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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
ROOSEVELT TO TOUR WEST.

Colonel Will Devote More Than
Month to Speaking Trip.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The
groundwork for a whirlWind tour Col
onel Roosevelt is to make through the
west, was laid at a conference at
Sycamore Hill between the ex-presi-
dent, Senator Dixon and George w
Perkins. The colonel will devote at
least a month to the trip, and the
way invitations are piling up, it will
probably last longer.
Mr. Roosevelt is billed for speech
in every state west of the Missouri
river, clear to the coast
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
Quick Justice Melted Out.

Madison Christ Johnson, laborer,
was arrested and sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment in the states
prison, all within fifteen hours after
the complaint was made against him
for criminal assault on the 5-year-
old daughter of John Lick, Middle
ton
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
MRS AsToR MOTHER OF SON

Child Born to Widow of Titanic Vic
tim Is Named John Jacob.
New York, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Madeline
Force Astor, survivor of the Titanic
disaster. in which her husband. the
late Col John Jacob Aston, lost his
life last, April, gave birth to son
here Wednesday. The new arrival has
been named John Jacob Astor after
his father. The baby becomes a diree'
heir to 5000, 900 of the Astor fortune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
SHOW BECKER Is WEALTHY
New York Police Officials Bank De
posits Now Total $62,345.

New York. Aug. 16.-Although Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker, charged with
instigating the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, denied to his counsel that
he had ever possessed the sum of
$58,845 credited to his name or that
of his wife in various New York
banks, District Attorney Whitman OBJ
tanned from the officials of the Chelsea
Exchange bank records showing that
the police officer had deposited $500
in that institution during April, bring
ing the recorded total of Becker de-
posits up to $62,345.
The prosecutor heard also of still
another deposit of $500 which was
recently withdrawn by Becker's wife.
There are still four more banks with
Becker's deposits to be heard from.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
ALLAN LINER HITS ICEBERG.
Steamer Corsican coIIides With Ice
East of Belle Isle Straits.

Halifax, N. S., Aug. 14.-The Allan
line steamer Corsican, bound for Liv-
erpool from Montreal, with 200 pas
sengers, struck an iceberg east of
Belle Isle Straits, at the mouth of
the ST. Lawrence river. between La
brador and Newfoundland.
The vessel was running under low
speed when the crash occurred. To
this fact may be attributed her escape
from the fate of the Titanic
The Corsican struck the iceberg
only glancing blow, and after an in
spection which showed the damage
to be inconsequential. the captain de-
cided to proceed on the voyage TO
Liverpool
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
coRsIcAN AT HALF SPEED.

Liner Has Big Hole in Stem But Pro-
ceeds to Liverpool.
Montreal, Que, Aug. 16.-The Allan
line offices received the following
message from Captain Cook of the
Corsican:
1.-The weather has cleared. Corsi-
can proceeding about half speed Alb
solutely no cause for alarm. Size OF
hole in stem five feet, above the wa
ter line"
The dimensions of the hole in the
Corsican will be sent to Liverpool. so
that plates can be prepared and fitted
into her when she arrives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
oDELL TO TELL OF BIG GIFT
Is Called Before Committee InVesti
eating Campaign Expenses.

Is Called Before Committee InVesti-
eating Campaign Expenses.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
penses decided to call former Cover
nor and State Leader Odell of New
York, who went to E. H. Hartman
and obtained from him the famous
contribution of $250,000.
This decision was reached after
Representative James T. Lloyd OF
Missouri, chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee of 1908, tes-
titled
Lloyd told the committee the con-
tributions for that year amounted to
about $4,000 and the expenses were
within a few dollars of that amount.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
DECIDES TO UNsEAT BOWMAN
House Committee Finds $7,194 Too
Much to Spend on Election.

Washington, Aug 15.-The house
elections committee investigating the
contest between Representative
Charles c. Bowman Of the Eleventh
PENNSYLVANIA district and George r.
Mclean has prepared a report recon-
mending Mr. Bowman's unseating on
the ground of large expenditures in
his election.
Mr.. Bowman admitted spending
$7,1s4, but contended 1t was legiti-
mate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
DECIDE ON ONE BATTLEsHIP.
Poorly Attended Democratic Caucus
Votes for Small Navy.

VOICS
Washington, Aug. 16.-The fifth
caucus of the Democrats of the house,
which conclave was composed OF
about one-third of the members of the
house entitled to vote on the ques-
ton of battleships. decided by a
vote of 95 to II that there shall be
but one battleship.
At best this is but a recommends
tion to the house, so that actually
nothing has been done.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Kenosha.-'I am just going to lie
down in bed and die" said Sam
uel Spiney, Kenosha man, and a few
minutes later he was found still and
cold. Spiney had been in excellent
health, but when he started for the
bed just after dinner he declared to
members of his family that he was
going to die. They considered him
hysterical and called physician, but
Spiney was dead when the doctor ar
rived. Physicians stated that his death
was due to valvular heart trouble.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Madison.-By appointment of Gov
ernor McGovern, Senator Henry
Krumrey, Plymouth; Senator Paul o.
Husting, Mayville, William Irvine,
Chippewa Falls, w. o. Hotchkiss and
Clinton B. Steward, Madison, will rep
resent Wisconsin at the conference of
the Mississippi Valley Improvement
association at Chicago on August 20.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Platteville.-Roy Norris, thirty
three years old, son of ]. l.. Nor
ris, farmer, shot himself. He had
been drinking heavily when he COM
mitted the act He went into a hay
loft fastened his necktie to the trigger
of shotgun and to his foot, and
nearly blew off his head. Norris had
served In the Spanish war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Neenah-A W. Anderson has re-
turned from Kansas City, where
he was reelected a member of the
board of directors of the National Jew
elers' association Mr.. Anderson is
secretary of the Wisconsin state asso-
citation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Wisconsin Veterans Home.-The
Camp Cleghorn summer assembly,
which closed It's sessions, has been
very successful financially and other
wise The attendance upon the grounds
and at the evening entertainments was
large. Many improvements are con-
templated in the buildings and on the
grounds for another year
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Madison.-Statistics compiled by
the state board of health show
that the death rate among in
fants in the state of Wisconsin is 105
out Of every 1000. The high infant
mortality rate has reused the board Of
health to the publication of bulletin
which will be distributed throughout
the state setting forth the proper
method of feeding and bathing in
fants. Over 1900 children in Wiscon-
sin are permanently blind as result
Of infection following birth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Eldora-An unsuccessful attempt
to blow up the Eldora mill dam
by dynamite was unearthed here
by a fishing party Four large sticks
of so per cent. dynamite, well packed
with stone and gravel, were found in
a tin pail that had been lowered by
means of binding Irvine into the water
alongside the dam.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
A HEROINE OF
THE


Tine following - - common .t.,n
from Mrs.. Edward *. ro~c. - VS.
Iorh4nl. ). l.. : member of d..
lal-tte-s ~ the American k.,>n
lion md OF he STAKE Literary Ks
HISTORICAL Association Ilc sprninu-
n!ca'!on records the heso:. trndu,s &
d C>Ia.hs oun lady .nr1ns he
ReVolution-Edtur
From the dir reSe~@ss or II. p..-t
permit the ,urtsIn u time 10 l., f.r
= moment dravu aside. throwing Ernt
upon a deed ~ bravery that 10 lAp~a
Of years has almost folded II ebi.ryn.
This woman was young and fair. b.
wife OF col. Alexander ERWIN Il
Burke county. aHa the only aANahtv.
Of James and cathArin. Robinson. -
Lancaster. s. G. who nluked 10 -
taWba county. \. =
Colonel Evwir was away from home
II the service o. his ant na.YHs
left his wife in charet II th.,r MISE
children and servants.
\ sick soldier. MIR. A.eN.ndtr. ,a,a.
from camp and Took refuge IL 1 sh~c
room. wh.re he hoped - remain -
nolcSttd until strong enough 10 X on.
soon a ra!ding party Of Tories ro6>
up TO the Errin door, orler,I. serb
10 be made and the arrest ~ -
Wings.
Mrs. ErWin's attempts 10 prevent
the Tories from entering ~er. - re
avail. Thcr ~plunlcred The hon4.. l,,n
swords into every bed and c"rrtr. and
started TO the room where the Sfcs
man lay. but Mrs. Erwin anticipated
them and stood IN The door. refusing
them admission. However, she ns.
thrust aside seeing the III man. tht
Tories rushed IN. drawing their swords
to strike him., when Mira. i-rMir
threw herself right over his head
and received n dreadful uouno Nhrh
| manned her for life.
Mr.. Alexander Was severely wound
ed in the forehead and was though!
to be killed. But he ~recovcre.i aIis
fought to the end II the Revolution
airy War.
1t was the delight of M. A.eSau5"r.
in his old age to relate to the cronf-
children Of Sarah Robinson Efuig
the story OF her heroisIn ana - an'w
the deep Scar upon his brow.
SO let me bring up from the pasi
the name of Sarah Robinson III n =
bc over hereafter enrolled VIII. tn
heroes and heroincs OF The arEeitt-n
Revolution.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

20 ONE UNKNOWN.

/ Rave seen the prou.iest stars
That wander on through sra:e-
Even the sun AMI ,no"n,
But not your face.
I have heard tis5 vinlir-
IEte winds and waves rtipi.4
IN endless minssreley.
Iet Hoo your vote.
Z have touched tie tr!.ii,I.,
Ta:e flower OF the land,
Coral. anelDoNe,
And 10: your hant.
I have kissed the shining :.e:
OF twilight }o-er-wisc,
Opened the gates IL Jt.-n-
Oh not your eyes
Il have dreamed sE.Se,
Visions that witches brew.
Spoken with incges,
NeNel with yo1.
-tfe:.n Dude. !: E-ettl.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

EEN IONSON'S NEW SONG" AT
THE MERMAID TAVERN.

II 1ONSON'S NEW SONG AT
THE MERMAID TAVERN.
"harlowe is dead, and Greene is in his
grave.
Ant sweet VIII Shakespeare long
ago is gone!
Jur Ocean shepherd sleeps beneath
the wave;
Rob is dead, and Marlowe In his
grave.
why should I stay to chant an Idle
etave,
And In my Mermaid Tavern drink
alone?
Fer Kit is dead, and Greene is In his
grave,
And sweet Viii Shakespeare long
Z IS gone.
Where-fs the singer Of the Facrie
Queen?
Where arc the lyric lips OF Astro-
phel?
Long, long ago., their quiet graves
were green
.Ay, and the grave, too, OF their Faerie
Queen!
And yet their faces, lowering hero I'M
q me to taste their ncw-fcund
rnOmel;
To sup with him who sang the Faerie
Queen;
70 drink with him whose name was
AstrOphe).
I drink TO that great Inn beyond he
grave!
If there be none, the gods have
done us wrong
Ere long I hope to chant a better
StaV
III some great Mermaid Inn beyond
the grave;
And cuaff the best of earth that
heaven can save
Red wine like blood, deep love Of
friends, and
drink to that gEea, Inn beyond he
grave
And hope to greet my golden lads
ere long
I-Anred Noyes. III Blackwoods Nag
.lirp.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

hammer and clanc.
Hammer and clangt
LIST g he hnocker with clarIor and
hang,
tanning and s!anninC,
And tanning m ramm!ng.
Shifting and biting, With chatter and
Hitting 10 right of him
Oh, the great might OF him.
Striking to ief, Of him
Jnst watch the cleft OF him.
W~ha'kinc ana cracking each head on
the way.
Rarping and Shaping by nigh, and b,
None can escape from his ciamor and
Clang.
Refuge is none from his hammer and
BANG,
N~hanging away
Day after day.
STU. let him hammer and hammer
along!
Think not 20 shrink from the sound
u his gong:
Maybe on YOU
He beats his tattoo,
Filling Your life
With anger and strife
Yet let him hammer and clanor away
Day after day;
Heed you his clamor, and list TO his
say.
YEA are the steel to De fashioneI. and
lie is the Uamrerer. destined to be
; Il what you need in the difficult
quest,
! Seeking the bay. who, With hammer
n bang,
And cia1l.r and clang.
Scolds you and rn"'ds YOU. providing
the test
To prove that your metal is wrought
q the best.
John kendrick Bangs. III Harper,
Weekly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
01"E
, nOVBLE-EDGED OUOTA1IoN.

The late Bishop Fowler was rresid-
ing At a Aethodist conference when
he made a ruling that d~ispleaoed q
prominent Methodist editor who was
present.
The editor Sprang to his feet Il
para a. verse from the Nine
first PSaln,: "Deliver me from the
snare of the fowler" he shouted.
Before he could go further Bishop
Fowler calmly broke in n completed
the quotation: And from the noisome
pestilence.t' And the editor had no.
thina more TO saS.-SaturdaN Even
lbs Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

NOT TOO BRIGHT AND t>tn>p.

People are too respectful f. ihA
processes Of reading and tht1b4rg
They are inclined to treat both -
though they were rare prints 60 at
made a cpeciai occasion %, & L. n
dulged in with ceremony and pong,
and then left alone till he next iirae
This ia as though one ho.ld pbt
off eeing and talking until The "lr-
cumatanccs were fitting. for irt,iirg
and thinking .4Ie really OF an honnT
able VulgaIIty, u nlagica! trttiaNfy.
and they lose their value when they
are treuted with too great de,icAt y.
Before breakfast. on tho tram, n
the street, In bookshops, n sc'"nG
hand book stores, while TtH'i4f
friends at odd times, in the th'tTHti
of doing other things. in some sleep
less interlude of the night. IT any tno
all hourS-thcse are the hfles II
reading and thinking.
TO tell the dreadful tTUth-ittdihs
and thinking, when treated Win So
xiIe regard and set OF hopelessly apttf
from the action OF daily life. are z
waste Of time. proftnE nobody, ~"
y4inest Of h tanitieS Eut iI'ri'nf>
ed with action they arc the f"!hi' II
which turns IT,, sour GTapcs n cAtSi
enca into the vine OF HtF~ 1't
GveHiu, POST
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

DAY \ NIGHT.

Through all the splendor Of the day
Men. hand IN hand, with Virtue
vent;
Willie Sin, alone, hctook his way
With grief and discomfort.
Hut Wher the lights Of day went our,
And lights of night came on.
Men walked the streets with Sin about.
While Virtue walked alone.
II. l.. HAENtN..
Atlanta, Georgia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

GO tne .ast cohorts 1t he sn.itten,
rain
"o"n ire wide horizon, IL, the
- h.fo-"on ky se left without q
stain. "
st sWeeter than a., .:.Se ,ha ken.
space
OF slowly MOUNTING twilight e.o she
nights
Dohfinion ;s Accomplished. ard ner
face
shadows the earth With calm: r,est
dear 20 ne
q dying flush Of erreat. ana vei.ea
lights
VI mus;ns stars atJvs y, s1up.ifess
sea.
-.Asfles +. Whstn,use, II S,r,hner's
Magazine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

MUSIC.


I love the muFmur that begins
Among the reeds and ceilocs,
When all the varied vio1inS
Tune up among their fellows,
] owe the little pause-for then
What joy the short suspense Is,
Bnt Oh, the leaping pulses hen
The overture commences
/ love each heartbeat OF the drum.
Each breath when flutes are dying
The world, I feel, is overcome
When clarinetS are signing
! love the Srandiose sweep or strings
That tears me with its passion
tSave one) there are no nobier Things
For God or man to fashion.
And his would be my dearest choice
] would give Music's splendor
10 watch her sing--tO hear her voice
IN some old song and tender:
j would give every trumpet-call
70 hear one ballad ringing
,From her who can not sing at az
And does not care for singing.
Prom First Love-" by Louis inter
meyer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

THE OF I'll

Wn1e goes, you say? All. no.
Alas! Time stays, we o
Or else were this not so.
What need to chain the hours.
For youth Wero always ours?
Time soc you say?-&h. no!
Ours is the eyes deceit.
OF men whose flying feet
Lead through some landscape low;
We pass, and think We see
The carth's fixed surface flee
Alas! Time staye~-we got
Once. In the days of old
Your ocks were curling sold.
And mine had shaMed the crow.
Now in the self-Sanle stage
We've reached the silver age,
Time goes you say ?-ah, no:
Once, when my voice was strong,
J filled the woods with song
70 praise your rose n SNOW
NY bird that sans is dead:
Where are your roses fled?
Alas! Time Stays-We go:
See in what traversed ways
What backward Fate delays
The hopes we used TO know;
Where are our old ~desircs?-
All. where those vanished Dres?~
Yi,ne goes you y:-ah, no:
How FAR, how far, q Sweet
The pass behind our feet
Lies in the cven-gioW!
Now, on the forward way.
Yet us fold hands and pray;
Alas. Time StayS-we go
Austin DChsrn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

THE LEAVES GIVE THANH

All the cheerful little leaves
Were lying mute and CLAIM,
Their tender sumne faces
Marred with age and pa;E,
Through the fhreadbare fores,
Strobe the wind and rain.
I Wept because the sky was nroy.
Because the leaves were dead,
because the winter came Sd fast.
And summers sweet vas sped.
Ana because l. too, was mortal
AN flesh ;s grass" ] sara.
SUIT while I was ~;:Lnentrg
The woods began 80 sim.
The voice Of All dead leaves :@l.e Up
AS when they sang IN Spring:
praise Cod" they sang. "foc Writer
And stormy harvesting.
Praise God. WIS uses oid things
To serve the new things Nset:
And turn us into earth again
That next years roots may See,i;
Roots but for as and Z 1e2,ly
Would shri.el IN the secd.
'tTo the thousand thousand s:ti.s14ers
Our SUNNI has been thrust.
Eut the snow is very gentle
Above It's rags and rust,
Lie down, lie down, old brothers,
With She thousand summers dist.'
Georgia Wood Pangborn. II the J"-
tcber S~1rlbneE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05
RECENT VERSE
THE PARADE.

TIL PARADE,
soy f1a:ss flying down the street.
comes the drums insistent beat
Like a fierce, gigantic pulse
And the screaming fife exulta
Soldier. soldier, spick and SOAR.
Aren't you the lucky man?
Splendid, in your sold and blue
Eow the small boy envies YOU,
On, there's a glory for you here
Girls to smile and men to cheer:
Bands behind and bands before.
Ybrilhng with the LUST Of War.
Soldier, sp1d1er-now you SO
Forth to meet a sanguinc foe,
Eraveiy will you face the brink.
Fircd With music, and With drink.
Stalwart warrior pass. and be
clad you are not such 3s We
We. who, without flags or drums,
March to battle in the slums.
Doctors. teachers workers-ws
Ara Z stubborn scldioTy;
Combating, till we convert,
ignorance, disease and dirt.
Soldier, soldier, look and then
Laugh at US poor hghting-men.
struggling on. though every street
Is the scene OF our defeat.
Laugh at us. who, day by day.
Come back beaten from the fray
We, who find our york Endone-
We, whose wars are Won!
Gay Gags flying down, the street;
Comes the drums iDSiStHnt beat
Like a fierce, gigantic pulse-
And the screaming ffe cxults!
Louis Internleyer, In The MASSES.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

Building a cleaner uor}. too vic. ~
weep
st q base Ar tina: VII not s;oor
70 men.
Watkins. IN The London Na-
ttcn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-01
VERDICT OF GUILTY
AGAINST MARVIN
DEARMAN
CONVICTED IN CIRCUIT COURT OF
RUReLARIzINe pENHAM 6
cos. STORE.

The case of the State VS.. Marvin
Dearman, charged with burglarizing
the store Of Denham & Co. last March,
consumed the entire time Of the Cir
cult Court Wednesday, the case hav-
ing gone to the jury at $3.50 p. m.
After being out about one hour the
jury returned a verdict of guilty as
charged, but recommended clemency
of the court.
The argument of counsel in this
case attracted considerable interest.
The defendants lawyers relied mainly
upon the testimony of their client,
who swore that he was an innocent
victim of the persistent solicitations
of Leslie Humphries, who furnished
him with an excess of whiskey and
led the way to the Denham store-and
did the actual breaking in. That he
did not break into the store, but fol-
lowed Humphries in after the break
in, AS this testimony was all contra
dicted by that given for the State by
Dan McGilvray, defendants counsel
argued that McGilvrays business as
detective was calculated to discredit
his sworn statements, and the jury
was asked to disregard his testimony
and accept that of Dearman as the
true story of this case.
/ In closing for the State, Hon. R. S
Hall, the district attorney, stated that
since counsel for the defense had
done some testifying, he would do q
little himself ty saying. "that For
, rest county never haa in it an officer
who for seven long yessfs had showr
higher regard for Ills official oath
..-2I Tan McGi!vIay did as deputy
sheriff of this county for that length
OF time" He said a brave man won
lie, and that a liar is never a brave
man. He then asked the jury wher
they ever saw a braver act than tha
which characterized Dan McGilvray
When Leslie Humphries had given the
signal that Dearman was armed, he
walked right into the dark room where
Dearman was known to be actually
burglarizing, and commanded him t
surrender
The case of E. A. Smith, charged
with suborning witness to perjury
was called and passed, on account O
absence of defendants witnesses.
T. c. Cox, indicted in two cases fol
selling cocaine, out on two bonds fol
$1,500 each, was called, but failed t.
answer. Several other cases for mis-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-01
CONTRACTS LET FOR
HARDWARE and
WIRING
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL TRus-
TEES MET wEpNEspAY-LocAL
FIRMS SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.

The Board of Trustees of Forrest
County Agricultural High School met
at the Office of Superintendent E. ].
Currie yesterday, with all the mem
bers present.
Contract for all the builders hard
ware needed for completion of the
building now under construction at
Brooklyn, was awarded to Hawkins
Hardware Company, under 4 sealed
bid contest, their bid being the low
est.
Contract for wiring the building for
electric lights, was let to Central
Electric Company, Of this city.
The board has purchased from E. B.
Ferris, of the Mcneil Experiment Sta
ton, two thoroughbred registered Jer-
sey COWS, which are recommended as
equal to the best to be found in the
south.
Prof. l. w. Carpenter, the agricultur-
list of this school, begins work today.
He will at once put in large fall and
winter garden, and by the time the
school opens will have milk, butter
and vegetables in abundance for the
boarding pupils.
Prof. Carpenter is graduate of the
Mississippi A. & M College and has
had several years experience in such
work. He states that he has never
seen more suitable location than the
Brooklyn people have given Forrest
county for its agricultural High
School.