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The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
Poor Prospect for Corn.

We hear very general COM
plant that the prospect for a corn
crop is by no means good. The
weather Of the earl y spring was,
not favorable for planting and
the lowlands have never been in
such condition as would en-
able the farmers to get the corr
in the ground as corn should b
planted. While it is not the fault
entirely Of the farmer that We
are now confronted with a pros
pect for high corn another year,
yet the short sightedness Of
planting too little land in corn
can be we'll laid at his door. The
experience we are now having
to get bread for the people and
feed for the stock, has been dear
one, and the like should never
occur again. When we get the
country filled with cheap corn,
forty to fifty cents per 5ushel,
we will not then fret about fit
teen cents for cotton. Prices
will regulate themselv es.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The Aberdeen Examiner says
THE Taft enthusiasm has bare
ly outlived the nomination"
lis a noticeable fact all over
the country. The nomination of
Mr.. Roosevelts candidate has
failed to stir the enthusiasm
which his own nomination arouse
ed four yeans ago. Mr.. Taft
does not appeal to the average
voter as a great man and his
standing with the labor vote is
very questionable. In the west
he is not regarded with special
favor and thessentiment there is
more favorable to Bryan than
ever before. The republican
have a hard fight before them
to land the Big Secretary.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
Stimulating Business.

Zone day during my usua1
morning walk along a prominent
street of the lower section OF
Manhattan" said the Il mott.
ced a banana skin lying on the
sidewalk almort directly in front
of a drug store. picked it up,
Deposited it in a waste can prov
ided for that purpose by the de-
partment of street cleaning, and
continued my walk
About half an hour later re-
turning through the same street
| was considerably surprised to
find another banana peel in the
same place, and on looking at it
closer | observed that it was the
same one that | had removed but
half an hour ago. Again | pick
ed it up and deposited it in the
waste can.
Passing the same corner the
next day my attention was at
tracted to a crowd Of people
squeezing their way into the
drng store. | elbowed my way
through and got in just in time
to witness the following scene.
A badly bruised man was sitting
on chair while a pharmacist
was dressing the wounds, saying
aloud as he prepared to admin
lister some salve.
Gentlemen, this man here
slipped on a banana peel in front
of my store. The salve | am
dressing him with is my own in
vention, and is patentedin Wash
ington. It is certain to heal all
wounds, mosquito bites, and re-
move freckles from the face
It's only 10 cents bottle. >
Many people patroniezd him
and | continued my walk. Return
ing a little later | found the Drug
store empty andquiet, but on the
side walk there again lay ba-
mana peel. | again stopped to
remove it, when suddenly | was
accosted by the druggist, who
yelled: what the deuce do you
care if this peel lays here! &C
about your own business. !"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

When President Roosevelt cal
led into his cabinet General Luke
E, Wright he may not have sat
isfed the most eager Of partisans
but he met the wishes Of the
country in a sensible way. Gen.
Wright had distinguished him
self before he went over to the
Philippines, first as member of
the commission of 1900 and af-
forwards as president of that
board and governor of the is
lands. He has been recognized
as one of the first citizens of his
state and of the South itself. He
has not only been active in the
service of his country as a SOL
der, but he contributed also
three sons to the defense of the
flag during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. His administration of
the Philippines was abundantly
successful, adding greatly to his
distinction. and in calling him to
the cabinet President Ro osevelt
obtains a man of high ability and
trained facult..! for the war office
and at the same time makes rec
ognition of a man who repre-
sents a section of the country in
which Republicans are extremely
scarce. Mr.. Roosevelt departs
from the tendency to promote
sectional feeling when he calls
to his council board so fine a
representative of the best of
Southern blood and intellect as
he finds in the person of General
Wright. tits an act as wise as
it is graceful and as good for the
country in a sentimental as in a
practical way.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

Knoxville, after a season of
prohibition, more orless enforced,
according as the observer hap
pened to be for or against pro-
hibition, has decided to repudiate
the Carmack idea of state wide
prohibition, casting its vote for
Patterson. The majority in the
city is small-not quite enough
to overcome the Carmack vote in
the country, but quite sufficient
to show that, after a trial, the
Knoxville Democrats are not
pleased with what they have had
of prohibition Mobile Register
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

John Westly Gaines was de-
feated for the nomination to sue
coed himself from his district in
Tennessee. John Westly has
been conspicuous figure in con
gress for a long time, and could
always be relied on to create a
breeze if business got dull. He
only carried one county in his
district. He will be missed.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The Mississippi Supreme Court
upheld the constitutionality Of
the state depository law. but
critisized the law as being inn
practicable.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

Hon. Geo. T. Mitchell and Con-
gresham Gambler will address
the citizens at Baldwin tomorrow
A large crowd is expected from
Lee, Prentiss and Itawamba
counties.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

Representative Henry D. Clay
ton of Alabama will be made
chairman of the democratic con-
vention at Denver. He is an ar
dent supporter of Mr.. Bryan for
the nomination.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

Lincoln county school board
has requested the board of super
visors to levy the necessary tax
to support an agricultural high
school in the county.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
RATES OF ADVERTISING

DISPLAY advertisements at rate of
e1.0O per running il ch per month of
four weeks. Liberia, discounts made on
yearly contracts.
Notice Of meetings of strictly chari-
table organizations will be inserted one
time free; all other notices must be paid
for.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

After the Denver convention
the voters will have to choose be-
tween two Bills for president
Billy Bryan or Bill Taft, which?
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The democrats will have an
anti-injunction plank in their
platform that will be satisfactory
to all fair minded voters.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The Louisiana legislature killed
an anti-futrue bill that sought to
stop future dealings in that state.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

There were 1858 pessons Kill
led in railroad accidents during
the year 1907.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
Congressional Executive Commit
tee proceedings.

tee proceedings.
At a meeting Of the Democrat
Executive Committee Of the
First Congressional District of
Mississippi, held at Tupelo, Lee
county, Miss, on Saturday, June
20 1908, pursuant to a call of the
Hon. j. M. Boone, chairman Of
said committee, the following
members Of said committee were
present in attendance, to-wit.
Tishomingo county,. A. E.
Pile, by ]. M. Boone, proxy. E.
T. Hammerly by R. S. Thomas,
proxy.
Alcorn county,. M. Boone,
E. S. Gambler, ST., w. j. Lamb
by ]. M. Boone, proxy, R. S.
Gates by w. D. Anderson, proxy.
Prentiss county,. A Cunning
ham.
Itawamba county-W. S. Shelf
field.
Lee county-O. L. Kennedy.
Monroe county-C. L. Tubb,
H. F. Broyles, by R. S. Thomas,
proxy.
Lowndes county No represen.
tation.
Oktibbeha county, T. B. Car.
roll, by j. H. Boone, proxy.
Noxubee county Walter Price,
G. H. Robinson, by JIM. Boone.
proxy.
A quorum of said committee
being present the following reso'
lutions were unanimously adopt
ed. to-wit.
Resolved: First, That pri
mary election be held through
out the First Congressional Dis.
trict of Mississippi on Thursday
August 20 1903, to nominate a
democratic candidate for Con
gress in said District. Any can
didate who receives the larger
popular vote cast for the office
of Congressman in said primary
shall become the nominee of his
his party for said Office, provided
also it be a majority of all the
votes cast for that office.
If no candidate receive such
majority of popular votes in sale
primary, then the two candi
dates who receive the largest
popular vote for said office shall
have their names submitted as
such candidates to a second pri.
mary; and the candidate who
leads in such second primary
shall be entitled to the nomina.
ton. And in case no candidate
received the nominatian in the
first primary, then a second pri.
mary is hereby ordered t. be
held throughout the District
three weeks after the said first
primary, to-wit: On Thursday
the 10th day of September, 1908.
The County Executive Com
mitee shall make returns of said
primary election to J. M. Boone,
Chairman of this committee, at
Corinth, Mississippi, as provided
in Section 3705 Of the code of
1906; and this committee will
meet at Tupelo, Miss, on Thurs
day, August 81 1908, to canvass
said returns and declare the re-
suit of said primary election.
Resolved: Second, That only
white qualified electors, who are
democrats, shall vote in the pri.
mary or primaries.
Resolved: third, That the Dem
ocratic Executive committee in
each county in said District,
shall carry these resolutions into
effect according to the strtutes
governing primary elections.
Resolved: Fourth, That the
newspapers Of the District, are
hereby requested to publish the
proceedings of the meeting of
this committee.
J. M. Boone, Chairman.
C. L. TUBB, Secretary.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The supreme court adjourned
on Monday.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

Gen. Luke L. Wright was in
augurated as secretary of war
the first.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
Office of
Bridges, West & Co.
General Supply Merchants and
Cotton Buyers

Norwood, La. AZ, 1908.
NJ. X. Sehilling & Co.
New Orleans, La.
Dear Sirs:
With reference to your Mercutol beg
to state that last summer had horse
with a well developed case of Rinpbone
and after experimenting with two 9TH
er SPAWN remedies / finally began the
use of Mercutol anc after using three
bottles the horse was completely cured
and ! cheerfully recommend Mercutol
to anyone for this malady.
Yours truly,
j. T. SEBASTIAN
tfir Sebastian is one of the buyers for
the above lirmj
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03

The gubernatorial racein Ter
nessee was not a wet or dry.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-03
Announcements

Congress First Congressional District
GEORGE T. MITCHELL
E. S. GAMBLER, JR.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Now Attaining
Good Depth

Reports from the workings of
the Onondago mine at Jack Rab-
bit, the property of the Nevada
Utah company, are the most en-
couraging. Sinking on the On
ondalgo shaft is being pushed
with all possible speed and an
average of twelve feet a day
with three shifts, is the result;
the shaft is now about to the
6O0-foot level and it is fully ex-
pected that by the end Of Sep
tember, they will have reached
the depth wanted at that partic-
ular shaft.
In the Day mine workings a
steady grind is kept up in the
large drift that will connect the
Day mine with the Onondago;
when all this work is ;eccomp-
hshed, the immense ore bodies
can be handled much cheaper
than formerly, and a tonnage
that will surprise the mining
public will be extracted.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Sinking On
the Baltimore

Down in the fiat at the Balti-
more mine, no special noise is
being heard, save the occasional
exhaust of the large hoist, but
down in the shaft things are
moving along with considerable
rapidity.
Sinking is going ahead under
the direction of General Man
ager Mahedy, with results that
insure for the Phoebe district
another great mine. The char
acter of the rock now encounter
ed is manganese, dark in color,
and with assay values as high as
sixty ounces in silver, All eyes
are toward the Baltimore.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

Chairman Williams produced
from his inside pocket written
list of the membership of the
different committees, as it was
decided that he should name the
persons to act on committee
work; the first hitch that started
the ball rolling was an endeavor
to have A. 0. Lee of Panaca,
removed from the credential
committee and to substitute
John Wheatley of Searchlight,
in Lees place.
Things moved along slowly
and it was Friday morning be-
fore the various committees hso
their reports ready for submis.
sion to the convention. A min
ority report on the credentia
committee was presented, which
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Resolutions

Pioche, New, Sept 9, 1908.
Phoebe Miners Union No. 263
w. F. of M.
WHEREAS, 1t has come to pass
lhat in the course of human
events, that our community has
been visited by the grim reaper,
and there has been taken from
our midst a gem of purest dye;
a loving husband and father; a
true friend and brother to all; a
righteous, manly man, whose
tender heart went out in sympa-
thy and sorrow to every living
creature who suffered; whose
sterling worth was appreciated
by rich and poor alike, and to
know him was to love him; whose
untimely taking off has saddened
the hearts, not only of the men,
bership of organized labor every
where, but all the citizenship of
Phoebe and community; and
WHEREAS, The death of Bro.
ther John B. Clark has left a
void in all our hearts; therefore
be it
Resolved, by the Phoebe Mi
ners' Union No. 263, that we,
the officers and members do bow
to the inevitable, and share
with his loving wife her grief
and sorrow, as we with her, in a
small way, share her loss; and be
it further
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the
Miners Magazine, and given to
the Phoebe Weekly RECORD,
the same to be spread on our
minutes, and a copy sent to his
aged parents.
T. F. HURLEY,
MALCOLM BRUCE,
J. F. HANsARD,
Committee.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
New Tanks Are
Now Assured

From private advices by wire.
comes the news that Phoebe will
have water supplied in the very
near future, from tanks that are
absolutely new. E. L. Godbe,
one of the Phoebe Water COM
pany says the tanks are pur-
chased and that the installation
will be under the supervision of
Mr.. Gaskill, the representative
of the Nevada-Utah interests.
just as soon as the material ar
rives.
Last week, after the death of
}. B. Clark, the entire commun-
ity became aroused and frigh-
tened over the presence of fever.
and believing that many fever
germs could have been obtained
through water, a petition was
circulated. directed to the water
company, demanding the in
stallation of new supply tanks
Immediately. but we understand
the petition had not been pre-
sented when the news arrived of
the immediate purchase of the
tanks.
Thanks, for so much of the
needed improvement.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Labor Day
At Panaca

Our neighboring town, Pa
naca, celebrated labor day for
the first time. A special wss
run from Caliente with six coach
loads of enthusiastic pleasure
seekers, and from accounts re-
ceived, they were not disappoint-
ed. Base ball and other sports
occupied the time in the after
noon, that is, when the politi-
clans did not have the floor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
New Map of
the County

H. E. Prudential has in
course of printing map of Lin
coin county, which is the first
one that has been compiled for
public sale. We were shown the
original from which the print
will be made, and can say to the
purchasing public that the work
on this production is the best
that can be done. The map will
be in pocket book form and large
wall form. Prices on the same
viii be quoted later. but will not
be excessive. 1t is worth double
the price to those desiring an ac-
curate map,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Was Married
At Caliente

At Caliente, last Friday, Mr..
Edgar Harrington of Phoebe and
Miss Edith L. Oglesby of York,
Nebraska, were married by JUS
tice Maynard, and the happy
couple proceeded to Phoebe.
Mr.. Harrington has been a res
ident of Phoebe for some time
past in the employ of the Neva-
da-Utah company, and is one of
our best citizens. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrington will reside at the
smelter near town.
Of course the boys did not fail
to remember the newly wed cou-
pie with the usual tin can sere-
made, The RECORD joins with
the many friends in wishing the
happy pair a long and prosper
GUS married life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

The big democratic conve ntiol
at Pioche, ended yesterdays fter
noon, and 10 say the las t. 4
was the hottest affair Of the ont
that has ever taken place in th'
democratic ranks in Linz Oh
county. The meeting was cal Lex
to order at II o'clock Thurst "a,
morning, at the Miners I'm o.
hall, by chairman Of the cour {.
central committee. J. A. Dento n
Frank Williams of Sandy W 4
chosen temporary chairman an
VIM. E. Orr of Pioche, selecte
as temporary secretary, the com
mittee afterwards making tn
two men permanent officials OF
the convention. Henry Rice,
Sr., of Spring Valley was chosen
sergeant-at-arms.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Commissioners
Name Sheriff

The board of county commits
sioners met last Tuesday, Mon
day being holiday, and all
members were present.
Bills were acted on, and some
returned for addition and to be
sworn to. The claims as allowed
appear on the register of claims.
The sum of '$78 was appropri-
ated from the general county
fund to the road fund.
Upon order $100 was appro-
priated out of the general fund
to pay a claim of Jas. Ryan for
work performed on a road cross
ing south of Caliente.
Upon petition from TEN Pah-
ute an election precinct was es-
tablished at that place.
A map of Mandolin townsite
was sent to the board for ap-
proval, but the same was re-
turned for proper dedication.
The township of Alamo was
created with the boundaries as
asked for in the petition and H.
M. Nay was appointed justice of
the peace and j. w. Richard as
constable, as soon as the neces-
sary bonds are received and ap-
proved.
A voting precinct was estab-
lished at Arden plaster mill south
of Las Vegas, and Frank Metz
dorf was appointed registry
agent.
Upon petition from Moapa the
sum of $50 per month was
granted forthe services of a dep
uty sheriff at that place.
The bond of C. P. Fitzgerald
as constable of Phoebe township
was approved by the board.
An appropriation Of $3.50 was
made for repairing the road
from Hike to TEN Pahute,
Petition for voting precinct
at Bradshaws was denied.
A special school tax of So per
hundred was ordered levied on
property in Panaca school dis
trict.
A school district was estab-
lished at Arden.
A special tax levy of IS cents
on the $100 valuation was placed
for the purpose of paying the
interest on the SIS, 900 school
bond issue at Phoebe.
BY order and motion properly
made C. C. Corkhill was selected
as the man to fill the sheriff's
Office until the duly elected man
will qualify.
The franchise for the electric
light and power plant at Phoebe
was given to w. B. MacSherry,
upon a bid of 500.
The complaint of Justice of
the Peace Connell against Night
Watchman Denton, was read,
and Hawkins and Banovich said,
let the people who petitioned
him to the place petition him
out" I" and Nesbitt said nothing.
What does the board consider
just cause =?
An order was made to adver-
tise for fortyscords of cedar and
pine wood.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12
Democrats Name
Their County Ticket

fore the body for selection. Thus
Searchlight has no representa-
ton on the democratic county
ticket.
Lack of space forbids a person.
al mention in this issue of the
candidates selected.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

Lewis, the clothing man, spent
several days here this week look
ing after his growing trade.
Pat Sheahan returned to the
Phoebe district the first of the
week.
The south seems to have but
little politics, only in the county
division matter, which we be-
lieve, should be kept out of poll
tics and be given only to the tax
payer for consideration.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

Brother Levy of Las Vegas
wants to give northern Lincoln
half of the Muddy valley on
county division.
Commissioners Hawkins and
Banovich were in attendance at
the meeting of the board of com
missioners Monday and STAYED
here the entire week as dele.
gates from their respective towns
to the democratic convention.
The school district of Cane
Springs has been abolished, ac-
cording to the last school appor-
tionment, but local officers here
have not been notified to that
effect. There is still some libra
ry money that was not drawn by
the districts last year. This
money should have been reap
portioned.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

|. W. Botkin, F. A. Clark.
Sandy Frank Williams.
Spring Valley - Henry Rice,
Sr.
Delamar-L. w. Chancellor,
Geo. T. Banovich, Walter Reed
er, W. Plummer.
Pioche-R. C. Lund, j. B.
Berger, Chas. Lee Horsey, J. A.
Nesbitt, Geo. Reed.
Jack Rabbit Thos. Hurley.
st. Thomas Levi Syphus.
Crescent-Norman B. Harris.
Panaca "A. o. Lee, A. H.
Wedge, Ras Ronnow.
Stine-John Pippin.
Nelson-Geo. Bergman.
The total number Of delegates
counting proxys were fifty-four.
The platform committee next
reported, and here is where the
bomb exploded; the plank re-
lating to county division was at
tached. to be voted on by the
convention. Searchlight repre-
sentation, headed by J. A. Del
ameter, did not approve of the
plank and stood firmly against
the introduction of the PROPOSE
ton in the platform. This seem
ed a surprise to the boosters of
the division question, as it was
fully expected that the most
southern town in Lincoln would
approve of the division movement
but after the arguments had beer
presented by the southern dele.
cation against it, it could plainly
be seen that the extreme south.
ern town did not want county
division. The supporters of the
movement then set to work fig.
uring the support they had
Now there was a hard fight
ahead for the sheriff nomination
and it was discovered that J. A
Denton, one of the sheriff aspi
rants, had certain number ot
votes, and that with these vote
the division movers could contro
the question; so this is where al
exchange took place. A roll
call on an adjournment motion
gave to the convention and spec
tators the strength of the divis
ion men. The final termination
was that a plank favoring county
division, binding and pledgini
the legislative ticket to supper
the movement was inserted anC
adopted as the last plank in th'
platform, the vote being thirty
four for and twenty-three agains
such a plank.
Next followed in order of bust
ness the nomination of state sen
ator. Chas. Lee Horsey, o
Phoebe, and Levi Syphus, of st
Thomas, were placed in nomina
ton, and the final result was tn
! selection of Syphus to head tn
, democratic county ticket. A,
adj journment was then taken fo
dinner.
a turning from their meal tn
q ltX delegates took their seat
a with a division, or some call it
! split, brought about by this cour
, ty division victory. Every non
ination that followed was mad
i by acclamation, and the balanC
a of the ticket selected. 1t al
pears in another column.
Hans Olson and John How
" two candidates for the sheriff
: Office, were not presented; ais
4 j. A. Delameter Of Searchlig,
= came to the convention with Il
! intention of getting place
Al the commissioner portion of Il
II ticket, but he was not placed b
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-12

Now is the time to register.