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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Head Was Crushed.

In this position the horse ran for
two blocks, finally turning to one side
and striking a tree. The force crushed
Mr.. Lindsey's head. When rescued
from this position he was dead.
Matt Lindsey was the pioneer trucl:
grower in this section of this country
Ten years ago he amassed a small for
tune in truck, which he shipped to
markets in the North and East. Last
year he laid out and opened to the
public a magnificent resort, which is
known as "Lindsey's Park"
He comes from one of the most
prominent families in this section. 4
wife and eight children, two brothers
and two sisters survive. Mrs. Lind
sey is Frustrated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Kinds County Leads.

In the compilation of ad valorem
values, Kinds county leads with val
uatlon Of l2,151,02e. and with taxes
for the state of s12,90G15. The county
and municipalities will draw a sum
slightly in excess of this figure. The
county with the smallest valuation is
Leake, with $3,212. upon which a tax
of $19.27. This, however, is not really
railroad property, since Leake is the
only county in the state without
railroad, but is telephone property.
which comes under the jurisdiction of
the railroad commission, and is
classed with railroads, as are the tele-
graph companies.
Only IA counties have railroad prop
erty valued at more than a million
dollars, and only two, Kinds and Lau-
derdale, have more than two millions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
$4,000 Wild FANS SEE
PIRATES TAKE FIRST GAME

Special 10 The Neps.
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburg, October
SIN the presence of a crowd esti-
mated at from 10000 to $4,000 per-
sons the piusburg base ball team.
champions Of the National Leagua.
and the Detroit team, champions of
the Amer'can League, began a LATHE
this afternoon at . o'clock for the
base ball championship of the world.
Not a seat was vacant soon after
the opening game of the series began,
and the crowd was surging onto the
edges of the field where a force of
800 policemen had a strenuous time
to keep it within limits.
Mullin, Donovan and Summers all
warmed up for the Tigers before the
game was called while Camnitz, Ad-
ans and Willis limbered up their
pitching arms on the Pirates side.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
TOASK VETERANS
HERE FOR 1910
CIRCUIT court
CIVIL DOCKET
Clerk Nixon Is Now Arranging Same
and the Cases for Fall Term Will
BE Set Next Week.

Circuit Court Clerk I. J. Nixon is
now busy preparing and arranging the
docket for the civil term of the circuit
court, which meets in Hatteisburg on
the third Monday in October, and the
cases will be set next week.
The civil docket for this trem is said
to be heavy one, and it is doubtful if
all the cases can be disposed of dur
ing the three weeks devoted to this
business.
There are many important cases to
come up for hearing, some of them
being damage suits involving large
sums of money, and the session prom
ises to be an interesting as well as
busy one.
The grand jury will meet on the
second Monday in November, when
the criminal docket will be taken up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
TY Cobb SCORES
TIGERS ONLY RUN
Beachers For Home Run in the
Fifth and Wagner Scores Pirates
Final Tally.
Special 10 The Newss

Specidt 10 Inc NeDS5
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburg, October
SIN the presence of probably 50,-
600 enthusiastic fans Fittsburg this
afternoon took the first game of the
worlds championship series from De
troit by score of 4 to /.
The Tigers only score was made
by Ty Cobb who got his base on balls,
stole second and counted on Delehan.
tvs safe drive ..s
In the last half of the fourth Pitts
burg tied the score when Clarke
knocked a home run into the left field
bleachers.
The Pirates made two more in the
fifth on two baggers by Abstein and
Gibson and Leach's sacrifice fly to
left.
Wagner scored Pittsburg's last run
in the sixth after opening with two
bagger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
TIED TOGETHER"
And BOTH "FOU1"
One Negress Says Other Accused
Me of Her Husband''-Both
Fined.

Evelyn Jones and Sarah Overstreet.
negresses, were each fined $3.50 by
Judge Davis in the city court this
morning for assault and battery on
one another.
When Evelyn was placed on the
stand and told to tell her story she
launched an avalanche of words which
set the spectators to gasping for
breath. She said Saarh had accused
her (Evelyn) of her (Sarah's) hus-
band" She made the charge no
clearer than this but finally wound
up by saying that she and Sarah tied
together" and "fout."
Sarah stated that Evelyn haG at.
tackled her first, but after hearing
the testimony of a disinterested eye
witness, Judge Davis decided that
both were equally guilty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
REVIVAL At The
COURT ST. CHURCH

Interest in the revival services
now in progress at the Court Street
Methodist church is increasing with
every service, and the attendance is
improving constantly.
Rev. Griffin and Ferguson. who are
assisting Rev. Thompson in the meet
ing, are both pastors of the Mississippi
Conference and are recognized as
men Of strong revival powers. Their
preaching is OF a high order and very
convincing.
The singing, which is exceptionally
good, is under the direction of Rev.
o. S. Lewis, pastor Of Broad Stree.
church, and as a matter Of conven--
ience, a collection Of select songs
which are being used in the meeting.
have been printed for distribution
among the congregation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

BURNED TODEATH'
|. & N. TRAINS
HERE TO QUIT
Operation of Them Through Hatties.
burg Will Cease Within Next
Few Days.

Superintendent Flanagan, of the
New Orleans & Northeastern left this
morning for New Orleans, and within
the next three or four days it is en-
pected that the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad viii cease the operation
of trains through this city. The L.
& n. bridge across a point of Lake
Pontchartrain, between Mobile and
New Orleans, which was practically
destroyed during the recent Gulf
storm, win have been restored within
the next few days and it will no long
er be necessary Tor the road to ruu
trains through Hattiesburg over the
n. o. & N. f. and the G. G S. I. in
order to reach New Orleans and Gulf
port.
The telegraph offices of the n. o.
x n. f. and the NJ ]. & X. c. have
been removed from the old North
eastern depot to the new station.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Reunion in October.

"The reunion would come off next
fall. probably in October. There would
possibly be 500 veterans present
tSomething over 600 registered at Me-
ridian two years ago. Some expense
would be incurred. Probably it would
require an outlay of more money
than the visitors would leave in the
city.
But Meridian set a pace two years
ago that no other city in the state
would like to fall behind. It's citizens
.opened their homes to the veterans
and free entertainment was furnished
every one. On his arrival in the city
every veteran was presented with a
button badge, which, by an arrange
ment with the street car company en-
titled him to free transportation on
all its lines as often as he desired to
ride. The usual decoration of the
business houses and private residences
would be expected. The reunion
would last two days.
Please give this matter your atten.
,tion and If it meets with your ap-
Iproval, let us carry up to Vicksburg
next month, an invitation backed by
the assurance that the people Of the
city indorse It 1t would be splen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
CITY COUNCIL Votes
TO EXTEND WELCOME
And Members Will Threw Open Their
Homes to Old Soldiers if They
Come-lnvitation to Be Extended at
Vcksburg Reunion.

At the open meeting of the CONNER
cal Club next Tuesday night steps
probably will be taken to have the
Mississippi Division, United Confeder-
ate Veterans, hold its 1910 reunion IN
Hattiesburg.
On behalf of the Hattiesburg camp
of veterans, Capt. w. P. Chambers has
addressed letters TO the Commercial
Club, the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton and the city council asking the
cooperation Of those bodies in secur-
ing the 1910 reunion for this city, and
thar these and the citizenship general
ly of Hattesburg will cordially co
operate to effect the end in view is a
practical certainty.
Following is a copy of the letter
presented to the city council at last
nights session by Capt Chambers;
Hattiesburg, Miss, Oct. 7, 1909
Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
1T is W desire of the Hattiesburs
Camp Of Confederate Veterans, to in
vite the state reunion to this city for
the year 1910 Feeling, however, that
we would not be justified in extend
ing the invitation unless it had the
Endorsement of the people of Hatties
burg, we take this method Of calling
your attention to the matter.
As a matter OF course, the annual
reunion of Confederate Veterans will
soon cease, BECAUSE there will be no
veterans to meet. The youngest OF
Us have long past the summit and are
far down the hillside toward the shad-
ows Of dea,h. But We wish to have
the men who wore the gray meet one
Zine more in our own fair young city.
Hence our appeal to you.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Big Crowds At
FORREST, MISS.
Traders Day Draws More People to
the Scott County Metropolis Than
Anything in Twenty Years.
Special TO 7 he Mems

opeSidt 10 4 ne NeUS
FOREST, Miss, October S,-Wed-
nesday was traders day in Forest
and as the occasion had been extern
sively advertised, the result was an
unusually large gathering of persons,
perhaps the largest assemblage here
in at least two decades. There seems
to have been perfect harmony upon
the part of the business men and each
merchant not only offered a leader in
the way of a bargain in his respective
line, but offered a prize to the farmers
having the best display of live stock,
poultry or other farm products. III
addition to this many prizes were
awarded to winners of foot races
and other athletic contests. This is
the second venture of the kind here, a
similar project having been tried with
success last year, hence it is likely
traders day will become a regular an
nual event.
The new compress which has been
in process of construction for the past
several months has begun work and
while the crop is short has a pros.
pect Of doing full business the pres
ent ses I'm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
ASSESSMENT ROLLS
NEARLY FINISHED

Before continuing the work on the
city assessment rolls at its meeting
last night, the city council allowed
the balance of s1773S due the Hatties.
burg Traction Company for city lights
for the month of September.
The council has reached the letter
wv on the assessment rolls now and
the work on them probably will be
completed with another session or
SO. The city fathers have been on
gagged on this work almost daily and
nightly for the past month or more.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Escaped BY Ladder.

w. H. Mustaine, assistant city tick
ct age of the L. & n. railroad. who
occupied one of the floors with his
VIE and two children vas taken our
with the other members of his family
Just in time to save their lives.
Neighbors brought ladder and put
1t on the side of the building. per-
nittlng the Mustaines to escape.
). A. Thuss, grocer, who occupied
the iirst floor of the building, recently
had trouble with Jim Butler and Geo
Harrison, both negroes. These ne
groes were seen walking around the
oullaing last night and after the fire
today they were placed under arrest
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Horrible Holocaust In Tennessee's
Capital City Early
Today.
man, Wife and 8
CHILDREN Victims
Another Family Saved Barely In Time
Negroes Who Had Trouble With
One of Tenants Under Suspicion
and Are Arrested.
By Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, October S.
FIRE early today in the brick building
at 721 Jefferson street wiped out a
family of five persons, burning sever
al Oh the bodies TO crisp. The dead:
Moses Fishman, 27 years old, died
from suffecation.
Mrs. Dora Fishman, his wife, "a
years old, burned to death.
Miss Rosa Fishman, IA years old,
died from suffocation.
Miss Rachel Markeson, 16 years
Old cousin, died from suffocation.
Mrs. Rosie A. Fishman. mother of
Moses Fishman, aged so years, burn.
ed to death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
ATHLETICS FOR
ST. STANISLAUS
enthusiastic Meeting For the PURPOSE
OF Organizing an Association
Was Held Recently.
Special 10 the Mems.

Special TO the Neus.
BAY ST. LOUIS. Miss :, October 8
A'hietlc enthusiasts of ST. Stanislals
College held a meeting to devisA
means and ways to organize an atb-
ie'ic association. The meeting was
presided over by Stanley Keller of
Hahnville, La, and speeches were
made by William Jaenke, of Jennings
La; Albert Haydel, of st. James par-
ish' La; William Blumenthal, of Dom
aidsonville, La, Louis Knop of New
orieans' and Marcel Waguespack, of
oupre, La. In the near future there
VIII be a permanent organization and
the results are expected to surpass
former records.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
co INVOCATION
TO MEET HERE
Gulf Coast Convocation of Episcopal
Church Meets in Hattiesburg
Tuesday.

Next Tuesday the Gulf Coast Con-
vocation of the Protestant Episcopal
church will meet in Trinity church in
this city.
Rev. G. S. Gibbs, pastor of Trinity
church. will go to New Orleans to-
morrow to officiate in St. AIMS
church, in the Crescent City, Sunday
and lay services will be held at Trim
ity church here on that day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
]. N. Lindsey
IS KILLED
Well Known Laurel Man Meets
Tragic Death in Run
away Accident.
EMMITT |. YATES
ALSO BADLY INJURED
Is Thought to Have Fracture of Skull.
Horse Ran Into Tree and Mr.. Lind
sey's Head Was crushed-Well
Known Here.
Special 10 The News

Special 10 The News
LAUREL, Miss, October S.-J. Mad.
ison Lindsey, for number OF years
president of the Southern Truck Grow
ers' League and one of the most prom
inent citizens OF this city and section
of the state, was instantly killed and
Emmitt @. Yates, member of the firm
of Yates, Saunders & Yates, we'll
known real estate and insurance man,
dangerously, if not fatally injured, in
a runaway accident here yesterday.
The accident occurred in the north
ern part of the city while Mr.. Lindsey
was en- route to his country home just
beyond the city limits accompanied by
Mr.. Yates, with whom he was on "A
business deal. The horse, without
cause Or warning, suddenly began TO
run. Mr.. Yates, who was driving, was
thrown out almost at once, landing
on his head in the street, receiving
several severe cuts about the head.
and it is thought fracture of the
skull.
Physicians this evening carried him
to New Orleans for an operation. IN
attempting to get the lines it Is
thought Mr.. Lindsey, who was a large
man, fell into the front of the buggy
his head becoming fastened between
the body and q front wheel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
MAKES AN INCREASE
OF $2,Sl7,O38
Over Figures of One Year Ago-State
Taxes Will Be $3o5,879.24, and
Privilege Taxes Equal Amount
Compilation Made.
Special 10 The Neus

Special 10 The Neps
JACKSON, October S.-Secretary T
r. Maxwell, of the Mississippi Rail
road Commission, has completed a
compilation Of the valuation Of rail
road property in the state. by coun
ties, and the ad valorem state taxes
on it for the current year.
The total valuation upon which
taxes for 1909 are to be collected, is
$51 ,479,O41, an increase over the fig
ures of last year of $2S17.09S. The
state taxes on this valuation will be
s30S, S,S7S9.24, and the privilege taxes
have not yet been compiled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
PROSPECTORS GO
TO LUMBERTON
Party Of Nineteen Prospectors From
Youngstown, Ohio, Figuring On
Cutover Lands.
Special TO the News.

Special TO the Neps.
LUMBERTON, Miss, October s.
Interest in cutover lands is continu-
ing to increase. The Southern Land
Co., Of Youngstown, O., some time
last year bought several thousand
acres Of cutover pine lands from the
receivers Of the Camp & Hinton Co.,
Of Lumberton. R. Inglis. manager Of
the Southern Land Co., arrived here
Wednesday morning with nineteen
prospective settlers from Ohio in the
ueighborhood Of Youngstown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
DR.. COOK GREETED
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Bu Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, October S.-Dr Fred
erick A. Cook, the arctic explorer
headed the most impressive of the
centennial work pageants today when
he rode at the head Of the military
historical and educational parade. The
greeting to him was a very enthusias
tic one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Mr.. Lindsey was well known in Hat
tiesburg and had many friends here
who are greatly shocked and grieved
by his tragic and untimely death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. October s.-ror
Mississippi: Showers tonight q sas-
urdsy. j
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
When Atlantic Coast Line
Gar Goes Into Water.
Jumps the Rails in a Deep
Greek Near Kittery.
No One But Trainmen on Aboard
And All Save Themselves.

Kittery. Me, Nov. 1S.-Thai there
was not serious loss of life when a
trolley car of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway jumped the rails and plunged
beneath the surface of a deep creek
near here early today was due to the
fact that there was no one on board
at the time except three employees
of the company. These. consisting of
the conductor, mOtorman, and one of
the officials of the road, saved them
selves by jumping. All sustained pain
full bruises, and one of them Wa
hauled out of the water by a fisher
man.
The car left tho rails at the entrance
Of the bridge which crosses the creek.
The bridge was around sharp turn
at the foot OF q steep hill. The caG
sank in 30 feet of water only the top
Of thc trolley pole showing ABOVE the
tide
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
Grows Hair
on Bald Heads
A Remedy that Costs Nothing If II
Fails To Do As Claimed.

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
WILL FULFILL TREATY.
orc'e Sam Will Build Big Dam to
Keep Promise to Mexico,

III fa%", Tex, Nev. 1S-The United
States senatorial irrigation COMMITTEE,
Beaded by Senator Carter, is eDencinc
the day at the Elephant Butte dam
sit" north Of FL Paso in New Mexjc,
This is the greatest irrigation project
in the world. even larger than the
-Assouan dam in Egypt. 1t viii cost
SS,ooo0po and require eight years ~
construction. Tho lake to be formed
by the dam will be 40 miles long ana
viii hold the entire low o. the Rio
Grande for three years. The dam is he
ing built between two solid rock banks
ana will irrigate %. 900 acres of lana
IN New Mexico. Texas and Mexico.
IN" building of the dam fulflls y
treaty obligation with Mexico That
country complained for 90 years against
the stoppage of the flow of the Rio
Gfande by denuding the Colorado wa
'ershed and the matter was finally SET
tied by treaty, by which the United
states agreed to irlpound the waters
OF the international stream and divide
them with Mexico without cost to the
latter country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
OLD INDIAN FORT.
Remains of Prehistoric Fortifications
Found Near Boon, Mich.


Cadillac, Mich, Nov. 1s-A G Ees-
sendfn. while out hunting Yesterday
discovered near Econ village. on 1bn
crest of a hill, the wcll defined remains
Vi loH'' built in prehistoric times by
ino'dhS or soma tribe that invested
tiilS region before the white man. This
Is ti'e 'hlrd End % this sort Mr.. Fes-
schoeh mas made in the vicinity OF
booh In n" past eight years, all with
IN the radius Of a fou, miles. In some
parts Of what was once an enclosure
ire Fin'ankmcnt is three to four feet
nigh with trench on either si.lo. Some
Oh these primitive Garth works cors,si
o. t"" trenches close together. show
lhS plainly that a @tockade had beer,
erected. = nHmtc" Of clay vessels were
dug up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
BELFAST.
Waldo Trust Co. Elects Officers-News
From Hunting Party in Woods.

Belfast, Me, Nov. 1S.-(Special)-
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Waldo Trust Co: Directors. E.
c. Burleigh, G. E. Macomber, Byron
Boyd and Joseph Williamson of Au-
gusta; j. II. Howes, O. e Frost, J. C.
Durham, Tieston Wadln. c.. O. Poor.
and Chas. +. knoWlton of Belfast AL
bert Pierce of Frankfort; c. H. Hooper
of Castine: O. J. Farwell of Thorndike:
r. S. Pendleton of Islesboro. The di-
rectors elected the following officers:
Pres, James H. HoWes; cashier. Frank
X. Wiggin; advisory committee, J. H
HoWes. Q. f. Frost. Tileston Wadlin.
and Albert Pierce The COMPANY has
added over $4,000 to its surplus during
the past year and paid per cent. in
dividends. The banking rooms are I'M
uersolng extensive repairs and i'm
provements and the company is doing
business at 10 Main street. The rooms
VIII be entirely remodeled and will be
a hne suite when completed
Robert Logan and bride. nee Miss
Florence G. Gray OF this city. who are
spending their honeymoon in the
Northern Maine woods. write to
friends in Belfast that they are having
great luck hunting ana have already
brought down several deer Game is
plenty and the party Of II are having
an ldcal time. Mr.. Logan will begin
work on camp before he leaves the
woods and will finish it next fall when
they expect to make another trip. The
guide at the camp is former Belfast
man. or 80 years ago. and is named
George Leavitte. Mr. and Mrs. Logan
VIII remain in the woods some weeks
longer. after which they expect to go
TO Palm Beach. Fla. for a month