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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
AIRDOME WILL HAVE
NEW MANAGEMENT

The Airdome Theatre changes hands
next week, Messrs. M. Mclaughlin,
l.. s. Jones and Will c. Davis having
leased it and will take charge Monday
night. They will have, with the ex-
ception of three people, an entire new
company, among them being Mr.. Lew
Waters, IL singing and dancing come
dian, Miss Queenie Dale, singing and
dancing soubrette, and Mr.. Emerson
Holland, in up-to-date songs and mon.
ologues. The management promises
some new and pleasing plays, present
ed In q first class manner. The Air.
dome has been drawing large crowds
since opening and with vaudeville add.
ed TO the program the attendance
should be much larger The prices
will remain the same, 10, 20 and &c
cents. Matinee every Saturday, lOc
To all
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
WOMAN LEFT FOR BOSTON

The article from the Kingston, ia
maica, Cleaner, on the first page of
this issue, was forwarded to this city
by the detective who made the arrest
of Foy w. Dulaney. In the letter 10
Chief of Police Campbell he states the
woman left the following day, July u,
for Boston He did not give her name,
but stated he could do so if desired.
Dulaney's statement to The Comet last
week that there was no woman with
him was evidently correct, for it was
made on July 30,
A detective left Washington last Sat
urday with the necessary papers to
bring Dulaney back, and as it takes
about ten days to make the trip one
way, it is not likely that they will re-
turn until about September |. There
is no doubt about his making bond in
any amount required.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
PLEASED WITH BUSY CITY
Baxter Taylor Says johnson City
is One of the Best Towns IN
East Tenn. to Live In

The Hon. Baxter Taylor, formerly of
Chuckey River, now prominent at
torney of Atolla, Oklahoma, was in the
city Saturday. While at the law office
of Barnes & Chase Mr.. Taylor spoke of
some East Tennessee boys who had
become prominent in the affairs of the
great new state.
In speaking of Jas. M. Gresham,
formerly of Jonesboro, Mr.. Taylor said:
"He is one of the greatest characters in
Oklahoma. | have never known a
more lovable man. Notwithstanding
the fact that his home town-Norman,
Okla,-is largely democratic, he is the
popular republican mayor of that
splendid university town. Mr., Ores
ham is comparatively young man,
but he stands at the top. Oklahoma
is indeed proud of her adopted son, anc
| predict that in the near future James
M. Gresham will take prominent
place with the men of affairs in the
Great Southwest y
While in the city Mr.. Taylor called
to see many of his relatives, old friend,
and former acquaintances. At the Of
flee of Attorney d. M. Quinn he me-
p. Q. Miller, Geo. n. Barnes, M. l.
Peoples, j. r. Gardner and S. w
Price. To the old comrades he made ,
happy little talk, suggesting that eacl
take his sweetheart or his wife and al
go to campmeeting He said: ether,
is no place on earth like the camp
ground, and no campground like Sui
phur Springs. For six months Nv,
been thinking Of this great meeting o
old friends, and tomorrow morning
few of the old rounders,' including
Ed. Boyd, Nip Remine and myself
will 60 out from Jonesboro and spen,
a day on this historic campground."
In speaking of Johnson City, Mr.
Taylor said that he was very great,
surprised and much pleased with tn
growth and development of the town
He regards johnson City one of tn
best towns in this section of the coun
try and says he has not found so mucl
business life in any other town in Eas
Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
PRESIDENT APPOINTS
TENNESSEE SUPERVISORS

Beverly, Mass, Aug. lG.-President
Taft signed the commissions of some
sixty odd supervisors in different Sec
tons of the country and the names of
these appointments were made public
by Census Director Durand. Those for
Tennessee are:
First District-Samuel Thompson.
Second District-Alfred J. Agee.
Third District-John ii. Early.
Fourth Distrct-Reese Q. Lillard.
Fifth District-John B. Strong.
Sixth District-Harry A. Luck.
Seventh Decentralization Richardson
Eighth District-Sidney +. Murray
Ninth District-Vincent A. Briggs.
Tenth Distrct-John w. Farley.
Evans Faction Wins Out.
The Evans faction of the republican
party claims to have landed eight of
the ten appointments made. All of
the appointees are republicans and all
the plums went TO Evans factionists in
all of the congressional districts except
the First and Second. In some of the
districts, however, there was no oppo-
sitiOn to the appointees.
In addition to the selection of enum-
orators, the supervisor is given such
clerical help as is necessary. The tax
ing of the census not only means the
enumeration of every man, woman and
child in the district, together with their
nationality, but it also means the emu
meration of every manufacturing and
business enterprise of every character,
the amount of labor employed, capital,
etc. Furthermore, there is enumera.
ton of live stock, farms, diaries and
enterprises conducted in the country
rs well as in the cities.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
MISS FRIBERG ENTERTA AIMS

A delightful card party was given
last Thursday afternoon by Miss Mari
on Friberg in honor of her guests, Mrs.
Taylor and Mrs, Rice, of Indiana. The
house was beautifully decorated with
cut flowers and plants and eight tables
were used in the game of "50O.n Miss
Helen Hayward won the prize, a fine
set of linen doilies, Dainty refresh
ments were served at the conclusion Of
the games.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
PRITCHETT MAY
SUCCEED DIVINE

Hon. and Mrs. Mark f. Pritchett,
who have been residing in Nashville
for short while, have returned TO
Jonesboro. 1t is rumored that in the
event that Maj. Paul e. Divine, candi-
date for circuit judge, resigns his posi-
ton as treasurer at the Mountain
Branch Soldiers Home, Mr.. Pritchett,
who is a son-in-law of Congressman
Brownlow, will be rendered the treas
urship.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The Southern Coal q Coke Company,
of Knoxville, has closed contract
with the Seaboard Ar Line Railway
for $1,000 tons of coal, undertaking
Alabama and Virginia coal fields, Ac.
cording to the eternal fitness of things
this order should have gone to the
Clinchfield Coal CO., it seems to us, il
Mr.. Carter wanted it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
BRISTOL MARRIAGE

The following announcement from
the Bristol News will be of interest to
Johnson City friends of the bride, for
merly Of this city.
Engraved invitations in the follow
ing form have been issued to friends
and relatives of the contracting parties:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Cooper request the
honor of your presence at the
marriage of their daughter
Roberta Lee Jobe
to
Mr.. Donald Edward Stull
Wednesday the eighteenth of August
nineteen hundred and nine at
six o'clock p. m.
7O2 Moore street, Bristol, Va.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
JOHNSON CITIANS
AT SPOK ANE,

Officers and members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Southern
Club of Spokane will entertain a par
ty of 100 from various parts of the
South on Aug. 10 while on the way to
the Observation-Disclosures Exposition.
The entertainment will include dim
ner in the Hall of the Doges in the
evening, a luncheon at Hayden Lake,
Idaho, and electric railway and auto
mobile drives to the nearby fruit belts
and wheat fields, where they will see
the combined threshing machines in
operation The party includes the fol-
lowing:
Misses Gildersleeye, Mrs. Lille p
Cargille, Misses Burbage, Mary and
A. X. Hardy and Mrs. Cornelia Crow
der, of this city and James Fl. Ritter,
of Jonesboro.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
SULPHUR SPRINGS
CAMP MEETING

Next Saturday will be the big day AT
Sulphur Springs camp ground and
several thousand persons will be pres
ent for the spiritual and physical feast.
Many will go from here. Rev. G. S.
Beals, presiding elder ef the Norris
town district, is presiding over this
meeting, and Rev. James H. Smith, OF
Philadelphia, is assisting.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

A New York Millionaire kicked a
cat through window screen and filled
the eyes of his cook with partodes Of
rusty wire, and she is sueing for $780,
900 damages because her chances for
marrying have been reduced. What
do you suppose she would have wanted
had her cat been kicked.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

Mrs, J, NJ, McCaskill, on Kentucky
ayenue.-Jacksonville, Fla, Times
Union.
Mr.. Taylor is the eldest son of Hon.
A. A. Taylor, of Milligan, and has u
large circle of friends in this city,
where he has spent many years, who
join The Comet in extending hearty
congratulations.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

under Mr. kirkpatrick, will be work
ed ont thoroughly and prepared in the
form of a report, experimenting the
former report of Maj. Dunlap. These
reports and matters will be considered
at the meeting of the board tonight il
Mr.. kirkpatrick returns from Chatlp-
nooga in time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
HENRY ERWIN
VISITS HOMEFOLKS

Attorney Henry Erwin, of NewYork,
was the guest of his brother, Dr. w. T..
Erwin, assistant surgeon at the Soldiers
Home, Friday night, EN- route to Uni
col county to visit his mother. Young
Erwin is graduate of the collegiate
and law department of Yale College.
He now holds position in the office of
District Attorney Jerome, New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

In st. Louis last October two broth
ers married two sisters at a double
wedding. A few days ago the wives
gave birth on the same day in adjoin.
ing rooms, to one was born a girl and
to the other a son. How's that for
tUinS9
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
COMMERCIAL AGENT
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Recognizing Johnson City as one of
the most rapidly growing commercial
centers in East Tennessee, the Southern
Railway has appointed t. J. 7. Hayes
commercial agent at this city. Mr..
Hayes was formerly travelling freight
agent with headquarters at Knoxville.
The appointment was effective August
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
SIWl--RawATd -xlOO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
Learn that there Is 1T least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 20 cure Ia all It's
stages and that is Gatarfb. balls Catarfh
Cure is the only positive cure nov known 10 the
medical fraternity CAtarrh being c0nstitu-
tlonal disease. requires q constitutional treat
mept. Halls CatarTh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
fOuncaton OF the disease, ana giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work, The
proprjatOrs have so much faith In ts curative
powers that they offer one Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that Il fails 70 cure Send for list
of testimonials Address
= ]. cAEHEY 4 Co Toledo. o,
Sold by Druggists Tae.
TAKE Il .il's Il ainily illa for constipation,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The Southern Railway has very
readily agreed to keep the north track
along the main line in front of the
Soldiers Home clear of cars so the pas
Sengers may have an unobstructed view
of this beauty spot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

President Taft said he would appoint
half of the census supervisors in most
of the southern states from the demo-
cratic party-but he didn't. He now
says he will fine any supervisor who
takes any active interest i'll politics
but he won't
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
INFANT DIES AT
GREENEVIL | Z

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs, II.
M. Alfred, of Greeneville, died Satur-
day and the remains were shipped to
this city Sunday morning and buried
in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred were formerly residents of John
son City and have many friends here
10 sgmpathize with them in their loss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

A trained nurse in Chattanooga is
Eueing her one-legged husband for di-
vorce because he kicks against work.
Ing. If she would make him stand up
and kick perhaps he would be willing
to sit down and work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES

Burglars entered the homes of w. r.
King and Henry Warren last week in
daylight while no one was present and
made a selection of such articles as
they could use TO advantage. No ar
rests have been made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The Virginia Bar Association has
very properly, it occurs to The Comet,
selected Hon, j. Moment Powell, Of
this city, as delegate to the American
Bar Association.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The registration books are open to-
day and close Saturday night, Regis.
ter now or you can't vote on the water
works bonds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The milk punch COW is the latest in
vention of those well-known wizards,
Charlie Slack and Cy Lyle CONNER
cial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
MRS. GILDERSLEEVE
ENTERT AIMS.

Mrs, II, Gildersleeve entertained y
few friends last Saturday afternoon in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Phillips, of
New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

The increase in real and personal
property in Tennessee this year figures
out ST., 100000, according to the tax as
SCISSORS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

Help US give the news, tells us when
your relatives or friends come to visit
you-6r if it makes you happier, tell
US when they leave.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

If this pellagra keeps on spreading,
Cy Lyle will have to give up his favor
lite meal of cornbread and creek water
Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
PENSION DAY AT
SOLDIERS HOME

Last Friday was pension day AT the
Soldiers Home and about $4,000 was
paid to the old veterans.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19
You must register to vote and you
must vote to be a useful citizen.

Il western evangelist is fighting the
shirtwaist. If it is loaded, goodbye,
evangelist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-08-19

Here, boys, get ready for school Mon
day week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
CROP REPORT
Wheat Crop in Ohio Falls
Off More Than a Mil
lion Bushels.
BY United Press Wire.

Columbus. O.. oct G.-with an
average yield per acre of sixteen
bushels. fully UP to normal. ohlo's
wheat product for 1909 is something
like 100000 bushels short of the
normal amount. the state should
raise, according TO the monthly
crop report of the state board of ag-
riculture. The total Ohio wheat
crop for this year is given at %.
355,142, which is more than million
and half bushels fewer than the
crop of last year. which was the
smallest In many years. The quail
ity Is also Off, being but 81 per cent.
of perfect, and running in some sec
tions as low as fifty per cent.
The oats yield of the state was
this year 51.2S4,720, an increase over
last year of about seventeen million
bushels.
Ohio corn promises eighty-seven
rer cent. of n full crop. Touching
fruit, the report states that the APP
rle crop will fall below fifty per cent
OF an average yield.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07

The Why a Mexican Indian Gathers In
the Ugly Beasts.

The Why a Mexkan Indian Gathers In
the Ugly Beasts
A Pinto Indian of eastern Tabasco
adopted a novel method Of catching
alllgators. The Indians weapons were
a harpoon, a stout club and coil W
tarred iarlats. For bait he used a
sucking pig, box Of something which
smelled extensively and several chunks
OF half roasted meat.
Selecting an overhanglng bough
about six yards from the waters edge,
the Indian stripped Off its leaves and
suspended from the fork the squcaling
pig. That was the bait for the eyes
and ears of the alligator.
Opening the box, he used its offen-
sive contents to grease string, one
end Of which he tied to bush, and,
weighting the other with u piece OF
wood, threw 1t into the river. That
was the nose bait.
Between tho thicket and the waters
edge was long sand dam, capped
with row Of gnarled logs. Taking
the chunks Of meat, he placed then
at equal intervals between the beach
and the ridge Of the dam. This is
my grub bait" said the Indian. III
will make him mount the barreea
(barricade).
Stimulating the pig with kick that
caused 1t to squeal for the next ten
minutes, the Indian waited In ambush
harpoon in hand. One end of long
lariat was fastened to 1t and the other
to tough elastic sapling. The sur
had set and 1t was growing dark when
a dark object was seen to rise slowly
from the water and sprawl up the dam
The first chunk of roast bait was COB
bled.
Hes smacking his chopsp' chuckled
the Indian. Its the same one eyed
old sinner that owes me two pigs, but
he's going to pay his debts"
Gobbllng the second chunk, the alli
gator crawled on, swallowing the third
and at the sight Of the hanging pil
stopped and glared. Suddenly ht
pushed forward and fell into a sandy
HOLLOW Denlnu tne uam.
Instantly he turned and headed fol
the dam. Up sprang the Pinto and
hurled the harpoon through his scaly
hide. 81 got you this timer lie shout
ed.
Jerked back by the tension OF the
lariat. the alligator made the leaves fly
with his switching tail and would hav,
snapped the rope if the elasticity Of
the sapllng had not broken the force
Of his spring as he plunged forward
again and again.
Selling the club and jumping around
the foundering prisoner, the Indlar
dealt him a whack across the head tina
laid him sprawllng on his back. Thre,
more blows, and the alligator had pait
his debt.-New York World.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
BRADY BUSLER
Nuptials Solemnized Quietly
Wednesday Evening.

Mrs. Lulu Brady and Mr.. William
Busler, both of Moral. were quietly
united in marriage at the Methodist
church parsonage at Marseilles. Ohio
Wednesday evening at o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Fl,
w. Hodge in the presence of few
members OF the immediate families,
The bride is the popular daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry VIII of Nor
raj. She is quite we'll known in this
city and has the wishes of host OF
Moral and Marion friends. The
groom is a fireman on the Great
Northern railroad with headquarters
at Mlnot, North Dakota. He is the
son OF Mrs. Sarah Busler of near
Moral. The bride and groom left
Thursday evening for Minot where
they will make their future home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
THEY WILL HAVE TO SHOW US

It will be cold day when the
President gets ship subsidy through
Congress Subsidies are unpopular
/ and to vote for one would be for
many Representative 10 commit sui
eide When one follows up those sub
sides and discovers that they get
into pockets OF such men as Morgan
and Gates and Ryan and the Harri-
man heirs and are merely a rake-off
for special interests and the repre-
sentatiyes OF predatory wealth he sees
the futilty OF such efforts. What
Seems to be needed Is 10 change our
sbipbnildng and navigation laws to
Bring them in line with changed
conditions. When YOU have 10 pay
ont the peoples good money TO carry
a. few mail sacks for private inter-
ehts II is too; much like the State OF
Ohio spending 100000 annually to
maintain water privileges for a few
rich manufacturers. Such subsidies
tres mply robbing the many, mostly
the common people and the poor
for the benefit of the few. And that
rev are generally lot OF putocrats
who have already robbed the many
~
the tax-Dayers OF the State or the
stockholders of corporations-for
ntheir own personal aggrandzement
Whenever they can show us" wei
" for one of these subsidy robberies
bpt not. ;lll then
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
AIRSHIP CRAZY.

"A London paper the other day re-
marked that the world was "airshin
crazy" so far as New York is con-
cerned the truth of the statement is
obvious. No other feature of this
weeks celebration has excited more
popular iterest than the Worlds
Fulton Flight contest aud the trial
fight of Wright & Curtiss on Govern.
ors Island. They have been the most
spectular and thrilling sensations In
week OF parades and other festivit'
les. partly because of the novelty OF
seeing men fly like birds over land
and water and partly because OF the
powerful appeal to the patriotism OF
Americans.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
FORGOT THE GUN
WAS LOADED

Strykor, o., oct, 7,--Henry A. Flo
ry. n farmer living a mile west OF
this place, late yesterday shot and in
stantly killed his wife Flory is the
father of seven small children.
,Flory had been shooting pigeons
with n double -barreled shotgun. A
shell had been stuck in one OF the
barrels of the gun for four years.
This barrel could not be shot because
of broken firing pin. When Flory
returned to the house. he snapped
Gne of the hammers OF the gun, for
getting that he had left a shell I'm It.
The charge went through the floor,
and the kick, of the. gun discharged
the old shell in the unused barrel
Mrs. Flory, who was standing near,
received the full charge in her breast.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
HANDS BURNED
H. D. SCHNEIDER Meets With
Peculiar Accident. re


II. ID. Schindler. of Trey avenue,
was the victim of avery painful ac-
cident, at his home Thursday even
ing. He had gone to his automobile
shed early In the evening TO look af-
ter his machine and had set a lamp
near bysaHe was bpsily engaged at
cleaning the machine and after his
work he wasted hts hands In gaso- j.
line and forgetting to clean off the
gasoline from his hands he picked up
the lamp. No sooner had he raised
the lamp than the gasoline on his
hands exploded and caused his hands
to be burned very severely. His right
hand was especially badly burned
and the man will be confined to his
home. for some days by the injury.
Medical attention was given him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-07
BRrrAIN's GREATEST BATTLE.
SHIP

The Neptune just launched, at
Portsmouth, in England, is called
'the last word" in battleships and
the Admiralty considers her the most
powerfully armed vessel thus far
built. Her ten 12-inch guns will be of
the new 50-calibre pattern, which has
greater range and penetration than
the l2-inch guns now in use. She will
carry 7-inch quick firing guns for
repelling torpedo attacks.
Several American admirals have
made pilgrimages to Portsmouth in
the hope of seeing something of the
Neptune, but generally have been
disappointed as the Admiralty is
keeping her improvements secret.
Her keel was laid down on the
10th of last January. The measure
ments are: Displacement, 2O,250 tons;
length, $40 feet; beam, SO feet. She
Is 10 feet longer and feet wider
than any predecessor: she exceeds
the Dreadnought type by 1850 tons
and the Bellerophon by1,650 tons. She
has four sets of Parsons turbine en-
gines having $4,000 indicated horse
power, giving an estimated speed of
Il knots an hour.