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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
BEAT CONTEST PROGRAM MARCH

f1AF, ivy.
/. Cratorical contest girls-on
from each beat.
2. Oratorical contest boys-on
from each beat
8. Spelling contest--two boys or
girls or one boy and one girl from
each beat.
4. 100 yard dash-two boys from
each beat.
5. u mile race-two boys from
each beat.
6. Egg race-girls under 1.-two
from each beat
Z. Sack race-boys under 1.-two
from each beat
s. Running high jump-two boys
from each beat.
9. Standing broad jump-two boys
from each beat.
10. Barrel race-one boy from
each beat.
II. Three-legged race-two boys
from each beat.
IL. Running broad jump-two boys
from each beat.
The full program for county field
day with names of contestants will
published as soon as the president
of the association receives reports
from beat contests. The members
of beat committees will please COM
municate with one another and have
everything in readiness for beat
contests. 1t is suggested that con-
tests in speaking and spelling might
be held on Friday night, November
18th, and the athletic contests on
Saturday, following
| No boy or girl will be eligible who
has not been at some time of the
/ year pupil of Rankin county
school.
Line schools can send only Ran
kin county pupils. All beat contests
must be held on date fixed by
executive committee, March 18th,
unless the committee grants an ex-
tension of time.
Each beat committee is requested
to report promptly the names of sue
cessful contestants also the names of
seconds. Seconds will be eligible in
county contests if regular contestants
fail to appear
The oratorical prizes are gold med
ais given by the county teachers as
sociation.
The spelling prize is gold medal
given by the Brandon News. The sue
cessful contestant in spelling will be
given free trip to the state teach
ers association at Natchez, providing
a team of five from Rankin county
can be secured.
A prize will be given on Field Day
for the best loaf of light bread, ordi-
nary size, made by a Rankin county
school girl. This contest is free for
all school girls. Any school girl may
compete, but she must bring her loaf
Of bread to Pelahatchie on Field Day
and must have written certificate
that the bread was made without
help.
Send reports of beat contests to-
president of the association.
Beat contests will be held at the
following places:
Beat Florence w. N. Taylor,
,. /. Covington. Miss Eva Smith, Com
Beat BRANDON. G. Mcintosh,
p. Il Walters, Miss Eva Mckay, Com
Beat Famine. Ham, Eugene
Lee. Mrs. Barksdale, committee.
Beat Pelahatchie Jno. Rumble.
Rev. Simmons, Miss Dollie Craig,
committee.
Beat 5Johns Gilbert Cook, Miss
Belle Hurst, F. L. Tyree, committee.
JOHN RUMBLE,
President association.
s. r. MYERS,
.,x>,- ~ -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
MINNESOTA INDIANS.
They are Particularly Well Provided
for and Seem Content.

In no State or Territory of the
Union are the Indians better provid-
ed for than in Minnesota said Henry
Evarts, of Cass Lake, Mimi, to
Washington Post reporter. Some of
the Indians of Minnesota have large
sums in the banks, which they have
acquired from the sale of lands, the
cutting of the timber and from the
products of their farms. In no other
reservation in the country-and / hav
visited most of them in the West
are the Indians able to make so much
money as they are on the Cass Lake
reservation.
81 have studied the problem of the
Indians for thirty years. At one time
it looked to me as if the degeneration
of the race was but a matter of a
few years, but | have changed my
mind, and now believes that fields
Of usefulness have been opened to
the Indians and that he is taking adj
vantage Of them There is not the
i prejudice against the higher educa-
of the red man that exists in the cas-
of the negro.
while higher education has not
become general among them by any
means, there is tendency on
the part of the Government to give
its wards a more thorough training
in the things that will make them
useful citizens, I believe that not
so many years from now you will
see great many Indians in the pro-
fessions. They were somewhat slow
to take up the labors of the white
man, but after they began they show
ed remarkable proficiency. The past
two decades have worked wonderful
change in the character OF the Indian
Of course, irresponsible character he
was. He is actually becoming frugal
in many ways, and through education
and experience is becoming a self
respecting and thrifty member Of So
! ciety"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
GOOSE HUNTING.
Better this Winter than Many Years
Past.


Goose shooting has been better in
the Texas Gulf coast country this wiz
ter than in many years past. The
winter has been very dry one, most
of the grass has dried up and the
big honkers have been to compar-
atively few feeding grounds in the
rice fields and ON the burned prairies.
Several Houston parties have brought
in big bags of the birds, one party
getting syeenty-five in Matagorda
county.
A good dog was secured by J. S..
Kuhn and G. w. Shuck, Of Houston,
at Katy, point thirty miles from
Houston. They brought in twenty
one geese and four sandhill cranes,
which are mighty good eating when
properly prepared
Kuhn and Snuck used q trained
OK to do their shooting. They found
the geese On big burn a couple Of
miles from the town Of Katy They
would walk along on the off side OF
the steer, which was in charge Of It's
owner, until they had come within
range. when the OK would ge moved
along, leaving them standing still
AS the geese or cranes arose they
fired, Kuhn using an automatic and
Shuck a double-barrel. The birds
would go away, circle around and re-
turn within short time, seemingly
reluctant about leaving a good feed,
and unable to locate the cause OF
their trouble in one OF the cattle, a
number which were within sight The
shooting lasted from 2:30 until 4:30,
when the birds finally left.
The OK also proved useful on
bunch Of ducks which alighted IN q
pond on the burn. Several Of these
were secured, but the ducks left after
one dose.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
Rebekal,s Have Ranquet

The Rebekahs treated themselves
and their husbands and sweetheartf
to a banquet and royal good time Fri
day evening at the I. O. O. F. hall
II will be remembered that the Gree.
ley lodge took the prize money fol
degree work at the annual anniver'
sary held at Windsor this spring
Ihis money has been in the treasury
waiting patiently to be spent. SO the
ladies decided to give banquet.
"A tine five course menu was nicely
served by five little girls. daintily
dressed In white. After the banquet
Military Euchre was played. The
tabIe which was able to hoist the
most flags, nag for each game won
was Port Loyal and the players wer,
r. NJ. Howard, b. F. Hoffman, Mes
DANES ID. j. March and ID. G. Muth
There were forty present
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16

Contrast this accomplishment with
the acreage cost ON government pru-
tects OF from $35 to >iOO and aver
aging according to statistics about
SAT, and the record becomes even
more remarkable.
These bitches. reservoirs and water
works have been turned over in ev-
cry case to irrigation districts formed
under the acts of 1901 and 1905,
to-wit: The Bijou ditch and reser-
voir and the Empire ditch and res
ervoir to the Bijou irrigation district;
the Jackson Lake reservoir to the
Fort Morgan irrigation district and
the Hillrose district; the Riverside
reservoir and bitches to the River
side irrigation district; the Jules
burg reservoir and bitches to the
Julesburg irrigation district.
That Mr. Camfield is in the mil
lionaire class is but a slight tribute
to the millions upon millions which
he has made for Colorado. Through
out that great stretch of what was
once but sage brush and cactus and
which today stunning out the wealth
of Croesus each year in agricul-
tural products. there is not single
living soul who does not speak OF
ID. A. Camfield with the enthusiasm
OF a loyal adherent and with the
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
Catch ncrclict from Morgan

Deputy Sheriff Sam Woland receiv'
ed a telephone message last Friday
afternoon from Fort Morgan TO ar
rest young man for robpery "ho
had left there at II O'Clock after
buying ticket for Cheyenne. when
tho next train reached Greeley the
deputy found the boy taking COM
Portable nap in the sleeper. The
deputy from Morgan county came
M and took him back.
The young fellow went to the BACK
door of IA house for something 10
eat and the woman says that "nile
her hack was turned he grabbed a
nocketbook OF the table and skipped
Tbe nurse contained SIS and the tick-
az a.ent said the boy presented a 80
hin which was in the pocketbook,
to purchase ticket to cheyenne.
The boys says his partner stole the
money and gave it to him.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
A ~Tws.1v" Enesstalnnsaa


One Of the most pseasant' social
cffairs Of the week was gathering
Friday afternoon at the homo Of Mrs.
J. G. Crawford. when Mrs. J. @. Gra-
hams "twenty" OF the Congregation
al ladies and . Number Of their
friends were entertained. OF course.
the mission Of the ''twenties" Is we'll
known. The ladies Of the church
are divided into twenties. with q
leader for each division and are
pledged to raise certain amounts for
the new church. The money was
raised In various ways and the ladies
succeeded beyond their expectations.
Mrs. Graham's twenty" has paid
the amount pledged and had a neat
sum In the treasury and . quilt. the
work OF the ladies'. to sell. The
t" Mrs. Graham to show their appre-
citation of her faithful work and cap
able management. 1t was for this
purpose that the ladies were invited
to the home of Mrs. Crawford. A
lumber of ladies outside of the twen-
ty, who had met with them at var
ious times and assisted them. were
also invited.
A delightful afternoon was spent
Mrs. Graham was much surprised
with the quilt. which was presented
by Mrs. r. D. McLucas. Mrs. Craw-
ford served dainty refreshments and
the afternoon will be long remem-
bered by all present.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
STREET CAR LINE
SURE TO BE BUILT
AW iITIN0 GRADE FROM CITY
Late RumOr that the {. \ :. VIII
Build New Depot

Lust as soon as the city Will give
us trades we will start laying rails
for our new street railway and you
viii see the cars operating in Gree
lev by the middle of September
said J. c. Mosher to Tribune re-
porter Wednesday in answer TO
the query as to when they were 60
ing TO start the new line.
This means Saturday or Monday
M he very latest as the city en-
cineer has the grades all ready es-
tublished for Seventh avenue "hlch
will no doubt be passed as an orui-
nance on Friday night next. me
entire amount of track to be lald is
.2.4 miles and the material ALREADY
ON the track is sufficient for a little
more than two miles. The balance
Is now being loaded and Will be on
fine Ground before the start Is maze
one of the local gentlemen inter-
ested p. w. Allen, denies that theE
have sold out or are backed by the
colorado & Southern. He says no
r-rnngements have been made yet
f,r a power plant and does not Know
tr lrrangements will be made WIN
the Northern.
rhe latest rumor is that the South-
arm will erect new depot on .he
stts of railroad park between Elsh'h
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
$15,OOO,OO0

gratitude OF ono who has been amply
re<xfusA by his far-sighted pioneer.
inf work.
lie came to Colorado from Provi
dence, r. L., where he was born in
1850. The little agricultural COM
nunity of Greeley to which he went
contained but little more than a
thousand souls. He had $25 in his
pocket, and within two days after
his arrival found employment at a
salary that netted him SIS a month.
Today Mr.. Camfield owns the larg
est and best hotel in northern Colo
rado, the Camfield. is the proprietor
- we'll of several of the largest busi-
ness blocks in this city has a beau
l'tul home in this, his adopted town.
and has the proud distinction of be-
llr tirst among the men of Colorado
who have helped in Its wonderful
When the history of Colorado is
wrtten in the light of far perspec
tive the name of d. A. Camfield will
loom large in those annals.
his is not idle praise. 1t is not a
tribute to an individual. 1t is trib-
ute 20 the great power that can con-
euer obstacle after obstacle and wrest
from backward nature a vast king
dom of natural wealth.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
Skeleton Found

The bones Of what probably was
an Indian fifty years ago was found
in gravel pit Friday at the foot
of Eleventh street near the river.
The arm and leg bones and the great
er portion of the skull were intact,
but were very brittle and ready to
fall to pieces, an evidence that they
had been in the ground at least a
half century. 1t was found in the
lowlands which we're once washed
by the foods and was under three
feet of sand and gravel. 1t was nc
doubt carried to its present location
by flood waters and was covered by
the Gebri, Of Years.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16

and Ninth streets. The Stukey
Concrete company had q contract to
put In walk around q portion of
the park, which is Colorado 4 South
ern property and was starting to go
ahead with the work yesterday when
he received telegram from Denver
ordering him to stop, that the COM
pany had changed it's plans. The
depot would make an excellent ter
minus for the street car line and
also the future. interurban to Den
yer, as we'll as for the Colorado &
Southern steam trains.
1t is evident that the Union Pa
cine are not the only people who
have confidence in the future great
ness OF Greeley and can look far
enough ahead and prepare for a
town OF $4,000 people.
Mr.. Allen says that the local gen.
tlemen behind the project will fur.
nish every cent OF capital to build
the road and II the grade is not es
tablished on Seventh avenue by Mon.
day they will probably begin ON
Seventh street.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
Goes to China

b. d. Sanborn has just received a
paper from st. Louis which says that
his cousin. w. S. Dawley. st. Louis
civil engineer, has signed a contract
with the Chinese government to build
a railroad in China 400 miles long.
AT a conference with Chen Tong and
WI TIE Yum, Chinese mandarlns'
Dawley signed contract to do the
work at salary of $4,000 year.
He will have the title of chief engl-
neer to the Chinese government IN
the province of Yumman.
Mr. Dawley is cousin of B. -.
Sanborn of Greeley and a nephe" OF
C. w. Sanborn of Boulder, botn OF
whom take much pride in the RAPID
rise of their young relative.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
BOY DROWNED IN
NUMBER z DITCH
SMALL CHILD OF c. C. FLEMING
Body Found Thursday Evening Hall
u Mile Downstream
(Eaton Special

The body of little Albert Fleming
the 3year-old child of MIR. and MIS-
10. G. Fleming. was found by Henr!
Tonson in the ditch on the Ridgeway
ranch about 4 o'clock Thursday al
ternoop. The child had been dead
several hours. Tonson was one OF
the search party formed to look tor
the missing boy, and found the llttle
body washed up on the bank OF the
irrigating ditch in which the papy
met it's death. The water had car
ried the body half mile downstream.
The little chap was very fond o,
nlaying about the bitches and would
often sit quietly on the bank of the
big ditch which ran few yards fro"
the house and watch the water sip
ping by. ,r
The parents are distracted ofer
the child's death and reproach then'-
selves bitterly for allowing MN W
play alone in the yard, when 'he
ditch was carrying a full head OF
water. But those who have lived OF,
farms understand the situation anu
have only sympathy for the bereaNeu
family.
Arrangements for the funeral seFN-
ices are not yet completed.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
EVANS EXCITED
OVER WET RUMORS
FIGHT ON BOOZE STILL RACES
Reports That . Brewery Intends tG
Start Town Near Evans

N0V0ub 0pcCIaiJ
The persistent rumor that a brew
cry has got control of strip of
land near Evans and purposes build
ing 4 town where the bibulous may
locate in loving proximity to the sa-
loon. q MT Worrying ". r. smith,
may0r OF Evans. any. according to
a statement made to q Tribune re-
rorter this morning.
Nothing OF the kind could be
done without the consent of the
county commissioners. In the first
place. and then II would be very diff
fioult to get the necessary 900 peo-
pie to reside there. that, II | am not
mistaken, being the number neces-
scry to incorporate. think with
so many technicalities in way,
ilIat there is nothing to fear at all.
But supposing the thing did go
through and you found wet town
nrxt door,
We'll. in that cose YOU know now
| stand" said the man who was re-
elected to the mayorality by the
"drys' at the spring election. I'D
feel like going over there and doing
all ! could to put stop to it,
The consent of the county COM
missioners would be necessary to
start retail business, and that is
something the brewery would never
get" said Rev. l. A. Blackwood, the
clergyman who has fought SO per-
sistently to get saloons out of Evans
and to keep them out. And that
brewery should start plant in this
particular strip of the desert is ex-
tremely unlikely. Personally don't
believe that. there is thing to the
rumor,'
In spite of the statements made
ty these men and other leading citi-
zens the rumor has made great head
way and there are scores of people
who believe that some morning they
will wake up and find new town
adjacent to the present Incorporation.
The land which Is said to have
been acquired by the brewery is that
lying north and east of town and was
purchased OF Ed House by a man
named kuner. A more conservative
rumor, and at the same time one
that Is In the bounds of possibility
although not as exciting, is that a
csnning factory of some sort is to be
built there, and It is even said that
the Empson people are the purchas-
ers.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
RECORD WHICH WINS FOR D. A CAME,E, n
TITLE OF EMPIRE BUILDER
Reclamation Of 205, 900 Acres More Now Under
Way and 100000 Yet in Prospect Will
Make Grand Total Of 625,OOO
Dry Acres Redeemed

According to statistics of the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College, the
Dsnver-Greeiey district-the largest
body OF irrigated land in the country
produces highest value per acre of
any land in the world devoted to
general farming.
The complete reclamation of 22',-
c0S acres of what was arid land. the
reclamation of another goa, 900 acres
under way. the prospective reclama-
ticA of another 100000 acres or a
totaa when completed of 625,OOO
These are completed:
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16

acres to rich productiyeness ia the
record that has won for ID. A. Cam
field the rightful title of empire
builder
When to this wonderful enumera-
ton There is added the fact that the
land SO far has been placed under ir.
riSauon at an average cost of $24.23
per acre, this work OF private recla-
nation takes on the aspect of the
most marvellous victory recorded in
the peaceful conquest of the great
West.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
Hoover Bridge Gone
(Kersey Specially

The south bridge over the Platte,
known as the Hoover bridge, has
gone out and the north one by the
Plumb ranch has been condemned.
The latter is still used although pro
rounced unsafe. There were no
showers here Thursday but the rains
were very heavy the first of the
week. The actual damage done by
the floods has been small.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
FLOOD IN The LA.
GRANGE DISTRICT
NUMBER 2 DITCH BROKE BANKS
Too Much Water and Heavy Hail
Ruins Hay and Beets
(LaGrange Specially

(LaGrange Specially
Number 2 ditch broke on the Peter
Lauridsen place shortly before 5
flood of water swept down over the
F. H. Badger farm and into the river
Taking this misfortune in connection
with the heavy hailstorm that struck
the country. it looked for a time as
though there was going to be Sec
ond deluge. The ditch broke above
Neff lake. which is the Highland
Valley Ditch and Reservoir COM
panys reservoir, and the headgate
was watched all night Had the lake
gone to pieces.-and it was feared
the headgate would not stand the
strain-half the country would have
been drowned out.
The most sanguine of the farmers
admit that the loss is heavy. The
hailstorm beat down the hay until
that crop is practically gone and
some of the farmers are out today
cutting what is left IN an effort to
save total loss. OF the 100 acres OF
beets on the Lauridsen place, sixty
are ruined and the other forty had
more water than is good for them.
Among the heavy losers are VIII
Hogarty, Charles Ramsay, Charles
N.onfort. Charles Johnson and W. NJ.
Morse. 1t is not possible to begin
work on the ditch today and 1t may
he several days before the water goes
down sufficiently to admit of work
men getting in and beginning re
pairs. The road running past the
LAGRANGE schoolhouse is axle deep
with water for fully mile.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16

10 In the study Of 0rssk roots" DR..
Winship Aeelass1. He b the nrst
man in the country to put sociology
In bis school and make It regnant
there. The STATE Of Colorado IL .
great beacon light in the march Of
DFOgr000.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-16
,Y;;
sIpENT sNf'
REss
LENCENEN1
v. \. snyder NJ
r.,Iuation of
Il School
Eighty
du.'e

Eighty
iusie
Equalization and
tgrowths Of the
said DR. Y, X
address deliv-
sO9 of the state
thursday, Ihey
scientific meth
ne one OF these
will bring all
nth to the plat
eace. The fed
IS will mark the
il will be that
snyder's speech
kihc method ana
ment of the sub
was packed to
crowd assembled
ntation of diplo-
bers of the class
e President z. \
afroth. DR.. a. +
Writ Mark ham
ard; Mrs, kath-
u G. NJ. Houston
resident elect OF
lege; Rev, X. j.
Music was fur
|stra and chorus.
iyed their diplo-
esses were made.
coincidence DR..
IN Colorado and
hent address Just
BAT years class
you'd to reckon
Wits members.
Mls and they
h was seated %
llm his hand ant
the audience
Is hand, Lory re
fiei words. assur.
bis pride in being
school and hIs
school S attitude
Incident brough;
ers.
ook gave a shor,
profesSed herself
hs her statement
she believed the
community or
example not only
. the whole com
ss, manners etc
PINE Importance
the girls of the
standard which
the State Normal
h was applauaeI
frd to make hi,
IN part: While
general ASSEMBLE
the best one ever
|'es II should be
Pls legislature pro.
p'lons Of the stat.
Oeen provided fn,
wOo appropriation,
eal school should
4, ldlns the campu.
PIE it is true tha,
| exceed the esti-
is also true tha,
p that the schools
| as long as there
| lie said that It
tet / that the grad.
I school were on,
F'oFs in the moral
|, communities and
Fneir work takes
G'p G.p. talked on tn,
||s"''c School and
@e State Morn al
!, part; The edu.
!. .uermany, 70,
II. S not a very
u ..e a. a German boy
- citizen of him
|. confronting the
I, I,' 70 take the Ger.
IN n boy, the Rus.
\ d'Sede, the Irish
h ~ AInerical
!, lie gave MANY
IN ~"'lner in which
~ Various scboo,.
= ooS..as,ically of the =
!. j ana a of DR. snv-
|, -, a. He said that
!, '"e o, whole world
! Of OF children and ",
.eyoa poaa useful ana
|s,s, event arrested de-.
b, ,,op -, personality
|,,.m |, The utmost inn. /,
|, ,'''ational scheme "
~ man who dared !
~, a' much culture
roots ns there
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16
Mike Marshal Assaulted.

Lying at the point OF death in
hospital in The Dalles, with his
skull crushed from being gstruck
with bar of iron in the hands of
desperate foot pad, is the condi-
tion of Mike Marshal, the we'll
known Morrow county sheepman.
Mr. Marshal went to The Dalles
and in the evening went to the Co.
lumbia hotel to engage room
When told that the rooms were all
taken, he asked to be directed to
a place where he could find room.
A stranger offered his services to
find a room and Mr.. Marshal and
the stranger started out together.
This is about all the particulars go
far learned outside of the fact
that Mr.. Marshal was found with
his skull crushed and his pock cts
r;fed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-16

they were fined $50 each. Not
having the necessary funds the
original Americans will be guests
at the Morrow county "skookun'
house for the next 25 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Herren
came down from the saw mill,
Tuesday. MIR. Herren states that
snow is about six inches deep at
the mill.
John Taylor drove in from the
East Side yesterday. He says all
his neighbors are drinking Fol-
gers Golden Gate Coffee and be
took two 5-Ib. tins home with him.