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't ea "Bushel", Tell the People where it is through This Paper ___ ubjeru ennet. Official Journal of the Parish of Winn B-. e s 'i Established 1859, The Southern Sentinel is the Home Paper of Winn Parish People. )} e .ub . .IV;h UE XV WINNFIELD, WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1908 NUMBER 24 Watch for the Advertisement of The Famous In next issue J. ISRALSKY, Manager ~~~ia~ ~ ~.~T XE€E(EEER Ma Othrwim. ham. mad ar. 94W11 bass dtlitbtful cool tics as that fall i eart. day isa askday wtib Racket ,.. 1~rrfL pr attest k il wal tus west s.Ei fall asemlUse. wood Ulb~k illu sad sad Mr.. Ehew m.. Wdasm y- aligh. from teour Medsbb. Wood~csr a boe ar. hbW t pear at hm IbinhL woe. the sat A l~lC rn k .for Isar. err t dw of 1 am ugthkbound Rook Island Satur day afternoon. PFr Stadebaker waguos, all else, and extra parts go u the Pople's Hrdware & Furnisure Ca.mpamy, Lisited. T. J. Dreaws the cash grocer. will gire ypon we per cent o all eash puromas. when presented an lote of 5.00. 9-18tt W. W. Hall, of Tanmehill, who in leki.ng after the buikding of a b6h f I his mu. W. B. Hall, , a,.tlehr of the Bank of W ehbld. made a iying trip to TaMlU aat FrIndlay, returning Heles Ptkle and Catsup can be had at T. J. Drwe$'s Cash ore~. 9.-ltt Mr. 5. BIaks,,u of Mouro lr has itl Walldlda avral dLys 0. fat o·1d the DBeek PahInkre sad eOn. aLýre AIa. Try suae Swaor was wa.d b easMias sod fruits sm who thd NtI .;~ 'z train hmsi~~ fueL General News. Mr. Bryan received a grand ovation on the 18th in New York. United States Senator Murphy J. Foter was one of the speakers at the Calhoun Fair last week. Lieutenant Governor Paul M. Lambrewon: is Acting Governor dluring the abs.eice of Governor Sanders. Governor J. Y. Sanders has gone to French Lick Springs, Indiana, for a month. and will make a number of speeches for Bryan and Kern. U. 8. Senator J. B. Forker. of Ohbio, has withdrawn from the Taft presidential camaign on account of his connection with the Standard Oil Company. Bets are freely offered that Bryan and Chanler will carry New York by a large majority. Mr. Chanler was nominated for Governor by New York Demo cratic St-te Convention last week. B C. Wickliffe, candidate for Congress in the Sixth District, had to eancel several engagements n a joInt debate with Congress man Geo. K. Favrot, on aecount of the death of his only son at Louisville, Ky., where his wife was viitilg. Major J. Shaw Jones, of Oua chits parish. in as address at the Fr at the Calhoun Experiment -io. olast week,took the ground thabsauck farming in Louisiana _aol not take the pine of cotton as a money crop. Me insisted that eotton would a. be the seey aron, and that um risag neeosear feed dtas e. oat e wou-ld sd seome way of omba. tag the bell wemrl. We had mesWd the army worm and womld the weevil . Ly P. 1. U Ien-. Tbe Baptist yam people have airras d the fllowieg progras fee. -eir meeting east SSuday. L"_7, a ' p. . The pose'ller Dd of lsdcmt 007'%; _ " F Opening of the High School. Early Monday morning the mtet.;a Kcre lined with bright and happy children, eager to get to 'hlbool after having had a long vaeºation. The teachers had all arrived d(uring last week and were all at their post of duty, lmiling a welcome to their pupils. Monday was devoted to locating the children in their proper c lasses. A representative of The Senti iel visited the school Tuesday morning and was met by Dr. W. C. Robinson, principal of the school, who courteously received us and conducted us through the various rooms. Commencing at the primary, the first room visited was presided over by Miss Ella Peters, who had 32 bright little tots. The next primary room was presided over by Miss Annie Lee Mixon who had enrolled 42 in her class. The first grade pre sidled over by Miss Jennie May .Jackson, with 25 in her class. The second grade has as their teacher Miss Bettie Huey, who has 48 children in her room. Miiss Gertrude Milburn, one of the new teaching force has charge of the third grade with 46 in her class. Miss Maud Howell, an other accession to the faculty, is directing the young ideas of the fourth grade, numbering 39. Miss Erin O'Malley has her hands full looking after 58 in the lifth grade. Mr. S. L. Durham, a sub. for Mrs. W. C. Robinson, has charge of the sixth vrade with 32 in attendAnce. Prof. J. L. Liggan, assistant prmncipal, looks after the seventh grade with 27 in attendance. Prof. G. A. Payne has charge of the eighth grade with 33 in the class. The ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades have 28 stuilents. Miss Bettie Nolan, Professor Lig an and Doctor Robineon teach these grades. Mrs. J. E. Gibbs, aseist ed by Miss Carrie MtCain, has charge of the music classes. There was an attendance, on that date, of 410 with at least 200 more who will enter later. Read the new ads in this paper. g...THE... I NEW STOUCHTON WACON BEST MATERIAL-BONE DRY GOOD WORKMANSHIP I SPECIAL FEATURES I End-to-End Axle Truss Hardwood Cleated Box Large Dodge=Mortlsed Hub 14 and 16 Spoke Wheels 3 Bent White Oak Rims PATENTED SKEINS } "um ita.. l Lightest Running and Strongest Wagon -Made ~- psI-s- I ·m b I FURINTURE CI, ` ."- T:; '. ±- r - . ` - y Hyde--Hudson At the residence of the bride's mother, Miss Grace Hudson was married to Mr. E. Q. Hyde of Jena, on Tuesday, September 22, 1908. Rev. A. S. J. Neal, the pastor of the M. E. Church booth, performed the ceremony. The wedding was a quiet one, only the families of the contract in; parties and a few special friends were present. The bride is one of Winnfield's most charming young ladies aud the groom is a prominent bus iness man fromn our neighboring town, being the cashier of the Jena bank. The Sentinel extends to the young couple congratulations. May life's rugged waves be made smooth for their voyage of the future. W. Y. MILAN & SON ]New roers The undersignd desire to in form the public that they will, on the first of Octoher. open a stock of new and fresh groceries, both fancy and staple. They want to thank their friends for the patronage given them in the past sad solicit their patronage in the future. They are located on the corner of Main and Front streets, east of the BRok Island track. W. M. Mu.Ax & Sow. 'Phone No. 87. Free Delvery. The Water Works. The pipes for the mains of the water works have aurived and are being placed around the streets. Workmen are excavating for the reservoir and for the fouadsaion of the machinery which will be put in place as fast as men and money can do the wort. Messrs. Pace and Cooper are hustling things so as to have all the pipe laid and connected up before cod weather sets in. Protracted meetin services will begin at the M. L Cburch, next Sunday and eontinue ten days or two weeks. Rev. A. W. Turner of Opelouss will maist in the meeting. Two srviess daily, at 8 p. m. and 7:30 pm. Yr. Emmersoh Bentley Leaves. The citizens of Winnfield will regret to learn that Mr. Emmer son Bentley, who only came here a few mouths ago, has already gone. He was elected Secretary of our Progressive League and immediately went to work with the freight agents of the different lines of railroads, and through the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and State Railroad Commis sion, succeeded in adjusting our freight rates in an amicable man ner with the different freight agencies without having to resort to a hearing before either com mission. I his action will save to our businese people many thousands of dollars. Mr. Bentley became a membtr of the law firm of Wallace & Bentley. the senior member being Hon. W. M. Wallace, president of theState Board of Equalization. Mr. Bentley bad the sad mis fortune of losing his wife, a most estimable lady, who died of typhoid fever a month ago, leav ing him with two children, who are now with Mr. Bentley's mother, Mrs. J. P. Bentley. at Boston. Mr. Bentley. for the present, will go to Shreveport unatl he deAmately matres his future plans. Whereve he may go be will have the good will and wishes of the eitisens of Winn e.ld for his welfare sad succen. Drees Natag. all and see Mrs. 8. A. Hawkins for bargains in coat suite and gsneral up to date dress making. Residingt the homo of Mrs. G. Wi. Weeks Wahing ton street, one block northwest of Tremont & Gulf depot. 9-18& In the Eight Direetlm. Mr. T. F. Wade of ward 9 was a busins visitor to Wins. 'ield Monday. While hem Mr. Wade favored The Sentinel with a emil sad informed us that e is _rep gto furnish the market See Ribbon came amrup the falL The syrup will be aann faetsmd and canned by Mr. Wade.