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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
Deafness Can Not be Cured

by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the EusJachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rumb-
ling sound Or imperfect hearing and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is
the result, and unless the inflamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an infamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness, caused by
catarrh, that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free. F. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Hall Is Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
SOLONS In SESSION
Monthly Meeting of Board
Supervisors Rather
Dull.

notwithstanding the fact that
last Monday was New Year s day
and a legal holiday, the Board of
Supervisors met IN regular
monthly session. Every mem
Der was in his place. the follow
ing having been present: Hon.
Battle Bell, president; Messrs.
S. w. Cald dwell, w. F. Barksdale,
r. P. Hairston and G.. FL. Jordan,
associate members of the board :;
It. A. Eggleston. sheriff, and D..
D. Richards, clerk. The follow
ing proceedings took place:
Orderee that John Johnson be
refunded S4O0 poll tax on ac-
count of being over age.
Ordered that the assessment
of r. L. Mcdonald be reduced
from 100000 to $4,000.
Ordered that the clerk issue to
the com missioners of the Military
Road Taxing District his warrant
for S25O,OO.
Ordered that G.. E. Belts be
appointed overseer of Link No. 3.
Military Road, in place of J. n.
Savage.
Messrs. G.. L Lincoln and j.
w. Gardner, the com mittee ap-
pointed to examine the proposed
route for a road running from
the eastern corporation line to
the Tuscaloosa road, reported
that they had made the neces
sary inspection and examination,
and recommended that the road
be opened. In compliance with
this report the board adopted a
resolution declaring said road
public highway.
The contract for printing the
minutes of the board during the
year 1906 was awarded to THE
DISPATCH at S75 90 for the year.
It was ordered that Smith
Cook be refunded IS cents poll
tax which had been enormously
collected.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

The prizes advertised to be
given away by the City Furniture
Company were drawn for last
Monday afternoon. The first
prize, seventy five dollars worth
of furniture, was drawn by ticket
No. 613; the second prize. fifty
dollars worth of furniture. was
drawn by ticket No. 1O47, and
the third prize, twenty five dol
lars worth of furniture, by ticket
No. 235. The holders of these
tickets are requested to come
forward and claim their prizes.
Three pretty little maidens,
Misses Rebecca Pentecost, Anita
Loeb and Sue Foote, kindly con-
sented to officiate at the drawing.
Embroideries," EN- brolder-
les at Cheap Joe's. I'm
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

Street Railway Park Will
be Located on Bank Of
LuxapaIiIa River.

The long discussed location Of
the park to be established by the
Street Railway Company has been
decided upon. The park will be
located on the west bank Of the
Luxapalila river. just outside the
eastern corporation limit of the
city. This information was Civ
en- out by Mr.. g. IT. Heard and
Col. T. J. O'Neill, who are at the
head of the enterprise. on yester
day, and Is authentic. The prop
erty on which the park is 70 be
located was purchased from
Messrs. w. J. and W. G..
Mcclure, and is what is known a.
the Wood place. The location
decided upon is an ideal one, a.
there j. an abundance Of shade
and the land is rolling and
undulating. The park will be-
fitted up with swings. seates and
other couvenieucas. and will
dou Otless prove popular resort
for pleasure seekers during the
summer season.
The route of the street railway
from its present terminus at the
Southern Railway depot % the
park will be south on Thirteenth
street TO College street. east ON
College street To- Nineteenth
street, north on Nineteenth
street TO the McKissick place.
and thence east 20 the park.
There is a large force Of men 81
gagged in both grading and track
laying, and work j. being pushed
forward as rapidly as possible.
When asked about what time
the road would probably be com
pleted Mr.. Heard said that I'd was
impossible 10 approximate the
date. He said that all the ma
terial for the construction 81 the
road had been purchased. but
that the delivery Of both rails
and cross ties had been very
slow and that the work had been
materially delayed in conse
queDce. He hopes, however.
that there will be no further
hindrances. and that the con
structiOn of the road will soOn bc
completed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

The Christmas rush and jollity
is over. The New Year, with It's
successes and failures, it's pains
and pleasures, is ahead of us.
No matter what each mans pOr-
tion may have been in the past,
how favored of fortune he may
have been, he yearns for better
things in the coming year So
it is with US. The past year
brought US splendid business; !;
we want still larger one in 1906
While we have exerted our
selves to bring about good re
suits and pleasing conditions for
our establishment, we have tried
to leave nothing undone which
would add to the benefit and sat
isfaction of our customers.
When we realized in October
the Strengthened condition of our
people, brought on by the quar-
antine and short crops, WE we're
the PIONEERS to cut prices and
put mems clothing within the
reach of all So satisfactory to
ourselves and to our patrons has
been this change to LOW PRICES
and SPOT CASH that we will
continue this policy for the fu-
ture, and the DEEP CUT dis
counts will still apply on all win
ter goods.
We WILL SELL STRICTLY
FOR SPOT CASH; H;OUR PRICES
WILL BE SO LOW THAT IT
WILL ASTONISH OUR GUS
TONERS HOW MUCH THEY
CAN SAVE.
To our custOme mers-aS we'll as
those who missed the great bene-
fits our LOW PRICES gave and
traded elsewhere-we extend the
heartiest greetings of health and
good fortune and the most cordial
invitation to visit US in our com
Portable quarters under THE
BIG ARROW.
COLUMBUS CLOTHING co.
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Dissolution Notice.

The partnership heretofore ex-
listing between the undersigned under
the firm name of Robertson & Com
pany is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. Those indebted to the late
firm will please make prompt pay
ment. J. S. ROBERTSON,
d. F. LOBERTSON.
Referring to the above notice. I de-
sire to thank my friends and custom
ers for the liberal patronage they
have bestowed upon me for the past
thirty-five years, and to inform them
that l will continue the business of
the late firm at the old stand under
the same firm name, Robertson &
Company. Possessing ample facilities
for carrying GA the business / hope to
merit continuance of their patron
age. JOHN S. ROBERTSON.
Jan. 2, 1906. l-3-lsw-3w
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
Pleasant and Most Effective.

T. j. Chambers, Ed. indicator,
Liberty. Texas, writes Dec. 25, 1902:
with pleasure and unsolicited by
you, 1 bear testimony to the curative
power of Ballard S Horehound Syrup.
| have used it in my family and can
cheerfully affirm it is the most effect
i've and best remedy for coughs and
colds | have ever used" Sold by
Johnston & Caine.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
A. Cook v. l., w. II. CASTOR
Treas, L. A. Halbert Sect.

"A. LOOK v. l., w. n. GaStOn
Treas, L. A. Halbert Sect.
In our last weeks letter we
got mixed up on names. 1t is
Miss Cliffie Cox teaching the
Oak Ridge school instead of
Miss Mays, and the efficiency of
Miss Cox is known by the praise
of her patrons.
The good news reaches us
from all over East Mississippi
and West Alabama that there is
enough meat killed to supply the
tables of this section and except
in few instances the corn sup
ply is sufficient for home con-
sumption. The cotton crop has
been marketed with the except
ion of few scattering bales held
by our independent farmers that
are not forced to put their last
Odlo on the market.
The fall oat crop is not as large
as it should be on account of the
unfavorable weather for housing
the crop of corn and cotton. The
oats that have been planted are
looking fine and growing nicely.
Fall blowing has been very
light and if the winter months
are unfavorable for piOwing, the
lands will be 10 bad shape for
cultivation this year.
This has been the most epjOya-
BILE Christmas throughout East
Mississippi and West Alabama
that we have had for many years.
The weather has been the kind
to gladden. the hearts of every
one and the good price of cotton
made it possible for Santa Claus
to visit many homes that he had
not entered in many years. Even
old man Johnnie" hung up his
stocking and found it full next
morning.
The Christmas trees at Dow
die school house and at Caledonia
were largely attended and the
trees were loaded with valuable
presents for the old, while those
for the young were useful and
am using.
The suspicious cases (Of mat
rimony) reported last week have
developed and some of them have
proved fatal. On Christmas eve
at 9 O'Clock a. M, at the home of
Mr.. and MRS. Billy Mason, near
Woodlawn, their lovely daughter,
Miss OSie, was united in mar
riage to the handsome Mr.. Lon
Freeman, of Cherokee, Rev. w
M. Reese. officiating. Both young
people are very popular in their
respective neighborbOods and
their many friends join this Bu-
reau in wishing them a long,
prosperous and happy voyage
across life IS sea.
Just over the line in Alabama
our young friend, Ernest Belts.
who having been smitten by the
charms of Miss Madison. ar
ranged to have Judge Bradley of
Vernon, to meet him at the Mad
ison home, when the Judge in his
happy style, in the presence of
many friends of the young peo
pie, made them man and wife.
May the choicest blessings be
their lot.
And now comes Mr.. Ballard, of
Lamar county, with a writ for the
arrest of the plished young
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Shelton The case was tried be
Continued on page q.
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EAST ,aS rRs4 sIisIss!sE! k1ssa11 BUREAU
~BY~
l. A. Halbert
The ushers, M essrs. D.

+ The ushers, Messr D.
I'M. Molloy, @. M. Lawrence.
Floyd Egger and Robert Cald
well. made the audience comfor-
table until Miss Lutte Gardner.
1.-THE charming daughter of j. w.
1Gardner, Of Colum bus, made
| known the appearance of the hap
py couple by the soft tones of
the most enchanting music. The
two beautiful little flower girls,
Misses Unice Grace Molloy and
Unice Grace Lawrence, n the
shape of wingless angels, pro-
ceeded the bride and groom to
the altar, together with the gate
openers and ushers, formed a
hollow square in front the
arch, under which the bride and
groom took their stand, facing
the audience. Then a scene of
great momentand deep solemnity
was enacted. The Rev. Gun
ningham, ofs Aberdeen, n the
most impressive manner per-
formed the pretty ceremony,
which made two hearts and four
hands one. Curious addition
this The Flinthill school in a
| body, chaperoned by the efficient
teacher. Miss Bula Sharp, and
the Caledonia high school q
charge o f the principal, Mr..
Thixton, attended the marriage
of Mr.. Pickett and Miss Cald-
we'll.
After the young couple had
partaken of dainty refreshments
at the home of Mrs. Ella Cald-
we'll, the mother of the bride,
the happy pair left for their
home in Gatman.
Mr.. E. O. Harper says that it
was a dangerous thing to have
that marriage occur in a public
place and attended by such a
crowd, the contagion will be
great, as more than a dozen cas-
es will break out in the near
future. Several more suspic-
ious cases are reported, and the
Circuit Clerk is to be in evidence
for some time to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Hays, of
West Alabama, spent the even
ing very pleasantly with the
"Johnnies" last Friday. Our
friends are far, but the telephone
brings us in touch. Last Friday
evening after supper Mr. and
Mrs. Jno, Hays, Mr.. D. Sanders,
MIR. M. Larry, Mr. S. Caldwell
and your correspondent engag-
ed in q general conversation on
the phone, and we were scatter
ed over line of IL miles. Hur-
rah for the country,
Mr.. Coffee, of Shannon, was ia
Caledonia Tuesday.
Mr.. Frank Cash is spending q
few days in Aberdeen this week.
MeSsrs. Erwin Thomas and
Wiley Henderson spent la 8 t
night ia Aberdeen
Mr.. Perry Stanley is now with
Mr.. A L. Myers as chief clerk.
Mr.. Nit Kidd is spending
Christmas in Aberdeen.
The Buttahatchie Lodge, 124,
at their meeting Saturday, elect
ed W. d. Stephenson n. G., T.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
No. 6219 Gets the Fine Buqqy

gwen away by the Columbus
Clothing Company. If ticket
bearing that NUM- Der is not pre-
sented by January 10th there
will be another drawing. Save
your tickets.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

Northeast LowndeS a d q e
friends of the different candiE
dates are hopping up their favor
ties. The friends of Mr.. W. D..
Prowell are on a still hunt, and
it is thought by a great many
that he is growing in strength as
the ball rolls. AS the vote in
Colum bus is as great as all the
rest f the county, the battle
royal will be fought in that city,
and it will require double duty
on the part of the street sprlnk-
ler to lay the dust of the cam
paign. Caledonia still claims the
balance of power" and will have
to be reckoned with, and as this
is the home of our present Coun-
ty Treasurer, he starts out a
half length ahead. Everything
as regards BEAT Officers" is
quiet, and it seems the Beat is
satisfied with her present en-
cumbents. That being the case,
our popular supervisor, S. w.
Cald well, will do the legislative
work for the Beat another term
or more. Our Justices of the
Peace are two of the most popu~
lar men in the District, and it is
almost certain that Esq's. j. Il.
Williams add j. L. Egger will
fork out Justice number f
years to Gomez
All we lack of having things
our way is the railroad. A
meeting in the interest of that
enterprise, was called for Satur-
day the 10th, but on account of
the disagreeable weather, the
meeting failed, there being no
one present, except your cores
pondent. The citizens o f this
vicinity missed the treat of their
lives, as we went up loaded down
to the gaurd with the biggest
speech ever heard in this bend
of the road. If the people had
been there, the coming of the
road would have been assured.
It may be that the boys suspect
ed that [ would address the
meeting and they kept away on
that account. One trouble about
the project is, there is no opposi-
tion to the road Any measure
to become a success must have
Just let the old folks
oppose the marriage of their
daughter and the girl is sure to
get off. When it is known that
the old folks are unwilling for
their girls to keep company with
the boys, the boys are sure to
knock around.
We had two marriages in Gale
donia this week, one a modern
affair, while the other was of the
style, the solem nifty of which was
depressing.
On Sunday the 18th, after the
sun had passed the meridian,
Mr.. Emmett Smith, of Flinthiil,
in com pany with his best man,
at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Halbert in Caledonia, and
took two of their daughters out
riding, and when they returned |
Mr.. Smith informed the parents /
that he and their eldest daugh-
ter, Miss Pearl, had called on the
Rev. John Egger and had been
to recent custom,
made man and wife, SO help him
Moses and keep him steadfast
therein. Mr.. Smith is a popular
young man in his neighborhood,
IN enterprising and successful
farmer, while his young bride is
he favorite daughter in her fam
ly n d possessed Of many
charms that make the Mississ-
ppi girls attractive the world ov-
IT.
And now comes the gallant
Knight, of Gatman. Miss, Mr..
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
The Surer Way

Have your cake, muffins and tea biscuit home
made They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and
wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to
produce at home, quickly and economically, fine and
tasty cake, the raised hot biscuit, puddings, the
frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, cruners crusts and
mullins, with which the ready made food found at
the bake-shop or grocery does not compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
ePowpERco wYoRK
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04
Gles-O Brien

MIR. Hollis G. Giles. Of Green
wood, and Miss Edna Mas
'O'Brien, # this city. were mar
ried at the home Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Ben Cline in East Columbus al
eight o'clock last Sunday even
ing, the ceremony having been
performed by Father A. J. Hip
pei, priest Of the Church of the
AnnunciatioD. MIR. Giles is a
young man Of fine character and
enjoys the confidence and re-.
spect of all who know him. while
his bride, who is the niece OF
Mrs. Cine, i y pretty and az
fable young lady Mr. and Mrs
Giles will leave the latter part of
the week for Green wood. which
pla.:e will be their future home
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

Tne numerous friends of Miss
Mary Cox will learn with regret
that she is seriously ill at the
home of relatives in West Point
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-01-04

New Hope Lodge No. IL, 10 O. F.
All members are requested to
be on hand Friday. January 5th.
Business of Importance to be at
tended to.
S. L. HOWARD. N. G..
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STANDARD OIL
RECEIVED REBATES
IndictmentCo ntainingNinet Counts
Found Against Trust.
MUST GIVE BOND OF $4,000

Chicago, Aug. Q. - An indictment
charging the Standard OIL company
with receiving rebates in the form OF
Aon.payment of storage charges 10 GER
tain railroad companies. was returned
by the federal grand jury before Judge
s. II. Bethea. The indictment came as
q surprise. inasmuch as the grand jury
had just begun the investigation. The
Standard OIL company is the only de-
PENDANT. no Official of the company and
no railroad companies or officials be-
Ing named.
The bond OF the defendant was fixed
by Judge Bethea at $4,000.
This is the case investigated by the
grand jury in Cleveland, o.. where II
was found that the grand jury had no
Jurisdiction. The testimony taken
there was transferred to Chicago, and
the documents in evidence were iden'
tined by witnesses who testified In
Cleveland
II was on this testimony and evi.
dence that the indictment was return
ed 80 quickly.
The grand jury Immediately resumed
It's session To- take up the investigation
OF the charge that the Standard OIL
company was given direct rebates by
some railroad.
The indictment contains 10 counts.
each count constituting separate
charge. The true bills come under
the Elkins law, which provides fine
OF from $1,000 to $4,000 for each VIC
lation Under this Indictment, should
the government procure a conviction
on the trial of the issues, fine OF
$3.50 900 as a maximum under the FL.
kins law may be assessed.
The indictment alleges that by q
system OF granting the Standard Oil
company certain concessions the oil
company benefited TO the extent Of
S.506.72 during a period Of time from
August. 1903, to February. 1905. The
indictment. as explained by the gov
ernment's attorneys, means that in l9
instances certain consignments of oil
for the Standard Oil company were
StOitu ny ttc lsdhc ohoio n hANh'eoA
Southern Railroad company. and that
the railroad company received no pay.
ment of five cents per ton per day
from the oil company for such stor'
age. hut that it's competitors were com
PEELED to pay this amount. This is
equivalent to granting a concession 1,
is charged. the non payment of the
storage charges being practically a re.
bate In favor of the oil company.
Each count sets up q discrimination OF
from $500 10 $500 month in favor
OF the oil company. II will be neces.
sary Tor officials OF the Standard Oil
company to appear In court and pre-
sent bond of $4,000 for the cor
poratlon
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A SENSATIONAL DROWNING
One Man Lost and Another Had Mar
row Escape When Boat Capsized.

Scranton. Pa. Aug. s-A sensational
drowning accident occurred at Lake
Winola when Giles DAILY, aged "a. OF
Mill City. was the victim. and his com.
panion. Ernest Freeman, had mar.
velous escape The young men had
gone TO the lake to attend country
dance. and II was reported that they
had been drinking They secured a
boat without the knowledge OF the
boatl;eeper and were out in the mid
die OF the lake when the boat cap
sized. Their cries for help were not
needed. as IL was generally thought
that they were made by some of the
people at the country dance. DR.. NJ.
A. Duffy. OF Scranton. and some friends
went to the shore to investigate and
soon realized that the young men
were drowning. DR.. Duffy Immediately
swan out to their assistance and held
Freeman until the launch was secured
and took him In. He afterwards dived
In search OF DAILY. but was unsuc.
cessiul
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Tuesday, August 7.


The price of bread in San Francisco
has been raised as a result OF an in.
crease in wages for the bakers
Twenty persons were injured in o
collision on the Frisco road between O
passenger ana freight train at ST Gene.
We've Mo.
Captain $. b Drum for IA years SUI
perintendent of Arlington National
Cemetery. died in Washington after q
long illness.
Former County Auditor John W
Neff was sent 10 prison for seven years
for grand larceny in connection with
the Buffalo graveyard scandal
Mistaking a box OF chloride OF lime
for sugar. the llmonths-old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w j. Douglas. of Phila.
delpia. ate piece and died In convul-
sions
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Leaped Into FIerx Furnaee.

Richmond. Va, Aug. s.-A sensa-
tional attempt at suicide occurred
here. Edward S. Blower. an employee
OF the American Tobacco company.
tried to cremate himself by jumping
into the furnace under the boiler at
one OF the company's factories. He
was dragged out before he was fatally
burned Religious mania Is assigned
as the cause OF the act.
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Drowned While Learning to Swim

Trenton. y. j., Aug. Wilson Rel
lev. aged 10. of williamsport. Pa. and
a student at Johns Hopkins University
was drowned here while learning 10
swim. The boy was spending ais va
eaten In Trenton with his brother.
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MAJOR scoFlELo A SUICIDE
Army Officer Feared Attack Of Loco
motor Ataxla and Killed Himself.

'FFNNN' WE'1 ''''''NN''s
San Francisco. Aug Major viii
liam b. Scofield. paymaster in the reg.
ular army. son OF the late Lieutenant
General Scofield. y. S. A.. retired.
shot and killed himself Major SEQ
field was on leave OF absence ON &C.
count OF Ill health. and In explanation
OF the suicide II is said that he feared
an attack OF locomotor ataxia and that
he would become a burden TO his wife