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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
NINE KILLED IN WRECK,
VETERAN TRAIN on WAY TO RE.
UNION TO REMAIN AT MACON
55 INJURED.
Three of Unidentified Dead Are
Babc>-Ens;inc and Five Cars Roll
Down Embankmcnt.

Hattiesburg. Miss, May 6.-Nine
persons, including three women and
two children, were killed and 55 per-
sons injured when the first section
of the Confederate Veterans Special
Of ii cars, en- route from Texas TO
the annual reunion at Macon. Ga.
was wrecked this morning on a tres
tie mile south Of Eastabutchie,
Miss. on the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad The locomotive
baggage car, one day coach and three
tourist sleepers were derailed and
tumbled down high embankment.
making conglomerate mass Of wood
and iron debris.
Though several hundred Confed-
crate veterans were aboard the train,
not one was numbered among the
dead. Several of the veterans were
injured though none fatally.
The dead Mrs. ]. l.. Cameron.
Henderson, Texas, Mrs. Charles
Holmes, Big Springs. Texas; J. s.
Downing, Atlanta. Ga, president Of
the Downing Locomotive Draft Ap-
pliance company; w. A. Wood, Merid-
ian. Miss, engineer; two children.
aged three ard five, unidentified; one
woman. aged about S5, weight $50,
unidentified; one man. aged so.
smooth face. brown hair unidentified:
c. j. Jones, negro fireman.
Engineer w. A. Wood Of Meridian.
Miss, and two unknown machinists
were killed. The derailment was on
a straight line and the train was run
ming about 80 miles an hour The
dead were brought to Hattiesburg.
The identified dead are: Mrs. J.
l.. Cameron, Henderson. Texas; ]. s.
Downing, Atlanta. Ca. w. A. Wood
Meridian. Miss, engineer; Mrs. Chas..
Holmes, Big Springs, Texas.
c. c. Jones, negro fireman, will
die.
The scene Immediately after the
crash was made particularly distress
Ing by the cries Of the injured.
Those who were uninjured imme-
diately went to work assisting in ex-
Treating less fortunate comrades,
carrying them to improvised hospitals |
In the few coaches not overturned. |
Many of the injured veterans did what |
thAV could towards relieving the more
1ou hurt.
When ne engine and tender left |
Ao track at the short trestle they
"'ro foliowed by the baggage car.
uay coach and three tourist sleepers.
These cars were badly splintered and
II Is regarded as most miraculous
that any Of the occupants escaped.
Hattiesburfy citizens from every
walk Of life met the train which
brought the dead and injured here.
The Kings Daughters, u. d. c.. the
Elks and other benevolent
orders and societies had active repre-
sertatives on the scene anxious to care
for the injured and the veterans and
their wives were made to feel that
they were in the hands Of friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

Camden, May 6.-News was re-
ceived here this morning from Pates
mill. near Lee county, Of the killing
of Jenkins Manning. who is thought
to be an escaped convict. by c. b.
Pate. Jr.. a young man. 21 years old.
the killing taking place on the plan
tation of III. A. Pate at 8 o'clock Sat-
urday night. 1t is said that a week
ago negro was seen during the mid
die Of the night In the room of Pate's
13-year-Old sister. who was confident
that Ii was Manning. The matter was
kept quiet. as there was no positive
proof that II was Manning. and the
neichbors wanted To investigate thor
oughly before apprehending the ne
gro. a few days ago the same ne
gro tried to entice the girl into cot
ton warehouse on the plantation. The
girls brother was absent from home
at the time. but upon his return he
sought Manning and asked him what
he meant by 1t. The negro grabbed
a piece OF iron nearby and rushed at
young Pate. but before ne could use
the iron Pate shot him dead. The
iron was tightly gripped i'm the ne
gro's hand, at the inquest yesterday at
12 o'clock. which was held by Coron-
or Dixon. Young Pate came to Cam
den and surrendered to the author
tiles.
The negro bore shackle marks on
his legs. He had been i'm that com
never tell where he was from or any
thing about his past life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

Th" ministers of the city took a
day off. 80 to speak. Monday and went
ont To- Gains Mill where they partool<
of u most delightful nsh-fry. The day
was spent at the popular resort aud
much enjoyed hy an. The return ,rip
was mad" to the city about / o'clo, X
i'm the artcrn0Ou
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
e COUNTY EXEC
List Of Clubs I'm .uunt, .,.,. ..-,.-.
tive Committeeman f,uAa t..n

Following the adjour .r.
county convention Mono
ty executive committee met and or
ganized. j. H. Clifton, county chair
man. II. G. Osteen was elected Sec
retary and treasurer. The cor, mittee
met at the call of the chairman.
The following are the members OF
the executive committe from the va
rious clubs:
Rafting Creek, A. x. Sanders.
Borden, w. III. Freeman.
Gaillard's Cross Roads. f. w. Par
ker, Jr.
Dalezll. w. ID. Scarborough.
Stateburg. Richard Richardson.
Wedgefield, +. T.. Thomas.
Manchester, NJ. E. Rivers.
Reid's, Blanding Ards
Privateer, w. O. Cain.
Earle, III. ID. Tindal.
Mayesville, Robert Muldrow.
Oswego, Marion Dorm.
Zoar, j. l.. Brogdon.
Concord, II. d. Brunson.
shiloh, j. h. McElveen.
Salem, ]. A. Boykin.
Pleasant Grove, NJ. ID. Weaver.
Trinity, f. G.. Keels
Farmers, w. j. Dinkins.
Taylor's, j. NJ. Truluck.
Pisgah, j. L. DuPre.
Sumter-Ward /, r. ]. Manning.
Sumter-Ward ?, j. II. Clifton.
Sumter-Ward 8. w. :. Dinkins.
Sumter-Ward (. r.. /. Reardon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
MONEYMAKER COTTON SEED

Wo have found this variety superior
To any other. giving a larger yield
per acre with the same treatme nj.
and giving larger per cent ~
lint. our farm Is free from blight
and other diseases. and the cotton
ls ginned at our own gin. whore ev
cry prccaution Is taken To prevent
mixing with other seed. We Offer
"A limited amount Of select seed al
800 per bushel. g. r. Osteen Co.
Sumter. s. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
FARMERS
UNION NEWS
Practical Thoughts for Practical
Farmers.
Conducted by r. w. Dabba, Pres
ident 8. G.. Farmers Union.)
Farmers Union Notes.

At the regular meeting Of the Sum-
ter County Farmers Onion, May 8,
1912, it was resolved that the union
express its disapproval Of the action
Of the county officials in misappropri-
ating $4,000 of the county funds by
donating the same to the City Of Sum-
ter for the Seaboard Railroad.
j. NJ. EsrOgdon,
w. r.. Wells
III. A.. Beall dissenting,
Committee.
The above censure of the county
officials was given out for publica-
zion.
a report from Mrs. III. w. Beall,
chairman of the County Union Com
mittee of Education. gave the graft
flying news that she had secured
scholarship at Winthrop for a young
lady from the rural schools. Mr.. j.
II. Grady, of the Lyric, donated this
scholarship. Mrs. Beall made par
tial report OF her trip to the State
Teachers Association at Charleston
last week, and her efforts to have an
ir irtcr-county school day when the
winners of prizes at the various coun-
ty meetings could meet to decide the
oh "A m, mi N N = ait IN 70
II large group of contiguous counties
She reported that Secretary McKeand
of Charleston had requested that the
first meeting Of this kind he held in
Charleston.
Mrs. Ecall was commended for her
efficient work and zeal for the cdu-
cational work Of the Farmers Union.
The Secretary was instructed to write
Il letter of thanks to Mr.. Lennon Of
| The City National Bank. donor Of the
Clemson scholarship, and Mr.. Grady
of the Lyric. donor Of the Winthrop
scholarship for their interest i'm this
line of work.
Mr. Eooll made partial report on
his activities as chairman of the COM
mittcc on education of the state
Union. tie WAS invited 10y pr Mitch-
ell. president of the University. at
J A - 1,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

The Sumter watchman was found
a In 1850 and the True southron In
aess. The watchman and ssuthron
ssw has the combined circulation and
influence CT both Of the old papers.
anA is m&nifsstly the best advertisiag z
Dsdtunss, In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
Consistency.

CONSISTENCY.
Il suppose you always say exactly
what you think?" "I try to-" replied
Senator Sorghum; but ! also try to
avoid thinking anything il would not
be expedient for me to say"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

Senator. Nails Christensen has not
lost out politically In Beaufort coun-
ty. as the first reports Of the club
meetings stated. and he will be a
member OF the county convention and,
In all probability. a delegate to the
State convention. We congratulate
Mr.. Christensen In his survival and
extend to him our best wishes for
many more years Of political useful
ness to South Carolina. Mr.. Christen-
sen is tho type, Of man needed in pub
lie life and we would regret his en-
hproed retirement as result Of
petty partisan politics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
Top
Dresser.

1t is our opinion that there will be very active demand
Tor this material the scarcity Nitrate of Soda and
the almost proibitve price prevailing for it,
Our offerings consist of the following:
Ashepoo Eastern Carolina Top Dresser 6.7a-2!
Ashepoo Ne Plus Top Dresser 4-7a-2a
Ashepoo Special Top Dresser 1888
Ashepoo Gotten and Grain heterogeneous
While we give planter credit for knowing his own
business and being able to determine which these analyses
would best suit his help recommending the
Ne Plus have sold for many hattene
results In have had us thew
would rather than Nitrate of Soda giving reason
that Nitrate which supplies Nitrogen alone develops stalk
and leaf but does not produce fruit
Because of the aeness of farm preparations planting
this season. will be necessary feed the
plants as they grow. and thus a late start
We have succeeded in obtaining price top dress
ers that puts them within the reach of ALL will
give opportunity of figuring with you placing your
order.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

NEGRO NIILTn rr v~rNc VAN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

IL Is strange what great things a
little matter will bring forth. A few
davs ago We summarized. from the
pubiished reports OF the Democratic
club meetings, the salient facts indi-
rstive of the drift Of sentiment as to
Biease and Jones. and this innocent
little paragraph has furnished the
text for an editorial In the Yorkville
Enquirer and caused Senator Christen-
zen to write US letter explanatory
of political affairs In Beaufort coun-
w. Politics. especially club politics
are loaded with explosives and are
uaasily dangerous things to fool
with. and we are suffering the conse-
auences Of momentarily forgetting
that the thing was loaded. We
apologize to all persons interested for
mentioning the alleged facts that
Governor Biease failed OF election in
MS own club ~ Ae'e~eto ~ tha
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08

~ ttFNNUlNI. 'U HIF. f't.Hte I4f
case a double apology Is rendered De-
cause OF the later developed fact that
he was elected from his own club, 1t
having been the opposition club that
faffed TO elect him. We are not
drawing any conclusions as to what
the non-eiection OF any or all Of these
gentlemen may indicate or what in
nuence these alleged political occur
rsnces may hereafter have upon the
fortunes of candidates for State Of
h~ss. II they have their hearts set
on being delegates to their county
conventions we trust they will find a
way 10 get In. even II they have to get
here irregulsriy through the back
door by going as substitute delegates
from clubs OF which they were not
members prior to the momentous and
disappointing election Of regular dele
gates. We want everybody to he
happy. even the office seekers and
politicians. and II seats In the county
conventions will be sops to their am
bition they ought to get what they
want-thcre are certainly jobs enough
OF this kind to go around
without omitting any distin-
guished pubilcists. 20 whom II L.
labor Of love To serve the dear
people and add lustre To the annals
OF our glorious old Commonwealth
Speaking seriously. however. we do
not believe the refusal particular
precinct club To elect some certain
man delegate to the county conven-
tion has an important bearing on n
Statewide political contest. since this
result may have been brought about
by any one Of half dozen combina-
tions OF circumstances. personal or
local In nature. not directly connected
with the main issue. For instance.
Gov. Elcase may not he able To carry
his precinct club and still carry his
county by big majority. The com
plete primary returns alone will show
the real sentiment of the State as I,
Bieasc and Jones. and this being ad-
mittcd hy all reasonable mcn why not
leave the llcasc-Joncs Issue to the
State c'mpaign and not prccipitatc a
needless fight ia the county and state
conventions. which have more import
ant work Tn do?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

valued at about 5000 was started
down the river from the vicinity oil
Island No, 3, when the river was
calm, but Rufe Ricketts, and Phones
Adams had not floated very far
down the stream when a storm arose
and lashed the river into white cap
ped waves that tore the raft to
pieces and made il difficult for those
In charge TO Yet to shore In their
gasoline boat. having been compelled
to abandon the raft before reaching
the Charles Knott & Co mill in this
city. to which II belonged. The men
left their boat after getting to shore
and stayed Sunday at the Loud
camp. which they reached In a
water-soaked and freezing condition.
The logs, however. will probably not
MI be lost as they drifted In TO the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18
Notice Of Sale Of Court Honse Bonds

I 7'"'e" proposals '0F 1he purchase OF
"' VI ""| "' 'ae '""f'hoo@r Bonds
'''o"''""E '' >>''".oi' issued 10y Boz
''"A'' 'o"''> M'ss"4''s @"aeI authority
q '''' provisions ot article p, chapter IL,
f>eF '''' statutes OF Missouri 1909, and
hereinafter "eSci'""0' "'ii be received
a. cue ''''ae OIL ''e county treasurer OF
oo'1'tEe' county, Als-oU'F, tul the flouf
~ '-'" 1'o'A' hooi' Wednesday,
'7"'""'y '' ''i-' ana ihai said pre-
P'Ha'' wa "' oIeoeo o> Ha'a Treasurer,
." '''e 0'N '"a o'"f aforesaid 'n the
P''.''.''et P Oh '''' county court.
0"'0 h3'''''E"' county Courthouse
t'o'''S StaIi sell i@i h9' less thaa paE
Na'o'' oe Oh tine respective deoomloa-
''o'''' consecutive numbers, dee and
Pal"o'e ana bearing 'o'efeN' as follows;
r""' oo"uS numbered eo@SeeHuYe.y
rom que = '' f"ofN +t,lae1a~lF", Ter Five
''"''"'e" '''''"'N t"e''' que and payable
Que year "'''' 'he aatc thereof.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

Adding little grain to the rough
aye ration of even the stock herds
not only saves rouehaee, but by fur
nishlne a greater variety of feed. bet
ter digestion will be promoted and
more nourishment obtained than
from like amount of a single articl,
Of feed.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

With Christmas passed and no one
kind enough to make you a present,
why not make yourself one by buying
a eo,d tanning mill, If you have
nothing Of the kind9 II will be the
hest investment you ever made, as
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

to obey the first command, you may
just expect him to become confused
till he acts almost as crazy as his
master does.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

siderable work during the summer,
needs daily exercise To keep his d.
eestpn. assimilation and circulation
in proper working order.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

The road drag use | just before the
freeze-up saves a many a shake-up
after the road has frozen. like to
see ground freeze and remain 50, in
stead of freezing one week and thaw.
ing the next
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

The first top buggy that came into
our locality was regarded as a verit-
able death trap and the man who
owned it was called a loon" not only
behind his back. but also to his face
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

II YOU speak to the horse, then
yell at him again before he has time
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

well as the b'st present you ever
got
Some of the farmers say they are
not going to pay such high prices ior
hired help another year aud the
hired help say they will not work
Tor less than they received this year
Who will finally give in remains to
be seen but | have an idea both will
have TO give q little
The snow that falls this r.a.ef on
those open-top corn cribs will turn
TO water aud soak down into the
corn, aud this. together wah the
rain that falls in the spring will
cause much loss of corn down to-
ward the lI"pm Of the r.ib A liz.
tie old hay or straw or SOM CHEAP
roofing will prove BIZ money
saver
! wonder if those who complain
so about the boys and girls leaving
the farm ever tried the experiment
OF making the farm home pleasant.
prohtabIeand a ir. IA 1irtptJay Young
folks. Keeping them ryrrlastingIy
busy at home and Iiyilg them NJ
money TO spend for tInirovn is cli.
culaied TO sickeu anyua with that
kind OF farm IL.
Ny grandfather used To make ak
and hammer handles that would last
for years and years was wishing
for one OF his make. the other dav
after breaking q twenty-fve-cent
Ilaii'lle lllai ldu about as much
strength 70 itas if made Of so mucI
brown paper II seems an exception
TO get a store" handle that is any
good II had some Of the old Yer
mont wood would try making some.
| know d young man who started
farming for himself FIVE yaare ago
H. has succeeded and last year pur
rhaS d an auto For this act he has
been criticized numerically by his
.ather and yet IwclI remember that
I caused a much greater sacrifice
or this man to buy a buggy thirty.
i've years ago His neighDorS pre-
llcted bankruptcy without fail You
zee, therefore that it all depends
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

There have been plenty Of good
road meetings held this fall, but the
roads have been so bad the attend
ance has been small.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18
FARM FuRR0kS

Termed by Practical Farmer for The
Farmer and Stockman.
This is a good time to get on elise
terms with those colts.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

If you would have the bank &c
count balance In your favor, he sure
to feed the dairy cows a balanced
ration.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

The horse now idle that does con-
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-18

well as the bst present you ever
got
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02
PROCEEDINGS AT BISMARCK IN LETTING The
STATE PRINTING CONTRACT LOOK RATHER SHADY

the printing is done,'' answered the
Journal man "my bid is the only thing:
in question here"
Mr.. Olson asked il the printing
would be done in the state If the con-
tract were awarded to the Journal
man. Mr.. Journal man gave an eva.
sive answer.
At this point Mr.. Norton moved
that the contract be awarded to The
Devils Lake Journal. Mr.. Brightbill
voted with Norton, and the contract.
was so awarded.
The Devils Lake Journal owns no
plant in the state capable Of handling
the business Of the state, and printers
freely express the belief that the state,
printing will follow in the steps Of the
publicity pamphlet, and go to other
states to be handled. Feeling was Bit
ter towards Secretary Of State Norton
for what was termed his deliberate
g effort to steam roller the contract
through to favorite and political sup
porter"
The feeling was still further embit.
tered by the declaration of many pres
emit who declared that the publicity
pamphlet had been let to the Devils:
Lake Journal at a figure the highest
Of those submitted to the board.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02

LEFTY pamphlet had been printed in
st. Paul in the face Of q promise by
the Journal man, at the time the con.
tract was let, that it would be done
in North Dakota.
sis it not a fact" said Gunder Oh.
son, member Of the. printing board,
"that you did make such a statement
to this board at the time the contract
was lete''
IT remember making such a state.
ment," said the Journal man.
~ distinctly remembers your max
ing that statement declared state
Auditor Brightbill, confirming Mr.. o.
SON y statement. Printers Of the state
who were present when the pamphlet
contract was let chimed in to confirm
the two members of the board. The
third member P. D. Norton, was en-
gagged at this time to listening to argu-
ments by the Journal man and took no
part. =
The first and second class printing,
the subject under consideration, con.
sists Of legislative documents, which
must, on account Of the delivery time
limit Of twenty-four hours, be printed
at the state capital.
"Where will you have this printing
DONE" questioned Mr.. Olson.
"It's no business Of the board where
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02

Bismarck, N. D., July 29.-Disre-
garding the bids Of fifteen Of the lead
ing job printing plants Of the state,
including such concerns as Walker
Bros. and Hardy Of Fargo, Knight
Printing Co.., Of Fargo, The Times-Her-
aid Of Grand Forks, The Times Record
Of Valley City, The Bismarck Tribune
and others, the contract for the state
printing for 1912 and 1913 was Thurs.
day afternoon awarded to the Devils
Lake Journal, which represented the
Farnham Printing Co., Of Minneapolis
in securing the contract for the state
publicity pamphlet four months ago.
The awarding Of the contract fol-
lowed q long and acrimonious debate
between members Of The printing com.
mission, tho Journal man and the print
ers Of the state.
Speaking for the job printing plants
Of North Dakota, with the exception
Of The Devils Lake Journal, N. b.
Black Of the Times-Herald declared
tat tho states printing should be
kept at homo whom possible, and
awarded to those concerns which are
helping to pay the taxes Of the state.
He was followed by Fred knight Of
the knight Printing Co.,, who expires.
sed similar sentiments. Both men call
ed attention to the fact that the pub.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02
Short. share and Eff,ctive,


The commercial law OF China has
little chance Of adoption in this coun.
try, but It is short, sharp and effective.
containing ealy these four rules:
Those who deal with merchants un-
fairly are to be beheaded.
Those who interrupt commerce arc
to be beheaded. ..
Those who attempt to close the mar.
kets are to be beheaded. z.-.
Those who maintain the prosperity
II commerce are to be rewarded.
Anxaeus to BE Missed.
nantaway-I'm going 70 leave the
stage. Friend-You'u be missed II you
10. old man. Rantaway-That'8 just
the reason I'm retiring. I'm tired Of
being hit.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02
a "WireIes,, Newspaper.

The inhabitants of the Magdalen Is.
lands In the gulf Of st. Lawrence, who
are deprived Of ordinary communica-
tion with the mainland for half the
year, are in future to be provided with
q week end wireless news dispatch at
the expense Of the Canadian govern.
ment Each dispatch, which viii aver.
age 1000 words, win be placed In the
hands Of all the ministers Of religion,
who will read the mainland news to
>their congregations after each servica