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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
.STANDARDOIL CO.'S
BIC PROFITS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY lMVESTi.
CATION GOING ON IN NEW
YORK.
$4,000, 600 ANNUALLY


| New York Sept i7 DeNiag into
ithe financial workings of the STANDARD
ION COMPANY III Nov Jersey hottins
company Of All the subsidiary organ
izations Of the so-called oil trust.
Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the fell
eral suit for the dissolution of Che
company, brought to public view ssday
for the first time the enormous profits
made by the company. I'm eight years.
from 500 TO 1906 inclusive, the stand
ard OH company by statement
spread upon the report today was
shown to have earned profits Of $3.50.
315,934 or at the rate of more than
SOL, 100000 year Il distributed to
its shareholders I'm the same period
s30S.35a i03. While the company was
earning these vast sums the statments
show that the assets OF the company
grew from 5000 600 600 to 1871 ,534. 53f.
The capital stock is s9S. 33S. IS
Finaneiers and those seeking knowl-
edge Of the exact profits Of the Stand
ard oil have striyen yainly to obtain
the figures which Mr. Kellogg succeed
etl today in placing upon fhe record of
the court Mr. kellogg obtained a
statement showing that the STANDARD
oil Company Of New Jersey cen
trolled by stock ownership over sew
cnty companies engaged IN refining
and transportation hy pipe lines OF
oil on September ~ 1907.
Mr, Kellogg offer TO obtain infor-
nation on reports Of liquidating trus
tees who had charge Of the iiquisla-
ton of the STANDARD Oh trust and ex-
change Of liquidation stock certif-
Gates for shares Of the STANDARD OIL
Company Of New Jersey. we're not re.
warded. Charles NJ. Pratt. secretary
ci the STANDARD Oil company. who
testified that he has been liquidaiine
trustee. said he did not know the
whereabouts Of the records and could
recall hrt little regarding the liquida-
tion Of the STANDARD Oil trust Clar.
.enee Fay. assistant comptroller for
the Standard. the final witness. was
also unable to give the government
innulsitor the information he desired.
which caused Mr.. Kellogg 10 remark
Just before the hearing closed that
D. thorght It stct - that no one in
the standard oil company seemed TO
kn0w where the records ~ the Hem
dating trusteee could be found
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

Beekman Winthrop, who some time
Iago relinquished the post Of governor
'of Porto Rico to become assistant sec
rotary Of tie treasury was born III
|Orange. n J.. September rs, 1874, and
'is a graduate OF Harvard. Several
years ago Mr. Winthrop went to the
Philippines to be secretary to William
: Taft who was governor Of the
islands at that time. He made fine
record there for efficiency Later he
served for time as Judge Of the
court OF FIRST instance tn the Philip
pines. la this capacity he was eX-
ceedingly popular with the Americans
and natives alike whose confidence
and respect he completely won IN
1901 he returned TO the TINTED States
70 accept the post of governor II
Porto Rico, which place he held near
iy three years. AIR winthrop is q
direct descendant of Governor John
Winthrop OF Massachusetts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
BIC TRACT OF
LAND IS SOLD
WHOLE SECTION NEAR HODGES
PARK TRANSFERRED TO
PARTIES FROM 5ELVl-
DERE, lLL-coNsID-
GRAFTON $500.


An important transfer Of real es'
tate was recorded yesterday At the
circuit clerks Office when Noyes L.
Jackson filed deed coEveying to r.
7 Barton. Of Belvidere. H.. all 81
section %. township 1s range q IN
Alexander connty the consideration
t.eing s1a..oo This land is located
west OF uBity.
Caroline S. ThrocklnUTton and hus
and 10 Riley Palmer c 4. part Of
northwest quarter Of northwest guar
ter OF section 10. township IA. range
3. 81.
Thomas NJ. HoWiey II ux 20 VIM.
Hesiben. city Of Cairo. first addition
lot rs. block rs. $3.50.
Margaret Dezonia to James Casey
w 4. oity OF Cairo. lot -. block S..
$3.50.
Isabella L. Canhee 10 Edward j.
Naley " i, city of Cairo. first addi-
tion- lots ], q. O. AMI 50. block So.
Si.S5o
Daniel 2. Mccarthy ct W 20 Del
bert K B-5Wp p {. lot q. beck -
fourth addition to city Of Cairo. $3.50
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
TO LIMIT USE OF
SUBMARINE MINE
Germany and Great Britain Are
TEE HAVE HOT DISCUSSION
AT HAGUE CONFERENCE


The Hague. Sent. l7One Of The
storiniest strings since the opening
|of the peace conference marked the
discussion today by members of the
committee Oh maritime warfare of the
project concerning the laying Of sub
i4arine mines ana it vas again
demonstrated that wherever military
Interests are involved rivalires Of
powers preclude the finding of com
mon ground for agreement. The lead
ing note today was the autagonlsm
between Great Britain and Germany
Great Britain having a more power
FIJI navy wishes TO abolish. or limit
to the utmost the employment of
mines. while the interests Of Ger
many are in a direct opposition 10
such q proposal Baron NayschaN
Won Bieberstein one of the Germah
delegates, cane to an end Of his pa
tienee during the discussionAand said:
Is English press makes as appear
rs barbarians, I propose that the use
Of mines be abolished altogether Of
course the Baron knew this PROPOSE
ticn would never be accomplished
Nevertheless If created a deep inn
preston General Horace Porter,
one OF the American delegates, de
Tended the American proposition
which prohibits the use Of mines
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18


l VIII pEsIRE 10 ANNOUNCE
\ AZ NAT ON WEDNESDAY AND
isuRepAN or THIS WEEK M.
aspttETRIpGE, REPRESENTING
Tt5E mills u AvEFlLLv TAILOR
1Nc COMPANY or ST.. LOUIS, WILL
nE IAN ouR STORE FOR THE PuR-
POSE or TAKING ORDERS FOR
FALL SUITS AND TOP COATS. He
will HAVE WITH HIN Al LARGE
LINE or NEW FALL SuITlNGS
AND ovERcOATlNGs AND Will
NJ PLEASED no SHOW THEM TO
YOU, AND TAKE YOUR MEASURE
ANhETHER YOU WISH 70 BUY or
NOT. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND, ANY
ORDER YOU MAY GIVE HIM, IF
NOT no YOUR ENTIRE sATisFAc- |
TON, YOU NEED NOT ACCEPT
WE GUARANTEE YOU A PERFECT
TIT, on THERE IS NO SALE.
YOURS VERY REsP'T.
WHITE a. Valdez.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
ENTHUSIASM WANTED.

Two meetings have been held by
citizens the last two nights. at witch
complaints were made because Of the
seeming lack OF interest by the people
Of Cairo in the presidents visit At
the Board Of Trade meeting Monday
night and at the Commercial Club
meeting last night this matter was
sliscrsacd regretfully and with some
anxiety. To arouse public interest
o. the degree called for By the I'M.
purtanee IF tho event. a meeting Is 20
be held Monday night al X 81. Is G.
hall where speakers and music VIII
be provided, and the subject will be
presented from ali points of view
The people OF Cairo have never
been very demonstrative people.
but II IS not recorded that they have
ever failed to do themselves credit
on occasions OF this sort. There is
every reason to believe aud expect
that they win not be found wanting
now. All must admit that Cairo viii
be in the eye and mind of the whole
civilized world when the president
sets foot in her borders No event in
the city's history can be cited that
has been so great with promise of
good to the city or none Is likely to
occur for many years to come 1t be
ltooves the people of Cairo. irrssDec-
tive of station in life, or of politics.
to realize this. and TO see that the
city acquits itself with honor
Democrats can wei afford to WELD
respect 10 President Roosevelt. who
has come nearer 10 being ihe presi
dent of their Ideals than any Rcpahli
can who has over beld the chair. ~
though. NJ = fnstter uf course. he has
fallen short of these ldcals In sema
Important respects. But the presi-
dents visit Is Cairo is NOT a political
one. lie does not come as a candi-
date for any office. or in the interest
Of any partisan scheme. He comes as
q man among men and as a represent
fafixe Of all the people Of this conn
try. In the special interest of a
scheme or policy Of government that
Is Of vital importance to the states Of
the great middle vest and south. and
IN which Cairo is particularly and
tranaeeHdentiF concerned - the I'm
proyement of the great rivers. Few
cities win be 50 greatly benefited BY
The rehabilitation Of river trsiEir as
Caife would l,e. ard none would b.
-n1ft hene.ltsd ard No cne mza
e<zf e ~ ret,io Efs Of this great
1carff7 tsH done what Presidedt
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

ltTlo Expedition against the French
sailed from Boston for Port
Royal
George |. landed I'm England.
i74T- Marquis de Beuharnais endea
his 21-year term As Governor
Of Canada.
1853 Quebec capitulated to the
British.
7TT-Gontinental Congress left Phil
adelphia on the approach of the
British.
17s3-George Washington lail tho
cornerstone Of the national cap
itoI at Washington
1898 Anti-Corn Law League formed
at Manchester. England
1866 President Fillmore signed the
fugitive slave law
1857 Massacre at Mountain Meadow
Utah
IsGfNew Orleans banks suspended
specie payment
1862 GEN j. X r. Mansfield killed
at AntiatanI. Born TN Conaec
tieut dec. ~, 1904
issS Revolution IN Spain com
menced
1915 financial panic precipitated By
the suspension Of Jay Cooke &
Company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
CROPS AND WEATHER


| The ciimatulcgfcal service of the
leather bureau at Springfield I'LL. ii
/ aes the following lata FOR the week
| uding Sent t6
Favorable weather conditions pre-
ailed during the week, The tenn
cratufe avefaved about normal, Low
aa&imnm temperatures were general
u the lath followed M minimum
eadlnss IL the fartias ia the iitb.
The week ended warm The ex-
semes were a4 degrees and i6 de-
Iees. showers occurred III the
torthern counties On the 10th and
ith and In the central and southern
aunties un The 9th and 10Th The
ainfall averaged 035 inch Ia the
northern district OIL inch In the ccn-
frai district and oa3 inch IN the south
ern ,llr.c. These amounts were
somewhat below the seasonal average
Nc destructive storms were reported
cloudy weather was general on the
nth and 10th, but the remainder of
sae week was mostly clear The sun
hine averaged about 10 per cent OIL
TIC possible.
The following table shows the
moan temperature ana precipitation
cf selected weather bureau stations, |
aud typines the prevailing weather.
conditions Of the state for Tile past
week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18


Mr. J0seNh Weiting, Of Boar Creek
lpassed through Mounds Tuesday o.
3a business trip " the county seat.
1 Mls II. A, Hamilton, Ok lohascE
City Hill II VISITING ia the home y
| Mayor M, III Brelsford and fanih
/ This week Mrs. Hamilton III ~ on
time citizen of Pulaski county an,
the mother VI Mrs r3relsfoiM
Mr.. A, y. Robertson of Villa Ridge
was In town shopping today
Mrs Frank Casey Of Johnson CITY
II expected here today 10 meet her
mother Mrs. Hamilton
This dry hot weather Ks good for
The com crop as 1t II making 1t rlpen
faster
Our dor Population IL growing con-
.siderably less. About thirty We're pu.
cut of business this week by the mar
shall There are about thousand
others ia the county that ought 10
meet the same fate.
Mr Rice the postoffice Inspector,
was here Friday 0ur postmaster
tallied out q. III Rated first class.
Mayor w II BreIsford was ont on
TAYLOR Heights sunday with three
generations III his tine double car.
fiaga.
There was something like 4 strike
among the cooks IN town Monday.
The fifth anniversary OF the y. N
f. a occurred Tuesday. The secre-
tafa, flr Nv h. Hudson was abort the
busiest man III town.
i.ittle Ralph nritton who had SUI.
ieFed aa long from the effects of blood
noisen died Monday night about 10
3 clock at his fathers home north of
town The funeral will be held at the
NJ n, church in villa Riaee a. t.se
O'Clock Sept lS, ia07 Services CON
lueted hy Rev WI ". Moses assisted
~ q, W. Campbell Bosworth and
.tley Intermfnt az Villa Ridge Gene
cry
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
THE LATEST OCEAN WoNDEE

/ The biz ship Lusitania II preparing
fol- her return voyage to England II
HIS announced that disappointment IA
Ifelt in England over her first trip
! thus far, because she was planned to
make an average speed of twenty-five
fnots tn hour and failed to realize
this upon her voyage though II was
4 record breaking one, II II believed
However. that when the Lusitanias
machinery gets limbered up, she will
be able to come up to the expeeta-
tons OF her builders.
Speaking of her inaugural trip the
baltimore News saws; This trip
shows thar the expectation Is not i'm
possible of realization. AS it Isl the
time across the Atlantic is brought
close to FIVE days and four DAYS now
seem to be coming within the sphere
eli possibility The best Of 1t IL that
IN planning for speed the designers
nnst c0nenrrpntly plan for safety |
Great structural strength is essential /
tx speed development from engines
of vast power for the fabric must /
TIA firm under fast driving against
wind anil wave The I-nsitania has q
double bottom and numerous water
tight hnlkheads She Il 7a9 feet long
rnf three times around her prone
made deck Is walk Of mile She
Il a hoatiag city with a population
,ggragating 1900 That such giant
structures now fit across the Atlantic
II little more thaa ave days II an
istonishing triumph Of human III
and Ii ii confidently ex ii
ected that still greater triumphs are
B come
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

The figures for the upper classes atc
by no means complete. There are
more than q persons in Great Britain
whose income is over s250.000 We
are told that the tables gives only
the date concerning taxes on direct
income. Il is the policy Of the Eng
fish income tax system to reach and
intercept incomes at their sources r.
the corporations. railroads and other
disbrrsers of profits in dividends AMI
interest
We are told, too. that the total sum
is an increase OF some si0000.0an
over the last fiscal year. and that the
iucolae tax is growing at a most 81.
isfaciory rate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
PROTOCOL WAS SIGNED
Of FIVE Genital Am.
srican Republics VIII Now Agree
on Permanent Pssce.

Washington. sept IA protocol
was signed at the state department to
day by the representatives Of the five
Central American republics. accepting
the Invitation Of the United States and
Mexico to meet here at an early date
to negotiate an agreement providing
Tor permanent peace among the eoun-
tries represented
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
TRAIN LEAVES TRACK
Killing Engineer, Fireman and Brake
ap-Air Brakes Failed TO
Work is Cause.

Salide Colo. Sept 7l.-Freieht
train No CT. west bound ON the Den
pef and Rio Gfande railroad was
81 feckei today near Panic. fourteen
iailes wesi d Lewisyiile killing Engi-
8 Ger Fred Sieilels. Fireman Pledger
and brakeman Harry Snare. All II
Saiida THE air brake Jailed To hold
ia four per cent grade IN Tennessee
Pass and the. train sttss attaingiag
3 terrific speed jumped the track
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
No. aana daily
TINE CARD GbIRQ ElECTRIc RYS

/ BELT LINE CARS dine h leave second st. &c
4 ing north on Commercial ave, every III niin
I utes from A. M III / b ID.
/ Going north on Walnut st every 10 Minutes
I from f.9s M. to 1855 ., 10.
| FOrLAH ST LINE Esallfpuk ave, car du
tn leave senGn ~ geinE nerth on H0lnroah
Ave. at SIT; 6 2gs 6.42; 6:57; 7.fs q. m AMI 81
same minutes every hour until l0s42 and ii;h
p. M.
Going west Twenty Eighth ST &t BsaaF
s.1a; 6s34; q. 49. and T.16 e. M and ON same min
utrs every hour until 1924 aud lI;04 p, nj.
Poplar 81. cars due TAI pass st. Marys park
rs minutes after leaving sec md st.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on Walnut
1890 y. m 1894 q, M; 1870 q. M; $3.50 q. M;
3 80 a. M; 4 80 a. M; 80 "a. m.
North on Commensurate 90 p, M; 100
n. 200 m. 8 90 N. m. 90 n. nj, 5 q. m.
Bell and Owl cars are due 10 pass Wea.
Thirty fourth ST. Is minutes after iesvsl
Second vt,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
No Girl Missing.

No confirmation could be had to
the story that little girl was xii
mapped by Gypsies yesterday morning
in the upper part OF the city No re
pert had been made 20 the police de
partment, up to 8 O'Clock this morn
ing. that any child was missing in
the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
AN INCOME TAX

Il One of the several Democratic poll
Eeies which President Roosevelt has
ifavored ii the income tax which has
Emet with much opposition from soala
Euuarters al establishing q system of
espionage and ilqnisition that Is far
leign to the nature Of cur government.
lStli the income tax would go that far
toward aqnalizing the burdens Of gov
EernInent which are uneauallE distrib-
lpted at best, the laharer aud man Of
moderate wealth bearing an undue
proportion, and some figures given n
small phamphlet just issued by the
British government are of value In
view of the discussion which will
doubtless be given this subject dur
ing The next presidential campaign.
The "details Of the English report
'show that "a persons III the United
Kingdom I9liA on incomes S25p.attl
or more a year, and that 237 persons
paid on incomes of over 100000 The
number that paid on incomes of be-
tween $4,000 ami $4,000 is 1876. Two
hundred Thousand Of the people who
Ray tax pay on less than $1,000 2
year The whole table is interesting
and is reproduced here for further
study by readers interested in the
questions Of wealth distribution AMI
taxation:
No. assess Gross amt
ments. Of income.
Not exceeding
6 1Gn Init MOI
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of Complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo Bull
Ietin printed daily and Sunday
for the year 1906 ......., 202S
Average number If complete and
perfect copies Of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
for the month Of August, 1907. .2isl
August Circulation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
August Circulation.

The above Is a correct statement of
the number Of complete and perfect
copies of The Cairo Bulletin printed
for the year 1906 and for the month
Of August. 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
sssa saa Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn To before me
this third day Of September. 1907.
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

Roosevelt Is about to 10 to give en-
Encouragement To this great work.
The people OF Cairo can not afford
I'd have even the appearance Of In
difference toward this event They
owe 1t to themselves, to their pos
iterity. hut especially 10 the city
where they have nyed and prospered,
It'd show due appreciation OF the favor
and benefits to be conferred upon
them by the presence In their midst
at half hundred Of the conntry's
leading statesmen upon such d mis-
sion.
Monday nights meeting should be
i Fonsing one.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

DR.. J. r.. BLACKS MAGNETIC
EYE WATER is painless, harmless,
contains no poison, and will cure
any case OF sore eyes In the world
Manufactured by j. r. BLACK
MEDICINE CO, KENNETH, MO.
For sale and rparawtecd by
For Sale by Harry w. Schulz Drug Co.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
SEPTEMBER "a, IN HISTORY.

le5S-Iohn Harvard founder of Har
ward College. died Born 1901
isi5- Bloody ~ oh massacre ~ Deer
field. Mass.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18

The Bulletin is on sale at the fol-
lowing places:
coieman's, 2t4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers. 101 Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
Diarrhoea

When you want quick cure without
any loss Of time. and one that is followed
by no bad results use
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
Chamberlain's
Colo, Cholera and
0iarFhoea Remedy

i ncyer fails ard is pleas 10 take
L g equally valuable for children. Il IS
ssrcrs e. r. cr-ss cv=r z szres rs-s .
thz civilized wo1Id
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
csIro, Alexander County, Illinois.
Population to.f47.


Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, n, A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS III. MAHONEY
N CITY Attorney, r. ne. MOORE
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Police MAGISTRATE, A. y. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, nj. S. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 22,4t7
County Clerk, JESSE E MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE p. DAVIS.
Sheriff. FRANK II. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEXANDER
WILSON.
Coroner. nR. JAMES McMANUS.
County superintendent or Schools
PROF JOHN SNYDER
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED ID
NELLIS.
Board OF County Commissioners
j. II. IE1NNELT.E, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
I'1W THE TRAINS RUN
Corrected to AUGUST Goth, 1907.

reAEag 6RhI n
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
NOT eAtttNlNE
CLEO. hllt not

exempt ......ls7-9z5 { ios72lS.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-06-13
Novel Burglar Alarm.

Paducah KY, June g. Awaken
ed By storm of missiles on his front
porch, H. {. Hollins, of twenty-frst
street and Broadway, went out to in-
vestigate the cause Of the disturbance
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning
and was struck by an old shoe thrown
from an upstair window of the next
house. Around his feet were odds
and ends of footwear. Glanclng to-
ward the window, he saw two women
frantically hurting old shoes at his
porch. When he had attracted at
tention to his presence, the women,
Misses Emma and Jane Morgan, told
him their was burglar In the house
and they were trying to arouse the
neighborhood. The house had been
ransacked, but nothing was missing.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-06-13
STATE FAIR NOTES.

The Kentucky State Board Of
Agriculture, Foresty and Immigra.
ton, under whose auspices the State
fair will be held at louisville, Sept.
1921, has completed the classical
ton of premiums for the next State
Fair, and the same is soon to go to
press for distribution among over
20. 0O9 prospective exhibitors. Any
one interested in exhibiting live
stock Of any character, poultry,
womans work, products of the field,
orchard or dairy, or the handiwork
Of children, will confer a favor upon
the Board of Agriculture by for
warding his or her name to the
Secretary, r. f. Hughes, Louis
vile.
Natiello's Band, a premier musical
organization with fifty all-star artists
will furnish music for the Kentucky
State Fair, to be held at Louisville,
Sept. 1921. The State Board of
Agriculture is negotiating with the
famous Knabenshue, to bring to
Louisville his new passenger carry-
ing airship, together with his captive
balloon, and the balloons:with which
two members of his aeronautic COM
pany make races, as some of the big
attractions Of the State Fair. Knab-
enshue has a reputation that is world
wide. He was the first American to
make a successful flight in an air
ship, and has been perfecting the
machine that penetrates the skies
ever since his first flight at the St.
Louis Exposition in 1904, until
now he has a vehicle soaring in the
air, which carries additional passen-
gers.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-06-13
DOES THIS STRIKE YOU.

When | see youth with his pants
turned up and his beautiful socks in
view, and over one eye perched lit
tie round, with a ribbon of red and
blue, and the fourteen rings and sew
en- plnsthat he got at the big High
School, why it strikes chord, and l
say: "Oh Lord, was | that big a
foolt" When | see a youth with his
gloves turned down add a cigarette
stuck in his face, and loud check
coat and horse cloth vest and half
an inch wide shoe lace. and a bunch
of hair that hides his ears, and a
tongue of senseless droll, then paw
the grass as saw: sob Lord, was
| ever that big fool?'-Billy Bow
legs.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-06-13

Most Of the farmers are done set
ting tobacco in this neighborhood.
Wilbur Boston attended the Carni-
val at Marion Friday.
Vernon Hodge has a good case
measles
Mr.. Andrew Stevens and son Luz
ther attended the Carnival Saturday.
Jim Cullen and wife are up from
hard case of measles.
Preston Lamb returned from Dan.
vile this week were he has been at
tending college.
j. Pickens was in Marion Monday.
The wheat crop is looking well in
this neighborhood.
All farmers who planted their corn
early have planted over.