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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-09

Charles Auerswald of Herrick, ono
Of the new reservation towns, was
nearly killed by Henry Ousley, a citl-
zen of the same place, over dispute
about some town lots. Auerswald was
fencing some lots claimed by Ousley,
and in the mixup ousley struck Greg
DRY with an iron posthole digger, maxi
ing a serious wound over the left eye.
Auerswald was running at the time he
was struck, and the blow glanced on
the side of his face, saving the skull
from being crushed. A warrant is out
charging Ousley with assault with in
tent to'llill. The hearing will be before
Judge higgins. Several shots were ex-
changed in the fracas by Others who
took part in the fight, but fortunately
no one else was seriously hurt.
Frank McGugin, about Is years old,
was accidentally shot and killed at
Pierre. He was a son of S. d. Nc
Gugin, the American Express agent,
and was looking after the affairs of the
office during the absence of his father
| in Ohio. He had prepared to meet the
night train and went to restaurant
Tor lunch, laying his coat on table.
| In picking it up the revolver which he
carried on his trips fell from his peck
ct and was discharged, the ball strik-
ing him in the abdomen and coming
| out at his shoulder. He was taken to
| the hospital and lived several hours. II
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

About noon last Saturday Mrs. Car
RE Faw passed over the river of rest
in the shade. She was only i'll few
days with inflammation of the stomach
but being past IA years of age it i'm
possible for the best medical attention
to relieve her. For more than half
century the deceased has resided in
johnson City. She was the relict of
T. A. Faw who died in 1888 and who
was one of the city's most prosperous
business men in the city until short
time before his death. She was Miss
Carrie Wagner, daughter of one of the
most prominent families of Johnson
county, and has large number Of rel
atives in that section. She was a noble,
christian woman and has reared q
large family that were q blessing to
her in her old age. All were present
when the shadows darkened and did
all that lovidg hands could to admins.
ter to her wants.
The funeral services were held at the
residence Sunday afternoon by Rev.
NJ. P. Carico and Rev. J. EdmondE
Brown and we're largely attended
The remains were laid to rest in Oal
Hill by tho side of her husband.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
General r. A. Ayers Talks.

General r. A. Ayers, of Big Stone
Gap, was in the city this week and told
The Comet that he found the senti-
ment of Johnson City strongly in favor
of municipal ownership of the water
plant and stated that he would be
pleased to meet the citizens and the
board of mayor and aldermen and agree
if possible upon fair valuation of the
combined plant anG let the transfer be
made now if it can be legally done, if
not, let a contract be entered into for
the purchase as soon as bonds can be
issued. Mr.. Ayres is in position to
act for the holders of the Watauga
Water Company, and he says if he says
that if he was a citizen of this city be
would favor municipal owership also
and is not disposed to interfere with
the plans. He believes the plant can
be bought on basis that will yield the
city an income now and will steadily
increase. General Ayers will be in the
city next Thursday, Sept. 21st, to meet
committee of citizens and representa-
tives of the board and Commercial
Club.
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New Water Proposition.

Board Of Mayor and Alderman Of the
town of johnson City, Tennessee:
We, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers CT the town of Johnson City,
Tenn, make to your honorable body
the following proposition for supplying
the town of Johnson City with water
after the date of the expiration of the
twenty year franchise granted hereto
fore to the Watauga Water Co., which
time we understand will expire about
five years from this date,
If your honorable body will grant to
us, or to corporation to be organized
by us, the exclusive franchise for pc
Rod of twenty years for supplying
johnson City and the inhabitants
thereof with water, commencing es
aforesaid at the date of the expiration
of the twenty year exclusive franchise
granted to the Watauga Water Co., in
manner and form as shown in franchise
now pending, we will, in consideration
therefor, grant unto the town Of John
son City without any charges therefor
water for the following purposes:
To any and all public buildings own
ed by the town of Johnson City, for
municipal purposes and all of the Of
fees of the city officials connected
Herewith.
To all of the buildings Of the town
owned, or occupied and used by them
for educational purposes, also for Oak
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Southern Railway Awards Big Contracts.

Southern Railway Awards Big Contracts
The Southern Railway has awarded
to the firm of Sands & Oliver, railroad
contractors of Roanoke, Va, a million
dollar contract, which with others let
during the past six months, makes q
total of So, 900, 900 which that road pro-
poses to spend, and is already spend
ing on important and far reaching i'm
provements on the Southern lines of
road.
The contract awarded to the Roanoke
firm calls for the double tracking of
the Southern from Morristown to Knox
vile, Tenn, as we'll as the building of
a line of rood from Chattanooga, Tenn,
to Stevenson, Ala.
The new line which the Southern
now proposes building will cross the
Tennessee river at Chattanooga and
connects with the Memphis line at
Stevenson, running down the north
west bank of the Tennessee instead OF
the southeast, which is occupied by
the N. G. & st. L. tracks. This will
give the Southern road line of their
own through the narowest and most
troublesome of the mountain passes
around Chattanooga. 1t is said that
a contract will soon be let for double
tracking the Southern from Knoxville
to Chattanooga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

City, James Britton and Miss Smith
we're happily united in marriage. Miss
Smith is former resident of Bakers
Vile, N. c., having moved to Tennes-
see some two years ago with her par
ents. She is yonng lady of refine
ment and culture, and her gentle man"
ners have made her a fayorite wher-
ever known. Mr.. Britton, the groom,
is brother of our fellow-townsman
Postmaster f. e. Britton, and holds a
paying position at the Soldiers Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brittop came down to
Jonesboro Monday and dinner was
given in their honor by Mrs. Britton,
the mother Of the groom. We felici-
tate the newly welded pair. = Herald
and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad.

Under the head of railroad construc.
tion the st. Louis Republic of the 18th
says: The Cairo and Tennessee River
road will be 1926 miles long, extending
from Wickliffe, KY, to Bristol, Tenn,
300 miles of the line being located in
Kentuck and 1875 miles in Tennessee.
The route is via Mayfeld, Hopkins
vile, Franklin, Tompkinsville, Albany,
Pine Knot, Jellico and Cumberland
Gap, KY, and Rogersville, Tenn.
The preliminary survey has been COM
pleted from Wickliffe to Cumberland
Gap, KY, 300 miles, and the line is
being located from Mayfeld to Hop
kinsville, Ky, seventy miles. Con
tracts for the section from Wickliffe to
Mayield will be let abont September
10, the location of this part of the line
having already been completed, and it
is expected to begin grading about
October /. An extension is proposed
from Bristol, Tenn, to Norfolk, Va,
a distance of 400 miles.
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as to have till next January to have

was to have till next January to have
said road completed through "the
Breaks" and down to Elkhorn City,
eighteen miles above Pikeville. The
South & Western has bought all the
lands through "the Breaks" both on.
the Virginia and Kentucky sides.
The officials of the Chesapeake and
Ohio made a rush through Pikeville
day or two ago on special to Morrow
bone and then by rigs and horseback
to "the Breaks" This special contain
ed President Stevens and other officials
and contractors.
There will be a trolley road mp
Greasy Creek to remove the manufac.
tured products that will soon be ready
in great quantities.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

The City Transfer Company has
been organized and is now ready to do
business. 1t is we'll equipped to do all
kinds of hauling and will do promptly
and carefully all work entrusted to
it. The office is one door east of City
Hotel and phone number 16s and O
call there will always insure dis
patch. 1t makes a speciality of trans.
ferring baggage and moving household
goods,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Mrs. Claiborne Dead.

Mrs. A. Z. Claiborne died last Sat
urday of paralysis at the home of her
sister, Mrs. w. 7. Hill, after long
illness. She was the relct of the late
Judge Claiborne, of Virginia. The
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence Sunday afternoon by Rev. j.
Edmunds Brown, Interment at Oak
II.lI
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

Hill Cemetery, also one hundred fire
MIGRANTS, all of which are to be free to
the said town of johnson City and to
be given in consideration of the fran
chise granted us.
Or in the event the said town of
Johnson City shall prefer we will in
lieu of the above give free water to all
the buildings and purposes above
enumerated, except fire hydrants, and
in addition thereto the sum of 1876, 200
to be paid in annual installments of
twenty payments beginning with the
date the franchise will go into effect,
and payable annually thereafter during
the said period of twenty years until
the same is paid in full, but we are to
have the right to charge for the use of
water for fire hydrants at rate not in
excess of the rates now fixed in the
franchise with the Watauga Water Co.,
and under which it is now furnishing
water to the town of Johnson City, the
rate therein prescribed being adopted
as the maximum rate with the privilege
open to the said city to contract with
us for less rate, in the event it shall
be found within our power to grant q
better rate.
The above shall be the basis of the
grant of franchise to us to be at once
drawn and adopted.
In witness whereof, we have hereun-
to set our hands this the 9th day o.
September, 1905.
JAS, A. MARTIN,
s. @. WILLIAMS,
ISAAC HARB,
| w. j. ExUM.
F. B. ST. JOHN,
RoBT. BURRow,
Guy L. SMITH,
s. S. CRUMIEY,
M. /. GUMP.
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c. & 0. and S. & W. Rush for Breaks. ~

Norton, Va, Sept. S.-There is a
great rush on between the Chesapeake
Il Ohio Railway and the South &
Western as to which shall occupy the
Breaks of the Sandy"
The latter road has more than two
hundred hands laboring on its right of
way, and have been there more than a
month. Three squads are on the Ken
lucky side of 'the Breaks" going to-
wards Pikeville. There was an agree
ment by which the South & Western
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Unaka Handle Factory.

The Unaka Handle Company, is the
newest thing in the manufacturing
line for this city. 1t will make all
kinds of handles of hickory. The
building on Jobe street recently occu-
pied by s. R. Sells has been leased
and the machinery is being placed.
The plant will be in operation in a
short time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

The J. M. Buck Lumber Co. has
moved its Offices to room No. 1903 in
Hotel Carnegie, and Mr.. Haskell Wood
is in control, his father having bought
the interest of Mr.. j. M. Buck in the
corporation. This is one of the largest
lumber companies in this section, own
ing large boundary of timber on the
South & Western and operating pri-
vate railroad through its property.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

We have noted in one or two papers
criticisms of Congressman Patterson,
candidate for Governor, that are Meth
er fair nor justifiable. A newspaper
that through community OF interests
or otherwise supports one Democrat
for office can hardly justify its assaults
on the ground that it is Democratic
newspaper. Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

Gov. John P. Smith is enjoying his
first vacation since he has been at the
Soldiers Home by accompanying Col.
Brownlow on q tour of inspection of
the various branch homes.
Capt. Ohas. W. Wadsworth has been
made lieutenant Colonel in the regu-
lar army and will leave the Soldiers
Home where has served as Adjutant
since it opened.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
After Strategic Point.

1t is announced from Knoxville that
the Southern is at war at Embreeville
to hold strategic point along the
river six miles toward Erwin. The
Southern the S. & W. will go via
Embroevlle and Limestone from
Kingsport.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
ThOrOughbredS For Sale,

30 Choice Barred Plymouth Rock
Cockerels for sale at reasonable prices.
Mail your orders to
G.. FRED ARTZ,
Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Card of Thanks.

We desire to humbly thank the kind
friends who came to us at the death,
funeral and burial of orr sister and
sister law, Mrs. A. d. Claiborne.
Respectfully,
MRS. P. G. HILL,
MRS. w. T. HILL.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

Fkamha~fa;0ss Collie. Cholera ana
CndLuDeFldIu , Diarrhoea Remedy.
Never fails. Buy Il now. It may save life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Lewis and Clarke Exposition, Portland,
Oregon,

Tickets on sale at all principal points
limited 80 days from date of sale and
good for stopover privileges at certain
points. Tickets good for different
routes going aud returning; also to or
one way through San Francisco and
Los Angeles, Cal.
For tickets, literature and complete
info rmation apply to Southern Railway
agents. W. H. Tayloe, G.. P A.,
Washington, ID. c.; G. A. Benscoter,
A. G. P. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. j. L.
Meek, D. P. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

Mrs. J. W. Boring and two children
of Lexington, n. c., are spending sew
eral weeks with relatives in this city
and vicinity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Fresh meat at Jackson's Saturday,

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bowers have
moved to this city from Boone's Creek
and are occupying the Mrs. W. X.
Martin residence for the winter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14

The colored Masons are building a
hall on King street near the colored
Presbyterian church.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-14
Local and Personal.
Tate L. Earnest has returned from
pleasant visit to New York.

Fruit jars. pints, quarts and half
gallons at Barton-Nuchols Hardware
90
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
MEMPHIS SMOTHERED
STARKELL PITCHED A REMARK
 ABLY GOOD GAME.
Charlie Schwartz Put the Ball Over the Fence for n Home Run-Lew Whistler's Team
 Beaten.

Starkell pitched his second game for the Pretzels yesterday, and it was a superb one, such a reversal over his first game as to be a bit startling.
 To begin with, his control was won derful, only thre bases on balls during the game one in the first, one in the sixth and one In the eighth, while only one of them amounted to anything. Of the six hits made off him, he kept them so well scattered that only in the sixth Up to the fourth inning not even the rankest kind of scratch had been made off him. the first hit coming in the fourth inning, Starkell himself winding 1t up by starting fast double. The next hit was in the fifth, but 1t was decidedly of the scratch vintage, the ball bounding out of Starkell's Memphis runner had reached second base, but in the sixth a base on balls, coupled with two hits; put in the soli- more hits were made off him, one in the seventh and one in the eighth. and In the eighth Oscar Streit, by q base On balls. got to second bases. and no fur ther.
 The work of the Pretzels was perfect and in fine conformity to the brilliant work being done in the box. So fast swept off their feet. Thatcher was put out of business in the second inning, and Oscar Streit fared about as badly, four hits being made off Thatcher and five off Streit. but the hits came when Pretzel runners were waiting to score
 The base running was so fast that two of the Memphis catchers were used up. the Pretzels having eleven stolen bases. Shiebech and Brouthers leading with three each. Molesworth with two, while Lynch, Mullaney and Shaughnes- sy each had one to his credit.
 Schwartz and Brouthers each had nine fielding chances, Mullaney ten, and Shiebech four Mullaney and Lynch led in the hitting with two each. Null laney getting the only two-bagger of the game. Schwartz's home run was one of the longest hits ever made on the Memphis grounds.
 To sum it all up. the Pretzels played brilliant championship ball. and it is no wonder that the Egyptians were completely \smothered. The pity of 1t is that Starkell did not get shut-out but the local fans are just as well sat isfed.
 The details of the game were as :ol- lows
 Lynch was out on hit to whistler Shiebech walked and stole second. Schwartz smashed one at Alexander and Egyptian shortstop threw wild to first and Shiebech scored. Broutners drove to left and Schwartz scored. Brouthers stealing second. Thatcher caught him playing on the bag and IAn the chase he was out. Molesworth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

The Starkell criticizers were strang ly silent yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

Ned Hanlon says the batters can kill that spit ball if they will go at it like a cricketer. An upward sweep will &C., complish its annihilation, he says.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

Macon and Little Rock both shut out .opnotchers yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

Barry got the CT. C." yesterday and has caught on with the Jackson team of the Cotton States League.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

Montgomery goes to fifth place this morning. the Vaughnites dropping to gi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
.Evans outY hit by batted ball.

Totals |. .s5 1 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

The meeting of the East Alabama League Is scheduled for o'clock this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

The Pretzels have made an even break on this road trip so far-lost four and won four, and four more games are to be played before they get back to Athletic Park
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

eween the Electrical Development Com. pany and the Niagara Falls (Canadian) ] Park commission. by which the com pany would be allowed to develop double its present limit of power It has also been declared in the Cana dian parliament within the week that no further inroads upon Niagara will be permitted until a royal commission has made an investigation. This is welcome news and suggests that the Canadians may yet be found willing patners in the preservation of the falls. An international agreement or commls- sion to govern the taking of water from Niagara for power purposes can not come too soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

block"
 At this point the conversation drag ged.
 The manager arose and soaked" the first baseman.
 The first baseman replied. with a right to the jaw.
 At the hearing 1t was decided that the managers point was we'll taken. and that the affirmative was declared winner of the debate. The affair was thus saved from the commonplaceness of sionalism.-Chicago Herald.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
Broke Even.

Union Springs, May 24-(spacial. l- Two games of ball today with Opelika resulted in Union Springs winning the first game in the forenoon by score of 8 to 3. and Opellka won the game this afternoon by a score of to 3, Tho last game was the best one of the series
 Union Springs has won majority of the games from every team played with this season, except Selma. To Sel- ma she lost three straights.
 The score Apf the game this after noon by innings was as follows: Opelika e. ............ 100 900 201-4 Union Springs ........ 800 800 OOO-3
 Mike Hey pitched for the locals Sul- livan pitched for Opelika and did some good work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
DetroIt 12, New York 6.

Detroit, May 24.-Detroit made It three out of four from New York to- day in the wierdest game ever seen here. iSX pitchers were used by the two teams and four catehers
 Detroit 400 002 42x-12 14 3 New York .. 1000 123 00O- l
 Batteries-Mullin and Drill and Sul- livan Powell. Putnam, Hoggs, Grlf- fifth and Mcclure and Kleinow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
Annther shnt Ont

Selma, May 24.-(SpeciaL)--Selmn shut Laurel out for the second time this afternoon before d small crowd. The weather was threatening and grounds damp and game was devoid of any brilliant features. The Laurel team played good game but are no match for the homo team. Selma mads three runs in the first and two each in the eighth Vhd ninth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
To Dominate fl Cure.

Professor Giuseppe Levi of Milan. will soon. make a trip to Paris to dem onstrate before the Academy of Medi- cine hls new cure for tuberculosis by means of iodine injections, the com position of which Is a secret. He being about a complete cure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
Russia's Timber Lands.

The vast forest areas of Russia in Europe, which cover nearly 500, 900, 900 acres, or 36 per cent of the entire area of the country. are aptly termed wood en Russia" Few people who have not travelled through this part of the country can form any idea of the coun- try's boundless wealth in timber
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
An Infant Musician.

Josef Hofmann, the great pianist, could play the sonatas of Beethoven and Mozart when he was only 6. Three years earlier than this he could repeat any melody that was played to him. When he was quite young Robinstein gave him his favorite piano as a legacy. and this has always been one of Hofmann's most cherished posses sions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

Summary-Two base hits. Allen. Struck out by Washington, I; Gampfa 2; Krebs, 1. Base on balls. by Wash pitcher, Krebs, 1. Left on bases, Sol- ma. s; Laurel, 4, Time. 1:40. Umpire, UrQuhart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
oh,o,.o ', w..h,uutou 4

UIVHkO " W HHWHlHAtVI :, Chicago, May 24.-Chicago defeated Washington today winding up the ser ies with four straight victories. Chicago .0oO O21 O4x-7 12 5 Washington .. .OO2 OO1 O1O-4 Batteries-Smith and McFariand' Ja- cobson and Haydon. Time 200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

teenth inning on hits by stovall and Rhoades ands,two outs. Score by innings.
 | Cleveland 100 002 OH 900 I-e 12 2 | Philadelphia .020 003 900 900 0-5 g 2 Batteries-Rhoades and Remis; Hem | ley and Shreck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
PELICANs WIN IN TENTH.
RIp Rngan Hit Hard, Hut Fine Support
 IkarA tha GnnrA nnXEn Pretty Clnae.

won out in the tenth inning today by good timely hitting, defeating Birming- ham by score of 3 to 2. Both Ragan was hit often, but fast and lucky field ing held down the score close. It was one of the most exciting games of the season. Attendance, 1000. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
Cincinnati 4, New York a.

New York, May 24.-Cincinnati de- feated New York in a ten inning game today Inability to hit the opposing pitchers was the main cause Iof the home teams defeat.
 Score by innings.
 New York 900 900 21O O-3 Cincinnati .. .. .000 200 001 1--4
 Batteries-Wiltse and Bowerman; Harper, Ewing and Schlei. Time 200.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25
WhfakRX.

Philadelphia Record
 There's no table that gives the exact measurements of whiskey," ob- served the man with the impression istic nose. My own observation teach es me that one drink Is enough, two drinks Is too much and three drinks ain't half enough"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-25

He sure to see the Masquerade Skat- ing Party
 At Electric Park
 Tonight.
 There will be some brilliant cOs- tumes, the best one of which will be awarded handsome prize.