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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
PETITION FOR PARDON
State Of Mississippi
Cbickasaw County
To His ExcelIency,
Jas. K. Vardaman.
Governor Of Mississippi

Your petitioners, resident white citi.
zens OF Chickasaw county, Mississippi
would respectfully show unto your ex.
cellency as follows, towit:
That Robert Foster, negro, was
convicted in the circuit court Of the
second district Of Chickasaw county
Mississippi, Of burglary and larceny at
the October term. towit. on.the 18th Of
October, 1905 in the Circuit Court Of
said District, county or state. and by
said district court sentenced to the
state pententiary for seven years.
That they have known the said
Robert Foster for several years, and
have known him to be truthful and
honest; that he was reared by Mr.. C.
Z. Glidewell, a prominent planter liv-
ing near Okolona, Mississippi who
stands ready TO give him a good repu-
tation for honesty and truthfulness, and
we verify believe that there was a
mistake in the identity Of Robert Fos-
ter being the person who committed
the burglary for which he was convic-
ted; and we the Jurors, who sat on the
trial OF his case. now since learning
what We have, have serious doubts in
our minds as to his being the person
who committed the burglary as aEore-
said, and knowing him as we do, Of
the good character and reputation
which he has always sustained, being
a negro that always was obedient, po-
lite and humble to the white citizenship
OF the country, never having before
been arraigned in court on any charge
or for any trial, we have grave doubts
in our minds as to his commission Of
the ofense Of which he stands convic-
ted, and we therefore most earnestly
recommend executive clemency in his
behalf, and as in duty bound, your pc
titioners will ever pray.
c. E. Glidewell c. NJ. Savage
B. j. Abbott L. Rosenbaum
R. w. Chandler And others
Lyon & Lyon, Attorneys
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
Scientists Color Sense.

Rosaline Mason tells interesting
stories in CornhilI Of Herbert Spen-
GERS color sense. Once he paid a boy
to get down on the floor and ink the
light spots in the carpet, as they an
moved him. He used to cover up the
titles Of books with drab curtains, as
they annoyed him. She also adds one
never hears OF women doing any Of
these queer things for which men Of
talent are remarkable. 1t is just pos
sible that 1t is because they have
never done such things that few Of
them have as yet arrived at greatness
Chicago Daily News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

In compliment to Mrs. Wearing of
Houstonville KY, MIR. and Mrs, Henry
Waller entertained Thursday with a
6, o'clock Thanksgiving dinner. The
table was prettiIy decorated with chry-
santhemums and shaded red lights; the
menu consisted of ten courses. The
dinner will long be remembered as one
Of the most distinctive and delightful of
the season. The guests we're Mr. and
Mrs. Doud McCarly Mrs. Laura Muir
doch,Mr. and Mrs. Doud McCarIey Jr,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Waller and Ran
dolph McCarley.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

Tommy" said Mrs. Tucker, who
was, showing him through the geologl-
cal department Of the great museum,
these are called aerolites. They are
supposed to be fragments OF some
planet that has been broken up. They
come within the attraction Of our
planet and fall to the earth"
20, know what they are, all right, !"
said Tommy. They're the ballast the
man in the moon has to throw out to
keep himself up in the sky"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
Praised EDGAR Allan Poe.

When H. G. Wells, the English nov
elist, was in Boston he praised Poe
at a dinner. Il think hardly of your
New England writer's" he said, for
their contempt of Poe. l shall never
be able to forget that Emerson called
him that jingle man To-day a thou
sand read Poe where one reads EN-
erson, and not to know Poe's work is
rather a disgrace. There is little
inn at home. 1t is rather a poorly
conducted little inn. The landlady
gets every visitor to write something
about it in kind of autograph album
that she keeps on her drawing room
table. One visitor wrote in the al
bum many years ago: Quoth the
raven The landlady did not I'M
derstand that quotation. She was not
well up in Poe. And ever since that
time she has shown the cryptic line
to every guest, entreating him to tell
her, if he can, it's meaning. But the
guests are always too polite to tell
her. They pretend they do not know.
And hence, year after year, to every
visitor that comes, the poor landlady
with her album gives herself away"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
conaider the Birds Of the Alr.

An eminent ornithologist calls atten-
ton to the fact that crane can travel
through the air thousand miles a
day without Tapping its wings, but by
merely keeping them stretched and
adjusted to the prevailing breeze. a
hawk can stay in the air for days and
weeks, moving with its wings motion
less. 1t is the same with the gulls
and numerous other winged creatures.
In studying the science of aerostatics,
consider the binds Of the air.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
Gold Nugget Worth About 5000.

The largest nugget ever brought
out of the Copper river district is
lodged in the safe of the Arlington
hotel. The nugget is the property of
Dan Kahn, who made rich strike in
the Shushinta district. Kahn brought
the nugget down with him from Alas
ka, together with considerable num-
Der of smaller nuggets and gold dust,
estimated at various amounts running
into the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars by Kains acquaintances, but the
exact amount of which Kain refuses
to disclose.
This particular nugget weighs 81
ounces, and is pronounced by those
who have seen it to be one of the
handsomest ever brought out Of Alas
ka. Kahn estimates it to be worth
about $18 an ounce, which would
bring it's value to something over
S900.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

We have about concluded that
President Roosevelt is wonderful
man in many ways-and not the least
of his abilities is the one Of dishing
out taft" to his admirers. But either
he thinks he is too big to be checked
up on or just naturally cant keep from
aIking, for the ideas in his James
town, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Memphis
and Vicksburg speeches don't hitch
at all. He should have studied them
over before turning them loose.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
Blinded While Walking Wire.

While walking wire rope across
South Bowlder canyon, near Denver,
Col, Ivy Baldwin suddenly was
stricken temporarily blind, but by
talking to the men at the other end he
retained his nerve and finished in
safety, probably the most perilous
walk ever undertaken by man. The
wire was 5S3 feet above ground and
from end to end was $50 feet.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

This Office is in receipt Il
hirty-Eourth edition Of Cotton Move
ment and Fluctuations" issued by
Latham Alexander & Co., Bankers. Of
New York. It is a perfect compilation
and is an honor to this old and stable
financial house.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

whats the row here?" demanded
the elephant.
"The monkey has Just given the
giraffe shave and haircut ex-
planned the other animals. "The
girafre is insisting on having his neck
shaved for nothing, and tho monkey
won't stand for Il"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
Human Nature.

Good morning, parson."
Good morning, deacon. As was
coming along just now / saw fight
between brindle bulldog and mas
TIN. And, upon my word, deacon, more
than SO men were standing around.
How can people take an interest in
such things?'
Il dunno, parson. Which dawg
won?"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04

aTommy Jones!" exclaimed tho
teacher, angrily, why did you chalk
your name on this new desk?D
vHad ter" replied the boy. * aIn't
got no knife ter carve II on Wild"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-12-04
First Published in Messenger Nov 10, 1907
PETITION FOR PARDON
e s'... :. ~'. o...., District
To His Excellency.
Governor JAS K. Vardaman,
jackson Mississinni
Second District


We, the undersigned citizens Of
Okolona and vicinity, respectfully ask
you to pardon John Harvey, convicted
at the April term, 1907, Of the circuit
court of the End district of Chickasaw
county, Mississippi, Of horse stealing
and sentenced to FIVE years in the PEN
itentiary, for the following reason, to-
wit:
Because the defendant was tried on
two seperate indictments for this Of
tense and acquitted, and the third time
he was tried and convicted because
the States witnesses, Parson Lewis
and Andrew Miller, both Of whom
we're Sc confessed horse thieves, i'm
plicated the defendant in the hope Of
getting light sentence, and it is our
information that both Of these Witnesses
have since said that the defendant had
nothing to do with the stealing Of the
horse he was convicted Of
Respectfully
Frank Burkitt C. M. Savage
CIR. King H. L. Morrison
L.. p. Haley And Others
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
EDW. OLNEY
The Worlds Greatest
Healer
is CREATING GREAT EXCITEMENT
AMONG SUPERIOR AND DULUTH
PEOPLE.

who
Of
There that the
healing rheumatism
stomach, kidney
There doubt
address, then they hear
Dr. Olney kept busy from morning. until
ON for the healer
of the healer gentlemen
healed
o lumbago, deafness and rheumatism
ohave health The daily
who be
he
ambi tion,t henth successful business
benefited
infalbe aid and advice.
Is advice aid
may DO daily parlors Watkins Block
Avs and Bslnap tree ConIultation Free
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
Farewell to the Broom.

''1he problems OF the housekeeper
are receiving from the architects OF
houses something of the attention
they have long claimed in vain,
writes John l.. Arderton in the July
Woman's Home Companion,
"The solution of the sweeping Odd
lem is case in point. In one of the
newest apartment houses there is not
a broom to be found from cellar to
garnet, or rather from third subcellar
to the aircleaning chamber on the
roof. Every suite throughout the
building is equipped with a vacuum
cleaning apparatus. There is pipe
connected with the vacuum cham be
in the basement in every suite, while
flexible hose long enough to reach
to the furthest corner Of every room
il supplied, which may be readily at
tached to nozzle in this piping just
as you would connect a garden hose
The vacuum is controlled by aspiggot.
1t is only Necessary TO pass the noz-
eel of this vacuum hose over the car
pet, rug or drapery, and every par
ticle Of dust is instantly drawn up in
to the hose. The dirt collected in
this way passes quickly into the pipe,
and thence, perhaps matter of a
dozen stories to chamber in the sub
cellar, where an attendant shovels it
up and carries it away.
"The.nozzle which picks up this
dust allows no particle to escape, 50
that in all this sweeping there Is
literally no dust. incidentally it
remove more dust than the most
persistent and vigorous broom The
entire operation OF sweeping nigh
be carried on with the sweeper in
evening dress, so far, at least, as
cleanliness is concerned. The work
OF hours is reduced to minutes"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of and
pursuant TO the Judgment OF foreclosure and
salo made and entered in the above entitled
ton on the 18th day Of July. 1906. the under
signed. + H. Jones. referee. will. on the 18th
day Of September A. b. 1907. at 1000 O'Clock in
the forenoon. at the easterly front door Of the
Court House in the City Of Superior Douglas
County, Wisconsin. Offer for sale and sell at
tho real estate by sad Judgment ordered to be
sold to-wt
Tn. West One half Of the Northwest Quarter
Nv NWsl Of Section Twenty la0l; the North
cast Quarter Of the Northwest Quarter tNEix
NWNO Of Section Twenty Five t25). the North
west Quarter Of the Northeast Quarter tNWx
NED. the Northeast Quarter Of the Northwest
Quarter tNE'~ NWs) of Section Twenty Sixt26):
tho Northwest Quarter Of the Northwest Quar-
ter (Nws NWD Of Section Thirty Five (35)
and tho Northeast Quarter of tho Northwest
Quarter tNEN NW1~l of Section Thirty Six 1861.
all in Township Forty-Five tt5l North. Of Range
Fourteen lt West. containing Two Hundred
Eighty $3.50 acres more or loss according to the
government survey thereof. and situated in
Douglas County. Wisconsin. or 80 much thereof
AS may he necessary to satisfy the amount ~ said
Judgment, to-wit; Tire. Hundred Seventy One
Rsd Twenty Three One Hundredths Dollars
f37i.2a). together with interest upon said sum
since the date OF sald judgment and tho costs Of
sale. and taxes. IL any. paid by the plaintiff.
Dated at Superior. Wisconsin. July 30. 1907.
T H. JONES
Referee appointed in the Judgment to
Grace & Hudnall, make .Rid sale,
Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
Farme r's Institute for 1908.

Any farmer or public spirited bust =
ness man in Wisconsin who wishes
to secure HI Institute for his locality
during the winter OF i907s should
sand TO us for blank petition aud a
letter OF information Any town, no
natter how small or far from lail-
road. is entitled 10 and Institute, pro-.
vidcd It is located in farming dis
trict and has a good hall in which q
meeting can he held
Farmers should talk the matter Up
with their ueighbors and iithe seuti-
meut seem favorable for an Institute
for their town they should write us
8. once FOR application blank.
Addres. All communications to
Geo McKerrow, Supt,
Madison, Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
A New Departure

In July Lippincott's Magazine
there opens an department called the
"Ways OF the Hour" From the sub .
title we learn that its obie is to
print current comment and criticism,
sane stimulating, and optimistic.
This is a wholesome sign that one of
our oldest magazines is not to Join
the lconoclasts, but is blazing new
trail through the forest of magazine
dom.
As sample OF what the Editor
wants "Ways OF the Hour" to stand
for, this initial nGmHers presents
some new thoughts on "rhe Salton
Sea- by Col. Willard French, L. S. A.,
Voice the Index Of the Mind" by
Ebert Hubbard, in which he urges
that the voice shall be the sounding
board OF the soul; Ware the SKY
ScIaper,' signed J. h. + :, which is A
warning against narrow specializing
i'll education; and "a Tyrnny OF
silence by Anna Mcclure ShoN.
which SINH humorously supplements
the recent appearance OF a
Bromidiou" volume by showing its
effect upon social gatherings.
In the July issue Of Lippincott's
this department will contain views
upon selected themes by Mrs John
King Van Rensselaer, Clifford
Howard, Anne Hoiungsworth
Wharton, aud Joseph VI, Rogers. In
this new and terse contribution 70
the usefulness OF periodical literature
ippinco,ts ~L. lee watched with un.
usual interest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR.
Plans Being Made for Another
Great State Event Next Fall.

The Wisconsin State Board Of
Agriculture has just issued an attrac
tive wall map of the State of Wiscon-
sin which is surrounded by annoucc-
msnts Of the State Fair to be held at
Milwaukee, September 9-13.
The plans already perfected. pro-
mise state exhibit which will be
greater than ever before held in this
state. The premium lists in all the
departments of agriculture, stock
raising. and the dairy and butter in
forests have been very materially in
creased and s Secretary True is receiv-
ing at his office, in Madison, an unus-
ualiy large number of advance
entries.
The entertainment features pro-
vided are to exceed Importance and
variety anything ever before attemp-
ed by the Wisconsin State Fair, in
Guiding special events for the after
noon and evening sessions. A great
feature of the Fair will be the airship
which made such successful flights a
year ago and which has been re en-
gagged for the benefit of the thou
sands who did not attend the Fair
last year, who have been awaiting an
opportunity to witness the success
full flight of a modern and improved
type of airship.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Business with man is a permanent
career, an end which ne never per
mlts To drop out OF sight With the
average woman il Is merely sxpe.
dent. With NAV, success in bust
ness - absorbing, matrimony and
love are incidents. With n woman,
III time matrjmony and love become
the real things OF life and work the
incident Success with the business
man Is satisfying, II the right We
man + fsctor or Is benefited bv his
business success, he counts this a. an
added blessing The woman cannot
enjoy success alone She uust
share * with someone. This Is the
natural outcropping o' uuseltshness
IN the woman With man, success
or EFFORTS toward success, dwarf an
other feelings With woman sent.
mont, affection, The unexpected a.
sertion - the feminine nature ara
liable 70 imper.l Der business success
AZ any moment,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1907.
PENSION DECISIONS.

Line Of Duty.-Thc pension
nws provide n pension for dlsa-
biIi,ies contracted or incurred i'll
the military service Of the United
States and in line of duty, but tho
Government does not thereby
become an insurer against tho ma
turnl consequences of the soldiers
own reckless acts and conduct nor
the results oi his gross cnreless.
ness. and disabilities resulting
thereiromcannot be nscribcd to
military service and line OF duty,
nor have they ever been held to
confer titlo TO pension under tn"
law. 1t il clearly established that
thi. claimants wound u left hand,
upon which his claim Tor pension
il based, was caused solely by his
own cnrrless mud reck ess act and
conduct and can ho properly as-
cribcd to nothing else.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
rNE LIMIT or LIFE.

The most eminent medical scient-
lists are unanimous in tie conclusion
that tho gsnerally accepted imitation
Of human life is many years below
the attainment possible with the ad.
vauC.d knowledge OF which the race
l. now possessed. The critical period
that determines it, duration, seems
&c no between % sue 6o the proper
care Of tn. body during this decade
cannot he too strongly urged. care.
lessnsss then being fatal u longevity
Natures best helper ai,uy 50 i rlec
tric Ritters, the scientific tonic m.dl.
c,ne that reyi,alire> ever, orssu o!
the body Guaranteed hy
Al Druggists
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
REGULAR AZ TIE Sun

'KFNVl Mr. N TIE 81 "
IL an expression rs old as the rrce.
No doubt the rising Rnd setting cithe
sun IA the most regular Performance
in the universe, unls.. Il isths action
OF tho liver aud bowel. whom rsEulat-
ed with Or King New Lite pills.
Guaranteed by Al Drug. rsts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

In the Matter u the Estate Of jacob Steiner.
deceased. late 81 the ct, 81 Superior. Dough-.
Go WI. In Probate
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
sum III on ..

state Of Wisconsin,
Circuit Court for Dougls, County.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17
Sum NOM.

Tn. BtRts 81 Wisconsin Superior Court for
Douglas County
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
State Of Wisconsin.
Douglas County.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Oscar s, Rose. Henrietta Ros-.
his wife. Scott & Barnou hsr-
chantils Company. q corpsration.
Reeves q Company. acorperstsn.
Milton Mtc,rs and g ". R,cds.
Defendants
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Margaret Hosford.
Plaintiff.
St Croir Consolidated Copper Company.
Dsfsndsnt.
, 1907-10-28
FRICk AND CHASE
ON ROAD TO WEALTH,

YIN hOAO ~ "ESI N.
The following from the Aura, New,
correspondence to the Elko Independ-
ent will be Of local interest, both men
mentioned being citizens OF Laramie
and we'll known here:
The excitement here over the twen-
ty-foot ledge Of Frick & Chase is I'M
abated. Letters reach us every day
inquiring about 1t. Six feet of the
ledge shows fine free gold specimens.
Mining men estimate the entire twenty
feet of ledge matter to average $50
per ton free gold. There is a little
history connected with this find that
we will mention at this time, as it is
somewhat interesting. In the fall of
1906, while Mr.. Prick and his partner,
Mr.. Thomas GuinOn, were doing as
sessment work in the vicinity of the
present big strike, they found some
red rock resembling the rich ore now
found at Gold Circle. This ore was
brought down and laid around the cab.
in until this spring, when the elder
Chase PANIED some of 1t and was sur
prised at the amount Of gold in the pan,
although none vas seen in the rock.
MI. Leo Chase then had an assay made
of the rock with astonishing result of
SIT .043 to the ton. In the meantime
a claim had been staked on the ground
where the rich float was found, but no
ledge was discovered. While doing
work on ONE other claims, the float
of the Virgo was found and the twenty.
foot ledge discovered"
, 1907-10-28
Z MENTIONED.

Colder today.
Cloudy this forenoon.
The bank barometer today marked
1912.
Water filters and supplies for them
at Lovejoy Novelty works.
The Are You Crazy" company ar-
rived from the east yesterday after
moor They will play at the Opera
Houst tonight.
The Benedicts will give a dance at
North Star hall Wednesday night, fol-
lowed by a reception at their club
rooms in the Collins block.
Frank Hannum, the binder in The
Republican Office, was able to resume
his duties this morning, having been
confined to his room the greater part
of Saturday and Sunday.
Two DRINKS were assessed $3.50
each in the police court this morning,
and vent below for the want of fine
and costs. A man charged with ma
licious mischief was fined $40 and
costs.
All the telephones put out of com.
mission by the fire in the barn at the
rear OF the residence OF Mr.. Morris Il
week ago last Saturday, are again in
working order, the broken cable hav,
ing been spliced and the wires again
connected.
, 1907-10-28

Neal Roach went west today to dc
some surveying in the Elk mountain
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeno Davis are expect
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis.
Mrs. Bruce Hanger and young son
left today for their home in Denver
after visiting Mrs. Regar and Miss Eft
ia DeKay for the past month.
NJ. T. Butler will leave tomorrow
afternoon for Encampment, near where
he is running a diamond drill for the
Penn-Wyoming Copper company.
, 1907-10-28
WOUNDED BY CARELESS

The fact that the papers publish an
continuous string of stories OF
accidents resulting from the practice
or pulling a gun out of a wagon by
the muzzle did not deter Frank lie.
nome, a 1~5-year-old youngster of Sar,
atoga, from using this method of re-
moving his ride from a buggy, and as a
result he has a serious wound in mis-
LETT arm. As he drew the gun toward
him the hammer caught on a projec.
ton in The buggy bottom and the load
was discharged. After passing through
the boys arm the bullet grazed his
head.
, 1907-10-28
CHICAGO Live stock Market.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 2S.-Cattle-Re
ceipts, $1,000 head. Market steady
Beeves, s3.60@7.1O; cows, $1.2O05.OO;
calves $4.50@6.75; Texans, s3.5Od
4.40; westerns, $3.20@5.75; stockers
and feeders, S2.40@4.5O.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head. Mar
ket weak. Western, $2.7O@5.4O; year
ings, s5.20@5.90; lambs, $4.5O97.2O;
western, $4.5O@5.15.
, 1907-10-28
Advertised Letter List.

Following is a list Of the letters re.
naming ~uncalled for in the postofics
at Laramie. Wyo., for the week ending
october, 2Sth, 1907. Parties calling for
letters in this list will please say "ad.
vertised."
Arellanez, Ana Black, c.. j.
Cleto Burman, Adolph
Burnside, w. R. Chavez, Jose B.
Dunn, William Farra, Ed
Gerber, A. J. Hudson, G. W
Reyes, Dave Henderson, George s.
Mark, w. A. Otterson, Mrs. Mary
Rey, G. Sandell, Andrew
Stanton, Robert Tanger, Linea
Williams, Avery Wilson, Ben
Wilson, A. e.
e. T. BELTZ, P. N.