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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
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jury in the night-riders cases last
night returned a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree with
mitigating circumstances as to Gar
rett Johnson, Fred Pinion, Arthur
Cloar, Sam Applewhite, Roy Ran
som and Ted Burton, and murder
in the second degree as to Bob Huff
man and Bud Morris fixing theT e l.
ishment of the latter at 20 years in
the penitentiary.
Attorney for the defense moved
for a new trial, and by consent Sat
urday morning was set to hear ar
guments. Juror Rosson was brought
into Court on a mattress.
If the verdict was a surprise to
the prisoners or their counsel they
did not show it, and it is presumed
that they, like the entire country,
expected verdict of guilty and had
nerved themselves for the occasion.
While the verdict is satisfactory,
there is much remark that a mill
eating circumstance was found for
so brutal a murder, and the only con-
clusion is that the jurors considered
the efforts of the West Tennessee
Land Company to make Reel Foot
Lake private property, thus forcing
the fishermen who have enjoyed
free use of the lake since it was
formed by the earthquake in 1912,
the mitigating circumstance. The
people of the county do not indorse
lawlessness, but nearly 95 per cent.
of the people are opposed to pri-
vate ownership of the lake. The
tempering of the verdict allows the
exercise of mercy by the Court.
Garrett Johnson, Arthur Cloar
and Fred Pinion, the mort response
BILE men, both mentally and finan-
cially, were the first men to receive
their doom from the foreman. 1t
was fully expected they would be
convicted without mitigating cir
cumstances, while the public would
not have been snrprisd to know
Ted Burton and Boy Ransom had
been discharged. Both Huffman
and Morris receiving the higher
sentenced came as a surprise, as
one of them was said to have fred
the first shot into Captain Rankin's
body.
The closing arguments of coun-
sci and the charge of Judge Jones
were delivered in the jury-room,
where Juror Rosson lay, too i'll to
be moved, with case of measles.
The Courts instructions cover
ing murder in the first and second
degree was 10, 900 words long.
The State expected a verdict of
frst-degree murder in all eight
cases, and was visibly disappointed.
When the jury's readiness to re-
port was announced, the military
quietly surrounded the Court House
and a detail of soldiers, with revol-
yer holsters open, was deployed
around the walls of the Court room,
but aside from whispered buzz of
conversation there was no demon
stration. The prisoners were quick
| ly handcuffed and under military
escort taken to prison. The verdict
is considered a compromise one,
and no trouble is feared by the au-
thorities.
Attorney General Caldwell tonight
said the State will continue the
prosecution of the other cases as
long as jurors can be secured, but
hereafter only one will be arraigned
at a time.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
The Smart Set.

A lady ia q town lying under the
Rockies was much distressed at hear
ing a small clique In her town refer to
themselves as the smart set" She
appealed to an ex-United States sena'
tor and asked him what he understood
by the term "the smart SET" He re-
piled: 'T think ] can give you an
linking. In the eastern part Of Colo
RADIO and in the western part OF Ne
braska there Is a large tract Of land
known as the rain belt 1t never rains
there. "-Arg0naut
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
No Police In Heaven.

Small Isabel's particular friend, the
policeman on the beat, contracted pneu-
monia and died. Isabel was greatly
grieved until her mother convinced
her that he had gone to heaven. Even
then she was not quite reconciled. IF
heaven is such good place" remark
ed the little skeptic, II don't see what
God wants policemen there for."-New
York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
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Washington, Jan. l0,--A spee}al
correspondent OF the Post cables as
follows from London;
Ihave just returned from Messlna'
Words alone, or photographs alone,
can convey but slight impression
Of the abomination of desolatlon,
amidst which l clamored for several
days. The two means OF depletion
combined make an utterly made
ouate record of this supreme calan7
ity. T..
Such as it is, however, W Az
tempt to tell something ofthe death
and burial of that fair Sicilian town
is now on the Atlapac, enroute to
n lVS York Pictures, unfortunate
~ a '" week., sSdelay is inevitable.
D. a measures have been under
toi a1 yjenforce the rapid evacua-
t;on sfthe evil spot.
Wednesday, when / left, the dis
Lfbution of food was to be discon-
finued, in order to compel the re-
naming 10000 or 10000 survivors
to leave the pestilential ruins. Even
then the conditions compelled the
workers, troops and refugees to go
about with tufts of anticeptic cot
ton in their noses. The effect on
the appearance of the people was
weirdly ghoulish.
1t was even worse at Reggie,
where the covering debris upon the
fostering dead was not so deep,
owing to the smaller size of the
buildings. Another three or four
days and existence among the ruins
of the larger town will beinsupport-
able.
No decision has as yet been made
as to how to deal with the CHASTITY
problem during the nextfew months.
There was brave, but foolish, talk
in the Italian parliament yesterday
about rebuilding Messina and Reg
gio. I think it is not feasible or
thinkable for a long time to come.
Even the practical certainty of a
recurrence of the disturbance soon
err or later makes it foolhardy to at
tempt reconstruction on a large
scale. The location is commercial
ly and strategically important,
but nature has marked this spot
for her exclusive possession, and
she resents the intrusion of man.
If he defies her wrath he must sui
fer, as he has already suffered many
times, excruciating penalties.
No exact summoning up OF the
loss in life and treasure will ever be
possible. The most careful estl-
mate am able to make Of the death
roll, from information gathered in
the afflicted area and afterward in
official quarters IN Naples and
Rome, places the figures somewhere
between 200, 900 and 100000,
I find | have far underestimate
the amount Of material loss in the
article sent to your paper. Seven
hundred million dollars will be be-
low the mark.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
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Tbs following is brief synopsis of the
County of Highland, which may be
useful to our readers from time to time.
Circuit Court meets the fourth Tues
day in April, July 10th, and Nov. 10th.
Judge-Geo K Anderson, Clifton Forge
Clerk. elf Matheny.
superyisors--A. G. Judy, WI. Vance,
g. Lee Chew. They meet first Monday
of the month
Commonwealth Attorney-Edwin B.
Jones.
Treasurer. A. Jones.
Surveyor-H. A. Slaven.
Superintendent of Poor-L. B. Way.
bright
)erintendent of Schools l. Jones
Commissioner of Revenue-J A White
law.
Population, 1900: white, $500; colored
378.
Number OF voters-white; 1895; col
oIed, SO.
Area-Acres, 2SO,572; So. miles, 43S.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
Attention

Read and consider for a minute
and see if you are not disobliging
yourself CT a life time comfort
when you fail to secure for yourself
set of the Armlock Folding Bed
Spring which contain 60 frst-class
springs to the set, made of the best
spring steel wire, galvanized with
copper Springs are warranted not
to break or swag down in the
middle, which is the great trouble
of hundreds of woven wire springs.
The Arm-Lock Folding Bed Spring
has now proved to be the best sat
isfaction for the past sixteen years,
and where they are in use they
need no advertising but speak for
themselves, Now don't keep put
ting this off but simply drop me a
card when you want your springs
and l will deliver them to your
house, fit on your bed and guaran-
tee good first-class spring.
One set for SO so
Two sets for 1878
Three sets for $1,000, and will
deliver same any where in Highland
or Pocahontas county.
Can fit any size or any kind OF
bed. Less than a full size bed is
less in price according to size.
| wish to thank my patrons and
the public generally for former bus
mess and kindly solicit your future
orders. Address all orders to
John P. Hise,
Hightown, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
r,onterey.V Va. Friday, Jan. is, i9g

There is lull in the stree wa ~
incident to completing .,:
system, and the time p,0p o, y;
for formulating Pow 'i is to 1''r re.
c ce fire. nro(etion. We do not
,.now n,h Propositions or counter
z6hs are Forthcoming, nor
pMnow how soon the compa-
Nil haye the system in reach OF
al taxpayers, but it is up to the
council to be prepared to handle
the subject intelligently. The sit
uation will most assuredly necessl-
tate a volunteer fire company, the
procuring of ladders, etc. Let all
be thinking, then, when the time
comes for &C ton we will bein shape
to act.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
Rival Diunities.,

An Englishman, fond of Boosting of
bis ancestry, took coin from his peck
ct and, pointing to tine head engraved
on II, said. my great-great-grandfa-
Their was made lord by the King
whose picture you see on this shilling"
"What coincidence" said his Yam.
kee companion, who at once produced
another coin. "My great-great-grand
father was made an angel By the In
dian whose picture you see on this
cent?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
DINING-CALL SLEIGH BELL

Instead of the japanese gongs,
which so long have been popular, a
fad just now is to use a string of
half q dozen or so old-fashioned
sleigh bells" says Woman's Home
Companion for January. Polish
ed, and hung in the dining room or
hall, these afford quaint ornament
and a pleasant way of summoning
the family to meals.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
Take Notice,-By glancing at the little

Take Notice--By glancing at the llitle
slip on your paper you will have no
trouble in telling if your subscription, is
in arrears For illustration we take
John Smiths name, and say he is paid
m to Feb /, 1909, would be made to a op
Dear on slip thus, John Smith lfebO9.
f Won will notice the little slip once
in in sU While you will save us the trouble
Of sending out statements. Always no.
t;ce after making remittance for the
change in the figures; and if it is not cor
rected after two weeks, kindly notify US.
Bear in mind when your subscription
Is over a year in arrears it will be suspeni'
ded mill the back subscription is paih
Every subscriber is given year IN
which to pay his subscription to weekly
papers under the new Ruling OF Tue
Postotfice Department
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
No Witnesses,

hYou are charged with stealing Aine
Of Colonel Henry's hens last night
Have you any Witnesses asked the
justice sternly.
"Nussahw said Brother Jones hum.
bly,. ~ s'pecks rs sawtuh peculiar
dat-uh-way, but 1t amt never been
NAH custom to take witnesses along
when ] goes out chicken stealin', SUBJ"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
Simple Remedy for La Grippe

Hacking la grippe coughs that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar. The sore and in
famed lungs are healed and
STRENGTHENED, and dangerous con-
dition is quickly averted. Take
only Foley's Honey and Tar in the
yellow package. Swadley Bros
Vanderpool, Va. Sold by druggist
of Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
Never Touched Him.

Landlady Ito new boarder, crushing
ly)-Mr. Newcome, that is the cream
and not the milk you are pouring on
your oatmeal. 1t was intended for the
roffee. Mr.. N.-Oh, never mind. Mrs
Ralkins. I like N inst as we'll
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

If you will take Foley's Orino
Laxative until the bowels become
regular, you will not have to take
purgatiyes constantly, as Foley's
Orino Laxative positively cures
chronic constipation and sluggish
liver. Pleasant to take. Swadley
Bros. -Vanderpool, Va. Sold by
druogist of Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

Don't buy organs from far away
factories unless you are certain you
can get better values for your mon
ey.
w. w. Putnam & Co., Mfg,
Stanton, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

I keep a full line of Ideal Wa
terman Fountain Pens and ink.
MY stock is complete at all times.
Each pen fully guaranteed.
H. NJ. Slayen. .
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
FURS WANTED.

1000 Mink Skins.
5000 Skunks "
3000Opossum"
1000 Raccoon
And other furs.
Frank E. Brown,
Roanoke, Va.
References: First National Bank
Dunn Mercantile Agency.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Brights Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root is not rec
emmended for everything but if you havekid-
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers ofthis paper
who have not already tried 1t, may have
sample bottle sent free by mall, also book
telling more about Swanp-Root and how to
find out ifyou have kidney rbladdertrouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer IN this paper and fcfM
send your address 10 esisSYs As &: %::sEIs
pr. Kilmer & Co.. Bing s.s.::sSis!3
hamton, N. Y. The -ss.s as aas sssag4
regular fifty cent and Home of swasp.lsoos
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
Der the name, Swamp. Root, DR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. an the address, Bingham
son, n. T., on ey cry bottle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
N
CHRISTMAS
GIFT
Which Will Last a
LIFE TIME

Parents, While thinking OF suit
able Christmas Gift for your chill
dren, have you ever considered the
value of one that will last a life
time and increase in value as the
years 60 by? Can you think of a
present that will give more Joy,
and happiness and contentment
and satisfaction, than one which
will assure your boy or girl a good
living, self-support, independence
Success?
The opportunity of presenting
your boy or girl with such a Christ
mas Gift is offered you by the Duns-
more Business College. No more
useful or valuable present could be
given g boy or girl than a Business
Training Course at the 'Duns-
more 1t will never be forgotten,
it will never wear out and it can
not be lost or stolen. Its useful
ness and value will increase with
use, and it will make each succeed
ing Christmas brighter than the
last by reason of the increased
blessings it will bring Such gift
only commences on Christmas. 1t
continues year after year bringing
Success to the receiver.
For further information address
Che 4nHsrtnrs Business GnIlege,
Staunton, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

Entered at the Monterey posto1lce 'S
second. class matter
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
i is the great medi-
cal triumph Of the. nine
teenth century, dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
las sz..al.-k =.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
BRAVE FIRE ladies

BRAVE FIRE ladies
often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve and forget them. 1t soon
drives out pain. For Burns, Scalds
Wounds. Cuts and Bruises it's
earth's greatest healer. Quickly
cures Skin Eruptions, Old Sores,
Boils, Ulcers, Felons; best Pile cure
made. Csc. at X. H. Trimble's.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-01-15
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know Of the wonderful
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23
OAKLAND TO WELCOME
VISITING JAPANESE
Automobile Trip and Luncheon
Arranged by Committee

OAKLAND, Nov 22.-The CONNER
cial commissioners who are touring
the United States to observe industrial
and business conditions for the sapa-
nese government will arrive in Oak
land Friday morning and will be well
coined by committee of representa-
tive OakIanders. They will be shown
what there is to see on the east side
of the bay. will be guests at lunch
con and later win be escorted to San
Francisco.
The distinguished visitors will ar
rive at the Santa Fe depot at $3.50
o'clock In the morning They will be
met by Colonel Theodore Gier, B. P.
Miller, H. C. Capweu, E. c. Sessions.
f. A Leach Jr. and Wallace M. Alex
ander. Automobiles will take the
Japanese to the various points Of in
terest 70 be visited.
The University of California will be
the first object of the partys tour The
regents of the university will meet the
commissioners In the Greek theater and
after an informal reception there an
inspection of the university campus
will be made. Thence the party will
be taken through the residence dis
tricts of Berkeley and Claremont and
will lunch at the Claremont country
club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23
STEAL INSTRUMENTS
FROM DOCTORS HOME
Pickpockets and Strong Arm
Men Get Returns

OAKLAND. Nov. 22.-Dr E r. Sill, a
physician, living at sos East Four
teenth street, reported to the police
this morning that burglars entered
his home last night with a false key.
They ransacked the office annex, and
carried away an overcoat a stetho-
scope and other instruments worth $40
n. Kalistead, whose home is at' so
Castroville street, Salinas, who arrived
yesterday, reported that his pockets
were picked at Twelfth street and
Broadway while he was on a car this
morning. the thieves obtaining s114 in
a purse.
Albert McGibbons of ST. Twenty fifth
street said he was robbed by two men
whom he met in saloon, and for
whom he bought several rounds of
drinks. The strangers. of whom he
gave no description, followed him to
Twenty NTH street and San Pablo ave-
nue., where they robbed him by the
strong arm method.
Richard Coweil of AIS East Six
teenth street reported that a ladyss
handbag containing a watch and
trinkets worth $50 was stolen last
night from Woodman's hall in Twelfth
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23
BERKELEY BURGLAR
IS BEAU BRUMMfL
Stolen Finery Dazzles Court /;
Love of Clothes Leads
to Robbery

OAKLAND, Nov. 22.-Dressed in pur-
pie and fine linen redoIent of perfume,
Roy j. Caller appeared before Superior
Judge Brown today after pleading
guilty TO a charge of looting a haber-
dasher's shop at Berkeley. The court
and attendants gasped when a full
view OF Callers magnifieence was un-
folded Suit cut 10 the extreme of
fashion, shirt front glowing above a
flaming waistcoat. ties. socks and
hankerchiefs matched and of delicate
lilac shade, with heavy braid mean
dering over cuff and sleeve, Caller
stood up for sentence.
TT was this young mans love of
clothes that got him into trouble said
Probation Officer Ruess.
1T would be sad. indeed, If his taste
for raiment led him to the peniten-
tiary, where the clothes have but one
distinctive STYLE" mused Superior
Judge Brown.
.The case is unique said Ruess.
This young man broke into Nish &
McNeil's shop at Berkeley and stole
800 worth of stock, the very Ioudest
articles in the shop. Then he openly
wore his loot about the streets of
Berkeley
There are dozen successful attor-
neyS IN THIS cOuftIUOIl, CdlcI, edtu
Judge Brown severely. ''and there is
not one who is dressed like yourself.
You would have done far better to have
appeared here in overalis.'
Caller shrank visibIy in his togs and
seemed TO need their stiffening TO hold
him up before Judge Brown had fin
ished reading Probation Officer Ruess'
report Ruess stated that Caller had a
grammar school education. but was
we'll read. His parents lived at Han
nibal Mo. and were we'll TO do. A let
ter from landlady at Denver where
Caller had roomed contained the charge
that Caller had attacked another roomer
with a knife, but this was disproved.
Judge Brown advised lowering OF
tone in clothes and released Caller on
10 years probation
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23
CITY TO BUILD
PUBLIC CASINO
Municipal Boathouse on Lake
Merritt Will Replace Pri-
yate Structures

OAKLAND, Nov. 22.-The construc-
ton of an elaborate casino on the shore
of Lake Merritt to take the place of
the privately owned lighthouses will be
taken up by the board of public works
and the park commission at a special
joint meeting to be held Wednesday
afternoon.
The erection Of casino, containing
space for grill, large aIcove and a
promenade with a view of the lake, and
a storeroom for boats. is part of the
general plans for the Improvement of
the lake park The city officials pro-
pose to build the casino on the Twelfth
street crossing.
At the north end of the lake, in the
East Shore park. it is intended to erect
a permanent bandstand xfth an audi
torium and a boat landing This par
ticuiar municipal building project may
not be taken up Wednesday, The city
administration prefers first to build the
permanent boathouse, or casino, it be-
ing considered the more practical i'm
mediate Improvement Of the lake prop
erty. The preliminary of this work
came when the park commission re-
Gently ordered the owners of the
private lighthouses now on the Twelfth
street dam TO remove their structures
before December 1.
The park commission already had
procured drawings for both the casino
and the bandstand. An architect will
be called in consultation at Wednes-
days conference, which will be between
Mayor Mott. City Attorney Stetson and
City Engineer Turner, comprising the
board Of public works, and Park Com
missioners Edhoff. Gould and Manuel
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23
VETERAN MUST SERVE
TERM IN CITY JAIL
Appellate Court RemanGs Aged
Man to Police Custody

OAKLAND, Nov. 22.-AIbert H South
wick, a Grand Army veteran, was re-
turned TO the city jail this morning to
complete an Is months term. imposed
July by Police Judge Smith. South
wick served part of the time after his
attorneys had appealed from the de-
cision Of the magistrate, and recently
the old man was released on bail pend
ing the judgment Of the appellate
court. This morning the decision was
returned, and the civil war veteran was
returned TO his cell and TO the chain
gang.
He was convicted of battery on three
charges preferred by Sergeant of Po-
lice Curtiss, the witnesses being three
little girls. Clara Lund. 527 East Four
teenth street. and Opal and Susie Law
son. 1899 Fifth avenue
southwick first achieved notoriety by
marrying II year old Azelia Berry and
later suing for divorce on the ground
that his girl wife was negress. He
withdrew his suit and the girl be-
gan an action which ended in divorce
By default.