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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21
North Dakota is Not
Quite Out Of Dry Belt

Bismark, N. D, July 20.-In his
weekly crop report Agriculture Com
missioner Gilbraith says that while
relief from the drought conditions
has come in a few counties, causing a
marked improvement in the crop out
look, yet a lack of general rains still
continues to scale down the good pros
poets of three weeks ago.
The drought area has extended
steadily northward, he says, and has
invaded counties which a week ago
reported almost ideal conditions. In
many counties the best hoped for is
half of normal crop. Conditions
are generally worse along the Missou-
ri slope and west of the river.
A saving factor in the situation
has been the general prevalence of
cool weather which permitted the
crops to secure full advantage of such
moisture as remained in the soil.
Wheat and oats appear to be suffer-
headed out all over the state. Time
ly rain could yet create wonderful
change especially if followed by cool
weather. %
Flax is beginning to show the strain
in places and must have rain soon to
secure an average yield. Corn holds
out well, but would also be benefited
by rain In most sections.
Fortunately for the yield in small
grains. as whole, the drougthy con-
ditions are to be found mostly in the
counties where the acreage is the
least, bumper crops being looked for
in some Of the larger wheat-produc-
ing Red river valley counties.
Winter wheat and rye seem to be
yielding heavily, fact which will
probably mean a heavier acreage in
1912. n
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21
| NSU. | L
TOI|NJURY
Arthur M. Poulson Says He is
Glad that He Escaped with
His Life from Frenzied Mob.
SAYS HE LOST s4oo OR $500
Denies that He Was intoxicated
Did Not Expect Anything !
Else from Inquiry Board.

In reply to the findings of the t.in-
vestigating beard of the S. D. Nations
al Guard in regard to the manner in
which was treated and misused |
wish to state through our valuable
paper that the findings of that board
is very unjust to me and that it only
adds insult to injury and brands me
not only a liar but a drundard as
well. The report that 1 was intoxi-
Gated is absolutely false as l can
prove by DR.. O'Bryan, G. G. Maxwell
and Frank Shouwalter who rode with
me in my car that evening.
l certainly lost between $400 and
$500 that evening. ] also lost bunch
of keys and a pair of plyers which
carried in my hip pocket. I do not
say that any of the soldiers intention
ally robbed me of my money as it
may have dropped out of my pocket
as ! was being carried to the lake
for that ducking. At any rate it is
gone. My keys were returned to me
the next day, but the money and the
plyers are still missing. 4
1t is bad enough to be mobbed and
thrown into the lake and kept there
until ! was half drowned without be
ing accused Of being q liar and q
drunkard.s However. the report Of
the Investigating board, is nothing
more than l expected. One lone citi'
zen does not stand much, of show
with that organized bunch OF rough.
necks. l thankful that 1 am alive
Yours most respectfully,
ARTHUR NJ, POULSON
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21
Watertown Chataqua
Closed Sunday Night
Splendid Programs Have Been Given
During Entire seasen-lnter-
est intense.

With the concert Sunday evening
by the Midland Jubilee Singers the
Watertown Chautauqua for 1911 came
to close. The interest in the chau-
tauqna for this year seemed to be a.
growing one and the crowds the clos,
ing days almost taxed the capacity
Of the big tent. While the closing
days showed a considerable financial
shortage to the management 1t Is
thought that had the interest deyeI-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21
MILITARY
DISCIPLINE
Is Ignored and Watertown Mer-
chant is Roughly Handled by
S. D. National Guards.
MISTO0K HIM FOR ANOHER MAN
Trouble Started Over Raising the
Rate of Autombile Rides from
Csc to Soc to and from Lake.

Arthur M. Poulson, one of the mer.
chants of this city, was assaulted by
members of the state militia at the
camp grounds late Saturday night.
He is under the doctors care and has
been confined to his bed as a result
OF his experience, but was able to
give an account of the trouble today
Thrown Into Lake.
Mr.. Poulson stated that in company
with DR.. O'Bryan and Frank Show
alter OF this city he left for the mill
tary reservation late Saturday even
ing, with an auto delivery load of
provisions ordered over the phone
for the officers club house. He enter
ed the grounds, delivered the load
unmolested, and started back for the
city alone, when upon nearing the
east entrance to the grounds, he
found the road blocked and his car
surrounded by men who jerked him
from the machine, and cutting and
kicking him, dragged him to the lake
shore and threw him into the water,
where they held him until he was
half drowned. The assailants then
dispersed, a.E - -
Found His Automobile Wrecked.
Mr.. Pouisorss9astls a his way back to.
his auto, to find the plugs from the
cylinders, the batteries disconnected
and thrown away, the lights smashed
and the tires cut, TWAS past mid
night, and the injured man had to
wait until machine could he sum
noned from town to bring him to his
home where he has been in serious
Mr.. Poulson says he had nearly
$500 in cash on his person when he
went to the lake last Saturday night
and that it is gone. He also lost a
ring of keys with his name engraved
on a metal tag and the. keys have
Been returned since he has been con-
Unable to Identity His AssaiIants.
Mr.. Poulscn is unable to identify
any of his assailants beyond the fact
that they were in the uniform of
state militia. AS a result OF the
work of the investigating committee,
a number of the members of one of
jhe comnanieS from the northwestern
part of the state are in the guard
house, but what evidence has been Sc
cured against them is not given out.
The soldiers were doubtless melted
to the assault by the raising Of the
price for the ride from town to camp
by the auto hYeries, and took Mr..
Poulson's delivery auto for one of
the public carriers.
General Englasby, upon receiving
news of the affair, detailed Major H.
M. Ffnnerud, Captain j. E. McDougal
and Captain J. Wright Tarbell to in
vestigate and make an official report
to Governor Yessey, who will deter
mine the course to pursue.
Victim Badly Used Up.
While the attending physician is un-
able to locate any broken bones Mr..
Poulson has been pretty sick man
since his experience and it was not
until Wednesday morning that he
was able to leave his bed.
AZ -
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21
Blood Poisoning
Following Operation

After undergoing an operation for
removing the tonsils, the nine year
daughter Of MI. and Mrs. G Bevers
died at the home Of her parents last
Tuesday. Death IVES caused by
blood poisoning following the opera.
ton.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21

The Merchants' Association OF shis
city is playing hob with a number Of
poor pay customers. A man has to
be on the square or his credit in Ava,
tertown win be all shot to pieces.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21

Over z,uUU paid subscrlb:
crs to the Saturday News
and figuring on a basis
that four people read each
copy every week would
give us over 5000 readers
weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

You are hereby notified that it is the
intention of the Board of Supervisors Of
L, tiore County, Mississippi, at thei'
next regular meeting, to-wit: The
first Monday in November, 1911, to Dor
row from the First National Bank o
Greenwood, Greenwood, Miss, the sum
Of Eighteen Thousand Dollars, Ten
Thousand Dollars of which shall be
used for the payment of warrants drawn
on the r ,ad fund, and Eight Thousand
Dollars for the payment Of warrants
drawn or the General County fund. and
to issue therefor their loan warrants,
bearing six per centum per annum I'm
til paid, and due and payable on the
irse day of January, 1912. The Board
will levy a special tax sufi :ienr to pay
the amount borrowed and the interest
thereon.
C. W. CROCKETT, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Petition tor Pardon.

To His Fxcrllency, F. F. Noel, Governor
of the State Of Mississippi:
The petition If the undersigned res
pectfuiiy repres MIS- that Allen Butter
was convicte d OF murder at the January
term, A.. D, 1901, of the Court of Lee
fore county, Mississippi, and sentenced
to imprisonment in the state %peniren-
tiary for life.
This petition further represents that
the said Allen Butler was not guilty 1T
murder. that he acted in self defense
and hat he has been sufficiently pus-
ished to meet the demands Of justice
therefore, the premises considered.
your petitioners pray that a pardon be
granted to the said Allen Butler.
Respectfully unlimited,
ALLEN kUrLER,
]. p. JOINER
and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Petition for Pardon.

To the Honorable e. f. Noel, Governor
of mississippi:
Your petitioners respectfully show
that jim Williams was convicted at the
January, 1907. Term Of the circuit court
Of Lefore County, Mississippi, of muir
der and sentenced to the p~enitentiary
for life. Your petitioners further show
that the said Jim Williams had never
been in trouble before thai time, but
had been a law abiding citiz II and that
that the crime was committed by him
in a fl of passion in a large Measure
justified by the conduct Of the
party killed hy him. Your petit
ticners further show that tn. y
relieve the said Jim Williams has been
sufficiently punished for the crime and
they therefore pray a pardon for him.
JIM WILLIAMS,
G. W. hPANN,
&. W. EVANS,
and Others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Notice of General Election,
November z, 1911.

For the purpose Of holding and max
ing returns of the regular election to be
held on November 7th. 1911, for he
election Of State, District and County
officers for the four years beginning 1st
Mouday in January, 1912, the following
IA, I'd persons are hereby appointed tc
hold eaid eI. clicn ard make returns
thereof, as r. quired by law, for the sew
elal voting precincts in l.. fore county.
Miss, as folis WIS, ,to-vit:
Minter City & Young. r Y Wright,
J ID Sweeney, managers; Panplin Smith,
K b sims. clerks; A Carroll, baiiiff.
Sunny Sld.-N u Ditto, y + Jameson,
Lee Sin lson q aI.sttrt; " Nj Duke, J
| bui CT, cieIk.; Il Nj Barrow, bailifT.
schIartr--F. B,oun, F h McEach-
ern, lay Han mack, managers; v
" int fi.-iu, Means J. hnstop, clerks; Eli
EthlieLt,l aiiif.
skeiIncund- " s Wingfeld, II Y
Erais, r, 0 + Eli d. ee, j., Manager /;
Richard Ninghs ID, DR. Bamiiton, clerk;
q Henry, baiii1.
MtL..-h L Kirby. l. F FIR. derrick, +
M k.s, n.aE; &. Is; A 0 Peterson, NJ L
Glib. r., c,.lks; J hta;ey, baili1.
trs%Hu..a- v alter Pillow, > e Lee
noir, J II t%iiibtten, managers; c L
Saunders. l. T Mcshane, clerk; S r
I oil. mar, Jr, baiiitf.
itts b.ra--M L RohcrtssI, E r Ring,
] II u dss . manager r.; v ID Halsell, J.
ID portvW q, clerks; $ s Mitchell, bai:iff,
Sid,n-J b Earn" r, + c Kendall, W h
Smith. n,.naf.rs; E 4 Met auley, &
Jarma, , clerks; } ID Smith, hailif.
Mogab-N J Dent. v G Poind. xter.
] P Hughes, managers X L Brert. W B
Fuikcrstn, CLERKS; Preston Sproles,
bail'f.
s~iit-W " Gary, p Krivos. Floyd A
Stevens, managers: c M Lynch, Nj Gold.
fish. clerks; J " tartwright, bailif.
We, the Board of Election c. mmissiou.
ers, for the county Of L. fore, do here
by G. rtify that we have arpointsd the
above named rartit to hold said cleo.
tior TN the It'll day Of November, 1911,
This Octcber End, 1911
SUMTER GILL E>PlE,
J MONTGOMERY,
JV QUINN,
l. fore Co. Election Com'rs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Notice to Contractors.

Contract will be let to the lowest and
st bidder, by the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Left ,re County, Miss.
at the front door of the Court House OF
said County, in the city of Greenwood
Miss, on the first Monday of November
1911. for making three fills on road
leading from Steel Bridge at Swift
Miss, to SUI flower County line, accord
ing to plans aud specifications on file in
the Chancery CH. rk's Office.
Bidders must give md in a sum
equal to their bid for the faithful per
Torrance of their contract. The Board
reserves the right to rel ct any or all
bids.
c. ". CROCKETT,
Clerk Board Of Supervisors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Sale Under

G. n. D. Campbell VS.. Dan J. Jor-
dan.
By virtue of an execution for
$500 and costs directed to me for
the above styled cause by D. P.
Montgomery, j. P, dated October
tue 7th, 1911, l have this day levied
on the following d ,scribed tract OF
parc.l of land in Leflore County,
Mississippi, described as follows:
From a point Oh the south boundary
of section eleven CID which is twen-
ty-one hundred (2lOU) feet east of the
southw' st corner of said secti'n eleven
CD and which point is the north
west corner of the Jewish Cemetery
lot, run north forty (4O) feet to the
pointof beginning, thence east along
the north side of the Greenwood and
Carrollton road one hundred (lOO)
feet, thence north one hundred and
fifty (l5O) feet; thence west one
hundred (l0O) feet; thence south
one hundred and fifty (l5O) feet to
the point of the beginning, embrac-
ing 344-lOOO of an acre, all situated
in the east half of the south west
quarter of section eleven I'D Town
ship nineteen (l9,) Range Oae Cd
+ ,st in Lefore County, Mississippi,
as the property of the defendant, and
will offer same for sale and sell same
- the highest and best bidder for
cash in front of the court house door
in Greenwood, Left IRE county, Miss
issippi, within legal hours, on
Monday, the 9th day of November.
1911, to satisfy the above execution
and costs.
Witness my hand this the 7th
day Of October. 1911.
TT. PACE, Constable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
u6on Safe.
Annie 8 Gray
+. A Gray and wright Wilson.

r. A. Gray and Wright Wilson.
By virtue Of the authority vested in
me under that certain execution isened
by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court It Lee
fore county. Missiseirpi. and directed
60 me, on q certain en oiled Judgment
on the Judgment roll VI said county in
said clerks Office, which Judgment was
rendered by d. P. Montgomery, Justice
of the Peace, B at Three of Leflore
county, Mississippi, in favor of Annie
$. Gray against r. A. Gray and Wright
Wilson, for the sum of swo hundred for
ty-six dollars aDd s~ixty-six cents
ts246 Sc, and twenty-one dollars ana
fifty cents (s2l. SOY Gusts, and which
I'd g N n has been 6 q 9 d
TO Henry Hart, l will on tn e
first Monday of November, Nov. 6, 1911,
before the court house door, in the city
Of Greenwood, Mississippi, efer for sale,
for cash, An undivided one-half interest
in the following described property:
Lot two ~, in Block for ty- three (43),
Henry Addition to the city IF Hreen-
wood, u lore county, Mississippi; Lot
ten (i0), in Block I've (5), Henry Add
ton to the city of Greenwood, Left re
county, Mississippi, except that portion
of said Lot 10, being 5Ox150 feet off OF
the north side of aid Lot 10, sold and
conveyed by { aIoIine Watson to +. A
Jameson, q deed to which is recorded in
Book IA, page 40 Of tho records Of L.
fore county, Mississippi, and Lots eight
and nine Is and 81. in BLOCK two ~, ard
Lots fourteen aud fifteen IA and 10y, in
Block one ~, in the Mcohane Addition
to the city OF Greenwood, Ii fore coun.
ty, Mississippi.
Which said undivided one-half inter
est has been ievled upon as the proper.
~ of the said +. A. Gray. Said one-haii
interest in said property will be sold to
satisfy said judgment and al, costs.
Witness my hand his 27lh day OF
September, 1911.
:. u PROPHET, Sheriff.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Notice to Creditors.

Administratrix's Notice to Creditors OF
J. NJ. Sykes, deceased:
Letters OF administration having been
granted on the 10th day of September,
A. ID. 1911, by the Chancery Court OF
L. fore county, of the 7th District OF
Mississippi, to the undersigned upon
tice is hereby given to all persons hav.
ing claims against said estate to present
same to the chancery clerk Of said
county for probate and registration ac-
cording to law within one year from
this date, or they will be forever barred
This the 10Th day of Sept, A. D. 1911
MRS. A. E. SYKES,
ADMINISTRATIVE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
rrainage District Notice.

To all parties Interested in the lands
district If l.. tlore county and Sun
flower county; k'i.berry Drainage
District III L. fore county, and the
Lake Henry Drainage District in
LIZ lore county:
Notice is hereby given that the
Drainage Commissioners of L. fore
county, Mississippi, have this day filed
in my Office a petition addressed to the
Chancery Court, in which the court is
asked t o advise the Commission as to
whether they can Re squire compensation
from the EiIsberry Drainage District
and the Lake Henry Drainage District
for work done, and to be done, on the
drains and diEches of Rucker Drainage
District and to fix the amount Of the
compensation, ii any, to De paid by each
Of said dominant or upper districts for
draining their lands into and emptying
the waters from their bitches into the
bitches of said Rucker Drainage Dis
trict.
Said Commissioners will ask the court
to pass upon the said petition on Fri
day, the Goth day Of October, 1911, at 8
o'clock a.. M, at the court house in
Greenwood, Leflore equity, Mississippi,
in term time, when all parties interest
ed may appeal and tf-r evidence bear
ing on the matters contained in said
petition.
Witness my hand and seal Of flee
this the 9th day Of September, 1911.
G.. W. CROCKETT,
Clerk Of the Chancery Court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
trustees Sale.

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue Of the power veated in
me as trustee in that certain deed of
trust executed to me - trustee by e d
Stone on the 18th day OF April. 1909, to
secure the payment Of certain money
therein due to the pelta Bank OF Green
wood, Miss. which deed Of trust is Of
record at page ~ of trust deed book No.
5 in L+fnre County, Mississippi, l will,
within legal hours. on Saturday, the
2tst day Of October, 1911, in front of
tine court house door in Greenwood, Le-
a re county, Mississippi. offer for sale
aud sell to the highest and hest bidder
for cash that certain tract or parcel of
land described as the East halt of the
south east quarter OF Section 6 &c ] of
the S e !, of Section g.; the East half of
the North east quarter OF Section z (E !
of the N K . Of Section y; the West hall
Of the South west quarter of Section s
Nv ] Of the S W of Section 81; the
South half Of the North west quarter OF
Section 8 IS Of the N " OF Section s.,
and all that part of the North half OF the
North west quarter OF Section 8 IN ] oi
the N W ! of Section 81, lying south OF
Smith or Lucas Bayou, all in Township
twenty (2b), Range one West Il w, in
Lefore county. Mississippi.
The little is believed to be good, but
sell and convey only such title as il
vested in me as trustee.
Witness my hand this the 2Sth day OF
September, 1911.
P. W.. PARSONS, Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Notice to

N 'tice is hereby given that the Nav
or and Beard of Aldermen OF the city
Greenwood. Mississippi, will at the
meeting Of said board to he held in the
Mayors officA at the City Hall, in said
citv, on the first Tuesday in November,
1911. being the TIN day thereof, receive
ard open bids for the contract tn erect
= new school building, including heat
ing plumbing. etc., in said city, acco,d-
ing Ia plans and specifications on file
with the clerk.
The Board reAfrves the right to re-
ct any and all bids.
This October 8, 1911.
X. Fl. HICKS,
City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Today, the Present, Tomor.
row. the Future.

The present shapes the future. Vha,
You do today concerns the things ot
tomorrow. A deposit today means a
competence tomorrow.
Ii you r anxious about your finan-
tial future, you should quickly si.z .the
opportunity to save money. lie lie better
to save today than to economics to
morrow.
A savings account with us affords an
eayy way for saving money. $l.OO or
more will open an
BANK OF LEFLORE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
THE CHARTER or
Incorporation Of Wilson-Jen.
nings Furniture Company.

l. The corporate title Of said COM
paIy is Wilson jennings Furniture Co.
2. The names OF the incorporators
are:
6. g. Wilson, postcfice, Greenwood,
Mississippi.
A. L. Jennings, ~postonice, Greenwood,
Mississippi.
T. X. Henderson, postofice, Green.
wood. Mississippi.
w. X. Humphrey, postofice, Green
wood, Mississippi.
w. T. johnson, p~ostofice, Greens GOD,
Mississippi.
R. c. King, postefa ce, Greenwood,
Mississippi.
J. b. Wilson, postofice, Greenwood,
Mississippi.
J. E.. Mann, postoffce, Greenwood,
Mississippi.
8. The domicile is at wood,
Mississippi.
4. Amount OF capital stock is fifty
thousand dollars.
5. The par value of shares is one
hundred dollars.
6. The period Of existence mot to
exceed fifty years. is fifty years.
Z. The purpose for which it is crea-
ted is:
a. To engage in and conduct a whole
sale and retail furniture and -undertak
ing business, and @ engage in business as
w~hol+sal" bbers and retailers Of fur
niture for domestic aud business uses.
Of furniture and furnishings OF every
kind and description. so,..al in and han
die all undertaking supplies, goods. arti
c'es wares, and merchant Sc necessary
or incident to the wholesale and retail
furniture business, 70 deal gem rally in
the furniture and house & DDS business.
To manufacture, repair, alter. purchase,
sell. Exchange. let, .e:-se. rent, hire and
deal in all kinds OF furniture, rugs, car
pets, curtains, ia pestries, iaces, and
"ictures of every kind. arms. silver are,
.wriry, %sta:uary, bro, z , r, lies, works
of art, glass. books. ard all kinds Of ar
ticles useu and intended to b. used, o,
capable of being nsed in f.rniture, Oh
bea utifying any private or p ,blic build.
ing or edifice, to manufacture and sell
undertaking and funeral furnishings, &c
buy and sell real estate, and to make
valuations and a%ppraisals OF any arti
cles, goods, wares, or merchandise, ol
real estate whatsoever, and to transact
a general undertaking, burial and fun
eral furnishing business.
b. Said corporation is authorized ano
empowered to begin business whenever
as much as Forty Thousand Dollars o.
said capital stock has been subscribed
and paid in either money or property.
8 The rights and powers that may
be exercised by this corporation ar.
those conferred by the provisions O.
Chapter "a, Mississippi. Code, 1906.
AGANILSON.
A. e. JENNINGS.
T. r. HENDERSON,
w. r. HUMPHREY,
II. G. KING,
W. T. JOHNSON,
]. B. WILSON,
]. E. MANN,
Iucorporators.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Commissioners Sale.
Elk Parte
drs. Maria McNoill ct al No. 1928

By virtue and in pursuance of a de-
cree Of the Chancery Court of L. fore
County, Mississippi. made at the Octo-
Der term, 1911, of said Court, as special
Commissioner appointed in said decree.
| will on Monday. the 9th day of Nov
ember, 1911, before the south door of the
Court house, in the city Of Greenwood,
in said county, within legal hours. pro
coed to sell to the highest bidder for
ca~h, the land described as 20 feet If.
Of the west end of Lot 1. all of l.. t 2,
a d 4Gd feet { # the north end Of Lot 3.
all in Block IA. d uglass a in said
city.
This the 10th day of Octoher. 1911.
c. W. GRO KETr,
Special Commissioner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
Money to Loan.

We have some clients who desire to
loan money on farm property-regard-
less of the bolt weevil. For terms
apply tn POLLARD d HAMMER.
Attorneys.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-13
For Sale.

One Underwood Typewriter, in use
six months. f~irst-ciass in every re
spect. Also some secondhand ufice
furniture.
: D8 limo W.. GEOR4E