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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.
Court Of Common Pleas.
NJ. L. Reister in his own right snd as
administrator of the estate OF j. Ad-
am Reister, deceased, and Orrie Rish,
plaintiffs,
against
Harriet Berry, Emma Reister, j. l..
Reister, Rugie Earhardt, Benton Day,
Minnie Hedgepath, Lewie Day, Bur-
nice Day, Ada Cartin, Lillian Har-
man, Annie Garvin, Hampton Sco-
field, Sara Haltiwanger, William Sco-
field, Nathan Scofeld, Samuel Sco-
field, Sonic Scofeld, Carrie Bell Sco-
field, and John W. Scofeld, defend
ants.
TO the defendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action, of which q copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint on
the subscribers at their Office in Lexing.
ton, S. c., within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive Of the day Of
such service; and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time afore-
said, then the plaintiffs in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief de-.
manded in the complaint.
GRAHAM & STURkIE,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Lexington, S. O., Sept. 18, 1908.
Tothe defendants J. L. Reister, Benton
Day, Lewie Day, Lillian Harman and
William Scofeld:
You, and each of you, will please take
notice, That the original summons and
complaint in the above entitled action
have. this day been filed in the Office of
the Clerk of Court for Lexington Coun-
ty, State of South Carolina, and are
now on file in the said Office.
GRAHAM & STURKIE,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Lexington, S. c., Sept, 1S, 1908.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, October l4, 1903.

Love.
Love stood without the portal Of my
heart,
And knocking boldly, strove to
enter there.
Hence, boastful boy!' l cried,
"Vain is thy prayer;
I know thee-mischief maker that
thou art"
Love came again, and humbly sued
to me:
"Weary am I, and crave moments
rest"
(What harm to lodge, for once, this
transient guest"')
I let him in-the rascal turned the
key!
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
For Sale.

One acre lot at Hyatt Park on car
line, corner lot, price 81 600, easy terms.
Six room house and large lot on car
line. Price $500. Three hundred
cash, balance four years.
A beautiful lot i'll the city, nicely To-
Gated, for 81 $50.
Two six room dwellings on lumber
::treet, recently built, for, each, $1,000,
good terms.
-Four 3-room houses in Wayerly that
rent for SIG per month, price ,45O.
$500 cash, balance five years.
Four houses and large lot corner
Gervais and Williams streets. Size of
houses, 7, 6, and 2 room houses, in
fine condition. Price $500. Good
terms.
Improved place, 166 acres, 10 miles
from Columbia, on railroad, IS acres in
cultivation, part of which will make q
bale of cotton per acre. The saw timber
has been estimated to cut 200, 900 feet Of
lumber. Price 81, $3.50.
Improved place, go acres Of land with
grist mill that runs by water, pr1ce
$3.50.
$40 acres, 200 acres in cultivation.
This is an improved place with two
dwellings and six or eight tenant houses
125 acres in pasture. Price per acre,
$3.50.
334 acres, GO acres in cultivation,
good dwelling and outbuildings, grist
mill and gin that runs by water. Price
$4,000.
IS acres, nine miles from Columbia
and near railroad, price, $3.50. The
place is cheap at $500.
290 acres unimproyed at S1.75 per
acre.
Improved place, IA acres, 80 in cul-
tivation, 16 miles from Columbia, near
railroad. Price 81 900.
House and lot, Eau Claire, 81, lC0.
Three hundred cash, SIS month.
100 acres Of land near Columbia.
Three tenat houses, 80 acres in cultiva-
ton, balance woods. Cheap and good
terms.
An improved place Of 1SO acres, two
and half miles from Denmark, price
per acre, $3.50.
Two acres of land on road near car
line; per acre, 800.
An improved place, so acres, rs acres
in cultivation and near railroad. Price
5000; $500 cash, balance, one, two and
three years.
300 acres of land, dwelling and out
buildings, so acres in cultivation that
will make bale of cotton per acre.
Price, 81 300; $500 cash, balance, one,
two and three years; near railroad.
j. F. MOBLEY.
1907 Main St., Columbia, S. G.
Phone 1916.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

When bachelor minister comes to
small town every married woman
therein begins to sit up and take no.
tice.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Money to Lend.

Loans made on improved farms in
Lexington and Richla1d counties in
sums Of $500 and upwards. Easy pay
ments, no commissions charged, bcr-
rover paying for preparation of papers
only.
THOMAS & THOMAS.
1927 Washington St., Columbia, S. @.
Sep 2S4m.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

The first thing that a human being
should recognize about himself is that
his character is his distinguishing
feature. 1t is not the amount of
money, the amount of power, the
amount of brains, that man has, but
his character.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

The man with the corrugated fore
head is now figuring on the probable
cost of his wife's new fall outfit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Cost Nothing To Try.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realiza it's value when taken into
the human system for the same
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it Is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
IN the stomach and inresrines and car
Zies them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetenS the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and i'm
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminently safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison Of catarrh.
Ali druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuert's Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics in tablet form or rather in
the form of large pleasant tasting log
enges, the charcoal being mixed with
honey.
The daily use of these lozenes will
soon tell in a much improved condi-
ton or the general health, peter COM
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
"A Buffalo physician, in speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, says: 81 adj
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to ali
patients suffering from gas in stomac oh
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; also believe the liver is great
" benefited by the daily use of them
they cost but twenty-five cents a box
at drug stores, and although in some
sense a patent preparation, yet I be-
lfeye I get more and better charcoal
In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in
any of the odrinary charcoal tablets"
send your name and address today
for a free trial package and see for
yourself. F. A. Stuart Co., 200 Stuart
bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04

be primarily the home of the highest
class of vaudeville that it is possible
to procure for this part of the coun-
try 1t will also be available for use
for any of the important theatrical
productions Independent of the control
of the trust which may come within
reasonable distance of this city. 5. TX.
Wells, the manager of the mouse, ana
who has supervised it's construction,
does not believe that it will be possible
to get many of these big shows for
this season but he thinks that by next
year the independent circuit will be
established from coast to coast ana
that it will be possible for him to. Sc
cure many of the best attractions not
under the domination of the. trust. He
will gladly suspend his vaudeville
show for a night or two in a week in
order to have these important theatre
cal attractions presented in Topeka.
And in the opening of the new
Novelty there is a great treat in store
for Topekans. They will have chance
of seeing one of the most modern
theaters in the west. More than thai
they will have a chance of seeing one
of the handSomeSt and Coolest or
houses, not only in the west but in any
part of the country. 1t is no exagger-
alton to say that the new theater Is a
perfect gem of beauty as to it's Inter-
Tor. 1t is evident on all sides that not
a single cent has been spared to make
the house most perfect in all of it's de-
tails and that it will elicit surprise
from Topekans and be greatly appre-
ciated by them there can be no doubt.
Most folks are familiar with the at
tractive exterior of the new theater
building. Its dignified lines of the
modified Italian renaissance type
have been most favorably commended
by every one. But the exterior beau
ty of the building does not compare in
any way with the beauty of the inter-
ior The decorations inside are really
superb. They were designed by Albert
T. Reid and while simple in lines are
most effective. The prevailing colors
are autumn brown, old blue and old
ivory. There is q lot of fine stucco
work around the gallery and the walls
and in the lobby. There are also
number of fine hand painted figures
of appropriate types on the walls. 1t
does not seem possible that there
could be anything finer in the way of
decorations for a theater than these.
One Of the features Of the new
house, which has been mentioned on
other occasions, Is its construction in
pillar of any kind on the main floor or
in the gallery. The gallery rests on
steel trusses. This arrangement makes
each of the thousand seats in the
house a good one. The arrangements
of the boxes are such as not to inter-
fere with a full view of the stage from
any of the seats SO every one of them
is desirable. The dip of the parquet
floor appears to be just right and it
starts in from the stage at sufficient
height so that the floor of the stage
can be seen from the front rows. This
is an excellent arrangement of seats
with which Topekans are unfami1iar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
CHAMPION CHECKER PLAYER.
c. j. Williamson Wins at the Wichita
Tournament

Wichita. Jan. &C. J. Williamson
of Mt. Hope, will continue to wear
for another year, the belt of champion
checker player of Kansas as the honor
due for defeating the best players in
the state during the two days tourna-
ment which was completed last night.
Tho final matches began early yes
terday morning and were finished at
y o'clock last evening after a long,
hard struggle between the two high
score men. Six players were eligible
to these finals but the fight narrowed
down during the afternoon to a con-
test between Farmer of Wichita and
Williamson Of Mt. Hope. A series of
eight games was arranged between
these two players as the result of a
draw, each man finishing in the tour
nament with a percentage of 68A
In this championship match Will
Hanson won three out of the seven
games played and the other four re-
suited in draws. This gives Mr. Will
hanson undisputed title to both
championship honors and to the hand
some trophy checker board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04


Taken all in all the new house is GER
tainly model theater and Mr.. Wells
deserves the congratulations and
thanks of Topekans for providing the
city with such an adequate and coy
theater.
1t Is Mr.. Wells intention to furnish
the very best vaudeville shows which
he can procure and his bookings for
the house will be in conjunction with
the famous Sullivan & Consfdine cir
cult which books for string Of thea
ters In all the large cities from New
York to San Francisco.
He plans to give three performances
each day, matinee at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon, the first evening per-
Torrance at 1880 o'clock and the sec
ond one at 9. o'clock. For all matt
nees except Sunday the prices Of ad-
mission will be ten cents all over the
house and on Saturday afternoon chill
dren will be admitted for five cents.
The charges on Sunday matinee and
for each evening of the week will be
twenty-five cents for each seat down
stairs and fifteen cents for each seat
in the gallery, including the gallery
boxes. The price of the parquet box
seats will be thirty cents. Each per-
formance will consist of five vaude-
Vile acts, two illustrated songs and a
series of high grade moving pictures
For the opening bill Mr.. Wells has
booked quintet of acts that ought to
provide a fine vaudeville show. One
of them is miniature musical comedy
with six persons in the cast and is
styled 1.-THE Girl Pirate The other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04

acts include The Mascagn in a
European novelty act; r. E. Warren
and Daisy Faust In eccentric comedy;
Freeman Brothers, singers and dane
ers and the Hossman Trio. acrobats
and eauilibrists. s F. N. Irwin, who
sang his way into great popularity
with Topekans as the illustrated song
singer at the old Novelty, will be at
the new one and viii sing Meath the
Old Cherry Tree, Sweet Marie dur
ing the opening week. Miss Lillian
Parf1tt will sing the other illustrated
song and her selection for next week
viii be THE Holy City. - An orches-
ira of five pieces under the leadership
Of Harry ESteinberg and with Miss
Faye Poh1man, who did such fine
work as the accompanist at the old
Novelty, at the piano. . liz 81
Owing to the uniformity of prices
for the seats in the parquet and also
in the gallery, there will be no cou-
pom tickets or reserved seats except
for the boxes downstairs. 50 It will
be a case Of first come, first served
for the choice seats but as a matter of
fact one seat is about as choice an an
other all over the entire house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any. facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
STILL HAVE A CHANGE
Lyon County Will Probably Hold
Another Election.
Other Items Of Interest in
Railway Circles.

1.-THE Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Railway company did not operate
trains through Emporia or Lyon coun-
'ty yesterday. and 1t thereby lost $751;
900 in bonds which were voted in
1906" says the Emporia Gazette.
"Emporia city voted $4,000 of these
bonds and Emporia and jackson
townships each voted $4,000.
"A number Of the towns leading
men were interviewed today by a
reporter for the Gazette, in regard to
whether another election should be
held for the purpose Of revoting
these bonds. Every man was hearth
ly in favor of revoting the same
amount Of bonds, under the same
tending the time. The bonds which
have expired were voted in the city
Of Emporia upon the following con-
dition:
THAT the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient Railway company, it's sue
line into the city of Emporia, and
acquire the necessary right of way.
and depot grounds therefor. and es--
tab1ish, acquire. construct, equip and
put in operation in said city it's
freight division terminal facilities, to
consist of freight division terminal
yards and tracks and a locomotive or
roundhouse. including repair shops
of sufficient capacity to make all re-
pairs needed at such division .termin-
al, with such other improvements
and appliances as shall be necessary
for the maintenance of a freight di-
vision at said City of Emporia. The
said railroad shall be constructed
through said city and said division
terminals put in operation on or be-
fore the 31st day Of December, 1907,
and shall be at all times thereafter
to{- boz n n
said city
jackson and Emporia township
each voted bonds upon the condition
that the railroad be built through
those townships and trains be put in
operation by January l, 1918. P1ke
township failed to vote bonds.
people who have been reading the
telegraph dispatches have observed
that the Orient has had a race in Ok
lahoma for 100000 bonds which
were voted in Wichita, providing the
railway company had trains in opera
Texas line by January 1, Of this year.
The Orient lacked three and one
half miles of winning the 100000.
That is, it built all Of its track
through Oklahoma with the excep-
ton of three and one-half miles. 1t
has been stated, however, that the
railroad company will get part, if
not all, of the bonds voted at Wich-
ita.
THE Orient is today recognized as
a: Kansas railroad. 1t has straight
line Of road from Wichita, south to
Texas over which it is operating
trains, with the exception of the three
miles in Oklahoma which 1t didn't
get finished 1t has it's track graded
from Elinor, four miles this side of
Strong city, to Wichita. At Wich-~
tia the Orient has a station and is
doing considerable business.
when the Orient is completed 1t
will have a straight line OF track from
the gulf to Kansas City. 1t will
give Emporia another direct road to
Kansas City. and afford chance for
compa titiOn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
THREE RUNAWAY GIRLS.
Tired of Country Life Started East
But Changed Their Minds.

Bennington, Kan, Jan. 4-F1orence
Tate, Nellie Jones and Ethel Edwards,
three country school girls living some
SIX or eight miles northeast Of here, be-
coming tired of the quiet lives thew
were leading, planned to run away and
go to Kansas City where they hoped to
find life more exciting and make their
fortunes. Accordingly last Tuesday, I'M
observed by teacher or pupils, the three
ambitious girls disappeared in an ad-
Joining cornf1eld and when next seen
they were standing on a corner four
miles east Of Bennington waiting for
Art Watkins who promised to accom-
pany them, to make his appearance
But as Watkins did not appar, the
three girls after waiting two hours
walked to Verdi and then to Niles
where they were taken in charge and
held in accordance with rders tele-
phoned by their parents. . he ages of
the runaways ranged from Is to II
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
A BIG RABBIT HUNT.
Dozen Hunters Near Colby Kill 45G
Jacks in -Four Hours.

Dozen Hunters Near Colby Kill 456
Jacks in -Four Hours.
Friday we accepted the invitation of
Mayor Ffke, to accompany few fell
lows who were to go out to his
"Wheatridge" ranch. some fourteen
miles northeast of town. and shoot a
few of the long cared jacks. Going
out, the crowd killed a few but when
we got to the alfalfa fields the num-
Der of rabbits in evidence simply
were so great that we will pardon our
readers If they are a little slow to be-
l1eve that the nine men in the crowd
went out and in one hour and thirty
minutes they came in for dinner and
had slain even two hundred and fifty
six rabbits.
After dinner the crowd was Joined
by Mr.. Bockhold and three of Charley
Young's boys, Charley going along to
watch the team. and in two hours and
half after dinner even two hundred
more were killed. making a total Of
four hundred and f1fty-six rabbits in
four hours of actual hunting. We be-
lieve that we are not exaggerating
when we say that there were fully as
many rabbits seen that we did not
get.-Colby Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
KILLED 500 RABBITS.
Losing Side in a Big Hunt Near Par
sons to Give BANQUET.

Parsons, Jan. 4.-Next Monday
evening there will be a banquet which
will be enjoyed by 100 or more mem
bers Of the lodge Of the Anti-Horse
Thief association, and it will be at the
expense of Captain Jerry Boyd and
those whom he selected to uphold the
honor of his side in the annual rabbit
hunt of the lodge. The count at 9
o'clock at night. with several precincts
yet to hear from, showed that nearly
1000 rabbits were slain to uphold the
prowess of the "antis" as mighty
hunters. The count showed $50 rab-
bits killed during the day by Dr. L.
L. Richards and his associates. while
the score of Jerry Boyd and his as
soclates shows but PAP, making a total
or 81 rabbits killed during the hunt
These were some good scores made,
but DR.. L. T. Richards holds the
championship belt, bringing in 81 rab-
bits, while c. M. Arbegast is a close
second, with 48 to his credit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-04
The Joy Morton Salt Plant of
Hutchinson Is Handicapped.
Is Running at Considerably Less
Than Full Capacity.
1000 BARRELS DAILY.
Finest Concern Of the Kind in
the Known World.
Two Other Plants Soon to Be
Consolidated With This One.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 4.-The Joy
Morton salt plant of the Hutchinson
Kansas Salt company, the biggest in
the world, is making about 1000 bar
rels of salt daily when the capacity is
almost twice that much. Practically
only the big vacuum portion of the
plant is at work and this is because of
the lack of fuel.
The entire plant is connected with
the mains of the natural gas company
and it is the intention to use that fuel,
when there is large enough supply Of
it comes through the pipes so that the
salt blocks can be well supplied. There
are a few boilers being used at this
time and they are working Industrious
fy at the business Of making steam.
The boiler room of the Morton is the
biggest, with two or three exceptions,
in Kansas. 1t is an immense affair.
There are about dozen large boilers,
some of them being $50 horse power
while the larger ones are 375 horse
power.
ing to the full capacity as soon as a
sufficient quantity of gas is coming to
town.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Salt COM
pany will possibly tear the old River
side plant down in a few months. In
spots the building is pretty well dilap-
ddated 1t being allowed to get along
without regular repairs, 1t being the
general plan to desert this plant and
make all the salt manufactured on the
south side of the river at the Morton
plant. The old New York plant, just
east Of where the Riverside is located.
has been torn down and the work for
merly done there consolidated at the
Morton plant. 1t means more economi-
cal work but the employment of the
same amount of labor.