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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
CARD FROM 7. c. GARRoTT.
Greenwood, Miss, Aug. 6, 1915.

80
To the People Of Leflore county:
You did it, not l; still / feel that
| would appear to you ungrateful
were not to respond to what
you did, even in me own humble
way" and | feel too, that if l was
a Sargant S. Prentiss and had
the whole English vocabulary at
my command, would then find
language inadequate to express
to you my profound gratitude.
Take it from me, that you have
paid me a compliment that no
other man has ever had paid him
in this county; you have handed
me one that any statesman should
and would be proud of, and why
not l? It's useless to tell you
that l am. And it seems to me,
too, that you have picked from
among Leflore's rudest sons one
in lieu Of apparently some Of her
brightest gems to fill this unset
ring, and in doing this you have
made me proud, and the height
of my aspiration now is to prove
to the people of Leflore County
that you have made no mistake.
| thank you. Respectfully,
T. C. CARROT,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
BILBO NOMINATED.

On the face of,returns in hand Theo. G.
Bilbo has been chosen the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor of Mississippi.
His majority is not large, but it is suf-
ficient for victory.
There is no probability that a canvass
of the official returns by the State executive
committee will materially change the result.
Although he is the party nominee for
the highest office within the gift Of the peo-
pie of Mississippi, our opinion Of Theodore
G. Bilbo remains unchanged.
He is still a self-accused bribe-taker, a
self-confessed CRATER, a foul-tongued SLAM
derer, an unmitigated liar, and a contempt
ible crook.
The robe of office cannot hide the bar
sinister across his forehead.
It is an unhappy day for Mississippi,
and there are many unhappy days ahead for
A majority of the voters, fooled, de-
luded, blinded, lost to all reason, have said
by their votes that they would rather wal
low in filth than walk on clean ground.
So be it! It's a nasty, nauseous dose,
and we cannot swallow it without gagging,
but there's some consolation in the knoWl-
edge that it will not make us any sicker than
this unspeakable person in office.
Only two things remain to be done in
recognition of the new era we are entering.
The blow has fallen, the die has been cast.
At the very moment when Thee. G.. Bilbo
takes the oath Of office as Governor of Mis-
sissippi we should substitute a carrion crow
for the proud bird of liberty on the Great
Seal Of the Commonwealth, and remove the
great golden eagle from the dome of our
capitol and place a puking buzzard in it's
stead. jackson News, 9Th inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
ALFALFA GROWING.

The attention of our planters is called
to the article in this issue on the growing of
alfalfa. Alfalfa growing in the Delta has
passed the experimental stage, as is evil
denced by the reports from a number of
prominent planters who have had remark
able success with this crop. AS a storage
feed for plantation stock and cattle alfalfa
is without a superior, and many planters
who in past years have been buying North
ern grown hay at from $50 to $25 per ton,
own use with a surplus which brings a good
price on the market. Alfalfa has become
one of the staple crops Of the Delta, and is
but one indication that our farmers and
planters are keeping abreast Of the times
with regard to the Investigation idea
Greenville Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
A TOWN THAT WINS.

What makes a town grow into a city
while others with equally good locations re-
main villages? It is because in the case
there are men of push and energy, who are
not afraid to spend their time and money
to improve their town. Wherever they go
they tell Of the advantages of their town;
they write about it in every letter; send cir
culaIs and newspapers to every acquaintance
whom they think can be induced to visit
their town, and when anyone visits it show
him all the attractions of the place and treat
him with such kindness that he falls in love
with them and the town at once. They
don't give advertisements and spend their
money with a paper out of their city to get
up a boom edition. They spend it with the
home papers. A town that protects home
industry always wins.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06

In order to boom a town or city, it is
not only necessary to write and talk about
it, but endeavors must be made to beautify
and make it attractive. This can be done
to a certain extent by making street i'm
provements. Every man is not expected to
build a palatial mansion, nor Individually
start a large factory, but you can speak
kindly Of your neighbors. Make strangers
feel at home when they come to town, and
sustain public improvements, eve if they
your sidewalks and fences, trim your trees,
and paint your house. The great thing is
for everybody to be at something, pushing
ahead, lettering the condition Of things
about and around you. It is the duty Of
every citizen to assist in building up the city
in which he lives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
CARD FROM HON. w. M. WHIT
TINGTON.

To the Voters of LeflOre County:
am very grateful for the flat
tering vote given me for State
Senator. The entire citizenship
of the county has been exceeding
ly kind to me, and their confidence
will stimulate me to great endeav-
or. 1t shall be my ambition to
make a faithful public servant,
and l promise to work for the
progress and prosperity of the
people of Mississippi.
Very respectfully,
w. M. WILMINGTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
CARD OF THANKS.

To the Voters of Leflore County:
Dear Friends: l want to thank each
me for County Treasurer. l would
like to thank each personally but that
will be impossible, l shall always re-
member you kindly and hope that |
may prove worthy of your support. 1t
will be my aim to attend to the duties
assigned to me to the best interest of
all concerned. Respectfully,
j. F. FLANAGAN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
EG0uAHEBEaANDED
RELY HEADQUARTERS &C
1IiE5s iezs''

J0SASOu Ol8I1Ou Leo XeT OF L4{S
morning august g. coataiks the fol-
lowbe reference to the ~unefhcial tel
turns o4aesday's primarE electidny
While the returns receiv6 indicAea
ed last night that Bilbo has 8 majority
v~ariously estimated from E1,5OO to
1000, thaughhis headquart ers claims
ed only about /, 900, it see las that ie
win be, necessity to recounk the volts
for this Office and others. -
. At Rely headquarters was ase
serted that nothing would Re conced,
ed, but 4 recount ,d9hdandet
Lee M. Russell, who is ID the city,
claims t. have led ks appahent by a
good majority, But iii this Instance a
recount will be demanded, h. Bunyan
Carter insisting that he .shasthe nor
nation, ss.t ..a,.ss
It is probable that, other candidates
for State offices Will <dem nd a re-
count, and last night it app AIRED that
the executive committee WI have to
settle practically every Sta Office.
Ugly Charge.
While the Reilly Headquarters made
no statement. other than hat a re-
count would be demanded, gentlemen
opposed to Bilbo were ouspoken in
asserting there had been f4fud in the
election counts, and Y9atotoc county
was severely criticised. This county
in 1911, it was claimed, Iast 2,425
votes; this year it handedSMr. Bilbo
2,046 and the opposition 94g, a Crane
total of 3,O31. Members d the anti
Bilbo faction asserted opefy "some
thing is wrong" They declared the
county had not increased In popula
ton COG electors in four Vars.
1t was also limited that d4her irreg
ularities would be developd.
There was some talk of 4olting tn.
ticket in the event Bilbq wSt nominal
ed, but cooler heads scented to hole
that this was no more thai talk AM
that if Bilbo had honestly @cured tn,
nomination he will be supported il
the general election.
a, Bilbo He.sau.ll, .r.
At the Bilbo headquarters in thu
Noble hotel all seemed satisfied. G
! A. Hobbs, his campaign mHager, wa
busy through the evening receivin,
'belated returns or giving Information
to callers. Lee M. Huss9ll was o,
hand and was in the hest IF humor-
1t had been stated that d Bilbo eel
ebration was being p1annd and Mr.
Russell said this was truf; that tn
date was Monday evening" He CAV
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06

We heartily congratulate the nominees
fors'the various Leflore county Offices upon
their magnificent victories-in last Tuesdays
primary. !.
Hon. w. NJ. Whittington's majority Of
723 for State Senator was the banner vote
of any aspirant for office in the county.
Hon. w. S. Barry for Representative, I. G..
Carrot for sheriff, Sharkey Pate for circuit
clerk, Means Johnston for county attorney,
j. R. Hughes for superintendent of educa-
ton, J. 7. Flanagan for treasurer, J. L.
Montgomery for supervisor in Beat 3, J: L.
Haley for supervisor in Beat 4, R. H: Hicks
and A.,W. Evans for Justice of the Peace in
Beat 3 and H. w. Pettey for constable in
Beat 3, each received handsome majorities
over their respective opponents, and they
will make their people capable and faithful
public servants.
The Commonwealth most heartily con
graduates all of these worthy nominees upon
their splendid majorities, and we know that
they will do their full duty in every respect.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
LEFLORE COUNTY GAVE 400 MAJOR
ITY AGAINST BILBO.

We are genuinely proud of the fact that
Leflore county registered the magnificent
majority of 400 votes against Bilbo for Gov
ernor in the primary election last Tuesday.
1t is indeed refreshing to know that we have
such a splendid citizenship. The Common
wealth predicted that two-thirds of the vot-
~larville misfit, and since the majority was
more than that number, we are especially
gratifed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06

is low. Ride on the drag. and
SHIFT your position according to
the amount Of earth necessary to
be moved. II the rain has been
of long duration it may be adyis-
able to drag the road twice; first
very soon after the. rain. and
again when the clay is drying out
or beginning to set.
DO not dragtthe road. Success
fui dragging is dependent on a
certain amount of water or mois-
ture in the road surface. Practi-
all clays and most soils, if
not too sandy, will puddle If
worked when wet, and on drying
out will set very hard. The drag
in connection with traffic is es-
sentially a pudding machine,
which. when properly used, leaves
the road surface crowned and
covered with a smooth layer of
puddled and densely paced soil.
This layer is as nearly impervious
to water as it is possible to make
it. Following rains find little
or no place for Judgment, as the
water quickly runs Off to the side
bitches. Unless the rain is long
continued the road surface is not
softened to any great depth.
The prompt use of the drag after
each rain leaves the surface
smooth and ready to withstand
the next storm.
Therefore, to make your road
smooth, use a road machine or
grader to put it in proper shape
in the spring of the year. To keep
your road smooth, use the road
drag judiciously after each rain.
This will keep an earth or gravel
road in the best shape in which il
is possible to maintain it through.
out the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
a CARD OF THANKS
the Voters of Lefiore Co.:

AZ Wiz Va ASAAOA~ w.
l take this opportunity to thank my
many friends for the nice vote you
gave me in the first primary; l also
want to thank you in behalf of my dear
old wife who has stood by me so nobly
during my trying times. The election
means so much to US. ! have made q
clean fight and ! feel sure that l have
not made an enemy but on the other
hand l believe l have made some
friends among those who did not give
their support.
To those Of you who voted and lost
your choice / do earnestly hope that
you can see your way clear to give me
that vote on August 24th.
Thanking you once more, l am yours
to serve, JNO. +. DENNIS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
CARD OF THANKS.

Greenwood, Miss, August 5, 1915.
To the Voters of Lefore County:
/ want to thank my friends who voted
for me for their support, and those who
voted for my opponents for their honest,
kind and courteous treatment. / feel that
I made a good race for a late starter, and
amateur, and will see you all again later.
With best wishes, | am,
Yours very truly,
Y. 7. EGGLESTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
HOW TO MAKE AND KEEP
THE ROADS SMOOTH.

The traffic on earth and gravel
roads has a constant tendency to
develop ruts, chuck holes and de-
pressions. The chief aim and
purpose. of road maintenance is
to prevent and remedy this de,
str4etiveSactionI 70 be success
full and -rffirient, road maiuten-
ance must be systematic and con-
tinuous. Haphazard work is ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory I
If the road is very rough and
uneven OF the crown very low the
road machine Or grader is very
efficient for placing it in shape.
One must guard. however, against
the all too common practice of
scraping the sod and other vege-
table matter and refuse from the
sides and bitches on to the roads
in general, on the clay and heavy
soil and roads all vegetable OF
spongy material should be care.
fully excluded. Such materials
absorb moisture readily and fur
nish but little resistance against
wear. The road surface should
be built up with the best materia.
possible-material which will
be as nearly waterproof as posi-
bic and will wear uniformly.
In general the road machine OF
grader should be used in the
spring of the year while thu
ground is moist and in such con
dition that it will work easily ane
at the same time pack we'll under
passing traffic. Considerable
skill and judgment is required t
use the road grader to the bes
advantage. An unskilled ant
careless operator will sometime
actually leave the road III a wors'
condition than when he began
work. Do not scrape sod and re
fuse into the road. Good earth i
far better as it will not decay no
absorb moisture SO readily. d.
not be guilty of the too common
practice of leaving a windrow o
clods or loose earth along tn,
middle of your road to imped'
traffic and absorb water at tn
first rain. Leave the road
smooth over the entire surfac
and traffic will spread and b
less likely to produce ruts. A
ways use the grader in such
way as to make the road bette
and not worse for the passini
traffic.
When the road has been place
in good condition as to crown an
smoothness the road drag is tn
|! best tool for maintaining it i
that condition. Drag, the roa
after each rain while the surfac
is still moist but not sticky. Us
a light drag and move only
very little earth-just sufficient t
fill the ruts and depressions an
leave a light surplus if the crow
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
On GHRsEERRlN'lATQRILAAlhl YpTI

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q snib1c59. .sesov Sr0.x I'd iQqi. !.
5s1AAts0s oAthe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
as yet, are tentative. .IeesgA !.
AL Iie.E1A uku&etaAAGNueWarc ::
=. EQh .dsSAesantgAYeTnQr Nc Rus!
sallAsssred.5bst d1is. ulajexitSoMeuld
be about $4,000. .sruo, .ma. ed. !.
III. The Rlhqn people seemed .eertaint
ethst RksHey had vhseRo flectad eeyer.
MNefs.W Visor ,eyer,. Smith: -and that
DIS TaylqE. had defeated John c:
lSbefhelA snY., Is..n 81 - :.
.. 4ieqtsnaRtrGQSernp Bilho was not
|sfHhbxthe acknowledges represent
alive, but. ,ha. was quoted as having.
said he would make mo statement ua.
til after3 ..ths vexecptixe committee
meets which event is setifor Tuesday,
His aeamRaign. managers and best
friends, however. declare. that there
is no. basis, for any fraud charges
and say that if. the votes are recount
ed everything will be found in regu-
lar order.
Little Cheering
While the followers of the Lieuten-
ant-Governor seemed to be confident,
it was noticeable last night that there
was little cheering and that the crowd
was not inclined to be demonstrative.
During the afternoon and early part
of the evening the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor was generally surrounded by
friends and these invariably congrat.
ulated him.
Marion w. Reilly, who reached the
city last night, was also given some.
thing of an ovation and seemed to be
in great demand.
In some instances bets made that
Bilbo would go in on the first prima.
ry have been paid by Bilbo people
but these men generally stipulated
that Bilbo would have a majority OF
10000, and this is not claimed.
Last night many Reilly people de
clared that Bilbo apparently had the
nomination, but the executive com
mittee would take away some of hi.
votes. For this reason those who hae
bet Bilbo would not go in on the frs
primary were generally insisting tina.
these bets should not be paid until af
ter the meeting of the executive com
mittee.
A Heavy Task
In the event the executive commit
tee counts all the votes in the disput
ed counties and hears charges which
may be preferred, it seems probabl
that body will be in session sewers
days and that its meetings will be at
tended by immense throngs of follow
ers of both Bilbo and Reilly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06

One-third Of the people, as a rule, think
they can beat a lawyer expounding the law.
One-half Of them think they can beat the
doctor in healing the sick. Two-thirds of
them think they can put the minister in the
hole e~xpounding the gospel. All of them
think they car beat the editor running a pa
nerI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
ONLY N RUN OFF.

There will be only one run-off in the
second primary for county Offices in Lef1ore,
that Of Tax Assessor between Messrs. j.
e. Dennis and Harris Gray, and the friends
of these gentlemen will actively support
them IN the showdown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-06
CARD FROM HARRIS GRAY.

To the Voters of Leflore County:
want to express my most sin
cere appreciation for the liberal
vote | received last Thursday, and
ask your most careful considera.
ton OF my claims in the coming
primary, August oath.
Yours truly, HARRIS GRAY.
No man in the race will ~appreci-
ate your vote more than Hon. P. f..
Matthews, Candidate. for Penitentnfy
Trustee. adv
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-16
HORSE DRINKING CUES.

The blessings of sanitation are be-
ing extended worldwide, and more
than class-wide. Now that man has
so increased his life by the study Of
hygiene, and discovered means of
protecting his life, through the sacri-
fee of unblessed animals, like the dog,
man has developed greater sense Of
responsibility toward animals, espe-
cially toward the animals that serve
him. OF course there is much sell
fishness in the improper attitude Of
man.
These animals are valuable; they
cost money; in truth they cost more
and more money. To protect the
horse, to keep him in condition, to
enable him to evade the ills that
horse is neir to, has become a prime
duty of man. Therefore the horse
can no longer imbibe from the COM
mon drinking cup. That must go into
the same desuetude where went the
human drinking cup. The horse must
have it's own cup, carry it about with
HMM addition to his other burdens,
and drink from it only when it has
been filled afresh at the faucet
Whether the public drinking fountains
will provide slot machines, out OF
which for one penny an individual
horse drinking cup may be abstract
cd, is not yet announced. But the horse
must be saved from those errors Of
the past.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-16
GOVERNOR Phillip LAUDED.
Usher Has Good Word to Say for
States Executive In His
Weekly Letter.
By Ellis b. Usher.

Governor Phillip has been saying
some good things and saying them
we'll, regarding American citizenship
and he has risen to real statesman
ship when he has told his hearers to
stand by President Wilson and back
up their own government. THAT s
the stuff" That is where every Anne
rican will stand so long as there is
menace of war from any quarter. Mr.
Phillips father was born in Switzer-
land and he came to this country to
better himself and his children. When
the civil war broke out he enlisted,
early. He didn't have to be drafted,
and he fought through and made re-
cord as free American who prizes
his opportunities, that is q rich herit-
age for his children and his children S
children. lie didn't part his Ameri-
canism in the middle and have the
American" come last. But nobody
will st op to inquire where the man
comes from who talks as Governor
Philip is talking now. He is setting
an example that may be studied with
great profit by some of our other ci-
tizens who are either themselves eX-
hibiting very doubtful loyalty and in
comprehensive lack of understand
ing of American institutions and
American neutrality, or allowing moi
sy pro-German propaganda to repre-
sent them.
Among Germans of foreign birth
and their children, many of whom
have been lifelong and cherished
friends, | ought to be free from eve
ry suspicion of race prejudice. l de-
spise it as | do religious creeds in po-
litics. Both breed badblood, and ac-
complish no good purpose. l am, as
am an American, opposed TO quest
ioning any loyal citizen as to the
place of his birth or his right to a
free conscience when he approaches
his God, but the man with divided
allegiance or doubtful one, is not a
good American, no matter where he
came from. 4 great many people
here in Wisconsin are misled by what
has. from the outset of the war in
Europe. been an offensive and noisy
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-16

German propaganda, and because
they have been considerate. too con-
siderate, of their neighbors, associ-
ates and friends of German birth and
extraction, they have said little or
nothing, except among themselves.
And as to what they will say and do
among themselves, where ciyiIity and
polite consideration for others is ELI
minated, there was an excellent ilIu-
stration in the National Farmers
Congress held in Omaha last week,
where there were delegates from
many states. Among the resolutions
was one endorsing President Wilson
which closed by saying: "We offer
him our loyal support in his efforts to
protect the rights of American citiz-
ems and to maintain the impartial
neutrality of this nation. A dele
gate named Wooster, attacked this
last resolution and wanted it stricken
out. He also attacked the president.
| Wooster was soldier of the Union
in the Civil war. Then another far
mer, Senator Brown, of Leon, Iowa,
rose and pointing TO the Grand Army
button in the lapel of his coat said:
81 fought four years in the Civil
war. was not for Wilson at the last
election and did not vote for him. |
was proud that did not. But, gentle
men, he is our president and it is our
duty to stick by him now. These are
reasonable utterances that have been
heard here. If this man don't like
this country let him get out of it and
go where it suits him better. | am
backing President Wilson,
That's the way one American talks
to another on this subject, and it was
the way that convention talked, for it
passed the resolution SO enthusiastic
cally that not even the man who
caused the controversy dared vote
against them. The people are much
more stirred and earnest on this sub
ject than their public men, or than
most of the newspapers. AS usual
the people are far in advance of those
who assume to be leaders.