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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
MERCHANT FAILS.
Frank ~. I.yfOrd OF Waterbury Has
Liabilities OF SII ,OOO-ASsets ~ 900.

Waterbury. March 4.--Frank II. Lyford
IL dry goods merchant here for five years
has failed aud his store was closed yes
tcrday morning by Deputy Sheriff G. I,
Graves. who took possession, writ of
attachment havisG been issued. Nh
I.Nfords liabilities arc about Sll 600 and
his assets about $1,000, ono-half being So
cured. The principal creditor is james \.
BurlciGh Of this place, portion of his
claim being partly secured Other crcdi
tors are New ork and Boston Wholesale
merchants, whose claims are not sour
ed.
CHARITY BALL NETTED s32l g.
Rutland. March l.--The net profit from
the charity bali given last week by Rob
crts Post, q. \. r., and the Womans Re
lief Corps, amounted to s32l,G), this be-
ing the largest sum realized from the
annual bali since the old city hall burned
five years ago The money is applied to
the relief of needy veterans Of the civil
War and their families.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
YOUNG UNION SOLDIERS.

T.. l.. Hopkins OF Franklin was born
March 81, 1879 and enlisted as recruit
in co. r, 10th VI, Vols, March IL, 1860
just before the close Of the Civil War
being then only - years. II months, and
l. days old Mrs. Silas Hopkins Of East
Berkshire. mother OF y i. Hopkins, ls
perhaps the youngest surviving mother
who sent a son to the Union army. She
was born in January, 1881, and was only
a years old at the time hor son enlisted.
II has been claimed that George ID. But
terhy of Rutland, who was born in
August 1915: and enlisted at the age of
II. was the youngest Union soldier, but
Mr. Hopkins is several months younger
than Mr.. Butterfly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08

River railroad in Barre for 10 years, while
crossing the track Friday as a train
was approaching, slipped and fell The
engineer saw him fall and stopped the
train within two feet of Mr.. Ryan. The
man is about 10 years old and is crippled
by rheumatism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
SLOT MACHINE DESTROG

st. Adams. March "A bearing was
hold at Eichiord Yesterday before Judge
Tilotson in the matter of the slot ms
chine, seized on Friday, from the house
'of Homer Farrar of East Richford.
FarrHr. who skipped over the line onto
Canadian soil. when he saw the officers
approaching, WAS summoned to appear
and show reason why the illogitimatc ma e
chine should not be destroyed. lie failed
to respond. N claim was made to the
machine and IL was condemned ana des-
troycd.
Earl Impov Of Richford was arraiSned
before Judge Illlotson. pleaded guilty To
a first ofcusc of utoXication and paid Il
fine of s. aud costs.
William Reddng. Colored @, this city
was last evening arraigncd before Judge
Tllotson Mt the Jail office, pleadcd guilty
to breach of the peace and was fined s.
and costs. \ charge of intoxicatioH
against Rodding was continued until
Monday.
| George Sturgeon pleaded guilty to a
| second offcnsc of drunk and paid a fine
| of 81 and costs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
THE FRANKLIN HOUSE SOLD.

St Adams, March a.-The Franklin
House at HiChgatc Springs, ono of the
oldest and best known summer hotels
along the shores of Lake thampla in
has been sold by the estate of Judson
l.. Scott to Frank Cadorettc. Mr.. Cad
orcttc. who is hotel man of many
years experience at Phillipsburg, Il. c.,
is planning many improvements to
mako the place still more attractive If
possible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
Trustees Sale.

whereas, james 4. Kash and Alice Kash,
his wife, by their deed of trust dated May 2lst,
1888, and recorded In the recorders once with
In and for Bates county, Missouri, in book No.
Isl ,,pags IVA conveyed to the undersigned
trustee the following described real estate
lying and being situate In the county OF Bates
and state Of Missouri, t0-wit:
The southeast quarter OF the northeast quar-
ter and the east one fourth Of the west half Of
the northeast quarter Of section thirty-four
(S4), In township forty -one t4D, OF range twenty
nine (29), containing sixty (6O) acres more or
less; which conveyance was made In trust to
secure the payment OF one certain note fully
described In said deed Of trust; and whereas,
default has been made In the payment Of the
annual interest on said note and whereas, &C.
cording to the terms and conditions OF said
note and deed Of trust, such default rendered
the whole Of SD note due and payable ct once
and the same 10 now past due and unpaid.
Now, therefore, ct the request OF the legal
holder Of said note and pursuant TO the condi.
lions Of said deed of trust, will proceed to sell
the above described premises at public vendue,
to the highest bidder for cash, ct the west front
dsor o! the court house, In the city OF Butler,
county Of Bates and state Of Missouri on
Friday, June n, 1905,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In the fore
noon and I've o'clock In the afternj Jon Of that
day, for tho pnrpose Of satsfying sid debt.
interest nd,sost. G. A. ALLEN,
Stat Trustee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
Bill to Preserve Niagara.

Washington May 25.-The House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors
today agreed on the terms Of a bill
for the preservation Of Niagara
Falls. The bill will probably be in
PRODUCED Monday.
The bill establishes the principle
that water may be taken from the
Great Lakes for sanitary or navaga.
tion purposes without limit, but un-
der the control Of Congress. The
law is to be In effect for three years.
Meantime the President Is asked to
open negotiations with Great Bri.
tain looking to the perfection Of q
treaty to preserve the scenic beauty
OF the falls.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
Negro Cuts Wife's Throat
In a Jealous Rage.

Clinton, NO., May 2S.-George
Green. a negro, living near Calhoun,
on reaching his home last night
found that his wife had started to
church with Hardy Edwards, q ne
gro neighbor, and his two children.
In a jealous rage, he followed them
nearly three miles, and overtaking
the couple near the church, cut her
throat. He then walked to Windsor
and gave himself up, saying he had
repeatedly warned her that he would
kill her II he caught her going with
another man.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
DEMOCRATIC TlGhET.

aeprt sents'ive-LAwRkNCE Nj. GRIFFITH.
Circuit CleTk-T. ID. EMBREE.
County Clerk-C. u. WEEKS.
Recprder-l. NJ. SMITH
>herf-JAMES K, ANGLE.
Prosecuting Attorley-WATr b, DAWSON.
Probate judge. A. SlLNERS
Tressurer-W. Il. BELL.
Collector-Y. G. COMBS.
Assessor-A. l.. GILMORE.
,oroner-O. 4. RESICk,
rIres,oinr Judge-J. W. McFADDEN.
Associate Judge North Dist. ESTES SMITH
Assoc ste Judge, South Dist.-A. d. HYDE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31

The nomination OF Judge Graves
ior Supreme Judge by the Democratic
convention at Excelsior Springs
yesterday was, among other things,
a deserved rebuke to the underhand-
Led methods adopted by some OF the
delegates fighting him. An open,
frank eight on a candidate is one
suhing. A yelled attack by insinua-
lions, In which no names are men.
stoned, is quite another. Judge
Graves has been long before the
public. His record is open and we'll
known. Under the circumstances the
efforts to arouse the suspicious oil
che convention by studiedly vague
usierences could be regarded only "a
q political trick. That the delegates
had no patience with such methods
Swas demonstrated BY the result oil
rthe vote.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
10 CAUSE FOR CONTEST.

Party claims are superior to those
of any candidate, and Its interests
must be protected over those Of any
defeated aspirant !or Office.
While every Democrat who aspires
for nomination should have an equal
show with all others, so far as the
committee can give, 1t should be re-
membered that when several men
are contesting for the same Office,
each is looking after his own inter-
ests and any little advantages he
con obtain over his competitors are
not neglected, and no man shouldgo
into primary unless he expects to
abide by the results In good faith.
There are conditions which can be
imagined when candidates are iusti.
fed In appealing from the results.
In cases where judges are corruptand
use their positions in the interests OF
special candidates and either admit
illegal votes, or make false returns,
or when a mob takes possession OF
the polls, or other revolutionary tao.
tics are employed. In the primaries
| Just closed no such conditions prevail
edin any precinct In The county. We
affirm, with out fear OF successful
contradiction, that no fsirer pr.
meries were ever held In Bates coun-
ty by any party. The highest grade
OF gentlemen were selected as judges
and we never heard 9 protest or criti-
cism OF single one. At Butler we
never had q quieter election, free
from all evil influences, and no effort
was made to run In any voters who
were not entitled to the privilege
On authority Of the best Democrats
and citizens Of the highest standing
we are assured the same conditions
prevailed at Rich Hill and Foster. II
fact there were no charges Of any
nature until the votes were cast uI
by the committee and the results
announced.
II candidate has been cheated o
, his rights by unjust and outrsgeoul
actions, the committee should g
, back Of the returns and see that ever
and exact justice is accorded him
But no candidate hast right to sucl
, considerations because be came with
, In few votes Of the nomination ant
! hopes that 9 contest will result II
, his favor. The committee Is the sol
! Judge Of this matter and It shoult
be very sure that the rules II lait
! down for the government Of the pr
, mary had been ruthlessly violates
/ before opening up acontest that cal
not possibly result 10 the part,
! good and promote harmony.
n A candidate should have the bes
| and strongest evidence that be hat
il been deiraudsd out Of his rights te
. fore seeking to contest The results o
j the election, otherwise bic action
, | would Be inexcusabls end indelensi
bic nom any but selfish stant
point
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31
CAPABLE JURlSTS.

The Globe Democrat pays Judges
Hcodson and Graves the following
nigh compliments:
THE Democratic iudicialstate con-
rention held at Excelsior Springs
yesterday made the supreme court
nominations expected, selecting
Judge A. NJ. Woodson for the long
term and Judge W. W. Graves for
the short term. Judge Woodson
was the Democratic nominee for the
supreme bench In 1904, but was de-
feated by the Republican nominee,
Judge Lamm. Judge Graves is at
orest mt a member OF the court by
che recent appointment OF Gov.
Folk. The Democratic nominees are
capable jurists and worthy citizens,
and have a right to feel compliment
ed by the practically unanimous &C
zion OF their party. While concedine
shat Judge Woodson and Judge
Graves are strong candidates, thu
Republicans propose to match them
to say she least, and will make g
powerful effort to increase the Re
publican representation In the Su
preme court, which is now but on
Uneven. Besides, Missouri has be
come q Republican state"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-31

Mexico, Mo. May 28.-CallaMay
..ocuny farmers have offered . reward
a 3i0O Tor o large gray vol that
80 been killing sheep. Many at
.1mpts have been made to catch the
~ and the amount Of damage
Ione Daring BIZ depredatlons d said
1 = oze,sd u, 900. -4A--
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02
$I,OOO,OOO COMPANY
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. HEAD
QUARTERS AT ARCADIA.

The biggest thing, in financial
way, we have heard of lately is the
Million Dollar Company which
was organized in Arcadia this
week, The officers are: J. J..
Heard, president; 7. b. King, LIST
vice-president; w. w. Langford,
End vice-president; Walter Ora
ham, secretary, and Ed. Scott,
treasurer,
The South Florida Loan and
Trust Company is the name of the
new organization, and its object
the upbuilding of South Florida by
putting capital within reach of all
who want to build homes, bust
ness houses and otherwise improve
our country.
We believe this is a move in the
right direction and believe that
this company will be a prominent
factor in the upbuilding of this
section Of Florida.
Neighboring towns will be asked
to take stock in the company and
help make the undertaking a sue
,ess as well as participating in the
benefits to be derived therefrom.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02
found their ways of life impossible
and have quietly skunk away"

found their ways of life impossible
and have quietly skunk away
Under the title of The Saloon
Problem in Frisco, the Colorado
Springs Gazette declares that that
city has a chance now to begin
anew with clean slate, and says:
Saloons are an abomination under
any and all circumstances and if to
abolish them entirely were practical
it ought to be done by all means""
and in this connection goes on to
note the rapid strides of the great
reform. AN over the country
war is being declared on the saloon,
not always by the temperance
cranks, but by municipal author
tiles who look at the question
simply as a matter of business and
who recognize in the saloon an
economic evil which deteriorates
the quality of the citizenship,
depreciates the value of property,
and increases taxation by making
necessary a greater expenditure for
police protection and criminal
prosecution. st. Lucie Tribune.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Sydny N. Graham, of Sumter
vile, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Tampa. Mr.. Graham has been
on a visit of a few days with his
brother, Walter Graham, at Ar
cadia, and reports that DeSoto's
capital is rapidly forging to the
front in a business way, Mr..
Graham was very much impressed
with the conditions in that section
of the state. Mr.. Graham returned
by the Seaboard to-day to his
home at Sumterville. Tampa
Times.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02
Just to Think Of 1t.

When only FIVE or six of the
business institutions in a town
where there are thirty or forty are
represented in the advertising
columns of the town newspaper,
it kinder gives the editor dry lips
to keep on a BLOWN about the
enterprising spirit of the towns
business men and the great COM
mercial progress of the town.
Ever think of that2 And the out
of-town reader who reads the
BLOWN and can't find the advert
tisements to back it UP is likely to
think the editor is a monumental
liar. Ever think Of ithat' And
the editor who does the BLOWN
but doesn't do the business will
one day come to the same con-
clusion as the out-of town reader.
Then there'll be no more BLOWN.
Just to think of thatl-Starke
Telegraph.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

The Times-Union is again using
great gobs Of printing ink in its
patriotic effort to save the Ever
glades for the railroads. Just to
bring the thing to a focus, why
does not the Times Union tell
ong-suffering public whether the
report is true-the report that the
people who own the stock of the
Times-Tnion are the very people
who own the stock of the railroads
that are suing the trustees of the
Board of Internal Improvements
for the possession of the Everglades
land .-DeLand News.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Few people realize the magni-
tude of the sponge industry enga-
ged in by about 800 Greeks at
Tarpon Springs. One Saturdays
sales of sponges lately went up to
$4,000 The business is, how
ever, not now prospecting and the
Greeks have decided to give it up
for the present. Z
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02
Some Lessons From Frisco.

The remarkable prohibitio IL
period in San Francisco has,
during the past thirty days, been
made the text for more discussion
of the great reform in the daily
press than any other similar item
in recent years. The latest news
from San Francisco is that prohi-
bition will continue in force and
that the city authorities and the
people will take their time about
deciding upon the new regulations
for the business.
What the papers of Frisco and
vicinity have to say regarding
these events certainly deserves at
tention and preservation. The
widely quoted comment of the
Chronicle that this temporary
example of prohibition has proved
AN absolute demonstration that
the saloons are responsible for all
the crime and violence" is pretty
good text for 10000 prohibition
speeches during the next quarter
of a century.
When the Argonaut, in the
same vein declares that the en-
forced sobriety and civic calm re-
sulting from this order have
amazed the state, " and that the
chief of police remarked that he
lid not believe San Francisco could
be so peaceful a community under
any circumstances, least'of all the
awful ones through which she has
passed." we begin to see the inn
oressive effect which this glimpse
If civilization where beer and
are excluded is having
Upon the secular, liquor advertising
press.
The San Francisco Bulletin adds
IS tribute to prohibition in the
erse declaration: San Francisco
mas learned during the past three
weeks that it can do very well
Without liquor
The Sacramento Union strength
ms all this testimony with its
ditorial assertion that the events
n San Francisco have demon
trated that the disorderly elements
viii not remain in any place where
be stimulus of drink is absent '
hat both San Francisco and San I
ose are now practically free of the t
lass that make the life of the s
that without the o
vii stimulus of drink they have e
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Roy Hiscock, a student of
Massey's Business College, at
Jacksonville, walked in his sleep
and fell from a second story
window on the brick pavement and
sustained injuries that will result.
in his death this week. The
young mans home was West Palm
Beach.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02
The Southern College

Offers exceptional advantages for
the intellectual development and
moral training of our Florida youth,
Located at Sutherland, on the main
line of the A. c. L. railroad be-
tween Jacksonville and St. Peters
burg, the college buildings stand
amid a great pine forest command
ing a fine view of Clear Water Bay
and the Gulf of Mexico.
Sutherland has been pronounced
by climatologists to be one of the
healthiest places in the world. 1t
is certainly one of the most beauti-
full in our fair state.
The curriculeum of the college
compares creditably with that of
any other of the best institutions
of our southland. The present
faculty is composed of eighteen
instructors, all of whom are
graduates of leading colleges
universities and most of whom
have had several years Of success
full work as teachers.
Dormitory accommodations and
management are very superior.
Parents who are planning college
work for their boys and girls this
fall would do we'll to write for
catalogue of this institution.
Last years matricmations
$40 and the prospects for
he coming session are brighter
han they have been before.
The special departments of the
college, music, art, elocution and
have heretofore been
argely attended. All of these
are thorough and compre-
The Conservatory of Music is
lnder the dictatorship of DR.. Hans
christian Wulf, unquestionably
me of the ablest instructors in his
inc in the south. He is
raduate of the University of
.eipsic, Germany, as well as
.raduate of the Leipsic Conser- ,
'atory of Music, and while in
germany was awarded the medal
n competitor with the three lead ,
1g Conservatives of that country.
The leadership of the college in
ties the closest investigation into
lie quality and grade of its work.
Write for catalogue to DR. S. w. |
5alker, President, Sutherland,
la.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Two negroes were hanged by
mob near Barlow last week. They
had killed Ed Granger, a we'll
known and highly respected white
man in the employ of the Neon
nell Turpentine Company near
Fl. Meade. 1t seems the negroes
were in the employ of the company
and wanted to quit work and Mr..
Granger tried to stop them Judge
Wall and Prosecuting Attorney
will investigate the affair and pun
ish the mob who hung the negroes
if they can be identified,
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, wife of
a New York fnancier is engaged
i'll philanthropic work in the south.
She is erecting a chain of hospitals
in southern cities and if the city
council of Tampa will accept her
proposition, one of these hospitals
will be built in Tampa.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

The Miami celebration last week
was a great and unqualified success.
Thousands of visitors from ali over
the state were there and in spite of
showery weather everything passed
off better than the most sanguine
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

with the big corporate influence
These big land fellows had much
rather let their lands remain as
they are, pay a very light tax.
than have them advanced in value
and assessed at their real value.
Referring again to the sand hills
situated Immediately west and
northwest of this immense area of
saw grass and muck land, how
healthful and inviting they are,
beautiful clear fresh water lakes
embedded in this high rolling
healthful hill country usually
called the back bone ridge of South
Florida. The land lying between
l. axe Istapoga and L axe
Okeechobee referred to as alluvial
land, is worthless for agricultural
purposes and not much better for
grazing unless drained. 1t lies be-
tween these sand hills and the
Kissimriee river, with a slope
toward Lake Okeechobee, Istapoga
lake being many feet higher than
Lake Okeechobee. 1t is through |
this low rich land over which !
waters spread from Istapoga lake |
to Qkeechobee lake, canal should
be cut of sufficient capacity to
permanently lower Istapoga lake
and drain its entire surroundings
including, Istapoga Greek and
Arbuckle Creek.
It now appears that the law
authorizing the assessment of FIVE
tents an acre tax has been set aside
~ the u. S. Court at the instance
If a half dozen big land owners,
md the drainage scheme effected
o that extent, but it is up to us,
he common people to ratify the
constitutional Amendment adopted
" three-ffths or more of the
of the last legislature and
We propose to ratity it next
November.
We have no spite toward the big
and owners, they, as a rule, are
reat big hearted noble fellows
nth a very sensitive pocket nerve,
We do not propose to do them any
arm but do them good. We pro-
ose to drain their lands and make !
lem very valuable, and some how
r other get them on our tax !
ooks at a fair and equitable rate.
Ie realize the fact that consider
Die money finds its way into our
easury through those large land !
and monopolies, that Z
E, the common people are carry ?
g the burden with the short end .
the hand spike. Let us adopt
is Constitutional Amendment and Sc
e way for the consumation of io
e drainage scheme will be clear. 81
Sincerely Yours, a. a.
F. A. HENDRY. !.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

St Augustine's new county
Court House is to cost S42, 900.
Architectrally the building will be
one of the finest in the State, be-
ing built in Spanish style.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-02

Tie populists of Washington
county, Florida, will hold a con-
vention at Vernon, on July 20, for
the purpose of nominating county
ticket.