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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11
CITY COUNCIL
REORGANIZED
Vote of the Recent Election Can
vassed and New Officers
Installed.

city attorney, on motion of Alderman
Hunter the rules were suspended and
the ordinance was passed. The terri
tory admitted is described as follows:
beginning at the city limit stake at
west end of Reagan street, runs one
half mile to league line west; thence
with league line north to city limit
stake at Mr.. Varah's gallery; thence
with city limit line to place of begin
ming"
All bills approved by the finance
committee were ordered paid, and all
officers reports were approved.
Alderman Temple reported the pro-
miscuous fencing in of lots in North
Palestine by parties using barbed
wire, which was a danger to people
in that section, as several of them had
run into the wires and had been hurt
This brought up considerable discus
sion, and Alderman Manley related
how horse his son was riding after
dark had been seriously injured by a
wire stretched around lot through
which he was accustomed to ride. The
city attorney when called upon for an
opinion, said there was no ordinance
covering this matter, but that there
was state law governing the use of
barbed wire, requiring the use of a
board as blind, etc. The mayor sug-
gested that the street committee look
into this matter. Alderman Hunter
moved that the whole matter be re-
ferred to the ordinance committee, to
draft suitable ordinance covering
the evil. The motion prevailed.
Alderman Msnley then called the
attention of the council to the manner
Ichich the outer or entrance doors
S--ehe opera house hung, declaring
they made the place a veritable fire
trap, and altogether unsafe. He said
the doors should be so hung that they
will swing out instead of in, as panic
on the stairway, resulting in a jam,
would likely result in the closing of
the doors and the killing of many peo-
pie in the crush that would naturally
ensue. (The Herald editorially called
attention to this matter several months
ago.. The question was referred to
the fire committee, which was in
structed to take the matter up with
the lessee of the opera house with a
view to correcting the same.
This finished the business of the old
council.
Messrs. Matthews, Allen, Jacobs and
Persons, judges in the recent city cleo
ton, under oath as to the manner in
which they had discharged their duty,
delivered the returns of the election
to the mayor, and he appointed AL
dermen Grant, Johnson and Temple a
committee to canvass the returns and
announce the result. They reported
the following elected by the vote as
recently published in the Herald:
Mayor-A. L. Bowers.
Alderman First Ward dong term
j. w. Cement.
Alderman First Ward lshort term
Adam Cone.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

N. Harding and wife to T. E. Kei-
ley; $500; conveys part of the s. E
Hollibas survey.
P. II. Davenport and A. B. Hodges
to N. J. Bass; conveys 1-3 undivided
interest in VIM. Posey and VIM. Her.
rim surveys.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11
LODGE MEETINGS.

Button Willow Camp No. 295, Wood
men of the World, meets second and
fourth Saturday nights in X. of P. hall.
8. A. TAYLOR, Clerk.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11

Wait and buy your Easter eggs and
other novelties of the Methodist ladies,
at their Easter sale April 81.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion ct p. M, with Mayor BGwers
presiding. Present: Aldermen Hunt
er, Johnson, Manley, Temple, Grant
Absent: Alderman Dubose. The fol-
lowing officers we're also present:
Acting City Marshal Gus Moore, Sec
rotary Sterne, City Attorney Johnson
and Street Superintendent Wilson.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
A petition was read signed by
Gideon Gooch, Lucius Gooch, and
other members of the Gooch family
relative to certain cemetery lots. Re-
ferred to the cemetery committee,
with instructions to investigate and
report at the next meeting.
A report was received from the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi-
gate request from the Episcopal
church to close the alley adjoining
church property. They reported ia
vorably on the petition, and the church
authorized to close the alley, provided
they get the unanimous consent of all
others who have property sbutting on
the alley.
A petition from citizens of certain
territory desiring annexation to the
city reported that the majority of cit
liens had signed-in fact all but two
living in the territory had signed-snd
they desired the city to take imme-
date steps to annex the said territory.
The ordinance admitting this territory
having already been prepared by the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11

Palestine
Spring Suits.

Mems and Boys new Spring
Clothing-a selection of patterns
that will appeal to you at glance.
Nobby and neat effects in cheviots,
worsteds and serges; cut with all
the new ideas furnished b5 skilled,
high-class taiIOrs. Ranging in
price from
SIS TO S14.50.
Boys two piece double breasted suits,
in new greys, worsteds and cheviots.
No prettier line to be seen anywhere.
Ages to Is. Prices 81 to S2.75
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11

Last nights session of the city coun-
Gil was one of more than usual interest
from the fact that the newly elected
aldermen had to be installed, and some
officers reappointed.
One of the first problems encounter
ed was the fact that there was no one
in the city government qualified to
administer the oaths of office, as the
mayor and president of the council
were both re- elected, and had to take
the oath of Office. Judge Erwin was
called upon to administer the oaths,
but that gentleman had pressing en-
gagement, and could not be on hand
until a late hour. Then it was
decided to proceed with the regular
business of the council, and have the
oaths administered later in the even
ing. All the business of the old coun-
Gil was transacted, and still the Judge
did not show up. The telephone was
used, the Judge located, and he prom
ised to be up right away, but before he
came the mayor got tired waiting, and
suggested that he could administer the
oaths of office to the other officers and
they in turn could elect a president OF
the council who, acting as mayor pro
TEN, could administer the oath to the
mayor. Accordingly, the oath was
administered to the officers by Mayor
Bowers, and the program would have
been followed out as suggested, had
not Judge Erwin shown up at this
time. AS it terminated the Judge adj
ministered the oath to Mayor Bowers
after the council adjourned,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-11

CONTINUED on PAGE g.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28
SAUK CENTRE HERALD
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND
= POLYGAMY.
AN p

Marriage, divorce and polygamy
are moral questions and whenever
Legislative body attempts to
regulate a mans moral conduct it is
entering on dangerous ground and
it is liable to encroach on the
rights of individuality. The right
of; an individual to say, write,
teach, believe and practice what he
pleases is supreme, so long as he
,loes not encroach on the recognized
tights of others, injure society or
endanger the government. Every
one knows that the foundation of
he government is the home and
he kind and character of every
government in the world is based
IN the character of the homes found
within it's boundaries; if the homes
IRE bad the government is bad.
We have the best government in
he world. The foundation of the
i,ome is the union of one man with
one woman in the marriage relation.
We have not the space to entire
uto a discussion Of this subject.
1t is enough to say that there is not
:. good citizen in the nation but
believes that we should have an
absolutely uniform marriage law in
every part of the republic.
Great as is the need for uniform
marriage law the need for q
rational uniform divorce law if
ttill greater. Sacred as the
marriage law is there is no human
"r divine requirement, that woman
should be tied to brute all her life
Or that man should call harlot
wife all his days. Now there
IRE. as many divorce laws as there
IRE. states and in one state at leas
there is no such thing as judicia
separation. In some states you Cal
get the divorce while you wait, TO,
The most trivial cause and in other
1t is almost impossible to secure tn
legal dissolution of the marriag
tie. from any cause. There is NJ
question in the minds of RICH
thinking people but that Their
should be an absolutely uniform
iixorce law in every portion of tn
country over which the flag float
and if all right thinking citizen
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

Rev. F. H. Oehler will be in attend
ance next week at the State Associa-
ton of Congregational churches to be
held in Winona. Rev. OehIer was
elected vice-moderator of this meet
ing, but as the moderator, Dean
Pattee, OF the state university, can
not be present, Rev. Oehler will pre-.
side. This is the annual meeting Of
all the Congregational churches and
ministers of the state, and marks the
fiftieth anniversary of the Association
which at the present time comprises
21S churches, 2O8 clergymen, and
1888 members.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

At the state fair there are two
entrances, one for paid admission
and one for passes and it is curious
to note that everyone that goes in
free is able to pay his way and
those that pay to go in are the ones
that can i'll afford to spare the
money.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

Judging from the flood of COM
mendation that Governor johnson
is receiving for the appointment
of Frederick V. Brown as district
judge in Minneapolis. 1t is very
shrewd political move for an
executive to ignore politics in
making appointments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

would demand it they would get it.
The matter of polygamy ought
also to be under the control of
congress. We brag about good
many things connected with this
country but we never heard of any
one Dragging that we have more
men living in polygamous condi-
ton than any other civilized nation
on the face of the earth. The
naked truth is that such condition
of things exist.
In nearly all of the inter-mountain
states high government and state
officials rejoice or mourn in the
possession of a plurality of wives.
That such system is degrading to
womanhood, destructive to the
home. a corrupt cancer on the body
polite, damnable disgrace on the
fair name of our country goes with
out saying. That it could be
eradicated by state governments
legislation is a fact. That it won't
be as long as those who practice it
possess sufficient number of votes
to hold the balance of power be-
tween the two great parties anyone
who has sense enough to come in
when it rains, we'll knows.
There is no question of partizan-
ship in polygamy. Like allpersons
who combine to practice evil,
polygamists are tor the party which
will tolerate their evil practices no
matter what its name may be.
Some time party may be formed
that will boldly turn down great
number of voters who indulge in
practices detrimental to the state
but that party is not in existence
yet. The remedy for the evil must
be national. Let Congress pass a
law that no person living in a
polygamous relation or who openly
teaches polygamous practices shall
have vote in any election, or hold
any position Of trust, honor OF
emolument in the United States.
Deprive polygamists of their
political influence and power and
all parties will jump on the evil
practice with both feet and stamp
it into the earth. Do this and
polygamy will be wiped out OF
existence in generation. And
such course will be right and just.
If men will persist in the practice
of barbarism they should be treated
as barbarians; they should be pu,
into the same category as "Indians
untaxed," be governed without
} having any voice in. the govern
ment. This is the course that tn,
general public thinks ought TO b.
pursued and will back up any party
that will carry it out.
Here is our plank on this subjec
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28
Animal Hospital.

There is an animal hospital at Lode
pur, near Calcutta, where there are
usually about a thousand animals I'M
der observation-disclosures, oxen, mules,
elephants, dogs and even sheep. all
comfortably housed aud looked after
by a staff of eighty native nurses
under the orders of British veterina
airy surgeon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28
For Domestic Pointer.

An amusing thought came to me
some days ago, at large public meet
ing. | should have liked to have seen
all the men without boots, to see who
had holes in their socks. l guarantee
| could have told by the mans socks
what sort of wife or home he had
Daily Chronicle correspondent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28
Oria,n of "GaIIe,, Gods"

The expression among the gods"
and gallery GODS" is said to have
originated from the fact that the cell
ing of Drury Lane theater, London,
was formerly painted in imitation of
a blue sky and feecy clouds, among
which a great number of Cupids were
disporting themselves.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

Look on those business concerns
that advertise and then upon those
that do not. Note the volume of
business done by each and The
question, ''Does it pay to adver-
tise?" will be easy to answer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28
Superheaters on Railways.

In experiments recently tried on the
Belgian state railway with Schmidt
superheaters, used in locomotives, it
was found that the saving of fuel due
to superheating was 1913 per cent, and
the saving in water consumption IL
per cent. On the other hand, the ex-
penses of fabrication increased in pro-
portion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

Marriage and divorce laws
should be exactly the same in
every portion of the nation.
Every person practicing polyg-
amy shall be deprived the right
of suffrage and be disqualified
from holding any office of trust,
honor or emoIument in the
United States.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

The man who earns his money
by hard work seldom gets COM
plimentary tickets to anything.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

Those lawmakers that do things
don't have to advertise their
accomplishments at county fairs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

If the republicans of the state
nominate a man who ought to be
elected he will be.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

A man never gets pass on a
railroad till he is abundantly able
to pay his fare.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

which we offer for the consideration
of our fellow citizens:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

nominate a man who ought to be
elected he will be.
While everyone is calling for
harmony it is well to remember
that too much harmony means
stagnation.
/ We don't care where apples grow
if they are good apples; then why
should we care where candidates
live if they are good men.
The modern idea of political
finance seems to tax the necessities
that everybody uses in order that
the Injuries that very few possess
may escape taxation.
Notwithstanding the fact that
we have been both fired and runa-
waved inside the last two weeks we
have got one good eye and one good
ear left yet:
We saw a greater variety of
apples displayed at several county
fairs than at Sank Centre but none
of them equalled our display in
quality.
There are IL, 1926, $50 men subject
to military duty in the United
States and every one of them would
shoulder arms ii it were necessary.
There are those who are mean
enough to say that our recent
accident improved our personal
appearance because it compelled us
to keep half of our face covered up.
| We gather from the speeches
that Mr.. James J. Hill has been
making at county fairs that he il
rather strongly opposed to regula
ton of rates by the government;
we would be too if we were in the
same business that Mr.. Hill is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

While everyone is calling for
harmony it is well to remember
that too much harmony means
stagnation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

We don't care where apples grow
if they are good apples; then why
should we care where candidates
live if they are good men.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

There are ll,126, $50 men subject
to military duty in the United
States and every one of them would
shoulder arms ii it were necessary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

We saw a greater variety of
apples displayed at several county
fairs than at Sank Centre but none
of them equalled our display in
quality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-09-28

The modern idea of political
finance seems to tax the necessities
that everybody uses in order that
the Injuries that very few possess
NAV escape taxation.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-20
SOME EOY-PAR4TgAY LOGIC.

The disposition manifested by some Citizens
Union men TO support Mayor Mcclellan for re-
election fits rather cTrIously into the scheme Of
an organization whose first principle IS a de-
mRnd for non-parusan city administration To
those whose only principle in municipal cleo
lions Is the selection of individual oficeholders
with whose character and ability they are sat
ished, regardless Of the doctrines Of city gov
eminent for which those candidates stand, such
an attitude Is entirely exphcable 1t is purely
a matter Of personal judgment, Of individual
likes and disllkes. The voter who IS reason
ably Satisfied With Mr.. AfcClellan's individual
conduct and does not care whether he stands
for independent rule or party responsibility may
be expected to support him. But the doctrines
long avowed by the Citizens Union give him
10 place in that organization.
The basic principle Of the Citizens Union
from its foundation has been municipal admin
istratiOn free from party ties So strenuous
was it for this idea IN 1897 that il could not
eTen wait 20 see II the Republicans would nomi-
nate Seth Low, whom it intended TO support,
but insisted on antagonizing whatever there
was Of party pride among @ class Of voters
Ehose aid was absolutely necessary 80 success.
It could not possibly support Mr.. Low tf he
happened TO be nominated first by the Republi-
cans High principle required that its candi-
date should be primarily an Independent noni.
party organizations 10 rally. Mayor Strong
was an independent and honest cficial, bat he
was criticised for being not truly non-partisan.
but merely n7ult-parusan, IN his endeavors to
recognize the various organizations which SUD-
ported him. The Citizens Union was not satis-
fed with mere good administration. It must
have administration divorced from party afiia-
tons and recognizing no party claims In this
respect even Mayor Low did not entirely come
up TO its ideal. How does Mayor Mcclellan
meet that ideal?
Whatever may be said for Mr. McClellan's
personal character or his administrative work
1t win not be denied that he stands for strict
party rule Some Citizens Union men may think
that the party Of Croker and Van Wyck has
hao an access Of discretion in the last two years
end has not asked ifs Mayor to DO disgrace
ful things Perhaps they may think its Mayors
personal character has enabled him TO resist
f1ch requests though there IS no evidence be-
fore the public that any request Of Mr.. Murphy
LAS ever been denied. But when all this IS
es1d ne tact remains that the administration
New-York tribune., 1905-05-20
PBrLADELpHIA's GAS SCANDAL.

The politicians who rule in Philadelphia ara
riding for & fall Too much license has made
them overboId. They have come, apparently,
TO despise the easygoing and contented public
which they have so long plundered. Like
Tweed and his followers, they have begun to
disdain appearances and to operate in broad
daylight without concealment or apology. Their
only answer to criticism is TWeed's answer:
"Weu, what are you going to do about itY'
There is, in fact brazenness about the meth
ods of the present Philadelphia machine which
gives it a unique distinction in our political
annals.
The latest coup of the Quaker City bosses is
probably their boldest and baldest. In fragrant
disregard Of public interest it would be hard
to match the new gas lease deal In the history
Of any American city. We have already called
attention to some Of the extraordinary features
of the ordinance passed on Thursday by the
City Councils. This ordinance cancels the pres
ent advantageous contract between the city
and the corporation which operates the munich
pal gas plant and substitutes for 1t new lease
enormously burdensome to the public and enor-
mcusly profitable to the operating company.
1t is impossible to justify the substitution on
any public ground, for of three courses open
TO the city authorities in dealing with the gas
question the Councils deliberately chose the one
which benefits the present operating company
AOsC ana lays tne heaviest burdens on the gas
consumer and the taxpayer.
There valid reason, at the outset for
cancelng or altering the present lease. Under
1t the city IS TO receive till 1907 10 cents on
every 1000 feet Of gas sold and from 1907 to
1927 Is TO get an even larger and gradually IN
cfeaslng percentage. This arrangement guar
antees the municipality an annual income OF
from $l,0O0,o00 TO 100000 for the next twen-
t-two years in spite of the fact that the price
OK gas after 1907 Is TO be gradually reduced to
the consumer In 1927 the gas plant will re-
vert TO the city, with improvements on it val
ned at S2o000000. By 1927 the city would
therefore be in n position to make new lease
on exceedingly advantageous terms The oper-
ating company, however. wants to dislodge the
city from its present point of vantage. 1t has
made a ridiculously inadequate offer OF S2J-
100000 cash for new contract running until
1880 But IN return for that sum the city Is
to surrender its annual income for the next
seventy three years and the consumer is 10 paw
81 a thousand feet from 1907 till 1927 and 80
cents FROM 1927 TO 1880. by an eleventh hour