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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-11-14


retary Taft was going to do this
and had even notified the War /
Department ofhis intention when
a long cable correspondence en-
sued between him and the Presi-
dent, the result of which has been
that he will visit Berlin while En- !
peror William is still absent. It's
believed that the talk of q close
understanding with Germany has
been displeasing to the Admins
tration and that it is to still this
talk that the program of Secre-
tary Taft's visit has been set
forward rather than back so
that there will be no appearance
Of his merting Emperor William
for an official conference.
One uf the interesting guests Of
Washington this we+k has been
Capt. Roald Amundson the Arc
tic explorer, and the man who
definitely located the magnetic
pole. He has been a guest at the
Cosmus Club, that resort of gov
ernment and other scientists. He
isgoing to make another trip to
the north, hoping to make either
a new "farthest north" or to
reach the pole itself. The novel
feature of his coming trip is that
he is going toemploy polar hears
for his slcdge journey. He has
several teams of these animals
already in trainingand saysthat
they will solve the problem of the
polar journey. 1t certainly op-
pears on the face OF it as though
they might since each Of them has
the pulling power Of ten horses,
and as they lire BY preference in
the arctic and are used the cold
and privation Of the for north.
Capt. Umundsen sayS that they
can be broken to harness quite
as we'll as dogs and it is on this
theory that he is preceding with
his strange team. There only re-
mains the question whether it
may not prove @ repetition of the
old Limerick,
There was O young girl of the Nj
ger
Who went for a ride on q tiger.
They returned from the ride with
| the lady inside,
Anda smile on the face OF the tiger.
The first fruits of the army test
ride are becoming manifest in
that twelve who are admittedly
sound in head but possibly not
so in wind and limb have been or
dered before O retiring board.
The move marks a new departure
in the army. Heretofore it has
not been the custom to subject
officers over the rank Of captain
to a physical examination TO r
promotion, and there are a large
number OF officers who are good
technical men and who have not
any manifest physical defect who
probably could not stand th Q
fifteen mile horseback ride that
"a number OF the officers have re-
Gently undergone. In fact it is
said that if the new system is
kept in force it will mean t h g
elimination from the active list
of ten per cent OF the officers who
come up for promotion. 1t viii
strike some of the Old establish.
ed desk men in the War Depart.
ment, men who never expected
: to see an examining board agair
} till they were ready to 60 on th'
J retired list voluntarily. 1t is crt
ating a great deal of apprehen
sion among all the officers who
have reached middle age. o
course there is q great deal o
fault found among the men who
6 are the victims of the new order
hut it will make far more rapit
and is accordingly
: wdcomed by the young men.
HELP WANTED-Wec can Civ
;. several families, especially girls
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-11-14

Perfection is a good deal more
than the power OF picking faults
10 other people.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-11-14
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
If Troy Should Burn.

Troy should sound pleasant citizens
gressve little city but sound just the these days And
Troy should bum We invite what
the result would be individual This week the News editor
this question several business really asonhed
the In would ruin
them Grasp the wods-RUIN THEMl August Johnson
oOson Johnson the biggest said would
take every dollar their and indebtedness
practically F. M the flour MILL
that fire would leave him debt and L.
Wner when asked what condition fire would leave him. m Well the
high can't much and Troy should be destroyed it
would My loss would between and twelve thousand dollars
C. A. Broman another merchant said practically the thing
destruction would
least thousand dollars John Boen hardware
just completed fine brick and the the
said that fire would cripple him beyond hope His
would installing
of the matter is that fire would about Troy
business and while all could probably back into business they would be
compelled by debt heavily Some
raj conAagaon and would be financially ruined All works
expressed willingness money the enterprise
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
For Water Works.

Troy will have fire before the prediction the
Troy News This made after partial of the leading
business the F. M Green snd willingness push
and will take $1,000 worth the stock Olson Johnson will
another thousand the and before Spokane Oscar
said that the First Bank Troy would W. NJ
De will 60 into the anywhere from five hundred thousand
will Mess Broman and Walner Others the News they
would stock running the subscription $1,000 with than
half the estimated that
something under Of this $4,000
voting bonds which will find ready SALE This will leave about $4,000
raised by the citizens of Troy and the News that
be raised Chairman Green the council together with the
board discussed this length meeting Tuesday
decided that proposition would pushed The
old committee be called together and had Then the work
taken pushed by either the old this
the hearty and enthusiastic and child
solicited appealed
anything
undertaken here 1t when
boost will help whole ot chance show the kind of stuff
made Of 1t is the time knocker get the time
to boost together for the good OF all.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
The Fourth.

There is now a certainty that the
Fourth in Troy will be a rousing sue
cess. The citizens OF Troy have come
forward and raised about one hundred
dollars more than was used last year,
assuring the celebration Of plenty OF
funds. The committee on speaker
and music has a reply from Congress
man French in which he accepts the
invitation to deliver the address. A
brass band will be engaged and a big
time insured. There will be a red hot
base ball game, probably with the
Helmer team and some other equally
good nine, and a program of sports
that will afford an afternoon of fun.
The program will not be as long as
last year, and will be pulled off with
more rapidity. The purses will also
be more liberal. That there will be a
big crowd there will be no question
for people from all the surrounding
country have already signifed desire
to celebrate in Troy. Join the crowd
and come to Troy.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
New Bridge.

Troy is to have new bridge. And
it is TO be the very best bridge that
can be built for the money available.
1t is to replace the old one leading to
the depot, and will combine a wagon
with foot bridge. The contract has
been let to Eli Harris, of Moscow, one
OF the best bridge builders in the coun-
try, and the timbers for the new
structure are now being hauled. The
new bridge will be thirty feet long, or
ten feet longer than the aid one, with
an eighteen foot driveway. On the
west side will will be six foot foot
bridge, making the total width 24 feet.
The bridge will span the creek some
four feet farther east, making it much
more convenient of access for teams,
and be sufficiently strong to accommo-
date the heaviest loads. The total
cost will be about S240.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
The Editors Song.

How dear to my heart is the steady
subscriber, who pays in advance with
out skipping year; who takes out his
dollar and offers it gladly, and casts
around the Office a halo of cheer.
Who never says stop it, cannot af-
ford it" or getting more papers each
day than read," but always says
send it, the whole outfit likes tin
fact we regard it a business need" /"
How welcome he is when he steps in
the sanctum; how he makes our hearts
throb; we outwardly thank him-we in
wardly bless him-the steady subscrib-
er who pays in advance. e.-Ex.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
Cow Bells.

This is certainly subject that will
interest some Of the readers of the
News. One gentle reader, that looked
as if she had not slept for week, walk
ed into our Office few days ago and
wanted US TO use our influence to stop
the nuisance. We promised to do
what we could. And the same day a
long. lean bachelor, with blue eyes and
a sweet smile repeated the request.
Both said they could not sleep. No
one will doubt them. Who could?
The average Troy COW wears a bell
that resembles a mush kettle in size,
with voice that sinks into a sleepy
soul to its very depths. But the COW
can't help it. It is her business to
seek the seclusion Of vacant lot un-
der the window of some one oblivious
to the world, and there chew her cud
in blissful silence. But she can't do
il. Man, in his cussedness, has en-
twined the neck of old Boss with a big
strap a clamorous COW bell that whangs
away with each chew of her cud, and the
sleeper, awakening, reaches for club
which he hurls at Boss through the
second story window, and as she moves
away the awakened innocence cusses
the marshal and goes back to bed.
The remedy for all the trouble is in the
substitution of COW bells with pneu-
matte clappers, that will be less strenu-
GUS in their changing.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
New Ball Team.

Troy is to have a new base ball team.
Tuesday evening meeting was held
in the rear of the drug store at which
time new organization was perfected.
The old officers handed in their resig-
nations and Mark Davis was elected
manager and K. w. Woodward captain.
1t was decided to uniform the team and
movement for that purpose is now
on foot. The grounds will be still
improved and made one of the best dia-
monds in the county. 1t is believed
winning team can be put out and the
new management will 60 into the
work with this idea in view.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
Burnt Ridge Won.

The unexpected happened last Sum
day when the Burnt Ridge ball team
defeated the Helmer nine on the Troy
diamond with a score of 9 to IS. The
Helmer team came down with the
understanding that they were to play
Troy, but the local team was a little
mixed as to just where it was at, !"
with some of its players out of town
and the game was turned over to the
Burnt Ridge boys. And they never
dreamed of beating the bunch of fast
ball tossers that w. S. Miller has sue
ceeded in getting together this season.
But they did, and as result lot of
cash changed hands on the result.
Those who were wise to the game
wagered big odds that Helmer would
win but when they began to fail and
were not crossing the home plate as
often as the farmer boys the air grew
blue and chilly. The Helmer team is
made up of a really fast lot of players,
but the regular catcher was not behind
the bat and the speedy Helmer pitcher,
when he did let out, threw the sphere
away. The catcher couldn't begin tc
stop it. This gave the Burnt Ridgers
several runs that helped to swell theii
score and made some difference in the
final results. But the Burnt Ridge
team was surprise. In both fielding
and batting they showed a lot of i'm
provement over previous work on the
Troy diamond and demonstrated that
there are several very good players
among the boys from the peach
belt east of Troy. The two teams viii
cross bats again June 10 at Helmer.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
REMARKABLE RESCUE.

That truth is stranger than fiction.
has once more been demonstrated in the
little town of Fedora, Tenn, the resi-
dence of @. Y. Pepper. He writes 81
was in bed, entirely disabled with hem
orrhages of the lungs and throat. Doc
tors failed to help me, and all hope had
fled when | began taking DIR. Kings
New Discovery. Then instant relief
came. The coughing soon ceased; the
bleeding diminished rapidly, and in
three week | was able to go to work. F"
Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds.
50c. and 100, at c. V. Johnson's drug
store, Trial bottle free.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
COLIC AND DIARRBOEA

Pains in the stomach, collie and diar-
rhoea aae quickly relieved by the use Of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diar-
rhoea Remedy. when in need OF such
a medicine, give it trial. For sale by
G. Y. johnson.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
To the Men.

DR.. Richardson will give a $1,000
gold piece for the best 1907 colt at the
4th of July celebration at Troy.
TO THE WOMEN.
Mrs. Richardson will give a $1,000
gold piece to the fattest baby under D
years. Only out of town babies al
lowed in the contest.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07

When in Troy try sack of Genesee
-four. Sold by w. M. Duthie.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
Junk! junk!

pay cash for old rubber, also old
copper and brass. ATHRRToS,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

A pleasant evening was passed with
games and lunch was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

Gives Euchre Party-Mrs. c. l.. Sill
Wis assisted by Miss Eva Long enter
tanned a company of ladies at euch :e
yesterday afternoon at her home, 2124
Eighteenth avenue. Nine tables were
played and the games were follow ed
by luncheon. Tomorrow afternoon
she will be hostess to company at
bridge whist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

proved He is now able to walk abou.
on crutches after suffering a very Sc
we're attack of rheumatism.
Fred Kleist met with quite an acct
dent Tuesday while raking stalks. 4
corn stalk tripped the rake at an Il l.
expected moment. his foot being
caught in such manner as to double
it together. Although no bones were
broken he is suffering considerable
pain.
Mrs. Oren Rabideaux, daughter CT
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Shirley, is in 4
critical condition at her home in Mus.
catine.
William Kreuger, Sr., suffered two
severe attacks of heart failure last
week. Though still very weak he is
! improving.
Ode and James Dolan attended tn.
funeral of their mother, Mrs. May
| Dolan of Fairport. Iowa. Mrs. Dolar
died Monday evening at 9 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

own home which he repaired recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burgoyne have
been visiting their son Bernard of
Aledo Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. John McKillip is visiting at
Carbon Cliff with his sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Brusso, for a short time.
Gilbert Dunlap and wife and Ernest
Dunlap and wife of Rock Island spent
Sunday at the home of their brother,
A. Dunlap.
Miss Hannah Burmeister and Miss
Clara Gaertmeier of Davenport spent
Sunday with Miss Burmeister's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Burmeister
Shad Stickrod found a pearl last
week when he was cleaning clam
shells below the village, valued at $25
A large number of friends attended
the funeral of Mr.. Blazer. He was well
liked by all who knew him. The fam
lily have the sympathy of the commu
lnity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
TAYLOR RIDGE.

Miss Owens from Moline is being
entertained by Miss Emma Ball this
week.
On account of the inclement weather
only about thirty-five attended the lee
ture given at the Methodist church Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Garnett and Mrs. Miller left
Tuesday evening to spend few weeks
in New Mexico.
r. p. Wait has purchased the lots
formerly owned by L. d. Nudge, and
expects to erect new bank building
soon.
Mabel McBurney is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. S. Miller
Mrs. Schrader of Rock Island is Wis
iting at the home of w. S. McCulloch
Mrs. Charles Crawford and sons
spent Sunday with Mrs. S. c. Taylor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

Entertains r. o. X. Club.-Joseph A
Smith entertained the members of the
F. o. X. club last evening at his home
500 Twenty-fourth street. After the
business meeting refreshments wee
served and the remainder of the even
ing was passed with vocal and instr l.
mental music. This evening the club
will give dance at the Tower.
Will Give Coffee Party.-The ladies
of st. Joseph's Altar society will give
their monthly coffee at the home ct
Mrs. Walter Yerbury. 210S Third ave-
nue. next Tuesday afternoon from -
8 O'Clock.
Will Give Series of Dances.-The Ia
dies of the Modern Maccabees will give
the first of a series of dances at the
Tower next Monday evening. The
dates for the other dances are June II
and July 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
ANDALUSlA.

Edward Wenks and wife have re,
turned to their home in Des Moines
and their daughter leila to her school
duties in Clinton.
Henry Thompson is quite i'll at his
home.
Mrs. o. w. Glazier and daughte.
were visiting Thursday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Roth.
Mrs. Fritz Brusso of Keithsburg
who was called here to attend her
fathers funeral, returned home Satur-
day.
Mr.. Truckenmiller has been visiting
his daughter. Mrs. High, the past week
at Muscatine, and returned Sunday
morning.
The Baptist dinner to be held this
month at Mrs. Powell's at Edgington
has been postponed indefinitely.
Miss Florence Cole has gone to Rock
Island to learn the dressmaking trade
with her aunt, Miss Titterington.
Richard Kelley, travelling salesman
for J. F. Kelley G Co. of Davenport
was calling on the merchants Satur
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Wenks were in
Davenport the last of the week.
Mr.. McNiff has located in the C. A
Hays store rooms and is doing good
business in his line as a feather reno
vatOr.
Miss Katherine Boney of Rock Is
land, who was visiting relatives the
past week, has returned home
William Stuart has moved in his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
BANK AT SILViS
TO BE OPENED SOON
Cox Brothers Propose to Start Finan
ciaI Institution With Capital
of $4,000.

Silvis is to have a bank. H. r. Cox,
a prominent banker, merchant, and
mine owner of Nebo, KY, has asso-
Cox, the Silvis merchant ana owner of
considerable property in that thriving
suburb, and the two propose starting 4
bank under the firm name of Cox
Brothers in about a week. The bank
will occupy the Cox business block, II.
r. Cox will be president and A. T.
Cox cashier. The capital stock will
be $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
ILLINOIS CITY.

The heavy frosts and snow of la st
week have killed the cherries AMI
peaches in this locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Thomas are the
proud parents of a new baby girl born
May 1.
William Fisher who recently reside /
in Buffalo Prairie has moved into the
house owned by Mrs. Rood at Illinois
City.
The house recently occupied by Mrs.
Nellie Morrow was vacated on Mon
day. Ed Huber and James Morrow
moved the furniture to Rock Island.
John Morehead who has been quite
i'll is some better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
TIMBER.

w. E. Parmenter is attending cou:ss
this week in Rock Island
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Robson we;e
Rock Island visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. w. E. Parmenter and Mrs. ]. y.
Harris spent Wednesday afternoon IL
Thomas Vanatta's near Reynolds. Mrs.
Vannatta is quite sick with pneumonia
Miss Retta Andrews visited Sunday
at her home in Timber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
MOLINE

Try to Settle Strike Citizens of
East Moline in mass meeting Wednes
day evening appointed committee of
six to confer with the manufacturers
and union molders in the hope of secur-
ing some settlement of the labor trou-
bles which are stirring up that city
The committee was in conference with
the manufacturers yesterday afternoon,
and the meetings are still in progress.
Nearly fifty citizens were present at
the mass meeting Frank Clendenin
acted as chairman, ald w. G. Baker as
secretary. On Instructions of the meet
| ing. Mr.. Clendenin appointed the fol
lowing to compose the conference COM
mittee: Frank Clendenin, Ben Mitch
ell, Will Salzmann. Peter STANCE, T.
H. German, C. E. Williams.
| To Deliver Glass Sermon.-Rev Rich
ard S. Haney of the Second Congre-
gational church has been invited by
| the senior class of the nigh school to
| deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sun
| day, May 26, to the 1907 graduates
This sermon will be preached at the
Second Congregational church in the
leveniDg.
Dies at Word has come
that T. E. Allen. formerly of Moline,
had died in Chicago He leaves wife
and three children, with other relatives
who reside in South Moline. He was
formerly employed as a millwright at
Barnard & Leas Manufacturing COM
pany, and at last reports was employed
in the same capacity by the Otis Ee-
vator company of Chicago.
| City Election in Suburb.-Tomorrow
the first city election will be held in
East Moline. The polls will be opened
at the Jail building at o'clock in the
morning and close at in the after
noon. The poll books show 341 legal
voters registered and that the probable
tiles are that very large vote will be
least.
Woman's Club to EIect.-The WO-
mans club executive board met yester-
day with Mrs. G H. Huntoon. when the
lannual reports were presented and ia
vorable action was taken on the mat
ter of establishing a city missionary.
The board also allowed $50 for the civic
Improvement department which will be
used in constructing gardens and beau.
tifying other public grounds. Arrange.
10 tbo
ing of the club to be held tomorrow
when the election of officers will take
lplace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
FOSTER.

Adam Steckman former resident C.
Drury township died at his home IN
Andalusia Tuesday, April 80. The re-
mains were brought to the Essex
cemetery for interment Rev. J. r.
Spiller officiated at the funeral.
Charles Spickler visited at the home
of his brother Nathan Saturday night
and Sunday.
Louie Hessman is very much i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
BETTER CONNECTIONS MADE
Street Railway Company Cuts Out Wait
at Sears on Way to City.

The Tri-City Railway company has
made some improvement in the con
nections of the Milan and Watch Tower
cars. Passengers coming to the city
do not wait now for the Watch Tower
trip, but are able to board the cars at
Sears and come direct to the city. Go
ing the other way, the hour car makes
close connections, and a car is kept
standing at Sears, which passengers
can use if compelled to wait. But, OF
course, it is not like through service