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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. j. ID. KitterIin, OF Pollock,
was in Colfax on last Monday look
ing after taxes and land matters
and while here paid his Chronicle
subscription we'll into 1910.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.J. c. Goullen, tue we'll known
artistic painter of Alexandria, was
in Colfax last Tuesday and We'd
pesday, and painted a handsome
sign for the Union Mercantile Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. p. S. Smith came down from
Winufieid last Monday aud re-
NAMED at Colfax nearly all the
week attending to business matters.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

The bovso of Colfax are expectirg
to organize and give us good
ball this year That's right, boys,
gu after 'em.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Miss Vivian Howell, of Coushat-
ia, came down on Thursday, AMI
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. j.
G.. Mcknight.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. ". ID. Lurrr, manager oil the
Inrt Lumber Co., made n business
trip 20 Alexandria on Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Messrs. G. w. La('roix and K.
E. Mcknight left for Shreveport
aud other points last Sunday to
look after some land deals, being
absent a couple of days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. Joe Jobe. engineer on the
Kansas City Southern railway, has
been visiting his brother, MIR. W.
+. Jobe, this week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

The teachers of Colfax went to
V-rda last Saturday to attend a
session of the Teachers Associa-
ton, returning home on Sunday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mrs. X. +. Mcknight and her two
youngest children left Tor Shreveport
on Thursday evening. Tor a visit To
rplativps
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. r. l.. IiIlman, of Selma.
was business visitor to Colfax on
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. joe LeSage returned from
the l.. S. Z. at Baton Rouge last
Saturday, and will remain at home.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Miss Essie Couley, of Saloam
S ,rings. Ark, has been the guest
of her sister. Mrs. A. L. Martin,
for the last ten DAYS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Miss frankie Young, of Texark-
ana, came in on Friday of last week,
and has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs Barton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mrs. w. e.. Williams returned
from "A visit TO Winfield on last
Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. II. +. Mcknight went to New
Osl.ans ON Thursday with bisdaugIlt-
er Elizabeth, To he treated for her
hrnfiu
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

gy in zach community. saiary % "
$40 per day. to take Orders rom
owners OF farms. orchards and home
gardens. A splendid opportunity Tor
farmers sons. also fruit tree aud
sewing machine agents. to make u
business connection which VIII De-
come more protitaI,Ieeach year. All
dress +. o. Box HI. Youngs Island.
south Carolina. lt25-oni
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

MIR. W. b. Stallsby llade II business
trip To Alexandria on Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mrs Il. McNeely visitedin Alex
andria last Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30
For Sale.

One x-size bass violin, worth $25
will take half price. Applv To
L. +. DUCkWORTH,
ia9 Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

SATURDAY. JAN. 30, 1909.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
HUSBAND IS HELD.
Pending an Investigation of His Wife's
Death.

Denver, Dec. 20.lTheodore Ehr-
hardt, jr., arrested late last night and
held pending investigation of the
death of his wife, came to this city
several weeks ago from Kansas City.
He is a butcher by trade.
The couple were divorced but the
former husband was a frequent visitor
at the rooms of his divorced wife and
contributed to the support of their
two children, who were left in care
of the mother.
Ehrhardt denies that he sent the
headache powders, one of which is al
legged to have caused her death, to
Mrs. Ehrhardt, though the eight-year-
old daughter contradicts this assertion.
An analysis of the powders found in
the rooms of Mrs Ehrhardt will be
made today by the city chemist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
NEW KIND OF FOOTBALL.
Pat Higgins Invites Walter Camp and
Other Experts to Conference.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20.-Pat Hig-
gins, one of the greatest Australian
Rugby experts. invited Walter Camp
and other members Of the intercolIeei-
ate rules committee to come here for
a month to evolve new game of foot
American Rugby. Soccer and Austria
Ian style of game. The experiment. it
is believed, would revolutionize the
present method of play, the idea being
to minimize the chances of injuries.
Another School to Drop Football.
Washington. Pa. Dec. 20.-The pres
ent American college game of football
with all its roughness may be abolish
ed from Washington and Jefferson col
lege. Friends of the game have dis
covered there is a most bitter feeling
against it among the patrons of the
college and petitions are being circu-
lated asking the faculty to prevent foot
ball next season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
LESS COTTON GINNED.
Census Report Shows a Failing OF of
Over Two Million Bales.

Washington. Dec. 20.-The census
bureau reports 9,362.222 bales of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1909 to De-
cember 10, compared with Il, 800, 565
bales for 1908.
The proportion of the crop ginned to
December Is, 1909. is 900 per cent of
the crop on the same day of 1908.
Round bales included this year are 139,-
969 compared with 215.059 for 1908. Sea
Island 85,1S4 bales for 1909; 80.316 in
1908
The number of bales of cotton ginned
from the growth of 1909 in Oklahoma
and Texas compared with the cores
ponding date of 1908, follow:
Oklahoma 514,715 bales in 1909. and
494,9S4 in 1908.
Texas 2,263, 423 in 1909 and 3,36S, 1873.
The statistics in this report for 1909,
are subject to slight corrections when
checked against the individual returns
of the ginners being transmitted by
mail The corrected total of cotton
ginned this season to December l, is
8 SIS 1856 bales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

police station 81 kind of wanted to
stay free until after Christmas time,
but it would only be putting it off,
and the sooner I begin serving my
time the sooner I will be able to walk
about the streets without hiding my
face every time man passes.
To Make Man of Himself.
'T am glad 1 got away and helped
my sister to save her home, even if
do have to suffer additional time for it.
You see 1 would have been out of this
time if 1 had stayed and now 1 will
have to stay three years or more.
used to drink quite a bit before I went
wrong, and lay most of my trouble to
that. but since I went into the prison
in December, 1908, have never taken a
drink of liquor.
ST want to serve my time and then
take out claim somewhere and make
man of myself. You see 1 am only
go years old now, and that amt too old
for man to begin to live as he ought,
do you think SOP"
Pogue's manner and conversation left
the impression of sincerity, and his face
showed signs of pleasure as he talked
of his future prospects
j. K. Codding. warden at the Kansas
state prison, said that his records at the
prison showed Pogue to have broken
his parole. and John Higgins, parole Of
ficer of the institution, probably will
come here to return with the prisoner.
Pogue's wife and 10-year-o1d daugh-
ter are now living in Leavenworth His
father, David Pogue, a retired mer-
chant, he says, is living in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

But No Overturning Is Anticipated in
Japan.

Toxic, Monday, Nov. 20. via San
Francisco. Dec. 20.-The constitutions
alists, led by Marquis Saionji, are in
a position to command a majority in
dependent. They hold 200 seats,
while the progressists, the next party
in strength, holds 63.
Judged by outward appearances
alone, the Katsura cabinet finds itself
confronted by d formidable majority
in the lower house who might quash
government measures at any time.
But those in close touch with the
politics of TOXIC concur in their fore
cast that the twenty-sixth session will
be a quiet one and that the govern
ment will experience no formidable
opposition.
The coming budget, the gist of which
has already been given out, promises
a reduction of some of the unpopular
taxes, and an increase of appropria-
ton for the redemption of the national
bonds 1t is therefore sure to be a
popular one.
AS political move some believe
that the constitutionalistS will propose
a resolution for a reduction of land
tax. There is reason to believe, how
ever, that he question of a reduction
in land tax will not assume any de-
velopment that would embarrasS the
present government
There is no party or group of mem
bers that commands a majority of the
house of peers. OF the $50 seats, five
are vacant and sixteen are occupied
by imperial princes.
The present government being a
nonpartisan one, the upper house will
have no cause to present any opposi-
ton and will uniformly support the
government in the same way as in the
last session.
The most noteworthy feature lies in
the fact that some reduction will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
BIG PRIZES OFFERED.
More Than $4,000 Available for Los
Angeles Aviation Meet.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20.-More
than $4,000 in prizes will be award
edto the winners of events during avi-
alton week. The prizes at the Inter
national Aviation meet at Rheims ag-
gregated less than $4,000. The prizes
have been apportioned by the mer-
chants and manufacturers commit
tee in charge of the program as fol-
lows:
For aeronauts, including aeroplanes,
$45,500; for spherical balloons, $22,-
500: for dirigible airships $13,100.
There will be prizes for speed, dur
alton in the air, highest altitude at
tanned and for longest flights These
will apply particularly to aeroplanes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
FOUND DYING IN A BARN.
Paralysis Supposed to Be Cause of
Downs Mans Death.

Downs, Kan, Dec. 20.-M. J. UT,
an old resident of Downs, was found
in a semi-conscious condition at his
barn and later died. He was seen by
neighbors to go to the barn at about
5 o'clock and another neighbor living
across the alley heard his groans and
found him about $50. He was still
living when found but was never able
to speak, and died at a. m. It is
supposed that his death was caused by
third stroke of paralysis. He has
been complaining of his head hurting
for the past few days.
Mf UT was about so years of age
and came here about twenty five years
ago. He was a conductor of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway for many years
and had wide acquaintance over the
state His funeral will be held Tues
day, conducted by the Masonic order of
which he was prominent member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
SHOT AS He RAN.
HoIdup Man Was Pursued Through
the Streets of Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Dec. 20.-Clad
in trousers and undershirt and carry
ing his other clothing under his arm,
holdup fed through the downtown
streets at O'Clock this morning, keep
ing up running fire at policemen who
followed him. He escaped.
A stranger ordered a sandwich at a
cafe and seized q favorable opportuni-
ty to hold Up two walters and rifle the
cash register of $50 He was traced
to an upstairs rooming house near the
cafe. Finding that his dishabille did
not avert suspicion he darted away
from the officers, climbed down a fire
escape and led the sensational chase
through several streets, turning every
now and then to shoot at his pursuers,
and finallv disappeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
STUDENTS GAVE UP SKIN.
Patches From BAT Persons Used ON
Reed Crews Body.

Walla Walla, Wash. Dec. 20.-Skin
from BAT persons has been grated
upon the burned body of Reed Crews.
a young lineman, who narrowly es-
capped electrocution when he fell across
two power wires at the electric SUBJ
station here two weeks ago.
An appeal was made by physicians
for volunteers to part with portions of
their cuticIe and at the present time
over 900 square inches have been graft
ed from ne bodies of friends and
sympathizers OH to the body of the in
jured man.
Among those offering portions of
their skin were rs students from Whit
man college, 125 from the public
school and SO from the high school.
25 soldiers from Fort Wa1la Walla
The skin grating is still going on
and volunteers are being operated on
at the rate of 20 a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
SUICIDE ENDS MAN HUNT
Negro Shoots Himself When Sur
rounded by Pursuers.

Abbeville, La. Dec. 20.-A thrilling
man hunt terminated near here when
Roy O'Haro, a negro desperate killed
himself after a chase lasting since
Tuesday when the negro shot Officers
Holly and Thomas.
At the entrance to the Chotawhat-
chic swamp a Gordon of a hundred
men surrounded the negro. Wound
ed, barefooted and tired. he saw that
escape was impossible, and placing the
barrel of his shotgun to his breast, he
pushed the trigger with his big toe.
His body was tied to buggy and
dragged to Abbeville and placed in
the court house, where it lay for sew
eral hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE GIVES
Presents Metropolitan Museum With
100000 Art Collection.

New York, Dec. 20.-Mrs. Russell
Sage has presented to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art the important collec-
ton of early American furniture that
she acquired at cost of 100000
from Eugene Bolles of Boston, a law
yer. who assembled it in a quarter of
a century of painstaking research.
The trustees of the museum say
that at this time no gift could be of
greater use to the museum for spe-
cial stress is being laid upon the work
of the department of decorative art,
to which the collection will be added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

shown in the budget appropriations for
the army while the navy will remain
about the same as the previous year.
A gradual retrenchment of the army
expenditures may be looked upon as
one of the principal platforms of the
Katsura cabinet.
There will be increase of the import
tariff on some of the goods over which
the government holds a monopoly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
WILL BE WEIGH OR woLGAsT.
Battling Nelson Talks About His Next
Fight.

Chicago, Dec. 2O.-''If I fight in Eng
land my opponent will be Freddie Welsh
He looks to be the best among the
foreign hghtweights. If 1 take on a
match here Ad Wolgast probably will
be the boy He looms up better card
thar McFarlaad. Thompson, Hyland or
all the others
Thus said Battling Nelson. light
weight. champion of the world, upon
his return to town yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
RICHARD STICKS 70 TT.
Insists That Jeffries-Johnson Fight
Will Be Held at Salt Lake.

New York, Dec. 20.-"Tex' Rickard
left New York last night with tI,a ar
nouncement that he would be back ear
ly in the year. He said emphaticaIlv
that the Jeffries-Johnson fight will NOT
take place. at Coffroth's Colma arena
II only for the purpose of proving
that Coffroth- has nothing to do wifi,
the contest" IN
Richard expressed confidence in bi=
ability to stage the fight at Salt Lake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
FAMILY OVERCOME BY GAS.
Kansas City, Kan, Mother and Chill
dren Rescued by Neighbors.

Kansas City. Kan, Dec. 20.-Mrs.
Anna Fitzgerald. a widow. and four~o
her five children were overcome by
gas fumes at their home in this city,.
A small gas heating stove had been
left burning in the bathroom when the
family retired. The gas pressure be-
came stronger in the night, causing
the blaze to come out the ton of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
owen kildare Near Death.

New York, Dec. 20.-Owen Kildare.
the author and playwright. is critical
" i'll at a hospital here. His physi-
clans say that his death may be ex-
pected at any time. Mr. Kildaress
mind became unhinged about a year
ago owing to failure of one of his
plays He has been in semi-coma-
tose condition for the past few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

Baroness
High i
on the
When Leopold fell
nee to the peop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

stove. There was no pipe by which the
fumes could escape The family was
rescued by eighbers and carried from
the house in semi-conscious condi-
ton.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
WHEN BABY Is A YEAR OLD.
After First Tooth Add Something
Substantial to Diet.

From the Delineator.
BY the time baby is a year old its
diet should begin to include scraped meat
and fruit juices and the whites Of eggs.
Begin with wine glass of chicken broth
or boullon. fed from a spoon. and as
these things are increased. gradually de-
crease the amount OF bottle food Soon
after it turns its first year the child
should learn to drink from a small cup.
After that its meals may be reduced to
five a day. with an occasional drink Of
orange juice and plenty OF water In the
intervals.
The first meal. on awaking In the morn
ing. had better have modified milk az it's
chief constituent, with half as much in
FAINT food or strained oatmeal added The
second meal. in the middle of the morn
ing, may be a repetition OF the first.
Early in the afternoon q gill or SO of
chicken broth. or half as much beef Juice,
may be given. and this may be varied.
every few days, with the white of an egg
boiled, say, for one minute. The two re-
naming meals had better have milk as
their mainstay. After a month or 30 Of
such diet if the baby Is In good health,
It's midmorning meal may begin to include
dry toast, zwieback thin oatmeal and
other cereals, and its afternoon dinner
may include whole egg, soft boiled or
poached. and teaspoonful Of finely chop
ped raw beef. Fruits should be given
freely. but it is always best to have them
well cooked.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
LEESBURG, VA.
pecial Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG. Va, May

LEESBURG, Va, May s. 1909.
Samuel Tillett OF Hamilton, this county,
died at his home in that place Thursday
night from paralysis. He was sixty-hve
years of age. He is survived by his wife,
who was a Miss Thomas Of Hamilton.
The school board OF reference OF LOU
doun county has decided upon the land Of
Joshua P. Brown at Lincoln for the site
Of the proposed new school building to be
erected In Mount Gilead district. Citizens
of Purcellville were desirous of having the
school at Purcellville. and upon the de-
cision of the board Of reference they will
make an addition of another room to the
present building in that town. The serv-
ices of another teacher will also be Sc
cured. During the past session the school
has been in charge Of Charles J. Ford.
assisted, by Miss Claire Carpenter of
Washington.
At meeting of the board Of directors
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
Waterford. this county. ]. L. Gill was
elected to the position Of secretary Of the
company. his duties to commence July
/. Mr.. Gill succeeds ]. T. McGavack.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

miles, and many thought 1t was an earth
quake. The fire is said to have started
in Roudabusches flour mill. Stanley.
which is a town of about 500 Inhabitants,
has no fire department.
Marshall e. Mcdonald, a well known
farmer and Confederate veteran, died a
few days since at his home in this coun-
ty, after an illness of paralysis. aged
seventy eight years. He leaves his wife,
five sons and three daughters, together
with a number of sisters and brothers.
During the civil war he served In Com
pany c, 10Th Virginia Cavalry. and was
wounded at Brandy station in 1868.
hospital romance eliminated In the
marriage at Charles Town, w. Va,
few days ago of Miss Florence Jane
Quigley, for several years past superin-
tendent of the nurses of DR.. Venning's $
hospital, to Charles w. Andrews, son OF
the late Rev. DR.. Charles W. Andrews,
for many years rector OF Trinity Prot
estant Episcopal Church of Shepherds
town. W. Va. Mr.. Andrews was stricken
blind a year or two ago, and for some
time past he has been under treatment
for locomotor ataxia in the Charles Town
hospital. When he decided to be mar
ried four men carried Mr.. Andrews on
a stretcher to the home of his friend,
Henry c. Page, where the ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mr..
Andrews and his bride have been friends
since childhood.