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A HOME PAPER FOB
OLUME*XV
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LONG TE^ BEaiNS
Former Banker Morse Goes to
Federal Prison at Atlanta.
.AFFECTING FAREWELL
I ■* i
Former New York B&nk^ Leaveft^he
Tombs to BagKf >fl3 FITtewVeat
' Sentence Imposed for Vtel|»«ia Ns*
. tional Banking Laws.
New York.—^Witb a supreme effort
to be cheerful, but with emotion oc
casicmally getting the better of him,
Charles W. Morse has left New Y(M*i
CBAKLBSsW; -ItoWlfc.-v^ ■
to begin serving a flfteen-Teiur sen
tence in the federal prisonrat-At^Ata,
Ga., imposed upon him ttri^ vid^ton
of the national banking laws.
Before leaving the Tombs, i^ers
has been oonfineii for the )i£H
of last year, Morse received his wife
and tw0 sons, and then newspaper
men. He was too affected to say any
thing, but he handed out a carefulij
i prepared statement of comment on
1 his case.
f^'^Mrs. Morse did not accompany her
tusband to Atlanta. Seen at her
ome Mrs. Morse said:
“I am going to Atlanta and I shall
irobably live there until my husband
is released. I will devote all erf my
time in getting up a petition to that
end. In the last two weeks I have
received thousands of letters, the
Writers expressing sympathy with my
biisbaiM and their readiness to sign
A petiAon in his behalf.”
ILYNCHINGS IN 1909.
Texas Led With Georgia Second In
Number of Summary Executions.
Washington.—Seventy-eight lynch-
|ngs took place in the United States
in the year of 1909, a greater num
ber than in any other year since 1904,
except 1908, when there were 100 sum
mary executions. In 1907 there were
€3 and in 1906 there were 72.
The vicJtims for 1909 lynchifigs
^ere 65 negroes and 13 Whites. All
out five cases were in southern states.
Illinois and Oregon were the cmiy
I northern states to furnish instances
01 mob law.
Texas led with thirteen lynchings.
^eorgia came second, with twelve.
Other states were Alabatma, 8; Louisi
ana, 7; Florida, 8; Oklahoma, 5;
est Virginia, 1; Arkansas, 3; Ken
tucky, 4; South Carolina, 3 and Mis-
«issippi^ 4.
I Her Advi«e.
She had a hat like a hayfield and,
s tting in the fifth row of the pit, was
oping with all her might that it might
^ttract Mr. Waller’s attention and get
itti to look at her for a moment Sbe
attered herself she was looking nn-
<?oinmonly handsome.
® pale faced
tte shouiafr.''®‘*‘“^ ““
“i^rmured that un-
inovin^ ^ iJidlvidual, “do you mind re-
your—ahem—your hat?”
ier ff' ^ snapped and glued
■‘T
tPin miss,” persisted the pale
“Oh as well as yon!”
onnd’ ® she retorted, turning
invepn looking him straight be-
run h X® you’d better
Lnni change your facer—
London Answers.
QAYN0R INSrALLED.
<1. J. MINER, OWNER AND MANAGER
ALiL HOME. PRINT
7.1910.
NUMBER*!
'i fc.-7
Tamfnany^Htts TuhiAd Over;.Ni0(w Y#rti
City to Control of >
New York.--*Williim;j; turn
been installed* asv niayor
City. The former judge ha^U
ly taken th# dath of c ottce the
ceremony of installation was of the
^xm4f«t 'Character. Kfei:^rt]^e6sl
thero w&s a throng as big as the tdaj-
qr*8 office coulfi hold to witness the
Brief cerenKmlal, V
Mitchells n^w pi^deiit erf
the board of ald%nn'en, ^and Geoi^^
McAneny, the new president of t|ie
borpugh of Manhattan, have also been
Installed In office. . <
The ceremonies in all the inaugura-
ticms were quiet and within an hour
or tv^a the control of New York had
passed almost completely from the^
hands of Tammany to those of the
reformers that swept the polls two.
moiiths ago. - ‘
:1^0ck
OPTIMISM PREVAILS.^
New Year Holds Pfvmlser of Unequal-
ed Prosperity. •
Washington.—The sentiment is al
most uniyefMl that the year 1910 will
be a year ot nnequaled prdspertty fbr
.the TTnited States, ^d In other ways
toe outlook ts imiyersally^
%1th great crops; factories and mills
working on fall time great humanita
rian morements have taken on new
life and vigor.
All along the line there is every rea-
0on fbr a thoroughly hopeful view,
the statesmen, with hardly exceih
tion, are pronounced optiniists.
Near-Beer Lleense R*ieei to $S.0Op.
'Griffin, Ga.^T1ie .city couftct! of
Griffin 'has near-be^ Hceni^
at ii6,006,y anfcit^
salbbns out 'of'business, five oi>erat^
by white men and two by negroes. It
to thought by some^ t^t an^heir m
j^eid ai^ the "fte§nie in
duced, > As it now staQds^ near-beer
will not b« sold here. ^
JUSTICE BYNUM DIES.
XI
Former Member of the Supreme Couri
of North Carolina.
Charlotte, N. C.—^William Preston
Bynum, | associate justice of the su-
prcme court from 1875 to 18S1, and
one of the state’s, most prominent cit
izens, died*at his home in this city
at the age of 90.
Since his retirement from the bench
Judge Bynum has lived quietly here.
He amassed a fortune at his law prac-
4ioe^ 4ui4—haa.^3ren^avishly of his
means to the cause of edtication in
the state.
Large Estate Disposed Of.
Indianapolis.—An estate of the es
timated value of $3,000,000 is disposed
of by the terms of the will of Sought-
on J. Fletcher, the Indianapolis bank
er who died at Gallatin, Tenn., De
cember 25. It was executed February
23, 1904, and leaves the entire estate
to Soughton A. Fletcher, the only son'
and to the three daughters, Mrs. Ju
lia B. Fletcher Bernard, of Paisadena.
Cal.; Mrs. Lau^a Louise Fletchei
Tarkington, wife of' Booth Tarkington,
and Miss Hilda. Fletcher, of Indian
apolis.
Will Return Cirl for^ Ransom.
Lioruisville, Ky,.—It * is understood
that the parents of little Alma Kell
ner, who disappeared from her home
three weeks ago, have received a let
ter from a person in an .Ohio town,
Pi^omdsing to return,the little girl if
the family will pay |5,000 ransom.
The Kellner family is now consider
ing the matter and refuse all informa
tion, even the name of the place In
Ohid.
War Museum Burned.
Danville, 111.—The old war museum,
where President Lincc^ln had his office
when he was riding the circuit as an
attorney, has been burned.* The mu
seum contained many valuable relics,
among them a number of' canncm
balls, which exploded dnhiJjg the fir^
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’Frisco Will Own Street Rallwa^
San Francisco.-—^Aft^ declaring
againiit munipipalfy-owned and opera*
ted street ri^ilways three tlmei^ in
live years, ^the voters of this city, at
a "special ‘bond election, registered
lelr'will d^iitively in favor of the
The recent dlikth of P. Sul-
Jlviui, flie*3!^tQatty Bi^ politician Of
Kew Y«>rlt, Unowi im^»Xittle Tim,”
was • severe blow to I^^c6«i^in. State
Senator' LHraothy D; Bnllivan^ *%ip!
Tim.** Timothy D.' S«tlTi|b Is bne of
the most powerful of the^^^^'in the
Kew Yoi% Democratic jitrfanmtion,
$80,000,000,000 IN7ARMS.
Fabulous Wealth of thii Farmers of
; ^ ^ the UiMted Stitee. . ,
Chicago.—^The United States has
|M,fi^O,000*pM.invested in^ff^m Jands<
'ainDi buildings, ' machiii^^ and live
stock, according to aU'ensus, the re
sults of whtoh have ))i<^ made
publicOi‘a»gb^lfSiVlVparmerT-
Prom 1,000,000 in lS50,_the lyimber of
farms has increased to nearly 7,000,-
000 in 1909, and the' report adds:
**No such increase in agricultural
land values was ever known before
in the history of the world in any
counjtry. The value of farms in the
United States has increased 44 per
cent, more than^ In 1900, the figures
of that year showing an»increase of
25 per cent, over the previous de
cade.”
ADAMSON NAMED.
Former Atlanta ^&^spi|ier Man Se-^
cures Fine Appointment, ><v ‘
New York.-r-Mayor'^lecJteGaynOr has
announced tl^at he will appoint Rob
ert Adamson, a newspaper man, to
the place of mayor*s secretary, with
a salary of $6,000 a year This.^is the
first appointment announced thus far
by the incoming mayor, v
Mr. Adamson Ifl 37 years old 'and
was bom in Georgia. He has been
city editor of the Atlanta Con3titu-
tion and in this city has worked on
The Evening Sun, The Brooklsrn Ea
gle and The New York Morning
World. I
BOY KILLS MIS ^ISTER.
Nine-Year-Old Girl’s Heid Is Almost
Blown Off by Little Mother
Pensacola, Fla.-rrMinniie Hurd^ the
9-year«old daughter' tit Cjhatles Runt;,-
residing eight miles east of Pensaco
la,, was instantly Xilled when a gun in
the hands of her little* brbther, James,
was accidentally dilcharlged, almost
blowing her j^iead off. _-iThe boy had
unbreeched the gun to load it, with
large shot with ' whlch^ 'to shoot a
hawk, and as he closed tlie breech the
gun was discharged: [ - . ‘ >
Has Accepted Challenge.
New York.—The Motor Boat Clul)
of America, has acceptt>d, the chal‘
lenge of the British Mot&r Boat Club,
for the international cup and has no
tified .the board of challengers that
their entry for two boats will be re
ceived. The date for the races is
August. 20, 1910.
End of -Th6 Cow
Ponca CitjFV Oklfcf^Mi*. B. J. Mil-
han, known througfetint thetcoiintry in
wild west shows as “The ,0om Girl,”
died here from inJuHes received’re
cently. She was riding for a moving
picture concern when her hcsMe fell
upon her. Mrs. Mllhan lived in^New
York and wa« 28 years old.
PROPOSED BOYCOTT
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Leagae Formed To Reduce Cost
TO PULL PRICES DOWN
^Plans Are Made for Natlofia! Boycott
i-. •
on Combinations That Increase the
Cost of Living—Members of Con
gress Are Interested.
.Washington.—Plans for a national
boycott against combinations that in
crease the cost of living were laid
here when the National Anti-Trust
League was launched.
Members of congress are interest
ed in the new movement and imme
diate steps will be taken towards per
fecting state organizations. Then;
when prices soa** the league members,
by stoppi^ig the use of articles or
commodities that have gone above a
certain level, wHl try to put them
back by refusing to furnish a market.
It Smashed the Combine.
The plan was tried in Germany a
few years ago, and it is sa^ broke up
a combine that had raised the price
of coftee to almost a prohibitive
point.
The meeting was informal and no
final organization was effected. It
was agreed, however, that the cru
sade just beginning should go^under
the name of the National Anti-Trust
League, and that the organization
should be nonpolitical.
MADISON.SQUARE «AADEN SOLD.
'Syndicate Which, Bought jt foh $3,000,v
000 Is to Erect Office Building.
New York.—Madison square garden,
designed by the late Stanford White,
and e^cted at'it cosf of
has been sold to a reid estate syndi
cate and will be torn down and re
placed by a modern office building,
according to a report in realty circles.
The property has been on the market
for some time at $3,000,000.
Demolition of the garden will mean
a serious loss to the national horse
show, where the event is held annu
ally. It te* owned by the Madison
Suqare Garden Cempany, of which
Frank K. Sturgis is president and J.
P. Morgan a member. A^ an invest
ment, the garden has not proved
profitable.
AN UNUSUAL TRIP.
Long Journey Made In Fashionof
Old Frontier Days.^
Brookhaven, Miss.—One of the most
unusual journeys on record will have
been accomplished on the, arrival here
of T. J. and Jesse Gatts.
In a‘ covered wagon they traveled
from Brookhaven to Seattle to attend
the Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition.
Returning ii^ tlie same manner, they
have crossed the border line of Mis-
slBsippi at Natchez.
Lover Shoots GIH and Her Parents.
Toledo, Ohio.—Carol Hunt, aged 18,
was instantly killed and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hunt, were
wounded, not seriously. Joseph
I^ackey^ who is chiM^ged with having
shot theih, is sought by the police.
According to the police, Mackey, a
railroad man, who is said to have a
, wife and child in Mansfield, Ohio, at
tempted to pay attentions to the girl,
and was enraged when repulsed.
Drops Dead Over Dying PattenL
Willow Springs, Mq.—Miss Johnny
Preston, 17 years of age, shot herself
through the head because she had in
curred some small debts at a store.
Dr. Abiam Mulllnox, 72 years crtd, was
called to attend her. Just after he
told her parents she was fatally
wounded he said: *T*m going, too,”
and fell dead across the bed from
apoplexy. ^
$50,000 for Police Rides.
> Chicago,-—Chic^io pays. In round
figures, $50,000 a year for street car
fares for ‘policemen who do not wear
uniforms. Fifty thousand dollars
means 1,000,000 rides, and' there are
practically 1,200 “plain clothes men.**
On the basis <rf~300 woridng ^y» a
/ear, each man gets three rides a day
at the expense of the city;
County Govanunent*.
Representative—G. W. Wilson.'
Clerk Superior Court—T. T. Loftis.
Sheriff and Tax Collector—C. C. Kilpat
rick. ~ J
Treasurer—Z. W. Nicholls.
Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie.
Coroner—Dr. W. J. Wallis,
Surveyor-^ L. Hardin.
Commissioners—W. M. Henry, Ch*n; G
T. Ly^iajr; W. E. Galloway.
Superintendent of Schools—T. C. Hen
derson. • ■
Physician—^Dr. Goode Cheatham. .
Attomey-r-Gash & Galloway.-
Town Govenunent*.
Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr. . .
Board of Aldermen—T. H. Shipman. J
M. Kilpatrick, T. M.‘ Mitchell, A. H King,
E. W. Carter.
Marshal—^J. A. Galloway.
Clerk and Tax Collector—T. H. Gallo
way.. t .
Treasurer—T. H. Shipman. 1
Health Officer—Dr. C. W. Hunt:
Attorney—W, W. Zachary.
/ Regular meetings—First Monday night
in each month.
Profesdonol Cords.
LAWYKK
11 and 12 McMSnn Building
l®“Notary Public.
H. G. BAILEY
Civil and Cbhsidtmg Eh^eer
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McMInn Blodc
WftVARD. U. C.
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W. B. DUCKWORTH.
ATTO R N E Y-AT-L A W.
Booms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Buildini^,
Patronize those who Advert£se
Annual Statement
OF AMOUNTS- i
Paid Gounty GommissiODers
During the year 1908
The following amounts have been
paid to the members of the Board
fo County Commissioners during
the pfficial year of 1909, viz.;
W MBfenry, 31 days regular
-service at $2.00 ...$62,00
W M Henry, 33 days extra
^rvice at $2.00. 64.00
Q T Lyday, 29 days regular
. service at $2.00.... 58.00
G T Lyday, 10 days extra ser
vice at $2.00 ^'... 20.00
W E Galloway, 29 days regu
lar service ai $2.00 58.00
W E Galloway, 12 days extra
service at $2.00/.... 24.00
No. miles travel©! by each 0.00
Unyerified accounts audited..' 0.00
North Carolina, )
Transylvania County. \
I, E. A (jillespie, register of
deeds and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners of
said county, hereby certify that
the foregoing is a correct statement
of the amounts audited by the
Board of Commissioners to the
members thereof and also a correct
statement of the number of days
service rendered by each, §nd^ that
said statement' is in compliance
with the requirements of S^. 1326
of the Revisal of 1905.
This Dec. 1st, 1909.
,B. A. GILLESPIE,
Register of Deeds.
t.'VW ■%/%/%/*%'%•
Entry No# 2558*
North Carolina—Transylvania County.
C. W. Hunt enters and claims 100 acres
of land more or less lying in Dunn's Rock
Township, adjoining the lands of Ed Bat
son and others. Beginning on a black oak
on the north side of Wolf Pen Mountain,
in the old Candler line, marked comer,
anA Jims various courses and distances, so
as to tffV* all the' vacant land. Enteied
Dec. 21st^ 1909. . B. A GILLESPIE,
* . Entry Taker.
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