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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

it will be slightly over 81, 900, 900.
Now it is very near to my heart,
as | am sure it is to every one of
you gentlemen, to see the tax rate
reduced at the very earliest mo.
ment possible; and | state to you
that it is my opinion based on esti-
mates that ! have prepared as
carefully as | am able, assisted by
our able Recorder, Mr.. Woosley,
that every dollar of the floating in
debtedness of the city, covering
the shortage referred to of Jan. /,
1902, as we'll as the new dynamo,
including the two wells when com.
pleted, will all have been paid for
by Nov. l, 1905, and that the city
will at that time owe no floating
debt, and that all current expenses
up to that time will then have been
paid.
This is of course based on the
idea that rigid economy will be
practiced in all expenditures from
now until that time by the city
government, and that no extraor-
binary contingency is likely to
arise to deplete the city treasury
in the meantime.
To summarize: | will state
that there is uncollected
now of taxes for 1904. -. 50, $50 90
estimate for privileges to be
collected between now and
Nov. /, next ............... 1902 90
| add to this as cash asset,
and one that will be soon
repaid, the amount over
drawn by the city schoolsat
this time. .................. 1,450 90
Total cash resources for pres
ent year. ............ ....SS, O4l w
Against this, / estimate the
ordinary expenses OF the city
government, not counting
the public schools for the
eight months between now
and Nov. l, at .............$4,4 56 90
we'll No. L.. -. 80. 1,101 90
Unpaid on we'll No, 2 .... SAG 90
September interest on bonded
debt ....................... 1920 90
Total expenses to Nov. ], 1906. So, o23 90
REHABILITATION
Total cash resources for pres
ent year. ........,.......SS ,O4l w
Total expenses for present
year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o,UZ3 w
Leaving a balance estimated
to be on hand November l,
1905, of ....................S Is 90
You may think, gentlemen, this
is very close figuring, but l will
say the estimates have been drawn
from the most available sources,
and it ismy opinion if more money
is expended in the time named
than is here calculated for, the
Board will have departed from its
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

usual conservative course-unles!
some extraordinary contingency
should arise not now expected.
In this estimate | have omitted
the uncollected poll tax, the
amount which is considerable Of
fines and penalties from the May
or's court, and the amount of say
ing that must be obtained in fue
from pumping water now six t.
eight hours, as against twenty -four
hours, formerly.
| have also omitted to include
! the outlay on account of the Pub.
lie Schools of the city, but | will
state for your information that ii
is estimated by the County Trustee
that the city will receive from his
office between now and Nov. 1,
next, IS, pa, and am advised by
Clerk and Treasurer Woosley, of
the School Board, that the payrolls
of the Public Schools of the city
between now and Nov. l, next,
will reach approximately "a, 1880;
thus leaving sufficient balance to
make good approximately the 81, :
$50 shortage referred to already
in this report.
Estimating the taxable proper
ty, as | have before stated, of the
city at 81, 100000 for the present
year, it is my opinion that the tax
rate of the city cap be reduced %
cents from what it has been for
the last four or five years, and
that no material interest of the
city need suffer-making the total
rate for 1905 assessment 81. Is, in
stead of $1.40. You can easily
compute for yourselves that if
there were a surplus, as | have
shown that there was, for the last
four years of 81, $50 each year and
if the taxes are reduced % cents
on 81, 900, 900, or say 81, 800, that
there will then be left more than
$4,000 margin for unforeseen or
extraordinary expenses each year.
| do not claim in this calculation
that the water and light plant will
produce a surplus for the next
year or two, because it is the poll
cy of the Board to extend the serv-
ice as rapidly as possible, but it is
not expected, nor should we per-
NIT the plant to go beyond its in
come from any cause-this being
kept in hand, the city has the street
lights, the fire hydrants, the public
water fountains and the water for
sprinkllng the streets as profit,
against which we set down the in
terest on the bonded debt of say
$500 per annum. 1t is needless
to say to you if private ownership
of the water and light plant pre-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
WHY KIDNEY DISEASE
IS DANGEROUS.
Neglect Of the First Warning Symp-
toms is the Prime Cause Of so
Many Deaths from the Dreaded
BHght's Disease.
1t is Easily CurabIe in the Early Stages,

Kidney diseases are so destructive tc
human life because they do not manifest
alarming symptoms until the constitu.
ton is seriously weakened and the
strength exhausted. Then, too often,
the remedies employed by many physi-
clans are of Indifferent or doubtful value,
and the patient rapidly sinks under the
disease. The wisest course is to apply a
reliable kidney and liver remedy on the
first appearance of the symptoms. A
little uneasiness in the small of the back
digestive troubles, bowel Irregularities
and disorder in the urinary organs are
matters of small moment in the estima-
ton of strong men and women, yer they
have serious meaning. They show
clearly that The kidneys, are suffering
and need help, which must be forth
coming at once to prevent serious, per-
haps fatal consequences, A few doses
of Prick1y Ash Bitters at this time would
prove of inca1cu1able value in restoring
the. weakened organs to health. An
investment of one dollar in bottle OF
Prick1y Ash Bitters when the disease is
yet in the early stage will save hundreds
of dollars in doctors bills, besides the
suffering that would surely follow should
the disease be allowed to fasten itself in
the body. The excellent curative power
of Prickly Ash Bitters is not confined to
the first stages of kidney disease. It is
equally eficacious in severe or chronic
cases. Physicians have used it as last
resort, in cases that defed their best
efforts, with the most brilliant results,
and it has shown its superiority over the
many so-called kidney cures, now being
loudly advertised, in instances innu-
merable.
Accept no substitute. Insist on having
the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the
large figure 8 in red GU the front label.
Sold at Drug Stores, Sl.OO per bottle.
K. POLK, Special Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10
CITY TAX RATE.
Mayor Walker Recommends Re
duction.

Mayor Walker Recommends Re-
duction.
To the City Council-Gentlemen:
Inc time is approaching when it
will be necessary for us to deter
mine what the tax levy shall be
for the year 1905 to produce rev.
enue to run the city government
from Nov. 1, 1905, to Nov. l.,
1906. In order to reach as near as
we may the amount of taxes that
should be laid upon the property
of the people in the city, | have
thought proper to 60 over for
your benefit briefly the operations
of the city government for the last
three years, the ad valorem tax
rate being for that time uniform
and fixed at $l.40.
1t is hardly necessary for me to
say to you that | regard this rate
Us excessive for a town like this,
so much so, that believe it is a
bar to the material progress Of
the city. / have told you this in
the past and have every reason to
believe that my opinion then ex-
pressed need not be changed now.
On Jan. l, 1902, it was found by
a careful examination made by the
city officials at that time that the
city owed a floating debt of about
50, $50. The dynamo of the cleo
trio light plant proved so defective
about that time that it was found
necessary to install larger and a
new one, which was done at a cost
of about $4,000. This, added to
the floating debt already referred
to, run it up to Sl2,45O.
| will state what you already
know that with the tax levy at
$1.40 and the tax aggregate of the
city even less than it is now,
enough revenue has been produced
to pay the entire floating debt as
stated above by Jan. 1, this year,
and as you are aware the city gov
eminent has been run and all ex
penses promptly paid in the usual
way. 1t is not improper to state
that the streets and sidewalks have
not for many years in my opinion
been in as good condition at this
time of the year as they are to- day.
Now, taking Jan. /, 1902, the
time from which / have started
these estimates and comparisons,
and going down to Nov. / of the
present year, 1905, a period vir-
tually covering four years, | have
prepared an estimate to show you
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-10

vailed, the city would probably
have to pay twice as much for the
public benefits now derived as the
interest on the bonded debt.
JOHN L. WALKER, Mayor.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
DAYS OF DIZZINESS
COms to Hundred. of Alaska People

There are days of dizziness;
 Spells of headache, sideache, back ache;
 Sometimes rheumatic pains;
 Often urinary disorders,
 All tell you plainly the kidneys are sick.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills.
 Here is proof:
 Mrs. E. Leiuback, widow, of 3O4 Jef terson street, Olympia, Wash, says "Last summer, headaches, dizzy spells backache and too frequent action of the kidneys together with a general run down feeling made me aware that my kidneys were not properly per form ing their functions. When called sev. eral months ago for DOan's Kidney Pills I was suffering the greatest misery and could scarcely get about the house, This one box gave me so much relief that I followed it up with a second and I am happy to say that the Pills effect ed a complete cure, or at least, up to present time have felt no osymptoms of a recurrence, and have DO reason to fear that there will be any. They are the finest medicine have ever known"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no substitute.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
LAWSON HAS
 AChAMPION

To the Editor: In referring to Thomas ". Lawson as retormer l deem you did no more than ivsttce and nothing to apologize for. Everyone knows in a general way that politics is rotten and that the people are robbed by what has been termed the system. ' What is 1t that makes such things pos Sble? Nothing on earth but the apathy of the people. Whoever ID any succeeds in arousing thought upon the existing evils before it is too late is tn very truth reformer, and this, l think, Thomas W. Lawson is doing, fearless ly hewing to the line regardless of where the chips may fall For a "souealer" his past must be Singularly free from any creyice in which the thin end of the wedge might se insert ed to destroy him, for do you not think that the man possessed of the prestige and power that comes with the control of unlimited money, whom Lawson has proclaimed from the house tops Co be a criminal perjurer or that other high and mighty sristocratic member Of society who has been denounced as a corrupter of public servants would hes tate to crush him if they could? Would they hesitate to squsal if they knew ought to squesl Of? Lawson's life must have been as well known 10 them ss their actions to him. Now, the fact is that the appointed time which fate has decreed for certain work necessary for the welfare of our republic to be done, has arrived, Noth- ing could hasten it, nothing retard it, and the man foreordained for the task is certslningiy performing it with a vim and precision to elicit the ad- mira'iol and praise of the public, those most concerned. A. F. Wildt.
 Skagway, Feb. :, 1905.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
ChamberlAJn's Cough Remedy ths
 Mothers Favorits

The soothing and healing properties Of this remedy, its plesant taste and prompt and permanent cnrrs have made 1t favoeite with people everywhere. It Is especially prized by mothers cf small children, for colds, croup and whooping cough, as it always affords quick relief, and as it contains no opium or other harmful drug, it may be given as conf deutly to a baby as to sn sbult. For sale by Kelly Drug Co
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Electric Massage Treatment

The Principal Barber Shop has SC cured the great Carpenter Vibrator, and is prepared to give the best cleo tric massage treatment that ever has been devised. They are an absolute cure for headache, rheumatism and other disorders, improve the eircula- ton and give nervous strength. We have private rooms for ladies. Princi- pa. Barber Shop.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Hale Help Wanted

Detectives, shrewd. clever, men in every locality, steady work guaranteed every day. We prepare the inexperi- enced for the business. Write "Prin- cipal," Rooms 40-4l Loan and Trust Building, Milwaukee, Wis. 2.7 lw
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Macoabsss Meet Tonight

There will be a regular meeting of the Knights of the Macca- bees tonight. There will be business of importance to transact and all mem .bers are requeste to be present.
 D. P. Lea, R. K.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Brady Causes Alarm

We note with Alarm that Gov. Brady gives his personal indorsement to the "Dietrich" bill, providing new form of government for Alaska,-Douglas News.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Notice of Closing

Owing to my being unable to attend to business on account of otsicknesS l will close the Totem saloon until March l, 1905. Jack Phelps, Skagwsy, Alaska, Feb. s, 1905.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Ladies will Meet

There will be a meeting of the La dies Guild of St. Saviour's church to. morrow afternoon at 2:3J o'clock at the clergy house.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
At Wholesale Prices

The Mascot saloon sells liquors, either bulk or case goods at wholesale prices. All the old brands always on hand. l0-I Jf.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
IS COMING
Gov. Brady Will Visit Skag-
 way Soon

A cablegram from Gov. Brady to Godfrey Chealander, grand recorder of the Arctic Brotherhood, conveys the information that the executive Of this district will visit Skagway soon. Gov. Brady is preparing to take up the mat ter of the Alaska exhibit to the Lewis & Clark fair, and his telegram to Mir. Chealander was in response to arequest for information with reference to how the Arctic Brotherhood could ship an exhibit should 1t make one and as to space at the fair for such an exhibit.
 Mir. Chealander is carrying on a cor respondence wiih President Goode, Of the lair, in order that he might get the information necessary before laying the proposition for an Arctic Brotherhood exhibit before the subordinate lodges. He was referred to Gov. Brady, who has charge of the Alaskan exhibit, by President Goode.
 Gov. Brady's cablegram was dated at Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08

Oyster Cocktails served at the Vienna Bakery, and wholesale at reasonable prices Free delivery. Phone 35
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08

Harrisons' have the best selection of valentines, From comic to hand paint ed ones.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08

Two nicely furnished Cottages for rent or sale cheap. Inquire at Skag- way laundry. 1924 If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Amur Due Tomorrow Night

The Amur which sailed from Van couyer for Skagway Monday night at midnight, according to cablegram re- ceived by H. B, Dunn, agent for the ship, should arrive at Skagway tomor- row night or early Friday morning. She will haze more than three days mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
Brady at Seattle

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan,)
 Seattle, Feb, s-Gov. Brady, of Alas ks, arrived here yesterday from Port land, Washington city and St. Louis. He is on his way to his home at SiLks, Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08

J. E. Lilly, formerly of this city but now in the hay and grain business at Dawson, is in the city on his way to the states. He is at the Golden North.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
IS COMING
Valencia at Juneau on Way
 Here

The Valencia arrived at Juneau on her way to Skagway this afternoon, &C., cording to telegrams received in this city. It has not been stated y ct at what hour she will arrive here but it probably will be some time during the night,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08

WI Breese, Of the Bullion Hydrau- lie Company, is expected to' arrive on one of the first boats, probably the Va lenciA
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-08
PERSONAL MENTION

H. S. Congdon, cousin of the ex.com- missioner of the Yukon and formerly an employe of the government, arriv- ed from the interior last night. MT. Cougdon is a newspaper man, and af'er the departure of w. A. Beddoe for the outside he had charge of the Daw- son World until he left Dawson him self.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29
The Famou. Mameluke..

The mamelukes were body of SOL
diers who ruled Egypt for several hun
dred years. Their name is derived
from an Arab word which means slave,
and they were originally captives from
Caucasian countries. In the middle of
the thirteenth century they were intro
duced into Egypt as the sultan's body
guard, but upon the accession Of Turan
Shah, whom they hated, they over
threw him and elected one Of them
selves in his place. For nearly SOC
years they held the power thus usurp-
ed, and even when compelled to resign
it they had much influence i'm Egypt
In 1911 nearly all the mamelukes were
massacred by Mohammed All, and
those who then escaped to Nubia were
destroyed in 1920.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29

How much time can you spare for
the Book-week exhibit at Hitchcock S
Drug Store next week. 1t.
John Ilett has improved consider
able in health of late and has been
able to take short walk daily.
Let it be recorded that heavy
rain fell on Thursday, Nov. 23d,
1905, after two weeks of exceedingly
pleasant weather.
Sheriff Schueller took Jas. Hum
phrey, sentenced to three years and
six months in the Saltwater peni-
tenitentiary, to that institution last
Sunday.
The applicants for the position of
carrier on the new rural free de-
livery route out of Sanborn were
under civil service examination in
this city last Saturday, Postmaster
King conducting the same on behalf
of the commission.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29
Tribes Of Blue Eyed Indians.

Red haired negroes are scarce enough,
but an equally curious freak of nature
is seen in the Griegos Indians, near the
City of Mexico. They are light COM
plexioned, and the majority have blue
eyes and light hair. They dress prin-
cipally in two shades Of blue, and their
clothing is good and well made and
generally ornamented with the bead
and silk embroidery of which Indians
are SO fond. Their houses are better
built and furnished than is usual
among Indians, and many have pianos
and other musical instruments, upon
which they play with considerable skill.
These Griegos have no commercial or
social connections with other tribes,
holding aloof from even those who live
at the base of the mountain on which
the village Is situated. They raise
their own food, do their own manu-
featuring, have their own schools,
churches and social institutions and
seldom or never marry outside their
own tribe There is said to be another
tribe of blue eyed, fair haired Indians,
who have the appearance of Germans,
living in the Sierra Madre mountains
in the state of Durango.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29
The Deep Sea Lead.

In order to find ships position
when approaching the land In a fog
soundings are taken with the deep sea
lead" This lead weighs twenty eight
pounds and Is attached to line which
is marked of in fathoms by bunting of
various colors, pieces Of leather and
knots. Bored in the base Of the lead
is hole about two inches deep. and
this is filled with tallow, so that the
gravel or shells at the ocean bottom
will adhere to it, and the nature of the
bed may be thus ascertained. When
the lead is thrown overheard the wa
ter's depth is noted on the line, and
this and the adherence to the tallow
when compared with the description
given on the chart will give the ships
position with tolerable accuracy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29
OVERFLOW LOCALS.

DR.. E. A. Lyman and wife will
spend Thanksgiving with E. d.
French and wife at St. Cloud.
Miss Bessie Chapman left last Fri
day for Minneapolis, where she will
remain with friends until after
Thanksgiving.
For sale at Phi1brick's Saturday,
Dec. ID. Mr.. A. L. Huetter will
be here with Dame Fashions"
latest furs. See them. 1t.
O. S. Durham was at Hector
recently and observed the prices paid
for wheat there. He says that the
Redwood Falls market runs several
cents per bushel better.
Maj. M. E. Powell came up from
Sparta, Wis, last Thursday evening.
The Major has been suffering from
his old trouble of rheumatism for
several weeks past, and the attack
shows plainly upon him.
Fred. Child of the Wabasso Stand
ard office drove over from that town
on Tuesday evening of last week,
and Jas. A. Larson, one of the
proprietors of the paper, returned
to Wabasso with him late that
evening.
Attorney VIM. G. Owens of Wal
nut Grove returned home on Tues
day evening of last week. E. G..
Nelson, L. G. Burden, John A. Saw
yer and other witnesses and jurors
in that section of county left on the
same train for their homes.
Main street, Sanborn, has been
widened four feet, making a total
width of 70 feet. This widening
process was accomplished by the
property holders on either side of
the street, IA in number, deciding to
the public a strip,of land two feet in
width on either side of the thorough
fare. The deeds were all placed on
record in the register of deeds Office
last week.
Col. Alex. Williams, superintend-
ent of construction for the Mime
sofa Central Telephone Co., was in
the city for a few hours last Thurs
day. Sandy states that the new
common battery switchboard cannot
be shipped for several weeks to
come, and that the new system will
not be installed before Jan. 18th.
He regrets this, but the Western
Electric Co. has advanced orders
which must first be filled.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29

A. L. Huetter, representing the
Edw. S. George furs, will be at the
store of F. W. Phi1brick Saturday,
Dec. I'd. The largest line Of furs
you ever sow. It.
John I'll. Riheldaffer of Mime
apolis, well-known here, was APP
pointed chairman of the house
committee of the Minneapolis Com
mercial club, at meeting of the
directors of that club held on Tues
day of last week. The committee is
one of the two very important
committees of the club.
The st. Peter Tribune says that
on Monday of last week a deal was
accomplished by which Col. Nathan
Elliott, up to that date the landlord
of the Hotel Nicollet, transferred
the lease to Mrs. Klamont, formerly
of Lamberton. Mrs. K. is an accom-
plished connoisseur, and fully up to
date in hotel management, and as
the hotel property is a splendid
acquisition, will, without doubt,
make decided success. We under
stand Col. Elliott and family will go
to California.
The Morley Edwards case was on
trial before Judge Weber last
Thursday. The property line be-
tween the two farmers is in dispute.
James Doyle, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Redwood county, and one
of the first homesteaders in Redwood
Falls township, was on the stand
as the man that knew more about
the old government lines than any,
one else. Asked whether he had any
interest in the case, he replied:
Not bit; wouldn't lie for either
Mr.. Morley or Mr.. Edwards; they
are both bull-heads, and the best
way is to let them fight it out"
Asked whether he knew the dis
lance between two points: Il do not,
sir; | didn't measure it; it's not my
business; if you want me to, and will
pay me for it, will go out and take
the measure. F" The attorneys thought
it unnecessary for him to take the
measurements.
A. w. Rankin, state Inspector Of
graded schools, who frequently
visits Redwood Falls, goes after
book-publishing houses in his annual
report. He says: mo more vicious
tendency could grow up in our sys-
tenn of schools than that Of letting
commercial agents of great pub
fishing houses become powerful in