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The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Eiftl, Sunday Meeting.

Program to be discussed at the
Executive Board meeting Of the
Choctaw Association, 10 be held
with Little Bethel Church, May
30th, 1908.
1st--- Board meet at 10 q. m.
2nd nd-lntroductory Sermon by
j. L Williams, II a m.
3rd-'The best method of de
veloping our members along the
line OF Christian work." ii. NJ
King, ii. A. Gay and MA. Pagan
4th-''QuaIiiications and duties
of a Deacon g. Gay, j. l.. Reed
and j. j. N. Nash.
9Th -"The necessity and bene-
fits OF contributing to the cause
OF Christi w. III. Thompson,
Thos. G. Rosscr and Jno. G. Me
Dade.
Sunday morning, 10 o'clock,
evil effects OF intemperance,
j. l. Williams, b. S. Gay and
w. III. Davis.
j. w. KNIGHT,
X. NJ. WOODRUFF,
Committee.
Brethren, please come; for you
are wanted and needed in this
great work.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Peden Paragraphs.

School at Bloomfield opened
Monday under the management
of eX>Co. Supt. |. M. Thompson
The Singing Convention at
Blue Springs, Sunday, was at
tended by number OF Pedenites
Misses Maud aud LYDIA Bran,
ming spent Wednesday night
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sanders
were guests of the latter's sister
Mrs. NJ. Smith, Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Warren is con &alesc
ing, after an illness OF two weeks
duration.
Miss Bette Gay has also been
indlspcsed the past week.
Willie Jarvis and sister, Mrs
J. ID. Mcneil, speut a day or SC
OF last week in Meridian.
Mrs. Katie McNeill is spending
while with her sister, Mrs. j
X Stennis, at Wahalak.
Miss Ida Gully, of near De
Kalb, is visiting her sister, Mrs
}. j. Peden.
What has become OF the "Ol(
Maid" and "0la Bachelor" from
Liberty? NA
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

Occasionally some old fellow
dies and the local paper is called
on to publish a lengthy exposi-
ton OF the deceased's virtues and
abilities. And sometimes this
rubs the fur the wrong way, as
tar as the ne Hspaper man is con
corned; particularly if, as hap~
pened to us not long since, the
dear deceased owed him for four
or five years subscription to his
paper.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Timber Land, Act June 8, 1879.
Notice for Publication.
Department OF the Interior,
United States Land Office,


jackson, Miss, Mar. 26, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
Guy Jack of Seool,a, County OF
Kemper, State OF Mississippi, has
applied to purchase, under the
act OF Congress Of June 8. 1878,
as extended by act OF August 4,
1892, the S. w. +, Sec. %, Twp.
II n, K. II e.. Choctaw Meri-
dian, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more val>
liable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to said land
before the Chancery Clerk, KEN
per County, at DeKalb, Miss, on
the 5th day OF June, 1908.
lie names as his witnesses A.
A. lammack, w. r. Stewart, X.
j. Edmonds and L. N. W hittle,
all OF Scooba, Miss.
Any and all persona claiming
adversely the a b o c-described
lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before
said 5th day of June, 1908.
l.. @ G. LAMAR, Register
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Trasto. . Sale!

BY virtue OF the provisions of
a Deed OF Trust from the Gulf
States Lumber Company to the
undersigned Trustee, to secure an
Indebtedness to the Oakland De
posit Bank, recorded in Deed OF
Trust Book w, Page So OF the
Records Of Deeds OF Kcmper
County, Mississippi,
will, on Saturday, the 9th
day of juno, 1908, within legal
hours, at the Court House door
OF said County, offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, the following prop /.
erty described in sail Deed Of
Trust, to wit:
All the timber aud timber
rights bought by said Gulf States
Lumber Company from Joseph
Coker and being on the land of
said ecker, now occupied by him,
near to and East OF Narkeeta,
containing about two hundred
and forty six (24G) acres; also,
the saw mill plant and machinery
complete of said Cult States
Lumber Company now on said
land. together with all improve
ments and appurtenahces, all sit
uated in said County OF Kemper
and State of Mississippi.
A. S. BozeMAN. Trustee.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

The Rev. Irl Il. Hicks. the well
known weather prognosticator OF
St. Louis, predicted pretty accu
ratcly the disturbances OF the
lprepart ot this month, has this
to say OF the balance:
Frosts will be natural n d
much probability OF seismic dis
turbance. Quiet and calm and
much warmer until the oath will
usher in the most dangerous pc
Rod Of the month, and Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the
25th, 26ih and 9th, storms MAY
be expected to become very
threatening, if not tornado. The
9th is the twelfth anniversary
Of the ST. Lonls cyclone. The
danger area extends over t II G
central and western parts OF the
country,
The foregoing is published as
a warning to delinquent subscrib
ers-pay up, and be prepared tol
emergencies.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

IT you know OF deaf and
dumb child, q Mississippian, and
v.lft sendathe name and address
OF fhe pafent or guardian to }.
Rs Dobyus, Superintendent of the
Institution for the Education of
the Deaf and Dumb, at Jackson,
an opportunity will be given Tor
such child to secure an education
at the expense OF the State.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
a CaIifornfan's Luck.

"Thc lrckiest day of my life
was when bought a box OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salve," writes
Charles +. Budahn, OF Tracy,
California. "Two 25 cent boxes
cured me OF an annoying case OF
itching piles, which had1troubled
me for years and that yielded to
no other treatment" Sold under
guarantee mt j X. Stamps and
the Scooba Drug Co.'s drug stores
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Notice for Publication!

Department OF the Interior,
Land Office at Jackson, Miss,
April 24tll, 1868.
Notice is hereb, given that
Joseph G. Lee, of Porterville,
Miss has filed notice OF his in>
tention to make final five-year
proof in support OF his claim, viz:
Homestead Entry No. All 5 4,
made January 2l, 1907, tor the
Lots l and 2. Sec. II, Twp. 10 N,
Il. 10 b, and that said proof will
be made before t b e Chancery
Clerk, at DeKalb, Miss, on June
1st, 1908.
lie names the. following wit
nesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation
OF, the land, viz: J. w. Slaton,
w. S. Slatou and VIM. Joiner, OF
Porterville, Miss +; Mack Kent, OF
Sucarpochee, Miss.
L. Q. G. LAMAR, Register.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

Approximately, Scooba is the
same distance from DeKalb, on
an air line, that Bodga is. II
a. railroad is to be bnilt from
Kemper's coGnty seat to some
point on the Mobile & Ohio Rail
road, Scooba should be the point,
and the land owners of this in
mediate section should come to
gether aud offer Inducements to
the projectors Of the enterprise
to start west from here.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

Next Thursday, the 21st met,
the Congressional race in this
District will be opened by a Joint
debate between Hon. Adam Byrd
and Hon. j II. Currie, canGi
dates ior the nomination.. Every
bodythat can should attend this
and future meetings.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

The County is advertising for
bids to build what is known as
Silliman Bridge, across Ponta
Creek, on the Siiliman and Cen
tire Ridge road; also, brid G e
across Sucarnochce Creek near
4. A. Hopper's place, on DeKalb
and Summerville road.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

At the last meeting of the
Board OF Supervisors it was de-
cided to allow all road contrac-
tors thirty days more in which
to put their roads up to specilica-
tions, otherwise they will lose
the money that would have been
paid to them. xs
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
A Cleanser for Black Goods.

Buy five cents worth of boraX
and ten cents worth of camphor
gum. Put them into a large
bowl, breaking the camphor gum
first into small pieces. Pour over
this one quart of boiling water,
stirring to dissolve the borax.
All the camphor will not dissolve
After it is cool, put it into a bot
tie and cork tightly. When wish
ing to use 1t, pour a portion into
Il basin, dIlnting it with halt TIE
quantity OF cold water. Wet a
black stocking with this and
sponge your goods, pressing at
terwards. This will remove all
spots and grease and restore the
black.-The June DELlNEAToR.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
DINING CAR SERVICE,
MoBILE & Ono Il. Il.

Effective with new sch~lule
April Goth, 1908, the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad will restore the
uncxcelled Dining Car Service
which was temporarily discon
tinued recently.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
j. w. KNIGHT,
X. NJ. w ooDRUFF,
1t Reached the Spot.

Mr.. +. Humphrey, who owns a
large general store at Omega, O.,
and is president of the Adams
County Telephone Co, as well as
OF the Home Telephone Co. OF
Pike County, O., says OF DR..
Kings New Discovery: at saved
my life once. At least | think it
did. 1t seemed to reach the spot
the very seat OF my cough
when everything else failed" "
DR.. Kings New Discovery not
only reaches the cough pot; it
heals the sore spots and the weak
spots in throat, lungs and chest.
Sold under guarantee at j. h.
Sharp's and the Sceoba Drug
Co.'S drug stores. soc. and $100.
Trial bottle free.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

The Fourth Annual Summer
School for Teachers at the A. &
NJ. College will be open tor work
on June 18th, and continue four
weeks. For detailed information
write p. Z. Garner, Director of
the Summer School.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

That Omblnatlon of TIE KEN
PER HERALD, the Weekly Com
mercial- Appeal, and Home and
Farm, all three for one year for
$50, is as good a thing as man
could wish. Subscribe now.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

If you have a son or daughter
whom you desire to give a busi-
ness education, we have a schol-
arsblp in the IIattiesbure Busi>
ness College which we would like
to dispose Of a a reasonable
figure.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
Ordinance No. 10.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the
Town of Scooba, and it is here
by ordered by authority OF the
same, that
1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to allow refuse
or elfete matter to be thrown or
placed on the streets or sidewalks
OF the said Town (within the bus
mess districD, III the cutters, or
III the rear OF any of the business
houses.
For non observance of the pro-
visions "t the foregoing section,
a penalty OF not more than Five
Dollars tor each offcnsc shall be
assessed, upon conviction, at the
discretion OF the Mayor.
This ordinance to become eff
lective on and after June IA. 1908.
+. j, InBy, Mayor.
"A. w. STRuTnERs, Clerk.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
We are authorized to announce
A. NJ. BYRD,

of Neshoba County, as a candidate for Con
gress from this tthe bth) Congressional Dis
trict. subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Party.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

A new voting precinct has been
established in District No. 4, to
be known as Bluff Springs pre-
ciuct.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14
ANNOUNCE MENT.
:, j. II. CURRIE,

ot LanderdaIe County. us n candidate for
Congress from this tthe 5thl Congressional
District, subject to the action OF the Demo
cratic party.
The Kemper herald., 1908-05-14

TIE HERALD costs but $l.00 a
gear--suhscribe now.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03

State Capital Notes
Have Gone to ST. Paul.

Friday evening the party represent
ing the state in the fight against the
petition for an injunction as asked by
the trunk line railroads of the state
left for ST. Paul, Mimi. where on
next Monday the injunction hearing
Will be had in the federal court
The provisions of the injunction
prayed for are sweeping, being
prayer not only for repeal of he 2
cent passenger rate but also for the
perpetual inyalidation of all freight
rates made by the state railroad com
mission. If successful in their petit
ton the railroad companies would at
one stroke place the state Iraffic CON
ditiCns in the status obtaining ten
years ago This is why the railroad
commission has appealed so EN-
phatieally 10 the shippers 10 be on
the qui vite in cooperating with the
commission in the matter of securing
rate testimony, and if t. also the
reason why Attorney General Kirby
and the special counsel employed by
the state have spent many weary
hours during the past We weeks in
assembling material for The states
side OF the case, when they are called
upon 10 disprove before a federal
judge that "pfesen' traffic conditions
amount 10 oon1iscatiaa Of prop
arryY
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Fears Fued viii Follow KILLING.

If / had held the inquest in that
community | would have had to hold
twenty-five more. was The statement
made By Coroner Etehersarne. who
look the body OF Henrs Fisher 10 Hot
Springs Tuesday.
Fisher was killed in Lincoln town
ship Garland county. Monday BIZ
Garfield Lewis. Both were prominent
and have many friends. The coroner
went 10 hold the inquest Monday
and when he discovered the feeling
existing he said it would be impossi-
bic 10 hold il there. and took the body
10 Hot Springs The men in The
mountain section are infuriated and
many rifles were exhibited.
Henry Fisher was prominent farm.
or in Lincoln township His son ar
tended Dewey" school in that town
ship. which was taught By Lewis It
IS alleged that the boy polluted the
spring at the school and that Lewis
punished him The father is said 10
have called upon the teacher for me
purpose of investigating his boys
misdeed and punishment and thar
quarrel followed. in which Lewis at
tackled and fatally injured the elder
Fisher and also injured tine son, vino
is alleged o have gone TO the assist
anee OF his father The elder Fisher
was cut Just below the heart HIS
abdominal cavity was also ripped
open
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Child Bitten by copperhesd.

Mary. the 6-yearold enid of john
McGlasson Of few miles north of
Jonesboro, lies at her home. il is
feared in a preearious condition, as
a result of a snake bite received
early Tuesday morning, rom a COP
perhead. one of the most yenemous
OF all snakes which inhabit this sec
ton OF the country.
The child was walking in the field
to take her father a bucket of water.
when she accidentally stepped on tae
reptile, which lay almost concealed
among the weeds. The snake quickly
dug its fangs into the little gri-s
ankle and made o quick getaway IN
the weeds The child screamed and
she was soon reached by her father.
who was but few yards away, and
who tightly bound her leg above the
wound until the assistance of doctor
could be received. Some hope Is en-
tertained for the wounded one.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Governor Refuses Sixteen Pardons.

Governor Pindall Saturday put his
subernatorial foot down upon 16 APP
plications for pardon in cases where
the defendants were convicted of VIC
lating The liquor laws OF the state or
carrying concealed weapons
In explaining his reasons for deny
ing the applications for these pardons,
the governor practically announced
That ii would be useless 10 apply 10
hiu for executive clemency for of
lenses of this kind He also declared
that it was his intention 10 enforce
the liquor laws OF the state to the let
ter.
For young man who let fall from
his pocket pistol and was shot acct
dentally. he expressed his sympathy
but refused 10 grant him a pardon,
stating that he should have left his
pistol at home. In the list of appli-
cants for pardons We're two women
and a blind man. each convicted of
carrying concealed weapons. and to
each he denied a pardon.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
A New Daily Paper.

Argenta is 10 have another daily
paper. stock company. with $4,000
eapital, having been formed Monday
afternoon for the purpose OF financing
the new venture.
The new daily will be issued with
in the next six weeks" said Frank y.
Henderson, one of the promoters.
The stock has all been subscribed
and man is nov in 81. Louis pur-
chasing the plant The publication
will, in all probability. be a morning
paper. as We were unable to purchase
the plant OF the Daily News, as was
our first intention Tho policy OF the
paper will be for cleaner, IA better
and a more progressive Argenta =
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
To Break Up GAMBLING.

Within twenty-fouf hours after the
Fulton circuit court convened al
Salem. four felony cases mad been dis
posed of and sixteen people had been
heavily fined and sentenced for gamb-
ling and six indictments had been re
turned BY the grand jury, while the
county jail is full 10 the doors.
\ sensation was created in. the
court room Tuesday when the grand
Jury foreman, F. w Harris. brought
Wheeler Garuthers before the court
for refusing to answer certain Ques-
tions propounded 10 him in jury
room Judge Meeks fined him s25
and sentenced him to twenty-four
hours in jail, ordering the officer OF
the court. who was the prisoners own
brother. 10 take charge OF him. = Is
supposed Mr.. Caruthers refused TO
answer questions relating TO alleged
gambling being carried on and which
the grand jury is endeavoring to
break ND
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
help yd
Will WiIhite is insane.

Will White charged by the CRAM
ry at Salem with grand larceny
as been adjudged insane by jury
lpaneled TO investigate his sanity
ou1 ilhite several months ago took en-
mind tIpyment with 7. J. Stevens, a farmer
Post Oar Salem and alter working for a
ort time. arose III the night. secured
year In eveps, ebotqup and enterine bis
at Secorbm forced Stevens TO get out or
published, saddle his best riding horse and
papers 60 ,a,p 80
edl. ovens and rode away.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Small Bogus Checks csshed.

In the past several days bogus
checks for small denominations. sign
ed by different names, but cashed, it
is claimed, by man OF the same APP
pearanee in each instance. have come
10 light. Three checks for amounts
ranging from 81 to $415 have been
cashed by local merchants As far
as can be learned the checks are not
forgeries. but signed by names of peo-
pie who. 10 all appearances. do not
exist. The checks have been cashed
In payment for merchandise
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03

GleCIlon VIII ne Legal, says kifCY.
The discovery that he new law OF
Arkansas setting The date for the gen
eral state election for this year con
liicts with the old law and make, Il
possible Tor the law to be interpreted
to mean that The election can be held
either on The first or second Monday
OF September. has been made and rs-
ferred 10 Attorney General ". T. Xii
by who Thursday night gave ont an
official opinion 10 the effect that The
law. although in conflict. should hS
interpreted as the legislature evident
ly intended. and that is. that tho ciec-
lion should be held on the second
Monday in September.
The inaceuracy in the law IS con
sidered Of importance by politicians
as the Republican organization in
some counties. and possibly in the en-
tire stale, could attempt 10 cast its
vote the first Monday, while the Dem
ocratic vote will be cast one week
later, Monday September a. Repub-
lican leaders have not announced
definitely whether they will take adj
vantage OF the opportunity but il is
believed that they will
The law formerly provided that the
state election should be held the first
Monday in September The last legis-
lature amended the law which was
made 10 read that the election should
be held the second Monday in Sep
tember the law to take effect on tho
second Monday in September. 1908.
Until then. however. the old law
would remain in effect. That being
the case. he old law is now in cf-
feet, and will be on the first Monday
in September, and under Ire law the
election should be held the first Mon
day Then. when the new law goes into
effect, according 10 its Own pro
visions a second election should be
held on that day. the second Monday
in September Two state elections
are palpably impossible under the
constitution
Those who have Investigated the
law declare thai the intention of the
legislature in cnactlng il IS clea-.
They state that the legislature evi-
IDENTIFY desired that the law should
be put into effect this year. and that
the election this year should be held
on the second instead OF on the Grst
Monday in September That The legis-
lature failed 10 provide for the law
going into effect before The election
time set by the old law IS considered
an oversight
1t is on this ground that Attorney
General " + Kirby holds that the
election should be held ON The sec
ond Monday
1t has been reported that the Re
publican organization in several eoun-
ton were planning to cast their votes
The first Monday on the strength OF the
conflict in the law Prominent state
Republican Thursday night stated
that they had not investigated the
question thoroughly, and were not in
positions 10 make definite statements
as 10 what action the Republican
party WOULD take in regard 10 the
question However. F. W. Tucker,
chairman of the State Republican
Central Committee stated that he did
NOT believe that the Republican party
of the state would take advantage OF
the defect in the law A similar state
ment was made by L. S Bratton. an
other prominent Republican in Ar
kansas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Mr.. WncenheIIer May Quit Work.

Unless my health improves shall
resign was the statement made Sat
urday by w & Nincenheller. director
of he experiment station al The Uni
yersity of Arkansas. who collapsed in
Little Rock Friday during The session
of The BNrd OF Trustees OF the Uni
Yersity while that board was inYes.
tigating his department OF the school.
He was in serious condition until
Saturday, when he showed much i'm
proyement He was able 10 be taken
home 10 Fayetteville Saturday night
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
saIoonist shoots Sci.

After eoolly checking up his ac-
counts and making disposition OF
his property. A G. kunz. a we'll.
known saloon man Of Hot Springs.
Thursday afternoon snot aad FATALLY
wounded himself in a room oyer the
Fair department store The ball
penetrated the left side OF the abdo-
men aud passed through the body.
At late hour Thursday night Kunz
had not recovered from the effects OF
the anesthetic which had been adj
ministefed when The bullet was re
moved.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Over $500 in Fees Paid in BY Gan
ddatcs

Henry Gfeen. bockkeeper in the
state treasurer's department. has
been figuring up The amount paid
into the state treasury BY The various
state and district candidates The
amount reached exactly s1,3l? 80.
Each county will get its prorata OF
this on the state candidates. 80 cents
going to each county for each state
candidate The largest amount o
any county will be about ST this H.
Guiding the fees paid BY some dis
triCt officers
Each state candidate is taxed $3I-
so as filing fee Each congressman
pays $40 for each county in his dis
trict, which amounts i'll some dis
tricts to considerably over S100 Each
prosecuting attorney circuit clerk
and other district candidates are
taxed SO per county in their district
United States senators pax no fee
because they are NOT elected by the
people. but ehosn by the legislature
Most of the fees of course are no.
paid into the state treasury. but into
the county treasury, as ONLY eandi
dates for the more important Offices
pay into the state direct
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-09-03
Horse THIEF Sentenced.

Charles Elliott, white man.
charged with horse stealing, pleaded
guilty in the circuit court at Arka-
dclphia Thursday and was sentenced
TO serve ten years in the state peni-
tentiary. Elliott Is mol resident OF
Clark county. He was passing through
there sometimes over year ago and
stole the horse Recently Sheriff
Adams located his man and horse in
Oklahoma and sent Deputy Sheriff
Golden after him He also recovered
the horse.