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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12
Abandon Their Fields.

The farmers around Prentiss are
abandoning their ruined cotton fields
and flocking to the sawmills to secure
emnloYment.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12
Remarkable Increase.

Pronounced and rapid as has been
the increase in property valuation OF
several of the counties from which the
assessors reports have been received,
there are two counties in South Missis-
sippi whose combined valuation reaches
the sum of S25 ,269, 816, and they are the
counties of Perry and Harrison. The
realty assessment of Harrison county in
1902 was S4,434 1887; in 1906 it had ad-
vanced to 81, 4O5, SOL, an increase of
1921 Ala, or at rate per year OF
81, 1883. The personally valuation
in 1905 was s2,317,376, and in 1906
$1,000, 221, an increase of S691,376 for
the year.
Perry county had realty assessment
in 1902 of S4,015, 116, and in 1906 of
So, TIA, 961, an increase of 81, 100, S45 in
the four years. Her personal assess
ment does not run as high as Harrison,
the figures being, in 1905, S2,lSl ,275,
and this year IS, l29, 1893, difference of
1913 55S
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12
Retail Merchants Organize.

The State convention Of retail grocers
met at Meridian and formed State
organization. Several hundred dele
oates were in attendance.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12
Refuse to Appoint Game Warden.

The board of supervisors of Lauder
dale county declined to appoint game
warden as authorized by the State law,
to enforce the stringent ordinances for
the protection of game recently adopt
ed, holding that the sheriff and con-
stables need no assistance.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12
Formers About Ruined.

The farmers throughout the Enter
prise section are about ruined.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-10-12

ing his victim sternly in the eye, called
in stentorian military tones:
ssEOrwa rd-marp
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
l1llman on One of the Latest
Developments in Dispensa-
ry Investigation.

Washington special in The
State:-Discussing the dispen
sary investigation today, Sena-
tor Tillman said it is very
strange that the committee
forced Mr.. Lewis w. Parker to
testify so far and no further.
"Why did they not make Mr.
Parker tell the name of the
some. kind-of an official in South
Carolina whom Lanahan had
employed? I am satisfied that
Lnahan has been guilty of all
kinds of bribery and corruption
and has been for some time.
What they ought to do is to
make Mr.. Parker name the man,
They cannot compel Lanahan to
come down and testify against
Evans and those fellows. but
they can get him down there if
they prosecute him. If this man ,
whoever he is, has any grit in
him and is representing Laua-
han in a legitimate way, as he
may have been doing, then he
would prosecute Lanahan for
SANDER. Lanaban is the man
they need 10 get hold Of. He is
one OF the head devils of the
whole stink"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
Read-The News.

but that | shall have to undergo
an operation tomorrow, but |
am glad that | can feel when
lie down upon the table, God
will guide the knife in the sur.
Geon's hand and if | should die
Will take my soul home to
Heaven"
One Of the policemen of the
town confessed in one of the
meetings that he had grown
somewhat cold in his love and
duty TO God in the past few
years, and stated that throuoh
these special meetings he had
been brought into closer touch
with God. He is now among the
number who esteem it a dutv rs
well as a blessed privilege to
witness for Christ.
There are many unsaved ones
attending the meetings regularly.
who are Just on the verge of
taking the most important step
OF their lives, viz; "the step
from sin to grace" 1t is the
prayer of the Christian people
that these may soon be number
ed IN the ranks of the army of
the Lord. Time is short Eter.
nifty is without end Where will
you spend Eternity"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
Hub" Concludes to Saw
Wood and Say Nothing.

Newberry special in the State:
Having seen in today's paper
that Mr.. Fl. H. Evans was pre-.
pairing a card in reply 10 Mr.. G.
q. Davis's testimony, The State's S
representative called on Mr.
Evans today for the card. Mr..
Evans stated that in view of the
action OF the governor, directing O
the attorney general TO institute
legal proceedings against the old
board of directors of the State
dispensarr, which he welcomed
his counsel advise him 70 make
no statement through the news
papers, and that he had reluct
antly determined to act upon
their advice. Mr.. Evans stated.
however, that he was ready TO
meet any charge which might be
preferred against him in any
proceedings instituted under the
order OF the governor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
A Severe Storm.
Rain, Wind and Lightning
do Considerable Damage
in Lancaster.

a rain and wind storm of un-
usual severity, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, visited
Lancaster last Friday afternoon.
The rain fell in torrents and the
wind blew with cyclonic fury,
doing considerable damage.
The large skylight over the store
OF the Williams Hughes Co. was
blown off and the building flood
ed with water, damaging a part
OF the stock. Store awnings were
torn loose from their fastenings
The front door of Mr.. A. ID. Hill
liard's dwelling was blown down
and the building otherwise dam.
aged. A part of the glass in the
Methodist church windows was
blown out and carried bv the
wind as far as Mr.. Poag's resi-
dence. The large standpipe at
the Poag IL Harper ginnery was
blown over. A number of shade
trees were wrecked, among them
The large, stately oak in Mrs. l.
b. Fosters yard. The tents of
the Christian Crusaders were
damaged to the extent of f;ftv
dollars or more. The tent of
Photographer Amos was also
blown over and damaged. A pair
of valuable mules, belonging to
the editor of this paper, were
killed by bolt of lightning,
which struck tree to which the
animals had been tied by the
hands who had been blowing
them. The same tree was struck
by lightning some two or three
years ago.
So far as learned there was no
serious damage done in the coun-
ty except in the way of washing
the lands. The wind was no
>evere outside the town limits
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
Served Him Right.
A Brave North Carolina Girl
Shoots her Assailant.

Charlotte, n. c., June TO-
with rare presence of mind Miss
Pearl Jones, night telephone op-
orator at Selma, N &C, last night
shot and fatally wounded Bud
Anderson negro, who by his
own,contesslon, had premeditated
rape upon her. Miss Jones heard
noises in the rear Of her office and
went 10 investigate. The negro
attacked her and she shot five
times, several bullets taking
effect. The. negro, who will die,
has made a confession implicat.
ing a companion. The latter has
been jailed. In the confession
the negro admits the purpose of
his errand and attack and saws
this is his third attempt to assault
the girl.
The negro has since died.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
Negro Shot m the Act of
Stealing Liquor.

Fort Mill special in Charleston
Sunday News: John Mittap an
lS'year-old negro, cocaine
hend, was shot by Chief of Po
lice Dawson Potts in the office Of
the Southern Express Company
here on Thursday night about IL
O'Clock. Mr.. Potts was sleepipr
IN the office TO catch thief who
hai been stealing whiskev for a
week or more. The negro enter.
ed through small window and
as soon as the policeman flashed
ms hight on him, went back
through this window. Mr.. Potts
shot him as he ran, iudIcting two
slight flesh wound7. He was
recognized and wa arrested
mex morning
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
Accidentally Shot his Brother.
Jefferson.

CarolinasCitiz Jefferson.
Yesterday afternoon a serious
accident occurred which came
near costing young man his life.
While handling his gun Began
Baker, son of Mr.. +. f. Baker.
accidentally discharged it, the
load taking effect in the right
hand, arm and chest of his BROTH
er,Clarence Baker. Drs. Gregory
and Miller were called and found
IL necessary 10 amputate two
fingers on the right hand. Nine
shot entered the chest, making
only flesh wounds. Clarence is
fifteen and Began thirteen wears
of age.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13
The Services of the Christian
Crusaders Continue to At
tract Immense Crowds
Over One Hundred Persons
Have Professed Conver-
sion.
Reported for The News.


need of Lancaster, is moi more fine
churches, more eloquent, rever-
end orators, more advocators and
instructors Of science and higher
education, but more men and
women with "the old time reli-
gion," who are wholly given up
to God, and whose hearts are so
filled with the love of God that
their paramount desire is to
have His perfect willdone in their
lives, and who delight to labor
for the lost and perishing about
them. When this day dawns upon
us, then and only then will Gods
kingdom come, and His will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Through the medium Of the
heart-searching, soul-refreshing
undenomina,ional meetings of
the Christian Crusaders it is said
that better feeling of spiritual.
ity prevails in the town at this
time than has ever before been
known in it's history. Men who
were engrossed with business
cares, and whose hearts have
been so barred against Christ
that they seemed impregnable,
have at last been won to God
and are now "heirs of God and
joint heirs with Jesus Christ. +"
Christians of the different den.
ominations are worshipping God,
praying and laboring unitedly.
for their unsaved loved ones.
friends and naighbors; nominal
professors are realizing the emp
tiness of profession without
the possession of an expert
ence with God, and are being
renewed in faith; backsliders
are returning home from their
wanderings and sinners of all
grades and conditions are ac.
cepnng the gospel invita- alton,
forsaking their sins, and through
the efficacy of the blood Of
Christ are being made "new
creatures in Christ Jesus. That
a great work has already been
accomplished is the sentiment
OF many. A good Christian, com.
mercial man has said: "We'l
take the town for God" God
grant that this season of refresh.
ing may usher III the new spirit
ual era, for which the good peo.
PIE Oh Lancaster have been pray
ing for years!
Not only is the spirit of God
getting hold of the hearts of
the more interested ones, who
attend these meetings, but is
arresling the attention of some
who come out Of curiosity and
for the purpose of being enter
tained. Some Of this class are be-
ing convicted Of their sins and
brought to God. A man who
was very bIessedly converted in
one of the meetings, having
come a distance of two miles i'm
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13

ed any one of the meetings pre-
vious to this time, testified as
follows: "When | left home to-
night, | did not have any idea
OF anything of this kind. |
thought this would likely be a
place of amusement, more than
anything else | did not have
any idea | would come to the
altar but | feel that coming here
has been a great blessing to me.
l feel that God has forgiven me
of my sins, and | am going to
follow Him from this on"
There have been great out
pourings of the spirit in the altar
services during the past week.
On some nights the battle has
been so fierce that the fight has
gone on until the midnight hour.
and on one night until 1910
O'Clock. Some of these who were
converted at this late hour, were
NIGHTLY operated upon by the
Holy Spirit, but were not willing
to surrender to Christ until
about II o'clock. Thus, in these
inst ances, the victory has been
achieved by holding on. On
Monday night 6 persons profess
ed faith in Christ, on Tuesday,
night s, on Wednesday night 4 =
on Thursday night 6, on Friday
night 2, on Saturday night 4,
and on Sunday night 6, bringing
the soul record up to 1O1 pro.
fessions.
Gods Word, eye shall seek
me and find Me when We shall
search for Me with all your
heart" is being verified in some
OF these cases of conversion
One of the principal commercial
men of the town who earnestly
sought God for the pardon of his
sins, had quite desperate strug-
gle with the enemy of souls, ere
he found peace to his troubled
heart. So determined was he TO
seek until he found Christ tha,
he came forward to the altar four
nights successively. With a
heart full of gratitude 10 God
and to those who prayed so ear
nestly in his behal!, in the power
of God he made these utterances
81 am unworthy, but I have put
my trust in Jesus, and | feel
that He has accepted me and
forgiven my sins. | thank God
for all you good people here who
have, | feel, been instrumental
in bringing me to where | can
say this. | awoke this morning
about the usual hour, and got
down by my bedside and tried
to pray. My heart was heavy,
but | made an effort to prav
Going up to The store | began to
think over what | had promised
God, and what He had promised
to do for me, and began TO feel
very happy. | walked to and fro
in my store, and still felt better
Finally, could say within my
heart, Praise God for it ! | now
say, Praise God TOR it! Praise
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-13

Eagefeld had a $4,000 fire
Illday. The whole town was at
one tine threatened.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
DENATURED ALCOHOL
a. !. .5..>.. OBJECT. OF INQUIRY
Revenue Collector .Besieged by Prospec-
tive Manufacturers who Ask About
Regulations of the Government.

Denatured alcohol will be among
the manufactured products Of Mime
sofa if the persons. who have been ap-
plying to S. N Nichols, deputy collect
or of internal revenue for this. district,
for information in regard to the recent
ly enacted free alcohol bill mean
business. - =. ..
While the new law permits, free of
any tax, the manufacture of alcohol fit
only for fuel and mechanical purposes,
this does not mean that any person
may set up a still and proceed, without
government supervision, to turn out
BOOZE with its fangs drawn. Ow-
ing to the fact that the:apparatus which
will be used in making the denatured
product IS also adapted to the manufac-
pervision will be necessary: It is
probablet that a license, alta nominal
charge, will be issued to each manu-
facturer. -. 49, -, s.s..,G3 !.
{ Just now, the, experts Of the, treas
ury department are hard at work devel-
oping a code Of rules, which will gov
ern the manufacture of the new fan
gled frewater. Until the department
has decided just how to supervise and
direct the new industry it will be i'm:
possible for anyone. to" engage in, the
manufacture. The local office hopes to
have copy. of the new regulations
within the next two weeks. n. :
Minnesota, with it's numerous cereal.
food and fruit products, is an ideal
place for the manufacture of the new
fluid fuel. Judging from the number
sof early inquiries addressed to Mr..
Nichols there are plenty. of people in
the state who appreciate this fact, and
are eager to take up the new industry
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07

HUMANE SOCIETY INVESTIGATES
PARENTS INDIFFERENCE.
Woman Well Known at Workhouse the
One Who Took Little Fritz Harmon
from Home Conditions Looked into
and Effort Made to Have Child
Placed Elsewhere.

Little Fritz Harmon. "the baby Of
the cells who has been in charge Of
the Humane society since he was
picked up by the police Monday, will
probably not be returned to his par
ents. -tt 80
Agents of the society have been in
vestigating the case and say they have
learned of appalling conditions in the
child s home. They have also found
the woman who took the boy away
from his home. $50. .-.s.,- -..'--l.
:, This woman, they say, is a friend Of
more than dozen times in police court
on charges Of drunkenness. She took
the boy with her Monday. She went
directly to the Milwaukee station,
where, she offered to give the child to
the first person who would care for it..
Whether the parents authorized the
woman to do this canont be learned,
but they have admitted that they did
not worry much about his disappear
ance. y. 81 ..-
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon have
been in court for failing to take care
Of their children, and new complaint
has been filed against them for non-sup-
port: Application has also been made
to the probate court to take little Fritz
away from the parents and place him
in one of the many good homes that
have been offered him. ,.., s-a..s@4. "
Since the police refused to allow the
child s father to take the boy home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon, they say, have
shown little interest in the outcome of
the case. They have not been to see
him and, have not shown good reasons
why the child should be returned.
The Humane society has already had
many offers Of good homes for the boy
and if the. court needs the society's re.
quest, the child will be placed in one
Of them, He is so happy in his new
surroundings that he says he never
wants to 20 home and he appears to
have forgotten that there ever was
such a place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
GLASS OF '05 REFUSES
TO PAY GOPHER DEBT
President Mitchel's Efforts to Redeem
Glass Honor Falls on Unresponsive
Ears and He Quits.

Unsuccessful in his attempt to raise
sufficient funds from the members of
the 1905 University Of Minnesota grad
uating class to pay the famous $500
debt, contracted as the result of I'M
scrupulous management of the, 1905
junior annual, Harry s. Mitchell, presi
dent Of the class and Minnesota Rhodes
scholar at Oxford, has abandoned his
attempt to redeem the class honor and
creditors of the gopher board must
stand their losses.
Mitchell has spent the major part
of his vacation from Oxford in attempt
ing to square the class obligation, but
Minnesota alumni who received their
diplomas in 1905 refuse to joion in the
movement to bury the Gopher scandal.
Returning to the United States this
summer to spend his vacation, Presi-
dent Mitchell began campaign to
raise sufficient funds to square the Co.
pher obligation. Letters asking for S.
subscriptions were sent to the members
of the class, but replies were not salts
factory, and altho several of the 1905
alumni sent their share of the ere
demption fund.- the majority Of the
1905 B. AS failed to respond. : =
Realizing that his attempt had failed
President Mitchell, shortly before, his
return to Oxford, wrote letters to class
members announcing the failure of the
plan, returning the contributions in
the few cases where there had been 8
financial response. : i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
MIME lPDL|s NAY USE
SHORT CUT SPELLING
ALDERMAN PETERSEN WILL
BACK TIL PRESIDENT.
Resolution is to Be Introduced In
Council Requiring Rooseyelt's 800
Words to Be STANDARD In AL City
Printing Alderman Hertig Also
Favors Innovation.


Alderman Wilhelm Petersen at the
next council meeting will Introduce a
resolution requiring all city officials to
adopt the simpliied spelling list,
ordered by President Roosevelt for use
in the government departments, after
the first Of the year in all their off.
clal reports and communications.
Alderman Wendell Hertig, to whom
the matter was first preached, an
nounced without hesitation that he
would support the, resolution and pre-:
dicted that it would have no opposi.
ton in the council
".While the list of simplifed words
is not nearly&a as comprehensive as 1T
might be, said Alderman Petersen,
I" it is move in the right direction and
should have the support of the people.
What President Roosevelt has done for
the federal departments, governors
should do for their respective states
and municipal authorities should do at
home. If universities, colleges and
other educational Institutions would
follow suit it would not be long before
the reform would be an old story and
the new spelling be in general use. The
movements should not end there, how:
ever, for there is still vast room for
further development of the reform. -
Alderman Petersen is a member. of
the faculty Of Augsburg seminary
which was one of the first Of the educa.
tional institutions Of the country to
order is: heartily welcomed by the stu
dents Of Augsburg, and their only wish
is that another list will make it's ap
pearance as soon as the new spelling
has been fairly well assimilated by the
| public. 1~.>.~.i.. Sc =. o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
SHADY TRANSACTIONS
REPORTED TO POLICE
One-Armed Baker Collects Money on
Bogus recommendations Rattle Board
Man Lands in Jail. +.

Two swindling games involving losses
Of several hundred dollars occupied the
attention of the police yesterday and
one man was arrested, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. .
The most glsring swindle was that
worked by a man calling himself J: F.,
Cooper, who represented himself as q
baker and asked contributions from
business men to enable him to start a
bakery of his own. The man had only
one arm and he told a pitiful story Of
hardship. He had a paper purporting
to be written and signed by George F..
Taylor, GA Sixth avenue S. The paper
stated that Cooper was worthy and that
Taylor had contributed $40 to the fund.
Several business men contributed; but
some Of the more suspicious ones re-
ported the matter to NJ. E. Sanderson
of the Twin City Investigating bureau.
1T was learned that there is. a man
named H. Gray Taylor, Who conducts q
bakery at the numbeR emcntioned in the
appeal, but no George = Taylor Re
Gray Taylor says he does not know the
man and never contributed to any such
fund. On this information the mattel
was reported to the police. -.
L w. H. Lahey, formerly Of Chicago, i
charged with the other game. He il
salu, TO nave placcd raIne .DOafQS II
many downtown stores. These boards
contained 175 holes each. The holes
were numbered and covered with paper
The speculator paid an amount varying
from cent to $1.75, according to thu
number Of the hole thru which he stucl
his finger. If he drew certain numbel
he won a suit Of clothes. Several suit!
| of clothes were won hut could not b.
! obtained. Lahey. who says he is tn,
. Minneapolis Representative Of a Chi
! cago company, affirmed that he had NJ
power to furnish the clothes, which
! must be obtained from the head of
! fees in Chicago. The police cannot fint
! the head Offices, and Lahey occupies :
cell in central station. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
AUTOS MAY COLLECT
. MINNEAPOLIS MAI,
Service VIII Be Installed If Automo-
bile People Want to Take Contract
at Government Figure.

Automobile service will be installed
for the collection Of mail from the
downtown boxes and sub-stations it
the local authorities are able to make
satisfactory deal with some automo-
bile concern. The postal department
has issued orders authorizing the Min
peapos office &c to ADD I'D ano tsdT ooo
Grafton. These orders further state
that an automobile may be used if one
is offered on satisfactory terms.
Fourteen new carriers were recently
added to the delivery force and
brought with them the problem of
their proper apportionment to the va
rious stations. Superintendent of Car
them as follows: Central office, 5; St.
Anthony station, 1; Riverside station,
2; Plymouth station, 2; Lyndale sta
ton, 4. o.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
JOURNAL CADETS NOTICE

There will be a meeting at Hol'
combs hall, AZ Fourth street S 1.-TWO
doors from journal office) Wednes-
day, Oct. 10, at $3.50 PM, to discuss
plans and make arrangements for a
benefit at the Lyceum theater.
1t 10 very Important that all Cadets
be present.
Officers must notify all their mon
to report. &C. 3. Btckelhaupt'
Commandment.