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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Miss Viola Goodwin, who Is teach-
ing Mt Hope Villa, is expected home
Christmas Eve for her holiday yaea-
ton. Miss Lima Goodwin and her
sister, Mrs. r. f. Knobloch, are also
expected to arrive Christmas morn
ing for n visit to the home folks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Judge W. l.. Richardson went to
Pollock on Wednesday of this week
to visit his brother-in-law, Mr.. q. W.
Christian, for couple of days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Miss Jennie Hickman returned to
her home in Alexandria last Monday,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Hugh
Cory. Jr., who returned home the
same daY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

DR.. E. b. Gray and Attorney ]. B.
Roberts attended to business in Alex
andria last Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Among the many persons in Colfax
this week were Messrs. A. j. Dunn,
Sam Hay. C. Fl. Purvis, ID. W. Viii
hanson, Henry Pruett, w. ID. Flana-
gun. 0. {. Bird, and others.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
xtension Association and will refund your railroad fare

The peculiar properties OF Chamber
lail Is Cough Remedy have been thorou-
ghly tested during epidemics of inffu-
enza, and when it was takeu in time we
have not beard Of . single ease OF pnsu-
nonis. Sold BY all druggists!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

A teachers examination was held
in CoIfax this week, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Prof. Warner
was present. and several teachers at-
tended for examination.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Miss Velta Balance. of Alexandria,
arrived Monday to visit her sister,
Mrs. q. N. Owens.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
Farmers Union Notice.

Grant Parish Farmers Union No.
9 will meet with Flagon Local No.
643 on Tuesday. Dec. %. 1909. All
Locals will take due notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly.
MARTIN CHANDLER.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Messrs. Louis LeSage, Gordon
Cameron, Walter LaCrois. Elmer
Jeter and Foster McNeely, who are
attending the State University at
Baton Rouge, arrived home last Sat
urday to spend the holidays with
their parents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Mr.. Ethridge' Perkins arrived from
the Monroe Commercial College last
Saturday, and will spend the holi-
DAYS at home.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Mr.. p. S. Smith and son, Douglas,
returned to Winfield this week.
after spending several days here look
ing after business matters.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Mrs. l.. w. Lawrence and children
went to Pineville on Wednesday, to
spend the holidays with the home
folks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Mr. j. A. Fuller writes us word to
change his Chronicle from Pollock to
Aloha, he being now located at the
lntter place.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

Mrs. E. NJ. Estes left on Wednesday
with her two boys for White Castle,
where she will spend the Christmas
holidays.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
Gbe Collar Chronicle
SATURDAY, DEC. Is. 1909.
Pay your poll tax.

Mrs. ]. l.. Kelly returned last Tues
day from visit to Winfield.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

BoRN.-To Mrs. jas. Tumminello,
on Monday, Dec. 20, 1909, a girl.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
Corn for Sala

The undersigned has 1000 barrels
of good sound corn for sale.
G.. II. TEAL. Colfax, La.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
It Is Thought That, Generally
Speaking, Holiday Business
Was rs Per Cent Better
Than Last Year.
BROKEN
FAT THE POST OFFICE
Business This Year at the
Government Building Better
Than Any Other Two Christ
mas Seasons.

Merchants. who enjoyed such a
splendid holiday trade, characterized
today as cleanup and exchange day
and there was a generous amount OF
this kind of business at all of the
stores in the city.
At the post office, the wind up Of
the holiday business was completed.
Carriers delivered almost as many
packages as they did on Friday and
the postal cards were very conspic-
uous The snow made it slow going
for the carriers. as on uncleaned
walks they would slide back one foot
for every three of advancement made
Many Were Delayed.
Many visitors who were unable to
return to their homes last evening
late, thus causing connections in 9TH
er cities to be missed. got an early
start today. Some of the local people
returning to the city had numerous
adventures to relate, of how they
were delayed by the snow storm.
One man, who spent Christmas and
Sunday in Middletown, said that he
was over six hours in getting to Day
ton, where he had to spend last night
this city this morning On a Dayton
| and Western interurban car.
Merchants were given an opportunity
today to estimate their profits for the
| holidays, and although few could give
an accurate estimate as to the result
this season over that for the holidays
| of last year, yet ii was estimated a,
not less than p per cent general in.
crease will be shown. Some felt tina,
after a careful review of the books had
been made and comparisons complet
ed, the result would be even greater.
| Did Great Business.
| Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier statet
the department for from s to Is years
said that this years business was dou
BILE that of any two previous holida.
seasons. The postal receipts Of tn
office for December will be above tn
10000 mark. it is believed. The mum
Der of pieces handled SO far durini
the month can not be accurately esti
mated. as no count is kept, but it j
believed to be upward to one million.
But one exception was made Of tn
keeping Of the records and this was o.
the part of rural route carriers. Fac
carrier counted the mail handled b
him. The result Of the count is
matter Of private information for tn
postal officials at Washington. II
said that they had in view the gather
ing Of statistics for use in propose
legislation. to come before the presen
session Of congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
VEAL WAS STRICKEN
With Stroke of Paralysis While
Driving to Home Near
Greensboro.
HE EXPIRED ON SUNDAY
palladium Specially

Greensboro. Ind. Dec. 21.-David
Veal is dead at his home. near Greens
fork. as a result Of paralytic stroke.
suffered last Friday.
Mr.. Veal was stricken with paralysis
while he and John Roller. Sr.. were
driving to their home. On arriving at
their destination Mr.. Veal was remoV-
ed from the rig in an unconscious con-
dition and a physician was hastily
summoned, who gave little encourage
ment at the time, stating that because
of the mans age. 90 years. he did not
believe he would survive the shock.
Mr.. Veal is veteran OF the civil
war and had been a resident OF this
community since childhood. There
probably is not a nan in Wayne coun'
ty who had a larger circle of friends
Prior to the attack Mr.. Veal had been
enjoying fairly good health.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
ACTION IS BROUGHT

Garnishment proceedings have been
instituted in Justice Beyerle's> court
by Antonio Rocco against Thomas
Spinen and Louis Mobile. proprietors
of commissary. No. Ill, in the Aus
trian camp, on Pennsylvania railroad,
near Hiser's station. to recover about
$50.
On an Investigation by . constable
Of the Justices court, it was found
that Spinell had turned the business
over to Mobile and that the latter
skipped to Pittsburg or some other
assembly point, in the east, for Aus
trians. However. enough goods were
left behind to insure creditors at least
4 portion Of their claims, providing
they are successfully prosecuted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
Employees of the Roads East of
Mississippi, Some 125, 900,
Will Be Affected in Proposed
Action.
WAGE INCREASE WILL
VARY II TO % PER CT.
Just What the Attitude of the
Railroads Will Be Remains
To Be Seen-Enthusiasm Is
Not Shown.
(American News Service)

New York, Dec. T-Announcement
was made today that the formal de-
mands of the 125, 600 railroad employees
working on all the lines east of the
Mississippi, would be laid before the
railroad companies on January 3. In
these demands, the men including pas
senger and freight train conductors
and switchmen. will demand a wage
increase of from II to . per cent ac-
cording to the position they hold with
the companies and length of service.
When the demands are laid before
the employers, adjustment committees,
representing each of the railroads, will
according to plans that have not yet
been completed, meet another commit
tee from the employees and endeavor to
make terms that will be satisfactory to
both parties and thus stave off what
would be the most gigantic railroad
strike in the history Of the railroads OF
the East.
Attitude is Uncertain.
Just what the attitude of the rail.
roads will be cannot be foretold. 1t is
believed. however. that the demands
of the men, insofar as the wage in
crease is concerned will be bitterly
fought. Should the demands of the
employees be accepted it would mean
the annual expenditure Of millions OF
dollars for extra wages.
Vice President and Gen. Manager j
c. Stewart of the Erie today. said to
the American News Service: so far
as the Erie is concerned the applica
tion of the maximum increase request
ed by the trainmen would amount tc
$40 100000 increase annually in the
cost of operating our lines.
However, We can do nothing unit
the demands Of the trainmen have
reached US. Just what attitude the
directors of the Erie will assume,
cannot say at this time"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
Farmer Testifies He Couldn't
Smell FertiIizing Plant; Then
1t Develops that He Has Not
a "SmeIIer."
ClENDENiN CASE is
A MERRY ROMP TODAY
After Dismissal of the ''Ex-
pert" His Wife Succeeded
Him and Furnished Every
body With Much Laughter.

Although John X. Smith, a farmer
living near the Clendenin fertilizing
plant, north of the city, has been de-
void of the sense of smell since a
child, yet he was introduced this
morning as a witness by the defense.
in the case of William Pickett against
William Clendenin, for $4,000 dam
ages to property. Attorney John F..
Robbins, attorney for the plaintiff,
who sprung the sensation with its
comic feature, characterized the wit
ness as a man with a deaf and dumb
nose.
The witness was one Of the first in
troduced this morning upon resump-
tion of the case, which was continued
over from last Friday. On his direct
examination, Smith said that he lived
near the fertilizing plant and had oc-
casion to pass within a short distance
of it, almost every day.
properly NOT OdU00SOs
He had noticed the steam arising
from the watts but never a smell did
he smell And he also said that he
was positive that his property had
not been damaged because it was
within close proximity OF the fertiliz
ing plant. During his direct examin
alton the witness did not state that
he was devoid of one of his five
senses
When he was given to the counsel
for plaintiff on cross examination. II
developed that he had never smellet
anything since a child. OF course. the
witnesses "expertness" was disprovet
and he was discharged amid genera
laughter including attorneys for botf
sides. Judge Fox and the large sizet
gallery.
Summoned with Mr.. Smith was hi.
! wife, and she was next placed on tn,
stand. Mrs. Smiths sense of smell
was not disproved as the plaintiff
counsel excused her without cross-ex
animation, but in direct examination
she said that she never smelled tn
| odors OF the pIant-becauSe, as she tes
titled, "she was too busy" Mrs
Smith kept the court attaches and at
torneys in laughter most of the time
while on the stand. as a result of he
sharp replies to questions of Perry ]
Freeman, who examined the witness
Horse Scared to Death.
Oliver Hodgin. a farmer, living Of
the Chester pike, near the fertilizin
plant, was also placed on the stand
In the course Of his examination.
developed that during the fall. one @
his horses was scared to death an
that his hogs ate the carcass. Follow
ing his dismissal as a witness he e,
planned to a reporter that he had al
tempted to throw a robe over the an
NAL and it became frightened, dyin
a short time afterwards. from hear
failure, he presumed. AS it was lat
in the evening, Mr.. Hodgin left th
horse lying in the barnyard and dul
ing the night its carcass was attacke
by the hogs The swine picked tn
animal clean, leaving only the bones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
SHE DIED SUDDENLY
Miss Nellie Marley Expires
After Spending Xmas
With a Sister.
TUBERCULOSIS VICTIM

Miss Nellie Markley. aged II years.
daughter of Mrs. Alice Markley died
suddenly at her home north OF the
city early Sunday morning.
Miss Markiey had been afflicted
with tuberculosis of the lungs for
some time but her condition had not
been regarded as critical and she was
permitted to spend Christmas day
with her sister Mrs. Edward Garth.
waite in this city. She returned home
and retired as usual Christmas night
About 1870 o'clock Sunday morning
Mrs. Markley was awakened by a
slight noise in her daughters room
and reached her side just as she was
expiring.
Miss Markley's death occurred just
two weeks after that of her grand
mother. The funeral will take place
Tuesday morning and the burial viii
be in Greenville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
AVIATOR WAS HURT
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington, Dec 27-Aviator Harry
Orme today cancelled several flight
plans as a result OF the injuries suffer.
suburb of Washington, yesterday The
accident was similar to that which
happened to Orville Wright at Fort
Meyer a little more than a year ago
A wire which controls the udder of the
Orme biplane. broke just as the ma.
chine was starting down the track. The
wire got tangled up in the propellers
resulting in the destruction of the
propellers. rudder and many wires on
the rear Of the machine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
STOCK JUMPS UP
THEN RUNS DOWN
And Wall Street Ran Around
Biting at Itself for a
Short Time.
ROCK ISLAND SENSATION
STOCK BOARDS AN AIRsHlP AND
SCARS FROM FIFTY UP To
EIGHTY, THEN ITS AERoPLANE
HAS BAD ACCIDENT.
ROCK ISLAND SENSATION

New York, Dec 27.-Wild excite.
ment prevailed in Wall Street today
when Rock Island stock, which closed
Friday at $50 share. advanced by
leaps and bounds to $50 share on
heavy transactions. The advance OF
$50 a share carried the stock to its
highest point in its history. Fifteen
minutes later it was back near the
fifty mark again. The general opin
ion is that the market was cornered
and manipulation was arranged fol
the purpose of squeezing out holders
of short contracts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
A GOOD COLLECTION

At the Christmas services of St.
Andrews church, 1910 was collected
to be given to the orphans home of
the Indianapolis diocese, Of which the
local church is a member. The home
is located at Indianapolis. The mon
ey has not been sent to the officials
of the home as yet. as it is anticipated
that the sum will be increased by
contributions of members Of the
church who were unable to attend the
Christmas services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
And the Panic Stricken Popu-
Iation Hurriedly Left the
Town and Sought Refuge
From the Sea.
COMMUNICATION WITH
CAPE COD DESTROYED
Two Days Storm in New York
Has Done Great Damage
And Armies of Men Are at
Work to Repair Damages.
(BulIetin.)
(American News Service)

(American News SerVice)
Boston, Dec. 27.-The loss in Boston
alone from the storm is five million
dollars. The latest details Indicate
several vessels have been sunk and
many lives lost at sea- Wreckage
consisting of tho pilot houses. cabins
and portions OF a cargo have been
washed ashore at several points.
Among the wreckage is furniture from
the schooner Davis Palmer" She
carried a crew of twenty. Dozens OF
other vessels have been washed
ashore where their condition is peril
GUS. Another tida. wave struck Chel-
sea this morning, and fifteen hundred
persons who had returned to their
homes, were again driven out by the
floods. Armory and churches are
filled with refugees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
MRS. TR|MBLE DEAD

Word has been received in this city
OF the death Of Mrs Elizabeth Trimble,
in Covington, KY, on Friday of last
week. The deceased is the mother of
Mrs. C. d. Patterson Of this city. Her
husband was Major Trimble. The 10
cal relatives have gone to Covington
to attend the funeral.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
HOW CRUEL, HARRIS

Turnkey Ray Harris worked seven
Of the prisoners at the county Jail on
cleaning off snow on the walks in the
court house yard and around the
square, this morning. He expected
to work q second shift OF . like num-
Der this afternoon. In completing the
work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
NEW YORK Is BUSY.

New York. Dec. 27.-The work of re-
pairing the damage wrought by the
storm of the last two days was taken
up today in half dozen states. Mil
lions Of dollars damage has been done
by the blizzard and tidal waves that
have buffeted the East and the Allan
tic coast Seventeen persons today
are known to be dead in New York
alone as the result OF this-the wo. st
storm of two decades. Thousands Of
miles of railroads have been tied UP
and wire communication throughout
the affected region crippled.
Gigantic efforts are being put forth
BY every railroad and telegraph com
pany to bring order out Of chaos. Con
djtions are being slowly remedied. Il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
THE WEATHER.

INDIANA AND loCAl-Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
american News Service)

Boston, Dec. 27.-Tnree persons
dead. thirty.one reported missing and
$500 homeless is today's summary of
the havoc wrought by the breaking of
a dyke of Chelsea by the tide daring
yesterdays storm. The property loss
Is estimated at $10,00O,0oO. The home
less are being cared for in public feel
angs and Governor Draper has order
ed the state militia to assist.
Cornelius Hawkins and his wife
were drowned when the tide broke
through the dyke.
Could Have Been Saved.
Hawkins might have been saved
but stayed by the side OF his wife.
who is an invalid. 1t was estimated
that the storm caused a half million
dollars loss in this city. At the height
of the storm Captain John w. Small.
of Boston and his entire crew of nine
men from the three-masted schooner
Nantasket, which had come ashore at
Sands Hills Beach, were rescued by
the volunteer crew of the Massachus-
etts Human society. The vessel in
all probability will be a total loss.
Cape Cod is entirely cut off from
the rest Of the world today. Tele.
phone and telegraph wires are all
down and not for more than half a
century has such widespread havoc
been reported. When communication
with the Cape was lost several YES
sells were known to be in dangerous
locations and it is feared that some OF
them failed to weather the storm.
Steamer in Distress.
At Buzzards Bay big steamer was
reported in distress. Her identity
was unknown. The tide was the
highest since 1851 and went complete
" over the streets in Provincetown.
The shore on all sides Of the PENN
sula was lashed by the heavy sea
and it is believed several vessels went
down during the frightful gale an6
that many lives must have been lost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
Governor Calls Out The Militia
To Help Victims of Hurricane

As Result of the Great Storm in Vicinity OF Boston, 'hee
Persons Are Dead, Thryone Are Reported Missing and
The Property Loss Is Extremely Heavy-Hundreds OF
PEOPLE Are Homeless and Are Being Chartered in Thea
ters. Public Halls, Churches and Other Places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27

The dixie was built By the owners Of
the property it Immediately protects
from the OCEAN. each of whom declined
responsibility for not keeping it in re-
pair. The wall was so feet wide at
the bottom. 10 feet wide at the top and
10 feet high.
Shortly after nightfall the refugees
were thrown into a second panic by
three alarms Of fire coming in one att
er the other. Many OF them had pass
ed through the great Chelsea confla-
grafton. and with that in mind. were
anxious to get out of the city altogeth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-27
Credit to Bureau.

1T Is the honorable distinction Of
the forest service that It has been
more constantly, more Violently and
more bitterly attacked By the repre-
sentatives Of the special interests In
recent years than any other govern
ment bureau. These attacks have IN
creased in violence and bitto9na1s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-14
BASEBALL BABBLE
THE Indians and Turks are now neck and neck.
4 Brownies cop the series.

THE neck. Watch those
l Brownies the series.
Vic Holm the White sos recruit who shut out the Turks
Thompson or Engle will heave them for the visitors
Sunday games prove drawing
cards of the will
expected golden harvest
That certainly
and triple yesterday How's that for pitche?
the Pirate miscue the chaked
the great National Lacquer.
Wagner grabbed a yesterday,
slapped the Stats which meant less time bat than the
Georgian
Two weeks ago Portland fans thought their Coast league club
chance
San Francisco wins the first
Collins busher outheaved Chsy Mahewson, champion
Mthewson hit for eight bngles which
ians two TALES
Bob of the Indians confident that
will be in the league next Judge McCeede
stronger club in the OREGON CITY Brown is confident that Portland
fans will rally to the support of the Norhwesterners
President cobn and Manager Brown will be at the National AS
peeled recruits while Cohn will after that Class
classification
October "a the big bush AlStars
Philadelphia Athletics will hook at Recreation park exhibit
the Monday following according President Coin Indians
giving Spokane double opportunity witness the the
American and National leagues in action.
The AStars will be composed for the of California
a leaguers, Chase Dolly
Mack will bring his club The
will be about forty strong including players and representa-
uves
The of big intend spending the
en and will play about one in the northwest Seat
western cities visited by the fasteners