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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-05
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ORDINANCE 800.

An ordinance to vacate and annual an
alley in block 70 of the Hamper &
Levin or Hamper e Whinnery sur
vey or first subdivision or subdivi-
sion number one of the City of Hat
tiesburg.
Whereas it appears to the Mayor
Hattiesburg, by written petition duly
signed and acknowledged by Hatties-
burg Traction Company that it is the
sole owner of lots one %, two (2),
three (3), four (4) and five 60 of
block 70 of and according to the Kamp-
er & Levin or Hamper & Whinnery
survey or first subdivision or subdi-
vision No. of the City of Hattiesburg,
in Forrest county, Mississippi; and
that said petitioner is the sole abut-
ting property owner on a certain alley
20 feet wide east and west running
across said block 70 from Dabb street
on the west, dividing lot one (D from
lots two, three, four and five in said
block 70; and it appearing to the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen that
said petitioner desires said alley vacat-
ed and annulled and further appear
ing that said alley has never been used
by the public and is not needed for
public use and travel, as said block
is entirely surrounded by wide streets
nd avenues and that no inconvenience
will be caused to the public by vacat-
ing and annulling said alley and the
said petitioner has expressly waived
all claims as abutting property owner,
for damages for yacating said alley.
Therefore, Be 1t ordained by the Ma
yOr and Board of Aldermen of the City
of Hattiesburg:
Session THAT the alley 20 feet
wide east and west, from Dabb street
on the east to n. o. & n. e. Railroad
on the west dividing lot one ID from
lots 2, 9, and of block 70 of the
Hamper & Levin or Hamper & Whin-
merry survey or first subdivision or sub
division number one % of the City of
Hattiesburg, Forrest county, MISSISSIPPI
pi.
Sec 2.-That this ordinance take ef-
feet from and after it's passage and ap-
proval in order that he abutting prop
erty owner may enclose the said alley
at once if it desires.
Adopted and approved this, 4th day
Of May, A. D. 1903.
J. D. DONALD. Mayor.
Attest:
A. FARLEY.
!, the undersigned clerk OF the City
of Hattiesburg, Miss, certify that he
foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance
No. 800 as appears of record on page
Sc of the Municipal Minutes book
"F."
Given under my hand this Sth day of
May 1903
A. FARLEY,
5-2|-3t. City Clerk
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-05
union STATION
WORK ACTIVE

At the new union station of the New
Orleans and Northeastern the fathers
are at work on the ceiling of the main
waiting room getting things in shape
for the plasterers. The ceiling of this
room is twenty-siX feet and architect
urally the room will be a beauty.
The southeast sides of the two
wings of the station on each end of the
main waiting room are to be covered
with red terra Gotta tiles and the work
Of laying them has begun. The en-
tire roof of the central building of
the station will be covered with the
same material and when completed
will present a striking and pleasing
appearance.
The sides of the wings next to the
railroad connecting direct with and
forming part of the long umbrella shed
together with the shed itself will be
covered with tin which will be paint
ed in harmony with the tiles.
The rafters from the station build
ing to the shed are to be put rapidly
into position and if will not be long
before everything is in readiness for
the laying OF the 1000 foot concrete
concourse from Agnes street to the
heating boiler room.
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ORDINANCE NO. 321.

An Ordinance to Provide for the In
spection of Cattle, Hogs, Sheep am
Goats to be Slaughtered for Sale
and Of Meat of Such Animals OF
fered for Sale in the City of Hat
tiesburg.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the City of Hat
tiesburg,
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to sell or offer for sale
in the City of Hattiesburg the meat
of cattle, hogs, sheep or goats for hui
man food unless the animal to be
and the meat offered for
sale shall have been first inspected
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as herein provided.

as herein provided.
Sec 2 The said animal to be slaugh-
tered, when practical, and the meat
after slaughter shall be inspected By
an inspector appointed by this board,
or some other.
Sec. 8. The said inspector shall
give to the owner of the ANIMAL or
meat inspected his certificate of in,
spection when the animal or meat
is sound and fit for human food, on
payment to him by said owner, of %
cents for each head of cattle, and -
cents for each head of hogs, sheep or
goats, and 10 cents for each hundred
pounds of meat so inspected
Sec. 4. The inspector shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen for such time as they NAV
designate by resolution.
Sec. 5.-Any person who violates
this ordinance shall be punished by
a fine Of not moro than $4,000 and
sail be committed to Jail until the
fine and costs are paid.
Sec. G. This ordinance shall take
effect thirty days after its passage
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TAFT PROMISES TO STUDY CASE.

WASHINGTON, June president
Tart today gave an audience to Sena-
tor Johnston and the other senator's
who went to the White House to try
to secure a pardon for w. S. Harlan,
Lockhart, Ala, convicted of peonage
in the federal court. The President
has the papers in the case and prom
ises to give the matter his immediate
attention, though he did not promise
anything in advance. of course.
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SKATING RINK
ROOF CALLAPSES
THE MAJESTIC NOW A PONDER
Gus AND UNSIGHTLY WRECK.
The Crash Began With the Snap of a
Great Timber Girder, Then All
Went Down Like a Lot
of Ten Pins.

With the popping of a rapid fire gun
and then a crash of battery fire, the
roof of the Majestic Roller Rink, on
2nd street between New Orleans and
jackson streets, fell this morning at
about 1870 o'clock to the floor of the
rink.
The maple flooring of the rink so
broke reached the ears of the owner,
spliced pine Orders eighty feet long,
trussed and strengthened by iron rods.
The crashing of the first girder that
broke reached tie ears of the owner,
Mrs. w. c. Hawkins, who lives next
door to the building on the corner
of Second and Jackson streets, but
not with a clear surprise for she had
reason for some time to fear a catas-
trophe of the kind on account of the
leaking condition of the roof and pain
full warnings which presaged it.
Fearing trouble Mrs. Hawkins has
had talks with the contractor concern
ing the condition of the building and
on Thursday last, she said. the con-
tractor had looked over the building
and promised that as soon as he could
get a gang of men he would put them
to work
Yesterday an electric wireman was
in the building to take look at the
wires, but things appeared too danger
Gus to him and he got out and refused
to stay inside and go over the build
ing.
On account of the bad condition of
the roof Mrs. Hawkins had placed a
number of receptacles of various kinds
along on the maple flooring to catch
the dripping waters to preserve the
/ flooring She and some of her family
were in the building this morning
| emptying and replacing these recep-
tacles and had left the building but a
short time before the collapse came.
To one not acquainted with the his
tory Of the building. it now looks as
if it had been built years ago. its walls
bullying out and the roof from end to
end suken in. Hence, it came as a
surprise when Mrs. Hawkins said the
building was completed just year
ago. The last skating had been done
there four months ago and the rink
during its brief history had held large
! crowds.
sight of the wreck now easily
harrows up what tragedies might have
happened beneath that roof and its
great Orders which now lie upon the
expansive floor which merry crowds
Of skaters once thronged. unmindful
of the danger which threatened them
/ overhead.
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OLD FlDDLERS LAST NIGHT.
Nice Sum of Money Was Realized
From the Entertainment at the
AuditoriIIn1

NUuItOTIUnls
The old fiddlcrs who fiddled for the
U. c. V. at the Auditorium last night
realized a nice sum of money for their
trouble, but not as much as was ex-
pected, due no doubt to the fact that
the entertainment had been postponed
so often.
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NO RELEASE FOR THAW.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Cor
pus Dismissed by Court.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Harry K.
| Thaw must remain in the state asylum
under a decision rendered today by the
appellate division of the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn. Thaw's application for
writ of habeas corpus releasing him
from the asylum was dismissed by a
justice of the Supreme Court several
months ago. He then appealed to the
appellate division, which today sus-
tanned the lower court and dismissed
the writ
The application was based upon the
that Justice Dowling's order
him to the asylum, after he |
vas declared not guilty of the murder
# Stanford White, was illegal.
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WANTS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

-Boarders at Snow Farm in
the mountains of Tennessee, thirty
five miles north of Chattanooga,
eight miles from Dayton, nearest
railroad point. Good water good
table, comfortable beds. Rates
$500 and $3.50 a week. Address Miss
Snow, Dayton, Tennessee, Route No.
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WILL TAFT NAME NEGRO?
Question Comes Up to President in
Recorder of Deeds.

WASHINGTON, June 5-President
Taft, it is reported, is to have put up
to him whether the recorder Of deeds
of this city should be a negro. Regis
ter Vernon, negro, of Kansas, now
holds the job. 1t is stated that a com
mittee of Virginians will call on the
president tomorrow and open up the
question. One of the Virginians saw
the president on the subject.
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and approval.
Adopted and approved this the 4th
day of April, 1909
J. D. DONALD, Mayor.
I, the ind arsieupd clerk of the City
of Hattiesburg, Miss, certify that the
foregoing is a true copy Of Ordinance
No. 321 as appears of record on page
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Promptness and efficiency is our
motion. Mississippi Plumbing Co., B.
M. Cook, manager. Cumb. phone 33S
Home phone AL. 6-4-6t
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CONTRACTOR CRYMES
Begins Work on the Construction of
the Traction Company Power
Station

Station.
Contractor T. p. Crymes had his
hands, teams and scrapers out and at
work cleaning the land for the founda-
ton of the Traction Companys new
electric power station which will front
on Dabbs street Foreman A S. Wal
Ter, for Mr.. Crymes is in charge of the
work.
The street car track on Pine street
just across Gordon creek has been
connected with the track out Pine and
the putting in of the switch for the
track running out Hardy street was in
progress.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
N. D. RIFLEMAN !.
Wins z MEDALS
LIEUTENANT HINcK OF DEVILS
LAKE ENTERS TWO CON-
TESTS AT CAMP PERRY
AND WINS 10Th. '

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug 20.-Lieu-
tenant Hinck of Company M, this city,
won two medals in shooting contests
at Camp Perry, o. on Aug. II. The
contests were preliminary to the regu-
lar events that the North Dakota team
Will enter, and were held for the high
men ofahev various teams. Lieutenant
Hinck entered first the eighty per cent
contest at distance of 500 yards and
later in the so per cent contest at the
same range, getting medal in each
one. @".
The Dakota boys did not enter men
for any of the other contests until the
regular shooting for the national
standing commences, as General Gear
ey in charge wished to get his men
familiarized with the range, and also
rested after their long journey to the
grounds. The real shooting for stand
1ngs commences today, and the
grounds at Camp Perry are crowded
Of spectators and contest
ants are present, and all are watching
the work at the targets. The con-
test lasts for ten days and will be fin
ished about Aug. 20. Each team
shoots every man at the full list of dis.
tances, and the percentage is figured
Tor each man and the team total
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
FARMERS RUSH
GRAIN HARVEST
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE is BEING
DONE TO KEEP OUT THE
BLACK RUST.

jamestown, n. D., Aug. 20.-Farm-
es in jamestown this week report
that everything is being done 10 expe-
dite the work of harvesting. The grain
has ripened all at once and 1t will re-
quire very strenuous efforts to pre-
vent considerable of the grain from
being lost, in many Instances. The
heads are heavy with the well filled
kernels and the harvesting is enough
to shake some out OF the bundles and
heads.
One farmer says there is a greater
or less percentage Of loss nearly every
year from this cause but he believes
the loss this season will be more than
usual. The rains retarded work, and
the heat also was factor to delay
progress.
N. NJ. and F. M. Brown of Sharlow
report considerable damage in that
vicinity due to black rust Fields
which did not show much Of any of
this disease have developed II re-
marl1ably in the last few days. They
say IL is present in that part Of the
country in sufficient quantity to seri-
ously affect the yield. The hot, sultry
weather, the heavy rains, ETC.. have
combined to produce all conditions ia
vorable to the rapid spread OF the
rust. Some fields that had every in
dtcation Of yielding twenty-five or
more bushels per acre, are not ex-
pected to exceed fifteen bushels per
acre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
BOOKS FOR STATE
READING SCHOOL
BOARD OF CONTROL NET VAL.
LEY CITY YESTERDAY AND
ARRANGED WORK.

Valley City, N. D., Aug. 20-Yester-
day the board Of control of the North
Dakota Pupils Reading Circle met in
this city and selected a list of books
and made other arrangements for the
ensuing years work. The members OF
the board are Miss Helen Prindeyille.
superintendent of Grand Forks coun
ty; Superintendent Wanner of Stuts-
man county, Superintendent Skrivseth
OF Nelson county. Superintendent
Sherry of Roulette county and Super,
intendent Wallace Of Traill county.
The reading circle is an organiza-
ton among the schools of the state
and especially among the rural schools
Tor the purpose of promoting system
attic reading among school pupils. Al
list OF 90 books was selected yester-
day. The entire set can be purchased
for $40. The teacher by private means
or the board Of education buys the
books. The pupils must read a GER
tain number to secure a diploma and
an, extra number entities the pupil to
medals which are pasted upon the
diploma. 1t takes twenty four books
to secure the diploma and the largest
number of medals. The teachers have
full power to determine the books read
by the pupils.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
DEDICATE DEVILS
LAKE SCHOOL soon
ACADEMY OF ST. MARY's OF THE
LAKE ONE OF THE FINEST
SCHOOLS IN STATE.

Devils Lake, N. o., Ag. 20.-Among
the many improvements at Devils Lake
which uhe year 1909 sees completed
none Is of greater importance than is
the academy st. Mary's of the Lake
erected by the Sisters of Mercy.
Undertaken with no outside helm
the building completed, stands as
monument to the patience and fore
sight OF the able Mother Superior and
her devoted band of sisters.
The building is modern IN evary
respect, and the equipment such as
to provide for all the needs of a fln-
lshed education according to the stan
dards of the day Moreover the suc-
cess of the school is assured by the
fact that 1t has already attracted two
thirds OF the number OF students thar
It will accommodate.
1t is planned by the manw friends az
the sisters to make the dedication an
event profitable to the school manage
ment In this undertaking all the
friends of the sisters, irrespective OF
creed are taking part, and Tuesday
Aug. "a will be a day set apart to
snow the good will of all Devils Lake
towards an institution which
means much to the town.
1t Is planned by the ladies ~ tha
town to serve dinner and supper at
the new school building on that day.
and It Is believed thatthe undertak-
ing VIII be literally patronized.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
HOW AsSYRIANS Mill
Wheat is Mixed With Water Before
Grindins-5ad Smelling Black
Flour Results.

Lincoln News: On Monday of the
present week we had the pleasure of
seeing the Assyrians grind flour. First,
they cook and dry their wheat, then
when thoroughly dried. bring 1t to the
mill, where 1t goes through another
process, the cold water process. the
women generally bringing the grain in
to be ground, they then get a pail Of
water also a dishpan, a washtub or in
fact any old thing to be found. sit
themselves on the floor, roll up their
sleeves up to their chin, pour the wheat
in to the pan or tub, and then onto the
wheat the water is poured, they using
say, about l quart of water to IL
quarts Of wheat, they then get to-
work mixing it, turning each grain
over and over something like as a sit
ting hen would roll her eggs in the
nest--then into the hopper" it goes
and when 1t comes from the mill into
the sack It has d smell to II that would
drive a hungry dog away from under
the butcher wagon why in the east
ern states. doubt IT IL they i. & the
farmers could hardly force their swine
into eating 1t. and still the Assyrians
eat the big black loaves made from Ii
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
SOFIA WOMAN MADE
A FATAL MISTAKE
TOOK DEADLY LYsoL FOR HEAD
ACHE MEDICINE AND DIES
AS A RESULT.

Stanton, N. d., Aug. 20.-Tne home
of Rev. B. Kroker near Sofia, N. D.,
was the scene Of a terrible accident
Mrs. Kroker who was suffering from
severe headache, arose early in the
evening and took a dose Of what she
supposed was headache medicine, but
accidentally got the bottle of lysol
which was In the same place. AS
Rev. Kroker was alone with her at
the time there was no one to send
for doctor, and after few hours
Of terrible suffering she passed away
from the effect of the poison.
Elisha Kroker, nee Herberg, was
born in Zittan, Germany. and received
a good education. In 1904, she enter
ed the Lutheran Deaconess. home at
Dresden to become a christian nurse.
May, 1908, she came to North Dakota
and was married to Rev. B. Kroker
with whom she was acquainted before
coming to this country. Mrs. Kroker
was kind woman, a good housewife,
and true christian. She was highly
esteemed by all who knew her. She
was 26 years old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20

on the west side OF the Missouri
river and has been camped for several
days a few miles north of town. The
region south of Bismarck will be ex-
amined and mapped during the nex
few weeks, the party completing It's
work about the first of September.
While there are several good coal
beds not far from the limits Of the
area included in the Bismarck quad
rangle. the workable coal seams are
confined largely to the vicinity Of the
Little Hear valley where a bed from
four to Ave feet thick has been min
ed for many years The coal is Of
good quality and settlers drive to the,
mines from distance OF ten and
twelve miles.
Many fossil shells and leaves have
been collected during the summer
and search Is being made for the
bones OF the great Land renfile.
known as dinosaurs, which are known
to occur in the rock formations of the
region.
While camped at Sather a severe
w1no storm, accompanied BY rain.
wrecked thetent Of the party and #
was only by strenuous effort the en-.
tire canbess was kept from being
blown away. AS 1t was. evervfh,nc
In the outfit was entirely soaked AM
the next day nearly half acre was
covered with stuff spread out to dry.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
ALLEGED BANDITS
WERE ARRESTED
RECEIVED PACKAGE MAILED BY
SUSPECTS IN s. D. AT MlNoT
BUT WERE LET GO.

Minot, N. D., AuS. 2O.-Sheriff
Sorenson arrested two near bank
robbers last evening on a telegram
received by him from Sheriff Hopkins
of Redf1eld, s. D. A bank robbery
took place there some three weeks
ago and one of the men who was ar
rested as suspect was found to
have expressed a package to man
living here. The package was called
for yesterday and the two men
promptly arrested. The package
when opened contained a quantity OF
cheap jewelry. A second message
from the South Dakota sheriff ordered
the release of the men as the evidence
had not been sufficient to hold their
comrades.
The sheriff believes the two men
to he yeggmen, but without the facts
could no nothing with them. He
gave them orders to leave the city
and gave their description to the city
police. 1t is believed that the men
use the 1ewelry in locating entrances
and exits at houses they intend to
rob.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
HILL TO ATTEND
WARD CO. FAIR
EMPIRE BUILDER WILL BE THE
STELLAR ATTRACTION AT
MlNoT ON SEPT. 20.

Minot, N. D., Aug. 2O.--Jos. Roach.
of the Second National bank, and
chairman Of tine committee appointed
by the Commercial club to arrange for
the Ward county fair, has received a
letter from J. J. Hill. of the Great
Northern, informing him that he will
be here on Sept. 2sth for the Ward
county fair.
Mr.. Hill is arranging a trip west,
and VIII come here from Montana,
where he will be on the 27th.
The fair committee will probably
be ready with a report to the club
by the last Of this week or the first
OF next, and all of the details will
then be arranged.
The Ward county fair promises to
be the biggest event of its kind ever
held In the northwest part OF the
state and all OF the business men are
deeply interested in its programme.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-20
BEAT UP The OFFICER
Drunken Man Charged With Resisting
Arrest, Tells Pitiful Tale
in Court.

Grafton Record: Sunday after
noon F. H. Waters was discovered In
an Intoxicated condition on the streets
Chief Of Police Tut attempted to ar
rest the man and was struck by him.
The chief succeeded in landing the
man in jail. Monday morning he was
taken before Police Magistrate Ouyer-
son and charged with drunkenness and
resisting arrest. The prisoner told a
pitiful story about having lost his wife
last fall In the east and being out here
to earn money in the harvest fields to
support his four little children He
said he was working near town and
came in Sunday to buy some gloves.
that he got some alcohol and became
intoxicated and remembered nothing
after The court imposed q fine Of
$40 and costs and allowed the man
to go on his own recognizance and
earn the money to pay the judgment.