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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
MORE MONEY NEEDED
10 Complete Palatka's Water
Plant-FreeHolderS VIII
Vote on $4,000 Loan.

The city council has had three
meetings this week, ending with last
night, when an ordinance was
adopted submitting to the freehold
ers of the city the question of au'
thorizing the-city to borrow $4,000 to
complete and equip the new munich
pal water plant.
At the meeting on Tuesday night,
DR.. E. S. Grill, president of the board
of bond trustees, appeared before the
board and stated that Mr.. Lyon, late
city engineer who was recently in
the city, had refused to accept the
work of J. H. McKenzies Sons, con-
tractors for constructing the water
works, and that the bond trustees
would now proceed to put the pipe
line in condition called for under the
contract and hold the contractors
responsible. H said the bond trus-
tees were acting under advise of City
Attorney Hilburn.
1t is understood that the bond
trustees have withheld l5 per cent Of
the amount due McKenzies Sons, and
that this will be ample to put the
pipe line in shape to stand the re-
quired test.
The council had before it the COM
plants of tax payers whose property
assessments had been raised and
these were acted upon.
The request for reduction of Capt
j. ID. Lane was demed.
The request of Martin Griffin for a
reduction on blocks l56 and 2l2 were
granted, and the assessment on the
former lot was reduced from $500 to
81 300, while that on the latter was
reduced from 81 900 to 500.
The request of G. M. Boyd was de-
MED.
That of r. d. Alexander on lot 2,
block 67 was reduced from $1,000 to
81, 300, and the assessment of lot G.,
block 45, belonging to ]. R. Mellon
was cut from 1000 to S3,700.
The petition of Kirby street prop
erty holders for Il granolithic side
walk was granted,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
An Ordinance.

To provide for an Election by the Legal
ly Qualified Voters of the City of Pal
atka, to Authorize the Borrowing of
Sum of Money not to Exceed Ten
Thousand ($10,000) Dollars, to be
used In the Completing ard Equipping
of the System of Water Works within
the City Of Palatka, now Under Con-
struction by the Board of Bond Trus-
tees of said City.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and the
City Council of the City of Palatka:
Section /. That the Mayor of the City
of Palatka. the Presidentan Clerk Of the
City Council of said City, or their success
sors in office, be and are hereby author
ed and empowered, by and with the ap-
proval ofthe legally qualified voters of
the City of Palatka, actually voting, who
own real estate In said city and have
paid the taxes fot theNyea last due
thereon, and who at the time of said
election reside in said city, said approx
al to be determined at an election to be
hereafter provided, to borrow sum of
money not to exceed Ten Thoussnd
$4,000 Dollars, at rate Of interest
not to exceed five per cent per annum,
and to sign and execute notes in the
name and by the authority of the City
of Palatka, and for term not exceeding
ten 1O) years. pledgIng the funds,
credit and property of the city for the
faithful payment of the same.
Sec. 2. That the Mayor Of the City Of
Palatka shall issue his proclamation,
calling an election of the legally quail
residing therein, who own real estate in
coil oit oph 1r,h, bo, & = 90 PN,
the year last due thereon, to be held on
the eleventh 1lth day of November, A.
D., 1907, at the usual polling places, for
the purpose of determining whether the
City Council, through the Mayor Of said
city and the President and Clerk Of the
City Council, shall borrow the sum OF
money provided for in Section l, of this
ordinance
Sec. 3. That said election shall be
held on the day aforesaid, during the
hours and In the manner prescribed by
the laws and ordinances of the said city,
and the question of borrowing said sum
of money shall be so submitted to the
electors aforesaid as to allow them to
cast their vote and express their will
for or against the borrowing of said sum
of money, and the ballots used therein
shall be made in the manner and form
prescribed by the laws and ordinances
of said city for such purposes, and the
canvass and return Of said election shall
be made recording to the provisions of
the laws and ordinances of said city.
Sec. 4. That the mayor OF said city
shall make all necessary arrangements
for the holding of said election, and shall
give at least thirty days notice Of the
same, in the manner provided by the
laws and ordinances Of said city.
Sec. 8 That this Ordinance shall
take effect Immediately upon the pas
sage and approval by the Mayor.
Sec. g.. That all ordinances and parts
of Ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Passed in open council October 3rd,
A. D. 1907.
BENZ. I. GAY,
President City Council.
Attest: Protein.
j. N. BLACKWELL,
Seall Clerk,
Approved: October 4th, A. d. 1907.
F. H. WILSON, Mayor.
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PROCLAMATION,

Notice is hereby given that an election for
the purpose of determining whether or not
the City of Palatka shall borrow a sum OF
money, not exceeding ten thousand (SlOOOO(
dollars, upon the terms and in the manner
provided in an ordinance of said City passed
in open council October Sd, 1907, will be held
in said City on Monday the llth day of Nov
ember, 1907, namely, for the purpose of de-
termtning whether or not the City of Palat-
ka snail borrow sum of money not exceed
ing ten thousand dollars (SlO,0OO), at u rate
of interest not to exceed per cent per an
mum, for term not exceeding 10 wears. to
be used in the completion and equipment
OF the system of water works now being
built by the Board of Bond Trustees; and
to authorize and empower the Mayor, Pres
tdent and Clerk of the City Council of said
Olty to sign and execute notes in the name
and by the authority of the City of Palatka
pledgtng the funds, credit and property of
the City for the faithful payment thereof.
The following are the inspectors aud clerks
OF each Ward and designated polling places in
same
Ward /, Peter Gardner clerk, N. o. Davis.
place, Gays warehouse
Ward .. a. G. Phillips, clerk; G. B. Mobly
W. l. Cheeves g. H. Wigg, inspectors. Polling
place, Central Fire Station.
war, ward .. {; Rowton, clerk; Leo Jacobson,
James Ray, Paddy McGraw, inspectors POLL
ing place, OldCouncil Chamber
Ward 4. p. j, BeckS, clerk; John A. Granger
James Fry, Joseph Price Jr., inspectors. poll
ing place, Cor Main and Third Sts.
Ward >. NJ. Nelson, clerk; Tony Shamis,
HeorSe Douglas, D. W. Hagan, inspectors. Poll
ing place, Court House.
Ward 6. j. D. Jetfords, clerk Robert Cairns,
John Beale, alex Hall, inspectors. Polling
place, Odd Fellows Hall.
Ward z j. G. Hagan clerk; Arthur Brown
ing, Tom Jones, I. j. Thompson, inspectors.
Polling place, Silas Smiths store, Lemon ST,
Polls open at 8 o'clock A. NJ. and close at
Sunset.
on the question OF authorizing the CITY to
borrow money as aforesaid only the legally
qualified voters of the City of Palatka, who
own real estatetn said City and have paid the
taxes for the year last due thereon, and who al
the time of said election reside in said Citv.
shall be authorized to vote on such question.
+. II. WILSON,
Mayor OF said City,
Palatka, Florida, Oct 4th, 1907,
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Mr.. I. l.. Elwood Here.

Mr.. I. l.. Elwood of DeKalb, ILL.,,
is occupying his home on Madison
street with a party of gentlemen
friends from Chicago, among whom
are Messrs. Forest Adams Moran,
Bunker and Benedict. The party
arrived here Sunday and Monday
went on a fishing trip up the st.
Johns river on Mr.. Elwoods beauti-
ful houseboat "Doozie." Mr.. Ell
wood and his friends are only here
for few days and may take advant-
age of the sea bass fishing at Daytona
Reach
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
SALOONS WIN OUT
In Pensacola by Aid of Venal
Negro Vote.
to PALATKA NEWS.

Special to PALATKA NEWS.
Pensacola, Oct. 3.-The negro vote
on Tuesday decided the local option
issue in Escambia county and the
county will stay wet.
Had the issue been left to the
white voters alone this county would
have gone dry by over 250 majority.
Oyer 600 negroes participated in
the election and more than 80 per
cent of them voted wet.
AS it is Pensacola and Escambia
county will continue the saloon sys-
tenn by a majority of POP votes out of
a total of BIG votes polled.
The wet vote of the county was
500. and the dry vote 1857.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
LETTER TO A. M. STEEN, JR.
Palatka, Fla.

Dear Sir: Two cans of paint look
alike; two paints look alike, when
opened; two jobs look alike, so long
as they're new-unless one is scant.
They are far from alike; one is
paint and the other is trash.
The gallon price is not far from
alike. They don't cost alike. One
takes 10 gallons to paint house; the
other takes 20. The cost of one job
is $50; the other $1O0-it may be $50
the job that cost least is the good
one; wears twice as long as the other.
There are two ways of telling good
paint: by the name; by the number
of gallons it takes for job-least
gallons, best paint. By the name
Devoe; by least gallons.
Yours truly
SO f w DEVOE g. co
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
THE ANTI-sALO0N BATTLE.
Putnam County Goes DRY" by Decisive Ma
jority Of 254 Votes.


for prayer early in the morning and
again in the afternoon. Late i'll the
afternoon large company of chill
dren paraded the streets singing pa
triotic airs. The interest of these
women and their work for the home
and an opportunity to build a better
generation of men cannot be over
estimated. They are getting their
full share of satisfaction out of the
splendid results.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
DR.. Hay CongratulateS.

In letter to Rev. l.. r. Lynn re-
ceived yesterday morning, Rev. DR..
Thos.,P. Hay of Gainesville, a for
mer greatly loved pastor of the Pa
latka Presbyterian church says:
ASK the News to extend my warm
to the good people of
your city and county in their splen-
did victory. Gainesville and Alach-
ua county extend you u cordial well
come into the fellowship of sobriety,
and prosperity.
THOMAS p. HAY"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
Schirard- -Rosero NuptialS.

One OF the most beautiful nome
weddings ever to occur in Palatka,
was the marriage of Mr.. John Schi-
rard to Miss Martha Mercedes Cath
crime Rogero, both of this city, on
Wednesday, October 2.
The ceremony occurred at the
home of the brides father, Mr.. Chas.
Joseph Rogero, in Palatka Heights,
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. The
beautiful home was most tastefully
decorated for the event. The color
scheme was white and green. The
ceremony was performed in the spa
clous parlor, where pretty bower of
cedar and white chrysanthemums
was tastefully erected. On top of the
bower were two white hearts joined
The many decorations in the rooms
and grounds were delightful to see.
Promptly at three o'clock the
groom and his best man, Mr.. w. Carl
Davis, entered the parlOr and stood
at the side of the bower in front of
Rev. Father Patrick Barry, priest in
charge of st. MOnica's Roman Cath
olic church, and Immediately the at
tendants entered, Mr.. Chas. j. Smith
with Miss Jennie Mundee, Mr.. H.
Emmett Weller with Miss Lena
Crichlow, Miss Anna Maude Rogero,
maid of honor, then the pretty bride
leaning on the arm of her father. AS
the bridal party entered, Mendels-
sOhns wedding march was rendered
by the orchestra, Miss Cora Mooney
and Mr.. Robert Ray, The bride and
groom knelt before the bower in
which stood Father Barry who read
the beautiful and impressive mar
riage ritual of the church, and pro-
nounced the happy couple man and
wife.
At the conclusion of the ceremony,
the bride and groom received their
many friends in the bower. More
than an hour was consumed in felici-
tations and congratulations After
wards followed a splendid reception
with dainty refreshments which were
served by the Misses Manulla Roge-
ro, Rosebud Petermann and Mary
Mundee. Misses Rosalu Coke and
Daisy Livingston presided at the
punch bowl.
The wedding presents were many
and beautiful, evincing the great es-
TEEN in which the young people were
held by their hosts of friends and
well wishers.
The costumes of the wedding party
were strikingly pretty. The bride
was gowned in white chiffon over
white tatfeta silk, with dainty white
lace and bridal veil and wore a bou-
quet of white carnations, The maid
of honor, Miss Anna Maude Rogero,
blue liberty silk over blue silk, and
was very pretty. Miss Jennie Nun
dee, a cousin of the bride, wore white
chiffon null over white silk with car
nations Miss Lena Crichlow, white
chiffon null over yellow silk with
carnations.
The groom, Mr.. John Schirard, is
the very popular city agent of the
Southern Express company and is a
splendid young man of both appear
ance and attainments. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Joseph Rogero and the grand daugh-
ter of Messrs. Manuel Henry Rogero
and Peter Petermann, who Were
among the foremost men of early Pa
latka. Mrs. Schirard was born and
reared in this city and has always
been one of Palatka's fairest and
sweetest maids.
The legion of friends of the young
people accompanied them to the
train to wish them most happy
wedding tour throug the south and
west,-COM.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
GeorSia State Fair.

The Georgia State Fair will be
held at Atlanta, Ga, October 10th to
the 26th, the date of sale for these
tickets will be from October 10th to
Oct. 25th inclusive. Parties in the
state of Florida who desire to take
this trip, can get rates either from
Jacksonville or Live Oak at the very
much reduced rate of S8:S5 from Live
Oak and return, or $l0:35 from Jack
sonville and return. Final limit of
the tickets is not later but up to
of October 18th. These
tickets entitle parties admission to
the grounds. For further and de-
tailed information, write to FRANK
q. BOYLsToN, Dist. Pass. Agent,
Atlantic Coast Line, Jacksonville,
Florida.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
A CERTAIN CURE FOR CRoUP-UsED FOR
Ten YEARS WITHOUT A FAILURE.

Mr.. W. @. Bott, a Star City, Ind,
hardware merchant, is enthusiastic in
his praise of Chamberlains Cough
Remedy. HIS children have all been
subject to Group and he has used this
remedy for the past ten years, and
though they much feared the Group, his
wife and he always felt safe upon reti-
ring when a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy was in the house. HIS
oldest child was subject to severe at
tacks of Group, but this remedy never
failed to effect speedy cure. He has
recommended it TO friends and neigh
bors and all who have used it say that
it is unequaled for Group and whooping
cough For sale by Ackerman-s Stewart
Drug Co.
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A QUICK AND SAFE REMEDY FOR BOWEL

Twenty years ago Nj. Geo. W Brock
discovered that Chamberlain's Co!ic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was q
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plants "During all of these years, :"
he says, 81 have used it and recon-
mended it many times and the results
have never yet disappointed me-" Mr..
Brock is publisher Of the Aberdeen, Md,
Enterprise, For sale by Ackerman-Stew-
art Drug Co.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04

Pansy and all other kinds of
Flower seeds and bulbs at Kenner-
ly's Seed store. l0-4-2t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
ANOTHER MOVE IS
 PLANNED IN JULY Attempt to Head Off Newly h.
 corporated Towns PROVIDES FOR ADMISSION Greymount and Elyton Want to Be ln- corporated and New Bill Will
 Allow Them to Come Into
 Birmingham.
PROVIDES FOR ADMISSION

At the July session of the legislature bill similar to the Miller bill in many particulars, but permitting incorporat ted towns to vote on the question of coming into Greater Birmingham, will be intro duced.
 The bill is being framed now by attor- neys who have made a careful study of the conditions According to the pro- visions of the bill town like Avondale North Birmingham or Woodlawn could hold an election and vote for or against coming into Greater Birmingham.
 Under the Miller Dill only unincorporated territory has Il right to vote on the ques- tion of becoming a part of Greater Bir- minGham. To offset this articles of in corporation have been filed for several municipalities recently and elections have been ordered by the judge of probate to decide whether the territory should or should not be Incorporated.
 Two of these proposed municipalities are Elyton, for which articles of incor- poration were filed yesterday and several days ago articles of incorporation were filed for Greymount, which includes Smithfield, Owenton and all the property lying around and between those two places that is not included in some other incorporated town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
GO OVER THE EPLANS
 FOR B|G UNIVERSITY 'Crockard and HasSinger Talk
 to Trustees Committee URGE SCHOOL OF MINES 1t Is Understood the University Has Practically Decided to Establish
 This Branch of Work at State School.
URGE SCHOOL OF MINES

The committee appointed by the board of trustees of the University of Alabama to recommend plans for development at the university met at noon yesterday in tho First National Bank building. Pres- ent: Chairman J. IT. Johnson of Talla- dega and Samuel Pratt of Prattville from the board: Dr. John w. Abercrombe, president of the university, and Hill Fer guson.
 By invitation, F. II. Crockard, vice pres- ident and general manager of the Ten nessee- Republic and w. II. Hassinger ad- dressed the committee on the subject of technical education and the need for tech nically trained men here in the Birming- ham district. MT. Crockard said that young men of the very highest technical knowledge were in demand mad that all such would find ready employment. Min ing engineers, he said, were in especially great demand here. He discussed Tusea- loosa a particularly good place for Il mining schol. Students could see min ing operations right there at the unl- versity, and they could come to Birmins- ham every Saturday and spend practically day working at the mines in the immed- late district.
 Mr. Hassinger spoke along the same line as MT. Crockard. Both these tech nically educated gentlemen emphasized the importance of having trained men at the coal mines for the purpose of insur- ing safety.
 The committee took up the building matter. Letters from eminent architects were read and all indicated that they were eager to make plans for the pro- posed buildings. Action was postponed until the latter part of the month. A re- port will be made to the board May 1. It is stated that the board has virtually decided to establish a school of mines at the university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
PRIZES ARE AWARDED.
Successful Week of Masque carniva
 Closes at Southsde Rink.

The final session of the masque carnival was held at the Southside rink last night. The s2DJ in prizes was contested for on Friday and last night. The contests were very interesting and amusing throughout and everybody seemed pleased with the results.
 Prizes awarded last night were all sin gle. as follows:
 For the mast attractive lady costume: First prize. Mss Lydia Mcflvaln; sec ond. Miss Iva Stout; third. Miss Gertrude Ehrman.
 For the most comical costume: First prize, Miss Nellie May Herman; second. Miss Pauline Lewis; third C. A. Stevens. For the most original costume: First prize, Miss Pauline Lewis: second, Henry Jenkins: third. l.. R. Brock.
 For the most graceful lady skater: First prize. Miss Carrie Scott: second, Miss Agnes Whiting; third. Miss Eula Dish eroon
 For the most graceful gentleman skater: First prize. Ed Butterfeld: sec- ond. Lee squires; third. Ed Deacy.
 The special grand prize given to the person receiving the most points in con tests during the week was won by Ed Butterfleld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
WOODLAWN PLANS
 TO HAVE NEW BANK
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT FA-
 vORED STARTING INSTITUTION
 WITH CAPITAL STOCK OF s25,oo0. MEET AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT.

Plans were set on foot last night for the establishment of a bank in Wood lawn. The capital stock will be placed at s25,000 and the bank will probably be opened in a few months.
 The need of q bank in Woodiawn has been long felt. as the business section has grown considerably in the last few years, and the population Is large enough to justify more than one. The success of these institutions in other suburbs gives the plan bright prospect
 The meeting last night was attended by n large body of business men, who were enthusiastic. Some of the most prominent men of the city are behind the movement and there Is little doubt but that 1t will go through.
 A committee of four. w. F. Perryman. J. B. Gibson, F. Brewer and R. Dupont Thompson. was appointed to take sub scriptions for capital stock and to report to a meeting next Friday, when a perma- nent organization will be formed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
DEN FOR CRIMINALS
 IS NOW IN ASHES Hiding Place of Famous Mur- derer Burns to Ground WAS FILLED WITH BOOTY Silk Hats, Fine Chairs, and Wagon Load of Wall Paper Among the
 Articles Found In the
 Place Yesterday.
VAS FILLED WITH BOOTY

Into smoke and ashes went one of the historical dens of the city of Birming- ham yesterday afternoon-the attic from which a murderer has been hauled to the gallows, and which is believed to have been the hiding place of contra bands for several years.
 The house is a two-story frame struc- ture on Twenty-ffth street, between Tenth and Eleventh, avenues, north. It is one of the oldest in that vicinity, owned by negro and rented to ne- groes.
 When the alarm was turned in the flames had gotten good start. There was no one at home, and the firemen had to break in the doors. The fire was quick ly extinguished. but not before the attic had been destroyed
 The first incidents in police records in connection with the house was a number of years ago, just after three or four white men had been killed by a negro Lee Harris. For several weeks the po- lice searched in vain, but finally a negro woman gave the information that Harris wife was hiding him in this old building. She showed the officers where it was and they immediately went up to the second floor.
 At this point the woman became fright ened, saying that the negro would kill anybody that tried to capture him. It was necessary to enter the attic through small hole, and Lieutenant Martin Egan was the first officer to put his head through He immediately covered the negro with his pistol and hauled him out.
 Harris was convicted and hanged on short order He was known as one of the worst negroes ever operating in Bir- mngham.
 Yesterday, however, Chief of the Fire Department Bennett found the old den filled with all manner and kinds of stuff, which had the appearance of being stolen property Among other things was a box containing half dozen silk hats, and as many derbies. There were also various fine chairs, including an office desk chair,
 These things merely appeared among the ruins, and it was impossible to dis cover how much had been totally de- stroyed. That such stuff should be found in a negro house was more than sus- picious The theft of just such hats has been reported to headquarters within the last few weeks
 The days of the old building are now completed, for it will have to be torn down, and no more will 1t hide the crim- inals and their booty.