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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
CONVICTS LYNCH NEGRO.
Hang Aged Woman's Assailant in
Wyoming Prison.

Rawlins, Wyo., Oct. "Details of
the lynching of Frank Wigfall, the
negro assailant of Mrs. Esther
(Granny) Higgins, known as the
"prisoners' friend" by the convicts
of the State penitentiary here to-day,
while Sheriff Willis, at the county
jail, was holding off party of would
be citizen lynchers, may never be
known.
The sinister threat, "the first man
who squeals is the next man hung
silenced all the convicts and prison
guards examined by coroner's jury
to-day. The jury gave up the task
late this afternoon without learning
anything.
Wigfall was placed in the county
jail late yesterday for safekeeping,
after his capture at Fort Steel. When
the mob surged about the jail early
this morning the sheriff probably saw
ed the prisoners life by slipping him
out unseen and rushing him to the
penitentiary nearby. Wigfall was
placed in a cell, which soon after
prisoners marching to breakfast had
to pass. AS they filed by the negro
made sighting remarks of his crime.
With the mob at the jail still clam
oring for the negro, about one hun
dred of the prisoners broke loose i'm
mediately after breakfast and made
dash for the negro, who also had
been taken to breakfast. The guard
was overpowered before he could
thrust the negro into a cell and him
self locked in the cell by the infuri-
ated convicts.
One of the convicts produced
rope and while the others held the
negro he tossed a half hitch over
the negro's head and made the other
end fast to the balcony rail Of the
cell house. The negro was tossed
over the railway and the convicts
marched back to their work.
Not until the cries of the imprison-
ed guard brought other guards was
the lynching known to any one except
those who took part in it.
Sunday night Wigfall broke into
Mrs. W1ggins's house, choping down
door with an axe. About dawn
Monday he left her in pitiful condi-
ton. A few hours later she crawled
to a neighbor's house and told what
happened. Posses searched the hills
all Monday night for the aged Wo-
mans assailant. Late last night he
was captured in an exhausted, condi-
ton by a justice of the peace.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
Savannah to Finance Road.

The Charleston Evening Post of
last Thursday has the following in
regard to the Bamberg, Ehrhardt and
Walterboro Railroad:
'sThe talk in Savannah of financing
the construction of a railroad connec-
ton from Bamberg to Ehrhardt and
the diverting of Charleston trade in
that section to Savannah is not seri-
ously viewed in commercial circles
here, and even if the road is con-
structed by Savannah, it seems to be
thought that Charleston will still
have the advantage, in short line
by both the Southern Railway and
the Atlantic Coast Line, which can
hardly be Offset by any inducements
Savannah may offer for the trade Of
the Bamberg section.
AS result of the consideration OF
the scheme of financing the construc-
tion of the connection, representa-
tive of one of the Savannah trade
bodies will go to Bamberg and Ehr-
hardt tomorrow for the purpose OF
investigating the situation and max
ing report to the business men who
have been asked to finance the road.
1t is said that $4,000 is needed to
complete the construction of the line
from Bamberg to Ehrhardt. The
road has long since been surveyed.
1t is partly covered with ties, but
more will be required and the rails
and other equipment will have to be
supplied.
A Charleston man who has exten-
sive business interests in that section
said to-day that Charleston need have
no fears of Savannah undermining
her trade and diverting any of it to
Savannah by financing the construc-
ton Of the road, even if this should
be done. He could not see where
Charleston's rival port hoped to Sc
cure any advantage of the sort for
the reason that Charleston now en-
joys a good connection from Bam-
berg over the Southern Railway and
the proposed road will connect Banl-
berg with Ehrhardt which is on the
Atlantic Coast Line and by the way
of Green Pond, another satisfactory
railroad connection to Charleston
will be assured.
AS matter of fact, the railroad
will develop the intervening section
between the county seat and Ehr-
hardt, and to this extent Increase
trade possibilities, but he could not
see that this increased trade will go
to Savannah, on any grounds of SEN
timentality in road construction.
The business belongs to the strongest
competitor, he said, and Charleston
will be found on the job
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
NEGROES ROB AND MURDER.
George Hanford is Shot in Last of
Numerous HoldupS.

Darlington, Oct. 3.-TWo hold-ups,
one resulting in the murder of the
victim, were committed on Florence
street last night, shortly after nine
o'clock. Two strange negroes imme-
diately after o'clock held up one
Elias Furman on the lower end OF
Florence street, and at the point Of
pistol relieved him of SIS in cash.
About ten minutes later they ap-
peared at the store of an old negro,
George Hanford, who was engaged in
counting his cash, preparatory to
locking up for the night. At the
point of the pistol they demanded the
money.
They met with resistance from
George, which resulted in his receiv-
ing a pistol shot wound in the back
which went through the heart and
killed him instantly.
The two robbers escaped then with
what is supposed to have been about
$50. This is the third hold-up by
two negroes in this section in the
past two weeks. About two weeks
ago reputable merchant of Cash, in
Chesterfield county, just over the
line from Society Hill, was cruelty
beaten up and robbed of large sum
of money. Saturday night week
ago two strange negroes appeared in
Darlington and held up local hack
man and took the hack from him
which they drove to Florence and left
there. A few days later he got his
hack.
It is believed by authorities that
the same two that took the hack were
the guilty parties last night, and that
possibly they are the same negroes
that robbed the merchant in Chester
field county.
Sheriff D. P. Douglass, of Chester
field was telephoned by authorities
here this morning and he reached
here in the early afternoon by auto
mobile to aid in the search for the
robbers. One negro has been arrested
and put in jail and the officers are
doing everything possible to appre-
bend the guilty parties.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
Ivory Smuggling in East Africa.

Ivory smuggling is looked upon as
a very serious crime in British East
Africa, and this IS only as it should
be for, in order to secure the ivory,
the traders have to kill great num-
bers of elephants. The game preser-
walton laws particularly as regards
elephants, are most severe, and woe
betide the man who is caught break
ing the game regulations or in pos
session of illicit spoils of the chase.
The smuggling of ivory, therefore:
is treated in the same manner as
smuggling gems and clothing into
the United States, Illicit diamond
buying in South Africa or other
forms of smuggling in England. The
rigid laws, however, do not prevent
the Arabs and Indians from indulging
in an illegal trade in ivory on large
scale. Many a caravan of huge ele-
phant tusks is brought miles and
miles from the interior of Central
Africa to Mombasa, and there sur
reptitiously smuggled out of the
country in dhows, or Arab sailing
boats.
It is the keen desire of every po-
lice and administrative official OF the
British East African government 20
capture one of these ivory caravans;
but, despite their efforts, many con-
signment escapes their eagle eyes
and finds it's way to the markets of
Zanzibar and Bombay.-Wide World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
Lost His Melon Crop.

That Hoosier story about f1avoring
watermelons while they grow is old
stuff, says the New York Tribune.
Out in Wayback Township, New Jer-
sey, they tell of how Zeb. Turniptop
tried it years ago, by injecting, as he
supposed, maple syrup into the mel
ons. Next day he sold a few at the
village store, and that night the
patch was raided and every melon,
ripe or green, was stolen. And when
Zeb. looked into the cupboard he dis
covered that instead of maple syrup
he had used Jersey lightning!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10

Some girls must dread the idea OF
becoming old maids. Otherwise they
wouldn't marry the kind of men they
do.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10

Rub-My Tism will cure you.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
DURING WEEK.
ISSUED

Nov. 21-Vernon w. Travis. AZ,
and Jennie E. Rooney, "a, both of
Kalispell.
Nov. 21-Charles A. Smith. 20,
Somers, and Mary Ann Sullivan, 81,
Kalispell
Nov. 23-- A. NJ. Evjen, 20, and
Silva E. Coverdell, 25, both of Kal-
ispell.
Nov. 23-Howard S. Smith ,21 and
Mary G. Halstead,22, both of Kali
ispell.
Nov. 25- Peter Schmauch, 26,
and Tracey Meller, 1S, both of Kali
ispell.
Nov. 25-C. E. Gilbertson, 21,
and Hilda Johnson, 20, beth of Kali
ispell.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
MORE PAY GIVEN
$4,000 ENGINEERS
BOARD OF ARBITRATION ENDS
LONG DISPUTE WITH
EASTERN ROADS.

Thirty thousand locomotive engi.
neer on So eastern railroads gain
a partial victory in their demand for
more wages, under the award an
ncunced by the board OF arbitration
The board holds that the public.
which has no voice in the controver-
sy, had more at stake than the en-
gineers or railroads, and emphasizes
the necessity of plans to safeguard
the public against the possibility Of
a future strike.
1T would be difficult to exagger-
ate the seriousness OF such calam-
ity," reads the report. cit is safe
to say that the large cities of the
cast would find the supply of many
articles OF food exhausted within a
week. The interests of the public so
far exceed those of the parties to a
controversy as to render the former
paramount. To this paramount in
terest beth the railroad operators
and the employees should submit.
The board advocates the creation
of federal and state wage commits
sions. These commissions, the board
suggests, should be vested with
virtually the same powers over or
ganized labor as public utilities COM
missions now exercise over quasi
public corporations.
The award dates back to May l
and will hold for one year from that
date.
Mr.. Norrissey, representing the
engineers, has indicated doubt as to
its renewal.
The attitude of the railroads, as
outlined in statement by President
Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio,
who represented the railroads on the
arbitration board, is indefinite as to
the future.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
THREE MORE DAYS
OF HUNTING SEASON

There is now only three more days
left CT the hunting season, so If you
are going to get out this year you
will have to hurry. The season for
deer is open only for two months,
from October l to December 1. Next
Saturday is the last day that any
one can hunt for deer in the state of
Montana until next year.
Nature has so provided this year
that there has not been a wholesale
slaughter of the wild animals like a
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

The new monster mallet locomo-
tives recently installed into service
are going to be a great success says
an engineer who is running one of
them. There is now an expert here
from the locomotive works kind of
tuning them up and when he gets
them in shape it is predicted that
they will walk away with all the
cars that the draw bars can hold.
AS they are now it is a very fire.
Quent occurance to pull the "lung"
out of car. Considerable trouble
is being had on account of the side
tracks not being strong enough to
hold them. Every once in a while
the report comes to headquarters
that a "bull moose" is off the rails
where it headed in on a passing
track and the assistance of the
wrecking crew is some times nee
essary to get them back on again. A
number CT these big locomotives
equipped with Gil burners have been
put in service between Spokane and
Wilson Creek.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
RAILROAD CIRCLES
g. n. OFFICIALS ARE KILLED
+ ++++ + + + + + i. r. !. + !. ]. + + + +

8. B. Plechner, purchasing agent
and Howard James, director of pur.
chases OF tho Great Northern rail.
road. were instantly killed wher
their automobile turned over on q
grade about eight miles north o1
st. Paul last Sunday. Both were
pinned under the machine and were
dead when it was removed. The Slip
perry condition of the road is said
to have caused the automobile to
overturn.
In attempting to pass another au-
tomobile the machine occupied by
Plechner and James slowed to one
side and the roadway being too soft
to bear up the weight of the auto
mobile, it turned over.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
ONLY A FIRE HERO.

but the crowd cheered las, with burn
ed hands, he held UP small round
box, Fellows he shouted this
Bucklen's Arnica Salve I hold. has
everything beat for burns" Right
also for boils, ulcers, sores, pimples,
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

year ago when it was possible to go
out within mile or two from town
and kill wagon load of them. A
good many have been putting off
their hunting trip in hopes that there
would be light snow fall at least,
but this has failed to mature, so
most of those who had planned are
in the woods now doing the best that
they can.
Quite number of deer have been
brought in, but they were all we'll
earned. The LEGAL taxidermist shop
is pretty we'll filled with the skulls
and horns OF deer waiting to be
mounted.
Give man string enough and he
will construct his own tangle.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Roundhouse Foreman Kidder re-
ceived very pleasant surprise when
he arrived home from work Saturday
night. 1t was in the nature of a huge
cut glass punch bowl and a set of
cups to go with it, which had been
presented by the machinists at the
roundhouse.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Civil Engineer o. L. Brown re
turned Tuesday morning from {
business trip to Spokane.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Conductor Teddy Van, the mai
who punches the tickets on the Kal
ispell Cannon Ball, is hunting a
Jennings.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

eczema, cuts, sprains, bruises. Surest
pile cure. 1t subdues Inflammation
kills pain. Only 25 cts. at all drug
gists. ADV
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

The Great Northern has complet-
ed Its branch line into Lewiston and
last week the population OF that city
declared a sort of holiday when the
first Great Northern locomotive came
over the new line. The first train
run from there to Great Falls will
carry all the people who can get
aboard.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Engineer Wilbur Bancroft went
to Seattle last week to accompany
his wife home from that city where
she has been visiting with his par
ents.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Did it ever occur to you that near
ly all Of your mistakes are self
made?
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Engineer Wilmer Woods left last
Saturday night for Kansas City,
where he has been summoned with
twelve other relatives to take their
share of two million dollar estate
left by rich uncle who died recent
ly in that city. If the court carries
out the plan in the division of this
big estate, Wilmer will not have to
worry If he misses trip on his en-
gine occasionally and his many
friends here wish him we'll.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Clifford Coe, clerk in the superin-
tendent's office started on quite an
extended holiday trip Tuesday night.
He went to the coast first and will
eat his Thanksgiving dinner in Olym
pia, Wash. He will visit at various
places in Washington and Oregon,
and possibly northern California aft
er which he will go east to visit
relatives in Kansas. In all he will
travel through eleven states before
returning the first Of the year.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

1t Is reported that Conductor Hur-
ley has arrived safely at the hunt
ing grounds near Jennings, and Ted
dy Logan is looking for a wireless
message calling him to his aid to
help snake out a big buck.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Pumpman J. w. White had dis
agreeble experience Monday night
with a gasolene speeder which would
work only intermitantly. After push
ing the thing home nearly all the
way from Olney it finally consented
to run the last half mile without
buckin&.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Engineer Ben Swanson was down
from Essex Friday and Saturday to
have some work done on his engine.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Jim Hill has presented the loca,
yards with a brand new switch en-
g!ne, the 381.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Agent Herberg is taking a few
days vacation so as to wind up the
hunting season properly.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Machinist Cal Bonner and Engi
neer w. A. Jones are deer huntin,
for a few days at Rankin.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

Fireman Roy Medaris was dow1
from Essex the fore part of th,
week.
The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28

The Great Northern has improv-
ed and made a very neat looking
home out of Superintendent Smiths
residence.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
TESTING His STRONG WILL
Connected Club Man Caught In Al.
tempt TO Prove Superiority of HIs
Mental Powers

At n " the clubs the other day
two members were arguing about will
power. The cunceitsd man, Who was
in the hahn of boring all present Nith
his p"!nt.css tales, said that his will
was stronger than. iiis friends.
you are wrong there" said the
quiet man, "and J VIII prove 1t In this
way. You 20 and stand N that cor
n,r, and ] viii viii you TO come out
OF II. You will against me, and ! bet
you that ] win have you from that cor
ner before | have commanded you q
second time"
Tho smart one took the bet. and pat
sa!a, IN a commanding voice.
Come out Of that cOrner!'
1he utl.er gIlnned and shook his
head. The quiet man sat dUHn and
looked al him steadily. Five fnihuiss
passed, and then the man Of VIII said
with d sheer
Hadn't you better give 1t up? ]
don't feel any influence at all, and
J can't staRl here Ill the evening
"Tn, 70 is no hurry said the quiet
q a. d ! have q very comfortable
tt;>, fI,"rs Is no time limit except
,h:r ycs.a-n TO cine out before ash
y" ~.wiSa. :saq AZ I don't intend K
ash You III, Anil this day week,
Il thk you giit Zee, the influence BIO
fore then"
TAe s-art Oh" 's,Ss out.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
PURE FOOD LAW NOT MODERN
Centuries Ago T~radesmen Who Adui.
tersted Goods Were Nest Severe
iy Punished.

Pure food laws are not quite so
modem an invention az We may be.
iieVe. DR.. Reisner has made alsco,.
cries In Palestine that seem to in
dicate some sort Of SUPERVISION of the
1000 supplies delivered to the palace
nearly 5000 years ago. Labels have
peeh round nat were once affixed to
"A jar OF pure olive oil" We may
wonder what tests were employed and
wat would happen to the man whose
or was found to be not pure. Prob.
ably something unpleasant. for there
was no supreme court in those days.
We know what happened in the mid.
die ages 10 the enterpr;sing tradesman
who adulterated his goods. In l444
q Nuremberg merchant was burned
alive for mating foreign material with
MS saffron and the saffron itself was
used for. fuel. Probably that artistic
touch impressed the matter upon his
memory.
Some Augsburg bakers who used
false weights and bad -four were
ducked In a muddy pool, and through
a faulty knowledge of the human re-
spiratory system, or sheer careless
ness, they came to the surface dead.
In 1882 a wine merchant was or.
dered to drink six quarts Of his own
adulterated wine. and as he died soon
after 1t Is evident that the adultera,
Ion must have been serious. It is
true that he had to finish the draft in
a given number Of minutes, and a
small number at that. but in those
days they had a pleasant way of
weighing the scales and loading the
Dice upon the side Of justice.
Civilization has changed all that.
Nowadays we SILVER with apprehen.
sion lest, a rogue shall be punished
San Francisco Argonaut.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
W. Wieken Dead,

M. ". WeIken, who has lived in
Morgan County Ter u than fifty
years, died the 10Th o! his month of
mneli,y. His wife died IN 1891 and
all his children were ua,ijea and
gone. Mr.. W,eken was one OF our
eldest citizens, beng past eighty
seven, and a good. well respected,
substantial! citizen. The funeral ser.
vices were'conArCted by Rev. Myers
and the remins were IN erred d,
I~Oene.zer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
SWALLOWS ARE VERY BOLD
One Builds Nest In a House and An.
other Establishes Homo on
Electric Light Lamp.

A very curious inStance Of boldness
IN swallows was recorded In 1855
from Ceylon. In this case the birds
built over a lamp In the dining room;
what made their choice of site more
!efnarkable was the fact that the
lamp could be raised or lowered by
counter weights and the connecting
chains auctually passed through the
mud walls Of the nest.
Occasionally the bird selects a nest
Ing site which invites comparison with
the holiness of the robin. In July last
a pair or swallows took advantage Of
the open window Of an unoccupied
bedroom in n house at Felmersham in
Eedforishire to begin building titeir
ncst on the curtain rod Of the bed.
The return Of the owner Of the
house and his occupation Of the bed
did not in the least disturb or alarm the
birds, which completed the nest and
eve weeks OF the house owners re.
turn. They took no notice Of the oc.
cupant of The bed when flying IN and
out Of tie window feeding their
y}une; hut the hen bird would fly OF!
tie nest If any one entered the room
during the daytime.
Three years arc q pair OF swallows
built their nest on top Of the shade o!
Al electric lamp which hangs outside
the asylum at Marlborough, neal
Lc!ccEtCr.-Ba!!y's Magazine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
proper innings 70 say.

To q young .wcyan wkc tas Cor.
srkcn GHkcol teaching fer M 'rt,ncny
Loi housekeeping; ,"INAHt y.a. tcel
test without anything t. cG2"
&c a Notcrrau: Don't "nl ssrls,
t'culs get tired OF stopping for peo
ple?"
20 - doctor: II should think your
Irregular hours would almost KIN YOU"
To a newspaper man: "Rut ~
course, l neve. believe more tlan hall
thot | read In the pa!lers.'
70 a pos tInan: LENT your feet
ache by night"
TO q librarian: you must enjoy
reading the new novels a I'd a. cv,
err body else IN towh"--New 4rkN vs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
Something Entirely New.

An announcement Of more than or
binary interest i, made elsewhere in
this issue by the ST. LOUIS GLOBE
DEMOCRAT. That Sterling news
paper now sends out as a part Of the
Evidav issue of its ''TwiCe-a-Weck'
edition, an AGRICULTURAL AND
FAMILY MAGAZINE section of
eight pages, with outside covers in
c~olors, containing good stories, use
iui farm information, valuable hints
to housekeepcrs and many other fea-
lures OF interest to every member of
The family. Moreover, it offers to ac-
cept subscriptions for the paper, in
Guiding the MAGAZINE section, at
he special rate of ONE DOLLAR
FOR TWO YEARS, or for TWO
YEARLY NubscrIpt,ona ~ the same
rider. The regular price Of the pa
per alone is one dollar per year.
This special offer will be open until
{ lrther notice, but may be withdrawn
at any time. kcad :hc announce
ment and send II your order prompt
".
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
To Our Friends.

We would ASK our friends who have
orders Of publication, trustees sales,
administrators notices., and other
legal printing, to remember us. we
can do your work correctly and at
fair prices. Please remember and
doh't forget it.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-25
BY. P. q. Prognn.
-, 1912.

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Subj.ct--EvangcIiz,'ion OF the Mex
leans.
Leader-W. :. Williams.
Songs--l3. % and D.
Lesson Story-M!r;'e Handy.
PRAYER.
Solo--Estilcr Morrow.
Select Remiiugo--Charley Harris,
Mary West and Eva Schlnncp
Song--jGNior Choir.
Bible readings Ina Kinloch, Louie
Handy, Ray Williams, Mclva
Boycc.
Tslk-Samucl l'anir's.