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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-02
GOVERNMENT REPORT
Causes Cotton Prices to Advance
Condition 74.6 on June rs.
(Herald Specially

New Orleans, July with the
government bureaus report of 76.4
on the cotton crop condition up to
and including June 25th, the most san
guine expectations of the New Or
leans bulls are exceeded and ad
vances of %, so and 35 points are
reported on the New Orleans ex
change.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-02
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
Oklahoma City 6, Galveston 5.
Dallas 4, Houston 2.
Shreveport 5, Waco 2.
Fort Worth at San Antonio; rain.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-02
First Bale Brought sse In New York

7"'S 81 W.
New York, July 1.-The first bale
of Texas cotton of the 1909 season
was auctioned off in front of the Cot
ton Exchange at noon today and
brought SO cents a pound, or about
$3.50 for the bale.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-07-02
WILL MOORE KILLED.
He Was Accidentally Shot While Out
Hunting Near Bonham.

Bonham, Texas, July 1.-Will
Moore, living at Telephone, north of
here, was killed this afternoon near
that place by the accidental discharge
of his shotgun. Moore was out hunt
ing with a party of companions when
he dropped his gun and it was dis
charged, the entire load OF squirrel
q liI11,1tlIil;lI11 i1iG-ltGTl Hing hiss
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-29
NOTICE !!

Are your going to have yonr property lines investigated ar survey made of your property? If you are, don't fail to consult with F. N. MOORE of WIN STED, CONN, SURVEYOR and MUNICH PAL ENGINEER. He has made m ex- tensive and thorough study of the sub. ject of running property lines. He has copies of original maps of towns in this section. These copies perfected by study of early records. He uses the very best methods, suiting the method to tho rec quirements of each individual case. If anyone can find the truth about your property lines Mir. Moore can do it. Don't fail to consult with him.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Logan Waller Page. director of the
office of the L. S. Department of Agri.
culture, has appeared before State
Legislatures and county boards in vari-
GUS sections of the country during the
past months in response to invitations
to tell what methods are best for obtain
ing funds for road construction and
how the roads should be maintained
after they have once been secured
At the present time there are two
principal methods Of raising funds for
these purposes. but Director Page
believes that before plans are set on
foot for raising funds, much should be
said regarding the manner in which
such funds should be expended. If
the voters of county show readiness
to spend a generous sum in improving
their roads, it is of paramount import.
ance to them to first ascertain what
class of roads should be constructed
1t should not be assumed that simply
because county owns quarries from
which trap or limestone rock can be
secured that the expensive macadam
road must necessarily be built, The
qualifications of any rock cannot be
definitely decided upon until laboratory
tests have been held. Much money has
been almost thrown away in this
country, however, on the construction
Of rock-surfaced roads those having
the construction in charge neglecting
to call in the services of expert chemists,
and using rock totally unsuited to their
traffic or climatic conditions In many
roads quickly raveling and going to
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

spent for mules and bodybuilding
machinery and work was started
With the sum remaining, us miles Of
the finest sand-clay roads in the South
had been built within two years from
the date of issue; a generous sum was
still on hand; eight gangs were at work
and the people were SO pleased that they
stood ready to take up the remaining
issue of $4,000 and expend it in the
same way.
1t is the belief of the director of the
office of public roads that such facts
should be impressed upon the people Of
all counties DESTROYS of extending and
improving their highways before actual
work is under way. When that has
been done, he is warmly in favor of the
raising of funds by issuing county bonds
with the restrictions which the Vir-
ginia Highway imposes, viz that all
moneys so raised shall be spent under
the watchful supervision of state
highway commissioner, because other.
wise the money may be wasted
Many farmers fear bond issue as
they do the visit of the chinch bug or
the Kansas grasshopper, but the bene-
fits they derive from that method of
raising money for road improvement
are far-reaching and immediate. while
the individual tax on each is so small
that it is scarcely noticeable. In reality
borrowing money through the sale of
road bonds is like buying a house, a
farm, or business on the installment
plan. The purchaser receives the
object at once and derives the benefits
from it while paying for it. AS the
benefits derived from perfected high
ways cover long periods of time, fairness
and equity demand that the rising
should bear portion of the
cost and that the increased citizenship,
always attracted to the locality by a
system of good roads, should also aid in
paving for the added benefits
Besides that there is financial
wisdom in floating county bonds for
Dad improvement. In many cases
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
WILL CLOSE TODAY

The State Epworth League Coufcr-
cncc Of the NJ. l. church, South. opened
on Tuesday night with a sermon bv
DR.. Frederick pa>co based ON the 10Th
verse Of the 7th chapter Of Ecclcsiastcs,
and vas optimistic and encouraging
throughout At the beginning Of the
service the choir sang "Thc Holy city,
as an anthem, Miss NoorhS and Miss
Watts taking the solo parts At the
close Of the service the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper was administered by
Rev +. f. Ley.
On Wednesday morning at $50
o'clock Judge J lee McCory did
Mayor Wood proud in an address Of
welcome in behalf of the City Of DcLand.
KS one visitor expressed, lie said We
were welcome. and we Just knew he
meant every word he said Mr.. K. +
Goodman FOLLOWED with Il welcome in
behalf of the Senior League of DcLand
which was brief, wcll-wordcd and to the
point Master Cullen Talton captured
the Conference with Il wcll.phrascd and
cNccllcntly delivered welcome from the
Junior League Rev /. Pasco ser
pondcd To- these in behalf of the State,
taking the place Of State President
Mctullum, who was unable to he present,
after which the Conference organized
for business,
On Wednesday evening the local
Leagues rendered an informal reception
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25
TO RAISE FUNDS
BY COUNTY BONDS

every depression is quickly filled and all
inequalities rolled or tamped.
Two requisites, therefore, confront
the county supervisors at the outset -
first to ascertain what roads would be
most suitable to that particular section
and to- provide for funds to eXpcnd in
their maintenance after completion
Those are vastly important and the
nations very small percentage of i'm
proved roads is due largely to a failure
to give consideration to them Millions
of money have been wasted in building
roads which local conditions made I'M
practicable and out of all cost proportion
to the countys revenue.
There are exceptions to all rules,
however, and Pike county, Alabama,
stands as a glittcring exception TO the
usual construction blunder. There the
county officials had planned to expcnd
a large sum in the building of gravel
roads.
W. l., Spoon, United States super
intcndent of road construction, being
sent to make an inspection of the
county's road possibilities, learned that
100 miles of important routes needed |
He figured that the
cost Of gravel roads would be $1,000
a mile-plainly a sum greater than the
county could be bonded for Condi- |
tions, however, were ideal for sand clay
and he strongly urged its
By "a legal proviso the
county could be bonded for only j per
Centum of the assessed value of the real
and personal property The plan was
decided upon and an issue of Sl4S, 900
was voted. One hundred thousand |
dollars worth OF the bonds were quickly
sold, being disposed of in S,o.ooo al
Iotmcnts
The first allotment brought premi
UNI of 500; and the second one Of $50;
Forty thousand dollars was at once |
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

those bonds sell at premium. and
everybody interested gains benefit
In some Southern States good road
bonds have brought price SO high that
the premium has wiped out two or three
years interest on the principal In
Bradley county, Tenn, but a few Years
ago the supervisors voted a bond iSsuc
of $4,000, Those bonds bore interest
at the rate Of five per cent So en-
thusiastlc were the citizens for road i'm
provemcnt, and 50 much confidence
did they have in the locality in which
they lived, that the premium was Sac.
900; the cash sales placing in the county
treasury $4,000.
1t has been aaccitaincd by the office
of public roads, the bureau Of the federal
census, and the land industrial divi.
sions of twelve railroads. tina, the build
ing of modern highways Immediately
enchanccS the value Of the property
through which they run to a marked
extent. This increase is estimated by
the most conservative at 81 an acre.
and by the more enthusiastic at So
All concedc, however, that the increase
is immediate and inevitable. Place
the acreage Of the rural portion of a
county, therefore, at 100000 acres and
the increased valuation due to the con
st'uction Of better highways at but
the property holders whose land is to be
thus benefited would gain not less than
5000 900. So great an increase in the !
assessed valuation Of a county would !
certainly seem to constitute 4 powerful
argument in favor Of a liberal first cN.
)enditurc.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Chaplain : .cWart contributed ten vol.
uncS and a number Of magazines Mis-,
Esther Snow also gave few volumes
Such contributions are always accep-
able.
During the summer or early autumn
the money made At our entertainment
will be spent for books and other things
the school needs. We will have a list
of the books, etc purchased So the public
may know Just how This money is used,
Very truly,
THEo. ID, CCLp.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

pieces because the ccmcnting Waite was
lacking
A county which shows sufficient pro-
gress to bond itself in liberal amount
for the purpose of securing improved
roads should keep its money intact
until its officers have learned exactly
what class of roads will best meet its re-
quirements; what type OF roads it is
best qualified to construct and what it
can best afford Those facts can be Sc
cured through the aid of the notional
government, the office of public roads
standing ready to give gratuitous advice
and to supply skilled highway engineers
who are qualified to tell what type of
highway would best meet that county's
requirements and to demonstrate those
decisions by supervising the building of
stretches of model highways, after
which local officials may take pattern.
Wide-awake State and county offici-
ais are now showing the liveliest APP
probation of the results which follow
visit by these skilful men, and the de-
mands for their services are so heavy
that it is impossible for Director Page
to meet more than 90 per cent of the re-
quests being filed in his office,
When county officers learn to APP
preciate the fact that road building is
an art, they will rely more upon expert
advice and scientific demonstration,
and when they have learned what class
Of roads is desirable, they will construct
them and then guard them.
Therein lies one of the most import
ant of all American highway question.
Americans build as good roads as Eng
lishmen or Frenchmen, but having done
so, they rest content " tn their efforts
and let each passing breath of air,
speeding automobile, or drenching rain
blow or wash the road surface away
In the countries of Europe, where
the well-nigh rerfect roads are the pride
of the citizens and the envy and adj.
miration Of visiting Americans, most
jealous care is constantly given; care
full day-by.day inspection is made and |
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

1T cured me-" or 1T saved the life of
my child are the expressions you hear
every day about Chamberlain Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This
is true the world over where this valu-
able remedy has been introduced, No
other medicine in use for diarrhoea or
bowel complaints has received such gem
eral approval The secret of the success
of Chamberlain Collie Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is that it cures, Sold
by all dealers.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25
CYPRESS CAl.P
WILL CELEBRATE

Cypress Camp, Wordmcn Of the
World, will give a big celebration at
Bcrcsford on Monday, the 9Th Of July,
The following business house, have
agreed to close for the day, 50 that all
their proprietorS and clerk, can attend;
Kicker Bros,
NJ Davis
Oscar II Davis,
Y. VI. Fountain.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

In = Western Kansas town, rclu,,i
Paul Lovcwcll, according Ia the Trta.
ton Times, at party OF adults it wA'
proposed that the entertainment con.
sist of the games that prevailed in the
good old day, Of childhood" Postot.
flee "T,u-Tin,' London Bridge,
and So On Finally prize was otterci
for the person who could make the "us.
lest f2oc,' The Judge, witnessed tn,
contortion II the faces for a while and
then awarded the prize to an old maid.
'iou win they said handing her
hos OF bonhons
Il will thank YOU to know" she &c.
piled, Il was not playing"
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

oh, dear" sighed her husbands
wife. Il can't find pin anywhere
wonder where all the pins 60 to. any
way"
'Thatsa difficult question to answer
replied his wife's husband, because
they are always pointed in one direction
and headed another"
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

\ claim against the government for
SlSI,ooo was settled in Washington the
other day, When the lawyers and the
costs had been paid the claimants got
Sro,ooo. And that is about the way
such things run,
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

COUNTIES WHICH ARE PREPARED To
SPEND MONEY FOR ROAD BUILDING
AND ROAD MAINTAiNING SHOULD FIRST
LEARN WHAT TYPES OF HIGHWAYS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Swift-.Jones and his wife seem to y.
very fond OF musical comedy
Smith-Ic>, indeed. his wife soe, to
see what the women in the audtenc,
have on and Jones goes - see what tn.
girls on the stage have Oft.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

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DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Tenant (angrly)-l'm going to move
the first of the month. That house Of
yours isn't fit for hog to live in
Landlord (calmly)--Ah, see, That
is why you are going to move,
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold
on a guarantee that if you are not salts
fed after using two-thirds of bottle
according to directions, your money will
be refunded 1t is up to you to try.
Sold by all dealers
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Busted Bill lost everything in tn,
terrific storm last week
Innocent Bystandcr-Too bad.
Busted Bill-Ees | was dreaming
wuA a Millionaire when dc thunder WOKE
me
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-06-25

Patronize the people who patronize
the papers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
Boy Is Pat on
Trial for
Life
FRED ABEL FACES COURT ON
THE CHARGE OF MURDER
ING ROBERT SEREMPUS.

Fred Abel, the 19-year-old
spanaway boy indicted by the
grand jury ON tina charge of muir
dering Robert Serempus, was put
on trial for his life today before
Judge yesterday of the superior
court. He is charged with muir
der In the first degree.
The tragedy occurred October
Is, 1908, on Serempus' farm near
Rfgney. Abel and companion,
Yor Conley. were hunting, and
trespassed on the Serempus farm.
6erempus, In terrible fury, ap-
preached the lads, and ordered
them off the grounds. Before
they could comply he siezed a rifle
from Conley and aimed it point
blank at Abel, who shot him down
on the spot with the shotgun
which he was carrying,
At the coroner's inquest Abel
and Conley were exonerated of
all blame for the killing. Rela-
tives of Serempus, however,
,, brought the matter before the
grand Jury. and Abel was indicted
on their testimony.
Mrs. Elizabeth Locke, mother OF
tho dead man, was the only wit
ness on the stand today,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
BOYS TURN TRICK
! ON COUNCILMAN
BELL

After engaging two attorneys
to fight for it and preparing for
open war against the city II 1t was
not allowed license, the Hasty
Messenger company was quietly
granted license yesterday after
noon by the city and today start
ed business again at the place
where It was operating when or
dered to close UP for violating
Councilman Bells new ordinance.
The boys say that they have
now done everything to comply
with Bells messenger ordinance
and that they are ready to openly
compete with the established mes
senger agencies OF the city.
A small messenger bearing a
huge banner which stated that the
.Hasty's' were ready for buss-
ness again paraded past Council
man Bells messenger agency, at
Twelfth and Pacific. this morning
giving the councilman his FIRST
that his young rivals
were back in the field. The coun-
Gilman FASTENED to ascertain how
the boys happened to be operating.
and was non-plused to find that
they had conformed to his design
Ing ordinance In every particular.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
Citizens Want to Know
About Reported "Hoss
Trade" Pulled Off By
Park Commissioner
Hot Time Expected At
Mass rleeting Tonight

Did Marshall X. Smell, the law
yer and stock farm owner, swap
horses with Marshall X. Smell, the
park commissioner?
1t Is intimated that some side
lights on this question may be
thrown on the screen at the Third
ward meeting at valhalla hall to-
night, when it is expected that the
Third ward will Line up with the
Fifth and Seventh, which have al
ready spoken through their i'm
provement clubs demanding the
repeal of the Metropolitan park
law and the abolition of the whole
park board.
For several weeks stories have
been going around town to the
effect that the park commissioner
had proved himself good jockey
in horse trade by disposing OF
a couple of his horses to the board
of which he is a prominent factor.
1t is expected that the whole
horse trade will be gone over to-
night with the other transactions
of the park board which have
aroused public distrust to the few
er heat and caused citizens to de-
mand the ousting of the whole re-
gime.
Third warders say they expect
a big crowd at the meeting and
there will be something spicy.
The news of the meeting of the
park board before the law was
amended at which Smell and Ben
nett are said to have sat down on
the suggestion of Member Craig
to submit the amendments to Che
people to see what they thought
about it, has caused still further
dissatisfaction with the Bennett
Smell regime.
The people were not sure before
but the amendemnt 20 the law
which permitted the board mem
brs to take the peoples park
money had gotten in by an acci-
dent.
This showed It was deliberately
planned and that Bennett all
along was being groomed for the
arduous task of drawing this $500
a month, which, outside of city at
torney, is more than any official
in the city ever received in late
years until few weeks ago when
the council boosted Commissioner
McGregor's salary.
Neither the mayor, controller,
nor treasurer receive any such sal
airy for their services and do not
even get as much as the new park
superiD tendent.
Third warders who are work
ing up the meeting for tonight say
they want more money for parks
and less for big salaries and there
fore they expect to join the move
ment to get back to the old basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
COUNTY DIVIDED
INTO THREE
DISTRICTS

An order signed by Judges G
M. Easterday, w. o. Chapman
]. A. Shackleford and M. L. Cliff.
ford of the superior court oi
Pierce county today divided the
county into three jury districts,
in place of the one-district sys-
tenn before in vogue. The order
was made pursuant to the laws OF
the last legislature, by which the
county clerk is named ex-officio
Jury commissioner, and the coun-
ties are divided into jury districts.
District No. / will compose
the entire central pert
OF Tacoma. District No. . VIII be
made up of the territory east and
west Of the city. By the new sys-
tenn each district will have an
equal number of Jurors IN the
Pierce County courts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
DIDN'T SPRAY
TREES; MABBED
BY CONSTABLE {

Levi Storlie, living on a ranch
five miles south of Hillhurst, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by
Constable Mohrbacher, of Judge
Graham's court, charged with fail
ure to spray his fruit trees. The
warrant was sworn to by e. s.
Ridge, state horticultural inspec-
tor, and the offense is one origin
ating under the new criminal code.
Storlie will appear in court next
Saturday at 10 O'Clock to face the
charge His trees are infected
with disease, It Is claimed, and
violation of the disinfecting law
may mean an epidemic among
fruit trees of the locality. The
minimum fine is $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-17
To Put Habitual
Criminals in Gases
Of Great Desert

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
CAIRO, Egypt. june 17.--Th0
ministers of finance and interior
|are ON tour of inspection today,
by way of the Farshut railroad,
which the Egyptian government
is about to acquire, of the Gases
of Kharga and Dakela, In the
heart of the desert. with q view
of making them penal settle
ments. This action wilt be taken
under law to be enacted pro-
viding for the perpetual seere-
cation of "habitual criminals.
The GASES VIII make ideal
sports for this purpose. as the
only means of communication
between them and the outside
world Is by the Farshut railroad, !,
and attempts to escape by any
other way would be nothing shor
of suicide by starvation.