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The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Football Deadlock Ended.

Oren A. Better of Arapahoe, Neb.,
was elected captain of the 1909 Ne.
braska football eleven Tuesday after.
noon over his only opponent, Louis
iiarte, an Omaha boy. Only one bal.
lot was taken, the vote standing eight
Tor Better and six for Harte.
Better has been on the Cornhusker
pail team for two years. He also is
captain of the baseball nine for this
spring In the fall of 1907 he won his
gridiron IN" by playing in the Mime.
sofa game at left end. Last fall he was
lett halfback on the eleven and was
a brilliant star in punting and In
throwing the ball on the forward pass,
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
CAPITAL CITY NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE
STATE HOUSE.
The WORK OF THE LAW MAKERS
Legislative Facts and Gossip-News
Of the State Capital.
LEGISLATURE OPENS.

The thirty.first session Of the Ne
braska Legislature was called to or.
der at noon Tuesday, January 9Th.
Caucuses had been held the night be.
fore and a complete roster of officers
agreed upon and when the two branch.
es of the Legislature met there was
nothing left for them to do in the way
OF organization but to ratify the action
of the caucus. This was done and the
following are the officers for the COM
ing session:
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15

s. B. Signor, OF Oakland, Calf, has
been arrested, charged with forgeries
aggregating over a million dollars.
The fire department of Chicago ans.
! wered n~inety.two fire alarms last We'd
nesday night.
Miss Nellie O'Donnell, a bookkeep.
| er Of Kansas City, has been arrested
charged with ~embezzling $4,000.
A state prohibition bill has been In.
~troduced into the legislature Of Ten
nessee.
The Athletic club OF Reno, New, has
offered a purse OF 100000 for a fight
between Jefferies and Johnson.
President James b. Angel, Of the
University Of Michigan, the Oldest uni.
versity president in America in point
Of service, was eighty years old Wed.
nesday.
Forty-ive prisoners in the Oklaho.
ma City Jail tunneled their way to
freedom n night this week, but
when thty got outside all but three
of them returned. They declared they
preferred prison to freedom In zero
weather.
A tornado at Mineola, Texas, laid
bare q section OF the country five
miles long and seriously injured a
number OF persons.
The general assembly OF Ohio has
been called to meet in special session
by Governor Harris.
Another attempt is being made to
free Harry X. Thaw from the Mattea-
a asylum by a writ Of habeas corpus.
The trial Of the famous nightrider
cases at Union City, Tenn, is drawing
TO n close and will soon be in the
hands of the jury.
The religious riots between Moham-
medans and Hindus In Calcutta have
taken a more serious turn and re-
Quired the active Intervention of Brit
ish troops, who fired upon the Hindu
mob.
A report has come from Messina
that typhoid fever had broken out
there. 1t Is realized that unless
proper sanitary precautions are taken
at one the disease may spread far
outside the ruined districts.
John A. Bunnell has been elected
president of the Chicago board of
trade.
The large warehouse of Codville G.
Co., grocers at Brandon, Man, was
Quilted by fire, with a loss of 500, 900.
Official reports have been received
at Annoy, China, of a revolutionary
outbreak in Manchuria, neal Mukden.
Judge Lands has informed the dis
trict attorney that he would not hear
the second trial of the famous STAN
dard Oil cases, but would transfer
them to some other judge.
e. e. Stubblefield, county treasurer
of Montgomery county, Kansas, Is
said to be short s4,025 in his accounts.
He offers to make up the shortage
pending a further examination Of his
books.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Presidential Nominations.

The president Friday SEN to the
senate the following nominations:
Consul general, William II. Robert.
son, Virginia, at Tangier, Morocco.
Secretary of legation, Fred Morris
bearing, Missouri, at Havana, Cuba,
Third secretary of embassy, William
T.. wallace, Colorado, at Toxic, Japan.
Second secretary of legation, Leland
Harrison, Illinois, at Peking, China.
Appraiser of merchandise in the dis
trict of Pittsburg, Pa, John ID. Pringle,
Pennsylvania
Director of public moneys at Las
Crusces, Mex, Robert II. Sims, New
Mexico.
Receiver of public moneys at Bill
ings, Mont, William NJ. Enright, of
Billings, Mont.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Washington.

A bill has been reported from the
committee on military affairs provid-
ing for the reinstatement In West Point
military academy Of the students dis
missed last August for hazing.
The first of the official White House
receptions Of the season was given in
honor Of the diplomatic corps.
With a view OF ascertaining how the
$222, 600, 900 appropriated annually for
the expenses of the postal service is
expended, the house committee on
postofiice expenditures has started its
probe.
Negotiations have just been conclud-
ed between the governments OF the
United States, Columbia and Panama,
whereby all matters in controversy be-
tween them are settled.
The special committee considering
the reference to congress and the Sec
ret service in the presidents annual
message will report to the house this
week. 1t is said there will be much
debate on the report.
The United States government has
won It's case in defense of the con.
s~titutionality Of forest reserves, when
Judge Lewis, OF Denver, handed down
a decision In favor of the complainant
IN the case of United States against
Fred Light ct al. The case involved
the right of the department of for.
estry to charge grazing fees and was
regarded as OF utmost Importance in
the west.
IL cost the government $4,000 in
the employment OF detectives to in
vestigate the Brownsville affair.
Pans have been outlined by the
navy bureau OF construction for a
great battleship of $4,000 tons, de.
signed TO carry eight 14-inch guns.
The state department views with
satisfaction the appointment by the
Chlnese government of LANG Tun
fon, the customs taoti, as minister of
foreign affairs. lang Is said to be a
semi'progressive statesman and his
designation as head of the foreign Of
nee, will, 1t Is hoped, prove helpful in
staying any marked tendency to re-
dictionary practices in the future pol.
icy of the Chinese administration of
affairs.
The official call for a national tariff
convention to be held in Indianapolis
Ind, on February l6, II, and IS, has
been sent out.
Half the business portion of the
tpwn of Kensington, Kansas, was de,
stroyed by a fire that started in the
Palace hotel. Loss $685.
National bank examiners will be nh.
upon a salary or per diem and ey
penses basis, and the present fee svs
TEN will be abolished, IL recommends
tons made by Secretary Cortelyou
Comptroller Murray and Deputy Conn
troller Kane, of the treasury depart
ment, are carried out.
In the recommendation made bv IN,
Joint committee on the business meth
DDS Of the postal service fourth elias,
postnasters are recommended TO h,
placed on a salary basis and posta
notes or money orders without ad
vices are suggested for sums no ex
ceeding $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
RECORD OF TIE HAPPENINGS IN
ITEMlzep FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered From All Quar-
tiers OF the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusai
:, OF the Busy Man.
Foreign.


Hon. John S. Hall, former treasurer
in the Quebec cabinet, died.
j. w. Brooke, n British explorer, was
killed by natives in Lololand, China.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt
at Evora, eighty-five miles southeast
Of Lisbon, Portugal.
Admiral Perez, chief of the Chilean
naval station, was entertained at din.
ner by Rear Admiral w. T. Swim
burne, commanding the American Pa.
cific squadron.
The distress in Anatolia because OF
the failure of the crops has reached
an acute phase in the districts of Err.
eroum, Yogad and Mardin. Hundreds
Of persons are starving.
London is to have a national theater
as a memorial to Shakespeare.
Earth shocks are still continuing at
Messina at the rate of ten an hour.
King Manuel, of Spain. has been
warned that a plot to dethrone him
was in course of preparation. Extra
guards are on duty around the royal
palace.
The new Franco.Amerlcan treaty
has been signed in Paris by Ambassa.
dor White for the United States and
Foreign Minister Pinchon for France.
This treaty is substantially identical
with the one negotiated in 1892.
An earth shock lasting twelve Sec
onds was felt at Tenerife, Canary
Islands, Wednesday. No damage was
done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Admits Rihinq Letters.

Harold S%nowden, chief clerk of the
special delivery department of the
Denver p%ostoffice, Friday confessed to
Chief Postofice Inspector Christian
that he had rified scores of letters in
the past year and obtained hundreds
OF dollars from them. He Is in Jail.
Complaints from all sections of the
country of undelivered letters caused
an Investigation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Pastor Dies In Ioorhouse.

Rev. Reuben Powell, seventy-eight
years of age, for forty years minister
In the United Brethren church in var,
ious cities Of Wisconsin, Illinois and
Iowa, died at the poorhouse at Chippe,
wa Falls, Wis. He left the ministry
several years ago on ccoun of his
age. There was no need of his becom.
ing a pauper because he had property
and relatives who were anxious to take
care of him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Domestic.

All but two candidates for the speak
ership In Iowa have withdrawn.
The worst storm in the history of
Crows Nest, on the Canadian Pacific.
is raging.
The Iowa legislature will be asked
to pass a law absolutely prohibiting
fraternities in every high school of the
state.
Early NJ. McCourtney, twenty-five
years old, st. Louis representative of
Harding, Whiting & Co., of New York,
committed suicide.
Another suit has been entered
against Count" Hatton, the private
banker known in England and the
United States as "Cherio the Palmist."
Mrs. Josephine Amore, who has been
on trial at Newark, N. j., for several
days on a charge Of having murdered
Michael Martellanen OH August 8 last,
was acquitted.
The death occurred In San Francisco
oil Rev. DIR. William S. Ament, a prom.
inent missionary of the American
board OF commissioners for foreign
missions stationed at Picking, China.
Objection to the reinstatement in
the military academy OF William G..
Resell, jr., and Harry Weaver. the two
West Point first class men, who were
dismissed by order Of the president
Iast August, was made by Senator
Dick.
While the government was elicitjnC
evidence In its investigation of the
packing industry before the fedora,
grand jury at Chicago secret service
men swooped down upon and routed
a horde OF private detectives who had
beer lettering in the Hobbies.
The jury in the case of the Rev
'iyde Cow at Mexico, Mo-, returned y
verdict of guilty in which Cow is foupd
guilty OF manslaughter in the second
degree and sentenced to four yeore,
imprisonment. He was indicted ioint
~ with DIR. w. A, Hemphill for the
death OF Miss Elizabeth Gleason. .
Lihcoin county school teacher. The
prisoner as witness, denied that he
mad ever had any relations with Miss
eas that were not proper.
The emperor of Korea accomnariod
ny MARQUIS Ito, of Japan, is maxine
a tour OF the empire. it being his pur
pose to Investigate conditions.
Ambassador Griscom and the mem
hers OF the American relief committee
III Rome have chartered a Low
steamship and are now fitting Il ont
10 go TO The relief of the earthquake
sufferers. When it Is ready ten thou
SAND persons can be taken care of in
Ten days and in addition food supplies
VIII be taken ashore to seventy thou.
sand people.
w. M. Cavanaugh, of Little Rock
Ark, has been chosen to succeed him
self as president, secretary an,
treasurer of the American Southern
association of baseball clubs.
A fourteen-story building at Gales
burg. Illinois, was destroyed by fire
cntailing a loss of $4,000.
Executors OF the late John V. Far
well filed an inventory of the estate
which shows $4,000, 900 worth Of per
sonal property.
President Roosevelt has applied &c
the Belgian government for a hunt
ing permit in Belgian territory IL
Africa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15

starch. like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, The patent
Starches put on the market rs years
Q are very different and inferior TO
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defiance starch-all In.
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and s%moothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
A New Commission.

Governor Sheldon Tuesday issued a
proclamation creating a conservation
commission. in and for Nebraska. The
following are the members, and they
will serve without pay: Il. b. Condra,
G. II. Bessey. Il. II. Barbour and e. A.
burnett, of the state university; p. H.
Marlay, of Mason City, and Adna Dob.
son state engineer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Insurance companv Quits.

The Nebraska insurance department
received word from Secretary o. p.
Conway of the Walla Walla Fire N.
surance company Of Walla Wa.!a,
Wash had been forced into the hands
OF a receiver, December 80, and all
agents In Nebraska had been notified
to cease business from that date.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15
Flip Coin to Break Deadlock.

To break the deadlock in the speak.
ership contest for the Iowa house of
representatives it is proposed to flip
a coin. Feely Of Black Hawk and
White of Story county, who controls
sixteen and fifteen votes respectively,
have about agreed to this. The winner
would thus get t~hirty-one votes and
while forty are necessary either would
likely get nine votes from the field.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15

Every missionary society with over
$4,000 income per year will be asked
to send delegates to the world confer
ence at Edinburgh two years hence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15

County Treasurer r. II. Copsey of
York county is the last on the roll call
OF counties, but he Is the first this
year to make annual settlement with
the state auditor,
The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-15

n Kansas ~penitentiary is being
investigated by a committee appoint.
ed by Governor Hoch.
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MIR G. L Wheeler is able to be
out this morning for the first
time since last Friday as the re,
suit of injuries he received ry
being struck a severe blow on
the back of the neck by the lever
on 4 hand-car near Earnwell
several days ago. His friends are
glad to know that he is now
we'll on the road to recovery
F0rucc Times, N0vember 6.
When you pay your subscrip-
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We have only a limited number
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act promptly, if you want to
take advantage of this liberal
offer.
The ginnery at the oil mill.
which is not being operated this
season, caught on fire Saturday
about 3 o'clock p m. 1t is sup
posed that lightning ignited the
waste cotton and seed contained
in the press room of the build
ing, where the fire caught. For
tunately the fire was discovered
at once and put out before seri-
Gus damage resulted. Lightning
seems to have a spite at the
north end of town.
The election held Wednesday,
November 3, in the territory ad-
iacent to Black river, including
the three polling precincts of
Morrisville, Zeb and Blooming
vale, on the question of exempt
ing that territory from the oper-
alton of the general stock law,
resulted in a total vote of IS to
IA in favor of exemption. This
is the territory included in the
"big pasture" on Black river,
and stock-raising is one OF the
chief industries of the people.
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15(ePERsQNAE:4 vs.

Mr. Joel + Ross, who is now in
mercantile business at Cades,
vas noted in town Monday.
Mr. Gilbert Epps, now of Ashe-
Vile, n G., is home for a few
days~gling with his many
frier Us.
Mr. V + Strong, one Of Cades
enterpriSins young business
men, was in town between
trains Monday.
Among the visitors to the
State Fair last week were
Messrs W S Dennis and Walter
Dennis Of Kingstree.
Mr. A Epps of Redland, Ga,
was summoned to Klngstree on
Tuesday by the serious illness
of his sister, Mrs W Y Chandler.
Mr. Hayward Scott, who is at,
tending the State medical col
lege in Charleston, spent the
weekend at home with his par,
entS.
Messrs W T Wilkins, W H
Carr, L J Stackley and ] B Ais,
brook attended the hot supper
at Mr. " o Camlin's last Friday
night.
Rev E Z Bailey of Timmons-
Vile filled the pulpit in the
Presbyterian church here last
Sunday night, and preached an
eloquent sermon.
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The Joshua SimpklnS Company.

Somehow people seem to
"sense" a good play and patro-
nize it literally. L T night a
fine audience greeted t. e Joshua
Simpkins company and the ma
iority who attended seemed
we'll pleased with the per
formance The plot of the
rural melodrama is as old as the
hills and the lines were not
especially bright nor we'll
rendered, albeit there was a
plenty of fun and pathos and
enough heart interest to hold
the attention. "Uncle Josh
and his rival, Hezekiah Skinner,
were both good in their roles
and nearly every member of
the company could do dancing
turn.
The Joshua Simpkins com.
pany carries its own orchestra,
which adds a great deal to the
performance and relieves the
monotony of waiting between
the acts.
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Gard of Thanks.
Dear Old County Record

Dear Old County Record
wish through your columns
to express to my friends, both
of Williamsburg and George
town counties, my deep ap-
probation and thanks for
words, letters, and in some
instances tangible expressions
of sympathy in our great loss
sustained on the night of Oc-
tober 16.
Especially do | feel greatly
indebted to those who came to
the assistance of my family. l
myself not being at home, but
at Harper, attending to my
ministerial duties, and by their
heroic deeds and works saved
to US "our little home" though
all else was consumed by the
angry flames.
Our loss is greatly felt by
US, it being our ali. But thank
God for my loved ones spared
and for a host of friends.
Yours very truly,
(Rev) J O CARRAwAY.
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M IL IN E F
Foreclosure Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
ourt OF Common Pleas.

d ~ T. oF Sot IL tANOLlNh,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
'ourt OF Common Pleas.
+ Rhem and ID ID Rhem, co-partnerS,
trading under the firm name OF +
Rhcm & Sons. Plaintiff.
against
John Green. Def endant.
BY virtue OF judgment for fore
closure to me directed and filed in this
cause, | will offer tor sale in front OF
the court house door in king>tree, sc,
within the legal hour, OF sale to the
highest bidder for cash on the first
Monday in December next, 1903:
"All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land lying, being and situate in
the county of Williamsburg and State
aforesaid containing seventy-fve G5l
acres, more or les, and bounded and
described as follows, to wit: On the
West by lands sold by John Tucker to
Scilla Green; Oh The North by Hamp-
ton Green BraEch: on the East by pub
lie road leading from kingstrer to Pc
tato Ferry; and on the South by lands
known as Cantley lands, the same be-
ing the land conveyed to John Green
on the 18th day Of December, 1872, and
recorded in the office IF clerk of court
for Williamsburg county in Book NJ at
pages ll3 and IA and devised to me by
the last will AID testament Of the said
John Green"
Purchaser I" pay for papers
GEORGE j GRAHAM,
Sheriffof Williamsburg County.
1l-ll-3t
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On His Native Heath.
Mr. G w Wolfe,

Nr y w WOllt,
Kingstree, S &.
Dear Friend
wish you to say thl ough your
cold reliable paper that | am
again in dear old Williamsburg
and want to handle all the hides
and tallow that | can, paying
the highest cash prices the mar
ket will allow. Friends will
please write me at Rome, S c.
With remembrance and bes
wishes, / am,
Your friend,
FM BRITTON, SR.
Rome, S {,
November 5.
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,E|L0CAL = ITEMS. |.
Read legal notices.

Read legal notlceS.
Cotton took a tumble Thurs.
day of last week and spots fell
off $3.50 to $500 a bale.
Cotton is quoted on the local
market to-day on basis OF
4c for mlddling; SEED, $50 ton.
~ AR Woodson of Manning
preach at Union Presbyte.
lchurch tomorrow and Sat
y.
IRE will be service, sermon
Holy Communion at the
opal church next Sunday
a m.
editor was in Florence
bay and Tuesday, taking in
Taft celebration, hence To-
are somewhat scarce this
K.
essrs Millhouse and Jen-
S, in their attractive new
ertisement this week, solicit
lders for fresh groceries,
ruits, etc.
Saturday, about midday, it
rained a veritable cloud burst in
s town. There was considerable
display of vivid lightning and a
quantity of hail fell. At one
time it looked as if a cyclone or
tornado were brewing.
4 The ladies of ST Adams guild
will serve hot supper and hold
a bazaar in the Thomas opera
building tomorrow evening. No
more appetizing supper and no
more beautiful display of fancy
work have ever been known in
Kingstree. Be sure to go. Pro
ceeds for benefit of the Episco-
pal church.
Kingstree's two banks now
have on deposit approximately
a half million dollars, the Bank
of Kingstree nearly 100000 and
the Bank of Williamsburg S2l0,-
900. This certainly speaks well
/ for these progressive and -four
ishing institutions and is indica-
tiyeof the prosperity that OBJ
tains throughout our entire
county.
BY a typographical error last
week we made the Bank of Will
iamsburg state that its assets
we're nearly 100000. The ini-
hal "2" should have been "3, >
the error IN one figure making
the slight difference of 100000.
The total assets of this thriving
|youne bank, as will be seen by
The corrected ad this week, are
,rly S3OO 600
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Old papers for sale at this of
ice.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-03

Being one of the fortunate winners in the
recent teachers contest, conducted by the
Los Angeles Herald ] wish TO extend to
my many friends who kindly helped me
to win, my heartiest thanks for their in
terest and announcement, and also to The
Herald nagement my appreciation of the
courteses shown throughout the contest and
of the fairness and impartiality of their
methods of conducting it,
Let me again assure you all that your
services were not in the least unappreciated,
and that / am looking forward to the trip
next summer with the pleasantest anticipa-
tons Sincerely,
MARY SHREWSBURY,
Santa Ana, Orange County, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-03

WINIFRED TNIMONS
Bakersfield, Kern County.
BAKERSFIELD, March 26.
Editor Herald, Los Angeles:
Kindly permit me through the col
umns of your excellent paper to express
my appreciation of the method in which
your contest to the Alaska YukonPa-
cific exposition was conducted. and to
thank my friends for their cooperation
in assisting me to be the representative
from Kern county.
WINIFRED TIMMONS,
Producers Bank Bldg.
TLrna NGnrtL,r-, C11hccrintintn n
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-03

nspect1On Iihu
Herald glad of the opportunity to include in its party two OF
the popular members of organized labor in Los Angeles
city.
forgetting the fraerna organizations in this city,
oincud this party officers of fraerna organi-
cations outside of organized labor with other persons of
their selection.
The Alaska Exposition is to be held at
Seattle, Wash, from June to October Is, 1909.
This Exposition will 100000 and to be the Most
Supendou Enterprise of its nature which the western coast has
attempted.
The educational advantages of such enterprise the climatic
advantages of Seattle of the year, the opportunity
for resu recreation the excellent hotels the opportunity for
pleasures outside Expositiona combine in making this
delightful contemplation for 10Y vacation
No other Los Angeles newspaper may offer these AaskaYu-
Pacific Exposition trips The Herald has exclusive rights
for Los Angeles.
Everything FREE. Transportation, hotel accommoda-