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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
GRADUATED
CLASS OF ,o7 or ri JMP<lflViLLE5
ACADEMY DO GREAT CREDIT
TO THEMSELVES FRIDAY
nj CHIT. sss

The seyenty-sixth annual commence
ment of the Pump kinVille academy
given in the auditorium Of the Pres
byterian church Friday night was the
most successful event of the kind the
city has known The house was pack
ed and every minute Of the program
from start to finish was thoroughly
enjoyed. Ks.
The drawn curtain revealed the
class of 1908, numbering eleven, seat
I'D on the stage draped in their col
ors Paris green and potato bug.
broWn-with president Of the acad-
envy, Rev. Horatius Hornblower (Rev.
| Wright seated at the front and right.
After a few Introductory remarks by
the president in which he detained
l the virtues of the class, the program
opened with the aSalutatory' by Mr..
Studiosus Nonfunk iBert Finnty)
whose makeup and delivery was
about as near the original as one
iicould imagine and he made decided
1 hit. T.. s:,s 5i l5@
/ Excelsior by Mr.. Smythius A.
tspooner (Mr. Best was laughter
|convulsing rendition. His memory
proved short in the first stanza which
left him stupidity staring into space
4 in a vain endeayor. to recall the lost
word excelsior" but on a sudden in
spiration he pulled handful of excel.
4 sior from his coat tail pockets, when
4 he was able to proceed. b,
The vocal duet ARRANGED for two
4 yoices) by Miss Prudence lliiower
Il (Mrs, FRENCH and Miss Bella Donna
i Browne miss MONEY! favored the
audience with In the. Starlight hui
Il the ecstacy of it overcame the singers
!. to such a degree that they finally
blushing and giggling, retired to theil
seats, but not before they demonstrat
4 led the strength and range of theil
I voices. Their take-off Of twi simple
! Isimpering school girls could not have
q been better. 54
For oratorical ability, lung power
-l gesticulation and earnest, owl-like ex
preston of purpose, Mr.. Columbu!
Lysander Callnsback e.. G. Alien
! took the cake. and while he delivered
Z his Trigonometrieal Grafton, "Beyon,
Miss Dorcas Columbine miss He]
en- Burton) outclassed all other Ell
! forts known in her beautiful poem
: Spring a ..s.s.
The instrumental piano SOLO b
Miss Chordelia Bangumfiat (Miss Me-
Cauley) was an excellent sample Q
J. some Of the present day piano pla,
J, ing.
Mr.. Orlando Tooter (Mr. Bergeson
: brought out some laughable feature
= in his class farewell SEX.
!. Progress of Pumpkinville in tn
4 Valedictory by Miss Seraphima Much
z cram Highonor was a ludicrous rel
! resentation of inflated learning an
was admirably done.
!. ~ Romeo and Juliet was pleasin
I rendition by Mr.; Green and Mis-
y Johnson, who took their parts well.
: The vocal solo by Mr.. High G. Hoy
I ingswell &c. w. Steward was an e.
i, cellent number and took well S
: The. presentation of diplomas, elias
& song and class yell gave an exec
lent ending to an excellent program
I Coffee and sandwiches in the chape
followed for all who could stay.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
Morton County Gases Next Week

Attorney Il a. Simpson left for his
home at Dickinson last evening, but
will return here sundW evening and
will take up the Morton county in
dictments before the supreme court
the first Of the week. The result will
DE watched with considerable inter
sest, as several important questions
will be raised
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
aptist sale b al

The ladies Of the Baptist church
will hold a sale of food and fancy ar
ticles suitable for Christmas on sat
urday, Dec. 81, more extended no
tics OF which will be given in q
few days. n asz..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14

You can get a 10 percent discount
son all styles of 22-cal rifles ana they
make very nice Christmas presents
for the boys.
Pick out one early, and have it put
away for your son.
Prices $3.50 to $3.50 each.
G. w WoLBERT HARDWARE co
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14

It will pay you to visit the Fair.
Store and see the Christmas win
doWs. They have a very large as
sortment of holiday goods. 4.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
!. Moonlight Skating Party,

skating party made up of young
ladies spent Thursd Is evening on the
ice at Apple creek under the ehaper-
cnage Of Mesdames Baldwin and Dull
lam
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
ENCAMPMENT TO
BEGIN AUGUST 9
PAYMASTER GENERAL WEAVER
IS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER
FROM GENERAL FRIDGE
NAMING THAT DATE.
Gov. Vardaman Has Requested War
Department to Appoint Captain
f. G. Peyton as the L. S.
A. Inspecting Officer.

Colonel Walter Weaver, paymaster
general of the Mississippi National
Guard, is in receipt of a letter from
Aujutant General Fridge in which it
is stated that Tuesday, August 9th,
has been fixed upon as the date for
the beginning of the State encamp-
ment which is to be held in Columbus
this summer. 1t was given out some
time ago that the encampment would
be held right after the first primary
in order that the soldiers would not
feel called upon to remain at home or
account of politics. The State DEM
ocratic Executive Committee met in
Jackson last Thursday and decided
upon Thursday, August 1st, as the
date of the elimination primary, and
as soon as the action of the commit
tee was made public the date for the
encampment opening was announced.
Gov. Vardaman has, at the sugges-
tion of the local committee, written
letter to the War Department, re-
puesting that Capt. Ephriam G. Pey-
ton, of Company G, Eighteenth In
fantry, be appointed United States
Army inspecting officer for the en-
canmpment. Capt. Peyton is a ma
tive of this city and is now here on a
leave of absence, being the guest of
his sister, Miss Annie Peyton, at her
home on Main Street. He has made
splendid officer, as is evidenced by
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
u uPIRE STICKNEY'S
SAFFRON STUNT
COTTON STATES UMPIRE CALLS
FOUL BALL FAIR, AND ONE
PLAYER PUT OUT FOR
CALLING 1T FOUL.
After McDivitt Was Retired from the
Game, "Red" Wright Refused
to Play, and Game Was
Forfeited to Meridian.

By numberleSs unfair decisions and
not few bold, ball-faced robberies,
Umpire Dawkins last Wednesday af-
ternoon handed the final game of the
Gulfport series to the visitors by a
score of six to nothing. There were
SO many rank decisions that it was
was impossible to keep a complete
record of them, but the first overt
and objectionable theft occurred in
the second, when grounder which
Murch sent skimming down the first
&Aase line was admirably fielded by
Wright, who picked up the ball and
beat Murch to the base by at least
two feet. Dawkins called the runner
safe, and Wright of course protested.
The play had been closely watched
by the spectators, who all knew that
the runner was out, and the things
they said about Dawkins would be
searched for in vain in "Rollo Boy at
Play and other erudite juvenile clas-
sizes which rest on the book shelves
of carefully guarded nurseries.
knowing that he was right" Man
ager Wright continued to protest, and
Dawkins, after having imposed sew
eral fines amounting in the aggregate
to thirty dollars, finally ordered him
out of the game.
Upon Wright's retirement Andrews
went to first, and the game, or rather
the struggle of nine men against ten,
proceeded Wheeler was in the box
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Scott's Great Campaign.

Jackson, Miss, May 29th.-Hon.
Chas. Scott, candidate for governor,
passed through the city this after
noon on canvassing trip. He ad-
dressed the citizens of Terry this af-
ternoon and of Crystal Springs to-
night. Mr. Scott was asked how he
found things politically and other
wise, and replied:
L have gained four pounds in
weight since | re-entered the cam
paign on March 10 last, and there
fore am all right in that respect-in-
deed, | am all right politically and
physically, and in every other way
except agriculturally. In a telephone
talk with my home yesterday / learn
ed crop conditions are the worst ever
known. 1t would be utterly impossi-
bic to make anything like full crop
lieve that with good weather and
crop conditions from now on, we
should make a half crop, ar +. this,
with the splendid price which / am
confident we shall get, ought to bring
us out of the hole.
Il have not been home since
March 10, but keep in touch by tele-
phone every day, and l shall not go
home until | wind up my campaign
and go there to vote in the first pri-
mary. Last week I made fourteen
speeches and this week l have sixteen
on my schedule, and l shall continue
making from two to three speeches
a day until the primary. | have pret-
ty we'll covered the State in the last
two months, and am absolutely con-
fident of winning the fight, though l
shall take nothing for granted and
do not wish my friends to do so. We
have now pretty we'll refuted all the
campaign canards hurled at us, and
[ find that the people are not listen
ing much to the men who put in their
time disparaging their opponents.
They want to hear high-toned speech
es covering the questions of public
interest,"
Mr.. Scott said that in spite of the
depression over crop prospects the
people were taking a lively interest
in the campaign and were coming out
in good crowds wherever he has made
speeches.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
THE PROPERTIES
TO BE IMPROVED
THE CONSOLIDATION OF STREET
RY. AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
PLANT WILL RESULT
IN IMPROVEMENTS.
The Car Line Will be Extended and
Light Service be Made Much
More Satisfactory - Gas
Works May be Moved.

The consolidation OF the interests
of the Columb bus Street Railway Com
pany and the Columbu Light and
Power Company, which was recently
announced, will, it is said, result in
the material improvement of both
properties. While the parties di-
rectly concerned will give out no in
that it is the intention OF the incor-
porators to, within the next year. ex-
pend one hundred thousand dollars
in improvements.
1t is understood that the street car
line will be extended to twice its pres
ent length. There are at this time
only three miles of track, nearly all
of which is in the southern and east
ern portions of the city, and people
living in North Columbus are practi-
cally without street car facilities 1t
was the intention of Messrs. Marx
and Heard, the original owners, to
provide for the people living in the
northern section of the city by run
ming a line from the Southern depot
out Thirteenth street to the Military
road and thence to the corporation
line. This route would give the peo-
pie of North Columbus splendid car
facilities, as practically all of them
would be within few blocks of the
line. It is not known whether the
new company will follow the plan
mapped out by the former owners in
extending the line, but il is reasona-
BILE to presume that they will, as this
seems the most feasible route for an
extension of the line.
Quite lot of new machinery has
recently been installed at the electric
light plant, which is now one OF the
most complete in the State. II is
hardly probable therefore that any
money will be expended in the pur-
chase of additional electrical equip
ment. 1t is more than likely though
that the gas plant, which is included
in the holding of the Columbus Light
and Power Company, will be moved
to the electric light plant in East Co
lumbus. This means that a practic-
ally new plant will be installed, az
the present plant is old and antiquat-
ed, having been erected many years
ago. 1t is not known just how soon
the improvements will be undertaken,
but they will commence at an early
date. rs1rH1
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
UNDERWEAR MILL WILL
RESUME ON JULY FIRST

Mr.. Shaver, the machinist, who were
in Columbus on yesterday, are very
much pleased with the outlook here.
While the mill has for the present
only beeen leased, the lessees have
the privilege of purchasing the prop
erty at a later date, and there is lit
tie doubt that they will eventually
buy the plant.
The Columbus Underwear Mill is
one of the largest manufacturing en-
terprises of the city, and the news
that it is soon to resume operation
will be read with pleasure by every
one who has the welfare of Columbus
at heart. The mill employs more than
one hundred operatives, and when it
starts up again East Columbus will
be buster and more prosperous than
ever before.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
CrOn Prospects.

A Dispatch reporter, with the view
of ascertaining the condition of the
crops, last week interviewed a num-
Der of farmers from various sections
of the county, and they all agree that
the prospects are exceedingly gloomy
The weather has been SO wet and
cold that much of the cotton failed
to come up, and nearly all of the
farmers have been compelled to plant
a second time, some of them a third
time. It seems to be unanimously
agreed that even with favorable
weather conditions from this time
forward and with a late fall that the
crop will be very short.
1t is generally agreed that the de-
crease in cotton acreage is very
slight, the decrease having been esti-
mated by we1l-posted farmers at from
five to ten per cent, as compared
with that of last year. There is a
general complaint of the scarcity OF
labor, the farmers declaring that ii
is well-nigh impossible to secure
enough hands to properly cultivate
the cotton and corn.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

1t will be good news to the people
of Columbus to learn that the Colum-
bus Underwear Mill will resume op-
Grafton on July 1st. This is settled
fact, as a deal which provides that
the mill, which has been closed down
for more than a year, shall resume
operations on the above mentioned
date was consummated yesterday and
the contract has been signed.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank,
which recently acquired the property,
closed a deal yesterday with the w.
H. Rowe Knitting Company of Hunts
Vile, Ala, for the lease of the mill,
and the contract stipulates that the
mill shall resume operations by July
1st. This firm owns and operates a
knitting mill in Huntsville, and both
Mr.. w /. Williams, the secretary, and
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

for the locals, and was in fine form.
Time after time did the ball go skim
ming over the center of the plate
with lightning-like speed, but Daw-
kins, instead of giving Wheeler credit
for his magnificent work by calling
strikes on the batsmen, continued to
yell ball" In many towns and cit
les the decisions which Dawkins rem
dered Wednesday afternoon would
have resulted in his being chased off
the diamond. But the people of Col
umbus are peaceable and aw-abiding
and while they resented the injustice
of Dawkins' decisions they made no
attempt to personally assault him.
He was escorted to his hotel by the
police, but even this was not really
necessary, the police escort having
been furnished him merely as a mat
ter of precaution.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

DR.. w. w. Westmoreland has re-
turned from a trip to Meridian and
Tuscaloosa. He went TO Meridian 10
attend the annual meeting of the
State Dental Association, and visited
Tuscaloosa to be present at the meet
ing of the alumni Of the University
of Alabama. DR.. Westmoreland did
not graduate at the university. but
was a student there at the outbreak
of the civil war, and all members Of
the war class" have recently been
made members of the alumni asso-
citation.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Franklin Academy Closes Friday


The annual session of Franklin
Academy closes next Friday. The ex-
aminations, which have been in pro-
gress all during the past week, will
be concluded by that time, and school
will be dismissed. No commencement
exercises of any character will mark
the close. The students will be quiet
ly dismissed, and their long and eag-
erly anticipated summer holiday will
begin, the transition from the school
room to the blessed sunshine of sum-
mer being marked by no ostentatious
display.
There were two good reasons for
not holding any public exercises, one
being that there is no chapel or other
room where a large audience could
be accommodated at the academy, and
the other is that there was no elev-
enth grade this year. Under the
school curriculum the eleventh grade
constitutes the graduating class, and
on account of the crowded condition
of the building it was deemed imprac-
ticable to organize classes in this
grade at the opening of the session
which is now about to close.
The board of trustees of the city
schools will hold its annual meeting
next Friday, at which time teachers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Mr.. w. J. Jordan Dies Suddenly.

The news of the death of Mr.. w
]. Jordan, which took place at his
home in West Point Thursday, and
which came suddenly and without
warning, was received with feelings
of sincere regret by his numerous
friends in this city. Mr.. Jordan was
a brother of Mrs. r. #. Williams of
this city, and of Mr.. Charles Jordan.
member of the board of supervisors
of Lowndes county. He was an hon
est, upright, broad minded man. a
man loyal to his friends and just in
his dealings with his fellow men. and
was honored and respected by all who
knew him. Mr.. Jordan was widow
er, his wife having preceded him TO
the grave only a short time since
In addition to the relatives residing
in this county, Mr.. Jordan is survived
by daughter, Mrs. Clarence Exum.
who resides in West Point
The funeral took place in West
Point on Friday, among those in at
tendance having been Mr.. Atwell VIII
liams, Mr.. r. T. Williams, Jr, Capt
Thos. Evans, Capt VIM Winston and
others from this city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
FIRST PRIMARY
ON AUGUST FIRST
THIS DATE WAS FIXED FOR THE
FIRST PRIMARY By STATE
DEMOCRATIC EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE.
The Run Off " Will Occur Within
Three Weeks After Elimination
Primary-Late Crops May
Affect the Voting.

Thursday, August 1st, has been
fixed as the date for holding the first
primary. The State Democratic exec
utive committee met in Jackson last
Thursday, and after agreeing on the
above adopted a resolution providing
that only white voters, legally regis
tered, shall be allowed to cast bal
lots at the said primary.
The committee ordered candidates
for State offices to notify the secre-
tary of the State committee at least
fifteen days prior 10 the first primary
and also to notify the secretaries of
the various county executive commit
tees in ample time to have their
names placed on the ballots.
The run off," or second primary,
will take place within two weeks
after the elimination primary.
The meeting of the committee was
held at the State capitol, and was
presided over by Chairman C. L. Lo-
max Seventeen out of the twenty
four members of the committee were
present at the meeting.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the committee:
Resolved, That the primary cleo
ton for the selection of nominees of
the Democratic party be held on
August /, 1907. and that the second
primary election be held on Thurs
day, August %, 1907.
rTha+ a1Jf4ino RI "a
qualifications prescribed by law for
the voters in said primaries, all who
vote therein shall be white Demo-
Gratis
Resolved, That all candidates for
State offices are hereby requested to
furnish their names to the Secretary
of the State Executive Committee on
or before the date above named.
The resolutions as adopted give a
sufficiently clear and distinct outline
of the policy that will be pursued in
carrying on the official end of the
present campaign, and it is the desire
of the executive committee that the
candidates and their friends keep
themselves posted.
A resolution that was offered by
Mr. Kirk, to provide that the Secre-
tary of the State Executive Commit
tee be instructed to place on the State
ticket the names of all candidates for
the United States Senate, governor
ship and other State officers, in the
order in which they were received,
was discussed spiritedly and voted
down by a vote of 8 to 6.
1t was contended by the opponents
of this provision that this would give
a clear advantage to certain candi-
dates whose names had been in the
hands of the secretary of the COM
mittee for some time, and the defeat
of the resolution was, therefore, not
surprising.
The arrangement of the names on
the ballots will be left to the eXecu-
tive committee at it's next meeting,
and to the county executive commit
tees, which, it is believed, will be the
fairer and most satisfactory way to
all concerned, and it is quite certain
that the State candidates will have
friends in each county who will see
to it that their names get on the bal
lots.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Prof. J. w. Bell, of the /. /. and
c. faculty, has been in Jackson the
past week on business. The Clarion
Ledger notes his presence in that city
and makes mention of the fact that
his name has been prominently men
toned as a candidate for the presi-
dency of the Industrial Institute and
College should Mr.. Kincannon accept
the chancellorship of the University
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mr.. t. F. Ramage has the sympa-
thy of numerous friends in the death
of his mother, Mrs. j. G. Cunning
ham, which occurred at her home in
Shannon, Miss. NJ. and Mrs. Ram
age. Misses Ruby and Laura May
Ramage and Mr.. Burr Ramage at
tended the funeral.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Miss Weenonah Poindexter, mis-
tress of instrumental music at the
Industrial Institute and College, left
yesterday for New York, where she
will spend the summer studying un-
der one of the great pianists OF the
metropolis.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mr.. VIM. NJ. Schwab, who during
Deitchman's College in Baltimore, is
expected to return to his home in Co
lumbus tomorrow.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

The numerous friends of Major r.
c. Belts will regret to learn that he
is quite sick at his home in South
Columbus.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
Totals ....37 6 Il 81 IA

Score by innings: r
Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
Gulfport 0 0 0 0--6
Summary: Two base hits-Isom,
Bryant. Stolen bases - Tarleton 2,
Isom, G. Manush. Bases on balls
off Wheeler 6, off Bryant 3. Struck
out - by Wheeler 6, by Bryant 5.
Wild pitch-Wheeler. Passed ball
Krebs. Sacrifice hits - G.. Manush
Reilly. Double plays-Huber TO Mat
ticks to Andrews, Bryant to Reilly to
Tarleton, McDivitt to Turner. Time,
2:10. Umpire, Dawkins,
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06

Mr.. w. G. Mcclure has returned
home from Jamestown, where he has
been for the past ten days visiting
the exposition.