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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

These are some Of the ueatest and most
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
FARMERS TRUST is FORMED
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Texas Farmers Have Pooled
Most of Cotton CrOn.

Altogether the most optimistic ac-
count of conditions and prospects
yet published by any responsible
authority is that issued by the COM
mercial National Bank of Chicago,
which summarizes thus: ct is no
longer necessary to speak in faint
and cautious terms of scattered signs
of industrial revival. The evidence
of improving conditions is too OBJ
viOus and conclusive to be gainsaid. :"
Activity in trade and advancing
prices are indeed to be noted on
every hand, and the worried ultimate
consumer is wondering where his
share is to come from
For example, a Galveston dispatch
informs consumers of cotton cloth
that 100000 farmers in Texas have
pooled their products to hold SO per
cent. of the crop of the state until
prices are satisfactory. They argue
that a bale of cotton in cloth is
worth $3.50, and they think that they
should have 500 of it, generously
conceding twO-thirds to those who
finance, move and manufacture their
staple. No state is harder on the
capitalist trusts than Texas, bur We
hear nothing about Texas controlling
its local trusts.
A dispatch from Hastings, Neb.
the home of the candidate of 1912,
upon platform of smashing the
trusts, announces the forming of a
combine" to hold wheat for $1.26.
There are more than 1000 unions
in this trust, and more than one mil
lion acres. They are organizing
warehouses and elevators, and pro-
pose to take the middlemen's profit
for the poor farmers-New York
Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS NOT ELIGIBLE
Under Law Passed by Former Administration None But
LAWYERS Politicians and Men of Leisure Can
Be Railroad Commissioner in Georgia

state, and who is not directly or in
directly interested in any mercantile
business, or any corporation that is
controlled by, or that participates in
the benefit of any pool, combination,
trust, contract or arrangement that
has the effect or tends to increase
the cost to the public of carriage,
heat, light, power, or of any COM
modify or merchandise sold to the
public, shall be eligible to member
ship on said commission without ref
erence to his experience in law or
railway business.
Cotton, corn, wheat, cattle, pigs,
fruits and the like are 'commodi-
ties" and therefore farmers are also
ineligible.
1t is surprising to us that these
facts are not generally known. And
about the only people eligible to the
position of railroad commissioner are
lawyers, politicians, and men of Ieis-
ure.-Macon Telegraph.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
ANOTHER .PEACE" MISSION.
A Fleet of Eight of Uncle Sans War
ships viii Visit Japan.

A Washington dispatch says an
other peace" fleet is to be sent
across the Pacific by Uncle Sam 1t
will comprise eight of the strongest
and fastest cruisers in the nava
force, and will leave San Francisco
next Sunday and be occupied with
its mission, which is declared to be
friendly, more than five months.
The vessels which have been or
dered to prepare for the journey are
the fully armored cruisers Tennes-
see, California, South Dakota, Wash
ington, West Virginia, Colorado,
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
According to the navy depart
ment's schedule OF their $4,000 mile
journey the cruisers will arrive at
Honolulu september 18th and re-
main until October 5th. They will
spend a week at Mares Harbor, in
the Admiralty Islands, arriving Oc-
tober 18th. They will reach the
Philippine capital November LIST.
While in the Philippine archipela-
go the squadron will engage in gun
merry practice and stay a month. De-
cember LIST is the tentative date for
their departure. The Tennessee and
Washington will then go to Woo
sung, the California and South Da-
kota to several Chinese ports and
proceed to Yokohama, the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania to Hong
Kong and Kobe and the Colorado
and Maryland to the same points
at later date. The whole squadron
will reassemble at Yokohama, and
will sail for home January 10, 1910.
On the return trip second stop of
a week Will be made at Honolulu.
None of these cruisers has been
commissioned longer than four years
They are all of the first-class ar
mored type, are all 22-knot ships
and range in displacement from 49,
600 to 5000 tons This aggregate
tonnage is more than half that of
the sixteen battleships sent around
the world, though the armament is
not more than One-fourth that of
the battleship squadron.
The Glavier will accompany the
squadron as supply ship.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01

Among the numerous applicants
for the position of railroad commits
sioner to succeed by appointment
(until the courts reverse IT'D to the
place made vacant by the retirement
of Hon. S. G. McLendon were several
merchants. 1t was not known to
them that the new railroad commits
sion law of 1907, drawn by the then
Governor Smith and forced late at
night on the last day of the session
through the senate by overcoming
and changing the votes of two sem
ators, disqualifies all merchants and
farmers-the very classes that the
late administration claimed to be
such friend to- The law reads as
follows:
Section 2. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, that any
person 80 years of age, who is quail
fed to vote as an elector in this
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
A TALL CORN STORY.
What an Eastern Visitor to Kansas
Wrote Back Home.

Wrote Back Home.
This is said to have been in a let
ter written home by an eastern visit
or:
Most of the Kansas streets are
paved, grains of corn being used for
cobble-stOnes, while the cobs are
followed out for sewer pipe. The
husk when taken off whole and stood
on end makes nice tent for the
children to play in. 1t sounds queer
to hear the feed man tell the driver
to take dozen grains of horse feed
over to Jackson's livery stable. If
it were not for soft, deep soil here
l don't see how they would ever
harvest the corn, as the stalks would
grow up as high in the air as a
Methodist church steeple. However,
when the ears get too heavy their
weight presses the stalk down in the
ground on an average of go feet,
and thus brings the ear near enough
to he ground to be chopped off with
an ak"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
COOKED SUPPER ON A DRAY.
Head of This Family Never Wanted
to Miss a Meal.


One of the queerest sights the
streets have afforded in some time
was that on yesterday on Oglethorpe
street.
The head of family, who is pune
tilious about his supper, and who
allows nothing to interfere with his
having his meals on the stroke Of
the clock, was having his household
effects moved from one house to an
other, this being the moving season.
The stove was put on the dray and
fired up, and as the drayload of fur
niture was being hauled the COOK
was on the dray cooking the supper
By the time the new house was
reached supper was ready to be
placed on the table. The drayman
and his assistants lifted the stove
from the dray with their hooks and
carried it into the kitchen
In this way no time was lost, and
the punctllious head of the house
never lost a meal.-Macon Telegraph.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
CRUEL NEGLECT OF LINCOLN"
A Monument Gives 1t as Cause of
Death at AndersOnvilIe.

Another chapter in the discussion
about Major Wirz and Andersnoville
is given in newspaper publication.
The Brooklyn Times calls attention
to the fact that in the cemetery at
"St. Adams, Vermont, there stands
a monument in memory of a union
soldier, one who died in Anderson
vile prison, which bears the inscrip-
ton ascribing the death of the SOL
der buried beneath it TO cruel neg
lect and Indifference on the part of
President Lincoln Over the grave
futters the American flag, and the
iron star of the Grand Army of the
Republic is conspicuous, showing
that the dead soldiers comrades hon
or his memory in spite of the attack
upon Lincoln his monument bears. "
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
HUGE FISH FOR AMERICA
WOULD STOCK STREAMS WITH
THE BIG STURGEON.
Monsters Grow to 1000 Pounds in
Six Years, and Furnish Half
Ton of Meat.

If the effort of Horace G.
Knowles, former American minister
to the Balkan states, are seconded by
the authorities and the public fish
that weigh as much as cattle will
be swimming in the waters of the
Hudson and other Atlantic coast
rivers within few years, and a
great food industry will be revived
Mr.. Knowles, who is now minister to
Nicaragua, purposes to have planted
in our rivers the famous sturgeon of
the Danube, which attains a weight
of 1000 pounds in half a dozen
years. Such fish yields more than
half a ton of meat, worth from 20
to SO cents a pound at present prices,
and 400 pounds of caviar, which now
costs the ultimate consumer 81 a
pound
Of course the successful breeding
of the quick-grOwing and prolific
sturgeon would transfer the flesh and
roe from the class of luxuries to that
of almost ordinary articles of diet
and might even, it is hoped, react
on the predatory prices of beef.
Then, with plenty of sturgeon in
nearby rivers, the sportsmen who
now seek big game fish off the coasts
of California and Florida could stay
right at home and get all the excite
ment they needed.
Through Mr.. Knowles efforts the
ROumanian government has prom
ised to donate a carload of sturgeon
fry, not to mention some cans of
young sterlet, which is a smaller food
fish, to populate our waters. An
agent of the United States fish COM
mission will take charge of the car
at Bucharest, escort it to Hamburg
or Bremen, and see that the cans are
properly loaded on a fast steamer
for New York. The first consign-
ment of several hundred thousand
fry will probably be planted in the
Delaware river. There is hardly any
question that the fish will thrive in
the Delaware, if the laws of the three
states bordering the river are suita-
bly, amended, for there used to be
vast quantities of native sturgeon in
these waters not many years ago.
The fish experts of this country and
Prof. GrebOry Antipa of Bucharest,
who knows most about sturgeon of
any man in the world, agree that
there is no reason why the Husso
giant of the Danube should not -four
lsh in American rivers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
Petition to Amend Charter,

Georgia, Terrell County.-To the
Hon. VIM. G. Worrill, Judge of the
Superior Court of Said County: The
petition of the National Single Leaf
Hotel Register and Cabinet Company
respectfully shows:
l. That petitioner is a corpora
ton organized and doing business
under the name and style of 1.-The
National Single Leaf Hotel Register
and Cabinet Company" and that it
desires an amendment to it's charter,
changing the name of said corpora
ton to THE National Loose-Leaf
Hotel Register Company"
2. The character of the business
OF said corporation is manufacturing,
selling, leasing and operating a hotel
register as an advertising medium
for the purpose of pecuniary gain,
and the date of its original charter
is November %, 1906, as shown by
the minutes of the Superior Court of
said county, Book III" folio 463.
3. Petitioner shows that this ap-
plication for the change of name is
authorized by the stockholders and
directors of said company, as indi-
Gated by the exhibit hereto attached
marked exhibit "a" to which refer
ence is prayed.
4. Wherefore, it is prayed that a
decree OF the court be entered au
thorizing and declaring the amend
ment aforesaid, as allowed by law in
such cases. H. A. WILKINSON,
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in Office Aug. -, 1909.
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk.
Georgia, Terrell County,. w &
Dozier, Clerk of the Superior Court
of said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the application for amending
the charter of The National Single
Leaf Hotel Register and Cabinet
Company as the same appears ON
file in this Office. Witness my official
signature hereto affixed this 23rd dav
of August, 1909. w. S. DOZIER
Clerk S. c. T. C.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
GOAT 'BUCKED" NIGHTLY.
Man Badly Wounded While Trying to
Ride Him in Albany Lodge Room.


In Albany during an initiation in
the Elks lodge Cleye Cox, a promi-
nent young Elk, who was helping
conduct the initiation, was shot
through the feshy part of the leg
with a 32-calibre ball from a car
fridge that was thought to be blank
The floor of the lodge room shows
the marks of several bullets fired
during the initiation.
An investigation after the accident
revealed the fact that in some unac-
cOuntable manner some cartridges of
the kind used in shooting galleries
had become mixed with the blank
cartridges used in limitations.
Three doctors were hurriedIy sum-
moned to the lodge room to attend
the injury to Mr.. Cox. The shooting
gallery cartridges responsible for the
accident looked so much like blank
cartridges that the difference could
scarcely be distinguished
The accident caused much excite
ment in the lodge room, and put an
end to the initiation exercises.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01

Some of the Conflicting Reports That
Are in Circulation.

1t is extremely difficult to find out
anything reliable about the condition
of Mr.. Hartman health. One re-
port says he is as hard as nails, and
another that he is at deaths door.
One report says he has lost ten or fif-
teen pound in weight, and another
that he is heavier than when he went
abroad. One report says he is suffer-
ing from cancer of the stomach, and
another that his stomach is as sound
and strong as an ostrichs. In the
midst of the conflicting stories one
can only guess at the truth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01

Americans are known as a dyspep-
tic people. The extent of this dis
ease may be inferred from the multi
tude of sO-called medicines offered
as remedy. They are often in tab
let form, and have no value except
as palHatiyes of the immediate eff
fects of dyspepsia. The man who
used them may feel better, but is
surely getting worse They do not
touch the real cause of the disease.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is a medicine specially prepared
to cure diseases of the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition. 1t
is not made to give temporary relief,
but effect permanent cure. In nine
ty-eight cases out of every hundred
1T cures perfectly and permanently.
Write to DR.. Pierce, Buffalo, n.
Y, for free booklet giving all the
ingredients contained in his medi-
cines, which have been so widely
used for the past forty years, and
the opinion of eminent medical au-
thorities indorsing these ingredients.
In DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery pure, triple-refined glycerine
is used instead of alcohol to extract
the medical virtues from the roots
and preserve the same unimpaired
in any climate.
1t has cost DR.. Pierce $4,000 to
give away in the last year the copies
of his Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser which have been applied
for. This book of zoos pages is
sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent
stamps to pay expense of mailing
only. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buff
falo, n. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-01
MAN WHO EATS 80 EGGS A DAY.
Believes His Life Depends on PecuI-
lar Appetite Being Satisfied.

Because he believed his life de-
pended on his eating 80 eggs a day
and quantity of gelatin and pigs
feet Fred M. Johnson of Shelbyville,
Ind, has been declared insane by a
commission. Johnston disappeared
from his home the day before the
commission met.
He was last seen running through
corn fed ten mics from Shelby
vile. Before his disappearance
Johnson heard his mother intended
sending him to a private inffrmary.
The demented man thought she was
without funds to do so, and rather
than have her spend her money in
that manner he left home.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11

walking on him. Before he could be arrested for that offense he returned | to Glendale and started a disturb
 ance of the peace. It was afterward
 learned that he was trying to incite ! a riot. He was before Justice Park | CT yesterday on both charges. For tho first off, SC hs was sentenced to
 pa. fine O. ,2O and for the last. s1O.
 THE AIRDOME-May Boley storm ed the hearts of two packed houses at | the Airdome last night. with her tan talizing eyes. exquisite voice and
 charming. vivacious manners. Cotret and Rego. in their novelty musical
 comedy act, introduced. a new collec- tion of snatches from the popular
 songs of the minute, and had their share of the glad hand" which which each audience was more than generous
 in bestowing The feature pictures and music are good Manager Echlin
 has arranged to obtain all of his s.fea ture films direct from the main supply
 point. Denver.
 INNOCENT AS A BABE-Jane
 Roe was fully vindicated in Justice Parker's court yesterday. Jane had been arrested for lifting S65 from the pocket of a young man whom she had met at a road house the day before in the company of two or three friends. The man who had made the complaint against her. did not appear. It was stated that he had afterward declared his belief in her innocence and that he regretted that he had held her in suspicion at all The case would have been dis missed anyhow on the failure of the prosecuting witness. but she made supplementary statement which would also have convinced the court of her innocence She said that as the young men arrived at the road house she was preparing to leave and had already telephoned for a cab. She waited on the porch a few minutes until it came. The young man had thrown off his coat and left it hang ing on a chair nearby and when he had occasion to go to it for money he found that his pocket had been emptied She had not noticed the coat and would not have thought of looking in 1t for money as she sup posed that men carried their money in their trousers pockets.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11

ably be their future home. Mir Claf- lin will he succeeded by Matthew w. Cram. who is expected to arrive this morning.
 RETURNING THE FiRST-Word has been received from C. l.. Michael. stating that he has just completed a successful summer term of work at the normal school in Fairmont, West Virginia, having charge of penman- ship and commercial work. that he is having a pleasant summer and will return to Phoenix about September first.
 WATER AND CANALS-The wa ter in the river remained yesterday about the same as the day before. the reading at Roosevelt being the same. III feet, the highest point ever reach ed. The canal runs today will be the same as yesterday.
 GONE EAST-A letter received from l.. C. Hill by the local offices of the reclamation service. announces that he has gone from the Portland conference to orchard Lake. Mich where Mrs. Hill is spending the sum- mer.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11

TWO BIKES-Two lost articles were taken in by the office yesterday. One was a mans Kennebec with a nickel frame the other mans Javins with black and yellow frame.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11
NEW METHOD IF PUNISHMENT

-Frency Vieux reported to the police yesterday that his bicycle had been stolen. He requested the officers to help him locate the offenders and the wheel. In addition, he made the statement that if he saw any one riding his wheel he would apply ce- ment and leave the misCreant in an air-tight skin fitting concrete casing.
 LABOR DAY BASEBALL-Nego- tiations are being carried on be- tween a number of the local packers of the national game and the man agement of the Prescott Labor Day celebration looking to the participa- tion of d team from this city in the baseball tournament to be held in Prescott on the three days of the celebration. Although no definite ar engagements have been made, it Is very likely that a team from this city will take part in the tourney Just what the lineup will be is of course not yet determined as many of the stars of the local team are not now in this part of the country. The teams taking part will be from Will Hams, Jerome Prescott and Phoenix
 The first prize will be S20O and the second prize S125. Besides the prizes the gate money will be divided be- tween the teams playing, 50 per cent going to the winner of each game and 40 per cent to the loser. Al though the rates have not been an nounced there will probably be ex- cursions to Prescott from all of the surrounding country and many will take advantage of the rates to enjoy
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11

the cool weather and to witness the celebrations.
 LOS ANGELES WSIToR-Thomas Allen Box of Los Angeles spent yes terday Tn Phoenix in connection with corporation business for companies in which he is interested. Mir. Box is mechanical engineer of high standing on the coast and an in ventor. Among his successes is the invention of a ''diffcrentiaI' railroad carwheel axle. designed to give fleX- ibility to the mechanism of the wheels connected by the axle so in taking curve one wheel may move faster than the other. This invention it is understood is now being given prac- tical use though it is yet somewhat experimental.
 AN OFFICE CHANGE-W. E. Claflin, junior clerk and secretary to Engineer Hill of the reclamation ser vice, expects to leave on the 2lst for Chicago where he will join Mrs. Claflin who went there recently from the coast. Later they will go to Washington. D. C., which will prob
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11
TO AUTO TO oLoBE-J. R.

TO VOT IO OIObG-J. h IH- letter of Los Angeles will leave for Globe this morning by automobile. MT. Finletter is connected with an automo- bile agency on the coast. and is in this section for the purpose of arranging sales and for testing the merits of his machines under Arizona conditions
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11
NEW

NEW PoLICEMAk-The police force received an addition yesterday in the person of a son. who arrived at the home of Officer Harry Gaskin. The officer is receiving congratula- tions with a broad smile.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-11
[ OF LOCAL INTEREST :
A coNe1Ess yIs,ToR-Mrs.

A CONGRESS VlsiToR-Mrs. J. s. Luke is in Congress visiting friends for a few days.
 IS IN PRESCOTT-C A Coldren. residing at 11!s South street. Is spend ing a couple of weeks at Prescott.
 COAST OUTING-X V. Reynolds. at 765 East Adams street. left for the coast resort for a six weeks outing yesterday morning.
 - IS IN LONG BEAcH-wOrd has been received from Mrs C. D. Doris. stating that she is spending several days with friends at Long Beach.
 THINKS IT IS FINE-Dudley s. Lewis of Mesa, who has been spending his vacation in Flagstaff. writes that for a summer outing Flagstaff cannot be beaten.
 BACK FROM JERomE-Robert Plumridge returned yesterday after noon from a two months stay at Je- rome. where he has been engaged in packing fruit.
 GONE TO WASHiNGTON-Mrs Earl Porter left Tuesday for a trip of she will do the fair and visit friends in Everett
 :. TO CALIFoRNIA-Mrs George Hageman and daughter, Mary. leave today for Los Angeles and Santa Bar bara. where the,' will remain the rest of the summer.
 WILL GO TO CHICAGo-B. E.. Marks Of 2100 West Jackson street will leave on this mornings train for a ten days trip in the vicinity of Chi CagO on business.
 BACK FROM kELVIN-D. C. lacking. $. w Mudd. R E Wells and son, R W. Sloan. V. Stenger and James Smith returned in their special car, the Cypress, from Kelvin yesterday.
 REV BRAY HoME-Rev. H. Frank lin Bray, pastor of Tanner African Methodist Episcopal church. after an absence of one month. returned to the city last evening over the Santa Fe from Colorado. During his vacation Rev. Bray delivered lectures in various cities in Texas. New Mexico and Colo rado
 SENT TO THE ASYLUM-EG. OMeaTa, for a long time a patient at the Sisters hospital. was adiudged insane at a hearing held at the hos pital yesterday afternoon. O'Meara is the husband of Mrs Rose O'Meara who was shot and killed at Winkel- man last week. He has lain at the hospital for several years. paralyzed as to his lower limbs.
 ARABELLO AND THE LAW Manuel Arabello was convinced yes terday that the law was too much for him. A few days ago he was convicted in the court of Justice Johnstone of having sold liquor at Glendale without license. On Mon day he was in town and meeting one of the men who had testified against him he knocked him down and began