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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-26
CHAPTER XVII.

Elk ASll.
More than a year had passed since Una
Trenham's death, and matters seemed to
ave reached a crisis now, i'll that impo-
tent rivalry between the masters of Hohve
and Winterfield. The death of one of
Che members for the county happened in
that hard winter of 1S70-71, and the
young me. were &c contest the seat. This
step, and its possible success, had been
for years before the eyes of Horton New
ley. and, except one at present unsatis-
fled desire, his seat in Parliament was
the only thing needed to overflow his cup
Of perfect triumph. With Rourke Tren-
ham a widely different motive worked.
Three years before he would have laugh
ed at the idea of contesting a seat-proud
in his confidence of a Trenham's certainty
of being returned if ne chose to offer him
self as a candidate for the membership.
Eighteen months ago he would have ridi-
culed the idea Of entering upon a con-
tested election with no balance at his
bankerS. But now it was all different.
One certain bill. 70 often vasnly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-04
BUSINESS LOCALS.

See Mr.. or Mrs. Hashimoto, mas
seurs, if your muscles are sore.
Sun Wo. maker of fine jewelry, is
on Maunakea street near Hotel.
Royal Annex for oysters, crabs,
frogs legs and Holsters. See sign.
Great bargains in shirtwaists at
Whitney & Marsh s sale next Monday.
Whitney & Marsh announce their
clearance sale of shirtwaists to begin
on Monday next.
Go to Blom s this week and lay in
a supply of hosiery. The bargains are
greater than ever.
Sam Lee Tai Co., King street be
tween Nuuanu and Smith, will make
furniture or boxes to order.
You can have genuine Panama
straw hat made to order at K. Iso-
shima s, 80 King street, for $3.50.
You can buy groceries at $3.50 less
than you have been paying if you deal
with Theo. F. Lansing, 1895 King St.
Ehlers' stock of long gloves has
been bought with the University and
other balls in view. All sizes in
stock.
If you have a piece of machinery
that is not working properly send it to
John Neil, Merchant street near
Bishop street.
Henry May & Co. have large new
shipment just in of the famous . Bee y
brand Ceylon tea in gunny sacks.
Phone your order to p.
Ladies can get hats for any purpose
at Dunn s hat shop in the Harrison
block. Special and appropriate de-
signs for tramping and automobiling.
The special sale of dress goods at
Sachs closes this Saturday. There
will be a special in silk gloves Satur-
day, 65e. gloves selling at 45c. a pair.
Photographs that will please you
and your friends, portraits and studies
that are artistic in every detail at R.
w. Perkins studio, Hotel street. near
Fort.
Stockholders in the worlds gold
mines receive approximately $500,000,-
600 annually. How much of it comes
your way? Buy "Mayfower stock.
Buy it now!
One thousand miles of ocean can
now be bridged by a wireless telegraph
message. Steamers are now seldom out
of communication with Honolulu four
days from port.
Hot meals are served at all hours
at the Palace Cafe with the best glass
of draught beer in the city. Try their
short order lunch Corner Richards
and Merchant streets.
We have just received some Of the
latest Spring fashions in dress goods
English bed dimity, etc. We are sell
ing our carpets at reduced prices to
clear the stock Jordan S.
Remember it, The best assortment
of tapas, mats, leis, old Hawaiian
stamps and postcards of the better
grade. at the Island Curio Store
Steiner 's-Elite building, Hotel street
Next time you want a good cigar
go to your dealer and say, II want
Lawrence Barrett!' That's the
wav to get One--they are not often
given away. Best Zoe. smoke on earth
The Sehuman Carriage Co. offers
autoists the Locomobile, the car that
won the famous Vanderbilt Cup race
for America Model 40, 4 cylinder. &c
actual h. p, passenger, $500 f. o
b. factory.
We guarantee absolutely and uncon
ditionally every statement made il
our prospectus. Read it and 90 fietcher
ize' on it. Buy Mayfower" stock
Buy it now!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-04
PERSONAL.

Alfred Carter and family will re-
move to Honolulu from the Parker
ranch.
School Inspector King of Hilo re-
turned to his home on the Mauna Kea
Tuesday.
S. w. Wilcox and G. P. Wilcox of
Kauai are i'm this city. They are stop
ping at the Young hotel.
Mrs. De Fries gave luau for a
number of guests of the Young and
Moana hotels last evening 1t was
greatly enjoyed by the malihinis.
P. t. Phillips, purser of the Mauna
Kea, has been forced to lay over a
trip on account Of an attack of pneu-
monia which has confined him at home.
Franklin Matthews, who was here
with the battleships, has issued his
story of the trip under the title ''With
the Battle Fleet" New York: B. W.
Huebseh.)
Col. W. S. Schuyler is registered at
the Young hotel from the cantonment
at Leilehua. c. w Stewart, also an
officer at the camp, and wife are in
town and are staying at the Young.
p Peterson and his niece, Adelaide
Entrees, of Chicago, have returned
from a trip to the volcano, which they
appreciated immensely. They are reg
istered at the Young hotel at present.
W. L. bigger and family will move
this week from the Young hotel TO
the Pleasanton. Mr.. Bilger is boom
ing the Alaska Yukon-Paeifc EXPOSE
ton in every possible way during his
stay in the islands.
Secretary Tsuchiya. of the japanese
Consulate. who has been investigating
general conditions among the .Tapa-
nese communities on Hawaii, is back.
His report is being made out for sub
| mission to the Consul General.
A. L. Patterson. who arrived here
! on the Moana the other day from Aus
| tralia, is registered at the Young hotel.
He win return to his home in San
Francisco on the Alameda. Mr.. Pat
erson saw the Burns-Jackson contest
| IN Australia, and says that Tommy
8urns would have won out had he
| stood up for few rounds more.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-04
BOARD OF MISSIONS.

The quarterly meeting of the dis
triet branch Of the Woman 5 Auxiliary
to the Board of Missions viii be held
at St. Andrew S Sunday school room
this Thursday, February 4th, at 3
clock
A full attendance of all members of
the parish branches is requested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
BENNETT IS RECEIVER
ELL|SVILLE LUMBER co.
Assets of Concern Said to Aggregate
More Than Quarter OF a
Million Dollars.

The Ellisville Lumber company
owns some of the finest timber tracts
in this section of the state. 1t also
has several miles of logging road and
is building two or three small mills
on Leaf river. Mr.. Mulford Parker,
who has had the active management
of the company, is a man of much
energy and ability, but the advent of
the financial depression and the de-
struction of the Ellisville plant by fire
prevented the successful consumma-
ton of his plans.
With Mr.. Bennett as received, it is
probable that the affairs of the COM
pany will soon be in better shape. AS
most Hattiesburgans know, Mr.. Ben
nett is man of excellent financial
genius, and has already done excellent
work in the rehabilitation of impor-
tant industries in this section of the
state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22

Mr.. r. l.. Bennett, active vice-presi-
dent of the Hattiesburg Trust & Bank
ing company, has been appointed re-
ceiver for the Ellisville Lumber COM
pany. The appointment was made Sat
urday and Mr. Bennett left this morn
ing for Ellisville, where he will check
over the books and papers of the com
pany preparatory to assuming active
charge of the business.
1t is understood that the assets of
the Ellisville Lumber company aggre-
gate something more than $300,0OO,
and that the liabilities are considera-
bly, less.
The selection of Mr.~Bennett as re-
ceiver means that the business of the
company will henceforth be transact
ed from Hattiesburg, and that receipt
and disbursement will be made
through the Hattiesburg Trust &
Banking company of this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
REPUBLICANS MAKE
POSITIVE PROMISES
Congressman Bowers Is Doing Good
Work, Says Chairman conner.-Mr.
Hitchcock Will Intercede With the
President and Speaker.

Messrs. w. NJ. Conner ]. F. Wilder,
c. H. Armbrecht and T. L. ODonnell,
representing the lumbermen of South
Mississippi, have returned from Wash
ington, where they went to appear
before the congressional committee in
an effort to prevent a reduction in the
duty on Canadian lumber.
Mr. w. NJ Conner. chairman of the
committee, was seen by News repre-
sentative this afternoon, when he
said:
From republicans in authority we
received every assurance that the in
terests of South Mississippi would be
protected. It is possible that the lum-
Der tariff may be reduced from So to
$1.50, but I believe that it will be
allowed to stand at So.
Congressman Bowers is doing ex-
cellent work He is faithful and con-
scientious and has the confidence and
esteem, of his colleagues. He was of
invaluable assistance to the commit
tee in arranging interviews that the
matter might be presented to those in
authority"
Mr.. Conner says that the committee
learned soon after reaching Washing
ton that little could be expected from
the democratic minority, hence the
claims of the lumbermen were carried
directly to the men behind the admin
istration.
A personal interview was secured
with Frank H. Hitchcock, former
chairman of the republican national
committee, and now postmaster gen
eral in the Taft cabinet. Mr.. Hitch
cock assumed a personal interest II
the matter and promised to take the
subject up with the president, the
speaker and the congressional commit
tee.
The names of those who will be ap
pointed to the conference committee:
in the houses of congress were secured
and a close canvass of these men b,
gentlemen from Hattiesburg disclosed
a pronounced opposition to any re
4 duction IN the lumber tariff.
Mr.. Conner is not only hopeful, bu
is optimistic, He believes that tn
fight has been won and that the lun
bermen of this district now have notl
ing to fear
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22

The Cumberland Telephone COM
pany is getting ready to start the con-
struction of direct line from Hatties-
burg to Gulfport. This statement is
authorized by Manager Barbee of the
local exchange. To a reporter of The
News Mr.. Barbee said:
"The company had not intended to
build the line to Gulfport this year,
but the great demand for service from
the lumber interests along the line
and their hearty cooperation In the
matter has enabled the company to
take the matter up at once.
Work will start on the line without
delay. and it will be pushed to compile
tion.
This will open up a fine territory
for the lumbermen and will materially
strengthen the service of the company
at Hattiesburg and Gulfport. Hereto
fore, we have had to work all coast
points through New Orleans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22

Alderman Lasseter is still busy on
the gasoline lighting problem, and at
a meeting of the Hattiesburg city
council tonight will submit some cor
respondence from the Mississippi In
spection and Advisory Rating co1h-
pany of vicksburg, bearing on the sub
ject.
Mr.. ~Lasseter contends that neither
he nor Chief Potter are opposed to
gasoline lighting systems, but that the
ordinance which they have had drawn
for presentation to the council only
provides that such systems be install
ed in accordance with the rules of the
underwriters, and that they be in
spected at regular intervals.
In commenting on the ordinance, a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
BEN CANNON
ASKS PARDON
Negro Murderer From Panola
County is Also Longing
For His Liberty.

JACKSON, Miss, March 22.-Gov.
Noel has been petitioned to grant
pardon to Ben Cannon, sent up from
Leflore county in 1897 to serve
seven year term for assault with in
tent to kill. Cannon's sentence would
have expired more than five years
ago, but after serving a short period
he escaped, remained at large several
years, and finally returned to the
state and voluntarily surrendered. He
asks to be pardoned because he is
hopeless paralytic.
Joe Enmons, sent up from Pamela
county in 1888 for Killing Alfred Orr
asks to he pardoned from a life sen.
tence. He claims that he was poor
and friendless, unable to pay counsel
to defend him, and was persuaded tc
enter plea of guilty despite the fact
that the killing was in self-defense.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
MANY WITNESSES To
APPEAR IN The CASE
Attorneys Ask Continuance Until
O'Clock This Afternoon, When the
Trial Begins-EmotionaI insanity Is
the Plea.

JACKSON, Miss, March 22.-The
case of William Sorsby, deputy post
master at Clinton, who assassinated
Postoffice Inspector Chas. Fitzgerald
on thhe depot platform at that place
several months ago, was called for
trial in the Kinds county circuit court
this morning.
Owing to the widespread interest
manifested in the celebrated tragedy,
the courtroom was thronged with spec
tators. After the list CT witnesses was
called attorneys for the defense filed
a motion asking that special venire
of two hundred qualified electors be
summoned from the two districts of
the county. At the same time the at
! torneys for Sorsby stated that they
! could not announce ready because OF
| the absence of four witnesses, and
asked further proceedings be postpon-
ed until three o'clock. which was
granted.
! Over seventy-five witnesses have
been summoned, and it is the evident
purpose of the defense to enter a ples
of emotional insanity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
new COUNTY JAIL
IS fine STRUCTURE.

The Jail is now complete and has
been accepted by the board. The
structure is imposing, strong and COM
plete. 1t was designed by w. S. Hull,
architect, of Jackson, Miss. A person
has only to pass through the building
to see that it required many hours of
thought to design so modern a Jail.
The iron and steel work was fur
nished by the Adams Steel & Wire
Works of Joliet, H., and it proved
equal to the test as to withstandins
hack saws, after working five hour:
and wearing out eleven hack SAWS an'
no damage done. The superintendent
said he was satisfied and so reports
to the board
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22

Contractor H. c. Hull has given For
rest county splendid piece of work.
The captain says that it is the best
piece of work that he ever saw and
that the reinforced concrete is sim
ply fine-just like cutting through
granite to get hole through it--and
the cellar is dry as a powder house.
The brick used were select. hard
burned ones, there being no salmon
brick selected in construction or the
building, and throughout the structure
is made of the best material on the
market, and there has never been any
dissatisfaction registered AGAINST the
contractor, which is proof vF'thin itsel
that the work was done isNa very sat
factory and highly creditable manner
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
CUMBERLAND company
Will BUILD new Line
To GULFPORT SHORTLY

"a great deal of credit is due the
lumber men for securing the extern
ton of this line at this time"
District Superintendent Reid ad-
vises Local Manager Barbee that the
material for the construction of the
line to Gulfport will be shipped al
once, and that the work will begir
soon as possible. This will complete
the line from Jackson to Gulfport.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
$l,OOO,OOO TIMBER DEAL IN
THE HATT|ESbURG District

seems certain, the Fullerton syndicate
will at once resume operation of the
Lumberton plant, which is one of the
largest mills in the district, giving en-
ployment to at least 300 men. At the
rate of 30,00O,000 feet year, which
the purchasers agree to cut, the timber
will last for a period of eight years,
but it is probable that the capacity of
the mill will be increased and that the
entire 24O,OOO,OOO feet of timber Will
be turned into lumber in five years or
even less time.
The Fullerton syndicate is already a
large holder of South Mississippi y''
low pine and it's agents have b.
tive in this section for several months
purchasing a number of smaller tracts
in Forrest, Lamar, Prentiss and Jeffer-
son Davis counties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
LIGHTING ORDINANCE
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL

copy of which was sent them by Mr..
Lasseter, the Vicksburg company re-
marks: "The ordinance as submitted
to your council appears to be taken
largely from the rules and require
ments of the underwriters of the Ma
tional Fire Protection association, and
in as much as these systems should
be installed in accordance with the
specifications We can see no good rea-
son for objecting to the passage o
such an ordinance. We win add, how
ever, that it is unnecessary that this
ordinance be more rigid in its require
ments than is called for in the rules
and requirements mentioned"
1t is probable that the matter will
provoke general discussion at the city
council meeting tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
New Mill in Prospect.

Representative of the WARSAW Lum-
Der Company, which owns immense
tracts of lumber in Jones, Greene and
tracts of lands in Jones, Greene and
Wayne Counties, spent Friday and
Saturday in the district, making pans
for the erection of a large mill at
Laurel and for the building of a rail
road from that town to Waynesboro, a
distance of % miles. 1t is said that
the mill of this company will be com
pleted and in operation during the
summer and that it will have a capaci
ty of at least 100000 feet a day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
PRESSING Pure
FOOD Laws NOW

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 22.-The
advocates of pure food legislation who
adopted a program on the 18th inst,
have entered upon a vigorous cam
paign to push the law through and to
provide for its proposed enforcement
The opponents of the measure are
also armed and equipped for the de.
moralization of the movement. 1t will
be one of the fiercest fights before the
Legislature.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
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:: GOVERNOR WIRES :
a HIS RESIGNATION. :.

1: SANTA FE, N NJ, March %. :.
!. Gov. George Curry today tele- !
!: graphed to President Taft his res :
I: ignation as governor of New :
!. Mexico. His successor has not :
:, been named. 8
I: The resignation is the result of :.
!. charges of fraud in connection :
!. with government lands, in which :
!. Curry is said to have been impli- :
= Gated :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
NARpAMAN TO LECTURE.

SENFORD, Miss, March 22.-Unde1
the direction of Prof. Sam Cranberry.
the High School held its closing ex-
ercises asst evening last evening.
Ex-Governor Jas. K. Vardaman will
deliver an address at Seminary next
Thursday night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
Little Willie Whila
Will Be Restored to
Parents in 48 Hours

received letter giving further direc-
tions as to where the money should
be placed All negotiations are being
carefully guarded by the family, who
prefer to give a ransom and get the
child back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
BURGLARS AT WORK
IN HATTIESBURG.

Burglars are at work in Hattiesburg
again, but this time on a miniature
scale. Last night some one entered
the residence of T. B. Geiger on Will
liams street and carried away buck
ell of lard and a sack of sugar from
the kitchen. An entrance was gained
through a window in the cook room.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
J. J. Newman Mill.

The plant of the J. j. Newman Lum-
Der Company in Hattiesburg, which
was destroyed by fire early last year,
will soon be ready for operation again,
having been rebuilt on an enlarged
scale. The new structure is fireproof
throughout and will be the largest and
finest mill in the South with the ex-
ception of the plant of the Great South
ern Lumber Company at Bogalusa, La.
The Newman mill will employ 800 to
1000 hands, and will resume opera
ton early in May. The Mississippi
Central Railroad Company, which is
closely allied with the J. J. Newman
Lumber Company, is now purchasing
rights of way for the extension of its
lines from Hattiesburg south to some
point on the Gulf, presumably Pas
| cagoula.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
COLONEL Wells
PASSES TO REST

SANTA MONICA, Cal, March "a
Col. F. W. Wells, former representa-
tive in Congress from the Second, Mis-
sissippi district, and consul general at
Shanghai under President Hayes, died
at his residence here last night
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
Associated Press.

SHARON, Penn, March 22.-It was
reported here today that the Whitla
family has assurance that their son
Willie, will be returned within forty
eight hours. 1t is declared that they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
VICE-PRESIDENT
IS SAFE and we'll

UTICA, N. Y, March 22.-Reports
to the effect that Vice-President Sher-
man had met with serious accident
this afternoon are groundless. He is
at home here and in perfect health.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
RAMSEY RETURNS.

Mr.. w. H. Ramsey, of Ramsey &
Co., undertakers, has returned from
the Eastern markets, where he pur-
chased additional rolling stock and
other goods for their establishment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
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!: SIX MEN ARE LOST =
I: IN A BIG BALLOON. .

I. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Mar. %. 4
1. The big balloon which left Pas =
:. adena Saturday afternoon with .
g Capt. e. H. Muller and five other .
!. men has not been heard from, 8
:. and is believed to have been lost. .
{. A fierce blizzard is now raging .
{. over the Grand Canyon, where .
!. the balloon was last seen, and it .
:. is believed that Muller and his =
!. associates have perished. =
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
Jones County Deal.

Jones County Deal.
Another large deal was consumated
near Ellisville in Jones County few
days ago, when the Eureka Lumber
Company of Eastabutchie, purchased
from the receivers of the Ellisville
Lumber Company, tract of standing
pine in Jones County, which will cut
more than 1OO,OOO,OOO feet. The pur
chase price of this tract was $326,000,
on which a cash payment of thirty
per cent. has already been made. This
timber adjoins property already owned
by the Eureka people and will add
several years run to their already
large holdings. The mill of the Eu-
reka Lumber Company was one of the
few industries that did not suspend
during the panic, having large orders
for export timber already on it's books
at that time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-22
MAY Add Electric Plant.

May Add Electric Plant.
The Southern Lumber & Ice Com
pany, operating a large planning mill
in this city, has secured loan of
$4,000 from a Vicksburg bank, and
it is said that it will shortly install
complete plant for supplying cleo
trio lights and power in competition
with the Hattiesburg Traction Com
pany.