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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04
Nv
Notice
Jan. H., 1915.

Notice is hereby given that the
City Of OkoIona proposes to issue in
crest bearing vauanrs Il The Ciil OF
Dkoloua, Mississippi 10 the amount OF
-Four thousand Dollars Tor the rur.
,ose Of repairing and improving the
public School Building for Wine
children in said city; said warrants to
bear interest al the rate OF SIX per
enrum per annum. and to be issued
A all things in accordance with the
,rc,isions Of the Charter Of OhoIon'
and amendments thereto.
Done by order Of the CITY Council
j. H, Davis, civ Clerk.
January 20th, 1915.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

70 his EAceIlyucy, Governor Earl
Brewer:
We the undersigned citizens o.
OkoIona, Misslsstrri, respectfully ask
you t. commute the death sentence Of
Richard Williams to HE inprisoo,
nent,
As matter Of fect, our information
$ hat here may r. scne question as
to the propriety oil hanging this negro
for killing the negro he did'under TIE
circumstances he did, aud We wait
YOU to exercise your pardoni' 8 power
in his behalf, and sove his life and lei
h m 90 to the peniteutiary Tor service
t. the State,
Very respectfully,
B, F. Ellis
A 7. StovaII
L. P. Haley
R. W. Chandler
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04
From Hanover, Perm.

Hanover, PA-"I was a very weak woman and suffered from
hearing q,Vn p.ins and baebncha. ! had been married over four
ye1s andhal no clHdren, Lydia p Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
proved an excellent remedy for i made ne a well woman. After
faEjng q fav bottles nv pains disappeared, and we now have one Of
te flcst boy babies you ever saw"-Mrs, {. A. RICKRoDE, RED,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04
Two Motives.

Emulation is the child Of ambi-
ticn; rivalry is the ENJOYABLE daughter
OF enVy.-Balzac.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04
Mere Important

q cginiru .,a> JUGS hOt affect The Hes'
muse of its tonic ani laxative effect, lax
w RROMO QuININEi j. better tn n ord,naT
Iuine and does not cause nervousness no
lp.lg Ia mead Remember tl4e full name an
* for the signature If +. W. GROVE, 2t
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

are constantly being restored to 1eaIth by
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

Reliable evidence is abundant that women
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
HOISINGTON WILL DELAY
HIS VISIT FOR AWHILE

Sec. Poe received a letter this
morning from Col. p. M. Hoisington,
saying that he would delay his visit
to Abilene for the purpose of form
ing a militia until the Abilene men
had done the preliminary work. 1t
had been expected that Colonel Hois-
ington would be here today. In his
letter Colonel Hoisington says that
at least 65 men between the ages OF
IS and As years should enlist and
that three officers should be avail
able, before the company could be
established; and that SO signers to
an enlistment blank which the col
onel enclosed should be obtained be-
fore the officer arrives here. A
meeting will be announced for some
night soon and the men signed up
for the company, SO that the organi-
cation can be effected within two
weeks time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
From Mondays DAny.l

IrTOm Monoayb Uauyl
| Another of our long time citizens
has passed away and left large cir
Gle of mourning friends. Mrs. Mary
e. Stoufer Fair who died at her late
home on North Mulberry street, abb
lene, March II, 1915, was born in
Perry county, Pa, October IA, 1843.
and was In her seventy-second year
at the time of her death.
On December Is, 1870, Miss
Stoufer was united in marriage with
Mr.. oliver F. Fair. To this union
five sons and one daughter were
born, all OF whom are living and
were present at the funeral of their
devoted mother to mingle their sor-
row with the bereaved husband and
father and the large circle of friends
who gathered at the beautiful home
for the memorial services in menu
DRY Of a noble woman.
Mrs. Fair was an ideal mother, q
model home maker, full of energy
and courage, active and cheerful up
to the last hour of her life, when
she was suddenly striker with an at
tack of paralysis which proved fatal
and she quietly passed to rest and
her reward.
Mrs. Fair united with the Luth-
eran church in early life and lived
in the strength of her faith and in
tegrity all her days. The family came
to Abilene in 1887 and has a wide
circle of friends and neighbors. The
funeral was held at the home and
conducted by the Rev. DR.. F. s.
Blayney of the Presbyterian church,
who has been long time friend of
the family. Miss Marie Roger, Miss
Stella Murphy, Mr.. H. M. Howard
and Mr.. Harvey Kugler rendered APP
propriate musical selections and the
five sons and the son-in-law acted
as pallbearers and attended the body
to its last resting place in Abilene
cemetery.
Mrs. Fair leaves husband, six
eight grand children, one
great grand child, all of this COM
munity, and two sisters. and two
brothers in Pennsylvania to mourn
her departure. A good woman, wife,
mother and neighbor has entered in
to her final reward.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
Former Santa Fe Agent Sentenced to
O.. 4 to 5 Years
HIS PLEA ON ONE COUNT ONLY
Other 40 Some Charges OF Obtain
ing Money Under False Pre-
lenses Dismissed-Begins
Sentence at Once

Salina. March ia sensation
was sprung in district court this
morning when w. S. Conway, Tor
mer Santa Fe agent, pleaded guilty
to one of the forty counts against
him which charge him with obtain
ing money under false pretenses and
various other offenses.
County Attorney Hammers motion
to dismiss the other counts against
Conway was sustained and Coma
way was sentenced to not less than
one year nor more than five years
in the state penitentiary. He VIII be
taken to Lansing at once.
w. s. Conway, who was agent
for the Santa Fe railroad in Salina'
and Cliff Richmond, then traffic man
for the Lee Hardware company, were
arrested March on warrants charg-
ing 40 counts, some charging for
gerry, others obtaining money under
false pretenses and also burglary.
Great shortages were discovered
at the Lee Hardware company and
auditors were secured. A robbery
occurred at the Thatcher home
where the auditors were located, and
at the Santa Fe depot. Conway and
Richmond were then arrested.
On September q the jury trying
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

ginners, Miss Myra Engle; primary.
Mrs. Bertha Baker; junior, B. H.
Smith; secondary, Mrs. G. G. Ander-
son; superintendent, ]. M. Walters;
home, Mrs. Dan Binder; cradle roll,
Miss Martha Blayney; chairman Of
music committee, Mrs. H. L. Humph-
rey; chairman of social committee,
Miss Josephine Campbell; chairman
of press and literature, Warren
Reese. At the meeting last night, /.
B. Martin led a general discussion
of Supervision the Teen Age" Miss
Charlotte Northcraft, e. =. Caven-
der, Raymond Eshelman and Mrs.
Lois Miller took part. The discus
sion was profitable and interesting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
METHODIST CONFERENCE
SESSIONS BEGIN WEDNESDAY

Topeka, March 15.-Preparations
are complete for the entertain
ment this week Of 500 ministers and
their wives, who will be in Topeka
to attend the annual Kansas confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. In addition to the preachers
Of the churches In the central-east-
ern part Of Kansas, which territory
makes up the Kansas conference
several hundred laymen win be here
to attend a meeting Of the laymen's
association of the conference next
Friday and Saturday.
The conference sessions, presided
over BY Bishop william o. Shepard
Of Kansas City, win open Wednes-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
PAYNE CONFESSES HE
FORGED COUNTY WARRANTS

Howard Payne, said to be for
mer Dickinson county man, has con-
fessed to forging signatures Of the
county commissioners on warrants
while he was clerk of Reno county.
He estimates the amount he secured
to be more than $4,000. ut was all
so easy that fell for It," Payne told
the officers at Hutchinson, when he
was brought back from Little Rock,
Ark, where he was arrested.
His wife and baby returned with
him. Mrs. Payne refused to believe
her husband guilty until he confess
ed. Payne had many friends who be-
lieved in his innocence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
mrs. MARY Il. FAIR, ~.
PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY
IFrom FridayNs Daiiy.l


Mrs. Mary Z. Fair, wife OF Oliver
#. Fair. died very Unexpectedly al
[, the home, 1920 North Elm, Thurs
day. Mar. IL. Mrs. Fair was taken
with a stroke OF paralysis about $3.50
o'clock and passed away at s
o'clock. She ate a hearty supper but
remarked to her husband after the
meal that she had a pain In her side.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Fair went out
to do the milking. Some time after
he had left Mrs. Fair went out on
the porch, and Mr.. Fair, when he
looked toward the house. saw that
she had fallen. A physician was
called but efforts to save Mrs. Fair
failed. She was 70 years old. This
was the second attack Of paralysis.
These children survive: J. u.
Fair, Kansas City; Mrs. Frank
Adams, Abilene; Reuben, Abilene;
Franklin o., Joplin, Mo-; Raymond
]. and Russell. living near Abilene.
Mrs. Fair had lived here many
years and had the acquaintanceship
of many residents of the city who
sympathize with the bereaved fam
lily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
SANTA FEE TIME KEEPER
SLUGGED AND ROBBED

Cottonwood Falls, March Is
Edward Gardner, time keeper for the
Santa Fe railroad company at Flor
ence, and son of Albert Gardner, an
Elmdale farmer, was assaulted and
robbed in the train yards at Flor
ence yesterday afternoon by an I'M
known assailant. Young Gardner
was struck on the side of the head.
the blow fracturing his skull and
rendering him unconscious. Physi-
clans say his condition is very SER
ious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
CHAPMAN TO VOTE ON
$4,000 CITY LIGHT BONDS

Chapman, March 16.-The city
council has issued a proclamation to
vote a bond issue of $4,000 at the
regular spring election for the erec-
ton of municipal light plant. A
private plant is now operating on a
twelve-hour basis. This probably will
be bought by the city and twenty
four-hour service installed, If the
bond election carries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

Conway was mismissed as 1t could
not agree.
On October IT, Richmond was
found guilty ON count 10, the same
to which Conway pleaded guilty
this morning. He was sentenced to
the penitentiary from enc to five
years. On November 4, Richmond
appealed his case to the supreme
court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
w, Willis Dead

/ Industry, March lev. Willis
passed quietly away about 2 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Willis had
caught a severe cold, turning to
pneumonia and an operation was
found to be the last hope, but with
complication of other things, he
did not rally.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

The annual business meeting Of
the Graded Sunday School Union
was held at the Lutheran church
Monday evening. These officers we're
elected: President, Rev. H. r. Mar
tin; vice president, Mrs. w. o. steen;
secretary-treasurer. Miss Ruth VIII
kie; department vice presidents: Be
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
INFECTED CATTLE KILLED
Foot and Mouth Disease Causes
$40, 900 Loss at EldOradO

Eldorado, March 16.-Veterinari-
ans have completed the slaughter OF
512 cattle and 1870 hogs condemned
because of foot and mouth disease,
and Butler county once more is free
from the disease.
The cattle were appraised at $37,-
100 and the hogs at $2925.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
Sister Died in Denver

w. q. Howard received q message
from Denver this morning telling OF
the death of his sister, Wayne
Howard last night in Denver. Miss
Howard formerly lived here and
many friends will be saddened to
hear Of her passing away. Mr.. H. IL
unable to attend the funeral.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends for their kind
ness and sympathy during Illness
and bereavement of our beloved wife
and mother.-O. F. Fair and Fam
lily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The coming out of the grade cards
at the end. of the first six weeks Of
the second semester, brought the
thought to many of the students that
the end of the school year would be
here in a short time. The freshmen
are lamenting greatly that the SEN
Tors will be with them just ten weeks
more.
Everything is excitement and
hurry with the seniors. The annual
is making splendid progress and will
be the best ever put out by the high
school.
Much time is being spent on the
Shakespeare play, Much Ado About
Nothing" which is to be staged in
the near future.
There wasn't much doing" in
Wednesdays chapel, outside of the
usual exercises. After chapel Mr..
French interviewed the negative de-
bate team. Chorus was held as usual
at this time.
In Mondays chapel Mr.. Steininger
gave a lecture on music. He spoke
mostly of orchestra music and the
various forms of musical compost
ton. Mr.. Steininger explained the
organization of the Tri-City orches-
ira, which played here Friday night.
This orchestra will be composed Of
about thirty of the best musicians
of Junction City, Salina and Abb
lene. Mr.. Steininger is the leader of
this orchestra. The high school stu
dents are seldom favored with a
talk such as Mr.. steininger gave and
they appreciated what he said.
Miss Hopkins in normal training
class: Edith, you may conjugate
the verb Sit
e. G.. F.: "Sit, sat, sitten."
e e &
The practical household cookery
course has been completed in the
domestic science department. A new
line of work, therapeutic cookery,
has been begun. The next six weeks
will be given to this course. Miss
Marie Story has given the girls a
good start and the course will prove
as well as useful.
The visitors last week were: Rev.
Martin, Mr.. Steininger, Marian See
We, Genevieve Huffman, Mabel Big
er, Mr.. Walker, Mr.. Defrieze.
The girls glee club rendered two
and well appreciated num-
,ers, at the Literary league, Thurs
lay night at the G. G. Wyandt home.
rhe girls are having much success
Is club, and their work is highly
by the community. Two
elections were given in chapel FRI
lay morning. After chapel, the club,
by their Instructor,
vent to the Garfield school and
ang to the different grades.
A tryout will be given soon to the
iris glee club for the selection Of
he best sight readers to enter the
light reading contest at Emporia.
'rizes will be awarded. The first
rize will be twenty dollars and the
econd ten dollars, for the best read
r in the contest. Other prizes are: t
'or the best soIoist, ten dollars, sec u
nd prize, five dollars; the glee club ]
aking first place, fifty dollars. L
ZEE II
Friday in chapel supt. Stacey gave i
short talk. A letter which contain
d questions as to present and fu-
ure expectations OF the high school
tudenta was given To each pupil.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
Good ERg Record

Record Of eggs layed by IA Rhode
Island Red hens during month Of
January, $50 eggs; for February, IL
hens, $50 eggs. q. w. oakman,
Owner. d1tW1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18
Farmers and Poultry RaiSers

Have you ever used Sue
cess Stock Powder or Sue
cess Poultry TOnic9
Both are guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money back.
Hence there is every chance to
profit and none to loose.
If your stock is off feed or
not doing we'll feed Success
and you will be satisfied with
the results. If they are doing
we'll see how much better they
will do.
Feed your poultry Success
Poultry Tonic. One IS cent
box for a small flock with
proper housing, sanitation and
feeding will convince you Of
its real worth.
If affected with any of the
common ailments such as roup
and cholera you will soon
notice a marked improvement
and later a flock of healthy
fowls. @
Ask your dealer for partic-
ulars.
If he is not handling these
remedies he should get in line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

White Rock eggs, soc for Is or
$500 per 100. e. L. Webb, Abilene,
Acme phone. 11Wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

cost per mile.
Goodyears
best met these
wants. They
met them be-
cause they are
Fortified Tires.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

This Goodyear army is com.
posed Of men like you. They
want quality, safety, endurance.
They want trouble-saving and low
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

Friday in chapel supt. Stacey gave
q short talk. A letter which contain
ed questions as to present and fu'
ture expectations Of the high schOc
students. was given to each pupil.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

The coming out Of the grade cards
at the end. of the first six weeks OF
the second semester. brought the
thought to many of the students that
the end of the school year would be
here in a short time. The freshmen
are lamenting greatly that the SEN
Tors will be with them just ten weeks
more.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-18

by cost per
mile. Doesn't
their top place
prove that 2
The following
Goodyear Ser
vice Stations
will supply you:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
.ss------=-3sAS III - so
mad a Rf Dyed men o island where
t. see n quarter usually r h
stead was for less than 1GO acres.

stead was for less than 100 acres.
1t develops that for forty years
the interior department held that
a person who had made home
stead entry of less than 100 acres
of land had not exhausted his or
her rights under the homestead
law, and could, at any time,
make additional entry of suf1ic-
lent land to bring the total hold
ing up to a quarter section.
Recently, however, the depart
ment changed it's ruling, and
now holds that a citizen who
makes one homestead entry and
acquires title, eXhausts his home
stead rights, whether he enters
l6O acres, 50 acres or 40 acres,
Or even less.
When the enlarged homestead
law was passed a provision was
inserted to the effect that a
qualified homestead entryman
might enter 320 acres under the
enlarged homestead law, and the
department at the time the law
was passed, regarded as "quali-
fled homestead entrymen" all
citizens who had homesteaded
less than 100 acres under the old
law. Thus it happened that
many settlers in the west who
had homesteaded tracts of less
than 100 acres, were permitted,
under the ruling of the interior
department., to make an enlarged
homestead entry of 320 acres.
The department subsequently
having reversed it's ruling, these
entrymen, but for the recent en-
actment, would lose their dry
arm homesteads. They are pre-
;ected in their rights by the new
aw, but only those are protected
Who entered prior to Jan. l, 1914.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
SECOND APPRAISAL
HELD IN 0BEYANCE

Senator Myers on Monday had
assurances from the secretary of
the interior that no effort would
be made by the department be-
fore the close of the next session
OF congress to collect the full
appraised price of the land on
the Flathead reservation, which
has been twice appraised. Sem
ator Myers had a bill before the
last session providing that where
the lands were reappraised and
settled upon before the second
price was announced that the
lands should be sold at not more
than the price fixed at the first
appraisal. He will endeavor to
get this bill enacted at the next
session. 1t failed in the closing
days of the recent session.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
ito by American Press Association.

A Washington dispatch datel

A Washington dispatch dated
March Is, says:
THE reclamation service to-
day awarded to A. L. Markus of
Poison, Montana, the contract
for the earth work on the Pablo
laterals and sub-laterals of the
F]athead irrigation project at a
contract price Of SIG, $40"
Taking this bit of news as
true, water should be provided
for a number of settlers in the
Round Butte district for irriga-
ton purposes this year. This
will be welcome news, and the
fact that Senator Myers has been
in Washington ever since COR
gress adjourned working to Sc
cure this concession from the
government, causes the people of
The Flathead to have faith in the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
Decoy Evidence Rejected

A charge of selling liquor to
Indians brought by federal Of
ficers was dismissed by Judge
Bourquin Saturday on motion of
District Attorney b. K. Wheeler,
who said that the evidence
against the prisoner, Frank Con-
ley, had been obtained by a
'decoy" and his office would re-
fuse to prosecute on such evil
dence. 1t was alleged that Con-
ley had in his possession coin
that had been marked by United
States officers and given to In
dian confederates with which to
purchase liquor. Mr.. Wheeler,
in asking for dismissal, declared
that there was enough prejudice
against federal officers and his
office would decline to encourage
such work.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
UNDERGROUND WATER
SUPPLY OF MONTANA

A survey of the underground
water resources of the state by
the state engineering depart
ment, under direction of A. w.
Mahon, state engineer is to be
made. Mr.. Mahon is now MAX
ing his plans for the work, which
will be carried on in connection
with other activities of his office.
The reason for the survey is
found in letters received by diff
ferent state officers from pros
pective settlers who have made
inquiry concerning underground
water and wells.
The writer's say they contem-
plate moving to Montana, but do
not wish to make the change un-
til they know about the water
supply.
"A dozen good settlers will
pay for the cost Of this work.
said Mr.. Mahon, "And | be-
lieve that for the returns on the
expense, it is proposition that
will be hard to beat"
Blanks will be sent out by Mr..
Mahon to the clerk of every
school district, to every road
supervisor and other persons in
a position to know something of
the water resources, with re-
quest that they be filled in. He
has also secured the cooperation
of j. Scott Harrison, superin-
5endent of government surveys
n Montana, and all survey par
les will be supplied with blanks,
which will be filled in whenever
we'll is encountered.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-03-19
Dies From Injuries

Mrs. Antoine Julian, the In
dian woman burned in a camp
fire at Somers, while under the
influence of liquor, died at Dix
on last Saturday, where she was
taken for treatment. The Dix
on correspondent of the Mis-
soulian, commenting on the
death of this Indian woman from
the effects of strong drink, said
to have been given her by
white man, says:
Base must have been the mo-
tives of the white man who would
visit the tepee of an Indian and
give to his wife the accursed fire
water. The government of
ficials should spare no pains in
trying to ascertain the guilty
party and there is no sentence
too severe to be meted out to the
villianous Gu lprit.
'Firewater has certainly left
its mark upon the small band of
kootenais who are allotted on
the north end of the reservation.
1t is no uncommon sight to see
Indians with broken legs, arms,
SCARED faces, and in some cases
eyes gone. This is the tribute
the white mans firewater ex-
acts from it's Indian victims.