The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-19
NEWS.

Former members or Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's regiment of Rough Riders.
last week at New Orleans, presented
his daughter, Mrs. Alice Longworth,
with magnificent bouquets of red car
nations just to prove that they RE
membered the Colonel"
A conference of Governors of the
Southern States to discuss ways and
means to prevent further reduction
in the price of cotton has been called
by Governor Colquit of Texas for Oc-
tcber % at New Orleans.
Hoke Smith announced last week
that he will ~relinquish the governor
ship of Georgia November Is, prepar-
atory to taking up his duties rs United
States Senator, to which Office he was
elected by the late legislature.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray
has authorized the Heard National
bank of Jacksonville. Fla. to organ
ize with a capital of $1,000,000.
United States Senator JEFF Davis of
Little Rock and Miss Leila Carter.
daughter of DR.. Inc Mrs. Wallace A.
Carter of Ozark, Ark, were married at
the Carter residence last Thursday af-
ternoon. Members of the immediate
families and a few friends witnessed
the ceremony. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Davis left for
San Francisco and other Pacific coast
points, where they will remain until
November ]. when they will return to
Little Rock to reside. Senator Davis
was a widower and his present family
consists of three sons and four daugh-
tiers.
In accordance with the action of the
legislature of Texas, the portrait of
Gen. Sam Houston, of Texas, which
the Lone Star State proposes to pre-
sent to the commonwealth of Virginia,
has been received at the state library
at Richmond and will be held there
until the time arrives for it's formal
presentation. The plan is to have
this event take place during the COM
ing session of the legislature.
The name of jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent Of the C~onfederacy, will be per-
petuated by a great-grandson born at
Denver, Col, last week. The father
was Jefferson Davis Hayes, son o.
Winnie Davis Hayes, daughter of JEFF
ferson Davis, who died in Colorado
Springs this year. After his mothers
death young Hayes whose father is a
Colorado Springs banker, secured from
the Colorado legislature right to
change his name to Jefferson Hayes
Davis. The Jefferson Davis Just born
is vigorous and weighs eight pounds.
The mother was Miss Dora Dewitt.
daughter of Theodore Dewitt, a
wealthy physician of Colorado Springs
For the first time in over 25 years
Nashville, Tenn. Thursday elected a
negro councilman, DR.. S. P. Harris.
One of the last negro councilmen was
J. G.. Napier, now register of the Unit
ed States treasury. Harris opposed
the democratic primary nominee.
In the United States circuit court
at Baltimore last week Judge Rose
rendered a decision in favor of the
government in the dissolution suit
against the Standard Manufacturing
Company and others Of the so-called
bath tub trust" Judge Pritchard
concurred with Judge Rose; Judge
Gcf %dissented. The decision is sweep
ing in character. The decision it is
said, supported all the governments
contentious. The action was brought
under the Sherman antitrust law.
Robbers entered Mulberry Postofice
in Kansas last week and escaped
with several packages of registered
mail. One package it is said con-
tanned $4,000.
Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin
progressive republican leader, has de-
cided to start early next month on a
speech making trip through the mid
die west. 1t will embrace the Dakoe
tas. Minnesota, Iowa. Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri, Oklahoma Illinois,
Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.