Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cjjt 8<rtakjjmun ani Soutjjnii Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. SUMTER, ft. a Tenne: ?Lit per annum?In advance. advertisements: One Square first insertion.. .. .?. fi.OQ ?vary subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or loafer will be made at reduced rates. AB communications which sub serve private Interests will be charged for aa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes "t respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ai In lilt and the True Southron In litt. Tho Watchman and Southron aow haa ths combined circulation and haSasni'i of both of the old papers, and la manifestly the beet advertising aeedrem in Sumter. Sosne Random Thoughts. The meeting of the Farmers' Union at Cain's Mill on the first was, as Is usual when It meets at this beau? tiful place, a good one. both In at? tendance and in the helpfulness of the discussions. The day was Ideal, and th? dinner fully up to the standard of Prwateer picnic dinners that have long been noted for abundance and quality. e e e Steps were taken to increase the efficiency of the local and county unions, and matters of Importance to the business side of farming were discussed. see Owing to the usual rush of work the first week in June, when the oat harvest is in full blast. It was decided to hold the next meeting the 1st Fri? day In July with the Concord union. 0 0 0 Resolutions pledging the Sumter County union to support the new work of tick eradication and calling upon all the farmers of the county to cordially cooperate with the officers in chance of this work, were unani? mously Adopted. e e e ? A committee was appointed to take up with the rural relations committee of ths Chamber of Commerce, the congestion at the cotton platform dur? ing the midst of the season with a demand for better facilities. Home cotton both staple and common has been shipped from Sumter to oth? er mat sets In the past two years, ?nd the sentiment is growing to ship more, unless the facilities at Sumter are Imprcved and the buyers meet the best prices of other markets. Our farmers have been very reluctant to ship otton, but when actual results show net returns of 1-4 to 1 3-4 cents better than Sumter prices, we are forced to ship It away, much as we hate to do so. Heretofore we have been told It was a better grade of cot? ton than we grow that was quoted higher than Sumter, but when we ship the Identical cotton and close the sale on the same day, at 1-4 to 1 3-4 cents advance it is a plain Indi? cation that Sumter cotton merchants are not as well prepared to handle cotton as some others In nearby mar? kets. We hope that this will not be the case any more. E. W. D. CHAS. W. POST TAKES LIFE. Cereal Port Manufacturer Kills Him? self With Rifle. Santa Barbara. Cal., May 9.?Chas. W. Post, a wealthy cerea' food man? ufacturer, of 'tattle Creek. Mich., to? day shot hin. -if to' death with a ritte while temporarily Insane, according to testimony of his physician. Dr. J. C. Halnbrldge, offered ut an inquest hold shortly after the tragedy. The ver? dict of the coroner's Jury was non? committal, holding that Mr. Post died from the effects of a gunshot wound. Mr. Post recently made a hurried trip to Hochester, Minn., to undergo a major operutlon to save his life. He had been In a nervous state since his return to California and had fought agal ist an Inclination to sulcido for some time, according to the testimony of Miss Klla Hcnson, his nurse. TESTIMONY ON COAL TRUST. Kliman to Name Subcommittee to Work Dim lug summer SahtS Washington. M?y ???Chairman Tillmen of the senate naval commit? tee announced today that ho would name a subcommittee to take testi? mony during the summer recess of congress on the alleged discrimination of railroads and the "coal trust'' against Atlantic ports south of Cape Hutteras. Itcports of the Pennsyl? vania railroad. Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk * Western, Chespeuko & Ohio, Southern railway and some other companies who ship coal to the territory will be examined and their represents!Ives summoned us wit? nesses. NEVSPAPER MKN SEIZED. Arrested In Capital of Mexico on Ar? rival. One of Ttiem Already Set Free. Vera Cruz, May 9.?Walter C. Whif fen, correspondent of the Associated Press; Sutten, photographer for the Washington Post; Oliver M. Huefftr, J correspondent of the London Express, 'and an English correspondent named ( Kourke were arrested by Mexican au? thor itles at Mexico City Thursday evening. They had just arrived from Vera Cruz, and the police were wait I ing with coaches when the train came ' into the station. All were taken to Jail under guard, and Whlffcn and Sutten were held for investigation. The two English? men were released, and the officer who arrested them was reprimanded. Whiffen carried only a handbag, which contained a copy of The Mex? ican Herald. The official who search? ed the bag remarked "That kind of English doesn't go here." Sutton carried a camera which was confiscated. He showed a correspond-1 ent'a credentials, signed by Rear Ad? miral Badge ? but this had no effect. Hueffer went immediately to the) Brazilian minister, who notified the British minister. Sir Lionel Garden, and also called on the police to re? lease the Americans. The police re? plied that some action would be taken as soon as the chief of police had in", vestlgated the merits of the case. Itourke, the other English cor? respondent, returned here, while Hueffer remained in Mexico City. Word reached New York cLy Sat? urday night that Walter C. Whiffen of the Associated Press staff, who waa arrested at Mexico City, had been released by the Mexican uthorltles. DESPERATE B ATTLE AT TAMPK'O. OU Welle and Tanks Are Reported on Fire nsnt Part of Town Burns. Juarez. May 10.?The most des? perate battle of the present Mexican revolution la being fought tonight at Tamplco, according to reports reach? ing constitutionalist officers. It Is re? ported some of the oil wells and tanks are burning and that a portion of the town is on Are. All Americans, it is said, were taken aboard vessels in the harbor, but other foreigners are still In the oil well district. By the light of biasing oil tanks, tired by stray shots, the rebel artillerymen hurled shot after shot from 20 heavy field guns into the strongly entrenched position held by Gen. Zaragoza, the federal commander in the centre of the town. They swept the breastworks with a hall of shrapnel in an effort to open the way for a dash by Oen. Pablo Gonzales' infantry. For the lirst time in the lighting, soldiers of Huerta and Carranza were on equal terms in the matter of artillery. The 20 French field guns, captured by Oen. Gonzales, at Monterey, and placed in position before Tamplco have done tremendous execution. Seven thousand rebels under Pe? dro Qonsalea and Luas Caberilla are engaged. Gen. Jesus Carranza, with his brigade, was thought to be part of the force attacking Tamplco, but it was learned tonight his brigade was sent back to Monterey for the light against Saltillo. SUICIDE AT GREENSBORO. J. IL Oswald a Hotel Man Shoots Himself. Greensboro, May 11.?J. H. Os wold. aged 53, formerly proprietor of a hotel committed suicide by shooting himself this morning. Ill heulth is the cause assigned. Consul Sill man Reported O. K. Washington. May 9.?Secretary Bry- I an was notified today by French Am? bassador Dusserand that American Consul Silllman at Satillo is well and not being Ill-treated. FOR SALE?-Cotton seed, Improved Prolific Simpklns; Webber long staple at $1.00 bushel. Fodder $1.50 per 100 pounds. Phone 709 22, my farm. W. A. Green. FOR RHEI'MATISM, Stomach, Kid? ney and Bladder troubles, try Big Springs water; if your druggist does not handle order direct. New hotel opens June 1st. Special water contracts to dealers. Address Big Springs Resort Co. Bcthune, S. C. sou nmmilF.Ls?Good home raised white corn, 20 tons No. 1 baled pea J vine hay well mixed with crab Kraaa; also small farm mule we will ?eil eheup. Apply to Andrews Bros. j Oswego, S. C. BEESWAX WANTED?Cash paid for gr ud clean wax. N. G. Osteen. PLANTS FOR SALE?lettuce and pansy plants, also sweet olive cut? tings well rooted. The pansy plants are fine and well grown and will be sold at reasonable price. 31G W. Hampton Ave. a fine chop or oats. Wind storm Damages Corn and De? stroys Cotton?Personal News. Rembert, May 10.?Yes, I went all the way to Rembert just to see them, the finest field of oats, tho Bancroft, the writer ever saw, estimated by judges to produce all the way torn one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five per acre. How were they fertilized? Why, only two hundred pounds of soda per acre. The land was in broadcast peas which were turned under except in one place, where they were too rank and which Mr. Keels told me he burned off. Folk had often told the writer that it paid to turn under peavines. And here was the proof for the oats where the vines Had been turned will make less than fifteen bushels more per acre than where the vines were burned. We are just beginning to learn to farm. Wrhy not double and treble our crops on our lands We can do it. We plant too much and do not prepare and work our lands well. The wind storm played havoc on the light lands, utterly destroying the cotton and damaging the corn. Mrs. John McClellan has returned to her home. Miss Etta Cox is visiting friends at and near Bennettsville, S. C. Mes lames M. A. Young and H. C. Bethen are in your city today shop Ping. Mis* Christine Davis was at home on a ?bort visit. The general health of the com? munity never was better. "Hagood." SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS. Weather Bureau Sees Unsettled Week Ahead. Washington, May 10.?Unsettled weather for the week with Tnid-spring temperatures in the Southern States and west of the Rocky mountains and temperatures below normal over the rest 01! the country was forecast to? night by the weather bureau. "The weather during the week will be generally unsettled," said the bul? letin, "with frequent showers the first half ol! the week in the Middle West, the region of the Oreat lakes und the middle Atlantic and New England States. "A disturbance that now overlies the Rocky mountains region will ad? vance slowly eastwad and reach the Atlantic States about Wednesday; this disturbance will be preceded and at? tended by general precipitation east of the Rocky Mountains during this movement eastward. "Another disturbance will prevail over t&e Middle West at the end of the week. This disturbance will be preceded by rising tempeaturc and bo attended by general showers and thunder storms." The sale of tickets for the Chautau qua by the local committee of the Y. M. C. A. was extended Saturday through Monday by the Chautauqua people. SENDS BULLET INTO BRAIN. Prominent (ireonville Man Commits Suicide. Greenville May 9.?Porter C. Munn, one of Greenville's most progressive young citizens and a member of tne linn of Jordan & Munn, contractors, shot himself through the head with a pistol at 8 o'clock this morning at his home on North Main street, dying three hours later. Mr. Munn had just arisen from bed when he fired the shot. His little six-year-old son heard the shot and rushed up-stairs to tind his father lying on the floor cla in bis pajamas, with blood flowing from a bullet wound in his right temple. Mr. Munn suffered a nervous breakdown some time ago following a one-doy trip from Marion to Greenville in an automobile, but it was thought that he had recovered from this. His business connections were in excellant shape and his home life ideal. Porter C. Munn was born in Flor? ence and was 39 years of age. He is survived by a wife and two little children. His wife was formerly Miss Marion Bostick, of Marion. Mr. Munn was a director of the Chamber of Commerce, steward of the Bun? combe Street Methodist Church and was one of the city's imps l progres? sive young business men. His tragic death has cast a pall over Greenville. SUM TER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally By Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. - Good Middling 12 3-4. Strict Middling 12 D-8. Middling 12 1-2. Strict Low Middling 12 1-8. Low Middling 11 1-2. Strict Good Ordinary 11. Staple cotton nominal. New York Cotton Market. New York, May 11. Opening Close. May.12.59 12.C3 July.12.27 12.20 Oct.11.66 11.61 Our Repair Department We now have in charge of this department a first class repair nrtiL Lc us have your clock or watch if it needs the attention of a first class workman. AU work guaranteed. Phone 333 and we will gladly send for and deliver all work. W. A. Thompson, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. TTT'?'TT?f'???'t'tl'E "????fr "Waste Not-Want Not" OU are wasting energy in trying to carry financial details in your mind. It's the want of good banking service which forces such proceedure. The check. Account system of this bank promotes economy, in? creases business prestige, and supplies the wants of many business men. The First National Bank ??btHM?f Ml ????U<H ???!'???H l I ?II It f ?M.???*???? 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I shall never be without BLack-draughT in my home." For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi? ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar ailments, Thedford's Black-Draught has proveu ?self a safe, reliable, gentle and valuable remedy. If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black Draught It is a medicine of known merit Seventy-five years of splendid success proves its value. Good for young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. _ _IHS1 : limiMiintrtntimirii?!titninn!titmiitm!iim.mm.'"'"1111111111111111 Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. ESTABLSHED APRIL 190$. Resources to-day between seven and eight hundred thousand dollars.] Many thousand satisfied patrons tell th story. If you are not among them, you should be. Come with us. tt:iiM. i ii i ii t 11: i u m m m 111111 :i m 11 t 11 m 1111111 iiiii i ii ii i m i ii mi nnnn t fe^srromi 11 n i unm 4?M ????????????? MM M MMMMMMMM 'MMMMMM Every One You Save i.: Means future finai ( i ease. May we help you? 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