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Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
NEsBITT ITEMS.

Three cheers for Nesbitt! New
lumber in piles, all along Main st.
north, to the suburbs. We are
going to have new sidewalks and
feel jnbilant enough to issue in
vitarions to our neighboring
towns to come and see
Our town is having an influx of
;ity visitors. which makes us
anxious about our appearance,
and very grateful to the 'city
fathers. /" Will be glad to give
them d banquet when work is
completed
Mr., and Mrs Warren and three
children; Mr.. 5. Wilson. of Mem
.phis, relatives Of Mr. ID. E Vii.
~on, visited his family for several
lays last week.
Messrs. Jesse nj Fred John
ston, with Raymond Maxwell,
all Nesbit boys. now Memphis
Young men spent Sunday with
relatives here
Mrs. Anna Conneily from Lit
tie Rock, Ark, arrived Saturday, !,
ont visit to her sister, Mss Jei4.
me Ingram.
Quite an exciting episode oc-
cured last Thursday at the depot.
Little George Swain benz on the
track, did not hear or notice Il
locomotive as it came on. al
though every effert was made 10
tttract his attention, aat the last
moment when all thought him
lost. he TOPPED through d hole
nnder the platform, his presence
If mlnd saving him when he ob
served his danger
The hail storm did 40 serious
damage That we know of--txept to
strain nerves allu IS MI item
n It vouchsafed 10 Neshitt alone.
Ms Loulie Gannaway has re
turned from d weeks visit 10 the
country much improved in health
md accompanied by here IL. 49, 4
granddaughters, Sadie aFsd Louise
Gannaway.
Mr.. Cooper gave ns Another ex.
cellent sermon. His descriptive
powers are fine, and he brought
Us very near the lake 0f Gahlee
md TO the door of Jairus' daugh-
ter, "she is not dead bnt sleep
eth, gaveus the peacefu feeling,
that death was indeed ~ restful
sleep, until the awakening,
"Christ's second coming
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
Save the Loved Onss.

Mrs Mary A. Vliet, Newcastle,
Colo, writes: 81 believe Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup is supe.
rior to any other cough medicine,
and will do all that is claimed for
it, and it is so pleasant to take.
My little girl wants to take it
when she has no need ] for it. !"
Ballard's Horehound Syrup is
the great cure for pulmonary all
ments. Csc, SOC and $1.00 at E.
D. Lauderdale's.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
Attention Confederate Veterans.

The DeSoto Camp u. q. V. al
its last meeting adjourned to meet
the first Monday Of May. This
will be an important meeting.
Delegates to the grand reunion at
New Orleans will be elected. The
camp badge will Le selected and
the election of officers and other
matters should be attended to.
] trust all members will attend
and all veterans in the county
are invited and urged to join us.
The survivors Of the greatest bat
ties of modern timesand of heroic
deed unequaled in history, should
keep in close comradship until
the last one has crossed the
river and rests under the shade
of the trees"
New Orleans is preparing to
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
A Prominent Minister Recommends Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

Rev, Francis J. Davidson, pas
tor of the st. Matthew Baptist
church and president Of the Third
District Baptist Association,
2731 Second ST, New Orleans,
writes as follows: Il have used
Cha IN berlain's Colic Cholera and
Diarroeha Remedy for cramps
and pains in the stomach aud
found it excellent. It is in fact
the best cramp and collie remedy
/ have ever used. Also several
of my parishioneers have used it
with equally satisfactory results.
For sale by all druggists.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on
the public generally that DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve is the only
salve on the market that is made
from the pure, unadulterated
witch hazel DeWitt's Witch Ha,
zel Salve has cured thousands Of
cases of plles that would not
yield to any other treatment, and
Ibis fact has brought out many
wo thless counterfts. 'Tho~e E
persons who get the genuine D..
Wits Witch Hazel Salve are
never disappointed, because ii
cures. Jagoe and Co.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
An Ordinance to Prohibit Gambling.

Be it ordained by the board OF mayor and
aldermen OF the town of fernando. That any
person who shall encourage, promote. play
at any game, play or amusement for money
or other valuable things. or shah wager or
betting any game, play. amusement cock
fight or duel or upon the resultof any cleo
tion whatever. shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor and upon covicticsi be fined not more
than 500 and unless such line and costs be
Immediately paid. shall be imprisoned not
more than twenty days and not less than five
days.
Be 1t further ordained that for cause this
ordinance take effect from date and after Its
passage. Passed and approved April Z. 1903.
b. F.JONEH, Mayor.
Z. e. Pullin. Recorder. go
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
County Executive Committee Reorganizes

The county executive commit
tee met here Monday to select
men to fill vacancies caused by
resignation and death of several
of the members.
j. N. Brown, of Olive Branch
was elected chairman vice L. w.
Smith, deceased; M. G. Dixon,
vice r r. Bowe, resigned; G. W.
Wilson, vice A. S Meharg, re-
signed. The following is u COM
plete list of the members as the
committee now stands; j. n.
Brown, chairman, B. g. Stewart,
DR.. w. L. Wilkins, M. g. Dixon,
G. A. Brewer, AL. Jagoe, D. M.
Dockery, A. Dockery, Simeon
Walton, G. w. Wilson, j. 5.
Nichols, j. G. Williamson. w. b.
Duncan.
John Jagoe was secretary pro
tenn of the meeting
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
A Good Work for ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy.

In Decemer, 1900, ! had q Sc
we're cold and MAS SO hoaree that |
could not speak above II whisper, Z"
says Allen DAVIS, of Freestone,
N. Y. IL tried several remedies
but got no relief until | nseo
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
one bottle of which cured me. !
will always speak II good word
for that medicine. For sale by
all druggists.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

give US most hospitable and
liberal welcome and entertain.
ment. The railroad fare will be
about $3.50 round trip from
fernando. Ample arrangements
are being made to entertain free
Of cost all who wish it. Come to
the meeting in MAY and get in
good shape for the reunion which
begins the 10 of May.
L. e. DoCKERY,
Commander.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
An Ordinance to Prohibit Assault and
Battery.

Be it ordained by the board of mayor and
aldermen OF the town of fernando. That any
one who commits an assault or assault and
battery on b person within the corporate
limits OF the town of Hernandez. shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction be fined not more than 800 or 30
of the MAYOR. The terms Assault and Bat
terry" shall be construed according to the
definitions given by the statutes and decis
ions in this state
Be it further ordained that for cause, this
ordnance shall go into effect from and after
its passage. Passed and approved April Z.
1908.
b. f. JONES, Mayor,
r. E. Pullin. Recorder.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
Registration Notice.

Pursuant to the requirements
of section 3615 of the annotaten
code of 1892, anu chapter 81 of
the Acts of 1894. |, the under
signed registrar, will upon the
following dates visit the follow
ing voting precincts in DeSoto
county, for the purpose Of regis
tering those who have become Of
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

A disordered stomach may
cause no END of trouble. When
the stomich fails to perform its
functions the bowels become de-
ranged, the liver and kidneys
congested, causing numerous dis
eases, the most fatat of which are
painless, and therefore the more
to be dreaded. The important
thing is TO /, store the stomach 10
a healthy condition, and for this
purpose no better preparation can
can be used than Chambellaiu' 5
Stomach and Liver tablets. For
sale 10y all druggists.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
Oil Mill at Coldwater.

Stockholders, of the Coldwater
Cotton OIL Company organized
Monday with a fully paid capital
of $40, 900. A. l.. Jagoe, former
ly of this place, is secretary and
treasurer Of thenew organization.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

age or will be Of age by the com
ing November election. and those
who have changed precincts since
they registered; also those who
will vote at the newly-made Mil
lar prnoinot m wit.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

Tie registration COOKS VIII be
open at my Office until the 3rd
day of July 1908. This March 10
1908. j. ID. FoGG.
3 20 ct Registrar.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

The rule is simple: Be sober
and temperate, ana you will be
healthy.--Franklin.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24
illinois Central R, R.

Great preparations are being made for the
entertainment at New Orleans Of Veterans
and their friends on the occasion of the
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-04-24

which takes piece in New Orleans, May 10 to
~, 1903 and in order that large numbers may
attend, there has been made on the Illinois
Central II. r.. a
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

which represents the excess above
the seven mill levy that the city
contracted to pay for hydrant
rental. Whether the amount
above the seven mill levy could
be legally collected is disputed
question. But let that be as it
may should the bonds carry and
the plant is bought Of the own
ers on the proposition made last
fall that claim against the city
is to be cancelled. The call for
the special election appears in
this issue.of the REPUBLICAN,.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
Mr. Cleveland and the Tariff.

by far the most important of
these is Tariff REFORM" declares
Grover Cleveland, giving his
views as to what should be the
issues for the Democrats to es-
pouse. 1t is apparent that Mr..
Cleveland has a courage which
nothing can daunt. Most Demo
Gratis, made sad by experience,
have taught shy of the Tariff is
sue. To get rid of it and if pos
sible to make the people forget it,
they took up free silver, i'm
perialism, the Declaration of In
dependence and various other
sure cures for whatever evils
might afflict the people. They
were willing, in fact glad, to dis
cuss any other topic rather than
the Tariff. Now Mr.. Cleveland
calls them back to the old issue.
He advises the party to again ad-
vocate Tariff reform" The
party will be more inclined to
take to the woods.-Grand Rap
ids Herald"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

In the current number of the
"North American Review" Is an
article bearing the caption What
Shall Be Done With the Tariff"
The answer, embodied in long
paper, displaying thought and
technical knowledge, may be re-
duced to this: Let the Tariff
Alone" The author shows that
the Tariff could not be changed
for the destruction of a corpora
ton that had offended without
hurting the corporation that there
was no disire to injure. He
shows that monopoly can not be
maintained except when the peo-
pie approve of it, as in the case
of some mandatory able to pro-
duce a staple at less cost than
it's rivals. While it can maintain
this ability it will, of course, be a
monopoly. If the manufacturers
try to crush competition by any
other method opposition will be
engendered. These is in the pa
per a brief, but comprehensive,
review of the operations of the
Tariff, the benefcent effects that
have resulted, the evils that have
follwed, when, for a time, the
disciples of Free-Trade held
sway. There could not be keen
err, more incisive argument for
keeping hands off the Tariff.
The paper was from the pen OF
Thomas B. Reed of Maine.
Doubtless he wrote it when in
the vigor of health, 1t loses
neither interest nor force iron
the circumstance that the dis
tinguished author had been call
ed to rest before this work of his
brain and conscience had appear
ed in print. -Taroma Ledger.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

The money asked for by the re-
gents of the university for the e.
quipment of the agricultural col
lege at the university farm must
be looked upon as an investment,
upon which the annual returns in
the future may be quite as large
as the original expenditure. II
is fact that some of the expert.
ment stations and agricultural
colleges have made discoveries OF
processes and remedies that have
returned to their states at single
stroke as much wealth as the in.
situations have cost from the day
of their founding. 1t is the o.
pinion of the experts who have
visited the Nebraska farm that il
has already paid back to the state
in the form of the introduction oil
new cereals and new processes
and live stock remedies severa,
dollars for every dollar expended
in founding and maintaining the
extire university. The govern.
ment pays large share of the
operating expenses of the station,
and it is necessary for the state
to provide buildings and equip
ment on generous scale to make
this gift of the nation effective
State Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
A Mexican Gold Proposition

The desire of the leading citi-
zens of Mexico to drop silver and
come over to the gold basis is
shown in a pretty conclusive way
by proposition which is under
stood to have been suggested by
a body of prominent business
men of that country. This
scheme is to have Mexico adopt
the gold standard, and at the
same time utilize its silver pro-
duct by continuing the coinage
of the white metal, but at the
ration of 81 to l, which would
put almost double as much silver
in Mexican coins as is in them
now. This scheme is contingent
on the United States resuming
the coinage of silver and adopt
ing ratio, the coinage, however,
to be in limited amounts
only.
Every citizen of the United
States, except handful of the
most benighted of the Bryanites,
will be glad to see Mexico making
a proposition looking to the
abandonment by her of the an
tiquated and harmful silver stan
dard. There can now be no
doubt that the silver basis days
in Mexico are numbered. But
there is not the smallest chance
of course, that the United States
will renew the coinage of silver,
even at the 30 to ratio. The
United States stuck to the silver
folly too long for its own good,
and will not engage in it again,
even to the limited extent which
would satisfy the Mexican Plan
Mexico will abandon the silver
basis, and do that soon. There
can no longer be any question on
this point. The agitation for
the adoption of the gold standard
is so strong and so general that
the charge will undoubtedly be
made at an early day. In a coun-
try in which gold is an element
of the circulation is unknown, as
in the case of Mexico, the change
to the gold basis will necessarily
be slow, but with Mexico it will
be inevitable, All MeXico's
patrons of any consequence are
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

doubt will, be killed unless the
majority of both houses of the
Legislature are controlled by the
whiskey trust. Should such
prove to be the case, Governor
Mickey will have the bill to pass
upon and fortunately it will take
more than a majority to pass it
over his veto.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
Special Bond Election Called.

AT the regular meeting of the
city council Wednesday night of
last week the question of voting
city bonds for the purpose of
buying the water works plant
was ordered and special cleo
ton called for March 3, and the
amount of bonds placed at $l3,-
900. The proposition of the
owners to take $4,000 for the
plant carries with it claims of
between $4,000 and $4,000,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

Bill No. 1874, introduced in the
house is very innocent in appear
ance but is designed to open the
gate wider for the liquor vender
and make it easier for him to OBJ
tain license by publishing his
notice in the most obscure paper
circulated in the county. II
simply seeks to amend the pres
ent law which requires that the
notice shall be published in the
paper with the largest circula-
tion in the county to "any paper
OF general circulation" By Sc
curing few subscribers for the
whiskey organ in Omaha in any
town or village the plea of gen
eral circulation would be set up.
In case the paper of the locality
Where a saloon was to be estab-
hShed was not friendly to the
whiskey traffic the notice could
DC published in any other paper
that the petitioner might desire,
regardless of its limited circula-
ton The bill should, and no
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
January 81, 1903.

The chairman called the board to-
gether at Q a. m. with all members
present.
Minutes of Jan 10th read and APP
proved,
Mr.. Chairman:
." Whereas the damage claims
allowed on the Watson road was
levied by mistake against road dis.
trict No. 2 instead OF district No. 4.
Therefore be it
Resolved that the clerk be and
hereby is instructed to cancel the
special road tax so extended in dis
trict No. 2, and to extend a tax of 5
mills on district No. 4 to pay said
claims. Geo Greenwalt.
Moved and carried that the reso.
luton be adopted.
Moved and carried to adjourn
till 80 p. m.
Board met at 1870 with all mem
bers present.
Erroneous and delinquent tax
committee reported as follows:
We your committee recommend
that the county treasurer be and
hereby is instructed to purchase for
the county the tax sale certificate on
the following city and village lots,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

on the gold standard and the
change in her case has to come
sooner or later. The earlier that
the step to the gold side is taken
the better it will be for Mexico,
and the United States will do all
it can to make the change easy
and safe.---St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

Senator Wallis constituents
are of course gratifed with the
evident fact that he is one of the
most influential and prominent
membres of the senatorial branch
of the state Legislature. The
senator deports himself modestly
and without the least effort to
seek notoriety, but his personal
influence is not second to that of
any person in the senate. That
he will make a good record his
friends do not doubt. Hub.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS. I
d, - - % %~
January is. 1903.

The chairman called the board
together at l;3O p IN.
All members present.
Minutes of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Road committee reported as fol-
lows on petition of j. H. Catron and
others for road in t r
We your committee recommend
that petition be granted aud remons-
trance rejected Geo Greenwalt.
We recommend that petition be
rejected. Alvin Daily
G. Hiser
Moved and carried that the ma.
jority report be accepted and adopted
Erroneous and delinquent tax
committee reported az follows on
claim of J r. Baker fer refund of
district tax paid under protest:
We your committee recommend
that the claim be allowed and treas.
urer ordered to refund the tax $50 7f
Also that the treasurer be and hereby
is instructed to refund all the district
tax that has been paid and the dist
rict tax that has not been paid il
school district No. ia for 1907
be cancelled. J H Mcclure
@ Hiser
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

In the discussion of the rev.
enue question last week before
the revenue committee at Lin
coin Edward Rosewater and At
torney Baldwin presented argu-
ments on local taxation Of term
inals. Mr.. Rosewater contended
that the taxation of terminals
had never been distributed along
the line of road to the city, will
ages and school districts, while
Mr.. Baldwin contended that it
had. In a sense Mr.. Rosewater's
contention is correct in the light
of the fact that the towns and
school districts outside of the
terminal cities have never receiv-
ed taxes from the railroad sufhci-
ent to cover the cash value of
the line of road passing through
their corporate limits. But as a
matter of fact, under the system
of taxation by which the state
board has massed the whole val
uation and divided equally all
along the line of road each local
ity has received its prorato share
of the tax levied. This method
we believe is the fairest way for
all concerned. With the low
valuation placed on other prop
erty, both personal and real, the
railroad have paid a fair share of
their proportionate of the tax,
but not what they should have
paid according to the real value
of their holdings. In the read
just of the revenue law no prop
erty should be exempt and es-
pecially should all public utili.
ties that draw their substance
from the public be required to
lift their full share of the expense
of maintaining the city, school,
county and state organizations.
If corporation is worth $780,
100000 on which it is able tC
declare a dividend from its earn.
ing it should be assessed for one
hundred cents on the dollar, the
same as the poor man who ha'
but team and one COW or the
merchant who carries a $500
stock of goods. When every one i,
made to pay an equal amount o
tax IN proportion to his wealth ;
very low rate will be required
and taxes will be burden to NJ
one. 1t is the old method of un
equal taxation and low valuation
that has run our state in deb
and made high levy a necessit,
and thus burdened the poo
while many of those better abb
to pay have escaped with a yer,
small tax.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05

Senator Fries from this dis
trict is recognized in the senate
as one of the most conservative
and safe memb ers of the senate.
He is man of good business
judgment and is a valuable mem
Der on the several committees
that he has been placed. He is
an indefeagable worker and is
constantly busy. He is retained
at Lincoln this week on the rev.
enue committee while the major
ity of the members are taking a
vacation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
Thursday, February S, 1908.

F. M. Broome, editor of the
Alliance Grip, who has been
with the paper since it was
founded, has resigned his posi-
ton and will engage in other
business. Mr.. Broome is a large
stakeholder in the Grip and it
has been through his energy that
it has attained its present popu-
larity.