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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
SEDBERRY-BRADFORD

An event Of wide spread social in
%terest, owing to the prominence and
popularity Of the contracting parties.
YVES the wedding Of Miss Annie
Bradford. the pretty, charming and ac-
compIished daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Nathaniel West Bradford, to Mr..
Eric Elwin Sedberry, of Okolona,
Miss, which was celebrated with
much beauty and detail, Wednesday
evening, at eight o'clock, at the First
Presbyterian Church.
The pulpit was thickIy banked in
holly and cedar, with large yellow
chrysanthemums The young couple
stood under an arch Of green aad
white, in The middle Of which hung a
large silver bell. being the same one
under which the brides mother and
father had stood, at their wedding
some twenty years ago,
Just before the arrival Of the bridal
party, Mrs. John Hill sang very ef-
fectiveIy, Because God Gives Me
You" The enhancing strains Of
Lehengrens wedding march, rendered
by Miss Willie Ferguson, Of Pontotoc
Miss, announced the coming Of the
bridal party, First came the ushers,
Messrs, Paul Bradford and j D
Smith, who, defined the way. Follow.
ing these were the groomsmen
Messrs W, D. Bradford and Henry
Brady, OF ONolona. The bridesmaids
entered %siagIy, and, were Misse:
Eleanor Robertson, Of Pontoloc, Man;
Marion, Mary bramIitt, Leland Keij
and Hattie Byrd Williams, the maid o
honlr. !heao gHis wor" gowns O
yellow crepe mcteer, en- iralne, drap
ed over messaiiue, and, in their nal.
were jeweIod bands with aigrete, the
maid O. honor wore q short veil, Sh'
also carried white chry sa ibemoms
while The maids carried yellow ones
The groom, with hls best man, MIR
I'd Elias Of Okoiona, entered iron
the side, with Mr. a. , CrowelI
pastor OF ,he cHure., ~ho read The
impressive ceremony The fair bride
entered with her Ia lar and was
radiant in an exquisite gown Of whit,
charmeuse satin beautifully trimme,
)utches lace and pearls. The Ions
Juliet j,'' t. s .':. sod I band 1..s sl 9 s. s."ss BIOS j.
sons, Her only ornament was a dia
mond La Val.iern, a gilt of the groom
She carried an arm boquet of BRIDE
roses from which fell a shower o
aror.aos faros and tII;o. # II,
ValIey'
Mendelssohn S wedding march wa
given as the occasional and CavalIe
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

Mans Overlooked Opportunities.
Oh, the littlcnoss of the lives that
we are living, denying to ourselves the
bigncss Of that thing which it is to
be a man, to be a child of God.-Phil.
lips Brooks.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

"The person who brings you a choice
piece of gossip" says a philosopher,
will take one away if there is half
a chance. Sit pretty tight when the
gossip peddler is around ."-Qaincy
Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
TELEPHONE TALK 10. s

Aside from the fact that the tele-
phone directory is often referred to as
a city guide. it is used for other ref
erence purposes on the average Of
many hundreds Of times daily. and
this makes it one Of the most valuable
advertising mediums that can be OBJ
tanned. All business concerns should
take advantage Of the Company offer
and secure information concerning adj
vertisine space in our telephone direc-
tories. Call up Offices Of the Com.
pany, or address Advertising Depart
ment, Nashville, Tenn.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE &
TELEGRAPH co. Incorporate
To Make Charity Of Avail.
Without the human touch char
Of no avail.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
SeIf.lncriminatina.

A remarkably honest Chicago doctor
sent in a certificate Of death the 9TH
er day with his name signed in the
space reserved for Cause Of DEATH"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

Mississippi cattle and hogs have
both topped the market in ST Leu.s
this year, Win meat at top prices
here should be more Of it raised here,
then there will be less time to de-
vote to cotton and hat crop will bring
better prices.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
)NOLONA MISS, DEC. 10 1912

Msslssippi's 1G.hour law was held
. be good by the United States
a.os Court at New Orleans last
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

~ history we find that
crates, that most dignifed
ge, did not escape, for he was nick
.>med Flat Nose" while Plato, more
fortunate, received a f~lattering nick
name, for he is called the attic Bee"
a graceful tribute to his literary style.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

Iron lndus'Ry in Sweden
In has been smelted in Sweden for
1 than 1000 years, and some 81
2ient furnaces still are in eX.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

rtmber the name-Doans-
take no other.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
DNEYS WELL
saving, and Some
. Know How to

saving, and Some
. Know How to
eve it.
ma people take their
IDS by negIectng the
they know these or
D. Sick kidneys are
vast amount Of sui
alth, but there is no
r to remain IN danger
asses and aches and
eak kidneys can he
manentIy cured by the
Kidney Pills. Here
citizens recommended
ufloe, city marshal
o%Iona. Miss. says; i
nd Doan's Kidney Pills
medicine to be had for The
They not only regulated The
Of the kidney secretions,
, improved my health. |
lad at any time to answer
ions, regarding the merits o.
:dney Pills"
~ all dealers. Price 81
oster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo
k, sole agents for the Unjted
rtmber the name oans
take no other.
Iron lndus'Ry in Sweden
IN has been smelted in Sweden Ior
o..
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

" all dealers. Price 81
oster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo
k, sole agents for the United
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

Advertising rates furnished on re-
quest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

The 25th anniversary Of our
company was celebrated by
erecting the most modern safe
factory in the world. Wlde-
awake men who received our
special selling inducement,
rendered Unnecessary TO double
our output. We arc spending
many thousands of dollars en-
larging our sales organization,
but to learn all particulars, it
will cost you onlJ the price OF
8 postal cord.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
$500 a Week, almost s10.OO a Day

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19
OEOLOEA MESSENGER
ESTABLISHED 1872.

DESCRIPTION PRICE 500 PER YEAR
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
WELCOME FOR GOV. WILSON
eTAUNToN. VIRGINIA, READY FOR
PREclDENT-ELEc
eon1'ras viii Riazo On Every Hlli
When Train Crosses
Border,

6taunton, Va. Dec. e6. - With an
arrangements practically completed.
Staunton. the birthplace of Woodrow
Wilson. president-a!ect. enthusiastica'-
ly waits the arrival of its distinguish
ed son Friday night. which will mark
the beginning of the celebration in
honor of his homecoming. The city
10 in gala attire for the celebration
and no event in Virginia in recent
years has attracted more attention.
Elaborate preparations have been
made to extend the president.elect a
royal welcome. Probably the most
spectacular feature Of the celebration
will be the heraldiuE of tho arrival in
Virginia Of the distinguished visitor by
the glare OF bonfireE. From the time
his special train CROSSES the state line
at Alexandria until 1t arrives In
Staunton, Governor Wilson's approach
will be signalized by hundreds of bon.
fires
The celebration will bring to Staun.
ton prominent members of the United
State senate and house Of representa-,
tives, state officials. including Govern
or Mann and hosts Of friends Of the
president-elect. The climax OF enter.
tatnnent will occur Saturday when q
parade. participated In by federal,
state and other military organizations
and civic bodies, will be reviewed by
the president-elect.
Mr.. Wilson is scheduled to arrive
in Staunton at 7:50 p. IN. An appro-
pirate welcome will be extended to
him at the station. after which he will
be escorted to the house where no
was horn, the Presbyterian manse,
when his father was pastor of the
local Presbyterian church. There he
will be received by Rev. A. M. Frazer,
as the official representative of the
city and his host during his visit. To.
morrow evening there will be a torch
light procession and local street dem.
onstration with addresses by promi.
nent visitors to the city.
On Saturday morning an Informal
reception will he held at the home Of
DR.. Frazer, at which the guest of hon.
or will receive city and county off
cials, honored visitors and members
of the Wilson celebration committees,
Then will occur the military and civic
parade.
in the afternoon Dr. Frazer will dc.
liver, from the front porch of the
Mary Baldwin seminary, an address of
welcome to Mr.. Wilson, to which he
will respond. Following this, the
president-elect will hold public re-
ception at the seminary. At nigh, an
90 time Southern dinner will end the
| festivities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
FASHIONABLE NEGROES,
Syndicate Formed to Operate In Real
Estate in Many
Cities.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Fashionable sum-
mer resorts in Illinois. Wisconsin,
Michigan, and even winter resorts in
Florida, Alabama and California are
to be the scenes of operations of a
Chicago negro syndicate under the
name of the Lincoln Athletic and So.
cial Club.
This was brought out by statements
made by those interested in the sale
of the Lake Geneva. Wis, property
which, it was reported, Jack Johnson.
the negro pugilist. had purchased as
a present for Lucille Cameron John.
son, his white wife
The statements were made by Jud.
son G. Sherman, who sold the Lake
Geneva property to the negro syndi-
cate, and w. f. Harris and James H.
Porter, said to he leading spirits In
the scheme.
To get property wherever it. can be
purchased in fashionable district or
resort, whether it be Lake Geneva or
Geneva, Switzerland. If it is popular
and will bring reward is the purpose
Of the organization, according to w.
H. Harris.
"The object OF this club is to mako
money" said Harris. I'VE intend to
buy property wherever we think we
can make money out Of It. The men,
bers of the club are all negroes of
means and have capital enough to
swing almost any kind of a real es-
tate deal"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
FLYING BOMB HITS
v|CER0Y OF INDIA
BARON WOUNDED: ATTENDANT
KILLED; ASSASSIN EscAFEs;
HoWDAh sTRUck.
COUPLE RIDE ELEPHANT
ParasoI Bearer Dead and Another Ma.
tive Injured-Lady Hardlnae
Escapes Unhurt-VIceroy
In Hospital.

Delhi. India. Dec. 24.--Sir Charles
Hardtnge, viceroy of India. was
wounded and one Of his attendants
was killed aud another hurt by a
bomb hurled at the yiceroy from Il
housetop az he was entering the new
capital In state. The bomb struck the
howdah of the viceroy's elephant, kill.
ing the attendant instantly. The Woo
roy was hurriedly removed to hoEpi.
tai. The bomb-thrower escaped.
Ceremony of Capital.
The viceroy waE making entry in
state to Delhi as the last Of the cere-
monies In connection with the transfer
Of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
The transfer was made In October
last, but Lord Hardinge was not to
take formal possession OF the new
quarters until today.
A large gathering Of troops, officials
and Punjab chiefs were present to vel.
como the vlce-regal party. Its splen.
did elephant procession had just left
the railway station, passing through
Chandai Chowk, when the bomb was
thrown by man standing on house.
top. 1t struck the howdah in which
were Lord and Lady Hardinge. The
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
CAPT. LOST; FAMILY IS PluCkY
WIDOW AND ORPHANS STRUGGLE
AGAINST WANT.
Prisoners In Cook County Jail Are
Given Vaudeville Per-
Torrance.

Chicago, Dec. 26.--ln the gladncss
of Christmas time, Chicagpans forgot
the family OF Capt. Herman Schuenne.
mann. who with his crew Of 90 men,
went to the bottom Of lake Michigan
e. few weeks ago while returning from
northern Michigan with a cargo Of
trees for the yuletide.
After 1t was established that the cap
lain and his crew had persisted. the
wife and daughters of the master OF
The Christmas ship attempted to fortify
themselves against want by bringing a
now cargo of trees to the city. They
were set up for sale down on the river
her orphans worked hard, making
wreaths and arranging other stock.
Many old customers came and
bought but not nearly all of the reg
ulars" remembered to buy. And only a
few new customers came. So Christ
mas night when darkness fell and the
last hope of another sale had passed,
the family found itself still in posses-
sion OF a considerable amount Of I'M
sold stock. But the widow was plucky.
Il don't want charity" she said.
I'll fight it, out. Next year we'll
sell trees again, and maybe business
will be better"
Prisoners at the county jail were dis
appointed too, when the singers from
the Chicago Grand Opera company
failed to give a concert which had
been planned. Jailcr Davies, however.
went into the rooming house district
of North Clark street and managed to
gather several acrobuts, monologists
and other performers who have been
showing at nickel theaters and other
small houses. for a performance. A
dinner followed.
Eighteen hundred men and boys in
the house Of correction sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" while band played
The tune. These prisoners also were
given feast.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
CASE READY FOR JURY.
All Arguments viii Close Within a
Few Hours.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 26.-The
cases OF the 40 labor union officials &C.
cused of promoting the Mcnamara
dynamiting plots in the iron workers.
strikes against employers of non-union
labor, will 80 to the jury within few
hours.
Al the close Of all arguments Fed
eral Judge Albert B. Anderson will in
struct the Jury. It Is understood the
courts outline of the law as to what
Testimony shall be applied to certain
defendants will require about an hour.
The jurors will then retire to de-
lberatc rs to the men who, headed by
Frank M. Ryan. president of the Inter-
national association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, were brought
here three months ago from cities
scattered from Boston to LOS Angeles,
to figure as defendants In what is said
to he the most important trial of it's
kind ever held in federal court.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28

attendant holding large parasol over
the vice-regal pair. was instantly
killed as the bomb exploded, and an.
other attendant seriously wounded by
fragments Of the bomb.
Three splinters of the powerful
bomb penetrated the back and Shout.
ders of the viceroy, and he also was
wounded In the neck by the screws
with which the bomb was filled and
which passed through his helmet The
doctors who removed the splinters
from the wounds declared it marvellous
that the viceroy escaped fatal injuries
Says He's All Right.
Lady Hardinge, Immediately after
the explosion, asked her husband if he
was hurt. The viceroy replied:
I'm all right; go on"
Lady Hardinge then said: I'VE can
not. There is dead man behind"
The elephant on which they were
riding halted and the viceroy tried to
stand up, but reeled and tainted, and
the officials who gathered around had
much difficulty in removing him from
the elephants back. The howdah in
which he and Lady Hardinge had been
seated was blown into matchwood.
The viceroy soon will be able to
leave the hospital for the viceregal
lodge. The bomb thrower has not yet
been caught A reward of 10000 ru.
PEGS approximately $4,000 has been
offered for his arrest
The attempt on the baron's life
aroused feelings Of intense indignation
both among the natives and the Brit
ish officials present as he is one of the
most popular men who have ever ruled
in India.
For a long period there had been a
lull in the native agitation which had
at various times led to assassinations
Of high officials.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
SUFFRAGETTES IN TRIM.
New York Country Folk Greet Htkers
Make Addresses Along
Route.

Upper Red Hook, N. Y, Dec. &c.
General Rosalic Jones and her little
band of suffragcttes liked into this
village after the six mile walk from
Rhinebeck. Every member Of the
"army" protested to be in good
marching condition and ready to con-
linue the trip to Albany.
The schedule calls for a. II mile
walk to Hudson but it WAS Thought
the suffragettes would walk but six
miles to Livingston, continuing to
Hudson after night Of rest.
All along the country the pedes-
.rians were cordially greeted and sew
eral addresses on votes for women"
we're made to crowds in Red Hook
and this village.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
URGES USE OF ONIONS.
pr. Mary Walker Explains How to
Drive Disease From .
City.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-The use of plenty
of onions will drive, among other,
things, contagious diseases out Of any
city, DIR. Mary Walker, who is VISIT
ing with Chicago friends, declared.
Here are DR.. Walkers directions for
the use of onions: !.
Eat plenty Of them. stewed, boil
ed, fried or raw.
Keep the fumes Of onions continu.
ally permeating the atmosphere.
Spread onions in the alleys, on tha
lawn and any other place where It
might appear they would do good.
DR.. Walker said onions were par.
ucularly effective against smallpox.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
ALLEGED TRAIN ROBBERS NELO
MEN HELD FOR HOLDING UP THE
ALTON "HUMMER."
Warrants for Burglary Sworn Out
Against Pair In Spring
field.

Springfield, H., Dec. 28.--Detecttves
claim that they have identified Jack
Hartnett. Chicago, and Elmer Vigus.
Springfield. as the men who held up
the Alton Hummer" at lies Junction:
that the movements Of the men before
and after the robbery have been fol.
lowed in detail; and that It win bA|
Impossible for them to prove an abb.
The detectives have been sweating"
the suspects at the police station.
where a dramatic situation was pre-
Rented yesterday when the prisoners
we're confronted by Engineer Nc.
Laugh. Fireman Sullivan and Express
Messenger Ayers, who were certain
the men held are the bandits.
The men having been masked made
Identification difficult; but the express
messenger said he caught glimpses of
their features when the wind blew
hack the handkerchiefs which the rob-
bers wore over their faces.
Following the sweating" warrants
Tor burglary were sworn out against
the pair. This charge was sufficient.
to hold them until the case is estab-
lished.
BY the stories Of the express mes
senger and trainmen, the authorities
we're convinced that only two men
took part in the actual work of holding
up the train. They are not sure, how
ever, that there was not another man
at some distance from the scene.
Another thing ascertained for GER
tainty from the stories of the train
men was tnat the two men whom some
OF the officers, first on the scene, saw
retreatlng across stubble field a few
hundred yards from the express car
were the same two men who had at.
tempted the robbery.
The trainmen asserted that they had
followed closely the movements of the
men during all the time they were
near them. They had seen them leave
the express car shortly before the ar
rival of the switch engine with the
load of police and deputies. They saw
them take the sack of supposed booty
10 the nearby field to rip it open and
examine it's contents. Finally. upon
the noise of the approaching switch
engine becoming audible, they had
seen the men begin flight. When the
posse came near the express car.
where they thought the robbers were
still at work. Fireman Sullivan had
shouted to them, There they go"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
km,s Alleged Chicken Thief.

IOWA City, Iowa. Dec. 26.-Ernest
Raasland, q farmer, killed Frank Al
berhashy, who is said to have been
caught in the act Of stealing Alder.
hasky's chickens. After finding AL.
berhasky in his hen-house Reasland
knocked the man down and then
called a physician from here to attend
him. While the physician was on his
way to the Reasland home, the farmer
struck his victim with a piece of cord
wood and killed him. Reasland says
b acted In sef-defenso.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
orozco Freed; is Re-arrested.

San Antonio. Texas. Dec 26.-Col.
Pascual Orozco, father of Gen. Pascual
Orozco. leader Of the Mexican revolu.
ton in the north, was released from
confinement in the military prison at
Fort Sam Houston, under bonds Of ST.
500. on the charge of violating neutral
tty laws. He was Immediately rear.
rested by the civil authorities on q
warrant In which the Mexican govern.
ment charges him with robbery, alleg-
ed to have been committed In thu
state Of Chihuahua,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
Farm Enalneers In se.s,on,

Chicago, Dec. 26.--One OF the chief
topics of discussion at the annual
meeting Of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. which opened
in tho Great Northern hotel today. will
be the advisability Of holding In this
country contest Of gas tractors
President H. w. Riley, Of Ithaca,
spoke this afternoon, and papers were
read by o. w. s1ogren on tesla Of
corn planters, G. A. Ocock on the
draft of the pillow. and Eugene Becker
on isolated gas lighting plants. The
meeting lasts through Saturday.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
Mlsot Thrsatened by F,re.

Mhot. N. D., Dec. 26.-The entire
business and manufacturing district of
Mtnot was threatened with destruction
by fire. which destroyed the building
Of the Mfnot Foundry company. The
city was temporarily without fire pro-,
lection, owing to broken water
main. The building of the Minot Sash,
and Door company. which adjoined the
foundry was saved by the heroic of.
forts on the part of the fire depart.
ment. The loss u estimated at $15.,
900,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
Designs for Memorial Tablets.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The navy de-
partment has accepted tentatively the
designs Of Charles Heck, a New York
Sculptor. for the memorial tablets
which are to be cast from the scrap
material Of the historic battieship
Maine, buried outside Havana harbor
last spring. The tablets will be 13 by
10 inches and will be suitably in
scribed. Each will weigh about 20
pounds. They may be obtained by mu.
nicipal. military and naval organize
tons.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
President.Elect. In Bod.

Princeton, N. J.. Dec. 2e.-President
slect Wilson spent most Of Christmas
day In bed, suffering from q slight at
tack Of grip. He caught cold on Mon.
day, 1t YVES learned, and his automo.
bic ride TO and from Trenton, Tues.
day added to his indisposition. He
turned his holiday. therefore, into Q
day of rest and while other folks wero
bu1y celebrating in traditional Christ.
mas fashion, he remained quietly In
his room. sleeping q good part Of tho
TINA.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-28
Milwaukee Grain Rules CHANGED.

Milwaukee. Dec. 26.---The Milwau-
Kee chamber of commerce has voted
to amend its rules so as to provide
that warehouse receipts in, other mar
kets are deliverable here, providing
that at the time of the sale the name
of the warehouse into which the grain
will be shipped is specified. A few
years ago such rule was in force
here, but was amended to read that
all deliveries must be made from ele.
vator "a" Milwaukee.