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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-24

The fact that there has been and is some
typhoid fever in Mount Holly has created
just enough foundation for calamity howl
ers to raise all sorts of rumor and to cir
culate stories not entirely in accordance
with the truth Of course the water sup
ply is blamed and it is charged that ten
cases of typhoid fever were the result of
contaminated water To begin with there
have not been ten cases of the disease in
the town and of the number that have ap-
peared not one has been traced to the
water supply. A space writer in one of
the Philadelphia daily papers asserts that
the citizens are afraid to use the water
furnished by the corporation and secure
their supply from springs and pumps at
great inconvenience. If the young man
who wrote this hadlused the little sense he
ought to khave he never would have PEN
ned those words, for there were at least as
many if not more cases of typhoid fever
in Mount Molly In the past two years,
every one of which was traced to water
taken from pumps or springs. And sam
pies of water taken by the Board of Health
from public and private pumps showed
conclusively that the water was unfit for
drinking purposes.
Another statement is that the Water Com
pany asserts that it has the town water
analysed each month by the State Board
OF Health and receives good reports, but
''the citizens doubt this assertion and
demand that samples ibe taken indepen-
IDENTIFY by the State Board" If the cores
pondent will call at the Office of the Com
pany he will find the monthly reports on
file. A representative of THE News was
shown two reports of the condition of the
water on the tenth day of March. One
sample was taken from spigot on upper
High street, the other from the filtered
reservoir and the reports were almost iden-
tical and showed an absence of typhoid
and other germs. In addition to this, DIR.
Richard II. Parsons, Physician of the
Board of Health, without the knowledge
of the Water Company, took sample of
water from the spigot in his residence and
sent it to the laboratory of the State
Board. DR.. Parsons yesterday received
the following letter:
Trenton, March 81, 1905 |
DR.. r. II. Parsons,
20 Washington street, Mount Holly.
Dear Doctor:-Your note, requesting in
formation regarding the analysis of a
sample of water marked B 4445, sent by
you to this laboratory on March IA, 1908,
has been received. The analysis of the
sample fails to show any indication of the
water being polluted. Following are the
results of the examinations:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-24

CLOCKS
things which
would like
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tmsis the
be foundin he
AlarmC upward.
Kitchen Clocks 81 upward
Dining $500, upward.
Clocks, s. upward.
Clocks, 81 90, upward.
Clocks, So 90, upward
Regulators
And hod fashioned Gndfather
clock 5000 upward
j. HARRY HALT, JEWELER !.
Opp Telephone Bldg. "a MAIN STREET, MOUNT H6LRY
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-24

Director.
OF course the above is not particularly
clear to the lay mind, but the most i'm
portant portion may be explained in few
words. The last item Bacillus coli com
munis, absent, means that there is not a
particle of typhoid or other germs in the
water. And this same item appears in
the report rendered to the Water Com
panY on sample sent four days prior to
that forwarded by DIR. Parsons. So that
the demand that water be sent indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the Water Company, has been
complied with and the results are the
same,
Then there is another statement that
the great amount of sewage" from above
Mount Holly pollutes the stream. But in
contradiction to this pollution" is the
statement in the above analysis that 1.-THE
sample fails to show any indication of the
water being polluted. If there is any
thing more. clear than that required by
the lay mind it will be hard to find.
TIE News has no axe to grind, or favors
to ask of the Water Company. We have,
in the past, seen fit to criticise that corpor-
alton when it seemed to be necessary and
will do so again when the occasion arises,
but we are opposed to the spreading OF
sensational reports when few questions
asked would show there is no foundation
for them. But then such action would
spoil good story" and keep the writer
from receiving the dollar which is of more
Importance than the welfare of the town.
Another report, not published hereto
fore, was that the Water Company had
been sending samples of spring water to
the State Chemist and then giving out the
result as if it was that on the filtered
water. This is not so. The truth in this
case Ia that, at one time, in addition to
the other samples, bottle of water from
the artesian well was sent up. This was
merely to satisfy the curiosity of an Off
cial of the Company, and the report
showed that even the artesian water was
unpolluted, merely having trace of iron
in it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
MILLER Is STILL
ON THE GROUND.
Says First News of His Alleged Resig-
nation Came from Press.

This morning Col. JEFF n. Miller,
general manager of the st. L., B. & NJ
Railroad was interviewed in his pri-
vate car, the est. Elmo" by a Herald
reporter and when asked If il was
true that he had resigned or had ever
contemplated rdoing such he declared
that he had never known of any such
action or consideration on his part
until he read 1t in the newspapers. The
reporter then asked him If it was
or ever had ben his intention to re-
sign, to which question Col. Miller
replied that he would neither confirm
or deny it, but said. You see / am
still on the ground and this morning
am going out up the branch to in
spect some ties" When asked If it
was true that he had ben offered a
position with the merged systems of
Mexico he replied that he had never
heard af such an offer Col Miller
Eas silent when asked about the inter
view contained in yesterdays Herald
from Albert T. Perkins. saying that
he had not read it yet. and did not
care to make any statement. He sta
ed that when Albert T. Perkins, gen
eral director of the road, was here
last week he had taken up the matter
with him regard to installing mot
or cars on the Rio Grande railroad
and had submitted his plant to him
and that he company was now Sc
riously considering installing them.
and that he thought that at least
two motor cars of the most modern
construction would be placed in op-
Grafton on that road soon.
Col. Miller's car left this morning
on a special train for Mercedes. where
he goes to inspect railroad ties and
also a construction train that is now
at work there Col Miller stated that
he would return to Brownsville to-
night.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS
WAS PAID FOR TARPON BEACH
PROPERTY By NORTHERN
CAPITALISTS.
To Build Concrete Hotel to be the
Finest of Its Kind ON Any Beach
Resort in the United States.

Texas Realty Journal:
The Texas Realty Journal learns
that Brownsville's great resort
known as Tarpon Beach, has been
sold to company of Chicago and st.
Louis capitalists who will make i'm
provements on a large scale and let
the world know what this wonderful
all-year-round resort really is and
what its many advantages are. The
new company has been incorporated
in the State of Texas and will be
known as the Tarpon Beach Company
of Texas, with offices at Brownsville,
st. Louis. Mo-, Chicago, ILL.,. and New
York.
The ultimate success of this great
enterprise is now assured, as men of
means have become interested in the
new company. Among those who are
interested are L. w. Giles. bond
broker of Chicago; E. NJ. Schermer-
horn, capitalist of New York, Hon.
Frank Vandervoort, capitalist of Chi
cago; B. A. Vrooman. banker of st.
Louis. and S. c. Langston. railroad
official of st. Louis.
1t is the purpose of the new COM
pany to build a fine reinforced con-
crete hotel with twenty steps leading
up to the main floor from the beach.
This will be the finest of its kind on
any beach resort in America. A fam
Gus architect will soon be sent down
to look over the ground and make
plans for the building. No expense
will be spared to make it place
where the people used to comfort and
elegance can come and spend several
erything is frozen solid in their
Northern homes.
They say one must go away from
home in order to learn the things
that are valuable right in his imme-
diate surroundings. Right at Browns
ville's front door lies this beautiful
beach, and it took people from far
away to take advantage of its posi-
bilities as a great resort. 1t has been
said that the discoyerer of a country,
in the truest meaning of the word. is
not he who first sets foot on IL, but
he who first determines its possibili-
ties. This has again been demon
strated in the case of Tarpon Beach.
This sale was made through the
agency of the Cockley-Luck Realty
Co., of St Louis. Mo-, and G. r.
Cockley & Co., of Chicago. Readers
of the Texas Realty Journal know
that these gentlemen have done a
great deal more towards the develop
ment of the Gulf Coast country and to
bring its virtues into the public eye
The Texas Tarpon Club has also been
incorporated in Texas and the mem
bers of this club will operate all the
concessions at Tarpon Beach. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
Point Isabel Items

To The Herald
Point Isabel, Texas, Oct 12.-The
public school at this place opened last
Monday under the tutelage of Miss
Hattie Case and d. Hemphill;
and siXty-three pupils were enrolled
during the week. Quite an interest
is being manifested in the school
and the children are beginning to
fall in love with their work and
evince considerable sprightliness in
garnering the golden grains of
knowledge. The teachers are well
pleased with the outlook for a sue
cessful term and hope to enlist the
cooperation of the patrons in build
ing up thoroughly disciplined pri-
mary and intermediate school at sal
ubrious Point Isabel
This is quite a village and there
is not a physician in the town. nor
a drug store for the simple reason
that neither one is needed. What a
placard for a health bulletinl-There
is only one church here. 1t is a Cath
Ollie house of worship and bears the
beautiful name of 1.-The Star of the
Sea" 1t is a pretty little structure
on an elevated point near the bay.
The light house here is out of COM
mission now and has been for some
time. but II is well cared for, and is
in an excellent state of preservation.
Your correspondent rooms at Mrs.
Hills where Mr.. Geo. Seaman and
wife have rooms, and yesterday after
noon the household and visitors were
entertained for an hour with a phono-
graphic concert by Mr.. Scanlan. II
was pleasant treat.
Quite a number of people came
came over Sunday and took in" Tar
pom Beach. Among the visitors were
several who were prospecting" for
winter quarters, or rather, for a place
to build winter homes. We are glad
to note that Brownsville and Isabel
ranked uppermost in their expressed
estimation of all the places they had
visited thus far. OF course. these
places are destined to become famous
both summer and winter abodes for
people who appreciate ideal climate.
trading. farming. stock raising, truk-
ing. hunting fishing and pleasure ia
cilities. crowned with religious. edu-
cational and social advantages and
opportunities.
Mr.. Seaman called my attention
to an item in the Mobile Register
giving an account of the founding of
the schooner. Beulah McCabe of the
coast of the Bahamas. September Is.
according to information from Port
Arthur. Texas. and the loss OF the en-
tire crew save one sailor who was
picked up by a Russian steamship. af-
ter floating twelve days on a raft The
sailor was able to talk. and said the
Beulah McCabe was loaded with lum-
Der and had sailed from Mobile Aug
ust IA. bound for Porto Rico. and
that Capt. +. W. Bailey, and the bal
ance of the crew were lost. He had
been twelve days on the raft without
food. Capt Bailey was well known
here and at Brownsville, having come
to this point several years ago on the
schooner BrazOs. and he was a very
popular seaman.
The home port of the Beulah Nc
Cabe was Crisfeld. Nd.
Good health and robust success TO
The Herald and its readers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

The unlimited possibilities of the
Brownsville country impress the
discerning stranger at a glance
The richness of the soil and
the admirable lay of the country
combined with the ease and compar-
alive cheapness of the water supply.
The progressive central states farm
er is not slow TO take advantage OF
these excellent conditions. The fame
of Brownsville is spreading over the
north like that of no other city in
the state and indications, so travelling
immigration men state, point to a
greatly increased emigration into
this country during the next twelve
months.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1908
GWFC COAST MAGAZINE.

The last issue of the Gulf Coast
Magazine is publication which
would be a matter of pride to any
publisher. 1t is crammed with tell
ing, pertinent facts about the Gulf
Coast country and is superbly illus
trated. The frontis-poem. by Editor
Jen McLemore is of high quality and
the signed articles have unusual mer-
1t The makeup is admirable and ar
tistic This issue. ought to bring
many prospectors into the greatest
country on earth.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Apiary of $50 hives of bees 6
miles south of Sam Fordyce. Nova
bic combs, up-to-date. modern hives
and appliances. Everything in
shape for crop of honey and a fair
flow now on. If purchased soon
crop not removed goes with the out
fit, including. extra hives and appli-
ances not in use to the value of $500.
Whole outfit for sale for 100000.
Manager ]. B. Cotton, postoffice, Abb
rams, Hidalgo County, Texas, or at
The Herald Office. B. w. Hopper,
Rockyford, Colo. s-24-13
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

A kiss is a peculiar proposition.
says an exchange. OF no use to one
vet absolute bliss to two. The small
boy gets it for nothing, the young
man has to steal it and the old man
has to buy it. The babies right. the
lovers privilege, the hypocrite's
mask. To a maiden. faith, to mar
ried woman, hope. and to an old
maid, charity
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
LAND BARGAIN.

Fifteen thousand acres in Artesian
belt on railroad between Yturria and
Raymondville in lots of five thous-
and acres. or more. sandy loan. clay
subsoil. Sweet surface water, we'll inn
proved. good timber. Ten to twelve
dollars per acre Apply to A. t.
Raymondville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

Mayor Mcclellan of New York was
arrested by a Jersey Policeman the
other day for exceeding the speed
limit in his auto. The mayor paid
his fine without grumble. He rea-
Lies that, although mayor OF the
greatest city on the continent, he
lives under a democratic government
and is not exempt from the observ-
anee of the laws.-Brownsville Her
aid
And also that it is useless to argue
with the average Jersey policeman,
who have to come in contact with
big bugs" every day. even if some of
them are mosquitoes.-San Antonio
Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
IMPRESSED WITH BROWNSVILLE
COUNTRY.

L. B. Schultz, of Houston, has re-
turned to the city from a extended
trip to the Brownsville country. He
speaks in fattering terms Of the de-
velopment of that section and ex-
pressed an opinion that it is destined
to become a new California as citrus
growing section The outlook, he
says. is very bright for winter gar
dening. The growers are all busy
preparing for large planting and are
Dracticing the most modern agricul-
tural methods.-Texas (Houston)
Realty Jounal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
MARRIED MAN IN TROUBLE.

A married man who permits any
member of the family to take any
thing except Foley's Honey and Tar,
for coughs. colds and lung trouble.
is guilty of neglect Nothing else is
as good for all pulmonary troubles.
The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar
contains no opiate and is in yellow
package. Sold by all druggists.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

San Antonio has got her head in
fhe air since her airship won that
aerial race at Chicago Brownsville
Herald
This habit has not been acquired of
late, however. but has always been in
vogue San Antonio has always held
ats head up on the basis that it is
a straightforward and progressive
cnmmunity.-S Antonio Express
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
FOR SALE.

Tulosa Ranch, Is miles below
Brownsville, 1-2 miles river front.
Contains over 1000 acres about one
third of which is suitable for irriga-
ton. SIS per acre. John w. Hoyt,
agent 7-l0-ti
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
TEROrs OF SUBSCRIPTION.

DaiIy-Published every evening
except Sunday, daily by mail postpaid
TO any point is the United States,
Mexico or Cuba, or delivered By
carrier to any part of Brownsville,
Texas, or Matamoros, Mexico.
One copy one year $500
One COPY six months. 800
WeekIy-Published Saturday, by
mail postpaid to any point in the
United States, or Mexico.
One copy six months. -. rs
One copy one year S1.5O
One copy three months. so
subscriptions invariably due and
pabable in advance.
Advertising rate on application.
Make all checks payable to
JESSE o. WHEELER
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

100 acre tract . 1-2 miles from city
on Central Boulevard Brownsville
Land & improvement Company, canal
northern boundary. 80 acres cleared.
balance timber plenty water. east
ly plated to continuation Brownsville
Land and Improvement Company S
townsie.
$50 acres of land about ten miles
from city heavily timbered about
/ IL miles from OImito station. tim
Der will more than pay for clearing of
land. short distance from canal. 9th
er bargains AT bargain prices. e. II.
Goodrich & Son. S-3-tf
IA rVEHav
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
WELLS
attorney
at LaW.....

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
/ buy and sell real estate and
investigate l. I'D titles. A COM
plete abstract of all titles of rec
ord in Cameron county, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts. when especially employed.
Land litigation and corporation
practice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
ARE YOU ONLY HALE ALIVE.

People with kidney trouble are so
weak and exhausted that they are
only half alive. Foley's Kidney Rem
edy makes healthy kidneys, restores
vitality, and weak, delicate people
are restored to health. Refuse any
but Foley's. Sold by all Druggists.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

In the building of a new country,
the good roads problem is one of the
most imperative and the most i'm
portant. Cameron county citizens
should not forget this.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

Brownsville needs about twenty
miles of paving and sidewalks. Query
when do we get it?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

Wallie-Next to woman, what is
the most nervous thing you know?
willie (ungrammatically) Me-next
to woman.-Somervill Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13

Even Brother Foraker doesn' t
seem to know when he has had
enough.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-13
FoleyS
Honey
and Tar

Will cure a cough or cold no
matter how severe and prevent
pneumonia and consumption.
A Guarantee.
This is to certify that all
druggists are authorized to re-
fund your money if Foley's
Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. Contains
no opiates. The genuine is in a
yellow package. REUSE sgUSUTUTES
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-26

Either the soldiers at the Grand
Rapids Soldiers home will be given
the full amount of Their pension in the
future or the general government will
no longer nav the sum of 800 per
capita YEARLY for the maintenance of
the veterans in the state institution.
This position taken by the government
was acertained today nv Governor War
ner. who was has long opposed the
practice pursued bv the hoard OF man
ayers of the home. who have been re-
tanning all pension money in excess of
si2 Der month drawn bv the veterans
at the home.
Following up his declaration
against the practice Governor Warner
sent a telegram to the board of mana
gers of the National Home for Disa bled
Volunteer Soldiers in which he said:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-26
Arrested for sub-Treasury

The mystery OF the
$4,000 from the Uniteul
sub-treasury a year and a
Fitzgerald at Chicago.
Fitzgerald was an asserting
under Assistant United States L
urer William Boldenweck Susp
at the time OF the theft, Feb. 20,
rested on him. but so plausible
his story and so intense his apps
interest in discovering the real
prit that interest ceased to cent
him. Much work was doNe on
II is ALLEGED Fitzgerald atra9
tention TO himself by his extra
speculations. He will not talk
matter
The theft created
throughout the country,
at the last session was asked
fused to release Assistant Tr
Boldenweck from liability, alths
was promised that congress
again consider the matter 81
session.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-26
We believe II will be a source Of

We believe it will be source OF
pleasure to the many friends of Fran
els IT Dodds. Of Mt Pleasant. in this
county. to learn that he will be a
candidate for the nomination to the
office of congressman from the
eleventh district. The writer knows
Of no person whom he could more
conscientiouslv support for this posi-
ton than Mr.. Dodds. He is held in
III highest esteem in his home coun-
ty, and in fact everywhere he is
known Mr. Dodds is leader at the
bar of his own county, Isabella, which
is one of the most populous and pro-
grcssive in the district. He is man
Of high ideals, answering honesty
and firm convictions. and the voters OF
Missaukee county and the eleventh
district can do no better than 10 place
their names on Mr.. Dodds' petitions
-McBain Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-26

Chauncev NJ. Wellman aged "a died
at his home. Sunday morning of heart
disease. He was feeling very well Sat-
urdav night hat early Sunday morn
ing complained that he felt little un-
well He thought nothing of the mat
ter, however. A few minutes before
ten he had a sudden attack of sickness
and expired in few minutes Heart
failure was the cause.
Chauncev NJ Wellman was born at
Wyoming. N. Y, in 1854. He came to
Michigan many wears ago and settled
at Howell Eight wears ago he came
to Alma where he has since lived. He
was married at eighteen years of age
TO Ada Bliss. Bv their union there
were two children. one of whom Mrs
S. Gallagher of this citv is still living.
Besides his daughter. his wife survives
him. The funeral was held Tuesday
at Howell with interment in that city