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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

An era Of improvement preTails
throughout the State. and several eoun-
ties and towns are preparing 70 hoai
bond issues foe various purposes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01
covine.on county's courthouse.

The Covingtou county board OF su-
pervisors has awarded the contract to.
the erection Of the new courthouse N
Collins The cost Of the structure will
~. s5l ORf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01
New Conviets.

Fifty new conviets we're received >.
the penitentiary during octo5e--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

Taking into consideration everything,
there Is no State with more Eo.Oifer tho
man s=eking home Lax Mississippi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

Yazoo City no, only scored a success
with her carnival bat Is still in quest
of more light The franchise for new
gsls plant was recently granted BY the
town council and it : promised that
within j few months At the farthest
the citizens OF that progressive burg
can have all the gas they want al
price tia: viii be satisfactory
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

Our Mississippi farmers might 90
we'll to remember that not 80 much
strength i required n do things bot
that a great deal Is often necessary 10
decide what l. the best TO do. Brains
are Just a. important in the handling of
= farm as ordinary muscular exertion-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

Virgins i experiencing sune,hIng
Of boom in = general w&y- The eiti-
zens ara husiiiny. real estate Is in de-
mand and business IS coed frUm every
standpoint Virgins IS a real live
torn and deserves good things.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

The recent storm demonstrated the
fact that excavated channels at our gult
coast harbors were deepened by such
disturbances instead of filed or shifted
Horn Island Pass Is reported wider and
deeper than before. and no doubt the
same can be said of the channel at
Gulfport- With these favorable condi-
tions there Is every reason for Us 10 ex-
pect TO see two or more of the most irn-
portanf shipping ports in The world IN
Mississippi The building Of the e..nal
insures change in traFfic. ami Mtssls-
sippi is in fine eonGiIion 10 handle a
iAr1e share Of il
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

7. ]. Dye Of near GLoster reports the
following WELD from his seed cotton
l3Ia pounds made ! bale weighing tsl
pounds. or nearly 10 per cent lint: 100
pounds made 30 pounds or y per cent.
liI4 pounds made JI0 pounsts. or - per
cent This i = splendid turnout in
deed Mr.. Dye says that he has pc
can tree on his place that If the nuts
we're sold n the market price they
would pay the taxes On his entire farm
of 5Oo acres. Would il noS b. well for
every farmer 10 have one or more such
pecan rreess
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

Louisville will build standard xare-
house for storing cotton next season,
and the farmer can leave his bale and
feel that it Is safe II every respect. II
he needs money he can borrow for
short time on the warehouse receipt
When these houses become general
over the South the farmer viii b. bet
ter able to tx the price TO Be paid foe
his cotton. and not until he has a safe
and economical place for storage
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
VICTIM N
MAI HUNT ] ]! j
More an Family
WILL HOLD REuNi1lg AT NOR
y OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF zAcHWELL MORGAN.

The descendants, Of zaschweIl Nor
gan, the founder Of Morgantown,
formed permanent ganization Oh
last wednesday at Gilmore Grove.
sheridan, Pa. and hereafter the meet
tngs win be held annually. James
TAR. of Pittsburg. presided at the
business meeting which was held aft
er dinner Morgantown was selected
as the place for the next meeting The
committee appointed to arrange for
the meeting is composed Of the follow,
ing members Of the faInlI Chair.
man Charles w. a1orga secretarsr
Thomas e. Morgan; Robert Meyer,
John Gregg, Drummund Morgan, Wal
ter Morgan. j. Walter Dawson, Anna
wentz, Mabel Meyer, Title Gochran
and Lille Tarr.
James tTarr gave an Interest linz;
sketch of the family "a pho ograph
was taken Of those who were ct ttlfl e
reunion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
-Four Victims
WE'RE REFoRE.THE MAYOR THIS
MORNING ON CHARGES OF
COMMISSION.

Four prisoners were closed with
in the confines OF the city jail last
night and had their hearing this morn.
ing before the mayor. Two Of them
were very much ashamed Of them-
selves. They were both plain drrnks
and are in the work house making
macadam for the roads.
Elmer Nay and Chauncey Gordon.
two prisoners that broke jail some
time ago. The mayor was not lnc1ln-
ed to look upon jail breaking as lightly
as the prisontrs. While the city PEG
pie are hieing to sumner resorts dur.
ing. the month of August, Elmer and
lChauncey will be punching the stone
pile The mayor gave them thirty
days at stone smashing. If the pris.
,oners3 prove to 30 oilers 6F NEARLY
iworthi ess they WIZ he rliEced on tile
ola glish jury diet con isting q
bread and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30

Company ii, With Lieutenant Miller
commanding, Will leave Fairmont on q
special this evening. There will be
about forty men in the local aggrega-
ton. Lieutenant Miller viii command
inEthe place of Captain Nicely who hes e !,
been commissions to the place made
vacant by the absence OF Captain
!Henshaw Captain Nicely was notified
of the appointment Saturday. The
musicians which are regularly with
the company have been reappotnted;
they are Clyde Neil and Clyde Kta.
isey. The cooks for the company WI.
be Robert e. Leve1le and Clarence
Kuhn.
The members Of the local company
are working hard to-day, SO as to get
everything I'm perfect shape for the
encampment. Everything Is being
y IT, + : = m
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
Engineers Want
More Money
CHAIRMAN sHoNTz FACES PRET
IN STIFF PROPOSITION ON
THE IsTHMU5.

COLON. Isthmus OF Panama, July
3O.-Locomotiye engineers employed
on hundred work trains operated by
the United States in dirt hauling in
the canal zone, SELLING an occasion
when chairman shontz of the Canal
Commission was on the 1sthmus. have
made demands for Increase IN pay
from hundred and eighty to two
twenty-five per month, time and a
half pay for all work in excess Of
eight hours, double time for Sundays
and holidays, free transportation to
and from the United states when ON
leave. The engineers have been dis
satisfied for ,long time. They are
thoroughly organized and declare their
intention to stand pat for their de-
mands. shontz promises a definite
answer within thirty days.
O.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
Memorial
m HONOR OF sToNEwALL JACK
SON UNVEILED IN VIRGINIA
CHURCH.

H. y
ROANOKE, VA July 3O.--A hand
some memorial window Of General
Thomas j. (stonewalD Jackson, was
unveiled in the Fifth avenue Presby-
terrain church (negrol yesterday. The
window was erected by the pastor.
Rev. i. L. Downing, the money for its
purchase coming wholly from negroes.
The exercises were largely attended
by both races. the Confederate camps
OF Roanoke and Salem and the chap
tiers Of the Daughters OF the confeder-
acy of the SAINT places being we'll rep
resented. The chief addresses were
by leading white citizens Of Roanoke.
Downing's father and mother were
members of Sunday school class of
negro slaves taught by Jaekspr at
Lexington before the war. and t. avs
exercises marked the realization Of the
ambition Downing has had since boy
hood to pay fitting tribute tq tls gpn-
federate commander. The ID tare
presented on the window is that Of an
army camping on the pan4sspf a
stream, the inscription undernsath be-
ing Jackson's last words, 'tLet us cross
over the river and rest in the shade Of
the trees
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
COMES 81 OF MOTHER and CHILDREN
CAPTURED and PLACED IN PRISON THIS MORNING
Pretty Mary &
VISITED WEST viRetNtAN OFFICE
LOOKING FOR HER Way
WARD WANDERING
LOVER.

Mary Brook, a young girl residing
at Cos CASTOR avenue, came to the
West ,Ylrginian once this morning in
search OF Charles Smith to whom
she said she was to be married. When
she did not ind her husband-elect at
this place she made an examination
of the registers at the local hotels
and made inquiry for Smith, but did
not succeed in finding him.
Smith was the comedian that wa
with the medicine show that was here
recently and had its stand on Wash
ington street, near the Marion hotel
The girl said that her parents did not
know that she was to be married, but
they did know that she was going
away to see Smith.
We are considerably alarmed. as
our forman's name is Smith and Ills
first name is Charles. But he isn'tsa
comedian, which is probably the only
thing that saved him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
7Conducto
Was Arr ested
POPULAR B. AND o. TRAINMAN
BEFORE JUsTlcE FOR COL
LEcTING TOO MUCH
FARE.

cLARKsBURG, July 80. Captain
David Curran, CONDUCTOR on the B..
and o., and who often runs into Fair
mont from this city, was arrested this
morning on account of warrant
sworn out by boy, who alleged that
the captain had charged him fifty
cents too much fare. The arrest was
made soon after the arrival of the
train in this city The squire fined
Captain .Curran $1,000 and costs. The
conductor, however, Immediately took
an appeal from the Justices decision.
Milton Harmick, who was shot in
the eye by Nora 1ayman, will recover.
The girl will not be prosecuted, for
Harmicls refuses to appear against
her. he believing,that the gun was dis
charged accidentally.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
HOUNDS FOUND ! ]
|. TAYLOR. |
Slayer Of John
Jones In Custody

Early Saturday morning the mayors
ONCE was called up and Chief Elem.
ing was asked If the hounds thai
were trailing Charley Jones had beer.
brought back and Il they had they
were wanted by Charles James, at Nc
Gee. small town in Taylor county,
a few miles from Boothsville.
James store was robbed on Satur.
day night and 20 hunt the robbers II
was necessary to nave dogs. When
lit was learned that the Morrison dogs
could not be gotten, Mr.. James go:
two bloodhounds belonging to. John
Slater Of Glenn Falls. "A posse was
formed and the dogs started on the
trail which they followed about two
miles and a half to the home Of a man
named Rush who lives near Powell al
the mouth OF Lost run. The house
was surrounded and Rush was taken
into custody. He was taken to Graf.
ton and lodged in jail. There was
about forty dollars in money taken
from the store.
Rush formerly lived near White
Rock and about fifteen months ago
he shot and killed a negro named
John Jones. The shooting was done
in self defense.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
'G 4 WATGN Is
BEING & KEPT ON
CHARLEY JONES
C'hase 81 Hounds
Given Up

r. 49, J
t Charles Jones srcceeded ia evadins
Nick Garter, King 4enry and Della,
M. q! lfnrTisOnss three bloodhound
The chase lasted forty hours and WAS
given up last eyening at six o'cloc'-
The heayy rainssard the criminal cum
ming OF the tive inasie ii inpussinle
for the trained dog 10 80 farther the
trait was lost close tp ZONES home IN
a miliet ielh IIad NOT she showers
been 50 copion aud frequent yesies-
day Jones. "a HIi probability. would
have been WITH lhe company when ~
returned from searchlng Tor him.
+ The posse several times was within
d short distance 81 Zones He had
left Esat erpTise about twenty minutes
before his pursuer arrived ct that
place And 1t Is said that when tho
train yTas lost "a the millet field
Jones gas Iesying footprints in the
mud on the Iighway not mile dis
tant
The men who followed after the
dogs were almost exhausted, but were
dete rmined @ follow on The train
ed dogs displayed wnnderful powers
In tracing the sEaS that the fugitive
had gone Jone with the cunning
ness peculIat Is criminals, employed
various devices q cover up the trail.
but was unstlcce ttil Until the rain
fall came.
The mtlIet held in Which the chase
was given UP is close IL the home Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
Ne ost ~ rrib ~
81 of
eerE1lt z ears

ckNs5sstjI3c. pa. Iuly so.-cor.
.ner siee ma const able Miller drove
mia csaohs ia dis r. MORNING with e..
ma Issy,s g a nineteen, 4 negro
,.,,,s,,s tlssy sTTreate,, and # who has
,,,,e. ,.si,fsssIs 4 rss ,onlsfbilfty Tor the
.,,,,T,fs,; 81 sannueI Pearee and
INK 4sijsiFs I ma 4he { probable fatal
,,,ou.,:l;,,s, d = fl3,lrsi eI;iId. Iurina the
-bsene.e al ssitieIs 81 aree IRON, home
,sls sventS,e ~ tI,e ofiieers pernp.
ssSs. al "A tI,st tI,e sauss II the trau.
,.,sv Ns,ss I3is s,v5, l,rtrtaI treatment Of
AZ ,isfIe sstIt iSear old MalrI.;u1ls,re
,.,,o,,, * IN, M IL ma re,nestedfy
s,,,ss,ss q, !. stsl,Is5 DURING the past
.,s,s ssyss In le,ild told her mother
who TOOK die n e,ro fiend TO task.
rennsts 81 ssvs 4 sI1e reached for q
T. 8. 4I,st "a over.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
LOCOMOTIVE TURNED TURTLE, q
ROLLING into THE RIVER

Fifteen passengers were seriously
Injured, and score Of others receiv-
ed minor hurts. The most seriously
injured are:
EDWARD KELLEY, Of Poughkeep.
sic, win die.
MRS. AUGUSTUS HEARTH, of
Schenectady, arm broken.
MRS WARNER REYNOLDS, of
Peaks Hill, N: Y, arms broken and
legs iaeerated.
OXFORD PETERS, of Schenectady,
arms broken.
HENRY TAYLOR. of Poughkeepsie,
leg broken.
The Injured were taken to Highland
hospital at Mattewan.
All the doctors at Poughkeepsle and
this place were called to the scene.
Cause Of the Wreck.
During the afternoon and night
heavy rains undermined the embank-
ment on the east side of the tracks
and shortly before the arrival OF train
No. 81. tons of earth and rock slid
out on the roadbed, covering the
northbound track. Thef express train
was going swiftly, when sifhesS CINE
plunged into the mass 5eaft d AID
stone. The locomot iye turned turtle
and rolled over into the river. The
heavy trucks of the baggage car and
first coach sank into the pile Of earth
and brought the renatnder OF the
train to d sudden stop. The passen.
gers were thrown violently about the
cars. The wrecked train was made up
OF four Pullman cars, six day coaches,
one baggage car, one mail car and
one combination baggage and mall car.
-Four of3tbe day coaches were wrecked,
Intend emit Coy Of the Far.
lem division was in charge of the re
1iea rain tllat rom New 81 orlS:
ON taif, ygssi'e q; more train.
ed nurse ana numb o. rlliy siclans.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
eific Express
Ia Bad Wreck

ffsf4fSIIl LANDING, N. Y, July
ria Pactic express train No. 81,
II me New York Central & Hudson
Rtye abroad, which left New York
Ia b mig at 8 80 O'clock, was wreck
"a a New Hamburg, seven miles
north 81 Filshltill Landing, and about
eiglit miles south of Poughkeepsie, at
11 p.s m.
rain went into landslide
which had been washed upon the
~ the heavy rains OF the af-
terno6 on The engine and baggage cars
were thrown from the rails, and tear
mi across the southbound tracks
plunged nto the Hudson river. The
engtneer fireman and one baggage
man are reported drowned.
THe cars which did not go into the
lIyer were thrown from the track and
Piled il a bad wreck. A score or
more passengers are Injured and
the Highland hospital and Planters
hotel III this place have been made
reads @ receive them. All the ply.
stcians IA this vicinity were sent to
the Gene OF the wreck and two spe.
ical tlns brought all the doctors of
Pong llseersie.
siifertnt emit Mccoy and other
olieiai the New York Central hur.
ried Is die wreck In a special train
from New FORK. "
sjHet ana Injured.
Tie engine from the flyer was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
V1G7R7Y 1G7T7zFVS SEEK Blood OF ElIIlISI lI]7IERE
Local Soldiers ill Board
Special for Mart sblIr
This Evening bout sortty Song

n
shined mp /; some OF the members 81
the company were In town this morn
ing almost at break ot day with y cir
uniforms on, almost ready Tor the
Il Several horses win be ta ken; 70 the
camp by. local ofticers. lieutenant
Lively has secured Bird Jollif's fa-
nous steed, and he does not ttink
there viii be another In the entire
camp which VIII equal 81 in beauty and
action. Captain Nicely win take his it.
own horse along. =
The local company will be Joined
here by3t companies from Burton, Man
nington and Mofgantown. When they
are assembled at the local passenger
station, there win be presented g
fconeiuded on Page Eightsl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30

teoneluded 81 Page EIghtsl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
SUSPECTED OF WIFE MURDER.
Metal Pellets Found in Burr
cornse of Woman.
Burned

Corpse OF Woman.
CHICAGO, July So.-The body OF
Mrs. Ernesttne yoss, years old,
was found burned to a crisp in the
ruins Of her home yesterday. The CIR
cumstances o. the case led tho police
to arrest her husband, John L. Voss,
and he VIII be held pending the result
of coroner's inquest.
A post mortem examination reveal
ed 15 pellets of metal in the body near
the backbone Voss is said to have
asserted that his wife was away from
home, and in no dangeI from the
flames.
in order to save his life. The whole
community is wonderfully wrought up
over the horrible tragedy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
Banks and Banking Law I'm Idaho

There are go banks in Idaho oper-
ating under the state banking law
and Nez Perce leads the list of coun-
ties in the number of such institu-
tions.
Mr.. Loveland states that II insti-
tutions in Nez Perce county are OPP
Grating under charter of the state
laws. In number Kootenai comes
next with 10, Latah s, Canyon Z and
Fremont 6. When the present state
banking law was passed in March,
1905, there were 5S institutions oper-
ating under it, the increase since that
time being "a. Applications for
charters for new institutions have
been made in Canyon and Fremont,
which will increase the total to SO.
Private banks are under the state
law and there are three such insti-
tutions in the state. They are locat-
ed one each in Cassia, Latah and Nez
Perce counties. There are "a nation
al banks in Idaho, bringing the total
number Of banking Institutions In the
state up to 1926.
That new capital is flowing into
Idaho is illustrated by the fact that
during the past seven months the de-
posits in state banks have increased
25 per cent, which Mr.. Loveland re-
fers to as being a remarkable show
ing. All trust companies have state
charters and under the terms Of the
law the state bank examiner calls for
two statements each year, while spe-
cial reports can also be asked for.
"The present law" said Mr. Love-
land "appears to be working out
most satisfactorily, and I do not an
ticipate any amendments will be
made to 1t by the legislature soon to
convene. It now seems assured that
Washington and Oregon will pass
state banking laws this winter, and II
is probable the oregon law VIII be
modelled from the Idaho enactment
Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
Clearwater Stock Deals.

A. V. McCarty. stock buyer for the
Carsten Packing company Of Taco
ma, left yesterday afternoon for the
Culdesac section, where he will pur-
chase three cars of hogs to be ship
ped to the firm at Tacoma. Last
Saturday Mr.. McCarty made a ship
ment of 20 cars OF beef cattle and
five cars of fat hogs from Sites.
The shipment comprised 420 head of
| cattel and $50 head of hogs and is
said to be the largest single shipment
ever made on the Clearwater line.
Two engines were used in hauling
the cars.
Mr.. McCarty states that there ap-
pears a larger number of stock in
the country now than for several
years past and that they are in bet
ter condition than is usual at this
season. They now have, he says, L.
100 head of cattle on the prairie.
All but 800 head of this number are
ready for the market and will be
shipped within a short time. The
first shipment of the lot will be made
on December "a and will consist of
IA cars. Other shipments will fol-
low at intervals of about 10 days
until all the marketable cattle have
been shipped. The 800 head which
are not yet ready for the market are
being fed and will be shipped in the
early spring. The bulk of these cat
tie are secured in the Salmon river
section, which is considered one of
the best stock raising countries in
the west. The price paid for fat
steers by Mr.. McCarty is 1926 per
100.
Many farmers on the prairie. Mr..
McCarty says, are turning their at
tention more to hog raisi..g and find
it much more profitable than grow
ing grain. Hogs are worth $6.25 and
he says his firm alone is shipping
from IL to Is cars of hogs each week
from the east. This represents large
sums of money which should go to
the farmers of this section IL they
would pay more attention to raising
hogs..Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-22
JOHN BARRETT'S RISE.
Former Oregon Journalist Head OF
Bureau of Republics.


The rise of John Barrett to the
management Of the bureau of Ameri-
can Republics, is one of the most in
spring stories in the current history
Of Oregon. Only few years ago Mr..
Barrett was a newspaper. writer In
Portland and has advanced through
more than a dozen important gov
ernment positions to the management
of the bureau Of American republics,
one of the leading commercial agen'
cies in the world.
The Oregon Daily Journal says OF
MIR. Barrett and his new position:
John Barrett United States minis
ter to Colombia, who at present Is
visiting in Portland, was yesterday
elected to the office of director OF
the bureau of American republics to
succeed William c. Fox, of New Jer-
sey, who has been nominated minis
ter to Ecuador. Mr.. Barretts elec-
ton by the executive committee, pre-
sided over by Secretary of state Elihu
Root, was unanimous.
Immediately after Christmas Mr..
Barrett will leave Portland for Wash
inCton via San Francisco and Los
Angeles, and will assume his new
duties some time in January. He Will
receive a salary of $4,000 a year. The
bureau is composed of 21 republics
In South and North America, coop
Grating in an effort to disseminate in
formation concerning the respective
resources and trade opportunities of
each and to preserve diplomatic re-
lations Of the closest character among
nations whose language and traits
differ.
The bureau is the outgrowth of in
ternational conferences between COM
mercial and diplomatic representa-
tiyes Of the various. republics. Mr..
Rarrett's selection as director was de-
termincd upon at the last interna-
! tional conference, held at Rio Janeiro
during the past summer. The prac-
| tice Of the bureau has been that its
director should be appointed by the
secretary Of state for the United
States and confirmed by the execu-
tive committee of the bureau repre-
senting each republic. In the pres
ent instance this method was adher.
ed to.
Under the direction Of Mr.. Barret
the bureau will be reorganized, {
handsome building erected at Wash
ington for its exclusive occupancy
and the clerical force will be consid
erably enlarged. The work OF th'
bureau as specifically set forth in it
literature, is: To act as a perma
nent committee of the internationa
American conference, recommendini
topics to be included in the program
Of the next conference: to supply in
formation; to prepare reports; t
carry into effect the resolutions o
! the conference.