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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
AT WORK IN THE CITY.
Big Steam Irishman Levelling the
Earth for Main Line of c., C,
& o. Through the City.

Tuesday morning a No. 60 steam
shovel was sidetracked at the intersec-
ton Of Roam street and the E. II. & W.
N. @. Ry. right of way and just before
noon it began dipping the earth from
the front of the old E, O. Reeves prop
erty and has since been making rapid
progress down the line in front of that
row of houses toward Spring street and
thence to Buffalo street to connection
with the line built to that point. Only
one track will be put down just now
and it will be used as the main line
through the city and later as an indus
trial line reaching factory sites and
Wholesale houses. The company is
asking permission to use Cherry street
for tracks and will use all the land lying
between Cherry street and the e. T. &
W. N. @. road for side tracks and
yards 1t looks good to our people
who have waited twenty-five years for
it to happen, and it will not be long
until the great. connecting link from
coal to coast will be reality.
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PASSED THIRD READING.
The Board of Aldermen Grant the
c., C. & o. Certain Privileges
and Property Rights.

The board of aldermen met last night
to consider the ordinance granting the
o., O. & o, railroad the right to cross
all streets between West street, near
the Standard Oak plant, and Grover
street, near the Harris Mfg. Co., and
to close Cherry street. Another ordi-
nance asked by the Unaka Corporation
was one closing certain streets in its
addition, opening others and widening
somes
The matter was very carefully gone
over by the board and city attorney
and every safeguard possible inserted
to protect the rights of the city. A
large number of citizens we're present
and the matter was discussed at length.
When the vote was taken every alder.
man voted in favor Of the ordinances
and there was a general feeling that
from that moment Johnson City would
grow and expand as it had never done
before, Many citizens congratulated
the members of the board upon their
course in looking after the peoples in.
terests, but also in allowing prosperity
to enter our city. We can't tell you a.
this moment just what this means fol
this city, but among the things we are
to get right now are ten handsome res
licences in the new addition by officers
of the railroad. They will be commenc
ed next week.
George L. Carter has broken GROUND
for $25, 200 residence and it will look it
Several office buildings are to b,
erected for the various coal and lumbe
companies connected with the road.
A freight and passenger depot will
also materialize and hotel is a sur,
thing.
The Comet will truthfully tell tn
story as it is ready to be given out ant
there will be plenty doing from thi
time on.
Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff. 65.5
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
"OUR bob" SPEAKS,
Senator Taylor Begins His Speak
ing Toor of the State in John
son City Last Saturday.

At one O'Clock last Saturday fully
1900 people gathered at the Hippodrome
Opera House to hear Senator Robt. L..
Taylor open his speaking tour Of Ten
nessee. There we're many ladies pres
ent and large number Of farmers were
on hand to hear "Our Bob"
The Senator with Mrs. Taylor arriv-
ed from Washington on No. Al and
were met at the depot by reception
committee headed by brass band.
They were driven at once to the resi-
dence of DR.. W.. Miller, whose guests
they were during their stay in the city,
The Senator was introduced to the
audience by Hon. A, O. Bowers and
made one Of his characteristic speeches
full of democratic doctrine set to music
and held his audience interested for
nearly two hours. Leaving national
questions he earnestly advocated the
election OF Patterson aud told the
"boys" this was no year to sulk in their
tents, but to go to the polls and vote
the straight ticket.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
TOMORROW is CIRCUS DAY
Ringing Brothers Are Coming
With the Biggest Show and
Menagerie on Earth.

Tomorrow is Ringling Brothers cir
Gus day. The greatest show in the
world will bring its wonders to us at
last. For weeks circus has been in the
air, and now the dream of day and
night is to be realized. The eighty.five
cars which carry the tremendous ag-
gregation will draw in here early to-
morrow morning, and it needs no
prophet to foretell the crowds that will
greet the caravans. This year Ringing
Brothers great shows are twice as big
as ever before, which makes comparison
with any other circus impossible. The
big tent will seat IL, 900 people, and the
menagerie canvas is the largest ever
made, furnishing commodious room
for the arrangement of 1903 cages, lairs,
dens and tanks. There are $50 horses
with the huge show, most of which are
bred in the purple and highly educated.
The wild animal collection is by far the
rarest in existence, and represents a
great fortune. There are three giraffes,
the last OF their kind; q rhinoceros, the
only one in captivity; forty elephants,
a nursery of wild baby creatures, snow
leopard, family of polar bears, horned
horses, black vaark and hippopotamus
in their collection.
The pick aud flower of Europe and
America are in the circus program pro-
per. Most of the artists are appearing
in America for the first time. Gym
nasts, acrobats, equilibrists, equestri.
ans, jugglers, athletes, contortionists,
dancers, wire performers and other
arenic specialists are stirring factors il
the stupendous bill of ring acts thil
season.
The double somersaulting automobile
is the climax of the performance. ThiI
act is battling to the human understand
: ing and the most thrilling ever witness
ed. A ponderous automobile is sho
down deep incline, and at an upturl
' in midair leaps skyward, turns twic,
u completely over, and lands with shud
dering impact upon spring platform
and thence wheels with awful moment
u UNI into the hippodrome track.
The grand parade on show day morn
ing this year is longer and more varieC
: than ever before, and that is promising
. great deal, because Ringing Brother
; pageant has always been sort of min
day wonder, and sufficient to max
: other displays of the kind look stall
and uninteresting.
Another good point about this grea
show is that Ringing Brothers open
down town ticket Office circus day anC
sell reserved seats and admission tick
! cts for just the same prices charged a
the wagons on the show grounds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

The Chattanooga News admits it ad-
vocated Carmack's plan for q primary
simply to help Carmack but it refuses
to follow the ex-senator in his wild
harangue against the platform and can,
didate, declaring it is impossible to OPP.
pose the platform and support the
nominees.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

What a crowd Of political high-bind-
ers Hitchcock gathered around him to
manage Taft's campaign-Penrose, Du-
Pont, Vorys, BROKER, Sheldon, Crom-
we'll, Nagel and Root. And yet Roose.
welt tells the American people that a
party nominee whose campaign is man
aged by such men should be supported.
Just as we'll put an evangelist in charge
of band Of burglars and highwaymen
as rshers and invite the people to come
and be saved. -Commercial-Appea
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

ocratic party of Knox county in con.
vention assembled on this, October 3,
1908, hereby endorse our state and ma
tional ticket, candidates and platforms
and pledge our hearty support to the
same, We also endorse the candidacy
of Hon, Frank Diberell and Hon, Rear
e Folk for reelection to their present
respective positions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
$l00-RCWard 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased tC
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrf
Cure is the only positive cure now known tC
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires n constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood anC
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
Stroying the foundation Of the disease and Civ
ing the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing it,
work. The proprietors have so much faith il
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials,
Address F.. J. CHENEY Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Now that the streets around the old
square are to be paved, we think the
street connecting Main and Market in
front of the Unaka bank should be
named, and we beg te suggest to the
Board of Aldermen that it be called
Front street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
To Water Consumers

Water rents for the quarter ending
December 81, 1908, are now due and
payable at the office of the Watauga
Water Co. on Spring street. If not
paid on or before Oct Is the service
will be discontinued without further
notice. October I, 1908.
65 Watauga Water Go.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
SHELDON.

We told you few things about
Treasurer Sheldon the other day,
Chairman Mack has repeated these
statements.
Sheldon is a director in half of the
BIG trusts of NewYork. He is strong
man in the Bethlehem Steel Company.
That company has always fought union
labor. Sheldon was the banker for the
whisky trust.
Sheldon was so mixed up with trusts
and law-defying corporations that in
1902 B. B. Odell, then candidate fol
governor, refused TO run on the same
ticket with HIM.
Odell is machine politician, but ev.
en- he could not stand for Sheldon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

The republicans are also preparing
to have William N. Cromwell "retire
from publicity" Mr.. Cromwell is type
of man we seldom see outside of New
York. He is the attorney for the big
gest of the trusts. He pulls off revolu-
tons in South American republics. he
is E. H. Harrimans personal attorney.
He is one Of the most dangerous citi-
zens in Amerca, for he is smart and
without scruple. In the presence of the
weak he is blufing braggart; in the
presence of Hartman he is fawning,
wheedling sycophant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
To Snuff Users

When you buy Snuff you want the
best. Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff ID
the kind that will give you complete
satisfaction. 1t is made from the high
est grade of snuff tobaccos, carefully
cured, and is all its name implies
pure Scotch snuff of the very highest
quality. Go ct
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
Through Car Service to
St. Louis and Memphis
Over N. G. & St. L Ry

During the colonist season the N. G.
& st. L. Ry. will operate through cars
on its fast vestibuled trains from Chat.
tanooga to st. Louis and Memphis, via
Nashville. For information, write tc
or call on W. T. Rogers, T. P. A.,
Knoxville, Tenn. till oc24
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET.
Heiskell for the State Senate and
Householder, Ledgerwood and
SanSom for the House.

The county democratic convention
held today to nominate Legislative
ticket for the election of November 8,
named the following:
State Senator Knox County-S. G..
Heiskell.
Members of the House of the General
Assembly-S. t. Ledgerwood, Chas. L.
Householder and II. H. SAMSON.
eve the representatives of the dem
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
Killen, Ala, Sept. 10, 1908.
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co.,
Florence, Ala.

This year l planted some oats, using
200 pounds of your special wheat ferti,
lizer to the acre, and it yielded me go
bushels to the acre. Also, / used it
under wheat, and the yield was more
than doubled.
l am q firm believer in the merit of
your fertilizer, and will buy from your
company this fall. Yours truly,
G.. G. HAYGOoD.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Grade crossings are more or less dan
gerous but most of us would rather be
run over by a c., q. & o. train than by
a North Carolina apple wagon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Johnson Citians who have been dodg-
ing cold Pete" for years will have no
trouble lodging trains at street cross.
ings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
Maryland, My Maryland, will land
this year in the Bryan column.

BE sure to hear Gov. Patterson next
Tuesday night at the Hippodrome at
six o'clock.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
INSPECTION OF
STATE GUARD.

Adjt. Gen. Tully Brown has issued
an order authorizing the inspection of
property belonging to the State Guard.
Lieut.. g. B. Ewing First Infantry,
Disbursing Officer of the Guard will
make the inspection. He will inspect
Co. F., Third Infantry, johnson City,
Oct. "a, SIP. m.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff Is the
highest grade Snuff. 66-6t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

the cold.cure that dees the
work in s hours, and will
not make you sick. Try It
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

We are having ideal weather for the
Methodist conference and incidentally
for the big show.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
STATE OF TENNESSEE
Washington County, So

l. Tate L. Earnest, Cashier of the above.
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief. TATE L. EARNEST Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Isl
day Of october, 1905. HORACE NJ. BURLEsoN
Nortary Public
Correct-AtteSt:
ADAM B. CROUCH,
C. WILLIAMS,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Ask your merchant for Red Band
Pure Scotch Snuff. 65.5t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08

Use Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff. 65-5t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-08
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Unaka National Bank
No. 1888
johnson City, Tennessee
johnson City, Tennessee

At the close of business, Sept %, 1908.
RESOURCES
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ELECTRICAL.

generators. fans. new and
secondhand Borkman Elect Co. 25i-23;
South West Tenlnle. Psll IN Ird s2a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
DEATH OF MRS. E. QUINN
Heart Trouble and Dropsy Were
the Cause of Her
Demise

Ephraim. Oct. 1O.-Mrs. Elizabeth Quinn,
one of the early settlers of this commu-
nifty. peacefully passed away at her home
at l:2 O'Clock yesterday morning, death
being due to heart trouble and drOpsy.
Mrs Quinn was born in Burlington, Ia,
in the year 1871 and had she lived until
age. The funeral services will be held
from the Methodist church tomorrow af-
%ternOOn. The remains will be taken to
the Park cemetery for burial. Mrs. Quinn
leaves sever children, as follows: Mrs.
Ellen Anderson of Cleveland. Mrs. Orson
Coward. Payson; Mrs. Grace Wheeler.
Salem: Mrs. Pearl Nelson. Mt. Pleasant.
and John. Joseph and William, who are
residents of this city.
The County Teachers institute has been
held in this city today and will continue
until tomorrow afternoon All public
schools have been closed, in order to give
the teachers an opportunity to take part
in the institute. The first session began
this afternoon at the academy assembly
hail. where a good representation of
teachers were present. The speakers
were Professor Mosiah Hall and Profess
sor Levi Young of the University of
Utah Music at the meetings Will be fur
nished by the public schools of this city.
A meeting for the teachers and principals
was held in the opera house this even
ing at 7:S0. \ grand bali at the academy
hall was given Immediately after, which
wound up the days festivities.
The ~12-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Prous of Salina died at their
home at about noon yesterday. after an
illness of only two weeks. She had COM
menced in school and was apparently feel
ing fine until she became suddenly i'll
and gradually grew weaker until she was
relieved by death. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow at 2 O'Clock.
John Stewart of Soa received a message
last evening Of the accidental death of
his brother William. who was herding
sheep at Soda Springs. He in some man
ner was shot. but particulars have not
vet been learned. The remains will be
shipped to Soa tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
UTAH MANS INGENUITY
Has Perfected a Device for Topping
Beets Which Will Prove a
Money Saver.

Lehi, Oct. I0.-Abe dmuns has per-
fected a beet topper. which sugar people
say will save them millions annually. The
cOntrivance consists of an attachment
fixed to an ordinary beet digger SO that
it will top and dig them at the same time.
The knife which tops the beets is attached
to a wheel. which rolls Over the top of
the beets. AS it goes over them they are
topped exactly proper, all at the same
distance from the crown, the wheel rails
ing as it goes over a high belt and drop
ping when il comes to a low one. A sharp
circular knife in the outer rim of the
wheel cuts into the crown of the beet and
prevents the machine from slipping side
wise while the operation is being per-
formed. There is also a knife in front
of the wheel. which shears away the ma
jor part of the tops and gives the ma
chine a better chance TO work.
With a few minor changes, which the
inventor is now making, the machine will
do better work than is usually done by
boys. and il viii then be made and placed
on the market.
Senator Reed Smoot will omen the Re-
publican campaign in Lehi next Wednes-
day evening. The Provo Giee club will
also be in attendance.
Mrs. Sarah j. Rhodes, one of the first
settlers of Lehi. was buried here yes
terday.
The dry armer of Cedar valley are
busy planting winter wheat. and already
have over Loco acres planted. Much of
that planted is already up and the ideal
conditions insures a good stand for the
balance.
The sugar factory here. which has been
idle for a week. owing to the recent
storms preventing the farmers digging
their beets, has started up again The
farmers are now delivering beets much
more rapidly than the factory can use
them and there is now no probability of
another shutdown from this cause.
James Cortes had a COW fall into a well
this week while the animal was drinking
at a windmill. a small boy saw the
animal drop through the covering and by
a rare presence of mind passed a rope
around its neck n held its head above
water till help arrived and pulled her
ONT
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Assessment No. "a.

WABASH MINING COMPANY. PRIN-
cipal place of business, Salt Lake City,
Utah-Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors held on
the 10th day of October. 1908, an assess
ment Of eight () cents per share was
levied on the capital stock of the corpo-
ration. payable on or before the 10th day
of November, 1905, to w. Mont. Ferry,
secretary, at room go Atlas block, West
Second South street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on the 10th day Of
November, 1905, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction. and
unless yme is made before, Will be
sold on the Sd day of December, 1893, to
pay the delinquent assessment. together
with all cost Of advertising and expense
of sale. w. MONT. FERRY,
Secretary.
Location of offices. 520-521-522 Atlas Block.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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GAME WAS TOO OLD.
Youth Comes to Grief in Encounter
With Bartender.

A young man giving his name as John
Stevens, and his age as l9. was arrested
yesterday by the police and is held under
a charge of pe>ty larceny. although the
real crime consists in the old shor change
gag. Stevens went into the Missoula sa-
loon. on State street, yesterday afternoon,
with a couple of friends. He worked the
now exceedingly stale $40 bill stunt, prof.
fering the bill in payment for the drinks.
and after the change had been given him,
discovered that he had the exact change.
asking for a return of the bill.
Stevens, perhaps by reason of his youth
or inexperience, was far from successful.
The bartender started TO go after him,
and he ran. Two bystanders, however.
caught him Just as Patrolmen Simpson
and Burt arrived on the scene and Stew
ems was taken to the Jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
STOLEN BICYCLE FOUND.
In Possession of Man Who is Unable
to Ride.

Another alleged bicycle thief. one p. ].
Shields. was arrested yesterday by Pa
trolman G~rundvig. the mar being taken
into custody at Murray.
Yesterday morning Wesley 4. King re-
ported to the police that his bicycle had
been stolen from in front of the Utah Saw
ings & Trust Co.'S building the previous
evening. and almost Immediately after
ward the police were notified that a man
was attempting to sell a bicycle to a sa-
lOOn-keeper AT Murray
Patrolman Grundvig was sent out aud
succeeded in locating the man and the
stolen wheel. the latter in the custody OF
Shields.
Shields is held under a charge of petit
larceny. He is about 80 years OF age. and
has the characteristic marks of the man
who believes the world owes him a liv-
ing. A peculiar fact developed I'm connec-
tion with the case in that Shields. While
pretending 10 own the wheel. was unable
10 ride.
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DEATH OF ANDREW cAULFIELO
Especial to The HeraId1

Especial to The Herald.)
Bingham. Oct. 0.-Andrew Caulfield
died here this morning at the home Of
his brother. John Caulfield. of miners
consumption. after a lingering Illness.
Deceased was A. years of age at the time
of his death and has resided in this camp
for the past three and one-half wears.
coming here from Butte, Mont. at which
place he had been a miner for many
years. The funeral will take place at
st. Mary's cathedral Monday morning at
Il o'clock. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
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Highest Honors

Within the province of the state fair
judges were rendered to the Grand Fur
display of e. Mehesy, jr., 154 Main
street, receiving first Grand Prize for
the most artistic and best display of
Utah-made goods of any description at
the Utah State fair.
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LUMBER DEALERS.

HOLMAN. PAYNE & co. Largest stock
of mining timbeTS IN the intermOuntain
country. PRICES RIGHT. Both phones
697- Dooly block.
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INTERIOR HNIsHINGS.
THE ]. P. PAULSON CO.

~ q. ? CbSON NO--
ITo-l72-14 West Second South st.
Both phones 453.
p. o.. Box S72.
Manufacturers of bank. office. bar and
store fixtures: also show cases. wall cases.
desks, etc, etc. Agents for the Bruins
observation-disclosures company's billiard
and pool tables and supplies. Our fixtures
are practical. up-tc-date and of exclusive
design. We are carrying the largest stock
or pool tables and supplies in the west.
See our show rooms, warehouse ard fac
tory. We are also manufacturing and
handling everything pertaining to soda
fountains. carbonaters. etc. Correspon-
dance solicited.
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CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT.

S. G. SHAW & CO.. Structural Steel.
Contractors Supplies. Concrete Reinforce
ing. Railway Supplies. Concrete Mixers,
Portland Cement, etc. Harris Bros. Rep.
$40 Atlas block. Both phones
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Miss {. M. SIade

Has opened her dressmaking par!ors at
13S East Fifth South, where she will be
pleased to meet her friends.
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Dancing School.

Odeom Academy. ADULT CLASS
commences Monday. Oct. 10. at s p. m.
CHILDREN'S CLASS commences Sat
1900.
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HOME BUILDERS.

MODERN HOME BUILDING CO, 42l
Dolly block Bell phone. Main 32I2.