The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-07-02
THE LITTLE CITY OF SCHLAIER
DOES HERSELF PROUD FRIDAY
She Royalty Entertained About 1900 Guests That Visited Tier Big
Sale and Barbecue Last Friday.
THIS LII Tie TOWN FNTERTAINS VISITORS ROYALTY
An Auction LOTS An Excellent Barbecue Dinner An Interesting Game
Ball. and An Enjoyable Dance. Prove the Features Of the Day.

Everything was quiet in Greenwood
Friday last, because all of our people
who could went to Schlater in re-
sponse to her invitation to attend its
Big Sale and Gala Day. Everyone who
had an automobile took advantage of
our roads between here aud there,
which are in ideal condition; but the
majority of the Greenwoodians boarded
the special train that arrived in Schla-
ter in time enough for the big barbe-
cued dinner. Visitors were also present
from Itta Bena, Minter City, Sunny Side,
and all the adjacent towns within a
radius Of twenty miles.
Schlater, though a small town as yet,
is an enterprising little town, and prides
herself upon her location. 1t is sur
rounded by q rich farming country, Sec
ond to none in the Delta, and is large
trade center, with no competition and
nothing to keep her from growing to a
town of several thousand people in a
few years. 1t has good schools and
churches, and plenty of fine artesian wa
ter. In the city there are two banks,
drug stores, and about forty storehouses,
all of which are doing thriving busi-
ness.
This Day she was at her best. All of
her good people were out to entertain
their visitors, and the guests we're
treated to their hospitality which is
nowhere to be excelled. Everybody
was glad to see everybody, the whole
crowd was friendly, and the whole day
proved to be enjoyable from start to
the finish.
Upon the arrival of the crowd they
were shown over the town and made
known to all the Schlater people. About
noon, when all the visitors had arrived,
the scene of attraction was directed to
the dinner grounds, where they were in
vited to dine. A monster barbecue had
been prepared. Delicacies of all imagi-
nable kinds were strewn over the long
tables and it was thoroughly enjoyed.
The barbecue was complete in every re-
spect and fully one thousand were most
generously served.
The happy crowds attention was
next drawn to the second feature of the
day. 1t was the dig auction of lots in
Schlater. MIR. G.. Pink Lane, the clever
Townsite Man, was master of ceremon-
les, and he conducted the sale in most
happy manner. He was there to boost
Schlater and to sell off as many of the
lots as possible. He entertained the
crowd in his jovial manner and succeed
ed in selling quite number of the de-
sirable lots which were on the market
| for sale. The deeds were delivered i'm
mediately after the auction at the Office
in the Price building. The terms upon
which these lots were sold were one
third cash, balance in two annual pa,
ments, notes, with 8 per cent. thereon
seemed just little disappointed at the
number of the crowd. He had made ex-
tensive preparations for larger crowd
but, notwithstanding his disappoint-
ment, he was himself withal, and ex.
erted every possible effort to induce
the crowd to buy his lots, and to see
that they enjoyed themselves that day
After the sale had been made and the
deeds delivered, the crowd next flowed
to the lemonade stands and to the
soda parlors of that city to quenct
| their thirst, as Friday was an exceed
ingly warm day.
The third feature of the day was the
base ball game between Greenwood Z
classy assortment of base ball experts
and the interesting aggregation of toss
ers that Schlater had collected from
regions known and unknown.
/ Schlater had attempted to get Gre
nada's battery, Robert Mitchell ant
Heron Rowland, and things promised
to be interesting, but unfortunatel.
Grenada had games with jackson, Miss.
that conficted with this date, ant
Mitchell and Rowland were conpelle,
to remain with their team. But anyhow
the crowd was good-natured and enjoy
ed the game as we'll as if they had seel
league exhibition. Our boys didn'
: seem to care much whether they won o
, not and put up a very loose article @
{ the game. Bennie Mitchell, our bes
, twirler. was in the box, with Micke
, Mcclellan doing battery stunts. Th
{ game rocked slowly Long until finall
. nine innings had been played an
, Greenwood turned out to be the victo
by q score of 9 to 8. Taylor, lad fror
Carrollton, was on tab for the Schlate
fans. Trotter and Steve Mitchell, tw
of the University of Mississippi team
were present to play for Schlater. Pc
q haps il Bob Mitchell and Heron Rov
land would have been on deck to ser,
slants to our locals, the game wou-
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