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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14

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o all services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
continued from Page six.)


-,v the distributing of that money is
w. W. and think it is unjust. 1t is not
o" ~. r. is so unfair to any one local.
lD'. a,,er another only in the way of dis
Hn,,t,on of account Of valuation.
ho,eye on the whole, Mr.. Speaker.
-, having increased the taxes on the
ia lands by a mill and half and
'nsro added half a mill for school
a,noses by this bill that if we strike
he other we can go home and make
sood report to our constituents be-
no we can say the tax has been
.,sed on wild lands practically &C 2-3
.r cent, and / think that is a pretty
r.od result of a campaign. 1 am in
s t'ror Of increased taxes on wild lands;
link nv constituents are in favor of
,.irg 80. I am aware that in many
" ...es wild lands are now taxed full
1oro than they are worth. am aware
o,ber cases where they are taxed
,.uhtless less than they are worth. 1
s S heard that in the city Of Portland
.s.rs is something like $4O,0O0.000 not
.1,ed at all, and I have heard that in
.,oostook county the farms are not
"s,npd more than so per cent. of their
's,u., value. If those things are true,
IA n the wild lands in many cases are
..,ed No to their real value, then when
..ou assess an equal tax throughout
,hs state on all property. wild lands
md other property, then they are pay
;,n IN many cases more than their
ANAL proportions, their just proper
,inn of taxes, and those things should
no regulated by the State assessors.
II there is any property in Portland
!, should be got at, and if the farms
.ra not assessed enough they should
h, increased. and the same is true in
,soard to the wild lands. 1t is my
opinion that we should adopt the
amendment offered by the gentleman
t,om Bremen and if we do that we
.hall be doing well enough and feel
that we have made good to our con-
stituents.
Mr. Dunn of Brewer moved that the
Uouse take a recess until o'clock in
the afternoon.
The motion was agreed to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
FLAMES SWEEP FOREST.
Brush Fire Destroys Fifteen Hundred
Acres of Timber Land.

Amaganset, Long Island, March &c.
acres of valuable timber land mile
north OF the village here today, and
for a time created much anxiety among
residents for the safety of the village.
While Horace King was burning
brush in the section known as Stoney
Hill near Gardeners Bay, the flames.
famed by strong northerly wind,
swept beyond control. At o'clock the
church bells rang the call for volun-
teers to fight the flames, and In a few
minutes men, women and children
came running from all parts of the
village, armed with shovels, axes. hoes
and old brooms.
BY 2 O'Clock the digging Of trenches
and back-firing had brought the fire
under crontOl, but not until nearly fif-
teen hundred acres of young oak and
spruce had been destroyed. The tim
Der was owned by residents here in
small lots Of from fifteen to twenty
five acres each. Many stories were
told by the fire fighters this evening
about singed eyebrows. burned hair
and burned clothes While the fire was
at it's height and the wind blowing it's
strongest on the high ground it was
said the flames made jumps of twenty
or thirty feet. Many rabbits and
hares were caught and burned in the
flames.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Holy War. Threat
ened in Morocco.

Washington. March ga holy war is
again threatened in Morocco. Reliable
news received here today says that Fee
and the surrounding country, including
the town of MequinZ, is up in revolt
against the Sultan. Some of the Sultans
principal supporters in Fee have deserted
and have joined in the revolt, proclaiming
the Pretender and a Holy war. The sit
uation in Fee is critical and the British
minister, who was about to proceed from
Tangier. was advised against undertaking
the journey because of the serious condi-
items prevailing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

According to the records, one person
out of eighteen in New York city Is car.
rying some life insurance. -
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
CONTINUED from Page 2s)

completed there will be a marvellous
change in our deep water city. All
these improvements, coupled with our
magnificent location, right on the high
/. way of the worlds commerce, and
with the assurance of the secretary Of
THE navy that the Pensacola navy yard
is indispensable to the department and
will be again put in active service; all
this, coupled with our balmy and saIu-
brious climate, ought to make this sec
ton OF Florida a YeTitable garden
spot.
Let us all talk up the advantages
OF our section to the agriculturists and
homeseekers and encourage them to
settle on our uncultivated farm lands.
Let the business organizations pull to-
gether and organize factories or manu-
featuring plants, and induce some or
those already organized to locate here.
Let every man in Pensacola be a
booster for Pensacola and West Flor
ida, and you will be more than repaid
by the results
Knowles Hyer.
Knowles Hyer, vice-president OF
Knowles Bros, fire and life insurance,
said:
we are pleased to state that the
present year has been a good one
with us, and we believe too, for Pen
sacola as a whole.
I'VE think the year 1910 is going to
be a much better year in every way
than 1909. We are inclined to this be-
lief by the general advance in prices
in most all commodities during the
past few months, particularly iron and
steel, and the large orders for same,
which have been placed. The high
price of cotton this year, will, of
course, be a big thing for the South
in particular.
I'VE most assuredly believe that the
public Improvements, like paving.
sidewalk work, new hotel, etc, will
have a very decided effect on general
business conditions in Pensacola dur
ing the coming year. 1t is our opinion
that it is the best money the city has
ever spent, and Will do more good IN
building UP a spirit of enterprise and
progTessiveness than anything else.
Our only regret is, that the city is not
spending twice as much in public i'm
pTovements."
Jas. A. White.
Jas A White, manager of the John
White Store, said:
The present year has been a good
one for US and I cannot see why the
year 1910 will not be a better one
The Improvements going on in Pensa-
cola mean much to the future prosper
ity of our city and I hope the good
work VIII continue"
c. 3. Geek.
c. +. Geek, of the Pensacola Gas
Co, said:
The present year has been good
for us, both from an increased busi- !
ness point Of view, and satisfaction !
in the purchase and delivery of raw |
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
PENSACOLA'S PROGRESS IN
AN ARCHITECTURAL WAY
%S By ". c. Frederic %%

AS one looks back over the past
five years and notes the wonderful
progress that has been made here in
an architectural and artistic sense, 1t
is certainly gratifying. Just think for
a moment what has been done in the
building line alone, Five years ago
there were only three buildings that
would pass muster as being well de-
signed. They we're Christ church, the
Thie5en building, and the government
building As for the residences, with
one or two exceptions they were
about as stereotyped a lot Of frame
houses with board fences around them
as could be found anywhere.
And now just think of the dozens
of handsome homes with their beau
tifUl, well-kept lawns and general air
Of modernity about them. The alb
sence Of fences is a great improve
ment. The number Of public and
semi-pubIiC buildings that have been
put up, the Blount and Brent build
ings. Y. NJ c. A building. the OsceoIa
club. one of the finest in the South;
the two bank buildings, as fine as can
be found anywhere, and the greatly
admired city hall.
Last and greatest. the magnificent
new San Carlos I think few people
realize just what this hotel will be for
us here. A veTitable bit Of New York,
as thoroughly modern and up-tO-date
as many others costing five times as
much as i will Great credit Is due
the puhlic-spiritcd men who backed
Z up, and the contractor who is max
Ing every effort that this shall be the
monumental effort OF his life Tlis
hotel is destined tC be the social cen
ter, the heart Of Pensacola, and, to
use a hacbHeyed term, viii fill a long
felt want.
4 new theatre. or thoroughly &c
modelling the present one. IS badly
needed. as is a good vaudeville the
atre Of about 500 capacity, for with
the new hotel, and possibly others II
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
the near future. We need theatres tina

, the near future, We need theatres that
are modern, too.
The Civic League.
The Civic League. to which so much
credit is due, has accomplished won
ders in the short time it has been or
ganized, but what is now needed is
the sOdding of the grass plots and
setting out Of trees in front of the
individual premises all over the city.
The importance of plans TO go by for
the laying out and beautfying the
public squares, so that every tree set
out will be in the right place. In that
way every dollar that is spent will be
towards a complete whole.
Too much attention cannot be given
20 PalafOx- This, our main street, is
very disappointing in places. Take the
three blocks of the parkway. Much
has been done in these little parks
and, although with palm trees and
shrubbery along the sides they will
look well, still l think it will prove a
mistake not moving the car to the
sides But the three blocks are pain
fully uninteresting. There are too
many vacant lots and Insignificant
buildings along this part of the street.
The retail part, from Garden to Gov
eTnment, the stores and show windows
show up well, but here again are too
many old and One-stoTy buildings, and
the old convent property would look
so well if il was a modern block Ike
the Brent building opposite, Below
the beautiful Plaza this street certain
y gets as bad as IS possible, and yet
every stranger walks down here TO
the wharf, 20 get z first view OF our
Incompatible bay. What q pity 1t Is
that the city does not own fine con-
crete pier here with pavilion, Testau-
rant. etc, at the outer end, and the
pier used exclusively for passenger
serViceI
Take the next five years See our
city with clean, well-paved streets,
several new railroads, numerous manu-
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

ner year for the business men of
Pensacola
i congratulate the people of Pen
sacOIa upon the vast amount Of i'm
provements that have been and are
now being made in the city and with
our new hotel and Office buildings,
paved streets and sidewalks, sewer
system and improved street car ser
vice. we will have one of the pret-
tiest and most up-tO-date of Southern
cities.
I also want to congratulate The
Pensacola Journal upon our splendid
paper, and especially the advertise
ment department of same We con
tribute a great part of our success
to the splendid work the department
has done for US
I hope the people of Pensacola
will put their shoulders to the wheel
and boost the Deep Water City of
the South so that when the year Of
1915 arrives she will reach the pOpu-
IatiOn mark OF one hundred thousand,
and will appear on the map a larger
spot than the L. & y. is now showing
as a UnctiOn."
Alba n. Warren,
manager of the Pensacola Electric
Co, said:
uC pLCcCul gtdl udo OESu ldlL y
good. l expect 1910 will be a good
year. Business conditions throughout
the country are showing constant I'M
provement and Pensacola will surely
participate in the general prosperity.
"UnquestionabIy public improve
mcnts, such as Pensacola has made
during 1909, viii result in a greater
growth and better business conditions
in tho iD1u1a7i9rp flf11Tn -
Lee Daniel,
real estate broker and insurance
man, said:
During the past twelve months We
have been passing from a town to
city and naturally business has expe-
Tienced good times. With the compile
tion of our public improvements and
especially the new hotel, ! look Tor a
very decided improvement. Our great
est drawback has always been lack or
money and heretofore without ade-
qUate hotel accommodations, it was
impossible to induce people with
wealth to visit Pensacola, either for
pleasure or business. But with our
new hotel, this will change and 1t
means much for our city. To my
mind the completion of the Panama
canal means much for all gulf ports
and il behOOves US to keep constantly
before US this fact in order that Pen
sacoIa may receive her share of what
ever may follow the completion of the
canal. In my opinion transportation
companies and shipping houses are
already setting sail in this direction
and we should be alert"
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

my opinion, will be that in them, our
people will see a P ensac a beautiful
and will voluntarily substitute boost
ing for knocking their own town, as
is now all too common. Such an at
tiude on the part of our people at
large will naturally influence the
growth Of the city in coming years"
A. Henry White,
of the firm of a. Henry White & Bro,
cIothiers, said:
We did not open business until
March, but trade has been very graft
flying and we have had to increase
our force from two clerks to six
clerks and one bundle wrapper.
The year 1909 has been a grand
success, and l can see no reason why
the year 1910 should not be the ban
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

materials. 1t has been good for Pen
SacOla as a whole because she is get
ting her share of the returns of pros
perity from the recent business de-
preston.
1910 will be a very satisfactory
year for our city because of the gen
eral business and prosperity increase
plus the large volume of money plac-
ed in circulation by local improve
ments. The local prosperity caused
by these improvements will inspire
that confidence in our people that is
so large an asset in business, and will
affect the entire years trading.
The public improvements will have
a very decided influence on business
conditions in 1910, but I do not look
for much extra growth in population
because of these public improve
ments. The most notable effect, in
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
Didn't Understand French.

Mrs. Granger-Silas, saw a beau
tiful French clock in the jewelers.
window when was in town today. I
do wish you would buy II for, my
Christmas present"
Granger-Now, Mandy, there Amt
no use Of wasting good money on
French clock. Neither OF us under
stand French, and we'd neVBr be able
to tell what time it was by. the Thing.
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

A lot of old newspapers
tied up in neat bundles for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour
nal office.
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

factories, and hRppy, prosperous pop
ulation OF $4,000 people, and one OF the
finest cities in this broad IandI
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
SICOURNEY is
AFTER COLLEGE
GLADSTONE CONFERENCE DE,
clDEs TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL
IN IOWA.

Ssigourney, June 25.-This town has
a chance. alonS with other towns, OF
getting the German Evangelical col
lege of Iowa to locate here. The Con-
ference at Gladbrook, decided that they
would establish such an institution In
this state as they have in other states.
At a point in Illinois they have col
lcse in which they have six professors
and an enrolment of 100 students and
the school is enjoying a good Increase.
In st. Louis they have another school
which is doing all right.
The idea in this state, is to estaD
fish a standard school, having four
courses of study which will be as fol-
lows: Liberal Arats, Academic. Bust
ness and Music. They would not build
school until they had sufficient
money to build a 100000 building, anc
TO get the school in first class work
ing order They are now soliciting
funds throughout Iowa, to take what
ever location presents itself the best
| At Gladbrook, a town of LOO, where
| the conference met, they have pledged
! acres of ground, $4,000 and granted
| free water for 8 years.
Now if Sigourney wants this colleg
| with a growing institution and tn
only one there is in the state Of Iowa
and drawing all support to it. here !
! the opportunity to get it. OF cours
| it will take some hustling and money
will have to be donated, but it look:
! like a, good proposition Rev. Tillmal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

United States his rapid firing gun he
was scoffed at and ignored No one
would take up his idea seriously, al
though the Maine Yankee was known
to be an inventor of remarkable abll-
ity. The Holland submarine is an
other case in which American inven-
ton has gone to foreign power.
The dirigible No. / now owned by
the government is propelled by a
twenty horse power motor and has a
bag of 10000 cubic feet. 1t is ninety
six feet long and capable of carrying
considerable weight in addition to the
two operators.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
MAKING TRIPS
THROUGH COUNTY
INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE WITH ENGINEER
TOURING COUNTRY NEARBY.

The members of the directorate of
the Interurban Construction Co., OF OF
tumwa have been very busy crowd
during the past few days journeying
about the country surrounding Ottum-
wa in looking up routes by which the
new railway may be operated. The
parties vary from day to day, and thus
far most of the members have been at
one time or another member of the
party accompanying Engineer Robert
P Woods of Indianapolis, who is max
| ing the investigation of the probable
routes. Automobiles have been the
means of travel and pretty nearly ev-
cry available route out of Ottumwa
has been traversed by the party since
the arrival of Engineer Woods early
in the week. Eddyville and Fremont
have been visited and the route be
tween here and Oskaloosa has beer
gone over pretty thoroughly.
Little is being said by the parties
making the trips through the countr,
and nothing will be given out defin
itely until the report of Enginee
Woods has been made to the Interul
ban Construction Co.. at meeting Z
be held upon the return Of Presiden
r. d. Foster from Boston some tim
during next week. The concern is b.
ing besieged by people living alon
popular highways out of Ottumw
asking that their way be given prefe
N ence and to avoid this the compan
IA is remaining silent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

n. Y. he started out to seek work else
where. He found it in the office of the
recorder at Dundee, n. Y. This was in
tS49. Cornell had recently extended his
telegraph line through that part of the
state and had established an office IN
the printing shop at Dundee. Doug
las learned to operate the Morse IN
strument. In 1S51-tlle Erie telegraph
line having been put in operation, with
headquarters at Elmira Douglas then
19, applied for place as operator and
got charge of the Erie office at Addi-
son. N. Y. Soon afterWard the tele-
graphic system of running trains was
adopted by Minot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

country landing at New Orleans, com
ing up the Mississippi to Keokuk on
his way to Primrose where his uncle
resided. Mr.. Mueller came to this
place in 1856 and followed his trade
as cabinet maker, being connected
with the firm Of Reckmeyer & Muel-
Ter. The deceased was married in
1868 to Miss Elizabeth Schimbens.
w. A. Beeson of Fort Madison is
visiting his karents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Beeson.
Miss Hayes of st. Louis. Mo-, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Gent
ner.
]. Haunshield of Logwood, Mo, is
visiting at the home of Rev. Pfister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

United States lost the opportunity OF
placing itself years in advance Of any
other nation in the world in aerial
navigation.
This is not by any means the first
valuable invention to be brought out
by American genius only to be lost to
the American government. The Hotch-
kiss gun. Hiram Maxim, now Sir
Hiram, and his wonderful Maxim gun
we're driven to England from this
country. When Maxim offered the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
BATAVIA.

Batavia--Mrs. Harriet McCanley of
Abba is visiting her aunt Mrs. John
Fancher.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson has returned home
from Carey, Kansas, where she at
tended the commencement exercises,
her daughter Matte being a graduate
and visiting few days with her
daughter Mrs Geo. Harmon.
Hugh Clayton of Pennsylvania Is
visiting his aunt and uncle Mr.. and
Mrs NJ NJ. Shirk.
Miss Catharine Cook of Fairfield
vicited last week with Harrison Col
Inns.
Mrs. Johnson of Ottumwa is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. Dan Shirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry and Mr.
ana Mrs. D. Fl. King gave an enter.
teinment at the homo of DR.. King on
lest Friday evening in honor OF Miss
Matte Wilson, who has returned home
from Caney. Kansas, where she has
been attending school.
Mrs. Mary Mullenix of Fairfield
visited over Sunday with her mother
Mrs. Hanna Alfred.
Mrs. Kate Giltner of st. Louis and
Mrs. W. II. Giltner of Ottumwa visited
one day last weel. with Mrs. Ross
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roosevelt of
Chicago visited over Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Cole of this city.
Several from here are attending
summer school at Cedar Falls.
Miss Lulu Cole accompanied by her
nephew Willie Cole left the first of the
week for e visit with relatives near
Milton.
Mrs. Stella Sumner and daughter of
Ottumwa visited the first of the week
with the formers parents Mr.. and Mrs.
jason Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Davidson Of this
city visited over Sunday with rela-
tiyes In Ottumwa.
The Misses Matte and Katie Wilson
left the first of the week Tor Des
Moines where they wills. attend SCHOOL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
WAS FIRST TRAIN DISPATCHER
Charles w, Dougles, who Died Re-
Gently, Claimed the Dis
tinc+ion

Burlington, June 25.-Charles w.
Douglas, the first train dispatcher
died last week In Wayne, n. j.. and
was buried at Port Jervis. Charles
Minot, first general superintendent of
the Erie, who originated, in 1851, the
system of moving trains by telegraph,
created new railroad operating de-
partment that of train dispatcher, and
appointed Douglas as the head of the
department.
Douglas was the last of the .tele-
graph operators who learned the bust
ness of the pioneer line constructed by
Ezra Cornell sixty years ago. Having
learned the printers trade in Angelica
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

o'clock that morning. The Sigels have
denied Elsie had a Chinese caller on
that morning.
Ii is believed that little time was
wasted in killing the girl, and that
Leon did not do the job by himself.
One of the officials who have spent
most of their time working on the
case pointed out today that Leon was
to small and too much weakened by
disease to have overcome strong
stout girl as Elsie was. 1t was pointed
out. too. that if Chung Sing was in his
room while the girl was killed the
noise of the struggle must have alarm
ed him.
On top of that, one of the Chinese
walters at Sun Leung's chop suey shop
told the police that the door between
was closed. The police theory is now
that Leon and Chung Sing had not
been to bed at all the night before the
murder, and that both received the girl
when she went to the Eighth avenue
house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Thursdays Daily.
Neasbam sells the best watches.
Newton's heave cure SOC and s1.oo.
sargents.
Miss May Moore of Eddyville is Wis
ting friends in Burlington.
Mrs. H. M. Ogden of Eddyville has
returned home.
Conkeys gap cure at sargent's.
Mrs. S. S. Riddle of Eldon has re
turned home.
Mrs. H. Rowman og Douds-Leandc
has returned home.
Miss Emma Whetsell and Walter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
OF GEORGE MUEL-
LER AT HARRINGTON CHURCH

Farmington.-T funeral services
over the remains of the late George
Mueller were held Tuesday afternoon
from the German Lutheran church.
conducted by Rev, John Birkner. The
deceased was born in Ellershausen,
Germany. IA years ago and at the
age of twenty immigrated to this