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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
CONGRESSIONAL
LUXURIANCE

The annex to the Capitol in Wash
ington Is, we think, an extravagant
expenditure of government money
This building WILL when completed,
cost $500, ooo 1t will average about
SIS, 900 for each congressman and
nearly twice this amount for each
senator. Each congressman has a
suite of rooms, including bath.
The senators have more spacious
apartments and qunrterS for their
secretaries The rooms are elegantly
furnished with furniture and fittings
CONNIE il faut. Every imma ginable.
and many unnecessary. not need but
possible want is satisfied
The bouffet is the only place in the
building where you must face the
cashier The appropriations for this
building were voted some eight years
ago, so let us hope the present in
eumbents will enjoy what their pre-
decessors appropriated
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
PROSPERITY
AND PLENTY

The financial reviews of the coun-
try unite in saying that the financial
outlook of the country is more graft
lying than it has been in long time.
The most important element which
gives the financial outlook rosy hue
is the better tone which prevails i'll
the money market which today has
every indication that normal cond1-
tons will soon be restored.
This removes all danger of pan
les III financial circles and future en-
barrassments to the country. The
prosperity, backed by the good crops
of the country which we are all en-
joying today, gives the whole coun-
try cause to rejoice, especially the
South and this particular section OF
it where, for the past three years, we
have experienced hard times.
The high price that is now being
paid for cotton and the fair crop that
has been made in the Delta guaran-
tees that the smile of plenty and pros
perity in every line of business will
be abroad in the land and cause new
industries and business institutions to
sprink up in every city.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Notice to Tax Payers

Under and by virtue of the laws
Of the state of Mississippi. and par
ticularly that of an Act of the leeis-
lahtre of the said state entitled: "An
Act to Amend Chapter %, Of the
Sheet Acts, of 1902, being An Act
entitled An Act to provide for the
appointment of the Levee Commits
sioners to raise a revenue 10 main
tain the levees in the Mississippi Le-
wee District and to authorize the us
suance of bonds-by the Board of Mis-
sssippi Levee Commissioners, and
for other purposes" approved March
10th. 1896. anl. Of the several acts
amendatory thereof
It is hereby ordered by the Board
OF Mississippi Levee Commissioners
that the levee taxes for the current
fiscal year are fixed and ordered TO
be collected as follows, towit:
A unfom tax of five cents an acre
on each and every acre of land III
the countie Of Bolivar. Washington,
issaquena, Sharkey and Warren, in
Guided in the Levee District and not
in any incorporated city, town or
village in said District and divided
into lots OF less than one acre. And
a tax OF five cents on each and every
lot less than one acre in each city,
town or village in said District.
And, the emergency provided for
in Section IS. of the said Act of
March 10th. 1896. now existing uni
form advalorem tax of ten mills on
the assessed value of all property.
heal and personal lying and situated
in the counties of Bolivar, Washing
ton. Issaquena. Sharkey and Warren
included in the Mississippi Levee
District as the same shall appear up
on the assessment rolls of said coun
ties respectively.
A tax Of Is of one cent per pound
on ali lint cotton during the year OF
1907 in said District, and Is of one
cent per pound on cotton in the seed
raised and grown during the year
1907 in said District, and IFS of one
ginned therein. this includes hnters
and Grabbo cotton.
And there being no reduction III
the other taxes, the railroad tax for
1evee purposes during the current
fiscal year shall be as provided BY
the Act of March 18th. 1886. entitled
"An Act for the payment Of Levee
Taxes by Railroads in the Mississip-
pi Levee District OF the State.
The Secretary Of this Board is
hereby directed to notify the Sheriffs
of the several counties and railroad
companies and make publication here
of as required by law.
Ordered this 9Th day of July. 1907
J. L. HEBRON, President
H. T. CROSBY Secretary.
sep-7 At
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
ADIEU
WEEKLY

After successful newspaper life
of thirty years the Weekly Times will
be no more but its place will be TAX
en- by the Sunday Morning Times,
the price of which will be no more
than the weekly, $2.oo a year.
Our reason for making this change
IS, we feel we can give our readers
a mach better paper, both as to news
advertising and miscellaneous mat
ter. 1t will contain all the late tele-
graphic dispatches and illustrated
features as seen in the large city
dailies, and as complete a country
correspondence as we can get.
These new features. Of course, will
take time TO work up, but we hope by
November Ist to send out a Sunday
paper that will be eagerly looked for
IN the 1000 Delta homes which have
heretofore received the weekly.
To the ladies we desire to say that
the merchants have agreed, since
making the weekly a Sunday paper,
to insert artistic advertisements of
fering weekly bargains to them and
timely hints ON fashions in which
all are interested.
1t will be our purpose to give you
in our Sunday Times the best paper
that can be issued in a town OF the
size o Greenvil1e
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
BAD HANDLING
OF COTTON

The International Cotton Seed
CrusherJ association Is in special
session today in New Orleans for the
purpose of discussing the report OF
Special Agent J. L. Benton, of Mon
ticello. Ga, recently connected with
the United States department of
commerce and labor, who has just
returned from abroad, where he made
special investigation of the hand
ling OF cotton seed cake and meal by
the transatlantic shipping oompan-
les.
The shipments of these commodi-
ties are SO badly handled. according
to his report. that the planters of the
South are losing at least a million
dollars a year, and it is regarded as
high time that something was done
to improve the methods. All of the
large shipping companies touching
at Galveston ard New Orleans will
be represented at the conference in
New Orleans today.
What is true of the by-products
Of cotton. in the matter of bad hand
ling. is equally true of cotton itself.
The planters of the South sustain a
great loss every year because of the
manner in which cotton is handled
ell route to the markets of Europe.
1t is only fair to say that much of
the trouble arises from the fact that
the packing is not as securely and
as thoroughly done as it should be.
~ hen compared with the way cotton
from other countries is baied and
packed
But this does not wholly relieve
the sportation companies from
responsibility in the matter. Any ore
familiar with the details OF the bust
ness knows that this. is true, and The
whole matter shield be taken up
and investigated without delay.
The approaching meeting Of the
! International Cotton Spinners assoc
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
ARLINGTON LAUNDRY CO.
Machinery Ordered and VIII Arrive
Soon

The Arlington Laundry Company
IS another new enterprise promised
for Grcenville in the near future by
its incoporators, Messrs. S. +. With
erspoou, b. r Pearce and l. H.
Witherspoon. Tie machinery for
the laundry has been ordered and Mr..
s r Witherspoon. the president
stated that it will all be OF the latest
pattern and make.
The new laundry will be located
on South Walnut street i'll the brick
store building recently occupied by
Mr. Musick's asloon, which they Will
overhaul and make the necessary
changes for the carrying on of their
business.
Mr.. r. B. Pearce, who has been on
the road for the Goyer Co, viii man
age the business, and he will have
under him an experienced laundry
foreman from the East to turn ont
the work The new laundry will be in
operation in about six weeks time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
CARBONDALE COAL COMPANY
TO LOCATE HERE
FIVE THOUSAND PAY ROLL
Every Month VIII Mean Much For
the City-Plant Will Be Located
in Northern Part of Town, the
"Pittsburg" of Greenville.

Greenville, this morning, has an
opportunity OF securing an enterprise
whose monthly payroll for labor will
amount to more than $1,000. and
whose investment will reach, before
the end, the 100000 mark.
Just what will be the business OF
the new enterprise, we arc unable to
say. but we learn that it will erect
a tipple for the handling OF barg-
coal and also put in large pumps for
the drawing Of sand and gravel from
the river
That the company means business
is guaranteed by the financial stand
ing Of the men behind the enter
prise, among whom IS Mr. F. w.
Katterjohn, OF Paducah, KY. prcsi-
dent OF the Carbonate Coal Co, Of
Carbonate. Ill
Mr.. Katterjohn also owns a large
quarry at Paducah and has a large
contract with the l. C railroad to
ballast its tracks.
The selected location Of the new
enterprise IS in the northern part OF
the city, near the Holly-MathcW5
plan5. Messrs. Church < Shelton, the
enterprising real estate men who
have charge of the buying OF the
property for the right Of way OF the
compauy's tracks. went before the
council last night and asked to be
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
REUNION OVER
MISSISSIPPI CONFEDERATE
VETERANS ADJOURN TWO
DAYS MEETING

Meridian, Miss, Sept THE state
Confederate reunion closed tonight
after holding the biggest meeting i
ever held The meeting lasted two
days, and was attended by delegates
from all over the state. Resolutions
were passed asking the legislature to
appropriate $4,000 for a monument
TO the women OF The South, and also
to empower boards Of supervisors to
appropriate money 10 erect monu-
ment TO the women of Mississippi
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; Gen Robt. Low
rey, commander; Gen. W. D. Gamer
or and Col. H. Clay Sharkcy. Con-
federate park commissioners and Col
Geo. NJ Helm, Of Greenville. briga-
der general of the third division.
The city OF Greenwood was selected
as the next place Of meeting.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

she was born when she trained and
cared for the pet lamb. She died At
Somerville, December II, 1880, at the
age of 49, When the lamb followed
Mary TO school il was kept under the
seat, but venturing out too rashly,
the little sheep got fired. This noted
lamb when it became a grown sheep,
was subsequently killed by a cow and
its fleece was knit into stockings.
One John Roulstone, who was study
ng theology, happened to hear of the
story and wrote the first three STAN
sas of the poem and gave them 20
Mary. The other stanzas were added
later This is the true story of this
nancious poem OF the school room.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
HELD YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON
FERRY SUBJECT DISCUSSED
Also Coming of Red Mems Carnival
and Pow Wow-Committees APP
pointed to Investigate and Report
at Next Meeting

A meeting OF the president and di-
rectors OF the Business Mems League
was held at the office of Wheatley-
Anderson & Co. 5 Office Thursday al
ternoon at 5 o'clock to discuss the
putting in OF a ferry for the city and
also the location of the Red Mems
street lair carnival; whether it is to
be located III the base ball park or
on the business streets.
President Rosenstock asked for a
discussion Of these two matters. Mr..
Halter, who has given the ferry pro-
position more study than any one
else, said that gasoline boat large
enough to do the work for the pre-
sent could be purchased at a cost of
$500 or $500. He felt confident that
II ferry was put III it would not be
long before it would pay the city by
drawing to it a large trade from Ar
kansas which now goes to towns OF
that state.
Mr.. F. J. Klein followed Mr. Half
ter and stated that Mr. Archer would
give right-of7waythr his land
for public road to the ferry landing
and give a site near the landing for
sheds and stables. He was of the
same opinion as Mr. Halter in be-
lieying that the ferry would prove
a paying proposition Mr.. Klein pro-
posed that committee be appointed
to go out and raise money to pur-
chase the boat and start the ferry
as soon as possible
Mr. H. n Alexander suggested
what he thought was a better plan,
and that is to first appoint commit
tee to see if the ferry was feasible,
and then determine the cost, which
{ he did not believe would be any
trouble to raise i'll the city on a IA
vorabe report of the committee.
Mr. Alexander's suggestion was
endorsed by Mr. n. Goldstein, who
asked for the appointment OF com
mittee to examine In to the matter
and report at as early date as pos
sible to the league
Prcsidcnt Rosenstock named the
following named gentlemen to inves-
tigate the ferry proposition: Messrs
Alexander, Halter, Sharkey, Klein
and Lee.
In regard to the street fair and
where it should be held difference
of opinion prevailed. Some, on ac-
count. of its being drawing attrac-
ton for business, favored the hold
ing Of the afr on the business streets
| of the city, while others preferre ]
the park or over the levee. Some
opposed it altogether.
| On motion a committee of two was
! appointed to meet tonight with the
| Red Men and learn from them what
/ they had done in the matter and de
/ eide on the location for the attrac-
! tons OF the fair. On this committee
we're named Mr.. n Goldstein and
| Mr.. Saul Klein.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
BRIDGE NOTICE

State of Mississippi, Washington
County:
By virtue of an order of the board
Of supervisors of said county. mada
this day. sealed bids are invited to be
filed with the undersigned clerk, on
or before Il o'clock noon, on Mon
day the 9TH day OF October, 1907, for
the construction OF two bridges: One
across the first deep slough East of
Bogue bridge and one across the
first deep slough West of Bogue
bridge. The said bridges to be built
III accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the Of
flee of the Chancery Clerk and the
board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Witness my official signature this
end day of September. A D, 1907.
T. H HOOD, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

To the Honorable James K. Varda-
man, Governor of Mississippi:
Your petitioners, residents OF
Washington County, Mississippi, do
respectfully pray that you grant par
don to William Startling, convicted
OF, efnbezzlenent atthe january term
of the Washington County Circuit
Court, and now serving his sentence
in the psnitentiary of the State OF
Mississippi, upon the following
grounds: that at the time OF the al
legged commission of the offenses up
on which he was convicted he was
very young, being twenty-three
years old, and that up to that time
he had borne an mnblemished repu-
tation as a man OF moral worth and
unimpeachable integrity, and was
highly esteemed by all who knew
him: that he and his family have
made all amends and restitution
which lay in their power; and that
in orr opinion he has been suffi-
cient1y punished and should be given
a chance to redeem himself.
Vim. Starting. Jas. Robertsl1aw,
president Citizens Bank; ]. I At
terburv. V. P. First n. Bk; J. A.
Lake. Jr.. Pres G. S. B. & T. Co.; w.
P. Krteschnar, Pres. Com S Blk,
and others
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Bridge Notice

State of Mississippi.
Washington County.
By virtue OF an order OF the board
of supervisors made this day. sealed
bids are invited to be filed with the
undersigned clerk on or before IL
o clock. noon. on Monday. the 9TH
day of Oetober, 1907. for the com
struction of bent bridge across
"Goose Neck" Lake, in said county.
said bridge TO be built about $50
feet from the base of the Mississip-
pi fevee.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Witness my official signature this
4tF day OF September. 1907.
oct-7 1T T. II Hood. Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
BRIDGE NOTICE

State of Mississippi, Washington
County:
By virtue of an order of the board
of Supervisors of said county made
this day, sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the undersigned clerk.
on or before IL o'clock noon, on
Monday the 9TH day of October, 1907
for the construction of a bridge
across Whiskey Slough, on road No.
5oI, in said county. The said bridge
to be buift in accordance with the
plans and specifications now on file
i'll the office of the undersigned
clerk and the board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Witness my official signature this
end day OF September, A. d, 1907.
T. H. HOOD, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

on or before II o'clock, noon, on
Monday the 9TH day Of October 1907
for certain work ON the Rattle Snake
public road, south of Greenville.
The points at which these fills are
to be made are indicated on profile
of the work, now on file in the office
OF the chancery clerk. and in accor-
dance with which said work must be
done
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Witness my official signature this
9Th day of September, 1907.
oct-z At I. II. Hood, Clerk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Gin, Cotton and Residence in Sun
flower County Destroyed.

Indianola, Miss, Sept o6.-The
residence Of c. f. Klingman, and oc-
cupied by f. R. Copeland, was de-
stroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this
morning. Cause of fire unknown.
The house was insured for SI65o,
and the furniture belonging to Mr.
Copeland was insured for $1,000
A steam gin, belonging to Bruce
Jones', at Inverness, this county, was
destroyed by FIRE today The origin
Of the fire is unknown Twenty
bales OF cotton, three wagons, and I
considerable amount of bagging and
ties were lost. Insurance covered
about one-third the loss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

CONVENTION

Through the entire Mississippi Val
ley deep interest Is shown in the
Waterways convention which meets
in Memphis next week
The immense crowd and the pres
ence of President Roosevelt will tend
to set aside the original purpose OF
the convention. Senators, Governors.
Congressman and prominent men
from distant states will attend, the
array of brainy men will be fea-
ture of note.
Mississippi has FIVE hundred and
eleven miles of frontage on the river
bearing her name and is interested
IN the Great Lakes to the Gulf four
teen foot channel as much as any
state. All towns in the state will
send delegates. Greenville will prob
ably send some forty men. The
men interested in this, and represen-
ting the business interests of others
should see that the primary and orig
inal purpose of the convention is
not lost sight of nor sighted Our
delegates are men who will go for
a definite purpose and Will exert ev-
cry effort to keep the original pur-
pose of the convention in the fore
front of the scene of atcion
Governor elect Noel will repre-
sent us in the governors party on
the Alton Hon. B. G. Humphreys
will be with the party on the Ten
nessee. both will join the President
and party at St. Louis.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
CROP BULLETIN
WEATHER HAS BEEN FAVOR
ABLE THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK

Washington, Sept. 27-Thc follow
lowing crop bulletin has been sent
7ut regarding the cotton crop:
The weather has been fairly ia
vorabIe during the week Rain has
been quite general, but precipitation
was light Picking has made good
}rogress at some points, and the
rovement OF the crop has been OH a
very liberal scale There are some
Complaints OF deterioration in Ala
)ama.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
PEAV|NE MAIL
SERVICE TO BE INAUGUPATED
AS SOON AS ARRANGE
MENTS ARE MADE

Assistant Postmaster Bergman re-
celved a letter from the postofGce de-
partment yesterday informing him
that the railway mail service would
be put on the Peavine train running
between this city and CIarksdale as
soon as all arrangements can be
made This is good news for Green
Vile and the planters and citizens
along its line.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Bridge Notice
State OF Mississippi,

State OF Mississippi,
Wasl1in gton County.
Bv virtue OF an order OF the board
of supervisors. OF said county. made
this day. sealed bids are invited to
be flied with the undersigned clerk
on or before IL O'Clock. noon, on
Monday the 9TH day Of October 1907
for the putting in Of six new piles, in
said bridge Four OF said piles being
necessary on the east side of said
bridge and two about the center of
said bridge It will also be required
that said bid include the tightening
up OF the draw, in said bridge.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Writes at Holly Springs.

Holly Springs, Miss, Sept. 81
The Postal Telegraph office was
opened today by young man from
Arkansas, messages having been sent
and received for the first time since
the strike began. An employee of
.hc Postal in Memphis, came out TO
install the new operator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

It is announced that Hon. Will Al
corn. the able. active young repre-
sentative from Coalaona county. viii
be a candidate for the speakership ii
the house The race promises to be
one of deep interest with Represen-
tatives Tyson. of Lehore, Hon. H
NJ Quinn. OF Kinds. Col. S1r.a OF
Lauderdale. and Others in fA race
Tor the chair
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

citation, which is to meet in Atlanta
in October, will afford 81 excellent
opportunity for going into this mat
ter more thoroughly, and it is hoped
not only that this will be done, but
that active steps will continue until
there is no further loss TO the plant
ers of the South because of the I'M
perfect handling OF cotton or its by
products.-Atlanta Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Utica Revival Ends.

Utica, Miss, Sept IA protract-
ed meeting of unusual interest has
Just closed at the Christian church,
lasting ten days Thirty-five were
baptized as the result, with three re-
claimed
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

Notice has been given that all dele
gates to the convention will be ex-
pected to- bring their credentials to
the Waterways headquarters in the
Business Mems Club building on
Monroe avenue. and there receive
their cards o admission TO the audi
torium
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
For Sale Cheap

One second hand Smith Premier
typewriter. one second hand drop
cabinet typewriter desk, one second
hand roller top desk. and two second
hand office chairs Terms cash. APP
ply to Fred Landau.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Mary'sLttle Lamb.

Mary OF Mary Had a Little Lamb
fame turns out 10 have been a rea.
person She was Mary f Swyer,
and married Columbus Tyler Her
home was at Sterling, Mass, where
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06

Some people think it IS remark1ble
the way the road builders burn the
dirt on Fish Lake road. They forget
the pilt alcohol that has Immersed 1t
for the past forty years from, the
drunken coons that have traversed
il daily and weekly To Us it will
almost be wonder if they put it
out.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
For Sale or Rent.

A good residence on TheObo1d
street, near Central School. with
modern improvements. Apply to
Robert Toonlbs at Commercial Saw
ings Bank
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-10-06
Notice to Contractors

State of Mississippi.
Washington County.
BY virtue OF an order OF the board
OF supervisors. Of said county nade.
this day, sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the undersigned clerk