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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
DID MRS. FOLEY KILL DAUGHTERS
FIANCE?
Mother Of His Sweetheart Accused Of
Crime-Magistrate Releases Mrs. ].
L. Foley After Examination.

Cleveland Charged in an affidavit
made by Capt. w. A. Chipman, chief of
the Grecnville police force, with the
murder of c. Y. Mcknight, her daugh-
ter's fiance, Mrs. j. l.. Foley was given u
preliminary hearing here and released
without bail. The chief witness at The
hearing was son of Mrs. Foley, who
told of a midnight visit of Mcknight to
the Foley home and of the fatal shot
being fired when Mcknight and his sis
ter were in buggy together near the
Foley home.
The detention of Mrs. Foley caused a
tremendous sensation, and crowd of
several hundred assembled in the magis-
trate's court while the preliminary hear
ing was being conducted. When Me
knights body was found dead in his
buggy on the morning of September IS
it was generally supposed that he had
committed suicide.
Further complications are given to
the case by Che fact that the husband Of
Mrs. Foley is now in jail at ClarlIsdalc
awaiting trial for the alleged murder
last May of J. T.McKnight, first cousin
of the alleged victim of Mrs. Foley Both
killings occurred on practically the same
spot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
TRUNK LINE TO TlDEWATER
The Pearl River Valley Road Will Ger
tainly Be Built.

Jackson.-The railroad up the Pearl
river valley is going to be built.
1t will be constructed within the next
Two years, and possibly sooner.
This is certainty and about the first
definite information people have had on
the subject.
Inc road will run from jackson up the
valley OF the Pearl and possibly connect
with the Mobile, jackson and Kansas
City and the Aberdeen branch of the
Illinois Central at Alderman.
1t will develop the richest territory
in the state and the largest territory
now unprovided with railroad facilities
The greatest body of untouched virgin
hardwood timber in Mississippi will be
opened, and some of the richest farming
land in the state made accessible for
development
The great bulk of the land in Rankin,
Leake and Neshoba counties contiguous
to Pearl river and some of it's principal
tributaries is now owned by the Herrick
syndicate, and by the Hogues, relatives
and business associates of the Herricks
together with Others affiliated with
them. Fred Herrick, the principal hold
er of the lands, is an immensely wealthy
banker and timber operator of Michi-
gan.
The Goodyears are also interested to
some extent up the valley of the Pearl,
and when the road is built it will con
meet at Jackson with the New Orleans
Great Northern, which has acquired
terminal facilities in the heart of the
city of Jackson, south of the old state
house, which cost the neat sum Of
$4,000.
The capital and prestige of a road
already constructed and operating sue
cessfully, will be added to the develop
ment plan of the Herrick-IIogue group
OF capitalists, and probably the rolling
stock and equipment of the Great North
crn will be used on the Pearl River Val
ley extension.
1t is known that the Goodyear inter
ests and the ogucHerlicll group have
a community Of interest in that terri
tory and the foregoing is the tentative
plan of development.
A connection is proposed to be made
with the New Orleans Great Northern
railroad somewhere about Columbia
Junction, and the state will have an
of its rich territory up the Pearl valley
to Mississippi's harbor, of which she is
justly proud.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
FARMERS PREPARE TO FIGHT
Campaign to Offset the Work of Cotton
Market Raiders.

Jackson.-The bear raid on the cotton
market has had only tie effect OF rons.
ing the farmers OF Mississippi to d cold
fury Of determination to hold their cot
ton for an adequate price. Those who
sell now are going to be negroes, and a
few unfortunatcs who are ,,rNen TO it by
the demands OF some merchant who
wants to acquire cotton himself for the
rise that is bound to come.
The banks of The country districts
are offering to loan libcral'y on cotton
90 enable farmers to hold. Some of the
cotton buyers are Offering to loan the
present market price of the staple, then
endorses for the owner, let him ware
house the cotton as security, and then
offer to pay the additional price it goes
TO in four months.
President George r. Hightower of the
Farmers Union in Mississippi calls ulon
every union man to stand steady and
hold his cotton; the union all over the
South is doing it and the nolllnion
members as well.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
FARMERS HOLD RALLY.
Is Under Auspices of Bolivar County
Agricultural School.

Agricultural School.
Cleveland.-Undert the auspices of the
Bolivar county agricultural high school
a farmers rally was held here for the
purpose of learning how to fight the
disastrous invasion of this section by
the Mexican boil weevil. w. l.. Hutch
inson, who is the head of the agricul-
tural department of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College at Starkville, was
the principal speaker OF the meeting
Prof. Hutchinson brought splendid
message to the people of Bolivar county
in his talk on how to raise cotton profit
ably under boil weevil conditions. He
brought out the fact that thorough
drainage and the diyorsification OF crops
is the salvation of agricultural prosper
ity in Bolivar county.
Prof. C. w. Brumiield also of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College, delivered a rousing talk on the
subject of live stock as a factor i'll meet
ing the boil weevil crisis.
Edgar Green, director of the state eX-
pertinent stations Of this state, got very
close to his audience in heart-to-heart
talk on the subject of Mississippi for
Mississippians. Prof Green paid high
tribute to the work being begun by the
county agricultural schools of the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
SENATOR CARTER DIES
Former Montana Statesman Pssscs
Away in Washington.

Thomas Fl. Carter, twice sena-
tor from Montana and prominent
and picturesque figure in national poll.
tics, died suddenly in Washington
Ex-senator Carter had been serious,
ly ill for week before his death from
impaired heart action.
Thomas Henry Carter represented
Montana in the senate for twelve
years. lie first sat in the senate in
1895 and stayed there until 1901. He
came back in 1905. He first cane
into national politics in 1892, when he
was made chairman OF President Har-
rison's Republican national committee.
Senator Carter is survived by his
widow, Ellen Galen Carter CT Helena,
whom he married in 1886, and two
sons, John C. and Hugh Thenpeon
Carter, beth students in the art school
of GEORGETOWN university. The moth
er and sons were at the bedside OF
the senator when he died.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
OLYMPIC IN COLLISION
Crashes with British Cruiser After
Leaving Southampton.

White Star line steamer Olympic was
In collision with the British cruiser
Hawke. The Olympic was struck on
the starboard quarter, where large
hole was smashed in. She was beach,
ed in the Cowes roadstead, but later
returned to port at Southampton.
The Olympic left Southampton
during the morning. Following tho
collision the Hawke signaled to the
naval authorities at Portsmouth for
assistance and tugs were sent out, and
the Olympic was towed into Fort.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
{ H. MADISON DEAD
Kansas Congressman Is Stricken at
the Breakfast Table.

At Dodge City, Kan, Edmond
H. Madison, representative from the
Seventh Kansas district, and one of
the most influential insurgents in con-
gress, died at the breakfast table at
his home in this city.
Representative Madison was one of
the striking figures in the strenuous
fight over the rules in the last con-
gress which resulted in the curtail-
ment of the speakership powers and
radical changes in the code governing
the house.
Madison and Murdoch of Kansas,
Hayes of California and other progress
sive Republicans, under the leadership
of Norris of Nebraska, in the closing
hours CT the Sixty-first congress, fought
and won the battle for reorganization
of the house methods.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
PRESERVE OLD STATE CAPITOL.
Patriotic Organizations Making Splendid
4oa5,vaxy y5T;t5, Cs---,a;or


Headway With Campaign.
Jaclison.-The Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, United Daughters of
the Conlederaoy, Mississippi Federation
OF Women's Clubs, ana other organza,
tions that are working for the pseserva-
ton OF the historic old state house, are
much encouraged over the progress of
their campaign, and confidence is being
expresscu that the next legislature will
not order the sale of the property, or
the demolition OF the ancient building
that has been the scene of so many stir
ring events IN Mississippi's history.
The plan that these organizations have
IN view Is TO secure an appropriation Of
from $4,000 to 100000 to put the
building i'll a thorough state OF repair,
brace up the walls where they appear
weak, and use the structure for certain
departments of State government and
as museum of State history.
Despite the fact that the new State
house cost $1,250,000, and is one of the
most imposing structures i'll the South,
it is melancholy fact that it is even
now too small for all the purposes OF
government and some of the officials are
badly cramped for quarters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
TROOPS PROTECT JEWS
Stolypin's Death, However, May Re-
suIt in Race War.

With Premier Stolypin dead at
Kiev, Russia from an assassin's
bullet the Jews continue to lee from
Kiev to escape what they feel sure is
in store for those who remain--mas-
sacre in revenge for the assassination
of the prime minister.
M. Kokoysol, minister of finance.
who assumed the duties of premier,
took quick action to protect the Jews.
He brought 10000 troops into the city,
proclaimed martial law and distributed
most of the soldiers in the Jewish
quarter. Fearing anti-Semite riots in
other cities, NJ. Kokovsoff sent per-
emptory circular to the various gov
ernors on the maintenance of order.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Farmers Look for Weevil.

Hernando.-First appearing in the
southwestern counties of the state, the
cotton boil weevil in its progress north
ward has reached the Southern railroad,
about one hundred miles south of De-
Soto county. It is now in the counties
of Carroll and Leflore, and as it travels
about fifty miles a season, it will likely
appear in the southern parts of Panola
and Quitman next year and in Tate and
DeSoto the year after
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Newport Given Freedom.

Jackson.-On Thursday afternoon Gov.
Noel ordered the discharge of j. a.
Newport, a white convict in the service
of the state at Rankin farm. lie had a
good long term against him for man
slaughter, but he has been Il model riis-
oner and has several times shown merito-
rious conduct. The action which gained
him his freedom was the exposing of a
plot which was Oh foot few weeks ago
for the escape of VIII Sorsby and Frank
Dewctt. His timely information is per-
haps all that kept these men within the
walls
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
NINE KILLED BY AUTO
Accident at Syracuse, N. ", Fair
Grounds After Taft Leaves.

At Syracuse on Saturday. on a
track which had been sprinkled for
the benefit of President Taft, who had
expressed a desire to make a circuit
of the race course at the state fair
grounds, a Knox racing car, driven by
Lee Oldfeld, slipped tire during a
race ard crashed through the fence
surrounding the track. The machine,
which was travelling at terrific speed,
plunged into a tbrong of onlookers.
killing nine persons and injuring four
teen. The president had left the
grounds but Il short time before the
accident.
Six of the nine people were killed
outright and three others were so bad
IL injured that they died on the way
60 the hospital.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Grenada for Good Roads.

Grenada.-Grenada county has been
giving the working of her public roads
very great attention for the past sew
eral years. This year the board of SUI
pervisors employed a civil engineer to
lay out certain roads. A new road has
been surveyed right down the Yalo-
busha river to Holcomb station, II miles
west. There is being a united and ener-
getic effort made to lay out new roads
that will avoid the hills and that will
traverse the valleys wherever possible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Maine nWetp by 20 Votes,

Canvass of official returns Of the re-
cent "wet" end dry" election, as
made by Governor Frederick W..
Plaisted and his council in open meet
ing at Augusta, with representatives
of both sides present, shows a ma
jority of 20 votes for the repeal of the
constitutional prohibitory amendment
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Rotbers Get $4,000 in Cold.

News from Kaitag, Alaska, says
MASKED men held up car on the
Iditarod Flat tramway. one and half
miles from Flat City, and stole a
strong box containing $4,000 in gold
dust, the property of Friend, Lawson
& James.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
ORDER PREVAILS IN SPAIN
General Strike Declared by the Work
ers Seems to Have Failed.

General order prevails in Spain. The
number of strikers is diminishing and
the general strike appears to have
failed
a general strike was begun at Ma
taro. 1t was about half successful in
stopping work A considerable num-
her Of troops has concentrated there.
So far there have been no outbreaks
of violence Work was suspended at
Cijon. There were frequent collisions
between tire strikers and the troops
Many persons were wounded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Killer Pleads Insanity,

OXford.-A sweltering crowd filled the
county court house and listened with
straining ears to the testimony in the
case of Il. w. Williams, charged with the
killing of II. H. Bond. Bond was Will
liams' cousin. Family affairs are said
to have been the cause of the quarrel
which led to the killing last February.
The defense pleaded insanity as the
cause of the killing, and all the testi-
mony offered by the defense has been
in support of that plea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
JUDGE orosscup to Resiqn.

Judge Peter S. Grcsscup Of the fed
eral court OF appeals at Chicago an
nounced his intention of resigning his
place on the bench within the next
few weeks. He gives as a reason a
desire for more freedom as an individ-
ual and citizen. His action causes sur
PRISE
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
LOOKING FOR NATURAL GAS.
Ohio Concern Prospecting Near Hatties
burg.

burg.
Hattiesburg. g.-Hattiesburg may at no
far date in the future be supplied with
natural gas and oil from wellsN adjacent
to the city. This would be great thing
for the city and South Mississippi and
the accompanying benefits would be of
such proportions that they could not be
foretold. That this is no pipe-dream,
gas-pipe dream if you will, is shown by
the fact that a gentleman by the name
of Lee, representing big oil corporation
of Cleveland, o., has quietly and unas-
sumngly secured leases on some ten
thousand acres of land near the city.
The leases are for a period of one year
and are made to j. e. Belts, trustee
who is vice-president of the interested
corporation.
The corporation securing the lease
thinks enough of the prospects to sink
a test we'll at cost of about $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
COLUMBUS is DRY.
"Nobody Knows How Dry They Are" in
Lowndes' Capital

Columbus.-As Il result OF the vlgor-
ous crusade against law violations OF all
kinds by the present grand jury, not a
social club has been dispensing anything
but water in week. When it was
noised around that the clubs were to
have some principal members summoned
they voluntarily went before the court
and the agreement to settle all differ
ences by closing the bnifets was quickly
made. Columbus is absolutely a "dry
town" now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
TAFT IN ST. LOUIS
President Given an Enthusiastic Wei.
come to the City.

President Taft arrived in ST. Louis
Saturday from Peoria, ILL.,. and was
given an enthusiastic welcome. The
city was decorated in his honor. Aft
er having breakfast at the Mercantile
club, the president was taken for an
automobile ride Of forty miles in st.
Louis county. He then went to his
hotel for brief rest
Afterwards he addressed the Mason
ic club for five minutes and then went
to the City club for luncheon. He laid
the cornerstone in the new Y. w. c. A.
building at 2:30 after which he pro-
ceednd tn tho National loosuo baseball
grounds TO witness a game between
Philadelphia and ST. Louis.
In the evening the president madc
an address in the Coliseum before a
large audience.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Record Shrimp Catch.

Biloxi.-Capt w. 0. Parker OF the
schooner Louisiana, Capt. Peter Parker
of the schooner Edna d., and Capt. A.
Ltpre of the schooner Albert d., running
out of Biloxi in the fishing business,
have gotten LOCO barrels OF shrimp with
in the past eighteen days, catch that
is a record-breaker.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29

Meridian-The Lauderdale county
board of supervisors fixed the tax levy
for the fiscal year at 1440 mills, ex-
cept for supervisors district No. 1, in
which an additional mill was levied for
good roads, this district having issued
100000 in bonds for the purpose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Life Convict Pardoned.

Jackson.-Acting Governor Luther
Manship issued a pardon to John G..
Walton, Il white convict, who is serving
a life time sentence a. Oakley farm. lie
was sentenced for murder.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29
Sunflower Schools Open.

Moorehead.-Th Sunflower county
agricultural high school had very enter
tanning opening. Many friends and pat
rons from all over the county were in
attendance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-29

Jackson-The land and personal as
sessment rolls of Alcorn county have
been received and checked over by the
auditors department clerks, both of
which show an increase over the same
assessment two years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14
THE OFFICIAL BOARD
OF Green Street Methodist Church
Holds important Session.

The Official board OF the Green
Street Methodist church held an in
teresting and important session, Fri
day evening, at the church vestry.
The session was given orer mainly to
papers and addresses of a practical
nature.
Thomas c. Ingraham presented q
paper upon THE Moral Obligation of
the Church and Its Officers to the
Minister" a paper by George Libby
upon THE Financial Obligations OF
the Church." followed. also talk up
on THE Duty OF the Church to the
Sunday School, by ". D. Hutchlns.
THE Moral Obligations of the officers
OF the Church TO the Membership
was the subject of the paper by Rev.
H. L. Dunnaek. President Dingiey of
Syracuse. y. Y, who is at the head
of the Methodist brotherhood of
America, was the spe cial guest of the
evening and he spoke upon Mems
Work for the Church"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14
WILL GET BUSY.
Charities End Corrections Committee
Psrfects Organization.

The committee recently appointed in
connection with the meeting of the
State Conference Of Charities and
Corrections. which is to be held here,
Nov. 1-S, met at p. NJ, Friday. at
the office of " l.. Bassett and perfect
ed organizat ton by the selection of
". L. Bassett, chairman. Rev. e. NJ.
Slocomhe. secretary, and c. s. HIGH
born, treasurer.
Rev Fl. E. Dunnacil and Rev. c. G..
Mosher were chosen committee on
advertising and Rev. r. w. Plant of
Gardiner and Rev. g. c. Roberts
named a committee on visiting char
table Institutions The meetings will
be held at City hall and the program
viii include n long list of distinguish
ed speakers. DIR. y. G. Young, secre-
tary of the State Board of Health, has
informed the committee that he viii
exhibit during the convention series
of charts and photographs dealing
with school and child hygiene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14

Humane Officers Charles w. Blais-
dell Of Gardiner and r. L. Norris of
Augusta should be given much credit
for the good work done by them for
the past three weeks, having killed
over dozen old, manned and useless
horses, and laid off as many more
from work until they are able to be
used again. They captured n horse at
the Rome fair from L. r.. Thuratnn Of
Rome also another from parties an
known. and both We're killed. Two
days afterwards enc was take in
New Sharon and killed l.itcIE Id.
Wayne. Vienna and Mount Vernon
have all contributed one or more
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14
York County Case
With Odd Features.

The entire afternoon Friday was
taken up with hearing at the couru
house before Associate Justice Albert
NJ. Spear of Gardiner upon an equity
case which presents soma peculiar
features and in which, technically
speaking. the counsel for the plaintiff
is the principal defendant in the ac-
ton.
The case is an action In equity
brought by Fred a. Tarbox of Bidde-
ford. who claims TO be the assignee
of Clinton Palmer OF Biddeford. against
the executors and trustee of the es-
tate of Planners mother. the late Eliz-
aoeth Palmer, to compel them to turn
over to Tarbox what he claims is com.
ing 10 him under tie will to secure g
debt of $25G0. Clinton Palmer OF Bid
deford is counsel for the plaintiff anG
p T. Cleaves and J. Q. Bradbury o.
Saco arc counsel Tor the defendants
The executors Of the estate are Frank
Palmer of Trenton. y. J., Chase Palm
| or OF Washington. D. c.. and Chase
Eastman of Boston.
The chief feature of the hearing WAS
the defendants contention that the
equity case should be continued, pend
ing the settlement OF the second nc
count in connection with the estate,
which is now IN the York county
courts.
The hearing was not completed al
$50 p NJ and Justice Spear decided
to adjourn the hearing until some date
to be announced later. The hearing
would have been continued until Sat
urday had 1t not been for the fact that
those connected with the hearing were
obliged TO he. in another court on that
day in connection with another phase
of the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14

Auest Madiapoiia, Greek lad, ii
years of age. was arraigned late Fri
day afternoon in the municipal court
before Ree=-der Lancaster upon d
charge of assault and battery preferred
by Xavier I4aCosse. 1t was claimed
by the plaintiff that the boy struck
him and broke his glasses The boy
admitted that he struck LACROSSE but
said he did it In self-defense. The
case was continued for week in order
to give the boy an opportunity to have
the glasses mended. which he said he
would do,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14
Mrs. Mary (. LEIGHTON.

Mrs Mary e. Leighton. wife OF Tho
late William Leighton. died Friday
forenoon at her home. North Belfast
road, aged 50 years. One son. Charles
l.. Leighton. two daughters, Mrs. II
p. Ware and Miss Alice Leighton. al
OF this city. and two brothers, Alfred
w Clark Of this city and Fred "
Clark of Providence. r. l.. survive.
Funeral services win be held at 2.3l
p NJ. Sunday, from the late residence
rev. W. f. Livingston OF Hailowel
will oliciate.