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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Shown to BE in Excellent Condition
by Supt. Acker's Report.

by Supt. Acker's Report.
The report of Superintendent Ac-
ker of the city public schools for
the month of February is as fol-
lows:
Number of children within age
enrolled; Male 511, female SIC; to-
tai 1921
Number children under age en-
rolled; Male %, female IS total
.56.
Number children over age enroll
ed. Male 81, female "a; total 81
Entire enrolment all children:
Male 566, female Sos; total 1884
Average daily attendance: Male
41S, female 424; total S42.
Number cases of hardness. Male
20 female 20; total 40,
Number pupils perfect in attend
ance: Male 20S, female 223 total
431.
Number enrolled il colored
school Male 173, female "a; total
367.
Number days school has been
taught: 90.
Pupils on Honor Roll: Rena Can
trell, Buddie Baker, Maude kenne-
dy, Ollie Middleton, Edna May
Jones, Laura Sue Plummer, Annie
Martin, Alleen Kennedy, John Her
ring, Marie Wesley, Gertrude Ma
jors, Lucille Harding, Gladys Wilkes,
Willie Mae Stroud, Beatrice De-
Vaughn.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Hill County Woman Aged 1O2.

Hillsboro, Texas, March Airs.
Margaret Lowell who lives in the
western portion of this county, near
Whitney, is probably the oldest
woman living in this or any neigh
boring county. She is 102 years of
age, having been born in Middle
withstanding her extreme age, she
several days ago walked from her
home to Whitney, a distance of five
miles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Slater, both now deceased

II, Slater both now deceased.
The case went to trial A verdict
was in favor of Boyd and Slater.
but the trial judge granted a new
trial. At the second trial the jury re-
turned a verdict again in favor of
the two sureties. When the case
was taken to the court Of appeals,
however, the verdict was reversed
The case for some years has ap-
parently been forgotten, but will be
revived by the suit instituted today.
The suit names George w. Evans,
disbursing clerk of the interior de-
partment. as the executor of the es-
tate OF Robert Boyd, and George Z,
w. f. Slater. executor of the estate
OF his father, William II. Slater, as
the parties in their capacity as exc
cutors who should make good the
shortage
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04

The Payton Sisters and their COM
pany presented Utah to a fair
sized and more than we'll pleased
audience. Each character was we'll
drawn and portrayed in manner
that showed dramatic ability. The
company will present The Power
of Love" tonight, a drama dealing
with the late war with Spain. The
play is in four acts, full of intense
dramatic situations and startling
climaxes. There will be a complete
change of specialties
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
PROTEST ONLY FORMAL
Comparatively Small Representation
of Stock Present at the ReOr-
ganiZation of Directory
Hartman in Control.

Chicago, March 4.-The long
struggle for control of the Illinois
Central railroad was ended, at least
temporarily, yesterday, when the Of
fetal adjourned meeting of the
stockholders held its final session
and elected four directors. With only
formal protests recorded by the in
terests headed by Stuyvesant Fish
which have been opposing the ad-
ministration of the road, E. II. Har-
riman and John Jacob Astor were
reelected to the board; A. G.. Hack
staff, who has been serving as direc-
tor since the death of John c. We'll
ling, was chosen to fill out the un-
expired term, and Joseph F. Titus
was elected to succeed Stuyyesant
Fish upon the directorate.
Mr.. Titus, however, is to serve
only a few weeks, President Hara-
han announcing to the stockholders
that ]. Ogden Armour of Chicago
will be chosen to the board in place
of Mr.. Titus as soon as the stock
owned by Mr.. Armour can be trans
ferred to his account on the books,
thus making him a stockholder of
record.
Mr.. Fish was not present, and on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
MOrtuary Matters.

Mrs. Fannie Lyon, wife of George
Ligon, died Tuesday night about 10
o'clock at the family home in Red
Oak. Mrs. Lyon was about 8 5 years
old and was admired by large cir
Gle of friends The interment will
take place tomorrow at the Lisbon
cemetery in Dallas county.
Mrs. Riggs, aged about 20 years,
died Monday night at her home near
Red Oak. The interment took place
Tuesday afternoon near Rocket.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
UNCLE SAM SUES BEAD MAN.
Government Revives Suit That Has
Been Pending Thirty Years.


Washington, March 4.-Uncle
Sam is the plaintiff and William T.
Collins, deceased the defendant in
suit brought today Collins was at
one time penison agent for the gov
ernment in the District of Columbia,
and left behind him a shortage of
$40, ,525.06. The suit has been pend
ing for over thirty years.
The title of the suit is the United
States VS.. William T. Collins. The
present action is to collect from the
executors of two of the eight Col
Inns sureties the amount that an
investigation showed he was short.
Collins was pension agent for the
District of Columbia from 1869 to
1872, and left Office under a cloud
Succeeding investigation showed he
was short $40, ,525.06. He was
promptly sued by the government
He left the jurisdiction and evaded
throughout life service of papers by
deputy United States marshals.
The government instituted suits
against his sureties who had gone
on his bond of 100000, but never
realized anything from six of them,
and finally sued the surviving two
sureties, Robert Boyd and William
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04

New York, Mar 4.-Members of
the New York State Association of
Postmasters are thronging the Ho-
tel Astor today, where the annual
spring convention is in progress. The
meeting will extend through tomor-
row and will conclude with BAN
quet at which Postmaster General
Meyer will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Taft Is Kansas Favorite.

Topeka, Kan. Mar 4-Early de-
yelopments indicate that the Kansas
republican state convention will send
delegates pledged to Taft to the
Chicago convention The square
deal faction of the party is for La
Toilette for presidednt, but it is of
minority, although the friends of
Governor Hughes in Kansas have
combined with the square dealers"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Death OF Mrs. Daniels.

Mrs A f. Daniels died at Mans
field Tuesday night, and the inter-
ment took place there Wednesday.
Rev. j. P. Cotton went to Mansfield
Wednesday morning to conduct the
merly lived in Waxahachie and later
at Ennis. Two or three years ago
she moved to Mansfield. She was the
mother of Miss Mary Daniels, de-
ceased, and Will Daniels
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04

Houston, Texas, Mar. 4.--Manager
McGloskey and his st. Louis Cardi-
nails are expected to pitch their
tents here tomorrow for their sea-
son of spring training. They will
play several exhibition games here,
before returning to st. Louis on
March so in time to play series
with the ST. Louis Browns.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Meeting of City Council.

A short session of the city council
was held at the city hall Tuesday
night. There was practically moth
ing before the council except routine
business. This consisted of approx
ing reports and allowing bills. About
the only new business disposed of
was the appointment of John Beck
ham as policeman to succeed Joe
Collins, deceased
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
LEADER IN HAND SEVERED.

S. II. Nycum Meets With Painful Ac-
cident While Cutting Meat.
While cutting meat in a market
at Chilicothe the other morning S.
H. Nycum of this city struck the
back of his right hand against the
blade of a knife and severed the
leader of the middle finger. Mr.
Nycum started to a drug store to
have his injury dressed, but tainted
on the way from the loss of blood.
He was finally assisted to a physi-
clans office where he received medi-
cal treatnfnt. He returned to WaXa-
hachie Tuesday morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
The Sewing Circle.

Mrs. Jesse Kennedy was hostess
to the Sewing Circle at her pleas
ant cottage home on Marvin avenue
Tuesday afternoon. The usual past
timesf constituted the afternoon.
Eleven members were present and
May Brady was a guest. Delicious
refreshments of ice cream and fig
newtons were served. Mrs. John
Dunaway will be hostess next week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04

" few of his allies were there to
watch his interests. Neither were
the bulk of proxies held by Mr.. Fish
presented to the proxy committee.
The report Of that body showed that
5S4,6SS shares out of a total of
590,400 outstanding were entitled
to be voted. Of these 5S1, ass We're
held by President Harahan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Special Train to Waco.

The Katy will run special train
from Dallas to Waco on March 7 for
the accommodation of all who desire
to attend the democratic conference
there on that date. The train will
leave Waxahachie at $40 a. M, and
the round trip rate will be s2.75.
The train will depart from Waco at
1880 p. M
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
Threshermen meet.

Wichita, Kan, Mar A largely
increased attendance marked the
second day of the threshermen's
convention, several thousand visitors
being in the city A theatre party
Will be given for their benefit tonight
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-04
NEBRASKA FOR BRYAN.
Populists VIII Send Bryan Dele
gates TO Denver.

NatV@ 10 f'ViEkVi-'
Omaha, Neb, Mar. Democrats
and populists of Nebraska will hold
their state convention here tomorrow
and will choose Bryan delegates to
the Denver and st. Louis conven-
tions There is no opposition to Bry-
an among the democrats of his home
state, and the populist state central
committee has gone on record as
favoring the nomination of Bryan at
the st. Louis convention.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
MANY SUCCESS
Full GARDENERS

One unacquainted with facts would
be surprised to find how many amateur
gardeners there are in Danville. Here
aud there all over town are garden
patches and their owners talk as learn
edIy OF their accomplishments in the
growing line as the biggest trucker in
the State, and some of them do pretty
well, too. 1t is now time to make
planting plans for the fall and win
ter. II you have cellar with a dirt
floor, and have rhubarb plants which
have supplied you in the spring, there
is plan by which they can be made
to furnish crop of tender shoots in
the winter, when the pies and sauce
are most welcome. Rapid growth is
essential to insure tenderness of the
rhubarb. The very best can be raised
in the winter, warm cellar being the
only requisite for forcing it. The roots
OF the plants should be dug up late in
the fall with large quantities of dirt
adhering to them. These chunks of
earth containing the roots may be pill
ed up outdoors until mid-winter, when
they should be carried into the cellar
and placed in bed prepared in the
earthen floor. The chunks of earth
should be laid close together in rich,
moist earth and covered to depth of
four to six inches. Growth soon COM
mences. Light is not requisite In
a short time the rhubarb will be ready
for the table The shoots will be al
most coloriess and. remarkably tender
and palatable. A very small bed con
tanning only half dozen we'll developed
hills will be sufficient to supply
family for several weeks. Roots send
up large number Of shoots and ex-
haust themselves in about four weeks.
For an additional supply roots should
be planted at intervals of two or three
weeks
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
TIE VALUE OF
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Many man who has been out Of
employment for the past trying months
congratulates himself on having open
ed and built up a savings account dur
ing the days Of plenty. Such an ac-
count is all that has stood between
many an honest mans family and dire
want But how about the man who
has no bank account, and has been out
Of work? How is he living? How are
his wife and little ones faring. Many
tragedy has enacted in the past year
because father is out Of work." and
has no money in the bank to fall back
upon.
The return Of prosperity will be ac-
companied by the great and wide
spread starting of savings accounts.
Why? Because thousands of persons
have learned the folly Of being caught
by adversely without the protection
offered by substantial bank account.
They have felt the pinch Of poverty
and have seen their families want for
necess ties because in the past they
failed to provide for emergencies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
DANVILLE'S NEW
AMUSEMENT PLACE

Wonderland, Danville's new place
of amusement, for the accommodation
OF which the store room on the first
floor of the city hall has been trans
formed, is now completed, and will be
opened to the public tonight
The Wonderland company has left
nothingsundone that would add to the
beauty and attractiveness of the place.
The arcade in front contains ten penny
picture machines and the ticket wind
ow aud opens at the rear into the spac-
ious moving picture aud ditorium, which
seats 100 persons. The decorations are
strikingly beautiful in red, green and
gold. A ventilating system had been
installed and the picture box is entire
ly fire proof.
DR.. @. Raymond Harrington will
sing the illustrated songs and Miss
Annie Miles will preside at the piano.
Other members of the staff Of employees
are all persons who thoroughly under
stand their business,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
Party at r1auSdale.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry, of Mausdaleg
entertained few friends in honor Of
their daughter Jennie's 9th birthday
Monday evening. The evening was
spent with dancing. Music was fur
nished by the Delsite brothers. Re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. James Frazier,
South Danville; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Fausey, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lewis,
Mrs. Clifton Kindt. Mr.. and Mrs, John
Fry, Misses Elizabeth Philips. Emma
Fenstermacher, Ann, SrigG. Hannah
Fry, Rebeoca Quigg, Alice Fenster-
macher, Edna Lewis, Mary Pursel,
Eva Nephew, Maggie Phile, Emma
Phile, Margie Nephew, Essie Lewis,
Jennie Everett, Florence Fausey, Clara
Cope, Jennie Fry, Emma Petersou
Messrs Clark Rishel, George Over
Alfred Fry, Dennis Quigg. Oliver Cope
John Fruit. John Heller, Rslph Gone
Roy Goss, Conrad Win '.erstee2. Eugene
Fry, Roy Lewis, .hiam Kindt, Grov.
er Wintersteen, William Fry, Clifton
Kindt, Raymond Fry, Calvin Roup,
Roy Yeaeer, Efsrry Fry, John Phile..
Charles Fry, Charles Fausey.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
killed By
PASSING TRAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Foulk, who
reside on Green street, on Tuesday at
tended the funeral of the latter's fa.
ther John Toye, Of Duryea. who met
a shocking death at that place on Sat
urday last.
Mr.. Toye who held position as
superintendent in one of the depart
ments OF the mines at Duryea was re.
turning home about five O'Clock in
company with his son John who is al
so employed at the mines. Taking
their usual route by way of the Lehigh
Valley railroad, they had traversed al.
most the entire four miles between
the mines and Mr.. Toye's home, and
were already within sight OF the house,
when Mr. roye stepped on one of the
tracks to converse with a friend His
son walked on ahead and was almost
run down by train that came shoot
ing around the curve and which had
been completely hidden by watch
tower short distance in front. So
narrow was his escape that the engine
grazed his hand in passing,
MI Toy6 seeing the approaching
train at the same moment In order to
escape stepped between the two tracks,
and too late noticed another train
coming in the opposite direction.
Standing upright Mr.. Toye threw back
his head TO clear the train on the right
track. He miscalGulated the distance,
however, and the engine struck his
chin, breaking his neck. The other
train had passed by this time and the
body fortunately was not mangled.
The deceased is survived besides his
widow by three sons and four daugh-
ters,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
FARMERS OVERLOOKED
BY THE RAIN

The rains Of Monday and Tuesday
caused JOY unbounded among the farm
ers Of this vicinity where each day Of
the long continued drought was caus-
ing losses of hundreds of dollars.
In few places the potatoes have
suffered but generally the rain was
just in time to save the crop The
corn can be seen to fairly spring from
the freshly dampened ground The
only crop that seems to have suffered
is the oats, which will be short this
year.
In the northern end of the county it
is said that the hay crop this year is
the finest and biggest that has ever
been cut. The wheat too, is fine and
heavy. In most places the wheat has
been cut and number of farmers are
threshing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
PROF. CAREY
REELECTED

The following item, accompanied by
an excellent picture of the fromer
principal Of the Danville high school,
appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer
yesterday morning: '-.
Hanover, Pa. July l4.-Prof. Joseph
Q. Carey has just been reelected sup
erintendent of the public schools of
Hanover for a term of three years He
has been in charge of the Hanover
schools for four years. He presides ov.
er thirty teachers, who have about
twelve hundred pupils under instruc-
tion.
Prof. Carey has brought the schools
up to high standard, and since he
has been here the high school course
OF study was extended from three to
four years and commercial and scien-
tifc courses added to the curriculum.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
BEAT MERCHANTS
IN CLOSE GATE

The Danville Merchants team met
the Recreation of Bloomsbury at the
latter place yesterday in the first of a
series Of FIVE games of base ball and
were defeated by the close score of 8
to f.
The Bloomsbury team had been
strengthened for the occasion by the
addition Of several players from Nesco-
peck, but Notwithstanding the rein
forcements the local aggregation gave
the Bloomsburgers a hard trussle.
Reilly and Rabb were the battery for
Danville and the hits tailed were six
for each side.
Tonight at six O'Clock Recreation
will play in Danville the second game
of the series. Danville will pitch Nc
Cloud and expects to win from the
visitors.
In yesterdays game the Iuus were
made as follows;
Bloomsburg .....1 l0OO@ 0 ks
Danville ......,..O OO02 100 , o.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
shoemaker's Novel Building.

On plot twenty-six inches wide a
three story building, the narrowest for
its height In the world probably, is
being constructed ON Center street in
Reno New. 1t will not be used as q
convention hall. Neither Mr.. Taft nor
Mr.. Bryan could enter the door to ac-
knowledge his nomination, although
Mr.. Fairbanks might 1t is not intend
ed for a millinery shop for Merry
Widow" hats, and it will not be a
saloon, as there is no room to stagger
in 1t. II. C. Gordon, a shoemaker.
leased the ground from the bank and
built the slim structure. He sleeps on
the top floor and cannot turn around
on his cot His narrow bench is on the
second floor. Customers sidle into his
store on the ground floor, and In his
show window he displays one at a time
Chicago pair of shoes
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
Contributed and paid
EXPENSES.
OF INTEREST TO
GRAND ARMY MEN

"Of interest to every member of the
Grand Army of the Republic in this
State are the Memorial day reports
from Grand Army of the Republic
posts in Pennsylvania, received by the
Rev. DR.. John W. Sayres, of Chester,
who is department. chaplain, which
show that 56. 600 graves of departed
comrades were decorated on Memorial
day. In this 1880 cemeteries were in
volved Four hunrded and seventy
five memorial addresses were made.
There are 523 posts in the State, but
some of the addresses did not take
place because the day was rainy one.
Last year there were l,l00 deaths in
the Grand Army of the Republic ranks
in this State. There are 90, 772 mem.
bers of the Grand Army in good stand
ing in Pennsylvania. "
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-16
GUARD OFF FOR
HISTORIC GROUND

Dressed in khaki uniforms, and look.
ing every inch the soldier, the mem.
bers of Company # left yesterday on
the 12 10 Pennsylvania train for Get
tysburg to spend week at the annual
encampment.
ON HISTORIC GROUND.
The departure of the national guards.
men enlists public interest anew in the,
doings of our citizen soldiery. This,
year the enoampment is given an addi-
tional touch of interest from the fact
that it is being held on the historical
ly famous Gettysburg battlefield
where, forty years ago the fathers and
grandfathers of the youth who now
comprise the National Guard fought
the battles that saved the nation from
disruption. Not only ought the en-
campment be the military practice,
sought, but also ought the camping,
on the old camp grounds" amid the
places made sacred by their &ssooia.
tions, be lesson in patriotism and
history. The Twelfth regiment, the
companies of which are from Will
Transport, Lock Haven, Milton, Dan.
vile, Lewisburg, and Sunbury, is sure
to win for itself, both oy conduct and
effectiveness in vancouver, the com
mendation of superiors
WHAT FOOD WIFI, COST
Twenty -four cents day apiece will
feed nine thousand men of the divis .-
ion of the National Guard of Pennsgl-
vania at he camp at Gettysburg for the
eight days tour of duty. At that rate
the State will pay out for food S17,-
2S0.
OF this amount of money that will
be spent within the next eight days Of
the division encampment of the guard
Harrisburg received two contracts
and these went to Bernard Schmidt
for about 1876, 900 loaves of bread, and
Brelsford Packing Company, consignee
for Swift 81 Co., for hams, bacon and
other cured meats. All of the contracts
for potatoes, beans, flour, fresh meats
and canned goods were secured by
Pittsburg bidders.