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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24
l5-Year-OId Lola Forman, Assaulted
in Jackson, Gives Birth to
Child.

Jackson, Miss. May %. Word
reaches here from Amite county
that Lola Forman. the 15-year-oId
girl who was criminaIIy assaulted
in this city last July by James
Courtney, has given birth to a
child.
Courtney was CONVICTED Of the
criminal assault in Yazoo county,
where his case was taken on change
of venue, and given life sentence
in the penitentiary. Appeal was
taken to the supreme court, and
the case IS to be argued before that
tribunal on June End, when the
criminal docket will be called.
1t has been a little more than
nine months since Miss Forman, an
ignorant country girl, who had
never before travelled on railway
train, stopped over in Jackson one
Sunday afternoon en- route to
Meridian to visit her sister. While
waiting at the union station for an
east-bound A. & v. train, she was
persuaded by Courtney. a lumber
mill foreman, to take a street car
ride. He took her to his home IN
the southern part of the city, with
in a few hours after his own wife
had left to visit relatives in Mem
phis, and there her ruin was accom-
plished.
What effect, if any, the arrival
of the child will have on the su-
preme court disposal of the case
remains to be seen. 1t is not be-
lieved, however, that che circum-
stances of the birth can be formally
brought before the tribunal, as it
is not part of the appeal record.
1t is understood, however, that
the Kinds county grand jury, at its
approaching session in June, will
take the precaution of having
Courtney again indicted, this time
on the charge of seduction.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24
Sisters Graduate Same Day.

Quite an unusual occurrence will
be the fact that in three different
institutions of learning in different
sections of the State, three Cuero
sisters, will take part in the grad
uating exercises in the same day.
They are Misses Annie Lee, Louise
and Belle Green, daughters of
Judge and Mrs. John M. Green of
this city. Miss Annie Lee COM
pletes with hunors the work pre-
scribed by the State Normal school
at San Marcos, getting a life cer-
| Ititicate from that institution. Miss
Louise, also high in her class, COM
pletes the work at the Girls Indus
trial College. at Denton, she also
getting life certificate; and Miss
Belle finishes the work prescribed
by the Cuero High Schools, with
the honors of the class. In addi-
tion to his familiarity with matters
judicial, Judge Green is quite
student of the old literary masters,
as is also Mrs. Green, and the
young ladies come by their talent
quite naturally. May 28th is the
day they each will graduate.
Cuero Star
The above article from the Cuero
{ (Texas) paper notes the achieve
ments of the daughters of an alum
ma of Whitworth College. Mrs.
Sallie Strickland Green. also re-
ferred to. Brookhaven friends who
have known Mrs. Green from her
early childhood are pleased to hear
such pleasant things of her chill
dren.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24
Says Wife is Not Bound to Follow
Husband.

Kansas City. May 22.-The KAN
sas City Court of Appeals today
overthrew the doctrine that wife
is bound to follow her husband
wherever he goes. The ruling was
In the case of James Collet, who
sued his wife, Mary. for divorce.
because she declined to go with
him to a farm. The Vernon coun-
ty court refused the decree and the
Court of Appeals sustained this
ruling.
''She was not bound to follow
him, and if he chose to go and live
alone in peace, her act does not
constitute desertion," said the de-
cision.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

The Newton merchants are TAX
ing rUudnance" on the man who
won't pay. AT meeting held last
week the following resolution was
unanimously adopted: I'VE here
by pledge ourselves to each other
that we will furnish to our secre-
tary list of all undesirable GUS
toners on our books, and the
amount they owe US. by May 5. so
that each member of this ofgani-
zation may know who are unworthy
of credit. We also pledge that
none Of us will extend any credit
whatever to anyone who is reported
by any member as undesirable,
until such party shall satisfactorily
arrange his account with the mer-
chant who reported him. =
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24
Educational News From Franklin.

Meadville, Miss, May 22. The
trustees Of the Franklin County
Agricultural High School will at
their Dext regular meeting on June
8. 1918. let the contract for the
building Of the dormitory of the
Franklin County Agricultural High
School, at MeadvilIe. Miss. the
building to be ready for use by
Sept. l, 1918.
MIR. H. B. NeIsun. q contractor
Of MeadvilIe, has secured the con-
tract for the building Of the Acad-
emic building.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

Henry M. FlagIer. aged So. died
at West Palm Beach. Fla. One Of
the engineering triumphs Of the
age was the extension of his rail-
road from Miami to Key West.
Beside being railroad maqnate.
Mr. Flagler was also former vice
president and director Of the Stand
ard OIL 60.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

How can the New York athletic
league contend that pie is bad for
athletics, when this. the only pie
eating nation in the world. has es-
tablished 80 many world records.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

The men who do a town more
harm than good may be cIassed as
follows: First, those who oppose
Improvement. Second. those who
run it down to strangers. Third.
those who never advertise their
business.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

Possibly that suggested mothers
parade" " would be more effective
If fathers we're employed to push
the perambulators.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24
JOHN MeGRATH SONS One Price Department Store
Ladies and Gentlemen!
To you who need good shoes right now

offer the Summers 6es styles lines that have found worthy of
guarantee There thousands feet happy shoes
there will be We have lasts that literally make the ground members
laugh bring heul mind tell that there
somehow, satisfaction them that fingers long after the purchase
forgotten When life of faithful closes each brings back
fed shoe We have learned the qualities
that make good shoe by years careful study and application Don't be-
eye what sayy pair ask ngbor why he always buys his
shoes from shelves.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

Those Republican Congressman
found their blanket amendments TO
the wool schedule were badly moth
eaten.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

It's a mighty poor way to reform
rascals by patting them on the back
and slipping big piece OF pudding
in their pocket.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

After this country has spent
eight billion dollars on good roads
nobody will care to stay around
home any more.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

Uncle Sam recognizes China. and
ia still On speaking terms with
Japan.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-24

Work might be more to our lik-
Ing il we didn't have to do it.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28

AY'P|
through the Efforts sof Csn. h.
slesby Lake Kanpeska win
be Supplied with MI.
PIKE And q FISH GAIDRE


Gen. G. H Engl esby received
d letter this week for the head of
the fish and game department at
Washington, d. G., saying that
the department has ord dered ship
ped BY his request q large consign
ment Of fish for Lake Kamp
This shipment will contain u
million young pike besides several
hundred thousand bass and crop
pies and d large consig ignment of
catfish General Englesb has
probably done more towards re-
plenishing the stock Of fish in in
Lake Kampeska than any other
citizen in the state.
Every year for the past sin
years he has made equests to
the fish and game department at
w ashington, ID. G. and every 1se-Il
quest has been granted and d big
signment of young fish sent
TO Lake Kamp
is certainly too bad for Cod
ington county that d man like
General Englesby could not have
been at the head Of tie game and
| fish department III South Dakota.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Wheat Higher in
Canada Than u. 5.

@tn July 80 No. 4 lno14hern
wheat sold at Winnipeg for 93&
e.e1rfss per hlshel, abea1t ten cents
per bushel, above the highest price
paid in Minneapolis the same day
and 81 cents above the market
syaiiee ,lhereiin Milbank Amy per-
son who takes the trouble to fol
low up the daily wheat markets
of minneapolis and Winnipeg will
find that the Winnipeg market is
from Z to 10 cents above the Min
neapolis market the greater part
of the year and scarcely ever gets
DOWN ;ss low Rs the Minneapolis
market. Two years ago when
President Taft put through con
gress his reciprocity treaty a
great wall went up from the ten-
tire northwest and strong protests
were sent to Washington asking
for ITS repeal upon the grounds
that it would permit Canadian
wheat to the Minneapolis market
free of ,duty and thus force the
Minneapolis market down SO low
as to make wheat aaising in the,
northwest states Improbable.
Grant County Review.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28

knew that the camera man was
going to be there to take the pic
lures on that day and the result
was that there was hardly any
people at the lake. Ii had only
known that there was going to be
some mcSion pictures taken Of the
lake ] could have had FIVE humid
red people out there IN less than
two hours. There was not a boat
on the lake nor hardly a person
on shore. 1t seems that whoever
had this matter in charge just
simply took the camera man out
there without the beast prepara-
ton. 1t is really too bad. The
pictures might just as well have
been taken IN the dead hour OF
the night as on Menday afternoon
and no one put wise to the fact
that they were to be taken. There
should have been many people IN
5Eathing; all the row boats and
motor boats should have been out
at Stony Point and the Stella
Mae should have been loaded
with people. 1t is certainly TOO
bad to have that kind Of picture
exhibitd all over the country
showing beautiful Lake Kampes-
ka with only a handful OF human
beings ON the films" !"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
.|''|ISI....,'|'
.JE,R ONE
Prisoner Rages When ne Hears
What New York attorney
Said About Him.
STRAIGHT BACK 10 ASYLUM
Jerome Declares Thaw i Headed
Straight for Matteawan Only
Question of i Few Days.

Sherbrooke, Que, Aug ~
New York state was ruled out Of
court here today IN q dramatic
preliminary slsirmish with law
yers for Harry K. Thaw, the Mat
teawan fugitive fighting desper
ateiy against deportation.
Superior Judge Globansky,
hearing arguments of ThaW 's
counsel on d motion to discontinue
a writ of habeas corpus, absolute
lay refused to entertain the objec-
tions of Hector Vera, represent
ling New York. This was greet
Led with wild ontburst of cheer
ing by a thousand Canadian spec.
tators. Thaw, rising, bowed In
acknowled dgment.
Hooray for the British flag !!
Hooray for Harry Thaw z shrek
led men and women standing on
|schairs, waving handkerchiefs
lparasols and hats.
Proceedings were abruptly adj
jjourned today till 8 p.l N. while
Thaw's lawyers and counsel for
New York state were arguing as
Ito Thaw Is right to abandon his
lhabeas corpus proceedings.
/ Mr.. McKeown and j. m Green
shield, Thaw 's chief counsel, were
at the courthouse shortly after s
/ o clock and went into conference
with the judge Crowds began
\ to collect IN the court room i
was apparent that the first slsir-
mish would be over the habeas
corpus writ issue.
'rhe court instructed the sheriff
4 that while he was undecided rs
A to whether to sustain the with.
drawal of the writ, ThaW should
be brought into the cour during al
!, guments on the question.
Nearly all Of the lawyers for
sl6both sides were In court when this
announcement was made. The
news spread swiftly and the peo.
Iple began to procure seats and
4 standing room. Attorney jerome
! came into court at 8 80 and took
. a seat in the front row directly
in front Of the judges bench. He
|had to convince an attendant OF
his connection with the case be.
]fore the latter would give him d
chair. A touch of color was add
ed to the scene by the presence
of four dominion federal police,
wearing spiked helmets. Three
hundred persons were standing
up back Of the seating room.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
FIRM FOUNDATION I
Nothing Can Undermine it ID
Watert0wn.

People are sometimes slow To
recognize true merit and they can
not be blamed, for 80 many have
been humbugged in the past. The
experience Of hundreds Of w Water-s
town residents, expressed public
~ through newspapers and other
sources, places Doan s Kidney
Pills on firm foundation here. n, n
]. Syyerson, 6l9 Third ST.,
3. E. WatertoWn, s. d. says:
had been troubled for Quite j
while with kidney trouble The
pains ill my back were severe.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought me- sa
great relief. Since i l learned ofl
this remedy 4 have used ii sYhen.
ever my kidneys have bothered
me and I have always had relief
after taking d few doses 1AlI
people who have kidney trouble
should give Doan y Kidney Pills
a trial. ''
For sale by all dealers Price
,5o cents. Foster Nj Milburn so
Buffalo, New York, sole epe1lts s
.for the United States. M B
Remember the nam Doan
and take no other. an. Hi
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Prof. E. H. Wisner
Goes to Valparaiso

s y sf
Professor E. II. Wisner, who
for three years, has been instruct
or Of scince in the WatertoWn
high school has recently received
an appointment as professor of
pharmacy and materia medica in
Valparaiso University Of Valpar-
iso, Ind
Professor Wisner holds the de-
grees Of Ph G. and B. s. from
the University Of Michigan. He.
was under contract to teach in
the Watertown schools during
the coming year but has resigned
in order to accept the higher po-
sition offered him.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Man Swims Across
Lake Kalnpeska

young man Of this place, II
painter named Irving Nally. dis
tinguished himself Sum saay. II;
swimming across Lake KanpesEa,
from Stony Point to the outle
g distance Of nearly five miles, be.
ing n1iaccomp panled on the trip
by any boat or companion swim
mer The feat was accomplished
.by three hours off continued
swimming.
Mr. Nally was brought back to
the Point on the Stella Mae, but
declares his ability to swim the
distance both ways and that he
will demonstrate this ability be-
fore the close Of the present sea-
son 81 :;sas. !. sssss /
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Man Tried Seven
Ways to Kill Wife

Minneapolis Daily News: If
the story Of Mrs. SEmily Bren, of
Hopkins, is true. her husband, G.
IS. Bren is the most seevish man
in the world.
He tried seven different meth
DDS in his attempts tomurder her,
she declared in court today, us.
ing everything from dynamite to
arson.
Here is what he did, according
to his wife:
Put dynamite IN the cook stove.
Tried to cut her throat with q
sbelic acid.
Fired a revolver att her.
Ghoked her.
Set fire to the house.
Tried to brain her with d stick
of cordwood.
Tried to, Gu her throat with a
razor.
Outside of these outbreaks and
a few little things Ike attacking
the children with e8psos and his
fists, throwing the, baby about,
cutting the telephone wires with
an ak so his wife could not phone
for help, chasing his young son
into the woods al the point Of a
gun, breaking the furniture, and
swearing, hitting and kicking at
her, Mrs. Bren says her life was
one of ql1iet and peace
She applied tto Judge ilbur r
Booth for a restraining order pre-.
venting her husband from annoy,
ing her u1atil after her suit for di-
yorce is heard.
Where is he2" asked the jus
tiee-
IN The orks, Us the ans
wer-
don t see how he ran annog
yoQl from there, said Judge
Boofh Then it was explained
that Bren would soon be release
from the ,workhop1se, where he i.
serving 80 days for disorderly con
duct. and the restraining ordes
WIS lssHed
The Brens have five children
ranging In age from 5 TO 16 Mrs
Brsn asks the care of all Of thean
According to Mrs. Bren's corn
pla1Hlt, when her husband put ths
dynamite in the stove the stove
was blown to bits when she light
ed a sire and part of the kitchen
was wrecked.
They have been married for II
years. HE is AZ and she 38.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Taking Movies Z
at Lake kampeska

a. Il. Kimball, representing the
Gopher Film Company Of Mime
apolis, was in the city Monday
and Tuesday to take motion pie
lures in Watertown and at Lake
Kampeska.
On Monday afternoon Mr.. Kim m
ball went to Lake Kampeska and Y
! q number Of views were taken
II speaking Of the matter, Ed. Ed
Fowler, who resides at stony
Point during the summer months
said: 1t was i shame that those
pictures were taken at Lake ham- I'M
peska without some preparation
being made. No one at the lake
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Kansas Compelled to
Sell Many Cattle

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 2S.
Thirty eight thousand cattle were
received TODAY Il the Kansas City
stock yards, the greatest single
days receipts in the history Of
the yards.
The heavy shipments, according
to sockmen, were caused BY shriv-
eled pastures and scarcity Of wa
ter, due to the recent drouth. Fed
cattle continued to hold their
own on the market, but grass
stock was from rs to 35 cents
lower.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
E. A. Syverson Buys
the Big Goss Block

p A. syverson, preside1,t Of
the Commercial Bank, Of Water
town, us NOW the owraer ST the
Goss block, one Of the largest and
best business blocks in The city.
The property was put up at auc-
tion sale this week and Mr.. Sy-
version was the highest Bidder.
Mr.. SEverson contenaplates ex-
pending aabents SIS, ,eo0 on the
property 5na the way of Improve
ments and will make it me of the
most modern business ;bleelSs in
Hbe city
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Judge Nicholson
Tells Of His Visit

Judge -y0ha Nicholson returned
home tias NEssk from AN exended
visit with relatives and friends
in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
When asked 'hsy a reporter for the
Saturday News what kind of A
time he had fthe genial judge
said:
II had the time Of my Rife. ]
visited at SPARTA, Wis, and saw
all Of the old boys. From there
Il went to Duluth and the Iron
Range country. 4 was very nuch
interested in those mining towns
and found that they are right up
and coming. ! visited one little
city called Virginia up in the iron
range country and lit struck me
as being about the most metropoli
tan little city that 4 have ever
seen. That city has everything
IN the way of mOdern improve
naeats, paved street, electric rail-
way, etc, and is not as large as
Watertown by two thousand in
habita1rts There was one thing
that happened while I was in that
city that struck me as pretty good
for a little city and that was the
park board asking the city COM
missioners for an appropriation
of $36, 600 to be used for park i'm
provements during the year Of,
1914 The strange part of it is
that the park board was granted
the appropriation and the city
commissioners considered it in
their budget. Talk about city.
parks. That town has some Of
the prettiest parks 4 ever saw.
There are deer, elk and bear in
those parks and even a big cage
Of monkeys in one Of the parks.
If the Watertown park board
had asked the city commissioners
for an appropriation like that
every one in the town would have
wanted their heads examined as
to their sanity q
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Thaw Wins Initial
Victory ii, Court

Sherbroo&e, Que, Aug. 26.
Thaw's attorneys conferred most
,df the night following the arrival
OF William I'ravers Jerome.
jerome issued statement that
Thaw is headed straight back to
Matteawan, either Immediately or
within few months.
Hhaw stormed about his cell
when he hear. this, and ordere.l
lawyers to reverse their plan Of
him into Vermont.
Thaw incoherently denounced
JeroIae as hired assistant Of his
Broadway enemies. The lawyers
plan a conference again today to
outline their policy.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
More Truth Than
Poetry to This

An exchange says that a man
passed through Kansas receatiy
with the following inscription IN
his wagon: Colorado and eleya-
tion, Kansas and stagnation, psp
I,listic admiaistraftr and damn
alton. I'm going to my wifi Z, IS
relations and make further dem
.onst. ations. Another exchange
suggests, Come to South Dakota.
correct in elevation where a man
with an education an engage in
speculation, bring along yols
wife $ relations. have good tinlss
and free salvation and no danger
of starvation. This is worth co.'s
sideration and is no p2evarica-
fitf
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Aberdeen Park Board
Asks for $4,000

Aberdeen Daily News: The
News is most cordially in sympa-
thy with the action Of the city
park board in requesting the city
commissioners to make an appro-
priation of $la, 200 for city park
purposes for the ensuing year. No
up-to-d date city can get along
without an adequate park SYSTEM
No city without such a system is
really up-to-date, no matter what
its claims may be. The parks are
a city's breathing spots. They
are as essential as paved streets,
street railways and ether modern
improvements
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Bull Young Has
Neck Broken in Fight

Los Angeles, Gal Aug. %
S Bull Young died today fnam
injuries suffered in his last night S
fight here with .Iess Willard ~
Yoamg was knocked down and
sustained a broken back and an
jnries to his skull Eor which Ibis
doctors unsuccessfualy resortea to
trephaning shortly before fhis
death.
Jess Willard and the others .eon
nected with the fight were speed
lily arrested and herded info the
sher1ff'''s sSifice.
1t is expected d Blanket charge
of mn,rder will be placed against
them DR.. R. G. Scruggs, the :ath-
letie clubs physician, said he
thought Young died from the eff
fects of 1las fall, not from VIII
lardss Blow. Willard was pitt
full s1ght-haggari, tearstairfe'S
and dejedtsd
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-28
Indian Agent Won
Bride Unintentionaly

The following was clipped from
the Youths Companion and makes
"a good story, although we connot
Veush for It's truth
On the old Rosebud Indian
reservation, in South Dakota, 4
says she Youths Companion they
stiH laugh over the peculiar: pre-:
Giealient into which new Indian
agent once got himself.
The agent, an unqualified ten.
der foot, was inspecting an Indian
sselrsol NOTICING that as soon u
he entered the room every CIR
present brought her hair forward
over her face, he asked the teach
ter 10 tell them to throw it bach
SO That he might see their faces
Bus this they refused to do until
AFTER much urging one girl die
finSlly uncover her face. After
school was out the agent wonder
ed at the strange actions of the
girl who had shown him her face
She followed him to the house
entered after him and set about
getting his dinner. As he spoke
no Sioux, and she no English, he
eorlld get no explanation from
her.
Finally, to his relief, the
teacher rode UP. Shaking with
laughter, she asked the agent
how he liked his new wife. Then
the Iatter understood what he had
done. In certain tribes of the
Sioux Indians all a man need do
In order to get a wife is TO induce
girl TO uncover her face. The
agent had proposed in the usual
way and had been accepted.
In vain did the agent plead
that he already had wife in the
east. There was only one way
to get out of it. 1t cost him the
equivalent of IA ponies to per-
suadc the Indian girls father to
take her back again.