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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
Eubanks Propst

A wedding that calls forth
much interest was solemnized at
the First Methodist Parsonage
on yesterday at 1:30 o'clock,
when Miss Matte Pauline Propst
and DR.. William Fl. Eubanks
were made man and wife. Rev.
I. w. Lewis officiating. Miss
Propst is a sweet attractive
young woman, who has a wide
circle of friends. DR.. Eubanks
is a prominent young dentist and
stands we'll in this community.
Immediately after the cere-
mony the couple left fof Birming-
ham where they will spend a
fortnight.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

r. w. WALKER.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
NEW POST OFFICE
PLANS ARE HERE
HANDSOME STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT or
STONE AND BRICK, AND QUITE AN
ORNAMENT TO CITY
TO Be FINISHED BY NOV. 1910

The plans and specifications of
the new Post-office building have
been received by Custodian
Woods. The specifications state
that the approximate cost of
this building to be $51, 700, and
specify that the work of the
building should be completed not
later than November l, 1910.
The exterior of this handsome
structure will be of stone and
brick, while the steps will be of
granite and the windows will be
large and with a great deal of
ornamental work. Stone and
brick will both be Incorporated
in the structure. Two large
pedestal lights will ornament the
up of the front steps.
Upon entering you face a
general delivery and also a stamp
window. The rotunda has a
diameter of q feet. Turning
left you walk down a lobby Al
feet. On the right hand side is
an arrangement of three separate
carrier windows and about six
hundred boxes, and also drop
boxes for letters and papers.
Further down the lobby passing
through a door you enter a
money order and registry Office,
20x16 feet. The floors of the
lobby and rotunda will be of
marble base, with quartered oak
wainscoating.
The first floor also includes a
separate office for the postmas-
ter, two vaults and a large, COM
modious work room about 40x50
feet.
All the mails will be carried
out of the office over a cement
platform. In the basement of
the building there is a storage
room, boiler room, fuel room,
janitor room, and a swing"
room for carriers while off duty,
and also a toilet room equipped
with every convenience, includ-
ing shower baths and dressing
rooms, 12x27 feet, which will be
handsomely fitted up.
There will be a flag pole placed
at the top of the building p feet
tall. Bids for the work on the
building will not be later than
October 22nd, and it is expected
that the work will be begun not
later than November 18th, next.
Several local contractors and a
number from other cities are
signing with the intention of
bidding on the entire job.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
Bits of PerSC''I interest Concerning College Life.
Interesting Talks Made By Several Parties

have in our state, a splendid
faculty, and it rests with you,
whether you improve your oppor-
tunities or not, but | hope you
will be proud of your uniform,
proud you too ere Mississippians
and in after years we may be
proud of your achievements. /
visited the Meridian school once,
and the worthy superintendent,
Prof Fant, pointed out a boy to
me and said. There is a son of
one of your friends" then !
asked, rs he smart?" and he
said, Yes but he does not ap-
ply himself" but he said, He
will tell the truth all the time
and fight when it is necessary, "
and | said, Il had rather that
would be said about my boy,
than for him to take the first
honor of your SCHOOL," Now it
is hard to satisfy your president
when he comes to Jackson ask
ing for appropriations for the
school for. like Oliver Twist no
matter what we do for him his
cry is still more, more and more.
But | will be like the Alabama
soldier, who in a battle in the
late war, got lost from his COM
mand and reported to a Georgian
captain and fought with them.
They soon got to retreating an
finally got into long run, max
ing for some tall timber in their
rear. The captain was intent on
rallying, when he reached the
woods and he said to the Ala
bamian who was running neck
to neck with, +" Alabama,
will you stand by me?" then the
old fellow said, "As long as you
keep up this lick. !" So Mr..
President, Members Of the Fac
ulty and Student Body of this
College, as a member of the ap-
preparation committee, at the
coming session of the legislature,
l will stand by you as long as you
keep up this lick.
An organ solo by Mrs. George
Gattling. was next on the pro-
gram and was thoroughly en-
joyed by everyone.
Prof. B. G.. Hull, one of Lown-
des county's able representatives,
was next introduced and said
that he was glad that he repre-
sented a county that had the
honor of having this great insti-
tuition, the |. |. & C. and pledged
himself to devote his best talent
to the interest of the college.
Miss Evelyn Windham played
To Water Lilly" with exqui-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

On Thursday morning at 1870
O'Clock the formal opening of
the twenty-fifth annual session
of the Industrial Institute and
College took place in the chapel
Of this, the greatest institution
of learning in the state of Mis-
sissippi.
About one thousand citizens
and students attending the open
ing exercises, which were beau
tiful and impressive. After a
song by the school, Rev. L. w.
Lewis, gave scriptural reading
and prayer, after which Miss
Ariel Gross charmed the audi
ence by a piano solo. playing ex-
quisitely a rhapsody by Brahms.
Hon. George Leftwitch of Alb
erdeen, who was to make the op-
ening address, was unavoidably
detained, but there were several
short and forceful talks made
Rev. Otto Bamber, Baptist evan
Velist, snnl,c first in a clear and
yle. Then Repre-
sentative r. v. Cavette, of Nox-
ubee county, who was unexpect-
edly called on and made a short
talk.
Mr.. Cavette began by saying
that he found that thoroughness
ana honesty was the watchword
of the Industrial Institute and
College, and that he had been
twittered often, and that Mis-
sissippi had no great minds and
great cities, but she glorified in
raising men and women. He
stated that he had never favored
immigration, but that he wanted
Mississippi for Mississippians,
and like the Roman mother,
when asked to show her jewels
she led forth two beautiful boys
and said, These are my jewels,
and when Mississippi is asked to
show her jewels, she leads forth
the great A. & M. College, and
her beautiful sister, the l l. &
G. 4 was proud that l was
Mississippian when as a member
of Harris Mississippi Brigade,
followed the banner of Lee and
Jackson, from Manassas to
Appomattox, proud of the glori-
GUS record the Mississippian made
in this conflict. But when l stand
and look at this great student
body, of native Mississippians,
am prouder still that | am
Mississippian. Now young la
dies the state has done we'll by
you, we have provided you COM
Portable buildings, one of the
best men for President, that we
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

/ Mr.. Edltor:-Jlm Nardaman
did not answer my article, but
abused me. He did not have
sense enough for one, and was
mean enough for the other. His
signature was all that kept me
from thinking it was not written
by a man who thought he had
notsrun enough for the u. S.
Senate but by one who had run
too often to a beer keg
His language was such as a
clown would envy, and for
which, the end man in a min
strel show would bouquet him
with a bunch of turnips.
He has appointed me as ring
master so, | must name him.
Let his ring name be silly jim,
for he has richly earned it.
AS it is impossible to reason
with clown, | must treat a
fool according to his folly"
Like all clowns he is full of his
tricks. His first sentence COM
menced, Somebody was kind
enough to send me a marked
copy" He knew | sent it. for
my name was written in full on
the wrapper.
He calls me little" but he
doesn't think that of my article,
for it was too big for him to an
swer and too true for him to
publish. If silly Jim thought I
was little" why did he write
such long article about me?
1t don't take a long time to tell a
little thing. He can't be con-
vinced of this however, and, the
proof is that he loves to talk and
write so much about himself.
Silly Jim and | have different
yard sticks. He goes in for
animal proportions. I believe
the minds the measure of the
man." By his, l am little. ,"
By mine, he is an infntesimal.
admit that his front view is
like beer advertise aent and
his hair a wonder to behold, for,
the growth of his body has gone
to bowels and his head to hair.
Most of his work has been on
the outside of his head for books
had to take a back seat and hair
ointment sat on the front bench.
He preferred long hair to a
long head" and succeeded Turn
to /, Cor. xi-14.)
Merely to show the difference
between mind and matter | sug-
gest that my law practice is self
sustaining, while his only success
was the ease with which he
failed.
He showed a piece of poetry at
me. l will return the compli
ment.
Upon the breeze he floats his
hair,
Protrudes his paunch with
stage-struck air;
Throws back his head, uplifts
his chin,
Sticks out his foot and yells
like sin.
While ne does not like my
looks, | confess he attracts me
as a curiosity for, he seems an
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
GOV. JAMES 7. HARRISON
REPLIES To VARDAMAN
HIS WIT AND SARCASM WILL BE READ WITH INTEREST
BY THE FRIENDS OF BOTH PARTIES

exaggerated ego, whose look is an
invitation and attitude an adver-
tisement. The public should ap-
preciate the fact shat it is free
performance. | have never
been taken for an Indian Doc
tor.
He insinuates that one cannot
defend an absent friend from an
unjust attack without a selfish
motive. The accusation is its
own condemnation to right think
ing men. | am not surprised
however as coming from him,
as it is natural for a professional
place hunter to think only of of
fee.
He asks what | did in the civil
war. | rode with Forrest Cat 15)
under the stars and bars until.
as, my previous article said, the
hospital and battle field left too
few to defend it. ! ask him, in
return, what he is fighting now.
The war ended nearly a half
century ago its soldiers are
(mostly) either dead or decrepit.
Ben Hill spoke of another editor,
whose was thus engaged as in
visible in war but invincible in
peace" | fought live men. He
is shooting into a graveyard.
Blue coats were my targets.
Tombsto les are his. My weap-
ons we're the implements of war.
He is but pen scratching. | was
where blood flowed. He is
where ink flows. Ny sphere of
action was the battle field. His
behind closed office door with
no enemy to meet, unless it be
the fool-killer.
He literally insinuates that |
quit politics because it quit me.
The minutes of the Senate will
show that when my term as
Lieutenant Governor was about
to expire, the Senate, after pass
ing resolutions too complimenta-
ry for me to mention, by a rising
and unanimous vote requested
me to go up higher. -
And yet, | neither wore my
hair like a woman, nor made
profert of a stomach that look
ed like a beer keg wrapped in
the lower end of shirt, with a
pair of trousers buttoned across
it.
| retired. He was retired.
That is the difference. He
thinks he is still in the running,
but is only marking time. The
count will develop it. John
Sharp Williams made him has
been and flied him away as ''Ex-
hibit A."
A disgusted Irishman said to a
turtle, that continued to kick af-
ter its head was cut off, you darn
ed old fool, you amt got sense
enough to know when you are
dead. Of course he is still af-
ter cffice. As the bible says of
the poor, he is with US always.
If the census taker was to ask
him his occupation he could
(Coo+;o,,oa -, De- Trol
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

Columbus Cleaning and Press
ing Club. We make your last
year. suit look like new. A. NJ.
Hahn, Manager.
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This is to give notice that the
road tax is now due and will be
delinquent after Oct. l.
w. d. PROWELL,
Sheriff.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

ROOMS FOR RENT-On Col
lege street. All modern con-
venience. Phone 729.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

WANTED TO SELL-At once
a singer sewing machine. Good
as new. Apply Commercial
Office.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26

WANTED TO SELL-A nice
family pony. For particulars ap-
ply to ]. H. Bishop.
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To the Pubic.

| wish to thank my friends
and the general public for the
generous patronage accorded me
in the past and in appreciation
of same | present for your in
spection and criticisms, a Ton
serial EmL orium De Luxe" pos
lively sanitary throughout.
l respectfully solicit your fu-
ture business and in return for
same will endeavor to maintain
the same excellence of service as
before.
Again thanking you all for all
past and future favors, | am.
Respectfully,
E. B. BEARD, Prop.
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Il
been invited to take part. Thi:
comes as a compli nenI in recog-
milton Of the fact that this de-
partment has made wonderful
strides in the last few years.
Miss Emma Bell, one of the
'09 graduates, left Tuesday foI
Bryn Mawr, where she will take
graduate work.
Among the college teachers
who will be with Mrs. Louise
Barnett, at the Castle, are Miss
Mary Palmer and Miss Bush. of
Chicago, and Miss Pearl Mat
thews. of Iowa.
Miss Pellen, of Minnesota, who
comes to take the place of Miss
Mable Ward as domestic science
teacher, will be with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cummings on College St.
Mrs. Gessner Smiths pretty
home just opposite the science
hall is about completed and is
one of the most unique as well
as up-to-date homes in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Yong
will have apartments with Mr..
and Mrs. w. C Knox. ts
Misses Lucille and Minnets'
Crittendon, of Palestine, Texas.
have arrived and will be in the
dormitory.
Miss Mary TIA Sherman and
Miss Bette CASTOR will be
among the town gills in the
dormitory.
Miss Beverly Price, of Me
ridian will have charge of the
theoretical work in the music
department.
Miss Lucille Reeves, of Cedar
town, Ca, arrived Wednesday
night.
Miss Gross who has charge of
the normal work will be with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hamilton.
Mrs. Fannie Mosby will be
with Mr.. and Mrs. d. d Rich
ards.
Mr.. Smith will have with her
this winter Miss Louise Prince,
Miss Pennell and Miss Beverly
Price.
Miss Ruth Roudebush who has
had a delightful trip through
the Northwest has returned and
is with Mrs. Ella Westmoreland
for the present.
Misses Orr, Paslay and Haw-
thorne are keeping house at the
Teachers Home. The other
teachers who have rooms at this
delightful home are Misses Fant,
KERN, Hearon, Latham, Laney,
Johnston and Shotwell.
Miss Genie Thomas will have
with her this year Miss Avon,
Miss Cora L. Walker, Miss Poin-
dexter and Miss NJ. d. Williams.
Miss Annie Faust will begin
her Model school tomorrow. She
expects her classes to be larger
than ever before.
Miss Mary Thomas of Milledge-
vile, Ca, will be valuable as
sistant in the English depart
ment.
Mrs. Hamilton of Aberdeen, is
assisting Mrs. Galloway and Miss
Bessie Hearon in the dormitory.
Miss frankie Jones of Corinth,
who will assist Miss Pohl in the
Physical Training department,
has arrived and will be in the
dormitory.
The teachers who will be in the
dormitory this year are Misses
Fannie Hooper, Martha Eckford,
Eta Atwell, Boyd, Hillerman,
Vance. Bessie Heath, Lyons,
Jones, Reeves, Koch, Clark,
Young, Hyde, Miller, Caulfeld,
Walker, Rice, Ellington.
One of the initial entertain
ments in college circles was a
coffee luncheon to the piano
teachers on Thursday afternoon
at the teachers home on College
street given by Miss Elizabeth
Shotwell of Evanston, Ill. This
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
Building Lot For Sale.

The prettiest building lot in
Columbus is now offered for
quick sale. See Mr.. J. C. Hack
leman who.lives next door to the
lot.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-09-26
THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEND OPENING EXERCISES

site technique and perfect inter-
probation and was enthusi-
astically enchored. The other
speakers were, Rev. A. A. Walk
er of Hartsell, Ala, and DR.. l..
M. Stone of Mobile. both whom
made instructive speeches. Miss
Matte Lou Brown then sang,
Ava Marie" with Miss Wind
ham as accompanist. M S s
Browns voice was never sweeter
and the audience was enthusias-
tic in applause and would not be
satisfied until she had given a
second number.
President Whitfield closed the
morning exercises by short adj
dress to the student body. He
said that he believed that this
would be the greatest year in
the history of the college, and
that the faculty had been
strengthened and had branched
out on new lines and that he was
very sanguine for the future of
the institution.
COLLEGE NOTES
After November the first, Miss
Weenonah Poindexter, Director
of the Music Department, at the
College will have leave of alb
sence. She expects to visit the
greatest Conservatives in the
East. Later she will GO to Ber-
lin for study. Miss Poindexter's
idea is to keep in touch with the
very latest and best methods,
and for this reason she goes to
study and bring back new ideas
for her work.
The voice department, under
the supervision of Miss Brown,
has started out under favorable
auspices. Mis- Brown believes
that this will be the best year
that she has had.
Miss Gertrude Crawford, who
spent the summer studying in
Germany, has returned, and her
friends are anxious to hear her
in vocal solo.
Miss Bette Macarthur has been
elected to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Joice. Miss Macarthur is well
equipped for the work, having
studied in the best colleges in
this country and abroad.
Mrs Dougherty and Miss Power
are pleasantly located with Miss
Bette Whitfield on Main street.
Mrs. George Gatling will have
charge of the organ at the col
lege this year. Mrs. Gatling is
talented musician and is par
ticularly gifted in this line of
work.
Misses Poindexter and Wind
ham have been invited to attend
the Tri-State Fair held in Mem
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

A committee Of citizens who said
they represented the Woodbridge Town
ship Committee came here last night
to ask the water board to supply Keas-
hey with water. The delegation, which
consisted Of thee of Woodbridge 8
foremost citizens, did not reach the city
hall until the meeting had been adjourn
ed, but the commissioners had not yet
left their chairs, so the matter was in
formally discussed with the visitors.
The committee said that they wanted
the city to supply Keasbey and Sewar-
en- with water, but preferably the for
mer place. They said the township was
willing to lay the mains if the city
would sell them the water, and, as there
is now main as far as Amusement
Park, it would be very easy for the city
to reach Keasbey without much ex-
pense. If it is done meter will be
placed at the city line.
Woodbridge is now supplied by the
Middlesex Water Company but it is un-
derstood that, in order to supply Keas-
bey, that company will have to pay out
about $4,000 to extend the mains
from Bloomfield IS. The committee said
they liked Anboy city water better as
it is not so hard as the Middlesex wa
ter
The commissioners discussed the mat
ter with the committee and, after the
subject had been carefully gone over,
advised the visiting gentlemen to in
struct the Woodbridge Township COM
mittee to put their proposition in writ
ing and send it to the local board. This
the committee said they would do. The
amount of water which Keasbey would
consume daily Superintendent Burns
says would not be very much and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
SUIT FOR $I35
FOR DRAWING
HOUSE PLANS

The suit of Carl Dressler against John
Bogdan to recover $l35 for drawing a
set of plans for twenty
tenement house, was tried before Judge
Lyon in the district court this morning.
Decision was reserved.
Bogdan g defense was that the plans
did not come up to the requirements of
the State Tenement House Commission
and that, for that reason, the house
could not be built.
Architect John H. Dayton and Mr..
Bogdan were the only witnesses put
on the stand by G. G. Hommann and
Stephen F. Somogyi, counsel for the de-
fense. Joseph E. Stricken represented
Mr.. Dressler.
The suit was started shortly before
II O'Clock and lasted until 1880.
Mr.. Dressler said that Mr.. Bogdan
had agreed to give him 2 per cent if
the building was erected and IL per
cent for the plans, if it was not. Mr..
Bogdan denied this.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
SENTENCING OF AXEL LARSON
IS ADJOURNED FOR A WEEK
HoIdup Man Still
in Jail at
Elizabeth.

Axel Larson, Of this city, who was
arrested In Railway recently for holding
up and robbing a girl ard who con-
fessed later as having been the man
who held up women in this city, Wood
bridge and Metuchen, will not be SEN
fenced until next Wednesday. He was
to have been sentenced by Judge At
water at Elizabeth yesterday, but the
matter was postponed for week.
Larson, since his arrest, has been CON
fined in the Union county jail at Eliza
beth, where two weeks ago he made a
confession of his crimes. An effort was
made TO secure his release and send him
back to the old country, but Miss Jo-
sephine Flanagan, of Metuehen, and
Mrs Oscar Wilson, of Woodbridge, two
of the people whom he held up, refused
to withdraw their charges.
Both are still firm in their resolution
to have Larson punished and next We'd
nesday ne will in all probability be sen
fenced to a term in state prison.
Friends Aid Mrs. Larson.
A contest for a handsome parlor
lamp was held last night at rs New
Brunswick avenue for the benefit OF
Mrs. Axel Larson. whose husband is
in Elizabeth awaiting sentence. The
lamp was awarded to l.. P. Larsen,
of 212 Oak street, and about $40 was
realized for Mrs. Larson and her two
small children. There is much sym
pathy for the family of Larson.
Passage has been tentatively ar
ranged for Larson. and should he be
released, If the two complainants
withdraw, he will sail imm ediately
for Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
ORIENTAL DEGREE
WORK TO BE SEEN

The members of Orient Court No.
so, of Middlesex Council. Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, of this city, will go to Totten-
Vile tonight to see the oriental de-
gree conferred upon several candi-
dates by the members of the Orient
Court of United Council In that
place.
After the degree work the mem
bers of the local court who were
given the oriental degree In Totten-
Vile two weeks ago will be given a
reception. An elaborate supper is
being prepared.
A delegation of members of Mid
dlesex Council decided at the meet
ing last night to visit Anchor Coun-
ell in woodbridge tonight, at a big
m Getting to be held in that place.