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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

best adapted to staging. He equip
ped his stage line with the best We
hicles obtainable. These stages,
built in Concord, N. H., were de-
signed to carry nine passengers
inside and one or two on the seat
with the driver. AS many as IS
passengers were carried at times.
In 1868 the fare from Atchisoh to
Denver was SIS. Later it was in
creased to SIPS, and then to $175.
Collateral lines were established
north and south. The fare from
Atchison to Virginia City, Mon
tana, in 1866, was $3.50. The fare
to Salt Lake that year was $3.50.
The first contract for carrying mail
from Atchison to California and
intermediate points was for $1,000
1000 a year. Later the compensa-
ton was reduced to $4,000.
Among the remarkably fast
stage rides made across the plains
during overland days was II
made by Holiday from California
to Atchison. While in San Fran
cisco he received a telegram to go
to New York in the quickest time
possible. He sent word ahead to
his division agents to have every
thing in readiness and made the
trip by special coach from Placer
vile to Atchison. a distance OF
1900 miles, in II days and two
hours, beating the regular daily
schedule hu five DAVIS
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

ence to Sacramento. The annua
receipts were only $5,400, including
passenger fares.
independence was an old trad.
ing point, and it became the most
important town in Missouri except
ing St. Louis in the early days OF
the overland mail. In 1880 it had
become the outfitting point for
long ox-train caravans hauling
merchandise to Santa Fe and Chi
huahua over the famous old Santa
Fe trail. The first stage coach left
there in May, l849. The stages,
even at that early time, hand
somely equipped and carried eight
passengers. The bodies were
bright with paint and varnish and
were water-tight so that they
would float in deep fords across
streams. Six mules pulled each
coach and there were eight guards,
heavily armed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
Six Different Mail Routes
Between Missouri and Pacific

By 1859 there we're no less than
six different mail routes from the
Missouri river to California and
the Oregon country, the annual
cost to the government being more
than 100000. A curious feat
ure of the early mail routes was one
mail contract between Independ-
ence and Stockton, Calf, which
was in effect for nearly a year and
cost the postal department $4,000.
The entire mail matter received at
Stockton in that period consisted
of two letters and 20 newspapers.
In 1859 congress investigated the
western mail routes and there was
a general shaking up" which re-
suited in a saving Of 100000 a
year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
First Daily Overland Mail
Established in 1861.

President Buchanan sent Butter
field a telegram of congratulation,
declaring the event to be "a glor-
ious triumph for civilization and
the Union" He added: Settle
ments will soon follow the course
of the road and the east and west
will be bound together by a chain
of living Americans which can
never be broken
The first daily overland mail was
established in July, 1861, from St.
Joseph, Missouri, and later from
Atchison, Kansas, to Placerville,
Calf. 1t crossed the desert on
what was known as the central
route" which was 1920 miles long,
passing via Forts Kearney and
Bridger and Salt Lake City. Five
months later the first telegraph line
was completed across the continent.
The Butterfield Overland Des-
patch, an express and fast freight
line, was started across the desert
on the Smoky Hill route in 1866,
but on account of financial diff
culties brought on by Indian depre-
dations, this enterprise was a fail
ure. Then followed a consolida-
ton known as the Holiday Over
land Mail and Express Company.
The stage stations along the
route of the overland mail were
built at an average distance of ten
miles apart, although in some cases
they we're as much as 65 miles
apart. Many were built of adobe,
or Mexican brick. The establish
ment of the daily stage service by
the shorter route cut the time of
crossing the continent from rs days
to 18.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
Holiday Develops Greatest
Stage Line on the Globe.

When the government decided
to contract for a daily overland
mail service, the contractors sent
out long wagon trains to transport
supplies across the plains to the va
rious stage stations on the frontier.
1t required a train of rs to 80
wagons to haul provisions, forage
and necessary supplies for each
division of the line, as it took an
enormous quantity of these to feed
the army of employees, the hundreds
of head of stock and the passen-
gers. 1t was necessary to have at
each station extra teams for use
in case of losses from Indian raids
and other losses incident to the
perils of 1000 miles of wilderness.
The speed with which the stations
were built and equipped was con-
sidered remarkable.
With the exception Of a few
weeks in each of three years-1862,
1854 and 1865-there was no inter
ruption of the daily overland mail
running between Atchison and Ca
lifornia for about five years. 1t
was the greatest stage line on the
globe, and the genius who develop
it to its greatest success was
Ben Holiday, who had a long and
notable career on the frontier and
possessed of remarkable abil-
as an organizer and executive.
lie employed the most experienced
men in the country. He
bought, regardless of price, the fin
est horses and mules of the type
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
Holidays Fast Trip on
Overland Cost Him $4,000

This was a somewhat expensive
Tourney, the cost in wear and tear
of stock, vehicles and other ex-
penses amounting to $4,000. How
ever, Holiday considered it to be
a great advertisement for his stage
line, being the quickest trip ever
made across the plains excepting
by pony express.
Holiday remained at the head
of the Overland line for five years.
In the latter part of 1866 he dis
posed of rolling stock, stations,
livestock and all other equipment
of the line to Wells, Fargo & Co.,
which firm soon had exclusive CON
troll of all express and stage routes
between the Missouri river and the
Pacific coast.
Some of the most horrible afro
cities committed by Indians on the
plains were along the old overland
stage route. In an attack which be-
gan August 7, 1864, and lasted for
several days, the Arapahoes cap
tured a train of nine wagons, cap
tured and destroyed several stage
coaches, burned stations and muir
dered a score of men and women
along the South Platte river in
Colorado. At the Liberty Farm
station on Little Blue river the but
cherries we're worst. The station
and a stage driver were tor
in a horrible manner before
killed, while the wife of the
former and their child were cap
Ten settlers were captured
and murdered, and the same fate
befell ten employees of a wagon
train.
At times attacks on stage coaches
were SO numerous that travel was
temporarily interrupted. 1t was not
an uncommon sight to see coaches
drive into a station bristling with
arrows shot into the body of the
vehicle, and bullet holes by the
dozen.
AS the Indian excitement began
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13
BACK-TRAILING ON H OLD FRONTIERS

THE discovery of gold on the
Pacific coast in the latter '4Os
fired the United States with
excitement and led to the rapid set
Element of California with people
from every state and territory in
the union. The invasion of the
new gold fields, in fact, included
people from every nation of the
civilized globe. While this brought
about, eventually, the establish
ment of the first mail route across
the continent, for a period of nine
years after following the first gold
strike there was no time that the
mail was received from the east in
San Francisco more frequently
than twice a month, and then by
steamer after it had been trans
ported across the Isthmus of Pan
anna.
The first overland mail west of
the Missouri river was established
in 1913, and was called the Great
Salt Lake Mail. The first contract
to transfer mail from Independ-
ence, Mo, on the Missouri river, to
Salt Lake City, was awarded in
1850 to Samuel H. Woodson. This
was a monthly service, the contract
price being $19,50O a year. The
route was 1900 miles long through
a country that was a wilderness
from Missouri's western border to
the Salt Lake valley. Woodson
contracted later with Utah men to
have mail carried between Salt
Lake City and Fort Laramie, on
the Platte river, where the mail
stages met and exchanged. At that
time there was no settlement be-
tween Salt Lake and Fort Laramie
except Jim Bridger's trading post,
called Fort Bridger. During the
excitement of the first California
gold strike another mail route was
established between Sacramento
and Salt Lake, but it was found
impossible to make the journey
oftener than once a month.
Early Mail Service on J
Overland Slow and Uncertain. Il
In July, 1854, the government let
another contract for carrying mail
from the present site of Kansas
City to Salt Lake, but SO frequent
were attacks on stages by Indians
that the contractors for some time
found it necessary to pack the mail
on three mules, escorted by three
men who also rode mules. 1t took
more than a month to make the
trip from independence, Mo-, to ,
Salt Lake City. When the stage
coaches were used passengers were
charged $3.50 to Salt Lake City and !,
$500 to California. The contractor
failed in 1856 and after that for a
year overland mail service was ir- s
regular. In 1857, when the Nor ]
mon trouble was At its height, Gen
eral Albert Sidney Johnston, who c
later was commander-in-chief of
the Confederate army and was kill |
ed at Shiloh, was sent by the gov +
eminent with 5000 men to quell the c
disturbances, but was forced to v
spend the winter at Fort Bridger, c
and this necessitated the establish ]
ment of a regular mail service to s
keep in touch with Johnston and c
his troops. A contract for weekly I
mail delivery was let at a price of Y
S15,833 a month, and later the a
government paid $4,000 a year S
for carrying mail from Independ- y
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-13

Francisco and at St. Louis was
hailed with delight and celebrated
in a fitting manner.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
KNIGHTS OF THE
XII KLUX KLAN
Col. Jos. C. Camp Will Lecture
on The klan at Court House
Water Valley, at 1880 p. m.
Feb. 22-Come And Hear
About The Klan.

What do you know about the Ku
Klux Klan? What have you read
about the Klap? Do you want to
know the TRUTH about the Ku Klux
Klan?
Col. Jos G. Camp ia one of the fore
most orators and lecturers of the
south. He comes with hundreds of
Inducements from the best men In
the United States-the following is
one of the hundred of press notices
he has received from prominent news
papers published in all sections of the
country
"Easley Is. CO. Progress-One of
the most eloquent and inspiring lee
lures that it has ever been the priv
ilege and pleasure to listen to, was
delivered in the auditorium last
Thursday evening by the Hon. Joseph
G. Camp, of Atlanta, Ga. His sub
ject was Truth and Shams," and
never did a painter WELD the brush
with more consummate skill or
musician touch the keys of his in
strument in more delicate and
artistic manner than did the speaker
pick from his rich and bountiful
vocabulary beautiful and impressive
words to describe the grand and noble
thoughts that just seemed to spring
from his mind as they rolled from
his tongue. We have heard flights
of oratory that we thought sublime
we have witnessed word-painting thai
we thought entrancingly beaut full
we have been regaled with wit and
dumbfounded with wisdom, but never
before do we remember to have list
ened to it all combined in. one person.
He is certainly a genius"
Col. Camp will speak at the Court
House in Water Valley at 1880
o'clock on night of February %. The
public is invited to attend this meet
ing and learn the TRUTH about the
Ku Klux Klan. All are invited to
come out and hear this wonderful
lecture.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
$35O,OOO,OOO
YEARLY TO FINANCE
CASH BONUS BILL
That is the Estimate Made at
a Meeting of Ways and
Means Committee-Source
of Revenue to be Determin-
ed.

A tentative estimate of $350,O0O,-
coo yearly as the amount of special
taxes that must be laid to finance the
cash feature of the proposed soldiers
Lonus legislation was made today at
ar executive session of majority men,
bers of the House Ways and Means
committee. The exact amount that
is to be determined upon and the
sources from which it must come will
be taken up tomorrow by a SUBJ
committee headed by Chairman Ford
ney.
Committeeman said it was not the
intention to rely upon any part, Ell
ther Of the interest or principle of the
British or other foreign debts in con-
nection with the bonus. They said
that something around S35O,O00, 900
year would take care of the cash
payments to be made over the two and
one-ha'f years. period, beginning Jan.
J, 1928 and that the finding of sources
from which to obtain this amount was
their immed ate concern.
The $350,000,000 estimate, it was
explained was made on the basis of
figures presented at public hearings
by fiscal officers at the army, navy
and marine corps. These figures con-
templated so per cent of the men who
served with the army and rs per cent
Of those who served with the navy
and marine corps, electing to take
cash. This figure may be revised, the
subcommittee studies the matter.
The first question before the tax
subcommittee will be that of decid.
ing whether the total amount of tax
revenue is to come from a limited
GROUP of sources or whether the taxes
will be spread over a wide field, so ae
70 make the burden as light as poss.
BILE on those who have to pay. II wa
said that there were two schools Of
thought on the committee on this
question. It was urged that the pur-
nose was so to arrange the tax pro
Gram to interfere as l;ttie as possibl
with the recovery of business.
There was said tn be drift of SEN
timent in the committee for tax Of
possibly one cent a gallon on gasoline
and also a lew on the transfer Of
stocks and bonds. These are on1'
two of score of suggestions and -
was made plain that there had bee
no decision as to these or any others
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
DIP IRISH POTATO SEED

Before cutting Irish potato seed,
dip them not over 10 minutes In .
solution made by putting l pint OF
formaldehyde Gao per cent sol.) in
80 gallons of water. Spread them in
'he shade to drv. This treatment
helps to prevent the disease known as
"scab." Do not use barnyard manure
on irish potato land any earlier than
the fall before painting time. This
material favors and in great many
cases causes "scabbv" potatoes. Use
from 600 to 1000 lbs Of good COM
mercial fertilizer. Potatoes paw in
Weld for good fertilizing, so feed
them accordingly.
Don't forget to din them-you can
get formaldehvde Gao per cent sol.)
from the drug stores.
Have seed pieces cut at least one
inch square.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
CATHOLICS LEAD In
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Survey Shows Baptist First
Among Protestants.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Of the
45,997 ,199 persons listed officially as
church members, the Roman Catholics
have 17,S85,646. Roman Cathoiie
figures represent estimated popula.
ton including all baptized persons
Protestant bodies count only co.
mmunicants.
For the first time the baptists have
passed the Methodists in total mem
bership, now having 7,835,250 mem.
bers against Methodist membership
of z, 797,991. The Lutheran bodies
stand third with a membership of g
466,645 persons and the Presbyter-
isns are fourth with 2, 3S4,6S3 mem
bers.
Practically all the major religious
faiths have made gain except the
Un'tarians, who show loss of 30,S8O
members as compared with 1915 fig
ures, their total membership of last
wear being 1885, and the Methods;
Protestant Church which shows ap-
parently loss of 1925 members for
the five-year period. The churches
of God in North America, general
eldership with membership of 25 :
920, also show a decrease of 2.4G5
members. The Roman Catholics show
IA membership and adherents gain of
2,163,s31 during the last five-years.
Thev have 1880 churches manned
by 21, ,643 priests.
The total religious constituency of
the country (including all members
and adherants) is placed at 95.s5S.-
096 persons. Owing to different
statistical methods of the various
churches these f0ures are estimated
in accordance with studies made bv
statisticians. On this comparable
basis the constituency of the various
great bodies IS as follows:
Protestants. 74795.226: Roman
Catholics. II SS5 .646: Jews 100. 900
Eastern Orthodox (Greek and Rus
sian), 411,054: I.ater-day Saints
(Mormans), 1,646,170.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
ffective tomorrow morning.

effective tomorrow morning.
Edwards letter of resignation and
the governors acceptance were in the
briefest terms, Edwards letter sim
ply saying:
81 hereby tender my resignation as
railroad commissioner for the north,
ern district of Mississippi, effective
Feb. 16, 1922"
Gov. Russell replied: "Your resig-
nation received and accepted"
Gov. Russell then informed the
House of Representatives of the ac-
ton taken in the following message
''To the Members of the Mississippi
Legislature:
IL beg to advise you that Hon.
George r. Edwards, railroad commits
sioner for the First District of Mis-
sissippi, has rendered his resignation
to me, to take effect tomorrow morn
ing, Feb. 16, 1922. Said resignation
has been accepted.
(Signed.)
"LEE M. RUSSELL,
"Govenor."
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
LLOYD BARBER NOW
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Water Valley Boy Ranks With
Best Musical Directors of
Chicago; His Orchestra Has
Best Paying Position In the
Great City.

Lloyd Barber, the editors eldest
son and Water Valley reared boy
has achieved distinction and honor
as one of the leading musicians anC
musical directors of the great city
of Chicogo. During the few year:
ne has lived in Chicago he has climbed
to the top round of fame and toda,
ne is one of the best known and most
admired musicians in the great City
besides achieving distinction and hon,
or In the principal musical centers il
the big cities of the East. He ha:
been featured as a "soloist" by prac
tically every big theatre and amuse
ment center in Chicago for the pas,
TWO years and his wonderful per.
formances made him famous in the
musical world.
Beginning with this year the youne
man organized an orchestra of his owr
and has been highly complimentec
and praised for the high standard
attained in his organization-All the
leading newspapers giving "Lloyc
Barber And His Green Mill Orches
ira" honor position in their menticr
of the City's musical organizations
The "Green Mill" is one of the
finest and most fashionable enter.
tainment gardens m Chicago. 1t is
the "swellest" arden in the City ard
the prime favorite of the wealthy ano
every thing is gorgeous and extrava.
CANT. The wealthy and elite of the
City demand the best irregardless OF
cost-they get it at the Green Mill
and the Green Mil, is famous on that
account. The music must be the best
possible to attain to satisfy the
wealthy and extravagant clientele. II
is considered the best paying position
n Chicago-the music must satisfy
price is no object. AS a consequence
the leading and most noted musical
directors in Chicago seek the place
And the musical director is selected
on ability, strictly. Llovd has signed
up contracts with the Green Mil fol
the coming year, and has selected the
best musicians possible to get for hi;
orchestra.
The following clipping was taker
from one of the principal newspapers
of the City, which shows up his
q AOT tliio SClcOTdLCu
Screen Mill''
"The management announced that
several important changes in their
orchestra have been made. Lloyd
Barber who is very well known in q
great many of the eastern as well as
several of the local dance centers,
has taken over the directorshp and
has made the following changes
Roy Mailer, saxophone; George Ed
ward, piano; Ben Metz, drums; Harry
podolskv. violin; Linn, cornet and
Frank Corda, bass, tuba. Monager
Gibson has attained some novel ef-
fects in cafe decorations.
Lloyd has several offers to produce
records for phonograph companies,
and during the year his orchestra will
make records for several of the lead
ing concerns.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
DRILLING WILL BE RESUMED

Mr.. Danner, the oil well contrac-
tor, is now daily expecting the ar
rival of car load of drill pipe. He
had telegram last week from the
manufacturers, at Pittsburg, Pa,
stating that the shipment was made
January 30th and it is thought that
it should reach Houston sometime
this week. Just as soon as it comes
drilling operations will be renewed
the well is now about 1850 feet deep
and the drillers do not anticipate any
further trouble in going on down tc
the necessary depth.--Houston Times
Post.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
SOMETHING DOING.

The job is what counts. The world
respects the man who works. 1t has
small use or respect for the man who
loafs because he feels himself above
the job that is offered him. The man
who produces something-even
though it be nothing more than a
days work at the bottom Of trench,
IS of more importance to the world
than he who loiters for a kid glove
situaton.-Los Anglese Times.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
WATER VALLEY
STUDENTS MAX
ING FINE RECORDS
High School Pupils Make Fine
Records In College-School
is Proud of Its Graduates.

Mr.. Dean received the following
etter from DIR. Bondurant, Professor
Of Latin at the University of M;ssis-
sippi, this week.
University, Miss, Feb, 14th, 1922.
My dear Mr.. Dean:
This is only hurried line to ex-
press to you my appreciation of the
excellent work which is being done in
the Latin Department bv Miss Hattie
VI. Jackson, of the Water Valley
Schools. Miss Jackson made A-o-
the work of the first term in Latin.
Her standing at present is surpassed
by no student in the Department. |
congratulate the school and her in
structors. Water Valley has always
stood by the classics and we have in
the University now three other A. B.
students from your school, the Misses
Sisters, and Mr.. sCreekmore.
With cordial regards,
(Signed) Albert L. Bondurant.
Supt. Guy Dean, ~
City Schools,
Water Valley, Miss.
we are re elably informed that Miss
Jackson IS taking twenty-five hours
work and making high grades in every
thing. At this rate she will finish IN
three years, the work required for
four.
There are two other graduates of
last years class attending the Uni
versity, both of whom are doing well.
these are Charlie Moss and Thompson
Beacham.
Another of last years class is
George Bennett, who is making a
~p'endid record at Wabash University
Wabash, Ind. Last year George won
the Ben Hur Scholarship, indeed he
won the highest scholarship OF num-
hcr which were given by the Ben Hur
Society. He is iustifying the decision
by making an unusual high record in
college. At the end Of the first term
his rating in college was changed from
Freshman to that of Sophmore. His
grades average well above 90.
Benson Trustv. another member of
the class, has finished his course in
commercial college and has a good
position in Memphis.
We are proud that the c'ass of 1921
s so ably representing the school in
the classes of higher institutions.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-02-17
HATcHINc EGGS

Black Monorea, $3.50 per is eggs.
r. I. Reds $1.25 per is eggs.
J. 8. ROWE, Phone 19i