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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

The State Of Mississippi.
To Robert Simpson. whose whereabouts
are unknown.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the County Of
Lefore, in said State, on the fourth Mon
day Of March, A. D. 1914, to defend the
suit in said Court Of Edna Simpson for
divorce, wherein you are q Defendant.
This 2Srd day Of December, A. D.
1918. A. r. BEW, Clerk,
By WIN. SANDERS, D. C.
S. R. COLEMAN, Solicitor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

IIe'e is not a vacant cottage
or residence for rent in Green
wood, Pretty good evidence OF
a real live town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
HIS STOMACH TROUBLES OVER.

HIS STOMACH TROUBLES OVER.
Mr.. Dyspeptic. would you not like to
feel that your stomach troubles were
over, that you could eat any kind of
food you desired without injury? That
may seem so unlikely to you that you
do not even hope for an ending Of your
trouble, but permit us to assure you
that it is not altogether impossible. If
others can be cured permanently, and
thousands have been, why not you?
John r. Baker of Battle Greek, Mich,
is one of them. He says, Il was
troubled with heartburn, indigestion,
and liver complaint until | used Cham
hrrIan's Tablets, then my trouble was
over Sold by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
FOR SALE.

National Cash Registers sold
on easy monthly payments,
or a liberal discount for cash.
Address ". r. Liehtfoot, Sales
Agent, p. O. Box 202, West
Point, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

The statement Of the financial
condition Of Delta Bank, publish
ed in this paper, makes a very
creditable showing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

The State of Mississippi.
To June Davis, whose post Office id.
dress 10 unknown:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the County Of
Lefiore, In said State. on the Fourth
Monday of March, A. D. 1914, 70 de-
fend the suit in said court Of Louis
Davis, wherein you are q defendant.
This 9Th day Of January, A. D. 1914.
A. R. BEW. Clerk.
S. R. COLEMAN, Sol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

|, G. A. Wilson, Jr., Cashier Of said
bank, do hereby certify that the fore
going is a true, full and exact state
ment of the assets and liabilities Of said
bank on the day and date named there.
in, without combination with the assets
and liabilities of any other bank or
branch bank.
G. A. WILSON, JR., Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
a Notary Public in and for the County
of Letlore, Mississippi, this the 9th day
of January, 1914.
John AsHCRAFT, Notary Public.
Examined and found correct, so far
as a veritication of the foregoing foot,
ings is concerned. D. l.. THOMPSON,
Jan. g., 1914. Auditor Pub. Acc'ts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of
BANK OF COMMERCE

of Greenwood, Miss, at the close of
business on Dec. 81, 1918.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
RESOURCES.

|, r. c. King, Cashier of said bank.
do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true, full and exact statement of the
assets and liabilities of said bank on
the day and date named therein, with.
out combination with the assets and
liabilities of any other bank or branch
bank. r. C. KING, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a
Notary Public in and for the County of
Lefore, Mississippi, this the 9th day of
January, 1914.
HARRIS L. RAY, Notary Public.
Examined and found correct, SO far
as a veriication of the foregoing foot.
ings is concerned. D. l.. THOMPSON,
Jan. 6, 1914. Auditor Pub. Acc'ts,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts wee. 1929, 53l Is
Overdrafts on cotton ...... ..n. 22S, 6l8 %
Banking house, fur. and fix. H., 76S u
Cash and sight exchange ed. so, 96S IS
Total ......... .... S 526, 1856 81
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid in ,., ,... g $4,000 90
Undivided profits g. 1853 70
Individual deposits .. .. 4S0, 1888 ID
Total BE-. ... ....... ,.. ..... S 526, 1856 81
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of
WILSON BANKING co.

Of Greenwood, Miss, at the close
of business on Dec. q, 1918.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-01-09
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of
DtlIA BANK

Of Greenwood, Miss, at the close of
business on Dec. q, 1918.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

appreciation for their patience and
their spirit of helpfulness. All
through these years, when the town
usually grew faster than the post
office force, with my need of help to
cope with the new work and respon
sibiities. | feel that the people gen
orally have appreciated that we We're
conscientiously looking out for their
interests. This feeling of apprecia-
ton is mighty comforting and has
been made manifest to me during the
past few weeks after the day at last
was set for my long delayed retire
ment. | also wish in this to include
the seventy employees of the post
office, whose intelligent and indus
trious cooperation has been neces-
sary to assure success in the handl-
ing of the mails, and with whom l
consider courtesy has been matter
less of training than of natural dis =
position
Both officially and as citizen of
Phoenix l wish the new incumbent
ali success. l am convinced that
the same conditions of unceasing
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

After twelve and one-haf years of
active work. the connection of Col. Jas.
II. McClintock with the Phoenix post
office is drawing to an end, wholly due
to political circumstances over which
neither he nor the people of Phoenix
had any control. The history of his
administration of this most important
branch of the government here, as
elsewhere, is an accurate guide to the
advancement and relative prosperity
of the city for the period. 1t has been
apparent to the people of Phoenix that
their city has grown and 1t has been
accepted that the poStoffice has more
than kept pace, but the actual record
of pOstoffice advancement here was
known especially to newspaper men as
nothing short of marvellous.
With a view to presenting some facts
concerning this growth, Colonel Nc
Clintock yesterday was requested to
furnish some sort of report to the peo-
pie at this timely hour. when he IS
about to lay down the burden he has
so long carried. 1t was known to the
reporter that the colonel had kept COM
piled a complete record of all of the
transactions of his office, and that the
resume therefore would not merely be
one of memory, but would have an ex-
act basis From this record the retir-
ing postmaster readily brought forth
that which was desired.
The Old Office and the New
Il took cherge of the Phoenix post
office April IS, 1902" he began, sue
ceeding j. C. Adams, who had served
the previous four years. I really had
not been an active candidate for the
position. l wanted to be secretary Of
the territory. This office had been
promised, however, by the lamented
President Mckinley to another, and so
l fell back upon the postoffice. I am
glad l did The office then was at the
corner of West Adams and First ave-
nue.. There was plenty of room, but it
was badly arranged and worse
equipped, while just beyond a thin
partition, next door, was a butcher who
apparently, continually tried out lard
and burned the scraps while he did so.
Failing to secure better equipment
from the owners of the building, I
asked for other quarters ana these
duly We're occupied on September 1,
1903. In the meantime, the owners of
the old building had sued me civilly
and criminally for failing to move out
on July /. The new office, on the cor
ner of North Center and Monroe
streets, then was a marvel of COM
pleteness and equipment, but was no
larger than the old one Though en-
larged to some extent in the following
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11
REMARKABLE GROWTH Of LOCAL
POST OFFICE IN LAST z YEARS

years. it soon became too small. From
the very first had my eye on federal
building, starting the agitation for 1t
in September, 1904. On May IA, 1Soo'
congress made appropriation of $l4o'-
600 for a building in Phoenix, TINS sum
later being increased by $3O,O0o, plus
the cost of equipment. The actual
building was begun in December 1911,
and the postoffice moved to Its pres
ent quarters April 5, 1913. 1t was Iuli
time. for another winter at the old Of
flee would simply have meant the hir-
ing of more room somewhere else.
The Income
1.-THE postal income for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1902, was S26,964.
1t increased for several years at the
rate of two or three thousand dollars
year. until it jumped in 1907 to $42,-
|124. placing the office in the first class,
the only one of that grade in the ter
ritory. Then there were successive
gains, each and every year, until the
fiscal year record in 1914 stood at
s11O,679. For the twelve months end
ing September 80, the date of my re-
tirement, the postal income VIII ap-
proximate S11S.O00 All of this is with
out reference to the income from mon
CIV orders and takes no account of
! over one million dollars year handled
in deposits made at this office by all
other self-supporting postoffices IN
Arizona. incidentally, it may be re-
marked that the Phoenix postoffice is
very profitable one for the general
government, for administration costs
are only As per cent of its income from
postage and box rent receipts.
The Force
"The inside force of the postoffice
in 1903 was eight clerks. Today there
are twenty nine inside employees, all
save one laborer. under civil service
and every man chosen and retained fol-
efficiency, absolutely without regard to
political bias This force is organized
under foremen and is made more ef-
ficient by frequent examinations and
bv constant supervision. Good serv-
ice is expected during the eight hours
work required, six days in the week.
In 1902 there were only four city
carriers 1t looked as though the peo-
pie did not care to have their mail de-
livered; everybody seemed to want to
come to the postoffice. The genera
delivery line was a fright. But l sue
cessively added carriers for the outly-
| ing districts and increased the service
closer in, until now seventeen city car
riers are working, beside a special de-
livery man. Addition of several more
carriers should be made at an early
date"
Rural Free Delivery
1t was with much enthusiasm thai
the retiring postmaster turned to his
rural delivery record, for rural deliv-
ery has been his particular hobby
When I proposed putting in rura
~outes. soon after I was appointed he
said, Il met with considerable opposi-
ton from business men, who declared
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

sonable sum on it.
They secured the ba., of aluminium
and proffered it to the pawnbroker.
Without touching it he asked:
rs that silver?"
NO" they told him in chorus, its
er-aluminum,"
"Aluminum-what's that?'' asked
tie pawnbroker,, and picked it up.
why, it's holloW!'A
mo. no. objected the two young
spendthrifts, Its worth s12 a pound"
AT that the pawnbroker weighed the
bar in his hand and regarded it long
and prayerfully.
WELL he said finally, I'll give
YOU 40 cents on it,
Said Nj. Heroult to the assembled
chemists, who listened to his little
talk: 'On a hot summer day it was
better than nothing! We took the
money with the firm intention of re-
deeming the stick, which we never
did. Maybe that is one of the reasons
why, later on, | had to make good
and replace it.''-John NJ. Oskison, in
Worlds Work. ffI Viz ia ..
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11
WHEN ALUMINIUM WAS SIP A
POUND

Paul T. L. Heroult. discOv,arer in
Europe of the electrolytic process for
the manufacture of aluminium, and a
very dear friend and comrade Qate'
his partner in his big manufacturing
enterprise) found themselves in the
streets of Paris dead broke" Rest
lessly they had pursued pleasure
also, with no regard for cost. Every
thing paWnable had gone to the mon
offenders, and the question was
where to raise more francs.
Think, my friend" urged young
Herouit; and after 80 decent interval
the friend produced an inspiration.
His aunt owned a souvenir bar of
aluminium, six inches long, which had
come from the works of Deville. 1t
ought to be very valuable, he would
borrow" it, and no doubt the pawn
broker would advance them a rea-
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11


that the prosperity of the town de-
manded that the farmers should be
allowed to come in to get their mail, so
that the toWnspeople might have
chance to get the farmers money. l
didn't see it that way, and l don't see
it yet. for / believe that helping a man
to save is far better than to assist a
merchant to profit on unnecessary
purchases. In February, 1903, l Sc
cured the establishment of three rural
routes. One of the carriers of that
date, Charles NJ. Moore, is still in the
service and is the Oldest employee on
my roll in point of local service. A
fourth rural route was established in
October, 1903. Route No. 5, south of
the river, began service September, l,
1912, and No. which stretches north
ward to the Arizona canal into the Or
angeWood section, started May l, 1913
These routes cover $50 miles of rural
roads every day, except Sunday, car
rying mail to about 400 families If a
representative of each of these families
! is saved halliday trip each week to
town, and so cents unnecessary ex-
| penditure while here, the net annual
saving to the rural community around
| Phoenix would amount to the immense
sum of $1S2,000. Multiply this by a
| few years and the saving would ma
| terially help in paying for the Roose-
| welt dam, this without regard to the
real estate mans contention that rural
delivery is worth SO an acre added
valuation to every ranch it passes.
| There is no doubt also that rural deliv-
cry tends to the betterment of the
roads over which the mail passes"
Turning to- some files, the colonel
brought out some miscellaneous data
with the reference to the establish,
ment, on his initiative, of railway mail
| clerk service on the Arizona Eastern
railroad to Winkelman and to Mari
copa and on the Parker line of the
Santa Fe to Los Angeles, with espe-
cial stress upon the city distribution
of mail on the MaricOpa line, thus
saving an hours time of mornings to
| the business men of Phoenix
Branch Postoffices
| Then there was reference to the es-
| Establishment of branch postoffices. The
| first was established April 16, 1912, at
| the Bear drug store on East Washing
| ton street This branch now sells
more stamps than any third-class post
office in the state of Arizona, about
equalling in postal income such an Of
| flee as Tempe. A second branch was
opened at Five Points, January 16
1913, and a third at the end of the In
dian school car line December %, 1913
The postal savings system was inau-
gurated in the local office August %
|1911, and while it has not been as pop
ular as it would have been in town
with larger foreign population, it now
carries about $4,000 in deposits.
Parcel Post
The parcel post was inaugurated
January /, 1913, and has proven ire
mendous success in Phoenix, for two
reasons. One is that Phoenix is the
center of rich community that has
produce to SELL and the other that heI
location is central with respect tc
nearly all other settlements of the
state. thus insuring the greatest pos
sible scope within the zones of least
transportation cost. The parcel post
lsystem has involved some office
changes, putting stamp windows down
Into the mailing division, where the
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11


stamped parcel is handled with min
imum of labor at maximum of speed
straight through the building to the
loading platform in the rear. During
the last Christmas season, packages
received for city distribution were sent
by chute into the basement and there
handled with the least possible delay
and no confusion. Due to her central
position, Phoenix now is distributing
much matter turned in by eastern
houses that send their parcels in bulk
by express to Phoenix, here to be re-
mailed by parcel post.
Ordinary letter mail is handled
with the assistance of the latest i'm
proved machinery for cancelling, en-
aiding such a record as that of one
day last month when $4,000 letters
were dispatched. This to be COM
pared n with a record back in 1907,
when some credit seemed to be at
tached to the mailing of 1882 pieces
of first-class mail in whole week.
October IS, 1907, Colonel McClin-
took sent out notices calling for the
organization of the Arizona Postmas-
| tcrs' association, of which he was
president for the first two years.
Down at the bottom of satisfac-
| tory postoffice administration the
colonel reflectively observed, lis the
| personnel of the postoffice force. The
public is the least of the postmaster's
worries Some folks, of course, new
could be satisfied, and probably
will kick about the fit of their halos
when they go aloft, but such are very
much in the minority. Officially, [
| can tell you that the people of PhOe
nix are mighty decent in their rela-
tons with the postoffice, and they
have given me little worry in all
| these years past | have tried to
give every one a chance to make
| and thus have been able to get the
outside view of the office.
| 1.-The most important matter to
consider is the handling of the office
| and delivery force. This was true
| when dear old George E. Mow-y was
| postmaster, in the early days of the
| village, and is true today. Mowry
! opened the first mail sack. in Phoenix
and died, still in the service. in 1907,
| though in an humble clerical cap
acity l regert that his length of
| service has not had better emulation.
Figuring up the other day, I discov-
cred that during my incumbency /
have employed about 200 men, the
| senior on the list today, following
| Mr. Moore, being Fred A. Hoover,
whose appointment dates back to
| August Ia, 1904. He is followed by
| Carrier Tom NJ. Smith, who entered
the local service February l, 1907. OF
assistant postmasters there have been
six, all able and conscientious men,
! who, save the last, have gone into
| more lucrative fields of endeavor
They included Frank Thomas, now
city clerk of Phoenix; Mark Thomp
son, now southwestern superinten-
dent for Wells Fargo & Co, at Los
| Angeles; Al w. Galpin and w. H
Heileman, now prosperous Phoenix
business men; w. A. Golden, now
postoffice inspector at Buffalo, New
York; and latest, F. E. Anderson, t.
whose energetic assistance much OF
the credit for success has been due
turing the past few years.
Il want You to express to the
people Of Phoenix Colonel McClin-
took said with feeling. my deepest
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

growth will continue and will give
him much the same office problems
to solve that have been my own"
Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

Col. McClintock Interesting
" Talks Of Rapid Increase
in Business and Reflection
of Prosperity of City Evi-
denced by Postal Business
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-29

Davidson Chester huuliue rru.
Confined on pnpo SiN)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-29

Davidson, w. ~, supervisor %. ~
Goodinr, NillIum, gruding u,o 2S
Raymond Henry hauling gravel ID
tnylc, llcrmOn hauling gravel, 10
Moore Dell, hauling gravel 90, ~
MuHon stephen, hauliug gravel Il
BoNlcr Charley hauling gravel, III
Rnmov A.. huuling gravel ,... 0
Rich, \. No. hauling gravel ... Is
Kirk Crhin huuling gravel 80, Ia
Davidson Eugcnc, grading and
hVullng t,.4tt 4t.ts.4tt4. ~
Buuding, Lawrence hnulinr graz
Nrl tt',s ,ttssttts,lss,ss ~
Ntl ,'ts,,t'' ,'ss''t.tst,,a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-04
BOWERS
CLAIMS HIS ELECTION IN THE
SECOND DISTRICT BY
1000.
indications Are That Republicans
Have Redeemed Dlstrict-Some
Sweeping Gains Made.

Special Dispatch to the Intelliseneer.
PIEDMONT. w. Va, Nov. 3.-From
returns received all over the district.
the Indications are that George N.
Bowers. Republican candidate for con-
gress. has been elected by from 500
10 1000 majority Bowers has made n
sweeping change in a number OF coun-
ties. while in others his gains have
not been so decided.
Preston county. which gave Brown
a majority two years ago. will give
Bowers nearly 1000 majority.
Berkeley. which is Bowers home
county. will give him a majority of
S25. gain of nearly 1900 ias com
pared with the vote two years ago.
In Tucker county the Republican
vote was badly split, and the majority
either way will be small Tucker
county will give Bowers about 200
Grant county. $50: Hampshire county
gives Brown. Democrat. 725, and Jef.
ferson about 100 Randolph and Bar.
bour and Mineral, II is believed. will
be about a stand on Monongalia,
which has been here heretofore A
strong Republican county. will give
Bowers a majority OF $50.
From a telephone message received
from Mr. Bowers tonight. he claims
his election in the district by from
500 TO 1000 majority. and the indica.
tions are that these figures will be
correct.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-04
DESPERATE DEMOCRATIC
PLOT TO STEAL THE
ELECTION.
DEMOCRATIC TION
CLAIMS GROW AS THE
NEED GROWS.
WHITE HAS BEEN ELECTED
AND WILL NOT BE
e-.--. CHEATED OUT.

FAIRMoNT. W. Va. Nov. s.-Late
tonight with four precincts out, the
Democrats claim tnat Neely would
carry Marion county by over 1000.
Republicans are making omen
charges Of fraud. and guards are be-
ing placed over the ballot boxes.
In several precincts in which the
Republicans have engaged Burns de-
tectives to watch the ballots. IL is
claimed that the detectives were
driven away. and that Wholesale
frauds have been perpetrated. Il is
significant that the nrst reports from
Marion county showed that Neely
had not carried the county by more
than 200. AT 2 o'clock this morning.
claims were made from Democratic
headquarters Of a majority Of from
1000 to LOO for Neely.
At o'clock this morning Chairman
~. G. Pritchard at Clarksburg issued
the following statement:
Hon. Geo +. White has been elect
eu 10 congress IN The First district.
His majority is not less than 500 and
will probably be more when the full
returns are in and only one thing can
impair Mr.. Whites victory. and that
is unblushing stealing in Marion
county. / am a resident OF Marion
county. ] know the methods OF the
Democratic machine there. Only
Wholesale frauds at the last hour
can AFFECT the reported result We will
take every possible step to unearth
and punisb such frauds. and / don't
think they can succeed. But I warn
guard. Whites honestly given major
ity Is not less than 500 II will prob
ably be more"
The following is the Intelligencer's
estimate Of the vote In the First dis
trict
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-04
CHARGES
FRAUD IN MARION
WILSON'S HOME
DISTRICT LOST
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN IS
SUCCEEDED BY A REPU6-
liCAN.
Strong Republican Gains Throughout
the Entire State--Demoersts
Lose Many Seats -s--.

TRENTON, ". J., Nov. s.-Presi-
dent wilson's home congressional dis
trict, the Fourth OF New Jersey, has
elected Elijah c. Hutchinson. Rapub.
lican, to succeed Congressman Allan
y, Walsh. Democrat. by about 1000
plurality.
Meagre returns indicate strong Re-
publican gains throughout the state.
and the Democrats VIII probably not
have more than four OF ive OF the
twelve congressman. The present
delegetion is ten Democrats and two
Republicans.
Returns up to 1870 O'Clock indi.
cate that the Democrats will retain
control OF the state senate by the
same vote as last year. II TO 10. and
the assembly that was last year Dem
ocratic will this year be Republican
by about 3S to %.
Latest figures on congress indicate
that the Democrats have reelected
Scully. Third district: Tuttle. Fifth;
Hart, Sixth. Eagan. Eleventh; ia.
mill. Twelfth. The Republicans have
elected Browning. First: Bacharach.
Second; Hutchinson. Fourth; Druk.
ker. Seventh; Gray. Eighth: Parker.
Ninth. and have probably elected
Lehlbach. Tenth. over Congressman
Townsend