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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
POLLY" The SEMINARY BEAUTY
PeDeated for the Benefit Of the Fire Boys ana the
Daughters of the Confederacy was Poorly AZ
tended, but the Young People Surpassed their
First Efforts. %YU$.tz II

signed them and played their parts
and sung their songs perfectly.
The young gentlemen, Messrs.
Frank Emerson, Alvin Hea1n,
Louis Geagan, Harry Davis and
Roy Wright we're equally proficient
in their lines and acting. Il
The girl and boy students Who VIC / /
made up the chorus and formed
the ballet were Mis- es Katie h lee
White, Estelle Tannehill, Effii1ee'A
Shaw, Beatrice Pace, Florence
Peters, Laura Wasson. and nd: horenla
Walker; Messrs. Ed Banks, Olalpes
Terrall, Sam Godfrey, Sims N >7't1[:
Webster Godfrey and Gavin Free.
man. s.. ],
The play was fine and deserved 9
better recognition, and it .i is the.
hope Of our theater- goers' tn that tins ms
NAV not be Miss Pearle Rogers
last visit to our town, where she she
has made a host Of friends.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Grand Egg Hunt.

An egg hunt will be given given for
the children Saturday March 26th, |
at $50 p. N. a committee will
meet the children at the court
house at 2 o'clock and conduct
them to West Main street above owe
the residence Of Dr.. s, s. Godfrey,
where the hunt will take place.
There will be three different
places for the children TO hunt.
Tie first WILDE for children.
under six years old, price i've g
cents. To-the- child finding the
large gold egg there will be given
a large china easter st egg. 70 the
child who finds the silver egg VIII VIII
he given 9 a,, china llla' egg.
The second place will will pc Tor
/ children from 6 to il years o.
age, price dyo cents cents e. the ones
l finding the gold and N: SIS silver g gg''
]. will be given china easter ai't 9 ggs.
The third place will be TO
! all over twelve. price ten cents
) 10. the child who finds the golc
! egg will be given. $10o and Ind to t't' tn 3
{ one who finds the silver egg o
J! cents will be given.
More eggs will be hid this yea
Z than ever before 50 the chlldrGe g
J. will not be disappointe Sen
Ell the children out to enjoy then
d selves and helpzto raise the none l
! to put the cemetery in good &. co 20
dition. s.s:s
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
--LATEST. NEWS FROM COLLEGE HILL
Winfield High School Baseball Team Will open the
1910 Season Saturday Afternoon with the
Dodson High School Team for Adversaries. Boys
Are in Good Shape for the Fray.

he able to put their whole time on the
game and not be worrying about now
they will meet expenses.
Our men who are going in for track 's
athletics have also been practlclng
their races. Field apparatus has been
ordered, and just as soon as 1t gets
here we will start work.
Don'tforget the ball game satur-
day. We need your money.
Last Sunday night about - o'clock
.sRanl'' was discovered holding con-.
sui with "Cow'' WATSON in reference
to the baseball game. Thinking that
be and aooW" were alone Ram"
got confidential, "say COW, ! reckon
| you have noticed that ! have spent s'11
most Of the nights lately from home.
EIt's because get to worrying about
playing ball 50 much that every night
/ 60 to sleep I begin playing ball.
have broken 8 beds and p cLs'rs N u
four nights you notice RAT
out late youswill knew the reason
! Why. let qs hope for big speedy
recovery:
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25

Miss Rogers, who delighted a
large and fashionable audience by
her first presentation Of "Polly,"
The Seminary Beauty, was pre-
vailed on to.repeat the performance
last Saturday night for the benefit
Of the Fire Company and Daugh
tiers Of the Confederacy. ..ss
The RESPONSE to this generous
act Of Miss Rogers was not what
was expected as the audience was
scarcely half as large as that " 1l'1l
greeted the first performance. The
Memorial Association entertained
the same night and drew away
many who would have attended.
Miss Aadie Williams as Polly
May Crawford as Daisy, Blanche
Jones as Ophelia, Lease Bailey al
Jane, Office Barnes as Maize ant
Celeste Brian as Maggie, the plqu
ant Irish girl, we're bright, swee
land saucy in the several roles as
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Grand Leader Entertains.

Yesterday was Easter Millinery
opening at the Grand Leader store store
and delightful punch and cake were
served to callers all day. Miss Mary
Wood presided atthe. punch bowl and
added to the zest Of the refreshments
By her charming graoious: perso nahty'..
Il is the custom Of this store to offer
tthiias1 treat each !; year on this opening
day.
Ladies', you are invited to inspect
cur new line OF laees, emD roloeFles,
1 founcings, shirt waist fronting ano
vide insertions for shirt Waists
WINFIELD Mercantile Go. 5s
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Among His Old Friends 3 I!

W. c. Colyln, formerly Of the 'e'..
Colvi4 Hotel here, but nov mlne &.
host If the 7. r. e :. Hotel By
Alexandria, was an appreciated E3''
visitor to our town 4. Monday ap g 4. !
Tuesday and was ,lI. kept y. ; busy y snak
ing hands with old friends. H. AZ ls
keeping his repntiooln1: az an. ideal .a'
host and entertainer ct bis ilI new
(place At the. Hub CITY, where y heyl e.
always glad to welcome ll h 4 9 old5
neighbors who visit sit. bis Is city 1 Ys5
speak from 8 personal soma &. experlenl!ee
when We say Mr.. Colvin. will make.
you welcome and treat. you y Ike & .: q
4 prince when you visit him b g g'
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Governor Sand rs' z Premium

a fine gold watch is offered w
Governor Sand ers to q mem bers Of.
the Boys Corn Club between the ne.
ages Of 10 and IS years, who gro vs..
the best acre Or half acre. Bach s..
contestant must exhibit ten ears IS
and offer q certificate q yield 'liI
Yield and exhibit will each count llt5.
50 per cent ii the Judging.
State ssuperint ent OF Educa-
ton I. H. Harris offers 500 + to Tvs
boy making the greatest yield q. Ct
corn off ono acre ID 1910. rh1e'
/ contestants lust be mem ers Ct
4 1.-The Boys Corn Club.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Off for Minden.

Next Friday, April ! our school
boys and girls, or at least 9 good
share Of them, will go TO Mind l'e
to participate in ] the literary and
athletic contests. We. will be re-
presented in the following contests:
Literary, debate, defamation, es
say and chorus; athletic it lett mile, half
mile, quarter nile, 22Q yard dash,
the 100 and the SO yard dash,
hammer d ] discus, pole vault, shot,
broad and high jumps and relay
race. Our represe natives will be
May Crawford, Asldie Williams,
Efle Shaw, Edna Godfrey, Tom
Huffman, Aubrey Orr, Glen Dur
ham, Mylie Durham, Mahlon Dur
ham, Everett Flick, H];uey Long 11
| Harlie Bozeman, William lCupl
and George BozemaD. Prof. s. y
Adams will be with the boys, !anl am
! 4 chaperon for the girls will b
provided. With this crowd "
1 ought TO bring back some honor
] at least. We willlet you know ]
No do. !... All.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
BIG TIMBER ! DEAL D E; { ].
Reportssof the Sale OF fremont
Lumber Co. Holdings.

The Picayune Of last Friday FRIDAY
published the report that the Ire.
mont ] Lumber Co. had sold its
holdings in this vicinity.
rbe reported purchase BY the /
.Frpst / 4 ohnsen Lumber I'm Company
ofstlouis sofi thAe tracts Of tim Der
owned By the fremont At. Lumber
Company, Of Chicago and fremont,
La, viii, .if verified, be the largest
lumber transaction in this part Of
tie country since the purch ase q
| the eatsseuthern lands several
years, ago;
s|Tlhe;goyy1e q! interests y who owned
the sFremont lands, are supposed.
/ to be worth more than 81, 100000,
/ and. u lave g, 900 to=s75, 900 acres
| land sin Catahoula, Vim Vim and
Lincoln parishes, all good, high
lands, that are easy to handle, but
! (haVa hardly been touched vi the
saw. SO far, and are among the
| few tracts Of virgin pine lands
remaining ID Louisiana. he dea
/ has been talked Of among lumber l's1
III men for some time, and It's be
j Elieyeds that it is pract icallyy closed lllt
.I|It.is said that the land represent:
IA stumpage Of 2 ,o0Ql,, 100000 90 |,l fes'
4 Is stupendous mount NO ut when On
Il calculates that at from S3 to 's' go
l|thousand is the ceepted figure e
1stumpage
The Frost Johnson Compa1n7y, q
reorganiza alton Of the Frost sTrig
Company, and has more no than q b
100000 capital The .''' om ~ " y
reorganized three years ago..
[formerl owned q q large amount
land near the gulf coast west
the Mississip pi,
At.s3 per 4 ousanlld the stun
: age men toned y; would be ..' VOL
1 |s6,O O0,O 900. The company deY
Ioping It would build r g lT Dads, !
[up mills and Elumb plants, bu
Ihouses for kmeIl and oper'
Istores and ..exp end q VerJyl jig
sum of none The land ls q 9
IIto good farlning lands ,andco g
Blbe but ont emarke hen clear
without raiiniin ne hreYeII
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
TRAINED /, !; !, ANIMALS AFEATURE
Sparks, Show introduces Many
iIlf3 Four Footed Actors.

y
Just to enthust the young ones
and bewilder and astonish those
whoare not so young, the Sparks
sd8Ws is coming Thursday, April
7th,ss The show will give two per.
ftslnances Of the biggest entertain
NETT that has ever been attempted
~. The management of the Sparks.
Shows. The people will have an
opportunity Of seeing a number OF
best, trained animal acts in the
l.histury offthe circus business. The
herd Sc # trained elephants, wonder,
ful contrast with those seen IN the
| pastti shave been brought from
Europe recently to add to this
seasons pro raml'm11ee g and q sensa !.
4 tional and=spect acular horse act is is
/ another important !. feature a'll7. On the g
!. bill, Co.
! Yhesmenagerie also affords un sl;=
J. usual interest to those who are are
! fond Of animals. Init are presented
! many new specimens hitherto
- - IS
/ unknown to the ZOOS Of America,
The regular programme aboun 1'l
.(|in Wonde rful acts:
/. All of5the worlds greatest gym 70
81 nasts, aerialists, acrobatss an NC
/, equestrians have g place on. s th'
e bill. The things reformed by t:h'
q trained animals are extraord Urinary
s. There are ele CHANTS which play q
musical Instruments, horses tia
is play balloon polo and dogs tia
q take part In an exciting game SO Z
i. football. The peri rmance oper
as with q huge spect acl 9 that .ls bri
&c liant inits coloring and massive g !
Of its effect
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Card Of Thanks.

The white sale held last Saturs
day forthe benei t of the cemetery
Melted S26. w E extend curt hanks
to every one who ontribu ted any
thing towards making the sale q
success. =Especial y Do We thank X.
Bernstein for the use % the
Ibuild ling, 4.
MEMO sAgso gIATI 0N.
Bring 4you butte eggs af fttl
SIchickans 81 II alWa you
ghest market Wood ro. SO g
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
Junior Leagers.

Members Of the Junior League are re
earnestly requested to meet az the ne
Methodist Church at 4 o'clock to
morrow afternoon Saturday J. Let
everyone try to be there.
& is95$ sFss5 SUPERINTENDENT
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-25
This Greosote Plant.

ork1p on the Louisiana iE greosot,
inc eompany'a new plant . and saw.
mil, just east Of the Y b s. A.
Co.'s depot, is taking on proper.
lions. "A railroad switch is being
graded to the new site, and a big
ditch has been dug making : . good Cd
drainage. Machinery for the saw.
mill is being put il position ii and 90
work Of building two brick ssu!p /.
ports 81 / for The boilers Of both 18th plants
has already commenced.
sEbe site is.a SAP i ideal ene, being
aeeessible t99I All Of the four ra alll
roads leading into Winndeld'
Ibese two enterprises will afford
employment to about 3 hundred
men and thus give an impetus t
] Winnaeld's trade, which is s' impr'oy Y
ing all the time. D
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
RICH N. Y. JEW MURDERED.
Clothing Manufacturer Found Dead in
his Factory.

New York, Jan. 3.-Morris Nathan
son, well-to-do middle-aged real es-
tate holder and clothing manufacturer
was found dead in the loft of his fac
tory, bound hand and foot TO a chair
with half-inch rope. He had been dead
for hours and the vast, vacant loft
was filled with escaping gas from a
broken pipe just above his head.
There were no marks of violence on
the body.
There was no money in the pockets,
one of which had been turned inside
out, and Nathansons key to the loft
was also missing.
His desk, which adjoined his part
ner's, was open and Uttered with torn
and crumpled papers in the widest
confusion.
Puzzled. the police detained Isaac
H. Gold, the partner, on the strength
Of what the police says is disagree
ment between his own story of his
movements Saturday night and that
told by his wife. However, before the
coroner. Gold was so frank and will
ing in his statement that he was re-
leased on $1,000 bail.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL JUMPS
Train PIunaes Down Emhankment and
Catches Fire

Trenton, Mo-, Jan. 3.-Three people,
two of whom are women, were killed
and 43 injured, three seriously, when
the Rock Island passenger train, No.
8, the California Special" was
wrecked two miles south of here.
The Known Dead.
o. P. Lininger, fireman, Trenton,
Mo-
Mrs. Gertrude Barner, Armourdale,
Kan.
Unidentified woman
Northwestern People Hurt.
]. soring, Davenport. Iowa, leg brok-
en- and head injured; serious.
Mrs Nancy Hamersley, Let's, Iowa,
head badly injured.
Miss Mary Goodnor, Watcher, Ia,
back and head hurt
Isaac Dean, Watcher, Iowa, leg
badly sprained.
Mrs. Drusilla Knapp, Adrian, Mich
back wrenched and knee injured.
William E. Lyon. 5-yearold child OF
Mrs. F. P. Lyon, Phoenix, Ark, back
injured.
E. A. Peacock, Keosauqua, Iowa
back sprained.
F. E. McMeans. mail clerk, Daven.
port, Iowa, bruised.
w. S. Winston, Ottumwa, Iowa,
sprained and bruised
Mrs. Anna Schallenberger, Nichols,
Iowa, back severely sprained
Dr. Fannie Schaffer, Centerville,
Iowa. bruised.
M. Porcupit. Parkersburg, Iowa,
bruised and sprained
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
so LOS ANGELES tNiRIES
100000 VISITORS EXPECTED TO
VIEW AVIATION CONTESTS.
French Syndicate, Headed BY Paul.
han, and Many Others to
Take Part.

Los Angeles, Jan. 3.--With work
well under way on the grandstand that
will seat $4,000 people and on the
aviation course at Dominguez final
plans for the aviation contests here
next week are being made The meet
will begin Jan. 10 and continue ustil
Jan. 20.
The number of visitors is expected
to reach 100000
Charles Willard of New York, who
has been making flights in a Curtiss
machine, is here with the Curtiss ma
chine No. i; Roy Knabenshue and Lin
coin Beachey are here with two dirig-
ible balloons; ]. H. Classen has sent
two aeroplanes to this city in charge
OF George Duesler; Frank Johnson of
San Francisco, has just brought from
the East Curtiss machine; Clifford
B. Harmon of New York, has sent here
the balloon New York." holder of
the United States duration record, and
Hillery Beachey is here with the aero
plane built by r. N. Gill in Baltimore.
Members of the French aviation syn
dictate, headed by Louis Paulhan and
including also Nine. Paulhan, Mason,
Mascarol. and half dozen mechanics
will leave New York for Los Angeles
on special train. A. P. Lambert of
Beloit. Wis, is expected to arrive this
week with a Curtiss biplane Louis
Bergdoll of Philadelphia, will bring a
Bleriot monoplane. Captain A.. E.
Muller has assembled his immense
monoplane.
Total entries in the three divisions
have reached 60.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
new YORK TENEMENT FIRE
MORE THAN A SCORE ARE HURT,
FIVE OF THEM FATALLY.
Six of the Injured Persons Are Fire
men, Overcome Rescuine I'm.
periled Occupants.

New York, Dec. 31.-More than
score of persons were injured, five of
them probably fatally, in fire which
swept big double tenement on Bel
mont avenue, East New York. Six of
the injured were firemen, who were
overcome by smoke and hurt in aiding
imperilled people in the blazing struc-
ture.
Some of the tenants escaped to the
adjoining buildings, but when the fire.
men reached the scene the fire escapes
and the upper windows were crowded
with panic-stricken people ready to
jump. All were deferred and rescued
by ladders except one woman, who
jumped from a second-story window
and was badly injured.
In one room family of five foreign
ers was found unconscious and the
members were carried to safety by
firemen.
A dozen persons were taken to hos
pitfalls suffering from smoke inhalation
and burns.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
GAME COMMISSIONERS NAMED.
H. A. Rider and George J. Bradley
Fill Vacancies.

st. Paul. Dec. Ex-Governor Eber-
hart has announced the appointment
of II A. Rider. of Little Falls, and
George j. Bradley, of Norwood, as
members OF the fish and game com
mission. Following the custom of
previous governors, Governor Eber-
hart, in naming his commission, rec
commended that Mr. Rider be elected
as executive agent to succeed Carlos
Avery.
1t is understood that some of the
Democratic leaders have objected to
surrendering the executive agency,
and one of the members of the com.
mission, o. j. Johnson, in recent
visit to Minneapolis, told some of his
friends that the commission would
elect Democratic executive in spite
of the governors recommendation.
Governor Eberhart said he would go
no farther than to recommend
Mr. Rider is deputy United States
marshal. He is a resident OF the
Sixth congressional district.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
TAFT's SMILE eREETs GUESTS.
Thousands of Callers Welcomed at
Annual Reception.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Ahe expansive
Taft smile overlooked it's usual boun
diaries and embraced the world
The occasion was the first annual
New Years reception of the new adj
ministration. The big broad Taft per
sonality reached out and gathered to
it's kindly presence thousands-from
the courtly members of the diplomatic
corps to the plainest of the plain PEG,
pie.
1t was open house" at the presi.
dental abode, with President and Mrs.
Taft as host and hostess.
Long before the White House doors
were Unattached the crowds began to
assemble in the presidents front yard.
1t was motley gathering that had
come to wish him happy New Year,
and shake his hand in greeting. Young
and old chatted in the line. Fur-lined
overcoats rubbed elbows with gar.
ments that were shabby and thin.
Venerable grey-beards, young bloods,
timid maids and matrons of poise hud,
died together IN heterogeneous Amer.
lean lSultitude.
Willie the great American people
were aligning themselves in snaky
column that filled the yard, and ex.
tended for blocks up Pennsylvania
avenue, their high-priced servant was
doing his duty as the head of great
world power, greeting the representa-
tives of the other world powers with
words of cordially and regard.
A gorgeous procession of diplomats
clad in brilliant panoply of the court
costumes of their various nations, was
the spectacle of the occasion. Led by
the Italian ambassador, Baron Mayor
des Planches, the dean of the diplo
matte corps by virtue of his length Of
service here in Washington, and fol
lowed by the entire body of accredited
foreign representatives, ambassadors
first, then ministers, and both ar
ranged according to length of servic.
1.-The newest ambassadors and minis
tiers last in the procession of thet