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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-05

Mrs. Irish makes suits and coats.
See her at II Laurel street Salts
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-05

The trios were an entirely new
feature on the program and were
we'll rendered, as well as the duets.
The solos were especially good and
the Valse in E flat, Humoreske, Cur
ious Story and Wayside Chapel CIV
en- by the various pupils deserve COM
mendation on their finished style and
memorization. The vocal solo by
Miss Foster was very pleasing
The life of Paderewski was then
reviewed by their teacher, Mrs. R. C.
Goodman, and Beethoven was stud
led.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-05

A pleasant surprise was received
by the ladies at Mrs. Van SAINTS We'd
nesday afternoon when a small en-
velope addressed to the club was de-
livered and found to contain a gen.
erous check from our good friend.
w. H. Day. (He is not a candidate
for mayor or any other office }
Many thanks for Mr.. Day from the
Wednesday Club.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-05
Music Club Program.

The st. Celia Music Club met at
the home of Mrs. c. R. D. Jones last
Saturday afternoon and the follow
ing program was rendered:
Trio, Festival March. ..... Behr
Alice, Ailene and Mary Walker.
Morning Prayer .... .Streabboe
Lora Wiley.
Duet, Purple Pansies. ...... Fearis
Alice and Ailene Walker
Meditation ............. Morrison
Alice Poor
Duet, Schottische ... RosewiA
Lora Wiley and Helen Van Dyke.
Vocal solo, Voices of the Woods.
............ Rubinstein
Bernice Foster.
Farewell to the Alps. .... Bohm
Agnes Hedberg.
Trio, Maybells Peal. ,.... Siewert
Agnes Hedberg, Alice Poor,
Minnie Riekman.
Du6l, w dlIL II IdlL w OHlld III
Neva and Mildred Gearhart.
Wayside Chapel ........ Wilson
Louise Gillette.
Duet, Melody of Love. >. .Engleman
Louise Gillette and Esther McErlane.
Valse in E flat. ......... .Durand
Maud Putnam.
Duet, The Palms. s............F Faure
Dorothy Jones and Agnes Hedberg
Curious Story .......... Heller
Dorothy Jones.
Bernice Foster.
Trio, SnowDells' Galop. BehI
Dorothy Jones, Neva and Mildred
Gearhart.
Tho fring uyarn onfiro1,- nau
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

put out hosiery. and the Century Cot
ton Mills. which confines its efforts to
cotton yarns. arc doing the heaviest
business they have ever before at
tempted.
I'll of the wholesale houses in
South Boston, and there arc eight Of
them. tell me they are doing this year
record breaking business. and the
builders and contractors assured me
that they never before had their
hands quite SO full of house building
in that town
South Boston is soon TO have a now
and up-to-date post-oftice building,
Uncle Sam having purchased the lot
at the corner. of Main and Broad
Streets, and paid the sum of 5000
cash for 1t for that purpose. It viii
be a $4,000 building.
The Union Depot is almost in sight
The Southern and the Norfolk and
Western Railways have come to tho
necessary agreement. and the town
at their request has bought tho
necessary land TO cut a broad street
to the proposed handsome passenger
station right at the junction OF tho
two roads.
Another Successful Fair Town.
res, south Boston Is growing along
all lines. 1t nearly doubled its popu-
lauoh in the decade from 1900 % 1910.
The census figures for 1900 showed a
population of 1900, and those for 1910
put 1t at 3,5l6. and there is solid found
alton for the loud complaint the citi-
zens made at the time that the census
was notp roperly taken and should
nave shown At least 500 more people
within the corporate limits.
South Boston is another town which
during the bad crop year of 1911 pulled
of most successful agricultural
fair. Encouraged by such success
at such time, there was no trouble
in organizing and Incorporating fair
association. and the money was easily
raised to buy the necessary land and
erect the proper buildings. The land
has been bought WITHIN the corporate
limits. and the buildings will be ready
in ample time for the big fall exhibit
ton that the association and all Of
the people of Halifax county are ar
ranging for.
The farmers of Halifax county. espe-
c!ally those near around South Boston,
have become wonderfully interested in
alfalfa, and l am told that over 100
acres within a short distance of the
town are bright and beautiful in al
falfa, ard the indications are that these
100 acres vii leverage this year six
tons TO the acre. Good for old Hail.
fax and South Boston, put the alfalfa
story must coma later, after the first
cutting. when actual figures can be
given and there will be no guesswork
about it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

ed TO sl,220.g2s.sS. The three national
banks have in circulation with United
States bonds deposited to guarantee
same the total OF sl72.5oo. of which
the Planters and Merchants National
puts out 100000.
Vehicles for che World.
South Boston is a great buggy and
wagon making town. having two
buggy factories and one wagon fac
tory. went through one OF these
buggy factories the other day. Ten
years ago II was little one horse
shop. Now IT is factory of huge
dimensions that ships goods all over
North and South America and to Cuba
and other parties OF tile West Indiee.
/ helped In a very mild and timid way
to load a big shipment of sewing ma
chine wagons ~Icn was ~ South
Boston that were ticketed to Port OF
Spain. Trinidad, and saw another
shipment OF the same kind Of vehicles
that was being stated to some point in
Venezuela, the name of which I have
forgotten.
This factory, the p. y. Harrell
Buggy Company. has large contracts
with the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany and two other sewing mach!ne
concerns 20 build wagons for them.
Mr. Harrell told me his company
oul!ds at letst oIe-tentn OF tis se''-
ing machine wagons the Singer COM
pany uses in North and South
America. These machine wagons, or
buggies they really are. are shipped
as far West as land allows. and as
far north as the Canada line, and
southwark to the Gulf, and then. as
before stated. over the waters 20 the
tropical regions.
other Pushing Industries.
The big shirt factory that has car
ried the name OF industrial South
Boston to the uttermost parts OF the
land has enlarged the plant and add
ed a new line TO the garment making
business. girls and misses geaiy-to-
Hea, suits, vacation dresses. country
club coats. MILDLY blouses AMI some
other garments dear 10 the hearts az
the dear little creatures.
The Century Knitting Mills which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
GREENSBORO Is musTLISG.
Many Thousands of Dollars to BE Spent In
Vast improvements,

Greensboro. y. C.. May 1.-THE people OF
Greensboro Will on the sd OF Ju1y vote on
the question OF a bond issue OF $4,000 FOR
city improvements o. t';!s amount s75,ocs
will he used Tor streets. $4,000 Tor sewers
and water mains. $4,000 :or new city
marke, ana $1,000 Tor city hall improve
ments
The part OF the bonds for street work
Will be doubled by the assessment; OF prop
erty-owners along the Streets 10 be paved.
Thus $4,000 worth of work Is expected 20
be comp!ished on the strength OF the is
OF $500 in boncs.
The city market will be moved by the
plan OF the commissioners from under the
city hall. and $1,000 expended In building
An up-to-datc market place in convenient
part % the city. The new mairct place
Will include meat stalls. standing places
for country teams. and is ntc.ded to be IA
great improvement over existing conditions.
The rebuilding OF TIE opera house and
other parts OF the city hall lis 20 be effect
cd with $4,000, according 10 the estimate OF
the commissioners. The theatre Will be en-
lnrged and lowered TO the ground floor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

There is $3.50 profit in hogs. raised in
this manner.
The fifty acres OF sheep land will
Craze eighty ewes. The wool from
these sheep will pay for all the feed
necessary and keep your flock up to
eighty. and the lambs will. with aver
age luck. net you as much as $500.
We have then $500 profit from wheat,
$3.50 from cattle. $3.50 from hogs and
$500 from sheep. making total of ST.
500. Four hundred ana Atty dollars
will cover expenses. not accounted for.
such as taxes. fencing. farm imple-
ments. labor. etc. Thus I'VE have s2.051
profit, or more than per cent on Si,-
600.
Worth More Than tho Price.
Many farmers raise colts and calves
to advantage. while others in the blue
grass section have fine orchards. How
ever. I have selected one particular
farm. which / think represents the
average. and upon which the owner
does not live. You cannon, therefore,
count his time against the S2,o5O. He
can be In some other business and only
have to give his tenant plain instruc-
lions as to what he wishes done. and
occa sionally visit the farm to see that
his instructions are being carried out.
1t is true. closer attention would bring
better results. Ny object is to I'M
press the fact that sl0C per acre for
Virginia hills is not out of the ques-
ton. Also. a most Important fact to
consider, when looking at the Interest
on your investment, is that such land
as l have mentioned has doubled in
value within the past thirty years,
and continues to increase in value.
The farmers IN the section l have
mentioned are prosperous, and wide
awake to the advantages Of good
churches, good schools, good roads and
good government. They take advant-
age OF the information furnished by
the State Agricultural Department. and
are reducing farming t" scientific
business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
The Me,ropoll. OF HnI,f.4.

From Chase city took a little whirl
up TO South Boston. the metropolis OF
Halifax county. a hustlnS town that
proudly boasts OF being the second
largest bright tobacco market In tho
world. This ia not an idi. boast az tho
figures wil! show. The tobacco year
runs from August l 10 July 81. The
figures from August to April 80, as
! get them from the books of the
president OF the Tobacco Association,
show the following sales with COMPARE
sons with like periods OF the previous
tobacco year:
April. 1912. l.255.5ss pounds. aver
age. Slo.7i. at si3+,s7l.s2.
August to March. 1912. 1s,97o.o3s
pounds. average, s1i.ss. at 81 .2l2.i 0l.62.
Total 10 date, 25.c25.so7 pounds.
average. sll.s:. at sa,54?.27324.
Same period last year. ls.s3l.43s
pounds. average, slo.27. ut sl,e45.s55.5o
Gain over last season, l.294.le9
pounds. average. }i.35, si0l.4l7.74.
The tobacco crop Of last year is
nearly exhausted. and Il is likely that
not more than 100000 pounds more
VIII be marketed In South Boston
which Will run the figures for the to-
bacco year over 2i,ooo.006 pounds, be-
ing an !ncrcasc over the sales Of last
year of a little over 100000 pounds
All OF IN TOBACCO concerns
tho country have buyers on the mar
ket. and all OF them have large fac
tories for preparing the leaf and stor-
ing II. There are also = large mum
Der OF individual buyers who have in
tensive ordering and packing factories
supplied with the latest drying. cur
Ing and packing machinery. In the to-
hacco selling season tho six leaf ware
houses in South Boston are the busiest
places in HALIFAX county.
Four Growing Eunkn.
\ well posted citizen with whom l
talked said II was very true that the
Increase in the tobacco trade OF thu
town had been immense. but the in
crease in the banking business was
even greater. He explained that
South Boston. with Ats four very strong
banks. three OF them being nationa.
banks. had become the banking town
for very large territory. ali OF Halt
fax county and parts OF other counties
In the two States Of Vir3inia and North
Carolina, and furthermore that the
farmers In that territory are all pros
the banks than ever before In their
lives.
With this as pointer. obtaineo
the latest figures of the four banks
According 10 their reports required by
law and made at the close OF business
April Is last, the combined assets Of
the four banks amounted to s2,o1t.-
s20.s7: tho surplus fund totaled sl3+,-
5o9.l5. The deposits footed up sl.lis,-
bs3.5c. Loans and discounts amount
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
BLUE GRASS LAND
IN OLD VIRGINIA
CONTINUED from First page.)

half of which is in ordinary blue grass
sod. and the remaining half divided
as follows: Fifty acres of steep and
rough land. capable of Grazing sheen;
100 acres suitable for corn. wheat and
hay. and fifty acres In timber and
brush. On the 100 acres for cultiva-
ton there is, of course. rotation OF
crops. However year in and year out.
one can get about the following re-
suits: Thirty acres of wheat at twenty
bushels per acre. or 500 bushels. which
VIII net so cents per bushcl. after pay
ing for thrcshing. Deduct $50 for
fertilizer and other items. leaving 500
profit. besides the straw, which is fed
to cattle during the winter. Thirty
acres of corn will yield forty bushels
per acre, or 100 bushels in all. This
corn. along with its fodder, Is fed to
the cattle, sheep and horses afte,
enough has been disposed of to nav
fertilizer bills, and other small items.
such as contract shucking The re-
mainder of the 100 acres is in hay. ex-
ceptins five or ten acres for oats or
potatoes. Enough hay is sold to pay
grass seed bills and the rest is fed to
stock. The usual order of rotation is
corn. followed by wheat. followed by
wheat and grass together. Thus each
crop can pay for itself and what re-
mains furnishes an excellent variety
of feed for big cattle.
Big Profits In CnttIe.
The 200 acres of sod will Craze nifty
export cattle. and the straw. hay. fod-
der and corn previously mentioned
Will more than winter these cattle.
They will gain in weight $50 pounds
per head from the time they are
bought in the. fall until the time they
are sold the following fall. and you
may always expect cont pound
more for your export cattle than you
have to pay for feeders. There -
therefore, S1,55o profit IN the nifty cat
tie.
Two or three brood sows should BIO
kept, and as many as fifteen pigs VIII
live in your woodland during the sum-
mcr. and Will fatten In the winter,
when allowed to follow the cattle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
HUS1L|NG TOWNS
IN OLD VIRGINIA
Continued from First Page,

Ed
class ginning house and branching out
into n cotton market. Tho facts are
that the enterprising real estate deal
ers and farm land sellers, Jcfries,
Hester & Co, have sold within the
past few years very many valuable
farms. could not tell how many. to
outside people. who hoce come this
way to help make old Virginia great
or, and among the purchasers Of these
rich lands with circle OF ten miles
around Chase City were many North
and South Carolinians who know all
about growing cotton. They found
that their newly acquired lands were
as good for cotton az those they had
left In the Carolinas. and they went
to raising the staple. Their success
within the past TWO years has been
phenomenal, and cotton ginning es-
tablishment and cotton market have
become necessities in Chase City and
the hustlers OF the town are ever
ready to meet business necessity
for the little burg they love so well.
There is great future for Chase
City and its wide awake Chamber OF
Commerce is seeing to 1t that no good
trick shall be allowed to pass the
town
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-04


About z o'clock last night a
Journal wagon, driven by a nom
union man, and carrying two ,po4
lleemen, drove past the Office Of
the Daily Socialist.
Just as the wagon got'ipto5 the
crowd in front of The oeiaiist Of
nee, the non-union driver turned
around and struck one ,of'the .po-
licemen insthe face. So.
This IS one of the peculiar
things that have hap IN the
last tWenty-four hours. Iust:Wliy
a non-union driver, being protect
ed by policemen, should strike
one of these policemen without
cause, and should choose to do SO
just outside the office of a UNION
newspaper is not veryeclear.
OF course, it is possible that
some one desired to start a riot.
Ats o'clock ,Iastnight, a wagon
loaded with Is clerks of The
Daiyy News and half a dozen po-
licernen drew up in front of the
Northwestern depot on. Madison
street.
The. clerks, guarded by the po-
hcemen, jumped from the wagon.
Each carried a bundle of papers,
and began to cry. his wares.
"A crowd gathered. Some one
yelled something about "scab
newspaper, and the crowd clos
ed IN about the police and clerks.
When the. crowd drew away
again, one Of the clerks, "a nephew
of Victor. Lawson, named Strong,
was trying to stop a healthy flow
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-04

charges. Of disorderly conduct.
The ambulance was called that
surgeons 8 might attend to the
bleeding nose Of Victor Lawson's
nephew. That gentleman SEEM
ed to think he was dying, until
the police surgeon treasured him.
Chief McWeenys last night is
sued an order that no newsBoy
should be permitted to shout The
name of the newspaper he may be
selling Chief McWeeny ex-
plans that he issued this order at
thefrequest, Of. the publishers
themselves. He seemed hay as
=toIjlist what publishers.
Butit,is atfaet that Andy Law
renee; Victor Lawson and James
Kelley, visited Chief McWeeny
yesterday.
The second step against the
neWsboys was taken today and it
IS the same trick that Hearst
played on the newsboys of Bos-
ton.
New application forms for
news stands have been made out
by direction of the trust publish
ers.
Applications for news stands
must be signed by the mayor. One.
of the new application forms is
lying in Chief .McWeeny's Office
just now.
e Probably the intention is to re-
woke all present. licenses for news
stands, and issue new licenses to
trust neWsDaDer .sluppers who
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-17
BULL SHOCKS LONDON
FRIGHTENED ANIMAL RUNS UP
STAIRWAY TO ROOF.
Nobody Could Rope and Tie Him
Jumps to Four Adjoining 5ul'c-
lnaa Before Being Killed.

London.-A bull being driven with
herd through York road TO the catue
market became frightened. ran into
fat building. up the stairway TO tne
fifth floor and onto the roof. where
after frightening everybody who tried
to capture him. he jumped to four al
Joining roofs and was brought 10
death by a rife shot only after three
hours OF plotting.
The animals dash up the stairs TO
the roof caused a large crowd 10 col
lect- Seven policemen and growers
who were bold enough 20 follow uleo
to lassO the bull, but failed to accom-
plish a job which could have been
performed by the American COWBOY
in the twinkling OF an eye.
The bull pulled the ropes away
from his would-be captors or broke
them as fast as they could get them
over his horns. Then there was q
consultation while the bull stood de-
family in one corner Of the roof
watching developments with fire Hash
ing from its eyes
Finally one man procured rabbit
gun. and taking refuge behind chin
ney. began firing at the enraged bull.
The bull did not care. Just as the
last OF the eleven shots was fred the
bull charged over a ive-foot wall sep
arating the fat building from the ROOT
OF the adjoining structure.
Here he met a congregation o.
newspaper men. photographers and
spectators. There was a grand scram
BILE for safety. each chimney beini
used as a protection by q photograph
er or reporter who was decidedly ur
easy over the situation some distanc4
from the ground.
The bull did not remain long o,
this roof. but Jumped to another az
Joining. and so on. until he had reach
ed the top OF the nfth building fror
where he started. Brought to ba
by walls which could not well be SUI
mounted. the animal held the fort fc
nearly three hours. The police had b
this time managed to secure a rin
I with which a marksman managed
dispatch the bull by two well-directs
shots from an adjoining building.
The disposition of the carcass no
confronted those interested IN Il
chase. The head was cut OF Ar
thrown to the street below, and the
apparently not realizing the gre
weight OF the animal. the body W,
pushed. showed and rolled over Il
edge OF tho building by about for
men. II fell with such force that
crushed three paving stones al
sent particles flying in every dire
Or tion, The streets In the Vicinity we
blocked for a quarter OF a mile.
The London police carry NO revo
ers. Had such an incident occurr
In any American city the bull wos
have been dispatched IN I'VE minut
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-17
PUNISH OFFICERS, NOT COR
PORATIONS," SAYS HARMON
jail Sentences Of Guilty Men AdVe-
Gated for Flight on Trusts.

Columbus, O.-(Special.) I'm it.
self. corporation is neither good
nor bad. 1t is only what its officers
make it, There Is no use in fighting
a corporation and you can't put it in
Jail. Proper and effective punish
ment of the men who are really re-
sponsible for the wrongdoing would
have an Immediate and wholesome
effect Guilt is personal and ami
mate"
This is the gist OF IAN authorized"
interview with Governor Harmon OF
Ohio. which appeared recently in the
Outlook magazine, to which ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Is a contributing
member.
Governor Harmon outlined his work
as chief magistrate of Ohio and an
swered a Quib OF the Gridiron cluS
members, who voted Harmon rs
saying: 81 am the friend Of tho
masses and the classes are friend:
of mine "As for being the friend
OF the Masses" says Governor Har
} mon, Il hope 1t is true. | hope 1t il
true, too, of the classes, il there arr
any classes In this country. | wan
10 be the friend OF everyone who 1,
straight and square, and | don't car
whether he Is a farm laborer or
corporation president. The only fe
lows | am against are the grafters
and I'm glad to have made some O
them squirm. l don't know whethe
the classes are friends of mnie G
not II they are. and think they ca
get anything out Of ii they ought nt
to have, they are fools"
In regard to the initiative and re
erendum. Harmon said IL was still
an experimental stage, insofar {
! Ohio was concerned. He was o
: posed to the recall.
I'VE do MOI have the recall: /
: competent and unworthy officials Al
rare exceptions. The recall Of judg,
by mere vote would, I think. be e
. pecially injurious to the administr
uea 81 justice"