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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-12
WHITE RIBBON ECHOES


noon, January %. A program consist
ing Of music. and recitations was rem
dered and enjoyed by all present.
Fruit was served to about fifty Le-
eioners.
The L. T. L. is the star of hope for
the future.
The ". C. T. 7. is making arrange
ments for a social meeting for the
honorary members on Frances E. Will
lard's birthday.
} Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, foe to
rum and leader of the movement
which drove the liquor traffic from
Georgia, Will be in this State for three
| weeks in April, and will lecture in all
counties where there is a dispensary.
She is in Washington, D. c., at pres
ent
There are a number OF prohibition
bills in congress. One Of especial in
portance is the Littlefield-Bacon bill,
to Regulate interstate commerce In
Intoxicating liquors. With this bill
In force prohibition Will prohibit.
I That there nothing new under
the sun is true Of temperance work as
Of all other phases Of work. We find
that away back in 55 B. C. there was
;; such an understanding Of the evil
effects of strong drink that certain Of
the barbaric tribes prohibited its use.
Verify, history is repeating itself in
1909.
The temperance people gained a
glorious victory in Tennessee. This
makes ten States for prohibition.
The clouds are gathering over Vir-
ginia. Richmond lis head quarters Of
Anti-Salodn League. The Virginia
law prohibits manufacture as we'll as
sale Of liquors in dry territory. Every
victory in Virginia is a distinct gam
to surrounding prohibition territory
both within the State and without.
:: =
The ". c. T. L. of Missouri, is wag-
ing an active campaign for State pro-
hibition. The legislature will be ask
ed to submit a constitutional amend
ment to a vote of the people, and If
this be secured through the initiative
and referendum.
A certain Sunday school teacher
had for years taught the many boys
that passed through her class that the
answer to the question, "What is the
most terrible thing in the world' is
''sin." She put the question last
Sunday and expected the usual an
Swer. but before the pupils could an
Swer a new boy in the class answered
promptly. "saloons, saloons.N In
explanation he said: "We live across
the street from saloon and We see
the drinking and fighting, and drunk
en- men come out cursing. I'm sure
it s the most terrible thing in the
world. and my mother says so, too. ~
Dear comrades, are YOU wearled with
the strife
/ Of daily life,
And tried until both flesh and soul
are worn,
With griefs long borne?
Then rise on wings Of faith and swift
ly fly
Into that Love which sits enthron-
ed on hight
For ye are Christ s, and Christ is
God 81
Even though the powers Of darkness
shall assail,
Right must prevail;
For We ale told the battle is the
Lords,
And he awards
Tie victory in his own good time and
way.
Then watch and wait, but labor on
each day,
For ye are Christ 5, and Christ is
God 50
i Cor. 1928.
ON LAURENS YEGGMAN.
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ON LAURENS YEGGMAN.
Inspector Gregray Identifies Him as
"Sheney Nike or Ken
lucky Sheney."

T.aurenS. Feb. 81 Sheney Mike,
or Kentucky Sheney,'' is the alias
Of the dead veggman who was killed
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"UNWEPT, UNHON0RED, UN
SUNG
So the Remains of Laurens Yeggmar
Laid to Rest in Potter's
Field.

Iaurens, Feb. 8.-This afternoon
at 4 o'clock the body Of the Sam
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17
Sr. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that spe-
cInl meeting of the stockholders of the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and southern Rail.
way Company will be held at the principat
office of snld Company, III room 40, M,s'
sourl Pacific Building, !in the CITY OK ~;
Louis, In the State OF Missouri, on the "a
day of February, 1910, at nine O'Clock IN
the forenoon of that day. TO consider ana
net upon the following propositions
(a) 10 purchase and acquire all or any
part Of the railroads and other property, as-
sets and franchises Of all or any OF the rot
lowingnomcd rnIlrond companies Alkeil'
sas and Louisiana Hallway Company, Ar
kansas Midland Railroad Company ArkAh'
eas Southwestern Railway Company, ING
I,rlnkley, Helena and Indian luy hailroad
EldolOdo and Boslrop Railway. Company.
Farmcrvllo & Southern Railroad Company,
Garland Western Railway Company, Gurdol
& 1T. Smith railroad, Gurdon ana Fort
Smith Northern Railway company Iierlin ,,,yln
Company, Kansas and Arkansas valley
hallway, Little Rock nnd Hot Springs West,
crn RuiroOd Company, The Little Rock
Monroe halfway Company, Little hock
Junction Halfway, Mlssn,ssEp, h'Vep Spmnnuv ,,u"
Nalchcz Il Western Railway Company, New
orleans x Northwestern Rnilronu Com,
pany, Pine llun and Weslern M,il'Ironu lI,
company, Springfield SontbwcMGrna a,nf9 hfq'nIwp1y nS1y,
Company, ~, LOUIS, Mu,hlb nlu ~, W., n"i
way Company, ana NuDush Soo'ho'" ""'
way Company ,
lb) 70 Increase tho cnptal stock M OF dnn ,nis
Compnpy by tho amount OF SOO'oooVVV,
such increase Of the cnplinl STOCK 10 conussnn
of 100000 shares Of the pnr value OF Any
cNch, 40 that lhc lolnl @ nlthor'Soo e"p''"'
stock shall bc SlO0OOO,OOO,
(e) 10 consent to, concur IN, approve
and authorize mn lncrense Of lhe Donqivu M
debtedneaa of ~, Louis, iron MoQhtnlh nnu
Southern Railway Company by thp un,ouhie h,oh.
of S2b,OOO.OOO BY the Issue OF uoiu nunus
Of the Company, lin TED n the n aggIega,'c @ nnv ~,
the principal amount of S2oouo'ooO nt eiy
ono time outstanding, aud to be secured ny
n mortpngo md deed of trust on 0nd OF ne
whole or part Of tho railroads nnu otnVr
prOperiy and franchises OF tnc Nouiu,nS'
whether now owned or hetooa,udf aud aWnY,NnrlS" WYNl
The execution nnd delivery of sigh mDrtHagpa
und iend of trust and 10 consider hnd Nv,
upon the form nnd terms OF sncn ponus, ~" u'h,,
az Wch mortgage and deed OF trlst onn WV
The Missouri Pacnc Railway Company
(d 10 ratIfy the proceedings Of thr
ponrd of Directors heretofore tnkeg ln VIZ VIZ.
ahout Inc mntterp aforesaid, lhcluuing lnu
authorization Of sald bonds nnu fnor,pasd.
0nd decd Of trust, And the, use t9 oc ,'n"u u
Of q0ld bonds, ana TO cons,uot o "np "npo"crly bc
WICh other business 90 mny P'oP''" Wv
transacted al the meellhg 49,. a.,,n,o,
Tbe siock transfer hooks OF ne company
win be closed a. 3 7 NJ on nIipayi I,,i, ,ysasIn si
ilth day Of January lolol ne ene adaY W'l' tbs Id
closed until 10 A, W on ihu' '""''
day Of February lOlo 49, ,ooo
Dated New York, November lI 'pop,
ny order " the Hoard OF llroc'o''
" GEORGE j, GOULD
- o,tnR President
Secretary
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17
B E N G A Y .

The candidates keep piping.
Who will be next?
Sam Anderson of Balboa was
at mill here Monday.
With the exception OF colds,
health is good here.
V. H. Doss Of Grange was
here Monday. lie still trades
horses.
Miss Myrtle Young of Gala
mine was visiting here one day
last week.
]. O. Hoggard has been max
ing some improvements about his
premises lately.
Jim Milligan, who has had a
siege Of fever, is improving nice
lily, we are glad to say.
Percy Wainwright and San
Gawf made a trip to Batesvillt
first of the week, taking down
cotton.
w. s. Hutchison is preparing
to get a better grade of hogs on
his place. Hurrah for Spencer
Most of US should do the same
thing.
| j. M. Howard and his son,
Holly, made a trip to Batesville
last week. Mr.. Howard has beon
improving his dwelling and add.
ing to its comfort the past few
days.
Miss Josie Kerr, our school
teacher, was the guest Of the
family Of f. J. Doss from Friday
evening until Sunday. Miss
Kerr is getting along nicely with
her school.
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anyolntive officers will be appoint.
ed and all will be installed Dec. II.
Rev. Alva Wiles of Sidney
filled his regular appointment
here Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. J. M. Watkins was called
here from Evening Shade a few
days ago to see son and daugh'
ter Of Mrs. Blagg, who have been
very sick. They are better now,
and we hope to see them out
again soon.
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17
A S h FL A I

We have had some very line
hog killing weather the past
week.
We are expecting the new
Methodist pastor in at any time
We trust he may 90 good years
work.
The inter. school contest will
come off Saturday night, the 18TH
A large attendance and good
time is expected.
We are glad to know that l.. j.
Worel, who was confined to his
bed last week with pneumonia, is
able to be up again.
Miss Virgie Blagg died last
week and was buried at Center
beside her father. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of all
friends.
Sam D. Johnson has bought a
one-half interest in the }. W..
Wade drug and grocer business,
and will make this place his per-
manent home.
Sam D. Johnson and family
have moved to town from Agnos
and occupy the j. W. Mclean
residence. We welcome all good
citizens to our town.
Our school is progressing NICE
ly. Miss Callie Ladd OF Arms
trong and Miss Myrtle Hansen of
Wood are new pupils and others
will enter after Christmas.
The program for the Rich
woods Township Sunday School
Convention will appear next
week. The session will be held
at Peace Valley church, four
miles west of Ash Flat.
Ransom Worel, who has q po-
sition as salesman in a Fort
Smith mercantile house, was last
week called home to the bedside
Of his father, l.. j. Worel, who
was very low at the time.
The Masons met Saturday and
elected officers for the ensuing
year, as follows: s. f. Orr, W,
NJ, j. M. Estes, S. w., s. D.
johnson, j. w., E. W. Goodwin,
sec., W. W. Shelley, treas. The
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Unlawful TO XIII Birds.

In this state it is unlawful to
kill, injure or wound any wild
bird other than the game birds,
or to destroy, rob or disturb the
nests of any such birds, or to
sell or expose for sale, dead Or
alive, any such birds or their
eggs. The law does not apply to
English sparrows or birds Of
prey.
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N A X WILL 4.

Mr.. ard Mrs. Elmer Bricklt
are now snugly domiclled on the
r. j. Woodbridge farm.
G. p. Bray has recovered and
remodeled his residence and now
has u neat and comfortable
home.
We were glad TO learn that
Tom IIerrn would be content
with The prizes for the largest
ear Of corn and the blgges,
pumpkin at the fair next fall Aa
Tom is somewhat Of d politician
we were afraid that he would
want everything in sight
Mrs. Mary f., Simpson cele-
brated her seventeen birthday
last Saturday. She was born In
South Carolina and oamo with
her parents TO this country whom
fourteen years old. She is one
of the few remaining pioneers
who assisted In redeemlng the
country from tho wilderness
Though advanced In years, she
10 still hale and hearty and bids
fair to see many returns of the
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Now is O. fine time TO subscribe
for this paper.

The next time one Of tho child
rem catches cold, give II some'
thing that will promptly and
freely but gently move the bow
els. In that way tho cold will at
once be driven out Of the system,
Kennedy's Laxative Cough syr'
up moves the bowels promptly
and freely, yet gently, and at the
samo time heals irritation and
stops the cough. II 10 especially
good for children. Sold by Snow
Drug Co,
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17

The best pills are DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers-the safe, easy,
pleasant and sure little liver pills
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is the original. Good for
cuts, burns or bruises, and es.
pecially for piles. Sold by Snow
Drug Co.
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17
81 D N c Y .

Gid Kent had business at
Batesville Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Daniel Smith spent day or
two at Cave City last week on
business.
G.. E. Wiles, a drummer that
everybody at Sidney loves to
see, paid CUR town a visit "that
other cold day."
Quite a crowd from here intend
to attend the Sharp County
Teachers Association at Ash
Flat next Saturday.
If you want a good laugh and
pleasant time DO sure to see
"Maple Hollow" Wednesday eve-
ming, Dec. %, 1909.
Dr.. Stockard, a dentist of Ash
Flat, has been in our little city
for several days, doing work for
some of our citizens.
j. B. Bone, our merchant
prince, was visitor to Batesvil|e
this week, having business in
that thriving little city.
Maus, the mule man, passed
! through this place one day last
week with 43 mules. He seems
to be the best buyer who comes
around.
Miss Zelma Ball, one of our
county's best young teachers,
who is teaching at Maxville, paid
homefolks a visit Saturday and
Sunday.
Our own Willie Smith, very
popular candidate for reelection
as assessor, was over in the
eastern part Of the county first
of last week.
A. G.. Wiles went to Batesville
last Friday with jim Martin
Hightower, who was on his way
to Walnut Ridge to look out a
location for another year.
School is progressing as nicely
as can be expected. The enroll.
ment is good and the attendance
is very good considering the
weather. DON'T forgetsthe meet
ing OF the patrons Friday night
Some want to see if you want
SANITY Claus to give a
Christmas tree.
j. H. Kirtley, (Bud, as he is
Familiarity known, who had been
out in the southeastern part Of
the county most OF last week
looking after some young mules
and incidentally "feeling Of the
boys" came in first of the week.
He reports everything in tip.top
shape where he has been.
II a mans voting the demo-
cratic ticket and keeping close to
the party principles make him a
democrat we are one and have al
ways have been, and we know
that no man can do so without
being O true.blue democrat.
Such democrats are. the two can
didates who live so close neigh
bors to ye scribe,
Wednesday night, Dec. %, is
the night for the school enter.
tainment. Don't forget to come
and bring somebody with you.
Admission is very reasonable
and the proceeds will be spent in
equipping the rooms with charts,
maps and reference books. This
is very laudable enterprise,
and every one should lend a
hand.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
u, Land once NJ Little liggh hph"

Notice ID hereby given that jofephuS n N'eno'
Of poupbtaepsie, Arku Who oh Nov ~ IVA
made Homestead Entry No 2JoyO serial NO.
Olile. for northeast quarter southwest quarter
aeolon "A, township n north ranged wep'' e'h
principal Meridian, has hled notice of Intention
IA make Final ave.yeaf proof 10 establish claim 10
,be land above described, before Arthur sullivan,
ciept, At Evening Shade Ark, on the ith day OF
Jan 1910 -, ,,.,,..,
Claimant aamea IA wtneaseai leaac Medloct'
~ N Kent, Il, O. Jarrett Snml, Lunk' all OF
pouuhkeepsie, Ark
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-on,o ia HT

+ND,C II HT
ental work here las'
Brewer spent several
Memphis recently ouS'As
br his store.
Id Mrs. Butler johnson
u Creek we're visiting IN
! first of the week.
McGee is having a nice
n built just east of town
L will occupy when com
Woodbridge, recently
xas, has located here and
II his children entered
.onday.
n, the little 4-year'old
I Of c. N. Horn, has
uite sick the past two
hui is convalescing'
hi from this place will
he recitation and decla-
contest at Ash Flat next
". Miss Lola Horn and
Henderson will represent
We City High School in
TEST.
MI. E. Barnett, who is an
astic strawberry grower
b has one-fourth acre in
gathered green straw
from her vines at the be-
of this cold spell as
quail eggs
IN, Mcleod, who has been
Mercantile business at this
r the past year, has de-
return to his farm on
He has disposed
stock of goods to Will
ver, who recently came
pm Sidney,
|B, D, Jones of Seymour,
Other Of our townsman j.
81, will deliver q lecture
h Wednesday night, the
his subject being "The
f q Soul" This will be
'nes' first visit here for
he, and he has many rel
hnd friends who will be
TO know of his coming.
build be glad if someone
biggest some trivial mat.
which the Maxville and
correspondents could
We believe q contro-
/ between them would be
Interesting, and have no
zach is supplied with an
pstible supply Of epithets
LAT the other in case any
|hould como up.
peries Of meetings at the
Church, after continuing
fe than three weeks, clos.
|aay night. The pastor, j.
was assisted by Revs.
IN and Gilbert Of this
Rev. L, A. Horn OF Hick- =
Hey, Rev. Rainbridge Of
ock and Rev. Elkins Of
\ Springs. There was a
|evival among the Chris
eople Of the town, with
Fifty conversions. Rev.
" leave for conference in
lonth, having served the
|of this charge for seven
p succession,
-
Sharp County record., 1909-12-17

AVE CITY.
|Mobley of Reeds Greek
6wn a few hours Satur-
\ Mcleod, postmaster az
Greek, was in town Mon
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! l I DIS c K Z L X .

q G u y ' X L 4 X.
ter has. come.
BE Harris Of Grange was
pnday,
! Stewart had business at
llle Monday.
Rogers made a trip to
Pity Monday,
Holly Of Emery was here
mess Saturday,
zana MeLain spent sew.
ys lately visiting relatives
Ma,
freeze last week did some
ye to the W. Z, Stewart gin
/nery.
johnson and Geo. Eason
looking after BUSINESS at
lllc last week.
Glrtman and Jasper Me.
Fook cotton eeed to Bates.
ne day last week,
Esther Bonham, who Is
Is at Fairview, visIted
folks at Grange Friday
turday,
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tionally. His questions are direct,
and each case is handled with the
same judicial care that it would
| cceivc if it had come to him as a
part Of q court docket. No one who
visits President Taft can doubt his
isincerity. He instantly commands
confidence. He takes pains to show
,hem exactly the embarrasments I'M
der which he labors in trying to
hnd satisfactory lodgment for more
pegs in the public service rack than
|tnere are holes in which to place
them. He finds it Impossible to
name applicants, no matter how anX-
iOus they may be for recognition, for
places in which no vacancy exists and
where no one is able to show anv
fails to see why he should remove
an incumbent who is rendering eff
cient service. who is giving satisfac-
ton to the patrons of his office, and
who, perhaps, has been more loyal to
the administration than any of those
who are seeking the place. Yet,
while the President does not seem to
base his ultimate choice upon the
pre-cOnvention attitude of any can
didate for Drefermenr, there is no
doubt that he will see TO 1t that the
men who braved criticism and who
endured all manner Of abuse last
spring, because they desired to es-
Douse his cause, are not made to take
! a back seat for eleventh-hour con-
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sumption is that when President Taft
gets his tariff bill otfe of the way, he
will take up the: Questions nearest to
the Negroes heart end confer upon
representative men number of
places never before held by the race.
Can we not afford to wait for the
big show?" There is a feeling
among the inner court that there are
good things on the way.
Major Arthur Brooks, for several
years the confidential representative
Of Mr.. Taft when he was Secretary
of War, now sustains the same close
relationship to the latter at the
White House. He combines with
his usual duties much Of the respon-
sibility that has been resting upon
the shoulders of former steward
Henry Pinckney. Acting for Mrs
Taft and in conjunction with the new
housekeeper, Miss Jefferson, Major
Brooks looks after the routine of the
White Houses domestic affairs, and
is given full sway in handling the in
tricate problems that arise from day
to day among the numerous helpers
His salary has been very properly
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It's annual May Musicale ON, Friday
evening, May ID, at Lincoln Temple.
n choice program will be presented,
including a special composition by S.
Coleride Taylor himself, and selec-
tons from Handels masterpiece,
The Messiah" The soloist will be
Miss, l.. Blanche Wright, of Chicago,
soprano; w. H. Hackney, tenor;
Ernest r. Amos, baritone; H, Leon
ard Jeter. celloist; VIII. r. Jeter,
violinist; Prof. John T. Layton will
direct the chorus of $50 voices and
Miss Mary L. Europe will be the &C
companist.
The POSTGRADUATE School Of
Medicine and Dentistry, in connec-
uon with the Medical Department of
howard University, will open Mon
day, May 10th, with a faculty Of ex-
| pert instructors and the most modern
! facilities. The medical course will
continue six weeks and the dental
course four weeks. The new $780,
600. Freedmen's Hospital will be
used for the clinical work.
The little son of Architect and
Mrs. w. Sidney Pittman has been
dangerously i'll, but is now on the
, road to recovery.
Editor w. Calvin Chase, Of the
Washington Bee, has been confined
to his home for three weeks with an
attack Of inflamatory rheumatism
but is reported to be on the mend.
He Is under the care Of DR.. E. D.
Williston.
Judge Robert H. Terrell and Whit
field Mckinley accompanied DR..
Booker T. Washington to Hampton
Institute last Thursday to witness
the exercises attending the celebra-
ton Of the forty-first anniversary Of
that famous school.
| Lawyer Albert S. White, dean Of
| the Central Law School, Louisville,
Ky, was by the elite Of Washington s
social and professional elite during
his recent visit here. He was pre-
1sented to President Taft by Senator
Bradley and strongly endorsed for
| the Liberian or Haytian missions.
1t is pretty certain that Mr.. White
will be recognized by this admins
tration and handsomely too. We
shall have more to say about Mr..
| White in our next.
r. w. THOMPSON.
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Special by ThOmpson's National News
~ Bureau.

81 Washington, D. c., May 5-Presi-
dent Taft is making haste slowly in
the matter Of filling or instituting
: changes in the Offices allotted by
sa9me peculiar popular notion to
Solored men. Of applicants there is
no enc, ana many of them are plac-
ing on file some strong letters Of
Recommendation. Not a few are
coming to the White Eouse in person
and are being presented by influen-
llal statesmen, who give them UP.
equlvocal endorsements. The nresi-
dent has received a score or more
I delegations Of Negroes in the past
few weeks, and all have been given
the glad hand" and characteristic
Taft smile. He has listened patient
~ and with interest to all that has
been said to him touening the fitness
and valuable political IaDors of the
persons recommended. and has lnEt
o ~ npa tl.r:lr ca: 10 th1Sc who have
Fit called upon TO give their views
4 upon the race problem in general.
:, Whether they have come from the
south, north, east or west, each
delegation Of our people has gone
away impressed with the broad.
genial and frank nature of the
PRESIDENT, and no one has been made
to feel that he is not deeply con-
cerned about the welfare of the race,
POLITICALLY, commercially and educa
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49,.
They were tried and convicted and
only a few days ago finished serving
out the jail sentence that was impos-
ed upon them. Wines, after the con.
vtction, stayed in this city and the
police soon heard rumors as to his
occupation which was reported to be
as the one indicated above.
It Is believed that he is q member
of gang who have been carrying on
this disgraceful business on a large
scale, extending their operations all
along the Ohio valley, as far up as
Wheeling. Wines is being held un>
der suspicion, while his case is being
investigated by the grand Jury now
in session ~.
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Parkersburg, w. Va, May s.
Frank Wines, who is suspected of
having been engaged in the white
slave trade" or, in other words, Of
having sought to make an Infamous
living by procuring young girls to
supply houses of ill-fame, was arrest
ed here, Sunday afternoon, by the
police, who had, 1t is said, been look
ing for him for some time.
Wines came here from Athens,
Ohio, some months ago and had his
wife and his bEother, d. w. Wines,
arrested for unlawful cohabitation.
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AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
President Taft Will Make Haste Slowly lin Filling
Political BerthS

Filling Political
in
Out to the
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