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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Jackson, April 3.-The action of
the Frisco Railroad Company in un-
dertak~ to remove a case to the fed
eral court in spite of its having be-
come a domestic corporation and in
spite of the act of the last legisla-
ture prohibiting such removals,
promises to develop some of the most
interesting and far reaching litiga-
tion in the history of the State.
The Frisco attorneys secured the
passage of an act by the legislature
two years ago, authorizing a foreign
corporation to become domesticated
in this State on filing a copy of its
charter, etc. The company took i'm
mediate advantage of the act and
did become domesticated Ignoring
this fact, however, the company is
now proceeding to remove a case
from the State to the federal courts
at Aberdeen.
In becoming domesticated the COM
pany did so in order to be able to
hold and operate the K. c., NJ. & B.
railroad, which runs through the
northern part of the State, and
which the Frisco had acquired, but
could not hold and operate in Mis-
sissippi as a foreign corporation be-
cause of prohibition in the State
constitution.
BY this act the Friscos charter
may be lost, as the attorney general
may take up the matter.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO HAVE FIELD DAY
MEET WILL BE HELD AT TUPE-
10 APRIL PATH By NORTH
EAST MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL,
MASTERS ASSOCIATION.
Public School Attendants from Co
Iumbus, Bonneville, Aberdeen and
Other Cities VIII Participate
in Contests.

The Northeast Mississippi chool-
masters Association has arranged for
a great field day at TupeIo on Fri
day, April oath. Public school at
tendants from practically every city
and town in Northeast Mississippi
will participate, Columbus, Aberdeen,
West Point, TuepIo and Bonneville
being represented.
In arranging the program the girls
as well as the boys have been taken
into consideration, and in the morn
ing there viii be contests in music
and elocution, in which the students
of the getIer sex will participate. The
forenoon will also witness oratoricaI
contests, in which the boys and the
young men will be given an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate their forensic
powers and declamatory accomplish
ments.
The afternoon will bring the field
day exercises, which will consist of
running, jumping, pole vaulting and
other athletic stunts. Each town will
be given handsome prizes. There
will be a basket ball game between
young ladies representing Aberdeen
and Columbus, the winning team to
be presented with ten pounds of fine
candy. Teams representing Colum-
bus and Tupelo will play game of
base ball, the winning team to be pre-
sented with a base ball outfit valued
at $40.
The meeting is in charge of Prof.
Ira T. GiImer, of the Franklin Acad-
emy faculty, who as general mana
ger of athletic sports for the North
east Mississippi Schoolmasters' AS
sociation, is laboring assiduously to
make the event a success. He hopes
to secure reduced railroad rates to
TupeIo, and will make every effort to
secure a large attendance.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Conditions in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April 6.-The city
council will be asked this week to
appropriate not less than $4,000 to
relieve the distress among the unem-
ployed and their families according
to an action taken yesterday at a
meeting of the unemployed.
A committee was appointed to go
before the council finance committee
and impress that body with the fact
that more than 100000 persons are
out of work, and that at least $50, 900
is needed to prevent the women and
children from starving.
Though Mayor Reyburn has an
nounced that he issued a call for a
meeting of the citizens permanent
relief committee for Tuesday to con-
slider the problem of relieving dis
tress, the delegates at the meeting
expressed themselves as being of the
opinion that the relief committee has
not appropriated sufficient money to
help a majority of the unemployed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
CITY PRIMARY
ON JUNE FIRST
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE HAS FIXED MONDAY,
JUNE 1ST. As DAY FOR
HOLDING PRIMARY.
Few of the Candidates Have Opposi-
tion, and Very Little Interest
Is Being Manifested in
the Event.

The local Democratic executive
committee has fixed upon Monday.
June 1st, as the date for holding the
municipal primary. In this primary
the executive officers who are to serve
the city during the two years regin-
ming January 1st, 1909. viii be nom
mated, the nominations 10 be rati-
fed at the regular election, which
will be held on the first Monday in
December next. The officers to be
selected are a mayor, six cOuncilmen
and four public school trustees, and
as few of the candidates have oppO-
sftion very little interest is being
manifested in the primary.
For the office of mayor Capt. z. s.
Donnell is the only candidate. Capt
Donnell is the present incumbent Of
the office, having succeeded the late
J. T. Gunter, whose i'll health pre-
vented from standing fer reelection
two years ago, and who died soon
after the election.
Three of the present cOuncilmen,
Mess. B. A Weaver, D. S. McClan-
ahan and E. s. Moore, who represent
wards one, four and five respectively,
are candidates to succeed themselves,
and as none have opposition their
nomination is a foregone conclusion.
Messrs. B. A. Lincoln, J. L. Walker
and w. L. Gardner, who are the re-
spectiye representative of wards two,
three and six on the city council, an
nounce that they are weary of pub
lie life and will not offer for re-elec-
ton. In ward two Mr.. Jno. A. Smell
is the only candidate announced, and
as he is an old Confederate soldier
and very popular with the people it
is not at all likely that opposition will
develop between now and the date
set for holding the primary. In ward
three Messrs. L. A Vaughn and J. NJ
Walker are the opposing candidates,
and in ward six the race viii be be
tween Messrs. John W. Steen and ].
W. Stansell.
The board Of public school trus-
tees is at present composed OF
Messrs. w. c. Gunter, W. n. Puck
ett, W. S. Newly and Brooks Nc
Gowan, and while none of them has
made any formal announcement re-
garding the matter, it is understood
the coming primary.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Price of His Treaaon.

Benedict Arnold died in London June
II, 1901. His life after his treason was
a most unhappy one. He was avoided
by men of honor and on many occa-
sions deliberately insulted. He re-
ceived a considerable sum of money
from the British government and made
several unsuccessful attempts TO en-
gage in business In British America
and the West Indies and finally re-
turned to London. where be died IN
obscurity. His second son, born in
17SO. entered the British army in 1898.
served with credit in many parts of
the world and three years before his
death In 1854 was made a lieutenant
general.-Household Companion.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Chancery Court.

The spring term Of chancey court
convened Monday morning, Judge
J. f. MeCooi presiding. The most
important matter that has so far
come up was the motion of the de-
fndant in the case of c. L. Lincoln,
trustee in bankruptcy for the defunct
Columbus Chair Company, vs.. the
The motion was argued yeserday and
was overruled by Judge McCool, who
will hear the case on its merits this
morning. The plaintiff is represent
ed by Messrs. Belts & Sturdivant and
the dfendant by Col William Bald
win
Up to yesterday afternoon the fol-
lowing cases had been disposed of:
Willis Orr VS.. Charlotte Orr; di-
vorce granted.
Felix Hendricks VS.. Edna Hen
bricks; divorce granted.
Gus Perry vs.. Nancy Perry; di-
vorce granted.
Clifton Brock vs.. Della Brock; di-
vorce granted.
Laura Evans vs.. Henry Evans; di-
vorce granted.
NJ. s. Gates vs.. Minnie Gates; di-
vorce granted.
Lula Blewett VS.. Major Blewett;
divorce granted.
J. r. Mills VS.. Henry Mills; di-
vorc granted.
Henry Fennette VS.. Julia Fennette;
divorce granted.
H. N Watson VS.. New England
Mortgage and Security Co.; plaintiff
sixty days in which to file
amended bill.
Mrs. B. L. Cheves VS.. T. G. Benton;
decree ordering sale of property.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
SuperYisors' Session.

The board of supervisors met in
regular monthly session at the court
house at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
at which time there were present
Hon Battle Bell, president; Messrs.
P. J. Ussery, Dow Phillips, J. NJ. Led
better and G. H. Jordan, associate
members of said board; w. D. Pro-
well, sheriff, and d. d. Richards,
clerk, when the following proceedings
were had:
Ordered that the request of Leo
Chandler that certain land owned by
him in district No. be placed under
the stock law restrictions, was
granted.
Odrered that the clerk refund to
Simmons CASTOR So cents and to
Jack Stapes 90 cnts on account of
erroneous assessments.
The petition of Marx & Heard ask
ing certain changes in the Tuscaloo-
sa road was granted.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the erection of a
bridge on Robinson road, near Ar
tesla.
After having granted the usual
monthly allowances, which will be
published in Sundays Dispatch, the
boad adjourned.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Military Inspection.

Maj. II. ]. Goldman, OF the Twelfth
United States cavalry, is making
tour of the State for the purpose of
inspecting the different companies
composing the Mississippi National
Guard, and will reach this city next
Friday for the purpose of inspecting
the Columbus Rifemen, the inspec-
tion to be held at the armory in the
city hall building at o'clock Friday
night. On his visit to this city Maj.
Goldman will be accompanied by
Col. Sam I. McCants, of the Second
Regiment Mississippi National Guard,
and Col. Jno. B. Mcfarland, of Gov.
Noel's staff. Members of the Rifle
men appearing for inspection are re-
quested to wear blue shirts, campaign
hats, khaki trousers and leggins.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

The season of the year is at hand
when the work of improvement at
Friendship Cemetery is undertaken
by the trustees and they invite the
cooperation of all square owners in
heautifying the place and making it
as attractive as possible. In this
connection the trustees report that
depredations have already occurred
there, children taking flowers off
some of the squares. This is an Of
Tense against the rules of the ceme-
terry and they urge parents to caution
and warn their children against such
action. They are sure that it is
thoughtlessness on the part Of the
children, and they hope parents viii
unite with them in preventing it
further.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Runninc No Risk.

What asks the maiden aunt. "go-
ing to marry that Mr. Newwun2 Why,
you hardly know the man, Imogene.
In the few days you have been ac-
quainted with him you cannot possibly
have learned anything of his family or
antecedents or habits or personal cir
cumstances."
That is true, Aunt Keturah. But
you have always told me that no wom-
an who knows anything about a man
viii marry m."-Success Magazine.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Arcadian Bliss.

You frequently hear folks say they
wish they were millionaires. But our
idea of happiness is the one that owns
forty acres of land in the hills, doesn't
owe a cent, has a wife and seven chill
dren, five good coon dogs, a sorrel
team of mules, a good shotgun, forty
seven miles from railroad and right
on a good stream of fish. If that would
not be happiness "unalloyed" we
would like to know where you would
go to find it.-Auxyasse (AIo.) Review.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Notice. Red Men.

There will be a regular meeting
of Luxapalila Tribe No. I, Improved
Order of Red Men, at the Woodmen
ond avenue at 8 o'clock Thursday
night. All members are urged to at
tend. THOMAS MCINTYRE,
EDGAR THOMAS, Sachem.
Chief of Records.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

DR.. w. W. Westmoreland has re-
turned from a brief visit to Char
1otte, n. c. His daughter, Mrs. ".
D. Molloy, accompanied him, and will
spend several weeks here with her
parents.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
a LittIs ii Everrtnins-

'The weather used 10 be in foar acts
spring, summer autumn and win
ter"
'sWeIlEf'
''But now nature seems % have gone
into vaudeville" - Louisville Courier
Journal
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Mamma, look~' exclaimed Mari.
saThose furs are Just Ike mine"
s'Why. Mary. you have 10 furs." -
piled the astOnished mother.
''Yes, I have" said Mary. ~and they
are filed with kittens s-"-SchOol E1uca-
ton
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
A Definition.

Paw" asked a thoughtful lad. wrin-
king his brow. what's a pessimist?'
"a pessimist, John j." replied his
father, lis a man who, after a cyclone
has blown his house away with him in
1t, goes back and grumbles at his lot"
-puck
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Misfortunes. s.

It's an old French saying that "mis-
fortunes are in morals what bitters are
in medicine. Each is at first disagree
able, but as the bftters act as corrobo-
rant TO the stomach, so adversely chas-
tens and ameliorates the disposition"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

$50 you enjoyed Venice sad the
traveller.
Eyes, answered Mr. Cuurox- 1T
was kind OF pleasant. for 4 change. ID
be robbed By a gondolier instead oS
hack driver star
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Llewel1yn setter. female, about
nine months old, black and white.
Finder will be rewarded by returning
to J. M. Morgan. 4-S-tf
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Mr.. Joe Cook reports that his son
is getting along well, victim OF ty
phoid fever at the Columbus hospital.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Mr.. NJ. E. Taylor left Monday for
business visit to New Orleans and
Lake Charles, La.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

The many friends OF Miss Dot ChIl-
ders are glad to learn that she has
Just completed a stenOgraphic course
at the Columbus Business College
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
a Genius

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is a gen
ius? PA genius, my son, IS a man
who as boy the neighbors said would
never amount to anything.-Chicag
News.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Miss Kate Murrah spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in the
country.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Great minds are Wills Others. only
wfshes.-German Proverh.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

The naughty are always the victims
OF their own rash conclusions.-LeSag
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Mr.. Leo Chandler, of West Point,
was in the city Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29
Ye Shriners, Ho! A Ceremonial
 Royal and Big Feast to FolLotO

candidates, and their duties. Tho candidates aud band members will be in full fancy dress, with the others at- tired in fez and sash.
 - At 2 o'clock tonight at the Masonic Temple, will be held the business ses- sion, then the. ceremonial session and Utilization of candidates It Is probable that more than score will be today on the anxious bench. awaiting their journey over the burning sands to- night.
 s Following the ceremonial session comes the banquet at the Exchange Hotef. It Is likely that a full 300 will be seated at the -festal. board of the mystic noblet. and these robles pro mise the nose delectable of all that is good. But where's the need? a shriner's banquet Ftands as its own endorsement. And there will oe speeches of courseA-but there's the fun. For(whisper ip the oratoricai efforts win be extefnporaneous. and the more enjoyable.
 1t Is promised by. tho noble Shrin- CTS of Montgomery thPt about 2So will De participants inl the parade ana that the entire cetemonial ses- aion, from the parade to the hilarious finafe at the Exchange Hotel. will be of Eorgeousness and success unsur- passed. .s r,'r.->,;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29
WILLIAMS APPOINTED
TO PROBATE JUDGsHIP OF JACK
 SON COUNTY.
Announcement Game as Great Surprise as W. W. McCutchen, IT,, Was
 Named as Most Formidable
 Candidate to Succeed Father.

By the announcement of the ap- pointment of J. J. Williams of Sec ton to the office of Probate Judge of Jackson county made Wednesday morning by Governor Conner. surprise was manifest among those of the cap itol offices. and among those interested in the appointment about to be made to nll out the term of two years made through the death of Judge w W. McCutchen at Scot.sboro about a month ago.
 Since Judge McCutchen's death num- erous delegations interested in the appointment to fill out the unexplred term, have called upon Governor Co., mer and laid the qualifications of their candidate before the appointing authority. The settlsl opinion of those interested in the appointment was. that W. W. MeCutchen, Jr., his father for the unexpired term. and the announcement. of the appointment of Mir. Williams came as a great sur prise to those in a position to express an opinion in the matter with some degree of authority.
 On the news of the appointment of MT. Williams the question immediate ly arose as to his identity in Jacks county or State politics. Who is he?" was tHS question iHost dsAei' what do you know about the new Probate Judge?" No one seemed to know ex- cept the private secretary of the Governor. When MT. Fort was seen about the appointment. he. stated. that Mir. Williams had received an unusual ly large number of endorsements from his county, and was very well known.
 It was learned that the appointee formerly held the office of county sur yeyor of Jackson county and was at present engaged in the operation of certain farm lands. In addition to having been a former surveyor, Mr Williams has been connected with the Jackson county. school commission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29
COURT AT LIVINGSTON.
Judge sprott Di-poses of Important

Judge sprott DisPoses of Important
 Cases.
 Livingston. Oct. 2s.-(Special)-- Sumter circuit court practically closed tho fall term of court today.
 A number of important cases were disposed of; as follows:
 Sim Watson. indicted for murder of Thad McGowen. The jury brought in a verdict of one year in the peniten- tiary.
 Manuel Fades charged with the mur- der O. his wife. the jury brought in q verdict of ten years. The case of George Murderson for rape resulted in mistrisl.
 W. T. Kennedy. of Bcssemer. who was born and reared in Sumter coufl- ty has made a thorough canvass of Sumter in favor of the Ragsdale amendment and he reports success and that the ma jority of voters Will vote for the amendment.
 I. w. Hare. of Preston Beat was m town on business Tuesday
 Cashier ~syd ward. of the Bank or Cuha was in town today.
 w. F. McGowen and his nepneW' Dave McGowen, of York Vlclmty. no getber with Abe Rutledge, and Wii- liam Poole were carried to Tuscaloosn before A United States Commissioner' They have made bond to await the ac- tion of the Federal grand jury. cna,s- cd with operating wild caL sun;
 Mrs. Giles, widow of pr. Giles oie1 at Cuba this county October zsth ana was buried there on Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29

Mohammed's visit to the Heavens! Illuminated Mosques. Devotional Cere- monies, Agile Aviators! Fantical Mys1 ticisms.JAnd some more. -- sg-..
 The occasion for the superahup- dance of -exclamatory periods lis tho ceremonial session of the Zamora Temple. Ancient Arabic Order, NobleF of the Mystic Shrine. Yes. all that, and 1t comes today. .,s.
 The members of the order of Snrin. CTS, who reside In Montgomery and the vicinity will ,congregate today to celebrate. :, For the Ceremoniai Ses- sion is a celebration of the first. order.
 A parade this afternoon at o'clock yNsl start the session. Shrtners Tn full dress, shriners in fez and reEalia. a Shriner band will make up the street procession. which starts from the Masonic Temple on Washington Street. <
 The procession will yend it's gor- gcous way from the Masonic Temple m Washington to Lawrence, dewn Lawrence street to Dexter Avenue thence to Court Square, Turning. the Shriners will march back to the Tenn" pie by tho same route s.sy .ssfs. As to the procession, there Is no need of description. All knew the shriner parade. with It's quota of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29
TO REGISTER AGAIN
BOOKS OFTEN FRIDAY AND SATUR- DAY NEXT.
These. Who. Have Attained to Age of Twepty-One or Who Have Moved in From Other Counties May
 .g QunIify

. On Friday and Saturday of this week the last chance for .would-be voters to. register will be gfaated, the county board of registrars sitting at the court house for the>two days.
 Ii is mora, than, likely that the form CT sessions of the Board, ddffnS the summer months. have. brought forth most of the registrations. as fl74 yot- CTS have qualified during the. year. probably the record for any one yea-- In all there Is somewhat over, 1000 olialifed voters In the county The fact that Tuesday brings a national election interest, however. may have the effect of an influx of voters to qualify
 The two days sessions of this week i& held for the purpose of allowing those tosregister' wfie have arrived al tt1ei age of' maturity. or who have qualified by the required term of res idanee In the county or State. since stflS S books were closed on October l. or. ,~hu we're prevented, by illness. or absence from the city. from register ink during, the summer session.
 According to the statutory provi- sioRs for registration, residence in the State for two years is necessary for auailfcatiof,, resIdenee of one year in the c0uHLysV anu SlA III NHN precinct. Those who have filled out the requifed term since the books were elosed on october 1. are given the right to register at the session of the Board Friday and Saturday.
 The Montgomery County Board, com posed of RegistraPs Watts, Taylor and Haynes. will hold its session in the rooms of the Clerk of the City Court at the courthouse. opening Friday morning at 9 o'clock, and continuinR in session until sunset. the hours spec ined by the statute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29

2
 ,t,caa. of the peace: Jas B. Beerfoot. If Mobile: O. R. Fuller, of Delta. Randorph County; c. M. Little. or Double Springs. winston county. ana A. T. DeBow. a notary public In BIZ minghaFn.
 The following notices of tnsorpora- tion were wednesday filed win the Secretary of State; i. The Ashford Mercantile compsry. or Houston county, with sa capital Astock of s5,0ao of which $2,b0o has peen fully paid up. The incorpoFators are B. H: King, C. S. Mountain, and l.. L. Grimm. .
 The Smythe Lumber Company, of Dothan with capital stock of $2,e0o of which $l,o00 has been paid in: the lncorporators are given asi O. W. Lamar, J. NJ. smythe and c. R. Tai- ley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29
WILL OF MIR. GRIssOM.
Interesting Case yn LauredaIe County
 Court.

Florence. Oct. 2s.-(Special.)-Th settlement of the estate of the late Eaton Grissom. which Is now in pro gress in the probate court of Lauder dale county. brings to light some re- markable facts in regard to this case,
 Mir. Grissom's will was probated In March, 1888, more than seventy years ago and the property. which consists of 160 acres of valuable lands near Cloverdale, after seventy years. is just now being divided among his heirs Of the live origiEal heirs only one IS liv- ing. an aged woman of sixty-seven who was a posthumous child and not named in the will. having been born after the will was probated. The heirs now number thirty and extend to the fourth generation. No mortgage has ever been placed on the land and not q single heir has transferred their in- terest.
 The will was probated in the old Or phan's Court. before the probate court. as now known, was. established.