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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

ers free was cOmmcndable and an
exhibition Of public spirit that helps
to make a progressive community.
The banquet in honor OF the Glass
of 1907 was indeed a very pleasant
affair. The following toasts were
responded to:
= Our. Children" Mrs. Geo. l.. Cuz-
zens:zT 'ChiSts ubiect was especially in
the disc ussioh, being that "the+sorest
saeed Of our children IS better home
training
- Improvement in the High School,
was discussed by J. F. J. Clark, prin-
cipal of Garnett High School. Mr..
Clark spoke of the improvement
made in conduct, punctuality, the in
creasing interest in study and the
steady heightening of ideals, all Of
which is an indication that the High
School is gaining from year to year
not only in numbers but in the essen
tials.
"Negro Citizenship" was discussed
by State Librarian S. w. Starks. Mr..
Starks is always interesting be-
cause Of his plain practibility. No
flights, no tfourishes, but clear and
convincing argument made all who
heard him feel it their duty to be-
come the highest type Of citizen not
as Negro but as an American citi-
zen.
The graduates stood as follows in
their examinations: Esther Fulks,
93 IL per cent; Artists Johnson, 90
per cent; Della Brown, 81 per cent
Stella James, 80 per cent, Miles d.
Webb, SO per cent.
Numerous presents were received
by them in the way of flowers, books,
money and jewelry. No class has
graduated under more auspicious Cir
cumstances. The class as a whole is
ambitious and have, thus far, taken
advantage Of their opportunity Most
Of them have plans for the future
which, if carried out, will lead for
ward to SUCCESS.
The, credit Of the increased inter
est ~of the general public in the
schools is largely due to the prInci,
pal, G.. w. Boyd, who is doing every
thing possible to raise the standard
of the schools and make them the
pride Of the Capital City.
Mr.. Boyd is deeply interested in
the work of the school and more
earnest, painstaking person in the
discharge Of his duties it would be
difficult to find 1t is not too much
to say that the Charleston public
school is on the eve Of an educational
awakening. There has never been
q time in our history when the pub
lie interest in the scholars has been
80 strikingly manifested
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
LOCKED
F Family i'm the House
And Fought Till Ammunition
Gave Out, Did the Old Ne
z: gro and His Family in
...... Mississippi

Yazoo City, Miss, July S.-Deta1ls
of d race riot on the Kirk plantation,
near here, were received this after
noon. Three Negroes we're killed
four white men shot and two Negroes
whipped,
The country in that neighborhood
is in arms, and the sheriff, with depu-
ties, is Fastening there to prevent
further bloodshed.
One report mas it that the white
men who gathered after the first
clash between the races hanged two
Negroes from a limb, but this is not
verified.
The trouble broke out toward noon
today. T. D. Kirk went into a field
on. his plantation, where Abe John
son and his three sons were at work
and gave them orders about their
work. One Of the Negro boys cursed
him, and Kirk, resenting the insult,
knocked the Negro down.
The other Negroes went to the de-
tense Of. their brother, and were
about to worst Mr.. Kirk, when he
started on a run to his house for his
gun. The Johnsons, whose cabin
was near by, raced for their weapons
and fired at the fleeing man, empty,
ing one or more loads Of shot into
his body and bringing him to the
ground, badly wounded.
All Three Were Hit.
Kinks brothers, Wash and Cy, and
}. I. Cheatham were attracted by the
shots and hurried quickly to the
scene. AS, they approached the John.
sons fired on them, hitting all three
and practically tearing Cheatham s
stomach away, two loads being dis
charged into that region of his body
Although shot and on the ground, the
three men returned the fire as best
they could, killing Green Johnson in.
stantly.
Abe Johnson and his other sons
then entered their cabin and barri
caded the door, defying arrest and
threate ming death to any who should
approach their door. Word was sent
throughout the ncighborhOod to the
whites and Negroes Of the fatal fight
and soon scores Of the former were
in the scene, all heavily armed and
breathing dire vengeance on the
blacks. They surrounded the cabin
and began to move in on the bar
lINbuSu ldully VI negroes.
Magistrate Ed Bell went ahead OF
them and pledged himself and bis
honor as a guarantee that no harm
should befall the JohnsOns if they
would come ont and surrender. Their
reply was that they would die first
and this was followed by fusi11ade
after fusilladc Of shots. until two
more Of the JOhnsons were killed.
Ammunition Exhausted.
Their ammunition was exhaust Cd
and they could not continue the fight
Sheriff Stubblclctd was six miles
from the scene when the news reach
ed here, but his deputies went imme
diately there, and tonight they report
that all rs quiet.
It is the general opinion here
among those who have been at The
Kirk plantation that beside the three
Johnson Negroes, who were shot tc
death, two others who took par
we're hanged. and that the old mar
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
NEGROES FORM LEAGUE
TO HELP THE DEMOCRATS

New York, June 8.-Dclegatcs to
the national Negro conference, which
closed it's sessions here today, organ
ized a national Negro league. The
purpose Of the league, it was an
nounced, is to build up an effective
Democratic organization throughout
the union and ultimately influence
presidential elections. Eleven states
were represented at the meeting.
President Roosevelt was arraigned
for dismissing the Negro trOoDs in
Texas, and Governor Glenn, Of North
Carolina, was lauded for his efforts
toward suDDressing 1vnchings.
judge James G.. Matthews. Of Albany,
n. Y, was elected president.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
JIM CROW LAW HELD INVALID.
Alabama Court Says Negroes and
Whites Must Rid Together

Montgomery, Ala. BY a decision
Of the city court, the "Jim Crow
law recently passed w. the city coun-
Gil, has been declared void. The or
dinance requires tha' the street rail
way provide scDara'" cars for the
races, making it finable for one to
ride in the cars for he, Other. On
attempt to enforce ne law the en-
tire system was tied up for most Of
q day, the crews hong arrested as
last as they came Ou. The company
1nallY secured an j1r,tnction. which
mas now been mad" ornament, The
court holding that here is plenty
Of room in each car for the two
races, and each may ride together.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
RESUME INVESTJG 1TTON Or
SHIPP CONTEMPT CASE

Washington, Jun" 8.-COmmis-
siOner James D. NJ or, Of the su-
Dreme court Of the lnited States, left
Washington today fr" Chattanooga
Tenn, where on MOr@ay next he will
resume his investigation into the con-
TEMPT case Of tn" suprerne court
against Sheriff Ship2 and others.
charged with compile y in the lynch
ing Of the Negro, F,3 Johnson after
the court had taken cognizance Of the
case ~.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
was wounded in the fight.

was wounded in the fight. r,
The Kirk brothers and -Cheatham
are among the most prominent plant.
eas in this county, gAbe johnson was
a leader of the Negroes during recon
struction times, but sinca the Ne
groes have been HHt out, of politics
he and his ,familyaSfilaye :.been rated
among the peacefnR and, law "a bitling
members of their, fAse, E-;;sfs,fs ;sfss,,f
Posses are beSna forSis over
the country, and SO o.. IL 81 Them are
now on their way to the Kirk planta
'tlon, to be on hand for any further
trouble,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
THE PRESIDENTS SORROW

Baltimore, June IA telegram
dressed to Rear Admiral Evans ex-
pressing the shock. and grief 0f Pres
1dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at the news
Of disaster In Hampton Roads yes
terday, was written by the president
on the train and sent from Baltimore
this morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
Take Time for Reading.

The man who says he has no time
to read had better take time. The
man who doesn't read is a genuine
hack number" His life is like a
stagnant pool; there is nothing
doing. He has no idea of the pro-
gress of the world. He is narrow,
because he can only look back to
the petty details Of his life. The
progress of the world is made by
the men who read, think and act.
Without reading there is little sub
ject for thought, and without
thought there is no incentive for
action. Take your local paper and
a daily, read, think and act, be a
progressive citizen a good man for
the community in which you live. =
Donaldson Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

In our schools a bright face and
bright eyes that a few months or a
few years will give to us an anxious
face and lustreless eyes, due to a
preventable physical defect?
We cannot remain silent. We
must plead for at least an ameliora-
ton. In our common schools, we
must have more time for thought,
constantly having in view the
physical as we'll as the mental
structure.
Scale down our courses of study;
cut down the non-essentials, and
limit greatly the DEMONSTRATING
examinations, and give our teachers
more time for heart-to-heart talks
with our children.
Let us think less of the annihila-
ton of distances and the iungles of
Africa and more of the development
of a sound body and a sound and
profound mind. Let us think less
of the brotherhood of men and
think more of the fatherhood and
motherhood of man. Let us think
less of "hitching our wagon to a
star" and more of attaching it to
some of the important verities of
life.
Ia our uplifting let us stand by
and encourage our earnest and con-
scientious teachers. God bless
them they are doing a noble work,
work that is too lightly considered
by too many of the parents of our
communities, even nursery and mis-
ssionary work due to neglected
home duties.
Gentlemen: AS a member of
school board we realize more and
more that we have an important
mission to perform, and also realize
that we are largely responsible for
the fruitage of our schools, there
fore we warmly and cordially well
come you to Lancaster to this con-
test and to this conference with the
man at the head of the column,
Mr.. Brockert
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
Christmas Shopping.

There remain but twenty-three
more shopping days until Christmas.
The customary rules for Christmas
shopping are already beginning to
be thrust forward and from now
on women especially may expect to
be exhorted to shop early and also
often. Make out your lists and
purchase as. soon as you can con-
veniently do so.
Several good rules are being
handed down by local dealers in
holding goods that should be noted
First-Do as much as possible of
your shopping before Dec. 18th.
Second-Have it all done a week
before Christmas.
Third-Shop early in the day.
Fourth-Carry home rs n any
parcels as possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

Dodge church Thursday night.
Jay Donnelly, Claude Hickok and
Nose Hicklin attended a convoca-
ton of the Eagles at Prairie du
CHEN Wednesday evening. MIR.
and Mrs. Will. Perrin and daughter
Ruth expect to start this week for
LeSueur, Mimi, where Mr.. Perrin
has rented DR.. Frank Dodge's farm
on very advantageous terms.
Fred. Clauer and wife were up
from Beetown Saturday and pur-
chased nearly wagon load of
necessaries Mort BARLEY closed
a term of school in the Red school
house Friday r. N. Hoskins was
in Lancaster Friday Mrs. J. B.
Gilligan and daughters are visiting
In Gays Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. P.
WOodhouse will celebrate their
tiftieth wedding anniversary Jan.
II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

1t is an unwritten law of our land
that we must all have turkey and
plum pudding and the usual trim
mings on Thanksgiving day, and
must eat to repletion IN order that
we may be in a proper frame OF
mind to give thanks to the Giver
of all good things. This annual
feast day is always expensive how
ever, and the man with the small
income hesltates if be is frugal
about adding any additional Wand
to the customary repast. We are
prosperous to be sure but many
heads of families and many house
wives are racking their brains to
discover the means Of providing a
feast without bankruptcy.
No care however can alter the
fact that the dinner will probably
cost as much this year, if not more,
than ever before Almost every
article costs more than it did ten
years ago and for a customary
Thanksgiving feast you can figure
on about ST for each member OF the
family.
The following is comparison
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
THANKSGIVING

of the price of articles now and ten
years ago:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

It will be seen that the average
dinner for an ordinary family will
cost more than it did a decade ago.
When people ask what is the
reason for this difference in price,
the retail merchant says it is the
fault of the commission men. The
commission man then says that it is
entirely the fault of the farmer.
And the farmer says-but what's
the difference9 The result is the
same: Thanksgiving dinner will be
indeed expensive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
BLOOMINGTON.

Several shippers in this vicinity
have lost money lately on account
of the great slump in the price of
hogs and other live stock. Many
farmers ale obliged to let their hogs
90 to market because they can't
afford to feed them 75-cent corn
very loug. There is something the
matter when the bottom suddenly
drops out of everything right in
prosperous times. You tell what it
It Doesn't it appear plain to you
that the presence of these clear
zg hotcs certificates" way out
here in the rural districts speaks
louder than words of the duty Of
the government to provide some
thing else-money, real peoples
money. The people must have
money to do business with, and
the government must provide it.
REVEALS Rev. Erskine and Mr.
Woodmansee closed a series of
union revival meetings in the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
The attendance was good and a
number of people decided to turn
into the straight and narrow path.
The evangelists went from this
place to Park Falls, Wis.
AUTHORIZES. Miss Flora Huntley,
a former teacher In the Blooming
ton schools, contributed a short
story to the November Scrap Book,
a Munsey magazine. Writers of
today say that it is very difficult
feat to get into the magazines.
SALES R. N. Hoskins, auctioneer,
says that he believes that the
present depression and low prices
on stock will begin lessening at
once, and that sales Will not be
materially affected for any great
length of time. Some big sales are
billed for the immediate future,
some of them being as follows:
James Plank Nov. 81.
David Baldwin Dec. 4.
Robert benson Dec. 5.
Charles Glass Dec. II.
For lists of some of these sales
see another column.
GETTING THERE. The October
number of the National Printer
Journalist contains a complete de-
scription Of the elegant new three
story building erected by the Daily
Star. Courier of KeWanee, Ill Co.,
of which Will Curtis is manager.
Will IS a West Grant boy, born and
brought up in the town of Patch
Grove, and he received his early
in the Bloomington high
school. He is making quite mark
as an editor.
PEACE PARTY.-As the result of
a beating and kicking administed to
Charlt. Woudhouse, DR.. Kennedy
was, on Monday. placed under $500
bonds to keep the peace. The
matter of personal damages was
settled out of court Atty. Philip
son appeared for the district at
torney and Ed Nj. Lowry of Lancas-
ter was here in the interest of
Kennedy.
LOCALS In a suit be. ore J.
Schrelner, justice, Wednesday.
Erskine Johnson was awarded 500
and costs for finding a customer for
Sam. Ketner's farm.
Our high school football team go
to Lancaster on Thanksgiving day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

They ought to do the Lancaster boys
this time, just to make it even
games
The new Will. Hickok home in
Pine Valley is nearly completed.
John Clark q Son of Lancaster
finished the carpenter work and
now Fred Riese is painting the
structure. The road from Bloom
irgton to Beetown is beautified by
the finest lot of country residences
il this part of the state-all new
modern buildings.
The little blaze in the Record
press. room Thursday evening re-
minds us that with cold weather
comes danger of fire. Our town
should not be without night watch
during the cold weather.
The schoolmates of Miss Ruth
Perrin gave her farewell party at
the home of o. J. Prideaux on Mon
day evening, and on Tuesday even
ing Mrs. E K Nevins entertained
for Mr. and Mrs. Perrin. The
PerrIns leave for their new home in
LeSueur, Mimi, today.
There will be union Thanksgiving
service in the Congregational church
Thursday morning at 1920.
We are threatened with an ice
famine for next summer.
ReY. Woolley went to Wyalusing
Sunday to preach funeral sermon
for VIM. Quartman, well known
here.
Revs Lacey and Woolley and
families and the evangelists, Revs.
Erskine and Woodmansee were en-
tertained at dinner at the home of
20. j. Prideaux. Saturday. The
daughter Ella and granddaughter
Norma were christened.
F. L. Greer is in Chicago this
week.
Jesse Sawyer IS on a visit at
Elgin, Ill.
Mrs. Nancy Ballantine is having
a lighting plant constructed.
Personal. Misses Allie Ryan
and Isabel Leamy visited relatives
in Letcher, S. D., two weeks ago.
On the return trip Miss Ryan
stopped few days in Iowa Mrs.
A. N. Crabtree went to Cashton
Saturday to spend a few days with
her daughter Amy, who is teaching
there Ed. Better and wife Of
M1llvllle visited for a few days az
the home Of his brother Lewis in
this place Sam Ketner went to
Moline, ILL.,, Monday, where he will
prepare TO receive his family, who
will go soon John A. Bieloh and
wife were here from Bridgeport
Saturday Mrs. Lou. Beer of
Wyalusing was a guest at the L. S.
Sawyer home last week J. M.
Lance is closing out his shoot and
shoe stock. Inside work does not
agree with him John Thompson
and sister, Mrs. Mcnamara, are
living in Mrs. Carey's house. We
are pleased to welcome these old
friends TO our community Mrs.
Bert Fennel of Blake's Prairie was
q visitor at the L. S. Sawyer home a
few days Miss Clara Holford is
visiting at the DR.. Orr home in Mt.
Hope. Joe Patterson and Everett
Cavanangh attended the dance in
North Andover Friday evening
A delegation from this place at
tended the chicken pie social at
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
Different Arrangements.

Harry Dolphin and Julia R.
Grimm, both of Glen Haven.
Eugene S. Marsh, Lime Springs.
Ia, and A. M. Lewis of Boscobel.
Henry E Roth, Crawford county,
and Alma E. Leslie OF Sharon, N. D.
John II. Yelinecke and Lottie
Bowers, both of Fennlmore.
Charles Arnett, Wyalusing, and
Dena Kern, Lancaster.
Roy NJ. Carter, Livingston, nellie
Dickinson Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
PLAYED A TIE GAME.
The Final Score of the Big Football
Game Was IL to IL.

One of the biggest football games
of the season, so far as Wisconsin is
concerned, was played at Madison
Saturday by the Wisconsin and
Minnesota elevens, the game result
ing IN tie. The score wac ~ 70
II. The Badgers showed UP strong
er than at any previous game this
season and played q better game
than the Gophers, although the
betting was to 1 in favor of the
latter, with few bets taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27
HOW THEY LINED UP.
Members in Attendance at County
School Board Meeting.
BEETOWN.

BEETOWN.
W. K. Brunn, C.. B. Thorpe, W.
E. Houghton, John Burns, j. w.
Redman. John G. Anstey, f. E.
Voeltz, A. A. Ziegler, Otto Behncke,
N. H. Suttle, John P. Schildgen,
Henry Hudson.
BLOOMINGTON.
Lincoln Abraham, L. M. Scott.
CASSVlLLE.
Fl. S. Caldwell, Grant S. Phinney,
Chris Brener, Max Kirsch baum.
CASTLE ROCK.
Henry Gore, Ed Powley, W. c.
Livingston.
CLIFTON.
Andrew Knutson, K. Knutson,
VIM. Peal, Geo. Latham, F. V.
Allen.
ELLENBORO.
Francis Durni, w. F. Mccormick,
E. Rice.
EENNlMOREs
Joseph N. Griswold, Aug. Masow,
Henry Schneider, Herbert Dexter,
Lorenzo Zipka, Geo. Ableiter, Sam
Nelson, B. n. Berry.
GLEN HAVEN.
H. G.. Kuenster, H. E. Seipp,
John Gockel, James Smith, Orlando
Mutt, Bert Bennett, John Aambin.
HARRISON.
Phil Hottenstein, Frank Renalde,
w. r. Cummins.
HAZEL GREEN.
Thomas Sampson, J. FL. Ralph.
HICKORY GROVE.
George Glasbrener, VIM. H.
Hammond, Olaf Hofdan, j L. Ever
son.
JAMESTOWN.
L. A. Schroeder, Frank Placke,
Sylvester Brandt.
LIBERTY.
Will Harvey, Louis A. Smith, ".
H. Gerhardt, L. Boerner, R. A.
Austin, W. Fl. Finnegan, W. L.
Wetter, Gottleib Meir, L. J. Becker.
LIMA.
Jas. Logan, Lee Whitcher, Philip
Steinback, S. G Craven.
LITTLE GRANT.
Henry Cliff, George Henry, j. G.
Welsh, e. H. Grifis.
MELVILLE.
J.B. Beadle.
Mt. HOPE.
M. J. Carmody, Andrew Smith,
Jay T. Morse, VIM. Roseman.
MT. IDA.
A. D. Graham, G. n. Knox, A.
L. Glider, Louis Howell.
NORTH LANCASTER.
Geo. T. Jerrett, W. B. Griswold,
Geo. w. Glider, Guilford Graham,
A. Christianson, William Scott,
Geo. Scott.
PATCH GROVE.
T. D. Nagle.
PLATTEvILLE.
Fl. o. Runden, E. E. Robinson,
R. A. Shepherd, Harry Coke, Henry
T. Mueller.
POTOSI
Michael Hufnagel, j. ID Cenfeld,
J. S. Crowther, J. ". McKelvey,
August Roesch.
SOUTH LANCASTER.
S. E. HasseU, VIM. Webb, r.
Meyer, Jr., Clyde Richardson, B. J.
Petty, Ed Taylor, J E. Bailie,
Arthur Walker. A. ". Marshall,
Louis Vesperman, II. Weisbenner.
WATERLOO.
Chas. Wamsley, Geo. Martin, G.
Hartman, Joseph Schauf, Frank
Oakleaf, Quincy Williams.
wINGVILLE.
William Nichols, Chas. R. braves,
VIM. Bowers, Geo. AlcotG, VIM.
Needham, Aug F. Harness. Anton
Novak.
WOODMAN.
j. R. Hoffman, J. W. Anderson.
WYALUSING.
Thos. Harris, D. ]. Harris, VIM.
T. Malin, John Johll, W. E. Borah
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-27

If you want some popular sheet
music at about half regular prices,
remember the special sale at
Roberts, music store next Saturday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-17
MOURNING COLORS.

The news that a European has
been noticed in Jamaica wearing
white as mourning for a relative lost
in the recent catastrophe recalls the
fact that that color was originally
employed in many countries to indi-
cate reverence for the dead. In fact
the custom obtained in Europe as
late as the reign of Charles VIII. of
France, and in Italy, too, it fingered,
though for women only, the men
wearing brown. In Ethiopia the
white soon changed to gray, and in
Egypt to yellow. China, however,
employs it to this day. Other colors
have had their vogue-blue, for in
stance, which even now is used in
Turkey, Armenia, and Syria. The
latter signifies the heavenly region
white stands for purity; gray and
brown typify our mother, earth, and
black, most repellant of mourning
colors, would seem to suggest an
eternity of night.-London Chroni-
Gle.