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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

Editor Herald:


Editor Herald:
will attempt to write a few
lines to your valuable paper.
/ hardly know how to start, as
news is scarce up here, but will
try to scratch a short letter.
First, will attempt to write q
brief description of Mention, better
know as the sand bed.
Mention is the only station on
the new railroad between Little
Rock and Clio. 1t was supposed
one time that Gallavon would be
the place selected, but for some
cause it was not, and now they
have a depot completed at Men
ton, and one that would be a
credit to place of note, and it
certainly is a credit to the Sand
Bed.
Mr.. Clarence McT.aurin has
built a gin house there and in
stalled two gins. / have been
told that he is doing an extensive
business ginning and he also has
a store. and though small, it adds
so much" to the place.
will stop writing about that
little place now, for I don't know
anything else to say; will try to
tell more about it later.
The latest new county news is
that we can get the area and now
If we can only get the votes we
are sure of the success of the effort
of many years and l trust the wish
es of those who have been work
ing so hard, and so long, will soon
be gratifed, and that before nine
teen nine lis gone, we can be a
brand new county all to ourselves
with Dillon the county seat.
l guess that l had better not say
any more about the new county,
for it is talked about enough any
way, and by some that are COM
petent to do the subject justice
but / am not.
l must say a few words about
Little Rock before l close. Our
depot is about done, and it GER
tainly is an Improvement to our
little place. 1t is true that it is
not growing very East, and it will
be a long time before our hamlet
will be as large a place as Dillon if
ever. But we surely are expecting
some Improvements, and feel sat
isfed that there will be.
Now / don't think that they
have commenced paving the streets
yet, and don't expect that they
will soon, but do think that Little
Rock has bright future, and we
hope to see business buildings and
magnificent dwellings erected here
before many months.
am afraid that some of the Jud-
son people will always be dissa-
pointed and some what jealous of
Little Rock and Mention, because
they wanted the railroal to be
built by there but they will have
more convenient shipping facili-
ties than heretofore, and l hope
that the pinder and cracker
crowd will soon become recon
ciled, and not think hard of us for
appreciating what they worked so
hard for, and failed to get.
Now it is not my intention to
touch any ones feelings by saying
the pinder and cracker crowd"
and hope that no one will be offend
ed by being called a member of
that Class" and hope they will
not think l mean to say any slight
of them, but did hear some OF
the people up there spoken of as
the pinder and cracker crowd
and surely it isn't any harm to
joke a little.
had better bring this to a close
for it is too long now, unless il
was of more importance.
WiShinp Won much c,,ccacc
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

Senator Tillman says he will
not be a candidate for reelection
to the senate, unless they try to
kick him out" Please every
body insist on the senator's run
ming again.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

The New County can afford to
erect a very creditable court house,
in view of the fact that it will not
need a poor house and jail.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.-4O acres good farm
land, one mile from Dillon, on
Little Rock road, Apply TO J. w.
King. or w. A. Blizzard at Dillon
Hdwe Co.'S. 4t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

Those who know say one glimpse
of tie Taft smile" is worth more
than ten spot.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

Throw away that piece of stove
your wife is trying to cook on and
get an 0. X. stove from Wheeler
Hardware Co. 1t is the best me-
dium price stove on the face of the
earth. We buy them in Car lots.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28
Dillon. 5. c.. October rs. 1909.

Several choice locations have
been picked out for the court
house.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

1t is not probable that Peary
will employ Prof. Colcock to prove
that DIR. Cook did not reach the
pole.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

We have implicit confidence
in Prof. Colcock's integrity and
ability. "-Marion Star. So have
we.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.-176 acres fine up
land West of and just outside the
town limits of Dillon, S. c. Will
be sold rs a whole or cut in lots to
suit purchaser. Terms very reas-
onable. Write us promptly if
interested.
Stacknouse & Smith, Marion, S. G.
10-2S-4t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.--Place containing 8
acres, one mile from Passenger Sta
ton. Good land for trucking OF
cotton. S. T. Rogers, Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

idilus iii uppei ris.iIo.I ~u4.,J.
One farm of 700 acres with good
residences and necessary out
buildings, on the Cashua public
road leading West from Little
Rock.
J. D. McLucas,
Marion, S. C.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.-350 acres of land,
200 acres under good state of cul-
tivation; room dwelling, Health
full, 2 miles from Kingstree,
Williamsburg County, Good water.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

LosT.-An organ stool top.
Reward if returned to J. A. Hur-
sey, Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.-Four room cottage
in desirable residence section.
Substantial outbuildings. Apply
to H. McRae, Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

AUCTION ShLE-I will offer for
sale at auction on Saturday the
23rd day of Oct at O'Clock p M,
all of my household and kitchen
furniture together with some
farming utessils, buggy. WAGON
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

Fayetteville Steam Laundry IS
one of the best laundi.ies in the
South.
When you send laundry there
you know it is coming back right
or you don't pay a cent for it.
Pays you for all DOSAGE and dam
ages. Give us a trial.
Geo. Brunson, Aet.
Office in BrunSonS Drug Store
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

If you want Morris Fass Dept
Store call phone No. l 70.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

For SALE.-A stock of Grocer
les $4,000 to S5OO.OO at about
half price.-One of the best loca-
tion i'll Dillon. E. l.. Moore Co.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28

The Dillon Herald 81 SO a year.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
A TREASURY DEFICIT
IT AMOUNTS TO se7,s5s,to2 FOR ii MONTHS OF CURRENT
 FISCAL YEAR.
WORKING BALANCE INADEQUATE
The Statement for May Shows a De felt of $5,453, ,955-Not Enough Cash on Hand for Probable Needs of Government.

Washington, June 3.-The treasury deficit for May is shown by the state ment to have been $5,45S,955. For the Il months of the current fiscal year a deficit of 97,S5S.102 is indicated.
 The available cash balance was s118,979,764 and the working balance si0.329000. Total receipts for May were $5S,S32,310 and disbursements $5S, T86,2G5. This showing is much more favorable than was expected by officials as late as three months ago and indicates that the deficit for the full fiscal year will fall much short of the official estimate of 2,000.000. as fully adequate to the probable needs of the treasury for any great length of time and while the necessity for additional cash is not pressing, il is believed that officials wifi take ad- vantage of the present easy money conditions throughout the country by calling on the national depositary banks for the return to the treasury of their holdings.
 These banks now have deposits sub ject to treasury check aggregating about $62, ,774 ,000, and it Is believed that the government interest would not suffer by a withdrawal of at least s20,000.000 of this sum. This strength ening of the working balance undoubt- edly would place the treasury in position to await without special con- cern the passage of the pending tariff bill with any incidental authorization as to bond issues which congress may see fit 10 grant
 May receipts from customs were s27,S72, ,095, an increase over May 1908, of more than $S,000,000 but decrease of more than sSO0,00O as compared with last month. Receipts from in ternal revenue aggregated s19,295, ,029, an increase of more than s1, ,000 900 as compared with the corresponding month last year, and slight increase over last month.
 Disbursements for May were a lit tie more than $4,0O0,OO0 in excess of those for May last year. There was a decrease in the civil and miscellane ous expenditures for May Of g.. 100000 as compared with April this year and an increase of about $1 .000 900 on account of the navy. Pensions also increased about s3,000,000 and public works S3,500,000
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
Officials Are Using Every Means to Capture Balance of Gang of
 Train Robbers.

Omaha, June Civilian A. Pinker- ton. head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. has arrived in Omaha to take part in the search for the robbers who held up the Overland Limited on the Union Pacific May 22.-He declin- ed to talk but quickly went to work on the case.
 The police now believe a fifth man assisted in the holdup and they are searching for him, as we'll as the fourth man who escaped from the de tectives at South Omaha. Word was also received that city detective of Spokane will arrive here today with a view to identifying the men now under arrest as those who participas ed in the holdup of Great Northern train near that city, May 15.
 The secret service men working on the case say there have been a nun. Der of important developments in the case which they are not at present ct liberty to make public.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
HOW ARTIFICIAL ICE IS MADE.
New Process Tried and Found Feasible In Germany Is Adapted to Any
 Locality.

A new process of icemaking was tried in Germany last winter with such success that it has been sug. sested for those sections of the United states where, on account of lack of lakes or rivers, the price of ice is nigh. Consul General Guenther of frankfort describes the process as fol- lows
 A large wooden framework two stories. each ten feet high, is put up. Eacf story has cover of Is. parallel beams Through the center a pipe in cased to prevent freezing runs up to the upper cover This pipe is con nected with the water supply.
 At the top the water escapes over a rotating disk so that 1t is dis. triouted evenly in the form of driz- ziing rain over tho beams of the cover oi ooth stories. The water drops con. tlhuaily from the beams and is changed into icicles by the cold win. ter temperature. These icicles grow until they reach from the top beams 10 the beams below, and finally to the ground floor
 Al sufficiently low temperature 'Vo cubic feet of ice can be produced in single night from such a frame Work. The icicIe assumes and keeps the form of thick, separate columns. which can be broken without difi. culty"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF STATE HEALTH OFFICERS MEETS
 IN WASHINGTON.
as-~~~---~r~ RABIES FROM WILD ANIMALS
The Doctors Declared the Disease Was Frequently Contracted From Wolf and Skunk Bites-Believe Dogs Should Be Muzzied.

Washington, June 4.-At the annual conference of state and territorial health officers with the United States public health and Marine hospital service 1t was declared that rabies ire quently is contracted from the bites of "skunks, wolves and other wild animals.'
 Assistant Surgeon General Kerr presented large chart showing the geographical distribution Of rabies In each of the states.
 Doctors Godfrey of Arizona, and Srunby of Texas said wolf bites ire quently convey the infection of rabies.
 pr. Kerr said public opinion was be- coming rapidly educated to the neces- sity of muzzling dogs as the only certain way of overcoming the dis ease The general conclusion of the conference was that It was quite as reasonable 10 require the muzzling of dogs as 1t was to prohibit the free roaming of cattle and horses in the street A motion by Dr. Bennett of Colorado providing for the appoint ment by Surgeon General Wyman of q committee to consider the question of the prevention of rabies and report to the next annual conference. was adopted
 Introducing the subject of leprosy Surgeon General Wynan voiced the widespread feeling that this disease was one which concerned all the states collectively He pointed out that the United States was the first govern ment to make provision for thorough investigation.
 Assistant Surgeon General L. Golfer spoke of the striking improve ments accomplished in the leprosy sit uation in Hawaii, not only for the comfort of lepers but for the care of their non-leprous children.
 From reports made by the delegates 1t appeared that the United States was remarkably free from leprosy as com pared with many foreign countries. Twenty-four states and territories arc represented at the conference.
 That other causes than that of in- fected water supply must be found to explain the continued prevalence of typhoid fever appeared to be the gen eral sentiment of the conference at the afternoon session. Dr. Lumsden stated approximately 10 per cent of all cases of the disease in Washington during a period of investigation were believed to have been due to milk.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
ZEPPELIN CONTINUES
 HIS LONG FLIGHT
German Aeronaut Was Compelled to Come to Earth a Second Time
 During Journey

Goeppingen, June 3,-The Zeppelm airship that came down here on It's re' turn trip from Bitterfed and was dam aged in the manuever went aloft and headed in the direction of Friedrich shafen. Temporary repairs to permit of the return trip had been effected it having been discovered that the damage was not as severe as was feared.
 The airship Zeppelin II made a landing at o'clock D. m. near Bibe- rach, 40 miles from Friedrichshaf- en. as it was necessary to re plenish the gas, supply of which was shipped from here. The landing was effected without difficulty.
 Count Zeppelin, accompanied by a large number of military officers. fol- lowed the airship by automobile across country always keeping the craft iia sight to render assistance II needed. The ship, however. made ex- cellent progress and met with no mis- hap. The balloonets were filled by midnight and the benzine tank was also replenished, as considerable quantity of benzine had teen thrown out in the trip to keep aloft. The air ship resumed its journey at 12:4O a. m.. and is due in Manssll before day light.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
MAJ. GEN. LEONARD WOOD
 NOW HEAD OF THE ARMY
Former Surgeon And Colonel of Rough Riders Succeeds Gen. MacArthur
 As Senior Officer.

Washington, June 3.--Maj Gen. Leonard Wood became the senior of. flcer of the army today as the result of the retirement of Maj Gen Arthur Macarthur He has reached in 23 years the point that most officers re quire at least 40 10 attain.
 Gen. Wood is not a graduate of the military academy. His career has been one of the most remarkable the army has ever seen. He was born in New Hampshire, studied medicine, and in 1886 was appointed an assistant sur geon. He participated in the Indian wars. notably in pursuit of Georonlmo. displaying herolsm under fire which brought him eventually medal of honor
 He was a captain and assistant sur geon when. at the outbreak of the war with Spain, in company with Theodore Roosevelt, then assist ]; i i {. {. secretary of the navy, he organized what was known as the Rough Riders regiment. During the Cuban campaign
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
GET YEAR IN PRISON
PROMOTERS OF 1.-TWO CuEENs' GOLD MINE SENTENCED BY
 JUDGE PHILIPS.
TO APPEAL ON WRIT OF ERROR
John E. Horn, Because of His Youth Escaped the Penitentiary Sentence -E. S. Horn, President of the Com pany, Still lil.

Kansas City, June 3.-Three or the promoters of the Two Queens gold mines in Arizona-Frank H. Horh' Raymond P. May and s. H. Snider- were sentenced to one year and one day at hard labor in the federal prison at Leavenworth and fined $500 and costs in the federal court. John E' Horn. S2 years old, the youngest or the defendants, was fined $500 and costs. Sentence on E. s. HorS, prcsi dent of the Horn-Baker Advertising company, was deferred on account oi his illness. He did not appear in court, but sent word at noon that he would appear later to be sentenced.
 "The maximum fine for this offense Is only $500." Judge Philips said to the promoters this morning. In viewing your whole case and considering the number of persons who were affected by your mining operations and the purposes of the law, it would be travesty on justice to impose this fine. It is the order of the court that Frank H. Horn, Raymond P. May and s. H. Snider be imprisoned for one year and one day and that they pay fine of $500 and costs.
 And now as to John E. Horn. He Is only 22 years old. If he had had a better example from his older broth CTS I believe that he would not now G., l., ktr a iC hnx ever, to be excused for what he has done. He wrote telegram to Mrs. Skaggs, a widow, and induced her to buy mining stock He signed anoth- CT mans name to his letters. How ever, on account of his youth l will not sentence him to prison. He shall pay fine of $500 and costs"
 Julge ]. s. Bottsford. one of the at torncys for the promoters, filed a writ of error on which an appeal will be taken The promoters were given into the custody of F. R. Durham, United States marshal. pending the presentation of their appeal bonds. They said they could give bond to- day The amount of the bonds prob ably will be S5,000
 The case of the Two Greens" pro motors was placed on trial in the federal court, May la and continued eight days. Circular letters, booklets and announcements. sent through the mails by the promoters, were submit ted to the jury and evidence was intro duced 10 show that the representa- tions were not based on facts. About twenty purchasers of 1.-TWO Queen stock from various parts of the United States testified The trial of the case cost the government s2.400.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
SHOT A KANSAS MAN
KENTUCKY NEGRO LYNcHEo FOL, LOWING 4 CIRCUS FIGHT
 AT FRANKFORT.
WITHIN HEARING OF GOVERNOR
B. c. Bower of Wichita, the Negro's Victim. is Not Dead, But the Mob Hanged Ills Assailant, Nevertheless An Investigation.

Frankfort. Ky, June 4.--John Maxie, the negro who shot Bert c. Bower of Wichita. Kan. at Howe's show in this city last night, was taken from the jail at 2:30 o'clock this morning by mob of 75 masked men and hanged. Ills body was then riddled with bullets.
 The mob gathered from every direc- tion of the city within two blocks of where Gov. Wilson slept and block und a haif from the capitol, marched quietly 10 the jail. overpowered the jailer, J. W. Bridges. took the keys and the negro, and marched half block with him to the iron bridge spanning the Kentucky river and hanged him.
 Maxie plead for his life. Dut the mob silently continued it's work The negro clung to an iron pole, and the mob fired 25 or so shots Into the negros body. The lynchers then dis persed
 Gov. Wilson. who has said there would be no more mobs in Kentucky in his administration, was notified at once of the lynching and said;
 T don't thank you for telling me of local happenings at this time of the night"
 An Investigation of the lynchIng Will begin to-day.
 Bower. the wounded man. is still in a critical condition at the Kings Daughters hospital.
 Maxie narrowly escaped being lynched at the time of the shooting. and panic in the big crowd in the big tent was narrowly averted The shooting was the result of the negro's effort to get into the tent under the Hap without ticket.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
Bank Guaranty Popular.

Topeka. June S.--The first national bank to change from national to a state bank in order to participate In the Kansas bank deposit guaranty law and send It's charter to the Kansas charter board was the Farmers Ma tional Bank of Kingman, and 1t will become a state bank as soon as the papers can be made up and authority given. Thus far nearly 200 state banks have applied to the bank commission. CT for participation in the guaranty plan.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
Benefits of WalkIno.

l do not think exaggerate the in,- portanoe or the charms of pedestrian Ism, or our need as a people to culti. yate the art l think it would tend to soften the national manners. to teach us the meaning of leisure, to acquaint us with the charms of the open air. to strengthen and foster the tie be. tween the race and the land. No one else looks out upon the world so kind iy and charitabiy as the pedestrian: no one else gives and takes so much from the country he passes through. Next 10 the laborer in the fields. the walker holds the closest relation to the soil; and he holds a closer and more vital relation 10 nature because he is freer and his mind more at lei. snre.-John Burroughs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
LUMBER COMPANIES ANSWER
Hearing in the Missouri Cases to Be. gin at Jefferson City This
 Month.

Jefferson City, June 3.-Amended answers were filed in the Missouri su. preme court today by the lumber com. panIes whose right to do business iD the state is challenged by the attor- ney general because of alleged vio- latiops of th Missouri antitrust laws, The answer deny violation of law within the preceding three years and also attack t.ie constitutionality of the antitrust stautes.
 Judge Theodore Brace who was ap- pointed a special commissioner to take testimony in these cases some time ago, probably will begin work this month. The first hearings will bc held in Jefferson City
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON DAVIS
kentuckians Dedicate a Park at Fair view, the Confederate Lead
 CTS Birth Place.

Fairview, Ky, June 4-This is the one hundred and first university of the birth of Jefferson Davis, who first saw the light in this village. and the day was appropriately celebrated by the dedication of a memorial park. Seventeen acres of the farm on which the president of the Confectionery was born have been purchased for the pur- pose by a memorial association, for s7000. Some 5000 persons gath cred here for the festivities, fea- lures of which were a big barbecue, a basket dinner. speeches and band concert.
 The Davis Memorial association pro poses to raise s50.000 and is receiv- ing subscriptions from all parts of the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
Invoked the Referendum.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 4.-The principle of the referendum was sue. cessfully invoked by 1000 citizens who signed a petition preventing the city council from making operative an or dinance allowing the Home Telephone company to increase its rates on residence telephones $1 a month. The increase In cost if applied to all resi- dence telephones of the Home com pany would have amounted to about s145.000 annually. The ordinance will be submitted to vote of the people al the December election.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
TO TEST A NEW KANSAS LAW
A Santa Fe Conductor Arrested for Ejectlna Physician From
 Caboose.

Concordia, Kan. June 4--The first case brought in the state under the new law requiring freight trains on branch lines to carry passengers and making 1t an offense to refuse win be heard in Justice Troup's court June 8. Doctor Smith of Miltonvale caused the arrest of N. B. Buck. conductor of an extra freight on the Santa Fe, for ejecting him from the caboose when he tried to come to Concordia. first offering to pay the regular fare. Bucks bond has been signed by the division superintendent, who says the validity of the law will be tested in the supreme court if necessary.