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LARcEsT NUMBER ON Farms
AND RANGES IN STATE
HISTORY.
Increased Number Also Worth More
Money Than at Any Previous
Time, According to Govern
ment Report.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Colorado had more hVe
stock on the ranges and farms aho
they were worth more money on Jan
/, 1916, than at any other time IN the
history OF the state. according to est
mates made by the United States De
partment of agriculture in the gov
erument livestock report.
The number of head OF horses
mules. milch cows, other cattle, sheep
and swine IN this state on the nrs'
day of the year were 3,s59.0OO, gain
of 2S6.0O0 during the year OF 1919
The total value of this production
was sl10, ,76S.oo0..a gain of $12,6o1,ooo
for the year. -e
A remarkable feature of the report
IS that all classes OF livestock in Col,
orado showed an increase in numbers
during 1915, while all classes in the
United States showed decrease
with the exception of sheep, during
the same period
The prices of all classes showed an
increase il the state, with the excep-
ton OF swine, which decreased.
The report shows an increase OF
$4,000 in the number OF head OF all
classes in five yenrs.
Colorado had 361,0 900 head of horses
worth $50 per head, or total OF S32.-
i90,0 900. on Jan. 1, 1916. as compared
with $4,000. worth sS5 per head
year ago. an increase of S2.99o.OOO In
value These figures come as sur
prise in view of the large purchases
which we're constantly being made
during the year by agents of foreign
governments.
The number of mules in the state
on Jan /, 1916. was $4,000. worth slOl
per head. or a total of sl,919.000, as
compared with $4,000, worth 500
each year ago, an increase in value
of $4,000.
worth s72 per head. or total OF sl5,,
76s,O00 on Jan. |. as compared with
205,00O worth SOS per head a year
ago, an increase OF sl.s2s.000.
Other cattle were 100000, worth
sii per head, or total of siS,40O.'
900, on Jan. !. as compared with 1885,
900. worth 1870. year ago. an in
crease of s5,S75.000.
Sheep numbered 100000. worth
s5.20 per head. or u total of $685..
| 900. as compared with 1.75l. 900 worth
$40. a year ago. an increase of 81,
$4,000.
The number of swine on Jan ! was
100000. worth $500 per head. or a
total of s262i 900, as compared with
256,00o. worth slO50 per head year
ago Il decrease of $4,000.
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vindica.or Profits over a Million

Cripple Creek,-The recent heavy
rises in the stock of the Nindicator
Consolidated Gold Mining Company
were explained in the annual report oI
the company for the fiscal year END.
ing Dec. 81, 1915, which was mailed to
stockholders. The company made 4
total profit from mining during the
year amounting to s1.2G5,s63, after
paying s7o3,7Si for cost of operations.
salaries, taxes and miscellaneous
charges. 1t paid s225,O00 in dividends
or Is per cent. During the year II
paid 100000 on the Indebtedness a.
sumed in the purchase of the Golden
Cycle property, and of that amount
approximately s650,000 came from the
earnings of that property. That prop
erty cost sl.30O.000. of which amount
$4,000 was paid in cash and for the.
remainder notes for $4,000 each,
payable monthly. were issued Twen-
ty-six of these notes have been taken
up since March 10, 1915.
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San Diego, Cal, Jan. 31.-Telephone
reports were received Sunday night
from two sources that the Cuyamaca
dam, at the source of the San Diego
river. had broken. releasing 5000 .OOO.-
600 gallons of water, which has Great
ed a new flood menace In district al
ready inundated. Morena dam ia also
reported to have broken. 1t is the up
permost of the three storage units OF
the San Diego water system and
empties its overflow into Tia Juana
river. Thousands, including residents
of Imperial Beach, on the north OF the
mouth of the Tia Juana. have been
ordered to flee for their lives.
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THOUSANDS FLEE NEW FLOODS.
Concrete Wall Gives Way Under
Weight Of Tons Of Water Stored
In Reservoir.
LOSSES IN MIG COAST FLOOD.
California.

Otay valley-Fifty known dead,
many Injured. entire valley devas-
ty-nine bodies recovered. Mexicans
lootlng flood-swept district.
San Luis Rey Valley = Twenty
five known dead, list of Injured
unknown. town OF san Luis Rcy
wiped out. loss millions.
San Pasqual Valley - Probably
twenty-five dead, score injured.
town OF San Pasqual practically
razed. loss unknown, but estimated
at many millions.
Tijuna Hotel collapsed. race
track swept away. many more or
less injured, loss yet unknown.
Arizona.
Phoenix Many houses swept
away. great concrete bridge threat
ened by floods. many injured. loss
estimated at S50O.000.
Yuma - ella and Salt rivers far
over their banks, property loss
heavy.
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syrup OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S bowel!
It is cruel to force nauseath|
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood ~
Remember the dose" mother insis
on-castor oil. calomel. cathafpa
How you hated them. how you iceg
against taking them.
With our children It's diner
Mothers who cling to the old fcn
physic simply don't realize what =.
do. The children's revolt 10 welltos.
ed. Their tender little "insidss :
injured BY them.
II your child's stomach. live
bowels need cleansing, give only
cious California Syrup Of Fish
action il positive, but gentle. wv
Of mothers keep this harmless
laxative" handy: they know cni =
love to take II: that II never fs'I
clean the liver ana bowels and
on the stomach. and that's teaspoe
given today saves . sick child sl,s
row. ''sslaoT
Ask at the store for . so-csnt !
Of California syrup o. Figs."
has full directions fos babiss. q!
OF all asss snA epr eTown-ups s
ON each bottle. Adv.
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WILSON SAYS WAR PERIL NEAR
Declares Danger Constant and Amer
lea Must Be Ready.

Cleveland. Feb New circum-
stances have arisen, President Will
son declared Saturday, which make
1t absolutely necessary that this coun-
try should prepare for adequate ma
tional defense.
We are in the midst of world
that we did not make and cannot al
ter" the President said. Its whole at
mospheric and physical conditions arc
the conditions OF our own life also;
and therefore, as your responsible SER
want must tell you that the dangers
are infinite and constant. l should
feel that was guilty OF an unpardon-
able omission II did not go out and
tell my fellow-countrymen that new
circumstances have arisen which
make 1t adequately necessary that
this country prepare herself for war.
not for anything that smacks In the
least Of aggression, but for adequate
national defense" -
He was applauded frequently and
when he spoke Of defending the ma.
tons honor the cheering was tremen.
dous. tS si,5ll 80" -
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'STATECAPTT0L
NEWS
Newspaper unIon Sews Service.
poueLE INHERITANCE TAX.
sheiiabarser Estate Must Pay Twice
Because Of Twenty Minutes IN
terval Between Deaths.


Denver - Because Mrs. William
Shellabarger was considered legally to
be In possession OF her husbands es'
tate during the twenty minutes inter-
yeninE between his and her death CT
Nov. s last. the state of Colorado re-
ceived n tax of $332 on her "inher,'
lance" Another inheritance tax on
the descent OF the same property
from Mrs. Shellabarger to her chii'
dren is yet to be paid.
William Shellabarger and his wife
were two of four persons in an auto
mobile struck by Denver & Rio
Grande train at West Mexico and
South Cherokee streets on Nov. 8. All
the occupants died from their injuries
Mrs. Shellabarger dying twenty min
utes after her husband.
Twenty-one days before their deaths
Adam ShelIabarger. cattleman OF
Saguache and brother of William
Shellabarger. died. His heirs paid In
heritance Tax Appraiser Leslie Hdb'
bard tax of 1856 on an estate OF
SlO9.S06.
The heirs OF James +. Childs OF
New York paid an inheritance tax q:
s247 on $11 900 worth of stock of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, which
was paid on the estate of the late
Franklin S. Spaulding, bishop of Salt
Lake City.
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state Property Worth s4s,ooo, 900.

The state of Colorado owns proper
ty worth $12,O0O,O0O to $15.000,000. ac-
cording to estimates of State Auditor
Mulnix, based on inventory reports
made by state institutions. The audi.
tors estimates, do not include the
value of state school land, which he
believed to be worth $25,0O0,00O to
$30,O00,0OO. In the inventories, which
must be made annually in compliance
with bill passed by the last Legis
lature. the capitol building and
grounds are valued at s3,500,000, and
the new state museum opposite the
capitol on Fourteenth avenue, $780,
900. The University of Colorado
placed value of s1,47l,000 on its
property. Other inventories include
the state penitentiary. s1.527,0OO; re.
formatory at Buena Vista. 100000.
and Colorado Agricultural College. In
Guiding the Fort Lewis School and
Teller Indian Institute, $1,14S.OtG.
Many of the state institutions have
not yet completed the inventories.
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Quinn bio, on c.lio,...

Canon City.--Georg Quinn. slayer
OF william Hebe-fson. was hanged in
the state psnitentiAsr here at -6.ss
o'clock Friday night. The execution
was faulless In detail. Warden ~.
nan remained In hfs office until mott.
fed that Quinn was pronounced dead.
Tnc prison official perA6nAIly opposSs
cnD1tal pnnlshihent. Att4r .fhs Sxects.
ltioN seyAsu 4ynan 4 p66 M m,
~ ta3e1aepts -0S - Ganai1 TISs
III "a b y,sasS1 Z q r ~ ~ 4 -
!! /, " i, 4 i I 4! :| ( - & n;
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Fra.ernal Society in Receiver. Hand,

For the purpose of winding up its
affairs, Judge Perry. upon application
Of Attorney General Farrar. appointed
Z. X. Harper receiver for the Grand
Assembly of the Companions of the
Forest, fraternal insurance organ
ization- Farrar made the application
at the request of the directors OF nc
order The latter has only BOG mem
bers and has ceased to make any eff
fort to obtain new members. What
FUNDS are left. after all claims against
the order have been paid, will be di.
vided among the members.
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Suit Started Against sarth Estate.

That William Barth transferred all
MS property to his former daughter.
in-law. Mrs. Leona Barth Brookman,
In contemplation of death and there.
lore with view of evading the in.
heritance tax, is the claim made by
the state Inheritance tax department.
Hearing on the question of assessing
a tax against the estate has been set
for Feb. Z.
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Snow sIoeks RaIIroad rr.ffle n

Denver. Jan. 3i.-with clear. skies
and lowering temperature came e.
lief from the severitlesT OF the. stesm
tnat previously ragged In Denver anu
various parts Of the state, psnrer
stlll iurks, however, in the mesese ]; 3.
ssnow plinEing TO tho ,rfseiS 1fss2
seopss ~ ~ een Juan ~ ~ d.
eesttpAsts tsrn Colef16 ~ &. :Ss5 RI l.s
- Il ealis !. + II II ~
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Chase Reports laos in stat. cv.,a.

Adj. Gen. John Chase Of the Colo.
rado NatioAal Guard has made public
reports showing that In 1915 there
were l2Sf men mustered out or Re
leased from service 10 the islard. nut
that despite these 'feiek kseS thSrS vtsrs
Its ntetnbsfs Of rs gdsr6 H i,
nince Dec. thefe hsypi, e1ul EN- 80,
Rks.d ll6ses iii 49, diiIIii NJ
z
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eunnison Rsnehel Accused o, Thief,

Gunnison.--Charges of cattle steal.
ing have been preferred against n. p.
Vantuyle. widely known ranch own.
er living on Ohio creek. eight miles
north OF Gunnison. vantuyle is In n
salida hospital. where he recently un.
derwent grave surgical operation.
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Paris.-At 9:4O Sunday night fire'
men dashed through the streets sound
ing warnings of another Zeppelin RAID
In a few minutes the capital was en-
tirely dark. Crowds remained on the
boulevards watching the skies for the
appearance of a German aircraft
The Place De L'Opera, which Is gen
orally brilliantly lighted, was suddenly
thrown into darkness and policemen
carrying poles. hurried through the
streets extinguishing the gas lights.
A Zeppelin appeared at 10 o'clock
Twenty-four persons were killed ana
twenty seven injured in the Zeppelin
raid over Paris Saturday night, ac'
cording to an official statement Ten
of the wounded were placed In hospi-
tails owing to the severity OF their
hurts.
At one point the force of the explo'
sion of the Zeppelin's bombs was so
great that trees were uprooted ana
flung on the roofs of distant houses.
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Cole Estate Pays Inheritance Tax.

An Inheritance tax of $502 was raid
to Leslie E Hubbard, state Inheritance
taa appraiser, on the estate of Albert
j. Cole of Denver. The estate was
valued at $23G,257.
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The Germans have captured 1000
yards of trenches in France and ap'
pear to be determined on big offensive
in that region.
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FoREI0N

FOREIGN
The British labor congress pasao0
resolutions against conscription.
The British military service bill is
meeting with favor in the House OF
Lords.
The United States note to England
is a strong protest against interfer-
ence with mails.
The British government has or
dered formal investigation of the
sinking of the Persia.
Gen. Viktor Won Podbielsh, former
postmaster general and a close friend
of Emperor William, is dead in Bel lin
at the age OF Il years.
1t is reported in vatican circles At
Rome that the condition OF Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria. who has
been i'll for several days. is rapidly
growing worse
According to the Amsterdam Tag
usche Rundschau, Dr. Karl Helfferish,
secretary of the imperial treasury, has
prepared scheme for additional taxa
tion TO yield sl25.o0o,oOo.
German newspapers which have
just reached London lay great en-
phasis on the Importance of the mis-
sion of Col Edward NJ. House, Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representative
to Europe.
Parliament was prorogued until
Feb. Is. In the prorogation King
George said: We shall not lay down
our arms until we have vindicated the
cause which carries with it the future
of civilization"
Gen. Valeriano Weyler, now q yeas
old, has been appointed president Of
a central general staff of the Spanish
army, which has just been created by
a royal decree, according to a dis
patch from Madrid.
The electoral court AT Athens has
seated in Parliament sixteen deputies
from northern Epirus-that portion OF
southern Albania as far south as 10
ritsa, which was occupied by Greece
without authorization after the Lon
don conference.
Since the outbreak of the war to the
end of last October. 254 British merch-
ant steamers, aggregating 5i2,f4S tons
were lost through enemy action ac-
cording to white paper issued in
London. OF these III were sunk by
submarines; 46 by warships and 81 by
mines
The British government has speIt
s.sn Inn q, ~.
ginning of the war in the purchase CT
horses for military purposes. This
fact is revealed in report issued by
a special committee appointed to con
slider steps to be taken in Euglanl
and Wales with the object of securing
an adequate supply OF horses suitable
for cavalry and artillery work at the
front
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Assessors Would Tax Reservations.

Assessors WouIo ak heservatlonS.
The right of the counties to tax min
eral reservations retained by rail
roads and other corporations in lands
sold by them was discussed by the
county assessors of Colorado at their
annual meeting in the Senate cham
Der at the state house. 1t was the
consensus of opinion among the asses
sors that person or corporation re-
serving mineral. oil and similar rights
in deeds to land sold should be taxed
on this reservation. The action of the
State Board of Equalization in lower
ing the taxable valuation of several
public utilities and other corporations
from the figures fixed by the State
Tax Commission was scored by Gov
ernor Carlson in his opening address
TO the convention.
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Nsv.ka1S.tss Any.

Omcer-I want . man 70 80 e.
and buy sorse sood hofsss, ~ 4
Are You aif1thlns Ss y = i1sse = J!
horse neah4 Z I. "a y. Z Y faSI VI
serssant- i drSno. ~ i'vs
tasted any =, !. /. 81 Il. a "a y
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Goble Named on Road so.rd.

Governor Carlson appointed Fred.
erick Goble Of Silverton. Republican.
member of the State Highway Ad.
visory Board.
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SPORTING NEWS

M S4SA
The tennis team of Leland Stanford
University will play the University OF
Colorado team in Boulder, Colo, in
May
Herman B. Duryea, for many years
n prominent figure in American rae
ing and yachting circles, died at Sar-
anac Lake, n. Y.
Jim Coffey of New York knocked
out Lew Bodie OF Montana in the fifth
round of ten-round exhibition bout
at Syracuse. n. Y.
Fred Fulton was awarded a referees
decision in the scheduled twenty.
round bout with ''Porky' Flynn at a
New Orleans arena.
The Denver team No. . took first
place in the five-men team compeu-
tion at the State Bowling tournament
at Pueblo, Colo, by rolling 2,72O.
Standing toe to toe with the Den.
yer man and beating him at his own
game. Milburn Saylor won newspa
per verdict over Stanley Yoakum in
ten rounds at Kansas City.
A furious stand on a game leg ia
the last round won Joe Rivers of Los
Angeles, Cal, the popular verdict
over Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee in
their ten-round no-decision bout at
Cincinnati
GENERAL
The United States Steel corporation.
declared quarterly dividend of Ia
per cent on its common stock.
AT Yuma, Ariz, Thursday, 900 In
dians and scores of families were
homeless as result of the flood.
Railroad and wire service in Utah
and adjoining states was seriously in
terrupted Friday as result of heavy
snowfall and high wind.
Eight men, the crew of the steam
schooner Aberdeen, were given up for
lost at San Francisco when wreckage
from the boat began coming ashore
two miles and haM below the harbor
entrance.
At least fifty persons we're known
to have been killed late Thursday
when the lower dam of the San Diego
water system in the Otay valley, south
of San Diego. Cal, broke under the
heavy pressure of the flood waters.
W. b. Slaughter OF Dallas, Tex.
charged with kidnapping his ten-year-
old granddaughter, Dorothy Slaughter,
daughter of C. c. Slaughter, fugitive
since the failure of the Mercantile Ma.
tional bank at Pueblo, Colo, was re.
leased on $1,000 ball at Ardmore. Okla.
Warden Sale OF the North Carolina
penitentiary at Raleigh died of apo
Dlexy after he had superintended the
electrocution of two negroes.
Montana was in the grip Friday OF
the worst storm in twenty years, huge
drifts and snowsIides demoralizing
railroad traffic. and temperature rang,
ing from 20 to 81 degrees below sero.
Four armed robbers entered the
Washington Park NationsI Bank in
Chicago, threatened the lives Of the
cashier clerks ana twsuv 6eposifofS
- ssc.Sed ws(1 S1fwssa 1fs,ste
-, &19sy 4 H q XIX Z, s II
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western Newspaper Union News Service
London. Feb THE Daily Express
Geneva correspondent quotes the
Frankfurter Zeitung to the effect tha'
Germany's final answer In the Lus'
tania case has been submitted 10
Washington and that the actioh o'
the submarine commander is Not dis
approved and Germany will make nc
further concessions"
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Ieekss oe6l : ! I
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COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspnper t,nlen News Service.
DATES s'OR COMING EvENT'

Feb i1-12-Annual convention Colo.
rado Metal Mining Association. at
Denver.
Feb I2-Mecting Republican state
Central Committee in Denver.
Feb. Ii-AIeeting Colorado Progressive
State Central Cominittee at DehNer.
Feb. i6-1S-Sports Carnival at Steam :
boat Springs.
March 26-AprI &C otorad" Retail
Merchants Associations Food anu
Industrial Exposition at DcnHer-
at Pueblo.
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KAISER WILL NOT oisAePhove
ACTION OF SUBMARINE THAT
SANK SUBMARINE.
zEPPELINs RAID PARIS
IwENTY.FoUR KILLED, TWENTY
SEVEN INJURED BY AIRCRAFT
SATURDAY.

we.,ern NeMspap.r Union News Service
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02
A. ii. S. NOTES.

Miss Hammett spent the week
end at her home in Fayette.
Mr.. D. L. Williams friends are
glad to see him back at work
after an illness of two weeks.
The dormitory girls are expect
ing to entertain their friends
Friday night with a Hallowe'e
party.
School was dismissed Friday,
and the senior class, faculty and
some others enjoyed the day at
the fair.
| Q Maggie and Farrell Boyd were
called to their home in Pisgah
Tuesday on account of their
fathers illness.
The girls have reorganized
their basket ball team and ex-
pect to play some match games
| in the near future.
| Mr.. C. w. Williams is in
charge OF the construction OF a
new tank tower and tank which
| will connect our flowing well
with the dormitory.
Mrs. Barksdale chaperoned
those of the boarding students
who did not attend the fair to
the all-day services at Rock Hill
Sunday. They report a nice
time.
| Of the many improvements
that have been made the addi-
ton of a new range to the do
nestle science department is con-
sidered by the girls to be the
greatest.
The total enrolment of the
Agricultural High School up to
date is 81. Of this enrolment
/ 81 are boarders, there being 81
boys and % girls, which fills the
dormitory. However, room for
others can be made. Among
this number every beat and al
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02
Now Lookout.

When a cold hangs on as often
happens, or when you have hard
ly gotten over one cold before
you contract another, lookout for
you are liable to contract some
very serious disease. This sue
cession of colds weakens the sys-
tenn and lowers the vitality so
that you are much more liable to
contract chronic catarrh, pneu-
monia or consumption. Cure your
cold while you can. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has great
reputation. 1t is relied upon by
thousands Of people and never
disappoints them. Try it. 1t
only costs a quarter. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02

Fresh bread Mondays and
Thursdays at w. G. Barnes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to express cur sincere
thanks for the many courtesles
shown us by our friends during
the illness and death of our
loved one, Clayton Roberts.
Respectfully,
R. B. ROBERTS,
and Family.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
xstroying the foundation of the disease.
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ttire in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in the curative
powers OF Halls CataTh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address: r. r. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-02

The big show at Jackson yes
terday is responsible for The
News being a day late this week.