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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
S66,9Sl.92
No Right to Offer Premiums.

The following communication re-
ceived by Acknowledgement Stirling,
from r. l.. Suber, clerk of the board
of supervisors, explains itself:
the July meeting of the board OF
supervisors of Winston county, the
board, in connection with a committee
of the Winston County Fair Associa-
ton, in joint convention, offered pre-
miums for the best worked roads in each
beat in the county, the board agreeing
to pay 500 from each beat. The COM
mittee from the fair association agreed
to give to the man having the best
worked roads one road machine to cost
not less than 500. Now what the
board wants to know is, whether they
had the right or the law on which to
offer these premiums, inasmuch as the
roads were already worked by contract !
The board has since rescinded the above
act. but for their own satisfaction they
want your opinion on the matter"
Answering this query, the attorney
general intimates very briefly and di-
rectlv that the board had no right to
offer the premiums, in his opinion, and
the action of the body in resembling the
order appears to have been wisely
taken.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Noel's Uncle Drops Dead.

Owing to the intervention OF the hand
of death somewhat of a damper was
cast over the closing hours of what had
been to Gov. Noel one of the most sue
cessful and enjoyable days of his Official
career, which was reflected to a certain
extent over the evening feature OF the
Taft day exercises. Gov. Noel had Just
returned to the mansion from his round
with President Taft during the late al
ternoon when a telegram reached him
from Louisville, KY, bearing news of the
sudden death of Judge David Sanders,
the Kentucky jurist, and uncle on the
maternal side, who died suddenly shortly
after 4 o'clock. 1t was in the office Of
Judge Sanders that the present governor
of Mississippi read law, and it was i'll
his home where he was given a home
while pursuing his studies, and to him
Gov. Noel had always been deeply at
tached. Owing to this fact the governor
was compelled to send his regrets to the
banquet committee and to be excused
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Pensioners May Wait.

The officials in the auditors depart
ment are ready, so far as the figuring
and estimating is concerned, to proceed
with the distribution of the pension war
rants, but the difficulty is that, while
the warrants are due and payable, they
will probably nave to be held for some
time, until there is money in the treas.
ury. Just how the balance stands IS not
known. as Treasurer Edwards is adher-
ing to his determination not to give out
anv statements as to the cash balance.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Poultry. Men Organize.

AS an incident of the State fair SEES
sion for 1909 a step was taken which
may result in much practical good, just
as the organization of the Live Stock
Breeders Association has done for that
department of activity. This was in the
organization of the breeders OF poultry
into a permanent association, the Missls-
sippi Poultry Breeders Association.
There are a large number of successful
raisers of feathered stock here, and the
wonderful exhibit of poultry o IN the
eoops prompted these men to organize.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Senator Gore Visits Old Home.

United States Senator Thomas z. Gore,
of Oklahoma, reached Jackson SATURDAY.
Senator Gore spent his boyhood days in
Jackson, serving as a page in the Legs
~lature, and it was during his youth IN
this city that he met with the accident
that resulted in the loss of his eyeslght.
He enjoys the distinction of being "one
of Mississippi's seven members OF the
United States Senate" SIX other native
sons of the commonwealth occupying
seats in that body.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Adams Collects 100000.

The report of State Revenue Agent
Writ Adams for the biennial period re-
Gently closed Is IN process of compilation,
and will show payments into the treas
ury IN delinquent tax collections mount
ing to more than 100000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Talk Good Roads.

Good roads was one subject that took
up the attention of the Mississippi SUI
pervisors' association, which held a two
q avs session at Jackson. The first thing
on the program was an address by ASrl-
cultural Commissioner Blakeslee, the
burden of which was good roads. The
second feature was an address by At
torney-General Stirling, who spoke chief
ly on the road laws. He emphasized
what he has long preached in opinions,
that in dealing with the road law, as
we'll as other statutes, supervisors must
not transcend the powers specifically
given them in the code.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Want Law Changed.

A draft bill submitted by the execu-
tive committee of the Mississippi Asso-
citation of Supervisors, which will be
presented to the legislature for action,
provides that there shall be a change
in the present plan of remuneration OF
supervisors, who shall receive SIS per day
while attending board meetings, and
81 per day when on inspection of road
work or other public work for which
the board of supervisors is responsible.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
States Prison Population.

The p~enitentiary office force has COM
pleted statistics of population for the
month Of October, and the result shows
that the rate of increase continues, the
total showing a net gain of thirty-three.
At the end of September there were y
62S on the books to be accounted Tor,
since which date there have been re-
ceived Sc additional, while during the
same period there were 81 ~clearances,
made up Of IA discharges, s ~pardoned, 3
escaped and 2 deaths. the total net being
4, 66l.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
Meek Made Editor.

The publishing committee Of the
Methodist church in Mississippi and
Louisiana, in session in New Orleans,
elected Rev. r. A. Meek editor of the
New Orleans Christian Advocate, the Of
fetal organ of that church in Missis-
sippi and Louisiana. Two years age
he was elected to this position, but de-
clined to serve. 1t was understood that
this time he has indicated his willing
ness to accept the place, and that he
will remove to New Orleans and enter
4 IN his duties the fxft of January.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Oof Special
Correspondent at JACKSON
Money From Railroads.

4. K. Maxwell, secretary of the rail-
road commission, is gradually complet'
ing the compilation of, ibis data for the
makeup of the commissions biennial
report, which will include all the or.
ders; actions and. statistical matter
which has been. the outcome Of the work
OF that body during the past two years.
In the last mentioned class is included
the mileage and valuation statistics OF
the several railway lines, with the State
ad valorem and. privilege taxes, the re-
suit and summaries of which ave been
recently published. As the tables show.
the total valuation of all railroad prop
while that for 1908 was $46,351,016, an
increase during the two years, accord
ing to the final equalization by the COM
mission, of $2,71S,652. From this val
uation for the current year, or to the
first of October, 1909, a State tax OF
$294,41S will be forthcoming, compared
with $27S, 10000, an increase of $751;
311.91 for the twelve months.
The privilege taxeA also showed a
slight increase, which was felt to great.
er or less extent by all the systems, the
privilege assessment for 1908 having
been $6O,521.76, and for 1909, 500,
9s1.92. AS indicating the rating of the
roads for privilege tax, the following
table will demonstrate:
Illinois Central and branches. ST., 29s.93
YaZoo & Mississippi Valley. 19,S41.39
Mobile & Ohio ............ 5,S7S.92
Mobile, Jackson & Kan. City 3,694.8C
Southern Ry. in Mississippi. 3,970.74
New Orleans & Northeastern. 3,445.5s
Alabama & Vicksburg ...... 3,179.17
Mississippi Central ......... 2,0SO.S9
Louisville & Nashville ...... 1,G59.14
Kansas City, Memphis G Bir-
mingham 3.OGO.8C
Alabama Great Southern -. 422.5l
Memphis & Charleston ...... 1921
Natchez & Southern ........ 22.2G
Mississippi Eastern ......... 1920
Liberty White ............. 32S.0C
Brookhaven & Pearl River. 234.1C
Sanlis & Delta .......... 130.WF
Delta Southern ........... 5O0.5t
Oak Grove & Georgetown.... 5.0t
Fernwood & Gulf .......... 21O.0l
~Pascagoula Street Ry. ...... 7%.G>
Alabama & Mississippi -. $500
New Orleans CT. Northern... 255.5C
Gulfport & Mississippi Coast
Traction Company 25O.0C
Shubuta & Southwestern. 94.1C
Buff & Ship Island and
branches 5,o57.3a
Natchez, Columbia & Mobile 275.oC
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
How Does Cannon Explain it?

In view Of Representative Parsons S
charges of a deal in the rules fight, this
would be an opportune time for Speaker
Cannon to give the country little infor-
nation about which it has long been
curious.
Why did the Tammany Democrats in
Congress bolt the party caucus and sup
port the Speaker?
The most unprejudiced observer must
admit that this is puzzlng question.
Certainly the Democrats didn't flock to
Cannon just out Of pure patriotism.
There could hardly have been a sudden
uprising against the Denver platform and
the caucus without some reason for it.
Mr.. Parsons has suggested an explana-
ton that sounds convincing and that fit:
in with incidental facts.
How does Mr.. Cannon explain ito
K. G. Star.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

cd. In ali respects a. provided ~ law Tor the
holding OF general elections.
And 1t u further ordered BY said HceIo "
County Commissioners that legal uooce OF
said special election be published y somS
newspaper published and having genera
circulation in said county and TOWNSHIP
wherefore. the Board of County SemIHH- SemH
siouersSof Barber county. kansas. nore0y
give pubhc notice that said special election -
called. for the purpose aforesaid. Will pc neaS
in said Riwood township, Barber county, Aeni
eas. at .hs usual and legal voting place n ealo
township. on Tuesday. the 23rd day OF Novem,
ber, 1909. between the hours designated ana
fixed by law.
In witness whereof, the said Board OF Coun-
~ Commissioners have caused this notice %
be slgced and ntteeted by the County Clerk
OF eaid county. on this 18th day OF October,
1902 RILRY LAKE,
Chairman.
B. e. WADswORTH,
Commissioners.
The Board of County Commissioners OF
Barber County, Kansas.
Attest: 8. W. lRHLAND,
tSeaD County Clerk.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
First Published in The Barber County Inde1
Oct. 20. 1909.
Sherif's Proclamation
Fer Special Election to be Held
Tuesday, November d, 1909.

To the qualified voters of klwood township, 10
Barber county, Kansas: ,oo.
Where's. on the ION % des ,S RospS Sd OF Count %
Commissioners of Barber county. Kansas, Z
petition, signed by twoffthe tz-5l OF the resi-:
dent tax payers and malorlty ea .1S esa. sss.
laid Board of County Commissioners submit
to the Qualified voters OF said toMnenlp the
proposition that said sowns4ip 1o Ine h Sioms,
ecribine 70 its capital stock or ioaning the
credit OF said township thereto, in the sum OF
Eight Thousand $4,000 .00) Dollars. and toat
Amount in payment Of said SUBSCRIPTION or
loan. All upon the conditions a. stated snd set
forth In said petition, which petition, the sig
natures being omitted, 10 In words and neures
40 follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commis-
sioners Of Barber County. in the state OF
The undersigned. being and constituting
more than two-ffths (2-5) OF the resident ta1
payers of Elwood township. in Barber coun-
". Kansae. do hereby respectfully petition
your honorable body to call . special elecuoa
Of submitting TO the qualified voters of said
toWnehip q proposition to extend aid to The
KfoWa Hardtner Pacific Railway company
By subscribing for Eight Lnos OF ssna sa4S ComUaUy
said stock TO be paid for oy ssuIng .nu ~ .ha
liyering TO said Company IKE amount Oh .ns
bonds OF said township, al N u1 -
form as provided by law. the said BONDS 70 oe
issued in denominations OF rive hunoLeo
(s500.00l Dollars each. TO De payaoie 70 oesfS. s
at the fiscal agency OF the State of Kansas, IN
the City OF New York. in the state ef OF HeS
York, twenty years after the date tneIeo1 e.s -;
and TO bear interest from date az tne iaee Va
i've per cent per anuum. payable semrann,u- ,r
ally. the interest thereon 10 be evidenced oy
coupons thereto attached, the same 70 oe psS
able at the fiscal agency aforeea1o, ~pro.rn ~.
that no such bonds shall be issued untii !ns
said RAILWAY Company shall have completed
and put in operation line Of standard guaes
railroad. commencing at point on Ine 80.
line of said township and extending in wes'-
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

There is at least one federal Judge
who is right on one question. Judge
Anderson Of Indianapolis discharged De
lavan Smith and c. r. Williams, pub
lishers Of the Indianapolis News, lasl
week. They were charged with Gbel
m the Panama canal affair and the pro-
moters Of the suit attempted to drag
them of to Washington for trial. Judge
Anderson discharged them on the
ground that man charged with the Of
fense is at least entitled to be tried
where the ofense is alleged to have been
committed, which is not only good law
but also good sense. Judge Anderson
also took occasion to remark in his opin-
ion that the newspaper article concerning
the financial end Of the Panama deal
seemed right and that the public had a
night to know about tin fact, he said,
he himself would like to know the facts
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
Attack on the Federal Court

The Appeal to Reason. the Socialist
paper of Girard. Kan. is printing series
Of articles on the federal courts that are
the wamest ever. The Appeal prints
much which this paper cannot endorse.
but it is evident that the federal court
has become tyrannous in its assumption.
Of power. The president himself sug-
gests that it is full Of abuses. Wha,
with injunctions. the setting aside Of state
laws and various other assumptions oI
power, the federal court has become a
menace to liberty. 1t should be invesli-
gated. and example made of some Of the
most Hasraut violators Of justice by I'M
peaching them.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
STATE EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS
Investigate SO-calIed SteCk Food.
and Cattle-FattenerS
WISCONSIN in THE LEAD

Wisconsin and Iowa have taken the lead
in exposing the impositions upon the far
mer in the matter of prepared Foods"
and Cattle -fatteners" and in many cases
have announced that they were not of a
character to produce the results claimed
for them, were exorbitant in price and bad
in quality. The Iowa Experimental Sta
ton gave the farmer formula in bulletin
81 by which he can prepare his own stock
tonic and this may also be found in Wis
consin bulletin Isl. From this formula
Roc. Compound has been prepared. II
contains all the chemical properties OF
that formula but does not contain bran or
oil meal.
1t must be reduced by adding two and
one half pounds of oil meal and ten
pounds of bran to the dollar package Of
Roc. Compound, making an excellent
and not expensive tonic for all stock.
Put up in sealed packages by the Roc.
Chemical Concern. Chicago, Ill. Ask
our local dealer.
Chase Hardware Company.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
The Washington Rating

You can not always tell. you know.
when you see senators and Representa-
tive. in Washington. just how they SIZE
up at home, and | am glad to be able to
tesdf, that however they (he Utah
member.) size up here, they do size up
emphaticaIly weIlin Washinston.-From
one Of President Taft's Utah speeches.
There are no insurgents m Utahs con-
mesaonal delegation. Utah IS one 'of
the western states whose representatives
in congress made particularly close ALI
ance, with the reactionary forces n
Washington. Neither Senator Smool
nor Senator Sutherland voted once
against Aldrich even once. In
fact, Senator Smoot not only voted with
Aldrich every time he voted at all. buI
with the exception Of Aldnch himself he
is the only republican member who new.
er missed vote.
He had l29 chances. and he votec
l2o times, and for Aldrich every time
He was the Rhode islanders chief re-
lance in the tariff session.
Is it true that suce a record gives a
member Of congress an "emphatically
good standing in Washington Perhaps
il is. But if it is. then there is something
radically wrong with Washington. Anc
there is something radically wrong IL
mistakins the Washington rating Tor th'
political or moral rating put upon sena
tor or representative by the country a
large.-Kansas City Times. Rep
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

T. A. McNeal says the Kansas bank
guaranty law should be made compulsory
so that all banks would have to come In
under the law whether they want to or
not. That's what the democrats have
been preaching all the time.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

President Taft's Winona speech is
giving the republican press lots Of trouble
in the west. 1t is amusing to see how
the republican papers are trying to show
their displeasure and at the same time
frame some sort Of an apology for him.
Hazelton Herald.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
FARMERS NURSERY
SHARON. KANSAS

Ie aole 70 furnish all kinds of Nursery stocs,
grown oy the best growers in the state g.
satisfaction guaranteed or stock nav pney. ~
turned Al my expense. All trees insnec,as, re-
ana true 70 name that i handle ana or[.s Ssco
same gu ality. II in doubt about ouaiitv tne
@ .rees handle write g. J. Hunter. STATE ,os OF
spectinn aamrenes, kans, certificate Of In
price list. Siuel' write for
e. BLAcKMoRH. Prom
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

Charles R. Crane was bounced as
minister to China for talking in an undi-
plomatic way. He followed President
Taft's instructions in the matter all right
but he didn't have the forethought to
employ circumlocution and Secretary
Knox put him down and out. In Crane
case it was id i you do and id it you
don't.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20


Z And said Board Of County Commissioners.
the same WAS IN due and legal form, and was
signed by more than two-nfths f2-5) OF the res.
ident tar payers and o majority OF the legal
voters Of said RlwOod township; and said
Board Of County Commissioners thereupon
granted the prayer Of said petition and order.
ed that special election De held at tne usual
and legal voting place In said township on
TUESDAY, the ssrd DAY Of NOVEMBER,
1909, to determine whether said subscription
or loa shall be made, and whether said bonds
shall be issued in payment OF said euoscnp-
ton or loan, upon the terms and conditions
set out in said petition.
And said Board Of County Commissioners
further ordered that in the event a majority
of the voters voting at said special election
cast their ballots in favor of said proposition,
then the County Clerk of said county shall
forthwith. for and on behalf, and In the name
Of said Eiwood township, subscribe 10 the
capital stock of The Kiowa. Hardtner & Pa
cifc Railway Company, or loan the credit of
eaid township thereto. in the said sum of
Twenty Two Thousand S22.0O0.00) Dollars.
And said Board of County Commissioners
further ordered that when said Railway Com
pany had complied with the conditions stated
in said petition. that then the Chairman of the
said Board of County Commissioners and the
attest, issue and deliver to the proper parties
the bonds Of said Eiwood township, in said
amount, in all respects as required by said Pc
tition in exchange for like amount OF the
capital stock of said Company.
Said Board of Couaty Commissioners furth-
er ordered that the form of ballot to be used at
said special election should be in the form stat
ed in said petition and that said special election
should be called. held. and the returns there
OF made and canyassed. and the result deciar-
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
Official Paper Of Barber County

The Subbs administration might arse
and explain Just what public good is con-
served by that appropriation Of $780,
600 for q memorial building.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

The old machine crowd Of repubi-
cans now admit that the Oklahoma
compulsory bank deposit guaranty law
is better than the Kansas vol
untary" makeshift. An honest comics.
sion, etc.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

Ta1paying time will be here in few
weeks. and it is a good opportunity to
remind the taxpayers Of Barber county
that when the republican party returned
to power in Kansas. Barber county paid
about $4,000 year as her share Of
state taxes. This year she will pay over
$4,000. In the days Of Gov. Leedy,
however, an army Of oil inspectors and
ventiators and divers secretaries, depu-
6es and assistant deputies without num-
Der were not needed. Governors used
to get along with a contingent fund as
low as $1,000. Now it is $4,000.
There are many other reasons why it j.
costing Barber county more to meet her
share Of state expenses than it is to pay
the running expenses Of the entire county.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20

Evening paper has an article on Con-
gresham Madison's position. Our rec
ollecion is that Captain Cannon KEEP,
Mr.. Madison on the bench most Of the
Season.-Topeka Capital. Rep.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-20
First published in The Barber County Index
Oct. 20, 1909.
Legal Notice Of Special Election
To be HELD
Tuesday, November %, 1909.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
Of October, 1909, there was presented to the
Board OF County Commissioners OF Barber
county, Kansas, said Board being duly con-
vened in regular session, petition duly sign
ed by two.fifths C2-5) Of the resident tax pay.
ers and majority Of the legal voters OF FL
praying said Board of County Commissioners
to submit to the qualified voters of said town.
ship aid The Kiowa. Hardtner Pacific Rail
way Company by subscribing to its capital
stock or loaning the credit of the said town.
Of twenty ,e a Two % 1ss. .co6o0I Dollars, and issu.
ing the bonds OF the said township therefor in
like amount. in payment Of said subscription
said petition, which petition, signatures be-
ing omitted. is in the words and figures fol-
lowing, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board Of County Commis-
sioners of Barber county, in the state of
Kansas:
The undersigned, being and constituting
more than two-fifths of the resident tar pay
ere ot the township OF Elwood. in the County
of Barber, and State of Kansas. do hereby re-
epectfully petition your honorable body to
call q special election in said Township Of FL
wood for the purpose OF submitting TO the
qualified voters of said township proposition
to extend aid to The Kiowa. Hardtner & Pa
Dollars Of the
stock of said Company, said stock to be paid
for by issuing and delivering to said Company
all In manner and form as provided by law.
the said bonds to be issued in denomina-
tons of Five Hundred (S5O0.0G Dollars each.
the state Of Kansas IN the City Of New York,
in the State Of New York. twenty years after
the date thereof, and to bear interest from
payable semi-annually, the interest thereon
to be evidenced by coupons thereon attached.
the same to be payable at the fiscal agency
aforesaid; provided that no such bonds be Is
sued until the said Railws syCompany shall have
completed and put in operation Q line Of
standard guage railroad commencing at the
town of Hardtner, in said township, and ex-
tending in . westerly direction from said
town Of Hardtner to point on the west line
of said township.
The form of the ballots to be used at such
election shall be a. follows:
SHALL THB FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED