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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
MOTHER OF FORMER
PASTOR DIES
Mrs. w. p. Chapman, Consecrated
Woman, Died Friday Morning.
Newton County Record).


After long and useful life. Mrs
Co~delia Perry Chapman, wife Of
the late Rev w. P. Chapman, dieI
suddenly Friday morning at the
home of her son, DR.. J. H. Chap
man, in Columbia, at the age of 70
years.
Mrs. Chapman had not been in
good health for some time, bat was
able to be up most of the time. She
was seized with spell of strangl;ng
about a o'clock Friday morning, and
in short time passed away.
Mrs. Chapman was native of
Rankin county, born near Brandon
December 25, 1852, and was the
daughter of the late Sam w. Perry.
She married at the age of Is to W.
P. Chapman, a good citizen of Ran
kin county. To this union were born
fourteen children, nine sons and
five daughters. Of these eight stall
wart sons and one daughter survive,
as follows: DR.. J. H. Chapman,
Columbia; DR.. A. S.. Chapman, New
Orleans; DR.. w. J. Chapman, Dodds-
vile; DR.. T. A. Chapman, Friar's
Point; Rev. C. M. Chapman, Shelby;
Rev. C. Chapman, Monticello; R. l..
Chapman, Delhi, La; J. A. Chap
man, Summit; and Mrs. ]. Knox
Huff, of Forest.
Mrs. Chapman had been a mem
oer of the Baptist church for many
years and was a noble, consecrated
christian woman, loving, dutiful
and se'f-sacrificing wife and mother;
one who had fought good fight,
kept the faith, and who is no doubt
reaping a rich and deserved reward.
She will be greatly missed by her
large family connections and host
of loyal friends.
Mrs. Chapman came to Newton
about twenty years ago with her
husband, who was pastor of num-
Der Of Baptist churches, and since
his death about nine years ago, has
continued to make this home, though
spending a good deal of her time
with her children.
The body was brought to Newton
Friday night and inferred Saturday
morning by the side of her husband
in the Knights of Pythias cemetery.
The funeral services, at her request,
were held at her home, Rev ". D..
Thompson, assisted by Rev. n. p.
Harmon, Rev. T. J. Milev and Rev.
J. C. Richardson, officiating. The
pail bearers were A. s. Turner and
]. B. Mayfield, of Columbia, and C.
E., Summer, d. NJ Andersen, r. l..
Farmer, J. P. Miley, C. E. Gaming
ham and r. S. Mature, cf Newton.
All of the sons and daughter were
present for the obsequies, as were
also the following from out Of
town: Rev. and Mrs. j. {. Richard
son, Mrs. Rufus Howell, Of Forest;
A. S. Turner and j. B. Mayfield, of
Columbia. Mrs. iIuff's children,
from Forest, were also present.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
RECORD BREAKING SPEED
MADE in CASE in COURT
rss THAN TWENTY -FOUR CRIME TO CONVICTION
AND SENTENCE

present term Of Court and charged
to inquire into, and true present
ments make of all crimes coming
to our knowledge, beg leave to re-
port that after session of 8 days,
we have concluded our labors and
desire to submit herewith our final
report.
We have endeavored to be con-
servative in passing upon the. evil
dence which was adduced before US
and have tried to present only such
matters as we deemed of sufficient
Importance to occupy the time and
attention of the Circuit Court, leav-
ing the minor offenses to be investi-
gated by the various Justices of the
Peace of the county.
We have hoped that our session
might be brought to close during
the first week of court, but a num-
ber Of matters were reported to US
the latter part of the first week
which we felt should be Investigated,
and we could. not with conscience
under our oaths, bring the session
to an end without making inquiry
into these.
We believe that the citizenship of
our county as general rule, are
just as law abiding and as progress
sive as that Of any other county in
the state, but it is appalling to note
what little regard some few of our
citizens have for law and order, and
we sincerely trust that some of these
will be made to think more serious
ly of the consequences Of their acts,
when your Honor shall call upon
them to pay the penalty for their
misconduct.
We are glad to report that the
County auditor finds all of the
books and accounts Of the various
officials substantially in balance,
and the dockets of the Justices of
the peace well kept, and all moneys
accounted for.
We find the Jail and Court House
in a sanitary condition, but we re-
great to note that some thought
less persons have defaced some of
the Court house walls by writing
on them with pencils, and we hope
that there will not be recurrance
of this offense.
A committee from our body has
visited the home for the poor, and
while we do not feel that the un-
fortunate inmates have been pur-
posely neglected, we believe that a
little more care and attention to
them would reflect credit on our
county.
| AS a further result Of our labors,
we have retur into open court
80 true BIZ II indictment, IL of
which resfelonies and % are mis-
demeanors.
In conclusion, we desire to thank
your Honor and all other officials
and deputies who have served us
so courteously and efficiently while
we have been in session, including
our faithful bailiff, and as our
Iabors have come to close, we de-
sire to make this our final report
and be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
w. H. SLAYDON,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
NOTICE TO ALL
CANDIDATES

Every candidate and pros
pective candidate to be
voted for in the August,
1928, Primary Election.
must file with the Chairman
Of the County Democratic
Executive Committee, ona Or
before the first Monday in
May, 1928, written notice
of his or her intention to
become q candidate and for
what office. This is made
necessary under the pro-
visions Of Section 2. Chap
ter 1874, Of the Laws Of
Mississippi Of 1918.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19

Bay st. Louis, Miss, April To-
A modern hotel to cost S250,O00 will
be erected in Bay St. Louis soon by
a company that has acquired the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
BACK FROM THE WEST.

,rr. George C. Gredell, cashier OF
.c Bank of Commerce, is just back
IN trip through Oklahoma,
,heie he visited relatives and
loked after business interests. he
YES glowing accounts OF that
-oaJarful western country.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30
Whitlock Depicts Fight for Prohibition

| between the stern Puritanical
character of the father and the
tolerant easier living son. Then
came the war. The rumble of ar
tillery, the hustle Of troop trains
and the outcome Of battles took
his mind away from the realms of
fancy. After the war the story
that was telling itself to him once
again became the important thing.
He revived the partially completed
manuscript to make it and the
characters he had created live in
the pages of ~. Hardin & Son"
Mr.. Whitlock's latest novel pub
lished by D. Appleton and Com
-pcny.
Although it details the fight
for prohibition in it's pages 81.
Hardin & Son" is something big
ger than the mere battle waged by
the 'drys. 1t is not preachment
for or against the movement-it
is the reaction of certain charact-
ers to this problem and to the
problems Of life. In it are love
and hate, weakness and strength,
charity and the hateful gossip Of
the small community. In fact it
has all Of life in it and the
problems Of the characters are not
settled, for they are never settled
in life itself.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

ly, and declared million times II
Wallie's hearing that ''he was a
character!" And the worst of it was
that Helene Spencely did not seem
sufficiently aware of Wallie's exist
ence even to laugh at him.
AS the displaced cynosure sat
brooding in his room the third morn
ing after Pinkey's arrival he wished
that he could think of some perfect
ly well-bred way to attract attention.
He believed in the psychology OF
clothes. Perhaps If he appeared on
the veranda in something to empha-
size his personality, something sug-
costing strength and virility, like
tennis fannels, he could regain his
hold on his audience.
With this thought in mind Wallie
opened his capacious closet filled
with wearing apparel, and the mo.
ment his eyes fell upon his riding
breaches he had his inspiration. If
''the girl from Wyoming" though her
friend Pinkey was the only person
who could ride a horse, he would
show her!
(To Be Continued)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

Life according 10 one observer
is made up largely of gossip. The
smaller the community the more
intensive the gossip. The varied
interests of a city take the minds
of its citizens away from the acts
of tlAir neighbors and small hap
penings are not magnified into
big events.
Brand Whitlock, author. diplo-
mat, student and observer, knew
life in small Ohio town in all its
intimacies. He observed in his
early youth and indexed mass
of events to make into tale of a
small town. He saw the fight for
prohibition beginning with all it's
intensity and the estrangement it
worked in some families. He saw
how the people of a small town
and the surrounding farming land
lived, knew their temptations,
their failings and their human
ity.
Before the World War Mr..
Whitlock when American minister
to Belgium began putting down on
paper. the thoughts and the me-
mories of other days in Ohio. He
selected for his chief character
Paul Hardin. son of j. Hardin,
carriage maker of an Ohio town,
and was detailing the conflict
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

THE amateur carpenter with his
L work bench in the cellar will
find this boudoir dressing table
easy to make. A few clear white
pine boards, several yards of fig
ured cretonne and a plate glass
mirror, comprise the essentials.
~ For the table proper, the details
Of which are shown in Figure /,
there will be required about 20
linear feet of clear white pine, IL
inches wide and seven-eighths of
an inch thick. To cut to advantage,
it should be procured in two
boards, one, IL feet long, and the
other, 8. II the dimensions in Fig.
ure are followed, the table result
ing will measure IL inches wide
Should greater depth be desired
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

wider boards should be used. Suf-
ficient stock for the two drawers
may be secured from one board 6
feet long, IL inches wide and
three-eighths of an inch thick. The
amateur will find no difficult join
cry involved in making the cabinet
drawers as shown in Figure 2.
When the woodwork is finished,
piece of figured cretonne should
be drawn smoothly up one end of
the table, across the drawer cabi-
net, down to the surface of the
table, over the other drawer cabi-
net and down the other end. Small
cloth-headed tacks may be used for
making it fast. Material enough
for turning under at the edges
should be allowed. The gathered
curtains that cover the shelves on
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30
The Dude
Wrangler
Caroline Lockhart
THIRD INSTALLMENT
Copyright, Doubleday, Page & Co.

THE train upon which Will Smith
Il was expected was not due until
twelve-thirty, so, since he could not
go swimming and still felt rebelHous
over being forbidden, Wallie went
upstairs to put the finishing touches
on lemonade tray of japanned tin
which he had painted and intended
presenting to Mr.. Cone.
The design was his own, and very
excellent it seemed to Wallie as he
stopped at intervals and held it from
him On a moss-green background OF
rolling clouds most artistic cluster
of old-fashioned cabbage roses was
tossed carelessly, with a brown slug
on a leaf as touch of realism.
In addition to this he had manlier
accomplishments. playing good games
of tennis, golf and SWITCHBOARD. Be-
sides, Mr.. Appel was his only danger
GUS opponent on the bowling alley,
and he had learned to ride at the
riding academy.
Now, as he worked, he speculated
as to whether he had imagined it or
"the girl from Wyoming" really had
laughed at him. He could not dis
miss her from his mind and the in
cident ranked He told himself that
she had not been there long enough
to appreciate him; she knew nothing
of his talents or Of his popularity
She would learn that to be singled
out by him for special attention
meant something, and he did not con
slider himself conceited man either
Yet Wallie continued to tingle
each time that he thought OF the
laughter in her eyes actual derisioz
he feared 1t was Then he had an
idea, very clever one It seemed t.
him. By this time she would have
returned from bathing and he would
go down and exhibit the cabbage
roses. They would be praised and
she would hear it. 1t was nearly
Llla0 lOI VIII OaQlLA " d1ulfC, dAu
he had to stop painting, anyhow.
Bearing the lemonade tray carefully
in order not to smudge it. Wallie
stepped out of the elevator and stood
in the wide doorway, agreeably
aware that he was a pleasing figure
in his artists smock and the flow
ing scarf which he always put on
when he painted.
No one noticed him, however, for
everyone was discussing the return
of the Smith boy" and the five dol
lars which Mr.. Appel, the railway
has Unexpectedly cOntribut-
ed to the purse that he was going to
present him on behalf of the guests.
Miss Spenceiy was on the veranda
as he surmised she would be, and
Wallie debated as to whether he
should wait until discovered and
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

each side should be hemmed on the
four edges. Becaues of their mod
crate width, they may be tackled to
the edge. of the table top without
rendering the shelves difficult to
reach.
Plate Glass Tops
The most desirable finish for the
top of the table will be provided
by three small sizes of plate
glass. The two covering the
drawer cabinets will be IL inches
square, the single sheet on the
table surface, IL by Is inches. In
addition to providing an ideal sur
face, it will insulate the cretonne
from settling dust and the stain of
cosmetics at the principal points
of wear. In case glass cover is
not used, pleasing padded effect
may be produced by placing sew
raj layers of cheesecloth beneath
the cretonne on the top. A plate
glass mirror to hang above the
table is, of course, essential. It's
dimensions should be Is by 4S
| inches.
Before the cretonne is tackled in
place. the table, cabinet drawers
and mirror frame should be given
at least two coats Of paint. The
hue selected would be determined
by the color of the cretonhe ana
the color scheme of the room. Tall,
tapering candles provide the finish.
ing touch.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

urged to show his roses, or frankly
offer his work for criticism.
While he hesitated, the clatter Of
hoofs and what appeared to be ser
ious runaway ON the side avenue
brought everyone up standing. The
swaying vehicle was laundry wag
on, and when it turned in at the
entrance to the grounds Of the Co
lonial, the astonished guests saw thai
not only had the horse driver but
rider!
1t was not a runaway. On the
contrary, the person on the horses
back was using his heels and his hat
at every jump to get more speed out
of the amazed animal.
The wagon stopped in front of the
hotel with the driver grinning un-
certainly, while a soldierly figure
sprang over the wheel to wiring the
hand of Smith, the gardener. An
other on the horses back replaced
his service cap at an extraordinary
angle and waited nonchalantly for
the greetings to be over.
Before he went to the army will
lie" Smith had been bashful boy
who blushed when the guests spoke
to him, but he faced them now with
the assurance of vaudeville enter
tainer as he introduced his buddy"
"Pinkey Fripp. of, Wyoming "a
hero, ladies and gentlemen! The
grittiest little soldier in the A. E..
F., with medal to prove it,"
Followed an account Of the deed Of
reckless courage for which Pinkey
had been decorated, and the Saith
boy told it SO we'll that everypne's
eyes had tears in them. Mrs. Appel.
umbling for her handkerchief,
dropped her ball Of yarn over the
railing, where the cat wound It
among the rose bushes SO effectively
that to disentangle it were an end
less task.
The subject Of the eulogy stared
back unabashed at the guests. who
started at him in admiration and
curiosity. Unfattered, unmoved, he
sagged to one side Of the bare-backed
horse with the easy grace of one &C.
customed to the saddle. No one
just like him ever had come under
the observation OF the august patrons
Of the Colonial.
Pinkey Fripp was about five feet
four and square as bulldog. Hard
boiled is a word which might have
been coined specially to describe him.
The cropped hair on his round head
was sandy, his skin a sun-blistered
red, and his lips had deep cracks in
them. His nose did not add to his
beauty any more than the knife-scar
around his neck, which looked as il
someone had barely failed in an at
tempt to cut off his head.
The feature that saved the young
fellows face from look OF unmiti-
gated "toughness" was his pale grey
eyes, whose steady, fearless look
CLEAN of humor.
Pinkey listened, with the discip-
lined patient of the army, to the re-
cital of the exploit that had won the
D. S. G. for him, but there was Pc
culiar CLINT in his light eyes. AS
Smith drew to conclusion, Pinkey
slowly lifted his leg, stiffened by q
bullet, over the horses
neck, and sat sideways.
The applause was so vociferous, so
spontaneous and hearty, that nothing
it ever had been heard
at the Colonial. But 1t stopped as
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

Chrages that the Aluminium Com
pany of America is attempting by
illegal practices to perfect its prac-
tical monopoly of the aluminium in
dustry, have been made by the Fed
eral Trade Commission in an action
instituted in Philadelphia.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30
The Brand Of Cain

There never was a nose so COM
pletely out of joint as Wallie's nor
and embittered by the fckleness and
ingratitude of human nature. The
sacrifices he had made in escorting
dull ladies to duller movies were
wasted. The unfai1ing courtesy with
which he had retrieved their yarn
and handkerchiefs, the sympathy and
attention with which he had listened
to their symptoms, his solicitude
when they were ailing-all were for
gotten now that Pinkey was in the
vicinity.
The ladies swarmed around that
person, quoted his sayings delighted
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

A little girl wrote, saying -Four of
our cows came home the other
night sick and died before morning,
but anyway we have plenty Of meat
put down for the winter" Many far
mers might be benefited by getting
some Of the optimism of the little
girl.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

II you have smutty grain this year
by reason of not treating your seed,
remember that copper carbonate has
given other farmers good results.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

suddenly, for in the middle OF it
Pinkey gathered himself and sprang
through the air like fying-squirrel,
to bowl the Smith boy over "You
said you wouldn't tell about that
'Craw de gare,' ner call me hero,
an you've gone and done it," he said
accusingly, as he sat astride him.
81 got feelin's jest like grown-up
folks, and I don't like to be laughed
at. Sorry, Big Boy, but you've got
this commit" Thereupon, with a
grin. Pinkey banged his hosts head
on the gravel.
The two were surrounded when
this astonishing incident was over,
and it was found that not only was
the Smith boy not injured but seemed
to be used to 1t and bore no malice.
The guests shook hands with the
boys and congratulated them; they
examined the War Cross that Pinkey
produced reluctantly from the bot
tom of the flour-sack in which he
carried his clothing, and finally Mr..
Appel presented the purse in
speech to which nobody listened
and the Smith boy shocked every
body by his extravaganza when he
gave five of it to the driver of the
laundry wagon.
II was shore pinin' to step in the
middle of horse" was PinHeys ex-
PLANTATION of their eccentric arrival.
1T kinda rests me-"
While all this was happening Wal
lie stood holding his lemonade tray
When he could get close, he well
coined the Smith boy and was intro
duced to Pinkey. and stood around
long enough to learn that the latter
and Helene Spence1y knew each
other.
Nobody, however, was interested
in seeing his roses. Even Miss Mat
tie Gaskett, who always chung like a
burr to wooden clothing with the
least encouragement, said carelessly
when he showed her the lemonade
tray:
CAS- good as your best, Wallie,"
anu SUS0u over 10 near WudL 9uhSy
was saying.
There was nothing to do but with
draw unobtrusively, though Wallie
realized with chagrin that he could |
have gone upstairs on his hands and |
knees without attracting the least |
attention. For the first time he re-
GREETED deeply that his eyesight had
kept him out of the army, for he,
too, might have been winning war
crosses in the trenches instead of |
rolling bandages and knitting socks
and sweaters.
Wallie almost hated the lemonade
tray as he slammed it on the table,
for in his utter disgust with every
thing and everybody the design
seemed to look more like cabbages
than roses.
The Brand of Cain
There never was a nose so COM
pletely out Of joint as Wallie's nor
an owner more thoroughly Inundated
n 4
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30

Will you need some tonic next win
ter? Can it now in jars in the form
of vegetables.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-30
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-14
MASTER FILM
is SHOWN AT
AUDITORIUM
''1he Covered Wagon" Called
Greatest PhOtOplay of Year.
Wins Audience


"Thc Covered Wagon" the great
perturbation Of the Winning Of the
west, was shown at the auditorium
last night for tho first time. and will
be shown again tonight and tomor-
row night. A lJ-p,ccc orchestra. Of
especial ability. plays beautiful
overture before me picture opens,
and plays special score during the
entire show. If there we're any
which saw "Thc Covered Wagon" last
night and did not like it, they sure
ly felt they had been amply repaid
in going by hearing such a fine or
che3tra.
The story Of "Thc Covered Wagon"
takes a train Of immigrants Of l8d8
and ls49 from the Missouri river
where Kansas City now stands to
Oregon and California. Great long
lines OF prairie schooners traverse
the county, all in search Of new
EDdorado.
The tragedy Of the great exodus
in those stirring years Of American
history is depicted wildly. but with
out long blood-curdling scenes. The
whole picture is SO developed as not
to offend by constant bloody battles,
but there is stirring action intro
duced--thc battle with the Indians,
a prairie fire, fording the Platte
river, and other scenes Of great pow
err.
j. Warren kerrigan, as the lead
ing male character, and Miss Lois
Wilson, as the leading woman, were
carefully selected from the great
school Of actors Of the Lasky studios