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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
BRADLEY LOCALS.
"BY BILL. ="

Mr.. and Mrs. Fed Richardson,
.ofsLongview. visited in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Davis
Sunday.
Mr.. John Skies was a visitor
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hail and lit
tie son, Heress, spent Tuesday
with their aunt, Mrs. Susie Da-
Wis.
We are sorry to note that Miss
Lillyan Pellum on the sick list.
she says she is grieving. Cheer
up Lillyan. when you get able
return the lemon.
Mrs. Lizzie Grow spent Satur-
day in Starkville.
Miss Mae Hutchinson was
shopping in Starkville Saturday.
Miss Mrg gle Richardson visit
ed at Zion Tuesday.
Mr.. Tom Vaughn made bus
mess trip to Starkville Monday.
We are sorry to say that M. P.
Davis is very low, but friends
hope he will recover.
Messrs Tom Collins and Tom
Collins, of Cross Roads, visited
their uncle, Mr.. NJ. P. Davis,
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Lewis is the guest
of her cousin, Miss Bertha Da-
Wis, this week.
Misses Willie Belle and Katie
Lou Tomlinson returned to their
home, Louisville Tuesday. Now
what will George and Jimmie do
for past time.
Mr.. Jimmie Brown is now
hanging his hat where Mr.. Mack
Ferguson once hung his. (Ai
Mr.. Hutchinson's.)
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
DEAD.

The remains of Mrs. A. F..
Davis, of Birmingham. arrived
here or the $40 M. & o. train
| Monday evening and conveyed to
the home of her brother, Mr..
Horace Carpenter, and inferred
the next morning at 1000 O'Clock
at Fellowship Cemetery in the
presence of several grief striken
members of her immediate fami.
iy. many sorrowing relatives and
a large concourse of sympathiz-
ing friends, the solemn and i'm
pressive services conducted at
the grave by Rev. r. Ell. B.Glad-
ney.
The deceased was born and
reared in this county and lived
the greater portion of her life in
Starkville. a consistent member
of the Baptist church,. a lady of
splendid character and sweet
spirited and loved by all who
knew her. Mrs. Davis was the
widow of the late lamented. A. F.
Davis, who was for several terms
the honored and trusted treasurer
of Oktibbeha County, and remov-
ed to Birmingham shortly after
his demlse about 1895: The re-
main were accompanied by Mess
RS Ellis and Pope Davis, Miss
Bessie, and son, Mr.. Melvin Davis.
To mourn her loss of the inn
mediate family there are two
sous and one daughter, brothers
and sisters, a large connection
of relatives and a host of friends.
The many beautiful flowers be-
tokened the love and esteem in
which she was held that cover
the new made grave, beside her
late husband, there to sleep until
the resurrection morn. Such
never die, for they
live in the hearts of those left /,
behind.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
MR.. R. C. STONE.

The News takes special pleas
ure in calling attention to the Ad.
of the above named gentleman,
whose business makes him a
benefactor wherever he goes.
He, only a few weeks ago, CON-
pleted well for Mr.. Nash Seitz.
at Longview, at depth of $50
feet and is complete success and
that community is enjoying the
great blessing of good health
from drinking good, pure water.
Water is the most essential of all
thing to good health. It is said
that typhoid fever emanants more
from impure water than any 9TH
er cause. Therefore everybody
should have we'll of pure water.
If an individual is not able to
have a we'll it would be a
capital idea for several neighbors
to join in and locate one conven
lent centrally. This could be done.
Mr.. Stone is now boring a we'll
for Mr.. w. j. Seitz, on his home
place three and a half miles south
west of Starkville and had gone,
last week, to the depth of six
hundred feet, if we remember
correctly, and expected to CON-
plcte the lob this week.
Mr.. Stone is no stranger. res
ides at Aberdeen. but he and his
excellent wife are temporarily
domiciled in the home OF Mr..
Will Skies here, and in every
wise reliable and trust worthy
and need no words of commen.
dation from US.
There is nothing that improves
and commends country more
than good and pure water. 1t
may be that many who would
have a fine we'll could have one
if the would consult Mr.. Stone.
All communications addresse ;
to him at Starkville will be re-
ceived and prompt tt ention
given.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
For the Starkville News.
To MY PATRONS AND PUPILS.

To MY PATRONS AND PUPILS
Since 1 announced to you that would
teach my class again this coming ses-
sion, feel it my duty to inform you
that L find it impossible to do so.
Miss Moody, who is a graduate under
Starkoyitch, and pupil from the Chi
cago Conservatories,w will be glad to take
my place with you.
L hope you will see fit to give her the
liberal patronage and loyal support you
gave me, for which thank you most
heartily.
Miss Moody is member of the Meth
odist church, talented pianist, and a
coscientions and experienced teacher.
I know Starkville will be delighted to
have her influence both musical and So
cial.
Most sincerely,
RUTH S. GULLY.
Aug. 10th, 1909. Meridian, Miss.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
ADATON DEPARTMENT
BY A NUISANCE

Those'on the sick list are: Mrs.
Croker Pitts, Mr.. Willie Yeates
| and MIS- r. e. Josey.
Mesdames G. F. and J. H.
Critz visited Starkville Monday.
Mrs. Velma Carpenter, of New
hope, visited in the home of her
uncle, Mr. r. E. Josey, last
week
Mrs. Y. V. Styers is a plea
SAINT visitor in the home of her
uncle, Mr.. Joe Logan, of Trim
Cane.
Mr.. Felix Harris, of near Rule.
vile, Miss, is a welcome guest
in the home of his brother, Mr..
j. E.. Harris.
Miss Lizzie Dexter returned
to her home near Montpelier
Saturday. after pleasant
stay with friends and relatives
accompanied by her cousin, Mr..
Hal Kirby.
Mesdames Bette Josey and
Annie Butler, of Self Creek, were
pleasant visitors of Mr.. r. E.
Josey and family last week.
Messers D. H. & J. S. Steele
were welcome visitors here Sun
day and Monday.
Mr.. Fred Clardy and sister, Miss
Roxie, visited Trim Cane Sun
day and Monday.
Miss Sallie Hays, of Eupora,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. RE.
Josey.
Miss Ethel Lee Clardy was a
pleasant visitor of little Miss
Olive Thomas, Sunday.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
o oo

There are numbers of Chantau-
qua Assembly all over this coun.
try and at all Of them the w. @.
r. q. work is presented by able
speakers.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

Miss Ethel Lee Clardy was a
pleasant visitor of little Miss
Olive Thomas, Sunday.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
w. c. T. U.
ALCOHOL DEBASES.

"The mean man shall be
brought down, and the mighty
man shall be humbled." Alco-
hol makes the mean man by
making him weak as child in
his efforts to break it's shackles.
Experts tell us that insanity is
degeneracy. Alcohol produces
temporary insanity, which lead
a permanent degeneracy. Alco-
hol not only brings to the sur1
face all the bad that is in man,
it seems to generate evil by MAX
ing the truthful man a liar, the
chaste man impure, and the low
er of his family a wild beast who
beats his wife and children with
out cause.
BACK TO THE SOIL, YE FREEMAN.
scranton Quar-.
Just now the attention of the
whole country is being drawn to
the fact that agriculture is not
only the basis of our country's
prosperity, but that it is fast
becoming one of the most profit
able employments. This fact is
further exemplified by the increas
ed movement from the east to
the northeast, west and south
west for the purpose of investing
IN farm lands. The farmer to-
day is being offered top prices
for most every kind of farm pro-
ducts, including live stock Of all
kinds and the articles they pro
duce, and this is resulting in q
/ large immigration to the great
| farming regions of the country
as never before in the history OF
our land.
5000
/ The Uuion will meet with Mrs.
IL. B. Camp Monday at q quarter
To 500. A full attendance is de-
! sired always, but especially II
4 view OF the down pour OF rair
lpreventing the last meeting.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

Mr., and Mrs. Will WOOdson
visited in the home of their cou-
sin Mrs. J. G.. Wood last Friday
night, and departed for their
home, Eoline, Ala. the follow
ing morning. having spent a
week most delightfully."- visiting
relatives at Sturgis and vicinity.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
CHEAP EXCURSION.


The Illinois Central Railroad
will run special trains in connec-
tion with regular trains to the
following points at the following
rates:
Chicago, $500, ST.. Louis,
$1,000, Louisville, $500. Cinci-
natti, $14.00, for the round trip.
Tickets on sale August 14th, on
ly. Return limit to leave desti.
nation not later than Aug. 31st
Requests for sleepers reserva-
tions should be made soon as
possible. Special trains will
carry Tourist sleepers which are
of the latest pattern and will be
found fully as comfortable as the
standard sleepers. Tickets win
be good on regular trains as we'll
as the special trains, You should
leave Starkville on the morning
train at 7:5O a. m.. which will
connect with regular and spec.
ial trains at Durart. The after
noon train at 4:23 p. m. will also
connect with the night train.
w. Al. HALE. j. A. SCOTT,
Agent. G.P.A. Memphis.
A.S.HAINSEs, Al .MCDoUGALD,
DIP. A. jackson. DIP. A. ,N.O.La.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

All the peole of our city and
surrounding country are cordially
invited to attend the revival meet
ing that will begin at the Metho
dist Church Sunday Aug. 18th.
Joe Ramsey of Tenn, is an ex-
ceptionally attractive preacher.
Those who shall take pains to
hear him will be greatly benefit
ed. l am especially anxious
that all the children of the town
be encouraged to attend. You
are invited to take part in pray
ing, singing, working and any
thing that will do good.
Very cordially,
r, H. B. GL&DN Ely.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

Mr.. Peter Kemp. of Sturgis,
who visited relatives in Colum
bus, for the past week, spent
a portion of Tuesday here on his
return home.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13
BUILDING BOOM IN DRY" DECATUR.
Illinois City of $4,000 Reports Good
Effects Of Prohibition Policy.

Il have a thousand dollars
less on my books the first of
April 1, 1908. For the first three
months of this year, under pro-
hibition, l have done 81, 100 more
business than [ did in the same
three months of 1908, under IL
cense. Some Of the saloon men
circulated the statement that
there was an increase in taxation,
but upon investigation l found
that it was not so. There has
been very decided increase in
the attendance in our public
schools. I find an increase of
twenty-five per cent in my cash
sales and collections, and in ad.
dition to hopeless debts which
are being paid up, I am selling
more goods to reform drunk
ards"
This is the testimony of John
D. Barnhart, a wellknown hard
ware and future dealer Of Deca-
tur, ILL.,. which voted dry April
6, 1908.
''This city cannot be beaten
for business since the saloons
were closed" writes Amman &
Company, manufacturers #
brick.
Despite the fact that there has
not been too strict enforcement
OF prohibition in Decatur for its
first year, there has been a
steady increase in building, new
houses going up every day, "
writes Joseph Laphan. president
Of the Frank Fl. Cole Shoe Com
pany. .sThere has been less
drunkenness. less carousing, a
much more decent city than be.
fore, and arrests for drunken
ness have fallen of forty per
cent. General business in the
city is better.
| 5000
There are numbers of Chantau'
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

Mrs. J. r. Pearson and Miss
Willie Pearson shopped here
Tuesday.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-08-13

Mr.. j. A. McReynolds, cashier
of the Bank at Sturgis, was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
As He Heard Footsteps of
Death, Attorney Pre-
pared for End.
WRITES TO LAST MINUTE
COURT BAILIFF FINDS THE BODY
GOING TO MANS ROOM BE-
CAUSE HE DID NOT APPEAR TO
TRY A CASE.
american News Service)

Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 3l.-Hearing
the footsteps of death. Attorney Viii
liam A. Luby, alone in his office. kept
an hourly schedule of his approaching
end. while he fought for his life during
thirteen hours.
When Luby failed to appear in court
to try a case. bailiff went to his office
and found the body on the floor with
the vest and shirt torn open and the
hands clutching at the heart. On TIE
desk were these notes:
Dying Mans Diary.
Il am not feeling well. The doctor
has told me tina, the next attack will
finish me. The attack has begun.
am taking the medicine prescribed. 1t
is one o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
am taking medicine every two hours.
At 400 my condition does not i'm.
prove. Am still taking my medicine.
/ must have been asleep the last two
hours do not remember wrote
I.uby shortly after o'clock. At 8
o'clock he wrote: Il am not feeling as
easy"
There was no other notation until .
O'Clock this morning. when he wrote:
Cold: know my condition is seri.
GUS It is hard to breathe. / am
Mr. Luby was widely known as ar
attorney and writer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
q MILLIONS PAID.
Relief Department of Penn
syIvania Gives That Sum
In % Years.
REPORT WAS MADE TODAY
palladium SpeciaD

Pittsburg Dec. 3l.-Reports compiled
by the Relief Departments of the Penn
sylvania Railroad System show that
since their establishment. some TWEEN
ty-three years ago, there have been
paid in benefits the sum of 81. sos. To-.
81. This is brought out in a report
for the month of November. issued to-
day, which also shows that the num-
Der of employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad System who were members of
the Relief Funds on December l. 1909.
was 1851. as compared to 1I2,24S on
the same date in 1908. The total
amount of benefits paid in 1909 up to
the end of November amounted to ST.
$50, 1851
The relief department of the lines
east of Pittsburg and Erie in the
month of November. paid to its men,
bers the sum of SIS. 039.S.5. represent
ing S41 .1oS.oO paid to the families of
members who died and SOL 1871 81 to
members who were incapacitated for
work. The total payments on the
lines east of Pittsburg and Erie since
the relief fund was established in 1856.
have amounted to S19.3l6.531.SO
In November. the relief department
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg and Erie paid out total of SAL
1900 of which $15,15OO were for
the families of members who died. and
S2G. 90 for members who were un-
able to work. The sum of 81 .391 .61J.ol
represents the total payments of the
relief fund of the lines west since il
was established in 1880
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
SWEAn-OFf COSTLY
TO UNCLE SAMUEL
Good" Resolutions Decrease
The Use of Tobacco
And Liquors.
GOVERNMENT NEEDS COIN
TREASURY OFFICIALS ARE HOP
ING, HOWEVER, THAT THE GUS
TOMARY vows WILL BE BROk-
EN- IN SHORT TIME.

Washington D. c., Dec. 3l.-With
the treasury balance hanging danger
ouslv close 10 where it was in 1898.
when it was necessary for the United
States to borrow s262 100000 to keep
things in good shape, your Uncle Sam
uel is looking with some misgivings
10 the annual 'swear-off' on New
Years day.
New Years day good resolutions"
generally cause a big slump in the
internal revenue receipts. The
months of January. February, March
and April invariably show the great
are always considerably less than the
receipts for February despite the fact
that the latter is the shorter month.
Resolutions Go to Smash.
to as an infallible indication that good
resolutions begin to go to smither-
eens after the first month Of the year
has passed, if not before.
March receipts are generally great
ly above those for February. but it is
the big receipts for April that seem
10 prove the truth the truth Of the
saying that good resolutions made on
New Years day are made to be brok
en-. These receipts apply to whiskey
beer. wine and tobacco.
Consolation for "Orys."
But while good resolutions may &c
to bits. and thus help swell Uncle
Sans cash balance. there is consola
ton for those who would prohibit the
manufacture and consumption of liz
uors. The saloon man is becoming
fewer. The decrease in him is plainl!
| indicated by the decrease in the spec
| ial tax imposed by Uncle Sam on ev
cry place where liquor is sold owe
a bar.
! The first five months of the cur
rent fiscal year shows decrease o
$2S2.779 in the special saloon tax a
compared with the corresponding per
| iod of the previous year. The rev
enue department officials say this i
due to the wave of prohibition whic>
has swept over various portions of tn
United States.
Swear-Off Is Feared.
The general receipts for the las
five months Of this year-July. Aug
use. September. October and Noven
ber-show big increase over the col
responding period last year. For tn
past two months this increase ha
L -
from slumping toward a point wher
it might become necessary to attac
the gold reserve or issue bonds.
1t is for this reason that govern
ment officials are looking with appr'
hension on the annual swear-off whic
will begin on Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
Homeless Old Soldier Wander
ed Into Water Works
Plant to Die.
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT
LETTER FOUND IN MANS CLOTH.
ING FROM SON URGED HIS
FATHER TO COME TO HIS HOME
TO SPEND WINTER.
Palladium Specially

specially
Cambridge City. Ind. Dec. :1.-Silas
Craig. an old soldier, died suddenly
last evening about $50 o'clock at the
water works plant. from pneumonia.
due to exposure. The man was a wan
derer and had been in this vicinity
only a few days. His body was sent
to Lima, Ohio. today to the home Of
c. c. Craig. a son. for burial.
The man was perhaps 63 years old.
although he may have been younger.
The presumption is that he is a wan
derer and had come to Cambridge City
to obtain work as common laborer
on the Pennsylvania construction
work However. as this work has
been temporarily abandoned. he could
not obtain a position and was in no
physical shape to proceed to some
other point.
He came to the water works plant
last evening, and his pitiable condi-
ton prompted the employees to give
him q chair near the stove. He was
sitting there when of a sudden he fell
from the chair, and died almost in
stantly A physician was called who
stated that the old man suffered from
pneumonia, due to exposure.
His pockets were searched for the
purpose of identification. A recent let
ter from his son, c. c. Craig. at Ii
ma. was found. The tone of the let
ter was such that the impression was
given that the son was in good cir
cumstances, as the father was urged
to come to Lima and spend the win
ter The son was communicated WITH
and he ordered the body sent TO Lima
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
SOFT COAL FAMINE
Shortage in Central Illinois
Reached a Very Acute
Stage Today.
SUPPLY is NEARLY GONE
American News SerVicel

Bloomington. H.. Dec. 31.-The soft
coal famine in Central Illinois reached
its most acute stage today and the sit
uation has become alarming. Bloom
ington coal dealers were deluged with
telephone calls from contiguous towns
asking for cars of fuel. the outside
dealers declaring that their supply had
become entirely exhausted owing to
the inability of the railroads to fill
their orders.
In numerous instances dealers ad-
vanced prices, following the example
Of Bloomington dealers and disposins
of their final stock at an advance OF
80 cents to 81 a ton.
Soft coal is now selling uniformly
at $3.50 ton in most of the cities oil
central Illinois. and those possessing
mines are supplying patrons in one ton
lots in order to make the distribution
cover as many households as possible
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
FOR A CHAUTAUQUA
Guarantors Will Be Chosen at
Once and a Meeting
To Be Held.
WILL CHOOSE DIRECTORS

II possible. the guarsntors for the
1910 chau,auqua assembly will be Sc
lected in time for holding n meeting
OF that body before January Is. in or
der that the policy OF next summers
assembly may be determined by those
who will be in charge At the & =
antor's meeting. directors will bos
lec'ed and these will elect officers.
The board OF directors and officers
for the 1909 assembly are still Co. 8
tiuuing in service and have alrea.' 2
engaged much of the talent for tas
assembly next summer. Only this
morning. the contract with W.
Bill Bone. humorist and poet. vas
closed. He will deliver short et-
ches at the afternoon and evening
meetings August - to September 1.
Last years assembly did not
with entire approval because tn
were so few humorous sketches in
sperced throughout the program anG
the officials do not intend to repeat
the mistake next summer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
Missionaries to Foreign Field
Report Shows the Steady Growth of the Student Move
ments and Splendid Work of the Colleges.

$4,000 to missionary objects. Among
womens colleges the students of Vas
sar made the largest contribution, hav-
ing given last year $3,3S5.
The last four years have been a rec
ord breaking period in the promotion
of mission study among students. In
the year preceding the Nashville con-
vention there were 1,O49 mission
study classes in institutions of higher
learning in the United States and Can
ada. Last year there were 2,OS4. In
the year before the Nashville con-
vention the total number engaged in
mission study was 1859. During the
last year it was 25,20S. The number
has doubled in four years.
Hope to Double the Number.
An attempt will be made to double
the number of well-equipped volun-
teers who can in the immediate or
near future press out to the mission
fields. Today throughout the far east
in all the principal parts of the near
east such as Turkey and Russia, in
southern Asia, in the East Indies
throughout the larger part of the Am
erican continent, and even in parts OF
Latin America, says the report, the
Christian church faces nothing less
than an acute and momentous crisis
This crisis can be met only by the
sending out of more workers thar
are now forthcoming of thoroughly
capable and we'll furnished missionar
les. On the home side is the grow
ing pressure of the expanding abil
ity of the church to send forth al
army of workers, primarily as a re
| suit of the uprising Of Christian lay
men in the laymen's mission move
ment, not to speak of the various for
ward movements in some of tn
Christian communions and of the yer.
effective work of the young people
missionary movement in the Sunda,
schools and among the large mum
hers of other young people.