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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue and In pursuance Of the powers and
trust given by J. L. and NJ. f., Haley to secure r.
N. Love in the Indebtedness therein mentioned,
which said deed Of trust is duly recorded in book
3. page All. of the record of land trust deeds Of
Lefore county, default having been made in the
payment of said Indebtedness, |. as trustee, will
on Monday. the It'll day Of April, 1918, proceed to
sell to the highest bidder, for cash, before the
south door of the court house in the city of Green
wood, Mississippi, the property in said deed Of
trust mentioned. to-wit: lots 4. 3, 6 and 8, in block
3. in the Haley West End Addition to the town Of
ltta Bena. in the said County and State. also, the
lease, buildings and machinery of all kinds belong
ing to what is known as the Mcneil gin at Ber-
clair. Mississippi, and the right to use the water
from the artesian well running by pipe from the
residence of Kane Reed, at Berclair, said gin
property being the same conveyed to r. N. Love
by Kane Reed, as shown by deed recorded in
deed book 43. page 2l7, of the land deeds of Lee
fore county. Mississippi. Said sale will be made
subject to a vendors lien note on said lease and
buildings for two hundred and fifty dollars, with
interest at 8 per cent. from Oct. Gath, 1911, and
ten per cent, attorneys fees due Feb. LIST. 1912,
and to satisfy the deed Of trust aforesaid.
Witness my hand this the 4th day of March
1913. SIS. MITCHELL,
Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To Governor Earl Brewer;
Your petitioner. Simon Brewer. would respect
fully show to Your Excellency that he was in.
dicted at the November Term, 1912, of the Circuit
Court of Lefiore county. Mississippi, for murder,
and on the trial of said charge was convicted Of
mansIaughter, and on the hearing of his motion
for a new trial. the verdict was set aside by the
court, and a new trial granted.
Your petitioner would show further that at this
the January term, 1913, Of the court, he plead
guilty to the charge of manslaughter, and was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Your petitioner would show further that the
said charge against him was for the killing Of his
wife. which your petitioner charges was done
accidentally.
Your petitioner would show further that he was
entirely innocent of the charge of killing his wife
Intentionally. but that the same was done acct
dentally, and through no fault of his, wherefore
your petitioner prays that he may be pardoned
by Your Excellency and granted his discharge.
Respectfully. SIMON BREWER.
We, the undersigned citizens of Leflore county.
Mississippi, hereby respectfully join in the re-
quest that the said Simon Brewer may be par
doned, as we believe that he is innocent of the
charge preferred against him. Respectfully,
Walter r.. Pillow, D. c. Peteet. J, E Gayden, H
W Cooley, S l. Raines. Scott Crull, c W Telfair, c
E Merrill. C V Williford, H Ii Southworth, r H
Brown, Walter Pillow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
If you need d bond of any
kind right now, see Will Petept.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of
Mississippi.
In the Matter of J. F. Gerlicher, bank
rupt, In bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of J. f. Gerlicher, of
Guide, in the County of Leflore and
District aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of February, A. D. 1918, the
said j. F. Gerlicher was duly adjudi-
Gated bankrupt; and the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at Pollard
& Hammers law office, in Greenwood,
Miss, on the 10Th day of March, A. D.
1918, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, at
which time the said creditors may at
tend. prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
J.. d. MAGRUDER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
March 9TH, 1913.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
LEFLORE COUNTY SCHOOL I'M
PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.

This is a meeting hat did not meet
a meeting without individuals a
teachers meeting without teachers
meeting The name exists but in fan
cy. fiction or farce, The teachers Of
/ Lehorc county seem to have other bus
mess to do other than try to get to-
gcthrr in a meeting for the purpose Of
trying to improve the special conditions
existing in the schools Of the county
Are we satisfied with the conditions?
Could we do NOTHING to improve
them? We have said by the failure we
have but last Saturday made, and we
woald not try to make a concerted ac-
ton for their bcttermcntl Are we not
capable Of doing anything for them?
Have We our hands so full Of other
work that the mere matter Of getting
school houses and grounds in better
sanitary and habItabIe conditions must
take second, third or even last place in
our work? In fact if we eyer get to
the place where we have nothing else
to do we will, possibly, do something
for the schools.
The call for the teachers Of the coun-
ty Of LeHore was not the only meeting
Of last week of the kind that see ned to
have a failure feature. Though the
good roads meeting did meet. The
teachers did not meet. Are the roads
worth more than the children Of this
commonwealth? Are the conditions
under which the teacher working, and
the pupil lives for the greater part of
the waking tours Of the day sufficient
for our needs? We may talk and adyer-
tl5e, plan and fuss about good roads, "
and what have and are we doing about
the schools Of the county? If this is
one of the richest counties of the state.
and | am told it is. why not have at
least eight months school for the rural
dlStflctSf
1t occurs to me that this is a matter
of getting the cart before the horse.
We're We to lay our hearts to the mat
ter Of Il schools, the place to educate
our children for the coming portion of
our lives, then it would be a far easier
matter to get the roads for ours and
their use to get to and from the school
houses,
This teacher wrote a personal letter to
each teacher in the county, save some
few at ltta Bena and Greenwood, and
wrote to the Principals of each of these
schools, and asked all to meet at
Greenwood last Saturday tor the pur
pose of organizing a school improve
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
BIG CONTRACT

We direct special attention to
the attractive advertisement of
odd North State Smoking To-
bacco' in this issue. The manu-
facturerS, r. p, Richardson Jr. e.
Co, run 1000 inches Of space in
The Commonwealth last year, and
as an evidence Of their apDrccia-
ton of the papers value as an ad-
yertising medium have closed an
other contract with lis for 1000
inches space to be used this year,
This is very gratifying to us, as
we are always pleased to know
that our paper gives value re-
celved to its patrons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
SCHLATER ITEMS.

We have had a good week the
last one, and the farmers have
done some work TO the getting Of
land ready for the planting which
will soon be on US.
On w dnesday the nineteenth
Of this month Mr.. Booth Lowery
will lecture here in the interest Of
the Baptist church work. All are
Invited to attend The doors will
be open by seven o'clock, and the
lecture will begin at eight.
Miss Hattie Jones has been Wis
ting Mrs. Naomi Johnston, and
Mrs. Crabtree for the last week.
She returned to ltta Beua Satur-
urday where she will visit before
going to her home in CoffeeVllle.
Mrs. Mary SchIater has been
visiting in Greenwood with her
mother and friends.
Mrs. Gay Jones has been sick
last week, but we hope she will
soon be well again. Her daugh-
tiers, Miss Shelly from HiIandaIe,
and Miss Bertha from Greenwood,
have been home to see her.
UNCLE NOSE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United States, for the
Northern District of Mississippi.
In the Matter of II, Bernstein. bankrupt--In
bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of II. Bernstein, of Greer
wood, Mississippi. in the County Of Lehore
and District aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given thatO the s day of March
A.. p.' 1913, the said II. Bernstein was duly adjl g.
Gated bankrupt, and the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at Gwin & Mounger's law of
flee, in Greenwood, Miss, on the 18th day OF
March, 1913, at 3 O'Clock in the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may attend, prove their
CLAIMS appoint Il trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
]. d. MAGRUDER.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
March It'll, 1913.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
PETITION o PARDON.

To His ExcelIency, Earl Brewer, Governor of the
State of Mississippi:
Your petitioner, William Boone, would show to
your honor that he was convicted of manslaugh-
ter on an Indictment for murder at the June term.
1909, of the circuit court of Leflore county, Miss.
issippi, and sentenced to the penitentiary for p
years, and your petitioner, who is a negro, now
most humbly requests that he be pardoned:
LIST. Because the ends of justice have been met
in the punishment already melted out to him;
End. Because the best interests of the state
will be conserved BY granting this pardon.
Nest respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM BOONE,
By Pollard 4 Hammer, Att'ys.
A.. 6. McLemore ana others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

Americans are drinking more
whiskey, smoking more cigars
and cigarettes and chewing more
tobacco than ever in history, ac-
cording to Royal CabelI, commits
sioner of internal revenue, From
July to February the nation CON
sumed "a, 100000 gallons Of whis-
key, 8,50O,OO0,0 OO cigarettes, A.
5OO,0OO,O0O cigars and 250,0O0,0OO
pounds Of smoking and chewing
tobacco. These are said to bt
record breaking figures,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
EXECUTORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS CT
ALLEN B. RANDuE.

Letters testamentary having been granted to
the undersi ned executor on the estate Of Allen
3. Randle. deceased. on January LIST, 1918, by the
Chancery Court of Letiore count, mississippi.
in cause number 1851 Uh the ssneral docket Of
said chancery court, notice is hereby given to all
said Allen B, Randle, deceased. to present the
same to the clerk of said court and to register
and probate said claims within one year from this
date. according to law. and that otherwise, the
said claims will be forever barred,
Witness my signature. this the 18th day of
March, A, D. 1918.
w. X, RANDLE, Executor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

just received all kinds of Seed
Corn, Sorghum, Rape, Rye, Bar
ley, Netch, Wheat, MiIlet, and all
kinds of Garden Seed in bulk.
Let us fill your wants.
CITY GROCERY co.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

Strange how so many poor men
make out they are rich and how
SO many rich men make out they
are poor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

EGGS,-lt you want eggs, lots
Of them, set a hen or two on S. c.
W. Leghorn eggs from our pens.
Eggs from splendid two-year-old
hens at 500 and $3.50 per Is.
Roebuck Poultry Farm, ltta Bena,
Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14
Insurance placed with VIII
Peteet's Agency will have his
personal attention, especially
after the fire.

The proceedings Of the CITY
Council will appear in The Com
monwealth next week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

Framing, enlarging, kodak de-
veloplng and printing--beSt ever
at Mrs. Spurrier's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

LIV-VER-LAX, the Liver Tome; ask
S. l.. Raines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-03-14

See Fountains Special Coat
Suits at SEAS, all coIors,
worth $500. Special Silk
Dresses S6,9S, worth 500
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
YR,l'u!l 4!
CONF OF
IIIEz N IHClIY
Duluth Business I'm Acknowl:
edges the Fact and Win
Start Braueh Here.
KELLY FURNITURE CO..
" 10 OPEN BIG STORE HERE
Place viii Be Ready {or Bu.ine.. .s
Soon as Suitable Lecation Can Be
Found and Will CaEry one Of the
Most Complete Stocks Of Any Sim
liar Concern on the Range.

Virginia is fast becoming compe-
titor of Duluth for 4 good share of
the business arising is the cities and
towns of the iron range, SO much so
indeed that Duluth business houses
who formerly got e ZIG trade from
the range are beginning to realize that
some Of it has slipped away from them
and investigation has proven to them
that it is coming to Virginia.
Accordingly there are to be some
changes and it is not impossible that
several big Duluth houses will shortly
establish range branches in this city.
F. S. Kelly of the F,5s. Kelly Fur
niture Co., Duluth, wis q visitor in
the city the first Of the week in an
effort to rent building for the open
ing of branch store here. Mr.. Kelly
wanted a building well located with
a frontage of at least SO feet and
found that buildings of that sort are
not easily secured in Virginia. In a
talk with Mayor Murphy and local
business men Mr.. Kelly announced
that he would come To- Virginia and
open up branch Of his big Duluth
store just as soon as he could secure
suitable quarters.
The store will carry one Of the big
gest and best furniture stocks ever
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
RANGE EXPERIENCES IT'S
USUAL SPASM OF VIRTUE

The Mesaba range is experiencing
its usual spasm Of virtue, preliminary
to the convening Of the grand jury in
this city on Monday next, according to
newspaper reports from various Sec
tions. It is reported that every road
house in the range district has been
closed and there is a general inclina-
ton towards almost eminent respecta-
bility that is expected to continue for
few days, at least. Lizzie Mackey,
of Chisholm, will be tried at the term
of court convening here next week on
a charge of conducting a house of
prostitution. The case will be the
first to be brought in this section un-
der the new state law and the outcome
is awaited with interest all over the
northern section of the state, where
.conditions similar to those on the
range exist. =. .;ssssss;s ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
IN REGULAR 90
ARMY AS A MUSICIAN

Joe Marit, one of the popular men,
bers of Company F in Virginia, leaves
tomorrow for Duluth, where he will
enlist in the regular army as musi-
clan. Marit is a clarinetist and has
served a three-years' enlistment be-
fore, during which he was attached to
the regimental band of the Seven
teenth United States Infantry, which
during most Of the time from 1906 to
1909, while he was with it, was sta
toned in Cuba. Mr.. MART expects to
be assigned to duty in the general SER
vice band, which is now at St. Louis.
During his residence in Virginia he
has made many friends and the local
militiamen and musicians are espec-
tally sorry to see him leave the range.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
aIsasoTA FRDAy AUGUST 1913


brought 70 the range and viii be ag.
gressive for business in all the ter
ritory on the Mesaba. 4 is hoped to
have it open some time during tho fall
season with = branch manager il
charge. The house IS one Of the best
known in Duluth and has I big trade
there. e - :. - i. = =. 49, i j.
Other Duluth concerns have recent.
ly. been looking over the city with z
view of establishing branches here. :
The fact that Duluth business
houses recognize Virginia rs the nat
ural distributing point for the rich
Mesaba range territory forecasts
something Of the importance Of the
busines future Of this city.
: While in the city this week Mr.,
Kelly told Mayor Murphy he was con-
vinced Virginia would be city Of
$4,000 people in a few more years. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
MISS MINNIE DANIELS IS
BRIDE OF A WINTON MAN

Miss Minnie Daniels of Virginia and
John Mclean of Winton were married
Tuesday evening at the M. E. par
sonage by the Rev. Thomas Grice.
Following the ceremony they left on
a short honeymoon trip to the head of
the lakes. They will be at home at
Winton, where Mr.. Mclean has good
position. They were attended by
Luther Tillisher and Miss Ida Dam
iels, sister of the groom, and only a
few friends witnessed the ceremony.
The bride is we'll and favorably known
in Virginia and is a charming young
lady. Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean begin
their welded life with the best wishes
of many friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
English Girl Crosses Ocean
3 - IaeEed Brotl1er Of Rev. Cries

When Miss Kate Sowter of Derby,
England, arrives in Duluth some day
next week to wed Benjamin Grice of
Coleraine, brother of Rev. Thomas
Grice of Virginia, she will have con-
cluded a trip by land and by sea of
over 1000 miles to meet the man of
her choice to whom she has been
engaged for the past six years.
Miss Sowter started last Saturday
from Liverpool for New York, sailing
on the Campania Of the Cunard
line. She should reach New York the
first Of next week at the latest, and
possibly before that time, and from
that city will proceed direct to Duluth,
where she will be met by her husband
to-be and his brother, Rev. Thomas
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
MONTHLY TRADE
DAY IS PLANNED
Meeting of Business Men Called for
Next Thursday Night at the
City Hall.

A monthly trade day, which will
have for it's object the bringing Of new
business from the large territory over
the range accessible to Virginia on
the street car line and the various
railroads, is projected by the Virginia
Commercial club and a meeting has
been called by the Commercial club
officers to be held at the city hall next
Thursday evening to talk the trade
day plan over. Every business man in
the city is invited.
Monthly trade days have been found
to be an excellent medium of bring
ing new business to other towns and
cities not situated as fortunately as
is Virginia with regard to rail con-
nections and the Commercial club will
be prepared to submit some interest
ing facts and figures to the business
mems meeting.
It is planned to work out the fare
refunding plan to out-of-town buyers
on a cooperative basis; to have every
local business house offer some spe-
cial bargain for trade day, to adver-
tise the event literally over the range
and to have the day regular monthly
feature. It is also planned to have
an auction sale with the services of
an auitioneer free. At the auc-
ton sale householders may offer any
articles they may desire to dispose of
at public sale. -
The plans thus far are tentative,
but those interested are convinced that
the trade day plan will be fine aid
in bringing new business to the city;
Virginia is now getting double the
trade from outside points of any town
on the range, but it is believed that
it can still be substantially increased
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
ORR WOMAN is SUED BY
HER MAN OF ALL WORK

If the allegations that Joseph Viean,
an Orr farm laborer, makes in a sui:
just filed in the district court in which
1dall Walling, woman who conducts
a farm near Orr are true, for six
years he has worked for the Walling
woman without receiving cent of
money besides loaning her 1892, of
which amount he claims she has never
paid him back but $31. Besides all
this there is little item of 80 tons Of
hay which Viean sold to Miss WallinR.
for which he alleges he has never re-
ceived a cent. The plaintiff has re-
tanned Mcmahon g. Burns for his at
torneys and the suit is brought for
,$2,585, covering wages II 81 day,
money loaned and produce sold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
POLICE RAID A
CHINESE CLUB
Orientals Retain IN Attorney and viii
Put Up Fight on Charge of
Gambling.

Eleven Chinese were arrested Thurs
day night at the store Of the Lun
Chong company, Wyoming avenue.
by Officers; Maxi, Larson, Sullivan and
Frederickson in a raid on the place
planned and directed by Chief Of
Police Rice, during which the officers
effected q forcible entry to the place
and caught the. eleven at play. A
charge Of gambling was laid against
them.
The eleven have retained an attor-
ney and will fight the charge. They
allege that they were not gambling,
but were simply having a social eve
ming with games for amusement.
Money was found on the table to the
amount of $500. At the trial Of the
first Of the party yesterday it was
claimed this had been left there while
making change for another Chinaman
employed at the European hotel, who
had come in to make q purchase.
The police have been suspicious Of
the place for some time and are con-
fdent that it has been resorted to by
local celestials for the purpose of
gambling. ,:~@-''<
It IS conducted by Lun Chong, who
iApstensibly a tea merchant and keeps
stock Of merchandise Of the kind
for which there is q demand among
the Chinese. ~-. -. :S.::~ .-=.-. s.'5
The police believe fan-tan is Chongs
chief business and have information
to the effect that q local Chinese bust
ness man has lost = large sum Of
money 1t play in Chong,s tea store.
y S5 -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22
REWARD FOR INCENDIARIES
IS WELL ADVERTISED

The fact that the mayor and city
council of the City Of Virginia are
Offering a reward of $1,000 for in
formation that will lead to the arrest
and conviction Of the person or per-
sons responsible for starting the re-
cent incendiary fires in Virginia ia
being we'll advertised over the country,
It is being printed in the daily bulle-
tins of every police department Of
consequence in the the northwest as
we'll as in all the big eastern cities
and has aroused much interest in the
case all over the country. Mayor
Murphy and the police are hopeful the
offer Of reward will result in the ar-
rest of the guilty parties.