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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09
Iowa
CONSTRUCTION OF MOON LAW
Attorney General Rules on Statute
Limiting Number Of Saloons.
COUNCILS EXCEEDING POW
Nc Permits Can BE Granted After
April ~ Where Number Already
One for Each
Thousand,
From q Staff Correspondsrt,

= SA6AA NoETeepOnQentl
DGs MoINbS, July S~-Cspecial Tele-
sr@m')-Letters were received from river
towns oy Attorney General H. w. Byers
'ouay calling his attention to the fact that
Guy councils have been granting a large
number of resolutions ErantinE permits 70
saloons to open without regard to the Moon
law, which went into effect July &. limit,ns
the number to one Balloon to each 1000 popu.
lation Of the city. The cities passed the
resolutions before July 1, thinking they
would then be effective. Attorney General
Byers said today, that while the law went
into effect legally on July l. city councils
could not increase the number of saloons
after April L. when the law was passed by
the legislature, and that only in cases
where the number OF saloons were more
than one to 1000 people before April II could
they remain At that fiRlra-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09
Wright Returns.

State Food and Dairy Commissioner H.
r. Wright has returned from q trip east,
where he e~ndeavored to induce the rail-
roads not to raise the. rate on butter,
eggs and poultry TO Atlantic points. The
rate-making board OF the roads would give
no promise beyond that they would con-
slider the matter. If the rate is raised 1t
will probably be taken before the Inter
state m commission. Mr.. Wright
found that the work of Iowa and Ne
braska senators is attracting wide atten-
ton in the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09
AUTOMOBILE pealer sued.

@. II. Riddle is plaintiff in a 5000 dam
age suit against Fred Neiman, a local
dealer in automobiles. Kiddle alleges that
on April 8 Of this year, while riding a bi-
cycle on lower Broadway between Thirty
second and Thirty-third streets, he was
run into by a motor vehicle" or the
g, 900 sued for, &112.6O is for the alleged
damage to the Wheel, loss of time, doctors
bill and medicine, while the balance
81, Ss7.6O is claimed as damages for In
juries to the baok Of the plaintiff, alleged
to be permanent.
B. o. Wright has brought suit against
r. c.. Nichols for $500 damages, alleging
that the defendant took unlawful ana
forcible possession Of a restaurant Tx
lures and other contents at SH South
Main street, owned by the plaintiff on
June Fl Of this year.
The wise-man received a telegram to
come home at once on account OF sickness
As he did not rave enough money ne
telephoned the Iowa Loan company corner
Pearl and Broadway and was able to eaten
the first train home. II it Is money you
want see them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09
Council Bluffs

Of business of the corporation is stated
to be at Clarinda, Page unit Rev. d.
c. Eddy. presiding elder Of the Free Meth
odist church for this district is one of
the -inoorporators.
The filing Of the articles OF incorpora-
ton y preparatory. II is understood, to
the erection Of a church Of the denomina-
ton on Avenue D between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets. The real estate
transactions Of yesterday show the trans
fer Of one lot and half Of another on
Avenue d to the conference, the oonsid-
GRAFTON named being $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09

oxford for the Fourth. You should have
q pair. We can please you ar save you
money. Duncan Shoe Co, ~ Main st.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09

Oxfords and strap pumps In all ieatnerS'
Prices the lowest, quality cor sidered. Dun
can Shoe Co., % Main St
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04

Faw and II. w, Pardue, associate
members.
The campaign is on in earnest, and
not only the committee, but the whole
club, is working.
The Watauga Valley Farmers Club
are all in favor of good roads. These
sturdy tillers of the soil, these men
who are producing the best of every.
thing on the farm and marketing it in
our city, are all working for the good
roads proposition.
The secret of successful farming lies
in being able TO market the products tC
good profit. 1t is a known fact that NJ
farmer can haul a half load TO town
taking whole day, when half a day
should be enough, and make any mon
ey on what he has to sell. To hau
twice as much as can be hauled now
and two loads a day instead of one
means just four times as much. Ii
there not profit in that? Who woulC
object?
That's what good roads mean, if thel
meany anything at all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
BY COUNTY COURT

In the county court of Washington
county, quarterly term, 1909:
Be it resolved, That under and by
virtue of the power and authority given
to this court by the act of the general
assembly of the state of Tennessee,
passed April 13, 1907, and approved
April 15, 1907, being chapter 4S3 of the
acts of 1907, this court in regular quar-
terly session doth hereby submit to the
qualified voters of Washington county,
Tenn, at an election to be opened and
held for that purpose on Saturday, the
13 day of March, 1909, the question of
issuing bonds of the county to the
amount Of one hundred and fifty thou
sand (Sl50,000) dollars for the purpose
of making such roads, macadamized
roads, tunpikes and bridges, and i'm
proving other public highways of the
county, as provided for in said act.
Said election to be held, said bonds, il
this proposition for their issuance shall
carry, to be issued and the proceeds
therof TO be applied all strictly in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of said
act authorizing the same.
The committee appointed are f. b
Mitchell, 18th district; Jesse S. Hunt
14th district, and Sam r. Taylor, 9tl
district.
The ball is now rolling. 1t started
the day after the court passed thu
above resolution and appointed thu
committee. IT has momentum now
and is being augmented daily by new
influence, and the farmers are begin
ming to understand what good roads
mean and are going to support it. Thi
question rightly settled means mucl
for the future TO our farmers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
WE HAVE
PLENTY ROCK
FOR MANUFACTURING IT.
And All We Need is the Necessary
Capital-The Matter is Pre-
sented Very Forcibly.
To the Commercial Club:


Let me call your attention to the
subject of Reinforced Cement If
you have not seen it, hunt up the Chat
tanooga News of the 18th instant and
you will see that not only in Europe
but up along our great American lakes
they are constructing boats and baTges
of what is called reinforced cement" "
that is, mixture of closely-woVen
steel wire and cement, and severe tests
show that they resist strong side and
bottom shocks better than steel or
wooden vessels; it therefore follows (as
/ firmly believe) that soon more of
such vessels will be afioat on our rivers,
lakes and oceans than those construct
ed of iron, steel or wood. One result
will be to increase the demand for ce-
ment thousand fold or more.
Can you, as active promoters of
Johnson City's commercial and bust
ness interests, delay much longer in
securing one or more cement plants in
the territory closely tributary to your
city? Possibly in your southwestern
suburb would be the best location for Il
plant, as the c., G. 4 o. Ry. cuts
through several high-grade stratas of
the rock between Kingsport and your
city, and can deliver such rock and
coal cheaper and in largest abundance.
| do not mean to say or suggest that
Johnson City would be good place to
build boats and barges but it is and
will be an up-to-date location to manu-
facture cheaply the cement for that
and all other purposes, and, | may
add, the woven steel wire, for, why
may not such a fabric be manufactured
here enough more cheaply as to allow
it to be sent pTotitably TO the markets
everywhere? There is one thing John
son City can, ought and will manufac-
ture of reinforced cement, movable
troughs, boxes and watts, and renew u
suggestion recently made in the press
as to roofing for our public and private
buildings, but add this valuable i'm
proved plaster: Spread on the closely
lathed surface firmly woven wire cloth
and add half inch coat of cement and
you will have leakless roof that will
last until your wooden or brick build
ing has decayed and crumbled to dust
Remember this as a co-feature Of a
cement plant. 1t will quickly bring
into existence one or more large electric
generating plants on the Watauga river
giving to Johnson City and its adjacent
territory abundant cheap motive power
| and large amount of light.
n. A. PATTERSON.
Vineland, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
COMMERCIAL
81 j B
MEETING
ON MONDAY
NIGHT LAST
AN I'M P0R TANT ONE
The Water Question Was Decided
as Far as the Club Could Go,
College and Other Matters

The meeting of the Commercial Club
on last Monday night developed an up-
usual lot of interest, as both the water
and the good roads questions were up
for reports from their respective c0m-
mttees.
President Jas. A. Summers called the
meeting to order promptly at 7.30 pm.
and after the reading and approval of
the minutes, reports Of committees
were taken up
Mr.. Cecil, chairman of the committee
on transportation, while making no
formal report, stated that he had been,
authoritatively advised that the G., G.
&O, Ry, would put on passenger trains
from the north end-Dante, Va, to
Johnson City by the 10 of this month;
but did not know whether it
would be a through train to Bos-
tic or purely local one. However
unauthoritatively, he stated that it was
the intention to run through trains
from Cincinnati by running over the
l.. 4 n. from Cincinnati to Norton,
Va, thence over the n. II w. line to
st. Paul, thence over their own line to
Charlotte, n, G., by connecting al Bos-
: tic with the Seaboard Air Line.
L. +. Young under this committees
business, brought up the connection or
non-connection of the G., {, j. .. with
the Southern at Marion; that the c., G.
" 0. always pulled out just ten min
utes ahead of the arrival of the South
ern, or else the Southern schedule was
made to pull in ten minutes after the
c., G. u o. had pulled out, and he
thought something should be done to
take up this matter and see whether or
not arrangements could be made
whereby these two roads would sched-
ule SO as to connect at Marion, which
would save to people coming to John
son City, much shorter and less round
about way than going via Morristown.
Mr., Cecil said he didn't think il
could be done, as the Southern would
not relinquish their rights to theil
trade. Mr.Young agreed that probably
they wouldn't, but perhaps the railroad
commissioners of the state could force
them to connect, as they had COM
mission who believed in doing things
and that the matter was now being
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

1t seems to J. A. Stone, civil war
veteran, Of Kemp, Tex, that ploa ex-
listed between desperate lung trouble
aud the grave to cause death. "I con
tracted stubborn cold" he writes,
that developed congh that stuck to
me, in spite Of all remedies. for years.
My weight ran down Pn 1870 pounds.
Then began to use nr. king's new
Discovery, which restored my health
completely. I now weigh 178 pounds
For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs
Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent
Pneumoufa ia nnrivaled. SOC audS1.
Trial bottlefree Guaranteed by FL.
q. Miller
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
much a wagon can hold up.n

Since the good roads of Mecklenburg
county have been built, farming lands
have advanced over 200 per cent. in
value; the same will apply to the farm
lands in Washington county.
Some time back a demonstration was
given by committee of the CONNER
cial Club of Johnson City with the
King Split-log road drag and if the far
mers would simply give this drag a
trial Oh the side or private roads (after
rainy spelll they would be surprised
to see what great results would be ac-
Somplished. You can easily make
them yourselves and the Commercial
Club will gladly furnish you cuts and
information as how to make them.
Let's all get together and build these
good roads, which means the building
up of our county. PROGRESS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
BUILDING ORDINANCE
OF CITY IN FORCE

The ordinances of the city require
that all parties intending to build any
structure shall before beginning con-
struction work on same go to the re-
corder's Office and secure building
permit for the same. The violation of
this ordinance subjects one to penalty
or fine All persons building or con-
templating building anywhere within
the city limits will take notice of said
ordinance and comply with the provi-
sions of the same or subject themselves
to fine. The police and street fore
man have been instructed to see that
this ordinance is rigidly enforced.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
Needed the Year Around.

You needn't suffer with sick head
achr, Indigestion, constipation or any
other trouble arising from disordered
stomach liver or bowels. DR.. Cald-
wells Syrud pepsin will cure you and
keep you well. It is wonderful laxa.
tive and regulator. 1t is safe and
pleasant to take and should be in every
American household. Tens of thou
sands already use it.
It is absolutely guaranteed to do
what we claim, and if you want to try
it before buying, send your address for
free sample bottle TO Pepsin Syrup
Co, 119 Caldwe Bldg Monticello,
Ill. 1t is sold by all druggists at soc
and 81 q bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
Bonds Are Not Burdens,

They are blessings in Disguise. Bonds
were never issued in any county for
good roads built right where the peoplc
ever had occasion for complaint,
The committee, of which Hon A. r.
johnson is chairman, the good roads
committee, is very active and going
ahead with the good work of making
ready.
The campaign committee appointed
by President Jas. A. Summers, of the
Commercial Club, consists of Thad A.
Cox, chairman, and S. c. Williams
and NJ. |. Gump as associate members.
The committee appointed TO draw ul
a circular letter to be distributed
throughout the county to all voters,
making them aware Of The plans adopt
ed, are S. E. Miller, chairman; C. p
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
Mr.. Miller, MOweaGna.

The best way to form an opinion about
an artist Is to use it yourself, yet the
testimony Of others should carry much
weight. M, II. Miller of Moweaqua,
I'LL, says that the only thing he Hnows
of that will surely stomach trouble,
indigestion and constipation is DR..
Caldwell's Syrus Pepsin, the great herb
laxative compound, which is safe and
almost pleasant to the taste.
1t will do all that is claimed, and il
you want to try it before buying, send
your address for free sample bottle to
Pepsin Syrup Co., 119 Caldwell Bldg,
Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all drug.
gists at soc and 81 a bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
DEATH OF MR..
ROBERT BOWMAN

The death of Robert Bowman, a
prosperous farmer of Boones creek, a
brother TO DR.. S. A. Bowman and the
late John Bowman, on Monday, Jan
uary 25, at II a. M, from typhoid,
removes one of the county's best citi-
zens. He was man of considerable
means, owning many acres of fine
land. He leaves a wife and four child.
rem to mourn his death.
A good husband, kind father and q
useful citizen has been called away for
ever
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
Many Sleepess Nights, Owing to a Persistent
Cough Relief Found at Last

"For several winters past my wife
has been troubled with most persist
ent and disagreeable cough, which in
vsriably extended over a period of sew
eral weeks and caused her many Sleep
less nights" writes Will J. Hayner, ed !.
itor of the Burley, Colo, Bulletin.
"Various remedies were tried each
year, with no beneficial results. In
November last the cough again put in
an appearance and my wife. acting on
the suggestion of friend. purchased a
bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Rene.
dy. The result was, indeed, marvel
Gus. After three doses the cough en-
tirely disappeared aud has not manifes-
ted itself SINCE" This remedy is for
salo by II. G. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
washinaton Once Gave un

to three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from aspid.
er's bite cansed large deep sores to Gov
er his leg. The doctors failed, then
.'Bucklen's Aruica Salve completely
cured me, writes John Washinton, Of
Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils.
burns and piles its supreme. 25c at H,
@. Millers'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04
INTEREST
ON GOOD
ROAD BONDS
HOW 1T WILL
BE DIVIDED.
InE ArfnUkIMhIt UUJI,
Showing Assessed Valuation oi
Cities, County and the Cor
porations in the Same.
THE APPROXIMATE COST

Bonds are soon TO be issued to the
extent of $l5O,OOO, provided the people
so will it. 1t should be double this
amount, but as the court decreed, $780,
600 is the limit at this time.
AS to the proportion Of the interest
the towns and the county will have to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04

Don cry" Tommie," " said the ten
der hearted mother, who was chastis
ing her SOD; ;''yov know this hurts me
more than it does you ""Yes, l know,
mama; that's why I'm crying. hate
to ace you being hurt!"-Yonkers
Statesman
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04

pay on these bonds, we will give the
assessed valuation of property in the
county outside of The towns and corpo-
rations, and also of the towns and cor
porations, SO comparison can be made
as to how much each must bear
The taxable or assessed valuation of
property-real and personal-in the
county outside of the towns is $3,647,-
$40. The assessed valuation of real and
personal property in johnson City, ex-
elusive of the corporate interests, is $l,-
232,690. For JoneSboro it is $251, ,730
The different corporations are assessed
as follows:
The G., G. & 0. Ry. Co., a S %, ,499 As
The Southern Ry. Co., a.. 702, 3S5.9
The L. T. & w. n. G. Ry. Co., a 81 100000
The J. G. Traction Co., a. So. "a, 900. 90
The Bristol Telephone Co., a 12,080.00
The Cumberland Tel. Co, 1886. 90
The w. U. Telegraph Co., a 1O,S57.0O
The Watauga Water Co., a.. 43,200.00
Total .............. .. 1878, ,997. As
for the corporate interests, and with
the city added, the total is So, LOG, ,687. As,
and with Jonesboro and the county
added, the grand total assessment
reaches $6, ,005, ,937.4 As. So with an issue
Of $150,000 for bonds at or 5 l-2 per
cent. the assessment would not amount
to l-10th of per cent.
The city of Johnson City's proper
ton to the whole would be about one
third, and while this is hard on us, we
are willing ii should be so, in order to
bring the farmers in closer touch with
the very excellent markets which we
have.
We are pleased to note the growing
sentiment among the farmers for good
roads. They are beginning to realize
how much good roads will mean to
them. No other one thing could make
them so prosperous as good roads The
tax is so small, can be refunded from
time to time for hundred years or
more if so desired, but as the value Of
farms will so increase on account of
good roads the matter of interest on a
few bonds is of small moment Some
people have been frightened, thinking
a heavy burden would be put on them,
when the fact of the business is The
burden of the mud and the rough roads
is ten times more costly.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-07
Character In Speech.

OF course the broad view of the
question that language is life only ap-
plies to those who have the elements
of the language well under control
But in a lesser degree, even among
the unread and unskillful, the life Of
the man or woman will always pro-
trude through his speech. His Ian
guage will always to some extent be
an indicator of his life. If you will
go from Spenser and Shakespeare to
Massinger and Fletcher and Webster
in English literature, you will find
that the fall in language was accompa-
MED also by fall in life. If you will
read Milton and then Pope, you will
find the grandeur and repOse of Mil
ton in his life MS we'll as in his Ian
guage. You will find the hypocritical
glibness and self satisfaction in the
life of Pope as well as in his language.
Milton's was the righteousness of con,
science, and You read it in his lines
Pope's was the Righteousness Of geom-
etry. and you will find it mrrored in
his stir little verses.-North American
Review.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-07
BIBLE STUDY CONTEST.
Suggestive Questions on the Sunday School
Lesson by Rev, DIR. Linscott for the
International Newspaper Bible Study Club.

out this wise rule.
What points in this address of
Paul's would you say were the most
striking.
Verses 3S-39-ln what sense can
God forgive sins through jesus,
that he could not through the law of
Moses.
Granted a future life of rewards
and punishments, what question can
compare in Importance with the for.
giveness of sins.
Are men sane who neglect to have
their sins forgiven, seeing they admit
the grave dangers of delay.
Verses 40-41 What do unconverted
sinners need to "beware" of.
WHY do sinners not accept of the
salvation offered to them by Jesus.
Verses 42-43-What is it sign of,
when men want to hear the gospel
preached.
Is there always an affinity between
spiritual people. Notwithstanding diff
ferences of opinion.
Does it do US all good to be urged
to be true to God.
Verses 44-45-Does the story of the
cross still draw crowds as it did at
Antioch.
When one preacher is jealous at the
good another preacher is doing, what
is that sign of.
Is truly good man ever jealous of
J the good others are doing.
Verses 46-49.-Is God more partial
to one nationality than he is to an
other.
Does God ordain all those to eternal
life who will accept of Jesus.
Are gladness and joy always in the
hearts of those who love and serve
God.
Verses 50-52-When the bad perse-
cute the good, which gets the real
trouble.
Lesson for Sunday, May 10th, 1909.
-Paul's First Missionary Journey
Inconium and Lystra. Acts xiv :l-28.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-07
Lived 1862 Years

Nm. parr- England's oldest man
married the third time at l2O years,
wo,kd in the fields till l32 aud lived
~ years louger. People should be
youthful at 80. James Wright, of
Sp lock, Ky, shows now to remain
y,uug. "a feel just like l6-year-
OLD boy, ma writes, "after taking six
bo lies of Electric Bitters. For thirty
y,us Kidney trouble made lite bur
den hut the first bottle Of this won
de- medicine convinced me / had
1 und ha greatest cure on earth. -
T ec'ro Godseud to weak, sick ly
rundown or old people. Try them.
5u I SptPn1li's Drug Store.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-07
Copyright, 1909, by Rev. J.. s. Lin
scott, u. D.
Nav 9th. 1909.

(Copyrlgnt, I9OJ, by rev. j. .. LIN
scott, u. D.
May 9th, 1909.
Paul's First Missionary Journey
Antioch in Pisidia. Acts xiii:l3-52.
Golden Textile word of the Lord
was published throughout all the
region. Acts xiii :49.
Verse 13-At what point had Paul
and Barnabas touched, according to
the last lesson.
What important events we're mar
rated in the last lesson.
Look up your map and say where
are Paphos, Perga, and Antioch in
Pisidia.
Verse l4-Should Christian always
attend church on Sunday, If he has
the opportunity, whether at home or
abroad.
If man does not act like Chhist-
ian when away from home, is he a
real Christian when at home, no
matter what his outward acts may be.
Verse 15-Are not our present day
churches too stiff and formal, COM
pared with the services in this syna-
gogue.
Should not our services be suftici-
emily elastic to call upon others be-
side the pastor, to take part in them.
Verse 16-Were there many devout
Jews and others, in those days who
feared God and we're accepted of him
who had not embraced Christianity.
SHOULD preachers and teachers IN
addressing Christian audiences.
assume that there may be some of the
mum ber who really "fear God," not
withstanding that they may have
heard of Jesus. (This question must
be answered in writing by members
of the club.
Verses 17-37-In addressing a hos
tile audience it is we'll for a speaker
to commence with things which they
believe in common, making them lead
up to the main question; what
matters did Paul refer to, IN carrying