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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

Mrs. E. T. Hammond and son Monte
left today for her home in Albany, Ore
gon, after making an extended visit
here the guest of her mother, Mrs. N.
P. S. Withers, of POI Branner street,
who is i'll in Stormont hospital. still con-
tinues TO improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris. of Car
bondale, spent last Friday here the
guests Of Mrs. E. ]. Wilson, 420 Madison
street
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Christian church will
be held in the church Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, of Law
renee, will come here this week to
spend their vacation visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jewell and
Mr. and Mrs j. d. Wilson.
George Mason has returned to his
home in CarpondaIe after spending
Sunday here the guest of his sister.
Mrs Williams and Mrs. Becker of
Meriden spent Saturday the guests of
Mrs. Percy Reed of Az Madison street
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Knittle is sick at their home. 227
Chandler street.
Mrs. 1. II. Ellenberger has returned
from Iowa where she was called several
weeks ago by the serious illness of her
sister.
Miss Marie Miller will return home
from E1dera Wednesday after spending
several days there the guest of Miss
Nettie Hagenbuch.
Miss Lottie Horn and Miss Elizabeth
Wilson returned Sunday from Colorado
where they have spent two weeks
vacation trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. =. Gorhanl, of APO
Madison street, have moved to Kansas
City waere they will remain lperman-
emily.
The annual picnic of Miss Marie Mil
ler's Sunday school class of the Third
Christian church. will be held Wednes-
day at 1'ecumseh-
| The MistIetoe club, which was to
have met with Mrs. Burdett, 1126 East
Second street, Thursday afternoon.
August II, has been postponed one week
on account of the grocers' picnic.
Clarence Remainder, of Chandler
street, is unable to be at work on ac-
count of illness.
Mrs Snyder and daughter Maud of
Wakarusa, spent a few days last week
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bowlus are at
home to their friends at 1043 Lawrence
street They are the recipients of a
beautiful piano, given them as we'd
dying present by their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Winant.
Mr. and Mrs Van Horn have moved
from 426 Madison street to Oakland
Mrs. Burdetr and hrs. Beckley took
dinner Friday with Mrs Boiles at her
home on Madison street.
Mrs. Johnson has returned home af-
ter spending a few days with Mrs
Beckley on Madison street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
swoPE CLEw FOUND IN KANSAS
Document to Battle Eastern Claimant
Comes From Ottawa.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 9.-The
scrawIing signature which Peter M.
Swope attached to a deed when he
sold the Point Pleasant Hotel, at POINT
Pleasant, Pa, in the early SOS, and an
other scrawling signature which a
Peter M Swope made to a legal docu-
ment at Ottawa, Kan, in 1877, may
clear up the mystery of the parentage
of Elmer C. Swope of Martinsburg, w.
Va Elmer Swope is d claimant to the
fortune left by the late Col Thomas
H Swope of Kansas City.
H F. Sheldon of Ottawa brought to
Kansas City today q legal document
executed in 1877 by the Peter M.
Swope who went there in 1865. 1t was
given to John G. Paxton, executor of
the SWope estate. Mr.. Paxton imme-
diateIy produced a photograph of the
signature of Peter M. Swope to the
deed of sale of the hotel in the east.
The similarity of the characters is
marked.
The attorneys for the Swope heirs
regard the two signatures as of the ut
most importance to their defense
against the assertions of Elmer Swope.
The latter contends that the Peter M.
Swope who married his mother at
Point Pleasant was Thomas H. Swope
of Kansas City. The deed to the hotel
was executed in the early Sos. In OF
tawa, Kan. more than decade later
a Peter M. Swope with the same sigma
ture is found.
If the signatures should be held the
same by the courts, the identity of
Peter NJ. Swope is established beyond
a doubt, the executors say.
peter NJ Swope went to Ottawa in
1865" Mr. Sheldon said today. HE
lived there until 1879 when he moved
to Kansas City. He was a drayman in
Ottawa
In Kansas City Peter M. Swope lived
at sixteenth and Summit streets. He
is the father of Warren Swope, a drug
gist at Forty third and Main streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
is RETAKEN AFTER ~ YEARS.
Burglar Returns to Federal Prison on
Anniversary OF Escape

Anniversary of Escape.
Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 9.-Twelve
years ago last night James Clemmons
escaped from solitary cell in the
federal penitentiary at LeaveRworth.
Last night Clemmons re-entered the
prison, not to go to the old cell from
which he escaped, but to one in the
new prison.
Capt. ]. NJ. Purcell of the Leaven-
worth prison nabbed his man at old
Cherry Hill prison near Scranton, Pa,
Tuesday last. Clemmons was sentenced
to the prison at LeavenWorth April
1S,1S9S, for burglarizing the postoffice
at Waco, Tex. On the night of Au-
gust 6, 1898. he and fellow prisoner
made their getaway. In an attempted
robbery near near Indianapolis, Ind,
a few months later Gordon, the other
fugitive, was killed. Clemmons es-
capped. Both then were members of
the Estell gang of outlaws, which
worked with vigor until the night
when Gordon was killed.
Later Clemmons cracked a safe in a
small town near Pittsburg. He later
was captured and sent to the state
penitentiary at Cherry Hill, built in
1920, laid out in the shape of a wagon
wheel with a small yard in front of
each cell. Men confined in this prison
do all their work in their cells and
take exercise in their little front yards.
From the guard house at the hub of
the wheel all the cells can be seem The
doors on the cells are four feet high
and two and one-half feet wide.
After Clemmons had been sentenced
to a five-year term at Cherry Hill and
had served all but a few weeks of the
sentence and was counting on liberty,
a fellow prisoner gave him away to
the prison authorities, who at once no
titled Warden McClaughry of the
Leavenworth prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

Thousands of TempIars March Through
Chicago Streets.

Chicago, Aug. "A trumpet blared,
a thousand orders were shouted as
one; out from acres of waving, gliSten-
ing white plumes, a steady broad rib
bon of cleaning white poured itself
into Michigan boulevard with banners
bearing heraldic devices and with
ross-hilted swords at shoulder, and
there began in Chicago today the
greatest parade of Knights Templar
witnessed in the history of the order.
Every knight attending the thirty first
triennial conclave who could get into
line was there a part of seemingly
endless stream of white bonnetted,
sombrely- attired Knights, nor did the
stream stop at the given point for
threehours.
The Right Hon. Henry James. Earl
of Euston, cousin of King George of
pro-grand master of the Great Priory
of England and Wales, awaited beside
the line, attired in his full regalia as
head of British Templars to review the
followers of the Red Cross. Farther
on Mayor Fred BuSSe was Saluted and
still farther Governor Charles S. De-
neen acknowledged the tribute of
flashing steel.
This was the big day of the con-
clave.
Sixteen grand divisions swept down
the line of march, then broke to re-
convene in the afternoon in Music hall,
where the conclave was to be opened,
where addresses of welcome were to
be delivered by Right Eminent Sir
Cleveland. grand commander of
Knights Templar of Illinois; by Mayor
Busse and Governor Deneen.
Tonight the Earl of Euston will re-
ceive invited guests at the headquar-
ters hotel and the different state grand
communicates will hold open house at
their various headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
TO BEGIN ON SEWERS SOON.
Contractor on Harrington System Will
Want 100 Men.

Herington, Kan, Aug. 81. w.
Kelso of lola, Kan. who was awarded
the contract to put in the sewer sys-
tenn for Herington, is expected to ar
rive in the city any day to begin the
preliminary work. He has written that
he will employ about IS men during
the hot months. In the fall he will
employ about $50 or 200 laborers.
The beginning of this contract will
offer employment to any men in Her
ington who may be idle. Mr.. Kelso
expects to rush the work to completion
as fast as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

In five years there have been five
deaths in the Koontz family and they
have all occurred on August z Mrs.
Ezra Koontz, mother of II. T. Koontz,
died five years ago; his father died
three years ago; his brother-in-law,
Edward Foog, died two years ago, and
his sister-in-law, Mrs. F. w. Koontz,
died one year ago, all in Marshalltown,
Iowa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

time. 1t is planned to hold an old
settlers picnic at his home. Governor
Stubs and A.sC. Mitchell, Republican.
nominee for congress, will be present
and make addresses. Father" Gilt
land, as he is called, for no; one knows
his christian name, has lived in Will
low Springs township many years. His
son lives with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
WHEAT YIELDS IS BUSHELS.
Mitchell County Grain. However
Averages Twenty Bushels.

Beloit. Kan, Aug. 9.-Wheat is
threshing out in this part of Mitchell
county IS and 20 bushels an acre.
Some fields have run as high as 35
bushels an acre. The berry is fine, the
elevators and millers say.
The yield is remarkable from the
fact that at one time in the winter and
early spring reports were sent out of
Beloit that the wheat crop was virtu-
alIy killed by the cold weather and
ice which covered the ground for a
month or more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
Life on Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawbacl--malaria
trouble-that has brought suffering and
death TO thousands. The germs cause
chills, fever and ague. biliousness, jaun-
dice lassitude, weakness and general de-
bility But Electric Bitters never fail to
destroy them and cure malaria troubles.
Three bottles completely cured me OF
very severe attack of malaria, writes
I've had good health ever since. Cure
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Troubles, and
prevent Typhoid. &c. Guaranteed by AL
6rugEfgtz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
Lawrence Pioneers to Gather.

Lawrence. Kan, Aug. 9.-"Father''
Gilliland will be 100 years old Sep
TENDER 9, and preparations are being
made for a big celebration at that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

Sec ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-
Eactured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09
ALL FIVE DIED ON AUGUST z.

Deaths in Family Extend Over Period
of Five Years.
Atchison, Kan, Aug. 9.-H T.
Koontz, foreman of the Central Branch
shops here, died suddenly on August z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-09

Everybody reads the state journal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
CRRNcERY COURT CONTINUED.

The following business Of mere t.:
one divorce decree granted: lAnJ.
title DEGREES one each to L. n. Dlutz-
Ter Lbr Co.. NJ. i. McPae & Co., and
W. C. Roberts. Final account Of l.
w. Brannan, administrator in estate
of his father, I. w. Brannan, De-
ceased, allowed and order given for
administrator discharge after he
shall have paid all expenses and made
distribution prOrata among the heirs
of funds left in his hands Decree for
sale in partition suit Jno a, Valley
VS. Wiley and Mandus Valley grant
ed. The usual reports of guardians
for minor heirs made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
BAIL OH GOOD ROAD AND DOG
LAW.

Avera, Miss, June Is, 191O.-We
will talk awhile about the road law
and the dog law, as those two subjects
are the most we hear mentioned. If
people would talk much about the
road to heaven and Gods law, and be
as anxious 20 pave that road and
abide by that law-when that great
and last day comes, there would be
no weeping and crashing of teeth.
believe that God intended for ev-
cry man to have one woman, one gun
and one dog free of all taxes, for help
and protection; while there ism any
thing said yet about taking our wife
nor our gun. | am in favor of good
roads and we could have them it the
.overseer and hands would do their
duty. We are taxed already out OF
reason. It is all that poor man can
do to keep his home and horse, and
some to my knowledge don t do that
There was IL time wien we needed
good roads a great deal more than
we do now. When people had then
to 90 from fifty to one hundred miles
to market to sell their produce and
buy what they needed, and there new
err was much said about bad roads.
And now the people that don't live
in town can go to town and SILL their
produce and get what they need and
get back home and do very good
days work if they feel inclined to do
so after getting back from town.
If every overseer would get It's
men out on the road with spades and
axes and such other tools as were
needed five days in the year, we would
soon have the roads SO good till the
Board of Supervisors would never
mention road law again.
But above all Things we want one
| dog free OF tax for the coonS are very
bad around the writer's field roasting
ear time.
Yes Mr.. Hoogterp, | would like
very much to exchange you d basket
of fish for basket of your fire on
ions, but we arr too far apart to
make the trade.
The Reverend Hugh Smith is con
Quoting meeting under the tower
it.g red oaks at Mr.. J. S. Smith S old
place which is near Mr.. A. j. Smiths.
So l bid you all adieu praying Gods
richest blessings on all.
]. l., BALL.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
MOHOBA.

Mohoba. Miss, June 20, 1910
Farming seems to be engaging every
body now. Crops are looking fine in
these parts.
There is considerable sickness in
this community. Mrs. Thomas Ma
pies is very sick and has been for
some time. Dr's, Poo and Batson
made trip to see her today. We
hope for her speedy recovery.
Jim Denmark, son of Sterre Den
mare, is very sick, but hope be Will
seen be well.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gardener of Mohoba settlement on
june 4, 1910, "a girl.
We had quite shower and rain
storm yesterday which blew down
the cora some.
Il. S. Knowles is cleaning and fenc-
ing ID potato patch. We expect he is
having some fun hauling lumber
through the sand from Mr.. Faulk S
old mill to his place, as he has only
one mustang to haul with.
Meodames w. I. Lister and 5. A.
Denmark spent last night at Mohoba
sitting up with the sick.
We had splendid preaching at Mt
Pisgah Saturday and Saturday night
and Sunday; services being conduct
ed by Rev. Berry Byrd,
Messrs. Charley Wexford and Lesley
Mason from Lucedale Community, at
tended services at Nit. Pisgah Sabur-
day and Sunday.
Mr. Charley Wexford took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. W, 7, Lister and
family Sunday last.
Mrs. FL. S, Knowles and children
Of Nohoba, sI.ent last Thursday uight
with tbier sister and aunt Mrs. w.
| G. Duett at Exsho.
Well ! intended a short letter but
this is getting long, so here | come
with my favorite little song: Come
County Correspondents, come one
and all, in winter, spring, summer
and tall; and fill this paper long and
wide, ali over the County Correspon-
dence slde,-with your most mex
haustible budget Of news, until we
cure all its readers Of the blues
Then come on Mr.. Editor with youl
Travel trip that you have taken BY
rail or in ship; and let US all boom II
as we boom the town. We want tC
read it all before we lay 1T down, tC
be continued next week.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
THE PEOPLES FORUM.

An open court for the discussion of any the
problems that concern the people, pS Ihe
DeODle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
sHAL. THE PUBLIC ROADS Be DISCUSSED?


The article in this week S issue by
our esteemed citizen of Avera parts,
Mr.. J. L. Ball, deals very largely
with the Public Road question, His
views take the anti side as we under
stand him, 50 far as forsaking the
present overseer system for better
plan. Glad 20 see the interest grow
ing on this subject and think his
movement wise one; the people
should talk out, expressing their OPP
inion on this question. Sorry that so
good a man as he clings to system
which has shown SO little good re
suits.
Undoubtedly as be says, if the
Overseers and hands could be melted
TO give five days work in each year
we would have better roads, but
even then we contend that much
energy would be lost by the unen-
during kind of roads thrown up,
which would mean each succeeding
year the re-eXpendng of a CORES
ponding amount of force to keep the
roads up TO such standard, when
under the contract system once the
roads are converted into good well
d.-aiued pixies, the expense of keeping
them up would be nominal and what's
better sys tematic.
However, if Bal. S oeatsmen are of
the same opinion as he on the road
subject, they should not have the
contract SYSTEM foisted on ITEM un
willingly. The New Law provides
that this system can now be adopted
singly by the beats.
Let these who think enough of
the subject, JON in the discussion
aud lets thoroughly consider the ad-
visibility as well as practibiIit' of
exchanging our present system of
keeping and building public roads
for another, that is claimed to be a
better system. Make your articles
pointed, and lets steer clear of any
remarks calculated to hurt the fee,-
ines of the fellow who writes on the
other side, and who is equally as
honest in his views The Herald
opens its colul4ns for suc1 discussion
We will present the contributors as
rapid as space will permit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
A Wnman's Great Idea .

is how to make her self attractive.
But, without health, it is hard to
be lovely in face. form or temper. A
weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation and Kid
ney poisons show in pimples, blotch-
es, skin eruptions and wretched
complexion. But Electric BitterS al
ways prove godsend to women who
want health. beauty and friends.
They regulate Stomach. Liver and
Kidneys, purify the blood: give
strong nerves, bright eyes, pure
breath, smooth. velvety skin, lovely
complexion, good health, Try them.
SOC. at Peoples Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24

Through the efforts of the young
Ladies of that church, the Leakes-
vile Presbyterian church now has a
brand new elegant 500 organ.
nmznHmma
Rev. Ebert T. Brelan1 brought in
his tent.from Betty Saturday, hav-
ing closed out his meeting there, and
had it shipped to Flora, Miss, where
he goes to hold a tent-meeting.
IEzur1WEE
The Baptist Ladies Aid, will meet
at the church on Wednesday after
noon June 80, 1910, all members are
earnestly requested to be present as
this will be regular business meet
ing.
A five-day meeting at the Presby-
terean church was held beginning
last Friday and concluding Tuesday,
under the preaching of Rev. w. ID.
Spurlin of Laurel, who does evange-
listic work IN this state. and has I'M
pressive preaching powers.
unnmnMHn
Information reaches us that Rev.
Sid Byrd, formerly of Poplarviile,
has reconnected himself with the
Southern Methodist church and has
been given a work at Satartia, which
a reference to our map shows lies IN
Yazoo county. He is the eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Byrd Of this
city.
Rev. w, D. Spurlin has gone to
Leakcsville. Greene county, to preach
| in the Presby teraan church there
Sunday. There will be no service IL
the First Presbyterian chnrch II
this city next Sunday, owing to the
absence OF the pastor, as above stated
Laurel Chronicle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
GREENE COUNTY HERALD.

That item you know. We want it TO grace
these columns Its quite legitimate priv
iIege. il not the duty, of every patriotic person
] a town in which "a local newspaper is pub
IiShed to furnish TO it every bit OF news,
in this way the interest of the town generally
is promoted. This paper appreciates the
efforts of all who thus aid in building 1t from
week to week. and we want you To give us the
doubt on each publiSnabIe bit of news coming
to your knowledge; even though we might
have already stumbled on the item you know.
make sure tina we know either by reporting it
in person card or letter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24

To the Greene County Herald
Vinegar Bend invites all to come
over and enjoy the Big Picn and
Barbecue to be given Saturday, July
End Every provision has been made
to give visiting friends first class
time and all who attend are assured
of such. There will be athletic con-
tests, two big ball games, free dane
ing pavilion ard monster barbecue
all absolutely free. No concessions
have beengrauted, the good time is
up to us, come early and stay late.
The A. & VI. will run trains over its
entire system at excursion rates both
east and west so that all who desire
may attend.
The apove just as it appears minus
any signature came the other day in
our mail, we assume the Picnic-Com-
mttee of Vinegar Bend is response
BILE for it. We are not.-ED.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24

The Ala. & Miss. R. r. will run
special excursion to Vinegar Bend on
July End for the big barbecue train
leave Pine Level Camp No /" at
Z a. N. and return, Pine Level at Z
,. N.
M TankfOrd G. M
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
FRANK H. LEWIS.

The gentlemen whose name is
overwritten to this article is quite
prominently known in this section Of
the state; known by many Greene
County people as in the public life of
Jackson COUNTY for years, serving
first as Sheriff and then for several
terms IS clerk of the courts. The
writer is at disadvantage to properly
sent Mr.. Lewis to our readers, as we
have never had the pleasure OF a
personal glimpse of the gentleman.
His name and activities are familiar
tous from the public prints, however,
Mr. Lewis springing from one of the
old and prominent families of his
county has sustained the family posi-
ton down there. His entrance into
the congressional race of this district
came as a.compete surprise. to US.
We were away on our vacation trip
when the first premonitory mutter-
ings of his announcement began to
be heard through the press, and did
not get back until he was actually n
the fed.
This piece is intended merely to
draw attention to the fact that he
has paid US the usual fee to announce
his candidacy, and secondarily to
mention such good points as strike
us asfitting in such connection. Since
eschewing the game polite, Mr..
Lewis has devoted himself with ali
his energies to promoting the de-
velopement of his county by lending
his services to the commercial club
of his city, and raising such products
as have bore away from the State
Fair for several years some of the
best prizes. We know naught against
the man, and pass him over to the
electors of the district for their con-
SHERATON. lie has been accused OF !
being brought out by the Vested
Interests. He has entered a vigOr-
Gus denial thereto, which if properly |
sustained by developing facts, his |
actions and campaign department,
we will in such an even tuality, which
we consider quite remote indeed,
take him for second choice in case
our favorite, B. Z. Harrison don t
get IN the second race.
The Ala & Miss R. r. will run
special excursion to Vinegar Bend on
July End for the big barbecue train
leave Pine Level Camp No u at
Z a. m. and return, Pine Level at Z
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24
HONOR ROLL.

Thomas G. O. CITY $500
Brewer, B. j., Richton RID Sl.OO
Patterson. &. N, City $1.OO
Avera, S. W., Avera 80
Rox r G. City so