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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23
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Recently the writer had the pleas
ufe OF nesting Mrs. Mary r. Holland.
the best known woman detective of
two continents--possibly the most IA.
NOUS female detector Of crime in the
world. She retrospective Of sex
among the foremost living authorities
on the thumb print system Of identih.
cross-examined by an attorney during
4 murder trial, that the possibilities
of two thumb prints. BENZ identical
averaged n in $1,000, 900. Mrs. Hol-
land has her own private collection OF
thumb prints and photographs OF
noted law breakers, wh',hf number
close upon $4,000, the majority Of
which she has gathered first hand.
special little apparatus for taking q
thumb print. It is certainly simple
enough. The entire outfit consists on
~ Of a small copper roller, an linked
pad. and a sheet OF white paper. al.
lowed the genial 1ady-she looks alb.
solutely mild and harmless (Which
possibly accounts for some OF her sue
cess)-to take my thumb print on her
promising not to place It among the
objection devoted to men and women
who had been arrested for violent acts
RANGING from murder to common al.
sautt.
m. Bertillen himself gave me in.
struction In this unique method Of
tthief catching" said Mrs. Holland,
but Il was some time before I was able
to put the knowledge I thus Rained
to practical use. However. soon after
I had returned to Chicago, a terrible
murder was committed in an autorno.
bile. I was then employed BY the Chi.
caro- police ana was sent by them TO
look into the cAse. The frst thing I
did was to carefully examine the auto
mobile. I went over the machine with
: strong naasnifytns glass. and to my
Of the murderer's hand. I was siso
successful in proving that. a double
crime had been committed throurh
the discovery on the automobile Of
two distinct shades of blood. This
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23

which expresses the refreshing tasti-
ness OF their entertainment perfect
". At the matinee they will appear
in that tuneful operetta The Rose Of
Blandeen which is said to be one Of
the %cleverest song shows en- tour this
year, and when produced by this clev-
er bunch of youthful artists there is
little room left for doubling the asser-
ton that the theater-going public
have a treat in store for them while
at the night performance the bill will
be The Dream Girl.
Get Rich Quick Wallingford."
II got my start with moving pic.
tures." explains the young theatrical
magnate in the thriving town Of Bat
tlesburg. in the last act of Get Rich
Quick Wallingford." And l." adds
his better half. who was formerly
head waitress at the Palace hotel. got
start with moving Dishes" The
dialogue in this Geo. NJ. Conan comedy
Of American high finance. coming to
the Metropolitan on Monday. April 1
is as breezy as the boardwalk at At.
lHntic City. 4 well known New York
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23
.
THE OUTLAW COUNTRY.
Something About Mountaineers
Who .Assassinatcd Court.


. . .
The peaks and sulches and UNDER
brush of the Blue Ridge mountains
have formed an effective barrier
against civilization around the west
ern ends of Virginia. West Virginia
and North Carolina aud the eastern
ends of Kentucky and Tennessee. JUS
tice has not been interviewed often
to protect those m%Ountaineers. They
have learned to look out for them
selves and ask no favors of the law
the only action Of which they often
see is 4 raid on their stills by revenue
ofticers-thc still their ancestors OPP
Grated before there was n revenue
law.
And so it is not so much to be
wondered at that the Aliens. still liv-
ing in the primeval days SO far as any
conception of government is concern
ed, should eXterminate the Virginia
court that presumes to sentence one
Of their kinsmen to prison. With
them the Lord fights on the side of
the quickest trigger.
The mountainous of the district
are direct descendants of the Scotch
and Irish who came to America in
~ resembles that used in Virginia in
Queen Anne's time. And sprinkled
freely through their drawing jargon
are expressions n finds in Shakes
peare. In their isolated life runs a
strain OF the rornanticism of the old
Scotch Highlanders. the fatherland of
most OF nem Tney are today the
purest type of American colonists to
be found in the nation.
There are whole counties without
railroads. telegraphs, telephones or
even churches. What roads they
have follow the course of a stream
up the "holler," over the divide and
the ext "holler." They simply
ford the creeks and in bad weather
they do not travel at all.
Occasionally a nan or two goes
the river with a raft of logs and
sees a little of outside life. The wom-
en- stay at home. now and then max
ing a trip on a mule up the "crick."
the baby in their lap. t o the nearest
neighbor. Nearly everything is home-
A handmade loom makes
strong, tough cloth, bed kivers."
and carpets. All the furniture
is handmade. even to the cradle.
where there 10 one.
Their diet consists of corn bread.
Johnny cake" biscuits. bacon. beans.
molasses and the like. Strange as II
may seem these people are simply Iiv-
ing the pioneer life Of our nation a
hundred years ago.
The ministers as a rule have no. ed
ucatton whatever n say the thing
That comes to their mind first. The
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23

best minister is the one who can
make his voice heard for the great
est distance. "Larnin' docs not help
the case in the least with them.
hospitality is the law Of tho land.
II is considered sacrilege to charge
a minister for board or room and. al
though they have but little TO offer,
you arc welcome to Il good share OF
what they have. y Sunday school
worker in these hills within two
months was charged exactly fifty
cents Tor board. room and washing.
iie WAS treated to enough fried
chicken, country butter. milks, eggs
and vegetables and slept on enough
comfortable beds to satisfy any ordi-
nary mortal for some time to come.
The student of FOLKLORE will find
there songs descended straight from
the original English of years ago.
Ihev are ashamed, however, of these
songs and will not sing them before
strangers. They are sung with &C.
compartment by banjo. violin or dull
elmer. one of the most popular of
these is "Sourwood Mountain"
Chickens a-rrowin' in the sourwood
mountain.
Ho-de-ing-dang. diddle- lal-la.da.
So many pretty girls ! cant count
Ho-dc-ing-dans. diddle-lal-la-da.
My true love lives up in the head of
a holler,
IRepcat Ho-de-ing, etc.)
She wont come and J. won't call 'er.
My true love, she's ~ black-eyed dan
dy.
A kiss from her is swccter than
candy.
NV true love. she's n black-eyed
daisy,
If ] don't get her, I'll go crazy.
Rack my jimmy IN the sourwood
mountain.
So many miles lat I can't count 'cm.
The mountainocr has played many
parts before the American public
ms m~oonshincr. as feudist and as the
unSalniN. but lovahle type Of which
Lincoln was so good an example. No
greater Injustice could be done to the
majority of these people than to rep
resent them as all ~cturers OF
Illicit liquor. daily in fnar of the rev.
enue officers and their sudden raids
or as all fierce feudists, armed to the
teeth and aching to murder.
III is interesting to note that per
capita the mountains of eastern Ken
lucky and Tennessee supplied more
soldiers TO the ranks of the union
army tina amy other part of the union
and that during the revolutionary
wal the ann people took down their
muskets and did royal work freeing
the colonies from the British.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23
MOST FAMOUS WOMAN 81 EuTH
MRS. MARY E. HOLLAND is A SHERLOCK HOLMES IN ETT
COATS AND rs TERROR TO GRIMM AIS.

was Of my first big cases. and 1
succeeded in handling It SO we'll that
was constantly employed on impor-
tant police mysteries afterward.
.heferring to these thumb impress
tions." continued Mrs. Holland. II
aI~aSs ~endeavor. If possible. to take
these myself. Usually a prisoner is a
little averse to submitting to this form
OF identification. though If he ia inno-
cent 1t is all in his favor. One pris-
onef, whose guilt was absolutely prov
cd endsavored to evade identification
ny mutilattns his thumb, but he might
have saved himself the trouble, for
e the wound heals the marks Of
It Is absolutely impossible to change
their appearance"
Mrs. Holland has tracked down
murderers and other criminals in ey-
cry capital in Europe, and she il
known to the police in every civilized
ountry Of the globe. She has been
retatned on cases in London, Paris.
Maorid. Africa. Australia and India.
sne POSSESSES a wonderful collection
OF interesting s%ouvenirs connected
WIN some q the greatest crimes com-
mltted during the. last fifteen years.
hopes one day to open H. museum
tor sne possesses many things that
ore OF distinct value to detectives who
are new to he profession.
y engaged. in her work Mrs.
Hollano ID as keen az ever Sherlock
Holmes was. and she will nsver rive
up . casa until she. or someone eiss.
mas run the quarry to earth. She has
spent months on a case which the DO
lice have given up as hopeless. and
has reached success in the end. On
many occasions she has worked tweia-
ty;tour nou At a stretch, ana then
only slept for an hour. But aside ron
her detective work she has literary tall
sntg. ana with her husband, "PhiT.
Holland. edits the Detective, the al.
i1ctal police magazine Of America. 6hp
70 also something Of an Inventor. hay.
ing originated. q new helmet for detec..
yves which contains, . small store OF
articles useful to the sleuth who is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23
The Juvenile Bos,onian>.

Delightful. fascinating. enjoyable.
captivating, unique. b%cwitching. DAM
ty. 1t would take all of the above and
many other complimentary express
sions to properly describe ono of the
performances given by the Juvenile
Bostonians. This charming organiza-
ton Of girls have been very aptly call
ed the dessert of the theatrical menu,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23
SATURDAY. MARCH 90. 1912.

Oftieiai Paper Of Grand Forks County
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23

Don't spend all your spare time tax.
ing advantage Of the right Of free
speech.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-23

Popularity of puxzla pictures sesms
to be playing out, ana there 10 evi.
dence that the world is growins wiser
in other respects. "
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Some Fine Cotton.

Monday afternoon the Jimp
man went out with DR.. Il. l..
Armistead to see his cotton
patch which he has growing on
several acres both sides of the
round pond. 1t is as pretty cot
ton as we have seen and just
loaded with bolls and opening
cotton. 1t is Broadwell Double
Prolific Cotton of the $500 seed,
and was planted late in May and
finished in June. The plants
did not do much until the heavy
rains, when it started to grow
rapidly. It's sure prolific; some
small limbs having as many
as ten bolls. AS it now
stands, the plants look as if the
yield will average a bale or more
TO the acre. DR.. Armistead had
this cotton planted more as an
experiment The seed are very
fine and he will keep them TO
sell for next seasons crop, and
if you do not see him soon all
may be gone.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Citizens Drug Store sells it.

If the bitter weeds were pulled
before they bloom ard plants
burned, it would take only a few
years to practically get rid of
them from sidewalks and vacant
lots in the resident section of
the city. Try it now and see
how few there will be next sea
son. The bitter weed and coffee
weed both could be extermina-
ted in this way if the plan was
carried out by everybody.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

On the afternoon of Friday.
August 10th. the handsome home
OF MIR. Herbert Rivcs was in
gala attire. the occasion being a
miscellaneous shower given by
Miss Agnes Rivcs in honor of
Miss Bessie Glass, whose mar.
riage to Mr.. G.. NJ. Black, of
Hughes Springs, Texas took
place on August 2lst.
The color scheme, pink and
white, was carried out in the de
corations, feStoonS of hearts and
roses being draped in profusion
throughout the house, with
bowls and vases of the feathery
crepe myrtle scattered through
out the rooms.
On entering the guests were
served with delicious punch by
Miss Alfalfa Rives and Edith
Sloan, of Nacogdoches, Texas,
who also served the cooling drink
throughout the game. When the
guests had assembled, Miss
Glass, daintily arrayed in a white
lingerie dress, was conducted to
the the seat of honor at the head
table in the parlor, beautifully
decorated in hearts and roses,
which seat she was allowed to
retain during the evening. The
game played was Brides" and
merry laughter and CONVERSE
ton from eleven tables soon
showed the popularity of the
game selected. The prize, a
beautiful picture of bride and
groom, was cut for by several of
the contestants, Miss Leila Eos
ter being the fortunateone. Miss
Foster gracefully presented her
trophy to the guest of honor.
After the game delicious refresh
ments of salad, sandwiches and
iced tea were served.
At the close of the evening the
porteries were drawn and Miss
Glass was invited into the dining
room, which was deliberately fes-
TONED with hearts and roses,
the large bay window being
filed with a rustic well, from
which the bride elect Dire " buck
cts of beautiful gifts. Cut glass,
hand painted china, and dainty
handwork in embroidery, drawn
work, and Irish crochet, attested
the affection of the donors for
the fair honoree, 50 soon TO leave
for her now home
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Girls Canning and Poultry Club
TO Exhibit.

The Girls Canning and Poul-
try Club Of Marion county will
have an EXHIBIT of the work they
have done this season, Thursday
September -, in the J. j. Sega
wareroom in the Hussey & Whe
Ian building fronting on Vale
Street.
The exhibit will be under the
supervision of Miss Lillia 4
Shackelford, special agent.
The building will be decorated
and the exhibit displayed. Every
body should go out and see the
exhibit and encourage the girls
in this work, also Miss Shackel-
ford, who las been very faithful
in looking after this work.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Case Granted in Favor OF Injunction

The injunction case that came
up before Judge Turner in Lin
den Monday, in which the Mag
nolia Petroleum Oil Co. of Dallas
was enjoined from erecting their
oil tanks and storage plant i'm
mediately in front of the home
Of w. f. Singleton, Sr., by par
ties who lived in that vicinity.
The case was ably represented
by Hon. Y. d. Rowell and j.
M. Singleton, and the following
parties went TO Linden with them
Capt. W. f. Singleton, Sr., Judge
S. w. Moseley, viii Singleton,
Jr. and Hal Singleton. Judge
Turner decided 70 sustain the
temporary injunction and the
case will be taken up to the dis
trict court in Jefferson for the
November term.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Fraud Paint.

The worst mistake one Is likely
to make in painting is wrong
paint; it is easy to make this
year when paint is so high.
We all say Ours is the best;
and there are 1000 of us. One is
best; but dozen are SO near on
u level that no-one knows, for
sure, that his is the one.
The worst paints are worst liars;
they know what they are, put-on
u bold face, and brazen it out.
Their one true argument is
low price; but low-price paint is
always, must be, Il fraud; it is
made to cheatable people.
DeNoe
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
City School Open Sept. 9.

The jefferson city school will
open September 9th. Second
Monday The faculty for 1912
l3 Session are as follows
Prof j. W TaIkington. Super
intendent Prof. Ernest Bobo.
Principal; Miss Lena MoSeley.
Mrs. Jennie Barnes, Miss Gin
ME Preston, Mrs. r.. ". Ninoon.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Jefferson, Texas.

We call attention of our coun-
ty officials to the fact that the
Polk Street bridge is badly in
need of repairing, as it has a
very rusty appearance now, and
if a good coat Of paint is put on
in time it will add many years
of life to the bridge and be a
great source Of saving to the
county TO care for the bridge,
which is one of the best and first
BRIDGES put up in the county,.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
A CORRECTION.

The following names should
have appeared on the premium
list for first bale of cotton in last
issue Of Jimplecute:
Guaranty State Bank Of Jef1er-
son. ......................S2 90
Perkins Bros. CO.......... 200
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

The Missionary Society will
meet at the Methodist Church
Monday Sept. 2nd at 4 o'clock.
Every member Of the society is
requested to be at the church,
Monday Sept. 2nd at at / o'clock
as there is important business to
attend too. We have been rest.
ing for 6 or Z weeks so now we
must go to work.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

Hon. T. II PrcudergaSt Of
Marshall was in the city We'd.
neSdav.
Judge II. +. Idttlcton of Mar.
shall was a business visitor in
the city Saturday.
Capt. Geo. r. Todd and J. n.
Benefited were among those who
attended district cort in Linden
first of the week.
Il b Cook of Llssater, was in
the city Tuesday. Mr. Cook has
canned more fruit than any 9th
er fruit raiser in Marion county.
Miss May Hill has returned
from Arlington where she visit
ed her grandfather Mr.. John
Bowman and family during the
summer.
W. =. Styles of Trees City La.
was in the city Wednesday, Mr..
Styles is one of the welthiest
property owner in the Caddo Oil
field having royalties in over one
hundred oil wells.
Mr.. Tyne has moved his fami-
ly here from Vivian La, and
they occupy the Mcdonald house
near foundry. Mr.. Tyne has a
position in w. II. Gillispies cab
net shop on Walnut street.
X. b. Lockhart Editor of
Pittsburg Gazette wife and dau-
ghter came home with Mr.. Il. b
Walker and Miss Irma and will
spehd week in the city as guest
at the Walker home. Mr.. Lock
hart will spend day or so on
the lake as he usually does when
mere on a summer trip.
w. II. Kitchen was in the city
Tuesday afternoon and part of
Wednesday on his return from
"A trip through Texas to Houston
Austin, San Antonio, Waco Fort
Worth and other points, from
here he went in home to New
Orleans, Friends at the old
home are always glad to see
him.
J. NJ. Pierce, one of the opera
tors at the II. q Il. has been
transferree to Mineola and b. M
Reece Of Canada, takes his place
here. Mr.. Pierce and family
moved last week TO their new
home. They resided here for
several years and made many
friends, whose best wishes go
with them.
Mr.. Charlie Winfield Tyler re.
turned to his position with the
Wells Fargo Express Co. at DIAL
las Monday, after few days
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Tyler, of Minis Chap
el. He has many friends and
hosts of relatives who were glad
to see him at home once more
and sorry to see him leave. We
all wish him II pleasant time.
Mrs. l.. A. Walton of Vivian
La Mrs. II. f, Byrd of Kentwood
La. and Mrs, G.. M. Brannon of
New Orleans arrived Monday on
q visit to their sister Mrs. A ID.
Craver, 1t will be a most pleas
ant reunion Of the four sisters
who have not all met together
before in some twenty years.
They will spend the time at the
hospitable country home Of
commissioner A. ID. Craver.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Meeting at Blackjack

A protracted meeting vii
start at Blackjack school house
by Rev. j. S. Lewis Jr. Sunday
September LIST, at II a. m.
Mr.. Lewis will be assested by
laymens, Singleton and Taylor.
Everybody come out and help
to make this a most successful
meeting
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
For Sale.

500 acres of timber and iron
ore land 8 miles north of Jeifer
son on the II. * II. *. K. Sc O(
per acre, Is cash.
Mrs. Anna b. Hughes.
Atlanta. Texas.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Wanted.

ONE THOUSAND Cotton Pick
ers IN Johnson County. Prospects
for Sd to one bale per acre. Big
Boil. Easy to pick. Best prices
paid for picking.
WIN. NJ. JAYNES,
Alvorado, Texas, Aug. 10, -.
s5
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
To Our Customers and
Friends.

We will be glad to have you
call and see us as we will be
ready for business by first of
September with full line of
Groceries, opened up in Deware's
Warehouse by M. X. & n. track.
Have Baggin and Ties, and
other goods for sale now.
ERAMBERT, VAUGHAN CO.,
Jefferson. Texas
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

Street commissioner Capt
j. NJ. beware is having some
good work done on the big
drain on Marshall street also
opening up some small drains
that overflowed during the re-
cent big rains
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Presbyterian Church.

Full service viii be resume,
next Sunday. Preaching morn
ing and night Sunday schoo.
at 10 "a. m. Prayer meeting
Tuesday night a cordial vel
come 90 you.
g. g. UuNmci,ter
Pastor.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
$1,000 Reward.

For returd TO G. w. Brown
Light Tan suit case with contents
Lost between Jefferson and Wal
kers Camp.
G. w. Brown.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

The Imperial band rendered
several pretty selections Thurs
day night at The Gem which was
benefit night for the Domestic
Science \ large house Was the
result and a nice benefit
rnalIEnl
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
HEADSTONES AND
MONUMENTS AGENT

For all kinds of Headstones and
Monuments, Granite or Marble.
All work put up and guaranteed.
| also clean marble. | havs some
pressed brick for sale.
C. A. SCHWEERS,
Phone IA. City Sexton.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
Attended Congressional Convention

Hon. - r Slerf,ll attended
tho Congressional Convention .r
Nj Pleasant saturday the "a
a~ Is delegate frnm Nlrioncoanty
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29
NOTICE TO W. 0. W.
60

There will be regular meet
ing of Cypress Camp No. Cos,
Tuesday, September 3rd, All
sovereigns be on hand. There
will be something doing.
p. G. Henderson, PC.
j. Y. King, Clerk.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-08-29

one way to relieve habitual cousti-
patton IL To take regularly mild laxa-
tive, Doan's Regulets are recommen-
ded ioi this purpose, 25e box at all
drug stores