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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Ray simmes Accidentally Killed
on Thanksgiving

The Monroe Journal publish.
ed on Friday gives the following
account of the killing of a boy
in Buford township:
Ray Simms, thirteen years old,
was accidentally shot and killed
yesterday at the home of his
grandfather, Mr.. Ellison Austin,
in Buford township. The child
had been hunting with others
and returned to the house. Some
one laid gun flat on the piazza
floor, unbreeched, but with the
shell still in it. Ray was stand
ing on the ground near the muz-
zle of the gun. Some way the
gun was exploded within two
feet of him and the load went in
one side just above the hip and
out at the other. The bowels
were simply torn to pieces. The
accident took place at four
o'clock and he died at eight. A
doctor was sent for but nothing
could be done for him except to
reduce the suffering. The child
was a son of Mr.. Whitney Simms
of jackson township, who travels
for a harvester company. Since
last summer he had been with
mother at Mr.. Austin's. The
remains were buried today al
Smyrna.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Feminine Conversation.

Ohio State Journal.
Whoever of the male persua-
sion has heard five or six charm
& 5as sosssssa,ion SasR iionsassdloI AID eaaaSRsged aaRs
at once, would conclude no one
would understand what any one
was saying but herself But that
is a mistake. A woman can
talk in a crowd when all the
others are talking and she will
understand what all the others
are saying. 1t is like a fine piece
of music, where not a note is
lost. If the conversation were
photographed, 1t would appear
as concentric circles, all so hap.
PLY involved in Hogarth's lines
of beauty as to make a scene OF
the loveliest symmetry. 1t is all
as bewitching as piece Of dainty
lace, each thread a necessary
part to the beautiful whole. II
they were men a talking, il
would seem like a conglomer.
alton of violent chugs of several
locomotives hauling trains o.
coal up a steep incline.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Three Fires in Cheraw in ,
Week.

Cheraw Chronicle.
Sunday night about IL o'clock
the dwelling house on High
street extension, the property of
Mr.. G. S. Bruner, was discovered
IN flames. The fire boys re-
sponded but the fire had made
such headway that nothing could
be saved except surrounding
property. The loss Is pretty well
covered by insurance, 1t is re-
ported.
While the boys were fighting
the Brunsr fire; a cottage near
the Oh Mill was discovered on
fire. A few buckets of water
succeeded In putting this fire out;
so it was supposed. A short
time aftcrward, however, the
fire sprang up again, and was
again put out. This time 1t was
thought, it was put out for good,
but about 4 o'clock the fire flash.
ed out again, and this time the
house was burned to the ground.
The house was occupied by a
negro woman and there was no
insuance SO far as can be learn
ed.
Yesterday morning about |
o'clock the bakery of Mr. Benno
DeElbe was discovered on fire.
The fire boys responded prompt
ly and the fire was put out, with
very little damage to the proper
ty.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Twelve Lose Lives in Arkansas
Storm

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 25-
Twelve persons are known to
have been killed and 80 injured
in a tornado which swept
through a thickly settled farm
ing section about mile east OF
Hot Springs, Ark, late today,
according to reports brought to
this city by messenger tonight.
All wires to Hot Springs are out
of commission and only meager
advices had been received up to
a late hour.
1t was established, however,
that the CITY of Ho, Springs was
not damaged by the storm and
no one was injured within the
city limits.
All of the dead, IL of whom
were white persons, were farm
ers.
The property loss was confin
ed principally to the destruction
of farm houses, although the
country home of w. H. Maurice
and the club house of the Ho
Springs Country club were dam
aged.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Not to Blame

A teacher was instructing her
class in geography from a large
map on the wall.
Horace" she said to a small
pupil, when you stand in Eu
rope facing the north YOU have
on your right hand the great
continent of Asia. What have
you on your left hand, Horace''
"A wart," whimpered Horace,
"but | can't help it,teacher."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Two North Carolina Boys Shot
By Villa Soldiers

Nogales, Ariz., Nov. &c.
Three United States soldiers
were wounded, two of them
probably fatally, and a score of
Mexicans are reported to have
been killed today when Villa
troopers evacuated Noga1es, So
nora, across the border from
here, before the advance of Car
rama troops under Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, exchanged shots with
United States troops across the
international boundary line.
Tonight General Obregon was
in Nogales and measures were
being taken to restore order last
nights looting and rioting. All
supplies of liquor were being de
stroyed by Obregon's order.
Rumors that two American
soldiers had been killed during
the exchange of shots tonight
remained unverified.
Carlos Randall, Villa Cover
nor of Sonora, and General
Acosta, a Villa subordinate, to
night remain under guard at a
local hotel. Randall and Acosta
crossed the International bound
ary line last night when it was
decided to evacuate the Mexican
town.
Major General Funston COM
manding the United States forces
on the border, is expected to
arrive here tomorrow to take
charge of the situation
Three American soldiers were
wounded, two probably fatally.
They were:
Stephen Littles, D, shot
through head, probably die.
horne, Fairmont, N. G. Enlisted
February, 1914.
q. Herbert L. Cafes, Is, shot
JS7sfy doubtfuI.- Homie SWep
sonville, N. c., second enlist
ment.
Arthur L. Saupe, 19, shot right
foot. Home Vernon, Ind.
Five Mexicans. including a
woman, also were wounded.
Whether any were killed was
undetermined.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Pains From The Grave.

About three weeks ago Ander-
son Pugh, a workman at Nc
Alester, Ukla., had his leg ampu-
tated as the result of an accident.
The leg was Wrappsa;, a cloth
sexton Of a local cemetery. What
happened after that time is told
by Mr.. Burt in his own way and
affirmed by Mrs. Burt, who was
a witness to all that transpired.
"A few days ago" says Mr..
Burt, "Anderson Pugh came 10
me and said, Burt, you have bur
led my leg in crampedposition,
leaving a crease in the bottom
of the foot, and it is giving me
so much pain that l want you to
take it up, straighten it out and
bury it again He described the
crease. telling just how it ran
across the bottom of the foot.
"Well, went to the cemetery
the next day and dug up the limb,
and sure enough found that l
had buried it so that it was cramp-
ed, leaving a crease in the foot
as Mr., Pugh had described. |
Strengthened the member out,
wrapped it in new cloths and re-
placed 1t in the grave. Mr.. Pugh
says that since that time he has
not suffered the slightest pain
from the missing leg"
Anderson Pugh, who lost the
lleg, declares everything Sexton
Burt says is true. He had suffer
ed constant pain from the time
his leg was buried and the feeling
has always been with him that
the leg was stiff and cramped un-
til it had been unearthed and re-
inferred by the sexton, after which
all pain vanished.
/ Sexton Burt told of similar
case which had come under his
observation in recent years, the
other being that of a Young man
who lost his arm in a railroad
accident. The arm had been
. buried hurriedly with the hano
5 doubled, and the young man suf
l fered such pain that he insistedup
B on the arm being disinterred
y This was done but such a space
U of time had elapsed that ii wa:
l impossible to fully remedy th'
Z fault and the young man suffer
3 ed more or less from the cramp
! ING sensation for several year:
s the pain becoming SO pronouI
9 ced at times that he woul
n awaken from sleep and sprin
from his bed in agony. Medic
science records many slmila
r cases.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Moved and Seconded

Paul Armstrong saws a lawyer
acquaintance of his, who lives in
Seattle, was retained to defend a
darkey accused of absconding
with the funds of a colored de
batting society. The outlook for
the defendant was rather black.
At the trial the attorney fol-
the defense arose, as soon as the
charge had been read, and said:
"Your Honor, move that this
indictment be dismissed"
Before he could proceed fur.
ther his client was on his feet
too, addressing the Bench with
out trace of embarrassment.
"Your Honah," said the de
fendant briskly, 81 second da
motion"
WE---have saving banks TO
your boys and girls. They ar,
free when you deposit a dolla
10 start an account, and the dol
lar is returned to you when tn,
bank is returned in good con
dition. BANK OF PACELANI
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
ditiOn stated above.

dition stated above.
"A letter was found in the
room directing that his remains
be sent to his home in Charlotte
and stating that he hoped the
people would forget him.
"Mr. York continued the audit
of the books all day and late to.
night no shortage had been found
and it is hardly expected that
there will be any and the audit
ing is nearly complete. No one
knows the reason Mr.. Marsh had
in mind when he made the state
ment about the shortage to MIR.
York this morning.
''Mr Marsh came to Thomas
vile in April of this year from
Charlotte to succeed Mr.. A. G..
Moten as agent. He never NOV
ed his family but frequently
visited them in Charlotte. A
young son spent awhile with him
this summer and three weeks
ago Mrs. Marsh come and spent
several days with him. He was
a most likable man and had won
the friendship of tue business
men of the town by his courteous
manner of handling the express
office"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Heavy Fighting In Dafdanelle,

Heavy Fighting In Dafdanellea
Paris, Nov. 25.-Heavy fight,
ing has been in progress the last
few DAYS in Gallipoli, where a
strong Turkish offensive was rel
pulsed by the combined fire of
the British and French guns
Allied aeropIanes have bonn
barded the railway between
Constantinople and Deadeags
hatch, damaging the bridges 5,
and warships have bombarded
the coast of Asia Minor. y
This Information Is contained
in tonisht's war office com,
muliication, which also repor1s
Quite on the Western front. The
statement reads: =
There is no important OF;
currence lin the Western theatreI
to report. Il
"The Belgian official com.
munication reads: Except for
a short bombardment of Noord-
scheote, the calm along the front
has been almost complete. Our
batteries dispersed enemy groups
to the southeast of the Chateau
de Vicogne, in the direction Of
Drel Grachten and towards
Luchen.' 3
Army of the East: On No.
vember 23 our troops had an
engagement near Brusnik, to
the east of Krivolak, with the
Bulgarian forces. These were
repulsed. q
"Expeditionary corps of the
Dardanelles: The enemy has
displayed during the last few
days an increasing activity. On
the 2lst after d violent bombafd.
ment he attempted three sue
cessive attacks against the Brit
ish front for the purpose of rel
capturing trenches lost on thJ
18th. His efforts s&ere sYsfS
the fire of the British fnfantsv
and artillery to which had been
Joined the artillery and machine
guns of the neighboring French
forces. He retired, leaving on
the field numbers of dead.
"On both sides the subter-
rapean warfare continues with
the same activity. On the 2lst
we successfully exploded a ca
mouflet. On the 22nd our sap
pers came upon Turkish trench
tunnel and put to fight the en-!
emy workers. We Immediately
prepared and exploded a mine.
which shattered the enemy
works.
The entire day of the 23rd
was marked by rifle firing, an
intense bombardment and a
stream of grenades from the side
of the Turks, who, although re-
plenished with munitions, dis
played nervousness, harassed as
they were by our aeroplanes,
which bombarded the railway
between Constantinople and
Deadeaghatch and damaged the
engineering works, and by the
monitors and smaller warcraf,
which frequently bombarded the
coast of Asia. They are TN
ceasingly kept on the alert and
are obliged to oppose against Il;
important forces"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Former MarshvilIe Man Com
mits Suicide

Mr.. Simeon B. Marsh. a form
er citizen of Marshville town
ship. Union county. committed
suicide in Thomasville, N. G..
last Wednesday by drinking car
bolic acid. He was the Oldest
son of the late James A. Marsh,
and IS survived by his wife, sew.
eral children and several brothers
and sisters. He was a member
of the Presbyterian church. The
body was buried at Nashville
Thursday.
A special from Thomasvllle
to the Charlotte Observer stated
that Mr. Marsh, who was local
agent for the Southern Express
COMPANY, was found in his room
at II o'clock by Mrs. Thomas, a
clerk in the express Office. He
was dying when found and an
empty carbolic acid bottle was
living near indicating that he had
swallowed the contents. A
physician was called but the
dose was so large that nothing
could be done to save life. He
died at 2 o'clock.
Ill health is the only reason
assigned for the rash act. Init
mate friends knew that his con
dition at times was quite serious.
Auditor York of the Express
Company arrived early this
morning on his regular itinerary
OF auditing the books of his
route. When he went to work
this morning Mr.. Marsh told him
that he thought there was d short.
age of $50 or $50 in the accounts
OF the office. After the work of
ing had pr0gressed for
kSh 1e5fthe office
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01

Treasurer's Itinerary
Will collect at following places
on dates named below:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
PATHETIC STORY
FROM LAKE PARK
Young Man Sends His Money
Home, is Then Taken III

One of the most pathetic sto-
ries, which has reached this Office
for many months. was brought to
the city the latter part of the
week by Deputy Coroner Theron
Vigen, who came down from Lake
Park to consult County Attorney
Jensen relative to the burial of a
young man who had died i'm that
section of the county.
The facts i'm the case are as
follows:
About a year ago young man
by the name of Martin Hatteland.
came over from Stavanger. Nor
way and worked out i'm the wcs-
tern part of the county as farm
laborer. At the close of the fail
season he made arrangements to
spend the winter at the home of
! O.. B. Anderson. Three weeks ago
he received letter from his sweet
heart i'm Norway. informing him
tina! she was i'll at hospital and
| pleading with him To come back
ii'iII'. tGPpdl .
man did not feel that his pres
ence would be of much material
benefit. but he did send his sweet
heart. a draft for $50 and another
draft for a similar amount was
forwarded to his father. The
young man thus stripping him
self of ready cash. telling one Of
his friends that he could get a.
long this winter. but that his ia
Their and sweetheart needed the
money worse than lie did.
About a week after sending the
money the young man was taken
i'll with typhoid fever. and We'd
ncsday of last week he died. Hav-
ing sent his years savings home,
his earthly possessions consisted
of but his clothing and few per-
sonal effects.
County Attorney Jensen in
structed that the young man be
given a Christian burial and lat
or he wrote the parents advising
them of the death of their son.
One can imagine their feelings
when the letter is received from
Mr.. Jenson. soc loosely following
the receipt of the money.
The incident is unusual and in :
dictates that as yet the world is
not entirely devoid of filial re-
spect. and it is to be regretted
that this young man should be
called Home at this stage of life
Detroit Mimi Record.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
LOOKS LIKE
A CERTAINTY
Representatives Of New Railway
Meet With Ready
Responses
ROUTE THROUGH WILKIN CO,
Being Laid and Many Additional
Rumors Are Coming In
Day by Day

The perSistency with which adj
.Gltlonal news concerning tho
proposed new Duluth. Huron and
Southern Railway hobs up from
day to day carries with it an all
,of certainty. which APPARENT.
cannot he shaken off. Following
close ON tho heels of the promot
'cr's announcement that the route
would pass north Of Fergus Falls
comes word that representatives
lof the company appeared at Roth
say. small village eighteen
miles northwest of Fergus Falls
and easily raised more than tn.
5000 asked for. They STATED
that the road would run north
east across Wilkin county lg
Rotisay and then to Erhard ant
strike a course due east from
that point. The village of Sebcka
this county. is i'm direct line
with the above proposed route. II
had been previously reported
that he road would pass through
tii' l''l tIINtSb Ct'tIieI vi tlIt cuull-
ty. but the above would indicate
that it would pass directly across
the center. = Wadena pionec,
Journal.
The RotlIsay Enterprise says:
"Rothsay may have a new rail-
road within the next four years
Iif the present plans of the Du-
luth. Huron & Southern Ry. CO.
materialiZe. OF course there are
some requirements that will have
to be met by our citizens too. il
we are to get the road.
There was an informal meet
ing held at the Akron town hall
Monday afternoon. which was at
tended by a large number of in
terested men from the village and
vicinity. The men in charge ex-
planned the intentions of the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
PREPARING SQUADS
FOR THE MARKET
prepared by United States department Of


prepared by United States department of
agriculture
Squads are fed by their parents until
they are marketed, which is usually at
from three and one-half to four and
one-half weeks of age They must be
sold about this age. as the period dur
ing which they are ready for market
rarely exceeds one week. Squads are
In good market condition when fully
feathered under the wings, which is
usually about the time they begin to
leave their nests. and If not killed at
this time they soon lose their baby fat.
and their flesh begins to get hard.
Catch the squads to he marketed in
the morning before they are fed by
their parents. so that their crops will
be empty. Squads are usually killed in
the same manner as poultry, by cut
ting the arteries in the back part of the
roof Of the mouth and piercing the
brain, but If sent to market without
plucking they are usually killed by
wringing or breaking the neck. The
latter is done by pressing the thumb
against the place where the bones Of
the neck join the head until the head is
dislocated. In sticking the squads are
hung by their legs on nails or hooks.
with their wings double locked. After
they are stuck the feathers are imme-
diately plucked clean with the excep-
ton of the head. and the birds are
cooled either by placing them in cold
water or by hanging them in cool
place. The crop should be cut open
and thoroughly cleaned if it contains
any feed.
Squads should be graded according
to size and quality, as dark colored and
small squads tend to lower the price
paid for an entire shipment of mixed
squads. They are usually packed for
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
ANOTHER FRAUD
New Scheme Worked on Farmer;
BY Man Who Has Seed
Proposition

The scheme of Il get-rich quick
scedman who has been selling
pearl millet seed worth 8 or 10
cents a pound to farmers i'm the
vicinity of Annandale, Mimi, al
So a pound, has just been expos
ed by the state seed laboratory al
the Minnesota college of agricul-
ture.
According to letter received
from a banker at French Lake
near Annandale. the man has bee.
going about the country selling
what he has called the "Wondcr-
full Forage Plpant.' TO aid i'm get.
ting the attention of the farmers
he has distributed green hand
bill. showing young man stand
ing in a field of these wonderful
plants. with the tops of the plants
above his head. The plant. accord
ing to the green hand-bill's de-
scriptiuli. is a marvel and can be
mown down when it reaches five
or six feet for hay, and it will
grow up again so quickly that
from three to five mowings may
be secured in a season.
w. l.. Oswald at the head of the
university seed laboratory. after
making his analysis. reports that
the seed sample sent him was
pearl milet. sometimes called cal
tailed millet. and really inferior
to the ordinary soreghuns for the
purpose set forth in the greer
hand bill.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09

company and stated that the road
would follow the breckenridge
diagonal ditch road to the bridge
and then continue northeast the
I I miles to this village, and then
straight east to Erhard. The road
is supposed to be direct route
from Aberdeen, S. d., to Duluth.
"The promoters of the road ask
Rothsay and the vicinity to raise
$4,000 while they are getting
$4,000 in the territory between
Breckenridge and Rothsay. They
raised between $4,000 and ST.
600 al their meeting Monday.
This money is not to be paid un-
Til the road is ready for traffic,
and that has got to be done with
i'm four years. The notes that are
being signed are i'm charge of the
banks SO that there is no chance
for graft in the securing of the
money. as some think.
"Whether Rothsay gets the
road to go through here or not
rests with the citizens and the
question to be considered is. whc-
Their it will be worth the $1,000
to get them to come into the viii
lagc or not. The Enterprise be-
licves that it will be worth the
price asked. II may not bring
much business To town, but it is
apt to take a lot away if thcey
don't come in. Then. too, we
would have direct connections
with Duluth. where much coal
and merchandise comes from,
and where much of our grain is
shipped.
"a meeting is expected to be
held within the next ten days. in
this village to further consider
the proposition"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
WHAT KANSAS WOMEN DO

Kansas is the WOmen's Free
State. When women find their
status in other states is confirm
ing their inalienable rights, let
them try the sunhower state
Here are some of the things wo.
man can do legally in Kansas:
Can take back her maiden name
after her husband dies, withou;
legal process or legislative act.
Can keep her own name when
she is married.
Can persuade her husband to
take her name and give up his
family name, if she does not like
it.
Can keep her maiden name, and
her husband can keep his name.
Can retain her maiden name for
business transactions and use her
husbands name for social af-
fairs.
If wife does not like either her
name or her husbands, they can
take a name that suits them bet
ter.
A woman can wear mems cloth
ing without restrictions. except
that she must not pose as man
She can vote at every election
She can hold any office in the
state and run for Congress.
In other words, a woman in
Kansas can do anything, almost,
he can't.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
HARRY PEARcE KILLED
Reported Shot to Death by Cana
dian Mounted Police

A report is current here that
Harry pearce. a former Hankin-
son boy and who officiated as cat
cher for the Hankinson baseball
team for several seasons was shot
and instantly killed by a member
Of the Canadian Mounted Police:
force. According to the story,
Harry was wanted for some alleg-
ed violation of the provincial
laws and resisted the officer when
the latter attempted to serve a
warrant.
Frank Buntin, who arrived here
last week from the Canadian
northwest. is authority for the
report. The story is given general
credence here although details
are ng.-Hankinson News.