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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-27


F. c. otwell spent Sunday ir
Dayton.
Carl Reutz visited in Mon
mouth, H., the past week.
s, A. Mendenhall and wife
were visitors in Dayton Sunday
Mrs, Florence vantilburg and
Mrs Isaac Dininger spent Easter
Sunday in Piqua.
Miss Gretta Burgoon OF van
Vert was the guest of Miss Ma
Re, o'Brien over Sunday.
Misses Mildred and Leila Hof-
man and Ralph Hoffman visl'eo
their sister in Eldorado Friday
Mrs. Elizabeth Lansdowne has
returned from an extended visit
with relatives in Haskell, Okla.
Miss Helen Werts of Zanes-
Vile, O., was the over SUNDAY
guest of Miss Esther Stevenson
The Frant1 ditch in York Gown
shin was sold Saturday to Sam
,Al Ward for $4,000, labor and
material.
Mrs. James B. Kolp spent Eas-
ter with her daughter, Virginia.
who is attending college near
Columbus.
Mrs. Charles Haworth and lit
tie daughter of Muncle' lno''
snort Easter with relatives in
Greenville.
Mrs. F. T. Conkling and Miss
Lucille Matchette spent Easter
with Judge James I. Allread ana
wife in Columbus.
Upon our roll of honor today
we can place the following NAM
ed patrons:
Joshua Jefferis.
Albert R. HILL,
Henry Pretzman was arrested
Saturday morning on a charge OF
killing mongolian pheasants con-
trary to law and his hearing was
set for March 27 in police court.
Misses Mae Lockwood of Terre
Haute, Nancy Hadley of Indian
apolis and Mabel Hasmire OF
Richmond were here Tuesday to
attend the Teegarden- Martz we'd
ding.
The six-year old daughter of
Jerry Grooms and wife, who was
recently operated on in a Colum-
bus hospital for an ear trouble,
died there about 8 o'clock last
Thursday afternoon.
VIM. Welch, a tramp, sent to
the penitentiary in 1907 from this
county to serve a life term for
entering an inhabited dwelling
and stealing some eatables, was
pardoned by Governor Cox last
week and was returned here. It
was thought he was insane, but
an examination before Probate
Judge Kolp developed that he
was not, and the Judge commit
ted him to the County Infirmary
temporarily.
Ralph Byram and Dora Hustled
Of Versailles were arrested al
Germantown, O., last Friday
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-27

day night. He lost his tobacco
shed, large barn and dwelling ;
with much of their contents.
The fire seems to have started in
the tobacco shed, and the high
winds soon communicated the
flames to the other buildings.
One horse was burned to death.
Mr.. Deubner had his feet badly
burned in trying to save his pro-
ptrty. Some insurance was car
ried by him, but not sufficient to
cover his loss.
Two prisoners, James Burke
and Mike Max, made their escape
from the county Jail some time
Sunday night by way of one of
the windows, the bars of which
they had saved out. They were
in for burglarizing a store at
New Madison recently and in
dicted by the grand jury last
week. They arranged dummies
in their cells to deceive the Sher-
iff and it is supposed that soon
after retiring time that night
they effected their escape. Burke
is supposed to be a professional
from the East, while
Max resided in New Madison.
The high wind that night mater
tally aided them in deadening any
noise they must necessarily make.
Several other prisoners in Jail
did not take advantage of the
way to liberty. but it is said, too,
they were to large to go through
the opening made, which was on
ly about 12x15 riches. They are
still at large, and descriptions of
them have been sent out over the
country and a reward of $50 Of
fered for their apprehension, ar
rest and delivery to the Sheriff
here.
One of the greatest floods ever
seen in Greenville was witnessed
here the first of this week, caus-
ed by the heavy and unceasing
downpour of rain from Sunday
until Tuesday morning.
Rain fell constantly all day Mon
day, in fact, from Sunday night
to Tuesday morning-one heavy
shower following another, and
the result is that on Tuesday
people witnessed the
largest flood here in the history
of the town, while many people
on the outskirts and adjacent to
the creek, experienced it's direful
effects, as several Of these prop
critics were completely surround
ed by water, with water pouring
ing in the first stories, some of
which were emptied Of their con-
tents, the occupants moving to
the second story of their residen-
ces. West Of town there was
water as far as the eye could see
and of a higher altitude than ev'
er known. By Tuesday noon the
Cincinnati Northern depot was
under a foot of water and theil
bridge spanning Mud Creek wa
being anchored down with I
loaded coal car to keep it from
\ ha;ro. oor,,;od e,1xyov A nortiO,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-27

Franklin E. Crabb wants di.
vorce from his wife, Anna Crabb,
lon grounds of abandonment
They were married in September,
1909, and lived together until
November of that year, when the
wife abandoned the plaintiff. He
asks for a decree of absolute di-
vorce.
Fire broke out Monday night
about 80 o'clock in the P.
Kuntz & Wright planning mill on
Hall street. and almost Quilted
the interior before the firemen
succeeded in extinguishing the
flames. Their loss to machinery,
lumber and building will be con-
siderable. Only a short time af-
tcrward the water plant was put
out of commission, but the heavy
rain at the time aided the fire.
men in overcoming the flames.
The grand jury, which was re-
convened last week, held a one
day session and reported the find
ing of seven indictments on
Thursday. Only five of these
have been made public, as fol-
lows: Joseph Burk, burglary !
George H. Brown, burglary;
Mike R. Max. burglary; James
Roberts, burglary; VIM. Clark,
burglary. They all reside in or
near New Madison and are char
ged with burglarizing the store
of VIM. R. Brown IN that village
recently.
A heavy wind-storm, with some
rain, struck this city a little after
7 o'clock last Friday morning and
did considerable damage, but
mostly of a minor nature. Sew
eral trees, grape arbors, fences,
signs, chimneys, outbuildings,
etc., were blown down, and in a
few instances window panes and
whole sashes blown out. AlargeN
sign in front of the Gordon & AL
ter store was blown down, and a
portion struck a nine-year-old
boy of Cleve Holsapple on the.
head. cutting two gashes in the
scalp and was rendered uncon-
scious for a time.
The residence on the John
Miles farm, two miles east of
this city on the Requarth pike,
and occupied by Perry Greer and
family, was totally destroyed by
fire one night last week, the oc-
cupants escaping in their night
clothes and saving nothing else,
as the dwelling was a mass of
flames when they became aware
of their danger. They were cared
| for at the home of L. E. Strobe,
a neighbor. Their loss was to-
tai, with no insurance. Mr..
Miles of this city carried some
insurance on the building.
Anna Brown wants a divorce
from her husband. Frank Brown,
the junk buyer. They were mar
ried in February, 1912. one chile
being born to them, but she says
he will not provide for them anc
has treated her in a cruel anc
rhannof,,l rnannar and on the 15tl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
CAN COLLECT ON DELAYS.

Word gas received yesterday
from the clerk Of the United
Sites supreme court that the
Else II the Y. q N. Y road VS..
the Greenwood Grocery company
has been affirmed by that trib-
unaL
The case was carried to Wash
ington on appeal from the SUI
preme court Of Mississippi. In
affirming the lower court decision,
the nations highest tribunal sus-
,alnS the validity Of MisSiSsippi'S
reciprocal demurrage laws. In
other words the shipper is enti-
tied 10 make deIayage claims on
the same basis that the railroads
collect demurrage.
In the case under review the
amount involved was only So but
the principles We're Of much inn
portance. This IS the second time
that the Mississippi reciprocal de-
plan has been before
the United States supreme court
for review jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15


East Of the Mississippi river the
promise o. COTTON 6, crop IS nothing
snort OF oFII',ant mere are some
Complaints OF "eeV'i IN MlSSlSSlp'
:" Guy "le 'eLT''ory seriously al
'et'eo y SihaIH Other"iSe thefe
Is nothing 10 De Sald OF the
present gondluon mat IS not
sooa' ana me weeks develop
menus were almost Wholly favor
aug,
EA'Ttn,e'y rap}u grown mas
oeGh mace III me TWO CaroiinaS
ana qeoL&'a recently Dut Withat
"'e pant mas taken on trult well
a''' IN i'o' o'eFRFoWh' molgh IL
goes i seem f4'lfr susceptible TO
I'oa,4' oI WINCH however mere
n q, ING present no Inumauon'
IL, .H'sSissSipW ana Alabama the
,,,",' ~ Sst,e.'9"s 10Y anu
r ,,.o,r ,;aI ,IS ''''0e''> ''oN 'o'
W., '.I,
" s>1 u IIe F5'eF some deter
The I ,,. ; Ts, ~ u n i'N ;IT Gen.
haing sharn and in I oniS; o,",', an4
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
SMITH GRANTED BAIL.

Judge Henry granted c. c
Smith, eX-president of the Prison
Board Of Trustees, bail in sum Of
$4,000, last Monday, pending his
appeal 10 the Supreme Court. In
granting Smith bail Judge Henry
paid his respects to certain critics
in the following terse language:
u read in Newspaper last week
that the court had refused Smiths
application for bail. want to
say that is characteristic of the
mendacity displayed, or false.
hoods multiplied, BY certain news
papers with reference to the
Smith case, Counsel in the case.
and ! suppose everybody else,
knew that there has been no ap-
pIIcatlOn TO this court with refer
ence to bail for Mr., Smith; this is
the first time that any application
has been made"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
NOTICE.

To George Lee, whose post office ad-
dress is unknown:
You are hereby notified that gar
nishment against the Yazoo & Miss
lssippi Valley Railroad Company was
issued by the undersigned on attach
ment sued out against your estate by
P. B, Portwood, on the 22nd day Of
July, 1913, and the said garnshee has
filed its answer admitting an indebted
ness due you in certain sum mention
ed in said answer, and suggesting your
claim of exemption, you are therefore
commanded to appear before the court
of the undersigned in the city of Green
wood on the 7th day of September,
1918, to assert your right to the exemp
ton suggested by said garnshee.
This the 8th day of August, 1918.
d. P. MONTGOMERY,
Justice of the Peace.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
THE CHARTER OF
Incorporation Of The lefIOre Com.
press and Storage Company.

l. The corporate title said company
is The Letiore Compress and Storage
Company.
2 The names IF the incorporation.
are
B. B. Proyine, postofIice, Greenwood,
Mississippi
5. F. Jones. postofFiee. Greenwood,
Mississippi.
?, A. Malone. postoftics. Greenwood.
Mississippi.
R. L. Taylor, postofiee, Grenada,
Mississippi.
3. The domicile is at Greenwood.
Mississippi.
I. Amount of capital stock Seventy
i've thousand dollars 1915. 600. CO..
+ >. The par value of shares is One
Hundred dollars $500. 00l each.
6, The period of existence mot to ex-
coed fifty years. is Fifty (50) years.
l. The purpose for which il is Great
ed, Is to buy, erect, own, maintain, and
operate one or more cotton congresses
and Warehouses and conduct cotton
compress and storage business, and
own and operate cotton pickery: and
II shall have all of the powers incident
and necessary for the purpose for
which it is created.
As soon as thirty thousand dollars
1880, OOOl Of the capital stock of said
corporation has been subscribed and
paid in the said corporation NAV begin
business and a first meeting of the
subscribers to the capital stock may be
called by notice in writing, delivered or
mailed to each of the subscribers at
their postoftice address not less than
five ~ days before the time appointed
for the meeting, which said notice shall
be signed by one of the above named
parties.
Said corporation shall have a board
OF directors, consisting of not less than
three 81, nor more than seven "a, |
members, who shall be stockholders of
said corporation, The directors shall
be elected annually but shall hold Office
until their successors are elected. The
management and control of the affairs |
Of said corporation shall be vested in
SAID board of directors, who may, sub |
Ject only to the bylaws of said corpor-
alton exercise any and all of the pow |
ers conferred upon said corporation and, |
except where otherwise provided by
law or by the bylaws of said corpora
ton, exercise such powers as fully and
completely as might the stockholders
of said corporation.
The officers of said corporation shall
be president, vice. president, and
secretary and treasurer, but the last
two named officers may be held by the
same person. All officers shall be elect
ed by the board of directors and shall
hold office at the will of the board of
directors, and the said board of direc-
tors shall prescribe the duties and sal
aries of all officers of said corporation.
3. The rights and powers t hat NAV
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred by the provisions of
"a, Mississippi Code, 1906.
B. B. PROVINE,
?, A. MALONE,
r. L. TAYLOR,
S. F. JONES,
lncorporators.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
HOW GOOD ROADS PAY FOR
THEMSELVES,

In Lee County, Virginia, farm
/ er owned 100 acres between Ben
/ Hur and J0nesyiIle, which he Of
fered to sell for $500 In 1908
this road was improved, and, al
! though the farmer fought the i'm
pr0yement, he has since refused
5000 for his farm. Along this
same road A tract Of 1888 acres
/ was supposed to have been sold
for $1,000 The purchaser re-
fused the contract, however, and
/ the owner threatened to sue him.
After the road Improvement, and
without any Improvement on the
land, the same farm was sold to
the original purchaser for $4,000.
In jackson County, Alabama,
+ the people voted a bond issue of
$25OO00 for road Improvement
land improved "A per cent. Of the
roads, The census of 1900 gives
the value of all farm lands in
jackson County at $3.50 per acre.
selling value at that time was
from IS TO $l5 per acre. The
census of 1910 places the value Of
all farm lands in jackson County
at 1919 per acre, and the selling
prfCp is now from %f5 tD ND5 nor,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the Land
and Personal Assessment Rolls for 1918
are now on file in the Office of the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors.
The Board Of Supervisors will hear
all objections to said rolls at its regu-
lar September 1918 meeting, at which
time the Board will also equalize the
assessments on said rolls.
After which time no changes will be
made on either roll
Please be present and see that your
assessments are correct.
This August 4th, 1918.
HARRIS GRAY,
Assessor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
PETITION FOR PARDON,

To Governor Earl Brewer:
We, the undersigned, respectfully
petition that Andy Black, a convict, be
pardoned. He was sentenced from Lee.
flore county, Mississippi, on the 25th
day Of july, 1897, and has served
about fifteen years of life sentence
he was torty-two years old when sen.
fenced, has made a good record as a
prisoner, and We believe he should he
pardoned as having been sufficiently
punished.
Respectfully submitted.
ANDY BLACK, Petitioner
k. e. MCBEE.
s. R. COLEMAN
AND OTHERS,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
FOR RENT.
Two office rooms upstairs
in The Commonwealth Build
ing. Apply to J. |. Gillespie
at this office.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.
in Mississippi offers its patrons di.
rect connection at West Point, Miss,
with the Mobile & Ohio Railroad for
jackson, Tenn, Cairo. Ills, and st,
Louis, Mo-. and points beyond. leaving
Greenwood at l.l3 p. M, arriving at
West Point at 5.07 p. M, leaving West
Point at 5. so p, M, reaching st. Louis
at 7.S5 a, m. following morning, con.
Meeting at the latter point with lines
diverging for Chicago, New York, Buff
falo and points in Canada, Colorado
and California.
Round trip summer tourist tickets TO
many resorts in the United States and
Canada and diverse route round trip
tickets to Boston, New York and
points in Colorado ami California now
on sale via this route. Ask for partic.
ulars j. l.. Cox, A. G. P. Agt.
Columbus, Miss.
N. V. HUTCHINSON, T. P. A.,
Columbus, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LEFLORE
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, B. B.
Provlne, ?. A. Malone, r. l.. TAYLOR,
and S. F. Jones incoporators of the
corporation known as the Lehore Com
press & Storage Co., VIII O
acknowledge that they signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of incorporation as their act and deed
on this the End day of August, 1918.
(SEAL) E, M. PURCELL,
Notary Public
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue Of the authority
vested in me as trustee named in that
certain instrument Of writing executed
by John " Brummtt and wife. Emma
". Brummi;t on april 2lst. 1918. tc
Tie as trustee to secure an Indebtedness
therein named to me as trustee for
Hl5ben. HoIlweg and Company. and as
trustee for Geddes, Brown Shoe Com.
pany. all Of the city Of Indianapolis,
Marion County. Indiana, which said in
strument is duly recorded in Book
Eleven III at page l6l of the records
Of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on
lard in LeAore County. Mississippi.
reference to which is hereby made, de-
fault having NFpr made in tho Dayrpart
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

The State of Mississippi.
To Bulah Jones, whose post office ad,
dress is Memphis, Tennessee.
You are commanded to appear be.
fore the Chancery Court of the county
of Lehore, in said State, on the Second
Monday Of October. A. D. 1918, to de-
fend the suit in said Court of William
Jones for divorce, wherein you are a
defendant.
This 18th day of August. A. D. 1918.
A, K, BEW, Clerk.
GARDNER Il WELLINGTON, Soils.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The Board of Supervisors of Lefore
County, Miss, will receive sealed bids
on the first Monday in September, 1918
for furnishing materials for the con-
structIon of an iron bridge across Beck
ham Bayou at Swiftown, in said county.
A. R, BEW,
Clerk,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15

Tie worst cases, no matter OF how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr..
Fofters Auitsepuc Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 2sc, sn., 81, 20
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15
GOOD REASON FOR HIS ENTHu.
STASM.

When q man has suffered for several
days with collie, diarrhoea or other
form Of bowel complaint and is then
cured sound and we'll by one or two
dos6s Of Chsnberlaiu's Collie, Cholera
ard Diarrhoea Remedy, as is often the
case, 1t is but natural that he sould be
enthusiastic in his praise of the remedy.
and especially Is This the case of
severe attack when life is threatened.
Try il when 10 need of such remedy.
j! a~ysr fails. Sold by all druggists,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-08-15

FOR SALE--House and lot, or
lots, corner Lamar and Church
streets. Apply to Mrs. c, L, Nc
Bride,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-20
RETAIL PRICES OF
FOOD SHOW ADVANCE


Washington, Nov. 20--Retail prices
of food were higher on August 10 than
they had been at any other time i'm the
last twenty three years, according TO
the bureau of labor statistics issued
today. Retail prices OF principal arti-
cles of food in forty important indus
trial cities, gathered and compiled by
experts show that during the year
twelve of fifteen articles had advanced
and only three declined.
A comparison on August Is, 1913,
with prices on the same date in 1912
shows potatoes advanced 200 per cent
baconIls.3, smoked ham 176, eggs 1916,
round steak ll.5, sirloin steak 1O.2,
pork chops 9.3, hens 81, lard 81. rib
roast 10, butter 81 and milk 81.
Sugar declined 20 per cent, wheat
and -four 5.5 and cornmeal 81.
Compared with the average prices for
the ten year period 1890 to 1900. every
article for which prices were noted,
with exception of sugar. advanced.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-20
NEW RUSSIAN TREATY
MAY VET BE SECURED.
Rabbi Wise Makes Statement After
Talk With President.

Washington, Noy. 20.-After a con-
ference with President Wilson, DR..
stephen :. Wise of New York issued a
statement declaring that the president
and Secretary Bryan had not aban-
doned the idea Of pressing a new COM
mercial treaty with Russia that would
recognize the passports of American
citizens without distinction of religion
or race"
The president is i'm far better po-
sition today than he was six months
ago to negotiate through the state de-
partment and Secretary Bryan the
commercial treaty with Russia" says
the statement in part. THE president
has become in an extraordinary degree
the leader of his own party. and has
come to command the confidence and
respect of the whole American people.
"In his dealing with the Mexican
problem he has shown the high wisdom
and patience of international states
manShip, free from unworthy ambi-
tons Russia will know that i'm press
ing for a treaty that will recognize
the passports of American citizens
without distinction of religion or race
the president represents the American
people sas well as his own fixed and
lnhexible convictions"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-20
REELECTION OF GOMPERS
BY A. F. OF |. IS ASSURED

Seattle. Wash Nov 20.--The report
Of the committee on adjustment. deal
ing mostly with jurisdiotional disputes
between trades unions was the spe-
cial order of business Of the American
Federation Of Labor this morning
After the iurisdictional affairs wcrc
out Of the way the resolutions COM
mittee probably will repurt on "a reso-
luton calling for a federal nvestiga-
tion of the charges that the Michigan
copper companies obtained title TO
part If their land by fraud
Officers will be elected Friday. The
re- election of President Gompers.
Secretary Morrison, Treasurer Lennon
and First Vice President Duncan IL
conceded.
Fort Worth, Texas likely will get
the next convention mopposed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-20
EYES ON MEXICAN CONGRESS

Washington, Nov 20.-President
Wilson interprets the situation in
Mexico City to indicate that the Huer-
Ia government is disintegrating, though
things might move slowly Huerta
eventually will be eliminated No sum-
mary instructions have been sent TO
O'Shaughnessy
The eyes Of official Wash
ington We're turned today on
the Mexican Congress and Huer-
ta's message on his recent as
sumption of dictatorial powers. The
possibility that the new Congress viii
act on concessions. discredited in ad-
vance By the United states. is thought
by many 30 be the pivot on which the
next move of this government might
turn.
Some were confident that Hucrta
will retire after his acts are ratified
by Congress. AS far as can be learn
ed. Washington means to continue its
plans for a financial blockade with
diplomatic pressure from without
The closing feature Of IIuerta's
message. in which. after proposing the
sanction Of Congress, he added that IL
this was withheld ana authority en-
trusted TO another he and his minis
ters were agreed i'm advance to ac-
cept such q result, was regarded with
some significance, indicating that
EIuerta himself at last recognizes the
possibilities Of his own elimination.
According TO some officials there is
no new move in prospect for the i'm
mediate future and that no instruc-
tions Of a final character have gone
forth 10 O'Shaughnessy. The depart
ure oi Hale from Nogales, after par
leying with the Constitutionalists
also is said 10 be a factor in the de-
lay. II is possible tie officials here
will await Hale return to gain first
hand information.