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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Nebraska ParaIyzed.

LINCOLN, Nebr. Feb. 26.--The
fercest snow storm of the winter In
Nebraska starting Sunday afternoon
and raging all night, has paralyzed
traffic in all parts of the state A tif-
ty mile gale filled railroad cuts to ten
to fifteen feet deep with snow and all
main line trains are from five to ten
hours late. Many of the branch lines
have been abandoned for the day, the
road exerting their efforts toward
keeping the main lines open. Street
car traffic in this city is completely
blocked
In Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 26.-The
most severe snow storm and blizzard
OF the year prevails throughout the
southern half of Wisconsin today, ac
cording to the government weather
bureau. Six inches Of snow have
fallen since midnight. which driver
by high wind, has piled into huge
drifts. All trains arriving here toda,
are far behind schedule. Street rail
way traffic is practically demoralized
Trains In Binding Storm.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 26.-
Half dozen Rock Island trainmel
We're injured when a westbound dou
ble-header and an east-bound freigh
collided between Comfortable and Wes
Liberty this morning. The enginee
OF the eastbound train was unable t
see the block signals set against hin
because of the blizzard and all thre
engines were wrecked in the smash
The most seriously injured are:
Engineer Ray Richmond OF Ceda
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Iowa Is snowbound.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 26.-
Street car traffic is paralyzed in a
dozen Iowa cities, railroad trains are
either stalled or annulled and Iowa
today is facing the worst blizzard OF
the season which has ragged since
late yesterday. Eleven inches OF
snow has fallen on level and is
drifted from three to dozen feet In
the cuts of the roads. The fast Wa.
bash passenger train from st. Louis
is stuck in drift near Glenwood
Junction, Mo. No trains have arriv-
ed from the west this morning on the
main line of the Rock Island and
trains are being annulled. The Bur
lington has snow plows and gangs OF
shovelers trying to open the line
south.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Brother 10 the Last one.

CHICAGO, Feb. ga blizzard. the
exact duplicate of the one which par
allied this city and surrounding ter
ritory last week. is tearing it's way
eastward over Illinois and the central
states today at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. When the blast struck Chi
cago, it was accompanied by heavy
snow. Steam and electric railroads
are seriously hampered.
Five thousand men we're today put
to work clearing snow in the streets
and on the railroads.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
ORGANIZED,

Greenwood Camp No. 1594O, Modern
Woodmen of America, was organized
here Wednesday night by District
Deputy E. H. Bradshaw, of Jackson,
Miss. The meeting was ! e,1 in the
Masonic Temple, and was presided over
by State Deputy, VIM R. Grant, of
Jackson. ...4
After the adoption of the charter
list, committee appointments and work
incident to the chartering of camp was
completed, the following officers were
elected:
Consul, Capt. F. L. Whitman; Ad-
wiser, W. c. Jones; Banker, l.. |. Brad
dock; Clerk, r. II. Stephenson; Escort,
S. c. Atkinson; Watchman, M. H.
Brewer; Sentry, E. R. Rice; Physician,
L. F. Barrier, M. D.; Trustees, A. r.
Bew, B. P. Chatham and P. H. Cain.
A vote of thHnks was extended the
Masons for the courtesy of their lodge
rooms for the camp organization. This
is the first camp organized in Lefore
County, but the work will be pushed
and in short time many other camps
will be established.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
METHODIST MISSIONARY,
BULLETIN.

Women and money are much
needed in Brazil at this time. The
school at Bello Horizonte has so
much increased that more class
room seems a necessity The call
is urgent, or just at this time,
when the popularity Of the school
is on the increase; its doors will
have to be closed to many seek
ing admission. Ribeirav Preto is
growing rapidly and the school
there has exceeded all expecta-
ton. A home must be provid-
ed for the pupils, for the house
occupied by our school for sever
al years has been sold and other
quarters. must be found. We
own a lot, almost all entire block.
The women at Ribeirav Preto are
securing plans for a building; the
women OF our Church in the I'M
tied States will have to secure the
ey."-Press Supt. Missionary
Society.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
DON'T OVERLOOK THIS.
A Careful Perusal Will Prove It's Valu
to Every Commonwealth Reader.

A Careful Perusal Will Prove It's Value
to Every Commonwealth Reader.
The average man is doubter, and
there is little wonder that this is 80.
Misrepresentation make people skep-
tics. Now-a-day the public ask for
better evidence than the testimony Of
strangers. Here is proof which should
convince every Greenwood reader.
J. 6. Zellers, 210 E. Front Street,
Greenwood, Miss, says: early last
spring ! had an attack of La Grippe
and was laid up for two or three weeks.
Upon recovering found that my kid
neys were weak. was annoyed by
dull pains in the small of my back and
felt languid and devoid Of ambition.
had headaches and dizzy spells and was
in misery when | stopped and lifted. I
became lame and sore and in the morn
ing ! felt all tiredaopt. .Doan's Kidney
Pills, obtained at Chandler's Drug
Store, helped me as soon as began
taking them and in about two weeks a
complete cure was effected" "
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan s. and
take no other.
Advertisement. ......
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
THE BRASS BAND.

Among the many good things Green
| wood has acquired Of late is the Green
wood Brass Band, which is now a Ger.
tainty after many attempts during the
past few years to effect such an organ.
ization.
Prof. Will Schleater, formerly leader
Of the Durant Brass Band. and an ac-
complished musician, and who has a
position in this city with Wilson-Jer-
nings Furniture CO., has been secured
as director and is giving instructions
every Monday and Thursday evenings
the City Hall.
Among the instruments already re-
ceived are bass, baritone, alto, two
cornets, trombone, bass drum, snare
drum, and clarinet. Other instru.
ments have been ordered, and at pres
ent there are twenty-five members cf
the band of which seven are al,
ready fair musicians and have had ex-
perience in band work.
The Greenwood Band have decided to
not solicit subscriptions from citizens,
firms or the City Council until they
have perfected their organization in
every detail, They want to assure our
people that Greenwood really has
a good band, and when they get good
in tune" then an effort will be made
to assist in the work. Heretofore sub
scriptions have been raised and several
started to perfect a local
band, all of which have failed, and the
new band are going to produce the
goods and then solicit subscriptions, at
which time the worthy enterprise will
receive hearty assistance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
COTTON MOVING FAST,

Cotton continues to move fast
er in Greenwood than last year
Especially has the sale of wagon
cotton increased during the past
few weeks.
Compress reports show that up
10 last week 36,8O2 bales bad
been received, and that during
last week, up to Thursday night,
1889 bales had been received at
our two congresses and ware
house.
Last year same date 32,653
bales had been received, which
gives a lead of 4,359 bales over
last season, November and De-
cember will be bumper months in
receipts as compared with the
past two years, and indications are
our prediction of 125,000 bales this
season will be verified.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY.

The time of the year has come
when the rush in the retail stores
starts in, when the days are short
er and when the public begins to
preparef0r the wantSOf thecoming
season, and especially to prepare
their gifts for the Christmas sea-
son, says the jackson News,
The time of the year is almost
at hand when the merchants will
plead that their friends do their
shopping early. This is done not
that patrons shall be hurried, but
that all concerned may be pleased;
that the customer may have op-
portunity TO select his purchases.
That there must be a certain
amount Of advance purchasing
none can gainsay; and this can be
done before the big rush begins
on that trading that becomes nee
essary in every household Just on
the eve Of the holidays.
The customers are benefited
by purchasing early, as they have
more time to make selection.
They are not hurried and thereby
compelled to do with less than
they actually need or to purchase
articles that do not fill their. real
desires. The merchants, on the
other hand, get the chance
through early shopping to sell the
goods that will give the best sat
isfaction, a thing to be desired by
all concerned.
Employees Of retail establish
ments prefer waiting on a large
number of customers steadily
than to have to wait on the same
number crowded into a brief per-
lod of time, Employees would
rather handle the heavy Christ
mas trade within two months time
than within two weeks time.
Much of the trading that is done
the fortnight before Christmas
could be attended to now.
BY early shopping the .merch-
ant is benefited, the employe Is
helped and the purchaser given a
wider selection and more time for
his or her shopping.
With the days growing shorter
and the time for fall trading grow
ng briefer every day it is we'll
hat the slogan "Shop Early" be
sounded everywhere. +,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL

At the last regular meeting Of
the Kings Daughters Circle, il
was resolved to build magnifi-
cent addition to their River Front
Hospital. The new addition will
be erected in front of and adjoin-
ing the present building. The
structure will be of brick, elegant
ly finished throughout, and it will
be large enough to accommodate
the demands on the Hospital for
several years to come. Committees
have been appointed to secure the
necessary funds-from $4,000 to
$20000--to pay for the new build
ing, and there will be no difficulty
in getting the money from the
good people of Greenwood and
Leflore county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

Robert Burdette, in a talk to
young men, said: Get away from
the crowd for a while, and think.
Stand on one side and let the
world run by, while you get ac-
quainted with yourself and see
what kind of a fellow you are.
Ask yourself hard questions about
yourself. Ascertain, from origi-
nal sources, if you are really the
manner of man you say you are;
and if you are always honest: if
you are en- the square; if your
life is as good and upright at elev-
en- o'clock at night as it is at noon;
if you are as good a temperance
man on fishing excursion as you
are on a Sunday School picnic; if
you are as good when you 90 to
the city as you are at home; il, in
short, you are really the sort of
man your father hopes you are
and your sweetheart believes you
are. Get on intimate terms with
yourself, my boy, and, believe me,
every time you come out of one
of those private interviews you
will be stronger, better, purer
man. Don't forget this, and it
will do you good"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
MRS. BURKHALTER ENTERTAINS.

On Tuesday afternoon the beautiful
hhome of Mrs. w. A. Burkhalter, on
River Front, was the scene of an un.
usual pretty entertainment, when the
/ hostess had within its sweet precincts
a large circle of her friends out of com.
! pliment to Mrs, Harry Diamonds at
tractive house guests, Misses Mary
Mounger and Roberta Grafton, of
Natchez, Miss. This spacious home
was made unusually attractive by the
prettiIy arranged decorations of the
gifted hostess. On arriving the guests
were presented to hostess and honorees,
then refreshed by delicious punch,
served in the dining room by Mrs. P.
P. Malone, where the table was COW
cred with rich cluny lace and the
punch bowl was artistic in large clust-
ers Of grapes and trailing vines. Rook
and Bridge were the games selected for
the occasion and after interesting
games of both, Mrs. Lucius McShane
captured the prize in the bridge and
Mrs. B. L, Young won the prize in
rook. Handsome souvenirs were also
presented the guests of honor. A de-
licious salad course was daintily served.
Mrs. Burkhalter was assisted in re-
ceiVing by Mrs. Chas. Gillespie, Mrs.
Alex Henderson and Misses Alice
Priestley and Annie McNeil. Miss
Jane Casey delighted those present
with beautiful solos.
This brought to close one of the
most enjoyable social events of the sea
son.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
PROCRASTINATION

Keeps many men and women from hav-
ing a savings account.
To put off from one pay day to an
other, the simple process Of starting a
bank account usually results in perma-
nent postposement.
No matter Is more important than
providing safeguard against adyer-
sity. you have not yet opened an ac-
count do it now. One dollar Is enough
to begin with.
Visit this bank and investigate our
facilities for giving you service.
Rank Of Lefore.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
IMMENSE BEAN VINE.

Capt. H. H. Estes has on exhi.
bition at the Business League a
mammoth Brazilian bean vine,
grown in his garden. This mon
ster vine is 20 feet tall and con-
tains 43 pods, and we have never
seen its equal. Capt. Estes only
planted one bean, but an acre Of
the size OF the specimen on ex-
hibition at the League would pro-
duce enough beans to feed a cow
pen full of stock and cattle at
least one year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
ANY MAN CAN EARN A DOLLAR,

1t takes common sense to save it and
make it earn for him.
Make your money work for you by
depositing it in the Bank of Lefore.
Start now. If your deposit is only a
dollar, that dollar may be the stepping
stone on the road to fortune.
Money deposited in this bank will
draw 4 per cent. interest, compounded
semi-annually.
Savings accounts are our specially.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

In the Nov. 18th issue of the
Saturday Evening Post there will
appear the most extraordinary
advertisement that was ever
issued by the Studebaker Com
pany or any other company. 1t
will drive home to the public, the
magnitude of the Studebaker
business and the extraordinary
quality and value of Studebaker
automobiles. II will, we believe,
be the most read and talked about
advertisement of the year. The
announcements of other automo-
bile companies have been interest
ing, but wait until you see this
advertisement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
START YOUR BOY RIGHT.

A bank account will encourage hab
its of thrift, saving and industry.
Give your boy a good start by open,
ing savings account for him, thereby
encouraging him to save his dimes,
nickels and pennies. A training like
this from childhood up will qualify him
for business success in later life. Think
it over parents. One dollar will open
a savings account here.
Bark of Lefore.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
a. 1-2 POUND PUMPKIN.

L. f, Fancher sent to The Com
monwealth the other day a A 10
pound pumpkin, which was raised
by Mr.. S. Shute, one Of Black
Hawks Oldest citizens. Mr.. Shute
is 85 years DID,, but is still hale
and hearty, and actively looks
after his business interests. He
visits his relatives and friends
here occasionally, and always has
a good word for Greenwood as a
market and in every other respect.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
MAKING MONEY IS A SURE
THING,

A little interest now and then Is rel.
ished by the best of men. .r"
You deposit your money with US and
we will pay your four per cent. inter,
est, compounded semi-annually. -,
The affairs of this bank are govern.
ed by strong board of directors and
examined seni-annually.
Sayings accounts are our speciality.
Bank of Lefore.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
INCREASED POSTOFFICE RE.
CEIPTS. @..71

Postmaster VIM. C. Peel reports
an increase of $5O7.8 .85 in postage
stamp receipts for the month Of
October over the same month in
1911. This is only a slight evi-
dence of the increased business
of Greenwood as against that re-
ceived last year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
MRS. E. C. WOOD DIES IN
GREENWOOD.

The many friends Of Mrs. f. C.
Wood will be panied to learn Of
her death, which occurred at the
home of her son in Greenwood Oct
ber 10. Her remains were brought
to Grenada and inferred in the
Butler burying ground, one mile
east of Grenada. Sympathy is ex,
tended the bereft. Grenada Sen.
tinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
MISSISSIPPI GENERAL AGENCY
FRANKLIN Or WASHINGTON APPOINTS
DELTA INSURANCE & REALTY Com



New York, October 81 -- Especially -
The Delta Insurance & Realty Agency
of Greenwood, Miss, has been ap.
pointed general agent for the state
for the Franklin Fire of Washington,
D. c. This arrangement was consum-
mated on visit this week of Shelby
S. Steele to New York.
The Franklin Fire of Washington is
one of the staunchest companies in the
country, and The Commonwealth con-
graduates Messrs, Barry & Steele up
on the acquisition of this State Agency
to their already extensive general in
surance business. They will be pleased
to place share Of the public's risks
with the Franklin Fire of Washington,
in future, with the assurance that
that there is none better.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

Begin your Christmas shopping
now. Give Mrs. Spurrier few
minutes of your time. Leave
your orders with her and stop
worrying about Christmas gifts.
Nothing will give your friends
greater pleasure than one OF those
beautiful photographs and the
cost of each gift may be suited to
your own circumstances or wishes,
Try it!
Trade with our advertisers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
YOU WILL NOT WANT IN OLD
AGE

AGE
If you begin to save now The sub
stantial wealth of the rich people of
the world came through stict habits
of saving. BY means of systematic
saving, some of this wealth can be
yours to protect yourself against future
want.
This bank welcomes the account Of
beginners and pays per cent. interest,
compounded semi-annually, on money
deposited with it. $l.00 will start an
account. Bank of Lefore.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
Wanted-Plantation.

Want 1900 to $500 acre
plantation, must be good,
and must be a bargain to
interest me. Write full
description and your low
est cash price. p. 0. Box
'449, Memphis, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

SECOND SHEETS Al large stock Of
Second Sheets just received at The
Commonwealth office. Let us supply
your wants In this line.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

Trade with our advertisers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27
Prom Local Prodncts

A saddle made from Dallas tanned
leather and a pair Of chaps" made
from Polk county mohair are attract
ing considerable attention in one of
the show windows Of Orders Gener-
al store The saddle. which is a very
handsome one. was made by a Port
land firm from leather prepared by the
Dallas tannery. OF which Muir & Nc
Donald are the proprietOrs Hereto
fore the saddle leather turned out
oy them has gone to Dallas. Texas.
"nere It was made up by the largest
saddle manufacturing firm in the
world Two Of the saddles have al
ready been sold here within the past
few days.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27

the wrong road; just where, by not
going the right way, we lose so much
while had we done thus or so we
would have gained honor, wealth and
| fame"
The reason why many men fail in
life today is because of the fact that
they squandered their time and their
manhood in their youth; they would
not go to school, or, if they had
gone. they wasted their time, skimp-
ed through their text books, annoyed
their classmates and teacher, and
impeded the progress of many faith
full workers
Let the boys and girls of our
schools today, wake up heed this
fact, lest some of them find them
selves in the race with the slaves in
the years to come. To waste and
squander your time now, instead #
engaging in laborious study, means
that you will suffer defeat and dis
appointment when you get out into
the world to grapple for a livlihood
with mankind. ASK yourself the
question: Am 1 going to be con-
tented to plod along life's pathway
with the great mass of humanity
in the line of least resistance con-
tented to do the little things and let
the more ambitious class take the
lead, or shall l place my shoulder to
the wheel and improve every spare
moment, in, as well as out of the
school room, and thereby let the
world know that I can not be turned
aside from my settled purpose?
1t is the young man or woman who
confronts the world with an un-
hinehing heart. who can not be dis
couraged by its scorn or laugh, but
masters every difficulty set before
him, that makes his mark.
Do not wait for age to teach you
this dear lesson but grasp your op-
portunity and fill your place in this
grand old world or you may some
day reflect back and say. We'll 1 am
sun slave. r. G. DYKSTRA. !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-27
the South

the South?
Can you imagine a worse slave
than a man who is competent to dc
nothing except common labor-whC
sees that he is shut in by a wall over
which it seems impossible to climb
doomed year after year to drudge
away at the same thing, with abso-
lutely no hope for the future?
You say this is land of the free
that he is a free man. l say that
he is a slave, because he is absolute
ly under the control of some one else
of a master. His tools are not in
head but in his muscles.
Where some one controls your
tools he controls your opportunity to
work. When he controls your oppor-
tunity. he is your master. You are
his slave.
Indeed, in many respects, the
black slave of the past was far better
off than the white slave of today.
True, the black man could not quit.
but he was fed, clothed and doc
tored during sickness, and had little
to worry about The picture in
Uncle Toms Cabin is much over
drawn. The negro was far too valu-
able to be mistreated very much
but you-if you are a white slave.
how much are you worth to your
master? How much will it cost him
to replace you when you get old and
wear out?
You say I am not a slave. 1 can
quit Yes. you can quit and 90 to
work in the same old treadniiIl again
or starve. unless you have some tech
nical knowledge that will enable you
TO become your own master. A man
is free. and free only, when he con-
trolls his own opportunity TO work
when he has some special knowledge
that enables him to use his brain.
instead Of his muscle-when he has
educated and trained not only his
hands but his mind. Then and then
only has he the tools Of a free man.
Then he has his foot on the ladder
and is competent to climb.
This is an age Of education along
special lines Never before in the
history Of the world has the demand
FOR specialists been 50 great. Every
branch Of business has been system
ltized and reduced to a science. and
} man must know his business and
know it thoroughly. in order to suc-
compete in the struggle in
.hese opening years Of the twentieth
century.
Pate hangs no red lights al the
ross roads Of a mans career There
Ire no sign boards along Llfe's high
vay. and the highroads to suceeSs
n failure are not labeled at the he
shining Il Is only when we have 4
cached mature years that We can
ook back and see Just where The
ross roads were; Just where the
Ign should have been placed read
ng This way 10 success We can
hen begin 60 SEE tust where ne toot J