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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
School Term Begins.

Jacksonville school and college sea-
son opened in Mississippi during the
week. Millsaps College and Belhaven
College, in this city, and Mississippi Col
lege, at Clinton, ten miles west of here,
opened Monday, while the University of
Mississippi at Oxford, the A. & M. Col
lege at Starkville, opened on the day
following The new State Normal Col
lege at Hattiesbuvg throws open its doors
on Wednesday, and the Industrial In
stitute and College will open on Septem-
Der "a.
In all of the separate school districts,
and many of the rural districts, the pub
iic schools will start on Monday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27

Jackson.-Perhaps the most interest.
ing annual event at the Mississippi State
Fair is the baby show. There are any
number Of mothers in this city who are
already grooming their little ones fof
this great day, when baby may and may
not win a blue ribbon for being the hand
soonest chap at the fair.
1t Is expected that there will be as
much interest displayed this year as
last and the baby show will not be the
least popular exhibit Of the fair by any
means.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Decrease of Assessment.

Port Gibson.-The personal assess.
ment of the county shows a decrease Of
$76,S2s, as compared with 1911. In that
year the total was $685. 1903, while this
year It IL ss7s,s2o. There is one graft.
flying increase, ~hoHever, which promises
better things for the county. The NUN.
Der oil cattle, over two cows and calves,
given this year Is also, valued at SAT.
9s6, as compared with 1896, valued at
s4o,7oo. The exempt cattle also show
an increase. This year there are 2,oeS,
while last year there were 2,ss6
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
$40O,0 90 For Roads.

Macon.-The Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Macon paid over to the county
treasurer $127,Os3.33, proceeds of road
district No. 3 bond issue of S125,OoO.
Noxubee county is going to spend in the
next few months about $40o,0 900 for per.
manent good roads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
WIRE FENCING

Both welded and wrapped for stock.
pigs, poultry. garden and lawn. all Sizes
per rod. Send trial order. ROOFING 81
all kinds. galvanized and painted steel
rubber and gravel coated. We have n
good rubber roofing for 75c square, al
complete: Send trial order. Mention this
paper. Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., W-os
N. I'd St, Memphis, Tenn. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Hillman College Opens.

Clinton.-Hillman College, the oldes,
institution in the state for the educa.
ton of girls, opened its annual session
Tuesday. The enrolment is the larges'
in the history Of The institution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
A CHAMPION CORN GROWER.
Monroe County Boy Raises 200 Bushels
Per Acre.

GA 1AtASs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES champion ju-
venile corn grower this year, according
to reports thus far received, is Grafton
Pickle, of Monroe county, aged eleven
years.
This youngster has titled one acre of
corn ON his fathers farm about seven
miles from Aberdeen, and, according to
information received at the state de-
partment of agriculture, his crop on
that n acre will, according to good es-
Inmates, yield about 2D0 bushels
When only nine years If aye this boy
raised so bushels Of corn on one acre.
Last year his crop showed a yield of 1873
bushels per acre.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Ex-senator Money Hurt.

Biloxi.-Former United States II. D..
Money fell in the dark from the porch
Of his home at Fair Haven, between here
and Gulfport, and suffered a fracture Of
the right hip. His age, somewhat moro
than seventy years, makes his injury Sc
rious.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Improved Vacuum Cleaner.

A new vacuum cleaner, designed to
be operated by water power in .
sink or bathtub, consists Of two suc-
ton pumps driven by a water wheel.
and a chamber In which the dust 10
collected. to be washed away by the
waste water.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Survey Progressing.

Pascagouia.-Engineer Nicholas T.
Jones, who is in charge of the premlim-
mary survey for the Mississippi North
western railroad, has completed the work
from Paquette Point to Moss Point. This
road is proposed from this city to Omaha,
Neb., a distance of approximately 1000
miles, and will run from Pascagoula to
vicksburg, these two cities forming the
terminals of the Mississippi division.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Minor Bookkeeping Item.

A small item was overlooked In the
bookkeeping department Of the United
States navy. 1t was the charge for
guns installed on the battleships Flor
ida and Utah. The item was for the
trifing sum Of 1880, 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Cattle Displacing Cotton.

Coldwater.-Five carloads Of catth
have been shipped from this point to
the st. Louis market. The cattle indus.
try is steadily increasing in Importance
in this county, and is taking the place
of the cotton crop to a considerable ex.
tent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Carter Given Pardon.

Jackson. L Acting Governor Bilbo
granted q pardon to John t. Carter, the
young man who killed his family physi.
clan, DR.. Wendell, in 1910. The peti.
ton bore the names of LOO citizens o,
Monroe county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Dav for Newspaper Men.

Jacksen.-Tuesday, October 20, has
been named by the State Fair Associa-
zion - the day to b called press day
for fair week next month
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Oxdriver browns.

Rosetta.-Four yoke Of over-heated
oxen, seeing a lake near Homochitta
river, pulled into the stream to get
water, and in his attempt to u~nstrap
the drowning oxen, Charley Scott, 2!
years old, was drowned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Grenada College Opens.

Grenada.-Grenada College for young
women began its sixty-iirst annual see.
sion with the alrgest attendance in ths
history of the school.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
10 Cars Cattle Shipped.

Tupelo.-The largest shipment of cat
tie, consisting of twelve cars Of home
grown cattle we're shipped from here in
fine condition.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Slaughter Houses Filthy.

Hattiesburg. = Characterizing the
slaughter houses of Hattiesburg as
"enough to make a vegetarian of a buzz
zard," DR.. w. II. Rowan severely criti-
cizes those places and advocates the es
Establishment of an abattoir.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Fair Dates Changed.

Gulfport.-The date for tho opening
S1thc Mississippi and Gulf Coast Expo
sition has been changed to October 20,
which will be called "jubilee day." An
invitation has been extended to Gov.
Brewer, who may make the opening ad
dress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27
Courthouse Burma.

Cpufthouse bufns.
Scooba.-The courthouse Of Kemper
county, in peKalb, was destroyed by fire.
The records Of the county were destroyed
except that of the chancery clerks
office.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05
Public Drinking Cup Abolished

AS the State Board of Control con-
siders the public drinking cup source
of danger to health and spreader OF
contagious and infectious diseases, 1t
has entered an order, to take effect on
Oct. l, 1912, that drinking cups De
abolished in public places, such as rail-
road trains, passenger boats or other
common carriers, in schools, private
public or parochial, in places OF amuse'
ment, such as theaters and the like, III
waiting rooms or in any room or corrl'
dor open to the public, in asylums'
sanitariums or hospitals, in county, state
and municipal buildings, in public parks
or on public thoroughfares, and tne
authorities will be held responsible Iol
any infringement of the rule laid do"r
bv the board in regard to the use o.
drinking cups in public places OF al
kinds.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05
Game Season in Pend Oreil!e County

Here is synopsis of the game law In
force in Stevens county, as prepared by
Prosecutor Stull. The same law applies
to Pend Oreille county:
Deer, two bucks. one year, September
and October only.
Partridge, Hungarian, Oct. 1, 1913.
Partridge, native, Oct. 1 to Oct. Is.
Pheasants, imported. Oct to Oct. Is.
Pheasants, native, Sept. to Oct. Is.
Quail, not till 1915.
Grouse, Aug. Is to Jan. l.
Prairie chickens, Sept. l to Oct. ID
five birds in one day; thirty birds in one
week.
Duck, goose, brant, snipe, plover,
Sept. Is to Jan. l; twenty birds in one
day; fifty birds in one week.
Trout, May l to Nov. 1; twenty
pounds in one day, not over thirty
pounds at any one time; not less thar
six inches.
Bass, perch, pickerel, pike, July 1 tt
May Is; twenty pounds in one day. moi
over thirty pounds at any one time.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05

Sterling spoons at Benson's, P. O.
Jeweler.
Why,bake at home. Sanitary bread
is strictly home made article.
Our new line of flannel skirts for
ladies are stunning. See them at Sher-
mans.
T. F. and Julia Streid, of Matamora.
ILL.,, are guests of their brother Eman-
uel near Wolfred.
There will be meeting of the l.. T.
l.. at the M. E. church Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Jacob Martin is having ten acres of
land on the southern edge of town,
cleared from stumps.
Get our prices for painting and paper
hanging. Shop at Vickerman Hdw. Co.
| 1862 OTTO RRowN
For SALE-Two thoroughbred Aire-
dale pups, born in April, both males. Call
on Bob Tabor, Newport. 1874
LADIES Bring your plain sewing to
the Newport Department Store. Prices
reasonable. Give me call.
$7-2 MISS PENCE.
Mrs. Hynes has returned and will re-
sumo her music classes; terms reason
sonable. Studio, Scott avenue and
Filth street. 1862
LADIES 81 will open my dressmaking
parlor in the Newport Department
Store Sept. 9, and solicit your patron
age. MISS PENCE. 17-2
Spokane residence properties to trade
for timber or farm land or Newport
property. If interested come in and get
particulars. G.. A. SHERMAN.
We have several bargains iu second
hand heating stoves. If. you are in need
of heater come in and look them over.
BELL & TURNBULL.
The regular fall millinery opening at
the Fee Sisters millinery store will be
held Sept. and 7. A complete line of
early fall hats are now on display.
The railroads have put in force new
rate of transportation of dogs. The
animals are now handled as excess bag
gage, minimum 100 pounds, and the
minimum fare is 25c.
Will do painting and paper hanging.
Our prices are right and we guarantee
our work. Shop at Vickerman Hard
ware Co. Leave all orders there.
1862 OTTO BROWN.
Next Tuesday, Sept. 10, is primary
day. If you wish to vote at the pri-
mary it will be necessary for you to
register by Monday evening, as the
registration books will be closed on
primary day. The books open again on
Wednesday.
DR.. Wallace is classed as one of the
most successful hunters of the town,
and sustained his reputation by bagging
a big buck on the divide north of town
the first day of the open season. The
animal weighed 218 pounds dressed, one
of the finest specimens brought to town
in years. The head and antlers were
specially fine, and have been taken to
Stewart, the Priest River taxidermist,
to be mounted.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05

Get the habit of stopping at McGee's
for good smoke.
See our Mackinaw Norforlks, for
girls, at Sherman's.
Rev. Allyn will preach at the Baptist
church Sunday, morning and evening,
Sept. 8.
The SWEETEST line of boys suits to be
seen in the city, just arrived at Sher-
mans.
A peep into the handbook of fashion,
commencing Sept. 6 and 7, at Mrs.
Griffith's millinery department at Sher-
mans.
A. T. >Zwack, of the Fidelity office
force, left Wednesday morning for a
months visit at his former home at
Sibley, Iowa.
This bank has ample funds to
loan for harvesting expenses.
Security State Bank
S. J. Wigle and family, of Scotia,
have moved to Newport and are occu-
plying the Reidt house at the corner of
Fourth and Warren.
If you live in this county you can
have room at the Hotel Martin for so
cents. Running water in each room,
Special rates by the month.
For SALE-Some good horses or will
trade for young cattle; also some good
mich cows and Poland China brood
with pigs. J. H. GREGG, Dalkena. ia
For SALE-Acre tracts and lots in
Quayle's addition to Newport. Also
seven-room house in Spokane. Easy
terms. Inquire of O.. O. Quayle, Box
181, Newport, Wash. 16tf
Mrs. Griffith announces her millinery
opening for Friday and Saturday, Sept.
Is and IA. We have a frst-class trim
mer. A cordial invitation is extended
to all. Location, Sherman's.
A number of families have moved
into town the past two weeks, in order
to give their children the benefit of our
schools. Desirable residences to rent
are hard to get,in fact, very few houses
are now vacant.
w. A. Gale and w. N. Holland re-
turned to town Wednesday from the
Upper West Branch country, near the
state line, with a fine specimen OF
cougar they had shot. They collected
the 500 state bounty paid on the ami
mails and will have the hide mounted.
George H. Jones, of Usk, was {
county seat visitor Wednesday, appear
ing before the Board of Commissioner
in regard to road matters in that vicin
ity. Mr.. Jones was on his way home
from Spokane, where he placed one O.
his sons in Gonzaga College and anothe
in Northwestern Business University.
Rev. A. E. Ayers, of the M. E
. | do again oOolSIICu W Iii
charge at the meeting of the Columbi
River Conference of the M. E churc
held at Ellensburg last week. Rev.
E. Wiegle, who formerly had the churc
at this place, and who still resides here
has been assigned to Elk River, Idaho.
t Newport Democratic Club will hold
meeting at Moose Hall Monday even
ing, Sept. 9, at p. M, for the purpos
of instructing voters for primary elee
ton, and attending to such other mat
, tiers as may properly come before tn
. club. All members are urgently re
:, quested to attend. All others, espe
, cially ladies, are cordially invited.
M. F. RYAN, Secretary.
DR.. Foster and Otto Mclaughlin, {
e Usk, were in town Tuesday to petite
e the Board of County Commissioners fl
e new cable for the Usk ferry. tt
e old cable, which did service at New
j port for number of years, has passe
O it's usefulness and frequent breakdown
n interrupted the ferry service. II
Board granted the request.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05
JUST AMONG OURSELVES

Mrs. Griffith has secured tirst-class
trimmer for the season.
When you need an undertaken call
Harding & Harding. Phone 100.
C. B. Hodgen went to lone Wednes-
day morning on business trip.
Don't forget the sample shoes at
'Sherman's, they are moving fast.
Try loaf of Sanitary bread. There
is a reason. A thousand loaves sold IN
a month.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sid McClung, of the South Side, on
Friday.
McDonald's '4OO" Chocolates will
please the most fastidious. Try them.
TULLEs DRUG Co..
A marriage license was granted wed
nesdav morning to Elmer Swanson and
Hazel Parker, both of Dalkena, justice
Lusher tied the knot.
The regular fall millinery opening at
the Fee Sisters millinery store Will be
held Sept. 6 and Z. A complete line OF
early fall hats are now on display.
Eighty acres of land for sale. &c
acres in timothy and another 40 first
class alder land that can easily be cleared.
Three miles from Newport. A snap.
C. A. SHERMAN.
Gust Johnson, proprietor OF the
Northern Hotel, has been seriously H.
the past three weeks, and was taker
to Spokane Wednesday afternoon fol
treatment.
Catholic services at St. Anthony Cath
olic church every first and third Sunday
at 8 and 1920 a. m. Sunday schoo
every Sunday. Seats are free and
cordial invitation is extended to all tt
attend the services.
Supt. U. S. Reidt, of the King mill a
Penrith, reports that he is now engaged
In rebuilding the refuse burner at thu
mill, and will shortly start saving oper
ations. The new burner is to be abou
twice the size of the old one.
Rev. Carl Veazie, Of lone, Delivers
sermons at the Congregational churcl
Sunday, morning and evening. Th
young clergyman has been an activ
factor in the down river country tn
past two years, and his sermons Sunda.
were greatly appreciated by his hearers
The newly-elected precinct commit
teeman of each party are called to NEE
at the county seat on the second Satu1
day after the primary, Sept. Il, a
which time they will organize by tn
selection of county chairman and sec
rotary, in accordance with the provlS
ions of the primary law.
The Civic Improvement Club, whic
has been active in working for tn
Identification and betterment OF OF
town, has now started a movement
favor of playground for the children
At a meeting held Tuesday the club d'
eided to make an appropriation for tt
purchase of steel apparatus for tE
playground, and the cooperation OF tt
school board has been enlisted. III
playground will be located on the scho
grounds, and further effort made
make the grounds more attractive tina
they have been in the past.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
BTTELL DEFEATS
KNOCKOUT BROWN
Has Best Of Bout All Way
Through and Gets De-
clSlOn.

New York. n. y, Jan 19.-Abe Atteu
bested -Enockout' Brown in a ten
round fight at the National Sporting
club last night. The bout was one
sided affair. Brown was unable 10
sand 10 any advantage Atten had
Brown groggy in mizup ia the tenth
round
Brown forced the fighting through
CUT but Attells defence was impenetra-
5le. ~ Of Browns best blows going for
The fourth found was the most sensa-
tional Of the bout Brown swung haru
al Attell and the latter stopped him
with a straight left. Brown landed a
hard left swing. sending Attel 70 the
ropes JEST before the END Of the
round Brown landed let's ana nights
and Attell appeared 20 be in bad shape,
but al the bell the featherweight cham
pion went 5auntily 10 his corner.
PROM this point on. Attell Jabbed az
WIZ. sending home al least dozen
blows without return The fifth round
was all his
In the sixth round Brown was wild.
but just before the bell, landed good
right Brown sent a long right swing
- the Jaw I'm the seventh, but Attell
was not hurt Both men INDUCED IN
rough tactics and were roundly Missed
Brown opened the eighth with an up
percut that did no damage Attell Jab-
bed Brown at viii, while the latter was
slid Both fought roughly in the ninth
Atteu landed three upDercuts without a
return
Brown appeared tired in the tenth
round. while Atteu continued jabbing
mercilessly- The fight ended with
fierce miEEp from which Brown
emerged groEgy and bleeding from the
nose and mouth. By popular verdict II
was AttelTs fight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19

l25 pound quarterback, on the Michi-
gan team between him and the goal
Falver started for him and tackled,
and Y9st went down and he didn t
come up for some time. and when he
cid he remembered for a long while
that some one had tackled him. For
many days after he had very clear
recOllections Of his descent to earth
rs iignt men on the team in the
heavyweights.
Ralph Rose recently broke the in
door record for the s pound shot. He
threw the shot SIS feet 9 SIS inches at
a recent meet on the coast. Rose is
still keeping in good form in the
N the athletic line and is certain Of
neihg q member of the American team
Wnlch viii be sent TO Sweden next
ule 70 compete in the Olympic games.
crest Smlthson came within a
traction Of second of breaking the
81 |drd hurdle record mark at the
same meet and he is bound to find n
pace on me team which win repre-
sent the United States. Smithson was
on the team which represeDted thfs
country at the London games ana broke
the worlds record for the 70 V,ard
hurdles at that time.
Knockout" Brown has signed ~, for
four nights IN the near future He
VIII meet Billy Galley. at PhilasIelDhfa
January q, travelling six rounds on
January 80 nc VIII so ten rounds win
the french champion. Louis de Pon7D
THEN; Billy Carroll the Canadian Hebf-
weight at Toronto, February &. b.
keyes at Rochester, New York In
middle Of February ''KnOclxv'' is -
ing after all corners hot footed -
show that he is fit TO hold the chan
pionship honors while Ad is regsinins-
his health.
Joe Rivers, who Knocked out Frank
COnley the other day, has been material
10 meet Jack White, of Chicago AZ
Los Angeles on February I.
IT is stated that president Comislav
viii send the White SOx discard to the
Des Moines club. Des Moines not being
quite as fast company as Chi the plav9
ers can make the Iowa team much
stronger.
President r. l., Hedges is giving his
old players raise IN salary along
with their contracts for the comInS
year. A good fan FOR the St. Loufs
American league baseball club
Gov Dix, of New York is of the
opinion that the Frawley boxing law
is not regulating boxing as ii Should
be regulated he believes that there
are too many lOopholes in the pres
ent law especially in the clause regu-
laung the size Of the gloves. He
considers the present law a failure and
wants the legislature TO repeal it and
pass another that would regulate the
game better. Gov Dix is not opposed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-19
LAST SEASON MARKED END OF ACTIVE
CAREER Of MANY BIC BASEBALL STARS
Bright Lights of Decade Pass Out of Major Leagues
Many Installed AS Managers Some Were the
Leaders Only Few Seasons Ago.

the strenuous efforts the Cubs are
making 10 land promising first sackers.
Chance has been advised by his Dhy-
stefan to never participate in another
game. From 1905 to 1910 Chance was
the star first basemean Of the National
league.
Tenney. who was the shining light
in the first base ranks before the adj
vent OF Chance has played his last
National league game. He has a con-
tract to manage the Boston Nationals
next season. but Killing has subsequent
~ been signed to succeed him. The
veteran may be retained by Boston as
a scout
Perhaps IN no team has the axe fall
len so heavily on the old timers as in
Washington. Clark Griffith intends to
build a new team In Washington from
the ground up, and as starter has
disposed "Of Elberfield, ConrOy GRAY
and Leliveltf El5erfield and Conrav
were Highlanders untiPa few years
ago. and in their time were ranked
with the greatest lnftelders in the
same.
Two outfielders. who formerly vsrs
classed with the stars OF the Americas
league viii be managers in The
bushes next season. Charley Hemp-
hill. the popular Yankee centerfielde-
will guide the destinies OF the Af1ar+.
(SOuthern league) club next seos.,,
while TOpsv Hartsel the former r,,i.le-s
outfielder Of the Athletics. win 49,
age the TOltec team OF the Amerjcsr
association
steInfeIdt Also in Minors
Harry Sreiufeldt, the former. e~s..
Cub third sacker, who played abC-t
so games with the Boston NatioreIe
last season, IS through with the bie