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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04
Emmett School Notes

Miss Hartsfeld's Hallowe'e n
entertainment was enjoyed by
all who attended it. Miss Harris
field was too generous with US,
however, and gave US more than
we paid for,
Examinations are over and we
all breathing freely again. Some
of the teachers feel they had no
friends on the hill last Thursday
and Friday
Work on the play is progress
ing slowly but surely. We ex-
pect this to be the best produc-
ton ever placed on our stage. 1t
will be given about the middle
of November.
The recital given by Miss
Kaufman's pupils last Friday
night was we'll attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Miss
Kaufman is an excellent teacher,
and the progress made by many
of her pupils is little short of
wonderment. We are expecting
great things in a musical way
from this department.
NIGHTS Nehr.
(Other locals sent in will ap-
pear next week.
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KIRK--GOROON.

Married AT the home of the
bride, on Thursday, October
18th, Mr.. Rufus Kirk and Miss
Lillian Gordon. The bride is the
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Westly Gordon and is a young
lady of many accomplishments.
The groom is the only son of
Mrs. Kirk and is young man Of
many business qualities and who
stands one among the first in our
community, and we congratulate
him on winning such young
lady as Miss Lillian. We trust
that their lives together will be
as "one long Summer dream"
and on the Road of Time" may
their feet ever be shielded from
the thorns that grow among the
roses and in after years may
they look back to the day when
they embarked in life's boat to-
gether and set sail down the
"Stream of Time" without any
regrets as to what might have
been.
They have moved home to the
old homestead where they will
reside.
And now in conclusion will
wish them long and happy lives
and that Gods greatest blessings
may rest upon them.
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Artesion

H. J. Garrison of Garlandville
spent Sunday visiting Mr.. Hetch-
Ter and family.
M. E. Dougan and family of
Emmett spent Sunday visiting
Will Martin and wife of this
place.
Geo. Wake says that he hash t
got any one to say they will turn
his coffee mill yet.
A fellow heard Mr.. Lane en-
curing for his son. Edward.
Never mind, Mr.. Lane, when Mr..
STICKY gets word that you are
enquiring for him, it will be no
trouble to find Edward.
Harry Wake was seen going
toward jap Clark's Sunday on a
stick horse. | guess it will
stand without being hitched.
Albert Landers received post
card from Hope last week that
read something like this: Why,
Albert. | thought you had forgot
ten me. "
Ira Boyett was at Artesian Sat
urday night casting Sleeps eyes
at the girls. He must have lost
his head. Cheer up, Old boy,
there's time enough yet.
Look out, boys, John Wake
says he is going East in a few
Sundays. He is going to see
some of his new kindred. We
hope he will be pleased.
If you want to see Miss May
Sanders smile, just ask her no y
her Drake is looking by this time.
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PRESCOTT CAMP NO 137O7

NJ. W. of A. meets the 2nd and 4th
Friday nights in each month at W. 0.
W. Hall.
E. Nautz, Consul.
Thos. F Dixon, Clerk.
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" Neighborhood News
M Interesting News Items Collected
By Our Country Correspondents

He looked like Wolfe to us last
Sunday.
Miss Audrey Elder seemed to
be somewhat sad last Sunday
night. | guess it was because c.
Fl. was not there.
Miss Anna Summers and Mrs.
A. T. Milan were visiting in the
city of Emmett last week. They
report times good and good
dinner.
Ed Dickerson returned home
Sunday from near New Port,
Ark. We guess Miss Annie
was glad to hear of his return.
The Doctor.
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Piney Grove.

The sun is warm again today,
after such a hard rain last night.
There was quite hail fell with
the rain.
Quite a number of the men
have gone to Okla. from around
here to work. Among the num-
Der are R. D. Smith, Monroe
Young, Dovie Formby, P. H.
Patterson and Tom Atherton.
The two latter returned in a
hurry.
We hope all the school children
are ready to go to school regular
now, as most of the crops are
gathered and nice fall we had
to save them.
F. P. Smith and wife went to
visit their son, Bert Smith, at
Mt. Moriah, Saturday, but was
caught in the rain before they
reached home.
G.. ". Mohon, who went to Ga.
to see his father who was very
sick, has not returned yet. His
father was dead and buried be-
fore he got there.
Will Mohon is at home now
from his work in the timber.
Will is suffering with neuralgia
in his face.
Geo. Emmery has gone to
Oklahoma to work.
The hickory nuts will fall now.
We should gather a lot for good
eating in the winter time.
School began at Piney Grove
last Monday with Miss Ollie
Cantly as teacher.
The change in the school books
has made it pretty hard on most
of us, as they cost so much and
the crops we're very short. The
children seem much pleased with
them.
There has been some wheat
sowed around here and is now
coming up. This warm weather
will be fine on it.
Mrs. Ray had the misfortune
to lose one of her little grand
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children last week,

children last week.
Mrs. Lenora Smith visited her
mother Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mrs. Dickey is not well. Hope
she will be soon.
Leroy Dickey is staying with
his sister, Mrs. r. D. Smith.
There seem to be quite a
number of young chickens
scattered around here in the
country. They will make good
fry by and by maybe, hope so
any how.
We hear that Mr.. Bains and
family, who lived on Ed Toland's
place this summer, are going TO
move to Texas. We wish them
we'll where ever they go.
AS news is scarce this week,
will ring off by hoping The
Doctor" has mess of greens
by this time.
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Vaughan Realty Co. will iooA
after your insurance.
LOST-One full blood POLAND
China Male, Is months Old un,
marked. Will pay liberal rewal0
for his return to me,
w. E. Regan, Route l.
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REST AND SLEEP

Few escape those mlseries of winter
"a bad cold, distressing cough.
Many remedies are recommended, but
the enc quickest and best of all is
Simmons s Cough Syrup. Soothing and
healing to the lungs and bronchial
passages, it stops the coughs at once
and gives you welcome rest and peace,
full sleep.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04
TRIALS OF WINTER

Do not permit yourself to be victim
to cold or cough. They lead to
pneumonia, consumption and elsewhere
Be mise: Use Simmons Cough Syrup.
1t cures coughs, heals lungs and will
keep youlright here to enjoy the beaut-
les of spring.
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DON'T IT JAR YOU?

To have a cough that you can leave
off even when you go to bed? Put it
away for good by using Simmon' s Cough
Syrup. 1t heals inflammation of the
throat and lungs-gives you rest and
peaceful sleep.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04

For Sale-A few we'll bred
young Rhode Island Red and
Rrown Leghorn Rooste. 5. A. A
Gordon.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04
A Constipation
Remedy Free

life OF greater importance than to see
that your bowels move. They should
move at least once a day naturally,
and by that is meant without any help.
If they do not move at least once a
day you can consider yourself con-
stipated and it is time you did some
thing about it.
You will be glad to know there
is way out of the difficulty. Lem.
uel Landerdale, an old soldier at Quincy,
Ill, Elmer Mcmillan, OF Speed, Mo-, Mrs.
Monahan, of Stonewall Miss, and many
others were as you are now. But one
DAY they awoke TO the fact that DR..
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin was curing their
friends. so they bought ii too and it
cured them. Today they are loud In
praise Of IL.
What Or. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin did
Tor them II should do for you. Surely your
constipation is no worse than theirs. one
OF whom had II since 81. II only remains
Tor you to realize that salts are of but
temporary good, and what you want Is q
permanent cure; that purgative tablets.
cathartic pills and such violent things
make great show OF doing something,
but do nothing that is lasting. DR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is a scientific prepa-
ration, laxative tonic, a mild syrupy
liquid that contains ingredients that not
only cure the constipation, but tone the
intestinal muscles so that they learn
again TO work without help. bottle can
be bought of any druggist for the small
price OF so cents. and there is a dollar
size for families who have already found
out its wonderful value in stomach liver
and bowel troubles. i'm old or young
Send your name and address to the doc
tor and free trial bottle will be sent you
h,,xy
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04

false in itself. If men were as
truthful as dogs we would nave
more happiness in the world. II
dogs lied like men, There would
never be a coon freed or q
squirrel killed. Stuttgart Ark
ansawyer.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-11-04

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or IL you want
any medical advice. write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. W. b.
Caldwell. 500 Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29

OOOOO for the Library Fund, and II
is expected that. in the future the
levying of such large amounts will
not be found necessary. The mat.
ter of therunniuE expenses of this
city, however, increase with the
growth OF the city, especially as to
tire department and improvement
purposes and as to the necessity of
placing new officials on the payroll
as the work in various departments
increases. The general fund bond
OF 1885, amounting to $1,000, il paid
with the exception of $4,000, and
this has been taken care of in the
1907 levy.
The construction of the county
court house, the maintenance of
county roads and bridges aud the
school taxes, as we'll as the railroad
aid fund. figure very prominently
In the raising of the taxes of all
county property and seems to be in.
creaslng each year.
As an illustration of the low tax
rate paid by our property owners,
as compared with other communi.
ties on the ranges, the following
statement speaks volumes for It,
self:
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
DIR. o. b. WOOD
DENTIST
Office in Sodergren Block
Wsoted at 0oCe.

Energetic lady with business
liability. Short hours. Pleasant work
FAddress Chas. F. Beckman, care
|sEuaozptjoe once.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
ORDINANCE 10 EXTEND PA1Rol l,Anvs
Gwen First Readjaq at CoupciI Meet.
lag 1"esdav fveates. 10 Teke n
Blocks n, 80 aad naets.e .ef2l,
% and ~.

Responsive to petition signed by
number of property owners in the
blocks named the council at ite
Tuesday evening session gave read.
Ing to an ordinance for the 'exten.
sion of the patrol limits of the city,
embracing the Chestnut street
frontage of blocks 2l and q, all of
blocks 2 and 80 and that portion of
block 40 included in the tract of
land owned by the Virginia Brew.
Ing Company and occupied by their
plant. This ordinance has been
under consideration for some three
weeks past, but has met spirited
opposition on technical grounds,
but the city attorney considers the
document is now faultless from a
legal standpoint.
The council also instructed Ar.
chitect Radcliffe, who was present
at the meeting, to submit plans and
specifications in accordance with a
sketch submitted for the improve.
ment of the city hall building, /,
being propo-ed to build an addi.
ton to same to come to the alley
line on the north and to re.arrauee
the office and Jail compartments.
Nr. Radcliffe says that when re.
modelled as planned the city build.
ing will present fine structure, in
addition to furnishing needed
room.
The resignation of several mem.
oers of the FIRE and police depart,
ments were read and accepted, the
council at an adjourned regula,
meeting the following morning
again placing these members on
the city payroll at a deserved in.
crease in salary. The designations
we're made necessary owing to
legaltechnicalities which prevented
the council from advancing the
salaries otherwise.
The milk ordinance was given ite
second reading aud created con.
siderable discussion. This ordin.
ance will come before the body fo,
it's third and final reading and
adoption or rejection Tuesday next
The city clerk was instructed by
motion to notify all merchants no,
to sell any goods to the city with
out written order from the pur
chasing agent.
The council also considered thu
advisability of the purchase of two
lots in the Southside for a hos,
house, and authorized the calling
of bids for 1000 feet of additiona
those.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
Death Of f. L. Smith.

The following notice OF the illness
and death of E. L. Smith, a brother
of b. F. Smith of this city and a
former resident of Virginia, is from
the columns of the Cum berland Ad.
vocate of the 21st:
"E. l.. Smith died at his home at
Hunkadory, Monday, January ls,
1909, aged eixty.two years.
"Mr. Smith was born in Ohio, MAY
13, l846, but at an early age came
west and lived at various places in
Wisconsin and Minnesota. He wae
married March IL, 1873, to Miss Han.
nah E. Abbott, at Luverne, Miuu.,
and about twenty-five years ago
came to Cumberland, where he re-
sided until two years ago when he
removed to Virginia, Mimi, staying
there until last October when he
took up his residence at Hunkadory.
He has been crippled and q great
sufferer for many years, although
he worked until about three years
ago, when blood poisoning occur.
red in his crippled limb, making
further work i'm possible. He fought
of the eucroachment of disease
with iudominate will, but last Fri.
day was com PEELED to take to his
bed and on Monday death came to
his reliet. Mr.. Smith was a good
citizen, kind ueighbor and friend,
a manly man, respected and ca.
teemed by all who knew him.
Through his long years of suffer-
ing he wac patieutand uncomplain.
ing. He was firm believer in the
Lord Jesus, stating in his last con.
sciousness that he was ready aud
willing to 60 and himself selecting
the text to be used aud the hymns
to be sung at his funeral. He leaves
widow, three brothers and three
sisters aud a host of friends to
mourn his loss.
"Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church, in this city, yes.
terday forenoon, Rev. J. II. Chatter
son officiating. aud iuterment was
at Lakeside"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29

The direct meaning of result of
the compilation aud the various
charges for running expenses of
the city, state and county portion,
and given at 22.5 mills, is that the
total tax rate is $2.25 per $1,000 for
every $1,000 of valuation az assess
ed, or placing it in larger figures
means a tax of $22fO per 100000 on
the valuation az assessed. The year
of 1907 the total tax rate for Virgin
la was $1.51 per $4,000 or $3.50 on an
assessment for $1,000 600 valuation,
thus showing an increase of only
20 cents per $4,000, or 500 for 81 900,
while the total valuation for this
city for the year 1908 ia $1,30967s.0O
more than in 1907.
An item in the 1908 tax levy of
$25O00.O0 to be placed in the perma.
nent improvement fund makes the
total tax rate somewhat high, but
was inaugurated 90 az to do away
with the idea of bonding the city
for $1oo,eo0 for permanent improve
u1euts, it being considered better to
levy this amount annually and
draw interest on the appropriations
than to go through the trouble of
placing the city in debt and paying
an enormous amount of interest.
Out of the money collected annu.
ally for the permanent improve
meut fund all contract work, in the
matter of street improvements es-
pecially, will be paid out of this
fund, and it will not be necessary
to float warrants at six per cent
against the city treasury and then
wait an indefinite time for parties
benefited to pay back toward the
construction of any work and there
by place the treasury in an EN- bar
raising condition at the end OF each
year. Az fest'as the taxes are COL
lec4ed on these special assessments
the money 10 placed back in this
fund. Otherwise the levy is the
sau,e % ia 1907, with the exception
Of 100000 for Park Fund and g.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
Dissolution Of poPtneesh1o.

To Whom It May Concern:
The partnership heretofore exist
ing between John Panton and Viii
liam White, Trustees, and Alexan
der Reid, doing busiuess as Alex
ander Reid. 4 Company, has this
day been dissolved by mutual con
sent. "
Mr.. Alexander Reid will continue
the business under the same name
and assume the assets and liabili.
ties of the former partnership.
Dated at Virginia, Mimi, January
16, 1909.
ALEXANDER REID Il COMPANY,
1w BY Alexander Reid.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29

Auu sui taxes n t0lS city are eX'
ceedingly low from property
standpoint, and my reason for Say
ing this is:
The valuation in 1905 was little
better than half million dollars
since that year the valuation in.
creased $8,844,948, but the valuation
of 1.-The minee" this year is $8,502, ,7Ol
leaving difference in the valua
tion, "locaily," of but $252247. Sup
posing last fall We had levied $lO4,
10000 against $252,247?
Looks as though figures lied
some but these are all facts taken
from official figures, and it ia nc
wonder Eyeleth citizens have had q
mass meeting this week to find on,
how it is they have a valuation oi
only $l,373,235, and have levied $Sl,
844.Sl against this, subjecting prop
erty owners to pay $73.l0 per 81 ,OO0.0(
and valuations a trifle higher all
around than here.
The taking in by annexation all
thu property that was voted into
the city limits in November, 1905
was the greatest stunt" ever pulled
of in this city, although but few
tax. payers realize what a fight there
vas by a handful of citizens to &C
complish it. 1t meant an increase
in the real estate valuation of the
city of eight and one half millions
of dollars-that's all.
Again, coming down to our OWL
fair city let it be impressed on tn.
minds of all tax payers that in the
matter of Improvements everything
has been done that is actually need
ed with the exception of paving the
back streets and avenues and in
comparison to other tango towns
while they are not good, we will not
take a back seat. It will now res,
with the present and succeeding
administrations to take up this ri
ant question aud settle upon some
course to pursue to give the outly
ing districts some sort of a pave
ment, and as the levy this year has
been made for this permanent i'm.
provement fund a petition to pave
any street or avenue is now in or.
der.
No city on the range, or in the
state for that matter, can show the
improvements and the low rate of
taxation that Virginia can and at
the came time show as clean a slate,
with the anticipation that a year
from date ihe city will not owe a
dollar to anyone and still have a
good sized "wad" in the city treas
ury, with all funds flourishing.
1t can be seen, therefore, that
special attention should be paid by
all property owners to the annual
levy that ia made for various pur
poses aud to learn more about the
actual running machinery of the
city.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
AN INTERESTING CHAPTER ON TAXATION
Comparing the Assessment Rolls and
Tax Rate Of VIRGINIA With Those of
Other St. Louis Co. Communities.

Other St. Louis Co. Communities.
A copy of the annual report of the
county auditor anent the tax prob.
lem caught the eye of the Enterprise
scribe in the Office of City Clerk
Bedford on Monday, the tabulated
form presenting an interesting
study of valuations, assessments
and tax rate in the various CON-
muuities of st. Louis county, and at
our request Mr. Bickford prepared
the following paper thereon for the
perusal of Enterprise readers, and
for the qualification of Virginia tax
payers at the pleasing showing of
this city from a taxation and finan-
c3al viewpoint:
The receiving, annually, of the
|tabulated report of the county aud
itor of the assessed valuations, both
real estate aud personal, and in
which IL also set forth the various
funds for which assessments are
levied, is one which is always look
ed forward to as the main spring of
the state, county and m uniclpai ma
chinery and is eagerly sought and
perused by those who are familiar
with report which contains moth.
ing but a macs of figures. The an-
nual report of this character issued
on January 4th, by the county audi
tor 10 gotten up in the exact form
40 that official has produced them
for several years back, with some
minor changes, and, while it has
the appearance Of page of Greek
to those who do not understand it,
speaks volumes for those who are
partially acquainted with the works
of the matter of taxation, assess
ments and valuations and the vari-
QUE others matters coming under
the general heading of Taxation"
Too little attention is paid by the
taxpayers of all communities as to
the terms of valuations and the an.
nual rate paid per $1,000, and all
the other moves of those having in
charge the placing of taxes or az.
easements against both real and
personal property, from start to fin-
ish, and while this has not been
done in this city by only those d.
rectly interested or who have acted
in an official capacity in seeing that
it was done, it is deemed advisa BILE
hereafter for our taxpayers and
those of all communities on the
ranges to try and understand the
various branches of one of the most
important financial events in the
interest of the future of all concern
ed.
The beginning of all this line OF
the paying for public expenditure
is May let, and the assessor is sup.
posed to assess according to the
valuation of all property found
assessable, subject to the reg.
ular exemption, found on that date
The auditors sheet this year dis.
closes Virginia's history in the tax.
alton line, found on line No. 5 of the
tabulated form, and is given as fol.
lows: Value of real property, @,1O7,.
oe5OO; value of personal property
&27 68O0; making total valuation
within the confines of the city linn.
it's $o,354, ,711O0, aud the making up
of the total tax rate of 225 mills is
low is the making up of the total
rate, by mills:
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
NJ. E. Church.

Regular services at the N. IS
Church on Sunday next, at 1880 q
N. and 7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
these services.
FIG. CLARK, Pastor,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29
az. .23 Io Ne,, xarkrad Rntnr1

S39.Z9 10 new t0W000 HOtee0s
Via the South Shore, from Duluth
account Mcrchnuto &1cuEoions
Tickets on sale February 10th to
Eth, limit March 11th, and again on
February Path to 23th, limit March
&th. ~.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29

When you wants smoke remember
you can get the 6nest ut Lusks Bill
lard Hall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-01-29

II caIeruI attention ie given the
above table it will be noted that
Eveleth is paying an extremely
high rate of taxation and that &C.
cording to it's valuation its tax levy
is also very high, while as a direct
comparison and to show that valua.
ton lie everything, glance at Hib.
bing's valuation of $4,000 10000, lev.
ying about half what the city of
Duluth has and still leaving prop
erty owners in that village to pay
only $l4.10 per 100000 valuation.
Again, note the $5yO0O,O0OOO differ
ence between the Duluth and the
Hibbing total valuations, Hibbing's
valuation being 80 much higher
than Duluth that it would take the
valuations of Ely, Eveleth, Biwabik,
Tower and Aurora to strike a bal
ance, which, OF course, is saying
wonders for Hibbing, aud the resi-
dents of that village cannot be
blamed for not wanting to incor.
porate as city and lose almost the
entire valuation.
Here are some figures that will
prove interesting to many of our
property owners and those who
have always taken an active inter.
eat in the city's finances. They are
taken from records in my Office and
offer more substantial proof than
anything that can be said about+the
wonderful growth of Virginia dur