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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-05
THIRD OF THE SERIES


ais charged a division Of confeder-
ates commanded BY Gen. John G.
Breckenridge and were badly cut
to pieces.
On the night Of the 18th we
silently withdrew ii the direction
Of Enterprise, Miss. On the
march we lost another Of our COM
pany by desertion. The next we
heard Of BIN he belonged to the
federals. We marched two nights
and day without hating. The
last night we had to march behind
the wagon train. 1t had been
raining all day and we were hav-
ing to halt every few hundred
yards for the wagons to gel ahead.
John Boswell Of Henderson county
was marching by my side, when
be remarked to me that his people
we're all for the Union but that he
was as good rebel as ever should
cred a musket but he be burned if
he didn't think South Carolina
acted rather hasty. After that,
what do you think of South Caro-
lima now?," became a by word.
In due time we arrived at Enter
prise and went into camp for
rest, having been on the move
since April 23rd.
While at Enterprise we had a
recruit to our company by the
name of j. j. Crawford from
some point in Kentucky. He was
arrested, courtmartialed and sent
enced to be shot. The sentence
was delayed until after the regi-
mcnt went to Mobile, He was
carried there under guard and
placed in prison. One night he
fell out of his bed. and killed him
self and | have no idea his people
ever heard Of his fate.
After resting awhile at Enter
prise we were ordered to Mobile.
There our Brigadier General 5.
B. Maxey was transferred to
Trans, Miss, department and W.
A. Quarles Colonel Of the And
regiment was made our Brigadier
General.
After staying at Mobile a short
time we were ordered to Meridian,
Miss, to meet General Sherman
who was marching on Demopalis,
Ala. Arriving at Meridian we
disembarked and marched towards
Jackson, Miss. cot as for as Nor
ton, Miss, then countermarched
to Meridian and boarded the train
to return to Mobile, The COM
mand occupied two trains on the
return trip. The rear coach of
the front train occupied BY a Ben
ton county company became de-
tached from the rest of the train
and was left standing on the track.
The rear train crashed intoit kill
ing Crow Atcninson, John farmer
and.a son Of Noah Stricklan, Of
Camden.
We arrived at Noodle IN due
time and went back to our old
camp which was named Camp
Cummings. We saw a good time
at Mobile until the latter part of
December when we were ordered
to Dalton, Georgia. to reinforce
General j. Il. johnson, who was
confronting General Sherman.
We reached Dalton in time to wit
ness the great snow battle chat
was fought oy the different com
mands of confederates. Nearly the
entire army was engaged and sew
eral causualities resulted.
1t was not long before we were
ordered back to Mobile. While.
stationed at Mobile, our Captain,
Adams, got a Through home and
while at home married Miss Lizzie
Mebane, a lovely young woman,
----
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-05
BRYaNI's COMPANY Oh CONFEDERATE SOLBIERs
TN N h NEselIf

have been requested write short Of Bryaats Com
pany Of Confederate Soldiers that left Carroll county 1851
battle for the South have concluded to do the best
will have to entirely memory as kept diary Would
say that apologies make for the part took ia the
great believing right then and still believing
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-05

sister of w. E. Mebane, of Hunt
Iingdon. In a very few days he
babe her farewell and sad to say
that was the last time they saw
each other he being killed at the
battle of Ezra Church 28th day Of
July 1864.
We remained at Mobile till the
18th of May 1864 when we were
again ordered to the Army Of
Tennessee meeting the army South
Of Dalton. Quarles Brigade con-
sisting Of the 18th, 10Th, 53rd,
46th and 55th Regiments Tennes-
see Volunteers and 4th and Both
Louisiana regiments we're assigned
to General Walthalls Division
Stewards Corps. It was a contin-
ual battle from there to Atlanta.
On the 28th day Of July, 1864, a
desperate engagement took place
at Ezra Church 10 which Bryant's
old company suffered severely.
Five of our company were killed,
Captain w. s. Adams, John I.eek,
10 Joyner, Geo. w. Joyner, and
Jas. Hamilton who was the young
est member of the company. Tom
(Dick) Williams, j. w. Cawthon
J. J. Warren, d. N. Young, Geo.
H. Gee and Frank Huffman were
so badly wounded that they were
never able to return to the CON-
pany.
On the Both OF September an
other battle was fought at Jones'
boro, Ga. General Hood, who
had superseded General johnson,
finding he could not check General
Sherman swung around to his rear,
started on his celebrated march
through Tennessee, his objective
point being Nashville. Arriving
at Franklin on the Both of Novem-
Der, 1864, about four O'Clock, we
went into one of the bloodiest
battles of the war The enemy
was strongly posted behind two
lines of breast works supported by
artillery. We had no artillery.
We advanced to the charge with
our officers riding in front. We
captured the first line of works
with about two thousand prisoners.
From there to the main line about
three hundred yards we had to
march through an open plain
through storm Of shot and shell.
Men and horses fell on all sides.
We lost thirteen Generals killed
and wounded and seventeen humid
red privates killed and the next
day some of the regiments we're
commanded by a Lieutenant. Of
the four of our company who
reached the breastworks or near
them, Lieutenant John II. Shankle
and Billy Edwards were killed, L
was captured and Lieutenant Dolf
Bryant escaped only to be captur-
ed few days later at Nashville.
That ended my career as a sol
der. ! was carried to camp Doug
las, ILL.,, and kept there till the
23rd of March 1865 when | was
transferred to Point Lookout,
Maryland. kept there till the Both
Of June 1865, when | was released
and sent home.
In conclusion | am glad that Che
engendered by the strife
has about died out. In the sunset
Of life with the evening shades
falling around me, | can say chat
bear no i'll will to any Federal
fought for what be thought to be
right. This is as it should be.
The bones of Oliver Cromwell lie
buried in Westminster Abbey
alongside Of Englands, hereditary
Kings. The red and white roses
nave long since blended their per-
tunes in EngIands glory. And
Why not the Blue and Gray he
aiken as a common heritage of
American valor and heroism.
I'M EnM
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
RUGH'S LIFE MAY
Be GIVEN IN VAIN
Gary Young Lady Forced to
go to Hospital for Furth-
er Treatment.

Friends of Miss Ethel Smith, the
heroine in the Billy Rugh case. are
grieved to learn that she has been
obliged to go to the Gary General hos
pital where she has undergone another
skin grating operation made neces-
sary by the failure of some of her
burns to heal
Miss Smith until few days ago was
working for the Gary News company
Then she went to the Gary General
hospital.
Inquiry at the home of her father,
Charles Smith, living at Fifth avenue
and Deleware street. brings the in
| formation that the grated skin on one
of Miss Smiths limbs did not hold. As
a result new operation has been per-
formed and both limbs are bound to-
gether in case. 1t will be some time
before Miss Smith is able to be around
again.
| In August 1912 the young lady was
severely burned about the body while
"double-riding" on motorcycle with
Ray Roberts, her fiance. She was TAX
en- to the Gary General hospital for a
skin grating operation. Much cuticle
Rugh, THE TIMES newsboy in charge of
THE TIMES stand at Sixth avenue and
| Broadway, offered the skin from his
crippled leg and directed that it be
| lamputated. This was done. Billy died
and he was given big funeral for his
| sacrifice.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

WATCHING
THIS CLOSELY

With the passage Of an ordinance by
the Gary council last night providing e
for the creation of a board of public
works with three members at an an
nual salary of $1,000 each much politics
is being played to land the jobs. Some
of the aspirants want the places for
the pay while some of the public con-
tracing gang want to Jimmy into the
public purse during the next admins
tration- AS a result some of the slick
gangsters are using their usual suspici-
Gus methods to get into favor and the
prospective office holders are mighty
careful In dealing with the gangsters
or else gossip soon ensues.
In pursuance of its solemn promises
to the people of Gary the citizens ad-
ministration will proceed to operate
the city government as economically
as possible. And in carrying out these
pormises one of tle first things that
the administration will do is to get
rid of the famous 'Joy ride" automobile
of the commissioner of public works
This auto business has resulted in the
city being drained of thousands OF
dollars. In 1910 the council bought
an auto for the commissioner of works
but city officials used 1t for 10y rides
in which women figured. The auto
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

The last regular meeting of the Gary
common council was presided over by
Mayor Knots last night, but he was
not in control of the municipal legisla-
tion. It passed ordinances wholly dis
tasteful to him and among other things
created seven additional Offices for the
Johnson administration.
The present council went into office
in November 1909. and quits at noon.
Monday. January 5. 1914. 1t is possible
however, that the council will hold
some special meetings In the meantime.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the creation of the board of public
works which will make 1T unlawful for
the mayor and engineer to serve there
on. Thus Mayor johnson will be able
to name three works commissioners in
stead OF one and their salary will be
$1,000 each.
Creates New Wards.
Gary now has three more wards. The
second ward was carved into three
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
BEN KRCELIC, D. G.

the only CHIROPRACTOR in Lake Co.
from the FAMOUS PALMER SCHOOL.
of CHIROPRACTIC
(Chiropractic Fountain Head, where
the Greatest Blessing for the suffer.
ing humanity ever known in the his
tory of the Science, was Founded and
Developed
COR. 11TH AND BROADWAY
GARY. INDIANA
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

rious consideration, and says he is a
Murphy man.
Conroy's chances for the chairman
ship are good in proportion to the fac
tional split in the party.
Much of the opposition in Lake coun-
ty to Murphy Is expected to come from
Judge Lawrence Becker. who is the
leader of the radicals in the tenth dis
trict. But no one has heard Becker
say anything harsh about Murphy. and
Murphy,s friends in Lake county feel
that Becker will acquiesce in the form
er's reelection.
Becker. it is argued cannot very well
oppose Murphy and help to defeat him
without weakening the chances of Con-
gresham John b. Peterson for re-
election. Mayor Durgan of Lafayette
is both after Murphys scalp and after
Peterson's seat in congress. 1t is there
fore quite apparent that Conroy's
chances for success. in the event he
gets into the race, would depend large
ly the size of the split.
The tenth district convention will be
held in Hammond on Monday forenoon
of December 20. On Friday, December
26, delegates to this convention will be
elected in Lake county. Lake is en-
titled 20 80 delegates, the largest num-
ber from any one county in the district
The delegate strength of the other
counties is as follows: Tippecanoe, 30
White, 13; Benton, 8: Porter. 9: Jasper
s; Newton. 6. and Warren, 6.
The delegate strength in Lake n n
ty is divided follows: Hammo mond
10; Gary, s; East Chicago, 4: Whiting
| 2; Hobart. 2; st. John township. 2; Han
over township. 2; Center township, Q
Ross, Winfield and the three Creek
| townships. each one delegate.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
CONROY OF HAMMOND
NOT A CANDIDATE

CONTINUED from page one.,
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
ters he had been warned before.
WHAT PLAINTIFF SAID.

The closing arguments lasted two
hours Koontz told the jury that he
had bought property in Hammond and
that he was going to stay here He
said that he had turned his office over
on Sunday for a Sunday school class.
He spoke touchingly of Heaven and
that undiscovered bourne" He bit
terly denounced lawyers and said he
could buy a lawyer for a dollar. He
even went far as to praise THE
TIMES and said he advertised in it be-
cause 1t was the only paper that had
any circulation and he had to use It,
Attorney Fred C. Crumpacker whose
handling of the entire case was mast
erly. made a splendid argument to the
! jury. His sequence of the points in
the case and the values he gave to the
striking features in it were very effec-
tive He declared that it is the duty
| of newspaper to inform it's custom
ers the people who pay for 1T, of those
who hold themselves out to be some
thing which they are not. He called
the attention of the jury to the fact
that a newspapers first duty is to pro-
tect the public.
| Judge Kopelke gave the same in
structions to the =surors that he uSed
in the preceding case and the jury re-
tired shortly before five o'clock. The
first ballot taken was eleven. to one In
favor of the plaintiff.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOW IN FIFTH YEAR

The Gary fire department is five
years old this week. 1t was in De-
cember, 1908, that Captain Joseph Fee
ley of the Chicago fire department ac-
cepted the invitation OF the Gary town
board to organize department in the
steel citv
Chier Feeley was given seven un-
trained men and hose cart with an
old shack opposite the city hall as
headquarters
The department now consists of a
chief and 40 men, with three station
houses and fourth one to be had 5000
at the Ridge road district. With one
exception all of the apparatus is motor
driven.
In the near future at least three
more station houses will be built, and
before long the department will have
battalion organization.
READ THE TIMES FOR ALL THE
NEWS.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

the new Gamewell boxes. Right quick
lest any one should fancy East Chicago
will be for protracted period at the
mercy of any chance fire that might
develop, 1t may be stated that by night
fall the fire engine will probably be
once more as good as new, and in the
meantime there is the engine at In
diana Harbor, which, upon Chief DOH
erty receiving the word that the East
Chicago engine had run amuck. made a
trip to East Chicago in record time.
Ond now. as to what it was all about.
Charley Wells lives in Beason street,
East Chicago. Across the street is
the Thomas Philips residence. The
chimney of the latter took a notion to
burn itself out last night, and for a
few minutes 1t did look some threat
ening. So Mr.. Wells telephened the
fact to the fire station.
The engine started out under full
head. for the scene of the blaze, got
as far as Chicago avenue aud then
went on a rampage. 1t headed straight
for the Lewis garage and tipped over
lamp post and tried to climb the
curb. There 1t stopped, disabled
| The patrol wagon was following. and
with the engine out of comm ssion the
officers thought that at least, they
might be of little service in moving
out furniture and performing heroic
rescues, if there were any fair damsels
in need of succor, or anybody else. fol
that matter.
Down Beacon street they dashed, but
no blazing building met their gaze. The
wagon swept on to White Oak. but en-
countering nothing that looked like q
| fire. turned back. Mr.. Wells Tagged
the vehicle on its return trip and ex-
planned the situation.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
DEMOCRATS DECIDE
TO HOLD PRIMARY
CONTINUED from page one.)

parts of the county in proportion -
the vote cast for Governor Ralson II
1912. Under the plan adopted by ths
forty precinct committe emen at toe
meeting voters must vote for the
twenty nine delegates, but must also
vote in the thirteen townships accorl-
ing to the proper proportions of the
vote.
Edward o. Cara, who represented the
Murphy faction at the meeting, said
that the manner of selecting the dele
gates was too complicated, and will
make protest at the meeting OF tie
state Democratic committee, which will
be held at Indianapolis at Il O'Clock
today. He says that each ward and
precinct IN the county should be per-
mitted to select its own delegates.
Some OF the men who are supporting
Charles Murphy for district chairman
thought the primary arrangement
would be satisfactory. Rhen Isher-
wood. Democratic county chairman;
Mayor George r. Durgan, Judge
Thomas Field and others who are fight
ing Murphy will appear before the
state committee today. Last night a
new candidate was mentioned as an
opponent to Murphy. A. j. Law of
Newton County will have strong sup
port at the Hammond convention and
will likely receive the support of the
majority of the delegates from Tippe-
canoe County.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
TWIN CITY
HAS new
EXCITEMENT

false alarm turned into the East
Chicago fire station got Beacon street
all wrought up last night, broke up the
council meeting, wrecked an ornament
al lamp post in front of the Lewis gar
age, and all but wrecked the big auto
fire engine.
The engine is now laid up for re-
pairs, worse luck. inasmuch as the fire
alarm system is now in working order,
and it could not respond even If bona
fide alarm did come In through one OF
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
KNOTS
At LAST
COUNCIL
MEETING
LAST REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING

Proceedings of the council meet
inEI
Created a board of public works
TO consist of three members, with an
annual salary of sI,200 each. Term.
four years
Redistricted the city, increasing
the wards from six to nine and the
council seats from nine to thirteen.
Tabled the ordinance to license
auctioneers.
Appropriated and transferred sew
sraI Thousand dollars.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

was wrecked Then a new machine
was bought and the city pays a
chauffeur $1.100 a year to run it.
One of the first things that will be
done when the new administration
goes into office is to sell the commits
sioner of works auto. thus carrying
out the promise to eliminate gross ex-
Itarvagance.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
KOONTZ ONCE
MORE LOSES CASE
tContinued from page one.,

Mrs. Kloesrer of Gary once a client of
the plaintiffs The only witness intro
duced by the plaintiff on rebuttal yes
terday afternoon was Attorney w. H.
Sickman of Hammond and the latter
testified that Koontz's reputation as a
lawyer was not good. Judge Kopelke
warned Koontz not to cross exa min
his own witness and indeed the feat
pre of the entire case was the number
of times that the court had to caution
and warn the plaintiff over the mat
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16
PARALYSIS
CURED IN THREE DAYS

Mike Mrkobrat. corner 18th and
Adams streets, after spending five
weeks in a local hospital, called Dec.
3, on B. Krcelic, D. c., the Gary CHR
opractor, who after analyzing the sick
mans spine found out that the poor
victim had a bad sublexation at arm
place and the lower lombar. The nerve
that leads to the left arm, and one to
the right leg were SO badly impinged
that Mike was not able to get on CHR
opractic table, so here goes the T. NJ.
(means the thome move) and inside
of three days Mike, the victim of five
weeks starvation in hospital, whose
poor stomach was guilty for the
pressure on nerve at the arm place,
and checked with bitter medicine.
was ready to go and look for job.
Doctor, tell me the name of such
a wonderful cure" said Mike. And
the Chiro said ''Chiropractic, of
course
People of Lake County. whosoever
will, who'll seek shall find it; who be-
lieves to him it be possible; and he
who's wise shall suffer none
Matters rot what your trouble is,
call it cancer, tumor, pendix, gall
stone or whatever you please; a
backbone graduate, the wonderful
guy. the only in Gary will tell US the
cause of your trouble or removed it.
Yours fol. the health. Cost none to
learn
The Lake County times., 1913-12-16

wards and the Ridge road district is
now separate ward and it's confines
no longer extend north of the Little
Calumet river. The new measure gives
the north side more representation in
the council.
VIII Knots Veto 1t.
After Mayor Knotts signs the ordi-
nance the council can name the new
members at special meeting in not
less than two nor more than fifteen
days If Knots vetoes the ordinance
the new council can take care OF 1t.
Practically XIII Auction Measure.
An ordinance was introduced to reg
ulate auctioneers. 1t was aimed at the
promoters of fake jewelry auctions
principally. But some of the aldermen
kicked because it covered real estate
, auctions, so this clause was stricken
out. A high license, together with a
cash bond was provided for. The mea-
sure was tabled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-21
A MOTHERS TRIBUTE.
Pathetic Ceremony at Night on an Al.
Iantic Ocean Liner.

Strange, perhaps, to us. but very
touching. is the tender. intimate solicit
tude of the Latin races for their dead
II nostri morti.'' as the Italians are
wont to call those whom they have
lost There is simple pathos In the
incident that was related by q paSsen-
ger ON one Of the great transatlantic
mail boats.
few days before the steamer sail
ed from Havre it's captain received
letter from Il peasant woman OF lndre-
et-Loire. In it she explained that her
only son had been cook on the Titan
ic and had gone down with the vessel
She was sending. she wrote. a cross
which she begged him to drop int the
sea ut the spot where the disaster &C.
Cured.
The cross came in due time, a simple
cross Of wood. fashioned rudely enough
by the mothers fingers, and one night,
as the great vessel neared Newfound-
land, for the space of minute her en-
gines ceased to pulse, and the little
wooden cross, weighted with lead. sank
beneath the waves of the Atlantic
Paris Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-21

Robert Louis Stevenson, himself the
most heroic OF invaids. would have
agreed with Sir George Rirdwood in
his contempt for the valetudinarian.
ITO forego all the issues of living in a
parlor with a regulated temperature"
he writes. las if that were not to die
q hundred times over. and for ten
years at stretch. AS If it were not
to die in ones own lifetime and with
out even the sad immunities of death.
As If it We're not to die. and yet be
patient spectators of our own pitia Bile
change! The permanent possibility is
preserved, but the sensations carefully
held at arms length. as if one kept a
Photographic plate in dark chamber
It is better to lose health like a spend
thrift than to waste 1t like a miser
1t Is better to live and be done with
1t than to die daily In the sickroom."-
London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-21
LIFE IN MACEDONIA.
II Is Very Much In the Open, With Lit
tie or No Privacy

tie or No Privacy
We arose early one February morn
.ns and left our fairly clean hotel In
Neapolis for four hours Of travel over
the modern road near the Via Egnatia,
which should take us to ancient Philip
ri. Our vehicle was a somewhat dilap
dated hack. such as Americans are
familiar with at almost every consid-
cradle railway station, but surpris-
ingly comfortable conveyance for this
part Of the world. Rafting down some
steep. roughly paved streets. we came
to the center of the old Neapolis, pass
ed near the great Roman aqueduct and
assembled another steep street on the
other side of the market place.
Early as it was. we found that the
people Of Kavalla were up and doing.
The stalls of the fruit men were at
tractive with oranges, pomegranates,
lemons and dates. The vegetable deal
ers displayed a tempting array Of canli
flowers cabbages. onions, okra, leeks
and potatoes.
AS in all eastern cities, there was no
privacy. The cook was preparing his
breakfast on the sidewalk, the shoe
maker was plying his awl, the tailor
his needle, and the blacksmith was
shoeing his horses almost in the very
street.-Christian Herald.