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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-19
Brownsville

Not seeing any items from this
place decided to write few.
Mrs. Mary Brown and daughter
made trip to Logan, Friday.
Sunday School at Mt. Tabor is
progressing very nicely under the
auspices of Tom Brown.
Mr.. Bake Canaan is working on
the pike from Dave VOLTS to Mr..
Inbody's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Inboden,
of Pleasant Town, visited j..
Martins, Wednesday.
Mr.. Clifford Brown is working
for Chas. Nunemaker.
School begins at No. the 23rd.
of this month with Sherman Pol
ing as teacher.
A number from this place at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Rafe
Webb, Saturday.
Mr.. A. Brown called on ice
Meiser, Wednesday evening.
We have had several rains at
this place during the week.
Mr.. Robert and Miss Rilla
Brown made a trip to Logan, Sat
urday.
Mr.. Joe Melser, our blacksmith,
made business trip to Logan,
Saturday evening. -
Mr.. Frank Polling, of Old Town,
and Miss Rilla Brown attended
preaching at Pleasant Valley, Sun
day evening. KATYDID.
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Miss Tena Bailey, Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rider will
move on u farm near the WeltAer
school house in the neor future.
'Dortha Conrad ls reported on
the sick list,
Messrs. will and Howard Myer,
Samuel Bailey and sisters, Emma
Myer and Tena Bailey were seen
vending their way toward Holy
Chapel Sunday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard McBroom
and daugter Marie, Mrs. Emma
Kline and Clifford Trout were
seen on the ridge Sunday.
Mr.. George Baileys new house
is nearly completed.
Miss Lura Myer is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Wilbert Seesh oltS, of
Sugar Grove, at present.
Mr.. VIM. Goss, wife and sons,
Ramon and Ralph we're Logan
shoppers Saturday.
Grace and Name Goss were
visiting their sister, Mrs. Bertha
Miller, the past week.
Mr., John Stoody was in Logan
on business Saturday.
Mr.. Dan Weltner and wife were
seen on the ridge Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Walker and Florence
called on Mr.. Henry Miller and
family, Sunday.
Notice-Please sign your name to
your correspondence. We will
omit the name in the paper, but
wish to know the writer. r.-EDIToR,
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Rush Creek

Dan Daubenmier, Christ Greil
and A. P. Heft were all visiting
In the staid old city of Lancaster
Saturday.
The trustees of Marion town
ship will meet at. the township
house on Saturday October 5,
1907, in the forenoon for the tran
action of any business which may
come before them.
Mr.. Joe Hutford is running his
cider mill 3 days each week in
order to accommodate his many
customers who come for miles to
get the extract of the apple. Mr..
Hutford has his mill equipped with
gasoline engine and all the
latest improvements for making
cider.
Farmers around here are busy
digging potatoes. The crop does
not seem so good this year and
their is much complaint of rot
among some varieties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Polling
who have been visiting relatives
here for some time will return to
their home in California in a
couple weeks.
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Marion

Messrs. VIM. Bowlby and Frank
Polling made a business trip to
Monday Creek, Tuesday.
Mr., Jno Polling attended the
sale of Isaiah Davis, Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Nigh, of Columbus, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Wolfe.
Hauling coal and digging pota-
toes is the order of the day.
Mr.. Frank Polling and the cattle
and hog merchant, VIM. Bowlby,
made business trip to Kitchen
Run, Thursday.
Dwight Polling was employed by
Warren Smith a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs: Nelson Inboden
visited j. Martins at Silk Ridge,
Wednesday.
Several from this place attend
ed the colored camp meeting at
Remple's Grove, Sunday, and all
report good time.
Messrs. Frank Polling and VIM.
Geiger were Nelsonville visitors
Sunday.
Mrs. Mike Hunsacker visited j.
O. Poling's, Friday.
Miss r. l.. Brown and gentle
man friend attended preaching at
Pleasant Valley, Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Geirger VS.
tied ID. A. Polling and family Sun
day.
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Salt Creek Valley

Hunting squirrels seems to be
the order of the day in the valley.
School is progressing very
nicely at Pine College under the
management of Miss Maud Wooley
as teacher.
Mr.. Joseph Turner and sons
Rufus and Eliza are busy repair
ing fences.
Messrs. Stacy Hoy and Bert
Swackhammer are hauling lumber.
Mr.. Eliza Turner attended camp
meeting at Slagle's Grove Sunday
afternoon and reports nice time.
Miss Elsa Tatman is working
for George Shawl's near the Ash
Gave.
Mr.. John Davis and son Edgar
passed down our valley few days
ago.
Mr.. Frank Turner visited Pine
College school last Monday after.
noon.
Mr., Luther Smith and family
were the guests Of Mr.. Rsfus
Turner's last. Sunday.
Mr., Clifford Scott has returned
home from a visit in Columbus.
Mr.. Miles Brown bas returned
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NEWS OF
OTHER TOWNS
Sans Greek

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Polling
and daughter, Gertie, have re-
turned to their home in Columbus,
after a week stay with friends
and relatives in this community.
Miss Maud Van Fossan was the
guest of Mr.. Earl Orr on Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Davis and
Vira and Ruth took in the State
Fair and visited Mr., and Mrs.
Jacob S. Butler, of Columbus, sew
eral days last week.
Mrs. Jane Davis and children
were the guests of Mr.. Austin
Brokaw and family on Monday
last
Mr.. Edward Van Fuesan and
son, Cleve, Mr.. Austin Brokaw
and sons, Roy and Cleve, will leave
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home from his vacation. Hs has
been attending the State Fair and
reports very nice time. We
were all glad to see him back on
the route again,
Mr.. Ed. Wolf while going to
camp meeting his horses ran off
injurfug him badly. He is i'm
proving slowly.
Rev. Nichols and wife and
youngest son, visited Mr.. Joseph
Turner Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr.. Henry and Miss Edith
Kennedy attended Sabbath School
at Mt, Carmel last Sunday.
Messrs. John and Soah Reid
and Jasper Polling, of Haynes,
while out on fishing trip Satur-
day and Sunday had some trouble
keeping their tent up while it
rained Saturday night. John and
Jasper are reported on the sick lisa
from eating fish, bat Soah don't
like fish.
Miss Stella and Hazel Starkey
attended camp meeting Sunda y
night.
Rev. Wm. Bethel preached an
interesting sermon at Mt. Carmel
Sunday night.
Miss Della Tatman is working
for Mrs. S. d. ovltt at this writ
ing.
Messrs. Charlie Turner aud
Ernest Kennedy took a load of
apples to the cider press Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Miles Brown and Miss
Hazel Oldfeld attended camp
meeting Sunday night.
CoUFTRY KIDS.
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for Ashville on next Wednesday,
where they will engage to cut corn
this fall.
Mr.. Francis Davis began HE
tenth term of school on Sam 8
Creek on last Monday morning
with daily attendance of forty
six, ranging in ages from five
years to nineteen.
Mr.. James Mahorney took up
his first term of school on Pike
Run on Monday morning last.
We hear nothing but good reports
from that school,
Mr.. Albert Mahorney is visiting
the parental home this week, hav-
ing returned from the Capitol city
with Mr.. James and Miss Ora,
who were the guests of their els
ter, Mr.. Kstie Crawford, during
the fair.
Mrs. Mary Pierce and son,
Virgil, are the guests of Mr..
William Orr this week.
Mr.. Lucius Davis, Of Illinois,
visited his nephew, Francis Davis,
and family. whom he had not seen
for fourteen years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Press Robson are
visiting the family of Mr.. Joe
Harmon.
MIR. Roy Robson says he thinks
it is much moIe profitable to at
tend school than to visit the girls
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. Alva Black, of our vicinity,
was called to Logan on Monday to
serve as grand juror.
The Democrats and Republicans
of this township have held pri-
maries and nominated full tickets.
Mr.. Elmer Redifer got very
tired of keeping Bachelors hall
while Mrs. Redifer, Ivy and Master
Harry spent a week in Columbus.
We are glad to report Mrs.
William Truck as much better af-
ter several weeks suffering from
typhoid fever.
Mr.. John Truck, wife and
Cleo, are visiting Mr..
Van Fossan, of Big Pine.
Mr.. James Arledge and wife Wis
ted John Steel and family, of
Laurelville, on Saturday last.
UNCLE JOE.
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Mrs. Lizzie Kitchen and two
little children, Cassie and Sylvia,
while returning home from Haynes
last Sunday evening, tfeir horse
that was supposed to be perfectly
safe, became frightened and ran
off, but as luck had it, no one was
hurt.
Mr.. Adam Shall, of near les
borO, was in this valley Monday
buying cautle.
Mr.. Malon Paxton is the cham
pion watermelon raiser of Big
Pine. He has one melon that
weighs 172 lbs. can that be beat2
Shannon Van Fossan and fam
lily, John Truck and family visited
Mr.. Wilbert Van Fossan, Sunday.
Mr.. Ollie Lemon and wife visited
the latter's parents Sunday.
Mr.. Will Huffman and wife
made a business trip to Logan,
Saturday.
Mr.. Pearl Febus is quite sick at
this writing,
Mr.. Homer Dennison and lady
friend, Miss Goldie Burgoon, at
tended camp meeting at Remple's
Grove, Sunday, and report good
time.
MIR. Will Huffman and wife Wis
tied Mahlon Paxton and family
Sunday.
Misses Rebecca and Maize Pax
ton attended the ice cream social
at the Radicals, Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Yern Kitchen bought fine
drove of cattle OF Wilbert Van
Fossan.
Mr.. Harry Febus and wife. Of
Happy Ridge, and Mr.. Sam Fsbus
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Big Pine Valley

Mr.. Sam Febus and wife, of
Ewing, spent Saturday aud Sun
day visiting their parents of this
place.
Miss Fronie Paxton, of King
ston, has returned home, after a
two weeks visit in this locality.
Nsrn Kitchen and John Graham
made trip over land to the coun-
ty seat last Monday with big
load of potatoes.
Mr.. Bert Febus spent several
days last week in Pickaway Co.,
looking for a farm for rent.
We were sorry to hear of the
sad accident of our once shool
mate, George Kern, of Logan, get
ting run down and killed by the
train while going to work last Fri
day morning.
Verh Kitchen and family took
dinner with Mr.. Henry Harble's,
of Blackjack, last Sunday.
Yern Conkle and wife visited
John Graham's last Sunday.
Vim. Vancuren purchased a
large bunch of cattle of H. w.
Kitchen, the fertilizer man, last
week.
Miss Nellie Finney has com
menced her second term Of school
at No, A. We hope she will meet
with good success.
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Thursday, Sept. 19, 1907.
Democratic Municipal
Ticket.

For MayoT-D. V. Thurness.
For Acknowledgements Shively.
Fer Clepk--Charles Smith.
For Treasurer-Rudolph Brown.
For Councilman-Geonge G. Gage,
John Canty, Fred Stvacke,
Thomas Bennett, Nicholas
Eberst, Harry Rose.
For Water Works Trustee
For Mem bers School Board, p.
Miller, Henry Kessler.
For 'Assessors-First Ward, Henry
Ucker; Second Ward, Dan
Connors Third Ward, Dennis
Noonan; Fourth Ward, Andy
Inboden.
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Fern Ridge

Flowing for wheat seems to be
the order of the day.
Miss Mabel Anderson is work
ing for Mr.. George Roberts near
Ewing at present.
Mrs. Della Goss called on Miss
Ruth Bowers Friday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Miller at
tended camp meeting at the
Rempel Grove Sunday evening.
Miss Emma Myers called on
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and wife, of Logan, visited Tom
Febus and family Sunday.
Messrs. VIM. 10y and Vern
Kitchen were business visitors at
Laurelville, Saturday.
Mr.. Tom Febus and daughter,
Hazel, are visiting friends at Co
lumbus this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Voorhees,
and daughter, Nellie, were seen in
our midst last Friday.
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FINDING MONEY

What the difference we'd like to know between picking
money the big road and by buying goods at
the right prices The result practically the and when
buy goods of only making selections
from of the largest and most complete stocks in Hooking
county, but actually finding by saving it. All ask
is chance show and REMEMBER will be eunded
for sale entirely satisfactory
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Bratton Drug Co, druggists.
service.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
MERCHANTS AGREE
TO EARLY CLOSING
THE SAME SCHEDULE AS LAST
YEAR WILL BE OBSERVED BY
THE LEADING STORES.

The leading dry goods and furnish
ing merchants of the city will close
their business houses on the same
schedule as last year. The stores will
close at Z o'clock on regular week
days, excepting Saturdays and the
night before and after the LIST and
14th of each month. The same holt
days as were observed last year will
be observed this year by the stores
closing all. day.
The buying public is urged to take
notice of this announcement, and do
their shopping accordingly. Shorter
hours mean a great deal to the clerks
and bosses who stand on their feet
all day and try so hard to meet your
wants and give you good service. Let
the buyer do his or her part by not
asking the store to keep open after
regular hours.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
POSSIBLY Persisted
AS A RESULT OF SINKING OF THE
STEAMER CITY OF PANAMA ON
NEW YEARS DAY.

Special to the Herald.
San Francisco, Jan. 5.-one hundred
and sixteen persons are believed to
have persisted on the steamer City of
Panama, which is thought TO have
gone down short distance north of
Santa Cruz on New Years day while
in route to anchor. Waddell, Cal, re-
ports finding four life RATS fully pro-
visioned which came ashore there. A
severe storm has been raging, which
gives strength to the report that the
vessel has been sunk. 1t is thought
hardly possible that any occupants Of
the RATS escaped. 1t is possible that
the wreckage washed from the ship.
which proceeded on her way to the
Isthmus of Panama, but it is believed
il the boat had been badly damaged
it would have returned to this port
and not gone on.
The cabin passengers included thir-
teen persons, besides some children,
and twenty-five Chinese and twenty
whites in the steerage.
The Panama left here Monday morn
ing for Mexican ports. If she is
wrecked it is believed to have been
due to boiler explosion or some
trouble with her machinery. The YES
sci was built in 1873, and was two
hundred and fifty feet long by twenty
six feet wide, and was the oldest
boat being operated by the Pacific
Mail Steamship company.
A. w. Nelson, master, occupied the
same position on the Manchura, which
ran ashore near Honolulu.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
CALL ELECTION OFF.
Campaign Committees in McLennan
Reach Agreement.

Waco, Texas, Jan. 4.-The Bailey
fight in this county came to an abrupt
close tonight, when the committees
representatives with reference to their
opponents reached an agreement. call
ing off the primary election that was
ordered a week ago to reinstruct the
representatives wit preference to their
vote for United States senator. The
turn in the matter is quite a surprise
and is a sensation here. Senator
Bailey's friends agreed to the matter,
but contended that they had nothing
to fear in the election.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
GOING AFTER THE
DELINQUENT TAXES
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HAVE PASSED AN ORDER TO
COLLECT BACK TAXES.

The county commissioners have de-
termined to collect all delinquent
taxes due the county, or know the rea-
son why, and an order was passed at
an extra session to that effect yester-
day.
Messrs. Wright & wheelock Of Aus
tin, who make a speciality OF this
work, have been retained to collect
these taxes.
A commissioner, speaking to a Her
aid man yesterday, said that wherever
it can be done these taxes will be
collected without suit. but whenever
necessary suit will be brought, judy
ment secured and the property levied
on for the taxes. In this way the
State and county will be made richer
by from $4,000 to $4,000.
This work will be taken up with as
little delay as possible.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
LONG ELECTRIC LINE
WILL Be BUILT
A LINE FROM CHICAGO TO DEN
YER is CHARTERED, TO COST
$500, 900, ooo-5le THING.

Special to the Herald.
Gathrie, Or. Jan. 5.-The latest in
railroad construction is the Chicago
& Southwestern Railway company,
chartered with a capitalization OF
$3.50, 100000, to build an electric line
from Chicago to Denver, Colo. st. Joe,
Topeka, Lawrence. Minneapolis. Kan.
sas City, Omaha, Lincoln, Superior,
Nebraska and Des Moines are some
OF the towns through which the road
will pass. The total length will be
$500 miles, and the road will cost ap-
proximately S2OO.OOO,OOO.
The Central Construction company.
Chicago. chartered with nalf a million
dollars capital, will build the line. F.
NJ. Dunn and Louis F. Rabe of Chi
cago are the main incorporators.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
We the Business Man, and Wants to Serve Him. A
BOMB THROWER IN
A NATIONAL BANK
CASHIER OF FOURTH STREET Ma
TIoNAL BANK, PHILADELPHIA,
KILLED-oTHERs INJURED.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 5.-A bomb
thrown by an unidentified man shortly
before noon today, in the Fourth
Street National bank, killed W. c. Nc.
Lear, assistant cashier, and injured
twenty clerks in the bank.
The explosion wrecked the build
ing. The anarchist demanded $4,000
from President Rushton of the life in.
surance company on a certain policy.
He was told to await his turn, and a
negro porter ushered the stranger out
Of the private Office The stranger
placed a package on the floor and
stood silent Suddenly a terrific ex.
plosion occurred. McLear and the
stranger were found dead; their bodies
had been blown to pieces.
William Krup, the negro porter,
was found writhing in agony, with
half of his face blown away, and both
eyes blown out He was terribly
burned.
T. A. Hoshboch, an employee in the
bank, was badly burned. and may die
Many others were cut by glass and
were covered with flying debris. A
slight fire followed the explosion.
The police took charge of the vaults
and securities.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
SENATOR LODGE
BACKS PRESIDENT
WILL DISCUSS CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTION INVOLVED IN DIS
MIsSAG OF NEGRO TROOPS.

Special to the Herald.
Washington. Jan. 5.-Senator Lodge
on Monday in the senate will discuss
the Brownsville affair with reference
to the presidents constitutional right
to dismiss the colored troops. He
claims there can be no question of
that right. There is no doubt that
most of the senators disagree with
Lodges position and lean toward For.
aker's position.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
Prosperous England.

Special to the Herald.
Washington. Jan. 5.-Milliam Whit.
man. Jr.. reported to the department
Of commerce today that on a recent
trip to England to investigate the cot
ton trade. He said:
For two and a half years every
branch OF the British common trade
has been profitable, and this led to
unprecedented mill building. This is
bound to intensity competition in the
foreign markets, when all the machin-
cry is working. American manufac-
turers will have to fight more strenu-
ously than ever before, If Americans
expect an increase in trade"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
FORTY WORKMEN
ARE BURIED ALIVE
IN NEW RAILWAY CUT IN GER
MANY-THIRTEEN BODIES ARE
TAKEN OUT.

Special to the Herald.
Bingen, Germany, Jan. 5.-Forty
workmen were buried and thirty of
them are thought to be dead in a new
railroad cut near Leiningen. Thirteen
bodies have been taken from the
ground, and fifteen injured have been
recovered. The embanliment above
the men collapsed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05

Mr.. Watkins has been working on
this line for the past two years, and
spent much time in this city confer
ring with members of the Board of
Trade and other citizens. For the
past few months very little has been
heard Of the proposed line, but it
would seem from the above telegram
that Mr.. Watkins has been steadily
at work. and now has his proposition
in good shape. This line, If built, will
be a valuable one to this city and
county.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
VOTE is HEAVY.
Both Sides in Travis County Claiming
Victory in Today's Election.

Special. to the Herald.
Austin. Texas, Jan. 5.-A heavy vote
is being polled here today in the test
primary to re-instruct Travis county
Legislators as to the reelection of
Senator Bailey. Both sides are claim.
ing the victory, with the situation very
much in doubt.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
.INTERURBAN LINE
IS INCORPORATED
j. w. WATKINS AND ASSOCIATES
TAKE OUT INCORPORATION PA
PERS FOR THE LINE.

Austin, Texas, Jan. Articles of
incorporation by the Central Texas
Traction company of Corsicana were
filed today. Capital stock, $4,000.
Purpose, to construct an interurban
line from Corsicana to Palestine, a
distance of seventy-five miles. Incor-
porators, J. V. Watkins, w. T. Med
ders and A. E. Firman.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-05
ANOTHER MINE HORROR
OCCURS IN ARIZONA
ONE MAN KILLED ON SURFACE,
THREE FATALLY INJURED, AND
OTHERS ENToMBED.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 5.-Another min
ing horror, the extent OF which is yet
unknown, occurred in the DEM mine
at Lowell, when a magazine exploded,
killing one man on the surface, fatally
injuring three others. and entombing
twenty others in the shaft. the mouth
of which is tightly closed.
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Don't Forget 1t.

The 'sHuskin Bee has about be-
come thing OF the past these days.
and there is only one spot where
they still observe il. when the frost
is on the pumpkins and that's in
Southern Indiana, perhaps more es-
pecially in Posey County where they
are still buying gold bricks and can't
tell for sure who is President. But
despite old Posey's hayseed ways.
She has furnished material that the
playwright's hand has arranged and
made millions laugh isis" was
caught down there and transferred to
the stage and she has made a world
OF friends, together with her pal,
Zeke and the home folks. Adver-
tisIng is out now telling of her COM
ing with her company on Thursday,
Oct 10. and of course it will be one
of those Sis nights-get there early
or stand up.
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II many persons make use Of the free
service who are not subscribers By
using the telephones OF those who are
so that the company loses ahat
should be legitimate tolls.
The oompany's officials made !
proposition to the commission TO tire
commission expressing willingness
to furnish to bona fida subscribers
county service at mere nominal rates.
in lieu Of a general free service on
the payment OF an additional rental,
a. heretofore. Their new plan is to
charge subscribers who pay regular
rentals only fee of 5 cents for each
message within a distance OF ten
miles, and 10 cents for greater dis
tauces.
The members of the commission.
expressed the opinion that some
change in the system IS neccssar
have taken the proposition under adj
visemcnt, and will announce their de-
cision al the next regular meeting on
October S.