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in his ujw ranch of 280,000 acres,
and will give it much attention.
He paid $790,000 cash for the
property, including the cattle and
other domestic animals thereon.
The ranch is well fenced and is
well supplied with water from for
ty-two wells. The water from for
ty of these wells is pumped by
windmills and two of the wells afv
ford a never-failing supply tff ar
tesian water. The«soil is rich and
much ofrtheland is susceptible ot
irrigation.
He also owns what he calls a lit
tle ranch near Austin. It is situ
ated in Mason county and einbra^
ces 120,00Q acres. It is well stocked
with cattle and has many substan
tial improvements in the way of
ranch buildings, wells and fences.
Of all his landed possessions * he
takes the greatest pride in a farm
of 1,20(1 acres, in Spring river val
ley, New Mexico. The farm is all
in a high state of cultivation and
brings in a big annual revenue.
On this farm there is a sixty-five
acre apple orchard just come into
bearing. Largeorcbaf dBof other
fruit trees have been planted and
Will be producing aliundant^ crops
before many more years.
Major Littlefield is 57 years old
He served
on Tillman, with no takers. It is
true McLaurin's display of David-
like courage, when he openly
challenged and defied “Ben, the
Tillmaniteat Gaffney, surprised
many of his friends. Subsequent
events, however, have not strength-,
ened the belief that he fully
realized at the moment how heav
ily handicapped he would be in
such a contest. Many of Senator
SMITH—TAYLOR.
The marriage ot Mr. Robert W.
Smith and Miss Nannie Taylor oc
curred at the residence of Rev. D.
S. McCurry, last Sunday after
noon, at 5 o’clock. They were
accompanied to the minister’s by
a few friends and were married in
their presence. But few were
aware of the intentions of the
young people, and their marriage
created much surprise. - The groom
is clerk to Ordinary Dye? and is
highly esteemed in the commu
nity. The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. John Taylor and is a popular
and attractive young woman.
Their numerous friends wish the
young couple well.
^uOjUUU mustangs scattered, over
the plains of Arizona, New Mexi
co and Texas ten years ago, and
that now nearly all of them are
gone. A few were caught and kept
by the Indians in. their reserva
tions, but the wild horse, in his
natural state, is practically ex
tinct. Three causes are assigned
for this: First, the better horse of
the Fast, cheapened by the trol
ley ear and the bicycle, could be
bought at a moderate price, and
the mustang was shot by the stock-
men as a useless consumer of past
urage ; second, that the breed de
teriorated, and naturally died
out; and third—heaven save the
mark!—that they were shot and
made into canned beef.’ ? The
ranchmen now breed and raise
high-grade horses, and find a ready
market for them, not only in the
Eastern states, but in England
and Germany for army use. The
Western climate makes them har
dy, long-winded and speedv.
senatorial resignations, upon
grounds of high patriotism anc
the general welfare of the state,
provided a soft and at the same
time dignified cushion for the
junior senator to light upon when
he descended from his Gaffney
I Mrs. Bose Parker.
' Mrs. Rose Parker, President William
Downs Woman’s Relief Corps No. 43,
also chaplain Northwestern Legion of
Monor, writes from 2419 Central avenue,
Minneapolis, Minn., as follows:
| “For several years I suffered with a
The best judgment’ obtainable
South
Col. J. M, Armstrong had the
misfortune to fall and break his
leg on south Badford street a few
nights ago by failing into a -ditch
as he attempted to step across it.
He was carried to his 1 room at- Mr.
T. P. Martin’s and Dr. E^ P. Ham
was called in to set the broken
limb. He will likely be kept in
sometime, but he is getting on
fairly well.
MoSweeney’s Sensible Veto
Washington, J una 12.-—National
interest in the Tillman-McLaui in
hot air slugging match, which was
to havehcen puQeff off; dfp South
Carolina, during the cropgathering
season, has abated since Gov. t
McSyreeney vetoed, the proposed^ -
duel of words. Members of the
South Carolina colony here, who (
are interested in the general wel- ,
fare of the Palmetto common- (
wealth, commend the action of the
governor in trying to save the two
senators from themselves, and atl .
. "--j,- . %? . * ‘J
the same, time they recognize his
here from conservative
Carolinians is to the effect that
the state will derive no substan
tial benefit ; • from the: persona:
struggle upon the stump between
Senators Tillman and McLaurin.
It would simply be au exchange o ?
bitter personalities, and the dis
cussion would probably be pitched
at such a low grade, that there is
no telling how injurious the result
might be to the state -lit " lafgei
While the principals jzrght; avoid
a personal encounter, it; ib^ quite
likely that political excitement
would so inflame some of the fol
lowers of the two mem as to cause
tha spilling of innocent blood.
There are oertam vindictive peo
ple, who never grow weary of trv-
ing to paint South Carolina in the
darkest and most dismal colors.
Those same people would take
even greater delight 1 if they were
furnished With the Slightest l prb^
text to further stay here prosper- 1
jity^by writing! 1 at - this time
chapter in human blood. Happi-
severe backache, and constant drag*
ging pains. Some doctors gave it one
name and some another, but none gave
relief. Several of my friends urged
| we to try Peruna, so I was finally
persuaded to try it and the first bottle
brought blessed relief. I bare used it
; off and on for three years. It keeps me
I in excellent health . w
Dr. Rachel A. Magaw, 67 W. Jefferson
i street, Springfield, O., days: “Your Pa
rana is worth its weight in gold. I feel
like anew woman.”
The coming of what is known as the
•new woman,” in our country is not
greeted by everyone as if she were a
great blessing. Bnt there is another
sew woman whom everybody is glad to
see. Every day some invalid, woman is
exclaiming, t‘I have been made a new
woman by Dr. Hartman’s home treat
ment.” It is only necessary to send
name, address, symptoms, duration of
sickness and treatmentalready received
to Dr. Hartman,Columbus, O.,and direc
tions for one month's treatment will be
promptly forwarded. The medicines
t can be obtained at the nearest drug
and a native of Texas
through the civil war asofficer
in the rangers’ regiment, which
was made tip of Texas frontiers
men who favored the confederate
The Macon Telegraph says:
“The United States is a limited
empire governed by congress.”
^GAINESVILLE MERCHANDISE COMPANY
Store.
“Health and Beanty” sent free $o any
Address by The Peruna Medicine Co.,
{talmnbtts, Ohio. ^ ’
PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS.
Ordinary W. N. Dyer has been
notified by Pension Commissioner
Lindsey that 17 out of the 29 ap
plications of widows for pensions
sent in by him were allowed. They
I are as follows^ mS&hfe Bags'll J
Mary A. Camp, Elizabeth L; E&t-1
!field, Lavinia McMichael, Maryl
p. Pierce, Jane Pressley, Marga
ret Simpson, Elizabeth Terrell,
[Martha E. Wall, t Bk M, #Black,
| Elizabetli Gaines, Louisa Nelson,'!
f Nancy Powers, Martha F. Steph-|
I en8 » Jane Swafford, Nancy J. Wil-1
,voriDgf ly, all danger in that direction
ictions w jii be averted if good judgment,
s own a nd t sense, i with which
Senators Tillman and McLaurin
ere 18 are well equipped, prevails. s*
ion test ——:
i and He .Owns prer a Million Acres.
] have {Austin** TexaSjJune 13.—Major
espred George W. Littlefieldof this city,
iarged is probably the largest individual
, and land owner in the United" St&tbst 1
i, such His ranch and farm ' hoMings in
of nq Texas and New Mexico aggregate
inter- abou t 1,250,000 acres. This in-*
yellow eludes a tract of 284,000 acres of
l' Fifty ranch land which he recently pur-
I the chased from the state capitol syn-
3ason, dicate.
ivefe- The lands of the latter corpora-
ismg, tion embraced 3,000,000 acres orig-
J ul to inally, and were given to it by the
which state for building the state capi-
>f the to!. They are situated in the ev
iction treme northwestern part of Texas,
lling- and cover several large counties,
bitter Major Littlefield’s recent purchase
ition- included 5,000 Hereford cows of
-
state, pure breed and the same number
izens, of Hereford calves; 340 Hereford i
e the bulls, and a large number of mules I
the and horses.
lines, Major Littlefield cannot tell
fake within five or ten thousand fcho
nor’s number of head of cattle he owns. I
The total number is estimated at j
little from 70,000 to 80,000 head. He I
>w a has sold many thousand head of I
ween beef cattle in the last few months, I
'ould and his ranches are now short of I
to 1 stock cattle. He takes great pride J
undoubtedly excited
interest, and been hea
WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK FOR
BARGAINS
tne commissioner states that he
vill notify the ordinary when pay
ments will be made, judge Dyer
Wishes the widows to come in at
°uce and execute their power-of-
attorney, so that he may receive
i^eir money without delay. These
l a * ms are the first to be allowed
m Hall county since the new pen-
|!:° Q ac ^ became a law. The fact
n enjoyable picnic was given
Mieses Mattie and Willie Bold-
I at B °Wins:s bridge last Sat-
y* Quite a crowd was pres-
•ittcioding Col. and Mrs. W. I.
J( p Mr - and Mrs. C. G. Staton
a a nuD[ iber of others from
eevill 0 , The affair was huge-
eej2°, ye< ^ an< * ^e. picnic was a j
} ar s ncces8 in eyery partic-
THE GAINESVILLE^.
^.MERCHANDISE CO
(HYNDS CO’S OLD STAND.)
