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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
CITY BEAUTIFUL
EXPENDITURE WILL TOTAL
MORE THAN $4,000. 900
Edmonton to Go in on Large Scale
for Municipal Beauty-Program In
ciudes Thirty Miles of Paving
Railway Extensions VIII Cost More
Than Million.

Edmonton, Alta, Dec. 17.-William
Short. K c.. pioneer of Edmonton.
who was chosen mayor at the cleo
tion on December 9, announced today
that the program of civic improve
ments decided upon for 1913 involves
the expenditure of more than $12,-
100000. The city already has $14,-
100000 invested in it's public utilities.
Mr. Short becomes chairman of the
board of commissioners, which is the
administrative body of the municipal
ity.
The construction program includes
30 miles of paving, 50 miles of side
walks, street railway extensions cost
ing $3.50, 900, gas distributing sys-
TEN, street paving plant, extensive
additions to the telephone, sewer
electric light and water systems, the
development Of gravel deposits and
the establishment Of a central mar
ket and warehouses, public library.
power house. civic stables, bridges and
parks. The final plans for city
Identification also will be adopted
and work started early next spring.
Mr.. short who polled 81 per cent
Of the total vote cast. defeating w. J.
Magrath, millionaire lond owner, and
Alderman Joseph Andrew Clark.
known in the Yukon as the Lion of
the North" has received voluntary
pledges of the full support of the
commercial. industrial and financial
interests of Edmonton in carrying
out his program, which is the most
ambitious ever undertaken by any
city of the $4,000 class on the North
American continent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
WAS MARRIED 4 HOURS:
THEN HUSBAND LEFT HER
DECLARES THE WOMAN

Worcester, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Syria F..
Lumb, %, testified in the divorce
court that her husband, Walter Lumb,
was only married to her four hours
when he deserted her and that she has
not seen him since he left her.
She told Judge Charles L. Bell, who
granted her the divorce, which was
uncontested that they were married
in Keene. ~ H., and were on their
wedding tour, when her husband left
her standing on the platform of rail
road station in small New Hamp-
shire town. She said they were on
their way from Keene to Athol and
they both left the train for walk
on the platform and her husband
jumped on one of the forward cars as
the train was moving from the sta
tion.
She said he walked with her and
took her so far from the train she
was unable to get back and board II
in time before it started. Her hus-
band, she things, is now somewhere
on the Pacific coast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17

ed by the addition to the metal to be
protected of copper in the proper
tion of one-fourth of one per cent.
That, however, can hardly be the
whole story. At least, it does not
seem probable that an alloy of the
sort described would be appreciably
more resistent to acid than the iron
and steel as already made. But the
question is not one of the probability
or of opinion; it is question of con-
clusively emonstrable fact, and the
positive assertion of the Pittsburg
chemist would counterbalance a thou
sand doubts or denials made by crit
les without his knowlede and expert
ence with this particular alloy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
SUSPECT TWO OF
WARD MURDER

Bristol, Vt Dec. 17.-Another man
was taken into custody by the police,
who are seeking the murder of Henry
Ward, who was gilled Monday night
The suspect was found in the woods
near Chimney Point, II miles from
the scene of the crime. A large force
of deputy sheriffs is scattered through
out the surrounding country with or
ders to arrest all suspicious persons.
An Italian taken into custory yes
terday is still detained. Drs. b. II.
Stone and G. F. Dalton of Burlington
performed the autopsy on Woods
body today. Ward was found yester-
day in his barn with his throat cut
and a bruse on the side of his head.
a pocketbook, which was said to con-
tain considerable money. was missing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
POLICE CLUB MOB
IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

sydney, Australia, Dec. 17-Rioting
marked the ceremony of turning over
to the people the mansion formerly
occupied by Governor General Lord
Denham. More than 200 policemen
dubbed the mob. Premier MCGOWAN
was mobbed when he attempted to
make a speech The populace OBJ
jected to the eviction of Denham who
was forced to move on government
orders
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
GOING TO LOOK FOR
DONALDSON PARTY
Anxiety Felt i'm Regard to Men In
spccting Hudson Bay Iron
Properties.

Cobalt, Ont, Dec. 17.-Worried
over the failure OF the expedition to
return, James Stewart and George
Watt will start from here to Moose
Factory to seek information regarding
that part Of the Donaldson party
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28
GREENWOOD,

VIM. Jaenicke spent Sunday at
Aug. Schmidt's.
Miss Edith Johnson is spending a
few days in Minneapolis.
VIM. Bornholdt and family called
at Fl. Peters on Sunday.
Mrs. Aug. Albrecht called on Mrs.
Jaenicke on Wednesday afternoon.
Nick Essig and family spent Sun.
day with Fred Eggert and family.
Jacob Ellenbaum and family spent
Sunday at the Umbehocker home in
town.
Mrs. Henry Schmidt and son,
Clarence, spent Sunday at the Jae.
nicke home.
Mrs. Knight and children left last
week for Taylor, Iowa, where they
intend to pass the winter.
Leo Peters has sold 40 acres of land
to Mr.. Went of Minneapolis, who
expects to take possession in the
spring.
The party at Ellenbaum's on Sat-
urday night was we'll attended and
the greater part of the evening was
spent in dancing.
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LIVONlA,

Will Truax is building new barn.
Mrs. Lang's sister died in Iowa last
week.
Gladys Truax spent Sunday at the
James home.
Roy Mellott spent Sunday night at
John Mellott's.
Mrs. J. W. Mellott is visiting her
son, John, and family.
Many from here attended church in
zimmerman on Sunday.
Bowen Jennison transacted bust
ness in Elk River on Saturday.
Tom Olson entertained a party of
hunters from the city on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smart entertained
several neighbors on Sunday night.
Mrs. John Cohoe, Martin Perman
and Willie Sundberg are all nursing
boi]s. -.
Mrs. Byers gave party in honor
of her brother, Crick Mulders'.
tWenty-fourth birthday anniversary
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on Thursday evening. A large num-
Der from here attended and report a
fine time. IF
Albert Guderian was married last
week and was serenaded on Thursday
night. l
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Cohoe and Mrs.
Gabrielson spent Sunday at John
Cohoe's. B.
We are glad to be able to report
that Carrie Right is much improved
at this writing.
Fritz Perman and Earl Iliff were
seen out this way with their lady
friends on Sunday.
We are sorry to hear that Tom o.
son has sold his farm. Some party
in Indiana is the purchaser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Whitlof went
to Princeton on Saturday and Mr..
and Mrs. Manthey on Monday.
Mrs. Herbert Anderson has re-
turned to her home in Princeton
after a pleasant sojourn at Ed
Wright's.
Rilly O'Malley has been down this
way several times lately. It begins
to look as if he has found lady to
suit him at last.
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BLUE HILL,

John Bergstrom spent Sunday with
his old friend, O. Bragg.
Mabel Williams is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Matt Johnson.
Calvin Carpenter has gone up in
Mile Laos county to hunt deer.
Philip Boehm, jr., is building a
barn, rs by 80 feet, on his farm.
Chas. Reichart delivered some
dressed turkeys in Princeton on Mon
day.
The snow storm of Monday made
working very disagreeabIe-about an
inch of snow fell.
The town board has put in a new
galvanized culvert in Battle brook,
near Mike Kaliher's farm.
Frank Morrill, has been hauling a
Car load of baled hay to Princeton
and is shipping it to Duluth.
The largest crop of clover seed re-
ported is on the farm of VIM. New
man-16 bushels from 4 acres.
Walter Dilley has returned from a
deer hunt to Mile Laos county. He
did not even see a jackrabbit.
J. M. JOHNSON and wife of Prince
ton were in Blue Hill on Sunday
looking over some land that they
have for sale. 49,. T.
The new telephone line is now
completed and the wire is kept hot
by our young people, who are enjoy
ing it very much: Till.
Huber Lam oreaux has resurrected
his old f1intlock musket and started
for Hayland township, Mile Laos
county, in search of game.
Chas. Brande purchased COW in
Princeton last Saturday, but it was
a tin COW, and he proposes to put it
on his barn cupola. tt was cut from
a drawing made by Chas. Thompson,
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jr., Of Blue Hill, who IS quite al
artist when it comes to drawing bic.
lures Of animals.
Gus Kuhlman has traded his paso.
line engine and saw rig to Campbell
Bros. Of Baldwin for a threshine
outfit, and he is using the engine as
power to bale hay. 3#
On the old Wheeler farm, now
owned by Mohaupt Bros, and
worked by John Fullwiler, 26 bush.
els of clover seed were threshed in
three-quarters of day.
Cater & Harrington, who have
been h ulling clover in the neighbor.
hood the past week, have hauled
their machine onto VIM. .Newman's
farm and will lay off until after
Thanksgiving ~4.-.. .s"#
Some of our Blue Hill boys at
tended bean party at Mr.. Geiser's
at Kragero last Sunday. A large
crowd of young people were in at
tendance and they hand-picked "A
bushels of beans for Mr.. Geiser.
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Tagged Train With Shirt,

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved
it from a wreck, but H. T. Aston,
Raleigh, n. c., once prevented a
wreck with Electric Bitters. II
was in a terrible plight when I be-
gan to use them," he writes, my
stomach, head, back and kidneys
were all badly affected and my liver
was in bad condition, but four bot.
ties of Electric Bitters made me feel
like a new man. A trial will con.
vince you of their matches merit
for any stomach, liver or kidney
trouble. Price SO cents at G. A.
Jacks.
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'6be Farm Preside.
{ G1esnings by Our Coanfry
Correspondents. ...
THREE CORNERS.


Mrs. E. A. Taylor and Will Leath.
ers are sick. "
Minor Jones is building new barn
on his place.. ..~ @-~
Fenimore Howard returned home
on Saturday night from a deer hunt.
Maker Ak has been improving the
looks of his place by adding new
kitchen.
MIR. and Mrs. Scott Lambert have
rented the Percy Briggs place, SC
report says.
Mrs. Will feathers visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Elsie Moore, in Princeton
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Redmond
and Mrs. Ellen Hyndman spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Libby and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Mel
son visited at the Hamilton home on
Sunday.
We wish to correct the mistake
made in the Union last week saying
Mrs Fiero and son went to Kansas.
1t was Mrs. Perrault and son, Vic
tor. They were called there because
Mrs. Perrault's brother was killed.
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Porto Rico's New Wonder.

From far away Porto Rico come
reports Of wonderful new discovery
that is believed will vastly benefit
the people. Ramon T. Marchan of
Barceloneta writes, "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is doing splendid work
here. 1t cured me about five times
of terrible coughs and colds, also my
brother of a severe cold in his chest
and more than 20 others who used it
on my advice. We hope this great
medicine will yet be sold in every
drug store in Porto Rico.'' For
throat and lung troubles there is
nothing better. "A trial will convince
you of it's merit. SOC and 81. Trial
bottle free. Guanarteed by G. A.
Jack.
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ZlMM ERMAN,

L. D. Carter was a passenger to
Anoka on Tuesday.
W. r. Lowell was out to Elk River
between trains Monday.
George Foley went up north Tues
day to work this winter.
E. H. Foley and Harry Pratt went
to Minneapolis on Saturday.
Lyle and Myrtle Iliff and Louise
Hurtt came home on Friday night.
Mr.. Larson of st. Francis is in
town with his clover hu]ler this
week. .. -. .-..a". T.. ~.
Owing to the death of Mr.. BowIes
the Thanksgiving dance was post
poned. .e..s"~ f5s
Prof. Malm came up from Mime
apolis on the evening train last
Friday. -.s..
Winnifred Lowell went to Elk
River on Monday and returned the
same evening.
Mike Kaliher and Rev. Father
Willenbrink of Princeton were in
town last Friday.
Miss Berkquist, Mrs. VIM. Swan
son and Mr.. and Mrs. e. III. Foley
went to Princeton last Friday.
John Looney is putting the finish
ing touches on the inside Of his new
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house. He has five carpenters there.

house. He has five carpenters there.
Bert Nash purchased a Kingsbury
piano from the Gable company
through their agent, e. H. Foley,
last week.
Mrs. Dollie Olson, who is sewing
for Mrs. Larsen, went to her home
in Princeton Saturday evening and
returned on Monday morning.
J. J. Valley, Mr.. Davis and Mr..
SWartzman of Anoka were in town
on Sunday. They purchased the en-
CINE in the creamery and E. II.
Foley's teams hauled it to Anoka
on Tuesday. %
Ed Wright received a letter from
his sister, Mrs. Jack Van Astein,
last week, in which she says she
likes the country. Flowers are in
blossom there and she has been out
picking huckleberries several times.
She is located at Lakeport, Oregon.
VIM. Bowles, at the age of IS, who
has been confined to his bed for the
past year, passed away at the home
of his sons on Monday night at 9
O'Clock. He leaves two daughters,
Maud and Mrs. G. A. Stillman, and
two sons, George and Fay, to mourn
his loss. He will be greatly missed
by everybody. The funeral was held
in the M. E. church on Wednesday
afternoon and the interment was in
Bellewood cemetery.
The haying crew on the St. Fran
CHS near E. J. Johnson's met with
quite a loss by fire last Sunday.
When they were lighting their fire
the kerosene can exploded, covering
some of the men with the oil, which
quickly ignited, causing consterna-
ton in camp. One man had on two
coats and, by throwing off the out
side one, he saved himself but the
coat burned. Another one had his
pants burned on him, while still
another had his trousers burned up
to the knees. They lost all of their
bedding and were obliged to take
shelter Sunday night at Gilbert
PedersOn's.
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DISTRICT NO, 81

Oi0I nlN nv. 81
Miss May Gotten spent Sa turday
and Sunday at Henry Sleeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Rust Sundayed
at Louis Norberg's in Baldwin.
Mrs. Magnus Wickstrom visited at
Hans Rust's on Tuesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rust and
family spent Sunday at P. H.
Levin's.
Mrs. Will Sleeves is spending few
days with her son, Hugh Sleeves,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Mott motored
to Pine City on Saturday and re.
turned on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Winsor left on
Tuesday for Nebraska, where they
will spend the winter.
Aldrich Rust returned last Wednes-
day from Minneapolis, where he
spent few weeks with friends.
The moving picture show given at
the school house on Monday evening
was not very we'll attended on &C.
count of bad weather.
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GREENHOUSE.
Willie Heruth is spending a few
days. vacation at home.

Willie Heruth is spending a few
days. vacation at home.
Chas. Raiche has returned from
the cities, where he Was visitor.
Misses Olga and Alma Reimann
spent Sunday evening at Heruth's.
George Williams and Fred Beto
have returned home from deer hunt
ing.
Bill Wahlfors and Clarence John
son spent Sunday forenoon at Lean
der's.
Mrs. Leander and daughter, Alice,
spent Monday with relatives at
| Anoka.
Mrs. J. V. Peterson and family
spent Thursday evening at Henry
Forster's.
! A dance was given at the Betzler
hall last Saturday evening by Messrs.
Peterson and Shaw.
Callers at Baumann's on Sunday
were Willie Heruth, Arval Gennow,
Otto Reimann, and Minnie Pinz.
Misses Alice and Edna Leander.
Pearl Labbissonniere, Ethel Rehaume
and Lester Rehaume spent Sunday
| at Nels Rehaume's. --
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Rehaume
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Rehaume
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Grow at Princeton.
Miss Irene Gennow has returned
home from Spain, N. D., where she
has been employed for the past three
months. We are all glad to see her
again.
Bryan Gennow has recovered from
the mumps.
Albert Blair and his hay-press
crew are gone to Milo to do some
work.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. E. Grow spent Sat-
urday and Sunday visiting relatives
in Foley.
Emil and George Zimpel and Geo.
Degelman hauled grain to Foley on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Blair of Blue
Hill visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. Blair
on Sunday
Richard and Lexina Dagenais WIS.,
tied at the Rocheford home on Sun
day evening.
Andrew Davis has all of his goods
here from Cresco, Iowa, and likes
this part of the country.
Mrs. VIM. McVicar, Forrest Nc
Vicar and Reta Wilcox visited at the
Kenely home on Sunday.
Albert and Octavie ROCKFORD,
Orpha Ross and Cecilia Blair, visited
at A. 3. Crows on Sunday.
The members of St. Francis church
have the lumber on the ground for
l28 foot shed for the horses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28
GLENDORADO AND SANTIAGO,

G. B. Dahl has erected large
chicken house.
T. M. Gibbs called on his friend,
Geo. Uran, on Sunday.
T. Knutson is confined to the
house with a severe attack of rheu-
matism..
Our first snow fell Friday. We
have certainly had q long, beautiful
autumn.
Miss Lottie Peterson of Mime
apolis is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Stenerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jensen visited
their daughter, Mrs. Aleck Aleckson,
on Sunday.
Christ Knutson and Isaac Ander-
son are visiting relatives and taking
in the sights in Minneapolis.
Grandma Stay has been ailing for
long time. We hope she may re-
cover. Mrs, Annie Negard is stay
ing with her.
Mr.. and Mrs L. J. Madison of
Glendorado and Mr.. and Mrs. It.
Knutson of Santiago were guests at
the Uran home on Sunday.
The basket supper at the Glendo-
RADIO hall last Saturday evening net
ted the goodly sum of 1872, which will
be given to Mrs. Ole Olson of Thou
sand Islands.
Emeline, the 3-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Aleckson,
was severely burned by falling into a
pail of boiling water. We hope she
may speedily recover
The Young Ladies' union will hold
its annual bazaar at the Glendorado
hall on Saturday. November 80,
both afternoon and evening. All
sorts Of fancy articles will be offered
for sale and there will be a candy
booth and fish pond. n program
will be rendered and supper will be
served for the low price of Is cents.
Come one and all.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28
WEST SPENCER BROOK.

G. A. Babb and Fred Moody spent
Monday evening at Williams.
There was dance at Gil Clough's
last Saturday night and a nice time
was enjoyed.
Ernest Patten is building ma
chine shed "a by 40.
Nearly everybody is through husk-
ing corn in our neighborhood.
Charley Shearston went to Prince
ton last Monday after a load of lum-
Der for E.. Patten.
The clover huller has been busy
in our nieghborhood for several days
and some report a good yield of seed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28
DALBO,

Mrs. Gust Johnson visited in
Princeton on Wednesday.
Mrs. Stubbs and son, Thad, and
daughter, Ruth, spent Friday in
Princeton.
Mary Eastlund and Mabel Peterson
were callers at Westberg's on Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Tolin and son
were callers at the F. A. Ericsson
home on Sunday. 49,.
A large crowd attended the NOV
ing picture show at the Unitarian
church on Sunday evening.
A large crowd from here attended
the surprise party at Rev. J. A.
Johnson's home in east Dalbo on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Ericsson and
daughters, Emma and Mae, spent
Saturday afternoon with the G. G..
johnson family at Maple Ridge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28
ONLY a Fire Hero.

But the crowd cheered, as, with
burned hands, he held up a 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, eczema, cuts, sprains,
bruises. Surest pile cure It SUBJ
dues inflammation, kills pain. Only
rs cents at @. A. Jacks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28

If you suffer from indigestion, con-
stipation, feel mean and cross, no
strength or appetite, your stomach
is unhealthy, HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea strengthens, purifes
the stomach, regulates the system.
35c, tea or tablets. @. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-28

A marriage license was issued on
Tuesday to VIM. J. Scharffvillig of
Ramsey county and Marie Z. Crepeau
Of Greenbush.
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Builds up waste tissue, promotes
appetite, improves digestion, induces
refreshing sleep, giving renewal of
strength and health. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
does. 35c, tea or tablets. c.. A..
Jack.
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BRICKTON.

Miss Edith Johnson went to Min
neapolis Friday on a visit to friends
and relatives for few days.
Abe Bergeron and Mr.. Mavis are
hauling some fine cream brick for the
new armory at Princeton and greatly
appreciate the results of Bob Dunn's
good roads gospel.
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Auction.

s.,".-- Auction.
I will offer at public auction on
Monday, December 2, on my farm,
about mile south of town, all my
cows, mules, chickens, farm machin-
cry and household goods, also 600
rods of woven wire fencing, 200 new
white oak fence posts and so tons Of
hay. d. N. Hunt, Owner.
Z. j. Kaliher, Auctioneer.
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Auction.

b Auction.
| will sell at auction on my farm
in section 2, Greenbush, on Wednes-
day, November q, beginning at IL
M, all my horses, cattle, machinery
and household goods.
L. P. johnson, Owner.
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Unclaimed Letters.

List of letters remaining unclaimed
at Princeton postoffice on November
rs: Mr.. A. E. Shoberg, Mr.. A.
Smith. Please call for advertised
letters. =. S. Briggs, p. M.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-15
MOB PUNISHED NEGRO SLAYER
HAD JUST BEEN SENTENCED TO
THREE YEARS IN PRISON.
cuIprit Was Taken From Officers In
Daylight and shot-Avengers
Were Unmarked.

Columbus, Ca, Aug. Unfolding
up officials in the courthouse, q mob
of about 40 men here took T. z. Cot.
ton, also known as T. z. McElhenny.
a 16-year-old negro on trial, and
lynched him just beyond the city linn
its in broad daylight. The negro was
accused of killing Cedron Land. a
white boy, near town two months ago.
Guards were overpowered in the
courthouse a few minutes after Cot
ton had been sentenced to three years
in prison. A jury had just brought in
verdict of guilty of unlawful man
slaughter
The courthouse was crowded during
the trial. AS soon as court adjourned
many of the officials left. When dep
uties started out with the prisoner on
the way to the Jail they were sur
rounded and disarmed and held in the
courthouse while a score or more OF
men took the prisoner to street car.
On reaching the negro quarter OF
town the passengers were ordered off
the car, which then proceeded few
hundred yards. Then the negro was
taken off and shot The mob dis
persed at once.
Land was found in a field with a
shotgun wound in his face. He had
had trouble with the negro, who was
soon arrested. 1t is said Cotton con-
fessed.
The members of the mob were not
masked and many of them were
recognized. An inquest was held and
there will be an investigation of the
lynching Immediately.