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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the District Court Of the United
States for the Southern Division
of the Southern District of
Mississippi.

In the matter of Steadman & Went
worth, in bankruptcy, bankrupts.
To the creditors of Steadman &
Wentworth of Hattiesburg, Forrest
county and district aforesaid, bank
rupts:
Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the 18th day of February,
A. L., 1910, the said Steadman & Went
worth were duly adjudicated bankrupt
and that the first meeting of its cred
itors will be held at the office of F,
c. Hathorn, in Hattiesburg, Miss, on
the 2Sth day of February, A. D., 1910
at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon, al
which time the said creditors may at
tend, prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Dated at Gulfport, Miss, this 18th
day of February, A. D., 1910.
J. o. GILLESPIE
Referee in Bankruptcy
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18

which 10 certain to be drawing card
and the other players who have been
selected for specialties betwesn acta
tonight VIII present an entire change
from ANYTHING given SO far during the
engagement.
Tomorrow afternoon "A Daughter
Of Dixie" with Little Trixie" in the
feature role Of the little American
Princess il the attraction.
Little Trixie' has made herse,
very popular with the theatre-goers
improves every opportunity to display
her rare talent and in a Daughter of
Dixie she is given exceptional
opportunities.
Prices for the matinee are 10 and
20 cents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18
TO INCREASE Salaries
OF AUDITORS CLERKS
Special to The NeaUS.

Special to The NetDs.
Jackson. Miss, Feb. 17.-In line with
the somewhat general disposition to
increase the salaries of clerks and sub
ordinate employees which has manifest
ed itself in the utterance of some of
the lawmakers who do not favor in
creases in those of the heads of de-
partments, Representative Fielder has
introduced bill in the lower house to
increase the salaries of the four clerks
in the auditors office from $1,000 to
$1,000 per year.
No provision is made for increasing
the salary Of Auditor Smith or that
of Deputy Auditor Thompson. neither
of whom have asked for raise,
mo IT,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18

ana MRS. J. r. O'br1en, celebrated h4l
fourth birthday at their home In
Third street, Thursday afternoon from
3 to 6.
A red and white color scheme was
carefully carried ous, the little hos.
tess herself wearing a beautiful white
lingerie frock with red acces.
series.
The dining room was decorated
with red hearts and a Battenburg
centerpiece over red satin contrasted
prettily with the snowy damask on
the table. The cynosure of all the
little guests eyes, though, was the
great white birthday cake with its
trimmings of red and four tiny I'd
waxen tapers.
The color motif was prevalent even
in the refreshments of ice cream top
ped with cherries, and served with
white cake. The dining room was
lighted entirely with red wax tapers,
arranged in groups Of four.
The following lads and lassies en-
joyed the hospitality Of the small hos.
tess: ,,Mw7w---,
I James K. Child, Gladys Rea, Poem
Mason, Jennie Belle Mason, Ira Arm.
strong, Margaret Norton, Hazel Nor
ton Doris Windham, Vera True, Mar
garet True, Allene Wright, Hugh
Jofer, Baby Edward Hulett
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Maids and Matrons With Mrs.
Thompson. o.
Mrs. M. L. Thompson, Jr., was the
hostess Of the Maid and Matrons this
wees. entertainny en- Thursday after.
no"n ut her homs on Court street.
Fesides the club members there
were present few invited guests and
Miss nnie Thompson kept score.
Mrs Ben Toomer won the club prize,
hatpin and the guest prize, a cozy
of Anthony Partridges "Passers BY"
was received by Mrs. Ed Martin.
A luncheon Of chicken salad IN
pimentoes, with beaten biscuit, olives
cheese. straws, sandwiches and cot
fee, pineapple ice and cherries, was
served at the close Of The games,
Misses Mamie and Fannie Thompson
assisting the hostess
There were present tn following
club members: Mesdames Floyd L
Ames, F. H. Cline, R. N. Collins, w
B. Perry. Phillip J. Toomer, Benz. 4,
Toomer, J. H. Turner, Misses Allie
Camp, AuSsie Haney, JAMIE Mcleod
Marie Rowan. Robt. Field and the
guests, Mesdames E. L. Robiss, L. L.
Major, Stephen Burr, Stevens, of Pen
sacola; Ohio Harpe Ed Martin, W. Is,
Follansbee, Maurice Dreyfus, Kari
Anderson of Roberts, Mamie Thomp
son, Sara Tumlin Gainesville, Ca.
Isola George of Versailles, ny.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18
=Both Phones IS. Continued From, Page 2
Social and Personal
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
L. l. ALLEN

SOCIAL CALENDAR.
Saturday
Saturday, Feb. 10, Mrs. Jno. Bur.
Eett's party for the Sowania Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler McClanahan
are spending few days in New Or.
leans.
Fred Korndoffer. of New Orleans,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Korndof-
fer, in River Ave.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. Duke are located
with Mrs. Thomasson in West Pine
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pool, former
ly Of West Pine street, are now resid-
ing at 400 Hemphill street.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Pritchett are To-
Gated with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie roo,
in Hemrhill street. : ~ : "
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Mrs. George G. Aubrey has returned
from visit to her mother in Rich,
burg o.
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There will be called meeting OF
Whatsoever Circle of Kings Daughters
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
Hotel Ha:tiesburg to arrange COM
mittees for tag day.
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Mr.. c. F. Nicely, president of the
Southern Lumber and Ice Plant, Of
st. Louis, left today, with Mrs. Nicely,
for his home after a fortnight's stay
at Hotel Hattiesburg
+ & .
Mrs. Bessie Stewart and her
brother, Mr.. Ed Wood, who have bee 4
occupying the Allen residence in
North Main street, have taken the
Derrickson cottage, 613 Court stree =,
and are cosby located there.
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Miss Lucille Goar, of Tennessee,
will spend Saturday and Sunday with
her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Rob
ms. Miss Goar who spent last winter
here with Mrs. Robins, is now mem
~ AH4 1f
Jackson
Misses Mamie Lanius, Bessie hoss
and Messrs. w. L. Wilson and Stanley
Ross, of Laurel, formed party who
came down Thurday from Laurel for
a few hours. After a supper at the
Klondyke they attended theatre, re-
turning to Laurel on the II o'clock
train.
Rev. E. j. Currie, accompanied by
Mrs. Currie, left this morning for
Manned, to conduct the funeral SER
vices of Mrs. Eliza McInnis Mccall
lom. Mrs. McCallom was the aunt Of
Mrs. J. P. Carter of this city and lived
for yearsi the old family home at
McCallom, few miles rom here.
Musical.
The tiny tots Of Miss Edna Sigler's
class win give recital at her studio
(120 W. Pine St.. Saturday after.
noon at 3 o'clock.
All who are interested in the WORK
the children are doing in their music
are cordially invited to attend.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Ward One will have their book socia'
on the afternoon of Washington's BIRTH
day, Feb. 22nd, and everybody is in
vited to attend, each guest bringing a
book, or it's equivalent. There will be
program and refreshments and the
books will go towards the Hardy
School Library.
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Florrie O'Brien's Party.
Florrie, the little daughter of Mr..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS

OF the big sale at NEEllY'S. Come
In Friday or Saturday and take ad-
vantage Of the big bargain opportuni-
ties.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18

News from the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank l.. Matthews of North
Main street, is that Nellie Francis,
their little 19-months-old daughter, is
considered out of danger, although
still quite ILL., The baby has a COM
plication Of tetnay and toxemia poi
son, the former being a disease which
physicians seldom see in many years
Of practice. In fact, there a"e very
few cases on record. There have
been two physicians and two trained
nurses in attendance on little Miss
Matthews, and with a continuance of
skilled and devoted nursing, the physi-
clans hope &c pull her through sue
.Cessfuly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18

Mrs. T. s. Jackson, whose recent
serious illness was a source of much
alarm to her friends, IL now cdlva-
lescing and slowly gaining strength,
although unable to leave the house.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18

Mrs. J. P. Carter, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is improving, al
though still confined to her room
James and Leonidas Travis, the
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. s. e. Travis,
have been i'll with la grippe for a
week, but are now better.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-18
THE SICK.

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17

nesday from an extended visit with
relatives in Spokane. Mr.. Joel Ferris
accompanied her and will visit rela.
tives here
]. j. WEIGH is Chicago visitor.
Chas Swigert, of Chicago. has been
visiting relatives In the city.
L. A. Swain returned Wednesday
from visit to Peoria and Chicago.
Frank Chevillon is spending the
week in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Rose. OF
Cambridge, Iowa, are visiting rela-
tives in the city.
Mrs. Josephine Helfrich departed
Thursday for ST. Charles, Mo-, to visit
her sister.
Miss May Blair has accepted po-
sition as trimmer in the millinery de
partment of the Beyler & Sage store
A. ]. McMahan returned from Okla
homa City, to be with Mrs McMahan,
who is convalescing from an attack OF
typhoid fever
E. F. Stepp of Belleville. Neb., ]
F. Scott of Aitus. Okla, and Mrs
Will Stepp of Burlington. attended the
funeral of Mrs Mary C. Stepp Friday
Mrs. Mary Newcomer and Miss An
ma Reyer attended meeting of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy society, at Beardstown, last week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17

thousands OF matter-of-fact voters in
Indiana who wonder how long Mary
would have even a vine-clad cottage
If the Beveridges of the United
States senate should increase in num-
Der until such time when practical
craftsmanship could be forced to give
way to the visionary doctrinaires who
are today making the political heav-
ems drowsy with their ear-uckling
rhetoric.
Perhaps also. when Beverage and
Lands have gone their way some
hide-bound protectiGnist win wander
along and ask Mary of the vine-clad
if she has made comparison of mar
ket quotations between Wilson tariff
days and Payne-Aldrich tariff days. II
Mary is to be looked after with such
tender solicitude it might not be a
pad plan TO suggest as motto for
her home the words of another dis,
tinguished Indiana statesman-"The
American people must be students OF
markets as well as maxims.' and
urged to have the sentiment placed
upon her cottage wall.
We hope it will not take too many
long and dreary years to teach Mary
of the vine-clad the difference be
tween Beveridge buncombe and old
time Hoosier horse-sense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
MOTOR CAR DECISIONS.

The United States circuit court of
appeals recently handed down two
decisions OF interest to everybody
who owns an automobile or may have
occasion to ride in one. In one case,
New York Central railroad versus
Maidment, the court held that the rule
requiring persons to stop, to look
and listen before crossing the tracks
was more imperative in the case OF
automobiles than horse-drawn We
hicles. In the first place, the peril OF
collision OF trains with automobiles is
greater to the general public tlan that
of train with q carriage or wagon.
Moreover, the automobilist can run
his machine close 10 the track and
there stop to look in each direction for
trains; while If the driver OF horses
does that he risks the danger of accI-
dent from frightened horses. 1t
might be added TO what the court says
that an additional reason why the au
tomobile should stop for looking and
listening is that if it keeps on running
its occupants are unlikely to hear the
noise of an approaching train, while
those in carriages or wagons can near
iy always hear the trains for a con-
siderable distance Therefore. the
court held that for an automobile
driver to run across railroad grade
crossing without stopping to look and
listen is contributory negligence. More
over, the court stated the fact that il
automobile drivers used the care in
this respect, that the law demands,
the possibilities of automobile cross
( ing accidents will be minimized.''
/ In another case, while repeating the
principles of the above decision, the
same court holds that a person riding
/ in an automobile by invitation and oc.
! cupying front seat, who, without pro
test, permits the driver 10 go upon
+ the crossing without the prescribed
care, is also chargeable with contribu
+ tory negligence and cannot recover
But in this case woman riding in the
back seat with two persons in front
of her, was held not to be chargeable
with negligence in the absence of evi
dence that she could have seen the
train, or knew or could have seen thai
the automobile was approaching {
railroad crossing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
Superintendene Lynn.

Montrose Journal: c. E. Lynn,
county superintendent of schools. of
Donnellson, was IN town last Thurs
day evening and Friday morning,
shaking hands with old friends and
making new ones. Mr. Lynn will re-
ceive a good vote here this fall not
because his name happens to be
Lynn but for the reason that he has
served as county superintendent for
several years and has given the best
of service and everyone realizes that
they can not hope to get better ser
vice than they are now getting from
him. In an office of that nature pol
itics should have no part to play as
we are all equally interested in our
chiIdrens education and as long as
Mr.. Lynn is in charge of the schools
they will get the best.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
SOME POLITICAL rRulsMs.

Congressman Dawson's speech at
Ottumwa last Friday evening was
strong presentation of convincing
reasons why intelligent voters should
support the Republican ticket at the
polls this fall, He demonstrated that
the Republican party is the party Of
progress and prosperity. He appealed
to the best judgment of his hearers
ard not to their passions, and he left
audience that Republican congress
is absolutely necessary for the proper
carrying out OF the many splendid
measures advocated by the Republican
platform OF 1908. In the course of his
address the Second district congress
man gave utterance TO number of
political truisms, among others the
following:
The Republican party is the living
embodiment of the square deal for
every man."
Under the operation of Republican
policies We have become the moss
rich and powerful nation on earth"
Protection has lifted the standard
/ of living among our working men high
above all the nations of the world
/ ITO entrust the finances Of the coun
try TO our opponents would be to in
vite business uncertainty and disaS
tier"
"A vote for a Democratic congress
man is vote against progress. be
i cause a Democratic house would dead
lock the law-making machinery of the
government.
] If the truest and best test of party
principles and policies is found in tht
J, happiness and general welfare of the
people, then Republican policies hav'
stood the highest test
: "The Republican party is not Twin:
in the past; 1t has its face set TOWARD
the future. AS it has mastered thu
! great questions of the past, so it Il
: working out the needed reforms of tn,
/ present, and will settle the problem
: of the future in the interest of tn
great body of the people"
Republicanism stands for broat
, and enlightened foreign policy TO
the maintenance of the Monroe doc
. trine. It stands for honesty in publ
; life. for the enforcement of law 70
: the individual rights of the citizen"
Such an address is calculated to d
great good. The voters of Wapeli
county are to be congratulated upo
< the opportunity that was theirs t
: have political truths presented ther
T in such attractive and convincing form
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
rvot uT,oN IN eAlLRoAplNe.

Supt. A. T. Abbott of the Rock
Island, In an interview with a repre-
sentative of the Des Moines Register
and Leader, said that twenty-five
wears ago when he was dispatcher
at Atlantic, Iowa, the officers and en-
ploves of that road regarded the en-
gines and freight cars in use in those
good old times" the biggest things on
wheels. The engines weighed about
sixty tons, the freight cars had a
capacity of twenty tons, the steel in
use weighed sixty pounds to the yard,
and things generally We're considered
as being built on big scale. Freight
wa not hauled then on tonnage
basis but 500 tons was a whale of a
load. Present conditions afford a
marked contrast. Mr.. Abbott went
on to say:
Now the engines tip the beam at
125 tons freight cars have a capacity
( of forty to fifty tons, the steel with
which the tracks are lad Is of a
/ weight of eighty-five pounds to the
/ ward. and some of the roads in the
\ state haul 400 TO 900 tons per train.
In those days, when the steam gauge
indicated boiler pressure of 145
rounds the head brakeman fastened
TO pull rat tail file out of the pop
valve, surreptitiously placed there to
prevent doubling grade, and the
fireman was anxiously debating
whether to take header out of the
gangway or release the blow off pipe
Now the average boiler pressure ia
21o pounds with 325 pounds pressure
al the cylinders on our superheater
engines practical railroading has
undergone radical transformation
and none realize it as do we who
were in the game thirty years ago"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
a wlpE.AwAkE IOWA TOWN.
Says the Burlington Hawk-Eye:

DAYS llS Lcfl lIe~N
Eagle Grove will have electroliers.
The money has been raised and the
lights are to be installed Immediately.
In this respect Eagle Grove is ahead
of some of the larger and older towns
of the state. That these lights are 10
be installed in town of perhaps A.
600 people, surely speaks volumes for
the enterprise and public spirit of the
town. The city has agreed to main
tain the light, the installation being
met by subscription.
Such enterprise is characteristic OF
Eagle Grove. In June, 1881, the site
of the town was an Iowa cornfeld
BY the following Christmas Eagle
Grove had 1000 inhabitants. 1t was
common saying in rival towns II
northern Iowa in those days that the
Grove was flying higher than it could
light" But it wasn't. It mas made
good in everything it has ever under
taken and has set the pace for mucs
larger communities. The installation
OF electroliers in advance of most Iow'
cities and towns is wholly in keepint
with Eagle Groves record for enter
prise and progressiveness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
SUFFER-, I'LL.
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jackson returned
to their home in Lynn, H., after spend.
ing month with friends in this Vi.
cinity.
The Rev. John George will begin
series of meetings at the NJ. E. church
at this place with his next appoint
ment, October 16.
Miss Florence Gordon If this place
and Mr.. ]. B. Blackman of Minneape
lis, Mimi, were married at La Harpe,
Tuesday of this week. We have not
been informed where they will make
their home.
Quite a commotion was noticed on
our streets yesterday afternoon when
the team of j. Z. Nichols became
frightened at Williams Bros. engine
and ran down the Mill to the river
causing considerable damage to the
wagon and harness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Coleman spent
Friday in Keokuk.
Our farmers are improving the
splendid weather gathering their corr
and threshing their clover.
] Our school will have an entertain
ment next Friday evening to raist
! funds for q library.
Mrs. Ward Harris. who has beer
| quite i'll with typhoid fever, is slow''
improving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17
DR.. Bars Retirement.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The an
nouncement is made that G. Walter
Barr. of Keokuk, editor and publisher
of the Keokuk Standard. has sold that
paper to other parties and will retire
to the quiet of the simple life for a
while to recover from a near break
down of nerves. Dr. Barr is well
known in Burlington, where he re-
ported with wonderful vividness and
remarkable volume the evangelical
meetings of the Rev William A. Sun
day. He is man of versatility in
writing. and is a gifted author. He
has contributed many fine feature art
icles to the Hawk-Eyes columns and
has written unanimously for various
magazines and publishing houses. His
Keokuk Standard has been a success
financially, edited and printed for Keo-
kuk readers almost solely, and deal
ing in dramatic and intimate man
ner with the live topics of social and
business life in the city. The editor
ials of the Standard have been widely
copied for their originality of thought
| and vividness of treatment of the sub
| ject under the doctors scalpel; and
! the paper has been one of the effect
! i've forces in the civic life of keokuk.
It will be a regret to DR.. Bars many
! friends in Iowa and Illinois to know
that the disposal of his paper was a
matter of necessity arising out OF
broken health. The doctor has under
gone severe strain in his literary
work, and in his remarkable detective
work subsequent to the mysterious
disappearance and death of his only
brother in Indiana several years ago
For weeks he traced clues concerning
his missing brother, and evolved the
most ingenious theories concerning
his disappearance And the subse
quent finding of the brothers body
was an interesting revelation of the
doctors powers of deduction.
Following the settlement of hi:
brothers affairs the establishment o
his death, Dr. Barr conducted rapid
] fire bit of litigation which secured t.
!, him the guardianship of his brothers
children, whom he and Mrs. Barr hav'
, since cared for as their own.
It is to be hoped that Dr. Barr ma.
have such rest and mental refresh
| ment as will make him again hi
usual self, and that his literary actiy
, tiles may soon be resumed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17

Be careful about attaching wire
clothes line to an electric light pole.
A woman in Pennsylvania made the
mistake OF doing so and lost her life
in consequence Her husband sued
the company, hut was barred from re-
covering damages on the ground Of
contfi5ltory negligence. The supreme
court of Pennsylranis in passing on
the cas- ruled that there can be no
recovery against an electric light
company for the death of plaintiffs
wife caused by an electric current
passing through wire clothes line
with which she came in contact,
where the deceased or some one act
ing for her attached the clothes line
to one of the defendants poles and a
guy wire in the alley back of the
I yard and cross arm carrying an
electric wire broke. causing the wire
to come in contact with the guy wire
and thus communicating the current
to the clothes line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-17

The Burlington Saturday Evening
Post reports great improvement in
the appearance OF the retail streets
OF that city in the evenings as the re-
suit Of the installation of additional
electric lights. Many OF these have
been erected and more are to follow
The Post speaks OF the better illumi-
nation as attractive and inspiring,
and SAYS that when the plan of IL
Elimination has been fully carried out
the whole business district viii be a
blaze of light and of beauty. II Is to
be hoped orr local electric light com
pany will lose no time in making
similar Illumination possible in Keo
kuk