Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-21

lOllOWlng table SHOWS the amount OF
premiums and losses paid for different
classes OF casualty business in Tennes-
see during the year 1904:
Premium Losses
Accident ..,......,.,,, .Sls0,2l2.02 SlS2,2i2sT
Liaoility....". ........ 1T746703 s7,85553
Fidelity and surety. 49,. Ss,70l.38 8B17S89
Plate glass ..,........ ll.sl474 43975O
Steam boilers ...,........ 26.28iT 1872 l2
burglary..,,.., .,.,. S9ii,T s6608
Health ,...,............ l9,360Sp 909i78
Miscellaneous, '..,.,.... SS503 n 20,56lSl
Totals. ........,... $3.50 1853 % 1889. APO 10
Twenty-eight fidelity and casualty
companies are doing business in the
State During the year fraternal Or
CARNATIONS to the numberof thirty-four
collected in assessments 81, O65, 1893 and
paid out $636,627 A summary of the
ordinary life, industrial life, accident
and casualty and fidelity com panies for
the year, follows: Ordinary life, pre-.
miums 5000, 906.3l, losses $2,59l ,65S:
industrial life and accident, premiums
1901, 1925, losses $247 ,696 "a; fidelity
and casualty, premiums $3.50, 1853, %,
losses 1922, 320.l0 The grand totals
are: Premiums $6,65l, 976. 70 and losses
SO, l6l, 77494
Attorney General Gates has sent the
Governor an important opinion which
will stop land spectators from spec
ulating in land in the State that is
owned by private parties and that it is
sought by spectators to make it appear
are public lands. A large number of
entries were presented at the Land Of
flee and grants demanded thereon.
The Land Office made out grants on
the entries and they were presented to
Gov Cox for his signature. The Gov
ernor requested Attorney-General Gates
to give his opinion as to whether, I'M
der existing laws, he was authorized or
required to sign them. The Attorney
General advised the Governor that he
was without authority to sign the
grants, and the same should at once be
Cancelled.
Much interest is being taken at
Huntington in the proposed suit to be
instituted by the city against the STAN
dard Oil Company, to collect license
from that corporation for retailing oil
at that place. The Standard people run
wagon from Mckenzie to Huntington
about three times week, supplying
the grocers with oil. The oil company
pays taxes at Mckenzie and also pays
county license. They have not paid a
cent of revenue into the treasury of
Huntington, and the city dads are up
in arms and propose to have some Of
John D. coin or lawsuit.
The tomato crop around Milan, de-
spite the wet and rainy weather, has
been good, and the truck farmers are
realizing fair price for their product
When the tomatoes began to ripen some
three weeks ago, the growers thought
they would be damaged by the rains,
but the vegetables have been sound
and the prices good. The latter have
been ranging from SOC to SOC crate of
four baskets. There have been several
buyers on the platform, buying every
day and from one to five carloads of
tomatoes shipped to the markets each
day.
The hum of the wheat thresher can
be heard now from early in the morning
| oiioii luUO CIV w tilC otUlo-
faction of the farmers around Halls.
The wheat has sprouted in the shock
considerably, owing to the continued
rain, which began on June 10 and closed
! on July ID. 1t having rained in Lau-
derdale County twenty-four days in
succession, with but one or two days
exception. Cotton is nearly waist high
at present, but has very few squares
and blooms on it.
The battleship Tennessee, which is
now rapidly nearing completion, and
will be finished and ready for duty dur.
ing the next few months, will make her
first official trip to the port of New Or.
leans, after being accepted by the gov.
eminent, and while there will receive q
magnificent silver service, presented by
the patriotic citizens of Tennessee.
President Roosevelt, to whom the mat.
ter was referred, has issued an order
fixing January s, jackson Day, as the
time when the silver service shall be
presented.
Three great industries, one of them
half million dollar investment, are
figuring on moving to Chattanooga or
account OF the cheap power which car
be secured there. Three-fourths of the
industries already there are expected
to change from steam TO electric power
when the new electric plant is finished
Stonewall Jackson Bivouac, u. G. v.
will hold its fifteenth annual reunion a,
Mckenzie on July %, and il is expected
that at least 10000 people will be pres
ent. In times past these gatherings
have attracted crowds estimated a
from 10000 to $1,000, and if the weather
is fair and crops well enough laid b,
this years attendance will be up to th'
standard.
+ A company of National Guardsmen
T fifty-tive strong, was mustered into
the service of the State in Obion las
{ week amid much enthusiasm. The com
pany was mustered by Maj Chas. P
Simonton, of Covington, under order
, from the Adjutant-General.
: DIR. w. H. Bruton, one of the leadin.
: divines of West Tennessee, has accept
( ed an invitation and will deliver an ad
: dress at the Confederate reunion a
: New Hope, Lauderdale county, on Aug
ust 3.
5 Lightning struck the residence of J
r f. johnson of Kenton last week KNOCK
: ing Mr.. Johnson out of bed and settin
Al