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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03
BECAUSE OF A
SLIPPERY SIDEWALK
THAT Is BASIS OF SUIT FILED
AGAINST CITY OF CHAT.
TANOOGA.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Feb. l.
Alfred Patterson, of this city, has filed
suit against the mayor and board of
aldermen of Chattanooga, for 10000
damages as the result of a fall which
he sustained upon a slippery sidewalk.
Fisher Bros, whose store is abutting
to the portion of the sidewalk upon
which the accident occurred, were
made a party to the suit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03

Speedy Relief from Kidney horrible,
Il had an acute attack of Bright's
Disease with inflammation of the kid
neys and bladder, and dizziness" says
Mrs. Cora Thorpe, Jackson, Mich. A
bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy over
come the attack, reduced the infiama,
ton, took away the pain and made the
bladder action normal I wish every
one could know of this wonderful
remedy" Brooks-Latham Drug Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03
NOMINEES FOR THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF BOARD OF TRADE
LIST SUBMITTED BY COMMITTEE
FOR ELECTION ON EB-
RUARY ID.
CHOICE OF ELEVEN BY BALLOT
Expected That the Next Regular Meet
ing Will Be One of the Most I'M
portant and Best Attended In the
History of the Board.

There should be no difficulty expe-
rienced by the members of the Board
of Trade at the next regular meeting
on February ii in securing a good
Board of Directors. The nominating
committee appointed at the last meet
ing has submitted list Of twenty-five
names from which a board of splendid
capacity can be selected.
The nominating committee met last
night with all of the members pres
ent and after most harmonious ses-
sion agreed upon list of twenty-five
names to be submitted to the board
at the membership meeting Iext
Tuesday night week. From this list
of twenty-five names the members of
the Board will by ballot elect eleven
directors to serve for the ensuing
twelve months The directors In turn
will elect the four officials Of the
Board, the President two Vice Pres
idents and the Secretary and Treas
urer.
The election will take place at 8
o'clock on the night of Tuesday, Feb.
IA. The names of all the twenty-five
candidates will be placed on the same
ballot and each member will vote for
eleven. The following have been ap-
pointed by the directors to hold and
supervise the election:
c. A. Parker, r. J. Harlan, Ulna
H. Foster, W. H. Wilson, Fred Latta.
The voting will begin at 8 o'clock
and continue for one hour The
on February IA will be a very
important one for at that time the
question of extending the city limits
will be further discussed and some
final agreement reached 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a full attend.
ance Of the members,
The following is the report of the
committee on members Of
Board of Directors:
ITO the Board of Trade, Columbia,
Tenn:
I'VE your committee appointed to
select names to be submitted for elec-
lion at your next regular meeting, beg
% submit the accompanying list:
Nominees for Directors. /,
E. E. McLemore. r. G. Addison, r.
L. Mckinney, William Barker, DR.. w.
VI. Biddle, W. o. Cherry, J. M. Ded-
nan, ]. I. Finney, Geo. E. McKennon,
Horace Rainey, Col. J. c. Hardy,
Judge J. T. Mcknight, C. D. Park,
rheo Stephenson, Frank Swansburg,
VI. L. Stokes, A. D. Sloan, Geo. T.
Hughes, Jr., e. P. Turner, s. o. Thorn
Is, w. F. Anderson, Jno. w. Fry.
&c. A. PARKER, Chm,
"R. j. HARLAN, ,
"U. H. FOSTER,
"WM. H. WILSON,
GEO. T. HUGHES, IT., {
81. BARKER,
FIRED LATTA."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS A COLD

But never follows the use Of Foley's
Honey and Tar, which checks the
cought and expels the cold. NJ Stock
well, Hannibal, Mo-, says: ut beats
all the remedies | ever used. l con-
tracted a bad cold and cough and was
threatened with pneumonia. One bot
tie of Foley's Honey and Tar COM
pletely cured me-. mo opiates, just q
reliable household medicine. Brooks
Latham Drug Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03
Backache, rheumatism, sleepIessness

Result from disordered kidneys. Fo-
ley Kidney Pills have helped others,
tsey will help you. Mrs. ]. B. Miller,
Syracuse, N. Y, says: For a long
time / suffered with kidney trouble
and rheumatism. had severe back.
aches and felt all played out. After
taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Pills, my backache is gone and where
l used to lie awake with rheumatic
pains | now sleep in comfort. Foley's
Kidney Pills did wonderful things for
me-" Try them now. Brooks-Latham
Drug Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-03

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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
VICTOR BERGER WANTS
TO ABOLISH SENATE

Washington, May 4.-Victor Bcr-
ger, Of Milwaukee, the socialist mem
Der OF congress, in a resolution intro
,iuced las, week moi only proposed, 10
abolish The senate, but aims TO strike
from the hand Of the president the
veto power and take from the courts
authority TO invalidate legislation en-
acted by the house of representatives.
All Ibis is proposed aS an amendment
10 the constitution. which if petitioned
for five per cent of the voters in each
State, shall be submitted TO a general
referendum.
.'1'he senate las run lis course,
said Mr.. Berger after his threatening
document had been dropped into the
hopper on the speakers desk. III
must some day, as with the British
house OF lords, yield 10 the popular
demand for its reformation or abolition.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
VOTERS OF NEWPORT
FAVOR BOND issue
DISCARDED SOCKS
HOLDING $l,5O0
Woman En- Route to California
inadvertently Threw Hose
Out Car Window.

Los Angeles, May 5.-While trave-
ling tothis city, Mrs. Frances Held, of
Danbury, Conn, inadvertently threw
a pair Of stockings out of the window
of fast Sante Fe train a few miles
west of Albuquerque.
Soon atterward she discovered that
she had left roll of 81 800 in bills in
the toe of one Of the stockings, and she
appealed TO conductor Milo Thomp ,on
for help to recover it.
AT the next station Thompson wired
to Winslow, Ariz., and when Mrs.
Held's train arrived there the COM
pany's representative handed her the
cash.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
ROBBERS HOLD UP
STORE GET $25,0OO
Chicago Jewelry Shop Looted,
Customers and Clerks Tied
by Bold Quartet.

Chicago May i.-Four armed rob
bers held up The jcwelrv store of Ed
ward Albert, on Milwaukee avenue,
in the northwest side of business sec
ton, forced Albcrli and his clerks into
a back room and robbed the store of
diamonds and watches valued at S25,-
900. The men remained in lhe store
for quarter of an hour, and then en-
tered a big auto,nobiie and.drote away
just as a patrol wagon full of police
wen, summoned by passerby drove
upto the store.
Visitors, including customers and
Norman Strauss. who entered the store
while The robbers were at work was
ordered into the back room nj the point
of pistol, robbed and tied up with
Albcrli and the clerks. Strauss sam
pie ease added ST., 900 10 The loot. In
all nine persons were tied i'm the roc m
when the police arrived.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM SERIOUS INJURY

Hugh HUH Burnett the l4-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Burnett of
Del Rio had very narrow escape from
serious injury if not death, Monday
afternoon, wheir he was run over by a
heavy wagon. At The time of the ac-
cdent The boy was driving a young
mule and horse, and the animals
anxious to get home, and in running
over airock, jolted young Burnett from
the wagon, throwing him against "a
fence, and lie rebounded beneath the
wagon, the rear wheel passing over
his ST ,macll and lee, inflicting painful
bu. not serious injuries.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
PROMINENT INSURANCE
MAN WAS IN NEWPORT

Harry |. Davis, state supervisor of
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York with offices at Nashville
and Knoxville, one of the most widely
known insurance officials in the Unit
ed States, spent two days in Newport
this week on official business. Mr.
Davis has many friends in East Ten
nessee, and has always hearty well
come in Cooke County.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
COODPASTURE
UNDER ARREST
On the Charge of Offering a Bribe
to Representative Mcdonald
of OvertOn County.

Nashville, Tenn, May l.-E. G..
Goodpasture of Overton county, recent
ly charged by Representative } q. Nc
Donald of the same county, fusion fill
busterer, with offering TO bribc him
just prior to the convening OF the Ten
nessee legislature, was arrested today
on warrcnt sworn out By Henry
Beach Care, president of the Tennessee
Anti-Saloon league on the charge of
bribery or offering TO bribe. He was
carried to the Office Of Esquire II. IL.
Caldwell and his bond fixed at 300.
Friends at once set out to secure bonds
men for him.
Goodpastare is IA well known citizen
of Ovcrton county. Mcdonald charg-
ed few days ago that Goodrasture Of
fered him 81 800 10 vote with regular
democrats or organization and for the
repeal of election aud liquor laws
Both Goodpasture and Mcdonald are
republicans.
/ Goodpasture was arrested in the cigar
/ stand of the Climax saloon, and at once
carried before Judge Caldwell. The Of
/ iicers wanted 10 commit hinl 10 Jail al
once but Judge Caldwell said he knew
| how TO run his court aud would give
the accused time 10 make bond. Tho
bond was made at one O'Clock, which
Hyronemus, a retired capitalist; Jacot
Greger, a cloiher and Hon. Robert Pos
ton, the latter of QNerion county goins
on the bond.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04

Il. w. Mckinney, who left New
port about year. ago, shot and killed
his wife and then committed suicide
at Athens, Ca, Monday night. The
tragedy was witnessed by the couples
little widc-eyed baby girl. The muir
der and suicide took place within ear
shot of revival service which was in
progress but a short distance away.
1t was believed at first that McKin-
ney and his wife had been murdered
bv third person, but careful exam
nation of the grounds and the room
in which the bodies were found con-
ymccd the police that the man had
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
MOST COMPLETE
BARN IN COUNTY

d. NJ. Miller the well known mer-
chant Of Bybee was in town, Monday.
He has just completed what is said to
be the most complete barn ever erected
in his section Of the county. Business
is good in his section as is shown i'm the
fact that the egg business alone is aver
aging something like 500 per week at
his store, all OF which is taken out in
trade. Mr.. Miller is planning the er-
ection OF new dwelling house, and
when this is complete he will be well
fixed TO enjoy the comforts Of life.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
May IL Has Been Set for the
Closing Date.
SERMON ON NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. w. S. Hendricks Will Preach
Baccalaureate Sermon at the
Nj. E. Church, South, Other
Churches Participating.

The Newport High School will clost
next Friday. The school is brought tt
a close somewhat earlier this year be
cause of the small pox scare, and te
avoid danger of contageon. County
court meets, too, on the following week
and ii has been thought best TO bring
the school to a close at this time.
The bacculau-ate sermon will be de-
livered next Sunday at the NJ. f.
Church, South and Rev. w. $. Hen.
bricks will preach the sermon. There
will be no preaching at several of the
churches in the morning in order that
the different congregations can par
ticipate.
The attendance al the schools has
decreased because Of the smallpox, but
as many OF the students are anxious to
finish their courses the school will con-
t;nue until Friday. and by that time
all classes will be finished.
Prof. f. IL. Moore, principal of the
school is out with the following card:
4 Word to the Patrons:
The Newport High >5chool will close
May l2th, 1911.
Pupils who expect to be pr6M%e5ed
must attend school and take the eX-
aminalions. Parents, see that your
children are in school and cooperate
with the teachers for the advancement
and progress, Of your children. We
thank you for The encouragement you
have given us in the past and trust
that we shall have your hearty support
TO the end.
Yours for Education,
r.. III. MOORE.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04

first shot his wife and then himself
No cause for the shooting is known.
Mckinney lived in Newport for sew
eral years, being here OF and on for
seven or eight years. lie first came
here from South Carolina, and was ac-
companied by his wife. He was a
clever fellow aud we'll liked, and was
verv thrifty. lie worked al the Spiegle
Lumber Company, part of the thine.
and at other times was in the employ
of some other lumber company. He
was the victim of robbery here sew
eral years ago when sum somewhere
between three and six hundred do!-
lars was stolen from him.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
Only Eighteen Votes Cast
Against WaterworkS.
BULLOCK MAKES A TALK
At a Meeting Previous to the
Election He Stated That He
Had Never Seen a Town With
as Many Natural Advantages
as Newport.

The voters of Newport authorized
the Board of Aldermen TO issue bonds
i'm the sum of $4,000, last Saturday
for the construction Of system of
waterworks and sewers. There was
but little opposition TO the issue, and
only eighteen votes were polled against
bonds.
The voting was light as The people of
The community had become firm in
The belief that there was no opposition
TO the issue and as a result only l43
votes were cast, but the majority was
so overwhelming, the final vote show
ing l25 for and IS against, that there
was no question as to the sentiment of
the people.
W. p. Bullock, engineer, of Kansas
City, who has drawn the plans for the
construction of the system was in New
port last Friday night and addressed
small crowd Of voters at the court
house. He was enthusiastic in his
praise of Newport and stated that
nowhere in the United States had he
seen or heard of town which possess
ed as many splendid natural resources.
No where had he seen town which
could secure its water supply with
such ease and expressed surprise that
the town had grown TO be as large as it
has without the people taking advan-
tage of what nature had offered her.
The Board OF Aldermen will make
arrangements Immediately for the sale
of The bonds and il is planned to begin
.on the work as soon as possible, in or
der that the system may be placed in
use by Fall.
The pure mountain spting water
from the Gray Springs will be tapped
airst and its 2sO,OOO gallons of water
will furnish supply which will be all
that could be needed by Newport for
years. The water mains will be car
ried throughout the town, but the
sewer in the beginning will be coniin-
ed 10 the business section, where it is
greatly needed. The S5O,OO0 bond is.
sue will not permit the extension at
this time Of the sewer To the hills, but
according to Engineer Bullock, il will
he but a few years until the revenue OF
lnc system will enable the extension OF
The system without further bond
issue.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
WATERWORKS
COMMISSION
Board of Aldermen Consider
Advisability Naming One.
WILL DISCUSS QUESTION
Citizens Interested in the Success
OF the System Claim that Bet
ter Results Can be Secured by
Waterwerks Commission.

A commission 10 have charge of the
waterwork system, its construction
ETC., has been suggested, and an effort
will most likely be made TO haze the
Board Of Aldermen namea commission
of three 10 have charge Of the work.
This question has been discussed by
the Board Of Aldermen, several oi
whom would be only too glad to DE
relieved Of the responsibilities Of the
position.
IT is known that Engineer Bullock
would prefer TO have the Board OF
Aldermen look after the work which
would fall into the hands of commits
sion, as he says that his results have
beef better under such circumstances.
The waterworks commission should
be just as important to the city as the
pike commission is to the county. The
county court could have looked after
the baiding of The pike just as easily
as can the aldermen after the building
of the waterworks system.
Those advocating a commission do
not claim that any such salaries should
be paid the water commission as is
paid the pike commission, aud lncse
last named are little enough for the
work the pike commission is cumpell-
ed TO perform, but do claim there
should be some small compensation
which would put the commission in
the position of giving some of their
time without too much of loss.
If a small remuneration is voted,
those advocating the commission say
that it will be possible TO find substan-
tial citizens who Will look after the
work.
1t is further considered that while
small compensation is due the commits
sion, that one member of the three
shonld be paid sufficient amount TO
have him in direct charge Of the work
at all times.
Such men as Y. j. McMahan' J. w.
Fisher, +. 5. Early, J. r. Stokely,
l.. 5. Allen and Others have already
aforementioned 10y the Aldermen. 1t
is possible at The next meeting of the
board that this question will be given
further consideration.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04

Judge II. n. Cate. is at Knoxville
this week where the session Of The
Court of Civil Appeals is being held.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
One-third of Bangor, Maine,
a Mass of Debris.
THOUSANDSARE HOMELESS
Second Largest Fire in the States
History Burns for Hours Sum-
day and a Property Loss of
$4,000, 900 Results.

Bangor, Maine, April 30.-One=third
OF the city Of Bangor is in ruins, thous
and ofpersons are homeless and a prop
erty loss estimated at $4,000, 600 was
sustained as result Of a coniiagratior
which ragged for hours tonight. Start
ing in hay shed OH Broad street, The
fire swept along Broad and Exchange
streets through the heart of the city
leaving residences, churches, schools
business blocks and all the public build
ings with the exception of the city hall
mass Of smoking ashes.
For many hours the tiremen of Ban
gor, assisted by men and apparatus
from other Maine cities battled with
the olaze before they conquered it by,
Mantle proved OF little avail. Build
ings were blown up, but the flames
easily leaped the chasms thus made
and il was not until the wind, which
had been blowing almost gale during
the night, shisted and light rainfall,
that there was any indication the fire.
men would win. Cheered by the help
from this unexpected quarter the fire.
lighting force was concentrated near
the corner of Hammond and Cetral
street, nearly two miles from the start
Of The blaze, and there the spread Of the
flames was checked at midnight.
The fire is considerd by insurance
people the worst tha, Maine has known
since the Portland ire in 1866 when a
large part of the business section OF
that city was destroyed with loss of
slO,OOO,OOO.
Bangor has population OF nearly 25-
600 by the 1910 census and the latest
figures show a real estate valuation Of
sl6, 1893, ,96..
Special trains from Portland, Angus
Ia and Lewiston brough, fire apparat-
US and 1iremen during the evening
greatly TO the relief of the Bangor fire.
men and volunteers.
AT eleven O'Clock The fire had swept
westward nearly TO Hammond street
on Franklin. The fire fighting forces
concentrated al this point and aided by
a modern fire wall at the rear of the
Bass block, halted the march of the
flames. All the territory To the north
and East of that point is a mass of
blazing ruins. At least Il quarter OF
the city has been laid waste.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
JOE FOWLER DEAD

Joe Fowler, well kno1a BNbee
man, died Friday after an illness Of a.
bout Il month, catarrh being given as
the cause of his death He was abagt
y years of age and is survived by lis
wife 10 whom he was married about
year ago.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04
Will BOOM
RAILROAD
Citizens From Many States to
Gather at Knoxville.
NEWPORT PEOPLE INVITED
Meeting VIII Be Held at Knox
vile Tomorrow to Create In
terest in the Proposed Knox
vile to Greeneville Road.

4 '-~'~ ~ oAS~it~NHIS ANOQds
North Carolina, Tennessee and South
Caroline will be represented in a big
railroad meeting which will be held at
Knoxville Friday. The meeting has
been called by the Knoxville Board OF
Trade for the purpose of increasing in I
terest in the Knoxville to Greeneyille
railroad which is TO be built in the next
few months if the plans under way
materialize.
Newport people are interested and
1t is stated that strong effort will be
made TO have the proposed railroad
come through Newport. Local people
say that ii would be shame to permit
the railroad come within seven miles
OF Newport and not to give this town
the direct benefits from the same. Az
Planned at this TIME the,Knoxyille and
GreeneNilie railroad will tap the Ten
nessee and Norta Carolina railroad
somewhere about Wilton SPRING..
This would give Newport a connections
with the road and would mean com
petative freight rates but il would neL
give the Town double service. As pro-
sosed the new road would put New.
porl II closer touch with Knoxville
and The more trains per day, the bet.
ter The service, and an effort is being
made to get large crowd of Newport
people to attend the meeting and set
forth to those Interested in the project,
reasons why the new road csnnot al
ford 10 miss direct connections at New.
port, whl"h would be the largest town
between Knoxville and Canton, a
distance OF over l00miles. Just wlfa will
represent Newport at tie meetingNs
not known, but several have signified y
their intention of attending.
Tocreate interest the Knoxville Board
of Trade is trying to get the press os
this section interested in the meeting
and this paper has received the follow.
ing letter in reference TO same:
April 2s. t9ll.
"Edilor Newport Plain Talk,
"Newport, Tenn.
"Dear Sir:
"The Board of Trade, Commercial
Bodies and the Appalachian ExposiA
ton will be pleased TO have you in
Knoxville. rs their>gucst on Friday,
May 5th., which occasion, will bc
''Railroad Day. when delegatsois
from Grccnevil|e and towns betweea
GreeneviIe and Knoxville, in Tenn
essee, North and South Carolina, WIZ
have representatives al Knoxville, ia
The interest OF Il direct line from tho
coal mines TO the manufacturing in
duslries of the Piedmont District.
"Our programme will be trip to,
and barbarue at SeyIerville, and en-
tcrtainment and speaking IN the eNn.
ming in Knoxville.
I'VE will be glad TO have represen-
tative from your valuable paper, with
US. Kindly let me know at yolr
earliest convenience. whether you WI
he able 10 lie with us or not, SD that 10
can make arrangements accordingly.
Yours very truly.
'.S. III. COHEN.
secretary,
'D. &. CHAPMAN.
Chairman
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-05-04

Herbert Ragan of Johnson City,
spent Sunday here whit relatives.
p. Nj. and r. ID. Valentine and Al
fred Minis have returned from three
days visit TO Nashville.