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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.


2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The body reassembled at the
appointed hour and opened with
reading of the third chapter of
Timothy by the moderator, fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. T. w.
Lotion.
The moderator, Rev. j. B.
Durham, appointed Rev. j. P.
Durham, j. F. Fletcher and Rev.
S. L. Morris as committee on
credentials. The letters from the
churches were read and twenty
six churches reported. represent
ed by 86 delegates.
Rev. j. B. Durham was re-
elected moderator and j. L.
Pinckard reelected clerk.
Prof. w. E. Taylor made q
splendid talk on Christian Edu-
cation. -
Recess until 7:30 p. m.
After the recess Rev. Compton,
of Alabama, delivered an excel
lent discourse from the text: End
Corinthians TIA.
The regular committees were
iappointed and . recess taken
Iuntil Sunday morning.
SECOND DAY, SUNDAY.
/ The second day of the session
was opened with devotional ex-
ercises led by Rev. B. c. Adams.
4 The report on Sunday Schools
was read and elected q lengthy.
able and eloquent discussion by
q number of the delegates.
| A committee was appointed to
arrange a program and decide on
q date for a Sunday School
Workers Convention.
I Rev. j. G.. Cox preached an
earnest and interesting sermon.
Adjourned until 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
i The association met in after
noon session and resolved itself
into an educational m ass meeting.
The report on education was
received and elected q very able
AMI extended discussion.
Recess taken until 7:30 p. IN.
At the night meeting q sermon
was preached by Rev. E. o.
Ware. Succeeding the sermon q
r contribution, in cash and pledges,
T was taken for the Louisiana Col
: lege. building fund.
Q Recess taken until $3.50 Mon
/ day morning.
dl MONDAY, THIRD DAY.
The last day of the session was
opened with devotional exercises
a conducted by j. w. Bailey.
The day was taken up with the
! reading of reports of the severaI
committees and their discussion
3 Rev. j. A. Barton was e9'
= : pointed to preach the intro
I ductory sermon at the next ses
: . sion, with Rev. w. c. FRANKLIN
+ as alternate.
- The next session will be helt
with Beech Greek church, be
ginning on Thursday before Tn,
u third Sunday in October, 1908.
1 Notice.
0. Jasper Boyett, State organize
F. E. & C. u. of A. will make
public. lecture at Hurrican
q Grove local union, Winn Parish
ly on Friday, November 8, 190i
of Everybody invited" Dinner o.
b the ground, - :.
s,:.A.St =
Have you Corns or Bunions
If SO, M. G. Bagwell is your be-
Is friend. He will take them o
oe with . painless treatment. A
er male persons are requested to ca
y. at City Barber Shop for trea
ne ment. M. c. BAGwELL, Chy
I'd. m3-1y Winfield, l.
Buttons can be found at Bar
IN of WINFIELD, Winn Parish Bar
E. w. 0. Williams and w.
s Mashaw. stk5
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Have you Corns or Bunions?
If so, M. G. Bagwell is your best
friend. He will take them of
with . painless treatment. All
male persons are requested to call
at City Barber Shop for treat
ment. M. c. BAGwELL, Chy.,
m3-1y Winfield, La.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Hon. James M. Smith made Q
visit to Winfield during the early
part of the week in advocacy of
his candidacy for Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts. He received cor
dial welcome from his friends.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Jasper Boyett, State organizer
F. E. & c. u. of A. will make
public. lecture at Hurricane
Grove local union, Winn Parish,
on Friday, November 8, 1907.
Everybody invited Dinner on
the ground. y. =.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Among the visitors at the SEN
tinel Office this week was III. E.
Womack of Gaar's Mill. -
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Buttons can be found at Bank
of WINFIELD, Winn Parish Bank
w. 0. Williams and w. A.
Mashaw. ~
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01
Teachers Meeting.

The first meeting of the Winn
Parish Teachers Association will
be held in the City Hall st Winn-
field on Friday and Saturday,
November 9Th and 9th. All teach
ers will be required to attend both
days of the meeting when the
following program will be render
ed:
PROGRAM NOVEMBER sth, 10 A. n.
/ Bon Can; L.,
I. The Teaching Of Kngiiah. Miss Bette
Nolen, Mis- Lucille SWEET.
NOON. 1:s0 p. -.
S. (A) Identifying school Grounds. Prot: w.
W. Bennett CD Directions for rlAn''ns
4 brincipie Of M Teschine, Prof J. J. Nixon.
!. OrRanixation, Department Meetings.
g. Assignment Of Work Next Day and Ais-
cellaneous Business.
.. Adjournuent-
SATURDAY. NOV. ., $50 A. n.
1. Opening Exercises (such = Could Be- used
in your schools) Prof. B. O. Adams-
Quotation @ QUO on any Work in Teaching.
8 S The State Course Of study, Prof. Van SAINT
4. Defamation Prof 3. G.. Formnr.
S The Teaching Of Bngiish, Miss Daisy h
8. tAj Among Country schools, Prof. J.. L
Liggins. OBJ In Door Art and Decoration
Niss Ella Price.
NOON, 1:sD p. n.
Z. Common Errors to Be Corrected, conduct
3 faineipiss Of Teaching loontinuedl Prof
addreas by Prot W. O. Robinson.
10. Assignment Of Work for Next 4eetin(
and Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment-
We expect each meeting of tht
Association during this scholastic
year to be the greatest and M
teacher should be absent from an!
of the meetings, therefore, VI
shall expect ell the teachers to b
present by 10 o'clock of the frs
day of the meeting.
Respectfully.
Cas- Moss, Supt.
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Go 70 Smith Grisham Drug ca
| Ro~ ,<kn<,l ommnlsoo ait
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Today is All Saints Day, first
as a religious obser-
vance in paying tribute with fiow-
ers and emblems in loving remem-
brance of the revered dead. 1t
has grown in its observance until
it has become quite general as .
token from the living of their
tender memory of loved ones laid
to rest. 1t is beautiful observ-
ance. 1t is the link. of that death
less affection that binds human
hearts in an eternal love on earth,
connecting their souls in an un-
broken chain that reaches from
time to eternity. lIt revives, beau.
titles and giorifies the purest,
hottest, highest attributes that
thrill the human soul with emo.
tions and sentiments that art
Divine and Eternal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Another Coon" Gone

Sunday afternoon, a little after
3 o'clock, while people were
peaceably enjoying their rest at
their homes or attending some
church. the ready pistol was
brought into play. Two negroes,
Will Davis and Kid Allen, fought
a duel to the death with pistols
In the southern portion of the
town, Just below the L. & A.
depot. 1t seems that they had
previously had some trouble and
met at the time mentioned and
after a few words pulled their
guns and fired at each other.
The result was that DAVIS was
struck by several bullets and
killed almost instantly. XII d
Allen was unhurt. He is a
brakesman on the L. & A. rail-
road. He was Immediately ar.
reste1 after the shoting and
lodged in Jail. Coroner j. j,
Peters summoned a jury, who,
after viewing the body and hold.
ing an inquest returned q charge
of murder against Kid Allen.
Monday a warrant was issued and
served on the prisoner, who will
be kept in Jail until the Crane
Jury acts on his case.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

24O acres of Black and Hammock
Land on Antoine Greek in ward
4. situated 2 miles south of Wyatt
on the Rock Island, 2 miles east
of Gapsyille and 4 miles west OF
Dodson. 100 acres open and has
been in cultivation, the balance
in timber which has not been sold.
There is q good 4 room log dwell
ling, dining room and kitchen
with good barns and out-houses.
Titles original entries. For par
ticulars apply to d. M. Stone, on
the place. or write him at Wyatt,
| La. or to Southern Sentinel.
11-1-3mo.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

DIR. w. H. Baker. the Grand
Lecturer of.the Masonic Order,
spent Monday and Tuesday with
the Eastern Star Lodge, No. Isl.
f. & A. M, holding q lodge of
instruction.. The members of the
Lodge, who were fortunate enough
to be able to attend, express
themselves highly pleased with
the Doctors visit.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Rev. F. R. LATTER of Bayou
Bourbeaux, Natchitoches parish,
paid The Sentinel Office an ap-
preciated visit on last Saturday.
He was on his way to Jonesboro.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

"a friend in need is a friend
indeed" proclaimed Hazlett in
his English Proverbs. The great
Fellowship of man is exemplified
under trying circumstances and
when sudden misfortune visits
his fellow man. This spirit was
manifested by the noble-hearted,
heroic and brave acts of Winn-
fields always helpful citizens, on
the occasion of the destruction
of our residence by fire Monday
night. Mere words from myself
and family are inadequate to
convey our heartfelt gratitude for
the fearless work of rescue they
displayed and their unselish and
prompt efforts during and after
the conflaeration. Those who so
nobly came to the rescue will
ACCEPT this feeble expression of
appreciation for which deeper
feeling can find no adequate
language.
Prof. and Mrs. w. C. RoBINsoN.
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Notice.
We have just received the most
elegant line of ladies' and
chiidren's cloaks ever shown here
IN the newest effects. In order
Ia make them go will place the
entire line of cloaks On sale. for
Friday and Saturday only, 1T the
lowest prices ever known in the
history of Winfield mercantile
annals. So do not fail to be here,
We also received fine Shepen
Panama skirts, fine neckwear fol
gents, hosiery, etc., everything Al
Che lowest prices, Remember the
place, j. Isralsky, proprietor,
WINFIELD, La. Always notict
the sign, ssLitth Store; Little
Prices =
Smith Grisham Drug Co. arl
hoodgrnEtcrp fox school snppl1es'
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01
Methodist Conference.

A conference will be held In
the First nj. E. Church on next
Sunday, November 8. One of
the visiting brethren will fill the
pulpit.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

The Sentinel was pleased to re-
ceive an appreciated visit on last
Monday from Mr.. X. G. Culpsp-
per, of Vernon. Mr.. Culpepper
Is the efficient clerk of court of
jackson parish and is now q can
didate for the Senate from the
26th Senatorial District, composed
of the parishes of Ouachita and
jackson.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01

Mrs. T. j, Drewett, known for
merly in Shreveport as Miss Annie
Golf, left Winfield last Monday
for an extended visit to her rela-
tives and numerous friends in her
native home. Mrs. Drewett is
one of the most estlmabie and
most prominent members of
WiDnfield's social and active or
CARNATIONS, prominent in Social
Twenty Club and an enthusiastic
workeri in that noble aud patriotic
order, the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, and as a CO.
worker in every function that
will promote the welfare of this
town. The Sentinel trusts that
her witt to her girlhood home
may - pleasant and enjoyable to
the fullest extent, and equal in
every respect to the very warm
reception which she undoubtedly
received where she is SO thorough
ly known.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-01
Married.

Married in WINFIELD, La,
Wednesday evening, October 80,
1907, at the residence of the
bride, MIR. M. 7. Burt and Mrs.
Cora Glanton. Rev. r. A. Hol-
loway, Methodist minister, of
ficiating.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12
KANSAS CITY
STOCK MARKET

Kansas City Stock Yards, Mo-, Oct,
II, l905.-Cattle receipts last week were
well strung ont through the week, and
the total supply of $1,000 head, includ-
ing H., ,O00 calves, was greater than the
run the first two days indicated. The
market made an advance Of l5c to 25c
on all classes up to Wednesday, but
weakened slightly thereafter, closing
with all the advance lost on Stockers
and feeders, and part Of 1t on killing
stock. The run today is $1,000 head,
market steady on she stuff and stockerS
and feeders, weak to lOc lower on grass
killing steers. A pretty good run from
the range country is here today, and
there was a liberal supply Of it last
week. killing steers from the western
slope are selling at 81 20 to 81. 20, cows
at So to $40 Eastern Colorado and
New Mexico killers up to 81 2j, cows
aud Gamers 50 % to So. 90, Panhandle
cows $3.50 to So 3j, Stockers S}25 TO
S4.lO feeders So to S4 40. Arizona
killers at So 30, Stockers S3.65, Gamers
Sc 30, range veal calves up to ST,
heavier steer calves 81 to S4. So heif-
er calves 50 50 to 81. Outgo to the
country last week exceeded 800 carloads
sufficient number OF buyers are here
today to hold the market steady. The
general market conditions today are
creditaba in view of the depressing in.
fuence of an excessive run Of rangers
at Chicago today, where the total cattle
supply is 81 900 head. The following is
the representative sale from New Mex
ico n. Curtis, Portales, % cows averag-
Ing SIS at s.. 50. Sheep and lambs were
also we'll distributed throughout last
week, and demand for killers was strong
enough to enable statesmen to secure ad-
yances of Toe to l5c by the end of the
week. Country kinds declined l5c to
?jc the last half of the week. The run
TODAY is Il record breaker at Kansas
CITY, p, 900 head, practically all range
stock. market on killers steady and go
and IS pound lambs selling at 81 to 81 35
wethers and yearings S5,95 to $3.50,
ewes s4.75 to S5.35. Feeding stock
brings So. % to So 81 for lambs.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12
HELPING THE
BLIND TO SEE

A writer in the New Idea Woman's
Magazine for November gives an ac-
count of the great progress which has
been made recently in the work which
is being done for the blind. In the past
the blind have been considered merely
the objects of pity. Now this attitude
has changed. More and more every
year the blind are becoming self.sup-
porting. Educators have proved that
they may read and write and enjoy all
the intellectual pursuits that are there
by opened up, and still more recently
have the economic pursuits, one after
another, opened their doors to the blind.
Sewing, typewriting, massaging and
piano tuning are among the occupations
in which the sightless may excel, and
every opportunity for their pleasure
and development is now given them.
The photographs which accompany the
article are unusually interesting, show.
ing as they do, the blind children and
grown people at work and at play.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12
PROPOSED FARMERS INSTITUTE.

There is considerable discussion among
the farmers, ranchmen and truck gar
deners of the Alamogordo valley to or
ganize. A farmers institute has been
proposed. Cooperation in the matter
of water supply and thorough discus
sion of proper and intense cultivation of
the soil will be the first questions con-
sidered when the organization is effect
ed.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12
ALAMO BOOSTERS GET BUSY
Five MOaths' Campalsn Decided on to
Advertise Resources and ClI-
mate Of AlamOaOrCO and
Sacramento Valley.
LARGE SUM MONEY APPROPRIATED
Experienced Man EnsaSed to Answer All
Inquiries, Who VIII Also Meet All
HOmeSeekerS Excursions
Up the Line.
LARGE SUM MONEY APPROPRIATED

A called meeting of the Alamo Bust
ness Mems club was held in the club
rooms Thursday evening and a very
large and enthusiastic number of mem
bers attended. Some very important
business was transacted.
The matter OF appointing IA special
representative of the club was taken up
and John r. DeMier, of Alamogordo, was
appointed to the position. A special
committee of three composed, OF L. H..
Lane, J. II. McRae aud j. p Amman,
who were appointed. at the last meeting
made report, showing that the mer.
chants and business men of AlamogordO
had subscribed fund of over $500 a
month for the special purpose of carry
ing on for the next five months an
oSlCoSiNO Ndib pdlS VI duNCil llSlHS hld-
mogordo. Among other duties of the
special representative, he will make
trips north at least twice each month
and meet the regular excursion trains,
having with him good line of talk and
and an armful of attractive literature
which will be used in perSuading eXcur-
sonists to continue on to Alamogord0,
where the excursion tickets terminate
and thus overcome the "strong arm
methods Of some of the newer and grow.
ing towns north Of AlamOgOrdO.
The club rooms will now remain pen
at all times and within short time the
large room adjoining will be CONVEX TED
into permanent exhibit room where
will be shown all the resources of the
wonderful Alamogordo valey,in the way
of grains, fruits and farm produce, min.
erals, lumber, etc, and in addition there
will be maps, photographs and reliable
data covering all subjects.
Another matter OF great importance
was taken up in the shape of the freight
determinations that are claimed exist
to the detriment of .Alamogordo mer.
chants and special committee of three
including Al Pierce, j. II. McRae anC
George Warnock, was appointed to col
lect data and specific instances where
our merchants are being Disseminated
against, and upon the report of this
committee, the club will take such ac.
tion as the circumstances may warrant
Several new members were enrolled
at the meeting, and altogether the Ala
mo Business Mems club is now on
practical and working basis, with plenty
of money and a enthusiasm, aud deter
mination to place Alamogordo upon the
map in manner that will make it stay
| for all time 20 come.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12

through the power of attorney
he held, decided all of the land so
secured to the lum ber company,
without any of original applicants
receiving any compensation what
ever. The lumber company in
making payments upon this land
at the rate of $3 an acre paid in
to the territorial fund the sum
of $40, .16, and the various
payments when made were cred
tied to the individual names of
those who made the original ap-
plications for the land, although
the lumber company held deeds
executed to them by the 1853
persons who had secured the
land upon their applications.
The government claims that
the lumber company through its
agent, W. A. Hawkins, was al
ways aware of the fact that the
lands contained valuable timber,
and states that the timber was
worth at the very least $3.50, 900.
These various transactions
took place in the summer of
1899 and the actual cutting of
timber began shortly afterward
and has continued uninterupt-
edly ever since.
The petition asks for a per-
petual injunction, restraining
the lumber company from hold
ing possession of the lands so Sc
cured, and that an accounting
be rendered of all sales and
profits of the lumber company
during this term, and that the
deeds to the land so secured be
declared null and void and the
land revert to the purpose for
which originally intended.
The petition of the govern
ment is very specific in its
charges and allegations, and
mentions the name of each and
every one of the 1853 straw
men" who were used in carrying
out the alleged unlawful combi-
nation,an most of them seem to
live in Scranton, Pa.
The charges made by the gov
ernment are clean cut and
straight from the shoulder, and
include some very grave and
serious allegations, which, if
proven will result in heavy pen
alties to the interests involved.
The basis of the governments
claim is that unlawful means
were used in securing possession
of the lands, and that the terri
torial board had no right to usurp
authority or exercise final action
in the matter, as the act of con-
gress intended that these public
lands were merely held in trust
by the territory for the benefit
of the various territorial institu-
tions enumerated.
In addition to the lands Sc
cured, as alleged, the lum Der
company owns an additional
large area of timbered land which
was secured by placing scrip up
on the lands, the scrip having
, been purchased at private sale
and so applied.
The government has entered
the same character of suit against
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-10-12
SUIT IS BROUGHT AGAINST
ALAMOGORDO LUMBER co.
Government Charges Lumber Company With
Unlawful Possession of Timber Lands
in Sacramento Mountains
1863 DUMMIES" SECURED LAND AND THEN DECIDED IT AWAY

On last Saturday, October .,
there was a SUIT filed at the court
house in AlamogOrdO entitled,
the United States versus Alamo
gordo Lumber company. Back
Of this innocent looking transac-
tion is a world of interesting, if
rather recent, history of Otero
county.
The complaint filed by the
government, a vOluminOus docu-
ment of about forty pages, is
signed by Ormsby McHarg and
Peyton Gordon, special assistants
to the attorney. general of the
United States, and sets forth in
very extensive and complete de-
tail the allegations against the
Lum Der company.
The allegation goes on to. state
that on June 81, 1898, a congress
sional act went into effect grant
ing the territory of New Mexico
the trusteeship of thousands of
acres of public land in the ter
ritory, this land to be leased and
sold to in dividuals in parcels of
/ 100 acres each, and that all reve-
nues from this land were to be ap-
piled to the following territorial
institutions, the acreage being
allotted at the time.
Acres
Reservoirs aud irrigation - 500 On0
Improvement of the Rio Grande 100 900
Asylum for the insane .,... ....... $4,000
School of mines ~ ..... ........ $4,000
Deaf and dumb institute ~ ~ $4,000
Reform school ..................... ...... $4,000
Normal schools ............. ........... 100 900
Blind school ... .....- ....... $4,000
Miners hospital ..........,...,.,.. .,.. $4,000
Military institute $4,000
ententiary y.................. $4,000
The act went on to provide
that it would be unlawful to cut,
remove or appropriate any tim
Der from the lands so allotted,
and that no lease should exceed
five years duration and that all
leases would terminate upon the
territory being admitted to the
/ Union as state.
The allegation of the govern
ment states that the lumber
company, through its agent, W.
A. Hawkins, secured from the
commissioners for selection, com
posed of Miguel A. Otero, K. l..
Barrett, Quimbly Vance and A.
A. Keen, of New Mexico, the
permission to select certain par
GELS of land on which were dense
forests of pine and other valuable
trees; that the said agent, w.
A. Hawkins, at first tried to Sc
cure 24,000 acres to be decided
directly from the government to
the lumber company and, failing
in this, secured the names of
1853 persons and through them
and their applications, finally Sc
cured the possession of 23,51.72
acres, all or nearly all of which
was covered with dense forests.
Each one of the applicants, so
the allegation recites, was in
formed that the law required
this procedure, and after they
had made their applications,
each for 100 acres, they signed
over to one 9. 2. Davidson, of
Scranton, Pa, a power Of attor-
ney. The allegation states that
after this proceeding had been
carried out this same Davidson,