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Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Wagner was never again seen
alive"
john Wagner, the 70-year. old
father of the victim and tie owner
Of the los acres which his son
farmed, came to Vandalia Satur-
day from his home in Piper City.
Ford county. ILL.,, and accompanied
the young mans body back to the
sorrowing mother.
Wagner's friends Insist that be
complained as late as Thursday
morning that Anderson had not
paid him. The officers have learn.
ed that Wagner aud Anderson
went to Center, Rails county, last
Wednesday and that Anderson
traded the mules for $9j and a
horse.
Wagner aud Anderson are then
reported TO have gone 10 Farber,
where they spent the night in the
hotel, occupying separate rooms.
The next day, Thursday, Wagner
walked alone to his farm. He en-
couutered Clarence Farnsworth
as he passed the latter's place, and,
in response to a question by Farms
worth, told him he had not received
the money for his mules.
Anderson says Wagner was
alive at 7 o'clock Thursday even
ing. He claims TO have talked to
him over the phone from the gro.
Gerry store of Lee Waters, in Far.
her, at that hour. Those who
were in the store at the time say
they heard Anderson apparently
bautering Wagner over the phone.
To get Wagner's home by phone
Anderson would have to secure a
connection through the Vandalia
exchange, it is averred. The girl
telephone operators say they we're
unable to get an answer from
Wagner's phone Thursday night.
Anderson's statement to Sheriff
johnson and Prosecuting Attorney
elect CAN'T that he had paid Wag-
ner 1886 35 for the mules the lat
ter sold him, and which Anderson
in turn traded for $95 aud bay
mare, and later purchased a res
turant in Farber, is contradicted
by his accusere, who say Wagner
did not deposit any money with
the bank where be kept his &C.
count.
Anderson explains his visit to
Wagner's home Thursday morning
about the time the young man is
supposed 10 haye been attacked
by saying that he went for load
OF corn, for which he claims to
have paid Wagner SIS. When
Wagner's body was searched by
officers they found but 60 cents.
No one has succeeded, and An.
derson has talked to several per.
sons since his arrest, in shaking
his original statement that he con-
versed with Wagner over the tele
phone at z O'Clock Thursday even.
ing. He PERSISTS in sticking to
this declaration in the face of the
counter statements of the girl
operators of the Vandalia tele-
phone exchange that they;wrre un-
able to raise" Wagner's phone
Thursday Of Thursday night.
At the coroner's inquest resumed
Monday morning aud continued
thru the day, AudersOn's sister,
Mrs. Tennessee Bottoms. and his
father aud mother testified. The
sisters testimony was damaging.
She said her brother reached his
fathers home IN Farber between
10 and IL o'clock Thursday morn,
ing. Clarence Farnsworth. Wag'
uer's nearest neighbor. says h'
saw Anderson drive from the Wag
/ ner farm, Wagner was not seer
alive after Auderson's visit TO thu
farm.
"Luthur had blood on his clothes
| ,,ka,, H. .a,n.a knvna and ba .alla.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Attend the Philathea auction
sale, south side square, TO night.
Handmade Christmas presents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

OTIS Purdy attended the funeral
OF Jerrey Dorsey in Columbia last
Sunday. who was one Of the early
settlers of that city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Robert Ferris aud wife aud little
child OF LaddOUia visited friends
iu this city Tuesday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Mrs. NIL Tal lor is in 81. Louis
where she will sp-uI the winter
with Eer son. Herbert Taylor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

j. w. Woodbridge first of next
month win accept q position with
mercantile company in Iowa.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

We have many nice suitable ar
ticles for Xmas gifts. Don't fail
to call and SEQ us while shopping
for Xmas. e
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

C.F.Bush. D.F. Clark aud WIN.
Canada, northwest of this city, got
into a sweet mess the other day.
They cut down N bee tree and
gathered ten gallons of honey.
Wasn't that luckf
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Miss Dorothy Hatch of Los An.
geles, California, is visiting her
friend, Miss Margaret Cunning
ham, northeast If this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Mr.. aud Mrs. o. H. Neal, of
Cant neighborhood, have a new
daughter at their home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

w. II. Turner is attending the
State poultry Show 10 Trenton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Mrs. VIM. Barnett visited Col
umbia friends this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

The Presidents message in full
in this paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

NJ. j. Sannebrck has opened u
butteriue agency in this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10
County Court convened Monday

james Luekie, who has been
very i'll with typhoid fever, is re-
ported slightly improved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-12-10

Cirenit Clerk Will II. Morris, i'll
with typhoid fever, is about the
same that he has been for several
days past.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

emphatic in his charges about gam bling and Sunday violations and it wilt not be surprising if some indictments are returned for these offenses,
 The grand jury reported one dis missal and twelve indictments yester- day. The dismissal was yirgie II. Kendall, charged with false pretenses. Indictments against the following per sons now in jail were as follows: Tom murder; Harrison Lust. and grand larceny; Richard Pendleton, arson burglary and grand larceny; Thomas Avant, grand lar ceny: Harry Andrews, assault to kill Ed Lee, rape Tom Humphrey the negro indicted for murder, is accused cf killing another negro named llol- land, at Noble Lake. last June.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Pine Bluff Trust Co.
Department of
Department of Insurance and Real Estate

A policy from our Insurance De- partment is a sure cure for all wor- ries, cares and doubts, that threaten ag4ats of companies with limited as sstl
 Our Companies are the largest and strongest in the world, and our agency is a permanent one.
 A purchase through our Real Es- tate Department will always be a satis factory one.
 We can sell you a beautiful home for cash Or monthly payments.
 We have several building lots To- cated in different parts of the city which we are selling cheap.
 Talk with us before closing deal
 We are agents for a number of ac- ceptable dwelling houses, located ir 4esirable neighborhoods, which wt VIII rent for fair price. If you are ID need of nice house, let us show you what We have on our list
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
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\ club has been organized and in- corporated in this city to be known as the Jefferson Country Club. The members of the club are twenty-five business men of the city, The purpose oi the club is to build a country club house near the city, where they can eniCy fishing. hunting. swimming. etc. Twenty-Five acres of land on the old Bead Fletcher home has been pur- chased by the club. This land is about two and half miles south of Pine Bluff and about mile from the n2acadam road The dam across Pan
 tifer creek, which was built by the Pleasure Lake association about twelve years ago. will be repaired by the club, with concrete overflow. A club house will be erected. and also |, lake. covering about twenty acres will be formed, with a nigh bank
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

around il. The lake will be stocked with black bass, which will make fishing delightful. It will also be pre- vided with gasoline boats and other pleasure craft The membership of the club will be limited to twenty five members. and the organizers and in corDorators are as follows
 Fred Fox. NJ. J Mead, NJ. C. Cross. o. C.. Blackwell. Geo M. Wells, F. l.. Fox, C. w. Pettisrew. William Crutcher, w. l.. Carr, P. P. Byrd, James Gould, E. A. Sheppard, J, H. Hudson, !. W. Crawford, V. 0. Alex ander, B. H. Christopher, Mrs. V s. Mcclellan, A. P Turney, W John, T. B. Lyle, H. c. Fox, J C. Chestnut, w. c. Hudson, A. G. Thompson, W. T. Brashear The officers are J. II. Hudson, president; George NJ. Wells. secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
SPECIAL CHARGE
 TO GRAND JURY
Judge Grace Talks of Gambling and Also Violations of
 the Sunday Closing Law by Local Merchants

Judge A. E. Grace made q special charge to the grand jury yesterday relative to the report that d number of gambling houses are in operation is this city and instructed the grand jury to investigate. He also dwelt up- on violations of the Sunday closing law. He said that he was informed that the saloons are obeying the law, but that it is being violated by a number Of merchants and business rlen who keep their stores open on Sunday. sometimes all day If the saloons are made to observe the law,
 said Judge Grace so should the mer- chants and business men generally. The law applies equally to all and he urged the grand jury to investigate al Sunday violations. He was very
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Bryan Given
 Grand Ovation
His Route From the Depot to His Ho-
 tel Siiowcrcd with Flowers.

llcaGst News special to the Graphic.
 
 Cincinnati, Ohio Sept. 24.-W. ]. Bryan was given the greatest ovation ever known in this city when be ar rived tonight Ten thousand people cheering and showerne him with flowers from the depot to his hotel. Tn his speech he said, All l ask of the President is to put into practice for d month what he has talked about for seven years-sQuare deal" He de- c!ated it unfair for the President to pick out one candidate and nominate him over the heads of others, and then to Use the power of his office, which belonged to all the people, as a polit= ical asset He compared Taft $ record With his own te the detriment of the Republican candidate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Clarence E. Davis
 Will be Bound Over

Hearst News Special to the Ora phic.
 Omaha, Neb., Sept 24.-At a prelim- mary hearing of Charles F. Davis, charged with the murder of Dr. ffei Rustin, Hannah Dynen, a servant of Dr. Rustins, testified that on the morning of the tragedy sine found two morphine tablets and burnt ends of two cigars on porch near where Rus tin was sitting Davis will be bound over --.-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
BOLD DAYLIGHT
 ROBBERY
Home of Deputy Sheriii Will Miller Rtnsaeked and Two Cords 'f Wood Also Carted Away.

A bold thief entered the servant house of Deputy Sheriff Willie Miller on the corner of Sixth and Alabama streets yesterday afternoon between and o'clock All of the family Were away from home at the time. The intruder stole several articles in the house, and after ransacking the house made way with about two cords of wood This was very bold robbery, as the thief would have had to have wagon to carry two cords of wood away. Officers Glover and Minor took the bloodhounds to the scene but the dogs failed to take up the trail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Absolute Divorce
 for Elsie French

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York, Sept. 24--.Iustice Ger ard of the Supreme Court, on recon- fnc ndaton Ci Referee Mcclure. this afternoon signed a decree of absolute divorce for Elsie French from her husband, Alfred Vanderbilt The GUS tody of one child, William Henry. six years old, was given to the mother. The husband was given right of ac- cess to the child on five days notice 10 mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
A FAITHFUL
 NEGRO DEAD

John Clark, negro who has been employed by J. w. Monk, on West Sixth avenue, for about ten years. died at the county poor house yesterday morning, where he had been sent for treatment John was 7S years of age at the time of his death. He had been a faithful servant and stood we'll among the white people of the city His funeral will be held at the Hold erness-Fitzhug morgue Friday morn ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
LAST SHOOT
 OF THE SEASON

The Pine Bluff Gun Cluo held their last shoot of the season at their grounds in the western part of the city yesterday afternoon. Jack Langford made the highest score breaking 9S out of 100 The following participated in the shoot yesterday l. T. Lloyd, Chris Hanley, Emil Voss w. II. Simpson, Graham, P. NJ. kilroy Jack Langford, R. A. Chaffee. Nr Hoyett.. St. Louis; Mr Simon. Kew York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Explain Expulsion
 from Stock Exchange

 Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 New York City Sept. 24--In con- Lection with their expulsion from the Sycck Exchange today A. O. Brown Co. told a story that the failure of t!se concern was due to trap which F II. Hartman and William Rocke fe!ler set for Thomas Lawson. When tl'e discovery was made that it was a mistake and that it was the Brown party they were fighting they allowed him to go to the wall. Expulsion of this firm was the first in many years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
DAUGHTERS OF
 THE KING

Special services for the Daughters Of the King will be held Sunday even- ing at 1:45 at the Trinity church. Music will be rendered by the vested
 choir. Rev w. D. Buckner will preach a special sermon for this meet ing. His subject will be, "A Woman $ Place in the Church" Everybody is invited to attend Daughters of the King come and bring some one with you /
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Haskell Rambling
 Says Secretary Loeb

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Washington, Sept. 24.--"Governor Haskeli's attempt at defense is ram bling. The President will not dignify it by giving it public attention" de- e,ared Secretary Loeb tonight with reference to Haskell's reply to the Presidents letter The President spent the greater part of the day patching up West Virginia case of propositions to William Glasscock, the harmony candidate for governor. He insists that he resign as internal rev enue collector, but friends say the ap- pointment of successor would revive old discord.
 / F. A. Garrison of Little Rock was in the city vesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Chinese 10 Thank
 U. $. Government

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Pekin, Sept. 24.-Wu Ting Fang Chinese minister to the United States, is to be replaced in November by Chung Men Few, former consul gen eral for China at Manila. Tang Sh0 Ii left today for Washington to thank tie American government for remis- sion of portion of the Boxer in- demnity. Chung Men Yew accompa- nies him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
;o,aker Preparing
 Answer to Preside ent

a,rst News Special to the Graphic. c,,o;nnati Ohio, Sept. 24.-Senator EEor,ker is preparing an answer to |ha Presidents attack on him, which E,;u he a severe arraignment Of the bros;dent and his candidate, Taft. At r,ootine of the negro voters today Foraker was strongly endorsed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Sheriff lnvents New hangman's s Knot

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New Orleans, La, Sept. 24.-SheriT Johnson has invented a new hang mans knot, which net only brushes umn. It will be tried on Edward Honore and Jacques Pierre, who killed g policeman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Haskell Leaves
 for Chicago

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Guthrie, Okla, Sept 24--Goy. Has kell left tonight for Chicago. where Lc will confer with Bryan and Mack over IIearst's charges. thorough investigation will be made. Haskell denied the report that he had resigned from the national committee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Ten Million Loss by Forest Fires

HearN News Special to the Graphic. Washington, D. C., Sept 24.-Forest fires in Minnesota have done ten mil- lion dollars damage, according to the
 report of Government Forestry Expert
 R. W. Pullman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
The Bank of Pine Bluff

The suit of N. D. MasseHsaie, a former convict on the farm Of J M. damages for alleged mistreatment while on the convict farm wa eom- promised and dismissed il e.rcuit cmrt yesterday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

Is the time for every wage earucr to look out for the future-w0rk is plenty, wages goDd--are you saving a portion of what you earn?
 Open an account with our Sa4ings Department and deposit regularly should you lose your position, wish to So ill business for yourself, or buy 6 home later-what you save NOW will help you,
 Savings earn 2 per cent interest here
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
Hearst Given
 Ovation in New York

Eearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York Sept. 2i.-W. R. Hearst was given an enthusiastic reception tonight when he delivered the key note address of the Independence par ty at the convention to nominate state officers He said Hughes has been doing the Will of the big corpora- tons as only an experienced corpora- tion attorney could He attacked the Republican and Democratic parties as boss ridden and corrupt, but said Re- publcans had gotten rid of Foraker while the Democrats clung tenaciouslY te Bailey and Haskell Mr. Hearst read letters to and from former Unit cd States Senator McLaurin in which mention is made of legal position to be given South Carolinian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

c. L. Gates of the Kansas City Y. NJ. c. A. was in the city yester- day, the guest of A. B. Richardson secretary Of the local '. NJ. C. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

Hiss Bettie Matthews of Sherrill spent yesterday in the city, the guest Of Mrs. V. o. Alexander. She was accompanied home by little Miss Eliz- 4Getn Alexander.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
NEW YEAR SERVICES
 AT THE TEMPLE

New Year services at the Temple will be held this evening at s o'clock and Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, The public at large is invited to at tend.
 Rabbi Ephraim Frisch will preach on both occasions. In the evening his subject will be "A Happy New Year and ill the morning .'The Thirst for the Divine ,
 The music for these holy days as well as for the winter season. will be under the direction of Mrs. r. F. Ren- frow, organist The quartet compos- ing the ehoir will include Mrs. F. l.. Dilley. soprano: Miss Margie Bell Atkinson, contralto; Mir. Mont Leyey nasso, and Mr. Henry Roberts. tenor. The program for the two services fl,l- lows:
 Friday Night.
 Organ prelude. "Elevation (Ba- tiste)-Mrs. F. F. Renfrow.
 Anthem, ESQ Enai" (Schlesinger) Alto solo. "The Mercy Seat" Ieo) Miss Atkinson.
 Soprano solo. TO Thy Temple Repair" (MalteD--Mrs. Dilley.
 Quartet. Praise the Lord (Maker)
 Saturday Morning.
 Organ prelude, "Idylle' tFlagler)- Mrs Renfrow.
 Anthem, "oh Be Joyful" tSchles- inger).
 Soprano solo, The Way of Peace Iloyd)-Mrs. Dilley
 Closing quarter, 'En Kelohenu' (Schlesinger).
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

Railroad Comnissioner J. f. aamp- ion was in the city yesterday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

Mr. J. H. Alexander and daughter, Mrs. Olivia Cooke, will leave today for Memphis to spend several weeks with relatives
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25

F. A. Garrison of Little Rock was in the city yesterday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-25
COUNTRY CLUB
 INCORPORATED
The Fletcher Place Purchased and It Will Be Thor
 oughly Equipped for Pleasure and Recreation-An Artificial Lake to Be Made for Boating and Fishing

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-12
NATURE FURNISHES BEST
REMEDY FOR BOIL WEEVIL

lection of insectivorous birds. Work.
ing with a will, in unison and at small
expense, the farmers and other citi.
zens of this state can quickly create
sentiment in favor of bird protection
that will have more influence in check
ing the progress of the boil weevil
than the expenditure of thousands of
dollars for poisoning seed selection
and special methods of cultivation.
The rendering of cotton resistant to
the boil weevil is problematic at best.
When a bird eats boil weevil, there
is an end to it; and while we do not
| claim the possibility of the extermina-
ton of weevils by birds, we consider
it arrant folly to underestimate the
good they can do, good which they
perform without effort or expense on
our part beyond what is necessary in
spreading this campaign of education
and exposition.
Now is the time to organize the
fight to get concerted action, to ap.
peal to the boards of supervisors to
appoint the wardens authorized by
law so that the provisions against pro.
miscuous bird killing may be carried
out.
In order that the people may be put
in possession of a clear notion of what
to do, we call attention to the pro-
visions laws that specify what kinds
may be killed, and we publish list of
birds known to eat the boil weevil,
copying in the latter connection from
the reports of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, THE Relation of Birds to
the Boil Weevil' and Birds Useful in
the War Against the Cotton Boil Wee
WILL" both of which may be had free
on application to the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, Hon. James Wilson, Wash
ington, D. c.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-12
Hearst News Service.

Atlantic City, N. j., October 49,
One of the interesting features at the
annual convention of the American
Society of Municipal improvements,
to be held here October 20, will be a
report on the operations of the clear
ing house of municipal information.
This project was authorized by the
society year ago, the secretary act
ing as the head of the clearing house
and all the expenses being met by the
society.
The object of the society is not to
furnish information on demand but
rather to obtain it from others and
then keep on file all answers for ref
erence in case of similar inquiry
from other sources.
The information which it was ex-
pected to obtain in this way was not
intended to be technical in its nature
but rather statistical or in the general
nature of mere facts.
Thus, it was not expected that ad-
vice would be given concerning the ad-
visibility of adopting wells for
water supply, but information could
be collected from all the cities of
certain class or district as to what
experience they had had with wells.
1t was thought that such a clearing
house would be of benefit to those who
asked the information because the
secretary Of this society might have
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-12
CLEARING HOUSE Of
MUNICIPAL INFORMATION

some or all of it already on file or
would at least have on hand the names
of the officials of the various cities
of the country and would know to
whom to apply On the other hand,
it would tend to relieve the city Off
Gals of some of the flood of injuries
which are constantly coming to them
from all over the country asking them
to fill out blanks or otherwise reply
to all kinds of questions; many of
these, moreover, coming from those
OF whose names, positions or standings
they were entirely ignorant. Off
Gals who had sent out inquiries COM
planned that replies from so per cent.
of them would be an exceptionally
good showing. Officials receiving
them, complained that if they an
swered all such inquiries. large part
of the time which belonged to tax
payers would be devoted to answering
the questions of non-taxpayers. It
was hoped that both these complaints
would be largely met by such a clear
ing house.
The clearing house has been in oper-
alton for less than a year now, but it
has already been made use of by a
considerable number of members of
the society (only members are per-
mitted to take advantage of it's oppor-
tunities, since all the expenses are
borne by the society and such use is
constantly increasing.