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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
MUCH UNEASINESS
IS MANIFESTED
BY Hattiesburg Citizens Who Have
Relatives On the Coast-AIl Com
munication Cut Off.

Hattiesburg citizens who have rel
atives and friends residing or Eisic
ing in the various gulf coast towns
are today in state of suspense and
anxiety on account of their inability
to communicate with those points
since the severe storm yesterday and
last night, all telegraph and telephone
lines being out of commission since
yesterday afternoon.
Wild rumors of a severe hurricane
at Gulfport AMI Biloxi, which cannot
be confirmed or denied have served to
create a condition of semi-panic in
some instances and as a result the
atmosphere is alive with numerous
conflicting stories which serve to add
more perplexities to an already chao-
tic condition.
Press dispatches in the Commercial
Appeal this morning gave meagre
details of the situation on the Mis-
sissippi coast, while the New Or
leans papers were unable to get a
word on account of their means OF
communication having been cut of
early in the day. before the storm had
reached its climax.
Some consolation, however. may be
derived from consideration of the
situation in Hattiesburg in compari-
son with other points.
At eleven o'clock last night this
city was practically shut off from the
outside world, there being no means
of communication with any except
points within a radius of fifteen Oh
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
STORMS DAMAGE
AT new ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, September 21.-
1t is impossible at this time to esti
mate the amount Of damage done in
this city by the storm. Many plants
and buildings are reported demolished
or practically so while others are
damaged to the extent of thousands
of dollars.
The big wireless towers on top of
the Grunewald is down, the damage
omaunting to $4,000. The big smoke
stack on the plant of the Crescent
Ice Company also is dawn at damage
of $1,000.
The damage to shipping cannot be
even approximated at present. On the
lake shore piers and bath houses have
been wrecked, while others are badly
damagel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
RATTIESBURG OFFICE
IS Still CUT OFF
From All Points on Coast-Cumber-
land Telephone Company Also Ex-
tensive Loser-Crews to Repair
Damage Are Sent Out.

Doubtless the heaviest loser as a
result of the Gulf storm is the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, whose
net work of wires cover the section
visited, though the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company has also suffered to
the extent of tens or thousands of dol
lars.
During the morning hours the West
ern Union office in this city, after be-
ing entirely shut off from outside COM
munication since Monday evening, es-
tablished communication with the At
lanta office and the wire to Atlanta
was still the only one in working or
der at our press hour. By way of this
Atlanta wire communication was es
tablished with Nashville, Memphis,
Birmingham and the outside world.
In consequence of the storm and its
vast resulting damage the Western
Union. throughout its southern terri
tory, is bending every energy towards
sending repairs and assistance to the
Gulf coast country. Repair crews
have been ordered out of Nashville,
Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, Chat
I tanooga and many other smaller
places and are being sent with new
equipment by the fastest trains to re-
establish communication with all
points usually reached by the service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
five were KILLED
AT new ORLEANS
Number of Houses Reported to Be Un-
der Water at Gulfport, Which Has
Been Practically Cut Off From
World.

NEW ORLEANS, September 21.-
Only the most meager reports have
reached this city as to the damage
done in Gulfport by the storm which
swept the coast yesterday and which
did not abate its fury until almost
midnight last night.
Reports heard here are to the eff
feet that there were no deaths in Gulf
port as result Of the storm, but it
is not known how much damage was
done there, ~
In this city there were five deaths
as a result of the storm and great
damage has been done to plants,
smokestacks, chimneys and shipping.
The damage done in the latter respect
cannot be even approximated at pres
ent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
FIVE PERSONS DEAD;
PROPERTY LOSS GREAT

NEW ORLEANS, September. 2l.-
Following yesterdays tropical hur-
ricane. which swept the gulf coast OF
Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving in
its wake at least five deaths, and 4
property loss of perhaps more than a
million dollars, and is still practically
shut out by wire communication to
the outside world at noon today.
The arrangement of railroad sched
ules have not yet been righted. And it
is problematical when trains will ar
rive on most lines at anything like
regular time.
Reports of property damage along
the Gulf coast are very meager. Ow-
ing to the fact that there is an utter
lack of communication with that sec
tion.
No loss of life outside of New Or
leans has yet been reported, but it is
decidedly probable that several per-
sons may have perished. Overlooking
waters. falling trees and timbers and
a possibility of parties being caugAt
unawares in small crafts make it al
most certain that the mortality list
will be swelled.
The actual property damage to New
Orleans will exceed two hundred ana
fifty thousand dollars.
Details of the reported inundation
of sections of Clatemine and St. Ber-
nard parishes are still lacking.
Fifteen young men who were among
passengers on the Louisville and
Nashville trains which have been
tied up at Chejnentou, La, since yes
terday morning, left that place at DAY
break this morning and started for
New Orleans along the track of the
railroad for seven miles. They fought
their way against heavy odds and
were forced to wade and swim across
several washouts They were finally
picked up in an exhausted condition
by relief train that was unable to
get any further out than point about
one mile this side of Mechaud station.
Teh party upon their arrival here
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
ARE NO DEATHS
At GULFP0RT'
SPECIAL TRAIN
FROM GULFPORT
Brought Here by Judge NeviIs to Re
Iieve Suspense at Hattiesbure and
Other Points.

Judge ]. E. Nevils. general counsel
for the Gulf and Ship Island Railway,
arrived in Hattiesburg at o'clock
this afternoon by special train. having
come for the specific purpose of es-
tablishing communication between
Gulfport and the outside world.
Judge Nevils reports great damage
between Biloxi and Pas Christian as
result of the storm Between these
two points not a pier or a bath house
is standing, while in many places an
chored schooners and shipping broke
loose from their mooring and have
drifted upon the sand and into the
streets. Roads and streets are badly
washed and water rushed through
many houses In heavy streams. A.
Gulfport the traction company has
suffered severe losses by reason oil
the washouts along their line,
The streets Of the city and the
street railway tracks, are practically
washed away,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
LIST OF The DEAD
AT new ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, September 21.-
With all wires down it is impossible
to. ascertain the loss of life or prop
erty along the gulf coast. At an early
hour today the tracks of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, which have
been inundated some twenty miles
east of New Orleans, have not been
fully repaired and it is impossible to
say when a resumption of traffic will
begin. 1t is presumed, however, that
the trains of this road will run into
New Orleans by tonight. The list of
dead at New Orleans:
Victor Pujol, street railway inspec-
tor, killed by live wire.
James H. Garretson, foreman
street railway company, killed by live
wire.
Charles Schultz, killed by falling
smokestack at Louisiana brewery.
John Arends, killed by live tele-
phone wire
The steam ferry Assumption sanK
at the heal of Napoleon avenue; no
lives lost Considerable property
damage was done along the river
front. The storm apparently moved
inland to Southwestern Louisiana. We
locity of wind at New Orleans was the
most intenf in the history of the To-
(Continut d ON page eight.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
STORMS DAMAGE
IN HAT7IESBURG
Trees Blown Down and Windows
Smashed, But Material Damage
~ il email. .

Hattiesburgans had more than a
slight taste of the West Indian hurri-
cane that swept the gulf coast yester-
day.
The storm did not reach this point
until shortly after dark, although a
hard rain, accompanied by a consider
able gale, swept over the city before
dusk. From about 8 o'clock ON up to
past midnight, however, the storm
grew in fury and reached its climax
in this city shortly after midnight.
Teh glass in two of the windows in
the Carter building was demolished,
trees blown down in several parts of
the city and bricks were blown from -
few chimneys. All of the China trees
in the yard at City Court Clerk Fair
ley's residence were laid flat by the
high wind which howled for nearly
five hours.
So far as heard from the damage
not extensive, but it is feared that lat.
er reports may show that some cot
ton has been badly hurt by the wind
and rain which may have blown the
stalks down and soiled the unpicked
cotton.
1t is reported that the damage done
in New Orleans will reach in the
neighborhood of $l,000,0OO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
CHILDREN AND
women MAY DIE
SHORT SESSION OF
The CITY COUNCIL

Owing to the storm last night the
city council was in session but short
time. Moyar Donald presided at the
meeting and all the councilmen were
present except Councilman Lassiter,
who was out of the city on business.
In order that the minutes may show
that business was transacted, the
council took up the tax equalization
and several assessments were raised.
However, these raises are subject to
amendment. as the city tax asses
or was not present at the meeting last
night.
The council took recess until 1880
tonight, when it meets again.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
single TELEPHONE
Wire IS WORKING
Between This City and New Orleans
News Keeps It Hot Getting the News
No Deaths Reported Except in New
Orleans.

Up to 2.30 o'clock this afternoon
Gulfport, Biloxi and other points in
the Mississippi coast line were cut
off from Hatiesburg, from New Or
leans, Mobile and all other points.
New Orleans did get some very mea.
ger reports from Gulfport and all that
is known in the Crescent City con.
cerning South Mississippi points is
published in this issue of The News
The only wire of any description
working between Hattiesburg and
New Orleans up to 2:30 o'clock tins
afternoon was a single wire of the
Cumberland Telephone Company, anG
over this The News CLEANED all the in
formation New Orleans had about the
storm on the coast. -.,--.
Some meager reports OF the storm. :
damage at Biloxi, Vicksburg, Gulfper,
and other Mississippi points was OBJ
tanned today via Mobile.
There appears 70 have been very lit
tie loss of life, no deaths being report
ed from anywhere except New Or
leans, where five are dead.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
Big DAMAGE DONE
down AT BILOXI

BILOXI, Miss September 2l--A{
about . o'clock yesterday afternoonI
the wind was blowing here at the ratsl
OF approximately sixty miles an hour
and increasing in velocity and lhe
incoming tide together with the wind.
had wrought $25,0OO to $4,000 damage
to property.
Among the damages reported are
the following:
Between Beauvoir and DeBuys 500
feet Of the track of the Gulf Coast
Traction Company is completely de-
molished, having been washed away
by the incoming waves.
approximately 100 feet of track be-
longing to the same road AMI near
the Soldiers Home is destroyed, this
section of road having been claimed
by the high waters.
To the eastward of Gulfport the sea
made another inroad, devastating over
$50 feet of street car track. This loss
was also sustained by the Gulf Coast
Traction Company
All bath houses and piers along
the beach from Gulfport to United
States Senator Moneys home.
stretch of about four imles, have beonS
wiped away by wind and waves. y
Three hundred feet Of electric =
line at Long Beach have been ~
pfetely washed Away. K (: :i5
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
HOUSES under THE
WATER AT GUlFPORT

NEW ORLEANS, September 21.-
No further reports have been heard
from Gulfport except that a number OF
houses are covered by water and
much property damage done. me
same report says that there was con-
siderable damage done at Biloxi, but
there We're no deaths there.
These reports are very meager, and
are not to be entirely relied upon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
GALE AT JACKSON.

JACKSON, Miss, September 21.-
The long drought was broken here
about noon when a general rain be.
gan. By night there was downpour
with increasing wind. Last night a
fearful gale blew from the south. Tel
ephones and electric light plants are
out of business, and great damage has
been done to open culture. Telegraph
wires to the south are all diwn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21

reported that over four hundred pas
sengers, including many women and
children, are still tied up at Chef
Mentou without anything to eat
Unless relief is shipped them i'm
mediately it is asserted that the sit
uation will become very serious one.
A relief train and small steam
boat have been sent to the scene.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21

twenty miles, which would indicate
that we, too, had experienced a mos,
fearful storm, While as a matter OF
fact the damage was confined almost
exclusively to telephone and tele.
graph lines.
While it is reasonable to suppose
that the storm was somewhat fiercer
on the coast than here, yet there is
reason to believe that the damage
there was not as great as some have
anticipated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
Yours very truly,
- Y STEVENS, T. F. G. P. \
Lunoermen's Committee.


The following have been appointed
as reception committee of lumber
men for the South Mississippi Pros
perity Celebration in this city Oct. /:
H. Y. Bryan, Chairman; H. Wat
kins. B. A. Cragin, Jr., c. c. Arnett,
r. NJ. Patrick, r. H. Bostwick, T. w.
Reeves, b. McLanahan, G. H. Gillian,
]. w. Gay, 2. H. Sadler, W. R. Hick-
man, d. B. Mcqueen, W. L. Babbitt
G.. E. Dahlstrom, w. &. Gillespie, d. l..
Easterling Chas. Harris, J. w. Rogers,
M. T. Rogers j. ]. Haney, P. c. Ed
minson, W. c. Rodgers, H. A. Ellison,
T. L. Smith, E C. Rowan, E. H. Beck
ner, ]. S. Harrison, H. Z. Welsh, 7. j.
Hayes, p. J. Toomer, A. l.. Sidebot-
tom. B. T. Toomer, l.. u. Hammett.
F. H. Cline, Ohio Harpe. R. P. Holmes,
P. p. Pitcher S. T. Easterling, c. E.
Farley. j. c. Tompkins, E. w. Woods,
H. d. Foote, Jr., w. B. Follansbee.
Jr.. H. S. Hagerty, B. d. Moore, S. A.
Bilbo, J. c. Ledbetter, H. f. Lang
ford, E. A. WndhaI, T. V. Colvin, j.
w. Rice, F. p. Colvin, j. E. Chandler
]. M. Wesson, Il. F. Meyer, B. +.
Yates, F. G. Rodgers. w. F. Heisler
T. w. KEENAN,, w. G. Sellers, B. c.
Goodwin, II. B. Cobb, Geo. L. Pace, +
Wood, A. l. Mitchell, ]. A. Richardson
E. ]. Doran, A. H. McSwain, A. E
Causey, w. B. Perry. T. M. Derickson
R. B. Mcleod, Carl Saye, ]. r. Dun
ham, E. B. King, c. W. Rich, ]. A
Oden.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21

w. j. Brewer, of Magic, is in the
city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21

R, G. MONTE and Nip Lissa are here
from Natchez.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-21
Progressive Citizens Of Hatties-
burg to Gather at the
Court House.
INDICATIONS POINT
LARGE ATTENDANCE
New Orleans Great Northern Also May
Run Special Train Celebration Day.
-Lumbermen's Reception Commit
tee Named.

Indications point to a large attend
ance of the progressive and patriotic
citizens of Hattiesburg at the mass
meeting to be held at the court house
tonight at 7:45 o'clock.
At this meeting speakers will be on
hand to tell just how the great South
Mississippi Prosperity Celebration, TO
be held in Hattiesburg on Oct. /, is
to benefit the people of South Missis-
sippi and of Hattiesburg.
This meeting is called for the pur-
pose OF arousiag more general in
terest in the big celebration and to
get all the people to pull together to
make the day what 1t should be-i. e.,
the most memorable in the history
of Hustling Hattiesburg. Every cit
izen, man or woman, who is for South
Mississippi and for Hattiesburg, is urg-
ell to be at this mass meeting tonight,
Another Special Train.
In his capacity as chairman of the
executive committee of the big cole
bration, President Jackson, of the
Commercial Club, has received a let
ter from j. j. Stevens, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
n. o. G. ~, which indicates that this
road will put on a special train on
Oct. /. MI Stevens letter is as fol-
lows:
Bogalusa, La, Sept 10Th, 1909.
"Mr. T. S. Jackson,
"Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear Sir
81 have your letter relative to ex-
cursion train to Hattiesburg Oct. 1st.
and have referred matter to Mr.. G.
B. Auburtin, A. G. F. & p. A. New
Orleans, requesting he advise you di-
Irect
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-30
Mr.. Temperatures are Due!

Guthrie, Okla. Sept. 30.-If every
dollars worth of property in Oklahoma
City was sold at its assessed valuation,
the proceeds would run the public Of
ficials of the state only 14.2 months,
by home standards, says A. l.. Wilson,
a prominent newspaper man of that
city.
Taxes become due on October 18th.
In addition to already paying a full
years taxes this last spring all taxes
for the next year are due on October
10, instead of one-half of them in Jan
uary and the other half in June, as un-
der the territorial republican regime.
All OF it is due at once under the new
law and all of it becomes delinquent
at once, on February A.. This is a di-
rect blow at the farmer because it
makes ~taxpaying a doubly-hard propo-
sition since it all becomes due in one
lump instead Of half due each six
months.
Last year the state levy was IA mills
Everybody admitted this to be ex-
%travagant, but to justify it the gov
ernor explained that it had to be high
in order to cover a period of nineteen
months. Taking the governor at his
word, yet the taxpayers must remem-
Der that On top of this admittedly ex-
t%ravagant tax, the state aGministra-
ton also created a deficiency during
that 10 months amounting to $l97 800
80. The figures are quoted from Gov
ernor Haskell's message to the last
legislature.
The Ia mill tax was based on an ap.
proximate valuation of $3.50 ,OO0,O0C
producing revenue to the same mount
ing to 81, 1852 800.
This year the governor raised thu
state rate to 21a mills on the dollar
and the assessed valuation has in
creased to approximately 81 900, Oo0,'
900 yielding revenue to the stat'
amounting to $500 600 considerable,
more than doubling what they used uI
in ~ months run.
1t will take $3O,00o,O0o to pay al
taxes, state and otherwise, in October
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-30
Promise Cheaper Kerosene.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 1.-THE Waters
Pierce Oil company will reduce kero-
sene prices in Oklahoma, This fol-
lows a campaign which began in Okla
homa territorial days during the adj
ministration of Governor Frantz, and
was continued after statehood by At
torney General West. +
While in New York City recently
taking dispositions in various pending
cases, Attorney General West made
the demand that the Standard Oil
Company should become a competitor
of the Waters-Pierce company in Ok
lahoma, or the latter company reduce
its prices, alleging that Oklahoma pays
more for oil than surrounding states.
The matter was left 10 General Solic-
itor Mofitt of the Waters Pierce COM
pany, then in Europe, and but recently
returned. Information received today
by Attorney General West is that the
reduction will be made.
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Notice For Publication.

Department Of the Interior, us. Land Office al
Woodward, Okla, August 10, 1000
Notice is hereby given that Henry A Brewer,
Of Beaver, Oklahoma, who on August 18th, 1904,
made Homestead Entry No. 2sl50. for the south
west quarter of Section SO, township I, north Of
range %, T.. c, NJ. has filed notice of intention
to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Thomas 2. Braidwood, u. S. Commissioner at
his oficein Beaver, Oklahoma, ON the 10th day
day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses; william
Woolery, George Hurst, ID. NJ. Mckay, Archie T.
Stephenson, all Of Beaver, Oklahoma.
9.I6 I0-l4 5w GEo. ID. oRSEB, Register
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Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office
at Woodward. Oklahoma, Sept. 7, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that william Krause,
of Beaver, Oklahoma, who, on August 18th, 1901,
made Homestead Entry No, 23lss, for southwest
quarter of Section rs, Township l, North Of
Range %, L. c. NJ, has filed notice OF intention
to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described. before Thomas p,
~Braidwood, o. s. Commissioner, at his Office in
Beaver, Oklahoma, on the I'd day OF November
1903.
Claimant names as witnesses; Ed Lille, Fred
Lille, william Powers, H. B. Maddox, all Of
Beaver, Oklahoma.
8 80 1923 5 GEO. ID. ORNER. Registel
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evidence Of a violation of the provision
of this Act.
section IL. Any person who shall
procure a hunters license 10y false
swearing shall be deemed guilty Of
the crime of perjury and shall be pun
ished accordingly.
Section IL. Any nonresident of the
State of Oklahoma, who has provided
himself with a nonresident hunters
license, may carry to his home game
birds lawfully taken or killed by him.
self, not to exceed two days bag limit
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Notice For Publication.

Department OF the Interior. y. s. Land Office al
Woodward, okla, August II. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Asby J. Donly, OF
Dombey, Oklahoma, who, on November Srd
1903. made Homestead Entry No. 1859, for the
southwest quarter Of section %, township 1.
north u Of range 20, u. c. NJ, has fled notice oj
intention to make Final Five Year Proof. to cs-
tablish claim TO the Land above described, he
fore Thomas p. Braidwood, u. S. COMMISSIONS
at his Office in Beaver, Oklahoma, on the letl
day Of October, 1909.
James w. Dunbar, Lawrence Brown. Eph p
Holland, William X. Kulow all Of Dombey, Okla
homa.
9l6 10-ll 5w GEO. d. ORNER. Register.
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Notice For Publication.
Department OF the Interior, us. Land Office
h nF.ola..l NH. MN

Department OF the Interior, u. 5. Land Office at
Woodward. Okla, 1919.
Notice is hereby gives that Isaac NJ. Wiens,
OF Lorena, Oklahoma, who on May nth, 1908
made final Homestead EntryNo. 1928, for south
east qupfter Of section Q, township ), north oi
range 81. T.. c. NJ, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Five Year rroof, TO establish
claim to the land above described, before Thorn
as L. Braidwood; U. S. Commissioner, at bis
Office in Beaver, Oklahoma, on the Sth day 81
October. 1909,
Claimant names as witnesses; Gus Hunt
Isaac s. wiens, John Nelson, klaas W. Dick, al
OF Lorena, Oklahoma.
S-26 $50 GEo. ID. ORNER, Register.