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The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
OF Supervisors of Lee county, Miss,
will on Monday the 7th day of October
1907 award the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, at the Court House
door in Tupelo, Miss, at p. m. at pub
lie outcry FOR careing for the paupers
of Lee county for year 1907, bids to be
made at so much per month for each
inmate. The contractor to care for
said paupers in accordance with the law
and regulations made by the Board of
Supervisors.
By order of the Board this Sept. 10, 1907
G w. LONG, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors of Lee County, will on
Tuesday the 8th day of Oct 1907, at the
Court House in the city of Tupelo, Miss.
award the contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder, who will
comply with the law for furnishing Re-
cord Books, Blanks, Stationery, PRINT
ing, etc, for Lee county, commencing
October 1st. 1907, sealed bids to be filed
with the Clerk of said Board on or be-
fore IL m. Oct, 8, 1907, the Board re-
serving the right to reject any and all
bids and re- advertise for contracts if
deemed proper.
By order Of the BOARD this Sept 10, 1907
G.. w. LONG, Clerk
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13

Notice is hereby given that the Board
IF Supervisors of Lee county, will on
the first Monday in October 1907, the
same being the 7th day of October 1907
at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Court House
door in the City of Tupelo at public
outcry to the lowest responsible bidder
award the contracts for doing the fol-
lowing public works. Contractors re-
quired to give bond as required by law
and the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids and readvertise;
to-wit:
For railing and causewaying Little
Coonewah bottom on Tupelo Chester
vile road.
For Causewaying Camp Creek bottom
on Birmingham and Chesterville road.
For new bridge across Cowpenna
Creek on Smithville and Verona road.
For repairing bridge on Tupelo and
Okolona road on Chiwappa Creek.
By order of the Board this Sept 10, 1907
G. w. LONG, Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-11

How much of your life is spent try
ing to get well. 1t requires but a
month orsless to put the average man
or woman on their feet with Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents,
Tea or Tablets. Sections DYtig Store.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
DISEASE DYING OUT

Tho Call of Oct. . says: Health
Officer Herbert Gum made the graft
lying report yesterday to the Board
Gf Health and Or. Rupert Blue of the
Federal service that seven of the
cases heretofore reported as bubonic
plague suspects had been discharged,
1t having been determined that none
Of them was victim Of the malady.
All were permitted to return to their
homes. There were no additional
asses reported yesterday as having
Leen bacteriologically classified AS in
fcctiOus, though seven which have
Teen under observation were finally
hooked as verified clinically, the pa
tents refusing 10 submit to an Incl
sion. The health officials report con
tinucd Improvement in the sanitation
and health Of the city. with the
Eteady falling off in the number ol
reported cases, the last remnant ol
reason for apprehension has disap
reared" said Dr, Ophuls.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
PROFESSOR lADD
IN FIRST LECTURE
INTERESTS MANY

Professor ladd was greeted with
crowded hall Yesterday at the first
educational lecture of a series that
he will give while in the Islands. The
lectures are primarily for the benefit
Of the teachers In the local schools,
but they are of such broad, far
reaching nature that many awaited
themselves of the privilege of hearing
him.
The speaker dwelt on the necessity
Of all who are teachers having a per-
aonality which could be impressed up
un the pupil. Continuing, he said:
There is subtle influence going
out now from persons prominent in
business aud politics, an influence
"hiCh Is educating some people so
that certain immOralities are not now
regarded as they once were.
II think that we teachers should be
entitled 10 the name Of the fourth pro-
iCssion. ranking with law, medicine
and theology, for our profession rs not
less important. The salary gained
may he less but the dignity aud i'm
portance Of our profession entities Us
to as high place as any
The second lecture will be given to-
morrow afternoon on THE Work OF
the Teacher"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
LECTURER SpERRV
FILLS OPERA HOUSE

DR.. l.. B. Sperry, the lecturer who
has become such favOrite in Homo.
lulu, faced capacity" audience at
the Opera House last evening and
poke for an hour on Male and Fe.
male: The Significance of the Sex ,
io was introduced by Mr.. Paul Super,
general secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
the engagement of DR.. Spcrry being
by the local Association. The gather.
ing was typical of the best manhood
Il Honolulu and the very closest at
'ention was given the eloquent visitor
The lecturer harked back to the
reCord in the Book of Genesis of the
creation of male and female and ex
planned the sex presence in plant life,
taking first the night.blooming cereus
or example, he having seen the beau.
tful Punahou hedge in blossom a few
evenings ago and being greatly i'm.
lressed by it.
Having laid the groundwork of his
argument and appeal upon the pro-
visions of nature and the injunctiOns
IT the Holy Writ DR.. Sperry rapidly
5kctchcd out the proper and correct
courses of conduct for the right aud
clean and successful life. In the most
convincing and lucid manner he laid
Htress upon the obligations of man to
his Creator, to himself and those
"bOut him, and 1t was evident through.
out that the lecturer carried his audi.
nee with him to u plane of high
thought and strong resolve in the in.
iercst of Il righteous and pure man
hood.
After the lecture there was general
expression that DR.. Sperry had earned
The gratitude of the community by
placing useful knowledge at the dis
pOsal of those vitality interested in the
many problems he so carefully eluct
dated.
Dr. Sperry Is staunch American
end evidently Il confirmed individual
ist. He declared that his listeners
we're living In the hey-dey Of Opportu
,ty in the country of opportunity.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
MARKETS OPEN
FOR HAWAII PINES
Fruit Arrives In Splendid
Condition At
Chicago

In an Interview yesterday Professor
Higgins Of tho u. S. Experiment Sta
ton expressed most cmphatically hi
Jews regarding the shipment of H.
waiian.grOwn pineapples to point
throughout tire States. The eXpei
hent has been complete success am
Mr.. Higgins sees no reason why re-
dy market cannot be found for ever.
Fine raised on these Islands. In fac
the market does not have to D..
found" 1t stands waiting with open
rms, to receive the Island fruit. Pr
fcssor Higgins says it Is simply up Co
the pinc.planter now.
The condition of the pines on arrival
at Chicago, according to Mr. Higgins,
could not have been better In fact,
u large shipper of fruit, who YVES
standing by wnen the pines were open.
ed, said they were in fit condition to
forward on to England.
Up-to.date fruit.shipping facilities
are not yet in use on the boats plying
between these Islands and the main.
land, but Professor Higgins says that
they are doing the hest they can for
the present. The Professor had talk
with f. s. Samucls, the assistant pres.
dent of the Oceanic line urging him
to install forced draughts in the
tween decks on the Alameda. It was
found that such change could not be
made without very heavy expense.
A very important feature in connec.
Ton with The pine trade on the main.
and is that Ilawaii's season dovetails
In with the season of the Southern
States. by June the LIST the Florida
season Is over as far as pines are con.
cerncd. After the list of June the
mainland markets are open for Ha.
wallis fruit.
Large fruit.handlers through the
Middle West are anxious to close the
connection between the local growers
md themselves. 1t is now up to the
growers to do the rest
Professor Higgins has obtained
special fruit.ratc over the Pacific rlil
ways that will be satisfactory to the
shippers at this end.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
IMPROVEMENTS
IN kANOA VALLEY
Club Will Call On Board
OF Supervisors
For Help

Last evening the Manoa Improve
ment Club held It's regular annual
meeting at the residence Of Judge II.
z. Cooper.
The reports of officers for the past
year were submitted and approved
after which there was an election of
officers for the coming year.
A committee was appointed to at
tend the meeting OF the Board of
County Supervisors which will he held
Friday evening and present certain
suggestions which were formulated by
The club and II is proposed that the
entire Manoa upper and lower roads
he graded and widened to their june
ton with Kamehameha avenue.
The purchasing of the Montana
gore was finally settled upon and the
same will be turned into park. In
this park il Is intended to place the
Manoa tennis courts, and the social
club will also erect neat little bung-
allow. A vote of thangs was rendered
TO Judge and Mrs. Cooper for the use
of their residence as "A meeting place
for the club.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Judge II. T.. Coop
or; vice president, Judge p. L. Weay-
ar; Secretary, John Eflngcr: treasur-
or, Malcolm MaCintyre: members eX-
ccutive committee. T.. c. Keen, r. l..
Waldron, j. u. Gaines: delegate, +. l.,
Waldron, and alternate, a. H. Tarlc-
Ton.
This evening the Manoa tennis club
viii hold meeting on tennis matters.
one of the questions to be settled Is
shall tennis be played ON Sunday on
the new courts?" 1t Is probable that
sunday playing will he voted for. on
account of there being many members
Of the club that have only that day on
which to play.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
TERRITORY NEEDS
70 MORE TEACHERS
But There Is Not Money
Enough To Secure
Them

At the meeting of the Board of Ed
uCation. which was held yesterday aft
,rnoon, Superintendent BabbitL told
the Commissioners of the badly crowd
cd condition Of the schools throughout
the Territory and of the crying need
of more teachers. 1t is impossible. he
said, to get any more teachers in the
Territory, as all those available are
already employed. At least twenty
additional teachers are needed TO
bring the force up to proper degree
Of efficiency.
But even If the needed teachers
could be secured, the Department OF
Public instruction has not the money
to secure them. Even with the large
increase in the appropriation made by
The last Legislature for the next two
Years, there is shortage of funds as
compared with the requirements.
However, the Board decided to at.
ford what relief II could, and author.
lied the Superintendent to secure on
the mainland what teachers he may be
able to get, satisfactorily equipped, the
enumeration to be what the Board
can afford to Offer. 1t is hoped that a
lew teachers may he secured in this
manner.
The meeting of the Board yesterday
was the first one that has been held
IN several weeks. on account of some
of the Commissioners being out OF
town, and one III, 1t has been impos.
ciblc up to yesterday to secure a
quorum. Those present at the meet.
ing were Superintendent Babbltt, Com.
mlssioners IIutchlns, Waterhouse and
Garden.
A number of minor matters were
passed upon. The resignation of Miss
Bertha Spencer of Olaa Nine Miles
was accepted A letter from Miss Au.
gusta Bruce, formerly teacher in the
Territorial Schools, was read, in which
she stated that she would like to come
back.
A teacher on Hawaii wrote in ref.
CIcncc to the school which she taught
last year. She had not been rcassign'
cd to teach and the school had not
been reopened by authority of the
Board. But at the beginning of { he
school year she opened up the school
| aud taught for a month. until the in
spector heard Of II and closed the
school. The teacher wrote to find out
hot L.. L.. L..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
BROWN TO CONFER
ON CERTIFICATES FOR
CHINESE AMERICANS

AS the result of suggestion from
the Government, immigration Inspect.
or Brown will hold "A meeting tomor.
low evening with the Chincsc-Amori
cans of the city tn consider the mat.
ter of some permanent form Of certili.
cate of citizenship.
The Chinese entitled to American
citizenship are now frequently put to
sTcat and most unpleasant trouble In
Iroying their identity when they wish
"a travel on the mainland, or he sure
Gf re-admission to the country should
they visit China.
Secretary Straus when here received
Il petition from the Hawaiian born
Chinese. They asked that the depart
ment issue certificate or credential
OF citizenship that will he good for all
lime. As II now u.s. the man of Chi
nese blood has to get new certificate
every time he leaves the country.
The matter was taken up with the
Chinese Consul, and the Government
has sent reply which bears the sug.
rostion Of approval.
Mr.. Brown will tomorrow evening
present the views Of the Government
and endeavor to gain suggestions from
the Chinese.
Should the plan be carried through,
IL will mean the registration Of all the
TIawaiian-born Chinese in the Islands,
and involve a task occupying more
han year. It is movement, how.
ever, which has very general local ap.
prevail among the citizen population OF
the Islands regardless of race.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-15
BORN

Honolulu, October II, 10
Mr.. and Mrs, j. Stuart Sharp, son.
Maternity Home, Octo-
Der 10, 1907, to the wife of Geo, W,
Wilbur, scycn-pOund girl.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
SENSATIONAL
TESTIMONY GIVEN
Of Witness Who duplicates Many
i'm murder of John Silva

HAWTHORNE, 23-The has
was that told by W. L. Clabourns of Gde
Preston and Joseph
The outlining
W. Godfeld
a
Campbell Roudebush
A Johnson, DOnnely
be
Of
Silva
$3.50 anybody would kill "Damondfld" adding
a
o
February
l. a
leading
families the south
OF probably
n
an II
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

agreement not to strike in sympathy
with miners of any other camp, and
the wage scale has been fixed at IS
per day the same as in Goldfield.
The town is now building up rapidly.
There are now seven gambling estab-
lishments in full blast, and one of
them is bigger and more densely
crowded than the biggest in Goldfield.
Money is in sight everywhere. Specu-
lators who are flocking into the dis
trict complain that they are unable
to buy properties at reasonable prices
and that the cream of unincorporated
properties are held at prices that are
prohibitive. This is viewed by mine
owners as healthy sign. 1t vii
make it impossible for men with small
capital to float mining companies o
Wonder. 1t is an established fac
that more failure in the promotion
of mining companies are caused b.
a lack of the proper capital than from
any other reason.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

HAWTHORNE. April 23-When
court convened at 1:30 p. m. today
the witnesses of the respective sides
of the case were called and sworn,
after which they were excluded from
the court room until such time as
they may be called.
Special Prosecutor Douglas then
made the opening statement to the
jury upon behalf of the prosecution,
the defense reserving its right in
this regard until the prosecution has
rested it's main case.
Prosecutor Douglass in his state
ment of the case to the jury, said he
expected to prove that Silva was con-
ducting a restaurant in Goldfield
Prior to his death on March 10th
1t was also set out that Silva had
been so harrassed by employees quit
ting him without due notice, he
made rule that any employee leav
ing without one days notice sholud
| forfeit days pay. Under this rule
a girl employed by Silva, who qui
without the required notice, had
days pay deducted, and after join
ing the l. w. W., made demant
through that organization for a full
days pay which was refused.
Wanted Waiter to Quit.
1t was then set out that Smith ha'
called out all of Silva's help, but tha
the cook and a waiter was afterward
secured by Silva. The day befor
the killing, Mr.. Douglass said, Pres
ton went into the restaurant an
tried to prevail upon the waiter t
quit. The waiter said that he woul
starve if he did, and Preston sal
that he might as we'll die one way a
another Later, in the evening, Pre-
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

Undersheriff Bart Knight left for
Hawthorne on the 500 train Mon
day night and the next morning was
back in Goldfield with the indict-
ments. The latter charge the men
with conspiracy in the Silva murder
case of Sunday evening, March 10.
Chief Inman arrived from Haw-
thorne Monday night but when inter
viewed upon the subject Of the in
-dIctments. refused to make any
statement. He would neither admit
nor deny that they had been issued
1t was we'll known, however, from
advices received from Hawthorne
that the indictments had been flee
for the men, in accordance with tes
timony and evidence in the Silva
case which had been unearthed b!
the business men of Goldfield.
Deputies were appointed by th'
undersheriff and chief constable il
the afternoon, ana they slipped Oh
quietly all over the city looking TO
their men. The deputies had n
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
BREAKS The RECORD
Twelve Hundred Miners Employed at
Wonde:

E. J. Horrigan, secretary of the
Miners union states that 722 miners
in good standing are working in Won
der, not counting the men that are
employed around Victor. which is the
townsite plated in the near vicinity
of the Spider and Wasp, where up
wards of 400 additional miners are
employed. This makes the number
Of men now engaged in opening up
the ore bodies of the camp between
100 and 1900 Mr.. Horrigan stated
mat the mine owners are continually
making application to him for more
men, and that there were jobs wait
ing for at least 800 additional miners
as soon as they can be obtained.
This breaks the record of all min
ing camps in Nevada for the first
year of existence. Neither Tonopah
Goldfield, Manhattan, Bullfrog nor
FairyieW had as many miners en-
Moved at the end of their first year
and. as a matter of fact, Bull1rog III
it's entire history has never had Win
in 200 of the number OF miners a.
ready employed in Wonder inns Il
no reflection on Bullfrog, winch Il
prospering at this time. IL slhipi'
gives an idea of the extent OF the us
coveries of high grade silver ore Una
have been made here.
The properties now in shipping or'
are: Nevada Wonder, Jack Pot, Ruo!
CBilly-the-Kid) Hercules, Golden Wo"
der, Jumbos, Spider and wasp fici
Gulch, Colorados, View Wonder, DICK
ey ", Vulture and Christmas. 1her'
are in the neighborhood of 5000 SACKS
of ore piled on the dumps OF thes'
properties, and the estimated valu'
of all of this is above 5000 ton.
The miners have signed up a
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

BY ALL MEANS
A Very Excellent suggestion from the
/. Reno Gazette on State Publicity

A Very Excellent suggestion from the
Reno Gazette on State Publicity
In 1908, from May 25th to June
10Th, an international mining exposi-
ton will be held in New York. All
the nations and states of the world
will be invited to participate and the
collection of mining data that will be
grouped there under one head will be
OF immense interest, especially to min
wealth. AT the time this paragraph
is being written we are not aware as
to the fate of the publicity bill, a
measure OF vast merit, that was pass
ed by the state senate, but which has
been dilly-dallied with in the assembly
However, II the lawmakers of the
lower house have been wise enough to
approve of it, and the governor allows
1t to become law, we believe that
one OF the good things that the bureau
could do would be to start at once
on the work or preparing an exhibit
for that exposition that would prove
Nevada to be what we claim it is
the greatest mineral state in the worli
We shall recur to this subject al
greater length at some future time
especially if the publicity bill has
passed-Reno Gazette.
Well the bill has passed and the
May. Any further suggestions from
the Gazette will be greatly appre
ciated
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25
LEISURE HOUR M|NSTRELS
They Will Astonish the Natives o.
the 9TH, and 9th, Of May

The date of the Leisure Minstrels
is fixed for the 7th, or 8th, of May
which will fall on Tusdey and We'd
nesday and already the work has be-
gun in dead earnest Miss Page is
proving a veteran instructor and all
the ladies who are taking a hand in
the work are showing great enthus-
iasm and predict a tremendous sue
cess.
Miss Page has the record of get
ting the biggest houses for her work
that were ever secured in Reno.
She infuses her own unbounded
and enthusiasm into every one with
whom she comes in contact and he,
plans are revelations to everybody
The Leisure Hour people are de
termined to have a club house and
nothing con stop them from landing
the goods.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-25

ton and Smith prevailed upon the
cook and waiter to accompany them
to the Miners Union hall. There the
lights were extingushed and the
waiter was severely beaten over the
head with a gun.
The Killing Of Silva.
Shortly before the killing, Mr..
Douglass said, Preston and Smith
were seen watching Silvas restau
rant and Preston was heard to re-
mark something about getting the
- A man, upon pre-.
pairing to enter the restaurant. was
accosted by Preston, who urged him
not to patronize Silva, but the Gus
toner went on into the restaurant
Finally Silva went to the door and
told Preston to go away and attend
to his own business. Mr.. Douglass
admitted that Silva had gun, but
declares that Silva held the gun be.
hind him when he went to the door
Mr.. Douglass said, ''the cowardly as
saSin Preston fired at Silva, fatally
wounding him, after which Preston
ran to the corner, where he was join
ed by number of his companions
who took him up to the Miners
the following day, after Preston
! learned his identity was known. 1t
! would also be shown that when
| Smith was arrested he said to an
officer: will you protect me?" fol
lowing this question up by inquiring
| if the "others" had been arrested
! showing that conspiracy, Mr.
/. Douglass declared in conclusion
would be shown by the testimony
which would be presented by the
prosecution. Mr.. Douglass character
!; lied the killing as on eof the black
est crimes in the history of Nevada.