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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Judge g. M. Pace, who was sworn
into Office yesterday for goodness only
knows what term of Office, but making
forty six years in all, is about the old
est in point of service of any clerk of.
the court in North Carolina.
Asked if he intended to run again
and SO make it an even fifty years of
service to the people, the Judge only
smiled and refused to be quoted. He
has many friends in Henderson county
however who hope to see the genial
has many friends in Henderson counTv
and faithful judge round out his even
half century. Monday was also the
first day of the judge being put on a
salary basis-which is fifteen hum
dred dollars year.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
Good Lights for the Baptists.

Hendersonville never mad more
brilliant lights than now while the
Baptists are in possession of the
city and although the Daily Herald
has firm grasp on large chunk of
wood while making the statement, it
believes the aforesaid lights are on
to stay. At all events, it is known
that the Hendersonville Light and
Power Company is making every eff
fort humanity possible, in the circum-
stances, to keep the service just
what it ought to be. 1t is we'll not
to lose sight of the fact that the loss
of the company plant on Big Hungry
is responsible for large part of the
Inconvenience from which the people
of the town have been suffering.
Several car loads of the big flume
for the new plant on the river have
already been delivered and the bal
ance is on the way.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Fiat Rock N. G. Dec. 6.

3 -
Miss Florence Thompson. young
lady of this section was very badly
hurt several days ago in a railway
accident The hose became fright
ened, throwing the young lady with
force to the grodnd.
Mitchell Dalton moved last week to
Sheriff Blackwell's place near up
ward.
Miss Jennie Jones is quite sick at
the home of her parents.
Misses Bessie and Cordelia Jones
visited relatives on the Ridge Sunday!
Misses Annie and Lucinda Jones
visited Mrs. Nora Tabor last Sunday
afternoon.
Cold weather has truck this part of
the country, causing the roads to be
some what of a bad condition.
Many of our inhabitants will go to
Hendersonville this week to the Bap-
fist convention being held there.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
Blind Tiger Crusade.

In raid on the Dixie Lunch Rooms
Tuesday afternoon, by Constable J.
P. Chase and Chief of Police Maxwell
almost six gallon of whiskey was
captured and taken by the officers.
two arrests made.-Bradley and
S. H. Roberts, employees of the cafe,
wer taken in tow by the officers and
will shortly be given hearing be-
fore Squire Dermid on the charge of
retailing. This is said to be the first
of numerous similar raids. 1t is the in
tention of the officers to stamp out
the evil, if at all possible. Constable
Case made the raid on the day after
he had been sworn into Office. There
were thirty-nine pints, five one-half
pints of mean white whiskey. taken,
and the officers found not less than
one hundred empty bottles in the
place.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Judge Pace il sixty-tive years old
but but feels and looks much younger
or the men who were In Office, or were
running for Office. when the judge was
first sworn into the poscition he now
holds, there is but one now living,
Captain William Miller. OF the bonds
men who guaranteed the faithful per-
Torrance of the Judges duties, not
one is alive today. Mr.. T. w Tay-
Tor was sheriff in those long days
In 1868, James L. Henry was on the
bench, and his half brother, R. NJ.
Henry. was the solicitor of the dis
trict. r.. w. Reid was officer of the
grand jury, and Jessie Corn, court
caller. Of the thirty six jury men
who sat in the box in that fall day
of 1868, over one third are now num-
bered among the dead.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
RAGING OVER
GULF REGION; BITTER COLD.

New York, Dec. ga Iusty young
blizzard, which came into life in the
Tennessee mountains, growing rapid
ly as it swept eastward, disported it
self today along the Atlantic seaboard
and over the lower lake region. The
storm centered over Chesapeake bay
this morning. Snow or sleet fell over
the entire country from Virginia north
east, and throughout the New England
region.
Canton, New York, reported tenn
perature of IL degrees below zero.
from Manitoba was reported temper
ature of % degrees below zero. The
bitter cold is causing general suffer
ing among the poor. The weather bu-
reau predicts it will be clear by to-
night, followed by extreme cold.
Gallipolis, O., Dec. 6.-Twelve
inches of snow has fallen here, the
heaviest for ten years. Street car
traffic is paralyzed.
Lexington, KY, Dec. Gone of the
heaviest SHOWS for many years fell
last night and today. The fall in the
mountains was two feet.
Philadelphia, Dec GA heavy
snow storm caused a head-on collision
between snow pillow and II passenger
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Newark today. Three persons
were injured.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
WHO WAS RIGHT?


Our attention has been direct
ed, by an observant subscriber,
TO the following item, which ap-
peared in the Charlotte Observer,
under a Washington date of May
9, 1910:
Representatives Cowles and
Grant are happy nowadays,
and if you ask them why, they
will tell you. For the first time
in a decade Hendersonville, Col.
Grant s town, is republican. One
year ago a republican mayor and
two aldermen were elected and
last week, three more republican
aldermen went in, making flew re-
pubicans and one democrat on
the board. Commissioner of La
Dor, M. L. Shipman, also a citi-
zen of Hendersonville, is quoted
as saying that the trend is to-
wards democracy. Col. Grant
does not think so, and he produces
evidence, which he considers con-
elusive.
Various things tickle various
people. Messrs. Grant and Ship
man, leading men in their respec-
tive parties, residents of the same
town, see encouraging signs for
their grand old camps. The
democrats look at the tariff on
briar root, from which their pipes
are made, as an iniquity, while
Mr.. Cowles considers it a bless
ing. Everything in Washington
has two sides. If it be a repub-
lican trick it has a bright side for
republicans, and a dark one for
democrats, and vice versa. A
newspaper man is always between
the divil and the deep blut sea"
We are obliged to our good
friends for the above clipping
which had escaped the attention
of this newspaper. 1t is recalled
that the interview given out by
Mr.. Shipman had reference to
general conditions in the Tenth
Congressional district, as they ap-
peared to him, at the conclusion
of his second tour in the interest
of the democracy during the
month of April. The attempt to
localize the statement was, of
course, far fetched and later de-
velopments serve as conclusive
evidence that Mr.. Shipman cor
rectly protrayed the trend OF af-
fairs political, as Colonel"
Grant must now admit to his sor-
and disappointment.
The republican victory in Hen
Jacksonville last May was not sig
nificant except in a purely local
way. 1t is pointed out that few
democrats got made because the
city administration did some
things contrary to their views
and remained away from the
polls They have had time to re
fleet now and their associates
look for the tables to turn" next
spring, when a united party de-
termines that two years of repub-
Ecan rule is quite enough for a
really progressive city like Hen
Jacksonville.
T. R. B.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mayor r. H. Station is certainly
most faithful host to the convention.
He is with them all the time, and the
mayor is q very busy man, too
Rigby- Morrow company has had
some Improvements made in the in
terror of its mammoth store room on
Anderson avenue.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Seldom has bigger crowd ever sue
ceeded in getting into the court house
than was there last night.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
Leans Prolific Wheat.
He Most Prolific Gn0
Best Of Milling WheatS

The Most Prolific Gn0
Best Of Milling WheatS
Yields reported from our custom
ers from twenty-five to ffty-two
bushels per acre. When grown side
by side with other kinds this splen-
did beardless wheat yielded from
five to eighteen bushels more per
acre on same land and under same
conditions as other standard wheats.
Wherever grown it is superseding
all other kinds and it should be
sown universally by wheat growers
everywhere.
Wrice for price and 'tWood's Crop
Special" which contains new and
valuable article, 'tHow to grow big
crops of wheat"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. Thomas Hickman. the well
Known attorney of Asheville spent yes
+orday in Hendersonville.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

1t was wort hgoing miles to hear
those old hymns last night
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. Claude Sales of Fletchers. was
in town yesterday.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.
(From Tuesdays Daily.l

~ w VIZ ~ w am ~ -
(From Tuesdays Daily
Mr. Claude Sales of Fletchers, was
in town yesterday.
Dr. A. H. Morey is confined to his
room but his friends hope to soon see
him out again.
Mr., Winford Davis has gone to
ference to have someone else's grip. /
Mergenthaler.
Fred Davis, the colored convict who
.scaned from the chain gang last week |
has not yet been re-capturned.
Mr. Thomas Hickman, the well
Known attorney of Asheville spent yes
to-day in Hendersonville.
Rev. Burton preached to large and
appreciatetive congregation at Mud
Creek Church Sunday morning.
Mr.. K. G. Morris and Mr.. P. F. Pat
ton have returned from business
trip to Baltimore and Richmond.
Mr.. Earnest Banning has returned
Judge Pace and Registrar Sam King
we're sworn into office this morning,
the first day of their incumbancy of
their offices on salary basis.
The county commissioners met yes
terday and transacted vast amount
of routine business. The meeting of the
commissioners always attracts
crowd from the county. but the num-
Der present yesterday was exception
ally large.
Mr.. Eugene Bruce and DR.. N. D.
Davis, of Washington, D. c., are the
guests of Mr.. Claude Sales at his home
at Fletchers. Mr.. Bruce is one of
the prominent officials of the govern
ment forestry service.
Mr.. George Stephens is spending a
day or so at Kanuga Lake. He was in
consultation there on Monday with
Mr. R. L. Smith, the Asheville Archit-
est, in reference to the extensive i'm
provement now under way at the Lake.
There will be a big Christmas tree
at Pleasant Hill Church on Christmas
Eve night for the members of the
church, the children and their friends.
And it is going to be great big tree,
too.
Mr. and Mrs. r. C. Clarke returned
from Hot Springs, Ark, on Sunday.
Mr. Clarke looks we'll and his many
friends will be pleased to learn is
quite well as result of his trip to the
Springs.
Mr.. James Drake and Miss FEMME
Gray were married Sunday afternoon
at Mud Creek Church. They left on
the five o'clock train for Greenville,
where they will be the guests of Mr.
Nerrimon Unison for a week or so.
As Mr.. S. E. McNeeley, who leaves
Hendersonville for New Mexico this
week did not sell all of his household
goods Saturday, the sale will be con-
tinued privately until the articles are
disposed of, on the 9Th and 9Th of
this week.
Mrs. Chas. R. Whitaker, Mrs NJ E.
Brown and Mrs. Bess Egerton, the
committee on decorations, had the
court house in excellent condition for
the first meeting of the convention.
The big court room was spotlessly
clean and most TASTEFUL decorated,
and the various committee rooms were
we'll provided with all the ecentials
likely to be required by the various
members.
Miss King, the manager of the Pos
tai Telegraph office here, after even
having her trunk packed in readiness
TO leave for months vacation in the
eastern part of the state received
instruction from Richmond to STAY
right here in Hend 4rsCnville until af-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08
T. W. WOOD & SONS,
Seedsmen. - Richmond, Va,

We are headquarters for
Farm Seeds, Grass and Clover Seeds,
Winter Vetches, Dwarf Essex Rape,
Seed Wheat, Oats. Rye, Barley. etc.
Descriptive Fall Catalog mailed free,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

WANTED-To Sell Cheap for
Cash, two Ideal Incubators. one
100 Egg and one 200 Egg ca
pacity, warranted to hatch and
practically new, used one sea-
son, made by The J. w. Miller
Co., Freeport, ILL.,, these are
complete with instructions to
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Dr. A. H. Morey is confined to his
loom but his friends hope to soon see
him out again.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Fred Davis, the colored convict who
.scaned from the chain gang last week
has not yet been re-capturned.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr. Winford Davis has gone to
ference to have someone else's grip.
Nergenthaler
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

The county commissioners met yes
terday and transacted vast amount
of routine business. The meeting of the
commissioners always attracts a
crowd from the county, but the num-
Der present yesterday was exception
ally large.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Rev. Burton preached to large and
anpreciatetive congregation at Mud
Creek Church Sunday morning.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. Earnest Banning has returned
Judge Pace and Registrar Sam King
we're sworn into office this morning.
the first day of their incumbancy of
their offices on salary basis.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. Eugene Bruce and DR.. N. D.
Davis, of Washington, D. c., are the
guests of Mr.. Claude Sales at his home
at Fletchers. Mr.. Bruce is one of
the prominent officials of the govern
ment forestry service.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. K. G. Morris and Mr.. P. F. Pat
ton have returned from a business
trip to Baltimore and Richmond.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Inc executive committee of the
NORTH Carolina Press Association
winch met yesterday at Greensboro
voted to accept the Invitation of Win
S'on-Salem, which was presented by
representatives of the press munich
pallty and board of trade. The pro-
sLarn embraces business session at
WINSTON January 80 and a trip on a
special train over the Southbound
.allroad to Charleston, S. c., and re-
urn. Greensboro was the only other
city to extend an invitation to the ed
itors.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mrs. Chas. R. Whitaker, Mrs. M. E.
Brown and Mrs. Bess Egerton, the
committee on decorations, had the
court house in excellent condition for
the first meeting of the convention.
The big court room was spotlessly
clean and most TASTEFUL decorated,
and the various committee rooms were
we'll provided with all the ecentials
likely to be required by the various
members.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Miss King, the manager of the Pos
tai Telegraph office here, after even
having her trunk packed in readiness
to leave for a months vacation in the
eastern part of the state received
instruction from Richmond to stay
right here in Hend,4rsCnville until af-
ter the Baptist Congan.i N.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. George Stephens is spending a
day or so at Kanuga Lake. He was in
consolidation there on Monday with
Mr.. R. L. Smith, the AsheVille Archit-
est, in reference to the extensive i'm
provement now under way at the Lake.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

AS direct result of the Gates meet
mgs' the churches of Hendersonville
already show an increased member
snip OF seventy all of whom
!olned the different churches on Sun
Jay. Thirty three united with the
rlrst Methodist, thirty-two with the
FIRST Baptist, and twelve with the
East Hendersonville Baptist Church.
A number will later present their let
'erS to the Presbyterian church.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Clarke returned
from Hot Springs, Ark, on Sunday.
Mr.. Clarke looks we'll and his many
friends will be pleased to learn is
quite well as result of his trip to the
Springs.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-22
Burwell Occupies Forenoon in Argument for
Oklahoma City---Case May Be Thrown
Out of Court Through Lack of .Jur-
isdiction-- -Coyle Must Show That
His Taxes Are Increased BY
Reason of Removal

the courts. He also contended that
law is only an enforcement Of good
morals and that moral question Of
abiding by the terms of contracts
should have some weight
E. ]. Giddings closed Tuesdays ar
gument for the defendants. He redi-
culed the contention of the plaintiffs
that Coyle would be compelled to pay
1000 in additional taxation by reason
OF the removal, and then addressed
himself to the question of whether an
individual citizen has right to bring
action for pecuniary damages by rea-
son of the removal of capital. He
declared that he was prepared to cite
forty cases in which the courts have
held that an individual citizen has no
financial interest in the removal of a
capital, and that he cannot bring pro-
ceedings in court upon such a basis.
He declared that the removal of cap
ital is a political power and one which
does not involve property rights. and
that the only persons who could claim
damages by reason Of the alleged vio-
lation of the enabling act agreement
in this case either the United States
or the state Of Oklahoma.
He declared that If an individual
citizen could claim damages that a
capital could never be relocated. as
every individual taxpayer. claiming to
be damaged by the removal. could
bring suit to enjoin the removal. At
the conclusion of the Giddings argu-
ment Judge Campbell announced that
court would be adjourned until 8
o'clock this morning, when an hour
would be given in which to close the
arguments.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-22
Russell WIN asee the Roys.v

Accompanied by his son Carl, and
seated behind a pair Of ''home raised
sorrels the "Weasle from Warner
drove away from the old farm home
Monday morning June Goth, with the
avowed intention of visiting every
county in the third congressional dis
trict, during the six weeks yet remain
ing before the primary.
Last week, Mr.. John A. Martin, of
Porum, one of Muskogee countys most
substantial farmers and best citizens,
started out as advance agent to
make three appointments for each day.
At these appointments Campbell will
meet the boys" and discuss the con
stitutional provisions and referred
bills" now pending for adoption or re
lection by the voters. Incidentally,
the audiences will be reminded that
if the people of the third congressional
district want hired man" to look
after their interest in the sixty-second
congress, he is willing to accept the
job
The democrats are assured by the
senator that if he is selected as stand
ard bearer in August he will come
under the wire" in November, to two
full lengths ahead of any man the re
publicans may name.
They are also assured that the best
and freshest garden seed in Washing
ton shall come to the third congress
sional district-each package true tc
name
Campbell claims to be able to detect
a difference between alfalfa and broom
corn seed; also to distinguish growing
beets from ''punkins'' without waiting
for them to get ripe.
The result of this campaign will b.
watched with interest, not only bl
the friends Of Senator Russell, but b.
the practical politician" who are al
ways interested in learning the "bes
way"
This special" will run through
Craig county about June 2sth to Jul.
list.
In addition to the regular schedule,
every farm house, every cross road
and the end of every corn or cottol
row, win be flag station" wher'
any citizen is invited to stop him ant
lget his views on any question now be
fore the people.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-22
WEBB ADMITS HE
KILLED JOHNSON
Woman in the Case Is Exonerated
From Completely In Killing by
the Slayer.

Portland, Ore, June 22.--Jesse B.
Webb, late yesterday, confessed the
killing of w. A. Johnson, whose body
was found in trunk in the union sta
ton in this city yesterday. Webb said
he killed Johnson was blackjack af-
ter brawl between the two men in
Johnson's room in downtown hotel.
He pleads self-defense. Mrs. d. w.
Kersch. who was arrested with Webb,
is exonerated from completely in the
crime by the slayer, who charges, how
ever, that she conspired with him in
hiding the body.
Mrs. Kersch was supposed to be
the wife of Johnson, but admitted she
is the wife of Bert Kersch. city en-
ploye of Seattle, and eloped with Webb
a year ago. Webb declares he lived
with Mrs. Kersch in Spokane and fol
lowed her to Portland on the same
train, when she left with Johnson. He
says he accompanied the couple, con-
cealing from Johnson the fact OF his
acquaintance with the woman and that
he occupied rooms at the same hotel
with them.
Webb declares he killed Johnson
with blackjack, when the two were
alone in the latter's room at 1870
o'clock Monday afternoon, as the re
suit of an altercation begun by John.
son, who according to Webb, had been
drinking and was in a quarrelsome
mood.
The woman had gone down town on
an errand. Webb said he was follow
ed to his room by Johnson, who after
an exchange of words, struck Webb
with his fist, following the attack with
a blackjack Webb says he wrested
the weapon from the grasp Of his as
sailant, struck him over the head with
it, and felled him to the floor. He put
him on the bed and went out When
he returned a half hour later, he says
Johnson was dead When Mrs. Kersch
returned, Webb says, he told her of
the killing and they planned the dis
posal of the body by placing it in the
trunk and sending it to the railway
station.
Webb processes to know little OF
nothing of Johnson, but said Mrs
Kersch had told him he had recently
come to Spokane from Minnesota.
The confessed slayer says he is a
printer by occupation and is 45 years
old. He was married to Lena Samuel
son in Axtell, Neb.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-22
COUNCIL ANNEXEs
COLLEGE ADDITION
Office Of Sewer Inspector at Salary Of
$2s Per Month is crsated-HeId
Short Session.

Probably owing to the late hour at
which it convened, the city council did
little other than the regular routine
business at it's regular meeting last
night.
Probably the most important step OF
the council was the annexation Of the
college addition to the city. A petit
tion for this annexation has been be-
Iore the council for some time and the
legal department has been preparing
the ordinance which was passed last
night.
An ordinance was passed making the
city engineer inspector of sewers and
sewer connections, at salary Of $25
per month. In the future all sewer
connections will be made under direc-
ton of the inspector.
This with the passage of the finance
ordinance about completed the work
of the council for last night.