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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
TO BUILD MACADAM ROAD
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET
Randolph County Commissioners De-
eide to Put Down Fine Roadway
Township Line.

Winchester, Ind, Sept. 21. .(Spf.-
At the last meeting of the county
commissioners, bids were received for
the construction of a macadam road
beginning at Bundy's Mill and rum
ming west to the township line, be
tween West FLYER and Washington
townships. then south mile and half
making a total of Is 200 feet. Only one
bid was pesented and that by Calvin
w. Miller. of Adams county, and he
was awarded the contract The
contract price is s7,444. An assess
ment of one cent on the 800 has
been levied on all taxable property in
White River, West River and Wash
ington townships. to meet the ex-
penSe.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
West Siders Adopt Strong
Constitution for Their Inn
provement League.
HAD OVERFLOW MEETING
TO HELP ORGANIZE A SOCIETY
FOR CIVIC 8ETTERMENT IN
WEST RICHMOND.

1--WE have banded ourselves into
what is known as the West Side I'M
provement Association, and that we
mean business and will be up and do
mond, viii be amply illustrated in the
course of the next few weeksS stated
a member of that association last
night This was one of the many il
Illustrations of the temper of the MEM
bers of the new association. at their
meeting at the Baxter school last
night.
If the meeting of the association is
taken as an example of the earnest
ness of the association in the welfare
of West Richmond's interests, that
part of the city will be well cared for
in the future, Between two and three
hundred new members of the associa<
ton gathered in the assembly room
at the Baxter school, and there was
such a crowd that many were forced
to statnd on the stairways in Orders
to get in the meeting and hear the
proceedings.
The committee which was appoints
ed by President Heironemus at the
meeting two weeks ago, to draw uu
the constitution of the new associas
ton, reported last night. The mems
bers of the constitution committee
were Frank Roberts, Levi Peacock
and DR.. S. Edgar Bond The consti-
tuition was highly satisfactory to tha
members of the association, and only
two minor changes were made in its
construction by the other members Of
the association.
Opening West Second Street
At the meeting last night there was
quite lively discussion in regard to
the opening of West Second street.
| and as TO how it should be done. The
concensus of opinion seemed to be.
that the West Richmond Improve
ment Association and the Fairview
Civic League should work hand in
hand in this matter, and the West
siders appointed committee to act
in cooperation with the committed
from Fairview in the satisfactory ad-
iustment of the squabble. The men,
DtIS III 1UlS COI1lIlliliee are LII. uIOSbc-
nor, Richard Sedgwick, A. w. Mott
and A. l.. Gardner. These men in
conjunction with those of Fairview.
will begin work Immediately, devising
means by which the street can soon
be opened.
Four Standing Committees.
The executive committee, compos-
ed of II. L. Gibbs. Councilman McMa-
han and Caleb King, appointed four
minor standing committees at the
meeting last night, they being, Indus
tries. Public Grounds and Buildings,
Public Service and Civic Duty.
The association already has many
plans under consideration, which il
carried out, will greatly help West
Richmond. Among many other
things, the sanitary condition will bof
investigated and il is thought that the
association will ask council and the
Board of Public Works to put in
complete sewerage system.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
TAX LEVY DECIDED UPON
IT is UNUSUALLY HIGH
$4,000 Must be Collected in Taxes
to Meet Expenditures for Coming
Year and Levy Will be $1.1o-Ac-
tion by Council.

Council passed an ordinance last
night fixing the rate and amount of
tax to be levied and collected on
property and polls in the city for the
year 1907 and $1.10 and $130,000.
For the General Fund the rate will
be s1.O5 on the 500 assessed valua-
ton; and the Sinking Fund, for the
of the city, 05 The poll tax remains
the same as before.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
JOSEPH EGLI SURPRISED
Members of the !. o. o. r. Lodge Call
on Their Veteran Brother and
Give Him Present.

About twenty members of the Her
man lodge OF l. o. O. f. made a pleas
ant call upon Joseph Egli of North
J street last night. Egli is near 81
years of age and he has been an ac-
tive Odd Fellow for the past forty
five years. He has always been one
OF the most respected men of the To-
cal lodge. The members of the lodge
presented thir aged brother with a
beautiful three link lodge badge.
During the evening musical pro-
gram was given and refreshments
were served.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
The EImore Case.

ballard Elmore, who was shot and
severely wounded last Wednesday
morning, is recovering nicely Lacey
Parks. who is charged with the shoot
ing, still denies any knowledge of the
affair, as does William Bennett, who
is charged with being an accessory.
The grand jury for the October term
of court probably will be drawn to-
day. The Elmore shoe .ng case will
be one of the things fully investigat-
ed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
CenterviIIe Services.

Centerville. Sept. (Spl0-The
Rev f. B. Westhafer will preach an
Olive Hill on Sunday morning at
1890 O'Clock.
There will be union services OF all
the churches at Centerville at 7:30
Sunday evening at the Christian
church. The Rev. E. E. Westhafer.
pastor of the NJ. E. church, will de-
liver the sermon.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
FairvieW Civic League Meet and Elect
Men Who Will Lead That Body
During the Coming Year.

At the regular meeting of the Fair
view Civic League Thursday night the
matter of the West Second street op-
ening was discussed and the follow
inc officers were elected:
President-C. C. Smith.
First Vice President-H. L. Sphinx.
Second Vice President. E. Har-
ris.
Third Vice President-W. c. LantZ
Treasurer T. Burdsall.
Secretary-E. f. Towle.
Asst Secretary-Ed wilkins.
Trustee-Mac Reed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
Expect Boiler Today.

The Board of Public Works has
been notified that the new boiler for
the municipal electric light plant had
been shipped by the Sterling Boiler
Company at Barberton, o., and that
it probably would reach Richmond to-
day. Steps will be ,aken to install
the new boiler at once. The new ell
ectrical machinery, also ordered. will
probably not be here for another
month
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
IGNORE STUDY AND
APPROPRIATE FUND
Council Votes $4,000 to the
Hospital in Spite of 1t
Being Illegal.
NO MONEY TO PAY WITH
CITY ATTORNEY SHOWS WHY
TAX LEVY SHOULD BE RAISED
IF THE HOSPITAL is TO BENE-
FIT.

In council last night, Henry Deuker
moved that $4,000 be appropriated to-
ward the expenses of the Reid Memo
rial Hospital The appropriation
was made after much debate as to the
legality of it. City Attorney Study
stated that by law Council has abso-
lutely no more right to appropriate
money to the local institution than to
such a one in indianapolis or Cincin-
natl He read the statutes in this
regard to the effect that the city has
the right to appropriate money ito es-
tablish, maintain and regulate a hos
pital.''
Not Owned by City.
He held that in this case the hospit-
al was not owned by the city, that the
city had no title to it, and that it is a
corporation run by a board of direc-
tors, who have no connection whatev-
er with the city other than as citizens.
He advised against the appropriation,
stating that every effort in the prepa-
ration of the budget of the expenses.
of the city for the coming year, had
been made to keep it as low as pos
sible Even with this economy, he
said the tax levy would have to be
raised at least six cents. He made
the point that at present the city can
not even by issuing the limit of
bonds and raising the tax rate, liqui-
date all of it's just debts, let alone as
sessing the people for $4,000 addition
al appropriation.
Deuker Quotes Judge Rupe.
: Councilman Deuker arose and stat
ed that he had talked with Judge
Rupe, a director of the hospital, who
had said that the appropriation could
be legally made. He stated that
the present method of having the in
stitution under the control of a board
of directors was the builders and dom
or's idea, in that it would keep the in
stitution out of politics. Mr.. Deuker
held that the tax rate ought to have
been raised several years ago, when
$50. 900 was taken out of the General
Fund and put into the Light Plant
Fund Two-thirds of this amount is
still owing the city by the plant.
Attorney Study said that Judge
Rupe ought to have appeared in Coun-
Gil, where he could have made his
points plain. He went on to say that
Council had no idea of what character
the hospital corporation was. He
said it took patients from all over the
country and is not devoted exclusive
ly to local patients, therefore relieving
it from the right to have any call on
the city for an appropriation.
Regardless of the legal advice rem
dered, the body passed the ordinance
unanimously.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
Headquarters Opened.

The Wayne county Democratic head
quarters have been opened on the
third floor of the Colonial building, in
room 46 and AZ. The Democratic
speakers in this county will be. Sc
lected in the course of the next few
weeks.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
WILL SERVE ANOTHER YEAR
Rev. Wares Retention Sanctioned by
the Whitewater Monthly
Meeting.

Rev. Alfred T. Ware, pastor of the
East Main Street Friends church, has
been extended a call TO serve the
church from this time until the yearly
meeting in 1907. Rev. Ware has been
one of the most efficient ministers ev-
er called to a Friends church in the
city. The selection of the congre-
CATION was sanctioned by the White
water monthly meeting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
Harvest Home Services.

The annual Rally Day and Harvest
Home services will be held at the
First English Lutheran church next
Sunday. The church will be deco
rated with fruit, grain and vegetables
At a. M. program of music and adj
dresses will be given, and at 1880
O'Clock, the Harvest Home services
will be conducted by the pastor.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22

Dr. and Mrs. Heard. of Mt. Vernon,
o., who are visiting in this city, state
that Richmond is one of the most
beautiful cities of which they have
knowledge. Mr.. Heard was formerly
a resident of this city. but has not
been here before in the past forty
years.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
FOUND GUILTY OF
PE0NAGE CHARGE
Missouri Ranch Owners Are
Fined and Imprisoned for
Keeping Slaves.
THE PUNISHMENT HEAVY
TESTIMONY OF NEGROES SHOW
ED THEY WERE WHIPPED IN
DAYTIME AND HERDEO LIKE
SHEEP AT NIGHT.

Cape Girardeau, Mo, Sept. 21.-
Charles NJ. Smith, his son Charles
NJ. Smith, Jr., and five tenents OF the
Smith farm in New Madrid county,
were found guilty of peonage in the
federal court here today
Judge Pollock ovcrruled a motion
NJ. Smith, Sr., to three years and six
months imprisonment and $4,000 fine;
Charles NJ. Smith Jr., two years inn
prisoment and $4,000 fine. The five
guards were sentenced to terms of
imprisoment ranging from one to two
years and giving fines averaging $500
apiece
Proceedings Are Unusual.
The conviction of the Smiths and
their oversetrs was the final out
come of the first peonage trial ever
held in Missouri, and records show
but six similar cases brought before
a court in the United States.
1t was during the trial that the
Smith brought half hundred neg
roes from Memphis. Cairo and 9th
er river points to their farm in New
Madrid county for the purpose of
converting vast area of swamp land
into tillable soil The transportation
of the negroes was paid by the
Smiths.
The testimony of some OF the ne
groes showed how they were worked,
driven and whipped by unrelentless
taskmakers during the day and herd
ed like sheep in miserable quarters
at night
Condition of Negroes.
One negro blinded in one eye told
how his sight was partially destroyed
with a whip in the hands of one of
the guards, while another who hob
bled into court on crutches exhibited
an ankle which he testified had been
crushed with a club by one of the
overseers.
TIE defense tried to prove that ow-
ing TO i'll feeling against negroes
in the county. it was necessary for the
Oh Their thai AASs
be guarded at all times by armed
men.
The Indictment of the Smiths by a
federal grand jury was brought about
through a negro wco escaped from
one of the Smith farms and made
his way to St Louis where he told
such an astonishing story to the au-
thorities that Deputy Z S. Marshals
were sent to investigate Most of
the negroes. who were being held in
bondage by the Smiths confirmed
the story told TO the authorities By
the escaped man and departed from
the farm under the protection of depu-
ty marshals.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-22
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA-Fair Saturday and Sun
day; variable winds becoming
west.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

The Orange was the fourth locomo-
tive owned by the Erie, and the first
engine ever seen in Binghamton and
Hornell, the first to cross the portage
viaduct and the first to sound a
whistle to the Genesee valley Of At
dca.
The feat that first brought her
fame was made in January. 1S42.
when she was used to draw special
train from Goshen to Piedmont, car
rying Gov. Stewards message to the
New York Sun. This had been
brought from Albany to Goshen by
post riders In race between the
Sun and the Herald, to see which
could first get the message into
print. The Herald relied wholly on
post riders. The Sun supplemented
these post riders with the service
OF the railway. and so ran the first
railway news service ever run. The
Sun had typesetters on a steamer at
Piedmont. and when the Orange ar
rived with the document had it put
into type on the steamboat, and beat
the Herald by several hours in hav-
ing the message in the hands of its
readers. The Orange had helped en-
able the Sun to have the message for
sale on the streets a full hour be-
fore the Herald's post riders reached
the Herald office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

When "The Man with the Hoe" was
first printed one OF the most widely
heard comments as to It's fitness to
conditions Of American rural life was
that we had no such conditions in
this country as inspired Millet's WE'LL
known painting. Every one who went
out from New York to Nassau coun-
ty to see the automobile races do
their try outs" had occasion to
change bis mind, If he held that opln-
ion, by Tie spectacle presented by
the women who work In the fields In
that section Of Long Island, says a
New York correspondent Of the Pitts
burg dispatch. Every morning at
seven o'clock one could see the groups
OF these women on their way to
work in the fields with their skirts
hrtled up to their knees, their feet
and legs innocent Of shoes and stock
ings. Many of them trundled baby
wagons with them. and all day long
the babies would lie out in the fields
while their mothers. or temporary
nurses. would be hard at work in the
fields hoeing or wedding the crops.
Although most of these women were
Of foreign birth, they did not re-
senible the animal-like women in
Nilset's canvases. for the simple rea-
son that they had already absorbed
some of the brightness OF our country
folk and always had time to show a
keen interest, not only in the flying
racing macines, but also in those Of
& more leisurely speed, the touring
cars. and more particularly in their
occupants. for whom they had bright
eyed glances of appreciation as bits
OF relief from the ordinary monotony
Of their lives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24
HAVE COMMON PLACE TO DIE.


1t seems from the accounts given
BY Darwin and Mr.. w. H. Hudson.
that all the guanacos Of the southern
part Of Patagonia must resort. when
the hour Of death approaches. to a
certain spot which has become a per-
feet mausoleum of their bones.
Mr.. Hudson notes that it is only
the guanaco of the sout hern extrem-
ity of the South American continent
that has this habit. a habit restricted
to descendants of forefathers who
lived in an extremely rigorous eli
mate. Mr.. Hudson conjectures that
among these forefathers the instinct
grew up. when the stress of hunger
and cold was very dire, Of resorting
to this sheltered place in the river
bed. where they might find warmth
in their own closely collected num-
hers, and possibly food. By a con-
tinual survival Of those which be-
took themselves to this place OF ref
uge the race instinct would be formed
Of resorting thither when they felt
the tides Of life running low. This
feeling. Mr.. Hudson argues. their de-
scendants are likely TO experience
now at the approach OF the hour of
death.
But now 1t Is no longer Just pass
ing spen of extreme cold that leads
them thither. The death call has
come, and they must lay their bones
in the common mortuary. 1t is not
"in order to die" that the guanaco
seeks this place; It would be nearer
the truth il we were to say it was 'In
order to live"
But the most true account Of all is
that 1t is in mere obedience to the
inherited instinct that the guanaco re-
sorts to this refuge.
Yet another instinct OF this mystic
rious guidance is afforded by the
habit of the rattlesnakes in the cold
er countries to assemble together for
Information In caves. These snakes,
on emerging from the caves. cover
long distances in their wanderings,
their young are generally born far
away, and yet these young succeed in
finding their way to the caves with
thte greatest certainty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

Any game of cards may be played
thai the hostess prefers or that is
popular in the town. Request the
guests to dress in costumes represent.
ing either the face or suit cards. For
Instance. have two 1--WE Of diamonds.
one lady and one a man, SO that
when all have arrived partners may
be chosen for the first game. The
prizes may be a handsome deck Of
cards In case. book on card games,
ferns growing in a pretty Jar. bit OF
brass. or a piece OF pottery. The score
cards may be cut out OF cardboard in
the shape of diamonds, hearts, clubs
and spades; the markers may be of
these same figures. cut out OF thin
cclored paper and gummed a few
days before they are used, so they
will be dry. Serve hot bouillon in
cups. oyster patties. sweetbread salad,
orange sherbet, small cakes. coffee.
nuts, bon-bons. II ice cream Is pre-
ferred use the brick. cut in thin slices.
ornament with tiny hearts, diamonds.
clubs and spades cut from citron and
MADAME MERRL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

English eyelet work adapted to baby
pillows form one of the most attrac'
tive as well as practical OF decora-
tions. Either over plain white or a
color II Is equally effective. and 1t pos
sesses the further advantage OF
laundering beautifully.
Done on the finest and softest OF
round thread linens with the eyelets
symmetrically formed. the work is
decorative and satisfactory to do So
many designs In the English eyelet
work are TO be found In the shops now
that to select a suitable one for a baby
pillow will be the work Of a moment.
There Is always the possibility Of
adapting design so that II will be
perfectly suitable for the object to
which II Is TO be applied. and in no
sort OF fancy work is this SO true as
with the eyelet embroidery. II one is
sufficiently ingenious to draw special
designs some really charming effects
may be obtained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

The new Circassian walnut furni-
ture is delightful and modest in its
effect, though costly. 1t is made in
very simple forms. Circassian .sal-
nut is much lighter than black walnut.
with fine raised grain and soft sur
face. reminding one OF bird's-eye
maple. AS yet no chairs have been
made Of It. only the bedroom pieces.
such as bureau. chifonier and dress
ing table. Instead OF each drawer
coming from a different strip OF wood
they are matched 50 that the whole
bureau front is like a section Of the
tree. Instead Of silver bureau orna-
ments. gold.backed brushes and gold
topped bottles contest with blue china
trays and pale gray or green handker.
chief baskets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24
Useful for the Kitchen.
THE CURSE OF DlsconrENr.
Happiness Impossible Where This
Folly Is INDUCED In.

II she Is unmarried she is discon-
tented at the want of romance in
her life; her main desire in life is
to change her fathers home for one
of her own.
If she is married the causes OF her
discomfort are multiplied Indefinitely
and where she was out Of harmony
with one set of circumstances she is
now in dIscord with 20. says a writer
In the Chicago Inter Ocean.
She is dIscontented because her hus-
band is not her lover and marriage a
perpetual courtshlp; because her hus-
band Is irritable or because he is SO
good-natured that he maddens her
with his stolidity.
Os she is discontented because she
has so many household duties; be-
cause she has so few servants or be-
cause she has so many Of them.
Wherever, in short. the discontented
woman is placed It is just where she
would rather not be.
Life Is a bewildering tangle at best
but the discontented woman is not the
one to make It smoother.
She is a general nuisance 10 herself
as well as to the world at large.
And the discontented woman is only
another name for the selfish. unsym-
pathetic woman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Roosevelt has been more con-
siderate Of literary men than all other
presidents of the United States put
together. There are two or three at
the White House every week by invf
tation--or the kings command. Blank
and Blank. two youngish authors, are
particular pets. One is asthmatic. the
other has weak eyes. The president
always sits between them at luncheon
talking first to one. then the other.
and enjoying both at the same time
1t reminds me Of Emperor Augustus
who was very fond OF Virgil and Hor.
ace. and invariably sat between them
when they dined with him. Virgil
was asthmatic and Horace had epi.
phora- Augustus used to say, allud-
ing to his situation between these two
poetic invallds: MY time Is passed
between sighs and tears."-N. Y
Press.