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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE.
cNo~~~o co-~~~-~-~~c~~S~~"~"~
hold furniture a specially. c. K.
Chamberlin.
PLEASANT F. cox - Real estate and
insurance. Loans specially. Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited Phone west 706-X.
Office at court house
BENEFITS Insurance Agency - Fire,
life. accident, health, and plate glass.
Real estate and loans. Room ., Bu-
ford block. Office phone 711-X. Res
idence phone 736-K. open Wednesday
and Saturday nights.
TORNADO INSURANCE-Rates for city
40 cents per 500 three years, 60 cents
per 500 five years. Call or address
G. r. Chamberlin, agent, Mitchell &
| Lynde building.
HAYES & CLEAVELAND-Th pioneer
agency. Old time and fire tested com
| panieS. Fire, lightning, plate glass,
| tornado. accident, life, or almost any
| form of risk. Ground floor office 210
| to 21S Eighteenth street
| WE WILL BOND YOU-Executors', ad-
| miniStratOrS, guardians, trustees, or
| any kind of judicial bonds; lodge and
society officers; city, state or L. S.
| government officials; contractors, po-
| sitions of trust; in fact, any kind OF
| bond you want Except bail bonds).
| Terms reasonable. Hayes & CleaVe-
| land, resident managers Fidelity g.
| Deposit company of Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT-Five unfurnished rooms.
upstairs, with water, sewer and gas
rent reasonable. Inquire at 1422
Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

IF YOU WANT to buy, sell. trade or
rent anything, engage help or secure
situation, the Mail and Journal is
the one paper in Moline shat can do
1t for you. Mail and Journal wants
are popular, and Mail and Journal
wants bring results. One-half cent
per word is the price to all alike, cash
in advance: twO-ccnt stamps will do
Evening and Saturday Mail and Jour-
nal, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

NANTED-II YOU arc COmpCtCnt TO iii
high grade position in railroad work
we want to tell you of the many de-
sirablc openings in this line now list
ed in our l. offices. Attractive sal
aries and excellent opportunity for
advancement are waiting for men eX-
pCrienceG in either the accounting or
operating departments. Other posi-
lions, salesman, executive, clerical,
technical, now open At 81, 900 to $1,000
a year. Write for free sample copy
of Opportunities HapGoods UncD
Brain Brokers. 1913 Hartford build
ing, Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
ART DECORATION.

PARDON e SON Artistic interior
decoration. Finest line of late papers
carried and skilled workmen employ
ed. Moderate prices. All Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
Charles E. Hodqson,
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.

American Insurance company, Newark
American ms. Co.. .Newar.., n. J.
Continental ms. Co.. New York
Agricultural lns. Co. New York
Farmers Ins. Co. York Pa.
Williamsburg Ins. Co.. New York
New Hampshire ms. Co. N Hampshire
Security Ins. Co. New Haven, Conn.
ms. Co. State of Illinois. Rockford, Ill.
Connecticut Fire ms Co. of Connecticut
Office, room 8, Buford block Rates
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FUEL.

EMPIRE COAL & COKE COMPANY
Wholesale and reail dealers in BIZ
luminous and anthracite coal. Prompt
delivery service. ONCE 171S First
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOX RENT - Furnished room, with all
modern cOnVeniences. including use of
phone, at 1907 Fourth avenue, on car
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
CLAIRVOYANT.


MRS. MARY YATES-Business medium,
hours. l to 10 p. m. Residence 7O5
, Fourth avenue. Take the Blue line
west Phone west TAX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

II. j. TOHER & CO. Brokers, Dayen-
port. Stocks, grains, provisions, cot
ton Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices, 100 Main street. Tel
ephone 407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT-A pleasant neatly furnish
| ed front room, with use of parlor and
| piano, at 522 Fifteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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FOR RENT-A piano at us Twenty.
second street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT-Ofice room at rear of Rock
Island house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
HEATING AND PLUMBING,

CHANNON, DUFVA & CO. - Heating
and plumbing along scientific lines;
careful and skillful workmen. Prompt
attention. ia West Seventeenth st.
Phone 11&2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FOR sALE-CTTY PROPERTY.

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FOR SALE-Lot 40x15O feet, centrally
, located, on paved street For partic-
| ularS address Box 267, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN-On real estate Sc
curity at lowest rates. Marion L,
Sweeney, attorney, rooms 80 and 50
Mitchell & Lynde building, Rock Is
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chip
piannoCk nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone ITO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT-Sman store in the rear of
Rock Island house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
STEAMERS.

FOR ST. PAUL and points between the
boats will leave at Z a.. m. June p, 80.
July ., ., IA, is, %. 81. Aug. 1. 5, 10. Ii.
10. %, IS. On the above dates a rate of
Sl.OO is made to Clinton and return, I'D
by boat and return on the L. & l. Inter-
urban.
FOR ST. LOUIS and points between the
boats will leave at 9:15 a. m. June 25,
July 4, 8. ID. Is. %, 27, 81, Aug. 5, 3. Ia,
Is. %, %. For st. Louis and all points
south. steamer Dubuque will leave ey-
cry Thursday at 3:15 p. m
GEORGE LAMONT, Agent.
Office lis Seventeenth street Tele.
phone los old: CLOS new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FOR sALE-MIsCELLANEOUs.

FOR SALE = All kinds of household
goods at BIG Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

GEORGE II. SIDwELL & CO. Com
mission merchants. Grain, hay and
provisions. Members of the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock ex-
change. Established % years. No.
542 and 543 Rialto building. Long dis
taiSe phone, Harrison 1866
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Masonic.

TRIO LODGE, NO. 81. A. F. & A. M
"A Meets in stated communication
w on the first Thursday of each
M month. Sam II. Davis, W. NJ
~ William L. Petit, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO. 30, r. &
S. M Meets in stated communica-
ton on the third Wednesday of each
month. IL. NJ. Briggs, T. L. M; L. c.
Daugherty, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY NO. IS,
X. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month
H a. j. Mcdonald, u. c.; X. c. Willer-
ton, recorder.
MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL~H
ID. Mack, president; F. T. Myers. Sec
rotary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
EDUCATIONAL.

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ACGCSTANA COL.LECi E-BuSiness de-
partmcnt. y thorough business train
ing given for entry into commercial
life. Terms reasonable. Apply to Au-
guStana college
VILLA DE CIIANTAL-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters of
the Visitation. documentary and high
er branches and all polite accomplish
mcnts taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
PRACTICAL NURSE.

MRS. G. +. LINCOLN, practical nurse,
40S Fifteenth street; old phone 755-X
references given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS,

ORDINARY skin changed to satin bv
satin skin Cream and Satin Skin
Powder; % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COMPANY.

White Collar Line.-Steamers CO.
lumbia and Helen Blair. for Muscatine,
burlington, and all intermediate points.
at p. m. ring April and MAY, tri-
weekly service. leaving Rock Island ev-
cry Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
After May 30, daily service to Musca-
tine and Burlington, except Sundaya
and every Sunday for Muscatine only.
Meals and berth on steamers.
c. ]. MANGAN. Agent,
Rock Island, Ill.
W. A. Blair, manager, Davenport, III.
Telephone, old west 1873, new 515s
Dock at foot Of Nineteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Everybod to know that
am going to move to 1909 Second
Avenue awe Eve sept hnr5 IL 1907. want an to
kinds, also all the second hand goods
you have to sell or trade. Household
goods sold on payments to suit the
buyer. New steel ranges exchanged
for your old cook stoves. Would ike
to buy all tools bicycles, harness, or
anything of value. VIII surprise you
in the price of three upright pianos l
have for sale. Terms to suit. viii
loan you money on diamonds at 3 per
cent. Money loaned on household
goods; small amounts on houses and
lots from S25 to $500. VIII buy mort
cages and notes. The most reliable,
the most private, the cheapest, the
quickest, the oldest all around bust
ness place in the country. Listen
100 watches, 20-year cases, Elgin and
Waltham movement written guaran-
tee, for $3.50 to SO Don't forget
Jones pays the freight. 1923 Second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR SALE-Cheap, nice level lots, 4Sx125
corner twenty seventh street and Eigh-
teenth avenue, facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale or trade
one acre lot, with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire of E. Thonn 6lO
Twenty-eighth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FOR SALE-FARM LANDS.

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fCR SALE-One of the finest 160-acre
farms in Rock Island county: will
take some good city property in trade.
Eeidy Bros, room 4, Mitchell IL Lyude
building.
FOR SALE - Improved farm of 100
acres in southern Minnesota. three
miles from Shcrburn, Martin county:
l." acres under cultivation and ,
acres of timber land; in richest farm
ing country in Minnesota. where crop
failures are unknown. For particu-
lars call or write l.. Schocker, 1724
First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

HOME LAUNDRY Family washings
only; work called for and delivered.
Miss A. Couch, proprietor, 1919
Twelfth street; old phone west 652-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
EXPRESS, STORAGE. Bus AND can,

EWERT & RICHTER - Express and
Storage company, having unequaled
facilities for moving, storing, packing
and shipping household goods and
Pacific coast and other points. Write
or call. Office and warehouse 1922
326 East Fourth street, Davenport,
Iowa. Telephone sos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

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WANTED - Bell boys at the Harper
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
LAUNDRIES.

ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY
Bakersfield &c Sexton, proprietors
Fine finish and quick service 1914
Third avenue. Phone west 1928
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
LOST AND FOUND,

LOST-Bctwccn Twenty third and Scv-
cntccnth streets on Fourth or Fifth
avenue, a pair of amethyst rosary
beads in small dark green case.
Finder return to Argus office and re-
cciVe reward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished rooms
all modern conVeniences, at 1890 Sec
Ond avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all mod
ern, at PIT Fifteenth street, opposite
the court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04
FOR RENT-ROOMS.

FOR RENT-A furnished front room
modern, at 1926 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-04

INSURANCE on dwellings and house
hold furniture a specially. G. r.
Chambcrlin.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
AT WILLS POINT.
Cotton Investigation.

Washington. the Bureau II
Corporations of the Department CT
Commerce and Labor will make good
in its investigation of the methods eof
the New York Cotton Exchange is the
opinion of Representative Livingston
of Georgia, who is in Washington to
assist in the investigation
While discussing this matter Mr..
Livingston expressed qualification at
the progress that has already been
made. While there has been compara'
lively little stir about the investiga,
ton, he said, the agents of the Bureau
of Corporations have been hard at
work in New York for the past six
weeks, and have accomplished a great
deal. In the near future they will visit
New Orleans and Memphis to look
into affairs of the cotton exchanges OF
these two cities.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
PAT CALHOUN IpDIcTED7 D.
Head of Frisco Streot Railways Must
@Answer Graft Charges Along With !,
So Ruef and N ayor schinitz. rsa
- ~ q l7

- r Il ~ * 4
The grand jury at San francisco
Friday evening returned bribery in.
dictments as follows: :ssess
Against President Patrick Calhoun
of the United Railroads, fourteen.
Against assistant to the president,
Thornwall Mullaly, fourteen.
Against Attorneys Tierey L, Ford
and W. M. Abbott of the legal de-
partment, fourteen each.
Against Mayor Eugene Schmitz, six
teen. i e5 ,5
Against Abraham Reuf, fourteen.
Against President Louis Glass %,
the Pacific States Telephone and Tel
egraph company, two
Against Theodore v. Halsey, for
merly an agent of that corporation,
one. e4 ~
Reuf, Schmitz, Calhoun, Mullaly,
Ford and Abbott are charged with
bribing fourteen supervisors to grant
an overhead trolley franchise to the
United Railroads. Schmitz is further
charged with bribery in connection
with the fixing of the gas companys
rate, and with receiving $4,000 in the
United Railroads franchise deal.
The indictments against Glass are
additional to the eleven indictme nts
already returned against him on the
charge of bribing supervisors to re-
fuse competitive telephone fran
clise. The indictment against Halsey
is for the same offense.
Superior Judge Cofey fixed bail in
the sum Of $4,000 on each of the
charges, and gave the accused until
Until Saturday morning to furnish
bonds.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
IN CONNECTION WITH SCHMlTZ
-RUEF TRIAL

Has Adjourned Until June 10 When
Additional Investigations Will Be
Made Regarding the San Francisco
MuddIe.
San Francisco.-The Grand jury in
dicted six millionaires on charges OF
bribery and attempted bribery and re-
turned additional indictments against
Schmitz and Ruef.
Frank G. Brum, Eugene De Saba,
John Marin, Abe Ruef and Mayor
Schmitz were indicted on four counts
charging that they jointly bribed
enough of the supervisors in the sum
of $3.50, to fix the gas rate for 1906 at
SIS cents instead of Is cents.
G. H. Umbsen, ]. E. Green and W,
l. Brock, and Ruef were indicted on
|. four counts, charging that they jointly
attempted to bribe fourteen super
visors in the sum of $1,000 each to
vote a trolley franchises to the Park
side Transit Company.
Judge Coffey fixed bail at $4,000
on each of the 126 counts contained
in the twenty-eight indictments.\
The grand jury adjourned until
June 10 when investigation of alleged
bribery by officials of the Home Tele-
phone Company and by other persons
will be resumed. t-... -..,s.
Millionaires and multi-millionaires,
presidents and lesser officials OF great
corporations crowded Judge CoTey' S
court with their attorneys and al.
tendants. They had been summoned
to give bail in excess of half a mil
lion dollars to insure their personal
liberty pending the trial on Felony
indictments re turned against them
by the grand jury yesterday. A
Mayor Schmitz was called upon to
give $160,00O bail in bonds--in- addi-
ton to the $4,000 bond already put
up by him on five grant jury indict;
ments charging him with extorting
money from French restaurant keep
ers st'@ f 8. u
Before leaving tie courtroom May
OF Cchmitz said: Il have no state
msnt to make at this time furt
than this: The charges brought
against me are absolutely false and
malicious. shall prove my entira in
nocence in court" .ue
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
CUSTER is RECOMMENDED.

Oil Companies in Missouri May Be
Forced to Leave State.
Judge Robert A. Anthony, appoint
ed by the supreme court of Missouri
to take testimony in the suit insti.
tuted by Attorney General Hadley
against the Standard Oil company, the
Waters-Pierce Oil company and the
Republic Oil company, charging a
conspiracy, has made his report to
the court, s4g s,..s as,.
His findings hold that the oil com
panies entered into an agreement to
control prices. He recommends that
their charters be revoked and that
they be ousted from the state.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
TO REGULATE HOTELS.
Bill To Prevent Discrimination
sm~ Against Hebrews, -.


.sew Against Hebrews, vs
Albany, N. Y.-Senator SAKE intro
duced bill to prohibit hotels IRON
discriminating against the patronage
of Hebrews. The measure was prompt
ed by the Atlantic City incident,
where Mrs. Bertha Rayner Prank,
sister of United States Senator Ray
ner, of Maryland was refused accom-
modation for several of her relatives
because of their lineage.
The SAKE bill provides that all per-
sons shall be entitled to the full and
equal enjoyment within the state of
the accommodations and privileges oil
any inn, tavern, hotel. "whether con.
Quoted for the accommodation and ell
tertainment of travellers or as a re-
sort for those seeking health, recrea-
ton or rest," and of any restaurant,
eating house, barber shop, etc, sub
ject only to the conditions or limlta-
tions established by law, and appll-
cable alike to "persons of every race,
faith, creed and color, regardless OF
any previous condition of servitude. y
1t also prohibits any printing house
from printing signs, or any publ
cation from accepting advertisements
announcing a discrimination by hotel
proprietors against any class of pa
irons. The penalty for violation OF
this act is fine of not more thar
thirty days. The aggrieved person
can also recover damages to the
amount of $5O0-Special to the Times
Democrat.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
THE PLEA OF OKLAHOMA.
Commissioners Consult With Roose-
welt Anent State Constitution.

Welt Anent state constitution.
President Roosevelt Friday gave an
audience to Messrs. Ledbetter, Moore
and Hayes, democratic members of
the Oklahoma constitutional conven-
ton, who were appointed by the pres.
ident of that body to go to Washing
ton to consult with the officials of the
administration regarding its attitude
toward the constitution recently
adopted. |
The committee declined to state
what the president said to them, but
admitted that he had referred them
to the attorney general for another
conference. They pointed out that
they were anxious that the president
should indicate the Objectionable fea-
lures of the present constitution be-
cause then the convention could be
reassembled and those features cor
rected. csc
They did not want to have the con-
stitution submitted to the people. for
ratification, to be followed by the
presidents disapproyal of the instru-
ment, which would delay the admis-
sion of the state until later date.
The committee said the people were
anxious to have the constitution con
form to the provisions Of the enabling
act.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
CALHOUN AS A PueILIsT.
Freslasrt of Frisco Railways Resent'

President of Frisco Railways Resents
Being Called Liar.
At a meeting in San Francisco Fri
day Of the public. utilities committee
Of the board of supervisors to con-
slider a. resolution declaring forfeited
the franchises of the United railways,
President Patrick Calhoun of that cor
poration was virtually called liar by
e. P. Troy, municipal ownership
advocate.
Mr.. Calh oun's reply was blow il
the face that nearly knocked Troy
down. Further trouble was prevented
by bystanders.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
WIRES DOWN.

I The severe storm Of yesterday even
inc. did much damage throughout the
country. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down and at the time OF go
ino to press it was impossible to gath.
er sr7 information of the full extent OF
damage.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

Lahore, May GA Hindu revolu-
tionist, who. aroused the fanatics Of
the Punjab into state of great ex-
gla eitement by circulating the fantastic
Statements that the alleged epidemic
of the plague did not exist and that
the 100000 deaths weekly attributed
to it were really caused by the poi
soning Of drinking wells by Govern
ment ernissaries, was sentenced u
two. years rigorous imprisonment
An accomplice who dropped harm
less balls into the wells. alleging that
he did so by order Of the Govern
ment, was condemned to eighteen
months Imprisonment.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30
The United States as a lead


the manufacture in shoes and the
great increase in value Of every kind
of boots and shoes are Interesting
points brought out in a report IS
sued by the Census Burean relating
to the manufacture Of boots and
shoes, leather and leather gloves and
IS mittens for 1905. It shows that there
were 1,3l6 establishments engaged ill
the industry, having $122, ,526,092 cap
e. ital, 149,924 wage earners, wages
amounting to 1868, 500 $50, costaof ma
,ps .terials amounting tt6 81 1858 ,495 and
products valued at 1920, 1914
.,esv All Of thes eitens, exeeptstl the nun
- Der of Establishments, show increases
sp for the sige-year period since the
- twelfth census. ~
an,lz = 4 . II e
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

aThere are some people who be
lieve that the whole human race will
be saved, 2 said an old lady, but for
iny part, / hope for better things.2
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

It was stated that the conspirators
in the plot to blow up the Cars pal
ace were conneced with American
anarchists. g fflf
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

Premier Stolypin warned the Rus
sian Douma that the forcible expro-
priation of land would not be per-
mitted.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

Chinese immigrants at Guayamas,
Mexico, attempted to land in defiance
Of quarantine officers.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

The Mississippi Fair Association
was organized at the office of the Com
missioner of Agriculture and COM
merce in jackson on the Goth repre-
.sentatives of a. majority of the fairs
of the state being present. Fhe OBJ
ject of the organization is to bring
the secretaries of the fairs together
er at least once each year, discuss
ways and means of making the. fairs
better, securing creditable exhibits,
advertising the events, fixing dates
to prevent conflict and etc. After
formation of Temporary organization
and thorough discussion OF the
matter a permanent organization was
affected under the name as indicated
above. H. E. Blakeslee was elected
president and ID. WolIerstein of va
zoo City secretary, the secretaries of
the various county fairs joining the
body being vice presidents, said vice
presidents together with the president
and secretary to be the governing
board. 1t is to be hoped that every
fair will come into. the organization
There is no more active force for the
Improvement Of agricultural, horticul-
ura1 and stock raising conditions in
the state than the fairs and every
county should hold an annual. event
-of some character. yvns
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

A conference was held, at the State
Department on the clause inserted by
the Domican Congress in the new
treaty A
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-30

Joseph 7. Cowan. Of Dallas Tex,
vas. convicted of fraud in connection
wit hthen. nttn nan nan tr lanans
with the Hartsfeld claim