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The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
OLD STILL CONFISCATED.
Had Been in Service for Twenty
 five years.

Some twenty-five years ago cop per still with capacity for 104 gallons was brought to the south ern part of this county for illicit the years since that time revenue of. ficers have been searching for 1t. but not until last Monday night was it found. The still was known as "Old Tige' and it is supposed to have done service at various times in Newton and Madison counties as we'll as in Carroll county It was owned by Granville Phillips who was killed some ten or eleven years ago in a raid made to capture this same still
 So far as known "Od Tige' has done no actual service for several years but revenue offices have had a tip that arrangements were being made to put the old fellow in com mission again at an early date. and on Monday evening Maj. True. of Eureka, and deputy Revenue Col lector Hiram Sutterfield, Of Harri son came here and in company with Constable Jess Johnson they went out to Wolfe-Pen and there found the old relic Part Of it=was bur jed in a pile Of sawdust where saw mill formerly stood. and the other part they found in the loft of mans house The raid was made at midnight, and the raiders got back to the city about , o'clock Tuesday morning bringing Old Tige with them and from here 1t was carried to Harrison where 1t will be disposed Of by the court.
 And thus passes away the source of tremendous amount of trouble in the sections where It has been located for twenty-five years-Berryville Star.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

play about today Evidently no bones broken.
 John Youngblood. who is prov incial governor of a group of the Philippine Islands, and Miss Patter- son. of Alpena Pass. this county were married al the latter place last Saturday at D. m. and are now guests of the Hotel Wadsworth oi this city. The bride is Penn sylvania girl, who has resided in this section about seven years, and since Mir. Youngblood has been in the Philippines their letters have been about three months en route
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
{ Berryville Progress

The 7-year-oId daughter of 0. A Fain fell from d horse Saturday dislocating and fracturing the elbow ot her right arm.
 Last Friday Charlie Ross was very painfully bruised in hay bailer accident He was brought to town and the wounds dressed and he is now recovering.
 Judge ]. S. Naples new house just west of town on his farm, is nearing completion. When com pleted it will be one of the finest residences about Berryyille.
 Joe Miller's boy, who lives near Blue Eye, was seriously hurt near Fox& Wrinkles store last Friday. He had been to Wrinkles mill and bought some meal and had started home when a loose horse run up to him kicked at his mare striking the boy on the leg breaking one bone below the knee, causing his mare to throw him off. The loose horse ran over him tramping on his head and rendering him unconscious for some time-Raum correspondence.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
Eureka Springs Flashligat

Kings river is said Q he so alowA as result of the dry season that the fish find shelter D the shade of the rocks and many are caught in hands Tom Walker and Elmer Libby caught d fine string of bass there yesterday, and some of the finest ot these were caught in shallow water with their hands
 Two of James sartain's children fell from a seeond-story window of the Johnson stone building on Main street Saturday evening, sustaining some serious bruises The little ones were excitedly watching a difficulty between parties on the street below, and leaning against the window screen when the latter gave way. They are both able to
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

.-dryin Warner, 14-year old son of Dutch Warner, seven miles north east of town. underwent success ful operation for abscess Of the lungs last Monday.
 Rev. D. H. Gill, pastor Of the Baptist church at Newport. writes pastor Rose of the local Baptist church that he will be here to begin protraeted meeting on next Mon day night. Aug. 23
 Frank Wells and wife have de- cided that he will again make Green Forest their home Frank may however, return to Ft. Smith this fall and again resume his po- sition as street car conductor.
 Owing to the intensely hot weath- er and the prevailing drouth5 the committee on arrangements for the ex-Cenfederate reunion that was to be held here next week has postponed the meeting until Sep tember. g, 24 and 9.
 Andrew Norris. who recently went out to Colorado for his health. writes us that he is camping out near Ebert, and has already accumulated an appetite that calls for three meals day and he is finding reasonably plenty { fill up on.
 Mrs. Annie Price, aged 93 years, died at her home at Carrollton Sat nrday evening after an illness of four weeks. Rev. Stroud conducted the funeral services. Interment was made in the Pilot Knob cemetery. The 5ereft have the sympathy of their many friends
 Addis Owens, eldest son of W. ( owens residing al Yocum. was Killed in d runaway accident al Re~ ldef. Cole on July { Tae Qn- fortunate man was driving with a lady wbe had business at camp where he had formerly been em- ployed and 1t was on the return trip to the city that the team be- came frightened and dashed owens to death and injured the lady though not seriously. It was stated he had been sick in Bowlder hos pital and this was his first trip back to camp after getting able to be up Addis Owens left here some ten years ago for the west For several years he made his home at Raton NJ. where he was em- ployed as a locomotive fireman. He married out there but his Wife had been dead for some years
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
Attend to Your Liver

No organ in the body can give as many different kinds Of trouble as the liver when it is not right Sim mons Liver Purifier makes t right and keeps 1t so.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
ITCHING SKIN DISEASES

Afe readily cured hy EMO, q clean liquid for external Use ZEMO draws the germs and their toxins to the surface and destroys them, leaving q clean, healthy skin. ZEMO givesinstantr relief and permanently cures every form of skin or scalp disease.
 For sale everywhere Write for sam- pie, |. W. Rose Medicine Co, St. Louis. For Sale by ". C. Ownbey.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

How much better it is that he should speak i'll of me to all the world than that all the world should speak i'll of me to him.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

''Dr. Thomas Electric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal di- sease=croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years. Mrs. l.. Whiteaere. Buffa- To. N
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

If your liver is sluggish and out of tone, and you feel dull, bilious. eonstipated. take a dose of Chamber lain Stomach and Liver Tablets to- night before retiring and you will feel all right in the morning. Sold by all dealers.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

The beauty that is only skin deep is not as shallow as some beauties heads
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

Usually. the kind Of man who can't stand temptations is willing for somebody to set 'em up.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27

Chicken-hearted people are always ready to hatch up an excuse.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
ADJOINING COUNTIES

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The Springdale news., 1909-08-27
Green Forest Tribune. )

.-dryin Warner, 14-year old son of Dutch Warner, seven miles north east of town. underwent a success ful operation for abscess Of the lungs last Monday
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
Rockfeller's Wealth.

Some enterprising imaginative New
Yorker has told the Courier-Journal of
Louisville that Rockefeller now has
800, 900, 900, and that if he lives to be
80 years old, he will be the only billion
aire in history. This veracious chron-
icler says Mr.. Rockfeller's fortune has
increased $4,000, 900 since the panic
times of 1907 because of the advance in
the stock of the Standard Oil. The
aforesaid veracious chronicler also in
forms curious world that Rockefeller s
fortune amounted to 5000 in 1865,
So, 000,0 900 in 1875, and then on up to
100000, 700.
All of which is important-if true.
The chances are, however, that the
young man with the pen is engaged in
the pleasant pastime of guessing. Mr..
Rockefeller may be worth seven hundred
million, or he may not be worth half
that sum, Nobody knows what he is
worth; it is even doubtful if he himself
knows. The Courier-Journal corre-
spondent admits that Mr.. Rockefeller is
sphinx; that he never lets the world
know any more about his affairs than
he chooses to let be known. So, in all
likelihood, the correspondent is doing
what the boy in the street says: He
is talking through his hat"
We are inclined to believe that Mr..
Rockefeller is quite rich man, much
richer than some others who have been
credited with great wealth, but we dc
not believe he is worth 500, 0O0, 900 OF
anything like it.
There is an old and true saying that
one never knows how long a snake is
until he is dead and laid out. When
Mr.. Rockefeller is dead and laid out,
which as sincere friend of all men,
we hope will be years hence, then the
world may know something about his
wealth. Until that event, there can be
only speculation; and wild speculation
at that.-American
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
A Strong Man.

If Congressman Sims decides to stand
for the United States Senate it will take
strong man to beat him. He is first
of all a Democrat whose Democracy is
unquestioned. He is also a resourceful
leader, strong debater and successful
campaigner
Congressman Sims is one of the true
representatives of the people. He is
not a CRATER; neither is he a dema-
gogue. He is a man of strong con-
victions, and the convictions are purely
and Enthusiastically Democratic.
Congressman Sims has been engaged
in the laudable work of looking after the
interests of his party in Congress as
well as the interests of his people. He
has been a bulwark of protection against
the class interests in Congress, thorn
in the System. Mr. Sims is not only a
true representative of the people but a
true representative of the South. The
South needs such man or all such men
in the Senate. In fact the people need
more Representatives in both branches OF
Congress.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
Good Roads Convention.

The following gentlemen are the ac-
credited delegates from Obion County
to the Good Roads Convention, which
meets in Nashville Sept. 21-23:
A. X. Wells, farmer and Justice of
the Peace; S. R. Bratton, farmer and
Justice of the Peace; w. i. Boxley,
farmer; Geo. R. Kenney, lawyer; Jas.
Olive, farmer; ]. F. Holloway, farmer
and Justice of the Peace; ]. l. Cald-
well, farmer; H. c. Davidson, farmer;
E. NJ. Tate, farmer and Justice of the
Peace; A. j. Lawson, County Judge,
j. F. Swiggart, farmer; W. NJ Wilson,
capitalist; j. NJ. Chambers, farmer and
Justice of the Peace.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27

When Republicans fall out among
themselves Democrats may get their
dues.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27

stroy them, or else educate the millers
so that they may know good corn from
bad. And not only should the millers
be so educated, but every farmer must
be put wise" to the wholesome or
poisonous qualities Of the grain he
coaxes from the ground, and finally
eats in his kitchen. No doubt pellagra
has been in this country for many
years, holding its head under various
names; but now that its presence is
known it must be fought at every stage
and point. If the pure food laws re-
ouire the inspection OF factory mills,
it should also look after those that look
pretty in a picture but may be insani-
tary within. Commercial Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
statewide Roads.

Last week we published an article
from the Home and Farm, expressing
very little sympathy with what are known
as Statewide roads. About 1.-THE same
time we had a letter from Memphis ask
inc editorial assistance to boost State
wide roads in Tennessee. This letter
was forwarded from the Business Mems
Club.
Now, the truth of the matter is the
Home and Farm was right. The Bush
ness Mems Club is only another name
for an association endeavoring to put
the State to the expense of making a
trunk road through the State for the
accommodation of automobiles. As
the Home and Farm says public roads
should be built for the benefit of the
farmer, to enable him to get his crops
to market. Then if they are useful to
the automobile owners or useful to other
traffic, well and good.
A trunk line of public roads connect
ing Memphis, Jackson, Nashville,
Chattanooga, Knoxville and Bristol
would be of no benefit to the farmers of
Tennessee excepting those along the line
of such trunk road.
The building of good roads should be
for the benefit of the farming COM
munities, not for the automobile en-
thusiast. As far as trade is concerned
the larger cities have their railroad con-
nections and facilities. Many of the
small towns in Tennessee have no trans
portation facilities at all, and for the
State to tax the people to build automo-
bile trunk lines to the cities would be a
gross injustice. The system of good
roads needed in Tennessee should be in
the form of neighborhood roads, radi-
ating from shipping centers. In Penn
sylvania recently the Legislature appro-
priated $1,000, 900 to build highway
from Philadelphia to Ohio. Protests
came from the farmers about this waste
and extravaganza, and the Governor
vetoed the bill
The automobile may in time become
useful to the farmer, and it is not in
tended that automobiles should not
have the benefit of good roads, but good
roads should not be constructed with the
sole object of providing speedways for
these automobiles.
The delegates to the good roads con-
vention at Nashville should take these
matters into consideration. The same
proposition will be sprung in Nashville
to construct Statewide highways, and
it should be promptly squelched.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
Marriage Licenses.

Ernest Holt and Lizzie Miller.
C. ]. Sarrett and Ethel Nelson.
r. ID. Elkins and Annie HALEY.
Herbert Dowdy and Ruby Rogers
G. d. Hicks and Bessie E. Myers.
w. H. Pyles and Sallie Byars.
]. F. Tune and Mary Roberts.
Tom Huffman and Mary G. Tldwell.
Strother Rice and Charlotte Ballard.
Toy Cunningham and Ludy Scott
F. w. Isbell and Evalyn A. Cole.
7. ]. ellis and liner Bynum.
G. Holmes and Beulah May Bradley.
Eyander Mitchell and Elsie Langston.
Ed Anderson and Claudio Newton.
J. H. Mcneil and Nina Long.
Will Kelley and Miss Bess Pickett.
w. G. Carroll and Laura Blackwell.
Watch for the Singing School Be
eminent" at Reynolds Opera House
lbout the middle of September.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
The Parcels Post.

The Chattanooga Times calls attention
to the fact that the Tennessee Hardware
Dealers Association is opposed to the
establishment of parcels posts; and the
Times gives some very good arguments
against the scheme. We think that
when the government transmits letters
it has about discharged its duty to the
people. Certainly it ought not to go
further than it does now in transmitting
merchandise. The national government
has all it can do at present in attending
to its own legitimate business. The es-
tablishmeat of parcels posts would
seriously interfere with certain classes
of business. The hardware dealers are
opposed to it because it would injurious
ly affect the retailer and advance the in
terests of the mail order houses. In
short, it would play into the hands OF
the trusts and make the retailers merely
agents to the big combines, if they were
not thrown out of business altogether
AS the Times indicates, if the govern
ment should undertake to carry parcels
of any size and weight, it would only be
short step to the transportation Of
passengers. The government, we take
it, has no right to adopt measure that
is destructive to any legitimate bushes;
and put more power Unto the hands Of
the great combinationS. There is nc
reason why it should, for instance, run
all the retailers out of city and make
it buy abroad. -Commerci9l Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
County JUDGE.

LAWSoN-we are authorized to announce A.
]. Lawson as a candidate for reelection to the
Office of County Judge for obion County, subject
to the action of the Democratic party.
cHAMBERS.4W are authorized TO announce
]. M Chambers, Esq, as candidate for the office
of County Judge of Obion County, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
COUNTY COURT CLERK

BoND.-We have the authority to announce R.
H. Bond as candidate for County Court Clerk OF
obion County, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
TALLEY.-We are authorized to announce c.
S. Talley d candidate for County Court Clerk OF
obion County, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
CLERK OF THE cIRcUIT COURT.

GoLDEN.-We are authorized to announce H.
M. Golden as a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit
Court of obion County. subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
REEVES.-We are authorized to announce J.
A. (Alva) Reeves candidate for Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of obion County, subject to the action
of the Democratic party
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
For MAYOR.

ALExANDER-We are authorized to announce
S. S. Alexander as a candidate for Mayor of I'm
ion City Election in January. 1910
REYNoL DS-We are authorized to announce
J. c. Reynolds as a candidate for Mayor of Union
City Election in January 1910
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
cHANcELL,oR.

McKINNEY-7we are authorized to announce
Colin p Mckinney Esq. Of Ripley. as candi-
date for Chancellor of the Ninth chancery Divl-
sion, subject to the action Of the Democratic
marty.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
REGISTER.

CHAPEL-We authorized to announce J. M.
MARVIN Chapel as candidate for reelection to
the office of Register of Obion County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
FOR SHERIFF.

HoLLoWAY-We are authorized to announce
l. f. Holloway as a candidate for Sheriff of Obion
County, subject to the action of the Democratic
marty
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27
TRUSTEE.

WoRLEY.-We are authorized to announce G.
W. Worley as candidate for reelection to the
office of Trustee of obion County subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-08-27

Congressman Chas. n Fowler is writ
ing some perfumed notes to Uncle
Joe. /"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-18
ALLEGED WHITE
SLAYER HELD
FOR TRIAL

When Fred lie Plante was ar
raigned in police court yesterday
Afternoon on a charge of engaging
in the white slave" traffic his at
torney asked for a change Of
venue and the case was sent to
Justice Graham's court. The
throng of men and women who
had assembled in the city hall
court room In the hope of listen
ing to sslacious evidence was DIS
appointed.
There will be no preliminary
hearing for lie Plante. Deputy
Prosecutor Burmeister examined a
number of witnesses privately yes
terday afternoon and after he I'm
ished said:
1.-THE evidence against lie Plante
is even stronger than I thought.
l shall file direct information
against him and he will be tried
in the criminal department of the
superior court"
Addie Swain, the alleged ac-
complete of LIE Plante, was also
in police court yesterday. She
said that she was not guilty of
the charge of fortune telling,
which has been preferred against
her.
81 am not q fortune teller"
she declared. 81 am a psycholo-
gist and trance medium" Her
case was continued until tomor-
row afternoon. 1t has been de-
cided not to charge Addie Swain
with being an accomplice of LIE
Plante until the case against the
man Is disposed of.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-18

When work is started on grad
ing for a railroad through the
iDeschutes river country in Ore
gon next week a section of the
road, where the work is extreme
| ly difficult, will be under the su-
pervision of David Matheson of
Tacoma, one of the most remark
able railroad builders in the
country.
David Matheson is without
hands or feet, and yet he gets
around in a way that is surprising.
When the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound was building its line
% the coast Matheson had a sub
contract for seven miles of road
bed in the western foothills of
the Cascade mountains, where i'm
mense quantities of rock had to
be dislodged by powder blast and
then carted away to fill in the.
deep ravines. In one blast 81
tons of powder was exploded, dis
lodging $4,000 cubic yards of
rock. Other blasts were set off
containing from 10 to 81 tons of
powder.
Smiled When He Got Contract.
When Matheson was awarded
this contract for $750,000, men
who knew of his disability smiled.
Contractor Heney did not smile.
He had known and worked with
Matheson before the latter lost his
limbs, and he felt that a difficult
piece of work would be success
fully carried through.
II had just $50 in cash when
i took that contract for three
quarters of a Million" said Mr..
Matheson.
just as Good as Cash.
But Matheson had something
just as good as cash. Business
men had found him a man of his
word. AS soon as the papers
were signed he went to the scene
of his labors to oversee the work
of cutting roads and establishing
camps. From the time that the
work was started until 1t was
formally accepted by the COM
pany, two and a half years later,
he was on the job continuously,
and everything was done under
his personal supervision.
Gets Around Easily.
1t was plain to all with whom
he came in contact that the
gloved hands worn by Matheson
were artificial. But those who
did not know of his misfortune
found 1t hard to believe that the
man who got around over roughd
places SO easily was doing so ond
feet made to order.
Matheson is native of Canada,
and comes of railroad-building
family, bis father having been
employed in that occupation. He
came to the United States a num-
Der of years ago. and took an ac-
tive part in the construction of
several roads west of the Missis-
sippi river.
Caught in Blizzard.
When the rush for the Klon5ike
started Matheson thought hei
would try his luck in the North.
He was caught in blizzard sna'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-18
HITS
SHIP; CAUSES
PANIC

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-
pairs are being made today on
the steamship Acapulco, which
was struck. by lightning during
her voyage from Panama to San
Francisco.
When steaming along the
Mexican coast on the night of Au-
gust 8. a terrific thunder storm
broke over the steamer and a bolt
of lightning struck the vessel,
putting out the electric lights anc
burning a large hole through the
awnings of the upper deck. The
passengers were thrown into a
panic by the clap of thunder and
the sudden disappearance of the
lights. Thinking that the ship
had been split in twain by the
electric bolt, men, women and
children ran from their state
rooms to the deck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-18
THUGS BIND THREE !
MEN; BLOW SAFE,

made their escape without obtain
ing any loot.
The thieves entered the Dorm
becher factory early this morning.
seized and bound e. r. Mickey, a
Waterman, and carried him out
side the building. There they
found tramp asleep. The hobo
was bound and laid helpless be-
side the Waterman.
Then the burglars entered the
lcompany's office, attacked the
safe lock with a sledge hammer
and fired three charges of nitro
glycerine. As they were prepar-
ing to ransack the safe, switch
engine ran in on the Dornbecher
siding and a brakeman entered
the office for orders. He was met
lby a volley of bullets from the
thugs revolvers, and fled.
When the engine returned with
several policemen aboard the
safe crackers had disappeared,
leaving their burglar kits behind
them.