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Feed and Sale Stable.

Will Carter and Jud Sanders will
build q mammoth stable on the old
Jacob McNees lot almost in front of
the White Elephant. The building
will front G5 feet on west Market and
west Main streets and will be over 100
feet deep along the extension of Boone
street. Carter and Sanders were in the
city Friday to let the contract for the
foundation. 1t will be a frame struct-
ure, but will be modern in appearance
and all its appointments. When fin
ished it will be used strictly as a feed
and sale stable. These gentlemen are
the largest stock buyers in this county
and are constantly shipping car loads
of horses and mules to other markets.
On account of the natural increase in
this business this stable became an alb
solute necessity and they never hesitate
about such things.
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visiting her sister, Mrs. W. G. Lacy.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. lessee Wat
son, son.
James Saylor, section foreman at
Harrodsburg, KY, who has been visit
ing homefolks, left for home yesterday.
Several of us are very sorry for J. B.
Cox, but hope his nervous system is
not completely wrecked.
F. L. Foust, E. P. Carr, Archibald
Henderson, and G. A. Bynum, of North
Carolina, started from this place last
Friday to make geological survey of
the Wataugariver toValleyCruces, NC.
Home grown watermelons of the fin
est quality are now plentiful here.
G.. w. st. John went as our repre-
sentative to the quarterly meeting of
the Carnegie mission last Saturday.
A. d. Hughes and Miss Bessie Lou
Burgess were visitors here yesterday.
Several of our people are taking ad-
vantage of the fine season and are SOW
ing a good lot of turnip seed.
SALIVA Ramsey started out on trip to
day to sell groceries for J. L. Crumley,
of Bristol.
From some unaccountable reason to
me the attendance at our Sabbathschools
has been very light for about month,
which is very discouraging to the Of
fcers and teachers.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shaner, Miss Henrietta
Shaner, Marion Humphreys and son
and several of our colored citizens went
on the excursion to Knoxville last week.
Eleven cars of crushed stone were
shipped from here today.
The section hands were whitewashing
trees, posts, cattle guards and large
| stones around our place yesterday,
which adds much to the appearance and
healthfulness of our surroundings.
Some bitterness was engendered by
the political struggle here last week.
Both parties we're divided. Such things
ought not to be. Why not be like your
humble scribe, always calm and serenet
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Antl-SalOOn League Changes its Leader.

Rev. S. W. Tindell, who has been the
lecturer and organizer of the Anti-Sa-
loon League for East Tennessee, will
give up the work in few days in order
to accept position as teacher. He
is to be succeed in the work by Rev. J.
e. Hughes, of Maryville, who is pastor
of the Southern Methodist church of
that place. He is good speaker. Rev.
Mr.. Hughes is to devote his time first
to upper East Tennessee, where it is
said he is to take part in the legislative
race in behalf of men who will agree to
support temperance measures which
will be submitted at the next session of
the general assembly.-Sentinel.
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The best flour is Gold Dust.

T.. A. Shipley was over from Jones
boro Saturday,
Gold Dust ilour-best made.
For the best steaks served in the city
go to Geo. r. Browns.
Homemade candy at the garden par
ty Thursday evening August 2lst.
Miss Eva Lyle and Miss Marie Nc
Laughlin are at the Central Office.
Gold Dust -four will please the
oest OF you
Russell Hoss and Harry Weller spent
Tuesday in Erwin. Wonder why?
j. w. Bell and wife are on a jaunt
with the Tennessee press this week,
If you want the best there is to eat
go to Browns restaurant, on Buffalo
street
Miss Winnie Hickey of Cranberry is
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. f. b. st. John and childre II are
visiting relatives at Sweetwater.
Hon. w. G. Anderson was distin.
guished visitor in the city last week.
II. H. Dyer has returned from bus
mess trip to Atlanta and Birmingham,
The furnace will go in blast next
week. The coke supply is arriving.
Miss Myra Wright, of Bristol, is Wis
iting the family of Rev. s. H. Willard.
Mrs. Lizzie Brickman and Miss Rosa
Keys are visiting a sister at Fall Branch.
The Sunday-school of the Christian
church picnicked at Unicoi last Thurs
day.
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CRYSTAL Wedding.

Rev. 7. B. Russell and Mrs. Russell
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of
their wedding Friday evening of this
week. Invitations were issued to u
large circle of friends and the evening
was most delightfully."- spent. Thepres-
ents were numerous and elegant. This
is a deservedly popular couple and
while it was not possible for us to be
present, THE COMET joins in the uni
versal wish that they may live to enjoy
their diamond wedding and share album
dainty in the good things of this earth.
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Work Commenced.

Contractor p. G. Hoss began work
Friday upon the excavation for Hotel
Arlington, Bricklaying will commence
next week on that portion of the build
ing between west Main street anG the
old Greenwood hotel. The work will
so ahead as rapidly as possible, as it is
hoped to have the new hotel ready for
business before winter.
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Died.

Mrs. Wilbur Blevins died at her
home in this city Thursday after long
illness. She was Miss Bessie Lusk, a
daughter of T. H. H. Lusk and wife,
one of the Oldest and best families in
the city. The deceased was about "a
years old and q consistent christian.
The funeral services were held at the
late residence Friday and the remains
laid to rest in Oak Grove.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-14

WANTED YOUNG MEN from
Washington county at once to prepare
for positions in the government service
railway mail clerks, letter carriers,
custom house and departmental clerks,
etc. Apply to Interstate Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids. la.
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Married.

Last Tuesday evening at the home of
the bride, on Market street, Ralph W.
Dulaney and Miss Annie Cunningham
were united in marriage, Rev. A. N.
Jackson officiating. Only a few init
mate friends Of the family were present.
Miss Nell Cannon played the wedding
march. Following the ceremony re-
ception was held and the happy couple
were driven to the home of the groom.
The bride is the youngest daughter of
Mrs. John r. Cunningham and is a
noble young woman. Mr.. Dulaney is
a young man of exemplary habits and
is very properly receiving the congrat-
ulations of his friends upon winning
such woman for life partner.
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Mrs. Nettie Waggoner has returned
from a visit to Mrs l.. MeCollum at
Huntdale.
Fred Hughes has returned to West
Virginia, after short visit to his moth
err in this city.
Geo. Brown is now serving the best
of leo cream daily at his restaurant on
Buffalo street.
John II. Lusk came up from Flint
stone, Ga, to attend the funeral of his
sister this week.
The advertisement of the Cranberry
Furnace Company in another column
will interest you.
G. H. Cambridge and the widow
Felts were united in marriage last week
by Rev, Irwin Lewis.
Mrs. Pendleton, of Huntdale, was in
the city over Sunday. She was the
guest of Mrs. Lulu Naff.
Mrs. Alex Mathes and daughter of
Jonesboro are guests of Mrs. j. NJ,
Martin, on Unaka avenue.
NJ. I. Gump, the wholesale grocer,
has Just put into commission one of
Yosts best two-horse trucks.
Wallace Mcleod has returned to
New York after spending his vacation
with homefolks in this city.
Mrs. Mel Weller and daughters, En-
malice and Melba, are spending cou-
pie of weeks at Austin Springs.
Louis D. Gump has returned from
the market and the mammoth stock of
goods he purchased is arriving.
General Manager Sweetser, of the
Cranberry Furnace Co., has returned
from short trip to Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Constance Smith, of Jackson
vile, ILL.,, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Barlow, in this city.
Rev. J. G. Day will preach in the
Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning, August II, at 10:45.
Will Jewell, the smiling shoe clerk at
the Bee Hive, is back again from ten
days vacation at his home in Tusculum.
A japanese table will be a feature of
the evening at the garden party August
91st, at which tea will be served by
Japanese girls.
Miss Anna Kennedy is entertaining
at her Unaka Springs cottage this week
Mrs. J. W. Dean and Miss Mcnamara,
of Upton, Iowa.
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Out in the third ward Wednesday
evening a pleasant party gathered at
the residence of Geo. Millhorn to wit
ness the marriage of Charlie Cooter to
Miss Lecia Millhorn under the auspices
of Judge Lyle. Clifton Cloyd and Miss
Cloyd acted as bridesmaid and best
man. Charlie is the popular baker and
will manage to cook in a digestible
manner any food Mrs. Cooter may pro-
vide
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GRAPES.

Concord grapes 81 per bushel, 95cts
per basket. Delivered free Phone
/ or IL. 5. II. POUDER
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-14

We wish to contract with merchants
in Washington and adjoining counties
to buy and collect all kinds Of medici-
nal roots, herbs, banks, etc, for us.
Send for price list and full particulars
THE POWELL BOTANIC Co.,
No. % 4th St, Bristol, Tenn,
=. O. Box $50. (049 81
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T he - COMET
Wool Wanted.

] will buy all the wool offered and
pay the highest market price in cash.
ID, GuMP
At Gump Bros. 039tf
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Buy Gold Dust flour.

The Watauga Lighting and Power
Co. is oyerhaulipg its street lines and
preparing to furnish lights for all resi-
dences. Let them figure with you on
the cost of wiring and lighting.
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Miss BrentIey and Miss Lucas, two
very delightful young ladies from the
Land of Flowers, were pleasant guests
of Miss Sauna Biddle last Sunday at
Austin Springs. The young ladies are
spending the summer at Unaka Springs.
Miss Brentley is handicapped with q
large fortune, but Will johnson and
Martin Gump say that she has so many
redeeming features that you lose sight
of that defect when in her presence.
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Pro Bono PubIico

Bone or Cement Filings. ....,....95c
Silver Filings. Observation-Disclosures, SOC
Gold and Platina Filings. 75c to $1.0O
Gold Filings ,............."$1. 90 up /
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Miss Anna Kennedy is entertaining
at her Unaka Springs cottage this week
Mrs. J. W. Dean and Miss Mcnamara,
of Tipton, Iowa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-14

T.. A. Shipley was over from Jones
boro Saturday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-14

The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian church will entertain in
honor of their pastor and his wife, Rev.
and Mrs. j. Edmond Brown, on Thurs
day evening, August 21st, from Z to 10
o'clock, at the residence of J. +. Lyle,
on Watauga avenue. All members of
the church and congregation are cordi-
ally invited to attend. Refreshments
will be served.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
TN NORTHERN NO. DAKOTA


The following Is a letter written by a
new settler to the immigration agent Of
the Great Northern railway:
Bottineau. N. D., Oct. 20, 1s0k.-Max Bass,
Dear Sir: I feel it my duty to say few
words for North Dakota. I came here In the
spring of 1900 from Bourbon Ind, and
have found things lots better than ex-
pected. I think this is a perfect garden
of Eden. I have been running hotel and
summer resort twelve miles from Bot
tineau, in the Turtle mountains, with SPLEEN
did success. I do not farm, but I have the
Privilege Of seeing the finest crops that
ever saw. I have a homestead in the
Mouse River valley and about month ago
there was cousin of mine here from Indiana,
and went with him to the Valley and he
would look over the country and say: "My
God, my God, what gran!'' 1t was perfect
sea Of grain as far as the eye could see.
There is no business that person would
want to go at, but what he could do we'll. A
man come here and take up 100 acres of
as good land as anybody ever saw and he
can raise twice as much to the acre as he
can in the east, good prices for everything.
He need not sell his grain and cattle to make
a payment on some old WORKOUT farm as in
the East but all he raises is his own. This
is good healthy place. My wife s.ays she
will never go East to live again. 7 would
say, God bless Max Bass for stirring up the
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ment, and he has never recommended g
single loan or investment but that 1t
netted the investor a handsome profit.
When he first came to North Dakota, he
had but few cents in his pocket and
started to make his living merely as a
common farm laborer but is now the sole
owner of great many valuable tracts Of
land In North Dakota, aggregating 10000
acres, and besides that owns a half-in-
terest in very lucrative and paying real
estate business under the firm name of
Wyman & Ball, Fargo, N. d.
W. F. Ball has been resident Of North
Dakota for over twenty years. is an ex-
tensive property owner, and is well posted
on the valuation Of land and all general
conditions pertaining to the state Of
North Dakota. He Is also the senior men,
Der Of the law firm of Ball, Watson 6
Maclay and has been district attorney for
the Northern Pacific railway company
over fifteen years.
w. M. Ball has also been a resident Of
North Dakota for over twenty years and
has been engaged in various lines OF
business, such as selling machinery, buy
ing stock and making loans for eastern
capitalists, all of which adds to his know
edge and ability as a good judge Of land
in this section Of the country.
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reds of men who have taken up lands in
the: new districts penetrated by the va

reds of, men who have taken up lands in
the new districts penetrated by the va
rious railways. In an interview D. W.
Casseday, land agent Of the $500 Line
of Minneapolis, stated that he knew per-
sonally of many such cases. Men come
into his Office and ask to be directed to
some good section upon which to SETTLE.
The matter is talked over; their personal
preferences are learned and number of
good locations are suggested. A few
months afterward these men come back
and report that they have found home
stead or bought, and their faces show the
marked change which comes over man
when he begins to see hope Of an indie
pendent living ahead. Then comes the
trying period of the first crop.
This over he is on the road to success.
Great Success With Flax.
In many instances farmers who took up
land last winter or spring and put in
crop of flax on the new breaking got
money enough out of the first crop to pay
for all their improvements including good
house and barn, farm machinery and
stock leaving handsome sum In the
bank. So
There are still many such opportunities
for the man who will strike out for him
self. But the free lands still available lie
back from the railroads and on the outer
fringes of settlements, each new conner
going farther than the last, SO that the
money value of any lands in the newly
settled portions of North Dakota and
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found even better opportunities for set
tiers than now remain to the far north


found even better opportunities for set
tiers than now remain to the far north.
This is particularly true Of the country
opened recently to settlement by the
building of the Missouri river extension
from Wishek, in Mcintosh county, to Pol
lock, In Campbell county, South Dakota,
passing through the beautiful Spring
Creek valley.
This country has long been waiting for
the facilities which. a railroad affords. It
has been settled in part for number of
years and has some fine farms. The wheat
crops of this valley have been SO abundant
as to make the scountry famous. Stock
raising, previously the chief business on
account of the distance to the railroad,
will make a convenient foundation for d.
versifed farming.
This new extension runs from Wighek
south to Ashley, thence west through the
new towns of Ventura, Atas, Herried
and Pollock, the last three being in Camp
bell county, South Dakota. The Missouri
slope country is now for the first time
open for settlement with railroad facil-
tiles.
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WYMAN & BALL
A Prosperous and Substantial FIR,

a ProsperOus and Substanf1a1 Firm
of Fargo Real Estate Dealers.
The firm consists of John Wyman. w. b
Ball and w. M. Ball.
John Wyman is the senior member and
manager. He is thoroughly well posted
on the quality OF soil. all through North
western Minnesota and all of North Da-
kota. as he has been actively engaged in
actual farming for a period Of over twenty
years, and besides that has been travel
ing all through this part Of the country
representing eastern capitalists and mort
gage companies, for whom he examined
lands on which they made their loans, OF
the lands that they bought for invest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
POOR MANS CHANCE
What a Railway immigration
Agent Has to Say.
INDEPENDENCE IN ONE SEASON
Settlers in North Dakota Laying the
Foundations of Fortunes and
Good Homes.

The farm laborer or renter who went
from Iowa to North Dakota with little else
besides his knowledge of farming, the
willingness to work and the determination
to build up "a home of his own has become
the prosperous flax raiser and wheat
grower of the north. To many this has
been in effect release from slavery. In
stead of working year after year and see
ing others get all the profit above the
mere cost of living of himself and fam
ily he now owns lis own farm, has a
home as good as his neighbors and money
in the bank. ~
This is the experience of literally humid
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11

poor people Of the east. They can get a
good home here now, but 1t will not last
long, the way the land is being taken.
It seems that people are clear wild for
land at present and it is no wonder when one
considers what the land will produce. Wheat
went from 20 to 40 bushels to the acre, oats
so to 80 bushels. fax 10 to SO bushels, and
no potato bugs.
Cattle as well as poultry do well here. Any
one wanting information can write me and
inclose stamp and will gladly explain all
can of the country. Yours truly,
r. d. Hines.
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Logan County, N. ID.

This Is new region on tho $500" that
Is one of the meccas of the homeseeking
thousands. Homesteads may be taken or
lands may be bought cheaply. The con-
ditions are all good for successful farm
Ing. o. F. Bryant, of Napoleon, N. D., is
a hustling land operator in this region
who is doing his best to push his home
country to the front.
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III. P. Tough, Fargo.

H. P. Tough of Fargo is one OF the pro-
gressive dealers in North Dakota and
Minnesota lands. He is well-posted on
the Red River country and invites corres-
poudenoe from the prudent hamburger.
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other states is only the expression of the
orally productive and the country is al
most uniformly good.
During the past few years, particularly
since the completion of the $500 line
from Hankinson to Portal, N. D., tide
OF settlement has set in towards Ward
county, the great stretch of land which
joins Canada on the north and extends
south of the Great Northern railway, and
east and west distance Of over $50 miles,
Through this country, flowing from Cana
da by detour to the south and east
thence back again across the internation-
al boundary line, flows the Des> Laos
river, stream which is of the nature Of
aTsuccession of narrow lakes. The Des
Laos valley~has grown famous by reason
Of its large yield and fine farming country
SO that it has filled rapidly.
Ignite Deposits.
Ward county is also famous for it's i'm
mense deposits of Ignite coal which are
being operated extensively. One of these
mines at Kenmare was worked by Cana
dian farmers twenty years ago. They drove
| their teams south on the ice and took
back across the border immense sled
loads of this fine fuel, making in many in
stances trip Of so miles for load.
During the last year important devel-
opment has taken place about Flaxton, a
! new town on the 800" line about ten
miles south of the Canadian line.
| Off the main travelled road of migration
| somewhat is the Bismarck extension of
the $500" line. Along this line will be
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Partial VIEW OF RECEPTION ROOM IN REAL ESTATE OFFICES
OF VIVIAN & BALL, FARGO NORTH DAKOTA,
with a
to farms Oacreso landi
not nrsing
who fomtsn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-25

A brief for the state in an early Ne
braska case INDUCES in the following
prairie flowers Of fancy:
plaintiffs in error are afraid that the
honor and dignity of the state will suf-
fer. and they invoke for the claimants
broad principles of natural equity and
the claim that neither the laws gov
erning courts nor the constitution APP
plies to them. The logical sequence Is
this-that persons who hold claims
against the state are favored class,
who can alone make wings of Justice
and right to fly to that mystic region
above and beyond the trammels of law,
and where such unjust things as con
tracts and written constitutions do not
exist, but where for them straight
and narrow pathway leads to the treas
ury, whose doors, without stint or de
lay, turn softly on golden hinges to adj
nit them. Yet If do not very much
mistake this court these wings viii
unfeathcr In their flight, and claimants
against the state must fall to a common
level with all other litigants and stand
up to the rack where is fed that good
old fodder of Justice and right ms ad
mlnlstered by our courts
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-12-25

4 club veranda conversation In New
port, reported verbatim for Henry Wat
terson:
Isn't II beastly boah?"
"Ya-as. old chappie. it's demned
beastly."
Why, Chawles. you swoah"'
so | did; learned to sweah lawst
night at Mrs. yanderdrexel's profanity
pahty."
Three minutes lapse of conscious
ness)
May Gellatine sweahs fwightfully,
they say"
"Ya-as. she's wemahkably cleyah. 1
expect TO maywy her some day
Il pity you, Chawles."
so does her papa. Wonder II she'll
sweah nj me. Hee-hee"
Silence of ten minutes.l
There goes Mrs Shelmonte in her
lying machine
Flying is such beastly boah."
Deemed beastly."
(Another interyal)
II had an idea yesterday"
How beastly of you"
Don't be cruel or | shan't tell II TO
you"
((Fiye-mlnute hiatus.l
"What was that idea, Chawlesi
81 thought what clevah thing it
would be for somebody to bwing con.
gwess here for a day; have wegulah
session on somebody's lawn; pay the
beastly old COMMENT and all that, you
know
How deucedly vulgah.''
"Ya-as, but think of this beastly
boah"'
Coma till dinner.)-Newark News.