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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13
THE NEXT GOVERNORSHlP.

Political circles in the Crescent
CITY and in other parts OF the
state are showing some activity
anent the impending campaign
Tor the next governorship. Gen.
.Ja-tremski started the ball gong
bv announcing his candldacy
several weeks ago, the cardlhai
plank in the platform this time
being two-cent-a-mile railroad
fare. which-overstepplng the
prerogatives OF the State kailroaa
Commission-the General would
ike to have the Legislature enact
into law. Then there Is hon,
Theodore Wilkinson, OF Plaque
mines parish, has just announced
that he will be one of the entries
for the race. Both OF the above
gentlemen are good men UNI
auestionably and able Democrats.
There are a number Of othe- as
pirants, but they are not yet sum
GENTLY in the lime-light to attract
attention. OF course, this IN no
SENSE refers to our own cholce'
Hon. Jared Y. Sanders, now Lieu
tenant-Governor, and whose cam
didacy has long since been com
mon knowledge, and whom we
believe will be victorious IN the
primaries over all competitors.
Mr.. Sanders stands on a solio
dem ocratic platform, without rs,
and frills and furbelows around II
and he has always shown sucn
conspicuous administrative ability
and has always so generously re-
sponded to every call, that the
BANNER feels safe in predicting
that he will be the next Governor
Of the State by an overwhelming
majority. As a fellow-townsmar
and as a worthy and deserving
gentleman and a Democrat, The
BANNER will derive great pleasure
in giving his candidacy all TIT
modest support its influence vii
command.
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Geo D Scott, y it. tubing with
connections Wv
j Il Sanders. board OF prlS-
oners for March y ~
Woodward WIGHT Co. ; coils
pump packing ..-... . -
st. Mary Iron Works, now
pump ,tui1in1 box -....-..- 80
Kylc I.umber Co. lumber ana
switching charges -,- i %
n Bell Son. 1t d., nails, ha>p
and oil -. +. fl. ....s. %
Electric Appliance Co.. dNn-
The H'''' i-airbanl<, Co.., Il lead
uoo>e neck, .... .... -. - -
Gu, Gronon. t. gallons @a~p-
line at o0c > 't'
II. W. Weber, hauling bag
gage, Congre ~sionai party w
NJ |. Harrison, pay roIt and
team hire on road Wo'k III
front of convent 49,. - -
jeff Goodwin. hauling dirt
from Basin and Willow -.
on road in front OF convent = :.
" $ Berwick. carriage hire
for Congress ,ional party H.. - :.
Ahren- x Mott Vi f.. 60. pip"
and fittings and hose ,e.. - "
Martin x Byerle, carriage
hire for Congres -ional party - At
&c + Kramer. carriage hire
for Congressional party ~ d"
Moved by Mr.. Frost, duly -Dc-
orded ar1 carried, that the bills
cA.ti..e hire for the Congress
sional party While here be paid and
to turn over the difference OF this
am cunt and two hundred dollars
to the Interstate Waterway
League as the town Of Franklin :
proportion Of the expense Of en-
tertaining The Congres sional com
mittee, while inspecting the pro-
posed Intercoastal Canal.
Moved by Mr.. Delahoussaye
duly seconded and carried, the
Mayor appoint committee o
two, to investigate the condition
of Supple jim. and if in their opin-
ion he is entitled TO pauper's al
| lowance. that he be granted tive
dollars per month; the allowance
to begin when the committees re-
port recommending it is handed
to the Mayor.
Messrs. Harrison and Byerl'
were appointed on that committee
There being no further business
on motion the Council adjourned
J. G.. LEWIS, Mayor.
c. IAUNE, Sect y
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the Fifth Ward OF
the Parish OF St. Mary. in the town ot
Patterson. pursuant to proclamation
of the Governor. Newton G.. Blan-
chard. of date April md. 1907. on
TUESDAY, .aPRIL 23RD. 1907
between tie nouf> If 81. T. H. ara
seven 2. ~. which election shall oe
for the purpose Of votin- for oae I'o-
lice Juror for the Fifth Ward Of the
Parish OF St Mary.
VIM. F'ol>e. Il. kleh and i. y. Dll-
plan are hereby appointed commits
>ioner> for said election. ana David
Hausmann as clerk.
In testimony whereof. witness our
official signatures 1T Franklin, I.a.
this 10th day Of April. 1907
w. H VETTER.
H. w. kAPpEL
-. y. FOSTER.
Board OF Supervisors OF Election,
Parish OF St. Mary, La.
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Cash on hand in The st,
Mary Bank x Trust Co.. S2S. al ~
Statement received and ordered
filed and published.
On motion Of r. Hanf, duly
seconded, 1t was unanimously
resolved that the President of the
Board appoint a building COM
mittee composed of himself as
chairman and two citizens as
members. and finance committee
composed of three with himself
as chairman and two citizens a.
members; the said committees to
have full authority and power to
proceed with the building OF the
Franklin High School, and to DO
any and all matters necessary or
incident thereto. The following
citizens were recommended by the
School Board and appointed by
the chairman, namely; Building
Committee: Wilson Mckerall,
chairman; James A. Peternan.
Charles A O'Niell and NJ. L. Will
cox. Finance Committee: Will
son McKerall, chairman; DR..
Dixie Foster and Edward A. Ham
son.
Be it further resolved, That the
Secretary of the School Board be
the Secretary of the Building
| and Finance Committees.
The following bills were read
and ordered paid:
Gooch & Craighead Co.. Ltd
| hauling furniture to Calumet >,
II S Nordyke. setting up desks
and school furniture .. .,
7 Richard. hauling ..... -
| FOlse- Perkings. cistern screen
ing and labor hire. + :,
Foster & Bodin. stamps. teIe-
! phone messages &c.. Is %
F. NJ Walker and \ G Baranrd
making list Of property tax
payers in Bird ward school
district -. oo W
H w Kappel, school census. 4lS l.
On motion duly seconded, all
the public schools were ordered
closed on Friday. May 3lst, 1907
There being no other business,
on motion the Board adjourned
until its next regular meeting.
WILSON MCKERALL, Pres.
d. N. FOSTER, Sec'ty.
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SATURDAY, THE Doth DAY OF
.= APRIL, A. D.. 1907.

between the hours of II o'clock. a. m.
and o'clock. y. m.. the following
mentioned and described property. to-
wit:
Judgment rendered in your favor
against Placide p. Sigur by Hon. \.
c. Allen. Judge of the 23rd judicial
District Court in and for the Parish
of St Mary. La. on the 18th day of
June, 1906, in the sum Of Fifteen Hun
| bred and Sixty Dollars 81. $1,000
principal. with ) per cent, per annum
interest from January lst. 1899. to-
gether with 10 per cent. attorney :
fees. with recognition OF the vendor,
! lien and privilege OF the following
| described property. to wit:
| That certain tract or parcel OF land
! lying and being situated in the town
of Franklin, Parish Of St. Mary. La.
| having a front of ninety f-et on the
west side of First street Of said town.
by a uniform depth of one hundred
and siNty-six feet back to the property
=. of II. ID. Smith (now Caro- Ct. LYMAN:
bounded north by property OF Mrs.
Agnes Cowan (uow W. y. Collins,
! ON the east by said First street. on the
/ south by Mrs. Sarah Smith and Miss
! Helen Smith, and on the west by prop
erty OF L. NJ Ferris, deed. nov
| of G. G. LYMAN. with the buildings
| and improvements thereon '>ituated
| rs we'll as all right, accruing To you
/ by reason Of your seizure under SAID
/ Judgment,
I The SAID Judgment being on file and
! of record in suit Of :! Is. Grown vs.
| Piacide i. Sigur. No. ll.s01. and o.
record III Book - of Mortgages page
/ III And the Clerk of Court. the Gus
todian of said Judgment. has beer
made keeper thereof
JOHN Is. SANDERS. Sheriff.
I Sheriff : Office, Parish OF 81. Larry.
4 La March onth, 1877.
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THE Little Detective !ionday
ADrjI Is.

Grand revival OF Lolita grea'
success at the opera house Mon
day. Apri! Il. The Little Deieo
The hardest thing which play
WRIGHT has TO contend wlth' "hen
trvi9u - ct away from the beaten
n,the al melodramatic mediocFi's'
! the tendency TO dfii' u1 u,
consciously into the vero'7 ,ancb
nave hi- characters say too mu I
ard do f9o lit-le. In the Ll'.ie
naterriye thj. faul' has been nap.
nilv avoided. Prolx details elss
.,..,, ~ tpr-e explanations anu
tbnr. hot n moment when 'hs'e
= mot something doing. lfs Su ,te
cr.~ ha- proven beyond caViI, .nt
merit, Il the play. Miss p l'orar
AshtoD. a very talented ana crew, g
comedianna. heads this com pa tns
nd j. supported by one o .a W,
.'rnroe-t. t.t-t- 81 PLAYERS tIa, saa
! ,ur,d the country IN TINS
success.
r,a .,r,,irdcst cal OF all IS rom
x NJ = Y5~k -un. which deflne fs
Wall street as "a ce',
gambling hc.l.'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13
SCHOOL. BOARD PROCEEDINGS

FRANKLIN, La, April 10th, 1907.
The School Board met this day
in regular session with the follow
ing members present: Wilson
Mckcrall, President: D. \. Foster,
r. Hanf, Thos. Shannon, VIM.
Folse and j. O. Bodin. Absent
Charles Downing, j. r. Todd and
Louis Grevemberg.
The minutes Of the last meet
ing We're read, and on molten
duly seconded approved.
The Secretary offered the fol-
lowing statement:
FRANKLIN, La, April 10th, 1907.
December 3lst. '06. balance
on hand ..... .-.. ..... so IS
sth Ward Special School
Tax .......'.......... So, %
Rec d from J. g. Sanders.
Sheriff for January 1850 80
Reed from y. s. Sanders.
Sheriff. poll tax III 80
Reed from j. b. Sanders.
Sheriff. fines w s., -
Reed from j. b Sanders,
Sheriff. tax. February. ,54 50
Reed from J. b. Sanders,
Sheriff. poll tax, Feb'y.. Ii -
Reed from J B. Sanders.
Sheriff, fines. February ~ 90
Reed from J. B. Sanders.
Sheriff. inheritance. Feb. 80 g.
Rec from Sth Ward Spe-
cial School Tax. ...... 100 u
Rec'd from same. ... ~ 80
Reed from acct Library. 90 %
Rec'C from rent of school
land, Bayou Wax. II 40
Reed from acct Library. 20 90
Reed from j. B. Aswell.
State Superintendent. ... 3,s45 90
Reed from same. 49,. 500 50
Reed from j. B. Sanders.
Sheriff ! tax for March oOi Oh
Reed from j. B. Sanders.
Sheriff, poll tax March. ) 80
Reed from j. s. Sanders,
Sheriff, lines for March. - 30
Rec d from J. Is. Sanders.
Sheriff. Inheritance, M'ch 344 o.
Rec from Sth Ward Spe-
cial School Tax . ; So
Rec d from 3 mill tax Nor
gan City for 1906. ...... LIS so
Rec from } mill tax town
OF Franklin for 1906 500. l,763 I'll
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Senator Plat was recently asked
by Senator Carter OF Montana az
to how ne stood in reference to the
reception of Reed Smoot, the
Mormon Senator. Senator Plat
narrowed his eyes in an apprecla-
tive, crafty glance and replied !:
ITO tell the truth, ! was just wait
ing to salute our colleague from
Utah, for tell you, Tom Carter,
it's my private opinion that it
takes a mighty smart man to be a
Mormon-without complications"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Since the publication OF the
Hartman letter Of 1908 exposing
some Of the corporation magnates
contributions to the Roosevelt
campaign fund, it is much easier
to understand why tnr Admins
tration has been SO liberal with
the balance in the United States
Treasury to help out the Wall
Street frenZied .iuanciers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

This is the season for the SPORT
ing page. There is where the
news lies. From the reports sent
out, it is difficult to see how any
team in the league can lose a
game, except through some dire
accident or catastrophe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Richmond Is raising a monu-
ment to Edgor Alien Poe, that will
cost $4,000. 1t is to be doubted il
the living Poe ever saw this much
money. Was it not the mouth OF
Burns that remarked when the
dead poets admirers raised a
monument, that he had asked for
bread and they gave him stone?
Still, it is well to make amends in
the late remorse OF love and APP
probation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

A young woman in New York
ruined her Easter hat and gown in
saving a boy from drowning. In
addition to awarding her a medal.
the Carnegie comm ssion should
see that she gets the finest hat and
gown on the market.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

The American heiress who was
recently divorced from her "noble'
husband claims that her lawyers
charged her too much. Strange.
Her friends over here thought 1t
was cheap at any price.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

1t doesn't pay to sit up nights to
figure out what will be done with
Mr.. Rockefeller's S32, 100000 dona-
tion-that is if you have to use a
light to figure by.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Chicago dispatches say that a
change is to be made in the sub
treasury. Some change is needed
to fill up the hole made when
St73, 900 was distracted from the
subtreasury not long ago.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Chicago has just passed through
the throes of a mayoralty contest
but New York doesn't know ye'
who was elected two years ago.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

1t was to be expected. The
standpatters have organized a
Bible Trust and put up the price
of the good book. This is the last
straw, that even salvation is no
longer free. Satan's smile must
over-spread his whole face these
DAYS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

The managers of the Sage fund
for the relief Of poverty announce
that they will deal only with hard
facts. And poverty is the hardest
fact they will meet, too.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Chicago's all night bank has
been closed. The streets OF enc
ago are bad places to save money
at night.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

A few more perversions OF the
.sunwritten law" and somebody
will write it, with needed amend
mentS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Nicaragua continues to WIN
victories, but the press reports are
still shy as to the casualties result
ed
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13
Citizens Bank Of Jeanerette vs.
j. B. Brown. No. 1885.

BY virtue of writ of lieri faclaS
issued out of the Hon .2.3rO Judicial
District Court. in and for the Parish
Of st MARY. and to me directed. IN the
above numbered and entitled suit. |
have seized. and will offer for sale.
for cash. to the last and highest bid
der. in front OF the st. Mary Bank X
Trust Co. building now used as the
court house. in the town of Franklin.
Parish of ST. Mary. Louisiana. on
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13
SATURDAY, APRIL Is. 1871

Foraker and Taft are at leas'
calling attention to Ohio as the
mother of Presidents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Philadelphia feels little better
since the San Francisco evidences
OF contentment with corruption.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Total Disbursements lit /"
REC APITULATION
Total amount receipts as ,,..
rta+onnnt S4l.SSj s.
Total Disbursements as per
s+ato,nant l}.1i2 Ii
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

23rd Judicial District CouTt-Par-
ish OF st. Mary.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13
{OFFICIAL
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

FRANKLIN, La, April 9th, 1907.
The Honorable Council met in
regular session, Mayor Lewis,
presiding; Mr.. A. S. Achee, alb
sent.
The reading OF the minutes of
the previous meeting, were by
motion of Mr.. Byerle dispensed
with.
The Collector and Treasurer :
reports showing balance on
hand of S13, 1868, were read and
accepted.
Supt. Of Electric Lights and
Waterw orks report was read and
accepted, report is as follows:
Supt. of Electric Lights and
Waterworks report for March,
1907.
FRANKLIN. La, April 9th, 1907.
Fairbanks Co., 8 lead
goose necks 80 .. Is s.
Garlock Packing Co.,
packing ........... y &;
Electric Appliance
Go I dynamo brush
eS -
NJ Bell Son. Ltd.
gallon oil .......... %
Kyle Lumber CO..
switching charges. 90
ST Mary Iron Works
stutfing box for
pump 81
WoodwardWight x
Co., coils hy0rau
lie pump packing. } Us
5Ol.2i bbls fuel oil at
Tic. .,SS ii
Amount salaries -. l1o 90
Chas Lauve, freight
and express charg
es, extra help ..... ) so
Balance profit . l622 3
-CR.-
Amount Waterworks
bills issued ... 3e7 -
Amount Electric Light
bills issued . 476 a.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-13

Received from premium s.
we'll Tre, s,,rers Bond Sc 50
Total Raceipts. Sal, sSi So
DISBURSEMENTS.
ron.;rc . 4 694 60
S,rt T,oa. and per diem :1l3 90
I,a;d,rt.I sos 20
;h,.ar,. 443 -
Sth Ward Special School
"a So5 %
,-l1ano1 To.oborc $50 90
yyb;,a Toachers 9,SlS 30
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57s5 b, S.>5 -
BY motion OF Mr.. Frost. duly
seconded and carried, the follow
ing bills We're ordered paid:
\ }. Delahoussaye. , pints
alcOhOi .... -. ..... 20
} \ O'Niell. Jr., valves and
NANTES ....=...... %
Garlock Packing Co., piston
IL
pdShluS - ID
{ Lauve. express and freight
charges and extra labor > So
II W Weber, hauling dirt.
shells and lumber. .... 81 90
Lyman II. Alpha, installing
water pipes and gas lamps
in market .. a.. .... Is 80
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-16
FEDERATION MEN ARE
RELEASED At GOLDF|ELO
Charges Against Vincent st. John
and Alleged Associates Are
Dismissed.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 15.-A special
to the Herald from Goldfield says:
Upon notion of District Attorney
Swallow, Judge Langan this morning
dismissed the cases of Vincent st.
John and six other members of the
Western Federation of Miners, who
were accused of conspiracy to mur-
der Silva, the anti-I. w. w. restau-
rant keeper, for the murder of whom
Preston and Smith are serving twen-
ty-five and ten years, respectively
in the state penitentiary. The dis
trict attorney stated to the court
that three of the witnesses were away
and could not be reached, and that
he considered that the state could
not convict on the evidence at hand
''Diamondfield Jack" Davis, and G.
l.. Maxwell, who was a participant
in the shooting affray at Helper re-
Gently and who was known here as
Jim Bliss, were witnesses in the con-
spiracy cases.
All Now, the first Chinaman who
ever set foot in Goldfeld, is here,
but sorry he is not elsewhere, for he
is on trial for his life. All Now is
charged with the murder of All Sam
another Celestial, at Luning, New,
February 9. Senator MoorhOuse, an
able criminal lawyer, is defending
him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-16
OVERLOOKED FORTUNE;
THOUGHT IT WAS CLAY
DIR. COWAN RETURNS FROM
HAMILTON AND TELLS OF
SENSATIONAL STRIKE.

DR.. II. D. Cowan returned yester-
day morning from Hamilton. He
says that the old camp is looking
better daily. DIR. Cowan is inter
ested with A. b. Wtcher, G.. l.. Rick
ard, S. f. Hunt and others in sew
eral valuable properties, in the very
center of the lead-silver belt. His
company has force of seven men
doing development work on its group
and every blast fired turns up better
looking ores. His company is sack
ing ore from the grass roots and have
more than car load ready for the
wagon haul to Eureka.
Fuller and Smith have lease on
the old Nevada patented ground and
in sampling an old stope the other
day discovered a large body of lead
chromate, running 76 per cent in
lead and 40 ounces in silver. The
body discovered contains enough to
pay the purchase price of the claim.
500, 900, twice over. The owners of
the property when working the prop
erty before had mistaken 1t for clay
and had passed over the dump as
valueless.
DR.. Cowan took bond on the
Apache group of four claims in the
center of the lead-silver belt the
other day and made the first payment
of 10 per cent. The figure of the
bond is large one, but DR.. Cowan
refused to state the amount; the sec
ond payment will fall due in few
days.
He will return to Hamilton in
few days and after picking up some
of the loose ends of business there,
he will leave for the east on a visit
Dennis McEllin, DR.. Cowan says,
made another sensational strike In
the gulch below his house, while do
ing the assessment work on claim.
1t goes richer in silver and lead than
any other strike ever made is the
district
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-16
PLACE TO RETURN
To SALT LAKE CITY

]. A. Place, who has been man.
ager of the Ely Furniture company
since the institution of that business
house about the first of the year, will
leave for Salt Lake tomorrow, to ac-
cept a position with the Freed Furni-
ture company of that city, with whom
he was connected for fifteen years
before coming to Ely.
Mr.. Place will return to the Salt
Lake business house to take more
responsible position than he had here
and at gratifying increase in sal
ary.
His departure from Ely will be re-
gretted by a large number of busi-
ness people and others with whom
his dealings have been of most sat
isfactory and pleasant character.
Mrs. Place left early in the week
for Reno, where she will visit her
brother for short time, and will
then go to the coast for the winter
returning to Salt Lake in the spring
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-16
MONEY CONTRIBUTED BY
NEVADA MASONS RETURNED

Local members of the Masonic fra
ternity will be interested in the fact
that C. N. Noteware, grand secretary
of the Masonic lodge of Nevada, has
received a check for $3.50 from San
Francisco, the amount being sent by
the Masons there who had charge of
the relief work after the great dis
aster last year. The letter accom-
panying the check stated that the Ma
sons in charge of the relief work in
San Francisco had extended aid to
thousands of persons during the
scourge which effected the city and
now the balance in the fund was be-
ing returned to the various sources
from which it was derived. The Ne
vada Masons contributed about $3,-
500, so that the balance distributed
was on basis of $19.42 returned for
every 800 given.
The Masonic lodges in various
parts of the country contributed to
the fund for the relief of the aff1ict-
ed in the stricken city. Those hav-
ing the WORK in charge asked none
of the applicants whether they be-
longed to the Masonic lodge, the one
question was, did the applicant need
help. The Masonic aid committee had
1884, 900 contributed to it by the
various lodges of the country and
great good was done by the commit
tee.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-16
WANTS FRANCHISE FOR
STREET CAR SYSTEM
w. B. THOMPSON REQUESTS
COUNCIL TO GIVE PERMISSION
TO BUILD TROLLEY LINES.

w. b. Thompson presented petit
tion to the city council last night,
asking for a franchise for the con-
struction and operation of an electric
street car system through the streets
of Ely, from Ely City to the mouth
of the canyon.
The council, for the purpose of as
certaining the sentiment of the public
generally, laid the matter over until
the next meeting, when a full at
tendance of the public who are inter
ested in the matter is desired
A large number of representative
citizens and business men We're pres
ent at the meeting. 1t is the pro-
posal of Mr.. Thompson and his as
sociates who have large holdings in
Ely and in the district, to build the
road and have it in operation, fully
equipped, at as early date as pos
sible if the franchise is granted.
While nothing official has been
given out, it is understood that if
the franchise were granted, the pro-
moters would begin work at once and
have the road electrified and in full
operation by spring.