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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
The Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
OCTOBER q, q, %. "A, Is AND e, 1912.

, IGGER AND TETTER THAN EVER Nine years Of continuous
, SUGGESTS. Tie one big event in Mississippi each year Etry
department full to Overlooking. Agriculture, horticulture, live stock, c"h al
ah, poultry, pet stock. ladies' fancy work. amusemens, bands, racing, etc,
A few days at the S ate Fair is equal to any ordinary education lM
best q every thing in the State shown. The successful Emmer or stock grover
exhibits his products and cells those who attend how it was done, What
you will earn from these successful men will be worth many Gmesthe small
expense necessary o make the trip.
WISH the State Fair It'd spend a few days n your Capuo City. The
many points Of interest ac well worth the tip alone. The New Capitol,
Old Capitol Insane Hospital Bind institute, Safe Charity Hospital, Deal
and Dumb Institute. Old Ladies Home, Methodist Orphanagc, Baptist
Orphanuge, Masaps Coll sc, BeIha>en College and numbers Of other points
OF interest =
The railroads have made "a rate # one fare plus Is cents for he round
trip during the State Fair, The rate from OkoIona to jackson and return,
will be S565. Ask your agent for circular. Write }. M. Mcdonald
Secretary, jackson, a postal card and ask him TO send you catalogue and
sixty page book containing 100 views Of Jackson. He will cheeruly DOM
ply with your request
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
ENCOURAGING
BOYS CORN CLUB
Mississippi-Alabama Fair Offers
a Nice Prize for the Best
Exhibit in Two States.

The Boys Corn Clubs of Mississippi
and Alabama are offered a first prize
of $500 for the best exhibit by any
Club in either State and it is hoped
that there will be some lively compe'
tition. The Boys Corn Club Day is
Tuesday, October the 18th. The sec,
ond and third prizes are $500 and
$1,000 respectively. The exhibits will
have to be certified to by the proper
authorities, and application for entry
must be made in written form not
later than Thursday, October Sd.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
WOMAN'S DAY AT THE
STATE FAIR

Intense interest is being manifested
by the women Of Mississippi follow
ing the decision # The directors Of
The Mississippi State Far TO sci
aside Wednesday, October 23rd, as
Woman's Day for the STATE Fair at
jackson this year.
To facilitate matters, a committee
has been appointed, Of which Mrs
Chalmers Meek Williamson, oil Jack
,oo, is chairman, and Mrs. J. r Lane
Of jackson. is secretary, whose duties
it will be to make such preoeratlq@
and arrangcmsrt for ibis important
feature as will give the assurance oil
a day Of unusual beauty und delight
A letter is being sca' t,ul 10 al.
parts Of the State BY this committee IN
viling the cooperation Of the wen p
Of Mississippi through thcir loo4J or-
g~aniza'ions, in making this day a per
feet success, and one that will forever
be a fixed part in the annual program
Of the State Fair.
Exceptionally Interesting is the eX-
preston Of hope that Governor Wood
row Wilson, of New Jersey, who will
almost beyond a doubt be our next
president, will agree to come to Mis-
sissippi and deliver an address at
jackson on Woman Day. Encourage
ment is enthusiastically offered Mrs
Williamson who has been elected
chairman for Mississippi Of the Wo-
mans National Wilson and Marshall
organization, and who will rake a
s,rong effort to have Goyor,o. WIsoa
come.
The letter sent out by the commit
tee ON Womaa's Day for the Missis-
sippi STATE FAIR is as follows:
To the women Of MIissis,ippr
, Wednesday, Octobcr23 d, has beer
d .sigoated by the management Of the
Mississippi SAFE Fais as Woman
Day raj III. evaporation Of every wo
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
Friendships of the Right Sort.

TRY to form friendships with people
Of brains and cheerful souls. You
will be tremendously benefited. Learn
to. enrich and embellish your life with
study and good deeds and you Will
be surprised at the splendid harvest
Of happiness and contentment that
Will be yours. Be on the lookout for
the frank face, the honest hand, and
the clear eye Of the friend who is
worth while.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12

The big machinery hall at the
Mississippi-Alabama Fair, is rapidly
nearing completion and at least three
fourths of the space has already been
taken. The exhibit of all kinds Of
machinery used on the farm viii!
without doubt be II of the most
comprehensive ever seen in the state.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12

School Day at the Mississippi-Ala-
bama Fair, will be n of the biggest
days of the fair, judging by the in.
terest which is being manifested by
tachers and children in and around
Meridian. The educational value Of
a day at the Fair, is almost beyond
computation and the fair management
desires to interest the schools every.
where.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
v.rtlIate the Chicken House.

Chickens breathe S,27S cubic feet Of
air In "a hours for every 1000 pounds
of live weight, while men require only
1888 cubic feet and cattle but 2,S04.
Hence for poultry ventilation is a mat.
ter of first importance.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
Where the Sea Is shaIIowest.

The shallowest place In the Atlantic
Ocean between England and North
America is about two hundred miles
east Of Newfoundland, where the wa
ter is only %ifty-eight feet deep.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12

This is a picture of the Poultry house of the Mississippi-Ala-
bama Fair which is offering $4,000 in premiums for prize chickens
this season. The Poultry exhibit last year exceeded all expectations,
but it is believed that this feature of the Fair will be at least twenty
five per cent. better than it was last year. Write to Secretary Strip
lin and get premium list and rules for entering in this department.
A very prominent and competent A. P. A. judge haO been employed
for this event.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12

In the toilette cleanse AID visit Vi
the teeth, remove tartar ard prs &
decay. To disinfcct the mou,h,G III, !
disease germs, and purify tAe yfeatl.
To keep artificial teoth and i'd gewo
clean and odorlesa. Torcmoyo La /,
from the teeth and purify tAa b
after smoking, To eradicate l.
ton odors by sponge bathine'
AS q medicinal agcrt ~ l~ ii
treatment Of feminine ills Nhcrg )
catarrh, inflammation AID ulcra ION
exist, nothing equals hot douchcs AZ
Paxtine. For ten years the Lylia II.
Pinkham Med. Co. has boon reguiar1v
advising their patientstou use II becau \
of its extraordinary cleansing, he's g
and germicidal power. For tliis Pur-
pose alone Paxtine is worth It's waight
in gold. Also for nasal catlrrh, sore
throat, inflamed eyes, cuts anl wounts.
All druggists, 25 and 80 cents ! ho
Trial box and testimony OK -
women free on request
THE PAxToNTcLEToo,c oSrs
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12
MrsslssrppLALAsAMA FAIR, MERIDIAN, MISS.

rear glimpse of the buildings and Pike of the Mississippi
Alabama Fair, which will open at Meridian on October 18th for a
week. There were 10000 paid admissions last year, a record of
which NO other first fair in the South can boast. 1t will be bigger
and better from every standpoint this year.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-09-12

The above is a picture of the Liberal Arts building of the Mis-
sssppi- Alabama Fair, Meridian, Miss, where preparations are be-
ing made for the second annual Fair, October 14th to 18th, inclu-
sive. Last year there was an attendance of 10000 paid admissions
which breaks all records, for a first Fair. Secretary Stripin
says that already ~nnety-hve per cent. of the space has been taken
in this building, while last year at the same date no space had been
taken. He also says that there will be an attendance this year of
100000. The premiums offered this year aggregate $4,000 and
as much more is being spent for permanent improvements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07

Township. County and State aforesaid.
FIFTH TRACTABegtnning at cedar
tree with stone planted OF South side
Of 1t, said tree bein-; marked on four
sides with a blaze and one notch there
in, being Southeast corner of lot 8 ga
acres, now owned by Daniel r. Sch
enck, and from hence running as
needle low points Cd South $40 3C,.
East 6.26 chains along said Schenck's
line: thence e. North 50 80, East IS
links; thence go South 49, 3o'. East
SIS chains; thence a. South 72o, West
West side Of Wigwam Brook; thence
90 North 15o, East 1865 chains, to
beginning. Containing $500 acres.
AL9O-An that certain other tract
or parcel OF land and premises herein
after particularly described, situate.
lying and being IN Borough Of James
burg In County Of Middlesex and State
Of New Jersey.
SIXTH TRACr4Beginning at stone
on Easterly side Of Gatzmar avenue;
to stonei theme 90 South $40 5o''
West 81 chains to Ytone; thence Isl
South 1ss ae,, East 81 links 10 stone:
thenco@ ~ South t3as3t', East e. mr.
e stone: thsnce 81 North 80. 10.
South s1e ~. East ~ chains to stons;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
RESTAURANT
FIRE KILLS 2
in by Flames, They
Succumb to Smoke.

New York. Oct 1.-TWO young NO
men employed az Mattresses In . res
taurant at Is Park row were SUITE
Gated to death in a nrs that started tn
the fifth floor from 4 defective aus and
spread rapidly to the other Soors. Two
other Mattresses are in q serious coni-
ton Is a result of being overcome by
smoke, while two men employees were
also injured.
The dead are Mrs. Nellie Gilman OF
5O4 Eighteenth street. Brooklyn. and
Miss Adelaide Preston Of 40 Ninth
street, Brooklyn.
The fire started Just as the women
employees were preparing to go to
work In Dement'S restaurant. There
is a room on the fourth floor used as a
dressing room. Twelve girls were en-
ployed In the loon shift. Six had gone
down to their stations. while four re-
manned behind to spend the time be-
fore they had to 60 on duty in chat
ting.
John Buchreddy, who Is the coffee
man and had gone to this floor for cot
fee, smelled smoke, but thought moth
ing Of 1t until he, almost overcome, ran
into their room and called out that the
entire upper part of the building was
In flames. All made a rush for the
stairway. but found that the f1re had
gained such Roadway that that means
Of escape had been cut OF. The fire
spread rapidly. going down in it,
course.
Word was sent to the nremen in the
rear Of the building, and Lieutenant
Ferguson Of truck No. I and Ladder
men Werner and Boyle shot q ladder
up to tho window and shouted q warn
ing that the girls should not Jump. In
the meantime other flremen had gone
to the roof and were letting down q
rope, which dangled ear the window.
Sherwood Blackwell, a member OF
the Raleigh IN. o. 1rs department,
who Is serving IN apprenticeship In
the New York city nre department,
was the first up the ladder. He grasp
ed Miss Lovett and quickly brought
her to the ground.
Ferguson took Miss Preston In his
arms and found that she was tnsensi-
BILE. He hurried her to a drug store In
the Park row building. but she died
before medical aid could be summoned
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
IRE DOES BIG DAMAGE.

Seven Pennington Buildings Destroyed
Within Past Wssk-Reward Offered.
Pennington. N. j., Oct. 7.-Residents
Of White House have offered a reward
Of $1,000 for the apprehension OF a
supposed firebug. During the present
week seven buildings have been burn
ed. Saturday night three buildings
we're destroyed. The. burned build
ings were the blacksmith shops Of
John ~vandervoort and l. =. A Van
Sickels barn.
The general store Of George ". Tine.
drug store Of Isaiah Voorhees, and resi-
dence Of Samuel D. Skillman were
Quilted by IRE Monday evening. Tues
day mornAng the barn Of Mrs. n. Eu
gene Park. in another part Of the
town, was discovered to be on fire
The flames spread to barns belonging
to Thomas Durling and Mrs. Jacob A.
Suydam and Mrs. Parks icehouse.
which was destroyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07

thence CO North $50 So. East 1EE
cnains TO stone: thence (S) South SO
~ East $50 chains 70 stone: thence
50 South 7ao East AIS chains to stnns s
IN line of William Redmond.s 1apnHee
Inenee along line of william Redmond;s
!and tlo) South To $50, West 1888 rhains
70 stone, and still along Redmond's
sand; thence G1) North S4o ao', Vest
oS5 chains to stone; thence sim aIonS
Meonond.s line; u2) South So 'an7
WEST s.z1 chains to stone, said stops
Delns on Easterly side of Gatzmarc
avenue: thence (13) North 70 & EFast
aionE Gatzmar avenue $40 chains -
stone; thence still slong Gatzmar .
nne,tl4l North $40 15, East . cbafnu.
10 beginning. Containing % SS1~inSS
acres, more OF less. WV
a5tacned and taken by virtue of III.
Writ OF Attachment issue In the ahouo
stateo cause for SO much or sicb 49,
tnefsoI a. shall be necessary to sattsfv
the debts OF the said plaintiff and
oredifors OF the said defendant. which
may have appeared in the said tfa aoSA
ment suit agreeable to the Acts ~ ~
legislature Of the State Of New To
icy. end such case made ana nroyaec
dated septemher Bird. 1919. pNsoee
FA4NCIs LAFFERTY.
3, NNon AUDITOR
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
9 DEAD AS 3
AUTOS COLLIDE
One Machine PIunges 35 Fl.
to Railroad Tracks.

Philadelphia, Oct. I'm a terrific col
lision between three automobiles on
the edge of Fairmount park nine per
sops we're killed. One of the automo-
biles, described as running Wild
crashed into one which was hurled
against a third. The fatality occurred
on one of the beautiful drives for
which the park Is famous
The dead are: Robert A. Boyd, 1341
North Forty-ffth street; Edward
Shaw, Jr., 1910 Morris street; Daniel
Wilkes, Broad and Millar streets; Will
liam II. Lawrence, 1923 Ridge avenue;
Gordon H. Miller, Leon Nevin. Jesse
Holmes, Robert Giefel and Ernest
Schofield.
The accident took place at Thirty
third and Thompson streets, just out
side of Fairmount park, In the early
morning hours. The park, which is
one Of the largest In the country. Is
noted for its beautiful drives and all
day and night strings Of motor cars
are passing along some OF the road
ways.
Another Gar Hunnfn Wtid.
Charles J.. Spade, who escaped unin-
tured from the crash except for slight
cuts and bruises, declared that his
car had just come out OF the park
and was crossing Thompson street at
Thirty-third when another car. seem
ingly running wild, came flying up out
of the darkness and crashed into his
car before he could avoid 1t.
Then the wild car, which 1t was
later learned belonged to Edward
Shaw Of 1910 Morris street. swung
around by the force Of the impact.
plunged across the sidewalk through
a guard rail on the edge Of tho street
to the Penn sylvania railroad tracks.
thirty-nve feet below. This car was a
total wreck and every man in 1t was
killed. Two men in the Spade car
were killed and one fatally injured.
When the Shaw a struck Spades
machine the latter was hurled back
ward and into a third automobile
which was passing In Thompson street.
This car seems to have escaped with
out any serious injury, for 1t made OF
at once in the darkness, and the po-
lice have been unable to learn who
owned it OF who its passengers were.
Other cars which came out Of the
park stopped at n G. Three men
were picked up and put into one of
these cars, which was started at full
speed to the German hospital more
than a mile away. When they arriv-
ed two of the victims were dead and
the third 80 badly hurt that his re-
covery was pronounced impossible.
Police Are Notified.
The night superintendent at once
sent a call to police headquarters, and
an ambulance was ordered from the
hospital to the scene A patrol wag-
on with reserves followed. Several
automobiles were clus tered around the
wreck of the Spade car and Mr.. Spade,
who was the only person In his ma
chine te escape injury, was trying to
explain how the accident happened.
He seemed dazed by the shock and
could not give a coherent account.
A track walker on the Pennsylvania
railroad below, who had discovered
the wreck Of the Shaw car on the
rails and who heard the excited cries
Of the persons in the street, made his
way up and led the police down to the
railroad. Here they found another
automobile completely wrecked. with
Ave dead, the bodies being caught in
the wreckage or lying within q few
feet of 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
THOMAS J. RYAN A SUICIDE.
Democratic Leader Of Pennsylvania
Met With Financial Reverses.

Democratic Leader of Pennsylvania
Met With Financial Reverses.
Philadelphia. Oct. T. Thomas ].
Ryan, Democratic leader Of Pennsyl-
vania. member Of the Donnelly- Ryan
GuTey triumvirate, ended his life In
his office In the Land Title trust build
Ing by shooting himself with a revolv-
err.
Ryan was hopelessly involved finan-
cially, and from a man Of great wealth
1t is understood that he has through
unfortunate Investments become prac-
tically penntless. A year ago Dream
land in New York burned down, and
that loss was sustained almost entirely
by him. He built another museum Oh
the site Of the old Point Breeze race
track. but 1t has not been a success
and there was a meeting scheduled
where his creditors were to gather and
consider plans for q trusteeship.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
ROOSEVELT TO CORBETT.

Best Wishes From r. r. to Conva.
Iescinc Ex-Pusiiist.
Philadelphia, Oct. 7.-Among the tel
egrams received by James j. Corbett,
the actor-pug1list, was one from Colo
mel Roosevelt. 1t read, Bull moosers
delighted at your improvement. Best
wishes"
Although not yet pronounced out OF
danger, the surgeons at the jefferson
hospital. where Corbett was operated
upon for appendicitis. consider his con.
dition as remarkable in view Of the
fact that p%er1tonitis set in following
the operation on Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
ELKUS HURT IN AUTO SMASH.
LAWYER Takes Header When Brokers'
Car Hits Runabout.


Red Bank, N. j., Oct. 7.-Abram L.
Elkus, a lawyer Of ITO Broadway. was
thrown out Of his light gasoline run
about az he was being driven from his
home on Tower Hill to the station.
As the machine was running along
Monmouth street, near the station. an
automobile driven by Mrs. Churchill.
wife Of George A. H. Churchill, a
broker of 115 Broadway, skidded Oh
the slippery pavement and struck Mr.
Elkus' lighter machine a glancinR
blow.
Mr.. Elkus was knocked from his
seal to the ground, receiving slight
cuts on his hands and knees. Neither
Of the automobiles was much damag
ed. Mr.. Elkus returned home, changed
his clothes and took a later train for
New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
LAUNCH BLOWS UPS KILLED.

Occupants Of Motorboat Are Blown to
Atoms.
Guntersville, Ca, Oct. 7.-Gasoline In
a Tennessee river launch suddenly ex-
ploded near here. The boats three &C.
cupants were blown to atoms.
Two Of the victims were Abraham
Powell and Thomas Dossett. The third
was an unidentified laborer.
Read the classified ads, on page 8
more homes In this vicinity than
any other publication.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-07
LOST IN WEST FOUR DAYS.
Miner, S~ubPoenasd a. Witness, Makes
Perilous Fifty Mile Journey.

W%eaverville, Cal, Oct. T. John
Poeth, veteran miner, Of Carrville ana
locator of the famous Poeth mine on
Coffee creek, wandered through the
forests between here and Carrville for
four days and nights without food.
Being summoned to court here, he
started out afoot on the fifty mile jour
ney. Making a short cut through the
.Oods, he lost his bearings and did not
know where he was for four days.
At the end Of that time he reached
Lewiston, twelve miles east of Wea-
verville, in a furnished condition. He
was brought to Weaverville IN a vehiL
Gle.
The court excused the delay Of Po-
eth, who after giving his testimony
started back to Carrville afoot, taking
smother chance Of getting lost.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-27
BOUGHT STOCK
IN COMPETITORS
Control of New York Con-
Germ Secured and Merged
With National Company

Chicago. Feb. 27.-Additional de-
tails OF the efforts made by Edward
Iilicn. president of the National
Packing company and one of the de-
PENDANT companies. to buy stock in the
SrhWarzschild and Sulzt,ersrr COM
pany and the New York Butchers
pressed Meat company. We're 81 en- by
OF the latter company in the packers
trial today.
h witness said Tilden's money was
used in the purchase of stocks in the
New York concern. which was then
active competitors of the National
Packing company. The controlling in
terest was secured in the New York
company, the witness testified. and ii
became a subsidiary of the national.
II. joseph corroborated the testi-
moDy of his father. Frederick joseph,
in regard to the purchase of stock by
Tilden.
Moses H. Joseph followed his father
on the witness stand and said that Ed>
ward Tilden furnished all the money
used by him and his father in the
purchase Of stock in the two concerns,
both of which were competitors of the
Chicago packers.
schwarzchild and sulzberger com
pany we're unsuccessful. but that a
majority Of stock in the New York
Butchers Dressed Meat company was
obtained and transferred to Edward
Tilden in 1907. The company he said
Is at present owned by the National
Packing company. He was questioned
at length by government Attorney
James H. Sheean regarding the de-
tails Of the transactions with Edward
Tilden. :
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-27
CONTESTANTS SEEK
H0N0RS As Or
F. ORATOR
Big Event Will Take Place
March 6-Several Candi-
dates in Field

The university oratorical contest
will be held on March 6. Each lit
erary society has the right to one rep
resentative in this contest and one
MAJ is chosen from the free-for-all
contest to take part in the big one.
Clyde Duffy won this contest recently
but has Withdrawn and will represent
the A. D. T. society. Martin Flastad
will take MI. Duffy's place as the free
for-all representative. The Hesperia
society chose George Shafer as its ora
tor. Monday evening Alvin Kline was
selected by the Philomathian society
as its representative. The Ad Altiora
Literary society will meet next Thurs
day evening to select the orator for
the contest next week.
Albert Void won first place in the
university oratorical contest last year
and Lester Smith won second place.
The winner of this contest will repre-
sent the university in the state con-
test text spring. Mr.. Void was not
eligible for the state contest last year
and by reason of this Lester Smith
represented the university.