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The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
College Morals

Some years ago the presi.
dent of an American univer-
sity, in comforting the doc.
tors degree on IA professor
who was also q great admin.
strative officer, attributed
the professors power among
the undergraduates to his
faith 10 the predominance of
good in Young men. This is
in pleasant contrast to the
recent utterance of the head
Of another American UNIVERSE
~, which implied that IA low
state of morals exists in our
institutions of learning, and
imputed to the governing
officers Of some of those in
stitutions indifference to the
ethical well-being Of the stu
dents.
Young men are not saints.
College faculties cannot be
police officers. 1t is pot nec-
essary that they should be.
But no one who has attended
~anyeAmerican college can be-
lieve that his alma mater is
NJ unsafe place for most
|oung men. The variety Of
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

not he q candidate under any
circumstances. Moreover
Mr.. Taftis his personal choice
for the nomination, because
he best represents the Roase-
welt policy. Senator Warner
would not have publicly de-
clared for Taft and Hadley
recently Immediately after
the White House if he
had not learned the Presi-
dents intentions and wishes.
You may also be interested
TO know that Hon. Chas.
Nagel is Mr.. Taft's closest
friend in Missouri and will
probably manage his cam
paign in this state.
Yours truly,
E.. g. B,
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
Probably Embezzled

A number of Marshall young
men (sged 5 to l0) decided to
engage in business. They
organized into "a lemonade
stand company Tuesday.
That night the book keeper
announced SOC taken in, but
the treasurer had only 35c in
his jeans. The firm went
into liquidation and there is q
vacant. place under a big
shade tree on Arrow street.
All the members of the firm
have, gone to their former
callings Of marbles, kites and
fishing lines. The grand jury
not being 10 session the mat
ter may be settled out Of
lcoairt. 4}LrHk isaE w
~ gf.4N. N.ANlfI = y .rtt.L saN2fl
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
A Compliment

st. Louis, June Is, 1907.
Mr.. j. j. Witt,
Marshall, Mo.
Dear Sir: ". 3
Permit me to congratulate
you on your success. Any
man who can conduct a pro
gressive republican paper in
Saline county is a daisy.
Glad to hear that Secretary
Taft is popular in your coun-
ty. can give you a straight
''Lip''-Mr. Roosevelt will
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
L.awson's "Tip'' Cost a Bank

Arthur E. Appleyard, pro-
moter and financier of Bos.
ton and Philadelphia, played
Lawson's Tip" and lost
$40. 600. He didn't bring the
$40, 900 which the receiver of
he defunct German bank of
Buffalo has been looking for
for several weeks and which
Appleyard promised to hand
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
The Needy Spot

A sense OF humor is a saw.
ing grace in a schoolmaster.
Used wisely, IL is a far more
effective weapon Of discipline
than the ferule. Doctor Dew.
ley, principal of The old high
school OF Rochester, New
York, counted it among his
other excellent attributes,
and Jenny NJ. Parker, in her
book on the city, quotes sew.
eral instances of its efficacy.
A boy in Doctor Dewey's
room had arranged a compli.
Gated mechanism by which the
lid of his desk could be held
open, exposing "a mirror.
One day the lad, behind the
shield of this cover, was ella
.borately brushing his hair and
admiring its effect in the
glass.
Smoother and more care
fully he p~lastered down his
shining locks, utterly obi.
vious 10 the rest of the
world. Unbeknown to him,
Doctor Dewey had stolen
quietly up behind his chair,
and was gazing at the process
with great amusement. Sud
denly he remarked:
Smith, it's the inside of
your head that needs brush.
ing"
Smith jumped a foot or two
from his seat, and the desk
lid came down with a bang.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

Mayor schmitz, OF San
Francisco was last Thursday
found guilty Of extorting
money from French restaur.
ant keepers in that city, re.
ceiving tribute from immoral
resorts and other acts unbe.
coming a mayor. Mr..
schmiiz was a poor musician
when elected but like many
another man in his position
got under the influence of
corrupt politicians and fell.
lie and Abe Ruef, an attor.
ney, are said TO have received
millions of dollars unlawfully.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
able by county courts aud

..."
road commissioners in lay
ing out of roads, selecting
materials, making plans for
bridges, etc.. his services be-
ing paid for by the state and
will be free TO the counties.
Any county or community
contemplating building a per-
manent road and has not the
advice of a competent engineer
will do well to call upon the
state highway engineer for
that purpose.
On the first o, January 1908
another law revising the en-
tire working system Of the
road law, will go into effect.
This law provides for the APP
p intment by county courts
OF a county highway engineer
who will have general super
vision OF all road work and
over all overseers. 1t is i'm.
p%ortant that county courts
select for this position good,
practical men and men hav.
ing some knowledge OF rmd
materials and road c~onstruc.
tion. Under this law the
overseer may provide for the
maintenance of the entire
mileage Of dirt roads In his
district by use of the road
drag or otherwise. as may be
deemed best. This over.
c,mes the handicap In intro
ducing dragging heretofore.
Another law that will work in
harmony with this IL known
as the Stapleton law, provid.
Ing that the overseer or road
commissioners shall have the
road drag used upon the pub,
lie highways when, in his
judgment, the road would be
improved thereby, giving
preference 10 the occupants
OF the land tn do the work and
providing for a reasonable
com Densation, not exceeding
80 cents per mile for dragging
over the ,oad two rounds, and
limiting the expense TO IS per
mile per annum or $40 per
mile upon roads along which
United States rural delivery
routes have been established.
Any further Information re-
lating to road Improvement
will be cheerfully furnished
by this Office upon request.
Respectfully,
Geo. b. Ellis, Sec'y.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

B. Butts, of Slater, was q
e il!er mt our Office last week
and tells this incident of tar
if protection: In 1892 he was
working for Lum Cothorn, of
Llddonia, Mo-, and had the
care Of 700 sheep. Wool sold
then M PA cents per pound
and when some of the sheep
ware auctloned off they
brought s. 05 each. After
Cleveland's election and the
removal of the tariff the price
of wool gradually sank to the
low price Of 8 cents per pound
and the sheep were sold at
81 IS each, 80 the profit on
both mutton and wool was
gone.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

Marshall is to have a Cha.
tauqua this summer and a
good one two. There will be
much Of interest for everyone.
The cost of the season tickets
will 'only be S1.50--6c for
each session. You can't af-
ford TO miss it. Stay at home
and have a good and profit
able time.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

Miss Marie louise Dalton,
the originator of Flag Day."
died last Thursday in st.
Louis. Her funeral occurred
at her old home In wentzville
Mo-, on Friday which was
also Flag Day-a strange
coincident.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

enormous. Pallid cheeks
take on a rudy hue. colds are
unknown, nerves are forgot.
ten, and irritability becomes
a phrase Of the past. A little
perseverance are the only
necessaries, and the result Is
assured. --C Country Life.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

Flag Day friday was
much discussed but little OBJ
served. Less than a half
dozen flags could be seen dis
played in Marshall.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21
Recent Legislation on Public
Road improvements.


Columbia. Mo-, June Is,
1907. The recent Legislature
enacted more important legis.
lation affecting the road sys-
TEN of the state. II the
county courts and other
officers having charge OF the
road work will take advantage
of the provisions Of the recent
laws there will soon be a mark
ed Improvement in the public
roads of the state. In the
first place the Legislature
provided for more revenue.
The war fund.-. amounting 10
|$475, OOO. 90 was divided among
the ia counties and the city
of st. Louis which will give a
little more than "a, 900 TO each
county. This money Is now
available upon requisition by
the county treasurer and will
go into the county road fund
to be used at the discretion
of the county court. There
was also appropriated out OF
the general revenue fund
$500, 900 to be apportioned to
the different counties on the
basis of assessed valuation,
limiting any county or city TO
3 per cent of the funds. This
will give st. Louis City and
jackson county each 5 per
cent, leaving 80 per cent or
$3.50, 900 TO be divided among
the other ll3 counties. This
money, however, will not be
available before the first of
January 1908 and will be avail.
able then upon condition that
the county, road district or
citizens acting jointly or sep.
arately, shall provide an equal
sum for permanent road i'm.
provement.
A constitutional amendment
was submitted by the Legisla-
ture which will be voted on at
the next general election in
1908 and which, II adopted,
will give to county courts
discretionary power to levy
not TO exceed 25 cents on the
one hundred dollars valuation.
1t will be sometime, however,
before the counties can avail
themselves Of this provision
and until that time those coun-
ties whose funds will not per-
NIT appropriating money for
permanent road improvement
must depend upon special
road districts making benefit
assessments or upon funds
provided by the citizepy to|
supplements the money from
the state fund.
Another important law Ill
the ono creating the Office Of
state highway engineer. This
oticer will Pc appointed BY
bhe Board Of AgricuItureesrly
"a Julysod ~ soDn - sppoint
"a MS services viii 81 avail
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

It is not too much to say
that 70 the delicate, highly
|struag, easily knocked out
individual the advantages o.
sleeping "a the open III are
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

In Crosse iurssr Co.'S MAos
ROOFING. Pvt W ~ssprsssiy foe
them. The Prize 10 lew osssidssins
its seed sSs,ity. Wee Il and tell
your nsishbes ahest,tts
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

Saline county is to have
another fair at Marshall, on
August 9th to 9th inclusive.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

We operate our own sssh. door
md blind factory, consequently can
insure y customers the very best
grade 81 mill work o. any dssesIp-
.tIen. IN Crosse Lumber Company.
The Marshall republican., 1907-06-21

a CROSSE LUMBER cos
READY MIXED PAINTS
Leeds che rest.
Stands the test,
Proves the bsi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
ODD TURN IN TRIAL
PROSECUTING WITNESS MADE DE-
 PENDANT IN LARCENY CASE.
Joe Ellis, Negro, Seeking Conviction of Dave Ogletree For Larceny of OvercOat, ConRicted on
 Same Charge.

Under odd circumstances, Joe Ellis, negro was fined S25 and costs yester- day in the Recorders Court on con viction of stealing an overcoat
 Previous to the present chapter In the overcoat theft. Dave Ogletree, negro, had been arrested for bur glarizing a meat shop conducted by Ellis at Pickett Springs. Among other things. Ellis accused Ogletree of gett- ing his overcoat from the meat mar
 The trial of ogletree took place Tuesday. The defendant prisoner was brought from his cell. Ellis was there. The overcoat was produced in evil dence.
 As soon as the overcoat was shown J. T. Bryan, a white man, informed Officer Evans, who made the arrest. that he thought the garment was one that had been stolen from him last January at the Union Railway Station. MT. Bryan went to his home quickly and returned with a number cores bonding to a number marked indelfbly in the lining of the overcoat. Ellis was at once arrested and a warrant was sworn out by MT. Bryan charging larceny.
 That same afternoon the Recorder bound over OgIetree to the grand jury for burglary and larceny.
 Yesterday Ellis was adjudged guilty of filching the overcoat from the station. The fine of $25 and costs was thereupon entered against him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
Jail Beats Boarding House
 Women Tn Caffey Trial Today

In statement to The Advertiser yesterday Mrs. Johnson and Miss Brown. principal witnesses in the Calf fey proecution, said that they intend to use their new togs to travel in when they get out of jail. @rhey said that they will be dressed in their sack garments when they appear as wit nesses Monday in the Caffey trial. In their statement the women de- clare that they are not expecting to
 get out of jail Monday and would be very well contented If they only had dresser and rugs in their cell at the county jail. They say they have every thing then can desire, including a bath room. hot and cold water, plenty to read and an- abundance of games for their diversion. This they add is more than they have had at boarding houses where they have stopped M
 "As long as we are treated as nice as we have been." they conclude, we are very well contented."
 When The Advertiser reporter called at he county jail yesterday, he was informed thatsthe Caffey witnesses had something to impart to him.. A few minutes thereafter one of the negro trusties brought a note from the women. The contents were per0sed by Day Jailer Pettus and given to the reporter with the sanction of the sheriff
 Mrs. Johnson and Miss Brown had evidently intended that the statement should be telephoned to The Advertiser by the taller but the reporter was at hand and there was no necessity for using the wire.
 This is what the women wrote in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25

1 disjoined diction snd on the blank
 sides. apparently, of leaves of ''The
 Road to Paradise" evidently book of fiction.
 "Mr Pettus
 Phone The Advertiser. statement given out by Miss Brown and Mrs. Johnson We are feeling very badly over the Big Caffey trial Monday. May not be able to talk Monday not expecting to get out of jail Monday-would be very
 well contented if we only had dresser and rugs to get up on. We have every-
 thing that heart can wish have bath
 room, hot and cold water, anything to
 read and games of all kinds to play that is more than we had at all board ing houses we stopped at-as far as l dress we expect to be dressed in sack Monday Our new suits are to travel up the road a piece. As long as we are treated as nice as we have been we are very we'll contented."
 Mrs Johnson, 1t will be recalled. has recently acquired new fall outfit. Wednesday she purchased an elegant hat, a brown felt trimmed with a large white plume. She paid ten dollars for 1t. Other articles of wear which she has recently purchased is a handsome tailor made suit.
 The women were brought back to Montgomery from Dallas. Texas. some time ago and have since been held in jail as the states most important wit nesses in the prosecution of Dr. Frank Caffey, the negro physician, for infani- ticide and criminal malpractice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
PRIZES AWARDED IN
 BREAD-BAKING CONTEST

The prize winners as announced by Mrs Bessie M. Nixon. Superintendent of the Department of Domestic and Culinary of the State Fair in the con- test for bread and rolls. as offered by Ballard 6 Ballard. are:
 First prize. Mrs. Carrie Morgan, of Wetumpka; second, Mrs. Alexander Bruce, of the Woodley Road: third, Mrs. E. Jenkins of Hammer Hall.
 The first prize consists of a fifty piece dinner set, the second a complete toilet set and the third of set up stove.
 These prizes will be awarded each day at the conclusion of the afternoon program, subject to the rules in the premium list. The prizes today will be offered for the best loaf cake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25

smith is in jail. He is charged with murder. Bowed in grief and with tears streaming down his cheeks. Smith piti- fully described how he had shot down his friend. mistaking the rustic of the bushes for a ''sundown" o'possum. T didn't mean to kill him." mur- mured the old negro through the bars. T wouldn't have hurt Hins for the world. We never had cross word together in our lives got him to come and live down there so that we could be together. Been knowing him more than twenty-fiv years.f
 Tt was between sundown and dark" sobbed Smith. T was out with my gun huntin' squirrels. was under a big tree just after little sprinkle of srain and correctly sees a rustic in the bushes near there. Says I to myself that's sundown possum, I'll get him. ,
 An crouched down on the ground just like this,''A he rescribed. getting down on all fours in his cell. My gun was on the ground by my side l had figured I would fire one shot and then run quickly to the bushes to fire the second shot. I always used to do that so that the possum wouldn't have a chance to get away. I picked up the gun and fired. Then ran to the bushes.
 My God I says to Hins. I didn't mean to shoot you.
 q. Stand up,' I says to him. but he didn't move. grabbed him up. put him on my back and carried him to the road to get a doctor. He ain't never said nothin' vet. Looking like the shots hit him round about the neck"
 70, Lord. here am old" exclaimed the man. T can't stand nothin' like this"
 Smith seems to be about 70 years old. He owns his own farm of twenty acres on the Jackson Ferry Road. four miles from the city and bears good reputation. Hinson. who was killed. was also an old and well-to-do negro.
 The warrant for Smiths arrest was sworn out before Justice Young. His preliminary trial is set for today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
NEWS or ,vErusPKA.
District School Football Team in Good
 Condition.


 wetumpka, Oct. 4.-(special.)- )--An excellent dramatic entertainment was given at the auditorium last night for the benefit of the football team of the Fifth District School and neat sum was realized. g
 Coach D E. Tarr has splendid ma terial this year and Is getting the team in fine shape. Some good games are promised for the near future.
 W. P. Gaddis, & young naval off cer on the torpedo boat Worden. is spending this week with his mother Mrs. c. P. Gaddis, in West Wetumpka
 Mrs. L. D. Rouse, who left here Monday to attend the bedside of hel daughter, Mrs. L. W. Farrow, in Sar Antonio. Texas has returned home.
 Mrs. Rouse was taken III in Mobile and was unable to continue the jour. ney.
 Miss Mary Emma Rouse. who has been attending school in Gainesville Ga.,. has returned home.
 Mrs. T. D. Brasseli, of Sistrunk, is spending this week with Mrs. S. J. McMorris on Nortf Bridge street.
 E.. M. Cain, who was convalescine from a recent illness, has had a relapse and Is again confined to his bed.
 Mr. and Mrs. Homer Parker are re- joicing over the arrival of a baby daughter at their home this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
Governor Fine Rifle Shot
 and Beat the Battery Boys


 Governor B B. Conner yesterday after noon put aside the cares that he bears in the present railroad controversy. left the executive office and took turn with the boys of Battery B. at their regular practice shoot at the Electric Park Range. The Governor was little out of practice and un- accustomed to using a Krag rifle. but he made a good show in the scoring all the same.
 The Governor was by no means last in the score although all the men with whom he was shooting had had more or less prac- tice. It is not generally known. but 1t Is nevertheless, 6 fact, that the Governor Is a good hunter and first rate shot. So yes terday. althoaxh he was not very fstriiiar with d Krag, he beat Captain Todd and some of the others who. have had more practice.
 The Governor drove out to the range during the afternoon with Adjutant General craves. The Adjutant General had been trying for some time to get the Governor out on the range. And yesterday afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25

flice in Binghampton. 4 short time thereafter MT. Riley died and, soon after proof of his death reached the home office, the premium was returned to the Montgomery bank for refund to Mrs. Riley. the claim being made by the company that the premium had been paid too late. Though demand was made on the company for the pay ment of the policy. 1t was refused and Mrs. Riley thereupon entered suit for recovery.
 On trial yesterday. 1t was shown by the plaintiff that the premium had been accepted by the company when 1t was paid to the bank and was received by the Atlanta offices. Upon the ques- tion of law involved. Judge Sayre de- livered the affirmative charge and Judg- ment was rendered for the plaintiff for s2.160 which includes interest
 The case of Alexander Troy. suryiv- ing partner of Watts. Troy and Caffey, vs. Charles W. Haden. was on trial when court adjourned yesterday after noon. The action is for certain al- legged attorneys fees. The trial of the case will be resumed when court Is called again at 10 o'clock this morn- ina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
REcOVERSNSURANCE
JURY GIVES MRS. RILEY VERDICT
 FOR @2,1GO.
r,stv Court Tries Interesting Case tn- voIvinx Close Legal Point. Troy we. Hayden Case
 Ia Continued.
An interesting point of law was In

An interesting point or law Was m vo1ved in a proceedings which Mrs, Mollie Al. W Riley recovered Sz,loV yesterday from the Security Mutuai Life Insurance Company or bingnaLpp- s,rv hafore Judge Sayre in the civil Iivision of the city court.
 Mrs. Riley is the widow of the late w. Il. Riley who carried s2.ooO siife insurance in the Security Mutual. A premium fell due Nay l put; .'a taron{InI Un{fII HTav d The Tnoeuy was paid to an anthorized bank in Montgomery, suDse- nuently sent to the headquarters of the snsurance company In Atlanta and thereafter forwarded to the home or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
IRwIN-LrrTLEFrELD.
wedding Of Popular Persons Of The

Wedding Of Popular Persons Of The
 Deeaturs.
 Decatur, Oct. 24.--(Special. )--Sam. uel W. Irwin and Miss Harriette Zoe Littlefield, both of Decatur, were mar ried last evening at S:30 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. F, E. Littlefleld, on Oak street, Decatur.
 The ceremony was pronounced by Rev. Dr. John S. Parks. pastor of the First Presb byterian Church. Only immediate relatives witnessed the cere- mony.
 The bride is prominent in the church and social circles of the Becaturs and the bridegroom Is one of Decatur's well known young business men.
 Mir. and Mrs. Irwin are at home to their friends in the Decaturs. They will make their home in Decatur,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25

and proceeded to shoot up a revival meeting that was fin progress near Madison Cross Roads, Reese was ar rested in Nashville as he was boarding a train for Texas, and Smith was found at home. having been wounded in the affray
 Tom Morris, a man who was shot by the two men. has since moved to Ok lahoma, and he has come back here to testify against the defendants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
Wan ashort of cnah.w

New York, Oct-24--The Southern Steel Company. against which an invoIun- tary petition in bankruptcy was filed today at Birmingham, Ala. was Tong of assets and short of cash" according to one of the directors in this city.
 He said that owing to the present condition of the money market, the company was unable to secure funds with which to meet it's bills and ac- counts and the present action was taken to secure the creditors.
 Of the $25,000 900 capital stock of the company. $f0.OO0.00O Is preferred and SIS. 000.00 common
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25

the Governor decided that it would be a pleasant diversion to go out and try round with the boys.
 They gave him hearty reception. The Governor was much complimented on his "sQuirrel hunter" attitude in shooting. As the golfist would say he showed ''exceilent form with the rifle. He permitted the Adjutant General to beat him. But the Ad- jutant General has been out to the rifle range practicing so much that he ought to make good show. The bows considered the Governors record remarkable in view of his lack of practice and knowledge of g Krag.
 rha full scnra waa aa folIowa.