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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

The Work OF the Civic League was
Enthusiastically Endorsed by the
pann1a ~ C,,,,~xc.

". sAAO NASiC AcuSuc was
enthusiastically Endorsed by the
People of Sumter.
The coolest night of the winter did
not prevent large attendance at the
mass meeting which was held in the
opera house Sunday night in interest
OF the Civic League. and while the au-
dience was probably smaller than it
would have been on a warm and pleas
ant night. the meeting was represent
ative and thoseSwho were present will
disseminate through the city the en-
thusiasm and interest that was
aroused in the work that is being done
by Miss Sudie Furman. the City Nurse,
under the auspices of the Civic
League.
The regular Sunday night services
In the several churches had been call
ed off by their pastors in order that
all the church people of the city might
be free to attend the mass meeting
and cooperate In the beneficient work
that the Civic League is doing for the
poor and ignorant of the city. Rev.
c. c. Brown, of the First Baptist
church, who presided, made brief in
trOductory address explanatory of the
object of the meeting. Mr.. C. M.
Hurst made an address in which he
reviewed the work that has been done
by the City Nurse and stressed the
necessity for such work, not only for
the relief Of the poor and ignorant but
for the protection of the entire COM
munity against disease and other ills
that affect a community as the direc.
result Of the neglect of sanitary pre-
cautions in sickness.
Mr.. Neill O'Donnell read the report
of the City Nurse, which was a con-
crete and striking summary Of the
work done in the performance of her
regular duties. This report gave a
better idea of the Importance Of the
work that has been done and the value
the public has heretofore had
Rev. c. c. Brown then delivered an
address, which partook of the nature
of sermon, in which he emphasized
the necessity of cooperation in the
work Of charity.
Rev. H. H. Covington spoke briefly
but earnestly in support of the Civic
League work and urged the people of
Sumter to support the Civic League
and to maintain the City Nurse.
Following the speeches collection
was taken and a substantial sum In
cash was realized and a number OF
pledges Of monthly payments for the
support Of the City Nurse were re.
ceived.
] The programme was intersperset
with music and appropriate hymn:
were sung and Prof. W. S. Schumach.
er played a violin solo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03
WILL STANDlRDIzE COTTON,
COMMISSION APPOINTED BY SEC.
RETARY WILSON MEETS.
Ihree Days Meeting Begun I'm
washington Two Resolutions
adopted - One Establishing Nine
standard Cotton Grades and the
Other Urging Congress to Require
courses OF Instruction in Grading
In all Agricultural Colleges.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The advisory
commission on cotton Standardization
selected by Secretary Wilson under
authority of resolution of Congress-
assisted by three expert classifiers. be-
gan three days session at the ayri-
cultural department today.
Two resolutions were adopted at IN.
days meeting. one establishing nine
standard grades and the other leaving
TO future settlement of the question
whether these nine grades shall cor
respond to the commercial grades
now recognized. and recommendation
was made that the Government for.
mulate courses Of instruction in grad
ing for all agricultural and mechani-
cal colleges. The nine grades agreed
upon are based upon good ordinary,
with middling fair as the highest, and
are as follows: Good ordinary; strict
good ordinary; low middling and midi
ding fair. Thee three experts will
take nine samples of cotton. deter
mine which is good ordinary, and
grade from that up to middling fair.
This grading will then be adopted bv
the commission.
Inc commission is of the opinion
that the system of maintaining the
grade OF cotton can be made self-sus-
tanning by having samples of the nine
grades enclosed in boxes. with glass
tops, and placed on sale. The need
OF uniformity among cotton factors is
the primary cause of this movement.
which began with the introduction of
the resolution In the house. It will
be seen that the principal cotton nro-
ducing States are well represented ON
the commission. yet the result of the
commissions deliberations will not
necessarily change the rules of the
cotton exchanges. 1t Is believed that
the standard agreed upon by the ex
perts will tend to impress the general
trade and ultimately will be the SUBJ
ject Of further legislation. The MEM
oers of the commission hope that
their efforts here will influence the
Liverpool and other foreign markets
to cooperate with the American fac
tors In maintaining a universal stand
ard. Liverpool now sets her own
standard regardless of the classifica-
tion recognized here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

A prominent official of the Sumter
chamber of commerce is authority for
the statement that things have been
looking up towards Sumter from out
side financial centres in the shape Of
propositions for establishing cotton
mills here. One opportunity has been
permitted to go by, but there remains
another yet to grab at. What will the
verdict OF our business men be?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

II the city prison is put on the third
story Of the new administration build
ing what will Henry McKagen do
when he arrives at headquarters with
a $50 pounds drunk? How will he
boost his captive up to the third floor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

How many taxpayers do you sup
pose are In favor Of the new admins
tration building? A majority of them
are not. but bare majority OF city
council has more power than ninety
nine per cent OF the taxpayers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

extension of trade territory, and the
Belts Lumber Company railroad are
three things that Sumter needs badly,
among a few other things, to make
things better than they are.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

Has the city sufficient land on East
Liberty street for the proposed ad-
ministration building. or will 1t be alb
solutely necessary to purchase an
other lot to provide the necessary
room?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

The western section Of the sewerage
system Is now completed and connec-
tions can be made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

Mr.. l.. M. King has lost two fino
mules within the past week, one from
blind staggers and the other from
lOck-jaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03
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~xns Sumter wstchman was found
- o. asss and che True southron In
Aooe- The watchman and southron
ooS has ne combined circulation and
ooasuce of both OF the old papers.
- = saanifestiy the best advertising
Os1lun n Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-03

vacAtcs the ofsices now used for inu-
uscipai purposes the rents can be In
ersased TO approximately $4,000 year
--sn income of iess than 4 per cent.
- the value OF the property. IL the
uhn 10 erect a combination fire de-
unFtmcnt. city prison and city Office
eslsding In Carried out the next step
snooid be to unload the city hall white
osephant which seems to be absolute
~ vslseiess for the purpose for which
= was erected. for the city OF Sumter
cannot AFFORD to carry a t53,0OO in
vexement I'm a store and Office building
shAs yields an income of less than 4
Dsr cent
When the plans were drawn for the
nnildinE which will soon be known as
shs cx-clty hall and which will serve
no purpose insofar as the public az
aAirs Of the city are concerned. except
~s n somewhat costly foundation for
ahe CITY clock tower. the architects
-es1imateed the probable maximum cost
NJ e-eyose and city hall bonds TO that
'arnornt were authorized by an cleo
<ssn and duly issued. Nevertheless the
snstanate cost OF the building was with
n H.sso Of double the initial esti-
nate Now that the city is about to
-snA~rk In another public building ex-
pern"ent. the need st a fire engine
/, tsoSse aRording the excuse for the
venture the initial estimate of the
Urcbable cost OF the sdfce Is a little
ssss' than $4,000. II will he interest
nsg 90 make note of this estimate for
rufsre reference, Public buildings
nave u habit of. becoming more and
lore ambitious as they take shape
md while the architects estimate may
- approximately correct for the orI.
xginai sketch. the fnai cost of the ac-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
Have Not Quit s 1rk.

A malicious circular has been DIS
rlbuted throughout the city by the
Citizens Telephone Company stating
that as soon as the co neil turned
down their request for a franchise
the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company quit all work IN
Grants Pass. This statement is
false and intended to mislead the
public. Work has not been stopped
but has been carried on all the time.
There are two crews in the field
one wiring residences and business
houses and the other on outside con-
struction work. True the work
has been done without blow and
buster, but the work is being done
lust the same. Ten large spools OF
cable have lust been received con-
tanning between four and five miles
of ariel cable which will soon be put
in place. Additional supplies are be-
ing received and additional crews
of men will be put to work as soon
as they can be used to advantage,
and the reconstruction work is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible.
L. A. NEWTON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
DIED.

C0NKLIN--At Grants Pass, Friday,
March 26, 1909, Louie Marion
Conklin, aged 81 years.
The above announcement which
we had barely time to make in the
Courier OF last week saddened many
hearts, for the death of such a wo-
man In community where she, in
so large measure, had been OF SER
vice, not only to her family but to
friends and society generally, could
not fail to awaken the tenderest
chords of human sympathy and fall
like a pail over Grants Pass, which
had learned to love and appreciate
her many sterling qualities. Each
citizen felt her death as a personal
bereavement and her memory will
be cherished by circle OF friends
In many homes. She was a worker
In every good cause and nobly did
her part on all occasions which
might call forth loyalty to the public
veal Someone has said she pos
sessed womanly grace which made
everyone her friend; that Is indeed
high commendation but II falls far
short OF doing her full justice. There
was that In her character which was
more than ordinary virtue, II was
born of the high, the noble and the
grand, and besides these things she
possessed the womanly bearing
which ornamented all her God-given
qualities
Mrs Louie Marion Conklin was
born In Honolulu October 10, 1872;
her father and mother were mission
ary teachers In the Hawaiian Islands
at the time OF her birth. Later the
family removed to GreenvIlle, Mich,
where, as child, she spent the ear
Her part OF her life After attend
ing the public schools she went to
Oberlin college, where she gradu-
ated Later she was engaged as
teacher in the state school for the
Nllnd at Lansing, Mich, where her
father at that time was suporlntend-
'ent, and still later she came to Ore
Yon aud took position In the school
Tor the blind at Salem, where she re-
mained for three years, In both Of
these places she gained the love of
every unfortunate who came under
her care, On December 10, 1904,
she was married to Arthur Conklin,
of this city, at the home of her bro.
ther In Cleveland, Ohio
She took up her residence In
Grants Pass and became Il loving
mother to her husbands two mother
less children Three children came
~ this union and these dependent
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
TAR WATERPROOF ROADS.
Expert Approves Ginning Material For
C.ono Metaing.

Expert Approves LinIIng material ror
C.ono Metaling.
In au article summing up the work
Of the International roads congress re-
Gently held in Paris contributor to
Nature he leading English scientific
weekly, says:
ION Il matter Of common interest
that Is. the substitution of tar or btu
miaous binding material in place of
the water hitherto used to consolidate
ana hold together the road material
the congress practically gave Il unani-
nous answer This was to the effect
that II the tar be put on In the correct
quantity, and this quantity the small
est required to bold the individual
stones Of the road metal Grmly in po'
sitiOn, so that they never roll or move
in relation to one another and their
upper surfaces are allowed to wear
themselves bare Of tar, 1t Is not diff
cult TO Cbtaia at moderate expense n
waterproof road which will be practi.
cally Gugtlcss and which need not be
slippery
1T appears certain also that the an
nual cost viii be considerably less
than the cost of the existing water
bound roads.
1T nay be here remarked that. ow-
Ing TO the cautiouSness and hence the
rctcence Of some Of the most impor.
tant of our road authorities the true
position OF England, which now pos
sesSes the greatest lengths Of carefully
wa, rpro0fel roads Of any country in
the world, was not put forward so
much us might have been the case.
ut was interesting to converse with
American engineers, who ON account
OF the Importance Of road develop.
meat IN America are studying this
question very closely. and to hear
from them how much more they could
learn by visiting cur English roads
than anywhere In France, at any rate
near the capital"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In the County Court of the State Of
Oregon In and for Josephine
County
In the Matter Of the Estate of Nancy
Brown, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that l. c.
handle, executor OF the above en-.
titled estate has filed in said Court
and cause his final account, and by
order OF the Honorable Stephen A.
Jewell Judge OF said Court. Monday
May Ord, 1909, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m, at the Court house at
Grants Pass Josephine county. Ore
son, has been fixed as the time and
place FOR the hearing and settling
OF said final account. and all per.
sons interested In said estate are
hereby notified to appear at that
time and place, then and there to
present any objections which they
may have to said final account.
said order was made In Chambers,
April End, 1909.
Dated this End day OF April. A.
n, 1909.
J c. RANDLE. Executor.
C. II CLEMENTS.
Attorney for Estate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
WOLF CREEK NEWS.

The Spring weather has been the
cause of some of the mines shutting
down in this vicinity.
Miss Maude Davis, of Golden, is
working for Mrs. w. Davis, of this
city.
w. Davis is erecting the new
building fer the post office
Miss Agnes Loban has returned
from a visit with her brother at
Sheridan and McMinnville. Miss
Loban was unfortunate enough to
have a severe attack of the measles
while absent.
7. Il. Loban. Sr, has gone to live
on his mine on Upper Coyote Creek.
Chas. Carsly is helping ]. Kelley
clear land for garden.
II. A. Perkins has cleared quite an
area OF land and is rapidly prepar-
ing II for alfalfa. SUNSHINE
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
BORN.

MURRAY-At Ashland, March 20,
1903, to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Muir
ray, formerly Of Grants Pass, a
son.
DAVlD-At Grants Pass, Sunday,
March 2S, 1909, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin David, son.
HARMON-ln this city, Friday,
March 20, 1909, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Harmon, twins, a boy and
girl
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

There is none Of the root crops which
pull 0s heavily on the strength of the
soil MS do onions. This means that nm.
less the soil on which they are grown
IA new and wy rich the land shot d
De REINFORCED with barnyard manure
or commercial fertilizers after the crop
has been grown one or two seasons.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
COMING EVENTS.

April Saturday Missionary
Campfire" at the NJ. E. church.
April Monday, Tuesday We'd
nesday-Miss Josephine Deffry at
the opera house.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

Improve your yard SOW grass
seed, get It growing, keep It cut nice
and smooth with a lawn mower you
can get at bargain at Grants Pass
Hardware Co. 3-26-2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
NJ, H.. Church, South.

Worship at II a. m. and 1880 p.
m. Subjects OF Sermons: Parental
Love" and Decision" Bible school
10 n. m; Senior Epworth League,
GAS p m; Junior League, p. m.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

ones were the center OF her love and
care and unselfish devotion. Such
a life must always leave its impres-
sion on any community in which II
Is lived, and in this respect, while
Grants Pass has lost much 1t has
also gained much.
The funeral services were held In
the Baptist church, Of which she was
a member, on Sunday afternoon and
was largely attended by sorrowing
friends who had heaped floral offer
ings upon her bier.
She leaves besides her husband
and children, a mother, Mrs. F. i.
Church, who Is well known here,
and two brothers residing in Ohio.
WALKER Grants Pass, Tues
day, March 30, 1909, infant twin
sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Walker
DUSTIN-At Grants Pass, Thurs
day, March 25, 1909, Ruby V"
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Dustin, aged / year, months and
days.
'WRIGHT-At the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Newell, in
Grants Pass, Friday, March 26,
1909, Mrs. Arethusa Wright, aged
81 years.
Deceased has been resident Of
Grants Pass for the past three years
or more, living in the family Of hsr
daughter. Mrs. Wright had beet
blind for the past 35 years and since
coming to this city learned to read
the raised characters and it afforded
her great comfort The remains
were taken to Portland and inferred
In Lone Fir cemetery.
TWILLY-At Grants Pass, Wednes-
day, March "a, 1909, w. NJ.
Twilly, aged 81 years
Deceased came to Grants Pass a
few months ago from Eugene and
secured the management of the Ar
cade restaurant on Sixth street, but
was soon after taken with pneu-
monia, from the effects Of which he
died. He leaves three motherless
children.
STRATTON --- At Oakland, Cal,
Tuesday, March 80, 1909. Chas,
II. Stratton, formerly a resident
of Williams.
The remains will be taken to
Spokane for burial, accompanied by
Mrs. Stratton and Mr.. Stratton's
Mother, Mrs. Fisher, They passed
through Grants Pass en- route Fri
day evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

Remember, W J. Gardner & Co
are selling out and making low
prices on good, new goods 2s.s.et
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

Oyster cocktails, the best in the
state at The Rosebud, 40 north
Sixth street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

Buy your shoes at Gardner & Co. S
as they are being sold at very low
prices. 3-26-2t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02

An Ohio inventor claims TO have SO.
cured product from everyday skim.
mix called omSitc, which rolls as thin
AZ paper ana Is even more pllablc and
which Is not affected In the least by
the most intense heat The new article
certainly h'3 ca interesting future be.
fore 1t II the above claims and Others
made for II nrc true.
Legal Blanks at the Courier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-02

ested financially i'll the new enter prise. The Jefferson county company is assured and will be capitalized at $50,00o.
 MT. Prince has spent twenty-five years in iandscaping and peach growing. His firm controls large number of peach orchards in Georgia and various states of the North. Their investments in Georgia were so sat- isfactory that they decided to branch out in other southern states and the attractiveness of the Arkansas soil prompted them 10 select tnis section for their new enterprises.
 MT Prince declares that Arkansas is without a doabt the most valuable state for peach raising in the country He has made q thorough analysis of the soil throughout this section and asserts that it exceeds even the rich peach growing country Of southern adjoining counties, he says, arc we'll adapted to the raising tf peaches and other fruits and he Is enthusiastic over the bright outlook for the pro- posed commercial orchards
 Mr. Prince is highly pleased with the reception accorded hiln here by Arkansans. He said the people of his sections are, in many cases, of the opinion that this Is still a country of Bowie knives and pistols" but it. is his intention to relieve their minds of any such thoughts in circular let ters and other advertising matter
 which he proposes to send North within the next few weeks. He states that there are numbers of peach growers and truck farmers anxious to locate in the South and that success
 ful peach growing in this section would have a tendency to firing them to Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-02

and Meyer. They argued that the city was not financially in a position to donate to the district. Alderman Jordan. Clements, Dellmon and Hol- lis favored making the appropriation. Statements were made by Charles Veil, W. x. Trulock and M. Danaher as representative of the district.
 Mir. Veil stated that the district agreed to furnish $12.000 to aid the government i'll the river front work; that the amount would have been raised without having to ask the city for q cent if 1t had not been for the fact that large amount of the prop erty in the district had caved into the river after the district was formed. In addition to that the commissioners had to spend $7,000 or $S,000 in pro tecting the business section during the debted to persons who hauled brush in the sum of $2,200 and it owes g. 900 for rope and wire. The commis sioners had to raise $1,SS7 Monday to pay Contractor Trainor, who has the government contract, and unless that amount was paid, MT. Well said, the work on the river front would have stopped and the city would be at the mercy of the coming spring ,,icr, hrly
 The motion to read the ordinance a third time failed to carry, 9 two- thirds vote being necessary for it's adoption, the rules having been sus- pended. Aldermen Fox, Nichol and Meyer voted against it.
 MT. Veil made statement after the council failed to adopt the ordi- nance in which he declared that he had stretched his personal credit for the promotion of work in the paving district, but that he would cease tc work in behalf of it in future. He declared that he had borrowed money from various banks to aid the district in it's good work along the river front, but that if the city council die not. take more interest in the matter than was shown in their action in re. fusing to appropriate the s2,000 he did not see why he should worry himself to death" over the proposi- tion. The commissioners left tht council chamber apparently disgustet with the whole matter.
 It was stated that the s2,0o0 asked for would have insured completion of the work now in progress. Int refusal of the council to appropriatt the money may have tendency tt stop the river work in the near fu ture. The commissioners declare tha their finances are very low at thi: time and in view of the fact that thu payment of the asse essments are beinf resisted, the district may soon find it self in a bad financial way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-02

Judge Hart had ruled that Juror Whit worth was not incapacitated ay illness to serve, Judge Anderson for defendants introduced Arch Harper and Dr. Weakly, who testified that Whitworth declared after the Coop CTS and Sharp were indicted for Car mack'S murder: The damned bunch should hang" The court adjourned to give the stat time to investigate the new phase.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-02

 Must be Legal

(nearst News Special to the Graph'c.)
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The supreme court today practically declared that an illegal combination has no stand ing in court, when it decided that the Continental Wall Paper Company could not recover from a customer for the value of goods he had purchased because 1t was combination in re- straint of trade.