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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12
A CALICO BALL NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.
Unique Entertainment For a Coed Cause.
Good Work OF WOmen'S Clubs
OF This City.

At the meeting of the State Fed
Grafton of Womcn's Clubs in this
city last May, it was unanimously
ngrccd to raise n fund as - nucleus
to an endowment for the purpose of
cquiping and providing suitable lit
eraturc, etc., for State Industrial
school and reformatory for the
young criminals of the State who
| should be so unfortunate as to COM
init some crime for which upon
conviction they would ordinarily be
consigned to the State penitrntiary.
Each club throughout the State
was requested to pledge so many
dollars for this fund. The clubs of
this city have agreed to give 25
dollars, and to raise this money the
Brontc Club has decided to have n
calico ball next Tuesday night.
The ladies are to be arrayed in love
ly, neatly fitting, beautifully made
calico gowns, each one exercising
her own good taste in the color and
manner of making the gown with
which she is to be clad for this oc-
cassion. 1t will he, "hcauty una
dorned, adorned the most" The
price of the tickets will he one dol
lar and fifty cents for those who
participate in the dance and fifty
cents for those who go merely to
see and he seen. During the entire
evening some Of the young ladies
will serve lunches of many kinds
and many prices to suit the taste of
the purchaser. Other light refresh
mcnts, nicnacs and soft drinks will
be served at reasonable, cnticing
prices. The fund raised will be
known i'll the future, when the
State establishes the industrial
school and refurmatory, as the Mar
tha Orr Patterson endowment fund.
This move on the part of the wom-
ems clubs should be an inspiration
to every member of the General
Assembly of South Carolina to do
Tor the unfortunate youths or young
criminals of our State by passing an
act establishing such an institution
OF Christian charity as will enable
her to reform and educate the in
mates to he and become good and
useful citizens and not hardened
criminals.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12
Masters Sale.

Sttte e South Carolina, Court Com
County Of Union. mon Pl 'as.
Thomas K Pai"cr, pl,iniiT. vs jam
ison g. * lly, It al defendant
In obedience tn an order male in
above STATED case, | will Sell at Union
b-fnr" the Court lloIsr do r on Sa'ur-
day, Fee 'rhary tl, 9n6 during thr le-
gal hours Of sale viz.
All that certain tract If land 81 uatnd
in Union County, ST IT, a'"re aid
bnundrd Ivy lands "f Jo eph Kell, ON
the N"r'h. on the Ea 10y lands of
Til ma j Ganlt. un the So TIA hy Ian y
of X \ Galluap, and "n I, West by
lands "f Viii is Hart containing IT, e.
hundred and eighteen a res more or less
TERMS OF SALE
One half cash balance on credit ot
twelve nj nths with IL tercst om d "
Of sale, ,ccured 10y honl Of pu cha 90,
and mortgage of premises sold. Pnr
cha' To p'v for pap"rs and ,tamps
with privilege of IA ring all cash.
2-St G. II. PEAKE, Master.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12
A Tragic Finish.

A watchman's neglect permitted a
leak in the great North Sea dyke. which
rhiId'S finger could have stopped, to
b. com" q rninnus break. devastating an
entire province of Holland In like
manner, Kenneth Mclver, # Vance
borO, Me-. permitted little cold to 60
unn"ticed mill tragic finish was only
lie writes: "TlIer doctors gave me uD
u die "f lung inf ,mation caused hv !,
negler ed co'd; bat DR. Kings New
Discov"ryS vel my life" Guar ntced
hest cough and cnd cnre. at Dnke Dug
TO. SOC and 81 90 lriai b title free.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12

Rev. John Knox Hair, former
pastor of the Second Baptist church,
was in the city for several days III S
week.
Aren't you taking music lessons
any more2 No. Papa says he is
afraid his nerves would not hold
out until learn to play.
Barn yard and stable manure
well worked into the soil. with a
top dressing of wood ashes, makes
the best fertilizer for gardens.
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now.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will Sell lunches during
court week at the store of Mr.. NJ.
w. Bobo. Your patronage will be
greatly appreciated.
Mrs. j. G. Howard, after spend
ing a pleasant week at the home of
Mrs. l.. III. Dean and at the home
OF her parents near Greenwood, has
returned to the city.
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State and United States is found in
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papers published.
DIR. M. w. Culp and Judge J. M
Greer of this city, and Mr.. T.. F
Ratchford, Of Carlisle, left Wednes
day morning for New Orleans a.
delegates from this County to tn,
convention of the Southern Cottor
Association which meets in that
city IL, IL and 13 of this month.
Calico ball at the opera hous,
next Tuesday night. Tickets
$1.5O for ladies and gentlemen whc
dance and fifty cents for a lookeI
on. Proceeds to go to the State re
formatory. Refreshments will b,
served in tho lobby of the oper,
house during the evening.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
OF the Double Daily Passenger Trains,
Union, S. G.
Train going North 900 a. IN.
" &" South IL :35 a. m.
" North 2:35 p. m.
+" South 8 :53 D. IN.

These trains only make a few min
utes stop at Union, so that the hours
of arrival are practically the hours Of
departure. Any change in this sched-
ule will be published in THE TINES for
the benefit of the public generally.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-12
Local News Notes
Points Personal and Otherwise
Picked up and Psragraphed
by Our PenciI-Pushsr.

Capt. VIM. Jefferies was in the
city Monday.
DR.. Charles Jefferies, of Gaffney,
was in the city Monday.
If you miss getting The TINES
for 1906 you lose the best news
afioat.
Mrs. j. e. Squire returned to the
city Monday after an absence of
several months.
Miss Raphelia Kerr, of Green
wood, is visiting her sister Mrs.
Thos. l.. Estes.
Don't you think Claud very hard
to please. No. He seems very
well satisfied with himself.
Mrs. J. r. Dudley has returned
~ Hter delightful visit of two weeks
to her parents in Abbeville.
You can't afford to be without
The UNION TIMES during 1905, or
any other year, for that matter.
Miss Grgsby says you are per-
feet gentleman. Why she doesn' t
know me. That's what / told her.
Mrs. l.. II. Dean, after q two
weeks visit to her parents at Wood
ruff, returned to the city Saturday.
Senator j. T. Douglass and rep
resentatives III. c. Httle and l.. j.
Browning went to Columbia Monday.
The Metropolitan magazine ranks
among the best published and THE
TIMES am2pg the best weekly papers
In the state Z. ,s,s.ers 4, n.
- Mr.. VIM. S. McLure has rented
llS Ne Oetzel residence on South street
he and two children will live
- Mrs. Hattie Legare. widow
!, ,ss. Legare, will be his
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
DYNAMITERS
AT WORK
CABIN or TOM FRlERsoN, COLOR.
ED, IN WEST END BADLY
DAMAGED.

All of the western section of Co
lumbia was shaken by a terrific explo-
sion at about o'clock Saturday night,
when unknown parties placed several
sticks of dynamite under the cabin of
Tom Frierson, colored, and set them
of. One end of the cabin was blown
out and the furniture and interior
were badly damaged. The family owe
their escape from death to the fact
that they we're sleening in the end of
the cabin away from where the explo-
sion took place. The jar must have
been terrific, as Tom claims to have
been shaken speeches. for some min
utes. The negro has no idea as to the
identity of his enemies.
This is the second attempt against
him. On Sunday night of last week,
unknown parties set fire to the house
and a hole had burned in one of the
walls when the fire was discovered
and extinguished.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
CAPTAIN. BLOWS
HIS BRAINS OUT
WHEN STEAMER GOES ON ROCKS
OFF JAMAlCA-MANY TOUR
lists ON BOARD.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 1.-THE
Hamburg-American line tourist steam
er Prinzessin Victoria Luise, from
New York Dec. II, for this port, went
ashore last night off Port Royal while
on her way back to New York. The
passengers were landed here safely
today Capt. Bruinswig. who was in
charge of the Victoria Luise when
she struck, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains.
The German cruiser Bremen has
gone to the assistance of the strand
ed steamer and the French training
ship Duguary Trouin is preparing to
leave port with the same object in
view.
The Victoria Luise is pounding heav-
lily and the seas are breaking over
her, but hopes are still entertained
that she will be saved. She is rest
sci off. The body of Captain Bruin-
ing on a rocky ledge.
According to the latest reports from
the scene of the wreck the Bremen
was trying to pull the stranded YES
wig is still on board the steamer.
In accounting for the stranding of
the steamer It is explained that she
was without pilot and the captain
was in charge. He followed a wrong
course and piled her up on the rocks
Just under the lighthouse. Two hours
later the captain locked himself in
his cabin and blew out his brains
The officers of the ship and the Ger
man Consul here made Intellectual eff
forts to hush up the news of the trag-
edy. The local police are arranging
to take charge of the body and per
form an autopsy. The body proba-
bly, will be sent to New York for bur
ial. When the Victoria Luise ran on
the rocks the sea was calm, the pres
ent heavy weather coming up later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
FUEL SITUATION
MOST.CRITICAL
COAL is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN
COLO IN NORTHWEST.
Many North Dakota Towns Freeze
While Nothing Remains to Feed
e. the Fires.

GRAND FORKS, n. D., Dec. T.
The fuel situation as it exists today
presents the most critical condition
that has existed in the history of the
State. Careful inquiry in every por-
tion of the northern half of the State
shows that there is not a town in
which coal can be had except in small
quantities to supply the immediate
needs and in dozens of places there
is not a pound to be bought, the deal
ers having been out of fuel for days.
One of the most serious features is
The possibility of a snow blockade.
There is now more snow on the
ground than at any time since 1896.
Thus far the State has escaped high
winds and bad drifts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
LONG AND
HARD FOUGHT
CAMPAIGN FOR THE CONTROL OF
MANY MILLIONS.
Closes Tomorrow With Election Of
Trustees Of Life Insurance Com
panies Of New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-The long and
hard fought campaign for control of
the hundreds of millions of dollars
in assets held by the great life insur-
ance companies of New York will
come TO an end for the time being at
least with the election of trustees
Dec. IL. Against the so called ad-
ministration tickets, made up of the
present officers of the companies,
complete tickets named by policy
holders organizations have been plac-
ed. and every person holding a policy
in any of the companies will be per-
mitted to register his choice, either
personally or by proxy, when the bal
loting begins Tuesday. Elaborate ar
rangements for the elections have
been made by the leaders of the var
ious interest.
Almost simultaneously with these
elections, the Presidents of more than
thirty of the largest insurance COM
panies in the United States will meet
here for the purpose of forming a ma
tional organization. The meeting
which is to be held on Dec. q is the
result of letter sent out few weeks
ago by President Paul Morton, of the
Equitable.
With only twenty-four hours left to
receive ballots and check them off
preparatory to turning them over to
the inspectors, who will begin the
count on Tuesday, hundreds of clerks
we're busy today in the Offices of the
New York Life. Mutual Life and the
international Policyholders' Commit
tee.
The ballots from policyholders were
stacked up and sorted when the last
delivery came in at 6 o'clock. 1t was
stated at the office of the International
Committee that thirty-five clerks |
would work until midnight to get this |
mass of ballots counted and checked |
So as to be ready for the big mail |
which is expected tomorrow.
Otto Kelsey, Superintendent of In
surance, remained in the city today
and was busy selecting the men who
will serve as inspectors of elections.
There are ten to be named, and it was
said Mr. Kelsey had only prevailed on
six.
At least two weeks will be required
to arrive at the results.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
REPORTS
ALARMING
REGARDING CONDITION OF THE
KING OF SWEDEN.
Somewhat Discounted by Later Ad-
vices, but Aged Monarch's illness
is Admittedly Serious.

| STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13.-Consider-
able alarm was occasioned the Swed-
ish people today by statement that
King Oscar was seriously Ill, that all
the members of the royal family had
| assembled at the palace, that the
Crown Prince had been summoned hur.
riedly from Berlin
1t appears that King Oscar has been
ailing for some days past. His in
disposition was not regarded as SER
ious until Wednesday, when he devel-
oped symptoms of heart failure His
heart has been affected for the past
three years, and in the fear that, be-
cause Of his great age, the present
attack might prove fatal, four doctors
have been in attendance.
The King slept fairly we'll last
night, and was better this morning.
but towards afternoon his condition
again became alarming
AT 9 o'clock, however, the Associat-
ed Press learned that the King had
had some further sleep, and that his
doctors were hopeful of rally. The
Grown Prince is expected to arrive
here tomorrow morning.
The bulletin issued tonight says that
the Kings condition is tolerably salts
factory. The action of the heart is
improved, although the pulse is irreg-
ular. His temperature is given as 1O1.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
RACE FOR LIFE
Between the Cold and the Railroads
of the Northwest.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. lin
vestigation of the present fuel fam
inc crisis in the Northwest may not
stop with the investigation of the In
terstate Commerce Commission now
in Minneapolis. 1t is probably now
that in every affected State, but no
tably in Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Montana, the subject will
be made matter for legislative in
vestigation.
Northwestern coal dealers have in.
Dictated to the large shippers here
that they plan TO stir up an Official in.
vestigation in their States. Towns
that are suffering now, or have been
held in the grip of winter and the
famine, are laying their cases before
their legislators, and are asking that
the subject be brought up at the COM
ing sessions of the State Legislatures,
and action taken to prevent a repeti-
ton.
The race is on between the rail-
roads and the cold. If the weather
wins, cutting down the efficiency of
motive power and bringing on heavy
billiards., there will be suffering and
loss of life. But reports today indi-
cate that the railroads are rushing
fuel into the districts where there is
either an actual want or stocks are
low.
A Grand Forks, N. D., special says
that the Great Northern officials say
that the coal shortage at Great North
ern points In this State will be thing
of the past in the next few days. Coal
is being shipped to points west and
north of this city. F. K Lane and
James S. Harlan, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, opened the in
vestigation here today of railroads
in the Northwest for inability in hand
ling the crop and general business
along their lines, and the existing car
shortage. Commissioner Lane states
that the present inquiry would be fur
Their prosecuted in other parts of the
country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
UNITED STATES
SUPREME
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Considering Bill Of Rights.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Dec. 17.-Not
withstanding the belief of certain
members the Constitutional Conven-
ton that the Constitution of the Uni
ted States is not paramount and SUI
preme in the State, bill of rights
as reported to the convention today,
declared that the Constitution of the
United States was the supreme law
of the land.
The bill of rights contained no IN
usual provisions Freedom of reli-
gion and free speech were guaranteed.
The State was forbidden to appropri-
ate money for any religious sect or
denomination or the representatives
of any religious creed.
Quanah Parker, Chief OF the Com
anche Indians, and committee Of
chiefs of the Kiowa, Comanche. Chey-
enne and Apache Indians appeared be-
fore the convention today to protest
against co-division and to ask the con-
vention not to interfere with their
customs or habits.
1t was reported to the convention
that the body would incur deficiency
of $125.S00, and committee was APP
pointed to memorabilia Congress to
appropriate $4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH

NEW YORK, Dec 13.-W. X. Van
derbilt, Jr., had narrow escape from
death today With his chauffeur he
was speeding his sixty horse power
automobile on the shore of Lake Sue
cess, Long Island, when the front axle
snapped and the car skidded zizzag
course. The jar hurled Mr.. Wander
bilt from his seat over the machine
into the lake. well away from the
shore. He sank through the thin ice
but rose Immediately and swan to
shore. The chauffeur chung to his seat
and was not seriously hurt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
FIREMAN BADLY
INJURED
Passing Freight side-Swiped A Box
Car in North Yards.

Car In North Yards.
L. & N. Fireman ]. A. Smith, of a
through freight was badly injured in
the North yards Monday night at
about 1890 o'clock 1t appears that
a box car had ben left on one of the
tracks SO close to the main track that
the freight in passing did not clear
IT. The fireman's side of the engine
struck the car and was partially torn
away. The fireman was struck by
the car corner and badly cut, torn and
bruised.
The wounded man az nresent is at
DR.. Pillows Infirmary. His home Is
in Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
MORE MONEY FOR
STATE SCHOOLS

The educational leaders in Tennes.
see are going to come before the next
Legislature with these demands:
For general distribution to pub
lie schools rs cents for each child of
school age. "a
2.-For weak schools in the poorer
counties and more sparsely populated
districts $4,000.
3.-For public high schools, $25,OO0.
For three normal schools for ed
ucating and training teachers $4,000.
5.-For the University Of Tennessee
$50, 0OO
6.-For rural school libraries $4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
CHRISTMAS BURR McIN.
TosH MONTHLY

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The superb portraits and the I'M
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street. New York.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
WINNERS AT
KNOXVILLE

The following winnings were made
by Maury countians at the East, Ten
nessee Poultry Show:
Wilson e. McFall, on Buff Leghorns
-2nd cock 1st cockerel; LIST and End
hen, LIST. End, 3rd, 4th pullet; LIST pen
Orpingtons-2nd cock, 4th hen.
Porter Brothers, White Rocks-1st
cock, Bird pullet.
Porter Erwin. White Leghorns--4th
cock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
WILL FILED
FOR PROBATE

The will of the late w. M. Murphy
has been filed for probate in the Coun-
ty Court. The home, including 125
acres of land, is left to his wife and
son, Miles Miles is also left $1,000.
The remainder of the farm, amounting
to 213 acres of land, is left the other
six children, Thos. p, Jay Wells, vir-
ginia Rea, Donna c., Harris, Blanche
SowelI and Robert F. Murphy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
WILL ISSUE BONDS

The Independent Phosphate Co. has
filed a deed OF trust to the First Saw
ings and Trust Co.. of Nashville. to
cover the issuance OF 100000 in
bonds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
JAIL DELIVERY
AT DECATUR

DECATUR, Ala, Dec. 1S.-Four
prisoners escaped from the city jail
this morning, two negroes and two
white.
One of them, Sidney Stever, colored,
took the jailer's revolver away from
him and made him and his wife keep
quiet while he released the other pris-
oners.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
FIRE AT
SHELBYvILLE

Special to the Herald.
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 49,
The residence of Jesse Lindsey was
burned this morning 1t was partly
insured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-21
NEW PRESIDENT
CHOSEN.

BERNIE, Dec. 13.-Edouard Muller,
Vice President of the Federal Council,
was today elected President OF the
Swiss Confederation. in succession to
M. Ferrer, whose term has expired.
E. Brennes, Chief of the Department
of Justice and Police. was elected Vice
President of the Federal Council, sue
ceeding V. Muller.