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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
VIII Contest the Game.

1t was predicted that the game be-
tween the State University and the
A. and M. College, which was played
here on May 10, would be contested,
and recent special from Jackson
seems to confirm the prediction The
special says:
THE University of Mississippi is in
danger of losing membership in the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION as result of the ball game
recently played between the Univer-
sity and the a. and M. College teams
at Columbus during the State inter
collegiate oratorical contest in which
the Starkville team was defeated.
1.-The director of athletics at the
A. & NJ. College has preferred charges
against the University team, alleging
that professional players were used in
the Columbus game, and the matter
Mj1I come up for review when the
next meeting Of the Southern associa-
Before the game was called at
Columbus the A. and M. College man
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Umpire Stickney's Saffron Stunt.
CONTINUED from page one.)


Manager Wright, Of the Colum bians,
and Manager Sample, of Meridian,
sent President Compton a telegram
asking that two players be allowed
to umpire, but Mr.. Compton refused
TO grant the request. Sickney hand
Jed the indicator, and the majority of
his rulings were fair and square, al
though he gave Columbus the hot
END of one or two close decisions.
The loss of the game, however, was
in no manner due to Stickney's work,
but resulted from poor team work
on the part of the locals. Wright s
men hit Shultz freely, having touched
him for ten safties, but while only
one Columbian scored the Samplers,
who secured but eleven safe hits off
Meredith, made four runs.
Columbus had several opportunit-
les to score during the progress of the
game, but threw them all away, only
one measly run having been made
Twice did the locals fill the bases, and
the spirits of the spectators rose, but
InFlT hopes were 4uAShIy OdoACu W
the ground, for each time the side
was retired without the much coyet-
ed score. Individually the team all
played well; Manush made pretty
catch that resulted in double play;
McDivitt was in unusually fine from,
having lined out several safeties,
while his field work was up to the
top notch. Meredith, barring his
fatal Iet-down in the second inning,
pitched a fine game, and got in some
nice stick work. All the good work
resulted in naught, however, for we
did not win the game, and that's
what we need to fatten our rapidly
dwindling percentage.
Eriday'S game in detail.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

ager presented andavits to the effect
that three of the University players
were not eligible to take part In the
contest The customary procedure
when such afidavits are presented is
for the challenged players to sign
counter afidavits declaring their
right to play in the contest, but this
was not done by the University play
ers, and the A and NJ. team went to
the field under protest.
1.-The matter has aroused much in
terest in collegiate circles, as this is
the first time that three players on
one team have been challenged, and
if the University should lose member
ship in the Southern association it
will be a severe blow TO athletics at
the institution"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Mr.. Banks is President.

Mr.. Wylie c. Banks has been elect
ed president of the Columbus Base
ball Association, having succeeded
Mr.. p. w. Maer, who on account of
multifarious business interests was
compelled to tender his resignation
as president of the association. In
order for Mr.. Banks to become elig-
ible for the presidency he had to be
made a member of the directorate,
and it was necessary for one of the
directors to resign. The names of
all of the directors were placed in a
hat, it being agreed that the gentle
man whose name was drawn out
would resign. The name of Dr. j. w.
Lipscomb was drawn from the hat,
and he accordingly rendered his res
ignatioa as member of the board
of directors.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Gus Ianier Dead.

The older citizens of Columbus re-
call with fondness the name and per-
sonality of A. j. Lanier, more famil-
iarly known as Gus Lanier, and they
will learn with sorrow of his death,
which occurred at his home in New
Orleans the past week, after a short
illness. He was the son of Mrs. Mol
lie Guion, nee Harris, of this city,
and was a representative of one of
the oldest and best known of the
ante-bellum families of this section.
Mr.. Lanier's funeral occurred last
Friday, and he leaves a wife and five
children to mourn his death.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Local Lodge Lore

Resolutions of Respect.

To the Officers and Memb bers of Union
Lodge No. 35, I. o. o. F.:
Your committee appointed to draft
resolutions relative to the death of
Bro. J. A. Roden would respectfully
make the following report:
Whereas, under the dispensations
of Divine Providence our worthy
Brother, J. A. Roden, has been re-
moved from his association among
men and from the scenes Of his lab
ors here; therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of
Brother Roden the community has
lost a useful and enterprising citizen,
and the lodge one of its most useful
and exemplary members; that the
sympathy of this lodge be extended
to the family of our deceased brother
in their distress and bereavement;
that a page of our records be set
aside to his memory, and that copy
of these resolutions be furnished the
family of our deceased brother.
Yours in F. l.. and T.,
S. NJ. Nash,
J. H. Cook,
]. T. Stephenson,
Committee.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
The commencement exerc

The commencement exercises at
the A. and NJ. College are now in
progress. Among the Columbians in
attendance are Rev. and Mrs. w. W.
Whitfield, Mrs. L. A. Vaughn, Miss
Mary Jacob, Mrs. A. c. Halbert, Mrs.
Perry Halbert, Miss Laura Halbert,
and Miss Della Weaver. Miss Bessie
Wynne, of Demopolis, Ala, who has
for several days past been the guest
of friends here, is also a commence
ment visitor at the college.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Totals .37 IL 27 16
Score by Innings {:

score by innings: X
Columbus. 0 0 0 0 0-1
Meridian 0 o 1 0 %
Summary: Two base hits = De-
wore, Billiard, Meredith. Three base
hit-Sample. Stolen bases-Devore,
Manush, Roth, Durmeyer. Base on
balls-off Meredith 1. Struck out
by Mredith 2, by Schultz /. Wild
pitch-Schultz. Passed balls-Tur-
ner, Downing. Sacrifice hits = Col
ljns, Huber, Matticks, Turner, Dur
meyer. Double plays-Stewart to
Marshall, Manush to Huber to Mat
ticks. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Sickney.
There was no game at Lake Park
yesterday afternoon, the game sched-
uled between Columbus and Meridian
having been postponed on account of
rain.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Hammocks and swings for the dull
summer days. See the prettiest line
ever brought to this city at the City
Furniture Company 6-2-t1
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Stamping.

New patterns just received in the
new waiIacnlan emDroluery. MRS.
Clara Lacey, NO. $40 south seventh
street. 6-2-3t
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mr.. Peter Shearer, travelling sales
man out OF New York, spent Friday
in the city calling on his trade.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Engagement of Miss Peck to
Mr.. Thompson.

Of interest to many Columbians
will be the announcement of the en-
gagement of Miss Mary E. Peck of
Chicago to Mr.. Arthur r. Thompson
of Havana, Cuba, the wedding to take
place during the summer at the Peck
country place in Wisconsin. Miss
Peck, who visited Columbus three
years ago, is recalled as an unusually
charming girl, and made many warm
friends here whose best wishes in
generous measure will attend the
news of her approaching marriage
She is the daughter of Hon. George
r. Peck, the distinguished lawyer
general counsel of the Chicago, Mil
waukee e st. Paul Railroad, and the
recently retired president of the Am
erican Bar Association. Mr.. Thomp-
son is a Pennsylvania, but now re-
sides in Havana, where he is prom
inent attorney.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mrs. C. NJ. Savage, of Okolona, is
visiting Mrs. w. D. Prowell at 'Riv-
erside,' her country home near this
city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Capt. D. D. Stevenson and family
left Thursday for an extended visit
to jamestown.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
IHAl PEOPLE AND EVENTS
The Choctaw Club Dance.

The Choctaw Club gave the finish
ing and appropriate touch to gay
commencement season season in the
delightful dance that characterized
Tuesday evening, and was a pretty
compliment TO the visitors within our
gates. The cotilion was led by Mr..
Bailey Hardy with Miss Margie Hair
ston of Crawford, and the guests
were: Miss Bette White OF Jackson,
Mr.. r. Banks, Miss Monte Franks of
West Point, Mr.. Erskine Hopkins,
Miss Kizzie Hairston of Crawford,
Mr.. Leighton Lide, Miss Bessie Winn
of Demopolis, Mr.. Robert Hairston,
Miss Anita Terrell of West Point, Mr..
G. B. Hopkins, Miss Margie Hairston
of Crawford, Mr.. Bailey Hardy, Miss
Dakin, Mr.. P. H. Cox, Jr., Miss Sale.
Mr.. Bruce Nelson, Miss Lucille Har-
dy. Mr.. Ballard Blake, Miss Pauline
Owen, Mr.. Carr, Miss Lorraine Street,
Mr.. J. C. Cox, Jr., Miss Alyda Carr
Mr.. Gaius Whitfield, Jr., Miss Nc
Clure, Mr.. Nelson, Miss Rosalie Hell
sey, Mr.. John B. Patterson, Miss Cor
nelia Hudson, Mr.. E. G. Peyton, Mr..
and Mrs. J. T. w. Hairston, Jr., Mrs.
Marshall Morgan of Nashville, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Craddock, Mrs. T. w. Hardy,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Erwin, Mr.. Henry
Sherrod, Mr. Robert Williams, and
Mr.. Edward Humphries.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

At a special meeting of Tombigbee
Lodge No. IL, Knights of Pythias,
which was held last Thursday night,
the rank of page was conferred on
Messrs. Beverly Matthews, I. V. Doth
crow, c. L. Henry and Lawrence
Gardner.
At a meeting of Luxapalila Tribe
No. 1, Improved Order of Redmen,
which was held on last Wednesday
night, Messrs. Peter Geraud and j. B.
Afford were initiated into the mystic
ries of the order.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Miss Emma George Hemingway. OF
Cotesworth. and Miss Bette Aid
ridge, of Greenwood, who have been
attractive visitors to the home of
President and Mrs. Kincannon, are
among the Mississippians who viii
spend the summer in the lake region
of Wisconsin.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
BiIiupS-RuSSeII.

The engagement of Miss Margaret
| Tarleton Billups of Mobile to Col. Ed
ward L. Russell has just been an
nOunced, and will be especially in
teresting to countless friends of Miss
Billups and Col. Russell in this city.
During frequent visits to relatives in
this city, the bride-to-be has been
very generally admired, an admira-
tion that has come as a tribute both
to personal graces and to a very low
able, attractive character. She is the
daughter Of Mrs. J. P. Billups of Mo-
bile, and a granddaughter of the late
Major John M. Billups of this city.
AS president of the Mobile e. Ohio
Railroad, and as the head of it's le-
gal department, Col. Russell has had
a noteworthy career, and is one of
the ablest and most popular railroad
officials in the South.
The Ben Greet Players, whose ex-
cellent and unique performances of
'Everyman" and 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice" are counted among the gol-
den offerings of the last theatrical
season, have been the subject of
much discussion on the part of dra-
matics critics lately. Mr.. Greet's Pc
culiar method of presenting Shakes
peare's plays has been unfavorably
known reviewers, who declare it a
perversion of modern stage art.
Even his former lady, Miss Mathi-
son, comes out against the Greet
method as inappropriate and un-
called for Miss Mathison's article
appeared in a recent number of The
Theater.
The Columbus friends of Miss
Frank Miller, of New York, will read
with pleasure of the laurels she is
winning as a lecturer. Miss Miller
was recent attraction at the Hous-
ton (Texas) Chautauqua, where her
work received most complimentary
mention. She presents illustrated
costume lectures on foreign lands, |
anu ASl IH5 SuSCSSS 10 Tic It-
suit of years of study and travel |
abroad. She has been a student at
the Universities of Berlin, Lausanne, |
Geneva, and Columbia, and has trav
eled extensively, reaping a rich har
vest Her mother is pleasantly re-
called as Miss Bessie Irion, of this
city.
Mr.. Ephriam G.. Peyton, who is
now at home on a furlough, is most
congratulated on his promo
ton to a captaincy in the United
States Army-a promotion that
comes in recognition of faithful and
efficient service. In the early fall,
Captain Peyton will sail with his
regiment for the Philippines, to spend
two years. Soon after his graduation
from West Point, he was one of the
young officers assigned to duty in the
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mrs. Howard Marshall leaves next
Thursday for Clarksyille, Tenn, TO
attend the finals of the Southwestern
Presbyterian University, from which
Marshall, will be graduated this ses-
sion. Mr.. Marshall's fine record
gained for him the second honor in
his class, and he will be one of the
senior speakers on Commencement
Day.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Miss Lizzette Nelson. whose work
at the State Normals last year added
to her reputation as a very successful
teacher of primary methods. has been
appointed by Superintendent Whit
field as a member of the faculty Of
the Starkville Normal, which opens
this month.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Miss Matte Lou Brown and Miss
Emmie Power, of the College faculty,
were the guests of honor at a de-
lightful musicale given by Mrs. A. r.
Fox, in West Point, Wednesday even
ing. On Thursday. Miss Power left
for her home in Jackson.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mrs. ]. w. Shoaff and Miss Ger
trude Shoaff leave tomorrow for
their country place in Alabama, and
will be absent all summer. DR.
Shoaff will join them in August for
a months vacation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-31
CHESTER. IND.

Chester, Dec. 31.-Pcv. Richard
Powell and family of Portland, are
visiting Mrs. Hawk.
DR.. Gist and family visited here
Sunday. They in company with Mr..
and Mrs. +. A. Gist, attended the
Sharp-Reed wedding at Johannesburg.
The children of MIR. and Mrs. George
Davis will be here to spend New Years
vacation with their parents.
Ben Sharp was elected superintend-
ent of the NJ. E. Sabbath school; Or
vile King assistant
Mrs Eliza Kerlin Is i'll.
Marjorie Pickett is visiting Dorothy
and Esther Hennings at Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebcr Pickett, OF
Greensboro, visited at VIM. Pickett's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Schneider are Gu
PERTAINING their niece from Hamilton
county.
Mrs. John Showalter and daughter
Myra, of Cincinnati have been spend
ing their vacation here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ryan, were a
Fountain City to visit Charles Peits
meyer.
Mrs. Will Frame has been very il
with grip.
Miss Emma Kendall returned tc
Spiceland Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-31
The Rev. Lewis Allen of Near
HagerstoWn Has Been
Living in Tent.
HAS RECOVERED HEALTH.
SUCH LIFE HAS AIDED MATERIAL
LY IN cHEckINGy THE RAvAGEs
OF LUNG TROUBLE AND HE HAS
ALMOST RECOVERED.

Hagerstown, Ind, Dec. 31.-The
Rev. Lewis Allen. OF the Primitive
Baptist church. living near here, has
not slept in house for more than
two years, and he has practically re-
covered from condition of health
which threatened his life. He used
every known remedy for the relief of
lung and bronchial trouble, and nearly
two years ago he decided to try the
open air treatment. He procured a
modern sleeping tent, with scientific
ventillators and other appliances to
guarantee the purity Of air. In all
kinds of weather he slept in this tent,
and he was always comfortable. Dur
ing the coldest weather of the last two
years he found his tent as warm as he
cared to have his sleeping room, while
in summer it was delightfully."- cool and
pleasant. Within few weeks Mr.
Allen began to Improve: his weight in
creased and his vitality returned. He
is now able to do any kind OF work
His treatment is not distasteful nor
expensive He recommends 1t to ev-
cry sufferer from hung trouble. Mr.
Allen Is of the opinion that the air
of Indiana Is asl good as any in the
world II it is breathed in all its purity
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ECONOMY, IND.

Economy, Ind, Dec. 31.--Mrs. Jennie
Thornburg and son Harry of Rich
mond spent Sunday with Economy
relatives.
Last week Paul Cain gave a taffy
party at the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Lon Cain. Those present
were Archie Naming, Paul Cain, Oh
i've Hays, Nola Oler, Blanche Naming
and Gail Haxton.
Rev Fred Greenstreet of DePauw
and Miss Rena Clark, a teacher in the
kendallville schools, were visitors
here recently.
Mrs. Effie Lontz and children Mil
dred and Dudley have returned TO
their home In Hagerstown Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bradfield of
Richmond were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs Aaron Bowman Sunday.
MI. and Mrs Herbert Greenstreet
and daughter Edna of Richmond. were
visitors Of Mr.. and C. NJ. Greenstreet
Sunday.
Lon Massey ot Richmond, visited his
brother Mary Massey Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Harris were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Gwin.
Mrs. Eftie Niece and children, Viii
liam and Carl of Anderson, Mr.. a1d
Mrs. Ward jackson of Sugar Grove
We're entertained by Nh. and Mrs
James Jackson at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Gwin spent Sunday a
home
, Cliff Gwin of Atlanta, spent Sunday
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brown enter
aimed Mr.. and Mrs. William McGun
lig1ll and daughter. Rhcs2, Mr.. aue
! Frs. Porter Van Tress and David Leve
! # Hagerstown and Miss Pearl Gaddi
at dinner Sunday.
Rev Hannah Stanley and daughte
Susannah, spent Monday in Richmond
| w. L. Fenimore was in Hagerstowl
Sunday.
Miss Clara Edwards of Modoc visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Carver Jordon Sun
day
| Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Singer entertain
ed at supper Monday evening severa
college students. Those present wcr
Howard Ballenger of the university c
Medicine at Chicago, Morris BallengeT
Fred Greenstreet and Archie Manin
of DePauw and Albert Ballenger o
Purdue
Mrs. Pearl Conley will give music
al at the NJ. E. church Saturday night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-31
STRAUGHN, IND.

Straughn, Ind, Dec. 31.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Gauker went to Corners
Vile Saturday to spend a few days
with their son, Will and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Williams. Of
Cambridge City, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert LambersOn.
Dick Hageman and family spent The
holidays with home folks in New Mad
ison, O., returning home Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Straughn
Christian church have changed its
time of meeting from Saturday after
noon to Thursday afternoon.
Guy Hall. who is teaching at Foun-
tain City. spent his vacation with 10.
cal relatives.
Ernest ShocIley, teacher at An
COLA, Ind. came home a week ago tc
spend his vacation with his mother
Mrs. J. w. Shockley.
Fred Hathaway Of Mishawaka, Ind.
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ida
Pierson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John HuddlestOn O
Dublin, spent Sunday with Mr.. anc
Mrs. ]. B. TapsCOtt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-31
G0SS|PS TRYING To FIGURE
OUT CANNON'S SUCCESSOR

Washington, Dec 3O.-Gossip is
floating about the house these days on
the subject of who will be speaker of
the body when Uncle joe Cannon
has served his time. For practical
purposes this is understood to mean
who will be the speaker of the house to
follow this one, since Speaker Cannon
is presidential candidate. and stands
as is generally agreed, no inconsider-
able show of getting on the prcsiden-
tial ticket.
The three Jims," oddly enough. are
the men most prominently mentioned
for the spcakership when for any rea-
son Uncle joe may lay down the
rcins of rule in the House There
are Representative James S. Sherman
of New York, Representative James A
Tawney of Minnesota and Representa-
tive James Z. Watson, of Indiana
Each is generally regarded as an aspi
rant for the speal ers chair.
Each of the men mentioned is an i'm
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-31
Mr.. AND MRS. DEAN.
The Surprise They Gave Roomful o.
Backwards.

The Surprise They Gave Roomfui o.
Blacksuards
In the early part of the nineteenth
century Vauxhall was the resort o
many respectable persons. especial
Of those who came up from the conn
try to see London sights. During on'
season 1t was infested by band o
roughs. who made it their occupation I
insult and modest the most quiet. de
cent people. especially any whom they
guessed to be country visitors. The!
became such nuisance that several
men about town. among whom were
Lord Alvanley and keppel Craven
laid plot to get rid OF them.
They hired Mendoza, the famous
prize fighter. and dressed him up as n
dean. with shovel hat and apron
Another prize fighter, short man
was dressed as middle aged lady
and passed as the deans wife. and one
evening they were seated at VauXhall
in a conspicuous position TO watch the
fireworks. 1t was not long before the
old fashioned. countrified pair attract
ed the attention Of the gang. who as,
sailed them with every kind Of coarse
raillery and insult. all of which they
bore very meekly.
At length one Of the prosecutors
growing holder by impunity. stepped
up to the dean and sQuirted all orange
into his eye. On this the dean. rising
said In meek, quiet tone. Really
gentlemen. | have borne a great deal
but | must put stop to this" Witt
that his hat went one way and his
coat another. and. followed by hi:
wife" he sprang into the middle o
the party, hitting out in all directions
Filled with astonishment and terror
some fed and some tried to show
fight. but the handling they got from
the prize fighters was too severe 70
the fracas to last long.
All the time Lord Alvanley and hi
friends. who were in the boxes, wer
calling out In delight: Go it, MI
| Dean, Give it 'em. Mrs. Dean" A.
effectual stop was thus put to the al
noyance.-London Spectator.
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A remarkable burglar proof safe has
been placed in bank in England. At
night the safe is lowered by cables into
an impregnablc metallic lined sub
vault of masonry and concrete. After
reaching the bottom ii is fastened
down by massive steel Tugs, operated
by triple time lock. Until these Tugs
are released automatically ct desired
time no human agency can raise the
safe. and to break in through a mass OF
stone and concrete which measures
ten feet by ten feet by sixteen feet
with dynamite would wreck the build
ing without making it possible to get
at the safe.
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portant factor in the republican lead
ership of the house. Mr.. Sherman
was chairman of the Indian aff2irs
committee in the last congress. He
has just been honored by being select
ed for a place on the rules committee,
to succeed General Charles Grosvcror.
Representative Tawney is head OF the
appropriations committee and Mr..
Watson is whip of the republican
side and a member of the ways and
means committee.
Jim" Watson may be eliminated
from the situation by his nomination
and election for governor of Indiana.
Speaker Cannon has a high opinion
of Tawney and trusts him thoroughly.
At the same time he placed entire con-
! fidence in Jim" Sherman. and showed
this when he put the New YORK man
on the rules committee 1t is not like
/ ly the speaker will try to dictate his
successor. and if he did he would have
some trouble making a choice between
| Tawney. Sherman and Watson.