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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19
WAS A HUGE JOKE
l But JOKER IS SORRY

Mr.. A. d. Oliver, recently Of Mis-.
sissippi penuitentiary. and more re-
Gently of Climax, Ca, is a very great.
but alas, no longer undiscovered hum
orist. Mr.. Oliver walked into Climax
one night not long ago without a pen.
ny in his pocket. The next day he had
bought Climax's only bank. After that
he had bought chain of other banks;
industries by the dozen, acres and
acres of timber lands, automobiles by
the score, and diamonds by the hun
dreds. He gave away the automobiles
almost as fast as he bought them.
Likewise the diamonds. Everybody
put their money into the generous"
Mr.. divers enterprises.
'Ah. WE'LL he unused one day. az
seem to have everything in sight
worth having"
Pretty little Rose English, the vii
lage belle, tripped across his ken.
~Except''-he murmured. Except"
Soon after he had won the village
belle under the noses of a dozen suit
ers- That was where Mr.. Oliver for.
got the teachings of the philosophers.
There is no humor in love. The vii
iage bellies most determined swain
threw himself on the capitalists trail
AAha!" he said, "Aha!"
~Aha!" he repeated a bit later,
william l have YET"
Being also in love he had no sense
of humor to weaken him, and he was
quite right, he did have Mr.. Oliver.
You see the joke was that Mr.. Oil
yer never had had a cent. He was
just an escaped convict with a. finan-
ciers brain. By the simple expedient
of leaving lying about a bank book
that seemed to record the deposit of
some S5,000,000 in a New York bank
he had made himself owner of all
Climax and half the surrounding coun-
try.
Climax is a nice little town down
IN Georgia. 1t has streets and a post
office and bank, and planters come
there and sit around and talk. Into
Climax one night last January a we'll
groomed, portly stranger walked. At
least he walked off the train.
Mr.. oliver Arrives.
II like this town" he confided to
Jim Beacon who drives the army
mules that draw the ancient hack of
the Hotel Georgia, the st. Regis Oh
Climax.
Mr.. Oliver next day was up bright
and early He called at the Climax
Bank, discoursed at length of the new
era that had set in for Climax with |
ais advent, and as he left the presi- |
dents office carelessly left handbook |
upon the table. The president fasci- |
mated by the capitalist, ushered him to
the door. A messenger entering the |
room saw the handbook. 1t magically |
Tell open in his hand.
Good Lawd," said the messenger,
,am there that much money in the |
world?"
A clerk walking in found him gaz-
ing spell-bound at the little volume. |
He looked and sank into a trance also.
The president, entering found them
both staring. He looked and fell into |
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19

twittering together, and all the little
plants springing up by twos and twos.
Even the little lambkins were making
eyes at each other, and the planters
wives went by beaming upon their
lords. Spring was in the air, and a
Georgia spring is a powerfully melt
ing season. Therefore, Mr. Oliver felt |
disputed.
Everybody has Lady but Me"
he hummed, disconsolately. Across
the piazza of the Climax Hotel moved
Rose English, village belle and daugh-
tel of Col. English. Miss Rose was
sweet and seventeen. Mr.. Oliver, gaz.
ing at her, felt his yearning grow
vaster. Recklessly he gave away a
few more automobiles, scattered some
diamonds, drew out a bale of checks
from his banks, and his emotions
somewhat quieted sought converse
with Col. English. Miss Rose forgot
all her other suitors and blushed as
sent that Banker Oliver be lonely no
more. All the other suitors skunk
back. All did he say? All. all but
one. He was not of the sinking kind
he'd be dashed; he to see whom Rose
had mashed-noble John Douglas. For
that was his name.
And while Mr.. Oliver was wedding
the village belle, while the shouts of
the Climaxians were rending the well
kin and automobiles and diamonds
were dropping around regardless,
brave John Douglass was making his
way Atlantaward fastening himself
like leech upon the trail of the man
who had captured Climax and the lady
The Jokers' Nemesis.
TIL Jokers' Nemesis.
Many and devious were the turn
ings, but the keen nose of the sutton
kept to the scent. 1t took him straight
to the Mississippi penitentiary. There
| he came to the conclusion that the
fascinating bankbuying, automobile
and diamond giving Mr.. Oliver was
no other than one Charles Harding,
alias Leroy c. Harding, alias Charles
Oliver, who had escaped from that in
stitution Of pentitence with an unex-
PRED term of eleven years hanging
over him for grand larceny and a few
minor counts of the sort.
He journeyed back to Climax with
Sheriff T. o. Jones of Aberdeen coun-
ty, Miss. On the way they collected
evidence that Oliver had entered Gil
max just seven days after he had es-
capped from the penitentiary and that,
with hue and cry all over the South
for him, he had adopted the best dis
guise in the world to prevent capture.
News of the efforts of Mr.. Douglass
leaked into Climax ahead of the
knight errant. Mr.. Oliver heard of it,
and, with his bride beside him, pulled
the lever of his newest and speediest
auto and started anywhereward. A
delegation of planters caught him.
They pulled out of the body of the
machine bale after bale of their mon.
ey.
Cant you fellows take a joker" ex-
postulated Mr. Oliver as he was led to
jail, an excited posse with ropes being
with difficulty kept from him.
Investigation showed that in the
Climax bank Mr.. Oliver had left ex-
actly SO.53. There was even less in
the others.
Now Mrs. Oliver is seeking a di.
vorce, although it is not necessary,
for Mr.. Oliver it appears has a wife
in Atlanta with prior claims.
But wasn't Mr. Oliver the joker
Washington Post.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
ELMER PECK, A SNOWY MT. RANCHER
Believes That Central Montana viii be Z
Great Agricultural District.

Elmer Peck, who has been ranching
for six years in the Snowy mountains,
believes in the agricultural future of
central Montana
AS Il proof of his opinion, he has
commenced farming in full swing,
and as rapidly as possible is turning
over the rich sod OH his place.
Elmer came to this district about
ten years ago, when the nearest rail
road trading point was Harlowton,
and for four years he rode the range
in the employ of different ranchers,
but realizing that he might rs well
be working for himself, he selected Il
homestead OH the south side of the
SnOwies and commenced horse rails
ing. When he was looking for loca-
ton he came near selecting the quar-
ter on which the town of Judith Gap
is now situated. lie and George
Finch, George was then living on his
ranch east Of town, ran the lines of
the quarter one afternoon, but Elmer
decided that the lack of running water
here would be 4 menace to horse or
cattle raising.
Zone day, about eight years ago
this summer" said Mr.. Peck, II
was riding the range with William
Gordon, who then had and still has a
fine ranch near Straw. Billy is Il
quiet sort of Il fellow, and we would
ride for hours together and he would
never say word. On this day we
were riding over the Rock Greek
bench, not an acre of which had been
disturbed by the plow, and not II
homesteader's shack in sight, when
all of a sudden my companion made
forceful gesture and exclaimed:
Elmer, in few years every foot of
this bench will be plOwed.' Wen,
thought Billy was losing his mind,
for man that talked that way sup
posed to be craZy-few OF us realizing
that some day this country would be
nearly all under the plOw. Bill, how
ever, was doing lot of thinking and
much hustling. and he now owns out
| right 27,OD acres of the richest land
| in this district
Mr. Peck is a genial, whOle-sOuled
| gentleman, generous to Il fault, and
has a wide circle of friends among
| all who know him. His ranch is
beautifully situated on the south side
| of the SnOwips. and his means afford
him all the comforts of life.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
STEAM PLOW OUTFIT
J. E. Blrneli Arrived the First Of the Week
With His Steam Piow Outfit.

j. +. Birnell, who was in the city
the first of April, inquiring rs to the
amount of work 4 steam plow outfit
could secure in this district, il evi-
IDENTIFY satisfied at the prospects as he
returned to his home ut Newville, n.
d., and shipped steam engine, an
eighteen disc plow and cook car
the same arriving here the first Of the
week.
Wednesday morning he steamed out
of town tO Clarence Il. Stones farm
near Bercail, where he will plow POO
acres. Mr.. Stone will seed 80 acres
of the plOwing to oats, and the re-
mander to winter wheat.
Mr.. Birnell is a lustling young man
and he and his rig will cause much
advancement in farming circles in
the Judith Gap country.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
HOW TO CONFER A FAVOR

Deaders Of the Journal will confer 4
N favor on the publishers by patroniz.
Ing those merchants who advertise in
its columns. The Journal Is your paper
and the merchants who aid it with their
advertising patronage are worthy Of
your encouragement. The business men
who are best able to supply your wants
are those who show some enterprise In
soliciting your business through the ad'
vertislng columns Of the home paper.
Everybody likes to do business with
live business man.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
MARRIED and SINGLE men
viii Get Busy Sunday and Show How Little
They Know About the National Game.


They Know About the National Game.
Judith Gap will be entertained next
Sunday by fast ball game which will
be played by the married and single
men of this city.
Both sides have been practicing for
several days, and Il hot contest can
be looked for. The players will be
mostly composed Of the following tai
ent:
Single men.-E. w. Taylor, George
Haynes, Marion Small, Max Barron,
Fred Stanley, w. F.. Folsom, Oscar
Roberts, and Guy Hamlet.
Married men-J. W. Sturgeon, Hal
Bills, Oscar Skeen, G. Il. Stone, W.
NJ. Duke, Charley Beers, }. +. Cruiser,
and the Piepho Brothers.
The game will be called sometime
in the early part of the afternoon, and
nobody can ever conjecture when it
will end. But there will be fun
enough to last for a week.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
new TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Judith Gap Now Enjoys Local System Of
Telephone Is Well as Long Distance


Telephone Is Well as Long Distance
Barron Brothers have kept their
promise of having II local telephone
system in working order before the
first of June, and this week had all the
phones installed in the business hou-
SEES and residences in Judith Gap.
Connection is made with the Bell
system for long distance business.
The central office is located in the
Palais Royal confectionery store,
and Miss Corbly is kept busy at her
new occupation.
The company is known as the Jud-
it'll Cad Telephone company. They
have "a phones already installed and
expect to increase this number to 30
by the first of June.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
RESERVATIONS TO Be OPENED
President Taft Issues Proclamation Giving to
the People Thousands Of Acres.

Washington, May y. = President
Taft today issued a proclamation pro-
viding for opening up for settlement
and entry about 44O. 900 acres of land
in the Flathead. Montana: 2OO. 900 in
the Occur d'Alene, Idaho. and he
tween $4,000 and 100 900 in the Spo-
kane, Washington, reservations. Per-
sons qualified to take Il homestead
entry will be permitted to register for
any of the lands in question and for
mer soldiers may register through
agents. Persons who enter Flathead
lands will be required to pay one-third
of the appraised value ranging from
Si.25 to s7per acre, and purchasers Of
the Occur d. Alene and Spokane lands
will be required to pay one-tifth of the
appraised values. This must be paid
at the time of entry, the remainder to
be paid in five equal annual INSTALL
ments. Title can be obtained by two
years residence and cultivation, or
after II months actual and continuous
residence by the payment Of the un-
paid instalments at that time. Por-
tions Of the lands are adapted to the
growth Of wheat, oats, and other small
grains and root crops and fruit,
COMMISSIONERS WILL INVESTIGATE
The Feasibility Of Establ ishlng Two Railroad
Connections.
Within the next few days the rail
road commissioners Of Montana will
make an investigation on the ground
with view to considering the advan-
tages or disadvantages of establishing
connections between the Great North
ern and the Milwaukee lines at the
junction point near Lavina, and also
between the Great Northern and the
Montana railroad ut the point Of in
tersection near Judith Gap.
This is one of the most important
matters which has come before the
railroad commission since it's crea-
ton and great interest has been man
ifested by the residents of Fergus,
Cascade. Yellowstone and other cOun-
ties, and by jobbers throughout the
country, who have requested the COM
mission to make an order establishing
such connections.
The date of the investigation will
be announced later.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28
new TRAIN SERVICE
The Kansas City'Seattle Trains Show Up Tues.
day In Judith Gap, Only Few Hours Late.

The Kansas City.Seattle Trains Show Up Tues.
day In Judith Gap, Only Few Hours Late.
A new train service on the Great
Burlington roads from Kan
sas City to Seattle was inangurated
last Sunday. On that day a train left
Kansas City and one from Seattle and
on Tuesday they arrived in Judith
Gap, the former three hours late and
the latter about two.
A large crowd was ut the depot to
see the trains. They expected to see
an entire new equipment, but instead
saw cars that had done considerable
service heretofore. The trains con-
sisted of mail, baggage and express
cars, smoker, chair, tourist, diner,
Pullman cars, and both trains carried
IA number Of through passengers.
We understand the new equipment
could not be gotten ready in time for
the new service, but will come along
during the summer, at which time the
trains will be the handsOmest of any
Of the transcontinental lines.
These trains stop at all stations be-
tween Billings and Great Falls.
The NF Ranch to Change Hands.
The Roundup Record is informed
on good authority that the famous
MI ranch, one Of the finest ranches
on the Musselshell, is about to change
hands. II. +. I.Owther of the firm Of
LOwther Il Clinton, owners Of the
ranch, is now on his way to Roundup
from London, where he spent the
winter, and it is believed that the
deal will be closed upon his arrival
here. The buyer is said to be well
known rancher of Granite county.
whose name is not yet made public.
The NF ranch, which has for many
years been famons for the fine horses
produced, comprises POO acres most
of which lies in the river bottom and
is under ditch. 1t is located only Il
shOlt distance east of Roundup. 1t
is stated that the purchase price is i'll
the neighbOrhood of s5O,OOO.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-05-28

This Watch has 20 year warranted, gold filled,
American make case fitted with jewel Eigin move.
ment. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain q
handsome Watch Absolutely Free Watch may be seen
At any time the Pepho Drug Co. Store at Judith Gap
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07
HIS TALE TOLD IN A MOMENT.
But II Is Net Hard to Imagine That
the Delay Was Fatal to the
Flower Beds.

One morning not long ago there
burst into the office of a physician in
Tacony, Pa, an excited individual,
who, as he perceived the doctor just
disappearing into his consulting room
with patient, exclaimed: 49,
Doctor! Doctor! Just one mo-
ment."
"I'n see you shortly" was the curt
professional response,
only a second, doctor! Only a sec
ond is what | want" protested the
perturbed one. ........
I'll see you shortly" reiterated the
physician, with increasing Impotence.
Whereupon, with sigh, the man
took a seat in the general reception
hall, says Harpers Weekly. His ex,
element soon subsidized, for he read
the morning paper through, glanced
through a number of magazines, and
played awhile with the doctors ca.
Then. after a period of half an hour,
the doctor reappeared, and, in an air
Of great COndesCension, said to the
erstwhile excited person:
Now, sir. | am at your service.
Your turn has come. What can | do
for you?"
oh, nothing special" was the re
ply, Il only dropped in to tell you
that your neighbours cows have es,
capped from the yard and are now hav.
ing fine time among your flower
beds"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07
First Aid to Memory,

The Coming Poet was being enter.
tanned at an afternoon tea given in
his honor by the leading society ladies'
of his native town. 1t was the Poets
annual homecoming. And leave It to
him II he wasn't playing up his tran.
scendental mysticism, or mystic tran.
scendentalism (take your choice) to
the awe-inspiring point. Just few.
But, as usual, he was misunderstood.
For instance, when he sprang his ia.
yorite bromide, IAN indefnable some.
thing within me often whispers that
| have message to deliver" a dense
dame shattered the solemn silence
with: What labor-saving gift that
must be! Why when want my hus.
band to deliver message always
have to tie a string to his finger to
remind him Of ltl"-Illustrated Sun,
day Magazine.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07
Flodden Field.

Scotland and England have agreed
to forget all old unkindness and erect
a monument Of Flodden field com.
memorative of the courage OF their
ancestors Of 1873. Both sides are
right, for the Scotch lost sthe battle
quite as much by King James high.
strung chivalry preventing him from
using his strategic advantages as by
the superiority of the English archery.
Flodden was among the last Of the
great battles in which firearms
counted for little or nothing. Prob.
ably the last appearance OF the bow
in war was In Russia a century ago.
The Russians at Eylau. 1907, had a
body Of Bashkirs in chain armor who
opposed arrows to French bullets, and
during the retreat from Moscow in
1872 occasionally French soldiers
found themselves targets for the same
wild archers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07
FORCED INTO EMILE.

VIM. Upchurch Of Glen Oak Okla.
was an exile from home. Mountain
air, he thought would cure fright
full lung-rackng cough that had defied
all remedies for two years, After
six months he returned, death dog
ging his steps. Then l began TO use
DR.. Kings New Discovery" he writes,
and after taking six bottles | am as
well as ever" 1t saves thousands year
ly from desperate lung diseases IN
fallible for coughs and Colds, It dis
pels Hoarseness and Sore Throat.
Cures Grip, Bronchitis, Hemmarrhages
Asthma, Group, Whooplng Cough. 5OC
and $lOO, trial bottle free, guaranteed
by A. NJ. Hughes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Miss Matte Conway, a telephone op
rltor Of Frankfort, was ground ioi
pieces by an L. & y. train "Wednesday
afternoon. The accident occurred Cn
IA curve and in view of dozens Of
| ossengers.
Apparently Miss Conway deliberate
ly laid down on the track in front of
the train. The only part of the
body picked up that resembled a hu-
man being was a part of the lef1
hand and a piece of the skull.
An uncommon sight was the pres
cnce of two engines in the Frankfort
yards that had been instruments of
death during the day One was the
engine that had killed Miss Conway,
the other killing DR.. Bryan near
Paris Wednesday morning.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Lexington, Ky AT a meeting held
here the Board Of Trustees Of Ken
lucky Wesleyan Cal.cgo, eff Win
chester, Prof, J. ]. Tygurr professor
OF philosophy Of Central Colle1e at
Fayettr Mo-, WIS UNANIMOUSLY elect. =
president of Kentucky Wesleyan COL
lege.
Prof Tygart will come to Ken
trcIy in time for the May commence
mcnt at Wesleyan, and viii remain
ii Kentucky all summer clnvassing
for, the big college of which he wilt
he the head. He is described as being
six feet three inches in height.
weighing 1870 pounds and is twenty
eight years old. He will be one Of
the youngest college presidents in
the whole country.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07
20 Years
WithHeartT rouble

"Dr. Miles Heart Remedy has
cured me of heart disease OF
over 20 years standing. | was
so bad that | could not do my
work, and could scarcely draw
a full breath without fainting or
smothering. The doctor told me
he could do no more for me;
then / commenced taking the
Heart Remedy. | shall never
forget that night. l slept better
than had before in months. I
kept right on getting better, I'M
til I was perfectly we'll"
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL,
Logan, Iowa.
When the heart action is
weak, it fails to pump the blood
through the lungs with sufficient
rapidity. Then the lungs do not
absorb the proper amount of
oxygen, although they may be
taking in a normal amount of
air. The result is shortness of
breath, smothering spells, diff
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. DR.. Miles Heart Rem
edy strengthens the heart nerves
and muscles, and in this way
increases the circulation.
Get a bottle from your drug
gist. Take it according to direc-
tons, and if it does not benefit
he win return your money.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

The center of the great storm
which has left death and devastation
in is wake passed through Georgia
Saturday and incomplete reports i9di-
caae that forty or more persons
were killed, the death list at BuChan-
the largest. Later reports
from Tennessee indicate that prob
ably 100 persons were killed in that
State on Friday. The storm passed
ol. to the Atlantic ocean, where it
t.; believed It's forces will soon be
spent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

heaviest sufferers both in number
of killed and inurejd mad amount
of property destroyed. The Tennessee
alone, thirty-six persons We're killed
with complete reports not yet obtain
uhle The storm was remarkable for
its intensity and the wide area Gov
cred. Hundreds Of buildings We're Le-
stroyed and the loss IN cattle Killed
trees blown down and buildings laid
waste VII amount into the millions
Of dollars.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Carlisle seems to he a great place
for the killing of colOred folks.
During the past few years seven men
and women have met violent deaths
this town and Henryville, the CoIored
village adjoining, and not a single
hanging and very few convictions
resulted. Human life seems to be
lightly regarded by our folks. Car
isle Mercury.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

John and William Brown, negroes
father and son, were elecuocuted in
r.he penitentiary at Richmond Friday
1noruing, John Brown went at 7,25,
the son followed twelve minutes later
NO hitch in the affair
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

More than 100 lives are reported
in the great storm which swept over
the country Thursday night and fri
Gay, the Southern States being the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Claude Thomas, of Paris, has been
,Ieclared the Democratic nominee for
State Senator from the district COM
posed of Bourbon, Clark and Montsoi)
cry counties.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Leonard Webb, assistant citXs~eish-
GER of Cincinnati, was murdered in his
office, An eye witness says that Il
drunken man assaulted Webb without
cause. g..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Frankfort. Ky.-~Snow fell in Prank.
fort three times Saturday. the ilurries
being light each time and no flakes
staying after they landed on the warm
earth The first Snow furry was u,
about daylight, and about noon it
showed hard for a fey minutes. the
riGke5 being large 1t is feared that
the cold may have injured the treaty
damaged fruit
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-05-07

Three vessels We're lost, one carry,
down with it the crew of seven men,
in the storm on lhe Great Lakes. An
abandoned steel barge was picked up.
The dinner table was set and The fate
OF the crew is unknown. The crew Of
the Aurania which was caught in
the fee and lost, escaped after a
perilous trip.