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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
WELL KNOWN MERCHANT ILL.

Charlottesville, Va, May l2.-Mr'
John H. Thomasson, for years one OF
the city's best known merchants. suf-
fcred stroke of paralysis yesterday,
and his condition today is critical. His
entire left side is affected and he has
lost his speech. Several years ago MIR.
Thomasson became totally blind and
was forced to retire from active bus
mess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
CALLER is FATALLY SHOT.

Roanoke, Va, May l2.-Edward
Mills, well dressed white man, of
Spray, n. c.. is in q hospital here in
dying condition as a result of pis-
tol shot wound fred last night by one
Of two negroes, both of whom are in
Jail.
Mills had gone to negro residence
to see q man whom he knew. He
Knocked ut the door, and was answer
ed by pistol shot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN HY.
Schedule In Effect April Sth, 1917.
Trains leave Union Station:

Trains leave Union Station:
For Washington. and points north
daily, at $ ", 20, and 10 30 Il: m,
II Vi, u -. II 20. 80. ] $ and u 80
D. M Week days at o. and -
D. M; Sundays only. " p. m
For fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south ut i 81, SO QocaD and
10 22 a. m, IL IT, 40. a, =
(local q, 81 .. m, daily; and 40
U. III. week days.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at IL - a. III. daily. on week days this
train runs through to Milford.
NUTE:-Time OF arrivals and depart
urrs and connections not guaranteed.
w. e. TAYLOR, Traffic Mgr
Richmond, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
TRAINS ON RLUEMoNT BRANCH

Leave AlcxaL drial (W. d o. Statlonl
week days at SD a. Nj, =. So and IA %
Z. NJ. for PluemoLt; G*i3 j. NJ. week
days for LeesbUrg; I:i5 =. NJ. daily for
Rluemont 9:22 4. Nj. local, on sun
days only Tor Blucmont.
For detailed schedule figures. tickets
Pullman reservation, etc, apply 10
WILLIAM G.. l.EllEW,
Union Ticket Agent, Alexandria, w.
T.. II. COAPAlAN, V.cc Pres &Gen. Mgl
=. II. HARDWICK, Pass Trrf. Mgr.
ii. +. CARY, General Passenger Agent
l.. $. BROWN, General Agent,
Washington. ID. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13

Ladies pumps are at present de-
handing their share of consideration,
for they are beautiful. In fact, the
entire line of ladies' shoes handled by
John A. Marshall s Bro, is perfect
advt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
Washington irginis
Railway.
IN affect November |, !Hil,
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,,

LEAVE ALEXANDRIA.
For Washington, from corner Prince
and Royal streets, week days. al 3 10, 5 40,
E o., %, G 80, 10, 6 So %. ID, 20, 4, +,
81, CO., IL, -, 8 81, s 80, 9 10, 9 80. So,
10 IL, 10 So 10 80, II 10, II %, II 30, II 80 I,
M, i2 10, II y, l. 80. II 70, 10, -. l30.
SO, 10, %, 30, 80 3 o., 3 ., 3 -, ; 81,
4 10, %, 4 80. 40 4 81, . 10, 8 %, IS, $50,
G O5, 20, 4 30, 6 d, 90. 7 IL. ., co. so,
9 90, 80, &c 90, lG 30, II 10 and ii So p. II.
Sunda ys-7 co. : 81, 10, 20, 40, 90c,
9 20, &c, 10 90, 10 20, 10 10, II 90, II 70
II 30 a. m, II 10 M, II 20, II 40; 10, i'20,
DO. &C, . 70. 4O 3 90, ) 20, 3 10, 10, j 20,
40 g 90, 3 20, . no. e co, o %, ~, 80. : 20,
30, s 20, { 30 900, 9:D. 10 20 10 80 and
IL 10 p. M.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Venom,
week days, 1T 35, 6 %, Z IS, S 81, 10 -,
II . a. M, II -, ., ., 3 80, 4 10, 5 So,
6 so. 35, s 50. so, 10 30 and IL - p. NJ.
Sundays 90, $50. go. 10 30 II &c 4
No., IL &c, 80, 80 3 30, 4 30, 81, 20 7
GAG and 10 l6 pm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
John Ahern K Co.

Corner Prince and Commerce Street.
WHOaES!iL lie Il RETAIL CROCGRs
and dealers in
PURE WINES AND AgQUDKS
Country produce received daily. Our
stock Of Plain aud Fancy Groceries en-
braces erything TO be had in this line
We hold largely in United States bond
al warehouse aud carry in stock various
J. lands Of the best
+ IRE RYE AND NAET WHlSKi So
made. Have also in store superior gradcs
OF Foreign and American
WINES ALES BI,;,1N, STOUT. sc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
Maryland Delaware and Vb~
GINA Railway Company.

Steamers of this line leave Alexandra
.al on and after May -, 1910,
Every MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY 1t l:;0 p. III.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments uuexcclied,
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care, Through rates and billy OF
lading issued.
Single fare 10 Baltimore, SEQ; rouud
trip, $3.50; statcroomg one way. Sl.G0,
Meals, SOC.
REARDON & GRIMES, Agents
Foot OF Cameron street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13

Our low shoes are beauties and pro-
nounced so by good judges. Examine
our line before buying elsewhere. ,Jno.
\, Marshall & Bro. advt-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.

PREMIER CARRIER OFTHESOUTH.
4 fa:ns leave Union Station, AIez2ndr;a.
In effect Feb. 20, 1912.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

may be able to make something out of Al
Denaree If he can change the smiling
LAD $ style OF delivery Al is undoubtedly
the most awkward hurler that was ever
graduated from the Southern to 4 league
or higher Classification
Tom Hughes eX-Cracker, led the many
FORMER Southern league pitchers now with
the International league He won II and
lost 10. The marks Of some of the other
eX-Dixie leaguers are: Wilhelm. Of Roch-
ester, 1910 Kent of Toronto, 5-3; Max
well, Toronto, 1914: Holmes, of Roches-
ter Buffalo, 1918: Fullenweider. Buffalo
6-S; Dygert, Baltimore Providence 3-5:
Niebahn, Montreal Jersey City. los; Gas
Kill, Newark, 1-13.
American association magnates want
the selling Of beer done away with at
Milwaukee ball park. That's revolution
airy enough.
a Louisville policeman took a dislike
to Burch when Al was playing center
for the Colonels. Burch wasn't batting
much then, but was a wonder on work
ing the pitchers for bases on balls. Al
don't like Burch." said the copper. He
can't hit and he's always cumming his
way to first base,
Jack McCrone, the new Memphis out
fielder batted .301 last season in the In
ternatonal, AS he felded pretty well, he
must be a tremendous bonehead or an
awful souse OF something otherwise the
orioles would never have released him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
FODDER FOR FANS

George Mullin is as happy as a king
over me announcement that he is to be
let out by the Tigers.
Scout kahoe believes ne has = wonder
IN the man Bill Morley that Washington
took from Knoxville.
Mrs. Helen H. Britton EMPLOYS more
lawyers than any magnatess in baseball.
Tom Downey says he has been traded
Tor the last time. He owns a moving pic
ture sho" at Bridgeport.
Joe CantiIon wants to trade Warren
CdlI to some club on the coast
The Highlanders lead the Maps in the
race Tor the Frequent Change OF Man
ayers Championship The score at pres
EN- stands; Maps Lajoie, Stovall, Nc
cure, Davis and Birmingham; Yanks-
Griffith. Elberfeld, Chase, Stallings. VOL
VertOn and?
President Stein. ex-employer of George
SlaIllngs, says that George is the best de-
Eeloper OF young talent alive today and
mat he will make good in Boston if
gwen time. George has Z three year
contract, which should give him time
enough-if he is allowed to remain-which
all of them aren't
The Jersey City team has a lease on the
best training grounds at Bermuda and
viii go back there to train next spring
Big league exchanges say that McGraw
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
S|X-DAY
RACE WORN OUT
BY PACE SET

NTEW YORK, Dee tS.-The SIN
y day bicycle riders pulled OFT
sort of a left handed strike
today and refused to ride on the
saucer-shaped traels For a long
time they circIed Madison Square
Garden slowly on the "hat" with
in the track. They believed
that the speed they had made was
too great to permit them To last
throughout the race, SO they
slowed up.
As a result, they fell materially
behind the old record. At s o'clock
they had covered only 2.0o7 miles
and 6 laps, as compared with 2,0l5
miles and laps, made by Collins
and Pye in 1911. At that time the
teams which were tied were: Kra-
mer and Moran, Pye and Grenada,
Perchicot ana Egg. Root and He
hir Rutt and Fogler Clarke and
Hill, Bedell and Millen. Cameron
and Walthour, Walker and Wells,
Brocco and Berthel. Drobach and
Collins, Ryan and Thomas.
BY o'clock, the t05th hour, the
twelve leaders Were IS miles and !
laps behind the record made by
Miller and Waller in 1899. They
had then covered 2.0i9 miles and $
laps. The two trailing teams were
two laps behind.
galore. Once oscar Egg. of the
French team, crashed into Bobby
Walthour's wheel on one Of the
turns shortly before 10 o'clock.
Both We're thrown. While Egg re-
gained his feet and wheel, Wal
thour was picked up unconscious.
Il was found later that Bobby was
not seriously injured, and he later
reappeared on the track.
Between 9 and If o'clock there
were several sprints. In the most
sensational one, at 1926 o'clock.
the Grenada Pye combination
seemed TO have practically gained
lap. but the referee did not allow
il on the ground that the riders had
not quite overlapped the leaders
when tie sprint ended by pune
ture of Fogler's tire
At 10 a. m, the 106th hour. the
twelve leading teams had covered
2,033 miles and laps. Il miles and
l lap behind the record made by
Miller and Waller in 1899. Twelve
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

ottense. repeatedly CARRYING the ball
for long gains, while his work on
the defense was marvellous for
anybody's weight.
Every follower of football knows
the dazzling Lewie Hardage to be
one of the most brilliant perform
ers who ever swept across the chalk
marks. Lewie plays the game for
all it is worth and he had rather
tuck the pigskin under his arm and
fight off taclllers than TO have Il
position in Woodrow Wilson's cab
met
Cahall is q drop kicker of re-
markable ability, formerly of Mis-
sissippi; Bill Nicely and Allen
Brown, who is now coaching :. z.
L.. are good enough for any mans
team, and if the Cowboys Hex this
aggregation, they will deserve u
high place in the Football Han of
Fame.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
27 2:10 TROTTERS GO
TO CREDIT OF ED GEERS

MEMPHIS, Dec. led Geers, veteran
Southern driver of light harness horses,
added five horses this year to the list
of those which he has put within the
charmed circle"--the 2:10 mark He
now has twenty z:l0 trotters to
his credit and leads all light harness
drivers in this respect
Included in this list are The Harvester,
201, worlds champion trotting stallion;
The Abbott, 2:0314; Highbau, 2:O3s4; Lord
Derby, 2:O5&; Fantasy, 2:06; Dude Arch
dale, 2:04i4 Billy Buck. 2:07]4; Nlghtin-
gale, EOS; Marie \, 2:O8l4; Dare Devil.
209 Anvil 2:0414, and Bergen. 2:06A
In addition to the twenty-six trotters
referred to, Geers gave Sterling McKin-
ney record of 2:06s4, but V l.. Shuler
put the horse in the 2:10 list. Tom Muir
ply later reduced his mark to 2:06i4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
WITH STRONG LINEUP
A. A. c. TEAM TACKLES
CHARLOTTE Y. M. c. A.

The Atlanta Athletic club basket bah
quintet plays its second game of the
season Saturday night Their oppo
nents viii be the Charlotte On. c. Y.
NJ {. A. team
The Charlotte boys put tt over the
a. \. c. players last season and the
local performers are out for revenge.
The Tar Heel team is said to be of
championship caliher and they claim
the championship of the CaroIinas.
Tho Atlanta team has improved much
since its game with Bessemer last week,
II is believed that the players have
gotten over their stage fright and but
ter-tingering. This was the one rea
son Why they did not run up an UNI
merciful score against their enemy
then.
one thing can be said about the To-
Gals and that is they are certainly much
better on handling the ball with one
hand this year than last and they viii
win good lot of games by this art too.
The team viii be much stronger this
week as DuBard will be on the job mt
center DuBard is in the game from
start to finish. and the lad that Keeps
up with him or puts one over on him
viii have to go some.
Both teams claim their men 10 be in
the best of condition. The line-up of
the two teams is as follows:
Atlanta A. c. Charlotte.
e. Smith. If. ..,.. &c.. .CroWell. IT,
r. Forbes, IF. &C.. &C.. +. Stewart, If
DuBard. g. -. 600. 90. 90. Avrett C.
Carter tCaptD, IL. ... Page (CaptD, ig
Weaver, re- Andrews, w. stewart rg
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
Vanderbilt and Sewanee Players viii Invade Lone Star State
Big FOOTBALL BATTLE IN TEXAS new YEARS DAY

power in the line for four years.
peing far more versatile PLAYER
lhan any other member of the
team. He was a wonder at getting
Gown under punts and following the
pail on all offensive plays with the
rest OF the fleet backfeld men. while
at backing up the line he was a
marvel. Freeland now is putting
IN ms idle moments in CorDus
Christi imparting his knowledge %
the three RS" to all who care to
stay inside the schoolroom and lis
ten.
Cope Thinks Brown Wonder
Coach Cope, of Sewanee. con
sloers "Chigger" Browne. by all
odds, the greatest little field gen
eral the Tigers have ever been
blessed with. He tips the hav
scales at exactly - pounds above
the century weight, yet in ali of
his big games he was strong on the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

NASHVILLE. TENN, Dec. 10
\ Tine football curtain that was
: r1ng down on Southern grid
..., snort Thanksgiving day, will
e.. -sf.ed again on New Years day,
a. curtain speech, so to speak.
r,.- where has not been decided
.....-,sry but it is certain to hap
.., in one Of the larger cities Of
.r.,.- when q bunch of gladiators
..r some time or. other fought
..... -re colors of Vanderbilt or
..,ares under the leadership Of
a.e... Stewart. will invade the
YAM. star state, to tackle q collec-
.I,r .f Western football stars.
.s#.z" was formerly crack end
FL, Nh. mighty Vanderbilt machine,
Inf more recently he has been
.,s,1fng the eleven at Christian
prarh,rs college. in Texas, just how
me old game is played.
stewart journeyed over d thou
sand miles to gather together the
..s,m of the pigskin stars in this
...rfou. since so few have ever
r...n able to take the cowboys
...s.gra So great is the distance
char separates the Texas elevens
s,n OTHERS Of the 5. I. A. A., that
s,.-haI fans in the Southwest sci
dom get q chance to witness a
clash between the pride of the West
and the champions of the South.
Good Chance for Comparison.
This struggle will offer a long
...naf opportunity to witness
-an, that should be worth travel
fr. mile. To see. since if will pro-
vide 81 comparison of the system
that wins for Vanderbilt and that
Of .ae eIovens of Texas, which are
so vastly different.
Tncmayers from this section who
will rpear in the New Years day
ffH.-up are about as follows: Gil
IcH Sawanec, Walton, Southwest
OIL. Presbyterian university, Stew
ar. Vanderbilt, on the ends. Metzger
Vanderbilt. Council, Vanderbilt;
Co.mstou Vanderbilt; Freeland,
Vanderbilt: Swafford. Vanderbilt,
un talk. care of the line posi-
tiaas rnigger Browne. Sewanee,
an. Robins. Of Vanderbilt, viii al
r.uau a.. quarterback. In the
back field will appear such famous
players a. Lewis Hardage, Wander
bill: BID Nicely. Vanderbilt: Man
ship. :. p. L.. and Allen Brown, Of
Vanderbilt. Shields and Cahan, Of
:. j.. T., win be substitutes.
Southern Players Are Cracks.
wai- array of talent includes
many of The best players that ever
flashed across q Southern gIidiron,
GUom. tno Sewanee player. who
was captain of his team this year,
Was considered by every one to be
t1e best punter in the South. In
his best game, that with Vanderbilt,
bis kicks averaged A yards beyond
the line OF ScrjmmaSe.
Frog" Netzger was in 1910-191
the star Iiuesman for McGugin, and
earned a place on one Of Walter
Camps AIl-American teams, being
the third man OF the South to re-
ceiyo Eastern recognition. Frog"
is now with an engineering crew in
south Alabama, engaged in a water
power survey. and reports that he
is hard as nails and eager for "a
tough battle.
Big Tn" lreeland was also
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
LYNCH WANTS M. BROWN
ON STAFF OF UMPIRES

CHICAGO. Dee. l&.-The status of
Aota.aJi Brown. former pitcher for the
! Aago National league team, which
las been in doubt. was settled today by
WA."m Neal, Of the Louisville club, OF
iae American association.
tic said Brown belonged TO Louis
l-'r which wanted him as pitcher
''f LeNt season, but that the club would
hot stand i'm the way if Brown desired
TO- better himself by accepting a posi-
t", u.s. umpire IN one of the big leagues,
According TO Neal, Brown has been
'.eira a position on the umpiring staff
'l the National league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
CHAS. BENDER IN ATLANTA
TO GOLF AND HUNT HERE

Charles t"ChiefD Bender, greatest Of
Indian pitchers has reached Atlanta ard
will spend most of his winter here. Ac-
companied 10y his wife he journeyed
from Montgomery 10 Atlanta by motor
car, finding some tremendously muddy
going on the road.
He expects to spend his vacation hunt
in the South, but Atlanta viii be his
headuuarters Later in the winter lie
will 90 to Charlotte. \. c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
READING, PA, PUTS BAN
ON BENNER- NELSON GO

READING, PA, Dec 12.-The fight
between Battling Nelson and Jimmy Ben
ner. scheduled for next Tuesday. was
forbidden today by District Attorney Hen
ley. He said he would arrest the promo
tiers if they came to town.
Three thousand t!ckets already hal
beer sold for the bout
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
ZEIDER, BODIE, AND KUHN
OFFERED FOR JOE JACKSON

CHICAGO. Dec. 13.--r was reported
here today that Manager Callahan. of the
Chicago White Sox, had offered Rollie
Zeider, Ping Bodie and Red Kuhn to the
Cleveland club, in exchange for Joe Jack
son.
No answer has been received from the
Maps.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
PENN STATE TOO ROUGH:
CORNELL PASSES EN- UP

ITHACA, n. Y, Dec 1S-CIaiming that
the tactics used by the Penn. State
gridiron warriors are a bit too rough,
the Cornell Athletic association dropped
that eleven from its 1913 football sched-
ule.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
BILLY SMITH GOES AFTER
OUTFIELDER Ivy HOFFMAN

BID smith today wired Ivy Hoffman,
Bill was tipped OF this morning that
hoffman was az liberty and wasted no
time IN asking him to join the Cracker
clan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13
HONOR EOR EIrZPATRIck

PRINCETON, \. j.. Dec 13-John Fitz.
patrick, trainer OF the Tiger squad, was
an honorary membership to the senior
class.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

Parasols of. double-faced satin
are fashionable, Black faced with
silver gray, light blue, lavender,
green and American Beauty, are
especially prominent, Parasols of
ombre, or shaded silk, in which
the color shades to almost white,
are among the many other effec-
tive novelties,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

For thin dresses a little full
ness in the shape of gathers or
fine tucks about the hips is desir-
able. Sleeves are short and the
collarless neck is considered good
style. 4
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26
FEMININE FRIVOLS

Wide langes are seen on'many
of the millinery models. as well
as shirred pinking applied to the
brim edges. Taffeta shirred into
a wide f1ange and put on the bias
gives an irregular and pretty fin
Dish to the medium size straws.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

Sifken belts are of the crush
order and are usually worn high;
they end with two or three large
buttons, a rosette, sash ends, a
square bow or a large fower-at
the left front $ the flower,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26
ABOUT PEOPLE
t is not without the range Of

possibilities that a
year hence it may be
Princess G en- e
We've of Pike coun-
ty Missouri. Miss
Clark is one of the
younger sotial setat
the national capital,
and should her faith
er, the speaker Of
the house, be the
president, she will
have the honor of
being q white house
debutante.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

There is marked tendency
toward under brim trimming on
hats which promises to be strong
Oly favored a little later on.
Combinations of stripes, such
as black and cerise, black and
blue, black and green, continue
to be featured.
Linen blouses in champagne or
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

white are being beautifully dec
GRATED in punched work for this
summers wearing.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-06-14

Commission nor Collector Bach arach, are least to blame. They were selected by the City Coun- ell and agreed toserve. Theirs S, is thank you" job, and they are serving because you tall of us) signed a petition asking for the sewer district to be- formed.
 The sewer district is going tllro kseause you asked for it and because a city needs sewer age. Lets boost it. and by all boosting, Wescanse our property valuations increase so that we will all derive a benefit and pro- fit by it. : -
 Tell 'em you-. saw it in the Argus
The Brinkley argus., 1912-06-14
Negro Divine Healer Works
 in B. inkley.

A negro preacher by the name of Langston has been stirring things" in north Brinkley at the Wesley M. K. church during the past ten days.
 Langston has developed in to a divine healer" and it is said that through his influence, some of the cnlored people who have been "ailing" and afflicted have been cured, this week. Dr. T. J. Stout received a hurry call this afternoon to attend some of the colored people who are reported to have had too much healing oil. /"
The Brinkley argus., 1912-06-14
Collecting the Sewer Tax.

The week has marked rush or Collector S. Bacharach of the Brinkley Sewerage District.
 It was quite interesting to watch the crowd lined up and paying the tax on one of the rush days this week.
 The sour faces'' and un- pleasant dispositions were in evidence and a person to see the ordinary run of the crowd of sewer tax payers and hear their remarks, would involuntarily have wondered WHY" the sewer levee? Of course nearly every one of them signed the petition asking for the formation of the Sewer District. It wasn't hard to sign the petition, every body else was doing it. Not a word then n-the words" were saved up until paying time. But what's the use? It's done and practically every property owner in Brinkley signed the formation petition saying THEY WANTED IT.
 The gentlemen composing the
The Brinkley argus., 1912-06-14
1YpEwRIIERs GIVEN AWAY

The Emerson Typewriter Company of Woodstock, H., have recently given away over 400 of the highest gpade, wholly visible Emerson Tgpewriters made in the worl6 They have gone into every tate Rnd terri tory in the UnitH Sfates. There may be somefA fouf town. They are gjvin) thtm away everywhere to mens women, boys, and girls, Ger IS years of age, on spspEisin gly liberal con- ditions,
 If VI make any use of a SIC (0:d1 1iter,, providing it did not tost s6u even one cent, then in a letter or on postal card addressed to Frank L. Wilder, President, Woodstock