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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
Experience.

Johnny-Smokin' cigarettes is dead
sure -er hurt yer. .Jimmy-G'on, Where
did ger git dat fdee? Johnny-From
Fop. Jimmy-Aw. he wuz jist stringin'
yer. Johnny-No. he wuzn't stringin'
me. He WIZ strappin' me. OATS how
know it hurts.-Philadelphi Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12

lyon man." declared an amateur
Sherlock, has been invited to some
function"
How can you tell?"
"As you see. he has pair Of socks,
some suspenders. a collar, tie and a
pair of shoestrings protruding from
his pockets. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
SUNDAY OUTINGS.

Pennsylvania Lines, September -.
Round Trip fare from Richmond TO
New Castle, 75c; Anderson, 90c; FL
wood, s10O; Kokomo, s1.25, Logans-
port, $3.50; leave 9:15 a. NJ.
S-10-1o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
ReNond Him.

There's only one thing the ara
lass wonder can't do with his feet"
said the Snowman.
whats that?" asked a spectator.
Tut on his gloves" answered the
Snowman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
The Considcrate Wifi

TIC 0UU4IOCFNtS WIFE
Mrs. Rogers is q perfect slave to
her husband
What does she dor
Would you believe it? Every year
on his birthday she gets up in time to
eat breakfast with him."-Judge's Ii
bgaU.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
Moore & OgbOrn

Insurance, Bonds and Loans. Real Es
tate and Rentals
Both phones.-seII 53R. Home T5sa.
Room IS l. o. O. r. Biz
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
ADELAIDE

=
Mother says "they can't say anything too
good about Gold Medal Flour" CHARITY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
To the Friends OF Glen Miller Park:


ton of Our Park beg that
attention
o he of
the majority Richmond citizens
AS
in Circuit
T.
their through in
Monday morning, September
our is thoutfu
respectfully a
treasurer, Mr.. B. Hunt,
We that will of
the and should
lection of the
September
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
Signed.

PAUL L. ROSS, Pres
MRS. NJ. F. JOHNSTON. Sec'y
C. B. HUNT, Treas.
MRS. ESTHER s. WALLACE
FRANK NJ. CLARK
TIMOTHY NICHOLSON
WILLIAM E. RUSSELL
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
White and Blacks Mix.

A series of bad" negro depreda-
tions at the sawmill town of Strader,
OH the Illinois Central Railroad, thir-
ty-eight miles from New Orleans,
eliminated Saturday night in a race
riot, resulting in the shooting and
wounding of several men, white and
black, and one negro woman, whose
injuries will probably prove fatal.
Strader is the headquarters of the
Own Bayou Lumber Company and
numbers in all about 500 inhabitants,
chiefly millhands and their families.
After quiet had been restored the
town was patrolled, and since then
there has been no further disturb
anCe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Night Rider Notices.

Notice posted by night riders for
bidding the sale of cotton until high
er prices presail came in for some
attention here, when a report circu-
lated that one of the gins inside the
city limits had been posted. The Off
cials on examination failed to find
trace of notices on the premises. No
tices continue to be received in va
rious portions of the parish, but so
far no depredations at the hands OF
night riders have been reported, ow-
ing to the vigilance of the owners OF
gins in this section.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Build ROundhOuse.

1t is stated that the Kansas City
Southern has definitely decided to
build a roundhouse and repair shops
at Leesville, making this point
freight division. Recently the round
house at Hornbeck was destroyed by
fire, and since that time the business
men here have been working hard
to induce the company to make Lees
vile a division.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Whites and BLACKS MIX UP
Members of Both Races Struck
by Bullets
CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL BOOKS
May BE Affected BY New LAW Giving
Preference to Louisiana Au-
thors. Swindler and His Ac-
complices Under Arrest.

The night rider movement is
spreading in Livingston parish.
Bohe Bethelotte was drowned near
Clio, La, by the capsizing of a boat
Fifty-eight head of live stock have
died from charbon in Acadia parish
in three weeks.
The Mayflower sugar-house, near
Plaquemine, valued at $4,000, was
destroyed by fire.
Government inspectors will inves-
tigate the circulation of night rider
letters out of Shreveport.
1t is thought that 100000 will
/ be received from hunters licenses in
Louisiana this season.
The Bayou Catfish Drainage Com
mission has completed six miles OF
its canal and protection levee.
Two trainmen were injured by the
explosion of a locomotive boiler on
the Colorado Southern Railroad near
Kinder.
A Black Hand letter, demanding
$500 on the penalty of death. was
received by Peter Miranda an Ital-
ian merchant at Plaquemine.
Governor Sanders left to deliver
campaign speeches in Ohio and In
| diana. He will not return to Louisi-
ana in time to vote for Bryan
There is a great rush for naturali-
zation papers among those who are
operating saloons in Louisiana and
are not citizens of .ne United States.
The Louisiana Board of Equaliza-
ton may meet in special session to
consider those assessment rolls that
have fallen short of the official re-
\ quirements.
Governor Sanders issued the COM
missions to the new Oyster Commits
sion, and named Bartholomew Mo-
ran of New Orleans, Cattle Inspector,
succeeding p. A. Capdau.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Give Louisiana Authors Preference.

A new law, which may have some
effect in the school book adoption in
the near future, is the law passed by
the last legislature, which provides
that preference shall be given to
Louisiana authors and Louisiana
printed books, provided all things be-
ing equal. Section of this act says:
The State Board of EducaL lion shall
strictly enforce a uniformity of text
books in all of the public schools, and
shall adopt list thereof, which shall
remain unchanged for four years af-
ter such adoption. In the adoption
of said list of textbooks preference
shall be given to such as have been
printed, or both composed and print
ed, in the state of Louisiana, provid-
vided they be equal to competing
books in intrinsic merit, mechanical
construction and price"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Ont on Bond.

A. H. Barksdale, prominent plan
ter of the northern portion of the par
ish, who is under indictment for the
killing of Lamar Norwood, in Zachary
Oct. II, has been released from the
Baton Rouge Jail on a bond fixed by
Judge Brunot, of the District court,
Barksdale, when he is placed on trial,
will make the plea of self-defense.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
A 6OOO Barrel Gusher.

President Walter j. Burke of the
Lake Oil Company of Anse la Butte,
has received word of the bringing
in of another big gusher at the oil
field. This makes the rourth gusher
this company has brought in, and
1t is squirting away at a 5000 barrel
rate per day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Seeking Inhabitants.

A negro man calling himself Fred
Johnson is working among the bet
ter class of negroes in Lake Charles
in an effort to persuade them TO
leave here and go to Boley, Okla. a
new town founded by negroes. in
which no white people live. John
son says that the population of Bole.r
is rapidly growing, and that negroes
of means and intelligence from all
parts of the United States are go
ing there to live.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
BouQht Stolen Goods.

Sam Messia and Frank Cicardo,
Italians, were arrested and jailed at
Alexandria, on a charge of receiving
stolen goods. They are charged with
buying the groceries stolen by por-
ters from A. Bauer's wholesale house
which has been Systematically rob-
bed for several months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Trainmen Injured BY Explosion.

, A negro fireman was probably fa-
tally scalded and the engineer Sc
riously injured by the explosion of
the boiler of a freight engine on the
Colorado Southern Railroad, two
miles west of Kinder, The locomotive
was completely wrecked, but the re-
mainder of the train was only slight
ly damaged. 1t is understood that
the crown sheet gave way. The in
jured men were rushed to Beaumont
on a special.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Suit Against II. II. Commission.

The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad, through Hunter c. Leake,
it's general manager, and Thomas J..
Herman, it's local attorney, has filed
suit against the Railroad Commis-
sion to prevent the execution of the
commissions order placing addition
al train service on the Clinton branch
of that road from Slaughter to Clin-
ton. The petition of the company sets
forth that the present service is ad-
equate for all current demands and
that the order is unjust and unrea-
sonable.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Assessment Matters Adjusted.

Assessor L. P. Marshall, of Alex
andria, returned from WINFIELD,
where he went to confer with Presi-
dent William Wallace of the Board
of Equalization in reference to the
Rapides parish assessment roll, which
the board refused to accept. 1t is an
nounced here that the matter was
satisfactorily adjusted with the re-
suit that President Wallace signed
approval of the roll now on file in
the Auditors office.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
DenOunce Night Riders.

Representatives of the Farmers
Union of st. Landry, Acadia, Lafay-
,ette and st. Martin parishes, at a
meeting at Bristol, La, denounced
night riding and disclaimed respon-
sibility for this species of lawless-
ness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30

THE SUITS AT SO. So These will delight you.
They are made of superior cloths in fancy
stripes also broadcloths in blue, brown or
black. The styles are exceptionally clever,
and the materials in these suits are identical
with the grades used in $500 and $685. gar
ments. All sizes from 81 to "A, and we pro-
mise to fit small and large women perfectly.
See these suits; buy them and save money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
ShreWd Swindler.

Joseph Elias Choate, with four al
legged accomplices, is under arrest at
Abbeville, charged with swindling
scores of willing victims out of more
than $4,000, which was used in a
vain search for the supposed hidden
treasure of Jeanne Fafitte, the pirate.
Confidence in Choate's claims was so
great that a four mile canal was dug
through a cypress swamp.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
a - THE ONE PRICE STORE
VALLEY DRY GOODS COMPANY
WOMEN'S FALL SUITS
An Ao"sgS ss,s sseso These vaiso S5a1
SUITS

THE SUIT AT $685. The collection at this
price is simply wonderful, and includes prac-
tically every new model produced by lead
ing makers all the newest shades of wistaria,
taupe, blue, green and brown--also black.
Compare these suits with the average $50 90
value in Vicksburg and you'll appreciate
what bargains these are at our special price
Numerous new stunning models, including
the latest designed of the Directoire and
Empire periods.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Saved His Wrist.

Nathan Reeves, negro fugitive
wanted in Arkansas for the murder
of deputy sheriff was. arrested at
Logansport, La. After being man
acled, he came near suiciding by saw
ing through his wrist with a piece Of
tin
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Saw Mill Shuts Down.

The large saw mill of the Napoleon
Cypress Company, in Napoleonville,
has shut down until after grinding.
During the next month the mill will
be thoroughly overhauled and repair
ed for the opening of the busy sea-
son early in January.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Execution at Alexandria.

Edmond Ayles, alias Edward lies.
a negro, was executed in the parish
Jail at Alexandria by Sheriff c. NJ.
Fitzpatrick and Deputy Sheriff David.
The execution was witnessed by the
number of persons allowed by law,
including the parish coroner and sew
eral other physicians.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
PAYS Penalty of His Crime.

Fernest Montgomery, who killed
Eva Minique, his wife; Henri Celes-
tin and Theobert Brooks on Decem-
ber %, 1907, and was convicvted Of
murder at the last term of court ex-
plated his crime upon the gallows
in the Jail at Abbeville.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Sugar Refinery.

F. G. Drouet has been endeavor-
ing to get the business men and plan
ters together on the matter of erect
ing a refinery here, and now 1t ap-
pears, since cotton has been laid
aside, that ali hands will cooperate,
giving Lecompte fine sugar refinery
before the next crop OF cane comes
in.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
Two New Wells Added to Field.

Visitors from the oil field report
the drilling of a well on the Gilbert
tract by the Caddo Gas and Oil Com
pany, which looks like the most pro-
missing in the field. They report this
same company brought in 500-bar-
rel we'll near Oil City.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30

During excitement incident to the
escape of eight negro prisoners from
the jail at Rayville, La, Allen Cook
accidentally shot and killed Ernest
Foy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30
We Prepay Freight Charges
on all Mail Orders of
$500 or over. Sam
pies on request.
French Millinery at s5.ss.
pies on request

A Section Devoted Exclusively to the
Sale of High Class Hats at this Price.
Rallying around standard price Of s59s,
we have built up what We consider the
most magnificent assortment of French
Hats in America. They are French mo-
dels, but made by skilIfth American Mil /,
liners.
We are determined to do the S5.9S Hat
business Of yicksburg, and to that end
we have put into each and every one of
these creations over 2.9s worth of material
and labor-the material alone would cost
you 5000 in any store, and creation
equalling these in beauty would retail for
$500 in any millinery shop or two price
stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-30

THE SUIT AT 19.5O--Made of all wool broad
cloth; coat is 36 inches long and beautifully
trimmed with Skinner satin; skirt is new
circular gored model, trimmed down front
with buttons and narrow satin fold; also a
satin fold around bottom. The style is a
beauty and this suit is a sensational bargain
at the price.
The evening world., 1908-10-08
STOCKS DEPRESSED
IN BRISK MARKET
Possibility Of War in the Bal
kans Helps TO Weaken
the Leaders.

Stocks in the early market to-day
were adjusted TO the levels established
earlier in London. where the Balkans
excitement again caused weakness In
;he market Northern Pacific ran off
3-4. Louisville & Nashville IL, Cana
dian Pacific and Chesapeake & Ohio
3-S. Constituted Gas -, and South
ern Pacific, Atchlson. St Paul. Read
ing, AmaEamated Copper and American
Smelling l. The average losses In the
rest of the list ran to substantial fraC-
tions. Later there was a slight recov-
cry, but losses were not made up. Trad
ing was fairly active.
Continued heavy selling by London
caused declines during the middle of the
day from to points in the active
issues. The selling movement vas also
helped by an advance of cents IN the
price of wheat option on the Chicago
Board OF Trade.
There were some desul Dry Tecovaries
late in the day after business had ended
in foreign markets. Conservative csti-
mates of the days sales for London a.
count placed the amount ut 10000
shares. There was some large selling
toward Tire last. Tie market closed
active at fractions above the lowest.
The evening world., 1908-10-08
CALLED
TO EXAMINE THAW
Prisoner Busy With Plans for
His Fight for Freedom as
a Sane Man.

Lawyer Charles Morschauser. who
represents Harry X Thaw, comes down
10 White Plains daily from Poughkeep-
sic and spends much time either con-
sut!ng his client in the White Plains
JAN or conferrng with Ms. William
Thaw. mother OF the prisoner who is
stopping al the Carlyon Arms Hotel. Il
was definitely learned to-day that Mrs.
Thaw and her daughter. who was the
Countess OF Yarmouth, will be called
on Monday as witness II the sanity
trial.
i is said also that one Of the most
noted alienists in the country has been
engaged by Lawyer Morschauscr TO ex-
anime Thaw tomorrow, bu; his name
Will not be revealed until the day Of
the trial
AS DistrictAttorney Jerome an
nounced in open court that he woulI
not prosecute the peoples side of the
case, II is not known now who viii try
70 prove In behalf of the State that
Thaw is paranoaic and should not he
given mis- freedom. II is believed, hon
ever. that Justice Mills will direct the
District Attorney of Westchester Coun-
tv 10 be present and that the Attorney
General Will represent the Mattea wan
Asylum.
II is now conceded that. no matter
y hat is the decision OF Supreme Court
j Justice Mills on the sanity OF Tha,w. II
will he incumbe nj on Sheriff Lane OF
Westchester County, 10 produce the
prisoner In Pit,sburg in the bankruptcy
proceedings pending there sheriff L.ane
mas been served with an order by
United States supreme Court Justice
Archibald. directing him to produce
Thaw al ptttsburg five DAYS after Inc
determination Of the insanity trial hy
Justice Mills, and n he falls the United
States Court will issue an attachment
Tor the Sheriff for contempt
The evening world., 1908-10-08
ERB'S WIFE AND
HER SISTER TO Be
PLACED ON TRIAL
Officials Believe That Former
Helped Plan Death of
Politician.
MRS. BEISEL IS HELD.
Coroner's Jury Acts, Despite
Reputation of Her Al
legged Confession.
MRS. BElSEL IS HELD.

PHILADELPHIA, oct S.-Although
the Corouer's jury charges Mrs Cath
crime lseisel alone with the killing Of
her brotherin-law, J. Clayton Erb. it
Is declared that Mrs Erb, his wife, held
as material witness. will he accused
Jointly with her sister. either as prin-
c!pal or accessory. in the murder at Red
Cables.
After the jury returned a verdict hold
ing Mrs. Beisel responsible the Coroner
declared the facts So far known justified
Mrs. Erb being held as an accessory.
District Attorney McDade concurred in
this. and Magistrate Robert Smith has
committed both sisters without bail TO
the Delaware County Jail.
In this respect there is close resem-
blanCc in the murder Of Capt Erb TO
the killing Of William +. Annis az the
BaysIde Yacht Club by the Hams
brothers. The authorities are working
on the theory that the two women
planned the killing Of Erb; that they lay
in wait for him and shot him as he came
into the room. They believe the captain
fought for his lie after the first bullet
had failed to Kill him.
The testimony brought out at the in
guest last nisHt, at which Mrs. Beisel
was formally charged with committing
Che crime. showed that Erb had been
beaten before he was shot. There was
a deep cut on his head made by a vase
that Is believed to have been hurled at
him.
TIE most important testimony was
that of Thomas simpson. the constable
who took Mrs. Beisel 20 Jail. Accord
ing 20 the constable. Mrs. Beisel said:
''I Shot Capt. Erb. l am sorry for 1t.
but I couldn't help II. He pointed the
revolver at me and took 1t away from
him ana sho, him
Fight for the Body.
The trouble which preceded the shoot
ing Is said to have been due to a legal
paper served upon Ms. Beisel ordering
her TO keep on the Erb premises She
asEressivelv supported her sister in her
differences with Erb. and Mrs. Beisers
action became so annoying that he was
compelled 10 legally warn her to cease
coming to the house.
There IS n contest on for possession OF
the murdered mans body. Counsel for
the widow insists she has the prior
claim under the law. while Capt. Erbs
relatives contend that the BODY belongs
TO them. The body is still at Red
Gables, the Erb country home. Pending
adjustment OF tie dispute. no arrange
ments have been made for the funeral.
The reputation OF Mrs. Belsel's al
legged confession that she shot Capt. Ero
The evening world., 1908-10-08

Coroncr's Jury. There are several wit
nesses who testify the sistcr-in-law
made such n confession, but as soon ns
she secured counsel It was stated In her
behalf that she made no such adrnis-
sions.
Wife Owned the Weapon.
Mrs. Eru has al % stated tnat hcr sis.
ters version of the tragedy was the
true ono, but there is "A growing sus-
rirlon that the women agreed upon tho
story they were TO tell before the po-
lice arrived. Distrct-Attorney McDade
is in possession OF Information that leads
him to believe mat Mrs. Beisel is trying
to shield her sister. and that when the
complete story of the tragedy is brought
out IL will he found both women were
equally concerned in the murder. TO
his mind the only mystery is MS to which
one actually pulled the trigger OF the re-
volver. 1t is now known that tine revolt
yer used belonged to Mrs. Erb.
According to one witness. Mrs. Beisel
said Immediately after the shooting, In
describing how she came out in the
hall and found Capt Erb threatening
her sister with a revolver In his hand:
II rushed at him and took the re-
volver from him. l had the strength
OF seven women. Then l turned the re-
volver on him, and after | had started
It to shooting IT just kept on shooting
and 1 could not stop It,"
Yet Mrs. Beisel is a slight, frail crea-
ture. weighing not over 10 pounds.
CAPT. Erb was a strong. athletic man.
weighing at least 10 pounds. He could
easily have lifted his slsteI-n-l2w from
.he floor with one hand and taken the
revolver away from her with tn" other
Mrs. Erb was more of a match for her
husband. She is a stalwart woman,
used to outdoor sports and of deter
mined mould.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
One Of tie
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
OLE MIS- MOON WITH THEM.
No Chance Of the Visitors Being
Homesick in the City.

Nine. Fairfax was wont to stand on
the porch of her old Virginia home
and rejoice on moonlight nights in the
beauty, says the Youths Companion.
There's my moon," she would say,
As it rose from behind the eastern
hills. Look, Dahlia, see how beauti.
,ul it is," and her tiny colored maid,
who was ever at hand with shawl or
fan for her beloved mistress, would
answer, enthusiastically: Your moon
certainly do look pow'ful handsome
tonight"
When Nine. Fairfax journeyed to
the city to visit her son, Dahlia, look
ing out of the window with wondering
ewes ON the first evening of her life
away from home, exclaimed, in voice
If mingled establishment and relief:
Well, I declar' to goodness, II ole
Mis- Moon amt done come along tC
Washington wifi me an ole mis-! we
can't be homesick nohow, VIII ole MIS-
Moon shining on us"