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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
TRANSIT PRIVILEGES
ON HAY ARE GRANTED
Will SAVE FARMERS MONEY
Mobile and Ohio Railroad he
Issued New Freight Tariff
Granting Transit Privileges
on Local Hay Shipments

The general freight depart.
inert Of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad has recently issued a
new tariff sheet giving transit
privileges on hay shipped into
Columbus. This means that hay
hipped in here from any point
on the company's line within the
borders Of Lowndes county may
at any time within one year be
re-shipped to other markets with
out the additional cost of the first
haul. the commodity taking the
through rate from point of origi-
nal shipment.
The stations to which the
transit privileges apply are Bent
Oak, Billups. Brooksville. Craw-
ford, Mcintyre. Mayhem and
Tlbbee. and hay shipped in here
from any of these points can be
re-shipped on the through rate
from station of original billing.
This action on the part of the
Mobile and Ohio will be of ma.
terial benefit not only to the hay
growers of Lowndes county but
to Columbus. as it will increase
the Importance of the city as a
market for this product, which is
annually being grown in increas-
ed quantities by farmers through.
out the county.
The new rate, which becomes
effective March 7th. was installed
by Mr.. ]. M. Denyven. genera
freight agent Of the Mobile q
Ohio. at the request of Mr.. c. r
Sherrod. whose interest in the
matter is duly appreciated by
those to whom the concession
will prove beneficial,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

The Lowndes County Teachers
Association held a meeting in the
industrial hall, at the |. |. and
c., yesterday morning and after.
noon, which was presi'ied over by
Prof. B. G. Hull, principal Of the
Rural Hill school.
Quite a number of subjects were
discussed, the most important oi
these and the one TO which the
greatest amount Of time was de-
voted having been Education in
the Rural Schools"
AT the conclusion of the meet
ing lunch was served those in at.
tendance by pupils Of the normal
department in Miss Fant's room
in the industrial building.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

The FIRE department was called
out about 1920 Wednesday night
te lie residence of Mr.. ID. +.
Mccullough on North Third ave
nue.. The b aze. which was in an
out house at this home, had been
hurrlng for several minutes be,
fore heing discovered. but was
.qaickly extinguished upon the ar
rival Of The firemen. Furniture
amounting to abcut SIS was de-
st'oyed and the damage to the
cabin amou ted o about S35.
The department answered an
other alarm sent in from the
TomLi be Cottoi Mill Frida,
morning about 1890. The fire
which originated in the pickel
room of The mill was soon undel
contrp. and only slight damag'
vas done
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

A very enthusiastic meeting of
the Home-School League was
held at the Franklin Academy
Friday afternoon. and the pro-
gram as originally planned was
carried out.
DR.. }. W. Lipscomb, who made
the address Of the afternoon.
chose for his subject Hygiene
for the Normal Child" His
talk was interesting throughout
and replete with practical sug-
gestions for the teaching of hy-
giene both at home and school
The business Of the afternoon
consisted chiefly in the report of
the committee appointed at the
last meeting. This report. as
adopted by the league. is in the
form of a request to the board of
school directors to take some
steps to improve the school along
the lines of better sanitation.
the erection of a new high school
building. and medical inspection
on a practical basis. Mesdames
Mayfeld, Scott and Patterson
were appointed as the program
committee for next month.
The large attendance Friday
attested the interest of the pa
irons. and it is hoped that the
next meeting will be as largely
attended.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

The cotton market has been
firm and steady during the past
few days. fluctuations having
been slight and infrequent.
At the close of business yester-
day afternoon New York spots
were quoted at 1896, Nav fu-
lures in New York at IL 80, New
Orleans spots at IL GIG and May
futures in New Orleans at IL 81.
In the local market good mid
ding was quoted at12 3-16.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
STEAMER HALE MIKES
TRIP 10 COLUMBUS
Brings Coltoa and Cellonsssd
and Carries Back Careo
OF FsrtiliEer.

The steamer Hale. IN charge Of
Can't. J +. Baker. arrived from
Demopolis last Friday. having
brought a cargo Of cotton and
c0ttonsecd.
The boat left on her return
trip NJ an early hour yesterday
morning. having had on board
about ninety tons Of fertilizer for
points down the. river.
The steamer will continue TO
make regular trips between Co
lumbus and Demopolis as long as
the stage Of the river permits.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
Counter Petitions.

A petition praying for the par
don of John Watts, a negro who
in January, 1910, shot and pain
fully wounded Policeman Cook
and who was later sentenced to
serve ten years in the peniten-
tiary, was re emily forwarded to
Gov. Brewer at Jackson.
Friends Of Officer Cook got up a
counter petitions asking that the
pardon be not granted, and sent
it to Jackson yesterday. A tele-
gram was also sent the governor
requesting him to defer action on
the original petition until the
counter petition had been re,
ceived and considered.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

The citizens of district No. l
held a meeting at Caledonia yes
terday for the purpose of futher
discussing the matter of secur-
ing better roads for their dis
trict. There was a large crowd
present. and the committee
which on Tuesday went before
the board of supervisors regard
ing the matter submitted a ver-
biaI report. No definite action
was taken. however, and the
whole matter remains in statu
quo.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
LOOKS lIKE REPORT
WILL Be FAVORABLE
FURTHER DATA IS REQUESTED
Letter Received BY Col Iohn p.
Mayo Indicates Recommends
lion for improvement oi
The ToTnbigbee

A letter recently received by
Col. John P. Mayo. president Of
the Tombigbee River Improve
ment Association from Capt. r.
7. Ward. chairman Of the board
Of engineers which recently as
sembled here 70 investigate and
report upon the practibiity OF
making the stream perenniallS
navigable b tive, n Columbus and
Demopolis indicates that the re-
port will be favorable. This
letter requests that photographs.
~blue-prints and other articles aid
information desired by the en-
gineers be forwarded to Capt.
Ward at once.
Col. Mayo Immediately com
piled with the request of Capt.
Ward, having forwarded to him
the data asked for by return
mail.
The fact that the engineers de-
sire to secure all the information
possible shows beyon doubt that
they are favorably impressed
with the prscuibility of the
scheme, and Col Mayo is much
encouraged by Capt. Wards 5 let
ter, which follows:
In submitting my report on
prop 'sed Improvement of the
Tombigbee river from Demopolis,
Alabama, to Columbus, Mis-
sissippi. it is necessary that four
phot graphs showing carts load.
ed with Iay. as of September
24th, 1912. be forwarded, and il
is requested that you furnish this
Office with three additional photo.
graphs, size s. 10 inches.
Three additional copies each
are also requested of blueprint
showing counties in Mississippi
and Alabama touched by the
Tombigbee River. and other
counties contiguous thereto. This
print begins with Monroe i MIS-
sissipi and Lamar in Alabams
and ending with Jackson county
in Mississippi and Mobile in A a.
bama. Map made by Chas. L.
Wood, civil engineer, Columbus,
Miss, Dec. 9th, 1911, and mar
of Alabama and Mississippi, com.
bined, showing counties. and
bringing out particularly the ce
ment area. This blue print also
made by Mr.. Wood.
Would appreciate your i'm
mediate attention in this matter
"R. T. Ward"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
BRUTAL NEGRO RAHsT
~ ,..'''ueHFn We At HOUSTON
Mob Wrsaks Summary Ven
Esanes Upon Negro Who Out
RACED Wife oi chiekasaw
County Official

Houston. Miss. Feb. s.-An-
drew Williams. n negro. was
lynched by a mob early Friday
morning.
The negro was suspected Of
having murdered Mrs. John c.
Williams. wife Of the deputy
chancery clerk Of Chickasaw
county. whose body was found
late Thursday IN an Abandoned
DIT under the Williams home.
The murder Of Mrs Williams
aroused a storm of Indignation
and fear. Her body was found
by her husband late yesterday
afternoon in the basement of her
home. 1t had been stripped nude.
The finger on which she wore
her diamond engagement ring
and her heavy solid gold we'd
ding ring had been slashed off.
Her ears. in which she had worn
diamond ear rings, had been torn
from her head. She had been
beaten terribly and there were
evidences that she had been
seized in one of the upper rooms
of the house and dragged to the
basement. Her clothing. torn 20
shreads. was found in various
parts of the house and in the
basement.
Williams was at once arrested
and placed in Jail. but the citizens
were greatly excited over the
crime and formed in small groups
about the jail all the afternoon.
Toward nightfall, however, the
town assumed its usual quiet and
no fear was felt for the safety Of
the prisoner.
Friday morning. however, a
determined mob gathered about
the Jail and demanded that VIII
liams be turned over to them.
When the mob attempted to
take the negro from the jail he
offered desperate resistance, but
was finally dragged from the jail
and hanged to a nearby tree.
The negro refused to make a
statement. you will do the
same thing to me if | tell the
truth that you will if | DON'T"
Williams told his captors.
Two negro women told the
citizens that they saw Williams
enter the home of John C. Will
liams Thursday shortly before
noon.
No arrests have been made.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
Good Roads.

The greatest question of the
day in Lowndes county is the
question of the roads. We are
simply where we will be forced
to meet it. and it should be met
in an intelligent and business like
manner
The suggestion made by Mr..
Harrison, the road expert, sent
US by the goverrms NJ is a sou-
tion to the sifualien Colum u
should be made the hub Of III.
county, and shou d v,tr not esS
than 100000 to buiiu the five
mile limit from the city. This is
right for Colu hus a ID ju.t Il
the county. Caledonia vi take
care of her bonds and other dis
tricts in the coun y will fo low.
The commission ers for he is.
sue of county hond are selected
by the board Of su ervisors. Fol
district bond such di lricl elect.
its own commissio ers. Ihc. {
commi siolers shoud be : lpc {
with care. No D. litics shaud be
injected. Wha' /; needed i The
man qua Fl d in every RI p. C
for tn. place, and no place fol
the nan.
TAY PAYER.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
Comes to Claim Mule.

Mr.. W. A. Shelton came here
last week to claim the mule
which was stolen from him about
the middle of January by a man
giving his name as SIaden, but
who had several aliases. and who
sold the animal TO a negro named
John Fields, Mr.. Shelton re.
turned to Woodville Thursday,
having ridden the mule across
country.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09
TAY PAYER.

Miss E ~ G ausel ft'-,es'~r-
day for ST. Louis. where 81 e
goes to purchase her stock of
spring and summer millinery.
She was accompanied hy Mis-
Addie Davis. who will be with
her the coming season.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

The numerous friends of Mrs.
Eta Richardson will regret to
learn that she is quite sick with
la grippe at her home on South
Sixth street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

-Haye you ever stopped TO consider
the fact that II you had ,t.0O0.ooo Tie
interest on IL at the safe rate Of peT
cent would amount to $4,000 q Year,
No: I've been kept % durn husy
earning my - day that l haven't
had time to pause and consider fool
things like thaf.--Chlcsxo Reeorz-
Hsraid
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

Mr. Jake Kaufman leaves to-
day for Eastern markets to buy
spring and summer stock for
The Peoples Money Savers.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

M Leonard Brooks spent the
p $ week II Alabama. represent
ing he Peters Shoe Company of
St Louis.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

Rare One, Too.
To be able to say nothing when 1t IL
st to keep still Is a gift
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

Mr. Westley Jernigan of the
Caledonia neiahborhood spent
Fr;dsy IL tas c:ty.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-02-09

To clear the mind cs nc-'- ossc-....
tiea--that is to live.--F. P. savinisu.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04

The w. G.. T. Z. will meet at the
home of Mrs. + Schwandt next Tues
day afternoon.
Ladies Treadeasy shoes in white,
brown, tan and black, at McCollum &
Thirsk's.
G.. @. Porter. mail carrier on route
:, has been quite seriously i'll during
the week, and is confined to his bed
all the time. Both heand Mrs. Porter
wish to thank the Relief Corps for so
kindly remembering them with flowers
during their affection.
Petitions calling for an election on
the license question have been filed
at Canoya. Clear Lake, Niena, White
Madison, Centerville, Howard, Salem,
Mitchell and many other towns of the
state. White has not had an election
in this question for years, and there
is graf interest in the result. aQiSOn
has been without saloons for one year,
and a most vigorous fight Will be
waged there. American Issue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04

Miss Aloha Schumacher left We'd
nesday on a visit to friends ia the
twin cities.
Mrs. Jonas Austin was called to
North Dakota the first Of the week by
the serious illness of her daughter
Mrs. CLARK.
Shoes for adde's the Dorothy bod
make at GRANDSON 4 Johnson CO.
Mrs. W. Leuschow has been en-
joying a visit during the week from
her frieno Mrs. Plum, a former resi-
dent of MiIbank.
Mrs. Meehan was enjoying a visit
from her sister, Mrs. Dixon OF Mime
apolts the first Of the week. The lady
returned home last Wednesday.
SO to 50 suits at Erlaud,on 4 John.
son C~ompany', for S4.00.
Mrs. $ g.. Jones and Mrs. !. \.
Munro, Of Nilmot, came down Tues
uaH AFTERNOON ana TOOK the night
Train loF "lhnea poIIs, where they
we're 10 meet their husbands and re-
turn home with them on their arrival
from the south.
ANIEo 10 buy from % TO 200
49, 7o0"' VIM pay
~
\ hone baking and candy sale un-
aer Tue auspices OF the Epworth
League oI me NJ r.. church, Will be
held at 1oi x Ihlrsk Satur-
day afternoon April >.
Mrs lice and son left Wednesday
morning on a visit to friends in east
ern Minnesota
u,hert
,in sner, ,o,alo 49, $3.50,
t.io,ds i N,,ha. -. .,
week.
Mrs. G.. ". prevey entertained :.
number Of Iady friends q. ,oO loo,
Monday ~eyening a, har homo Nne
| Harrington Of WaDhav vas an ont q,
town gue.t.
George Liebenstein, the ~lumberman,
made a business visit to Aberdeen
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04

boy, who is travelling for banking
supply house was in town last Friday
interviewing the bankers and greeting
old friends.
$lot to So sults at GRANDSON 4 John
son Company for 81 90
NJ. l. Pament and his mother, who
have BEEN spending the winter With
friends at the old home here i'm Grant
county returned last Monday to their
Saskatchewan home. where they have
claims that they will prove up
on during the coming year.
f. II. Chadna. who lives southwest
Of the city, was in town Monday to
meet his mother Mrs. A. Web.
Der, who had been spending the win
ter with friend at Freeport, Ill AID
who returned home on the , O'Clock
dyer.
SO TO SD ,nits at GRANDSON \ john
son Company's for 81 90
Mrs. T.. II. Benedict and daughters.
Miss Mabel and Mrs. t. PheIan left
the first Of the week for a visit to
Mrs. Benedict'- brother, August Port,
al Roswell in Lake county.
Mr.. and Mrs, u. T.. Harrington Of
WaubaN, parents Of Mrs. II. .. Rock
we'll. were visitors at the home Of their
daughter last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Harrington returning home sun
day evening and Mrs. Harrington re-
manning oyer for a few days the first
OF the week.
Miss Inez Johnson, the domestic
scieDce teacher in the city school, is
enjoying the vacation with friends at
Ru1hton, Mimi, ana at tedlield in
this state.
Mrs. J. n. Stafford visited last Tues
day with the Rev. HoIgate family at
l{ediield, whom she found well and
happy in their work among the Red
field people.
Miss. Mary Lowthian visited al Orion
Vile the first of the week, the guest
Of her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lowthian. Miss Mary was
accompied by her brother Phil.
Mrs Bachelor Of Marvin was down
Wednesday and attended luncheon al
Mrs. j. -. Smull'S.
Ralph Ackerman has been spending
his spring vacation with the measles.
Shoes for ladies the Dorothy bod
make at ErIandson x Johnson 60.
Mrs. ]. p. Smull wa, hostess 10 a
three our one O'Clock luncheon
Wednesday afternoon followed by six
tables at 800, and again on Thursday
a like number of ladies enjoyed the
afternoon. Carnations and ferns
We're profuse throughout the rooms.
Miss Mary Smull and Miss Irma
Mlttelstaedt assisted at serving.
Miss Christina Tilperman of Orton-
Vile is engaged As clerk in the Mittel-
staedt store.
Mems, Lads and thildrenS shoes
al half Price al E~rlandson x johnson
Company's
There will be another j. ZEN sup
per at the NJ. +. church next Thurs
day, served 10y the ladies aid society.
Conductor George Eastman. of
Minneapolis, is enjoying a short va
cation, and with his wife is making a
visit to friends here and in Roberts
county.
As this has been canned goods week
McCollum x Thirsk have a fine dis
play Of these goods in their window.
They are making specials of String
Beans at Zoe a can. and two ID. can
Of Pineapple for l5c.
Young Ladies Sodality will give "a
card social at the Chard x Gilberson
building, Wednesday evening April
9th. Entertainment for old and young
Price % cts.
Mems. Ladies' and childrens shoes
al half Price at Erlandson < Johnson
lompany's.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04

w. A. Scott of the City hotel, gave
a chicken pie supper at the hotel last
Monday which was enjoyed by a large
number of friends who we're glad to
see the City hotel again doing bust
ness.
Mrs. ]. Y. Manley, who had been
visiting friends at the old home in
northwestern Iowa, returned home the
first OF the week.
Mems, Ladies and ChiIdrens shoes
athaIf Price at Erlandson x johnson
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04
Local and Personal Paragraphs.

Alfred Thomas went to Minneapolis
Tuesday on a business trip.
GRANDSON & Johnson Company
handles the Dorothy bod shoes for
ladies.
VIII Dahlman, one Of the old
timers in Milbank was 10 town Tues.
day. lie ; making his home ia Glen
o but is working with the carpen-
ter crew on the railroad.
Mrs. Nj. G.. Niles will accompany
Miss Nuna shannon to Washington.
ID. {. to attend the National Fedora
tion of Womans clubs which %conyenes
in hat city the ~. %, 24 of this month.
ON the return trip Mrs. Niles will
stop off at Madison, Wis, to visit a
few days with herrelatives and friends.
They leave here the 18th.
w. f. Emanuel is having an al
dition built on the east side of his
residence to be used as a summer kit
chen.
E~rlandson & Johnson Company
handles the Dorothy bod shoes for
ladies.
Mems Ladies' and ChiIdren> shoes
at half Prlce at GRANDSON Il Johnson
Grandma Hocum who had been ut
Marion for the past three month re-
turned home Tuesday morning, ae-
companied by her granddaughter. Miss
Adelaid Williams who remained a
couple OF days, calling on her Mil
bank friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frans Franson OF
Pennington township. were visiting
with the II. A. Riley family the first
OF the week. Mrs. Franson is a
neice of Mr.. Riley.
&. M. Bowe went to Minneapolis
Monday night, to make purchase OF
goods for his racket store.
No..
Eddie Seide, who had been q,
Wy
~ ~ oo''o "o'he
/" - p",
ne MS 'S'''"''"i"
schooling.
Mrs ,bo. Nou.,ar.
from . ser;ono .a.a % blood noa
H., vbiob ao~ra,,naa sa,a.,l
~. l,.1.
va
-
Mrs. Minnie Ielike who had for
oeen "a''ns " serious
80, ~ -
o'iiS S,ee0e' ~" re-
1 III
Mrs. Spencer Raird was mos, do
llghIluiiy surprised oy her Immediate
elghoo calllng to speno Friday
evening Oh la6L week WITH her. The
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-04-04

Alfred Thomas went to Minneapolis
on a business trip.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-05
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1IFElOVE&lOCIC
O. Of Prof. Rolydore
ny IRVING Ia BACON

Mr. Scott and Miss Henrietta
Horribly were neighbors by inherit
ance. That is, their houses, which
adjoined each other just around the
corner from Fifth avenue, had de-
scended to them from their respec-
tive fathers. And so they had grown
up, SO to speak, side by side. And
yet had never as much as uttered a
single word to each other in all their
lives.
Somehow without any more rea-
son than because" Mr.. Scott and
Miss Horribly took a violent dislike
10 each other. And as the years
passed this dislike grew into a more
and more pronounced hatred.
One day Miss Horribly visited Pro-
fessor Polydore just because it had
grown to be the mode to do so ever
since he made the great hit with So
ciety by his famous reading of the
hands of the trained ape at a New
port dinner.
Madam" said Polydore, the mo-
ment he looked at Miss Horribly
hand, you are exceedingly impulsive
and very irritable. Your short,
smooth fingers indicate the one. and
the high, even palm is an indication
of the temper
Mr.. Scott Also Cnlls.
1.-THE long first phalanx OF the lit
tie finger is proof that you possess
wonderful facility of expression.
But, again referring to the smooth
mess of the, fingers ] must. caution
you against ever yielding to the
temptation to employ logic in argu-
ling, particularly If your oppopent
happens to have so-called knotted
fingers, that Is, fingers with bullying
joints. 4
|, "As long as you rely upon the sug-
gestion of your impulse. upon intu-
ition, you will prevail against the
most skilled logician. But the mo-
ment you discard inspiration and
have recourse to logic, you cannot
avoid defeat.
81 also notice, by this little hori-
zontal line on the side of the hand
between the base of the little finger
and the heart line, that you will soon
marry"
"I marry" fairly screamed Miss
Horribly why. Professor, this. IL
nothing else, would be copclusive in
my mind that there is absolutely
nothing in palrnistry at ALL" And
she swept hanghtily out of the room.
BY a strange chance Mr.. Scott
called upon the professor the same
afternoon. And it must have been
ST. Cupid's Day, for Professor Poly