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Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

It was evident from the opening or the polls that greater interest was be- ing manifested in the question of the purchase of the present sewer system than was shown when the vote was asked on the proposition to bond the city for the construction of a new and complete system. Upon that occasion total of 434 votes was brought out. ! while in yesterdays election a total of 522 votes was cast.
 There was considerable skirmishing yesterday on the part of both those favoring the project and those opposed. It was a significant fact that d large number of those who had been active at some time or another against the purchase of the system were yesterday found working for it.
 Early in the day circulars were dis tributed freely relating why it was a mistake for the city to purchase the sewer system as it now stands. but these seemed to have little if any ef- feet, the voters seemingly having aI- ready determined how they intended to vote without waiting until the last minute.
 It was also rumored that in the event of the vote approving the purchase of the system. injunction proceedings would be instituted whenever the city endeavored to consummate the deal Just what grounds would be taken in the attempt to circumvent the action did not appear clearly.
 Many believed that the sewer now in use would be adequate for the needs of the city for years to come in the districts served. As to the matter of the disposition of the sewage. that is matter to be settled by the engineer. and as the plans for new sewer would probably call for a septic tank it is likely that some such arrangement would be effected in the event of the ultimate purchase of the prsent system. thereby doing away with the unsani- tary sewer farm now in use.
 The result of yesterdays voting will be that the suit now pending against the city to enjoin the city from selling the sewer bonds will be withdrawn and the disposition of these bonds may now be gone forward with in the usual man ner
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

St. Petersburg's new municipal lab oratory has been given the name of the great Russian biologist, Metchni- koff
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

with scant attention to the crying needs of the public. and a consequent rise in the cost of living. Such has been the history of all our benevolent trusts; they all began at lunches pte- sided over by d Lincoln Steffens of industry-yet see where they have ended What if three magazines are now simultaneously undertaking Mir Morgan? Competition remains the life of magazine trade, as of all oth- CTS. and any one who would stifle it ought himself to be muck-raked
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18
APPROVE PURCHASE OF
 PRESENT SEWER SYSTEM
VOTERS REGISTER THEIR WISHES IN MATTER OF BUYING PLANT.
Proposition Carries By Vote of Nearly Two to One.

By a vote of nearly to 1. or, to be
 exact. by vote of 1.75 to 1. the. voters
 of Phoenix yesterday approved the purchase of the present sewer system for s60,0O0. Out of a total vote cast
 of 522, 332 were in favor of the pur-
 chase of the system as against 190
 opposed. giving a majority of 142 in favor of the proposition to acquire the system now in use.
 Tn the Third and Fourth wards the
 vote was particularly light and while the proposition carried in every dis trict it was in these wards that the
 balloting was the closest. In the Third
 ward but four ballots were cast for the proposition in excess of those opposed.
 while in the Fourth ward but eight
 ballots were cast in excess of those op- posed.
 The total vote hv wards follows.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
WIN Postpone Convention.

Today at ~ o'clock the judicial con-
vention for the eleventh dictrict will
be called at the court house, provided
the congressionl convention in SEES.
sion in Greensboro has broken the
deadlock. The judicial convention to
be held here will be postponed from
day TO day until a choice is made by
the delegates of the fifth COMPRESSION
al district at Greensboro. This an
nouncement was made by the chair
man, Hon. Clement Manly.
Mr.. s. Porter Graves, of MI. Airy,
who has no superior as a solicitor in
North Carolina will be renomilated
without opposition.
There may, however, be warm
contest for Judge, and though It is
expected that khe business of the
convention will be finished within two
or three hours. it is possible that
a deadlock will arise that may cause
q lengthy session. But nothing like
the congressional convention is ex-
pected
The names of Messrs. Buxton, OF
Forsyth; Lane and Burton, of Rock
ingham and Doughton. of Allegheny
will probably be presented n the
conyention.-Winston Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Farmer kiIled BIZ TraIn.

Charles Davis, young man about
% years OF age. who lived about eight
miles east OF this place, was run over
and instantly Killed at the Atlantic
Coast Line depot In this place last
night about 1906 ocock by fast train
No. SO. northbound. He had been
drinking and II is thought went to
sleep on the track.
Train No. 81 IS one OF the fastest
on the road and does not stop here.
When Mr.. Ernest Ruckman, tele-
graph operator. went out to the track
TO get the mail. instead OF pick
ing up what he thought was the
mali bag. he picked up mans leg.
The. body was horribly mangled.
pieces Of Il being found nearly one
mile from where the accident oc.
Cured.
Your correspondent. in company
with Mr.. w. W. Ward and others,
found a number Of pieces OF the
skull. teeth. etc. scattered along the
track. The remains. what could be
found. we're turned over TO the under
takcr. Mr. J. D. Underwood. and pre-.
pared for burial They win be taken
70 the home OF the Young mans "a
rents today and buried tomorrow. Mr.
Davis was a farmer and we'll thought
OF In his community.-Smithfeid spe
cIal to Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

President starbuck. Of the board OF
trade. has appointed strong com
mlttee TO take UP the matter Of Great
,ng guarantee fund to aid in financ.
ing new manufacturing concerns
which wish 10 locate here.
This matter was brought up before
the board at IT'S recent meeting by
Col. ,. l.. Ludlow and the plan as out
lined by Col Ludlow called forth
many complimentary remarks. Since
that time. the matter has gotten out
over the state and has been commend
ed by a number Of the states leading
newspapers.
The committee is as follows: Col
ID. L. Ludlow. chairman. II. Z. Fries
w. n. Reynolds. " w o'lIanlon and
Clement Manly.
Easton, Pa. has a fund Of this
chafiracter amounting TO 100000 ant
within the past few years II hai
brought between s5.o0o.00e and Sc,
00O.0 TO that city IN the way Of nev
capital.
The committee will discuss the va
rious features Of the proposed fun'
and report to the board Of trade
winston Sentinel.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Farmers Institute.

'Rah for the Farmers Institute.
Men, women, boys and girls all
should attend. An institute for
men and one for women will be
held at Oxford the 18th; Creed
moor the 18th, County Home,
near Durham, the 18th.
Premiums as follows are of
tered:
SI.oo for the best FIVE ears of
pure bread corn. For particulars
see programs Of the Institutes.
$500 for the best loaf Of bread
baked and exhibited by girl or
woman living on the farm. In
many counties the local papers
are offering a years subscription
as a second premium for the loaf
of bread making the next highest
score. Where second premiums
are offered the local papers will
make the announcements.
A years subscription to the
Progressive Farmer for the best
plate Of biscuit, not less than ten
biscuit, baked by a girl or woman
living on the farm.
These offers should bring out
a fine exhibit Of bread and biscuit
at every woman's institute.
T. B. PARKER,
Director Of Farmers Institutes
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

Isom Brown shot and killed Walter
Kirby Friday night. while with COM
pany OF negroes a short distance from
Glass. Brown and Kirby were both
employed by the construction force
aud Il seems that they were friends.
both coming from Carney. 5. G.. 70
Glass several weeks ago. Brown was
sitting on the railroad track In COM
pany with several other negroes when
Kirby came UP from behind him and
tossed handful OF gravel on his
back. Brown had a pistol In his hand
az the time and when he turned
around the gun vas discharged. the
BAH striking Kirby in the stomach.
Kirby was shot about o'clock and
died a few minutes PAST Q.
Immediately after the shooting
Brown went to the man in charge II
the camp and told him that he had &C
cidentaily shot Kirby and wanted 20
surrender TO the officers. The sheriff
was notified and Deputy sheriff Propst
went 20 Glass and made the arrest
There we're several eye witnesses "a
the shooting. but they scattered in
every direction before the officer ar
rived. N there was any trouble be
tween the two negroes prior to the
killing no one seen at the camp knew
of Il. Brown was brought 20 Concord
Saturday nlght-Concord Tribune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
The Lost Is Found.

Messrs. W. Fl. Hagler and J. VI
Dorton returned from Charlotte this
morning on No. &c with Pratt Hagler
the young son of Mr.. Hagler. who ran
away from home ten days ago. rather
than submit 70 an operation for ap
pendicitis. Mr.. Hagler received a
phone message from Charlotte yes.
terday afternoon saying that his son
had been located at the Calvin cotton
mill. where he had secured employ
ment on his arrival In Charlotte. He
left Immediately for Charlotte. ac-
companied by Mr. Dorton, and the
two began a search for the boy. They
finally located the place where he was
boarding near the mill. and Mr.. Dor
ton weat into his room and told the
boy that they had come 20 Charlotte
for him. He very readily agreed 70
return home with Mr.. Dorton and his
father They went 20 the mill where
the boy had been working and drew
his pay and after spending the night
IA Charlotte they returned hime this
morning. The young fellow seems 10
be IN good health but declines TO
talk OF his experience. but during his
conservation he intimatcd very
strongly that he was not very highly
elated over the experiences he en-
eountered on his FIRST trip away from
home. Concord Tribune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Ne Robbed the Mails.

Concealed under pile of empty
mail sacks, Poctoffice Inspector d. M.
Harshberger yesterday afternoon saw
II. y. Barley, car trimmer at the
Southern railway passenger station,
enter the mail car of the train which
had just arrived over the Murphy
branch, and extract money from let
ter left in the car as decoy. In adj
dition to this charge, Barley will be
tried for opening. 1t is alleged. large
number of letters in the same car on
June 10 and taking therefrom checks
to the amount of s5,162.9s which
were mysteriously received at the
American national bank on July 8
The inspector was discovered BY
Barkley after he had taken the mon
ey yesterday. but the latter's flight
from the car was stopped by the gov
eminent officer who. with pistol II
hand. placed him under arrest.
After giving $500 bond yesterday
Barkley was released to appear for |
hearing before the United States
commissioner on Monday when h
win in all probability be bound owe
TO the United States court for trial TO
tampering with the Enthusiastically
Citizen.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
FM.nf.smmed Jewelers..

Posing as a committee Of one APP
pointed By a Sunday school to pur-
chase diamond ring for lady
teacher. an unknown woman entered
the iewelry store Of IsIneback q Elan
on West Trade street. July I. and
deity effected get away with a
handsome diamond ring valued at
sis5. A few minutes previous TO the
robbery she had attempted TO turn
the trick on Garibaldi, Burns 4
Dixon. but before she was able TO
leave the storc with the precious lit
tie gem pressed In the palm OF her
hand. the ylgilant eye Of Mr.. Joe
Garibaid. detected her. Tho suspect
Is Mrs. Joha " Davidson. wife OF
the noted plckpocket who won quite
a reputation IN Charlotte for his sue
cess as a light fingered artist May 20.
1909. and who was captured In New
York the first OF June and released
from the county jan here In the wee
small hours Of the aight. Sunday
morning. June 2c.--charlo,te obser-
yer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
c,psured the Burglar.

Mr.. J. A. Fasnacht. awakened II
the dead Of night By noise in his
store and bakery In the center Of the
city. rushed down stairs carryiag- a
three foot iron pipe with which he
crrored burly negro whom he en-
countered riding the cash register
money drawers. The negro believed
he was gazing iato the barrel OF a
shot gun and stood glued to the spot
while the nervy baker walked 10 bis
phone and called for q policeman
The oflcer hastily appeared and took
charge Of the prisoner.
The negro had robbed the cash reg
lister and was taking on quantity
Of sweet r1eafs when discovered. The
ruse Of the iron pipe shot gun worked
with remarkable results. Charlotte
special 10 News and Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Charged BY steer.

When a man who weighs over two
hundred pounds is raised several feet
in the air by an Infatuated steer and
allowed 70 drop with dull thud into
the middle of a macadam road, the fall
isn't calculated to improve the temper
or the physical comfort of the gentle
man In question. Just such a mishap
yesterday fell to the lot OF Mr.. G. w.
Hester, who runs a meat market on
North Liberty street.
Mr.. Hester was out at the farm Of
Mr.. Bob Ogburn near Daisy station
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock,
and went into a stall to examine a
teer. The beast resented the intrus-
ion and promptly lifted the intruder
out into the road. II wasn't gentle
push by any meals--it was an en-
phatic toss and Mr.. Hester was thrown
several feet into the air. As result
|of the experience, two bones in the
right hand we're broken and Mr.. Hes
ter suffered severe pain last night
Winston Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
convIcts shot and Killed.

George Caldwell. who was sent to
states prison from Caldwell county
TO serve eight years for an assault
with intent to kill, and John Feather
stone, who sas sent from Rowan
county TO serve seven years for rob
berry, were shot and killed at the TIL
lery farm Friday while attempting
10 escape. II is said that the guards
were justifable in shooting the
prisoners
The conyicts made their break fol-
liberty as they were passing a field
or thick corn about a quarter OF mils
from the camp. Just beyond The
point IS ten-foot ditch. over which
the prisoners passed. They wer'
making for a nearby swamp wheI
they were shot.
Featherstone was sent to prison II
1896 aad escaped in June { tina
year. His whereabouts remained un
known until be was captured In JET
sey CITY, May 10. Of this year,
News and Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

Ex.Congressman J. N. Grudger lr.,
wianer OF two congressional cam
paigns for the democratic party Of
the tenth congressional district was
nominated last night on the fth bal.
lot AZ the democratic congressional
convention Of the tenth district TO op'
pose republican nominee. John o.
Grant in the approaching election
The convention which nominated MIN
VIII 70 down in local history as the
most warmly contested In the last
twenty years Of local politics. The
end came with unexpected swiftncss
after the action Of the Rutherford
delegation in changing is vote had
practically blocked the business OF
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Taking Testimony in Boundary Dl,
pute,


The taking Of testimony in the dis
Iputed boundary between North Caro-
lima and Tennessee has been removed
to Asheville. A session was held this
morning In the federal building when
additional evidence was taken. The
hearing was begun several days ago
lat Murphy before Special Examiner
y. 3. Norvnll and was adjourned to
be held here. 1t is probable that evi
dence will be taken here all the week
and then the hearing will be adjourned
to Knoxville. Several thousand acres
ARE involved in the controversy. The
chief witnesses in the case are old
residents Of Tennessee and North
Carolina who are called upon to tel
what they know of the location Of
the lines made by the surveyors
many years ago.--Asheville special &
Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
His Mistake.

What pity that Mr. Atkinson,
now in Buncombe Jail for shooting
down his fourth man did not first of
all get caught stealing a chicken or
committing some other such offense.
In that event he would have been
given his medicine long ago. But
inasmuch as he merely murdered hu.
man beings the law did not seriously
interfere. Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Won't STAY Quit.

Mr.. James A. Patten has announ.
ced his formal retirement from the
wheat and cotton games. He is said
to suic with ten million dollars or
more. We consider II probable that
he will buck the games again and
lose his winnings. A gambler who
stays quit when unbeaten is about
as rare as a prize fighter who does
Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

IN Chapel Hin "fatbacks meat is
20 cents per. pound fiat. In Durham
il is IA OILS cents. Country sides
in Chapel H'lI are 20 cents. in Dur
ham 17lA. Best grade -four here Is
81. in Durham IT Is $3.50, In Chapel
Hill store rent is cheaper, clerk hire
Is less and general expenses are
less than IN Durham Then why is Il
thus?--Chapel Hin News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

We have no doubt that a president
often needs sympathy and sometimes
should be given .crdit for trying to do
right even while he IS surrounded by
terribly bad influences. However, this
is election year and we are not going
70 worry over any republican presi-
dent who let Senator Aldrich. Uncle
Joe and Colonel Ballinger get him in
a hole.-wilmington Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
rransformer House outsed.


During the height Of the storm
which ragged over the Twin City last
evening the transformer house OF the
Southern Power company was struck
by lightning AID completely riddled
by flame. The blaze was seen for
miles around though the building Is
Of cement and only the woodwork
and the flashing electricity Furnished
any blaze.
so Intense was the heat that the
steel supporters and girders inside
solid cement were melted like lead,
while all the copper wires In the
house and Immediately outside wer'
melted Into puddles IN The fash OF IN
eye. The building was stripped d
all the woodwork in solid burst Of
fame and sheets OF ERE developed the
bnilding IN on electrical 'blaze FOL
several minutes. even the ends o.
the exposed wires sputtered FIRE unit
the power could be cut on
Luckily there was mo one In the
building at the time nor IN The Inn
mediate vicinity. The telephone ans
telegraph lines were out Of commits
sion. making Il impossible TO com
munlcate with headquarters TO hav'
the power cut on. II was not unit
the turbine plant OF the Fries com
nany and the plant on the Yadklf
river could be brought into scrvic'
and the power connected that any
thing could be done 10 furnish powel
for the cars. telephone connection o
any other power but that required Il
residences and tores.--winston Jour
nal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

the convention for several hours, A
fierce storm ragged around the head
of the bewildered chairman, Mr.. T. A,
Morphew. of Marion. Twice were
appeals from his rulings taken and on
one he was overruled and on the 9TH
er sustained. Had the appeal from
the chair been upheld in the matter
of Rutherford's vote 1t is probable
that the convention would be voting
Iyet.--AsheVille Citizen.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
rock the cake.

Had 1t not been for the presence Of
some Of the older politicians in that
convention heaven only knows what
would have happened. OF all the
Jokes ever, some of the so-called lead
ers of the various candidates took the
cake and the padding, too.--Greens-
boro Record.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
See Il In the Other EeIlow.

If all men were as yirtuous as their
indignation over the political and per.
sonal shortcomings Of their fellow
men they could afford to cast the
first stone. Verify, verify men con
denim in others what they condone in
themselves. Know thyself, 0, ye
Carolinians.- Wilmington Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Ihn InevltahIe Happened.

Mccklenburg county had two candl.
dates for the democratic nomination
for solicitor OF the twelfth district and
their campaign was one Of personalities
from start 20 fnish. The evitable hap
pencd-neither or che Meclenburgers
got the plum.-salIsbury Pot
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Give Them ! Chance.

We would suggest that this pro
posed hookworm campaign about which
word comes from Raleigh, be post
poned until frost shall have had a
chance to lay politics. The hookworm
professionals will have no sort of a
chance, at all, as long as the politicians
are occupying the held.-Charlotte
Chronicle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
They Are Fiqurers.

Nobody but mathematician. "pow.
erful quick at flggers," should be ex
pected to succeed as secretary of a
democratic convention OF any kind in
North Carolina. There are enough
fractions ia the township county and
state nominating vote to make any
secretary see sights like the boys in
an arithmetic class.--Wilmingtor
Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14

AT a meeting of the Lakewood
school authorities, the teachers
for the next year were elected.
They are Mr.. R. G. Dellinger, of
Lincolnton, principal, and Misses
Annie Mann and Lillian White,
assistants.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Girl Burned to Death.

A ten year old colored' girl. a
granddaughter OF Ben HOWE. who
lives near Mn Grove church, vancs
township. was burned to death las
Monday night about II o'clock. Ber
and his granddaughter lived alone
The nigh being warm Ben was
sleeping on the porch and the CIR
was sleeping in the house. wheE
the old MAJ woke the house wa
in flames and Il was too late e
save the girl In attempting 10 res
cue the girl Ben's clothing caught
ON fire and he was painfully burned
Nothing whatever was saved from
the house The girl who was burned
was daughter Of William Howie. o
Monroe. Inquirer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Had Something to DO With It.

Old man Powell gets thirty years.
We can't help feeling that 1t might
not have gone so hard with him II the
mon he shot had been men of less
weight in their community.-Greens-
boro Telegram.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-14
Win H1e Editors,
That's the WayIt Is.

OF course all Of US want to see the
fight pictures suppressed, but that
has nothing to do with our secret
yearning at heart to see Them
Charlotte Chronicle.