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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
State News in Brief.

McComb now has Public Read
ing Room.
Brandon's first bale brought IL
IL cents.
Newton will have a sanitarium
in the near future.
At Bond. rattelesnake eight
feet long was killed.
Pike county court will convene
Tuesday morning, Sept. Z.
Simpson county will ask for a
special levy for an Agricultural
High School.
At Canton Eugene Boyd, color
ed farmer, won the prize Of $50
for the first bale.
Biloxi's Volunteer Fire Depart
|ment will observe its 9th anniver-
sary on the 29th.
The penitentiary will get its to-
bacco from Virginia for six months
at 28 cents a pound.
Walden lost $26, 900 by fire, caus-
led by an explosion Of chemicals in
the Walden Drug Cd. building.
CIaud TribbIe fatally shot a me-
gro at Itta Bena. Tribble was adj
mitted to bale in the sum Of So. 600.
DR.. J.. D. Donald, mayor Of Hat
tiesburg. is being urged by his
friends to make the race for Gov
ernor.
Hattlesburg's military company
contemplates going to jackson to
| help welcome th Nations golt
lplayer.
Bennie Campbell, aged fou rteen.
got caught ID the betting Of his
brother S lathe mill near Columbia
and was killed.
/ A Diversified Crop Growers AS.
sociation was organized at Osyka,
| Its object is to get in readiness tF
fight the boil weevil.
At Pearson. J. E. Fisher, !
merchant, and Mr. Russell wert
shot BY a negro. Pearson is three
miles east Of Jackson.
/ NJ N W Walfa ~ rrvstal
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
GOVERNOR NOEL RETURNS.
Says he and Mrs. Noel Enjoyed Trip
East Very Much.

jackson, Miss Aug. 29.-Gov.
and Mrs. Noel returned this morn
ing from their Washington Virgin
la trip, after an absence of two
weeks. somewhat fatigued, but re-
porting pleasant and profitable
trip. altogether the most enjoyable
experienced for years.
The governor spent part of the
forenoon in his office at the capitol
going over some important matter
with Secretary Buck, though he had
nothing special to give out ait this
time, except to remark in a general
way that he believed very success
full results for the State along va
rious lines would follow his person
al conferences with the department.
and bureau chiefs in the geological
survey. forestry bureau. fisheries
bureau and the war department, as
to all Of which he hopes to prepare
a statement in detail as early as
possible
The return Of Gov. Noel and that
of Miss MolIie Hoskins. the gov
ernors personal assistant and
amanuensis. is welcomed by none
$50 much as Private Secretary Buck
who has looked forward to two 81
three weeks vacation with gratified
anticipation. and who hopes to get
away for st. Louis about Tuesday,
where Mrs. Buck and Miss Buck
are visiting relatives, and that he
needs a rest those who have follow-
led MI. Bucks work for the past
sixteen months fully realize.
Miss Hoskins has been on d visit
to Meridian during the absence Of
GOV. Noel Or part Of that time,
and returned this evening, joining
the family at tea time.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
BROOKS story Passes % SIIent Beyond.

Brooks Story died at the Stag
hotel in Hattiesburg last week.
Story was reared in the central
part Of this State, near Kosciusko.
and for a long period Of his early
life led one of the most checkered
careers that has ever brought
notoriety to a man. Story's esca-
pades finally landed him in the
State penitentiary several years
ago, but after getting him in their
charge the penitentiary authorities
were kept at their wits ends to
keep him, as bars. guards or any
other OBTAINING forces never SEEM
ed to deter him from planning and
successfully executing number
of daring escapes.
Story himself at one time related
with a seeming degree of pride
how he received word in the peni-
tentiary of the fact that his wife
was sick unto death and other
members of his family were ser
iousIy i'll at their home in Attala
county. Story applied to the
authorities for permission to visit
his family, but his request was re-
fused. He Immediately planned to
escape, disappearing according to
the scheme he had laid, visited his
family. remained with them a
short time and then returned to the
penitentiary, stating that he was
ready to begin service of his SEN
tence again. After this Story was
pardoned.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01

Greenwood wants Z. ~. q. A.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
St. Francis School OPENING, Monday
September 9th.

st. Francis School commences its
new session next Monday, 9th in
slant. This school, as every one
knows. is conducted by Sisters Of
Notre Dame a most successful and
popular teaching order both in this
country and in Canada. Each
teaching Sister must graduate in
her st. Louis training school before
she is sent out to take charge of
a school room.
This order makes teaching and
training Of youth its life work
the one object of its existence.
Consequently, it is reasonable to
expect that each should be particu-
larry capable and proficient in this,
her chosen speciality.
From the time the children en-
ter the school ground, till they are
dismissed in the evening. they are
never left one moment alone, even
during recreation time, two Sisters
are present TO watch over them.
Although the school is specially and
first Of all for teaching and train
ing of Catholic children, neverthe-
less any respectable pupil boy Or
girl of good character and polite
behavior is cordially invited and
welcomed to this school and is as.
lsured the kindest treatment.
The teachers in extending an in.
Ivitation to pupils, assure each and
| all that they viii do everything in
their power to impart thorough
education to those committed te
their care.
Music on all instruments. COM
mercial course, including short
lhand typewriting and book-keep,
ing receive special attention. The
Sisters are teaching with singular
success the Palmer System Of rapie
| penmanship this system is the fav'
lorite almost everywhere only lasl
Iyear it was adopted by public
schools Of New York as the choice.
There are also ample accommodai
ltions at the Convent for boarders
land they enjoy all modern conven'
| fences that can be found ID ths
largest Institutions.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01

President +. 4. BirdsalI, Of the
Mississippi Press Association. has
undertaken a commendable work Of
education among his fellow pub
fishers in the State. Loose busi-
ness methods have to a great extent
characterized the conduct of all
kinds Of printing houses in the
State for years and Mr.. BirdsalI
wants to convince them Of the ad-
|vantages aceruing from method and
system. He is one Of the most en-.
teFprising and successful publishers
among us and can instruct BY ex-
ample as well as precept. and his
efforts should have The hearty aps
probation and cooperation Of the
entire craft. but especially Of the
country press. which is ia sad need
Iof business organization Fayette
Chronicle.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01

Labor Day will Be observed ia
Mctombs Sept. 6.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
NEAR LYNCHING" SATURDAY
Saucy Negro Narrowly Escapes BY The
Diligence Exercised by Officers.


The quick perception and cool.
ness Of the officers Of the law saved
Junius Jeter, a big copper-colored
negro, from being lynched on Cher
okee street. the main business thor
oughfare Of the city Saturday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
About 3 o 'clolck while Mr.. P T.
Byrne was standing on the union
depot platform he was jostled bS
deter and was told there was lots
Of room on the platform, and moi
to do it again, when. without fur
thelr parley the negro made a pass
as If to strike Mr.. Byrne, who
went for the black hammer ane
tongs, and in the mix-up received
an awful jolt on the jaw, the negro
making off. Byrne, AS soon as he
could recover himself. joined il
pursuit with crowd after the ne,
gro, who was captured after q
chase of two blocks and taken in
charge by Policeman j. B. Davis,
who put the nippers on him and
proceeded to the mayors Office,
where Byrne demanded an imme-
diate trial before Mayor F. H.
Hoffman,
The crowd, which had been in
creasing in size all the time, began
to grow threatening. and when
pressed to try the case at once by
Byrne and noting the attitude of
the crowd, the mayor said: Wher
the proper charges are made | viii
try the prisoner. Take him to jail
and lock him up /"
Policeman Davis at once put the
|nippers on Jeter and went down
the back steps of the city hall and
had him secreted in the store Of
the Brookhaven Furniture Co. be.
fore the crowd were aware of his
intentions. the throng becoming
noisier and more demonstratiye all
the time.
While the crowd were hunting
all around and through the block
Sheriff j. f. Greer and several
constables and policemen were tele-
phoned for to help spirit the pris-
oner away to jail, but before their
arrival the crowd had found the
hiding place of the negro and were
lined up in the front and rear OF
the furniture store, but at an op-
portune moment, the sheriff. with
his aids, made a run for it through
back lots and stores, followed by
the angry crowd, who with whoops
and yells followed the officers to
the Jail, the locks being turned
only d few seconds aa1eau of tllaIla
pass-af 6 tlas-sssee-vsas made over
the same ground where Eli Pigot
was taken from two companies Ok
militia Is months ago, the negro in
charge this time. though, needing
no assistance in making traellssss. II
The crowd numbered about 400.
and the feeling against the negro
was increased on account of an affi-
davit being made by a negro Thurs
day against Policeman j. w. Nc
Bride for assault and battery with
intent to kill and murder, the
officer having knocked the black
down on account Of his cursing him
when he went to arrest son for
malicious mischief.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
COMPANY L At MEADVILLE.
khat "Our Military Did al Seat Of
Franklin Trouble.

Acting Gov. Manship has receiv-
ed the official report Of Capt. A. Fl.
Patterson. who was in command
Of the two Natchez military COM
panies stationed at Meadville to
assist in maintaining order and
preventing an outbreak, which was
threatened on account Of the at
tempted assassination Of Ernest
Newman. Gov. Manship warmly
commends the conduct of Capt.
Patterson and Capt. Storm. the lat
ter commanding the Brookhaven
company. in the promptness with
which they responded to the orders
calling them to Meadville, and their
efficiency. tact and GOODNESS in fac
ing most dangerous situation.
The orders to go to MeadvilIe were
Issued to these officers at $50 in
the afternoon on Monday last, and
they Immediately got their COM
panies in readiness, Capt. Storm
being first to reach Meadville.
Capt. Patterson was delayed while
special was being made ready to
haul his troops and delayed further
on the route by two work trains,
which had to be gotten on the sid
ings, and he arrived at Meadville
at 8 o'clock in the evening, finding
Capt. Storm already oh guard with
his Brookhaven men.
In his report to the Governor,
Capt. Patterson gives a graphic &C.
count of the conditions in the town
when the military reached the
scene, and shows beyond question
that it was the presence of the
troops which prevented further
trouble. His report also bears out
the statement of Sheriff Jones in
calling for military aid and shows
that the fears of the sheriff were
well founded. The report says in
part:
Fifteen minutes before Capt.
Storms special came into that
town, there must have been at least
fifty men riding up and down the
streets Of the little town, to the
terror of the more law-abiding cit
liens, who were powerless to help
themselves. AS soon as the whistle
of the special was heard, they
melted away as if by magic, and
from that time on, we never heard
of them many way. with the possi-I
bic exception of one man (who evil
aently had not heard we were
there) that rode into town on the
following morning. with his rifle
across his saddle bows. and of
NJ = was promptly relieved,
much to his astonishment and cha
grin. Scouting parties were sent
m every direction; details were
posted every afternoon at the fol-
lowing houses: Newmans, two
Prichards, Aldrich (the man who
had been threatened with hanglng)
and also guards in the streets.
Capt. Patterson is warm in his
praise of the treatment received at
the hands of the citizens of Mead
vile, and Of the conduct Of the
National Guard who accompanied
him.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01

Judge Harris Dickson, the Mis-
sissippi author has welcomed 8
his home at Vicksburg. his 81.
born : zop. born "a Aug a
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
Increase in Cotton Receipts.

The cotton receipts By wagon at
the Brookhaven Compress for the
year ending Aug. 81, 1909. were
81 TIA bales. an increase of 4 ,532
bales over the year previous. the re-
ceipts from Sept. / 1907. to Aug.
81. 1903. having been q. 1872 bales.
This Is an encouraging showing and
proves the growth Of Brookhayen as
q cotton center better prices and
cheaper merchandise being secured
here than can be had 4 most any
place
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-09-01
School Supplies

We have always made speciality of all
kinds Of School necessities, but never
before have we shown such a splendid
line, and so many big bargains. You
really owe it to yourself to examine all
Of our school merchandise before buy
ing elsewhere. We have a large assort-
ment to select from in every line, such as
TABLETS, PENCILS, PENS. INKS, COM
POSITION BOOKS, SCHOOL CRAYONS
WATER COLOR PAINTS. PENCIL BOXES
CHALK, BOOK STRAPS, LUNCH BIAS
KETS and BOXES, MARBLES and TOPS
and many other items too numerous to
mention.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02
Twelve Cent Contracts Filed.

The first 10 cent hop contracts that
have been filed in Polk county this
season were left with County Clerk
E. M. Smith for recording Wednesday.
They were drawn up between A. MI.
Mclaughlin, OF Independence, and
Hugo V. Loewie, of New York. and
call for $4,000 pounds of hops q year,
from the crops of 1910, IL and IA.
The date OF the contracts is June 8,
1909. All other contracts that have
been filed here this year were drawn
up either last season or in the first
two months of the present year and In
none OF them does the price offered
exceed liz cents, more frequently
being between 10 and IL cents. Another
feature OF difference on this later con-
tract is the fact that it is the first one
that has yet been filed in Polk county,
binding hops of the 1912 crop.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02

Sheriff W. Fl. Urquhart, of Lewis
county, Washington, came to Dallas,
Wednesday, and took charge OF Ed
McNulty, from that county, who had
been detained in this city. McNulty
was wanted In Washington for alleged
wife desertion and Sheriff j. M. Grant
effected his arrest in Dallas, Monday
night.
Miss Jennie Muscott, librarian OF
the Dallas Free Library gives the
following report Of the work of that
institution during the month of June: !:
l1O2 callers visited the library and
total Of $40 books were loaned. OF
these, Ss2 were fiction, 63 non-fiction
and l04 children's. II new borrowers
cards were issued.
Oswald West, OF the railroad COM
mission. is lying in bed today at
Salem with three ribs broken and his
neck badly injured as the result OF a
team, which he was driving on his
way to Corvallis from the West farm
near that place, running away and
throwing him and his hired man out
onto the hard road.
Mrs. Matte Martin came up from
Portland, Wednesday evening, and
was visitor at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. G. Uglow yesterday, re-
turning to Portland in the afternoon
She was accompanied to Dallas by
Misses Leta and Reva Sailing. who
will rem ain for few days visit with
their cousin, Mrs. Uglow.
The annual campmeeting at Turner
began Thursday evening, and viii
continue up and including Sunday
July 4. About 100 persons were pres
ent at the opening session, which is
very good showing. Sunday ther
was a very large attendance. ther
! being a great delegation from Salem
/ The sermons and discussions ar
, unusually interesting, and the meet
| ing promises to be one Of the best ant
/ biggest ever held in Turner. Man
people from Dallas are preparing t
attend the big meeting.
} The young people are looking fol
5 ward with pleasant anticipation to tn
dance to be held at Woodman Hal
q tonight. and a large attendance {
. dancers and spectators is assured
Manager Stockwell has secured a
q eight-piece orchestra for the occasion
r to be led by one Of Portland's be'
violinists. The floor will be manage
: by f. J. Craven and W. J. Kaerth.
n Dallas; Moss Walker, OF Indepel
r dence, and Walter Williams. of Fal
O City. All pioneers will be admitte
free, and are cordially invited to atten
and enjoy the music.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02
INDEPENDENCE.

Clyde Hill has gone to Southern
Oregon for visit.
Mrs. ]. s. Cooper has returned from
visit in Portland.
w, r. Wells, of Portland, visited
friends here last week.
Guy Walker returned Saturday from
few days visit in Eugene.
Miss May Kennedy, Of Portland, Is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Charles Luppert, of Los Angeles, is
guest at the home Of Joseph Craven.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Fl. Drexler have
returned from months stay at Otter
Rock.
Miss Genevieve Wilcox has returned
home from visit in Portland and
Eugene.
Mrs. o. A. Kramer has gone tc
Turner to ettend the annual camp
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reuf and
children returned from visit IL
Seattle, Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. Young is receiving treat
ment in a Portland hospital, having
gone down Saturday.
Miss Cecile Wilcox has returned
home from Eugene, where she ha
been attending the University.
Misses Mabel and Frances Cooper
have returned from the University 0
Oregon for their summer vacation.
Miss Jessie Patterson returned Z
her home in Medford the last OF th'
week, after visit at the home OF "
Percival.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02
Establish Sales Agency.

Leading lumbermen OF Portland
and the Willamette Valley are plan
ming to organize a joint selling
agency, which will materially reduce
the expense of marketing their pro-
duct and at the same time will elimi-
nate a large number of middle men.
It is anticipated that dozen or more
mills will enter this agreement, there
being plants with a combined daily
output of something like 100000 feet
which are in favor of so doing. The
local agency will probably not be
established before the Fall market
begins to pick up and business gets
brisker in the consuming territories ol
the East and Middle West.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02

Verne O. Launer left Wednesday
for Grants Pass. where he has secured
a position as clerk in NJ d. Ellis drug
store in that city.
Mrs. Ella Pickett left fylher home
in Waitsburg, Washington. Tuesday,
after visit at the home OF Judge and
Mrs. N. L. Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Y. Morrison and
little daughter came up from Port
land. Wednesday, for few days visit
with Dallas relatives and friends.
Judge and Mrs. J. L. Collins re-
turned home yesterday morning from
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Portland and neighboring
cities.
Miss BERTHE Coulter is home for a
short visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. d. Coulter, after a three
months stay in Ashland and Port
land.
At the Christian Church, Sunday,
July A., Rev. G. A. Sias' theme at II
a. m. will be "An Ideal Church." ard
in the evening ''The Twin Flags
Of Freedom"-a patriotic discourse
Everybody welcome.
The records in the Office Of the
county clerk show that angling is
apparently still growing in favor over
hunting, the issuance of fishers
licenses now being 10. as against "
issued to hunters this year.
J.. Brown returned Tuesday from
a visit to Stayton and the copper mines
In the Freeland district. The Free
land mines, Mr.. Brown says, have
been extensively developed lately and
their prospect appears most promis-
ing.
Fl. Hirschberg. President of the
Independence National Bank, was 9
Dallas visitor Tuesday. He had just
returned from Seattle. where be
attended the convention Of Oregon and
Washington bankers. He reports
pleasant and profitable trip.
From the catalogue of the Oregon
Agricultural College just received, We
learn that Polk County furnished Al
students to that institution last year
Twenty-Five states of the Union wer,
represented in the student body. The
total enrolment for the year was 1851
The Observer wants good, liv'
correspondent in every precint in Poll
county not now represented in thes
columns. We want our neighbor
hood news department to be second t.
that of no paper in the state, and you
precinct should be represented. VIII
will volunteer to help us?
E. J. Arnold was up from Portland
Wednesday. attending to some OF tn
preparations for the celebration, leav
ing yesterday morning for Portland
He will return to Dallas, Saturday
the management OF his shows her
being left under the supervision c
w. B. Snow in the meantime.
The failure of our linotype to arriv
} before July caused keen isappoin
ment to the office force, as it had bee
, the intention to set this issue OF tn
paper on the machine. The shipper
inform us that it passed Denver la'
, Sunday, and say that it should arriv
r in Portland today or tomorrow. "
3 are hoping to getthe machine installe
8 and In operation in our composin
room by the middle of next week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02

DIR. Lowe, July IL and 19.
LID. Brown, Notary Public.
DR.. Donohoe, Dentist. Uglow Bldg
Legal Blanks at this Office.
Legal blanks for sale at this Office.
Legal blanks for sale at this office.
Tents for sale or rent. Tom Stock
we'll, Dallas, Oregon. 6-SO-H
Cherrington is making some fine
photos. His work is life-like. 6-25-st
Holeproof guaranteed hosiery at the
Dallas Mercantile Store. IL
See the New Work Suits at Dallas
Mercantile Company's store, $2OO.
Oscar Hayter, lawyer, has removed
to Rooms and 6, Uglow Building.
6-22-st
See the swell line Of ties and trousers
at Dallas Mercantile Company's store.
Money of private parties to loan at
6 per cent on well-improved farms.
SHELLEY & EAKIE.
The swellest line of Mems Hats ever
shown In Dallas at Dallas Mercantile
Company's store.
Ouassia chips and whale OIL soap
for hop spray, for sale by Soehren
Warehouse Company. 7-2-2t
Cherrington's photo studio will be
open and ready for business every
day Of the Fourth Of July celebration.
6-25-3t
Owing to the high prices OF feed,
J. F. Holman, the Dallas dairyman,
announces that beginning July !, the
price Of all bottled milk will again be
81 cents a quart 7-2-lt
DRY fir cordwoOd wanted In any
quantity up to 500 cords TO be delivered
in Dallas or Falls City. For further
particulars, call on, or address, Salem.
Falls City & Western BY. Co. Dallas.
Dry Rr cordwood wanted in any
quantity up to 500 cords ; to be delivered
In Dallas or Falls City. For further
particulars, call on, or address. Salem
Fails City & Western Ry. Co., Dallas
w.R. Ellis. agent for Daily Ore
Ronian and Evening Telegram. Havs
q daily paper delivered at your houss
by the week, month or year. No extrs
charge for delivery.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-02
special Train to Black Rock.

In addition to its regular trains, the
Dallas and Falls City Railroad will
run special train on Saturday to
accommodate the people of Falls City
and Black Rock. This train will leave
Black Rock at 8 30 a. M, and Falls
City at 8 80 a. m. Returning it will
leave Dallas at 10 :O5 p. m. This will
give the excursionists an opportunity
to witness the big display Of fireworks
at night.