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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
Duel Eatal "a Both

Fernalda, KY, Nov. 12.-As the re.
suit of a quarrel over an election bet.
William Hopkins and Frank Foley
fought a duel here yesterday. HOPKINS
was instantly killed and Foley is fatal
ly wounded.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
ROAD in LID LAW MEsAEs.

Great Western Says Not Guilty to
Charges Regarding Buffet Cars.
Marshalltown. Iowa, Nov. 9. The
Chicago Great Western Railway com.
pany, through its attorney, pleaded not
guilty in the circuit court yesterday
to three indictments returned by the
recent grand jury. Two of the indict.
ments were for selling Intoxicating
liquors in the company's parlor and
buffet cars while they were within
the county. The third indictment is
for obstructing a highway.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
Killed in Saloon Quarrel.

Boone, Iowa, Nov. 14.-George Aun-
spach. during a quarrel in a saloon
yesterday, shot and fatally injured
Frank Williams and seriously wound
ed w. Oviatt and Charles Ortner.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
5000 MEN NAY WALK OUT.
Calumet and Hecla Miners Threaten
Strike Monday.

Calumet, Mich, Nov. 10. - The COP.
per miners in the employ of the Calu.
met & Hecla Mining company have
issued an ultimatum to the manage
ment that the employees Of the compa.
ny will strike next Monday unless the
management rescinds the wage re
duction of IL IL per cent which it was
recently announced would take effect
Dec. 1. About 5000 men are in.
volved.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
HUNT FOR FOOTBALL MONEY.
Robbers Blow Open University Safe
but Secure Small Sum.

but Secure Small Sum.
Minneapolis, Nov. 8. = Craftsmen
blew open the vault and burst the safe
of the university accountants office
some time Wednesday night in a vain
attempt to steal the $4,000 gate re.
ceipts of the Minnesota-Chicago foot
ball game. BY a piece of good fortune
the football money had been removed
to the bank on Tuesday and the rob.
bers secured only a IS bill.
The force of the explosion Of nitro.
g%lycerin broke open the door of the
vault in which the safe is kept and
scattered debris about the accountants
Office.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
At A
Commission Men Open Store Because
Retailers Buy Outside.

Retailers Buy Outside.
Lead, S. D., Nov. 10.-Commission
houses of this part of the Black Hills
have formed a combine and opened up
on Main street a store where thew will
cater to the public in opposition to the
local retail merchants. The commits
sion men say this action is the result
of the retailers patronizing outside
wholesalers for their produce and Civ
ing the commission men the "go-by."
A slash in produce prices already has
precipitated a fight.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
HAVE TO FEET CATTLE.
Prairie Fires Sweep Ranges and De
stroy Cattle.

Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 10. = Cattle
men in Western Wyoming are facing a
serious loss with their cattle this win
ter, as it is probable they will be
obliged to feed them most of the win.
ter. The prairie fires that have swept
that section for several weeks have
left nothing but charred ranges, where
the cattle could not live. and there are
no new ranges to turn to for native
feed.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
SAFE BLOWN BY BANDITS.
But They Find It Empty and Make
Their Escape.

Fergus Falls. Mimi, Nov. Bur
glars entered the general store of e
Herberger, at Deer Creek, breaking
a window, and blew up the large safe
with nitroglycerin. The safe was emp
ty. They obtained no money. They
took some articles from the store and
escaped. People heard a wagon driv
ing west through the village and it is
supposed they are headed in shat di
rection.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
DOES MONUMENTAL STUNT.

0erndh WINS $5UU on Bet M Then
Faints.
Washington, Nov. IL. = Max Duffen
of Munich, Germany, walked on his
hands down all the steps of the Wash
ington monument and won a wager Of
$500. He tainted upon reaching the
bottom and was then ordered off he
grounds by the Waterman.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
Eore1on.

Fire at Valparaiso, Chile, caused a
loss estimated at $500, 900. Seven
firemen were injured during the conla.
grafton.
At its official trial the British torpe.
do boat destroyer attained the record
speed Of 34.34 knots an hour. This
speed is equal to about thirty-nine end
a half land miles an hour.
The new liner Chicago, belonging To
the Compagnie Generate Transatlan.
tique, was successfully launched at St,
Nazarie, France. She will enter the
New York service in 1908.
A portrait Of w. ]. Bryan has been
presented to the Philippine assembly
by Justice Mapa and was received
with many thanks. 1t will be hung in
al appropriate place in the assembly
hall.
The government Of Holland has
presented to parliament a bill for the
reclamation of a portion Of the Zuyder
See at a cost Of s11, 100000. The work
will occupy sever years and yield
about 10000 acres.
Two American citizens, colored,
were arrested at Guatemala City and.
it is alleged, frightfully beaten by the
order of the military governor of the
department Of Zacapa. The American
charge is making an investigation.
The parliamentary committee of
public works has decided to ask the
Spanish parliament to vote credits for
the creation Of a special commission
agency at New York and Yokohama,
IN the Argentine and in Bolivia.
A bill will be introduced in the
.reichstag upon it's assembling appro.
priating money for Count Ferdinand
o Zeppelin to build a new airship.
The imperial authorities are consider.
ing the question Of ~repaying Count
Won Zeppelin all the money winch he
has spent in experimenting with air.
ships.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-11-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Fire destroyed the Guthrie hotel at
Oneonta, Ala. together with ten stores
and a livery stable. LOSS. $4,000.
Fire completely destroyed the plant
Of the Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel
company at Grand Rapids. Mich. Loss,
$4,000. 49,:
William S. Johnson of Boston and
two daughters were injured In an au-
tomobile accident at Dampierre,
France.
h parish school and parish hall
of the Catholic church of ST. Anthony
OF Padua, in Philadelphia, was dam
aged by fire to the extent Of $751; 900.
Charles d. Henry, a retired miner
of Los Angeles, was run down by a
horse attached to a cab at Chicago and
died two hours later from the injuries
received.
Gavin McNab, a we'll known attorney
and Democratic political leader, was
run down by a runaway horse at San
Francisco. His skull was fractured
and he may be fatally injured.
Inc piahl OIL lhe BOURBON Stock
yards at Louisville was practically
wiped out by fire, causing a loss of
100000. An adjoining plant was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000.
Matty Tiger. chief of the Creek Ma
ton, was seriously injured while rid
ing in the woods near his home at
Okmulgee, l. T. His horse became
frightened and broke from the trail
into a dense thorn thicket, two large
thorns piercing Matty Tigers head,
pressing into the left ear.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Lumbermen Pleased.

The lumbermen of Mississippi,
and especially those of the pine
belt, are naturally much pleased
at the decision of the United
States court in the yellow pine
rate case il the opinion handed
down by Justice McKenna which
puts the black eye on the 2 cent
advance in rates which the rail-
roads put On their products to
points south Of the Ohio river.
Having won the point that they
were the victims of disorimina-
tion by the railroads, the lumber
men are now contemplating recev-
cry of damages against the same
roads on the basis of the decision,
which holds that the Interstate
commerce commission was right
in it's ruling. It is figured out
that the accumulated damages
which the manufacturers and ship
pers would claim as being legally
entitled to as excess freight will
not fall below a million and half
dollars at least. This must be re-
covered by individual action in
the Federal courts, and ii is un-
derstood that several big suits are
ready for filing, and the plaintiffs
feel confident of victory, though
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
ULAR JUNE MEETING, 1907.
The New Sidewalk Ordinance is A.
mended.
Alderman Larsen Resigns and Special
Election Ordered. Other Items
Of Business Disposed Of.

Alta regular meeting of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Brookhaven, Miss,
held at the Mayors Office this,
the 4th day of. June. 1907 there
we're present the following: R.
D. Lanier, Mayor; 9. Fl. Hamil-
ton, Clerk; Aldermen Jones,
Abrams, Hartman and Went
worth.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Salaries Of Officers and Employees al
lowed.
The regular salaries of officers
and employees were allowed and the
Mayor and Clerk were authorized
to issue warrants on the various
FUNDS in payment of same, as fol-
lows:
Revenue Fund. R. D. Laniar,
Mayor, salary for May, $65; G.
Ell. Hamilton, Clerk, salary for
May, $35; Doc Sartin, Tax Col
lector, salary for May, $85; j.
B. Davis, Marshal, salary for
May, $50; VIM. Meter, police
man, salary for May, $50; R. r.
Mccormick, policeman, salary
for May, $50; Chris Albertz, sex
ton, salary for May, 500; Masonic
Lodge, rent of hall and court room
for May, 500; F. FL. Hartman,
services as alderman, S.; P. 4.
Jones, services as alderman, 81;
Sam Abrams, services as alder
man, S.; E. II. Wentworth, SER
vices as alderman, SIS; Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
rent of phone for Mayors Office
for May, $2.75; Doc Sartin, cash
paid Hilson for erroneous taxes,
SO cents.
Power House Expense Fund.
r. S. Purser, salary as superin-
tendent for May, $125; W. w.
Nusom, engineer, salary. for May,
$50, less $2.50-$77. so; r. q. Dav-
| is, engineer, salary for May, $55,
less $40 $45; Theodore Edmonds,
fireman, salary for % days and
overtime, $43; Dan Humble, fire.
man, salary for 291a days at 50,
$50; B. Spencer, lineman, salary
for May, $45, less S. $45; Cum
berland Telephone Co.. rent OF
phone at power house for May,
$2.75; Doc Sartln, cash paid
freight and labor at power house,
$3.50. go.
Street Expense Fund M.
Magee, salary as street commits
sioner for May, $50; Geo. Wash
ingtnn, removing garbage, $35;
Doc Sartin, cash paid labor on
streets, $95.85;
School Expense Fund Edgar
1Green, salary as superintendent
of Education for May, $8.97; Doc
Sartin, cash paid for work al
school house, $45; America Byrd,
salary as janitress at school, $25.
General Improvement Fund
Cash paid on ditch, $40.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
RatIifrs Battery Reunion.

June 3rd, Jefferson Davis birth
day, was celebrated at Jackson by
a reunion of Ratliff's Battery,
Wither's Artillery. The follow.
ing veterans answered to roll call:
: Capt. w. T. Ratliff, Raymond;
Lieut.. Frank Johnston, jackson;
Lieut.. r. B. Lancaster, jackson
Lieut. John q. Patrick, jackson:
Lieut.. Sam Chambers, Denver
Sergeant George Handy, Canton
N. w. Bankston, jackson; I. /.
w. Barrett, Edwards; John VI.
Chiffon, Mayersville; Fl. B. Cage,
Jackson; Ben T. Chambers, Eley /;
Marcus Carpenter, Baton Rouge;
M. G. Ewing, Vaughan; W. A.
Hendricks, Jackson; John /.
Harris, jackson; w. S. Lemly,
jackson; James I. Lester, Jack
son; w. M. Mann, Flora; R. II.
Meter, Brookhaven; j. T. Meal
pin, Bolton; R. F. McGinty, Fay
cite; A. M. McCallum, N. g.
Skipper, New Orleans; w. HI.
Wilson, Lucknow, w. L. Head,
Yokena.
| Several honorary members, in
cluding Col. r. S. Withers, COM
mander of Withers' Light Artil-
lery, we're also in attendance.
After the roll call Capt. Ratliff
introduced DR.. John L. johnson,
of Mississippi College, who deliv-
cred an earnest and eloquent pray
er for Gods tender mercies on
the survivors of the command.
Capt. Ratliff delivered a brief
address of congratulation to those
who were able to be present, ex-
planning that the smallness of at
tendance was in a great measure
due to the Richmond reunion, but
adding that the passing years are
causing the comrades to drop one
by one by the wayside. One hun
dredl and fifty members formed
the original roll call, and of this
number not more than sixty sur
vivei Many of these are scattered
from Maine to California, and
are too old and infrm to undertake
the annual pilgrimage to Jackson.
Secretary Chiffon read several
letters from comrades in distant
States saying that they could not
be present, land conveying mes
sages of greeting and brotherly
love TO their companions of 1-'65.
An eloquent address of welcome
in behalf of the citizens of jackson
was delivered by Hon. Luther
Manship, to which response was
made by Hon. George Handy.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Mississippi Politics.

\ A political straw" of peculiar
IsigH ieance, has been picked up in
Mississippi. Saturday last a Ran
kin county town held an election
to elect a town weigher and while
they were at it they proceeded to
weigh by ballot various candidates
for Office. The result was Is votes
for John Sharpe Williams and 6S
for Governor Vardaman for Sena-
tor; while the vote was divided be-
tween the six candidates for Gov
ernor as follows: Brewer, "a;
Noel, 80; Scott, s; Truly, 8;
Thomas, 4; Sisson, 3. The polit-
icaI wise man says the "Clan Nc
Laurin" influence was behind
Brewer and that Rankin county
is the home of the chiefs of the
clan. It is we'll known that Nc
Laurin is after Vardaman's scalp.
With this fact in view, the Missis-
|sippi political wise man has a
chance to figure out the result OF
the Vardaman- Williams contest.
If in their own county the "Clan
McLaurin" could find a majority
of only 10 in total vote of lac
for Williams, what will the Nc
Laurin influences amount to in
that part of the State outside ol
Rankin county, Mobile Item.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Anti.SaIoon League.

Geenyille, June 8. DR.. g. w.
Ysung, of Louisville, KY, Sec
retary of the National Anti-Sa-
loon League, delivered two adj
dresses here Sunday in the inter-
est of the cause he represents.
and announced that on next
Thursday night a state association
of the league will be formed here.
Bishop Galloway, B. I. Hobbs,
of Brookhayen; w. 4. Lowrey,
of Clinton; Hon. 9. H. Alexander,
jackson, and other leaders in the
temperance movement, will be
present and deliver addresses.
Che object of the association when
formed will be to drive whisky
from the State and make prohibi-
ton extend from the Tennessee
line to the Gulf.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Notice to the Public.

The Brookhaven Ice Company
having disbanded and retired from
the ice business, we have pur-
chased their plant on Front street
and will use same as the uptown
ice depot'of our retail dedartment,
where we will always keep a large
stock Of ice for the convenience
of the retail trade.
The acquisition of this property
will assist us greatly in keeping
up a perfect system of deliveries,
and as the price of ice will remain
the same, we are sure it will be to
the mutual advantage of all con-
cerned. Our schedule OF prices,
which will appear in the next edi-
tion of this paper, is as low as
consistent with fair dealing, good
ice and satisfactory deliveries.
We thank the public cordially
for their past patronage and ask
their cooperation to enable us
to give the best service ever.
CRYSTAL ICE co.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08

Miss Wessie Oliver, who has
been suffering with typhoid ma
.larial fever for six weeks, is not
dong well at this writing. The
grand daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver, Ollie Cain, is also suffer
ing at their home with appendi-
Ecitls. Thus has affiiction upon
|affliction come to this already be-
reaved home. Hard indeed would
be the heart that could not throb
with sympathy in the face Of so
great grief and anxiety
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08

Wednesday night is church
night in Brookhaven, the three
Protestant churches holding SER
vice 90 that night at the same
hour.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Drill Notice.

All officers and enlisted men Of
Company H., Third Regiment, In
fantry, NJ. IN. G., are hereby or,
dered to report for drill at the Ar,
mory every Monday and Thursday
evenings at 7:45 sharp until fur
.ther notice. J. l.. STORM,
Capt. Commanding.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Father and Son off for Richmond.

Captain L. Lake, of Oxford,
was in the city last evening, ac-
compan led BY his son, Mr.. Albert
Lake, of Crystal Springs, who
were both on their way to attend
the Confederate reunion.
At all of the reunions they at
tend, and they make it a point
never to miss one, these two gen
tlemen attract a great deal of at
tention, not only from the fact
that they are both interesting
characters and of striking appear
ance, but because they present a
spectacle that is seldom seen.
Capt. l.. Lake is in bis ninety sec
ond year, while Mr.. Albert Lake,
his son, the kid" as the captain
calls him, is 63 years of age, and
both saw four years of service in
the Confederate army, the father
being one of the staff officers of
the Army of Tennessee, while the
son was one of the original 64
priVates who went out in Stan
ford's battalion. Both are very
/ active for men of their age, and
they will while In Richmond con
tinue their custom of marching in
the parade with the balance uf the
boys On account of the young
man being the color bearer Of the
Mississippi division on the staff ol
Gen. Robt. Lowry, and the ex-
treme old age of Captain Lake,
the two will be on horseback.
There are other peculiarities
]abouG this family, one of them be.
ling that three generations are
commercial travellers, and all art
in the employ Of the same house
/ Capt. Lake has been travelling fol
| Armour & Co. for the past q
years, and while that firm has re-
peatedly offered to place him oI
the retired list, and allow his sal
Iary to continue, be has declined
their offer, and continues to trav
lei the same territory that he has
4 for the past 40 years.
4 Ii is hardly probable that there
will be another pair like them q
/ The big reunion. Clarion Ledger
Wednesday night is church
might in Brookhaven, the three
Protestant churches holding ser
vice % that night at the sam
lh0ur.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Tax Collectors Report.

Doc Sartin, city tax collector,
submitted bis report for month of
May, and after being carefully
examined, same was approved by
the Finance Committee; the report
being in words and figures as
follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Brook.
haven:
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit
my report as Tax Collector for
the month of May as follows:
Amount collected for lights,
$843. AZ; amount collected for wa
ter, $619.25; amount collected
for meter rents, $44. 80; amount
COLLECTED for one disk, $3.50:
amount collected for street tax,
ISL, ,014.00; total amount collected,
90 4kO1 10
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Marriage Licenses Issued During the
Past Week.

Whites w. S. RatcIiff and
Miss Cora Reed; S. @. Fotenberry
and Miss Leila Nj. Hoggatt.
Colored Darn Brown and Hell
en- Thomas; Charlie Williams and
Cora Thompson.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08

Wocdmen unveiling at $50 at
Rose Hill cemetery Sunday, In
honor Of the late Sovereign 6. WI.
Shaw.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08

In a speech at Bolton Wednesday
night, replying to Hon. Chas.
Scott's Pontotoc speech, Hon.
Earle Brewer denied with empha-
sis that he is the candidate of the
McLaurin Clan or the tail to any
body's else kite, and reiterated his
charge that the railroads are sup
porting Mr.. Scott against the
field. The gubernatorial cam paign
wakes warm with the summer
weather.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08

Texas won her custer suit
against the Waters Pierce Oil Co.,
a branch Of the Standard. The
penalties assessed against the COM
pany by the verdict of the jury
for violating tho Texas antitrust
law foot up an aggregate of ST.
623, 900. The effect of the judg-
ment is to again drive the COM
pany from the State and undo
the work done for it by Senator
Joe Bailey seven years ago.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-08
Respectfully submitted,
DOC SARTIN. T. c

i 4
chinery The insurance policies
having expired, on motion the
amount was increased from $40,
900 to $25, 900; and the Under
writer's Agency was to carry
SIS, 900, and DR.. j. B. Daughtry,
$4,000.
Report of Street Commissioner.
The Street Committee reported
that they let the contract to Steve
Games for 500 for cleaning out
and widening ditch west Of 2. I.
Bynes's property to old corpora
ltion limit; and they also reported
1.-THE bridge in bad condition at In
grams place, and on motion were
authorized to have same put in
good shape as soon as possible.
Sale of old Fire Engine. The
Fire Committee reported the sale
of Old fire engine to Joseph Con-
nelly & Son for $3.50.
Report by Power House Com
lmittee. The Power House Com
lmittee reported work done that
Twas authorized at last meeting,
land stated that the reservoirs at
Power House need re-cementing. as
lsoon as possible.
Sale Of Old Dynamo Mr.. Pur-
Iser reported the sale Of the old
dynamo to the Orleans Engineer.
ling Go. for $500; and on motion
Continued on Second Page.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
piplornaey and the Rrute.

"Iistenw said the girl as the woman
came in from the party at o'clock
in the morning and stood at the head
of her bed. do you hear her sob, the
woman above? She has been sobblng
like that for an hour. Now, listen to
his big, gruff voice storming at her"
"I'll put stop to thatP' the woman
declared as she hurried out Of the fiat
and on upstairs.
"Well," said the girl when she had
come down again, what did you dor
Threaten him with the Society For the
Prevention of Cruelty to wivesT"
mot Mt ALL" said the woman. II sim
ply rang his bell and asked him IL
there was anything l could do for his
wife. Wasn't she in2 We could hear
her crying beneath in our bedroom, l
told him. He thanked me and said
there was nothing could do. But you
don't hear any more sobbing. do your
New York Press.