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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Spring Term of Normal Opens

The spring term of the Natchito-
ches Normal School has opened. The
enrolment of pupils has not been
completed, but up to the present time
they have enrolled 56S The increase
in the attendance of young men stud
ents is very marked, there being
men which is the largest of any
spring term opening.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
SENSATION IN COOPER CASE.
Former. Sheriff Cartwright Arrested
On Charge of Perjury.

Nashville, Tenn.-The second SEN
sation in the trial of Col: Duncan B.
Cooper, his son Robin Cooper, and ex-
Sheriff JOHN D. Sharpe for the Staying
of former Senator E. w. Carmack,
was sprung by the state Saturday af-
ternoon when it caused the arrest on
a charge of perjury of ex-sheriff
Thomas 3. Cartwright. The warrant
was issued on the affidavit of Attor-
ney General JEFF McCarn before JUS
tice of the Peace Levine. Cartwright
was one of the first men on the panel
and on his examination, he swore
that he had no opinion and no pre-
JUDGES for or against the defenda4.
The state charges that Cartwright has
openly expressed the opinion that the
defendants should be acquitted.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Drainage Construction Finished

The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company hes completed it's big drain
age construction under the railroad,
and will greatly benefit south Esth-
erwood and a large section of coun-
try south. This section of southwest
ern Louisiana will be benifited more
than million dollars by the inter
coastal canal going through the cost
al country. It will help freight rates
at least half, in getting rice and
other produce to the market.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Canning Plant Certain.

The canning plant for Baton Rouge
seems certain now to be go. Far
mers from Pointe Coupee, East Fell
ciana, West Feliciana and other
points seem interested in the enter
prise, and they told the East Baton
Rouge Trucking Association that if
the planters here did not care to
take all of the stock in the canning
plant they would sell some in their
neighborhood. All regarded it as a
feasible proposition. 1t is proposed to
build cannery with a capital stock
&of 1000, of which $4,000 will go
10 the coast of erecting the plant and
.jsssssssass nisclifnory ana $4,000
J for the operating expenses. The
plant will have a-capacity that will
allow 1t to can about 200 acres of
tomatoes, a hundred or SO of beans,
cabbage, berries. figs, etc. The Chi
cago company from which the, Truck
ing Association will buy the machin-
cry will ais send an experienced
Gamer here to operate the plant. !.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
st. Charles Fugitive Captured

Deputy Converse and City Mar
shall Davidson, Of st. Francisville,
arrested Abe Robinson and placed
him in Jail for larceny of some
clothes, After his arrest, and by
the negro who lost his clothes, the
officers were Informed that Robinson
was wanted in st. Chalies Parish
for shooting white man. Taking
)up the matter with the St. Charles
officers, there his story was found
true. as Robinson had shot white
man there about eight years ago
and made his escape.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Jury AcGuitS Defendant.

- The case against Shelby Prude,
charged with murder, was tried be-
iore the District Court at Mansfield,
iast week, the jury rendering YER
uict OF not guilty after being out one
aour. This case has created great
interest throughout this section be-
eause of the prominence of the ac-
sased. He was charged with the
murder Of a negro about twelve
mouths ago, and the defense claimed
suat the killing was accidental.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Hunt For Buried Treasure

Some weeks ago a fortune teller
residing at Grand Point, several miles
out On the Baton Rouge-Breaux
Bridge extension, intimated to some
of her patrons that money was buried
in that locality and at Bayou Portage
tions have been made. One farmers,
yard is catacombed with fifteen holes
and the work continues
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
$40, 900 TUGBOAT BURNS.
The Anton Wilbert Burns to- Waters
Edge at Frank lin.

Franklin, lathe tugboat An
ton Wilbert, owned by the Teche
Transportation. & Fuel Oil Company,
burned to the waters edge here at
an early hour. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 Twenty other boats
moored near the Wilbert were re-
moved in safety. The origin of the
fire Is unknown
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
SHOOTING AT DoNALDsyILLE
Bridge Tender Shot and Seriously
Wounded by Fellow EmuIoy.,


Joe. Cropper was shot and danger
ously wounded at Dondlsonville by
VIII Hays. Both men were employ
ed as bridge tenders of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad bridge, which spans
Bayou Lafourch and are white men
1t appears that the two had some pre-
vious quarrel and Hays left the bri-
dge, telling Cropper that he was GO
ing to breakfast. Cropper told him
not to go, Hays went anyway. lie re-
turned about Z o'clock, and when
Cropper saw him, he told him MT 20
come on the bridge, but Hays paid
no attention. When ne reached a.
bout the center of the bridge, Cop
per grabbed him and attempted 20
throw him off into the bayc.l. when
Hays pulled his revolver. firing at
Cropper twice, both shots taking ef-.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Interested in Packing-house

Mr.. Howell Morgan, Cashier of the
Bank of Zachary, says that the farm
ers of the northern portion of the
parish are greatly interested in the
establishment of packing-house
plant in Baton Rouge. THE farmers
generally around Zachary would like
very much to see the packing-house
erected" said Mr.. Morgan, '..and
from what / can learn the farmers, as
rule, will raise two and three times
as many hogs and cattle as they will
pledge to deliver to the packing plant
This will insure a much larger supply
OF cattle for the plant than has been
pledged.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Laborer Seriously Stabbed.

On the Conway plantation, of. the
Miles Planting and Manufacturing
Company near Burnside, difficulty
between two labors. Perry Meter,
negro, and Frank Scarriane. an Ital-
ian resulted in the Italian being stab
bed with a pocket-knife in the left
side. The wound is so serious that
the attending physician thinks the
wounded man may die. .
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
MURDER AND KIDNAPPING.
Bannister Trying To Establish al
Alibi as His Defense.

Bannlster Trying To Establish an
Alibi as His Defense.
Hot Springs, Ark.-..I was literal
ly kidnapped from the officers of AM
arillo, Texas, pending a habeas cor
pus hearing which had been applied
for by Deputy Sheriff Sid .Houpt of
this county and Doc Thomas, a Tex
as ranger, who has since met death
in a shooting affair that resulted
from that act" said Arthur Bannis-
ter, on. the stand here irfathe pre-.
liminary hearing Of his case. Bannis-
ter is charged with the double crime
of numbering Mrs. Ada jReichers in
this city last July and kidnapping her
nine year old daughter. The child
was accompanied to Birmingham by
man the state is attempting to
identify as the man Arthur" Ban
Mister in custody.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
GAY BANK CLERK A THIEF
Charged With Stealing From $4,000
10 $4,000.

Forth Worth, Tex.-Leftwich Ho-
man, clerk in the First National
Bank, has been arrested and formal
ly charged with having rifled private
boxes left in care of the bank, the
speculattons, it is alleged, having ex-
tended over year or more, during
which time jewelry and money to the
amount of between $4,000 and
$4,000 is alleged to have been
stolen. The exposure came a week
ago when one of the banks patrons
discovered that diamonds valued at
$500 which he had left for safe keep
ing had disappeared.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
NEAR BEER us BARRED.
Attorney General OF Alabama Holds
That 1t is Prohibited There. :

Montgomery, Ala.-The manu-
facture and sale of all drinks that
have even a small part Of malt or
intoxica ting proprieties is prohibited
by the Alabama prohibition law, ac-
ording to statement made by At
torney General CARRIER in the city
court. All those who are selling
near beer. white top OF any such
drink, If it have the most remote
particle of the prohibited ingredi-
ents and does not intpxicate, are SUBJ
ject to the heavy. fines and penalties
of the law against sale and manufac-
ture of the product in the state.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
To Establish Poor Farm.

VIII ask permission of the State of
Louisiana to use the land formerly
occupied for the State Seminary in
the pine woods near here, and which
is now known as a parish poor farm.
A large number of INDECENT persons
! are to be taken care of on the farm
II established.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
FAMOUS OLD HAT.
no Wear 1850 Ski-peace.
To The Senate.

To The Senate.
Louisville,-John Burns. of Gettys-
burg, and his old white hat, have
long been famous lin Pennsylvania,
but w. o. Bradley, United States
senator-elect of Gentucky, will burst
in on Washington when he takes his
seat, March 4, at the head of 200
Kenutuckians, all wearing the hat
which Bradley has made famous
through fifty years of political camp
aigns.. His hat-and his admirers
swear that he wears the same one to
day-was brought away back in
1860, when there were not a thou
sand republicans in Kentucky, and it
has led him like the helmet of Nav
ARE, through the smoke of every
campaign in Kentucky since that
day.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
EscaDes From Jail.

James Delaney, a young white man
who was convicted of forgery and
sentenced to two years in the Penit-
entiary escaped from the Amite City,
by crawling down the heating pipe
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
NEGRO KILLS CONDUCTOR.
Mob Started to Lynch Black. But
Found He Was Not Murderer.

New Orleans.-A long. distance tel
ephone message from New Roads.
La, says trat Conductor Burrhall,
of a Texas G Pacific local train was
shot and killed by a negro passen-
ger while the train was passing
Walls Spur One of seyeralinegroes
on the train was captured by the pas
sengers and preparations made for a
lynching, but this was deferred
when it became evident they did not
have the right man. :
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
1NFIRMARY. BURNS; Is INJURED
Flames Drive Back Men Trying to
Check Blaze.

Garfield, Ohio.-F'ire of unknown
origin destroyed the mems building
of the Mahoning County Infirmary
here, and fifteen of the aged inmates
received burns, more. or less severe.
The men were endeavoring to check
the fire at the foot of the stairway
when shift in the wind suddenly
drove sheet of flames down upon
them
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
THREE KILLED TRAGIC HOLD UP
Twenty-One Others Injured One of
Robbers Commits Suicide.

London.-Three persons were kill
ed and twenty-one injured at Wal
thamstew, a suburb Of London as the
result of sensational attempt made
by two Russians at highway robbery.
The men were run down and sur
rounded by posse and one of them
finally committed suicide. The other
attempted suicide, but did not sue
ceed, although ne is cow lying in
critical condition at Tott. nham Hos
'pital. Two of their victims, po-
liceman and a. boy. of ten, lie dead,
while five of the injured are in a hos
pita1 seriously wounded.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Live Stock Will Be Fed on Rice.

General Manager Kaplan. of the
United States Irrigation and Rice Mil
ling Company, has issued a general
order to all mill and canal managers
of the big Five" Company instruct
ing them to grind and feed low-grade
rice to all the live stock of the Com
pany until further orders discontinue
ing the use of corn, oats and com
mercial feed-stuffs as soon as the sup
ply now on hand in their possession
has been exhausted. The United
Irrigation and Rice Milling Company
are the largest rice farmers in Ameri-
ca and heavy advancers. This order
will, therefore effect several thousand
head of work stock, which hereafter
will be fed low-grade rice instead of
corn and oats imported form other
States. The rice will be ground by
the machines formerly used for the
production of rice flour.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
PULLS OFF ANOTHER DRUNK.
Beach Hargis Terrorizes Relatives
Shoots Himself Through the Foot.

Jackson, Ky-Beach Hargis who
is out of jail on $4,000 bail pend
ing rial for the murder of his ia
ther, Judge Hargis, lies in his bed
at the Largis home here with a
self-inflicted wound in the foot. Har-
gis Saturday began drinking heavily
his relatives at Clearfolk, on Frozen
Creek by shooting.s into several
houses. ~
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
sTIRLINRs ARM BROKEN.
Attorney General Meets With Acct:

AttUFHty OeHefdI NHeFts VIII HtcI
dent, Thrown From a Horse. :.
Jackson, Miss.-While hunting on
the plantation of c. c. Smith. at
Insmore station on the Y. & NJ. Y.
road, Attorney General J. B. Stirling
was thrown rom his horse and, sus-
tained a broken arm News of the
accident was received here and Dr..
II. s.. Shands went downrto Insmire
on the afterneon. train and set the
fractured member.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Two Strangers Rob Bank Cashiers

The home of C. F. Crockett, Cash
ier of the Commercial Bank of Alex
andria, was robbed Sunday of sever
al hundred dollars worth of dia-
monds. The deed is supposed oshave
been committed by two young men
who applied at the house for room.
They rented the room paying in a;L
vance for it and saying that they
came from Baton Rouge and intended
to locate here, it is supposed they
committed the robbery while Mrs.
Crockett was away from home.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Smallpox Cases Disappear.

No Smallpox cases have been report
ed in Arcadia now for more than two
weeks, and this place is now practic-
ally free from the disease, which has
been in very mild form, it being
almost impossible to distinguish it
from chicken pox. Numbers have
been vaceinated, while there are a
great many more who have not been
been vaccinated, while there are a
they had rather have the smallpox
in the mild form in which it has
been here than have a sore arm.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
BILLIK'S NECK is SAVED.
Governor Deneenr Commutes the
Death Sentence

Death Sentence.
Spring gfeld, Ill.-Gov. Chas. S. De-
neen,. has. commuted to life fmpris-
onment the sentence of death which
had been pronounced on Herman Bill
lik, of Chicago, who was condemned
to hang for the murder of Mary
Vrzal, whom he poisoned with other
members of the family, it was charg-
ed. The Communication is made on
the recommendation of the state
board of pardons
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
Urged to Plant Peanuts.

There is an earnest effort being
made to have every farmer in Lin
coin Parish plant peanuts this year
as result or 81. Web Martins "trip
through Virginia. A peanut factory
has been promised for Ruston, pro-
vided as many as 5000 acres in the
parish are planted in peanuts. At a
mass meeting held here about a week
ago 2,214 acres were promised, and
strong efforts are being made to
secure the balance. The Farmers
Union is fathering the enterprise, but
all citizens are invited to cooperate.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-30
news NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of Week Condensed
For Our Busy Readers.
The House passed the urgent de
IL -

The House. passed the urgent de-
fiency appropriation bill.
The Senate voted to sincrease the
salaries of Federal Judges.
The new Railway Mail Division at
New Orleans will be opened Feb.s1.
The Senate voted in. favor Of in
creasinaathe salary Of the speaker of
the House. -
I, The Louisia ANA issippi-Arkan-
sis houndary dispute resolution was
pass B by the senate
SECRETARY Garfield asked congress.
tor apnropriat ton ef ooe, 900 to.
land fraud c3 ss
VI aboitsn.
the Ka f Feferee syste& in the
South Sd he assumes on -.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
BLACK HILLS BAPTTSTS

Deadwood-With delegations pres
ent from every town in the Hills and
from many of the surrounding towns,
the twentieth annua meeting of the
Black Hills Baptist association held
it's most successful convention in its
history. One of the important ca
lures of the convention was the ap-
pointment Of a missionary committee
to build up the BAPTIST interests in the
Hills. Rev. +. III. Baker of Deadwood
being given charge of that work. Mr..
Baker, who recently came here from
Pennsylvania to accept the local pull
pit, was further honored by being
elected moderator for the ensuing
year. Rev. G. M. Kline OF Hot Springs
was chosen vice moderator, and Rev.
E. A. Schlaman of Sturgis, secretary
and treasurer
The Young Peoples Baptist Union
chose for president. Arthur Wolf.
Deadwood: vice president, Miss Mabel
Eaton. Sturgis: secretary, Miss Grace
Dewey, Lead.
The Sunday School association
chose for president. f. L. Eaton, Stur-
gis: vice president. Mrs. Strauss, Dell
richs; secretary and treasurer. Charles
Bower, Sturgis. Sturgis was chosen
for the next annual convention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

side many of the ancient and wealthy
families of Portugal, and should any
thing happen to the youthful King, or
should he die a natural death without
children, Dom Miguel might easily be
called to the throne, as was the father
of the present king of Spain. The
prince, who is a f~ine-looking young
man, was born in 1878 and was edu-
Gated in Austria. He speaks several
languages perfectly, and has been very
often seen in London society. 1t was
doubtless thus that he met pretty Miss
Anita Stewart, who is a daughter by a
first marriage of Mrs. James Henry
Smith. The latter has been the tenant
of the duchess of Somerset, at whose
beautiful house in Grosvenor square
she has done a good deal of enter
tanning. Miss Stewart is clever and
fascinating, and last year was seen a
great deal in town under the chaper-
onage of her aunt, Mrs. Anthony
Drexel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

Vermillion-All arrangements have
been completed for the big celebration
to be held in this city next week by
the pioneers of Clay county, and also
for the exercises incident to unveil-
ing of the monument erected on the
site Of the first log school house in
South Dakota. The celebration oc-
ours on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Among
the prominent men who will be pres
ent for addresses are u. s. Senator
Robert ]. Gamble of Yankton. State
Historian Doane Robinson of Pierre,
f. G.. Erickson of Elk Point, presi-
dent If the board of regents. and
State Senator c. II. Dillon Of Yank-
ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
Needed Inventions.

A man in the metropolis has in
vented a device which enables one to
blow out the gas without fear of the
consequences. Why cannot this be-
neficent genius turn his attention to
other needed inventions? Where is the
machine that will make banana peels
on the sidewalk a delight to pedes.
trains? Isn't there some device that
will make the humorist who rocks the
boat and pulls chairs from under folks
q public benefactor? Can't we have an
antidote for the revolver which no
one supposed was loaded Success
Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
TO WE'D son OF PRETENDER
Engagement Of Miss Anita Stewart to
Dom Miguel Of 6raoanza 10
Announced.

New York.-The announcement Of
the engagement Of Dom Miguel of Bra
ganza, the eldest son of the pretender
to the crown of Portugal, and Miss
Anita Stwart is of great interest to
all those concerned with the romance
OF history and the world may yet see
an American queen reigning as queen
consort over n of the oldest king
doms OF Europe, despite the reported
remuneration Of rights by the pre-
tender. The Miguelist party has on its
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

Sioux Falls-James w. Witten, SUI
perintendent in charge of the opening
and sale of Indian lands, announces
the opening Of the Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock indian lands in
North and South Dakota in October.
The tract, ninety miles long. includes
2.O19,60O acres in South Dakota and
217.36O acres in North Dakota. The
lands principally are agricultural,
timber and mineral. Registration
points are Aberdeen, Pierre. Lennon
and Mobridge. in South Dakota, and
Bismarck in North Dakota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

Fort Pierre-Stanley county. al
though one of the newer counties of
the state, so far as settlement is con-
cerned is making a good record in
marriages and births. Since Jan. I
last year more than 200 babies have
been born in the county, these being
evenly divided between boys and girls.
During the same period Ga marriage
licenses were issued. There were "a
declarations Of intention to become
citizens of the United States, and the
deaths numbered 40.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
HOUSE USED BY GEN.SHERMAN
Historic Structure in Georgia Exactly
Same Today as When Occupied
by Civil War Officer.

Acworth, Ga.-Herewith is a cut OF
the house which Gen. Sherman used
as his private post Office, sleeping
quarters and general headquarters
during his two weeks camp in Ac-
worth during the Civil war. Every
plank in the house now was there
during his occupancy, the building re-
naming 10 exactly as then. This
old historic house still bears the
names of a number of federal soldiers,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
Kadoka-The first theatrical troupe

Kadoka-The first theatrical troupe
to ever be organized by Sioux Indians
in South Dakota, Is to give its initial
performance at this place during the
fall fair of the Stanley County Fair
association, which Is to be held here.
William Highshield, an Indian actor
of more than ordinary ability was the
originator Of the project. The play
is said to be a clever one n the cast
is made up of about Is Indians. High
shield also is an acrobat and will per-
sonally put on a slack wire perform
ance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

out Q cane, and as I continued my
health gradually returned. I was SO
grateful I made a public statement Of
my case, and now seven years have
passed. 1 4 am still perfectly WELL"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

Huron-The annual meeting Of the
South Dakota association of fourth
class postmasters has been in session
here the past week. with J. j. Clark
of Hetland. president, S. w. Sedric of
Pukwana, vice president n w. G.
Fuller Of Cotton, secretary and treas
urer. The attendance was represent
tative. The annual address was de-
livered by United States Postal In
spector George H. Drake of Mime
apOliS.