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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26

their increased use Of the mails.
In the first Congressional District
In this State there are more than
routes in operation, and |
am Informed that the people are de
lighted with the service.
L notice that ne W routes are being
established in the eastern portion of
the State.
Congress has made an appropria
ton to establish the service. / am
firmly convinced that 1t Is a for ward
step and will be of great benefit to
the people. / think that this con
gressional District. as far as we are
able to secure it, should receive and
enjoy its share of the benefits, and
to this end | have been working and
shall continue so to do. | ask that
the people will interest themselves
efficiently to investigate, and if
they are satisfied that it will be Of
benefit to the county, that they will
explain the system to their friend
and cooperate with ne in helping
to secure the service.
| cannot do better than adopt the
following words of Mel. Willis
"Contentment with rural surround
ings is more apparent, enlived men
tai activity, stimulated energy, a
kind feeling toward city people,
a greater willingness to improve our
public roads, and above all strong.
er patriotic feeling toward our Gov
9rnment, are among the beneficial
results that have accrued to us in
this county. Its continuance and
extension means an increased de
gree of contentment, improved
roads, better developed country,
a higher standard of education
among the people, and an improved
order of citizenship wherever rural
free delivery may be established and
maintained.
1t brings the farm and city in daily
contact, abolIsbes imaginary geo.
graphical lines and establishes har.
moniOus relations, making him who
furnishes the staff of life feel that he
is, indeed, part of his country, and
that the organized and helpful agen-
cy of his country comes to his door,
with the effect that his conscious
pride is stirred and his loyalty and
patti iotism Stimulated
Very Truly,
l.. p. PADGETT.
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REV. T. J. DUNCAN
Sends a Message of Love to One
that is Gone,
And Commends the Herald for the
Fight it is Making for Virtue
and Morality.
ENNIS, TEXAS. Arr. 20, 1901.

ENNIS, TEXAS, Arr. 20, 1901.
To The HerdId:-How it did pain
me to pass my old pastoral charge
byl 1t has been nearly three
years since had good old Column
bia Misunderstanding. Not the least
cause of my regret Is in the fact that
[ did not get to see my old friend
Barr, whom | was told was in bad
health. How I would have loved to
see him once more before he or I go
home. He will read my deep love
for him all through these lines. The
number of times we went to Rose
Hill together was almost marvellous
My mission to Tennessee was sad
one indeed. That bright and beau
tiful boy lay verv near our hearts
II is sudden and tragic taking away
almost overwhelmed US all. Porter
was ten years Of age last Christmas.
He was well developed, and manly
little fellow. The wagon ran over
his little body without breaking a
bone, or bringing drop Of blood.
He lived ten hours, but was the first
to declare his home-going. Without
having been told that be must die he
said to his auntie that if any of them
wanted to send a message to his
mother or grand father he would
take it for them. He never cried a
whimper, but when asked if he
wanted to leave message for his
father who was then in Texas he was
over come with grief, and replied he
was suffering too much to talk.
IwOuld so much have loved TO
take you by the hand, Frank, and
tell you how my heart runs out to
you in the fight you are making for
virtue and morality in Columbia
The strangest thing of all to me is
that those VINO most need the re-
straint that you propose to put around
the whiskey traffic are the ones who
fight you and your cause most bit
terly. How any man with a boy
growing up in that city can advocate
the saloon in any form, or in any
part of the day or night is more than
| can see. What a history the
whiskey traffic has in Columbia!
verify believe it has done more burt
to those who do not drink it than
to those who do. Let any one who
reads these lines think of this. Go
back, as | do to night, and see the
not drink at-all, and see if l am not
right. When one man, the hus-
band of a wife, aud the father of a
family of children, become so crazed
with whiskey that he blows his
brains out, see the number of PEG.
pie bereft and impoverished by his
drunken act. Don't tell me that il
was good radiance that his family
was better off without him than
with him. That would not have
been but for whiskey.
Your last weeks leader was the
truth in whole cloth. Let it come
You need not expect but that you
will be sharply criticised, and your
motive impugned. l have seen toe
much of such work to doubt that
many would have you boycotted in
business, and ostTacised from society
but the eternal God knows who are
the friends and the foes to the peace
purity and happiness Of society. He
will defend the right.
lam moving along very well IN
Euuis. Ii Is the most fruitful field
assigned the since | have been ~
Texas; though the Advocate types
did me unintentiOnal wrong When
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they made me say that had
pastoral charge of 400. 1t was 400
then; it is 485 now. A singular CO.
incidence is that the Methodist
church in Columbia, and the Me.ho.
dist church in Ennis had the same
number {229) present in Sunday
School on Easter Sunday. May Our
Father make your Sunday Schools
very efficient in the salvation of
souls.
We have been greatly blessed in
Ennis since Conference. A deep
and wide spread revival has swept
over our people. There ID not jar
in our church, nor has it any COM
plicity whatever with the liquor
traffic, ball room or social scandal
We have plans for a new church,
the money nearly all raised to build
it. The contract will be let to-
morrow, and the work will begin at
once. twill be beautiful building,
and seat about 700 people. The par
sonage is two story building, and
has seven rooms. 1t is now receiv
ing two coats of paint, and is about
such building as the old Ninth
street parsonage. The salary is
paid in full monthly, and the
stewards are men of God. | hope
your readers will pardon this per
sonal paragraph, for there are some
who will read it that feel an interest
in the matters contained in it.
Texas is not on boom. There is
however, tide OF prosperity here
that | have not known since | have
been here. Good crops and good
prices have livened up every depart
ment of trade. The farmers are
! building, and extending their in
terest with commemorate faith in
the continuance of our prosperity.
Just at this time there is great eX-
element at Beaumont over the oil
industry being developed there. The
people are wild with speculation
This is local, and l think it is tenn
porary. There is so much money in
the country seeking investment, anC
so little opportunity to loan it, tina
it will naturally result in the invest
ment of more money than if times
were hard. T. }. DUNCAN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

w. H. Puryear to Glendale Mercsn-
tile Co., lot in Glendale, $3.50.
Mrs. Lacy Mankin to b. n. Allen, in
terest in land 22nd district, $500.
II. O. Fulton ct al, to Mrs. Ellen May
Mitchell, 3025 acres in 2lst district, $500.
". Fl. Watson to j. P. Dean, lot in
End ward, s.
James II. Ashton to II. o. Fulton, lots
in 9th district, $75
Anderson Weob ct nv. to II. o. Full
ton, lot in 9th district, $13
Rebecca Il. Amis to kobert G. Muir
phv, l02 acres in 9Th district, So 800.
w. ID, Jackson ct ux. to w. j. Minor,
10 acres in - district, $l35
Export Phosphate Co., to National Acid
Co., 7O9 acres in Maury and Lewis coun-
ties, 1913, 900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26
NAUGHTY Students,

NASHVILLE, April l9.-0ne Van
derbilt student was expelled, two
dismissed and three suspended for
the school year by the faculty to-
day, on a charge of throwing stones
through the windows Of Or. Toll
mans home, aud also attempting to
waylay Dean Tillst, both members
Of the Iacui'y.
IL was said the boys wanted to
frightsn DR.. Folmah and ki6nap the
Dean. They also did damage 20
three arc lights Of the Electric Light
Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26
Don't Accept a Substitute !

When you ask for Cascarets be
sure you get the genuine Cascarets
Candy Cathartic! Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations or
counterfeits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed c. c. c. Never sold in bulk.
All druggists, 1oc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26
Bees as Scholars,

Bees are very intelligent" COM
mented the great scientist. 1--WE
have reason to believe they can
count as high as ten"
"Yes, indeed" added the common
person, land / have often heard of
the spelling bee. - Baltimore
American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26
Start in Time

and buy Philadelphia Lawn
Mower from US and keep the
grass in your lawn or yard
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UNCALLED FOR LETTERS.

The following list of letters remain in
office for week ending A pril ., 1901.
Allen, Mrs Jenkins. Lucius
Barner, Professor Lawrence, Dora
Brown, Matte Niece, Charity
Byers, George Overton, Johnnie
Caldwell, EZea Presnell, James
Collans, Ell Russell, Mamie
Cochran, S f (9) Samples, Mrs l.
Clark, Genie Suits. w j
Creighton, James ShacklefoTd, Mrs r
EZell, Mrs w f Snowfall, Eliza
Gillian, j G Stephenson. Jennie
Harrington, + y (2) Thornton, W
Hurn, Mrs Anna Wood, Jas B
PACKAGES.
Fleming, Mrs Flora Mayes, Emily
HurD, Mrs Anna Roach, CT
Parties calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
Advertised letters due one cent.
II. r. FARIss, P. NJ.
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Head Blown OH by Accident.

NAsHvILLs, April 20. The 10.
year-old son Of William Gilden, liv-
ing in the suburbs OF Shelbyville,
blew his head off yesterday by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
The Water Subject

Health Commissioner Craig is ap-
prehensive that erroneous conclusions
may have been drawn from the re-
ports of the water analysis made at
Beloit, anent the existence of typhoid
fever in Rock Island, and of the views
expressed by Prof Smith, of Beloit,
on his visit to Rock Island last Friday
evening. Nothing. it is urged by the
health department, has developed
thus far to remove the advisability of
compliance with the advice that has
been repeatedly given that all water
that enters into domestic consump-
ton and use should be boiled. The
Investigations so far made, while tend
ing to show that the reservoir system
adopted in this city is the best that
could possibly be devised when in
complete operation, and adequate in
all respects to treat the volume that
is necessary to supply the city, and
that there is no indication of u break
in the intake pipe, do not, neverthe-
less, show conclusively the non-ex-
istence of flaw in the pipe. and the
only way TO definitely establish the
actual state of facts on that subject is
through an investigation of the pipe
itself. But the most important con-
ditions established up to the present
time are that the water that is drawn
from the river into the Rock Island
mains is subject to contamination
with sewage and that the tiltering
plant has not, during the Water, been
in sufficient operation, and has not
yet reached the proportions and de-
gree of perfection to remove the i'm
purities. Until the city establishes
an improved system at the source of
supply, or the reservoir is in complete
operation, THE ARGUS has but to re-
peat what it has urged on numerous
occasions during the discussion of the
subject, that all consumers of river
water respect the advice of the health
department and boil all water used.
Future of New Road.
If the latest rumors are founded on
fact as to the announced purchase
Jointly by the Burlington and Milwau-
kee of the Davenport. Rock Island 81
Northwestern railway line and bridge,
10 the effect that as far as the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
DoINGS OF ONE DAY
IN THE POLICE COURT.

Z Stacy N. Smith, of East Moline,
was arrested yesterday by Sheriff
Cralle, charged with arson. At a
hearing before Magistrate Stafford
this morning. it appeared that Smith
had merely been burning his own
property at his boarding house while
Intoxicated. Although the carpet and
furniture suffered somewhat, there
did not appear to have been any in
tention to burn the house, so the
magistrate changed the charge to dis
orderly conduct, and imposed a fine
of 80.
Oscar Reidlof, of South Rock Is
land, was fined SO for indecent ex-
posture.
John Peterson was fined 81 and
costs for imbibing more firewater
than he could carry.
Philip Stombs was arrested last
night en- complaint of Gordon Davis.
who lives on Fifth-and-a-half avenue,
near Fourteenth street. He was
charged with assault. At the hear
ing this morning Davis failed to show
up, and Stom5s brought counter
charge of assault. Now the police
are looking for Davis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
CLOTHING FIRM EXPANDS.
sommers & La VeIIe to Open a Store In
Davenport.

sommers * La VeIIe to Open a Store in
Davenport.
Sommers & La Velle, the we'll
known Rock Island clothiers, today
completed arrangements for the open
ing of a store in Davenport. They
have rented a building at 217 West
Second street, one of the best loca-
tions in the city across the river, and
will put in a iirst-class stock of cloth
ing and furnishings, which they eX-
pect to open for the public's inspec-
tion in about a month Sommers &
La Velle, both of whom rose from
clerkships in local stores. in the
few years they have been in business
here have built up an extensive trade
and a popularity with their patrons
and the business community in gem
eral that insures them continued
prosperity, and that they will succeed
in their new field all who know them
are confident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
FOUR TOPICS OF POPULAR DISCUSSION
IN ROCK ISLAND AT THE PRESENT TIME.

named corporation is concerned, it
will not enter into such a deal, if it
meets with popular disapproval in the
three cities, the transfer will not be
made. While the exact status of the
situation in Davenport is not known
here, there can be no misinterpreta-
ton of the consensus of opinion in
Rock Island, at least. In his
city the loss of the individuality
of the new road and it's local facili-
ties or the passing of its control to
any of the other roads now entering
here would be greatly deplored. This
view of the case involves no dispar-
agement of the two big systems men
toned in connection with the future
of the Tri-City route. The simple facts
of the matter are that the valuable
rights acquired in both Rock Island and
Moline were given freely with the
idea that thew would mean-sven-
tually if not in the immediate future
the bringing of different roads from
those already here, into this territory.
With the grazing CT the franchises
to what has since become the Daven-
port, Rock Island IL Northwestern,
passed from the peoples control in
the two cities on this side of the river
the best, if not the only remaining
advantages for the advent of new and
independent railroads. To have those
privileges seized now by any of the
systems already possessed of means
of entering the cities, would unavoid-
ably prove a source of great disap-
pointment Ii the expression of the
people of Rock Island were gained it
would, it is believed, Enthusiastically
show an emphatic preference for
the continued independence of the
new road.
The Fire Alarm Boxes.
The city will make great mistake
if it experiments further with its fire
alarm system. In whatever steps are
taken by the council, it should be
with view to securing the best, and
when it comes to the best, the expert
ences of other cities show that the
fire alarm should be divorced from
the complications that must naturally
arise from any combined arrange
ment. BY making provision for a
number of Gamewell boxes in tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
Back From Louisville.

Henry Carse, John Crubaugh and
H. IL. Cleaveland returned yesterday
from Louisville, where they were in
the interest of Everts commandery,
knights Templar. They met Capt.
John Streckfus in Louisville
and were taken by him across
the river to Jacksonville, Ind.
to Inspect the handsome new boat
he has in course of construction
there. 1t is 175 feet long and will be
one of the beauties on the Mississippi
river. 1t will run opposite to the
Winoua in the Rock 1sland-Clinton
trade.
At the next meeting of Everts COM
mandery No. Is. Knights Templar, a
proposition for the changing of the
name to Rock Island commandery
will be taken up for consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
birthday Celebration.

Naomi Mansfield, daughter Of MIR.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mansfield. of 2S1C
Eighth avenue, entertained several
of her little friends Saturday after
noon in honor of her 9th birthday.
Those present were: Gertie Wing
muth. Nora Wingmuth, Lizzie Web
Der, Vera Ebey, Sophia Settle, Eleanor
Settle. Marguerite Collum, Una Kali,
Grace Shea. Beatrice Bleuer. Margaret
Maroney, Katherine Maroney. Mabel
Empke, Phillip Weber, Clarence
Settle, Louis Doyle. George Doyle,
Charley Shea, Ray Kali.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11

Sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned for the removal OF
the old No. frame school building at
Thirty-seventh street and Fourteenth
avenue, also the brick No. building
at Forty-second street and Seventh
avenue, the latter to be RACED even
with the surface. The work TO be
completed within sixty days. All
bids must be in the hands of the Sec
rotary by Tuesday, March u, at
p. IN. BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Il. S. DART, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11

business section and the putting in
of the essential apparatus the city
would not necessarily be disreg 4rding
the outly ing localities. The present
system might be retained in the resi-
dcnce portions until the Gamewell is
fully esta blished by the addition of a
certain mum Der of boxes each year
and operated Independently, and
eventually the old system turned over
10 the exclusive use of the police de-
partment But there is nothing in
the way of making a start with the
town now, putting in the plant and
inaugurating as many boxes at once
as the city feels that it can afford.
At all events the business center de-
mands the protection of alarm boxes,
and the city will act wisely while
about it to provide the best.
The School Charter.
Regardless of what may have been
the trend of public sentiment on the
subject of abolition of the special
school charter under which the
Rock Island schools have been oper-
ating for so many years, the de-
VI thO
awakened in the minds of many
doubts as to the wisdom of making a
change, especially at the present
time. The promptness with which
the board of education has taken up
unhampered the matter of providing
a new building demonstrates the ad-
vantage of board limited in size and
absolutely free from the considera-
tions that often beset an administra.
tive or legislative body. With the
abolition of the special charter, it is
argued, the question of the erection
of new building would have to
await vote of the people, and might,
through Influences detrimental to the
schools, be defeated. Besides this,
the board under the general law
would be incum bered by increased
numbers and would not always be
free from politics, condition to be
so desired in the control of the
schools. Still, if the people want the
change they should have it, notwith-
standing that the venture might
prove decidedly inopportune just at
this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
WILL NAME WINNERS.
Rock Island Democrats to Hold
Their Caucuses Tomor-
row Evening.
MR.. HURST TALKED OF FOR MAYOR
Strong Ticket to Be Placed in
Nomination at Saturdays
Convention.

Rock Island democrats are to meet
at o'clock tomorrow evening in their
respective wards to nominate candi-
dates for aldermen and elect delegates
to the city-township convention called
for next Saturday evening at o'clock
at Turner hall. The caucuses will be
held at the following places:
First Ward-Bibb's store on Fifth
street.
Second Ward-Burris' store on Sew
enth avenue.
Third Ward-Turner hall.
Fourth Ward-Frick' livery barn
on Third avenue.
Fifth Ward-Old hose house on
Twenty-second street.
Sixth Ward-Old hose house on
Twenty sixth street.
Seventh Ward-Old No. z schoo oil
building on Seventh avenue.
The name of Hon. +. w. Hurst is
prominently mentioned today in con-
nection with the mayoralty nomina-
ton. While he has not been consulted
in the matter, many of his friends
have been heard to express the belief
that if a unanimous sentiment devel-
oped in favor of him he could be in
dCced to enter the race. and would
make clean sweep for the democracy.
MIR. Price WIthdraws.
James Price has asked that he be
withdrawn from consideration in the
mayoral candidacy, thus leaving the
following, aside from Mr.. Hurst, in
the field of discussion: L. j. Me-
i'll, G. b Marshall, f. c.. Berry, w.
G. Maucker, w. b. Mcintyre, A. D.
Huesing, Dan Corken, g. w. Aster,
j. w. Lawhead, Ira Kerr and V. NJ.
Banding.
For the other Offices those discussed
are: City clerk. Herman Detjens, j.
Z. Johnston. James Lamont, Herman
Luchmann; city attorney, y. K. Ken
worthy, r. r. Reynolds; police mag
istrate, f C. Berry, John P. Sexton,
of the Commercial house, Peter
Schlemmer, Capt. George Lamont;
treasurer, Paul Hamilton. H. b. Sim
mon, III. f Casteel; collector. b. H.
Kim ball; assessor, George w. Henry;
supervisors, Nj. w. Battles, j. +.
Rosenfel }, G. H. Seidel, Mat Buncher,
Paul Thiesen, Joseph Kerr, j. w.
Cavanaugh, II. l.. Wheelan, j. G.
Junge, John Blake, Joseph Geiger,
William + 3kermann and John z. Sex
ton.
Good AIdermsnIc Timber.
Aldermanic tim Der is plentiful and
the outlook is bright for the plac-
ing in nomination of winner in
every ward in the city. The only two
democrats in the present council,
Charles Heidemann, of the Second,
and L. A. Fender, of the Fifth, will
probably be renominated by acclama-
ton, no opposition to either having
thus far developed. In the other
wards those talked of are: First
ward, Thomas Burns, Martin Vein
berger: Third, Otto Ii. Birkel; Fourth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11

II troubled with rheumatism, give
Chamberlain s Pain Balm trial. 1t
will not cost you cent if it does no
good. One application will relieve
the pain. 1t also cures sprains and
bruises in one-third the time required
by any other treatment. Cuts, burns,
frostbites, quinsey, pains in the side
and chest, glandular and other swell
ings are quickly cured by applying. it.
Every bottle warranted. Price, %
and so cents. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11

Countrefeits of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve are liable to cause blood
poisoning. Leave them alone. The
original has the name DeWitt's upon
the box and wrapper. 1t is a harm
less and healing salve for skin dis
eases. Unequalled for piles. B. IL.
Bieber and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
National Union, Notice.

The regular meeting of Arsenal
Council, National Union, will be held at
the hall Tuesday evening, March
II. All members are requested to be
present, as business OF Importance
will come before the meeting.
j. D. ZAHRT, Sec'Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-11
For the Teeth.

Eucaline AntisePtic Tooth Paste
aud Tooth Powder have been especially
prepared for the teeth. A 25-cent
package will convince you of the
superior merits of these preparations
over the many cheap and worthless
articles on the market. For sale by
all druggists.