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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
MUCH INTEREST BEING
TAKEN IN PIANO CONTESTS
The First Standing OF the Contestants
Will Be Published in The Times
Next Week-If You Are Not
In, Enter Now and Win.

The piano contests being conducted
by Hamblen & Thomas and The Hol-
combe Drug Company, are attracting
considerable interest among the young
ladies of Greenville, and already q
hundred contestants have entered the
lists to compete for the pianos.
Next week The Times will print the
list of contestants with the number of
votes received by each, and this win
perhaps stimulate the contestants 70
greater efforts. Besides giving away
the grand prizes, the two pianos, each
firm viii also give away many othsr
prizes every month to the contestants
who have made the greatest gains for
the month.
In an interview with these enterpris-
ing merchants, they stated that they
were gratified with the progress al
ready made, and they believe that these
contests will prove the most popular
ever conducted IN Greenville.
Watch next week s Times for the
standing of the contestants.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

view of the fact that this position has
been abandoned by a number of the
members of the State Senate who voted
for a resolution of censure against him,
many of whom have since recognized
him as a gentleman by meeting him in
Joint debate, some other line of defense
must be adopted
The withdrawal of Dulaney's counsel
from this position, after summoning a
large number of witnesses to testify
against Bilbo's good name, is only fur
ther evidence that they have seen the
weakness of attempting to discredit
Bilbo.
The regularly empaneled jury having
been exhausted, it will be necessary for
the Sheriff to summon them from those
who are the most available when the
case is called. Of course among those
subpoenaed a number viii be disquali-
fed by reason of having formed or ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or in
nocense of the accused, and the selec-
tion of the jury win no doubt be look
ed after very carefully by counsel for
both sides.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
G. r. COCK APPOINTED.

Capt. G. R. Cock, county road superin-
teNlent has been notified of his ap-
pointment by Governor Noel as one OF
the five delegates from Mississippi -
the good roads congress to be held in
Indianapolis on December 6, 7, 8, and
9th.
The appointment of Mr.. Cock will
meet with the approval of all. There
has never been road superintendent
of Washington county who has worked
harder or accomplished more in the way
of improving the county highways than
Mr.. Cock. He thoroughly understands
the building and maintenance of roads
in this section of the Delta, which is
attested to by the present fine condi-
tion of the county roads.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF SUP
ERvISORS.

The Board of Supervisors of Wash
ington County met in regular monthly
session ut the court house Monday, Nov
ember 7th, 1910. Those present were:
L. S. Redd, president; L. J. Parnell,
George Wheatley, J. E. Branton and
L. c. Hays, members; Thos. Worthing-
ton, sheriff; w. W. Miller, clerk.
Claims were allowed amounting to
$6,140.95.
Assessment against J. B. CASTOR of
Leland, of 81, 10000 reduced to $4,000.
Report of John G. Archer, county
treasurer, was fled and submitted 10
the board. 1t showed balance oa
hand in bank of $ss,766.70.
Per diem and mileage to the amount
of $3.50 allowed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
DEATH OF MRS. M. e. GILKEY.

Mrs. NJ. E. Gilkey, widow of the late
Col. A. J. Gilkey, died at the home of
Col. I. c. Dulaney, at Grace, on Tues
day last.
Mrs. Gilkey bad never been a well
woman since the death of her husband
last June, and the sad end came on
Tuesday, when her soul took its fight
10 the great beyond.
She was a faithful member of the
Catholic Church. She was not only
faithful to her church, but just as faith
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

The City Council of Greenville met
in regular session at o'clock p. m. at
the City Hall. Those present were:-
VIM. Yerger, Mayor; III. Wilczinski, j.
NJ. Robertshaw, J. A. Cannon, E. q.
Ham and A V Wineman, aldermen.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing was on motion dispensed with, same
standing approved.
A petition signed as claimed by S5
per cent. of ths property owners for
eurbs and cutters on Broadway from
Alexander street to Decatur street, was
granted by vote of the council.
Petition for arc light on Persimmon
street was referred to the Committee on
Lights, H. Wilczinski, chairman.
The following petition was presented
and granted by the Council:
FThe City Council of Greenville -
Your petitioners respectfully show that
they propose to engage in the manufac-
turing of hoops AMI slaves at a point
near the Peoples Compress in the City
of Greenville, Mississippi. In the
course of this business, we mannfaeturg
lumber, but exclusively for our own
use, and not for sale to the general pub
lie until brought out as finished pro-
duet, as above stated. We respectful
BY petition you to grant US the usual
exemption from taxation for five years.
Yours Respectfully,
THE CRESTON HOOP co.
By ]. D. Stayton.
The Council was addressed by Mr..
Taylor, representing Fire Insurance Bu-
reau, procuring to the City of Green
vile, second class rating, provided
the City would put in approximately
$500 feet of IL inch water mains in
streets to be designated after careful
survey and examination by Mr.. Taylor
in connection with City Engineer and
Fire Committee.
The Council on motion agreed to CON-
ply with the above requirements
The ordinance for cutting weeds on
property within the City was passed
as below:
Be it ordained by the City Council of
Greenville, that it shall be the duty of
every property owner within the cor
porate limits of the City to cut the
grass and weeds and brush, upon the
same and TO keep them culled to a
height not exceeding II inches and if
the property owper shall fail TO do so.
after having been given notice, AMI five
days within which to do the work then
the City may al once have the same
done at the expense of the owner of
the property upon which the work is
done and the same shall become lien
upon the property upon which the work
is done: the purpose of this ordinance
being of sanitary nature Effective
fnom and after publication.
The City bills as approved by the FL
nance Committee were allowed and or
dered paid amounting to $10,006.27.
The Council then adjourned.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

One of the things that should come
to a halt is the practice of decorating
Mississippi depots-with advertisements
of stores in Other States. If railroads
are to enjoy the privilege of display
ing advertisements in their depots they
should be called upon 10 pay for the
privilege. In this State the publish
ers are required to come across with
the coin of the realm.--Natchez Demo
crat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
MISSISSIPPI CoRrT WINS.

Warren county raised corn, taken
from the place Of Charles Opperman, at
Katzenmeyers Station, north of vicks-
burg, captured the sweepstakes prizes
at the Ford county (Illinpis) fair last
week, when exhibited there by Mr.. OPP
perman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
MRS. SCHMIDT GOES TO DENVER

Mrs Harry F. Schmidt, manager of
the Bijou, the coy little motion picture
theatre, left Tuesday night for Denver,
Colorado, where she viii remain for
several weeks with hopes of recuperat.
ing her health.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

RIVER NEWS-The Katie was to
have been launched last Tuesday.
The Allen came up in place of the
Paragould last Sunday. She got over
400 bales of cotton here, and took 1900
bales into Vicksburg.
The steamer E. Hinsley is to be placed
in the Vicksburg and Bends trade very
shortly.
The Louisville Courier-Journal gets
off the following:
This is the popular refrain among the
officers, crews and passengers on boarl
the racing steamboats, away down on
the Mississippi river:
For we1l give her little rosin,
And open her blower wide,
To show them the way to Natchez,
Running against the tide.
Oh, little more rosin, do
A little more pitch and pine,
Throw in a can of glycerine
And barrel of turpentine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

In this issue is published the notice
of the dissolution of the firm of Isep-
berg & Mosinger, the latter retiring.
Mr.. Isenberg will continue the business
at the old stand, where he will enter
tain his customers with the best liquors
TO be procured.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
HOUSE IS DEMOCRATIC.

Reports from Washington state that
the new sixty-second congress will be
made up as follows:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

Messrs. Luft and Perry have opened
up variety store on Central avenue
Notwithstanding the unfair and iniuJi-
cious enbergo laid upon this portion OF
the town, which is fast building up,
and property :here is being eagerly
sought after.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

The Brookhaven Citizen says:-We
charge Governor Alcorn with appoint
ing Anderson and others, wiz were
condemned and proven to be thieves.
to office, knowing the fact at the tim,,
all which we can prove. We can, in
the counties of Lincoln and Lawrence
point out thieves-yes thieves, who do
not deny the charge, who are appoin-
tees of J. l.. Alcorn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
news OF GREENv|lLE
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Items of News Which VIII Be OF In
terest to the Older Inhabitants,
Taken from the Files of
the Greenville Times.

The Rev. Mr.. Stickney has been pre-
vailed to remain IN Greenville for the
present and viii hold weekly service
here.
As there have been no boats for the
last two or three days prior to going
to press, we are without late news.
Some days we have two or three boats
per day, then we have two or three
days per Boat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

%Wisconsin sends one socialist TO
congress
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11

Would you ike a pianof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
MAYORS SON MAY GO.
Fred Kirkland Has Not as Yet Accept
ed Annapolis Appointment.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 29-Fred Kirt-
land, the son of Mayor c. B. Kirt-
land, who was sometime ago appoint
ed to Annapolis by Senator ]. L. Bris-
tow, has not yet decided whether or
not he will accept the appointment.
which means that he will have to stay
away from his home practically eight
years, as he must spend four years in
preparatory school at Annapolis and
then four years more on the training
ships for the navy.
Fired is a great home boy and 1
do not know whether or not he would
care to be away eight years." said
Mayor Kirkland I'VE were in Abilene
talking with Everett Hazlett, who was
appointed to Annapolis by Congress-
man Calderhead. He is anxious that
Fred go with him when he goes to
Annapolis soon."
The Salina boy may go to Annapolis
in June, If he accepts the appoint
ment, on which there is still some
doubt in the mind of his father and
himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
WHO SHALL BE SENATOR?
Democrats Busy Trying to Select a
Successor to Depew.

New York. Dec. 29.-Public state
ments and circular letters favoring the
principal Democratic candidates for
the seat in the United States senate
about to be vacated by Chauncey NJ.
Depew become more numerous with
the approach of the first of the year
and the time for the convening of the
next state legislature.
From VIM F. Sheehan something is
expected today in the nature of a re-
ply to the recent declaration in his
favor by prominent Democrats of
Buffalo. his former home.
VIM. Church Osborne, chairman of
the committee which is advocating the
candidacy of Edward M. Shepard,
heads long list of we'll known New
York Democrats who signed an appeal
to voters asking them to write to their
representative in the legislature in
Mr.. Shepard's favor. This contest for
the senatorship is of unusual import
ance because the incoming legislature
will be the first that has had a Demo-
cratic majority and power to send a
Democrat to the United States senate
since the late David B. Hill sat in that
body.
Mr.. Shepard and Mr.. Sheehan are
the leading candidates but in the
event of a deadlock between them
friends stand ready to press the claims
of Supreme Court Justice ]. w. Gerard,
D. Cady Herrick, J. Sergeant Cram or
David F. CohaIon. Cram and Cohalon
are closely identified with Tammany
n a II q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
CHESS PLAYERS COMING
State Tournament in Topeka Janu-
ary and 4.

Notices of the ninth annual meeting
of the Kansas Chess association were
received by the local members of the
organization this morning. The con-
test for state honors will be held Tues
day and Wednesday, January 8 and f.
in the parlors of the Commercial club,
beginning at 10 o'clock on the day first
mentioned.
1t is expected that a number of chess
enthusiasts will be present, to indulge
in social games if they are not trying
out for the state championship.
H. w. Moore, vice president of the
organization, was the successful player
last year. The contest should be OF
particular interest next week, as Major
A. NJ. Harvey, who has five times come
off with the honors will compete, and it
goes without saying that a big effort
will be made to defeat the ex-cham-
pion.
The officials of the organization now
plan to organize an intercollege chess
league, including teams from Washburn,
Kansas university, Baker, and the State
Agricultural college, the annual tour
ney of this league to take place in con-
junction with the state meet.
officers of the state organization are:
President, Prof. F. H. Lane; vice presi-
dent, H. w. Moore; secretary-treasurer
o. C. Brett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
THROWN FROM BEDS.
Twelve Persons Disturbed by ExpIo-
sion of Dynamite Bombs.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. ga grocery
store owned by Jim Mano, at 265 Clin-
ton street, was wrecked by two dyna
mite explosions early today and ten
houses in the neighborhood were
damaged. Ten men, a woman and a
little baby were sleeping on the second
floor of the store but escaped un-
harmed. They were thrown from
their beds.
The explosions, one following the
other in rapid succession, could be
heard a great distance, and the resi-
dents in the vicinity were thrown into
state of high excitement.
Several sticks of dynamite with half
burned fuses were found nearby.
Mano says he believes that Italian
enemies of his are responsible. He
has had much litigation in the courts
lately, coming out victorious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29

sistant to the president, Took at this
advance of ten per cent for the en-
gineerS of the road. Take the wages
of the engineers on the Rock Island
lines and add ten per cent to them and
you will see what it means.
mot only this but the price of ma
terials has raised-raised almost every
per cent. Wages have been increased
and the general expenses in all de-
partments has increased
Expecting an answer to the effect
that the defeat of the freight raise
proposition would mean a general ca
lamity in the country, the reporter
put that question to Mr.. Sweet.
Again he smiled, took a puff or SO
at his cigar and gave as his answer:
New York will attend to that
sweet Well Known Here.
A E. Sweet is yell known in Topeka
When H. u. Nudge was general man.
ager of the Atehison, Topeka & Santa
Fe in this city, Mr.. Sweet held the
position of his assistant. Later Mr..
Nudge went to the Rock Island as sec
ond vice president and Mr.. Sweet took
the position of general superintendent
of the Rock Island with headquarters
in Topeka. When Mr.. Nudge was made
president of the road, A. E. Sweet was
made assistant to him.
Mr.. Sweet is a modern railway Of
ficial-he is of the type of today-not
lH6 O1O ClIIlST WuO SlCppGu lIOUl u1S
private car with a black cigar stuck In
Cannon-style from the corner of his
mouth and his head held high in the
air.
A. E. Sweet steps from his car. looks
around through the crowd and if he
sees anyone he knows he calls him by
his first name, grabs his hand AMI
shakes it in such manner that a
person would think they were under
the influence of the late General Man
ager Hurley of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Sweet has a firm grip, a piercing
eye and is pleasant to talk with. He
talks of the railroad work and the rail-
road situations in decipherable style
you don't have to be a statistician
or an expert to understand what he
has to tell you.
A visitor walked through the general
superintendent office at the Rock
Island just after Mr.. Sweet left this;
morning.
What's new?'' he asked one of the
clerks.
"a E. Sweet is here today was his
answer-"and say. let me tell you
something-he is a prince. yes sir-a
princer'
That's what the railroad men think
of A E Sweet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
Three Cowboys Rescue Chair
man Of Frisco System.
Thrown From Horse i'm Front of
Infuriated Wild Hogs.
HUNT THEN STOPPED.
Railroad Head Terminates Hunt
Though Only Bruised.
Beasts He Escaped Dangerous
Because of Poison Bite.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 29.-When the
horse Colonel B. F. Yoakum was rid
ing in the hunt of wild javelins STUN
bled and threw him in front of a pack
of the infuriated beasts he thought it
was all off with him.
Three cowboys riding close to the
chairman of the Frisco system wer,
quick with their guns and. killing three
OF the attacking animals. put the 9TH
ers to flight, while Colonel Yoakum
scrambled to his feet and escaped in
jury.
The javelins are the wild boars OF
THIS country, and even more vicious,
Tor their bite is deadly poison, and
when hunted they will fight if wound
ed and not killed outright
They will help a wounded mate and
stand by MIN until killed, and the jave-
lin hunt is always attended with dam
ger to the huntSmen.
The holiday hunt had been planned on
an elaborate scale for B. F. Yoakum.
R. D. Yoakum and James Campbell of
the Frisco system, who are spending
the holidays in southern Texas.
The game preserve of the King ranch
in the southwestern part of the state is
the only place in this part of the coun-
try where the wild javelinaS are found
in large numbers. The hunt started
Monday night and the party of about
20 huheetS p iHSiuuihS Ten expert HuillS-
men and many dead shots from the
King and neighboring ranches, con-
tr1buted to the exciting event which
was to last four days.
The party had been riding for several
hours chasing the long tusked ami
mails for some time without killing any.
Mr.. Yoakum and his three companions
were to the rear of the main body of
hunters when from a dense thicket a
pack of the beasts attacked the horse
Colonel Yoakum, was riding.
The animal SHE'D and threw him over
the javelinas. The pack turned upon
him just as his associates came up and
shot three of the beasts.
The colonel escaped with a few bruises
and a nervous shock. which prompted
him to discontinue the chase of the
wild iavelinas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
JOHN W. ELLIS DEAD.
Was President of the First National
Bank Founded.

New York, Dec. 29.-John w Ellis,
who played a large part in engineering
the national finances in the civil war;
is dead at his home here in his 94th
vaar after an illness of several years.
He started his business career in
Cincinnati at the age of IS and by the
time the civil war began was regarded
as one Of the leading financiers of the
,,oiddIo west. He was president of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail ,
road and interested in other railroad
nroDertfes. He was instrumental in or
ganizing the national bank system in
the war and became president of the
first national bank founded. At this
time he was continuously in consulta-
fion with President Lincoln, Secretary
chase and with Jay Cooke. When Gen
era1 Grant was selected president, Mr.
Ellis was asked to head the treasury
department but declined. He came to
New york city in 1870 and retired frora
active business ten years later.
Mr.. Ellis was born in Williamsburg.
a. and was educated at Kenyon col
leRe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
ANTITRUST CASE.
1t Is Being Submitted in Supreme
Court Today.

The Kansas antitrust case against
the Standard Oil company, instituted
in 1906 by Attorney General Coleman,
is being submitted to Special Commits
sioner L. w. Keplinger of the Kansas
supreme court in Kansas City today by
Fred S. Jackson. attornev general.
The evidence gathered by both the
state and the Standard comprises eight
bound volumes of stenographers' notes.
There are 1910 typewriter pages of
these notes.
Three days are expected to be re-
quired in the hearing of arguments
before Judge Keplinger His findings
of fact are to be submitted to the SUI
preme court in about a month, at
which time further argument will be
heard by the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
DOES NOT BELIEVE IT..
Secretary Knox Discredits Story of At
tack on American Consul.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Secretary OF
State Knox was in warlike mood to-
day. Following a visit to. the White
House he declared he was in favor of
taking Japan on first for three fast
rounds of the bloodiest sort of fighting.
The secretary had had long talk with
the president. He seemed hardly pre-
pared for the onslaught of the re-
porters as he reached the executive
offices door.
do you favor war with JaDan?" he
'sI do favor it, he replied, pro
vided, however" he added, that there
are no soldiers on either side except
newspaper reporters"
Have you any particular favorites
i'm the profession you would like to put
in the front ranks?" some one asked.
mo" said the secretary, I am not
playing any favorites. Put 'em all in
the front ranks. I love them ALL
seWhy did the state department sup
press the report of an attack on Vice
Consul Williamson by two Japanese
and a Chinaman at Dalny. Man
churia % asked a particularly brave
Young newspaper man.
'All I know about that" answered
the secretary, sis what 1 read in the
newspapers this morning. Therefore,
I don't believe it is true"