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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
WORK SUSPENDED ON
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
All Work Has Been Suspended South
OF BeIxoni.

The news was brought to this city
this week that all work had been sus-
pended on the branches Of tho Southern
railroad in the Delta, and all the con-
tracts had been cancelled and the work
called oil. This Is taken to mean that
the ]. @. and the Southern have pooled
their interests, aud that they will not
compete with one another hereafter.
This ia one direct result OF the con-
troll Of the Illinois Central by Hartman.
The Southern is controlled by j. Pier
pont Morgan, and Mr.. Morgan is said to
have aided MIR. Hartman IN his raid re-
Gently ON the |. G. II n. Be that a. It
may, 1t looks as though these two Anau-
cial aud railroad giants mad enl~- sd
into an agreement 10 shut ~ oomneti.
.aeL 9. mud the Southern.
This will seriously affect the Delta,
which had built great hopes on the
promised competition and consequent
low rates. 1t will also seriously Affect
Yazoo City, which has been trying for
several years to get a branch Of the
Southern. 1t has been well said that
the Delta yves a debt of gratitude to
the l. G. for its great development dur
Ing the past few years. The Delta ac-
knowIedges the debt and feels grateful,
but then it doesn't for that reason feel
called upon to sit quietly down and &C
cept what may BIO offered it. Another
railroad for Yazoo City under a com-
peting management would mean much
for future progress, and the same Is
true Of the Delta. But now we presume
it will be years before such a hope for
a competing line IA be realized. So
wags the world. -Yazoo City News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
J.. l.. GILLESPIE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
THE STOCKHOLDERS
MERCHANTS BANK
Meet Thursday ard Elect Directors
and OFFICERS.

The first meeting OF the stockholders
of the Merchants Bank, which will be.
gin business in this city on tho 9th day
Of next February, wal held Thursday
evening.
Bylaws were adopted and the follow
ing directors and officers were elected;
Directors p. A.. Malone, j. A. Woods,
W. NJ. Hammer, W.. A. Stinson, r. Thayer,
Andrew Dahmer, |. B. Bright,
Officers Rowan rhsyer. president,
and 7. A, Malone, vlce-president.
The election of q cashier was deferred
to a later date,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
We have money to loan on
improved land at 2 IL per ct.
POLLARD & HAMMER, Att'ys.
Robert Herman Elected Member &,
7. A, T. leaQue.

Our townsman, Mr.. Robt. Herman,
who attended the Bryan reception IN
New York, Is in receipt Of the following
letter from President Hoge OF the Com
mercial Travellers Antitrust League:
New York City, Dec. l. 1905.
Hon. Robert Herman. Greenwood, Miss.
Dear Mr.. Herman:--We want to
strengthen our organization In Missis-
sippi by adding responsible business
men like yourself as members. We have
elected you a member and you will
please find enclosed a membership card
which kindly sign and return. We
would also like to have a letter from you
saying what you thought Of the Recep-
ton. We want to preserve a or two
letters Of that kind from each state In
the big album we are getting up for
presentation TO Mr.. Bryan.
Yours truly,
WILLIAM HOGE,
President.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
$3.50 OverCoats the best
makes go for $1,000 at Bern,
stems 20 per cent. Reduction
Sale.


Died, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
!. Carr, In this city, November 30, 1905,
Capt. James y. Wheeler, at the advanced
age Of 81 years. !
Capt. Wheeler was q veteran Of both
the Mexican war and the war between
the States. He wal . man Of splendid
information and always took great Ina
terest in the different public questions
Capt. Wheeler edited different news.
papers in this State several years agcs
being . practical printer and an aggrss-
sive politician In his time.
Capt. Wheeler's remains were intsrred
at Odd Fellows Cemetery On Dscembsr
LIST.
The Commonwealth extends sympathy
TO the bereayed members Of IL family.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
ITTA BfNA ITEMS.

], b. Romine, Of Bear Creek, was in
town Wednesday.
Jasper Dennis, one Of Bear Creeks
best citizens, wa in town Tuesday.
s. NJ. Kimbrough made a business trip
to Memphis this week.
Miss Sara Coleman spent last Satur-
day and Sunday in Belzona with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Il. Thomas, Of shep.
p~ardtown, attended services here Sun
day.
Miss ROME Hutchinson and brother,
Liddell, Of vineland, were In town Mon
day shopping.
Miss SaIlie Morris spent last week
down at Wexford, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Ellis, Of Berclair,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II,
Habors Sunday.
Mrs. s. c. Wright, Of jackson. Miss.
is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. +. NJ.
Holloman, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Auter, Of Greenwood,
spent Sunday in town, the guests Of her
brothers family, Mr.. q. Il. Weber.
Mrs. G. T. Metcalf and Misses Mary
Bell Tate and Carrie Pullen spent Mon
day evening In Greenwood shopping.
Miss Clara Bell, n of Greenwood's
attractive bellies, spent last Wednesday
10 town, the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. B
H. Tate.
Maj. jim Phillips was in town thii
week looking after his interest in thii
county, and shaking hands with ole
friends here.
Rev. L. w. Cain, left Tuesday morning
to attend the annual meeting Of Confer
ence, which convened In Corinth THU
year. We hope that Bro. Cain will b.
sent back here for another year. He i
s good man and a fine preacher, and w
need him here.
Mrs. Elsie Hill returned last weel
from Cincinnati, where she has been Of
business pertaining to the veneerini
plant. This plant will oon be In opera
ton, which means a good thing for lit,
Bena. as IL will employ . number Of goos
white men, and men that will spent
their money here, and still be quiet Law
abiding citizens.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

4 writer IA Applston's Mseazine
|SpSaks Of The wicked ycar Of 1905.
And thas's IN dream.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
$500 Swell Boys Suits 60
for $6.4O at Bernstein's 20
per cent. Reduction Sale, for
ten DAYS only.
Death 81 Mrs. Holman.

Mrs. Brewer Holman died ut her home
In this city last Sunday evening, after
an illness Of about two weeks with pneu-
monls. Mrs. Holman was an excellent
woman, and leaves four children to
mourn her death. Her remains were
taken to Carrollton for interment last
Monday. The Commonwealth extends
sympathy to the relatives. Of the de-
ceased In this hour Of their ssd bcreave-
ment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
$3.50 gets a $50 Boys
Suit Or oyerCoat at Bernsteln's
20 per cent. Reduction Sale.
Sells Ills farm.

Mr.. D. H. L. Hutchinson was over
from vineIand last Tuesday and made
this Office an agreeable call. Mr..
Hutchinson recently sold bis farm to
Miss Price, Of Illinois, for $4,000 or
$4,000 per acre, and she has leased the
place to Nj. J. d. Sprulll for . term Of
years.
Mr.. Hutchison will probably engage
in the mercantile business at an early
date at CarrolIton. We wish him sue
cess.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
Worthless Properly.

The poorest property in the world 10
! poor photograph. You don't want It
and your friend doesn't want II either.
CO 10 Mrs. spurrier's who does ONLY
hrstclaas work and your money Will not
1be Wasted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Announcement Party,

Mrs. r. c. Hills proved her.
self a charming hostess to the
Kappa Delta Theta girls last
evening at her home on Seventh
street az an announcement
party Of one of the Kappa Della
girls. The rooms were very
prettily decorated in flowers
and red hearts were strung
around through the different
rooms. After all the guests
had arrived the hostess passed
little red hearts around with
the name of some popular song
written on them. She then in
formed the girls that this was
to be a Cumming Bird affair
Each one was requested to hun
the song named on their heart
and the rest were to guess TIC
name of the sorg. Some vcl,
remarkable vocal talent, bof re
unknown, was displayed 10y
some of the girls. The hostess
then made the announcement.
which was the main feature of
the evening. Rcd hearts were
passed, which were dissected in
various ways and when they
were placed together, reed:
"Miss Dorothy Miles and Mr..
Hoyt Blair, married August Is,
1906, at Tacoma, Washington"
The pictures of the bride and
groom-to-be were brought out,
adorned with several hearts
with loving inscriptions written
on them. Not being able to
congratulate the happy couple
in person, the girls wrote a
chain letter to the bride-to-be,
which contained some valuable
advice from the previous mat
rons of the society and some
very good suggestions from the
cold maids" Elegant two
course refreshments were then
served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Emma Russell. After
a few musical selections the
guests departed, after thank
ing Mrs. Hills for such a de-
lightful evening and congrat-
ulating her on her original way
of announcing the marriage of
Miss Miles and Mr.. Blair.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Obituary..

The funeral of Mrs. VIM. II.
Barkhoff occurred this morning
from the Methodist church in
this city at IL o'clock. There
was a large crowd of sorrowing
friends present and the
death of the young woman was
doubly sad, owing to the fact
that she left two children and
a young husband to mourn her
loss.
Ruby Haldeman was born at
Tekamab, Neb., Aug. -, 1880;
moved to Loveland in 1891,
married to VIM. H. Barkhof
Feb. z, 1900. They lived on a
farm near Loveland for about
two years, when she with her
husband moved to Fremont.
Neb., where she lived until the
time of her death, which oc-
Cured June 21st, after a brief
illness reported as pneumonia.
She was a consistent member
of the Methodist church and
died in the faith. The SYM
pathy of a large number of
friends is extended to the be-
reaved husband.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Real Estate Picnic.

Yesterday the real estate
men of Omaha held their picnic
at the fair grounds and had a
pleasant day of it, are the re-
ports received by US. The dele
cation arrived in the Valley at
12:45, having two cars attached
to the regular train. Their
cars were switched on the Sioux
City division tracks and taken
to the fair grounds, which was
a great convenience. Thecrowd
consisted of about one hundred
and fifty people, men, women
and children, and it was evil
dent from their looks they were
out for a real good old time and
desired to get away from the
city. Of course there was not
very much excitement at the
fair grounds, but when it was
known there was a ball game
to be pulled off, people focked
to the grand stand and watched
the stalwarts line up. The
Omaha aggregation failed to
live up to their agreement and
brought along a team composed
of experienced players with but
few exceptions, consequently
the Valley business men con-
cluded to put in better players
in order to keep things about
even. There was a good deal
of sport in the game, which
was won by the home team by
the score of II to 5. There
were some foot races and other
sports INDUCED in after the ball
game. The real estate men
lived up to their promise and
brought their own crowd of
people. We are glad to have
had them this year and hope
they will decide to come next
year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

then a big pla te Of spaghetti,
then roast chicken, then the
salads, then fruit, then coffee.
Between each course the aver
age diner stops and smokes a
cigarette. 1t was a great din
ner, but we must confess that
we are not particularly stuck
on spaghetti. After dinner we
came to Tammany Hall on
East 18th St, and saw the great
Tammany boss, Murphy, in
his office. We also visited Tony
Pastors and Tom Sharkey's
place. We are getting tired of
New York and it is a safe let
that we will "cut for the sage
brush" before many days. New
York is all right and it is a
great big town but after you
have been sight seeing for two
weeks you don't care for the
sights of the city, and we are
beginning to get very anxious
to get back to our own porch
where we can take our cob pipe
and mail pcouh tobacco and
think over our trip. A fellow
can't remember all the things
he sees on a trip of this kind
until he gets home and has a
chance to go over them in his
mind. We go to Washington
tomorrow morning and its a
safe bet that after we do that
city it won't be long until we
chit the trail" for Mo Valley.
We finished up the day yester-
day by attending an informal
little party at Mr.. and Mrs.
Balfour Ker's, and we surely
had a pleasant time. Those
people make one feel at home.
We go up to West Point today
by boat.
r. II. Harris
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Saturday une 23

John Cox, assistant baggage
man at the depot ! as gone to
Grand junction, where ms ar
ents live. lie will accom- any
them to Chicago enroute to
Indiana.
Mrs. Anna Dean, of Chicago,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. s.
Babccck.
Mrs. H. w. Head, an aunt of
Mrs. Spafard, departed for
Marshalltown after a short visit
in the Valley.
Mrs. Brandrif and daughter,
Jessie, left fo1 Cleveland, Ohio,
shls morning, where they will
visit for some time.
The ball that was lost last
Thursday in the Omaha-Mo-
Valley game, has been found
near Modale this is the ball
an office man battcd so hard
the other day.
r. II. Harris returned from
New York City this morning.
Miss Harriet Fouts of Chi
cago will arrive this evening
for a few weeks visit with her
mother.
z. p. Meyers will spend Sum
day in Red Oak with his family
who are visiting there.
Mrs. Donnor of Norfolk is
the guest of her parents Mr.. srd
Mrs. A. N. Fountain.
The old parsonage building
was sold to NJ. D. Meyers for
$4,000 yesterday.
DR.. DeVore reports the birth
of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hirst.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
We hope King Haakon will
have a more pleasant time at
his coronation than King Alp
honso had on his wedding day.
Notice of Probate of Will.

Notice OF Probate of Will.
District Court in and for Har-
rison County.
State of Iowa,
Harrison County. IS
To all whom it may concern:
Whereas, on the 2lst day of
June, A. d. 1906, a paper pur-
porting to be the last Will and
Testament of r. Olinger, late
of said county, deceased, was
filed in my office, and was by
me opened and read; and the
2Sth day of August, 1906, at 10
a. M, appointed and fixed as
the time when the same will
come before the court, at the
August term thereof then to
be held, for final proof and pro-
bate, as the duly executed last
will and testament of the said
R. Olinger, deceased, at which
time all persons interested may
appear and show cause why the
same should not be admitted to
probate.
Dated this 21st day of June,
1906.
W. R. Cox, Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Be a Good Fellow.

Fellow is some poetry that is
really true to life-how often
hav, you heard some cheap,
|puny-orained person tell aLoth-
or, ''be a good fellow" AS a
ra'e those known as "good fell
lows" have about as much bust
ness instinct or common sense
as an animal and yet they
think they are mixers even
though they have a salary
small enough to be counted out.
Be !. GOOD fe'loN; come buy us drink
w iilt do you care what Your othe i
friends think!
Be a good fellow and stay with the
crowd,
Chill lrca are hungry Don't say it
aloud
Eea good fellow
BE !, good fellow; YOU worked for your
lay.
Its yours; il you please to squandcr
away.
What do VIC care though you're back
with Your rent;
We are Your fricnds--wlilc you've got
Il red cent.
BE good fellow.
BE good fellow; Your wife grievess OF
course!
Keep up the pace, and she'll get a di-
Then you'll lie free to stay with tho
gang
Isn't respectable2 Who cares a hang
Be- good fellow.
BE Il good fellow, you've money, my
friend,
An what l., it gool for exc ept for to
sp.nd?
Call the bartender and fiji up your
glass,
The man who is short is dolt and
;ln ass.
Be "a good fellow.
BE good fellow; you're out of a job:
Would borrow dollar2 You sponger
and snol!
Get out! Here's nickel; go buy 4
rome
ND hang yourself quick BE off, that:
the dope.
BE a good fellow
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
the firm of Ellis & Brown has
this day been dissolved by mu-
tual consent, M. S. Ellis retiring
and Fred Brown succeeding to
the business. Mr.. Brown will
pay all bills and collect all ac-
counts for and against said firm.
M. S. ELLIS,
jy5 FRED BROWN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Notice

The old reliable Des Moines
MISERY Co. will send their
agent, E. w. Mcqueen, to see
you and replace any stock that
has died, and to sell you any
thing you need, as cheap as
any company in the State. Be-
ware of any agents claiming to
represent this firm. Look for
me later in the season.
E. W. Mcqueen
d2o-w2S
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
Letter From the Editor.
New York, June 20. 'O6

NEW YORK, June ~, OO
Dear Della We are about
done with this big city of New
York, and we will soon be hit
ting the iron trail for the wild
and wooley west, where a man
can at least find room enough
to breathe, and do the breath
ing act without lodging a
street car, a honk wagon or a
buss. 1t surely will seem good
to me to be in Mo Valley again
where we can go out on the
street without having to dodge
anything faster than Hank
Fishers old dray team. We
are sick and tired of lodging
and jumping sideways and ev-
cry other way. We are going
down to the Society of Natural
History, over on the east side,
where they have a mumified
sacred OK. The Egyptians US
ed to worship the sacred OK and
| it has been the dream of the
archeologist and Psychologist
to find a specimen Of the OK.
The one in New York is the on
| ly specimen in the world so far
as known, and the British mu-
scum has offered the society of
Natural History 100000 for
this specimen, but they cannot
get it. We don't particularly
like the newspapers of New
York City, they are great on
the local murders, suicides, rob-
berries etc, that occur in the ci-
ty, but they do not publish any
foreign news, or news of the
west. There is more TELEGRAPH
hic news on the outside of the
Daily Times every day than you
will find in the New York
World or Times, or Post. We
don't know why it is, but they
don't publish anything but
New York City news. Well
the New York City man thinks
that new York is the world,
and if you have the news of the
city one ought to be satisfied.
Way down on Broadway yester-
day we ran across a sight we
hadn't seen before for many a
day. We were walking along
the street amid the rush and
roar of that busy part of the
city city, when along come an
old fashioned horse car, pulled
by two horses. This is the
first street car pulled by horses
we have seen since the horse
car line in Council Bluffs went
out of business. We couldn't
help but think the horses pull
ling this car looked discourage
ed as they thought of the SUBJ
way under them, the elevated
over them and the electric car
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

anu AUTOMOBILE all around LneIn.
1t sure did look queer to see
this old horse car plodding
along through the very busiest
part of Broadway. Why it is
run we could not find out, but
of course there is some reason
for it something connected
with the franshise. We spent
a couple of hours in Borglums
studio yesterday afternoon, and
it surely is the ideal place in
the city. 1t is one of the most
beautiful studios you can mag
inc. 1t is filled with all kinds
of statues, paintings and old
armors, swords, spears and in
fact a little of everything a
sculptor would need. Mr.. Bor-
glum is just finishing a heroic
statue of John w. Mackey that
is to be placed in front of the
schools of mines and mining in
Reno, Nevada. 1t is a magnifi-
cent piece of work, and when
cast in bronze will be a most
wonderful and beautiful piece
of statuary and the old miners
in Nevada will go wild when
they see their old comrade and
friend in marble. Mr.. Borglum
is one of Gods noblemen and
our Mo Valley boys, Will Har-
mon and 10 Ladue are indeed
lucky to be with SO fine a man
in New York. We visited the
offices yesterday, which will be
occupied by the new Telharmo-
MUM, the new instrument
Frank has been with for the
past six months. The offices
are at 39th and Broadway CEN
terally located. The people of
this city are a queer lot. Dur
ing our ten days stay in New
York City, out of the 100000
people here we have never seen
two men meet on the street
that seemed to be acquain ted.
You never see anyone tip his
hat to anyone else never see
the least spark of recognition
between any of them. They
don't rush like they do in Chi
cago, but they seem to be abso-
lutely friendless and unacquain-
ted with any of their neighbors.
1t will seem good to get back
into a country again where at
least a few of the people know
their next door neighbors. We
will be glad to get out into a
country where you can find a
silver dollar to jingle in your
pocket. Here you can't get
anything but bills, bills, bills,
and we yearn for the sight of a
"dady dollar" again. We go
out to the Geological gardens
this afternoon and that will be
the last trip we will take for
we will leave for home Thurs
day, feeling that we have at
least seen the most of New
York City, and learned a great
deal about this terribly awful
city of New York. This will
be the last letter we will write
from New York.
r. H. Harris
]. II. Wick is in the Valley
for a few days.
Miss Menna Reynard of Lon
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

The SAM rancisco people are
trying to start a scrap over the
relief funds What next?