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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18
Whites.

We have had two or three days rain
the past week which was very much
appreciated. Cotton crops are grow
Ing, but old corn is too far gone for
the rain to do much good.
Henry Grantham and family, of
Crystal Springs, are visiting relatives
at Whites. Mr.. Grantham said some
farmers In his section had cut their
old corn for forage and had planted
Mexican June corn. If the farmers
in this section. had done likewise we
would have had more corn in the
country next fall. We hope our
farmers have prepared for hay crops,
and planted peas and will have good
potato and cane crops Where there
is will there is way, but the will
must be put into action. If man will
do his part God will do His.
Tai Tucker, Of Harrisville, passed
through last week taking his wife to
Cooper's Wells. She has been in i'll
health for long time.
Sunday school was very good last
Sunday.
Only two more weeks and a series
Of meeting will begin at Clear Branch.
We hope to have q good meeting.
Rev. @. B. Williams will assist Pastor
B. E. Tuition in the meeting. Rev.
Tuition is expected to return home to-
day from the state Baptist convention
at Hazlehurst.
The writer wishes to state some
things about the 4th of July that
should have been in the last issue of
the paper. Some of our neighbors
and friends met at Pearl river. bridge
and spent the day very pleasantly to-
gether. Had a good basket dinner
and plenty fried fish, and fish left to
carry home. Also had ice cream.
J We will not forget to mention ou1
friend, G.. W. Sebren, who gave 4th
Of July dinner and invited his neigh
boIs, friends and relatives. The
writer had the privilege Of being one
in the crowd. When dinner was an
nounced we marched to the dining
room the table was spread with many
good things to eat; the first thing be-
ing Ice cream, after which we ate i
hearty dinner, then went to the parlor
and listened to some excellent music
by Miss Bessie Sebren on the piano
and her father with the violin. o.
casionally we would be called to the
dining room for more ice cream. We
ate Ice cream until we did not want
any more. During the day few Of
rs visited Joe Tucker, who lived near
BY and who has been in i'll health for
some time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18
Alonzo.

Editor News Having seen 80
much Of interest in your paper about
farming, I will tell my experience If
you will allow me the space. bought
40 cents worth Of tomato seed this
year and planted them and set out one
quarter Of an aore-or 1000 plants.
! shipped AZ crates that brought me
$44 SO, which think Is very good.
T. w. BARRON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18

The revelations of the Lamana
kidnapping case are Of character
to Startle and alarm the whole
country. 1t is true that in that
outrage Italians were the victims Of
the Black Hand; but it seems to be
q very difficult matter to discrimin-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18

mate between the honest people
and the criminals who emigrate
from Italy to this country, and
American fathers and mothers gen.
orally would sleep more soundly if
all Italian immigration we're for
hidden, if not forever, at least for
a long term of years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18

Agitation is not always useless.
1t is worth while to agitate the
elective judiciary question because
that is an issue that can be settled
for Mississippi by Mississippians.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18

The Greenwood Enterprise
denies that it accepted a bribe of
$3.50 to flop from Brewer to Scott
after the Greenwood incident.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-18

The next Governor of Mississippi
is on the way. Look out for "Yours
Truly"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
IMPROVED SERVICE
IN POST OFFICE
POSTMASTER METzCER WILL PUT ON NIGHT MAN IN
ORDER TO GET MAIL TAKEN CARE
OF-STARTS TONIGHT

Commencing with tonight there
will be night man at work in the
Williston post Office and all mail
dropped into the Office during the
night will be distributed and
mailed upon number one going
west and number six going east.
Mr.. Metzger has made this ar
rangement owing to the great in
crease in the amount of mail being
handled in this Office.
The night man will 60 on at
3 in the morning and the mail
from No. 5 will be taken care of
before the regular force comes on
in the morning. This will give
people better chance to get their
mail early and will be a source of
satisfaction to the citizens of Will
| ston.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
DIES SUDDENLY
TUESDAY EVENING
WALTER SPRACUE, LIVING AT HOTEL Will
IST0N DIED SUDDENLY TUESDAY
ENENINC OF HEART FAILURE

Walter Sprague, half brother
of George Spaun, one of the own
ers of the Williston Hotel build
ING. died suddenly Tuesday eve
ming at six thirty from heart
failure. George Spaun, his half
brother, and Loyal Sprague, his
son, were both at White Earth
and were notified by telephone.
They came up Tuesday night ac-
companied by Mrs. Spaun. The
remains were shipped last night to
Mr.. Sprague's old home, Ypsilanti
Michigan. Mr.. Spague had not
been sick and his death came as a
sudden shock TO all who knew
him. DR.. Wood, the veterinary,
occupied room next to Mr..
Sprague's and shortly after six
O'Clock he heard him calling. DR..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
HAD SCRAP IN
LAND OFFICE
REGISTER AND RECEIVER IN MINOT LAND
OFFICE HAVE SCRAP--RECISTER
MCCAHAN IS ARRESTED

The register and receiver of the
Minot land office had a scrap last
week which resulted in the Regis
ter being arrested. The Minot Re-
porter gives the following account
of the trouble:
Considerable excitement was
evinced in business circles last
evening when it was learned that
L. d. McGahan, register of the
Minot Land Office, had been ar
rested upon complaint filed in
district court by Thos. E. Fox,
Receiver of the land office, in
which McGahan is charged with
assault, the use of vile and abus-
i've language, and threatf to do
bodily harm. McGahan was arrest
by Deputy Sheriff Wallie George
and taken before Judge Goss,
where he furnished bonds in the
sum of $500 and was released.
The hearing has been postponed
until Wednesday, Sept. 18th at
4::3O o'clock.
The arrest followed personal
encounter between the parties at
the land Office. The story as told
by Mr.. Fox is about as follows:
I stepped into a down town
drug store yesterday afternoon
and there met McGahan. | had
previously stated that | intended
leaving the city today for few
days on business, and McGahan
came up to me and stated that |
could not leave as he intended
leaving for few days. l told him
it did not make any difference to
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12

me. l knew that he had been
drinking and did not care to have
any words with him, so | left the
store and went directly to the land
Office. McGahan followed me and
came into my private office where
he abused me shamefully, using
the vilest kind of language and
threatening to shoot me, at the
same time putting his hand to his
hip pocket. He finally struck at me
but did not reach me, and l slap
ped him hard enough to knock
him down. He then kicked me
and l grabbed him and choked
him for a few seconds. Judge
Davis who was looking after the
contest work at the office was a
witness to the affair, and prevailed
upon me to desist. I called two of
the clerks and told them to take
care of McGahan, and l went down
and made complaint under which
he was arrested.
The above is in substance the
story told by Receiver Fox at the
time he made the complaint.
While the Reporter has not
talked with Mr.. McGahan, it is
understood that he denies the
above version of the affair and
says that the trouble was trivial
and not one that would warrant
his arrest or any publicity.
Attorney Arthur LeSeuer ap-
peared for Mr.. Fox, and Attorney
G. Aurland for the defendant. :"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
EXPLOSION TAKES
OFF MINER'SHAND
MINER IN AVOCA Mine IS BADLY lNJUBED D
BY EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE
CAPS TUESDAY MORNING

Jack Sykes, a miner in the Avo-
ca coal mine had his left hand
blown off and his neck, breast and
left thigh injured by the explosion
of a box of dynamite caps which
he was carrying to the mine Tues
day morning. Sykes had the box
of caps in his left hand and had
removed the cover from the box.
In some way the caps exploded
taking off the fingers of the left
hand. The bones from the hand
were blown into his left thigh and
were removed by the doctor later.
Part of the box was blown into
his breast and hole torn in his
side Just below the heart. Parts of
the caps were blown into his neck
making holes large enough to put
your finger into. Sykes was
brought to Williston Tuesday
noon and placed in the Hagen hos
pital. According to the last report
we could obtain before going to
press, be was getting along nicely,
considering his injuries.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
Can LEAVE THE CLAIM
AFTER FOURTEEN MONTHS
Department of Interior Makes Ruling Allowing Claim
Holders to Leave After Making Appl-
cation for Final Proof

The local land Office received
word the first of the week to the
effect that claim holders, after hav-
ing lived their fourteen months on
their claim and having made ap-
plication for proof, can leave and
it will not affect their proof. The
officials at Minot wrote to the de-
partment at.Washington some time
ago regarding this point. The de-
partment of the interior makes
the ruling owing to the fact that
the land offices are rushed with
work and proofs have to wait in
some instances several months be-
fore they can be heard. The ap-
plicant for proof, will however, be
called upon to furnish an affidavit
as to his reasons for leaving the
claim. In their instructions to the
land Offices the officials at Wash
ington state as follows:
Where applicants file in your
office their application to make
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12

final proof, accompanying same by
their afidavits setting forth briefly
the facts as to period of residence
upon claim, amount of cultivation
and improvements, aud why they
desire to leave the same, the alb
sence of such claimants from their
land from and after the filing of
the application and until date fixed
by register for submission of final
proof, will not prevent such ap-
plicant from making such proof
on the day fixed by the register.
In case the proof is not good
the time spent away from the land
will be treated the same as are
leaves of absence.
This ruling will give parties
who make application for proof
this fall, and who would be unable
to make proof for a couple of
months, a chance to leave instead
of remaining during the cold
weather.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12
BOAT man
BOUND OVER
two BOAT MEN ARRESTED ON GRAND
LARCENY CHARGE SATURDAY
HEARING TUESDAY

Two men giving their names as
Philip Williams and VIM. Jones
were arrested Saturday morning
by the sheriff on their boat near
the Raum ferry landing. The men
had come down the river from
Montana and were charged with
stealing whiskey at Mondak and
several boats as they foated down.
Friday night they tied up on this
side of the river at Raum's ferry.
A warrant was issued by Judge
Mitchell for their arrest and the
sheriff called upon the men the
next morning before they were
up. They had their hearing Tues
day night and VIM. Jones was
bound over to district court, bonds
being fixed at $500. Williams, the
other man, was turned loose. Ow-
ING to the absence of the states
attorney, Judge Mitchell secured
Attorney Bessie to appear for the
state. Jones plead his own case in
such a way as to prove that he had
been there before.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-12

Wood went into his his room and
found him very sick. He asked
DR.. Wood to send for his brother.
He did so and then summoned DR..
Dochterman but Mr.. Sprague was
by this time past human aid and
soon passed away.
The diseased came to North Da-
kota but short time ago and his
family, with the exception of the
son living at White Earth, were
all at their old home in Michigan
at the time of his death. He
leaves three sons, one daughter
and a wife to mourn his sudden
death.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Skin-Doctors No AvaiI-Cured
 by Cutieura Remedies.

Ny baby's face and neck were coy- cred with itching skin similar to ecze- ma. and she suffered terribly for over a year. 1 took her to number of doc tors, and also to different colleges, to no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies were recommended to me by Miss C.. 1 did not use it at first. as l had tried so many other remedies without any favorable results. At last l tried Cuti- cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my surprise noticed an improvement. After using three boxes of the Cuti- cura Ointment, together with the Soap and Pills, I am pleased to say she is altogether different child and the picture of health. Mrs. A. c. Brestlin, I'll N. Lincoln St., Chicago, H., Oct. 70 and 30, 1906."
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
Nut Growing industry of the South.

Nut growing is a comparatively new industry in the south Atlantic and Gulf states, but it promises to de- velop into one of the most important in that section," said J. z. Reid, a prosperous planter of Florida. The most popular nut is the pecan, and its popularity is probably due to the de- velopment of systematic methods of grading it and cracking it with ma- chinery operated by steam or electric power This makes possible the mar keting of Sle meats of the nut ready for use.
 "The demand is always much great CT than the supply and many planters are now turning their attention to the nut raising industry. It is not un- common for a tree to bear as high as 200 pounds of nuts in one season and most of these sell at from 50 to TO cents a pound. It does not require much figuring to show that the pecan orchards which abound in some sec- tions are paying investments"
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29

Present at the wedding were Elihu Root, Jr.. and Miss Aida Stryker. daughter of Dr NJ Woolsey Stryker, president of Hamilton college MT. Root. who is the oldest son of the secretary of state. will marry Miss Stryker just ten days from the day that saw his sister married to Lieu tenant Grant.
 The invitations to the wedding were restricted as far as Washington was concerned to the persons who must be invited The local invitations were about 250 in number and they inelud- ed only the closest family friends and those persons who hold such official positions that they had 10 of neces- sity be invited to be present
 The outof-town invitations greatly outnumbered those given in Washing ton. but there were comparatively few of the out-of-town guests present. The
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
Cotton Receints Smaller.

Owing to the policy of most of the farmers in holding their cotton for fu. ,ure market, the receipts in Little Rock since the beginning of the sea- son are only onehalf of those during the same period last year. The re- ceipts this year since September l, were 46,631 bales, as against 91,453 last year.
 Acting Governor x. O. Pin dall, who has made several trips to the state convict farm, remaining there as lorg as a week at time, investigating the mann in which the plantation is operated. and who has suggested a number of ctanges in the method of work, now offers another change, the object of which is the es- tablishment of a plant on the farm for the manufacture of cotton bagging, Governor Pindall has filed with the penitentiary board resolution em- bodying his views regarding the estab- lishment of such a plant, if feasible, having his reasons therefor, on the reported fact that the cotton bagging industry of the country is controlled by a trust. He suggests. in his reso- lutions that the Superintendent of Agrueulture Guy Tucker, Secretary of State o. c. Ludwig and one other member. to be named by the board. be appointed a committee to investi- gate the cost of raising and purchasing the raw material used in the manufac- ture of bagging and of the machinery for a suitable plant. and that the com mittee, after learning such details re- port to the board to the end that the board may be informed as to whether or not such an undertaking is feasible.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
May Be Deficit.

Accordingto present indications, the appropriation of S70,000 made by the last legislature for the payment of as sessors over the state, will not De enough to meet the demand until the end of next year, to which tune the appropriation was meant to pay the salaries of all assessors. Nothing de- finite can be told regarding the matter as yet. but it is believed by those who have investigated, that there Will De deficit. The possible amount or such a deficit is only a matter Of conJec- ture at present. It is thought, how ever. that it will not be large. AS stated. the legislature appropriated the sum of $70,000 with which the asses sors were to be paid for two years. IL now appears. after investigation, that s35 900 has already been paid out this year, with the assessors of two eoun- ties. Searey and White. still 10 be paid. As shown by these figures, just one-half of the appropriation has been paid out, and when the two counties dIe StAllcu HItH, iipAC tAeAA oA@N AtN~-
 of the amount appropriated will have been paid out for the first year, leaY- ing the small end of the appropriation to tide over next year. However, the amount needed next year may be smaller than the one this year, owing to the fact that the assessors next year will not be paid for assessing real estate owned by nonresidents or un- known parties This year the asses sors are paid s1 per township for as sessing such real estate, but the sec ond year they are given nothing for that work For that reason the amount needed to pay assessors next year may be smaller, and the differ enee enough to make up for the extra funds needed this year.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
WAS WILLING TO FORGET.
Young Man Bore No Grudee Against
 Proposed Father-in-law.

That the young fellow had grit was evident from the fact that his busi. ness. from nothing, had in few years begun to bring in a fairish income. He made up his mind to get married. The girl-although the daughter of a pompous country resident-agreed with him; but the father did not see things in the same light.
 What! You?" he yelled, angrily. You want to marry my daughter, Why. 1t is only few years since you were caddying for me"
 That's true." interrupted the young man. but I don't intend to let that stand in the way. The language you then used was certainly a tri1e-say blue-tinted; but then you were under the influence of disappointment. After all. you know, a very bad golfer may make a very good father-in-law. Any how, I'm going to give you chance" !"
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
Masons Elect Officers.

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Ark ansas adjourned its annual meeting Wednesday night, with the installa- ton of Grand Officers. They are as follows: Grand master. NJ. ". Greeson, Preston; deputy grand master, E. A. McCulloch, Little Rock; grand lec- turer, John NJ. Oathout, Bonneville; grand orator. NJ. J. Manning. Claren- don; grand senior warden, Al. Witt Pocahontas; grand junior warden, F. c. Lindsay, Bentonyille; grand treas. urer, C. E. Rosenbaum, Little Rock: grand secretary, Fay Hampstead. Lit tle Rock; grand senior deacon, Mark P Olney, Mena; grand junior deacon. Vim. T. Hammock, Quitman; grand chaplain, F. N Brewer, Beebe; grand tyler, Jas. ". Hull, Little Rock. The members of the Board of Control and Of the trustees of the Orphans Home were reappointed.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
One of Many

An Atchison woman started out to buy her fall hat First she visited the openings and looked and looked. Then she took a friend and went around to the millinery stores and tried on" again. saying, of course. that her "hair looked perfectly ter rible." Then she went home and thought and thought. and, finally, went back to the stores and tried on' once more; and thought, and thought, and then bought a hat which is so grotesque and hideous that her relatives and friends blush with shame every time they see her wear it, and strangers stare at her, wonder ing what kind of courage it takes to wear such looking hat. But she did the best she could.-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29

army. Lieutenant Grant is nephew of Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Stryker of Hamilton college, who was for several years the pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church at Rush and Superior streets, Chicago. and who was a college friend of Sec retary of State Root. a friendship that Is to be made the closer by the mar riage of the secretary's son to the college presidents daughter.
 The tying of the bonds united two young people who are very much in love with each other There is not a whisper in any quarter that position or name had the least thing in the world to do with the engagement
 The former Miss Root has always rather summed the gayer life of the capital. and Lieutenant Grant has never been any too fond of 1t. He is studious. and so is his bride and both are of domestic inclinations It was a good oldfashioned American we'd ding, with Cupid's heart engaged in every detail
 The cards of invitation to the wed. ding read as follows:
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
WHAT WAS IT
The Woman Feared?

What a comfort to find it is not "ths awful thing" feared, but only chronic indigestion, which proper food can re- lieve.
 A woman in Ohio says:
 'I was troubled for years with indi. gestion and chronic constipation. At times l would have such a gnawing in my stomach that l actually feared l had al dislike to write or even think of what 1 feared.
 Seeing an account of Grape.Nuts l decided to try it. After a short time l was satisfied the trouble was not the awful thing 1 feared but was still bad enough. However. was relieved of a bad case of dyspepsia by chang ing from improper food to Grape-Nuts.
 Since that time my bowels have been as regular as a clock. I had also noticed before I began to eat Crane Nuts that was becoming forgetful of where I put little things about the house. which was very annoying.
 But since the digestive organs have become strong from eating Crane Nuts. my memory is good and my mind as clear as when I was young. and am thankful" Name given bv Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little booklet, "The Road to We'll. vile. in packages. There's reason"
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-29
To Meet With Governors.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall has received a letter from President Theo- dore Roosevelt inviting him to meet with the governors of other states. and others at a conference at the White House, May 13, If and b, for the pur- pose of considering questions incident to the conserving Of the natural re- sources of the country, and asking the governor to select three citizens of Arkansas to accompany him and at- tend the conference as assistants or advisers. The object of the meeting is to discuss the natural resources of the country, inquire how long they are likely to last. and to suggest means of preventing their exhaustion Governor Pindall is in hearty accord with the suggestions of the president and will aid him in carrying out his wishes.