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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
FUGITIVE
CAUGHT HERE
But No Requests Had Come
For His Apprehension
Then.
IDENTITY KNOWN TOO LATE.
Noel Bowman, WantedFOr MUIR
der in Hancock County,
Was Here Saturday.

A man believed to be Noel Bow.
man. who murdered Bert McCarty,
agent at Lewisport, KY, it is believ.
ed was in HopkinsviIle Saturday
night and could have been easily ap.
pretended If the police of Owens
boro had notified the chief here to
be on the lookout for him. The
man who answered his description
obtained afterwards got off 6 D.
m. train from the north and was
seen by two officers at the train,
who noticed that he had a deep
knife cut scar on one side of his face.
He was smooth shaver, weighed
about $50 pounds and wore dark
clothes and small black hat. Some
hours later a man who claimed to
know Bowman notified the police
that he had seen him. Chief Roper
called up Greensboro and got des
cription of the man wanted and the
entire force got busy. Once party
was seen who claimed to have seen
Bowman 20 minutes before, but he
succeeded in eluding the officers.
Yesterday afternoon he was captur-
ed near the city by Marshal Long of
Crofton.
The citizens of Lewisport have
offered $3.50 reward; the L.& N.
Railroad and the Governor are also
expected to offer the same amounts,
making 81 so for his capture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
Race Called Off.

The elephant and donkey race
from New York to the White House
has been called off, both animals
breaking down in ! Philadelphia.
The donkey was lame in one foot and
ahe elephant was past going.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
Latest Idea In Rome.

A company has patents covering .
rope made Of several strands of paper
covered with galvanized steel wire-t
Inc rope thus produced is strong.
tough and flexible. suitable for clothes
lines and such uses. II is claimed that
a>rope Of this kind will withstand the
action Of the weather 80 per cent.
longer than cotton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
Ind.p.nd.nee Earned.

The Independence and liberty zoo
possess are the work Of common dan
gers. sufrerings and uccessss.-Wash-
IN 0fon
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18

Potash enters into the makins a
glass. soap. bieachss. dyes. photo
graphic chemicals. medicine. expio-
sives. fsrtiliser and II used in roI6
mining and many other industrial pro
eesses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
u.. for street RubsI.h.

City authorities Of Amsterdam are
now considering the conversion OF the
street rubbish as mass into comou$
tible briquets for heating boilers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
Amateur Aviator.

Harry N Atwood Nalighted on the
White House grounds in his aero
plane and was presented with a
medal by President Taft.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
Missed Him.

John Sisk of jacksonville, shot at
n burglar who was trying to get in
10 his home, but missed him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-18
The Voice Of Experience.

wv ~ "~7NFFtFEWEENSs
Tho ole0margarine dealers tell III
kAat there "a more real virtue In their
product than in butter.
Yet we have known considerable but
esr that seemed amply able to resist
temptation.
II certainly was strong enough
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Flattery.
Jones-"The biggest idiots always
DO marry the prettiest women" Mrs.
1ones-"Now you're trying to fiatter
mel"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-15

"A newspaper is to be established
at Livingston.
Matt Hendricks, of Cuba City,
was here Tuesday.
Ira W. Griswold, of Livingston,
was in this city Monday
E A. Wilmott, of Potosi, was a
Lancaster visitor yesterday.
VIM. E. Decker, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster Monday.
ID. Crichton & Co. have a hand
some new sign over the front of their
store.
Walter Knox has received three
new e. M. F. autos this week and has
three others coming to Bagley
Rev. j. s. Crowther concluded
very successful series of revival meet
ings at the NJ. E. church last even
ing.
Geo. K. Clanton is building an addi.
tion to his feed mill to provide addi-
tional store room and ali Office. The
new building is the same size as the
old one.
Miss Nellie Muesse was called to
Madison Sunday by the serious illness
of her niece Miss Marie Baumgartner,
who is student in the University of
Wisconsin. Miss Baumgartner is
suffering from pneumonia.
The new basement of the M. E.
church, intended for social purposes,
will be opened on the afternoon and
evening of March 22d with big
chicken pie supper, with men walters.
The charge will be 25c. All come.
Prof. W. J. Schade and his gym
nasium classes will give big athletic
entertainment at Reeds opera house
on Friday evening of next week,
March "a. Mrs. Schade will give a
number of vaudeville specialties.
Further particulars next week.
The Platteville Chautauqna has
already made plans for it's 1911 pro-
gram. Among the talent booked this
season are, Billy Sunday" Opie
Read, Victor Murdoch and Robert M.
LaFollette. This is the only chau-
tauqua that LaFoIIette will visit this
year.
-Geu. Edge, of Ellenboro and Miss
Lillian Edna Burr, of Little Grant.
daughter or county treasurer w. D.
Burr and wife. we're united in mar
riage by Rev. j. T. Morgans, at the
II. E. parsonage last Wednesday,
March s, at noon. They will reside
on the farm of the grooms father,
John Edge, of Ellenboro, which the
young man has rented.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-15
went to Milwaukee

R. Meyer went to Milwaukee
Sunday.
Fred Cooper, of Bloomington, was
in this city Monday.
Louis Alt started Sunday on a
brief visit to Milwaukee.
C. A. Oswald and j. G. Bramerd.
OF Boscobel, were in Lancaster Tues
day.
-Geo. Baxter returned Saturday
from business trip OF several days in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walker ex
pect to leave the first of May for Eng
land for visit with relatives. They
will first go by way of Canada.
-Ryland Library Will hereafter be
open from $50 to O'Clock every
afternoon and from to s o'clock in
the evenings except on Saturday even
ing when it will be open until 9
O'Clock.
DIR. Fl. McElwee, who is we'll
known in Lancaster, leaves Madison
this week for an extended trip
through Italy, Switzerland. Germany.
France, Scotland, Ireland and Eng
land. Mrs McElwee will accompany
him. They will return to Wisconsin
| in October.
H. S. CALDWELL. treasurer of Glass;
vile township, drove over to Lancas-
ter Friday with a grist and to make
his settlement with the county treas
urer. Incidentally he also visited
his sister, Mrs. j. G. Brockert, and
returned home Saturday. Mr.. Cad
we'll returned no real estate tax un-
collected and only 81 personal.
The high school boys are already
making plans for the base ball season.
A fast school team will be placed in
the field this year. It has been sug-
gested that a city team. either
amateur or semi professional, be
organized in Lancaster this season.
There is plenty of good local material
to form the nucleus of such an
organization. It is not too early to
commence talking about it.
Tom A. Finnegan. his brother,
Leo Finnegan, and r. Ell. Hore, all of
this city, started yesterday for Nc
Intosh. South Dakota, near which
place they have taken up relinquish
ments on homestead claims. They are
located seven miles from Mcintosh,
which is lively town, with two
newspapers. Their three claims are
all adjoining one another and each of
them will erect house on his land
this spring. leo's neighbor. on an
adjoining claim, is J. R. Schultz, a
former real estate man at Cassville,
who was married last fall to Miss
Christine Pink, of this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-15

VIM. Hahn, of Sitter, was in
Lancaster yesterday.
Andrew Cairns was over from
Mt. Hope yesterday.
&C. Widman. of McGregor, Iowa,
had business at Lancaster Monday.
-Attys, o. Kuenzli, of BoscobeI
and R. M. Orchard. of Muscoda were
at the county seat on business yes
terday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Funk passed away Thursday
five days after his birth. Funeral
services were held Friday.
Era Grifis and wife, of Little
Grant came over to Lancaster to at
tend the lecture course entertainment
given by Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Bing-
ham, SATURDAY. evening.
Emil Zwolanek, of Castle Rock,
killed wild cat near his home re-
Gently and last week appeared at
County Clerk McCoy's Office to receive
his bounty He is entitled to three
dollars from the county and three
from the state.
Three marriage licenses were
issued since last reported in these
columns: George w. Robinson and
May M. Thomas, both of Beetown /;
Harold Leroy Sphinx, of SmeIser and
Catherine Ann Wilkinson, of Platte.
Vile; George Anton Ketterer, Rewey
and frankie Laura Pitts, Platteville.
Jacob Reisic died at his home in
this city Saturday morning after an
illness of several weeks He was
fifty-two years old at the time of his
death. Mr.. Reisic is survived by
a wife and other more distant rela
tives Funeral services were held at
the M. E. church Tuesday morning
and burial at Hillside followed.
The Herald received a pleasant
call last Thursday from W. A. Kay,
merchant at Big Patch and town
treasurer Of Smelser. who dropped
in to renew his Herald for another
year. This is Mr.. Kay's fifth year as
treasurer and this was his fifth annual
settlement. In neither of the five
years has he returned any real estate
taxes uncollected. His personal re-
turned this trip amounted to only
81 81.
According to the long distance
forecasters March will be an aver
age" month. Cold weather may be
expected any time up to the 18TH
About the 18th of the month the
weather will moderate bringing warm
rains which will be followed by
bright weather. Another storm period
is scheduled for March % to March 26
bringing snow i'll the north and rains
in the south. Cold weather will mark
the closing of the month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-03-15

1t pays to buy good ribbon-ribbon
with good feel" to it. Crichton's
is the place to get it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
ing speaker, and there is no doubt
that he will create favorable I'M
preston ON his various tours.


1t Is now over seven years since the
United States began work on the
Panama Canal and an investigation
of conditions on the isthums show
that there remains only one-fourth of
the work of excavation to be done,
for 13S,000,000 cubic yards have been
removed from the line of the canal.
That leaves only 100000 yards to
be cut away. The placing Of concrete
in the locks is more that So per cent
completed, the installation of the
lock gates has begun and 10 per cent
of the filling for the Gatum dam
which will feed the canal with water
has been done. The lock gates are
staggering in their vast proportions
compared with the timber gates of the
canals in this country. Each leaf, Of
which there are two in gate, is sew
en- feet thick, 65 feet long and from
AZ to so feet high, there being nc
less than 92 of these leaves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

Henry L. Simson, who assumed his
duties as Secretary of War today, sue
ceeding Joseph M. Dickson, will prob
ably do much travelling for the Presi-
dent. According to present plans, it
is said that MIR. Stimson will do the
globe-trotting for the Taft administra-
ton that Mr.. Taft did for the Roose-
welt administration. Mr.. Stimson has
already made good start by address
ing the Intercolonial Club of Boston
in the interest of reciprocity. In fact
for the present, it is understood, all
of Mr.. Stimson's addresses will be
chiefly upon this subject, until the
matter has been satisfactorily settled
Mr.. Stimson is a fluent and convinc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI POSSIBILITIES
HE who makes two blades of grass

he who makes two blades of grass
grow where one grew before ia a
pplanthropist." So says a philoso
pSsr.
When Governor Hogg, of Texas. the
man OF big body, big head and big
heart, lay dying, he said to those
friends atshis bedside, 81 want no mon
ument of stone or marble; but plant at
my head a pecan tree, and at my feet
an old fashioned walnut, and when
these trees shall bear, let the pecans
and walnuts be given out among the
plain people of Texas, so that they
may plant them, and. make Texas a
land Of trees"
III then he is philanthropist who
makes two blades of grass grow
"nere one grew before, what shall we
say of the man who makes a whole
farm to produce pecan trees where
only pine trees grew before? Is he
not philanthropist also?
Upon invitation of Rev. L. r. Hall
THIS writer accompanied him. Mr.. J. 8
turner, one of Hattiesburg's large
merchants and Mr.. F. w Foote, vice.
president of the First-National Bank
Oh commerce, went out on a visit to the
pecan grove and nursery owned by Mr.
Hail. situated just seven miles due
east from Hattiesburg. On our wsv
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

of - IN vines, which run from one
side C ''e o'ner VI lis PECAN orohaiu'
TIL . 000 Young pecan trees that
bouo .0me up this season from last
voo., nut plan ing, and around which
tba ,hanager vas blowing, was the
mo suggestive sight witnessed on
this cry esting farm.
NJ. Hall has one special "show spot"
nm Ills farm being one acre whereon
he has upv ards of 400 nursery pecan
s+o,,si ready for market the coming
an, dmn, 5000 young trees ready for
o.. afting next winter, besides the
grated trees set out three years ago
~, hich have taken on such splendid
growth as 10 assure nuts in 1912. He
says this acre could not be bought for
s1,000-and if everything was sold off
l If it except the trees meant to be
"A ornament, this acre is worth $3.50 Of
am mans money.
y No W let us ask, If the Rev. L. E.
afalE whose head is crowned with
AIxety locks, and whose voice has
alta fbf upwards of forty years, given
1 - proclamation of the gospel
o ssyhas n conduct business in town,
~ nnsoi hin the church, work with
is -, 49, a in keeping the orchard
- r.,.$' WI his city residence, and
FIN e. .,ssJLsae,.to rvise and sue
essfaIIy. dsisael Ork on such a
~ :. paSSaAs nd nursery as is
asre trutifully d6cribed. what should
be doue with the \ ian who learns these
facts, who would fver again ask the
question, what eau you raise on this
cut-over land?" 7
, There used to b. a man in New
i orleans named Sambolq, who lealt in
hats. On the first of eIery September
ho would bring out a mammoth straw
hat and publicly shoot tt with can
non. When this cer3mOny was over
it was regarded as such an improper
thing for a straw hat 10 be seen or
the streets q New Orleans, it was nc
offense between September and April
for the boys to cry shoot that hat"
Let us make a Solemn proclamation
inviting every doubling Thomas IL
Hattieshurg ana the surrounding terri
tory, and after lining them up, let III
read the story Of what Bro. Hall hal
done with South Mississippi cut-ove
pine land, after which let the mai
who then doubts be banished TO Liant
where are no water melons, roasting
ears, figs, grapes, peanuts or pecans
or decree that he shall forever here
after hold his peace.
R. l.. BENNETT.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
TEXANS TO SEE WARsHIPs.

Galveston, Texas, May 29.-Excur-
sionists from all over the Southwest
will visit Galveston this week to in
spect the battleships Minnesota, Yer
mont and Mississippi The vessels
are due here tomorrow and will re-
main until next Monday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

&c. TNi-Jns, and SO broken tbe "a. a
put under the pillow, AS to rid ~ n
roots, and bring it into condition H.,
planting. Does twenty-five dollars per
acre for such development of raw
stump land seem high? If so, will there
not come a change of mind when one
learns what Mr.. Hall has done on this
place since the end of 1908? His
achievements should inspire every
man in Hattiesburg or hereabouts, to
take advantage of the present oppor-
may. There is not a man OF woman
in Hattiesburg with even a living sal
airy, that could not If they would, Sc
cure within the next few months
tract of land running anywhere from
five to forty acres. The real estate
agents would be glad to negotiate
deals whereby this could be done on
the small payment plan, giving one
an opportunity to put a small portion
Of each months salary into the bust
ness Of becoming a landlord.
Mr.. Halls motto is, "a pecan tree in
every spot where a pecan tree should
be-"
| In carrying out this idea he has not
only set pecans all over his farm, but
has made his residence lot in the city
marvel of interest to the nut grower
On his farm he has grape vines, corn
water melons, cantaloupes, COW peas
Spanish peanuts and figs. Thus EN-
phasizing that which many seem t.
forget, namely: that when one puts
land in a pecan grove he has gotteI
it ready to make many other crops oil
the same land, profitable.
Mr. Hall has a reputation as a melol
grower. In 1909 he exhibited at
July picnic a melon weighing 4
pounds, which was one of twenty-si
melons from two hills. It was there
! fore promising sight to note the row
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

plimentary to say some of the things
that are given in reply to Senator
Warren.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

Attorney-General Hogan, of Ohio,
has declared the Dean saloon charac-
ter bill invalid. The measure, passed
year ago, seeks to prohibit local tax
ing authorities from accepting saloon
taxes from aliens, felons and from
saloonkeepers who sell to minors or
improper characters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

The Hardwick special committee,
charged by the House with the duty
of investigating the sugar trust will
meet Thursday of this week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

Out we mad practical demonstration
Oh the effect which the cry for good
ROADS Is having. About five miles
out Mr. Hall showed us a stretch of
road recently built by the county en-.
perVisor of roads, with two days labor
OF his prison gang, which afforded Mr.
Foote chance to show that bis auto
could run some" Mr.. Hall told rs
that for twenty-five years this had
place in the road" had been a nublic
nuisance. The work of tho county
supervisor with his convict sanx ia
DAILY adding value to evesy ,dlS o.
land In the county. Wt4 sitH
Reaching Mr.. Halls plscs aa5gee
learned that he bought the 80 acre acre Z 81
land in 1908 at about SIS per acre
since then he has spent about s25 n nsr
acre in putting it in condition. brine.f
Ing its cost mp to $40 per acre somsna
people may marvel at these e -5ress
but to those who know vain b4-
are reasonable, especially if a4. -. ia
he remainder of this stcry
With the expenditure stated MI
Hall has removed the stumps, erected
splendid wire fence around the
place, put in cross fences, dug a wei.
'uilt a barn and COW shed, added two
vell-built rooms to the managers
yelling, built several long crave =
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
90 THE BES1
o.o.o. SPRING T0NlC

Spring the the blood IS 81 fl appets
responsive to of nature 1t e % systemic disturb
digestion lack energy bodily fatigue ana man. anv toncs
which that we need .o CELEBRATING but acting
with decided injury system later II your io amount
pleted YOU can only by supplying an [i the
shment and this only through pure % @ can rely upon
greatest blood purifiers and is @ and at the time thor
ougblv purify the blood Many people have put on have paid
90 disease
neglect with spell deblaing sickness p o. s m the stomach
"a entirely of bealttful roots and banks tones
and digestion aids improves the appetite and ne.S W
s+rono -otrst health at drug
70 Suone' ' ~ THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ALLzAIA "a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

The members of both the Demo
cratic and Republican national com
mittees have already begun to look
to the selection of cities next year for
the national conventions. Singular.
iy enough, according to some, mum.
Der of members of both national com.
mittees have laundering toward New
York city, the same old laundering
that has been observed in the two
committees for years and which in
the end is always offset by a senti-
ment against the metropolis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29

Senator Warren, of Wyoming, de-
clares that Democratic indecision
over the wool schedule, is playing
havoc with the entire wooden indus
try. Senator Warren is the greatest
shepherd of modern times and the
question concern him vastly. He de-
clares that not only have, the sheep
raisers suffered, but the wooden mills
have reduced their output to mini
mum. Many of the New England mills
are RUNNING only three days week
and the entire, market, according to
Mr.. Warren is in a state of partial
paralysis as a result of the uncer-
tainty of tariff tinkering of the Demo
cratic House. 1t would not be com
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
WANTED FOR ARMv.-Able-bodie

WANTED FOR bodied
unmarried men, between ages OF IS
and IS; citizens OF United States, OF
good character and temperate hab
its, who can speak. read and write
the English language. For infor-
nation, apply to Recruiting Ofncer
621 Main street. juneS0
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-29
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
******** *==~*=**<

The Legislature OF Wisconsin has
passed a bill for the popular election
of Senators.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-24
Migrated SchooIyoom W'orks
Wondess For "MyfIt" Pupils

selling wheat. There arithmetic and
business correspondence come In. And
SO on. Presently his latent talents de.
yelop, he sees what II Is all about, he
connects up his school work with real
life problems, and then he begins 10
forge ahead. and is soon able to re-
sumo his regular studies.
This Is the general impression OF
the informal way in which the IN
graded room is taught, but here are
practical results that have been &C
complished for the student. and for
the society to which he belongs
In one school in 1909. there was
an ungraded room. During the year
there were six boys In court, sent
to reform school. 80 cases OF truan.
cy In three weeks, 4 sent to parental
school. frequent logging OF pupils.
and about IL per cent failed to pass.
In the same school with an ungrad-
ed room there were no boys in court.
none sent to reform or parental
school. no truancy to speak OF. few
cases OF logging. no failures to pass
in the rooms from which pupils had
been drafted to the ungraded room.
and by April 80, children had made
up a whole half or whole years
work In advance OF the regular
studies.