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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

tiling; and for grading Walnut Street
from Buffalo Street to the Corporate
line, 600 sixty feet wide, and macad.
amizing same between same points
I I'D sixteen feet wide; aud necessary
bridging, culvert and thing; a total
proposed expenditure Of go. 50, 900. 90.
But no part of the proceeds of this
~, 10000 of bonds shall be used for
paying for rights of way; and any sur
plus shall be expended in repairing the
existing macadamized streets of tho
town named below.
FOR grading, matchmaking, etc. OF
W est Main street from Public Square
TO Summer Street, and Summer Street
TO Lamont Street, and Lamont Street
to Corporate line, as follows: Grading
and macadamizing West Main Street.
iull width of fifty feet 900, from Pub
TIC Square to Brush Creek; and for
dressing up and regarding same full
width of fifty 600 feet from Brush
Greek to Summer Street, and maoad-
amlzlng same, between these points.
to width of sixteen t16) feet. and
ANSSnH"A uioAhy tllluSt uuu Tor grad
ing Summer Street from West Main to
Lamont and Lamont Street from Snm.
mer to corporate line, SIXTY CGO) feet
wide, and macadamizing same between
the same points sixteen (l6) feet wide;
and necessary culverts and tiling; a to.
tai proposed expenditure Of. SO, 600. 90.
Provided, That if there is any sur.
plus left of said so, 900. 90 after complet-
ing the above, then same to be expend-
ed in repairing the existing macadam.
lied streets of the town, below named.
sAnd, Provided, Further, That no
part of said sixteen feet or macadam
shall be used or laid so as to be used bv
the Johnson City Traction Company.
in event that Company uses any of the
streets aforesaid as route or part of
route to the Mountain Branch, N. H.
d. V. s. as ballast for its car line.
OPENING AND GRADING BOONE STREET
THROUGH FROM WEST MARKET
STREET TO WEST MAIN
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
STREET EXPENDITURES.

STREETS LEADING TOWARD MOUNTAIN
BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL HOME,
ID. V. SOLDIERS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
NOTICE

In Pursuance of the authority vested
in us by an Act Of the Legislature Of
the State of Tennessee, passed March
10, 1908, and approved March %, 1903,
and by an order of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the Town of Johnson
City, Tennessee, passed at a meeting
Of said Board on April 20, 1903, We the
undersigned Election Commissioners
for Washington County, Tennessee,
hereby give notice, that we will open
and hold, in each of the four wards of
the town of johnson City, Tennessee,
On uesday, May 26, 1903,
an election according to the laws regu-
lating such elections existing in the
State of Tennessee; said election to be
held for the purpose of determining, by
majority of the legal votes cast,
whether or not the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Johnson City
shall issue 1915, 100000 Public Improve
ment Bonds, to run for twenty coo
years, and to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum, payable
semi annually in lawful currency OF
the United States.
At said election, tickets shall be used
upon which shall be printed: First,
"Bonds," and Second, Immediately be.
low, "No Bonds, and persons voting
for the issuance of bonds shall mark
their tickets with cross opposite the
word "Bonds, and those voting agains
the issue of bonds, shall in like manner
mark their tickets opposite the words
"No Bonds"
The said bonds, or the proceed
thereof, to be used exclusively for til,
purpose of making public municipal
improvements within the corporate
limits Of the town Of johnson City, a
per an itemized estimate showing il
detail the proposed expenditures of tn
proceeds of said bonds which estimate
is embodied in the following resolution
passed by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen, Of the Town Of Johnson City
at a meeting of said Board, held OF
April 20, 1908, and which resolution i
spread on the records of that body
and in the words and figures following
to-wit:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

Gold Dast flour-best made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30

]. @. Newsom, Jr., representing the
Coca Cola Co., of Atlanta, was in the
city this week supplying the soda
founts with this delightful beverage.
He left good taste in THE COMETS
mouth, and ifyou drink Coca-Cola you
will feel better and be better 1t is
the best advertised drink on the mar
ket and is for sale at all fountains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
Reserved Seat Tickets on Sale
at Gump's.

For good meals at all hours go to the
Star restaurant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16

ployed in putting in stone ballast on the
company's lines between Harrington and
Caldwell.
William Mattingly, a former employee
of the Santa Fe at this place, has re-
turned east after a short visit with his
parents here.
Tuesday was the 18th of the month and
the local Santa Fe shopmen were given
to ring in today.
A P. Goodnue, master mechanic for
the Santa Fe, with headquarters at En-
poria, has returned to that place after a
short visit with friends in Topeka.
John Rodgers, a former employee of the
Santa Fe passenger office in this city,
was in Topeka for a short time yester-
day. Rodgers is now located at Trinidad
Col.
James Larlxins, Santa Fe switchman in
the local yards, has returned to Topeka
after a two weeks visit with relatives in
Salina. He was accompanied by his fam
lily.
for the Burlington railroad, with head
quarters at Kansas City, was in Topeka
Tuesday for the purpose of soliciting bust
ness for his company.
AS the result of the wreck near Rut-
ledge, Mo-, Monday morning Santa Fe
trains both east and Westbound are still
running behind schedule Eastbound train
No. was about four hours late into To-
peka Tuesday evening.
Charles Nudge, formerly employed a
stenographer in the office of the general
manager of the Santa Fe at this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
INJURIES BIG ENGINES.
Purifying Plants for Kansas Water in
Use by Rock Island.

It is said that the peculiar properties
il, the water along it's lines in Kansas
are playing such havoc with the Rock
Island railways locomotives that the
road may have to abandon the big mo-
gul engines and return to the small err
pattern. Fifty-three of the smaller
engines were sufficient to haul its
trains over the $50 miles of track in
Kansas, but 81 of the big steamers are
not equal to the task now.
The road is building purifying plants
at each of the Is stations between Hor-
ton and Caldwell, but it cannot be fore
told whether they will meet the emer-
gency. One at Harrington was compile
ted last week and put in operation
Monday 1t is the first of the line of
purifying plants, but the others are be-
ing rushed, so they may have a chance
to save Immensely valuable big en-
gines.
General Superintendent Gruder ex-
plains the dilemma as follows: The
water naturally has a strong tendency
to make the engines leak This was
true even when the smaller pattern
were used. It is not a development
since the flood, as some have supposed.
But the small engines required only
about $50 pounds of steam pressure to
keep them going, while the big engines
that have replaced them take much
more. The smaller engines could leak
and still keep up their head of steam,
but the big ones cannot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
THEY FELL TOGETHER.
A. II. Mofet's Chief Clerk Gambled
Away His Position.

Through q iamentable chain of cir
cumstances, A. H. Moffet, fromerly
general agent in the passenger depart
ment of the Rock Island, with head
quarters in Kansas City, has been
transferred from the position of general
eastern agent of the Rock Island to
the Denver office of the company. Hal
S. Ray, general agent in the passenger
department at Denver, will take Mr..
Moffet's place, and Mr.. Moffet will take
his.
According to the Kansas City Jour-
nal the story back of the transfer runs
like this: In Mr.. Moffet's eastern office
WAS a chief clerk whom Mr. Moffet
trusted implicitly. But recently it be-
losing his money gambling and he was
trapped passing a bogus check on an
other agent of the company. This
check. with others on the company ag-
gregating more than So, 900 were recov-
cred in a raid led by District Attorney
Jerome. in New York, on a fake
wire tappers' bucket shop.
The place was running as wire-tap-
pers' concern, but the raid showed up
that it was not even that. The wires
ran no farther than under the coun-
ter. A small battery, the sounder and
the ina ginations of the keepers were
the only race courses that the concern
ever got any advance information from.
The clerk was not prosecuted. But
his 6efalcation made a bad showing
for Mr.. Moffet's office, and the transfer
known among Kansas City railroad
men. He Was with the Rock Island
here for number of years, and he was
popular. While the transfer still leaves
him in q good position, it is a step
backward in the ladder of success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
RAILROAD NEWS.
Revival of the Rock Island In
dependent Track Story.
B. F. NInchell Said to Favor
New Topeka Line.
TRACKS ARE CROWDED
Cars Cannot Be Moved Out of
Kansas City.
New Line Will Be Built In River
Valley.
RACKS ARE CROWDED

Plans for independent Rock Island
tracks between Kansas City and Topeka
will be among the first problems worked
out by B. L. Winchell. now that he has
assumed entire charge of the traffic de-
partment of the Rock Island proper
ties, if the forecasts of H H Embry,
general freight agent, are borne out,
says the Kansas City Journal. Mr.. EN-
bry told members of the Commercial
club transportation committee on their
trip over the roads freight yards and
terminals, yesterday, that when Mr..
Winehell was in Kansas City recently
he was vastly interested in this phase
of the roads development in Kansas
City.
Mr.. WinchelI probably is more ia
miliar with conditions in Kansas City
than any other executive railroad Off
cial," said Mr.. Enbry. He knows the
city and its people and their needs, be-
cause of his long association with them.
l do not believe that even he knows
just how the plans will be worked out
just yet, but he will do something and
he will do it at once or miss my guess.
The line in all probability will follow
the Kaw valley, although the danger
of Hood loss may be greater there than
elsewhere. For, when other routes are
considered, the question of time be-
comes a factor. The valley route is
shortest, and to compete with other rail-
roads We must make good time.''
The trip convinced the transportation
committee that a line to Topeka is one
of the things the Rock Island needs
most. 1t demonstrated that the road
has ample yard trackage, If it could get
its cars moved on the main line The
Rock Island uses the Union Pacific
tracks to Topeka. Union Pacific trains
sometimes get the preference. It re-
quireS tWenty-four hours to get nearly
all of the Rock Island freight trains into
Topeka. 1t should not require half that
time The Union Pacific is having
troubles of it's own, and, as Mr.. Embry
put it, a man cannot light his cigar on
one Of the tracks between here and To-
peka without getting run over by a
train.
Another thing that works for delay
on the Rock Island is the fact that its
trains, and those of the Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific, all use one track
from the union depot south to the be-
ginning of the Rock Island double
track. This means that all freight and
passenger trains of all three roads
must use this single track for several
squares. There is little hope for relief
from this condition until the freight and
passenger tracks are. separated by the
building of new passenger depots.
The Rock Island has twenty-five stor-
age tracks in it's yards, and most of
them are full of cars that should have
been moved hours ago. They are held
because the Rock Island cannot get
them out on the Union Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
Low RATE ON SUGAR.
Kansas City Thinks Frisco Favors
Wichita and st. Louis.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 16.-The Frisco
has reduced it's rate on sugar to Wich-
tia, so it is now only 3 instead of
cents higher than the rate to Kansas
City. The reduction was only declared
last week, but already the other roads
are planning to meet it. Kansas City
wholesale grocers have been forced by
the reduction to establish branch
houses to keep heavy stocks of sugar
in Wichita Already the branch houses
they must maintain on account of the
low rates to other points on heavy
cheap commodities is taking a big vol
ume of business from Kansas City.
The wholesale grocers contend that
this is merely in line with the Frisco
plan to favor ST. Louis. Commissioner
Trickett, of the transportation bureau,
has started an investigation in their
behalf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16

and stand away in a cool, dry place for
at least "a hours.
Fondant that has been boiled a suff1-
cient length of time, but does not hard
en- when formed into balls for dipping,
may be used for the coating or dipping
of the candies, colorings and fiavorings
being added to it. Should you allow
your syrup to boil too long and until
1t reaches the straw-color or crack"
degree, it may be used for glace or for
brittle, clear candies. It is we'll to have
nuts ready and in a pan, or fruit ready
to dip, for just such emergencies, until
you become an expert candy-maker.
COFFEE CREAMS.
Flavor the fondant with some extract
of coffee, then make into balls; press
small nut deep into one side or mix
the fondant with chopped nuts before
forming into balls and dip into melted
sweet chocolate or into sugar syrup
boiled to "crack'' degree
ALMOND NOUGAT.
Soak quarter of a pound of gum ara
bic in cup of cold water for several
hours, then boil until clear, strain and
add a pound of confectioner's sugar;
cook in a double boiler over the fire
until it is thick. Then beat light with
a wire egg whip; add the white of an
egg beaten to a stiff froth and beat
until light and stiff; flavor with vanilla
and stir in two cups of b1anched and
chopped almonds. Mix well, pour out
nearly cold cut into squares or bars
wrap each piece in oiled paper and
pack in tin boxes to keep fresh.
FRENCH NOUGAT.
Blanch half a pound of shelled al
monds and cut each almond into eight
long strips. Spread these on pan or
paper and place in the oven to dry.
Put two-thirds of a cup of granulated
sugar in a saucepan and stir carefully
over the fire until it colors a light
brown, then add the almonds, which
should be lightly co1ored and right
pour into a well oiled pan; cut into
strips about three inches long by one
half inch wide, and let get perfectly
cold.
COFFEE MARION GLACE
Take pound and six ounces of large
then pound to a paste with half a cup
of sugar. Put into a double-boiler
with half a cup of milk and a small
piece of butter and cook to a smooth,
thick paste. Flavor with half tea
spoonful of vanilla, remove from the
fire and when cool enough make into
little balls, dip in coffee icing and
place on oiled paper.
MAPLE FUDGE.
Take half cup of graduated sugar,
and one and one-half cups of maple
sugar and one cup of milk. Heat to-
gether, then add an ounce OF grated
chocolate and butter the size of an egg.
Boil for about twenty minutes or until
a little dropped in cold water will
harden at once into a soft ball. Take
from the fire and add a teaspoonful of
vanilla and beat until it begins to
thicken, then pour into creased tins
and when cooling mark off into
squares and let get cold. Keep the
fudge in a box lined with oiled paper.
PEANUT BRITTLE
Shell and crush a pint of peanuts and
spread on buttered tins. Boil two cups
of sugar to caramel and pour quickly
over the meats, stirring until mixed.
The layers should be quite thin. When
cold break into rather small pieces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
sHUNT1NG DUoKs.n
Santa Fe Officials Visit the Cane Belt
on Mysterious Errand.

Houston, Tex, Dec. 16.-George Rus
sell, superintendent of the Chicago di-
vision of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, accompanied by Messrs. Hershey
and Marricls of the Santa Fe general
offices at Galveston, occupying Santa Fe
private car No. II, passed through the
city last night en- route to Eagle Lake.
The party arrived from Galveston last
night and left for Eagle Lake via the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass at 1919
AT Eagle Lake the car will be trans
ferred to the tracks of the Cane Belt
thu newly acquired property of the San
ia Fe, and the party will leave for an
inspection of that road
Seen by a Post representative last
night Mr.. Russell intimated that his
trip over the Cane Belt would be recre-
ative in it's nature, inasmuch as his
presence in Texas is inspired by a va
cation. He said that he would investi-
gate the oil finds in Matagorda and
shoot ducks.
The party viii return to Galveston
Sunday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16

attack any organ of the body; throat,
bronchial tubes, lungs, stomach, kid
neys and especially the pelvic organs.
Many a woman has made this discov-
cry after long siege of useless treat
ment She has made the discovery that
her disease is catarrh, and that Peruna
can be relied upon to cure catarrh
wherever located.
Mrs. Judge McAllister writes from
1917 West Twenty-third street, Minne-
apolis, Mimi, as follows:
Il suffered for years with a pain in
the small of. my back and right side. 1t
interfered often with my domestic and
social duties and I never supposed that
I would be cured, as the doctors medi-
cine did not seem to help me any.
Il took Peruna faithfully for seven
weeks and am happy indeed to be able
to say that l am entirely cured. Perfect
health once more is the best thing [
could wish for, and thanks to Peruna I
enjoy that now.'-Minnie E. McAllis-
ter
If you do not receive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Santitarium, Columbus,O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruna Almanac for 1904

left last night for Denver after a short
visit with relatives here Mr.. Nudge is
now employed as a stenographer in the
office of the general superintendent of
the Colorado Southern at Denver. He is a
son of H. L. Nudge, general manager OF
the Santa Fe.
J. w White, auditor of disbursements
for the Santa Fe, has returned to Topeka
after two weeks trip to New Mexico
and California. Mr.. White attended the
meeting of the system auditors of the
road in Albuquerque and then went on to
California to visit with friends for a short
time there. Mr.. White was formerly aud
itor of the Santa Fe coast lines, with head
quarters in Los Angeles, Cal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
FOOD CAUSE AND EFFECT. ,'s
The Effect:

AA6 GASCJs
Your great grandfather was a hale and
rugged man because his staff of life was
natural food-whole wheat. That was be-
fore the white-hour-cruelty to the sys-
tenn - before sustaining parts of the
whole wheat were removed in white -four
milling. All about US today we see ply
steal and mental weaklings whose pitia-
BILE condition is the result of eating IN
natural foods-people with part of their
bodies starving
The Truth:
People with whole health eat natural
food-sickly people eat pies. mushes, and
white flour products which are unnatural
foods because essential parts of the
wheat have been removed and are not
present in them. The natural food is
Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit.
The Reason:
In it are contained the precise elements
IN the exact proportion required by ma
ture for the complete nourishment of the
body and mind-nothing added and moth
ing taken away-an undespoiled natural
product.
The Proof:
To Natural Food Co, Niagara Falls N Y
gentlemen; I was irritable and dull two hours
Ing white bread pies. and the like. and tried
SEIenoeo Wheat In single week I felt a
SIeat chanse IN my system for the better
have been using Shredded wheat for about six
b 19nbPs now and have splendid digestion. feel
D5isut ana alert after eating, and am physic-
ally stronger than 1 have been in fifteen wears
1ou nave wonderful food
= NJ GILLESPIE, IS Lyle St. Chicago.
Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit is sold
BY all grocers. Send for the Vital Cues
ton (Free) Cook Book. illustrated in
colors.
Address The Natural Food Company.
Niagara Falls, Now York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16

Santa Fe's New Terminal at Oakland
Cal, Is Incomplete.

The Santa. Fe has decided that it
will not begin running cars into Oak
land, Cal, until. all of the buildings
and depots needed are ready for the
reception of freight and passengers.
THIS will not be until April 1 of next
year.
The construction of the line from
Point Richmond to Oakland has been
delayed because of the failure to get
the steel work for the overhead cross
ing of the Southern Pacific's tracks il.
time The track and abutments to the
crossing are complete, but the steel
work has not yet arrived and is not ex-
pected until the first of the year.
The work on the Santa Fee freight de-
not is progressing rapidly and from all
appearances it will be completed before
the 1st Of February. The main floor
has been laid and the uprights for the
walls are being put in place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
VISITED FAIR GROUNDS.
Santa Fe Passenger Men Getting
Pointers for st. Louis Pilgrims.

st. Louis. Dec. 16-Representatives OF
the Santa Fe in Colorado and California
were in the city yesterday to look over
the Worlds fair grounds and ascertain
facts concerning hotel accommodations,
facilities for reaching the grounds, etc;
The Santa Fe management will send
passenger officials from other sections
to ST. Louis for the same purpose.
Among the officials here yesterday
were: J. w. Walker, San Francisco;
e. w. MCGEE, T. w. Pate and 7. w.
Moses, Los Angeles; E. B. Stuart, San
Diego; F. A. Jones, Fresno; H. R.
Sterne, San Joes, and ]. P. Hall, Den
Yer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
BRANCH FOR CANE BELT.
Santa Fe Plans a 7O-Mile Extension
Along Gulf of Mexico.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 16.-It IS reported on
good authority that the Santa Fe Will
build a branch line from Eagle lake, Tex
uated on the west side Of the Colorado
river to a point near the mouth of that
stream on the gulf. The line will be
about 70 miles long and will pass through
the towns of Ell Campo and Bay City 1t
will be a branch of the. Cane Belt road,
which was recently acquired by the SANTA
Fe Vice President L. J. Polk and other
officials of the Santa Fe made an over
land trip over the proposed line last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
ONE HOUR RUN.
Missouri Pacific Preparing to Cut
Down Z. C.-Atchison Time.

The Missouri Pacific engineering gang
under C. A Chandler, went to WaIcott
this morning, to resume the work of
surveying for a double track. The work
is being done with such thoroughness
that there is little doubt about the
actual construction of the track next
summer. The line is being cross sec
toned, to show the amount of earth
which must be moved. Sharp curves
are being taken out of the present track
The company seems to be getting ready
to run from Atchison to Kansas City in
an hour-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-16
Frisco Turned Down by Government

washington, Dec. 16.-The ST Louis
and San Francisco railway company has
been denied the right to build a branch
of its system into the Sulphur Springs
reservation in the Indian Territory.
This ruling was made by the secretary
of the interior on an opinion given by
the assistant attorney general for the
department Colonel l. F. Parker, gen.
eraI solicitor of the company, has been
in correspondence with the department
for some time in relation to the right
of Wav asked