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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1908-03-05
Bishod Duncan Dead.

Bishop WI W. Duncan, OF the
Methodist church, died at his
home in Spsrtanburg & on Monday
morning a little after 9 o'clock.
He had beer an i'll man Tor sew
eral monthsand for several days
the end hal been looked for at
any time.
Bishop Duncan was president
of the boz srd Of Trustees Of
w W,fford College and for many
years member of the faculty of
that institution. The college
suspended exercises until after
his funeral
Bishop Duncan is survived by
two daughters and one son.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1908-03-05
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Notice of Court.

Court of General Sessions for
Chesterfield County will begin
to be holden on March 9th, 1908,
at 10 o'clock A. M. r. E. Rivers,
Clerk of Court.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

a photograph that will please you
or your money refunded. Peetz Studio
2403 Walnut St, Milwaukee.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
To the Voters of the First Ward d
WauMafnsa,

In compliance with the request made to me
% several citizens of our ward, I here with
desire to stale that will be a candidate Tor
the position Of Alderman in the First Ward Of
Wauwatosa.
While came TO this conclusion several
weeks ago, have not amour ced my de..tsinu
publicly for the reason that it appeared ii me
To be premature. On the other hand IL has
been made known to me that the so-ealled
Prohibition party OF Wauwatosa wouia NOT
stand for my nomination unless / announced
myself IN favor of a no-license city
For two reasons would not do this Firstly
because Iderive my livelihood throup b the
sale OF supplies to the brewing ind ustry: seq
ondly, because. personally, / consider that no
man has the right to tell me whether or not 1
snail take drink If feel 50 inclined. res
pect the Pronibitionist, or more correctly the
IoLai ADstaiber" for his principI, not 10
drink, but condemn his soiicy in trying TO
prevent other people from drinking / fur
thermoPe condemn the hypocrite W no takes a
drink with me in Milwaukee and then breaches
Prohibition in Wauwatosa, and l regret to
say mat there are quiet a few such charac-
tiers in our city.
mention this question of Prohibition frst
not because consider it of greater impor-
tance than other matters with which we are
confronted in this suburban city, but because
the so-called party has made it necessary for
me to make a statement.
lconsider that the issues involved in the
ray OF regulation of public utilities and inn
proyement of municipal affairs of m ch great.
er Importance than the Prohibition question
III elected to office. IL shall be my ami ition to
waukee to Wauwatosa, if the state Railroad
Comm ssion has not by that time already ac-
com piished this, to Increase and better our
street illuminating conditions, to work for
much needed street improvements. and to ex-
tend the water mains, all consistent with rea-
sonable taxation TO the property owners
am in favor of the strict regulation Of the
Liquor traffic and the adjustment OF ali pub
lie nuisanees incident thereto.
wish 30 emphasize the fact that my de-
cision il positive and nothing will move me
hf4y t.af. in
lar from the course above outlined.
HANS A. KOENIG
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
COMMON COUNCIL

The Common Council met in regular
session, at the city hall Tuesday eve
ming, Mayor Chas. Il. Perry, presiding.
Present, Aldermen Curry, Chandler,
De Swarte, Kurtz, Taylor, Armstrong
and Prudisch
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A bill from 5. ID. Ringrose, for gravel
sold the city was presented and referred
to the finance committee.
A communication was received from
the fire department, and recommend
ing the election of John Hausch, Jr.
Placed on file.
A communication was received from
the fire department, requesting that
City Marshall be present at future fires
to prevent the interference on the part
of outsiders with the fire apparatus
Placed on file.
The acting Comptroller presented a
communication, calling attention to
the fact that $500 interest on water
works bonds falls due on February End
together with resolution prov. ding
for payment. The rules were suspend
ed and the resolution adopted.
The finance Committee submitted a
report recommending allowance of
December bills, and the bills were AT
lnyyad aS rarpupandaa
The Board of Public Works submit
ted report recommending the in
stallation of ineandescent street lights
as follows: One at 6lst and Chestnut
Streets; one ON Chestnut Street, 300
feet west of 6lst Street: one on Blan-
chard Street opposite city Jail: one ON
A lice street at angle north of Blan-
chard Street; one at end Avenue and
kenwood Avenue; one on Kenyon ST.
800 feet west OF Ludiugton Avenue.
one ON North Avenue at the intsrsec-
sion of Wisconsin Avenue. The lights
were ordered instelled by the Council
The City Attorney presented an or
dinanee providing for issuing $4,000 of
school bonds, to provide fuads for use
IN vehtiiating school buildings. The
ordinance was referred To tile commi t.
tee ON rules aud ordinances and tiuance
Min the chairman of the committee
on rules and ordinances as the chair
mah OF the JOINT committee.
ne Council then elected John
| Hausch, Jr. as II mem oer OF the fire de-
/ partmeut in place of AIR. Keats, re-
signed.
The Council then adjourned,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

We also have frst-class undertake
ing establishment under the charge
of Chas E. Judson who is always on
hand, and is acknowledged to be one
of the best in his line.
/ Adolph Lentz is the proprietor of
the Sash, Door and Blind, factory and
he supplies long felt want in this
community.
We also have two barber shops, that
tend to the wants of our people in that
| line.
Besides we have two shoe repairers
and A. John Wagner can always be
found at his stand.
A. C. Kuchyski supplies the trade
with new and up-to-date harnesses.
etc and does all kind of repair work
We also have two cigar maDufaetur-
ers, both of whom turn out the best
cigars to be had.
II. Outflow conducts gents furnish
ing and tailoring establishment and
carries good line of goods in that line
Martin Eriksen and Robt. Cain are
our leading painters and decorators.
and their charges are reasonable.
We have two good destists, besides
a number of the best skilled physicians
and professional men.
-ssWauwatosa has it's own waterworks
and sewer plants and the water is
second to none in the state. We also
have gas and electric light, good
Gre department and well equipped
public library. In fact Wauwatosa
has everything to make it one of the
best places to reside in the state of
Wisconsin.
We also have branch of the Hawks
Nursery Co, who handle everything
for identifying our lawns, and their is
scarcely lawn in Wauwatosa but
what it's beauty has been added to by
this well known firm.
We also have the Irvington Hotel
owned aud run by l.. Is. Gregg, who
runs first class house where strangers
can always be Accommodated.
John f. Ditttnar runs wagon and
blacksmith shop. as does also Doherty
Bros, who are good mechanics.
Watuer & Kellogg and l.. r. Gridley
are our leading real estate men and
they are always ready TO assist those
looking for IA home.
y We have a Masonic lodge, NJ w. A.
camp, Independent Order of Foresters,
United Order of Foresters, Germania
Verein aud u Good Templar lodge.
The Light Guard armory furnished
by MIR Fred Underwood, president of
the Erie railroad, is where our soldier
boys meet and spend their spare time
and where our young people generally
spend many a happy hour.
We have only one weekly newspaper
and job office run by the }. r. Benoy
Printing Co. in this city and it is the
one you are now reading.
Anyone ,oolSing for place to live
who will write to us will be furnish
ed with information in regard to this,
Milwaukee, best suburb,
Come to Wauwatosa and look us
over and you will find we have told
you the truth and have not stretched it
one iota. Hurrah for Wauwatosa.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

FOR SALE-Pure bred Houdans,
Enquire at 800 First Avenue, or tele-
phone Wauwatosa LOT L.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
The " BEST" Tonic

1t is easier to call thing "best" than
to make it best; we know, because in
our Pabst Malt Extract, The BEST"
Tonic, we have done both; we made it so
before wc named it.
1t is perfect malt extract; it is the
life and strength giving essence of the
grain, with nothing else. If you do not
know the value of q malt extract in
building up the system, ask your family
physician-hek knows.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
pBGlSt Malt EXfIdQ
TftsBeSS T61lc

gives vigor TO body and mind; stimulates
without reaction. You will eat weIl and
sleep well if you take it; another way 9.
saying abe we'll"
Any druggist has il, or can easily get
It for you.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
CLASSIFIED ADS.

FOR sALE-Scholarship in one of
the leading colleges of Milwaukee.
Enquire ut this office
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

FOR SALE-New double fiat and Is
4ox1s5 lots with alley in rear. Modern
improvements. Price $4,000.
Enquire of T.. r. Gridlev.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24

Malaga grapes and fresh vegetables
at all times. Becker & Mortimer Co.,
grocers,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

such cultivation or irrigation was given
it, it was taxed at the higher rate. His
contention was that all land capable
of such increased productiveness should
be taxed as high as that actually so
cultivated. The result would be that
it would be forced into cultivation. and
the community be correspondingly
benefited.
Mr.. Clark further argued that if all
Of the arabic land on this Island wheth-
er under cultivation now or held out
of cultivation by its owners, were to be
taxed equitably in proportion to it's
possibilities, a rate of taxation lower
than is now imposed on land in use
could be adopted, and still the revenue
from this source would equal the en-
tire needs of revenue on this island
permitting the abolition of all other
taxes, thus freeing industry from taxa
ton.
He argued that there Was no reason
why sugar plantations>sh Should be taxed
for their mills and equipment, if all
arabic land was taxed equitably in pro-
portion to its possibilities.
L. G.. Kellogg speaking along the
same lines gave an illustration from
instances of banana lands within his
knowledge. The land itself was taxed
at the rate of 5000: the growing crop
Was taxed at the rate of $500 an acre,
and if an income Of $1,000 was secured
that was taxed two per cent. in income
tax. At the same time land of equal
possibilities adjoining. not put to equal
" high use, was being taxed at a mere
nominal rate because not in use or in
a low use.
Mr. Clark said that the exemption
of pineapple lands was mere SOP
and that no fairminded man would
urge it. What was needed was not
special exemption from taxes, but
equitable distribution of all taxes
All of the commissioners We're pres
ent-L. Tenney Peck. A Perry and A.
F. Judd-Judge Perry presiding
Judge Perry announced the purpose
of the meeting and E c. Brown Of
the Dearborn Drug and Chemical
Company presented a memorial in
which he urged that corporations like
his own, which maintained an office
here had employees here. did it's bank
ing here. had warehouses here and
kept stocks of goods here. ought not
TO be specially and grievousiy taxed
simply because it was incorporated
under the laws of Illinois instead of
those of Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10
TAXPAYERS AND
COMMISSION
CONTINUED from Page one.)

In presenting his proposal for the
equal taxation of all land of equal
possibilities Mr.. Clark pointed out that
while lands in Wahiawa were being
assessed for taxation at the rate of
5000 an acre, adjoining lands of equal
quality and equally suitable for the
kind of cultivation going on in wahi-
ava were being assessed as grazing
lands at a few cents an acre. The
results of this was that the owners of
these lands were holding them out of
productive use until the demand for
them should become so great that those
desiring land for cultivation would be
willing to pay still higher prices for
them. If they were taxed the same as
like lands which are under cultivation
it would compel these owners either to
cultivate them themselves or to allow
some one else to, thus increasing the
production and industry of the Islands
and benefiting the whole community
as well as increasing the revenues.
AS a concrete instance Mr.. Clark told
of ten acres of land he had leased six
years ago outside of the Wahiawa,
homesteads. He spent $1,000 on this
ten acres in cultivation, pineapple
plants then being high. He paid taxes
of dollar an acre on these ten acres
on which he had thus exerted his in
dustry and in which he had invested
his capital in cultivation. But the sur
rounding 800 acres of exactly the same
kind of land. of land of equal POSSIBLE
tiles, which was not being cultivated by
the owners nor by anyone else, paid
taxes of two cents an acre.
The lands of the Leilehua ranch are
assessed as grazing lands at a valua-
ton of few cents an acre because in
thir natural state it takes twenty acres
to support one head of cattle The
same lands if planted in para grass
would support cattle at the rate of two
head of cattle to the acre, and if irrf-
gated at the rate of four head of cat
tie TO the acre. That is to say from
forty to eighty times more cattle than
in the uncultivated state. AS soon as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

/ to ten in cluster, tightly bound to-
gether. So unusual was this that the
veteran cotton grower gathered a dozen
or 50 samples to take away with him
as curiosities.
| Mr.. Duke, who states that he is en-
joying every minute of his stay here
and who states that he finds it impos-
sible to put into words the enjoyment
he finds in many things Hawaiian, has
| had a remarkable career. Born a
Northerner, he went into the South to
grow cotton before the war was over,
| locating IN Arkansas in 1853. He went
| there under orders of General Curtis
to open UP a plantation with free negro
labor for the purpose of demonstrat-
ing that negroes would work without
physical compulsion.
LAS soon as the Emancipation Proc
lamation was issued I wrote to Gener-
al Curtis and stated that I was ready
to go to work. said Mr.. Duke, who
explained his attitude during the first
part of the war by stating that he
wanted to see the Union purged of the
curse of slavery more than to preserve
the Union as it was General Curtis
sent for me and my first work was
to go into the South and raise negro
worst thing a man could have done,
in the eyes of the Southerners. My
belief was. though, that the negro had
better seal his freedom by shedding a
little blood, and I took up the work.
After that l was sent into the planta-
lions.
"Our position there was one of al
most constant peril. for we did not
know at what time the plantations
would be raided by the Southern
troops, while we were also more or less
at the mercy of bushwhackers and que
rillas. At one time all the troops were
withdrawn from the district and about
that time party of QuantrelPs gueril-
las were driven in and made their
headquarters in the country just back
I of us. / moved with few negroes into
Fort Goodrich, a little fortifcation, and
we held that place free from attack for
seven weeks until troops came back.
We held it by putting Smallpox Hos
pitaf' sign across the gate and march
ing negroes up and down with rifles.
The guerillas thought the place was
garrisoned and made no demonstra-
tons"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

"'This country will never come into
farmers scattered about the land and
farming for themselves. The strength
of a country is the strength of its in
dependent men. No country will pros
per as it should when dependent upon
an inferior race to do it's work. Look
at the men of the South during the
Civil War when pitted against the far
mers of the west under Sherman. Both
sides were brave but Sherman's men
marched through the men of the South
like a knife through cheese"
S. A. Duke. of Baxter, Arkansas, a
wealthy cotton planter, who has been
spending some time in Honolulu, states
his opinion of the Americanizing of the
Islands in the above words. Mr.. Duke
is eighty-one years old, but looks and
acts fifteen years younger, having
energetically visited all the places
of interest about the city, including the
u. S.. Experiment Station. Here Mr..
Duke noticed a small experimental
patch of cotton and was amazed at the
excellent growth of the bushes and the
superior quality of the cotton produced.
What cotton I am growing in Ar
kansas I get tens cents a pound for.
This cotton, on the same basis, would
be worth thirty cents a pound. 1t is
equal to the best in softness of texture
and length of staple. From the ap-
pearance of the plants l should say
that there would be little difficulty in
cultivating cotton on this side of the
island. / have not been over to the
other side, but I understand that the
nights there are colder, which might
prove a drawback
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Duke visited
Kalihi, where there are a few trees
growing wild. The cotton here did not
prove 50 good as that at the Expert
ment Station, being worth only about
eight cents a pound. This cotton was
tree cotton, while that at the station
was sea island cotton, the best grade
grown, superior to Egyptian cotton. At
Kalihi the cotton proved somewhat Of
a curiosity to Mr.. Duke, the bolls hav
ing each a cluster of seeds, from six
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

of property. Whichever of these
means resulted in the highest valua-
ton was the one adopted by the tax
assessor. He suggested that either
one of two methods ought, to be
adopted in the case of sugar planta-'
tions. First. the book value of the
property, with certain reductions; or,
second, a specific tax on the amount
of sugar raised.
J. w. Francis, representing not the
tax office, but himself as CITIZEN
spoke from his experience as a tax
collector. The legal requirements here
to enforce the collection of pol tax
he thought were too cumbersome. The
California methods were simpler and
better.
Treasurer Campbell spoke simply to
correct what he thought were some
erroneous ideas regarding the present
laws which had been evidenced in the
speeches made.
H. E. Cooper urged that in arriving
at the basis for income taxes, salaries,
payrolls, repairs and depreciation
should be allowed to be deducted from
gross income, but not requirements
nor renewals.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

P. C. Jones objected strenuously to
the penalty of ten per cent. on deiin-
quent taxes, and the addition of ten
they remained delinquent. He thought
the government ought to look more
closely after the collection of taxes
and not let them remain delinquent so
long. In many cases where loans were
made on real estate security, the
mortgage had to pay two and more
years taxes before he could get a
good title on foreclosure. He said
that this penalty had stopped very
largely the practise of banks loaning
on real estate security, especially on
small loans. He insisted that this
weighed heavily on the poor man and
the man who was striving to secure
a home. He thought the penalty
ought to be made less and the rate Of
interest less.
c.. NJ. Cooke endorsed what Mr..
Jones had said, but wished to protest
particularly against the practise of
the assessors Office of raising the as
sessed valuation of property notwith-
standing the general tendency down.
ward of property, and Notwithstanding
the returns made by property-owners.
He presented a list of property own
ed by c. NJ. Cooke, Ltd, where, in
twenty-five instances, the assessor had
increased the amount he had returned
the property at, Notwithstanding his
return was sworn to. That he con-
sidered an insult. He thought that
there should be a valuation once in
five years and that that valuation
should remain the basis of taxation for
the five years. He thought also that
all oaths should be done away with in
making returns.
He further objected to the assess
ment of the lessee's interest in land.
On this point there was quite a dis
cussion between Mr. Cooke and mem
bers of the commission.
Mr.. Waldron. representing F. A.
Schaefer, objected to the tax office
methods in assessing property COM
bined in an enterprise for profit. He
said that there were four ways by
which the tax office arrived at this
One was by taking the market value
of the stock; another by valuing the
different items of property in the COM
bination as an enterprise for profit;
a third was by taking the book vaIua-
ton of the property of the concern;
and the fourth was by taking the ag-
gregate value of the several portions
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-10

Back up the movement to improve
the streets and sidewalks.
The Lamar register., 1908-04-01
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston. a poor ranchman.
high-minded and cultured. searches for
s." On wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water. he dis,
IN working over brands on cattle. He
ccreeps near enough to note the chang
steer to the ~. RI brand. Paul Lang
ford. the rich owner of the Three
Bars" is informed of the operations of
the gang of cattle thieves-a band OF
outlaws headed by Jesse Black. who
long have defied the law and authori-
I:angford is struck with the beauty of
Mary. commonly known as ''Williston's
soart who s'e had an foleR% sr
her uncle. Judge Hammond Dale, from
the east to the "Dakotahs." and who
requested by the county. attorney:
Richard Gordon. to come to Kemah and
he af s Of Jesss Black n Jim
waiting at the train for Louise. looks
Al R ss% of an a'e h ens a shipped o SS
Mag" a well known ''ornery'' steer be-
longing to his employer OF the Three
. James f K Mea M e court " for the
springs the first Of many great sur
prises. waving examination. Through
Jake Sanderson' member Of the out o
steer Mag" had been recovered and thus
saw the uselessness of fighting against
being bound over. Richard Gordon. the
county attorney, who is unpopular be-
cause of his many failures to secure con-
victions In court, wins the admiration of
Louise. which is mutual. County Attorney
Gordon accompanies Louise Dale on her
return to Wind City. He tells her of the
disappointments of his office of witnesses
that can be bribed and of the system of
tampering with Justice which prevents
him from securing conviction. He has
the girls sympathy. While Williston
stands in the light in his door at night a
fihot Is fired at him. The house is attacked
and a battle ensues between Williston and
his daughter, one side and the out
laws on the other. The house is set
on fire. As an outlaw raises his rifle to
shoot Williston a shot from an unknown
source pierces his arms and the rifle falls
10 the ground. Aid has come to Williston.
but he and his daughter are captured and
borne away by the outlaws.