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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
Judge For Yourself.
Which is Bettez-Try an Ex-
pertinent or Profit by a Lex
iaeton Citizan's Expe-

iagton Clt!zsn's Expe-
rience.
Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented.
The statement of a manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement Of friends Is.
Now supposing you had bad back.
A lame, weak, or aching one.
Would YOU experiment on it?
You will read Of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Home endorsement is the proof that
backs every box of Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Read this case:
Geo. B. Lee, of Lexington, S. g.,
saws: II was a sufererer from kid
ney trouble for good many years
and during that time tried a great
many remedies without much relief.
I received the hest Of results from
Doan's Kidney Pills, which procured
at The Kaufman Drug Co., and shall
continue using them. 1t will always
give me pleasure to recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills to other sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17

Threatening feverishness with chill
dren is quickly and safely calmed by
Preventics. These little Candy Cold
Cure Tablets should always be at hand
for promptness is all-important. Pre-
ventics contain no quinine, nothing
harsh or sickening. They are indeed,
sthe stitch in time" Carried in pocket,
or purse. Preventics are genuine safe
guard against Colds. 25c. Sold by
Kaufrnann Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
Alleged Gurdesess
Admitted 70 Bail.

At Manning on Wednesday Judge
John 8. Wilson granted bail in the
sum of 1000 each to Arnold McAlha-
ney and Merriman Reeves, charged
with the murder of Presley Reeves
near Branchyille September %, 1908.
Mr.. A. L. Summers, Of Orangeburg,
appeared for the prisoners and Mr.. r.
Lon Weeks, of St. George, resisted
the application for bail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the Most Popular Because
it is the Best.

81 have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for the past eight years and
find it to he one of the best selling med
icines on the market. For babies and
young children there is nothing better
in the line Of cough syrups," says Paul
Allen, Plain Dealing, La. This remedy
not only cures the coughs, colds and
Group so common among young chill
dren, but is pleasant and safe Tor them
to take. For sale by Kaufman Drug
CO
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
School Money For Public Road.

The proposition to use $1,000 of the
school money to assist in building the
automobile road from Augusta to All
ken has stirred up the people of Aiken
county. This act was passed by the
representatives of Aiken county at
the recent session of the legislature,
and the tax payers are not at all
pleased with their action.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
Johnston Has Big Fire.

The town of Johnston, in Edgsfleld
county, suffered seriously by fire last
Tuesday night. The fire broke out in
the business section, and number OF
stores and stocks of goods were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
about S75, 900.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17
TEXAS MOB BURN
NEGRO AT STAKE.
ATTEMPTED TO Commit Criminal Assault
al RockWaII.

Rockwall. Texas, March 13.-After
having been identified by Mrs. Arthur
Mckinney as the negro who attempt
ed criminal assault upon her Friday
morning, Anderson Ellis was taken
from the Rockwall county jail to-
and secured to an iron. stake
driven into the earth, and was burn
ed to death in the presence of about
a thousand persons. Earlier in the
evening Will Clark, negro was shot
and instantly killed, when his father,
Andrew Clark refused permission to
a posse to search premises on the as
sumption that Ellis was concealed
there. People were here from several
towns and from Dallas, Collins and
Hunt as we'll as RockwaN county to
witness the execution of the negro.
Ellis admitted his guilt but refused
to make statement or to leave fare
we'll messages for his relatives. He
did not utter cry as the pile Of cord
wood, which had been well saturated
with kerosene was set afire, nor did
he show loss of nerve as the flames
cooked his flesh. He was dead within
minutes after the torch had been
applied.
The burning occurred in the public
square of this city. At al early hour
Friday morning Mrs. Mckinney went
into her back yard, and was seized by
the Ellis negro, an employe Of McKin-
ney, who attempted to assault her.
She fought desperately, and the negro,
running away, called that he would
murder her should she reveal his at
tempted act.
The alarm spread quickly, and the
entire section turned out, joining the
authorities in the chase after the ne
gro. The search continued through
Friday and Saturday, when a posse
arrived ut the farm house of
Andrew Clark, anegro. Demand was
made to search the premises on the
supposition that the negro Ellis was
there in hiding.
Upon refusal, the inmates were com
manded to surrender and two negroes
were observed to run from the rear of
the house. Shots were fired at them,
and one, Will Clark, son Of the negro
farmer was killed. The other negro,
now known to be Ellis escaped. Blood
hounds were secured and put OH his
trail About O'Clock he was sur
rounded at farm house miles south
of Caddo Mills. Ellis, armed, made
desperate resistance and ernptied his
weapon, at the posse without effect.
Quickly the posse ovcrpowered the
negro, and tied him securely. During
the fight with the posse, Ellis was
wounded twice, once in the arm and
once in the back.
The negro was placed in the Rock
wall county jail. When it became
generally known that Ellis was held
in the Jail, 4 quiet but determined
crowd Of men overpowered the iai!ors,
secured the keys. unlocked the cell,
and brought the negro down. There
was no rowdyism. The negro was Sc
curely tied to all iron stake Cords
wood saturated with Kerosene was
piled about him and upon his refusal
to make Il statement. beyond admit
ting his guilt in the presence of Mrs.
Mckinney, who fully identified him as
her assallant, the torch was applied
and the negro's body quickly burned
in the flames. The crowd then quick
ly dispersed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17

It is said that there is strong dis
pensary sentiment in Sumter county,
and it is likely that county will vote
"wet' at the election to be held in
August.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17

A clever Is cent silvered "No-Drip'
Coffee Strainer Coapon is now put in
each 25c package of DR.. Shoop's Health
Coffe. Lookfor it! Ninety large cups
of the very finest coffee Imitation ever
made, from one 25c. package. Then
besides the satisfaction and flavor Is
perfect. Sold by ID. D. Harman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-17

Subscribe for the Home and Farm.
Only 25c. in connection with The Dis
patch.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
STATE GRANGE WILL
MEET AT NAPA IN 1910
Effort Will Be Made to Have
National Gathering Here

PETALUAA. Oct S-Napas was Sc
lected by the state grange today as
the place where the 1910 meeting will
he held. and the delegates declared
their intention OF seeking TO bring the
national gathering TO this state in the
near future when Instructions were
issued 10 the state master TO notify
tho national body 10 this effect.
The most important business OF the
DAY was the presentation and adoption
"f the report of the committee on reso-
iutions, submitted by Chairman w. W.
9reer The committee indOrsed the
initiative. referendum and recall cleo
ton olan- the parcels post system. and
urged that the secretary and treasurer
oe required heresf fter to furnish bonds
and that the funds Of the grange be
deposited in sound banks. A special
report was presented and adopted in
eorsing the roposal TO establish a nu-
tual insurance plan for fire protection.
The election OF officers was the last
business of the day and the following
We're installed tonight: Ceres, Mrs. d.
~ Minans Of Petaluma: Pomona, Mrs.
Arthur Gamble OF Santa Rosa: Flora,
Mrs. Alvin Msren OF Fair Oaks; lady
assistant steward. Miss Eta Brans-
CoWbe of Florin; member. of the eXeeu-
live committee. Thomas Jacobs OF Vi
salia; organizer. Nellie Grover of Peta-
luna.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
BOAT OWNER HURT
BY FALL ON DECK
Stockton Man Breaks Rib and
Remains Helpless for
Six Hours
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

STOCKTON. Oct. S.-For six hours j.
NJ Dixon. local launchman, was
prostrated on the deck OF his boat re-
Gently, unable to summon assist
ance on account of fractured rib and
badly Jared system.
1t was o'clock at night when he
proceeded to Chamber down an iron
ladder from the wharf to the launch.
He slipped and fell on the deck of the
boat, the fall breaking a rib and knock
ing him almost unconscious.
So badly was he injured that he could
not climb up the ladder. At O'Clock
in the morning a night watchman tele-
phoned Dixon's brother that his launch
was amid stream. The latter dressed
and hurried to the channel. To his
great surprise he found his brother on
the dock of the launch suffering
greatly.
The injured man was given medical
attention and is doing nicely.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
WANTS COMMISSION
ON BIG LAND DEAL
Morris Brooke of Sacramento
Sues w. T. Garrett of San
Francisco for $4,000
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO. Oct s.-A suit for a
$4,000 commission. involving 5000, ,O0O
land deal in the Yaqui valley, has been
brought by Morris Brooke of this city
After the fling of the suit Judge
Shields appointed W. W. Bassett as
receiver to take charge of $4,000 in
notes, said to have been received by
Garrett as part payment for a portion
of the land
Brooke says he was to get $4,000 by
agreement for securing Garrett the
privilege of selling. He says Garrett
sold portion of the land, but refused
to share the commission.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
CHICO is ANXIOUS
TO BE ON THE LINE
Merchants Desire Goose Lake
Road Relocated i'm Part
ISbecinl Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO. Oct. S.-At the request of the
Chico Disbursements association Chief
Engineer William Hood of the Southern
Pacific has ordered Field Engineer e.
8. Cooper to make a survey down Chico
creek, with view to bringing the pro-
posed extension of the Goose Lake and
Southern railroad into Chico, instead of
to Vina, as has been surveyed.
The new survey will be made in the
spring. The Goose Lake and Southern
will run from Lakeview, Ore, by way
of Alturas into the Sacramento valley.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
MANY MARRIAGES
MAY Be ILLEGAL
Justice of the Peace May Have
Exceeded His jurisdiction
in Officiating
[Seeeial Disectch to The Call

OROvILLE. Oct s.-A question of
jurisdiction of justices of the peace has
been raised here which may invalidate
hundred or more marriages in this
and adjoining counties.
Justice of the Peace Anderson OF Ore
gon township has been performing
marriages in this township for several
years, although the regular justice of
the township has been on duty.
The question of his authority here,
when the local justice is on duty, has
now been raised and is causing worry
among many who were married by
Anderson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
STATE BOARD WILL NOW
TEST HORTICULTURISTS
Examinations to Be Held in
Eight Counties
Especial Dispolch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Oct S74Following
out the law passed to test the Qua1ifica- :
tions of all horticultural commissioners,
the state board issued notice today that
examinations for county commissioners
will be held in eight counties. as fol-
lows; Auburn, Placer county, Novembe er
10; Nevada City, Nevada county. No
vember IL; Orovi1le, Butte county, No
vember 16: Yuba City. Sutter county.
November II; Marysville, Yuba county,
November II; Visalia, Tulare county,
November %; Hanford. Kings county,
November "a, and Fresno Fresno coun-
ty, November 20.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
CORNERSTONE is LAID
FOR MEMORIAL HOUSE
Bishop Nichols Assists in the
Sacramento Ceremony
Especial Dnpatch 10 The Call
Especial Dispatch to The CaHl

SACRAMENTO, Oct. S-The corner
stone of the cathedral memorial house
for Trinity Episcopal church, for the
construction of which $4,000 was do
mated by an unknown member of the
congregation. was laid today with i'm
pressive ceremonies. Right Rev. Will
liam Ford Nichols bishop of California.
spoke at the laying OF the stone Right
Rev ". II. MoreIand. bushop of Sacra :
mento diocese, presided over the cere-
monies The mysterious donation came
from New York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
HOLLY PARK IMPROVEMENT
CLUB TO HOLD PICNIC
Members to Enjoy Themselves
at the Helvetian Gardens

Every member of the Holly Park i'm
provement club will improve his time
tomorrow at the. Helvetian gardens,
1864 Mission street. in the first annual
picnic and family reunion of the organ
ization. There will be many opportuni-
ties for jollifcation. with dances.
games and prizes for young and old.
and even the corpulent members of the
club have been remembered in fat
mans race. ]. Denahy, president of the
club, will direct the fun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
ROAD TO ALTURAS
TO BE BROAD GAUGE
Work of Rebuilding the Line
From Reno Is Ordered
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

ALTURAS. Oct. S.-Announeement is
made here today that the Navada, Cali
fornia and Oregon railroad is to be
made into broad gauge Work is TO
begin at once and the line will be broad
sauged from Reno to Thermo this win
ter.
The change in gauge to Alturas will
be completed in the spring.
In competition with this announce
ment the rumor has been revived that
the Western Pacific has purchased the
line, but there is no authority for this
statement. Indications point, however,
to working agreement between the
lines.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
COUNTIES TO PAY FOR
BRIDGE OVER RIVER
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
SACRAMENTO, Oct S.-The Yolo
and Sacramento supervisors have
reached an agreement as to the pro-
portion they should stand of the cost
of new bridge across the river. Sac
ramento county will pay three-fourths
the cost of the overhead part of the
bridge and Yolo one-fourth. 1t was
not decided whether the proposition
of the electric companies or the South
ern Pacific would be accepted or what
the cost should be.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

See the page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears
regularly in the magazine of The
Sunday Call. Cash prizes are given
each week for the best household
ideas and kitchen recipes. Send
in your choicest ones to Modern
House Keeper Page" The San
Francisco Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
GLASSES USED TO FIND
A WOMAN'S CHICKENS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

[Special Dnpotch 10 he Call
STOCKTON, Oct. S.-Deputy Sheriff
Black was called to French Camp to-
day to investigate the alleged stealing
of chickens on the part of Al j.
Walker and Ben Ingram. The men are
said TO have been carrying on an ex-
tensive trade in other persons fowls.
Mrs Salini lost two dozen birds yes
terday morning and in her chicken
coop found a pair of glasses said to
belong to one of the accused She
traced chicken feathers to their place.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
MUST NOT INTERFERE
WITH MINING COMPANY
Injunction Issued Against Claim
ant of Several Properties
| Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

MARYSVILLE. Oct S-Judge Nc
Daniel today granted the INDUCTION
sought by the Mother Lode mining
company restraining j. C. Cusick from
interfering upon ground owned by the
company. particularly the Golden Age
mining claim.
The suit for injunction followed the
shooting of Cusick by Foreman John
Nelson or the Mother Lode property last
June.
Cusick asserts that land held by the
company belongs to him. but this ques-
tion was not decided by the courts
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
GRAND ISLAND RANCHER
BLOCKS APPROPRIATION
Especial Dissaich to The Call

SACRAMENTO, Oct SC. w Jones.
a Grand island rancher, held up an
appropriation of $4,000 made by the
Grand island reclamation district for
the widening of the Sacramento river
today on the ground that it was an
illegal claim. He objected to the su-
pervisors approving the warrant
drawn for the sum. saying that assur-
ance should first be had that the work
was to go through. He says that the
appropriation is for work outside the
district and is therefore illegal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
THREATENS TO SHOOT
MEN WORKING ON DAM
Property Owner at Tahoe City
Taken Into Custody
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

AUBURN, Oct. S.--CharIes B. Farris.
who lives near the site of the dam at
the head OF the Truckee river at Tahoe
City, was arrested yesterday, charged
with threatening to shoot workmen en-
ployed in constructing the dam. The
work is being done by private parties
under the direction of the government.
but Farris objected to the men entering
on land near his cabin and drove them
away with rife.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
TRAIN STRIKES WAGON
AND DRIVER is KILLED
Stockton EmpIoye Loses Life
Through Deafness
ESeeeial Dispatch TO The Call

STOCKTON. Oct. Sired Luce, en-
ployed by c. D. Snow, Lathrop
butcher. was struck by a train near
that town late last night and killed.
Luce was driving to Lathrop in the
butcher wagon and, as he was deaf
did not hear the warning whistle. His
wagon was demolished, but the horses
escaped uninjured. His widow ana
three children are in Los Angeles. The
family moved to Latnrop short time
ago from the east. Luce was 50 years
OF age and came from Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
FIFTEEN THOUSAND ACRES
OF LAND TRANSFERRED
Pittsburg Syndicate Acquires
Vast Domain in This State
'peciaI Dispaich to The Cali

WILLOWS, oct. S.-The largest E
transfer OF land ever made in this
county was fled here today
l. d. Wadell and Prentiss Hill decided
to the Sacramento Valley irrigation
company, Pittsburg syndicate. 15.0O0
acres of land. The land was purchased
by these two men for the PittsburS
company. which already owns several
thousand acres Of land in this county
The company proposes TO put all the
land under irrigation and bring out
cOlonists TO take up the farms.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
DUN" WAGON SCHEME
TO COLLECT BAD DEBTS
Stockton Merchants Propose to
Shame Slow Payers
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Oct. s.-The Retail
merchants association of this city is
considering the adoption of the dun
wagon scheme for the collection OF bad
debts II is proposed 10 employ col
lector who will travel in a Vehlcle
known as the dun" wagon. The mer-
chants figure that the possibility of
such a wagon stopping in front of the
home of debtor would shame him
into paying his bills. The use OF the
wagon would be last resort to col
lect the bills.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
FIRST SHIPMENT ON
THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
QUINCY. Oct. S.--A fshcar. with
tanks containing 100000 small fish,
came to Hartwell station on the West
ern Pacific yesterday. The fish were
placed in the Feather river This is
the first shipment over the Western
Pacific of anything except materials
for the roads construction.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
FILE PETITION FOR
RECLAMATION DISTRICT

YUBA CITY, Oct. S.-J. W. Browning
and wife have filed with the board of
supervisors of Sutter county a petition
for a reclamation district to include
10000 acres in the vicinity of Tisdale
weir, above Cranmore. The entire tract
belongs to Browning and his wife. 1t
is all tule land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
INDIANS as EDUcATol

INDIANS as EDUcAToRs-Spokane. Oct s.
Nine Nez Perce Indians, all college gradu-
ates. have been chosen board of education
to cooperate with the white mems board in
the management OF mixed schools for both
races at Lapwai and Kamah under the super
vision OF the national Indian department.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO
BUILD FEIGHT DEPOTS
Stockton Council Permits Clos
ing of City Street
ESPECIAL Di,poich 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Oct. S.-The city coun-
ell has agreed to grant the petition
of the Southern Pacific for the closing
of Washington street. The railroad
desires to have sthe thoroughfare
closed at Sacramento street in order
that ii may carry out plans for the
erection of two new freight depots-
a receiving and shipping department.
The matter was taken up with the
council by Resident Agent j. ID. Fish
and western Division Superintendent
McGovern.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
BADLY BURNED BY
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE
, 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
CHICO, Oct. S.-Joseph Newell, en-
ployed by the Linquist cyclery, tried
to solder a gasoline tank last evening.
An explosion followed. The tank was
hurled so feet and Newell was badly
burned about the face and hands.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

seal the Jdre- kel COOk Hall dH HOuI,
then tighten the jars.
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Laundry Notes
Easily Ironed Aprons-To the active
woman possessing q kitchen or a
laundry tub, and a yard for drying
clothes, the idea of not washing out
her own working apron, or putting it
into the family wash done every Mon
day at home, would seem strange or
almost absurd.
There are, however, many busy
women who do not launder their work
ing aprons. especially dwellers in flats,
studios and little homes. Since laundry
work is classified and madeup garments
cost more than fiat work it f. there
fore, advantageous to have aprons
without gathers. 80 that they may be
sent as fiat work.
To do this it is only necessary to
make casing at the top. and when the
laundry comes home a belt made from
a ribbon, a wide tape, or stitched
piece of the same goods as the aprons,
must be run In.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW
REPORTED AT LAKE TAHOE
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

Especial Dispatch TO 4 he Call
TAHOE, Oct. s.-The recent storms
have brought heavy fall of snow in
the mountains around Lake Tahoe. The
result is people who have been spend
ing the summer here are Fastening
homeward and most. of the hotels are
now closed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
DECLARES HE SAW
MRS. BELLE GUINNESS
Woman Connected With Indiana
Murders Said to Be i'm Texas

DALHART. Tex. Oct S.-EIenrik
Fritz. formerly Of Laporte. Ind yes
terday positively identified Mrs. Belle
Guinness on a train en- route to Denver
from Fort Worth. where it is reported
she was recently seen. Fritz asserts
that Mrs. Guinness recognized him and
hastily went into the wOmen's dressing
room. where she locked herself in
LurIine Ocean Water Tub Baths.
Geary st. near Scott. Open daily.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
CONTRACT FOR BUILDING
LINE FOR POWER COMPANY
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

[Spccidl Dispatch 10 The Call
RED BLUFF, Oct. S.4-A contract has
been closed by the Sacramento Valley
power company, according to it's presi-
dent. A. F. Smith, for construction of
70 miles of power line connecting its
two plants near here with Red Bluff
and Chico. Power Wilt be furnished
both cities by January /.