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WAS sELF-MADE MAN.
Worked His Way From Clerk in Store
70 Presidency.

Grover Cleveland, twenty-second
president of the United States and the
only Democratic occupant of the
White House since the Civil war, was
born in Ca dwell, Essex county, N. j.,
March rs, 1897 His father was a
Presbyterian clergyman. In his seven
teenth year Grover became a clerk
and assistant teacher in the New York
institution for the blind in New York
city, in which his elder brother, Will
liam, was then q teacher. In August,
1855, he secured a place as clerk and
copyist for the law firm of Rogers,
Brown & Rogers, n Buffalo, began to
read Blackstone and in the autumn of
that year was receiving 81 a week for
his work. He was admitted to the bar
In 1859.
Became Successful Lawyer.
He was appointed assistant district
attorney OF Erie county in 1863, and
held the Office for three years. In
1866. at the age OF twenty-eight, he
was the Democratic candidate for dis
trict attorney, but was defeated by
the Republican candidate, his intimate
friend, Lyman X. Bass. He then be-
came a law partner of Isaac v. Van
derpool, and in 1869 became a mem
Der of the firm of Lanning, Cleveland
e. Folsom He continued q successful
practice until 1870. when he was elect
ed sheriff of Erie county.
In the autumn of 1881 he was nomi-
mated Democratic candidate for mayor
OF Buffalo and was elected by a ma
jority of $3.50. the largest ever given
to a candidate in that city. He soon
became known as the veto mayor"
using that prerogative fearlessly in
checking public expenditures that he
deemed unwise, illegal or extravagant.
The reformed methods Of Administered
Ing the city's Affairs, instituted by HIN
while mayor. led to mis- election In rhe
following years as governor OF to-
state of New York by a majority OF
49,, 900 votes v e his opponent. His
phenomenal success i9 the guberna-
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Crimes and Criminals.


Mrs. OIlowsy was shot anC Hilled
by Harry Crawford, q wealthy retired
farmer near DEBORAH. Iowa He then
killed himself. It is said that Craw.
ford was in love with Mrs, Olloway,
but that she did not return the affec.
ton.
Harry Nugget, cashier OF the Peo-
pies Bank Of the East Side. was found
dead at Columbus with a bullet hole
in his head. Indications point to sui.
eide. Investigation has developed an
alleged shortage Of about $1,000 in
his accounts at the bank.
Quick disposition was made OF the
case OF George Parkinson. who was
arrested az Fair City Mont, ON the
charge OF horse stealing. Parkinson
was brought into court, entered a plea
Of guilty to grand larceny and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year.
Jessie r. Baldauf, eighteen wears
old, a pupil at the Frances Shine,
academy, Mount Carroll. ILL.,. killed
herself with a shotgun at her parents
home, near Pearl City. She wal
~despondert he-=.ase in one study sh,
failed VI obtain the passing mark.
Mrs. Milo Wilcox, who lives north
east otRed Oak, Iowa, went violentl,
insane last week. Securing a butche
knife she stabbed her s~ix-year-old sor
attacked her eleven-year-old daughteI
wounded her severely and then turf
cd the knife upon herself, innictin
dangerous cuts. The boy died late
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-02
Burns Self 10 Death.

Norfolk, Va, June 80. Camelia
Sansone, the wife of Mirino Sansone.
an Italian fruit dealer. committed sui
eide here late yesterday by pouring
gasoline over herself and igniting her
clothing. She had been in poor
health.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-07-02
Taft Has Good Rest.

Washington, June 80. - Secretary
w. H. Taft passed the second Sunday
after his nomination for the presiden-
cy quietly at his X street home. He
was much refreshed after a comforta-
BILE and restful nights sleep, practical
ly the first he has had since his nomi-
nation.
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Root Again at MuIdoon.s.

New York, June 30.-Secretary of
State Elihu Root is at William Null
doon's health institution at Khite
Plains again for a course of medicine,
ball throwing. hard walking and rid
ing, cold shower baths and plair cook
ing.
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HIT BY DERRICK o o

at Dayton Hollow Dam Seri-
ously Injured.
Fergus, Falls, Mimi, June 80. - N.
Anderson. who is employed at the
Dayton Hollow dam here, met with a
severe accident. A big derrick, which
was swinging scoops loaded with ce-
ment into place. broke suddenly and
the scoop fell on him, partially bury
ing him in cement. He was quickly
dug out, and 1t was found that one
arm was broken and his face terribly
cut, internal injuries are also feared.
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Hin Sells Montana Power.

Cheat Falls Mont, June S0.-James
J. Hill and associates have sold the
property OF the Great Falls Water
Power and Townsite company TO John
d. Ryan and others for $1,000. 600.
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sherman Continues 70 cain.

Cleveland. Ohio, June 30.-Congress-
man James S. Sherman continues to
gain in strength. He slept much yes
terday. His condition remains normal
and there has been no change made
in the plans for him to leave the hos
pltal not later than next Wednesday.
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Fire DESTROYS jail.

Ti~tusville, Fla, June 30.-The Bre-
ward county Jail. together with the
sheriff's home, was completely detroy-
ed by fire here last night. The pris-
oners. mostly negroes, we're rescued
after a hard fight and are being held
under guard in the city.
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h raken with ,cramps.

Luverne, Mimi, June 27.-John Wa
tiers, nineteen years old. was drowned
in Rock river yesterday afternoon
while in bathing. He was seized with
cramps and sank before help could
reach him.
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Killed bv a Train.

Weston. W. Va, June 80. - M. L.
Hall, superintendent of the Hope Nat
ural Gas company for the Kanawha
district, was killed at Machpelah juno
ton, near here. yesterday by being
struck by a passenger train.
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Goldfeld. New, June 81. - Mayo
Taylor, a mine superintendent. and z.
w Priest, an ~ex-constable. died yes
terday within three hours of each 9TH
err as a result of a desperate street
duel with pistols last Tuesday.
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Hail Destroys Crops,

Avoca, Mimi, June 80. - A severe
wind and hail storm passed over Avo-
ca Saturday night, destroying small
grain and garden truck. Nearly all
windows facing the storm were bro
ken
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Diamond Field Discovered.

Berlin. June PA dispatch receiv-
ed from Windheek. Damara Land,
German Southwest Africa. a Y that
O diamond field, the extent of which
is nearly ten square miles, has been
discovered at Luderitz bay.
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Pardons Ten conxicts.

Frankfort, KY, June 20. Acting
Governor Cox yesterday pardoned ten
infirm and blind ~convicts, being the
greatest number pardones at one time
in thirty years.
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TWO Killed, MANY Hurt.

New York, Jrre 26.-Two persons
were killed tand several injured in an
explosion in the Pennsylvania railroad
cut at Thirty-hrst street and Ninth
avenue.
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Lincoln, Neb.. June 26. - Fred Fl.
Matteson, a student OF the Ames
dowa) AGRICULTURAL college, was
drowned In Salt creek. near Lincoln,
last evening.
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PRINCE UP IN AIR is HOURS.
George of Bavaria Makes Ascension in
Balloon.

Augsburg, Bavaria, June 30.-Prince
George of Bavaria made an ascension
Saturdway night in the spherical bal
loon Augusta IL. He remained in the
air fifteen hours and landed neal I'm
menstadt, a distance Of about sixty
five miles as the crow flies from Augs-
burg Prince George is said to be the
first royal aeronaut to make an as
cension.
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FAMILY MISSING; SUICIDE.

George Wheeler Drinks Acid on Fall
ure to Find Mother.
Des Moines, June 29.-Disheartened.
II Is thought, ver his failure to locate
his mother and brothers in Des
Moines, George Wheeler of Kansas
City, Kan, committed suicide last
night by drinking carbolic acid.
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ton had been pronounced and the
members of the family, President
Roosevelt and others who had gather
ed about the grave, were leaving the
cemetery.
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Haufhton.

Ye correspondent has awaked from his
slumbers, but unlike Rip VanWinkle,
does not remember all his dreams. SUI
flee to say, our people have been moving
along about as usual-deer hunting,
fishing, feasting, sick and well, counting,
going and coming, married, died-but
nothing startling has occurred.
Mrs Sallie Stepenson is spending the
week with relatives living on the river.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson OF Shreve-
port was the pretty guest Of relations
here last week.
Cotton is beginning to come in. The
merchants expect some more than was
received last year, but the crop is very
short.
Rev. A. Hoffpauir Of Ringgold, who
was operated on recently for appended
tbs, is at the parsonage here, GONZALES
ing, ass@s-
Miss Lizzie McAnn has gone to Ivan,
Miss Maude McAnn to Koran, and Miss
Ethel Elston to Pine Grove, to teach the
respective schools.
Mr.W. NJ. Duty is making preparation
to move, with his family, to Corpus
Christi, Tex. Mr.. D. NJ. Houston is said
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Get you on the jury? The list is to
be found On our second page.
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Next Week a Gala Week.

Next week all white public schools in
the parish will be closed and the teachers
will meet here to hold weeks session
of the Parish Institute. There will be
no deduction for the lost time in the
salaries Of the teachers. The State Su-
perintendect Of Public Schools and
others prominent in public school work
have been invited and are expected to be
present.
Aside from the night sessions OF the
Institute that will perhaps be held, other
entertainment has been planned for the
teachers and all visitors. On Wednes-
day night Miss Belle Johnston will give
recital, mention OF which is made
elsewhere. Thursday night the play,
"Diamonds and Hearts," will be repro
duced, and Friday night, as a finale, a
big masquerade bail will be given.
Benton does nothing by halves, and
We'll venture the assertion that our town
will be full of visitors and that the pub
lie entertainments will all be well at
! tended.
In this connection it is perhaps well to
mention that tickets will be on sale fol
the Thursday and Friday night enter
| tainments, and that the funds derived
will be devoted to improving our new
school building and its grounds, or te
the piano fund, or in the purchase Of
furniture for the building.
Join the crowd and have the time Of
your life!
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who want licences. They will be sup
pied as soon as the new supply arrives.
We are told that 200 CHAIRS have been
ordered to be used as seats in the hall OF
the new school building.
The appearance Of the premises of the
new school house have been greatly i'm
proved by the cutting Of the weeds.
Miss Linda May Hightower, whose
home is near Plain Dealing, is the as
sistant teacher in the Linton School this
term.
Mr.. Wrenn Brown left Tuesday and
Mr.. Robert Wyche yesterday for Shreve-
port, where they will enter Centenary
College.
Miss Jessie Wyche and her little SIS
ter, Minnie, returned home last Friday,
after spending some weeks in Sulphur
Springs, Ark.
Mrs. F. |. Hanks and two children of
Shreveport, after spending several days
with Mrs. H. V. Miers, are guests of
Mrs. M. H. Hanks, Mrs. Hanks mother
in-laW.
Misses Mamie and Lucille Edwards,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Edwards,
left Tuesday for Lake Charles, where
they will spend two weeks with rela-
tiVes.
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The Opening OF Our School.

Benton High School was opened Mon
day morning with an enrolment OF
ninety-five pupils, and under most flat
tering conditions. Appropriate cere-
monies marked the opening. Rev. J. NJ.
Brown, our resident Methodist minister,
led in prayer, after which addresses
were made by Prof. Jos. E. Johnston,
Parish superintendent, Mr.. B. A. Kelly,
President of the local board of trustees,
and the new Principal of the school.
Many patrons of the school and other
residents OF our town and community
were present.
The faculty, with a teacher for the
Primary Department yet to be supplied,
is as follows: Prof. NJ. F. Godfrey
OF Perry, Ohio, Principal; Miss Sallie
Brown, of this place, First Assistant,
and Miss Elizabeth Lee McClintock of
Jackson, Tenn, Second Assistant 1t is
| thought that Miss Lottie E. Smith Of St.
Mary Parish, who has been conditionally
engaged as Third Assistant, will arrive
| this week.
Pupils from other places who are at
tending the school are: Clyde and Ford
Biggs, sons. of Mr.. L. G. Biggs of Belle
vue; Conway, Vance and Lillian Logan,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Logan of
VAUDEVILLE; Ethel Grey Adger, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Adger of near
Alden Bridge; Allena and Dayton
Rogers, children of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Rogers of Arkana; Ruth Heifner, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Heifner of
Arkana; Carlton and Alfred Wallace,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wallace of
near Linton, and Florrie Martin, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. II. Martin of
Mineral Wells, Texas. These are the
boarding pupils. The children of the
| Dixie Cross Roads School and those. Of
the river conasnnuitys just south Of Ben
| ton are uelng transported here. There
are also others who ride in every day.
1t is confidently expected that before the
month passes the enrolment will reach
| 1875,
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to have the Texas fever also, but it is
thought it will subside before he takes
the antidote.
Mr.. Walter Platt of Grand Cane spent
yesterday here with relatives.
The corn crop of this vicinity is quite
short, which has caused the farmers to
give much attention to hay. They are
cutting every plot.
Miss Gladys Bats of Arkansas is en-
rolled as a pupil in Haughton High
School. She is boarding with her sister,
Mrs. G. NJ. Tucker.
Little Lena May and Master James
Hickman of "Cut Off" are boarding
with their aunts, the Misses Hickman,
and will attend school here.
School opened this morning with the
same teachers as last year. Your cores
pendent hasn't learned the number en-
rolled, but the school is as full as during
the last term.
The Woman's Home Mission Society
will give an ice cream supper on the
evening Of September 25th, the proceeds
will be donated to the Methodist Or
phanage at Ruston.
Monday, Sept. ID, 1903.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Deaiino,

The pretty residence of Mr.. Emmett
Wyche, on Palmetto Avenue, is nearing
completion.
The families in this section are quite
busy picking cotton, much Of whick has
already been marketed.
Little Mildred Stroud, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stroud, has been
quite sick for several days.
A location for an oil well has been
selected near Carterville, on which work
will be begun in few days.
Plain Dealing High School opened
Monday with an enrolment of Isl chill
dren, and the attendance will increase
for thirty or sixty days TO come. Miss
Gussie Lou Adams OF Texarkana, Ark.
and Guy Lowe of Pleasant Hill are
among the new pupils this session.
Thursday, Sept. II, 1908.
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Around Concord.

A good shower Of rain last Saturday.
This community is expecting to have
big time on the 22d.
Mr.. B. M. Oglesby, who has been quite
i'll, is better at this writing.
Mr.. w. A. Lowe made business trip
to Shreveport last Saturday.
A protracted meeting was begun Sun
day at the New Bethel Baptist Church.
Rev. Showers preached a good sermon
at the Methodist Church Sunday night.
Our school opened Monday. The
teacher is young lady rom Tennessee.
Mrs. Webb Martin Of Cotton Valley
visited her mother-in- eW, Mrs. Bob
Martin, last week. ~
y, :. y 'sslClysuLNsakl=
ison are visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Mckinney.
Mrs. w. w. Oglesby and Mrs. J. M.
Henderson are visiting Mrs. Oglesby's
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Goodman, of Boil
niger. CECIL.
Tuesday, Sept. Is, 1903.
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Recital by Miss Johnston.

Aside from the other entertainment to
be furnished for the benefit of the visit
ing teachers to Benton next week, Miss
Belle Johnston, daughter of Prof.
Jos. E. Johnston, will on Wednesday
evening (the 23d) give a recital. Her
program, which will be interspersed with
good music by local talent, provided
piano is moved into the new school
house by that time, will consist Of an
original arrangement OF the story, "Ihe
Prince Chap" Edwin Peple, author)
which she has divided into three parts
"The Interloper, "The Coming of a
Princess and "Claudia." The story is
said to be cleverly written and highly
entertaining. In its curtailed form it
will no doubt prove not whit less SO,
for what the pleasure-seeking public
wants is always a story a little shorter,
but not robbed of it's pith and real merit.
This the young lady promises you.
She is graduate of the School of
Expression of Boston, and viii 10 doubt
please her audience and win new laurels
on this occasion.
The entertainment viii begin at $50
pm. 1t viii be given solely for the en-
tertainment OF the visiting teachers and
all others who care to attend. No adj
mission fee will be charged.
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In Memory,

Harry H. Bledsoe was taken i'll at his
home at McDade and died at the North
/ Louisiana Sanitarium IN Shreveport on
Tuesday evening, August ii, 1908. He
was born June i, 1888, in the Fillmore
neighborhood and was associated with
its life until he moved to the river.
The writer has never known more
universal sadness to overshadow as many
hearts and homes as when the news was
spread that Harry, the son Of Mr.. w. H.
Bledsoe, had passed to that home from
whence no one ever returns.
/ We are left in wonder why such a rare
and noble spirit should be taken away,
just at the time when, to our earthly
knowledge, it seemed he was needed
most. But our Heavenly Father makes
no mistakes, and the dark mystery will
be cleared with browning light in that
glorious home above.
He is not with US! We only have the
memory Of his noble life, the sunniest
and most unselfish spirit, the truest
| friend OF the true - the one that we
loved. Though he has passed through
the silence into the rest beyond his
memory will be cherished in this home
until we see his heavenly face.
No one can fill the empty chair in oul
home, no one can take his place in his
fathers mothers brothers and friends
hearts. IT'S hard, oh! so hard to speak
the words, eve must forever part. u
But we mourn not as those who have nc
hope, for this life walketh beside the
still waters of the kingdom Of God, and
his life SO early taken away here, has
only gone to ripen in fuller manhood, tc
be transplanted by the tender care of an
all-wise Father who knoweth best.
"To know him was to love him. In
every sense of the word, he was good
true and noble, always loving, kind
cheerful and ever ready to do the duties
nearest at hand; and always helpful ant
thoughtful Of others. He has gone into
I Paradise to continue in that other life
the work so nobly begun in this.
Harry, we loved you. IT'S hard, Sc
very hard, to have you 60, but yet w
would not have you back again even i
we could. You have only gone on before
to prepare a place Gin the light" fo
your loved ones here below.
When the last hour comes 10 such
devoted son, brother and friend, VIZ
stand with bowed heads in the presenc.
of God and plead that the cup may pass
But alas! even the prayers of heart
bowed in anguish are of no avail whel
death has set its stamp.
To those he loved and those VIII,
loved him, he had often said that h,
would not live many years, and in. tn,
fulfllment Of his own words, he ha
passed "into the light
The loving hands of brother Mason
tenderly removed from the chancel tn,
casket containing the precious body
which was followed by throng of sor
rowing friends (both white and colored
to the old Fillmore church-yard, wher
he was laid to rest.
| Sweetly and calmly he fell asleep
May the thought that he is at rest il
--IHdL -UIIEIIu tdIIu W TUTv
happiness ever continues TO glow, affor,
consolation to the bereavei and serve a
a beacon light to guide them wher
parting is no more.
A CONVENT FRIEND.
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STATEMENT

OF the condition OF the Bank Of Benton, Benton,
La, at the close Of business September 8, 1905:
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