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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
John Kirby Succumbs.

Latta, June 17.-John Kirby died
late yesterday afternoon as a result
of being shot by DR.. Edwards last
Tuesday. Coroner Middleton arriv-
ed in town to-day at II o'clock and,
with about so of Latta's citizens
went to the scene of the homicide
and held an inquest. The jury
reached the verdict that Kirby came
t. his death by pistol shot wounds
q. the hands of DR.. Edwards, and
was a justifiable homicide. Very
few facts other than what have been
given were learned at the inquest.
r,7he witnesses were few and saw
but little of the affair. No one
blames DR.. Edwards, although the
tragedy is to be regretted.
Kirby leaves a wife and eight
children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Bill Results in Tragedy.

Jackson, Miss, June &c. P.
Tatadell, manager of the electric
light plant at Bolton, was shot and
killed last night by Frank Melton, a
prominent merchant of that place.
The tragedy occurred at the electric
light plant shortly after s o'clock.
The trouble grew out of Tatadell's
action, cutting off the electric light
service at Meltol's residence because
of the alleged non-payment Of light
bills.
So far as can be learned there
were no eye-witnesses, and elton
declines to make statement until
arraingned at a preliminary trial.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Warrant Against 7. c. Duncan.

Union, June 16.-John H. Morris,
formerly of this city and of Spring
City, Tenn, but now Of Pacolet, has
begun an action against T. c. Dun
can.
The warrant was served by Dep
uty Sheriff J. G. Long, Jr., on Mr..
Duncan at the court house Friday
afternoon, though comparatively few
persons have heard Of the incident,
and after being taken before Magis-
trate J. Frost Walker, Jr., the
amount of bond was fixed at $1,50O
and was furnished by Capt. A. Il.
Foster.
The following is the substance Of
the warrant: That on the 18th day
of December, 1906, T. c. Duncan, of
Union township, State and county
aforesaid, did falsely and fraudulent
ly obtain from the Peoples bank OF
Union, S. c., $500 with intent to
cheat and defraud said bank, pre-
tending and reporting that the said
$500 was in the Bank of Spring
City, Tenn, to the credit of the
American Lime Company, and that
H. B. O'Shields, w. H. Gist, J. M.
Greer and B. F. Arthur are material
witnesses. 81
The date for the preliminary hear
ing fixed by Magistrate ]. F. Walker
Is June 20. The warrant was sworn
out by John H. Morris before Mag
istrate Walker.
> Mr.. Morris was number of years
q merchant in this city, and after 60
ing to Tennessee was, it is said, as
sociated with Duncan in some of his
enterprises. He afterwards severed
his connections with them and re-
turned to South Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Her Proposal.

you've been courting me now for
q number of years, George" re-
marked a girl to a young man, &C
cording to The Philadelphia In
quirer, land I want to make little
leap-year proposal"
sETI am not in position to M
mary just yet,'' stammered the
youth; but
"Who said anything about mar
riage?" interrupted the girl. Il
was going to propose that you storl
coming here and give somebody else
q chance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
browns Self After Being Spanked

Central City, KY, June 16.-Be-
cause he was spanked by his mother,
the five-year-old son of Mrs. Samuel
Scott drowned himself in we'll on
the premises to-day. He had threat
ened that he would commit suicide
in that manner when his mother ad-
vanced toward him with the an
nounced intention of Furnishing him.
After his whipping the child left
the house and in moment his
mother heard him scream. She in
vestigated and found that the child
had drowned himself, his cu{ls show
ing on the surface of the water. The
body was recovered. Mrs. Scott is
Frustrated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
Trouble Makers Ousted.

When sufferer from stomach
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Life
Pills he's mighty glad to see his
dyspepsia and indigestion fly, but
more-he's tickled over his new, fine
appetite, strong nerves, healthy
vigor, all because stomach, liver and
kidneys now work right. Csc. at
Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C..
The state herald., 1909-08-27

Bring in your advertisements.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
Subscribe For The Herald.

Whispering Smith is the title OF a
story the publication of which will be-
gin soon in the HERALD. The story is
highly spoken of by those who have
read it. If you wish to read it, you
should subscribe for the HERALD at
once in order to get the opening INSTALL
ment of the story. In addition to this
inducement for new subscribers, we
are offering to new subscribers one OF
the neatest and best subscription pre-
miums ever offered in this part of the
state. 1t is n beautiful, handkerchief
Dresden China PLAGUE and you have
six different designs to choose from.
If you want one Of these beautiful
premiums, come at once as the supply
is limited.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
The McKibben grain elevator is again
in condition to handle grain.
Report The News.

The people of our town and county
seem ever ready to use the telephone
for communicating with all business
houses except the local newspaper Office.
The HERALD went to considerable ex-
pense to place phone in the office,
fully expecting that the people would
use the line for informing this office of
news Of local interest but. so far. the
phone has not been used by the people to
any considerable degree for that purpose
We cannot account for this fact unless
it is because our people are unusually
modest and are afraid that the editor
will think they are wanting to get their
names in the paper, II they phone to the
office the fact that some of their friends
or relatives are visiting them or have
gone away to some other town on visit
or business trip. Usually, people wish
ohave their friends mentioned in the
home papers when visiting them, so the
failure to report the same cannot be ac-
counted for on the grounds of indifer-
ence on their part. We have repeatedly
Called the HERALD readers to the fact
that we regard as particular favor the
reporting to our Office of any item Of local
news. The ordinary country paper can
not afford to keep salaried reporter to
gather news, and as result. much local
news that would be Of interest to readers
of the HERALD fails to reach the Office.
simply because people who should be the
most interested in the publication of the
news, through foolish modesty, fail to
mention the matter TO some one connect
cd with the home paper.
It tisalso often the case that some bus
mess man knows Of some business news
that would not only be Of interest to the
people but that would boost the town.
and yet. instead Of reporting II to the
paper. he keeps still and probably the
editor secures the item Of news and prob
ably he does not.
DO not criticise the newspaper man
for not publishing all OF the news or
doing more TO boom the town when you
are not willing to turn your hand over
to help him do either. Ordinarily there
Ia no buster man in town than the
editor Of the local paper and especially
is this true when he has other business
to look after in addition to his ncwspsp-
er work and 10 is not in position to
gather all Of the news on his hurried
trips to and from his home. Let the
people Of the town do their share OF the
reporting Of to the local papers
and there will be no grounds for anyone
to complain about failure to publish
all Of the news.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
This Years Enormous Crops,

The value Of last years crops reached
the enormous total of seven billion sew
en- hundred and seventy-eight million
dollars, sum almost unthinkable. The
great crops of 1909 will surpass in val
ue those of a year ago.
The only thing to mar the beauty of
this pleasing picture is the danger that
the cotton crop in Texas and other
parts of the Southwest will be short,
because of heat and drought. Timely
rains would change this; and the fact
that good rain occurred about ten days
ago over great part of Texas must
have made material improvement in
the outlook.
The corn crop this year promises ia
be the biggest in the country's history;
and the yield of wheat and other small
grains will press the record. The hay
crop, overlooked by many persons, is
one OF the most important, and it also
will be large. The smaller products,
those of the poultry yard and dairy,
will swell the total far more than mos,
people imagine. II isa fact that the
eggs and poultry produced in this
country equal in value the wheat crop
or the total yield of cotton, including
the value Of cotton seed.
The chief wealth of this country is
in its farms, and ii will always be SO
for from them comes So per cent of the
material used in manufacturing. in adj
dition to what may be consumed in the
raw state. Denver Republican.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PHILLIPS COUNTY
New Railroad.
l1olyoke On The Line OF
Survey For A New Road.

On Wednesday of last week survey
ing crew arrived in our town and on the
following morning began at point on
the Burlington line in the eastern part
OF town to make survey running in a
southeasterly direction. Since that
date, we understand the survey has
been completed as far as Sanborn,
Neb., on the main line of the Burling-
ton. We understand that another sur
veying crew has recently run a line
from Bridgeport, Neb., to Holyoke.
OF course the surveyors would give
no information that was very satisfact-
ory to the general public, and the re-
suit is that the people seem to be de-
vided in their views as to the railroad
company that is back of this survey.
Several years ago, the Rock Island sent
a surveying crew over this same route
from the terminus Of their line at Colby
kans., through into Wyoming. Last
year, survey was made from Colby,
Kans., to Sanborn. Neb., on the main
line of the Burlington, and, following
that survey, work was commenced on
line between these two points under
the name of the Kansas & Northwest
srn railroad. What old company is
back Of that move is somewhat in
ioubt, but it would look as though this
recent survey was backed by the same
company.
FROM ali accounts, this is one of the
few good building routes from Kansas
into Wyoming and the northwest, and
even should this survey not be i'm
mediately followed by farther work,
still it is only question of very short
time till some railroad company will
avail itself of this route to connect the
northwest country with the gulf. The
great railroad systems are beginning to
get ready for the change in the freight
ing of the products of the western states
that must Of necessity follow the com
pletion Of the Panama Canal. They are
getting busy to secure lines of roac
from the northwest to the gulf and thi,
survey is step Of some railroad system
in that direction.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
Politics and Perjury

a Madison, Wis, judge has sentenced
a politician to spend three years in the
penitentiary for the crime of perjury.
II is pity that there are not more
such convictions. Perjury is one of the
most pornicious crimes on the calendar.
II strikes at the very foundation Of JUS
tiee. The perjurer is the arch enemy
of equity and fairness and should be-
treated ms such whenever he shows his
head. The courts are altogether too
lenient in the case Of those who give
false testimony. Frequently, of course
II is difficult to know just which wit
nesscs are lying when their testimony
conflicts. But II more effort wcrc made
10 punish those who testify carelcssly
there would be fewer reckless state
mtnts made on the witness stand
The Wisconsin man who has been sen.
fenced 10 prison was one Of those who
attempted TO show that legislators had
received money In connection with tho
election Of Senator Stevenson. II IL
bad enough for the friends Of prison
cr to strain their memories and con
sciences In the effort TO save him from
the sequences Of his crime. II II
possible to feel bit sorry for such wit.
ncssrs. But no sensible person ear
have anything but contempt for wit
ness who will lie In order to aid In nc.
curing conviction. Justice demands
that nothing but the truth should be
told by witnesses, and the courts owe
II to themselves and to the public to
put stop TO perjury. 81. Paul Dis.
patch.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
Coincidence.

Again has the awful fiat 'Dust thou
art and unto dust thou shalt return
gone fourth in our midst and removed
from his earthly career our worthy
Neighbor. Gilbert II. Clement:
Therefore be 1t resolved. that we the
members Of Holyoke Camp No. 1901 NJ,
w. A. extend to the bereaved widow
our profound sympathy in this her saC
hour of bereavement.
BE it further resolved, that copy oi
these resolutions be presented to Mrs
Clement, a copy spread OH the records
and these resolutions be published il
the HERALD and Republican and Gravi
ty, Iowa, papers.
BY order Of the Camp.
G. l.. King,
W. Il. Correil. Committee.
A. w. McFadden.
The state herald., 1909-08-27

See those beautiful China placques in
the HERALD office window. Old sub
scribers for the HERALD can have their
choice of these placques by paying up
back subscription and SO cents for the
placque. This is about one-third Of the
cost of the placques at retail.
The state herald., 1909-08-27

When business men select a newspa.
per as an advertising medium, they al.
ways want the paper that has the larg.
est circulation among the people whom
they desire to reach with their adyer,
tising. The HERALD is read by more
Phillips county people than any other
paper in the county.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
Buy your cream seperators and sep
arator oil from the Holyoke Creamery
Co.

See the china placques in the HER
AID office window. Every new sub
scriber who pays one years sub
scription in advance will receive one OF
these placques to be selected from the
. designs. Do not delay coming for
the number of these placques is limited
and they will soon be gone.
The state herald., 1909-08-27

The o. l.. Mitten Grain Company
have had the grain elevator at Baxtun
recently purchased by them repaired
and put in good condition for handling
grain and they are now ready to handle
their shnre OF the big grain crop In that
part Of the county.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
9, Phillips County, Colo, Friday 900. $15o
Bring in your orders for job work.
The news all the time-the HERALD.
"He who by his biz would rise,
Must either bust or advertise. "
Seed Wheat.

have for sale fine seed Karkov fall
wheat, clear from rye and weed seed.
At my farm miles south of Holyoke.
Henry Hargreaves.
The state herald., 1909-08-27

When you want visiting cards, call al
the HERALD office. We carry a very
nice assortment of linen cards.
The state herald., 1909-08-27

Services at the Catholic church. Holy
Mass Saturday July 18th, at
1l:0O O'Clock a. m. Sunday School irI-
mediately after Mass.
REV. FATHER SAssE, Pastor.
The state herald., 1909-08-27
G. A. r. POST NO. 81.

G. A. r. POST NO. 81.
Meets the last SATURDAY. of each
month at their hall. M. d. CoppCom.,
w. A. Olmsted, Adj
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28
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a. Sigrit out bunting third strike.
a CLEANING Up CAMPAIGN.

The city smelling committee, or more
properly speaking the sanitary inspect
ors, composed of Councilmen Desmond,
sochwabland and Mills, in the perform
ance of their duties made a thorough
inspection Of the city Friday last. That
such an inspection was timely and nee
essary was shown 10y the discovery of
shocking conditions prevailing in the
way of existing disease-breeding nuis-
ances, especially in the carelessly con-
structed and shamefully neglected out
houses. Those maintaining such nuis-
ances were notified to correct them at
once, and use diSinfcctantS freely. A
list of the names of those so notified
was taken down, and it is u long one,
and the authorities will see TO it that
the orders issued are strictly complied
with Each and every resident should
cheerfully lend every assistance in the
effort to purify the city by impoving
the sanitary conditions. a little pre-
caution may be the means of prevent
ing much sickness and saving lives.
Almost all the diseases that man is
heir TO are chargeable to unsanitary
surroundings, and an epidemic of any
kind is aggivated by uncleanliness and
a paluted atmosphere. 1t may be i'm
possible to wholly prevent sickness, but
the dangers of epidemic typhoid, scar
let fever and other Infectious ailments
can be greatly reduced by the eradica-
tion of the chief causes that make such
Affections possible. The authorities
should be encouraged and supported in
their efforts to purify the city, not only
by prompt compliance with instruc-
tions, but by urging those inclined to
be delinquent, if there are any such,
to performance of that duty they owe
the general publc.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28
FICTITIOUS VALUES.

81 w. f. Moultray, of the law firm of
Sigrist & Moultray, returned Friday
1ast from visit to his old home at Bell
hgham, The young gentleman was
accompanied by his father. Mr.. Moul-
tray senior is a prominent resident of
sthe west side, and one of the substan-
tial citizens of Bellingham. He has
soerved with distinction in the legisla-
Sure, and is leader in the councils of
his party. While here he may invest
tn land, but he expresses the view that
Is held by others, and that is that prop
|Prty holders are asking more for raw
land than it is worth, and until they
hre willing to take fair price, no
rapid progress in the growth of the
town, or development of the country,
gan be hoped for. 1t requires capital,
as he says, to put land in shape to give
~ real value, and there must be mar
.gin in it for the investor, or he will
not invest. All of which is indisput-
able and can only be remedied by land
&ownerS becoming more reasonable.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28

ease, the abomination of the house
wife, an insect with villianous repu-
tation and not a redeeming virtue,
broke in upon the reverie of the citi-
zen in real earnest Sunday. There
has been few of him in evidence this
spring, and there was hope that the
larya had succumbed, like the peach
and alfalfa, to the cold winter, but the
bad manages to pull through where
the good dies, and the incessant sum-
mer fight to prevent the winged insect
from committing suicide in the soup
and other victuals now begins.
Jimmie True, one of the pioneers of
this section, who recently sold out his
homestead near Nelson, returned Sat-
urday evening from visit with
brother and sister living at Dickson,
South Dakota. He was absent five
weeks, and is delighted at getting back
to Okanogan. Mr.. True expects to
make trip to Seattle and take in the
big fair He will then return to Oro-
vile, build home and settle down.
The genial old timer has fairly earned
all the pleasure he can extract from
the remainder of his days, by the hard
ships he has cheerfully undergone
while pioneering in this upper country.
r. Grieger and Burt Hawthorne are
off on an overland trip to points on the
railroad beyond Princeton, and reached
Keremeos Monday while the Oroville
excursionists were at that place. Mr..
Hawthorne sends down pretty good
one on his travelling companion. 1t
seems the first night out Mr.. Grieger,
who did not care to trust his delicate
skin to the cold, hard earth, slept in
an old cot, and woke up pretty well
covered with beasteses of a variety that
fatten on human flesh. After the first
experience the genial Grieger, who is
plump and tender and snap for bugs,
elected to take to and stay with an
earthly bed.
H. Stevenson, of Spokane, who has
SpcuU years vi du dCIlNo luc III pIOS-
pecting, operating and reporting on
mines, was visitor in Oroville Sun
day. Mr.. Stevenson had charge of
property near Olalla, B. c., for Spo-
kane investors for some time, and dur
ing his administration much develop
ment work was done. The property
has considerable merit, and he was up
last week with VIM. Walsh, of Mon
tana, to make a thorough inspection of
the ground and the work done. If the
reports to the company are favorable
the men behind the company will start
up permanent work at an early date.
Mr.. Stevenson made many friends in
this upper country while carrying on
operation at Olalla, and they trust he
will soon be back following out sys-
TEN of development that will eventual
ly make paying mine.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28

The coming together of the business
and professional men Sunday afternoon
was not accompanied with the bolster
Gus hilarlty that marked the first strug-
gle for supremacy between the well
matched rivals, yet the rooters were
by no means idle, and the players came
in for the usual amount of guying. The
usual big crowd was present enjoying
the performance. Both sides in the
main played better ball than at the
first effort, and eliminating two or
three ragged innings and the game
was close and exciting. There were
errors galore, as was to he expected,
contributing to the run getting. Both
sides went in to win. From start to
finish the score was close, 50 close that
it required an extra inning to decide
the game. The band was out in full
dress, adding to the pleasure of the
occasion. The following is score of
the game, emitting the hits and errors,
there not being many of the former
and a good many of the latter:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28
MINED UP WITH A HORSE.

Tom Hall met with quite severe
accident Monday morning. He was
riding after wild horses on the hills east
of town, and while going at full speed
his horse stepped in a badger hole.
What followed was instantaneous and
disastrous. Mr.. Hall was fired out into
the ozone, and when he struck bottom
plowed up a furrow with the right side
of his person. The shoulder was pain
fully wrenched, a cash cut on the right
cheek, and an ugly bruise over the
eye, to say nothing of minor contusions
and abrasions. DR.. Schwabland pa ched
up the tears and rents, and the lent
sauntered around with good zeal of
bandage exposed to the weather. Mr..
Hall is somewhat out of luck in his
experience with horses, although n
crack rider, as he had fall of a simu-
lar nature about year ago that put
him in the hole for broken arm.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28
TOO MUCH GAYETY.

A couple of section hands came in
from Chopaca Monday to take in the
town, and while enjoying the sights at
tempted to exhaust the liquor supply.
They made good stab at it, but the
repeated potations got on their nerves
and fired their fighting blood. After
protracted indulgence in language
that was not intended to strengthen
peaceful relations about the middle of
the night hostilities commenced on
Main street. They fell upon eachother
savagely, or as savagely as it is possi-
BILE for men who could hardly stand
alone without props. Before they
could muss eachother up much Marshal
Case, who had had an eye on the pair
for some time, took hand in the pro-
ceedings and marched the combatants
to the city donjon. The job was neatly
executed, to the great credit of the
officer. The arrest was made coolly
and without resort to noise or violence.
Tuesday the prisoners appeared before
Judge Frazier charged with disorderly
conduct. The judge considers that
mercy is misplaced in cases of this kind
and socked it to 'em. One of the pris-
oners was able to square himself ON a
cash basis, and the other was put un-
der lock and key to serve out the tax
levied upon him.