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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-05
Met Their Fate.

AS the echo of the changing bell died
away, the man in somber garb arose
to his feet.
Are you ready?" he asked.
Il am, answered his companion in
a firm tone, as he, too, stood up.
"Then come, The worst will soon
be over"
Closing the door behind them, they
descended the stairs and entered the
dining-room Of their boarding house.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-05
WARNING.

| YOU have kidney and bladder
trouble and do not use Foleys Kid
ney Cure, you will have yourself only
to blame for results, as il positively
cues all forms Of kidney and bladder
troubles.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-05
HAY FEVER AND
SUMNER COLDS

Victims Of summer colds will ex-
psrience great benefit by taking Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, as it stops diff
cult breathing Immediately and heals
the inAamed air passages, and even
if it should fail to cure you it will give
instant relief The genuine is in a
yellow package.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
No Record Books at Hand.

Little Rock, May 13.-With a call for an extra session of the Legislature and no record books on hand for the business of the session is one of the features of the coming meeting of the Gen eral Assembly.
 Usually there is three or four weeks time provided for this part of a program of a session of the Legislature. Sometimes the department begins six weeks or more ahead to provide the 15 or more blank volumes necessary in the recording of the business of the two houses, as they proceed with the consideration of busi- ness. These books have to be made from special order, and can not be duplicated on short notice. There are none in the possession of the printing department at the state house, and how to meet the defiency and provide the
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

Washington. D. C., May 12.-
 Acting Governor \. O. Pindall is hurrying home tonight on a Bal timore and Ohio train, which left Washington shortly before mid night. to head off, if possible, the action of Acting Governor Ham tier in calling a special session or the legislature. With him are C.. W. Donaghey, the Democratic nominee for governor, Q. C. Lud- wig. secretary of state, and Guy B. Tucker, commissioner Of mines manufacture and agricul- ture.
 Acting Governor Pindall even cancelled his engagement at the White House tonight in order to get away early However, he at tended a dinner given at about the same hour to the visiting Ar kansans by Representative Rob- inSon of Arkansas. At O:3O Mir. Pindall and the three others left the Raleigh Hotel in a carriage. They expected to get out of Washington without anyone knowing of their departure, but they did not succeed.
 To the Gazette's correspondent the governor said Il shall re- turn to Arkansas and appeal to the conservative members of the legislature against the plans laid down by Speaker Hamiter. It is proper that nothing should be done to interfere with Governor elect Donaghey in inaugurating his own policy with reference to the capitol issue and the proposi- ton laid down by Hamiter as to new plan for state finances is lmpractica ble.
 The truth is that under the law II special session were called the legislature would have fif- teen days after the purposes named in the call were exhausted to attend to other matters. The danger, as l see it. is that during these fifteen days the race track legislation would creep in and .he race track men who have oene driven from the state would succeed in reinstating the game there
 Gan Gov DindaIl raxoka tho cali' or this there seems to be
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
Opposed 10
 the Session
Senator Mckenzie Thinks the Call Unnecessary
 at this Time.

Senator H. R. Mckenzie re- turned last night from Texark- ana, where he has been attend ing federal court. When ques- toned regarding the special ses- sion of the Legislature, of
 which he is mem Der, he stated
 that he was opposed to it at this time for the purposes for which
 it was called. That in regard to repleting the general fund of the state treasury that the regu- lar taxes would come in the reg ular course of things by the time the Legislature could enact a law calling upon the SheriffS and
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

but little doubt in the minds of attorneys and politicians who have interested themselves in the present tangled condition of aIlalrs as regards the head of the adninlstration of Arkansas. The acting governor and his friends declared, after the issuance of the call, that the call could not be revoked, stating the consttu- tion does not provide for any such action It is also held that, the call cannot be revoked even by Governor Hamiter himself on the ground that the Supreme Court of Arkansas has already decided case involving such a point of law. A year ago a bill removing Lafayette County from the Thirteenth Judicial District to the Ninth Judicial District was passed by the legislature and signed by acting governor John Ike Moore. Later Acting Governor K o. Pindall became governor, and he vetoed the measure The supreme court held that the measure had been sign ed by the governor. and that the act could not be changed, ir- respective of the question whether there was change of governors. It is held that the decision of the Supreme Court in that case would hold in the pre- sent t~,se, and that, as the result Governor Pindall would not have the power to revoke Governor Hamiter's call.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
Another Insane Asylum.

Little Rock, May 13.-The re- cent story sent out from Little Rock. relative to the probabil- ity of bill being introduced in the next Legislature, looking to the establishment of branch in- sane asylum, in one of the north ern counties, where chronic cases may be better treated, has al- ready created much interest in the state and much discussion is going on among the members of the legislature who are in the city, and also through the state press. That this branch institu- tion will be established upon lines laid down in the item referred to nearly all agree, and the sugges- tion is made that no time be lost in making these arrangements for this purpose.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

collectors to make monthly set dement's.
 That it was only very few months until the Legislature would meet in regular session and that the state house would not materially damage in that time, and that it could not be hoped to complete the structure now in time for the session of the next Legislature to meet there.
 MT Nick enzie will attend the session. To refuse would cause a vacancy in the office and some one would be appointed who would attend.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

mencing of business Monday, is a matter of no small concern to Mhe department, as well as to the members of the Legislature w ho are cognizant of the record book deficit.
 Incidently, coming just at this time, the extra session will throw unusually large amount of ad- ditional work upon the printing department.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
NEWS OF THE COUNTY.
Matters of Interest Contributed by Our
 Correspondents.
Laneburg-Sutton, May II.

Another big rain fell here to- day.
 Mr. George Mum is visiting his brother, Sam Mum, of the vicinity of Moscow, who is re- ported to be very sick.
 Some of our young people met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nelson's on last Saturday night and had an enjoyable time sing ing.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White have had very sick child the past week
 Mr. George Duke is visiting lis father.
 Mrs. Mollie Berry has been on the sick list while visiting here.
 Mrs. Alice Thompson, of Okla homa, will return home one day this week, after a months visit with her father, Mr. A. C. Lowry of this community.
 On last Friday some of our cit izens met for the purpose of cleaning off Harmony graveyard and by ten o'clock the job was completed and everybody was ready to go home.
 Some of our people are highly in favor of q stock law and are anxious for a chance to vote for it. We rather think it would be a good thing.
 The Literary Society recently organized at Vann's school house is proving itself to be quite success,
 Mt Moriah, May 12.
 We are having wet weather for farming now.
 Tom Weaver, of Mt. Moriah, has a very sick baby at his home. The little one is suffering from con- gestion, caused by eating null berries
 We are requested to state that the second day in July is set for the cleaning off of the grave yard and the yard around the shed at Serepta Everybody in terested in one or both will be on hand with spade or shovel.
 Next Saturday at ten o'clock is the time set for the commit tees to meet at Mt. Moriah to place the contract to the low est bidder for working the grave yard at said place. Everybody please come that can.
 Cotton chopping is the order of the day.
 Bro. Anderson filled his regu- lar appointment at the Mount on last Sunday
 Sunday School at ten o'clock every Sunday morning. Come ev- erybOdy and let's have a good Sabbath School.
 Shiloh, May II, 1908.
 Health of this community is very good The weather is a little cool for cotton.
 Corn is looking good. Cotton chopping is the order of the day.
 R. D. sherman is getting along nicely with his mercantile busi- ness.
 Frank Pickard has returned from Texarkana, and moved over near Bodcaw.
 Tom Cox is improving The Dr. |. x.,.ll Inc al x,tr iv, fnxxy
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
Steamer Gets Away.

Atlantic City, N. j., May 12.-The tank Washtehaw, loaded with crude oil from Sabine Pass, Tex, for New York, which went aground on sand bar off Barnegat Bay, thirty-five miles south of Sandy Hook Friday, floated Monday. She sustained no damage and proceeded to New York
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
Park Hotel Arrivals.

J. II Robinson, New York Mrs. H. NJ Stephens and son, Mrs. P. C. Stephens, Blevins; w. II. Lon field, Cincinnati; T. l.. Garland, Emmet T. B. Harmon, C. F.. Reilly, Bob Crow, Little Rock, F.. S Fem, St. Louis; w C. Es- tes, Paris, Texas; l.. II. Lealan, Chicago; Chas. Weaver, Fort Smith; w. l.. Heron, Chatta- nooga.
 A letter was received at the office yesterday from a citizen of Stone County enclos- ing counterfeit silver dollar for a justice of the peace license. It was not issued
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13
MW SuFFen-
 der Office
Now Believed that Governor Hamiter Will Vacate to
 Governor Pindall.
snecial to the News.

Special to the News.
 Little Rock, May 13 Q:16p m Ut is generally under
 stood here that Acting Governor Hamter will surrender he governors office to X. O. Pnda when that individ ual reaches Little Rock tomorrow, without trouble.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

Pequot House Destroyed. New London, Conn, May 12.-The Pequpt House. over fifty years old, burned.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-13

Subsribe for The News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-06
MISSION SERVICES
Temperance" Inc Subject oi
 last Evenings Discourse.

Although the services tt the lm- maculate Conception church are not supposed to start until 7:30 in the evening, there was not an empty seat in the church last night at 6:15. At that time the priests had to turn the crowd that was still coming over to the chapcls in St Patrick's building where services were also conducted. The mission sermon last evening was on Temperance" The speaker was the Rev Father Splinter, who is in charge of the Dominican fathers con ducting the mission, and his address was one of the most eloquent ever heard in this city on the temperance question. In one of his statements he said that President Roosevelt was right when he recommended the whip ping post for drlmkards and it would he ;an excellent way of making heavy drinkers reform.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
WILL LECTURE ON
MARTIN LUTHER
DR.. HoLTZHAUSEN, OF GERMANY,
TO SPEAK AT FIRST c.
p. CHURCH.

DR.. F. A. Holtzhausen, of Witten
berg, Germany, delivered a lecture
at the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church Thursday evening at O'CLOCK
on the subject of Martin Luther, the
Monk who shook the World" Luther
may well be termed the Hero of Lib
ert and the Father of Modern Civil
cation because he is the author Of
popular education. DR.. Holtzhausen
comes from Luther's native city anr
is not only well up on his subject
and a man of deep learning, but is
In thorough sympathy with his sub
iect. He has been lecturing in the
principal churches of the cities and
larger towns and has met with en-
approval His lecture is
instructive and his subject inspiring.
DR.. Holtzhausen will deliver the
Jame lecture in the First Presbyterian
,hurch of Nashville next Sunday
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
GEN. HANNAH WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS
GIFTED TENNESSEE ORATOR TO
SPEAK AT OPENING OF Wo-
MANS DEPARTMENT.

Gen. Harvey II. Hannah, member of
the Tennessee Railroad Commission
and one Of the most eloquent orators
in the state, has accepted an invita-
tion from the Woman's Department
of the Maury county Fair to deliver
an address at the formal opening or
the woman's work. This event viii
take place on the first day Of the
fair, Tuesday, Sept. rs, at II o'clock
in the Floral Hall, and will no doubt
be one of the notable features Of the
fair Gen. Hannah has spoken to a
number of Maury county audiences
and has always been greeted with a
large attendance. lie is one OF the
favorite speakers OF the state and is
in demand for addresses all over the
country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
MAY KEEP LITTLE
ONE FOR AWHILE
IEGRAMS TO RETAIN ORPHAN
UNTIL A BETTER HOME CAN
BE FOUND FOR HER.

Judge Holding rendered no decision
in the habeas corpus suit brought by
Mrs. Belle Ingram about two weeks
since against Peter Henson and wife
for the possession of a little girl bun
II was agreed in court that Mr.. and
Mrs. Henson should retain possession
Of the child and give 1t such care as
they are able until some one more
literally supplied with the goods of
this world desires to take the child
and care for It.
The little girl was brought into
court this morning and attracted gen.
eral admiration. She is a beautifui
child about fifteen months old, and Is
evidently of good blood, though her
parentage is unknown. The child
was left by unknown parties on the
doorstep of Judge Ferris Of Nashville,
when she was only few days old.
The child was given to Mrs. ingram.
who in turn gave her to the Hen
sons, but decided that the latter we're
not able to give her proper care and
brought the suit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
WATERMELONS
IN ABUNDANCE
NEVERTHELESS THE PRICE Is
EXTRA HIGH, THE DEMAND
UNUSUALLY GOOD.
Drouth Has Not Hurt Crop, But Rain
Would Be Most Welcome
Right Now.

Not only was there good First
Monday crowd in the city, but
there was an abundance of melons
here too; watermelons and canta.
loupes and mush melons, the kind
that mother raised when you were a
boy Wagons laden with all kinds of
delectable melons we're lined UP
around the square from an early hour
this morning and the owners did a
good business. Despite the abundance
of melons the market did not appear
to get 'glutted," for on the contrary
good prices ruled all day. There are
no extra large melons this year, the
average probably weighing not over
twenty-five pounds Nevertheless the
best there are readily sell for a half
dollar apiece. Most any old kind OF
melon, regardless of size, shape or
texture of the meat, is selling for
uLICCH CGulS. JuSoG
facts the dusky hued denizens are eat
ing melon with all of the old time
cornfield relish. During the day there
have been many eaten at the wagons
on the square, the negroes buying
them where they had been for hours
in the sun and without moving away
from the wagon cutting them open
and eating with as much relish as the
average white man would take from
a nights stay in the ice box and de,
YOUR it.
While the water melon crop has not
suffered much from drouth so far the
plants are beginning to need rain and |
unless there is a good downpour with
in the next three or four days the
Yields will be materially affected.
Where the plants have been well cul-
tivated the crop has not been hurt
by the drouth, but where the soil was
not kept open and stirred the effects
Of the dry weather are plainly appar-
ant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
DROUTH BROKEN
IN MAURY COUNTY
GOOD STEADY RAIN WILL ADD
THOUSANDS TO VALUE
OF CROPS.
ENSURES A FINH CORN YIELD
viii Also Help the Grass Crop And
Pastures.-Seeond Planting
of Potatoes.

With a long, steady soaking rail
that has already lasted for nearl.
twenty-four hours the drouth II
Maury county has been broken ant
thousands of dollars have been added
to the value of the crops which are
now in the process of making. Late
Tuesday afternoon the rain began. Il
was little more than a sprinkle al
first, but the temperature dropped and
every indication pointed to a good
rain. And no one was disappointed
for the downpour continued practical
ly all through the night. 1t has been
a rain that penetrates and there are
few dry places in anybody's corn row
or field that have not been thoroughly
soaked.
The rain will be a great boon to
the corn crop which had begun sew
Grail days ago to feel the effects of
drouth. At first only the early corn
suffered, but in portions of the coun-
ty which had not been visited by
showers the late corn was beginning
to feel the effects of dry weather.
But with this rain the early corn is
now absolutely safe. 1t would proba-
bly, make a good yield if there we're
no more rain, and with just little
more rain the late planting will be
past the danger line.
While grasses and pastures had not
suffered to any marked extent still
farmers were beginning to feel nerv-
GUS over the long continued dry
and the late grass crops are
now assured. Pastures will be re-
vived and cattle will have fine grazing
for long time even If there should
be another spell of dry weather. AL
though little late to altogether re-
pair the damage that had been done
he rain will help the cantaloupe crop
and it will doubtless produce one of
The heaviest yields of watermelons
Known in years for that crop had not
suffered much because of the dry
weather.
But the rain will be great boon
o the second planting of Irish pota-
oes. Farmers reaped an unusually
rood profit from their first crop this
ear and with favorable season they
Expect to plant big second crop
Which usually brings better price
han the first The change in the
weather. will also materially help those
7ho begin early to prepare the land
Or the fall wheat crop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
DEPUTY WHITLEY
RAIDS CRAP GAME
FOUR DUSkY BONE ROLLERS ARE
CAPTURED AT INDIAN CAMP
SPRINGS.

Deputy Whitley flushed a negro
crap game Sunday at Indian Camp
Springs and captured four bone roll
ers. The negroes We're not aware OF
the officers presence until he was
right at them, and made no effort to
escape. From indications on the
grounds the officer believes he reached
the scene too late, and that a much
larger game had been in progress. \
Deputy Whitley also went to Brent.
wood and brought back two negroes
charged with beating their board bin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
NO FEVER &c RMS
IN CITY WATER
SENSATIONAL REPORTS TO THAT
EFFECT PROVE TO BE UN-
FOUNDED.
Reservoir viii Be Cleaned as Soon as
Condition of River viii Permit.
No Reason for Alarm.

Some rather sensational reports rel
ative to the condition of the hydrant
water of Columbia have gained CIR
culation and are circulated to injure
the town and do the Water & Light
Co. an injustice
A week or two since City Health
Officer, Dr. P. D. Biddle, secured a
sample of the city water from hy-
Idrant and also a sample OF water
Ifrom Burns spring and sent them to
F. G. Smith at Mt. Pleasant to be an
alyzed. These analyses were COM
pleted the last of last week and by
some means the report got out that
the sample of hydrant water contain
ed typhoid fever germs. This reporr
was in error. The Burns spring wa
ter was found pure and wholesome
and free from organic matter The
hydrant water showed the presence
of organic matter, either vegetable or
animal matter being classed as or
ganic, but there was no trace of any
disease germs either typhoid or 9TH
erwise. Had there been the City
Health officer would at once have
made the matter public and have
warned the people of Columbia
against the use Of the water with
out first boiling it.
The City Health Officer and the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen have
had the cheerful cooperation of local
officers of the Water & Light Co. in
these investigations and the officers
offered to carry out any suggestions
made for the improvement of the wa
ter supply. The time has about arriv-
ed for the cleaning out of the resor-
voir and this will be done as soon al
the condition of the water In Duck
River permits. An examination of
the filter at the intake in Duck River
was made and while the condition
Of the river did not permit thorough
the filter was thought
TO be in comparatively good condi-
ton. A sample of the river water
lust at the mouth of the intake pipe
was taken by Mr.. Smith this morn.
ng and will be analysed with a view
if determining whether or not the
organic matter originates in the river
" in the reservoir. The officers
rave also been requested to make an
along the banks of Duck
aiver above Columbia to see il mus.
els are being opened and allowed to
ecay near the water edge where
hey would contaminate the water.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
TRAIN FLOWS INTO HERD OF STOCK AND
LEAVES DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
ITS PATH
OTHER ANIMALS ARE BADLY HURT PROPERTY
BEING $2OOo-HoRsEs WERE
L. AND


Nine mares and colts killed or Sc
badly injured that they had to be
destroyed and eight other mares anC
colts crippled out of total of eighteen
was the record at the Cemetery ave
nue. crossing Saturday night The
stock was the property of John L.
Jones and Horace Hanson and the
estimated loss is between $1,000 and
$4,000.
The horses were being transferred
from the Jones farm at Carriers creek
to the Hanson farm south of town
and were in charge of the owners.
When the Cemetery avenue crossing
was reached the horses became
frightened at an engine which was
standing near the crossing taking
water and ran down the track toward
the Brown farm. Mr. Hanson fol
lowed the horses to turn them up
street crossing while Mr.. Jones re-
manned at the Cemetery avenue cross
ing to turn the horses South should
they come back that way and to warn
south-bound trains of the presence OF
the animals on the track In a few
minutes fagman approached to turn
a switch and allow a freight train 70
start on its journey south. Mr. Jones
stated that he warned the f1agman o.
the presence of the horses and that
the man said well, we are going to
pull out in few minutes" That the
train did pull out and as he heard nc
bell or whistle, he supposed the
horses had gained safety until he
learned a half hour later of the ca |
tastrophe.
It appears that the horses gathered |
in a bunch ON the track just at the |
cattle guard, being frightened by the
approaching train. The train strucK
them while they were so closely
punched and the carnage was awful.
Horses were torn and mangled in
'reightful manner and the train had
20 be stopped to remove the torn and
visited bodies from under the engine
md off the COW catcher. The L. & N.
authorities were at once notified ana
tent a veterinary surgeon to the
scene to save such animals as were
lot too badly injured. A number of
hose too badly injured we're del
troyed. 4
OF the animals killed five were
rood mares, two were yearling colts,
me was a very fine two-year-old colt
nd one was mule colt One of the
mares killed left colt three months
Id. The average value placed on the
nimals killed was $160. OF the anr
nails injured some may die or be SO
ably crippled that they will be of
tile use.