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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Finance Committee Recommends
That License Tax be Cut
In Halt.
WORKING on NEXT YEARS LICENSES
Water, Gas and Title Companies Will
Have to Contribute Considerably
More to City Than Heretofore, if
!. Council Adopts the Report Agreed
Upon Last night.

BY unanimous vote the finance
committee OF the city council last
night decided to recommend to the
common council and the board Of
aldermen that the license tax imposed
ON circuses exhibiting in Newport
News be reduced to $50 a day for
'circuses charging not more than
so cents for one general adj
mission and not more than %
cents for one reserved seat and SIS
a day for shows charging not more
ahan 25 cents for a single general adj
mission ticket and not more than 10
cer.ts each for reserved seats.
An ordinance, approved March 80
1905, imposes license tax of $3.50 Il
day on circuses, to which the admis-
sion fee does not exceed % cents and
500 day for circuses charging %
cents or less for single admission
ticket. at that time many of the
members OF the city council thought
c'rcuseS did harm, because they took
so much money out of the city. and
me object of the ordinance was to
Keep shows away
Kept Shows Away.
The ordinance has served its mr..
! pose well, for since it's passage only
one circus has come to Newport
News, the largest and best of the
tented attractions cutting this CITY
from their circuits.
The members of the finance com.
mittee arrived at the conclusion las.
mght that. like the people of other
cities. the people Of Newport News
want to see circus now and then
and that the license tax should he so
adjusted as to induce the big shows
10 come here. Shows coming here
from Richmond have to return to that
city after the performances here, as
the chesapeake & Ohio Railway will
not barge the cars across HAMPTON
Roads to Norfolk. This entails con
siderable expense and having to pay
IN addition an unusually large license
TAX 10 perform, practically all of the
shows cut this city.
me finance committee met I'm spc.
cial session at the city hall last night
Tor the purpose of considering an
ordinance imposing taxes on licenses
Tor municipal purposes for the
year commencing May /. The com.
mittee made minor changes in sew
eral provisions of the ordinance be-
SIDES the changes in the section re.
iating TO circuses. 1t is recommends
eo mat license taxes upon water gas
ana title companies be materially in.
creased.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
ORGANIZING BASEBALL
TEAM FOR THE Y. M. c. A.
Physical Instructor Enrich Says He
Has Good Material for
Club

Physical Instructor Enrich, of the
Young Mems Christian Association
will next month begin the organiza.
ton of baseball club at the asSocia.
ton and be expects 10 develop it into
one of the fastest amateur organiza-
tons in this section. A number of old
college PLAYERS and other wcll-lnown
local players will he in the club.
Mr.. Enrich stated yesterday that he
had several good pitchers for the club
and will start training them in March.
Tie candidates for the team will 80.
gin practice next month and the team
will open tie season in April.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
FATAL COLLISION AT
UTAH MINING CAMP
State Representative Taft Vic.
Tins of Accident.
M Associatcd Pros J

SALT LAKE CRY. UTAH. Feb. %.
Clinton b. Leigh, Il newspaper man
of Salt Lake. and State Representa-
tive Seth Taft. OF WAYNE County,
were killed and Speaker Harry 10.
sephs. of the Utah House, was slight
" hurt i'm a collision oil the Copper
Hclt Railway at the mining camp of
bingham. this afternoon.
The victims were members of
n Legislative party visiting the Bling
ham mines. Mr. Leigh was repre-.
scnting the Salt Lake Herald. He
WAS OF a prominent Kentucky family.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
REelMEnTAL ELECTION.
Nottingham New Colonel Of tn.
SeVenty-fjrst

at meeting CT the officers of
lGic Scvcntv-ilrst Virginia regiment,
held Thursday night in the regimen.
lai aimory at Norfolk, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas j. Nottingham was
elected colonel of ui'c regiment to
succeed General G. G.. Vaughan.
Major Edwin w. Owens, command.
irg the first battalion, was elected
lieutenant colonel to succeed Colon.
el Nottingham, and Captain a.
Epes. Of Portsmouth, was elected
major of the first battalion.
Captain c. c. Moore. First Lieu
tenant C. w. Franklin and Second
Lieutenant Harry Rupert, of the
Huntington Rifles, attended the elec.
tim.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Doctor Porter's Sermons.

Rev. ]. w. Porter d. d nasto,
OF the Newport News BAPTIST church
announces that he will. beginning
tomorrow night preach n series Of
sermons on the subject. 1.-THE Chris.
tan Mother versus tho Smart Set
me doctor says that in the course
or these sermons he may touch mon
incidents connected with the Thaw
case.
louns married people and old ones
too,
That have no children to laugh and
coo,
Find their troubles will Little anes"
be,
If they take Rocky Mountain Tea.
j. G. Gorsuch & Co
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
TWO STEAMER WRECKS.
Reported at London by Vessels Ar
rivirg.
fBy Associated Presu1

LONDON. Feb. 22.-Two steamer
wrecks were reported at n late hour
tonight by passing vessels. One
wreck is eff marlborough Head, in
the North Sea. ana the other off
Beaoly Head, in tho English cttln-
mel. The names OF these vessels are
not known and no details of the dis.
asters have been received. The
weather Is still stormy, especially In
the North Sea.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Six Hundss. for Mr.. IVY.

In allowing fees for the Bay Shore
Terminal litigation. Judge Waddiil,
of Federal District Court, has order
ed r'at 5000 be paid Mr.. II. Clay
Ivy Of this city, for services as
stenographcr. 1t Is understood tStat
tho judge may allow an additional
$500 to Mr. Ivy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Observation-Disclosures
as Marine Notes ~
Observation-Disclosures
Corinth lowed Into Port.

The British steamer Cornth
came up TO this port from Old
Point yesterday morning in tow of
the wrcckirg tug Rescue and an
chored off the shipyard. The vessel
will today be locked in dry dock
NO. ., where Il survey Of her hull
VIII be made. The Corinth was
wrecked near Kington. la, on Nov.
ember 26 and is in n bad shape
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
so % 6767c % 81
" THEATRICAL 80
6o60o6 .s66roso6S6,oGosooT

Morris Moving picture Show will
DE the attraction at the Academy OF
Music this afternoon and tonight.
The feaurc OF tho very interesting
program ~ said be q scene called
The 'ltrruption of Vcsuvius."
Prices for the matinee at 3 o'clock
Will 10 and % cents. AT night the
prices will be 20, 80 and 50 cents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Survey Steamer Hero.

The United States geological sur.
vcy steamer EXPLORER arrived III
port from sea yesterday morning
ana is now anchored OFF Old Domin-
iol per ~. A number OF engineers
are aboard the vessel and after she
leaves this port they will make a
survey OF the coast in this vicinity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Fer Coal CARGO.

he Norwegian steamer Egda ar
rived in port yesterday morning
from Now York to load n full cargo
OF coal TO the account of the Der.
wind-White Coal Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Special Meeting Called.

= special meeting of the ordinance
and notice committee has hcen called
Tor next Monday night 10 mako roc
ommendation to the council for the
necessary approximation for the police
'""""tmcnt during Tho next fiscal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Two and a Half Cent Rate.
(By Associated Press.l

RALEIGH. ~ c., Feb. 22-The
State Senate today passed 2 l-2.cent
passenger rate bill, also including the
secondclass fare. which is made 2
cents. The House had voted for Q
cent rate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Friday, February %, 1907.
Arrived.

Steamer Fgda (Nor), Olsen, New
fcrk--to Berwnd-W7hite Coal Com.
pany in ballast.
Steamer Corinth CBr) Kingston,
ia. I'm tow wrecking tug Rescue).
Steamer Howard, Chase, Baltimore
TO Merchants e Miners Transpor-
tation Company with passengers and
merchandise
Steamer Kersihaw. Bond. Boston
and Norfolk-to Merchants & Miners
Transportation Company with pass.
engers and merchandise.
Steamer Jefferson Dole. New York
ana N2rfoll-to Old Dominion Steam
snip Company with merchandise.
schooner Marguerit, Tripp, Nor.
folk-to 'Smokcless Fuel Company
in ballast
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23

Steamers Jamestown. Hitler. Nor
folk and New York: Kershaw. Bond.
Baltimore: Howard. Chase. Norfolk
and Boston; Mexican. Curry, Nor
folk and Philadelphia
Schooners Mary E. H. c. Dow,
Murray. Charleston. S. c.: Warren
Is. Potter IIamh,ett, Charleston, S.
c.; Silvia G. Hall. Gray. Jackson
vile. Fla; Evelyn w Hinkley. New
comb, Key West. Fla.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28

the money usually spent for Fourth of
July celebrations could be put into this
scheme by having the Fourth as one of
the days. Webster has a very good
ground, close to the city. The county
has now an immense amount of blooded
stock of all kinds, cattle, horses, hogs,
and sheep, and many are raising fancy
poultry. A county fair would furnish
an excellent place for the exhibition of
these animals and would do more than
any thing else to convince others that
there was money in raising the best kind
of animals. Then we could have lee.
lures on diversified farming, corn and
grain raising by prominent men at such
time OF the year when all could afford
the time to attend. would like to hear
from others and if possible at some time
in the near future have all unite in a
call for q public meeting that would
put the project in operation.
thank you for your space.
Yours truly,
H. o. Wickre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28

factory and uniform rule for the collec-
ton of box rents the following schedule,
based upon the kind and capacity of
boxes and the gross receipts at post
offices, has been adopted and will be
strictly adhered to by the department in
the establishment of all box rent rates,
from and after January LIST, 1907.
Gross receipts between s., O00and $1,000
(Which applies TO this office
Call boxes, small, per quarter 25c.
Call boxes, large, per quarter. .3oc.
Lock boxes, small, per quarter. 1880 5c.
Lock boxes, medium, per quarter. 6Oc.
Lock boxes. large, per quarter
Box rents must be collected at the
beginning Of each quarter for the entire
quarter, but no longer. Ten days before
the last day of each quarter postmasters
are required to place a bill bearing the
date of the last day of the quarter in
each rented box. If a box holder fails
to renew his right to his box on or before
the last day of a quarter the box shall
then be closed and offered for rent and
the mail will be placed in the general
delivery.
Please comply with the above order
and AVE yourself annoyance and the
postmaster embarrassment. II you
desire to retain your box, please be kind
enough to inform the postmaster.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28

highly esteemed young ladies. The
groom has been in our city for a few
years in the employ OF the Milwaukee
road until IA year ago when he accepted
a position in the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank. AS the young couple
goes to their new home they carry with
them the best wishes of their many
friends.
Among the ont of town guests were
Mesdames. r. p. Brokaw, N. O. Hagey,
ID. Buckley, @. b. Knott and daughter
Miss Jennie, Melvin and Miss Edna
Larson, of Bristol, Miss Gertie Hesev,
of Aberdeen, Mrs John Scanlon, of
Bradley, and Mrs. John Frommel, of
Groton. Many pretty aud useful pre-
EMS were presented TO the bride.
The Reporter and Farmer JOINS in
hearty congratulations and best wishes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
Let Us Celebrate.
Mr.. Editor.

Mi. Editor.
Every year the people of Webster and
Day county meet at some one of the
towns or cities and have an annual
Fourth Of July celebration. l have
been giving the matter some little
attention Of late and talking to the far
mers and they all seem to believe that
the time has become ripe for Day county
to get mp a county fair organization.
They In general also believe that the
county fair should be held some time in
the early part of the summer in this
county, as is the case where small grains
are grown all over the country, the far
mers are too busy in the fall to attend
fairs. The proper time seems to me to
be along in July and II also seems that
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
School Officers Meeting.

The stockholders of Day county
were well represented at tine meeting
on the 10Th inst. Something like $50
being in attendance.
Senator VIM. Carpenter, of Andover,
was elected chairman, aud j. II. Hetley
clerk of the meeting.
After roll call, MIR. Carpenter rave a
very able presentation Of the recently
made school laws. The new features OF
the law are all to be commended
although some of them are not what we
had hoped for.
Mr.. @. II. Smith, of Minneapolis, gave
a very able address on the subject of
Heating and Ventilating Of School
Buildings" Blessings will follow in
every district whose officers heard and
heed this talk.
President Nash of the Northern Nor
NAL and Industrial School, gave an able
address on the subject of Trained
Teachers for Rural Schools" Although
admitting that the present output of
the normal schools was scarcely
sufficient to furnish the demand for
trained worders in the town schools, he
yet could look forward to the day when
trained teachers would be had for the
country schools, where plenty OF sui
shine, good air, and abundant Nature
made the very best work possible.
Superintendent Hetley was still suffer.
ing so much from the lagrippe that an
extended talk by him was ont of the
question. superintendent w. A. Thomp-
SOD of the Webster City schools, came
to the rescue and held the audience for
thirty minutes with a good practical
talk on school interests.
The meeting was held to be a great
success by all who took the time TO be
present. Some few did not like to give
so much attention to school-matters and
hence spent much time down town.
We are sorry for this, for we think that
the school officers ought to be very much
interested in all that pertains to the
success of the school. They ought to be
chosen to fill the Office because of this
interest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
County Fair.

To the Editor of the Reporter and
Farmer.
Dear Sir
1 have been urged TO say a few words
through your columns in regard to the
educational value of a county fair for
Day county. / I'm too busy to give the
matter of extended thought, but admit
that IL is worthy of much attention both
on the pat of the educators and the
farmers.
One Of the strong features of the COM
ing school will be its industrial nature.
Education does o remain in the mind
IL is not education until the idea has
been wrought out into being. The edu-
cation of the hand and the mind should
go on together. This puts meaning
into that which Is asked Of the child,
and enables him to know that that the
mere repetition Of sounds is not knowl.
edge. He must think and be able to
express his thoughts in some definite
form.
Agriculture in connection with the
children's school.room labors will,
besides giving definiteness to their stud.
les, become q source of delight and
profit to them. / class along with this
study of agriculture, the County Agri-
cultural Fair. 1t is a school for both
old and young, where better and surei
results are eve being attained, along
all lines of agricultural efforts, because
those who attempt the work are ever
profting by the experiences of others.
Experience is q dear school, and in nc
place is this more true than on the farm
The agricultural fair would ave thou
sands of dollars every year, to those
who, but for the experiences of others
would attempt to do again that which
had already proven to be- a serious loss
Poor seed and poor stock costs much tt
our county every year. Poor ideas ant
ideals costs much, far too much, to our
fathers and mothers in the loss Of tn,
greater manhood and usefulness Of theil
boys. Schools that will teach boys ant
girls the increased delights and doubled
profits Of better farming are the need O
the day; and every effort to spread
these ideas to them and to the oldel
people meal . net gain in the value o
our annual productions. Let us hav,
the County Fair.
j. H. Hetley.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28

Benedict Arnold, and would think Of
the fate of Mr.. Paulson, hanging paper
when he ought to be hanging the man
that went back on him, after he had
done more to elect him than any other
man in the county, SO / think, Mr.. Rex
ford, you have another guess coming,
for / will bet a cookie it is neither one
of the six. The insurgents may have
gained one vote bat that wont insure
the next election.
Fred II. Russell.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
The Modern Jonah and the Pol
itica1 Whale.

itica1 Whale.
Some two weeks ago / was in Waubay
and met Mr.. Rexford, and he gave me
q roasting on the county auditor deal,
saying the insurgents had swallowed
him whole, hide, tallow and all. / said
how is that? Then he said Blegen had
to appoint Sig Egeland as he could not
run the Office without him, and he said
the next county auditor will be Aaron
Burr number two, and don't you forget
il. / said, then You think the whale
will throw Jonah mp at the end Of his
term, and he said Sig will be the next
auditor This is in the light of prophesy
by q false prophet judging by the
prophecy he made on his own election
last fall, but l will agree with him as
far as Jonah is~ concerned, for the insur-
gent whale like the republican, ele-
phars have beth read the history of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
Married.

Joseph L. Hammerbacker, of Orion
vile, and Miss Lulu Downing, OF
Andover. were married at the CONNER
cial hotel, of Webster, Monday, at noon
April "a. Rev. Peithman performing
the ceremony. The young couple will
make their home at Ortonville, Mimi.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28

am prepared to do painting and
paperhanging in a good workmanliks
manner and guarantee satisfaction.
Get your paperhanging done now before
the spring rush.
Leave orders at Halbkat g. Co.
A. g. Pauisen,
Painter and Paperhanger.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
H. o. wickre.

Instructions from the Postmas-
ter General.
The following is an extract from a
late order Of the p~ostofice department.
In order to remedy existing condi-
tons and to provide a definite, salts
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-18
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
ApriI I8.

- . . y .
1T99--John Yourg Mason, Virginia
statesman ard diplomat, born Died
October 3. 1859.
1S15-Beriah Magoff1n, governor OF
Kentucky during the civil war, born.
Died 1885.
1s17-George Henry Lewis. philoso-
pher, borEA Died Nov. 80, 1878
1S53-William r. King or Ala5am ),
vice president of the United States.
died.
1S71-Omar Pasha, Turkish soldier, by
birth and Austrian, died.
1s74-Mad Lucas, the Hertfor shire
hermit immortalized by Dickens.
found dead.
1ssS-Cornelius Aea Agnew, eminerf
specialist. died Born Aug 3, 1880.
1ss0-First Pan-American conference
closed at Washington.
1sss-CeLeral Joaquin Crespo, ex-
president of venezeula, killed in
battle
1S99-Reso1utions introduced in Mass
achusetts legislature revoking the or
der barishing Roger Williams tr
1885.
1906-Large part of San Francisco de-
stroyed by earthquake and fire.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-18
ELECTIONS AND THE PEOPLE

As the time Of election draws near
public interest will quicken In the
matter of issues and of candidates.
An attempt has been made TO In
crease the efficiency of the machinery
by some reforms in the primary laws,
but no reforms can be effective IL the
masses permit the few to do the WORK
The main object OF the direct primary
law is to get the issues back to the
people, or better to get the people to
take the initiative.
The great fault of our politics has
been that the people have failed to take
an active part in political affairs,
leaving such work In the hands of an
interested few. And the direct pri-
mary or any other method will fail
OF its purpose IL the same degree of
apathy continues on the part OF the
people. There can be manipuIations
OF the primary as we'll as manipula-
lions of the convention. There Is the
same danger Of the primary run by
the few as there was in the conven-
ton run by the few.
NO mere law can REFORM unless the
people are ripe for reform The awak-
'ening OF the people to the duties of
citizenship is the ideal to be reached.
Primaries and elections have gone
largely by default except where par
Sicularly interesting issues were up.
and the trend OF human experience
Is that they viii still continue along
the same lines. But the ideal condi-
zion would demand that every good
citizen shall vote every time he gets
a chance to vote, whether at a pri- |
mary election or at convention. Per-
maps the day is dawning when the |
good citizen win perform this as his
plain duty, using his voice and his !
vote in the politics of his city, state
and country.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-18

Elston, San Francisco; e. K. McNeill
spoEaEe; r. G. Baker, San Francisco;
r. T. Wilson, Denver; 1. Jacobs, Port
lad; c. w. Dew and family, Nee Perce;
II. c. oliver and family, Sites.
Raymond.
VIM. Annett, Pierce; c. Stunman,
A. F. Bernard, Portland; R. D. Pa
rott. Clifford; Miss M. ]. Atkins, Mos
COW: G. A. Rubedew, Moscow; S. NJ.
Long. J. M. Blake, Orohno; J. L. Ret
tig, Orofino; Henry Blackwell, Walla
walla; NJ. w. Ward, Boise; Jas. Des-
-faven, Grangeville; ]. D. Hansers Spo-
game; F. LAWN. Spokane.
Grand.
Will Ross, Anatone; Edward Raboin-
Spaldirg: J. B. Fender, Webb Ridge;
L. Berkeley, Pataha; Harry Dowde1l,
Burke, Idaho; Ellis Small, Orofino; r.
D. Wilson, Chicago; Frank Stuart
Baker City; Henry Wntsner Baker
City; Amos Belkens, Cloverlard; S. M.
Baker, Asotin Creek.
De France.
Frank Smith and family, Cedar Rap
ids; G. N Chermbers, o. M. Casner,
F. D. Haley, T. D. King, Lapwai: A.
H. Pierce, Culdesac; Herb Kincai.s.,
Clarence HOLDER, A. Mustoe, Reubens:
o. F. Reid, Culdesac; J. w. Dormar.
Spalding; Geo. F. Edwards, Geo. w.
Daras, w. Younger, A. r. Tiffeny, l..
P. Rasmussen. p. c. Bowman, Joseph
P. Knorr, Anaconda; e. s. Conwe'l,
Anaconda Judge Williams, Orofino;
e. M. Flat, Pardee.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-18
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