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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-16
IS Not an Iowa Man.

Our president speaks Of me as a
son Of Iowa, but the designation is not
strictly accurate. I was born Of Dutch
parentage il Pennsylvania. | was
brought up in Iowa and educated ia
Illinois. My business headquarters are
in Ohio, and the only home 1 own is in
Alabama. l have drifted into tie IN
terborough company in New York city
~ way Of Washington and the 18TH
mus Of Panama. Il in reaching this
city l have Travelled i'll a roundabout
road, you know that The next way
homes the farthest away about, and
I venture to hope that as the son of
Il Dutchman ! shall not be entirely I'M
welcome in the home of Father Knick-
erbocker
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-16
Popular Enmity to Them Not Jus-
titled According to Theo-
core p. Shonte.
FARMER OWES THEM HIS FARM
Pioneer Builder a Great Benefactor to
the Country.
His Work as a Developer-some Re-
marks About Railway Profits
Alleged and Water"
in Stocks.

New York, Feb. 1G.-At the annual
banquet Of the Iowa society Of this
city, held in the Waldorf-Astoria ho-
tel Theodore T. Shonts was one Of the
chief speakers and devoted his re-
marks to the transportation question.
He spoke II part as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-16

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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
HON. ]. I. GUNTER
HAS PASSED AWAY
FORMER MAYOR OF COLUMBUS.
IN BAD HEALTH FOR SOME
TINE, DIED IN THIS
CITY ON FRIDAY.
Deceased Was Prominent in Political
and FraternaI Circles, and His
Death is a Source of Uni
versal Regret Here.

The announcement of the death Of
Hon. ]. T. Gunter, which occurred at
his home on College street at two
o'clock Friday afternoon, was receiv-
ed with genuine sorrow and profound
regret throughout the entire city, a
city whose people he has served well
both as their chief magistrate and
as an enterprising, public spirited
citizen. Mr.. Gunter was not only
a jealous and conscientious city Off
cial, but noble, generous and up
right man. He was no more faithful
to his duties as a public official than
to the obligations of friendship, and
there is not a man or woman who
ever knew him and who was ac-
quainted with his numerous good
qualities who is not grief-stricken by
his death.
Mr.. Gunter's death was by no
means unexpected. His health has
been poor for more than a year, so
poor in fact that it kept him from
standing for reelection to the office
of mayor last summer, when he was
strongly urged by his friends to make
the race. Upon retiring from office
last January he went on an extended
tour of the West, hoping that the
change of climate would enable him
to recuperate his failing health. The
trip, however, did not have the de-
sired effect, and few weeks ago he
returned to Columbus in practically
the same physical condition as when
he left here last winter. He was
able to visit the business district only
once or twice, and was warmly greet
ed by his friends. He was soon taken
to his bed, however, and suffered in
tensely, his malady, which was kid
ney trouble, having assumed an acute
form. He grew gradually worse until
death finally relieved his sufferings.
Mr.. Gunter came to this city about
twenty years ago from Pickens coun-
ty, Alabama, and during his long res
idence here has been prominently
identified with the commercial and
political interests of the city. Upon
coming to Columbus he entered the
warehouse business, and also sue
cessfully conducted a small hotel. In
1898 he built the Commercial Hotel
on College street, and for seven years
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
Mr.. Gates i'm Jackson.

The following notice regarding the
Rev. Geo. G.. Gates, who is now con-
Quoting a revival in Jackson, Miss,
will be read with pleasure by the
friends of the evangelist in this city.
The notice is taken from the Jackson
correspondent of the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal, and reads as follows
The meetings of Evangelist Gates
now in progress here are absorbing
great deal of interest, and the at
tendance both morning and night is
the largest that has marked any re-
vival meeting in recent years. Mr..
Gates is far from we'll physically, and
the daily preaching for more than
an hour, coupled with the strain in
cident to exhorting and praying with
his congregations, is visible even to
the most casual observer. There is
some kind of attractiveness about
the man that is said to be hard to
resist, and this is evident by the
large number who apparently feel
the influence of his arguments and
tions number from 1900 to $500
persons, with all the Protestant cler-
gy and others uniting on the plat
form, while large volunteer choirs
are in attendance at all times. He
stated last night that the period of
his stay would be rather indefinite; /;
that he had been sent for to do some
work and would remain until he be-
lieved that work was accomplished; /;
it might be ten days and it might be
longer"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
Vardaman Addresses Enthusiastic
Audience at West Point.

West Point, Miss, June IS.-Gov
James K. Vardaman arrived from
Tupelo this morning over the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad at 1880 o'clock
and was met at the depot by large
delegation of enthusiastic friends
and Leslie's concert band, and was
escorted TO the hotel, where he spent
the remainder OF the day resting and
receiving friends.
At eight o'clock at the opera house
the governor was introduced by Capt.
w s. Coleman, an old Confederate
| soldier. in most happy and impress
sive way, whereupon he addressed
the monster audience, conspicuous
for the number of ladies in attend
ance.
The governor began by speaking of
the duties of citizenship. He i'm
pressed the voters with the fact that
this is government of the people,
by the people and for the people, and
when a change of its laws is neces-
sary for the welfare of the people it
is their duty, as we'll as their right,
to change them. He thanked God
that in Mississippi today the vote of
the white man who pushes the plane
or holds the plow handles counts for
as much as that of a senator or a con-
gressman or a governor.
The address related chiefly to the
race question and the proposed re-
peal of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments, and was one of the
most powerful speeches on the race
question ever delivered in this city.
The governor held that if the re-
peal of these amendments would be
right after a while, it is right now,
and that the time is at hand when the
amendments must be repealed or else
the negro can claim protection under
the amendments as to rights of citi
zenship. E'If the matter is not to
be brought up now, who will do it
by and by, and when?" asked the
governor. He maintained that his
position relative to railroad legisla
ton had often and fiagrantly been
misrepresented. He referred to his
official record and left it to the peo-
pie if he had not been true to his
promises made before election.
The governor received the closest
attention throughout the speech and
was greeted with thunderous APP
plause from time to time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
ENGINE COLLIDES
WITH TROLLEY CAR
ACCIDENT OCCURRED THURSDAY
AT THE POINT ON COLLEGE
STREET AND SOUTHERN
ROAD CROSSING.
Trolley Car and Oil Car Attached to
Locomotive Were Smashed Up
i'm ColIision--No Personal
Injuries Resulted.

A trolley car collided with an oil
car attached to a Southern Railway
switch engine at the College street
crossing last Thursday, and both the
trolley car and oil car were badly
smashed up. There were no per-
sonal injuries as a result of the ac-
cident, the passengers on the trolley
car, together wth the motorman and
conductor, having jumped just in
time to escape the impact.
The accident occurred shortly after
the noon hour last Thursday, when
car No. 5, in charge of Conductor
Bowman Scott and Motorman Il. A.
Medford, was bowling along at an
ordinary rate of speed en- route to
the city. AS the car neared the point
on College street where the Southern
Railway crosses that thoroughfare,
engine, pushing an oil car, was ap-
preaching from the north. He was
under the impression that he could
clear the crossing before the switch
engine had time to reach it, and iu
his effort to get out of the way OF
the locomotive threw his controller
around to the highest speed notch.
The controller was thrown wide
open, and instead of increasing the
speed, as the motorman had intended,
stopped stock still. Medford realized
that it would be impossible to get
the current on again in time TO clear
the crossing before it was reached
by the locomotive, so be yelled to the
passengers to jump. The passengers
were Messrs. J. NJ. McQuown, Earl
Burris, J. Fl. Rectin and G.. F. Brown,
and they, together wfth Conductor
Scott and Motorman Medford, escap-
ed uninjured.
The locomotive with which the
street car collided was Southern
switch engine No. 1860, in charge Of
Engineer John BeaIle and Yard Con-
ductor w H. Gabbott, both of whom
escaped uninjured. The trolley car
W do hHOChGu AlCll tire NAelIh anu iOAA~
ed over on the Southern Railway tres
tie, which is a few feet south of the
College street crossing. The car was
completely disabled, having been bat
tered and broken up to such an eX-
tent that it will have to be thoroughly
overhauled and repaired before being
placed in use again. The oil car,
which, as stated above, was in front
of the switch engine, was also con-
siderably broken up. The locomo-
tive was in no way damaged in the
collision. -
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

was proprietor of that hostelry, which
| he leased out two years ago in order
Ithat he might enjoy the comforts of
a private home. In 1902 Mr.. Gunter
was elected mayor of the city and
served two terms, having, on account
of Ill health, declined to stand for re-
election to a third term. His admin
listration was one of the most progress
sive that Columbus has ever enjoyed.
While he was in office provision was
made for the erection of an additional
public school building, for an extern
sion of the water and sewerage sys-
TENS, and for numerous other munic-
ipal improvements. 1t was through
his influence that Bradford Square
was secured by the city for use as a
park, and he was also largely instru-
mental in securing the street railway,
it having been at his suggestion that
the promoters first took hold of the
project, and he having urged the city
council to make certain concessions
which finally resulted in the construc-
pied a prominent position in local
fraterna1 circles, having been mem
eber of the Afasons, Odd Fellows, the
Woodmen of the World, and other
fraternal and benevolent organiza-
tions. He was elected noble grand
of Union Lodge No. 35, I. o. o. F.,
last January, but on account of i'll
health had never been able to dis
charge the duties of the office.
The deceased is survived by wild
ow, one son, Mr.. Henry Gunter, and
two daughters, Mrs. A. r. Davis, of
Athens, Ga, and Miss Carine Gunter,
of this city. He also leaves an aged
mother, Mrs. Margaret Gunter, and
four brothers, Messrs. w. c., R. ].
and Preston Gunter, of this city, and
DR.. Leon Gunter, of Decatur, Ala.
Mr. Preston Gunter is now in Texas,
whittier he went several months ago
for the purpose of recuperating his
failing health, and was not with his
brother when the end came. His
bedside, however, was surrounded by
the members of his immediate family
and many loving friends and rela
tiyes, and everything possible was
done to make his last hours on earth
peaceful and tranquil.
The funeral will take place at the
First Methodist church at nine o'clock
this morning, being participated in by
both the odd Fellows and Masons.
The members of Columbus Lodge No.
5, A. F. and A. NJ, and Union Lodge
No. 35, l. o. o. F., are requested to
meet at their respective lodge rooms
promptly at eight o'clock for the pur-
pose of attending the obsequies.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Miss Mary Clarke. the mother OF
Mr.. G. B. Clarke, agent for the Sim
ger Sewing Machine Company in this
city, died at her home i'm Ethelvile,
Ala, at seven o'clock on last Friday
evening. The deceased was sixty
four years old, and her death was
caused by dropsy The body was
taken to Mayhem for interment. and
the funeral will occur there at IL
O'Clock this morning.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
Stewarf-Wood.

Mr.. S. o. Stewart and Miss Grace
Wood were married on Thursday
night last at the home of the brides
sister, Miss Allie B. Wood, on North
Second avenue. The ceremony was
performed by Rev c. NJ. ZwingIe.
Miss Wood, who is the daughter of
Mr.. Thomas j Wood, editor of the
Starkville News, is a very pretty and
attractive young lady, and Il very
popular with large circle of friends
which she has made since her resi-
dence of few months past in this
city. Mr.. Stewart is from Hollis,
Oklahoma, where he is a well known
young business man. This wedding
is the elimination of a romance that
had its beginning at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College four years
ago, at which time Mr.. Stewart, a
student Of that institution, met Miss
Wood
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

eminent Need?" Rev. D. ". Rabb,
Judge F. A. Critz, Hon. ]. I. Sturdi-
want; What Style OF Preaching
Does This Age Require?" Rev. J. Z.
Thomas and Rev. 5. r. Lawson; /;
What Has Become Of the Family
Altar and What Relation Does it Sus-
tain to the Life and Power of the
Church," Rev. j. A. Poe and Rev.
T. J. Hopper. This will conclude the
discussion of the general church
work, and missions will be discussed
as follows: The Missionary Spirit
the Distinctive Principle of the Cos
pel," Rev. j. E. Thomas and Rev. w.
A Bowlin; How to Make Our Peo-
pie More Positively and Aggressively
Missionary in Spirit and Practice, :"
Rev. r. H. B. Gladney and Rev. L. D.
Worsham; The Menace of the Rap
idly Incoming Foreign Nations of the
Globe to American Religion and Free
Institutions, and Our Duty in the
Premises" Rev. ]. c. Lowe and
Judge F. A. Critz. Financial topics
will be discussed as follows: Ma
ture and Obligation of the Tithing
Law, and Is it Still in Force?" Rev.
z. S. Lewis; Conference Collections,
When and How to Raise Them" Rev.
W. A. Bowlin and Rev. D. w. Babb.
The afternon session will close with
a sermon by Rev. L. D. Worsham.
The exercises Friday morning will
be opened with devotional exercises
by Rev. w. A. BOwlin, after which
delegates to. the North Mississippi
conference, which is to convene in
this city in December, will be elected
and all unfinished business will be
completed. Judge F. A. Critz will
deliver an address on the superan-
nuate fund, and a sermon by Rev.
Q. A Oates will bring the morning
session to a close.
At two o'clock Friday afternoon
there will be devotional exercises,
with a sermon by Rev. 5. L. Pope.
after which the conference will adj
journ.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
Mary White Released from Custody.

Mary White Released from Custody.
| Mary White, the negress who was
arrested on a charge of completely
| in the murder of a negro named
| 'Gurley" Thomas, who was mysteri-
ously killed on June Sth, had a
preliminary examination before JUS
tice of the Peace c. o. Shackelford
in the Third district @last-week, and
was released from custody. At the
time Thomas was killed he and Mary
| White were working together on a
plantation about six miles southeast
of Columbus on the Pickensville
road, and according to the tale told
by the negress Thomas was shot
from ambush by an unseen party.
She says that her attention was first
attracted by a noise that sound like
the explosion of a revolver, and that
upon looking around she saw the ne
gro fall to the ground, but did not see
the person who fired the shot. AM
other feature of the case which seems
hard to explain is that Thomas had
loaded revolver in his pocket at
the time he was killed and that the
weapon was later found near his body
with one chamber empty. Notwith-
standing the many mysterious cir
cumstances surrounding the murder
there was no testimony to show that
Mary White fired the fatal shot, and
Justice Shackelford was therefore
compelled to release her from GUS
tody.
The residents of the community
in which the shooting occurred are
considerably aroused over the killing,
as this is the second mysterious muir
der that has occurred in the neigh
borhood within less than a year.
Only a few months ago Sid Neville,
a negro living on the Gunter place,
which is only a short distance from
the scene of the Thomas murder, was
decoyed from his house and shot.
The shooting occurred about nine
O'Clock at night, and no one knew
anything about it until next morning,
when the body was found lying in
the public road. A negro named
Will Lee was arrested on suspicion,
but there was no evidence to show
that he committed the crime, and he
was released from custody. Up to
the present time there is no clue as
to the identify of Thomas murderer,
and it may be that this crime viii
also remain shrouded in mystery.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Mr.. W. ". O'Connen, sales agent
for the National Cash Register Com
pany, with headquarters in Meridian,
spent few days in the city the past
week. and landed a couple Of nice
orders. Mr.. O'Connell is one Of the
most popular travelling men visiting
this city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27
Hon. JEFF Truly TO Speak.

The Hon. Jeff Truly, candidate for
governor, will speak at Caledonia on
July the Sth at ten o'clock in the
morning; also in the city of Colum-
bus on the same date at night, place
to be announced later: on July 9th
at Mt. Vernon school house. in the
eastern section of the county, at ten
O'Clock in the morning. 6-23-td
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Mrs. Howard Marshall and son,
Mr.. Howard Young Marshall, return
ed home on Thursday from Clarks-
vile, Tenn. Mrs. Marshall was yis-
itor to ClarksdaIe to attend the grad
uation exercises of her son, Howard
Young, who was an honor graduate
from the Southwestern Presbyterian
University in that city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

We regret to note the illness of
little Miss Agnes Warfie1d, who is
quite sick with fever. 1t is to be
hoped that her condition will soon be
much improved.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Col. and Mrs. w c. Richards left
the past week for a visit to their
son, Mr.. Frank Richards, at his home
in Chicot county, Arkansas.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Mr.. VIII Wakefield, former Col
umbian, who is now living in Texark-
ana, is in the city on visit to rel
atives and friends.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Mr.. Curtis Chappell. city letter
carrier, who has been spending his
vacation visiting the exposition at
Jamestown, has returned home.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Misses Frances and May Walton,
who have been the guests of their
sister, Mrs. T. 0. Burris, for the past
Few days, have returned to their
home in Hamilton.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-27

Mrs. r. VI. Noland, who has been
absent from the city for a short time
past. has returned home
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-13
ORDINANCE 116

AE Ordinance Levying and Fixing the Tax Rate for the Year 1907. And t3 Provide a Revenue for the City Of BisDee for said Year.
 De it ordained by the common Coun- cil Of the City of Bisbee as follows, to wit.
 Secuon l. That there be and there is he%o5y levied upon the assessed valu& ok the real and personal prop erlv within tmo City 0s -nishee- nni!sshheeee 2 shown by the capitalized assessment roll of the City of Bisbee for the year 1907. the following taxes: First. Four mills on the dollar Of such assessed valuation to defray the salaries of officers and the ordinary and contingent expenses of the city not otherwise provided for. Second. Twelve mills on the dollar of such assessed valuation for the purpose of constructing and repairing streets, sewers, sidewalks, cross-walks, bridges and culverts, within the said city.
 Third. Two mills on the dollar of such assessed valuation to defray the interest of the public debt of the city. Passed and adopted this Sd day of September 1907.
 c. L. CAyEN,
 Mayor. Attest: c. W. HICKS,
 City Clerk. Approved this Sd day Uf September. 1907.
 C.L. CAvEN.
 Mayor.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-13
Fond of Crab.

A jolly old boy from the Nidlands entered into one of the hotels at the seaside and, seeing on the slab on the right a crab dressed on the shell with legs, claws and parsley ranged round, said to the landlord:
 What dye call that?"
 Crab" was the answer.
 Looks good. I'll have un, and ge us pint of ale"
 Bread and butter was added and the diner left to his dinner. In about an hour the genial landlord entered the dining saloon to see if his guest was getting on all right. He found him chawing up the last claw, the chawer red in the face. but beaming.
 Like the crab, sir?'
 Yes. He was capital. I never tast- ed one afore. but think you baked un a little too long. The crust was hard. Let's have another pint"
 He had eaten the lot-shen, claws and all complete.-London Tit-3its.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-13
IS IN
 THE SHELTER CITY

DOUGLAS, Sept. 12.-(Specap-
 Preparations are under way both
 by citizens of Agua Prieta and the
 to observe fittingly September 16, one
 of their great national days.
 It was on September 15, 1910 that
 the famous revolutiOnist priest, Mi
 guel Hidalgo, rang the bell in the San Miguel church which was the echo of Mexican independence and for that reason the celebrations will begin Sunday evening. At 1 o'clock at night the Paul Revere of Mexico warned the people that the Spaniards had dis covered the revolutionary plot and were putting on foot a conspiracy to overthrow all of the revolutiOnists. The San Miguel church was located at 1 Dolores, state of GuanajuatO. Here l the reyolutionists made their head quarters and here the fist uprising | of the revolut onists who ultimately | freed Mexico from the Spanish yoke | took place. When word from the dis | trict capital, QueeTetaTO, reached the ears of the old patriot, Hidalgo, he rang the bell of the San Miguel church until the whole town was aroused. So intense was the feeling against Span
 ish tyranny that even the members of the regiment stationed at Dolores
 Joined the revolutionists, as did the nnlice officers of the town and in a
 body they marched forth in the mid. 1 dle of the night with the banner or
 their patron saint, the Virgin Guada- lupe. and the cry of Viva, Viva Mexico" on their lips.
 From this beginning town after town joined the revolutionists and af' ter eleven years of varying success the Mexicans threw of the Spanish | yoke in September of 1921.
 It is in commemoration of the day when the revolutionists took up arms
 against Spain that local Mexicans will | celebrate Sunday and Monday.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-13
Lost and Won.

F "IIe who judges people by their money" said a clergyman. 'ls apt to fare like the man who gave a dollar to each of his little sons.
 "'Now. boys, said the foolish man. I am going away for a week. Ta,;a this money and see how much ycu clI make out of it in my absence. To him that does the best I'll give fine present.
 On his return at the weeks end he called the boys to him.
 Well, George, how have you sue ceedcd?' he asked the fist.
 George proudly took $2 from his pocket.
 "I have doubled my money, father he said.
 Excellent cried the father. 'AnG you, John, have you done better stil:'
 "'No, sir said John, sadly. I have lost all mine
 "Wretched boy the father ex- claimed. How did you lose it:'
 "I matched George faltered the lud."-EEchange.