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THE ROWERS COLLECTION Unburn. mm VOL. III. NO. 33. RTJTHEEFORDTON. N. C THURSDAY. AUGUST 20 1903. 81.00 A YEAR. f bum-draw &IISTIPATIOH Constipation is nothing mnm i than a cWorincr of the bowela ' and nothintrlcsa than vital staff- nation or death if not relieved. If every constipated sufferer could realize that he is allowing poisonous filth to remain in his system, he would soon get relief. Constipation invites all kind of contagion. Headaches, bilious ness, colds and many other ail ments disappear when consti pated bowel are relieved. Thed ford's Black-Draught thoroughly cleans out the bowels in an easy. ;ind natural manner without the fmrging of calomel or other vio ent cat hart ic3. Be sure that you get the origi nal Thedford's Black-Draught, made by The Chattanooga Medi cine Co. Sold by all druggists in Jo cent ana 31.00 packages. - Jim-van, Ark., Mar 25. 1001. I emanot rerommenil Thedford's lilack nrauthttoo hlirhly. 1 keep It In mr house all the time and hare sued It for the last tea yeara. 1 aorrr gaio my children aay other laxatlre. I think I could new be able to work without It on areount of belli troubled with CflRfltlpatlon. lour nedlclne Is , au that kecpa mt op. 1 C B. McFABUXD. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR JETT AND WHITE TORNADO CREATES HAVOC. Many Houses Destroyed at Pittsburg. Two Persons Killed. Pittsburg, Kans., August 10. A tor nado passed through the thickly pop- TWIGG'8 MANIACAL DEED. Seven Percons Dead as Result at Win field, Kans. Winfleld, Kans., , August. 15. Seven peroens are now dead as a KEG OP POWDER EXPLODES. Jury Finds Them Guilty of,ulated mlning district north and eastj Maroum's Murdor. Less of Life In Mines Near Birming ham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala., August 15. A keg of powder exploded at the en- THROUGH B liDGE j Sale of Land for Taxes! TRAIN TAKES PLUNGE The following tracts aud parcels of t J : n. i 1 1. lJ on for taxes due for the year 1902, which ., . , , 3 , - - !... - . i siiii reiuaiu uue ami uiiiiiiu , lucmuir, result of the maniacal deed of Git traifce of the North Alabama Coal and Accident Oil Denver and ElO i for the satisfaction of said tax due, I FAMOUS CASE IS CONCLUDED. of Pittsburg early Saturday, destroying j bert Twigg, who fired Into the crowd company-g at Coal city. hundreds of houses, mine tipples and at a band concert hero on-inur&aay tbe following results. The dead: buildings of every description , lev-. night. Twigg and threa of his vic- ellng to a mass of wreckage a large tlms died, with a short time, portion of every camp between Devllo Those who have since succumbed Austin Davis. Bam Scrogina. Fatally injured: John - Dickens, Grande Eoad. 14 PASSENGERS ARE INJURED. Miller shaft, north of Fbntenac, and the arc Port Smith. Dawson Billitir and John Kitchena. i Meavy FsUI of Haln' AImo a ,oua- Morgan shaft, north of the state line, Roy Davis, a boy. j iKtchens and Dickens were broueht' burst, Weakened Bridge and Under Weight of Train the Structure Col- Motion For Nw Trial Will Be Made by Defendants' Attorneys Vsrdiotj and coverting Into ruin a strip of Elmer Farnsworth and Otis Carter Q Birmingham and taken to St. Vin of jUrv c.UMrf Little, Surorise After thickly populated territory 8 miles ; are dying, while Claud Reei, Charles ceBt ho&D,tal. They both badly j long and 2 miles wide. At least two! Thomas and James Clarkson are in a Duiaed on the face and about the up-! rnwiS w...w.-. , peEg0na were uined aad fully 6U were erltlcal condition. A core oi otners per part tJie boy. jt is BOt kaown Cjnthlana, Ky., August 15. The . MTSU m Jett and! rv Tr.,i ,H will. t,h aa- axunci, ai OUu will sell at the Court House door in Ruth- erf ordton, N. C, on Monday, September 7th, 1903, the following described lands : . E. A. MARTIN, Tax Collector. are badly hurt. A letter has been found lapsed List of Casualties. fiuena Vista, Colo., August 13. At whether or not they can recover. ! 10:80 ist night the Denver and Rio among, rna eruloBion occurred whila Da- n.A nooaanarsr train Vrt 1 w -- w cbuw A 13 ub k tlfeS' Trl who -a, kUled. left D.nver at 9:30 a-m.. went through Tho 'namilton, 2 acres nx h, tax mat ne piannea tne maafcacre some wa, tstitiBr a. handful of nnwrlftr tn xtv, o c.efl -. Jury in the case of Curtis sassination of James B. Marcum at rs. Anton Sarto at Camp No. 17. , that he planned the aacre some WM -testing a handful of powder to ft bridge near Nathrop, 8 miles east Jackson this morning returned a ver-' tornado swept across the coun-; days ago. He wrote that he had . see whether OT not lt would buT1L j of eaua,ng lfljury of 14 pa3. diet of guilty, fixing the punishment of V T nuiLU"1 auu UiU u . uaimwa anu IlttU "evcr 1UIL I At the entrance of one of the mines Eonger8. b , see in all of tha mlnmz camns whlcn vi the lawn of hia countrv. and that v. j I ? V. ; tyiiw pnm an T IHM " : " ' ' WD1 are thickly clustered in that section the deed he was about to perpetrate m RUTHEKFORDTON TOWNSHIP J S Bright, 48 acres land (mills) taxes and cost, $2 14 Lee Bryant, one town lot (res) taxes and cost, $2 70 John Carrier, Sr, 6 acres acres, n w, taxes and cost, $2 67 Susan Hamilton, 36 acres w h, taxes aud cost, $1 70 eftf-h at life imprisonment. 'ice verdict was returned when there were but few persons in the courtroom, of the country. i,- i - were were several kegs oi damp pow-, The mo&t ss-iouslyinjured: Takias a handful of this. Davis na iui iuo puiyuse ui 6c."u ecu gala tO liaVG DOUred lt OVOT Hl3 : nWQr lff ltal i.tnriaa es and cost, $2 52 Columbus Jeffries, 172 acres Fite land taxes and cost, $3 85 Jarvis Miller, 1 acre n h, taxes and cost, '$3 05 Madison McEntire, 12 acres Morris land The only attorney present was Coun-' e Devlin Miller camp, known with those wno flad shunned him and miner's lamp. It would not burn, so .Mrs. Lather, Pittsburg, face badly taxes and cost, $1 S3 ty Attoimey Webster. Jett received f " i6! i !EtertBted the8elves necessanly in ne took another handful from another- cut; slight internal lnjurle8. the verdict with comparative indiffer- " n 1 , TU Zi T! ? . proVed l be dry' aa a ! 'Ms. G. Knapp. Milwaukee, badly la- ence and calmness. White, who has. -""'w L -7 . ! t r,,l" -"T .1" w IeU aU tbe ere morQ, rated leg. . , strain - the otter camDS great damage was Lieutenant Myron C. Bowdish and Coi powder was and Ignited. tract Surgeon O. W. Woods of the building destroyed United States army against whom he LEFT LARGE FORTUNE. been uiiiucuuy uuuci a ov-ci tin-no . during the trial, flushed up and his M(Jgt q fa ; - rT' um::io; ''e the humble homes of tho miners fcPpears to have had a grievanCe. for. the defense, stated that a motion. hinM t thai ( for a new trial will be made as soon coal companies : as possible. The general opinion seems to be that the motion will be; FEMALE CONVICTS MUTINY. overruled by the court and that it will ! then go to the court of appeals. ! Nfg Women Grow Rebellions at j The verdict occasioned little sur-, prj Fapm N Med3eville. prise nere aner tne aeiioerauuu oi m: Milledeeville Ga.. Aueust 15. There flraves rpoontlv r in Washi. jury had been so prolonged. - b mutiny at the women's: ton. D. C Ooneressman Hrv R Tennessee Congressman Remembered juxed. In Will of Mrs. Martha Graves. Knoxville, Tenn., August 15. By a provision in the will of Mrs. Martha Bank of KntlicrfordtoD it AH Gibson, of the' seconl Tennessee dis- Quince Miller, 1 acre n w, taxes and cost, $3 21 Will Rector, J acre (res) n h, taxes and cost, $2 88 Mart Simmons, 30 acres w land, taxes es and cost, 2 41 j Francis Taylor, 1 acre n h, taxes and cost. SI 00 Mr. Benning. Corydon. Iowa, slight- ; Ti... c ..-n. Davis and Scrogins died In a few s if ft,jured about face and head. ! taxes and cost S3 G5 The others are painfully in-. n. Conley. Eldorado. Kansas, severe r,.- 4Qa, r w a bruises about head. ! in n h, taxes and cost, f 2 68 J. D. Smith, Muscatine. Iowa, slight i greek mix towxship injuries about body. I B. O. Brown. New York city, sprain- Zecr 118 acres land b r, taxes , , and cost, $3 04 d knee. ' - , . v c tvto,,-ii w.vi.,. , . . Lawson Hays, 21 acres land m cr, tax- R. O NavUle. Washington, right arm , M and cog 1Q badly injured. , I n lo m Mrs. J. P. KnaDD. Milwaukee, right' The result was a terrible expto-, broken, eion. Five men wore standing around , Fred Riser, San Francisco, badly in a group and cot one of thorn es- Krulsed about the head and face. cr.ped Injury, hours TRAIN RAN WILD. In Southern Railway Accident Two Lives Are Lost. Asheville, N. C, August IB. A The wreck occurred on a bridga and ost $1 weakened by the flood, which was almost a cloudburst. The first engine of the passenger Statement of the condition of Bank of Rntheri'ordton, as made to the Corpor ation Commission, at close of business on Jane Uth, 1903 RESOURCES. Bills receivable 215,197 34 Overdrafts .... 6332!) Rut lit i f ord county bonds 200 00 Eatiking house 3,750 00 j Furniture and fixtures 1,250 00 Cash due from banks 2,957 91 County aud U. S. claims 707 72 Other real estate 10 00 Miss Maggie Nanney. 32 acres land m cr, taxes and cost, $1 30 W K Hamilton, 48 acres land maplo The only question which caused the bulldlnir at tha stat farra . . . i i il.i ,:v . a - - x- aeiay, n is sam, was iuit ui u"u Aout 75 negro women while at sup- trict, becomes heir to between $50.00o. train of 13 leaded freight cars got ment death or life imprisonment. The per hfigan tQ gtow a gplr,t of lawless. and 5100000 cash the. control of the engineer on verdict on the whole is regarded as a nesg The guard could Q utUe with : Mrg GraveSj president of a bank the' Southern railway Thursday after victory for the defense as the prose- them Gne of thfi women jumped up: in Seattle Wash., was a college mate noon and dashing wildly down a steey ution asked that no middle ground be and saId. There wm hQ no morc Qf Gibson and lt is said Mrs Graves 6raie on Saluda mountain, was wreck- ia.tu auu iu mvu. ilu 6u whipping here." The same spirit of at that time took recognition of the ed at a turn in the road near Melrose. " , T S i ! i ' ' A , , or be hanged. . lawlessness was manXested this morn-: good qualities of the future congrses-1 The dead: j over exceptmg the tender The bag- Joe Logn 38 acres land t c h, taxes The case has been on trial almost ,ng so much CaptaiQ Foster felt man and &ided Mm financi'ally fn e. ! Engineer . H. Averlll, Jr.. of Ashe-; f c" ? 1 thrOUf anWa smash a"d K m i a i three weeks, having been begun July, lt necessory to Ko over to the differ- curlnE his education. It ls L Rha ' ville. N. C. I ed tQ kmdlins wood- The Lula Hamnck, 50 acres land maple cr, 87. At the first trial at Jackson, the t sn3(lQ nn, tp vrv Tl1n,nl ! ri " t,:vtnJ nnn wn,,, w.o iin. ' man Jumped and was not Injured. The . mxes ana cost, v w luc v,a- .. .. , A I rrnvw that there was no change in the laws , paign fund each of the five times he N. C. and unless they went on with the! ha3 successfully run for congress. i The Injured: work in the usual way they would Congressman Gibson has acceoted ! Brakeman W. B. Sherrlll. of Swan- Jury disagreed and it is believed the verdict today was a compromise with a juror opposed to capital punishment. smoker and chair cars were turned partly over. The passengers Injured were mostly in the tourist sleeper that land cost, i2 90 uxiox TOWNSHIP W R Shuford, 58 acres laud b r, taxes Tho friends of Captain B. L. Ewen and not only get whipped but get more : the bequest and he is said to be plan-' aoa, N. C, fatally.. wa3 turned on its side in the ravine. other witnesses for the commonwealth t D of it. who have suffered greatly and were ! and things were much better the bal- This had the desired effect,) ning an endowment to help worthy! The train was found to be beyond A", " " , tW ' 8 pers re" , t ,,, , rf . malned on the track and the diner was Total $33,712 2fi LIABILITIES. Capital paid in..'. 10,000 00 Surpl as and univided profits. . 3,013 62 Bills livable 8,600 00 Deposits subject to check 10,430 40 Time deiosits 3.CC3 24 living In fear of their lives are great- ance 0f tne day ly relieved. They expected the death . Tney d not mLnd workina for men. Total $35,712 20 penalty, which they were confldend would have been followed by confes sions from the condemned men expos ing parties high in authority in Breath itt county who are considered to be back of the conspiracies. There have been 27 lives lost with young men through college, as Mrs. control soon after leaving the top of Graves is said to have assisted him. TWO FIND WATERY GRAVES. but have no patience with orders from women. Yet it is absolutely neces- j sary to have a matron at this build-1 Hussey and Hunton Meet Death In ing. A great many are In for mur-i . . ... , der 5 River at Abbeville, Ga. Mr. Allagood. Mrs. Allacood and . Abbeville, Ga., August 12. Saturday mained on the track and the diner was converted Into a hospital car. t A wrecking train with a number ; of physicians was hurried from Buena - Vista at 11:30 o'clock and it was not until 3:15 this morning that the injur ed were brought here. That many . , . ,' . , i wore not killed outright was marvel- the noise of the approaching train, 6 ran oui to see way n aia nci scop m the mountain, and its speed increased with each mile of the long run. By the time the train reached Melrcse, it was going at a rate of more than 60 miles an hour. Operator J. W. Heatherly, hearing s compliance with the signal flag. Ha On the Colorado and Southern near Allaeood and i ' afternoon Jack Hussey and W. J. Hun- in the past two years, in the Hargis-, rftii ro rfppJvn.T ittor. fmm alitor toon, two brick masons employed by c.mm t.h etnr.T, n.t .cwanaers, t males west of here, a Cockrill feud in Breathitt county and . fne United States, as well as Georgia, J. Menzles & Sons here to work on ,a tlme to see Fireman Hair wave a! wrec? was . and cost' ? 08 tTiis is the first conviction. No ar-, ta regard to the whipping of the "Dia- tl!e new ccurthouse building went ast farewell and smile grimly as the: s" CUie" fuu "reman J G Snider, 39 acres land mt cr, taxes aud cost, $1 77 Jenk Abrams, 17 acres land, taxes and cost, 1 37 W R Shuforfl, year 1901, 58 acres land b r, taxes and cost, $2 90 : SULPHUK SPKIXGS TOWNSHIP Margret Abernethy, 2 acres kind on McK cr, taxes and cost 80 cts Claud Owens, 70 acres land mcK cr, taxes and cost, 5 48 Wm TjUcb, 5 acres land urK cr, taxes and cost, $2 95 T M Robbins, 43 acres land b r, taxes mond Queen." down to the river armed with traIn Bped on. ReaUzing that the j rPorted f"0 injured. i ......... . . I Fiirrnar ilaQUc Tioir n.i. V. . rests or Indictments had been made un til last May, when the troops were or dered to Jackson to protect the grand iurv and afterward tho trial jury and " I. witnesses. Deatrovad Portion f Bridfi t Mn. ed to report for duty Monday morning thpir nnsta nnd mhAn tha train rwck Jett is still under Indictment fo? den. Mich caused some uneasiness to their em- ourva, sevATnl mUp helnw Mel- FALL OF BIG METEOR. . nsning tackle, sunaay tney were not tran was running away, Heatherly ; seen about town, but their absence fainted and fell to the platform, caused no alarm, but when they fall-; Both anjrfneer and fireman stuck t I, J. W. Dorsey, acting cashier of the Eauk of Ruthorfordton, do solemnly swear tliat the above rf port is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. W. DORSEY. Sworn to before J, F. Flack, N. P. Correct Attest : D. F. Moukow, J. C. Walker, T. C. Smith. COMMERCIAL BANK. Report of the condition of the Com inercial Bank of Ratherf ordton, at Ruth erford ton, N. C, at the close of business on June 9th, 1903. RESOURCES Loans and discounts, $28,882 39 Ovcrrlrafts 724 91 Furn-ture and Fixtures ! ,000 00 Due from banks and bankers. 10,332 26 Cash on hand 2,010 04 first degree murder for killing Town ; Detroit, Mich., August 17. A special Payers and a crowd repaired to the jt jumped the track and landed Marshal Cockrill. Jett said last night j to The Free Press from Mendon river to search for them. jn a confused ' mass at the bottom of the rope had never been made with i Mich., says a large meteor which fell which to hang him. His friends say j here last night destroyed a nortion where they began to fish, and their men Prusw beneath the debris. Negro Woman Beheaded Her Daugh ters and Burnsd Them. It was no trouble to locate th snot . v! ooiumDia, c. August iu. Lizzie - a M ir M miiuniiiLiiiciiL hilu liic: lihiu -. . vj i jvi t Aiken, Further details have not been re ceived here. CRAZED BY RELIGION. a negro woman 40 years old, f ha will have a new trial, and even if nr w of boat was soon found UMlde down. A tw.. m v ! was commiuea to jau ior oeheadmg ' i . i." v . (3 . vy . wic c. juc 1 1 v i"i , - 1 uiaivcmau aiiciiill uau uuLli icga he fails in that effort he might ba pardoned in the course of time. The friends of the defendants show- It buried Itself Into the earth fand 8earca found their dead -bodies In the cut off aEd he Ja exj)ectea to die. made a hole nearly 20 feet deep. It "V8-- rave forth a ecreechine Bound na it From , every thdication It appears 80LD TO PENNSYLVANIA. ed such relief as to leave no doubt passed throush the skv and struck th tnat Hussey lost his balance and fell : of their previous apprehension of the eartn wIth a report that was heard for into the rlver and Huntoon. seeing Goal and coke Company of Blrmlng- a long distance. TRIBAL WAP. REIGNS. death penalty The attorneys for the defense wera absent when the Jury came Into court and Judge Osborne sent for them. The court asked them if they had anything; Trouble Among the Chilkat Indians to say after tne verdict was read. At toi neys Blanton and Gol2en, for the de- this, tried to save him, but lost his balance and turned the boat over and both were drowned. ! ham Soli Property. Birmingham, Ala., August 15. -It is her two daughters. The crime was committed in Colleton county. The heads were severed with an ax, then she threw them Into a fire. The chil dred were 8 and o years old. When first arrested the woman ad mitted the crime, saying she got a message from God, through a dog, that A F Robbins, 50 acres land, bal due on taxes and cost. $6 80 Mary Steadman, 115 acres land, J cr, taxes and cost, fi 22 COLFAX TOWNSHIP W W Lovelace, 58 acres land SRC, taxes and cost, $4 14 COOL SPRINGS TOWNSHIP W L Holland, 50 acres land, taxes and cost, $2 95 Mrs Alpha Butler one town lot, taxes and cost, $1 10 J L Moseley, 5 acres land, taxes and cost, 1 36 In Alaska. Vancouver. B objected as he desired to leave earlier wan tribe. announced that the Palos Coal and she must sacrifice her children to save CRASH ON PENNSYLVANIA ROAD. Cke comPany' tUe property of the" the world. She Jaas faeen attending : eimeiu. ui mis city, nas oeen soia revivals recently. rv t h A T finnoef am -! n A Ta r AHPiiaf 17 ThQ Two Freight Trains Collide Brake- , , . , August 17. The " . uany. of Pennsylvania, for 8100.000. men Killed;, Engineer Injured. The property consists of 2,000 acres Philadelphia, August 17. Two " coal land. 0n the maU line of the Pennsylvania 'Frisco, about 20 miles west of Bir- fense, said they did not The judga steamer Princess May, from Skag theii eaid that he would adjourn court ' way, brings word of a tribal war until 1-Sn fhlst mnrnlTi? Ron. fJnldp-n n nv.n.ni. t.h hi.. L - " j "u"s lus vuiin.a,i. iuma.ua ui iae jviuk) freight trains on the railroad crashed together early today mingham, on which there are three Total $42,955 60 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $10,000 00 Surplus 2,100 00 Undivided profits 955 50 Deposits subject to checks 29.574 90 Cashier' s checks 325 20 for his home In Barbourvllle. Judge. For several days a reien of terror v Osborne told them to make their mo-j was in progress in the valley of the urban bUMohm. a short distance west ! cutput is 400 tons. The purchasers, went t ZcTSmfT ' f h,lkat n Witchcraft' wWch of this city, killing two brakemen and it .1 understood, will improve the prop. W6n f,!.?1.C!iMiflledi.?reTrtta these Indians, is lnju-Ing th. engineer of tne second , erty extensively with a view of ma- a motion ior a new. inai. wuen it was Baid to have been at the bottom of train nuuuuuwu vuai. wo juijt uou lumo me irouDie. one Indian is reported a crowd gathered at the courtroom, i killed and many badly injured. but It was lulet and orderly. All the mountain men having gone to their A tramp who had his collar bone terially increasing the output of the mines. The coal seam of the above homes. At 10:45 a motion for a new trial was filed before Judge Osborne and he took the matter under consideration when court adjourned until 2 p. m. BUBONIC PLAGUE RAGING. broken in the accident says several 1 lands is considered equal to the best of his companions were riding on the n tne state for coking and steam Celebrated Occupation Day. Manila, August 15. Veterans of the Fifteen Deaths Reported at Pacasmayo In Peru. I New York, August 15. Of the 24 ! cases of bubonic plague at Pacasmayo 15" deaths are reported, cables the Lima, Peru, correspondent of The Her ald. I The situation is alarming as the dis- freight and it ls probable that they are burled in the wreckage. Total $42,955 60 I Army of the Philippines celebrated oc- , t i rm r-. cwpatlon day with a parade in which ease appears to be in virulent form. I, J.F.I lack, cashier t! The Commer-jg0() One new case of the plague is reporf cial Bank of Rutherf ordton, do solemnly , regulation service clothing of bleid at Mollendo, where itjs believed Fire Loss of $660,000. Cincinnati, August 17. Fire starting in a shed in which stock drovers slept v a i .v, , i ter companies, and once a millionaire, loss of $60,000. A large quantity of purposes -exclusively. The buyers will assume charge of the mines in the next few -days. Once Millionaire, Died a Pauper. New York, August 17. Moses Rock well Crow, projector of extensive wa- Husband Suspected of Murder. Kansas City, August 17. Mrs. Lil- lie Maude Evans, wife of George B. Evans, manager of the American Transfer company, was murdered in her home in the southern portion oi this city today. The husband, from whom she filed suit for divorce last Wednesday, cannot be found and tha police are searching for hlra. Tha murder was most cold blooded and oc curred while Mrs. Evans was asleep. swear the above statement is true to the Lest of my knowledge and belief. J. F. FLACK, Cashier. State of N. C, Rutherford County. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of June, 1903. M. O, DICKERSON, C. S. C. Correct Attest: T B. Twitty, John C. Mills, M. IT. Justice, Directors. shirts and khaki. A banquet was af terwards served at which the story of the campaign during the stirring pe riod in the early occupancy of the territory, .closed by the capture of the city of Manila, was told and the the authorities have succeeded in checking the disease. Another per son infested has been found in Lima.' livo stock narrowly escaped 'destruc tion and three men were severely In jured. The stables of M. F. Brown and Robert West were alo destroyed. Four To Be Pardoned. Montgomery, Ala., August 17. hTe pardoning board this afternoon recom mended to the governor the pardon of four convicts, one of whom has a The following were Protest from . Alabama. Andalusia, Ala., August 17. The battles fought over again around the whole of south Alabama joins !n strong t& sentence festive board. Commissioner Si protest against the treatment of Miss fnr r-Ann- Tva t was the chief speech-maker of the ' DeCris, and strongly denounces the ac- Df RUSSell county; L. F. Compton of evening. Two-thirds of the veteran ; tlon of Allagood and wife, as well as Marshall: Bud Smith, of Cherokee, knrf soldiers of the campaign now serve In the physicians in charge. The state- Charles Gilliland, of Coosa. Gilliland PrP8rty- has died a pauper at the state hospit al on Wards Island. He projected tha present water system used to supply Ward's Island. Crow made the mil Hons he spent so lavishly by develop ing water systems for a number oi communities, notably in Grand Rap ids, Mich., and in West Chester coun ty in this state. -Money being need ed for further operations, he mort gaged his property and plants reckless ly. Bad financiering and business quarrels got him into complicated liti gation which ended in foreclosure pro ceedings and the loss of his entire Three Killed by Lightning. Charleston, S. C, August 17. Sarah Polie, a negro, amd two children were killed by lightning last night at Brog- dens, in Sumter county. The woman was in the act of closing a window when killed. The infant in her arms was knocked across the room and se riously injures, but ls alive today. The other two children were on the oppo site side of the room. Ship Enoountered Hurricane. New Orleans, August 17. The Brltsh steamship Rocina, Captain Henry, from Celba, Honduras, with fruit consigned to Voccaro Bros. & Co., crossed tfce bar last night. She reports that she encountered a hurricane, lost one man overboard, had her ventilators carried away an-d her davits twisted. All tbe cargo of oranges on deck were swept away by the tremendous seas. Notice! State op Nokth Carolina, County op Rutherford, in Superior Court. Fannie D. Toms and husband Henry S. Toms, plaintiff, vs. Maggie C. Carpenter and husband, K. J. Carpenter, E. C. Ford and husband, O. B. Ford, G. D. Carrier, Annie Belle Er. win, O. C. Frwin, Jennie Erwin Miller and husnand, L. D. Miller, Julia Erwin, Ellen Erwin, minor, J. C. Erwin, minor, Ernestine Erwin Justice and husband, J. D. Justice, Mrs. Emma Carrier, Eu genia Carrier, minor, Henry Carrier, minor, heirs at law of James II. Carrier, deceased, defendants. To E. C. Ford and husband, G B. Ford, G. D. Carrier, Mrs. Emma Carrier, Eugenia Carrier, minor, and Henry Car rier, minor, some of the defendants above named: Yon will take notice that an action entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior court of Ruther ford county to compel the specific per formance of a contract to sell certain real estate situate in Rutherf ordton township in said county and to perfect plaintiffs title to said land ; and the said defendants will further take notice that they required to appear at the next term of the Superior court or. saia county on the first Monday in September, 1903, at the court house of said county in Ruth erfordton, N. C, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiffs will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This 20th day of July, 1903. M. O. DICKERSON, Clerk of tho Superior Court. THE BOOK STORE The place to buy BOOKS, STATIONERY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC. A.L.GRAYSON One r.linuto Gcugh Cure For Coughs, Colds and Croup. was convicted of murder In 1897 and given a life sentence. ment of Bullard is overwhelmingly denounced. A'F hysician Healed. Dr. Geo. Ewing, a practicing physi. cian of Smith's Grove, Ky., for over thirty years, writes lnll personal expe rience with Foley's Kidney Cure. "For j whQ escaped from the jail here Wedae3. one position or another under the civil government. Captain Lamscn Dead. Portland, Ore., Augu?t 17. Captain Roswell H. Lamson, United States navy, retired, is dead; aged 65 jears. He was the first naval cadet to be ai pointed from Oregon, but was a native I years I have been greatly troubled with ! kindey and bladder trouble and enlarged prostrate gland. I used everything known to the profession without relief, until I commenced to use Foley's Kid ney Cure. After taking three bottle3 1 was entirely relieved and cured. I pre- Disastrous Forest Fires. Baker City, Ore., August 17. Affor est fire which has destroyed million:! of feet of timber and is threatening of Iowa.. Mrs. Mollie Allen, of South Fork, Ky., says she has prevented attacks of chole ra morbus by taking Chamberlain's j Stomach and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack coming on. Such attacks are usually caused by indigestion and these tablets are just what is needed to cleanse the stomach and ward off the approaching attack. Attacks of bilons colic may be prevented in the same way. For sale by Dr. T. B. Twitty, Drug Store. day night by digging through a brick wall, has beeca captured. scribe it now daily in my practice and heartily recommend its use to all physi cians for such troubles. I have prescrib ed, it in hundreds of cases with perfect success." City Drug Store, Escaped Murderer Recaptured. Sheridan. Wyo., August 17. Boon Horter, wanted in North Carolina for I the large saw mills and ranches is the murder of two deputy sheriffs and smg in the mpuntains -near Sparta. Tho fire has been burning for a week. The Death Penalty. A little thiug sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi cant cuts or puny boils have paid the death penalty. It is wise to have Buck- len's Arnica Salve ever handy. It is the best salve on earth aud will pretent fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and oiles threaten. .Only 25c, at T. B. Twit ty and Thompson & Watkins' drug store Consumption Threatened. '"I was IsoiMed with a hacking cough for a yeai aud I thought I had consump tion," says C. Unger, 211 Maple St., Campaign. 111. "I tried a great many remedies and I was under the care of physicians for sevearl months. I used one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. It cured me, and I have not been troubled since." City Drag Store. Senator Heyburn's Romance. Philadelphia, August 12. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, is here awaiting the day set for his marriage to Miss Qeraldlne Yeatman, sweetheart of his boyhood, and divorced wife of a doc tor, who lives at Kennett Square, Pa. The wedding is to take place on Wed nesday. . Notice! The undersigned, M. L and Ed Beam, having this day obtained letters of ad ministration on the estate of D. Beam," deceased, hereby notify all persons in debted to the estate, to come forward and settle at once. Also persons having claims of any nature whatever against said es tate are required to present the same to the undersigned, duly authenticated, on or before the 21st day of July, 1904 ; oth erwise this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery on such claims not presented within the rime above named. This Ju ly 20th, 1903. M. L. and ED BEAM, Administrators of of estate of D. Beam, deceased. McBrayer & Justice, Attorneys. Puts An End to it All. A arevious wail of times comes as a re suit of unbearable pain front over taxed Teaoheps Wanted. . We need at once a few more Teachers for Fall schools. Good positions are be- organs. Dizziness, oacuacne, liver mg uueti uauy oy us. w e are receiving complaint and constipation. But thanks j more calls this year than ever before, to Dr. King's New Life Pills they put Schools and colleges supplied with Teach- an end to it all. They are gentle but ers tree or cost, inclose stamp tor reply, thorough. Try them. 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