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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-03-03
EITER FROM R. C. MCKINLEY

AIIIN INUH IT, VI WoNIV6S
In looking over my tax receipts
the past ten years is as
lows: total valuation in 1900
Is $4,000. total taxes, $10.99,
Hector, Z. Y. Blakely.
In 1903, total valuation, 1882. 90
bal taxes, SIG. as. Ed Hood,
llector. In 1904, total val
tion 100000, total taxes
BIT, Ed Hood Collector. In
p9, total valuation. $1165. 90,
fal tax, $23. 80, Ed Hood collect
In 1911, total valuation 1885.
total tax, 500. 35, D. L. billiard
Pllector. Soft will be seen that,
(nng the time Of ten years my
operty has Increased in value
pm $4,000, to $685.. 90, which
an increase in value during the
b years of $4,000, which is
)out SOL $40 per anum.
Now letus examine the increase
taxation and we find it to be
S,6.l0 per anum.
This is the reason | object to
|rrowing money by the county
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-03-03
children were born.

CTIIIUTGII W6TG UOTII.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. H. Steen of
this city. Interment was at the
Smyrna cemetery Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The Picayune joins a host of
friends in extending sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-03-03
Alex. Vaughan

is an agent for the prettiest line
of Monuments and Tombstones
ever shown in Prescott. See
him and get what you want for
your cemetery lot.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-03-03

TOR any purpose.
| invite commet upon this
question.
Very truly,
R. G.. Mckinley.
Waldo. Arkansas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
BOOKS.
The Imprudence Of Prue.

Prue Is a compound of all the
charms and graces that literary his
tory has associated with the young
lady of two centuries ago. All the es-
sential virtues of delightful story
interesting characters, an absorbing
plot, skilled workmanship and grace
of style are here. Prue, of noble birth,
and at sixteen a penniless widow, en-
tering the pages of the story at TWEEN
ty-one, captivates the reader from the
moment OF her first appearance. Her
sweetness, her recklessness, her cley-
erness of resource, her nimble tongue
are unfailing. Her need for money,
her unconscious yearning for love, and
her incessant delight in daring cpl
sodes more than Justify the title,
which. indeed, might literally appear
In plural, for Prue is guilty of many
imprudences. II stands. however, very
well. for her prime achievement. which
Is nothing less than secret marriage
with a highwayman confined in New
gate prison. whence he Is To be taken
for the hangman's rope within a week.
Balls and masquerades. afternoon
levees at which Prue and her palmer
cousin, Peggie, dispense chocolate
and coquetry;" midnight adventures in
the narrow, ill-lit London streets. or
in a lonely house by the wayside; a
call at the Jew money lenders; In
trigues over coffee and port In snug
inn parlors-by one charming episode
and another the readers attention is
increasingly beguiled. The story is
first OF ALL however, story, with no
long descriptions; instead mere touch
es Of color here and there, SO that
the action is at no point weighed
down either by scenery or historic
fact The author is a conscientious
workman and one result Of her con-
scientiousness is an air OF plausibility
and candor which she has impaired TO
her work The story is fling, lark,
packed. full of surprises. The Imprud-
ence OF Prue is by Sophie Fisher, and
illustrated by Herman Pfeifer 1t Is
published by The Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany, indianapolis at 1925 net.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03

AN ORDINANCE to amend section -
Chapter IS OF the Complied Ord
nances OF the City OF Detroit for IT,
section /. That Section Of chapte
SIS OF the Compiled Ordinances Of (1I=
City OF Detroit for the year 1894. oD<|
Is hereby amended so as to read as fo1@
lows:
Sec. 6. In ali cases except those mes
toned. sidewalks shall be OF unifo<N
after laid. constructed or repaired 90
the north side OF Porter street oppo<
site stanton Park: on the north SO
south sides of Rose street. opposto1
Albertus place, between Dequindf1'
street and st. Aubin avenue: on tie
north side OF Osborn place. betweem|
north side or Guoln street. betweez
Walker street and McDougall avenu1I
on the east and west sides OF Je6ernoM
court. between Jefferson avenue 81
Fort street textended): on the ct
side OF Springwells avenue. Detwoo1
West Jefferson avenue and Sou(U
street: on the north and south side
street and Wabash railroad: on thS
east and west sides OF Gilman avonuo&
between Fort street and Lexinxtou
avenue; the first street north OF Mar
ston avenue. between ST. Aubfn ave.
nue. and Fordyce avenue. and also ~
the east and west sides or Ford ave-
nue.. between West Jefferson avenuG
and the NJ G.. t. r., also on the east
and west sides OF Lafferty place from
Howard street to the NJ G. X. X. right
of-way. and also on the east and Wo1I
sides OF West End avenue. south "a
West Jefferson. shall be OF uniforu
width of four feet; and on the Wo0<
side OF Springwells avenue. betwo4u
Fort street and Wabash railroa&u
where same shall be OF q uniforI
width OF Ave feet. and on the nor{G
side OF Winter street. between De-
quindre street and 81. Aubin avenue.
where same shall be Of uniform wfdt1
OF three feet.
Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall TAKE
Immediate effect
Approved March Z. 1911.
VIM. b. THOMPSON.
Attest: Mayor. y
CHARLES A. NICHOLS,
(s40) City Clerk.
(offcial papers please copy.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
GAINING NEW STATES

Woman's suffrage is receiving ia
vorablo attention in the Wisconsin
and Illinois legislatures and at this
writing IT appears taht these two
states may decide at least to give
the present electors an opportunity
to say whether or not the women
shall vote, says La. Follette's Weekly.
Adopting the plan so successfully car
ried out by the woman's suffrage or
ganization of Illinois, the Wisconsin
workers went before the Wisconsin
legislature on the 18th and conducted
a four-hour hearing at which the wo-
men speakers presented their argu-
ments in favor of a universal ballot
Four hundred women joined in the
demonstration before the legislators,
the principal speakers being Mrs. EN-
ma S. DeVoe. of Washington. presl-
dent of the National Council; Mrs.
Helen l.. Grenfall, former superintend-
ent of public education In Colorado;
Mrs. +. NJ. Fuller and Mrs. Joseph
Jastrow, of Madison; Mrs. George W..
Peckham, of Milwaukee, Mrs. b. Z
Gudden, of Oshkosh and Mrs. Olym-
pia Brown Willis, OF Racine, The
demonstration was plenned by Miss
Mary Swain Wagner of Poughkeepsie,
who has been representing the state
organization before the legislature,
and Senator ID. G.. James OF Richland
Center, author OF the suffrage bill,
now in committee. 1t is claimed by
the suffrage workers that their can
vass OF members shows a majority or
both houses in favo rof votes for wo.
men.
The Nevada legislature has passed
an amendment granting full suffrage
to women. This is the fourth state
that has taken this action within the
last few months. the cher states be-
ing California, Kansas and Oregon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
Wide World Magazine.

A Budget of interesting stories and
articles appears in the April issue OF
the Wide World Magazine. The Rev.
F. Cowley Whitehouse. OF CONSTANT.
nople, describes THE Turk at Play
and assures as that, when he chooses,
the indolent Turk can exert consider
able strenuousness. Prof. c. H..
Halves continues his "Wanderings in
Crete and G.. V. A. Peel brings to a
conclusion his sporting adventures
Among Ryper and Reindeer OF Nor
way" In an article on "The Noun
tain OF the Ark" we learn that Mount
Ararat has only been scaled seventeen
times. l.. Dow Covington begins a
series OF articles dealing with "Mys-
terious Senoussi-Land" and there are
some very exciting stories Mrs. Fred
Maturin, who has wide reputation
as a great traveller. begins a series of
articles, entitled. Our Trek Beyond
the Zambesi" AS usual there are
many remarkable photographs in this
Issue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
Success Magazine.

The April issue of Success Magazine
contains significant article entitled
THE Oregon Idea.' describing Ore
CONS experience in putting the gov
eminent I'm the hands of the people.
In Missionaries to the Soil Forrest
Crissey describes Uncle Sans method
of preaching the gospel of better crops
To the farmers of the south. lnis II.
Weed. in an article entitled "Daugh-
tiers OF the New South, tells the story
of the work done by group Of women
toward social betterment in the south.
Mary Heaton Worse, in "A Plea for
Pure Fabrics" points out the need OF
legislation TO protect us against the
adulteration OF cloths.
Fiction numbers OF interest are
The Man | Might Have Been by
James Oppenheim; The Turk" by
Carolyn Wells: fancy Takes A
Thinking Part by Inez Haynes Gill
more: Easter Bonnets," by Hyman
Strunsky and a new Average Jones
story: "Flashlight.' by Samuel Hop
kins Adams. Orion SWEET Marden's
editorial for the month is The Coun.
try Boys Chance"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
CHAMPION FAT
MAN WEIGHS $50
World Has Insisted That Charles Il.
Johnson, of Brockton, Laugh
u and Be Happy.
BY w. c. SHEPHERD.

BROCKTON. Mass. April 3.--Do
you know why fat men always laugh?
It's because the world insists that
they shall Folk just simply can't
bear to see fat man In trouble. He's
got To laugh
Now, here's Charles III. Johnson, In
Brockton.
lie told me all about how the world
has fat.footedly insisted that he laugh
and be happy. He's extra fat. He
weighs 53S pounds
1T just seems as IL folk couldn't
bear to see "a quarter-of-a-ton man IN
trouble" he told me. 1T was like
this:
When | was 81 years old | weighed
l76 pounds. | used TO work hard
every day and loved to dance every
evening. But when | married mother
here"-pointing toward a mite OF
woman who was sitting at machine,
sewing-''I had to stay at home even
ings. Then | got a job In the brass
furnishing factory, where | got less
exercise than before. And during the
first year we were married | gained
SO pounds. After that never stopped
gaining In weight. I'm SO now. and
two years ago | had TO stop work.
couldn't carry around a quarter or a
ton OF flesh and work, too. You
haven't any idea what a hard Job II
is, was just the same as an invalid,
as far as work was concerned.
Mother did her best to keep things
going All that she and | had to live
on came from her work. II was more
than a tight squeeze, lots OF the time.
| always felt all right, but couldn't
get around. And mother kept getting
thinner and more tired looking.
Things were getting pretty dark
about month ago. Then one day
solicitor for a newspaper happened
out our way and he asked us II We
didn't want to take his newspaper.
We Didn't. We didn't have the money.
But as soon as he saw me he quit so
liciting for that day and hustled right
back to his newspaper otfice to tell
the editors about me. Then folk be-
gan coming out TO see me. | had
some photographs made OF myself and
sold them. Mother didn't like II very
well, but told her that was going
10 help her all | could.
Some prominent business men in
Boston, who are officers OF the New
England Fat Mems club, asked me TO
join. It's famous club. with $500
members. and altogether they weigh
400 tons They discovered by looking
over their data regarding the fat men
that saw the champion. The latest
man they ever had weighed only 469
pounds and he died some time ago.
Mother and | are beginning 10 see
our way through the woods now.
What want 10 do is 10 go to Boston
next summer when the fat men hold
their annual three-day meeting and
hear them all laugh. ! tell you fat
men are jolly. Folk just plumb make
'em be-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
SLAYER GIVES SELF
UP TO THE POLICE
Claude Ross Kills Maurice JOY in
Saloon Brawl-Says Latter
Picked Quarrel.

IL Claude Ross had followed the ad.
vice given him by police officers u
month ago. he would not be held in
the central police station now, with a
charge OF murder registered opposite
his name.
Saturday night he engaged in a
fight with Maurice Joy, 30 years old,
No. l8 Pine-st.. in front OF Timothy
Fogarty's saloon, No. 147 Grand River
ave. Joy was struck down and his
head hit the stone walk with such
force that he died later from a frac-
tured skull. The police looked in
vain for Ross Saturday and Sunday.
Early Monday morning, the youth
walked into the central station and
surrendered himself to Lieut.. Rut.
ledge.
About month ago, Ross was re
moved by the police from the vitiating
surroundings Of the Fogarty bar
He pleaded with Lieut. Rutledge then
not to be locked up, and Rutledge let
him go after he promised faithfully
never TO go into Fogarty's place
again.
Saturday night found him in the
familiar atmosphere of Fogarty's place
He says he did not know Joy. who
he declares, insisted on picking d
quarrel with him. The two were or
dered out of the place and the battle
followed. Joys face and head were
badly battered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
Ordinance No. sos.

AN ORDINANCES to amend an ordi-
nance entitled "An Ordinance pre-
scribing certain limits within the
City Of Detroit where v, saloons In
malt liquors are sold beverage
shall not hereafter be established
and maintained and spirituous in
therein and TO repeal all ordinances
or parts OF ordinances Inconsistent
herewith" by amending Sections
new section TO be known as Sec
tion b-B
Ii is hereby ordained by the people
OF the city OF Detroit:
Section l. That an ordinance enti-
tied An Ordinance prescribing certain
limits within the city OF Detroit where
saloons In which spirituous. intoNicat
ing or malt liquors are sold a bever-
age shall not hereafter be established
and maintained, and splrituous. irtox-
icating or malt liquors sold therein and
10 repeal all ordinances or parts OF or
dinances inconsistent herewith" be
amended so that there shall be added
thereto q new section to be known as
section 5-B, and so that sections : and
shall read AS herein specified
Section 5-B All that portion OF the
City. bounded on the north By the
northerly city limits. on the east Dy
the center line OF Russell street from
point where the center line OF Rus
sell street intersects the nOrtherly
limits OF the city, southerly along the
center line OF Russell street to the GEN.
ter line OF Forest Hill street. thence
westerly along the center line OF For
est Hin street to the center line OF
Cardon1 street, thence northeriy along
the center line OF Cardoni street 10 the
center line or Woodland avenue. thence
westerly along the center line Of Wood
land avenue TO the center line OF Good
win street. thence nortnerly along the
center line OF Goodwin street 10 the
northerly city limits.
Sec All that portion of the City
bounded as follows Commencing at
the intersection OF the center line OF
Hamilton boulevard with the northerly
city limits. thence westerly along the
northerly city limits 10 the westerly
city limits. thence southerly along the
westerly city limits TO a point where
the westerly city limits intersects a
line parallel 20 ard 200 feet north OF
BANCROFT avenue, thence westerly along
ssfd parallel line TO a point where the
center une OF Wilson avenue extended
intersects said parallel line. thence
southerly along the center line OF VIII
son avenue extended and the center
line OF Wilson avenue TO the center line
OF Seward avenue, thence easterly
along the center line OF Seward avenue
10 the center line OF Greenfield avenue.
thence southerly along the center line
OF Greenfield avenue TO the center line
OF Trumbun avenue extended and the
center line OF Trumbull avenue TO a
point loo feet northsrly and At right
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
ASYLUM,
TAKES HIS LIFE
H. L. Schultheis, Desperate at
Thought of Going Insane, Hangs
Self in Attic.

Driven desperate by an ailment that
threatened 10 send him TO an insane
asylum, Henry L. Schultheis, 58 years
old, hanged himself TO a rafter in the
attic OF his home, No. 972 Field-ave..
some time Sunday night.
When Schultheis did not arise Mon
day morning. his wife went to investi-
gate. She found his room deserted.
She went to the attic and found the
door was bolted and barred from the
inside.
She called her son and together
they broke in the door. Mr.. Schulz
theis had hanged himself with a
clothesline.
All day Sunday. he had complained
of sharp pains in bis head and said
IL they did not stop, he would have
to go to an insane asylum.
A month ago he attempted suicide
by taking carbolic acid. Coroner
Rothacher was called
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03

AN ORDINANCE to amend section II
OF an Ordinance entitled IAN ordi-
nance prescribing certain limits
within the City OF Detroit where sa-
looms In which spirituous. tntoxicat-
ing or malt liquors are sold as a
beverage shall not hereafter be es-
tablished and maintained. and spirit
sold therein, and to repeal all ordi-
nances or parts OF ordinances incon-
sistent herewith" approved jan rs.
IL is hereby ordained by the people
of the City Of Detroit:
Section /. That section OF an Or
dinance entitled "An Ordinance pre-
scribing certain limits. within the city
OF Detroit, where saloons In which
spirituous. Intoxicating or malt liquors
are sold as beverage shall not here
after be established and maintained.
and spirituous. Intoxicating or malt IL
quors sold therein. and TO repeal all or
dinances or parts OF ordinances incon-
sistent herewith, approved Jan. rs.
1905" be and the same is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows:
Section IL. No saloon. whore spirit
uous, Intoxicating or malt liquors are
sold as a beverage shall be hereafter
established Ind maintained within the
scribed as follows:
Commencing at a point on the north
erly city limits at the intersection or
the westerly line OF Private Claim No,
AZ; thence easterly along the northeriy
city limits TO the center line of Grand
River avenue; thence southeasterly
along the center line Of Grand River
avenue, (extended): thence southerly
along the center line of Vinewood ave-
nue. TO the center line OF public alley
nue. and extending westerly from Vine
wood avenue: thence westerly along
the center line OF said puolic alley 10
the center line OF public alley lying
A. ~ Nd N Vinaw00d
avenue: thence southerly along said
center line extended. and tho center
line OF said alley TO point In the
southerly line extended In Lot rs, Block
s. on the west side OF vinewood ave-
nue.; thence easterly along the south
erly line of Lot 20 to the west line OF
Vinewood avenue; thence easterly
across Vinewood avenue TO the center
line OF Brown Place; thence -easterly
along the center line OF Brown Place
to the center line or Roosevelt avenue;
thence southeasterly along the center
line OF Roosevelt avenue to the center
line Of McGraw avenue; thence easterly
along the center line or McGraw ave-
nue. to the west line OF the Porter
erly line of the Porter Farm to point
Ito feet south Of the southerly line OF
Hancock avenue west; thence Wester-
ly along the line parallel with and lie
feet distant southerly from the south
lire of Hancock avenue west to the
center line OF the alley first west OF
Scotch avenue: thence northerly along
the center line or said alley TO a point
ITO feet southerly from the south line
OF Horatio street; thence westerly
along a line parallel with and lilo feet
southerly OF the south line OF Horatio
street to the westerly line OF p. c. AZ;
thence northerly along said westerly
line OF Il. C. AZ to the place OF begin
ming.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
immediate effect
Approved March z. 1911.
VIM. b. THOMPSON,
Mayor
Attest: CHAS A. NICHOLS.
(343) City Clerk.
(ofncial papers please copy)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
VOTERS WILL DECIDE FATE
OF MAYOR OF TACOMA
A. v. Fawcett Is Charged With In
competency and Extravasanee
In Office.

TACOMA, Wash. April 3.-The po-
litical fate OF A. " Fawcett. commits
sion mayor OF Tacoma, charged with
incompetency and extravaganza In
office, will be decided at a special
recall election here tomorrow. Can
didates opposing him are w. w. Sey-
mour. wealthy business man. and A.
G. Barth. a Socialist.
Interests Is added to the outcome
OF the election by reason OF charges
openly made and net denied that the
recall proceedings against Fawcett
were instigated by the liquor Inter
ests in retaliation for Fawcett's action
i'm Occurring the passage OF the anti
treating ordinance which was ratified
at referendum election two weeks
ago. At that election, the balance OF
power lay with the women voters who
exercised the right OF the ballot for
the first time.
Whether they will follow up their
heavy vote for the anti-treatng or
dinance by casting their ballots to-
morrow I'm favor of the author OF the
measure. or whether. having admin.
istered rebuke To the liquor inter
ests they will throw their support to
Seymour is the chief question.
While il is conceded that Seymour
will receive the solid vote OF the so
ciety women. the women I'm IN
"workingmen's wards" are expected
to support Fawcett almost unani-
mously
Fawcett's friends point to his adyo-
cacy or large municipal Improvements
as sufficient reason for maintaining
him in office. Seymour owns water
and gas plants In several cities In the
state and Is accredited very rich
man. He has taken little part In local
politics heretofore. Barth has large
following. and is expected TO poll a
heavy vote. though he is not conceded
a chance TO win.
Petitions are on Ale with the city
clerk for the recall of the four other
municipal commissioners, but the date
OF the election has not been set.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-03
Ordnance No. az.

AN ORDINANCE TO amend an ordi-.
nance entitled AN Ordinance pres
scribing certain limits within the
City or Detroit where saloons In
which spirituous. Intoxicating or.
malt liquors are sold as beverages
shall not hereafter be established and
maintained and sptrituous, intoxicat-.
ing or malt liquors sold therein. and,
TO repeal all ordinances or parts Of
ordinances inconsistent herewtth.'i
approved Jan. 2. 1905. by adding =,
new section thereto. TO be known a.
IL is hereby ordained by the people
OF the City OF Detroit:
Section 1. That an ordinance enti-
limits within the City OF Detroit where
saloons In which spirituous, fntoxlcat-
ing or malt liquors are sold as bev-
erage shall not hereafter be estabifsn-
ed and maintained and spirituous. In
toxicating or malt liquors sold therein.
and 10 repeal all ordinances or parts or
ordinances inconsistent Herewith. Ap-
proved Jan: z, 1905 De ana the sane me
section thereto be known as Section
IL (a).
spirituous. Intoxicating or malt nquors
ter established and maintained within
the territory within the City OF De-
troit. described as follows; All that
portion OF the City bounded on the
south by the National Boundary line:
ON the east by the center line OF Me-
Dougall avenue; on the west py tns
center line OF Chene street, and on the,
north by the center line or Larned
Sec. 2 This ordinance shall take i'm
mediate effect
Approved March z, 1911.
wM 3. THOMPSON.
Mayor.
Attest. CHARLES A NICHOLS,
,SSE1 City Clerk >
,othclsI papers please copyD