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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Last Bubble Vanished,

The sale at public auction the past
week of the property of the Watauga
Land Company at Elizabethton termi-
mates the effort on the part of that Or
ganization to build an industrial city
in the Watauga valley. The property,
including some 900 lots and parts of
farms, sold for more than enough to
meet the Indebtedness of the company,
it is stated. The total indebtedness
was about $4,000 Some of the lots
sold as low as SO each, when in the ear
~ days of the project they probably
could not have been purchased for less
than from 800 to $500 each. Thus has
came to an end, after an unstable exist
ence of more than ten years, the organ
lied effort to build city, in which so
many prominent men were originally
interested, including Hon. John G.
Carlisle of Kentucky, the late Senator
Harris of Tennessee, Hon. Robert P.
Porter and Hon. Louis McComas.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

How are you, anyway DIR. Cald-
Wells Syrup Pepsin is perfect laxa-
tive. Sold by all druggists.
M. II. Clifford has exchanged his
Walnut street property for a portion of
DR.. W. j. Matthews farm near the
city. DR.. Matthews will move his
family to the city in short time.
Where stores are lighted properly a
stranger will always go. 1t shows
prosperity, also that the owner has
goods tor inspection. 1t is a special
invitation to call, Light up.
Chas. E. Cargille has greatly inn
proved his art gallery by the addition
of an improved skylight. Beautiful
photographs can now be made for any
one, You pose, the skylight does the
rest.
Horseless carriages, fuelless engines
and the wireless telegraph are the
greatest innovations. DIR. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsln is next and cures consti-
patton, Indigestion, sick headache and
stomach troubles. Sold by druggists.
John Il. Lyle has returned from Now
York having purchased handsome
line of seasonable merchandise for his
Public Square store. He expects to
open his goods next week and then he
will omen your eyes with the low prices
he will make.
The ladies of the Library association
wish to render thanks to those who
generously assisted them in the rum
mage sale and other enterprises re.
Gently, They feel especially indebted
to Messrs. Cox, Crouch, Gillespie and
Ward, and to the press of the city.
If you are needing spectacles or eye
glasses scientifically fitted to your eyes
call on p. S. Mcclure, the optician
from Knoxville He will be at the Lee
House in johnson City for the next
three days, or phone No. 1859 aud he
will call on you and fit your glasses.
Journal and Tribune: Company @,
of the Second battalion, better known
as the Heiskell Guards, has lost anoth-
er officer, as Second Lieutenant Geo.
@. Mitchell, formerly of johnson City,
who was recently elected to that posi-
ton, has resigned. Mr.. Mitchell, who
clerked for G. +. Young while in this
city, has secured position in Augusta,
Ga, and has gone there to assume his
duties.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Work was somewhat retarded last
week. j. H. Friedlander, the architect,
has been here for the third time and
made an inspection of all the buildings.
lie found considerable work that had
not been done exactly according to
specifications, and as a consequence ].
W. Parish, the contractor for the hos
pital group, has turned the buildings
over to Mr.. Unkefer. His contract
price of $lS5,OOO was S35, 600 below the
next lowest bid, and because of trouble
he has had with sub-contractors and
others he decided to adopt this course.
His original foreman had to look after
carpenters, bricklayers, and laborers-
too much for one man to successfully
perform, and, naturally, something had
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Crouch, NJ. A. Evana, H. A. Reep and
G. X. Lide.
Committee on Temperance Literature
Mesdames J. E. Strain, Chas. Moore.
Vice presidents from the various
churches were chosen as follows: Mrs.
A. F. Hoss, LIST Presbyterian; Mrs. Jos.
Wilson, I'd Presbyterian; Mrs. NJ. A..
Evans, Episcopal; Mrs. Frank McNees,
Baptist; Mrs. S. H. Ponder, Methodist;
Mrs. o. o. johnson, United Brethren;
Mrs. S. B. White, Southern Methodist;
Mrs. W. J. Matthews, Christian.
The little white ribbon bows, the
badge of the organization, were quite
numerous on the streets Wednesday
afternoon, and the ladies are prepared
to enter zealously into the work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Johnson CITY W. cru. Recognized.

At a meeting held at the nj. Z. church
Wednesday the johnson City Women's
Christian Temperance Union was reor-
ganized with the following officers and
superintendent of departments:
President, Mrs. L. G. Hoss; secreta-
ry, Mrs. Cora A. Peoples; treasurer,
Mrs. l. N. Boring; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. X. P. Jones.
Superintendent of Mothers Meetings
Mrs. T. B. Russell.
Superintendent of Flower Missions,
Mes ames G. E. Crawford and G. F.
Francisco.
Superintendent Of Press, Mrs. K. P,
Jones.
Committee on Social Purity, Mrs. o.
o. Johnson, superintendent, Mesdamei
E. G. Reeves, A. A. Ferguson, = Har
ris, L. O. Hoss and H, @. Beasley.
Committee on Loyal Temperance LIE
gion, Mesdames NJ. B. Martin, G.. P
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from dyspep-
STA and liver complaint. More than 70
per cent. of the people in the United
States are afflicted with these two dis.
eases and their effects, such as sour
stomach, sick headache, habitual cos
tiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart
burn, water brash, gnawing and burn
ing pains at the pit of the stomach, yell
low skin, coated tongue and disagreed
BILE taste in the mouth, coming up Of
food after eating, low spirits, etc. &c
to your druggist and get bottle Of
August Flower for IS or rs cents. Two
doses will relieve you. Try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Gov. Frazier's Pie Counter.

A. s. Caldwell the insurance man,
has returned from Nashville, where he
has been in the interest of his compa-
ny. Mr.. Caldwell is of the opinion that
the appointment will go to the First
congressional district, as that district
has, as yet, got nothing, If it goes to
upper East Tennessee it will no doubt
go to Cy Lyle of the johnson City Con-.
EFT or to James Armitage of Greeneville,
both of whom are strong applicants. L
Knoxville Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
The stomach Is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man.
because it can not transform the food
he eats into nourishment. Health and
strength can not be restored to any sick
man or weak woman without first re-
storing health and strength to the stom-
ach, A weak stomach can not digest
enough food to feed the tissues and re-
vive the tired and run down limbs and
organs of the body. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure cleanses, purifes, sweetens and
strengthens the glands and membranes
of the stomach, and cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. H.
G. Miller, Druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not near
ly as grave as an individual disorder Of
the system. Overwork, loss of sleep,
nervous tension will be followed by ut
ter collapse, unless reliable remedy is
Immediately employed. There's moth.
ing so efficient to cure disorders of the
liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters.
It's a wonderful tonic, and effective
nervine and the greatest all around
medicine for rundown systems. 1t dis
pels nervousness, rheumatism and neu.
ralgia and expels malaria germs. Only
SOC, and satisfaction guaranteed by Fl,
G. Miller, Druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. W. Wat
kins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with him
and a terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him, but he grew worse
every day. At length we tried DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption
and our darling was saved. He's now
sound and WE'LL" Everybody ought to
know it's the only sure cure for coughs,
colds and all lung diseases. Guaran-
teed by Fl. @. Miller, Druggist. Price
SOC and 81. Trial bottles free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

H. W. Pardue has purchased from a
Kentucky syndicate a lot 25x16O feet
fronting on Main and Market streets,
adjoining the storehouse of S. B.
White, and is building a small store
house to be used as meat market. He
paid $1OO front foot for the lot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
"THE USE OF UGLINESS."
Dewitt Miller at the Opera House on
March nth.

The next attraction in the Johnson
City Lyceum Course will be Dewitt
Miller in his lecture, "The Uses of Ug-
illness" at Jobe's opera house on next
Wednesday evening, March 18th.
Mr.. Miller is one of the few great
orators on the platform today, and as O
humorist has few equals. No one can
afford to miss hearing this celebrated
man.
Those not owning season tickets can
procure reserved seats at H. G. Miler't
drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Since the work began some months
ago delays from various causes have
been frequent, and slow progress has
been made toward completion. 1t is
surmlsed, however, that as a result of
the inspection by the board of managers
within the next few days, operations
will progress more smoothly than for
some time past.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

A difficulty occurred Thursday be-
tween Mr.. Parrish and Mr.. Adams, in
which words led to blows. The com,
batants were soon separated, and it is
said Mr. Parish left the scene of con
hict looking considerably worse for the
wear.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

The Arlington hotel is beginning to
look like hotel and will be completed
within sixty or ninety days. 1t will
have q modern equipment. 1t has no
yet been announced who will have
charge of it,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Death of G, W, RutledPe

Bristol, Tenn, March 4.-G. W.
Rutledge, popular citizen and stock
dealer of Sullivan comfy, died at his
home near here this morning of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Rutledge was As years of
age and unmarried.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless, little workers-Dr. King New
Life Pills. Millions are always at work
night and day curing indigestion, bill
iousness, constipation, sick headache,
and all stomach, liver and bowel trou-
bles, Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only
25c at H. O. Miller's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Mr., Hutton, who has been here for
some time representing Mr.. Friedlan-
der, has been transferred to the New
York office, and a Mr.. Stewart will
take his place here.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
IL SnYnh His Inu

P, A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE, Ga. ,
suffered for six months with a frightful
running sore on his leg; but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it
in five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles,
it's the best salye in the world. Cure
guaranteed Only 25c. Sold by II. G.
Miller, Druggist
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

J. A. Cargille has purchased 100
foot lot on Watauga avenue just below
the residence of Capt. S. 7. Harris and
will build a handsome home this
spring.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Sam T. Millard, cashier of the City
National Bank, has his plans about
completed for a modern residence on
Willard street adjoining the Crandall
property.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Isaac Harr is remodeling his store
room on Public Square. A new floor
has been laid and a new plate glass
front put in. The floor was lowered to
the pavement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

to be neglected. J. G. Stwebe, who
was foreman for the contractors at the
Danville Qll) Home, has arrived and
assumed charge of the carpenter work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Stockholders Meeting.
OFFICE OF EAST TENNESSEE & WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA r. r. Co.,
JOHNSON CRY, Tenn,

JOHNSON CRY, Tenn,
February 5, 1908.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of the East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad Company will
be held at the Office Of the company, in
johnson City, Tennessee, on Wednes'
day, the 18th day of March, 1908, be-
tween the hours OF 10 q. m. and 12
O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of electing
a board of directors to serve for the en-
suing year, and for such other business
as may come before the meeting.
969 JOHN S. WISE, Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Corporation Tax Notice.

The penalty will go on the corpora
ton tax on March 10, 1908. Please
call at my Office and settle, and save
penalty and other cost.
S. Ii. PoUDER, Recorder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Chnnces In the Weather.

Mean slight "spells" of headache or
affect your appetite. Irregularities in
eating cause dyspepsia. Take DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin and feel good, re-
CARELESS of these elements or habits.
Sold by all druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Old Time Revival.

A revival of old time religion is being
conducted at the Baptist church. All
the pastors in the city are taking an &C.
tive part and much interest is manifest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

DR.. W. J. Sproles is arranging to
build handsome residence on Unaka
avenue in the block below the Barton
residence.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

The iron stairways are being placed
in the main building, In five of the
buildings the stairways will be of wood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
StTayed-We Hone

A mammoth bronze gobbler weighing
about As pounds has strolled away from
Builtless and any information as to his
whereabouts will be gladly received at
this office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.
Brieklaying on the barracks buildings
will begin about March 10th.

George IL, Gaunt, sub.contractor on
the electrical work, has surrendered
his contract.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05
Building Notes.

Two cottages are being erected for
]. A. Bright in block No. 1 on Secondt
avenue in Carnegie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

Go to George r. Browns when you
want to get good meal, fresh OYSTERS,
lunches, or a good bed to sleep on, and
you will make no mistake. He is OPP
posite depot, near narrow gauge road.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
LONG JOURNEY in VAIN
MISS FLO CROSS TRAVELS 10000
MILES TO WED PROF. BARROW,
And Finds a Letter Awaiting Her at
Manila Stating that Her Lover
Had Changed His Mind.

CARBONDALE, H., March 25.-Miss Flo
Cross, formerly school teacher in southern
Illinois, who travelled across ten thousand
miles Of prairie. mountains and seas to
meet and wed Prof. John Barrow, at Ma
nila, at the journeys end did not find her
lover, but a letter from Barrow saying 1T
was impossible for them to wed. He gave
no reasons for his decision. according to
a letter received to-day by the girls par
ents.
Professor Barrow and four other gradu-
ates of the Southern Illinois Normal Uni
versity, at Carbondale, were sent to the
Philippines in 1901 by the government as
school teachers. Miss Crosss sister Daisy
went to the Philippines in August. 1902, and
was married to John Demmer upon her ar
rival in Manila Miss Flo Cross later re-
ceived transportation from Professor Bar
row and left the home Of her father, 7. j.
Cross, near Campbell, on Nov. "a. for Ma
nila, where she arrived on Dec. 2S She has
not seen Barrow since her arrival. She is
living with her sister, whose husband S
school is five hundred miles from the island
OF Cebu, where Barrow Is teaching. This
is all Miss Cross's parents know of the love
affair.
Professor Barrow recently wrote to his
father, A j. Barrow, that he had not seen
Miss Cross and did not expect to marry
her. The Cross and Barrow families are
neighbors. Miss Cross expects to secure
a position as teacher and remain in the
Philippines. Four years ago Barrow taught
was one of the pupils in the school The
cOurtShip began at that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
ALLEGED LAND SWINDLE
MANY POOR HOMESEEKERs SAID TO
HAVE BEEN DEFRAUDED.
Arrest Of Two ChicagOans who Prom
Used to Give Away Land When
Paid for Drawing Papers.

CHICAGO, March 25.-In the arrest of
former County Surveyor Louis Enricht and
E. c. Deuscher, an attorney, to-day, postal
inspectors believe they have put a stop to
a great land swindle, through which many
poor persons in various parts of the country
were defrauded. Enricht and Deuscher, as
manager and attorney, conducted the
United States Land Syndicate. They were
arrested by Deputy United States Marshals
Fraley and st. Clair. They were taken be-
fore Commissioner Foote, and gave bonds
in the sum Of $500 each for their appear
ance April 4.
The profits of the Syndicate in the few
years it has been operating are estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000. Enricht and
Deuscher advertised that they would give
farms free, asking only payment for draw
ing the papers, and in few cases they are
said to have turned over the deeds to land
for a small sum. In other cases, however
they secured as high as $500 from their cor
respondents, ii is alleged.
Postofice Inspectors Stewart and Ketch-
am. who have been gathering evidence for
more than a year, declare that the persons
who went to claim their land under the
deeds found in every instance that their
papers were worth nothing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

Monday that Major General Macdonald
would be court-martialed and the publicity
given to the affair were evidently the de-
termining motives for the suicide His
friends attribute the unfortunate business
to his broken health and shattered nerves,
the outcome of two campaigns in the Sou
dan and in South Africa. An attack of
dysentery and a touch of sunstroke at
Paardeburg during the South African cam
paign left serious effects, and a wound he
received in the leg healed badly. 1t is said
he often complained of pains in the head,
and in Ceylon his health and the depres-
sion from which he was suffering grew
worse to such an extent that there was talk
of invaliding him from the service.
The newspapers here comment sympa-
thetically on the inexpressibly pitiful end
of a brave man, and say that his country
men will remember him best as the man
of whom, on his return from Omdurmap
King Edward, then Prince of Wales, greet
ing him, said: I'm 1875 you were doing sem
try duty in India, and now you are gen.
eral in the British army. / am proud to
have met you."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
FLOWER in THE TOMBS
DOCTOR WHO Is CHARGED WITH
STEALING FROM THE POOR.
His Bail Fixed at 100000 ON Request
of the Prosecution, Which Claims
$5OO,OOO Was Taken.

NEW YORK. March 25.-The grand jury
to-day returned an indictment against Dr.
r. c. Flower, charging him with grand
larceny in the first degree. Flower was
charged In Police Court with having failed
to make return for $500 belonging to Mrs.
Belle Gray Taylor. DR.. Flower was COM
mitted to the Tombs Prison in default OF
$4,000 bail.
In asking that the bail be fixed at $50, 900,
Assistant District Attorney Garvan said:
This case represents a very small por-
ton of the property which this defendant
is accused of having stolen. The prosecu-
ton claims that this amount will reach
100000. This money was stolen from poor
people. In some cases the people who
were defrauded lost their reason. Others
had their lives shattered by 1t. 1 consider
the amount of bail should he fixed at $50,
0O0."
Flower was unable to-day to obain bail
satisfactory to the officials and was placed
in the Tombs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
DOUBLE DEALING SLEUTH.
Detective Admits Serving Two Mas
ters in the Stratton VIII Case.

Detective A0m1ts serving TWO Mas
tiers I'm the Stratton VIII Case.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. March 25.-
The hearing Of the famous Stratton will
case, in which I. Harry Stratton, only son
and heir of w. 8. Stratton, is suing for
his fathers estate, valued at $4,000 900,
left by the latter to Colorado Springs for
a memorial home for INDECENT poor, start
ed in the District Court to-day.
Two days ago Harry c. Berry. az de-
tective, filed an affidavit in court alleging
that the attorneys for /. Harry Stratton had
tampered with the list OF jurymen who are
to hear the case and to-day the court was
taken up in hearing testimony as to the
truth of the charge which, IL ii is substan-
tiated, will mean that a new panel will be
called. Berry was on the stand all morn
ing and was subjected to fierce cross-ex-
animation by Senator Wolcott. who forced
him to admit that he was first employed by
a representative of the administrators. who
are fighting the son, and while so employed
went to the attorneys OF the son and en-
tered their employ. thus obtaining inside
Information which he handed over to the
administrators. Berry Is a member OF the
Elks' lodge In this city. and in order to cre-
ate an impression that he favored Harry
Stratton introduced the latter into the lodge.
When Berry admitted this under oath 1t
created 9 decided sensation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

BOSTON. March 2.-It Is reported that
Irregularities have been discovered in the
transactions of the firm of NJ. F. Skinner
& Co.. in which various towns. including
East Hampton and Greenfield, this State.
were involved by the issue of duplicate
bonds and the forging of the names of town
officials. NJ. F. Skinner, who did business
under the firm name, has disappeared from
the city. His Office at "a Congress street is
closed, and his affairs have been placed
for settlement in the hands of Attorney
George A. Gray. Skinner had been a NUM-
cipal and railway bond broker since 1901.
Mr.. Gray will say nothing regarding the
case. except that he has been requested to
take charge of Mr.. Skinner's affairs. He
will not even disclose Mr.. Sknners present
whereabouts He said however, that he
expected soon to hear from him. 1t Is be-
lieved that the amount involved will be be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
DID NOT COMPLETE FEAT.

Failure of Three Men to Ride Up the
Capitol Steps I'm an Automobile.
WASHINGTON. March 25.-Three men in
an automobile attempted to ride up the
steps at the east front of the Capitol to-
day. They reached the second landing, six
teen steps from the street, when the chain
of the vehicle broke and it ran back, but
without accident. The man who acted as
chauffeur gave the name of j. ID. Hurlburt.
and said he was from Detroit, Mich. His
companions did not give their names, but
one of them said he was police commits
sioner of Hartford, Conn. The Chauffeur
was arrested, but later released on SO col
lateral.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
KILLS HIS FATHER.


CHICAGO, March 25.-CoEing to the res
cue of his mother, who was being beaten
by her drunken husband, Ray Jackson,
nineteen years old, shot and probably ia
tally wounded his father. Alonzo Jackson
at their home to-day. The son then started
to give himself up, but yielded to the plead
ings of his mother to try to escape. He was
captured several hours later. According
to the story of Mrs. Jackson her husband
came home intoxicated and began to abuse
her. The son interfered and was ordered
from the house. He promised to go on con-
dition that his mother suffer no further
abuse, but had hardly reached the door
when the elder man struck his wife and
knocked her down. Ray drew a revolver
and fired twice, both bullets taking effect
in his fathers right side. His chances of
recovery are said to be small.