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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
NEWS AND NOTES OF
 SPORT.

The first week in April has been nXsd M as the time for holding tNs nru Haat & and Sportsmen's Exhibition in Mon treal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

The National Roier Polo League
 claims the cream of the best players in the country. With teams in Provi- dence, Pawtucket. New Haven. Hart ford. New Britain and Bridgeport a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

Christy MathewsoiI and Frank Bow arfnan of the New York Giants are now i'm Northern Michigan doing their annual deer hunting stunt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

Hundreds of students are preparing to accofnpany the U. of football team to Michigan for the football game there November Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

This season the Interstate Roller Polo League has teams in Akron. Can ton and Youngstown, O., and Erie pa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

A State Basketball League has been organized in Oregon, composed of Dal- las College, Pacific. College, Multno- nlah A. C., Willamette University and the Y. Nj. c. A. teams of Portland and Salem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30

Buy one nnd Eo to the Fair.
 New Beauvutr Havana 5 cent Cigar. 2 T.J. Mattox Gig. & Tob. Co, Dtstrib
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
c DE CHA N T |'' ]
FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends and acduainfanees of Mrs M. A. Dennis. Mir. and Mrs ]. A. Kicker are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the former at 10 o'clock this morning from the residence. sol High land Avenue.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Circuit Court Pretcrmitted.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NOXUBEE COUNTY.
To Honorable +. e. Dantzler, Sheriff, and c.
NJ Scales, Circuit Clerk:
Having received petition numer-
ously signed, and many letters from
citizens of NoXubee county, urging me
to pretermit the July term of the Cir
cult court, said petition and letters
stating that the public interest re-
quired that said term of court be pre-
termitted on account of the condition
Of the crops, and other interests of the
county; and having given said petition
and letters due consideration, it is or
dered that the term of the court com
mencing on the third Monday of July
be pretermitted.
1t is further ordered that a special
term of said circuit court be and the
same is hereby called to convene in the
court house in the town of Macon in
said county, on the 18th day of August,
1907, and to continue as long as the
public interest may require.
1t is further ordered that all causes.
civil and criminal which under the law
are ready for trial at the said July term
of said court, shall stand eady for trial
at said special term.
1t is further ordered tlat the iuries
shall be drawn for said special term as
provided by law, and that the clerk and
sheriff of this court, shall do all things
for the holding Of said special term of
said court.
Signed at Meridian, Lauderdale coun-
ty, Mississippi, this the 18th day of
June, 1907
r. f. COCHRAN. Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Montevalo, China:
and Cahaba
Macon Mercantile Co.

Prof. j. N. Powers makes the follow
ing rmal announcement of his can
didacy:
To the People of Mississippi: |
hereby announce my candidacy for the
office of state superintendent of educa-
ton, subject to the action of the demo-
cratic primaries.
stand for a progressive school sys-
TEN. Our state institutions should con
tinue to flourish, our city shoots should
have every encouragement their eff
cheney demands, while our rural schools
must have facilities equal to those of
the towns and cities. | therefore
stand pledged to devote my time and
talent to the carrying forward of every
educational interest of the common
wealth, stand for better school
houses in the rural districts, longer
school terms, and better trained teach
ers. Our wealth-earning powers as a
state and our contentment and happi-
ness asa people depend largely upon
the amount and character of education
we receive. If it is true that state
or nation progress in proportion to
the amount of education it receives
then ii behooves us to exert every eff
fort to give to Mississippi school sys-
TEN the equal of any in the land.
| believe that the state superinten-
dent should visit every county in the
state at least once year and confer
with the people relative to the needs
of their schools. If | should be so for
tunate as to be elected by the people
to their schools. If should be so for
tunate as to be elected by the people
to this high Office | now pledge that |
shall exercise Esuch supervision, and
that | shall follow in the pathway of
Prof. Henry l.. Whitfield, who has
worked so earnestly and wrought so
well for the. educational interests of
the state.
1t is particularly gratifying to me at
the very beginning OF my campaign to
have the support, voluntarily tender
ed, Ct hundreds of teachers and other
citizens throughout the state. That
GOV. Vardaman has appointed me over
my distinguished opponents to the va
'cancy in the Office created by the res
ignation of Supt. H. l.. Whitfield is an
endorsement Of my qualifications which
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
That Miles Pension.


Pubhshed by Vardaman Supporterl
when seen Mr.. Williams held in his
hand a copy of the kosciusko Herald of
June z, and when asked for a specific
interview he exhibited the front page
Of that paper and pointed to the head
line over an article copied from the Ok
ford Eagle, which headline contained
the following assertion; Williams
Voted to Pension Miles, who Shackled
Davis. The minority leader remark
ed, Isn't it Gun ious that men who are
ordinarily honest and scrupulous should
become so INSCRIPTIONS and such liars
when talking and discussing politics.?
The headline quoted is in connection
with a recital Of the proceedings Incl
dent to the pensioning of Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles, as taken from
the congressional journal, and supple
mented by "a full history of this same
matter, also in possession Of one of Ok
ford most highly honored citizens, > "
-Picayune Jackson Bureau.
1t seems that the minority leader
would ape Mr., Roosevelt and estab-
fish a private Annanias club-in fact,
go him one better and establish an An
nanias and Sapphire club (the editor of
the Oxford Eagle being a LADY,.
Whether he intended to include the edi-
tor of the Herald in its membership
will be aseertained and settled outside
of the columns of the paper, but there
is one feature that we will notice in
print, He seems to take otfense at the
headlines which accompanied the article
and We're reproduced by us, together
with the article as appeared in the Ea-
gle. While literally the headlines may
not be in strict accord with the article,
yet they convey the effect of Miles was
a retired officer at a salary of S., 250
per year. Under the law then in force,
when a retired officer was assigned to
duty as a recruit. ing officer, in which
capacity Miles was then serving, he
would receive full paw, or SIC, 500 A
provlso was introduced to remedy this
and cut the pay to that of a retired Of
fcer. Mr.. Williams by his vote said
that the sanity Miles, who brutally and
unnecessarily shackled President JEFF
ferson Davis, then a helpless prisoner
of war, deserved SIG, 500 instead of 49,,
$50. This, strictly speaking, may not
have been pension, but is distinc-
ton without a difference, and appears
inexcusable and indefensible from the
standpoint of one who revers the mem
DRY of jefferson Davis. Kosciusko
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

The Miles incident has entered the
senatorial campaign, and that it has
begun to diminish the fast diminishing
strength of the minority leader is at
tested by the vigor of the language
which he uses in denouncing it, John
Shap Williams viii have difficult task
in convincing the people of Mississippi
that the Miles amendment was not in
the interest Of Miles, especially when
all of the other Mississippi congress-
men, with one exception, he being alb
sent, lined up solid against it. If the
amendment was not in the interest of
Miles, and was such a worthy move
ment, it is a little singular why the
entire Mississippi delegation, save Mr..
Williams, should have voted against it.
The Kosciusko Herald has a few facts
from the Record, which we reproduce
this morning, and which will make
mighty interesting" reading in view
of Mr.. Williams denial.
(Adv.D
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given that the per-
sonal assessment roll for 1907, i on file
in the chancery clerks office for in
spection. All parties are hereby noti-
fed that the board of supervisors will,
at their next regular meeting, on the
LIST Monday in August, consider the
same and hear objebtions to the assess
ment that may be filed with the clerk
eff said board.
w. V. STEWART,
Assessor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Yours truly,

| highly appreciate and which should
be source of encouragement to my
friends.
The time before the election is so
limited that it will be impossible for
me to attend to the duties of the office
and to make visit to every county;
therefore, / take advantage of this OPP
portunity to solicit the support and in
hu9nce Of every citizen. The platform
upon which | stand and respectfully
ask the sufrages of the people is a
better chance in life for every boy and
girl. Respectfully,
JOE N. Powers,
West Point, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Vardaman and the Repeal,

The Fifteenth Amendment was forced
upon the nation by force of arms; it
was an outcome of q greatwar in which
hundreds of thousands Of men lost their
lives. But if its burden is ever to be
taken off of the shoulders of the South,
it will be not by war, or force, but by
argument and Cancellation. Argument
viii conquer reason, but Cancellation is
the only thing that can overcome PIE
JUDGE and with the great mass of the
Northern people an abiding prejudice
in favor of the negro is still strong and
active.
All nations have national prejudices,
and the national p.ejudiees of the
Southern people and those Of the North
ern people of the United States have
gradually become less and less antago-
nistic, more and more similar, until
now in most great matters the feelings
and attitude of the South and North
are identical, and truly national as be-
longing to all the people Of our great
nation-now a solid unit Of irresistible
and invincible power against all foreign
powers, The Negro Question is the
only great national issue on which the
opinion and sentiment Of the two great
bodies Of the Union are divided as ma
tons are divided from each other, No
call upon patriotism will unite us on
this issue, but would tend only to fur
Their separate us. The South would re-
call Lee and AppomattoX, the North
Lincoln and the Emancipation Procla-
nation, and both would be reminded Of
the lives lost, the blood shed, and all
the calamities and rancor and hate of
war. The question will be settled some
day andl settled right, but. the result
will be reached by wise and friendly
cancellation and mutual patriotic conces-
sions from both sections, and it will be
brought about by diplomacy and APP
peals to reason and justice, not by
abuse and radcalism and denunciation
How little Governor Vardaman is
suited for the task he aspires to accom-
plish has been shown so often that
it would seem to be universally known.
Dissension, elimination and recrimina-
ton, enmity and the like has character
lied nearly all the boards and commits
sions of which he has been a member.
To be at logger-heads with about half
of the members-eXcept those appoint
ed wholly by himself has been his
usual position, The last instance of
his unfortunate quality occurred in re-
lation to the Meridian debate. The
Board of Trade invited him to engage
in a joint debate and he accepted
They allowed Mr. Williams to fix the
order and time of the speeches-and gave
Mr. Vardaman the choice to speak first
or last. Surely, no man can justly say
this was unfair. Yet the Governor af-
forwards comes out in a long letter ac-
cusing the Board of Trade of great I'M
fairness to him, though wherein any
Partially to Mr.. Williams was shown
does not appear. The Meridian Board
of Trade replies in a courteous and dig
nifed tone, but the close of their com
munication was severe, and the severity
was justified. They say We feel
that the criticism is unmerited, and az
hosts we feel deicacy in expressing
ourselves as vigorously as we might
feel otherwise justified in doing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Prof. Joe N. Powers Of West Point,
was recently appointed State Superin-
tendent Of Education in lieu of Prof.
Powers is a first class teacher who has
worked his way up through the coun-
try schools and the village schools to
the city superintendeucy of the West
Point schools, which schools are one of
the pronounced successes Of the State.
Prof. Powers was appointed by the
governor on the petition of the teachers
Of the State, and the teachers petit
toned his appointment because they
thought him the best man in the pro-
fession for the place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior
Land Office at Jackson, Miss July 6, 1 gO7
Notice is hereby given that 81 Cotton of
Macon. Miss has fed notice of his intention
to make final five year proof in support of
his claim viz: Homestead Entry No. 41S66
made April 1, 1907, for the south half Of
northwest quarter, section o. township "a N,
range ! 6 east Choctaw meridian, and that
said proof will be made before chancery Cork,
Noxuhee county Mt Macon Miss, on August
10, 1907,
lie names the following witnesses TO prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
Or The land, viz: George b. Cash, Pascal
cotton, Emanuel May, Smith Cotton, all OF
Macon, Miss, L, C. LAMAR
lulyta-5t Register, !
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Massachusetts alone has more power
in the national government than the
whole South. She gained it by sending
to Washington her ablest men, keep
ing them there and backing them up.
What would she do with John Sharp
Williams were he a citizen of hers.
Is not Massachusetts policy a wise
Ona2
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
To The Voters of Noxubee County.

The election law requires our Board
of Election Commissioners to meet on
third Monday in July Q5th day. to SUI
pervise the registration and poll books,
also as court to hear all complaints of
those not registered from any cause.
Remember this will be your last chance
to get your name on the registration
books. w. O. BARNES,
Chm. of Board of Election CONS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Notice.

aTUnder the ordinance all users of
lights or water bills are required to set
tie their light and water bills by the
fourth of each month at the office of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen. No
PROVISIONS are made for a collector.
The public will please take notice of
this in future and same expenses.
r. r. V. YATES,
Clerk of the Board.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
To the Public.

| have bought out the interest of J.
l.. Murphey in the Novelty Store and
will conduct the business at the same
stand. A large stock of general house.
hold utensils will be carried and in the
fall q stock of toys will be added.
7, S, MuRPHEY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Snow-balls would sell in Hades at a
tremendous profit, but don't take any
stock in a company proposing to ship
them there The promoters promise
to Try, however honest and hopeful, is
not worth anything.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
The State of Mississippi to Miss Mary
II-InhAnrn,.

The State of Mississippi to Miss Mary
Hutchinson:
An attachment at the suit of N.
Scales against your estate for S24.00
and interest from September, 1904, re
turnable before the justice court of
Noxubee county, at Macon, MISSISSIPPI
pi has been executed, and is now pend
ing in said court; and unless you APP
pear before said court on the third
Monday the fifteenth day of July A.
D., 1907 and plead to said action judg-
ment will be entered and the estate at
tackled will be sold, this June 10 1907.
j. l.. CLEMENS,
Justice of the Peace.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
FOR SALE.

One well bred jack colt year old,
black with white points, one saddle
mare 2 IL years old, saddles fine and
broken to harness; one standard bred
mare 5 years old, splendid mover in
harness and fast; also pair of matched
mules 3 IL years old well broken and
in good order. Apply to
w. II. SMITH,
Prairie Point, MISS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Ther2 are sixty million people in the
United States who believe the negro
has right to vote. The negro don't
vote in mississippi. Let sleeping dogs
lie is a wise proyerb.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

The United States Senate is a cham
Der of debate, not a field of battle.
Let Mississippi send.the best debater
in the nation to represent US there.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Be man and vote for the man-WiI
Hams or Vardaman-whom you think it
best for your State Of Mississippi to
have in the Senate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

We must now close out all our goods
in a rush Thirty days remaining to
omplete sale.
PATTY DRY GOODS Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Do you plant cotton in December?
If you don't, then don't you vote fol
Vardaman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The BEACON is authorized to al
nounee the following gentlemen to tn
offices to which they aspire, all subJeC
to the action Of the Democratic prlmS
ries:
FOR STATE SENATOR,
WALTER PRICE.
H. H. BROOKS, JR.
FOR CIRCUIT clfRk.
C. M. SCALES.
+. T. SHORT.
FOR SHERIFF,
1T. MCCLURE.
j. A. LEE.
A. d. BINION.
G. G. PAGAN.
FOR cHANcERY CLERK.
T. j. WILKINS, JR.
w. H. HOLMAN.
JN0. A. TYSON.
FOR ASSESSOR,
JAS. f. HOLT
J. P. HUNTER.
A. C. FAINT.
W. V. STEWART.
THOS. Z. WILKINSON
FOR SUPERINTENDENT EDUCATION.
j. R. JACKSON,
J. w. DEUPREE.
CHAS. STRONG.
FOR LEGISLATURE.
IVA L. DORR0H
W. S. PERMENTER
A. P. McCASKlLL,
L. D. CAVETT.
M. O'BYRNE.
FOR TREASURER,
j. l.. FLOORE
j. A. WEATHERBY.
I. T. SMITH.
NELSON STEVENS.
w. w. MCLEOD.
L. F. COLE.
FOR SURVEYOR.
E. T. BUSH, ,R.
J. H. HUBBARD, SR.
FOR SUPERVISOR.
District No 8.
w. S. FARMER.
C. G. THOMPSON.
M. r. LOVE.
w. T. SHOWERS.
E. B. COLE.
District No. 2
j. E. SPARKMAN
W. w. GOODWIN
District No. 4.
0. NJ. DORROH
j. B. MCNEES
j. E. SENNETT.
District No
ALLIE SWAMI &,
JUSTICE Of the PEACE
Lynn Creek and Fairport district NO. 2
j. X. TRIPLETT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13

Lot and residence of Mrs. Mary Rives
Brown in desirable part of city, for sale
cheap. Apply to J. Z. RIvES.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Shirt Waists.

Our line of Ladies Shirt Waists is
acknowledged to be the prettiest line in
the city and by far the largest. Read
the big circular for prices.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
OPEN AIR BAND CONCERT
Fourth of July Night Brings Out a
Large Crowd

The Greenville Concert Band gave
its first open air concert of the season
from the balcony OF the Grand Opera
House last Thursday night. The con-
cert was rendered in an admirable
manner by the band. there being ten
numbers on the program, consisting
af Characteristic marches, patriotic airs
and overtures.
The concert was listened to by 4
large crowd Of people who thronged
the streets and gave generous ap-
plause to each number rendered The
event proved a successful one judg-
ing from the many words Of praise
Prof Mejia. the director. received fot
his efforts. and the band boys feel
satisfied that with tho proper support
they will soon have one oft he strong
est. If not the strongest bands in the
state in the near feture
The band wishes to continue these
open air concerts throughout the sum
mer and next week a subscription VIII
be started among the merchants to-
wards the support Of this musical or
ganization. Other cities in the state
contribute literally to the support of
their bands and there is no reason
why Greenville should not have the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
A Former Citizen Wins Success

The Gloster Record this week pub
lished the following notice of the re-
moval to- this city of one of that
city's leading merchants.
''Mr. F. NJ. Robinson is packing UP
the larger part OF the stock of Rob
inson Bros. to ship to Hattiesburg,
where be will go into business. Mr..
Robinson has been one Of Gloster"s 5
most enterprising and progressive
merchants and his removal will be
a serious hurt to the town, but we
can only hope that he will be sue
cessful in his new lection as to ac-
cumulate in few years sufficiency
of this worlds goods to enable him
to retire from active business, and
then return to us again"
Mr.. Robinson, several years ago,
had a prosperous business in this
city in the Mayer building and after
wards moved to the Rosenfeld
building. For some reason after
carrying on a business there forabout
a year he went into bankruptcy and
returned to Gloster, his former home,
to start business life anew and We
are glad to read of our old frienI's
success and hope his business i'll
Hattiesburg will prove the crowning
success Of his business career.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
FOR GREENVILLE
L. NJ. Willeroy, late Assistant En-
gineer on Southern Railway Opens
Office in Bank Of Washington.

Mr.. L. NJ Willeroy was born and
raised in Richmond, Va. After re-
ceiving his education at McCabes Uni-
versity. he began his engineering ca
/ reer as a rodman with the Chesapeake
and Western Railway Co. Later ne
was transit man with the Virginia
Electric Railway and Development
Company Of Richmond, Va. From
this company he entered the en-
plovment Of the c. & o r r.. as
Assistant Engineer serving in Ohio,
Kentucky and West Virginia. which
position he filled for about two
years
After being connected whit the
Washington Southeren Railway IN
Washington, D. c., as. Assistant En-
/ iueer for more than a year he came
TO Mississippi in the fall OF 1905 as
assistant engineer in charge Of
bridges and construction Of the South
, ern Railway. He was later made as
sistant engineer II charge of the corn :
pany's work in Mississippi and upon
cessation of that work was trans
ferred t8 the principal assistant ei'-
oineer's office with headquarters at
Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. Willeroy left the service Of The
Southern Railway on July Ist 70 opeo
an Office in Greenville for the prac-
tice Of general engineering and CON
struction.
Mr. Wil1eroy is known to SOME of
our people through his connection.
with the Southern Railway IS liked
| by all and comes we'll recommended d
as a sober and intelligent young man
and his record with the Southern
shows that he IS thoroughly quail
fed as practlcing engineer. He has
his Office over tbs Bank Of Washing
ton. is ready to do all classes OF en-
gineerfne and surveying and is max
ing drainage a specially He IS pre-
pared to make detailed reports on
the soil drainage, acreage. location
ard Improvements on prospective
loans and purchases Of real estate in
the Yazoo Delta.