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Hotel caught fire early Monday morn

Hotel caught fire early Monday morn
ing
AT 5:45 a. m, Monday the surround
ing whistles and shouts of fire by the
few people that were up brought the
fire laddies to the Exchange Hotel on
Railroad street where they found the
kitchen and a majority of the building
afire Men and women were running
out; some jumping from the Bird story
clad only i'll their sleeping garments
and those coming out with their
clothes under their arms and dressing
in front of the building. But for the
heroic work of The fire laddies ii might
have caused the destruction of the
Planters Hotel and a pool room ad-
joining the building. The origin Of
the fire is unknown but it is thought
it was caused from defective flue in
the kitchen as that is where the fire
started. The loss to the building and
contents is not known but the majority
of the fixtures were damaged by water.
Little il anything was saved.
The hotel was run by w. w. Whalen
and had recently been overhauled and
was very nice place and will be
missed by the travelling public, as
this place was run for a number of
years by M. 6. Leach, and was con-
venient to trains for the travelling
public.
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two years and is well and favorably
known throughout East Tennessee. He
has always received liberal patronage
merited by kind and courteous treat
ment and the values he has offered the
public. Mr.. Becllner is one of the old
est business men of the city, and has
always made his word his bond. you
are in doubt as to where to go TO make
purchases in his line, note the prices
and values offered, and the doubt will
be removed. Don't fail to call in time
and get the advantage of the greatest
bargains and values ever offered in
Johnson City. Beckner's guarantee is
sufficient to satisfy the most exacting.
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out hunting. The particulars of the
shooting could not be learned as the
boy was some distance in the country
when the shooting occurred and has
not yet returned TO town. 1t is sup.
posed that a gun in the hands of a
friend was accidently discharged the
load striking the Vines boy in the
neck.
J. w. Forshee, operator for the South
ern at Cenegie, spent Sunday with
homefoll<s at Midway.
D. D. Hull, of the legal department
of the V. l., G. d G. Co., of Roanoke,
Va, was in the city Monday on busi-
ness.
J. McBroOm, of the revenue depart
ment, with headquarters in Abingdon,
passed through the city EN- route to
Nashville on business.
The newsbOy was crying out morn
ing papers and espied a robust looking
gentleman and said, Morning paper,
sir.n The man replied, "Son, | can't
readn The newsboy said, s'Gee!
bet yer kin read free lunch sign. -
Picked up.
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EIGHT JURORS CHOSEN
IN UNION CITY TRIALS

Uniou City, Tenn, Nov. 27.--State
and defense experienced change of
belief today when four jurors were Sc
cured, eight in all now occupying the
jury box, and it is now confidently ex-
pected that the jury to try Garrett
johnson and Arthur Cloar, alleged
leaders of the Reelfoct lake night-riders
on charge of numbering Capt. Quentin
Rankin, will be completed Tuesday. A
panel of 300 men was ordered for Tues
day and a final effort will then be
made to complete the jury.
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JOHNSON CITY Wins NORMAL
QUEEN CITY MADE EDUCATIONAL CENTER
OF EAST TENNESSEE
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

Empty beds are still on the decrease
in the National Soldiers Homes. On
the 10th of this month, the Dayton
home had 2O3 empty cots in the bar
racks and IS in the hospital; Pacific,
1928; Leavenworth, 40-34; Hampton
325-49; Danville, 84l-75; Togus, 1923
Milwaukee, 93-9; Marion, 12S-14; John.
son City, I17-39, Total in barracks
1857; in hospitals, 339.
Tri-monthly reports from Nationa
Military Homes, show them to have
had the following membership Nov.
10, 1907
Dayton-Present, 1885; absent, l.,
26S Total S,57l, L. A, p, none.
Leavenworth-Present, 2,404; absent
S67;. Total 3,267. II. A. p, z3,
Hampton-Present, 2,4O4 absent 693
Total, 3,O97. T. A. p, s.
Danville-PreSent, 2,2l2; absent, 769.
Total, 2,9Sl. L. A. b., 32.
Togus-Present 1852; absent, 592
Total, 1,444. T. A. p, L.
Milwaukee-Present, 1,745; absent,
356, Total, 2,10l. T. A. P, 20.
Marion-Present, 1880; absent, 400
Total, 1890. T. A. F., 6.
Johnson City-Present, 1,5O3; absent
3O3. Total, 1906. 7. A, p, 5.
Sunday dinner was fine roast pork
stewed onions, baked sweet potatoes
cranberry sauce, peach pie, bread
butter and coffee. Supper cake, figs
apple butter, bread, butter and tea.
At the opera house Sunday Saliva
tion Army held meeting and at thret
o'clock the band concert began, and {
large number of town folks came up
some in the cars, some afoot and som,
in their own conveyances.
On the bulletin board Tuesda,
morning there were three funera
notices: Patrick Dolan, Co., A. 1st KY
David n. Hays, Co. M. S3rd Pa, Inf
W. B. Duvall, Co., j. 10th N. Y, Inf
James Noble, lst regiment Ohio H
Artillery, was buried at o'clock Sun
day with the usual military honors.
Gov. Smith made capture of a lot o
Objectionable books last week that
boy was selling on the home grounds
The dinner served on Thanksgivin,
was nice young turkey with sag
dressing, cranberry sauce, baked swee
potatoes, bread butter, coffee an,
mince pie. Supper we had steve,
oysters, apple butter, pound cake
br cad, butter and lea. In the evenin
the big moving picture show at tn
opera house was something grand
The dog chase was fine and the final
with the military drill, and the hauling
down the silk flag in the center of tn
stage created great applause. TIL
house was packed. 1t took three car
to bring them from town.
Hauling down the flag here at thi
home is different from the other homes
The full band marches to the flag stal
and plays tune as the flag is haule,
down, then they play a tune on thei
way to their quarters. This is don
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should be decided without fierce polit-
ical quarrels and without recourse to
factional politics.
All the members of the old bench of
the supreme court are candidates for
reelection.
Possibly here and there decisions
have been rendered that have not pleas
ed the people, but court is at best an
aggregation of men, and no man ever
lived that did not make some mistakes.
Bell and McAllister are candidates
from the middle division, Neil and
Beard from the western division, and
Shields from the eastern division.
Judge Bell is comparatively a new
man, but the people of Middle Tennes-
see seem to be well pleased with him.
All the other members of the court
have had broad experience on the
bench, and are by that fact better
equipped to give the people of the
state good service.
Judge Beard, of the western division,
served this people as chancellor before
going to the supreme bench.
Judge Neil, also of the western divi-
sion, was a lawyer and judge of great
ability before taking his seat in the
states highest court.
We do not think the state would fare
better by single change on this bench.
Judge Horace Palmer is a candidate
for reelection to the court of civil ap-
peals. He was first appointed by Gov.
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every evening at sundown. At the
Dayton home Friday evenings the
captains and sergeants with the home
inspector at the head of the column
and the full band proceedto the flag
staff and go through quite ceremony
as the flag is hauled down.
Preparations are being made to heat
the guard house and the nurses build
ing with steam. The furnace does not
give satisfaction. The work on the
main steam lines has been finished and
the grounds are being cleaned up be-
fore the bad weather gets here.
The old wash basins in Co., A and B
have been taken out. They were plac
ed when the buildings were finished
six years ago, but il was found out
they would not stand hot water.
Friedlander, the architect, was the
one that had - ST. placed. They were
very eXpen& alized new
ones that f. have a
plug in u '=->. to
the old Onpsl
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BECK MAKES
NICE SHOWING.

In this issue appears the holiday an
nouncement of |. n. Becl<ner, the Main
street jeweler. Don't fail to see it IN
time to make your holiday purchases.
Mr.. Beckner has been in business in
Johnson City for more than twenty
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Patterson, and then he was reelected
for short term.
Judge Palmer is an able lawyer, an
active man, in the full enjoyment of
mental and physical vigor, and the
people of Tennessee will make no mis-
take if they give him another term.--
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
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Mrs, Robt. Kilby gave an enjoyable
feast on Thanksgiving day to a number
of children, She was assisted in doing
the honors by Miss Fannie Wallace, OF
Bristol. An immense turkey headed
the list of good things to eat and the
guests were greatly pleased with the
entertainment.
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SCREAM NEWS
State Board Of Education Decides
Agony IN Favor of Johnson City,
Murfreesboro and Memphis

Johnson City gets the State
Normal for East Tennessee.
This result was reached by the
State Board of Education We'd
neSday noon, after being in Ses-
sion since Monday morning.
The joyful news reached
Johnson City by wire immedi-
ately and every whistle in the
city was dampened with steam
and the luSty throated songsters
conveyed the glad tidings to
the community and the rejoic-
ing was above Normal.
AS stated in The American
Sevetal days ago, the decision
of the Board as to the locations
of the NormalS will be tentative
for the present. The final set
tlement of the matter will await
the securing of definite sites for
the schools in or near the towns
selected. A subcommittee will
be appointed by the Board at
the cOSe of its meeting, and this
committee will again visit the
three towns tentatively select
ed for the purpose of determin-
ing exactly what the sites shall
be. 1t is, of course, highly
probable, however, that moth
ing will take place to cause the
Board to have to change its de-
ciSions, once they are announc-
ed.
JONESBORO BOY IS
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SECRETARY OF RAILROAD
COMMISSION RESIGNS

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 90 G. H.
Love, of Springfield for the last three
years secretary of the railroad COM
mission, rendered his resignation today
and was at once succeeded by Miss
Willie Fields, of Waverly Place., this
city, who has been stenographer for
the commission for the last eleven
years. Mr.. Loves resignation was
due to business reasons as he left to
take charge of real estate and insur-
ance business i'll Springfield.
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SENATOR TAYLOR
TO DELIVER ADDRESS

Senator Robert l.. Taylor will deliver
the memorial address to the departed
brothers of Lodge No. 100, b. P. 0. f.,
at Staubs Theater in Knoxville next
Sunday afternoon.
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MI. Gump spent Monday in Erwin.
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STRONGER
IN HARDIN
COUNT Ty
PATTERSON IS
THE LEADER
CARMACK MEN TURNING
His Wise, Economic and Business
Like Administration of States
Affairs Making Impression

Savannah, Tenn, Nov. 27.-It is the
observation of well-informed democrats
in Hardin county that decided change
in the situation is apparent. There
are eleven districts in the county and
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OUR SUP

1t will be mos {
see if contests h t
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WAS NO Loss OF LIFE.

The Dyer building on Railroad
Avenue next to the Southern railroad
station and occupied by the Exchange
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Commissioners for
the INDECENT Insane, Carson City, Ne
vada, until II o'clock noon, Monday,
August 80, 1909, for furnishing ma
1erial and construction of a new ward
building on the grounds OF the Ne
vada Hospital for Mental Diseases at
Reno, Nevada.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned of the Board at Carson City.
the Superintendent of the Hospital at
Reno, or of the Architect, +. j. De
Lonchant, Reno, Nevada.
The cost OF the building is not to
exceed the sum of $4,000.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
\ certified check for ten per cent.
of the amount of the bid must Oc-
company each proposal.
All proposals must be sent to the
Board of Commissioners for Care OF
the INDECENT Insane, Carson Cit, Ne
vada, and marked, Proposals for
construction of New Ward Building
Nevada Hospital for Mental Diseases
Board of Commissioners for Care of
INDECENT Insane.
Carson City, Nevada.
Date First Publication, July p, 1909
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27
ATTCRNEY-AT-LAW'
NOTARY 3
BIDS WANTED

Sealed bids for the repairs to be
made on the front of tie building
now occupied by Jos. Smyth's cloth
ing store will be received at the Of
flee of the county clerk, on or befor"
the hour of 10 o'clock on the I'd day
of August, 1899. Plans and specifi-
cations of the work to be done can
be secured from the county clerk al
his office. E. O. PATTERSON,
u I'd County CLERK.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Carson Lodge No. 4 meet the first
and third Wednesday of each month
at Odd Fellows Hall at 1880 o'clock
all visiting and sojourning brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
C. l.. DEADY, G. G.
p. H. MULCAHY, r. r. S.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27
BIDS WANTED

Sealed proposals for delivery f. o.
j. Carson City, Nevada, for one ten
ton roller, combining durability with
the best and most improved forms OF
mechanism. The board of county
commissioners invites a competitive
exhibition or demonstration of the
various Road Rollers manufactured.
Bids for the above described road
roller must be filed with the county
clerk of Ormsby County, Nevada, on
or before the 9Th day of August, 1909.
ut ten o'clock a. IN.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids.
f.. O.. PATTERSON,
Clerk of the Board of County Com
miSSlOners. JStd
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FIRST AMERICAN CARDS

cards at the Emporium that were
made in the United States. Here
tofOre ali such cards could only he
made in Germany but now Yankee in
genuitv has finally solved the cost
problem and they are in the market.
Those at COINS are excellent pieces
of work.
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NOTICE TO CO-OWNERS

To j. A. Manaudus: o are here
least four hundred dollars $4,000 in
annual. labor for the year 1908 On the
Carson Copper No. /, Carson Copper
No. 2, Carson Copper No. 3 and Car
son Exchange, situated in WashOe
and Eagle Valley Mining District,
Ormsby county, State of Nevada, to
hold said mining claims under the
provisions of Section 1924. revised
statutes of the United States; said
amount being required to be expend-
ed annually on u%npatented mining
claims. Now therefore, il within
ninety days from the date of first
publication OF this notice you fail to
contribute your portion of said four
hundred dollars as in said
mining claims your interest therein
in said mining claim will be forfeit
ed and become the property of the
undersigned, under provision of said
Section 1924, revised statutes of the
United States.
w. ii. SANFORD,
OLIVER DE JARLAIS
". II. KEARNs.
Dated Carson City, OrmsDy County
Nevada, April 10, 1909, date OF first
publication.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27

Business mans lunch served
daily at Dick'c between 11:3O and =
o'clock. Faust Beer is one of the not
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27
ICE THAT S

If you wan ice hat Is as hard as
cut glass and taken from the highest
point in the Siarras ana ice that
stays with o all day and part of
he next in the hottest weather get
It of Doc Benton. tt
Eye strain is productive ii headache
and nervous troubles. Don't delay at
ending 10 such an important matter.
See DR.. w. II. Broaddus, Ophthalmo
Iogist. at Friends Jewelry Store.
For a nice fresh glass of Budweiser
stop in at Barkley'S at inc d pOt.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-27

A business mans lunch is served
daily at Dick'c between 1870 and 2
o'clock. Faust Beer is one of he not
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LODGE NOTICES

r. 4. M.-Lewis Chapter No. l; holds
regular c~onvocation on the third
Friday OF each month in Ma
sonic hall, at 1880 p. NJ. SOjourning
companions are cordially invited to
attend.
CHAS. J.. RULISON, H. P.
GEO. w. KEITH, Secty.
F. AND A. M.-CarSOn Lodge No. l;
holds it's regular communications
on the third Thursday Of the month
in Masonic hall, at 1880 p. m. So
journing brethren are cordially in
vited to attend.
c. F. QUITS, w. M.
E.. ID. VANDERLIETH, Secy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-30
South Dakota Twine

The new twine plant at the
state penitentiary has been
started aud is now turning out
the highest grades of binder
twlne. The equipment of the
new plant is the best in the north
west and a superintendent with
twenty-five years exerience in
the twine manufacturing busi-
ness has been placed ia charge
by the state board of charities
and corrections. Every farmer
in South Dakota should take a
special pride in this plant aud
give i, the benefit of his patron.
age. Twine will be sold at a very
low figure and until May 1st will
be sold only direct to farmers.
No farmer should let this oppor-
tunity pass to contract for his
seasons supply of twine. A let
ter addressed to the State Peni.
tentiary, Twine department,
Sioux Falls, S. D.. will bring
complete infor nation, order
blanks, etc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-30

The council, consisting of AL.
derman Martens, Farley, Mel.
son and Mittelstaedt, (Messrs.
Manley and Roberts being out
of TOWN. canvassed the returns
as thus given, and declared the
proposition to grant license car
ried
Judge McNulty in his order
to the boal DIS of election and city
council had set Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the
court house as time for hear.
ing a review of the questions in.
volved and accordingly Attorney
Geo. S. Rix appeared on behalf
OF the no'license people and At
torney Howard Babcock of Sis.
seton on behalf of the license
side. AS the parties Mr.. R;x
represented were not parties
named in the case as brought be-
fore the court, as attorney he
asked that they be allowed to ia.
tervene as defendants, and have
time to prepare the proper pa.
pers. AS no particular objec-
tion was made to this the court
so ordered aud set the time for
hearing at the regular term of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-30
Beedle Restaurant Sold

S. Il. Colcord, late of Langford,
this state, purchased the Acme
restaurant of J. Beedle. Mr..
Colcord has had many years ex.
perience in the restaurant busl-
ness and will spare neither ex-
pense or work to make the Acme
a first class restaurant. Meals
and lunches will be served at all
hours, and q full line of soft
drinks, ice cream, fruit, conf fec
tionery. cigars and tobacco Kept
on hand. Mr.. Beedle has been
proprietor of the restaurant q
little over a year, and has en-
joyed a good patronage, aud
turns over to Mr.. .Colcord a good
business which with the la,,ers
experience, he will be able to in
crease.
Mr.. Beedle has not yet decid-
ed just what he will turn his at
tion to in the future. The new
proprietor's family will arrive
this week.
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s. ). Convention.

All those interested in SUNDAY
school matters are earnestly in
vited to attend the meetings of
the county Sunday school $3.50.
citation, which will be held to.
morrow evening and next Sun.
day. The Saturday evening
meeting will be held in the Con
gregational church at 7:45 o clock:
the Sunday afternoon service az
2:3O O'Clock ut the Evangelical
church and the Sunday EVENING
service at the NJ. E. church e
1:3O. Out of town delegates viii.
0e entertained by Milbenk
friends during the convention|
by making themselves known M
any OF the churches whero
meetings are held. An ox
lent and interesting pro-
which was published last S
has been arranged for 49,
venti0n.
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court, May II, when his decis-
ION upon the questions at issue
will be given.
SANTA CRUZ
Notes About Former Milbank People
Now in California

The East Side Mill and Lumber Co.
have rebuilt the phil which was de-
stroyed by fire in March, and are do
ing good business. The insurance
was satisfactory settled, the company
receiving something over $13 600.
Wallace Wood has gone to Seattle
to spend the summer
The old friends of J. H. King walk
ed in and unceremoniously took pos
session OF his home not long ago.
They went to inform him that he had
passed another mile stone He as
sured them he did not feel old, and he
certainly does uot look any older than
when he left Dakota. A very pleas ant
evening was spent telling stories of
old times until about midnight when
friends were ushered into the dining
room where very nice supper was
served by Miss Anna Fargo, assisted
by Miss Lottie Williams.
Miss Charlotte Wood is teaching
domestic science in the city schools.
The Watson house is now painted
and plastered and will soon be ready
for its occupants.
Ralph Amsden recently attended the
pharm maceutica! examination in San
Francisco and passed every success.
fully. He now has life diploma.
The young married peoples club
surprised Mrs. Lulu Hawes the even
ing OF her birthday and left a very
pretty piece of china as a remem
brance
A number of young people we're
home from their school for East ter va
cation. Miss Nina Vandervort brought
two young ladies home with her, one
from the orange groves of Visalia the
other from Willows. They enjoyed a
picnic on the beach, skating rink,
plunge and ended the week with a trip
to Big Trees and house party at Ben
Lomond, with Mrs. Porter as chaperone
A. w. G. T. y. convention is in
session here now. and will close with
gold medal contest this evening.
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Rev. George Kase is feeling
very proud and happy over the
arrival of a fine young boy at the
parsonage last Tuesday.
And now comes G.. f. Mills
and deposes and says that there
arrived at his home last Wednes
day g very gen tlemaniy appear
ing lad, who has taken posses
sion Of the family's affections
and seems determined to assert
his right to "hfe, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" in the
household, and he will be given
IN opportunity to do so.