Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1910-11-10

Internal Revenue Collector Dunlap
here. there are 20 holders of Federal
LIQUOR licenses in Jackson, Tenn. By
far the largest number OF these IL
censes are held by retailer dealers IN
malt liquors.
washington, D. C.-The census re-
turns for Memphis will be announced
within the next few days. When given
out the figures will show not only the
total population as in other cities, but
will indicate the divisions OF the races
the number of whites and the number
of the colored being stated separate
" This will be the first city in which
the division has been made, and 1t was
taken there in connection with the
unusual careful enumeration made IN
that city. 1t is also expected that the
population of San Francisco and Los
Angeles will be announced very short
" After these announcements there
will be only two or three large cities
remaining to be heard from.
Atlanta, Ga.-Capt G. N. Mulvy OF
Sweetwater and Capt. G. A. duncan
Of Knoxville, attached to the Third
infantry, Tennessee National Guard,
are entered in the garrison school TOT
officers at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. Inc
school continues to April l.
Nashville. Tenn.-Following is the
report of receipts by the internal rev.
enue department for October. Inc ex'
hibit shows an increase in all depart
nients except in the one item OF splr'
it's. During the month tax was paid
on 999,951 7-S pounds of snuff The re-
ceipts for October, 1909, are given 1or
comparison The total receipts for that
month last year were Sl87655O5, ana
for this year $500, 1869, an increase
of about $4,000 in favor of 1910:
Lists s. 724.96 1,764. so
Reer stamps. 1920. 90 1925 90
Spirit stamps 1172S6 40 68,oO6' "a
Cigar and ciga-
rette stamps. 2,27.57 2,424. As
Snuff stamps 25,908. 90 1896. 10
Tobac. stamps. 19,495.67 23,57O.79
Spec. tax sips. 1850. "a 5,OO6. oz
Case stamps lz.Oo 1Z'Vo
ns.-Despondent because he
had been forced to surrender his H.
year-old bride, Thomas Gasklns, 70
years of age, wealthy planter, STAB
bed himself with a pocket knife at his
home near Dresden, infiicting WOUNDS
which will probably terminate fatally.
Following the death of his wife, Gas
kins, despite parental objection, Sc
cured the consent of Lizzie McDan-
iels. whose fathers farm adJolned
that of Gaskins, to marry him. He
rode to the McDaniels' home astride
a mule, held the family at bay under
cover of a revolver and rode away
with the young woman seated behind
him. Then came jaunt OF Ia miles
to Paris, where the couple were mar
ried at o'clock in the morning. In
the meantime the sheriff had been
communicated with and at the request
of the girls father went in pursuit OF
the clippers shortly after. When he
overlook them, Gaskins submitted to
arrest, his wife climbed into the bug
CIV with the sheriff and the three
continued to Dresden, Gaskins riding
ahead on his mule. On the way Gas
kins escaped, and, when found at his
home. several hours later, was prac'
tically in a dying condition as the re-
suit of selfinfiicted knife wounds
The young woman was returned to her
parents.
Nashville, Tenn.-Secretary of State
Goodloe issued charters OF lncorpora
ton as follows:
Crystal Springs Land company OF
IInicoi county, with a capital stock o.