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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
ELKS PLAN BIG BLOWOUT
FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Oct 2S-The local
lodge of Elks is planning one of the
most elaborate and novel social enter
tainments of the year for next Wednes-
day evening. 1t is to be- Halloween
farm social and every member who at
tends in costume other than that
which would pass muster as a farm
uniform is to be fined.
From start to finish the affair is to
be country" The very invitations are
take-off on the printing of the Bing-
Vile Bazoo job office. Ticket takers
will be costumed as field hands and
Exalted Ruler Ward will be disguised
as a workingman.
To quote. from the prospectus.
There's goin' to be dancn' an singin'
an stunts an lots o'fun" To trans
late, there will be a fine vaudeville
program, after which the members of
the lodge, their wives and sweethearts,
will conclude the evening by wooing
terpsichOre.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
COMMUNITY BODY
HOLDS MEETING
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Oct. 2S.-There was a.
fairly well attended meeting of the
Community league at the casino last
night President A. R. Fraser presided
and many matters were discussed The
report Of Postmaster Meigs, chairman
of the postoffice committee, that things
in his office were moving along salts
factorily to him and that was all the
report that was necessary, was charac-
teristic of the postmaster and in keep
ing with his recent decision that no
persons in bathing suits could get mail
at his stamp store The report of Mr..
Meigs was received with considerable
amusement. Mr.. Meigs. who is an old
soldier, it is said, has tired of his posi-
tion and will not serve another term.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
MISSIONARY EVANGELIST
HEARD BY MANY AT Y. M. c. A.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Oct. 2S.-Dr. w. e.
Blackstone, who has for thirty years
been missionary evangelist, spoke
this afternoon in the Y. M. c. A. audi
torium to a very large gathering of
men. DR.. Blackstone had for his sub
ject: Gods Plan for a Mans Life, p"
and during the course of his remarks
the speaker told many interesting g
facts of strange peoples and strange
lands.
Special music was furnished by the
Y. M. c. A. Glee club. Dr. Blackstone
is one of the several men of national
reputation which the local Y. M. c. A.
has succeeded in securing for Sunday
afternoon talk this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
REVIVAL SERVICES
BRING OUT CROWD
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald,
LONG BEACH, Oct. 2S.-Dr. E. j.
Bulgin, the evangelist, began union
evangelistic service tonight The huge
tent erected at the southeast corner
of Sixth street and American avenue
and said to have seating capacity
of 5000, was packed at 1880 o'clock and
at least hundred persons were trying
to gain an entrance.
All churches are uniting in the SER
vice, which will be continued for a
week or longer Prof. Gates, DR.. Bull
gins singer, will lead an immense
choir at each service, made UP of sing
ers from all the churches.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
BOY KNOCKED SENSELESS
WHILE WAT CHING GAME

PASADENA, Oct. 28.-While watch
ing the baseball game this afternoon the
l4-year-old son of Harry Geohegan was
badly hurt by being kicked on the head.
The boy was too close to the base line,
and when Hart the first baseman, ran
to catch a foul he stepped squarely
upon the youths head.
Policeman Longley quickly picked up
the unconscious boy and carried him to
one side OF the grounds, where the lad
received medical attention. In a few
minutes young Geohegan was suf-
fciently revived to be able to be taken
TO his home.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
CRAWLs INTO STRANGERS BED
While Temporarily Insane Man Leaves
Home Scantly Clad and Enters
House Through Window

While temporarily insane. Walter
Lusk, 40 Soto street. went to the resi-
dence of J. S. Culver 119 South Rio
street, early yesterday morning and
after knocking on a window and de-
manding admittance, forced open the
window, entered the house and went
to bed in a vacant room.
Lusk was almost naked when he
entered the home of Mr.. Culver, and
fearing that the old man would become
violent, culver rang for the police.
Lusk was taken to the central police
station and booked on suspicion. 1t
is believed that when the case is in
vestigated thoroughly it will be found
that Lusk is insane.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
UNIFORM RANK HAS SERVICE
FraternaI Brotherhood Hears Good
Address by Supreme Chaplain,
peU l. A. BacheIor

The second annual divine services OF
the Uniform Rank Of the Fraternal
Brotherhood were held at Alhambra
hall, l. f. Il. building, at 2:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Four companies occupied reserved
seats. They made fine appearance
and listened attentively to very help
fulsand inspiring sermon by Supreme
Chaplain Rev. j. A. Bachelor of Oak
land. 1t is expected that at next years
observance the Uniform Rank will have
a much larger membership, as three
additional companies are being formed
at present.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
MACCABEES WILL
BE ENTERTAINED
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA, Oct. 2S.-The Lady
Maccabees will entertain the knights
and their friends at a reception. fol-
lowed by games and refreshments, at
Maccabee hall on Wednesday evening.
The occasion will take the form of an
old-fashioned Halloween party.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29

skyscraper fire, Venice Halloween eve
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
BIG CROWD HEARS NEW
LEADER DIRECT BAND
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Oct. 28.-One of the
largest, if not the largest, crowd which
has yet attended Sunday band con-
cert went out this afternoon to listen
to the music in Central park. The
news that the leader of the band had
been nearly killed in an accident also
attracted unusual attention TO the con-
cert.
First Cornetist H. G.. Kuhn lead the
band in the absence of Director Albert
Shaw and he did right we'll on such
short notice. There was hardly any
noticeable difference in the quality of
the music under the new leader, for the
band drills each week on the program
for Sunday and was, therefore, in ex-
eellent shape for today.
1t is reported that Director Shaw is
getting along as well as may be ex-
peeted this evening and there is now
practically no fear of serious internal
injuries.
Skyscraper fire, Venice Halloween eve
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
A Striking Increase.

The 10th annual statement Of The
Mississippi Home Insurance Compa.
ny, published in The Herald today.
deserves more than a passing notice
from the public. 1t shows such a
striking increase in business and
strength, as TO be particularly graft.
Tying 10 the citizens Of this state,
and it should win respect all over the
South, The gain in assets in one
year, from $l230l365 to 1898 POP.
81, proves that 1905 was a wonder
fully successful year for the Com
pany, and guarantees that under lis
present industrious and energetic
management, it will soon be in the
front rank Of the strongest c0mpan
les doing business in the South 4
close view Of the statement reveals
how the volume Of business has
grown in one year. The income Of
1904 was $97, 33O2l the income for
1905 was $lj8.9 S9 50, which is an
increase Of SCI, $50 % in one year.
The whole statement is equally as
convincing. This indicates that the
company is Just entering upon its
great field Of usefulness and profit.
Il should be borne in mind also, that
the company is in its twenty-Iirst
year, and that it has stood the tests
Of great fires and some severe Gnan
cial paniCS. In that time it has paid
out for fire losses, salaries to officers,
clerical force and agents, and other
expenses, nearly two million dollars,
all in the South. This is not stated
as an argument against any other
good company doing business in the
South, but to show that the record
of the Mississippi Home is a model
for other Southern fire insurance
companies. That it has paid out 50
much money promptly, is the very
best guarantee that any policy it is
sues will be fully protected. -Vicks-
Herald,
Vardaman 81 Stein and p. S. George
are the Greenwood Agents for this old
reliable Company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
TWO CASES.

The Sandy Bayou plantation
lease question has stirred the whole
state, and it is generally conceded
that this, the least one of the leased
places, should be surrendered. II
is generally believed that the place
has not been needed by the state
for years, and that the board Of
control leased it more to fill the cof-
fers of a McLaurin than to subserve
the interests of the state. Gov,
Vardaman, in his zeal for the state
exceeded his authority in order to
annul the contract. This is one
case.
Here is the other; For years
we know not how many the
board OF control has, without a yes
tige Of authority or justice to the
taxpayers Of the state, supplied
the governors mansion with trusty-
labor-convicts who should be max
ing corn and cotton for the state
for which the various governors
have paid nothing. These ~convicts
are almost slaves. Only a few days
ago Gov. Nardaman chastised one.
But he never suggested the impro-
priety of this system.
If it is wrong to work convicts
on a leased place and receive re-
enumeration, isn't it a much greater
wrong to work them in a private
family and receive no remunera-
ton?
First cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote out
Of thy brothers eye."-Port Gibson
Reveille.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
GREENWOOD DRUG
co. B~URGLARIzfD.
Safe ROBBED of About $500 last
Monday Night.

Burglars entered the store OF tho
Greenwood Drug Co. last Monday night
and successfully worked the safe COM
bination, taking away some $500 in
loose change.
The entrance to the store was evil
IDENTIFY made by use Of a skeleton key,
and the burglars we're experts in the
matter of working safe combinations.
There e quite a number OF valuable
papers in the safe, such as checks and
drafts, amounting to about / ZOO, which
we're taken away. All Of these papers,
however, were found the following day
in the rea of the new postofice build
ing, on Fulton street, where the thieves
took the safe drawer and went through
its contents, leaving the drawer and the
papers scattered on the ground. All the
papers and checks except one for $500
we're found.
The burglars cleverly executed their
work, and there is no clue as to their
identity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
THE LOCKWOOD BILL.

Representative Lockwood's bill pro-
yiding that the formula shall be
printed on each package Of patent
medicines, il it should become a
law, would drive the sale Of that
class Of medicine outside the State
and would operate to force our peo-
pie 10 order from nonresident deal
ers much in the manner that whis
key is now ordered into prohibition
counties. The bill may be all right
in what it seeks TO accomplish.
Many OF the nostrums sold as pat
ent medicines may be injurious,
and, doubtless, many diseases and
"ven deaths have been caused from
their Use; but the same can be said
II prescriptions written by ignorant
" careless physicians and com
pounded by incompetent pharma-
cists. The evil in both classes of
compounded medicines is the ex-
ception rather than the rule, and is
far outweighed by the good accom-
-
in their use.
However, that phase Of the ques-
has nothing to do with the eff
.fectiveness Of the law proposed. The
point to be arrived at is, will the
.aw accomplish its purpose? Will
It force the manufacturer of patent
Medicines to place the formula on
each package, or will it operate only
transfer that class of business to
Jther States without giving our peo-
pie the protection sought? 1t looks
% the Weekly as If the measure
would not accomplish its end, and
hat it would build up the bust
ness of nonresident mail order
houses at the expense of the retail
Of the State. Aberdeen
Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
WILSON FURNISHES
INDIANOLA HOTEL.
Captures Big order Over a Number OF
Competitors.

Mr.. S. G.. Wilson, III progressive
furniture dealer, recently secured the
contract to furnish the new Craig Hotel
at lndianola, notwithstanding there
were representatives from
other furniture houses, In city and
country, bidding on m
This splendid order amounted to
about $4,000, and we congratulate Mr..
Wilson upon being in position to secure
it over all competitors. His stock is
one of the largest and best selected in
the State, and he is always prepared to
give his customers the benefit of the
lowest prices to be had anywhere.
Mr.. Wilson and his assistants spent
Tuesday at Indianola placing the furni-
ture in the new Craig hotel, and the
owners were perfectly satisfied with
everything.
MI. Wilson is now having a great re-
duction sale of all his fine furniture,
and has an important announcement Of
in this paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
HOUSE ACTS FAVORABLY ON SIMS
RESOLUTION.

Washington, Jan. 30.-After hearing
J. A. Taylor, president Of the National
Ginners' Association, and Director S. N.
D. North of the census bureau today,
the house committee on census decided
to make a favorable report on the Sims
resolution with slight amendments.
The resolution as changed by the COM
mittee is as follows:
"Resolved, That the secretary of COM
merce and labor be requested, il not in
compatible with the public interests, to
direct the director of the census to
compile and transmit to the house of
representatives the ginners' estimate of
cotton remaining to be ginned, which
we're collected in connection with his
semi-monthly canvass of January 10th
last
Mr.. North assured the committee that
he was perfectly willing to furnish this
information which is in possession of
the bureau, although never made public,
but said he wanted the public to under
stand that he is not responsible for Civ
ing out the figures nor for any effect
their publication may have on the cot
ton market.
MFR. Taylor said the estimate of vari-
GUS cotton lei and companies on the
.unginned cotton varies from 100, 900 to
100000 bales. This discrepancy, he
said, is annoying to cotton men OF the
South and il the government Publishes
its figures, this annoyance will be over
come and the true amount actually
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
CHARTER or
incorporation OF The w. p.
ftdmmett Company.

Sec. /. The purposes for which this
corporation b. Great If are 10 establish
and conduct . mercantile business, IN
purchase and to sell merchandise, on
cash or credit. to purchase or lease such
realty az may be necessary or owen
lent ia the management Of said business.
b. give and ~ make ancurjtl"s, 10 buy
aud soil land and to do ali other things
that are incident to the management Of
mercantile business.
Sec. ?. The corporation shall be com
posed Of ". =. Ilammrtt, H. II. Moore
and II. NJ. Gnz3, and such other persons
AZ may become associated with them for
the purposes named in Section ! Df this
Chapter, 10 be- Incorporated under the
name OF ", T. Hammett Company, whose
domicile shall be At SidoH, Mississippi.
Sec. 2. This corporation shall have
and exercise all the powers, rights and
privileges authorized by Chapter % Of
the Code Of 1872 and amendments there.
tO; and II TO exist for a period Of Gty
years, unless sooner dissolved by the
stock holders or otherwise.
Sec. I, The stock Of This corporation
shall be- $4,000 90, to be divided into
shares Of $4,000 each, and the said
stock may be- increased to a sum not cN-
cecding 3 0,O0OOO whenever q majority
Of the stock hoId"rs SO determine; and
this corporation may be organized aud
commence business whenever Sl0,O0O0O
Of stock Ia subscribed and paid in.
Sec, =, The business Of this corpora
ton shall be managed by a Board Of Di-
r%octur9, to be composed Of three stock
holders, who shall be elected by q major
ity of the stock Of the stock present.
Said directors shall hold Office for one
year or until their successors ara elect
ed.
Soc. e The Board Of Directors, a
majority Of whom shall constitute q
quorum, shall, AZ soon aa practicable
after the first election, and annually
thereafter, within five days after their
election, choose a president, a vice
president, and a secretary, all Of whom
shall be stock holders, and from tine TO
time such other officers as TO them may
scom proper; and may, by bylaws pre-
scribe the duties and tx tho compensa-
ton Of all officers and may require
bonds and approve the same, one
person may hold more than one Office.
See. 7. The Board Of Directors shall
have power to make such bylaws IA
they may dcGm necessary aud which are
not rcpugnant TO this charter or the
laws of this state,
Sec. \. The first meeting of the stock
holders shall be held at such timo and
place AZ they may agree on, or rs may
be dxed by a notice to all, signed by two
or more stock holders.
W. p. HAMMETT co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
Notice Of Intention 10 Issue Bonds.

Public notice is hereby given that
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City OF
Greenwood, Mississippi, intend to issue
bonds Of said city to the amount Of
Twenty Thousand Dollars $50, 1000. 00l
for the purpose OF refunding a like
amount of the school bonds Of said city
now payable at the option Of the city.
Notice is further given that an or
dinance authorizing said refunding
bonds will he passed at \ public meet
ing of the Mayor and Aldermen OF the
City Of Greenwood to he held on the
18th day Of February, 1905.
W. S. NARDAMAN, Mayor.
II. II. HICKS, City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02

An ordinance fixing the compensation
Of the members of the Water and
Light Commission Of the City of
Greenwood.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of tho City of Green
wood, Mississippi, that the members OF
the Water and Light Commission OF said
city shall receive from the said city as
compensation for their services as such
commissioners, each the sun Of FIVE dol
lars per month, payable out OF tho fund
Of the Greenwood Electric Light 4
Water Plant, by the treasurer thereof
on tho voucher Of the secretary.
Approved this January II, 1905.
W. S. NARDAMAN, Mayor.
r., II. Hicks, City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
POSTOFFICE MOVED
TO NEW QUARTERS.
New office Is MasnIflcently Appointed
In Every Particular.

The p~ostofice is nov domiciled in its
magniicently appointed new home on
the corne Of Market and Fulton streets,
and the patrons Of the office are now
being served in u~p-to-date style.
The arrangement of the different de-
partments could not easily be improved
upon, and the new quarters will Gil .
long-felt want in Greenwood postofice
facilities.
Another letter carrier will soon be
added to the force, and Civil Service
examination for applicants for the posi-
ton will be held on the oath inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
THE RED MEN.
A Tribe of This Ancient Order Orssu.
lied In Greenwood.

Greenwood now has a tribe Of Red
Men, the organization being perfected
Monday night of last week.
The membership is composed of quite
a number of our representative citizens,
numbering about thirty, which will
doubtless be largely increased next
Wednesday night, at which time new
members win he initiated and the fol-
lowing officers installed:
Prophets. Y. Prophet.
Sachem-l. W. Wade.
Senior Sagamore-T. NJ. Wholesome.
Junior Sagamore-P. L. DeLoach,
Chief of Records-H. B. Dixon,
Keeper of Wampum-L. n. Chandler.
Collector of Wampum-w. G. TAYLOR.
Medicine Man-Dr. W. T. Mathews.
Trustees-T. G. Garrett, y. C. Pitt, and
3. N. pentecost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
Proposed Mattress Factory.

Mr.. N. S. Wright returned a few days
ago from a business trip to Nashville,
Tenn, where he conferred with parties
who contemplate establishing q mat
tress factory in Greenwood. Mr..
Wright reports that a representative Of
the factory will come here soon to in
vestigate the advantages we have for
such an enterprise.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
CITATION.

lhc state OF MISSISSIPPI,
County of Lenore.
To Mrs. Anna Johnston, (nee Crosby an
adult, and Louis Crosby, Harvey
Crosby, Beatrice Crosby and Eva
Crosby, minors, all OF whom reside
at Dale P. o., Oklahoma Territory.
This is to command you to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court OF Leiore Coun-
ty, Mississippi, at the court house in
Greenwood, Mississippi, on the LIST Mon
day in April, 1909, then and there to
plead. answer or demur to the petition OF
W. W. Crosby for partition of certain
personal property and to show cause, IL
any you can, why the final account of W,
w. Crosby, Administrator OF the estate Of
Mrs. p. A. Aston, deceased, should not
be allowed and the Administrator dis
charged.
Witness my hand and seal, this 91st
day Of January, 1905.
c. W. CROCKETT, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
Old gold and silver taken in
exchange for anything you
want at WeiIer's, the reliable
jewelers..
Low Rates to N. 0. Mardl Gras.

The Y. d NJ. V. r.. II. will sell round
trip tickets from Greenwood to New
Orleans, on account Of Mardi Gras, for
$50. Date of sale from Feb. 21st to
10th inclusive; good returning until
March 3rd, with privilege of extension
to March 18th. For further particulars
apply to W. IL. MUSTANG, local ticket
agent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
JORDAN DEMANDS
GINNERS' STATISTICS.
Wants Director North to Give full
information.

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 30.-President Har-
vie Jordan Of the Southern Cotton As
ISOLATION today gave out a statement
in which he takes severely to task the
census bureau 1t Washington for alleged
shortcomings. He says in part:
1.-THE action Of Director North of the
census bureau in failing to make pub
lie all the information he secured from
the g~inners January 10, and his persist
ent refusal to do so, in face Of repeated
demands, is exciting considerable indig-
nation throughout the whole country.
Mr.. North asked on January 16 all GIN
ners for the following information:
How many bales ginued for the season
Of 1862
"'What is the average weight of bales
ginned to date?'
"'What is your estimate OF the per-
centage Of cotton remaining to be gin
ned?'
RESULTS WITHHELD.
"Thc public received the result of the
answer to the first question, on Janu-
airy %, in the statement that 9,G08,111
bales had been ginned. The result of
the other two inquiries have been with
held SO far. ] wired Mr.. North yester-
day as follows:
"'For what purpose was average
weight of bales and estimated amount
of cotton to be ginned after January 10,
obtained in your recent ginners' report?
AS this is public official information,
kindly wire me today the result Of the
estimates as shown.
ain reply to the above Mr.. North sent
the following:
average bale weights will be made
public as soon as can be compiled. Es-
timated amounts to be ginned were OBJ
tanned, and only approximately, to en-
able census Office to determine what
counties must again be canyassed for
anal report and not for public use. Will
be published If congress directs it.
Resolution to that effect introduced in
the house today. (signed.) NORTH,
Director "
REPORT COUNTED TWICE.
President Jordan says that 100000
bales of the crop we're ginned prior to
September 1, and we're counted in the
commercial crop of 10O4-05, but have
been made a part of the census bureau
report of 0,99S,1 Deduct the 100000
bales from the published total of $685.
III, leaves 9,52S,111 to be counted in the
crop of 1005-06. Add to this 100, 900
bales, and there still remains a crop un
der ten million bales.
He says that wide investigation shows
that spot holders are not selling their
cotton and that practically there is no
cotton for sale in the face of the present
depression.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-02
Contract Awarded FOR Fencing.

The ladies' OF the Greenwood Gene
terry Association have awarded the con-
tract for erecting the new fencing
around the cemetery grounds, and the
work will s0on be completed. The
Commonwealth congratulates the ladies'
upon the splendid success which has
crowned their efforts to improve the
old cemetery grounds.