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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

plant; dairy inspector; chief Of the
department of law; president of the
board of works; city controller; SUI
perintendent of the streets; city
health officer; city meat inspector;
city engineer; sealer of weights and
measures; sanitary inspector.
Some of these officers are left for
choice to the heads Of other depart
ments For instance, the sanitary in
spector is not directly chosen by the
mayor. The city health officer, pre-
viously selected, chooses his sanitary
inspector and recommends his ap.
pointment in writing to the mayor
This is approved by the mayor and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
CITY GOVERNMENT
PLAN EXPLAINED
Comparatively Few Citizens
Know How They Are
Governed.
OUTLINE DEPARTMENT
Power of Various Bodies Re
stricted by City
Charter.
OUTLINE DEPARTMENT

Until recently there was little Op-
portunity for citizens to learn the plan
OF government under which Richmond
is run. AS a result, few citizens
know the plan Of city government ex-
cept those who have actually taken
part in ii at some time, or who have
made study Of it. The city govern
ments are being taught in the schools
now under the head of civics which
embraces also state'and national gov
eminent and passes quickly over city
government forms.
1t is hardly possible to study the
government OF any city fro ma book,
because such book necessarily
would be too bulky and would contain
only the forms under which cities are
governed. Every city in Indiana is
governed under a charter, granted
with powers to rule in classes arrang-
ed according to population.
City in Third Class.
There are four classes of cities, of
which indianapolis is the only first
class city in the state. OF third class
cities, consisting of those with a pop
ulation of more than 10000 and less
than $4,000 inhabitants, there are
seventeen. Richmond will belong to
this class after January l, 1914.
The elective offices of Richmond
are the mayor, city clerk and twelve
councilmen, eight from wards and
four from any ward in the city. The
legislative powers of the city are held
exclusively by the council although
the board Of works hands down rul-
ings and decisions on exigencies. The
power of the council Is limited to
handing down ordinances which con
Germ Richmond only and are not in
conflict with the state or national
laws. Many city ordinances are
framed for emergencies and become
dead" after a few months. AS a
consequence, there are hundreds OF
city ordinances which are not and
never will be enforced.
Other Departments.
The mayor city clerk, police and
other departments of the city carry
out the administration and execution
of the government. In turn the police
department is entirely under the jur
isdiction of the board Of metropolitan
police commissioners, an exclusive
body not accountable to any officer ir
the city but appointed by the mayor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
HOME BUILDERS
MAKING PROGRESS
Concern Opens Nine Addi-
tons in Nine Months
of Existence.

The Home Builders. an Incorporated
company. was established January l.
OF this wear and it has built up large
business and is firmly established
The Home Builders sell houses which
they contract To build and sub con
tract to the Miller-kemper company.
closely allied organization CompOs-
ed OF the same officers.
The Home Builders has proved it
self a benefit 10 the city. inasmuCh as
in its nine months existence. il has
opened three additions and has Caus-
ed all the permanent improvements
10 be placed in the streets OF each one
II owns siNty-siN lots in ReevestOn ad-
dition. and contracts for the improve
ments OF the streets on which the lots
are located have been let.
The company began its activities in
plating out Bungalow Hin, an add
tiCn on Pearl street between West
Fifth and Seventh streets. The com
panv not only made the streets in the
addition but had water, electricity
and gas put there and the streets i'm
proved with cement walks and gut
tiers. Five houses have been built and
sold there and ten more Will soon be
under way.
/ Glen View Park addition. opposite the
Glen at Twenty-third and Main
streets is being developed by the com
pany and six houses will be built on it
! Already the cement Curbs and cutters
have been laid. Park View addition or
South Ninth street is composed OF
} small houses which can be sold cheap
! ly.
| The company is the only one of its
kind here II features its houses as
! the "Bestbilt" There are now ter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

OF the mayors cabinet, very little
is known by any person and nobody
but one or two members pays any at
tention to it, There are fifteen mem
bers and never have five been present
at a meeting. The cabinet is the re-
suit Of previous campaigning, in
which the present mayor promised to
group about him all the heads Of all
the departments of the city for the
purpose of lettering conditions in the
city"
Chief of police; chief of the fire de
partment; superintendent of public
parks; superintendent of the creama
tory; superintendent of the light
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

Here's "A Judge Crutchfeld story
from Richmond:
Two fellows charged with gambling
said in defending themselves that they
were not gambling. but merely playing
with the deck. seeing il they could get
two jacks out at the same time
"Crutchfield looked them over care
fully and said slowly: l will give you
six months. sub, and you twelve
months. Now. see il you two jacks
get ont at the same time New York
Telegraph.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
WIDE EXPERIENCE
IN SHOE BUSINESS
Teeple's Managers and Clerks
Operate an Up-to-Date
Store.

"Teeples.~ us Main street. IS one
Of the modern and up-to-date shoe
stores in the city
n Ii Tesple. who has had a vide
experience in the shoe business. be
lieves that the Richmond people want
good shoes at reasonable prices and
his success is due TO the QUALITY and
good service, which his pRtross re
CelVe
This store has lately put in fac
tory shoe repair department with the
finest workmanship OF any repair shop
in the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

sent to the city clerk who notifies the
appointee officially.
Clerks Duties.
The clerk is clerk OF all formal
meetings of any city officers. He
holds all city records and makes
records of any thing official which
happens in official circles.
The city controller, IS the city book
keeper and holds an important posi-
ton. He has charge OF any thing con
corning the city's finances except the
actual cash, which is under the care
of the city treasurer who is the county
treasurer. However, the controller
and treasurer act as a check on each
other in the keeping of the city funds,
In the event that the mayor if the city
is incapacitated in any way, the office
would be filled by the controller
The mayor may take away the
powers of any appointive officer by
writing his reasons to the city COun-
Gil The vacancy is then filled by an
election of a new member by the
other members at a meeting held not
| less than two days nor more than
fifteen days after the vacancy occurs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

houses under construction. The Off
GERS OF the company are Edwin q.
kemper. president; Charles Shu-
maker. vice president. O II. Miller,
secretary and treasurer: board OF di.
rectors, +. G. kemper. president;
Charles Shumaker, Q. H. Miller and
Charles Herr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

Gutta percha, now obtained from the
leaves of the caoutchouc tree. is said
to be more durable than that obtained
by tapping the trunk and is coming
into use in France for insulating sub
marine cables.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

A Japanese company has planted
200, 100000 pearl oysters in a bay in
that country and believes it will har-
vest millions of pearls through re-
Gently invented process for impreg-
mating the mollusks.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
OPENING OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL
To Take Place Early in
September; Prospects
are Good.

The big success of the initial
year Of the Polk County High
School enkindles the interest
centered around the opening OF
the second year. which occurs
early in September. Thursday
and Friday, September 4th and
9Th, will be devoted to matricu-
lation and classification, and
formal class work begins on the
following Monday Sept. 8.
Prof. J l.. Brewer, Principal
who has just returned from
Columbia University in New
York where he did graduate
work 10 school administration
and philosophy OF education, is
in town further affecting plans
for the year. The teachers, all
of whom are 10 return, have
been away doing professional
study. Miss Duncan of the de-
partments of Mathematics and
Latin, Miss Simpson of History
and Domestic Science, and Mis-
ses Paul and Ayre OF the Gram
mar school have been attending
the Summer School of the South.
Mrs. Desler studied at the State
Normal, and Miss Tyner, the
music teacher, studied in North
Carolina. Miss Dalton, matron,
was at the Summer School of the
South.
Every evidence points to a
successful year. The handicaps
which which we're present last
year, incident to the opening
term, are removed, and this year
will enjoy an opening free from
those impediments. We now
have a building with modern
conveniences-steam heat, sanl-
tary drinking fountains. wash
basins, toilets, etc. Other school
equipment is equally adequate.
tits doubtful if any school in the
state has a stronger faculty.
Such facilities combined with the
support of pupils
and patrons alike, with the pro-
gressive management of the
school, is bound to affect a
fruitful year.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
SOUNDS THE
CRY OF BAT TIE
Chesley PresswOOd wants
to see Diseases and
Flies ExtinguiShed

Reliance, Tenn, Aug. Is, '13
Mr.. Editor
Please hold my hat while |
make trumpet with both of my
hands and see if can help Mr..
Shambl;n get the county board
of health land the people] to
wake up and look around them
at the dirt and filth.
Maybe il we can get them to
wake up they will draw a long
deep breath and get a smell of
The odor these piles of filth give
|nff and maybe they will see the
innumerable swarms Of flies that
are obliged to have such filth IN
order to live and reproduce, and
possibly they might be able to
see how busy the flies are trying
10 kill them 1.-THE board of health
and the rest of US. 1t isn't
pleasant to see the flies coming
from all kinds of filth and bath
ling in our milk. wiping their
feet on the butter and scattering
fiy-specks over the victuals
III they do wake up enough to
see these things aud don't hap
pen to like the way things smell
just send them up here to Re-
lance and have them sit down in
the shade of the church house
where they can see the beautiful
Hiwassee river, the county
bridge and the mountains, and
If that does rot smell to suit
them, let them move out to the
post Office and take a smell of
the hog pens nearby. They are
right there close-no trouble TO
smell 'em.
If you see any signs of them
waking up, let me know and I'll
help some more.
Sincerely,
CHESLEY PRESSwooD.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Notice of General
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that
the Registration Books will be
opened at the court house in the
eighth civil district of Polk
county on the second Monday in
August 1918 and stand open for
ten days, Sundays excepted, for
the purpose of allowing the
voters of the said district to
register under the general regis
try.tion laws for two years. Said
books will be open from 8 o'clock
a m each day until 4 p m and all
legal voters will be given an
opportunity to register. Done
by action of the board OF election
commissioners on this the 18th
day of July, 1918.
B. B. G. Witt, Chairman
A. E. Love, Secretary
M. G. Bacon
Commissioners of Election
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Kimsey's School.

School opened here Monday
with John S. Lyle as teacher.
The first week passed off splen-
didly, with interest running
high among parents and pupils.
If everything continues as it has
started, our school certainly will
be a success this year. The en-
rollment TO date has reached "a,
with Is or 20 more to come in.
B. E. Biggs OF Benton was in
in our burg Saturday and Sun
day, looking over the cattle
fields for fall buying.
On last Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock-a Sunday school was
organized at the school house
and the following officers were
elected: John s. Lyle, superln-
tendent; s. T. Styles, secretary
and treasurer; and Mrs. Susie
Hall, Mrs. Callie Dockery, Miss
Cora Bryant and j. ). Lyle, tea
chers. A good crowd was pres
ent, and everything bids fair for
"a great Sabbath school,
Bennett Pack came up from
Benton Sunday and was seen
passing among the citizens and
looking after their cattle.
REV. Scott Kimsey preached
at Zion Bill Saturday and Sun
day.
A revival meeting was begun
at Mt. Vernon Sunday night.
With best wishes to The
NEws-GAzETTE, / bid you all
adieu. Will come again il this
is published.
OLD BACHELOR.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
Benton Route 1.

W. P. Moss of Asheville, N.
&C., is spending a vacation with
Mr.. Il. q. RYmer aud family at
this place.
Miss Susie Brock was the
guest of Miss Lucy Quinn last
Sunday.
Several of the young people
of this route are attending the
revival at Benton almost every
night
There was a spelling contest
and ball game between Taylors
and Rahts schools, at Taylors
school house, on Friday before
last. There was a large number
of visitors present, besides the
students of both the contrasting
schools. The spelling match
ended in favor of Taylors and
the ball game in favor of Rahts.
Every one present seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the event.
Mrs. Jonn Auburn and child
rem, of Ducktown, are visiting
friends and relatives on this
route.
Mrs. Matt Biggs and children
have returned from an extended
visit to her father il Georgia.
We have had one or two fine
rains, which have broadened the
| farmers faces in n long grin.
Miss Ollie Williams of Cleve-
land came last week for a few
days visit to Miss Ella Mae
Biggs.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac QuaIls are
all smiles over q 9 pound boy.
B. E. Biggs made business
trip to this section recently.
Taylor Qualls of Parksville
was here recently.
Jay Clond of Parksville called
on his best girl Sunday.
Cleave Young il regular
visitor at the school as Taylors.
How is it progressing, Cleave?
Hurrah for the grand old
lNEws-GAzETTE!
U SCoDE SIMPSON.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

We regret that Benton was
not fortunate enough to get the
direct advantages of the Chatta-
nooga- Knoxville concrete high
way. However, it will benefit
US in an indirett way.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

Generally the ones who make
a habit of making slight re-
marks about people, are OF the
lower class and are despised by
their neighbors who have grit
and sense enough to stand up
for themselves,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
No paper prints it all-take
The NEWS GAZETTE.

Advertised Letters = Mayor,
James Trotter, A J Key, Jesse
Key, J A Evans, Ora Frazier,
L A Gibson, Miss Omelia CT
w r Smith. Walter ~
son, post masteSa
(Advertisemc
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

Lots Of good news has been
crowded out this week. 1t will
appear later.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

This paper has circulation that
is sufficient to circulate any adj
vertising or news over all the
important parts of Polk county
The News-Gazette has a good
list in every district of the coun-
ty. We solicit your support.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

News letters should reach our
office on Tuesday, and should be
addressed to the Managing Edi-
tor, to insure publication the
current week. Please note.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21
ELL, Publisher.
Editor s. Mgr,

o., before bnyinRy Thursday al
lAdxeGazette office, on the
Chastif.east side Of the Square.
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24
F.. E.. BUTLER e SON

your whole nature was being warped
by your environment, that your soul
was being atrophied. and SO you ran
away from it all. You persuaded deal
old Mrs. Bullion to take you away az
her hired companion to little quiet
place, where no one would recognize
you. You wore plain little cotton
gowns, and snobs who would have
fiunkied before the rich Miss MAITLAND
snubbed and ignored you, but there
was m; who saw the woman's heart
under the shabby gown, andothe WON
ans brain under the common hat. and
he loved you, and asked you to be his
wife. I'VE shall be very poor" he
said. "for have my way yet to make
In the world, but. please God, we shall
Tight the battle out shoulder to shout
der"
You remember" went on her Heart,
how. with your head upon his breast,
and his arms around you, you planned
out the future-the little house, with
the rose above the door, the dear little
economies, the struggles, and the hnai
success. and you drank deep Of the cup
Of Joy. for you knew life had made you
rich at last. for you were loved fof
yourself alone-loved as q woman
would be when a strong man tremDies
at her touch, and his smile grows sof'
and tender only for you. Then. at last
came the time when you had to tell
him that you were none other than the
rich Miss Maitland"
And he went white as death while
he listened, and said that had ne
known 1t he would never have asked
you to be his wife," interrupted Pride
But it was then too late" triumph
antly cried her Heart; "he loved you
and nothing-not money. nor position
nor anything. could change that Yos
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

time Of peace on earth and good will
wrongs should be forgotten. when old
wounds should be healed. when broken
ties should be mended. and hearts es
tranged should be reunited. Why dc
you not kiss and make up. as children
dot"
What" cried Pride, and be flouted
once more?"
You were very tired OF the old.
empty life, with its monotonous rounds
of insipid gavetv" vent on har Heart
You were that loneliest and most for
lorn Of human beings, a great heiress
and an orphan. All your life you had
had everything you wanted. except
the thing you wanted most of all-sin-
cere and disinterested love. Your
father and mother had died before you
could remember them. and You had
been left to the care Of . cold uncle
and aunt, who thought that they had
done their entire duty towards you by
seeing that you were properly fed.
clothed and educated. and implanting
In you a distrust of every human be-
ing who came about you.
You never knew the Joy that other
girls had Of being liked for them
selves. When suitors came you were
told they were fortune hunters. Peo-
pie. in speaking of you, never praised
you for any charm of your own. or any
grace. or accomplishment. They al
ways said that you were rich, and you
wondered sometimes If they knew how
their words hurt. or how it must seem
to q girl to come to believe that there
was nothing about her that could win
love-that she must buy 1t with the
money she hated.
Finally you began to realize that
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

acceptable reminder Of the blessed
season to her: the string Of pearls that
Adele has been openly admiring for
months, and q check for Jack for his
college larks-one's relatives aren't
they want, and that is q comfort, at
any rate, at Christmas.
Then, um-um-um, a gold bangle for
Wayne Wlnslow that she will take
right down to the jewelers. to appraise.
and a tortoise shell and ostrich feather
fan for Sally Stinton; she'll be sure to
send me something, though she hates
me. the little cat, and a couple OF
bronzes for dear old Mrs. Bullion.
though where she'll put them In that
overcrowded house OF hers I'm sure !
don't know, and-oh, things for the
servants, and stems and etchings for
the men who have been nice to mo
and-er@I don't believe have forgot
ten anybody 1 love. or who holds .
kindly thought for me-"
She paused abruptly, pushed the gay
inter of costly trinkets away from her
with disdainful hands. and with a sud.
den rush of tears. buried her face In
her arms on the table.
YES" she murmured brokenly to
herself, there is one that have for
gotten, and he is the one In all the
world that I have remembered most,
and to whom 1 would give all II !
dared" and then she sat still.
why do you not send him some lit
tie trifle, just a token that you have
not forgotten the old days7" suggested
her heart.
Never" said Pride.
Even casual acquaintance may ex-
change gifts at Christmas" urged her
Heart, speciously.
He would cast my gift back at my
feet" said Pride.
Christmas. said her Heart ia the
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

Dold ana unmistaKabIe letters. Tnn
done, she donned a simple little gray
gown. much affected by her the sum
mer before. and over this she threw .
long cloak. An hour later she directed
her astonished coachman to drive hen
to q certain building on one Of whose
upper floors struggling young lawye,
was. at the moment. engaged in de
vouring with his eye the photograph
Of a comedy young woman. As she
reached his office door Miss Matt
lands courage wavered and sank, but
taking death grip upon It, she hur
riedly passed the ONCE boy. and before
she knew 1t was in his presence.
"Alice!" he cried. starting to his
feet: but she did not wait for him to
speak.
Tom" she said, hurriedly. II
I have come to bring you q little
Christmas present" and with that she
dropped the enveloping cloak aside,
and pinned upon her breast was .
large placard with the inscription:
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

came home," continued her Heart
land your worldly wise uncle and aunt
called him a furtune hunter, and sale
that he was going to marry you fol
your money. You did not believe them
but, by and by, as you plunged into
the old life, with its sordid strivings
and selfishness, and disbelief in all thai
is high and true, the old distrust begar
to creep up and poison life again"
He should have trusted your love-
said Pride; "he should have known
that you were merely playing"
His life," said her Heart, sadly
had not taught him how to play. II
had all been hard. bitter seriousness
and SO when he saw you smiling into
this other mans eyes with the counter
felt of the look you had worn wher
your head lay upon his breast. he
thought that you were faithless ant
loveless. and that you-you who hae
so much-had come down out of your
high estate to rob him of the little he
had, and to make life worthless
Then" said Pride, desperately, The
came and flung back your promise ir
your face and told you that he was
ashamed to have loved SO poor .
thing"
Love does not go at any mans bid
ding" sighed her Heart; you saw him
the other day. He looked i'll, and worn
and poor. Tomorrow will be Christ
mas day"
Think" began Pride; but Miss
Maitland had risen up with look or
4. r. -
Think, l can think of nothing but
my Lowell" she cried.
The next morning Miss Maitland
arose early. and spent much time Al
her desk printing a large placard u
The Lamar register., 1913-12-24

bit of holly under the bow, and pushed
It away from her with impatient wear
mess.
There" she exclaimed, surveyins
the heap OF packages that Uttered the
table and the couch; there. thank
goodness. that's done! I've done my
duty by my family and remembered
every one that is likely to remember
me, and ! have worn myself to fraa-
gle, and brought on paresis trying to
find things for people who already
have everything there is. Let me sec"
she continued. taking up the packages
one by one and checking them on with
Q smile that was half sad. and half
cynical
Let me see-here II . silk smoking
Jacket for Uncle Joseph. that he will
never wear. and the Sevres cups that
Aunt Maud coyly limited would be IN