
and he was wondrous wise; he
marked a paper dollar bill and gave
it all to Lie; she went to see the
butcher and she blew the whole thing
in; it wasn't long before the coin
came back again to him. He took it
TO the merchant and bought dress
for ane-before the week was over
it came back to him again; he spent
the coin in our town fully fifty tmies
or more, but he always got it back
again and spent it Ger and DER; but
when he sent the dollar off to mail
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-06-16
A PESSIMisT'S QUESTIONS.

Why is it that a cleaning Of win
dows is the signal for a rainstorm?
Why is John always late the night the
cook is out and visitors are expected
In the evening?
And why, oh, why, do visitors al
ways come the one afternoon In the
week when one is not dressed to re-
ceive them?
Why does woman think she has 50
much better taste than her richer
neighbor II she but had as much money
to crafty it?
Why is it that leak In the pipe Is
always discovered Saturday afternoon.
when a plumber cannot be found until
Monday morning?
Why IS 1t that when one has made 4
purchase one sees ten minutes 1ateE
something else which would have been
better or cheaper or more becoming r.
Philadelphia Ledger.