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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11
KILLING GREEN BRIERS.-

KILLING GREEN BIiIEIsS.-A corresponds.
recently asked: What is tho best way 10 clo".
field OF running briers2 / have a field thu, =
covered with them and they nave been practice,
~ undisturbed for many years am now brs,L
ing IT with a heavy pillow about ght inches dec,
and turning up masses OF tho roots hoping tina,
some of them viii be KILLED by The cold"
To this. | replied Il fear thar you will ena
that the cold viii have littio effect on these
roots BETTER 20 to work NJ once and harrow
out all you can with spring-'ooih harrow. or
even a spike harrow and a hay ~ak" and haul them
on Then in spring rc-plo~ tho land and harrov
out any more that turn up AMI then soH the land
thickly in peas. about ON" and a halt bushels Dor
acre Now these for hay and disk he stubble
IS oil and SOW crimson clover sect IN late Angus,
pounds per acre In spring tam The clover
under in bloom for corn. and cultivate II clean
Cut the corn and cur" In shocks. and II any
.r.crA show. 80 over With tho mower and Gu,
hem Of and then disk IN" land sell three inches
.I,cp and SOW winter oats or ~hoAt aud seed 10
4raaa with the grain The best implement - kill
hrlcra ~ n" mower W.th 'h" tots aopt mown
N tho roots wlli eventually die. amt aided By
salotacrInE crops OF peas and clover nth clean
cultivated corn there ahn.d ." 10 t.H .alfy tn
getting rid ~ the hy."ra
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11


counties mainly devoted to the growing OF early
Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes for the Northern
market. They prosperous counties ot small
farms and neat dN cilinga. but nil winter the a~""i
potato growers rake the pine straw from the woods
and haul IL on 10 the land that is To be planted In
sweet potatoes. spread and pillow IL under Tor The
potato crop. OF course. the burylng OF thin or
gnnic matter does good and they grow good crops
Of nw Get potatoes But then In winter ones eyes
are panied by the bare land everywhere after the
late crops have been shipped or stored. have
been urging these men that II would be far leas
inbortous to grow "A crop OF crimson clover TO turn
for their potatoes and that the clover would
Improve their land far more than the pine straw
One man wrote 10 me that IL would not do ah
and make the crop late Then met some time
ago one OF the more progrcsaive farmers there ana
asked him IL he had tried the clover. He said that
he had. and always tries To have II. and that he
mikes better crops by reason of It, Meeting the
same man IA few days ago. asked him about his
crop He said that he has made this season 90
barrels per acre after clover. and that one or his
neghbors got growth OF crimson clover on land
that would not make more than fifteen bushels OF
corn per acre. and turned the clover under and
made l27 barrels OF potatoes per acre after liber-
ally fertiliZng the clover with acid phosphate and
potash. And will warrant that that land Will
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11


writes charmiugly Of our native plants. and the
wonder Is thai they 80 generally neglected.
Where now live go out In spring and
zee great thickeis Of kalmia latifola in gorgeous
bloom. but the lawns in town not one Ia TO be
seen. and the ahrubbery in general use consists
of spireaa dcutzias and forsythiaa all very prot.
~ in bloom but none Of them particularly hand.
some out % bloom while the glossy evergreen
foliage OF the kalmla 10 attractive all tho timc
Then everywhere ono aces the hedges OF the Call.
fornia prlvct. really Japanese prvci. while all
through the Gods there maabea o' san myrt"
that would make aH pretty a hedge and ono tina;
will DO green all winter Tho gal-berry. too. Will
make "A ane low hodge border. and IT, too. has
glossy evergreen leaves. But these are only myr-
ties and berries. and people want arfo'ch cd
stuff Go down on the Feaahoro and note what
dense growth tho smooth leaf holly. lieI caaainc
makes where pruncd by the sea ~!nd How much
more handsome u hedge thia would make than the
privct for IT, too. ia evergreen. Then out In our
mountain country who has not admired the grace
OF the heruiock. the spruce p!nc OF The mountain
people, And yet. few know that this tree makes
far more handsome hedge than tho prvct. and
stands theartng we'll II is all right 10 make uRe
OF the handsome plants from foreign lands. but
do not neglect the beauty &C have all around US
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11

LOIN ..n.....- .. .,4.,....-,.t.. ~. q, yo,,
- ~ 80 -, |,,,,,.,,,.
'''''''' " "
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:" go" -,
-. ... -. ..
az - ~ "N't -, -
on" ho'E' ""' ." " '"''" y" '"'"' ,""" ','""
'"'"''" "'''' '"' '"' :" 80 '"
"h''' INC '"'" IA" F.A ""' N''" "''"'' ~" .
'"H'h young 'h'"kR. "''" '''" '"'"''' ''"A"
rus ~ nv ~" "". "''"' ''''" -" 80
ms '"''" ''"p" AZ my '""'" ~ "' "'' '"'" 80
ne S""'"' h'' '"'e ma" '''"'s ""' P"'@ - -.
''"' amounting !" s''"'' :" s''''' :" 49,
season
-" considers nc manure tps'"''' 90 NOR wa
ltortAho" imam IN" ''V'''''"F ""'F'oH'"'. ""'" h'
""'h h"' U.S. '"' ''' ""'' '"'1'''' ~ ~" =" "
mixture of acid ph"Fph"'" ana potash dF'i'"' ;"
attn NJ" "h'"t. ~" mas mAho'"' ''"N'' 500
+" taTh Tor his corn. and IA" not b""Ehf mn
"uno" OF ammonia IN ''fh''a"F Tor m"F" IMAM
twenty years. ~hil" h'H crop" h@F" Increased al
iho tim" ii" IL no" E"tinE - I" =" b"hh"tf
81 "h"A' ana 40 buhh"lh 81 corn per A'F" on '""'
hat has been in oulu'a'i"" ttnc" ltf'. Tor II IT,
the land settled by my ""n ANCESTOR" al tha'
time
For a cotton farmer ~ho farms tn" manure
| sprcador ia indiap"naab" Then ~"uld name
| ihc etocl reversible harrow. tn" cntA"af d}aA
harrow. IN" arm Tor Am"ll grain anu peas. pea
ihr"aher. mower. binder Tor ~h"at AMI oats. ana
| last. but not least by ans means. t"o-hoT2"
riding cnlilsator that "|ll "hAbl" on" man 10 %
NOR" work IN III" cotton "r corn h"ld than f""'
men With singl" hofHc implements. and do u bet
/ tor Thor" arc other implements that "lIl br
found d"airah'" a" on" improves IN hiH farming
Il
| TOO LATE To SOW WHIAT.-FTom oaaf
| "rn North Carolina comes tn" following. dated
November 9Th I ~ant go sow som" wheat AMI
want to make all / can Ny land ln sandy aud IL
no~ in cotton. iioN shall prepare the land
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11

crop OF wheat that will pay for Tho labor =,
seed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-11
Notes From Correspondence.

TDCORRESPONDENT ASKS. Granting thai
IAl tho cotton planter and tn" guano de.
O2GJ irihutor are lnaiaponaahle. what. IN your
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-24
The Industrial
Status of
Women
By Cir1e Chapman Gait

Womenof the Past Busy and Use
fni NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
81 Women Gradually Replaced
by Inventions -Public Opinion
Jeered at Women Thrust from
Their Proper Sphere-How the
Woman's Right Movement Has
Increased the Opportunities
Average Woman's Wages Never
So High as Now.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-24
Those Dear Girls.

Nell-See my new engagement ring.
dear. Isn't 1t q beauty?
Bess-Dsd Tom give II to you?
NeIl-Ycs.
Bcss-TaIk about It's being beauty
you ought to have seen the one he
wanted to give ue.-Chicaso News
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-24

Nearly al! bats have the faculty OF
alternating. Their Information. how.
ever. is not perfect-that IL to say,
tha, when the warm days occur in the
middle OF winter they wake NJ. to.
se,her with the insects which are their
food. SIN. there Is true Information
trace. differing from sleep. with very
low rate Of pulse, heart action and res.
oiration. Probably they would en-.
dure immersion in water for an hour
or two without drowning. as other hi.
berna.ors have been found to do.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-24
Are Yeur Druggists?

II we are not, we want to be. We
know we can please you. We carry
the largest stock Of Drugs. both pat
ebts and prescription goods, or any
store on the Peninsula. We are the
original cutters. and continue to lead
in this feature Of the business.
Our Prescription Department Is
strictly up to date, every article used
In this work being the product OF
recognized standard houses.
Our old customers all know US.
trt We want new ones to become &C.
auainted with us, and We are sure
such acquaintance will prove mutual
" profitable. II you have not been
our customer begin now with the
new year. We have saved our old
customers money, and will do the
same for you.
Prompt attention given phone or
ders, as we have bicycle boy con-
stantly on hand to make deliveries'
Prescriptions called for and deliver
ed. Ali goods delivered to any part
OF the city.
J. c. G0RsUcA { co
The Original Cut Rate Drug stern
Remember the original.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-24

not 10ITeQucEuy - oihuihS - 10"
and the bitterness with which this
opinion was upheld visited unbearaole
criticism upon many women workers.
They were dubbed indicate and wero
made to feel that they were outcasts
from all good opinion Nothing but
poverty served to pardon their Of
Tense
The positions open to women were
few and these pitifully remunerated.
As late as 1910 Harriet Martineau Wis
tied the United States and found sew
en- occupations only open to women
teaching. needlevork. keeping board
ers. working in cotton factories. typo
setting. bookbinding and household
service
The daughters Of none but the poor
could afford to offend public opinio1
for the sake Of . paltry wage m .
mental vocation: nor could meh en-
dure the saIIies OF Wit which were -
store for those who could not support
their womeufolk. Men labored tue
harder to meet the new responsibility
N enlarged income and women accept
cd the leisure tie absence Of nsuse-
hold industries brought WIN varying
degrees Of satisfaction.
II was upon these conditions that
the "woman's rights" movement, or
esnized and inaueurated in 1s4s. be-
gan to work. II did not demand tet-
ter or more numerous opportunities for
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
0ITVVIVI IITVV ITO IVTE
Of DAY Of Ill
OMEN
JOSEPH TuRRELL COMES FOUR
THOUSAND MILES TO WE'D
MARY {. SMITH.

No. I'm not afraid to get married
rell yesterday afternoon. as he faced a
deputy clerk OF the court and asked
for a liccns" to marry Miss Mary f.
Smith. He added that hu'd come all the
way from Panama to get married ana
that he'd timed his journey SO as to
permit of his being hitchod on the day
most dreaded by the superstitious. He
made good by having the ceremony
performed at 4:30 in the afternoon by
Rev. Walter Lennie-Smith of the Epis-
Copal church at the home of the bride,
who has been residing at 923 Blaine
street MIR. and Mrs. TurreI left II
couple al hours after the Ger, mony on
No. 1e for the east, whence hey will
continue their honeymoon To Culebra.
Panama. where they will be at home
after October /.
The groom came nearly 1900 miles
to take Miss Smith to the canal zone,
where he Is a construction engineer In
the employ of the government, working
on Uncle Sans great ditch through
the isthmus of Panama. He is n ma
tive of Montana, his former home hav-
ing been in Helena. His bride, who
has been a clerk in the offices of
the forestry service ever since the
headquarters of district No. l were
established here, formerly resided at
Helmville, Mont.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
MOTHER AND SONS
ACCUSED
FACE CHARGE OF NUMBERING
HUSBAND AND FATHER AND
sURYiNG REMAINS.

Idaho Falls. Idaho, Aug Is. Mrs.
Augustine Pierre and her son Edward
are Under arrest on the charge of
numbering Gusta. Pierre. the husband
and father, at Mud Lake in Fremont
county. \ younger son Paul MAS ar
rested few days ago. All three
prisoners are confined in Jail at st.
AnthnAy.
Tnr Pierre owned a 30-acrn tract OF
land near Mud Lake and "a few weeks
ago Mrs. Pierre and her eldest SON
had the father arrested on Il charge
of insanity. After his examination by
the county authorities he was libeTat-
ed. S1nn after n refuse Il neighbar
noticed hts absence from his hume and
his suspicious ve-e aroused u such an
extent uhar hs su~vd the arrest Of
Paul Fler-e- rla! admitted tlat ha
Sho, hj> father tWIve after Il quarrel
and after the father had threatened
I" kI.. the entire fauiy ;. He also said
that MS mother and brother helped
him bury the hody after coffin had
been made ot boards taken from The
barn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
MAY COMPLETE ROAD
VERY SOON
HOWARD ELLIOTT MAKES OFF,
ciAI ANNOUNCEMENT RE-
GARDlNG LoLo CUTOFF.

Spokane, Aug. ia Lewiston
special says:
In an address to business men at
the Elks' club at Lewiston tonight,
Howard Elliott. president OF th'
Northern Pacific railroad made the
flrst official announcement that the
contract has been let for the c0nstruc-
tian Of 10 miles of the Lolo cutoff
from Lewiston H. Missoulu. The
construction Of the road has been in
the minds of the managers of the road
for some time" said he
Elliott Is apparently hostile IL the
railway commission idea and eX
piained that if the Washington COM
mission should fix an unsatisfactory
rate on grain. it would discourage fur
thcr expenditure at this time on rail-
way construction. Amos r. French.
dirtctor Of thu road. who Is ac-
compaEyinG Elliott said:
We are constructing this road As
rapidly as possible, and many have
it completed in Is months
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
WOMAN IS MURDERED
IN LODGING HOUSE

San Francisco. Aug. 13,-The dead
bndy nG a woman. about 81 years Of age.
MAS found today in a room Of Il Post
street lodging house. The woman's
throat had been cut and her brains
nearly beaten out, evidently with a
baseball bat, which covered with
blood lay on the floor. George Curry.
motormGn and ex-convict. who ocCu-
pied the room jointly with L. d. Pross-
ner. a conductor. is being sought by
the police Prossner told the police
that all last night Curry kept him
out al the room. saying he had
woman in there. a note was found
signed C" and was addressed to J.
=. RnHsiadt ~ this city. The npt.
said:
We died together"
Tne murdered Woman Vas ident
fled as Agnes Brasc~>S". who form, =
ly resided at the Union hotel. - z
Rafael. and recently At I4a4 Church
street In this city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
LAND OFFICE OFFICIAL DENIES
Go5BlIN6 UP OF POWER
SITES IN MONTANA.
PRACTICALLY EMOS WORK A STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Story That jeremiah Collins Filed on
Thousands of Acres of Land in
False by Acting Assistant Commits
sioner of the Land Department.

Washington. Aug. l3,-"At no time
during the admins tration OF Secretary
Ballinser have any power sites been
filed on in Montana" said Acting AS
sistant Commissioner Schwartz OF the
general land office in statement to-
day. The statement was issued as
"A denial of the story that in the
Bozeman, Mont, land district, one
jeremiah Collins, on June II. filed on
lj.s6s acres of land valuable for power
sites. The assistant commissioner
says that neither Collins nor the Coll
lins Land company has made any
such filing at Bozeman or elsewhere.
The only water power site on the
watersheds of tie Missouri river not
now under the control OF the govern
ment under Secretary Ballinger's or
ders of suspension are sites which
have been in private ownership for
several years. says Mr.. Schwartz.
ard two additional sites which are
improved and developed 10 run the
street cars and lighting of Helena and
Butte, and the mines OF Butte, These
two sites are in the possession of the
Helena Power < Light company. and
the Capital Improvement company.
one having a dam S. feet high and the
other l20 feet high, across the Mis-
souri, river.
Their rights, however. are mere re-
vocable permits a. distinguished .rom
vested easements. and these permits
were approved jointly by tine depart
ment OF the interior and tine forest
service in the years 1907 and 1908 the
approval for the Helena power and
light company being upon appeal from
the action OF the general land office
in rejecting the application for a per-
nit to erect the dam.
"As to application on June II. of
President Ramsey of the Riverside
Land < Stock company for one hum
dred and fifty-eight and sixty-eight
hundredths acres IL was rejected by
the local land office and rejection sus-
tained in this office"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
c. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
BROUGHT TO
CLOSE
VETERANS COMPLETE THEIR
WORK AT SALT LAKE CITY,
FIREWORKS DISPLAY.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 13.-The forty
third national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic ended
tonight with a fireworks display on
Ensign peak With the closing Ger
cmonies of the encampment the ex-
odus of delegates and visitors began
and outgoing trains were taxed to
their full capacity. The final day was
devoted to the selection of meeting
place in 1910 and the election of Of
ticers by the parent association and
allied auxiliary societies.
BY the close vote OF 307 to 293 At
lantiC City was chosen over St. Louis
in the contest for the encampment
of 1910. The contest was spirited
one and every possible influence was
used by both cities.
Atlantic City WAS placed in NOM
ination by Adjutant General Burrows
of New Jersey and st. Louis was
named by former COMMUNICATIVE Chief
Charles Burton of Missouri As the
roll call proceeded the air was tense
with excitement. First one city was
in the lead and then the other With
New York to be heard from the vote
stood 253 to 293 in favor of st. Louis
When New York was called the COM
mander of that department announced
the vote as SO for Atlantic City and
one for st. Louis. This gave the sea
coast city Il lead that could not be
overcome and when the result was
tabulated it showed majority of II
for Atlantic City The vote showed
the east arrayed against the middle
west with the far west and south more
or lesa divided.
The other contest of the day was
for chaplain. Rev. Daniel Ryan of
Columbus. Ind, won the first honor
from Rev. Thomas Harwood of New
Mexico by vote of 800 to 223.
At the afternoon session the final
details nf the convention were dis
posed of and Commander-in-Ch Chief
NanSant and his fellow officers elect
i've and appOintive were installed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
HOME IS ASSURED
TO BUSINESS
MEN
HAMILTON CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE REACHES AGREE
MENT WITH RAILROAD.
Special to The Daily Mfssoullan.

Special to The Daily Missnulian.
Hamilton. Aug. I3.--At a meeting of
the building committee of the Hamil-
ton Chamber of Commerce, held to-
night, it was decided that the structure
proposed as permanent home or the
organization should be erected. This
action followed the receipt of a COM
muniCation from Superintendent ]. NJ
Rapeljc of the Rocky Mountain division
of the Northern Pacific railroad, 10
whom the chamber of commerce had
applied for a lease on ground between
the local depot of the road ana the
towns business section. Today let
ter from the Missoula official of the
Northern Pacific stated that the men
high up had agreed Ia allow Hamilton
To take a lease nj 50 feet of the ground
desired, with the understanding that
the remainder of the land be parked.
according to the proposition made to
the company by the town. The letter
from Mr.. Rapelje also assured the men
of Hamilton that they might put up a
good building, without any fear of
being ousted, as there seemed no rea-
ever need the ground.
\ meeting of the building commit
tee. recently appointed. followed the re-
ceipt of this letter. 1t is now planned
that the building to be put up shall
be built in bungalow style, 80 by 30
feet in dimensions. with projecting
caves. The structure is To be of logs
and will cost in the ncighborhood of
$4,000 Its interior will be divided into
two large rooms, of which one win be
maintained as a reading room and re-
ception hail for visitors and is also in
tended as an assembly room for the
sessions Of the organization of the local
business men. ]. l.. TOtman, superin-
tcndent of the Hamilton mill of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company, has
told the committee that the rough
lumber for the building would be fur
nished at cost and that the finishings
would be donated.
1t has been decided that the plan
for raising the money necessary to de-
fray the cost Of building the chamber
of commences home shall be changed,
AS first decided on. a stock company
was To have been organized, but the
committee decided tonight to secure
the money by popular subscription
and this scheme will be carried out
at once.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
Makes Statement,

Special tn The Daily MissOulian
Helena. Aug. l3-Whcn shown the
dispatch from Washington containing
the statement Of II. II. Schwartz,
acting assistant commissioner Of the
general land office concerning water
power site in Montana. Louis l..
sharpe. chief of the field department.
Of the general land office with head
quarters here, said that the statement
was caused by the publication Of a
dispatch in a Spokane paper the other
day. saying that the Collins Land
company had been granted the right
10 file upon 15,Sss acres In the Raze-
man Land district. which included Il
power site.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Milton, Del, Aug. 13.-Almost the
entire town of Milton was destroyed
by fire early today. Nearly n hundred
houses, IA lumber yard and a bank
building We're destroyed. The loss will
exceed 100000. Several hundred per-
sons We're made homeless by the fire.
Aid WAS summoned from surrounding
points, but owing to wreck on the
Delaware railroad fire engines could
not be brought in time to be of much
use. But - houses escaped the flames.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
EMPLOYS BANDAGES
TO HANG HIMSELF

Oakland. Cal. Aug. l3.-With a ban
dana handkerchief around his neck
and surgeons handages for Il rope.
August Coussens. being held at the
county Jail awaiting trial for murder.
committed suicide early today by
hanging himself to the door of his
cell. \ suicide pact with Mark Man
chester. an art oonnoisseur, was sus-
pecteL.
Manchester. who killed himself I'm
his Berkeley home yesterday. was a
cellmate of Coussens the night that he
spent as d prisoi.er in In, county jail.
II is believed that the men formed
a suicide pact. or that Coussens was
so affected by Manchester's suicide
that he followed suite through grief
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
KILLS SELF AND DAUGHTER.

Philadelphia, Aug. l3.-Dlscourag@l
by a desperate struggle for existence
since the deserti"n of her husband and
mother, Mrs. Matilda Dowd, aged IS
years, killed herself and her dal ghter
Beryl. Il years old, with gas in their
home today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
LAND WITHDRAWN.

Washington. Aug. 13--What is
known To be the largest number Of
acres of land withdrawn for tempo
rf-ry water power sites in the history
of the department Of the interior was
made today when Acting Secretary
Wilson Withdrew $3.50 acres along
the Colorado river
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
STRIKE SETTLED.

chicago. Aug. l3.-The controversy
between the Chicago street railways
and their employees was settled tonight
~ a meeting of the street railway
unInn and officials of the road There
nj" be NO strike.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
WILL PROTECT REFUGEES.

Chicaso. Aug l&,-TAe Political
Refuge Defense league. with head
quarters here. are preparing 10 assist
Joseph J. Ransel and Thomas Sara
bia, arrested in san Antonio on
charge Of seeking to incite a revosu-
tion in Mexico, and today instructed
its general counsel. Attorney Charles
II. soelke, IT, proceed 10 Texas and
combat e&tradItion papers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-14
FAMOUS BUILDING DESTROYED

Lexington, Ky. Aug, l3-The court
house at Washington. Mason county.
in which Uncle Tom uf Uncle Toms
Cabin" fame was sold was struck by
lightning and destroyed today. The
building was erected i'll 1884 The sale
Of aged negroes at this place gave
Harriet Recsher Stove the basis far
her story