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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-04-24
G6uciseriidje SdmaaaIcr.

Die 3Olpd6ter an Der italieniidsa
Mlpengren3s fDnnen ni6t oariiber flaz
gen, Dab es ibnen in i6rem 8eruf an
a6tpe9slung unb abenteuerliden gr<
lebniTen feble, oafir forgen einmal
Die Ilpen felber, uno oann Sic Gu=
BERT riibrigen uno finbigen f6pei3es
ridden S4mugsler. 3pei italieniIde
3oapG9ter Der proDin3 Nobara f0ns
men bapOn nieoer Elm Gtiidlein ers
5dbIen. Sic botten auf elmer einz
Ifamen, berI6netten @lp bier
Shmug9ler iiberraf6t, oie ni9ts
8eheres tun fourteen. ols ibre iperts
bOllen 2aiien i'm Std gu la7en uno
oabon 81 laufen. Der unterpffi5ier
Der 3outpahe nafm ibre 8erfplgung
auf, pdbrsno er ieinen 9egleitsr CUR
9epa6uns bes seidmuggelten gutes
3uriidIieb.
0d cine @erfo!gung bon Gpibbus
ben i'm @ebirge ni9t 70 einfa9 lit
pie ouf Ser 2anOitrabe, 10 muBte Ser
llnteroffi3ier na9 Elm paar Gtunoen
OergebItder 4nitren9ungen Die abs
Ii6t aufgeben un6 our &dierne aus
riidfebren, I'M 8erItdrfungen gu boz
len, Die bas bei6lagnabmte Gut ber-
unteri9dffen fpnnten. 9a ct aber
infolge Der Spibbubeniugo gong ers
f6Dpft ontam, 70 lieB man i6m 5us
nd9It fi6 ausruben uno erbolen uno
f6idte an6ere &ameruoen mad Der
bon ibm be3ei9neten 5tele. Denen
geldng es ieoo9, felbit mad itunoens
langem SUDDEN, niAt, Den ridtigen
9ldb, bie S6muggefiparen rno Sen
babel 5urIdgelafenen @ddter Su
finoen, unh Ie famen unperri9teter
So@e Suriid, aber 10 mitgenommen
BON Der Sdlte, oaB tie ins 2d3arett
gei9idt tperoen muBten. 0and9 iprrs
oe cine iteue Stretfna6e inter SSiibs
rung bes in3ipiiden ipieoer gu &rdfs
ten getommenen llnteroffiaiers aus<
geionbt, i'm. eanssn aGt Munn nit
alien @orIi6tsmaBre9eln altsgeraitst.
Sbnen aelong es enoli6, Den plaB
sl errei9en, mo Die S9muggelpare
in Der GinIamteit Der @letiderpelt
bon Dem 5uriidgeldfenen @ren3fOloas
ten bepa9t tpurbe; es mar inSpiI6en
Ger finite Sag angebroden, felt Der
monn auf ieinem perlorenen poiter
ftanb. Gum Slid bate er in oeit
SGden unb 8iinoeln Der Sdmugss
let angemeFene @eielidoft sefunoen;
ie entbieltsn ndmli9 8rot, 3uder
inb S4otola0e.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-04-24

feline eigenen 2anbsleute an, bah fe
an Die Mdr bon Dem ,neue1 areu3s
aug" an Die nod idaurigere N2Gr BON
Der bdrbari19en Sirfei uno bon ben
Srdlfamteiten Der Sirfen eegen oie
gbrllten gldu6ten. OieIe 4uffGte,
Die i'm 5igaro unb Sill Bias erf4ies
men finb, bat er iebt gelammelt unter
benz Sitel; Die itsrbenbe Siirfei
GA 5urquie agoniiante)". SIM @ors
mort betIugt er iid iber bic G6piss
ri9telten, bic er 9e9ubt babe, feline
4utidbe gu berOffentli9eu, ba feline
3eltung aus @orurteilen gegen bic
Strict iie babe unnebmen molten.
@r ruff Die 8ere6tigteit an, fpeiit Die
gegen Die Siirtsi erbobenen 8orpiirfe
Der plinberungen, 8etpaltfamteiten,
grauidnteiten unb Mebeleien 3ariid
uno pGl5t fie duf bic 9riitliben BAL
t%dnItaaten ab, bic aIles getan bitten,
nm Die 9emiiter 9egen bic armen
Surten auf3urei5en, bic benno9 biel
tpeni9er f6utbig feien als tire GntIG<
ger. Run bat inn bic 3eit in oieTem
poer ienem ietner @orpiirfe re6t qes
geben, uno ss bat ii6 b~erausgsiteQt,
oaB gum m%inoeften auf beiben Seiten
6raufamteiteu begangen iporben Iinb.
SIT 2ott audi In ieiner @ertcibigerz
role beindhe fdnatii9, tpirb er aud
aus 2iebe uno @ere6tigteit lieblos
uno ungere4t, unb tperben feline 9ars
legungen oft bon elmer pietGtooQen
Sentimentalitdt %berpirrt, 70 finb bod
bieie leioeni4aftli6en 4ufrufe leIenss
uno bemertenspert.
SIM ein3elnen bGngsn bic @ufIdbe
nidt suiammen, ie gsben bonn 8efons
bern ins q1gemeine, fpreben BON Ser
S46n9eit Ronftdntinopels, bonn vrlos
bernen 8rieg" II. I. IN. Bitter onges
griffen piro bor alien Serbtnanb BON
8ulgdrien, INNER fs6ren bic @prte
pieoer: Mitleib! uno: ornle Sdrz
ten! 8ie melt er sebt, m0ge cine
Ste1e seisen, bic er als anttport auf
Den Brief elmer tief bsrIcbten italienis
fden Mutter f9reibt, bic ibren Gobn
I'm 5elo3ug perioren bat unb bic i'm
fragt, ob er, ipentt Srantrei9 Der 2tn=
sreifer Der Siirfei getpeien tpdre, fpobl
ebenip seOa4t unb ssi9rieben bGtt,.
Ser ehemnlige Sffi3ier anttportet:
Der tiefiten Gbrfurdt min ih
biefer Mutter zines GuIbaten, ber olf
benz Selo Der Gbre geblieben i'll,
fasen, baB, tuenn bic Ginnabme bon
SripoIis Srdnfrei9s Wsrt getpeIen
mare, iA in elei9en 4usbriiden G;ns
iprud erboben bate. Sd min foaar
bin3ufiigen, baB, tpenn mir Elm Sobn
in einem iol9en pGrpberungsfrie9"
poroen tpGre - in biefem aus
senblid itebt elmer unter BEN sabnen
mein qroteit obne 3peifef 6eftiqer
unb emp6tter gepeien mare"
9as 8ud 1T i9on @esenitonb bon
9etpeien, unb 3eueen unb
8egenaeugen fir 2otis 8ebduptungen
baben cine feline Sebbs ausgefo6ten.
p%fterbenoe Siirfei" aber lit banfs
bar. aonitantinopel min cine Strabe
na4 pierre 2pti taufen, uno aus ben
Wirren beS &rieges berdus bat Mad>
muo Sdetptet pai6a benz iparmen
gerteioiger Der Siirtei Elm b%anfbares
Sanbidreiben ssianbt. llnterbes febt
Der Siirtenfreuno, feline Seboe
gegesb Die iible Meinung gtrppas fort
Die auelei1 cine 5ebbe segen Die not
llnsere6tisteit aller Rriege
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-04-24

~" WV
gar ltins anitaItsn gsmodt, In bic
tdonen bIonbtn 6oore Dss junaen
MdO6sns su fliegsn. Gle ireine
piel bOber umber. @on5 srT6redt
bebsdisn IiA ollie Domsn Der @efslI.
tdoit bos 5aar NIT ben Gsrbieften.
sd babe ME bic idppilds q6nsiauna
geseH Jleoermdufe ieiltu i6nnsn.
Grauriee 2itrdtn, bon MsnI6en oes
babt, Dom 3ogesIi9t aeI6redt, bic
iid muir in Der fliidtigsa Stunbs
binausipagen. Dor Der ieoer bon uns
5ittert, iceif CT in I6r Iein Seimpsb
tiir6tst. alf feinen Summer ober
feline einfamtsit boppsIt idmsr3Ii9
empiinbei.
Sd mndie barum .inen berniiuf.
tig,u 9OrfdIos. Ron ione oaa
Si4t quslOidsn unb cine aerse ouf
has 5enferiims iteIlsn. INN bic gle
oermaus ms 5rsie au loden.
.Mestn zines iol6sn grdBli6en
9isrss 10 Diel limitdnbe gu md9en",
fogts Matbilbe niitenb.
Gucien fnbte Suerf Mlut.
IS geIang ibn, bas eri9redte Sier
nit einem Stod gu tmreffeu, 70 bob
IS mitten in ben Saol iiel. Gur9ts
lam nd1erte man fi9 benz 5ier9en.
Die 6Ieosrmaus ipor ni6t tot,
nur etpos betdubt. Sbr aDrpsrben
5%itterte itart, bic bibI6sn SIiieel Ios
gen ouf BEN Grbboben eebreitet, ibre
erl4redten 4usen 5eistsn ibre angit.
Was ipollte man bon i6r2 @orum
NOR man 10 erbittert esgen 1ie2
Morum bieisr SaB sessn bas arms
unf9uloige Sier6en, bas nur oana
roi4 in 5rieoen Ie6sn, ie6r raid
feline tur5eu 2ebenss unb 2~iebesfuns
ben in Der auguftOdmmsrung bur9s
rollte. -.
9o nd9erte fi6 Mot6ilbe. .eie
1T nod nidt tot" ioste Iie. sic
bob Elm bib9en ben Rod ii6er ibren
feinbei4uhten 5iibsu unb trot nit
benz 9dden nuf ben Sopf bes tiugen,
angItIi4en 3ieres unb briidte nit
benz gan3en Gelpiat hires a6rpers
nod einmal barouf.
SD 5~itterte Dor gbi6eu. Gin 0ies
ner trug bas blutenbe ~fterbenoe Siers
,ben 9inaus, unb man lo9te -.
Sd la9te nidt. Cine tiefe Srauer
1ntte mid ergriffen. Dos 2eiben
Der Siere mar mir itets 10 ungere6t,
10 unperbient erfdisnen. sd fat
BOILER Nut ouf Matbilbe. 60 bel
Ro4in4t gesen Elm Sisr, bns ibr
6aor bebrpbt bate, erI6ien mir
unb INNER tpiebsr iob ;
.6, ipis Der biibi9e, toilette SUB ouf
'as nod Iebenbe a0pfden bes f9uIbs
9isres trot. {
rSie iinb 10 f9Ie9t seIaunt,
pierrs." faste iie gu mir, ptpas it
Sbnen9"
$50 ldp 1tnter Der W(aste pes Iuits !
zen, lG9sInben, Iiebensniirbiaen
cine Grau, - grauIam, !
'goiitii4, obne 6er3, o6ne MitIeib :
:. Elm Wei6, beifen taltss 6sr3 i6 ;
n meiner iungen aeibenf9aft pers :
bate. I
Sd fam mod stpsis ober breimal {
II ben premerps, bann ni9t mebr, !
msins 2iebe mar tot. Man belt !
MD fir flatterbaft unb unaesoaen. !
Das muGte id mir barous. Sd !
oeiB ni6t, mas aus Mot6ilbe ges !
1T -. Q6er tpenr Der a6enb :.
Iernieoeriintt, tpenn i9 ALIEN bin, y
I'm Simmsl binaufidaue, an benz 8
SleoermGuie um6ertreiien, febe i9 0
Hes tpisbsr Dor mir, unb in mir 8
cine unenblide 2ie6e, cine : :
9mer3li4e 3drtlidfeit ouf fir ols :
g, mas atmet, fir alIes, mas lebt, I
ir olles. tpos Ieibet -. I
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-04-24

Sn benz Stdotden gres
bition in Der engliIhen grafiddft
0ebonfbire feierte tiirSlih Elm ebemds
Tiger &rimtrieser ieinen so. @eburtss
tag. Dieter 8eteran oarf ii9 riibs
men, neun SDbne in Ben DENT be8
8aterlan0es geitellt gu haben, BON
oenen feds nod leben. Gr felber trat
1847 in bas Al. Snfanteries ae0iment
Elm uno mar NIT in Sebaftpppi, ais
Die 0~erbiin0eten am IL. Geptembsr
1866 Die rau4enoen Sriimmer Der
Stabt befeBten. .GrsSergeants Wlds
ipr" SO. 8errn erfreut iih gutter ges
iunbbeit nno 1T ftola unb sIiidIid,
ipenn er bon ieinen rieln SoI0atens
fDbnen er3Gblen fam.
Der aus @erbunituna dufqsfiss
gene MaFerbampf febrt In 80
burHidnittlih pieber aum
oosr iur Gros aar;id.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
MAASTR|CHT HILLS
Commonplace Elsewhere, They
Are Mountains in Holland.
Character About the Dutch Uplands
That 10 Quite Their Own-lt 10
at Meerssen That Netherlands
Take HilIy Proportions.

Berlin.-I suppose that traveller
opening his eyes suddenly upon the
hills near Maastricht, in Dutch Linn.
burg, after having been conducted
thither blindfold from some other
country, would not find them very re,
markable. But let him approach them
over many miles of fiat landscape fol.
following the barge route of the Zuid
Willems canal. and they appear the
most romantic Of mountains. The
eye has for so long grown accustomed
to the low skyline and monotonoua
level that 1t is hungry for q hill. The
spur Of wooded heights and the castle.
crowned Petersberg seem to rise as II
by magic over the water. Towed by
slow horses, or more frequently pulled
BY powerful tugs, the familiar Dutch
barses and schuits, reminiscent OF
ploders and the sea. pursue their way
unperturbed by the unaccustomed
heights. It is a. If Holland had stray,
ed into other lands. 81
Yet there 10 . character About the
Dutch uplands that IL quite their own.
At Meerssen the familiar scenery Of
the Netherlands begins to rock and
swell and adapt itself to the hole a
mountaineer a. It encounters the coun-
try Of the hills. But it struggles to
preserve it, nationality. and succeeds.
There 10 . note Of Holland in It all.
For instance, near Geulem, be tween
the stream and the ridge Of hills, 10
planted . poplar wood. Through the
glades Of trees, which are placed with
an orderly reserve unusual elsewhere,
slimpses Of the swelling green upland
appear, and the mingling Of formal for.
est with the steep valley-side 10 what
one would imagine . Dutch mountain
to look like II there were mountains
in Holland-and there are. A the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
WeI0h-House at AIkmaar.

traveller ascends the valley of the
Geul he discovers lowland scenery
half merged into the romantic atmos-
phere of the hills. An avenue remin-
cent of Hobbema leads the eye to fan
tastic caves and steep ascents, and a
paved yard appears that might have
been a subject for De Hooghe did it
not end Unexpectedly In a fantastic
cliff in which an oven and q stable
appear strangely.
The outer galleries of some old quar-
ries have been used as houses. and it
looks somewhat eerie to see a door
open in the rock and an old woman
hobble out, or to see lights at night at
little suffered windows dotted about
In unexpected places in what at first
sight seems to be a barren precipice
AS the country rises towards Sim
pelvelde it becomes less wooded, and
takes the character of a rolling up
land Of cornlands and cultivated fields.
here and there becoming a waste Of
heather and b-acken. The soil is of
a sandy nature. and the top of the
Vrouwenheide, the highest point in
Holland. abounds in stunted and wind
blown pines. A windmill crowns this
height. at q point only few feet
short Of the summit, and it's sails as
they sweep round must overtQp a
thousand feet-a considerable eleva-
ton for land generally spoken of a.
without q hill. The summit of the
Vrouwenheide itself is 90 feet above
sea-level
Across this upland runs q bleak and
rutty track. whereon can be seen carts
loaded with brushwood collected from
the hillside. or sand quarried from the
roadside. Sometimes q COW il in the
shafts. with a dog as an auxiliary har-
messed to the axle underneath. Noun.
tains!" says the White Queen. Il have
seen mountains to which that would
be . valley" Yet these high lands
Of Holland are we'll worth q visit. Il
10 not because. Of their height that We
are charmed with them, but on &C
count Of the quaint blending Of low.
land placidness with upland energy.
All beauty. says Bacon. contains some.
thing strange.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
WORKING FOR BETTER ROADS
Movement Everywhere Growing Apacl
~ Necessity for Improvement
Becomes More Apparent.
(By HOWARD H. CROSSE

(By HOWARD H. GROSs.)
The movement for good roads II
everywhere growing apace: The agita
ton for better highways 10 reaching
every nook and corner OF the land
The necessity for this improvement
becomes more and more apparent q
We progress along our various lines OF
activity. A very little investigation
VIII convince anyone that more than
one-half the money that IL raised tos
good roads 10 absolutely wasted BY un-
skilled work. inefncient and costly %.
pervision and by doing the wrong in.
stead Of the right thing. or doing what
10 done ct the wrong time Of the year.
Among the significant movements
for better highways in the central
west 10 the proposition to place The
whole matter Of highway improvement
UNDER Z county unit-to have one man
thoroughly skilled in the art OF road
building and maintenance, Who shall
be well paid and who shall Give hfs
whole time to the care Of the roads in
his county. In large counties he would
have one Or more assistants. This Ger
tainly u business-like proposition
and ought to give better results. AZ II
10 to-day, under the hit-and-miss probo
satioo. those who are informed will
agree that practically one-haM the
money raised 10 wasted By in.timed
ana misdirected effort. Hence the
logical suggestion 10. nrst to expend
wisely the money that il now being
raised. to the end that we will have
something to show for the expenditure,
and second. that the highways shall
show IN Improvement from year to
year.
The care and maintenance Of the
road ought not to be placed upon the
farmer, for the roads need attention II
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
Cabinet Ladies Have Social
Difficulties

A few days ago, what is believed
to be the final step was taken in .
social conflict that has been going
on for some six or eight months in
official life in Washington.
Last spring, either officially or
otherwise, it was given out that tho
Cabinet ladies did not propose to
return calls made by the wives Of
members of Congress, a custom that
had been followed by all administra-
tons in the past. Immediately the
wives of the legislators took up arms
and declared that it was poor
rule that wouldn't work both ways
and that in turn they did not pro-
pose to call on the ladies of the
Cabinet. More than this, while it
has been a custom for many years
for members Of the Congress to call
upon the Cabinet officials on New
Years day, it soon became apparen,
that even this custom was to go In
to the discard" on account of the
attitude Of the Cabinet ladies.
The ladies Of the Cabinet tried
to allay the feeling that had arisen.
but without avail. until the wife Of
the Secretary Of state in a formal
statement disclaimed any such in
tention upon the part OF the Cabinet
ladies and indicated the course Of
the Cabinet ladies to be that which
had been followed by their predeces-
sors. The Congressional ladies ma.
turally feel that they have scored .
victory.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18

the very time when the farmer is bust
est; that is, during the planting season
In the spring. which is the only time
to build roads. for then the road has
the entire summer to compact and
solidify and get ready for the tryine
time OF the winter. II a road is graded
IN the early spring. properly crowned
and good drainage provided, the en-.
tire embankment will be dried out be
fore fall and the summer rains fallina
ON 1t will wet only the top inch or "a
and be quickly carried of, and when
the frost comes there will be very lit
tie moisture to freeze, for let us re-
member that the ground does not
freeze. but the moisture In the ground
II the moisture there IL at a minimum
the road will pass through the winter
and open up in the spring without be-
Ing cut up very deeply. particularly IL
1t Is dragged frequently after a rain
SO as to keep out the little ruts thai
Will hold the water and permit it ia
soak down and loosen up the ground
Immediately beneath. Keep water OF,
the road and the trouble will be re.
duced to q minimum.
Hence it would seem like a sensibla
business proposition. and one thai
would make for efficiency. to have
some one in charge Of the roads Of the
county who has nothing else to do
and who knows what to do and when
it ought to be done.
Legislation IL pending In several
states to simplify and cheaper road
administration and put 1t in skilled
hands. This seems to be the first ster
In the direction Of Improvement, II
goes without saying that the old plan
OF working out the road tax, In which
annual picnics. with horse racing. box.
Ing. wrestling. jumping. story tellins
and other stunts are the principal
features, should be abolished, and that
al road taxes should be pand in cash
and expended under skilled superyt
sion. That 10 the only way we can
get one dollars worth Of road for the
dollar expended. We are now eettins
less than nifty cents worth of roa d e.,
the dollar collected.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
Fighting TREATING Habit.

Princeton. N. J.-Strong agitation
has been aroused by the college an.
thorities against the treating" habit.
The now have one on me- custom
leads to drinking to excess, according
to James Bruce. editor of the Prince
tonian.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18

Will Written With Lead Pencil o, K.
0reenport. N. Y.-The viii Of NJ. L.
Beebe Of Orient, written with q lead
pencil on q piece Of yellow paper. was
admitted to probate here.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18

pected no remuneration from that
source. m
The New York conference, in its
display Of virility remains the most
significant indication that success.
full national meeting Of Republicans
will be held. There are many Repub-
licans throughout the United States
who keep their binoculars trained on
Senator Root, and who. while per-
'haps not accepting him as politi-
cal oracle, feel assured that political
programs suggested by him are not
likely to tend toward the spoliation
OF either civil or property rights. On
this account the New York conference
declarations are expected to exert a
strong positive influence toward Re
publican reorganization.
Federal Aid For State Highways
In view Of the proposed state and
county road improvements in the
states Of Idaho, Washington and Ore
gon for the co-ordinating Of general
trunk system. Senator Brady has ad.
vised with the Secretary of the In
terror relative to the Government do
ing it's part in the way Of appropriat.
Ing sufficient money for the con.
struction of highways on the Neg
Perce Indian Reservation.
Senator Brady called to the atten
ton Of the Secretary the near com.
pletion Of the Cello Canal and the
opening Of the Columbia and Snake
rivers to free steam boat navigation.
and the topography Of the country Of
which the Nez Perez Indian Reser.
walton is a part. is such that a gen,
eral system Of highways can be con-
structed which will serve adequately
the people of that section. both on
and off the reservation with cheap
water routes connecting with open
river boats. resulting inevitably in
protection against undue freight
charges by railroads penetrating this
region.
Aside from the proposed government
appropriation it is understood that
Nez Perez county will promote a bond
issue of 100000 for the development
of a general permanent system OF
highways within the county, and thus
complete the trunk system to the
rivers.
In addition to the road construction
proposed by Nez Perez county, it is
the plan of the Idaho State Highway
commission to construct system of
main trunk lines from the Payette
section northward by way of Grange
vile, Washa and Lewiston to a con-
nection with the Eastern Washington
Highway system at the Washington
state line north of lewiston; thus
providing great North and South
Highway with which the proposed go
vernment and county construction
would naturally connect. The East
ern Washington State Highway is
routed for a short distance through
Idaho, (using the short link to be
constructed by Idaho from near I'm
iontown, Wash, to Lewiston,) to
Wash, via the free bridges
over Clearwater and Snake rivers and
thence on to Pomeroy, Walla Walla.
etc., to a connection to the Column
bia River Highway, under construc-
ton by the State of Oregon and the
counties bordering on the Columbia
river, the same to be part of the
Pacific Highway system from Seattle
to San Francisco.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18

Clean. soft cotton rags wanted q
the Optimist office Adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-18
FOR SALE OR TRADE

An eight room frame house, one
fourth mile from the Public School
In good repair, from two to twenty.
three acres. Inquire at this office
+. d. Brown. owner. 1918
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-08
COUNTY BOARD MEETS.
JAIL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD E,OI,
$4,000.
Complaints from j. NJ. KOlb and 9th
ers OF Methods OF Cotton Weighers
I'm handling 7Cotton-Ncw Convict
Cage to BE Constructed.

The County Board of Commission
ers held it's regular meeting Tuesday
and number of matters of import
ance came up for action. 1t was de-
cided to sell the Jail property for
$4,000; a complaint from j. Nj.
KOlb and others of the methods used
by the cotton wcighers in handling
cotton was received; and the authoriz-
alton of the construction of a new
convict cage were the principal mat
ters which were acted upon.
The matter Of dispOsing Of the Jail
property, the Jail at the corner of Ca
nal and Sumter Streets and the other
property owned by the COUNT, which
had been turned over to Mr.. p Nj.
Pitts and Mr.. d. r. McCallum at a
former meeting. came up and was dis
cussed at length. 1t was decided to
turn the disposal Of the property over
to Mr.. McCallum at $4,000.
petition from A. j. Goodman and
others of the Shiloh section asking
for n new road between Pudding
Swamp and the Lynches River road
was received. Action on this petition
was postponed as Il previous petition
had been filed for a new road in the
visable to investigate before taking ac-
ton.
a petition from Mr.. j. NJ. Kolb and
others was received in which a com
plaint was made of the methods used
by the cotton weighers in handling
cotton. They alleged that it was not
done eXpeditiously and that therefore
the farmers who had cotton to weigh
suffered a loss of much time and
were greatly inconvenienced The
matter was referred to committee
consisting Of Messrs. w. B. Cooper,
w. :. Burkett and Jno. |. Brogdon
who are to look into the matter and
report the result of their investigation
at the boards next meeting.
Mr.. Pitts was authorized to take the
necessary preparatory steps towards
the construction of new convict
cage. The new cage was needed MI
Pitts stated. because of the fact that
the chainn gang had greatly increased
in numbers OF late. and the conVicts
could be dealt with more conveniently
and better sanitary measures en-
forced.